Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 123

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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The first settlements in the county ivere made in Shelby Township, by Daniel uwl Herr Wooley, in 1814. Daniel entered his land in this township. in 1>14, and his brother Henry located his purchase in Johnson Township. near Versailles, but he dil net come and settle on it until 1917. Soon after, Daniel Wooley came and settle'l in Shelby Tou nship, falloired shortly after by Henry Yuler Jusse Cole, the Bartleil and Brown families, Jamtas King, P. Young, Jnbu Kirby, Jumes Mr Kaskey, George Wagner, Jobn McDowell and William Mebuster. These all rame before the eloso of the year ISIS. Jehu Snodgrass irus the first settler in Franklin Township. He came in ISIS. Before The close of the year, Mufon! Hawley, Robertson Guokins. Esquire Robinson, Philip Newforth, Samuel Montgomery and John Cham- berlanil bad seltled here. In the springof 1814, the Wallace. Shoues and Dalny families became citizens of the present Franklin Township. A settlement way made in 1816, in Adams Township, by Richard Workman, Thomas Summan, and sereral fumilies of the Mckees. Al a luter dale, George Clark and Thomas Summerrille also settled in this lon nship. Another setilement was made about the same time in Longhery Township, by & mnon obmed Ball. It is supposed he came in the spring of 1>16. Walter Thackery und Hobert Birrh- frit located in the fall of the same year.

The first settlement in Brown Township irus mole by John Henson, in 1815. Before the close of the year 1818, ibe following carty seltlers were living in Brinu Toruship : Bichant Gafaband, Moses Roberts, James Curry, A. Young, Im Young, Isaac Pugh, Duvid Runuer, Lewis Myers, Jarob Hewit, Fredrick Butwi, James Benham, Thumuss Spencer, John Ifolgarth and Zeb- ulou Brason. The laiter was a famuns hunter, and rluimed tho louer af killing one hundred and eight ivolres in Ripley County.

The first settler iu Johnson Township, about Versailles, was Jobn Hun- ter, irho loraled in ISIG. Before tho close of the next year. The following persoby nære liring in This township: Benjamin Purcell. Thomas Paris, Thomas Kern-afterward Probate Judge-Charles Leiris. Jaines Mnir, Thomas luigislon, Themas Goodrich and fiarrison Basal. In ISIS, Henry Enter, Silas Reel, James Dickerson, William Holman, Josepb McClusks, John Res -- afterward Sheriff of the county-William Holland, Jaroh Kiser. Col. Thoms Smith and Presley Gray settled.

In [817, George Craig built n'aruter mill on Langbery Creek, und here The curly sritlers obtained a conese article of " bolted" wheat flour. To this pinneer is nsvribed the bill, introduced by him while in the State Senale, known as the " Rolling Penitentiary bill, " deriving this navie from ite pro- risions, which provided "That the convicta, properly guardled, shall be isken over the Slate aml compelled to work the rosils therein. " This proposed plan nas, bowerer, a failure.

July 1st, 1818, Daind Scoll and Mary Stephens were married. Theirs was the first license obtained in tho county. One year after. nl the October term of court, Jesse Colo filed n bill for divorce fnnu his infe, Funny Cole. The application was granted the following spring

The earliest mechanics uere Jnrkson Melain, blacksmith anil Harry Lathrop, carpenter. The latter erecied the first enrdling machine, nail Col. Thorns Smith, now living in the county seat, built the first tannery

The Methodlists early occupied the religions field. No clinch edifice It's« erecled, howerer, until the year 1835, when that body built une in Ver- unilles.

Their pioneer prencher was n uinn named Wright, ubo had preschel lo Thom, preriony to the erection of their oburch, 10 private honses. pr in Ihr ronrt honse, nuil often, in pIrasant weather, in sume suitable grore. The Rev. E G Wit and the Rer. John Strange were, nl times, co-Inlwrers with Mr Wright

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In 1420, a Ing -chont house ivas creeteil in Shelby Township. The first " prilagogue' wus an Irishinun, nomed itslutrn. In 1821, Miss Mues Stung first ilemustenled to The inereinluns pintdie the enpatulity of woman in the hebl of lutte. Ten years after, a school house wens built in Versailles

In these cirty pioneer dluys, u hiske uns n rummon neticle uf drink, nnil ulinost ull classes used il. Al tho firal salo of lots in the caunty srnl, tho I'mumiy Cumminsjouers ordered the Commly Agent lo porrhume n birrel ot u lusky -then wurth $18, 61 yer tritel -- which, distributed freely ninong the luiers, would nid the File, Although the Donuty Agent, Juhn liches, was Buplist minister, such was thu publie upinion then, that it scenie he hnil 40 scruples regaciling the nel. Then, nt erere pubhe gathering fuir similar purposes, many would have consulered themselves insulted, bul il not heen furnished ; mwluften, when, a fuir years after, the evil efleets began to he show'n, if some delerininel furice faileit to furuich this arhele of ilrink lo his harvest hundts, he will be enticele deseeled by them, andl coup] pitam nu help withont furnishing it, M The sate referred to, Iht luts were soll, nul $8Th.0 in inary receiced Without the whiske, little if anything would have heen ilone. Tho ensloin prevailedt in the entice Western connies. The l'annte Commissioners ordered The first lax lecied on luipl In he at the mile uf thirty-seven nul one- half cents for each one hundred neres of Innil, The latern license la hur ten stollars, muuil the privilege of "i ending foreign Mrcchomulige" Twenty dollars. To Joseph Beutley was printed the first Iusren lirener, ainl To Timitons I'ranh the privilege of selling gonds. Carney Imolrich uml Joseph Bentley were the early ontoon keepers, In 181, Jolin Hunter Imilt u brick house al Ibe cunniy seal, which is wows occupied by the family of Pupilain Green.

Ripley Conuly bas furnished some of Imuhinna's hest citizens. Of these the following may be mentioned : Ron Stephen Hapling, Governor of Utah "Territory iluring Linrolu's adiministration, now living ut tho thun of Mid- Inmil, nchier ed u national reputation as an uratur, pin i, mul statesman. Hon. 1. II. Smith, well kanieu by lus work, entitled "Early Linlinus Trinis and Sketchie's, " enimneucell the practice of luw herr. In this work he says, " My final client. my first cuve, mul muy fr-l fee' -Iwo dullurs aml fifty cents- "ivere in Versailles, Hipley County . non. Jaunilinn Golon, heru and musei in Brown Townshijy nou in eminent Inu per at the Matecopital, Col Thomas Smith, Thir yents u member of the Stute und the United States Spoales, When the Moontri Coluppanier line nus rffueed by the Kansas-Nibraska hill, he Irft Thp Urmmeratie purly, uml juined the lirumblings. le is still living in Versailles, Iningh in forble health,

CHUSTE OFHANIZATION.

Viplee County was organized be in net of the legisminer of 1817-18, bin] mol in hour of Gru T. W Bipte, un office of the wit af 1> !!! The Creemit l'onri met at the house of Benjamin Brown, on the queuty-third day of July , 1818 Johu Til, l'ersiding Judge of the Third JImilicinl Circuit, Inhu Bicher mil Thomas Currir, Avente AInilges, were preseul. The unly Imsiuess Trauenled at This session nos the mitoption of n county seul.

Thr March trenn, 1815, of the Cirrundt Chuel, uns held in Versuslles, ao- rording in the orders iunile ut the July term, at Morivu, iu 1818. At this Irem, Jnhu Walls upprured amt presrulrit his commission as l'resuling Jundgr, und The outh of office uns administered In hino by Jesse L. lolmann. The first pur in this Court w'na m narumpat, Jeruteinh Bruchfield nguinst Cyrus Webster. This car resulted in a personal encounter, in which Brychfield receiveil u sovere ilrullung. Webster was indicted for assault aud butlery, und of the Octuber term, 1814, pleniling guilty, u os find one dollar und costs The first irru of The Probare Conel nos hehl at Murion, in the house of Denjutnin Brunn, Amember 9, 1818, the Aasocinte Juilges prosuling The court sindly tort, organizul and miljourned, In theet nt the house of Joseph Bently, In Ver-nilles, in ibe loth ilne of March, IST4, The first busi- hrsg of This inuet uns the appointment of John Johnson, guardian of lieben Blair, orpbun of Jatury Blir, deceres'il

The Board of Canuly l'ommissioners miei un the 11th ilny of Muy 18]s. U'reseul, the I mimmissionees . James Booley, Willium Burhanon aund Free- hurn llull. They disichel the rouuty at ibis weeling into three lowwybips. 112 , Graban, Perry mul Laughery. They ordered uht eleetinu in ench lou n. sluip In elret Answers at the Peace, miol appointed Duunid Hooley Inspectut of The ofrehon Ju Grahmto Tounship, Wiltintu Buebunau, in Perry, and Suquel Iuniles, in Longhery.

The muuuly officers theu clerteil were Clerk mul Recorder, Conrad] Iftiefin , Terusprer, Husnell dobusion, Sheriff, Boujaunu Kichy ; and l'roseruting Murner, Nathaniel Preuch.

The hrst grawl jurors of the conuty werr Heney Baula, Jerry Salyers, Sumnel Heertrut, Jumps Whithinin, Wilson Buchonny, William 11. Buchanan, Charles Dienu, Jueuh Roberts, Heury O'Sirl, Jerry Tollunt, MIntheu. 11. l'alion, Dabrel Wooley, Jacob kirby, Juhu Miliwell, Joseph Clark, Bart- less Bronn, Furnes filmeh und James Sirel. This grand jury tel ; Inning no business, thus reported to the court, und were discharged.

The first ullarneyy odmilled in practice Intr in the inuris of llipley County u ere Nathaniel Treuch nudl Williate Heudricks.

The fral court house of Hiphy I'vonty wus built in ISUl. I was con- strijelvil of hewk, tuo stories high, and ivas [vely frel square. The contrael for building the same was Irt In fiengr Comg for $1,000),

The steowil nud peecht enurl hunyt is Inuli ou the salle groutul occu- pied by the abl our. Il is u vory contewent, twistocy brick building, with Jurge, voutortahle offices Il uns built wu 1863, ul a cost of $H5. 100. "The Bounty Agent let The enntreet for the building of the first juil, in Mun h, 1819, It nas both of logs, twenty-nur firt in length. The windous irre une fundl nudle minl ono mul one. half frel dvep. The secoinl jail was n deutne structure, built nn Wolve strret, in ING, 10 is still standing. The Third tul persent juul is of alnus, and was exceled in 1663 11 slamls ou the corner of' Washingtonu nad Nurth strerls, IN Lust uns $5,000.

Jur. The rustntm ie, mint lines bern for some time, to let The contract for ihrir mninteunure in the burst ersponsilly holder , he to kipp them ou his nwn lurw. Chint duts is mnie performed by Mr. Bourge W. Johnson, who lives ulmut four imiles south of The raanty sr il.

'the present countg ntherrs ure, Inmues # I'nte, Clerk, John 11. Weruke, Muldar, Heure C. Schmille, Beconter ; Willing tivokius, Treasurer , ntul lleuet Webler, Sherifl.

l'hristion Mouse, If W. Terry nyl Louis Rust nie the County Comuns.

The .hnlge of the l'irvuil l'onrt is John 1', Beikshier, of tisgoil, Ripley Counte; his judicial rireuit romperque leuning>, Ripley nud Snitzerhind Contlies.

The set of the General Assembly orguwring Hipley County uppointel JInhu De l'uul, Charles llrggs and Willinm 11. Enhs, Copumssiouere, 10 se. lecl u location for the rounly : ent of Hipley, Their I'numissioners made their rejmel Io the Hangil ot I'mnuty Commissioners, the With ilay of Aprd, 1818, In the elfert tunt thry had selected point of Seelim 12, Pmenship i, Noch, Kaugr Il enst-the present Inenlinh of Versailles John l'nel, of Jellerenu l'oyuls, luulinna, bonateil thirty ueres of lund, on the 221 day of Mny, 181%, upon which lo lorute thir rounly seal.

The Counle Thunnissioners appointed Johu Hicher fhonly Apool, fixing lis Imanul at $10,18X1. Mr Riche presented Juseph Clark, drar McGuire, JumPy Neet mul dereminh Tulbolt ny his sreurile. This security ons ne. cepil, nul he isns ordered to pruireil immediately Atul survy into huls John I'mit's donation, and silvertive the lols to he sold on the 21st day of

September, 1x18, upon the following lers One-eighth cash, balance in three equal anninh payments, with interesl. The growth of the foun was slow' for w number of year. In the year 182, seven years after it tens mid 0111, The following statement constituted uhont all the Inisiness and Isiness men. John llunter, merchant : William >keen, Invern keeper ; George Ors- born, wheelwright ; Samuel Lotulnn, cabinel-maker ; Colonel Smith, launer ; Merritt 8. Craig, attorney at law, noil John Linsey, Justice of the Pence.

INVORITTILATION

Versailles was incorporated novler the general State Inies, in the legisla- lice session of 1860-70. M a meeting held in the family Amlitor's office, oli Mareb 12, 1850, the tour'n ens divided into three wars, and ao the 21st, an election for Trustees uml town albeera was held, which resulted is fol- low- Trustee of the First World, Incob . Mile of the Second, ficorge Shook, nud of the Third, Voel Stephens.

Justice Papet wos elveled Murshul, nudl Jefferson Stephens, Clerk unil Ti casureI.

The present ollirers are. Newton lijekerzon, 1'lerk , Incoh I. Benham, Trrasneer ; Newvion Bickersnitt ulsu uels us Murshul.

The office of 'I'enslee, in the First Ward, is at present encant. Mr. Georgo Shook hoble ibo ollce in the Sreomil Ward, und Mr. Willinmy L. Graves in the Thinl.

Tho lown contains four ilry goods stores, two grocery stores, one drug store, four hotels and ono touring-inill.

The Methodist Anil Presbyterian Churches Are the only religions organi- zulions holling services regularly.

The grudel school, under the superjulendence of Professor Aleoll, is well niniutamed. It ocenpues n goml two- story brick building The comuly schonls are umler the charge of sminnel lunheuheger.

Versailles is located on an elevated jilnt of ground, on the south bank of Inaughiery freek. It is Gir miles from the O. & M. R. R. A regular line of lineks inukes cunnection with all trains nt Osgood. There is one monil casi nud isest iluily. 11 is n very healthy place, buying no ponils or other un- healthy influences about it. The people are plensant and socinble and exlond a lently welcome In all strangers. The population is almut soven hundred,

UTIIER THIESS AND VILLAGES.

iu Srrtion !! , Town S, Runge 11, uns lail out by George Cochran, March I, 1rif. It contains fier ilry goods stores, tiro drug stores und n gooil flonring- mill, two churches and a good school building. It is on the O. & M. M. H., eighteen miles east of Nurth Vernon. l'opulation, Guy

is situated in Section 1, Town i, Mange 11. Wuy laid out by Ira Wchb, Au- gust 23, 1815. It is the place where one of the first inills of the county Asus built. It is uhmmost entirely rucated at present, there being but one or Tto families residing there.

situated in Seclinh 29, Town 9, Range 11, was Innl ont by William Wilson, February ", 1820. 11 contains six dores, lwo flouring-mills and s popula. lion of all

WA4 Juil ont by George Waggoner and Tilly Brown, February 26, 1613. 1t contains a shire und post office and a population of nbont 30.

located in Section 'Iti, Town h, Runge 12, was Inid ont by Dacid Taylor, Au- gust 2. 1820, 11 contrius hivo ilry goods stores, ouo grocery store, iwo churches and n good school building. Populating, 200

NEW MARION,

silunied) in Section 36, Town T. liange 114, was Inul out by William P. Brown, July 12, 1882. Il conluius Three dry goods olores, one grocery store, n Hunting-will, church and schoul house Population, In0. The first Probate ntil Circuit Courta of the county isere hell at this place. It was Then ealled " Murion ' The onmso wny etinugeil in 1832.

is localeil in section 13, Town &, Range 12. 11 was Inid ont by Tenao llan- cock mul Mephen S. Hurling, Jaumary 21, 1sal. It contains heo storos, n church nud school house Population, 100.

in Section 24, Thun S, Ilnuge 12, wss Inud nut hy Thomas .). Snodgrass, Sop- Temihier 11. 184 H contains one large storo, a lonring-inill, wvolen-mill and coal elecalor l'opulation, 1:41. It is located on the O & M. R. R, nine uules east of Ilsgnod

PENNSYLVANIARI RG

tyus labl ont hy Antoes MeCrure, William E. Cheney and George Ferguson, August 16, 1797 11 is wow called " llermann." Ii lins two slores, a post- ofhce anil a population of 100.

HART'S MILL

is located in Section 11, Tous h. Rauge 12. It was Inid ont by William Hart, July 3, 1869. It contains tivo stores and the largest aud bost flouriug- thill in the county. Population, 160.

BATESVILLE,

In Section 8, Town 111, Runge 12, ans laid out by lobn Callahan and ofbers, November 2, 1X12. It contains four iley goods stores one dong store, three large furniture fnetories nud a fouring-will, hi is localed on The 1. C. x L 1. 11. It contains n population of 1011.

HOL TON

| is alimited in Section 11, Toen i, Hauge 10 11 wny Innl out by Samuel Cady atul others, August 12, 1844 It ennlainy three stores, u flouring-mill, Iwo churches nud a gond school house. Il is u Telegraph station on the O. K M. H. It. Population, 200,

is situated in Section ill, Town &, lenge 11, 11 was laid out by Thomas Muith aud James I. Vidter, May 16, 1855. It has one store, A church and school house. l'opulation, JU.

MORRIS,

in Section 21, Tuich 111, Hinnge 12, was Inid ont his It. T. Wright, Murch ;1, 1858. 11 cantnins tivo stures, n duuring Bull, n spoke factory mint o large Calldie church, Population, Jit,

Ih ery loin in the county is setiled by fiermuuns, oxcopt Versailles und Osgood, and n large per cent. of the formers uro of the samo nationality'.

WIPLEY COUNTY PUISS.

The first wwwspapor in Ripley County wus the " Lutethgeurer," establishedl in Isi, by B B. Hool This paper was published a number of years Anil was suececiled by the Ripley Coury Why, established in the spring of ISA0, hy lohn Barnell,

During the rear 1864, the Literary Messenger way published by Benjamin II Myers.

In 1830, The Rupiley County American was established by Plunnl F. Sibley. It was published hut a few months and was succeeded in the spring of 18hh by the Disputeh, published by Hoss Alley. He published il tuo years, and in 1868 sahil out In damies Alley.

The same year ( 18581, the Versailles Gazette uns calmblisheil by .t. B. Mebuck. ly published it hut a few months and then soll out to lubn B Fry & Co. They changed the onme to the Ripley County Jourout. Jubn B. Fuy & Co. published the Junsuat in Versailles mutil 1868, and then moi eu It in Hisgood, in this ronuty. It is still published here by George R. Griffin.

The Versailles Imder was established in 1871, by 1. 3. Wayland. Mr. Wnyloml is still publishing the Index, This is the only juper in Versnilles at present. There are two papers in Dsgood, viz : The Ridley County Journal, nlrenily mentioned, and the Osgooil Wme, established in 1847 hy ,James MeDonnhl,

JEFFERSON COUNTY.

Jellersou County is situated in the southern part of Imliann, unul borders on the Ohio Hicer. 11 contains an ures of 380 square iniles.

The topographical features of the county are varied, being generally roll- ing in the western port, loble fund in the central, elecuted bluds on the the Ricer, nud lofty bills in the northeastern jinrt of the county. The bluils on Ibe Ohio Ricer und along utl the sirenms on The eastern boriler of the county are from three to four Inmolred feet in height, uml exhibit rommulig scenery on ceery haud. Here The streams hace cut deep gorges by erodling The Niggaes amI Clinton formations, und the less persistent sbnles aml tilne- stone rueks. The more rapidl wenthering of tho minlerlying soft, shinly rorks produced the beautiful wrelerfull of Clifty innl olher sirenis. "These falls haur been ent back from The Ohio Hiver lo their present position, nt Jenst one ADit Que- balf to tiro miles."

The Ohio River, uy it flow's along The sontbern bouzulury of this coonly, ia bordered by percipitous bluffs with overhanging cliff rocky, nad rich alluvinl bolloms. Same of the nuire importaut bluffs are known as " Marble Hill," " Monument Point" and " Flow-Ilnuille Point."

Al Frir Frospeel, n ahori distance below Huuocer, is tho residence of Capl. George Logan, who lirat descended the ricer in 1801, And settled here in 1810. He in nou 11 years of age.

On inany of these bluffs menlivved, at large grauth of trees, eines atul shrubs is produced.

The most broken part of the conoly is in the northeastery part, along Inding Kenluck Creek and its tributaries. The hills afford a good outlook over landscapes of rare beauty. Before disturbed, this region uns heavily limberrd, and somy guod sized trees still exist na sileut monuments of The pasi grondrur of these forests. The Inni in this section is considered Among The most produetico in the county, os it is constantly replenished with plant- food by the wentlwring of the fossilifersus limestone nud shales of the hill- sides.

Amid The rugged scenvey nlong the unter courses uns The favorite nbole of the prehistoric races, where they foutuil suitnhle locations on tehich lo build their sloue fortifientious, rarth-works and burial places. Aboul their long deserieil and mlent humey are found fliut- chips, nrrow heals, shut apeur points, stolte hisille axes, elaborairly wrought drinking-cups, and finely finished slone oruaments some of the latter being probably used for bailges of rank, or wiemeutoey of honor.

A short ilistance below Madison is the so-called (locully ) ". Devil's Bach Bono," an elevated bluil drincheil from the main enuge, nud rising wire than 100 frel abore the bed of The river. There are prominent points higher up the river, ns at " Cedae Cliff,' and nt Brownsburg.

Thuis county is well entered in the western purt, where there are ummin. dance of speings flowing from fissures in The linie tone. lu the central and enstern part, cisterus are much resorted to for n unter supply At such openings in this formation, appearing ou the romlsides, troughs have been placed by tho obliging people, and the traveler enn fui excellent unter to shake his own and his beast's thirel.

"The fully referred to occur in carious places iu the county, amil Those ile- serving of mention wre the Clifty Falls, Denil Mon's Folle, Crow Falls, at Han- over ; Butler Falls, Chnin Mill Falls, Falls Napigher " Que and Tiro," nud also Dog Falls on Suluda Creek. These vary from a few fuel to avec eighty feet in heiglil.

There ure a number of small streamis traversing the county, chiolly in a southeastern diceetion, and all of which, saco Imlinn Kenluck Creok, flow into the Museaintnek Micer. The principal strrums nrv Big Creek, rising in Ripler County ; Grahaw P'reck, Middle and South Furks of Rig Prevk (formerly culled White River], Aneil's Fork, Stucker's Fnek nuil Stock's Fork-the latter rimug feom a nover. fuiling spring na Mr. George Millleun's farti, henr Hunorer. In mililitiwh In These, mention wny be munile of Nent's, Bear, Lewis aud Harber's Creeks, small water courses, some of them 1mm- Inries of the first untied.

Bordering ou frahum's Creek the Inud is quite brokou, and oovereil with "sinks" and small caves.

The litther of this region in cery fue, ennsisling of the varieties of onk, beech, popular, sugar free, ash uinl unlutit. Large grapevines, six inches in ditnetce, aco seen along some parts of These streams, reaching to the top of Ilu' Inllest frers.

"A reunrkuhle feninre of the sleeums of this county," gny's the geolo- gist, "'ta think they, us a general thing, cut ileup gorges, some of u hich, espe- cinlly on the enstern hociler, hare nilained the depile of 21K) or 310) feel."

A striking lustmure of This is soune imuuliately worth of Mindigon, haluren Ilw gravel rund aml the mailroud These gorges ure the result of the sirenma flowing over strata which nie very friable Along the streams flowing over horizontal alenta, or ichece the hanks are n soft tunteelul, rradily yichhug io The force of The currents, or where the meuth is not much lower than the sourer, bovad inller a of fertile, nlluciut soit ace found.

A dietriet from threo to four milley in wellth, enlleil the " Fluts," reaches neross tbe county fimr miles u est of Doquity, auil passing imweihntely nest of Huunver and North Madison, auil east new south of Dupont Into Jennings County on the worth uml Clark County on The south. The soil in cumposrd of avli-gray silicenus cluye, of the Champlin period. lu some parts, sand predominales. Wout of nuderIruining Ins conseil these luts lo be lookedl uyan as the poorest luuuuils in the enguly : hint Dr. J. S. Rowe, of North Madu HON, Ins demonstrated that when proper culluro is praelieed, The Inud hecantes The best.

mu Section 24, Town S, Range 12, u'ny Inidl ant hy Dai bI A. Brooks, luly 16, INSt. Il is just nerose the muleond from South Milan and located in same section, loun munl rouge. Population, hD.

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Agriculture is the principal wealth of the county. The soil presents very many nalutal ndraninges in some sections, nud skillful forming is retunverutiro. Forlilizers ure muttch nroded in many loenlilies, auil, com- bineil with a proper system of nudlerilrsitting, will rrelaim all poor portions. Fruit growing is also an turportant interest. The higher portions, heing free from frost, proinee the sinnller and more tender fruits in an umurying yield. The western and rretral parle are well suiteil to the growth of upples, which are, in those parts, almost a never-fuiling erop. Grapes aro proihteed on the "flats," and with good results and of mu excellent iloror ; un'l from the large number of wild vurietiey growing, it is safe to concluile they wouldl form & profitnhile utliole for enluiration on unch lands.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 123

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472