. Our county; its history and early settlement by townships. arpenter. The Cincinnati Division of the L. E. & \ crosses the east part of the section. Section 29 was taken up in 1835 and 36 by Oliver and Arnold, Naudine, Edward, Tatuall and MerrittCanby (in 1835 and 1836) and William Y. Williams in 1835,and by Thomas Brumfield. John Brooks and David Storer in1836. At present the land owners in section 29 are JohnW. Wilson, I. B. Barrett, G. L. Lenon, C. E. Armintage,W. A. Reynolds, A. Clark, R. Carmin, O. Clark, W. Clarkand William Clark. Section 30 is the southwest corner of


. Our county; its history and early settlement by townships. arpenter. The Cincinnati Division of the L. E. & \ crosses the east part of the section. Section 29 was taken up in 1835 and 36 by Oliver and Arnold, Naudine, Edward, Tatuall and MerrittCanby (in 1835 and 1836) and William Y. Williams in 1835,and by Thomas Brumfield. John Brooks and David Storer in1836. At present the land owners in section 29 are JohnW. Wilson, I. B. Barrett, G. L. Lenon, C. E. Armintage,W. A. Reynolds, A. Clark, R. Carmin, O. Clark, W. Clarkand William Clark. Section 30 is the southwest corner of Center first land entries of this section were in 1831 by WilliamFinley, Jeremiah A. Wilson and Jesse McKinney. One entryin 1834 by Abner Perdieu, two in 1835 by Asher Storer andPatrick Justice, and three in 1836 by Daniel Wilson, WarrenStewart and Joseph Thomas. Section 30 is now owned byC. E. Armintage, W. Wilson, J. A. Wilson, N. F. Pittenger,E. J Pence, Farrer & Fudge, C. Coffman, E. & M. Storer,C. M. Perdieu and A. C. mnaughtons big department store, :heast corner Walnut and Charles Sts., on the site of the old Presbyterian Church, Muncie. MONROE TOWNSHIP. 121 Old time slips away Til it seems but a day(Yet tis seventy-odd years, we know), Since the fiast cabin stood In the dark, gloomy wood—The pioneer home of Monroe. Old earth for the floor, Split puncheons the door,But the latch-string hung outward, you know Warm welcome and rest Awaited the guestOf the first pioneers of Monroe. But the old pioneer Is no longer here,Yet his influence continues to grow. Golden fields now appear Where roamed the wild deerWhen the pioneers came to Monroe. Modern mansions are found On the same spot of groundWhere log cabins stood years ago, And mud roads at last Are things of the pastSince the pioneers came to Monroe. The old corduroys, When we were beys,Were bumpy, rough and slow, But the pikes of today Have chased them awaySince the pioneers came to Monroe. But the


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