Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-03-31
Written for the Mrsh,ll Co. Republican,
Marshall Co1lty.--lts Early History.
DY WARREN TAYLOR.
CHATTER III.


Before proceeding farther with these sketches
il nav Ice well to remind my readers, that eXactncs:
in the work have undertaken is on, OF the qucs
ton. Nv personal knowle. l.e of Marshall Count,
commences with the fall of 1897, hence 1 lar,
been dcpeh lent upon oh RS for Information con
corning the events which have been narrated in my
former numbers. | am also indebted to Others ant
ttins- In nvcrsing with our old citizens, FIND
ia Il their recoections concerning Greats shicl
took place twessty Ave wears ago or m re- d., s,s<
precisely agree M every particular. and this in
wolves in eniDarra<SuBcntS- There arc also
many ofour citizens whom have not h I'll the priv
i'cgc Of c insulting Their rcn'r.i cen cs v Id un-
ou5tcd'y have rendered my ssc c'ics much more
cresting. Bat TO have visited them at their houses
would have rcri III ed much lime and Ia ,or, mere
Inn could lay out VI Ter ms present crcrmstan-
hope tisat say readers all take these things
dn!er consideration. and IN Ike proper allowances.
Ny representations will. trus. be correct in the
m lin, but mistakes may Ia the way Of names.
atcs, omissions, aai o.her things Aithc close OF
these numbers all mistakes which are pointed out
to me will be corrected.
1t has been Observed TINT TIE In,li ne by the
treaty of SD obtained within the couaty several
reserves Something Ike three years afterwards
Col. A. c. Pepper, gent for the United States,
held council With the Indians for the the purchase
Of the above mentioned reserves, which council
was held. ace L3 10 SOM. mt the Pottow t,mie
Mills. about one mile east from Rochester, and ac-
cording to others, on the Tippecanoc River, about
two milcs above the crossing ofthe Michigan road.
The purchase was effected, but whether fairly or
pute- Many of the Indians were extremes, dissat-
s6cd with the result Of the treaty, maintaining that
only few individuals had consented to the pur-
chase, that the wishes OF the great mass of the own
ers had not been consulted. by this treaty the In
dams obtained tract Of land in tlcPrescnt terri
'"y Of Kansas, and perhaps something besides in
tis shape ofan annuity T.eir removal from this
county will be noticed hereafter. ~
ORGANIZATION OF MARSHALL Couxry-In Feb
rlary, $50, an act passed by the Legislature
of Indiana for the organization of new county
from the southern part of the county of ST. Joseph.
to which the name Of Marshall was given. Adam
Vinnedse was by the Governor appointed Sheriff,
pro tem- The e rst record of the Commissioners
Court found in the Auditors Office reads as follows:
PERSONALLY came Robert Blair, Abraham John
soa, and Charles Ostsrhout, Commissioners of NJ "
shall Comfy; court net at the house Of G. Pome-
ROY, Nay 9, 1896 Jeremiah Muncy appoint
ed Clerk, pro TEN, of said boarl.Y Il is probable
that the above named Comm ssioners were. like
the Sheriff. appointed by the E Executive Of tie
State During thetcr Just alluded to the board
appointed Stephen Marsters, 4 SCISSOR, and John
Houghton, Treasurer, for the year 1896. They al
80 divided the county into three townships Center,
Green, and North, and ordered an election Cor Jus.
tees of the Peace, IN each Township on the 5sth
of MR.. The house of Adam vnnedgc was Sc
lectcd as the place for holding the ecctionn NortI,
township. that of Charles Ostcrhout for the election
in Center, and that Of Sydney Williams for the G.
lection in Green It is probable that no election
was held at the time appointed in Nortl, township.
at least no record Of il can be found: but George
Owens and john Moore we're elected Justices or
the Peace for Green Township, Samuel d. Tabar
and William G. Pomercy, for tho township of
Cenfer.' The total vote Of the two townships was
65, 33in Center. and - in Green. At Inc July,
1896, term ofthe Commissioners Court, samuel
c. Sample, Griffin Treadway. and Peter Johnson,
who appear to have been authorized BY the Legs
lature or some other power to locate the seat of
Justice for the new county, reported in favar of
U|xrrs> A. l.