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LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 977.325 M44h v. l
ILLINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY
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AUGUST MAUE
HISTORY
OF
WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS
By AUGUST MAUE
IN TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME ONE
HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY Topeka-Indianapolis 1928
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INTRODUCTION
I see from my house by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life,
The men who press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint with the strife.
But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears, Both, parts of an infinite plan;
Let me live in my house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.
Let me live in my house by the side of the road Where the race of men go by;
They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish-so am I.
Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban ?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.
(From "The House by the Side of the Road" by Sam Walter Foss).
Such a road passes through Will County. For hundreds of gener- ations, the races of men have been going by. Today, as never before, the endless streams pass on this highway of life. The latest estimate says that human beings occupied the Western Hemisphere one million years ago. Who shall say that those early people did not follow this trail ?
Before man came, Nature ruled supreme and God prepared for the abundant life which came in due time. Birds followed this road in their mysterious semi-annual migrations. Within the bounds of Will County, they rested over night in safety in the wooded ravines of Dellwood. Here they sang their evening songs and here they slum- bered, confident that He who directed their flight would guard their resting place.
Buffalo journeyed this way in their annual pilgrimages because they found easy going on a smooth trail. The beating of many hoofs made a firm roadway upon which underbrush found no root-hold.
When man came this way he held to the trail prepared by the animals. For centuries they passed and repassed in their journeys
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INTRODUCTION
from the inland seas to the mighty ocean. Perchance some found their way in boats over the merging waters extending from the lake to the river in the season of rains.
Many times the Red Man came on errands of peace to barter for the abundance of the prairies. More often, perhaps, he came in the habiliments of war seeking trophies which would show his prowess in coups, or his strength in single combat.
Soon the White Man traveled this way, now on errands of mercy; then for love of adventure; and again for profit in trade and commerce. Like the Red Man they passed and repassed, ever increasing in numbers as speed conquered space. Who shall say when the end will be ?
Then let us live in this house by the side of the road where the races of men go by. Perchance some are good and some are bad; others are wise and still others are foolish. Not as scorners nor yet as cynics shall we ponder but rather as friends. Let us forget the bad and learn the good, that we may appreciate the goodness of the Creator who labored a hundred million years that we might enjoy life to the uttermost.
The history of Will County will fascinate every one who yields to the romance of the explorers or the enthusiasm of the pioneer. The life of the first settlers is rich in adventure and story. Industry and commerce challenged the newcomers just as it does now. The future beckons onward and upward into new realms of greater achievement.
"Though the territory whereon the drama has been played may be limited, the motives of the men and their actions have been infinite in their diversity; the play has run through the whole gamut of human motives, from the self abnegation and humanitarianism of Father Marquette to the selfishness and arrogance of the mercenary traders."
Joliet, Ill., Sept. 25, 1928 AUGUST MAUE.
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Adam Groth Company. 676
Bechstein, Christian 749
Adams, Hon. Frederick Ray 616
Bechstein, William H. 701
Adams, John C. 980
Belay, James W. 751
Addleman, O. L.
893
Bell, James A. 1055
Adelmann, George W.
870
Beltzner, August 637
Adler, Jacob C.
754
Bennitt, Col. Fred 1048
Adler, Jacob C. Sr.
1092
Bensen, Eugene J 790
Ahlvin, Victor 1115
Bergan, Martin 1067
Alderman, George W. 1033
825
Berscheid, John W.
904
Allott, George H. 901
Bertrand, Edwin W. 1138
Anderson, David R.
601
Bielfeldt, Elmer H. 636
Anderson, Henry. 847
Biesterfeld, Henry 1034
Anderson, Waldemar 1017
Birkett, John R. 939
Arbeiter, George J. 621
Bittermann F. J. Company. 761
Arnold, Romus, M. D.
822
Aspel, James 886
Austin, Hon. Ralph C. 599
Blatt, Daniel N.
810
Blim, Charles H.
761
Bloomfield, Matt, M. D.
757
Boardman, Frank C.
814
Bailey, Bernard F.
766
Baldwin, Sarah Jane
788
Ball, George 1139
Barnes, John H.
819
Barr, Richard J.
991
Barrett, Edward C.
1083
Barrett, John O 1082
Bowles, Marion (Kelly), M. D. 1077
Barrett, William J.
890
Bowles, William A 1078
Boyd, James S. 1027
Braham, Leonard W. 666
Bates, William O. 1053
Brannon, Londus, M. D. 840
Bretz, Frank E. 795
Batson, Ceward C. 730
Brewster, Edward A. 758
Briese, Paul A. 1127
Baumann, August 735
Baumann, Charles P. 734
Baumgartner, Walter H.
942
Brown, Raymond S., M. D. 826
Bayley, William T. 1012
Brumund, Frank G. 634
Beach, Joseph A. H. 797
Brunson, Elial S.
879
V
F
Barry, Wilbur A. 670
Baskerville, J. Arthur 770
Batterman, George A 959
Bostwick, Link C. 1079
Boughton, Wilbur W. 1008
Bourgo, Alfred M. 785
1052
Bolstad, Theodore. 794
Bolton, De Witt L. 1109
787
Bachmann, Henry 1011
Bahlman, Charles 970
Berger, Charles W. 888
Alexander, James Healy
Bittermann, Ferdinand J. 760
Black, Barrett
Bode, Henry F.
Bauch, Jacob P. 725
Britz, Nicholas J. 1015
Brown, Horace H. 796
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Burke, James E. 631
Burke, Niles 1125
Bush, Charles F. 777
Cameron, Lloyd W. 1128
Cappel, Albert C. 710
Cappel, Emil D. 708
Cappel, Fred 709
Cappel, John 718
Carey, John F., M. D. 662
Carlson, Clarence A.
694
Carlson, Gustaf A.
684
Carlson, John L.
663
Carnaghi, Frank J.
1045
Carter, W. H.
900
Casey, Earl C.
626
Chalstrom, John E.
1064
Chamberlin, Fred M. 712
Champion Machinery Company, The 698 Cheadle, Charles B.
692
Cinotto, Dominick 924
Citizens Bank of Frankfort. 874
Citizens State Bank of Peotone, The 979
Clare, William Henry
593
Clark, I. J. 1063
Clark, Philip. 914
Clow, John B. 813
Clyne, John T. 597
Coldwater, John 807
Commercial National Bank of Wil- mington, The 1033
Conrad, John P. 97
Conrad, John P. F. 988
Cooper, Elmer L. 695
Cooper, Gilbert
689
Corlett, Edward 994
Cornish, E. G. 691
Corp, Archibald
729
Crabb, James M. Sr. 936
Cryder, W. H. 931
Dailey, Aloysius P. 899
Daly, John F. 1087
Darby, Edmund P. 1138
Daugherty, Dr. F. B. 1039
Davidson, Mrs. Lois
858
Davis, Thomas C. 841
Deininger, Henry W. 985
Delander, Albion F. 680
Deutsche, F. C. 979
Deutschman, Franklin A. 806
Devine, John 836
Diersen, John C. 956
Di Nunzio, Lorenzo 827
Donahue, James (Joliet) 1088
Donahue, James (Lockport) 876
Donna, S. V. 921
Dooley, Frank B. 1113
Dorsey, James 898
Dow, Welcome L. 857
Downey, Irma Read 851
Ducett, W. W.
837
Duensing, Elmer F. 1133
Egan, Thomas F. 1089
Ehlers, Alfred W. 619
Ehlers, H. E. 962
Eldred, Charles D., M. D. 753
Elwood, William N
771
Emde, Fred H 976
Erickson, Gustaf B. 696
Eskilson, Christian B. 1037
Essington, Clyde G. 940
Essington, Elmer R.
1007
Evans, Bernard A.
799
Fahey, Patrick D. 744
Fahrner, Arthur H., M. D. 1020
Farley, Charles Joseph 669
Farmers State Bank of Beecher, The 963 Fay, William E. 698
Fedde, Edward H 981
Ferguson, J. Lee. 848
Field, David E.
645
First National Bank of Braidwood 908
Fish, Charles Manning 737
Fletcher, William R., M. D. 632
Flexer, Howard N., M. D. 639
Flint, Axel
682
Flint, Thomas 681
Folk, Jay Albert
685
Folk, Julius W., Dr.
686
Force, Richard.
1089
Francis, Fred A. 74.0
Francis, Thomas L. 922
Frankfort State Bank 723
Freeman, Michael
667
French, Charles R., D. D. S. 705
Frey, Jas. H 1097
Frick, Dr. Walter C. 915
Fritz, Fred H.
880
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Geist, Ervin T. 598
George, Homer 1036
Herkert, Leo M 968
Gerdes, Harry G. 950
Heun, William H. 653 1
Gerlach, Theodore R. 1074
Hicks, Henry F.
944
Higby, Lauren Frank 902
Hill, George R. 1 648
Gilkerson, Herbert N. 1056
Godden, Rev. William C. 859
1127
Goodmanson, Peter A. 1116
Goodson, H. A. 1106
Goodspeed, Edith I. 728
Gray, Charles E. 854
Green, Dennison D. 1
1035
Gross, Oscar 802
Gustafson, E. J. 845
Hack, Henry. 965
Hacker, George F 765
Hacker, George J. 710
Hafenrichter, Ezra E.
1030
Hafenrichter, Reuben R.
1029
Haldemann, Arthur J.
1139
Haley, John P. 721
Haley, Patrick C. 720
Haley, Robert E. 774
Handorf, John F 743
Handorf, John M. Sr. 1016
Hansen, James 1124
Hansen, Otto 1137
Harris, Eugene Nelson
784
Harsh, Wallace G 990
Hartmann, Otto 1112
Hartong, C. F. 933
Harwood Post No. 5, Joliet. 673
Hasenjaeger, Fred L. 872
Hasey, Charles O. 778
Hayden, John P. 756
Hayne, Robert 1031
Hazel, Edmund J. 1111 1 1
Hebert, Alfred J. 775
Hedgcock, J. Franklin 1095
Hedges, Walter V., M. D. 723
Heggie, James G. 804
Heilman, Rev. Howard M., D. D. Heintz, James M.
987
943
Henebry, Joseph A. 1026
Henley, Fred W 1021
Hennessy, Rev. P. J 736
Henry, Claude O. 951
Kelly, J. V.
794
1
1 1070
Hinze, William J.
969
Hirsch, Charles E. 716
Hitchens, Rev. J. J 1022
Hoerrmann, Frank S. 949
Holl, William
1135
Hollstein, Wesley R. 1101
Hoover, Paul V., D. D. S. 1129
Houston; Grant, M. D. 1001
Houston, Lloyd B. 781
Howk, Fred Matteson 623
Huey, Walter B., M. D
779
Hulbert, Clinton R.
1040
Huston, Eugene C.
1076
Hutchinson, Albert E. 786
Hutton, F. S. 874
Hyatt, Frank E.
780
Hynd, Truby
923
Ideal Concrete Company, The 690
Ireland, Thomas John, D. D. S.
699
Ivec, Martin J., M. D. 792
Jackson, Nicholas J., M. D. 1088
Jackson, Thomas C.
918
Jeffrey, Archibald C. 1072
Jenco, John M.
856
Johnson, Charles A.
1118
Johnson, Frank A.
1086
Johnston, Milton S.
852
Joliet Wall Paper Mills, Inc., The Jones, Ben. D. 1059
1066
Jones, Frank R. 948
Julian, N. N.
860
Jurres, William 983
Kahler, C. H 894
Kaiser, Oscar C. 1129
Kane, Joseph L. 1094
1
Kearns, J. R.
781
Keig, Alfred Joseph 654
Keig, John J.
1004
1
Geuther, Fred 1099
Geuther, Milton C. 700
Hinricks, Charles F. 638
Hintz, Edward C.
788
Hinz, Edward C.
Golobrig, Anton
Hensel, Richard 706
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Kellsner, William
1071
McCoy, Robert D. 843
Kennedy, Rev. Philip L. 1043
McDougall, A. D.
841
Keyes, Nye P.
913
McGowan, John E. 910
Kieper, Arthur C.
958
McGovney, Ona E.
800
King, Harless W. 782
McGovney, Ozias W. 678
Kingston, Dr. E. A. 928
Klein, Bernard, M. D. 1
1019
McIntyre, James W. 885
Klose, John 742
Klose, John Philip 741
McMahan, Ernest G., M. D. 808
Kochevar, Joseph 773
McRoberts, William A., M. D. 1121
Kodiak, Stephen 976
Koerner, Henry F. 1102
Kohl, Joseph
824
Kohlhagen, Frank J.
946
Korst, Anthony J
789
Krapp, Emil P. 1097
Krohn, Walter G.
600
Kruger, Chester R.
994
Manning, Robert G.
1
1116
Markgraf, Albert E. 1
1
1
1
608
Krusemark, Albert H. 766
Mason, Charles T.
752
Maue, Edward G.
733
Lambert, Avery F. 929
Lankenau, William 722
La Piana, Francis, M. D. 751
Larson, Paul K 995
Laraway, Oscar Robert. 613
Lauer, Clarence F. 659
Lauffer, Nicholas 715
Leach, Arthur C.
650
Leach, Henry.
652
Leach, Roy B., M. D.
665
Lennon, Daniel P.
1090
Leonard, A. G. Jr.
891
Leppert, John
1140
Mokena State Bank, The 701
Molaschi, Eugene 1117
Moore Brothers Company, Joliet. 744
Moore, Edwin M. 864
Moore, Hinman R.
999
Lindborg, Andrew. 703
Moore, Lewis 746
Moore, Ralph A. 850
750
Luhring, Henry G. 1
1103
Luhring, John A. 727
884
Lynch, Daniel 661
Lyons, James 1084
McCabe, William R.
1120
McClellan, E. R.
935
Mussman, W. F. 957
1
1028
Merkel, Henry, M. D.
1
889
1 1 Merrill, James H. 853
Merriman, Edward 1001
Meyer, Henry R. 986
Meyer, William F
839
Miley, Michael R., M. D.
964
Miller, Carl A. 1013
Miller, Frank. 867
Mills, Cassius A. 1120
Mitchell, John, A. B., M. D. 991
Leppert, William 815 1
Le Riche, George A. 668
1 Ley, Joseph A. 683 1
Limacher, Frank J. 759 1
Longley, James L. 674
Luecke, John 966
Luehrs, Walter F.
1032
Morris, George Lee. 677
Morris, Raymond
1122
Morrison, John E. 1002
Muehlenpfordt, Carl H. 920
Muehler, Martin B. 1042
Muldowney, Patrick 927
Murphy, Rev. Charles 871
1
1
863
Mager, Ben W. 719
Mall, Harry F. 707
1
Krause, Julius J. 1094
Macdonald, Norman 838
Mackin, John 877
Macpherson, Rev. Walter H., L.
H. D 1123
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
Luther, C. J.
Moriarty, Herbert H.
1
1 I
Meader, Louis
Meradith, Alfred A.
MacDonald, William H., Jr. 881
McIntyre, Archibald D. 919
McLaren, Lewis L. 1051
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Neal, Thomas J 1027
Nelson, Arthur H.
907
Rich, Frank D., M. D. 688
Nelson, John N. 926
Robinson, Kinsey
1098
New Lenox State Bank
731
Roberg, F. E., M. D.
660
Noble, Charles A.
618
Robson, Andrew
905
Robson, James A. 908
Rodeghiero, John 1009 1
Rohe, Charles J.
O'Connell, John 875
Obsitnik, George L., Jr. 628
Oberheide, Ferdinand, Jr.
1038
Offerman, Alois A.
657
Ohman, Paul
622
Oliver, William H.
643
Olsen, Wald 1049
Oram, Ernest G. 1105
Orr, Pence Billings 672
Ostermeyer, William 966
Overman, Lee B.
928
Owens, J. C., M. D.
984
Patterson, A. J. 1006
Patterson, Harris A., M. D. 818
Patterson, John W. 828
Patterson, William Dodge 830
Pearson, Lewis 937
Pennuto, Frank E. 842 1
Pennuto, James 844 1
Perona, Battista
917
Perry, E. J.
835
Shaunessy, Thomas 1010
Shaw, Fred J. 1031
Sholtes, Nicholas 1100
Shreeve, Jane A. (Richards) 656
Shreffler, Arthur Lee, M. D. 625
Pfoff, M. L.
955
Shutts, Peter 831
855
Phelps, Herbert R
823
Piepenbrink, August 1023
Piepenbrink, Henry C. 961
Smith, William W 1
624
Smith, Wilson F. 1
952
Pilcher, Carl Alvin 811
Plagge, William 1073
Plainfield Grain Company, The 1024
Plainfield State Bank, The. 930
Pohl, Henry R. 834
Powers, George F. 1054
Pralle, J. H. 1050
1 Pratt, Fred S. 646
Reab, Harvey H. 717
1 Reed, Walter C. 1107
Stanton, Frank W., M. D. 821
1
1 1069
Rollert, Edward A. 1050
Roschek, George 998
Rossi, Felix J. 1081
Rossi, Henry D. 1081 1
Rossi, Peter, Sr. 1080
Rowell, Robert S
687
1
Ruggles, Hamilton L.
791
Russell, Charles Adams
776
Scheibner, George F 878
Schleeter, Charles
1046
Schluntz, Henry J. 767
Schmednecht, Fred. 891 1
Schmidt, Frank
1126
Schmidt, Fred
1127
Schoene, Paul G.
642
Schwartz, Edward A.
809
Schweer, Arthur F. 1076
Sehring, Hon. George F. 704
1 Pesavento, David A 1 1 1
882
Petersen, George P. 1
772
Peterson, Carl H.
846
Phelps, Andrew S.
747
Phelps, Fred W
746
Sloan, Frank
1114
Smith, James A.
911
Smith, Lewis Wilbur
1041
Piepenbrink, Henry F 992
Sonneborn, George 973
Spangler, Elry 812
Spangler, Henry M. 1005
Spencer, Herbert W. 1018
Sprague, Charles Norman 768
Sprague, George C. 868
Sprague, Thomas Killmer 769
Spurr, Don A. 906
Stade, Harry L.
969
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nowell, Charles S.
779
Nussmeyer, F. A.
763
Rehn, Hjalmar 607
Skeel, John F.
954
Rohe, Fred B.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
Stauffenberg, Edward A. 989
Watson, Andrew G. 1070
Steen, William H. 916
Watson, Royal L., M. D. 1061
Steevens, D. J.
958
Way, H. L.
862
Steiner, Fred W.
1000
Webb, Michael 858
Stelling, William H.
953
Weber, Alphons J
941
Stellwagen, Henry.
714
Weber, Henry J
1021
Stephen, John 832
Weese, Julius G.
802
Stephen, Raymond A.
833
Wehmhoefer, Henry
972
Stephen, Robert E.
732
Wehrley, John H.
951
Stephens, L. C
849
Weinberger, Harry D.
1136
Stone, M. F. 866
Weishaar, Frank I.
630
Storm, Harry W. 1104 1
Weitzel, Harry S., M. D.
799
Strohm, William C.
615
Welch, William S.
764
Struzynski, L. M., M. D. 836
Welsch, Walter W.
790
Sullivan, Dr. C. O. 975
Werner, John C.
1 1134
Taylor, Henry 897
Tesdall, Oliver H. 1047
Testin, Thomas Joseph 783
Tezak, John A.
1045
Themer, William J.
1060
Thompson, James M. 960
Tilsy, Lewis 747
Willard, Francis D. 803
Williams, Stephen J., Jr. 1131
Wilson, Charles E. 604
Wilson, Howard E. 762
Wilson, Leonard G. 896
Winkler, Edward T. 883
Witwer, Andrew S 609
Wolf, John M. 820
Woodruff Family 596
Woodruff, Harry Wheeler, M. D. 611
Wollett, Carl G. 801
Voight, Reed 1119
Worst, Fred W 1003
Wraith, Robert H. 1132
Volz, William P.
869
Wylie, S. L.
925
Walker, John Daniel 1
912
Yost, Henry J 1 861
Wallace, Ray Beach 798
Yost, Philip
1
1
1
1 861
Walsh, Fred J. 603
Walter, Fred W. 996 1
Walter, Michael 997 1
Ward, Arthur J. 892
Ward, W. G. 1136 I
1 1 Warning, Christ H. 724
Warning, Fred. 1057
Zechlin, Bernhard A. 1014
Zerbes, Joseph A.
664
Zidek, Frank J. 787
945
Wheeler, Frank W.
640
White, Adam G. 1110
Wietting, Fred C. 1068
Wilhelmi, Simon F., D. D. S. 764
Wilke, F. Herman 967
Will County National Bank, The
605
Touzalin, Leslie A. 793
Tower, George H. 818
Treharne, Josiah 1130
Tryner, Joseph
1108
Turner, J. W 982
Uhde, John F. 816
Van Dyke, Earl H. 932
Van Horn, Merton G. 934
Van Pelt, Rev. Henry George 635
Voitik, Walter
847
Young, George W 938
Young, Rugar
614
Yung, Herman P. 978
West, Archie L.
HISTORICAL INDEX
Aboriginies
80
Fever and Ague 490
Allouez, Father 153
First White Child, Another. 504
Ancient Fires and Lights. 519
Florence Township. 198
Animal Life.
67
Fort Dearborn 160
Animals, Native 106
Arrow Maker
104
Fossils 67
Frankfort Township 205
Bar, Members of, The
448
Bee Hunters, The 496
Beecher 362
145
Birds Bridge
355
Braidwood
345
Building, Joliet
270
Burial Customs 86
Bus Lines
418
Canal, The 413
Channahon Township 171
Characteristics, Indian
99
Chicago in 1833.
135
Churches
451
Civil War Days
326
Coal Discovered
69
Coal Mining
346
Corn, Genesis of
101
Crete Township 178
Crete, Village of. 1
181
Custer Township 188 1
Custer Village 188
Des Plaines Valley 70
Dixie Highway 180
Drainage Channel, Chicago. 74
Du Page Postoffice.
195
Du Page Township. 189
Dwelling, A 493
Eagle Lake 363
"Early Will County Days" 234
Elwood
249
Explorers 150
1
Grintonville 355
Goodenow Village 182
Hadley Postoffice 229
Herald-News, Joliet 486
"Hiawatha" 93
Hickory Creek Settlement 166
Highways 420
Homer Township 223
Hospitals
477
Huts, Indian 106
Illinois Admitted to Union 160
Indian Chiefs 96
Indian Customs, Changes in 111
Indian Mound, The Latest. 516
Indian Nature 113
Indians, The
93
Indian Troubles 126
Indian Tribes 97
Jackson Township 239
Joliet 253
Joliet Mound 266
Joliet Township 253
Kilpatricks Currency
1
521
Lawyers
445
Lincoln Fields
179
Frankfort, Village of. 212
Fur Trading Posts
156
Bird and Animal Life
Geological Formation 65
Glacier Period 77
Green Garden Township 216
Fort Nonsense 266
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HISTORICAL INDEX
Lincoln in Will County.
502
Ritchey
368
Lockport 291
Lockport Township. 282
Lockport Township High School 295
Manhattan 300
Manhattan Township 296
Marquette and Joliet. 150
Millsdale 176
Mokena 211
Monee
305
Monee Township 301
Mound Builders 83
Mounds, Will County. 85
New Lenox Township 308
"Tour of the Prairies" 142
Trails, Indian 98
Transportation 412
Treaties, Indian. 128
Treaties of Prairie Du Chien 130
Treaties of St. Louis 129
Trial, An Indian 123
Troy Township 352
Underground Railroad
512
Walker, Rev. Jesse 121
Wampum 105
Washington Township 357
Waterway Development 427
Waterway, The Deep 426
Wesley Township 365
Wheatland Township
369
Wheatland Plowing Match 372
Will Township 395
Red Men, Tribes of
81
Wilmington, City of 403
Reed Township 342
Wilmington Township 399
Revolutionary War Period
156
Wilton Township
405
Romeo 196
Sac War, Our 523
Saint Francis, Sisters of 467
St. Lawrence-Mississippi Divide. 72
Schools, Joliet
272
Settlements, First 160
Settlers, Early 141
Settlers, Pioneer 168
Shaubena, Chief 123
Snowstorm-1854-55 523
Spencer, Village of 315
Stage Routes 417
Stock Running at Large
522
New Lenox, Village of 315
Newspapers 483
Nicolet, Jean 150
Old Fort 498
Penitentiary, Illinois State. 273
Peotone, City of 321
Peotone Township 317
Pioneer Days. 183
"Pioneer Days in Will County" 494
Plainfield Township 329
Plank Roads 423
Plant Life 67
Prairies, Description of the 142
Prairies and Forests 141
Press, The 483
Railroads 431
ILLUSTRATIONS
Adams, Frederick Ray 616
Beecher, Street Scene 360
Bennitt, Col. Fred 1048
Berger, Charles W. 888
Berscheid, John W.
904
Bittermann, Ferdinand J. 760
Boughton, Mrs. Emma J. B. 1008
Boughton, William D. 1008
Braidwood, East School 344
Braidwood, Main Street 344
Brannon, Loudus 840
Catholic School, Lockport 288
Chalstrom, J. E. 1064
Chamber of Commerce 128
Chamberlin, George N. 712
Chicago Street, Joliet 96
Clare, William H. 593
Control Works
272
Court House, Will County 65
Crabb, James M., Sr. 936
Delander, A. F. 680
Dixie Highway, Crete 192
Erickson, Gustaf B. 696
Fahey, F. Matthew 744
Ferguson, J. Lee 848
Fletcher, William R. 632
Fritz, Fred H. 880
Gilkerson and Family, Herbert N.
1056
Goodspeed, Edith I.
728
Handorf and Family, Mr. and Mrs. John M. 1016
Hasenjaeger, Mr. and Mrs. Fred L ._ 872
Haley, Patrick C. 720
Harris, Eugene Nelson 784
Hennessy, P. J. 736
Herkert, Leo M.
968
Hicks, Henry Francis 944
High School, Joliet Township 160
High School, Lockport 360
Hill, George R. 648
Hulbert, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Ray. 1040
Ivec, Martin J. 792
Jeffrey, Archibald C. 1072
Jenco, John M. 856
Kingston, Dr. E. A. 928
Kodiak, Stephen 976
Kohl, Joseph 824
Krohn, Walter G. 600
Lockport Township High School
296
Luehrs, Walter F.
1032
McGovney, Ona E.
800
McMahan, Ernest G. 808
Markgraf, Albert E. 608
Mason, Charles T. 752
Maue, August Frontispiece
Mokena, Main Street 208
Moore, Edwin M. 864
Muehlenpfordt, Carl H. 920
Old Canal, Wilmington 400 1
Orr, Pence B. 672
Owens, J. C. 984
Owens, Mrs. Mary H.
984
Park, The, Crete 192
Penitentiary, Cell House 272
Peotone High School 320
Peotone, Street Scene 320
Piepenbrink, Henry F. 992
Plainfield Grain Company 1024
Plainfield School 208
Post Office, Joliet
96
Public Library, Joliet
128
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Rich, Frank D. 688
Rossi, Peter, Sr. 1080
Russell, Charles Adams 776
School, Washington St., Joliet 256
Sehring, Hon. George F. 704
Shreeve, Jane A.
656
Smith, Mrs. Jemima H. 952
Smith, Wilson F.
952
Smith, William W.
624
Soldiers' Widows' Home, Wilmington 400
Sprague, Charles Norman 768
St. Francis Academy, Joliet 256
State Street, Lockport 288
Steiner, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. and
Son, Grundy 1000
Stephen, John
832
Thompson, James M.
960
Uhde, Mr. and Mrs. John F 816
Union Station, Joliet 160
Walker, John D. 912
Wheeler, Frank W. 640
Wilson, Leonard G. 896
Zerbes, Joseph A. 664
History of Will County
CHAPTER I.
PREPARING A DWELLING PLACE.
A PRODUCTIVE PLACE-FORMATION-CHANGES-GEOLOGICAL AGES-SOIL- PLANT LIFE-ANIMALS-MINERAL WEALTH-COAL DEPOSITS-DISCOV- ERED IN ILLINOIS-DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY .65-69
CHAPTER II.
THE DES PLAINES VALLEY.
ITS FORMATION-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-LOCATION-AREA-TOPOGRAPHY- DIVIDE BETWEEN LAKES AND THE MISSISSIPPI-THE DES PLAINES AND DU PAGE RIVERS-CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL-VISION OF MARQUETTE AND LA SALLE-A PART OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN-A PROPHESY 70-76
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CHAPTER III.
THE GLACIER PERIOD.
CHANGES THROUGH AGES-MAGNITUDE OF ICE SHEETS-MOVED SOIL AND ROCKS OVER WILL COUNTY AND ILLINOIS-EVIDENCES OF GLACIERS IN ILLINOIS-IN THE DES PLAINES VALLEY-RECEDED NORTHWARD. .77-79
CHAPTER IV.
THE ABORIGINES.
TRACES OF MAN'S EXISTENCE IN EARLY AGES-THE RED MAN-MIXTURE OF RACES-DES PLAINES VALLEY THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF DIFFERENT TRIBES-THE MOUND BUILDERS EXCAVATIONS IN WILL COUNTY-EVI- DENCES DISCLOSED-LEVELS 80-92
CHAPTER V.
THE INDIANS.
"HIAWATHA"-TRADITIONS-BLENDING OF TRIBES-CHIEFS-HABITS AND CUS- TOMS-FISHING AND HUNTING GRAINS-CULTIVATION OF THE SOIL- DOMESTIC ARTICLES THE BOW AND ARROW-OTHER IMPLEMENTS- ARROW MAKER-WAMPUM-POTTERY-TRIBES-TRAILS-CHARACTERIS- TICS-RELIGION-WARS AND INDIAN TROUBLE 93-127
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CHAPTER VI.
INDIAN TREATIES AFFECTING LANDS IN THE PRESENT WILL COUNTY.
PURPOSE OF THESE TREATIES-RIGHTS OF THE INDIAN-KINDS OF TREATIES -PURCHASE OF LANDS-IMPORTANT TREATIES-AS AFFECTING DIFFER- ENT TRIBES-TREATIES AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN-THE VILLAGE OF CHI- CAGO IN 1833-"FIRE WATER"-TREATY BENEFICIARIES 128-140
CHAPTER VII.
THE PRAIRIES AND FORESTS.
SETTLERS FROM THE EAST AND EUROPE FASCINATED BY THE PRAIRIES- FERDIN AND ERNST WRITE OF THE PRAIRIES-WASHINGTON IRVING'S "TOUR OF THE PRAIRIES"-MRS. STEELE-VEGETATION-ANIMAL AND BIRD LIFE-THE BUFFALO-THE TRADE IN BUFFALO ROBES-DEER- RATTLESNAKES-WILD EGGS 141-149
CHAPTER VIII.
THE FRENCH AND THE SPANISH IN WILL COUNTY.
EARLY EXPLORERS MARQUETTE AND JOLIET-JEAN NICOLET-FATHER ALLONEZ'S WORK AMONG THE INDIANS-FRENCH OCCUPATION- FUR TRADING POSTS ESTABLISHED-REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD-SPANISH OCCUPATION OF WILL COUNTY 150-159
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CHAPTER IX.
FIRST SETTLEMENTS IN WILL COUNTY
ILLINOIS ADMITTED TO THE UNION-MISSIONARIES-FATHER WALKER-INDIAN EXPERIENCES-EARLY SETTLEMENTS-THE SCOTT FAMILY-OTHER PIONEER SETTLERS 160-170
CHAPTER X.
TOWNSHIPS.
CHANNAHON TOWNSHIP-CRETE TOWNSHIP-VILLAGE OF CRETE-PIONEER DAYS IN EASTERN WILL COUNTY-CUSTER TOWNSHIP-DU PAGE TOWN- SHIP-ROMEO-FLORENCE TOWNSHIP-FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP-MOKENA -FRANKFORT-GREEN GARDEN TOWNSHIP-HOMER TOWNSHIP-EARLY WILL COUNTY DAYS-JACKSON TOWNSHIP-ELWOOD 171-252
CHAPTER XI.
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