Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-06
COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
Items Garnered by Our Corps
Of Correspondents
In! he Various Localities in the County
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FLORIDA.

Dec. 3rd, '94.-As Florida has not
been heard from for some time past
through the NORTHWEST, we will
note few items at this writing.
We have plenty of mud and wet
weather but still everything is NOV
ing along nicely.
The Florida Milling Company have
about completed their new mill which
has been building for the past five or
six months. They are now about
ready to grind wheat. They have
been waiting the past few days on
Mr.. Emerson, the adjuster, to arrange
and set the rolls. He arrived Friday
evening and is busy at work. He
SAYS that the new Florida mill is the
best mill, in every respect, that he
has entered this year. 1t has the
best and most improved machinery
and is first-class 75 barrel mill.
Competent judges say 1t is well built
from the gronnd up and the company
feel proud of what they have accom-
plished thus far and we hope that
success may be theirs to the end.
The old Florida mill is also doing a
good business. Some improvements
have been made and the mill is turn
out as good -four as any that can be
bought in the state They have a
good run of customers and are doing
splendid business.
Emanuel w. Brubaker will move
away from Florida in short time as
he has bought some property just
south of Napoleon.
Miss Carrie King, daughter of Mar
s;tha King, is lying sick at home with
spinal and typhoid fever, and is very
poorly.
s% Absalom Broodsward, an old sold
ier, has tied up his little boat in Flor
ida for winter quarters.
S Reuben Love, another old soldier,
has landed his boat here for the win
ter. These old vets. think that Flor
ida is the place to winter.
Robert J. Adams has his quarters
all by himself in the saw-mill office of
Rettig & Son at Florida.
A. N. Rasmus feels promoted since
he has been appointed corporation
treasurer and has to handle the green
backs for the same.
Harry Mcfarland thinks that up
/ about John Karsner's neighborhood
y is good place to erect buildings to
put his machinery to dry.
Mrs. Leah Brubaker and Margaret
Brubaker, from Florida, and others
8 went to yanWert county to attend a
golden wedding at Peter Brubaker's.
D They have not yet returned home.
Edward McGlone says these are
4 lonely days to him and harness max
B ing don't drive those hours away.
u What would drive them away is hard
Il to get now, still he says it is not his
Il fault as he is ever ready to invest.
i Geo. B. Lowry is making prepara
4 tions to build a barn in the Spring
n and is now busy hauling logs to the
\ MILL
Geo. Leonhart and Geo. Brubakel
y sold large lot of dressed poultry q
3 short time ago.
VIM. Biler received permission from
Mrs Hannah Lowry to move the OLD
& dwelling house that stood in Mrs
Lowry's yard into Florida to use as q
4 dwelling.
The NJ. +. Church has just been re-
painted and looks great deal better
The United Brethren Church Trus
tees are thinking some of having theil
church painted and papered in the
near future.
John Blystones our trapper alld
fisherman, says he has had no luck al
all this Fall
JOS. Hovey is busy making a blow
er for his separator to use next Sum
n mer # there Is any wheat to thresh.
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