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The prairies are not large, but bemniful, and the prairie hod iu general is warth $100 jer nere. The principal prairies, Terre Conpoe, nine mile iu length, and situated in Olive Township; Sumptiun's, in Green Township ; Poringe, in German Township; Harris, in Harris Township, mut I'uluiet's, iu Center Tun nshij.
The unrahes along the Knukukee River are becoming gradually drier mach surceeling year, und one of The most extensivo peal-tuuls in the Staly hus been discurered here. It is npnord of sixty miles in length, amil about ihrer miles in width, lying on both sides of the Kolikokee, and is from len lo fifteen fet in ilepil. This will eventually become invaluable as fuel, aud will also furnish an inexhaustible supply for the manufacture of eus
A line drawn from the eust part of the couuly, four will's -uuth of the ~1. Josepib River, und extending due west to Bolin's Lake (a linle southwest uf South Betuli, Thence a lillle to the west of north In the head waters of the Kankakee, Ilu're northu est lo the northivest coruer of Warren Townshp. warks the water shed of SI. Juseph County. To the north nud nurthenst at thus line, the strratus four into the St. Joseph River and In Lake Miebigan, reaching the Altantic Ceean through Lakes Huren, St. Clair, Eric, Outario, The >1. Enwrenee River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; whereas, to the south and sunthu est, they thus inin The kankakee, and duun the Ilhaowy and Mis- sissipi, regeling the Atlantic Through the Gulf of Mexico.
A mill-race bns bevu dng from the head waters of the Kankakre io the SI. Josoph nt South Bend, and the waters of thut river made to fuw, by the resistance of art, in both directions froju this fountain head-so level is the ilit ision livo of the water-shed.
The name, "St. Joseph," uns derived from a French Cathule missinunry, who ilim uml is buril ucar Niles, Michigan. The Indion one of the Si. Joseph Rner wax . Suckirack."
HISTORICAL.
The arsi discorery of this beautiful river was truly by Father Marqueller in 1413, when that fumans missionary explorer passed nu the llhuog nid the Kaukakre, nuil nerves the Portage to " the St. Joseph of the lakis." Tradition hay it Ibut he renched the river about tivu miles from where the eily of Somnb Bend now sinudi. The mouth of the St. Joseph River was afterwunl vis. wed by the distinguished French explorer, La Salle, in 1679, where he arrived in n vessel called the "Griffin." He called it the "river uf the Viamis," from the name of an Indian tribe living upon it.
The Putlawenttomie Iribe were tho principal occupants af the ronuiry. French irulves at a later juriod came among them, esintfished leading poste, intermarried, and wickled great influence orer them. As early as ISI, l'ierre F Novurre cour here, married an tudiau woman, and had a large Miuily of bor- nuil girls, same of whom were highly ed sealed, and when the Tribe was moved beyond the Mississippi he went with them, bul returned, und ilied December 17, IstF. and is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery. Ilis holy are still with the tudinus in Kansas, and one of them is a sort of 'bier among them.
Various Treaties having heen sole with the Indians hy Geu. Css aud ulhers, uml their lands having been purchased at different times, ther were reniuweil in 1810 mul Is PI hy order of the General Guvernweut inte luirs, under the cambiet uf Movis Caquillard. The Pattamuitomies irere a kimut und gontle peuple when uut rreited by liquor. Many of the ald selliers regretted ilwir ifrparluru tram the country, anul the Indians seennet equally reluctant to go. In many instances they came In the cabins of the whites und bade them " good-bye," while duwing fears nitisted the depth of their feeling on learing the hunting grounds and graves of their father
At find The only nreess inla This county iras by the hulian trails from Fort Wayne und Heiruit, which intersrebel al Niles, Michigan, and a third truil along the shore uf lake Michigan la ibe month of the $1 Joseph River. When thy Grd settlers came ivilh their teams, they were obliged In cal their onn roads There were neither rouds, bridges, hunses uor mills, atul the pionrer uns uhhgel tu bring his supplies with him fur the first year or two.
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PARLY SETTI FMI'NT.
'The first n hite seltler in St. Joseph County, after l'ierre F. Nmintre, wns Alexis Coquillund, who ennie in the spring of 1821. Those who preceded him Iverr French Indian trailers, mil lustenil uf opening the canutry to cultivation, Irul intermurned with the ludiuns, ont adopted, in u great measure, their umaIr of life. Mr Coquillard uns therefore ihr first to cummenne the work of civilization, and his mune appears upon the first records of the courts, Inmil sales, ele. Ile establishedl n trading-post with the lilians nt South Heil, os on agent of the American Fur Conpany, und is one of the mony mentioned In Washington Irving in his " Astorin," u hich work giroy n rery interiling account of John Ancub Ator's efforts to gain Ilinl profitable traffic over lo our national ndaninge. Coquillund way a Freuchmnn, and was born in Detroit. He spent mitoh uf his time oming the Indians, anil heing a man uf large frame mul powerful muscle, weighing about 260 juinnds, he uns hell in high cateem, mul isas ulen greatly feared by them. They lulkrd of elect- ing him Chief ut me time, mul his Branding- post on the brink of the St. Joseph Iner was ir fronte resort for all the Iriles in Northern Iuliann andl South- eru Michigan Br uns killed by filling from a building, in 1954, and his willun still resples at South Henil,
U'ul. Lathrop 3t. Tuyler, nuither toiling Irler nad irgent for ir Furt Wayne Grm, rame noxi, in September, 1817. Hle nus cleeird The first t'lerk und Rrrunler of the county, Heluber 18, 18311, und hins brbl u prominent position In the business mol riril concerns of thr comity during the past forty-seren JUIN. Ir nou nppmintel the first Pastiunster, Junr ni, INEL.
Turis Supromb, Joh Bunkheld und Touthy Smith unul fuily settled in "Sunth OhL." m Sinth Bend arny then called, in 1827, mint William Brook- brbl hun or there miles down the river, in Gramnu Towndup,
Sammel 1. 1'dirrell came in 1818, and nus appointed Sheriff of the county m 18:1, amit uggiin in IS#4 Henry Painter ant Eli Smith settled in or near South Bend, oud Willinin omdl Timothy Moet in Peon Tounship the same yrer, mint .lueuh t'ripe, Daniel Filer mil Samuel Cunhon touk up their resi- deure in Clay Tinruship. This was lung before the emily is organized or the lon nships Inul ont. In I&hk, immigrants began In pour into the county in birge numbers, on the list of corly nul prominent settlers undluplied so rapidly that it is impossible In enumerate them in the africe here alluned A largo umber mnet hinto come in 1800, for Col. Taylor says that in this year In Hermel 128 mumes tu n partition to the Legislature to gri for vannty seat changed in South Heml.
BIRGANIZATION.
The county nay organized August 17, 1850, in pursuance of imn nel of the Legislature forumning St. Joseph und EIkhart Counties, approved Armmary 29, 1850. In May, 18.81, the comity seat ins loenteil on a farm oworil by will- inn Bronkhebi, siure called the " MoCartney Formu," a few miles sont Inrest ut South Beml, in Grrmion Tonuship. The Town-on- paper iras called "St. Juseph," Ions in May, 1811, The new Tomissjourrs, emisivling of Absalmu Holcomb, Chester Suge, P'ul. John Jurksau aml William M. Hood, re-loculed the inunly went at the village of Sunth Beml.
T'n' following utheers nery nupointe by the Hound: John D. Lasly, Pomily Tremstrer , James Nixun, Assessor, Dauirl A, Fullertun, Collecter of 'luxe4; Brigumin P'aller, Thomas S. Riles und JJorah Keith, Constuhles ; Imub I'ripe nivt John Heng, thersrrr of the Pour ; Daniel Eder umul Samuut I'mmon, Feure Viewer,
A Bouril n' Justices of the Peace umnagel Tho cunuty uffmira till January 19, 18/11, when the General Assembly juosod u Ian ubunthshing it, mul urgon- izing invivoIn Bumrd of County l'onnur sommiers.
The first meeting of the Heard of Commissioners for St. Joseph County nits held on the first Muwley in September, 1831, at the house of Alexis Co- yunllard. The Board milagted ir seal with the inngum uf nu ragle und the nurls "St. Juseph County, Indiana," nromel the margin.
The first grand jurors drmen fur Ihr Chruuit Conrl ( Nurember Irriu, 1830), nere the fulluning. Smunel Cannon, Jnenb White, Juhu Chy burn, Willium L'abri, Alumu Keith, John Bunker, Samuel Leeper, l'hnrles Lahby, Henly 1'Inyhuru, finmini Dinhner, Zachurinh tirnul, Jucob I'ripe, Buujninh l'oller, Intues Nixon, Thomas Clyburn, I'hbip Fuil, Louis Sancomb mul Joseph Milanis.
The firat lenn of the Cirenit Conrt fur St. Joseph Cumly nao hehl in No- trinber, Is.itt, ns nppour- femin the fulloning order uf the Boned of County I'mmumissjoners, proel September i, INI "Orderet, that each prison of thir grand jmy and petit jury he allowed hify centy for their services ren- ilered in nltvivling the Nureuber irem of the Cirenit Court uf St. Joseph I'hunly," although un regular record is find of this session. The first 508- winn of which there is any rrconf in the county nas helt hy Hon. John R l'or- ler, I'residing Julge, in the Inn- room uf C'hfrin tully's Igern, Orloher 22, 1832. Unmiel 4. Fnlimiti nus Sheriff, alul L. 31. Taylor, Clerk. The allor- noye mulmillil in praclieu upre Jonathon A Liston, Elisha Egbert, A. Ingram, Thouins H. Brown, Win. M. Jeuners nul f' K. Greenr.
The hrd l'unbile fuarl ius hell Jununry a, 1832, In John Bunker anil Chapel W Binwn, Assente hunlges, ut the house of C'uhrin Lilly.
The hrst cunrt honse uns cunimeted In he built, uml urny cummeneed in 18:04, if n roy of $4,000; i un4 fumhed in 1897. The present one ins erreleil in 181 mil rust $15,000, The first jail nus built in 18:11, and the Mrwill in IEMI, at n covl uf $.45,000. The ruunty poor house mil firm, situ- oleil about n uile eust of the city limits, are nulued ut shoul $48,000
the rolfuly grat, is situated in both sides of the St Joseph River, nt the great withern bowl, fimu which it ilerives is ime. The birn iras first Inid out hy &. CmqmuldurI mil 1. 31 Taylor, March 25, INI]. A weekly mail n'as ranblishet het neen this pince mil Fort Wayne, in Isto In the snmun year The first kerl-bant uns run by Masters & Tipsort Irum the mouth uf the St. Interph River In this point und alishunukn. In 1881, the Sinte Hood wny r-labilislol, nonherting it with Fort Wayne, hy an act of the Legislature, On Ihr 1'hh of May, of the saine year, South Remul ins mode The permanent wnuly sral. In September, 1853, the first ferry neross the rner ni this point uns established, nad November 16th witnessed the ising of the first news- per-the Ninthwestern Pourer-hy J. D. & J. Il Defrees. II nas ufter- truTI chugril to the NI. Juseph Bidcon, During this year, hire hotels were Nenberry port, uns Innl ut Presque Isle to run uh the St. Joseph Hiver. The hrst hout looil of wheat nas exportel trum Snutb Bewpt in 1848.
The rillnge of Santh Bem nis mem turated in 18Ja, und the first charler elrrlion hebl in ilund year. In 1812, the Sunth Brudd Manufacturing Com. muy nus chartered, unf the year Inlluning u ilum uns brill nerney the SI. Joseph lines Iu INi, the river at this putut was spanned by a nen bridge.
The nel of incorporation waking South Bendu cily urns consumunited in I&ii, The idy being dirbleil iuto three words, William f. Geurge uns cleci ul the first Muyor ; Willinm Miller uuml Juhu Klingle, Attheihnen for 1lm First Wurd : Thomas S. Shumuhell uful lon. Willimu Wille, fur The Sce- mil Ward, Ismir] Sncel und lohu Ginllugher, for the Tinel Ward.
The urn feel office building was erected in 1945; Kuchlock's forring- mill in Bir, nud the singer sewing machine manufactury in 1867. Im 180, The granth nil progress of the pluto uns indirutel by the fact ilud during ilant yem fin ulmrehrs, eight Meturien, thirteen business linnves, nad two Inmind nul turuty- nine dnellings nere erected. lu 1850, the population of Hu' hann uns 1,072; in IN00, 2,8442; in INT0, 1,204 ; during the Inyt linlf ilemar il bne mere.sed ut n much wore rupul rufr.
COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.
MANUFACTUMIN.
lu no cil) of the West of the same size has the tounufacturing business been more extensively carried on thun in South Bend. 11 is the secret of ils rapid growth mnl prosperity, giving employment to thousands of its indnatri- ons rilizens, aml drawring hither population, capital nud enterprise, The following alairment gires some ulen of the minbufacture products for 1813:
W.IGON MAKERS ESTABLISHMINI.
Value of pro- ilgels.
Nu. hunds.
1. Studebaker's,
4.13
2. Coquillard'e.
197,200
78
8. Chockelt's, .
80,000
20
4. Müeller's, elc.,
30,000
25
Totul,
$1,162,420
571
llere, then, in one depertinent of industry, forest irres anil irun are are converted intu vehicles for mina's convenience and pleasure, and nearly 600 nartby persons are giren employment, unil nver $1, 1120,000 coineil from the raw miMerial.
Value nt pri-
No. banıls.
1. Birdsell's Clor or Separator.
$1511,000
72
1 Olivor's l'Ions.
140,000
%. Simyer's i'min Drill, 14,500
25
1. Beih's Spiring Muchinr.
11,000
1]
Singer's Semug Machine,
1,100,0MM)
510
Tolal $1,669,500 761
In The nlure five different enterprisey nearly 800 men are given em- ployment, from u hose ensuingy their families are woll clothed, fod und edu- caterl, and over $1,500,000 ure put in circulation amnug the people.
The following is n con lensel statement of the various manufactories hu tur city of South Bend, i& furnishedl by Mr Turner in his _Innual :
Value nf Jiro-
1. Flonring- mills,
$681,000
: Wagons, erringes, ele ..
1,1/2,420
1. Farm machinery,
$12,500
100
4. Agricultural nuplements, 17,000
11
6. Furniture,
BAR, 500
6. Door», sash, blimls,
2501,972
98
i. Faumilries,
$14,500
211
Sering umrhines,
1,111,000
D. Wooten hurnufactories,
$11,000
31
10. Dench's minper-mills,
280,000
100
11. Stone-cutting,
41,469
13. Cooperage,
21,500
13. Kxrelsior,
1,000
3
14 Fly catchers,
13. Brick making,
110,000
48
Total,
$4.021,814
2,105
As ne note the beginning of these enterprises amil companies, ire are osfinisheil at the progress woule. The Studebaker, nere established here only twenty- lin years ago (1852), the brat puper-mill in 1868, and uumly all of the othery within The Inst deende.
NEWSPAULRE,
The pioneers in the newspaper business irere John D. & Joseph II. De- freey, who came to Sonth Bert in JA31, mut started ihr first weekly publica- liou, the Northwestern Pionier. Joseph Il. sohl his interest in thr pirper in 1833, aml thored to Goshen, Indianu, where he still rrinnins, cugngeil in mer. canlile business. John D. mored his press to White Pigeon, Michigan, and nferuard went to Washington, D. C., und became Superintendent of Public Printing Wr nre informed that he still resides there, aml is engaged in preparing n Justury of Indiann.
After the bret six inonthu, the Northwestern Pourer nos chungrd to the St. Joseph Bedcon.
The South Hend Free Press was established in 1836 by Wilham Shllikan, mint in 184h uns changed to Ihr St. Joseph Valley Reguler, mider The elilornl muungement uf Srhuyler Colfax, September, 1845, muf is still continued in Sonth Beud, umler the eduarship uf Beal & Benurr.
Thir St. Joseph County Forum irus esmuhhshed in 1873 by A E Drapier & Sun. It pisveil into the hands of F. Molloy, and was called the National Iniva, and nas afterward elinnged to the South Beint Wiekly Umion, und purchinyed hy Charles F Murray, in December 1861
The South Boud Weekly Tribune uns established i 1812, by the Tribune I'rinting Comupuny. The Daily Tribune wwe first issued iu 1878.
Turner' : South Bend Annual nus commenceil m 18hh, and is driuted lo the interests of trade and minutieinres. T. G. Turner, elilor und pro- prietor.
The Northern Indurant Teacher nus established in January, 1814. 11 19 devoted to the interesty n' public srhunle, and is published monthly, and eiliird by 11. A. Ferd.
The Notre Dame Sihohustin is n neckly, published at Notre Dame Uuirer- Bity. It is ably edited nul handsomely printed, aud Hrroteil to the interests of runcalion.
The Ave Me ia is n monthly periodienl, published al Notre Dame Uuirer- versily, in the interests of the Roman Catholic Church.
The churchrs al South Beud ser the following: 1 Baptist, 1 Christian, I Episropul, 2 Erangelical, 2 Catholic, 1 Lutheran, 3 Methodist, 2 Presbyle- rinn, 2 lelurted, 1 Universnhst, 1 Dunkurd.
The Meiluliets were the first to establish churches in the conuly, and ure the most unmeraus. The first church huilt in the county was the Methodist, in South Bend, in 1634
The l'at hulirs preurenpied the ground, having their missionaries among the luilians lung heforr The American ertllers malr their udvent into the country,
Thr Metlenlists, Buplists, Christians, Hunkards all Intherons hare many organizolions in The county, and there ure eighteen church buiblings outside of the rity uml ritlagrs.
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY.
This fuunns lomunn Catholic instilulun is vitunteil about une mile north of South Benil, and is the largest of The kind in the U'united Slules, I Was established in 1842 aud ihearported in ir university in 1844.
NT. MAI's APARKMIT,
Inlf a mile nest of Notre Dinae; n preparatory school in the city, And a Calhohe schibel al Mishunakn, sre seminaries of cuusulurable unlo.
MISHAWAKA.
The luml un which Mishawaka is situated wus a school section, nhil wis benghi by Alauson M. Hunil, Jrnworry 1, 1833. On The Iune preventing, Williun L. Kirl huil come out fenin Defruit ou & prospecting tur ; and, huy- nig ilecident that thr rollry of The SI, Jurph, in the virinity of Mishininko, contained rich iron ure, it was determined by Mesers. Hurd and Earl to make u loun thul shund rivul nny in the ennutry. A. Hned eume, with a birge forre of men, in the spring of 1833, am| cummmeneedl builling. In July of that your, the place received the name of "ST. Joseph Iron Works," a More, u Invern nul Imihlings enough haring hern rrected to nerommedlate nhont one limitred persons. The lown wos mil ont in .Inly, 1833.
Some settlements lind been made in the vicinity prior to the moremeni lo colublish a toun. Swong the first uere Mrasrs. Ferry, Coe, Mute, Skinner, Ireland, Hart, Pemberton mul others. In 1834, Innl, thr, Heming mid Hollister formed n ropartnership for the mumufacture of iran, mul the same year thr "St. Joseph Irun Company" uns incorporated
A dma mul lock neris the St. Joseph, at Mishowruku, was construrtel, in 1835, at a covl nf $35,000. In 1837, a furge unsbuilt by J & M. C Shrmmmmm; mø from thui prriedl in the present time Mishawaka huy been wird us & thriving and busy town. In 1868, the umanfacture] products amounted to $107,IHH). Thin great fru, in 1872, enwemned thirty-mno buildings in Ihr business parl of the town, and destroyvil orer $80,000 worth of proprety ; lint new brick buildings innneilintely mosr upon the ruins, Mumit Twenty- four nen shares were opened in the brick blocks thys rrected, mul the lonn huy beco greatly improred hy these rlegunt amil tasteful structures At the prevent date (1876), Mishninkir contains nhonl fifty merrantile houses, forty olhres and other plners of liness aml miund six hundred ihrelling hon.ry.
The mannfretiring establishments are ny follows 1 lurunee, funulm ond muchiur shop : 3 Aonring-mills ; 3 sau -mills; 1 moolen finbuy ; I agricultural implement mnunfuetory : 1 chmir factory ; 1 large nugon manufactury ( Mi)- tmen's); 8 carriage shops; I edge tonl fuetury ; 4 furniture shops, I conper slips. I shrie factory; 1 wimhill fuetory, 1 mnunfactory of refrigerators, enfes, broomy, mouse trape, etc. ; 1 munnfactory of benl wruml work, 1 sayhi anil blind feinry . 2 planing-mille : 3 tunning shops; 1 brewery ; 2 harness shops. # bakeries; a blacksmith shops, 1 printing office, mil some minor cainflisInnent«. Its manufacturing promets for the year emling anne I, IST4, renched the enin of $1, 237,000.
Highnunkir lins nine elnirches, as folluns: Enthalir, Episenpal, Methodlist, I'rewhyterian, German Lutheran, German Methihet, German Brungelicul, Disciples nul Napilist.
The only neu super il present published in the plner is the Wishniraka Enterprise. Il ins establishmit as the Pier Press in 18', by D. I' Ireland, when sold In I. A. Ellinti. Mr. Elliott olmageil the mme to the Whshaunha Enterprise, amil sohl in Arohitribl Heal, in 1868. 3Ir Benl conilneteil il ahont eight years, nmil sold to N. V. Brower, when would In & T. Moulgumiery, nmil he In F A Jeruegan, wrhu hins associated with him J. & Carpenter.
Other papers hare existel and expired. The Mishan nku Poesia uns Nlarled in 1841, hy Willnr F Storey, present editor uf the Chicago Times. 11 was removed In South Bendl, and its nume changed to the Indian Tuesin, but in 1845 it migrated to Lagorir, undl wn4 lusl.
The Mishmenka Bee was established m 1816, hy S. P. Hart, ond wrny ilis. continued uffer Ino years.
OTHER VILLAGES,
The other villages in the conuly are New forlisle, Plninfleld, Terre Couper, Osceola, Nurth Liberty, Wooiltand, Lakeville und Walkerton.
VIGO COUNTY.
This connty rreeired ity unme in humor of Col. Francis Vigo, why nas, ul the tiure of tho organizhen of the romity, n rrsidenl nf Viurennes, und Inuijo provision in his will for the douation of a hell for the county cunrt house, le ins nu eminenl " Spanish merchant," und u friend of the country ilnring the Revolutionary struggle, ndinneing large sums of money to support The campaign under Gen George logers Clarke, in 1178-T !.
The territory now embraced in Vign Conny was originally Anyt of Snlli- inu, nail was set off into n separole eignniention by un nel of the Legislature, upproved ul Corydon Juanury 21, 1818. H is situated nhont midwny in the esheme westeru tier D' counties in the State, and contains an area of about four hundred square mules. Its surfuce is generally lerel, or grailually nn- ilulating, with an agreeable alteruation of prairie irud woodland. The soil is rib uun productive, niderland in my pluees with ralnrble reins of cul, nail excellent builling stone. It is ulso nell waterel, the Wabash Ihrer flowing through the county from north to south, while many tributary creeks pass into it from all parts of the county, giring unuies lu goreral nf The lon nshipy
EARLY SETTIEMENT.
The first selllements in thr comity were minde in the vicinity of Fort llar- nyon mul Terre Hunto as early us the full ef 181G. Among the first settlers nere Isone Lainbert, Juhu Dickson, Ahruhum Slrkly, Joseph Richardson, Joluni Husmilion, Curtis Gilbert, Calch Crawford, Rubert Gralinu, Joseph Liston, lsur Teverbaugh, John Herfor, Thouuns l'ucket, amil l'eter Allen, all of whom settled in the comity prior tu 1818. In February of the Inyl men- finned your, Bradford Hickox arttled with his family on Fart llurrison prairie. The fullowing porling list of ull settlers inchutes those in the tonn of Terre llaule, and Thoer in the camity priur tu 1823: George llussey, Jolm F Crun, Willinm Muns, Ezekiel Buxton, Cul. Thamas It. Blake, Isaac (' Elsion, James Hanna, E'noch Dale, I'harles Thompson, Francis Cunning- linin, Josephus uml Stephen Collet ; Muj. Geurge W. Dir Wers, Robert Brasher, Hohert S. Mellibre, McComb MrEndden, Joseph uil Smunel Kirranl, George I'llison, Willlimin C. Linton, Jnuies Farrington, Julin Disbrone, Willimu Pro- boyl, Ebenezer I'mildork, Benj. 1. Gillumn, Lucius 11. Sroll, Joseph Stiller. Hussell, Jamiry and Henry Ross, Robert Sturges, John W Osborne, Jelin Britton, John Campbell, Solomon Wright, Denms Irming nil others, We meution, also, among the honorable nunes : Clumurey Rose, tho atesses Wurien, the Messrs. Early, Elishn & Huntinglou, nhu died when u young man ; Elisha Tillotson, James B Met'n]), Julin Sroll, Israel Harris, Samuel MrQuilkin, JJuseph Bradt, The Mrsyes Redforil, James Hillle, Thenis Honghtun, thr Buruetts, H. 31. Murrison, Multhen Sionurl, Ralph Wilson, Daniel Il. Jubnsun, und tlw lirs. Shuler, Clarke, Ball Atul I'mtrick, whu nere quiung the first settlers, or at least emne luring the first deende. Alan, in the country muong One furminte: Mr. Polem, tien. Petrr Allen, Call Julin Minuilten, the Mesers, Aspinwall, Bunnell, Dickeon, Klivhn U. Hronn, Ihr Beelury, the Brooks', and many mure. Pruhulily no comaly coulil present a heller array uf unmes amung lis old settlers.
The brat white mile rhill born in the county why William l'arle, Hon a sneressful seir enpluin on u whaling roynge in foreign sons. Ho wny hirn in Terre lluinte, Seul, 22, 18|8,
The href uline feumle chill born herr uns Mary MeFadilen, amr Widow Markle, of Terre Inute. Her hnetmuut, Napoleon Murkle, uns Imrn al Offer 1'reek Wills, un the first ilny of Anne, 1819, His fithor, Ahraluuu Markle, hnili the fired mill in the comity, ou Diler Creek humbert & Dirksun Imill unutber will ntuit Ihr some Thue, on luney I'rerk.
The hest schenl honsr in the county nns baill un the northenet cornti of the southuest quarter uf Sertion 2, Township 12, Bungo H, in IBID. C. I fnufehl nus the iracher.
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