John Warner was born in 1865 in Canada. In 1882 he entered a claim on the S.E. quarter of Section 12, in Melville Township. His farm was known as the "Garden Farm of Foster County." He kept a hotel in Melville and did carpenter work. He built the first building in Carrington for Mr. Halsey. He was the first sheriff of Foster County.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 87B
John Warner was born in 1865 in Canada. In 1882 he entered a claim on the S.E. quarter of Section 12, in Melville Township. His farm was known as the "Garden Farm of Foster County." He kept a hotel in Melville and did carpenter work. He built the first building in Carrington for Mr. Halsey. He was the first sheriff of Foster County.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 87B