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The home has been unfortunate in that it has suffered from two fires, the last very destructive, wholly destroying the main portion of the building. The fire occurred April 3, 1906. The county board, however, took prompt measures to rebuild and repair the damage and had it com- pleted and ready for occupancy in January, 1907, at an expenditure of $8,235. Architect J. E. Crain drew the plans and superintended the reconstruction. In the meantime the children were cared for at the Mexico home in Miami county. The board of managers have ex- clusive control over the institution, but for many years, or since the county purchased the building, the association receives an allowance from the county of $1.50 to $2.00 per week for each inmate.
The home has been very fortunate and but little sickness has ap- peared among the children and only three deaths have occurred in the past thirty-seven years of its operation.
Dr. J. B. Shultz was the first attending physician and M. B. Stewart is the present home doctor.
The following legacies have been bequeathed to the home by the par- ties herein named, towit: Noah S. Larose, $1,000; Thos. H. Wilson, $1,000; John Dodson, $2,000. These donations were given as a perma- nent fund or endowment and by careful management of the directors have been increased until the interest on the fund is a great help in running the financial affairs of the institution.
The purpose of the association is not only to shelter and administer to the physical wants of the unfortunate children, but also to look after their moral and spiritual training, and as soon as the proper homes can be found, to place the children in permanent homes by adoption and the directors have been fortunate in securing the placement of many boys and girls in Christian homes where they receive the same care and education as their own children.
A public orphanage, be it ever so well conducted, is not like a private home and this feature of the association's work is certainly most commendable and should receive the highest plaudits of a grateful community.
The present number of inmates is 33 and the average number for some years past has been about 22 (Dec., 1912).
Since the recent establishment of the juvenile courts and the organ- ization of the Associated Charities, that organization and the court have been quite active in sending children to the Orphans' Home and also in securing the permanent homes for them, thus relieving to some extent that part of the home association work, yet working in harmony,
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each supplementing the other's work and reclaiming many poor. and unfortunate children and placing them where they can be brought up in a wholesome, moral and Christian atmosphere.
The present officers are: Mrs. Harriet Tomlinson, president; Mrs. John Tipton, first vice-president; Mrs. Harry Thompson, second vice- president; Mrs. Otto Kraus, secretary; Mrs. W. A. Osmer, treasurer. The following matrons have had charge: Minnie Griffith, Mary Fau- cett, Mrs. McLucas, Mrs. J. C. Morris, Maria Denbo, Mrs. Metsker, Mrs. James A. Craighead, Mrs. Rebecca Carney since 1897.
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS
This is a charitable institution, brought about by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the spring of 1892, Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Mary Stevenson, Mrs. Caroline Taylor, being the prime movers. The first officers were: Mrs. Esther L. Grable, president; Mrs. Joseph Barker, vice-president; Mrs. W. T. Giffe, secretary; Mrs. Harriet N. Kanauss, treasurer. The association was at once incorporated, whose objects and purposes are set forth in the articles of association in part as follows :
"We, the undersigned, voluntarily associate ourselves together pur- suant to the laws of Indiana for the purpose of establishing and main- taining a home for the care and support of aged women who cannot support themselves by their own means and industry, and for the care and support of crippled persons who cannot support themselves, and they hereby adopt as a corporate name of the association, 'The Logans- port Home for the Friendless.' The seal of the corporation shall be a disk with a star in the center and the words, 'The Logansport Home for the Friendless in His Name' around the margin of the disk. The business of the home is managed by a board of trustees consisting of seven men and a board of managers consisting of nine women, to be elected annually by the members of the association."
During the summer of 1892 the city of Logansport gave the asso- ciation a lot situated on the northwest corner of Seventh and Race streets and also an old frame building that stood on the northwest cor- ner of Seventh and Broadway that the school board was moving to make room for the present high school building. The home association removed this old house to their lot on Race street, enlarged and improved it, and converted it into the present commodious Home for the Friend- less at an outlay of over $2,000.
The institution was opened October 15, 1892, with Mrs. Girton as its first matron and two inmates, Mrs. Thompson and Chappel. The home has been in operation ever since and for many years past has constantly had on an average of 12 to 14 inmates.
About ten years ago Harry Neal, who died in Denver, Colorado, left a bequest of about $22,000 as a permanent endowment to the home and in 1907 Wm. E. Haney added $6,000 more to the fund, so the association is in better shape financially than in the first years of its existence and for some years past the county donated $500 annually toward the support of the institution, which is doing a noble, Christian work in Logansport by giving home and comfort to many unfortunate old women who otherwise would suffer for necessary care and attention. The present officers are: Mrs. Esther L. Grable, president; Mrs. Cath- erine A. Howe, vice-president; Mrs. Elizabeth A. Troutman, secretary ; Mrs. Jane E. Cornwell, treasurer; Miss Jessie Ballou, matron.
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NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE-LONG-CLIFF ASYLUM
Pursuant to an act of the legislature passed March 21, 1883, Gov. Albert G. Porter appointed a commission, of which Dr. Joseph G. Rogers was the medical adviser, to select a site and erect suitable buildings in the northern part of the state.
This commission selected Logansport and on October 4, 1883, pur- chased of Andrew G. Shanklin 160 acres of land, paying therefor $14,500 and received a donation from the citizens of Cass county of 121.86 acres adjoining, making a total of 281.86 acres. This place lies on the south bank of the Wabash river about one and one-half miles west of Logansport. Its surface is broken by a rocky ledge running east and west through the center, hence the name usually applied to the whole institution, "Long-Cliff." The ground below the cliff is level, as is also that above, comparatively so, and from the cliffs affords a remarkably commanding view across the valley of the Wabash to the city of Logans- port and the hills beyond. Quite a large creek flows through the farm, affording plenty of water as well as drainage into the river. About half the tract is a beautiful woodland and the building site is adorned by a fine maple grove. The Vandalia railroad passes through the south- east corner of the place, as does also the Lafayette interurban line. A stone road passes along the south line and a good gravel road along the river on the north to the city of Logansport, thus affording ample, rapid and easy access to the institution.
The board adopted the plans of E. H. Ketchem, architect, and on May 26, 1884, let the contract for the erection of necessary buildings to McCormick and Hege of Columbus, Indiana, for the sum of $362,802.29, to which was added the cost of boilers, heating, lighting plumbing, etc., making the total original cost about $400,000. The work was com- menced on July 1, 1884, under the superintendency of Dr. Joseph G. Rogers. The work progressed slowly from various causes and the in- stitution was not opened for the reception of patients until July 1, 1888.
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The Northern Hospital, upon completion of the original building, consisted of the administration building, four ward buildings for men and four for women, a rear central building, boiler house and laundry. At the opening of the asylum in 1888, the only institution of the kind in the state, was at Indianapolis and the wards were at once filled and there were demands for extensions which the legislature has granted from time to time until the capacity of the institution now reaches one thousand patients, together with over a hundred attendants and officials, making a colony of nearly twelve hundred housed under the roofs of Long-Cliff asylum, and the total cost for permanent construction amounts to about $750,000.
Dr. Joseph G. Rogers served most acceptably as superintendent from the time of opening the institution in 1888 until his death April 11, 1908. Since then Dr. Fred W. Terflinger, who was assistant physi- cian, has creditably filled the position as medical superintendent.
The dozen or more ward buildings are independent of each other, these, with the administration building of handsome architectural design, the opera house, dining rooms, kitchen, boiler and engine houses, water- works, power house, morgue, stables, storage houses, with other build- ings, make quite a town and located as it is on a cliff nearly a hundred feet above the Wabash river, the grounds artistically laid out and beau- tified by flower beds and shrubbery, altogether presents a most beauti- ful and pleasing appearance, which can hardly be duplicated in the state and Cass county may well take pride in this handsome, healthful and
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salubrious place the state has provided for the distressed and unfortu- nates that crowd its wards.
OLD SETTLERS' SOCIETY
Every new country draws people together from many lands strangers at first, it may be of different nationalities, but the wild surroundings, rough life they are compelled to live, lack of refined entertainments and many "et ceteras" of older civilizations, bring all the pioneers of a new country on a commoner plane and soon their hardships and privations are shared by each other and new and lasting friendships are formed that death alone can sever. And after the forty years of association in pioneer life, when many had passed over the dark river, and others were necessarily approaching the brink, those left on this side were wont to gather together and talk over the trials, privations and hardships of pioneer days, and to facilitate and give opportunity of a rehearsal of anecdotes of the first settlement of the county, and in 1870 an associa- tion of old settlers was formed. After due notice had been given, a few of the early settlers met in the court house on February 9th. Geo. T. Tipton presided and Anthony F. Smith acted as secretary. A commit- tee was appointed to secure a list of pioneers whose settlement in Cass, county antedated 1832. The meeting then adjourned to meet February 26, 1870, at which time a permanent organization was effected. The first officers were: Daniel Bell, president; Anthony Barron, Geo. T. Tipton, David Patrick, Job B. Eldridge, Cyrus Vigus, vice-presidents, and Chas. B. Lasselle, secretary. Meetings were held annually at which great interest was manifested in relating their trials incident to pioneer life. The original projectors of the movement soon fell by the wayside, when N. B. Barron and Anthony Smith headed the society, later Maj. S. L. McFaddin, then James T. Bryer, who wrote an interesting booklet in pamphlet form in 1892, giving many incidents of early life and a list of persons who had resided in the county over fifty years, which booklet is found in the archives of the Cass County Historical Society. These annual meetings were kept up with marked interest for many years, but finally the old pioneers having nearly all joined the silent majority and the younger generation, knowing nothing of their fathers' hardships and not bound by the ties of pioneer life, ceased to take inter- est and the society held its last meeting in Spencer park in August, 1908, with W. H. H. Tucker president and Wm. Hilton secretary. Like many other affairs of this life, this society died for want of material to subsist upon or carry it forward.
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CHAPTER IX FINANCIAL AND OFFICIAL
FINANCES OF THE COUNTY-LIST OF COUNTY OFFICIALS-POPULATION
The early records are incomplete and fragmentary and it is impos- sible to give an absolute correct statement of the receipts and disburse- ments of the county in the first few years of its existence. Some of the reports were never recorded, whilst others were crude and unintelligible. During the first few years of the county's existence the principal source of revenue was from the sale of town lots in Logansport which were donated to the county by Chauncey Carter, the owner of the town site, in consideration of the seat of justice being located there.
A further source of revenue was from licenses issued to parties en- gaging in business. Be it remembered, that up to about 1850 all kinds of business was taxed an annual fee, the same as our saloons are today. Persons engaged in any kind of mercantile business had to take out a license for which they paid from $5 to $25 annually, according to the character and extent of the business.
It is interesting to run through the old records and see the early business firms who were granted licenses to conduct their business in the midst of the forests infested by Indians and wolves. Dr. Hiram Todd seems to have been the first to take out a license to run a grocery store after the organization of the county in 1829 and Alex. Chamber- lain to conduct a hotel in his double hewed log cabin on the south bank of the Wabash river. After the first year the receipts rapidly increased as is shown by the following statement of the receipts and disbursements of Cass county for the years shown:
Date
Receipts 61.44
$ 54.00
1830
368.90
367.65
1840
4,828.55
4,137.19
1850
13,182.08
11,007.35
1860
73,252.21
63,932.59
1865
169,287.53
134,560.99
1870
214,836.00
176,633.00
1880
280,259.27
238,605.34
1890
278,965.86
256,938.53
1900
616,503.57
442,527.16
1910
1,104,912.83
860,125.93
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The report for 1910 includes the city of Logansport as under the new law, the county treasurer collects the city tax. The figures show the extent of public utilities and the great increase.
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PRESENT INDEBTEDNESS OF COUNTY
The county is practically out of debt and on a sound financial basis. The following bonded debt has been recently incurred : $40,000 Bridge bonds, to erect the Georgetown bridge. Refunding bonds 30,000
Total $70,000 The various townships, however, have been building gravel roads quite extensively during the past ten years and they have incurred a large in- debtedness for that purpose which now amounts to $563,728. This is a bonded debt and is paid in annual payments. It is a good investment and shows the public spirit of our farmers and the great development of the road system of the county. The general expenses of the county are now met by a direct tax upon the appraised valuation of all property, both personal property and real estate, within the county. To show the rate of taxation in the townships and incorporated towns and the various funds and purposes we give the following tabulated statement for the year 1912, which is self-explanatory :
The total appraised value of all property within the county returned for taxation in the year 1912 was $26,721,000.
LIST OF COUNTY OFFICERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY 1829 TO 1912
CIRCUIT JUDGES
Bethuel F. Morris, 1829; John R. Porter, 1830; Gustavus A. Iverts, 1833; Samuel C. Sample, 1836; Chas. W. Ewing, 1837; John W. Wright, 1840; Horace P. Biddle, 1847; Robt. H. Milroy, 1852; John U. Petitt, 1853; John M. Wallace, 1855; Horace P. Biddle, 1861; Dudley H. Chase, 1873; Maurice Winfield, 1885; D. B. McConnell, 1891; Moses B. Lairy,' appointed 1895; D. H. Chase, 1897; John S. Lairy, 1903 to 1915 and re- elected for third term.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES
Hiram Todd and John Scott, 1829; Robert Edwards, 1834; H. Las- selle, 1835; Geo. T. Bostwick, 1836; Job B. Eldridge, 1840; Hewit L. Thomas and Jesse Julian, 1845; James Horney, 1847.
PROBATE JUDGES
John Scott, 1829; Chauncey Carter, 1833; James McClung, 1835; Henry La Rue, 1836; Thos. J. Wilson, 1837; John S. Patterson, 1845; Robt. M. Graves, 1848; John F. Dodds, 1849; James M. Laselle, 1851; Alvin M. Higgins, 1851 ; Henry M. Eidson, 1852; Robt. F. Groves, 1853; Sam'l L. McFaddin, 1857; Cline G. Shryock, 1861; D. D. Dykeman, 1863; T. C. Whiteside, 1867; J. H. Carpenter, 1870; D. P. Baldwin, 1871 ; John Mitchell, 1873, when court was abolished.
CLERKS
John B. Durett, 1829; Noah S. La Rose, 1856; Horace P. Bliss, 1865; Noah S. La Rose, 1873; S. L. McFaddin, 1877; Chas. W. Fisk, 1884; Chas. W. Fisk, 1886; John M. Bliss, 1890; Andrew T. Flynn, 1896; J. F. Liena- mann, 1898; Harry Elliott, 1902; Ed. H. Haukee, 1908; Thos. McElheny, 1910.
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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY
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AUDITORS
John B. Durett, 1829; Jay Mix, 1841; John F. Dodds, 1851; D. W. Tomlinson, 1862; W. G. Nash, 1866; John F. Dodds, 1870; Geo. W. Blake- more, 1875; R. R. Carson, 1878; Harry Torr, 1882; Harry Torr, 1886; Samuel S. Helvie, 1890; J. G. Powell, 1894; J. G. Powell, 1898; Obed Gard, 1902; Geo. W. Cann, 1906; John E. Wallace, 1910.
RECORDERS
John B. Durett, 1829; Thos. Jones, 1844; Wm. Lytle, 1848; David Douglass, 1849; Wm. K. Koutz, 1856; Horace M. Bliss, 1860; J. C. Kloenne, 1864; Nelson F. Howard, 1868; S. P. Sheerin, 1872; John W. Markley, 1878; Jacob J. Rothermel, 1882; Henry Hubler, 1886; Henry Hubler, 1890; Jacob W. Wright, 1894; Geo. F. Felker, 1898; Chas. A. Shaff, 1902; James W. Shinn, 1906; Harry E. Burkit, 1910.
TREASURERS
Cyrus Taber, 1829; Jordan Vigus, 1830; John E. Howes, 1841; Ed. B. Strong, 1851; A. M. Higgins, 1860; Chauncey Carter, 1862; Geo. E. Adams, 1866; John B. Stultz, 1870; Jacob Hebel, 1874; W. T. S. Mauly, 1876; Robt. Reed, vacancy ; Thos. Pierce, 1880; A. Grusenmeyer, 1884; Chas. L. Woll, 1888; John Fox, 1892; B. F. Keesling, 1894; I. N. Cash, 1896; C. F. Obenchain, 1900; Owen A. McGreevy, 1904; Matthew Ma- roney, 1906; M. M. Minnick, 1910-12.
SHERIFFS
Wm. Scott, 1829; James H. Kintner, 1830; Job B. Eldridge, 1834; James Horney, 1838; Wm. L. Ross, 1840; Abijah Van Ness, 1844; James Spear, 1848; W. K. McElheny, 1852; Job B. Eldridge, 1858; Willard G. Nash, 1862; John Davis, 1866; James Stanley, 1870; W. T. S. Manly, 1872; W. P. Louthain, 1876; Isaac Himmelberger, 1880; Henry Snyder, 1882; James Stanley, 1884; James Stanley, 1886; John Donaldson, 1888; John Donaldson, 1890; N. A. Beck, 1890; Chas. Homburg, 1892; I. A. Adams, 1894; Chas. Homburg, 1896; N. B. Richason, 1898; N. B. Richason, 1900; Lewis E. Beckley, 1902; W. B. Enyart, 1904; L. E. Beckley; 1906; Warren J. Butler, 1908; Warren J. Butler, 1910; J. B. Stanley, 1912.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS
W. W. Wick, 1829; E. A. Hanagan, 1830; A. Ingram, 1832; J. B. Chapman, 1833; Sam'l C. Sample, 1834; J. L. Jernegan, 1836; Thos. Johnson, 1837; John W. Wright, 1839; Lucien P. Ferry, 1840; Spier S. Tipton, 1842; Wm. Z. Stuart, 1844; D. M. Dunn, 1846; Chas. B. Lasselle, 1848; Geo. Gordon, 1852; Isiah M. Harlin, 1853; Orris Blake, 1856; Chas. B. Parish, 1858; R. P. De Hart, 1859; M. H. Kidd, 1861; T. C. Whiteside, 1862; D. H. Chase, 1865; Alexander Hess, 1871; James M. Justice, 1873; Thad C. Rollins, 1874; Chas. B. Pollard, 1874; D. B. McConnell, 1877; Simon Weyand, 1878; E. S. Daniels, 1880; M. D. Fansler, 1884; J. W. McGreevy, 1888; Frank M. Kistler, 1892; Chas. E. Hale, 1894; Geo. S. Kistler, 1896; Willard C. Fitzer, 1900; Geo. W. Walters, 1902; Geo. A. Custer, 1906; Michael L. Fansler, 1910, re- elected in 1912. .
SURVEYORS
Chauncey Carter, 1829; A. E. Van Ness, 1831; C. Carter, 1844; Noah La Rose, 1846; A. E. Van Ness, 1849; J. C. Kloenne, 1869; S. M.
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Delameter, 1872; J. C. Brophy, 1873; G. W. Neill, 1876; W. A. Osmer, 1878; W. A. Osmer, 1884; Geo. M. Cheney, 1886; G. M. Cheney, 1888; N. Beck, 1890; N. A. Beck, 1892; A. B. Dodd, 1894; H. W. Troutman, 1896; H. W. Troutman, 1898; James A. Beal, 1900; J. A. Beal, 1902; Joseph Vernon, 1904; J. A. Beal, 1906; Chas. R. Lybrook, 1908; C. R. Lybrook, 1910; Lenon L. Porter, 1912.
CORONERS
Hugh B. McKeen, 1829; James Horney, 1832; DeHart Booth, 1836; John Yopst, 1838; Geo. Weirick, 1840; Levin Turner, 1841; Harvey Brown, 1842; Henry Barker, 1844; J. W. McGaughey, 1854; Jos. Dale, 1860; B. A. Mobley, 1862; Hugh O'Neal, 1864; James Henry, 1866; Jos. H. Ivins, 1873; B. C. Stevens, 1876; J. W. Irons, 1878; D. N. Fansler, 1880; M. A. Jordan, 1884; M. A. Jordan, 1886; J. W. Ballard, 1888-90; F. A. Busjahn, 1892; J. A. Downey, 1894; F. A. Busjahn, 1896; J. W. Ballard, 1898; Chas. D. Smith, 1900; G. D. Miller, 1906-08; A. L. Palmer, 1910-12.
COMMISSIONERS
First District-James Smith, 1829; Alexander Smith, 1832; Daniel Neff, 1833; A. Smith, 1836; D. Neff, 1839; Wm. Dixon, 1842; Richard Tyner, 1845; B. Buchanan, 1851; John Myers, 1857; H. M. Kistler, 1860; Daniel Kistler, 1863; R. G. McNitt, 1866; B. Buchanan, 1869; Jos. Pen- rose, 1872; D. Foglesong, 1875; Geo. Renbarger, 1878; Jas. Buchanan, 1884; J. Buchanan, 1886; Richard Winn, 1890; R. Winn, 1892; Daniel Woodhouse, 1896; D. Woodhouse, 1898; R. M. Elliott, 1902; R. H. Bar- nett, 1904; Frank Davis, 1908; F. Davis, 1910 ;.
Second District-Moses Thorp, 1829; Samuel Ward, 1831; Jesse Julian, 1837; Robt. Edwards, 1841; Geo. W. Walker, 1847; A. B. Knowl- ton, 1869; Jos. Uhl, 1872; Dennis Uhl, 1874; Wm. Chase, 1880; A. J. Sutton, 1882; Montraville Britton, 1884; M. Britton, 1886-88; John Dunn, 1892; J. E. Crain, 1894; Terrence McGovern, 1898; T. McGovern, 1900; Jonathan F. Grable, 1904; J. F. Grable, 1906; Julius F. Lienamann, 1910-12.
Third District-Chauncey Carter, 1829; Robert Wilson, 1832; John McGregor and John Miller, 1833; Nathaniel Williams, 1835; Wm. Scott, 1843; Wm. Weeks, 1845; Moses Barnett, 1848; Nathan Julian, 1851; Jos. Penrose, 1861; Sam'l Panabaker, 1864; Dr. J. A. Adrian, 1870; John Campbell, 1871; John Hynes, 1874; Henry A. Bickel, 1876; Wm. Holland, 1880; John Campbell, 1881; Henry Schwahn, 1882-84; H. T. Girton, 1888; James T. Graves, 1890; Abraham Shidler, 1894; Washing- ton Neff, 1896; Henderson Fickle, 1900; H. Fickle, 1902; Andrew F. Gray, 1906-08; Oliver P. Erbaugh, 1912.
STATE SENATORS
Daniel W. Worth, 1829; O. L. Clark, 1831; Geo. W. Ewing, 1836; Williamson Wright, 1840; Wm. M. Reyburn, 1843; Cyrus Taber, 1846; Geo. B. Walker, 1849; Wm. C. Barnett, 1852; Chas. D. Murray, 1856; R. P. DeHart, 1860; John Davis, 1862; N. P. Richmond, 1864; Chas. B. Laselle, 1868; Milo R. Smith, 1872; D. D. Dykeman, 1874; Chas. Kahlo, 1878; Rufus Magee, 1882; A. R. Shroyer, 1886; Rufus Magee, 1890; M. W. Collett, 1894; Maurice Winfield, 1898; J. G. Powell, 1902; Frank M. Kistler, 1906; re-elected in 1910.
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