Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 75

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUFD.

nn nsh treo, s onrl. Throwing upon this his ou'n corn, Jolin Oshorn's, George l'onuvell's and Salomen Tyter's, plenty of provisiuns, his gun, omnimunition nnibuvo, ho yokeil his oxen to it, and, taking his ilog, stariod ono fine mort- ing on his journey. llo hinil, in muny phees, to ent his uny through ; was gone nearly n u cok, bringing hick with him four deer, a half ihuizen fax anil welf skins, logethee ivith it number of turkeys. lte nioved frem, his placo on Bluo Rirer to n Girin in Jackson Township, snil from there lo Center Tou nahip, where lte dieil in 1867, aged 83 years, lenringu family nud n Inrge circle of friends to-noitin his kas4.

Montgomery MeCull was notod as rery cccenteio nnil odil in inany ways lle ,frank n good ilval, nud was not a religious bigot ; but, nererlheless, gen- erity and open-honeleil. An incident which occuereil ilucing a enmp meet- ing, nt un cacly day, connected with him, is perhaps worth mentioning. llc tras calleil upan to lead in prayer. lle immediately koelt doun nnil com- meneeil praying lo the ilevil, to the utter astonishment of the congre- gation. Tho minister walked up to him nod, pulting his hauil upon him, mail : " Brother McCull, you are praying in the deril -- uhy ilon't you pray lo God?" He lookeit up to him, somneu lint surprised, nud snlil : " God is a gand mitu, nin't He?" On being ansivered in the allirmntive, ho sniil : " Well, if lle is, 1 nin't nfruid of llim ; bul I om of tho deril ; " atul irent on praying lill he lind finished. Al one time he uns warth considerable property here ; but, through inismanagement or inlemperntee, Inat it all, soon after which he cemoreil to Ilinois, where he dieil a few years since.

Nohle Warruin was about 5 years of age when his father Erst came to this county, in 1820. lle worked with his fatheron the forniuntil hou asofage ; saon ufer, married and settled in life on his present farm, in Jackson Taivnship. lle assesgeil the county in 1814, was Collector in 18-10 nmil 1841 ; way elected to the lause of Representativesin 1901 ; also, in 1870. An ence- getic until Therough business mun, he is prominent ond innich respecteil ns a citizen of the county.

luge David S. Guniling came to this county with his father, Asn tiooiling, in 18,10, from Rush County, Inilinon. In 1839, he attended " sbury Uni- verity," but ilidl not gradunte, on necount of his father's denth, in 18-11. Suon after coming home to Greenhehl, he studied Inwy with Hou. Geargo W. Julinn. In 1817, urns eleuteit lo the House of Representatives ; in 1849, WAS clecled Proseculing Attorney, for the term of three years; in 1851, IVAN clecteil Cirenit Prosecuting Atturney foe Imliannpolis circuit, defeating ex- Gor. D. Wullare: in 1844, wus electeil ludge of the Common Flens Courl, over Judge Duria, uf Amlerson, far four years; in 1946, was elected State Senator for four your; in IMil, was elected Julge of the Common Plans Court, over Juulge Elijah B. Murtimille ; in 1864 wvos Presidentinl L'lector for the State at large, on the ticket heled ". Lincoln and Johnson ;" in 18ti4, wns tenilered the United States Judgeship for New Mexico, by I'resilent Lin- coln, but declineil ; in June, 1866, uns unsolicitedly iemlered, by telegram, the United States Marshalwhip foe the District of Columbia, hy I'resistent Johnson ; lie accepted the appointment, and helil the office until after the Innuguritien of President Graut, when ho resignert, and soon after returned to liis home in Greenfielil ; in 1870, was nunnimously naminated as un canili- date for Congress," nnil man ngninut llon. Jerome M. Wilson in a very netire anil exciting canvass ; the official returns shoved Judge Wilson to be elected by fur votes in the distriel ; there were some errors iliscovered in the voles of two or Three polls in the district, at least so elnimeil by the Deinneruts. The malter wos Inkon hefore Congress, unit ilecuiled in fuvar of Judge Wilson. In 1874, Judge Guoding and Mr. Wilson wvere again respectively nominated, nnl man against each other th tho politienl field, Juilge Wilson coming out victorious ivith a majority of Three hundred and eighty (390]. Since then hudge Gooding has not lieen a enmulidato far nny office. lle uns born in Ken- tucky in the year 1821, nwut has been a public and very prominent citizen of lus county, Sinte anil country.

OHIOANIZATION AND OFFICERS.

This county was enl off from Mulison County in 1828. The first election Was held In what is now known ny Greenfield, with the following result : Bethuel F Morris, ludgo of Circuit Court ; Jacob Jones anil Jos. B. Slerens, Asocinte Juilges; Calvin Fletcher, Senator; Elisha Larned and William Connec, Representatives, Lewis Tyner, Clerk ; Henry Watts, Treasurer ; Jebn Foster, Sheriff: Samuel Vangililer, lobu Hunfor aml Elishin Chopman. Con missinners.

TIL. FIRST COUNTY

urre held in a log houso near tho present court house. Calvin Flelelier, Iteriey Geegg, Mavinus Willet nnil Charles H. Veedor urero admitted to the hir on wolinu of James Whiteolul, Esq., who uns the first l'eoseruting Attorney Among the first enges trieil during the September term, in 1828, were lleney Watts vs. losb. Willson, and Slute af Inilinna ra, Henry County. The present court house uns erected in 1844, amil irus to cost $14,400. itul convenient, tho Auilitod's, Treasurer's, Clerk's unil Rreorilor's offices being on the first floor ; the Sheciff"'s nnil County Supeeintemilent's rooni, It jury cooni and the courl root bring on the second floor. The Intter is urell arranged, anıl uell lighted.

Iluncock County lins a recy spacious, beautiful anil costly jail, commenceil in 1871, uns to cost $32,900, Trut islien completed, cost upiraril of $90,000.

THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAE SOCIETE

was first organized in 1852. Its presotit officers nre: C. G. Sample, Presi- dent ; John T. Duncan, Vice President unit Superintendent ; George Buenett, Secretary, anul James H1. Care, Treasurer.

As lo poor house onil fitriu, tho county cannot ut present boust mnoh In this ilirerlion, probably thinking ilint a fine jail will make up for this institulion. The buildings ure quite dilapidated and old. John llotfor- un, under ishoso management it luty beon for several yours, Inakes ut efficient overseee, It has it prevent tiventy-five (15) inmates, tiveho innleg unit thirteen females, ranging in iges from 8 to 83 years . three men und tiro wonen insano, und pronounced Incuralle.

GREENFIELD,

the county sent of linncock county, is situated ou the P, C. x St. Louis II. R , tirenty-one (21) miles from lundiunapolis. It has n corporation of one "quuro milo, and is well bullt. Among thie finn residences are W. R Hough's, Jolin W. Ryan's, Freemith 11. Crawfordl's nud Dr. S. F. Muctin'y ; the Intier, thoughi nol ns yet completeil, will he nieng The hotidannitest. It lins street- lami13, gns not is yet introilutecil. The streets nro olean, ain] the morehanls urem lo take pride in kruping them so, and also the sidewalks as much ny possible. The town hus widle nuil troll Inid wut slcools. The community are compused of Chrislino nud tuoral people.

Its adrunlages for truito nro rory gooit, thero heing several muuuufactories healed here. The railroad facilities of the place are, perhaps,. equal lo the average, the ngent Inking au uelive und lirely interest in the tutvu.

EARLY HISTORY.

Greonfickl ivas first Inut ont in the spring of 1829, thero being sixty neres ilonateil by John Wingfiehl, llenjunin Spillman onit Ceruwell Meek, Jared Chapeau being uppniuted County Agent. Tho first lot solil uns to. John Auferson, his decil bearing dute JILLLe 1, 1828. Morris Pierson, Dr. Edwarils, John Ruriden, Williumu Carr nul Lowis Tyuer were among the first to settle tijinti the "low'n sito," Coruwvoll Merk orecteil the first house unun il. William muil Lowis Tyuer hul tho first sloro, in 1828. Nathan Crawfaril n'y The first blnoksmith ; llonty Chupunte built a luquery in 1838, Juroil C. Meek was the first child borti, June 16, 1828, and Docin, ilnghtor of Bot- Jawin Spillmann, died Sopteuber, 1818, ngoil 14, being the first ileath in Green-

felil. The first frame builling wna erceteil by Spillinnn in 1930. The first brick building in the county ivas bitilt hy Bazil Meck in 1834, and Ingh Wooster erected the first brick store in Greenfielil, nowy occupied hy Williams, Brother & Hamiltun. The first echanl linusn wns a log one, and the Vetlio- dists lielil worship livre fer some time.

There are three railrouils running through the county, the Bee Line heing the first one, which city off the extreme narlhuirest part. The next was the P., C. & St T .. Roast, which runs through the county from cast lo vest, n liltlo south of the center; also, the Junction Rond, cutting uff the southivest corner

The first newsjinper in the county Ivas calleit the Greenfield Reteille, pub. lished by luines and] Jonathan llunt.

Greenfield was fest incorporated as i town in or about 1840, Benjamin Rains being tho first l'resideut.

The additions modo to Greenfielil nre : E. K Ilnrt's, in 1839; Pieraan's Firat, in 1818 ; Second, in 1834; Meck & Ilorty, in 18)3; Junclion Rail- rosil, in 1841, Brocken's, in 185G; Fletcher & MeCarty's, in 1860; Brad- ley's, in 1867 ; Eller's, in 1870; Snou's, in 1870; Ehler'a, in 1871; Wood, Proti & Bullnin's, in 1871 ; and Burdett'a, in 1871.

Society is gomil, unil the professions are nlily represented-the law hy Judge D. S. Goodling, James L. Mason, Montgomery Marsh, Charles G. Offuti, aml Duncan & New : the indienl by Drs. Howard, Martin, Adams and Boots. Thero ure guol schools throughout the county, with & fine corps of leuchers. Same very fine hrick school houses ; noticeahle among them, the oney nt Greenhebl, Fortrille, Churlattesville and Warrington. There are four eluirche- in Greenfield, three brick und one frame Presbyterian is, perhaps, the finest sinteture. There are iwa newspapers here. The fanenck Democrat lins just received n aterin press. They issue 1,200 copies, and ilo consiileralle job wock. The Greenfield News, the Re. publican organ, issues, perhaps, 800 to 1,00xt copies. Among the monufnc- turera nre Williums Bro. & Ihmillon's wholesale furniture manufactory ; a desk factory , also, a chair factory and tiva curringe manufactories. Greenfielil also lmuy tivo stentn grist-mills, tivu sau nuil three pinning-mills, nod tivo lintels. Among the leading merehunts of the pluco are A. J. Banky. Bael & Thinyor, William New & Son, Jelinson Bros., F. E. Glindon, J. VI. Morgan, D. J. Itouch, Bayd & lluickman, and Freeman Crawford. The city has well grareled roads all theough it. The present City Bonrd nee as follows : . Joseph Donta, President ; \. P llagle, Clerk ; A. Flipps, Treas- ucer ; John Janey, H. R. Clayion and Jolin One

The present county officers are: Ephraim Marsh, Clerk ; Henry Wright, Auditor ; Eenut Il. Pont, Treasurer; Nathan 11. Robeet", Recordor; Wm. P Smith, County Superintendent ; William Thomas, Sheriff: H. L. Cooper, Coconer ; Jnnies Tyner, Jolin Addison, William I' Browkair, Commissioners. W. R. Ilough represents the counly in the Senate, nad Smith MeCord in the Hanse.

Our thanks are hereby lendored lo the county officers and the many citi- zons wlin, by their alle nasistanice anil valuable information, have so kinilly helped us.

OTILER TOLYNS AND L'ILL. LORS.

Fortville, a place of GOO or TOO, on The Beo line, is quite a snug business place, for ils size. It has a number of stores, marlile works, ond a good school. New Palestine in a lively little place nf a few hundred, on the .lune- tion Railron'l ; has n good school, several stores, and business is brisk for such a small place. Charlottesville, Woolhury, MeCordsville, Eden, Nash- ville, Wecrington, Cleveland, Carrollton aed Philadelphia are small villages «cattece'l throughout the county.

LAWRENCE COUNTY.

Lawrence County is situated in the interior of the State. lts sueface is agreeably diversified. The eastern anil nnetheasteen puets are undulating or gently rolling plateaus, drained by leep, narrow valleys; the central region, north of White River, is billy, ant the western and southwestern raugh and broken. It has an aren of 438 square miles, or 280,820 neres. The soil is well suited to the production of coen, iwhich 19 grown extensively on the White River bottoms, and ishet, onts, graty anuit tolricco; these are all shipped in large quantities. Mules, horses, cattle, hogy and sheep are mised, and large shiquaents of these are ulso male. The timber of this county was originally quite dense, in certain portions almost gigantic, com- prising chiefly tho wint varieties of onk, sugur maple, poplar, becch, chiest- mitl, walnutt nud chiu, The principal stecam of the county is tho Fast Ferk of White River, which enters the eastern boundary three miles noelh of tho southeast eurnor, traversing the county with many liends andl passing out in a direction alniost duo ivesl. It is & gratuit mill stream, offering many eligible sites for munufactories ; it is n hrouil anil elenr river, dawring with rapid, strong current ; the purity und coldness of the urter, derived from numerous cavern speings, offer special inducements to paper makers ; and it is generally belted, except where the stream impinges against pre- cipitnuy bluffs of limestone, with broad allurial bottoms of remarkable rich- De33. The fertility of this formation is prorecbial throughout the State "As rich as tho White River bottom," is a common expression. Indiun Creek, the next streun in size, flows inlo the county froiu Martin, seemingly with the purpose of finding an outlel by Fayetteville into Sall Creek, but, after ilescribing un irregular aro, returns in aprirent ilisgust to its antivo county. Salt Creek enters the center of the northern boundary, and flows with sharp, graceful curves, in a antithwesterly ilirection, to White Rivec. At yfiring Anods, The creek is a cirer; ni Inte watee. n slags, lazy streaui. Gitthrie Creek passes into the county near Leesville, Although narrow, its valloj'y huren rich snil, und aro bounded by hokt hills, ivoli timbered. Lenthocivond Creek has ita source in the northeasteen part of the county, aml dois in i straight course southwest to White River. Sugar and Beaver Creeks are in the southeen part of the county.

The Fivetterille iron ore is of unrivaled quality, anit, from tests made nt Whittaker's firm, is well developed; careful examinations ivill discorer similac doposits in neighboring localities. Small specimens of excellent ore huro been found near Bartlettsville, tho amount of which has not been ascer- tained. The whito sulphuutr speings, located nt Avoca, Bedford and Indian Crock, hare n trell nacertaineil value for medical purposes, und moy be relied upan to citre our itational ilisenso-pintitical curruphon. The celebrated St. boutis limestono occupiey tho surfice in the central aren of the county, com- menciug ivill n hell perhaps turetre miles wride in the southeastern parl, and iridoning to over fottricon miles at Bedforil ; it thence narrous ta less llan fire mile's al tho narthursl. Takeu us a tvholo, oe in oneh of its different strala, it is so rarialle in thickness and chutneter, that no tuo section" will extetly corresponil ; fossily alono nro relied on for its identificalinh. The lower bed (No. 22) is the quarry bed which furnishes, in unlimitedl supply, the fluoua "Beilforl Stone," to favarably known and so much uvedl in first-class struc- tures at fiulinnapolis, Ciuciuunti, Louisville nnil SI. Louis. It varios in color (rnm gray to n oreain' white, and may be quarried in blooks or columns the enliro thickness af the strutuin (14 feet), aud without litnit os to length ; homogeneous in structure, it is renilily saured ur maulded by the chisel inlo such fariuy as the nrchileet utny require. Theap qualities constitule n stouo maroly surpassod, unil the proprietors of tho lledforil quarvies claim that it is und equuled hy uuy stoun in the Worlorn Slates.

The colelimited Kunlin Mines, ouned by the Cincinnati Clay Co., unil situated in Spice Valley Touteship, tere pened with great success in December, 1871. This is, porlings, as fino poltor's olay ns we have in the State. There are fruin Fun to threo car-fonds por week shipped to Cincinanti

unil other points. The supply in extensive, having a drift ten feet high, Ind extelling over 50 seres af land.

There are numerous enven in the county, chirt among which are Donald- Ann's, Shiluh's, Dry, Grinsluft's, Connelly's noil lamer's-the former, per- linps, us nated na noy in the enunty. It has an entrance nenr Shawnee Cottuge, Ilie winter revidence of Mr. George Dunalison. The entrance to this care is wille and lofty, but, fillqu ing the central opening, it is soon reduced to n nurvoir passage, covered with a shallow dream of water. Explorations may be mule by wading or in L light canoe. This care is known to extenit three-quarters of a mile. Near the entrance there is a grand hall, 12 feet high, 800 feet long ond 40 feet wville. If lighted, this would make a nuvel Alul interesting leclure or assembly room.

Sanil, gravel and brick elays are found in great abundance throughout the county.

EARLY SETTLEMENT,

Tlte first settlers of Lawrence County left Lee County, Va., in the spring ut 1809. They caine to Kentucky, and stopped until Februnvy, 1810, when they canie to this county, made a setllement and huilt o fort, about que half mile uorth of Leesville, ticar where the hause of " Granuy White" onw stands. In the following June, they returned to Kenlucky and brought out Their families. This settlement wna mule by Donich Guthrie, A hern of Bruhlock's defet, his sons, and Incob and Wm. Flynn. The elder Guthrio died in September, 1827. The others have long since passed off the stage uf notion. These Were succeeded in June, 1513, by Roderick Rou lins and tin of his nephews (Joseph Ruirlins anul a brother-the former note liv- ing in BelGinl), wha settled on White River, at the mouth of Mill t'reck ; the former of whoma left bis family nt Fart Maxwell, on Lost River, for the fiest tiro years. lo the winter idf 1814, Eliturd Johnston made n settlement opposite Scottyrille, and on the form naw owned by Harry Bright. Othee settlements were runde in various parts of the county, but none of impar- tauee until the Iand sales in 1816. After that thece una n general tide of immigration, the greater portion of which ivas from Kentucky and North Carolloo. Houses rapidly sprang up, und cleariogs were made in ull parts of The county.

The first untee grist.mill in the county was erected hy William and Cuth- beet Bullitt, three miles east af Mitchell, in about 1920, under the ilirection of Their ngent, Urinh Glnver It del quite an extensive custom business, besides manufacturing large quantities for the Southern market, then the only outlet for the products of the country This mill was sold, about the year 1830, to Hugh ond Thomas llamer (noir ilecensel), but the mill property, which is still in operalion by their heirs, continues to do a large amount of business.

The first snir-mill was put up on Indian Creek, near the road from Bed. (nel to Washington, nboul 1819. The first anwing dono in the counly Ivay with whip-silva.

The first sebool house erected iras near where Leesville now stanils, in an onrly doy.

The first stores and hotels (or taverns, As they were then called) were built in Palestine, the former enunty sent.

The first celigious society oegluizel wray by the Methodlists, as early as 1810, if not enclier. They belil service at first from house to house, after- ivarl meeting in the court house, and in 18.30 erected a brick church edtbce in Bedforl.

The first birth of n white child in the county was that of John Guthrie, about 1812.

The first newspaper in the county was called the Western Spy, amit w'ss published by O. 11. Allen, in 1834

When the Guthries und Flynns wuvlo their settlement near where Lecs. ville 13 now Incated, the Indinus ( Delnwares) were friendly, but made fre- (punt thieving majdy nn the settlement, carrying off horses, provisions, etc. At one lime they were pursued by Major Tipton, afterward United States Semiitor, and ffly militin. The property imus recovecel and the band punished. On the 10th of March, 1815, the settlement ins attacked by a body of Pottawattamies. ,John Guthrie was shot through the breast, Jacob Flynn capturoil, unil Josinh Flynn scalped und tomahawkeil, though be lil not ilie uutil the 14th. Gulhrie was aved by the heroism of his wife, who went alone and bore bim to the fort. lle colopletely recovered an'l lived to a good olil age. Jacob Flynn was kept by the Indians shout three months, and escaped by foigning ignorance of the canoc. He fosted down the Wabash to Vincennes, and made his way from thevo to the fort at Leesville, neriring there very much emieiutel from want of food.

In June, 1814, during the war with Great Britain, Roderick Rawlios and his livo nepheu's ivent to Charlestourn, noir in Clarke County, Indiana, nud joined Capl. Rigger's company of rangers, leaving their camp in charge of no old hunter by the name of l'ear. On their returen, after an absence of only a few ihuys, they found that the camp had been robbed of all the pewter mace ond five head of horses hail been stolen. They only found a large otlor's skin tacked up to ilry in the camp, which the Indians haul overlooked. Penr was found in a canoe where he had been 6shing, shot through the body, sealped anıl tomahawked. They went back and infhemel Capl. Bigger, of the rangers, who sent out a body of liventy-fire men, unter command of Lieut, Cure, ufferivard a member of Congress and a General. This squad moto their headquartery at the settlement, and scouted about the frontiers. None of the property takon by the Inilians in this raid was ever recovered. The early seitler had to go to mill nail for groceries, dry goods, etc., frum twenty-five to thirty miles, very often hazarding their lives from dan- Roceus attacks by the Inilinns.

We mutation, among the prominent early settlers of this county, Hon. George G. Dunn, a native of Washington County, Kontucky, bora in Decem- boc, 1812. When he was quite n child, his father tuoved to Monvue County, in this State, where he passed his youth, ind received his education al the State University. In Novembee, 1833, he moved to Bedford, in this county, inl engaged in teaching schoul, ut the same time pursuing, with the utmost diligence, the study of the leiv. HIe und Hon. R. W. Thompson (now nf Vigo County ) commenced practice here about the same time. lle early mani- fested that indomitable energy and perseverence which so marked bis after life. In 1846, he uns elected to Congress, anil on coming home, in 1844, was elected to the Stale Senate. In the same year, he was ebosen Whig I'vesi- dentinl Hlectoc. Again, in 1814, he was sent lu Congress. Mr. Dubu, as a lau'yer, uns emineutly successful. While he and his partner, George 11. Munsun, ivere practicing together, it uns considerel equivalent to n triumph to secure their seerices in the ninagement of a cause. The cloquence af We. Diim, ny a public speaker, inil especially his power with a jury, uns uluost irresistible. He died in 1877, amil his loss u'is not only felt by his family, butl hy society, the county, the State anit the nation.

Joseph Rau'liny. Sr .. another old Kentuckian, whose birth dates back to April 11, 1790, came hero with an unele, Roderick Rawlins, and a brother, in Is13, and settled on White Kiter, at the mauth of Mill Creek Ho, together with his uncle sod brother, maily a elearing of about fifteen teres, during the winter of 1813-14. nul feticed the samo. lo the spring, they planted coru, polutoes and somo garden vegetables upon it. In June, they went to Charlestein, Indiana, and joined the company of rangers, of which mebtinh has been minde. They made their general healquarters at Fort Harrison, three miles north of Terre Haute, on the Wabash, but were engagel in scouting the country along the Wabash and White Rivers Blid their valleys, very often going for into the interiar of the State. They were dischargeil from tho sorvico about the 1st of June, 1816. On coming back to the settlement they hail mailo on While River, Roderick Rawlius brought bis Inmuily from Fort Muxwell, und marlo i permanent settlement with his tiro uopbeivs, in this county. Mr. Rawlins is nou, with the exerption uf John Guthrie, who is still alive, tho ohilest living resident of lawrence

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County, Ho hny bren in business here upward of thirty years, commencing nhinul 1821, nmil hus taken a trip South on a flul-hont to New Orleans erery year iming his business life. lle was elected County Commissioner in nbont 1850, and served a few lerins, He then resigned, saying be was " not ent ont for publie office." He huy since retired, and is wow living o life of leisure in Reilford, o highly resperird and mich elecmed citizen.

Alexuniler I1. Doniline, horli al Mariella, whio, in 1807, moveil with his father from Currolllen, Kentneky, n herr he was then living, lo l'uoli, Indinno, in 1819. In 1826, he came In Bedford nsu merchant's clerk, in the store of Irwin x Stewart. lle lins been engaged in merenntile pursuits for the past fifty years heir in Bedford, with The exception of about five years, iluring nbich time he wus in business in lauisville, Kentucky. There oro few, johnps, in the State that bmr heen engaged in thul business for so long n perrinil. The only positions hr hus hehl in publio hife linee hren President id the foun Board of Trustees unil Justice of the Peace, Hlv resigned the Imiter office, le is the oldest merchnul in The county nou being, and next In the address resultat of Bedford, Joseph Ruilins, Sr., being The oldest. Through his ling and useful life, he has been elusely counceird with the Imisinpes, granth und prosperity uf Ihr county, especially of Beilferd, und is a hughly rsleemed eilizen.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 75

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

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