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CHAPTER XIV .- FOUNDERS AND BUILDERS.
The Real Founders and Builders .- Walter Wilson .- Dr. Hiram Todd .- John Walker .- A. P. Andrew, Jr .- James Andrew .- Richard Harris .- John D. Stewart .- Dexter A. Buck .- Oliver P. Ludlow .- James Monroe Allen .- Col. Willard A. Place .- Edward Vail .- Sutton Van Pelt .- George S. Seymour .- General Joseph Orr 193
CHAPTER XV .- DEVELOPMENT: MICHIGAN CITY.
Michigan the Smallest Township .- Trail Creek .-- Early Settlers .- Early French Explorers .- Mentioned by Congress .- Source of its Name .- Surveying Party of the Michigan Road .- Major Elston's Foresight .- Platting the Town .- Generous Provisions .- Asa Harper .- The First Building .- Other Early Buildings .- First Postal Service .- First Roads .- First Merchants .-- Busy Life of the Town .-- Few Doctors and Lawyers. Eloquent Description .- Dates of the Elston Entries .- First German Family .- The Town a Ready Market. -False Impressions Circulated among Emigrants on the Way .- Business Blocks .- Franklin Building .- -Politics .- Extension of Communication .- Appreciation of Outside Localities .- Incorporation and Govern- ment .- Rapid Increase of Population .-- Lack of Harbor .- Celebration of First Vessel in Trail Creek .-- Daniel Webster .- Overcoming Obstacle of Lack of Harbor .- Center of Business .- Warehouses, Pier and Track .-- Great Need of Breakwater .- Faithlessness of U. S. Government -- Burning of Warehouses and Brewery .- Standstill of Population .- Prices .- Farmers Complaining of Traders .- Opening of Markets Further South .- Steady Increase of Population after 1840 .- Testimony of Citizens in 1842 .-- Additions .- Attention to Public Improvements .- Clearing, Turn-piking and Paving of Streets .- In Sympathy with Prog- ress .- Sewers .-- Progress in 1903 .-- Water Works .- Fire Department .-- Gas Lighting .- Electric Lighting. -Good Government .- Vicissitudes but Hope .- Reward .- Comparison of Michigan City and LaPorte .... 145
CHAPTER XVI .- ENTERPRISING MEN.
Polaski King .- John Barker .- Harvey Truesdell .- Offley Leeds .- Charles E. DeWolfe .- Aurora Case .- Sutton 154 Van Pelt .- George Ames.
CHAPTER XVII .- PRODUCTS.
Lumber .- Native Lumber Exhausted .- Huckleberries .- Cranberries .- Fish .- Maple Sugar .- Sorghum Syrup .- Hemp .- Mulberry Trees and Silk .- Bog Iron Ore .- Ice .- Swift & Co.'s Muck Fertilizer .- Sand .- Brick- Clay .- Coal and Copper .- Boring for Oil or Gas .- Marl .- Wheat, Grain and Root Crops .- Hay and Dairy Products .- The Sugar Beet .- Fruit .- Nursery Trees .- Pork .- Beef .- Horses .- Door Prairie Live Stock Association .- The Abuse of Statistics .- A Banner County. 163
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CHAPTER XVIII .- TRADES, ETC.
Early Industries .- Introduction of Machinery .- Home Artisans .- Home Made Clothing,-Shoes .- Furniture .-- Commercial Manufacturing .- Asa M. Warren .- Blacksmithing,-Carpentering .- Boot and Shoe Making and Cobbling .- Tailoring .- Masonry .- Gunsmithing. - Harness Making .- Coopering .- The Tanners and Curriers' Trade .- Brick Making .- Ice Manufacturing .- Pickle Manufacture .- Breweries .- A Pottery .- An Ashery .- Stove Manufacture .- A Fence Factory .- Paper Mills .- Glass Manufacture .- Manufacture of Scenic Backgrounds .- Pumps .- Fire Extinguishers, Cigars, Gates, Vinegar, Wall Protectors and Machine Shops .- Brooms and Sweepers. - Re-New-U Food. 175
CHAPTER XIX .- MILLS.
A Mill about the Size of a Tin Pail .- The Arba Heald Mill .- The Andrew Saw Mill .- The Vail Mill .-- Saw Mills .- Flour and Grist Mills .- Paper Mills .- Industries Associated with the Mills ... 185
CHAPTER XX .- FACTORIES.
Wagons and Carriages .- Agricultural Implements, Furniture, Organs, Pianos, etc .- Picture Frames; the Planett Company; LaPorte Picture Frame Company; Mott Brothers .- Planing Mills and Shingles .- Iron Furnaces, Foundries and Machine Shops .- The Automobile Company .- The General Chandelier Company. -Railroad Shops and Car Factories .- Woolen Fabrics aud Knit Goods .- Review of the Manufacturing Interests of the County .- Industrial Statistics .- Details from the Latest Report of the State Bureau of Factory Inspection 200
CHAPTER XXI .- BUSINESS AND COMMERCE.
LaSalle and the French Traders with the indians .- Evils of Whiskey Selling .- Early Markets Established by John Jacob Astor .- Trading Posts in LaPorte County .-- Detail Unnecessary .- Stores in Small Centers .- Westville Stores .- Business of Wanatah .- Early Stores of La Porte .- Increasing Business .- Later Stores of La Porte .- Hotels .- La Porte as a Center of Wholesale Trade .- Loan Company .- La Porte Savings Bank .- Jacob H. Vining .- Banking House of A. P. Andrew, Jr. and Son .- Citizens' Bank .- First National Bank .- R. S. Morrison .- Samuel E. Morrison .- Henry D. Morrison .- Mrs. Henry D. Morrison .- Banking House of Hall, Weaver & Co .- The Old and New State Bank .- H. L. Weaver .- Early Business of Michigan City .- Later Business Houses .- Branch of the State Bank .- Trouble in the Michigan City Branch of the State Bank. - Citizens' Bank .- First National Bank .- Trust and Savings Company .- Loan and Building Associa- tion .- Changes of Improvement .- Institutions Enlarged .- Insurance .- Real Estate .- Building .- Prosperous Manufacturing Establishments. 212
CHAPTER XXII .- COMMUNICATION.
Dependence of Man .- No Railroads .- The Old Sac Trail .- French Missionaries and the Old Sac Trail .- Route of the Indians .- Route of the French through the County .- The Trail Becomes a Wagon Road. -- Hunter's Trappers and Messengers on the Trail .- Capt. John Whistler and Family .- John Kinzie .- Fugi- tives from the Fort Dearborn Massacre .- The Benedicts, Eaharts and others .- Other Trails North and South .- Internal Trail ..- Communication by Rivers and Streams .- LaSalle on the Kankakee .- Jerry Church .- Lake Navigation .- Harbor Improvement .- Iroquois Transportation Company .- Indiana Trans- portation Company .- Cart Paths and Early Settlers .- The Michigan Road .- Michigan Road Lands Selected by the Commissioners .- County Roads .- Hon. Charles Cathcart, Surveyor .- Improved Roads .- Motor Wagons .- Bridges .- The Stage-coach .-- Tardy Mails .- Plank Roads .- Canals .- The Railroads of the County .- Electric Lines .- Telegraph Lines .- Telephone Lines. 225
CHAPTER XXIII .- INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.
The Mother of Invention .- America Abead .- Self-Propeller Attachment to a Steam Engine .- Thomas C. Reyn- olds .- Ditching Machine of E. Owen .- Rapid Firing Gun of Dr. John S. Fosdick .- The McCormick Reaper .- Jacob J. and H. F. Mann the Inventors of the Sickle in Sections .- Manufacture of the Mann Harvesting Machine .- Binding Car Attachment of Henry Mills .- H. F. Mann's Great Western Iron Mower. The Michael Fanning Mill .- Numerous Patents of the M. Rumely and Other Companies .- The David Bradley Plow .- Former Times and These .- Lewis H. Wilkinson .-- Wilkinson's Improved Cultivator .- Mr. Antipas J. Bowell .- Rotary Steam Engine and Power for Churning -- Inventions of Edward Dolman .- The H. F. Mann Breech Loading Cannon and Its Tests before National Authorities .- A. H. Miller's Rotary Sugar Evaporator .- The Brooks' Turbine Water Wheel .- The Miles' Felloe Bending Machine .- W. W. Smith's Spoke Shaving Machine-The Smith Refrigerator .- The Nichols Musical Novelty .- J. G. W. Romans and His Inventions .- The C. A. Bluhm Incandescent Gas Burner .- Fred S. Whipple's Break Heating Device .- Dr. F. T. Wrench's Sanitary Tooth Brush .- Attending Church by Telephone .- Van Valk- enburg's Automobile Railroad .- Several Inventions .- Opium Habit Cure of Dr. S. B. Collins .- Dr. Collins' Success and Liberality .- Other Remedies.
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CHAPTER XXIV .- NEWSPAPERS.
Pottawottomie and Miami Times .-- Cass County Times .- Logansport Republican and Indiana Herald .- Cana. Times .- St. Joseph Beacon .- Michigan City Gazette .- Politics. - Vicissitudes. - Michigan City Herald .- La Porte Herald of 1836 .- La Porte Herald of 1838 .- Indiana Tocain .- Michigan City News .- Wilbur F. Storey .- Joseph Lomax .- La Porte County Whig .- Favorable Notices .- Changes in the Whig .- William Mil- likan .- Death of the Whig .- Change to name of Union .- Westville Free Press .- Westville Herald .- La Porte Herald of 1859 .- Herald Absorbs the Union .- The LaPorte Chronicle .- Herald Absorbs the Chronicle - Charles Granson Powell .-- La Porte Commercial Times .- John C. Walker .- The La Porte Democrat .- The La Porte Argus .- Henry E. Wadsworth .- The La Porte Bulletin .- The Argus-Bulletin .- Unsuccessful Early Dailies .- The Catholic American .- The Crisis .- Michigan City Transcript .- Changed to Enterprise .- Second Michigan City News .- Michigan City Review .- Michigan City Dispatch -- Hon. H. H. Francis .- John B. Faulkner .- The Prison Reformer. - The Westville Indicator .- The Wanatah Mirror .- LaPorte County News .- Small Papers Welcome .- Paper by Rev. Mr. Welcome .- The Bee of Rolling Prairie .- The Daily Bee .- The Public Spirit .- Die Freie Lanze .- The La Porte Journal (German) .. 244
CHAPTER XXV .- WRITERS AND LITERATURE.
Lieut. Thomas S. Cogley on the " History of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry."-Sketch of Cogley .- B. F. Taylor. "The Old Barn-Money Musk"-"Shadows."-Miss Cecilia E. Wilkinson-" Discontent "-" Not Half Bad." Mrs. Sarah Andrew Shafer .- " Frederickstown."-" Annapolis."-The Day before Yesterday .- The Writer of this History .- "The Washington Monument."-Mass Meeting in LaPorte in . Memory of President Mckinley's Death .- " A Tribute of Love."-Hon. John B. Niles .- Speech before the Constitutional Con- vention of 1850 .- Mrs. Emma Molloy .- Valuable Testimonials .- Mrs. Clara J. Armstrong .- " LaPorte in June."-Rev. R. H. Sanders .- " The Men Behind the Bars."-Jean Cowgill and "Snap Shots of City Life." -Mrs. J. B. Newkirk .- " The Captives."-" Tripoli."-Hon. E. W. Davis .- Mrs. E. W. Davis .- " Change of Name."-" On the Death of a Little Girl."-C. D. Hess .- Hess' Novel Dealing with the Early Period of Grand Opera in America .- Mention of Many Other LaPorte County Authors .. 257
CHAPTER XXVI .- THE PROFESSIONS.
The Professions Named .- The Ministry .- Rev. James Armstrong .- Christopher McClure .- Joseph Orr and " Brother Munsell."-Jeremiah Sherwood .- Rev. Isaac McCoy .- The Carey Mission .- Rev. Robert Simmer- well .- Rev. Alexander Hastings .- Rev. James M. Whitehead .- A Chaplain Who Knew His Use .- Letter from Rev. Thomas L. Hunt .- Rolling Prairie Baptist Church .- Testimony of " The Central Baptist."-Rev. William P. Andrew .- The Christian Church .-- Rev. William Lane .- Rev. Geo. C. Noyes .- Rev. J. P. Ash .- Rev. C. T. Chaffee, I). D-Rev. Addison Parker .- Rev. M. N. Lord .- Rev. Edward Anderson .- Rev. Rich- ard Coff --- Rev. Henry Weller .- Rev. George Link, Jr .- Rev. Edmund Kilroy, D. D .. 266
Physicians .- David T. Brown, M. D .- Charles H. Hannah, M. D .- Dr. S. B. Innes .- Alexander J. Mullen, Jr .- Henry Schultz, M. D .- Mason D. Sherman, M. D .- Lewis H. Soverign, M. D .- Unknown Doctors .- Mrs. Geo. L. Andrew .- Dr. Vaughn .- Early Doctors of LaPorte .- Dr. G. A. Rose .- Dr. L. C. Rose .- Dr. Daniel Meeker .- Hon. AbrahamTeegarden, M. D .- Dr. George M. Dakin .- Dr. George L. Andrew .- Other Doctors. -Dr. James A. Wilkinson. 270
Lawyers .- Early Members of La Porte County Bar .- The Old Circuit .- Personnel of the Early LaPorte County Bar-Hon. John B. Niles .- Gen. Gilbert Hathaway .- John H. Bradley, the Second .- Conclusion 275
CHAPTER XXVII .- ARCHITECTURE AND PUBLIC WORKS.
The First Court House .- The First Court House Owned by the County .- The Second Court House. - The Present Court House .- The Office Buildings of the Second Court House .- The Old City Hall of La Porte. The New City Hall of LaPorte .- The New Water Works . of La Porte .- The Harbor at Michigan City .- First Appropriations for the Harbor .-- Delays of Harbor Work .- Opposition of Other Places against the Harbor .- Capt. Abert and the Michigan City Memorial to Congress .- Table of Imports and Exports .- The Fourth Appropriation .- Further Delay .- A Vetoing President .- Harbor and River Convention .- Mich- igan City Resolutions .- President Taylor .- Fifth Appropriation .-- Michigan City Harbor Company .- Suc- cess .- Superiority of Private Enterprise .- Necessity of Government Enterprise .- Government to the Res- cue .- Later Appropriations .- The City's Work on the Inside Harbor .- Government's Work on the Out- side Harbor .- Latest Improvements .- Streets and Walks .- Distances Long without Walks .- Iron Draw- Bridge .--- Life Saving Station .- Soldiers' Monument .- Washington Park .- Pine Lake Cemetery .- Other Cemeteries of LaPorte .- Greenwood and Calvary Cemeteries at Michigan City .- Other Cemeteries .- State Line Monument .- Michigan City Light. 278
CHAPTER XXVIII .- CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
La Porte County's First Jail .- Curious Specifications .- Jail Breaking .- The Second Jail .- The Third Jail .- Mich- igan City's Jail .- The Northern Prison; First Appropriation; Convicts' Building a Prison for Themselves; The First Lax Discipline; New Buildings; The Temporary Prison; Contract Labor; Prison Factories; Need of Enlargement; The Cell-houses; Dining Room, Kitchen, etc .; Front of Administration Building; Logical Connection with the Prison; Offices, etc .; School Room and Education; Chapel and Worship; Hospital and
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Physician's Rooms; Bath House; Heat and Light; Pumping Station and Sewer; Parole System; Cost of Maintenance; High Standard; Officers .-- Orphan's Home in LaPorte .- Mrs. Julia E. Work .- Ruth C. Sabin Home .- Holy Family Hospital .- St. Anthony's Hospital .- County Board of Charities .- First County Asylum for the Poor .- Second County Asylum .- Township Poor Relief .- Lack of Poverty in La Porte County .- Prospects .. 293
CHAPTER XXIX .- EDUCATION: THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Schools follow the Settlements .- Slow Progress .- Provision of First Constitution .- County Academies, etc .- Complaint against District Schools .- The Vote in Favor of Taxation .- Union Schools .- The Carey Mis- sion ...- Rachel B. Carter and Her School .- School on Webster's Farm in Noble Township .- First School House in Springfield Township .- School on Michigan Road .- " Old Charity " School .- Simultaneous Build- ing of Schools .- Description of Early School Houses .- Relative Standing of Indiana .- The Most Ameri- can State .- The Real Progress Since 1852 .- Examiners and County Superintendents .- New Schools in Different Parts of the County .- J. G. Laird's Inspection .- Township Libraries .- State Teachers' Reading Circle .- Debating Societies, Institutes and Associations .- Township High Schools .- School at Westvi.le .- Schools in Wanatab .- School at Union Mills .- New School Buildings .- World's Fair Exhibit .- County Graduations .- J. G. Laird .- William P. Phelon .- James O'Brien .- W. A. Hosmer .- E. G. Bunnell .- Charles J. Brown .- W. C. Ransburg .- Relative Standing of the County in Township High Schools. 306
CHAPTER XXX .- EDUCATION: MICHIGAN CITY AND LAPORTE.
The first teacher in Michigan City .- Rev. Isaac McCoy .- Traveling Preachers .- Early School Houses .- Mich- igan City Institute .- Attendants at the Institute .- Board, Rooms and Tuition .- George Ames and the Pub- lic Schools .- First Public School Teacher in Michigan City .- The Old Chapel and Its Teachers .- Miss Brown's School for Young Ladies .- Other Teachers of Select Schools .- Early School Discipline .- Present Public Schools of Michigan City .- Parochial Schools of Michigan City .- Libraries, Lectures, etc., at Michi- gan City .- Public Library of Michigan City .- First School House in LaPorte .- Uncertain Memories .- School of John C. Reid .- School of the Misses Brumm .- Discussion of the Public School System .- Large Number of Private Schools .- Some of the Private Schools .- First Teachers' Institute .- School of Miss Mary M. Holmes .- School of Miss Julia A. Howell .- James E. Howell .- Testimony of the LaPorte County Whig .- Business Colleges .- Hawley-Hennessey Home .- Horological School .- Parochial Schools of La Porte. -St. Rose's Academy .- Mrs. Hailman's Kindergarten Training School .- Public Schools of LaPorte .- LaPorte University .- Law School .- Medical School .- Literary Department .- Collegiate Institute .- Contin- uance of the Medical Department .- Early University Extension .- Superseded by Other Schools .- Home Health Club .-- Teachers of Eminence .- Other Educational Influences .- Enumeration of Scholars .- La Porte County Ahead at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition .- Farming To Be Taught in the Schools. 316
CHAPTER XXXI-SOCIETY.
Complete Isolation Impossible .- Former Times Not Better than These .- Bee Hunts .- Wolf Hunts .- Descrip- tion of a Wolf Hunt .- Skating .- Picnics and Out Door Meetings .- Picnics on Hoosier Slide .- Stealing Milk from a Cow .- Weller's Grove .- Pine Lake Assembly Grounds .- Bluffside Beach .- Midway .- Voeg- lerville .- Christman's Grove .- City Park .- Michigan City Park and Peristyle .- Hudson Lake .- Patton's' Grove .- Old Settlers Association .- La Porte Colony in Chicago .- Early Society in Michigan City .- Early Society and Entertainment in LaPorte .- Early Brass Bands. - Minstrel and Other Troupes .- Musicians .- Miss Hazel L. Harrison .- Abuse and Use. 334
CHAPTER XXXII .- LIBRARY, LITERARY AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.
Early Literary Organizations .- The McClure Library .- Members of the McClure .- La Porte Library and Natural History Association .- The Young Men's Association .- The City Library .- Distinguished Lecturers and Speakers Who Have Visited La Porte .- Ladies' Home Library Association of Westville .- Ladies' Literary of LaPorte .- The O. N. T. Club .- The Emerson .- La Porte County Agricultural Society .- The Grange .- Patrons of Husbandry .- Co-operative Stores .- La Porte County Farmers' Institute .- Histrionic Societies, etc .- Fraternal Societies .- The First Masonic Lodge in the County .- Little Anti-Secretism .. . 344
CHAPTER XXXIII .- POLITICS.
Organization Cotemporaneous with Jackson's Second Candidacy .-- Settlers not Party Politicians .- Elections of 1832 .-- Election of 1833 .- Election of 1834 Not Controlled by Local Interests .- Election of 1835 Controlled by Local Interests .- Land Pirates .- Charles W. Cathcart the Champion of the Settlers .- Land Sales a Political Issue .- Election of 1836 .- Elections of 1837 and 1838 .- Election of 1839 and Its Political Abuse. -The Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign .- Abusive Language of W. F. Storey, and Reply of J. P. Andrew, Jr .- A Hot Campaign .- Fighting Shy of the Abolitionists .- Old Tippecanoe Battle Ground Con- vention .-- " Brig Constitution " at Michigan City .-- Advertising the Battle Ground Convention .- Storey's Accusations against the LaPorte Delegates and Their Reply .- Career of Wilbur F. Storey .- Free Soil Party .- Democratic Victory of 1848 .- Nucleus of the Republican Party .- Elections of 1849, 1850 and 1851. -LaPorte County's Vote on the New Constitution and its Negro-Exclusion Clause .- Democratic Tidal
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Wave of 1852 .- Election of 1853 .- Election of 1854-The Know-Nothing Excitement and the People's Party .- Issues of 1854 .- Election of 1855 .- Election of 1856 and Organization of the Republican Party .- The Fremont Campaign and its LaPorte Glee Club .- Election of 1857 and Its Issues .- Stirring Times of 1860 .- Elections of 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 .- Elections of 1865 and 1866 .- Elections of 1867, 1868, and 1870 .- The Sudden and Permanent Change in LaPorte County .- Big Jumps to the Present Time .- Jonathan William Crumpacker .- Charter Elections .- A Good Ticket .- Causes of the Change of Politics in La Porte 357
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CHAPTER XXXIV .- PATRIOTISM.
Early Tramp of Armed Men .- Revolutionary Soldiers .- Clarke Burlingame .- Hezekiah Smith .- Soldiers of 1812 .- Influence of Soldiers of a Former War .- Black Hawk War .- Gen. Orr's Mounted Rangers .- John B. Chawdonia .- Black Hawk's Remains .- Mexican War Soldiers .- La Porte Company .- Flag Presentation. -Campaign of Fragel's Company .- Return of Flag .- Pathetic Case of Reuben Tozier .- Uprising of 1861 .- Union Sentiment in LaPorte County .- Volunteering .- Departure of Company F .- Michigan City and Departure of Company B .- Three Years' Men and Their Drilling Camps .- Twenty-First Indiana Battery .- Patriotism of the County .- Picnics and Excursions to the Drilling Camps .- Busy Life of the Soldiers .- Departures for the Seat of War .- Progress of the War .- Assassination of President Lincoln .- Reception of Funeral Cortege in Michigan City .- Secession Sentiment .- Drastic Measures Pro and Contra .- The Spanish War .- Number of LaPorte County Volunteers. A Regiment That Did Not Go .- R. B. Oglesbee .- Mili- tary Organizations and the Grand Army of the Republic .. 370
CHAPTER XXXV .- MORALS.
Meaning of the Term Morals .- First Constitution's Provision for Courts .- LaPorte Circuit Court .- First Ses- sions .- First Judges, Jury and Lawyers .- First Cases, Judgments, etc .- Business of the Circuit Court .- Probate Court .- First Session, Judges, Officers, etc .- Account of First Business of Probate Court. - Inci- dental History of Several Individuals .- First Five Executions .- Immorality of Leading Business Men .- Merging of Probate Court into Court of Common Pleas .- Account of Common Pleas District .- Account of One Session of Circuit Court .- Noted Case of Ann Sharp .- Few Civil or Criminal Appeals .- The Page Murder .- The Scott Coplin Murder .- Execution of Scott .- The Egbert Murder .- Bodies found in Clear Lake .- Mention of Other Murders .- Comparative High Standard of Morals .- Epidemics of Crime .- Societies, etc., Which Have Been Guardians of Morals .- Land Speculators .- How the Settlers Overcame Them .- C. W. Cathcart's Visit to President Jackson .- Cathcart's Return and the Discomfiture of the Speculators .- Then and Now. 380
CHAPTER XXXVI .- RELIGION.
Definition of Religion .- Use of Church Rites .- Catholic and Protestant Influence on the Indians .- St. Peter's Church .- St. Joseph's Church .- St. Mary's Church .- St. Stanislaus Church .- Catholic Churches of Otis, Wanatah and Dewey .- Trinity Church .- A Cathedral City .- St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church .- Religious Pioneers .- Toleration of the Early Worship .- Pioneer Singing .- Fraternity at Michigan City .- Is the Church a Social Institution .- Baptist Churches .- Rev. J. M. Whitehead .- " Old School ". Baptist Church .- African Baptist Church .- Dead Baptist Churches .- The Methodist Church .- Church at La Porte. -Rolling Prairie Circuit .- Second LaPorte Circuit .- Union Circuit .- Michigan City M. E. Church .- Union Mills Circuit .-- Westville Circuit .- German Methodists .- Free Methodists .- Wesleyan Methodists .- Protes- tant Methodists .- Nature of Methodism .- A Religious Crank .- Presbyterianism .- A Forest Prayer Meeting. -A Neighborhood Prayer Meeting .- LaPorte Presbyterian Church .- First or Old School Presbyterian Church .- Second or New School Presbyterian Church .- Presbyterian Churches at Union Mills .- Rolling Prairie Presbyterian Church .- Michigan City Presbyterian Church .- " New Light "-Church at LaPorte .- Disciples' Church at LaPorte .- Disciples' Churches in Other Parts of the County .- Lutheran Churches .- Congregationalism .-- Friends' Church .- Unitarian Church .- Jewish Church .- New Church Society .- Advent- ist Church .- Sunday Schools .- Religious Controversy .- Controversy Past .- Fraternal Relations and Sun- dered Ties .- Churches but Means to an End. 392
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INDEX.
Ackerman, John J., 687 Adams, Eugene R., 778 Adams, John M., 514 Aigner, Michael, 541 Alexander, Judson, 496 Allen, George W., 550 Allen, James M., 137 Allen, Willard P., 515 Alport, Henry W., 692 Ames, Augustus, 592 Ames, George, 159 Ames, Leonidas, 590 Anderson, August Z., 623 Andrew, A. P., 133. Andrew, George L., 674 Andrew, James, 672 Andrew, James L., 134 Andrew, William L., 562 Andrew, William P., 805 Andrus, William R., 652 Annis, Eber L., 657 Appleton, David, 658 Armitage, Theodore, 680 Ashton, Lyman B., 573 Atkins, Jerome B., 557 Austin, A. B., 585
Backus, August, 799 Bacon, Victor V., 477 Bailey, Oliver B., 765 Ballard, Addison, 492 Banks, William A., 769 Barker, John, 155. Barker, John H., 688 Barnes, Hiram P., 753 Barnes, James A., 789 Barnes, Julius, 440 Barns, Avery I., 587 Bartholomew, Virgil W., 627 Beatty, Sidney, 471 Becher, William H., 488 Becker, John C., 704 Bement, Hiram, 602 Benedict, Levi J., 96 Bennett, Harry, 802 Bentz, Joseph, 439 Berridge, Samuel, 469 Biddle, William B., 430 Bishop, Henry R., 711 Black, Ernest, 575 Bleckmann, John, 591
Blinks, Edward G., 441 Blinks, William, 614 Blodgett, Harry, 749 Blue, John, 706 Bluhm, Joseph, 809 Boeckling, Frank M., 713 Bohland, William A., 700 Bosserman, Ora, 531 Bosserman, Simeon S., 787 Bowell, DeAlton H., 433 Bowell, James E., 788 Bower, Edwin J., 715 Boyd, Thomas H., 717 Bradley, John H., 276 Brant, Killian A., 432 Brickett, Dudley K., 484 Brinckmann, William E., 496 Brinkman, Louis J., 704 Brown, Robert, 416 Bryant, Benjamin T., 114 Buck, Dexter A., 135 Buck, James H., 595 Bundy, William, 617. Burbank, Jerome, 735 Bush, James I., 735 Bush, William C., 474 Butterworth, William M., 523
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