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BUSINESS INTERESTS.

          Mr. William Brisbine opened one of the first stores in Downey, and, with several intervals, is now in business there.

         The store of James Crozier has been established about twelve years.

         N. W. McCain opened a drug store about three years since, and added dry goods in 1877.

         Mr. Kinkaid is still blacksmithing there. Mr. James M. Elliott has had a blacksmith and wagon shop since 1875.

         The carpenters at present are Thomas Tidd and Frank Longerbeam.

         Messrs. Feltner and Work deal in lumber, stock and grain. The elevator which they use was built by Isaac Heald about ten years ago, and was then operated by J. C. Evans.

         The shoe shop of Jonas Hinchliffe is still continued.

         The present physicians are McLaughlin and Gibbs, who have been practicing there since 1877.

SCHOOLS.

         In the Winter of 1858-9, V. R. Cornwall taught school in the Fowler building. In 1860, school was again held in the house now owned by Mr. Crozier. The teachers in 1861 were Z. Broadhead, assisted by Mr. Bail, in E. Riley’s house. In 1862, Miss Lizzie Ealey taught in the house of J. Johnson. Chas. O’Conner taught the Winter school, but was not paid by the School Board, as he had taught without certificate, and February 24, 1863, was notified to discontinue, “for keeping a disorderly school.” At that time there were thirty-seven pupils.

         The first school house was built about 1863, and March 5, 1866, a tax of 5 mills was levied for a school house fund. The school house was re-built in 1871, at a cost of $10,000, on the same site—Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block 14. It is a two-story frame building of good appearance, having three rooms, although but one is now used, being taught by John Waters. There are about thirty-five pupils.

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