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“[Departing Khiva] and continuing west on the Crediton Road, we soon arrive at Ratz’s Mills on the south side of the road. Here John Ratz and his brother Valentine developed a flourishing business after buying the saw mill from William Fulton in 1874. The mill and workmen’s houses were located between the spacious homes of the two brothers. A grist mill was operated for a number of years but the Ratz’s main business was lumber. Valentine Ratz served as Reeve, then Member of Parliament and Senator.”

extracted from “The History of Stephen Township”, by Susan Muriel Mack, 1992; pg. 233