This listing, published in 1897, includes the person’s
name, the type of business, location of the person within the township, and date the person moved into the township.*
Conrad Arnold – Township
Treasurer, Section 17, Chester,
1868
J. K. Bennett – Justice
of the Peace, Section 6, Chester, 1849
J. H. Benton – Farm Machinery,
Wagons, Carriages, Harness, Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Conklin, 1890
C. R. Bishop – Farming
and Stock, Section 33, Chester, 1857
Charles Bunce – Farming
and Fruit, Section 5, Chester, 1876
William Burgtorf – Farming
and Fruit, Section 28, Chester, 1865
James Chittwick – Teaching
and Farming, Section 31, Chester, 1862
George Chubb – Farming
and Fruit, Justice of the Peace, Notary, Lisbon, 1850
W. H. Harrison – Postmaster,
Harrisburg
J. H. Hoogstraat – Dealer
in General Merchandise, Conklin, 1889
Charles Klein – Farming
and Fruit, Section 36, Chester, 1862
Dr S. L. Knepper – Physician
and Surgeon, Conklin, 1893
John Lachman – Farming
and Fruit, Section 34, Chester
George Miller – Farming
and Stock, Section 26, Chester, 1860
Matheis Mines – Farming
and Stock, Section 33, Chester, 1852
George F. Porter – Farming
and Fruit, Section 2, Chester, 1861
Henry Rosenberg – Farming
and Fruit, Growing, Threshing and Hay-baling, Section 24, Chester, 1855
P. R. Schmidt – Farming
and Stock, Township School Inspector,
Section 24, Chester, 1874
S. F. Skeels – Railroad Agent and Notary Public,
Grain and Hay Dealer, Conklin, 1890
F. A. Thatcher – Township Supervisor, Section 7,
Chester, 1875
David Waller – Farming and Fruit, Section 28, Chester,
1855
