AUGLAIZE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WAPAKONETA, OHIO

TRY THE NEW SEARCH ENGINE AND LET ME KNOW HOW IT WORKS SEARCH ENGINE NUMBER ONE (RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE) "Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations." DEDICATION This Work is Respectfully Dedicated to THE PIONEERS Long Since Departed May the memory of those who laid down their burdens by the wayside ever be fragrant as the breath of summer flowers, for their toils and sacrifices have made Auglaize county a garden of sunshine and delight. "This shall be written for the generation to come." PUBLISHER'S PREFACE History is a systematic record of past events, especially the events in which man has taken part. "The perfect historian," says Macaulay, "is he in whose work the character and spirit of the age is exhibited in miniature." A glance at the Table of Contents of this History of Auglaize County will disclose a design on the part of the publishers of this work to set out here a systematic record of the events which have led up to the present state of development of this favored region, beginning with the time a century and more ago when the first permanent white settlement was made in this territory, and in carrying out this design the compilers have sincerely sought to preserve something of "the character and spirit of the age," so that there shall here be preserved a faithful chronicle of the aspirations and the achievements of the pioneers, at the same time tracing and recording the social, religious, educational, political and industrial progress of the community from its inception. The context will reveal the sincerity of purpose upon which the present publication is based ; a purpose to preserve facts and personal memoirs that are deserving of perpetuation for the information of coming generations and which shall serve as links uniting the present to the past. To those who have so faithfully labored to this end, the publishers desire to extend their thanks. An expression of obligation is due to the people of Auglaize county for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking, and for their many services rendered in behalf of the historiographers. It is believed that it will be found that this unselfish collaboration has secured to Auglaize county a history that will serve as a standard in this field for the next generation and as an authentic guide to future generations. In passing, it is thought that it will not be regarded as out of place for the publishers conscientiously to claim that in placing this work before the people of Auglaize county they faithfully have carried out the plan as outlined in the prospectus upon which the work is based. CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
Geology and Topography	33
CHAPTER II
The Days of Indian Occupancy	59
CHAPTER III
Early Settlement: The Pioneer Period	119
CHAPTER IV
County Organization and Government	159
CHAPTER V
The Bench and the Bar—Courts and Lawyers	196
CHAPTER VI
Agricultural	210
CHAPTER VII
Newspapers of Auglaize County	241
CHAPTER VIII
The Medical Profession	273
CHAPTER IX
The Schools of Auglaize County	286
CHAPTER X
The Churches of Auglaize County	314
CHAPTER XI
Townships, Cities and Villages—the County Seat	345
CHAPTER XII
St. Marys Township and the City of St. Marys	380
CHAPTER XIII
Other Townships of the County	408
CHAPTER XIV
Military Annals	485
CHAPTER XV
Sidelights on Auglaize County History	522

-A- Agricultural Agricultural Extension Service Agricultural Statistics American Legion, The American Red Cross, The Andrews, George W. Animals, Reptiles and Birds Anti-Pest Campaigns Armistice Day Celebration Armory of Company K Armstrong, Judge John Artesian Wells Asheries Atkinson, Evan Auglaize County Democrat Auglaize County in Fiction Auglaize County in War Auglaize Livestock Company Auglaize Republican, The Ayers, Jeremiah -B- Ballad of the Pioneers, A Ballots Mysteriously Missing Baltimore & Ohio Railway Banks Bar Roster (Lawyers) Battle Ground of Red an White Battle of Pickawillany Base Ball  Bees   Bench and Bar, The Benner, Christian Bi-County Review, The Biography, Value of Birds of Auglaize County Blackhoof Mound	210-240 230 219 520 505 168, 177, 186, 189, 208, 239, 245, 250, 363, 483, 217, 229, 339, 245, 250, 363, 488, 491, 556 52 234 504 519 127, 321, 384 47 215 483 245-255 524 485-521 231 255-263 175, 357, 374 84 169 216 367, 371, 379, 406, 422, 442, 478, 484 208 62 63 563 221 196-209 397 378 372, 574 56 34
Blackhoof, Old Indian Chief. Black Swamp, The Blue Jacket Blume, L. N. Boesel, Charles  "Bootleggers" Serve Indians Botanical Resources of County Boundary of County Chang( Bounty for Wolf Scalps Boys and Girls' Club Work. Bremen Company, The  Brighthorn   "Buckeye," as a Sobriquet_. Buckland, Village of  --C-- Canal Lands Canal Contractor Decamps Cattle Statistics Census Statistics Cereal Crops Chapman, Jonathan C. H. & D. Railway "Chills" Cholera, Scourge of Church and Community Survey Churches of Auglaize County Church Divided by War City of St. Marys Civil War, The Clark, Gen. George Rogers Clay Township Clerks of the Court  Climatic Changes in Progress Coal Deposits in County Cold New Years Day in 1863 Commercial Development  Commissioners Journal No. 1 Commissioners of County	65, 87, 98, 112, 136, 524 33, 122 466, 525 111, 122, 454 304 419 128 50 167 52 236 416 448 543 443 120, 143 146 221 194, 219 221 534 216 274 274, 422 317 _314-344 328 380 488 64, 77, 81, 143 408 188 572 38 573 367, 388, 405, 421, 441, 478 173 190
Community Centers Company K, O. N. G. Company L, O. N. G. Conradi, E. G. Construction of the Canal Contrasts Co-operative Elevators Copper and Iron Deposits Corduroy Roads Cornstalk, Peter Corn Statistics Coroners of County Corporation Directory Cost of New Court House County Agent County Agricultural Society. County Auditors County Clerks County Club Work County Commissioners County Draft Board The County Fair County Farm Bureau County's Financial Status County Infirmary, The County Lines Altered County Medical Society County Officials County Organization and Government County Public Health League County Recorders County Seat, The Town County Seat Clinched County Seat Rivalry County Surveyors County Teachers' Association County Treasurers County Treasury Robbed Court Attacked by Newspaper Court House Development Court Officers Courts and Lawyers  Credit Given Women Voters Cridersville   Crop Projects   Currency Heavily Discounted Cyclonic Storms	297 507, 518 499 271 143, 392 211, 286, 522 234 38 212 116, 454 221 189 193 180 234 237 187 188 235 190 506 235, 237 230, 232 183 181 167 279 186 159-195 283 189 345-374 175 160, 169, 381, 400 189 310 187 555 178 175, 177, 179 207 196-209 171 378 234 249 565
—D— Davis, Charles P. Dawson, Capt. Enoch Days of Indian Occupancy Dayton & Michigan Railway. Deep Cut Deer Formerly Numerous Democrat Printing Co., The Democratic Times, The Democrats Lose County Detroit & Ironton Railway Development of Schools Dickman, C. H. Dickman, Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, Theodore Dieker House, The "Die Post" Difficulties of Travel Ditch Laws Doctors of Auglaize County Domestic Animals Drainage Problems Duchouquet, Francis Duchouquet Township  Dwenger, Rt. Rev. Joseph  —E— Early Settlement Editor Assails Court Editor's Hopeful Outlook "Egypt" Election Judges Astonished Election of 1920 Election of 1922 Elk Antlers Elks Band, The Elliott, Capt. John Elliott, James Embezzlement of County Fund Entomology   Erection of Auglaize County. Ethnological History of Ohio Ewing, "Bob"	253 140 59-118 216 465 55 254 255 171 218 292 437 500, 549 151, 187, 188, 558 269, 393 263 122, 211 222 273 221 222 63, 101, 106, 124, 130, 350 345-379 323, 334 119-158 178 242 334 442 171 190 55 343 141, 168, 175, 188, 356, 533 174, 238, 300, 325, 359, 374 555 68 162 59 564
-F- Fallen Timbers, Battle of Farm Bureau (County) Farm Statistics ''Father of Auglaize County” "Feast of the Warriors" Fever and Ague Finley, Rev. J. B. Fire Destroys Infirmary First Act of Commissioner First County Election First County Fair First County Officials First County Tax Levy First Court at St. Marys First Newspaper in County First Permanent Settler First Public Offices First School at St. Marys First School at Wapakoneta First School in County First Steam Transportation First Tax Duplicate First White Births in County "Firsts" at St. Marys Fishes of Auglaize County Flatboating in the Old Day! Flogging Wrongdoers Flora and Fauna Flowering Plants Ford Railway, The Forests a Source of Wealth. Forest Trees Fort Amanda Fort Amanda Memorial Fort Auglaize Fort Barbee Fort Recovery Fort St. Marys Fossils Fox Hunting Fraternal Societies Free, J. N. French and Indian War French Forts and Posts Freyburg, Village of Friends' Mill at Wapakoneta	78 230, 232 219 160 98 274 322 181 168 168 237 168 176 206 241 124 174 306 300 292 216 183 126 394 57 154, 347 486 50 51 218 213, 382 50 83, 123, 131, 140, 449 133 130, 360 83, 126, 140 78 83, 119, 123, 140, 380 39, 58 52 342 540 63, 142 63 462 92, 157, 210, 354
Frisbie, Rev. A. J. Fruits and Nuts -G- Game Preserve in County Gardner, James B. Gas and Petroleum Genealogical Research Geology and Topography German Language, Teaching of German Township Geyer, Village of Girty, Simon Girty's Town Glacial Deposits Glynwood "Gold Star" Roster of County Good Roads Organization Goode, Judge Patrick G. Gordon, Robert B. Goshen Township Government of County Grand Reservoir, The Gravel Deposits Gravel Roads Greenville Treaty, The Gutman, Village of -H- Hammel, Peter Harrison, Gen. W. H. Harrod, James Harvey, Henry Haverbeck, John Hay and Forage Crops Herzing, Albert Herzing, Philip V. Highway Development "Historical Collections"- Howe "Historical Jingle" Historical Markers Historic Ground, Indeed! History of the Shawnees Hogs Barred from Street	338 221 56 100, 346, 533 39 574 33-58 554 415 411 86, 111, 395 524, 528 124, 395, 524 35 456 503 230 168, 186, 196 174, 186, 187, 398 428 159 33, 56, 145, 151, 381  34 225 78, 83  412 115, 355, 374 78, 82, 122, 131, 141, 361, 383 445, 544 468 84, 91, 101, 108, 110 113, 461 272 221 230, 283 174, 309, 404 225 109, 144, 270, 288, 448, 546 116 136 63 65  269
Holbrook, Dr. George W. Hollis, Robert J. S. Holterman, Henry Home Economics Home Life of the Red Man. Home-Made Farm Implements Home Printing Company, The Hoop Poles Horrors of Indian Warfare Horstman, Rev. Fr. Hospitality of the Indians Houston, William A. Howell, Dr. J. Morton Hunter, Charles L. Hunter, Dr. Franklin C. -I- "Immortal J. N., The" Incorporation of Wapakone Indian Agriculture Indian Burial Grounds Indian Census Indian Hospitality Indian Huts Serve Pioneers. Indian Relics Indian Wrestler's Prowess. Indians, History of Indians Slay Army Officer. Industrial Development Industrial Effects of Canal. Infirmary Administration Invasions of Squirrels -J- Jackson Township  Jail Burned by Prisoner_. Jail Rebuilt  "Johnny Appleseed"  Johnston, George 0.  Johnston, Col. John Joint County Ditches  Judges, Roster of  Justices of the Peace  Juvenile Court	160, 168, 175, 176, 186, 196, 217, 238, 244, 252, 258, 273, 377 245, 264 263 231 89 157 271 214, 382 86 324 158 120, 124 285 266 284 540 362 88, 93, 210 359 90, 94 158 156 349 128 59-118 140 367, 388, 405, 421, 441, 478  153 181 55 434 204 181 534 95 63, 90, 94, 110, 524 224 186 207  198
-K- Kampf, Fred B.  Kelly, Henry B.  Kenton, Simon  Kishler, Dr. Washington C. Kiwanis Club, The  Kolitsah, the Great_ Kossuth, Village of   Kuckherman, Rev. F. B. W. -L- Lake Erie & Western Railway Land and Farm Value Land Area of County "Land of the Miamis" - Barce Last Dance of the Shawnees Law Library Lawyers of Auglaize County Layton, Judge F. C. Leader Printing Co., The Lewistown Reserve, The Liberty Loan Activities Limestone Linzee, Andrew Jackson Linzee, Benjamin Linzee, Judge Robert Live Stock Statistics Local Game Protector Lock 2 (New Paris) Logan, Indian Chief Logansport, How Named Logan Township "Log Cabin Campaign, The” Log Cabins "Lo-o-ow Bridge!" Loramie, Pierre Lynx, Last Killed in County -M- Making of a New County Manchester Farm, The. Mann, Dr. Henry L. Maple Sirup Markers for Old Chiefs' Graves	254 251, 364 528 274 343, 369 128 464 341 217 220 33, 220 61, 82 155 208 208 133, 171, 186, 199 267 79 504 39 146, 149, 209, 397, 535 148, 187, 204, 252 147, 204, 290, 399 220 56 421 95, 100, 111, 113, 443 447 443 544 291 153 64, 142 53 159 431 285 222 136
Markets of Other Days Marriage License Record Mastodon Remains Mayors of Wapakoneta McMurray, Robert McMurray, William J. Medical Profession, The Memorial at Fort Amanda Memorial Park Mercer County, Organization Metcalf, Judge Benjamin F. Meteorological Changes. Mexican War, The Meyer, J. H. Miami & Erie Canal Miamis Original Tenants Milk Military Annals Minster Post, The Minster (Stallo Town) Montgomery, Shadrach Monument to Civil War Soldier Moorehead, Prof. Warren K. Morey, William B. Mortgages on Farms Moulton Township Moulton, Village of Mueller, Dr. Carl L. Murray, Charles -N- Natural Gas and Oil, Naturalization Record Natural Resources Negroes Barred by Settlers New Bremen New Bremen Sun, The New Hampshire, Village New Knoxville New Paris (Lock 2) Newspaper Criticises Court Newspapers Noble, Elisha Noble Township "Not Many Generations Ago”	244, 253, 270 198 58 363 189, 208. 251, 365, 496 245, 247, 260, 372 273-285 133 389 398 197 572 487 224, 379, 478, 484 120, 143 64 221 485-521 272 436 120, 168, 173, 177, 190, 374, 475 306 90 261 222 452 456 279, 283 120, 124, 391 39 199 213 423 415 271 428, 432 473, 477 421 178 241-272 458 457 60
-O- Oats Statistics Ober Bremen Officers of the Court Official Directory Officials of County Ohio Electric Railway Ohio's Historical Literature Oil and Natural Gas Orchard Fruits Ordinance of 1787, The Organization of County Origin of Indians Origin of Shawnees Original Plat of Minster Original Plat of New Bremen Original Plat of St. Marys Original Plat of Wapakoneta -P- Passing of the Red Paved Highways Phelps, Judge Edwin M. Physicians of County Pickawillany, Battle of Pioneer Ballad, A. Pioneer Hero, A. Pioneer Period,, The Pioneer Physicians Pioneer Schools Pioneer Settlers Pioneer Ship Yard Pioneer Spelling School Pioneers "Home Livers" "Pioneers ! 0, Pioneers !" Pioneers Use Indian Huts Pioneers Who Lacked Fores Piqua, Origin of Name Plank Roads Poague, Col. Thomas Poems to Physicians Political Alignment Politicians of the Old Days Polly Butler, The Story of Population Statistics	221 420 207 191; 186 219 83 39 222 286 159 59 65 437 417 395 355 59, 99, 108 226, 229 125, 172, 186, 202 273 63 84 536 119-158 273 286 120, 375, 384, 413, 423, 433, 450, 456, 459, 462, 467, 471, 476, 481 132 298 157 158 156 401 65 212, 214, 228, 382 131 280-282 171 172 113 194
Post Printing Company Potatoes Poultry Powell, Otho J. Preservation of Game President's Tribute to Pioneers Prisoner Burns Jail Probate Judges Prosecuting Attorneys Public Roads Pusheta Township -Q- Quaker Mission, The -R- Railroads, The Coming of Railway Subsidy Carried Recollections of Olden Days Records of the Courts Red Cross Society, The Registered Physicians Relics of Indian Days Religion of the Indians "Remember the Days of Old Reptiles of Auglaize County Republicans' First Victory Republican Printing Co. Review of Indian Wars Review of Pioneer Conditions Revolutionary War Soldiers Revolution of 1848, The Richardson, Prof. G. H. Richardson, William Rinehart, Hugh T. River Navigation Road Building Roads of Auglaize County Road "Viewers" Appointed Robbery of County Treasury Roster of "the Fathers" Roster of the Local Bar	272 221 221 256 56 522 204 187 189 225 459 91, 157, 210, 354 215 269 154 ,307, 321, 347, 363, 390,470,479, 536 196 505 275 349 97 578 57 171 262 63 121, 211, 286, 390, 418 485 16, 552 302 485 168, 172, 190, 238, 469 62, 123, 133, 154 213, 382 225 176 555 121, 375, 384, 413, 423, 433, 450, 456, 459, 462, 467, 471, 476, 481 208
Roster of Physicians Roster of School Teachers Roster of Soldiers -S- Salaries of Preachers Salem Township Sante Fe, Village of Sawyer, William Schaffer, Adam E. School Books in Pioneer Days School Teachers of County Schools of Auglaize County. Scott, Thomas Seed Treatment Sentinel and Democrat, The Service Record of Soldiers. Settlement of the County. Settlers Drain Reservoir Shawnee Council House Shawnee Indians, History of Sheriffs of County  Ship Timber Ship Yard in the Wilderness Sidelights on County History Simkins, Prof. J. D. Skinner, James H. Skinner, Robert J. Smith, Marmaduke W. Snakes Social Activities Soldiers of Auglaize County Spanish-American War Speculation in Gas and Oil Spelling Schools Springs Squaw Man's Troubles "Squaw Town" Squirrel "Invasions" Stage Line Days Stallo, Francis Joseph Stallo Town (Minster) State Farm Bureau State Historical Society State Representatives Statistics Relating to Churches	275 311 491, 508 320 464 412 172, 264, 269 133, 187, 240, 254 287 311 286-313 120, 154 234 245, 264 491, 508 119-158 147 62, 87, 99, 358 64 188 215 132 522 84, 87, 111, 116, 124, 154, 387, 535 367 121, 175, 300, 358 168, 187 490  57  343  485  499  44  298  34  125  126  55 357, 393  436  436  230  136  186 318
Statistics Relating to Land St. Clair's Defeat St. Johns, Village of St. Marys Argus St. Marys, City of St. Marys Courant, The St. Marys Daily Leader St, Marys Free Press St. Marys Newspapers St. Marys Township Steam Boat on Reservoir  "Stern des Westlichen Ohio" Stone Roads Storms in Auglaize County Streams of Auglaize County Struggle for Racial Supremacy Study of Biography, The Sullivan, John L. Summit of Watershed Survey of the Canal   -T- Tan Bark Tax Duplicate for 1848 Teachers of Auglaize County Tecumseh "Tell Ye Your Children" "The Porcupine" The Prophet Tile Ditches Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Toll-pike Roads   Topography of County  Tornadoes in Auglaize Count Touvelle, Mrs. T. G./span> Township Delimitation  Township Official Directory Townships, Cities and Villages Trade with the Indians  Traffic on the Canal   Tragic Fate of Army Officer Travel in the Old Days Treaty of St. Marys Trees and Plant Life Tribute to C. W. Williamson Tribute to Pioneers Tri-County Fair Two-mile Assessment Law	220 78, 83, 84, 113 410 270 380 265 265 270 264-270 380 216 270 226 565 34, 63 62 574 267 34, 62, 151 144   215  183  311 78, 95, 111, 444 524  578  247111 78, 111, 113, 444  225 ay 218  227  33 565 307, 321, 390  174  191 345-484  96  153  140 122, 211 62, 99, 119, 126  50  137 158, 210, 286, 522  240  228
--U- Union Township   Uniopolis, Village of  -V- Value of Farm Property  Villages of the Indians  -W- Walkup, Edmund B. Walkup, John "Wapak" as a Diminutive Wapakoneta Bee, The Wapakoneta Clinches County Se Wapakoneta Courant, The Wapakoneta Daily News Wapakoneta Indian Reservation Wapakoneta, Origin of Name Wapakoneta, the City of Wapakoneta -Union, The "Ward of Tecumseh, The" War Divides Church War of 1812 War of 1917, The War Record of County Wars with the Indians Washington Township Watershed, Division of Waterways of County Waynesfield Waynesfield Chronicle, The Wayne, Gen. Anthony Wayne Township Weekly Newspapers "Welcome" Western Ohio Electric Railway Wheat Statistics Whipping Post for Offenders Whisky Supplements Wages Wild Animals of County "Wild-Cat" Currency Williamson, Prof. Charles W. Willich, Gen. August  Willipie, Indian Orator	467 471 220 87 256, 265 173, 186, 208, 244, 252 269 258, 559 175 257 254 79, 99 110, 347 345-374 256 524 328 485, 487 501 485-521 63, 90 473 34, 62, 151 34, 63 483 272 78, 83, 88, 112, 140, 143, 383, 480 479 270 370 218 221 486 151 52 249 33, 39, 50, 84, 134, 136, 229, 293, 304, 555, 572 546 104, 113, 360, 409
Wolf Scalps Bring Bounty Women Voters Receive Credit Woodworking Industries Wool World War, The -Y- Yale, E. Benjamin —Z— Zoology	52 171 367 221 501 272 52