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Some sources place the riot at Chippeway on the Tippecanoe River north of Rochester
and others say it took place at the Potawatomi mills on Lake Manitou. Because of the riot in 1836,
the next payment in 1837 was made in goods rather than gold.
POTAWATOMI TREATY OF 1837
Several treaties were made with the Miamis and Pottawatomis between 1818 and 1834
when the last named were removed from this locality to the reservation set aside for them in
northern Missouri. Through a misrepresentation or a reconsideration by the Indians over the treaty
of 1837, in which they were to vacate this territory and move to their new home, a dispute arose
and the Indians refused to leave. An Indian agent, Col. Abel C. Pepper, and Gen. John Tipton were
appointed moving agents or given full power to mass the Indians and move them peaceably or
otherwise. After several attempts to peaceably move them, several companies of soldiers were
ordered to surround the Indian villages and nearly 2,000 were brought together where Logansport
now stands. This was about the year of 1838
[Moore Family, Reba Moore Shore, Fulton County Folks, Vol. 1, by Shirley Willard.]
See Potawatomie Treaty, 1826; Potawatomie Treaty, 1836.
See Trail of Death
POTTER, MILDRED [Akron, Indiana]
NATIONAL MAGAZINE FEATURES EX-AKRON GIRL IN ARTY ARTICLE
A former Akron girl, Miss Mildred “Janie” Potter, daughter of Mrs. Rose Potter of the
Henry township hub, and sister of Mrs. Dean Newcomb of this city--now, Mrs. Harvey Hanson of
Evanston, Ill.--has carved a niche in the interior decorating arts in the Chicago suburb, according
to Elinor Hillyer, conductor of the Design for Living department of Mademoiselle, a national
magazine for women. She writes in the November issue:
“When Janie and Harvey Hanson married four years ago, they leased a run-of-the-mill,
Evanston, Ill., apartment, but teamwork and talent have made their four rooms into something
special. Janie paints as a hobby, and it is no time at all before she’s waved her husband off to
work, done her morning chores, and settled down with her bottles and brushes. She is such a gifted
copist that her reproductions of Victorian trays inlaid with red mother-of-pearl, for example, can
scarcely be told apart from the originals. Consequently they are in great demand with collectors
and shops.
“Between orders, Janie has found time to do over almost every stick of furniture in the
apartment--she feels there’s almost nothing an expert paint job can’t improve. . . . . “
[The News-Sentinel, Tuesday, November 27, 1945]
POWELL, DICK
See: Hotels - Fairview
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POWELL A DIRECTOR
Dick Powell, a former Fairview Gardens dance orchestra favorite who has been
appearing for the past two seasons with Charlie Davis’ stage band as tenor and banjoist, has
succeeded Eddie Pardo as director of the stage band and master of ceremonies at the Circle
Theatre at Indianapolis. Pardo’s contract with the Circle was terminated on Monday by mutual
consent. Since last September Powell has been a weekly feature at the Indiana theatre.
[The News-Sentinel, Wednesday, May 23, 1928]
POWELL TO GO EAST
Dick Powell, soloist with the Charles Davis orchestra when it appeared at a local dance
pavilion several years ago and who during the past year has been master of ceremonies at the