History of Jackson Township Chapter Ten Overview
District No nine is a mining and farming area with a central two mile gravel road, settled early in the nineteenth century. Notable locals include Abraham Plewen ter and many pioneers, plus stories of panther and bear encounters. The narrative covers schools, ministers, mines especially Wilfred coal, church buildings and cemetery details, and long lists of residents and veterans from the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Plew
Thomas Meanwerring
Richard Register
Solomon Manwarring
H. Peacock
F. Curry
Nicholas Cochran
Jerry Mahan
Jacob Halberstadt
George Nelson
Leander Berlingmier
Willis French
Sam Curry
Mr. Curry
Mr. Wallace
Jackson Township
Greeley
Jim
Mistoiss Cochran
Ezra Thompson
Willis Frech
James Plew
Charles, Wallace
J. A. Plew
W. Hatfield
L. Grant
Hymera
W. Marshall
John Nelson
Jack Mahan
T. Mahan
Robert Montgomery
Henry Hughes
W. Nelson
Henry Barnhart
Mr. Barnhart
Hinkle
W. Peterson
Wilfred
J. Plew
Mr. Frost
Dell Everly
W. McAnally
Monroe Peterson
Elijah Peterson
Clara McAnaly
John D. McDaniel
Clarke Richardson
Presbyterian Church
Baldridge
William Mhalberstadt
United Brethren Church
Oak Grove U. B
Willie Halberstadt
U. B
Terre Haute
Newton Royal
Clay City
Harriet
Miller
Eliot
Brandenburg
Forewood
Schoonover
Fouts
Wabash
Indiana
Washington District
Claude Malberstadt
Roy McLennan
George B. Peterson
George
Franklin County
Sullivan County
Curry Township
Ebenezer Church
Illinois
Lydia Barnhart
Peterson
No. 34
Oak Grove Church
Henry
Margaret Barnhart
Tuscarawas County
Ohio
Owen County
Barnhart
57Th Regiment of Infantry
Franklin
Tennessee
Emily Jane Zink
Michael and
Clarice Zink
Columbia Club in Indiana poises to be major state political force
Indianapolis report on the Columbia Club growing from 1888 origins into a planned state wide Republican network. Growth surpasses 100 percent with over 1000 new members from nearly every county, aiming for about five thousand Hoosier Republicans. Leaders cite Griffiths and club creed urging practical patriotism and fearless public advocacy to purge corruption and elevate governance.
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Indianapolis
Columbia Club
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
United States
John L. Griffiths
Holy Church
Commonwealth
Republican Party
Many Join Columbia Club Expands Indiana Ties
Over the last sixty days the Columbia Club of Indianapolis says more than a thousand members joined from across the state. New members hail from South Bend Evansville Vincennes Bloomington Martinsville Columbus Franklin Terre Haute New Castle Rushville Anderson Muncie Crawfordsville Kokomo Elwood and other cities.
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Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Tom
South Bend
Evansville
Vincennes
Bloomington
Martinsville
Columbus
Franklin
Terre Haute
New Castle
Rushville
Anderson
Muncie
Crawfordsville
Kokomo
Elwood
Leaders Endorse Columbia Club as State Wide GOP Basis
Indiana Republicans praise the plan to expand the Columbia Club into a statewide organization with thousands of members. Noted leaders including Charles W. Fairbanks James P. Goodrich W L Taylor James E. Watson and others endorse a home for Hoosier Republicans in Indianapolis and support county by county growth.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Columbia Club
Indiana
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
James P. Goodrich
W. L. Taylor
Greater Columbia Club
Joseph D. Oliver
P. J. Lynch
Greater
Hugh Th. Miller
James E. Watson
J. W. Fesler
Will H. Hays
Republican State Committee
Powerful Indiana Republican State Club Aims at 1918 Campaign
The plan seeks broad support across Indiana with the goal of mobilizing five thousand supporters before the close of the 1918 campaign. The proposal is meeting with hearty approval from party members statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Bankers urged to cooperate with farmers
Bankers are urged to cooperate with farmers as soul material has entered the bank vaults of the nation. The Bank is described as a financial powerhouse serving the community.
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the Bank
Banks and farmers join in a new era of agriculture progress
An editorial extols bankers partnering with farmers to fund livestock, silos, seeds, and storage to lift farm productivity. It praises bankers as nation builders with a moral mission, arguing such loans create lasting wealth and community stability beyond short term profits.
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Goddess of Liberty
God Almighty
Heaven
Earth
Political Prayer Meetings Stir Controversy in Churches
A critique denounces political prayer meetings as a dangerous, anarchistic influence that harms Christian unity and church state relations, warning they fuel hatred and devolve religious practice into partisan agitprop.
Farmer's toil frames nation's progress in hard times
A terse bulletin frames farming as central to national success, noting farmers battle endless tasks and delayed pay while striving for better yields and stability amid economic strain.
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Paul Wright
Thomas Manwarring
Wilfred Coal Company
Harman, Freeman and Black
Bega
B. & T. H. Railroad Company
Dinner de Lap
Mr. Batson
Mr. Trueblood
George Patton
Haarlow
Deering Coal Company
Brazil Block Company
T. Wooley Coal Company
Oak Grove
Nathan Hinkle Nelson
Vermillion County
Plew
Amelia E. Harding
Nelson
Margaret
Helen
Mary
Charles
GB Peterson
Wallace
R. Peterson
JS Nelson
S Forbys
Wo McAnalty
Lydia Priren
Carean
West Jackson Hill Coat Co
Madge Patton
Charles Mahan
Baldeidge
Mellise
Wartet
Ly Hargeng
le Nicholson
Bard
AS Cutler
M Mahan
B. R. Inman
Hoosier Republicans
Peter Radford
Isaac H. Kalley
Sullivan State Bank
John C. Chaney
Citizens Trust
A. G. McNabb
Citizens Trust Co
Jas. R. Brown J
Schroeder Brown & Schroeder
Crowder
Hays & Hays
Walter F. Wood
Asrey’s
Charles D. Hunt
Gilbert W
G. W. Clayton
First National Bank
Carlisle
Lee F. Bays
North Side
Squ
O. T. Howard
Indiana Veterinary College
Park & Wible Livery Barn
Sullivan, Indiana
George Knapp
Vincennes Davis House
L. A. Stewart
Art Dentistry
West Washington
C. F. Briggs
Briggs
Buff & Stratton
South Court Street
McClanahan’s
West Side Public Square
Sullivan
Lindley
N. Side
Chicago
R. BR
L. O’neil
Peoria
8&J. Louis
Cincinnati
All
East Westport
Big Four
Greensburg
Central Passenger Association
Focal
Averitt,g. P. A
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