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BUSINESS HOUSES OF OWANECO.
Bank, Eaton State Bank ; grain, Barret Bros., Charles Honefenger ; garage, Charles Foraker ; restaurants, J. D. Jones, and William Mitchell ; lumber, George Ritscher: clothing, Clyde E. Maguire; general stores, W. H. Cutler, P. B. Gisinger, Cal Shetlar, Charles Mitchell ; drugs, Dr. H. B. Milhon ; physicians, Dr. II. P. Milhon, G. A. Tankersley ; hardware, Tex & Long; bar- bers, R. A. Richardson, Frank Shuler ; black- smith, William Stattner ; carpenter, John Ward.
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY
FRATERNITIES.
Locust Lodge, No. 623 A. F. & A. M. was chartered in 1869 with twelve members. A. B. Leeper was the first W. M. The present officers are as follows : Zura Bates, W. M .; Roy Leach, S. W .; John Honefenger, J. W .; M. O. Ward, S. D .; J. W. Dean, J. D .; L. C. Honefenger, secretary ; William Mccluskey, treasurer. The present membership is forty.
The Owaneco O. E. S. was instituted in 1913 with the following officers: Mrs. Grace Tan- kersley, W. M .; Mr. Zura Bates, W. P .; Mrs. J. S. Eaton, treasurer ; Miss Lota Law, secretary. The present officers are: Miss Cora Cleary, W. M .; Mr. Orville Ward, W. P .; Mrs. Mattie Bates, A. M .; Mrs. Rose DeBarr, treasurer ; Mrs. Grace Tankersley, secretary. At present this lodge has a membership of about fifty.
The Owaneco Lodge No. 709, I. O. O. F. was instituted April 28, 1882, with the following officers: W. E. Handle, N. G .; S. E. Cousins, V. G .; A. E. Lawton, secretary ; G. W. Bradley, financial secretary ; Charles Becker, treasurer. The present officers are: Halbert Beaty, N. G .; Clyde Hurlbutt, V. G .; J. S. Ross, secretary ; Arthur Ward, treasurer. The present member- ship is fifty.
MILLERSVILLE.
Thomas Miller had M. G. Okey lay out a village for him on September 20, 1873, and it was surveyed January 20, 1874, by Elijah Prov- ince. This village was named for Mr. Miller, and the name is still retained. It is on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and is a shipping point for the farmers in this region. In 1880 Ballord & Miller owned and operated an eleva- tor with a capacity of 50,000 bushels ; Price & Wilkinson were extensive grain dealers; and L. Kirkpatrick & Co. were general merchants. The following are among the representatives of the commercial interests of Millersville to- day : Charles R. Hawkins, general store ; Joseph Connerly, grain buyer.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following men have served Locust Town- ship in an official capacity :
ASSESSORS.
Jonas Suttle, 1877; A. P. Huninger, 1878; Joseph Borgin, 1879-81; W. B. Cashen, 1882-87 ;
R. E. Burk, 1888-89; P. F. Danford, 1890; N. E. Secrest, 1891-92; William McClusky, 1893; Geo. F. Barrett, 1894-95; H. B. Millhon, 1896 ; O. M. Foltz, 1897; J. Carl Stine, 1898; O. M. Foltz, 1899; John B. Cole, 1900; O. O. Corneil, 1901; C. A. Stattner, 1902; A. R. Denton, 1903; H. R. Tarrant, 1904-05; C. A. Stattner, 1906; J. H. Nutt, 1907; G. W. Stephens, 1908; Clark Bow- ersock, 1909; J. J. Connerly, 1910-17.
COLLECTORS.
W. S. Benepe, 1866; Thomas W. Cochran, 1867-71; P. V. Johnson, 1872-73 ; C. E. Cochran, 1874; R. Anderson, 1875-76; J. C. Hunter, 1877 ; Alexander Montgomery, 1878; A. De Barr, 1879; Charles Becker, 1880-81; D. D. Tilton, 1882-84 ; S. E. Cussins, 1885; Wiley Huffmaster, 1886; L. F. Danford, 1887; W. Huffmaster, 1888; Geo. Barrett, 1889-90; S. E. Cussins, 1891-92; Wes- ley Broyles, 1893-94; Richard Wood, 1895; W. A. Miller, 1896; Charles Meyers, 1897; William Crawford, 189S; John B. Cole, 1899; O. O. Cor- neil, 1900; Dennis Banning, 1901; H. L. Mull, 1902; D. D. Tilton, 1903-04; J. W. St. Clair, 1905; Joseph D. Jones, 1906; James White, 1907; Al Jones, 1908; Albert De Barr, 1909; Frank Bates, 1910-13; Samuel Mink, 1914-15; Edward Cowgill, 1916-17.
CLERKS.
R. M. Houck, 1877; Jeremiah Milhour, 1878; Martin Leach, 1879; S. M. Orr, 1880; P. J. Dur- bin, 1881-82; W. H. Barrett, 1883; W. Dun- away, 1884; Hiram Durbin, 1885; J. J. Ward, 1886; Peter Young, 1887; Samuel White, 1888 ; D. W. Hamilton, 1889-90; J. F. Hargis, 1891-92 ; J. H. Ward, 1893-95; Al Wilson, 1896; J. W. Patterson, 1897-98; A. E. Lawton, 1899-1900; W. R. O'Brien, 1901-02; C. G. Grigsby, 1903 ; J. S. Ross, 1904; W. R. O'Brien, 1905; Jesse S. Ross, 1906; W. R. O'Brien, 1907; W. S. Bal- low, 1908-11; J. S. Ross, 1912-17.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS. 1 A. De Barr, 1877; William Bordelais, 1878; M. Anderson, 1878; J. W. Hunter and D. D. Resler, 1879 ; B. F. Goode, 1880 ; John W. Hunter, 1881; D. D. Resler, 1882; James Eckles, 1883; P. V. Comerford, 1884; Jefferson Stevens, 1885; Royal McShea, 1886; James Eckles, 1887; Augustus Statner, 1888; I. Ponder, 1889; J. C. Large, 1890; S. S. Minks, 1891; John Cashin, 1892; George Maguire, 1893; Edward C. Cleary,
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1894; John Stansbury, 1895; George Maguire, 1896; J. C. Large, 1897; Henry Osterholt, 1898; George W. Stephens, 1899; Samuel Ramseyer, 1900; John J. Cashin, 1901; Bert Fitzpatrick, 1902; Richard Large, 1903; John Speagle, 1904; A. E. Stattner, 1905; George O'Brien, 1906; Charles Foraker and Dudley Marts, 1907; Michael Mahoney, 1908; William Nolan, 1909 ; J. L. Speagle, 1910; Ernest Rausdell, 1911; Fred Henney, 1912; Perley Snyder, 1913; Ernest Rausdall, 1914; Charles Bowersock, 1915; A. C. Bowman, 1916-17.
CONSTABLES.
Joshua Cochran and Preston Goode, 1873; George Law, 1874-76; James M. Painter, 1877; F. H. Hargis, 1878-80; L. D. Mull, 1881-83; C. C. Young, 1884 ; William Mull and J. F. Hargis, 1885; John Huffmaster, 1886-88; S. S. Erhart and Samuel Eckles, 1889-91; J. H. Saltsgaver, 1892-93; Joseph Dean, 1894-96; John Saltsgaver and Joseph Connerly, 1897-1900 ; Jerome Wilkin- son and John Eckles, 1901; J. H. Saltsgaver, 1902-04; J. Wilkison and C. A. Gray, 1905-06; John Saltsgaver, 1907-08; Frank Gorman and John Eckles, 1909-12; W. S. Robertson and John Casey, 1913-14 ; Charles Cook, 1915 ; Ogil Speagle, 1916-17.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
John J. Danford and Z. F. Bates, 1870-76; John F. Danford and Richard Anderson, 1877- 80; John Rogers, 1884; J. N. Nelms and J. C. Hunter, 1885; J. M. Anderson, 1886; P. V. Com- erford, 1SS7-88; Thomas Miller and J. C. Han- del, 1889-96; J. H. Durbin and Thomas Miller, 1897; J. F. Hargis, 1898-99; John Read, 1900; John F. Durbin and William Stattner, 1901; J. M. Anderson, 1902-04; J. M. Anderson and Jo- seph Dean, 1905; M. L. Danford, 1906; J. C. Neal, 1907-08; M. G. Okey and C. C. Speer, 1909-10; J. F. Hargis, 1911; J. C. Neal, 1912; Albert De Barr and John Erhart, 1913; M. G. Okey and John L. Speagle, 1914; M. W. Tood, 1915-17.
SUPERVISORS.
B. C. Cochran, 1866-68; Jolin W. Hunter, 1869; A. De Barr, 1870; George W. Marts, 1871; Z. E. Bates, 1872; A. De Barr, 1873; S. F. Bates,
1874; Z. F. Bates, 1875-76; R. McShea, 1877; G. W. Marts, 1878; J. S. Cussins, 1879-80 ; S. E. Cussins, 1881; J. S. C. Cussins, 1882-85; J. A. Long, 1886; J. S. C. Cussins, 1887; B. J. John- son, 1888-89; N. D. Sanders, 1890; N. H. Large, 1891-94; Zura F. Bates, 1895-96; Geo. F. Bar- rett, 1897-1900; William McCluskey, 1901-04; George Ritscher, 1905-08; Bert Fitzpatrick, 1909- 14; R. B. Owings, 1915-16; William McCluskey, 1917.
CHAPTER XXV.
MAY TOWNSHIP.
CHANGES IN NAME- BOUNDARIES - EARLY SET- TLERS-WATER COURSES-MILLS-WADDLE SET- TLEMENT-WILLEY-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS - AS- SESSORS- COLLECTORS-CLERKS-COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-SUPER- VISORS.
CHANGES IN NAME.
May Township has had several changes in nomenclature, it having first been named Smith in honor of Thomas Smith, a resident of the newly formed township. Some objection being offered to this name, a change was made to that of Howard. As there was already a town- ship by that name in the state, another change was made, and Colonel May, of the artillery service during the Mexican War, was honored and this title has been since retained.
BOUNDARIES.
May Township is bounded on the north by Stonington Township; on the east by Prairieton Township and Assumption Township; on the south by Locust Township, and on the west by Taylorville Township, and comprises township 13 north, range 1 west, and is just six miles square. In early days this territory was a por- tion of Taylorville and Stonington precincts, but was divided and made into a separate township when township organization was adopted in 1866.
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WATER COURSES.
Flat Branch and its tributaries drain May Township, and originally there was considerable oak, hickory, walnut, cottonwood and other for- est timber, amply sufficient to furnish the pioneers with material for building and fencing purposes, as well as for fuel.
EARLY SETTLERS.
Among those who formed the pioneer contin- gent of May Township were the following : John Shanock, John Estes, Benjamin Williams, Wil- liam B. Hall, David Hall, O. Banning, Daniel C. Goode, Hiram Walker, Thomas Dawson, Wil- liam Rolls, Gabriel Mckenzie, Silas Harris, Da- vid Rutledge, James S. Grant James M. Gal- loway, Joseph Bugg, Thomas Bugg, Thomas Smith, John S. Fraley, J. D. Allsman, John Tedie, William Tedie and Joseph Flank.
MILLS.
At a very early day Thomas Dawson coll- ducted a cog-wheel horse mill, which later was owned by Aaron Mckenzie. In 1842 Silas Harris built a horse mill on the east side of Flat Branch, and conducted it for some years.
WADDLE SETTLEMENT.
A family by the name of Waddle took up land on the public road leading to Assumption, on and around section 27, and to this was given the name of Waddle Settlement. Here the United Presbyterians built a church and serv- ices were held at an early day.
WILLEY.
The Wabash Railroad runs through May Township, and one of its stations is Willey, named in honor of Israel Willey who laid out the village, and had the first store in the place. This settlement at present has a grain elevator, a general store, a schoolhouse and several resi- dences.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
ASSESSORS.
Richard Peck, 1876-85 ; James R. Hazlett, 1886- 87; John W. Waddle, 1888; John N. Waddle,
1889; Richard Peck, 1890; James R. Hazlett, 1891; Joseph Hunt, 1892; J. C. Henry, 1893; Joseplı Hunt, 1894-96; William Atkinson, 1897- 98; Alfred Spates, 1899-1901; John E. Harris, 1902; Alfred Spates, 1903; John Harris, 1904-07.
COLLECTORS.
Richard Peck, 1866-72: James Waddle, 1873- 75; H. B. Long, Sr., 1876; Edward Bngg, 1877- 81; J. A. Waddle, 1882; J. N. Waddle, 1883-85 : George Tarrant, 1886; Warren Corzine, 1887-88 ; Samuel Hargrave, 1889; L. A. Hunstedt, 1890; Charles Hall, 1891-94; E. D. Coonrod, 1895; A. L. Clutte, 1896; J. G. Heberling, 1897; John Bowles, 1898 ; George Harris, 1899 ; John Bowles, 1900-01; John Wilson, 1902-03; J. D. Kelley, 1904; John McPeek, 1905; John Nicol, 1906-07 ; R. M. McKnight, 1908; Carl J. Nelson, 1909: Jeff Stephens, 1910-11; M. B. Long, 1912-13; Henry Russell, 1914-15; Albert Martin, 1916-7.
CLERKS.
William D. Coffman, 1876-86; Calvin Shetlar, 1887; W. D. Coffinan, 1888-89; Calvin Shetlar, 1890; Joseph Hunt, 1891; E. D. Coonrod, 1892; Joseph Hunt, 1893; J. C. Henry, 1894; William J. Waddle, 1895-97; Samuel Hargrave, 1898-99 ; Frank Willey, 1900-04; William Spates, 1905; Mack Waddle, 1906; Frank Willey, 1907-11; C. H. Atkinson, 1912-13; John A. Nelson, 1914-15 ; Earl Smith, 1916-17.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.
William Tedie, 1876; W. D. Coffman, 1877 ; · B. E. Waddle, 1878; William Bugg, 1879; John Hazlett, 1SS0; Alexander Patterson. 1881 ; Samuel Hargrave, 1882; F. Schneeberger, 1883 ; Leander Bradley. 1884; J. D. Stevens, 1885 ; John Smith, 1886: W. M. Leach, 1887; Leonard Hoover, 1888; M. Schwartz, 1889; Allen Cor- zine, 1890; Leonard Hoover, 1891; Charles S. Long, 1892; Samuel Hargrave, 1893; Frede Gray, 1894: John E. Nelson, 1895; John Smith, 1896; W. P. Winslow, 1897; Leander Bradley, 1898; John Smith, 1899; G. W. Spates, 1900; M. Schwartz, 1901; John Smith, 1902; George W. Spates, 1903; M. Schwartz, 1904; William Peck, 1905; Jolin McPeek, 1906; W. R. Van- hoosier, 1907; George W. Smith, 1908; George W. Spates, 1909; M. Schwartz, 1910; George T. Smith, 1911; George W. Spates, 1912; M.
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Schwartz, 1913; J. G. Sexson, 1914; Jefferson Stepliens, 1915-17.
CONSTABLES.
Jefferson Stephens and J. E. George, 1877; F. S. Wilson, 1878; J. T. Moody and J. D. Coffman, 1879; John W. Waddle and Samuel Waddle, 1880; John W. Waddle and G. W. Haines, 1881-84; John W. Waddle and A. B. Stevens, 1885; John W. Waddle and Henry C. White, 1886; James Akin, 1887-89; John Harris and S. C. Waddle, 1890; Ed Bugg, 1891-92; Isaac Barnes and S. C. Waddle, 1893-94; Jefferson Stephens, 1895-96; W. J. Tackett and B. F. Payne, 1897; James Akin and Z. A. McConnell, 1898-99; William Wright, 1900; Henry Russell and William Wright, 1901; Wallace Fraley and Samuel Waddle, 1902-03; Walter Vanhoosier, 1904; Otis, Pinney and Dwight Bugg, 1905-06; E. E. Elliott and John Herkert, 1907; William Hardin, 1908-11; R. C. Willey and Lewis Card, 1912; Edgar Hensey and N. Coffey, 1913; Wm. Tackett and Albert Martin, 1914; H. B. Cass and B. E. Waddle. 1915; William Durbin, 1916- 17.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
B. M. Burdick. 1866-69; Thomas Smith, 1870 ; William G. Henry, 1870-75; John H. Herdman and B. E. Waddle, 1877-84; B. E. Waddle, 1885; B. E. Waddle and A. E. Shumway, 1886-87 ; Ben F. Akin, 18SS-89; B. E. Waddle and B. F. Akin, 1890-96; Charles Hall and B. F. Akin, 1897 ; Richard Beadle, 1898 ; B. E. Waddle, 1899- 1900; L. G. Williams and B. F. Akin, 1901; B. E. Waddle, 1902-04; William Tackett and N. D. . so descriptive of the region that it was retained, Sanders, 1905-06; B. E. Waddle and B. F. Akin, although now something of a libel. Originally this territory was included in Mt. Auburn Pre- cinct, but since the adoption of township or- ganization in 1866, Mosquito Township has been a separate division. 1907-08; James Sexson and John W. Taylor, 1909-11; Edgar Henesey, 1912; James Sexson and G. H. Heflin, 1913; Richard Kelley and B. F. Akin, 1914; Henry Russell and Levi Meeker, 1915; W. D. Fraley and W. J. Pear- son, 1916-17.
SUPERVISORS.
John S. Fraley, 1866-67 ; John Waddle, 1868; John S. Fraley, 1869-72; B. M. Burdick, 1873- 74; John S. Fraley, 1875-76; H. B. Long, 1877 ; John S. Fraley, 1878; Joseph Hackenburg, 1879- 81; II. B. Long, Sr., 1882; N. D. Sanders, 1883- 85; William Tedlie, 1886; II. B. Long, 1887; N.
D. Sanders, 1888-97; O. B. Fraley, 1898-1901 ; O. B. Fraley, 1902-03; E. D. Coonrod, 1904-05; E. D. Coonrod, 1906-07; H. J. Cutler, 1903-09 ; O. B. Fraley, 1910-11; C. M. Long, 1912-13; H. J. Cutler, 1914-17.
CHAPTER XXVI.
MOSQUITO TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARIES - EARLY SETTLERS - FIRST CHURCH - FIRST ELECTION - RANDALLSVILLE - LEADING AGRICULTURISTS - MORGANSVILLE PICNIC - TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS-ASSESSORS-COLLECTORS- CLERKS - COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS - CON- STABLES-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-SUPERVISORS.
BOUNDARIES.
Mosquito Township is bounded on the north by the Sangamon River; on the east by Macon County ; on the south by Stonington Township, and on the west by Mt. Auburn Township, and comprises all of township 15, north, range 1, west, with that part of township 16 north, range 1 west, lying between the former and the Sanga- mon River. The township is drained by Mos- quito Creek, from which the township takes its name. As may be imagined the stream was orig- inally the breeding place of so many mosquitoes that the name easily attached itself, and was
EARLY SETTLERS.
Among those whose names are found among the early settlers of this region may be men- tioned the following : James Saunders, 1825; Thomas Russell, John White, and Truman White, 1832; Jacob Wydick, Elias Copenbarker, 1830: James Fletcher, 1833; father of Griffin T. Fletcher, 1833; Martin White, A. D. North- cutt, and W. H. Masterson, 1835; John G.
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Fletcher, 1830; R. B. Osborn, 1830, and Berry Rose. These settled in the neighborhood of Mos- quito Creek. Other early settlers were: James T. and William Armstrong, Zimri Augur, and James Davidson. Martin White of Mosquito Township attained to state distinction, as he was the first representative in the state assembly sent from Christian County in 1840.
FIRST CHURCH.
The first religious organization to gain a foot- liold in Mosquito Township was the Cumber- land Presbyterian, which had an organization there at a very early day, and in 1838 a place of worship was built on land owned by Berry Rose. Some years later this building was burned.
FIRST ELECTION.
The first election in Mosquito Township after township organization was adopted was held April 3, 1866, in the Eagle schoolhouse on the farm of R. B. Osborn.
RANDALLSVILLE.
Many years ago there was a small village in the southeastern part of Mosquito Township that bore the name of Randallsville, but it is now numbered among the abandoned villages of Christian County. A post office was here es- tablished, and there was a church, a schoolhouse and several residences, but with the develop- ment of Blue Mound, the little village dwindled, and passed into the past.
OSBERNVILLE is located on the northwest quar- ter of the southwest quarter of section 11, town- ship 15 north, range 1 west, in Mosquito Town- ship, and is the only station in that township on the Chicago, Illinois & Midland Railway. The land upon which the town is located was owned formerly by Charles W. Osbern and lies about five miles east of Mt. Auburn. It was surveyed and laid out by Jules S. Michels, C. E., on October 29, 1901, and the plat was filed for record in the circuit clerk's office at Taylorville. The Farmers' Grain Comapny has an elevator here, which is managed by Otto Young. There is also a general store, owned by Aaron Brewer & Sons.
LEADING AGRICULTURALISTS.
Among the men entitled to be counted as the representative agriculturalists of Mosquito
Township are the following: Charles Osborn, Louis J. Long, Jonathan P. Davidson, Albert Elder, and Harry Tankersley.
MORGANSVILLE PICNIC. .
The facts in this article were given to the editor by Howard B. Austin, who has probably been present each year.
In the year 1889 members of the Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association of Mosquito Town- ship, conceived the idea of holding a farmers' picnic. Accordingly committees were chosen, officers were named, the date set, and a grove belonging to William Morgan was selected as the best available grounds for the occasion. The first picnic was such a success that it was de- cided to make the gathering an annual affair, and for more than a quarter of a century the people of five counties, Christian, Sangamon, Macon, Logan and Shelby, have looked forward to this picnic as one of more than usual im- portance. The attendance has grown steadily until now as many as 10,000 people assemble here to renew old acquaintances, and to form new ones.
When the picnic was first organized the sum of $10 was paid to William Morgan for the use of the grounds, while now the Morgan heirs receive $80 for their use. Exclusive ground privileges were sold the first year for $75-now the refreshment privilege alone brings to the association nearly $300. One of the features of this annual gathering is the speaking. The questions of the day are ably discussed by well known public men. There is always plenty of music and many free attractions for the diver- sion of young and old.
Among the men who have been closely identi- fied with the history of the Morgansville picnic may be mentioned the following : Thomas Mont- gomery, Edward Montgomery, Hiram Montgom- ery, B. F. Austin and L. F. Drake.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following men have served Mosquito Township as officials :
ASSESSORS.
Elias Bramel, 1866; J. A. Henderson, 1867-69 ; J. L. Drennan, 1870; Richard Colivar, 1871; John Scott, 1872; George McQuality, 1873;
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Oliver White, 1874-76; II. T. Davidson, 1877-80 ; Jas. E. Mattox, 1881-83; H. F. Davidson, 1884- 86; W. A. Henderson, 1887-90; E. E. Crocker, 1891; J. E. Mattix, 1892; C. L. Augur, 1893-94 ; C. L. Augur, 1895-99; H. J. Yarnell, 1900; A. L. Ryan, 1901-04 ; Carl Bramel, 1905; L. C. Bramel, 1906; W. S. Davidson, 1907-08; J. C. Mell, 1909- 11; J. C. Cross, 1912-15; Henry Rau, 1916-17.
COLLECTORS.
D. B. Cross, 1866; Henry G. Crawford, 1867; Thomas J. Lanton, 1868-74; J. F. Ferguson, 1875-76; Jesse Ryan, 1877-79; Robert Elder, 1880; J. A. Henderson, 1881; D. O. Daniels, 1882-83 ; A. H. Davidson, 1884; D. C. Armstrong, 1885; W. O. Bramel, 1886-88; L. A. Himstedt, 1889-90; W. O. Bramel, 1891-92; Albert Ryan, 1893-94; Royal Butcher, 1895; A. L. Ryan, 1896 ; William Elder, 1897-98; G. E. Whaley, 1899-1900 ; J. B. Henderson, 1901-02; D. E. Abel, 1903-04; A. R. Parish, 1905-06; L. M. Clark, 1907-08; Joel McVey, 1909-11; Chas. Watts, 1912-13; E. N. Newberry, 1914-15; Otis F. Daniels, 1916-17.
CLERKS.
E. J. Davidson, 1866; David Clements, 1867 ; Joseph Roberts, 1868; John Hughes, 1869 ; E. M. Burns, 1870; W. T. Watts, 1871; J. F. Ferguson, 1872-75; Louis Clark, 1876-85; W. L. Hewitt, 1886; Louis Himstedt, 1887-88; D. O. Daniels, 1889; L. M. Clark, 1890-1900; J. M. Watts, 1901- 05; Roy Butcher, 1906; D. E. Abel, 1907-08; Otto Young. 1909-11; Bruce Fulk, 1912-15; H. F. Austin, 1916-17.
COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.
A. J. McVey, 1866; Daniel Daniels, 1867 ; Wil- liam Leeper, 1868; George Overmeir, 1869; Wil- liam Morgan, 1870; Hezekiah Davidson, 1871- 75; Francis Stewart, 1876; Robert Elder, 1877 ; J. F. Ferguson, 1878; J. L. Drennan, 1879; A. W. Smart, 1880; John Scott, 1881; I. K. Kester, 1882; W. O. Henderson, 1883; William Morgan, 1884; I. K. Kester, 1885; Daniel Bottrell, 1886; John Scott, 1887; S. R. Shepherd, 1888; Daniel Bottrell, 1889; John Scott, 1890; A. Armstrong, 1891; F. M. Sanders, 1892; Daniel Bottrell, 1893 ; A. H. Davidson, 1894 ; Francis Stewart, 1894; F. M. Sanders, 1895-96; A. H. Davidson, 1897 ; R. A. Nicholls, 1898; T. G. Overmier, 1899; W. S. Davidson, 1900; H. J. Cross, 1901; Carl Wede-
kind and William Greer, 1902; William Scott, 1903; Robert Elder, 1904; W. E. Greer, 1905; W. H. Scott, 1906; A. F. Leeper, 1907; W. E. Greer, 1908; Aaron Brewer, 1909; A. F. Leeper and William Curry, 1910; W. E. Greer, 1911; W. A. Curry, 1912; A. F. Leeper, 1913; R. A. Himstedt and Lee Drake, 1914; J. L. Drake, 1915; Albert T. Ward, 1916-17.
CONSTABLES.
George E. Thaxton and William Morgan, 1881- 84; C. C. Clark and George E. Thaxton, 1885-86 ; George Graham, 1887; Albert Allen, 1888; George E. Thaxton and Mart Clark, 1889-92; I. F. McQuality and F. P. Thaxton, 1893; F. P. Thaxton and J. R. Morgan, 1897; Harve Cle- ments, 1898; Bruce Pierson, 1899: C. C. Clark, 1900; F. P. Thaxton and Perry Ryan, 1901; Hardin Tankersley, 1902-03; M. L. Funderburk, 1904; F. P. Thaxton and A. C. Shetron, 1905- 08; F. P. Thaxton and William Crowl, 1909-11; Perry Ryan, 1912; F. P. Thaxton and G. T. De- vault, 1913; Charles Beard and O. B. Pollard. 1914; W. H. Powell and H. F. Austin, 1915; W. H. Scott and O. P. Ooley, 1916-17.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
H. L. Hugur, 1866; J. A. Sprague, 1867 ; B. D. Cross, 1868; Ira Ellis, 1869; F. M. Sanders, 1870; E. M. Burns, 1871; Samuel Betz, 1872-76; Jewillis Wood, 1877-80; John G. Mercer and E. M. Burns, 1881-84 ; John Smith and E. M. Burns, 1885; John G. Mercer and Samuel Betts, 1889; B. F. Austin, 1890-91; E. P. Hudson, 1892; E. E. Crocker and B. F. Austin, 1893-96; E. E. Crocker and B. F. Austin, 1897-1900; B. F. Austin and E. F. Colwell, 1901-04; B. F. Austin and E. F. Colwell, 1905-08; B. F. Austin and E. F. Colwell, 1909-12; B. F. Austin and Leno Nise- warner, 1913; E. E. Young, 1914 ; J. P. Davidson, 1915; J. B. Stewart and John Hogan, 1916-17.
SUPERVISORS.
James Davidson, 1866; E. H. Ilineline, 1867; M. Stafford, 1868; John L. Drennan, 1869-71; Andrew L. Augur, 1872-73; J. L. Drennan, 1874- 77; R. A. Gray, 1878; Robert Gray, 1879-81 : James Nisewarner, 1882-86; H. J. Yarnell, 1887- 88; Robert A. Gray, 1889-91; R. A. Gray, 1892- 93; W. O. Bramel, 1894-95; R. A. Gray, 1896- 1001; H. J. Yarnell, 1902; James Henderson,
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY
1904-07; J. D. Henderson, 1908-11; Otto F. Young, 1912-15; Lewis J. Long, 1916-17.
CHAPTER XXVII.
MT. AUBURN TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARIES-EARLY SETTLERS-BOLIVIA-LAND EN- TRIES-PIONEER CONDITIONS-FIRST MARRIAGES- FIRST SCHOOL-MT. AUBURN-EARLY BUSINESS MEN-BUSINESS MEN OF 1880-POST OFFICE- GROVE CITY-BUSINESS MEN-ROBY-BOLIVIA- TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS-ASSESSORS-COLLECTORS -CLERKS-COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS-CON- STABLES-JUSTICES OF THE PEACE-SUPERVISORS.
BOUNDARIES.
Mt. Auburn Township which consists of a part of townships 15 north, range 2 west, 16 north, range 2 west, and 15 north, range 3 west, is in the northern part of Christian County, and is bounded on the north by the Sangamon River ; on the east by Mosquito Township; on the south by Buckhart Township ; and on the west by San- gamon County. Ample drainage and water is supplied by the Sangamon River and Mosquito and Buckhart creeks and the streams tributary to them. When Christian County was organized, a voting precinct was formed called the Third or North Fork Precinct which embraced the greater portion of Buckhart, Mt. Auburn and Mosquito townships and the northern part of Stonington Township of today. Since 1866 when township organization was adopted, this section has been known as Mt. Auburn,
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