Spiceland Township is located in the southern part of Henry
county, and is bounded on the north by Greensboro and Henry
townships, on the east by FrankHn township, on the south by
Rush county, and on the west by Wayne and Greensboro townships,
and contains an area of 22J square miles.
The surface is rolling ; the soil productive ; timber, gravel,
and stock water plentiful, while the landscape views from those
rolling pastures are beautiful.
The village of Spiceland is the most populous town in the
township. This village can boast of as good privileges of education
as can be found in the county. The Spiceland Academy
is attended by students from all parts of the county, and from
other parts of the State. Ogden and Dunreith, both villages of
considerable note, are located in the southern part of the township.
The value of all taxable property amounts to about $1,000,-
000. The population of the township is near 2200.
Some of the first settlers were Thomas Greenstreet, Allen
Hunt, Samuel Carr, Samuel Griffin, Solomon Byrkitt, and Dan-
iel Jackson.
Township Trustee, E. W. Swaim ; number of school houses,
5 ; value of houses and furniture, $5,000.
CHURCH, LODGE AND SCHOOL STATISTICS
Christian Church, Blue River; two miles northeast Raysville;
organized 1825; membership, 50.
Ogden Lodge, No. 202, I. O. O. F. ; organized December 24,
1858; membership, 25 ; value of Lodge property, ;$2,000.
Dunreith Lodge, No. 341, L O. O. F. ; membership, 50;
value of Lodge property, ;$300.
Spiceland Lodge, No. 266, L O. O. F.; membership, 23;
value of Lodge property, ;$200.
Spiceland Lodge, No. 27, F. and A. M.; membership, 14.
Ogden Lodge, No. 318, L O. G. T.; reorganized Feb. 24,
1874; membership, 35; Olney Dyer, W. C. T. ; J. C. Parker,
Secretary.
Friends' Church; Spiceland; membership, 500; building new
church worth ;$7,000; Sabbath school superintendent, Timothy
Wilson; average attendance, 152.
Spiceland Academy, governed and controled by members
of the society of Friends; academy building worth ;$8,000;
Timothy Wilson, President Board Trustees.
Friends' Church; Dunreith; membership, 100; value of
church property, ;$2000; Sabbath school superintendent, A. C.
Davis ; average attendance, 40.
Christian Church, Dunreith ; membership, 75 ; Sabbath school
superintendent, Mr. Mavity ; average attendance, 40 ; value of
church property, ;$1500.
Christian Church, Ogden ; membership, 40 ; Sabbath school
superintendent, O. B. Byrket ; average attendance, 49 ; value of
church property, $1,000.
M. E. Church, Ogden ; S. S. Smith, pastor ; membership, 70;
Sabbath school superintendent, D. H. Webster; average attendance,
112 ; building new church worth ;$2000.
