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Joseph Moss

Standing out distinctly as one of the central figures in the industrial and financial history of Greene county, is the name of Joseph Moss, of Linton. Prominent in local affairs of a business nature and equally so in matters of public interest, with a reputation for distinguished service second to none of his contemporaries, there is today no man in the city of his residence more honored, and all who come within the sphere of his influence unite in rendering due tribute to his sterling worth as a neighbor, business man and citizen. The Moss family has been identified with southern Indiana since the pioneer period, the name being closely interwoven with the settlement, growth and subsequent development of Washington and Greene counties. Aquilla Moss, the subject's grandfather, a Kentuckian by birth, settled in the former county prior to the twenties, and about 1825 moved to a tract of land three miles northeast of Linton where he cleared and improved a good farm on which he spent the remainder of his life. His wife Sarah Harrah, also a native of Kentucky, now lies by his side in an old family burying ground on the homestead which he carved from the wilderness, and the name of both are honored in the community they helped to establish more than eighty-three years ago. Among the children of the worthy couple was a son by the name of William G. Moss, who was born in November, 1823, in Washington county, Indiana, and who married Jennette Rector in 1841, whose birth occurred in 1823, in the county of Lawrence. William G. Moss was reared to manhood on the original homestead in Stockton township, and in due season became a successful farmer and representative citizen, beginning with forty acres and increasing the same to the home place of one hundred and sixty acres, later acquiring four hundred acres in the same locality, this making him one of the largest real estate holders in the township of his residence. He continued to live on this place until 1854, when he removed his family to Linton, and two years later he was elected sheriff of Greene county, filling the office by re-election four years, during which time he made his home in Bloomfield. In i860 he was further honored by being elected to represent Greene county, in the lower house of the general assembly, in which he served one term and in November of the same year he returned to his farm where he spent the remainder of his days, dying on January 30, 1899, his wife following him to the silent land August 7th, of the year 1901. William G. and Jennette Moss were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are living, namely: Joseph, whose name introduces this sketch; Mrs. Sarah M. Turner, Stephen, Bamet S., Rebecca, wife of Alexander Beasley; Mary E. who married Joshua D. Neal, and Julia R., now Mrs. George E. Humphreys; the other three dying at ages ranging from three to six years. Joseph Moss, whose birth occurred on the 21st day of September, 1843, spent his early life on the homestead in Stockton township and received his preliminary education in such indifferent schools as the country in those days afforded. Later he attended for two years the schools of Linton and four years in Bloomfield, after which he took charge of a country school, earning fifty-nine dollars for sixty days service as a teacher. After teaching three terms he engaged in merchandising in Linton and continued that line of business from 1864 to 1869, handling a general store and hauling his goods by ox team from Carlisle, a distance of fifteen miles. Disposing of his mercantile establishment in the latter year he moved to his farm and devoted his attention to agriculture until 1883, when he sold out and returned to Linton, where he has since resided, and with the recent business and industrial interests of which city he has been actively identified. Mr. Moss in 1893 assisted in establishing the Linton Bank, which was operated as a private concern until 1906, when it was reorganized as a state bank, the originators of the enterprise in addition to himself being O. W. Shryer, D. L. Terhune and J. H. Humphreys. In June. 1905, Mr. Moss purchased the several interests of his partners and doubling the capital stock, reorganized the institution as stated above, but subsequently sold part of the stock to Messrs. Humphreys and Terhune, but retained the presidency, which position he has filled from the original organization to the present time. Under his able management, assisted by the fifteen safe and conservative men constituting the stockholders, this bank is doing a very successful business and is now one of the most extensively patronized and popular institutions of the kind in the southwestern part of the state. Mr. Moss was one of the organizers of the Citizens State Bank at Bloomfield, which began business in 1903 with a capital of thirty thousand dollars, and also took a leading part in the establishing, in 1905, of the Dugger State Bank, which has a capital of twenty-five thousand dollars, and of which he is president and director. In addition to the above well known financial institutions, he was an influential factor in organizing, in 1906, the. Linton Trust Company, and he holds the office of president of the Commercial State Bank of Worthington, organized in October, 1906, besides being one of the four incorporators of the New Linton Hotel, representing a capital of thirty-five thousand; he assisted in organizing the Linton Water Company, with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, is president and director of the Linton Mill Company which is capitalized at twenty-four thousand dollars, and he holds a large block of stock in the Linton Rolling- Mill, of which he is also treasurer, this enterprise representing investments to the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars, and he also is a stockholder and director in the Linton Ice Plant with forty thousand dollars capital. He is interested quite largely in real estate, owning in addition to a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and a half interest in one thousand acres of farm lands in various parts of Greene county, to say nothing of private holdings amounting to many thousand dollars of capital. Financially he ranks not only among the solid men of the city and county but in business circles throughout Indiana and other states his name has long been highly rated, and in various lines of enterprise, with which his name is connected, he enjoys a standing second to that of no other man similarly interested. In his political affiliation Mr. Moss is staunchly Democratic and as a local politician his opinions have always commanded respect and carried weight. As early as 1865 he was elected trustee of Stockton, township, and after filling the office by successive re-elections for a period of six years, he served the people of Wright township four terms in the same capacity. In November, 1900, he was elected treasurer of Greene county and took charge of the office January 1, 1902, and in November following was chosen his own successor, discharging the duties of the position two full terms and acquitting himself as a faithful and efficient public servant whose record was above the breath of suspicion, and whose interest in behalf of one of the people's most important trusts gained him hundreds of warm personal friends, irrespective of political ties. On March 24, 1867, occurred the marriage of Mr. Moss and Sallie Humphreys, of Greene county, Indiana, daughter of Honorable Andrew and Eliza (Johnson) Humphreys, natives of Tennessee and Ohio, respectively. The parents of Mrs. Moss were married in the county of Putnam in 1840, moved in 1842 to Greene county, where Mr. Humphreys became a prominent figure in public and political affairs, and for many years was one of the Democratic leaders in this section of the state. He represented the county in both branches of the legislature, was Indian agent to Utah during the administration of President Buchanan, and in 1876 was elected to Congress of the United States in which he served one term and made a very creditable record as a law-maker. He was a farmer the greater part of his life and a man of fine mind and will always be remembered as one of the county's most distinguished citizens; he died June 24, 1904, his wife preceding him to the grave on February 4th of the year 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys had a family of six children whose names are as follows: Mrs. Emmeline Poe; Levi, deceased; Albert G. died in 1880, aged thirty years; Mrs. Sallie A. Moss, born January 3, 1850; James Henry, and Andrew, who departed this life in 1875, at the age of seventeen. Mr. and Mrs. Moss have never been blessed with children of their own, but they are popular with young people and their pleasant home is a favorite resort of the youth of the city, who find therein a generous hospitality which the kind host and hostess most graciously dispense. Mrs. Moss is an active member of the Christian church, a wide reader of religious literature and a careful student of many subjects. She also keeps abreast of the times in general literature, being a member of the Twentieth Century Club, of Bloomfield, the Mount Mellick Social Club and Eastern Star, the Christian Aid Society, and is popular in the best society circles of the city in which she resides. Mr. Moss subscribes to the Baptist faith and holds membership in the church which worships in Linton. He has been a Mason since 1865, has risen to high standing in the brotherhood, including the Royal Arch Degrees and the Order of the Eastern Star; he also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Moss was nominated on May 16, 1808, for the legislature by the Democratic ticket. Mr. Moss contributed the ground, sixty-six by one hundred and twenty-six feet, on the northeast corner of Vincennes and First streets, for the Carnegie Library building. Mrs. Moss is vice-president of the building committee.

Biographical memoirs of Greene County, Ind. B.F. Bowen Co 1908

Genealogy Trails History Group Greene County Indiana 

http://genealogytrails.com/ind/greene/bios3.html

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Is there any web site that is specific to the former community of Island City? Do you have any historic photos of Island City? Do you want any?

I dont know of any specific site but its close enough to Linton. I think Linton sites would be of interest to this. If you have some interesting photos. I would love to share on the site here. or make a post about it. 

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87 East Vincennes St.

1919 Photo - The_Indianapolis_News_Wed__Apr_30__1919 - Strike in Linton, corner of Roosevelt 

The Roosevelt, The Roosevelt Hotel,

1939 City Directory Advertisement lists the hotel as the Roosevelt Hotel.

Margaret E. Foster Obituary 21st of December 1939, Linton Daily Citizen - Lists her as the proprietress of the the Linton Roosevelt Hotel or the old New Linton Hotel; alongside her husband for the last fourteen years. Edgar W. Foster

1954, 17 Feb - Mr. Mcquade member of the Elks now owner

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Hi Brook-I'm unsure if you are willing/ able to help with family history but I have a g'pa that has been MIA for a very long time. He died 10Jan1898 and sort of hoped you knew how to see the Bloomfield paper obits from this time. His name was Nelson A. Cramer and his widow was Caroline.I know he lived in Stockton Twsp in 1880. He came there from Martinsville, I an experienced genealogist and I've been searching for his burial site for 25 years w/o success. Can you help with local resources?:)Tim

Hi Tim sorry for the late reply. Just recently made the trek and move to Seattle. I currently do not subscribe to the newspaper website I have used in the past to dig up information. Looks like http://newspaperarchive.com/us/indiana/bloomfield/bloomfield-news/ may be your best shot. 

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24 W. Vincennes St.

Work in Progress*

1900 - Grocery - 312 W. Vincennes St. (SFM)

1904 - Grocery - 312 W. Vincennes St. (SFM)

*Researchers Note: I see this building listed at 20 and 24 W. Vincennes in some cases 2 separate businesses at the same time so I am not sure if this building was sharing space with another shop. The fire insurance maps liste them in order as 10, 20, 24 and then 28 being the skinny hallway building “the Lunch Room”. 24 is also known as 26. So you might see where I am getting conflicting issues as which building was what address. If the city directory says one thing and the fire maps say another. 

1908 - (Alfred) Powell & (Harley) Ham (Meat Market) 24 W. Vincennes (cd)

1910 - Moving Pictures (Do not know if this is a error but at this time this building is now labeled 20 W. Vincennes)

1915 - Meat Market 

1964 - El Capitan Restaurant - Owner A.T. Woodruff - 24 W. Vincennes (LDC)

1967 - Joys Cafe (LDC)

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10 N. Main St. - “Cozy Corner”

(CD) - City Directory

(SFM) Sanborn Fire Maps

(LDC) Linton Daily Citizen

(PR) Personal Recollection

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I have seen this building also referred to as 10 W. Vincennes.

Long Frame One Story Building - J.H. (Henry) Humphreys and Joe Moss’s General Store (LDC)

First Brick Building in Linton built in 1884-1888 (LDC)

John B. Terhunes Drug Store / First Opera House on 2nd Floor (LDC) 

1900 - Grocery (SFM)

1904 - Bank (SFM)

1908 - Linton Bank / 2nd Floor: Physican ER Cravens & Corbin Z. Dixon (CD)

1910 - Bank (SFM)

1913 - James E. Peninger Saloon (10 W. Vincennes St.); back of building Peter Bourlakes Shoe Shining Parlor; Knights of Pythias access to building next door came up through stairs next to Peter Bourlakes. (CD)

1915 - Saloon (SFM)

1921 - Soft Drinks (SFM)

1935 - Cozy Corner (LDC)

1939 - Cozy Corner (Owner: Bert Johnson) (CD)

1946 - Cozy Corner (LDC)

1948 - Cozy Corner changes hands from H. Merle “Short” Johnson (death in 1977) to Clarence Foster (LDC)

1954 - Cozy Corner (CD) 10 1/2 - Margaret and Clarence Foster (residence & owners of cozy corner) / 12 (back of 10) Workman Herschell Insurance (CD)

1963 - Cozy Corner (LDC)

1974 - 10 1/2 - Lyons Realty Company (LDC); Income Tax Service - E.R. Powers and Mary Hayter (LD)

1989 - Randy Mowery lived upstairs. (PR - Randy Mowery)

1999 - Building Collapsed

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26 W. Vincennes St.

Compiled research for this building.

earlier James B. Neal Grocery?

1900 - Grocery (SFM) 311 W. Vincennes St. 

1904 - Grocery (SFM) 311 W. Vincennes St. 

1908 - Fisher & Enochs - Meat Market (cd)

1910 - Meat Market (SFM) 24 W. Vincennes St.

1912 - Ham brothers move to new store room

1913 - J.H. Poe - Meat Market (cd - 1913)

1915 - Meat Market (SFM) 24 W. Vincennes St.

1921 - Will Johnson purchases half interest in Walter Poe’s store and becomes Poe & Johnson - Sanitary Grocery and Meat Market / Meat Market and Grocery (SFM) 24. W. Vincennes St. - I believe this year when they also expanded to the business next door 24 W. Vincennes and 20 W. Vincennes became 26 W. Vincennes.

1929 - Poe & Johnson

*1939 - Fryes’ Barber Shop (*newspaper says this business is at 24 W. Vincennes; city directory could be wrong or the address changed to accommodate multiple businesses possibly F Fortune Jeweler which is listed at 24 W. Vincennes in the city directory) (cd - 1939)

1940- John Loren Gabbert moved his Pant and Wallpaper Shop that was previously at 40 First St. SW

1947 - Gabberts, Paint and Paper Store

1950 - Rich Home Paint and Wallpaper Store (Charles Rich, Owner)

1953 - Rich Paint Wallpaper Store

1956 - Mr. and Mrs. Dugger purchase the Rich Wallpaper Store and open the Dugger Wallpaper Shop. Opens January 11, 1956; their daughter Lenore Fisher is put in charge of the shop. 

1960 - Dugger Wallpaper Shop

1963 - Guy Dugger Wallpaper Shop

1973 - Dugger Wallpaper and Specialty Shop

2000 - Midwest Signs (Dave and Kambi Carpenter)

Supporting Articles and Documents below:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2HqCLNdJdtjflhocHZDUGpCRFdJRFJmbVZhV1hqQ2ZDME9TVFZfU3hHbERXNDJyVm9HeEk&usp=sharing

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NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR BARBER SHOP, 34 W. Vincennes St.

LtoR Shorty Pirtle, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown and  Paul Prudhomme

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89 N. Main St.

1860 -  Dr. E.J. Jackson (residence)  http://lintonhistory.tumblr.com/post/78487637823/the-turner-articles-1

1909 - The Hub (cd)

1914 - The Hub Store - Owner Louis Friedman (cd)

1924 - The Fair Store - Opening Day Feb 6 1924 - Simon Werbner (article)

1939 - Krogers (cd)

1954 - Kenneys Market (cd)

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Do You Remember #13

Linton Daily Citizen, March 18, 1922

Do You Remember?

When our present congressman, Oscar E. Bland, first opened his law office upstairs in the frame building that stood where the Nicklo theatre is now ? Oscar had for his office furniture one perfectly good goods box and a cane-bottom chair, and his library consisted of a copy of the revised statutes, Webster's dictionary and a book of legal forms. Rickety as it was, the clients did not come anyways near tearing down the stairway in their stampede to our later distinguished citizen's law foundry.

When Uncle Larry Cullen used to drive "Go Nellie," a rather vulnerable and decrepit mare, that he believed to be in the class commonly referred to as "fast company?" Uncle Larry was a likeable and industrious old citizen of this community some score or more years back. O. M. M.

When the present site of Linton was a forest? Possibly no one now living can recall that time, but an old citizen told the Do You Remember editor today that he recalls having talked to one of the first men who ever drove through here. It was David Bledsoe, an early settler, who came here along about 1817 and located northwest of what is now Linton, near the little settlement now known as "Brownstown." Mr. Bledsoe said that the present site of Linton was a beautiful level upland covered by very large trees, mostly oak, hickory and walnut, and that there was scarcely any underbrush, and that one could easily drive through in a wagon. It was in this manner that the earlier roads were broken through the forest and the first road through Linton angled to the northwest. In fact the roads up- to the (18)70's were all made in haphazard fashion, following the lines of "least resistance" and having no regard for section lines or points of the compass. The road from here all the way to Terre Haute used to be little more than an angling trail through forests and plains and passed through the Olive Branch district and on up through Alum Cave (Hymera) and on northwesterly.

When "debating societies" used to be the popular thing and Linton had one whose membership embraced some orators of no mean ability, including Web Lucas, "Doc Hal" Sherwood, "Jim Red" Sherwood and a few other lesser lights in the forensic world? "Ninemile" settlement, northeast of town, had a good debating club also and the two societies matched their talents on several occasions. One memorable debate was upon this subject: "Resolved, that the American Indian was unjustly deprived of title to and ownership of the American continent." A pretty wide and deep subject for young and inexperienced debaters, but they tackled it vigorously and studiously. "Hal" Sherwood was one of the Linton speakers and he spent two weeks reading histories and compiling data for his argument. It was a "peach" when he finally finished it and he committed it to memory so that he could rattle it off forward or backward with his eyes shut. It was confidently expected that Hal would startle the natives with his oratory and make the record of Daniel Webster look like a last year's almanac joke. The crowd in the school house was immense and expectant. When the long and lanky young orator from Linton arose the word had gone before that something great was to be expected. Alas! and also gadzooks! Hal bad a sudden attack of stage fright, but he recovered after making a bow that was perhaps a little too "classy," he began: "Honorable Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen: Far out upon the deep and briny ocean, as they stood upon their native shores, some 400 years ago, the American Indians, noble and innocent aborigines, saw approaching the masthead of the Pinta, then, but a small speck—a dot upon the horizon of the sea --- and --- and" (some more stammering and spitting and the great orator had finished;. He sank into his chair, wiped the perspiration from his fevered brow and the school house rang with cheers and laughter. And that was the end forever of the oratorical efforts of our budding Demosthenes.

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Do You Remember #12

Linton Daily Citizen,March. 17 1922

Do You Remember?

When "Gravy" Cravens was street commissioner and prisoners were worked on the streets? This was about sixteen years ago and he says he had been "disgusted" with it ever since though it was his official duty at that time. F. C. Martinsville, Ind.

When the old Linton band, led by Bill Sherwood, went to Solsberry in the eastern part of Greene county to play for a big rally? It was in the Garfield and Hancock campaign and the band traveled in a big, high band wagon—a very popular thing at that time, though many of our younger people never saw one. A few of the old members of that band are still among us. Nine-tenths of the people of the "hill country" who were at that memorable rally never saw a band wagon nor heard a brass band and they gave both their undivided attention. When the rally was over and the band started home-the crowd was reluctant to see the horn-tooters leave and a score or so of those music-living natives followed the wagon. The band boys would get all ready to play and one of them would say: "All ready, boys, one, two, three—" but before the leader could say "play'' some one would suddenly discover that he had the wrong piece of music or that something was wrong with his horn. The result was that the band never did play, but the expectant natives were full of hope and quite a few of them followed the band wagon six miles out of Solsberry. M. C.

When all the picnics and public speakings were held in Humphreys' grove, just at the western edge of the city ?

When William McCloud, superintendent of the Island Coal Co., sank a shaft just at the right of what is now North Main street, between "E" and "F" or "F" and "G" streets northeast? The roof was bad and the mine was never completed, but it was covered over with boards. It was then out of town. Some young swain in going to see his girl one night fell into the hole and got out over the limbers with considerable difficulty. A. B.

When Bill, "Yank," John and Tommy Morgan, brothers, used to be four ninths, numerically, but about eight ninths actually, of the old Island City ball team, and Andy and John Myers were members of the Linton team which used to play them every Sunday?

When a Chinaman named Yee Wing lived and died in Linton? The prevailing impression is that all dead Chinamen are sent back to China, but the bones of Yee Wing, who conducted laundry on West Vincennes street, are still reposing in the old Linton cemetery west of town. Yee Wing died at the home of Jim Harper (who was murdered down on White river over a year ago) and was buried by J. M. Humphreys on February 2, 1902.

When Peter Bradfield and George Smith each owned a team of "hippodrome" horses and were a big feature at the old Linton fairs and at county fairs elsewhere? Both grew to be expert hippodrome riders. Pete's team was a pair of blacks and Smith's a roan and a dark bay or brown.

When they used to kill bears and other wild animals in this locality? The last wild bear was killed by John Walker, who is now about 80 years of age, and who still resides near Lyons. This was in 1855 or 1856, according to the memory of Joe Moss, who saw the animal. Walker shot the bear, a big, black fellow, on what is now the Iles farm, about three and a half miles southeast of Linton. That part of the country was then a swamp and a jungle.

When John M. Humphreys was clerk of the Greene circuit court? This was in 1854. Henry Baker, who lived near Linton, went to Bloomfield afoot to secure a license to wed Margaret Holscher, a sister of the late Henry Holscher. In order to pay for the license he carried a large bucket of lye-soap to the county seat, which the clerk accepted as his fee. About the same time Stephen Moss, Sr., killed a wild turkey and carried it to Bloomfield and sold it for enough money to pay for his marriage license. A friend has sent the Do You Remember editor a clipping from the Worthington Sun, printed in the 80's, which, commenting on this incident, says: "If the woods and prairies were as full of wild turkeys now as they were fifty years ago and the young men of the present time had to kill wild turkeys and carry them twelve or fourteen miles to raise money to obtain their marriage licenses, the list of old bachelors would be increased to an alarming extent."

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Do You Remember #11

Linton Daily Citizen, March 16, 1922

Do You Remember?

When Guy Humphreys owned a racing filly which he called “Emaline?” The Do You Remember editor had forgotten about it until Ras Price called his attention to it yesterday. Ras says “Emaline” was entirely too fast for racing and was therefore disqualified, but Guy drove her many an “exhibition” heat.

When “Old Bill” Donnelson used to make occasional visits to Linton? He was an eccentric. though harmless, character and when he came to town the boys used to hang all sorts of advertising signs and pictures up on and he wore them with as much delight as though he were a hero bedecked with medals of honor. W.M.

When Linton had three or four livery stables doing a land-office business and young men had to engage their Sunday rig several weeks ahead to be sure of them?

When Democrats and Republicans “chipped in” together and built a speaking platform on the lot in the rear of the Linton Supply Co. store, about where the Board of Trade feed store is now located and local committees of the two parties agreed on dates for speakings?

When “Dr.” Peter L. Mosley used to sell Cherokee oil and other phenomenal remedies from a platform erected in what is now the center of Main street just about opposite the Opera House restaurant?

When we used to depend up on Uncle Ben Price for our weather forecasts? And his judgement was just about as good as that of our present high-brow weather men.

When everybody was greatly worked up over the "ghost" that made nightly appearances at the old Island City mine some thirty years ago ? The phenomena was attracting almost as much attention as is that Novia Scotia ghost that is now getting so much publicity. The "mystery" was finally solved when some bold persons hid themselves in the tipple and putting an end to the visits by capturing the ghost, which was a stuffed dummy covered with a sheet and operated by a clever system of wires. Comely Ogle and other wags finally confessed to the perpetration of the joke and were almost mobbed by some of the more credulous persons who had taken these nightly manifestations of the seriously. spirits quite J. L. P

When Linton had its biggest night and the negroes were run out of Island City? This was in the fall of 1894. A rather large colony of colored people had moved into the Island City blocks, the men working iti the mine there. The negro colony was being gradually augmented and with their increase in numbers they became more bold and finally offensive. One night a fight was started between some white and colored young men and the report came to town that two white boys had been shot. The fire alarm was sounded and in a few minutes almost the entire population of Linton was uptown. About midnight, after many speeches had been made, some advising "direct action" and others admonishing the crowd against any violence, the frenzy of the populace increased and every available firearm was appropriated, hardware and other 'stores being broken into to secure arms and ammunition. Phil Penna, who was then international president of the United Mine one of the speeches Workers, made advising that calm judgment prevail, but without effect. The "mob" of several hundred men and boys moved toward Island City and shortly the rattle of shots was heard, the houses were "shot up" and there was a general and hasty exodus of the negroes. It was remarkable that no one was killed, though two or three of the negroes were wounded, one rather severely. The next morning not a colored person was to be seen and to this day none have lived in this township, except for a time thereafter a colored family named Hensey lived at Island City, They were there before the battle and Hensey, who was a stable boss for the Island Coal Co., was generally liked and he and his family were never molested. Aside from Hensey, who died a good many years ago, there has never been u colored voter in Stockton township in the past forty years, perhaps longer.  G. R. H.

When farmers used to come to Watson’s mill (the old red mill which burned last May) and bring along their wheat and wait until it was ground into flour by the old burr process ? The writer has seen as many as fifty wagons waiting at one time for their "grinding." J.

When Orval Ham, Jim Tribble, Bill Lehman, Torn Turner and John Chambers were doing some carpenter work over near Switz City and drove home Saturday evenings? One Saturday they lingered too long in Switz City—or something or other—anyhow it was before the days of Volstead and on their road home they lost one or two of the men out of the wagon and did not know it until after they got home. L.H.

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Pres. Teddy Roosevelt - October 1900

Then Gov. Roosevelt.. campaigning as vice president made a stop in Linton, Indiana October 12, 1900

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Linton’s Race War

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Linton Motor Sales

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WPA School Gymnasium

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Meteor 1936