History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . hman, and liold him iipon a hot si until hewas burned to a crisp. What woidd the people do to you They would probably lynch me, said Mr. Beer. Well, then, what must I thiuk of your Heavenly Fatii who con-signs his children to a fire that is n -ver queiiclicd and : nem therethrough all eternity? Mr. Beers admits that this modified, to some d at least, his views upon the subject of eteiual punishment. At one time Uncle Joe had abiuit a hundred pigeon ound
History of Porter County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . hman, and liold him iipon a hot si until hewas burned to a crisp. What woidd the people do to you They would probably lynch me, said Mr. Beer. Well, then, what must I thiuk of your Heavenly Fatii who con-signs his children to a fire that is n -ver queiiclicd and : nem therethrough all eternity? Mr. Beers admits that this modified, to some d at least, his views upon the subject of eteiual punishment. At one time Uncle Joe had abiuit a hundred pigeon ound hispremises. They kept the place so littered up that the neiijbl is startedthe circulation of a petition to tlu city council to )nake the r, ner clean ??^ Ml ( •??>• - - . ...I,.. .1 ? ?? , .ii:u; ..t , 1 i Ii , 1 - it ;!0i H. • Mi 5t X(j , li;. I . : ..•• ,-, /-! 1„ ?;..? •/? ? :i Tf!^ ;...,-? ,^i , , ; ? ??>,;, J r ? J or t ?V V U;i! ifi,: rt ^ . c; tv I 1 ;•? f.[/t urn.:,. •v/- .f I 320 HISTORY OF POJJTER COUNTY. HISTORY 01 :i)rtTEJi COUNTY 321 up his place. Among those who sigjied Ihc piiidim was Elms Axe, whofor ycais been one of Uncle J^e s most intimate friends, but wlieuthe latter learned that ]\Ir. Ax(> had signed the ])etition the friendshipwas bvdken off, never to be renewed. Joseph ;\Iarks died on July 26,1905. His Mife had died some tirae before, ami iu the meantime he hadbeen taken care of by John Kuehl and his mother. He left a sister inCanada and sevei-al nieces. The of the old JIarks residence is nowoccupied liy the Pioneer Flats. Elias Axe, mentioned above, was born in Berkely county, Virginia,Pebruaiy 14, 1819. After the de;!th of his father, his mother removedto Wayne county, Ohio, and in 1836 Elias came to Porter county, Indi-ana. In 1344 I\Ir Axe was elected county treasurer. He was one of thecharter members of the Christian clmrch and was active in promotingthe general welfare of the eoramiiinty
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