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Pine Village Bank (private ) was formed in 1901. It now has a capital of $10,000, with deposits amounting to $100,000. James C. Jones is presi- dent ; Clement Jones, vice-president ; Seymour Rhode, cashier.
The Bank of Pence was organized in 1963. has a capital of $12,000. John Crawford is president and Phillip Cadk, vice-president, with Fred Bell, cash- icr.
These constitute the only banking houses of any consequence ever doing business in the county.
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mixtape go and verlorense gives the following
Abley Afol Pine Village
893
Joidan township
Bent and State Line village
610
5.10
Itherty township
1 1,505
Medina township
637
Mount township
:00
450
i Pile township and West Lebanoni 015 1 1 F
Fine township
irie township
792
S aben township
875
Warri township
1 370 1.076
Washington township and Williamsport
1.032
ity of Williamsport
1.218
Total
10,899
The population of the towns and villages within this county in 1910 Were given in the census books as follows
Greenhill, Medina townist p ___ 170 West Lebanon, Pike township. 642 Independence, Warren township 300
Kickapoo, Warren township - ( Not in)
Winthrop, Warren township ___ 95
Pine Village, Adams township ___ 352
Chatterton, Adams township __ - 50
Rainsville, Pine township_ 120
Carbondale, Liberty township ___ 65
Kramer, Liberty township_ 212
Judyville, Liberty township 75
William-port, Washington town-
ship 1,243
Locust Grove, Prairie township
(Not in)
Walnut Grove, Prairie township 50
Pence, Jordan township 150
Sycamore Corner. Jordan town- ship (Not in)
Hedrick. Jordan township. 128
Marshfield, Steuben township __ 256
Johnsonville, . teuben township_ 75 State Line, Kent township. 194
Foster, Mount township. 50
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now foot a network thronebent the dough. They were for sal to protect the famals from the dogredan atale thieves and counterfeit money men who fragen noll Pour became a known and very drager. . prin cblant he sertien cin for this des of roblets. Property that and been str len bed and father to the east was concealed here in the deep. wild avion, not when it is. thought safe it was taken out and sold at distant points toloyer fener tools aid spurious money were found at the place above uh nie t. but the crime ut counterfeiting was never fastened on any citizen of lassen county. Re- ports went current that a pour peddler had been killed not ha vost from West Istation for what alem mey he was brought to have upon his person. It was believed that his body was thrown into an old well. One night, when the cloud. hung low and it was very dark, a company of these vigiants called upon the accused parties, who lived in the vicinity. They were conducted to the well by the company, to them all unknown at the time, and there a thorough search was made both in and near the well, but no body was found. hence the parties were allowed to go their way.
In 1853 a company known as the Milford Regulators, with a member- ship of thirty-five men, was formed, with captain and lieutenants, and this put a stop to the stealing habit that bad for years been going on in this county. Another company, styled the Warren Regulators, was organized in 1850; the Grand Prairie Rangers in 1861; the Warren County Detectives were formed in 1865 in Liberty and Washington townships; the Fire Crack Rangers was organized about that date, as were also the Warren County Minute Men. The State Line Detective Company was formed in 1800, jul at the close of the Civil war period; its men lived in Kent. Mound and Sten
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H. cris fuld increased by ale e se non debeted to the one wwii po what i called me, Thereis," which was thought to he . fin means of educating the content of In Numer ofily these township books numbered along 2,red my to, or fotoog r alisuse, dese book were in a bad condition. With the nos exterior. if the public school system, and other means of disseminating know ole. Das printing of varion. newspapers and subscription books, these library were heard no more of.
OLD SETTLERS ASSOCIATION
With the tering in of the nations renomial yer -1876 and at the wise, timely suggestion of President U. S. Grant there was a univer al move- ment Welppted throughout the country to secure and properly preserve as much of the history of each township within the country as could well be obtained. It was also deemed the part of wisdom for the pioneer - of each comity so far as possible, to organize themselves into old settlers' associations for the purpose of keeping up the ties of friendship, and this was usually accom- plished by the holding of annual reunions. What was styled the Warren County Historical Pioncer Association was organized at Willian sport in July, 1876, at which time the following officers were elected : President. Bolivar Robb; vice-presi ' nt. Robinson Fletcher; secretary. H. C. Johnson. The first meeting was held at the county seat in August, 1876. Many of the older men and women, who had been in the advance of civilization and out the first clearings out and pioneered in the county, together with those who had grown up in the county, assembled. The orator of the day was Re. Jewell, of Danville, Illinois. The second meeting was held in 1877, at lies
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Hesap free firevent "priences and stories recited at these gatherings wed art rapportota They fell from the lips of the pioneus. This would have settled for all finn ofde que tiene not hard to arrive at in com
These meetings bank of lox pracy mot lan sustained, and it is to be S off regretted, at nothing so hail 1. ra ud women up in the belief that they are from a sturdy, homewife stock Up meers as these annual gatherings, where are eloquently recalled the scenes of hardship endured in The early years. Men really think they have a hard time to work out an sistence now, when, as compared to that encountered by their forefathers. They really have little or nering to complain of. Then, these gatherings call ont th. best and triest sentiment among the people. Men and women unbend on stick prots : and casse is put aside, at least for the day, all meeting on m equ dity. To listen to the true stories of the thirties, forties and sixties, on through the great Rebellion period. gives the rising young something to think about, not found in story papers and yellow-covered novels. Coming from the lips of men and women now far down the journey of life. they come with a force not found in the middle-aged and young. The county fair and old settlers' associations should be revived in every county in the Union, before the beauty and value of such gatherings have become lost treasures of American heritage.
In 1885 this association hold its annual gathering at Kickapoo Magnetic Spring, on August 18th. By actual count, there were eight hundred and sixty-five teams on the ground, and fully five thousand people present. Inthe Cant, who had then lived in Warren county fifty years, walked from his home to the grounds. Half a century before that day he had split rails ont the greende where the assembly was gathered. He lived in a log cabin at Lebo springs. In 1886 the association held its meeting at Hunter's Spring on August 25th. This was in Liberty township, and was an exceedingly in teresting, enjoyable occasion. In 188; the reunion was held at beautiful Spring Lake, near Independence.
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FREEMASONRY.
in por le gern Mit sous was organized at Williams, at, Williantsport n & peking is first dispensation May 29. 1844, the first officer wine K tek ake worshiptal master: Levin Miller, senior warden. Jane & Bull. . . for vanden. The lodge about died out after a few years, tor th Alar, 199, it received an ther operative to work, the following
sector worden; J. J. Mely. Junior warden; William Hopkins, secretary . Schod M. Push, tressure ; John Ray, senior deacon; Isaac Lutz, junior deacon: Robert Allen. tiler. In 1880 it was reported as among the best lodges in Indiana, for its size. In 1878 it erected a two-story brick business block and had its lodge room on the second floor. Every other Masonic 1 ge in the county received its life and instructions from the Williamsport legge. Its present membership is not strong.
At State Line, in May, 1801, Mound Lodge No. 274 was institu 1. working, however, several years before a charter was obtained. Among the carly members were: Walker Hurd, William Jones, W. M. DINor, Davil Frazier, .A. M. Potter, J. R. Johnson, A. J. Lyon, J. D. Ludlow and Adam Myers. The first master was Walker Ilar.
At Rainsville, in May, 1864, Masonic Lodge 2 . 315 was instituted; among the charter members were Peter Garner, Joshua Anderson, Williso Rhode and others. The first to serve as master was William Rhone. In recent years this lodge moved to line Village.
At West Lebanon, the lodge known as No. 352 was granted a charter. with the following membership. J. M. Fleming. Joshua Wo wand. John
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IN HETADEN Y ORDER BY ORDERNUM
Old Fellowship was first represent in Warped tourde a Modode 1848 when Wallen Lodge No. 57 was metituted with the full . po ort officers. Thoma Templeton, noble grand. W. If The me ,Kad Nie.silly, secretary: John Kent, treasurer. The body faded auf in Fiets ber, JASe, war compelled to surrender it, change, Im in Mer. EST-CE the Civil var vellomit revived and secherd . a. daher. sine which has prospered.
j: Kansville, a lodge was organized in 1953 and et;
At West Lebanon, in 1853, CHfax Lodge No. 139 w royalair 1 hatned in honor of Hon Sebuyler wolf's, who het hou, before br . the Rebekah degree of the order, and later was closed Votreder ... the United States with U. S. Grant. Later it's lodge went down and some of is members joined at Marshfield.
At Marshfield Colfax Lodge No. 109 was chartered in 1860, having been removed from West Lebanon to Marshfield. Here it met until about 1865, when its charter was surrendered and the lodge became a thing of the past.
At State Line, Simmons Lodge N . 240 was organized in May, 186- with the following first membership: John Simmons, frist noble grand Divan Smalley, K. S. Burke, Thomas S. Jones and John M. Knox In 1865 the name was changed from Simmons to Hiana. A Belle, degree se formed in May, 1875.
Prior to ISS .. a lodge was instituted at Greenhill.
In 1912, the following lodges of the Independent Order of (WITH. are found prospering in Warren county : Waren Lodge No. 57, at Will- iamsport, with membership of one hundred and two; Dafour Lodge No
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sentes in Warren entity at WEBtop 1, 0 winter hun nivers, twenty-four now and dich The first cheers elected where. Aming bundy, comedor commander; .. ..
master af anas; Thomas A. Clinton, 1 clave \\ T. Viool, master of finance; FL Comme, matter of exchequer; R. R Darbin, Keeper of records and sui; j. A. Hatton, inner guard; Courge Straps exter querd. The lodge first n Stump's hall. It was in con Ily A. S Peacock, distinct wo pues. Trova Ativa. They built a fine hall which was dedicated November 8, 8og. it. ..: being about two the il dollars. This, the first lodge of the oder in the county, is known as I Lodge No. 202.
In 1910 the reports for the county show lodges as follows: Falls Lodge No. 202, organized October 12, 1888, with a membership of one hundred and seventeen ; line Village, Achilles Lodge 6. 200, organized August 16, 1888, with ninety-eight members; West Lebanon, Warren Lodge No. 214. or- ganized March 16, 1889, with seventy-one members; Carbondale, Sherman Lodge No. 320, organized March 21, 1891, with twenty members.
The Jimproved Order of Red Men is a strong fraternal society in War- ren county, having numerous tribes.
THE GREAT MINERAL SPRINGS.
Samuel Story was the accidental discoverer of the Madavia Care, and around it has been built the best known and most successful health resort m the United States.
It was in August, 1884, when Sain Story was forced to die a drainage Titch on the land. Sam had comracted rheumatism during the war and when
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The year fiet Saud's di covery a vigation Entlig todos los peare at the spring, and his wonderful boresight promed agreed gre for the pure water bubbling ap from the sticky mind. He lea- 1 per round. ion begin the creation of a hotel and, having the wonderel bit of letting the world know what had been found, it was for king of at andietor people began pouring into the result It was a struggle, ve son se. .. . that black mud, on a farmi. miles from a rural, and voort visto a commodity, and the men with collage of attempt it and ality to carry it to success could be counted on the fingers of one hai 1.
it took the active brain of Harry L. Kramer, his executive genius. to grasp the possibilities of this great offering of nature and carry it to a suc- cessful climax.
Mr. Kramer made a world-wide reputation by building up the Sterling Remedy Company, which made the famous Cascarets and other remedies. and was recognized as the greatest advertiser in the United States. His orig- inality and never-ceasing faith in his own ability was rewarded by placing his business at the head of its class and its success a wonder to those engagel in the same line as well as to the laity. A few years ago Mr. Kramer, non managing many other interests, felt the need of relaxation in busines and he disposed of the Sterling Remedy Company at a price made by him and at that time one of the largest transactions ever recorded in that line.
Around Madlavia clustered the seatiment of early struggle . the exper iences of first success, and so Mr. Kramer would not dispose of that. He 1 0 associated with him his two sons, Will, who was given the management . extensive mining interests near Joplin, Missouri, and Robert B. who In cante
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Alene than thirty thousand people have been treated at Mulig na an lit reputation extends from ocean to ocean and from lale to golf Th. All- lavia treatment is original and exclusive to this institution and has podp .l veloped so that it covers the successful treatment of a matter of dias
It is to the credit of Warren county that it is the home of Harry I Kramer, whose great success in the world of business started here, and allky creditable that it is the home of Mudlavia. Its fonr hun Hea thousan I dal lar investment is of direct interest and its world-wide reputation brings wide publicity to and pute Warren county in direct touch with the four come all the globe.
About the same time John P. Hunter, owner of a similar spring, nieal that owned by Heath, commenced to improve his springs, and opened up la hotel there in July, [801, the same costing ten thousand dollars.
These springs are located in one of the most pie areque places in all Indiana, the one on an eminence and the other has - Buildings of lower valley grounds, but both are beauty spots of the state. Only five mile walk from Hunter's house is the famous Shp Bank, or Lover's Leap. It's equally as curative in its effect, to visit and remain a few months at Hies spring . as through one traveled to far away Hot Springs, irkanat, of South Dakota. . The noted springs of French Lick and those of Pennsyl. andr .o Bedford, as well as those found in Old Virginia are no Tener in health gr. re- results than those in this county.
had been made to cotoriali die crowd but was m. to semble 1. dawno clear and Light, and the sky was as pure as the pope i | ok scared a cloud wat to be seen, and the mellow han later afor the beautiful indian summer one Fri- ideal weather 000lord %.
the meritori ne public services of the soldier neteller were flung om front all the public buildings and free many of the people residences, and the citizens prepared to rajoy the day Al. the Sideget off from the country began to arrive, coming in wagners. matingen, 00 horseback and on foot, in long lines, aded by bands of most ly ga; banners and streamers, mottoes and & durchions waving ayer al. Inget the entire content, turned out to enjoy the occasion. Hundreds of seller. were present. in bright military dress, at home on funlough from the netis scene. f war, or perhaps just ready to go out and join then comprades in the service. At last. when all the long line of delegations ba a. al through the dust, and bad verily began to wonder what was the program at the day. the chief marshal and his assistants, with red scarfs, appeared na horses, and formed the numerous lines into one long fine of teams, fiely three miles in length, and marched the grand cavalcade, amid the solest enthusiash. through the principal streets to the fair ground, where the ceremomes of the
day were enacted Williamspeer In met before witnessed a pageant so brilliant and imposing. Wagon lead- of young ladies, adorned with national colors and crownel with garlands of autunmal flowers and leaves of amber and golden ie. passed through the suiging streets, drawn by four and six- horse teams. A company of soldiers was quickly organized and marched around before the adinring crowd in all those beautiful changes of military tactics which so completely stir the hearts of the beholder. Eloquent and pat riotic speeches from Messrs. NicMullen and Hull were enjoyed, as was also a picnic dinner of the voicest viands the county of Warren could produce. The Republican, the weekly newspaper, stated, "Such a gathering has not been seen in this city of rocks since 1856."
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Alan ; small mais Band Testament to Forget, Company 1), Third Mississippi. Filled in a charge at the hadde . 1 carries the blog i stains rom, his own words ofan. b cavalry found on the banks of the Church had ron For the gazel property of J. W. Wheelchair, of Africa then Being go ian dependence, this county ; also Rebel bullets picked from the b. ttle hota .f Chickamauga ; . handle of a hatchet cut frott the tree where Captain Werz, that infamous fend of Andersseville prison-pen was made to stand in the burning sun for five days after hir cak ipoly the Union forces, and only allowed one drink of water a day, to punish him a little for his inhuman treatment of Union pri mers Another relic was a piece of baked peas, baked in 1864, being a sample of food rod by the Rebels, and the property of Marion Crawford ; a canteet. owned by Lewis II. Trip. Fortieth Indiana Regiment. killed by a Rebel shell at Missionary Ridge, his head being blown from his body : a shell from Pittsburg Landing, fired from a six-pound Rebel cannon : a s'y-poi 1 shell fired at Corinth; a six-pound Parrott shell from the cenviery at Pills- burg Landing, used to ornament a soldier's grave with: a piece of a thirty- six-pound ball, thrown by the gunboat "Tyler" by Union forces, the kind was thrown every ten minutes: six solid shot thrown by the Rebels at Me on Ridge, a saber captured by Forrest's command from the Fourth Ohio Bog. ment and recaptured by the Union forces; piece of bayonette, chain shirt, etc .
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ination it was shelley to a short whiplashy tapering desen to the cracked and this would away from one side to the offer, sul as it advanced everything within its reach was destroyed of moved. The track or path of this storm woall average, probably, six hisolied feet and arueles moved by it lying on then th were scattered and left lying to the west, while those upon the south side were left in confusion toward the east. From the time it was first noticed approaching the town until it had passed entirely away from Attica. it was about fifteen minutes, a period of great suspense to all who beheld its fury and destruction. In length it reached in excess of four miles, before it broke and attered. All fencing, catbuildings, barns, residences, ware- . houses, mills, scales, wind mills, bridges ( including the Attica- Wabash wagon bridge) were blown to pieces. The total loss was estimated at about one hun- dred seventy-five thousand dollars, in property, and the loss of life and in- jured persons was as follow .: Mrs. Davis, instantly killed by a falling wat: James Idle, crushed: Mrs. Nathan, badly injured internally; Will Vaisks venter, a worker at the warehouse, buried in the falling wall .. The 100- fortunate circumstance connected with this storm was that it was not filled
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Bur chared was The way following. Lacom hat Toco a-sassinated by J. W.50%: Booth, on the evening of the 4th of April. After the news of the assassination was confirmed over the wires, the citizens of Williamsport met at the court house, all business houses being closed and draped in the heaviest of inourning. The residences were likewise draped, as far as circumstances would permit. On motion, Hon. B. F. Gregory was appointed chairman of the meeting. Rev. Steele opened the meeting by prayer must fervent. Speeches were made by Rev. Joice, Mr. Durboron and Mr. Gregory. . committee was then appointed to draft resolutions hitting the person. when the meding adjourned to the Methodist Episcopal church for del ... ing, when every seat was filled. The resolution committees va -: Mer Durborow. J. H. Brown and W. P. Rhodes. The day for drapet in Mack throwth ut. A picture of alr Lincoln wie draped sol soul te
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PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S DEATH.
A second time the people of Warren county were called upon to hell appropriate memorial services, this time over the assassination of that gifted and good President, James A. Garfield, who, on September 17. 1881, died from the effects of a shot fired by Charles Guitean, on July 2d, the same year Memorial services were held in Marshfield, Monday, September 20, 1881. The meeting was called to order by Rev. J. J. McCoy. A serem na preached In Pex. E. H. Post and an address given by Ros ( Hal. The church was beautifully decorated, as were the residences and budite & love. These services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church, which was full to overflowing.
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"For the merem bien endea or - valued at the hier of the nation's Chef! It is the wish of the cerrito that for the next five minutes, while the boxils of caodong, ale that will bee shall prevail in this assembly, and that cadi pesce here for much time shall contemplate the thoughts of the martyred President to enese country - cause he fell-'God reigns and the g. ernment at Washington still lives.' "
At line Village, impressive services were held. Rev. J. Milton William- made the address at the opera house at two o'clock.
At West Lebanon, the Grand Army of the Republic bad change of the services, which were Held at the Pic Materian church, W. B. Durbord. ..... the address.
PRESIDENT G. S. GRANTME FORENE SERVICES.
On the day that I sident U. S. Grant was lowered it, . Topph. d New York City, on Saturday, August 8, 1885, the office of \ Www. hold a memorial service at the art house. The editorial of de Rega's of that week had the following: "the memorial service at this place hotel.
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In the spring of 18og- close of the Civil war period-prices were quoted in Withainsport as follows: Wheat, St. po; potatoes, $1.25: beans, $3.00; but Har so cent : eggs, 1212 cente: onions. 75 cents: cod fish. 15 cents; han1. 25 cynis; cheese, 30 cents: dressed turkey. 13 cents : dried beef. 25 cents : 16, 17 cons: sugar, 20 to 25 cents; coffee, to cents; fresh pork, 17 cents; bedt. 15 cents : mutton, 15 cents; veal, 15 cents ; bard wood, per cord. $1.00; . coal, 18 cents a bushel.
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