William WILSON
The William
McKINLEY and William WILSON saw mill began operating in 1867 one mile
east of Lacona near White Breast. He opened a city bakery in Lacona in
1896. In 1898 he built a new ice house, the Beeman Ice House to be used
for the restaurant he opened in 1899. (Source - Chronology of the early settlers of White Breast Township and Lacona compiled by Edith HEEMSTRA and John FORD sometime around 1980.)