”NELSON AND SOLON TOWNSHIPS.

Ware & Olin’s planing mill was built in 1879, by E. Ware & Co., and was purchased by the present owners in April, 1881. The engine is 30-horse power. The capacity of the mill is 60,000 feet per 24 hours. There are six men employed. Apart and from the regular shipping trade, the custom department of the mill produces many thousand feet of planed lumber per year.”

”SAND LAKE VILLAGE

The village was platted by the following named persons previous to its incorporation in January, 1879. The original plat was made for Robert I. Salisbury, R. W. Salisbury and Fred. P. Wetmore, July 22, 1871, by Wm. Thornton; the first addition for Emmer Ware, Aug. 19, 1872, by Riley Smith;…”

Reference Data:

History of Kent County, Michigan, 1881, pages 1235-6