Farmers as of January 3, 1883, listed in the Hand County Press

1. George Livingston.  From Hamline Co., Iowa, came to Hand county in Feb. 1882.  In his second term as Hand County Commissioner.
2. Peter and William Olsen.  From Audubon Co., Iowa, in Feb. 1882.  Farming 4 miles NE of Miller.
3. S. S. Winters, farms 12 miles from Miller.
4. Mark Lester, farms north of Miller, came to Hand county in spring of 1882.
5. Andrew Maiden, farms north of town.
6. Curtis Turner, farms 3 miles S. of Bramhall.  Notced to have been an "invalid" of many years, but is much better.
7. Dr. R. L. Smith, farms 6 mi. N of Bramhall.
8. Wilson family, farms 8 mi. N of Bramhall.
9. Christian Halbig, a blacksmith & wagonmaker.  Came to Hand county from Galen, Illinois, in 1882.
10. James Bryson, came to Hand county from Chicago in Jan. 1882.  Sec. 6, twp. 112 range 67.
11. A. L. McWhorter  came to Hand county from Altoona, Ia.
12. Prof. Thompson of Ames, IA.  Teaches Mechanical Engineering at Ames during the year; farm is 3 mi. W of Bramhall.
13.  A. J. Gifford, farms SW of Miller.
14.  William Miller, farms 2 mi E. of Bramhall.
15. M. B. Buffin, farms 1.5mi NW of Bramhall.

Facts taken from "They Pioneered for Us", compiled and edited by Myrna Cotton