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mill and also a flour mill which did good business and was a success until more modern improvements push ed it out. A shredder factory was built about the year of 1896 and really was a success in its way but the town was not big enough to back it.A little factory was buHlt by John Dawson about 1872 and was a success but Mr. Dawson wishing to get Into a place not filled lip with the tile, moved to Iowa. The present tile factory was built by M. J. Lee in March 1902 and when first in op* eration was the second largest factory of its kind in the' state. This proved one of Colfax's biggest and most important industries and has been a great help to the town until the last few years when it was closed down.Our first paper was published by B. B. Clark about the year of 1872, it was then popularily known as the “Colfax Gimlet.A new brick school house was er-rected in 1876 which cost nearly seven thousand one hundred dollars. Two hundred twenty-five students came here to school. Mr. A. O. Shotts was first principle of the school and organised the first high ; school which \ras the second high ; school in the county.Colfax’s first bank was owned byWilliam Towers as early as 1880.During this time the business section grew rapidly, many brick build- : ings being erreeted. the resident district also grew until the year 1918. Many of the old brick buildings first erreeted have been torn away and new ones with modern improvements erected in their place.
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Colfax Clinton County Review
Colfax, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 26, 1922
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