Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 174, 5 July 1915 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAU. MONDAY, JULY 5, 1915

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PEACEFUL OLD QUAKER OTPS TOOT "BULLY"

Jacob Julian, Who Cleared Site for Richmond, Subdues County Scrapper in Classic Battle.

Mauls ' Opponent so Badly That Fight Goes Down in History of County as Choice Incident.

CENTERVILLE, IND., July 5. The days when Centerville and Salisbury were formidable rivals and Richmond was a little crosroads town are recalled in the interesting reminiscence of the early days of Wayne county which was discovered here today. The extract gives a glimpse of Jacob Julian who cleared a good part of the ground where Richmond now stands. The sketch was printed in the "True Republican." published at Centerville, under date of June 5, 1862. "In coming up to our office one morning in February last, we saw Lewis Jones, of this vicinity, in conversation with a tall old gentleman, who, although his face was turned in another direction, we recognized at a glance as Jacob Julian, an old pioneer of this county, but now of the vicinity of Logansport the same whose religions belief we copied into our paper of the first of May. The asociation of

these two men at once called up in our mind. an interesting narration which we had some years before heard Jones give of a scene in the early days of Centerville in which said Julian figured so as to make himself quite famous in a field of enterprise in which he never aspired to distinction. It occured during the now almost forgotten fighting days of Centerville, while Salisbury was yet her formidable rival, and our town a straggling village, mostly of log houses, scatered along the yawning mudhole of a street, nearly every other one of which was a dram shop. Drinking Universal. Drinking was then well night universal, and fighting hardly less so, among the heterogenous population of the

place, and the rude frontiersmen who I congregated here of Saturday evenings. There was a certain 'set' of ruffians and 'bullies' who came to town regularly and expresly to provoke a 'fight with someone parading the streets with curses and bravados for that purpose. In the reminiscences of the fighting and drinking days of Centerville which we sometimes hear talked of by old settlers, a family by the name of Brocas always figured prominently. They were, we have been informed, from Tenessee. One ot their number, Jery Brocas, was preeminent among them, and was of powerful make and ferocious appearance. There was another of this class named Alexander, and it was-he who figured prominently in the, story I am about to rehearse. . 1 " "Jacob Julian' was irF those 'dayVone of the most powerful men of his time tall, large, athletic and active. Few men were a match for him at log rollings and raisings. He cleared a good part of the ground where the city of Richmond now stands. With those physical gifts, however, and perfectly self-reliant, he was one of the most quiet and peaceable of men. He never drank, quarrelel, nor fought was in fact a Carolina Quaker without guile. He it was whom this bully, Alexander, singled out as a supposed easy subject to triumph over. It will be seen that he 'caught a Tartar. See the Fight. "Lewis Jones saw the fight, but byway of parlance, first gave a graphic account of the 'side scenes', on the authority of the late Lot Bloomfleld. Alexander, who was also quite a large man, lived at Salisbury, between the citizens of which place and those of Centerville, the utmost cordiality did not exist. Bloomfleld, going over to the former delectable place one morning, met Alexander In his way to Centerville, 'to whip some of the d d scoundrels about that . place', as he said. Bloomfleld advised him to be a little cautious, or he might get a sound drubing himself, and so pased on. Coming home in the evening, Bloomfield met Alexander returning, about the same place where they had met in the morning, and saw at once that a change had come over the spirit of his dream. He was considerably the worse for wear, and quite crestfallen. As soon as they met, in response to Bloomfleld's inquiry as to what was the matter, Alexander exclaimed: 'B I went over to Centerville and got into a horse mill'! "Now as to the fight, Jones says that Alexander met and accosted Julian by asking him for a chew of tobacco.

The latter was dresed in a linen suit, including a wamiss' a 'Jersey frock' an old lady of that period sugests to us with side pockets, in one of which be had a handful of 'dog leg tobacco, a part, of which he handed to Alexander. 'D n your tobacco, and d n you'! be exclaimed. Another account has it that he said: 'I had rather take it off of your, cheek.' Julian merely replied: 'I know what you want', and imediately siezed the other in his grasp, crushed him to the earth. and choked and mauled him until be was fain to cry for quarter. The thing was done with an ease, coolness, and thoroughness which entirely won the admiration of the crowd, and as . the event became noised about, the prompt righteous and handsome punishment of a most wanton . insult by a professed bully, gave very general gratification, and is remembered and related by old settlers of Wayne county as one of the best things which occurred during its early history. "Jacob Julian, as we have said, was not a 'fighting man' and is now bowed with years and bodily infirmities, but a peculiar smile will yet play around lis face when reference is made to the subject."

GROUP OF GOOD LAWYERS LIVED IN CENTERVILLE Judge William A. Peelle Was Last of Famous School of "Burnt District" to Die.

CENTERVILLE, Ind., July 5. When Judge William A. Peelle died here in July 1902, it removed one of the last of the "old time" lawyers of the

"burnt district" who figured so con

spicuously in the pioneer days of the

county. His memory and that of other

leaders of the bar who were active

when Centerville was an Important

town on the old National Road was recalled today by the thousands who attended the celebration intended to

further a movement asking the government to rebuild the road.

Centerville was the home of many of the. distinguished lawyers of Wayne county and many of the present members of the bar read law here. Bethuel Morris Is supposed to have been the first lawyer in Wayne county. He lived

in Centerville until 1822 when he went

to Indianapolis and for several years served as circuit judge. Among the first lawyers admitted to practice in Wayne county were: Stephen C. Stephens, 1815; .Miles C.'Eggleston, Addison Smith, James Rariden and D. J. Caswell, J.818; " James Qllmorel Cyrus Fin?h,''SteTJhen Whltcher and O. H. Smith, 1820; Lot Bloomfield, 1822; David Drew, 1820; and Abraham Elliott and Martin M. Ray, 1822. Mr. Finch was associated with Septimus Smith in establishing the Western Times. Rariden served in both branches of the state legislature and was also elected to congress. He also figured conspicuously In the state constitutional convention of 1850. John S. Newman was admitted to the bar in 1828. He. was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1850 and served for five years as president of the Whitewater canal company. James B. Ray, governor of Indiana from 1825 to 1831. lived in Centerville from 1837 to 1840 and practiced law. Caleb B. Smith, while never residing in Wayne county, practiced at its bar. He was a member of the state legislature, speaker of the house and elected to Congres. Hon. Samuel E. Perkins, late judge of the supreme - court, first came into prominence as a Wayne county lawyer. He was admitted to the bar at Centerville in 1837. Jacob B. Julian a brother of George W. Julian, two years his senior, was admitted to the bar at Centervlle in 1939. He served as prosecutor, member of the state legislature, president of a Centerville bank and judge of the Marion circuit court. Among others whose names have been more or less known throughout the state are William A. Bickle, Michael Wilson, Nlmrod H. Johnson. James Perry, Wiliam A. Peelle, Oliver P. Morton, Gen. Wiliam P. Benton, John F. Kibey and Harmon B. Payne. The coldest inhabited country is said to be a province in Sibera. The average temperature for the entire year is 2 degrees below zero.

OLD ROAD BOOSTERS OF DIG KOVEKENT

- Township organizations which have

been active - in - promoting the Did

Trails Road . association ; in Wayne county Include as. officers the following boosters: . ; . Franklin township President, W. J. Curtis; vice president. Moody Welsh;

secretary, O. C, Hunt; treasurer, Orzo Blose. ;.';-i,; ';; ?.;V'.':. : -v"-.. " Center' township President, J. H. Blose; vice president, - J. F.;, Dynes; secretary, W. T. Mathews; treasurer, T. I. Ahl. Perry township President, Peter Beckman; vice president, John' Taylor; secretary. Dr. A. L. Loop; treasurer, Will Fouts. Clay township President, E. S. Martindale; vice president, Charles Bond; secretary, Will Roller; treasurer, Orvllle Hoover. Harrison township President, Robert Beeson r vice president, W. A. Lindley; secretary, William Wilson; treasurer, Alonzo'Hormel. Webster township President, A. D.

Haisley; vice president, Clarence

Palmer; secretary, George Paulin; treasurer, Frank Jay.

New Garden township President, Major M. M. Lacey; vice president,

Thomas Brennan.

Washington township President, O. H. Beeson; secretary, R. F. Callo

way; treasurer, Earl Crawford. Jackson township President, F. C. Mosbaugh; secretary, W. E. Floyd; treasurer, Claude Kitterman.

Jefferson township President, Wil

liam' Starr; vice president, W. O Jones; secretary, C. C. Shinn.

Abington township President, William Gates; vice president, E. J. Wright; secretary, Harry Garrett; treasurer, S. S. Clevenger. Greene township President, George Frazier; vice president, Orlle Hinshaw; treasurer, Asher Pearce; secretary, M. H. -Woolley. Wayne township President, Dr. I. S. Harold; vice president, Richard Sedgwick; secretary, E. M. Haas; treasurer, A. D. Gayle.

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CHESTER

Miss Ardella Worley is visiting relatives near Hagerstown this week. Mrs. Davis of Richmond, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will Wesler. Miss ; Gertrude Simms of Chicago, is visiting her parents here. Quarterly meeting was -well attended Friday evening. Dr. Light, the new district superintendent and Rev. U. S. A. Bridge and Rev. H. C. Harman of Richmond, gave short talks.

PROPOSED ROAD

Continued From Page One.l Added to all this are the climatic advantages of this road, for it is in very truth an all-year-round-road. Passing through the heart of the new world, and through the asparagus beds of the continent, it reaches the Rocky mountains at a point and crosses at an altitude easily accessible to the. automobile, and sufficiently far to the south to escape the great snowstorms of the north. The component parts of the road follow: : Braddock's Road. ' The Washington, or Braddock's road and Nemacolin's ' path, was a road blazed through the forests between the Potomac and Monongahela. Under the authority granted by George Washington, It was widened for army use. Later, General Braddock used it to transport his troops in campaigning against the French. His grave is near Unibn-

ville on the National pike.' Cumberland Read. The bid National, or Cumberland road, is full of historic interest. It was inaugurated by Albert Gallatin during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, in 1806. It was the highway from Cumberland to St. Louis. The road was constructed of dirt, plank, split poles, etc., and soon became almost impassable. Its management became the "paramount" issue in the campaign of 1824. Mr. Adams, Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun advocated the, rebuilding of the road. Even at that time, so strong was public sentiment in its favor that the house of representatives passed a measure by a large majority and the senate passed it almost unanimously, but President Monroe vetoed the bill. . Monroe after

ward reversed himself on this same question, and the road was rebuilt as far west as Yandalia, 111. In 1836 this road was abandoned back to the individual states. . Boone's Lick Road. Boone's Lick road was a trail from St. Louis to Old Franklin, Mo., where two sons of Daniel Boone evaporated salt, sealed it in hollow logs and floated it down the river to St. Louis. This traffic resulted in a settlement which necessitated this road. . Old Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe trail started at Old Franklin -when in 1822, William Becknell, with a party of about thirty men made the first trading trip to Santa Fe, N. M. This road was about 1,100 miles long, traversing Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. For half a century it was traveled high and dry, and was passable at all times.

In the entire distance there was not a

bridge, or the need of one. The road was an important artery of commerce connecting civilization with the sout west. It was laid out and surveyed under the direction of a commission

headed by Thdmas Benton of Missouri. At ' Council ' Grave and McPherson, Kan., treaties were made by this' commission with the Indians for a right-of-way forever for the Santa Fe trail. Benton at one time advocated that the government build a road two hundred feet wide from Kansas to the Pacific coast---r ". -:;--:.- Grand Canyon Route. ; From Santa Fe, N. M., westward, the wonders of this road are graphically enumerated by M. J. Riordan of Flagstaff, Ariz.: ' "The highwayman (if I may use this word in-the good sense Which it originally - bore, and to which the good roads movement, is, I hope going to

restore it) from New York and Pennsylvania and Ohio and Indiana and Nebraska, when he motors to Arizona, will want to cross the very stretches of country that the first detail of European civilization traversed on its way to the Grand Canyon in 1541; he will want. to see the. site of the first capital of Arizona, at Navajo Springs; he will want to visit the Hopi villages, the' scene of this day of the most re

markable religious rite in the form of the snake dance, known on this continent; be will - -want to see the marvelous colors of" the Painted. Desert; he will want to see the banks of colored clays by the shores of the Little Colorado river; he will want to see the tremendous chasm at -Meteor; he will want to see the remarkable prehistoric ruins in Walnut Canyon;, he will want to see the cave dwellings; he will want to see Sunset mountain; he will want to travel to the Grand Canyon, that 'thought ' of God on earth expressed,' and the greatest of His thoughts in respect of natural scenery. All of these and more will these highwaymen of the East want to cast their eyes upon and see, before they enter into the promised land of southern California." What is more practical for both sentimental and commercial reasons than an ocean-to-ocean highway along the route above outlined? This road in the east goes through the richest and most thickly settled part of the United States; and in the west along the only possible yearround route to the Pacific coast; and for "scenic wonders of the western end of this road rivals the Alps.

TO ATTEND FAIR

Prof. Harlow Lindley of Earlham

college, left yesterday morning for

Southern California. He expects to travel the length of the California

coast, spending a week In San Fran

cisco to attend the session of the American Historical society and the

Panama-Pacific international expos!

tion. He will return to Richmond in

five weeks.

The Young Women's Christian Association possesses a world membership

of 650,000.

BOARD OF MISSIONS STUDIES CIIILDREI1 FIGURING 111 BIBLE

CENTERVILLE. Ind., July S.The Christian Woman's Board of Missions held its first regular meeting Thursday afternoon n the church parlors, at the close of the Ladies' Aid meeting. The meeting was called to order by .the president. Mrs. Tom Eliason, who lead the devotional and opened

the discussion of the subject,. Chil

dren of the Bible." Scripture readings

were given on. the subject, and comments made by members. Interesting

papers were read by Mrs. Burns and Miss Bartholomew. - An article on

Customs in Japan," was read by Mrs.

Bartholomew. The following are the charter members of the society: Mesdames Tom Eliason, Lerby Kimmel. T. Bartholomew, Ada Darnell, Grigsby, Delia Burris, John Dynes, Eliza Ste

vens, Lenna King and Miss Lulu Bar

tholomew. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stevens and Mr.

and Mrs. James ; Harris contemplate Visiting the Panama-Pacific exposition

and other places in the west in the near future.

HISTORY CLINGS

Continued From Page One paid a visit to the Morton home, now used as a barn, although window frames opening through decayed weatherboards show that it was once a dwelling. The structure stands bard by a side road which winds its way south from Centerville,' and it is about the only marker of what was once the village of Salisbury and the first seat of county government Morton Home Visited.

It was the unanimous opinion of those who made the pilgrimage to the Morton home today that there should be a public demand for the county

government to take over this birth

place of one of the county's and the

nation s greatest sons and maintain it

in a proper state of preservation as a

lasting memorial to the memory of the

great statesman.

Centerville people took pride today

in pointing out to visitors the bouse where the famous reception to Henry Clay was held. It is located . upon

West Main street, and it was the home

of James Rariden, one of the eminent

men of bis time. The evening of the day the great Kentuckian, Henry Clay, paid his historic visit to Centerville, Mr. Rariden was the host at the reception tendered in his honor. Pioneer residents of Centerville tell

you that children as well as grown ups attended. Clay was very fond ot

children and he spent much time with htem at the reception. Clay remarked to little Gertrude Newman. later; Mrs. Ingram Fletcher. "My dear, yon have

prni y name, uui ii ougni lo m prut

nonnced Jertrtina. - And to a. hiB

nil lad who confronted him with burn? ing cheeks and downcast eyes. Clay, his eyes twinkling, said: "Yon have a very large mouth, but that does not matter in a boy." and the crowd roared

with laiiffhtAi- vhiln ttin vAnnntM.

panic stricicen . wiin emDarrassmeni. fled.- Clay himself was the possessor of a very large month. , 1 Slave Refuses Freedom. ' "

In the same house one of the most

widely discussed acts of Clay's political career occurred. He authorized A

committee of Centerville people to os fer freedom to his negro body servant the petted slave. 'Charley. The offer

was promptly refused by Charley, who said he had no desire to leave his mas

ter. Near the old court house is the site of a building where one of the most famous Union leaders in the Civil

war. General Ambrose E. Burnside,

worked at the tailor's trade as a youth.

On the northwest corner ot South Main Cross street is the dwelling known as Horton House, for there

Oliver P. Morton spent the early years of his married life. When Judge Wil

liam A. Peelle's term as secretary of state of Indiana expired he purchased the Morton House and died there July 1. 1902. . Centerville people today also took pride in pointing out. the site of one

oi me oia taverns, Known as me American House, which was operated by

Samuel Hanna. the pioneer "good roads

booster" of the county. Because of his active interest in this work he was one of the commissioners appointed to locate what was known as the Michigan road, a great highway which was authorized from Lake Michigan to the Ohio river. Hanna was also conspicu

ous ror his active opposition to tne policy of imposing fines upon Quakers who refused to serve in the army durInc th Civil war. .

structure which was CenterviUe's first tavern. . It is now located a few squares east of the public square, upon which it originally stood. It was erected in 1820 and was the headquarters for prominent men all over eastern In-

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LONDON, July 5. The first newspaper in England to be suppressed 4irnr iha u-ni In tfia Tavieh Tltnt

a daily newspaper which published the names of streets where the Zennelin dronned bombs durine Its raid

on the heart of the metropolis. The

management stated that the forbid

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of the press bureau's warning.

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