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From Wolfe's history of Clinton County, Iowa (1911)
ARTEMUS LAMB.
Environment is said to be the making of a man's character for good or evil. So is reflected upon a community, be it Targe or small, the life of an individual. If the man is broad-minded, progressive and ambitious, there must follow an upbuilding that will outlast the mortal career. Artemus Lamb, who died April 23, 1901, left an ineffaceable record of good upon Clinton, Iowa, a city that owes much to the stalwart Lamb family.
Artemus Lamb was the oldest son of Chancy and Jane (Bevier) Lamb and was born September 11, 1840, in Bradford. Steuben county. New York, where his father ran a sawmill. His education was gained in the public schools, mostly at Big Flats, Chemung county, New York. When sixteen years old he went to Clinton with his father and ever after made that city his home. From boyhood he worked with his father and was his constant associate and helpmate. He had a mechanical bent, which he cultivated for many years, together with practical experience in sawmilling, and he assisted largely in bringing about the high efficiency of the mills controlled by the Lambs.
Before he had reached manhood Mr. Lamb entered the service of his father, who conducted several manufacturing enterprises in Clinton. He was taken into partnership by the senior Mr. Laml) in 1864, when the firm of C. Lamb & Son was formed. From that time on the operations of the concern were broadened rapidly. In 1868 the firm built a large mill structure of stone.
As printed in Wolfe's history of Clinton County, Iowa (1911). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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