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USA > Indiana > Dubois County > History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana : from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. : together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana > Part 50
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Although the health of the place did not seem to demand it, yet the doctors came too. The first one was an American whose name seems to have been forgotten. The second was a German named Kreuse, and he came about 1850 and remained until his death. Other early physicians were Fred Scheller, Dr. Hughes, Dr. Isaac Beeler, Dr. Messick and R. M. Welman, all dead. The last removed to Jasper, and was for many years a leading physi- - cian of that place. A Dr. Adams was also an early resident there, but he is said now to be living in Petersburg. The postoffice was established sometime during the forties, and the postmasters have been William G. Helfrich, William Bretz, Sr., E. Pick- hardt, Herman Rothert, Henry Dufendach, John Brandenstein, C. C. Schreeder and Mormon Fisher.
Bernard Niehaus was the first blacksmith, and he was induced to locate there by Geiger giving him a town lot. Henry Roett- ger and Adam Arnesmann were the early wagon-makers. The first shoe-maker of the town was murdered a few years later by Jonathan Walker and another named Taylor. Walker was pros- ecuted and found not guilty; Taylor left the country at once and was never heard from afterward. The probabilities are that he was the actual murderer, although both he and Walker were engaged in the quarrel. The victim was the first person buried in the lot donated for a graveyard by Geiger. An early shoe-maker was
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Peter Behrens. At the place now owned by William Bretz and occupied by old Mrs. Rothert, the first hotel was kept by Mrs. Blemker. Scarcely had her sign been hung out ere a stranger asked admission. With the amount of his bill she paid for paint- ing her sign, and Huntingburgh had the best of accommodations for its traveling public. William Wesseler and H. Behrens were early tailors. E. J. Blemker started a tanyard about 1849, which for some time did a large business. Late in the fifties, what is now the Union Grist-mill was built by Schaley and Rauscher, but since then it has changed owners many times. In 1864, H. Boehner, who had for several years been a blacksmith in the town, built a tobacco house, but a few years later it was converted into the present Star Flouring-mill.
Incorporation .- In March, 1866, thirty-eight persons living in the town petitioned the county board to have the town of Hunt- ingburgh incorporated. It then contained 370 inhabitants. The election was ordered for the 19th of the same month, and at that time sixty-five votes were cast for, and nine against incorporation. The election for officers resulted as follows: Trustees, Mormon Fisher, Herman Rothert and E. J. Blemker; clerk, E. Brundick ; treasurer. E. Pickhardt. The board met and organized on the 14th of May. 1866. The school trustees, appointed in June, were E. Pickhardt, William Moenkhaus, and Dr. Isaac Beeler. S. Williams was allowed $25 for surveying the town. A jail was built that cost about $100; Thomas Enlow was builder. And $50 were spent in repairing four public wells in the town. The following year M. Fisher, H. Rothert and F. Pickhardt composed the board. A complete list of the board officers down to the pres- ent time, so far as can be ascertained from the town records, is given below; the years 1866 and 1867 are given above. For 1868, board, Herman Boehmer, E. R. Brundick and William Moenk- haus; E. Pickhardt, treasurer; M. Fisher, clerk; William Koch, marshal. For 1869, board, G. Dickmann, Jonas Killron and Nicholas Smith; Daniel Hughes, clerk; John F. Geiss, treasurer ; James Lemands, marshal. For 1870, board, Arnold H. Miller, E. J. Blemker and M. Fisher; D. Hughes, clerk; E. Pickhardt, treasurer; John Berger, marshal. For 1871, board of five mem- bers, William Moenkhaus, F. W. Katterhenny, Mormon Fisher, H. Rothert and August Ramsbrok; Leonard Bretz, treasurer; C.
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W. Dufendach, clerk; A. H. Miller, marshal. For 1872, board and officers same as 1871, except Henry Landgrebe, marshal. For 1873, board and treasurer the same: William Pickhardt, clerk; S. A. Miller, marshal. For 1874, board, E. J. Blemker. M. Fisher. H. Rothert. A. Ramsbrok and Jacob Behrens; Fred Arensman. marshal. For 1875, board, J. H. Arensman, Jacob Behrens, E. Pickhardt, William Thies, and August Ramsbrok; S. Bretz, treasurer; William Pickhardt, clerk; Fred Arensman, mar- shal. For 1876, board, E. J. Blemker, Henry Schneck, M. Fisher, H. Rothert and H. Diekman; clerk, William Bretz, Sr .; treas- urer. S. Bretz; marshal, S. A. Miller. For 1877, board, Samuel Litchfield, G. P. Williams, A. H. Miller, H. Rothert and H. Diekman: clerk, John Beatty. For 1878, board, H. Boehmer, G. P. Williams, H. Landgrebe, H. Rothert and A. Ramsbrok; G. W. Hallwachs, clerk. For 1879, board the same except Fred Shulte vice Boehmer. For 1880, board the same except H. Klostermann vice Shulte. For 1881, board the same except Adam Meurer vice Rothert; John F. Meinker, marshal; E. R. Brundick, treasurer; C. M. Mears, clerk. For 1882, board same; H. M. Harris, clerk. For 1883, board the same; M. Fisher, clerk. For 1884, board the same except S. A. Miller rice Klostermann, resigned. For 1885, board, Adam Stratmann, Valentine Bamberger, Henry Landgrebe, Adam Maurer, and August Ramsbrok; John F. Ties man, clerk; E. R. Brundick, treasurer; Charles Veeck, marshal. For the first year of the incorporation. the treasurer's report shows the expenses to have been $319.85, and the receipts $304.20, leaving a balance of $15.65 against the town. The next year the receipts were $528.19, and the expenditures left a bal- ance of $158.47 in the treasury. In 1869, Martin E. Meyers pe- titioned for a dissolution of the corporation, but the petition was rejected. In 1872 an order was passed authorizing an issue of $5,000 in bonds, due in one to ten years, at 6 per cent interest. This was for the purpose of building the schoolhouse. In July, 1874, an ordinance was passed to compel each person owning a house in the town to keep a ladder and bucket always ready for use in case of fire. During the same year a grade was estab- lished. In July, 1885, a committee of three was appointed to investigate the expense and practicability of buying a fire engine.
Shively Post No. 68 at Huntingburgh was chartered June 2,
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1852. with these officers: C. C. Schreeder, Com. ; M. Fisher, Sr., U. C .; J. H. Beckmann, V. C .; J. Murry, quartermaster; W. R. Mc- Mahan, surgeon; T. R. Green, chaplain ; Frank Kinehel, O. D. and James Collins, O. G. In addition to these the first members were C. M. Mears, W. W. Shoulders, A. Barrowman, G. W. Bockting, J. H. Lemmon, G. P. Williams, Marion Martin, J. F. Meinker, J. G. Lemming, Daniel Melton, H. L. Wheat, R. M. Welman, F. Sen- ninger, J. R. M. Lemmon, H. Dieckmann, W. F. Kemp, H. Weiss- man, W. B. Pirple and G. Koch, Jr. The Post has been flourish-, ing and it owns about $200 worth of property. It has mustered in thirty-six members since its organization. The present officers are J. F. Tieman, Com .; Joseph Drake, S. U. C .; William T. Shoulders. J. U. C .; J. H. Lemmon, chaplain: G. B. Mont- gomery, surgeon : C. C. Schreeder, O. D .; M. Fisher, Q. M. and J. F. Meinker, O. G. A lodge of Masons was formerly here, but has been moved to Jasper and will be noticed in connection with that town. The newspapers of Huntingburgh are two, * the Signal and the Argus. The Signal was established in 1867, with E. Reininghaus, editor, and the Signal Company owners. It was a five column folio at the start but has since been enlarge to a nine column folio and has always been printed in the German lan- guage. In the fall of 1868 Reininghaus suspended the publica- tion, and in January. 1869, the Signal Company under the management of Ernst Pickhardt took charge. During the year 1870 the paper was conducted for some time by B. Quinke, but at the end of his time Pickhardt resumed control. From that time to the present he has been in charge and owns the whole concern. It has nearly always been independent in politics. although an occasional turn is taken in favor of Democratic views. At Mr. Pickhardt's hands the paper has prospered and now has a circulation of about 1,600. The office is equipped with first-class material and is one of the best in this part of the State. First- class facilities for pamphlet and other job work are on hand; a bindery is being added. It is printed by steam-power.
The Argus is the only Republican paper published in Dubois County. Originally its home was at Ireland where it was edited by S. P. Palmer and owned by the Ireland Argus Association.
*Since writing the above another newspaper has been established at Huntingburgb, under flattering prospects, with Mr. Schley as editor.
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After a few months it passed into the hands of N. H. Wilson, with Palmer still editor. In November of the same year a stock company was organized with most of the stockowners in the neighborhood of Ireland. In the spring of 1881, Palmer was superseded by Thomas Dillon, who leased it for one year, and in June following moved it to Huntingburgh, where it has ever since been published. In February, 1882, Dillon surrendered his lease to the company. There being some debt upon the concern, ad- ditional stock was raised and a reorganization effected under the name of the Dubois Argus Association. The directors are E. J. Blemker, F. W. Katterhenry, Jacob H. Lemmon, N. H. Wilson and C. C. Schreeder. The last named gentleman was appointed manager and publisher, and with Robert H. Schley as editor, took charge. In the summer of 1885 Mr. Schley retired and Mr. Schreeder now has full control of the paper both as editor and manager. Mr. Schley has lately become editor of a new paper there. Huntingburgh is perhaps the most prosperous town in Dubois County at the present time. The main line of the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Railroad was finished through the place in the early part of 1882, and for several years before then what is now called the Evansville branch was built to the town. It is now the headquarters for the train dispatcher of the whole road and several officers have their offices there. It is the termination of the several divisions. The tobacco business car- ried on here is very large. Herman Rothert has been engaged in it for about twenty-five years and buys annually from 800,000 to 1,500,000 pounds. A large amount of this is marketed in England. S. Bretz & Co., buy from 300,000 to 600,000 pounds yearly, and H. Dufendach about the same amount. There are two grist-mills; the Huntingburgh Stave and Lumber Factory ; a pottery by U. Waltz; stone pump factory by Joseph Miller; two wagon factories by William Roettger and Joseph Blessinger, five, smith shops by John Klee, H. Schneek, M. Dittner, H. Kloster- man and Charles Veek ; agricultural implements by Behrens Bros. ; two stove and tin stores by Phil Baumberger and Charles Shur- ing : two drug stores by C. W. Schwartz and E. R. Brundick ; merchants, Katterhenny Bros., A. Katterhenny & Sons, C. W. Dufendach & Co., H. Dufendach, L. Bretz, Schroer & Katterjohn, L. Jones & Son; grocers, P. T. Gresham, Henry Moenkhans, Jr.,
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C. F. Pfifer, W. L. Bretz, Miller & Shafer; hardware, Frost & Wagner: Huntingburgh Bank, H. Rothert, president, D. Reuto- pohler, cashier; five boot and shoe dealers by H. Landgrebe Bro. & Co., V. Baneberger, G. Dieckman, S. & F. Hildebrandt; marble dealer, Charles Becker; tannery by E. J. Blemker ; saddles and harness, John Branden, Stein & Son and J. Krueger; furni- ture dealers, William Winkenhoever, A. Hoefling and William Thies; planing-mill by H. Winkenhoever & Co .; woolen-mill by J. Meissner; confectioners, J. Sprauer and R. Rude & Co .; undertakers, H. Dieckman and C. Oefinger; jewelry store by C. Kornrumpf; milliners, Mrs. Annie Ebbert, Ella Fisher, Mary Koevner, Caroline Mendel and Isabelle Kasper; physicians, W. R. McMahan, G. P. Williams, C. W. Schwartz, E. G. Lukemyer and Dr. Scheliha; merchant tailors, D. Salat, H. Krusenklaus and V. Heller; dentists, Wilson Bros. and M. F. Hargrave; four brick yards, five hotels, and artisans of all classes usually met with in a growing town of this kind and size.
Ferdinand .- The history of the town of Ferdinand bears a close connection with the German settlement in the county. In addition to this it has a peculiar and interesting history of its own. Rev. Joseph Kundeck was its founder. That pious gen- tleman came to Dubois County late in the thirties, as Catholic pastor at Jasper. In addition to this he had charge of a congre- gation at Troy. in Perry County. That was the place where near- ly all the shipping for this part of the county was done in that time, and the distance was too great to be made in one day with a load of merchandise. Father Kundeck conceived the idea of establishing a town between the two places, where the people would stay over night on their journey. He thought to estab- lish a town where the poorer classes from the city could come and live in more ease than they had been accustomed to. The whole territory around Ferdinand was the Government property and dense forest. He selected the site for his prospective town, and had a plat of it drawn. The hill where the chapel now stands he named Calvary Hill. The plat as originally drawn, contains the following, written in German:
"Plan of the town of Ferdinand, in the North American free State of Indiana, Dubois County, established January 8, 1840, in honor of His Majesty, Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, and
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dedicated to His Highmess, by Joseph Kundeck. Missionary Gen- eral, Vicar of Vincennes, Indiana."
It is said that his object in calling the place Ferdinand was to get a donation of money from the Emperor for whom it was named. It is also said that in this he was successful. but that statement has nothing but hearsay evidence to support it. Such a thing seems within probability. especially when the large amounts of money that were early spent in this part, is taken into consideration. But of that the reader shall be judge. After the plan was fully matured in the mind of Rev. Kundeck, but before the land was bought, he made a trip to the cities of Louisville, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, where he held meetings in the Catho- lic Churches, and urged the poorer classes to come to the "gar- den of Indiana," and settle at the town of Ferdinand. Many fol- lowed his advice, and some even went so far as to give him money to buy lots with. This was what he wanted. for money must be had before the land could be purchased. On his return he bought the land as contemplated, and upon the arrival of those who had purchased land in the town, their particular piece was determined by casting lots. This was the method pursued, not toward the town property alone, but to the adjoining country as well. Several farms of eighty acres each were thus pur- chased by Father Kundeck for people who had never seen the wilds of Indiana. But when the settlers began to arrive their disappointment was great. They expected to find a town of some consequence, and instead they found nothing but the native for- ests. Some few returned, and many more wanted to. Nothing but the seductive power and influence of the Catholic Church could have maintained the settlement from abandonment. The community is one of the most prosperous in Dubois County, now, and is almost exclusively German. An account of the founding and building of the church at Ferdinand with which the town is intimately connected, will be found elsewhere in this volume. As just indicated, the original sale of the lots was made in the city of Louisville, but after the ground had been purchased and sur- veyed, it is probable that another sale took place upon the scene of the new and rising town.
The town of Ferdinand is situated in the township of the same name, on the southwest quarter of Section 28, Township 3 south,
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Range 4 west. On account of defections in the original survey, the town was resurveyed in October, 1857. In April, 1860, an addition was made to the town by Rt. Rev. Maurice de St. Palais, Bishop of Vincennes, and another by the same person in 1868.
It is said that Joseph Schneider was the first merchant in Ferdinand. He built the house now occupied by Mrs. Reinaker and conducted a general merchandise business for several years. He came soon after the establishment of the town and moved to Troy several years later. John Beckmann was one of the earliest merchants in the place, perhaps the second. He continued in trade until his death and succeeded in acquiring a considerable fortune. His sons are now doing an extensive business in the place and are the leading merchants and produce buyers of the town. Another early merchant was a man named Joseph Meyer, who was succeeded by William Poschen. Early in the sixties he sold to A. T. Sundemann who continued until his death in 1884. His wife is still doing a small trade. The successors of Joseph Schneider were Jacob Linegang, William and Phillip Wagner. Joseph Rickemann and Joseph Mehling have also been merchants at this place. In 1853 John B. Gohmann commenced doing a general merchandise business which he has successfully con- tinned ever since. Others have done a small trade at different times at Ferdinand but after a short time have departed for other parts.
Michael Spade started a horse mill some time early in the for- ties, perhaps sooner than that time. He sold to Peter Miller who continued it for a while. He also had a saw-mill and a little later put up a steam grist-mill. His son Peter Miller, Jr., is yet operating a good mill at the old site. Besides this the town has another grist-mill owned by Hoppenjans & Willmes. It is also operated by steam.
The first physician was Dr. Seifert who came late in the for- ties and remained but a few years. Since him the physicians have been Drs. Keller, William Shundermann, Matthew Kempf, Menges, Charles Knapp, E. J. Kempf, Seifert, - - Venne- mann, Paul Kempf and Joseph Bockhold, the last three now prac- ticing there.
The postoffice was established about the year 1845 and these persons have been postmasters: John G. Steen, William Cooper,
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John B. Gohmann, Mrs. John B. Gohmann, John Harmon Beck- mann and A.J. Fisher. A large amount of tobacco is raised in the neighborhood of Ferdinand and a heavy trade in that article is car- ried on. The first man to ship tobacco from this place was Albert Toebbe in 1849 or 1850. That hogshead brought him a profit of about $25, which was considered a large amount at that time. About 1,000,000 pounds are bought here each year, the principal buyer being John H. Beckmann. The first mechanics were John G. Timmerman, shoe-maker; Michael Demuth, wagon-maker; Mat- thew Haven, blacksmith; Jacob Garber, carpenter. Dr. Paul Kempf is the only druggist. A lawyer located here several years ago, but the people concluded they did not need a representative of that profession and it is said they egged him out of the town. Since then others have not ventured. Eight saloons vend their refreshments.
Holland .- The town of Holland was laid out by Henry Kunz, May 20, 1859. The original plot shows four streets; Walnut. Elm, Sycamore and Mulberry, running north and south, and two, Indiana and Ohio running east and west. The lots were sixty in number, but an addition of twenty lots was made by Sandusky Williams on the 12th of October, 1866. The town was named for the nativity of its proprietor. Kunz had settled there about the year 1855, having purchased the land while it was yet cov- ered with the forest. His house was the first one erected in the place and soon after began keeping merchandise for retailing. His first storehouse was the porch of an old fashioned log house. As a place for keeping his calico he used a trunk, and when his stock grew too large for that, he made a wareroom of the smoke house. From the beginning his business continued to increase, and in 1874 he built a large and commodious store room, and filled it with the largest stock that had ever been kept in the place. He continued in the mercantile business until his death in January, 1885. The family still carry on the trade at the old stand. Some time early in the sixties, William Heitmann began doing a general retail trade, and for several years before then he had been in business near the town. Beginning about the year 1872, Mrs. W. Keller carried on a trade for twelve years. Other merchants have been Frederick Wibbeler, H. J. Meyer, Caldemyer & Co., and Smith & Todrauk. The business of the
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town is now as follows: general merchants, Rothert & Bro., Loeler & Weishama, Wibbeler & Hemmer; Dr. Rust and Dr. Stork, druggists. The first physician was Dr. F. Rust, who came about 1860, Dr. Jasper Clifford came about ten years ago, and Dr. Stork in 1850. John J. Meyer and John Lubbert built a good steam grist-mill about 1878. It has both buhr and roller process, is a frame building and valued at $6,000. The mill is well patronized and the owners ship large quantities of flour. Chris- tian Roetger and Louis Lammers own a good saw and planing- mill near town and do considerable lumber business. George Bruning & Co. own and operate another saw-mill. Ernst Keller was the first wagon-maker in the town and that business is now done by Henry Lammers and Frederick Wellmeyer & Co .; Au- gust Finke is harness-maker and saddler; Harmon Eggers and John Wellmeyer are dealers in boots and shoes. The first black- smith was Rudolph Mohlenkamp. Rauscher & Steinkamp are there now. J. H. Bruning is a furniture dealer and Henry Weiss- hana, cooper.
Ireland .- One of the most pleasant villages in Dubois County is Ireland, situated in Madison Township on Section 19, Township 1 south, Range 5 west. It was first called American City by the proprietor, James Stewart, but the name was soon changed. In this vicinity some of the earliest settlements in the county were made and it is in the garden of Dubois County. The first house in the town was built by Henry Green and it was afterward occupied by a man whose name was probably Ewing, and who taught school in the neighborhood. That house is yet standing and now occupied by Mrs. Monroe. That was about the year 1842. The second building was erected by Dr. E. A. Glezen in the fall and spring of 1852-53. That house is also standing and has long been known as the Ireland Hotel. Isaac Hardin is the present proprietor. The third building of any consequence was the steam flouring-mill erected by John Cooper in 1855-56. This was the making of Ireland, as it was a first- class mill and did a large business, and continued to be the main stimulant to the trade of the town until it was burned in Sep- tember, 1882. It was at that time mostly owned by John P. Norman and its destruction was a severe blow to the business in- terests of the town. The first merchant in the township was at
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Ireland, his name was Ephraim Woods and his merchandise was kept in a small building near where Mrs. Monroe now lives. That was in 1853, and about two years later he sold to Alsephus McGinnis, who, after two or three years more was bought out by Harvey Green. His successors have been L. R. Taylor, M. B. Dillon, Thomas K. Fleming, Armstrong & Hardin. Dillon began early in the sixties and remained until 1869. In addition to his merchandising he was for many years the principal manager of the grist-mill. Other stores were started and among the merchants were J. G. Stewart & Sons, A. N. Thomas & Bro., Thomas & Hobbs, H. N. Wilson, Elijah Stewart. Thomas H. Dillon, Isaac Fowler, Mr. Kahn and Joe Calvin. The firm of Dillon, Norman & Co. began in 1872, and 1879 was succeeded by Norman & Stewart. Since 1883 John P. Norman has been the sole owner and does a large trade. The druggists have been Z. C. Kelso, Mr. Blackburn, E. G. Strain and Dr. G L. Parr. Dr. Edward A. Glezen was the first physician and cam in 1846. The others have been Mr. Harrison, Benjamin Free land, Mr. Blackburn, Z. C. Kelso, G. S. Parr and C. C. McCown. Dr. Havillah Hobbs lived on the Hobbs' farm and from about 1855 for a few years did considerable practice.
The first postoffice in the township was established by Samuel Potlethwait, about 1847, on the Mahin farm. It was called Alder Creek, and did not last more than a year. When Ephraim Woods started his store in 1853, at Ireland, he was appointed postmaster, and ever since then the office has been kept up, and his successors in business were his successors in office, down to M. B. Dillon. Samuel Jacobs followed Dillon, and R. A. Arm- strong, Z. C. Kelso and John M. Parker have held it to the pres- ent. The wagon-makers are Matthew Reise and M. Steinhart; Raughley Horton, Romel Beck and A. Baumert, shoe-makers: Thomas Kellams and Samuel N. Hilt have been blacksmiths; two hotels-the Ireland House and one by Mrs. Ferguson. Ire- land has a lodge of Masons, and one of Odd Fellows. A lodge of the A. O. of U. W. was established a few years ago, but it has not been prosperous, and is not now in working order. Ireland Lodge No. 388, F. & A. M., was chartered May 25, 1869, with Oliver Hobbs, W. M .; Raughley Horton, S. W., and Lansden R. Taylor, J. W. The other members at its organization were W.
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