The Syracuse Journal, Volume 29, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 April 1936 — Page 4

THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL INDEPENDENT . Published Every Thursday at Syracuse, Indiana. Entered as second-clans matter on May 4th, 190 at Syracuse, Indiana, under the Act of Congress of March 3rd, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES On. Ymr. in £.W &»g» in «*•■>«. ».00 Tht “ N<* Renewed Wten tgi b Ont. F. AT TAN WEA ™ ERH Ph'ONE T Or an<l PubUsber ’ A FULL TIME SECRETARY

Any organization, to function efficiently and properly, „ must have a leader. The Syracuse-Wawasee Community Chamber of Commerce has gone on record some weeks ago, favoring employment of a full-time paid, experienced secretary. The organization has even gone so far as to sponsor a campaign to raise funds for this purpose. To date most every business in the community has shared in the project. . X A Chamber of Commerce secretary is needed here, to care for the countless duties that come to the attention of such an organization. A central office and central headquarters is needed as a clearing house for all these things. In less than a month, the season will open, and no office will have been established. Another summer will pass and nothing will have been done, unless a man is employed this week. It will take a stranger a few weeks to become acclimated and acquainted. Some work will be required m setting up records and getting an office in working order. It is not fair to employ a man and expect him to come into the community and start right in solving the problems which face him. A Chamber of Commerce secretary is no magician. He is human, just the same as the rest of us. The need here is admitted by every sound thinking and progressive business man, and the admission of that need makes action more imperative. Why wait until it is too late to do anything about it? If we are to have a Chamber of Commerce secretary, as we promised everyone whom we asked for a contribution to the program, why not do something about it now? Next meeting will be too late. We need this man this summer. A DELICIOUS DINNER Tuesday evening the Syracuse-Wawasee Community Chamber of Commerce met and was served a delicious chicken dinner. There will be only two more meetings before the vacation season opens and everyone will be too busy to taka much interest in the affairs of the community. Everyone will be busy with his own particular enterprise. The Chamber of Commerce has an excellent program. One, that if carried out, should prove most advantageous to everyone in Syracuse community. About all we can say for the progress made with th< program Tuesday night was that we enjoyed a itry delicious chicken dinner. '

INDIRECTION

When we look beck at the beginning of our Republic, we wonder how our forefathers managed to see so far ahead. They gave us one of the most pliable forme of government In the world; one that has withstood wars abroad and at home, and that so far has stood firm against attacks by Socialists, Communists and . dictators. * But every now and then a trend creeps up that the people are forced to strike down. George Washington foresaw one of them when he said: ’ "If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way in ■ which the Constitution designates. But let there be no changes by usurpation; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed." Some European nations did not heed similar warnings. They have dictatorships. And ainhappily in our own land there are a few who would do by indirection the things they cannot do directly.

DEVOTED CHILDREN

School children of Milan, Italy, have pledged themselves to collect every month a certain amount of waste paper, rags and old clothes as a patriotic task. Some of the stuff to used to make cheap paper. The clothing and raga are sorted, bleached and remade into clothes. The children put a good deal of effort into this work, as do many youngsters in the United States whoso schools have paper sales. Here however, the money raised to used to get something for the school—athletic equipment, a piano, or whatever is wanted. In Italy it is used to counteract sanctions and promote war. The Italian children are rewarded for their work by autogap bed photographs of Mussolini. Diplomas are given to the schools collecting the largest amounts of waste in a given period. To the awerage American the rewards seems hardly adequate to the labors performed, but that, is all in the point of view. At least, the children of Milan demonstrate the loyalty of youth and its willingness to work for an ideal, regardless of personal profit. It to not their fault if the ideal to a poor one. When a woman"trib a man to behave and he does, she to disappointed

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

In the face of the most aggressive and sustained municipal ownership drive ever Conducted in thia country, voters throughout the nation have consistently refused, in the great majority of instances, to put their towns into the electric business. Now the far west produce* more evidence in support of the fact that the American electorate is extremely dubious as to the wisdom of political operation of industry. A few weeks ago the voters of Portland, Oregon, were called upon to pass on a number of measures at • special election. Among these measures was one to appropriate $50,000 for certain valuation proceedings to fix the worth of the local private utility. Municipal ownership advocates fought hard in behalf of this measure, telling the people that it must pass if they were to receivt the alleged benefits of the famed Booneville Dam on the Columbia River, which the federal government is erecting 40 miles from Portland. In all circles, the vote on the measure was regarded as an important gauge of the strength or weakness of municipal ownership sentiment among "the plain people.”

Result of the election must bars caused the deepest sort of gloom to descend on the municipal ownership group, which always seems to make much more noise than its six* wouU justify. Portland voters not only der footed the measure—they slaughter ed it, by a majority erf like 5 to 1. And the voters were no simply in *» general negative mood - they passed other measures on th ballot, including an appropriate s for a new airport. Portland voters defeated the meat • uro because they know that thei * private utility is giving them finsi service at low rates. They defeats i it because they don’t want to throw away another small fortune in chat * ing political wUI-o’-the-wtop®. Tfes.r defeated it because they know that when a town goes into private butiness, the almost inevitable comcquences are waste, inefficiency a.i 1 even graft. In brief, they def aria I it for the same sound reason voba * in a hundred other American ctt < » have defeated similar proposals i» give politicians a political footbal - - at the taxpayer’s expense. ' x - O • The office boy says the nfce thfcj r about these new ice cream sai <- wiches to that they make year stomach feel like your foot wi >

On The Hill 1 UNCLE LEW. The Savage Man The red man referred to in the early history, as told by Beck and Graves, and other early settlers of Kosciusko County in the Ws and have all gone to the place from where no traveler has yet returned. When the white settlers first set their tents in Kosciusko County they found The Pottawattamie Nation in pcmssfon, as far as the Turkey Creek Prairiee, which are in Prairie and Van Buren townships near the northern line of Kosciusko county, and is named from Turkey Creek which borders near its northern border. It Is said the creek got its name from the many wild turkeys which roamed in its creek bottom in an early day. Their villages were along the Tippecanoe River, in the central part of Kosciusko County. The tribes were led by Musquabuck, Monoquet and Mota. Musquabuck Village was located upon the south bank of the Tippecanoe River, on the site .which is now the town of Oswego., 1

Monoquet Village was situated onehalf mile west of where Road No. 15 crosses the Tippecanoe River. This was the most important village, both in size and population. There were other chiefs in this territory, but their names are forgotten. Their tribes dwindled away and their villages disappeared. The principal Miami chiefs were Flat Belly and Wawauasee, called Wawbee. His village was near the south east corner of Wawbee Lake, which was named after him. This lake is about two and one-half miles south east of Milford, near Camp Mack. Flat Belly’s village was north east of Leesburg, near the east line of the County. He was perhaps the best known of all the chiefs to the early settlers.

All of these tribes were governed by their chiefs and were found living on lands reserved for them by treaties, in a treaty with the Pottowattamies on the Tippecanoe River, on October 26, 1832. Musquabuck, Monoquet, Macose, Benack and Mota were the contracting parties In this treaty. Edward McCarthy was a white man, and was one of the interpreters for the tribes. The most important treaty with the Indians was signed by the United States and the Pottawattamies of Indiana in 1832. This was the signal for the settling of the lands by the whites. The reservations to the tribes were made to include their villages. To Musquabuck was given four sections of land on Bone Prairie. This Prairie was so named

because of the many bones of wild animals found laying over it. Monquet received a reservation of four sections, extending south to Warsaw. Mota was givCn four sections on the river near Atwood. Benack received three sections on Big Turkey Prairie, west of Leesburg, and to the Checose four sections just south of Warsaw, was allowed. It is said on this reservation Peter Warner, the first white settler south of the Prairies, built his cabin. When Mr. Warner found out that he was on Checose land he purchased 160 acres from the Checose Tribe, paying them S6OO. At a later date Mr. Warner found out the Checose had no right to sell this land, so he went to the Congress for relief. Congress advised him to enter it in the regular way at $126 per acre, which he did, in 1840. All of the Indian Chiefs who are I named as residents of this County in 1835, were from 65 to 70 yean of age, and all of them took part in the War of 1812. Monoquet told Mr. Graves in January, 1835 that he was in the Battle of Tippecanoe. Musquabuck was also in this battle. In fact it is said that all of the Indian warriors who lived in this region in that day, were in the battle. The writer and his father were on this battlefield 72 years ago. It is located four miles north of Lafayette in

Tippecanoe county. The Chief Monoquet in 1836, was about 60 yean of age, a slim man, rather above the average in height, with dark complexion, a high forehead, and small bright eyes and stern expression. He died at his village in the Spring of 1836, and was buried in a sitting posture with his pony and implements of war, at a rite one-half mile south of the river and village. The old Chief Musquabuck was about 65 years of age, and died about the same date as Monoquet. This family was not of the dark copper color so common among the Indian tribes, but resembled the light mulattos of the south in complexion. It is said of aM the Indians in this county, Musquabuck was the finest specimen of manhood. He was large, erect, square built, well proportioned, with a fine head and high forehead, and weighed about 180 pounds. Be had several sons who resembled him in color and general poise, but none of them were his equal. Two of his sons were twins. A third son called John was killed in a quarrel. His fourth son who was called BUI was the youngest and was quite spoiled. He was about 25 years of age and very found of white company. Bill spoke English fluently, and when the Indians were

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moved to the West, Bill did not want to leave Kosciusko county, which was his native land, and home. The Miami Chiefs Wawauasee and Flat Belly were said to be brothers, and were about 60 years of age, i with dark copper colored skins. Wawauasee, the first named, was fleshy and wore a silver ring at all times, and a fish bone through the cartilage of his nose. Flat Belly was one of the most powerful chiefs of the Nation. He had 36 sections of | land, and enjoyed the luxury of living in a one story brick house built for him by the United States Government. It was in the south-east corner of his village. The Indian population of this county did not exceed 500 persons at the time of the arrival of the white race. Mr. Beck estimates the number to each tribe as follows: Wawbees, 75; Musquabucks, 125; Mono. quets, 150; Flat Bellys, 75; Checose, Motas and others, 75. However Mr. Graves thought the Monoquets numbered about 300, in 1845. The Indians of the Monoquet and Musquabuck tribes remained here for ten years after the treaty, when they then were moved by the Government west of the Mississippi River. About 75 years ago, where the town of Syracuse now is located, deserved little more than just a name, with here and there a small wooden building. It was then known as a village. Many marks of a form-

er race having lived in this county are still visable. This was the case of Indian Hill, where it is said the dusky maidens of long ago erected their tepees and awaited the return of their lovers, with fish and game, no doubt with heart emotions similar to that of the white race. A small remnant of the Miami Indians, who held special reservations, still made visits to the lakes. Benack and Peasway and a few others came to view and bade a long farewell to the scenes, which were once to pleasant, but they, too, are gone and not a single red man remains.

| HISTORY OF SYRACUSE SETTLED IN 1835 I The following is taken from the history of Syracuse and Lake W»wasee, compiled by George W. Miles, and printed in the Syracuse Journal weekly, in 1910: Some Dates and Facts Gleaned From A Bunch of Old Newspapers. Eighteen ninety-two. At the May election Abe Hire and Sheldon Harkless were chosen town trustees, Benjamin F. Crow, treasurer, A. W. Strieby, clerk, and Oliver C. Wolfe, marshal. In March previous Isaac Kindig bought the furniture store of Miss Amy Aber. July 7th the New Inn at Wawaaee (the present one) was opened for guests, with S. E. Arnold in charge. The middle of August following CoL EH Lilly struck a flowing well at his Wawwfee cottage. In November occurred the deaths of A. C. (Curtis) Cory and Joseph Kauffman.

Mr. Kauffman was an old resident of the town, having come here from Pennsylvania in 1855. When fa 1874, he established a dray line, that by purchase and inheritance has come down to the present day through many ownerships, and is now the property of Mr. Jacob McNutt. Mr. Kauffman had throe sons: Benjamin, who went to the war from here as a private fa the 152nd regiment of Indiana infantry volunteers and who for many years was foreman in the lumber mills of Leah, Prouty A Abbott at East Chicago, at which place he died some two years ago, Frederick, who was a railroad engineer and was killed fa ar wreck In the southwest several years ago, and John, who resides on the old Moses Byers farm east of Wawasee lake. He had also two daughters, one of whom, Sara, was the first wife of John Miles, and the other, Alice, married a Mr. Tarman of near New Paris. Both <rf these are dead, leav-

ing John the only surviving member of the family. Mr. Kauffman was ever a highly respected citizen of the town. He was one of the first members of the Church of God, and remained faithful to it until his death. His wife, who came with him from Pennsylvania, had died some twenty years before he did, and he never remarried. December 8 is reported the death of Robert, son of Orange L. Cory, of rabies, he having been bitten nearly a year previously by a strange dog that appeared about the B. &. O. depot. He was a little under fifteen years of age. The horror of his sufferings and death are not likely to hawe grown dim in the memory of any one who was a resident of the town then —eighteen years ago.

Eighteen ninety-five.- Noah King was town marshal. His new made grave is now in our cemetery. The biological station and summer school of the University of Indiana was established at Vawter Park. It remained there for some three years and then was moved to Winona, where it is still maintained. Here is an article stating that i there was a movement among the fanners about Wawasee lake to raise money by subscription and purchase the dam and rights of the estate of the late Benjamin F. Crow, and to then destroy the dam and lower the water in the lake’Tor the ■ improvement of some of the low lands lying about it. News of this i impending danger was also telegraphed to the newspapers in Chica.go and Indianapolis, and coming to ' the notice of Col Eli Lilly and the officials of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company, they at once set to work to organize a company to purchase the dam and save the lake, each pledging a thousand dollars to the project. Persons having property interests around the lake and , public spirited men of the town bei came interested, a company with i three thousand five hundred dollars

of capital stock was organized, callthe Syracuse Water Power Company, nearly all of its stock was sold at par, and the property was purchased from the Crow estate for three thousand dollas, its appraised value, and thus was the present water level

of the lake made secure for all time. It is from this company that the i town has leased the water power to ; run its water works. In June occurred the death of Thomas K. Warner, of North Webster, father of ex-commissioner Ab. Warner, and of the wife of Mr. S. L. Ketring. Mr. Warner was one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the county. In August closed the term of Joseph P. Dolan; trustee of Turkey Creek township—the first democrat who had been elected to that office since Samuel F. Eisenhour moved away from Syracuse at the close of the .war. And that same month J. W. Rothenberger, who had recently come to town from his father’s farm bought the furniture store of Isaac Kindig.

September sto reported the drowning of Bert Sarjent and Nettie Vannatta at Black Stump Point—one of the very few drownings that had occurred in our lake up to that time. These young people, who were guests of the family of Mr. George Bowersox, that was camping at Epert’s, with another young lady, went across the lake to bathe. After having pushed out to where the water was deeper than they thought, Sarjent pulled Miss Vannatta from the boat and they sank to the bottom together. In terror the other girl witnessed the drowning, but was powerless to prevent it. Hearing her screams Col. Eli Lilly and Alfred Roberts, who were fishfang not far away, hurried to the place of the drowning, found the bodies and brought them to the surface, but too late to save them. In September, October and November, occurred the deaths of John Whetten of Milford, ex-county commissioner, Emma, wife of George Proper, Margaret, wife of Valentine

and mother of Isaiah and Aaron Ketring, and the wife of Thomas Epert, now of Syracuse. George Lamb let a contract for the building of a new hotel at Black Stump after its erection to be renamed Lake View.

September 20, 1904, we were informed that Henry M. Stoner had been for a second term elected sheriff of Kosciusko county. Always I proud were we to claim Mr. Stoner ae a citizen. He had come to Syracuse from near Auburn about 1876 or 7, and purchased Conkling Hill and the forty acres of land that went with it. And with him had come the family of Dr. C. Knorr, the father of his wife, which family, besides the mother, consisted of Charles W., still a resident of the town, and Harry and Jennie Foster, grandchildren and orphans, whose guardian Mr. Stoner was. Their mother, another daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knorr, had fallen a victim of tuberculosis, which same scourge claimed her son, Harry, aforesaid, several years ago, while he was still a young man. Jennie became the wife of J. D. Casey, of Ligonier. They now reside at Auburn, where he is connected with the Zimmerman automobile company.

Mr. Stoner had been a member of the thirteenth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry and received a bullet through his shoulder while carrying the colors of his regiment at Chicamauga. In 1892 he sought the nomination for sheriff in the republican county convention, and after a hard battle was successful. And I believe him to hawe been the first official ever furnished the county from Turkey Creek township. Harvey Vennamon, who was always claimed by Syracuse, was one of the three county commissioners first chosen when the county was organized, but his homestead was over the line in Van Buren township. Mr. Stoner served the county as sheriff two terms —four years —most creditably, and then, instead of coming back to Syracuse, settled down for the balance of his days in Warsaw, where two of his daughters

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