The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 October 1989 — Page 16

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., October 25, 1989

Beach construction proposed at Kuhn Lake

Michael J. Walczak and Steve R. Gesaman recently submitted an application for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit for the purpose of construction at Kuhn Lake in Tippecanoe Township. The two Ypsilanti, Mich., residents propose to place fill material for construction of a beach and to stabilize the lake bottom for protection of an existing seawall. The applicants propose to place approximately 70 cubic yards of peagratel along the base of the existing seawall in order to stabilize the lake bottom and to construct the swimming beach. The projection of fill lakeward of the seawall would be 15 feet, except for the swimming beach where the projection of fill would be 30 feet. The plans indicated that the average fill depth would be six inches with approximately one foot of fill placed near the base of the seawall. A DA Permit cannot be issued if any legally required federal, state or local authorization or certification is denied. A DA Permit, if otherwise warranted, will not be issued until a Water Quality Certification or waiver is on file at the Louisville District office. The applicant is responsible for obtaining the certification from the Indiana Department < ‘of environmental Management. The National Register of Historic Places has been consulted and it has been determined that there are no properties currently listed in the Register which would be directly affected by the proposed work. If the Corps is made aware, as a result of comments received in response to this notice, or by other means of specific archeological. scientific, prehistorical. or historical sites or structures which might be affected by the proposed work, the District Engineer will immediately take the appropriate action necessary pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Copies of this notice are sent to the appropriate federal and state fish and wildlife services. Their views and comments are solicited in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956 and the Endangered Species Act of 1873. as amended. However, there are no known facts that indicate the proposed work would destroy or endanger any known critical habitat of a threatened or endangered species listed or proposed. Therefore, unless warranted by later developments, no formal consultation specific to Section 7

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of the 1973 Act, as amended, will be initiated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Any person may request, in writing, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. A request for a public hearing must state the specific interest which might be damaged by issuance of the DA Permit. The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal masLjbe balanced against

It happened . . . in North Webster

20 YEARS AGO, OCT. 22, 1969 Lydia Circle (United Methodist Church) met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ray Jones of Dewart Lake. The lesson on the American Indian was given by Mrs. Floyd Himebaugh and Mrs. Catherine Coy. Mrs. Lee Sharp gave the background material. The lesson was by letters written by some Indians to whites. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roose and daughter. Sue. returned a week ago from a trip in the western United States. In Phoenix, Ariz..

Relatively speaking — A genealogical calendar

By DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN Several years ago, I started to fill out a genealogical calendar with births, marriages and deaths of. my ancestors as I found them. It has been a source of fun and pleasure. For instance, no one but me may know that my great-grandfather. John Suter, was born 177 years ago on October 18. Having these dates at a glance can also show the happenings of the world they lived in. An example would be that my great-grandfather. William Loewenstein, died in November. 1910. Mark Twain, who had been a printer in the same lowa town on the Mississippi River, died in

its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative impacts thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetic values, general environmental concerns, historic values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the guidelines pro-

they visited the Richard Comer family, formerly of Elkhart. They traveled to Ontario, Calif., where they spent several days with Virgil Roose, father of Robert Roose. Mrs. Earl Fribley was honored with a birthday dinner Sunday at her ■/home in North Webster. Guests included her sister. Miss Kathleen Turner of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Lucy Fribley of Epworth Forest and the family. Efficient Homemakers Club met Thursday night with Mrs. Paul Baugher as hostess in her

April of the same year. These things can be considered'trivia, but they are interesting tidbits. I used a pocket calendar, about three inches by six inches for recording the names on the proper months and dates. Any year will do as long as it is blank, because you will keep the same calendar for continued use. 446. Seek information on Kate E. BIGELOW who married John T. MICKEY in 1916 in Syracuse. Believe she is buried near Syracuse. She previously was married to a‘MASON from Columbia City. Gene V. Mock, r 9. box 64-5, Fayetteville. Ark., 72701. (501) 521-7092. DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN 447. Wish correspondence ‘ about John HILL who married Charlotte GRAHAM on 16 December. 1854. Kosciusko Co. Believe daughter. Jennie, born 1856. married Josephus RICHARDSON (Indianapolis police patrolman), died 1882. Indianapolis. Also seek information on Josephus's parents, Joel RICHARDSON and Amy CARROLL. married 1853. Botetourt Co.. Va. Joan Feistel Griffis. 105 Poland Road, Danville. IL 61832. 448. Enoch BOGGESS moved to Indiana around 1835. He was listed in the 1840 census records in Elkhart Co., and in Kosciusko County in 1850. His wife. Frances, died in 1848, and he died in 1855. Both are buried in Leesburg with his youngest son, Wm C.. who died in 1889. Mary, daughter of Enoch by his first wife, married in Monroe Co., Va., now W. Va.. and did not move to Indiana. Would like to contact any of the family in Kosciusko Co. as I am writing a history of the BOGGESS family. JoAnn Smith. 47157 Goodpasture Road, Vida, Oreg. 97488 449. Would like to know parents of George Washington SCOTT, born in Kosciusko Co. between 1860 and 1865. He lived in Har-

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mulgated by the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency under authority of Section 404(b) of theCWA. A permit will be granted unless its issuance is found to be contrary to the public interest. Written statements received in the Louisville office on or before November 9 will become a part of the official record and will be considered in the determination. Any objections which are received during this period may be forwarded to the applicant for possible resolution before the determination is made whether to issue or deny the requested DA Permit. All information pertaining to this application is available for public examination.

home north of town. Co-hostess was Mrs. Hannah Payne. Mrs. Basil Miller was hostess to the Backwater Friends Home Ec Club Thursday evening, ( t. 16. Mrs. Cecil Paulus was cohostess and gave a poem for the meditations. Members of North Webster Lions Club were in Rochester, Mich., Sunday to visit the Leader Dog School for the Blind. Attending were the Dick Mitchells, the Gary Eastlands, the Paul Carsons and the Floyd Himebaughs.

rison Township between 1890-1900. Rev. Thomas M. WILEY, from Franklin Co., married George and his wife, Etta. Wiley’s first wife's name was Sarah E'. SCOTT. The Wileys came from Morgan Co.. Ind. Andrew J. SCOTT was in the 1870 census, in Pierceton; with wife. Catherine, .and children. Mathias. Milton and George. Is there a connection between the different families? Donna Copenhaver Phillips. 2707 Wayside Court. Warsaw. Ind. 46580. 269-1680. 450. Would like the names of children of Conrad AUER, son of Conrad F. AUER and Susanna GANS. He was born 1857. Kosciusko Co., died 1941. Kosciusko Co., buried New Salem Cemetery with second wife. He married Raychel HAMMAN <1855-1883) then Mary E. TOM <IB6O-1930). Conrad had a twin sister. Susanna. They were born four months after father died Mother then married. George B. MELLINGER, a widower with several small children. George Riddle. 225 E. Uth St., New York. NY 10003. Joan Feistel Griffis, whose query appears above, is a genealogy columnist for the Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana area. Write to her for free queries at Uliana Ancestors. 105 Poland Road,'Danville. IL 61832. She asks that surnames be written carefully in block letters and underlined. Your queries are welcomed Please keep them brief, 50 words or less if possible. Print or type names and addresses Ladies should use maiden and married names. Must pertain tb Kosciusko Co. and so state. Mail to Doris McManis Camden. P () Box 214, Warsaw. Ind. 46580. Oil-eating microbes SNUG HARBOR, Alaska - Microbes are proving surprisingly effective in the cleanup of the Exxon Valdez spill, and officials are preparing to apply fertilizers to 70 miles of beaches. More homes contaminated MOSCOW — More than 3.001) people are preparing to leave a small area of the Russian republic where increased radiation recently has doubled the amount of illness since the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Tasssaid.

Heron , ‘ „ ftiwte.--, 4- c ■' *,*■ WferW' & PROPOSED BEACH CONSTRUCTION — Michigan residents Michael Walczak and Steve Gesaman have applied for a Department of Army (DA) Permit for construction on the south side of Kuhn Lake. They propose to place fill material for construction of a beach and to stabilize the lake bottom for protection of an existing seawall.

Ornament missing

Syracuse Police investigated the following reports during the past week: Ann Schrock, Syracuse, notified police at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 23, that someone had stolen her glass globe and base, lawn ornament from her back vard. She told police it is unknown when the theft occurred and the value of the ornament is approximately $75. The theft of speakers from a 1983 Bayliner boat was reported bv James R. Myers. Columbia City. on Sunday. Oct. 22. Myers reported his boat was in a storage area at Main Channel Marina. Nothing else on the boat was missing or damaged. The value of the speakers is between $l6O-SIBO. A Coke machine missing from his business was reported by Ed Batesla at i:sl a m.. Saturday. Oct. 21. Batesla notified police that the Coke machine;at, Tom s Donuts, with 14 cases of pop was

Bone Prairie where the Miami and Potawatomi Indians fought?

I By M. LYNN GRAY Guest Feuture Writer

Early pioneers lo t the area came upon a broad expanse of flat, treeless land located between present-day Oswego and Leesburg. This land, known as Little Prairie, was controlled by the great Potawatomi chief, Mus-qua-buck of Oswego. These tillers of the soil were baffled by the amount of human bones they exhumed while plowing certain areas of this previously undeveloped terrain. Granny Benack. an aged squaw of the Miami tribe, told of a great battle that had taken place on the Little Prairie many years before the event of white men on the scene. At a time in the distant past, the Miami and Potawatomi were strong tribes. They owned portions of River Valley, extending to the Great Lakes. A young Potawatomi brave went to a Miami village for a short visit. While there, the young man purposely, or accidently, killed a prominent member of the Miami tribe. The brave escaped to his home near the Little Prairie and sought refuge among his own people The Miami tribe sent representatives to the Potawatomi village and demanded the young brave's return to the Nliami villageJbr proper punishment tor his The Potawatomi refused. A counsel was called among the Miami tribes and war against the Potawatomi was declared. Aides of other Miami villages were called upon and the combined forces converged on Little Prairie. The Potawatomi hadn't been negligent in preparation during this time. When the two opposing sides met on the beautiful, open <prairie, an all-day battle took place. The ground was soon covered by the dead and dying of both sides. As the whir and twang of arrows and the thud and crunch of tomahawks continued through the late afternoon hours, the Potawatomi chief was struck down. The chief's followers were near panic, when the old leader's voice rose above the tumult and urged his braves to continue the fight. As the sun was casting its blood-red rays over the prairie.

removed from the business. The value of the pop was estimated at sll7. Batesla will check with the Coca-Cola Company to see if it removed the machine. Accident Driver inattention was the cause of a two-vehicle accident Friday, Oct. 20, at 2:34 p.m.. on SR 13N and East Boston Street. Amy M. Leathers, 24, Ligonier, was traveling north on SR 13 in her 1975 Ford Elite and was going to turn left on East Boston Street when her vehicle was hit in the rear-end, by a 1982 Ford Econoline van driven by Erik J. Leamon, 21, Elkhart. Leamon stated he was traveling north on SR 13 in the van and had looked away from the road for a second. When he looked back he saw the other vehicle stopped and could not stop in time to avoid the accident. Damage to Leather's vehicle was up to $2,500 and up to SI,OOO to the van, registered to Yoder Woods, Inc., Millersburg:

the Miami gave up and departed in defeat. The bodies of the fallen assailants remained where they fell to rejoin the soil. Another, less romantic story explained the large number of bones present in the freshly plowed fields. The Potawatomi tribe at Oswego had at one time consisted of large numbers of red men. A smallpox epidemic broke out among the people. In their frenzy to escape the itching and fever, the miserable sufferers plunged into the cooling waters of the nearby lakes and rivers. This short-lived relief brought about the death of the sick individuals, and they fell upon the open prairie. Whichever account is more plausible, the fact still remains that many bones were unearthed by the early farmers of the area. Dominique Rosseau a»id Henry Ossem were the first white men to settle around Bone Prairie. Both men were traders. Rosseau lived at the lower end of Little Prairie. Henry Ossem took up residence on the north side of Bone Prairie. As early as 1834. two brothers. W.B. and I.R. Blain established a store on the north side of Bone IFDW plan fall meeting The Indiana Federation of Democratic Women has announced a state-wide fall meeting in Indianapolis. The meeting has been called to reorganize the state organization in order to attract more participants, and to celebrate the resurgence of the Democratic Party in Indiana. The featured speaker will be Nancy Brooks who will portray Eleanor Roosevelt. "Eleanor " is a one-woman portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt drawn from her own writings and those of her friends and biographers. State Democratic vice chairwoman Susan Williams will preside over the meeting. The meeting will take place October 28 at the Indianapolis Airport Hilton Inn. 10 a.m.-l:30 p.m. For more information about the event, call Gelone Broadnax at (880 ) 223-3387.

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Prairie. When the town of Leesburg was laid out in 1835. the brothers moved their emporium to that site to be more centrally located. The Bone Prairie Methodist Church was dedicated in 1859. After the congregation died down, sometime after 1879. the building was moved to the Beaty farm and used as a shed. The Catey School was built one mile north of the church. In 1879, the Oklahoma School was constructed south of the church, facing south along the east-west road. The remains of the Bone Prairie community are rather sparse in our day and age. Occasionally. the name crops up in discussion, if the topic is about early Indian culture or pioneer

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farmers. Actual physical evidence is even more difficult to find because of the passing of time. The trees that shaded the Methodist Church in their youth are much larger and still remain to mark the church's location at the intersection of Armstrong Road and 200E. The church bell is mounted outside of the Pound Store in Oswego. If the traveler walks along Armstrong Road, or stands under the trees in the church yard, he can just about "hear the Indian battle of long ago. This article is based on information found in "History of Leesburg and Plain Township" by J.W. Armstrong and volumes by George A. Nye. M. Lynn Gray, this week's guest feature writer, resides in Leesburg.