Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . tgrowth of the mines whichwere opened in the vicinity about the year 18—. A post o£&ce was established the year the village plat was sm-veyed andnamed Hoosierville, with Noah Auman, Postmaster. The first store wae^kept by Sturdevant & Auman in a building that had been previously erectedby Dr. Lynch. The second stock of goods was brought to the place byL. Pruner, who continued in business about three years, when he soldto Scott Zenor, who in turn sold to David Barnett some time later. Bar-nett is still here and doing a good
Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . tgrowth of the mines whichwere opened in the vicinity about the year 18—. A post o£&ce was established the year the village plat was sm-veyed andnamed Hoosierville, with Noah Auman, Postmaster. The first store wae^kept by Sturdevant & Auman in a building that had been previously erectedby Dr. Lynch. The second stock of goods was brought to the place byL. Pruner, who continued in business about three years, when he soldto Scott Zenor, who in turn sold to David Barnett some time later. Bar-nett is still here and doing a good business, with a large general R. Moore keeps a good store also. The citizens of the place re-ceive a daily mail from Brazil, and the town has become, during the lastthree years, quite a good business point. It has a population of about one hundred, the majority of whomwork in the neighboring mines. MINES. The raining interests of this township have been constantly increas-ing in importance, and at the present time there are several large minea. \ -4 H
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