History of Chicago. From the earliest period to the present time, Part 176

Author: Andreas, Alfred Theodore
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago, A. T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 1340

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would at night be occupied by travelers, who were glad enough to get even a pallet on the floor. A single boat would bring two and three hundred passengers at a trip, and as the Tremont was a popular hotel, it was on such occasions taxed to its utmost for their accommodation.

The Steamboat Hotel, on North Water Street, near Kinzie, was kept in 1835 by John Davis, and from 1836 to 1839 by William McCorrister, as the American Hotel.

The Chicago Temperance House in 1839 stood on La Salle Street, near Lake, and until 1844 was kept by

by fire, and Mr. Barker removed to the corner of Wells and Randolph streets, taking charge of a hotel, then newly built, which he also christened the Baltic House. This house he kept until 1855, when O. V. Colby took it, changing its name to the Colby House. Mr. Colby remained there until in 1856-57, when the house was torn down and a new building, the Metropolitan Hotel, was erected in its stead.

For some years previous to the building of the Metropolitan, Isaac Speer, a worthy citizen, by trade a jeweler, conducted an extensive establishment at 77

GENERAL STAGE OFFICE

FRINK, WALKER

A. C.

FRINK & WALKER'S STAGE OFFICE.

David L. Roberts. In the following year it was taken by Augustus Dickinson, who kept it until 1849, when it was probably torn down or was no longer used as a hotel.

The new City Hotel, which stood on the corner of Lake and State streets, was erected in 1848. Before this, for some years, a wooden buikling under the same name occupied the same ground. When the new house was built, Jeduthan Brown was its proprietor, and the next year A. H. Tuttle became a partner. They con- ducted the house until 1851, when they went to the Sherman House. In 1856 the City Hotel was kept by John H. Thom and William F. Oreott, the next year by Orcott & Sutherland, and in 1858 by Richard Somers & Co.

In 1848 Peleg .A. Barker kept the Baltic House, situated on the southwest corner of Dearborn and Ran- dolph streets. Two years later this house was destroyed

Lake Street, He had in his employ a man named Howgate, in whom he reposed every confidence. At the end of the year 1853 Mr. Speer was astonished on balancing his books to discover that, notwithstanding a brisk trade and an apparent prosperous business, he was losing money. The mystery was wholly unexplain- able. He, however, kept on, and the three years fol- lowing showed precisely the same results : at this time. he found himself on the verge of bankruptcy, but with no satisfactory reasons apparent for his affairs being in so deplorable a condition. While he was thus lament- ing his troubles, the news reached here that the detec- tives of St. Louis had unearthed, in that city, a lot of stolen jewelry, which bore the trade mark of Mr. Speer. Investigation followed, and the fact was dis- closed that Howgate had been systematically robbing him for years, and mainly with the proceeds of his thefts, had commenced the erection of the Metropolitan

WOLF POINT AND EARLY HOTELS.

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Hotel on the site formerly occupied by the Baltic. Howgate was apprehended, brought to trial, and the matter finally settled by Mr. Speer receiving the new hotel, in reparation for the losses he had sustained. In 1857 the Metropolitan was kept by John Mason and a man named Goodman.

The Matteson House was built in 1850 by C. H. Bissell, immediately following the destruction of the old Baltic, already mentioned. It was completed and opened to the public, with W. 1 .. Pearce as proprietor, in the month of August of the following year. Mr. Pearce kept the house until 1854, when it passed into the hands of Herrick Stevens and J. P. Willard, who, under the firm name of Stevens & Willard, were its proprietors until 1859. In that year Charles H. Bissell and William S. Goodrich took it, and a few years later it was purchased by Robert Hill, who kept it until it was destroyed in the fire of 1871.

In 1854, besides the hotels already mentioned, there were the following : The Bissell House, at 224 Lake Street, P. Bissell & Son, proprietors; the Bradley House, corner of Van Buren and Sherman streets, by Boyington & Turley ; the Bull's Head, by H. Hopkins, at the head of Madison Street, where is now situated the Washingtonian Home : the Breman House, by C. Nockin, at 245 South Clark Street ; Doty's Hotel, by Theodoris Doty, at 64 and 66 Randolph Street ; the Foster House, by Geiselman & Bro., Kinzie, corner of Clark ; Hamilton House, by J. F. Draper & Co., at 14 North Clark ; the Lake View House, by J. H. Rees, on the north lake shore ; the McCardel House, McCardel & Crane, 17, 19 and 21 Dearborn ; Merchant's, Lit Salle Street near South Water, by E. Moore ; Naper- ville House, at 191 Randolph, by A. Schall ; National Hotel, Randolph, near l'eoria, by Brown & Crout ; the New England House, at 40 Kinzie, by Briggs & Felt- housen ; the Philadelphia House, Washington, corner of Franklin, by Buest & Bunn ; the Planter's House, by J. McDonald, Randolph, corner Wells ; the Rock Island House, south end Clark Street, H. Longley ; the Yorkshire House, J. Watson, Wells, near Randolph.

From this time up to 1859 the hotels of minor im- portance multiplied rapidly. Those of any prominence or worthy of mention, erected during this period, were : The Audubon House, Nos. 68 and 70 West Lake Street ; the Boardman House, corner Clark and Har- rison ; the Briggs House, Randolph and Wells, built in 1854 by William Briggs and kept by John Floyd & George H. French, who were still its proprietors in 1857 ; the Cleveland House, also new, kept by .A. Cleveland, at Nos. 46, 48, 50 and 52 West Lake ; the Richmond House, corner South Water and Michigan Avenue ; and the Young America, which stood on the southeast corner of Randolph and Dearborn, near Rice's theater. Of perhaps a score, the names of which have not been mentioned, it is only necessary to say that they were boarding houses, transitory, many of them, in their character, and not living long enough to become fixed or permanent houses of public entertain- ment.

FAMILY OF ELIJAH WENTWORTH .- The following sketch of the family of Elijah Wentworth is compiled from the very authentic and elaborate work of John Wentworth, I.1 .. D., entitled " The Wentworth Gene- alogy, English and American," published in 1878, in three volumes. Some additions and unimportant emen- dations have been made from the statements of Mrs. Zebiah Wentworth Estes , given during the summer of 1883.

ELIJAH WENTWORTH, son of Elgah and Rebecca

(Capen) Wentworth. was born in Stoughten, Mass., Sep- tember 25. 1776. He married, in 1798 or 1799. Lucy Walker, of Hampden, Maine, and, after his marriage, removed to Duck Trap, Maine. In 1817, with his family, he emigrated West; first to Kentucky; thence to Illinois, and thence to Dodgeville, Wis. He came to Chicago, in the fall of 1829 .*

In January, 1830, he opened the Wolf Point Hotel, which he rented of Mr. Kinzie and which he kept until late in the fall of that year, when he removed to a claim he had taken, eight miles northwest of the city, near where

Elijah Wentworth

Jefferson Station, on the Chicago & Northwestern Rail- road, now is. Here he built quite a large log house and opened another tavern, which he kept uninteruptedly except during a short time when driven into refuge at Fort Dearborn during the Black Hawk War. in 1832). for many years. His wife died of cholera in Chicago. July 22, 1849. He died at the residence of his daughter. Mrs. Sweet, at St. Joseph, Mich. in November, 1863. He was buried in Chicago.

Their children were.

Hiram, born in Vassalborough, Maine, .April 22, 1 8oo.

ELIJAH WENTWORTH, JR., was born in Lincolnville, Maine, March 30, 1803. He came to Chicago either in 1830 or 183t. He was elected, by a unanimous vote. the first Coroner of Cook County. He afterwards removed to Lyons, Cook County, where he kept the well-known Black Horn tavern. He was Postmaster for a while 1844 . In 1875 he was living in Galesburg.

. l'lus dite is given by Zelnah Wentworth.

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Knox Co., 111. He married, January 15. 1832, Eliza Jane Weed, Plainfield, Will Co., Ill. She died in Chi- cago, June 24, 1836: 2 he married Angelina, daughter of Demas Colton, Middletown, Conn. She died at East Hartford, Conn., July 25. 1858. 31 He married at Galesburg, June 13, 1864, Mrs. Elmira L. Myers widow . He died at Galesburg, November 18, 1875.

Eliza died young in Illinois.

Lucy, born in Lincolnville, Maine, October 25. 1807; married October 12, 1827, in Jo Daviess County, Ill., John Ray, Willow Springs, Wis. She died April 24, 1864.

Mary Wilson, born October 19, 1808; married I William Clark, Lewiston, Fulton Co., Ill. He died at Fort Winnebago, Wis., 1831. 2) John Holcomb. She

died in 1834, at Pekin, Ill. Ruth Whitney, died in infancy in Lexington, Ky.

Zebiah Walker Estes , born in Hampden, Maine, April 19, 1810; married Elijah S. Estes, now of Bay View, Wis., September 4, 1836, where January, 1884 , she is still living.

Susan, born in Hampden. Maine, July 12, 1811; married 1 July 1, William Anderson; 2 Charles Sweet. February 16, 1836, moved to St. Joseph, Mich., where she died, March 25, 1882.

Isaac died in infancy in Ohio, about 1813. . George H., born September 9, 1815, near Lexington. Ky. Now, 1884, living in the town of Lake, Wis.

GROCERIESI.

CLOTHINGT

VIEW ON CLARK STREET IN 1857.

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CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX.

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1603-Samuel Champlain first arrives on the St. Lawrence River 38 1608-Samuel Champlain founds Quebec 39 1611-Samuel Champlain establishes trading-post on site of Montreal 39

1615-Samuel Champlain leads Hurons against the Iroquois 39

1618-John Nicolet arrives in Quebec from France 39 1634-35-John Nicolet visits what is now Wiscon- sin and Illinois_ 40-41-287

1635-36-First Jesuit Mission Huron Mission

founded in the Northwest 41 1645-Louis Joliet born at Quebec 42

1660-Second Mission Ottawa Mission at Keewee- naw Bay, Lake Superior) founded in the Northwest by Pere Menard. 41

1665-Father Claude Allouez founds " Mission of the Holy Ghost " at La Pointe . Ashland Bay, Wisconsin 41-42

1667-Louis Joliet explores the copper mines of Lake Superior 42

1668-Fathers Dablon and Marquette establish the "Mission of St. Mary," at Sault Ste. Marie . 42

1669-Father Jacques Marquette succeeds Al- louez at La Pointe and first meets Illinois Indians-LaSalle discovers the Ohio River 12-61 1670-Marquette appointed to Illinois Mission- Miamis and Mascoutins visited by Allouez- French traders in Wisconsin ..... 42-287-33-48 1671-France takes formal possession of the Northwest-Grand convention of Indian tribes at Sault Ste. Marie, 42-47-48

1673-Joliet and Marquette explore the Missis- sippi River, and return to Green Bay by way of the Illinois and Lake Michigan-Fort Cataraqua later Fort Frontenac estab-

lished +3-50-61-287

1674-75-Marquette attempts to reach his Illinois Mission and winters at the " Portage River." French traders in Illinois-The Kaskaskia Mission founded 44-45-46 1676-Allouez received at Chicago by Illinois In- dians 287

1679-First vessel Griffin launched on the Upper Lakes -- Fort Miami built by LaSalle at mouth of St. Joseph River, Michigan. 62 1680-The word Chicougou first mentioned by Hennepin 37

1680-LaSalle reaches the Illinois River by way of the St. Joseph and Kankakee-Fort Creve-

4 cœur built and destroyed-Massacre of the Illinois Indians by the Iroquois-Tonty and other Frenchmien escape massacre and reach Green Bay by way of the Desplaines and Chicago portage-LaSalle visits the Illinois River the second time. 62-63 1681-Marquette's journal published by Ther- venot 44-48 1681-82-1.aSalle first visits and describes the

" Chicagou Portage " 63-64

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1682-Tonty passes through Chicago on his route from the Mississippi River to Mack- inac 64

1682-83-Fort S. Louis Starved Rock, on the Illinois River, fortified by LaSalle and Ton- ty-LaSalle writes to La Barre from the Chicagou Portage-Miamis settled at Fort St. Louis. 33-64 1684-Tonty attacked at Fort St. Louis by the Iroquois-De la Durantave comes with a party from Mackinac to relief of Tonty- Fort built at " Chicagou " 65

1685-Tonty visits De la Durantaye as his fort at Chicago. 65 1687-88-Henri Joutel and companions twice visit Chicago 65 1699-St. Cosme, Tonty, De Montigny, Davion and De la Source at Chicago-Miami Mis- sion established in charge of Fathers Pinet and Bineteau-Boy lost on the Chicago prairie 66-287

1700-Fathers Gravier and Marest found new Kas- kaskia Mission-De Courtemanche visits the Miamis at St. Joseph and at Chicago to arrange for making peace with the Iroquois. 67

1702-Fort St. Louis abandoned as a military post by the French 67 1700-06-Deaths of Fathers Pinet and Bineteau, first Chicago priests 67-68 1718-James Logan explores route to the Missis- sippi 79 1702-26-Constant war in northern Illinois between the French and their allies the Illinois, and the Foxes-Illinois driven from the Illinois River-Miamis driven eastward-Abandon- ment of the Chicago route from Canada to the Mississippi 67-69

1726-57-Northern Illinois deserted by the French. 69 Immigration of Northwestern tribes_ 34 1764-Treaty between Western Confederacy of Indians and the English 34

1769-Pottawatomies conquer the Illinois at Starved Rock, and become the dominant tribe of Upper Illinois 34-35 1773-William Murray, an English subject, pur- chases land of the Indians, which extends up the Illinois River to " Chicagon or Gar- lick Creek "-" Illinois Land Company" formed 69-70 1778-French trader named Guarie settled at Chi- cago. 92 1779-96-Baptiste Point De Saible settled at Chi- Cago 70 I;So-" Illinois Land Company " re-organized at Philadelphia 70 1783-Treaty with Northwestern tribes 34 1786-Letter of William Burnett alluding to Chi- cago 72 1790-Battles between General Harmer's army and Indians near Chillicothe, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Ind 34

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1791-Expeditions of Generals Scott, Wilkinson and St. Clair against the Western Confederacy of Indians - French trader at Chicago killed by Pottawatomies 34, 91 1794-Victory of General Anthony Wayne over Western Confederacy 34

1795-Treaty of Greenville-Chicago first officially recognized by the United States. . . 35, 70, 79 1796-Le Mai, a French trader, buys the cabin of Point De Saible 72

1798-Letter of William Burnett referring to an expected garrison at Chicago 72

1803-Arrival at Chicago of Captain John Whistler, with company of United States soldiers- Establishment of Fort Dearborn -72-So

1804-Settlement of first permanent white resident, John Kinzie 72

United States Indian Agency established S6. 97 Birth of first white child Ellen M. Kinzie . 76 1805-First Masonic Lodge established in Illinois. 507 1809-American Fur Company organized by John J. Astor 93

Territory of Illinois set off from Indiana ... 599 1810-Captain Nathan Heald succeeds Captain Whistler as commandant at Fort Dearborn- Pottawatomie council at St. Joseph in regard to the tribe joining Tecumseh and the Prophet 80

Matthew Irwin made United States Factor at Chicago S7 Illinois Pottawatomies commence hostilities against the whites 76-77-So Mention of Chicago's first physician, John Cooper -457

Attention of Government drawn to scheme of canal connecting Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River 166

1810-11-First Chicago teacher and pupil. 204

1811-Matthew Irwin and John Lalime write to United States officers regarding Indian depredations in Illinois-Battle of Tippe- canoe-Pottawatomie council on the Illinois River at Peoria 77-78-79 Southwest Fur Company formed 93

1812 (April 6 -Settlers murdered at " Lee's place " on the South Branch at the Chicago River- (June 18) United States declares war against England- July 16 Fort Mackinac surren- dered-August 15. Massacre of the Fort Dearborn garrison- August 16) Fort Dear- born burnt by the Indians-Detrnit sur- rendered by General Hull 80-83 First mention of Chicago militia 261

1814-First merchant brig put on the Upper Lakes -Canal scheme favorably mentioned by President Madison 240-166

1815-" Dean House" built on the lake shore- Foreigners prohibited by Congress from dealing in furs in the United States and Territories 85-93

Garden belonging to Fort Dearborn culti- vated by Antoine Onilmette and Alexander Robinson 92 Treaties of peace with the Pottawatomies at Portage des Sioux and Detroit 35 1816-Fort Dearborn rebuilt-Indian Agency and United States Factory re-established- Treaty of St. Louis, by which lands around the head of Lake Michigan were deeded to Government 83-92

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Bank of Illinnis at Shawneetown incor- porated-First legal banking in the State __ 524 Major S. H. Long explores future route of Illinois & Michigan Canal 166 First Chicago School opened. 201

1816-17-Conant and Mack's trading-house estab- lished at Chicago -92-93 1817-Samuel A. Storrow, of Massachusetts, visits and describes Fort Dearborn and the Chi- cago River and portage 100

. American Fur Company re-organized, and agency established at Mackinac -. 93-94 The schooner " Heartless " wrecked off Chi- cago harbor 2.10

IS17-1818-Schooners " Baltimore " and " Her- cules " run between Chicago and Mackinac. 94-95

IS18-Judiciary organized under State Constitution 419 Agency of American Fur Company estab- lished at Chicago-First visit of Gurdon S. Hubbard, now (1884 the oldest living resi- dent 96-110 (April 13) Illinois admitted as a State ..... 599 John H. Kinzie indentured to American Fur Company 74

1819-Incorporation of first State bank and estab- lishment of four branches 536 Schooner " Jackson " plies between Chicago and Mackinac 95 1820-Dr. Alexander Wolcott appointed United States Indian Agent-Lewis Cass and Henry R. Schoolcraft visit Chicago, which consists of Fort Dearborn and three log houses-" Cobweb Castle," completed by Dr. Wolcott 90-100 Government goods in United States Factory valued at $20,000 89

1821-First mention of a Chicago Justice of the Peace 420 "Walk in the Water " wrecked 2.40 Chicago shore line first surveyed 589 Treaty with the " United Tribes " at Chicago 35 1822-U. S. Factory discontinued First baptism Alexander Beaubien baptized by Rev. Stephen 1). Badin, 288 Charles C. Trowbridge visits Chicago, on Government business. In regard to the location of Indian Mission schools.) 100

Masonic Grand Lodge instituted in Illinois. 507 1822-'March, Congress grants to Illinois permis- sion to cut a canal through the State, donating 90 feet each side the route, and appropriates Sio, ooo for surveys 166

1823-February -Bill passed by Legislature pro- viding for survey of canal route, and ap- pointing commissioners 166 (June 5 -Arrival of Major Long's expedi- tinn - Chicago described by William H. Keating as consisting of ".a few huts"-Its lake trade not exceeding "the cargo of five or six schooners 100 (May -Fort Dearborn evacuated by garri- son and left in charge of Dr. Alexander Wol- cott; July 20 -First Chicago marriage Dr. Wolcott and Ellen M. Kinzie . 74, 76, 84, 85, 90 Archibald Clybourne and David Mckee become residents of Chicago-Government blacksmith shop established .. 101-566

Chicago taxed as a part of Fulton county, and John Kinzie December 2 recommended for Justice of the Peace of same county. 75-174

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1824-Illinois divided into five judicial circuits 419 Five routes surveyed for Illinois & Michi- gan Canal. 167 (August 23)-The Clybourne family settle at Chicago IOI

1825 -- (January)-Illinois & Michigan Canal Com- pany incorporated 167 (July 28)-John Kinzie commissioned Jus- tice of the Peace for Peoria County 75

(September 6)-Chicago becomes a precinct of Peoria County-Archibald Clybourne appointed first Chicago Constable __ 75, 103, 174 (October 9)-Rev. Isaac McCoy preaches the first Protestant sermon 288 John H. Fonda describes the town as con- taining "about fourteen houses and not more than seventy-five or one hundred inhabitants ;" fourteen residents assessed as taxpayers 100, IOI

1826-Rev. Jesse Walker first visits the town ; Mark Beaubien becomes a resident ; the Scott family settle at Gross Point 106, 288 (August 7) First Chicago election 600

1827-" Winnebago War"-Chicago militia organ- ized 264-269 Illinois organized into four judicial circuits_ 419 Congress appropriates to the State 284,000 acres for canal purposes 167

" Miller House" built by Samuel Miller- Clybourne's slaughter-house built on the North Branch 104-560

1828-(January 6)-Death of John Kinzie at Fort Dearborn 75 Fort Dearborn re-garrisoned 8.1 Rev. Isaac Scarritt preaches in the " Miller House" 288

1829-Fifth judicial circuit created (including Chi- cago) 419 Towns established along the proposed route of the Illinois & Michigan Canal 167

First ferry established at Chicago (where Lake Street crosses the river; 197

" Wolf Tavern " built by James Kinzie and Archibald Caldwell 96

1830-Chicago surveyed and platted by Canal Commissioners on Canal Section 9 (plat published August 4) III, 174 First bridge across Chicago River (South Branch, near Randolph-street crossing .. 198 Methodist "Chicago Mission District' formed and Rev. Jesse Walker appointed to mission 288

Death of Dr. vle __ ander Wolcott 90 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Forbes open school in the "Dean House " 114, 205 Elijah Wentworth becomes landlord of the Wolf Tavern 96-103 1831-(January -First movements toward con- struction of railroad in Illinois, 244 (January 15 -Cook County created, and Chicago designated as the county seat .. 116

March -Cook County organized, and Chi- cago made a voting precinct ; first election for county officers 116

March -Appropriation by Congress for light-house 2.10 June -Troops withdrawn from Fort Dear- born-Colonel T. J. V. Owen, Indian Agent, placed in charge of fort $4. 90. 91

June)-First county roads established ( pres-

ent State Street and Archer Avenue, and Page Madison Street and Ogden Avenue) 117 Cook County granted twenty-four canal lots by the State 174 (June 16)-First Methodist class formed; Rev. Stephen R. Beggs appointed to the Chicago Mission. 288

First post-office established-First prayer meetings held-John Miller's tannery built on North Branch . 115, 289, 565 Richard J. Hamilton appointed Commis- sioner of School Lands for Cook County __ 205 Construction and fall of the light-house_ __ 240 Arrival of Colonel Hamilton, G. W. Dole, P. F. W. Peck, Mark Noble, Dr. Elijah D.

Harmon, and other prominent early settlers 115 1831-32-First Chicago literary society formed. 472 1832-(January)-First Methodist quarterly meet- ing 288

(March)-First public building (the " Estray Pen ") erected 174 (April)-First street leading to the lake laid out . 192 (April)-Breaking out of "Black Hawk War ". 266

(May)-Captain Gholson Kercheval's Chi- cago militia company organized-Settlers from surrounding country take refuge in Fort Dearborn-(May 21)-Captain Jesse Brown's Chicago company leave Fort Dear- bon for a week's campaign against the Indians-Robert Kinzie, Jean Baptiste Beau- bien form companies and go to the aid of the settlers 266, 270 (June 17)-Fort Dearborn garrisoned by a company of U. S. soldiers, under Captain William Whistler-(July 10)-Steamer "Shel- don Thompson " arrives with General Scott and troops for Black Hawk War, and brings cholera .120, 121

(August

3)-Black

Hawk routed at

Bad

Axe

271

(August 19)-First Chicago Sunday-school

organized

289

First frame business building erected- First provisions packed and shipped-First saw- mill established 122, 566

Chicago Temperance Society organized

517

Bridge built over the North Branch

198

1833-(March 2)-First appropriation for improve-

ment of harbor ($25,000)

127, 234

(May 5)-First Catholic church (Old St.

Mary's) organized.

290

(May)-Garrison transferred from Fort Brady to Fort Dearborn-(May 19)-Rev. Jeremiah Porter preaches his first sermon in Chicago 200

(June 26,-First Presbyterian Church organ- ized .300

(July 1)-Improvement of

harbor com-

menced .

.122. 234

(July ; - First celebration of the Eucharist 320

(August -Town incorporated-First elec-

tion of town officers.

128. 174. 175

(August)-" Temple Building,

First Bap-

tist church building finished. 315

(September 26,-Treaty with the Pottawat- omies 30. 122. 128 'October -School Section 16 sold at publu auction at $6.72 per acre square nule

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bounded east and west by State and Hal- sted streets, and north and south by Mad- ison and Twelfth streets) 133 (October 19)-First Baptist Church organ- ized 315

(October)-Manufacture of agricultural im- plements (the " Bull Plow "} commenced in Northern Illinois by Asahel Pierce, at Lake Street, corner of Canal -566, 570

. November 6)-First fire ordinance passed, and fire warden appointed 221

(November 7)-Ordinance against polluting- the river. 191 (November 26)-First issue of the "Chicago Democrat" .175, 361 .

(November)-Code of local laws adopted- First jail (log) erected-State road from Chicago to Vincennes completed ...... 175. 192 Arrival of first Chicago lawyers-Trial of first larceny case 421

First shipment from port of Chicago-I.um- ber-yard, brick-yard, and manufacture of soap and candles started 554, 555, 556 (December)-Wharfing privileges defined- "English and Classical School for Boys" opened 141, 206

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History of Chicago. From the earliest period to the present time, Part 176

Author: Andreas, Alfred Theodore Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago, A. T. Andreas Number of Pages: 1340

Author: Andreas, Alfred Theodore
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago, A. T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 1340