The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-19
Town Of Marshall County by
the Name Of
3 r e w e N
Wrested from Wilderness Of
Timber
THE JOHN J. WRIGHT TOWN
Is Modern City Of 1000 Population What
a Tribune Man Saw and Heard
While There.
THE JOHN J. WRIGHT TOWN

In 1886, or thereabouts, and
through some hook or crook, an ex.
cellent German citizen named Josiah
Geiselman and United States Yam.
kee named George Pomeroy struggled
into the northeastern part of this
county. Both were progressive men
and were soon joined by friends from
their native places. The new settle
ment needed commerce, as we'll as
agriculture, and that called for town
settlement. New Bremen was the
name given the first village, but a
man named Brothers was camping on
its trail. In 1846 he succeeded in Sc
curing the town S first postoffice under
the name of Brothersviile. This name
lasted two or three Years. George
Pomeroy joined his Yankee shrewd-
ness with Mr.. Geiselman's German
sturdyness, and Brothersville was not.
Then plain Bremen was chosen for the
towns name and it SO remains to this
day.
Long before railroads were In that
section Bremen was a thriving village,
but with the coming of the Baltimore
& Ohio steam cars in the early 70's a
new and prosperous era dawned upon
the town. Bremen just kept GROWN
and a CROWN until today it is a busy
little city of 1000 population, and
only has one serious kick a comm
The town is bonded for water works
and electric light improvements, and
it has the money to pay the bonds, but
the holders of the towns paper re-
fuses to surrender it until it becomes
due. This speaks mighty well for
Bremen's financial standing, but it
delays the building of new public
school house, hence the above men,
toned kick. With the usual German
business, carefulness and Straightfor-
wardness the towns officials refuse to
incur new Indebtedness until they see
their way clear for meeting future OBJ
legations without distressing the
towns tax payers. They are ready,
today. to cash the town IS outstanding
Indebtedness if the holders of the
paper will surrender it. and then pro-
ceed at once with the erection of a
new school building.
The German Lutheran was the first
church organization of Bremen, this
has been followed by the German Re-
formed, Catholic, Evangelical Asso-
citation, United Brethren and Congre-
gational churches. all Of which have
meeting houses here with earnest,
working congregations in each.
The Masons, K. of P's, Maccabees,
G.. A. r. and knights Of Columbia
flourish in Bremen, and each lodge
has its lady lodges in connection.
Bremen maintains an excellent pub
lie school with an overflow annex in
store room on Main street.
Samuel Schmachtenberger (this
name helps to I'LL the paper, but Mr..
S. can't help that), built the first
Touring mill in Bremen in 1855, and
it is one of the few mills in the world
that have not burned down from one
to dozen times during its existence.
A portion Of the building Mr.. S. erect
ed Al years ago still does duty as a
mill, although it has several times
been reinforced with additions and re-
pairs.
Daniel and William Ringle built the
first sawmill in Bremen in 1854, and
1t was the greatest industry of its day.
Chris Seller is native CT Switzer-
land, but has been q resident Of Bre-
men since 1853. Mr.. s. has been a
notary public since 1885, and has been
more or less identified with the town s
growth and development since he To-
Gated there.