. Our county; its history and early settlement by townships. find the titles to the land in section23 in the name of J. Van Matre, N. Runyan, J. G. and J. , W. F. Painter, and John S. Moore. Twenty-threehas two and a fourth miles of free pike, also one mile ofother public road. Section 24 is the southeast corner section of Salem town-ship, and although Edward Davis entered an 80-acre tract ofland in this section as early as November 14, 1831, yet thelast piece of public land in Salem township to be sold wasthe southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of this sectionand was entered by
. Our county; its history and early settlement by townships. find the titles to the land in section23 in the name of J. Van Matre, N. Runyan, J. G. and J. , W. F. Painter, and John S. Moore. Twenty-threehas two and a fourth miles of free pike, also one mile ofother public road. Section 24 is the southeast corner section of Salem town-ship, and although Edward Davis entered an 80-acre tract ofland in this section as early as November 14, 1831, yet thelast piece of public land in Salem township to be sold wasthe southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of this sectionand was entered by Christian Sourwine on the 22d day ofMarch, 1837. This tract is now owned by O. and L. entries were made in this section by Timothy Ives in1832, and Enoch Witt, Eleakim Wilson, and Christian Sour-wine in 1835. The lands of section 24 are now in the name of JesseClevenger, Jacob Clevenger, Samuel Davis, L. Davis, , D. Cooper, O. and L. Pence, and A. M. has three miles of public highway, one of whichis a free gravel MT. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP. 151 Mt. Pleasant, where the waters of White river run, Where the pioneer came with his ax and his gun, And drank of thy waters at gloaming and dawn, Where the mother deer came with her young spotted fawn. Where the red man roamed over valley and hill,And was soothed to sleep by the sad whipoorwill,Where the dark forests shaded the loamy rich soilWhich promised reward for the pioneers toil, Where the howl of the wolf or the growl of the bear,Brought to the father both courage and care,While the mother sat and her vigil kept,By the trundle-bed where her babies slept. But the pioneer came with his magic wand,Preparing the way to a prosperous beyond,The howl and the growl have ceased to alarm,And the babies sleep on without fear of harm. The ponds and slashes have melted away. And the woods disappeared as if in a day, The mansion now stands where the cabin once stood, And the people are happy because they
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