• Personals Charles Splater & Frank Lambkealer of this county left Tuesday for the eastern part of Kentucky to buy timber. They will most likely visit the noted Breathitt County. Tell City News, Apr. 2, 1904.
• Briar Patch: The Harpenau & Hilgenhold saw mill is about through with their sets near here and will move to George Schneider’s. Tell City News, Apr. 22, 1905.
• Briar Patch: Herman Bockhold has the Hilgenhold & Harpenau saw mill sawing him iut a house pattern as Herman intends to build a house before long. Tell City News, Dec. 9, 1905.
• Briar Patch: Saw mills will soon set at H. Bauer’s and George Poester’s so it is said. Tell City News, Jan. 13, 1906.
• Briar Patchs There will be about 5000 staves made on the F. Lincoln land from about 18 trees. They are to be hauled to Troy in the rough. Tell City News, Feb. 3, 1906.
• Briar Patchs The whistles of saw mills can be heard every noon and night almost. Casper Hagedorn is sawing on C.W. Splater’s land and Herman Theis on H. Bauer’s. Tell City News, May 19, 1906.
• Briar Patch: Eugene Cassidy and Laurence Brown are back from Illinois and are working this week with “Cap” Hagedorn’s saw mill near Ranger. “Sassafras”. Tell City News, Jun. 16, 1906.
• Troy: Charles W. Splater brought a barge load of lumber out of Anderson river last week. It was consigned to the Chair Makers Union & Southwestern Furniture Company at Tell City. Tell City News, Mar. 14, 1908.
• Troy: Charles Splater delivered a barge load of beech lumber to Tell City factories Thursday. The little steamer Alma towed it up from Troy. Tell City News, Mar. 28, 1908.
• Ranger, Mr. Casper Hagedorn’s saw mill is located near here on Mr. Daniel Gayer’s farm. Lanman Bros. mill is also doing some sawing near here. Tell City News, Dec. 5, 1908.
• Briar Patch: William Lincoln has been killed out west by a saw log rolling on him. His aged parents, Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Lincoln are indeed entitled to sympathy. Will are a good hearted fellow & their only son. Tell City News, Sept. 25, 1909.
• A.H. Lutgring has a crew of six log cutters busy cutting logs on a tract of timber that he recently purchased of H. Miller. Tell City News. Dec. 4, 1909
• Splater Ridge: C.W. Splater intends to haul 15,000 feet of lumber to City and Troy this week. Tell City news, Dec. 11, 1909.