course, crossing the south line of section 30 some sixty or seventy rods east of the south quarter section corner of section 30. It then passes southerly through the west half of the east half of section 31, leaving the township some seventy or eighty rods west of the southeast corner of section 31. West Indian Creek enters the township at the north quarter section corner of section 1, then passes southeasterly through section 1, and the northeast quarter of section 12, leaving section 12 some fifty rods north of the east quarter section corner of section 12. There is a small creek called Spring Creek running from section 23 through section 25, and the east part of section 36, crossing the township line some fifty or sixty rods south of east quarter section corner of section 36, and empties into West Indian Creek some one hundred rods east of the southeast corner of section 36. This little creek has a number of springs and springy places along it.
There is but little native timber in Grant Township—a little on sections 19, 30 and 31. There were once a few trees on section 12. That on section 12 has about all disappeared except some undergrowth.
This township has a number of good farmers in it and other energetic citizens. Some I will name, viz: O. K. Alderman, Daniel Philips, Martin Switzer, Joshua Harrison, W. W. Spring, A. A. Humphrey, P. D. Humphrey, W. R. Mason, J. C. Mason, Thos. M. Gossard, Jesse Dinsmore, Bent Corrington, J. M. Whitney, J. C. Haughsted, Ole C. Haughsted, Benjamin Everets, James Mathews, L. Kingsbury, Henry Kingsbury Benjamin Kingsbury, Geo. W. Hempstock, O. W.. Wilson, N. A. Cole, D. R. Brown, P, Lacy, E. Pierce, W. Hardy, Malary Daily, S. H. BECKWITH, — Holdridge, M. Spencer, Lem Blood, G. T. Sherwood, W. V. Kyle, J. W. Mathews, Pat Moran, E. Cooper, Hiram Taylor. C. Mills, Jacob Erb, J. M. Storm, H. Nichols, G. Proctor, Henry Banks, C. Barber, Al. Stratton, — Sutherland and W. H. Stevens.
The school houses are not yet placed so as to make regular districts two miles square. This township has a very fair nursery in it. Mr. A. A. Humphrey is its proprietor. He furnishes nearly all kinds of fruit trees, such as are commonly cultivated in Story County, for transplanting. He has evergreens, grapes, etc. Also is engaged pretty extensively in strawberry culture as well as grapes. It may be that this nursery is not second to any other in the county. This nursery is situated on the north half of the northeast quarter section 10.
The garden of Mr. James Blackman is in Grant, and is on the south half of the southeast quarter of section 1. This garden does quite an extensive trade. Being so near Nevada that the citizens and business men cheerfully encourage it.
Messrs Lyman & Co's tile factory and brick yard are adjoining Mr. Blackman's garden. The Chicago & Northwestern railway runs between them.