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Indiana Bureau of Statistics THIRTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT (Nineteenth Volume) 1909 AND 1910

RIPLEY COUNTY.
Ripley county, formed December 27, 1816 from parts of Jennings and Dearborn counties, organized January 14, 1818 and named for General E. W. Ripley, an officer in the War of 1812: in southeast part of State, bounded by Decatur, Franklin. Dearborn. Ohio, Switzerland. Jefferson and Jennings counties; population in 1910, 19,452 a decrease of 429 over 1900; surface generally level except near the streams, where steep, high hills are found; soil moderately good; the bottom lands are very fertile.

VERSAILLES.
Versailles, town. population— 1910. 486: county seat; 3 rural mail routes; tel … [original missing words probably says telegraph, and Bell] and Independent telephones; weekly newspaper; [original missing words, probably gives number of schools] employing 6 teachers; state bank and building and loan association; flour and grist mill; 4 physicians, 2 dentists, veterinary surgeon and 7 lawyers; 5 general stores, 2 grocery, drug, jewelry and hardware stores; harness shop, building materials, 2 livery stables. 4 hotels, 2 restaurants and 3 barber shops; 4 saloons.

BATESVILLE
Batesville. city, population in 1910, 2,151; 21 miles north of Versailles, on the C. C. C. & St. L. railroad; 4 rural mail routes; American express; Western Union telegraph; Bell and Independent telephones; 2 weekly newspapers; 2 public schools employing 8 teachers, parochial school, 6 churches, 7 lodges, national bank, state bank and 2 building and loan associations; 2 bakeries, brick and tile mill. 4 cigar factories, 7 furniture factories, flour and grist mill, 3 planing mills, saw mill and carpet weaver; 4 physicians, 2 dentists, veterinary surgeon and 3 lawyers; 4 general stores; 11 grocery, 2 implement, 2 drug, 2 jewelry, 3 hardware, 3 boot and shoe, 2 millinery, 2 furniture and 2 music stores; 3 harness shops, 2 undertaking establishments, 2 clothing and gent's furnishings. 3 building materials, machine shop. 3 livery stables, 3 hotels, 2 restaurants, 3 barber shops, laundry, and theatre; estimated number of employees in manufacturing plants, 425; estimated weekly payroll, $3,730; 16 saloons.

MILAN.
Milan, town. population in 1910, 557; 8 miles northeast of Versailles, on the B. & O. S. W. railroad; 2 rural mail routes; U. S. express; Western Union telegraph; Bell and Independent telephones; 2 miles of stone streets; public school employing 4 teachers, 4 churches. 10 lodges, state bank and building and loan association; brick and tile mill, canning factory, cigar factory, over-all factory. 2 flour and grist mills, planing mill, 2 saw mills and veneer works; 4 physicians. 2 dentists, veterinary surgeon and 3 lawyers; 7 general. 2 implement, drug, jewelry, 2 hardware, 2 millinery, furniture and wall paper and paint store; harness shop; 2 undertaking establishments, building materials, machine shop. livery stable, garage. 2 hotels. 2 restaurants, and 2 blacksmith shops; estimated number of employees in manufacturing plants 40; estimated weekly payroll, $360; 2 saloons.

OSGOOD.
Osgood, town, population in 1910, 1,169; 5 miles north of Versailles, on the B. & O. S. W. railroad; U. S. express; Western Union telegraph; Bell and Independent telephones; weekly newspaper; public school employing 9 teachers, 4 churches, 8 lodges, 2 state banks and 2 building and loan associations; 4 physicians, 3 dentists, veterinary surgeon and 2 lawyers; 7 general, 3 drug, 2 jewelry, 2 hardware, 3 millinery, 2 furniture and a music store; harness shop, 2 undertaking establishments, building materials, machine shop, 2 livery stables, garage, 3 hotels, 3 restaurants and 4 barber shops; 2 bakeries, cigar factory, flour and grist mill, 2 planing mills and 3 saw mills; estimated number of employees in manufacturing plants. 19; estimated weekly payroll, $173; a large stone quarry nearby employs about 35 men and the Wilson dairy with over 700 cows furnishes employment for about 100 men and boys; 5 saloons.

SUNMAN
Sunman, town, population in 1910, 353; 19 miles northeast of Versailles, on the C. C.C. & St. L. railroad; 3 rural mail routes; American express: Western Union telegraph; Bell and Independent telephones; public school employing 3 teachers, church. 6 lodges, national bank, state bank, building and loan association and a commercial club; canning factory, cigar factory, flour and grist mill, planing mill, 2 saw mills and a butter factory; 3 physicians, dentist and 2 veterinary surgeons; 4 general, 5 grocery, 3 implement, drug, 2 jewelry, 2 hardware, 2 millinery and a furniture store; harness shop, 2 undertaking establishments, confectionery, building materials, 2 livery stables, garage, 2 hotels, 2 barber shops, laundry, theatre, meat market and slaughter house, 2 blacksmith shops and 3 paint shops; estimated number of employees in manufacturing plants, 50; estimated weekly payroll. $510; 4 saloons.