This is a collection of narratives that were among the information shared with me by Janice West.
I therefore presume that these are the written notes compiled by Janice during her years of research.
Worth Twp namesake. from Boone Magazine 1978
businesses in Whitestown
Correspondent describes town in 1887
Doctors in Whitestown
First known congregation of Lutherans in Boone County
Railroad story from 1852
1868-1870 Merchants
1875.1877.1880 Merchants
1876 Merchants
Early merchants
Weather station- from History of Boone County book 1984
Former days in Whitestown (page 1)-printed in the 1976 Pioneer Days program
Former days in Whitestown (page 2)-printed in the 1976 Pioneer Days program
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Business associates during 1951 centennial year
census 1840 Boone County
Fire destroys Hine Pharmacy and Allens grocery 1934
Lions club narrative
Redman picnic dates. The redman picnic took place in what is today the Lions Club Park
Redman picnic dates (cont)
Redman picnic photo early 1900s
1874 Peoples guide
1899.1892 merchants
1899.1892 merchants (cont)
Stories by Russ Livengood
Richard J Smith
Richard Smith provided addditional info on 8 South Main
Part of the building was purchased by my father 1969, remodeled in 1972 into offices and sample room for R.N.Smith brokerage co. (a candy sales company selling large volumes of candy to wholesalers and distributers and ocassionally larger retailers across il., in. and oh. for a percentage of sales.). samples were provided to buyers on a "first run fresh" basis. thus, these samples were provided to salesman, then to buyers. NOTHING WAS OLD. SAMPLES ROTATED CONSTANTLY. then, 1975ish, R.N.Smith bought the print shop north/middle section and second floor ("mcmakens", typeset machine as big as 8x8x8 was sent to the smithsonian in washington d.c.). this purchase was the entire building, but, the Merchants bank portion/e-booms bikes. mid 70s renovation included 1st floor larger sample room and new reception room and restroom renovation and small breakroom and more office space. 2nd floor was 2 new full commercial mens and womens rrs, upper stair foyer which has reinstalled SOLID brass double full glass doors weighting 1200lbs that came from the ball mfrg building in Muncie Indiana. a full commercial kitchen, and dining/banquet room south with a reinstalled "wet" bar and "back bar" and all hvac was also renovated and upgraded. then, fire in 1982 smoke damaged most of the building that required another full renovation. with the invention of fax machine and big box stores the candy business was closed and building sold to Larry Averit. 1993ish. so, this bldg was offices for a national leading sales company that garnered national awards, prizes and recognition, though it sold candy in only 3 states, 1969 to 1993. last: the wet and back bar were reinstalled taken from a shopping mall at keystone at the crossing and a bar called "great gadspy's". while the wet and back bar have been removed the brass doors remain. they are quite impressive when the brass has been polished. 
Greg Allen, when asked if he thought Albert S. White would be proud of Whitestown today 8/4/2021
Reprinted with permission
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