Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 76

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

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UNGLXIZLTION AXH OFTIOFIS,

lawrence County, named in honor of Commodore .In", Lawrence, of Ihr 11 S Navy, was organized by o Sinle Commission, nppointrd nl the legislu- lino xpasjon of 1N17. 1n 1818, it was ent off from Orange Cuinly.

lol. Thomas I1. Make was appointed l'residing Judge, und John Milroy and William Equin, Associates, requiring Thvir commission from Gor, Jen- nings The first courts uere hehl nl the house of James Gregory, und con- linned Is be held there lill the rreclin of a court house, which was localed al l'ulealbe muil constructed of howel logs, "high enough for tuo floors, und Irenty by twenty- four feel in the clear." The first grand jury impan- rhul found five bills of indictment-four for ossanh and bailery, and one for chollruging lo n duel. The Grat civil cause Iried wns thal of Thomay Blunk La. Hubert Henderson and wife The fral criminal suse was the State of lichmin Lo. Fli Youril, for mysoul and ballyry. Among the allorneys first pras bring in the conrla of this county were Grorge R. C. Sullivan, Ebenezer Mollonald, John Luwless omul John F. Ross, thr Inller bring Prosecuting Allorney.

COUNTY BUILDINGS.

The present erurl house of Laurence County is a fint stony structure dit I munnent to The county sinl. I was erreteil during the year 1871, aml Cost nbont $100,000, The Clerk's, Auditor's, Heconler's, Trensurer's anul Sheriff's offers ury on the first floor, while the conrt roum nud six jury pontus nte up the areund The former is a Que, lurge roour, nell lighted, with n Jurge and handsotter gallery in il. The emily juil is bnili of stone, with a fur brich resideure in front of al Hl uns precird in Front, and cost upuard of $18,INX1, It Is a general rom with fier cells, Three being on Line hrst

This coonly has an agricultural society, nhirb irus first organized aboul IN, but thinnigh emme mismanagement, on the part of some of the officers, il went down: i was reorganizil in October, Iste, with Jessy .A. Mitchell #4 l'resideol, and Chus T. Woulduk as Secretary. The officer. al present are, byrurgus Duncan, l'resulent ; Jesse 11. Bniley, Vice I'resulenl ; Chins. J' Woolfolk, Sperrlury , Lyonrgus Dullon, Corresponding Seerriary ; Jus. W. Unliber, Treasurer, miel Wo. lim, Superintendeul.

The consuty pour farmi contains about 100 neres, und is silusted leo and u half miles from ltrafford, 1 huy a gund asyhitu upon il, costing perhaps ŞU,MAXI. There were about sixteen inmoles al presenl (1675).

Ilir county' seal of Lawrenre Comly, is located on high rolling ground, upon the Louisville, New Allany & Thiengo Railroad, about seventy-five miles Foulques of Indinunpulis ond abont serenly miles north of Louisville. li hine n tmur brick schoul building, with a good und well disciplined grunded srhagl, umler The mmingement of Prof. Modilru, Principal. There are six churches-the Chnislinn, Mellusolist, Baplist, l'resbyterinn, Czul holie nul Ger- mnn hotheron, the former mno hur very line church edifices. Among The Gual residences nie T M. Siemens, Mra 6 %. Thornton s, Robert liefly w. rise A. Muebell's, lieury Culbertson's and Judge A. C Vorris'. These arr all ol brich, oith vicely arranged shrubbery in front of them. Among Hi merebonis mio Alex Il. Duhihne & Nou, lugner & Gilorer, Hostetler & Ci., Panean A Wallers, M. N. Messick, A Malall. H. B. Diehardson & Son, John D. Thomassen ond Hobert 11. Carllon Bedford hus also a National Itak, sleam slune works, N h Hull, proprielur, o son- mill, grist- null and troolen.mill, luo muurble works, luo ploning-snills, n ungon nod carriage Imanufactory, fuenr Wniksmith nhd wagon shopet, a furniture fnetory, n pho. lugraph gallny, onu ilential, Gon hotels, riz .: Ihr Ouro, Judith, Mader und Inghey Houses; also ube boarding house, There are four newspapers job. lished here, all duing press alul jab work-the Lawrence Gazette, Broford Kunder, Belford Independent and Bedford Stor.

Brulord lins i good trade ; The mailrond facilities are wuple, and the pros. pools will he still hetter when the unrrou .ginge railroad, called the Si. L .. B. K L. R. R., 19 completed, which will protealch hr obout the 1st of duny . ary, 1870.

UBS selectril us the seal of justurt of the county ou the 21st of Muy. 1818. juin] received a donation of WHI aures of Inuil from Brij. nul I.zekiel Ithnek- Icell mul llenry 11. Music.

The State Pommmasjon ordered nn election, which Inek place in March, nilb the following resub . Thos. Beezler, Jos. slotts und Ambrose Carlton, fully folmisyonrre, who turl ul the house of James Gregory (father of Jndgy Gregury ol Tho Supreme heheh) on March 20, 1818 Jonathan ,len. mingw, Governor. aml R. A. Non, secretary of state, commissioned John houry, Clerk, Reconler mon Trronurer, mil Josbnn Gineer, Sherif This placo proting nulwealthy, n spread nel ius passed by the Legislature in IN44-4, authorizing the remeinl of the conbly seul. In jmirsnonce thereef, t'auraisinner Herr ujjwsiuled, who selected the site naw neenpied, upou implihon thi " the donors within six months from re-localweh or anrum uf living kud hundde nider, and rreel und Grush in a suitable munber a lemjer rury court house, equal to the Temporary ane ul I'nlesline ' On the 24th or March, THUS, The new seal of justice of Laurence Pininly uns christened " Ited forl. '

In The fullusing May, The recurds uf the county were ordered lu he mmed, nail m August The first lert uf court uns kehl in Belford John F llogy wus Presiding Judge, John D. Loughlin oul William Cometty, Associules ; John Lowry, Clerk , and Moses T'en, Sberill.

The first criminal case was the Staly va. John Bailey, lur assault anul bul- lery ; nud The second, the State Le. Jeremiah Stone, for the same offense

The first ilicoree was grunted In Flixks lhlwin from his wife Margery. The first court house built in Bedford uns n building 25 by 80 feet in dimensions, lưu stories high, with shingled roof, rough slune chimney and undressed Auer , the sinirway iros without roiling or balusters ; the walls chinked and dubbed with morlar. The hunlge oerapied u slightly ruised platforma, and he and the allorneys were furnished with splint bollomed ohnirs, Rough popdar bruches, without backs, nere the arals for luiguns, wiluepacaand spectators. The louer room u'ny weeupied by the Clerk undthe nyper by The Recorder. The house was the general place for all kinds of public meetings, church, ele. The cost of il ans uboul $60.

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.

The first merchante irere Sammel F. Irwin and lomy Loury ; the first Invern iras kept by Joseph Alben , Dr Winthrwy Foot was the first physi- cinn : Henry Hendricks, the first saibiler. David Borlund establishedl minu- Dery bere nhout 150, Jobn Brorn was the first Hostmaster; Somvel F Irwin louli the Gral ftume house, unul nsed il as a store ; Samuel 1. Erwin built ili firel brick building, in 1:49-the boner now occupied by A. 11 Dunihur,

Bedford was first mmeorporaled in 1864, with M. N. Mrasick, Daniel W. Parker mail Alexander C. Flower, Trustees (The former was chosen Presi- denl ) , Il. I'. Braxlou, Clerk and Treasurer; Levi Dale, Marshal This iras voled down in 1844 ; and, in 18/0, the corporation was reorganized, with Alexamler 11. Donibne, Ismes ('. Carlton ond K. I'. Pearson, Trustees (tho former, President ) ; M N Messick, Clerk and Treasurer; Birasins lker, Morshul. The present Bouril are: Inmes P. Purky, President, J. W. Nem- land and .1. W. Coaner, Trustees ; Robert H. Carlton, Clerk umil Treasurer ; Col. Henry Ducis, Murshel und Colleelur ; C. S Jenkins, Deputy Marshul. The society of Belford is hrsl-class.

The educational facilities of the county are very good. There are over a Imtired school house», occupied by ohont as mony lenebers, nho aro paid no neerage of orer $2 yer ilay. The number of children between the ages of US and 21 is over 1,000. The Heilford Male nul Female College is localed al Bedford, utiler the auspices of the Christian Church. H in n growing institution, and ull is needs woir is a building, which will undoubtedly be creeleil soon, The faculty ure Eller ,1 M. Mathews (Presblenl), W. B. Christer and W. H. Kruisinger. All the branches of a iborough education ore laugh1.

The professions in thy county ary uell remeseuled-the Inu, by Wilson & Dunn, Pulpom & Freidley, Vorris & Dunn, N Crooke, Chinrles G. Urrrr and Dilwards & Elurarils : the mechical, by $ A. Hariden, N. Newland, Iten- jamin Nrwlund, Joseph Shillson, J. L. W. Yost and G. N Burlon.

is a Thriving town ef nboul 1,500 iulmbitauls situated on White River, on the O. & M. and L., N. A. & C Railroads, Among The merchants are Millon N. Muore, Anilerson A Hamilton, J. T. Biggs & Son, Burlan & Co., J. D. Moore & Co., George Alrey and A. A. Pearson.

Mitchell als line nem-mill, planning mill and grill-mill an axe- lille, door mil sash factory, marble works, livery stable, Three bluoksmith und wagon shops und un extensive hime kiln. There are sis churches-Presbyterian, Baplist, Methodist, Christian, Episcopaliau and African Methodist. It hay n goud graded school.

Erir, Bellonrille, Buthrie, Springville, Arien, Fayellerille, Silverville, Bryaulaville, Huron, Georgia, Riter Vule, Boun, Tunnellon, Forl Rilner nnil Leesrille are small loins, villages and post offices throughant the county. Our Thanks ore hereby fendereil lo A. I1. Dunibne, Joseph Rowling, Sr., the county ofheers and unny olbers who bare furnished us information,

MARION COUNTY.

This enunly is situated nearly in The center of the Staly, wod is malril chirly un being the Capital enunty, cubilaining the city of hulimpoli- The ennuty was organized by un nel of the Legislature, approred December 81. 1821. lis the sime wet, The Territory nou comprising tho counties af Hamilton, Router, Muthsun and Hancock was milached to Marmu, for elechon

I'rior lu the frel rlection, the following roling precinets were upponleil . One in linlinnapolis, at the house of Gen. Carr, Sinto Agent Tur The sale of Inun luts, on Drlanure street, opposite The present rounly ulhees ; one al .luku Fruch's, bear l'howir's sellleusenl fobr miles south of Noblegrille; une al John l'age's, Simulonu, in the nuitbern part of what is nou Humilion Comly ; que al lohn Itecry s, Anderson, now' Maili-on County ; awul one al Willing ArChttury's, on Fall Creek, near l'endlelon.

Williniu W. Wiek uns the Girl Andge uf The lirenil L'unrl, und Henry Bales was appointed first Sheriff. Balb came out early in 1812. The elec- lion for the remaining cuunly offers uus beid on the Ist af April of This Fear, with the following result . James M. Itay, Cuunty Merk ; Joseph (' Reed, I'munity Recorder; Jubu T Osborn, luhu MeCurauck and Williun McCartney, Caunty Commissionery ; Klink'in Harding mit mines Melhain, Assumialy Judges. almnes M. Ray received 217 coles out of an entire full of 330 in The county. In the Indianupulis precinct, 224 voles nere cayl.

lu August, The election for Gorernor was held, and Willinw Hendrick4 reccireil 316 rotes unt uf 317. Al Ibis election, Harcey Balus was elected Sheriff, und freorge Smith, Coroner.

thirteen Townships-like, Washington, Lawrener, Wuyue, Center, Warren, Decalor, Ferry und Frauklin, ny al preseus, with four others in the outlying portions of the county, namely, l'all Creek. Anderson, While Rurr nul Delan are, Some of These were allached lo the administramen of The mure populous Inwaships, for & lime. ly C'enter Township, Wilkes Reagan, Dhed Fuuly und Leminund Busye wrre eleetid Justices, May 28, 1622.

When The town of Indinonpulis uns loidl ont, $8, iki was naproprialeil lo build n conrl house, of hrick, luu stories Ingh oud fifty feel square, to br completed iu Ihreo yenes, and used by The Staly, Federal uml County Courts, aud by the Legislature for ffy yours, or unnl n State House should be built.

Tuo per cent. of the lol fini tos sel apart for « County Libmry.

The first lenu of Cirenil Court was held nl Carr's log eshin, beginning September 26, 1842, AJudge W W. Wick presiding, ngsisteul hy his associates, Harhug und Melleaju ; Dorin Fletcher, Prospeuling Allorney. The court, ufer organizing. muljourned to the house of Mr. U'rambaugh, west of the canal, unul There frivil The first canuse in The duckel of Marion County-Duril Baren re. Meridy Talwards, Nidumulization juryers were granted tu Tichural Goud, n untire of Irrhund. The grond jury returned luenty-Ino indiel- utenly, six for unheeused ligner selling. nul lahu Hawkins was granted i license to keep Invers and sell liquor.

In The 22] of May, 1522 n call nas møte for a plan of the proposed court honse. That uf John E Inker und lumes Paxton nas accepted, and The witruet nnurdrd in Sejdewiher. The work was hegn The following summer, Dil comdeted in The fall of 1821, ul icout of $14,000. A juil, al' kened logs, two stories high, was also finished That full, and stuoi on The northwest corner of the square, Ii uas burned by a urgru called " Buffalo Bill,' 14 1>33; and o Heu juul uns Quilt cast of The old court honse ins 1817, which gair pince la The present ceally jait, in 1842.

11AL SETTLEMENT.

The territory occupied by this county, nd, indeed, In the rentenl portion of the Sale in general, uny uol settled hy the ninir men til many Thriving low'ns and villages hund sprung up in the southern mul western see- Timmy. The cause was the absence of uncigable Aremis oul The presence if lwhuns, who, though hul meinely hostile, uere, nevertheless, fur from friendly. This region urus The fararne hunting ground of The Shawnces und Delaunrey II uns full of game, uml While Itiver sirarmed with fish. They disliked mu gier it up, awt they ilidl not till 1821, hace years after the State Guvermuent had bern crested Bnl, having agreed by the Iresly ut' N Mury's, Ihiu, in IHIH, lo vede il in 1821, the actual cession uns noticialed, tuned spillere liegun lu come in ux carly ns 1820.

A fon enme in 1829, but Ino of them, The Inothers Incoby und t'yrne Whetzel, came by consent of the thief, ajul settled neur the hills of White

River. George Pogue, the first nho munde his home on the sily of Indian- npolis, is generally helivved to hure emmur in the age year, but it is ques- lioned by Amne, Willimun Canner, The father of Central Indiana, huil zomb- lished Ininself on White Direi, some sixteen miles north of the city, us carly ns 1806, nuil had mode himself a corfurtudie lane, with no neighbors neurer Iliun sixty miles. He lind been an Inlieu hader, uns familiar and a farurile with The Inthans, and conld venture safely where there uns ilunger lo erery. body else. He unul his hrather John foumiled the linen of Connersville, from which punt nud ils rieinily came most of the first settlers to Marinn Puonly and Inslimmpolis.

In 1920, a number of moneers pluhled themselves in the site of the city, und frotu thul year may be iluted the beginning of ils history.

LOUISTY INSTITUTIONS.

"The cannily iohramry, sitnuled glut three miles northwest of Indian- upolis, was established in JS/2. His o well managed undl efficient justitu- tion. The form, consisting of 160 geres, was purchased iu 1635 A> thal Inte, the only building on The site wus o logcabin of lun rooms. Buildings were erected from time to time, as the demand for accommodations increased, of which the principal structure was ererted in 1836, To This an Addition for inente papers was made in 1848. These hillings were stor lound erection af the present espacions and upgiroprinte structure. The emner slone of the builling nas Innd July 28, 1813, arul il urus iledicated in Oclolnr. 1870, nudler The anspices ad the Young Men's Christiun Association.

The principal building is in The Nurmiun style of architerime ; ils freil is Iwo lindreil and four feet in length ; extreme depth, me humhed und eighty-four feel, and height four stories. I prespuls a fine mebileerural appearance, nud the plan of the interior is excellent, securing heute's, con- renience and a plentiful supply of light and ventilation. In the rear of The main structure is myother building, 25 by 70 fret, mul two stories high Thr new buildings eust $120,000, in mbilition to the site, which is rulurd nt nbout $32.000

The olhee af Superintendent was discontinued from 1832 le 1839, and The insulation was moungul by n Board of Directors At the latter ilale The office of Superintendent wns ferierd lu ISIt, she offire of Physiciun lo The Infirmary urns erented, precios In which the Superintendent lind heen authorized to eall in one whenører Ins serviers inight be nerden. The referins nud improvements which have been mule in the institution ure susiuly lo he attributed to the intelligent nud excellent services uf Dr. Wand, uniler u hose administration the present bujhlings were creeled.

The Manon Conly Library was established in 1844, und is kapit inn room milajded for it in The county Imildings. The first Trustees were James Sulgrace, D. h. MeFarlin, h. Dunlop omt Henry Y' Coburn, the luller Three being respectively President, Secretary anul Trensurer. Augustus Coburn was ihr bryt Librariun, The benefits of this institution are designed eque- ciully fon The people of the county, those outside the rity uol being ullou ed In Inhe bonks out of the city library The munleer ef volumes al presrul (1876) is 1,627. The preseul Bird uf Trustres nrr : Powell lowtuind, President, h. M Phipps, Treasurer ; William Tulley, G. N Toild, Hobril Punciu, I A. Hamilion, E. M. Wilmington, Dr Dynee, mul Hurry Cruft : Shiss luzsie Ibulley, Secretary and Litrurinn.

MAINOX COUNTY COURT NOIET

Wo eximnel the following description uf this bingmheenl structure, which Is now (1h16) nearly completed, from the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Review, published in the city of l'incinnuti :

" Anning The elegant huihlings Thul grace and aduro This fun cily, Nr. luke to, illustrate our article, un excellent view of Marion County cant hou. r. Indiminuuhs being Thy conly' seal ns nell ns mrtropulis of the Shir li will by obsersuil by thise whu ure mortsant with architecture that is is in the modern French Remissnuce style, mint is n ningniheent spremien af urchi- teclural akill It is situated on the gmbhe square, Inting its main entrance eighty feel north of Washington street, its rear Iwa hundred feel from Mar- kel, und ils ends fronting un Delnu are und Alsleunn streets, al both of which are also spuscions entreuees. The building is hity hinudred amil sercoly. eight ferl iu length, one hundred mil thirty-srien leel in breailth, eighty-six feel iu Inigbi from the grousul lino to the top of the blocking in front, nmil Iro huntheil minh thirty-Gre feel In the aprx of the main tower. The end pavilions, of which there are biro, me one hundred and twenty- four feel, and lo the apex of the tumiu roof of the builling ninely- six feel. The maleriul ol which the building is compased is a light drab limestone from the quarmary nf Ellettsville, Mouror l'ounty, Ind., while the columns ure nf polisbed Scotch granite. There is no wood used in the composition or ihr bnilling, The olher talerinls being cast iron and brick, the Doors being lajul writh English enoustic files and hlurk und white marble.

The building is retirely fire-proof, linving iron exposiou shnliers toall the windows, nmil iron dunty In all the rooms. The julerior decorations will be finished in French nentral liuls, with the enrichments prickril aul in gokl. Tho inenle flours of all the rooms will br uf richly rarvedl hlnek walnut, with plole gloss, The interior consists of a grand central hall, with broad, elegant mid massive suuren-es. This hall is one hinleed and sixty by' thirty feel, with galleries, ele , nl euch singe It is open from hasemral lo roof, and lit ky un bumeuse skylight of glass in dny lime, muud nl night ly gns, which is so fixed that un hintueuse thei of light is throwu Through stained glass which is formed in the shape af n dome, the gos jels nol lwing risihle. In connection with this, the balustrait's of the galleries au their Termiml The grundl effect of The decorations und colors in gold, and The chasir desigas of The iron. work, ghe on imposing rileel to the whole interior. The first alury will roulnin the county offices. The secand story is diriled up inle fire large court rooms, with a law library lying between the lin front cuurl rooms, The windows fronting on Washington street over the main entrouce This library is ureanged with Ihr grentest effrel in iron gulleries, ele., 14 facilitalt the storage uml handling of a hbrary irlneh will br n credit lo the Stuly id ludinua. Opposite this rumu, in the rear of the huilhing, is the largest or Criminal Court room, sixty-nine feel by farir-six, and twenty -right frel high, with spacious galleries wn thee shles, so buik as tu give The best stroustir amuwil to the ubole ruan, il compreled with The prison hy mraus of a subterrajours passage. The Judges' sinud will be under compuler colutan" und romjdete entahlainre, brung open segmental pediwells, termiunting with Arrolla juul supporting n clock, in which sluuds the figure Time. The room is nell lightesl hy righeon luige plote glugy windows. Tho other four conrl rooms will by thr Superior, one, Two and Three, mul The Chenil Paint room, ruch being fifty-wir by forly-our feet, nhuil twenty- righi feel high, being curver rooms, unh erery conromence, in thy mezzanine slury for jury rooms, cunsuRation ruoms, witness rooms, Juulges' prirnle roouis, hul Atul caul rows, laratories und water rheels, in complete pecordance with the gr nurnl arrangement uf the building. In The manenril There are four rooms rhich can be used as refereyee or special cuurl rooms, and in mldition serernl splendid rooms uf magnificent proportions, which can be need for pulilie purposes generally, und which Inte also all conveniences in the way uf Maler closely, ele. The clocks in all the rooms will be aperales and krep lime with The innense clock in the min lower, u hich has four iliule Irt feel m diminrirr rach, and will be illuminatedl and regulated by elvetrichy, mid which can he sern far miles, worth, south, eust und west of the city. The whole of the plule glasy lu le nsel in the hilding will be the ummmficlure of the greil I'Inte Glass Works of New Allmny, Infine. The furniture nill be int necordauce trith the general beinly mul offvel of the interiur Anish of the burbling, mul of black walnut ofled un polished. The wufrancey are approncheil by massive stone platform steps, uhh heavy bulnatrudes imal boldly mullen mails, writh elegant clustered lugo varrini by figures on the

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turlestnls. Orer the main entrance is the county cont-of-arms, which is rimposed ef a shield, supporteil on each site by Corey unil Vulcan, with the molin, "Specteur Agemitn" (let us he juulgril by our urlions). This is n ner undl nppraprinte itesign, representing the importance of the city us n farming arl manufacturing center, The surrounilings of the whole builling nill be in neeun laure with the architecture mul finish of this splendid speci- mih of architreinen! skill. The most remarkable feature flint stritek our uftenlion on visiting it was it's soIn CONSTRUCTION and the CONTACTEEN will irhich the APAPL. IN UTILIZED in its creetinn. The entire building will In hesteit by stram-lirect umil imlirect ruiliation-which is now bicing fur- uishot by Crane, Breedl & t'o., of Cincinnati, Q."

The Indiunupolis firms who are assisting in the huibling consist of Messre. Sindl & Nicholson, who hnto supplied the ent stone; Messra. Inugh & Co., Irlo Intr supplied nl the irnu, of which there are two million pounds used in its runstruelinn ; Mr. John Martin, the brick nork ; Mevers, Grillth & Will- inmy, The pilnstering : Messes. Klugel & Hinkley, all af the guilvonizedl iron werk unit Mr. t. W. Alkinson, The plinbing. The substructure of mtsoury, the stuting, glnxing and carpenter work, of which Mr. John Snodgrass ivus Surrinun, irns dour mil paid for by the Iny.

Mr. Itmulgson, thonrchiteel, is deservingnf no measured praise forthis great triumph of architecturalgenins. We mmlershund his birth plore was in the city of Itelfnal, Irelnil. llis early education nnit training were obtained in the hest schich of his own nuil other countries ; munt, replete with n knowleilge giued thro id, he cume lo Amuerien Inenty- eight years ago, and mile it his country by wteplion. The unecessin his profession has heen uf tho highest order, it is ueeil- less Ir nis bisny, sincr ive hero haveun eridence of bis grent ability, nil we could, del mmee permil na, ilescribe other elegant efforts of his genins in other parts of the country. Originally, tho llonrd of County Commissioners dedighed 10 fmsh tbis hibling u ith gah minzeit iron werk, in which were included poriner ulilons, cornices, cle., at n cost not to exceed $786,000, which was his esti- mnie fer the work in Ihn shupe, they considering Ihnt the first nul second steries wouldl he sufficient for county purposes, with an interled cellur; but ou wreing the phins, nud how rapolly Ihr city uns growing in wealth undl im- porbince, They ilechled to carry out the work tu n thorough finish, orilerel sloue inslevl af galvanizeil iran work, ruiseit the sub-eellur six feet lo nike jurfect baermeni, for which Mr. Hoilgson give them an estimar ; nul the whole cost of tho building when it leaves his Innits will he con ilembly nithin $1,000,000

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 76

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

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