Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1957 — Page 2

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Indian Reservation Here Troubled Manv Leaders

(This is the fifth in a series of articles on earty Adams county. Persons interested in maintaining the history of the county are asked to meet at 8 p.m. next Tuesday at the Decatur public library to help form; an Adams county historical society.) Baek in 1818. when Indiana had been a state only two years, a very important Indian conference was held up the river at St. Mary's, O. Back in that time most of Adams county still belonged to the Indians, literally! In 1817 the United States obtained title to the area —»

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northeast of the St. Mary’s River, including parts of Root and St. Mary’s townshop, and Union township. The first known settler had not yet entered the county, as Henry Lowe settled in Blue Creek the next year. But over at St. Mary’s Gov. Jonathan Jennings, of Indiana. Gov. Benjamin Parke of Ohio, and territorial governor Lewis Cass of Michigan met with the Miami Indian*. Only one-third of Indiana was owned by the U.S. then, and it was lightly settled in the south. Where Indianapolis is, the Indians still, lived. r n "/■"

President James Monret. the fifth American president, ordered the three governors to buy all the Indian land they could. The Indians had aided the British in the war of 1812-14. and were none too popular with the Americans. In the treaty of huge area, about one-third of Indiana, including the rest of Adams county, was purchased. For years it Ulas known as ’’New Purchase - ’ land. • Special provisions were made in the treaty for all half-breeds: persons who were part Indian and part American, French or British. You see, many young white children had been captured by the Indians, raised as tribal members, and married to Indians. Children by these marriages were often tribal leaders, such as Chief Richardville, LaFontaine and many others. In the treaty of St. Mary’s special provision is made for the children of Antoine Rivarre. His children were awarded two sections of land on each side of Twenty-Seven Mile creek in St. Mary’s township. This is just across the river from Pleasant Mills, and included 1,285 and a fraction acres, according to records in the county recorder’s office. But who was Antoine Rivarre? No research has been done here on this question. A guess would be that he was an early fur trader in the area, and took a Miami Indian girl' for his wife. Direct descendants of friends of his are still living in Indiana, and a special committee of the historical society could undoubtedly turn up the true story of this interesting character. Did he live in Adams county? If he did. he was earlier than any other known resident here. The Detroit, Michigan, library has records on many of the French, Canadian traders who operated in this area. Many sources still are available to those interested in finding out. The treaty of St. Mary’s made the president of the United States’ signature necessary before a halfbreed could sell treaty land. This led to many problems for Rivarre’s children. All went well for the Rivarre reservation at first. When government finally came to Adams county, and land vzas sold from the

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Fort Wayne land office, the plat books were made out here, and the "Rivard Reserve” was platted. Each time the name was written, it was spelled differently. The name "Antoine Rivarre” is that used in the actual treaty, Rivarre is known to have had three half-Indian children-Joseph Rivarre. alias .Ma-Kota-mum-quav, who died without children; Angelique Rivarre. alias To-ka Moise; and Anthony Rivarre, alias Chapin-a-mois, who married Kil-se-qua. This is known because o| a court action to determine who his children were, regarding land sales. This action occured in Allen county. August 12, 1834. It seems that August 13, 1833, Angelique decided to sell her section of land to James G. Godfrey, of Huntington county, for $1,200. Then on December 16, 1883 she and her brother Anthony sold the other half of the grant, one section, to William G. and George W. Ewing, of Fort Wayne. But this was just the beginning. The president's approval had to be obtained. Litigation was started, and eventually even the signature of President Woodrow Wilson was needed to help solve the problems. Although the treaty was signed October 6, 1818, the land patent was not granted until April 28. 1914, 96 years later! By that time considerable litigation had built up. Millard Fillmore. Andrew ' Jackson, and many other presidents had the troubles of the Rivarres on their desks. James G. Godfrey was part Indian himself, and his brother eventually became a chief of the Miami tribe. The grandson of the first chief Godfrey is still living in Wabash county. Indiana, and attends sessions of the Wabash county historical society. The Ewing brothers were wellknown in early Fort Wayne, and amassed a fortune on land deals and trading with the Indians. Many early records concerning matters lie forgotten in the offices and storerooms of the court house. A records committee, which would slowly examine and catalog by name the early residents of the county Would be extremely helpful and uncover many interesting stories of Adams county. Blue Creek Native Dies In Michigan Horace G. Caffee, 61. of Waukegan, 111., ahd a native of Blue Creek township, died Thursday while on vacation at the home of his son, John, at Farmington. Mich. Also surviving are the wife, lima; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Strabel of near Celina, O„ and Mrs. Charles Eckman of Fort Wayne, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Yager funeral home in Berne, the Rev. C. A. Schmid officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o’clock this evening.

Public Sale By virtue of an order of the Adams Circuit Court, I, the undersigned administrator, will sell the following described personal property and real estate at public auction at the premises located in the northwest part of Geneva, Indiana (across from the northwest corner of the new school building), on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1957 At 12:30 o'clock DST — REAL ESTATE — This beautiful modern 5 room house with bath, full basement, fully automatic furnace, built in cabinets, new roof, new siding, fully insulated. inlaid linoleum, screened in porch, storm doors and windbws, screens, large wardrobes and very nicely decorated throughout. Also abundance of shade, good walks, large lot 243x72 ft., is very conveniently located, in good neighborhood, close to town, good school and churches. This real estate will be offered at 1:30 o'clock and to bt sold for not less than 2-3 appraised value, 20% down on day of sale, balance upon delivery of abstract of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except taxes due and payable in 1958. Possessions will be given upon completion of final payment. Said sale to be subject to approval of Adams Circuit Court. — PERSONAL PROPERTY — 1- 10 ft. Frigidaire deep freeze like new; IG. E. refrigerator; 1 bottle gas range; 1 breakfast table and 4 chairs; 1 good 9x15 rug and pad: 1 Bxlo rug, like new; 1-2 piece blue overstuffed suite; 2 light oak end tables, like new; 2 end tables; library table; radio cabinet; 2 runners; 1 modern coffee table; I—s piece dinette suite; 1 modern corner Dutch cupboard; 1 G. E. electric sweeper and attachments; 1 pr. of maple poster twin beds, springs and mattress; I—3-piece modern waterfall bedroom suite with springs and mattress; 1 blanket chest; large music cabinet; oak dresser; pie safe; Maytag washer; ash dropleaf table; mantel clock; violin; magazine table; sewing machine; 2 old hot plates; 2 rockers; fish bowl and stand; bird cage; lawn chairs; 4 table lamps; floor lamps; card tables; 2 folding chairs; 1 steamer trunk; suitcase; lots of tools; canned fruit; cooking utensils; bedding; linens; lawn ornaments; and many items not mentioned. ' 1 rotary type power lawn mower; 1 wheelbarrow; Other lawn tools. TERMS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY—CASH. CLARA J. FLAUDING, Deceased CHARLES EGER, Administrator Voglewede and Anderson, Decatur, Indiana, Attys. Bontrager and Spahn« Elkhart, Indiana Ray Elliott, Auct. ~ Dorsey McAfee, Clerk. 13 20

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Heavy Rainfall Is Reported In County Heavy showers poured on Adams county all night and continued today, according to weather reports. Monroe township reported the heaviest rainfall, with 5 inches on the Ben Mazelin farm. Three inches of rain were reported in Hartford township, on the Ivan Huser farm. St. Mary’s township reported 2.8 inches on the Nimrod McCullough farm, for the most rain in the north part of the county. Rain varied from 1.2 inches at the Rolland Gilliom home in Washington township, 1.3 inches at the Peter Spangler farm in Kirkland township and the same amount at the Arthur Koeneman farm in Preble township; 2.1 inches at the Cletus Gillman home in Root township and 1.6 inches was reported by Jerry Staub in Union township. Plains Thawing Out Os Record Blizzard Record Summer Snow In Northern Plains By UNITED PRESS The northern plains thawed out from a record summer blizzard today and rains from tropical storm Esther pushed into the Great Lakes region. Overnight temperatures, which had plunged into the 20s Thursday, began recovering over the plains from the western Dakotas through the northern Rockies. The warmer weather melted nearly a foot of snow that swept across Montana. At least one death was blamed on the blizzard. The frozen body of Stephen Hat, 50, Crawford, Neb., was found in a freight car when a Northern Pacific train arrived in Spokane Thursday from. Montana. The cold Plains air moved into portions of the Great Lakes touching off a tornado in Wisconsin Thursday when it —collided with moist, southerly winds. The twister hit near the village of Valley, Wis., but damage was confined to farms and utility lines. No injuries were reported. The moist air, blamed on tropical storm Esther, dumped rain from the northern Gulf states to the Great Lakes with the heaviest amounts falling in the Lakes region. Light rain also occurred during the night from western Kansas north through the western portions of the Dakotas., Cloudy weather prevailed from the northern Rockies through the Pacific Northwest. Skies were mostly fair elsewhere in the Far West and the lower Mississippi Valley. * Trade in a good town —- necatur

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Business Offers Unique Services Act As Errand Boy For Busy Citizens BJr GAY PAULEY United Press Women’s Editor NEW YORK (UP)—This week in Manhattan: Three young New York men opened a business which is the answer to eve£y busy woman's prayer. It's sort of a maid, butler, shopper, handyman, baby - sitter service all in one. The idea of “Reception Ltd." is to be errand boy for people too busy to do such chores as shopping for gifts, writing letters to the folks, hunting for an apartment. Running this partnership are Harold Buckley, a sometime actor from Connecticut; Richard McCabe, an Ohioan, and Whit fayton, an Illinois native, both in public relations. AU Kinds of Service They will answer the phone, forecast the weather for your vacation spot (courtesy of some aid from the U.S. Weather Bureau), stand in line for tickets for “My Fair Lady” or other hits, give advice on etiquette, make restaurant reservations. They will send flowers on an anniversary — remember the anniversary for that matter—rent a mink coat for a special occasion, keep a duplicate key in case you get locked out of your residence, take care of baby, dog, cat or parakeet. get you a maid, do your Christmas shopping, write thankyou notes and give advice on what to wear when and where. "We stuck our neck out on offering fashion tips.” said Buckley. "First day jve were in business, a lady called to say she was leaving for Spain and what clothes should she take "I told her I'd check around and call back. She said she didn’t have time . .for me to go ahead and guess. Did Just That “I did. Told her to take pastel cottons for day and dark linens for night. Whether I'm right remains to be seen. . .we may lose the client when she gets back." Eventually the trio plans to cater to any one. anywhere who wants an errand done in New York The charge for the general service is $25 a month, which puts the organization on 24-hour call. But the client naturally also foots the bill for maid, theater tickets, plane reservations or what-have-you. ‘The idea grew out of conversation at a party,” said Buckley. "We all were talking about how little time people have for chores There are similar services in Paris and San Francisco, we since have learned.” Barnard College reported- this week that college women think their education was well worth the four years of study and exams. Its alumnae association sent questionnaires to 10,200 grads from the first class. 1893, through 1955. Fifty-six per cent, or 5,757, of the alumnae answered. Only 23 graduates said if they had their lives to live over, they would have skipped college. Most of the graduates have, or have had, careers. Seventy-seven per cent married, most of them to college graduates. In the fame-is-fleeting department. .Irene Dunne, a new member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, had to present credentials to get to work this week A couple of UN security officers failed to recognize the veteran motion picture star when she showed for a meeting. Swiss Mystery Man Murdered By Dart Phantom Assassin Sought In Geneva GENEVA, Switzerland ffl — Local authorities called the Interpol global police force today into the search for a phantom assassin who killed Swiss mystery man Marcel Leopold » with two Weird missiles. They broadcast a description of a 6-foot man seen near the scene of the slaying that might have its roots in the Algerian rebellion or in Communist China’? According to police. Leopold, 55, was a man with a dramatic past and it caught up with him in a moment of diabolical violence Thursday in his downtown apartment building. The unknown assailant fired a pcncil-sizqd dart r* pr o bab 1 y poisoned—and a makeshift metal "bullet" ' into the adventurer-businessman-smuggler. The weapon was a noiseless air gun resembling an ordinary bicycle ' - The 200-pound Leopold staggered to his front door and died in his wife's arms. Police found the air gun hidden under a beauty parolr doormat a floor below Leopold’s apartment.

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Lady Driver Given Safety Certificate ~ Receives Award In Safety Campaign Mrs. Edward Hackman, 26. of Decatur route three, for being courteous in traffic Thursday, has received a $5 check and a certificate of award from the Chicago Motor club. Mrs. Hackman, who has been driving for 10 years, received her award from Frank Lybarger. who represented the Decatur Lions club in serving as a judge for the current courtesy safety campaign of the motor club. tyba rger stated that the young woman waited in the right lane of traffic while a school bus and two cars made left turns; obeyed light changes and waited for another motorist to make a left turn into a driveway even though she could have driven to the right side to pass him. Lybarger indicated that while he was searching for a deserving

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