The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-24

interview with Col. Edmortsor
and Others.

interview with Col. Edmonfso,
and Others.
JASPER, IND., Jan. 18th 1870
EDITOR COURIER. Our ;nfor,r.'.. :.
seem never to grow weary win ha;,'
iuizzed Ia regard 10 what thew Lno,
concerning early times 2 In M: fr,;,s,,
ana happy land OF ours. Thouvh &c -. :, !,
complain more or less or hard time :"
Nov nothing Of the hardships o
those who came here when tbis na-s =
49,. '"un'ry was inhabited only 6y wild
acn anu wild animals. Al that tims
s"ey could not hear the whistle Of fhs
nvun"s 'hiii almost At their very doors
We ao' and announcing TO them
"e1e .ney could get their bread. no,
.nc snriii whistle Of the saw mill. teIl;nc
,. ,nen' where. they could be supplied viii
,"'oer 70 build their houses. Iut thsv
lau 70 shoulder their axes and runs an:,
p'unye into the deep and unknawn
.r ,"rests and cut logs 10 build cah;"s
ne gun was necessary article N ever
,anhy. ~ was the safeguard ~ ~
husband when he went into tbe ,roaJs
70 work, and Of the women and ch;,Sre'.
~ nome IA the cabin. And manv ra.n
'ne women that learned to use The r;aa
quite as skiifuIiy as their husbands w.
oohp'ain o. great scarcity Of none.
,et these pioneers could not. AZ Ali f;n.s'
Iaise money to send letters ~ ,r..s,
! friends and relatives they had leff hs
hinu. We have heard one or tho aiaos.
settlers OF Patoka township. vet I;v;a s.
mere: and more than 60 years o,d sa.'
mar ne had to give up writing - sJ ~,
friends IA N. T., because Il tool ~, ~
money ne could raise 10 buv ws;,;n
Material aud pay postage. An ola Gars G.s
nan iady, yet living in Hall fownsL;r
o,u ~, me that when she first came 70 -. L
III, ! " eastern Dubois, she had 70 send :
= New Albany for every pound ~ 49,. n
ne obtained, that having 4 fam;i. arl {
mali children, she worked ont ciasy;n LIP
p ground and raising a little corn aS u
otatoes while her husband was aa;a- Il
? New Albany and Louisville ma r"s G
IS, re"i .a.s one Oh which trips he was !,
s;,' eu wn,e iording creek, there g
~. ~ r'iuges ~ those DAYS. AndI.i
4 .,.. .,"A .,. u the tax-coIlector ridingI'e
|, go. 'ne county collecting taxes. and e.
cs taxing the amount Of mans y
.oon.skins. Col. Edmonstop. o'
eaTiy as 1873, performed The duties ofIlee,
'aec'or. AND again, a great many od q
ale complaining OF the severe winter ~
are having. yet we are generaII, M
'useu IN comfortable dwellings. All
gentleman told us recently fha,.
',n ne came here. ~ years ago. he and ~ =
Hs,ie family waded the sno,y. nearly q,
zee deep, from Troy 10 this county en
hau 70 ouiId their cabin after arr;v ~
3 Oh, ict us now be content Viii, co
comparatively comfortable situation
among the early pioneers or his o'
my was jonathan Walker. who was ~ m
se ana powerfully built aud probable AZ
strongest man in this part ~ ths pr
'te' Judging from the number ar f;ch,s en-
engaged IN, and generally with fhe Iru
ohgest men, and almost aiwavs com ,ht
on victorious in a regular . fisticnfs. oe'
ne was good hearted man. aIwavs ne
ny 70 share with those who wara oie
'rer than himself and ready 10 defend Ihe
weak from the assaults Of the stronr me
re never used anything bur his fi.t me
night Oh, no! II was cons;d.raS oOt
'ardly In those days to use = Ln;ca =. the
sr weapon. This hardy old n;on.o sta
took sled-load OF skins ~ 80. his
ts 10 Ninccnnes, and while thera ,,rc tpe
ys concluded 10 have some fun \, mo
expense, SO they scared his horsss chi
made them run away, scattering RI this
" overtown. Walker meeting win sch'
I'D friend. was asLa,, ~. L:ns Win pow
Z not whip those men who scared nigl
lorses. lie replied that he thought eve m,eve'
ould. so ne stripped or his coat stat
snirt lhc always did that when - that
to fight) and gave them bo,h ly,
q threshing. The name Of .Jona,h.c the
9 old settlers. o'se"o'u posi-
nn onerritt was another or The ala IRON
sers, having entered land - M educ
y IN 1917. lie was : peddlcr and SUPP
"a his goods on ! pacLshors. pie
Louisville. where he bon ght fharo Hera
through to Princeton then - Legi'
!, Daviess, Orange .nJ t1,sn MI ,olrecog
les, exchanging goods for fnrs sove
the first storc ~ M ~. count
y on, what is now, w. Sherr%;s.'s % are D
IN Boone township. Johr ernor
itt and Jane Brown were -. rs;.s % sion
'cem6er 5lst 1878, 1t Jacob lem labor
~ hev. Stone, Of Daviess countv I,on Z
the nrst couple ever married 4. lgIorie
unity. The second couple marr,s1 y webs
simon Morgan and Rosa Reed ~ y re a.
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