20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 13

Author: Rockel, William M. (William Mahlon), 1855-1930, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Chicago, Biographical publishing co.
Number of Pages: 993


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In 1899 Chase Stewart, former pros- couting attorney, and representative from this county, made a very respectable but unsnecessful campaign for attorney gen- eral of the state.


Not only in Republican polities has our


In 1884 when General Keifer was de- county been prominent, but on several oc-


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casions the opposition have come to quirements were essential to become a Springfield for their candidates.


Notable in this respect was the action of the Prohibition party. On at least three different occasions that party came here for their candidates for governor- at one time nominating Rev. M. J. Firey, the distinguished Lutheran minister, at another time, in 1885, Dr. A. B. Leonard, a noted Methodist divine, and in 1881, A. R. Lndlow, an old time and prominent manufacturer. At one time the Prohibi- tion ticket received as high as seven hun- dred votes in this county.


In 1881 the Democrats nominated Hon. John W. Bookwalter, a prominent mann- facturer and distinguished traveler, of this city, for governor, who was defeated in the election by Governor Charles Foster.


PLUG HAT BRIGADE.


For a number of years prior to his nomination for President James G. Blaine had a very respectable following among the Republicans of this county, and when he finally received the nomination in 1884 there was very great enthusiasm among his followers. While this state had en. dorsed John Sherman for the Presidency and while many recognized his very great ability, yet it could not be said that he was at any time the choice of the people generally.


In the campaign that followed Blaine's nomination, the famous "Plug Hat Brigade" was organized. It took its name from the hat, which was the only uniform required of its members. This was a white ping, in imitation of the hat that Mr. Blaine frequently wore. The or- ganization was a popular one and no re-


member otherwise than to be a Republi- can.


The club made a number of important trips to other cities and at one time sent seventeen hundred members to a large meeting that Blaine was holding in In- dianapolis, Indiana. In the succeeding campaign, when Harrison was a nominee for President, a second trip was made to Indianapolis.


When R. P. Kennedy was a candidate for Congress, a trip was made to Belle- fontaine, and when Mckinley was a can- didate for President, a like excursion was made to Canton, so that the organiza- tion became famous in the Republican political circles throughout the state. The last demonstration that the club made was the one to Canton to call upon Me- Kinley in 1896. It was an important factor in all the Republican political cam- paigns from 1884 to 1896.


INCIDENTS ATTENDING ELECTIONS UNDER FORMER LAWS.


Casting our ballots now under the pro- visions of the law known as the Australian Ballot Law. we hardly realize the methods formerly in use in the conduct of elec- tions,


Not many years ago the ballots repre- senting the candidates of the various parties, which were then gotten out by the parties or candidates themselves, were of a different style. Sometimes decorated with the photo of the individual candi- date, and so made that judges of election might easily determine the partyism of the ticket from its characteristics. This was by law changed in order to prevent


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fraud and all tickets were required to be mont and left those for that precinct with printed on the same kind of paper, but the parties themselves took charge of the printing and distribution of the tickets.


An exciting time was usually had in selecting judges to conduct the election. for upon their decision might depend the results of the ballots.


The Board of Election officers were selected and organized on the morning of the election, and whichever party could insure the presence of the largest number of adherents at the time the polls were opened, was in a position to select the indges. So there was quite a spirited con- test in getting a munber present at the opening of the polls. They would line up in separate ranks, a count would be taken of those present at that time, and the majority would choose the election offi- eers. This method, of parties taking charge of the election in this way and printing their own ballots, gave ample opportunity for the opposition to claim fraud.


Dr. Frank Reigel; thence to Lawrence- ville, where E. G. Coffin then resided, rousing him from his morning slumbers; and thence to North Hampton, arriving there before the polls had opened at six o'clock in the morning. Under the pres- ent system such occurrences necessarily are avoided.


Until 1885 the state and county elec- tions were held in October, and whenever a president or members of Congress were to be elected we had two elections in the fall. one in November and one in October, and until 1905 all municipal and township officers were elected in April of each year. In 1904 the spring elections were ahol- ished, and all officers were chosen at the fall election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.


In 1906 another change went into ef- fert, and now state and county officers are elected in the even-numbered years, and city and township officers in the odd- numbered years.


As an example showing what might happen, the writer knows of an all-night STATE OFFICIALS. ride to correct an apparent mistake in the This county has never furnished very many state officials. Asa S. Bushnell was Governor from 1896-1900. William White, supreme judge, 1864-1881. Au- gustus N. Summers, supreme judge from 1904 to this date. John F. Oglevee, state anditor, 1881-1887. R. F. Hayward was for several years Sergeant-at-Arms of the State Senate. Thomas I .. Calvert is now secretary of the State Board of Agricult- ure. ballot. On the night before the election, somewhere between ten o'clock and mid- night, it was discovered that the name of the supreme judge had been mis-spelled. and the party managers were afraid that this might affect his election. So new ballots were printed and these were or- dered distributed throughout the comity. The writer took the route lending north through Moorefield Township, leaving some of the ballots at John Sultzhaugh's, on the Urbana Pike, who was then APPORTIONMENT TO CONGRESS. a judge of election of Moorefield Town- The United States constitution provides ship, and then proceeded on up to Tre- that representatives shall be apportioned


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among the several states according to their respective numbers, and that the number of representatives should not ex- ceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one. This constitutional provision is likely to re- quire, after the return of each census, changes in the Congressional districts of the state; for it is not often that a state will retain for a score of years the same relative population to other states of the union. If the parties in power were ab- solutely fair in dividing the states into districts, there perhaps would never be a change of districts between the returns of the census. However parties are not fair in this matter, and by an ingenins ar- rangement the counties can be so placed that the minority party will not have its fair proportionate number of Congres- sional representatives. From this fact it is not an uncommon thing for a change in the complexion of our State Legis- lature to mean a change in the boundaries of our varions Congressional districts.


When Congressional districts are made unfairly, or changed by reason of such unfairness, and then made unfairly to the other party it is called "gerrymander- ing." this term being derived from Gerry, a Massachusetts man who first employed such tacties. The map of our state some- times presents some very queer looking boot-leg situations after the gerrymander has gotten in his work.


On examination of the list of counties of the various districts in which Clark County has at various times appeared, it will be noticed that in the two decades from 1872-1892. there were no less than six different divisions of the state made for Congressional purposes. This hap-


pened because of a frequent change of the political complexion of our Legislature, and while General Keifer was first in Con- gress, from 1876-1884, during four suc- cessive terms, it so happened that his Congressional district was changed at each time he was elected.


CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.


Since the organization of the State, Clark County has been in various Con- gressional districts, and received several different designations.


From 1832-1842 it was in the Tenth district, composed of Union, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Champaign, Clark and Greene Counties.


From 1842-1852 it was in the Fourth Congressional District, which was com- posed of Miami, Clark, Champaign, Madi- son, I'nion, and Logan Counties.


From 1852-1862 it was in the Eighth Congressional District, which was com- posed of Clark, Champaign, Logan, Union, and Delaware Counties.


From 1862-1872 it was in the Seventh Congressional District, which was com- posed of Greene, Clark, and Franklin Counties.


From 1872-1878 it was in the Eighth Congressional District, which was com- posed of Madison, Clark, Miami, Logan, and Champaign Counties.


From 1878-1880 it was in the Fourth Congressional District, which was com- posed of Greene, Clark, Champaign, Logan, and Union Counties.


From 1880-1882 it was again in the Eighth Congressional District, which was composed of Madison, Clark, Miami, Logan, and Champaign Counties.


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From 1882-1884 it was in the Eighth Congressional District composed of Clark, Pickaway, Champaign, Logan, and Madi- son Counties.


From 1884-1886 it was in the Eighth Congressional District, composed of Champaign, Clark, Greene, Clinton, and Fayette Counties.


From 1886-1890 it was in the Eighth Congressional District, composed of Clark, Pickaway, Champaign, Logan, and Madison Counties.


From 1890-1892 it was in the Tenth Congressional District, which was com- posed of Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, and Ross Counties.


From 1892 to the present date it has been in the Seventh Congressional Dis- triet, which is composed of Miami, Clark, Madison, Fayette, and Pickaway Counties.


MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.


Joseph Vance, Urbana 1818-1835 Samson Mason, Springfield. . . 1835-1843


Joseph Vance, Urbana. 1843-1847


R. S. Canby. Bellefontaine. .. . 1847-1849


M. B. Corwin, Urbana. . 1849-1851 Benj. Stanton, Bellefontaine ... 1851-1853


M. B. Corwin, Urbana ... . . . . 1853-1855 Benj. Stanton, Bellefontaine. . . 1855-1861 Sam'l Shellabarger, Springfield 1865-1869 S. S. Cox, Columbus. .. . . . .. . . 1863-1865 Sam'l Shellabarger, Springfield 1865-1869 J. J. Winans, Xenia. . . .1869-1871


Sam'l Shellabarger. Springfield 1871-1873 Win. Lawrence, Bellefontaine. . 1873-1877 J. Warren Keifer, Springfield. 1877-1885 John Little, Xenia. 1885-1887


R. P. Kennedy, Bellefontaine. . 1887-1891 R. E. Doan. Wilmington. 1891-1893


G. W. Wilson, London ...... 1893-1897


W. L. Weaver, Springfield. . . . . 1897-1901


Thos. B. Kyle, Troy. ... . .. 1901-1905


J. Warren Keifer, Springfield. . 1905-


STATE SENATORS.


George Fithian. ... 1818-'21, '23, '24, '25 James Cooley, Clark Co ..... . "22, "23, '25, '26, '27 John Daugherty, Clark Co .. . ... '26, '27, '28, '29 Samson Mason, Clark Co ... "29, '30, '31 Abraham R. Colwell, Clark Co ...


'31, '32, '33 Charles Anthony, Clark Co. '33, '34, '35 John H. James, Clark Co. "35, '36, '37, '38, '39 Elijah Vance, Butler Co. '36, '37 Joseph Vance, Champaign Co.


'39, '40, '41


Alex. Waddle, Clark Co. . '41, '42 Joseph Ridgway, Jr., Franklin Co .. . . '42, '43, '44


Alfred Kelley, Franklin Co. . '44, '45, '46 Jennet Stutson, Franklin Co. '46, '47, '48 Harvey Vinal, Clark Co. '48, '49, '50, '51 John D. Burnett, Clark Co .. '52-'54


Henry W. Smith, Madison Co .. .. '54-'56 James C. Brand, Champaign Co. . '56-'58 Saul Henkle, Clark Co ... '58-60


Richard A. Harrison, Madison Co. '60-'62 S. S. Henkle, Clark Co. '62-'64


A. P. Howard, Champaign Co. .. '64-'66 Toland Jones, Madison Co .. '66-'68 J. W. Keifer, Clark Co. '68-'70


Aaron P. Howard, Champaign Co .. '70-'72


Wm. M. Beach, Madison Co. '72-'74


A. Waddle, Clark Co. '74-'76 W. R. Warnock, Champaign Co. . '76-'78 Geo. W. Wilson, Madison Co. '78-'80


Thos. J. Pringle. Clark Co .... '80-'82 Moses M. Sayre. Champaign Co. . '82-'84 S. W. Durflinger, Madison Co. .. '84-'86 Thos. J. Pringle, Clark Co ..... '86-'88


Thos. A. Cowgill, Champaign Co. '88-'90 Thos. B. Wilson, Madison Co .. . . '90-'92


D. W. Rawlings, Clark Co .. .'92-194


S. M. Mosgrove, Champaign Co. . '94-'96 Wm. M. Jones, Madison Co. ... . '96-'98 John 1 .. Plummer, Clark Co ..... '98-'00 Evan P. Middleton, Champaign Co ... '00-'02


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Nelson Riggins, Madison Co. '02-'04


Orrin F. Hypes, Clark Co. '04.'


REPRESENTATIVES.


Reuben Wallace 1817-'20


John Daugherty '20, '21, '22, "23, '24, '25


Samson Mason . '23-'24, '45-'46


James Foley.


. '25, '26, '27, '28, '29


J. A. Alexander.


'26-'27


Charles Anthony '29-'31, '37-'38, '47-'48


Ira A. Paige. .


'31-'33


W. V. H. Cushing


'33-'37


Alexander Waddle


'38-'40


Aquilla Toland


'40-'41, '43-'44


S. M. Wheeler.


. '40, '41, '42


John M. Gallagher


'42-'43, '44-'45


Isaac Houseman '42-'43


Sam'l B. Williams. '46-'47


Jesse C. Phillips


'48-'49


Henry W. Smih


'48-'50


John D. Burnett.


'49-'51


Jas. Rayburn '50-'51


Samuel Shellabarger '52-'54


Wm. Goodfellow


'54-'56


John H. Littler


'56-'58


Andrew D. Rogers


'58-'60


Jolm Howell


'60-'62


R. D. Harrison .


'62-'66


Henry C. Huston. '66-'68


Perry Stewart '68-'70


J. K. Mower.


'70-'72


Benjamin Neff '72-'76


J. F. Oglevee.


'76-'80


N. M. MeConkey


'80-'82


E. G. Dial.


'80-'82


John HI. Littler


'82-'86


Geo. C. Rawlins


*86-'90


John F. MeGrew.


'90-'94


D. W. Rawlings


'90-'92


Geo. Elder


'94-'98


Chase Stewart 1896-1900


S. B. Rankin. 1898-1902


O. F. Hypes. 1902-1904


Earle Stewart


904-


Jas. Hatfield


1906-


COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.


*Orin Parish


1818-1820


'Joseph H Crane


1820-1828


*Not residents of this county.


*Geo. W. Holt.


1828-1834


*Joseph R. Swan.


1834-1845


James L. Torbert.


1845-1852


William A. Rogers


1852-1855


*Baldwin Harlan


1855-1856


Wm. White


1856-1864


*. Jas. M. Smith


1864-1875


*Moses Barlow


1864-1875


James S. Good


1875-1885


Chas. R. White.


1885-1890


F. M. Hagan


1890-1891


John C. Miller


1891-1901


J. K. Mower.


1901-1906


Albert H. Kunkle


1906-


PROBATE JUDGES.


James S. Halsey


1852


James L. Torbert.


1857


.John H. Littler


1859


Enoch G. Dial


1870


John C. Miller


1876


W. M. Rockel


1891


J. P. Goodwin


1897


F. W. Geiger


1903


CLERK OF COURT.


John Layton


1818-


Thos. Armstrong


Saul S. Henkle. -


Jas. S. Halsey


-1851


Harvey Vinal


1851-


Absalom Mattox


-1873


Ed. P. Torbert .


1873-1881


Jas. H. Rabbitts.


1881-1891


D. H. Cushing


1891-1900


J. B. Clingerman


1900-1906


Fred Suyder


1906-


PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.


Zepheniah Platt


George W. JJewett.


Samson Mason 1818


Charles Anthony


James 1. Torbert.


Charles Anthony


William White


1848


John S. Hauke.


1854


James S. Goode.


1858


John C. Miller


1862


Dixon A. Harrison


1864


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Thomas J. Pringle 1868


Walter L. Weaver 1875


George C. Rawlins 1877


Walter L. Weaver


1881


Chase Stewart .


1889


H. W. Stafford


1895


John B. MeGrew


1901


Lawrence Laybourn


1907


SHERIFFS.


Cyrus Ward 1818-1819


Thomas Fisher 1819-1822


Thomas Armsrong


1822-1824


John A. Alexander 1824-1826


Wm. Sailor


1826-1830


Wmn. Berry 1830-1834


John Lattimer 1834-1838


W'm. Berry


1838-1842


Absalom Mattox 1842-1846


Daniel Raffensberger 1846-1848


Henry Hallenback 1848-1852


Joseph MeIntire


1852-1856


John E. Layton 1856-1860


James Fleming 1860-1864


Cyrus Albin 1864-1868


E. G. Coffin.


1868-1872


Cornelins Baker


1872-1876


E. G. Coffin.


1876-1880


Jas. Foley


1880-1884


Wm. B. Baker 1884-1888


A. J. Baker 1888-1892


T. E. Lott.


1892-1896


Thos. Shocknessy


1896-1900


Floyd Rontzahn


1900-1904


W'm. Almony


1904-


AUDITORS.


John Daugherty 1818-1819


David Higgins 1819-1821


William Wilson


1821-1826


Jas. S. Halsey


1826-1836


S. M. Wheeler


1836-1838


Reuben Miller 1838-1856


John Newlove 1856-1871


Jno. F. Oglevee 1871-1875


Quincy A. Petts 1875-1881


O. F. Serviss 1881-1891


E. T. Thomas 1891-1893


L. F. Young


1893-1899


A. H. Hahn


1899-1905


James A. Linn


1905-


TREASURERS.


John Ambler


1818-1828


Cyrus Armstrong 1828-1846


William Berry 1846-1847


S. B. Williams 1847-1855


Wm. C. Frye. 1855-1859


Theo. A. Wick 1859-1863


Thomas R. Norton 1863-1867


Theo. A. Wiek 1867-1871


Richard Montjoy


1871-1872


Win. S. Field.


1872-1873


Wm. C. Frye .. 1873-1875


John W. Parsons 1875-1879


W. S. Wilson. 1879-1853


John W. Parsons. 1883-1887


Geo. W. Collette. 1887-1891


J. J. Goodfellow 1891-1895


J. M. Todd.


1895-1899


P. M. Stewart. 1899-1905


C. W. Arbogast. 1905-


RECORDERS.


David Kizer


1818-1825


Saul Henkle .1825-1835


Isaac Hendershot 1835-1842


Isaac Lancy 1842-1847


Saul Henkle


1847-1848


Robert Beach 1848-1853


John H. Thomas. 1853-1856


Isaac Hendershot


1856-1862


H. S. Showers.


1862-1863


W. S. Miranda. 1863-1864


Ashley Bradford 1864-1883


S. A. Todd. 1883-1891


M. M. MeConkey 1891-1897


Jos. W. Allen. 1897-1903


Frank Mills 1903-


SURVEYORS.


William Wilson


1818-'30


Reuben Miller '30-136


Wm. A. Rogers 136


Samnel Harvey


*37


John R. Gunn. '38-'42


Thomas Kizer '42-60


J. D. Moler '60-'63


Thomas Kizer


'63-'66


Win. Brown


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J. Douglas Moler


'70-'72


Thomas Kizer '72-'78


Chandler Robbins '78-'80


Frank P. Stone


'80-'82


Wm. Sharon


'82-'97


S. Van Bird 1897-


CORONERS.


Jolın Hunt


1818


Wm. Needham '28


Harvey Humphreys '34


John Hunt


'38


Morton Cary


'54


Cyrus Albin


'63


Isaac Kay


'64


James Fleming


'65


Reuben Miller


'66


W. B. Hoffman.


'68


Oscar F. Bancroft


'70


Biddle Boggs '72


E. G. Coffin


'74


.Jas. Kinney


'76


J. L. Coleman


'78-'85


J. M. Bennett.


'85


J. G. Webb


'89


J. M. Austin.


'91


Henry Schaeffer


1895


J. M. Bennett.


1899


J. D. Thomas 1903


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


John Black 1818-'31


James Foley, Moorefield Tp. '18-'25


Enoch B. Smith. '18-'20


John Heaton


'20-'26


Jolin Layton, Mad River Tp.


'26-'30


Pierson Spining. Springfield Tp. '26-'27


John Whiteley, Springfield Tp. "27-'34, '36-'42, '48-'49


Wm. Werden, Springfield Tp.


'30-'33, '38-'41


Elnathan Cory, Bethel' '31-'40


Oliver Armstrong, Springfield.


'33-'36


Wm. Holloway


'34-'38


Melyn Baker, Mad River


'40-'49


Adam Shuey, Springfield


'41-'47


Robert Turner


'42-'48


Wm. Whiteley, Springfield


'47-'48.


'49-'56


Samuel Black, Pike.


'49-'51


Adam Baker, German '49-'52


Ezra D. Baker, Mad River. '51-'57


Jas. F. Whiteman. Green. '52-'58


Sam'l W. Sterrett, Pike. '56-'65


Daniel O. Heiskell, Madison


'57-'63


D. L. Snyder, Springfield. '58-'61


L. B. Sprague. Harmony. '61-'64


David Hayward. Springfield


'63-'67


E. B. Cassily, Moorefield '64-'72


Perry Stewart, Green.


'65-'67


Wm. O. Lamme, Bethel.


'67-'70


.Jacob Seitz, Springfield


'67-'68


Wm. D. Johnson, Green.


'68-'74


N. M. MeConkey, Pleasant


'70-'76


H. G. Miller. Mad River


'72-'75


.J. H. Blose, German .


'74-'77


George H. Frey, Springfield


'75-'80


Edward Merritt. Madison '76-'79


*Mark Spence, Pike


'77


John Scarff, Bethel. '77-'81


Leon H. Houston, Madison


'79-'81


Jonathan S. Kitchen, Springfield. . '80-'86


D. G. Corv. Bethel.


'81-'84


D. W. Rawlings, Moorefield '82-Jan., '89 W. H. Sterrett, Pike. '84-'90


C. E. Gillen, Springfield


'86-'89


R. N. Elder, Green.


'89-'95


J. H. Dalie. Springfield


'90-'96


J. B. Trumbo, Bethel.


'91-'97


Milton Cheney, Madison. ... 1895-1901 *Aaron Spangler. Springfield. 1896-1897 Jacob Hinckle. Springfield .. .1897-1905


.J. B. Crain, Bethel


1897-1903


.J. H. Collins, German


1903-1905


J. E. Lowry, Bethel.


1905-1906


Henry Wraight, Springfield. .. 1905-


S. S. Twichell, Moorefield.


1901-1907


N. M. Cartmell. Pleasant,


1906-


J. E. Lowry. Bethel


1907-


INFIRMARY DIRECTORS.


Joseph Perrin


:1836-1842


Chas. Cavileer


1836-1842


Cyrus Armstrong


1836-1842


J. W. Kills.


1842-1864


Joseph Osborne


1842-1876


Levi Lattrop


1842-1853


Peleg Coates


1853-1858


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Jasper W. Peet


.1858-1861


John Goodfellow


1885-1885


Wm. Eby


1861-1874


Jas. Buford


1885-1891


Alex Ramsey


1864-1878


B. F. Flago


1891-1898


J. D. Stewart.


1864-1878


R. J. Beck


1896-1905


J. T. May. .


1874-1878


Chas. Butler


1891-1897


E. B. Cassilly


1876-1877


John E. Stewart.


1892-1898


Sam'l Rhodes


1877-1881


Marshall Jackson


1897-1903


Adam Lenhart


1881-1885


R. B. Canfield.


1898-1904


John E. Layton


1878-1881


G. H. Logan


1903-


Isaac Kindle


1878-1888


1904-


Geo. W. Alt


1881-1885


Geo. W. Bymaster R. T. Kelley


1905-


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CHAPTER VIII.


MISCELLANEOUS NOTABLE EVENTS.


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CENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF PIQUA.


Unless care is taken to preserve his- torical matter by printing and publica- tion, it would surely be lost, and we would thus have no record of the past, save a few broken and disconnected facts, or fancies, transmitted to us by the unreli- able medium of tradition. We of today have a proper realization of this fact, and now that printing is so much cheaper than formerly, and the art of illustration proportionately advanced in quality and decreased in price, much more is expected in this direction; and still more may be expected in the future, especially as a re- sult of the historical centennials, such as that of which we now have occasion to write.


But a few years ago, the centennial of the admission of the State of Ohio was held in Chillicothe. Proceedings of it were published and formed a most admir- able history of many of the events of our state.


In 1870 the Mad River Valley Pioneer and Historical Association was formed and before that body, in January, 1871, Dr. John Ludlow read a paper entitled, "The Early Settlements in Springfield."


In the organization of this society the Rev. A. H. Bassett, who was its first presi- dent, well stated the object of the associa- tion as follows: "To rescue from obliv- ion interesting facts and important in- formation would seem a duty which we owe to those who come after us. The present is indebted to the past, so the present should provide for the future. Today has the benefit of yesterday's oh- servation and experience; so should to- day preserve and carry forward its ae- cumulated information for the benefit of tomorrow."


This organization had but a short dura- tion, but imbibing its spirit, the Hon. Thomas F. MeGrew prepared a paper describing the battle of Piqua, being the same heretofore used in this work. This paper attracted wide attention and sug-


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HISTORY OF CLARK COUNTY


gested the propriety of celebrating the an- niversary of that battle.


There being no more suitable and better qualified association in existence, the Clark County Veteran Memorial Associa- tion took the matter up, and Captain Steele, who was then engaged in the writ- ing of Beer's History and who was ac- tive in historical matters moved that a committee be appointed to consider the feasibility of the project. The motion prevailed and Captain Steele, Col. How- ard D. John, Andrew Watt, D. C. Ballen- tine and William H. Grant were appointed as a committee.


A number of sub-committees were ap- pointed to carry out the project, the fol- lowing being the program:


PROGRAM.


Monday morning. August 9, 1880-As- sembly of all organizations at their re- spective quarters at 8 o'clock A. M. For- mation under direction of Chief Marshal, on High Street, with right resting on Limestone, at 8:45. Reception of Gover- nor Foster and party and invited guests by the Council Committee and Veteran Memorial Association. Parade-East on High street to Linden avenue, counter- march west to Spring, north to Main, west to Market, where the column will divide, and the portion which is mounted and in carriages will continue the march to the battle grounds; those on foot will move to the depot and take the cars for Pontoon Bridge. Upon arrival at the grounds, the following program will be observed at the stand:


Music.


Invocation.


Rev. T. J. Harris Music.


Address of Welcome .Gen. J. Warren Keifer


Response.


Music.


Reading Communications. Capt. D. C. Ballentine


Dinner.


Music.


An Historical Sketch Thomas F. McGrew


Music.


Oration. Gen. W. H. Gibson


Music.


Miscellaneous Speaking.


Benediction. Rev. Du Pos


Col. Robert I .. Kilpatrick, with efficient staff, Chief Marshal of the Day. Signal Code-red and white pennant and national flag at half mast, where Clark's men were buried and site of the old stockade; solid red guidons, outlines of old stockade fort; diagonal red and black guidons, Indian line of defense, right wing; orange-col- ored guidons, triangular, Lynn's com- mand, Gen. Clark's right wing (between these opposing lines the conflict was the hottest) ; blue guidons, triangular, center of Clark's command; white guidons, triangular, Logan's command; large scarlet flag with white crossed cannon, supposed position of Clark's gun; broad swallow-tailed pennant, red, on top of hill, Indian signal station; large red flag with white ball on top of cliffs, opening to canyon in rocks where Indians are sup- posed to have escaped; national colors, Mingo Park, speaker's stand.




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