398     HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
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son, Gabriel Woodmansee, Job Carter, Joseph Brown, William
Brooks, Samuel Peck, William Morgan, William Moore, Reuben
Rucker, Benjamin Carter, and doubtless a few others. Peter Fleck-
ener came early in the twenties, and was a traveling shoe-maker.
He would go from house to house, take the measures and supply
the settler with boots and shoes. John Sage was there previous
to 1820, and built a ferry, which was of great importance to the
early settlers, enabling them to visit Charlestown, and other points
in Clarke County, where for a few years they procured their flour.
The Sturgeons and the McKas were among the first settlers.
 
                      LAND ENTRIES.
 
The following were the land entries made previous to 1825:
Thomas Carr, 1818; Gabriel Woodmansee, 1819; Jesse Tuell,
1820; John Moore, 1821; John McDohnel, 1821; Nancy Combs,
1820; Jonathan Sanders, 1825; David Sturgeon, 1821; Will-
iam Moore, John McKa, 1820; Hezekiah Applegate, 1818; Will-
iam Bowman, 1821; James Russell, 1822; John Sage, 1820.
 
  
                   EARLY ENTERPRISES. 
 
Unlike most other townships of the county there were but
few manufacturing enterprises. The milling for the first two dec-
ades was done either in Brownstown or Driftwood Townships, or
at Charlestown, Clarke County. The only mill built in the town-
ship at an early day was by a man by the name of Lee. This
stood on the west bank of the Muscatatauk River. The first
saw-mill was on Grassy Fork Creek, on the land of Hezekiah
Applegate. This mill was run by water power and provided the
settler with lumber, which was almost indispensable even in the
construction of a log-cabin. Many years later Miller Bros. built
a steam saw-mill which did quite an extensive business. They
also ground corn for a while and thus provided the settlers with
convenient means of getting bread stuff.