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The face of the country here is mostly
undulating, burr-oak openings, with a mixture of some prairie,
making many very desirable farms. It is well watered by springs
of the purest water, as may be seen by reference to the above
map. There is considerable marsh land along the creek, inexhaustible
in fertility, and producing heavy crops of grass. The soil is
a sandy loam on a subsoil of clay, producing heavy crops. The
town is noted for its grass seed, which it produces in large
quantities. There are some of the best stock farms here that
are to be found in the State. The first settlements made in the
town were in 1840, by J. N. Palmer, Joseph Prentice, Andrew Colter,
W. Adams, W. Fockler, and several whose names we could not learn
that settled the same year. The citizens are mostly Eastern people,
enterprising and prosperous in their pursuits. The Madison branch
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad passes through the town,
affording shipping facilities to all parts of the country. |