Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-24

THE MIAMI RESERVE
By the treaty made 1T ST. Mays, IN
1878. the Miamis sold most OF their
r.ossess;ons south OF the Wabash river.
| retaining q large reservation (presently
described) and several smaller spots re-
tanned for certain head men or families
That large reservation was known a
the Miami National Reserve. the BIG
Reserva," aud sometimes. the Thirty
miles Reserve" (from the TACT OF Its
width being about thirty miles). These
names ali distinguished it from other
reservations that were generally named
| for the chief to whom each belonged
Its boundary began On the Hsbnsh o.
the mouth OF the Salamouie. lat La
Gro) and extended along the Wabash
| to the mouth OF Eel river (at Logans-
port) The east aod west limits were
lines drawn due south tron the two
mouths mentioned, tor distance equal
to the distance between the mouths
For q south limit, line WAS drawn
| from the southern ends OF the east aud
west Misunderstanding from one end
| to the other, and running parallel TO
the general direction OF the Wabash
between the two points. The direct
distance between the two mouths, Is
about thirty miles. As the Wabash
river does not & ow in due west course,
this Sou b line being parallel to the
general direction of the river. Is seversl
miles farther south at its west end than
at its east end. The region OF country
iuclosed within these limits contained
900 square miles. Il included the en-
tire area of Howard county: the south
parts OF Wabash. Miami. aud Csss; the
north halt of Upton, and adjoining
parts of Grant. Madison. and Clinton
Counties. Il was retained by the In.
diaps until vacated by treaty made IN
1910.
With exception of this Big Reserve"
Git is 80 called In the treaty OF loi0)
and the few small pieces retained by
certein chiefs. all the Indians land
south of the Wabash river came into
the possession OF the United States.
This tract received the name The
New Purchase" Ii extends into Wayne
County on the west. and em braces nearly
all Dalton Township, halt each OF Jet
ferson and Jackson, and contains the
towns of Hsgerstown and Dublin.
Whatever was lacking to make the
amount OF land then purchased OF the
Miami's equal to the whole area south
OF the Wabash river tbst remained un-
purchased in 1916 was made up by q
tract secured at the same place, few
days before the transaction with the
Mismi's. The Pot.awatomies resided
north westward of Eel river, and claim
ed az Tar south ss the Vermillion river.
They sold. at that time, tract north
west of the Wabash, extending from
the Tippecanoe TO the Vermillion, and
from the Wabash to . line running from
point twenty five miles up the Tip
pecaroe TO a point the same distance up
the Vermillion. This line was intended
to be parallel to the general direction OF
the Wabash river In rhat part of It's
course. These acoessions were surveyed
early in 1920. aDd brought into the
market ut land offices. established By
Congress in 1919. at BrookviIle, Terre
Haute and Jacksonville; aud one es-
ia blished in 1922, at Fort Wayne. Tie
Hon. oseph Holman, one OF the very
first settlers OF Wayne County, and
member OF the first constitutional con
vention ard 1T the frat legi.latura. at
aSuuhunstAsooeezuuuzzss ~xu-xhe
decade of the Twenties. the New Pur-
chase" received many settlers. Ia1625,
the state Offices were moved to Indiana
polis. which then became the capital
Governor j ennings.
RE ELECTION OF JENNINGS.
Although the treaty OF 1918 was the
most important event in Governor Jen-
nings's term of service. aud although
he had part IN it "a one OF the United
States commissioners, yet it was not AZ
affair OF his administration nor duty
~ governor OF Indiana. He received
al yfxtr
sioIer from the President. And while
diana, and one OF which . participant
might feel proud. yet it was the cause
to Governor Jennings OF some annoy
ance. There was provision in the
state constitution that 20 person hold
ing any eff &c under the u nited States.
shall exercise the eff ,e OF governor"
y Governor j snDings lieutenant governor
was Christopher Harrison. He raised
The question whether Jennings by &C
septlng the appointment and serving as
! commlss ioner tor the national govern
nent, had not vacated the office OF gov
srnor of the State and thereby devoIved
it upon the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The |
~ beet came up before the legislature |
which body seems to have regarded the |
let of Jennings as wholly inadvertent
Ind IN view OF the value of the service, |
Fss disposed to pass the matter by. |
without action. Harrison, indignant at |
The partiality and delay, resigned his |
flee OF lieutenant governor. At the |
,exs election for governor (August, |
Sl9 Harrison appeared as = candidate |
against Jennings. But the people. con-
idsring the importance OF the purchase
o the State, the short time required for /
he business, and appreciating the mo
ives of Governor JENNINGS, re elected
lIm BY majority that msy truly be |
allied Overwhelming For Jennings
eceived los votes ont of IL ,256 cast.
IN CONGRESS AGAIN.
Jonathan Jennings remained governor
n his second term until near Dscem
er. 1922. when he resigned to go to
congress. having been elected at the
tate election in August previous At
hat election. William Hendricks was
hosen governor. and Ratlif1 Boon lieu
arant- governor. Boon had been elected
0 that position in 1919. tor Jennines's
scond term. Therefore. when Jen-
ings resigned in 1922. Boon flushed
be uoexpired term till the insueu -ation
Hendricks, in January 1923.
Indisns was admitted into the Union.
18th an allowance of one representa-
We in Congress, until the spportion-
,eut OF members BASED upon the eensus
$50 Such apportIonment went into
feet In 1923. and BY it Iadisn. was
lowed three representatives. By this
let we can see s3methipg of the in
-ease Of population IN Indiana from
3'5 TO $50 Ii the former year. lie had
63 S97 Tree white persons; {
bile By 1920, il was found 70 have
opuIation amounting to 1i9 us. Jen-
iuSs served alone for one year, and in .
s23 WAS joined by colleagues elected In :
upusf of that yaa~ The STATE u.s