20 June 1872.

LYMAN ITEMS
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city. 
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop.  Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted.  The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops.  What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it.  Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe.  Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment.  Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging.  Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.    
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county.  The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high.  75  feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?. 
--Paxton Record.  20 June 1872.