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A memorable sensation was caused in 1872 by the discovery of a mur- dered man, or a suicide, hanging from a tree a short distance southwest of the county seat. The circumstance is a mystery which has never been satisfactorily explained.
The Peninsular Railway reached Valparaiso in 1874. A station was established near Prattville and named Malone. It is near the site of the old Indian village called by the aborigines "Skeenwa's Town." The Balti-
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more & Ohio Railway was completed at about the same time. In the fall, there was a serious riot at Crisman Station, in Portage Township. The Baltimore road was resisted by the Michigan Central in its attempt to cross the track of the latter. Hundreds of men arrived at the scene. Fire- arms were obtained, and, for a time, a fierce and bloody battle seemed imminent. Wiser counsels prevailed, the difficulty was adjusted and the track was laid. The next year the town of Sumanville was laid out as a station upon this line in Jackson Township. A strong, substantial bridge was constructed over the Kankakee River near Mayville, Capt. De Cour- cey being the engineer. The Chicago & Lake Huron Railway, formerly the Peninsular, passed into the hands of the Grand Trunk, and arrange- ments were made to extend the line to Chicago, which work was com- pleted the next year. In 1881, the line of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis was extended through Porter County to Chicago. The Chicago & Atlantic Railway line was also surveyed through our county, and the work of construction vigorously pushed. The first of these lines passes through Valparaiso, and the last crosses the Pan Handle line at Kout's Station.
Court continues to be held in the old court-house of 1853, which has been so greatly changed since its construction as to be scarcely recogniz- able as the same building. A new building is contemplated by the au- thorities, being greatly needed at the present time. The only murder trials of late years were those of Charles Stevens, in 1879, and Brainerd Taft, in 1881. The former was acquitted of the crime alleged ; the latter was found guilty of the murder of John Dutton, and sentenced to the penitentiary for four years.
While not famous as the home or resort of any large number of authors, Porter County has numbered among her citizens several who have achieved some distinction as writers. Doubtless the most gifted and polished author among Porter County's sons is Col. Gilbert A. Pierce, formerly Secretary of the United States Senate, and later editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean. His " Dickens' Dictionary " is recognized as a standard work in Great Britain as well as in the United States, and has received high commendation from the reviewers of both nations. His novel, "Zachariah, the Congressman," is a charming story, charmingly told, and having a well-arranged plot. Of Col. Peirce's lectures and addresses, that entitled "To Laugh or To Cry," is very popular, and places him in the front rank of American humorists.
Hon. Worthy Putnam. of Michigan, was formerly Professor of Elo- cution in the V. M. & F. College, at Valparaiso, and published a large, admirable work under the title of " Putnam's Elocution." The treatise, as well as the selections, showed ability and taste in the authorship and com-
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
pilation. Prof. A. Y. Moore, an instructor in the V. C. Institute, wrote the "Life of Schuyler Colfax," a well-prepared and interesting biography of the Indiana Statesman. Rev. Dr. Sims, now Chancellor of Syracuse University, is the author of the "Life of Dr. Eddy," an interesting biography in Dr. Sims' happiest style. Miss Frances R. Howe, a grand- daughter of the first white settler, Monsieur Joseph Bailly, of Bailly Town, is the author of " A Visit to Bois d'Haine," a charming narrative of European travel, in which she describes her visit to Louise Lateau, the Belgian Stigmatica. Dr. E. W. Fish, a former practitioner of this county, and sometime Professor of Chemistry at Pulte College, Cincin- nati, is the author of a large and carefully prepared text-book on chem- istry. Rev. J. Milton Kennedy, a Methodist pastor, formerly stationed at Chesterton, is the author of a highly commended book of Poems. Mr. A. G. Hardesty wrote and published a brief but most interesting his- tory of Porter County in 1876, in connection with his admirable atlas of the same. J. W. Holcombe, of the Normal, is the author of a text-book entitled " The Latin Sentence," published in 1876. It is a valuable work of a finished scholar and a practical teacher. Mrs. Lizzie Newell, of Fargo, D. T., formerly of Valparaiso, is the author of the " Silent Counselor," a beautiful and ingenious work of Scriptural and poetical compilation. Prof. O. P. Kinsey, of the Normal, is the author of an admirable little work entitled "The Normal Debater." Mrs. M. Elna W. Haverfield, M. D., has written a work entitled "Enlightened Woman," on subjects of special interest to her sex. Scientific and tech- nical compositions have been written by Harlowe S. Orton, President of the Law College of Wisconsin State University ; Orpheus Everts, M. D., Superintendent Indiana Asylum for the Insane; Wooster Beman, Pro- fessor of Mathematics at Michigan University, and other former residents of Porter County. Of musical composers and publishers, J. William Suffene, J. W. Ruggles and Prof. Straub, of Chicago, have been connected with institutions of musical instruction at Valparaiso. The Congressional speeches of Congressmen Calkins and De Motte would form a large volume. These gentlemen resided for many years at Valparaiso, and the last mentioned is now a resident of that city.
County Commissioners .- Noah Fowts, 1836; Benjamin Spencer, 1836-37 ; John Seffon, 1836-37; J. Y. Wright, 1837-38 ; James Wal- ton (who is an 1812 pensioner and lives in Michigan, where he went with his son in 1872), 1839; Jonathan Griffin, 1838; John Jones, 1838 ; Joshua Hobart, 1839; John H. Whistler, 1839-40; Reason Bell, 1840- 43; Thomas J. Field, 1843 (appointed by Probate Court to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Col. Whistler); Jesse Morgan, 1841- 42; John Dinwiddie, 1841-43; Russel Dorr, 1843-44; Nathaniel Saw-
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
yer, 1843-45; Richard W. Jones, 1844-46 ; Samuel Olinger, 1845-46 ; Isaac Morgan, 1846-48; J. Dinwiddie, 1847-50 ; Walker McCool, 1848-51; Azariah Freeman, 1849-50 ; Ruel Starr, 1850-55; Asa Cobb, 1850-53; Alexander Chambers, 1851-53 ; Ira Cornell, 1853-57; H. E. Woodruff, 1854-57 ; Asa Cobb, 1857-60; John Hardesty, 1855-67 ; William Williams, 1857-58; Eli B. Lansing. 1858-62; W. Stoddard, 1860-61; L. A. Cass, 1861-62; S. P. Robbins, 1862-65 ; A. B. Price, 1862-63 ; William Stoddard, 1863-67; Edward C. Osborn, 1865-68; T. B. Cole, 1867 ; A. B. Price, 1867 ; A. V. Bartholemew, 1868 ; S. P. Robbins, 1868 ; Andrew J. Harrison, 1874; L. P. Scott, 1876; Fred- erick Burstrom, 1880; Nicholas Pickrell, 1880.
Common Pleas Judges .- First, H. Lawson ; second, William C. Tal- cott ; third, Hiram A. Gillette. Office abolished in 1872.
Judges Circuit Court .- First, Samuel Sample, of South Bend ; sec- ond, E. M. Chamberlin, of Goshen ; third, Robert Lowry, of Goshen ; fourth, Thomas Stanfield, of South Bend; fifth, Andrew Osborn, of La Porte; sixth, Hiram A. Gillett, of Valparaiso; seventh, Elisha C. Fields, of Crown Point.
Treasurers .- William Walker, 1836-39; T. A. E. Campbell, 1839 ; resigned ; G. W. Salisbury, appointed in his stead, 1839-40 ; John W. Wright, 1840-43; T. A. E. Campbell, 1841-44; Elias Axe, 1844-47 ; E. Campbell, 1847-51; John Ball, 1851-53; William Wilson, 1853-55 ; O. I. Skinner, 1855-59; Warren Dunning, 1859-63; S. W. Smith, 1863-67; F. F. B. Coffin, 1871-75; J. W. Felton, 1875-79 ; J. W. Crumpacker, 1879.
Auditors .- George W. Turner, 1841, appointed ; Philander A. Paine, 1841-43, resigned ; Ellis E. Campbell, 1843, appointed ; Ruel Starr, 1843; S. W. Smith, 1843-58; Reason Bell, 1858-66 ; Z. B. Field, 1866-70 ; Reason Bell, 1870-78 ; William E. Brown, 1878.
Sheriffs .- Benjamin Saylor, appointed by Governor 1836; George Cline, 1837 ; Charles G. Merrick, 1838-43 ; John W. Wright, appointed, 1843 ; Moses Trim, Richard W. Jones, Vincent Thomas. 1850-52; Thomas G. Lytle, 1852-56 ; Thomas B. Cole, Stephen L. Bartholemew, Henry Binamon, Robert Jones, 1872-76; James Malone, 1876-80; Charles Dickover, 1880.
Judges, Probate Court .- 1st. Jesse Johnson-Seneca Ball and James Blair, Associate Judges. 2d. George W. Turner-Enos Thomas and John Herr, Associate Judges. 3d. Nathaniel Campbell-H. E. Wood- ruff and Benjamin N. Spencer, Associate Judges. 4th. William Talcott. 5th. John Jones (appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna- tion of Judge Talcott, who remained on the bench about six months, till the office was abolished in 1852).
一 Та Я Сатрели,
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
Clerks .- 1st. George W. Turner, 1836-43. 2d. John C. Ball, 1843- 50. 3d. William W. Jones, 1850-55. 4th. O. Dunham, 1855-59. 5th. E. J. Jones, 1859-67. 6th. S. W. Smith, 1867-71. 7th. R. P. Wells, 1871-79. 8th. John Felton, 1879 -.
Recorders .- 1st. Cyrus Spurlock, 1836-39. 2d. George W. Salis- bury, 1839-41 (appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the removal of Cyrus Spurlock); Obediah Dunham, 1850-55 ; Edna L. Whitcomb, 1855-59 ; Thomas Jewel, 1859-67 ; Henry Stoddard, 1867-75 ; Thomas C. Shepard, 1875-79 ; William C. Wells, 1879 ---.
Senators .- In 1837, our Senatorial District was composed of the counties of La Porte, Newton, White and Pulaski. Our State Senator was Charles W. Cathcart, 1837-70; Sylvanus Everetts, 1840-43. In 1842, the district was changed so as to contain only La Porte, Porter and Lake. Joseph W. Chapman, 1842-45; Andrew L. Osborn, 1845-49; Abraham Teegarden, 1849-51 (no record for 1852); Samuel I. Anthony, 1853-57 ; Morgan H. Wier, 1857-58. In 1859, Porter, Lake and Jas- per-Senator, David Turner, 1859-61. In 1863, Porter, Lake, Jasper and Newton-Senator, Ezra Wright, 1863-65. In 1869, Porter, Lake and Newton-Senator, Erwin Church, 1867-69. In 1871, Porter and Lake-Senator, Richard Wadge, 1871-75; D. L. Skinner, 1875-79. Thomas Wood, 1879 -.
Representatives .- In 1836, Porter and Newton Counties composed our Representative District. Representatives : Benjamin McCarty, 1836; Jeremiah Hamil, 1837 (no report for 1838-39). In 1840, Porter and Lake, represented by Seneca Ball, 1840-41; Lewis Warriner, 1841; Adam S. Campbell, 1842-43 ; Alexander McDonald, 1843-44; Samuel I. Anthony, 1844-45; Alexander McDonald, 1845-46 ; Harvey E. Woodruff, 1846-47 ; Alexander McDonald, 1847 ; Benjamin Spencer, 1848; Lewis Warriner, 1849-50; William H. Harrison, 1850-51. In 1851, Porter County was formed into one distinct district, and repre- sented by Gideon Brecount, 1851-53 ; Artillus Bartholemew, 1853-55; Andrew B. Pierce, 1854-57 (no record for 1859); Robert A. Cameron, 1861; Levi A. Cass, 1863-65; Firmin Church, 1865; John F. McCar- ty, 1865-67; Gilbert A. Pierce, 1867-69; William H. Calkins, 1869- 73; Theophilus Crumpacker, 1873-78 ; S. S. Skinner, 1878 -.
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS.
Amount of money in County Treasury May, 1882. $53,895.97
Amount of permanent school fund of county May, 1882. $43,037.91 School enumeration of county May, 1882. 5,496
Number of schoolhouses-26 brick, 68 frame, May, 1882 94
Value of schoolhouses, grounds, seats, etc., May, 1882 $124,230
Value of school apparatus May, 1882. $3,317 Number volumes in township libraries May, 1882. 460
Population of County .- In 1840, 2,155; 1850, 5,229 ; 1860, 10,295; 1870, 13,903 ; 1880, 17,229.
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
FARM PRODUCTS.
MEADOW AND HAY, 1881.
IRISH POTATOES, 1881.
SWEET POTATOES, 1881.
Acres of
Meadow.
Tons per
acre.
Tons of Hay.
Acres.
Bushels
per acre.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels
per acre.
Bushels.
Centre
955
1
955
66
20
1320
Union.
1239
2
2478
109
50
5450
Washington
952
14
1190
326
67
21842
Jackson
713
1
713
129
40
5160
Liberty.
813
2
1626
444
20
8880
Westchester
695
1
695
150
25
3750
Pleasant.
659
1
659
50
50
2500
Porter.
4632
3474
185
30
5550
Boone
1434
1
1434
185
25
4625
7
25
175
Morgan
1321
1981
305
25
7625
Essex.
681
1}
908
107
35
3745
Total.
13689
1}
17005
2217
32
72847
7
25
175
Total last year.
9994
15347
2437
170890 35
2625
WHEAT IN 1881.
CORN IN 1881.
OATS IN 1881.
TOWNSHIPS.
Bush. per Acre.
Acres.
Cr Bushels per acre.
Bushels.
Acres.
Upland.
Bottom
Land.
Bushels.
Acres.
Bushels per acre.
Bushels.
Centre.
817
4,085
1,456
20
30
29,480
837
25
20,925
Union ..
1,351
8
10,808
1,840
25
35
45,360
802 30
24,060
Washington.
2,271
9
20,439
2,679
27
72,333
1,174
26
30,524
Jackson
2,715
8
21,720
1,680
25
42,000
618
25
15,450
Liberty-
1,684
6
10,104
1,249
20
35
25,295
284
25
7,100
Portage
1,135
5
5,675
1,197
20
30
24,210
986
25
24,650
Westchester
1,340
10
13,400
1,174
5
25
6,210
467
20
9,340
Pleasant
1,542
8
12,336
2,637
20
30
55,040
1,205 25
30,125
Porter
1,206
6
7,236
2,661
15
39,915
2,074
25
51,850
Boone.
698
12
8,376
2,228
15
25
20,820
939
30
28,170
Morgan
2,520
5
12,500
3,937
25
30
98,815
2,730
30
81,900
Pine
1,103
9
9,927
715
32
44
16,018
382
26
9,932
Total.
18,382
136,606
23,453
..
475,496 1,097,061|
12,498
334,026
Total last year
25,015
377,775||
35,816
12,875
397,890
...
...
..
..
..
..
...
...
15
2400
595
1}
892
160
Portage.
Pine.
TOWNSHIPS.
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
CHAPTER II.
BY WESTON A. GOODSPEED.
CREATION OF PORTER COUNTY-ITS EXISTENCE UNDER LA PORTE JURISDIC- TION-EARLY SUBDIVISIONS AND ELECTION RETURNS-FRENCH AND IN- DIAN LAND CLAIMS-SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS-ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY-PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS-THE COUNTY SEAT- PUBLIC HIGHWAYS-THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION-THE COUNTY SEMI- NARY-THE BIBLE SOCIETY-TOWNSHIP BOUNDARY ALTERATION-LINN COUNTY-TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS-THE POOR FARM-THIE AGRI- CULTURAL SOCIETY-OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION-THE COUNTY PRESS -POLITICS-STATISTICS.
T THE County of Porter had its first political existence in the month of March, 1835, at which time the County Commissioners of La Porte County, then having jurisdiction over the soil now comprising the counties of Porter and Lake, ordered that all the territory west of the La Porte County line and attached to that county should be laid off in election districts or townships as follows :
The township of Waverly to be bounded on the north by Lake Mich- igan, east by the La Porte County line, south by the line between Town- ships 35 and 36 north, and west by the line through the center of Range 6 west. The township of Morgan to be bounded on the north by the south line of Waverly Township, east by the La Porte County line, south by the Kankakee River, and west by the line through the center of Range 6 west. The township of Ross to include all the attached territory west of the line through the center of Range 6 west.
At the time of the creation of these townships, an election of two Jus- tices of the Peace and other officers was ordered held at the house of Isaac Morgan for Morgan Township, at the town of Waverly for Waverly Township, and at the house of Cyrus Spurlock for Ross Township. John J. Foster was appointed Inspector of the election in Waverly Township ; Isaac Morgan, of the election in Morgan Township, and Benjamin Mc- Carty, of the election in Ross Township. The following is the result of the three elections, with the number of votes polled for each can- didate :
Waverly Township .- Justice of the Peace, John J. Foster, 18; Eli- jah Casteel, 11; John Sefford, 7. Constable, Owen Crumpacker, 15; Jacob Beck, 14. Superintendent of Roads, Eli Hendricks, 16; L. G. Jackson, 5; Abraham Snodgrass, 11. Overseers of the Poor, Jesse Mor- gan, 16 ; William Frame, 16. Fence Viewers, Alexander Crawford, 14;
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
Edmund Tratebas, 14. Inspector of Elections, William Gosset, 1; John J. Foster, 1. Total number of votes polled, 32; the following being the only names which appear upon the records : Jesse Morgan, J. J. Foster, William Conant, Lemuel G. Jackson, S. N. Clark, William Gosset, Clark Waldriss, Owen Crumpacker, Elijalı Casteel, Peter Ritter, Mere- deth Braylock, William Downing, Jacob Beck, Isaac Mossey, Pressley Warnick, Abraham Snodgrass, Daniel W. Lyons, William Calhoun and Thomas J. Wyatt.
Morgan Township .- Justice of the Peace, Adam S. Campbell, 26 ; George Cline, 26. Constable, T. A. E. Campbell, 25; Jones Frazee, 25 ; William Morgan, 1. Supervisor of Roads, Henry Rinker, 21; R. C. Brayton, 19. Overseers of the Poor, Reason Bell, Sr., 25; Jacob Cole- man, 25. Fence Viewers, Jacob Coleman, 24; Benjamin Saylor, 24. Inspector of Elections, Isaac Morgan, 26. Total number of votes polled, 26, by the following persons : Henry Rinker, Benjamin Saylor, Henry H. Williams, White B. Smith, James Blair, Jonathan Moulton, Jacob Fleming, John Coleman, James Frazee, William Morgan, William Bill- ings, James Laughlin, Jeremiah Bartholomew, Reason Bell, Adam S. Campbell, George Cline, Warner Pierce, Jacob Coleman, Edmund Bill- ings, Peter D. Cline, Russel Brayton, Stephen Brayton, Robert Walters, Isaac Morgan, T. A. E. Campbell and Reason Reed.
Ross Township .- Justices of the Peace, James Turner, 29, William B. Crooks, 28; Constable, George W. Turner, 27, John Huntley, 13, John G. Forbes, 14 ; Overseers of the Poor, Benjamin McCarty, 5, The- ophilus Blake, 22, John G. Forbes, 24; Superintendent of Roads, Daniel Turner, 13, Richard Clark, 7, John Huntley, 9 ; Fence Viewers, Moses Wilson, 25, James Walton, 25 ; Inspector of Elections, Benjamin Mc- Carty, 14, Samuel Haviland, 2. Total voters, 29, as follows : Richard Clark, William D. Wolf, Theopilus Blake, John Lyons, Michael Young, Moses Wilson, David Spurlock, John Spurlock, Stephen Spurlock, Cyrus Spurlock, George Spurlock, Barzilla Bunnel, Knighton Parrott, John G. Forbes, Benjamin McCarty, John Huntley, Samuel Haviland, Wright P. Taylor, George W. Turner, Burton Blake, William B. Crooks, Daniel Turner, Noah Fouts, Pascal Coghill, Jesse Pierce, James W. Turner, Ja- cob Hurlburt, John Wolf and Mason Randle.
It must not be thought that the above men were the only ones resid- ing in their respective townships ; for it will be observed that votes were polled for men who were absent, or the names of all present were not re- turned upon the tally sheets by the officers of the election. The follow- ing vote polled in August of the same year shows a population but little heavier, The returns of Waverly Township could not be found :
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
REPRESENTA- TIVE IN CONGRESS.
STATE SENATOR.
REPRESENT- ATIVE.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
COUNTY RECORDER.
COUNTY COM- MISSIONER.
TOWNSHIPS.
E. A. Hanegan.
James Gregory.
D. Il. Colerick.
W. G. Ewing.
Aaron M. Paine.
C. W. Cathcart.
Samuel Miller.
J. A. Liston.
Clinton Foster.
James M. Scott.
John Brown.
B. Spurlock.
- Reynolds.
G. Swope.
G. Barnard.
J. J. Foster.
0. Clawson.
A. Burnside.
Morgan
51
3
3
4
45
48
2
6
45
5
46
7
1
44
47
Ross
34
1
19
6
6
4
18
13
1
17
9
1
5
2
1
6
Waverly
..
...
...
..
..
..
:
.. :
..
..
Total.
85
4
22
10
51
52
20
19
46
22
9
47
12
2
8
44
1
53
...
..
..
:
. .
As the three townships-Morgan, Ross and Waverly-had no exist- ence except as a part of La Porte County, the returns of this election were counted in with the general vote of that county ; and but two of the candidates voted for, so far as known, resided within the limits of the ter- ritory now comprising the county of Porter. These men were John J. Foster and Benjamin Spurlock. At that period in the history of what afterward became Porter County, partisan lines were not strictly drawn, and political ambition was scarcely known. The empty honor of official position was regarded with indifference, as no profit was to be seen, save the stern discipline associated with the self-denial incident to a life lived within the salary received. As such profit was regarded as a burden, and as it was abundantly found, the early settlers were not anxious that it should be increased. With the exception of a few accidentally favored positions, the pay of office was merely nominal, and possessed no attrac- tion to those who were fortunate in owning a goodly share of this world's goods. The few county offices which afforded suitable recompense for time and labor, were as seduously sought as at the present day. Money in this new country was so extremely scarce, and the investments to be made with it were so filled with promise, that men of every degree of in- telligence and responsibility sought eagerly for any employment which would yield financial returns. The settlers were a motley collection of the representatives of every State in the East, and of many European nations, with habits of life and views of public polity diametrically opposed ; and, from the start, the clashing of settled conviction, and the unfavorable in- fluence of personal prejudice were forcibly felt in every public gathering until the waves of disunion in thought were hushed to silence and har- mony. The only unison in views was upon the subject of the accumula- tion of property. Speculators appeared with prodigious pocket books, and founded their fortunes. The impecunious and unscrupulous sought by art and intrigue to accomplish what their conspicuous lack of funds pre- vented. The billows of speculation of that inflated financial period swept over the county ; and unbounded faith in sudden transitions from poverty
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HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
to wealth took possession of every breast. Notwithstanding the lack of money in this new country, commercial transactions were conducted with reckless prodigality. Debts were contracted under the insane delusion that their ultimate liquidation would be the careless pleasure of some future day. Counterfeiters overran the county, offering tempting baits to the unwise or unwary. Every commercial transaction or relation became filled with the wind of false promise, and was distended out of all propor- tion. Many of the settlers of the years 1834, 1835 and 1836 invested their last dollar in land at spots which, to them, seemed the most likely to become important, and even went so far as to borrow money on the security of their land to devote to the same insane purpose. Scores of mortgages were given under the fancied security that the lifting of the same was an afterthought of no moment or consequence. The result is a matter of history. The distressing financial crash of 1837 produced a chaos. Money, which had so long represented inflated values, fell pros- trate to the basis of actual worth. Men who, the day before, had counted their ducats by the thousands, now sorrowfully counted them by hun- dreds, or even by dozens. The distress was universal, is well known, and need not be detailed. The hard times were gradually overcome ; and the lesson that prosperity is often as dangerous as adversity was taught by wretched experience, and will not be forgotten.
Land Entries .- The following tracts of land were the first entered in Porter county, and all that were entered prior to January 1, 1834, in- cluding the Indian and the French reservations that were made at the treaty of October 16, 1826, when that portion of the county north of an east and west line through the southern point of Lake Michigan, became the property of the Government by cession from the Pottawatomies and the treaty of October 27, 1832, when all the county south of such line became the property of the Government, except, of course, the reserva- tions which were not approved by the President until 1836:
PURCHASER.
Section.
Town.
Range.
Acres.
Location.
Date of Entry.
William Burnett.
14
36
5
640
By treaty Oct. 16, 1826; approved 1837.
Joseph Bailly
27
37
6
159.80
S. E. {
December 1, 1880.
Old Man Macito
6
33
5
661.41
By treaty Oct. 27, 1832 approved 1836.
Chop-i-tuck
23
33
5
640
Same.
M. A. Bruner
9
34
5
160
N. E. 4
Same.
Kesis-shadonah
5
35
5
578.24
Same.
Lemis-shadonah
7
35
5
320.33
Same.
Mis-sink-quo-quah
8
35
5
640
Same.
Peter Lauglois, Jr.
9
35
5
320
E. {
Same.
Mas-col
17
35
5
160
N. W. }
Same.
Layette Allins
13
35
6
160
N. E. {
Same.
Pa-peer-kah
2.2
35
640
Same.
Louis Burnett.
5
36
5
592.44
Same.
1222728
HISTORY OF PORTER COUNTY.
35
PURCHASER.
Section.
Town.
Range.
Acres.
Location.
Date of Entry.
Nas-wau-bees
12
36
5
640
Same.
Francis De Jeans.
18
36
5
632.36
Same.
Polly Griffiths
25
36
5
140
Same.
We-saw
31
36
5
651.34
Same.
Mis-no-quis
35
36
5
640
Same.
Ursule Duquindres
17
36
6
640
Same.
Che-apo-tuckey
34
36
7
640
Same.
John Brown and Isaac Morgan.
36
37
6
61.10
E. 3, N. E. ¿..
Aug. 13, 1833.
Joseph Bailly.
34
37
6
112.65
'S. frac. N. E. } ..
Aug. 15, 1833.
Same
27
37
6
80
W. } N. E. ......
Aug. 15, 1833.
Same
28
37
6
160
S. E. }
Aug. 14, 1833.
Same
28
37
6
79.50
E. ¿ S. W. 4
Aug. 15, 1833.
Same
33
37
6
138.61
N. frac.
Oct. 21, 1833.
Same
31
37
6
6.12
N. frac. N. E. ¿. Oct. 21, 1833.
William Gosset.
25
37
6
80
W. ¿ S. W. 4.
Nov. 7, 1833.
James and Ira Morgan
36
37
6
61.54
W. ¿ N. W. 4
Dec. 18, 1833.
James and Joseph Morgan ...
25
37
6
80
E. ¿ S. W. 4
..
Dec. 18, 1833.
John Brown ..
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