Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 83

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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The first cession of the lands now lying in Marshull t'ounly was made hy the Inilians at a Irenty near Rochester. In This trenly, concluiled nn the Tippirennoe River ut o subsequent conference, the Indians gare up a strip af lundl, ne mile in width, theungh the present hthits of the county, in uriler to enuble the whites te establish the Shehigon roul-a thoroughfare eviewl. ing from Inilianupolis to Michignh City, via Logunsport and South Bend. The Innils ceded by The Indians irere Turned over to the Sinte of Indlinun by the General Governinent, nunl the proceeds of the sale thereof irere deroleil to the Imilling of the road These Michigan road lunds were offere.l bir alle in 1832, and were the first lands subject to sale or eutry within the present county limits. The noxt treaty with The Pottawattomies uns moaile of South Bend, and in this they ceded nurny all their lauds in the county limits, with the exception of The reserialiou numel nhove.


In 1817 nud 1838, immigrants began to seitlo nyun the reseriatinhs, In order to take preemption" ny soon as the Indian titles became extinel Sime of the'se settlers soon bocatne fearful thal they would have trouble with the Indians, who contenles Ibut the land luul been bargained away by their chiefs without authority to net in the premises. They therefore refuseil lo lenie of their own accorit. tien. Morgan, of Rush County, and Col. Peppce were seut among the Indians, and endenvered lo persunde Ibem lo lence loc new homes irest of the Mississippi. Three councils ivere held, but the Ji- ilinns refused to be persuadeil. At these councils-one of which was held in Plymouth nud another at Dixon's Lake-the western plains were pictured In the reil men as abonnding in buffaloes ond small game, but willieut effect.


At the instance of some of tho sotilers on the cescerations, a company uf torons ivas brought in feom La Poete to ocerutro the Indians, but though the wulifiers. under Cal. E. A. Hannrgan, remained some time, the Indians paid no attention to them.


In 1838, it became evident that more stringent mensuces must be adopter, if the Inilinos irere to be cemoved nt all. Gen. Tiptan was necordingly sent ont from Loganspoet, with a sufficient number of troops to effeet the ileyred object. llo surrounded the principal villages, uml collected the inhabitants Mis stragglers Ingethee, like 40 many cattle. Their guns were taken from Them ; nmil the entire lol wore then driven south, along the Michigan eind, anıl ont of the county, being afterward taken to Kansas. The forced hegimn of the original inhabitants wus nitended with much ilistress, and theie treat- ment is said to have been unkinI in the extraine. The nged and feeble wece placeil in wagons, sud such as hud ponies were allowed to ride, but the lest furinnute nere forced to linsten along on foot as besl they could. In this oriler they were huslled nlang, pell well, by the soldiers. What with erying squnu's noil children and The geuoral lament, the procession was one of the must pitiful ocor seen in the country The Indians were much ilistressed ty tho murch, and one squan ilied of exhaustion near the Tippeconne River. From that time until now, the red mon has ceased to play any part in the history of this region. Some, who hud managed to hide themsolves in the general confusion created by Tipton's raid, remained fuir a few years after the general exodus, and several hundred of these weco laken array, in 1840, hy Alexis Coquillant.


SALE OF' LANUS-LIEST SETTII'MENT.


'Tho lands lying nlong the Michigan road wore first offered fer sale in 18.32, while the body of the government Innds in the county did nol come into the market until three years afterward, nmuely, iu 1835. This furt, together with another important consideration, that the Michigan rond ins tho only one open in the county, led tho fiest immigrants to localo in a siria froin north to south necoss lho counls.


One of the very first selllers was Samuel D Taber, nbo locatel tuo miles south of the present sito of l'lymuoutb, in 18.12 Tuber worked ou The Michigan road at the time of its construction by Maj. William Polk, nho had been appointed Commissioner foe the sale of the lands uequiced along its line, us well as Superintendent of Consteuetien. Tuber was nlso one uf the first hotel, or rather tacern, keepers in the county. He oponed the Pushpe tucern, on the Michigan rond-so name I uftee nu Indian chiof who liceul nene by.


Charles Osterhanl, in mue.il Irtulition, disputes with Tuber the distinction uf being The first settler, und indeed il seems on unsettled question as te irho eame first. Osterhaul tras n Canndian, and bad been n scout and spy foe the Uniteil Sinles ducing the war of 1512 Hle wisely concluded that it would he moro cougenial thereafter on the Auericun side of The line. He sellled a mile south of Plymouth, on the west side of the Michigan rosel, on property uer kimin ns the Orr furul.


Jeger anıl Robert Schroeder, Enos Wood, John Coruptou, Ashuur Vinuedge, Siduny Williams mal a few others seltled nlong the line of the Michigune roud, during 1832, 1835 nud 18/4, and wroro the only whito enhubitants of Tho couuly uutil 1836. In September of thut year, The generul sale of buuls tnok uilnoo nt La Porte, oud innuigenils began to arrice in increasing anul- hers miut spread themselves ull over the county.


Junies Turks was the first white seltler iu the Territory now embraced in Bourbon Towaship. He caure in 1486, And until his nrrical there was not a solitary settler to be found between the east lille of the cennly and the hause of Waliauni Rlakely, a mile enst of the Michigan rosul.


About The first saw-mill in the county was built thirty roils uerth of where the present anter pourr Houriug- mill in Plymouth stanis. It was erected in 1835, by Milhury Coo, but uns not n success. Que of the first grist-quills in The county ens upon the same site. The first grist-will, which, with the uboce, umnule the first pair of mills iu tho county, ic.is built by Timothy Biu- ber, Du lhe outlet of Flat, or Baebee's Gube. This was afterwind destroyed by fico. A= Inte as 1836, settlers were forced to go ns fir ns Logansport to inin, until they were able lo get their grain groujul at The abpie pluiees


At a very carly day, n uuniber of entorprising epitalists from Mishnunkn, including Charles Crocker, who hus sineo became que of the principed owners of the Central l'woifio Railway, built u furuare for the purpose of smelting bug cenu ore. It was situ ited on lho oullet of the Twin Lakes, awl known


IL4 the Plymouth Iron Works. The enterprise was one of the inost impor- Innt erer sturteil in the early ,lays of the cannty. A village called Sligo sprang up uround the works, and n podl uffice was located there. The quality of this, the first iron ever mude in the county, wns excelleut, but, utting tu a growing scarcity of ore, the wurk> ivere abamilone), ond after- wopln donring-mill was erected on their site. Garrison Packard built a Air. mill on Pine Creek at an early doy, nail 1bis, with the establishments unmei, were the first rule ventures in Ihr euninty in the way of manu- factures.


Dr. Thomas Login was the first resideul physician, and came from Rush County, in 183G


Cyrus Taher nins the Erat white child born in the county.


The first murringe in the county after ils organization wray solemnized by William G Pomeroy, a Justice of The Peace The conlnicting parties were John W. Crisan and Matilda Henderson. This marriage took place Inne 2%, 183 ;.


The first resident minister in the county was Willinin Thompson, uf tho Baptist denomination Ile come in 1836, and liveil on a forin near Maxin- hurkee Lake. Religious services nere, for soure time after The arrival of the first hinmigrants, helil in private houses nil in sebool buildings.


The first selrood Imuse was built in The Muxinkuckoe settlemeul in 1831. 11 Wis situated in the Vincent Brownlee furm. Thomas MeDunall was the first teucher.


The territory of Marshall County belonged Iu St. Joseph Cunnty, until separalely organized by nu act approved February 4, 1836.


The first meeting of the County Commissioners was held al the house of Grove Pomeroy, May 2, 1836. Charles Osterhaul. Abraham Johnson and Robert Blair nere the Erst Commissioners. Jereminh Muncy was appointed Clerk for the session of the Board then entered upon. The first record of husiness trausacteil was the wloption of n heart impressed over n diamond- glinped paper, is the seal of the county, until a more permanent one could be decided upou. The couply wus next divided into three districts, this boing the first business in the afternoon of the first day's session. These ilistriels were named North, Center and Green Tournebips. North Tuwoship embraced, ut that lime, what is now North, German and Polk Townships ; Center, what is now Bourbon, Center and Wesl, and Greet wbil is non Green, logelber with Walnut, Tippecanoe and Union. The house of .Adam Vinneilge, six iniles north of Plymouth on the Michigan road, was designated as the place for holding the first cleelion in North Teunship. In Center Township, the house of Charles Oslerimut was chosen for a polling place ; and, in Green Township, the house uf Sidney Williams, where now stands the town of Argus. The fryt election in the counly wos held August 1st, 183G. A. Cultwell was elected Sheriff, receiving forty-nine roles lo forty-seven cnet fer Jesse Roberts, Thirty- feur for H Blakely, and Gre for D. ITill. Jehu Haughton nas electel School Commissioner, his competitors being A. C. llickman and .A. W. Roberts. Grove Pomeroy was elected Prohate .ludge, receiving ninety-two votes, as against forty-six cast for his unsuccessful opponent, Oliver Rose. Jobn Johnson way elecled Coronce over John Will- iamson, by n majority of sixteen. The candidates for Senator and Repce- senlalive were voted for jointly with Keserusko and St. Joseph Counties. In Marshall, Lott Day received forty-eight, and J. A. Listen thirty-tum rotes for Senator Stephen Marsters, for Representalire, gol sixty-three voles ; Joel Long, fifteen. Marslers' strong majority in this county foilel, howovor. to elect him on Ibe final counl. The first Surveyor was Daniel Roberts, who filled the office by appointment from the County Commimissionec.


THE FIRST COURTS.


The first leem of the Marshall Circuit Court was held in October, I&', The Hon Simunel l'. Sample presiding, with l'eter Schroeder nud S,dnoy Willioms. Associate Judges. Joseph L. Jernegain, the Prosecuting Attorney of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, was present also. The sessien iras held ol the house of Grove Pomerey, and continued but lico days in ul).


"T'ho first grand jury wig as follows: tolin Iloughton, foreman : Grare f. I'nmero) , Samurl B Poltersou, Jobn Benson, Johu Moore, William Juluison, Jacob Crisman, Aliel C. Heckman, George Quens, William Bishop, Enus Ward, William Blukely, Milburn Coe, Jelin Kilgore and .toby Jobuson. Jeseph Griffiths u as swarh in as Boiliff, and placed in charge of the boily during ils deliberafous.


The venire for the Erst petit jury wis as follows : Abner Caldwell, Jelin Woodward, Jehn Complon, Epbraim Gable, Dauiel Roberts, George Dixon, F. Bowles, Robert Johnson, Benjamin Cruson, Thomas Packard, Ar , Grove l'omeroy, James Murphy, Ir., Uri Metcalf, Jesse Roberts, Dovid Cummings, Joseph Evans, Vincent Brownlee, Dacid Ilill, James Jones, Silas Morgan. .Vlam Suyiler, George Muruby, Churles Hemuleron, George Vinnedge, Jeho B. Dutrair anıl Alfred Vinnedge.


The first attorneys admitted to practice in the county were. Gustarus A. Cierts, who himself made the motion for luis admission, as well as the achmission of Jabn 11. Rtwlley, Joseph L. Jernegau, William E. Ress ant Jonathan Liston.


TILF. COUNTY BUILDINGS.


The fist court house uns erected in 1836, by Mesers. Folk, Blair and Suriug, iu nevordance with a coutraet inaile with the Locating Commissioners uppainted to select a sile for the seal of justice. Duo of the considerations tras that The first uameil, ithe were the neiguisl proprietors of the fuun of l'ymeuth, should ereet & building which the county might use for a court louise, qui in compliance therewith a small frame structure was creeled on the west side of The Michigan road, iu 1836 aud 1837. This anstrered ils purpose for a few years, nutil the seconil ceurt heuse nas huished an the ecurt house square. The obl building wus then turned to n multiplieny of uses, and now iloes service as a stalde and vuilmuse in the reir of the resi- ilence of Daniel Molluald.


The first court house in the county square was completed about 1847. II stood immediately north of the one now in uso, and cost some $1, 50M. Tho building icas o tire-stery frame, with it couet room above and rontus fer the four principal county officers on the first door. Il tras sold to peiralo pneties when the coustruction of the brick court house becaine + fixed luet. The purchasers removed it to ho ricinity of the Peru Railway depot, whore it was used as n cooperage shop, until the hisinrio scene of so much legal eloquence wus struik by lightning and hurged to the ground, in IN75.


The substantial und imposing building now used for county purposes was begun it 1870. The corner stone was laid with imposing ceremonies, in August of Ibat year, aud the building was completed in the two following yeosous. Ils cost uns, in round numbers. $100,1x0. The budiling is con- structed uf beich, with feeeslone fueings. Il is of a bue nrelulectural design and practically fice-proof, being vue of the finest huiblings of the kind iu Nortberu Indiaun.


Tho county jnil nud Sheriff's resulence combined is sauth of the court house, and unou the same square : il was completed about 1533, al a cost uf nearly $4,11000). The county asylum and poor farm of 160 acres is ane mile and a half worth of Tyner, ou the Porn Railway.


The Marshall Condy Agricultural Society was formed en 1856, rhiety through the efforts of Robert Schroedee, D. S. Conger and William J. Hand. The society held its first small exhibition in the old frame courl house, since ichsch time it ans bell sixtecu annun] exhibitions with good success. In 148, Twenty neres of groumil ivere purchased, north of Plymouth, which hace sinee been used for the annual shows. The land is covered with a fine geove of nnfire forest trees, and has on it a good half-mile race track, making il ono of the finest fair grounds in tho Stato. The President of the soriels is G. R. Reynolds, Secretary, John W. Ifoughton.


The presen: county officers (1616-'i6) ure as follows : Horace Corbin. Juilge of the firenit Couel ; 1'. O. Jones, Prosecuter; Paneel McDonald.


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COUNTY HISTORIES,-CONTINUED.


Clerk ; A C. Thompson, Amlitor , Lowvia C. Fink, Sheriff : J. B. A. Klinger, Herunder; . I. M. Klinger, Surveyur, Inlin Baner, Coruner ; D A. Suyiler, Represenintive : W. F. Haites, County Superintendent ; Jonas Miller, Inmes Ahramos und llumaril Burnaby, Commissioners.


THE COUNTY SEAT


In the mit of 1876, organizing Marshal County, Hiram Wheeler ond Griffin Trenduny, uf La Purle, Samne] I', Sample nnil l'eter Jolinson, of St. Joseydı, mint John lohrer, of Elkhurt County, were appointed Commissioners for the purpose of fixing Ihr perminneni sent of justice. They were directeil to tucel on the studyl Munday of Inue, 198G, ut tho house of Grore l'omeroy. By ngeccment, the meeting took place on the 1&th of July following, but three of the Commissionpra, riz., l'eter Johnson, Sanmel C Snmple ond Trilho Trenduay, bring present.


The different Traits uf Intel utle red fur tunisu sites irere personally exam- ined, nodl the result irus the rhoire of the land where Plymouth now stands, The original propriehuys were Willimin Polk, Juhn Sering nod Innies Ifloir. Tinir oller ans in poy la the county Through l'eter Schrociler, the County Agent, $1,000 in cash miel notes, and to dounte forty-tuo camer lots and twenty-one middle lots. The proprieturs further gure one and four-fifths of nu here for u celluleer, bing south ond west of Plumb shech, und tua neres Then semomnis phere unn sinds the new high school leibling, north of the Pillsfourgh depot They ulur sel uside Three Ints upon n hich the Mellnalists, Buplists und I're-lon sinus were to he ulb med to creet churches, und Inid ont n markel plues un engh sule nf Center street, niso the peesell court house square, all of which itny u feco gift in consideration of The location if the connity : rot. 11 uns further agreed that the proprietors should rreet n tem- money fromne emnet house, und nileir the county in hinir the use of the sun fue four years, and which nns to to comgirlel Ih time far the April lerin of Thr Circuit Court in 181.


I'ymundi, as well as other juirlions af the county, increased 1en shirly in jugulution until the completion of the first railways in 1856. The entire connty lnul Iont &, THI0 inhabitants in 18'd,


In 1841, mensnere trece Inken tteincorporate Plynuwith as n town, amlin 1874 tho popdilution hail Increased to such an extent that wenty churter gas gruteil The rity hus u volunteer fire department, with builder, trucha mail N hand engine, oil is nigatinhing for a steamer. Aspaciuils eny building is uppeonebing completion, and will be usul soon for neity Inil and other public Ises. The struetnee is on l'enter steret, ounl will cost, ithen completeil, aluart


There are two Mazume Loiges, a Masanie Conned uml Chopter, und Painmmindery id Right Tenidors, also n Loilge of Odil Felluns, und un En- nonjonreal of the sime ander.


the first regulmi chuech binbling in Phy month uns in the same place non menpied lyy the rity bublings an Center street. The hmbiling belonged In Ily Preslaiprins; it uns orighundly a story toum, ond uns nured upin the nbare lot, nherr it was used for elinech purposes ubont 1844, wil from this il nas tuken Ih Isth In a lot iyest off the cofirl louise, where it ilges dlaty us


tiden M Bishope is the fort pastor installed in the place, he rome nhaut the time the 6ret church das Guished. The first Methodist minister in The puenty uns Mephen Marsters.


Plymouth has six churches, belonging to the Methodists, Presbylecinns, Lutherans, Phrishans, Ifdseapaliuns and Catholics, Kereral of the church Imillings are large nod expensive, will present in hibe appearauer


The selveds are graded und in charge of R. \ Chuse as Superintrudeni, nodiated by uine Icaches. The city hus i ceulrol selund buidling, umch muy comgdeteil in Isine ato eust of $18,000, The tonlding is neurly hne outh of The Pilluluirgh & Phiragu dleput, ondl by its impeing appearance, rendily nlruels Ihr allentuin of strangers. It is furnished with all the rerent improvements in school architecbirc.


The Intholies hure nu ocudruer known ns St. Michnul's, The buildings Li about >14.000, The schoul is n preparatory department for Nutre Dame Univer-lr


The manufacturey Turned out in Plymouth ure enstings nul machinery, rough nud dressed Inniber, Auer, furniture, plous, proprietary medicines amil the mine articles in demintul ut a county seul. The industrind interests nrv nol extensirv in propolion tu tho population, and there ore uolarge chops in any puelicalne line.


A large Imile is carried on with the farmers and others fromti all parts of the conuly, uhn mtike Plynunuth Theie chief trading pouce. Nminerous remil cainthisliments dealing in dry goodle, clothing, booty anil shoes, hardware, groceries, ele., do a widely extended business. There are three banks alto oud n stedin cleintor for the bundling und shipment af grain.


The first piper published in Mursholl County was the Plymouth /hor, Flurled by an eendie discipdo of Faust, knowu ns John 12, Howell. The press owl muleerd for the piper uire hrnught from lochester by ungon, and its uriitud was considered a sufficient novelty in bring out the inhubitanils en want to hihold the sight. The first unutbei uns printed in JJnup, 1851. I'mli) that Time the legal advertisements hnul heen printed in tho St. Juseph I'lley Reuter, enuneleil by Schuyler P'ulfox The pilat ot the helm of the nen renture in Journalism Ineked the nullity to stece his paper clear of the meny dangers irhich besel enterprises of this kind, and in March, 1812, be sold Ins estuldishment to ilichard furbaley, Clerk of tho Conel. Ilc changed tho minu of the paper, nud enfled it the Mymouth Bouuer, Corho- ley ung surreeded by William J. Burns, July 18, 1633 In Deecinlor, 185-1, T. D. Thompson beeatur proprietoe and William fi. Pomeroy editor. . tuines M Wickizer became nha of the owners with Thompson shortly afterwurd, and then sole proprietor. In Fetaunry, 1853, J. L & K. A. Thompson br. cune owners of the paper, nud Pomeroy an Integer appeared As ils unlifor. Willsto .J. Burns again appeared ns editor and publisher of the paper in Mareb, 18h, and in Anly, 1864, .obl it to John Greer, neting in lhalf of' The Republienn Stale Central Committee. In October of the same yene, Ig. intins Mattingly purchased the sindisent, od changed the mu of the paper lo thint of Varshaft County Reputheon, under which namo he con. darted it for utarty Inche yenre, or Imlil dime, 1868. D. P' Pomeory was Ihr neal clitor, and gore way in April, 1869, 10 Jahn & Bendee, ulm, in Inri, was snecealed in .Inly by Charles I' Bnlengeo unnl W. M. Nichols. Bul- engce diel, nud Nichuly managed the proper until March, 1871, when he wns snececiled by Itender, uho shortly afterinrd sold out to John Millikan, In ISi', Millikan sold the paper to the Itnn. Jasper Packard, who muy oins mud edits it, assisted by Howund Brooke As may be inferredl from the lille, the paper is reluddy Hepalienn.


The Varshalt County Dewmetal hus catablished November V, IN'in, by Thomuns Mellomhd und B. B. Ijckson. The Inst ommed member of the firm nos nlsu elitar of the paper. The inaterial furt tho office was bought in Con- cinati, nul Transported to Plymouth foutu Pern in nagons, thece Iving al that time no mailnus lo Ihr Iduee. In November, 1837, Thomas MeDonald gave the proper in his Three suns-Daniel, Platt and John Mellonold-whin conduciul the same under the bem oume of Mellommild A Brus , with M A. O. I'nekarıl ns editor. l'ai kord retired in June, INGS, from uleh time until ticie retirement the paper steun to have been editid by the Mesers, MeDon. eember, of the same year, ils publication stopped nutil Juunity 26, 1800, nt uhich Inte it prissed inte the Inuits of A. P'' Thoupran, u lue rhungeil the unme from its facutee title of Handoff Franty Demerit to Flymonth Weakly Demerit, In April, INnl, T. & P. Meliminbl ngain oppene as proprieturs, nul John MeDuuuld ay edlitnr. John G, Ostorne uws the first clitor, from July to November. 1801. D. I. Vou Volkenbiticgh uns the next on the tri.


pod, hiring also onurr until Velofit, 18001. John G. Osharne again emine in after Von Valkenburgh's relirement, and conilneted tho paper nutil Miy, 186h, Be soll to S. L. Harvey, who ins the first of the muquy owners of the Democrat, it is said, who, Quiil that Time, bod erer mundo the paper Bay. The editors utter Hurley irere lohn MeDonald, October, 1907. lo .July, Ish8, M. W. Downey, A. C. Thompson und D. R. Von Valkenburgh, July, 1868, to March, 3809; D. R. Von Valkenburgh, March, Intel, to December, 1867; 1'alt MeDonald, December, 1800, In July, 1573; D. E. Yon Valkenburgh, July, 1873, until ngun siteceeded ju the summer of 187h by Plnit MeDonul, the present inenmbent, The paper is Democratie in politics, amil exerts n nide-sporemil intlneuco within its porly.


The Ant aud Afugit newspaper wns sinrted birly in 1874, hy Clifton 1. Brooke and .\ B. Clarke, It was merged in the Republican in the lutter art of 1975


The Restitution, published by the Disciples, is n religions wreckly, edited hy the Rer. H \ Heed it was removeit from Chicago to l'lymonth in Dereinher, 1811.


iras incorporateil asu city Muy b, 1873, with the following officers: Mnyur, Honice Forbin; Clerk, Arthur L Thomson ; Treasurer, Daniel B. . Irm. strung; Mursbul, James W Logan, Assessor, Hezekiah Versbing, Council- inen, Caorail Bergin, Aniosn Johnson, Sigmund Mayer, Alfrel Marri- son, Johnson Broirnlee and A. O. Ilorlon.


The ofheers for Is15-16 are as follows : Mayor, Munsa Johnson, Clerk, Onvill D. Snyiler; Treasurer, Daniel B. Armstrong; Mntshul, Jumps W. Logan, \espesor, George W Rowen ; Councilmen, Matt McDonald, Timothy Ca-sler. Sigumind Muyer, Alfred Marrison, John Harp and William D Thompson.


in Geriau Tmenship, is on the Baltimore, Pittsburgh & Chicago Railroad, nud is one of the snost thriving places in the county. The site of tho town 15 n pleasant one, and it is surwennded by some of The finest frining connles in The entiro regiau. The place lins nn clerator and is coming fnt- uuid n4 n grnin shipping und business point. Bremen is mov thu second loun in the county, os regirls population and business The construction of the B., I'. & C. R. W., in 1871, has giren it a new impeins, the effects of winch are shown by the number of new huifilings. The tonn has A gradeil selinol, in which four teachers find employment. There are elinrel lanldings in the place, belunging to the Erangelical, Methoilist, Peesby- leriun und United Brethren deuoniinations, and the Catholics hinro noother edifier-the fitth in the place -- muler constructiun.




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