Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-28
A VENERABLE HOOsIER.
No Tells q Good Story at Ono Hun
dred and Five.
4 Nan who Has Lived in Indiana More
Than Three Quarters of Century
"Reminiscences OF the Indian War
.aa- - Morgan. the Raider.

Rsminiscenscsso OF the Indian War
.as.- - Morgan. the Raider.
James Hubbartt, one Of tho Oldest
citizens Of Indian, living near Maple
Marion County, celebrated, March 81,
his 105th birthday. Mr.. Hubbartt,
says the Indianapolis News, was mar
ried to Nancy Thomas in 1909. They
soon emigrated to Ohio from North Caro-
lima. In 1912 he came to Indiana, and
has been o resident of the State for
moro than three -fourths of a century.
He is the father OF ten children
seven sons and three daughters. There
are forty-seven grand, seventy great
grand and over ten great-great-grand-
children, and Mr.. Hubbartt's daughter,
IN old lady, nearly 70 years OF age. in
formed tho reporter that There would
''soon be some more" Whom the news
reporter called tho old veteran mot him
at tho door and in good strong Hoosier
dialect babe him loom in" The old
gentleman is quite deaf, but his hear
Ing has not departed by any means.
He talked quite freely and very intelli-
gently Of his life. He and the reporter
sat close together and talked Of the
happenings Of fifty, seventy-nve and
nearly hundred years ago that the old
gentleman could remember. He said:
''I recall seing my father returning
home with deer saddle on his should
er one day when I was 0 years old.
He scraped and tanned the hide, cut
strip and thong from 1t and made mo
this purse" And he drew from his
pocket an old purse containing about
$25 and handed it over for inspection.
-'And," he said, 81 have used it ever
since; that was in 1904.
81 also bought q. purse OF my brother
in 1907 to keep my papers in. Show
him that one, Jane" said he, and Mr..
Hubbartt's daughter brought tho re-
porter an old leather book containing
all the accounts Of Mr.. Hubbartt's bust
ness transactions, dating back beyond
the war Of 1919.
When Mr.. Hubbart first came to
Dearborn County, Ind, he lived about
four miles from the old block-house in
that county. Speaking Of it, he said:
az had q number OF scary times with
the Indians, but was never hurt by
them. In 1914, 7 and four other mon
were going up to tho block-house for
supplies. 1t was in May, and when we
were up on the bluff over the river
basking in tho sun, we heard n turkey
call, and thought It was an Indian, for
they were in tho habit Of Turing people
to their death in that way. We all
concealed ourselves, and one Of tho
boys answered the call, while one
slipped down the bluff to feel for tho
enemy. The call came nearer and we
saw our companion raise his rifle and
IRE. Tho Precipitation was standing all
over us. We saw something run
through the bushes towards tho river.
Our companion dropped his rife and
ran like q race horse after it, and they
both went into the water together.
Such splashing and plunging I never
saw before, but it didn't last long, and
our companion returned with wide
grin on his face and the finest turkey
gohbler in America under his arm. The
bullet had broken the turkeys wing,
and we had O roast instead Of being
roasted"
The reporter asked If Mr.. Hubbartt
was ever in the war? eyes" said he,
81 volunteered in the Indian war. Once
was with q Capt. Dill, called General
by his own squad, and we were watch
ing o derrick, trying to get all tho
meat we could. Tho Indians had dashed
poles with hickory withes up in the top
OF three saplin's that commanded o
view Of oil the lick Three men were
detailed to watch for game, two up in
the trees and one in the ravine. About
midnight the man on he.ground turned
and saw a black object reclining over
him. He gave bound into the bushes
and yelled Indians The men on tho
poles attempted to descend with such
haste that the old hickory withes broke
and let them to the ground in bad
condition. They ran into tho bushes
and hid and they were a hungry and
sorry set whom we relieved them in the
morning. Tho Indian that caused the
panic was black snag with an out
stretched limb"
Mr.. Hubbartt laughed heartily as he
finished relating this incident.
Mr.. Hubbartt was in partnership with
David Bowers. They built and ran a
boat from Ohio and Indiana points to
New Orleans. He said: "We never had
but one accident to happen us. Our
boat was caught in an eddy and upset,
but by swimming and wading we got
nearly all our goods back"
"Do you remember anything Of Nor
gan's raid?"
"Well," said he, 81 do: and II my
boat hadn't stuck on o sand bar at Cos
port, and my boys, Charles and Thorn
%, would have been gobbled up. I
came back and in few days heavy
rain sent the river up and the boys went
down in time to join in the last Of tho
hghe with the raiders" And the old
gentleman gave vent to sigh that
plainly said; ~ wish had stayed with
the boys"
When the reporter was leaving Mr..
Hubbartt took him by the hand and
said. 'Come. back when it is warm and
nice and will tell you all about myself;
can remember better, then, and we
will spend . whole day together II we
are both alive" '
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