The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18

| tory, whose total white population was
made up of few traders and trappers scat
tered at great intervals in places like ST.
Louis, Vincennes. Kaskaskia, Detroit and
similar posts established by the French.
VIEWS OF THE VETERANS.
The remainder OF the day, after the con-
clusion of Mr.. Dillon's address, was devoted
to five minute speeches by the pioneers
present. The first speakes was John Taylor.
of Johnson county, aged 20. The substance
of his remarks were that he came to the State
on the 4th of November, 1880. walking all the
way from Pennsylvania. He settled near
the bluffs OF White river soon after
his arrival, but hoped to emf
CRATE soon to better country than Indiana
MRS. MARTIN, OF INDIANAPOLIS,
was the next speaker. She is now g. years
of age and came to Marion county in 1921
Her father, Judge Smith, edited the first
paper published in this section of the
country. She had raised u children, never
attended a women's rights meeting in her
life, but thought the women had better
stay at home and attend to the babies.
She had been asked to Join the crusaders
and pray for the saloon keepers, but she
would rather take a-club TO them.
w. c. Cline, of Hendricks county, was the
next speaker. He came TO Indiana in 1925
and lived in MOOresville in 1929. The pres
ent meeting was the first old settlers re-
union he had ever attended, but he hoped
to attend many in the future. Samuel
addressed the meeting. He is now 70 years
of age. He has been a resident of the state
since 1907 and has chased bears and Indians
over the country in the vicinity of the pres
ent meeting.
]. III. b. Rowland. of Indianapolis, well
known for bis valuable contributions TO it's
early history next spoke of his early life in
Indiana. He came into the White River
Valley in 1920. The country belonged to
the Delaware Indians until 1915, and many
of them were still here when he came into
| the country with his fathers family. Jacob
Whetsell, the grandfather OF Mrs. T.. A.
Olleman, of this city, cut a bride road or
track from the bluffs of White river to the
| White Water in those early days which was
often used in bringing supplies
| by the settlers. He related his experience
| i'm bringing some pork for his father on
horseback along Wheisell's trace. stating
| that when he reached Dollarhides creek, he
was met by a party of Indians, who first
endeaXored to trade him wild meat tor
| the pork, but finding this would not do
| tried TO ''swap" him likely young squaw,
| for The meat of the swine. In justice to Mr.
Rowland it may be stated tina. the tempting
| offer was not accepted.
G.. II. Mclaughlin, of Marion, was the
next speaker. He stated that he came to
Indiana in 1921, and is now Sc years of age.
He remembers the time when nearly every
habitation in his vicinity was nothing more
than a buckeye log cabin. The Rev. Hay
den Hayes next gave some ofhs experience
in the days when Indiana was young, and
his experience in
PRIMITIVE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.
He said he was native HOosier, hav-
| inc been born in Indiana in 1872 In his
boyhood the school houses were generally
built of poles and covered with Eastwood
bark. There were no windows, as glass was
q luxury too expensive for common use.
There were no stoves in these early school
houses, but wide fireplace served Tor heat
ing purposes, and this was supplied by the
boys in winter with huge pillets which
warmed the room while burning In
the summer time the girls cleared
out the cavernous opening and
flied il with green boughs
to make the room look neaIer. One teacher
of the olden time was recalled by the
speaker. He was an aged Scotchmsn, and
his memory retains its verdure still in the
living patriarchs and matrons who survived
his teaching and birchiDgs. He was re-
markedly proficient in the use of
the cat-o-nine-tails, between which
and the hickory switches his preferences as
to mental stimulators were evenly divided.
The speaker gave humorous description
of how the ola Scot used to make the lads
dance hornpipes with hickory limb like
an OK goad in dimensions.
Joshua Landers Ia brother OF Frand Lam
ders, OF this city, the democratic candidate
for Congress) was the next speak
er. He came TO Morgan county
IN April, 1920. His "reminiscences of
his ea'ly school days were similar to those
of his predecessor. The first Sunday school
ever held in Morgan county was opened in
no al-nr. of hsat .--f
scholars to attend it.
Ira Mendenhan, aged IS, one of the first
settlers of Indiana, was the next speaker.
BE is at present a citizen of Iowa.
II. Bray, aged 70, next took the stand. He
came to Morgan county in 1921. The
grounds used for the meeting he we'll re-
membered as being covered with nettles
and underbrush so that IL
would scarcely have been used
for a meeting or anything else.
j. l.. Fish, another old resident of Indiana
in which State he has lived 40 years, was the
next speaker. He was followed by Mrs.
Ferrse. who has lived in Morgan county ever
since 1928. Mother Ferree said she knew ali
about living in log cabins. She thought wo-
men should have the right to
vote upon the question of liquor selling
William H. Black spoke next. He was born
in Pennsylvania in 1911 and came to InGi-
ana in 1924. His family navigsted the Ohio
to Cincinnati in tiatboat. thence they came
TO Brookville and finally TO Marion county.
OF his early acquaintance he only knew
of one LETT in the State, and
but three yet living anywhere
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
at this stage of the proceedings the speech
making was deferred in order to elect Off
GERS for the ensuing year. Messrs. Moore,
TAYLOR, Ballard, and Besler were appointed
a committee to select the officers, who
they ranOrted to be follows: President
j. d. Carter, OF Morgan; vice presidents,
John Taylor, of Johnson; John Mattern, OF
Hendricks; J. III. Il. Rowland, of
Marion; H. It. Searingen, of Hendricks
secretary, Fielding Beeler, Of Marion; treas
Samuel X. Harryman, of Morgan; execu-
tive committee, DIR. Reagan, ID. Fogleman
and ] H Mills. of MORGAN county.