Edwin Porter is a painter. His shop is over the Blacksmith Shop. He has done much excellent work and is ready to do more. If anyone wants a handsome job done in a handsome manner by a handsome young man, let them call on Ed.
George Yerion is a buyer and shipper of stock. He has been in the business here for many years and is a good judge of stock and a fine man.
Just the same can be said of Adolph Rathman, another buyer and shipper of stock at this place.
Porter Brothers run the molasses mill and do the corn shelling for the community. They make about 1500 gallons per year of molasses, and from long experience and good judgment have made this manufacture a success.
L. H. Mann keeps a general store and in seasonable weather runs a peddling wagon out in the country in connection with his store.
The first Physician in this place was Dr. Albert Reynolds, who in 1854 built and occupied an office in the building now used as a Shoemaker Shop. Dr. Reynolds died suddenly a few years ago in El Paso.
After Reynolds, came Doctor Kerr (now of El Paso). Then, Nally, Camp, Everett, Keys, Hart, Wileman, Spaur, Wilkerson, and Dr. W. L. Mendenhall. The present physician, Dr. Mendenhall, is a regular graduate and a member of the State Medical Association. He is deservedly popular and his practice is increasing. He is also village clerk.
For about thirty-two years Kappa has had continuous Religious Services, or since about 1854 or 1855. Before this time traveling pioneer preachers were eagerly welcomed and royally entertained in the log cabins of the Cox's, the Hibbs', the Messer's, etc. It was a common occurrence in the early times for the settlers to come from thirty and forty miles to hear Rev. Ebenezer Roade and Rev. Latta
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