The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-08-10
EARLY COUNTY HISTORY.
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in his family and didn't like the result.
He sued the doctor and it proved to
be the most remarkable case ever
tried in the Marshall County circuit
court. There are some people living
yet that are familiar whit the case.
A. III. Buchanan was very early set
tier and bought large tract of land
from the government and lived on it
many years. He was great man to
argue the scriptures and took excep-
TOMS to Carls teachings and they got
together one day. There was an old
| pioneer present who said Carl was
no match for Buchanan. / never
heard of Buchanan grabbing from a
white man more than his salt would
pay for. Squire Mckee settled on
land now owned by Gilbert Coar. One
day there was a suit brought before
him for trial The plaintiff and de-
PENDANT had their attorneys. When
the trial got in progress the attorneys
commenced abusing each other and
the old squire warned them that he
would fine them if they didn't stop
their abuse, but took no heed and
kept on tramping on the dignity of
the court. The old squire couldn't
stand it any longer, and springing to
his feet said: I'll give you the full
extent OF the law III kick you into
the road"
Grayson Parks settled on the land
now owned by Simons. He did farm
ing and practiced law. Joseph Hos
ford settled on the land now owned
by Roam Nye He sold his land to
Ecklastaffer. They run a brewery for
ONE years. John Elkins was pio-
leer and fine man. Hinsen McDuf-
lie was a pioneer he lived on his farm
several years then sold out Daniel
and Calvin Woods were pioneers and
first class men, Levi Holloway was
also a pioneer, he settled on land now
owned by Flory. DR.. ]. +. Parks was
4 young practicing physician in pio-
leer days. He was an uncle to DR.
John f. Parks Of Bourbon.
North and northwest of Bourbon,
John Greer built house in June, 1896
on the land where the Bourbon
school house now stands He moved
N it in September and lived there
six weeks before white man came
10 the territory to live. Solomon
Linn settled on land half mile north
IF the main corners of Bourbon on
he west side of the road. The front
s now mostly covered with town.
He came here in 1886, erected build
lngs, cleared good farm and lived
here many years, and died there.
James o. Parks settled on the land
now owned by Jennie Weaver and
Ada Parks, III 1886, and cleared sew
eral farms. He was elected to the
legislature twice. Hi s6rst opponent
vas John l.. Westervelt, of Plymouth.
His second opponent was c. H. Reeve
Of Plymouth. James Miner settled
)n the land now owned by Eli Shafer.
The first ten acres of land he cleared
md fenced, he split the rails and car
led them on his shoulder, and built
an eight rail fence around the ten
acres He didn't own any team. He
vas not invincible, for Sallie Burnett
xooed and won him. Schuyler Min
.r settled on the land now owned by
Charley Fribley, and lived there a
number of years He shot Cathran's
dog and got into law suit Andrew
Bearinger'S house stood on knoll
On the east side of the road from
Gil aham Roses. He had son David,
txho became enthused with a girl He
had rival. The girl was pivotal. The
one who got there first had an option
on her company. One Sunday there
was church in a log school house.
lDavid's rival got around first and got
the girls consent TO let him walk
home with her David walked along
behind them for a hundred yards or
so, until he became so jealous that he
couldn't stand it any longer. He
struck his rival, then they went into
a dog6ght Some of the old pioneers
parted them. J. Johnson, Moses
Mann, Jacob Barca, Jacob Klinser,
George Williams, VIM Bennett, ]. f.
Mooney and Robert Piper settled on
the land now owned by VIM. Bates.
The Moneys were good choppers
and expert hewers.
Fast of Bourbon, George Monroe
settled on eighty acres of land in the
southeast corner of Bourbon. His
house stood where Mrs. Mary Plum
mer's now stands. He lived there a
while and then sold his land to James
O. Parks and left. His team was a
very large yoke of spotted cattle. Ja-
bez Burnett and John Kelly settled
on land one half mile east of Bourbon
on the north side OF the road. Jabez
liked his dram pretty well. Kelly did
some preaching of the gospel James
Parks father G; James o. Parks set
tiled on land now owned by Owen IN