LANE, Edwin T. - Putnam

LANE, EDWIN T., P. O. Bainbridge, Teacher and Farmer, Section 2; son of Higgins and Angeline L. LANE; was born in this county near Bainbridge, February 7, 1851. His parents settled here on Section 11, in April, 1844. Mr. LANE was married December 25, 1876, in Bainbridge, to Miss Jessie F. DARNALL; they have one child - Toddie, ten months old. He graduated from Butler University in June, 1871, and in 1874, delivered Master's Oration for his class; also served as Joint Representative from Hendricks and Putnam Counties in the fiftieth session of the General Assembly of Indiana.

HON. EDWIN T. LANE, farmer, section 10, Monroe Township, was born on section 11 of that township, February 7, 1851. His father, Hon. Higgins Lane, deceased, came to this county from Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1844. He was a very prominent man, having served five terms in the Indiana State Legislature. Edwin T. was reared a farmer, and his early education was obtained in the common schools, and he was prepared for college by a private tutor, graduating at the Northwestern Christian University, now Butler, at Irvington, June 15, 1871. His health became impaired, and for one year he was unable to do anything. February 10, 1872, he was nominated by the Republican party for the State Legislature, and was defeated, and in 1876 he was nominated on joint ticket for Putnam and Hendricks counties, and was elected by a large majority, receiving 130 more votes in Hendricks County than did Ben Harrison, candidate for Governor. Before the close of his term he had an attack of bleeding at the lungs, and he was obliged to leave his labors, but not before he had succeeded in getting several measures before the lower house. He served one session as chairman of committee on Benevolent Institutions, also on enrolled bills and House Journal. He pushed the Libel Bill through, which made libel a criminal act, especially the blackening the character of women. He stood high in college, and was elected to deliver the Master's oration three years after graduating, although the degree of honors had been previously abandoned by the college. He taught school at Brownsburg, Hendricks County, and New Maysville, this county. He settled upon his present farm in 1882, where he owns 240 acres of excellent land, and gives considerable attention to graded stock. He was married December 25, 1876, to Miss Jessie F. Darnall, daughter of the late Dr. Milton D. Darnall, Surgeon in the Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, who lost his life in the service. He was an early settler in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Lane have two children--Henry H. and Dary E.; the former was born February 17, 1878 and the latter December 30, 1879.

Elder E.T. Lane, recently of Crawfordsville, having taken cahrge of the Christian Church at Lebanon, the Pioneer of that place prints his biography: Edwin T. Lane was born Feb. 7th, 1851, near Bainbridge, Putnam County, Indiana. His father, Higgins Lane, came from Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1844. He was a prominent man, foremost in all the public enterprises of his county. He represented Putnam County duirng 5 sessions in the state legislature. Mr. Lane is a nephew of Hon. Henry S. Lane. Elder Lane was reared on the farm and his early education was obtained in the common schools. He was prepared for college under the instruction of a private tutor and graduated at the NWC University, now Butler University, in 1871, at the age of 20, being the youngest in his class. He stood high while in college and because of his scholarship was made a tutor in Latin. He was chosen by the faculty to deliver the master's oration 3 years after graduation. Mr. Lane taught school 10 years and for 7 years was superintendent of the schools of the town where he was reared. In 1877 Mr. Lane was advised, becaujse of poor health, to retire to the farm, which he did and where he remained until called to the pastorate of the Christian Church in Crawfordsville. He only commenced preaching 3 years ago last October. Mr. Lane was in 1876 elected to the Indiana Legislature, from his native county, and served as chairman of the committee on benevolent institutions. He was afterwards tendered the nomination for congress, but having then entered the ministry he gave up everything else for the Master's work. Mr. Lane is a power in the pulpit, scholarly, logically and eloquently. --- kbz