The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-05
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"REMINISCENCES.
NJ NBER FOUR.

the oldest resident of Plymouth, having
settled there IN 1891; Mrs. II. Il. Per-
shng is the next oldest resident.
The first building (west of Cleaveland
& Houshtoa's grocery store) was built in
1854, By Nj. Grove Pomeroy, and occu-
pied by him as a barn, and is the ony
building in the place that was erected as
far back as that time
Mrs S. D. Tabor is Inc Oldest resident
Of the county, having settled where she
now resides ID 1882. Dir. Tabor kept
public entertainment; = his house was
known as the ''Pashpo Hotel" in honor Of
an indian chief Of that name who had
i villsge near by.
The Indians were quite numerous in
those days. They had village little
northeast from the present location Of
Tirpecanoetown; another in what is now
called the Roberts settlement: another
near Ma1enkuckee lake; another some six
or seven miles north west from Plymouth.
and another. the largest Of all, near the
Twin lakes, where they had a reservation,
which was six miles north and south by
four miles cast and vest; the northeast
corner was at the north west corner Of
Aerrilrs addition to Plymouth it was
known as Menomenee' reserve In 1887
-3S, white people began to settle on their
lands IN order to take preemp;ons. Some
OF the settlers became fearful that the III
dians would cause them trouble. The in
dams contendel that they had not sold
their lands that the chiefs with whom the
government held treaty, did not own the
ands General Morgan, Of Rush county,
was sent here to take .he indians to the
country west Of the Mississippi which the
government had set apart for them Col
Pepper came here also, and held two or
three councils with them We were pre-
ent at two Of these councils, one in Plym-
outh. and one at Dickson's lake \ half
breed by the name OF Rice was ;uterpreter
Col. Pepper endeavored to convince them
tia; it would be to their best interests to
80 vest that they had sold their lands
and bad agreed to leave in specified time
The chief who was selected By the indians
as their speaker, Geniel the statement that
they had sold their lands, and said g" they
did not propose to 20 to the far west,-
with their fathers. Cal Pepper, when
portraying the great advantages that
would result to them BIZ gong to he land
selected by their Great Father for heir
future home. where tn. rigers were full of
ish AMI the forest fui. Of bG:Ialoes
aud other wild game-at this point
threw among the indians some buffalo
meat, which had been cut into strips ard
w0ve together Ike meat riddle and dried
lie told them that such mea. was plenty
where they were going. A few OF them
seem t. be interested in the smallest de-
gree. \ few OF those who had settled on
their lands, sent 20 i.aportc for company
f militia to be sent down, as they apprc-
benled trouble. Capt L. A. Hannegan
came with company and remained here
for some time. 1t was soon ascertained
that Col. Morgan, Col. Pepper. and Capt
Hanncgan, were not the fright men in
the right place, at the right time" The
indians paid no attention to them. They
had no knowledge Of the indian character,
and consequently could do nothing with
them. Gen. Upton, of Loganspors, came
and brou,hta few troops with him. At
ter being here q few days he selected 4
time when the greater portion of the in
dams were in their wigwams, anl sur
rounded them with his troops. took their
guns from them, and after securing the
county over, aud collecting them all into
their village, he started south on the
Michigan road, with the old womea and
children in wagons, and those Of the in
dams aud squaws who were fortunate
enough to have poncys, rode them the
balance went on foot. We never saw 4
more pitiful set Of human beings than they
were. Squaws and pappoo,es crying, and
the troops hurrying them along. We
thought & 10! the poor indian, your lot is
hard. F" They were removed, if our mem
DRY serves us right, ia the summer of
1888. Gen. Upton treated the indians
very unkindly. 0ne squaw died at Tippe-
canoe river from exhaustion. caused By
want Of water 4 small number of the
indians secretcd themselves and were not
found 10y Tipton's men. They remained
here a few years, when they began to dis
appear one b. ono until all were gone.