Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 32, Liberty, Union County, 10 March 1916 — Page 8

Order Clothes

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ifoants toseffahat he bugs

ter township was assessed $1,441

the tax was $10.00 per year.(

amounts paid on these qua

at the present day wou

rter-sif ' conf J be Mut , tain

.$IH;.(H and $144.1) jkt year resjK-tti Among the early settlers edue. was sixiii a matter of public coin-em it wan not long until subscription sv!

fit- leinr maintained in several hvali

ties, t lie curriculum embracing chieth

three "l's." A study of these i schools shows that their efficiency pended largely upon the attaiiuixnt-

cnergv of the teachers. There was

and approaching their centennial year. Al-

The! though the records in many eases are

fused and unsatisfactory it is cer-

that a list of the oldest of these

ltl 1 1 1 j v 1 'II

eiy. j cnurcnes would include tne uuiuapsviiie tion Presbyterian, Ibownsville Methodist, Siland.ver Creek and llaima's Creek churches olJand the Friends' Society at Salem.

Quoting again from our former authority, 1. S. Fosliek, we have been informed that one of the first traveling ministers through this section was the famous but eccentric l-oieu.o Dow. Upon receipt of the news that he was about to visit Liberty, a stand was erected near the court house from which the noted preacher

advantages were fairly good. At Dun- 'could address the assembled multitude. lap.Hville the Presbyterians maintained i Upon Mr. Dow's arrival, however, he

xcellent school, while the coiintv solemnly rode past the appointed place

the uly nd

of

cda4,igy.

course, no uniiorui svstem oi pcuajj.igv

and vet it must 1k said that educational

When you buy clothes you want to try them on and see if they fit; you want to see the color and feel the cloth; you want to see if they are properly lined and sewed. When you come to our store you can see What you are buying before you put up your money. When you order from a catalogue, you "go it blind." Don't buy your clothes from us just because we are home people, but because you can get better clothes for less money than you can by sending away for them. FRED MAX

HISTORIC SKE TCHES OF UNION COUNTY By W. N. McMahan, (Continued from last Meek.)

As has been said, our county was or- dogwood and a blue ash respectively, ganized in 1821, the first known record while the only streets named were Union of the commissioner's court in substance and Main, the area being about onebeing as follows: - i fourth of the present size. "Commissioners met at Brownsville, j In the early days the town of Lib- - August 13, 1S21. Tresent: Thomas Cul- erty w as of little consequence. Its ly, Aaron Stanton, Jonathan ITunt, com- streets were poor with no lights, there inissioners; William Youse, sheriff; Jas. were no sidewalks, while cattle and bogs Levieton, clerk. trau at, large in, it Janes and bywajs. Ordered, that William Youse. ther- ' T,,,? buildings u'pon the public square iff, be allowed $7.00 for the purpose of e mostly unsightly frame structures, paying guards for the jaiL j t,,e house of Deery Bowers, on Union, , , , , , T . ir i t i.'at Market, and the building of Sam Hill, Ordered, that John Hughes, John ' . 7 ' . . . 6 , the hatter, on West Union street, and Bices and James Nickels be allowed 7oc . . '

au e

seminary at Liln'i-ty was of high g'-.tdi, as were the schools at Salem, ln-ecb Urove and Philomath. One has only to examine the old records to notice how frequently the thought of the forefathers dwelt ion the benefits of education. In layiny oJ the land the government had given one

section in each township to be ud fov school purposes, and it was not long

until these donations were converted into .i

monev. tnus giving origin to our ym

gressional school fund, the principal of

which is loaned and the interest iis-

tributed to the various school corporations in the county. j

The first school section (Sec. 16, rt. 11, at Lotus) was offered for sale atl,he

court house door, March 16, 1832, Wil

liam Macy, Jonathan Swain and William Rigsby being trustees. Thia ody

of land had been divided into sixteen

and, with the crowd following, took his position upon a log lying across a ravine in the southwestern part of the village, where he addressed hit congregation. After the service, the minister mounted his horse and rode away, being accompanied by a young man who wished to join the minixtry. Pressing his claims earnestly the convert awaited an answer, which was not forthcoming until they reached the cross-roads east of Liberty, when Mr. Dow, evidently not thinking the man's accession to the ministry for the best, said: "Young man, you go your way; I'll go mine." Our ancestors had much hard work to do and were subjected to the many physical ailments of an undrained wilderness. They had few luxuries and yet ahject poverty was rare. "Young people had good times then," said one of the pioneers, "hospitality abounded at every

1 i-:lhin and it ooftmoil fhal- 4ha nnnntrv

s, each piece being appraise at! ,, ' . .., 1 ,i , was more closely settled then than now " from ?2 to $7 per acre as the minnmiii . . j a fact that is borne out by the census priCe. J rflflrt..f t'!lih fihnwa m rrti rntra in

shows

Diion county in 1830 than in 1910. (TO KE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.)

MEMOIR

The highest "bid for a 40-acre bloi-'k was by Jethro Barnard, $450.00; tU lowest for a similar parcel was by Jotl Ilaworth, for $81.00. The entire setudu brought $3,492.00. Within the next few years the ether school lands were sold. We will mettion two of these.

Section 10, in ITarmony Twp., nrth i ,, ,. , . . . . , As the tiny stream conies forth from of lairheld, was divided into twentvone . J , ' ..... . - the mountain eide and silently wends its

Sophia Wooters, February 18, 1849 March 1, 1916.

each, and George Smith 50c for making returns of the last election. Ordered, that Aaron Stanton be al-

1 stores were poorly stocked, the goods (being brought from Cincinnati or Hamilton by wagon. A market house stood

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lowed fw ' :n thfl fiirl.t of that name, south of

iJS clerk, including the county seal, i TT . . .1 .. , f. . . 1 Union. In front of the stores were Kv a meeting of the commissioners, . . . . . ..-

a few months later, allowances were ! ... ,. , . u . , ' , j right, upon which customers could dise to several persons for "pursuing

uiuuui irom meir norses. The important trading points in the county were Brownsville, Dunlapsville, Roseburg, Philomath, Billingsville, and even Washington and Union, on ITanna's Creek. The nearest good market was Cincinnati, where corn was delivered for 25c per bushel and hogs $2 to $3 per head.

CO!

held

maae to several persons lor pursuing

prisoners" as it seems, with all the guarding referred to above, those incarcerated had made their escape. The first commissioners were as previously named, while other officers were as follows: Associate judges. Robert Swann, Sylvanus Everts; Sheriff, William Youse; clerk, James Leviston; recorder, Thomas Cason; treasurer, John Ilanna; surveyor, Thomas Brown. There was no auditor until 1841, when Joha W, Scott was elected. Previous to 1821, land transfers in this region were recorded at Connersville, Brookville, or Richmond, but examination of the books in the county recorder's office shows that the first deed recorded at Brownsville, June 21, 1821. was for 33 acres on the waters of Hanna's Creek, northeast of southwest section 27, township 12, range 1, west James and Lydia Sulcer to James Harvey. On the same day were recorded: Constant and Morgan to Asa Rollf, Lot No. 69, in Brownsville, on Whitewater. Consideration, $25.00. John Dunlap to Theo. McGinnis. Lot No. 32, in Dunlapsville. Consideration, $70.00. In the clerk's office we find that the first marriage license was issued to Martin Wright and Tolly Cartwright March 4, 1821, the return being made by Edghill Burnside, J. P. The first public buildings and the grounds upon which they stood seem to have been donations to the county and, as a result, there is no official record as to the first court house and jail in Liberty. The village, however, was laid off on land entered by Wright Cook and by him transferred to Thomas Cook, who deeded forty acres to Edghill Burnside.

John Hughes and Joseph Bradway asj

trustees for the sum of $400.00. The original town was platted by Thomas Brown, deputy urveyor, in 1822, and contained sixty-four lots. The corners used in locating the bounds of the' village were a beech tree, a white oak, a

Tradition says that the first court house was a brick, two-story structure which stood near the northwest corner of the public square across the street from Estefs tavern. Thia structure, with the addition of rooms added later for clerk and recorder, did service until 18."G, when a second building was constructed, which in turn was torn away for the present edifice. The early jails, of which there were two in Liberty, were built of hewn logs and stood at the south side of the court house yard. Even in 1831 the commissioners were making some attempt at beautifying the court house square, as we find among the allowances: William Byram, for gravel walk in front of court house $4.25. William Bennett, shade trees for court house yard $50. Silas Ward, gates for court house yard $2.50. Examining the record farther we find that in 1831 it was ordered that a tax on personal property be levied as follows: Horses 2i cents. Oxen 25 cents each. Silver watches 25 cents. Cold watches and brass clocks $1.00 each. Two-wheeled pleasure carriages $1.00. Four-wheeled pleasure "carriages $1.50. Ileal estate was listed at low rates and the tax was correspondingly small. Two illustrations may be given. In 1839 John Allen's ICO-acre tract, Section 23 in Uarrixon township, was assessed 1 1 ,.00 and the tax was $9.75, while the northwest quarter of Section 21 in Cen-

779 at the sale, March 14, 1832. Section 16 in Harrison Twp. wa subdivided into eight parcels, the des-iip-tion showing the standing timbtr t be beech, elm and sugar, the sale brinjing $2,535. About $28,000 was realized from tse

sales, and this is the congressional S3ol

fund of today.

!way through the dewy meadows in the ! -1. . .

eany morning light, and as quietly pursues its course, blessing and refreshing all life along its way, growing broader and deeper through the sunshine and storm, till at last it is gathered to the bosom of the great ocean, so the life of

our sister, from the beautiful

With, equal earnestness the earl in

habitants were interested in the Sutern of highways and internal iraprovemnts. We find" some evidence ' efTo5jPp made to secure a canal along the' Fork of -Whitewater, from Richni.nl! to Brookville, lut"nothing ever caJr". However, a great deal of timoSml public concern was placed in roal affairs. The first highways were" mere trails through the wilderness, and iiuch effort was spent in straightening thee and placing them on' section linjk; as nearly as possible. The roads being in large measure 11 nimproved were very bad, and part jf the year impassable. The late B. S. Ftsdick has told us of seeing the wagon j-arry-ing the mail from Cincinnati comil into Liberty almost axle deep in the Village street. This "coach" as it was! often called, consisted of an open, two-kneeled cart with box body, in which tie pas-

Vish

spring

'V kys f childhood, on through the sum1 , li-f-nf life, when the sun was longer in

tlw sky and rose hig r in the heavens, and yet when began to lengthen the shadows of evening, she Walked in the pathway of a Christian as a shining light. On February 18, 1849, Sophia came into the home of Benjamin and Helen Hughes Wooters. The early days of her life were spent on the home farm in Harmony township, Union county. In September, 1SG8, he united with the v-,.!-.. -.f Christ at thr old Dubois chinch, under the ministry of Walter Campbell, transferring her membership in 1887 to the Christian church at Liberty where she remained a faithful member until the time of her death. Her life in its quiet way always count-

led for truth and righteousness, serving

the church in every way she could i

long as her strength remained. She was J

an active member of its Aid Society,

t J a memnl ral As-

sengers stood or sat, as they wished,

oftentimes being required to dismount in

order that the vehicle might ty light

ened.

At an early date we find that

orial was presented to the Gel

sembly asking state aid in oroVr that a highway might be built from Fort Wayne through Milton, Centerville, Brownsville and Liberty to connect with the Oxford road, "in order that a vast and unbroken wilderness migbt be opened to civilization." Finally companies were formed and toll-roads built, the first turnpike of considerable length being the Liberty-College Corner road, which as an improved highway dates back to 1848. The county, as time passed, became quite well supplied with gravel and macadamized roads, which have served the purposes of local transportation to the present day. 1 Perhaps no institutions have done so much for the development of our county from a commercial standpoint as the railroads. Of the C. & O., of recent construction, it is not necessary to speak, but our first railroad, now known as the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western, was commenced in 1852 and completed as' far west as Connersville in 1864, later being extended to Indianapolis. The people of

MARIE

DORO IN "THE PEARL."

WHITE

Marie Doro will appear at the Union Theatre. Saturday, in "The White Pearl." This is a fanciful romance of the Orient, with which mystery and drama are absorbingly interwoven. In this unusual story, the strong attachment between two young American lovers survives and triumph over the ma-

THE PRIMARY. (Continued from first page.) man McAdams, 24; Liberty Tp., (Jeorge llidenour, 5t. Republican.

IVIegate I). W. Montgomery, Jy I. Farr, 142; William Moss. Albert Ardery, 184. l'recinct Committeemen Pet. 1.

Itil; 133;

Cen

ter, William X. McMahan, 80; Pet. 2,

chinations of a band of .Japanese geisha I (Vl,ttr- Jas- Porter, 2; Pet. 3, Center,

traders, the influence of a Hindu legend. ,,"v. ; Pet. 4, Center, L. II. of death which for a time threatens the ! Wil,iiUVS; orth Brownsville, 4(i; John life of the girls, and the caprices of des-i(' Mi,to. 20; South Brownsville, Chas.

tiny itself.

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Notice to the Public.

Xotice is hereby given that the Liberty Water Works ha file,! a petition with the Public Service Commission of Indiana asking authority to increase its

rates for measured water and the -hang-J North Brownsville, David Johns; South

ing of rules and regulations to 'conform

4-; West L nion. Jas. A. Orr. ril? liar.

" - 7 t rison. Benj. F. Coddington. 82; Harmony, Pi nicy A. Hughes, 42; Liberty Tp., Frank V. Hond, 40. Progressive. Precinct Committeemen Pet. 1, Center. A. J. Ponder; Pet. 2, Center, A. L. Harlan; Pet. 3, Center, Owen Ban

den; Pet. 4, Center, John M. Johnson;

with a metered system.

P.rownsville, William Ford; East Union,

Luther Moor; West Union, Chas. Ham-

The increase as prayed for by the Lib-' mitt; Harrison, John Snowden; Har-

erty Water Works is as follows:

"For the first 10,000 gallons each month. 20 cents per 1,000 gallons. For the excess each month, 13 cents per 1,000 gallons.

mony, John F. Harmeier; Liberty Tp., Lawrence La fuze. Official returns are considerably delayed on account of a difficulty experienced by election boards in making up tally sheets. It is the first time that

A minimum rata rtf rU nonli

chall b lWf,wl f 11 IU ''i1'' Wn quired to show the second

ers. A rental of $.).00 per year shall be charged the town for each fire hydrant. Water furnished to consumers outside of the corporate limits of the town must be rated not less than 20 higher than rates in this schedule." A change of the rules and regulations

prayed for to enable said Water

is

Works to meter its entire system and provide for the collection of water rentals therefrom. This matter is set for hearing in the office of the Commission, Room 1222, State House, Indianapolis, on Thursday,

choice votes.

In only two out of 11 precincts in this county were the first returns made to the election commissioners satisfactory or as required and with the exception of these two the boards were required to make a recount. The election commission in this county was composed of County Clerk Templeton, Jas. P. O'Toole, representing the Democratic party and P. B. Nye for the Republicans. The board met in the clerk's office at al)oiit 7:00 p. m. and made preparations to receive the vote as it was brought in from the different precincts. The first report was received about 9:30 o'clock and they came in at inter

vals on until late Wednesday morning.

March 30th. 1916. at 10 A. M.. and all i aml as we S to press no official count

objectors may appear before the said I in n'ffard to wcond choice votes has Wen

gien 0111. The election commissioners were assisted by Walter F. Bossert and were in continuous session until late Wednesday afternoon. After securing a little sleep they took up the work of tabulating the returns and on Thursday made no pre

diction as to how long it would take to complete the task.

Commission on alove date. A copy of the petition as filed with the Public Service Commission is on tile in the office of the Town Clerk and is

open for the inspection of the public.

R, M. DUVALL,

2t32 Town Clerk.

ADMINISTRATOR'S

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The undersigned Administrator? with the will annexed.

estate of Frederick Greggerson, deceased, will sell at Public Auction at the late residence of Frederick Creggerson, deceased, located about 3 miles northwest of Fairhaven and 2- miles east of Kitchel, Indiana, and 9 miles north of College Corner, Ohio, on the State Line and Hamilton Pike, on Thursday, March 23 Commencing at 10:00 o'clock A. M., the following personal prop-

Irving its treasurer for eleven years jjjjAD OF HORSES Like Dorcas of old, she was full of good i 1 o 1 1 i xionn i i t t i . works and deeds which she did, and ' ? yen J& we,ghU1 f 0 j l sorrel mare, 6 years old, weight 41.. ..i. v i 12o; 1 black mare 12 years old, 13o0; 1 black horse, 13 years old,

many were the garments made by her

hands for those in need. In the year 1889 she moved to Liberty, into the present home, where after the death of the father she, with her sister, Caroline, spent the remaining years of her life. On March 1, 1916, as quietly as she had lived, so as quietly she passed into the presence of the One that said "Messed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." "Sunset and evening star And one clear call for nu;, And may there be no moaning of the bar When I put out to sea. For though from out this bourne of time and place The flood may bear me far I hope to meet my -Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar."

MRS. 0. H. WILLIAMS.

Liberty were called upon for a bonu

being agreed by the railroad thJt a

train was to reach the town at a

lated time. Tradition says that

3, it

lpu-the

I

company having run short of material it was only possible to keep the agreement by taking up a portion of track behind the train and laying it in Front. Thia being done the locomotive and car reached South Main Street in the jmidf t of great rejoicing. I Of the religious socu.t s of Union county we know that fJveral must be

.weight 1400; 1 general purpose horse, 11 years old; 2 draft colts com

ing 2 years old. THIRTY-EIGHT HEAD OF CATTLE 5 milch cows, 4 heifers at side, 2 good springers, 5 stock heifers, 8 head steers, 7 steer calves, G heifer calves and 1 short horn bull. NINETY-NINE HEAD OP HOGS G2 head fall shoats, 35 head brood sows, some with pigs, 2 good Poland China boars. 39 ton of Hay, 34 ton good mixed Timothy, 5 ton Clover; 2,500 bushel corn. HARNESS 4 single set hip strap harness, 2 single set breechen harness, 1 set of one-horse wagon harness, 2 sets buggy harness, 6 work bridles, 2 sets check lines and a number of collars. FARM IMPLEMENTS 2 two-horse double trees; 3 jockey sticks; 2 Syracuse breaking plows; 1 sixteen foot steel harrow; 1 double disc harrow; 1 steel roller; 1 John Deere corn planter; 2 John Deere cultivators; 1 Deering hinder, 8 ft. cut; 1 Deering mower, 5 ft. cut; 1 steel hay rake; 1 hay kicker; 2 one-horse cultivators; 2 one-horse disc drills; 2 good twohorse wagons; 1 hand made hox bed; 1 hand made flat hed with rack;

1 one-horse wagon with bed; 1 light hob sled; 1 Hocking valley corn The funeral of Mrs. O. II. Williams, ! shcller ; 1 sleigh; 1 carriage; 1 storm buggy; 2 trap buggies; 1 Overwhose death occurred in Manhattan, land auto, 1912 model; G cow chains; G horse halters; 8 double dog

Cal., was held at Urownsville, Saturday. Eleven members of the Liberty XV. C. T. U. weie among those in attendance from here. - Mrs. Williams was a resident of Liberty for a number of years until laat Fall.

LENTEN SEASON. Wednendaj', known as Ash Wednesday, marked I he beginning of the Lenten season. SH-ial aervices were observed at St. Ibigid's Church here. The period of Lent is of forty days' duration, cloning with Easter which comes th'n year on April 23.

houses; 2 barrels cider; 1 sled crib; a number of forks and grain

bags. Blacksmith tools consisting of anvil, hammers, tongs, dies, saws, chisels, junk and many article too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE: All purchases of less than $3.00 cash in hand on -day of sale; all over that sum a credit of 6 months will be given, the purchaser giving his note with approved securities. CHARLES GREGGERSON .Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Frederick Greggerson, Deceased. HAKT FOLEY, and D. C. I WOO KB A NK, Auctioneers. V. V. Brumbaugh. Eaton, Ohio, and W. F. Bossert. Libertv. Ind..

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Attorneys.

GUY IIOWKEN, Clerk.

UNION THEATRE

FRANK A. IRWIN, Manager.

Horn of Paramount and all tht bet Picturf

Now showing every

Wednesday, Thursday nd Saturday

SATURDAY, MARCH 11 The Star Who Put a New Personality to the Screen MARIE DORO In "THE WHITE PEARL" Matinee and Night

WEDNESDAY, CviAR. 15

liy Arrangement witlYf"ia Gest

We Pre sei

LAURA HOPE MthWS In a Picturizution of "BLACK BIRDS-

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 -THE SLIM PRINCESS" by George Ade with FRANCIS X. RUSIIMAN and RUTH STONKHOUSK Head the book and be sure to. see the play. -, . A sure comedy about a Slim Princess.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 MAROKRY DAW In "THE CHORUS LADY" Coming RLANCH RIX In -THE YANKEE GIRL"