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Mine Run?‘Mine Run*' — Unassorted product ot a mine; hence an assembly ot like kind not specifically classified: a medley of thought or ideas.”——DictionaryOfGb:atccth t t Ddip]mwPiRTrrtcleirfiAPlt;bie:0(bisitcO]clO'Sttletlailt;rrPbutllirrSiPbPailt;1JergCDepartment of feminine frippery . . . “household hints” . . . proteat a deli'eate hat by placing it in a plastic bag. Blow air into the bag and fasten with a rubber band.”* * *Today, class, let’s enjoy another “history kick,” with the help of an old ,atlas that was published in 1879 and a bit of writing from n well - versed Linton man, Henry Bredeweg.* * *Mr. Bredeweg writes that the Island Coal company had a big company store near its No. 1 mine, a mile and a half south and a half-mile east of Linton, the first “railroad” mine in the Linton field (1883). When the company sank the No. 2 mine, a half-mile west of Linton, onthe StrieteLmeier hill, with adouble tipple, on two railroads, in 1888, the company moved the store to town, to the place where the P. N. Hirsch store is now located. “I think John Sdhloot was mayor,” he said.* * *At that time,” Mr. Bredeweg continues, there were flickers, flickers and flickers— even for playing poker, and there was a game in the back room of every saloon, I started working in the No. 2 mine in 1891, and at about that time there was more ‘flicker money* in Linton than real money. When a miner ran out of qash before pay day. he would go to the company store* and draw flickers for what he wanted to buy—a pair of shoes or a glass of beer. These flickers were deducted from his pay check — if he had any money coming. He needed cash only for his taxes and postage stamps, since he could get anything else at the store. Then, there Were 25 saloons and pool-rooms. Now there are twenty churches ;and lots of beauty parlors. But there was no unemployment then and no auto accidents. Whisky | y was $2 a gallon (now $21), a loaf of bread eight cents—now 23, potatoes were 25 cents a bushel — now four cents a pound,”Mr, Bredeweg continues: “soon after, there were more of these company stores.* * ♦The land the Island Coal ■ c company bought of Dr. Hanna \\ they soon platted into lots, making the first addition to Linton. They laid out ‘A* street nor}h(we£t straight west to c what is now Fifth street and a also north to what Is now *B' street, and these lots sold likehot cakes to new sattlers.”* * #The ancient atlas is the property of George Jackson of Bloomfield and was brought to Mine - Runner by Mrs. DixieKJine of Linton.* * *The atlas contains some excellent colored maps of every township in Greene county,showing landowners and listing leading citizens of the various communities.* * ♦At that time, the lower part of Stockton township and most of the northern central part of Stafford township were showna’s a swampy wasteland (theGoosepond). Owners of the Goosepond were shown as Gilbert Ogle and the heirs of S. Ogle.* * *The 1879 atlas shows a detailed plat of Linton, showing all dwellings and places of business. By actual count, it shows 44 residences, one hotel, a schoolhouse, lodated at what is now Second and “A” streets northeast, seven stores, a postoffice, two buildings designed with the letters B. S.”and one designated as W. S.”* * *Bloomfield, ast that time, was the metropolis of Greene county, with Wontihington the second-largest municipality. It’s too bad tihe atlas doesn’t include population figures for the various communities, but it lists Greene county’s population total as being 16,041 in 1860 and 19,514 in 1870.* * *The map, by the way, lists three marsh areas^-the Goosepond, Lattas Creek marsh and Four-Mile marsh* the latter between Lyons and Switz City. All of these marshes have long since been converted to profitable agricultural operations, ofcourse,* * «It will be: idle tomorrows. workMonday.\
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 26, 1962
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