Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-12


laid out the town of Louisville, Ken
lucky. Daniel Boone, the celebrated
Indian fighter was taken prisoner with
q Others in Kentucky, in l77S, during
the Revolutionary struggles, and was
brought to the town of Old Chillleothe;
but through the influence ofthe British
Governor, Hamilton, Boone and ten
others were taken from thence to De-
troit. The Governor took a special fan
cy to Boone and offered considerable
sums for his release by the Indians, but
without avail, aud the Indians took
him back to Old Chilllcothe, adopted
hmi into family, and became very
fond of him. He joined their sports,
shot, fished, hunted, and swan with
them. They took him with them to
assist at the old salt wells at Jackson,
Jackson county; but on his return he
found 450 warriors armed painted, and
ready to undertake an expedition
against his beloved Boonesborough. He
escaped alone, and arrived in time at
Boonesborough to foil the enemy, save
the borough, and probably the whole
Kentucky frontier from pillage and de-
vastation. In July, 1873, the year after
Boone escaped from Old Chillicothe,
Col. John Bowman, with 100 Ken
tuckians led an expedition against the
Indian town, but it was not very sue
cessful. In the summer after Gen.
George Rogers Clarke inva led the In
dian country; but on his approach the
Indians reduced Old ChillcOthe to
ashes.
On the 10th of May, 1903, ten days az
ter the county was formed the first
Court was held in Green County in an
old log cabin. VIM. Maxwell, Benz.
Whiteman and James Barret were
made Associate Judges, and John Paul,
clerk. The first Court for trial of cases
in the same house, on Aug. 81. follow
ing. Joseph G. Vance, father of EX-
Governor Vance, of Champaign coun-
ty, surveyed and laid out the town of
Xenia, French word, signifying "New
Years Gift.n He was allowed S46.25
for laying off the town, finding chain
men, making plots and selling lots"
The first cabin was erected at Nenia in
April, 1904.
You generally see this county referred
to as "Old Greene,n and many people
wonder why it should be thus designa-
ted. The anwer is simple enough. 1t is
one. of the oldest counties i'm Ohio. being
indeed exactly the same age as Frank
lin, which was formed from Ross in
1903; but there were settlers within the
bounds of Green long previous to that
date, and the first house was erected in
the spring of 1895, whole year before
any permanent settlement was effected
in Franklin. Xenia is two years Older
than Mt. Vernon and exactly the same
age its neighbor, Springfield. The ear
ly settlers of Greene had their full share
of trials and hardships, but their de-
scendants enjoy noble and good herit-
age. They are worthy of it, too, for
through all the past they have held
fast to the example set by Rev. Robert
Armstrong, who left Marysville, KY,
at the beginning of the century because
he could not abide the institution of
slavery, and settled in Greene county,
planting the seeds ut once of religious
education and liberty.
WARREN COUNTY
Was named for Gen. Joseph Warren,
who fell at the battle of Bunker Hill.
The first settlement in the county was
made by Mr.. Bedell from New Jersey
in September, 1895; he erected a block
house which he called "Bedell's sta
tion." Gen. David Sutton, Capt. Ma
than Kelly and others settled Deerfeld.
Among the early settlers was Capt.
Benham, q noted Indian fighter, who
served throughout all the Indian war
in the northwest, in the expeditions of
Harmar, Wilkinson, st. Clair, and
Wayne. Lebanon, the county seat was
laid out in the fall of 1904 by Ichabod
Corwin, Ephraim Hathaway, and Silas
Hurin. Settlements had been made in
the vicinity in 1706. In 1906 1.-THE
Western Star" Jeffersonian paper
was established by Judge John Nc
Lean. Lebanon was incorporated in
1910. 1t is famous as the home of Hon.
Thomas Cormin. The late Judge Dun
lavy died at Labanon in 1889. He was
born in Virginia in 1861. At the early
age of IA he served in an Indian cam
paign and continued mostly in the SER
vice until the close of the Revolution.
He assisted in the building of Fort Me-
Intosh, and was afterwards in Col.
Crawford's disastrous campaign on the
Sandusky from whence he made his
way on foot to Pittsburgh, with two
companions. In 1891 he removed to
Hamilton county, and in 1897 to War
rem county. He taught school and sur
veyed land until 1900. He was men,
ber of the convention which formed
the State Constitution, member of
the first legislature in 1903, and was ap-
pointed presiding Judge of the first cir
cult of 10 counties, holding the place for
II Years, never missing a court. On leav-
ing the bench he practiced at the bar
for Is years and then retired to his
books and studies. He was strong
minded man, of great powers of memo
ry, very philanthropic and most USE
full member of society.
The Hon. jeremiah Morrow, of War
rem county, was member of the con-
vention which formed the State Con-
stitution, q Representative in Congress
at various times, member of the
United States Senate from 1918 to 1919,
and Governor of Ohio from 1922 to
1926. The Duke of Sake Weimar, who
visited him in 1925 thus described him:
"The dwelling of the Governor con-
sists of plain frame house, situated on
little elevation not far from the shore
of the Little Miami, and is entirely sur
rounded by fields. The business OF the
State calls him once a month to Column
bus, the seat of government, and the
remainder of his time he passes at his
country seat, occupied with farming, q
faithful copy of an ancient Cincinnatus
He was engaged at our arrival in cut
ting wagon pole, but he Immediately
stopped his work to give us a hearty