Looking northwest at various businesses from Foster Street down Garfield Avenue. Farnhamville was platted in 1881 under the name Farnham, named in honor of R. E. Farnham, a railroad official. Postal authorities refused to accept the name Farnham, so town was renamed Farnhamville when the post office opened later in 1881.Farnhamville was incorporated as a city in 1892. 1912 postmark.
Looking southeast at the McAloon, Solberg & Martinek Dry Goods and Grocery Store. The town of Dougherty was first named Prairie in 1870, but in 1871 the name was changed to Dougherty in honor of its first settler, Dan Dougherty. The town was incorporated in 1900. 1912 postmark.