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Author: clawsons
Surnames: Oakland Hill, Dayton
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A few tidbits about Oakland Hill:
From an unpublished history of Dayton, Indiana:
Activities in the fall of 1872 included a series of temperance meeting (April 10, 1872,
Courier) in Dayton and the organization of clubs promoting U.S. Grant for president.
Called Tanners, these clubs put on public demonstrations, often on horseback and in
uniform. On August 17 (a Saturday) two such clubs traveled from Lafayette to Dayton, one
on horseback and the other in carriages. The town put on a meal for the visitors.
"A grand line of procession was formed, headed by the [Dayton]1 band and our
[illegible]. The principal streets were paraded, and then the column was marched to the
School House Square [presumably the new Tower School] where a few evolutions were gone
through." (1. Mulberry corrected to Dayton on Aug. 20; Courier, Aug. 17, 1872)
Captain Carnahan spoke on behalf of the re-election of Grant and Wilson, and opposing
Greeley and the "socalled Liberals." A Grant and Wilson club was organized with
twenty-five members from the town. The Lafayette contingent then returned home, and were
twice accosted by men in white hats-once at Oakland Hill and again at the Court House
Square (Courier, Aug. 19-20, 1872).
From the Dayton Items, Lafayette Weekly Journal, November 6, 1903
The Dayton Junior foot ball team met an aggregation from Oakland hill last Saturday
forenoon and administered a defeat to them to the tune of 20 to 0. Clarence Paden, the
Dayton full back, distinguished himself by making three out of four touchdowns. If
Clarence continues to improve he will make a strong player for some team in the future.
His line plunges were the feature of the game, he making gains of from 5 to 10 yards
through almost any point in the line. The following was Dayton's line up: C., Dwight
Baker; l.g., Kirkpatrick; r.g., Roth; l.t., Ralph Biery; r.l., Frank Parker, l.e., M.
Parker; f.c, T. Biery; q.b. Bartmess; r.h.b., B. Lewis; l.h.b., John Widmer; f.b., C.
Paden; H. Freeman, referee. Score, Dayton 20; Oakland Hill, 0.
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