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''"'S'71 GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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tosciusko Count^t Indiana
lARLY HISTORY
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES
i9n
Compiled fy L 'B. MJM
Price 50 Cmts
PRDiTEDBy
REUB WnXIAMS & SONS
rUBLISHERS
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Fatmers* and Traders* Bank
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NAPPANCC. INDIAMA
A««H«(!f AMD OfUBVb
We bmadle everytbiag itt
BuHO/og Material aad we
CAN SA VB YOV MONBY
Banking House of
Miles &H>gbee
C. Melville & Co.
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Farmers' Bank
SILVER LAKE, IND.
3* Interest
We SoHdt Your
A. A. CAST & SON
Manufacturers of Brick ud Drain Tile
Gontractofs
AKRON INDIANA
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PRICBS LOWtST QUAUTY HIQHBST
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MTOMOiaES
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A. G. L.EIFER
>N, H0«CIU«KO CO., I
>VMKN IN VS^AMSA^r
Eat at the Interurban Restaurant
LUNCH AND REGULAR MEALS
OppioaK* tin* leit*rurban Station
ItfnUIEE nONCE CO.
Har ud Stnw, Ew Cora,
Oalom uiii PoutoM
B. B. STRAUB
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Sktafln. CmmI ta< PUiMr
MENTOlSE, IND.
MISS LILLITH GASKILL
jRUjjiiery
nt ua»m SL Pert wtrM. m.
J. D. SCOTT
D«ntt»t
1473671
tg ^ Brief History of Kosciusko County [^
(ChapBU*). Pike. 0«>t«r. Buiwe'a.
Moffaun. Beaverdam. BtWer, Rtdlng-
sr"*. PalMtiM, Yellow Creek. Shoe
Welwter. and dowu of
couo<y bounded on the DorUi tj
Elkhart, eaat bj Noble and Wtritler,
•outta by Wabaah
the we»t by Fulton and Manlian ooun-
Ues. It* area i« 558 aquare mllea. t, be ditched, but on the
The legal organtiatlon ot the county
n April. 18M. The
lecal boundarle* are declared to be a* of all kindi are exteoalTely frowa.
follovi: Beclnalnc at Uie nortliweat vhlle
Some of the Unportam .treama ot the lBt«rrurban electric line, allordln*
Tippecanoe okeap and rapk
Bel riTer and Turkey creek, be- pdnU oortk, a
Sprincf phone Mne« r^ach eiery part of the
ind Bowlnc weHa a
of the county worthy of me
Tlllacea aad towna and one city I
the county, asd eUhteen poetofflcei
acMrally delUhtful nfteen hank* are at preiem In su<
tea ceeafui operation. eicluaiTe of th
modify aad temper the cotd ol
. the mot eligible (or
w«» Joel LoDC, who wrred (rom 1836
HE FIRST P08TOFFICE.
world dM Dot c
FURNISHED 2.000 .OLO.ER.. f^ ^.nTl™ 'eT^: uel
When the Civil War broke out to 1871 Reut^n WllHamt, depmy
Corporal George A Ba&hford wai tiM aecond comptroller of the UiUted
flrit soldier to enlist Id the county States treasury. 1875 to 1876 Judge
This was April JO. 1861 KoBclusko E V Long, appointed chief JusUoe of
county furnished tDo:e thao 2.000 New Mexico by Pre»i4ent Cleveland
30 c*nU a bushel in the local nwrket. Society wm iocotpormtod Jan. 11, Into ample o
■o Warner, with the aid ot all horaea> 184'. hy Um Oeneral Aawmbl7 of affor<Mn« ro
hauled tbe wlieat to Michigan Otj, the Stale of Indiana. clal.. a lars.
where he aold It <or 60 oenU a This aoclety la ao Integral tmt of tolleU, IHira
bushel, and lnv«Bted the proceeds In «be IndUna Sts«e Me<Hcal AasocI- ''^^ *°'*l "
salt at 110 per barrel. It required a aUon. which In turn helpa to form the coniP>*>«l "
whole weeks time to make «ie trli
COONTV.SEAT CONTEST.
Mnrly all tli<
county belon« to
niemt>ershlp at this
a tXOO.OOO. It was
d a new Jail, with res-
sherlS adjoining, was
> Dayton. aprUtgfMd
Dr J. H Bowser. Syracuse; Dr C. ■?"
W Burket, Warsaw: Dr N A. Cary, " " '
Silver Lake; Dr. T. J. Chrtter. At- '^^"f «
wood; Dr C. C DuBols. Warsaw; '"* ""
Dr J. W Dunfee, Etna Oreen; Dr. ^^**-^
P O. FernUer. Leesburg; Dr L. W. ^^ , ,
> J W Heffley. J^ °',^
Dr C N Howard. Warsaw; Dr B ^*^'^
Claypool; Dr Ira Leckrone. SUier *'*
Ijike; Dr C E. Lecdy. Pleroeton; "'*"^"
V C Md^'na"; Warsaw;* Ty E. ^'^'^
Potter, Mllford; Dr T J Shackel- ~^'
ford. Warsaw; Dr. E Stockberger.
C. E. Thomas. l,ee.burg: ~"^» ^'J
8 C Mumtiy. Claypool; °"°* ""
. J H. Sowers. North Webster; Dr.
R. Long. Plerceton
officers are: Pr<
RAILHOAO*.
T J 8
I, War-
Tke Urst railroad coastructsd Id the
county waa the FIHAorgk. Fort
Wayne and Chicago, aad the trst
1S37. At tbe September term ot
court. 1S37, Richard Oawthrop ob-
Ulned a divorce from his wife, Sarah,
tile Drst granted In the county.
George Moon, of Londonderry, Ire-
lo addlUon to the above ar«
physicians of other schools of med-
icine Tbo stand high In the profes-
sion. These Include Dr. Jacob D
Richer, of Warsaw; Dr. Bennett, ol
Mllford; Dr. MlVUce. Dr. J M. Bylet
and Dr. Lydla Copper, of Waraaw
and Dr Searlght, ot Etna Oreen.
e rate of sixty to sev<
the count
ait the present
time an
d pracUcIn*
the legal pro-
Edgar Hay
mond. Andrew O.
Wood. S
rth, L W Royse.
Joseph
H. Taylor.
James W Cook,
m tbe New York Cestral,
ccted and graded I
Summy. Bertram S
J E. Esohbach. George L Xanders,
Otis C Butt, F. M MoConnell, Rex
S. Ehnerick, Henry W. Bennett, W. T.
Golwell and John F. Bowman.
1 School Building
y Medical Society
e by trolley, Uundi.
>f bMuUrul Lake Wawuec. Hu
mpoelng the Plltiburgh. Port Wajnc and
I. hand- for lu spleDdld Chautauqua enter-
It has a fceoeral atore, postofflce. and
audttortum. Om o( thm Impi
tiful Tt>:,u to«as la ftmmkllB
eroua rlllase at the >uetloa
tx Four and Nickel PUte
elflit miles soutk of War-
laj towsahlp. Ha« Mreral
, huk. kotel. (ood Hotm.
ttr boiBM, aad about 4M
PIERCtTON.
> Elks' sprlocs ot tlte purei
I Waaklnatoa towaaklp. Haa twa
mm township, on the Big Four
i WEBSTER.
300 people. In Ttppe-
uw, and 100 miles «ut o? Chlc»«o.
railroad, ten mlWa south of Warsaw
Has no iDdustrles, two stores, and a
be center of a rich farming country.
grain eleTator It oocuptea a pIM of
PALESTINE.
village In Monroe township
ship, k has one more, and about
KINZie.
a the Pale«lne (louring mlU. The
of Jackson township, about llfty In-
wriod. and will soon be ■Uie d«erted
habitants, one store, no Industries,
lllage' of the county.
and unimportant as a trading center.
ETNA GREEN.
Is on the Nickel Plate railroad, .li-
teen mile* southeast of Warsaw, and
thIrty-llTe miles weM of Fort Wayne
bip It has a line bank, many new
MILLWOOD AND HEPTON
Ale small villages In Scott town
>n tbe Plttsburgi, Fort Wayne and
ship. Tbey have each about 75 In-
Chicago railroad, and enjoys an el-
baMtaoU. few stores, and are con-
nected by telephoDC to all parts of
BURKET,
the county Their nearest railroad
Is the BalUmofv and Ohio at Nap-
panee.
Seward township. The preKnt pofi-
latlon {8 about 300 Ttere are sev.
OSWIOO.
ral scores, fine b.lck school bulld-
ng. bank, elevator, and creamery. II
Oswego Is a vlllaae two snd one-
orty-flvc miles west of Fort Wayne
bulldlng. and about 100 popuUtlon
SIDNEY,
ORAVELTOH.
Is In the northern part of Jackson
ownshlp on the Nickel Plate railroad.
Warsaw, on the BalHmore and Ohio
Has about :i()0 people, bank, stores!
railroad, five miles west of Mllford
n the center of a fine agricultural
stores, and Is not Important as s
lAKC WAWAtCE.
1 detail and •peclOc i
DUKES & ZIMMERMAN
"—FUNERAL DIRECTORS"-
C, C, DUKES.
Short Sketches of County and City Officials
EMMETT MILLER
Treasurer of Koeciusko Connty aad City Treaaurer of War
PROF. EDSON B. SARBER
County Saperintendcnt of Schools.
N-Kbooll RIckel Served ai
re-..ec«d In 1»07 .nd .*.ln lo 1911
u.er Indiana -tate Trustee*- Assoc
18S4. Cme wHh hi. parent, to KoJ
Indiana County SuperiiMendente' As
sociatlon. 1903. and its president 1
1910: appointed by State Board a
the binlneu departroeDi of the Val
Education as Member ot the Boart
paraiio Ualveriity In 1891 Began
mal SDhool. Professor Sarber Is
sued bis calling with ilgnal .ucces.
tVmocral politically, but his popular
For eeven years he was piinclpal of
lly extends and Includes all partj
the Burket bigb scbool
man of most pleasing personality. He
can. and bas served in county and
and bts God with seal and adellty.
His goodness Is known far and wide.
It 1840. son of Ca
GEORGE W. MKRILL.
RENO HAMLIN.
21, 1839. and wllA bin per.
HON. FRANCIS E. BOWSER
Judge of Circuit Court, Kosciusko County
I J. W. Brown, County Commissioner, and his residence iti Harrison Township. 4 mileg west of Warsaw. IndTj
^^® Business and Professional Men WM
CHARLES ^^^^^I^^^^^^H^^BH^^B^^^^^H BERTRAM
CHARLES CLIFFORD DUBOIS, A.
L r. VANOAOOL, D. O. •
Htflvak E. CoHrcll. and mu
Marj bora In Locabncc In 187>. ItoMiTad
_^ ^^ ^ aohrock. erf EXUurt m
iBko'counirin 1901 In unlnUJon, admitted to tlie bv in parted tM* Uf« In 1M«. Ht* chU- a^raaue. Por two t«w« he wu «■-
»h«d his present buai- '^''^ Served two jreara u McnetAiT drea blesnd tha onioo. Tkej are need with ConteUu* * Butt, attor-
y u furniture dealer •» Hon B F. Milvely. then In cob- WllUa C . ol IndtaaapolU: Mr». Doiah nera, and In tte early part at ItU
tertor. He Is a licensed KraM, and served aeren years aa Each and Mrs. Roae befnan, at CU. embarked In bualDeas oa Ua ova ac-
a graduate of the Car deputy county clerk at Elkbart ca«o; W. 8., of Indlaaapolla. and Otla oooBt. openina a law olBce on tba
county. On his return from Wash- D., of U«ob»«t.
lively, be Mr. Nuabaum U a hard worl
InGoahen a dlUcent a<wcher o
aa part- services are In demam
for C G. bers of Ibe bar and all
Practiced law In Elkhart five years. section. Including all
opinion on tttles Is regarded aa Inral-
ler of a weekly paper, wbich liable.
P. BRADWAY A SON. THE STAR CLOTHING STORE.
In SUpla and Fancy Gro- Syraeuaa'a Papular Habardaahary.
Mriaa. The SUr Clothing S
I. SHACKELFORD, M. O.
FAom uiTttn
WINONA LAKE. INDIANA. THE "WESTERN CHAUTAUQUA"
FRED S CLARK A SON.
d their phooe number 1.
wibo came here from Plymouth, where
In a drug atore In 188S. ud continued
he pr»<rtlced denU.try for over four
until February 23. 1897. w^n be pur-
ye«r». Doctor Metaker bu added an
chased the A. Woolley and Son'*
rl«. and high oUindlng Id
■tore, and has ever since conducted It
nlly Tlvelr output U of
.UUonery. books and perfume.. a<
well as the beat and pureat medicines
J. B. WATSON.
amte In variety, and Including noT-
Dry Goods
AH our Dry Goods come here direct from New
York; we have resident buyers in that city, and
the newest things are here all the time. 4 Our
prices for the most Up-to-Date Garments, Kats,
Dry Goods, Carpets and Rugs are fair to the cus-
tomers. This is proven by the large business
this store now enjoys.
Should you come to Ellsworth's to trade, your
round-trip fare will be paid on purchases amount-
ing to $10. <IOur large outlet makes us large
buyers, and prices here compare most hivorably
with any you find anywhere. <I Remember, we
pay fares, express and freight, so come down
and try jHE Ellsworth Store.
SOUTH BEND, INDIAN^
W. E. DAVIS.
JOHN E. OEATON.
Son of DsTld 8. tat Swmk E.. and store in Wvuw. Slooe 1M4 bu beta
wu born on tlM t&ra In 1S7>. E<hi- In thv general merduwUM bualmu
WeaVeran UnlTOTaetr. DaUware. OMo. 1910. A profnlBeat RefrabUtxn aad
Mr Deaum
now proprietor of
• JoaUne Parker li
cated In PVeroeton In IMi I* town
a M W. A.. R«d Maa ai
ra«M;. June
{«. 1910. be married Miss Carrie Mc- wltli a
Namara. a craduate of U>e Terra
HauU 8taU Nonnal and nioomlncton
etterprlalas aad hantworki
wlilcli glrea Wan
15. 18»7. be waa appoti
;er at Clajpool. A i
1^
Pays Ibe bleb«at p
OEOneK O HUNMV.
1 durket
la 1886. They oarrr a larce atock of
gooda. cents' fumiablosa. baU, oapa. lumlivr. Utb and AInslea. al
hardware. nui«ea. atovca. coal, painU and bricka. of SriBcaaa. Ind. Par- Palmer l
and fenclnc. Mr. L. B. Mendel Is tbe chaaed the bualneaa in
preaeot proprietor. tnjoyi a Bne trade.
a larpe trade and tbe
one of Sidneys
FARMER*. LIME YOUR SOIL..
G. W. POLK
proprMorof WARSAW'S UPTODATE LIVERY
AND DEALER IN
CarriadcSt fiuddics, 1)arncs8 and IRobcs
r
tfir We sell Bu{igies
^1 every day in the
year. Will take in ex-
change anything that
has a value. See my
stock, then see me.
Carriages and Har-
ness. West Center
Street, opposite Court
House.
1
117 W. Center
WARSAW, IND.
|ir We have the largest
il and finest livery in the
county. Safe horses, care-
ful drivers. Cabs, carriages,
traps, open and lop bug-
gies. Matched teams io
all colors, our specialty.
Tumoats for social func-
tions, night or day. Fasb-
iooable equipages for ev-
ery demand.
rAOM rwnrr
THE BANK OF •lONeV,
Warsaw
Wason and CarHas* ^ortca
n^
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WARSAW - INDIANA
^ the:
HOME OF THE LITTLE CROWS JJ^]
: Little Crow Flour
Little Crow Graham Flour
■ LiHle Crow Prepared Buck-
wheat Flour
ML
We are always in the
market lor wheat com
and oats.
1 Little Crow Prepared Pan-
i cJ^e Flour
i^
: Little Crow Buckwheat Flour
i Little Crow Com Meal
^^^^S^^SSUH^m
We do crushing and
i Mill Feed ^l^i^^^^^V'!^^^^^^PllMU^^^
grinding oi all kinds.
Chop Feed ■■^^^^^^^^^■^^■■i^^^^B
Feed ^I^^HI^^^H^^^^^HH^I^I^^H
*
We solicit your trade.
i;-^ LITTLE CROW MILLING COMRANY -^i
<-H-i-i-:-t-HiiiiniiniiiiMtin****i"iiiinii »♦ »ii »*»♦»♦>! Ml lime *
WILLIAM CARL L
M*«PH •. aAKCR.
FARMERS BANK . . MENTONE, IND.
OTie C. lUTT.
The
Palestine Mills
J. F. SLOAN
PALESTINE - INDIANA
^^Straight Goods''
FLOUR
MNE. CATIEtlNE'S
Corset Shop
1
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PHONE 5009
It9 W. W««li»<<«« Bl*^
FOtT WAYNE. IND.
1473871
the
B M. VANOILDen, o. o. s.
A popular tml buocmsTuI denUat ol
the county, locMed In Mentone. Boni
In KosduBko count]' In 1878. Son ol
William and E^llubetli Van«IMer
Rducated In Um Warsaw lilsta achool.
ami the Indiana Dental College, grad-
uating therefrom In
H
■wertng calls pronqrtlr (
Utn Mr. Houaer maim
rhere be la able to fumisi the
>f the photographic ^
a the enterprlalne ti
Id Miss Nettle Boyer.
Has a modern place
ulkdlns on Main street.
1 Marahall county In
elegant offices In the Parmera'
building. Harried M
•t Stookey In 1907. Is ,
townablp four years Is a Mason ai
Odd Fellow and ukes a llrely lnt<
carries a One stock of dry goo<l
tea and groceriea.
F I
GEO. B. PONTIUS
GsiMral DMUr In
turn, SttU, yiwr, pit, tun Clk
VmStK^uimM
CkMU Qnim mt NUKU WIwmI • Saacithy
CLAVPOOL. IN»L*NA
graphic development. His portrait
work commands especial attention be-
cause of pose, flnl&h and mounUngs.
1
and his reputation Is conceded not
only at home, but In contests for
awards for meritorious work, has
the best Judges. Hl» work In 1905,
aoclatlon at Winona Lake, received
the highest raUng and waa awarded
the Gold Badge. The same year he
the Daguerre Memorial In 1905 the
phers, which met In Boston, Mas«..
Issued him an award of merit. A
Ion, Winona I^ke. 1906, and a gold
award from Winona I^ke in 1909, at-
test beyond quemlon how hlglh. com-
petent Judges and world-wide artisU
regarded Mr Housers exhibits
Past President of Indiana State Aaso.
W. A. KOHLER A CO.
Dulldlni at WInnii. Hi. wnrk 1. not
General iAcrcbaidisc
LCCSBURG, INDIANA
The Winona
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A KOSCIUSKO COUNTY INSTITUTION
iKorycnrtd Wi 4tt), 1904
CoDsenicted from Warsaw to Goshen in 1906. Constructed
from Peru to Chili in 1907, from Warsaw to Mentone in 1908,
and completed from Mentone to Chili in 1909. Q The com-
pletion of this line established a through line between Northern
and Southern Indiana and Southern Michigan.
I. HEINZ,
D FRAZER,
/Ice.Prts. snd Gen
C. ANDERSON,
OFFICERS
EDUCATE FOR BUSINESS
at the S. a A C
Hitb-nhried (ac-
uity. 28 year's
GndB-
itMMis. SmaUcost
and bi£ resolts.
Write for
CATALOO. FREE
SOUTH BEND BUSINESS COLLEGE
BIILIIM MATEIUL MAIIFACTIMM COMPMT
L ^-*^
mm
m
s
M.nuf.cture Buildiog Blocks, Veranda Work,
Superior Concrete Drain Tile, sizes 4 to 10
n.morcii W. C. FLUICIL, Trea*. wi«...L.k.,
G. W. ELLIOTT
INSTALLS l)P-T(M>ATE
Acetylene Lighting and Cooking Plants
(A Houae Dluminated by Modern Acetylene Syatem)
G. W. ELLIOTT
Phone 339 ^ R. F. D. 5 WARSAW, IND.
: I Troy Laundry Company
W. F. HAMM, Manager
RMOIMK 3
2U South Buttmlo Street WAKSA W. INDIANA
I I I MM llieilllll MM >> H I M >t M »»»*»l
AKRON
JRilHng Company
AKRON. INDIANA
Mn MM Coiaii
fiOJYERS AND SHIPPERS OF
GRAIN
Dedera in Flour, Bran »nd Shorts
Seeds, Coal and Wood
WARSAW, INDIANA
MRS. L. O. OYLCR
OPERA HOVSE MILLINEHY STORE
YOUR PATRONAGE INVITED
BfaAet Street — > WARSAW, INDIANA
GAf Qaypool Lumber and Coal Comptny
The OMRdlabl* Lumber ud Coal Dcden of KoKlwko
Coiutjr. ^ Cmp erary artlela la toA (or your bnildliw.
CUSTOM SAWING A SPECIALTY
PHONE 15 — . CLAYPOOL. INDIANA
Utttter's 1)ardwarc
WARSAW :: INDIANA
A. C. GOSHERT
Cbe teadiiifl Grocer
PHONE 128.
WARSAW. INDIANA
HARLEY BROS.
Eiiieral lerclaillsa
ot stcrt CM Stmt tM S(ft
LEESBUftG, INDIANA
TIE PtEICETOI SUME
COMPWT
AUTOMOBILE
Gcnenl Repairin^^tll Idada
GASOUNE AND
AUTO SUPPLIES
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
F. H. GILWORTH
Cm Door Noctli oi Lake City Buk Vimw, ladtea*
Tommy the Tailor & Son
HNE WORK AT MODERATE PRICES
Doe* Qvality AppetJ to You?
This Store hu been in existence for
Iblf « Centiny, making a record for
honest merchandise and fair deal-
ing. If yon appreciate GOODS OF
OUALITY. at Right Prices, we hope
to number you among our THOU-
SANDS OF SATISFIED PATRONS.
Rurode Dry Goods Co.
FORT WAYNE. INDIANA
A180
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