Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-04-14
Written for the Marshall Co. Republican,
Marshall Connty.--Its Early History
BY WARREN TAYLOR.
CHAPTER V.

1898, Patrick Logan was chosen Sheriff, and Thorn
as Mcdonald, County Commissioner. The vote
of Center Township at this election, amounted to
l79, but the returns CT the other townships have
been unable to End. 1t will be seen that Center
than doubled her vote.
The summer and fall Of 1893, will long be re-
membered as the sickly season. The spring Of
that year was very wet, cold and backward. About
the first of juno when the marshes were filed with
water the weather became dry and oppressively
hot. Cases of sickness began to appear about the
first of July, and the number of these rapidly in
creased as the season advanced. Entire families
were Frustrated So far as can judge, not one
person out of fifty was perfectly we'll As this
sickness SO universal, many suffered for want
of proper attention. The most common disease
was the fever and ague, but other and more vio-
lent forms Of fever were also prevalent. Several
of our early settlers died during this season, a
mong whom were E. b. IIobson, Oliver Rose, Ju-
Illus Hutchinson, Hugh Galbraitl, Simeon Taylor,
Jacob Shoemaker, - Picrson, and undoubtedly
Others, wish whom was unacquantcd. This sick
ness, seriously checked the growth of our county
for several wears. M,ny became discouraged and
left for other parts, their health and cir
cumstances would permit. A great change for the
better has evidently taken place in the health of
this region, and northern Indiana generally within
the last twenty years.
REMOVAL OF THE IxDrAxs-Durins the summer of
S3S strong efforts made by United States Off
GERS iniuce the Indians pcaceably move beyond
the Mississippi. Gen. Morgan. of Rush county, was
appointed to supcrintcnd. their removal, and this gen.
tleman with Col. A. c. Pepper, held several
ellis with the Indians, for the purpose of discussing
and settling the difficulties which were known TO
exist. Speeches were male on both SIDES, In
dian named Rice acting Interpreter. The a
gents for the Uuitcd States, lsborel to show the
Indians that they had sold their lands, that they
h I'd agreed to ab ulIon them, and that they must
submit to the terms. Tac Indians denied that the
purchase was fairy m vie, AMI manifested a strong
unwllingncss to leave the homes and graves of
their ancesto's. Finally requisition WAS nude to
the ,vcrnor, I'd rid Wailacc) and three drtach-
ments os militia. numbering about sixty each,
we're raised in LosanSport. Peru ami L,porte, and
placed under the omnaud of Gen. Upton A
gentleman who was present informs me, that the
Indians having been called together at the Menom-
monee Chapel by Gen. NJ, rgn for a council, pro-
fesscIy 50 1T lie ,st, wcse 81 llcny surrounded BY
Tip,on's militia, and m, lc prisoners. Some es-
capped, but the most of these in the course ola few
days were hunted up and secured. The Indians
were marched from their homes in the first part OF
September, when much sickness prevailed among
them, we'll among the whites 1t is said That
several died before they reached the Tippecanoc
river. As the Indians manifested disposition
TO resist, the Ltposte militia accompanied them on
ly 60. few miles to the south OF Plymouth and
the other lctachments fartacr than Loganspert.
Tncsc Pottowat,m;es are now in Kansas or Ncbras-
kl in the ncighi,oriood of the Shawnecs, the Mi
mics AMI Wvandotts. y
PHYsIcAvs.-tn the fall of S3S five persons in
Plymouth engaged in the practice of medicine,
Drs. Crilm, Griffin, Alvorl, Jones ami Jeroloman.
The latter. however, who was sent out rs physi
clan for the Inlians rem lined in the county but Il
short time. DIR. Crum had then been rracicing in
the pl zee for year or more.
1 MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PRoFEssIoS.-In the
spring of 1913 Willard LOOMS settled in Plym-
ouh AMI engaged in the practice of law. Sometwo
years Afterwards he was elected to the Office of Re-
ruler, but died shortly after his election. In the
fill of -, r. l.. Farnsworth opened law office in
Plymo nth, where he followed his profession fol
something ike year. subsequently he removed
TO South Bend. and now perhaps resides in that
vsy, Attorneys, came to Plymouth not far from "a
and followed the practice OF Law among us for two
or three years.
1t appears from the records Of the Marshall Cir
cu, Court that person sent from county
to the Penitcntiary until lsi9. In September o
that year. n ,a'l H. Simmons tried and conv let
ed for passing counterfeit money, and sent TO JEFF
f.rsonsile for FIVE years. Since the above men
toned timc the sending of convicts from our coun
ty to the Penitentiary, have not been matters 0
unfrcqueat occurrence.
0 COUNTY BUILDINGS Court House was bull
in l54l, unlcr contract m ,de with the County
Commissioners by Levi C. Barber. Our Jail is
z more modern structure, having been built six o
: eight years ago. The ground which it stand
+ WIS formerly occupied by hewcd los bui ldin
c which used as a county Jail for about fourtce
n years.
In my next shall give an account Of the relig
5 ous organizations and schools which existed in til
IS cou11y at an early pcriol.
CoHakcroS.-In the last number several mis-
takeswer made 10y myself, and two of these wi
be noticed. Near the commencement Of the CON
munication represent the population Of the coun
ty as having increased rapidly during 1885.
:, should be 1896. In another place my commun
: cation says that the County COMMISSIONS Cour
:, in early times, met monthly. They sometime
met often, but generally their sessions were tw
!. months apart, and occasionally more. When VT
= ting my last number was unwell and did not CIV
it careful review.