The county
seat is situated on the Auglaize River, in the south part of
Duchouquet township on the Auglaize River, in the south part of
Duchouquet township, and derives its name from a noted chief, Waughpaughkonnetta, who lived here several years. It
is the site of an Indian village which occupied the centre of
the Shawnee reserve, and the town centre became the site of the
council house of the bands residing on and near the Auglaize
River. during the period of Shawnee occupancy it was the
headquarters of the tribe, and the councils here convened,
summoned many of the greatest orators and warriors of the
surrounding nations. This spot is the old home of Logan,
as true a friend of the whites as the celebrated Mingo chief of
the same name, but a man who never sullied his nobler character
by gratifying a thirst for revenge. Here is the old
council spot of Blackhoof, whose ripe experience looked back
over a century, and whose council was the oracle of inspiration.
Even here Blue Jacket and the Turtle must needs come in search
of warriors worthy their leadership; and here they found
warriors worthy even of the ancient Shawnee fame.
Here
Tecumseh, in private a man, in public
something less, sought assistance in his project of
confederation, but was stripped of his mask by Blackhoof, and
repudiated as a pretender.
Tecumseh was only half himself, and when that
half failed, the other half appeared in the person of his
Prophet brother, who came here to substitute cruel fanaticism
for the lofty oratory of Tecumseh, and sought to
accomplish by superstition, what could not be accomplished by
honorable means. If Tecumseh was opposed and
denounced as a pretender, the Prophet was defeated and denounced
as a fiend.
The town being on the old route between Detroit and
Cincinnati, it became a stopping place, at which judges and
associates rested on their wearisome rides across the
wilderness. The seat of a nation, it was regularly visited
y the United States Indian agent and numerous traders, hunters,
and trappers.
Here Captain Johnny and
Brighthorn met
their mutual friend Logan, and Col. Johnston
sought scouts upon whom he could rely, and in this inseparable
trio found men whose fidelity and courage never wavered.
To this spot the remains of Logan were brought for burial, and
at the approach of the cortege to the council-house Captain
Johnny fired a salute of twenty guns in honor of his friend.
to the same council came Major Hardin, asking the
privilege of taking the children of the dead chief to be
educated, in obedience to the request of his lamented friend.
Again to this council spot came Tarhe, the Crane, to
consult Blackhoof concerning the plans of Tecumseh, and
this council resulted in the opposition of those great chiefs to
the plans of the pretender. Then came the mighty but cruel
chief Winnemac from his Ottawa towns to conciliate the
Shawnees, at whose hands he was destined to fall. Again
came the warrior Roundhead to meet the Prophet of supernatural
claims and infamous designs. On the spot where was taught
the destruction of witches, Isaac Harvey met the Prophet
and tribal chiefs, and induced the latter to abandon the former,
and denounce his pernicious and diabolical doctrine of
witchcraft. Here came Col. Johnston to distribute
the annuities to the Shawnees, Wyandots, Senecas, Delawares, and
Ottawas.
To this Indian capital came the United States agents
and the chiefs of the surrounding tribes to transact the
business of western Ohio, for a period of thirty years.
To this council was addressed the letters of
President Jefferson, Secretary Cass, Gen. Harrison, and here
came the committee of the Richmond annual meeting, to look after
the interest of the tribes after the dishonest Gardner
had taken advantage of their credulity. Here met the
committee appointed by the Richmond annual session, and
consulted the dignified and solemn assembly of Shawnees who were
represented by Wayweleapy, an orator and warrior, without
weakness, and a stranger to fear, but who, when he taught of the
wrongs of his people, was overcome by emotion and sank
speechless to his seat.
From here proceeded the joint deputation consisting of
Henry Harvey and David Baily of the whites, the
Wayweleapy, Blackhoof, Spy
Buck, and John Perry of the Indians, who, accompanied by
Francis Duchouquet and Joseph Parks as interpreters,
visited Washington to prevent the consummation of a blasting
giant wrong.
Again, on account of its
importance, it became the seat of a Quaker mission, which
labored for the improvement and enlightenment of the nation.
It was with these tribes of the Auglaize that Isaac and
Henry Harvey devoted a portion of their lives in the
almost hopeless effort to amelioriate the condition of a nation
against which the hand of civilization was uplifted. The
constructiveness of civilization is ever complemented by an
initial destructiveness which levels the old to make way for the
new. Who will say the excrescences, the stake, witchcraft,
polygamy, and torture in all its forms did not first demand the
pruning hook of destruction?
These were lopped off, for the constructive force
sought the elevation of a nation, and the forerunner,
destruction, found the foundation was narrowed; but the work
gained in beauty what it lost in size; for who will say,
hundreds free from superstition, with its concomitants,
witchcraft and torture, are not preferable to thousands
revelling in those horrible barbarities? The hundreds who
can read and write and dispense justice to their fellows, are of
vastly more service to the race than the millions who can do
none of these. But at this juncture, Avarice stalked upon
the ground made sacred by the transformation of a race, and
determined to risk all these fruits of toil - all these results
of years, in its eager grasp for land. It asked for this
without pausing to consider the welfare of the tribe, for
avarice knows no sympathy and practices no philanthropy.
It urged its demand until no Indian lands remained within the
borders of the State. But if avarice stalked forth here
with icy brow and chilly touch, the Quaker too was here with
tearful eye and sympathetic touch - the guardian of the children
of nature. He knew the weakness and wrongs of his wards,
and he stood the protector of their rights until humanity came
to his relief.
Here, then, where Judge Burnet witnessed the
field game of this tribal offspring of an ancient nation, Isaac Harvey witnessed the social advancement, and agent
Johnston witnessed the decline of the same traditional
tribe. This decline reduced their number from 2000 to 800,
while it is to be observed that emigration had no voice in the
disintegration. This remnant left this spot, which,
notwithstanding its bitter remembrance of wrongs, was still
endeared to them by its memories of social improvement and
kindly association. The long march was gloomy, for their
star had disappeared, but after they reached their destination
the cloud lifted and the star was and is still in view.
We turn, then, from a picture of rudeness to one of
finish; from a condition of death to a condition of life, from
the despair, wrongs and tearful clouds of the savages, to
the hope, rights, and smiling sunbeams of the whites. That
was the dispensation of centuries, comprehending years of casts
and colors and races; this is the dispensation of years
comprehending days of universal brotherhood. We drop no
apologetic curtain upon the past, but leaving it in full view,
glorify its virtues and denounce its barbarities; for if under
the glorious dawn of a grander day we cannot advance without
contamination, or produce a light of sufficient brilliancy to
dissipate that darkness, we are unworthy that grander and better
age.UNDER THE WHITES.
The
town then occupies this Indian village site, on part of sections
29 and 32 in township No. 5 south, range 6 east, and begins at a
stone at the northeast corner of the Public Square. The
Public Square is 282 feet square including the street. All
streets are 60 feet, and all alleys 16½
feet wide. The site was platted January 22d and 23d, 1833,
by John Jackson, Surveyor of Allen Co., for J. B.
Gardner, Peter Aughenbaugh, J. K. Wilds, and Joseph Barnett.
In addition to these men the residents of the town
and the year 1833, consisted of Col. Thos. B. Van Horne,
Land-office Register; Peter Hammel, a French trade; Capt. John Elliott, the old Government blacksmith;
Jeremiah Ayres, hotel-keeper; Cummings and
Mathers,
and Samuel Case, merchants; Henry B. Thorne,
hotel-keeper; J. C. Bothe, clerk, and James Elliott,
farmer. Before proceeding further with the town we will
observe that the township of Duchouquet was organized in 1843,
and for a period of several years is so associated with the town
that both may be viewed at a glance. A list of the
officers of the township at that period will reveal many of the
early settlers, while a notice of the ballots cast will throw
some light on the numerical strength of the new community.
At the first election, held in April, 1833, at the
house of Jeremiah Ayres, the following named officers
were elected as indicated: -
Trustees -
Peter Hammel, William Patton, and Shadrack Montgomery.
Clerk. - James Elliott
Treasurer. - John Tam.
Supervisors. - Beal Spurier, Samuel Howel,
William Spray, and William Thatcher.
Overseers of Poor. -
Alonzo "F. Neal and
Samuel Howel.
Fence Viewers -
Bryant McNamore and John
Campbell.
Constables - Henry Von Blaricom and
John
Campbell.
The highest number of ballots cast for any
candidate was 27.
The following June a special election was held to
select two justices of the peace, with the following result: -
Beal Spurier secured 31 ballots; James Spray,
25; John Corder, 25; John W. Coney, 18, William
Patton, 15.
The second annual election held April 7, 1834, resulted
in the selection of the following named officers, while the
numbers indicate the number of votes cast for each officer
elect: -
Trustees. - Peter Hammel, 28;
S. Montgomery,
20; S. Meyers, 28.
Clerk. -
H. D. V. Williams, 34.
Treasurer -
John Tam, 37.
Constables. -
B. H. Lanning, 39; William
Spray, 44.
Supervisors. - B. Hammell, 23;
H. B. Thorn,
38; W. Spray, 24; S. Meyers, 26.
Overseers of Poor. -
Jacob Vorhis, 19; W.
Richardson, 25.
Fence Viewers. -
Thos. Williams, 18; Robert
Brannon, 14.
All elections prior to 1839 were held at the house of
Jeremiah Ayres; that of the year named in the
school-house of District No. 1, and those following for many
years were again held at the house of J. Ayres. In
1847, the whole vote cast was 159, while the following year
showed an increase of 25. Two years later the number rose
to 195, which was only a gain of 11, but in 1853 an increase of
25 was shown, which if it spoke of a tardy, at least exhibits a
steady increase. Thus two decennial steps show a
population of about 500 in 1843, and 1100 in 1853, which
represents the growth of ten and twenty years.
With this glance at the township, we have reached a
period at which we will turn from the township, and looking back
to the year 1849, devote our attention more particularly to the
village.
The Act of the General Assembly, under date of Mar. 2,
1849, is the very charter of the village, and is therefore
inserted in full.
An Act to incorporate the town of Wapakoneta,
in the County of Auglaize.
SECT. I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the territory included
within the original town plat of the town of Wapakoneta, in the
county of Auglaize, and the additions that have been or may
hereafter be made thereto, and so much of the territory as is
embraced within the south half of section twenty-nine and the
north half of section thirty-two, of township number five south,
of range number six east, shall be and the same is hereby
declared a town corporate with perpetual succession, and as such
shall be entitled to all the privileges, and subject to all
limitations of "An Act for the regulation of Incorporated
Towns," passed February 16, 1839, and the acts amendatory
thereto.
SECT. II. That the
costs and jail fees of all persons committed
by the mayor of said town, or arrested and
brought before hearing or trial for any
violation of the laws of Ohio, shall be paid
in the same manner as such costs are paid in
cases of the justices of the peace.
SECT. III.
That the town council of the town of
Wapakoneta, be and is hereby fully
authorized to assume the payment of the
remaining instalments due the
commissioners Auglaize county, for public
building purposes, as provided for in the
act organizing said county, passed on the
14th of February, 1848.
SECT. IV.
That for the payment of said instalments,
the said town council is hereby authorized
to issue the bonds of said corporation under
the corporate seal thereof, in sums not less
than one hundred dollars each, payable at
such time and places, and with such rate of
interest not exceeding seven per centum per
annum, as to said council may seem proper.
SECT. V.
Whenever any bonds shall be issued under the
provisions of this act, it shall be the duty
of said town council to levy a tax
sufficient to pay the interest thereon, and
for the punctual payment of such principal
and interest the whole of the revenues of
said town shall stand irrevocably pledged,
such tax shall be assessed and collected in
the manner provided by law for the
assessment and collection of corporation
taxes, and the said town council may also
for the final redemption of the obligations
contracted by reason of the powers granted
by that act, levy a tax in addition to that
provided for by law to be collected in the
same manner.
JOHN C. RESLIN, Speaker of House Reps.
BREWSTER RANDALL, Pres. of the Senate.
At the period of the incorporation, the town
was still without any material improvement
worth the name of enterprise save in the
erection of residences and opening of small
retail stores and shops. The trade for
years was of a purely local character, as
the town had no commercial facilities and
even had little need of commercial
advantages so far as exportation was
concerned. The town, like the country
by which it was surrounded, was almost a
swamp, for even years after the construction
of the railroad gravel was as unknown to the
streets as brick to the sidewalks and
crossings.
The
streets consisted more in open public ways
than in convenient thoroughfares.
Walks and crossings consisted largely of
cord-wood thrown closely enough to afford a
stepping across the mud, except when the
blocks were submerged, which was not
unfrequent. The whole vicinity of the
public square, extending about the
court-house and out to Auglaize Street,
afforded a swimming pond during the summer
and a skating and coasting park for the boys
during the winter. Slowly the village
grew until the erection of the county in
1848, when it became the county seat, and
perhaps the only enterprise springing
directly from this step was the
establishment of the "Auglaize
Republican," a Democratic paper, by
W. P. Andrews in 1849. It was
nearly ten years later that trade received
an impetus, and enterprise received a
stimulus by the construction of the Dayton
and Michigan Railroad, which marked the dawn
of a new era for the town. Immediately
followed the erection of a large grain
warehouse by the R. R. Co., which was
supplemented by another built in 1860, by
J. C. Bothe. Here was a real dawn
of business growth and activity, for
enterprise followed rapidly in the wake of
enterprise, until within a few years the
town had attained its present standing.
As the period of the growth in this
comparatively recent, a glance at the
business interests of to-day will largely
comprehend the enterprises of the business
era. We now turn our attention to the
different interests and institutions
represented under business interests,
educational interests, religious history,
and political annals.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
The Auglaize County Democrat
In June, 1849, or a
little more than a year after the erection of Auglaize County,
Geo. W. Andrews sent for his younger brother,
Wm. P.
Andrews, to come from their native place in New York to
establish a paper at this place. The elder brother
furnished the means, and the young man established a Democratic
paper under the title of the Auglaize Republican. The following winter the paper was sold to
R. J. S. Hollis,
who conducted it until the spring of 1851, when he died, and the
establishment fell back into the hands of Geo. W. Andrews,
who at once offered it for sale to "any sound, reliable, capable
Democrat." In June, 1851, R. J. Wright and Henry
B. Kelly, then of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, purchased it, and taking
possession continued the publication. In 1854 Mr.
Wright sold his interest to Mr. Kelly, who continued
the publication uninterruptedly for more than twenty years,
while his period of partnership with Mr. Wright made his
editorial connection extend over twenty-three years. Sept.
1, 1874, he sold the concern to Messrs. Andrews and
McMurray, the object being to establish the latter, as
Mr. Kelly wished to withdraw. As Mr. Andrews
only enlisted temporarily, he withdrew at the end of one year by
selling his interest to the present proprietor, Mr. C. P.
Davis, who had an extended experience in the profession.
On Sept. 1, 1876, Mr. Davis purchased in the profession.
On Sept. 1, 1876, Mr. Davis purchased the interest of
Mr. McMurray and became sole proprietor of the
establishment, which relation he sustains at this writing.
In 1857, after the rise of the Republican party, the title of
the paper was changed to The Auglaize County Democrat,
under which title it still exists. It is now thirty-one
years old, and during those years has not missed a single issue.
It has constantly been a Democratic paper, which never supported
an irregular candidate, nor wavered from party action from its
first issue to its last.
The Wapakoneta Bee.
The
Bee was founded June 22, 1876, by Frank and Horace
Holbrook. Before the expiration of the first year, Horace sold his interest to his brother
Frank,
by whom it has since been conducted. In politics the Bee is Republican. It is the only Republican paper in
the county, and is devoted to the interest of the community, and
strives to be a faithful chronicle of local events.
Banks.
Farmer's Bank, established in 1870, by
Samuel Bitler. Makes collections, and otherwise
does a full banking business. Samuel Bitler, Cashier;
Jas. Wilson, Jr., Asst. Cashier.
People's Bank, established in 1876. Does a
general banking business. F. Fritsch, Cashier; J. Fred.
Wiemeyer, Asst. Cashier.
Manufacturers.
Bent
Wood Works. M. Brown & Co., Manufacturers of the
celebrated Bent Wood Churn, Ash and Rock Maple, Dash Churn, and
Elm and White Oak Grain Measures. Established in 1873, by
M. Brown, F. J. McFarland, and Joseph Brown,
patentees and sole manufactures of the bent wood churn, of which
three sizes and two styles of gearing are manufactured, of which
the cog-wheel make is the most popular. The works have a
capacity of about 7000 churns, and 60,000 measures per annum.
The goods have an increasing sale throughout the Northeast.
Spoke and Wheel Works.
The company filed a certificate of incorporation Aug. 28, 1872,
and was formed for the purpose of manufacturing Spokes, Wheels,
and Bent Work. The capital of $50,000 was subscribed by A. Snider, Saml. Bitler, J. H. Timmermeister, A. M. Kuhn, L. N.
Blume, R. D. Marshall, Leopold Jacobs, Dittman Fisher, and
M. Mouch. During the years 1873 and 1878, inclusive,
the Shulte and Starr Patent Wheel, together with a
Malleable Band Wool Hub-wheel, was manufactured, but these were
superseded by the Sarver Patent and Wrought Iron, Banded Wood
Hub-wheel. This is destined to become the leading wheel in
the country at an early day. Its special feature is the
protection of the wood hub by a wrought-iron band, which is
compressed into a groove, and is supplied with lips on either
side, firmly holding the fibers of wood, and thus preventing the
raising or loosening adjacent to the spoke. The business
of the company is vested in an executive committee, consisting
of Saml. Bitler, J. H. Timmermeister, and A. M. Kuhn.
The latter, as Secretary of Board of Directors, is general
manager of the works. In 1878, he secured the services of
the T. J. Reid to act as foreman, to whose care has been
entrusted the work of the shop. The work is now confined
to the manufacture of wheels, which are sold principally in
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. From fifty to seventy-five
men are employed at an aggregate salary of about $20,000 per
year. J. H. Timmermeister, Prest.; L. N. Blume,
Vice Prest.; A. M. Kuhn, Sec.; Saml. Bitler,
Treas.
Handle Factory.
J. W.
Baker. This factory derives its power from the Smith & Bennett Works,
and keeps six men in employment.
The manufactures consist of fork, hoe, rake, shovel, and broom
handles.
Furniture Factories.
Smith, J. J., manufactures all kinds of furniture for
wholesale trade.
Miller & Nagle, manufacturers of furniture, in
connection with an extensive retail sales-room.
Carriage Works.
H.
Mayer Manufactures about sixty-five vehicles, of all
classes, per year. A large amount of repairing is also
done.
K. Kreitzer & Son manufacture about forty
vehicles per year, and do an extensive repairing business.
Broom Factory.
Asa
Rhodes manufactures about five hundred dozen brooms per
year, which are sold largely at Dayton.
Flour Mills.
De Rush Steam-mill. C.
Fisher manufactures the popular flour brand, "White Rose."
Also dealer in grain, the annual shipments aggregating about one
hundred and eighty car loads.
Steuger & Jacob's Mill and Elevator has a
storage capacity of thirty thousand bushels. The annual
shipments of grain amount to about two hundred and fifty car
loads. Their flour brand is "Extra Choice Family Flour."
Tanneries.
Chas. Wintzer controls the
oldest tannery of the town, and finds ready sale for all work,
on account of its superior quality.
F. Happ & Son control a tannery, and have
in connection a harness shop and sales-room, carrying a full
line of goods.
Breweries.
C.
Kolter & Bro. manufacture about a thousand barrels of lager
beer per annum.
Schuman Bros. manufacture about three hundred
barrels of beer per year.
The product of both these firms is chiefly consumed in
the immediate community.
Besides these institutions, are many cooper, wagon,
blacksmith, and harness shops of greater or less capacity.
The retail business interests are represented by many houses,
engaged in different lines of trade, and may be found fairly
represented in the business directory of this volume.
Educational Interests.
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WAPAKONETA UNION SCHOOL BUILDING.
The schools of
Wapakoneta date back to the Quaker Mission, established in 1809,
but interrupted by the war of 1812. These, as elsewhere
stated, were conducted on the Manual Labor System, until their
second interrupted by the war of 1812, consequent upon the
Indian excitement of that year. Still the Quakers
remained, and must have operated to some extent until the
removal of the Indians in 1832. As elsewhere stated,
Isaac and Henry Harvey and their families had charge of this
mission and its schools and mills. During the period of
their superintendency, there were generally about twenty Shawnee
children in attendance at this school. Two years after the
removal of the Indians, the white population had somewhat
increased, and a school-house was erected between the river and
the present site of the depot. This movement was due
largely to the enterprise of R. J. Skinner, F. B. Van Horn,
and James Elliott. The building was
constructed of such soft brick, that after being used for a
school-house, town hall, and church for a few years, it had to
be abandoned. During 1834-5-6 Mr. Smith taught a
winter term in this building. The course of study embraced
the English Reader, grammar, and arithmetic.
Between 1834-38 the school was supported exclusively by
subscription, and the teachers "boarded round" with the
different families.
The school was thus continued until 1840, when
Dominicus Flaitz organized a German school, which he
conducted during the following eight years. In 1845 the
old French trading house was used for school purposes on account
of the unsafe condition of the school building. From
1847-50 the old Methodist church did service as school and court
house. In 1856 a brick building was erected on the side of
the present union building at a cost of $2517. Two years
later the school consisted of three departments. The
present system was organized under the Akron law in 1866, and
the first board under this organization found it necessary to
enlarge the accommodations, and an addition was made to the old
buildings at a cost of $1775. In 1874 the General Assembly
granted the board power to issue bonds to the amount of $28,000,
for the purpose of erecting a new building. The
enumeration had now reached over one thousand. Messrs.
Andrews and Mouch received the contract for 27,600.
and during 1874-5 the building was pushed to completion.
This structure as a commodious and substantial brick, well
furnished, and reflects great credit upon the citizens of the
town. The schools are now under an efficient management,
and the town may boast educational facilities of a very
creditable character. The enrolment for this month, March,
1880, is 440, with the average attendance of 373.
The Catholics of the town founded an independent school
in 1853, which is still conducted. In 1869 a two story
building was erected at a cost of $4000. The average
attendance at this time (1880) is 150.
The present Board of Education of the Public Schools
was organized with its present standing in
June, 1880, and embraces the following named
members: F. C. Layton, Pres.;
L. N. Blume, Clerk; Wm. Heinrich,
I. Lucas, Daniel Richardson, and
Charles Wintzer.
It is thus
evident the founders of the town appreciated
in an unusual degree the importance of
education. True, the beginning was
amidst slab desks and benches and the
applied methods resembled force more than
culture, yet we remember that was the
physical, as decidedly as this the
intellectual period. Let infancy be
the apology, and growth the justification,
for those rude materials and rude methods
furnished a foundation for the higher
culture of to-day. Like the schools of
the whole country, the past was feeble, the
present imperfect, but the future promises
that completeness on which restrs a golden
hope.
CHURCHES
ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. -
The organization of this congregation was
effected in 1857 by the adoption of the
following constitution: -
PREAMBLE. - Whereas, due notice having been
given, a number of members of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, whose names are
hereunto subscribed, having assembled in
convention on the 25th day of December,
1857, in the M. E. Church in Wapakoneta,
Auglaize County, Ohio;
And inasmuch, as a church organization, in which all
its members are brought under the same rules
of order and government, is considered
necessary in the successful promotion of the
Redeemer's cause, therefore,
Resolved, That we form ourselves into an
individual church, and adopt the following
constitution as rules for our government: -
CONSTITUTION. - ARTICLE I. This church shall be
called the "English Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Wapakoneta, Ohio," and shall be
composed of all whose names are subscribed
to this constitution, and who shall
hereafter be received by a vote of the
council, and according to the usages of our
church.
ARTICLE II. The council of this church shall be
composed of the pastor, two elders, and two
deacons, who shall be elected by ballot by
the regular communing members, and shall
serve for a term of two years; one elder and
one deacon to go out of office at the same
time.
ARTICLE III. The election of officers shall be
held at the expiration of each year; at
which time a public exhibition and
settlement of the church expenditures shall
be made.
ARTICLE IV. The council shall appoint annually,
at the first meeting after their election, a
secretary and treasurer out of their own
number.
ARTICLE V. No person shall be elected as pastor
of this church who is not connected with a
Synod, in connection with the General Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
United States of North America.
ARTICLE VI. The formula for the government and
discipline of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, as published by the General Synod,
is hereby adopted for our government as far
as it does not conflict with this
constitution.
ARTICLE VII. This constitution shall not be
altered or enlarged without the consent of
two-thirds of the members at any regular
church meeting, due notice having been given
of the time of meeting, and the amendments
or additions proposed.
George Rench,
Joshua Shawber,
John Shawber,
George H. Dapper,
Catharine Rench, |
Rebecca
Shawber,
Rachel Shawber,
Catharine W. Hills,
Catharine Kuhn,
Malinda Elliott. |
Since the adoption of this
constitution the following additions and
amendments have been adopted in accordance
with the provisions of Article VII: -
ADDITIONS. - ARTICLE VIII. Adopted Dec. 25, 1864.
Resolved, That we regard dancing as a social
amusement, or attending dances to connive at
them, as contrary to a Christian profession,
and against the rules and regulations of
this church.
ARTICLE IX. Adopted Aug. 2, 1868. It shall
be the duty of all members of this
congregation to contribute annually to the
several objects of benevolence approved by
the synods with which the congregation is
connected, and it shall be the duty of the
officers of this church to see that this
article is carried into effect.
ARTICLE X. Adopted Dec. 25, 1874.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
congregation that its pastor and officers
should discountenance all efforts to appeal
for pecuniary aid and contributions in our
congregation for objects foreign to our work
as a church.
ARTICLE XI. Adopted Dec. 25, 1874.
Whereas, Certain games, such as
billiards and cards games, viz., whist, loo,
euchre, poker, and the like, are in their
tendencies entailing serous evils upon
society, therefore,
Resolved, That, as social amusements, we regard
such games inconsistent with a Christ-like
spirit, and incompatible with the dignity
and integrity of the Christian character,
and therefore contrary to the rules and
regulations of this congregation: further
Resolved, That we regard in a similar manner,
dealings in lotteries, and the well-known
practice of betting, with all other forms of
gambling, as contrary to the rules of the
congregation.
AMENDMENTS - ARTICLE II. Adopted Jan. 1, 1863.
The council of this church shall be composed
of the pastor, three elders, and three
deacons, who shall be elected by ballot by
the regular communing members, and shall
serve for a term of two years; one elder and
one deacon to go out of office at the same
time.
ARTICLE II. Adopted Jan. 14, 1865. The
council of this church shall be composed of
the pastor, three elders, and three deacons,
who shall he elected by ballot by the
regular communing members, and shall serve
for a term of three years; one elder and one
deacon to go out of office at the same time.
Under the original constitution, Rev. A. F. Hills
became pastor, and the first board of
officers was formed by the election of
Joshua Shawber and Geo. H. Dapper,
elders, and John Shawber and Geo.
Rench, deacons. In April, 1859, a
committee on building, consisting of
Joshua Shawber, J. H. Seibert, and
John Shawber, was appointed, and
immediate steps taken toward the erection of
a church. The following June the
pastor, Rev. A. F. Hills, was removed
by death. He had organized the
congregation and labored with it during its
weakness, and his loss was severely felt.
During this infancy of the church, Mr.
John Shawber, by his untiring devotion,
contributed largely to the advancement of
the cause. He contributed freely of
his means, and his home became the home of
the ministers. To-day he is the same
earnest worker. The first sermon was
preached in the new building Jan. 28, 1860,
by Rev. W. H. Wynn. On the 31st
of the same month the church was formally
dedicated by Rev. W. F. Conrad, of
Springfield, Ohio, who preached the
dedicatory sermon, being assisted in the
exercises by Rev. W. H. Wynn and
Rev. J. W. Goodlin. The building
and ground had cost $3000, and on this
occasion $816 was raised, which was
sufficient to liquidate the whole building
debt. Rev. J. W. Goodlin took
charge of the church Apr. 1, 1860, serving
as pastor the following eight months, and
was succeeded by Rev. W. C. Barnett,
Apr. 1, 1861, who retained the pastorate
until March, 1865. The following July
Rev. D. W. Smith, entered the field,
and after serving as supply during the
summer, accepted a call to the pastorate, in
which capacity he labored until April, 1872,
when he resigned to accept a call to
Mansfield, Ohio. He was succeeded the
same month by Rev. C. S. Ernsberger,
who served until April, 1877, when he
resigned to accept a call to Lucas, Ohio.
The following June Rev. D. A. Kuhn
became pastor and is in charge of the
congregation at this writing. Of the
ten founders of the church eight are still
living, while the four whose names follow
are still in connection with the
congregation: John Shawber, G. H.
Dapper, Mrs. Young (née
Rebecca Shawber), and Rachel
Shawber.
Notwithstanding its early weakness, the
congregation has steadily grown and added to
its strength, until the organization which
numbered ten members in 1857 has now a
membership of over 200. That it is
to-day a living growth is evidenced by the
records of the year ending April, 1880,
which show an accession of over forty
members.
PRESENT OFFICERS AND APPOINTEES. - Pastor, Rev. D.
A. Kuhn; elders, John Shawber, Geo.
Romshe, and Wm. Swink; deacons,
A. M. Kuhn, James Swink, and
Thomas Elliott. The elders and
deacons ex-officio constitute the
Board of Trustees. Chorister, Will
McMurray; organist, Mollie E. Rogers.
SABBATH SCHOOL
- During the pastorate of Rev. Barnett
a school was organized, with John Shawber
as superintendent. Since that period
it has been fostered with solicitude, until
at this writing the school consists of 17
classes, aggregating 190 pupils.
Officers: Superintendent, Thomas Elliott;
Assistant Superintendent, A. M. Kuhn.
Teachers: Class 1, Rev. D. A. Kuhn;
Class 2, Mrs. D. A. Kuhn; Class
3, Prof. Hoover; Class 4,
John Shawber; Class 5, A. M. Kuhn;
Class 6, Harve Brokaw; Class 7,
Mrs. Kate Brokaw; Class 8, Will
McMurray; Class 9, Mrs. Thomas
Elliott; Class 10, Alice Whiteman;
Class 11, Minnie Morey; Class 12,
Maggie Cordell; Class 13, Mrs.
Throckmorton; Class 14, Mary Hicks;
Class 15, Mrs. John Shawber; Class
16, Mrs. Ralph Craig; Class 17,
Mrs. Mattie Zerfey.
Presbyterian Church.
On
Sept. 23, 1854, a committee consisting of
Rev. W. C. Hollyday and Milo
Templeton was appointed by the
Presbytery of Sidney to visit Wapakoneta,
and if deemed advisable to organize a
church.
A sermon was preached by Rev. Hollyday,
whereupon the following-named persons
presented certificates of membership:
William Shell, John Musser, Sylvia Bishop,
and Margaret Walkup.
James Bishop, J. T. Mitchell, Harriet Mitchell, Jane A.
Howe, and Jane S. Kelly were
admitted upon examination. Thereupon
William Shell was elected and
installed ruling elder, and it was resolved
that the church be styled the "First
Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta."
On June 23, 1855, John Musser, Mary E. Musser,
and Lydia A. Young united with the
church, and in 1859 James and Sarah
Harper and Charlotte E. Trimble
entered into the church fellowship.
Aug. 22, 1859, the congregation met in the
Lutheran church, and elected John Musser
and James Harper ruling elders.
By resolution a call was made for the labors
of Rev. W. G. Hillman, one-third time
at a salary of $200, to be paid quarterly.
At a sessional meeting, Feb. 11, 1860, A.
H. Trimble, F. C. Musser, and Jane
Elliott were received into the church.
At a called meeting of the congregation Apr. 12, 1860,
it was resolved to organize by the adoption
of the statutory provision for the
"Incorporation of Religious Societies,"
under the name and style of the "First
Presbyterian Church of Wapakoneta."
John Musser, James Harper, and A. H. Trimble
were elected ruling elders, and A. H.
Trimble clerk. Dec. 28, 1861,
J. B. Craig and A. H. Trimble
were elected elders. A. H. Trimble
died Sept. 19, 1864, and R. D. Marshall
was elected his successor.
In June, 1869, Rev. D. W. Cooper was unanimously
called to labor one-half time with the
congregation. IN 1872 he was succeeded
by W. E. Hill, who began his ministry
for one year. In 1879 Rev. D. W.
Cooper took charge of the congregation,
in which capacity he still remains.
St.
Paul's German Lutheran Church.
This body without any particular
organization erected a church in 1848, and
two years later effected a permanent
organization and adopted a constitution.
The members under this organization were as
follows: John H. Fisher, Paulus
Kratt, Heinrich Müller,
Johann Müller, Johann C. Schubert, Christian
Vossler, Wilhelm Taeusch, Adam Engelhaupt,
Frederick Eversmann, Frederick Schlenker,
Frederick Speith, Geo. Guttekunst, Gotleib
Machetanz, Fred. Kohler, Manford Warren, J.
H. Hassenaeur, Christian Koch, Fred. Geyer,
and
J. F. Katz. Rev. During was a
pastor in charge, serving until 1855.
The board of trustees consisted of J. H.
Fisher and Adam Engelhaupt.
From 1855 to 1863 Rev. Heinrich Koenig
served as pastor, and from the latter date
until 1867 Rev. J. Sutter served in
this capacity. Prior to 1868 the
ministers were supplied by the synod, but at
this period the church, largely of a union
character, divided; the Reformed members, of
whom we write, organizing independently of
any synod, under the present title of "The
German Evangelical St. Paul's Church."
This is the foundation of the present
church, while the other branch will be found
treated elsewhere under "The St. Johns"
congregation. In 1868 a committee was
appointed to secure a new church site, and
in May of same year Rev. Heinisch
took charge of the congregation.
In April, 1869, it was determined to build a church,
and a committee, consisting of J. H.
Timmermeister, Wm. Taeusch, and Chas.
Wintzer, was appointed on subscriptions.
The committee on building consisted of J.
H. Timmermeister, Wm. Heinrich, and
H. Miller. The first action was
the erection of a parsonage in the same
year. In September, 1870, Rev.
Rentzsch was elected pastor, and the
following year the old building was sold,
and a new one erected at a cost of about
$8000. The lot was purchased for $500,
and after the erection of the church the
ladies of the congregation presented an
organ at a cost of $1350. In 1873
Rev. Adolph Thomas was elected pastor,
and two years later was succeeded by
Ullrich Thomas, who was succeeded
in1876 by Rev. Zeinecke. The
present pastor, Rev. Burkhardt, took
charge of the congregation in 1878. In
September, 1876, the church united with the
Protestant Synod of the West, with which it
is still associated. The present
constitution was adopted June 10, 1877, and
properly recorded. The membership on
roll at present amounts to eighty, the
organization is free from debt, and in a
prosperous condition.
The present officers are as follows: J. H.
Timmermeister, President; Wm.
Heinrich, Secretary; Wm. Taeusch,
Trustees; Gotfreid Weber, Wm. Heinrich,
Adam Engelhaupt, Trustees.
Methodist Episcopal.
Immediately upon the settlement of the town,
the Methodists formed a class, and in 1834
erected their first church building.
Between 1837 and 1849 this building was used
largely for school purposes, and after the
latter date it also served as a court-house
for a few years. At this time the
following named members constituted the
congregation: Jas. Elliott and family,
Robt. McCullough and wife, Jos.
Milnor and wife, Abraham Alspaugh and wife,
Martin Barr, and Mr. Gray. The
church continued in a feeble condition until
1861, when, under the ministration of
Rev. L. A. Belt, a new growth was
infused, and the erection of a new building
undertaken. Even then the congregation
only numbered nineteen. It remained
largely in this weak condition until 1872,
when the active labors of Rev. Cozier
added to its numerical strength. Again
it remained conservative, only maintaining
its old status until the present year, when,
maintaining its old status until the present
year, when, under the ministration of
Rev. Hunter, the church accessions had
increased the membership to fifty in good
standing and thirty-two on probation.
The church is thus in a better condition
financially and numerically than at any past
period of its history. The boards of
trustees, stewards, and class leaders are
all full; a flourishing Sunday-school is
sustained, and building improvements are
contemplated for the coming season.
St.
John Evangelical Lutheran.
This church was organized about thirty years
since, the building then occupying a part of
the present site of the Union School
building. This building was purchased
by O. T. Dicker, who removed it in
1874 and converted it into a dwelling.
A difficulty arose in 1867, and Prof.
Lehman, President of the Ohio Synod,
reorganized with a portion of the members,
and in 1878 the congregation purchased an
unfinished building on Auglaize Street, of
C. P. Davis and others, by whom it
was undertaken under serious difficulties,
for English Lutheran services. For
some unknown cause, it was not completed,
and was thus purchased by the St. Johns
congregation. The first pastor was
Rev. G. E. Buchbalz, whose services
extended from 1867 to 1871. At the
latter date Rev. F. Wendt took
charge, and labored in this capacity until
1877, when the present pastor, Rev. C.
Benzin, was called to the pulpit.
The congregation is now in a prosperous
condition, with its property free from
incumbrance.
Roman
Catholic.
Furnished by Rev. Francis
Nigsch, Pastor of Wapakoneta.
Adherents of this church took a prominent
part in the settlement of this county.
Francis Duchouquet, an interpreter,
Peter Hammel, a French trader, and F.
J. Stallo, the founder of Minister, were
all Catholics. So it may be said of
all the settlers and accessions to Minister,
for all were German Catholics. Still,
at that period no priest was found within a
radius of fifty miles to minister to these
pioneers. This want was supplied in
1831. Prof. Horstman, of
Glandorf, Germany, of fine learning, and a
physician as well as priest, absolved the
ties of friendship, embarked for America in
1831, and made Glandorf, near Ottawa, Putnam
County, the centre of his missionary field.
In his zeal, he traversed several counties,
and came to Minster in 1832. His
arrival there marks the real birth of
Catholicity in Auglaize County. The
services of the church were held for some
time in the house of Mr. Voltke,
which still stands opposite the drug store
of Dr. Schemeider. The visits
of Prof. Horstman were only monthly;
but in 1832 a log church was built at his
instance and under his direction. This
building was 40 x 60 feet and sixteen logs
in height, and served the purpose of the
congregation for several years. The
simple habits of Prof. Horstman
enabled him to conform to the inconveniences
of frontier life. His travels over his
vast field of labor were all performed on
foot, and all the Catholics within a
distance of fifteen miles came to Minster to
worship. Among the first settlers we
find the names of Voltke, Messe, Kruse,
Wendeln, Drees, and Stüve.
In 1832 and 1833 the cholera scourge nearly
depopulated in the little village of
Minster, and left but few of the first
congregation. Shortly after the
building of the first church a school-house
was erected, in which Hon. Bœhmer,
now of Fort Jennings, was the first teacher.
After the death of Prof. Horstman, we
find the names of Younker, Brand,
Partels, Herzog, and Navarron
officiating in the old log church which was
used by the congregation until 1848, when
the present church. 120 x 60 feet was
built, at a cost of $15,000. Rev.
John Vanden Brook (C. PP. S.) was pastor
at this time. In 1875 an addition of
twenty feet was made to the church, and two
spires erected, 190 feet in height, which,
with other repairs, aggregated a cost of
$15,000. The present pastor is
Very Rev. A. Kunkler, C. PP.
S. In 1867 a commodious school
building was erected at a cost of $7000.
For the convenience of distant members, a
church was built three miles southeast of
Minster in 1852, which was supplanted in
1878 by a fine brick church, at a cost of
$6500. This church is known as Egypt.
The Minster congregation numbers 342
families, and those of Egypt about forty.
At the latter place the following pastors
have officiated: Rev. S. Wittmer,
B. Birnbaum, and the present pastor,
Rev. John Vanden Brook. In 1872 a
small brick church was built in Bremen at a
cost of $3000, of which more than two-thirds
was contributed by non-Catholics of the
town. About twelve families worship
here, attended by Rev. Ig. Selb,
assistant priest of Minster.
Wapakoneta and
Petersburg. - Prof.
Horstman, when visiting Minster, would
usually stop several days at these points
and provide for the spiritual wants of the
Catholics of the community. IN 1836 a
log church 40 x 30 feet was built at
Petersburg and blessed by that missionary.
In Wapakoneta he celebrated mass in private
families until 1839, when a small frame
church was built on the corner of Pearl and
Blackhoof Streets, to which an addition was
afterward built. Still the building
proved too small for the growing
congregation, and in 1853 it was determined
to erect a brick church on the present site
of the school building. Accordingly a
contract was formed with Mr. John C.
Bothe to build a church 80x45 feet for
$8400. The payment was to be made by
installments as the building progressed, but
the plan proved a stumbling-block to the
congregation. Mr. Bothe was
accused of a violation of contract, and by
an order of the Most Rev. Archbishop
was stopped in his work. Suit was
instituted for damages against the church,
and, after some years of litigation, a
settlement was effected at the cost of about
$11,000 by the congregation, and still they
had no house of worship.
Rev. George Boehue Herzog and different other
priests of the congregation of the Precious
Blood (C. PP. S.) visited the congregation
at intervals, the first regular priest being
Rev. Martin L. Bobst. He
remained mostly at Petersburg, where he died
in October, 1848. Revs. D. M.
Winands, Schafroth, and
Muckerheide attended the congregation
for sometime. The latter resided in
Freyburg, where a neat church had been built
in 1850. Disappointed, but not
discouraged, the Wapakoneta congregation,
in1857, began the erection of a fine church,
120 by 50 feet, on the corner of Pearl and
Perry Streets. The building was
completed the following year, and dedicated
in honor of St. Joseph. Rev. And.
Herbstrit was pastor at that time.
During the year it was supplied with four
bells, with an aggregate weight of 4414
pounds. These complete, with hangings,
cost $1678.90. It is the custom of
Catholics to deed all church property in
trust to the bishop of the diocese; but as
the St. Joseph Church was indebted to the
amount of $20,000, the Most Re. Archbishop
refused to accept a deed, as he was
unwilling to be responsible for the debt.
To-day this proves to the advantage of the
church, for the archbishop's assignee cannot
trouble this property. We find among
the Catholics of Wapakoneta, in 1834, J.
Keller, M. Seifert, J. Kininger, J. Sabin,
M. Landkammer, P. Goetz, D. Schmidt, And.
Werst, Moser, and Weimert.
Although
burdened with a heavy debt the congregation
was not satisfied with a church alone, for
knowing the importance of religious
instruction, they founded a school in 1853,
which was conducted in various rooms until a
few years later a frame building was
secured, which now stands nearly opposite
the present church. In 1869 a
two-story brick school was erected at a cost
of about $4000, and instruction is imparted
in both English and German. This
church, consisting of about 180 families,
has reduced the debt to less than $6000,
besides spending several hundreds of dollars
for decorative purposes. In 1879 a
beautiful and durable pipe organ was secured
at a cost of $1975. The generosity of
Catholics and non-Catholics of the town
enabled them to pay for this in cash.
Priests of the C. PP. S. attended this
church since 1857. Among these may be
mentioned the present bishop of Ft. Wayne,
Rev. Dwenger, X. Griesmeyer, Ch. French, M.
Graf, and since July, 1875, the present
pastor loci, Rev. Francis Nigsch.
In 1833 John Ruppert entered a half section
of land in Pusheta township, and on this
land was erected the first church of
Petersburg, which was dedicated in Honor of
the Apostles Peter and Paul. Forty
acres of land, still the property of the
congregation, was laid out as a town site in
1852 but the lots never sold.
Among the early settlers here were Andreas Voll,
who died of the cholera in 1836; And.
Seller; J. Hemmert; and And. Nuss.
This congregation was weakened considerably
in 1868 by many members uniting with the
Botkins congregation. This almost
caused the abandonment of the Petersburg
church, but the following year Messrs. J.
Hemmert, S. and J. Dingelman, A.
Nuss, M. Müller, J. Koenig, M. Warmuth,
and others, resolved to build a brick church
on the Sidney pike, near the county line.
Accordingly, a building was erected, 55 by
35 feet, for about $3000, but no priest has
charge, and so some of the members attend
services at Freyburg and others at Botkins.
Freyburg -
The first settlers of this congregation were
Sam Craft, 1828; George Wiss and
G. Seiter, 1833; Simon Dresher
and J. B. Kath, 1834; Bush and
Nippgen, 1835; M. and G. Linder, J.
Sellenger, A. Schaub, V. Fischer, Guttman
and Weiman. These first
attended at Wapakoneta and Petersburg during
the visits of Prof. Horstman.
For a time also they met at the houses of
Messrs. Bush and Craft for
services. Jos. Flick and G. Seiter
laid out the town of Freyburg in 1848, and
immediately a church was commenced, 80 by 43
feet, which was completed in 1850. At
this time the congregation consisted of
about thirty families. The church was
served by Revs. Winands, Mukerheide,
Volm, and some priests of the C. PP. S.,
particularly Rev. M. Kreusch; after
them by Backhaus, Goebels, and during
the last eight years Rev. Henry Daniel
has labored with success. In 1877 he
built a fine school-house, 48 by 27 feet,
two stories high, at a cost of $2000.
The congregation numbers about a hundred and
five families.
St.
Marys - We find Charles
Murray, one of the original proprietors
of the town, was the first Catholic resident
of the place. Most of the old traders
were French Catholics, as were also many of
the raftsmen who labored between St. Marys
and Ft. Wayne. Mr. Murray acted
as leader of meetings as no priests were in
reach. About 1825 a priest was passing
this place on a missionary tour, and was
taken suddenly ill. Here he remained
for a time and died, and was buried by
Mr. Murray. Thos. Stone
came here in 1836, and from this period
dates the origin of the Catholic church.
Most of the canal laborers were Catholics,
and a shanty on the bank of the reservoir
was used for the celebration of mass.
These ceremonies were conducted by a French
priest from Dayton, Tenpont. In 1840
Archbishop Purcell came from
Cincinnati to St. Marys and remained over
night with Mr. Black. The first
church was built under the direction of
Rev. A. Kunkler, in 1854. In 1867
a brick church was erected on Spring Street,
by Rev. Dwenger, present bishop of
Ft. Wayne. The building cost about
$1200. The congregation consists of
about seventy families, and was attended
until 1877 by priests of the C. PP. S.,
among whom were J. Dwenger, P. Rist, M.
Kenk, F. Nigsch, A Guggenberger, and
F. Schalk; and since 1877 by Rev.
Joseph Lutz.
Glynwood -
Irish Catholics built a frame church in
Moulton township, on the land of J. L.
McFarland, in 1861, under the direction
of Rev. P. Nenneberry. The
first members were J. L. McFarland,
John Naughton, Anton Bailey, and the
three Cogan brothers - Thomas, John,
and Patrick. The congregation
was attended by the priest of St. Marys
until 1877, but at present from Wapakoneta
by Rev. S. Kunkler.
These facts illustrate to come extent the important
part the Catholics have performed in the
settlement and improvement of the county.
From its infancy they have contributed to
the material development of the county; and
though some may have left the fold of the
Church, and others right indifferent as to
their duties, the Church still sustains the
hope that it will grow in the future as it
has in the past.
POLITICAL.
The following list
exhibits the mayors and recorders elected each year since 1852:-
|
MAYORS. |
| J. S. Williams |
1853 |
B. F. Devore, |
1865 |
| I. F. Coples (resigned) |
1854-55 |
H. B. Kelly |
1866-67 |
| C. Barr (appointed) |
1855 |
J. D. Marshall |
1868 |
| G. W. Andrews, |
1856 |
W. V. M. Layton, |
1869-71 |
| A. H. Trimble |
1857 |
H. B. Kelly (resigned) |
1872-74 |
| W. V. M. Layton, |
1858-59 |
William Miles (app'ted) |
1874 |
| H. B. Kelly, |
1860-61 |
R. McMurray, |
1875-77 |
| B. F. Devore, |
1862 |
H. Moser, |
1878-79 |
| S. B. Ayers, |
1863 |
Levi Hamaker, |
1880- |
| Edward Meyer, |
1865. |
|
|
|
RECORDERS. |
| H. B. Kelly, |
1853-54 |
J. D. Marshall, |
1866-67 |
| A. H. Trimble, |
1855-56 |
L. N. Blume. |
1868-73 |
| H. B. Kelly, |
1857 |
J. Wilson, Jr., |
1874-79. |
| A. H. Trimble. |
1858-64. |
C. A. Stuve, |
1880 - |
| Anthony Dieker, |
1865. |
|
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VILLAGES.
Cridersville was
organized in 1856 by Ephraim Crider. The first
store was owned by John Mumaw about the date of
organization. The second place of business was a General
Supply Store, kept by James McMillin. Then came in
succession John Weiser and N. A. Murdock, drygoods
merchants..
At this writing there are two drygoods supply stores,
two groceries, and one furniture store, one hotel, one steam
grist mill, one steam saw mill, one grain warehouse, two
blacksmith shops, one harness, and one shoe shop. Prior to
the last eight years the number of stores at once was limited to
a single one.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
GEN. GEO. W. ANDREWS
BENJAMIN M. BAKER
DANIEL BITLER
SAMUEL BITLER
MR. L. N. BLUME
REV. DAVID BOBP
JOHN C. BOTHE
GEO. W. BURKE
WM. CRAFT
C. P. DAVIS
GEO. DELONG
O. T. DIEKER
DAVID EDMISTON
CAPT. JOHN ELLIOTT
GEORGE EMERICK
ANDREW FISHER
ANDREW FREYMAN
JOHN M. FREYMAN
JUDGE HAMAKER
AMBROSE HARVEY
THOMAS HARVEY
DR. G. W. HOLBROOK
GEO. C. JOHNSTON
MARTIN KANTNER
A. M. KUHN
JOHN LOWRY
HON. C. C. MARSHALL
G. W. McCLINTOCK
SAMUEL MOYER
N. A. MURDOCK
ANDREW W. OVERHOLSER
PHILIP PFAFF
WM. RICHARDSON
ADAM RICHIE
GEORGE ROMSHE
JUSTICE ROMSHE
M. N. SHAW
NEAL SHAW
JAMES H. SKINNER
ROBERT J. SKINNER
JOHN TAM
J. H. TIMMERMEISTER
ALEXANDER
HENDRY TRIMBLE
ADAM WINEMILLER
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