Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . r old friend, Hezekiah Wam- 34 616 HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY. pier, has a place as pleasant as the dearest of his friends on this sidecould wish him. The memory of such a man is better than great other names come to memory who have had much influence inpublic affairs—the venerable William Combs, the Devores, the Steeles,the Montgomerys, of Harrison and Taylor; John R. Black, Jack Hutson,the Meeks and others, of Jennings; John Croy, the Cochrans, Harrisonsand others, of Jackson; the Spears. Evanses, Carters, Gibsons
Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . r old friend, Hezekiah Wam- 34 616 HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY. pier, has a place as pleasant as the dearest of his friends on this sidecould wish him. The memory of such a man is better than great other names come to memory who have had much influence inpublic affairs—the venerable William Combs, the Devores, the Steeles,the Montgomerys, of Harrison and Taylor; John R. Black, Jack Hutson,the Meeks and others, of Jennings; John Croy, the Cochrans, Harrisonsand others, of Jackson; the Spears. Evanses, Carters, Gibsons, Kingsand others, of Morgan; the Noths, McCrearys, Kerrs, Everlys, Phillipsesand others, of La Fayette; the Livingstons, Mayfields, Coopers, Cofteys,Freemans, Browns and many others, of Clay. All those names andmany others equally well known constantly recur in the township andcounty business. They and their descendants have borne honorableparts in the affairs of their respective localities, which will more fullyappear in other places in their township HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY. 617 MILITAEY HISTORY OF OWEN COUNTY. BY CAPT. DAVli) E. BE EM. IT is an evidence of the higher cultivation and improvement of thepresent age that war has become the exception rather than the ruleamong the nations of the earth. In ancient times, and, indeed, up to avery recent period in the worlds history, war and rumors of war filled theearth with their dread alarms. But, happily for mankind in the presentday and age, the milder forms of diplomacy and arbitration in many in-stances effectually accomplish settlements between nations, which, informer times, the sword alone could have decided. The patient readerof history has not failed to note that few nations in the years gone by en-joyed the blessings of peace for any considerable length of time. In thepresent age, however, there are considerable periods of time uuring whichthe whole civilized world is almost undisturbed by the clash of arms
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