Early Sugar Creek Days Told by Mary Ann Corbin
The second instalment recalls Sugar Creek township life in 1830s to 1860s. Solomon Peterson built a saw mill and a smith shop. farms ground wheat locally and shipped flour to Chicago. Churches, mills, and a cider industry formed a busy community hub around Sugar Creek with Baptists Presbyterians Dunkards and United Brethren present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Creek Township
Herald
Mary Ann Corbin
Fist
Solomon Peterson
Petersons
Chicago
Calvert
Campbell
Stafford
Misner Irvin
Squire Taylor
Eli Boots
Campbellites
Martins
Bowers
Saidlas
Ezra Little
Butchers
Jacksons
Dunkards
Ladoga
Wea
Abraham Bowers
United Brethren
John Stewart
John Clouser
John Cox
Jacob Troutman
G. W. Cook
John Corbin
John B. Lowman
Bethel
Mills
Local notes gather family visits and illnesses
Bowers notes Mrs. Frank Alexander and Uncle Charles Maguire ill again with Herbert Jones visiting Fred Rogers. Various families including Rogers, Clouser, Hampton, Robison, and others share Sundays in Colfax, Indianapolis, and nearby areas. A Darlington horse show attendance, a Colfax funeral, and trips to Lafayette park with Ford brigade autos are mentioned. Harold Clouser returns from California amid favorable reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Alexander
Charles Maguire
Herbert Jones
Fred Rogers
Wm. H. Bunday
St. Louis
Social visits and local notices from Mulberry area
Walter Lewis and wife spent Sunday with Still Imel and wife. Belle Painter attends State Normal at Terre Haute leaving Sunday night. Wilbur Rogers of Brazil stayed with his mother Mrs. Kate Rogers for several days. Harley Paddock Cecil Mullen and Miss Bessie Milner visited Mulberry Sunday with Miss Nellie Flaningam. Walter Weaver and wife hosted friends and relatives including Chas. Weaver and family Russel Weaver of Sicieville Mrs. Alfred and Will Weaver of Mulberry and Misses Ethel and Edith Lennis of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lewis
Still Imel
Frank Shumaker
Belle Painter
State Normal
Terre Haute
Wilbur Rogers
Brazil
Kate
Harley Paddock
Cecil Mullen
Bessie Milner
Mulberry
Nellie Flaningam
Walter Weaver
Chas.e Weaver
Russel Weaver
Sicieville
Alfred and
Will Weaver
Cof Mulberry
Ethel and
Edith Lennis
Indianapolis
Local Folks Visit Relatives and Plan Moves
Mrs Kate Walkup and son Ben of Mace spent Sunday with Mrs Walkup's parents Mr and Mrs T M Campbell. Mrs J C Hunt and Hubert Peterson were in Lafayette Saturday looking for a house for the Hunts who plan to move about September 1. For Chick feed and Chicken chowder go to T M Campbell. The U S Postoffice inspector was here Thursday and found everything at the local office in excellent condition. John Lynch and wife and Emery Moffit and wife drove to Simms Sunday and spent the day with Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Walkup
Ben of
Mace
Walkup
T. M. Campbell
J. C. Hunt
Hubert Peterson
Lafayette
Hunts
U.S. Postoffice
John Lynch
Emery Moffit
Simms
Carl Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brainard & Butler
Tomorr
C. J. Mote
Lem
Darlington Lumber & Coal Co
the Herald
Darlington
Indiana
Clifford Rogers
D. F. Rogers
Marion Clouser
Earl Peterson
Bert Harvey
John Waddell
Evelyn Robison
Colfax
Rev
Bernard
Harold Clouser
California
C. W. Clouser
Cc. E. Rogers
M. D. Hampton
Lutheran
Lawrence Bowen
Sheron
Dan Clouser Jr
Clarence Hampton
John Martin
John Edward Jr
North Western Ave
C. E. Rogers
Near Here
Carson
D. C
Andrew S. Clements
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Brainard & Butler Home Undertakers
N.A. Booker & G
IND
PETT
Florist
John R. Rettinger
Dr. L. M. Beaven
A. A. Williamson
Ben-Hur
Crawfordsville
R. R. Pollom
Residence Lands
Office East Mainst
Darlington, Ind
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