A few nice grants for business images I found:
Obituary of John Grant 1905
Image by Robert of Fairfax
The obituary of John Grant published in The Clermont Sun, Wednesday, February 22nd, 1905.
John Grant passes away at Brownwood, Texas. A veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars Gone.
The announcement of the death of John Grant, which occurred at the residence of his son, Joseph H. Grant, in Brownwood, Texas, on the 11th [Feb 1905], was received with sorrow by the people of Batavia, to all of whom he was intimately known. Mr. Grant, by reason of advancing age, had been gradually declining in health and strength for several years, but did not consent to give up his business, that of harness making, in which he had been engaged in Batavia for more than fifty years, until last summer [1904]. While he was conscious of declining vigor, he showed no sign of despondency but maintained that cheerfulness of temper which was a marked feature of his character through life. Last fall he was induced by his son to go to Texas for the winter in the hope, which now proves to have been delusive, that the balmy air and genial skies of that region might at least postpone the end which his friends saw to be inevitable. He took his leave from his old friends here with a premonition that it might prove to be a final farewell.
John Grant was born in Batavia, May 22, 1825, and consequently lacked at his death but a few weeks of having completed his eightieth year. His whole life, which a few brief intervals, was passed in this village. When a young man he enlisted in the Second Ohio Infantry and served in that organization through the Mexican war, participating in Scott's campaign that resulted in the defeat of the army under Santa Ana and the surrender of the capital. He recruited the first Clermont county company for service in the Civil War, and served during that conflict as a member of Captain Deem's company, 153rd O.V.I. [Ohio Volunteer Infantry]. His military record was an honorable one, but it was as a neighbor and a citizen that his memory will be most cherished. No kindlier spirit ever breathed. It is doubtful whether he ever had a real enemy and those who knew him need not be told that it was not in his nature to bear malice against any man. In his later years he took great delight in bee culture and had made a profound study of the nature and habits of this little friend of man. It was a delight to hear him discourse to an appreciative listener on this subject. In his intercourse with men there was a quaint, old-fashioned courtesy which lent a charm to the spoken word; a consideration of manner that had its impulse in a warm heart. His respect for the rights of others was complete, his charity for their shortcomings broad and his sympathies only bounded by the circle of human misfortune. Funeral services were held at the residence of his son in Brownwood and burial under the charge of the I.O.O.F. made in that city.
12-4 Pastures A Plenty
Image by USDAgov
Jim VanDerPol gets his pigs ready for market on his Pastures A Plenty farm in Kerkhoven, MN on Dec. 4, 2012. The high demand for VanDerPol’s pork has been a challenge for his small business. To help the growing operation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), Rural Development (RD) selected Pastures A Plenty farm to receive two separate Value-Added Producer Grants, one in 2009 for business planning and another in 2012 for working capital and marketing efforts to introduce different retailers and restaurants to its high-quality pork products. The grants are helping Pastures A Plenty grow from 70 to 90 sows, build a new barn, upgrade equipment and improve existing facilities.
