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The earliest settlers in this town were
Ira Jones, Stephen Jones, Boyd Phelps, Charles, McMillen, Hiram
Griffith, John Sayles, Erastus Quivy, Washington Higday, Samuel
Lewis, Jacob West, John F. Baker, Levi Leonard, and Willis T.
Bunton. The town is pretty evenly divided between timber and
prairie; the face of the country is generally rolling, but not
bluffy or broken. Evansville is the only village in the township
located on the railroad, it furnishes a convenient market for
the farmers of the surrounding country. There is a considerable
amount of tobacco grown in this town. The farmers are generally
in a prosperous condition, with their farms under good improvement
and cultivation. The church and school interests of the town
are zealously looked after. The buildings are good, and a sufficient
number of them to well accomodate the demands of the citizens. |