Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . t, the county seat, wherehe remained eight jears, at the expiirationof which time they returned to the farmwhere he now resides. Mr. Putman hasbeen township clerk for two years, andjustice of the peace for one year. Whenhe came to his farm it was in a wild state,but he has cleared it, erected substantialbuildings and made a comfortable andpleasant home there. The present sys-tem of ditching in Sandusky county wasoriginated with Mr. Putman when he wascounty surveyor, the law providing thatthe county surveyor shall
Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Sandusky and Ottawa, Ohio . t, the county seat, wherehe remained eight jears, at the expiirationof which time they returned to the farmwhere he now resides. Mr. Putman hasbeen township clerk for two years, andjustice of the peace for one year. Whenhe came to his farm it was in a wild state,but he has cleared it, erected substantialbuildings and made a comfortable andpleasant home there. The present sys-tem of ditching in Sandusky county wasoriginated with Mr. Putman when he wascounty surveyor, the law providing thatthe county surveyor shall have charge ofthe ditching. In 1880 $62,000 was e.\-pended in Sandusky county, under Sur-veyors Putmans direction, in putting insuitable ditches, and so carefully had heestimated the cost of the work that whencompleted it was entirely free from debt,and a credit to his business abilit). In 1892 the oil industry was begun onMr. Putmans farm. The first lease gavehim $180 every six months, until wellswere running, and he then received one-eighth of the oil. This well was located.
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