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350; Lain Business College, 354; Lawton statue, 335; libraries, 346, 350; Live Stock Journal, the Indianapolis, 361; Lockerbie street, 333, 334; Long, Robert W., Hospital, 338; Maenner- chor, Indianapolis, 342, 343; Majestic building, 329; Manual Training High School, 349; Marion Club, 345; Marion county court-house, 322; Marion county library, 350; Marion county organizing, 310; Masonic Temple, 1847, 320, 321, 326, 328; Merchants' National Bank, 358; Methodist Hospital, 338, 339; Mex- ico, war with, 318; Military Park, 332; militia, first, 312-317; Monument Place, 1915, 347; monuments, 326, 328; Mor- ton, Oliver P., 328, 330, 331; Murat Temple, 326, 329; National Bridge, Old, 101, 313; navigation, early, 315; "Neu- ronhurst, 340; newspaper, first, 310; Normal College, North American Gym- nastic Union, 354; "Norways," 340; Odd Fellows' Hall, 1854, 321, 326, 329; old State-house, 1865, 315; orphan asylums, 334; packet, "Gov. Morton," 313; panic, 1837, 316; park system, 332; Pennsyl- vania street, 1856. 3 0; same view, 1915, 311; population, Indianapolis, 321; post- office, 324; public library, 345, 350; Pythian building, 326, 329; race track, 346, 347; railroad, the first, 318; rail- way facilities, 132, 355; railways, inter- urban, 356; Railway Lines, Union, 355; Riley, James Whitcomb, 334; Riverside Park, 332; sanatoriums, 340; sanitary organizations, 336; schools and colleges, 346, 347, 348, 349; schools, first free, 320; Scottish Rite building, 329; Severin Hotel, 342; Shortridge High School, 349; Soldiers' and Sailors' monument, dedication of, 331-333; Speedway, the, 346, 348; St. Agnes Academy, 341; St. Clair Square, 332; St. Mary's Cathedral, 338; St. Vincent's Infirmary, 338, 339; Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, 337; State Bank of Indiana, 316; State Fair: 1852, 126, 171; at present, 346, 347; State-house, 315, 322, 325; state institu- tions, buildings of. 317; state law li- brary, 350; state library, 350; statutes, 328, 330; street improvement, first, 320; street railway, first, 321; street railway system, 356; Teachers' College, 354; Tom- linson Hall, 322, 327: track elevation, 357; trust companies, 359; Union Depot, old, 1887, 131; Union Railway Passen- ger Station, 132, 355; Union Trust Com- pany, 359; United States Army Post, 322; United States Court-house, 324; University Square, 332; Vonnegut Clemens, Sr., 349; Washington street,
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Indianapolis-Continued.
1854, 308; Washington street, 1862, 309; 1902, 161; Whitcomb, Governor James, statue, 328, 330; Woman's Prison, 324; work-house, 322; Young Men's Christian Association, 334, 336; Young Women's Christian Association, 334, 336. Indianapolis, views of, 1820, 81. Industrial beginnings, 48.
Industrial statistics, 185.
Industries, 86. See COUNTY HISTORIES, 209-453.
Insane hospitals, 113. 225, 280-317, 338, 429, 438.
Insurance in Indiana, 200.
Intemperance among the Indians, 66. Interlaken School, 297.
Internal improvemen's: 75; preliminary to law of 1836, 99; bill, 103. Iron ore, 182.
Jackson county, 273. Jasper College, 242. Jasper county, 274. Jay county, 276. Jefferson county, 277, 281. Jeffersonville, 226.
Jennings, Jonathan: 74; sketch of, 79; Jennings-Harrison incident, 80. Jennings county, 283.
Jews, expulsion of, 457. Johnson county, 284. Johnson and Hines' Raid, 140. Judiciary, Difficulties of early, 47. "Jug Rock," 365, 366.
Kankakee swamps, 275. Kekionga, 213. "Knobs," the, 226, 246, 444. Knox county, 53, 286. Kokomo, 271. Kosciusko county, 288.
Lafayette: 145; public library, 418, 419; view from Point Lookout, 420, 421. Lagrange county, 292. Lake county, 294. Lakes, 255, 292, 300. Land cessions, Indian, 31. Land companies, Wabash, 33. Land purchases and Indian treaties, 43. Land sales and land offices, 44. Land surveys, rectangular system, 44. Laporte county, 297, 298. La Salle Springs, 365. Lasselle Documents, the,. 33. Lawrence county, 301. Laws, first original, 46. Legislature, first, 46. Letters of Decius, 56. Libraries, 56, 88, 89, 98, 108, 286, 392. Lime industry, 180. Little Turtle, 213. Log cabin, pioneer hoosier, 431. Lottery, Indiana, 56. Louisiana purchase, 56. Lynching, Ripley county, 458.
Maclure, William and his co-workers, 94. Maclure libraries, 98. McGowan, Hugh, J., 163. McKendrie M. E. Church, 250. McNagny, Phil C. (contribution, "Story of Whitley county"), 451. Madison, 53-131, 277. Madison county: 302; views, 303. Madison Railroad, 128, 131. Manitou Lake, 255. Manufactures, 185.
Maps: French map, 1720, showing bound- ary line between the two French prov- inces and the English possessions, II; early French maps, 15; Green River Is- land (Vanderburg county), 429; interur- ban electric lines, 1915, 165; Indiana, 1778 (Hutchins'), 25: Indiana Territory, May 7, 1800; 37; Indiana at time of admission, 1816, 67; Indiana, 1817 (Melish), 67; 1820, 75; 1824, 77; 1827, 85; Indian land cessions, 31; Northwest Territory, chronological and historical, 27; population, density of, 1910, 154; per cent. of increase or decrease, 1900- 1910, 155; showing proportion foreign born white and native white of foreign or mixed parentage, 1910, 157; topo- graphical map, 207; "Underground Rail- road," 149; per cent. of land in farms, etc., 189; topography, 207. Marengo Cave, 231. Marion county, 304-362.
Marion Soldiers' Home, 259. Marshall county, 362.
Marshall, Thomas R., home of, 453.
Martin county, 364. Maxinkuckee, Lake, 364. "Maxwell Code," 37.
Medicinal waters, 183. Medicine, 92.
Methodist churches, 50-90. Mexican War period, 116, 318.
Miami county: 367; views, 367. Michigan Road, 100. Militarism, 68, 116, 138.
Military agency, the, 146.
Military circular of 1812, 63.
Militia, 92. Mill, Becks', 109. Mill, Neals', 115. Mills, Caleb, 123; "messages," 123. Mineral resources, 182. Mineral paint rocks, etc., 182.
Monon route, scenes on, 127.
Monopoly, first, 457. Monroe county, 368-370.
Montgomery county: 371; scene in, 372.
Moore's Hill College, 235.
Morgan county: 373; scenes in, 373; fish hatchery, 374.
Morgan's Raid, 141.
Morton, Governor, and the Civil War, 135- 149.
Morton monument, 139, 328, 330.
Mound-builders, 205, 227.
Muncie, 240.
Muscatatuck, 283, 398.
Music of the French, 14.
National Road, 100, 101. Natural gas, 175. Natural resources, 169 -184.
Negroes, 92.
New Albany, 53, 247.
New llarmony, 51, 93; 1816, 95, 392. New purchase, 76.
Newspapers, first, 52-90, 109.
Newton county, 375. Noble county: 377; lake views, 377.
Normal College, North American nastic Union, 354. Gym-
Northern Hospital for Insane, 225.
Northwest Territory, first map of, 27, 35 37, 38.
Northwestern University, 49.
Notre Dame University: 49, 51, 53, 108; sketch of, 408; views of, 409, 411.
Oakland City College, 258. Ohio county, 378.
( hio Falls canal, 75, 101.
Oldenburg, view of, 249. Oolitic limestone, 178, 179.
Orange county: 183, 379; French Lick Springs and Hotel, 379; Pluto Springs, 330; scenes French Lick Hotel grounds, SSI.
Orchard Lake stock farm, 375, 37). Ordinance of 1787, 36. Ordinance of acceptance, 1816, 70.
Organization, county, 209 453. Owen county, Cataract Falls, 117, 382. Owen, David Dale, laboratory, 39 ?.
()wen, Robert, 93.
Owen, Robert Dale: 96; laboratory of, 392.
Panic of 1837, 106, 316. Parke county: old mill on Big Raccoon creek, 45; scenes in Turkey Run, 9;, 2.48; Shades of Death, 133, 201.
Party divisions, first, 45. Party politics, beginning of, 86.
Patoka river, 389.
Peat, 182. Period 1850 1860, 119.
Perkins' decision, 124.
Perry county, 53, 387. Petroleum, development of, 177.
Pigeon Roost Massacre, 62.
Pike county, 388.
Political beginnings, 52.
Politics, 85, 153. Polls. See CopyTy HISTORIES, 209 453. Population, distribution of in 1800, 72.
Population: 85: 1840 1850. 115, 154. 155. 156, 157. See COUNTY HISTORIES, 200 453. All incorporated cities and towns, 455.
Porter county, 390. Posey county, 53. 391. Posey, Thomas, 54. Precious metals and stones, 183.
Presbyterian churches, first, 50, 89. Prophet, the, 58, 239. Prophet's Rock, 61.
Public domain, origin of, 35; (note), 37. Pulaski county, 393.
Purdue, John, 472.
Purdue University : views of, 417, 419: view of, 1908, 41 ).
Putnam county: Neal's Mill on Eel river, 115, 229, 395; DePauw University, views of, 394.
Quaker Church, first, 51. Quarry stone, 178.
Raids: Johnson and Ilines, 149; Morgan. 141.
Railroad depots, early, 105.
Railroads, 127, 128, 129, 132, 134, 160. See COUNTY HISTORIES, 209 453. Rakestraw, O. F. (contribution, "Story of Steuben county"), 412.
Randolph county, 396. Rangers of 1813, 65. Rangers, service of, 1807, 58.
Rapp, Frederick, 43. Rapp, George, home of, 9%.
Rappites, the, 51, 93.
Ray, Governor: on hard times, $3, 92; on pampers and negroes, 92; on roads, 99. Reformatory, Indiana, 229, 227. Religions and moral societies, 90.
Religious beginnings, 50, 89, 90. Religious intolerance, 4-7.
Resources, natural, 169 184.
Revenues of State, 83, 84.
Richmond, 53.
Riley, James Whitcomb, hothe of, 264, 333 334.
Ripley county, 398; lynching, 458. Rising Sun, 53.
Roads, 99, 126, 150, 159. See ( OUNl) ILISTORIES, 209 453.
Rockville, 384.
Rose Polytechnic Institute: 433; sketch of. 436. Rush county, 399.
Sackville, Fort, 23, 29.
Sacred Heart Academy, Fort Wayne, 2I3. Salaries, first increase of official, 109 Salem, 53.
Salisbury, 53.
"Sanitary Commission," 146.
Savings banks, number of. See PRESEN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 358. School for Feeble- Minded Youth, 212, _14 Schools. See EDUCATION.
Scott county, 400.
Serip issues, 1837, 106
Seal of the State, 77. 1 )3.
Seminaries, county, 87.
Seminaries and academies: list of (note), 88; seript issues of sa'e internal in provement period, 100.
Shades of Death. 1.4. "Shakers," the, 51. Shelby county, 402. Slavery question, 43. Smith, Monzo Greene, meilent, 156.
Soldiers' Home, National, 258, 25 .
Soldiers' Ilome. State, 145.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, 200 Sorin, Father, 51. Sons of Liberty, 143.
Southeastern lospral for Insine, 2Su Southern Indiana Hospital for Insane, ,
Spencer coun'y, 403. Springville, 53, 226. Squatter population in new purchas , 27. St. Francis Navier t hurch, St. Francis Xavier labrary,
St. Joseph's Academy, Tipton county. + 424.
St. Joseph county: 408; wiews South Bend, Jos. St. Mary's College, Notre Dame Views et. .. sketch of, 410.
St. Marys of the Words, 437, 458 St. Meinrad's Abbey and College, 403 35 Starke county, 400.
State Bank building, Brookville. . State banks, number of See PRESEN
FINANCIAL INSITIL TIUNS, 358 State Bank of Imhiana, 84, 121, 316. State Fair: first, 125: Indianapolis, 34". State government, begy ping of, 73. State-hutise, first in Indianapolis, ...
State institutions: development of. 112. 457. State Soldiers and Sailors' Home,
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State institutions- Continued. 147; School for Feeble-Minded Youth, 214; Northern Hospital for Insane, 225; Indiana State Forest Reservation, 226; Indiana Boys' School, 268; Indiana Vil- lage for Epileptics, 269; Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, 269; Indiana Girls' School, 324; Southeastern llos- pital for the Insane, 280; Indiana State l'rison, 300; C'entral Hospital for In- sane, 317, 338; Indiana State School for the Deaf, 338; Indiana School for the Blind, 340; Woman's Prison, 324; Hospital for Treatment of Tuberculosis, 384; State Farm for Misdemeanants, 395; Southern Hospital for the Insane, 429; Eastern Hospital for Insane. 438; Indiana Reformatory, 227.
State library, 89, 350. State prison, enlargement of 1840, 113.
State seal, 71, 193.
State seminary, 75, 88.
State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, views of, 145, 419.
State troops, Civil War, 138. State University, 88.
Statistical survey: 1840-1850, 115; 1850- 1860, 134; since Civil War, 156-168.
Steuben county: 411; scenes in, 412. Stone industry, 178, 179.
Suffrage, extension of, 46.
Sullivan county, 413.
Switzerland county, 53, 415.
Taxable property. See COUNTY HISTORIES, 209 453.
Taxing system: first, 83; of 1835, 110. Teachers' ('ollege, Indianapolis, 354. Tecumsch Trail, 61. Tecumtha, or Tecumseh, 58, 239. Telegraph, 167. Telephone, 167.
Terre Haute: 433; views in, 433; Veteri- nary College, 438, 439.
Territorial Hall at Vincennes, 41.
Territorial leaders, 53.
Territory northwest of the Ohio: first civil organization by Virginia, 33; Virginia's cession to United States, 37; map of, 27.
Tippecanoe, hattle of, 45, 59, 61.
Tippecanoe county, 416-419.
Tipton: 424; public library, sketch of, 424.
Tipton county, 422, 423.
Tipton, John, 214.
Topography, 205-208, 207.
Towns, early, 52.
Township, cities and towns. See COUNTY
IlISTORIES, 209-453.
Traction and Terminal Station, Indianap- olis, 163.
Transportation, 159, 167.
Trinity Springs, 365.
Tri-State College, 412, 413.
Trust Companies, number of. See PRESENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, 358. Tuberculosis hospital, 384.
Turkey Run, 97, 248, 385.
Underground railroad, 115, 149.
Under three flags (note), 205.
Union county : 425; court-house, 425.
Union Depot, old, at Indianapolis, 131, 132.
United States Court, 194-200.
Universities. See EDUCATIONAL INSTITU- TIONS.
Valonia, 53.
Valparaiso University, 390, 391. Vanderburg county, 426. Vermilion county, 431.
Vevay, 53. Vigo county, 432. Vigo, Francis, 23, 32, 432.
Vincennes, 53.
Vincennes, Bank of, 84, 357.
Vincennes, French life at, 13.
Vincennes Library Company, 56.
Vincennes, lottery, 56.
Vincennes, operation against, 24.
Vincennes University, 287.
Wabash and Erie canal, 102; commercial development, 113.
Wabash College: 49, 88, 371; view of, 372. Wabash county, 439, 440, 44I.
Wabash Land Company, 33.
Wabash river: names of, 15; view of, 414. Wabash valley, French occupancy, 9.
War of 1812, 61. War with Mexico, 318.
Warren county, 441, 442.
Warrick county, 443.
Washington, 234.
Washington county: 444; views, 445, 446; Becks' Mill, 109; views in, 147; trees, 173.
Water falls: Washington county, 39; Cata- ract, 117; Clifty, Bartholomew county, 215; Clifty, Jefferson county, 281; Ohio Falls, 246;
Hindostan Falls, Martin county, 365.
Wawasee lake, 292. Wayne, Anthony, 447.
Wayne county, 446.
Wells county, 449.
White county, 450.
White river, 208, 262, 313, 365, 382.
White Water canal, 101, 112. White Water valley, 249.
Whitley county: 451; views in, 453.
Whitcomb, Governor, 116, 328, 330. Winona College: 288; of agriculture, 291.
Winona lake, 289, 290.
Workingmen's Institute Library, 392. Wyandotte Cave, 231, 232, 233, 265.
PART IV
Who's Who in Indiana-Brief Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women.
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WHO'S WHO IN INDIANA
Autographs and Brief Biographical Sketches of Men and Women of Indiana Identified With the State's Progress in Various Activities.
SAMUEL M. RALSTON, born in Ohio Dec. 1, 1857. Sank first coal shaft at Fontanet, Ind, and operated mine; taught school several years; grad. Central Normal Coll. 1884; read law; admitted to the bar 1886; elected Governor of Ind. Nov., 1912.
WM. P. O'NEILL, born South Bend, Ind., Feb. 7, 1874; grad. Notre Dame, B. S., LL. B .; journalism, Mishawaka and South Bend, 13 years; city att'y Mishawaka 1906-1913; resigned; elected Lt. Gov. of Ind., 1912.
L. G. ELLINGHAM, born Wells county, Ind., Feb. 23, 1868; grad. Bluff- ton High Sch .; began work as printer's devil, Bluffton Banner; at 19 years old pub. Geneva Herald, 1887; Winchester Democrat, 1891-94; Decatur Dem- pcrat, 1894; Dem. dist. ch. 1906-08; elected Secy. State of Ind., 1910; re- elected 1912.
WILLIAM H. VOLLMER, born and reared on a farm near Vincennes. Ind .; attended com. sch .; instrumental In organization and pres. Citizens' Trust Co., Vincennes, 1902; elected Treas. State of Ind., 1910.
W. H. O'BRIEN, born Lawrenceburg, Ind., Aug. 22, 1855; grad. Asbury Univ. class '76; editor and prop. Lawrenceburg Register, 1877-94; banking business 1890-1914; mayor Lawrenceburg 1885-87-89-91-98; Jt. State Sen. Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio counties, 1902; Ch. Dem. State Com., 1902-4-6; elect. State Auditor, 1910 and 1912.
CHARLES A. GREATHOUSE, born Posey Co., Ind., 1870; attended Cen- tral Normal Coll., Danville, Ind., two years; Ind. Univ. three years; princi- pal Mt. Vernon High School, 1894; supt. Posey County Sch., 1895-1905; appt Supt Public Instruction by Gov Marshall; elected Nov, 1910; re-elected 1912-14; res, Indpls.
THOMAS M. HONAN, born Seymour, Ind, Aug 8, 1867; grad Ind Unlv., A. B., 1889; city att'y Seymour, 1892; pros. att'y Jackson, Wash. and Orange Co., 1895 to 1901; elct. Ind. Legis., 1905-7-9; Speaker of House, 1909; elected Atty Gen, 1910-14; res, Seymour.
J. FRED FRANCE, born Mercer Co., Ohio, May 12, 1861; attended High Sch., Decatur, Ind .; admit. bar, 1884; city att'y Huntington, Ind., 1898- 1904; Mayor Huntington, Ind., 1904-06; elct. Clerk Sup. Court, 1910; re- nom. 1914.
PHILIP ZOERCHER, born Tell City, Ind., Oct. 1, 1866; grad. Cent. Nor. Coll., Danville, Ind., 1890; elected Legis. 1888-90 (youngest mem. both sessions) ; newspaper bus., 1891-1900; editor-prop. Tell City News; began practice law, 1897; elected Pros. Att'y Perry, Spencer, Warwick counties, 1900; elct. Rep. Sup. Ct., 1912.
THOMAS W. BROLLEY, born Newport, Ky., Feb. 10, 1854; attended common schools and St. Mary's, North Vernon, Ind .; Jt. Rep. Scott and Jennings countles, 1906-08; author Brolley's Baseball Bill; elct. State Statls., 1910-12.
EDWARD BARRETT, born Indianapolis, Feb. 6, 1859; attd. Central Nor. Coll., Danville, 1879-82-85; State Nor., Terre Haute, 1883; DePauw Univ., 1887-8; asst. supt. Reform Sch., Plainfield, 1894-98; mem. bd. trust. C. Ind. Hosp. Ins., 1907-10; resigned; elect. State Geologist, 1910-14.
THOMAS TAGGART, ex-mayor Indpls, hotel propr; born County Monaghan, Ireland, Nov 17, 1856; educ schls Xenia, O; began work as a boy clerk railway hotel and restaurant; elect twice Auditor Marion Co; was county chrmn and state Chrmn Dem party; elected mayor of Indpls 3 times; mem Dem Nat Comm since 1900 (Chrmn 1904); developed and made French Lick Hotel one of the greatest health resorts in the world; propr Denison Hotel, Indpls; res French Lick and Indpls.
WILLIAM LOWE BRYAN, university pres; boin near Bloomington, Ind. Nov 11, 1860; A B, A M Ind Univ, Berlin, Paris, Wurzburg; Ph D Clark Univ (LL D III Coll & Hanover) ; was v-p now pres Ind Univ; author (with his wife) Plato the Teacher; The Republic of Plato, etc: contrt Johnson's Encyclopedia, etc; trust Carnegie found; mem sev scientific and learned socs; res Bloomington, Ind.
HARLOW LINDLEY, educator; born Sylvania, Parke Co, Ind, May 31, 1875 ; grad Friends Acad, Bloomingdale, Ind; M A Earlham; att Univ of Wisc; fellow in hist Chicago Univ; librn Earlham; head dept hist and political science Earlham; dire dept archives and hist Ind State Library; was pres Ind Library and Ind Hist Teachers assns; mem Ind (Centennial) Historical Comm; res Richmond.
W C WOODWARD, Educator; born Mooresville, Ind, Nov 28, 1878; A B Pacific College; B L Earlham; Ph D Univ Calif; prof hist and polit science Earlham coll; director Ind (Centennial) IIistorical Commsn; res Richmond.
JOHN W CRAVENS, born on a farm Hendricks Co, Ind. October 1, 1864: Grad Central Normal Coll; A B Ind Univ; was Editor Danville Gazette; Supt Monroe Co Schools; Clerk Monroe Co Cir Ct; Ed Bloomington World-Courier; mem Ind Legis; Presidential Elector; Registrar of Ind Univ 1895-1914; Secretary since 1914: res Bloomington.
JAMES E WATSON, ex-Congressman; was born Winchester. Ind, Nov 2, 1864; educ Depauw Univ; admitted to bar; was mem 51th Congress and 56th to 60th Congresses 6th Indiana District; Republican Nominee for Governor of Ind 1908; was Grand Chancellor K of P; State Presl- dent Epworth League; res Rushville, Ind.
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MRS. ELIZA A. BLAKER (Mrs. Louis Blaker), pres. of Teachers' Coll. and supt. of Free Kindergarten Schls., Indlanapolis, since 1882; born and educated In Phil. ; after marriage was called to Indlanapolis by Mr. A. C. Shortridge to establish a kindergarten in the Hadley-Roberts Acad .; later she organized the system of free kindergartens In connection with Teachers' Coll. of Indianapolis and Free Kindergarten Assn.
MISS GEORGIA ALEXANDER, born Indianapolis; educ. in Pub. Sch., Chicago Univ. and Columbia Univ., Teachers' Coll., N. Y .; teacher Pub. Schools Indianapolis; supervisor since 1898; author Child Classic Reader series, Alexanders Spellers and Arithmetics, also Graded Poetry for Chil- dren; mem. Woman's Franchise League and other orgs.
MRS. EUGENIA K. NICHOLSON (Mrs. Meredith Nicholson), born In Omaha, Neb .; attended Kappes Sch., Indianapolis; grad. Vassar Coll .; mar- ried Meredith Nicholson, 1896; pres. Indianapolis Woman's Club; former pres. Indiana Vassar Club; director Kindergarten Assn. and Woman's Fran- chise League; mem. Herron Art Inst. and Contemporary Club.
MISS ANNA NICHOLAS, born and educated Meadville, Pa .; followed sister and brothers to Indianapolis; entered business office Indianapolis Journal; became editorial writer, continuing as such after Journal was pur- chased by Indianapolis Star; author of "Idylls of the Wabash" and "Mak- Ing of Thomas Barton;" member Indianapolis Woman's Club.
MISS ANNA MCKENZIE, born Conneaut, Ohio; educated in Indianap- olls private and pub. schls .; musical critic and reporter Indianapolis News; mem. Matinee Musicale; life member John Herron Art Inst .; historian Woman's Press Club of Indiana.
MISS MARY H. PEACOCK, born Lawrenceburg, Ind .; educated in In- dianapolis Pub. Schls .; studied medicine; in 1881 appointed Record Clerk, office Clerk of Supreme Court of Ind., continuing to the present.
MRS. ELIZABETHI B. IIITT (Mrs. George C. Hitt), born Andover, Mass .; in 1877 married and removed to Indianapolis; member Indpls. Wom- an's Club; director Propylaeum Assn .; pres. Indpls. Woman's Dept. Club.
DR. AMELIA R. KELLER, born Cleveland, Ohio; educated in Indian- apolis; att. Woman's Coll., Chicago; Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons (now Ind. Univ. Sch. of Med.). Indianapolis; married in 1889 to Dr. Eug. Buehler; mem. Local Council of Women; pres. Indianapolis and Indiana Franchise League; practicing physician.
MRS. GRACE JULIAN CLARKE (Mrs. C. B. Clarke), born at Center- ville, Wayne Co., Ind .; when a child moved with parents to Irvington; at- tended public school and Butler College; married in 1887; mem. and former pres. of Indianapolis Woman's Club, Local Council of Women, Irvington Woman's Club and State Federation of Clubs; editor of club columns In- dianapolis Star; mem. Press Club; director in the Franchise League and Nat. Fed. of Clubs.
MARY A. SPINK, M. D., born Washington, Ind., Nov., 1863; grad. Si- mon's Acad., Washington; M. D. Med. Coll. Ind., 1887; post-grad. course mental and nerv. diseases, N. Y. Post-Grad. Sch .; pathologist Cent. Ind. Hosp. Ins., 1886-7; with Dr. W. B. Fletcher, established Fletcher Sanit., 1888; now pres .; mem. Ind. State Bd. Char. since 1893 (com. on prisons) ; mem. A. M. A., State, Co. Med. Socs .; residence, Indianapolis.
ADDISON C. HARRIS, born Wayne Co., Ind., Oct. 1, 1840; att. North- western Univ. (now Butler), 1860-3; adm. to bar, 1865; Ind. Senate, 1877-9; Envoy Ex. Minister Plen. of U. S. to Austria-Hungary, 1899-1901; trust. Purdue Univ .; Pres. Indpls. Law Schl. since 1899; Pres. Ind. Bar Assn., 1904-5; res., Indpls.
JOSEPH B. KEALING, born Marion Co., Ind., June 25, 1859; grad. Butler Coll., A. B., 1879; Central Law Schl., Indpls., 1883; taught school two years, Marion Co .; pauper atty., 1882-84; Dept. Pros. Atty., 1884-6; appt. U. S. Atty, Mch. 1, 1901, resigned Mch., 1909; Corp. Counsel Indpls .. 1910-14.
PAXTON HIBBEN, born Indpls., Dec. 5, 1880; grad. Shtdge. High Schl., 1898; A. B. Princeton, 1903; A. M. Harvard, 1904; 3rd Sec. Am. Emb., St. Petersburg, 1905; 2nd Sec. Emb., Mexico City, 1906; Sec. Leg., Bogota, 190S; Ch. d'Aff., ad. Int., Colombia, 1908; Sec. Leg., The Hague and Luxbg., 1909; Ch. d'Aff., ad. Int., Neth. and Luxbg., 1911; Sec. Leg., Santiago de Chill; Fellow Royal Geog. Soc .; Sec. Intl. Trib. for U. S. on Venezuelan Arbit., The Hague, 1910. Res. "Off. Side" Irvington. Indpls.
ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, born on farm, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1862; laborer and teamster till 15; then att high schl; Ph B DePauw Univ, 1885; read law in off. of Sen. McDonald; adm. bar, 1887; asso. with McDonald & But- ler until he began practice for himself; U. S. Senator, 1899-05, '05-11; au- thor "The Russian Advance," etc .; contr. to mags .; res., Indpls.
RUSSELL B. HARRISON, born Oxford, O., Aug. 12, 1854; grad. La- fayette Coll., Easton, Pa., C. E., M. E., G. E .; studied law with his father, Benj. Ilarrison, 23rd Pres. U. S .; Supt. U. S. Mint Serv., 1878; Journalist, Helena, Mont., Leslie's and Judge, N. Y. City; Pres. Terre Haute Elec. Ry. Co .; Lt .- Col. and Ins. Gen. Prov. Marsh., 7th Army Corps, Spanish war; pract. law, Indpls. Mexican Consul for Ind.
EDWARD DANIELS, born near Xenia, O., May 11, 1854; grad. Wabash Coll., 1875, A. B .; Law, Columbia Univ. Law Sch., 1877; appt. Master-in- Chancery, 1911.
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