The Shelbyville Democrat
Tuesday, September 2, 1913
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TWO NEW MEMBERS IN CITY COUNCIL
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ELECTE TO FILL VACANCIES ---
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS BEING MADE TODAY.
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Two new faces were
seen in the county council today when the body met for the purpose of making the regular annual appropriations
to conduct the government of the county during the coming year. They are Charles Theobald of Hendricks township, and Albert Alyea, of Moral township.
Mr. Theobald succeeds Thomas
G. Stoughton, of Hendricks township, who had resigned as councilman so that he might hold the position of road superintendent. In order to accept the position of councilman Mr. Theobald had to resign as ditch commissioner for the county.
Mr. Alyea succeeds Frank
Linville, of Moral township, who resigned some time ago that he might continue to hold the position as superintendent of construction of the section of the Michigan roa that is being improved.
The council spent the time today going over the requisitions that had been made some time ago for the various county offices and the results of their work will be announced tomorrow.
The county commissioners were also in session again today, but no matters of importance were demanding attention and they were spending most of the time conferring with the council.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday April 17, 1879
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FOUNTAINTOWN
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(Fountaintown, Ind. April 15, 1879)
“Uncle Jimmy” Alyea, of Hancock county, was in town last Friday. “Uncle Jimmy” is 82 years old. He was born in New Jersey, October 12, 1797, and emigrated with his parents to Cincinnati in 1812. He was then fifteen years old. Cincinnati at that time, was not as large as Fountaintown. His father resided on Main street, between 5th and 6th. There were several small log houses, and but two brick. Where the court-house now stands, he has hoed corn. At that time, 500 acres of land situated within what is now the city limits, was offered for $250, but could not be sold for that amount. Keel-boats, barges, and dug-outs were the only river going vessels. Steam-boats were not known. In 1835 he came with his wife to Indiana and entered the land upon which he has ever since lived. The land commissioner's office at Indianapolis, was a log structure of small pretensions. Little's Hotel or tavern, was a small double-log structure. Here he lodged upon his first arrival from Lawrenceburg in 1835. He has rolled logs many a spring, twenty-five days in succession. “Uncle Jimmy” is above the average of the old men in general knowledge. He often walks two and three miles distance. He is out of debt and says times are better with him than they ever were.
Contributed by Barb Huff
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