GETTING My mother, Anna Paulus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Paulus came to Goodland in 1863 and settled in the Weishaar neighborhood near the Iroquois river. My father, Henry Getting came to Goodland in the early seventies and was the village blacksmith for a few years. They were the first couple to be married in the Lutheran church. They lived for a few years in Illinois and returned in 1888. He again was blacksmith and William Rice was wood maker making many wagons, tongues, plows, etc. My father retired in 1912 and moved to Michigan and then back to Watseka, Illinois where he passed away in 1932 at the age of 83. My mother then moved to Kentland and passed away in 1954 at the age of 97. When my mother came to Goodland she said the depot was in the old elevator and buildings were scarce. Most were on the north side of the railroad. I believe the old Blue Front is now occupied by the factory and Tom Gray hardware (now removed). When we came back to Indiana in 1888 Goodland was a typical country town. I can remember some of the business people: Restaurants, Jim Johnson and Bela Kent; stores, Bringham Brothers, Rufus Jacobs abd Z.F. Little; harness-makers, Henry Brook and Charley Dunkle; butchers, Henry Butler and Peter Buch; Lawyers, Dwight Babcock; Doctors, Clymer and Humston; saloon, Charles Case and blacksmith, John Poulson. The Churches, Lutheran; Methodist, Nimrod Jenkins, pastor; Presbyterian, the Rev. McCain; Baptist, the Rev. Huston. Livery Stable, John Sapp, Poultry House, Al Patton; hardware, Tom Gray, Hiram Burgess, druggist; The Goodland Herald, Al Kitt. John Cooke was pharmacist for Mr. Burgess. - by Sophia Getting Hazel (13 Jul 1877-9 Jul 1970) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted By Kathy Huish email- anolelady@aol.com http://members.tripod.com/~KHuish/gedcom/surnames.htm