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Professions .- Dentists-D. J. Phillips, J. B. Jerard and W. H. Henderson. Physicians, Smith & Harris, F. W. & S. C. Beard, Dr. Bright, Dr. Harris, E. P. Busse, Dr. Randolph, Dr. E. Boyer, W. H. Medcalf, S. C. Warren, Dr. Bever, W. H. Be- dell, J. A. Swartzel and W. H. Davenport. Attorneys-N. F. Malott, Niblack & Viehe, O. F. Baker, S. W. Williams, J. S. Pritchett, J. Keith, Robinson & Johnson, Cobb & Cobb, Wilhelm Cullop, Shaw & Ressinger, J. P. L. Weems, B. M. Willoughby, Chambers & De Wolf and Cauthorn & Boyle.
OTHER BUSINESS.
There are the saw-mills, manufacturing over 3,000,000 feet of lumber, and there are handled at the various yards over 11,000,000 feet annually. Four large flouring-mills consume 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, and handle in addition a vast quantity of corn.
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The two foundries, one built in 1861, and the other in 1880, give employment to a large number of men. The Vincennes Butler dish factory has a capacity of 200,000 dishes per day. The cradle and snath factory turn out about 3,000 cradles and snaths per year. The Eagle Brewery was built about 1860, by John Ebner. It had a capacity of 4,000 barrels per annum, but has since been increased to 18,000. The product of this brewery is shipped over a circuit of 100 miles around Vincennes. The pork packing es- tablishment of Bierhaus & Son pack from 12,000 to 20,000 hogs per annum. The following figures are furnished by the board of trade: The railroads forming a junction at Vincennes employ enough men for their pay-roll to amount to $31,000 per month. The repair shops of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad were located at Vincennes in 1862. The number of men employed at that time was about forty. In 1865 the number had increased to fifty-two. In 1883 the number of men employed amounted to 160, with a monthly pay-roll of $7,000. Fifty-two engineers, under the supervision of the master mechanic, reside here, and draw a monthly salary of $7,800; the same number of firemen draw $3,900, making the pay for mechanics $18,700. About forty conductors and eighty brakemen reside here, the former at a salary of $3,200, and the latter about the same. The shops have been largely increased within the last few years. During the year 1882, 1,345,803 bushels of wheat were shipped from this point, requiring 3,315 cars to transport it. There were in all 15,338 car loads of freight sent out, amounting to 192,000 tons, and there were received 20,037 cars, or 250,462 tons of freight. This does not include the merchandise shipped by river.
TOWN AND CITY OFFICERS.
Chairmen-Fred Graeter, 1815-17; Robert Buntin, 1817-18; A. Patterson, 1818-19; Robert Buntin, 1819-20; John Moore, 1820-23 (Owen Reiley, pro tem., in 1823) ; John Collins, 1823- 26; G. W. Johnson, 1826-28; J. S. C. Harrison, 1828-37; Abner T. Ellis, 1837-56; John Myers, 1856-57; James Dick, 1857-59; W. A. Jones, 1859-60; R. M. Kennedy, 1860-62; H. V. Somes, 1863-67; G. E. Green, 1867-69; W. B. Robinson, 1869-73; J. S. Pritchett, 1873-74 (Anton Kaff, pro tem., 1873) ; W. H. Beeson,
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1874-77; W. B. Searight, 1877-83; J. H. Thuis, 1883-85; John Wilhelm, 1885-86.
City Clerks-B. I. Harrison, 1816-17; G. R. C. Sullivan, 1818- 23; E. Stout, 1823-33; Martin Robinson, 1833-37; Samuel Hill, 1837-56; A. Montgomery, 1856-60; G. C. Mathesie, 1860-69; G. S. Turney, 1869-75; Emil Grill, 1875-79; C. Cripps, 1879- 83; C. M. Allen, 1883-86, incumbent.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Vincennes Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M., was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, September 1, 1808, and was organized March 13, 1809. This was the first lodge in Indiana Territory and the fifteenth of Kentucky. Agree- ably to the dispensation of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky this lodge met, and was organized as follows: Present-Jona- than Taylor, of Abraham Lodge, No. 8; William Jones; Gen. Washington Johnson, late of Abraham Lodge; John Caldwell, M. M., late of Union Lodge, No. 92; Charles Fisher, M. M., late of Brownsville Lodge, No. 60; John Gibson, F. C., of Lancaster Lodge, and Henry Vanderburg, Army Traveling Lodge, New York. The officers were installed as follows by Jonathan Taylor: William Jones, W. M,; Gen. W. Johnson, J. W. The lodge be- ing only temporarily organized they met March 14 with the fol- lowing result: William Jones, W. M .; Gen. W. Johnson, J. W .; John Caldwell, S. W., pro. tem .; Henry Vanderburg, Treasurer, pro. tem .; Charles Fisher, Secretary and Tyler, pro. tem .; John Gibson, F. C .; visiting brother, Jonathan Taylor, P. M., of Abra- ham Lodge, No. 8. It was determined to adopt the by-laws of Abraham Lodge for the present. After conferring the degree of M. M. upon John Gibson the lodge adjourned. At the meet- ing, March 17, 1809, the degree of E. A. was conferred on Par- menas Beckes, William Prince, Hezekiah Bradley and John D. Hay; also the degrees of F. C. and M. M. upon William Prince and Parmenas Beckes. On March 18 Peter Jones, Thomas Randolph, John D. Hay and Hezekiah Bradley were made F. Cs. On April 3 Joshua Bond and Charles Smith were made E. As., and April 12 Thomas Randolph became an F. C. The following is the order of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, in-
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cluding the lodge in Vincennes: To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Whereas it hath been been duly represent- ed to the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, that in Vincennes, in the county of Knox and Territory of Indiana, there reside a number of brethren of the most ancient and honorable society of Free and Accepted Masons, who are desirous of being formed into a regular lodge; therefore know ye that we, John Allen, Grand Master Mason in the State of Kentucky, by and with the consent of Grand Lodge, do hereby constitute and appoint our trusty and well beloved brethren, George Wallace, M .; William Jones, S. W .; Gen. W. Johnson, J. W .; together, with all such other true and lawful brethren as may be admitted to associate with them, to as- semble and work as a regularly constituted lodge of Free and Ac- cepted Masons in the county of Knox and Territory of Indiana aforesaid by the name and title and designation of Vincennes Lodge, No. 15, hereby requiring and enjoining all regular lodges to hold, ac- knowledge and respect them as such, and we do hereby grant and covenant to the Master Wardens and brethren aforesaid, full power and authority to perform all works of the craft agreeably to the ancient customs and usages of Freemasons."
December 2, 1811, it was unanimously resolved "That the members of this lodge wear crape on their left arms for the space of one month, as a testimonial of the respect in which they held the High Worshipful Grand Master, Joseph Daviess, and the sin- cere regret they feel at the untimely but glorious fall of said Jo- seph H. Daviess. together with Brothers Thomas Randolph and Isaac White, who fell in the battle (at Tippecanoe) with the sav- ages on the morning of November 7, 1811." January 1, 1816, it was "Ordered that refreshments out of the lodge be dispensed with, that Brother Steward inform Brother P. Jones thereof, and that the steward provide at the expense of the lodge, a pitcher, four tumblers and a half-gallon bottle of whisky, and a sufficiency of water on each stated night at the lodge-room." The lodge was regularly constituted by charter from the Grand Lodge of Indi- ana, January 13, 1818, and was designated Vincennes Lodge No. 1. The following were the officers: Elihu Stout, W. M. ; John B. Biennen, S. W .; John Decker, J. W .; Henry Ruble, Treasurer; V. G. Bradley, Secretary; Jacob Call, S. D .; Henry Dubois, J. D.
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The present membership of the lodge is 109. The officers are Mason J. Niblack, W. M .; John S. Downes, S. W .; Edward M. Usher, J. W .; W. M. Tyler, Treasurer; A. M. Willoughby, Secretary; John T. Goodman, S. D .; B. M. Willoughby, J. D .; C. T. Agnew, T.
The Vincennes Chapter, No. 7, was instituted May 21, 1858. The membership is sixty-five. The officers are E. P. Whallon, H. P .; W. C. Niblack, K .; Joseph Clark, S .; J. S. Downes, P. S .; J. C. Bever, R. A. C .; M. J. Niblack, 3d V .; W. C. Willimore, 2d V .; C. E. Ramsdell, 1st V .; C. T. Agnew, T.
Vincennes Council, No. 9, was instituted May 20, 1857, and now has a membership of fifty-four, with the following officers: E. P. Whallon, I. M .; W. M. Hindman, D. I. M .; J. C. Bever, P. C. W .; Frank Clarke, C. G .; W. M. Tyler, Treasurer; A. M. Will- oughby, R., and C. T. Agnew, S.
Vincennes Commandery, No. 20, was instituted February 8, 1869, with the following charter members: Gardiner H. Plum- mer, Samuel R. . Dunn, John T. Freeland, John Kiger, Albert Haywood, William F. Pidgeon, James R. Baird, Charles W. Tem- ple and Andrew J. Colburn. Of these Dunn and Pidgeon are dead. The present membership is seventy-five. The following are the present officers: E. P. Whallon, E. C .; J. Fred Harsch, G .; W. M. Hindman, C. G .; W. H. Grim, Prel .; Edward McN. Usher, S. W .; Mason J. Niblack, J. W .; Wilson M. Tyler, Treas- urer; George G. Ramsdell, R .; Charles Ramsdell, S. B .; Will- iam J. Heberd, S. W .; Franklin Clarke, W., and John S. Downes, S.
Wabash Lodge, No. 20, I. O. O. F., was instituted by dis- pensation February 5, 1845, and was regularly chartered October 20, 1845. Tho charter bears the names of Grand Lodge of Indiana as follows: John H. Taylor, G. M .; A. C. Critsfield, D. G. M .; Thomas S. Taylor, G. W .; Oliver Dufour, G. C .; B. B. Taylor, G. C .; James Gibson, P. D. G. M .; William Monroe, D. D. G. M .; Chris Bucher, P. G. M .; George Brown, G. R. The charter members were William Newell, T. Lamp, A. C. Liston, Isaac L. Coleman, J. Dunkle and J. A. Massey. The first lodge was opened by the Most Worthy' Grand Master, William Cross. The following officers were chosen: Theophilus Lamp, P. G .; Isaac L.
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Coleman, N. G .; John N. Massey, V. G .; William Newell, S .; Jacob Dunkle, T .; Aaron Foster, Warden. The first initiations were of S. W. Draper and J. W. Canan. The first to die was Isaac L. Coleman.
Old Post Lodge, No. 332, was instituted July 30, 1869, by Will- iam H. De Wolf, Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Indiana. The following were the charter members: Lazarus Noble, Bern- hard Kuhn, Jr., George Parrott, Alfred Patton, William David- son, H. J. Watjen, John Latan, John H. Massey, William M. Stoddard, Benjamin F. Johnson and J. H. E. Sprinkle. The first officers were Lazarus Noble, N. G .; J. H. E. Sprinkle, V. G .; H. J. Watjen, S.
Leibig Lodge, No. 441 was instituted March 4, 1874, by Charles Schaum, D. D. G. M. The following were the charter members: H. J. Watjen, B. Basnitz, C. F. Racker, Emil Grill, P. Schu- macher, Fred Hallert, J. A. Rasche, Chris Hoffman, H. Myers, W. Hassenger, John H. Piel, Gustav Weinstein, Moses Wile and John Osweiler. The officers were Moritz Baswitz, N. G .; Charles F. Racker, V. G .; Emil Grill, R. S .; H. J. Watjen, P. S., and P. Schumacher, Treasurer.
June 14, 1878, the Old Post Lodge, No. 332, consolidated with Wabash Lodge, and January 13, 1880, Leibig Lodge also united, the consolidated lodge taking the name of Wabash Lodge, No. 20 ..
Mount Olive Encampment, No. 18, was established by the Wabash Lodge September 13, 1849, by Special Deputy Grand Patriach Jared C. Jocelyn. The charter was not issued by the Grand Lodge till January 9, 1850. The charter members were J. W. Canan, John Caldwell, J. P. Crickman, Jedadiah Heberd, George B. Jocelyn, M. P. Gee and J. B. Laplante.
The Jeff C. Davis Post, No. 16, was organized March 26, 1880, with the following charter members: W. A. Denny, J. C. Beeler, James Ostrander, J. R. Callender, Elder Cooper, G. S. Reiley, Joseph Roseman, B. Dofar, J. W. Nelson, George Eller, David Agnew, John Hack, W. D. Lewis, J. J. Cunningham, J. S. Little, E. W. Eker, J. H. Thornton, J. H. Smith and J. W. Clark.
Old Post Assembly, No. 4058, K. of L., was organized August 26, 1885, with the following charter members : J. J. Lynch, Daniel M. Lynch, E. B. Dean, D. Sides, Frank Borne, Ed Thing,
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Henry Klinkanse, Robert Capsadell, John Slawson, Ad Akin, John F. T. Dowens, Joseph Hans, Wyley Thorn, Ed Howard, Frank Weber, William O. Elwood, Joseph Striley, J. W. Asbury, Joseph Aulightner and Henry Esch.
The W. W. Peabody Lodge, No. 165, Brotherhood of Rail- road Brakemen, was organized November 22, 1885, with the fol- lowing members: George W. Caruthers, Jeff Fresent, G. H. Smith, Oscar Gillingham, J. L. Crunk, G. E. Soudrient, G. A. Routt, J. D. Morris, J. H. Foster, Ira Stevens, H. M. Lent, A. McClure, J. R. Foster, H. Smith, E. E. Blackburn, D. A. Harvey, T. H. Badol- let, J. L. Adkins and William Leach.
The organization of the K. of H. was instituted March 9, 1878, and chartered September 4, 1878, with the following members `and officers: William Davidson, P. D .; James H. Shouse, D .; William Sachs, A. D .; Joseph H. Berstein, B. D .; S. W. Williams, Chap .; O. C. Fairhurst, F. R .; Charles Brocksmith, T .; Charles J. Agnew, R .; S. Schoenfield, G .; J. Stokes, Gr .; Samuel Lewis, S .; others, Thomas Eastman, C. W. Jones, George Haynes, J. Weisenbach, John J. McBride and E. W. Miller. The present membership is 100.
Review Lodge, No. 362, K. & L. of H., was instituted Septem- ber 27, 1880. The following were the first members: Samuel Louis, Hannah Louis, S. W. Williams, B. T. Tomlin, Louise Tomlin, Adolph S. Lane, A. M. Childs, Mamie Childs, Fred Miller, E. W. Miller, Mattie A. Miller, S. Teitelham, Sarah Teitelbam, Peter Pomil, William Davidson, Yette Schoenfeld, J. S. Carson, Solomon Schoenfeld, H. Heidenreich and W. F. Hinds. This lodge now numbers fifty members.
A lodge of the K. of P. has been working some years and is now one of the most flourishing in the city.
NEWSPAPERS.
In 1803 Elihu Stout, who was a practical printer at work on the Kentucky Gazette, determined to start a paper of his own at Vincennes, the capital of Indiana Territory. The material for the paper was purchased in Frankfort and shipped by water to Vincennes. Mr. Stout came through on horseback along the old Indian " trace " from Louisville. He arrived in Vincennes in
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April, but the press not till in June. The initial number of his paper, Indiana Gazette, named in honor of his old paper, was issued July 4, 1804. In about eighteen months the entire es- tablishment was consumed by fire. There was no more paper un- til new material was procured from Kentucky. On the thirty- second anniversary of American Independence the Gazette again appeared under the name of the Western Sun. On August 1, 1807, George C. Smoot became a partner in the concern, but re- tired November 17 of the same, his place being taken by Mr. Jennins, who also retired December 23, 1807. Mr. Stout contin- ued the paper alone till December 6, 1817, when the name was changed to Western Sun and General Advertiser. On October 2, 1819, John Washburn became a partner, but retired from that position September 20, 1820. On January 19, 1839, Henry Stout became a partner in the publication of the paper under the name of E. Stout & Son. On November 8, Mr. Stout having become postmaster at Vincennes, sold the Sun to John Rice Jones. In 1847 Mr. Jones took his brother, William A. Jones, into partner- ship with himself. On Mr. Jones getting a position in one of the departments at Washington the paper was neglected and soon after suspended. Mr. Jones on his return to Vincennes started Jones' Vincennes Sentinel. This paper soon suspended, and was followed by the Vincennes Indiana Patriot, published by James Mayes. This was started in February, 1853, but in about one year the Courant had been started by J. & M. A. McClaugherty. On October 6, 1853, both papers passed into the hands of the last named firm. The paper became the Courant and Patriot. This paper favored the election of Buchanan and bitterly opposed Know-Nothingism. It was suspended in 1856 or passed into the hands of George E. Greene, who renewed the old name West- ern Sun. Mr. Greene continued the publication of the Sun till his death in 1870. R. C. Kise was the next editor of the Sun. In January, 1871, A. J. Thomas became a partner in the manage- ment of the paper. On the death of Mr. Kise, in 1873, Alfred Patton took the stock owned by Mr. Kise, the firm being known as A. J. Thomas & Co. On November 1, 1876, Royal E. Purcell became the owner of the paper, and in 1879, in addition to the weekly, Mr: Purcell began the publication of a daily. The paper
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is on a good financial basis, is well edited, has a large circulation, is considered the organ of the Democratic party and is the official paper of the county.
With occasional intervals there has been some paper in oppo- sition to the Sun since 1818. The News of the Day was started February 27, 1854, by William H. Jackson and J. G. Hutchin- son. This was a Know-Nothing paper, and was supplanted by the Gazette, published by G. R. Harvey, James A. Mason and M. P. Gee. No. 1, Vol. XXVII appeared May 13, 1857, and May 28, 1859, it passed into the hands of H. M. Smith and M. P. Gee. In July, 1861, William Denny became proprietor, and continued till January, 1862, when C. M. Allen and H. M. Smith became own- ers. Republican newspapers at that time in Knox County seem to have had short lives. In a few months Charles I. Williams be- came proprietor, and C. M. Allen was retained as editor. John
M. Wilson became proprietor in May, 1863, with T. C. Schuber as local editor. On January 3, 1869, W. H. Jackson took the place of Schuber, and January 13, 1864, William H. Jackson and John M. Wilson. On January 24 it passed into the hands of William H. Jackson and J. M. Griffin, and October 14, 1865, John M. Griffin became sole proprietor.
The Old Post Union was founded March 7, 1862, by J. S. Hutchinson. This was a good paper, and in a few years expired and was succeeded by the Vincennes Times. Vol. I, No. 1 of the Times appeared December 9, 1865. It was edited by R. B. Cad- dington and W. H. Jackson. Mr. Jackson retired from the Times and appeared on the Gazette. On December 6, 1873, Gen. Laz Noble became a partner on the Times with Caddington. The Times was sold to Malechi Krebs October 17, 1875, but Krebs failing to meet his contract the paper passed to J. J. Mayer, John Mallet and A. G. V. Crotts. Crotts retired from the firm in 1879, and the paper was soon after discontinued.
The Vincennes Commercial was established by S. F. Harroll, A. Harroll and N. Harroll March 13, 1877, under the firm name of S. F. Harroll & Sons. On February 15, 1881, it passed into the hands of the " Commercial Co." with T. H. C. Adams as edi- tor and manager. The Commercial is a well edited paper, and has a large circulation of both its weekly and daily editions. The
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Commercial is the organ of the Republican party of the county. The News was established in September, 1877, by W. W. Bailey & Co., Warren Worth Bailey being the editor. The News is a weekly paper, but on special occasions daily editions are issued. The News seems to be well established, and is a very spicy and well edited paper. Politically the News is Democratic, but it manifests sufficient independence to criticize the foibles of its party in no measured terms.
EDWARDSPORT.
This town is located in Section 1, Town 4 north, Range 8 west. It is on the Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad, where it touches. White River. A portion of the town belonged to school trustees of Town 6 north, Range 9 west (Sullivan County). It was laid out, August 25, 1839, by George Calhoun. The town was named in honor of Edward Wilkins, the last part of the name having reference to the gateway of the river. A petition was presented to the commissioners, September 13, 1869, to have the place in- corporated; the prayer was granted, and an election held at the schoolhouse, Saturday, October 9, 1869. The vote was in favor of incorporation. The town then contained 342 inhabitants, and embraced 251 acres of ground. The charter was allowed to lapse in a few years. John Hopkins settled on the section where Edwardsport now is. He came there from Kentucky and sat down as a "squatter." The improvements made by Hopkins were sold to a man named Edward Wilkins. He lived there before the laying out of the town, and was instrumental in doing that work. William Keith settled on Section 36, lying immediately north of the town. Mr. Keith is said to have built the first house after the town was laid. The house was of logs and two stories high, the first in that part of the county. He afterward went to Texas. It is thought that Jesse L. Davis was the first merchant in Ed- wardsport. His place of business was on Lot 36, on Water Street. The house was a small, double log building, the front being used for a store-room, the rear for a residence for the family. Martin Lucas kept a small stock of goods in a house where J. Freeman now resides. His goods were kept in the house where the family were. The house is said to have been built for a schoolhouse.
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Here he remained about one year, and then moved to the county with his stock. Palmer & Hollingsworth kept a store and saloon for a short time. Chambers, Robertson & Co. erected a saw and grist-mill on Lot 10, near the river. They also erected a frame store-house, said to have been the first in the town. This firm failed. Abner Davis kept store for about one year in the place, and then moved to Washington .. Other business men were Buckles & Buckles, Samuel Culbertson, James P. Creger, who had a tannery also. Charles Grates did business for a short time, and then moved to Vincennes. John R. Hadden was the first to make a business success at the place. He began business in 1843. Alfred Simonson was the next to make a financial success of business. He began March 3, 1846, on the lot where his resi- dence now stands. In 1847 he did business on the lot immediately west of that, and in 1857 he built the house immediately east of where he now is. This was a brick building, the first brick busi- ness house in that place. In 1870 he erected the elegant house he now occupies. It was not occupied, however, till 1873.
In November, 1876, W. R. McIntosh started a weekly Demo- cratic newspaper called the Edwardsport Journal. After an ex- istence of one year it was suspended, or moved away. In January, 1878, T. H. Adams started the Edwardsport Record. This was a neutral paper politically, and was run only about one year.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
The Masonic Lodge, No. 429, at Edwardsport was organized May 23, 1871. Officers: Samuel H. Dunn, First Master; James G. Culbertson, S. W .; Charles C. Azbell, J. W .; Martin H. Rice, G. M .; G. W. Porter, D. G. M .; I. M. Stackhouse, S. G. W .; Chris Fetta, J. G. W .; John M. Bramwell, G. S. Charter members: S. H. Dunn, J. G. Culbertson, C. C. Atzbell, G. A. Clouss, A. Simonson, J. B. Tomey, William Hollingsworth, Courtney Montgomery, W. N. Hodges and J. T. Finley. White Rose Lodge, No. 280, I. O. O. F., was organized under dispensa- tion May 22, 1867, and the charter was granted June 27, 1867. The charter was granted on application by Charles Scudder, David Reeves, George Barber, M. B. Slawson and John Hargis. The first permanent officers were George Barber, N. G .; Charles
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Scudder, V. G .; David Reeves, R. S .; M. B. Slawson, T .; John Hargis, P. S. Present officers: George Hall, N. G .; R. A. Trauter, V. G .; James Curry, R. S .; Thomas Bartlett, P. S .; Michael Atkinson. Stores: Alfred Simonson since 1846, Thomas Bart- lett since 1863, William Hollingsworth since about 1860, and J. C. Toops. Drug stores-J. F. Scudder, eighteen years; Thomas Maddox. Flouring-mill-Waters & Montgomery. Saw-mill-W. S. Reeve. Shoe shops-Robert Froshke and Charles Freund. Harness shop-David Reeve. Furniture and undertaking-S. T. Reeve. Livery stable- Hugh Barr, Jr. Blacksmiths-W. T. Dunavant and M. B. Slawson. Coal mines-M. Atkinson & Co. The old block-house stood near where A. Simonson's residence now stands. The father of James Polk commanded some French soldiers in this a short time during 1812.
MONROE CITY.
This place, situated in Donation 37, in Township 2 north, Range 9 west, was laid out August 29, 1856, by W. C. Daven- port. The land was conveyed from Monroe Alton and wife to Alexander Lesley. George Shouse's Addition was made to the town on October 20, 1856, being surveyed by Andrew Armstrong. Martin's Addition of twenty-five lots was made April 11, 1871, James E. Baker being the surveyor. Monroe City, or Nashville or Lively Dale, as it is variously called, is surrounded by an ex- cellent farming country and is far away from other rival towns, in consequence of which it has made a steady and heathful growth. Dennis P. Coonrod, who was one of the first business men of the place, is still in business. Other early merchants were James Lee, who was in business a short time and sold to Albert Smith, and he to John Howell; other business men have been Joseph Summit, Emanuel Reel, Dr. Trent, B. V. Alton, J. R. Snyder, A. Helderman, M. J. Stafford and Vankirk & Simpson. Physi- cians: N. M. Bonham, A. Harrington, Daniel Trent, W. T. Mar- tin, J. H. Barnett, N. Young, W. O. Barnett, N. B. Sparks, E. C. Vantrees, W. Ashton and Dr. Vankirk. At the September term of the commissioner's court, in 1874, a petition was presented to the commissioners by John N. Hart, W. J. Pry and John H. Barnett and signed by forty-two voters of the town, praying to
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