People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 27-25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1896 — NOWELS & BABCOCK. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOWELS & BABCOCK.

This firm are proprietors’ of one of tl e finest modern equipped roller mills and grain elevators, with low dump, in In-

iiana. as per the accompanying illustration. The members of the firm are, W. R. Newels and V . C. Baber ek, lifelong n fidents of Jasper county, and than wl an none staivtf higher in the estima tio. As the corfiitunity for integrity and honorable citizenship. They enjoy a most satisfactory share op.the patronage of a large territory as the result of having the confidence of the people they have transactions with, In 1888 W. R Novvcls purchased the elevator of B. F. Ferguson, and for four years the business was conducted under the firm name of W. R. Novvels & Son.

In the winter and spHpg of 1892 3 additional buildings were erected and a complete outfitof flouring machinery was was put in and the manufacture of flour commenced, their brand “White Lilly,” attaining a very large sale. About two 'ears ago W. R. Nowels assumed the entire management of the^business, continuing the same until last July, when he a hnitted to partnership W. C. Babcock. Recently the elevator has been equipped with new machinery for elevating and shelling ear corn, making the plant complete in every way. Farmers are not

compelled to shovel their grain since the introduction of the low dump appliance. The firm expects to handle two hundred thousand bushels of corn ibis season.

MONITOR ROLLER MILLS AND ELEVATOR, NOWELS & BABCOCK. PROP.

W. R NOWELS.

W. C. BABCOCK.

RESIDENCE OF DELOS THOMPSON.