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The territory comprising Whitley county was at one time dotted with villages of the Miami In- dians, the most important of which was Turtle Village, located on the banks of Eel river in Union township. This was the home of Little Turtle, one of the greatest of the Miami chiefs. He is known as having been the first of the In- dians to discard the practise of the Medicine Man and adopt vaccination for the prevention of smallpox among his people. His village was destroyed by a detail from General Harrison's army in the year 1812. Coesse, a nephew of Little Turtle, was another famous Indian chief who lived in this county. The village of Coesse is named for him. Kilsoquah, the granddaughter of Little Turtle, was one of the most interesting figures in the Indian history of the State. She died recently, at the town of Roanoke, at the age of 105 years. Some of the richest lands of the county were granted by treaty to the Indians, several hundred acres being comprised in the Beaver, Secks Village and Chapine Reservations in Columbia and Union townships and the Rac- coon Reservations in the southeast corner of Jef- ferson township .- Phil C. McNagny.
Townships, Cities and Towns .- There are ten townships in Whitley county : Cleveland, Co- lumbia, Ftna, Jefferson, Richland, Smith, Thorn- creek, Troy, Union and Washington. The incor-
porated cities and towns are Columbia City, Churubusco and South Whitley. Columbia City is the county seat.
Population of Whitley county in 1890 was 17,768; in 1900 was 17,328, and according to U. S. Census in 1910 was 16,892, of which 298 were of white foreign birth. There were 4,306 families in the county and 4,242 dwellings.
Taxable Property and Polls .- According to the annual report of the Auditor of State from the abstract of the tax duplicate for 1913, the total value of lands and lots in Whitley county was $6,645,205 ; value of improvements was $2,- 422,222, and the total net value of taxables was $14,869,000. The county had 2,835 polls.
Improved Roads .- There were fifteen miles of improved roads in Whitley county, built and under jurisdiction of the county commissioners, January 1, 1915. Amount of gravel road bonds outstanding, $179,947.50.
Railroads-Steam and Electric .- There are 58.70 miles of steam railroad operated in Whit- ley county by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis ; Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago, and the Butler branch of the Vandalia railroad. The Ft. Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Co. operates .66 miles of electric line in the county.
Educational .- According to the report of Alvin R. Fleck, county superintendent of Whit- ley county, there were seventy-three school houses, including nine high schools, in Whitley county in 1914, employing 130 teachers. The average daily attendance by pupils was 3,173.6. The aggregate amount paid in salaries to superin- tendents, supervisors, principals and teachers was $68,299.14. The estimated value of school prop- erty in the county was $307,850, and the total in- debtedness, including bonds, was $43,300.
Agriculture .- There were in Whitley county in 1910 over 2,100 farms, embraced in 202,000 acres. Average acres per farm, ninety-four acres. The value of all farm property was over $18,000,000, showing 98.5 per cent. increase over 1900. The average value of land per acre was $61.97. The total value of domestic animals was over $1,790,000 : Number of cattle 16,000, valued at $463,000; horses 8,100, valued at $956,000; hogs 37,000, valued at $250,000; sheep 21,000, valued at $93,000. The total value of poultry was $95,000.
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Population of Incorporated Cities and Towns in Indiana, U. S. Census 1910.
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
1900
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
1900
Cedar Grove town.
Franklin
185
Center Point town.
Clay ..
414
600
Aetna town
Lake ..
161
241
Centerville town.
Wayne.
1,019
785
Alamo town
Delaware.
1,289
2,116
Chalmers town ..
White.
513
462
Albany town.
Noble.
1,213
1,324
Charlestown town
Clark
864
915
Chesterfield town
Madison
285
Alexandria city
Madison
5,096
7,221
Chesterton town
Porter.
1,400
788
Altona town.
Dekalb.
349
Chrisney town ..
Spencer.
524
513
Ambla town
Benton.
Miami
521
402
Cleero town.
Hamilton.
990
1,603
Clarkshill town
Tippecanoe.
463
539
Andrews town
Huntington
957
746
Clarksville town
Clark
2,743
2,370
Clay City town.
Clay
Kosciusko
408
399
Arcadia town
Hamilton.
990
1,413
Argos town.
Marshall
1,088
1,307
Claysburg town
Clark
380
116
Clayton town.
Hendricks.
497
Clermont town,
Marion
205
Atlanta town
Hamilton.
876
1,000
Clifford town.
Bartholomew
210
233
Attica city.
Fountain
8,335
3,005
Clinton city
Vermilion
6, 229
2, 918
Auburn city.
Dekalb
3,919
3,396
Aurora city.
Dearborn
4,410
3,645
Avlila town.
Noble
579
658
Bainbridge town
Putnam.
449
431
Batesville city.
RIpley
2,151
1,384
Columbia city ..
Whitley
3, 448
2,975
Battle Ground town
Tippecanoe.
443
150
Columbus city.
Bartholomew
8,813
8,130
Bedford city
Lawrence
8,716
6,115
Beech Grove town.
Marion.
568
Berne town.
Adams.
1,316
1,037
Corydon town.
Harrison
1,703
1,610
Birdseye town ..
Dubois.
439
476
Covington city
Fountain.
2,069
2,213
Bloomfield town.
Greene.
2,069
1,588
Bloomingdale town
Parke
528
505
Crawfordsville city
Montgomery
9,371
6,649
Bloomington clty.
Monroe.
8,838
6,460
Bluffton city ..
Wells
4,987
4,479
Crothersville town
Jackson
1,038
765
Boonville city.
Warrick
3,934
2,849
Crown Point town.
Lake.
2,526
2,336
Boston town.
Wayne.
122
134
Boswell town.
Benton
814
824
Cynthiana town
Posey.
610
502
Bourbon town.
Marshall.
1,163
1,187
Bowling Green town.
Clay.
336
432
Dana town.
Vermilion
748
893
Brazil city.
Clay. ...
9,340
7,786
Danville town
Hendricks.
1,640
1,802
Bremen town
Marshall.
2,008
1,671
Bristol town.
Elkhart
535
546
Broadripple town
Marion.
770
487
Bronson town ( Losantville P. O.)
Randolph
300
177
Diamond town
Parke.
1,070
Brook town
Newton
1,067
677
Dillsboro town.
Dearborn
425
465
Brooklyn town
Morgan
572
Brooksburg town
Jefferson.
150
149
Dugger town.
Sullivan.
1,226
Brookston town.
White.
907
949
Brookville town
Franklin
2,169
2,037
Brownsburg town.
Hendricks.
876
676
Dunreith town.
Henry.
181 545
205
Brownstown town
Jackson
1,492
1,685
Dyer town
Lake.
Bryant town.
Jay.
469
384
Earl Park town
Benton
563
Bunker Illil town.
Miami
668
568
Burnettsville town
White.
489
497
East Connersville town.
Fayette
706
Butler town.
Dekalb.
1,818
2,063
East Gary town.
Lake.
484
Cadiz town
Henry
209
253
East Germantown town
Wayne.
302
305
Cambridge City town
Wayne.
2,237
1,754
Camden town.
Carroll.
557
Edinburg town.
Johnson.
1,428 2,040
1,820
Campbellsburg town.
Washington
666
672
Elberfeld town
Warrick.
438
Cannelburg town
Davicss.
300
280
Cannelton elty
l'erry
2,130
2,188
Elizabethtown town,
Bartholomew
350
407
Carbon town
Clay
493
951
Carli le town.
Bulliva
850
699
Ellettsville town
Monroe.
676
708
Carti dạn the
Rush
873
1,028
('is leton low'
Marlon.
194
199
English town.
Crawford.
11,028 583 431
649
Cayuga to
Vermillon ..
911
832
Etna Green town
Kosciusko
961
908
Hamilton
626
498
Elnora town.
Daviess.
Madison.
19, 282
15,184
Elkhart city
Elkhart
704
698
Dublin town.
Wayne.
Blackford
3,031
3, 187
Dunkirk city
Jay.
4,471
4,142
Delphi city.
Carroll
2,161
2,135
Converse town.
Mlaml
1,164
Corunna town.
Dekalb
318
Bleknell town ..
Knox.
2,794
...
Crandall town.
Harrison.
133
137
Cromwell town
Noble
520
Culver town.
Marshall.
810
505
Dale town.
Spencer
583
624
Angola city.
Steuben.
2,610
2,141
1,213
1,503
Ashley town.
Steuben
639
1,040
Cloverdale town
Putnam
624
445
Coatesville town
Hendricks.
Colfax town.
Clinton.
472 801
767
College Park town.
Huntington.
103
Connersville city
Fayette.
7,738
6, 836 1,415
Alton town ..
Crawford.
161
238
Churubusco town.
Whitley
870
884
Amboy town ..
Madison.
22,476
20,178
Anderson city.
Boone.
416
Advance town.
Montgomery
209
Albion town
¿Dekalb
359
438
Elizabeth town ..
Harrison
238
271
East Chicago clty.
Lake.
609 19,098
Eaton town.
Delaware
1,567
Darlington town.
Montgomery
780
727
Decatur city
Adams
3,411
556
Elwood city
12,950
420
Claypool town.
455
CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
1900
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
1900
Lagro town
Wabash.
463
450
Lakevlile town ..
St. Joseph
227
Lanesville town
Harrison.
290
324
Lapel town.
Madison.
1,045
869
Laporte city
Laporte.
10,525
7,113
Laurel town
Franklin.
503
600
Lawrenceburg city
Dearborn
3,930
4,326
Forest Hill town
Decatur.
111
152
Fort Branch town
Gibson
1,182
849
Leesburg town
Kosciusko
401
390
Lewisville town
Henry.
446
404
Liberty town.
Unton ..
1,338
1,449
Fountain City town.
Wayne.
448
455
Fowler town
Benton
1,491
1,429
Fowlerton town
Grant
293
Linton clty
Greene
5,906
3,071
Little York town.
Washington.
195
224
Livonla town.
Washington.
197
200
Frankfort city.
Clinton.
8,634
7,100
Franklin city.
Johnson ..
4,502
4,005
Frankton town.
Madison
936
1,464
Fredericksburg town.
Washington.
271
281
Fremont town
Steuben
694
709
French Lick town.
Orange ..
1,803
260
Fulton town.
Fulton
296
Galveston town.
Cass
658
Macy town
Miami
320
314
Madison city
Jefferson
6,934
7,835
Gary city ..
Lake.
16,802
Marengo town
Crawford.
686
700
Gas city.
Grant.
3,224
3, 622
Gaston town
Delaware.
638
Adams
1,140
1,076
Gentryville town.
Spencer
383
464
Georgetown town
Floyd.
331
350
Martinsville city
Morgan
4,529
4,038
Matthews town.
Grant.
688
Mauckport town
Harrison
279
290
Goodland town
Newton.
1,105
1,205
Medaryville town
Pulaski.
710
Goshen city.
Elkhart.
8,514
7,810
Mellott town
Fountain.
372
Mentone town
Kosciusko
728
757
Grandview town.
Spencer.
735
822
Merom town ...
Sullivan
521
478
Greencastle city ..
Putnam
3,790
3, 661
Michigan City
Laporte
19,027
14,850
Greendale town
Dearborn.
69'
473
Michigantown town
Clinton
395
417
Middlebury town
Elkhart.
600
572
Middletown town.
Henry.
1,174
1,801
Milan town.
Ripley
557
422
Greentown town
Heward.
1,166
1,287
Milford town
Decatur.
169
211
Greenville town ...
Floyd
227
309
MIIford town Miller town.
Lake.
638
Millersburg town
Elkhart.
428
481
Mllihousen town
Decatur.
211
265
Hagerstown town
Wayne
936
862
Milltown town
Crawford
586
......
Milton town.
Wayne ..
601
682
Mishawaka city
St. Joseph
11,886
5,560
Mitchell city.
Lawrence
3,438
1,772
Hardinsburg town
Washington
254
210
Hartford City
Blackford.
6,187
5,912
Monon town.
White ..
1,184
1,100
Hartsville town
Bartholomew.
358
439
Gibson
648
758
Monroe City town
Knox
630
658
Hebron town ..
Porter.
821
794
Monroeville town
Allen.
910
690
Highland town
Lake.
304
Monterey town.
Pulaski.
200
261
Hillsboro town.
Fountain
528
500
Montezuma town.
Parke
1,537
1,172
Hobart town
Lake.
1,753
1,390
Montgomery town
Daviess
511
616
Hope town.
Bartholomew
1,223
1,088
Monticello city.
White.
2,168
2,107
Hudson town
Steuben.
390
558
Huntingburg city
Dubois
2,464
2,527
Huntington city.
Huntington
10,272
9,491
Mooreland town
Henry.
4.55
309
Huron town
Lawrence.
197
Moores Hill town.
Dearborn
424
338
Hymera town.
Sullivan
1,515
..
Indianapolis city
Marlon.
233,650
169,164
Ingalls town.
Madison
322
542
Morocco town ..
Newton
927
920
Jamestown town
Boone.
690
640
Morristown town.
Shelby
622
56.5
Jasonville town
Greene.
3,295
Mount Auburn town
Wayde.
167
163
Mount Ayr town
Newton
231
Jeffersonville city
Clark
10,412
10,774
Mount Carmel town
Franklin
142
153
Mount Etna town.
Huntington
148
175
Jonesboro town
Grant
1,573
1,838
Jonesville town
Bartholomew
213
26S
Judson town
Parke
141
186
Mount Vernon city.
Delaware
24,005
20,942
Kempton town.
Tipton
Noble.
4,981
3,354
Kennard town
Henry
449
417
Kentland town
Newton.
1,209
1,006
Kewanna town
Fulton
72S
646
Keystone town
Wells.
242
250
Kingman town
Fountain
535
Kirklin town
Clinton
699
624
New Chicago town.
Knightstown town.
Henry
2,008
1,942
Knightsville town
Clay.
1,081
1,171
Knox town
Starke.
1,644
1,466
Howard
17,010
10,609
Kokomo city
La Fontaine town
Wabash.
683
82
135
Laconia town.
Harrison.
1,148
1,176
New Providence town ( Borden P.O.1.
Clark.
Montgomery
464
357
Lagrange town
Lagrange.
1,772
1,703
. New Richmond town
Allen . .
1.035
900
New Market town.
Montgomery
Harrison
145
167
New Middletown town
New l'alestine town
Hancock
450
444
New Pekin town.
Washington.
246
350
Ladoga town Lafayette city
Tippecanoe
20,081
18 118
Fairmount town ...
Grant.
2,506
3,205
Fairview Park town
Vermilion.
630
Farmersburg town
Sullivan.
1,115
625
Farmland town.
Randolph.
907
870
Ferdinand town.
Dubois.
827
Fishers Station town
Hamilton
188
Flora town ..
Carroll:
1,386
1,209
Leavenworth town
Crawford
690
655
Lebanon clty.
Boone.
5,474
4,465
Fort Wayne city
Allen
63,933
45,115
Fortville town ...
Hancock
1,174
1,006
Ligonier city
Noble
2,173
2,231
Linden town
Montgomery
556
572
Francesville town
Pulaski
729
596
Francisco town
Gibson.
40
Lizton town
Hendricks.
22-4
Logansport city
Cass
19,050
16,204
Loogootee city.
Martin
2,154
1,382
Lowell town
Lake
1,235
1,275
Lynn town ..
Randolph
917
705
Lynnville town
Warrick
297
Lyons town.
Greene
993
Garrett city
Dekalb
4,149
3,910
Marion city ..
Grant.
19,359
17,337
Markle town
Wells.
820
729
Marshall town
Parke.
334
Gosport town.
O wen
776
726
Greenfield city
Hancock
4,448
4,489
Greensboro town.
Henry ..
250
284
Greensburg city.
Decatur.
5,420
5,034
Greenwood town.
Johnson
1,608
1,503
Griffin town.
Posey
275
Griffith town ..
Lake.
523
579
432
Hammond city.
Lake ...
20,925
12,376
Hanover town.
Jefferson
356
377
Modoc town.
Randolph.
261
221
Monroe town.
Adams.
334
Mooresville town.
Morgan
1,608
974
Morgantown town
Morgan.
667
Jasper town ..
Dubois.
2,196
1,863
Mount Summit town
Henry
193
5.132
Muncie clty
Munster town.
Lake.
543
2.205
Nappanee town.
Brown
3.54
393
New Albany city
Floyd.
20.629
20,628
New Amsterdam town
Harrison
13
59℃
New Carlisle town.
St. Joseph.
612
New Castle city
Henry.
9.446
3.400
Lake,
105
1,341
New Harmony town
l'osey
1.229
New Haven town.
Posey
5.563
600
Kendallville city.
Elkhart
2,260
3, 405
Montpelier clty.
Blackford
2,786
113
Moorefield town ..
Switzerland.
814
905
Hamlet town.
Starke
266
Glenwood town
Fayette
Rush.
Geneva town.
Vanderburg.
69,647
59,007
Evansville city.
..
Montgomery
Nashville town.
3.14
Hazelton town
Huntington
Kosciusko.
CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
1900
CITY OR TOWN.
County.
1910
190
Shelburn town.
Sullivan.
2,055
Shelbyville city
Shelby
9,500
Newberry town
Warrick.
1,097
1,371
Newburg town.
Decatur.
341
451
Newpoint town.
Vermilion.
732
610
Newport town
Shirley City town
Allen ..
375
Shoals town.
Martin
1,015
Silver Grove town
Floyd.
783
North Judson town.
Silver Lake town.
Kosciusko
493
South Bend city
St. Joseph.
53,684
35,9
North Manchester town
Wabash
2,428
2,398
South Peru town ..
Miami.
866
4
North Salem town
Jennings.
2,915
2,823
North Vernon city.
Gibson
2,370
1,991
Oaktown town
Knox
608
..
Spiceland town.
Henry.
622
Odon town
Daviess.
1,064
923
Spring Grove town
Wayne ..
122
State Line city.
Warren.
194
Oolitic town
Lawrence
1,079
Staunton town.
Clay.
746
Orestes town
Orange.
1,367
1,236
Orleans town
Ripley
1,169
1,035
Sullivan city.
Sullivan
4,115
Sulphur Springs town
Henry
209
Otterbein town
Benton.
652
Summitville town.
Madison
1,387
Owensville town
Gibson.
1,237
1,019
Oxford town.
Benton.
1,010
949
Palmyra town.
Paoli town
Orange.
1,278
1,186
Paragon town.
Morgan
409
413
Parker Clty town
Randolph.
800
909
Patoka town.
Gibson.
657
710
Patrlot town
Switzerland
340
408
Tipton city
Tipton.
4,075
3,7
Pendleton town.
Madison
1,293
1,512
Pennville town
Jay.
800
773
Peru city.
Mlaml
10,910
8,463
Petersburg town
Pike
2,170
1,751
Pierceton town
Kosciusko
817
886
Pine Village town
Warren.
352
279
Pittsboro town ..
Hendricks
408
Van Buren town
Grant.
1,189
Plainfield town
Hendricks.
1,303
Plymouth city
Marshall.
3,838
3,656
Poneto town
Wells
308
332
Port Fulton town
Clark
1,060
1,101
Porter town ..
Porter
524
Vevay city
Switzerland.
1,256
Portland city
Jay.
5,130
4,798
Poseyville town
Posey
780
628
Princeton city.
Gibson
6,448
6,041
Redkey town
Jay
1,714
2,206
Remington town,
Jasper.
982
1,120
Rensselaer city
Jasper.
2,393
2,255
Reynolds town
White.
377
393
Richmond city.
Wayne.
22,324
18,226
Warsaw city.
Kosciusko
4,430
Ridgeview town
Miami
440
Washington city
Daviess.
7,854
Ridgeville town.
Randolph.
1,302
1,098
Waterloo town
Dekalb.
1,167
Rising Sun city.
Ohio.
1,513
1,548
River Park town
St. Joseph.
1,505
Waynetown town.
Montgomery
Riverside town
Delaware.
863
West Baden town.
Orange.
746
Roachdale town
Putnam.
849
942
Roann town ..
Wabash
447
631
Roanoke town.
Huntington
699
536
West Lafayette town
Tippecanoe
3,867
Rochester elty
Fulton
3,364
3, 421
West Lebanon town
Warren
642
Rockport city ..
Spencer
2,736
2,882
Rockville city
Parke
1,943
2,045
Rosedale town.
Parke.
1,166
865
Westport town.
Decatur.
675
Rossville town.
Clinton.
677
598
Royal Center town.
Cass.
909
657
Wheatfield town
Jasper.
Rushville elty
Rush
4,925
4,541
Whiteland town.
Johnson.
343
Russellville town.
Putnam.
443
298
St. Joe town.
Dekalb
391
483
St. Leon town.
Dearborn
261
369
8t. Melnrad town.
Spencer.
538
525
Winamac town
Pulaski.
Salamnonla town ..
Jay.
169
168
Winchester city
Randolph.
Salem town
Washington
2,283
1,995
Windfall city.
Tipton
899
Saltillo town ..
Washington
162
207
Bandborn town
Knox.
445
Winslow town
Pike ..
932
Saratoga town.
Randolph.
410
Wolcott town
White.
873
Scottsburg town
Scott
1,669
1,274
Seelyville town.
Vigo.
1,188
Clark.
676
761
Woodruff town
Marion.
Greene.
Boone ..
833 1,732 840
47
Selma town
Delaware
350
Jackson
6.305
6.445
-
New Ross town
Greene.
455
Sheridan town.
Hamilton.
1,768
7,1 1,7
Shirley town.
Henry
Noblesville city
Hamilton
5,073
4,792
Delaware
1,122
868
Normal City town
Starke.
681
504
North Liberty town ..
St. Joseph
Hendricks
569
599
South Whitley town
Whitley. 1,176
Southport town
Marion.
352
Oakland City town.
Spencer city.
Owen.
2,150
2 2,0
5 1
Oldenburg town
Franklin
956
957
1
6 2
1 3,1
Ossian town
Wells.
661
529
2
Sunman town.
Ripley
353
Swayzee town.
Grant
836
Syracuse town
Kosciusko
1,379
9
Tell City
Perry
3,369
Tennyson town.
Warrick
371
Terre Haute clty.
Vigo
58,157 1,508
36.6; 1,5
Troy town.
Perry.
510
5
Union City 1
Randolph.
3,209
2,7
Uniondale town.
Wells.
University Heights town
Marion.
189 102 1,080
.. 1,2 6,2 9 1,6 1 5.
5 1,50 10,2 8,6: 9
1,01
Wallace town.
Fountain
Walton town ..
Cass.
579
4
Warren town.
Huntington
1,189
1,5: 3,95
8,55 1,24
Waveland town.
Montgomery
676 734
6 7
West College Corner town
Union.
432
West Harrison town 2
Dearborn
281
3 3 2,30 68 65
6 6 4 3
3
112 6,587 1,243 1,607 4,266
15 3,98 1,24 1,68
3,70
95 45 53
8
(Lagrange.
Noble ..
627
6
Sellersburg town
Seymour city
1,44 7
Worthington town Zionsville town
Hamilton.
700
Westville town.
Laporte.
503 357
Whitewater town
Wayne.
Whiting city.
Lake.
Williamsport city.
Warren.
Wingate town
Montgomery
446
West Terre Haute town.
Vigo
3,083
Versailles town
Ripley
486
Vincennes city
Knox
Wabash city.
Wabash.
Elkhart.
14,895 8,687 859
Walkerton town
St. Joseph.
1,003 116
Valparaiso city.
Porter
6,987
Veedersburg city.
Fountain
Vera Cruz town.
Wells.
1,757 133 453
Vernon town.
Jennings
Upland town.
Grant
497
Straughn town
Henry
234
Osgood town
Madison
420
778
Stinesville town,
Monroe
1,4 3 1,1'
2,6 3
Thorntown town.
Boone.
Harrison
252
284
Montgomery
296
Hancock
1,519
1,143
944
1,1
Wolcottville town.
Westfield town
Wakarusa town
457
CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA
ADDENDA
The First Monopoly .- The first French set- tlement in the Province of Louisiana was made at Biloxi, on the shores of Lake Borgne, by D'Ibberville and Bienville in 1699. After the war between England and France in 1702, the colony was neglected until September 14, 1712, when Louis XIV, king of France, granted letters patent to Crozat, an officer of his household, giving him a virtual monopoly of trade through- out "all the lands possessed by us and bounded by New Mexico and by the lands of the English of Carolina, . the river of St. Louis, heretofore called the Mississippi, from the edge of the sea as far as the Illinois, together with the river St. Philip, heretofore called Missouri, and of St. Jerome, heretofore called Ouabache ; with all the countries, territories, lakes within land, and rivers which fall directly or indirectly into that part of the river St. Louis.
After the death of Louis XIV, Crozat sur- rendered his charter and the Province of Louisi- ana was granted a monopoly to what was called the Mississippi Company, which ceded to it for- ever "all the lands, coasts, havens, islands which formed the Province of Louisiana." Early in 1719, after extended activities had been begun in the Province of Louisiana, and having re- ceived enlarged privileges from the crown, the name of the company was changed to the Com- pany of the Indies. In 1721, the country was divided into nine districts, which were called New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, Alabama, Natchez, Yazoo, Natchitoches. Arkansas and Illinois. The district of Illinois included the territory now lying within the borders of the State of Indi- ana .- (See Matthæ Seutteri's Map of 1720, page 11.)
Religious Intolerance : Expulsion of Jews .- That the activities of the Company of the Indies in the extension of trade throughout the Province of Louisiana attracted Portuguese, Spanish and French Jewish traders, numbers of whom must have undoubtedly come at an earlier period, and whose presence was undesirable, is apparent from the edict of Louis XV. In March, 1724. the king of France published an ordinance which was designed to serve "as a regulation for the
government and administration of justice . . . in the Province of Louisiana." The first article of the ordinance reads as follows :
"The edict of the late King Louis XIII, of glorious memory, dated the 23rd of April, 1615, shall be in force in our Province of Louisiana ; in the execution of which, we enjoin the directors general of said company, to remove from said country all the Jews who have taken up their abode there."
Prior to this, in the Charter granted by James I of England to the Colony of Virginia, May 23, 1609, an order was made to prevent the settlement of Catholics in the Colony of Vir- ginia : from which colony, in 1642, all catholic priests were ordered to depart in five days. +
The Indiana Historical Commission .- The Legislature of 1915 passed an act creating an Indiana Historical Commission, whose function should be twofold. Its permanent function is to edit and publish documentary and other ma- terials on the history of the State of Indiana- in short, to conserve the historic interests of the State. Its more immediate purpose is to prepare and execute plans for a historical and educa- tional celebration of the Centennial of Indiana.
The membership of the Commission is in part ex-officio, but for the most part appointive by the Governor. The members are: Governor Samuel M. Ralston, president : Frank B. Wynn, Indianapolis, vice-president : Harlow Lindley, Richmond, secretary ; James A. Woodburn, Bloomington ; Charles W. Moores, Indianap- olis : Samuel M. Foster, Fort Wayne : Charity Dye, Indianapolis; John Cavanaugh, Notre Dame ; Lew M. O'Bannon, Corydon.
The State Institutions .- There are nineteen State charitable and correctional institutions. Five of these institutions are devoted to the treatment of the insane, one each to the educa- tion of the deaf and blind, one each to the care and training of the feeble-minded and the epilep- tic, one to the treatment of pulmonary tubercu- losis, five to the detention and reformation of delinquents : there is one home for soldiers' and sailors' orphans, and one general hospital.
All these institutions are maintained by appro-
* Dillon, pp. 24, 25.
¡ Dillon, pp. 31, 32.
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priations from the State's general fund, made bi- ennially by the Legislature. The one exception to this rule is the State Soldiers' Home, which receives a statutory monthly allowance of $16 for each member, officer and employe in the home. The State is subsequently reimbursed by the Federal government at the rate of $100 per annum for each soldier. The State also receives from the various counties one-half the mainte- nance cost of the Indiana Boys' School and the Girls' School, and the total expense for clothing indigent patients in the hospitals for insane and Village for Epileptics. In making appropria- tions, the Legislature is guided by a committee of three of its members-one from the Senate and two from the House-appointed by the Gov- ernor within ten days after the November gen- eral election. This "Legislative Investigating Committee" inquires into the needs of the in- stitutions, boards and officers maintained by the State, and makes recommendations to the Gen- eral Assembly. The State makes no subsidies to private institutions.
The law requires that these institutions shall be conducted on a thorough non-partisan basis. Each is managed by a board of trustees, ap- pointed by the Governor. Not more than two members of a board may be of the same political party. Only honorably discharged soldiers or sailors of the civil war may serve as trustees of the Soldiers' Home and the Soldiers' and Sail- ors' Orphans' Home : none but women may be appointed on the boards of the Woman's Prison and the Indiana Girls' School; one member of the School for Feeble-Minded Youth board and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home board may be a woman. These trustees receive an an- nual compensation of $300 each and reasonable expenses, not to exceed $125 a year, each. Each board appoints the superintendent of its partic- ular institution, and the superintendent in turn appoints and discharges all officers and employes. Such appointments must be made on the basis of fitness and regardless of political or religious affiliation. The trustees are forbidden to "so- licit or request or in any way interfere with the appointment of discharge of any officer or em- good " capable assessments are forbidden.
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