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This township, located in the southeast
corner of the county, is one of the finest farming sections in
the county, a large proportion of it being prairie land of great
fertility. There is an abundance of timber in the southern portion
of the town for fuel, fencing and building requirements. The
town is also well watered by living streams. The first settlements
were made in 1837, by Dr. Mills, M. S. Warner, Charles Tuttle,
William S. Murray, S. E. Downer, D. Tasker, H. L. Warner, and
several others the same year, whom we have not space to mention.
The town is crossed by two principle lines of railroad, viz.,
the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Western Union. Clinton
Junction is located at the crossing of these roads, and furnishes
a convenient and reliable market to the farmers for all their
products. The population of the town, census of 1870, was 1,943.
The farmers are generally in a prosperous condition and have
good improvements. Fruit growing receives a great share of attention
by many of the leading farmers. The orchard and nursery of Dr.
Tinker is one of the finest in the country. |