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DANFORD, THE NEW VILLAGEA Thriving Little Town 1st inning to Grow Up Beside Us,The new village of Danford t which appears on only the very latest maps, is situated on the eastern hank of the Rig Monon river, three miles east of the town of Monon. Qn last Tuesday the editors were favored by Mr, Charles Danford, founder of the village, with an $utu spin through its vicinity, viewing some lgud prospects.Improvement and Progression are the watchword with Mr. Danford. Since his purchase last March of the real estate in. that section, he has had erected at a post of a thousand dollars, a new tile and brick kiln in the place where tne old kiln stood. Another similiar kiln is in process of construction, and wdl be completed in a few days.The tile factory, which is under the management of Mr. Danlord’s brother, Adam Danford, who came out from Beddick, 111., last March to assume charge of the business, jt.i employs eight men, and, with its )C| present equipment, turns out eg ; about thirty thousand tile perI week.’ I ,»r]ir ! After the green tile is placed in jq I the kiln, a period of two days a;-;d aH two nights and the consumption ry | of about fourteen tons of coal and pe! eight cords of ivood are required jj^ji to burn it, and two days more 0f a time are required for the tile to, cool sufficiently to be taken from m the kiln,(j. The business, under the hustlingow supervision of its owner, is rapid-m iy expanding, and Mr. Danford ?ornow has orders for more tile tuau C(.g he can supply this season, even q0 with the additional equipment and help which will be doing eer-. vice within a week.Mr, Danford also has a force of j carpenters busy with the oon-i struction of a store building in | which, when completed, will be 1 found a full line of hardware, tin-; ware, glassware, clothing, boots,ear;herJ,Continued on page four.
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Monon News
Monon, Indiana, US
Fri, Jun 19, 1908
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