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Fall 1898

The Janesville Country Club corporation bought the ninety-three-acre golf grounds from the Woodruff estate, and a club house was erected.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitFall 1898Season

A pharmacist went to Beloit, purchased a site at No. 126 East Grand avenue, erected a two-story brick building and opened a drug store.

BeloitFall 1898Season

A man served as alderman of the Second ward of Beloit (in 1897, 1898 and 1899).

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Rock CountyFall 1898

The Janesville Country Club corporation bought the ninety-three-acre golf grounds from the Woodruff estate, and a club house was erected.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The club's growth was steady and it was incorporated October 27, 1896, under the name of the Sinnisippi Golf Club, "Sinnisippi" being the old Indian name for Rock river. In 1898 the grounds, consisting of ninety-three acres, were bought from the AVoodruff estate by another corporation formed for that purpose, called the Janesville Country Club. A commodious club house was erected, and since that time the grounds have been improved until they are now spoken of by experts as the best nine-hole course in the northwest.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 72 / book p. 584

1898 / Fall

Rock CountyA

Fall 1898

The Janesville Country Club corporation bought the ninety-three-acre golf grounds from the Woodruff estate, and a club house was erected.

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The evidence

Rock CountyFall 1898

The Janesville Country Club corporation bought the ninety-three-acre golf grounds from the Woodruff estate, and a club house was erected.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The club's growth was steady and it was incorporated October 27, 1896, under the name of the Sinnisippi Golf Club, "Sinnisippi" being the old Indian name for Rock river. In 1898 the grounds, consisting of ninety-three acres, were bought from the AVoodruff estate by another corporation formed for that purpose, called the Janesville Country Club. A commodious club house was erected, and since that time the grounds have been improved until they are now spoken of by experts as the best nine-hole course in the northwest.