A little nugget of history:
"Napoleon, a thriving village is situated 2 1/2 miles from the L. C. & L. R. R., 2 1/2 miles from the beautiful Ohio. Business lively, consequently trade is extensive. . . . Last Saturday. P. M. Lusley's skating rink was adorned with the most graceful skaters of this place."
from the Newport Local, January 30, 1879