Historical collections of Ohio in two volumes, an encyclopedia of the state, Volume I, Part 97

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Cincinnati : Published by the state of Ohio
Number of Pages: 1006

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Frank Henry Howe, Amateur Photo., 1888. THE STATE CAPITOL AT COLUMBUS.

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The annexed anecdote, derived from J. W. Van Cleve, of Dayton, shows a pleasing feature in the character of the Indian.

A party, surveying on the Scioto, above the site of Columbus, in '97, had been-re- duced to three scanty meals for four days. They came to the camp of a Wyandot Indian with his family, and he gave them all the provisions he had, which comprised only two rabbits and a small piece of venison. This

Wyandot's father had been murdered by the whites in time of peace : the father of one of the surveyors had been killed by the In- dians in time of war. He concluded that the Indian had more reason to cherish hostility towards the white man than he to- ward the Indian.

In June, 1810, there was an old Wyandot chief, named Leatherlips, executed in this county, and it is claimed for the sole reason that he was a friend of the white man and opposed to taking up armies against the whites. We take the account of this event from " Drake's Life of Tecumseh," where it is abridged from an article by Otway Curry, in the " Hesperian."

Gen. Harrison entertained the opinion that his death was the result of the prophet's command, and that the party who acted as executioners went directly from Tippecanoe to the banks of the Scioto, where the tragedy was enacted. Leatherlips was found en- camped upon that stream, twelve miles above Columbus. The six Wyandots who put him to death were headed, it is supposed, by the chief Roundhead. An effort was made by some white men. who were present, to save the life of the accused, but without success. A council of two or three hours took place : the accusing party spoke with warmth and bitterness of feeling : Leatherlips was calm and dispassionate in his replies. The sen- tence of death, which had been previously passed upon him, was reaffirmed. "The prisoner then walked slowly to his camp, partook of a dinner of jerked venison, washed and arrayed himself in his best apparel, and afterwards painted his face. His dress was very rich-his hair gray, and his whole ap- pearance graceful and commanding." When the hour for the execution had arrived, Leatherlips shook hands in silence with the spectators. "He then turned from his wigwam, and with a voice of surpassing strength and melody commenced the chant of the death song. He was followed closely by the Wyandot warriors, all timing with their slow and measured march the music of his wild and melancholy dirge. The white men were likewise all silent followers in that strange procession. At the distance of seventy or eighty yards from the camp, they came to a shallow grave, which, un- known to the white men, had been previously prepared by the Indians. Here the old man knelt down, and in an elevated but solemn tone of voice, addressed his prayer to the Great Spirit. As soon as he had finished, the captain of the Indians knelt beside him and prayed in a similar manner. Their prayers, of course, were spoken in the

Wyandot tongue. . . . After a few moments' delay, the prisoner again sank down upon his knees and prayed, as he had done before. · When he had ceased, he still continued in a kneeling position. All the rifles belonging to the party had been left at the wigwam. There was not a weapon of any kind to be seen at the place of execution, and the spec- tators were consequently unable to form any conjecture as to the mode of procedure which the executioners had determined on for the fulfilment of their purpose. Suddenly one of the warriors drew from beneath the skirts of his capote a keen, bright tomahawk- walked rapidly up behind the chieftain- brandished the weapon on high for a single moment, and then struck with his whole strength. The blow descended directly upon the crown of the head, and the victim im- mediately fell prostrate. After he had lain awhile in the agonies of death, the Indian captain directed the attention of the white men to the drops of sweat which were gath- ering upon his neck and face ; remarked with much apparent exultation, that it was conclusive proof of the sufferer's guilt. Again the executioner advanced, and with the same weapon inflicted two or three ad- ditional and heavy blows. As soon as life was entirely extinct, the body was hastily buried, with all its apparel and decorations, and the assemblage dispersed."

One of Mr. Heckewelder's correspondents, as quoted in his historical account of the In- dian nations, makes Tarhe, better known by the name of Crane, the leader of this party. This has been denied ; and the letter of Gen. Harrison on the subject proves quite conclu- sively that this celebrated chief had nothing to do with the execution of Leatherlips. Mr. Heckewelder's correspondent concurs in the opinion that the original order for the death of this old man was issued from the head-quarters of the prophet and his brother Tecumseh.

In Columbus is a social organization called the " Wyandot Club." Its officers are, President, William Taylor ; Vice-Pres. A. McNinch; Secretary, E. L. Taylor ; Treasurer, G. W. Willard. Among their intentions is to perpetuate the

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memory of Leatherlips, by the erection of a monument on the place of his ex- ccution and burial, which is about fourteen miles north of Columbus near the Delaware county line.

Steps were taken for this purpose at their annual reunion, September 18, 1887. This took place in a noble forest named " Wyandot Grove " on the west bank of the Scioto about eight miles northwest of the city, with about 150 invited guests, where under a spreading tent they sat down to a sumptuous repast gathered from the farm, garden, river, and tropics, amid which the florist made a gorgeous display.

This feast had been preceded by a speech by Col. Samuel Thompson, in which he gave a sketch of the noble Wyandot tribe, the most humane of all the Indian tribes, and largely opposed to the torture of prisoners. He paid a tribute to one of their great chiefs, Tarhe, or Chief Crane, so wise in council, and so renowned in war, and who had interposed in vain to save the ill-fated Col. Crawford from the stake. "I learned," said he, " from our venerable friend, the late Abraham Sells, former proprietor of this beautiful grove, rightly named by him Wyandot Grove, near yon crystal spring once stood the cabin of this noted chief. It was here that the Wyandots halted to rest and refresh themselves when on their way to the white settlements at Chillicothe and subsequently at Franklinton, this county."

The Colonel then told the story of Leatherlips, who was executed " for polit ical reasons," substantially as already given. He was followed by Capt. E. L. Taylor, who spoke in a very interesting manner, after which a committee was appointed to take measures for the erection of the monument.

The first settlement of this county was commenced in 1797. Some of the early settlers were Robert Armstrong, George Skidmore, Lucas Sullivant, Wm. Domigan, the Deardorfs, the M'Elvains, the Sellses, James Marshall, John Dili, Jacob Grubb, Jacob Overdier, Arthur O'Harra, Colonel Culbertson and John Brickell. This last-named gentleman was taken prisoner when a boy, in Penn- sylvania, brought into Ohio and held captive four and a half years among the Delawares. He was liberated at Fort Defiance, shortly after the treaty of Green- ville, the details of which will be found under the head of Defiance county.

In the month of August, 1797, Franklinton was laid out by Lucas Sullivant. The settlement at that place was the first in the county. Mr. Sullivant was a self-made man and noted as a surveyor. He had often encountered great peril from the attacks of Indians while making his surveys.

The following items of local history are from a " A Brief History and Descrip- tion of Franklin County" which accompanied Wheeler's map.

Next after the settlement of Franklinton, a Mr. Springer and his son-in-law, Osborn, settled on Darby ; then next was a scattering settlement along Alum creek, which last was probably about the summer of 1798. Among the first settlers here were Messrs. White, Nelson, Shaw, Agler, and Reed. About the same time, some improvements were made near the mouth of Gahannah (formerly called Big belly), and the settlements thus gradually extended along the principal water courses. In the mean time, Franklinton was the point to which emigrants first repaired, to spend some months, or probably years, prior to their permanent location. For several years there was no mill nor considerable settlement nearer than the vicinity of Chillicothe. In Franklin- ton, the neighbors constructed a kind of hand- mill, upon which they generally ground their corn. Some pounded it, and occasionally a trip was made with a canoe or periogue, by way of the river, to the Chillicothe mill. About the year 1799, a Mr. John D. Rush erected an inferior mill on the Scioto, a short

distance above Franklinton ; it was, however, a poor concern, and soon fell to ruin. A horse- mill was then resorted to, and kept up for some time ; but the first mill of any considerable advantage to the country was erected by Col. Kilbourne, near Worthington, about the year 1805. About the same time, Carpenter's mill, near Delaware, and Dyer's, on Darby, were erected. About one year, probably, after thu first settlement of Franklinton, a Mr. James Scott opened the first small store in the place, which added much to the convenience of the settlers. For probably seven or eight years, there was no post-office nearer than Chilli- cothe, and when other opportunities did not offer, the men would occasionally raise by con- tribution the means, and employ a man to go the moderate distance of forty-five miles to the post-office to inquire for letters and news- papers. During the first years of the settle- ment, it was extremely sickly-perhaps as much so as any part of the State. Although sickness was so general in the fall season as to almost entirely discourage the inhabitants,

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yet, on the return of health, the prospective advantages of the country, the luxuriantcrops, and abundance of game of all kinds, together with the gradual improvement in the health

of the country generally, induced them to re- main. The principal disease of the country being fever and ague, deaths were compara- tively seldom.

FRANKLINTON IN 1846 .- Franklinton lics on the west side of the Scioto, op- posite Columbus. It was the first town laid off in the Scioto valley north of Chillicothe. From the formation of the county, in 1803, it remained its seat of justice until 1824, when it was removed to Columbus. During the late war, it was a place of general rendezvous for the northwestern army, and sometimes from one to three thousand troops were stationed there. In those days, it was a place of considerable note ; it is now a small village, containing, by the census of 1840, 394 inhabitants .- Old Edition.

Franklinton now is included in the city of Columbus. It has changed less than any part of the city so near the centre, and preserves to this day many of its old style village features. It is a quiet spot, but cannot much longer so remain in the rapid progress of improvements.

WORTHINGTON IN 1846 .- Worthington is a neat town, 9 miles north of Co- lumbus, containing 3 churches, and by the census of 1840, 440 inhabitants. At this place is a classical academy, in the old bo- tanic college building, in fine repute, under the charge of the Rev. R. K. Nash ; also a flourish- ing female seminary, under the patronage of the Ohio Methodist Conference, of which the Rev. Alexander Nelson is the principal. The build- ing is of brick, and stands in a pleasant green .-- Old Edition.

WORTHINGTON FEMALE SEMINARY IN 1846. Since 1840 to 1880 Worthington has increased from 440 to 459 inhabitants. It is now on the line of the C. C. C. and I. railway. It has long been known as an educational point, and it was the attractions of this spot that first drew Bishop Philander Chase to Ohio. He came out and settled here in 1817, bought five village lots, and a farm of 150 acres just south of the place. About 60 acres were cleared, and the total cost was two thousand and fifty dollars. He was appointed princi- pal of the academy and conducted services in the Episcopal church. While re- siding here he was made in 1818 the first Bishop of Ohio. Worthington was also honored by the early residence of Salmon P. Chase. Williams Bros.' combined history of Franklin and Pickaway counties gives the following amusing items :

Boyhood Pranks of Salmon P. Chase .- Salmon P. Chase came to Ohio to live with his uncle, Bishop Chase, in 1820, when but twelve years of age. He did chores about the farm, drove the cows to pasture and home again, took grain to the mill, and was kept busy when not at school. He once received instructions from his uncle to kill and dress a little young pig which was to be roasted for dinner. He knew how to kill and scald him, but either the water was too hot, or he left the pig in too long, for when he expected to remove the bristles easily, he could hardly pull out even a single bristle at a time. He was aware that the pig must be ready promptly for dinner, and bethought himself of his cousin Philander's razor which he got and with which he neatly shaved the pig. The job was well done and reflected credit on the barber, but about ruined the razor.

Salmon was also accustomed to ride a horse belonging to Squire Charles E. Burr, the same animal being a favorite with the college professors and others. He found that by sticking his heels in the sides of the horse that he resented the indignity by kicking. He enjoyed the fun and continued it until the horse was completely ruined for the ordinary uses of a horse ; it could not be used for any purpose whatsoever except to kick every- thing within the swing of his heels, which it ever after did, and with a gusto.

Salmon lived with his uncle about a year and a half. Mr. Elias Lewis, of Worthing ton, now in his eighty-third year, when ¿ bricklayer had Salmon P. Chase for a mortar carrier and speaks with pride of the fact that a man who afterward became a governor of Ohio and chief justice of the United States should have carried the hod for him.

The township of Sharon, in which Worthington is, was very early settled by

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" The Scioto Company," formed in Granby, Conn., in the winter of 1801-2, and consisting at first of eight associates. They drew up articles of association, among which was one limiting their number to forty, each of whom must be unanimously chosen by ballot, a single negative being sufficient to prevent an election. Col. James Kilbourne was sent out the succeeding spring to explore the country, select and purchase a township for settlement. He returned in the fall without making a purchase, through fear that the State Constitution, then about to be formed, should tolerate SLAVERY, in which case the project would have been abandoned.

It is here worthy of notice that Col. Kilbourne on this visit constructed the FIRST MAP OF OHIO, which he compiled from maps of its different sections in the office of Col. Worthington (afterwards governor), then register of the United States land office at Chillicothe. The part delineating the Indian territory was from a map made by John Fitch, of steamboat memory, who had been a prisoner among the Indians, which, although in a measure conjectural, was the most accurate of that part of the Northwest Territory.

Immediately upon receiving information that the Constitution of Ohio prohibited slavery Col. Kilbourne purchased this township, lying within the United States military land district, and in the spring of 1803 returned to Ohio and commenced improvements. By the succeeding December 100 settlers, mainly from Hartford county, Conn., and Hampshire county, Mass., arrived at their new home. Obey . ing to the letter the articles of association, the first cabin erected was used for a school-house and church of the Protestant Episcopal denomination ; the first Sab- bath after the arrival of the third family divine worship was held therein, and on the arrival of the eleventh family a school was commenced. This early attention to religion and education has left its favorable impress upon the character of the people to the present day. The succeeding 4th of July was appropriately celebrated. Seventeen gigantic trees, emblematical of the seventeen States forming the federal union, were cut so that a few blows of the axe, at sunrise on the Fourth, prostrated each successively with a tremendous crash, forming a national salute novel in the world's history.

James (sometimes called Colonel and some- times Reverend, for he was both) Kilbourne laid out the village of Worthington in May, 1804, into 162 lots, one of which was reserved for church and another for school purposes. This eminent pioneer was born in New Britain, Conn., in 1770, and named the village from the parish of Worthington, which is near that of New Britain. He was first appren- ticed to a farmer, and learned mathematics and the classics from the farmer's son. He became a mechanic, subsequently acquired a competence as a merchant and manufacturer, and about the year 1800 took orders in the Episcopal church. He organized the Epis- copal church in Worthington, the first organ- ized in Ohio. In 1804 he retired from the ministry, and in 1805 was appointed by Con- gress surveyor of public lands. In 1812 he was on the commission to settle the boundary between the public lands and the Virginia reservation, and was a colonel of a frontier regiment. He was from 1813 to 1817 a

member of Congress (sent by the Democrats), and had the distinguished merit of originating the measure to grant the public lands of the Northwest Territory to actual settlers, and was chairman of the select committee that drew up the bill for that purpose. He died in Worthington in 1850. A useful and most worthy citizen, he was of a strong social nature, and sometimes indulged in poetry, as will be seen in his "Song of Bucyrus," two verses of which are under the head of Craw- ford county.

The grave of Col. Kilbourne in the Worth- ington cemetery is marked by a stone, on which he had cut prior to his death the names of his family, including that of his second wife. She took exception to the cutting of her name upon a tombstone before her death, and directed that her remains should not be interred there. Her wish was observed, and her body now lies in Green Lawn cemetery, Columbus.

COLUMBUS IN 1846 .- Columbus, the capital of Ohio, and seat of justice for Franklin county, "is 106 miles southerly from Sandusky City, 139 miles south- west from Cleveland, 148 southwestwardly from Steubenville, 184 in the same direction from Pittsburg, Pa., 126 miles west from Wheeling, Va., about 100 northwest from Marietta, 105 northwest from Gallipolis, 45 north from Chilli-

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This view, photographed by Frank Henry Howe in 1887, is looking South on High Street. On the right is shown the present Neil House, on the site of that burnt, and on the left the present Capitol of Ohio.

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This view, drawn by Henry Howe in 1846, is looking south on High Street, Columbus. On the right is shown the old Neil House, later burnt, and on the left the old Ohio State Capitol and buildings.

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rothe, 90 in the same direction from Portsmouth, at the mouth of the Scioto river, 118 northwardly from Maysville, Ky., 110 northeast from Cincinnati, 68 easterly from Dayton, 104 southwardly from Lower Sandusky, and 175 due south from Detroit, Mich .; N. lat. 39º 57', W. long. 6° from Washington city, or 83º from London. It is situated exactly on the same parallel of latitude with Zanesville and Philadelphia, from which latter place it is 450 miles distant ; and on the same meridian with Detroit, Mich., and Milledgeville, Ga. The National road passed through it east and west, and the Columbus and Sandusky turnpike extends from this point north to Lake Erie. In all other directions roads are laid out, and many of them in good repair. By the Columbus feeder water communication is opened with the Ohio canal, and thence to Lake Erie and the Ohio river." Columbus is beautifully situated on the east bank of the Scioto, about half a mile below its junction with the Olentangy. The streets are spacious, the site level, and it has many elegant private dwellings. Columbus has a few manufactories only ; it does, however, a heavy mercantile business, there being many stores of various kinds. It contains 17 churches, viz., 2 Methodist Episcopal, 1 German Methodist, 2 Presbyterian, 1 Baptist, 1 German Lutheran, 1 German Evangelical Protestant, 1 German Reformed, 2 Episcopal, 1 Catholic, 1 Welsh Presbyterian, 1 United Brethren, 1 Universalist, and 1 Bethel, and 1 Baptist for colored persons. The principal literary institutions in this city are the Columbus Institute, a flourishing classical institution for males, Ir. and Mrs. Schenck's female seminary, and the German Theological Lutheran Seminary, which last has been established about seventeen years, Rev. William Lehmann, professor of theology. There are in Columbus 6 weekly, 2 tri-weekly, and 1 semi-monthly newspaper and several banks. The great State institutions located at Columbus do honor to Ohio, give great interest to the city, and present strong attractions to strangers. They are the Asylum for Lunatics, the Asylum for the Blind, the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Penitentiary, which last is the most imposing edifice in Columbus, and is situated on the east bank of the Scioto, about half a mile north of the State- house. Its population in 1815 was about 700; in 1820, about 1,400; in 1830, 2,437 ; in 1840, 6,048, and in 1846, 10,016 .- Old Edition.

Columbus, the capital of Ohio, is a great railroad centre, and on the line of thirteen different railroads, viz., B. & O .; C. St. L. & P .; C. A. & C .; C. C. C. & I .; C. & E .; C. & C. M .; C. H. V. & T .; K. & O .; S. V. R .; C. & X .; C. O .; T. & O. C .; P. C. & St. L. County officers in 1888 : Probate Judge, Charles G. Saffin ; Clerk, John J. Joyce ; Sheriff, B. W. Custer; Auditor, Frank J. Reinhard ; Treasurer, A. D. Heffner; Surveyor, Josiah Kinnear ; Recorder, M. A. Lilley ; Prosecuting Attorney, Cyrus Huling ; Commissioners, Richard Z. Dawson, William Wall, M. Morehead. Columbus has 30 newspapers and maga- zines, dailies, weeklies, and monthlies. The dailies and weeklies are: Ohio State Journal, daily and weekly ; Daily Times, daily and weekly ; Evening Dispatch, daily and weekly ; Catholic Columbian, weekly; Record and Market Reporter, weekly ; Sunday Herald, weekly ; Gospel Expositor, weekly ; Irish Times, weekly; Ohio Law Journal, weekly ; Sunday Capitol, weekly ; Sunday Morning News, weekly ; The Saturday Toiler, weekly ; Der Ohio Sonntagsgast, weekly ; Der Westbote, weekly and semi-weekly ; Lutherische Kirchenzeitung, semi-monthly. Churches : Baptist, 5; Catholic, 6; Congregational, 6 ; Disciples, 1 ; Evangelical Association, 1; Friends, 1; Jewish, 1; German Independent Protestant, 1; Lutheran, 8 ; Methodist Episcopal, 11 ; African Methodist Episcopal, 1; Presby- terian, 6; Welsh Presbyterian, 1; Protestant Episcopal, 3; United Brethren, 1; Universalist, 1 ; total, 54. Banks : Capital City, S. S. Rickly, president, R. R. Rickly, cashier ; Citizens' Savings, John Beatty, president, Frank R. Shinn, cashier ; Clinton National, M. M. Greene, president, F. W. Prentiss, cashier ; Columbus Savings, E. L. Hinman, president, C. G. Henderson, cashier ; Com- mercial National, F. C. Sessions, president, W. H. Albery, cashier ; Deshler Bank, Geo. W. Sinks, president, John G. Deshler, cashier ; First National, William

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Monypeny, president, Theo. P. Gordon, cashier; Fourth National, W. S. Ide, president, W. Stewart, cashier ; Merchants' and Manufacturers', G. M. Peters, president, William D. Park, cashier; National Exchange, W. G. Deshler, presi- dent, Charles J. Hardy, cashier ; South End, H. Mithoff, president ; Brooks, But- ler & Co., David W. Brooks, president, Herbert Brooks, cashier ; P. Hayden & Co., E. K. Stewart, cashier ; P. W. Huntington & Co .; Miller, Donaldson & Co. ; Reinhard & Co .; Columbus Clearing House Association, T. P. Gordon, president, John Field, manager. Ohio State University, William H. Scott, pres- ident ; 154 students. Capital University, M. Loy, president ; 43 students.

Manufacturers and Employees .- The State Report of Inspector of Workshops and Factories for 1887 gave a list of 194 establishments, of which the following- in all 58-employed 40 hands and over : Columbus Sewer Pipe Company, 80 hands ; B. B. Anderson, cigars, etc., 45 ; U. S. Carriage Company, 109; Scioto Buggy Company, 103; Hildreth & Martin, doors, sash, etc., 40; Columbus Cab- inet Company, furniture, 72; C. Emrich, stoves, 60; Halm, Bellows & Co., for- niture, 127 ; Ohio Furniture Company, 65 ; Butler, Crawford & Co., coffee and . spices, 80 ; Franklin Furnace, pig-iron, 75; R. C. Schmertz & Co., window glass, 60; P. Hayden & Co., iron and hames, 178 ; F. R. Winget, cigars, 120; Colum- bus Cigar Manufacturing Company, 95; Kilbourne & Jacobs Manufacturing Company, wheelbarrows, road scrapers, etc., 430; Ohio Tool Company, 70; N. Schlee, beer and malt, 45; Born & Co., beer and malt, 40; L. Hoster Brewing Company, beer and malt, 95 ; John Immel & Son, carriages, etc., 45; Columbus Bolt Works, 125; Reed, Jones & Co., shoes, 75; Case Manufacturing Company, mill machinery, 150; J. W. Dann Manufacturing Company, bent wood-work, 50; Columbus Dash and Wagon Company, 78; M. T. Gleason, brass foundry, 40 ; Scheuweker Bros., leather, 50; Ohio Pipe Company, iron pipes, 175; Steel Skein Works, wagon skeins, 45; Buckeye Buggy Company, 139; Wassall Fire-Clay Company, fire-brick, sewer pipe, etc., 40; C. H. V. & T. R. R. Shops, railroad supplies, 400 ; Lechner Manufacturing Company, mining machinery, 50; Door, Sash, and Lumber Company, 133; E. D. & J. C. Howard, brooms, 55; Newark Machine Company, clover hullers, etc., 312; Columbus Machine Company, engines and castings, 80; Capital City Carriage Company, 75; Westbote Printing Company, 48; William Armbruster, hosiery, etc., 46 ; S. R. Klotts, stogies, 106; James Ohlen, saws, 75 ; Slade & Kelton, sash, 60; Inter-State Cigar Company, 44; Columbus Coffin Company, 52; Vulcan Iron Works, founders and machin- ists, 70; J. J. Wood Starch Company, starch, 150; Columbus Watch Company, 220; William Fish & Son, building stone, 40; E. Wood & Co., malleable iron, 65; W. D. Brickell & Co., newspaper, 60; Snyder, Chaffee & Co., candies, 73; Munson & Hayden, malleable iron, 120 ; H. C. Godman, shoes, 46 ; McMorrow & Miller, shoes, 40; P. Hayden & Co., fonndry and machine shop, 47; P. Hayden S. H. Company, chains, 90; Senter & Lerch, boxes, 43; The M. C. Lilley & Co., regalia for Masons, Odd Fellows, etc., 420 employees, and said to be the largest establishment of the kind in the world .- State Report for 1887. Population in 1880, 51,647; in 1888, estimated, 106,000. School census in 1886, 22,404; Robert W. Stevenson, superintendent.

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Historical collections of Ohio in two volumes, an encyclopedia of the state, Volume I, Part 97

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893 Publication date: 1907 Publisher: Cincinnati : Published by the state of Ohio Number of Pages: 1006

Author: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: Cincinnati : Published by the state of Ohio
Number of Pages: 1006