Saturn, Indiana

Mr. Jeffries served as postmaster at Saturn for about three years and was followed by James T. Bayless, Eli Hatfield and James Broxon. Mr. Broxon held the office from 1867 until April 20, 1895. when he resigned and Marcus N. Aker was appointed and held the office until rural free delivery was established and the office was abolished November 15, 1900.

Passage source: History of Whitley County, Indiana, published 1907.

In the year 1866. this old house was abandoned for school purposes and the same year a neat frame schoolhouse was erected on "the southeast corner of section 26. one mile south of the Saturn postoffice and one mile east and one and one-half miles north of the old log schoolhouse. William Mc- Laughlin taught the first term of school in the new building and it is said that he named the house the "Fenian Schoolhouse," on account of its being located in an Irish settlement and man)- of the patrons took a deep interest in the "Fenian" movement at that time.

Passage source: History of Whitley County, Indiana, published 1907.

The Christians, or Disciples, desiring to be known only as Churches of Christ, have two prosperous organizations in Jefferson township with good buildings. The first preaching by ministers of this church in the township was by G. B. Mullis, of Logansport, Indiana, on the first Sunday in June, twenty-two members was instituted at the "Red Schoolhouse," in the Broxon neighborhood by William Dowling. The first officers were, elders, Samuel Braden and Tames Broxon ; deacons, William Jeffries and Daniel Swisher. In 1874, the church building in the eastern part of the township was built at a cost of one thousand five hundred dollars. It has since been repaired and is known as the "Saturn Christian Church." Since its organization there have been at least two hundred and thirty members enrolled and at present there is an enrollment of sixty members. Of those who have ministered to the congregation the following is a partial list : George W. Chapman. James Hadsel, William Dowling, Z. W. Shepherd, B. W. Hendryx. Aaron Walker, Charles B. Austin. T. H. McCormack, T. M. Barnau, P. Hasty, O. A. Newton, J. W. Hunt. H. M. Lambert, William Dunkleberger, Daniel Dunkleberger, J. H. Lacv, S. C. Hummel. J. M. Pyle. John W. Hayes, John H. Clark and A. M. Gillespie.

Passage source: History of Whitley County, Indiana, published 1907.

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