Consider the building we now call the Morris Inn, as it appeared about 1865, when the village of Morris had not yet been incorporated and was referred to as Louisville. It had only two floors. All the buildings to the west of it were made of wood. On Sept. 8, 1883 one of the buildings caught fire and the whole row was swept away.
Ken Cooke thought this may have been taken about 1861.
The signature looks like Ada Wilson, Born in 1873 -- maiden name Ada Briggs, mother of Lillian who was the wife of Earl Gage who ran a meat and grocery market on Main St in Morris. She was a nurse and married to Charles Wilson -- who was born in 1846.
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7 Oct 1888 - J.P. Kenyon sold the corner store $3000. To J.A. Ward, but a 11 July 1888 edition includes J.A. Ward & Co. in advertisers. 30 April 1879 it was J.P. Kenyon when he was selling Dr. Fenner’s patent medicines.
