The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-11
BEGAN HOUSEKEEPING
WITH A WASHSTAND
Henry Kellogg, Dead Pioneer, an
Early Settler in Indian
apolis.
FIRST DRAYMAN IN CITY

With the death of Charles Henry kellogg
many memories of the pioneer days of the
State of Indiana when Indianapolis was a
little village of slight significance.
He was born in Cincinnati. o., in 1884,
the eldest son of the late Henry S. KEEL
logg. of this city. In 1914 Henry S. KEEL
logg, with his family, moved from Gin
cinnat to Cambridge City, Ind. During
the two years following Charles kellogg
attended school at the Marion County
Seminary, which was located on the ground
now known University Park.
In 1916 Henry Kellogg, the father of the
deceased. decided to locate in Indianapolis.
and he left his family in charge of his
son Charles and came to this city, where
he established a hardware store.
Later in the year of 1916 Charles H. KEEL
logg undertook the task of moving the eff
fects of the Kellogg family overland from
Cambridge City TO Indianapolis on a two
wheeled spring dray wagon which in those
days was a novelty, and the other mem.
bers of the family came to the city by
stage. When he left Cambridge City the
dray was loaded with the household eff
fects, consisting of bedsteads, dressers.
tables and the like, but on his arrival here
all that was left of his original load was a
washstand. The balance of the furniture.
owing to the condition of the roads, was
deposited along the route.
CAME OVER PLANK ROAD.
He made the trip over what was known
as the plank road, but the frequent rains
of that year had caused most of the boards
TO float away, and the journey with the old
family horse was most difficult.
Indians, who at that time abounded in
this section of the country, were not used
to seeing such strange conveyance as the
two-wheeled cart, and they made a raid
upon it, The long platform of the dray
made good teeIer-board for the redskins
who were in a playful mood and their an
tics frightened the patient family steed.
The next day he launched into the bust
ness of the village drayman, being, at that
time. the only one in Indianapolis. The
Indianapolis on the overland stagecoach.
but on account of the bad condition of the
corduroy road, they were compelled to walk
about one-half the distance.
In 1866 Kellogg was taken into partner
ship with his father in the hardware busi-
ness, but in 1856 he disposed Of his interests
In the firm and went to Evansville, where
he secured employment as a bookkeeper for
Charles s. Wells, and in that capacity he
continued until 1863, when Mr.. Wells died
and kellogg was taken into the firm as q
partner. His rise in the commercial life OF
Evansville was rapid and steady, and at
the time of his death the firm of Boetcher,
Kellogg & Co., with which he long identi-
fed himself, was known as one of the most
prosperous In the State.
He is survived by his son, Oakley II. KEEL
logg, of Evansville, two brothers, Justin A.
Kellogg, 1l6 West Eleventh street, this city
and Robert II. Kellogg, of Bowling Green,
KY, and two sisters, Mrs. w. @. Lynn, lie
West Eleventh street and Mrs Margaret
Kellogg Webb missionary in Korea Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Lynn left yesterday for
Evansville to attend the funeral