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formerly grew on its banks. The railroad also cuts through

the township lengthwise in its eastern part, with the rapidly

developing village of Waldo on its line. Two other small

towns in the township are Winoosti in the northern part and
Cascade in the southwestern part. Lyndon is bounded in the
~ north by Plymouth township, in the south by Sherman, in the

- east by Lima, and in the west by Mitchell.

Mr. Rounsville had left Lyndon, and after his departure

the red man continued his romantic life undisturbed for —

another 4 years. In the year 1844, in summer, Dr. Jos.

Mallory arrived with his family and established his new home
on the banks of the Onion River; to this home he - gave the
imposing name of Joppa. He was followed by Zyrus Webster,

who settled in Section 6. Mr. Th. Harmon came with his

family and transferred his residence to Section 11. These

few families at that time formed the entire population of the

township, apart from the Indians. But both Whites and. |

Indians were peaceloving people and got along well with one
another, and indeed were helpful to one another; the squaws

quite often worked in the settlers’ corn and potato fields,

and the Indian men readily came to trade game, skins, etc.,

for ammunition or firewater.

| The eastern part of the township was preferred by the
immigrants who arrived later, Since this part was not so
densely forested and offered excellent farming land. In the

early years, timber naturally had no value at all: it was cut