Grant City Business Roster from March 9th, 1876

The Grant City Star of March 9th, 1876 listed the following businesses that were operating:
4 Dry Goods Stores
2 Hardware Stores
1 Clothing Store
1 Grocery Store
2 Drug Stores
1 Bookstore
1 Furniture Store
1 Bank
2 Meat Markets
1 Boot & Shoe Store
2 Newspapers
2 Blacksmith Shops
2 Wagon Establishments
1 Saddle & Harness Shop
2 Millinery Stores
2 Shoemaker Stores
1 Silversmith & Jewelry Store
1 Brickmaker
3 Hotels
3 Stables
5 Lawyers
2 Doctors
1 Barber
6 Ag Implement Dealers
1 Sewing Machine Depot
1 Mill
2 Land Officers
1 Photographer
1 Billiard Hall
1 Taylor
1 Painter
Various carpenters, bridge builders, contractors, and artisans
Four Churches – Christian, Methodist, Baptist, and United Brethren
1 Odd Fellows Hall
1 Masonic Hall

The reason there were so many lawyers in town was because there was a problem with people buying land, running up debts, and then absconding. There were 12 summonses by mail published in the Star that issue alone against defendants who had fled. Land in Worth County in 1876 cost anywhere from $4.50 to $30 an acre.