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CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL MONUMENT, EDWARDSVILLE
Centennial History C
Madison County, Illinois OF
and Its People
1812 to 1912
Edited and Compiled by W. T. NORTON ALTON
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Associate Editors : HON. N. G. FLAGG, Moro J. S. HOERNER, Highland
VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
Publishers : THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 1912
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FOREWORD
This work is not designed to be a detailed history of Madison county in chronological se- quence. Rather should it be termed "Madison County in History." The effort has been made to chronicle the physical conditions and the important events whose evolution trans- formed it from a beautiful wilderness to a place in the forefront of modern attainment. The endeavor has been to record the forces that erected its thriving cities, transmuted its wild prairies into cultivated fields ; that unearthed its mineral wealth ; built up mammoth factories, reared stately cathedrals, spacious school houses and famous institutions of learning.
History is but the pen-portraiture of great men in action ; kings of commerce, finance, man- ufactures, agriculture, science and literature, and leaders in patriotic and religious achieve- ment. It is these who have made the past century notable, and the editors have labored to render such due honor in this Centennial Commemoration.
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COMMEMORATING A CENTURY OF PROGRESS.
CHARLES BOESCHENSTEIN ORIGINATOR OF CELEBRATION-MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL AS- SOCIATION-MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL (1812-1912)-PERFECTING
THE DETAILS- DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT. .
Coincident, almost, with the plan of the pub- lishers of this work to issue a volume in com- memoration of the leading historical events in the one hundred years of Madison county's existence as a civic organization, came the local movement at Edwardsville to fittingly cele- brate its centennial anniversary which falls on the 14th of September, 1912. Plans for the proper observance of this momentous incident which also commemorates the establishment of representative government in Illinois, have been made on a comprehensive scale, in con- sonance with the importance and significance of the occasion. The idea of a suitable com- memoration caught the popular favor immed- iately. Leading citizens of the county came forward with words of commendation and valuable suggestions. The interest spread to the State and bore fruit, in the preliminary stages of the work, in a favorable legislative enactment. It was recognized at the outset that the celebration must be more than a county or state affair as momentous national events, of which Madison county was the center, clus- tered around the wonderful year of 1812. Recognition of these vital considerations com- pelled the making of plans on lines not limited by local boundaries.
CHARLES BOESCHENSTEIN ORIGINATOR OF CELEBRATION.
The original proposition for a grand cele- bration of the centennial anniversary was made
by Hon. Charles Boeschenstein, of the Ed- wardsville Intelligencer. In his paper he urged the proposition on the public attention in so forcible a way as not only to attract attention but to arouse sympathetic enthusiasm. It re- sulted in the proposition being endorsed by the citizens in general and in the taking of prac- tical action by the Edwardsville Commercial Club. At a meeting in February, 1911, the Club placed the matter under consideration in the hands of a special committee. This com- mittee reported resolutions setting forth the advisability of the commemoration and giving reasons therefor. It also recounted briefly the notable events of the past century and their far-reaching effects. The report was adopted unanimously and developments followed with commendable rapidity.
MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION.
Actual work may be said to have begun with the appointment by the club's president, Mr. J. F. Ammann, of an executive committee charged with the work of organizing and in- corporating the Madison County Centennial Association, with the purpose of putting the proposition on a business-like and authorita- tive basis. The Association inaugurated its work by going before the legislature and pre- senting the subject for the consideration of the State's lawmakers. Their memorial was fav- orably received and the legislature passed a bill giving formal recognition to the project
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and appropriating $5,000 for the erection of a suitable commemorative monument at Ed- wardsville. The bill was introduced in the Senate May II, 1911, promptly passed by both Houses and was approved by the governor May 25th. Four days after the bill had be- come a law, a charter, dated May 29, 1911, was secured from the secretary of state for the Madison County Centennial Association, with the following organization: President, Charles Boeschenstein ; vice presidents, Louis D. Law- nin and J. Fred Ammann ; secretary, Ralph D. Griffin ; treasurer, Dent E. Burroughs ; board of directors: Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, Dent E. Burroughs, William H. Hall, Chas. E. Gueltig, Ralph C. Wayne, Henry E. Dierkes, Thomas Williamson, Louis May, Louis D. Lawnin, William R. Crossman, J. Fred Ammann, John Stolze, Percy P. Lusk, John R. Sutter, Ralph D. Griffin and Charles Boeschenstein.
Honorary presidents: Edmond Beall, Al- ton; Norman G. Flagg, Moro; Joseph G. Bar- dill, Highland; William Dickman, Edwards- ville.
Such has been the unanimity of opinion and general harmony with which the splendid work has been carried forward, that there has been no occasion for a single change in the personnel of this organization.
Immediately after the completion of the or- ganization the Association issued the following condensed statement of the history it desired to commemorate :
MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL (1812-1912.)
The year 1912, will mark the one hundredth an- niversary of the inauguration of representative gov- ernment in Illinois, the establishment of Madison County and the designation of Edwardsville as the seat of justice.
: The Illinois General Assembly at its last session officially recognized the importance of the anniversary and appropriated $5,000 for the erection of a per- manent memorial in Edwardsville. In like recogni- tion, the Madison County Centennial Association has been incorporated, and is planning a celebration in
Edwardsville commencing September 14, 1912, of these events, together with the wonderful record of progress that the succeeding years have unrolled within the confines of the county. State, county and city will unite in this celebration and the Centennial itself will make history.
From the time when Thomas Kirkpatrick opened a tavern near the banks of Cahokia Creek, to the present, the history of this great county is full of fascination. Edwardsville, in addition to being the seat of justice, was made a land office and all who wished to settle north of Kaskaskia were required to come here to enter lands.
Fort Russell, a short distance northwest of Ed- wardsville, in command of Colonel William Russell, the most noted soldier of his time in the West, be- came the strongest military post of the frontier. The cannon of Louis XIV were removed from old Fort Chartres and with these and other military munitions it blazed with pioneer splendor. Governor Edwards made it his headquarters and it was in effect the seat of government of the territory.
The Kickapoo Indian agency was located in Ed- wardsville and it was here that the United States negotiated with the Indians for the tract of land comprising more than ten million acres, which now constitute the great corn belt of Illinois, and ex- tends north to the Kankakee river.
Eight persons who filled the office of governor of Illinois, at various periods were residents of Ed- wardsville. Three spent a large part of their lives here. They were: Ninian Edwards, the only gov- ernor of the territory and afterwards governor of the state, Edward Coles and Thomas Ford. Four others, John Reynolds, Joseph Duncan, Thomas Carlin and John M. Palmer lived here during part of their eventful careers. Charles S. Deneen, present governor of the state, was born here.
Edwardsville was the home of the first two United States senators from Illinois, Ninian Edwards and Jesse B. Thomas, and they lived here during their terms of office. Benjamin Stephenson, who was representative to congress when Illinois was a ter- ritory, and Daniel P. Cook, who was the first repre- sentative to congress from Illinois after it became a state, were numbered among its residents. A host of other men who became famous in history in this state and many who later won distinction in other states, lived in Madison County.
Hallowed with history and romance, the county has been favored by limitless natural advantages. Its lands are part of the garden spot of the nation and its growth as a manufacturing community is a mar- vel of industrial development. The United States
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census shows that during the decade from 1900 to 1910, Madison County gained nearly forty per cent in population, the largest per cent of growth of any Illinois county.
Contemplation of the wonderful events and achieve- ments during this century make fitting a commemo- ration that will prove an inspiration to future gen- erations.
Everyone who lives in Madison county, or has lived here, should be here in September, 1912. Meet your friends in the old home, see the pageants and witness the spectacles, hear the addresses and music, entertain and be entertained, and be filled anew with the realization that Madison county is the grandest county of the great commonwealth of Illinois.
MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION, Charles Boeschenstein, President.
PERFECTING THE DETAILS.
The preliminaries being arranged the work of perfecting the details was undertaken by the officials with the enthusiastic support of the people. As the plans unfolded every day brought new tasks to the workers, it was even- tually decided that the celebration should cover a period of eight days from Saturday, Sep- tember 14 to Saturday the 21st, both inclusive. The general features of the celebration have been assigned, as to dates, as follows:
Saturday, September 14-Home Coming Day.
Sunday, September 15-Centennial Sunday.
Monday, September 16-Dedication Day.
Tuesday, September 17-School Children's Day.
Wednesday, September 18-Federal and Old Soldiers' Day.
Thursday, September 19-Automobile and Flower Day.
Friday, September 20-Labor Day.
Saturday, September 21-Farmers' Day.
Besides this general division, plans have been made for assigning certain days to each of the different cities and towns in the county, and allowing each community to arrange local features for its especial part in the celebration. The programme was finally "whipped into
shape," and it was decided to make the great central feature a splendid historical pageant, or panorama, presenting in a series of genuine moving pictures, the events of which Madi- son county has been the theater.
This pageant will be on a scale of grandeur never before undertaken under like circum- stances, and at the same time careful attention will be paid to historical accuracy. Not only are the pictures to be presented, but the scenes will be enacted by actors especially selected for the portrayal of the historic characters.
Second to this great pageant in importance will be the great exhibition of farm products and manufactures of Madison county. In this everybody in the entire county is to have a part, and there was early aroused a spirit of friendly emulation that gives assurance of a magnificent display.
Next, probably, in importance comes the aeroplane flights. These have been planned for nearly every day of the celebration, and some of the most noted aviators and "bird men" in the country have been interested in the matter from the beginning.
The dedication of the splendid monument, (see frontispiece), for which the state ap- propriated $5,000, will be one of the most im- portant events of the celebration. The dedi- cation and unveiling are set for Monday of Centennial week, and the elaborate ceremonies will be participated in by notables from all over the state and various parts of the coun- try. This monument, intended to commem- orate a century of progress, may properly be said to be the conception of Charles J. Mulli- gan. The location selected is the beautiful City Park near Public Library. Arrange- ments have been made by which the presence is assured of all the State officers of Illinois, and these are to take part especially in the dedication and unveiling of the monument. Members of both houses of the State legisla- ture, judges of the State Supreme court and other legal tribunals; officials of the large
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cities in the state ; old settlers and old soldiers are to be among the honored guests.
To add military "pomp and circumstance" to the celebration, a regiment of state militia will be in camp in Edwardsville during the larger part of the week, and the Alton Naval Militia will also be present. Drills, parades and marches will add to the brilliancy of the occasion. There will be music and oratory without stint, and over all will prevail the spirit of genuine Madison County hospitality.
Especial attention will be given to the "Home Coming" feature of the celebration, and former residents of the county and their descendants have been specially invited to add their presence to the success of the occasion.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT.
The character and design of the monument was a matter which called for careful con- sideration. The selection was in the hands of a special committee appointed by the Legisla- ture. In response to calls for plans, designs were submitted by a large number of artists of note and finally the contract for the me- morial was awarded to Charles J. Mulligan of Chicago, and W. C. Zimmerman was select- ed as the sculptor. The design for the monu- ment shows a splendid figurative and artistic conception. It was at first thought it would be necessary to use three sections of stone but it
was finally decided to use a single block of Georgia marble. Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Zim- merman visited the quarries of the Georgia Marble Company, in that state and spent some time there making a selection and in "rough- shaping" the mammoth block of marble. The block selected weighed 60,000 pounds. As de- signed by the sculptor the memorial stands sixteen feet high and is strikingly symbolical and suggestive. The apex of the huge block is surmounted by a great belted globe, and on this is engraved a map of Illinois of which Madison county was once so large a part. On the four fronts of the memorial are sculptured striking allegorical figures. One of these is typical of Justice with arms outstretched around two pil- lars, and swords pointed downward. The other three figures represent Wisdom, Vir- tue and Plenty. The carvings on the other sides of the monument are: an American In- dian, typifying the original inhabitants of the county ; an American farmer and illustrations of the American Revolution. On the face of the monument are engraved the words : "Com- memorating One Hundred Years of Prog- ress."
This splendid memorial will convey to com- ing generations, as nothing else could, an ade- quate conception of the appreciation of the people of to-day for the labors and sacrifices of the pioneers which made possible the tri- umphs of the present.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
PRIMEVAL INHABITANTS
SUCCESSORS OF MOUND BUILDERS-THE ILLINI OR ILLINOIS-PONTIAC'S CONSPIRACY-PON- TIAC'S DEATH AVENGED-THE IROQUOIS DESCEND ON THE ILLINI-TWILIGHT OF FRENCH OCCUPANCY. 1
CHAPTER II UNDER THE FLEUR DE LIS
ORIGINAL COUNTY BOUNDARIES-SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS-AN ILLUSTRIOUS TRIUMVIRATE- THE "FRIGHTFUL (CASTLEATED) ROCKS"-THE GREAT FRENCH DISCOVERERS-ANCIENT MADISON COUNTY. 7
CHAPTER III ENGLISH OCCUPATION (1765-77)
FORT BELLE FONTAINE-FROM FRENCH TO BRITISH RULE-CLARK'S HISTORIC CAMPAIGN- FROM BRITISH TO AMERICAN RULE.
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CHAPTER IV THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION
EVOLUTION OF MADISON COUNTY-PATRICK HENRY, FIRST ILLINOIS GOVERNOR-BRITISH-IN- DIAN ATTACK ON ST. LOUIS-GOVERNMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY-MADISON COUNTY IN 1812 AND 1912-RIVERS AS CIVILIZING AGENTS-FRENCH AND ANGLO-SAXON COLONISTS-ABOUT LAND SURVEYS.
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CHAPTER V
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
TERRITORIAL COUNTY OFFICERS APPOINTED-OFFICERS ELECTED UNDER THE STATE-BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS-COUNTY COURTS-COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS.
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CHAPTER VI
THE EDWARDS ADMINISTRATIONS
GOVERNOR EDWARDS AND ILLINOIS TERRITORY-MOUNTED RANGERS ORGANIZED-WAR AGAINST BRITISH AND INDIANS-GOVERNOR EDWARDS AND MADISON COUNTY-INDIAN MAS- SACRES IN MADISON-THE WOOD RIVER TRAGEDY-BARBARITY OF RANGERS. 31
CHAPTER VII
THE ANTI-SLAVERY CONTEST
COLES, A KNIGHTLY FIGURE-EARLY OPPOSED TO SLAVERY-MADISON'S PRIVATE SECRETARY- JEFFERSON ALSO AN ABOLITIONIST-COLES FREES HIS SLAVES-"IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT" IN ILLINOIS-COLES "CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION"-SUED FOR FREEING SLAVES-LEAVES ILLI- NOIS FOREVER-ANTI-SLAVERY WORK REVIEWED-MADISON COUNTY'S SPECIAL PART-DE- CIDED BY CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
CHAPTER VIII
EARLY GLIMPSES OF THE COUNTY
GOVERNOR COLES' VIEW OF 1815-GOVERNOR REYNOLDS IN 1861-PECK'S GAZETTEER-CLI- MATIC COMPARISONS. 56
CHAPTER IX
KILLING OF LOVEJOY
CONSEQUENCES TO ALTON-LOVEJOY IN ST. LOUIS-RISE OF BITTER FEELING AT ALTON- LOVEJOY DEFENDS HIMSELF-STORY OF RIOT AND DEATH-THE DEFENDERS OF THE PRESS -ALTON TRIALS-ALFRED COWLES.
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CHAPTER X
POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE
FIRST COUNTY ELECTION-IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1818-1912)-JUDGE JOHN Y. SAW- YER-LINCOLN AND GILLESPIE-VETERAN OF THE LEGISLATURE-OTHER PROMINENT MEM- BERS-"SONS OF THEIR FATHERS." 75
CHAPTER XI
POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OFFICERS-ON STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION -PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS-MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS-MEMBERS OF SUPREME COURT. 87
CHAPTER XII MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
FOREST TRAILS-FIRST ROADS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES-STEAMBOAT NAVIGATION-ALTON, ST. LOUIS' RIVAL-THE EAGLE PACKET COMPANY-REVIVAL OF THE RIVER TRADE-EARLY AND LATE RAILROAD BUILDING-ELECTRIC RAILROADS. 90
CHAPTER XIII
A CENTURY OF NEWSPAPERDOM
THE "EDWARDSVILLE SPECTATOR"-DRAWBACKS TO PIONEER JOURNALISM-HOOPER WARREN -DIFFERENCE WITH GOVERNOR COLES-"SPECTATOR" OVERLOOKS LOVEJOY TRAGEDY-"AL- TON TELEGRAPH"-"EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER"-"EDWARDSVILLE REPUBLICAN"-THE "ALTON BANNER" AND "ALTON JOURNAL"-"COLLINSVILLE HERALD"-"HIGHLAND UNION" AND "JOURNAL"-HOOPER WARREN AGAIN-LAWSON A. PARKS-HON. JOHN BAILHACHE- HON. GEORGE T. BROWN-REV. JOHN M. PECK-OTHER MADISON COUNTY EDITORS. 101
CHAPTER XIV
HIGHER EDUCATION
SHURTLEFF COLLEGE-MONTICELLO SEMINARY-WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY-URSULINE ACADEMY OF THE HOLY FAMILY. 117
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CHAPTER XV
EARLY DAYS IN MADISON COUNTY
REV. THOMAS LIPPINCOTT-HIS "EARLY DAYS IN MADISON COUNTY"-ALTON AND UPPER ALTON-MILTON-THOMAS CARLIN-OLD-TIME EDWARDSVILLE-POLITICS IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY. 130
CHAPTER XVI EARLY-DAY TRAGEDIES
HANGING OF ELIPHALET GREEN-WINCHESTER-SMITH MURDER TRIAL-WERE THE WIDOW'S WRONGS RIGHTED ?- THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD-A THREE DAYS' HORROR IN THE STATE PENITENTIARY-THE GHASTLY WANN DISASTER.
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CHAPTER XVII THE JOHN ADAMS JOURNAL
JOHN ADAMS-DOWN THE OHIO TO ILLINOIS-BUILDING THE EDWARDSVILLE MILL-PREPARES FOR THE CLOTHING BUSINESS-MANUFACTURES CASTOR OIL-FAILS TO MAKE BEET SUGAR -BUSINESS AND PIETY. 157
CHAPTER XVIII AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
FIRST IMPROVED FARM-FROM 1818 TO 1836-EARLY ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE-COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION-FOURTH ANNUAL STATE FAIR-HORTICULTURE-HON. W. C. FLAGG-ALTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY-ORGANIZATION OF STATE HORTICULTURAL SO- CIETY-AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS-ACREAGE AND CROPS-DAIRY AND LIVE-STOCK INTERESTS -A MODEL DAIRY FARM-AGRICULTURAL POPULATION DISTINCTIVELY GERMAN. 161
CHAPTER XIX ADVANCE GUARD OF CIVILIZATION
FIRST LAND OWNERS IN THE COUNTY-FIRST PERMANENT FARM IN ALTON TOWNSHIP- PERMANENT PIONEERS-MEETING OF SOUTH AND NORTHI-SAMUEL JUDY, FIRST PERMANENT SETTLER-THE GILLHAMS, WHITESIDES AND PREUITTS-OTHER PIONEERS-FIRST SETTLERS BY TOWNSHIPS-GOVERNOR REYNOLDS' CENTURY-OLD PICTURE-JOSEPH GILLESPIE ON EARLY TIMES-SAMUEL P. GILLHAM'S RECOLLECTION-GEORGE CHURCHILL AND GEORGE CADWELL. 171
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CHAPTER XX
FLORA AND FAUNA
TREES AND PLANTS-PLANT GROWTH-FAUNA-BIRDS-DRIVEN TO THE CITIES. 183
CHAPTER XXI
LEGEND OF THE PIASAU
PROF. JOHN RUSSELL'S VERSION-ANOTHER VERSION OF THE LEGEND-ANCIENT MARK FOR ARROW AND BULLET-HOW LEGEND IS PERPETUATED-THE LEGEND OF LOVERS' LEAP. 187
CHAPTER XXII A "SPECTATOR" OF 1837
PIONEER BUSINESS MEN OF ALTON AND THE LINES OF TRADE IN WHICH THEY WERE EN- GAGED-SOME BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS OF 1822. 192
CHAPTER XXIII THE CENSUS FIGURES
POPULATION 1820-1910-ANALYSIS BY DECADES-INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN WESTERN MADISON COUNTY-POPULATION BY TOWNSHIPS-RACIAL TYPES. 196
CHAPTER XXIV
THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY
FIRST DISCOVERIES OF COAL IN ILLINOIS-FIRST ILLINOIS RAILROAD-FIRST MINES IN MADI- SON COUNTY-RAILROAD BUILDING-PROGRESS OF THE INDUSTRY-WORKING AND SAFE- GUARDING THE MINES-SOME COAL MINING STATISTICS. 199
CHAPTER XXV
HON JOSEPH CONWAY
AN EARLY MADISON COUNTY LEGISLATOR WHO OVERTURNED THE STATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO GET EVEN WITH A CIRCUIT JUDGE. 204
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SLAVERY AND SLAVE HOLDERS
INDENTURED SLAVES-SLAVE HOLDERS IN MADISON COUNTY IN 1814-VALUE OF SLAVES AND HORSES IN 1820. 207
CHAPTER XXVII
"AFFAIRS OF HONOR"
CAUSE OF SHIELDS-LINCOLN DUEL, THE "REBECCA ARTICLE"-MATTER SATISFACTORILY SET- TLED-TWO OTHER DUELS "FALL THROUGH"-ANOTHER MADISON COUNTY "AFFAIR OF HONOR." 209
CHAPTER XXVIII
NOTED FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE
MULATTO GIRL LEFT IN ALTON-SEIZED AFTER MARRIAGE-RELEASED FOR $1,200-ILLUS- TRATES WORKINGS OF FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW-OVER FIFTY PER CENT TO "SLAVE CATCHERS" -AN EYE WITNESS OF THE TRIAL-JUDGE RESIGNS IN DISGUST-THE PRINCIPALS' AFTER LIFE. 213
CHAPTER XXIX
CASUALTIES IN THE COUNTY
THE TORNADO OF JUNE, 1860-TORNADO AND CYCLONE OF THE SEVENTIES-DESTRUCTIVE WIND STORM OF 1896-GREAT RIVER FLOODS-EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS-EXPLOSION OF POW- DER MAGAZINE. 218
CHAPTER XXX
SCHOOLS OF MADISON COUNTY
FIRST STATE SCHOOL LAW-FIRST PUBLIC (FREE) SCHOOL IN THE STATE-PIONEER PUBLIC (PAY) SCHOOLS-EARLY SCHOOLS BY TOWNSHIPS-SYSTEM AND STATISTICS OF THE PRES- ENT-COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS, 1870-1910.
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POLITICS IN THE COUNTY
WHIGS AND DEMOCRATS-POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN ILLINOIS-POPULAR PRESIDENTIAL VOTE, 1820-1908-VOTE FOR ELECTORS, Nov. 6, 1820, AND NOV. 1, 1824-LIQUOR QUESTION, 1855 -POLITICAL SUMMARY-TEMPERANCE IN MADISON COUNTY-THE GREAT LINCOLN-DOUG- LAS DEBATE OF 1858-SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION-REVERSION TO EARLY POLITICAL
TYPE. 227
CHAPTER XXXII
FIRST STATE INSTITUTION
STATE PENITENTIARY ESTABLISHED - THE LEASE SYSTEM-PENITENTIARY MOVED TO JOLIET -AS A MILITARY PRISON-COMMANDERS-MORTUARY RECORDS-NOW A CHILDREN'S PLAY- GROUND. 240
CHAPTER XXXIII
ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY
THE CAHOKIA DISTRICT-MONKS' MOUND-SUGAR LOAF MOUND THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN-PROBABLY ANTEDATED THE BUFFALO-FROM AGRICULTURISTS TO NOMADS-CAHOKIA PYRAMID GREATEST IN THE WORLD-THE TRAPPISTS. 245
CHAPTER XXXIV
LITERATURE AND AUTHORS
LUCY LARCOM-MINISTERS IN THE LITERARY FIELD "FROM' TIMBER TO TOWN"-COUNTY HISTORICAL WORKS-THE HAPGOODS AND A. F. BANDELIER-DR. J. C. CLARKE-OTHER MADISON COUNTY AUTHORS. 254
CHAPTER XXXV
THE GERMANIC ELEMENT
ITS INFLUENCE ON THE PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY. 258
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CHAPTER XXXVI
VARIOUS WAR TIMES
THE BLACK HAWK WAR-GENERAL HENRY, THE HERO-OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICERS LAST MEXICAN WAR SURVIVORS-THE CIVIL WAR-ALTON A GREAT MILITARY CAMP AGAIN-SUPPLIES TRANSFERRED FROM ST. LOUIS-GALLANT MADISON COUNTY MILITARY MEN-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, THREE YEARS' SERVICE-WAR TIME AT HOME-TORIES AND LOYALISTS AT HOME-TYPICAL EXPERIENCE OF A PRIVATE SOLDIER-A MADISON COUNTY SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCE IN SOUTHERN PRISONS-A LOCAL WAR TIME TRAGEDY- THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 263
CHAPTER XXXVII
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
BRIDGES OVER THE MISSISSIPPI-CAHOKIA DIVERSION CANAL-ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE ENTERPRISE-STRAIGHTENING A RIVER CHANNEL-SILVER CREEK DRAINAGE DISTRICT. 291
CHAPTER XXXVIII
LIBRARIES OF THE COUNTY
THE EDWARDSVILLE LIBRARY IN 1819-PRESENT EDWARDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIA- TION-THE HAYNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY-SHURTLEFF-CARNEGIE LIBRARY-OTHER LI- BRARIES. 294
CHAPTER XXXIX
THE ALTON SCHOOL CASE
COLORED CHILDREN REFUSED ADMITTANCE TO LOWER GRADES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS-MAN- DATES OF SUPREME COURT IGNORED. 301
CHAPTER XL
FINANCIERS AND CAPITALISTS
EARLY CAPITALISTS OF THE COUNTY-BUSINESS EFFECT OF LOVEJOY'S MURDER-BENJAMIN . GODFREY, SIMEON RYDER AND OTHERS-ALTON NATIONAL BANK-RICHEST PER CAPITA TOWN-GRANITE CITY-OPULENT LAND OWNERS. 305
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