Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-18

be is true that he sometimes lost on PORK,
|but against this, surrounded as IT was
with DELAYS in transportation and a huc
|tuating paper currency, no human Iore
aiobt could guard. Blu this line OF bus
mess. was only auxiliary to his other,
and his losses on pork were never SO
Great as to cripple his business, as a
General merchant, or to seriously impair
his fortune or credit.
his socialonalities were c~ommendable,I
He had fine conversational powers, which,
he had cultivated thoroughly, His Ian
image and dictioR were plain, logical
Clear, direct and convincing. While he
had but little taste or capacity for quick
witty repartee, he was full of humor and
possessed q good appreciation of the In
ficr0us. He was a good DICTATOR, and
during the latter days af his life, took
great delight in discussions, especially on
Theology, in which. he generally, as he
believed, succeeded in vanquishing his
opponent All these qualities made him
In instructive and agreeable companion
An ailusion to the circumstances surI
rounding him when he began life IN this
county will not be out of place here, as
e. is bY this means that we will be ena1
|bled TO look upon him in The light that
he was seen by those who shared in the
struggles, prIvations and ~triumphs, -iul
the midst of which, and under the in1uI
enee of which his character and qualities
were developed and matured. Withoutl
to some extent, understanding these
mis- character could not be understood
or appreciated He found when he
came unbroken forests. wild game and
friendly Indiaue, in plenty, awaiting
him. Those of his " race were few
Indeed. But they welcomed him warmly
and pioneer life was began together
Cleariugs were made, cabins bHht, ano|
the simplest necessaries of life procur1
ed at immense toll and cost. When the
coanLy of Pre1le was established, and
organised, Eaton became the county
seat. There was no Store IN the county,
A necessity existed for one, and Corne-
lius YnrAusdal when about twenty-five
ayears of age established it; little dream
ing that he and his humble store were to
play SO inpoctalt a part an the develop
men% aud history Of the county. vi
course the store-keeper at once became
conspicuous, and he and his store be-
Icame the county lfSr there was 40 town.
talk. His reputation vas not long res.
tricted by county limits-it spread, until
lit embraced all the territory Of Western
NOhio, aud Eastern Indiana [tEea a Ter
ritoryl between the Ohio River and the
Lakes. His name became familiar &c
every man, woman and child in the
bounty, and to every business man. and
Nenterprizing Indian within q hundred
miles around. Among his ia Lifar &C
ouaintauoes 1ere:-Tecumseh, his bro
7ther, The Prophet; Honest John; lnjun
John, and others of the same ilk, whom
he toek pleasure sometimes in mention,
ing in conuection with anecdotes and
incidents connected with their traffic
lone which comes up to mind will be
related: 'Injun John brought his furs %
the store to swap for salt The old
Fashioned S~teelyards, with long and shori
or Eght aud heavy sides were used II
Weighing the articles involved in the
itrade. John had never seen Steelyardi
before, and watched the weighing closely
THE light side was used IN weighing thu
furs. When the Salt was TO be weighed
tue S4eelyards we're turned oyer so as t.
, use the heavy side. John watched thi
! Operation with suspicion, and when b
saw the yard hy up when the pea was no
so far from the fulcrum as wheu his fur
! were weighed, he was CONVINCED tina
&there was something wrong, a seiztni
4 the STEWARDS exclaimhd-Dam Lie :
Z ran to the door, and threw them as Ia
as he could iAto the weeds and brush
Though the Indians were welcome t
come and trade they we're required
: pay as they went-whie his books
E eay in 1910 show that he had give
g credit to q greater or less extent, to PEI
Nhaos every white ~inhabitant of the eoar
~; and not a single red mans aaSa
appears up-u his books. By the way, a
Examination of these old. books, Mak
some inGerestiEg facts apparent. Oaei
thisr That he had euS9ge9 @Gt iiMite
advantages IN the ~as of eaneaifon.-
#7is wriSlag and spelling when be begsH
as compared with the rapid improvt
ameut be made; aud what IN b e0safs
. Cf q few years, he attaiaed to IN thes
Respects, show this eoncfusIvely. He
e kherefc ne entitled to the merit of hayin
d lin a great measure, educated himself
a Another thing shown is this thl
he habi,uaIly accommodated those
Is ne,,d BY loans ofmoneys upoR which |
Enlarged no interest. The charges in q
III book being ITO cash lent" and the cred
beih0 .eBy cash" of the same anon
re- lent These simple facts speak mule
hut eloauently an his favor. Il is 4
n kew to one Il the traits of character tn
EendeaFed him to the early settlers, and
in keeping and harmony with his chs
B. acter in this respect Another i%nterei
lie inx fact is, that 1--WE persons to whom
gave credit in l8lo, land who prompt
g Squared their ~accountsA. are yet alive
le this county, namely-John Quinn, W
sCaster, Conrad Ronebrake, Robert Ru
ne Won, and Silas DoCley. Three, if 4
IS -four of these att ,nded his funeral
ut IF space would permit, it would be
Is teresting to pursue the subject in Il
n Hight further, but we must turn and
Id 5tice other events. As illustrative of
Iy.H character and manner of the times, M
4, tion ma be made of the fact, that,
er aS11 he made return of the census to e.
askCass, at Chill ocothe, whither he went
n ~horsebank, for that purpose, and fou
Al the General in the clearing rolling l0I
Mention ought to be made of his vie
~ lon some of the questions Of public lat
o. lest as indicated by his vote in the LIE:
lature in 1920. He voted agains
resolutioa, declaring 'that the pres
ns pecuniary embarrassme1+s Of the cot
!, 8try, are in a great degree caused by
.ns Hwant of encouragement and protection
American manufactures, de-.
or He also voted against a resolution