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The school is now one of the great edu- cational institutions of Iowa. At no time in its history has it been more widely and
favorably known than now. Its influence is felt in all parts of the commonwealth. It is a State school in name and in fact, not only because it is supported by the State treasury, but because it draws students from every part of the State. During the second year of the school, fifty-three coun- ties were represented; during the third, fifty-seven; during the fourth, fifty-four; during the fifth, sixty-four; during the sixth, sixty-six; during the seventh, six- ty-six; during the eighth, sixty-three ; during the ninth, sixty-nine; during the tenth, seventy-four. All counties in the State have sent students from time to time. Its graduates are successful even beyond expectation, and they are doing great service in sustaining and improving the cause of popular education. It is ob- vious, however, that the useful influence of the school is only begun. Its future must reach a very high standard and attain great power.
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OFFICIAL REGISTER.
HE following lists show who have filled the different county and district offices since the organization of the county.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Jonathan R. Pratt, 1853-'5 (died in office) ; John Ran- dall, 1855-'7; Julius C. Hub- bard, 1857-'9; George W. Couch, 1860-'I (confined to probate duties after 1861); S. D. Shaw, 1862-'7 ; Dan- iel W. Foote, 1868-'9. This office was abolished in 1868, to take effect with the close of 1869.
SCHOOL FUND COMMISSIONERS.
H. H. Fowler, 1853-'4; Stephen A. Bish- op, 1854. Office was abolished during Mr. Bishop's incumbency.
DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS.
Norman L. Jackson, 1853-'5 ; Thomas R. Points, 1855-'7; J. W. Holmes, 1857-'9; Jacob Wolf, 1860; A. G. Bannister, 1861-'2; S. R. Crittenden, 1863-'5; J. A. Loatwell, 1866. Office abolished during Mr. Loat- well's term.
TREASURERS AND RECORDERS.
Aaron Dow, 1853-'5 ; D. E. Hardy, 1855- '6; Francis B. Davidson, 1856-'7 ; A. C. Bun- nell, 1857-'65. In 1865 the two offices were separated.
TREASURERS.
John Elwell, 1866-'7; R. A. Whittaker, 1868-'75 ; David B. Washburn, 1876-'81 ; Frank M. Shoemaker, 1882 -.
RECORDERS.
James W. McClure, 1865-'72 ; Chester B. Stilson, 1873-'84 ; Charles D. Becker, 1885 -.
CLERKS OF COURTS.
John H. Brooks, 1853-'4 (resigned April '4, 1854); Luther L. Reas, 1854; Martin Bailey, 1854-5; Morrison Bailey, 1855-'6; J. B Severance, 1856-'60 ; Dempster J. Coleman, 1861-'6; G. E. Eberhart, 1867- '72; J.C. Gates, 1873-80; Albert J. Edwards, 1881 -.
SHERIFFS.
John Virden, 1853-'5; Benjamin F. Thom- as, 1855-'7; John Elwell, 1857-'61 ; W. F. Brown, 1862-'73 ; George W. Hayzlett, 1874 -'82 ; William W. Edgington, 1883 -.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
William L. Christie, 1853; R. P. Speer, 1854; A. F. Brown, 1854; John Randall,
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HISTORY OF BLACK HAWK COUNTY.
1854-'5; William Haddock, 1855-'6; Will- iam H. McClure, 1856; S. W. Rawson, 1857. Office abolished, and duties given to district attorney.
SURVEYORS.
Charles Mullan, 1853-'5 ; George W. Mil- ler, 1855-'9; M. L. Tracy, 1860-'2 ; George W. Miller, 1863-'5 ; John Ball, 1866-'7 ; E. A. Snyder, 1868-'73 ; E. Rodenberger, 1874- '81 ; Martin L. Newton, 1882-'3 ; John Ball, 1884 -.
AUDITORS.
Daniel W. Foote, 1870 -.
DEPUTY AUDITORS.
J. C. Gates, 1870-'2 ; W. A. Cottrell, 1873 -'9 ; Kate A. Foote, 1886 -.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS.
Truman Steed, 1859-'61 ; M. H. Moore, 1862-'3 ; George Ordway, 1864-'5 ; J. C. Gates, 1866-'7 ; Seymour Gookins, 1868-'9; E. G. Miller, 1870; A. H. Nye, 1870-'1 ; W. H. Brinkerhoff, 1872-'3; A. F. Townsend, 1874-'5 ; James S. George, 1876-'9; Wilford M. Smith, 1880-'1 ; Loren E. Churchill, 1882-'5 ; Jacob E. Buechele, 1886 -.
SUPERVISORS (TOWNSHIP SYSTEM).
1861 .- M. Bailey, Chairman ; C. F. Ja- quith, M. H. Moore, Jesse Wasson, J. B. Orr, Levi Washburn, S. P. Babcock, F. S. Tewksbury, D. W. Jordan, H. P. Homer, Oscar Dunton, D. E. Champlin, James Hempseed, John Hackett, Gilson Gardner, J. H. Mead and J. Jaquith.
1862 .- M. H. Moore, Chairman ; F. B. Carpenter, O. O. St. John, J. Wasson, J. B. Orr, L. Washburn, L. B. Sheppard, F. S. Tewksbury, D. W. Jordan, W. W. Hutton, Oscar Dunton, D. E. Champlin, James Hempseed, John Hackett, Gilson Gardner, J. H. Mead, Charles Pierce and Horace Beckwith.
1863 .- M. H. Moore, Chairman; L. B. Sheppard, W. W. Hutton, D. E. Champlin,
Gilson Gardner, Horace Beckwith, John Hackett, D. W. Jordan, O. O. St. John, Jacob Wolf, I. T. Corwin, Byron Sergeant Simeon Clark, J. H. Potts, O. M. Hayden and George Bishop. John Hackett died in February, and I. D. Gilkey was appointed.
1864 .- M. H. Moore, Chairman ; Caleb May, George Bishop, I. T. Corwin, D. W. Jordan, Byron Sergeant, B. G. Updike, Jacob Wolf, D. E. Champlin, J. H. Potts, I. D. Gilkey, O. M. Hayden, H. M. Bailey, Albert Vittum, L. B. Sheppard, John Mc- Manus, William Rolph and Simeon Clark.
1865 .- M. H. Moore, Chairman ; Caleb May, William Gilchrist, William Rolph, Josiah Jackson, I. T. Corwin, L. B. Shep- pard, O. Hughes, H. W. Abbey, B. G. Up- dyke, James Sandiland, D. E. Champlin, P. S. Canfield, I. D. Gilkey, John Bird, Nel- son Hitchcock, H. M. Bailey and Albert Vittum.
1866 .- D. E. Champlin, Chairman ; James S. George, Caleb May, William Gilchrist, William Rolph, Josiah Jackson, I. T. Cor- win, C. P. Nichols, A. A. Alline, H. W. Abbey, W. H. Hutton, James Sandiland, P. S. Canfield, L. Goings, Damon Mott, N. Hitchcock, H. M. Bailey and Albert Vittum.
1867 .- A. A. Alline, Chairman ; James S. George, Caleb May, William Gilchrist, T. H. Elwell, Josiah Jackson, I. T. Corwin, C. P. Nichols, L. P. Holt, W. H. Hutton, James Sandiland, R. S. Wooster, J. M. Northrup, I. D. Gilkey, Damon Mott, Nel son Hitchcock, A. T. Webster and Albert Vittum.
1868 .- Byron Culver, Chairman; N. S. Boyles, D. E. Champlin, L. A. Cobb, Nel- son Hitchcock, L. P. Holt, Josiah Jackson, S. H. Rownd, James Sandiland, G. F. Ward, I. T. Corwin, James Hempseed, H. P. Homer, G. W. Humphrey, H. J. Mc- Cord, Damon Mott, C. P. Nichols, A. T. Webster and H. J. McCord.
1869 .- Cicero Close, Chairman; J. D. Abbott, N. S. Boyles, D. E. Champlin, L.
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A. Cobb, I. T. Corwin, G. W. Humphrey, H. P. Homer, I. D. Gilkey, Josiah Jackson, H. J. McCord, Damon Mott, Alonzo Nor- ris, Charles Robinson, Samuel H. Rownd, Byron Sergeant, L. B. Sheppard, Jesse Wasson and A. T. Webster.
1870 .- Cicero Close, Chairman ; J. D. Abbott, Urias Casteel, D. E. Champlin, L. A. Cobb, I. T. Corwin, J. L. Finch, Daniel Fish, G. W. Hayzlett, E. C. Humphrey, Josiah Jackson, Jefferson Jaquith, Caleb May, H. J. McCord, C. B. Miller, Alonzo Norris, Charles Robinson, S. H. Rownd and Byron Sergeant.
SUPERVISORS (BOARD OF THREE).
1871 .- Cicero Close, Chairman ; George B. Van Saun and A. T. Weatherwax.
1872 .- A. T. Weatherwax, Chairman ; George B. Van Saun and Cicero Close.
1873 .- Cicero Close, Chairman ; A. T. Weatherwax and A. T. Webster.
SUPERVISORS (BOARD OF SEVEN).
1874 .- A. T. Weatherwax, Chairman ; A. T. Webster, N. Hitchcock, D. B. Wash- burn, H. J. McCord, H. W. Jenney and Caleb May.
1875 .- Caleb May, Chairman; J. C. Burn- ham, H. W. Jenney, H. J. McCord, D. B. Washburn, A. T. Weatherwax and A. T. Webster.
1876 .- H. J. McCord, Chairman ; H. W. Jenney, Jefferson Jaquith, J. C. Burnham, H. B. Eighmey, A. T. Weatherwax and Caleb May.
1877 .- H. J. McCord, Chairman ; Caleb May, John McQuilkin, B. J. Rodamar, A. T. Weatherwax, H. W. Jenney and Jeffer- son Jaquith.
1878 .- H. W. Jenney, Chairman ; H. J. McCord (resigned March 29, 1878, and I. T. Corwin appointed April 3, 1878), Jeffer- son Jaquith, Caleb May, John McQuilkin, Samuel Owens and B. J. Rodamar.
1879 .- Samuel Owens, Chairman ; Thom-
as Welstead, Edward Townsend, Wallace M. Young, H. W. Jenney, John McQuilkin and B. J. Rodamar.
1880. - John McQuilkin, Chairman ; George W. Miller, B. J. Rodamar, Thomas Welstead, Edward Townsend, Wallace M. Young and Samuel Owens.
1881 .- B. J. Rodamar, Chairman ; John McQuilkin, George W. Miller, Thomas Welstead, Edward Townsend, Wallace M. Young and Samuel Owens.
1882 .- George W. Miller, Chairman ; Charles B.Campbell, Milton Philleo, George Tuthill, John McQuilkin, B. J. Rodamar and Samuel Owens.
1883 .- Charles B. Campbell, Chairman ; Samuel Owens, Milton Philleo, George Tuthill, Frank Neely, John McQuilkin and J. M. Lichty.
1884 .- Milton Philleo, Chairman ; Sam- uel Owens, Frank Neely, J. M. Lichty, John McQuilkin, George Tuthill and Charles B. Campbell.
1885 .- John McQuilkin, Chairman; Sam- uel Owens, Frank Neely, J. M. Lichty, Henry W. Bucher, Edward Townsend and George W. Chatfield.
1886 .- Frank Neely, Chairman ; Samuel Owens, Henry W. Bucher, Edward Town- send, George W. Chatfield, John McQuil- kin and John S. Halley.
SENATORS.
A. F. Brown, 1860-'3; Coker F. Clark son, 1864-'5 ; James B. Powers, 1866-'9; George W. Couch, 1870-'1 ; John H. Leav- itt, 1872-'3; Edward G. Miller, 1874-'7; Herman C. Hemenway, 1878-'85 ; Matt. Parrott, 1886.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Morrison Bailey, 1856-'7 ; Zimri Streeter, 1858-'61; Warner H. Curtis, 1862-'3; Cic- ero Close, 1864-'7 ; George Ordway, 1868- '9; T. B. Carpenter and Jesse Wasson 1870-'1 ; Cicero Close and George B. Van
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Saun, 1872-'3; Charles B. Campbell and Robert P. Speer, 1874-'5 ; Harlan P. Ho- mer and Herman C. Hemenway, 1876-'7 ; Lore Alford and Jeremiah L. Gay, 1878-'9; Lore Alford and Jeremiah L. Gay, 1880-'I; Charles A. Bishop and Thomas Welstead, 1882-'3; George W. Hayzlett, 1884.
RAILROADS.
Black Hawk County is well supplied with these useful aids to commerce. The oldest of these is the Dubuque & Sioux City Road, now operated by the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The prelimi- nary survey was made in 1854, but the company being financially weak, little progress was made for some years. Differ- ent parties in this county contributed lands and money amounting in the aggregate to $100,000. The county was asked to aid the enterprise by subscribing to the capital stock of the company to the amount of $200,000, and the people voted to do so. The bonds were never issued, however, as the people of Waterloo became about that time interested in the Cedar Falls & Minne- sota Railroad, which was thought to be of more consequence to this county. By way of retaliation, the route of the road was changed so that the station is now at an in- convenient distance from the city. The track reached Cedar Falls, March 29, 1861, and the first regular train arrived on the following Monday. This event was cele- brated at Cedar Falls with great circum- stance. Late in 1864 the road was ex- tended westward out of the county, and a few years ago a long lease was executed in favor of the Illinois Central, which now operates it.
The Cedar Falls & Minnesota was begun in the autumn of 1860, though no track was laid until 1864. The people of Cedar Falls hoped to have the road start northward from their town, but the company was de- pendent upon the Dubuque & Sioux City
Company to such an extent that it was forced by the latter corporation to begin two miles east of Cedar Falls. When, in the course of time, this road also passed into the hands of the Illinois Central, it became known as " the branch," and Waterloo be- came its real southern terminus.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North- ern was built through Black Hawk County in 1870, under the name of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota. Cedar Falls voted a tax of 5 per cent. to aid in its construction, and Waterloo and other towns gave material assistance. The construc- tion train reached Cedar Falls, November 30, 1870, just a month in advance of the time agreed upon by the officers of that company.
The Wisconsin, Iowa & Nebraska Road, known as the Diagonal, gives a direct line to Des Moines, from both Waterloo and Cedar Falls. The latter place is the present terminus, and a branch extends from Hudson to Waterloo. It was con- structed in 1884, and will soon be built northeast, to some point in Wisconsin.
THE BLACK HAWK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The first meeting for the organization of an agricultural society in this county was held at the clerk's office in Waterloo, Au gust 30, 1856. G. A. Knowles was Chair- man of the meeting, and S. W. Rawson, Secretary. At this meeting, a Constitution was adopted and the following officers elect- ed: President, George Ordway; Vice- Presidents, G. A. Knowles, Z. Streeter, B. Winset ; Corresponding Secretary, S. W. Rawson; Recording Secretary, J. O. Will- iams; Treasurer, O. E. Hardy. Executive Committee-L. Kennicutt, S. R. Critten- den, James Barclay, C. K. White, James Dunkerton, S. Webster, Benjamin Knapp, M. S. Oxley, M. W. Chapman, William Kent and Byron Sergeant.
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The executive committee was author- ized to make arrangements for a fair, but the first exhibition was not held until Octo- ber 1, 1857, when it took place at the court- house. The records do not show the pre- miums awarded, but the treasurer's first annual report gives the receipts from all sources as amounting to $100. The attend- ance was quite large for the time, and the exhibition a meritorious one. One of the principal attractions was an immense squash vine, bearing 1,100 pounds of "fruit," exhibited by T. B. and B. S. Doxey. During the fair, the organization was perfected, and the officers same as above continued for another year, except that James Evans was elected Treasurer, and J. H. Sherrill, L. C. Sanborn and J. H. Mead were added to the Executive Committee.
The second fair was on the West Side, the following year. The vegetables, fine arts, pickles, needle-work, preserves, etc., were in the basement of the Congregational church, and the stock and cumbersome ar- ticles were on the bluff, somewhere near Fowler's greenhouse.
The grounds of the society were pur- chased in 1865, but had been occupied for several years before the purchase for the exhibition of stock, etc., and the court-house was used for an exhibition hall. The grounds cost $2, 175. Cost of fitting up, fences and improvements, about $1,600. Fairs were held every year until 1881, when the society found itself too deeply involved to continue its existence.
The following were the Presidents of the society from its organization to the close : George Ordway, 1856-'8; J. H. Sherrill,
1859; -, 1860 ; O.O. St. John, 1861- '4; Cicero Close, 1865; John Elwell, 1866; C. A. Farwell, 1867; P. McIsaac, 1868-'70; A. Cottrell, 1871 ; Byron Sergeant, 1872 ; A. Cottrell, 1873-'4 ; Albert Whitney, 1875; H. B. Allen, 1876-'8; A. C. Bratnober, 59
1879; W. T. Whitney, 1880, and M. W. Miller, 1881.
The Cedar Valley District Joint Stock Agricultural Association was organized in 1856, through Peter Melendy, who was its first president. Fairs were held at Cedar Falls until 1872, when a union was made with the county society.
WATERLOO AS A PORT OF ENTRY.
Up to and including a part of the year 1858 the people of this town and the sur- rounding country were compelled to go to Dubuque and Iowa City, then the nearest railroad points, for all their supplies, and grain was also hauled to those places by teams. In 1858 a steamboat of about 100 tons capacity was built by citizens of Cedar Rapids for the upper Cedar traf- fic, and named the " Blackhawk." That year is noted for the extreme high water, and almost all the season the Cedar was high enough for steamboat purposes. A boat was already running down the river from Cedar Rapids, and the intention was to connect with it there, although the freight had to be transferred on account of the dam.
On the 8th of October the " Blackhawk" made its appearance here amid the wildest excitement of the citizens, who fired salutes, run up flags, and made other demonstration of joy. The first landing was effected down below the island, and subsequently the boat was moved up to the bank near the livery stables, still standing. The boat was a stern-wheeler, with J. J. Snouffer, of Cedar Rapids, as captain, and the first trip up was of several days' duration, as ob- structions had to be removed from the chan- nel, and frequent stoppages had to be made to procure wood, etc.
On the day following Captain Snouffer gave a free excursion to the citizens for a trip down the river. In the evening the citizens returned the compliment by giving
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the captain and the officers of the boat a grand banquet at Capwell's Hall, at which were speeches, toasts, responses and con- gratulations, and we suppose the gocd cheer induced dreams of a custom house here, with direct trade established with all European ports.
The news of the arrival of the steamboat excited the citizens of Cedar Falls almost as much as those of Waterloo. The dam across the river here was an effectual bar to any advance up the river, and the people of the former town could not bear the idea of having Waterloo stand at the head of navigation. Delegations were sent here to interview the captain, and strong threats were made of tearing out the dam and rais- ing Cain generally. But the captain made a trial trip, with Andrew Mullarky, of Cedar Falls, at the bow to point out the way, and after spending several hours it was demonstrated that the boat could not even reach the dam, and the citizens up above had to relinquish the idea of being a port of entry.
Two or three trips were made before the close of navigation, and the boat was a great help to the town. Salt, which had formerly been sold at $8 per barrel, with only 50 cents profit, dropped down to $4, and other bulky articles in the same pro- portion. Freights from Chicago were re-
duced to 70 cents per hundred, which was very low for that time. Waterloo became the headquarters for the salt trade for all the points north and west.
In 1859 trips were resumed and continued until the water got so low it was impossible to make the ascent. The last trip the boat had to be unloaded at Gilbertville and her cargo then hauled by wagon to this city. The boat was afterward taken back to Ce- dar Rapids.
POPULATION.
The following figures are from the State census of 1885:
TOWNSHIP OR CITY.
FOREIGN BORN.
NATIVE.
TOTAL.
Barclay.
153
579
732
Bennington
153
614
767
Big Creek.
69
422
491
Black Hawk
173
703
876
Cedar.
96
504
600
Cedar Falls.
234
698
932
Eagle. .
178
562
740
East Waterloo
123
706
829
Fox
200
602
802
Lester.
146
784
930
Lincoln.
IIO
515
625
Mt. Vernon.
I34
709
843
Orange.
58
712
770
Poyner.
215
817
1,032
Spring Creek
36
604
640
Union
54
420
474
Washington.
43
395
438
Waterloo
57
364
421
Cedar Falls City
823
2,562
3,385
Waterloo City.
1,048
5,43ª
6,479
4,191
19,669
23,860
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HE county seat of Black Hawk is now a city of 6,500 inhabi- tants, and is the larg- est city in the north- ern third of Iowa. By location it seems highly favored, and with its nat- ural advantages and the start it has already, it is certain to become in time a large and wealthy place. It is beautifully situated on both banks of the Cedar River, at a point where the timber handsomely opens out into a fine rolling prairie, forming a site as perfectly adapted for the location of a large and healthful city as if it had been designed by the Creator for that purpose. The business and residence portions are divided by the river in the proportion of three-fifths on the east side, and two-fifths on the west side. The buildings are situ- ated on ground which in the lowest portion is just above ordinary high water, and, gradually rising as it recedes, affords some quite elevated and commanding building sites a few blocks back from the business streets, which run parallel with the river on the west side, and at right angles with
it on the east, which have only a sufficient grade to afford good drainage. The town is regularly laid out with most of the streets running parallel and at right angles with the river, which here runs in nearly a southeast direction, although some portion of the east side is laid out north and south. The general appearance and character of the improvements are good, fully equal with those of Eastern towns that possess no larger population. Some really handsome business blocks adorn the principal streets on either side, while the generality of the residences are neat and tasty in their ap- pearance, with a few that are truly palatial in design, external finish and arrangements, surrounded by grounds that cannot fail to attract the attention and secure the ap- proval of the most unobserving. The river, which is here some 900 feet in width, has good banks and a solid lime-rock bottom, over which the water, clear as crystal, flows in sufficient quantities to afford motive power sufficient to drive almost any amount of machinery. This power, which is among the best, has, though but partially improved, already done much to advance the business prosperity of the town, and is destined at no very distant day to be of still greater value in encouraging manufact- ures and other material interests, without
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which no Western town can secure or hold a large business.
The railroad facilities of Waterloo are excellent. The Illinois Central Railroad runs east, west and north ; the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern runs north and south ; and the Wisconsin, Iowa & Ne- braska runs southwest. The latter, known as the Diagonal Railroad, is to be extended soon to St. Joseph, Missouri, and to some point in Wisconsin. At present Waterloo is the northeastern terminus. Over it one can go direct to Des Moines ; over the Bur- lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern the traveler goes without change to Burling- ton or to Minneapolis and St. Paul ; by the Illinois Central is a direct line to points in Illinois, and south to New Orleans, and west to Sioux City. Thirty-five regular trains start from or leave Waterloo every day, making it unexcelled in Northern Iowa as a distributing point.
EARLY HISTORY.
The first settlers near Waterloo came in the same year that Iowa became a State, 1846. In June of that year James Virden, then a young man, a Kentuckian by birth, selected a claim on the east side of the river, on section 23, township 89, range 13, just above the original plat of the town of Waterloo. He did some breaking in that season, but did not build a cabin until the next year. About three weeks later, June 24, Charles Mullan and family arrived and located on the west side of the northwest quarter of section 26, northwest of the original town plat. Mr. Mullan was from Illinois, and became the first postmaster at Waterloo, and the first county surveyor of Black Hawk County. He died in August, 1874, at the age of sixty-three years. July 26, 1847, George W. Hanna entered lots No. 1, 2 and 3, section 26, being that part of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 26 not covered by the river, and
was the first entry of lands on which Wa- terloo was afterward laid out. In the spring of 1852 Mr. Hanna built a cabin on the west bank of the river, which was the first house built on the original town site. It stood about 150 feet west of the race bridge, on Bridge street, and was occupied the following winter by Adam Shigley. The second building on the first town plat was a rude shanty built by Samuel Aldrich, on the east bank of the river, at the corner of Third and Water streets, in the autumn of 1852 ; and the third by Adam Shigley.
The first platting of the present town site was done in the autumn of 1853, by Charles Mullan, G. W. Hanna and John H. Brooks, and was the westerly portion of the original plat on the west side. As orig- inally surveyed in 1853, the town was laid out with due regard to the Government survey, and the streets were laid parallel with the section lines. In the spring of 1854, Lewis Hallock, who owned the re- mainder of the land now in the original plat on that side, joined with Mullan & Hanna, and J. R. Pratt, B. M. Cooley and James Virden, who were the owners of the land on the east side, had a plat made early in 1854, and then all the parties joined, and the united plat was recorded June 24, 1854.
The Mullan part of the plat of lots 1, 2 and 3, of section 26, 89, 13, being the frac- tional east half of the northeast quarter of section 26, was pre-empted in 1846, but was not entered until the 3d of May, 1852. Hal- lock's part of the original plat, on the west side, was entered by himself February 25, 1853, lots 5 and 6, section 25, being on southwest of northwest quarter of that sec- tion. Brooks's part was entered by W. J. Barney June 24, 1853, and conveyed to Brooks August II of the same year.
J. R. Pratt's part of the original plat, on the east side, was entered by Isaac Carr on the 3d of May, 1852, and conveyed to Pratt June 4, 1853. Cooley's part was en-
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tered by George Plaisted June 25, 1852, and purchased by Cooley June 7, 1854. Part of Virden's property was entered by himself January 10, 1853, and the remain- der by W. J. Barney, May, 1853, and con- ·veyed to Virden April 7, 1854.
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