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Renewed Efforts to Raise Volunteers .- October 17, 1863, the President issued a call for 300,000 more volunteers to serve three years, or during the war. Under this call Dubois County was compelled to raise 120 men. Active measures were at once taken to raise this number, and a committee was appointed to canvass the township for volunteers composed of these persons: Colum- bia, H. H. Morgan; Harbison, Jacob Lemmon; Bainbridge, M. Kean; Hall, Alexander Shoulders; Patoka, L. Bretz; Ferdinand, Dr. W. Schuntermann. In March the county was credited with 545 men in active service, while in September, 1862, 719 were thus credited. The 5th of January, 1864, was the time fixed for the men to be furnished, or there would be draft in all delinquent districts. A bounty began to be talked of in the county, but when the county board met, in December, the necessary petitions were not read, and that matter passed by for the time. Officers came home from the old companies, and began recruiting for them. In addition to the recruits for those companies already in the field, another full company was organized. This was Com-
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pany M. of the Tenth Cavalry ( One Hundred and Twenty-fifth ) Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. Its commissioned officers were Morman Fisher, captain; John H. Miller, first lieutenant, and William F. Kemp, second lieutenant. The date of their muster was March 8, 1864, and the place of organization Vincennes. After serving a few months the regiment was dismounted, and for a while served as infantry. Its service was mostly confined to the southwest. August 31, 1865, it was mustered out at Vicks- burg, and a few days later was discharged at Indianapolis, after more than a year of active service in front of the enemy.
In the spring of 1864 the term of those who had first volun- teered for three years expired and most of them came home, although many had re-enlisted and were given a veteran furlough. The people of Dubois County gave their "war scarred heroes" a warm reception, and they were banqueted and toasted on every slight occasion. They showed their appreciation of the sacrifice that had been made by those who had volunteered to defend their country in its hour of trial. But the war was yet raging in an awful manner, and its end was not yet visible. In July, 1864, another call for men was issued. The number asked for was 500,000, and under this Dubois County was compelled to furnish two more full companies. For the purpose of raising these meetings were held in all parts of the county. Voluntary sub- scriptions were taken up to pay to those who would enlist. Each township was active in this, as a draft was to be made if the required number was not supplied. Bainbridge Township was the only one that escaped the draft that occurred in October fol- lowing, and that only by offering large township bounties, rang- ing from $200 to $300. Scarcely had this draft been accom- plished when, in December, another call for 300,000 troops re- sounded through the land. More than 1,600,000 men had now been demanded by the Government, and no other war of equal propor- tions was recorded in the annals of the world. In the midst of this excitement another Presidential election took place, and Lin- coln was triumphantly re-elected over Gen. George B. MeClellan. In Dubois County the vote for Lincoln was 206, while that for McClellan was 1,464, a majority of 1,158. Most of the new vol- unteers from Bainbridge Township, to supply its quota under the call of July, 1864, had been assigned to Capt. Mcconahay's com-
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pany of the Forty-ninth Regiment. The December call aroused the whole county to its utmost activity.
Bounty Offered by the County .- In January. 1865. a special session of county commissioners was held for the purpose of con- sidering the best course for the county to pursue in regard to the last call of the President for 300,000 men. At that session it was finally ordered that the sum of $48,000 be appropriated " to be paid to and for volunteers for the purpose of furnishing the quota of Dubois County of the call at present of 300.000 men to avoid the draft in the county aforesaid." Township trustees were ordered to appoint one person in each township to collect $25 from each person subject to draft and to solicit other contributions. The $48,000 were to be distributed in bounties of $400 to each vol- unteer credited to Dubois County. To raise this amount bonds were issued payable in one, two, three, four and five years with in- terest at 6 per cent. This amount was apportioned among the townships as follows:
Columbia Township for 16 volunteers $6,400 00
Harbison
6
2,400 00
Bainbridge
22
..
8,800 00
Hall
13 5,200 00
Patoka .. ..
36 16 14,400 00
Ferdinand
.. 26
10,400 00-
Total 119
$47,600 00
This was incurring debt upon the county pretty rapidly, but the sacrifice had to be made.
The last full company organized in Dubois County was as- signed the position of E, in the One Hundred and Forty-third Reg- iment of Volunteers. It was mustered into the service February 17, 1865. Its commissioned officers were: captain, Phillip Guches; first-lieutenants, Leander Jerger and Adolph Harter; second-lieu- tenants, Adolph Harter and Gerger Friedman. It was mustered out October 17, 1865, and was discharged at Indianapolis a few days later. Several others had volunteered from the county, but they were assigned to older companies as recruits.
When in April. 1865, the war was brought to a close, the enthu- siasm of the North knew no bounds. Fours years had the sanguin- ary conflict raged, and the best blood of the land had been shed in civil war. All rejoiced at its conclusion. The whole expense of the war upon Dubois County is given as follows:
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FOR BOUNTY.
FOR RELIEF.
Dubois County.
$5,2800 00
$1,941 78
Columbia Township
1,690 00
500 00
Harbison
1,617 00
300 00
Bainbridge
5,799 50
1,070 00
Hail
2,505 00
604 00
Patoka
6,014 50
1,070 00
Ferdinand
3,154 00
426 00
Totals.
$73,380 00
$5,948 78
But the war was over and the people cared little then for the cost. They felt that the result justified the sacrifices.
CHAPTER VI.
DETAILED HISTORY OF THE TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF THE COUNTY- JASPER, ITS GROWTH AND IMPORTANCE; ITS BUSINESS AND INCOR- PORATION; ITS NEWSPAPERS, BANKS, ETC .- HUNTINGBURGH, ITS FOUNDING, ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS-FERDINAND-HOLLAND-IRE- LAND - BIRDSEYE - SCHNELLVILLE - BRETZVILLE -HAYSVILLE- JILLHAM-PORTERSVILLE.
T THE town of Jasper had its origin in the necessity for a more centrally located county seat than Portersville. The land upon which it is situated, was purchased from the government in 1820 and in 1830. The original town was laid out on the northeast quarter of Section 35, Town 1 south, Range 5 west. The east half of that quarter section was entered by Benjamin Enlow, August 25, 1820, and the west half by Jacob Enlow and Elijah Bell, April 17, 1830. It was donated by the Enlows to the county for the purpose of a county seat, and in September, 1830, it was surveyed and platted by Hosea Smith, the surveyor of Pike County. William McMahan was then county agent and con- ducted the sale of the lots, which occurred not long after that time. As elsewhere stated the court house and jail were erected by citizens, free of cost to the county, and by the next spring and summer, they were ready for occupation by the officers. Those persons who erected these buildings were interested in having the change made. Major T. Powers owned the north- west quarter of the section at that time, and took an active in-
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terest in developing the new town. A few who had purchased lots in Portersville, changed for lots of a corresponding location in Jasper, as the law permitted them to do. It is said that as early as 1818, Joseph Enlow built a grist-mill on Patoka Run, at the present site of the Eckert Mill. A few years later he added the machinery for sawing lumber. It was an old fashioned up- right saw. The dwelling house was built on the eastern bank on the bluff near the end of the present iron bridge. One end of the house projected over the run a few feet, and it is said to have been rather terrifying to one not accustomed to it. Col. B. B. Edmonston says that during a storm in August, 1827, this house was turned over into the river or pond below. Mrs. Enlow was in the house at the time, but was rescued without much injury. It was usual to find a small store in the neighborhood of a grist- mill in those times, and it is not improbable that some such was kept in the vicinity of this early mill, but if so, the fact has gone from the memory of the oldest settlers that still linger around the scene. The earliest families to settle in the town, were those of Col. Simon Morgan, who derived his title from the old militia system, and was for more than twenty years county clerk and re- corder, B. B. Edmonston, Sr., at different times associate and probate judge; Dr. A. B. McCrillis, the pioneer physician of this portion of the county, and long one of its leading citizens; James McDonald, perhaps, the first white settler in the county, M. T. Powers; Henry, Jacob and Benjamin Enlow. Most of the houses that were erected at that time were of log, as were the public . buildings. It must have presented an ideal picture of a frontier village rising from the surrounding forests. It was civilization working its way across the continent in spite of nature's stern op- position.
It is said that the first merchant was a man named Miller. He soon after sold to Simon Morgan, who kept store at the south- east corner of the public square for several years. Among the other early merchants were Samuel Reed, Joseph A. McMahan, John Hurst and Perry Hammond, the last now living in Peters- burg. The later merchants were John A. and W. C. Graham. William R. Hill, Mr. Divinity, Joseph Case, Charles and George Parker, John Mann, Decher & Kramer, William Malin, Isaac Newton, Hunter and Finley Alexander, George Lemmon,
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Joseph Sermersheim and Nicholas Boring. During the fifties. the last kept a dry goods store and hotel at the site now occupied by Sermersheim's jewelry store. The first man to keep a tavern in Jasper was James McDonald, at the place where Spayd's tin shop now stands.
The first blacksmith was William Miles, who came in 1837, and had his shop north of the place where .J. Kuebler's shop now stands. Some years later, he sold to John E. Hacker. The first physician was A. B. McCrillis, who came with the first settlers in the town. In 1838 Drs. Polson and Kruse came, and not much later Dr. Montgomery. Dr. R. M. Welman came late in the forties, about 1847, and was for many years the leading citi- zen of the county. He had formerly lived a while at Hunting- burgh. Edward Stephenson and William Sherrod were also early physicians, both of whom are now living. The former has held several important trusts in the county. The present busi- ness is as follows:
Friedman Scheirick & Co., lumber, sash, doors, and blinds, and owners of the Eclipse Planing and Saw-mill, employing thirty-five men; Seibert & Klingle, staves, heading and barrels; Frank Joseph & Co., manufacturers and dealers of spokes; John Gramelspacher & Co., proprietors of Jasper Planing-mills, and dealers in lumber and builders' hardware; Benkert & Co., oak and hickory spokes; Habig & Eckstein, brewers; Andrew Kremp, manufacturer of pop and ginger-ale; J. Alles & Bro., manufac- turers of furniture; John Betz, saloon and hotel; Joseph Buchart, general store; J. R. Chrismon, butcher; Clement Doane, Jasper Courier; Dubois County State Bank, T. Wertz, president, and J. Barton, cashier; Eckert Bros. &+ Co., flouring millers; Conrad Eifert, watches; Henry Enthofen, hotel and saloon; Mrs. T. Erney, stoves, etc. ; C. Ferste, shoemaker; Frank Fink & Son, confectioners; M. Friedman, druggist; Jacob Grosmann, books and stationery; M. Gutgesell, shoemaker; T. Herbig, saloon; Mrs. F. A. John, hotel; Benjamin Kroedel, saloon; John Kuebler, wagon-maker; Maggie Kuebler, millinery; Sebastian Kuebler, general store and agricultural implements; Paul Kunkle, saloon; Kunkle & Eckstein, livery; Felix Lampert, wagons and agri- cultural implements; Leherberger, Kahn & Co., general store; A. J. McNerney, hotel and saloon; George Mehringer, agricultural
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implements ; Mehringer Bros., druggists; Isom Messmore, pho- tographer; D. F. J. Miller, blacksmith; Frederick Neudeck, hotel and saloon: Peter Nohr. hotel; Joseph Rottet, cigars; John Salb, saloon; Scheirich, Shuler & Co., millers; Joseph Schneider, sa- loon; Isidor Schuhmacher, agricultural implements; Louis Seng, Jr., hotel and saloon; J. F. Sermersheim, jeweler: M. A. Ser- mersheim & Co., general store; H. S. Sermersheim, clothing; Sermersheim & Triedman, livery; A. Sonderman, books; Leo F. Spayd, tinware, etc .; John and Mrs. Mary Troxler, saddles; J. M. Griffin, Jasper Tarier: J. B. Junker, dry goods; Alois Gram- elspacher, groceries; T. Wertz, W. H. Wells, E. J. Kempf, physi- cians; John Egg, confectioner; E. Dillon, dentist; Schumacher & Wilson, insurance
Incorporation .- In March, 1866, forty-eight citizens of Jas- per petitioned the board of county commissioners to have the town incorporated. They declared it to have a population of 507. The board ordered the election for that purpose to be held on the 24th of the same month. At that time ninety-one votes were cast; sixty-six for and twenty-five against incorporation. The choice of officers were as follows:
Board, Phillip Steringer, Sebastian Kuebler and Ignatz Eckert: Isidor Schuhmacher was marshal, clerk, treasurer and assessor. In 1867 the board was the same, Joseph Friedman, treasurer; August Litschgi, clerk; J. B. Melchoir, marshal. 1868, board, Henry Lange, Joseph Egg and Peter Nohr; clerk, John C. Schafer; treasurer, John W. Bretz; marshal, Joseph Roelly. 1869, board, R. M. Welman, W. Erny, George Friedman; mar- shal, Anton Berger; treasurer, John W. Bretz; clerk, John C. Schafer. 1870, board, Joseph Egg, John Gramelspacher and E. A. Hochgesang; clerk and treasurer, same as last year ; marshal, Reinhardt Rich. 1871, board, Philip Steringer, Joseph Rottet and George Mehringer; J. M. Deinderfer, clerk; Peter Nohr, marshal; Henry Lange, treasurer. 1872, board, George Mehrin- ger, Joseph Rottet and Henry Lange; W. Erny, treasurer; A. J. MeNerney, marshal; William J. Hays, clerk. 1873, board, R. M. Welman, Joseph Egg and John W. Bretz; treasurer and clerk, same as last year; marshal, Frank Fink. 1874, board the same; clerk and treasurer same; marshal, Anthony Kraus. 1875, board and treasurer same; clerk, B. L. Green; marshal, J.
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W. Rose. 1876, board, Joseph Friedman, Romnald Beck and Philip Steringer; clerk and marshal, same; treasurer, Joseph Roelle. 1877, board, Joseph Egg, Peter Scheirich and Mathias Gutgesell. 1878, board, John R. Chrismon, Paul Kunkle and Charles Soliga; clerk, B. S. Green; Joseph Roelle, treasurer; John E. Gardiner, marshal. 1879, board, Joseph Egg, D. F. J. Miller and Felix Lampert; clerk, B. S. Green; treasurer, A. J. McNerney; marshal, H. S. Melchoir. 1880, board, Charles Egg, John Troxler and Joseph Kraft; clerk and treasurer, same as last year; marshal, John E. Gardiner. 1881, board, D. F. J. Miller, Joseph F. Sermersheim and Alois Renner; clerk and treasurer same; marshal, M. A. Sweeney, In January Martin Scheirich was appointed trustee to fill vacancy, and Jacob Gosmann, clerk. Gosman has been in that office to the present time. In 1883, board same; John F. Mehringer, treasurer. 1884, board, Joseph F. Sermersheim, Martin Scheirich and John Salb; treasurer same; Leopold Gutzweiler, marshal. 1885, Joseph F. Sermer- sheim, John Salb and John R. Chrismon; clerk, Jacob Gosmann; treasurer, Joseph Roelle; marshal, Leopold Gutzweiler.
As early as 1861 the citizens of the town began to prepare for the emergency of fires. A hook and ladder company was organ- ized and not long after a fire engine was purchased. Not long after the corporation was organized the control of these affairs was largely transferred to the board of trustees, and has ever since remained with that body. September, 1868, an engine house was erected, 10x30 feet, at a cost of about $100, and considerable hose purchased. The organization is known as the Jasper Fire Company, and is one of the things of which the citizens boast. At the close of the first year of municipal government the treasurer reported that the total receipts were $359.78, and the expenses $257.13, leaving a balance of more than $100 in the treasury. At the end of the second year, after an expenditure of $409.86, there remained a balance of only $5.93. In the winter of 1869-70 the town was re-surveyed and the corporate limits somewhat extended. In the spring of 1869, at the petition of several citizens, the town board ordered an appropriation of $10,000 to aid in the construction of the Falls City & Vincennes Railroad. Of course the money was never paid, because the road failed to materialize.
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In April, 1872, corporation bonds to the amount of 84,000 were issued for the purpose of raising money to build the new schoolhouse. The bonds were to bear 7 per cent interest, and were payable from one to ten years. Their sale was somewhat slow, and after a time the interest was raised to 10 per cent on all that had not been taken. One year later $800 more were is- sued, and in April, 1877, another issue to the amount of $700 was ordered. These bonds were all paid in 1884, but the town is now in debt about $1,800, in outstanding corporation orders that are bearing interest. This was partly brought about by the building of a new engine house and town hall in 1884 at a cost of $800. In the fall of 1875 August Pfafflin, a civil engineer at Evansville, was employed to survey and grade the streets.
Newspapers .- The first newspaper published in Dubois County was about the year 1846. It was called the American Eagle and had for its editor Henry Comingore. His office was for awhile in the court house, which had then just been completed. He did not remain more than a couple of years, and then removed to Paoli, in Orange County, where he yet lives. His paper was Democratic.
The Jasper Weekly Courier is the oldest newspaper published in Dubois County. The first number appeared March 19, 1858, and had the names of Mehringer, Doane and Smith at its head. It was announced to advocate the "principles and policy peculiar to the Democratic party," a course it has consistently followed ever since. Before the end of a year the names of Mehringer and Smith disappeared and that of Clement Doane remained as edi- tor and owner. From that time on Mr. Doane has had the entire control of the paper, and his course has always been approved by the party of the county and the people generally. During the war he was a faithful and earnest worker for the Union cause, and his position wielded large influence in favor of his country. At the outset the Courier was a five column folio and its size has been doubled since that time, and it is now a five column quarto. For ten years it was the only newspaper published in the county, and in that time its harvest was abundant.
The Jasper Times, now owned and edited by J. M. Griffin, is the only other paper now published in the place. Its history has been too various for man's recollection, and its files have not been
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preserved. Mr. Griffin has had charge for about two years, and has succeeded in establishing it one of the things here to stay. Politically, it is independent.
The Dubois County Bank was organized as a private bank in De- cember, 1852. John L. Forkner, president of the Exchange Bank, at Anderson, Ind., George Ross, treasurer of Madison County, and James M. Barton, also Anderson, were original owners and organ- izers. J. L. Forkner was the first president, and James M. Bar- ton, cashier. Mr. Barton at once moved to Jasper, and took charge of the affairs of the new bank. It first opened for business January 24, 1883. In June following, Mr. Ross sold his inter- est to Forkner, and thus the concern remained until August, 1885. At that time Mr. Forkner retired, and the bank was incor- porated under the State laws with a capital of $25,000. The stockholders were James M. Barton, John N. Oberst, Friedman, Scheirich & Co., Mary Oberst, Joseph Friedman, Otto V. Oberst, Eckert Bros., John P. Norman, Phillip Dilly, Dilly & Leistuer, Henry Pfau, Adam Schmidt, Edward Sermersheim, Toliver Wertz, Oscar A. Trippett, John Traylor, Elijah S. Hobbs, Clay Lemmon, Rudolph Bros., Napoleon B. Coffman, William B. Sherritt, Frank Joseph, Alles Bros., Andrew M. Sweeney, Sebas- tian Kuebler, Peter J. Gosman, George Mehringer, August Sonderman, M. A. Sermersheim & Co., Caroline Sonderman, John A. Sermersheim, Margaret E. Wininger, William A. Traylor, C. H. Rudolph. Richard F. Milburn, Joseph Buchart. John C. Deindorfer, M. Scheirich, Schuler & Co., and George Friedman. At a meeting of the stockholders July 25, 1885, the name was changed to the Dubois County State Bank. Toliver Wertz, Eli- jah S. Hobbs, Frank Joseph, August Sonderman and Joseph Friedman, were elected as directors. Of these at the first meet- ing, Toliver Wertz was elected president, and James M. Barton was chosen as cashier. This was the first bank organized in the county, and through shrewdness and foresight of its officers, was safely piloted through the panic of 1883-84. It is now doing an extensive and yearly increasing business, that is largely due to the management and popularity of its cashier, J. M. Barton. Mr. Martin J. Friedman, Jr., who has been employed in the bank ever since its organization, is now its book-keeper.
Huntingburgh .- The land on which the town of Huntingburgh
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is now situated, was purchased of the Government by Jacob Geiger in 1839. He was at that time a resident of Jefferson County, Ky., but a few years later he came to this county, and made it his home until his death in 1857. The original town was laid out on the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 2 south, Range 5 west. The first survey shows these streets running east and west South Boundary, South, VanBuren, Jackson, North and North Boundary. They are now called First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets, respectively. It had East Boundary, East, Main, Geiger, West and West Boundary Streets, running north and south, now called Van Buren, Jackson. Main, Geiger, Walnut and Chestnut Streets. These names were changed in 1874, when a new survey of the town was made. When Geiger first projected the town, he donated two lots for school and church purposes, churches of all denominations to have use. He also gave a con- siderable tract for a cemetery, but that has since been practically abandoned for that purpose. Before his purchase of the land, Geiger had been in the habit of coming to this section of the country to hunt, in company with other gentlemen from Kentucky, and in remembrance of that he named the town. It was first called Huntingdon, but that was so near like Huntington, that it eansed trouble with the mails, and the name was changed to Huntingburgh.
The earliest merchant of the town was John T.Donne, a son-in- law of Geiger and husband of Mrs, Mary A. Blemker. Mrs. Blem- ker is yet living in the town which she has seen spring up around her from the forests. From her much of the early history of the place was obtained. it is believed, with much accuracy. Donne's place of business was of unhewed logs that stood where Leonard Bretz now has his store. It remained standing for several years. He was engaged in a general merchandising trade in a small way most of the time from about 1840 until his death, which oc- curred a few years later. In 1841 Geiger erected a steam grist- mill near the present site of the schoolhouse in the town. It was the first steam mill in the county, and the machinery was ta- ken from an old river boat and hauled on wagons from Troy. It remained standing for several years and was under the control of the Geiger family. Later the building was moved to another part of town and converted into a brewery. This mill had much
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to do with the early prosperity of the town, as it brought people there who would not otherwise have come. William Helfrich had charge for some time. The second man to engage in selling goods at Huntingburgh was Herman Behrenscoles; he began not long after Donne, and about the time the mill was built. He kept one of the old fashioned groceries where the customers were regaled with the "stronger water" of the times. He continued in trade for several years and became wealthy as compared to most of his neighbors. Leonard Bretz was perhaps the third merchant, having begun in 1851. From that time to the present he has been one of the leading business men of the town. In addition to these, the principal merchants during the decade of the fifties were Hayden and Pickhardt, W. & S. Bretz, Herman Rothert, William Campbell, Daniel Branstein and John G. Meyer. By that time the business of the town was well established, and it was one of the most prosperous villages in the county.
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