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The band's thinness is the record's, not the sweep's: no Polk edition between the 1889 manufacturers' directory and 1916–17 was read for Lakeville in any pass, so this band rests on Howard (1907) and the Geyer narrative alone. The unread directory years are named in the completeness article.
Francis A. Barkley — livery business in Lakeville (Howard, Vol. 2, c. 1907; Harriet Heston's son by her first marriage; no start date given). Not merged with F. M. Barkley, postmaster in Polk 1916–17 — the initials as printed differ.
Clarence Rensberger — merchant of Lakeville (Howard, Vol. 2, snippet strength, c. 1907) → Rensberger Bros, genl store (Polk 1916–17; the firm's 1916–17 form rides on this line). The Geyer narrative adds at narrative strength only: "The Hilltop restaurant built in 1865 was known for years as Rensbergers General Store."
Charles Ludwig Schafer — farm operator, the 590-acre Schafer estate (Howard, Vol. 2, 1907; b. 1859 in the township). Township class.
John Eastburn — farm operator, the farm two and a half miles southeast of Lakeville (Howard, Vol. 2, 1907). Township class. (The Eastburn name stands in Banks in the 1935 depository-bond case, where Eastburn et al. appear as sureties on the bond, not as bank owners; no carrier joins that record to the farmer of 1907, and the lines are not merged.)
Jacob D. Row — veterinary surgeon, removed near Lakeville in 1906 (Howard, Vol. 2, 1907); his daughter Clara married Clarence Rensberger (above).
Edward Jackson — Union Township sawmill, run with his father and brothers for fifteen years (Howard, Vol. 2, 1907; the fifteen years undated in the carrier — the line is placed here by the 1907 evidence date, flagged). Township class.
George Fuchs — farm timber production: hubs, spokes and wagon lumber from his own timber (Howard, Vol. 2). Farm production, not a harness shop. Township class.
Gabrielle Motts — general store, northwest corner of U.S. 31 & Patterson (Geyer narrative in the 2011 town plan, narrative strength only; "a civil war veteran" per the narrative; a related event is dated 1909 — a home behind Casey's on Patterson Street, belonging to Motts, was moved back from U.S. 31 to build a gas station). No directory read names Motts. The carrier states no gender for Motts; the name alone is not counted as a woman owner — see the women sweep.