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property of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com- pany, being known as the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. It was built under a charter ob- tained in 1865, and was completed in 1870. The first train entered Taylorville at five P. M. October 28, 1869. It extends from Beardstown on the Illinois River to Flora, where it connects with the main line. This road enters Christian County at the northwest corner of Buckhart Township and runs diagonally through the county in a southeasterly direction, crossing the Wabash Railroad at Taylorville Springs. Edinburg, Sharpsburg, Taylorville, Owaneco, Millersville and Pana are the stations in Chris- tian County on this road. The Baltimore & Ohio gives excellent service to its patrons, there being four trains daily each way.
CINCINNATI, INDIANAPOLIS & WESTERN RAILROAD.
During the summer of 1901, the Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railroad extended its line from Decatur to Springfield. The Wabash tracks were used to Boody, Ill., and the new road was built from Boody to Springfield, extending westward through Mosquito and Mt. Auburn Townships. Later this road came into the pos- session of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton system and also for a short time it was under the control of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In 1915, under a new management, the present name of Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western was assumed. The road now extends from Springfield, Ill., to Hamilton, Ohio, but has track privileges into Cincinnati. The most important station is the old village of Mt. Au- burn, which it has been the means of greatly enlarging. Other stations on this road in Christian County are Osbernville, Bolivia and Roby. O. L. Akin, the agent at Mt. Auburn, has occupied that position for ten years.
THE CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD (BIG FOUR).
This road was completed in 1855. It enters Christian County on the northern line of section 24 in Pana Township and traverses the county in a southwesterly direction, leaving it in sec- tion 33 in Rosemond Township. When first built, it was known as the Alton & Terre Haute Railroad and later as the Indianapolis & St. Louis. Under its present name of the "Big Four" it is known as one of the great systems
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of the United States, being one of the main arteries of travel between the west and the east. The stations on this road in Christian County are Pana and Rosemond.
THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD.
This line was built in 1904 between Danville and St. Louis. It is a part of the great "Frisco" system. It enters Pana Township from the east and extends southwest to the city of Pana and then follows the "Big Four" out of the county. This road is now one of the most im- portant through lines between Chicago and St. Louis.
THE CHICAGO & MIDLAND RAILWAY.
The Chicago & Midland Railway was built by the Pawnee Construction Company in 1905 for the Commonwealth Edison Company of Chicago. It extended between Taylorville and Auburn originally, but recently has been ex- tended to Compro. The main line is twenty- line and one-half miles in length. H. M. Hal- lock is the general manager. The principal sta- tions are Kincaid, Bulpitt, Tovey and Sicily.
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ASSUMPTION TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARIES-WATER COURSES-EARLY HISTORY- ORIGINAL TERRITORY - TACUSA - ASSUMPTION - DEVELOPMENT FACTORS - INCORPORATION - RUSI- NESS HOUSES OF 1880-BUSINESS AND PROFES- SIONAL MEN-LOCATION-KERRMERER ORPHANS' HOME-FRATERNITIES-ASSUMPTION WOMAN'S CLUB-ASSUMPTION PUBLIC LIBRARY-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS - ASSESSORS-COLLECTORS-CLERKS- COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS - CONSTABLES - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-SUPERVISORS.
BOUNDARIES.
Assumption Township lies in the eastern part of Christian County, and is bounded on the north by Prairieton Township; on the east by Shelby
County ; on the south by Pana Township, and on the west by Locust and May townships. There are twenty-four sections of town 12, north, range 1, east, and eighteen sections in town 12, north, range 1, east, the township being portions of two congressional townships. The soil is rich, black loam admirably adapted for agricultural pur- poses, while the surface is an undulating plain, forming a portion of Grand Prairie, and even in the beginning had little or no timber.
WATER COURSES.
Assumption Township is watered by two creeks, Lake Fork which passes through the southeast portion, and a small tributary of Flat Branch, which rises in the vicinity of Assump- tion, and flows on through section 23.
EARLY HISTORY.
Until the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854, Assumption Township was but little settled, and wild deer and prairie wolves made their homes on the present site of Assump- tion. With the construction of this great rail- road, however, settlers flocked in, supplanting the wild animals, just as the steam cars had the horse driven stage coach, which had prior to the coming of the railroad, made its infrequent trips through this territory. With excellent trans- portation assured, those who desired to make a permanent home found admirable conditions in what was to become Assumption Township, and the growth thereafter was rapid.
ORIGINAL TERRITORY.
Assumption Township originally belonged to Shelby County which lies on its eastern border, being taken from that division when Christian County was organized. Following the organi- zation of the county, this portion of it was at- tached to Stonington Precinct for voting pur- poses, but on September 27, 1856, a new election precinct was formed, to which was given the name of Tacusa, after the village of that name which had been founded during 1854, as a sta- tion of the Illinois Central Railroad. The first polling place of the new precinct was the store- house owned by Williams and Hillabrant, and the first judges of election who were appointed by the court were as follows : Joseph Bugg, Wil- liam A. Williams, and John Gaghagan. Other
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officers were William A. Williams and Jacob Overholt, justices of the peace, and John Gag- lagan and William Peck, constables.
E. E. Malhiot, then a state senator in the Louisiana assembly, was the founder of an addi- tion to the village of Tacusa, and instrumental in developing this part of Christian County.
TACUSA.
In December, 1856, Mr. Malhiot bought from the Illinois Central Railroad and other property owners, thirty sections of land in this precinct, a portion of which adjoined the railroad, and the remainder was adjacent to the village of Tacusa which had been brought into existence in 1854 by the Illinois Central Railroad. The original town of Tacusa now forms the central part of the city of Assumption. It was surveyed by Leverett H. Clark and certified to by N. A. Griswold, presi- dent of the Illinois Central Railroad. The depot and other railroad buildings were erected at once, and several stores were put up, the first one being erected by Williams and Hillabrant that same year, 1854. The first residence was that of John Gaghagan who boarded the railroad hands, and also kept a saloon, the first in the place. The village had no special impetus in growth until the addition to it made by Senator Malhiot, his purpose being the formation of a Canadian colony formed of relatives and friends from Canada. Pursuant to this idea, he induced 150 colonists to come to his addition in March, 1857, and as many of the men were mechanics, they set to work to build their own houses, and within a short period from twenty-five to thirty houses were soon in process of erection. Others of the new colonists were farmers and about thirty took up land, and as soon as possible had dwellings built on their property. Some of the best farms in the neighborhood, how- ever, were opened by colonists from the Key- stone State, and by 1858 over 5,000 acres of land had been reduced to cultivation, being planted to wheat and corn, and surrounded by fences.
The name Tacusa was kept by the town- ship, although that of the village was changed in 1865, until the adoption of township organiza- tion in 1866, when the original boundaries were contracted so that Assumption Township now is six by seven miles square, and its present name was given it, after the name adopted by the former village of Tacusa.
ASSUMPTION.
The name Assumption originated with Senator Malhiot who gave this title to the Catholic ceme- tery he laid out, after his old home in Louisiana. He also donated land for a public square, a mar- ket place and a church, and named his addition Assumption. As the two towns were virtually one, and the name of Assumption better liked, in 1865, C. A. Manners was employed to survey the two villages as one, and the present name was adopted for the whole.
Marcus L. Barrett from Massachusetts, was another active factor in the development of As- sumption. At first he employed his energies in conducting a boarding house for the railroad men, but later bought the store of. Williams and Hillabrant, and stocked it with new goods. As time went on, he added to his holdings, erected a block of buildings, and developed into one of the stable merchants of the city. Other early mer- chants were Joseph Mercer of Virginia; Horace Moorehouse from Decatur, Ill .; and Barrett and Seymour. In 1858 Charles Ostell opened a lumber yard, and that same year a cabinet-mak- ing shop, a blacksmith shop and other similar in- dustries were started. About this time the first post office was established, with George Hilla- brant as the first postmaster.
DEVELOPMENT FACTORS.
Senator Malhiot played an important part in developing industries, and among other things in 1858 erected a large flouring mill, and he han- dled a large stock of sugar from his plantation, which he sold at wholesale to his Assumption neighbors. Another important movement in the development of this section, was the sinking of a coal shaft in 1859, by Jacob Overholt and Wil- liam A. Williams, for while no coal deposits of paying thickness were found, miners were at- tracted here, and many remained, engaging in other lines of activity. For a number of years after its inception, Assumption was the point of shipment for all supplies to and from the county seat, fourteen miles distant. Farmers made daily trips to the Assumption station with prod- uce, or to receive consignments, and their pres- ence added to the prosperity of the place.
INCORPORATION.
On March 24, 1866, a town meeting was held for the purpose of voting upon the question of
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incorporating the village. This meeting was called to order by J. A. Overholt, and E. D. Bar- rett was selected president and F. A. Seymore, clerk. A vote was then taken upon the ques- tion of incorporation and resulted in forty-three ballots being cast for the proposition and three against it. The clerk was then instructed to post notices of the election of trustees to be held March 31, 1866. At the election, J. S. Mercer, L. A. Hoit, E. E. Davidson, S. Madison Moore and M. H. Kibble were elected trus- tees. Mr. Kibble failed to qualify and L. P. Bixby was elected to fill the vacancy. A. B. Hammer was appointed clerk of the board of trustees. On August 10, 1876, an election was held by order of the trustees to organize under the general laws and there were but seven votes against organization. The town of Assumption thereupon became the village of Assumption. The first trustees of the new vil- lage were: J. W. Aldrich, J. A. Bridge, D. Lacharite, J. R. Milligan, T. T. Rasbach, J. D. Bennett, W. E. Cushing, A. Kerr, S. M. Coon- rod. At a meeting of the trustees held Janu- ary 2, 1902, a petition was presented, the requi- site number of voters praying that the ques- tion of incorporation of Assumption as a city be submitted to a vote. The prayer of the petition- ers was granted and an election called for March 15. At that election 159 votes were cast for city organization and 126 against.
The first officers under city organization were: Robert Morrison, mayor; M. J. Fitzger- ald, city attorney ; S. N. Haverfield, clerk ; H. B. Lacharite, treasurer; aldermen : S. D. Moore, H. J. Benderoth, Michael Galvin, Thos. Moran, John DeBrun, Isom Edwards.
Since that time the following men have held office :
Mayor-1903, Joseph Lambert; 1905, S. D. Moore; 1907, A. S. Michael; 1908, S. D. Moore ; 1909, S. A. Shafer; 1911-14, J. A. Lacharite ; 1915, A. H. Corzine; 1917, Ira Hinkle.
City Attorney-1903-05, M. J. Fitzgerald ; 1905, Frank L. Taylor; 1907-14, M. J. Fitzger- ald; 1915-17, Frank Taylor.
Clerk-S. N. Haverfield, to present time.
Police Magistrate-1905, A. M. Handlin ; 1907-11, George R. Jenkins; 1911-13, George Hutchinson; 1913, T. F. Malhoit; 1914, E. Con- nor ; 1915-17, George Jenkins.
Treasurer-1903-05, A. Kuhle; 1905-07, Wil- liam Pannerton ; 1907-09, Vincent Michael ; 1909,
Jacob Staden ; 1911, H. A. Voss ; 1913-14, George Young ; 1915, L. A. Tripp; 1917, S. M. Pitzer.
With all this growth, the people of Assumption felt that it would be more desirable to be incor- porated as a town, and on March 16, 1866, an election was held relative to this matter, which resulted in favor of such action, and the follow- ing trustees were elected in March of that same year : J. S. Mercer, L. A. Hoit, S. Madison Moore, M. H. Kibbe, and E. E. Davidson. J. S. Mercer was chosen the first president of the board, and A. B. Hammer the first clerk.
BUSINESS HOUSES OF 1880.
It is interesting to review the following list of business houses in 1880 : Overholt Bros., custom mill and elevator; W. E. Cushing & Son, Pigeon & Moore, Reans & Huskey, Cazelet & Lambert and L. Kaufman & Co., general merchants; S. M. Conrad and J. A. Wemple, grocers and dealers in boots and shoes, confectionery and queensware ; J. A. Bridge, dealer in groceries and queensware ; J. Simons, grocer and confectioner ; S. A. Shafer & Co., and Bryon Travis, dealers in hardware, tinware and agricultural implements ; L. T. Wat- kins, furniture ; F. O. Pigeon, lumber, grain and agricultural implements ; Wilkinson & Co., lum- ber; W. E. Chilton, stationery, cigars and jew- elry ; M. L. Barrett, gunsmith and clock repair- ing; V. Evans, G. W. Grimes and James Cronin, shoe dealers ; D. D. Domas and A. Sarran, har- ness shops ; Hillabrant & Kerr and Poland Con- tevill, blacksmiths; Mrs. E. Aldrich, Miss Ella Overholt and Miss Mariah McCormic, milliners ; and Drs. J. D. Bennett, S. M. Benepe, H. D. Bixby, and R. W. Johnson, physicians; and J. A. Denny, S. D. Brown & Bro., and M. B. Travis, druggists.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN.
Physicians, Dr. O. L. Crow and J. E. Harper on Board of Health ; Dr. G. J. Rivard and N. A. Crouch. Dentists, H. C. Lacharite and G. P. Walker. Grocers, O. E. Clark, Chas. Huffer, F. B. Eager, Theo Morgan and Galero and Do- mas. Dry Goods, Gandy & Patten, J. W. Moore. Clothing, Sam Picker, Max Schwartz, J. A. Lacharite. Department stores, The Lead- er (Edward Ramsey). Barbers, Edwin Gray. H. W. Wilson, John Wooden. Jeweler, Frank Homrighous, O. D. Hedrick. Music Store, Wil-
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liam . T. Wallace. Restaurants and bakeries, J. P. & Mary McCormick, W. R. Patterson, George Pattee, Benjamin Michael. Meat mar- ket, J. G. Adlehart, Jerry Craycraft. Druggists, S. D. Brown, D. J. Behl, R. W. Johnson. Grain elevators, Assumption Grain Co., H. H. Tripp, manager; Farmers' Elevator, A. Bran- yan, manager; Lacharite Grain Co., A. L. Moore, manager. Blacksmiths, C. A. Smithin- ger, E. K. Wright, John Duncan. Hardware, Mitchell & Abel, C. C. Owens, H. C. Travis, H. J. Benderoth. Furniture, J. C. Shafer, man- ager Assumption House Furnishing Co .; John Fanson. Garages, Assumption Garage, J. W. McClure ; Louis Oierson, Edward Cushing, T. N. Cole. Undertakers, Shafer & Pitzer. Imple- ments, Padgett & Stein ; F. Kuhle. Cigar manu- facturers, A. Kuhle. Livery, Emmet Snell. Hotel, Hotel Philip.
LOCATION.
Assumption is nine miles from Pana, and four- teen miles from Taylorville on the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad, and while its population within the corporate limits probably does not exceed 1,500, it draws support from about 5,000 more in contiguous territory, so that its trade is large and growing.
THE KEMMERER ORPHANS' HOME.
The Kemmerer Orphans' Home is located two and one-half miles south of Assumption. It was built about 1911 in accordance with the provisions of the will of the late Phillip Kem- merer as a memorial to him. The home is a handsome brick structure large enough to take care of twenty-five children and well furnished in every way. The affairs of the home are ad- ministered by a board composed of local men. A superintendent and matron of the highest character are employed to look after the wel- fare of the inmates. The institution is non- sectarian.
FRATERNITIES.
Blue Cross Lodge No. 249, Knights of Py- thias of Assumption was instituted July 8, 1891, with fourteen charter members, by Mystic Lodge No. 64 of Taylorville, Ill. The officers for the first term were as follows: T. F. Ras- bach, C. C .; A. E. Varney, V. C .; W. H. Mel-
horn, prelate; W. T. Wallace, K. of R. & S .; I. L. Long, M. of F .; H. L. Cushing, M. of E .; O. P. Coonrod, M. at A .; O. M. Moore, I. G .; J. W. Shoemaker, O. G. The first trustees were A. Fear, C. R. Lucy and H. C. Travis. The present officers are: Walter B. Stein, C. C .; Charles E. Moore, V. C .; Ira Hinkle, prelate ; E. W. Hight, K. of R. & S .; William Gilbridge, M. of E .; Frank M. Gandy, M. of F .; Otis Clem, M. at A .; O. D. Hedrick, M. of W. The present membership is above eighty.
Assumption has a thriving lodge of Odd Fel- lows, known as Tacusah Lodge No. 683. The officers are as follows : Charles C. Padgett, noble grand; E. K. Wright, vice grand; Leroy Davidson, secretary ; N. H. Padgett, financial secretary ; N. J. Benderoth, lodge deputy ; S. N. Haverfield, lodge representative.
Bromwell Lodge No. 451, A. F. & A. M., As- sumption, Ill., was organized as a uniform de- gree lodge May 20, 1865, with the following of- ficers, appointed by the grand master: A. B. Hammer, W. M .; S. Madison Moore, S. W .; J. W. Aldrich, J. W .; F. A. Seymore, treasurer ; R. M. Hood, secretary; R. M. Fuller, S. D .; E. R. Shepperd, J. D .; I. Pouder, tyler. The lodge was granted a charter by the Grand Lodge October 4, 1865. The present officers are: O. D. Hedrick, W. M .; J. E. Williams, S. W .; G. P. Walker, J. W .; Karl Hight, treas- urer; E. E. Lloyd, secretary ; I. L. Long, chap- lain; N. R. Kerns, S. D .; W. H. Willson, J. D .; Fred W. Allison, S. S .; Leland Watson, J. S. ; E. M. Snell, marshal; W. W. Grau, tyler.
THE ASSUMPTION WOMAN'S CLUB.
The Assumption Woman's Club was organ- ized March 29, 1907; federated in 1907, with about forty members, being composed of two departments, the Chautauqua Circle, which was then six years old, and the Music Club, which was two years old. Later other departments were added. The club now consists of four departments, Literary, Music, Domestic Science and Civics, with about eighty members. Each department meets as a separate unit, doing the work in which its members are interested, and each department entertains all the club mem- bers once a year.
The present officers are: Mrs. H. B. Lacha- rite, president · Mrs. Elizabeth Kuhle, vice pres- ident: Miss .Harriet Lovering, secretary-treas- urer ; Mrs. A. Abell, assistant secretary-treas-
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urer ; Miss Lacharite, corresponding secretary. The club as a whole meets in the Y. M. C. A. rooms. The departments meet at the homes of the members. The following women are chairmen of the various depart- ments : Chautauqua Circle, Mrs. Mary Tay- lor; Music, Mrs. L. Behl; Domestic Science, Miss Reta Rivard; Civics, Mrs. Jennie Carter.
ASSUMPTION PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Assumption Public Library was organ- ized in October, 1903, by a number of forward looking citizens. The first meeting was held at the home of Dr. G. J. Rivard, and Silas A. Shafer was elected president. The ladies of the Chautauqua Circle then canvassed the town for books and funds and the library was for- mally opened on Saturday, November 29, 1903, with 300 books on the shelves. On that date twenty-five readers' cards were issued. The rooms used for library purposes were donated by S. A. Shafer and were fitted out by dona- tions of furniture solicited by the ladies. In
December, 1903, the ladies of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle got out the Li- brary Edition of "The Prairie State Tribune," for the benefit of the library, which amounted to about $85. This was the beginning of the many efforts to raise money for the support of the library.
In March, 1909, the library was moved into its present home which was made possible by the kindness of Mrs. Sarah A. Kemmerer, who erected a building known as the Hotel Philips, with a wing for a public library, and one for a Y. M. C. A., with a hotel to support the two public wings as to light and heat.
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The following residents of Assumption have served as librarians during the fourteen years : Miss Fannie Branyan, Miss Margery Morrison, Mrs. Adah Pedrette, and Miss Reta Rivard, the present librarian. The present library board consists of the following: Silas A. Shafer, president; Edward Ramsey, vice president ; Carl Hight, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Jennie Wright, Mrs. Ella Vogle, Mrs. L. Cazalet, Mrs. T. Myers, Mrs. M. Clark, Miss Ella Cronin.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following men have held office in Assump- tion Township :
ASSESSORS.
Philip B. Kemmerer, 1876; J. F. McKee, 1877- 79; W. G. Watson, 1880; A. S. Michael, 1881; Joseph DeWolf, 1882-84; William Campbell, 1885; W. J. Craig, 1886-87; William Maynard, 1890-91; J. W. Macon, 1892; W. M. Owen, 1893 ; J. A. Bridge, 1894; James Thompson, 1895-96 ; J. C. Thompson, 1897; William Owens, 1898- 1903 ; Leo Larochele, 1904; William Owens, 1905- 08; Leo Larochele, 1909-11; J. A. Vilmure, 1912- 13; K. E. Bugg, 1914-15; Charles Thompson, 1916-17.
COLLECTORS.
Peter L. Myers, 1866-67; L. A. Hoit, 1868; O. P. Eldred, 1869; A. F. Seymour, 1870; J. S. Mercer, 1871; A. F. Seymour, 1872; J. Burk, 1873; John A. Bridges, 1874-79; L. Johnson, 1880; L. T. Watkins, 1881; J. A. Bridge, 1882; Geo. Hutchinson, 1883-87 ; Orville Overholt, 1888; George Hutchinson, 1889; F. E. Malhoit, 1890 -. 91; George Hutchinson, 1892; Michael Donovan, 1893; Moses Stutsman, 1894-95; O. M. Moore, 1896; Henry Burke, 1897-98 ; George Hutchinson, 1899; John A. Bridge, 1900-01; J. W. Debrun, 1902; J. A. Bridge, 1903; Moses Stutsman, 1904 ; Augustus Kuhle, 1905; Jesse M. Beaman, 1906; H. A. Voss, 1907; William Panneton, 1908; Rus- sell Campbell, 1909; William Smallwood, 1910- 11; James Macon, 1912-13; A. S. McDaniel, 1914- 15; H. H. Tobias, 1916-17.
TOWN CLERKS.
C. Pearcy, 1876-79; P. B. Kemmerer, 1880; C. Pearcy, 1881; J. C. Cronin, 1882; Leon Brule, 1883-84; W. K. Maynard, 1885-86; R. W. Cart- mell, 1887; Levi Casey, 1888; Wm. C. Galvin, 1889; S. N. Haverfield, 1890; H. F. Stuttsman, 1891; H. H. Adams, 1892; Samuel Haverfield, 1893-86; J. A. Surgeon, 1897; S. N. Haverfield, 1898-1911; Roy Johnson, 1912-13; S. N. Haver- field, 1914-17.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.
Wade F. Johnson, 1876; David Lacharite, 1877; J. R. Milligan, 1878; Robert Morrison, 1879; David Lacharite, 1880; E. Dunkle, 1881; Ed Filtean, 1882 ; William West, Fred Renlecke, James Mahar, 1883; David Lacharite, 1884;
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J. R. Milligan, 1885; Samuel Cunningham, 1886; Jacob Michael, 1887; James Branyan, 1888; John Holmes, 1889; J. T. Michaels, 1890; John Curts, 1891; John Holmes, 1892; C. A. Clark, 1893; Leo Johnson, 1894 ; Dennis Keating, 1895 ; C. A. Clark, 1896; Michael Kirby, 1897; Harvey Tripp, 1898; C. A. Clark, 1899; Michael Kirby, 1900; Charles M. Long, 1901; N. H. Padgett, 1902; A. L. Michael, 1903; Thomas R. Snow, 1904; N. H. Padgett, 1905; A. L. Michael, 1906; John Con- nelly, 1907; Joseph Bruhle, 1908; A. L. Michael, 1909; John Connolly, 1910; Joseph Bruley, 1911; Michael Kirby, 1912; D. B. Stein, 1913; M. W. Johnson (succeeded by E. S. Phillips), 1914-17.
CONSTABLES.
W. F. Almonrode and C. C. Little, 1873-6 ; George Hutchins and D. M. DeLashmutt, 1877- 80; G. Hutchinson and J. A. Cochran, 1881-82; Joe A. Wilson, 1883; D. M. Delashmutt, 1884; Chas. Leach and Wm. Dailey, 1885-88; Albert Jordan and Gus Michael, 1889; Frank Fox, 1890 ; Fred Trieber, 1891; I. G. Middleton, 1892; I. G. Middleton and John Salmon, 1893-96; John De- brun and Stephen Galvin, 1897-1900 ; Fred Kuhle and Charles Cushing, 1901-03; J. W. Debrun, 1903; F. F. Kuhle and Edward Cushing, 1905- 08; Edward Cushing and John Barry, 1909-12; John Barry and Tony Brush, 1913-17.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Israel Pierce, 1866; S. M. Moore, 1866-69; H. L. Reans, 1870-71; W. E. Cushing, 1872; H. L. Reans and William L. Cohenour, 1873-76; Grove Pring and H. L. Reans, 1877-79; N. He- bert and P. B. Kemmerer, 1880-82; H. L. Reans. police magistrate, 1883-84; Daniel Michael and Joseph DeWolf, 1885; Leo Johnson, 1886; Hiram Cobb and P. B. Kemmerer, police mag- istrate, 1887-88; Joseph DeWolf and Henry Abel, 1889; Hugh O'Hara, 1890-92; H. F. Stuts- man and Levi Carey, 1893-94; L. T. Watkins, 1895; P. B. Kemmerer, 1896; B. Durham and Hugh O'Hara, 1897-1900; J. A. Turgeon and John Holmes, 1901-02; C. F. Hodge, 1903; John B. Kemmerer, 1904; Jolın Holmes and O. G. Canman, 1905; J. A. Surgeon, 1906; J. H. Pratt, 1907-08; Seth Benepe and J. H. Pratt, 1909-10 ; Vincent E. Michael, 1911-12; Vincent Michael and Wm. H. Elliott, 1913-14; Just Wright, 1915-17.
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