History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 117

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875

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HISTORY OF NILES.

This township is bounded on the north by North- field and New Trier, on the east by Evanston, on the south by Jefferson and Norwood Park and on the west by Maine. The area of the township is somewhat less than twenty-five sections. It has a population of about 2,600. The soil is generally fertile, and it is drained in the western portion by the North Branch of the Chicago River. A considerable portion of it is still covered by native timber, which, however, is quite rapidly disappearing before the demands for fuel, tim- ber aud lumber.

The earliest settler within the limits of the township was Joseph Curtis, an Englishman, who ereeted a rude log house near the river on Section 17, near the pres- ent residence of Sylvester Beckwith, in the spring of 1831. Mr. Curtis remained in Niles until 1846, and in 1850 he returned to England. John Dewes, also an Englishman, settled one-half mile north of Mr. Curtis, in the spring of 1832 or 1833-anthorities dif- fer as to the year. Subsequently Mr. Dewes went back to England after his father's family. In one of these years, 1832 or 1833, John Schadiger and Julins Perren together built au exceedingly rude log shanty on the North Branch of the Chicago River, within the limits of the present village of Niles, formerly Dutchman's Point. Particular reference to this shanty is made in connection with the history of this village. In 1833, William Clark aud wife came out to Niles from Chi- eago, and settled on the northeast quarter of Section 30, built a Jog house near the river. and lived on the same tract of land mitil within a few years, when he bought a small farm of Benjamin Lupton. Mr. Clark was married the second time in 1879, and now lives about a mile north of the village of Niles. Thomas Jefferson, Sr., located near Mr. Curtis in 1833, and his son, Thomas, now lives upon the old homestead. In the year 1834 quite an immigration occurred. Christian Ebinger with his wife, whom he hnd married in Detroit, and John Plank, settled in the spring of 1834, on the ridge extending northward from Norwood Park. Christian Ebinger built a log house on Section 31, on the samme spot where now stands the house in which his widow lives. John Plank's house was built in the fall of 1834, on the next quarter-sec- tion north. John Ebinger, a brother of Christian, located immediately south of him, and in the full of 1834 Frederick Ebinger and his wife, both of whom, being without. money, had worked in Fort Dearborn during the summer, moved out to the ridge and located immediately south of John Ebinger. Thus before the close of 1834, four houses were erected in a line on this ridge, occupied, commencing at the sonth, by Frederick, John and Christian Ebinger, and John Plank, who married Miss Elizabeth Ebinger, sister of Frederick,"John and Christian. The Ebingers and Mr. Plank were noted far and wide for their hospital- ity, and although they kept no tavern, travelers were always sure of entertainment with them and a night's lodging. At this time there was a point of timber extending from the main body on the North Branch,

along the ridge on which these four houses stood, and as it was enstomary then as well as now for Americans to improperly speak of Germans as " Dutchmen," this point of timber and the settlement received the name of " Dutchman's Point," by which name it is still pop- ularly known, although the village which has since grown up a little to the northeast is now known as Niles.

In the year 1834, Jolin Odel settled on the south- west quarter of Section 30; Robert Robinson on the northwest part of Caldwell's Reserve; Elan Crane on the south half of Section 18; John Miller, a son- in-law of Elan Crane, located at the river near the line between Sections 19 and 20. Here he erected a saw-mill, afterward widely known as " Miller's Mill." Notwithstanding the value of timber at that time wus very low, Mr. Miller obtained for the first lumber sawed at his mill, $70 per 1,000 feet. John Ru- land who had landed somewhere on the lake shore north of Chicago, because the captain of the ves- sel upon which he came up the lakes could not find Chicago, settled near the center of Section 30. His first residence is said to have been a hole dug in the hillside, about thirty rods west of Mathias's saloon, on what is now known us the Milne Place, and cov. ered with bark and sods. This is the first mention of a "dng out " in the township, and so far as known the only one. It is related of Mr. Ruland that Boon after finishing his residence he became hungry for fresh meat. So, taking his gun, he started for the river in search of a deer. Soon after starting out on this hunting expedition, a large wolf sprang up from behind a log, and stood for some time staring at him, evidently in doubt whether to attack Mr. Ruland or to use that discretion which is the better part of valor. Mr. Ruland stood painfully experiencing the same donbts, but at length, mnstering courage, leveled his gun and fired npon his enemy. Without waiting for the smoke of battle to clear away he turned and ran for his dug-ont with all the agility he could command, reaching it in safety. Finding himself not pursued, his courage returned ; he reloaded his gun and started out again, this time to make an enumeration of the killed, wounded, or missing. He found the wolf about twenty-five rods from the place of rencounter, dead. Mr. Ruland died on his old homestead, August 24, 1880. His widow still survives.

In 1834, Andrew Brown who still lives at Niles, moved into the township. In 1836, James Wheldon settled on the southeast quarter of Section 19, and soon afterward John and Thomas Brown settled on the southwest quarter of the same section. George Heslington settled on the western half of Section ". In 1837, Benjamin Emerson settled at the edge of the woods on the northeast quarter of Section 14, and about the same time n Mr. Burtletto, who had an Indian wife, sottled on the northwest quarter of Ser- tion 35. Lyman Butterfield settled in the woods on the southwest quarter of Section 10. lle was a great Indian hunter, and many an Indian it is sait was made

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to bite the dust by a bullet from his unerring rifle. His old farm is now occupied by Peter Weiss. In 1839, Samuel E. Ferris settled in the woods about half a mile north of Niles Centre, and a bachelor named O'Brien " laid the foundations of that village " by build- ing a log house where now stands the brick residence of Peter Blameuser. Thomas Jowarski, a native of Poland, settled on the south half of Section 27, and the Snell family settled in the extreme northwest cor- ner of the town. In 1840, John Richard built a log house on Section 14, and Jacob Comstock built on the north half of Section 15, where the Abbink fam- ily, known as the Hollanders, now reside. Stephen Gage settled on the north half of Section 7. Benja- min Hall and John Marshall built the tavern at Dutchman's Point, of which Benjamin Hall was the first proprictor, and where the first whisky was sold over a counter in Niles Township, but not where the first whisky was soll. In this year, 1840, Benjamin Lupton, mentioned in the history of Jefferson, moved into Niles. .

John Shriggly soon succeeded Benjamin Hall as tavern keeper at Dutchman's Point. He was a great sportsman, aud nsnally kept half a dozen hunting dogs. Once, when out hunting, his dogs treed a lynx, and it so happened that John had no ammunition with him but fine shot. With this he fired at the lynx several tines, when at length the lynx, becoming tired of being a target, ran down the tree at the roots of which the dogs were impatiently waiting to give the wild beast a reception more warm than kind. But con- trary to their expectation, as well as to that of their master, in less than three minutes from the time the lynx reached the ground every dog was whipped and yelp- iug his way to Dutchman's Point, followed by the val- orons Mr. Shriggly as fast as his legs could carry him. Ile never tackled a lynx with fine shot after that exciting episode.

In 1841, Nicholas Meyer, John Schneider, and Will- iam Huffmeyer settled in this township, and also Will- iam White, who was for several years Supervisor of the town. In 1842, John Rodgers, John W. Hoffman and his brothers Mathias, Michael and Nicholas, Peter Schwarz, Charles Ruescher, Nicholus and Peter Hanpt, John Finke and his son John IL. Finke, all settled on the prairie in the east part of the township, and Mr. Eck- hoff in the southern part. In 1843, Jacob Kercher and his father-in-law settled on Section 14. John Zobus near the school-honse iu District No. 2, and Syl. vester Beckwith on the northenst quarter of Section 18. In 1843, George Proescl and Wolfgang Harrer with his two sons, Michael and Henry, two well-known business men at Niles Centre, arrived and located on the east prairie near the edge of the forest. In 1847, Samuel Rohr moved from Evanston and locateil ou the school section of Niles.

The east prairie lay between the timber land in Niles and the Evanston ridge. It was theu a marsh like the Skokey in and to the north of New Trier. Iu this marsh John Schneider had a horse drowned near where Peterson's nursery now is, and came very near being drowned himself.

From this time on until the building of the Illinois & Wisconsin, now the Chicago & North-Western Railroad, and of the Chicago, Milwmikce & St. Paul, the township of Niles received but limited addi- tions to its population The forests of the township then becaine valuable, as wood was used for fuel in Chicago almost exclusively, and also by these two roads. The result was that numerous shanties were erceted in

every directiou, and the woodman's ax resounded in the forests from morning to night. The timber being removed and the roots of the trees excavated, cultivat- ed farms upon which were erected comfortable farni- houses in due time took their places, and to-day the towuship of Niles contains an aggregate population of nearly three thousand industrious, intelligent and prosperous citizens. It has five public and three pri- vate schools, and six churches with active and respected ministers working for the spiritual and moral welfare of its people.

ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNSHIP .- There appears to have been but little organized political action pre- vious to 1850, when the towuship was organized under the general law. On April 2, of that year, the first meeting for the election of officers was held pursuant to notice by the Cook County Commissioners. No account of the selection of the name of "Niles" appears on the records, but according to the older settlers it was chosen at a public meeting held some time pre- vious to this first election. Of the meeting held April 2, 1850, referred to above, Samnel E. Ferris was chosen Moderator, and Jumes Milne, Clerk, and at this meeting Samuel E. Ferris was elected Sup- ervisor, Pierpont Anderson, Clerk and Collector, Christian Ebinger, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor; Samuel E. Ferris, Nathaniel Snell, and Robert Robin- son, Commissioners of Highways; Robert Pink and Charles W. Buler, Justices of the Peace; Hamlet B. Snell and Pierpont Anderson, Constables. For town purposes $150 was voted, also that there should be a pound in said town on land owned by Lambert Pink, and John Pink was elected Pound Master. It was also resolved that no swine should run at Inrge. The Commissioners of Highways then appointed Overseers of Highways for the several road districts as follows: For District No. 1, James Wheldon ; District No. 2, Hamlet B. Snell ; No. 3, Alvin Cooley ; No. 4, Samuel Rohr, and No. 5. Adam Huffineyer. For the year end- ing April 1, 1851, the Supervisor reported as having received from the Collector, $219.44, of which $63.11 was for road purposes, and $156.33 for town purposes. The annual election for 1851 was held April 2, at the North Branch Hotel. The following officers were elected by the vote affixed to their respective names : Supervisor, Samuel Anderson, 41 ; Clerk, Jolm Ketch- uni, 40; Justice of the Peace, Robert Hartt, 40; Con- stables, Pierpont Anderson, 40, and Hamlet B. Snell, 40 ; Collector, Samuel E. Ferris, 41 ; Assessor, Samuel E. Ferris, 35; Commissioners of Highways, Samuel E. Ferris, 37, Robert Hartt, 39. and Adann Huffmeyer, 40. An election was held June 19, 1851, at the North Branch Hotel, for the purpose of electing a Judge of the County Court of Common Pleas to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Giles Spring. Of the votes cast, John M. Wilson received thirty-two; and Mark Skinner, eight. On the 28th of June $200 was voted to be raised by tax for the improvement of highways. On the 15th of December, an election was held at the North Branch Hotel to elect a Supervisor to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of Samuel Anderson to California. John Gray was elected, and on the 18th of the same month Rodney E. Day was appointed Col- lector to fill a vacancy cansed by the resignation of Samnel E. Ferris. The various officers elected since that time have been as follows:

Supervisors .- John Gray, 1858 to 1855; William White, 1856 to 1858; John W. Hoffman, 1859 to 1862 ; Henry Harmes, 1863 to 1870 : George J. Eckhoff, 1871 to 1873 ; Mathias Hoffman, 1874 ; John Huntington,

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18:5 nud 1876 ; Jacob Heinz, 1877 ; Richard Ray, 1878 and 1879; Fred Kunstmann, 1880 to 1883.

Clerks .- Robert Hartt, 1852 and 1853; Thomas Brown, 1854 and 1855; James Milne, 1856 to 1862; Peter Bergmann, 1863; John II. Moulton, 1864 ; Peter Bergmann, 1865; George C. Klehm, 1966 to 1868; Medard M. Lochner 1869 and 1870; George C. Klehm, 1871 to 1873; M. C. Conrad, 1874 to 1876; Medard M. Lochner, 1877 to 1879; Andrew Schmitz, 1880 to 1882; John W. Brown, 1883.

Assessors .- Christian Ebinger, 1852 and 1853; Rob- ert Hartt, 1854; William White, 1855 and 1856; Thomas Brown, 1857; Mathias Hoffman, 1858 to 1863 ; Christian Ebinger, 1864 and 1865; John Dahm, 1866; W. Rohr, 1867 to 1870; Fred Kunstmann, 1871 to 1874 ; Henry Harrer, 1875 and 1876; Mathias Hoff- man 1877 to 1883.

Collectors .- Christian Ebinger, 1852; Charles An- derson, 1853 and 1854; William Stedman, 1855 and 1856; John W. Hoffman, 1857 and 1858; Jacob Blas, 1859; James Daniels, 1860; Nicholas Dahm, 1861; Michael Harrer, 1862 and 1863 ; Herman Jakobs, 1864 ; Michael Harrer, 1865 ; John Mertes, 1866 ; G. J. Eck- hoff. 1867 to 1870; Michael Harrer, 1871; Mathias Hoffman, 1873; Henry Ebinger, 1874 and 1875; Mathias Hoffman, 1876; Ernst Galitz, 1877 to 1879; Michael Hurrer, 1880; Henry Kolf, 1881 to 1883.

Commissioners of Highways .- Robert Hartt, Adam Huffmeyer, and Sylvester Beckwith, 1852; William Stedman, Anthony Pirch, Sylvester Beckwith, 1853; S Rohr, Christian Ebinger, Sylvester Beckwith, 1854; William White, Samuel Rohr, Jr., Christian Ebinger. 1855 ; Christian Ebinger, James Daniels, Mathias Hoff- mun, 1856 ; Peter Bergmann, Mathias Hoffman, Chris- tian Ebinger, 1857; Christian Ebinger, John Lochner, Henry Harrer, 1858: Peter Bergmann, Ilenry Harrer, Samuel E. Ferris, 1859; Peter Bergmann, George Praul, Sylvester Beckwith, 1860 ; Anton Mors, Henry Harrer, Peter Bergmann, 1861 ; Charles Iserman, 1862; Henry Harrer, 1863 ; Fred Segelken, 1864 ; Charles Iserman, 1865; Henry Harrer, 1866; Fred Segelken, 1867; Charles Iserman, 1868; Henry Harrer, 1869; Fred Segelken. 1870; Charles Iserman, 1871; Medard M. Lochner, 1873; Henry Ruesch, 1874 ; Henry Ebinger, 1875; George C. Klehm, 1876; Henry Ruesch, 1877 and 1878; George C. Klehm. 1879: Richard Kay, 1880; Henry Ruesch, 1881; Henry Harrer, 1882; Peter Thorsen, 1883.

Justices of the Peace .- Samuel E. Ferris and Robert Hartt, 1854 ; William Stedman and James Daniels, 1858; Samuel E. Ferris, 1859; John H. Monlton, 1861; James Daniels and John H. Moulton, 1862; Henry Harrer und Thomas Brown, 1866 : Henry Har- rer and Henry Lester, 1870; Henry Harrer and Henry Lester, 1874 ; Henry Harrer and Henry Lester, 1877; Henry Harrer and George J. Eckhoff, 1881; George C. Klelim, 1883.

Constables .- C'hurles Anderson, 1853: Charles An- derson and Ceri Sparks, 1854; William Stedman and S. Rohr, Jr., 1855; Henry Harms, 1857; Lambert Pink and Henry Harms, 1858; Michael Volkman and CyrusStockbridge, 1862; Frederick Hertel and Will- iam White, 1864; John Schwarz and Frederick Her- tel, 1866; Adam Hoth and William Impton, 1870; Peter J. Caspers and William Inpton, 1874 ; William Lupton, and Andrew Schmitz. 1875; Andrew Schmitz and Thomas Impton, 1877; Joseph Rose and Frank Wilmington, 1878; Andrew Schimitz and William Impton, 1881; Peter Sanermann and Nicholas Sol- onion, 1883.

School Trustees,-John Lundick, Thomas Brown, William White, Nicholas Meyer, and S. Rohr, 1854 : George J. Eckhoff, 1871; John Dilg, 1873, 1876: Michael Harrer, 1877: John Dilg, 1878; Thomas Wheldon, 1879: "Anton Gaumann, 1880 ; John Dilg, 1881 ; Ernest Galitz, 1882 ; Henry Ebinger, 1883.

THE BOUNTY TAX .-- Perhaps the most important event connected with the history of this township was the effort on the part of some of its citizens to cause the burdens of the war for the suppression of the Rebellion to be borne by the property of the township This effort was the result of an excessive enrollment made in 1864 by the enrollment officer, John H. Moul- ton, who was an Englishman, and it was even believed by many, unnaturalized. Most of the citizens of the township were Germans, and on account of the excess- ive enrollment there was a disproportionate quota reported, some twenty-five or twenty-six persons being drafted. This proved a heavy burden on many who were poor, and in order to relieve such of the drafted ones as desired to be relieved from the necessity of going into the army, public meetings were held for the purpose of raising by subscription, a fund of $25 for every person enrolled to be used in furnishing substi- tutes for the conscripts. ifere again difficulty arose. Some of the wealthier citizens failed to subscribe as liberally as others thought they should do, and when the danger to the country from the Rebellion was over, quite a nmber failed to pay their subscriptions. This state of things was very galling to the poorer citizens who had paid their pro rata shares toward the draft or substitute fund ; hence several meetings were held to consider what should be done with those who refused to pay. It was finally decided to procure if possible the enactment of a law authorizing Niles Township to levy a tax on all its taxable property to repay the money to those who had paid their subscriptions, Henry Harms was selected as delegate to Springfield to lay the matter before the Legislature. He was suc- cessful in his mission. The neccessary act was approved February 12, 1867. In accordance with the provisions of this act a town meeting was held Febru- ary 27, 1867, at which the electors expressed their opinion for and against the bounty tax. The ballot resulted in 159 votes being cast for it and 114 against it. The board then proceeded to ascertain, estimate and assess a bounty tax of three per cent on all the tax- able property of the town of Niles, to be collected with the taxes for 1866. This step brought on a suit at law, wherein John H. Moulton and others were plaintiffs, and Henry Harms, Supervisor, John Wertes, Collector, and the town of Niles, were defendants. the suit being brought to test the question of the right of the board to levy and collect the tax. On the 18th of December, 1867, a tax of three per cent was levied to be collected with the taxes of 1867, and at the same meeting it was ordered that persons hoiding town bonnty orders against the town of Niles might have indorsed on their orders to the amount of forty per cent of the principal thereof, and have the amounts credited on the tax list. The attorney for the town of Niles in this case was Ira W. Buell. On the 29th of October, 1868, a due bill in his favor was drawn for 8400, to be paid within two years, with interest at six per cent until paid, and its payment provided for by a tax of $430. The result of the whole more- ment was that the amount required to refund the amounts paid by the subscribers to the draft fund was raised to within abont fifteen per cent, which deficit would have been collected had not the great fire of

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1871 in Chicago destroyed the papers necessary to be used in its collection : and most of the subscribers to the fund received from the town out of the tax the amounts they had paid.

THE SCHOOLS OF NILES .- The early records of the schools can not be obtained, hence the dates of the organization of the school districts can only be approx- imately stated. The first record that could be seen was dated February 16, 1863. Peter Bergmann was then treasurer of the school fund, and his bond was 86,000. There were then five school districts, and according to the recollectien of early settlers there were in 1850 but two districts, in 1852 there were three, in 1858 there were four, and in 1863 there were five. In this latter year the interest on the school fund distributable to the several districts was as fol- lows: To District No. 1, 848.14; No. 2, $57.60 ; No. 3, $107.16 ; No. 4, *52.58 ; and to No. 5, $51.79. The books of the late treasurer, James Milne, were pro- nounced " all right," and the school fund amounted to *2,560. The present fund is $2,881.78. In October of this year a census of the school children was taken and there were found to be in District No. 1, 150 scholars ; in District No. 2, 137: in No. 3, 199: in No. 4, 150; and in No. 5, 65 ;- total number, 701. In 1883 the census of the school children of the town was as follows :

Distriel.

Under 21.

Between 6 and 21.

No. 1.

Males,

18.

137

Females, 208

1.46

-$94

-- 283

No. 2

Males. Females,

108

--- 206

-140

No. 3.

Males, Females,

118

115

318

-175

No. 4.

Males,

206

135

Females,

219

139

125

-274

No. 5.

Males, Females,

129

277

-183

Totals.

- -1,590.

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NILES VILLAGE.

This village lies on the Nerth Branch of the Chi- cago River, one mile north of Norwood Park. The first honse built within the limits of the village was by John Schadiger and Julius Perren, on the right bank of the river, just below the mouth of the small creek which enters it from the west. It was built in 1832 or 1833, the exact date not being remembered by even those who saw it and describe it as being a log shauty. 10x12 feet in size, with an outside chimney built of strips of wood chinked with clay. The cabiu had no windows and but one door, hung on primitive hinges made of two pairs of wooden eyes with a long rod run- ning up and down through them both. John Schadiger soon afterward moved to Wisconsin and Julius Perren lived in Niles until his death, which vecurred about 1873. Some authorities say chat Samuel Lyttleton lived in this shauty for a time, and that after him the place was called Lyttleton's Point ; but Lyttleton appears to have come later, in 1838, and to have made a bargain to buy the property, real and personal, of John and Christian Ebinger and John Plank, but never con- summated the purchase. After the Schadiger and Per- ren cabin, the next house built here was that of Chris-

tian Ebinger, a log one, where now stands the frame house in which his widow resides. This was in the spring of 1834. In the following fall, John Plank built his house a short distance to the northward, and Frederick aud John Ebinger also built the same fall. John Ruland came next and then John Ketchum. John Plank sold his place to a Mr. Phillips, who kept the first store in the place, and was the first Postmaster, in 1836. Phillips kept the store about a year when he went out of the business, and there appears to have been ne store for a number of years. Phillips was suc- ceeded as Postmaster by George Beach ; he by George Scolly ; he by Heury Lester ; and he by the present incumbent, Peter Thorsten, who took the office in 1881.

The first hotel was built by John Marshall and Ben- jamin Hall in 1837. Mr. Hall sold his interest to Marshall, who soon sold to Samuel Low, and he to John Shriggly, who kept it for a number of years. Colonel Auderson, of Naperville, then bought it, and after passing through the hands of several proprietors. it at last was bought by A. J. Snell, who rents it to Daniel Stryker. This was called the North Branch Hotel. Benjamin Impton was the first blacksmith at Dutchman's Point, in 1840. He carried on the busi- ness for over twenty years, James Milne came second, in 1848. There are now three blacksmiths in the vil- lage. A steam saw-mill was erected by John Gray and Robert Hartt. Robert Hartt is said to have been the first to peddle popcorn in Chicago, and was known as " Popcorn Hartt." The mill sawed a large quan- tity of plank for plank roads. It was sold to John Brown, who sold to John Ketchum, who continued to run it until 1874, when it ceased to be operated.

SCHOOLS .- The first school taught here was by a Scotchman uamed Ballantine, in 1838 or 1839. The second was by a Miss Phillips who was paid by subscrip- tion at the rate of $2 per scholar per term, a part of the bachelors subscribing for one or more scholars in order to sustain the school. The third teacher was Miss Cordelia Wheatou, whose salary was $12 per month and beard around two days in a place. A school-honse was built in 1849 by John Ketchum for $25, the material being furnished. It stood on a lot donated by John Odell. This school-house was used until 1857, when the' present brick school-house was erected. The lot on which this brick school-honse stands was obtained of William Horner in exchange for the old school-house and lot. The house was built for $1,000. There are about sixty-five scholars in attendance, about one-half the scholars in the district attending the German school.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 117

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas Number of Pages: 875

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875