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28-623: It covers the city of Angola and all of Steuben County in the northeastern corner of Indiana . Two competing weekly newspapers , the Steuben Republican (founded in 1857 by J. M. Bromagen as a Republican paper) and the Angola Herald (founded in 1876 by Isaac L. Wiseman, Democratic in politics), formed the Steuben Printing Company as a joint venture in 1925 and eventually became sister newspapers upon

56-586: A band in this area of Potowatomi Indians estimated at over 150 members. The people had occupied these lands near the large lake (later named for him) for their cultivation of maize, as well as hunting and fishing. Other chiefs of the Baw Beese family lived in surrounding counties in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Because the treaty assigned this land to the Potowatomi (if Baw Beese knew about the treaty, as he

84-962: A desire to concentrate on its Central Indiana properties, Home News sold the Herald-Republican to Kendallville Publishing Company , which already owned The News Sun and The Evening Star dailies in neighboring counties. The new owners converted it into a daily newspaper September 12, 2001. The Herald Republican is one of three daily newspapers published by KPC Media Group ; the other two, both of which cover adjoining Indiana counties, are The News Sun in Kendallville and The Star in Auburn . The company also owns several monthly publications in Fort Wayne, Indiana , and three weekly newspapers in nearby DeKalb and Noble counties. Steuben County, Indiana Steuben County

112-434: A female householder with no husband present, 31.2% were non-families, and 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 40.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 47,697 and the median income for a family was $ 57,154. Males had a median income of $ 40,833 versus $ 29,614 for females. The per capita income for

140-554: Is a county in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana . As of the 2020 United States Census the county population was 34,435. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Angola . Steuben County comprises the Angola, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area . After the American Revolutionary War established US sovereignty over the territory of the upper midwest, the new federal government defined

168-480: Is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court . County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff , coroner , auditor , treasurer , recorder , surveyor , and circuit court clerk . These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of

196-521: Is now Hillsdale, Michigan , United States. They had a base camp at the large lake that was later named for him by European-American settlers who took over the territory. In November 1840 the Potowatomi were forced to Indian Territory in Kansas under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 , which was being enforced in the former Northwest Territory. Before the 1821 Treaty of Chicago , Baw Beese led

224-468: Is now Indiana. She was executed in the 1830s by her husband's people after she killed Negnaska for selling her pony. Winona's husband had pledged his rifle to Aaron B. Goodwin of Fremont for the use of a 5-gallon keg. The Indians had the keg filled with whiskey at Nichols' store in Jamestown, and he took all the money they had. Negnaska sold his wife Winona's pony in order to pawn his rifle. Winona owned

252-761: The Northwest Territory in 1787 which included the area that is present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the governor of the territory, and Vincennes was established as the capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory

280-527: The 2010 census, the county has a total area of 322.47 square miles (835.2 km ), of which 308.94 square miles (800.2 km ) (or 95.80%) is land and 13.53 square miles (35.0 km ) (or 4.20%) is water. In recent years, average temperatures in Angola have ranged from a low of 14 °F (−10 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C)

308-615: The US. Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the Native Americans in the 1809 treaty of Fort Wayne , by the treaty of St. Mary's in 1818 , and in 1826 by the Treaty of Mississinewas , which included the future Steuben County. The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835, that authorized

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336-676: The United States Treaty of Fort Meigs of 1817 and the Treaty of Chicago of 1821 with the tribes were made mandatory under the Indian Removal Act and enforced by the US military. As a chief, Baw Beese was reported as holding to a strict code of justice. His status did not prevent, nor did he try to intervene when his daughter Winona was executed by one of her husband's family, after she had killed Neganska in anger for selling her pony. The story of Baw Beese and Winona has developed into local legend. In some versions,

364-444: The chief must execute his own child because she killed her husband. In some versions, the young woman's skeleton is reported as found on the banks of Baw Beese Lake , identified by a cross bearing her name, or other identification. The chief was said to have moved to Adrian, Michigan in the spring of 1864. He died there on July 12, 1889. But the final days of Baw Beese are disputed. According to another account, he died in exile in

392-433: The county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes. Board of Commissioners: The executive body of

420-407: The county was $ 22,950. About 7.7% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. 41°38′N 85°00′W  /  41.64°N 85.00°W  / 41.64; -85.00 Baw Beese Baw Beese (c. 1790 – c. 1850) was a Potawatomi chief who led a band that occupied the area of what

448-467: The county was 96.8% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.9% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 37.8% were German , 12.6% were English , 10.5% were Irish , and 8.2% were American . Of the 13,310 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 9.3% had

476-606: The county. Steuben County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district . Steuben County is very Republican at the Presidential level. The only time it voted for a Democrat was for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and it was narrow. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 34,185 people, 13,310 households, and 9,153 families in the county. The population density was 110.7 inhabitants per square mile (42.7/km ). There were 19,377 housing units at an average density of 62.7 per square mile (24.2/km ). The racial makeup of

504-506: The county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government. Court: The county maintains a small claims court that handles civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge

532-584: The creation of thirteen counties in northeast Indiana, including Steuben. In 1837 the county was organized. It was named for Baron Frederick von Steuben , an officer of the American Revolutionary War . In 1840 the Potawatomi were forcibly removed from this area and neighboring territory in Michigan and Ohio to Indian Territory in Kansas. A Potawatomi chief, Baw Beese , led a band that was based at what later became known as Baw Beese Lake nearby in Michigan. His daughter Winona married Negnaska and lived in what

560-589: The death of the Herald 's publisher, Harvey Morley, in the 1960s. The Willis family, which had published the Republican since 1906, maintained both papers' independence until 1980, when they were merged into The Steuben County Herald-Republican . The merged paper was acquired in 1982 by Home News Enterprises , based in Columbus, Indiana , which increased its frequency to two issues per week in 1989. Citing

588-436: The execution; they helped them move the bodies to a nearby grave that had been dug. The Indians did not bury the bodies until after the white men were out of sight. But Dr. B.F. Sheldon found out about it and exhumed the bodies for dissection a few days later, outraging the mourning Potawatomi. About two weeks later some Potawatomi returned the keg to Goodwin and tried to retrieve Negnaska's rifle, but Goodwin pretended not to know

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616-514: The man had been killed and refused to release the rifle to his friends. The county's low rolling hills have been largely cleared and leveled for agricultural use, although the drainage areas are still wooded. The highest point (1,200 feet/370 meters ASL) is a hillock one mile (1.6 km) east of Glen Eden . The county contains a state park and 105 lakes of various sizes. Some of the larger lakes are Lake James , Lake George , Clear Lake, Jimmerson Lake, Lake Gage, and Crooked Lake. According to

644-505: The pine forests near Georgian Bay, Canada, after having left the reservation. Other accounts report his being killed in a raid by Sioux, or having a natural death at a very old age on the Kansas reservation, where the Potowatomi were finally required to settle. Baw Beese never signed a treaty with the United States, although he did abide by the Treaty of Detroit of 1807. The line between present-day Lenawee and Hillsdale counties

672-403: The pony outright, either as a gift from her father or having bought it with her own money. She killed Negnaska in anger for selling what was hers. Winona was held by the tribe for a few hours until her husband's nearest relative arrived to execute her. As was their custom, he stabbed her to the heart as she had her husband. John D. Barnard and Sheldon Havens encountered the Potawatomi group after

700-466: Was established as the boundary between the settlers and natives. Because of that treaty, he welcomed the white settlers to Hillsdale County but treated them as tenants. The 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs detailed the cession by the Potowatomi of the southern half of Hillsdale County, including the primary gathering sites of the Baw Beese family at Bird Lake and Squawfield; however, Baw Beese does not appear to have participated in this treaty. Neither did any of

728-584: Was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816, the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state. This area was historically occupied by the Potawatomi people, one of the tribes in the Council of Three Fires . Typically they lived in highly decentralized bands. Treaties signed by some leaders with United States representatives ceded large areas of their territory to

756-574: Was not a signatory), he initially considered the white settlers as a kind of tenant, but more kept coming. The Potowatomi were said to be hospitable to the whites and helped them survive in their early years in this area. In November 1840 Baw Beese and his band were forcibly removed from Michigan to a reservation in Miami County, Kansas by the U.S. Government under authority of the Indian Removal Act signed into law by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. The voluntary Indian emigrations as outlined in

784-637: Was recorded in January 1981 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.83 inches (46 mm) in February to 4.08 inches (104 mm) in August. The county government is a constitutional body and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana , and by the Indiana Code . County Council: The legislative branch of

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