Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 52

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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CUIINTY BUILDINGS, ETC.

The Imienrd County court house uns completed in 1870, nt n cost of 8126,000, 11 presents un imposing uppenranec, and is a credit lo the cunty. The rowuty juil irns completed sme eight youry before, atul cost, together with The Sheriff's resulence, $201,1KW),

The county effieers (1875-76) are as follows: Amilitar, J C. Ware : Clerk J. W Cooper; Sheriff, J. I] Terrell: Corouer, V. Frecionn ; Sur+ Leyur, Silas Stont: Treasurer, 1 C. Jolingon; lleconiler, C > Elunuls . Superintriulent, M Garrigus: Commissioners, Dacul Suutb, Willinm Woods

The Conuly Agricultural Society was organized in Jons. In 187D, n fine fuer grautul wis leaseil Tor ten years, and nunual exlobitious are hell. The surely wan u prospereus comlilion, uwil the fairs ure well nitended.

THE PRES.

The bret jumper ever published in Howuril County was The Pioneer, stante] The chtur uns Dr. M. R. Wirkershinm. Fur une your it wns Free-soil in pulities, then it ent loose Innu uny exclusive pauly fealty, mul, with grent lununlinhtr, mulyorated three sides of the principal policienl issnes of the iluy. Un one page, the old editor of the papce, Wickersham, fulvoented Fire- poil iluel rines, on another, lir. Birneit louk eure of the intecests nf The Drunnenry ; while ou still nunther puge, Churles D Murray inculcated the inetrives of trice Whigism. The paper was, in fact, a part of political areun im uluch all aules trece represented, and the trio of opposing editors bul full scope to light cuck other on paper to their heart's coulent It is no uorvler, mwler These circumshitces, that the readers heenme evufnsel cu their politie si bles. They prolully fell in weuse of relief when, in 1870, the Picture query und material were pinelmal by James Beard and re- wosul to Kukumo The paper, ut ils new point of issue, was mumed the Howard Tribune, Chmurles D' Murray, whiter, and James Heard, publisher. In a year this was idso discontinued. In 1542, the Tribune again nule its uppeul ance, with C. B. Hensley ny editor, whin, tu 1866, guve wny to T. C.

Phillips, the relemn journalist who still controls the paper. Hr mily changed the nour from Hunnul Io Kakumo Tribune, nmil, Inte in 1876, Mlupiel the name of Kukmin Anturihy Tribune, changing (, at the sumo time, In n quarlo forni.

The Kokowo Democrat in, like the Tribune, n well.comneteil, high-toneil uml influential journal. It was aumted Muy Is, Isto, hy W J. Thepen. The entire nenilnhle assets of the paper were Isro chuirs, a tuble, a spittin, yukuumled faith in the Drmorrary mul u clear runscience on the pul of the chitar. The me uns, for newly a your, the Rwhead Phoneent, lost in The menntime a stock company was formed, J. F Hemulersun Firetel Persi- ilent ul the same, mul the umme changed to the present title in April, 1871. vinte editor. 1 1674, J I'. Hemplerson retired Com the trim, uml his pluie uns luken by I1. K. Henderson, since u high time there hints heen ne cluinge. Buth the Demoerat mul ils culrinpornry uro neknowlrilged ta rank mming The luipiling papers in the Sintv.

Aung The publications started und carried on far a greator or legy perint, al rariuns tunes, was Thu Moonf County Citizen, started in 158; the Home Jonrual, in 1860; the Herald, in 18Ch, The Repubhcon iny tho lusl of Those, sul expired ul n enmparativoly recent itate,

KORONO,

Wie seul of justice of Bewund County, was Init out in 1814 Thu original plut contained a little orer forty nerve, which was a donation fram Imid Fogler lo the county in consplerition of the location of the county sert, This ilountinu wis surveyed und erruched In hy Vajin C. Sheets, County Suceryor, on December 11, 1844. The tnun is on what is known as The Lu Fomulain Reserve Sertion, il Imring heen granted lo Ihr Mimmi Chief of

Take The rest of the county, Ihr hun site is lerel, uint the citizens, in curly ilnys, Ind much to content with Irim this enurce. The hnibling of tho rienrally lookeil farineil lo hy the citizens, as they kuru. Kukumo wnuh] theu he in a fair rundlit inn tu cope with my county seat in their port uf the Sinle, The fenitiun nf Their hofies in 187, hy The constructum of the rand nnigril, shunred That they hol nol heen misluken,

The first school house was enmpletril in the winter of IsFi, nud stoel in the southwestern pal ou, onsite the present jd. This was man fr some years as a place for hubling rrligmus meetings Thal nu Lery Inrge strnelurr was then required for schoul porjuses May be inferred fruin the fuet til, 14 Inte us 1844, when Jimmie- \ Willman, afterward Vitne uf Siale, hrgin his enreer asen cillogr school tonsler in Kakamo, he openedl wath lunt fourteen pupils. The number of children increased mapilly, how. Per, omil in 1857 two schuul lunges uere required.

"The rlection nt which it was decided to incorporate Kokoinu yas helt Ouluhier 1, IS65. Six lomdred ml sixty-live roles, in nhl, were rust, hul Three being against the prupmsedl wrosure, mul The incorporation of the town nns neen rilingly undertil at the December term of The County Commissioners' meeting, iu 1865. Seceral years, hquerer, elapsed belate nny turn im- provements were mude, in the truy uf laying sidewalks, and in putting into rffeel uthier ordinances, Ihrer was u like lardiness mmmmfesteil.

The rapid growth of the city aml the progress innde, uf lute, ilutra its tir. gunning from the completion of the line of railuny From Birhtund In Lugnt. jont, now' n part of the Pennsylvanin Company system. They took place nut long before the brenking onl of the Inte ieur : uwol since That time, the int- inneemrul of Kuhomo has been almost iminterrupted. The Frin A budinunpolis Railroad hud, il is true, heen Imilt Through the foun in IN"; bnl the completion of the second railway brought a large recession of jumps. Intion, in the course ut n four years, mul whiled Inegely tu Ihr fraudle uml wimEurturing interests of the place. Within the Inst feu yeurs, The Frank- Turt & Kukomo Bailuny has been put in operation, mul, hy bringing the rity iutu ilireet rommunientiun with the curl helds an the west, enuldes the rii. zens In oltuin cheup fuel fur mannfm lufting and other purposes, mul, at the same limo, gires them n rahumble onllet to The Suuthwesl.

"The city has been ilriven, hy the fuel of its Jucattion in level emule, to inrest heavily in macadlumized streets, und cau boust of us mummy well in. provedl thuroughfaces as any piluce af ile size in the Site. Mnchi hu- also hren ilone in the way of loubling gravel souls ant pikes thrungh varwny parts of the county, bringing Kukumo Willin ensy necess nf n Inrge part of The emily.

In 1890, when the question of the location of I'niun Christinu College wus being ugituted, Kokomo wus n compelitin, with several other points, fur Thr proposed institution. It was finally located at Merom. The citizens, nul in be nutilune, formed n joint stock company, nunl ereeteil n Inrge build- ing for the Stute Normal Schoot. This was very successful for several years miler the direction of I'rof. Juhu Bullwin, hut during the Inler year- il was antfored to hecome extinel. Afterwurd Howard College ins sturled mnler the Presidloucy of the Bur. Millon B. Hopkins, but his election to the office of State Superintendent of I'nblir Instruction, by leucing the institn. juh willmit any one lu Inke aufheienl iuteerst in its u elfure, seeuicil to hitto Iwen the principul cause of its failure und ahnulunment. The cihnenlundinl two fine school buildings in the place, conducted under the cutumus seluol

Kokomo was incorporated ns a eity in 1865, the Following heing The firs

officers Mayor, Nelson l'enluta; Clerk, J. A Coffin; Treasurer, P. B. Kennedy . Marsbnl, John K Williard; Mtornoy, Clurk N. I'llurl

The city ofheers For 1875-76 Are as follows: Moyur, N. P'. Wiehnund; Clerk, W. D. Kistler; Murshul, Joseph Kelly; Treasurer, W. A. Bruks; Miurney, W. A. Kein ; Councilmen, K. C. Scocen, 1. F. Heudermini, 12 It. Wilsun, Innathon Johnson, T. A. Jucis, C 3. Jny, W. I. Bolumum, W. II. Sellers; Street Pomminsiuner, A. W. Lehman; Engineer, C. WirInunnd; Asseyour, W. W. Hughes

An Jinmense bnyine -. is ilone, in Kokomo, in the shipment uf unlill, nsh and whitewool lunches. In this four large firms une stenlily engaget. lo say nothing of enennl hurers, who are ju the market for Eastern unnu- fuclucora. Large snus ure paidl oul lor lumber yearly, and much cajuinl is employeil in the larsiness. The trade in grain is also oue nf no squill it. quiclauce, and two elecalurs fiul cou-tout employment in Imulling it. There is alat n Inige pork-picking establishment, mul couplerahle shycuculs of live hogs muil uvol are innde annually. There are three hanks in kokiuto, mlu large number of retail stores. In the way uf additional wnuofurinring culerprises huy he namedl hiro sluve yaris, u luige huriel factory, n furni- Inre jnelury, bounilry mut unchine shop, nwt chnir works, There is n line uper house in the place; The leuliug denominations hovo ench church Imildiugs, and besidle this, there is an orphan's home, in which ull unile, nul where these little unif are kindly euvedl lut.

"The city is supplied with gus uurks, nud hns also un offeclive Gre dlepart- luent The population, in 1870, Cux 1, 177.

This is the second toun, I port of husiues uut population, iu the eunuly, aud hus an estimated populatinu of 1,ANNI, The loun is nu thu Frankfurt & Kakonto luilrundt, in The western part of the emnule, mul m u true forming country, The name is derived Iram Richardleille, nud ns the nume of the Wiomt, ruinesnke of the town, wus pronunneed munch the samno Is " Ruoshoreille," n slight chmugu wus munie in the pruunncintura, and the present orthography of the loun nume ons milijded. Coundernlde husiurss is Irausneled in the place, winch will, yu doubt, quercuso, as The mailing through al hus but bouly been coustrneted. The muunineturing currieil ou

sowie ny kir ked the hores upon which the murderer was standing from be. | interests of the loun ute uot hy muy menns neglected, however, as there are

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is mostly in the way of stoves, Irather, Hlour, ole. The Town tous n line schuoł bnibling und n munther of churches.

Noi Lomion is the oblyst town in the couuly, and is bro unhe's north of Russinrille, which last numed plnes Imus pretty effectunlly absorbed the husi- ness of ils elder rivol.

Jerome nad Greentuin, in The castern pnrl of The county, are smutl bnl promising towns. Molitletown, Tampico, Fairfield nail Cassville ure ranged in a circle uround the county sent, being distant froio il, on an as crage, about five miles. They are ull plures of local note. l'uplur Grove culs the list of lonus in the county.

GRANT COUNTY.

This eunnty lica not Ihr northenst of the center of The Maty, Il con- Inine An neen of 418 square wiles, mil, in 1870, lul o population of 19,187.

The surface is rolling along the Mississinon a, and bark of this stremn, in Montoo Township, parlakrs of the diigo characteristics; but, as a rule, the lands some dislunce from the river are either level or genlly undulating. The Mississinowa enters neur the southenst corner of the county and Ifat - crac il diagonally, leming it on the north side some six miles from the nestern bonnilors. Il furnishest ofnoble waler-poweral fir different places. lipe t'reek tises irest of the centre, nud Bows in the satge grovral ilirection as the Mississinews. Grassy Fork drains most of the southwestern Town. chip, and Black Crevk the northeastern ane. The principal Irilitaries of The Mississinein in the county ore Wnluni, Lngnr's Back, Prer und Umin- mrl'a Creeks, beshles uumvrons smuller branches.

The lanil in the county is, nau rulo, very fertile. There is some thin lant found in Mourno Tonnship, muil some nel Innd in Forrmmonl, Grren and Sims Townships, bul this hars u very small pruportion lo the valuable Immuts fund in all directiuns.

The native gronth of timber was mostly sugar Irey, hickory. vim, onk, iruluut, poplor, with n considerable voriely nif ofher Irees intersperseit.

Limestone is found nlong the entire rourse of the Missi samrin, also on l'pe Creek ; bul most of the quarriey are near Marion, and in the northern part of the county. Lime is extensively Imirned for local use.

PRI-1HISTORIC INHABITANTS-THE HOUND DINLIHIS

Evidenecs of the ocrupatiun of This region hy the Moum) Buildres are seen un erery hmml in The county. Their Inmuli are more numerons in the sunthenstern portion of the cunuly, whore lurge nuinhers are found in Mubroo and sheffersin Townships, mur The low prairies. Six of theo bruuns were fonuil in the limits of The loin of Murion, but only n portion of ony rvionins, bring judd bnek of Buchanan & Son's shop, on Third sierel. Hino nl' these mounds Turuished the innterial oul of which tho brick fir Ibe court house was nundle, muil others nere destroyed in various ways. The largest wus on the enst side of the court house, omd The first fruino conrl house was crerled on the lop of thy mnontil. This was about sixty feet in diameter. nud about ten feet in light, which was about the limit renched by the mounts in tho county. The merugo diameter of the mounds iFns from ten to fifteen feel. Exemintious into these mounds show that they are composed of alternate layers of gris el mint riuders, as though The monuds hod leeu raiseil hy successive fires starteil one after another, nud corrred ny with earth, upon o level with the surface of the surrounding grunml, Ihu a Irrt nith, or just below it, tho akrtetons of hnmun being4 have been ex- linnel iu mmmmy instantes. These seom en have been buriril in a sithing profure, and the slotner uf some of them inust linve been nearly seren feel. Thu amnes, when exposeil, Imre usuallybeen found mouth drengen by time, many of them crumbling of the slightest touch, Articles of pielivry ware, Alone nxes, pipes ont rnrions implements have been found in the mominds, All som interesting culloctions hinve hren formed of these nullque relies.

TIII- INDI134, AND THI IN TIMPLACLIENT UY THE WHITES,

The principal Imliwu inhabitants uf Brunt County, in the early part of the rentun, where of the Mimni Tribe; mout in Inter years Theso ivere reduced Iu the Mi-ghin-go-me-sia hamil, in the lower Mississinens region. With these were intermarried u minher of Pollawnllomies, who made this serlivni their hune. The northern part of tho rounty, nl the time the white- began to votre ju, w osn sort uf border tond or neutral ground hp- mren the tribes nomeil mind the Muncies und Delninrey. The various frihes sermed In get along umiruddy, hnuerer, offer the livtian fashion, which is to sny that thvy shinved in greuter dlesiro in ent and sinsh the members of uther tribes than they did lo eriserratethose of their own elan. Å fiorite hunting grind aml emmp, in enrly ilnys, with These Imilins, iraq In the vicinity of the present fonu of Marion.

A sheitereil ravine, und fur north of Murion, gare erilence, by the Interons bons scattered alung , thut this hat Jong bern nsei ns o reirent ly which the successful Imilsmen ntrong the red men retired to feast upon The spoils of the chuve.

The most uoted village, however, wus that of Mle-shin-go-me- sis, nhont three miles south uf tho Walsh County hne, on the Mississinciu The luhnns still holl this loud, the fitlo huting uerer passed tothe government, i tang n part of the Me- lungo-me-ja reservation of len seclinhis The grant uuy munde to the chiel whosy mme it still benes nad to his hatul, in con- srithenco of the uppropriution of ten hours of silver by Rirhnedville wmt werural uther chiefs nt ouv of the miunal payments. This silver irny sur- replitiously smuggled nony und laken lo Fort Wayne, The fort hrenine knmirn tn Samur] MeClure, then innl still n resident of The runly ; ho in Imm gir the information to Mr-shin-gu-me-sia, who hal antbeient Inel to serure us n reparation the grant of Ion aretions of Inudl noir lying in Grant wind Bulunsh ildties. This is still mrundt hy Ve-shin go-me- sin's hand and ileermilonis. Tho oldt Chiel is will living with the desermitnuts of his hat, on the small remnant of the immense Territory once the reilusity property ut their aneestes; and the Shami tribe of Imtions are still Pre- quently murt with ut the county sent, which they visit on Unsiness or plusnrv. They bite milopled pretty giff rally the ilresy nud minst of tho hatils uf the whites, thongh, oconsiunully. une is seen dresard in full Inchian rastume 'The Showuer longnoge is still spoken in many of These tuulinh feuilles, though there are Unl fen who are manble to conrersr fluently in English.

The first selflers in Grant County nero principally Quakers, from North I'srvlinn, and n fer nf the same faith from the southensler port of the Mily, These Intel mostly in Ihn sirinity of und in Joneshorn. In the murr northern portion, the emigrante cume mostly from Obio nml the middle Stairs, and some fem, ulan, from sonth of thy Ohio Rirrr.

In regard to tho lin seller, il s9 amled by inhabilums still living, ml nho were in the ennuty over half n century tigo, that The first permanent reaient to mnkr the region his home nas dress hihunynn, irhn loenteil on Wnlunt I'reek, neor its month, enrly in 1821. Ahont the saine time emmy Duril Branson, ubo lireil nem tho mill ahnte Morion; William Hinit, who Imated on tho Mississineira, fre mhe's south of Mariou ; follsmith ihilbert, bila. Drermon, lohn Ballonger, And, in course of lime, unmrrous others, ubranie in the early In neuil themuscles of prermptions un the fertity Inuts throun juin market in the present limits of the county

AI on curly ily enme also Divid Comme, on Emtian Irnder, and nller- unel n perument resistent in The rmanty. Hr hnd renderml important yer- tiery 10 Gm, Harrison, in the nne ut' 1812, men semit, ont une'n im uf n Tinrires nit romnrkally emengrons Ininr.

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.

The first mill in the county was built on the site of Morin, near tho mouth of Boels Greek This was ereciel in 1827-28, mul ins on'ned by Martin Boots. The affair was n small one; onil was used for soning Inmber. 'Tivo " nigger hemels," or quurlz Immblers, ilid service as corn crackers, until norr workmanlike inilla wvery built by David Canner, on the Mississinews, fonr nutes bylowy MIution, aml by Judge Samuel MeClure, ut suother point on the river

Another carly velffer, whose house was n well known land mark, was Robert MiCormac, nt the crossing of the Xluncie, Marion, Initianap- olis aud Fort Wayne Slale romls, Northward, on the last named thorough- fnre, it is said that he bwl not a solitary neighbor when he came nntil Fort Wayne was reacheil.

The fral while monle chill born in the county was Samurl Adamson, a son of the first seliler.

The first church erceleit in The county iros the Quoker meeling house, on the old burial ground, a mile aml a half from Marion, where the cemetery nowy is. This way of logs, nmil erected in 1834.

The court house in MInrion was used also ns n place for holding morelings by different denominations. The first lo erect n church superior to the primilive log meeting house style, were the Methodlists, who complele! a frame church sonthivegt of the court house, in Marion, obont 1838.

Among The first miniders in the connly were Abrahamn Buckles, of the Baptist Church, and Inines Havens, of the Methodtist dlenvioinalion, the last nomed being one of The first Presiiling Elders who visited this region.

The fral physician was Dr. James Buckman, who lived with the Branons, south of Marion The second was Dr. Joseph Cadwallader, who nlso enmo ai an early ihny

The first rrsilent lawyer ins Colob t1. Colo, the nest Julge lohn Brownlee

OFSERAL HISTORY.

The Minniewimorn River, which ruus through the county, was al one lime drelorel a anvigable sheam by the law, though no one would infer from its appearance lo-ituy thul il ever mas of any importanre ny un artery of com- merce, yel such hus heen the case. In marly limes il could be crossed al Marion by ferry only for nearly half the year. As early as the time when The first immigrants come into the county, The Mississinessa was used to Bont fal-bunis down to the Wabash region, nail from 1993 to 1843, nail eren later, the commerce corrieit on in this way wos of no inconsiderable impor- tance. Sontbeast of Grunl County the selilements were moule al an earlier duy than further north and northireal. This beiog the ense, the farmors in that region began lo necumulale a surplus of their prounris for which thry found a profitable morkel umong the settlers in the Wabash region. Theso prounels irere louded on fint houts near the head-waters of the Mississinewa und Hosted itown whenerer there was a sufficient ileuth of wruter, and no smoll quanlities of produce were shipped from the limits of Grant Counly in this monnet. The nelieles of exporl wore wostly nuples, polaloes, coru, pork nad hremdetnffs, aud ns much as would non fill ibree or four modern freight enty was easily lowled on one hout. These provisions found a reuly morkel, esperiilly iluring the lime that the Wabash aml Erie Canal nas being coustructed, hefiveen 1834 ond 1837 lu later yents, the boatmen experienced considerwhile dlithenliy in passing the mill-dams which crossed the stream al more frequent intervals as the country berame more thiekly populated. These domus irere generally low, and built of brush, so that in most coges the quais jiq sed over unharmed. Maur urecks look place, bow- ever, in shooting the dams, uit unless there was a fivnratile sloge of water, it became al lost beerssary to baut the cargy muil huls aronud there obstructions The lost bout that storied down the river uns lost, in 1645, froin this cause, nl MeClure's dat, much lo the disgust uf Thu captain and owner, Ituupton Brown.

There was no mailuny In be found within the limits of Grant Conbly uutil after the elose if The lato irur. This militatel strongly ugninst Ibe growth of The ilifferent duwns in ibe county, and hol the soil nul heen remarkably ferlily, unit the region attractive as n pluce of residence, it would also hare relariteit Ihr general progress and selflemieni in the agricultural portions of il. As it was, The farmers hauled their surplus grain first to points on the Wutish and Erie Caual, notil the Bre Line Rai !- Way was completed, offer which the southern part found an outlet at shipping points on Ihmt rond, while the northern parl remminrd tributary, as hefure, lo the Wuhash lowrns

they hopeil to gel tuiliny facilities of their own. Furlune ilid not for or their enilvis ors for Dinby yeurs, and it is stated that ns much as $400,will ; urns spent by The county ou rouds which became hunkrupl or failed before n live of railiny in running order nas seenred. This was tually necom- plishel by ibr inresimcol of $100,000 br the country and imliriduuts in the construction of the Union & Lognusport Rnilroml, noir o jmrt of the T'ennsylvonin Company system. Very recently The Cincinnati, Walsh & Mirligan RaitroaI hn+ bern constructed from north lo sonth through the connty, affording all the ontleis which could he desired.

A connor seminary ins urgunized of an early periol in the history of the ronuly, «il n small plat of ground was purchased in what was theu the southern suburbs of Marion. Upon this n builling wus erected, the site being the same us that of the present muon school buildings. Previous lo Ihr Ime nur the institution iras maisel to the dignity if n college Tulernal ilissensions oruse, and in constinonce, there was a division of the patronage of which the Marion County Seminary hul af ine fime been the sole recipient. One party orgmized what was knowu nº the College of Indiaus, mui sronred u hunbling in the northoru part of Murion, nod unmed their institution ihr Proabyivriau College of Indiann. The President was tho Rrr. Samuel Smryer. Thy institution for n short limo enjoyeil a liberal patronage from uhronl, but ilnving the war.both it mmt the Murim Acudemy, organizeit by the opposite faction, uler J. R. Sperbeck, expireit for Inek uf sustenance.

The Marion County Agrienltural Society hell ils hist fair west uf Mariou in 1833, Nathan W Frazier, Pressilent. It is still in successful operation. The ofbeery fur Isin were Len is Jenkins, President, nail D. P Cnhberly, Serreiner

The first Fourth of July celebration wus behl ou an ovirusire seule in the conuly in 193'1. The meeting mul oratorienl exereines took place in a sugar grore irhere the publio school building siauds John Brownlee isas the orior of the day, nud E; R. Curoy reod the Declaration of lintepen- ileneo. Two companies were raised in the county for the Mexiem war, and went ont with J. W Duild, John M. Wallnce ninh h. G. Chevy muong ihr list of ollierrs.

ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.

The legislatiro arl for the organization of Graul l'only was approrod Felirvury 10, 1811. Until ihint time the county formel a puri of Dekuinre. The first inceling of the C'inply Commissioners uns hehl it the house of Di il Brunson, Sopimmotor , 1831. These were illy ummilifind, und ibeir cerlineales of election nere posseil upou hy Benjamin Berry, the hrsl sheriff of the vonnly The hral Connuissioners were David Acumuson, Jercuish Sntion mul Hrason Malott, appointed lo fill tho vuconey occa- sioned by the death of Thewny Knight. The fir-| Associate Junges nere Samuel MeChnre mul Caleb smith. The first Clerk was Jesso Vermilyn. These officers look the oath required by hur, nd then entered upon the itis. charge of Ilwir duhes. The first business iransorted by the Commissioners was tho adoption of' a seul, the same being n ilinmoud shopont paper stumped nith n eross. In the secoml duy the fommissiuners urlered that olt the Tonnalp.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 52

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

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