THE BATTLE OF KICKAPOO
Brigadier General Scott of Kentucky was ordered by General Knox, the then Secretary of War to send an expedition of 750 men against the Indians in the Wabash Valley. General Knox issued this order on March 9, 1891, because the British were providing the Indians in the Northwest Territory with weapon and offering them money for white scalps.
General Scott left Kentucky and began to march his men toward the town of Quiatenon. Just east of West Point at the foot of the Round Top Hills General Scott divided his men. He and Wilkenson and 360 of the men rode northwest and destroyed the town of Quiatenon where about 15,000 (?) Indians resided in the Wea Village there.
The remaining 400 men under the command of Colonel John Hardin of Kentucky and Captain McCoy rode southwest. There they surprised a hunting party of Kickapoo Indians. When the Indians saw the troops they immediately started toward their permanent camp on Kickapoo Creek in Warren County.
The Indians crossed the Wabash about a mile north of the town of Warrenton at Kickapoo Ford. Warrenton, once the county seat of Warren County was located close to the intersection of State Road 55 and the Independence blacktop. Kickapoo ford was the best and safest place to cross the Wabash between the mouth of the Tippecanoe River and the mouth of the Vermillion River.
The battle of Kickapoo started about 5:00 in the afternoon. And at 8PM that evening Colonel Hardin and Captain Scott returned to the West Point and met General Scott at the foot of the Round top hills, bringing with them about 52 prisoners.
Years later a creek bank caved away in the location of The Battle of Kickapoo and uncovered a large number of bones that appeared to have been buried in a trench like mass grave. The numbers of prisoners in this battle and the number killed and in the battle don’t seem to make sense, since it is believed that these Indians were experienced warriors and fought under the cover of bush and would fight to the last man standing.
DINKY
RAILROAD
The Dinky Railroad was a short narrow gauge railroad, that was built by Wabash Clay Company for hauling shale from the shale pits to its factory. The railroad crossed Coal Creek immediately south of the highway that was known as the "Dinky Bridge". Then the road proceeded northward, on the west side of the gravel road, which is directly west of the plant, where the shale was dumped. A wreck occurred in 1914 on the Dinky Railroad and engineer Elbert Gillis was killed.
VEEDERSBURG
NAMED
Veedersburg was first laid out by Peter S. Veeders, Christopher Keeling, Franklin Yerkes, and W. .D. Cockran. It was incorporated in 1872. The town was named for Peter S. Veeders. Veeders was never a resident of Veedersburg, but he did own businesses in Veedersburg and was very interested in the growth of the town. Veeders donated much of the land that is now Veedersburg and also $5,000.00 to be used for the building of the school and the residents, though there is no record of this, are said to have matched his donation.
Whispering Willow
By: Willow
It seems to be the time of year for festivals. We have had Earl Park Festival, Dan Patch Days, Potawatomi Festival, Patriot Festival, Apple Fest, Antique Hill Climb and many others. Now it is nearly time for the Halloween Festival. This isn’t entirely a new event.
The Warren Activity Group will be presenting the Hastings Haunted Barn again this year. But there are more events planned than just this huge haunted barn. This year the National Guard will be there with humvees, a rock climbing wall, and bounce tent. There will also be games and a cakewalk will be staffed by the Seeger Film Club and proceeds will go toward helping them with future needs. The Patriot Festival Committee has volunteered to assist the Warren Activity Group in this event by selling food at the Halloween Festival. The Warren County Rescue will also be on site again this year. Beedle Towing will also be providing us with the wrecked car that Larry uses his experetice to ooooohh and awe the crowd. There will also be a free fright movie and fortune teller.
This is the 11th year that Larry Hastings will entertain us all with his extraordinary haunted barn. This year it is bigger and better than last year. Larry is a master in his craft of producing an atmosphere that will both delight and scare the wits out you. But this gets tougher for him each year. Volunteers are needed to man the many rooms of fright he designs, but each year there are fewer and fewer people are willing to donate their time to provide a safe atmosphere for children to enjoy this holiday. We are concerned that if we don’t have enough volunteers to have an adult in each of the haunted rooms this event will have to be cancelled next year. This is only a one-day event, a few hours to provide entertainment for children in a safe and controlled area.
The games and food booths will be sponsored by the Warren Activity Group and staffed by the Seeger Film Club and Patriot Festival Committee, respectively. The proceeds from the food booth and cakewalk will be donated by The Warren Activity Group to the Seeger Film Club for their future needs. The proceeds from the food will be donated by W.A.G. to organization such as the Seeger Scholarship, the monetary donation to the Food Pantry or other organizations.
The rock wall, and bounce tent are also free attractions for the kids from the National Guard. And there are many other attractions in the planning stage to entertain and delight the young and the young at heart.
The rock wall, and bounce tent are also free attractions for the kids from the National Guard. And there are many other attractions in the planning stage to entertain and delight the young and the young at heart.
So help us to ensure that we can provide a safe and happily scary atmosphere this year and next year for your kids, Call Larry Hastings at 1-765-299-5653 and volunteer to give a couple of hours at the haunted barn.
The Halloween Festival will be at the Hastings Farm at 1691 W. 550 S. in rural Williamsport, just about 4 miles south of West Lebanon. No Scare for the youngest participants will begin at 6:00 pm and scary time begins at 7:00 pm until the last little goblin wanders through. All other events and concessions will begin at 6:00. It’s going to be another howling good night!!!!!
We want your help me little pretties!
Willow
Willow'sGarden
By: Willow
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. Wm. Wordsworth
Picking-Leaving Some and Replanting
American ginseng
The American Ginseng (Panax quinquefaluim) is very similar to its Asian relative. The American Ginseng is most common in Beechwoods. According to the Fox Fire Book3, " It grows mainly in well-drained upland hardwoods in mixed stands of maple, basswood, butternut and rock elm, or on the shady side of deep gullies where there is a transition in timber and vegetation mixes.
It first came to the attention of Europeans when a plant similar to the American Ginseng was recognized growing near a Mohawk village in Canada by a former missionary to China, Father Joseph Lafitare. By 1717, the Fox Indians were bringing it in from as farm away as Greenbay, Wisconsin for trade and it was being shipped to Hong Kong via France.
In 1784 George Washington wrote of meeting a number of people with back pack horses going over a mountain with their packs loaded with ginseng. In 1793, ginseng was the only product of Kentucky that could be shipped overland to Philadelphia.
The gathering and selling or trading of Ginseng became so profitable that the plant nearly died out. As early as 1913, it was noted that the ginseng had been almost completely exterminated everywhere except the wildest of regions.
Even today in this area ginseng can be very difficult to find. This great medicinal plant that can be used for anything from upset stomachs to increasing your stamina is being harvested in the worst of ways. When it is picked is very important. It should not be picked until the fall of the year when the berries are red and ready for planting. When you pick the plant replant the berries. It takes 7 years for the American Ginseng plant to reach maturity. Harvest only what you need for you and your family and replant the berries. Help preserve this unique plant. As the old saying goes "leave some for the gods" and make sure that future generations will be able to benefit from this resource.
Be Blessed
Willow
Old Fashioned Noodle Pudding
1 Lb. Bread Noodles
1 Lb. Cottage Cheese
¼ Lb. Butter or Oleo
1 Pint sour Cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Sugar to taste (1-3- Tablespoons
Cook Noodles and drain. Add the rest of the ingredients. Put in a casserole dish and bake 1-1 ½ hours at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon on top before baking if you wish.
For a moist dish keep covered and remove cover for the last 20 minutes.
According To Big Al
"Listen to what I mean... not what I say."
FROGTOWN
Parties are a very good way of drawing people together. The Martin family has always been the host to many a party, this was especially true while we lived on Larry st in Dyer, Indiana. Our little subdivision where we lived was affectionately call "Frogtown". This is aptly named because of the low-lying land that most of the houses were seated on. Our house, fortunately, was seated on a hill and we never had to worry about flooding, this was not the case for most of our neighbors. This little subdivision was home to about 40 houses and a lot of kids. It seems that there was always a party going on somewhere in "Frogtown" nearly every weekend and we held more than our share of them. We bought a house in "Frogtown" in 1962 while my 2 boys were newly-born, so they grew up in "Frogtown". This was our home for over 30 years so we developed a good re pore with most all of our neighbors and certainly with all the kids.
I worked for Cargill during the early years in Dyer so I didn't have the intimate contact that I later developed with the younger people in our subdivision. Indeed, we never really were part of the crowd until my 2 boys got a little older and started high school. Then their friends came over frequently and we became better acquainted. About this time I started riding a motorcycle and I became known as that crazy "Biker" on the hill, of course the kids loved me because I was known as a little bit of a maverick. This however was far from the truth, but I guess the label still follows me. Sometimes just speaking your mind and standing up for what you feel is right gives you that title.
Later on when my boys graduated high school, I quit working for Cargill and I went into construction business for myself. This is when my re pore with the young people in "Frogtown" blossomed. It seems that nearly every young man worked for me or my son who also was in the construction biz., at one time or another. After working for me or my son Eric for long enough to learn a little, they would get a job with someone else or get into the union and earn good money. We were well known as a good place to get started in construction. This was particularly important because if you lived in the subdivision, you need not have a car to be able to work. Now don't get me wrong, I am not the easiest guy to work for. I expect a lot from my workers, like being on time, putting forth your best effort and being honest and treating the job like it was your own. Now I don't want you to think that all our workers came from "Frogtown". Only the better ones.
When it came time to party, we put forth an even better effort than we did when we worked, and everyone knew it. Music was always a part of our parties. My oldest son has become one of the better drummers that I know of, and I have always played some kind of instrument at this time it was the guitar and piano. To say that this solidified my position in my family and and "Frogtown" is an understatement. This is also a strong factor with my relationship with my younger daughter and later with my identical twins - but that's another story. A daughter needs someone to look up to and this is especially true when you go thru a divorce, but it is equally important not to criticize each other for shortcomings in the marriage. The children in a divorce tend to somehow feel responsible for it and to criticize each other only adds to the quilt and confusion .
In the later years in "Frogtown" it became an annual event to have a summer event that became known of as "Frogfest". It was a huge party with a keg or kegs, fireworks and music and a lot of people and everyone in "Frogtown" participated it seems. It was a drawing together of all the people. An alien couldn't say or do anything bad about a fellow "Frogger" without getting into some kind of trouble. That's the way it was and when I moved down here after 30 years of being a fellow "Frogger", I sure missed the togetherness and commemorate of "Frogtown". Donna and I have Lived here now for seven years and it is only recently that I feel some of the togetherness that we felt living in "Frogtown". I think that one of these days we will have a party and we will get the participation that we had in "Frogtown".
The party we had at my sons house last weekend brought back many of the feelings I have had while living in "Frogtown", and I say that with warm feelings. Some of the participants were actually wearing their Frog Hats which now have become collector items. What did I do with mine?
Donna Here: He didn't ask me where it is?
In all due respect to the residents of West Lebanon, I feel that this past Patriot Festival generally and the "Out House Races" in particular are a big step in the right direction for togetherness in our local area. Keep up the good work.
Big Al
Old Fashioned Noodle Pudding
1 Lb. Bread Noodles
1 Lb. Cottage Cheese
¼ Lb. Butter or Oleo
1 Pint sour Cream
Salt and Pepper to taste
Sugar to taste (1-3- Tablespoons
Cook Noodles and drain. Add the rest of the ingredients. Put in a casserole dish and bake 1-1 ½ hours at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon on top before baking if you wish.
For a moist dish keep covered and remove cover for the last 20 minutes.
Natural Weather Predictors
Ø Swine usually grunt loudly and retire to their pens upon the approach of rain.
Ø Dogs become drowsy and show a loss of appetite.
Ø Cats lose their vivac ity and seek shelter.
Ø Clover, wood sorrel and wild licorice close their leaves be fore a storm.
Ø The closing flowers of the Dandelion, Pimpernel and sev eral other flowers in dicate the coming of rain.
Ø Expect rain if the chickens roll in the dust.
Ø Swallows fly low be fore a storm, because their prey - insects - fly low at such time.
Ø Bees are sensitive to the increase in hu midity just before it rains and will return to their hives to keep from getting wet.
Ø If a cat washes his face, look for fine weather. If he/she sits with his tail to the fire look for bad weather.
Ø It is a sign of a rough winter when the Wooly Caterpillars are dark
from "stem to stern".
When hornets have triple insulated nests.
When cattle get rough coats and when rabbits and squirrels have un usually thick fur.
Other signs of a hard winter: When there is heavy moss on the north side of the trees. An unusually heavy crop of nuts and acorns. When the sap in the maple and sassafras go down in early fall. When the husks are thick on ears of corn. When the grape leaves turn yellow early in the season.
TOWN CRIER
Your Community Events
WEST LEBANON -Community Clothing Room - Free Clothing. Nazarene Church 503 High Janet Booth 893-4989 Margo White - 762-6319.
WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: - meets the second Tuesday of every month at the Warren County LEDO office in Williamsport at 4:00pm. For more information call Jamie White at 762-6055. chamber@warrenadvantage.com
VEEDERSBURG - Food Pantry Operation Ministries (Church of God Ministry Center), 702 W. Second t. (765)294-5740. Food Pantry and Thrift Store Hours - Thursday & Friday 2-6 pm, Saturday, 9 - noon.
Fountain/Warren County - Fountain/Warren Co. VFW hold Bingo every Friday at 7pm., and AYCE Fish and Chicken Fry the 2nd Friday of each month from 4:30 - 6:30.
COVINGTON - Fountain County Clerks Building/Museum - Open May 1 until the last Saturday of October. Open 1:00 - 4:30
Special arrangements for special program can be made. Call Carol Freese 765-793-2710
HASITINGS HAUNTED BARN - VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Volunteers are needed to man the many rooms of fright he designs, but each year there are fewer and fewer people are willing to donate their time to provide a safe atmosphere for children to enjoy this holiday.
CRYTOQUOTE
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EXAMPLE
To sale the puzzle, one letter stands for another. Aas in the word "EXAMPLE" above "R" stands for "E". Sentence structure and grammar rules and sentence structure are another clue.
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Last Weeks Answer
There is no limit to the amount of good that people can accomplish, if they don’t care who gets the credit. Anonymous
Here's a tip on this weeks puzzle: Z = I
