History of Lawrence and Monroe counties, Indiana : their people, industries, and institutions, Part 1

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GENEALOGY 977.201 L43HI


HISTORY


OF


Lawrence and Monroe Counties


INDIANA


THEIR PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS


ILLUSTRATED


1914 B. F. BOWEN & CO., Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana


DEDICATION. This work is respectfully dedicated to THE PIONEERS,


long since departed. May the memory of those who laid down their burdens by the wayside ever be fragrant as the breath of summer flowers, for their toils and sacrifices have made Lawrence and Mon- roe Counties a garden of sunshine and delights.


PREFACE


All life and achievement is evolution; present wisdom comes from past experience, and present commercial prosperity has come only from past exer- tion and suffering. The deeds and motives of the men that have gone before have been instrumental in shaping the destinies of later communities and states. The development of a new country was at once a task and a privi- lege. It required great courage, sacrifice and privation. Compare the pres- ent conditions of the people of Lawrence and Monroe counties, Indiana, with what they were one hundred years ago. From a trackless wilderness and virgin land, it has come to be a center of prosperity and civilization, with mil- lions of wealth, systems of railways, grand educational institutions, splendid industries and immense agricultural and mineral productions. Can any think- ing person be insensible to the fascination of the study which discloses the aspirations and efforts of the early pioneers who so strongly laid the founda- tion upon which has been reared the magnificent prosperity of later days? To perpetuate the story of these people and to trace and record the social, politi- cal and industrial progress of the community from its first inception is the function of the local historian. A sincere purpose to preserve facts and per- sonal memoirs that are deserving of perpetuation, and which unite the pres- ent to the past, is the motive for the present publication. A specially valuable and interesting department is that one devoted to the sketches of representa- tive citizens of these counties whose records deserve preservation because of their worth, effort and accomplishment. The publishers desire to extend their thanks to the gentlemen who have so faithfully labored to this end. Thanks are also due to the citizens of Lawrence and Monroe counties for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking, and for their many services rendered in the gaining of necessary information.


In placing the "History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana," be- fore the citizens, the publishers can conscientiously claim that they have car- ried out the plan as outlined in the prospectus. Every biographical sketch in the work has been submitted to the party interested, for correction, and there- fore any error of fact, if there be any, is solely due to the person for whom the sketch was prepared. Confident that our effort to please will fully meet the approbation of the public, we are,


Respectfully, THE PUBLISHERS.


CONTENTS


LAWRENCE COUNTY.


CHAPTER I-GEOLOGICAL AND SURFACE FORMATIONS 25 Natural Features-Geological Divisions-Bedford, or Oolitic, Stone-Caves- Kaolin Mines-Mineral Springs and Salt Wells.


CHAPTER II-PRE-HISTORIC AND INDIAN RACES 29 Treaties With the Indians-The Harrison Purchase-Wabash Land Com- pany and Other Early Companies-Original Indian Inhabitants-Murder of Pierre, the Trapper-Protection Against Indian Attacks-Pre-historic Evi- dences-Mound Builders-The Fishermen.


CHAPTER III-EARLY SETTLEMENT AND TOWNSHIP HISTORIES 34


Original Area and Boundary of Lawrence County-Indian Hostility-Slow Immigration-The First Settlements-Flinn Township-Land Entries-Early Mills-Distilleries-Leesville-Marion Township- Origin of First Settlers- Land Entries-Hunting-City of Mitchell-Incorporation as Town, and as City-Business Interests-Guthrie Township-Land Entries and First Settlers -Dixonville-Tunnelton-Fort Ritner-Bono Township-Original Area-Mills -Town of Bono-Lawrenceport-Marshall Township-Mills-First Merchant -Avoca-Guthrie-Spice Valley Township-First Land Entries-Mills-Items by T. M. Brinkworth-Huron-Bryantsville-Perry Township-Early Land Entries-Pioneer Industries-Hunting-Springville-Indian Creek Township -Early Settlers-First Elections-Williams-Southern Indian Power Com- pany - Fayetteville - Silverville - Pleasant Run Township - Heltonville- Shawswick Township-Land Entries-First Election-Mills-Oolitic-Busi- ness Interests-Abandoned Towns.


CHAPTER IV-ORGANIZATION OF LAWRENCE COUNTY 64 Legislative Act Creating Lawrence County-First Civil Townships-Boundar- ies-First Election-Acts of First County Commissioners-County Seat Fixed -Palestine, the First County Seat-Changes in Township Boundaries.


CHAPTER V-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF LAWRENCE COUNTY 71


Petitions for Roads-Ferry Rates-Sale of Lots-First Public Business Trans- acted-Tavern Rates-Re-location of County Seat-Legislative Act-Interest- ing Items-Court House History-First Court House at Palestine-First Court House at Bedford-Subsequent Court Houses-County Jails-County Asylum-Finances of the County-Assessed Valuations, 1912.


86


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER VI-POLITICAL REPRESENTATION


Presidential Elections-State Senators-Representatives-County Treasurers -Recorders-County Clerks-County Auditors-Sheriffs-County Surveyors -Probate Judges-Associate Judges-County Judges-County Prosecutors- School Examiners and Superintendents-Coroners-County Commissioners.


CHAPTER VII-LAWRENCE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS 94 Influence of the Press-Bedford Papers-The Western Sun, the First News- paper in Lawrence County-Other Papers at Bedford-Other Newspapers of the County.


CHAPTER VIII-EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS, SCHOOLS, ETC. 100 The Public School as a Potent Factor in Civilization-First Schools in the County-Primitive Equipment-Improvement in Methods-Statistics for 1884 -Schools a Third of a Century Ago-Mitchell Graded School-Bedford's First School-Southern Indiana Normal College-Lawrence County Semi- nary-Present Public Schools.


CHAPTER IX-AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, ETC. 109 Fertile Soil-Excellent Timber-A Famous Fruit Region-Dairying Interests -State Agricultural Report-Agricultural Societies-First Agricultural Fair.


CHAPTER X-BENCH AND BAR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY 113


Law a Necessity-Pioneer Lawyers-First Court of the County-First Circuit Court Judges-First Civil Case-First Court at Palestine-First Resident At- torney-Slander Suits-First Arson Case-First Court at Bedford-First Mur- der Case-Eminent Attorneys and Judges-New Courts-Murder Cases-Pres- ent Members of the Bar.


CHAPTER XI-MEDICAL HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY 123 Physicians Among the First Settlers-Earliest Doctors in Lawrence County- Other Early Physicians-Present Practicing Physicians-Medical Societies.


CHAPTER XII-RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS 129


Armenius Milligan, the First Preacher in Lawrence County-Methodist Epis- copal Churches of the County-The Societies at Springville, Bedford, Law- renceport. Pleasant Hill, Mitchell, Heltonville, Oolitic and Tunnelton-Bedford German Methodist Church-Christian Churches-The Bartlettsville. Bedford, Bryantsville, Christian Union, Indian Creek, Leatherwood, Leesville. Mount Pleasant. Port William, Popcorn and Springville Societies-Church of Christ -Baptist Churches at Spice Valley. Leesville, Spring Creek, Guthrie Creek, Bedford, Springville. Mitchell. Pleasant Grove-Presbyterian Churches at Bedford. Bono. Mitchell-Old Union Church-Salvation Army-Pentecostal Church-Catholic Church-Episcopal Church.


CHAPTER XIII-FRATERNAL AND SECRET SOCIETIES 145 Masonic Lodges and Appendant Orders at Bedford, Mitchell. Lawrenceport. Huron. Springville. Heltonville and Leesville-Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows-Lodges at Bedford. Mitchell, Lawrenceport and Springville-The Knights of Pythias at Bedford. Oolitic and Mitchell.


CHAPTER XIV-RAILROADS. TRANSPORTATION, ETC. 150


First Steam Road in Lawrence County-Subsequent and Present Railroads- Free Right of Way and Other Assistance Bedford Belt Railroad.


154


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XV-MILITARY HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY


Early Military Organization-"Cornstalk" Militia-Enlistments in 1846-The Mexican War-Honorable Record of the Second Regiment-Muster Roll-The Utah War-The Civil War-Opposing Factions-Enlistments-War Meetings -- Various Commands from Lawrence County-Morgan's Raid-Enlistment Statistics-The Spanish-American War.


CHAPTER XVI-CITY OF BEDFORD 176


Location as County Seat-First Residents-Earliest Business Interests-From 1830 to 1840-During the Forties-Civil War Period-Early Manufacturing Establishments-The Pork-packing Industry-Present Industries of Bedford -City Library-Postoffice History-Banking Establishments-Municipal His- tory of Bedford-Bedford as a City-Public Utilities.


CHAPTER XVII-BEDFORD STONE INDUSTRY 193 The Greatest Industry of the County-Doctor Foote's Good Judgment-The Opening Wedge-Pioneers in the Stone Industry-First Shipments to Chicago -Nature of Oolitic Limestone-Analysis-Progress and Present Development of Industry-Concerns Engaged in the Industry-Improvement in Equip- ment-Present Status of the Industry-The Bedford Stone Club.


CHAPTER XVIII-MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS 204 Population of Lawrence County-Village Plats of the County-Palestine, the First County Seat-Dr. Winthrop Foote-Cheap Whiskey-Palestine Un- healthful-Ferries-Towns and Hamlets in Lawrence County-The Sarah Schafer Murder. -


MONROE COUNTY.


CHAPTER I-GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY 217


Perry Township-Bean Blossom Township-Richland Township-Van Buren Township-Indian Creek Township-Clear Creek Township-Washington Township-Benton Township-Salt Creek Township-Polk Township-Mar- ion Township.


CHAPTER II-INDIAN OCCUPANCY AND FIRST WHITE MEN 221 The Miami Tribe, Former Owners of Territory-Cession Treaties-First Ap- pearance of White Men-Early Land Entries.


CHAPTER III-ORGANIZATION OF MONROE COUNTY. 224


Legislative Enactment-First Election-First Court House-Location of Coun- ty Seat- Formation of Townships-Another Change in Territory-More Terri- tory Attached to Monroe County.


CHAPTER IV-GENERAL HISTORY 231


David McHolland, the First White Settler-Early Land Entries and First Permanent Settlers.


234


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER V-COUNTY GOVERNMENT


Organization-Machinery of Government in Operation-First Board of County Commissioners-First Appointments-Road Petitions-First Grand and Tra- verse Juries- Other Proceedings of the Board-Early Tax Levies-Tavern Li- censes-Public Buildings-Court Houses-County Jails-Care of the County Poor-Finances of the County-Assessed Valuations-Old County Library.


CHAPTER VI-POLITICAL HISTORY 246


Vote for Presidential Electors-County Auditors-County Clerks-Sheriffs- County Recorders-County Treasurers-Coroners-County Surveyors-Semi- nary Trustees-Probate Judges-Judges of the Circuit Court-Associate Judges-Prosecuting Attorneys-School Examiners and Superintendents- Early Justices of the Peace-County Commissioners-Local Option Election.


CHAPTER VII-AGRICULTURE 257


Statistics for 1836-Figures for 1909-Agricultural Societies-Equestrian Fairs -Annual Fairs.


CHAPTER VIII-EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS 261


First School and its Teacher-Subscription Schools-First Graded School at Bloomington-Various Township Schools-Monroe County Seminary-Bloom- ington Female College-Change of Public Sentiment-Schools of 1913-School Buildings.


CHAPTER IX-INDIANA UNIVERSITY. 271


Legislative Act Establishing the University-First Trustees-First Buildings -Federal Legislation-Vincennes University-Constitutional Provisions-State Seminary Founded-Title Changed-Charter of 1852-University Funds- Taxes for University Purposes-Professional Schools-Co-Education-Rela- tion to the State-The Old Campus-Removal to New Campus-Situation of Buildings-Library Building-Student Building-Administrative Offices- Buildings for Lectures and Recitations-Observatory-Other Buildings-Jor- dan Field-Gifts and Bequests-Opportunities for Employment-University Library-Expenses of Students-Law Department-School of Medicine -- Sum- mer Term System-School of Education-Graduate School-Chronological Table-Brief Sketches of the Presidents.


CHAPTER X-NEWSPAPERS OF MONROE COUNTY 300


Jesse Brandon Establishes the First Newspaper-Subsequent Bloomington Newspapers- Papers at Ellettsville and Smithville.


CHAPTER XI-CHURCHES AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES 304


Strong Religious Sentiment-Churches in 1861-The Methodist Episcopal De- nomination and its Societies at Bloomington, Bean Blossom Township, Stan- ford, Ellettsville, Harrodsburg, Stinesville, Smithville, Cross Roads and Whit- aker-Presbyterian Societies at Bloomington, Elletsville and Harrodsburg -- United Presbyterians-Reformed Presbyterians-Cumberland Presbyterians- Baptist Churches at Bloomington, Stinesville and Ellettsville-The Christian Church-Early Preachers and Their Doctrines-The Church Name-Episco- pal Church-Church of Christ-Catholic Church-Free and Accepted Masons -- Independent Order of Odd Fellows-Knights of Pythias.


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XII-LEGAL AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS


321


Early Lawyers Who Practiced in Monroe County-Brief Personal Mention- The Present Bar-Early Doctors of the County-Present Physicians-Faithful Old "Family Doctors."


CHAPTER XIII-MILITARY HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY 330


County Represented in War of 1812-The Mexican War-Civil War-Public Meetings-Resolutions-A Notable Meeting-Enlistments-Newspaper Rec- ords-An Interesting Letter-The Draft-Morgan's Raid-Southern Sentiment in Monroe County-Grief Over Lincoln's Assassination -- Soldiers' Relief Move- ments-Monroe County Representation in Various Regiments-Spanish-Amer- ican War.


CHAPTER XIV-THE OOLITIC STONE INDUSTRY 360 Geological Formation-First Attempts at Quarrying-Improvement in Meth- ods-Development of the Industry-State Geologist's Official Statement-Early Quarrying Methods-Prices and Transportation-Monroe County Quarries, Active and Inactive.


CHAPTER XV-BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP AND CITY 367


First Settlers and Land Entries-The City of Bloomington-Plats-First Pur- chasers of Town Lots-The Beginning-Early Business Houses and Indus- tries-General Muster Day-The Town from 1830 to 1840-Following Decades -Early Advertisements-Early Mail Service-Market Quotations-Manufac- turing Industries in 1912-The Great Furniture Industry-Banks and Bank- ing-Municipal History-Legislative Act-First Town Elections-Change to City-Elective and Appointive Officers-Finances-Water Works-Postoffice -Commercial Club-Other Organizations-Phenomenal Development-Rem- iniscences of Bloomington-The Lincoln Funeral.


CHAPTER XVI-BEAN BLOSSOM TOWNSHIP 399


Location-Geology-Settlement-Wild Game-Towns and Villages-Mt. Tabor -Stinesville.


CHAPTER XVII-BENTON TOWNSHIP. 404


Organization and Area-Settlement-Excellent Grazing Land-Land Entries -Unionville-The Cox Tragedy.


CHAPTER XVIII-CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP 407


Rich Agricultural Section-Settlement-Early Land Entries-Towns and Vil- lages-Harrodsburg-Fairfax-Smithville.


CHAPTER XIX-INDIANA CREEK TOWNSHIP. 411


A Nature-favored Locality-Its Early Settlement-Land Entries-Business Interests-Iron Works.


CHAPTER XX-MARION TOWNSHIP 413


Area-Natural Features-Settlement-First Settlers and Land Entries.


CHAPTER XXI-PERRY TOWNSHIP 415


Excellent Land, Well Watered and Drained-The "Seminary" Township Early Land Purchasers-Organization as a Township-First Officers.


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XXII-POLK TOWNSHIP. 418


Natural Features-Rough and Sterile Soil-Early Settlement-First Elections -Chapel Hill-Counterfeiters.


CHAPTER XXIII-RICHLAND TOWNSHIP 421 A Typical Monroe Township-Geological Formations-Early Settlement-John Parks' Reminiscences-Early Land Entries-Ellettsville-Incorporation- Business Interests-Fraternities, Churches and Banks.


CHAPTER XXIV-SALT CREEK TOWNSHIP 427 Salt Springs-Native Resources-Settlement-Early Land Purchases.


CHAPTER XXV-VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP 429


Natural Features-Rich and Productive Soil-Puet's Cave-Early Settlement -Land Buyers-Stanford-The Blue Spring Community.


CHAPTER XXVI-WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. 432


Boundary and Area-Timber-Geology-Settlement-Land Entries-Wayport -Hindostan.


CHAPTER XXVII-MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND INCIDENTS 435 Village Plats of Monroe County-Population Statistics-Old Settlers' Society -- Monroe County Historical Society-Artesian Well at Bloomington-Early Stages and Railroads-New Albany & Salem Railroad-Indianapolis Southern Railroad-Pioneer Tales.


HISTORICAL INDEX


LAWRENCE COUNTY.


A


Abandoned Towns 63


Agricultural Reports 109


Agricultural Societies 110


Agriculture


109


Analysis of Bedford Stone 197 1


Assessed Valuation 85


Associate Judges


1


91


Attorneys, Eminent 119


Auditors


90


1


1


Avoca 49


Bedford Stone 26


Bedford Stone, Analysis 197


Bedford Stone Club 203


Bedford Stone Industry 193


Bedford's First School


104


Belt Railroad 150


Bench and Bar 113


Bethlehem Presbyterian Church 139


Bono 47


Bono Presbyterian Church 139


Bono Township 45


Bounties


77


Bryantsville 53


B


Banks in Bedford 186


Baptist Churches 136


Bar of Lawrence County 122


Bedford 176


Bedford Banks 186


Bedford Baptist Church 137


Bedford Belt Railroad 150


Christian Churches


132


Church of Christ 135


Churches 129


Civil. War 158


Clerks of the County


89


Commissioners, Acts of First


66


Bedford, 1830 to 1840


178


Commissioners, County 92


Coroners 92


County Asylum 81-


County Auditors


90


County Clerks 89 1


92


Bedford, Municipal History


189


Bedford Newspapers 94


County Jails 1


81


Bedford Physicians 127


County Judges 1


91


Bedford, Postoffice History 184


County Organized


64


Bedford Presbyterian Church 139


County Prosecutors


1


1


I


91


Bedford, Present Industries 183


County Recorders


I


1


1


1


1


89


1


Bedford Lawyers 122


Bedford M. E. Church 130


County Commissioners 1


1


I


I


County Finances 83 1 1 1


1


1


1


1


C


Catholic Church 141


Cement Industry 43


Changes in Townships 69


Cheap Whiskey 210


Bedford Catholic Church 142


Bedford Christian Church 133


Bedford, City Library 183


Bedford, Civil-war Period 179


Bedford During the Forties 178


Bedford Episcopal Church 143


Bedford, First Business Houses 177


Bedford, First Residents 176


HISTORICAL INDEX.


County Seat Location 67


County Seat Re-located. 73


County Seminary 105


County Surveyors


90


County Treasurers


89


Court Houses


77


Creation of County


64


D


Distilleries 36


Dixonville


45


Doctor, First


123


Drafts


168


E


Early Hunting 38


Early Land Companies 30


Early Manufactories


180


Early Schools


100


Early Tax Levies


71


Education


100


Elections 1 86


Eminent Attorneys


119


Enlistment Statistics


173


Enlistments for War


161


Episcopal Church


143


F


Fairs


110


Fayetteville 58


I 1


Ferries


213


I


I


Ferry Rates


71


1


Finances of the County 1


83


First Arson Case


118


First Civil Case 114


First Civil Townships 66


First County Commissioners


66


First County Seat


68


First Court 113


First Court at Bedford


118


First Court at Palestine 115


First Doctor


123


First Fair


111


First Judges


114


First Murder Case 119


First Newspaper 94


First Resident Attorney


116


First Schools 100


First Settlement in County 34


Flinn Township 35


Foote, Dr. Winthrop. 123, 193


Fort Ritner


45


Fraternal Societies


145


Freemasons


145


G


Geological Formations


25


Geological Survey


32


German Methodist Church


131


Grand Jury, First


114


Guthrie


49


Guthrie Creek Baptist Church


137


Guthrie Township


44


H


Hamlets in Lawrence County 214


Harmony Church


658


Harrison Purchase


29


Heltonville


59


1


Horticulture


109


1


Hunting, Early


38


Huron


53


I


Independent Order of Odd Fellows 147


Indian Creek Christian Church


132


Indian Creek Township


55


Indian Treaties


29


Inn-keepers' Charges


73


J


Jails


81


1


Judges, Associate


91


1


Judges, County


1


91


Judges, First Circuit


1


1


1


1


114


Judges, Probate


90


Juliet


63


K


Kaolin Mines


27


Knights of Pythias


148


L


Land Companies


30


Land Entries, Bono Township.


46


1


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Land Entries, Flinn Township 35


Land Entries, Guthrie Township 44


Land Entries, Indian Creek Town- ship 55


Land Entries, Lawrence Township. 48


Land Entries, Marion Township


38


Land Entries, Perry Township 54


Land Entries, Pleasant Run Town- ship 59


Land Entries, Shawswick Township_ 60


Land Entries, Spice Valley Township 50


Lawrence County Legion


172


Lawrence County Seminary


105


Lawrenceport


47


Lawrenceport M. E. Church 130


Leatherwood Christian Church


132


Leesville


36


Leesville Baptist Church 136


Liberty


63


Licenses, Liquor, 1840 76


Limestone


197


Liquor Licenses, 1840


76


Local Government


71


Location of County Seat


67


Lot Sales


72


M


Marion Township 36


Marshall Township 47


Masonic Order


145


Medical History


123


Medical Societies


128


Methodist Episcopal Churches 129


Mexican War


155


Military Drafts


168


Military History 154


Mineral Springs


28


Miscellaneous


204


Mitchell 39


Mitchell Baptist Church 137


Mitchell Catholic Church 143


Mitchell Christian Church 134


Mitchell Graded School


103


Mitchell Lawyers 122


Mitchell Newspapers 94


Mitchell Physicians 127


Mitchell Presbyterian Church 139


Morgan's Raid


168


Mound Builders


32


Murder Cases 120


N


Natural Features 25


New Courts


120


New Union Christian Church


133


Newspapers


94


Normal College


107


Nunihue's Cave


26


0


Odd Fellows


147


Old Union Church 139


Oolitic


62


Oolitic Stone


26


Oolitic Stone Industry


193


Organization of County


64


P


Palestine


68, 206


Pentecostal Church


141


Perry Township


1


1


53


Physician, First


123


1


Piankeshaws


30


Pierre, Murder of.


31


Pioneer Lawyers


113


Plats


205


Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 138


Pleasant Hill M. E. Church


131


Pleasant Run Township 58


Political History


86


Poor Asylum 81


Population Statistics 204


Pork-packing Industry


1


1


1


181


Prehistoric Race


32


Presbyterian Churches 138


Present Bar


122


Present Physicians 127


Present Schools


108


Presidential Votes


1


1


86


Probate Judges


90


Prosecutors


91


Q


Quarries


198


R


Railroads


150


Recorders


89


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Redding 63


Religious History 129


Re-location of County Seat. 73


Representatives 88


S


Sale of Lots 72


Salt Creek Baptist Church 136


Salvation Army 141


Schafer Murder


215


School Examiners


91


School Statistics, 1883 101


School Superintendents


91


Schools 100


Schools, Present 108


Second Regiment 155


Secret Orders


145


Seminary, County


105


Senators 88


Settlement, First in County 34


Shawswick Township


60


Sheriffs


90


Silverville


58


Slander Suits 117


Southern Indiana Normal College 107


Southern Indiana Power Co. 57


Spanish-American War


174


Spice Valley Baptist Church


136


Spice Valley Reminiscences 51


Spice Valley Township


50


Springville 55


War of the Rebellion 158


War with Mexico 155


Williams


57


Woodville


63


MONROE COUNTY.


A


B


Agricultural Societies 258


Banks and Banking 382


Agricultural Statistics 257


Baptist Churches 308


Agriculture 257


Bean Blossom Township 217, 226, 399


Artesian Well 442


Bedford Stone Industry 360


Assessed Valuations


245


Bench and Bar 321


Associate Judges


253


Benton Township 219, 229, 404


Attorneys, Prosecuting 253


Auditors 249


Stone Club 203


Stone Companies 198


State Senators 88


Spring Creek Baptist Church 137


Streams 25


Superintendents, School 91


Surveyors


90


Stone Industry


193


T .


Tavern Charges 73


Tax Levies, Early 71


Towns in Lawrence County 214


Township Boundaries


69


Townships, First Civil


66


Traverse Jury, First


114


Treasurers, County


I


1


89


Treaties with Indians


29


1


1


Tunnelton


45


U


Utah War


158


V


Valuation Assessed


85


Village Plats


205


W


Springville Baptist Church


137


Springville Christian Church 132


Springville M. E. Church


130


Bloomington 368


Bloomington Baptist Church 309


HISTORICAL INDEX.


Bloomington Catholic Church


316


D


Bloomington Christian Church 309


Bloomington Clubs 391


Bloomington, 1840 to 1860


377


Bloomington Episcopal Church


315


Bloomington, 1830 to 1840


376


Bloomington Female College


266


Bloomington M. E. Church


304


Bloomington, Municipal History


385


Bloomington Physicians


329


Bloomington Plats 370


Bloomington, Postoffice 390


Bloomington Presbyterian Church


306


Bloomington Reminiscences


393


Bloomington Township


226, 367


Bloomington U. P. Church


307


Blue Spring Community.


431


C


Campus, Old 284


Catholic Church 316 1 1 1


Cession Treaties 222 1 1 1 1 4 F


1 1 Chapel Hill 419


Christian Churches 309 I 1 1


1 Church of Christ 1 1


316


Churches 304 1 I


Churches in 1861 304


Circuit Judges 253


Civil War 334


Clear Creek Township 219, 227, 407


Clerks of County 250


Co-Education 284


Commissioners 255


1 1 1 Coroners 251


Counterfeiters 419 1 1


County Agent 234 1 1 1


County Auditors 249 1 1 1 1 1


County Clerks


250


County Commissioners 1 1 255


County Finances 24 1


County Government 234 1 1


County Jail 240


County Library 245


County Poor 241


County Recorders 250


County Seminary 265


County Surveyors 252


County Treasurers


250


Court Houses 237


Cox Tragedy 406


Doctors, Early


325


Doctors, Present


329


Drafts


347


E


Early Doctors


325


Early Lawyers 321


Early Mail Service. 378


Early Settlement


৳231


Early Market Quotations 379


Early Railroads 443


Early Stages


443


Early Tax Levies 236


Education


261


Election, Local Option


256


Elections


246


Ellettsville 424


Enlistments


334


Episcopal Church


315


Equestrian Fairs


259


F


Fairfax 410


Fairs


259


Finances of the County 244


First Grand Jury 235


First Newspaper




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