Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 93

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


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The population al the county is now about 21,000. The hral settlers com- ing frout Kentucky, others coming fram Ohno, Virgima, Maryland, and some fow from the Carolinas.


In the rastern port of the conuty the laml is mostly white ank sal, nadler- Irud by un inexhimstibto yemin of ounl. Iln the west side the land is nearly ull river bottom, and soil of a most excellent quality ; ne better Inud far the Taining of euro und irhrot can be found, its only ilratybuck being-whrre nem the river-the linbihty to overtion, However, this very seldom occury.


The county is diviited into nine townships. But one mitriad traversry it, The Eransville, Terre Haute & Chicaga. Efforts have been mule to open a Fulromil conuceling ul Sivita City, on the lundinnapelis & Vinerines Romt, in Green County, theneo ivest through the county lo Elbogham, Illinois, there lo connect with the great Western ruads. Should this be done. a direet rom- umuneation will be opened with the Kistern und Writern umrkets, as the county nowy enjoys the Nutthern and Southern markels. Il is expected to livre itus rout in operation by July, 187h, the contracts for the work bring already ule. The future of the county gives promise of much wealth, and it only reninins to be seen if the people will put energy and entor- prise to nid in carrying it on nud developing its resources.


Of tho old settlers several rerunin. Some of these huve seon the county n comparative wilderness; hnve watched its gradunl growth ; and how, in their old ugo can relate marvelous stories uf the Indians, anil of the " good


Rer. Willimin Stausil, nn obil Baptist minister, still lives in the town of Sullivan, who preached in the county when knox curly embraced nimmt all of Southwestern Indiann, und when the wuly ronds wrre bridle-paths, soil vben " going about doing good " uwant something inore than riding in # prince car or over n gravel vond.


A Mr. Heury Willson, for many years Clerk, or Depuly Clerk, of tho county, also residey in Sullivan ; und so tenacious is bis memory that, after The records trere burned, his recollertion wus in muny enses accepted in the adjustment of claims.


MADISON COUNTY.


Madison County is third in the raw of counties from the Ohio line, nud oue of the central group in the State. It is bounduil on the north by Graut, ou the east by Delaware and a part of Heury, on the south by Hancock, und ou the west by Hamilton and Tiplou Counties. The total area is feur Jum- red nud forty-six and one-quarter square miles; Iln county being fifteen miles in width, froin cost to weyl, aud nearly double that in length from borth to south. Population, in 1870, 22,082.


The principal strenin is the White River. If enters uenr Chesterfield, on the eastern borler. For nearly luenty iniles it Bowa in a general east Aud west course, uutil ite willers enter Hamilton County west of Perkinsville. About tivo-thirds of the county lies north, and que-third south of the river, into which much of its territory is drained by numerous tributaries. Tho principal of these is Piper Creek. Naxt comes Lick Creok, living a Irugth of aboul liventy-tivo miles in ity meandering couren Through the county, until it empties into Fall Creek. Duck Creek, in the northwest, lins n lungib of fifteen miles. Killlnick, Little Killbuek, Indian Creek, Mud Creek nud Stony Creek are smaller brauches, whose ivalers enter While River villor directly or through some of the brunches nutned. Tho sonthorn portion of the county is Iraiued by Fall Creek, 40 named from the Falls at Pendleton. Its lougib is estitinted ut tiveuty- two miles within the county. Sly Fark, Prairie Creek, Mill Creek, Fester's Branch nud Spring or Winsell's Brunch ure, with Lick Creek, the principal tributaries. " The county, us will bo seen, is well watered. Gruerally the land is level, though ou White River nud Fall Creek il is undulating, with enusiderable hills. The soil ef the entire county is elther under cultivation, or so that it eun be reclaimned, as lins been the case with much of the lou prairie betiveen Anderson and leulleten. Much of the timber found by the early settlers wos of u vory heavy growth, showing that The seil ins strong nud frrillo.


EARIA HISTOLLY.


Originally includeil within the limits of Muriou County, Madison IVILA first organized in 1823. The first settlers arrived some three years before this, and located where I'rudleton nowy is. Among the number we had the Richmond family, Saul Shaut, Thomas and Witliom McCartney, Elias Hel- lingworth, Samuel Hollidny, Thouns Scott and larael Cocks, followed ju n brief period by William nud Thomas Silver, Adatu Dolsen, Palmer Patrick and others.


About the samo lituo, John Berry, Alford Mukepouco, Willinin Curtis, William Allen and Smiguel Corry loculed themselves on or pear White River, where now slands the county seal


They were nRerwaril joined hy G T Houver, Joseph Howard, Dr. Wy- man, R. N. Williams, J. M. Zvko, C. D. Mendorson and Andrew Jackson


HERUM.


the former canuly seat, situated on the Wuhash River, in the irsteru part of the contity, is uest in size, containing # population of neir 1,000. It Ivay laid ent about the year 1820. 11 is the seat of the Union Christian College, under the care nf the Christian Church.


Uuiou Christian College wns first projeriet by Elder E. W. Humphrey, in the Western Tudinon Christiou l'onference, in 1838.


The name, proposed by Elder Abralimu Suenthen at the first general con- veutiou culled lo consider the matter, uns wlopted for its nppruprial eness, heiug in harmony with the principles nud practices of its projectors.


lis first Executive Cominillee, or Governing Buard, consisted of the fol- lohing persons, viz. . Thomas Kearns, Presiilent , A. R. Heath, Treasurer ; N. G Buff, Correspondling and Recording Secretary ; F. W. Humphrey, M. MeDamurl, J. B. Robertson, A. W. Saufard, N. C. Myres aud George Abbott. E. W. Humphreys iras appointed General or Sinto Agent


The rollege was lucaled af Merom, Sullivan County, Indian, on the 8th doy of June, 1850, And ily stalemeut for incorporation nekuou ledgel aud filed ou the 3214 of July, 1849.


It is under the control of " The Christians," who in duetriny nbd practice conbiri to the following .


1. "The Bible is our only and sufficient ercell."


2. " Christian is the ouly onme conferredl hy livino monition nyon God's people."


B "Christian charneler, I. e., conforunity to Christ's character, is the only lest af Christinu nul church fellowsbip."


I " ludividual liberty of conscience in nll mutters of disputed interpretn- tion and opinion, is the sucrel nad invioluhle right of all."


The huitlings and grounds, treuty-lurer acres, set nut in overgreen aud fruit Trees, are valued at about $50,000.


The endownient of the institution is $80,000, from which .nv annual vev- enuo of $h, (1) is devired.


A chemical nud philosophieal apparatus, costing $660 (for tho instru- wrule increly), is possessed hy tho college.


The cabinet cousista of 5,000 sperimens ef rocks, fossila, shells, etc., and is rreviving constant additions.


A library of 800 volumes, nud reading room, is open euch turiu for the use of students.


rapidly.


The Church of tho Disciples came represented by its ministers in the year 1>21. That year, the Rer. B. W. Fields organized n church on what is known as the Shaker Prairie. Other ministers soon followed and organized churches in various parts of the rowuly. With commendable zenl und energy They Inhured ni, and, ny the fruits of their work, the denomination Hory hus fifteen prgunzeil rhurches, and an average membership of uearly 125.


'Che Presbyterians hare but three or four erganized ehmrehrs m tho county, nud these are in the turns of Sullivan, Carlisle and Furmersburg. Their ari rage turmbership in about SO.


The Catlilies have a small church at Sntliinn, aud the United Brethren have fun organizations in the mainly.


It is the custom here, ns i'll ns in uther counties, to holil Sabbath schnols in The riintry, in the schnul honses, and many of the strong comitry churches irsee their toginning to this enstuin.


There orr eleven tavus in sullivan County. Byl one of these with a population muging in the thousands, viz :


the present county seat. Sullivan ins luid ont in the year 1842, and ins setretel us the seat ef three comity guvernment ouing to ils central Ineation. The removal of the county >rat from Merom wns woly obimued after a severe contest belireen the people of Merom and riciuity and the intobilnols of the more remote parts of the conuty. Finally, an act ivay jinssed by the Legislature, lueating the county seat at or near the geographical center of the county. And a surveyor, by the name of Iluker, frour Palestine, Il., ivas called to surroy oud Iny ont The foivu. le u'ny assisted in this work by s Mr. Hurrey Willson, still n rendeof of Sullivan, who carried the elmin and drove >Inkis


On the comportion of the surrey, a lwo- story fraine building wns ercetrd un what is not the perthwest corner of the puthe square.


One year before the loention of the loin, the righty acres non covered by in ives offered to a citizen will living in the inin for $200, or n span of moules or horsey and $100. Ile seemed to think it was too much, and, like manny anulher, regrris bis bil judgment.


Thr court coulinuel its sessions in this house till the year 1860, in Feb- ruary, when il was burnvil to the ground, with all the county recurits.


By this hor the county, considering herself able to buildl a sufer and more rninmohans building than a wooden structure, conimieird for a brick courl bunse, with stone finish, to cost $11,1NH, and to be placed on the center of the puldic square. This iras completed in a year, and was a very good CAUTI longo.


Thr growth of the county continuing rapidly, nod The wealth growing spett indneed the County l'ammissioners, in 1870, to repair sud mitdl n wing to each uf the east and irest ends. Architects und carpenters urre sent for. aad the following year str completed one of the best court house- in ludinnn. There additions rost the county $23,000, making the total cost of $89,000 An iron fenre ins placed around it, costing $1,000, and the yoril improved. The first reunty offierrs nt Merom were . Judge, neob Cult ; Clerk (ivhe filled the ofhee nf Auditor). Simmel Colman.


Sullivan is the moniu shipping point for the agricultural pruilnets of the conuly, stuck, wool, poultry, rie.


Oor enal Unok is in operation here. Several Ibonsands of dollars are rmptuyed in the dry goods, grocery, hardware aud boot and shue Iruile. There is one planing till and one furnimire fuetory. Large shipments of Hour are annually made from this place, over $50,000 worth being shipped The past year.


There are two banks, ene Notionnl und one "Citizens' Bank." Theso rinploy n cupitnl of some $200,000.


A fino school building, cusling 821,000, was rrected in 1871, enpablo of seating TAD scholars. There are employed in this building seven leachers. Prior to this time, school ivos held in the burhling nowy occupied by the Ma- sonie laculge


Therr ire churchos of the Presbyterian, Methodlist, Disciples, Ilaplist and Palbolic denominations.


The population of Ibe Inien is placed by compeleut judges il 2,000.


The present enunty officers are : C. Y. Patierant, Judge ; dvsse Biekuell, Merk ; Robert Griffith, Amilitor , \hrom Mellellou, Treasurer ; John Fordyce, Becorder, O. P flauenck, Sheriff; Surveyor, A. F. Estabroek ; Coroner, Cileh Sunjoe, County School Superintendent, James .1. Warlou County Comtaissionera : Charles Scott, William Combs und Willinm A. Thompson. The Inwn of Sullivan is controlled by five fouuriloren novel u Marshal,


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COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.


Still Inler came Oren Toihunter, John Itnvis, W. G. Atherlon, W B. Allen, William Heard aml Dr. Rynn.


Populalion came in slowly in those limes, so that, in 1411, nearly fifteen Years after the first settlement, there were but sixty-one pelly enrolled in the northern purl of the county.


Tho business relating to county eflurs ung, fur n number of yenry, trans- aclyıl ul Penilletun.


Tho first contt uns held on the 1tth of November, 1828, at The log honse ef William McCartney, in the infinit setllement. The business, uy shown by the inusty revoris, Wild het al alt volumineus. Samuel Ifollidny and Admin Winsell nere the first Associete Julges.


.Inmes Gilmore was appointed In pend Sinte osges, for one year.


Minnet Carry was the first Sheriff, and Moses Cox the first Clerk of conFl. D wonbl seen that ho transnetwt inijeh of the county business after- want performed by the County Anditur.


Joseph Howard was the first In ho elected tu this ollier after its creation, same linse offermord.


R. N. Withning www the first Recorder, and desse Wise, ns nenr As can be Ascerininwil, mrw thy first Treasurer.


William Curtis, Amasa Makepeace mul John Bushy were winning the first Puonly Communissioners, mml 'fhauing Hell the first Ropresentalive.


The present enunly ollievrs are Robert Hunnah, Clerk; Jammu L Furkner, AwJitor; Weomy lengs, Treasurer ; Anddryw .I. Grithith, Sherit] ; Jocob Hub- banl, Recenter; Carlton Reeil, Attorney : David B. Simins, Coroner; Heurge W. Noel, Henry I'hunner and Joseph Funk, Connaissinners.


TIIE: TINET CONILTS.


The first u we Net fur trial in the county way thul uf Horrey Nichulan Vs. Georgo Stoykinn, nt tho Noreiber term, 182.4. The ense ilid Hol reach a decision hy rensum of defective serrice upon The ilefemlanl.


Daniel B. Wick was the first athiruey admitted lo pravlico; Calvin Fletcher nud James Gilmore were also mitmilted to the har, in 1823, upon the motion of Wick.


The first grand jury impaneled arns during the November lerm, in 1823. Isgne Jones, John Reagans, Capl. Juhn Montgomery, Chinrles Tharp, John Berry, Simnel Vangiller. Jneob B. Rity, Somnel Shoul, George Stocklou pool Jacob Shuil wery first ilrown, mund Nathaniel Richmond, lame Smith, Fred Bronumberg mmnl Jahn T. Brulge, ns inlesmen. From thevy o jantl nn3 formed. lohn Rerry was made foreman, nud the first grand jury entered myvn ils iluties.


THE WHIDER OF INIHASS IN TALL CREEK.


Firly in the spring of 1824, n trugwly war enneted ilneh brought nu thy first gyen erinnhal trinls in the history of the county. These grei out of the Imlion murdres perpetrated by the whites on Enll Creek, nbant eight aula from Pendleton. Anderson mail Pendleton were then but small sellle- Turals, while thy reminder of the county ins nu nlmast mubraken willer- 10 . .. Tin Soneca Indians, Ludhi' and Mango, Three squair's und four chil. Jren, lunl forment n hunting canigcon Tho east side of Full Creek, und engaged in Imapping for fur, with fhir snecess. . \ neck passed, when fire men camo up to the liliuns, ns they were sented nround Their compe-fire. The whites very led by one Themas Rarper His companions irere Audrew San yer, tumrs luison, Inhn Bridge, Sr., mol John Bridge, Jr. Harper, on behalf +i thir party, told the Indians that they butd lost their horses, nud asked the ilof Lnillow nud Mingo iu the search. The unsuspecting red men com- ¡ livd, inking different paths in The search. Whou a short distance from nop, Harper, who biel followed Ludlan, shot tho laller dead. The ather ullwin, Ilundson, hearing the report of Harper's ride, at once fired upon Mingi, miul he, too, full dem], shot, like his comrade, through the loeh . The Nullans then required to the camp in u lily, where n swage butchery uf the helpdess suunws und ylldren look pluet. Sawyer und the Bridges eivh shot "juan, while the children were alunghiered indiscriminately, une escap- Ing. The camp was rabhyl af erorything vnlunhle, tho plumdler in it seetu- Ing lo be the mini mutire for the massnere. Hurper, the ringlevier, nt nnee the, but the nther four nere urrested.


The news of the otrocions deed munde, ns may be imagineil, no little stir IL The infout community. The Indfinns urre numerous and reselule in de- mayding justine. Especially did the deed exeile the Scuecas, to which tribe the victnus belonged, innl the situation nas grare. A report of the murders uns ernt in Washington through lohy Johuston, Indling Agent ut liqun, Ohio, und the prisoners, securely ironed, wery placed in a ruile log juil ut Pendleton. In the uremitime, Jehuston and Willium Comer visited all the nijoining Iribes. The chiefs were giren assurances that the murderers ironlit be rigorously leih nith, mul njoch the strpugth of this obtained n truce with the Imlinns. The leurs of the settlers nere by these meny quieted.


I'reparations nere instituted to bring the luw-breakers to Inal, und guards were placedl orer them by night and ilay, to prerent escape. \ nen Ino. room log binding uns chosen as The place fer holding court. Judge William # Wick was the P'resuling .ludge, and associated with him were Adam Win- well and Samuel Ilulluny.


Winsell iros a lineksmith, und hml ironed the prisener Holliiny is Bnid lo have hven n rury eunyecientious mul genul riticon, but neither he hor Wingell Ind much elnim tn legul kunwledge.


Samuel Curry, the first Sheritt of the cannty, irns in charge of the murder- en. Brave, sirmig nail fearless, he was a represeutatn'y pioncer.


On the part of the United States, Senator James Nable was retained for thu pruscentinn, assisted hy his son-in-lawv, Phillip Siveetzer. Calrin Fletcher -n young man of mory thon nyerage ability, who was tho regular Prosecut- Ing Allorney-une also present nt the tril. Another of the emulisel for the Slide was Samjoan Miron.


Indge Charles 11. Vist-well known as our at the oldest jurists, in point of service, in Inchonu, and at this Time of writing is resident of Indianpulis -Martin M. Hay, William B. Morris, Jauns Rariden, and Last Blomtichl, Appeared for the prisoners.


From tho reports which are handedl dusen it appears thisl there uns is strong antiethy to the prisoners, growing out of the cold-troded murders perpe- tralel by them The feeling is illustrated by the remark of one of the Asso- ciale Juilges, Win-ell, who wished the Sherill to plice 'Squire Mikepence on Bis jury, was he would minke a goal juror, and not Iv one of the murder- yr get away." Juilge Winsoll also volunteered the observation, when Julgy Morris moved Wor Thy mimission to the bar nf some of his fellow consel, thil "webuily hnt n lewyrr wonht dleforul n murderer," su he undered then surn in.


Ihadson was given his trial first. This Isled &mt n singly ilny, ns to the cynlynce. The Privrenting Alturney ninde thy opening speech, nmul tyneral Nulle elusel Tur the pyiseentinn, with's mirked vleet npon the jury and the stalunet wand of lurk wiedsmen m nttemlunice. Jivige Wiek chutgry the jury, the members of which wore their merasins und Their suile kwives during the triut.


Aher n night speut in deliberation, n serhot of uguilty of minler in the fral ilegrey" wu+ returned, unil the motion made for a new Irinl ororruleil. The death sentence was gionenneed npon the iluntied man, nud his excent inn Kẹl. Hudson, borfury the fatnl day, managed In essaje, It was rreautoreil. The oxeention Isde place of The time oppmuted. The site of the gallows is also the falls, in Pendleton, on the north shin of Thy creek, ami is poninly visible from the railwny.


The hanging wus largely alienlei, heing the first tonl orrr took jinre In the county A miilor of Senecas witnessed Thy murdorer's expintion idf lil- crime. nul expressed satisfaction nt tho result of the white wan's justier. Siyer's trial was hehl hy Justgo lyphston, assarinted with The xenne Judges who lind nonsted Wiek in the first tyinl. The prisoner was first tried


for killing uhr of the squais, which resulted in n tin yeard' verdiel for tran- Minugliter.


The trial of Sawyer for killing eny of the Iniliau boys enme next. Pow- erful sprechys vrere mote by Test, Murris, obil Raviden for Soiryer, and by Mugon for the Sinte. Inilgy Egglestun charged the jury, which, nflyr a few minutes, selurned a verdict uf "guilty of inurder in the first degree."


The fire Bridges were Irivd the next morning, unil Init litity time irus consumed in their enses. The vidler was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and the younger nleu, luft with a recommendation-on account of his tender yyrs-lo merry. The Three were senleneyd the next morning, and the scene in the rude log court house is said to have been very impressire. The eller Bridge and Sawyer were execuled, according In their yenlence, nt the enme spot where Hudson was hangel The yonugest of the murder- ers, Briilge, Jr., was, however, saved frain the gallows by n pirilon from Gov. Ray


Fortunalyly there lins licen no need for nny murder trinl hy wholesale in the county since these, which forined su innsked an incident in its history.


THE COUNTY HEAT ANH HEILUNGS


As has hyon stated, the virtual enunty sent iInring tho curly history if the county ivis at I'vmilleten. There wrry no hildings, except temporary struy. tures, yet nailo for the county ofheyrs and courts. As Andersun linguq lo in- crease in population with the rest of the county, ilissotisfachion hegan to arise because the shire town was located in one vorner.


A counly sent war was kept in for a long time, the muvelings of the I'nm- missionery und conrts being somelimes at ene place, and again ni thy other. At the January session of the Board of County Commissioners, in 1981, the County Agent was ordered to sell to the lowest bidder thy humbling of a const hilse, an Int li, in the N R. Squnre in Andersontown (us it was then cally l). This temple of justico wny me story bigh, Iwenty feet nide, and thirty six feet long, and elveated one fool from the ground. The contract. enlied for a "guut brick chimney in the west und, with n Inrge fire-place therem." The pdan also provided for tivo ten feet jury rooms, und the build- ing ins to lie completed by the loth of Xuvember, 1841 From the fuel that the contractors nere manleled $30 for failure to fulfil the same, it is supposedl that the new ronrt house uns put completeil with the greatest printhead. After its rotuplelion, however, und by thir donation of thirty sures of lund to Iby conuly, by John Berry, the youhly seat question syems to linve been finally dycidyl in favor of Anderson.


This doustion, which is mentionwl in the records in 1828, nay comlitionul upon Amlerann remaining the county seat, und Ihy Conuty Agent was dirceled to emply u surveyor in Narember, 1948, to establish the enst line of the so- nation, aml then to sell the remaining lots belonging to the county on the first of . Mpiril, 1850.


Thy present court house is uf brick, and situated in the center of the court hunse square 1 irill, no ilontit, soon be replaced by a more commodi- ous builling. In general appearance it is the same as many of the old style county strucinves erceted thirty-live or forly years ago, benig a square firo- slury hrick limiting, nith n spire urising from The center. Thingh somy the worse for uge, it is subslautinily built, mid cost but littly in vseres of $4,000 with ils uppnrienances. The first terin of court held in it nas in Aluguel, 1811


The younty juil and Sheriff's residence is separate from the other built- ings, And nas hol ullowed to encumber the ceurl house squ ire.


The county asyhim, or poor house, is giruated on's lorge form. in Rich- taud Township, boughy in 18th hy the county authorities. "Previous lo this, and ux lur lick ns 180, the poor irere kept in a comfortable house, erected half il while south of Anderson, un n trart of lawil bonghi for the purpose. The number of poor provideil for inrivs, but hos licen os high na sixty.


THE CITY OF ANDERSON.


This pleasaut city nos for many years known as Andersentoin. The first regular selllers, as noted, came in Ist. The name is said In have been ilerived from Anderson, a noled Delaware chiel. The adianlageous site and beautiful slopes nent the White River caused il to lie chosen as the site of an Indian village, which nus destroyed by bre, however, in 1813, under orders from Gen. Harrison. The pioneer while settlers found no small number of these aborigines on the ground when They arriveil, six or seven years afterwand


The place uns incorporatel in 183N, in the same year in which steps were tokyu lo ereel the presont court house. The first plat of the lown was recordeil on the îth of November, 1927 In 1840, the census gives the vil- lage a population of 350. 1n 1850, it only shows on inerense of 82 sonls ; bul in isto, the pince lind grown, by means of railroads and the derelop- ment of thy county, to n population of 1, bis. In INft, the population was 3,126, since mbich time il has been steadily on the inereise T'be plare was incorporated ns a city in 18115, und R. N. Williams was the first Mayor. Owing te the destruction of the village records, many of the traces to the first officers mulor the rillnge charter nry lost. The first hotel wns kept by Jabu Berry. Tho first blacksmith sruy Richard Bane. The first physicians were Henry Wyman, Andrew Robb mid J. W. Westerfeld. The first Inw- yers were Srlh Smith, John Davis, N. H. Lindsdny, C. D. lendersen, II. N. Willinms, W R. O' Neal and Richund Lnko. Tuo business houses are as fol- lois: fry goody stores, 7, grecers, IN; druggists, 4; hardware mer- chnnis, 2; ngrienlental dealers, 3; honks, 3; photographers, 2; boel and shoe ilenlers, 5; dentists, 4; Hour ilenlers, 2; merchant tailers und clothiers, 4; grain dealers, "; finners nad store dealers 2. The mannfacturing in- Teresis of Anilerson nre in a Ihriring sinte The principal industries are as follows . l'ork packing establishment, 1 (with a capacity of 16, 1810 heail n year) ; Bouring-mills, 2; pluning and saw mills, 8; wagen und earringe muntifietories, S, hub amt spoke manufactories. 1. The prineipnl hetel is the Stillwell llouse, which, in sizo ntil appeintnichts, is outranked by nous in nny county town in ludinus. Mimy ef the reinil houses, also, are neted for the vigor omil enterprise shein in their manngemewl ; so thul, in the aggregate, the eauuurrce of Amlerson keeps lissy large sums of money yearly. 'five grain warehouses are required for the handling not shipment of whent nil other cereals coming to Anderson for a market.




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