The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-15


den. Dubois was named In hOnorl
of Toussant Dubois, Erenchman
who had chgrge Of spies under Gen
eral William Henry Harrison, and
made himself distinguished at Tip |
pecanoe. Nigo was Sandman,
who assisted General John Roger>
Clark in the capture OF kaskaskla,
in Illinois, and Nincennes in lndi-l
ana. Kosciusko was named after al
Polish soldier and patriot who serv-
ed in the revolutionary war. Count
Pulaski was another Polish soldier,
who. failing to secure independence
at home. came to this country and
served as brigadier general an !
was killed at Savannah SieubenI
Is named after a Prussian baron,
who ioined the revolutionary forces.
NAMED AFTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
Presidents were honored in nam
ing Adams, Washington, Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe counties, and
governors of Indiana honored were
Harrison (later presidenD, Jenn-
ings. the first, Hendricks, Noble
and Posev. The naval heroes hon
ored were Commodores Decatur,
Perry and Potter, ana Captain
4 Lawrence. of the Chesapeake. The
signers OF the Declaration OF inde-
pendence honored were Hancock,
I Huntington and Carroll, who IN
1928. when the county was named,
was the sole survivor. The military
heroes of the revolutionary and the
lisp wars honored are Generals
'lGreen. Jackson, Daniel Morgan, III.
Knox. Jacob Brown Francis Mar
ion. Richard Montgomery, 4 NJ.
Pike. Israel Putnam, +. " Ripley,
Charles Scott. Isaac Shelby, John
!, Starke, Joseph Warren and Lewis
ICass. The men Of note a. states
men. inventors and other eminent
personages of the early part OF the
century honOred were John Jay,
Thomas III. Benton. Daniel Boone
Heury Cay, Patrick Henry, Alex
: ander Hamilton, Robert Fulton
: slDr. franklin. Dewitt Clinton anC
DR.. Benjamin Rush.
The b;itle Of Tippecanoc, wher'
! rscumseh's star set, gave severa
I counties their names Among
those killed wers Joseph III. Davies
distinguished lawyer Of Kentucky
: Colonel Abraham Owen. OF Ken
tuckv. Captain Spier Sp, ncer, Cap
] tain j Warrick and Col. /. White
4 of Gallatin county, Illinois, all o
l whom were remembered in naming
] counties. General joseph Barthol
( omew was wounded in this battle
!. Among the juriSts honored ar
Judge Blackfori, John Johnson, on'
e of the first on the state suprem
court bench: Chief Justice Marshal
E and Henry Nanderburgh. who pre-
e sided at the first court Organized il
e Indiana territory. General Johl
! Rodger Clark and Mad Anthem
e Wayne. who planted their own set
Elements. and are known in Indian
and British fighting history. are al
e so in the list.
NAMES FOR OTHER COUNTIES
Allen was named for Col. job
r Allen. distinguished kentuckia
! who fell in the battle Of the rive
Raisin. Crawford immortalizes ur
: fortunate General William CraH
/; ford. land agent for General Wasf
a ington in the west. who was burne
: bv Indians near Sandusky. Dear
born was named in honor OF Geners
Henry Dearborn. who was secretar
of war in 1872, when it was organ
lied. Floyd wa named for Gener
g al John Floyd. a distinguished VII
rinian. killed by Indians on IA
-lopposite side OF the river. Four
a tain honors Major Fountain, kllle
while at the head Of mounted mil
tia in the battle of the Maume'
General John Gibson, honoret b
Gibson county, was one of the state
y greatest characters. He WIS seer,
a liary Of the treasury, and repeated
served a. governor in the absenc
!, lof General Harrison, was take
e prisoner by Indians and becan
one Of them, and finally went bliu
"A most eccentric man OF hic
= birth. Grant was named after Ca
A. tain samuel and Moses Grant. kIl
le ed bv Indians in the northwest pa
elof Switzerland county. Jasper VI
il named for Sergeant Jasper, OF Ca
A. olina. who was killed in the revolt
n tionary war. Martin was name
al for Major Martin, 81 Newport, Nv
e. hospitable citizen and favorit
in BENJAMIN Park e-honored--w
of first congressman from Indian
Daniel Sullivan--for whom Sullivl