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Philip Noel, the eldest son of John and Elizabeth (Endsley)
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Noel, was born in Seneca County, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1838. He was reared and educated in DeKalb County, coming here when an infant, with his parents. He received his rudimentary edu- cation in the district schools, and subsequently attended the Auburn Academy two terms. Aug. 28, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and Sept. 24 was mus- tered into the service of the United States. Oct. 9 he left In- diana for Camp Nevin, in Hardin County, Ky., and the next month went to Murfreesville, Ky. From there went to Ten- nessee and joined Buell's army, and participated in the battles of Shiloh, LaVergne, Stone River, Liberty Gap and Chicka- mauga, where, after fighting two days, he was taken prisoner Sept. 20, 1863, and for two months was confined in Richmond, Va., and five months in Danville, Va. He was paroled and sent to the Federal lines May 2, 1864, and May 7 was exchanged. June 8 all Indiana soldiers were examined and those found unfit for duty were ordered to Indianapolis for discharge. Among this number was our subject. He arrived at Indianapolis June 16, and remained there till Sept. 29, 1864. His brutal treatment in Southern prisons so undermined his health that he has never recovered from its effects. When he enlisted he was appointed Fourth Corporal, and when discharged he ranked Duty Ser- geant. Returning to civil life he resumed agricultural pursuits, and now owns a good farm of 120 acres, eighty acres in Butler and forty in Keyser Township, DeKalb County. Heis a wide- awake, progressive farmer, and his land shows the effect of having a thrifty owner. He has nearly two miles of under- ground tiling. In 1874 he was Assessor of Butler Township. He is a public-spirited, enterprising citizen, and has hosts of friends and acquaintances. He was married June 29, 1865, to Mary C. Stoner, a native of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, born Jan. 18, 1835, a daughter of John and Agnes Stoner, of Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Noel have had three children-an infant, deceased, born June 18, 1866; John C., born Jan. I. 1869 ; and Isaac, born Jan. 31, 1872, died Sept. 15, 1872. M . and Mrs. Noel are members of the Methodist Protestant church, and he has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school for several years. He is a member of Mentor Lodge, No. 591, I. O. O. F., Auburn and DeLong Post, No. 67, G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican.
Michael Recver, deceased, was born in Maryland Jan. 20, 1806.
AByron Darby M.O.
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In his youth he learned the miller's trade, at which he worked while in his native State. He was married in Maryland to Re- becca Ott, and about 1844, with his wife and two children, Thomas F. and Drucilla C., removed to Indiana and located in Butler Township, DeKalb County. He purchased 160 acres of wild land, built a small cabin and went to work to make a home. His means were limited, and he was obliged to rely on his own labor for the maintenance of his family. He was successful in his pursuits, and accumulated a good property. His farm is now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Housel. He and his wife were members of the Lutheran church. In politics he was a strict adherent to the principles of the Republican party. He was a genial, social man, and had hosts of friends, and his ster- ling integrity won him the confidence of the entire community. He died June 8, 1878. His wife died July 26, 1868, aged sixty- five years and seven months.
Jonathan Simon, farmer, Butler Township, was born in Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1811 ; a son of George and Elizabeth (Hewitt) Simon. He was reared and educated in his native county, and in 1836 married Rachel Yarian. The same year he came with his father's family to Indiana and entered land, but returned to Ohio and remained a year and a half. In 1838, with his wife and one child, Polly, he came to DeKalb County and settled on the place where he now lives. He built a small log-cabin in which he lived three years. He has cleared and improved his farm, and now has one of the best farms in the township. He is a prominent man, and has held several of the minor offices of trust, and has been appointed and acted as guardian for several orphan children. He is a self-made man, and now owns 240 acres of good land, besides settling homes on several of his children. To Mr. and Mrs. Simon have been born ten children, seven of whom are living-Polly, wife of John Miller ; Mary Ann, wife of Lycurgus Bowman; David, Benjamin F., Jacob G., Jonas and Sarah O., wife of Charles Ogden. The deceased are Alice M., wife of Samuel Dudley, Sarah C., and Benjamin. Politically, Mr. Simon is a Repub- lican. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church.
George Simon, deceased, was one of the first settlers of Perry Township, Allen County, coming here in 1836. He was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, born about 1779, a son of Andrew Simon. His father was captured by the Indians when a boy,
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and was kept by them nine months. George Simon was mar- ried in Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Hewitt, and moved to Co- lumbiana County, Ohio, where he lived till his removal to Al- len County, Ind., where he entered land from the Government which he improved and made his home. He and his wife were exemplary members of the Lutheran church. He died in 1872. His wife died in 1878, aged ninety-two years. They had a family of twelve children, five of whom are living-Jonathan, Solomon, Sarah, Catherine, wife of Amos Jackson, and Rachel, wife of Jacob Myers. The deceased are David, Peter, Samuel, Elizabeth (wife of Frame Freeman), Lydia (wife of Henry Bricker), Anna (wife of Levi Zinn), and Mary Ann. Mr. Si- mon served six months in the War of 1812. In politics, he was a Whig, and subsequently a staunch supporter of Republican principles.
Henry Smith, farmer, Butler Township, was born in Bedford County, Pa., Nov. 14, 1829, a son of Jacob and Margaret (Burk- heimer) Smith, natives of Pennsylvania. His father was born March 2, 1803, and his mother Dec. 24, 1805. In 1831 his parents moved to Richland County, Ohio, where the father died July 16, 1863, and the mother in 1876. They had a family of nine children-Fanny, Henry, Polly, Levi, Aaron, John, Frederick, Susanna and Maria. They were prominent and consistent members of the German Baptist church. Henry Smith was reared on a farm and received such education as the district school of his day afforded. In 1860 he moved to DeKalb County, Ind., and bought 120 acres of land, on which he has since resided. He has since bought another tract of 120 acres, and now has one of the finest farms in the township. Mr. Smith was married April 30, 1854, to Miss Susanna, daughter of Jacob and Susanna Leedy, the former a native of Pennsylva- nia and the latter of Maryland. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been born nine children-Margaret, Levi, Jacob, Mary, Lydia, Mahala, Lodema, Amanda and John. Levi died Aug. 29, 1869. Mr. Smith is one of the self-made men of the county. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist church.
David Stonestreet, farmer, Butler Township, was born in Bath County, Va., Oct. 7, 1825, a son of Ashford and Jemima (Ross) Stonestreet, Virginians, who removed with their family to Richland County, Ohio, in 1829. His boyhood was passed on a farm, and he obtained a limited education in the common
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schools. In 1849 he came to DeKalb County, Ind. He bought a tract of land near Albion, Noble County, which he afterward traded for land in Butler Township, on which he settled and has since lived. Like most early settlers he was a poor man when he came to the county, but by his industry he accumu- lated a good property. He owns a fine farm of 250 acres, which is well cultivated and improved with good farm buildings. He was married Aug. 3, 1851, to Rebecca, daughter of David Smith. To them have been born eight children, five of whom are living-Margaret E., John, George, Anna and Rebecca. The deceased are Ellison, Charity and Lydia. Mrs. Stonestreet is a member of the German Baptist church. Politically, Mr. Stonestreet is a Democrat. He is Trustee of Butler Township. He is one of the self-made men of the county, having by his own efforts, with the aid of his wife, made his property, and is now one of the prominent men of the county. Mr. Stone- street's parents had a family of nine children-Elitha, David, Ellison, Mary, Jemima, Ashford, Lydia, Robert and Levina. David is the only one living in DeKalb County. Mrs. Stone- street's parents located in Butler Township in 1848. They were exemplary members of the Baptist church. They had a family of twelve children, eight of whom are living-Rebecca, John, David, Anna, Josiah, Samuel, Henry, Franklin. The de- ceased are Susan, William, Nancy and Simon. Mr. Smith died July 2, 1870, aged about sixty years. Mrs. Smith died July 10, 1868, aged fifty-seven years.
Joseph Straub is of German ancestry. He came from Marion County, Ohio, in 1835, with his wife and three children and set- tled in Butler Township, De Kalb Co., Ind., where he bought a half section of land from the Government, of which he cleared about forty acres. In 1842 he sold his land and removed to Carroll County, where he farmed five years, and in 1847 re- turned to this county, where he bought a quarter section, and here he resided till his death, which occurred Dec. 25, 1860, on his fifty-ninth birthday. His wife survived till June, 1881, when she died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. S. Bassett, which adjoins the old homestead. Eight children were born to them -Henry, farming in Dakota; Susan (deceased) : Simon Peter, who lives on the homestead farm; Jacob, a Universalist minis- ter; Margaret Ann, Maria, Barbara Elizabeth, wife of L. S. Bas- sett of Butler Township, and Solomon W., residing at Wood-
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lawn Park, near Chicago. Rev. Jacob Straub entered the min istry in 1860 and has become a prominent minister of the Uni- versalist denomination. He has preached at Dowagiac, Mich., five years ; Lansing, Mich., seven years ; Muskegon, Mich., four years. He then engaged in literary pursuits for two years, liv- ing in Chicago and preaching irregularly, and for the past seven years he has been pastor at Marseilles, Ill. He is the author of " Consolations of Science," which has received favorable notice from scientific and religious thinkers in Europe and America. He intends to devote his future years to literary pursuits. Mary Ann Straub has been in the Universalist ministry five years, filling the pulpit at Castalia, lowa, for three years. She now resides at Woodlawn Park, Ill. She has composed many Sunday-school hymns and has also written an unpublished work for women. Maria Straub also resides at Woodlawn Park. She has a volume of poems almost ready for publica- tion, and has also written much sacred music. She is the reg- ular correspondent of the " Religious Telescope," of Dayton, Ohio. Prof. S. W. Straub has made music, vocal and instru- mental, his life's work. He has conducted musical conventions for many years, and has published a dozen or more musical books, including several Sunday-school books which are exten- sively used. Those best known are " Morning Light " and "Living Fountain," for Sabbath-schools. He has also published "Convention, Choir and Anthem Treasures" for choir purposes, and also some sheet music. He founded "Song Friend," a mu- sical periodical now in the sixth volume, which he still conducts in connection with general music publishing in Chicago. His son, Arthur M., is a pianist of promise. He is now teaching and studying music. Henry Straub, his eldest son, has been Justice of the Peace for many years.
Timberlain Brothers .- Isaac and David Timberlain were na- tives of New Jersey, sons of Jonathan and Hannah Timberlain. Their boyhood was spent in Columbiana County, Ohio, where their parents located in the early settlement of the county. There they grew to manhood, having only such educational advantages as the early schools afforded. In 1851 they came together to Indiana and settled in Butler Township, De Kalb County, purchasing eighty acres of wild land. They erected a log cabin and began clearing their land. Here Isaac lived till his death and David still lives. Isaac was married in Ohio to
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Elizabeth Sheets, and to them were born eight children, seven of whom are living-Hannah, Mary, Eliza, Silas, David, Eliza- beth and Rebecca. One died in infancy. Isaac died Dec. II, 1879, aged nearly sixty-nine. David is aged about seventy- eight years. In politics they were both staunch supporters of the principles of the Democratic party. Like other early set- tlers when they came to De Kalb County they were in limited circumstances, but their eagerness to procure a home inspired them with energy and they went to work with a determination to overcome all difficulties, and were rewarded with good crops and a full larder, and finally by a competency for old age.
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CHAPTER XIII.
CONCORD TOWNSHIP.
SITUATION .- GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY .- FIRST ELECTION. -FIRST JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN THE COUNTY .- EARLY SETTLERS .- SKETCH OF NELSON ULM .- LIST OF PIONEERS .- EARLY JUSTICES, CONSTABLES, TRUSTEES AND ASSESSORS,- SPENCERVILLE. - ST. JOE. - POPULATION. - PROPERTY AND TAXATION .- CROP STATISTICS .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
This township, situated in the southeastern portion of De- Kalb County, is bounded on the north by Wilmington Town- ship, on the east by Newville Township, on the south by Springfield Township, Allen County, and on the west by Jack- son Township. The St. Joseph River flows in a meandering course from northeast to south west, while Bear Creek, entering in the northwest corner, flows through the center to the river. Good mill sites were afforded by the river, upon which two grist and two saw mills were erected. A saw mill was erected near the center of the township on Bear Creek many years ago, and also one on the stream known as the "Twenty-six Mile Creek." In natural features, the township presented many ad- vantages to the early immigrant, and it has been claimed by its people to be the best, agriculturally, in the county.
DeKalb was the name first given to this township, in the fall of 1837. It then included what is now Concord, Stafford and Newville Townships, but in March following Stafford was de- tached and temporarily added to Wilmington, while the present name Concord was substituted for DeKalb. An election was ordered held the first Monday in April following, at the house of Jared Ball, and Cornelius Woodcock was appointed Inspec- tor of Elections. At this election Washington Robinson was chosen Justice of the Peace. Newville was afterward made a separate township, leaving Concord its present limits.
Under date of April 9, 1838, Mr. Robinson made the first re- port to the county that was rendered by any justice, as follows :
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" STATE OF INDIANA, DEKALB COUNTY, CONCORD TOWNSHIP, March 30, 1838.
- Plaintiff.
" This day personally appeared before me, Washington Rob inson, a Justice of the Peace in and for the township aforesaid, Lyman Benton and William Rhodes ; being found guilty of an affray by the information of Thomas L. Yates, Judge of the Circuit Court, and confessed themselves guilty, and the cause being heard and inspected, it is therefore considered that the said Lyman Benton and William Rhodes stand convicted in the sum of one dollar fine for each one, making two dollars and fifty cents their cost.
" Given under my hand this 30th day of March, 1838.
" WASHINGTON ROBINSON, J. P.
"I do hereby certify the above to be a true list of fines assessed by me and recorded on my docket.
" Given under my hand this 9th day of April, 1838.
" WASHINGTON ROBINSON, J. P."
In 1835, of ten families settled in the county, nine were resi- dents of Concord. The St. Joseph of the Maumee was at an early day the main channel for all commercial traffic, and on its fertile borders were founded the earliest settlements. Ranging from 1835 to 1839 the following named were located on the river: Homer Blake, David Butler (who for many years en- joyed the distinction of being the oldest living settler of this county), John Mathews, Thomas L. Yates (on the present site of Spencerville), John T. Rhodes (pioneer hotel keeper of Spencerville), Jerry Rhodes, Daniel Rhodes, Brandt Rood, Cramwell Rood, William Mathews, Mr. Lytle, Jared Ball, and others.
In the spring of 1834, Washington Robinson entered an ex- cellent tract of land across the river from the present site of Orangeville, built a cabin, and in January, 1837, moved in. In November, 1836, he, as proprietor, platted a portion of section 12, and named the tract Orangeville. Here, in the spring of 1837, Platter and others opened the first store in the county. Other early settlers were Gavin Hamilton, long known as the owner of the Orange Mills; Lott Herrick, the first Probate Judge of DeKalb County; George Barney, for four years Treasurer of the county ; James Hadsell, Cornelius Woodcox,
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R. J. Dawson, John Blair and sons, Charles Wilbur, William Burley, Joseph Ludwick, Judge Walden, Samuel Widney (one of the first Board of Commissioners), John P. Widney, Rev. Benjamin Alton and Dr. Babcock. James Hadsell was one of the most useful pioneers of Concord, filled several responsible offices, was a minister of the Disciples church, and was the main builder of the brick structure in Waterloo, where he died during the winter of 1877.
Nelson Ulm, one of the oldest residents of the county, moved here in 1834 and settled on the present site of Spencerville. He tells of helping drive from Fort Wayne in the fall of 1834 the first hogs and cows ever brought to Spencerville, eight hogs and one cow for David Butler, and two cows for Dan Rhodes, both of whom are deceased. Dan Yates, then living at Spencer- ville, was the first white settler there, for whom Mr. Ulm worked during the fall of 1834 and subsequent winter. Dur- ing that same winter Mr. Yates sent Mr. Ulm to Fort Wayne to mill. He took two bushels of corn on a hand-sled, making the distance in two days, camping on the bank of the river near where the Feeder dam now is, drawing the sled on the ice, the river being the only highway at that time.
In the fall of 1835 he had a big tramp after Yates' and Rhodes' horses, which were allowed to roam the woods in quest of some- thing to eat. The horses failing to put in an appearance at the usual time, he started to bring them in, striking their trail on Bear Creek, followed them up the river where Newville now stands, crossed the river where the United Brethren church has since been erected, left the trail and returned to Daniel Rhodes', where he staid all night. Early the following morn- ing he struck the trail and followed the same all day without any success, camping that night near Maumee River. Awaken- ing in the night, he found that the horses in their wanderings came up to where he was then camping. He got up, bridled two of the horses and hitched them to some saplings and retired. He started home, leading one horse, carrying gun and knap- sack, striking the St. Joseph River near where Hursh's mills now are. In consequence of riding bareback, with heavy load, and it raining all the time, the horse's back became surfeited, and in time the hair all came off its back.
Starting for Houlton's mill on Fish Creek in the fall of 1834 after a raft of lumber, he arrived at the mill, and, with the assis-
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tance of Mr. Houlton, succeeded in getting back with a raft without accident. Stopping near the mouth of Buck Creek, he found the skeletons of two deer, their horns so interlocked that it was impossible to separate them. He supposed that they had been fighting and had become so entangled that separation was impossible, and had so died. From this incident Mr. Ulm gave the creek the name of Buck Creek, the name it still bears.
The following catalogue of Concord's early settlers was pre- pared by J. D. Leighty, of St. Joe, and reported to the pioneers' meeting in June, 1883. It is believed to be nearly complete.
Those who came in 1833 were Samuel Wasson and David Butler ; 1834, Nelson Ulm, Mrs. Polly Rhodes, Jeremiah Rhodes, Mrs. Jeremiah Rhodes; 1835, Samuel Draggoo, Cynthia Engle, William Knight, Aseneth Ricketts, Henry Robertson; 1836, William Henderson, Mrs. William Henderson, Jane Lawhead, Charles W. Widney, Mrs. Nancy Wyatt, John Widney, Mrs. Nancy Widney, Elvira Ulm, James H. Abel, Abigail L. Abel, Electa Abel, Mary Hadsell; 1837, Abraham Johnson, Charles Widney, G. W. Woodcox, Solomon Woodcox, Erastus White, Jacob B. White, Ira Picketts, Hugh Wyatt, Jonathan Boyle, Henry J. Abel, Mrs. Samuel Wasson; 1838, H. H. Fales, Mrs. H. H. Fales, George Barney, Mrs. Sophia Moody, Milas Rhodes, E. D. White, Susan White, J. M. Lonsberry, Martha Lawhead, Charles M. Coburn ; 1839, Isaac Lawhead, James M. Hamilton, S. L. Widney, Nancy Culbertson, Samuel Lawhead; 1840, Eva Lonsberry, Elizabeth Wineland, Hugh Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Sarah A. Hull, Maria C. Williams, Harlow Gee, Harmon Gee; 1841, O. H. Widney, William Draggoo, Amand Meese, Rebecca Smith, George Maxwell, Betsey A. Leighty, John Wyatt, S. E. Parsons ; 1842, Daniel Butler, David Butler, Mary A. Widney, Jane Jenkins, Mrs. Erastus White, Elizabeth Widney, Jacob Dermott, Moses Perry ; 1843, Jack Moody, Jonas Emanuel, Benjamin Hursh, Mrs. M. Widney, Robert Culbertson, J. M. Milliman, Mary Milliman ; 1844, Mar- garet Stewart, John Leighty, Mrs. John Leighty, Sol. Barney, Henry Jenkins, William Leighty, J. D. Leighty, Levi Sechler, Mary Sechler, Lizzie Chaney ; 1845, Catherine Silberg, Robert Johnson, Sep. Hull, John W. Dills, George W. Draggoo, Mary Ann Koch, Adeline Showalter, Catherine Jenkins.
The following are some of the early officials of Concord Township:
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Justices of the Peace .- John Blair, Ebenezer Coburn, George Barney, Jeremiah Rhodes, John Bates, Asher Coburn, James Draggoo, Moses Perry, Lorenzo Dawson and Robert Cul- bertson.
Constables .- Gardner Mellindy, W. Monroe, Uriah Miller, Henry Fales, Eben Smith, D. Harrington, James Smith, J. Z. Henderson, Samuel Flint, Moses Boyles, John Smith, D. An- drews, Michael Knight, W. R. Drake.
Trustees .- S. Widney, John Blair, Ebenezer Coburn, Asher Coburn, J. P. Widney, J. E. Shilling, James Hadsell, Asa Fletcher, John F. Coburn, William Monroe, Michael Silberg, John Helmick, Moses Perry, Jonathan Boyles, Bushrod Catlin, Romeo ·Catlin, W. Horner, James Draggoo, John Shutt, Jacob Dills.
Assessors .- Jeremiah Rhodes, John A. Chillis.
Spencerville is a thriving village, though not on a railroad, and though one of the oldest points in the county, shows no signs of decay. Its business firms are as follows: Barney & Eirick, dry goods and hardware; Peter Bishop, dry goods ; Olds & Carnes, general merchandise; J. A. Provines, drugs ; Dr. Jonas Emanuel, drugs; George Wise, blacksmith; Batz & Son, blacksmiths; Smith & Son, blacksmiths; Beems Bros., undertaking goods and furniture; Murray Bros., saw and grist mill; Moody, Hollobaugh & Steward, saw mill and tile factory ; Stephen Silberg, barber; Henry Myers, cooper; Mr. Chaney, wagon shop; Chaney Bros., meat market; J. R. Nichols, hotel, insurance and notary public ; George Barney, Justice of the Peace; Mr. Shaubaugh, shoe- maker ; Luther Jones, shoemaker; O. W. Rummel, harness maker; John Somers, harness maker ; Murray Bros., handle factory ; J. A. Provines is Postmaster, and the medical profes- sion is here represented by Drs. J. E. Emanuel, Jacob Hull and Houghton. Spencerville has two churches. The M. E. denomi- nation has a brick structure built in 1883, at a cost of $3,000. Previous to this a frame church was used. The pulpit is filled at present by a minister who resides at Leo. The Evangelical Lutherans have a frame church, twenty years old, which cost about $2,000. The pastor is Rev. E. K. Baker.
St. Joe is a station on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Though a small place, it has come to be an important business center, and one of the best grain shipping points in the county. Its
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business firms include the following enumerated : J. D. Leighty, dry goods ; S. & T. Barney, dry goods ; Case & Olds, dry goods; W. C. Patterson, drugs; M. Testeson, groceries ; Augustus Copp, blacksmith ; S. Wineland, handle and shingle factory ; Filley :& Lounsberry, saw-mill; Jos. Baker, barber; William Curie, butcher ; Chaney Bros., meat market; Harry Meek, cooper ; Mr. Meek, painter ; Wm. Bohls, wagon shop; David Grill, machinist ; Mr. Brooks, shoemaker; A. Zern, shoemaker ; L. A. Bartlett, millinery ; Ed. White, livery ; Aug. Kinsey, furni- ture; Hart Bros., brick yard ; C. A. Washler, saloon ; Wm. Stamen, timber dealer; M. T. Bishop, lumber dealer ; J. H. Conrad, tinner ; E. W. Boyles, stone mason and plasterer ; Arch. Evans, stone mason and plasterer ; Wm. Leighty, hotel; G. W. Woodcox, Justice of the Peace; James A. Reed, Constable ; A. C. Donaldson, builder and carpenter ; James A. Reed, car- penter; B. S. Sheffer, physician ; H. W. Bowman, physician ; M. T. Bishop, Postmaster. The village has one church, the Evangelical Lutheran, built in 1881, at a cost of $1,500. The present pastor is Rev. E. W. Baker ; he was preceded by Rev. E. W. Eirick.
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