History of Clinton County, IndianaTogether with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizensAlso a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, Indian wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history . then attended lectures at the Medical Collegeof Ohio, at Cincinnati, graduating in the spring of 1866. He com-menced the practice of his profession in Madison Township when15 470 HISTOEY OF CLINTON COUNTY. there was only a
History of Clinton County, IndianaTogether with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizensAlso a condensed history of Indiana, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, Indian wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history . then attended lectures at the Medical Collegeof Ohio, at Cincinnati, graduating in the spring of 1866. He com-menced the practice of his profession in Madison Township when15 470 HISTOEY OF CLINTON COUNTY. there was only a cross-road and oiie small store that he could wheelaway in a wheelbarrow. He commenced here in April, 1866, andhere he has continued ever siriC3. July 10, 1873, he was mar-ried to Miss Josephine Osterday, daughter of Benjamin and Eliza(Bear) Osterday, who were natives of Lehigh County, Pennsyl-vania, and came to this county in 1865, settling in Mulberry. was born September 18, 1851, in Lehigh County, andwhen fifteen years old came with her parents to this county. Mrs. Earhart have two boys—Henry O., born September 16,1877, in Mulberry, and Troy B., July 6, 1881. Dr. Earhart is aDemocrat and both are members of the Methodist Episcopalchurch. The Doctor is superintendent of the has the finest herd of Jersey cattle in the CHAPTER XIII. EDUCATIONAL. Inteodttctort Remarks.—Progress in Educational Methods andStandards.—Importance of Good Schools.—Early Schools.—Text Books.—Improvements.—Educational Statistics, 1884,Showing Number of Schools, Teachers, Pupils, Etc., and Ex-penditures FOR Different Purposes. There is no subject connected with our progress and civilizationin which onr people have taken a deeper interest than in that ofeducation. While our public schools, which constitute the basisof our progress and intelligence, have especially engaged the atten-tion of our most enterprising citizens and legislators, thej have
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