History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 213

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

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BANDOW.

This post office is at 1594 Milwaukee Avenue, and was recently established, with P. W. Bandow as first Postmaster.

PETER W. BANDOW, of the firm of Weyland & Bandow. grocers, was born in the town of Menomonee, Wankesha Co., Wis., in March, 1855. He came Io Chicago In the fall of #873, and engaged as a clerk with C. H1. Niemann & Co., until, June 2, 1875, the present firm succeeded them. They occupy two stores, 50x70 feet in area, employ four clerks and run two delivery wagons. Mr. Bandow was commissioned notary public by Governor McCullom. in May, 1878, which office he now holds, and was also elected and commissioned by The same Governor as Justice of the Peace in April, 1879, which office he resigned shortly after. He was mar- ried on January 9. 1879, to Miss Acquilla Barndt, of West Gran. ville, Milwaukee Co., Wis. They have two children, Mabel L. and Maud A. November 19, 1883, he petitioned for the establishment of a new post-office at his place of business; which was granted, and he was appointed Postmaster thereof on January 11, 1884, and commissioned by the Hon. W. Q. Gresham, Postmaster-Gen- eral, and as a compliment to him from the lion. George E. Adams, member of Congress of the Third Congressional District, the office was named Bandow.

BOWMANVILLE.

This village lies in the eastern part of the town- ship. The original plat comprised the cast half of the southeast quarter anil the north half of the northwest quarter of Section t2. Shackford's sub- division comprises the southwest quarter of the south- east quarter of Section 12, and Jackson's subdivision comprises the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 11. It is one mile west of Summerdale, a station on the Milwaukee Division of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad, six and six-tenth miles from Chicago. It is partly located on the southwest ends of the elevated land extending south from Milwaukee, and known as Milwaukee Ridge. On this ridge is found ex- cellent well water by digging to a depth of from twelve to twenty feet. In early days the hill immediately north of and adjoining Bowmanville received the name of Roe's hill, from Hiram Roe, who lived very near the present location of J. A. Budlong's residence, and kept whisky for the accommodation of the settlers on their way to and from Chicago. From this form of the words "Roe's hill," the present Rosehill was derived. The name Bowmanville was derived from a Mr. Bowman who hav- ing in 1850 purchased a considerable tract of land, sold it out in smaller tracts, of from two to ten acres, and left the country. It was afterward discovered that his title was not good, and those who had purchased of him, were obliged to pay for the land a second time. The first store in this place was built by Christian Brudy, in 1868, who came from Kentucky in 1865, built a saloon in Bowmanville in 1867, and added the store in 1868. The store building is twenty-two by thirty-two

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feet in size, the saloon part forty-two by fifty-two. The store was rented to "Al." Jackson, who itt a short time sold his stock of merchandise to John Berg. In 1872 Mr. Berg sold out to Baptiste Putnam and started a store of his own, the second store in the place. In 1874 Mr. Brudy took the store into his own hands and has since conducted the business. The first house built in the town, was a small frame one, by John Fountain, in 1854. The first saloon started was by Leonard Meler in 1856. Mr. Mehr died in 1860. Another saloon was started by Thomas Freestone in his hotel, but the sa- loont was abandoned in 1857. A brewery was started by Freestone and John Rohrbach. When Mr. Vollmer came to Bowmanville he bought it, and in 1873 built a brick building for ice and a frame one for tuialt, the whole costing $8,000. At the present time there are eight saloons in the place. The original survey and platting of the town was quite faulty. On the 14th of August, 1876, the village engineer of Jefferson reported that he had resurveyed the subdivision of Bowmanville and set stakes at the centers of streets in that subdivis- ion, and that many fences and houses were standing on the streets.

Budlong's Pickle Factory was started in 1869. It is owned by Lyman A. and J. A. Budlong. It is a two story frame building with wagon sheds attached and sheds for salting the pickles. It has been enlarged from time to time as the increase of the business required. The en- tire cost for steam boiler and pumps has been about 85.500, and for tubs and salting vats about $10,500. A general assortment of pickles is made, including cucum- bers, beets, onions, cauliflowers, tomatoes, etc. The capacity of the factory is thirty thousattel barrels, Bow- manville now contains about five hundred inhabitants.

BOWMANVILLE BIOGRAPHICAL. SKETCHES,

J. N BACK, harness-maker, Bowmanville, was born in Belgium. September 25, 1846. lle learned his trade in Belgium, and worked at it there and in France up to his coming to the United States in 1870, to Chicago, where he worked as journeyman. In 1876 he came to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, and opened his present harness shop. Ile was married to Miss Anne Fritz, of Luxembourg, Germany, August 28, 1878. They have one child. Mary.

ANTON CONRAD was born in Baden, Germany, June 13. 1825. He came in 1846 to New York City, where he resided for two years; then went to Louisville, Ky., and for ten years worked in the foundry of P. F. Avery. In 1857 he came to Chicago, and for eight years kept a saloon and boarding-house. In 1864 he came to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, and for seven years was connected with Mr. Vollmer in brewing. To him he sold out his interest, and from 1871 to 188t car.icil on a saloon, which, having sold out to George Maff, he turned his attention to gardening. Mr. Conrad was married to Caroline Trout, of Canton, Ohio. August 13, 1848. They have six children-Theresa (now Mrs. 11. Berghaur), John, Ophelia (now Mrs. Fred. Gilderman), Edward, Annie (now Mrs. Charles Nagle) and Frank.

STEPHEN M. D.ART. deceased, was born in Entfield, Conn .. in (Sog. Most of his early life was spent in Hartford, Conn., as a dealer in fine horses, after which he went to St. Louis and kept what was known as the Abbey House, near that city, for twelve years. In 1878 he came to Jefferson Township, and took charge of hotel known as Bowmanville Road Ilouse, of which he was proprietor up to his death, May 12, 1883. He was largely engaged in raising and selling stock. Hle always took an active part and assisted pecuniarily the Congregational Church of Bow- manville. lle was married to Mrs. Sheldon B. Carpenter in t851. She has one son, George C.

WILLIAM GOEL.Z. M. D., was born in Wurtemberg, Ger- many. November 18, 1819. llc took a course of medicine in the University of Tubingen, Wurtemberg, graduating in 1842. after which he practiced seven years in Wurtemberg In 1849 he cameto Chicago, where he has since practiced his profession. Since 1 873 he has resided in Rowmanville, Jefferson Township. Ile was mar- ried to Miss Josephine Egger, of Wurtemberg. January 19, 1847. They have three children-William. August and Dorothea.

N. B. HANSEN was born in Prussia, Germany, March 7. 1949. He came with his parents, Bernhard and Catharine, to the

United States in 1847, to Chicago, where they resided up to 1860, then moving to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, and engaging in gardening up to the death of the father, March, 1875. His mother is still living. The subject of this sketch was engaged in teaching in public schools of Chicago for ten years, after which he . was employed as book-keeper for C. L. Niehoff, banker, for one year. lle then taught in schools at Naperville, Dul'age Co., Ill., for two years, returned to Chicago and was book-keeper for Kase- berg & Strasser's planing mill for seven years, then for K. G. Smith, brewer, up to 187t, then for Jacob Lauer, ner wictor of plan- ing mill, for eighteen months; afterwards in real . e business and also bouk-keeper for August Etten, sash, door .... d blind manit- facturer. Ile came to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, in 1875. and engaged in gardening np to 1879, when he started his present saloon. Hle is now Justice of the l'ence and has been Village Clerk of Bowmanville two terms, and is now Town Clerk, and has been for six years. llis first wife was Miss Margaret Bepper, of Prussia, who died leaving no children. Ilis present wife was Miss Anna M. Kiesgen, of Prussia, They have three children-Bettie, John N. and Barbara.

PETER S. PETERSON, nurseryman, was born in Sweden June 15, 1830. Ile came to the U'nited States in 1852, and at once engaged in the nursery business in Rochester, N. Y. In 1856 he came to Chicago, and for nine years acted as agent for the Roches- ter nurseries. In 1865 he settled in Jefferson, and opened his pres- ent nursery; he is also largely engaged in stock raising. Ile has been trustee of Jefferson Township for tive years. Mir. Peterson was married to Miss Mary A. Gage, of Boston, Mass., in October, 1865. They have one child-William A.

PHILIP S'ILUPP, proprietor of meat market, was born in Ilesse Darmstadt, Germany, October 28, 1846, lle with his par- ents. Ludwig and Margaret, came to the United States in 1848, and borst settled in Chicago, where they remained up to 1859, then moving to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, where they now reside, gardening. The subject of this sketrh learned the trade of a car- penter in Chicago, and worked at his trade there until he came to Bowmanville, where he also worked at it for eight years. In 1878 he started his present meat market. lle married Miss Bertha S. Smith, of Seahouse, Germany, August 2, 1868. They have seven children-Charlotte I. . I'hilip C., Henry C., Margaret J., Bertha E., Dorothea and Mary K.

GEORGE STAPF, Bowmanville, P. O. Havelock, was born In Saxony, Germany, December 8, 1846. Ile came to the United States in 1873, to Chicago, where he first worked in a tannery. llc afterward »pened a saloon corner of Wells and Michigan streets, which he continued up to 1881, then moving to Bowmanville. Jefferson Township, Conk County. He married Miss Emily Ohen- burg, of Milwaukee, Wis., August 8, 1875. They have three chil- dren-Henry, Hattie and George.

WENDELIN VOLLMER was born in Baden, Germany. October 3, 1823. He came to the United States on November 5. 185t. to Louisville, Kentucky, where for seven years he worked in a brewery. In 1558 came to Bowmanville, Jefferson Township, and started his present brewery. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Thuring, of Switzerland, May 27, 1555. She died in 1872, leaving four children-Henry, Louisa. Emelia and Caroline. Ilis present wife was a widow, Mrs. C'atharine Schmiedel, of Buffalo, New York, with two chikiren, Henry and Elizabeth. They were mar- ried August 12, 1873.

GALEWOOD.

This small hamlet is located on the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul Railroad,eight and seven-tenths miles from Chicago. The plat of the town includes three hundred and twenty acres, and is the original farm owned by Abram Gale. It comprises the southeast quarter of Section 31, and the southwest quarter of Section 32, Township 40 north, Range 13 east, of the third prin- cipal meridian. The station house was erected in 1872, but it was only a flag station until January, 1883. when suburban trains contmenced making regular stops. In September Charles G. Whitcomb was appointed station agent, and remains in this position. The population of the place is about twenty-five, exclusive of the employés of the Western Brick & Tile Manufacturing Company, a short sketch of which is here introduced.

The Western Brick & Tile Manufacturing Company. This company was organized October t. 1883, and es- tablished its works at Galewood in the latter part of the

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same month. The officers of the company are the fol- lowing: l'resident, Homer Pennock; vice-president, D. K. Tripp; secretary, A. W. l'enny-present secretary, De Witt C. Cale; treasurer, E. Koch; superintendent and general manager, William I., Gregg. The author- ized capital of the company is $500,000. The object of this company is to manufacture pressed brick, using the machinery for the purpose invented and patented by William 1 .. Gregg. The clay at Galewood is of a superior quality for the manufacture of brick. Experi- ments by Mr. Gregg with this clay led to the discovery that the brick made of this was not only of excellent quality, but burns a fine red color, equal in all respects except color to the Philadelphia and Baltimore brick. This discovery led Mr. Gregg to change his original design of establishing the works at Pennock, and to es- tablish them at Galewond, The works are very exten- sive, and the whole system is under cover so that the work of manufacture can be carried on throughout th.' year. The works are the most extensive of the kind m the United States. The machines used in this estab- lishment are Gregg's triple-pressure brick machines, with which any amount of pressure can be obtained up to three hundred tons. The machinery in position is capable of making fifty million brick per year, and it is the design to double the capacity during the ensuing season. Ornamental and front brick of various kinds are made as well as ordinary stock brick. The bed of clay from which these bricks are made is ninety feet thick, and is mined like coal. The works are lighted by the Edison electric light, fifty lamps being lighted . for the first time November 21, 1883. The works are heated by steam. The tests these bricks have been submitted to are considered eminently satisfactory as to their resistance to pressure. Q. A. Gilmore, Lieutenant- Colonel of Engineers, after making the tests, reported to Mr. Gregg under date of August 14, 1879, that the bricks possess remarkable density, hardness and com- pressive strength. Three official tests were made by Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Major-General) Gilmore: In the first test three bricks were placed in a pile, one upon another, without mortar, and the pile was then subjected to a pressure of one hundred thousand pounds without cracking or disturbance of any kind. The other tests were equally satisfactory. The greatest re- sistance shown was in the case of some two inch cubes cut from the bricks and crushed separately, the pressure required being equal to ten thousand pounds to the square inch.

MONTROSE

Lies at the intersection of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and the Chicago & North-Western, eight miles from the Court-house at Chicago. The original plat embraced the northwest quarter of Section 15. The southwest quarter of Section 15, except the south- east quarter of the southwest quarter of this section, embraced Lombard's Addition to Montrose. This part excepted belongs to Irving Park as Baxter's addition to that hamlet. Lombard's addition also included the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 16. Lewis's addition lies in the north part of the southeast quarter of Section 16.

Eighty acres of the land, now embraced in plat of Montrose, was purchased somewhat over twenty years ago by Dr. Gibbs from a Mr. Kippe, for $800. After owning it nineteen years Dr. Gibbs sold it to J. F. Eber- hart. Three years later John Souerby purchased it and

sold a three-fourths interest to a company of non- residents.

The high school building is located at Mont- rose, and is of easy access by railroad from four differ- ent directions. The, history of the Church at Montrose may be found under the head Religious History of the township. Montrose is for the most part a very pretty suburb, having a large proportion of very pretty resi- dences and a population of about four hundred. Shade trees, evergreen and deciduous, add to the beauty of the town. The post-office at Montrose is named Mayfair, and was established in April, 1883, with W. N. Stevens for first Postmaster.

GARFIELD.

This suburb is situated on the southeast quarter of Section 34, Township 40, Range 13. It is bounded on the north by Armitage Avenue, on the cast by Crawford Avenue, on the south by North Avenue, and on the west hy Columbia Avenue. The streets running east and west are Courtland, Bloomington and Waubansia avenues, and those running north and south are Douglas, Lin- coln, Franklin, Center, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsyl- vania avenues. The depot of the Chicago & North- Western Railroad stands at the corner of Bloomington and Center avenues. 'T'he first house built here was by Lathman in the spring of 1882, and two others were erected almost immediately afterward by Frank Breit and Martin Keller, In the summer of 1882 ten or twelve houses were erected by E. S. Dreyer & Co., and about the same time two were erected by James F. Keeney. At the present time there are about thirty houses in all in the village and about one hundred anıl fifty people. There is a store on North Avenue, but no post-office, mail being obtained at Cragin or at Pacific Junction. At Pacific Junction there is a school-house and railroad station as well as post-office. At Garfield, E. S. Dryer & Co. erected, in 1882, a large building which was designed as a locomotive manufactory, but it has not been used, as yet, for that purpose; a portion of the building has been occupied for the past months by the Laminated Wood Company.

PENNOCK.

This new village is bounded as follows: North by Diversy Street; east by Ballou Avenue; south by Ful- lerton Avenue; west by Crawford Avenue. In this part of the village the lots are numbered from two to thirty inclusive. To the southwest is a smaller subdivision, in which the lots are numbered from forty to forty-nine inclusive. This subdivision is bounded by Fullerton Avenne on the north; by Pennsylvania Avenue on the east; by Humboldt Avenue on the south, and by Coluni- bia Avenue on the west. This village is owned by Homer Pennock, who has recently purchased about twelve hundred acres of land in the immediate vicinity, upon which is located the buildings of the Miltimore Elastic Steel Car Wheel Company, where the celebrated elastic steel car wheels invented by John Miltimore are made.

CALDWELL'S RESERVE.

This region embraces portions of Sections 3, 4, 5 9 and 10. The boundary on the southeast is the Indian boundary line. The southwest and northeast boundary lines run parallel, and a little to the west of northwest,

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It is watered by the North Branch of the Chicago River, and lies in both Jefferson and Niles townships. When the lands surrounding this reserve were purchased from the Indians, it was reserved for Billy Caldwell, whose history may be found in the first volume of our History of Chicago. There are other reservations in different parts of the county, which are referred to in their proper connection.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP-MISCELLANEOUS BIOGRAPHIES.

A. T. JACKSON was born in Fort Dearborn, Chicago. August 30, 1841. Ilis early life was spent with his mother, his father having died in 1849: at the breaking out of the late Civil War, he enlisted in Company F. 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry and served until the close of the war; he then returned to Chicago and looked after his real estate interests there up to t871; in 1878, he came to Jefferson Township, Cook County, and opened his present grain house, which has grown to be a large business; he married Miss Julia M. Patchin, of Buffalo, N. Y. They have two children- Harry E. and Albert.

SAMUEL T. JACKSON, deceased, was born in Connecticut, at what was then known as " The Butternuts," June 12, 1500. Ilis early life was spent upon a farm, up to the age of ten, when upon the death of his father he went to Chautauqua County, N. Y'., and worked upon a farm. In 1825 he went to Buffalo, N. Y., and shortly afterwards was employed on the public works of the Buffalo harbor. At the recommendation to Washington of hisemployer, Isaac Smith, he was appointed to build the public works and to lay out the har- bor of Chicago. Hle landed in Chicago from a schooner in May, 1833, which sailed from Buffalo harbor. Hle built the bridges and dredged the river, and also built the docks in Chicago, upon which

he was engaged up to 1841. From that time up to the day of his death, which occurred of cholera, June 15. 1849, he was overseer of all government property at Chicago. He was one of the first Al. dermen under the first Mayor of Chicago, William B. Ogden. He and his wife were of the first twelve persons that organized the first Baptist Church in Chicago. He married Miss Lucinda Davis, of Saratoga County, N.Y., November 21, 1822, in Hanover, Chautau- qua Co., N. V., who was born June 22. 1800, and died January 14, 1868, in Jefferson Township. Cook County, leaving six children- Samuel E., Lydia A. (now Mrs. O. F. Gear), Ann Eliza (now Mrs. William Jacques), Abram V, K., James A. and Albert V.

A. V. JACKSON was born in Chicago July 7, 1834; his early life was spent with his parents. In 1851 he started in life for him- self, and for five years worked for F. 11. Benson in the lightning rod business; then in 1858, he went to Crystal Lake, engaged in farming up to 1860, at Bowmanville, Cook County; he was engaged in gardening up to 1862, when, on the breaking out of the Civil War, he enlisted in the marine artillery for three years. Returning to Blowmanville, he was again engaged in market gardening up to 1880, when he started his present green house in Jefferson Town- ship. lle married Miss Mary M Ilardy, of New York State, in Genesee, Waukesha Co., Wis., November 19, 1864; they have two children-Archie V. and Clara.

WILLIAM JACQUES, Ravenswood, was born in Schoharie County. New York State; in the spring of 1838 he came to Chi- cago, where for several years he was employed by Elmer Tyler and William Lock. When about sixteen years of age he entered the United States Navy, serving two years on the ship "Columbus." with seventy-four guns, Returning to Chicago, he was employed on the harbor works for two years. In 1849 he went to Minnesota, and returned to Chicago in 185t. In 1860, settled at Bowman- ville, Cook Co., Ill., and is now engaged in the green-house busi- ness. lle married Miss Ann Jackson, of Chicago.

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HISTORY OF CICERO.

The town of Cicero lies immediately west of Chi- cago. It is bounded on the north by Jefferson, on the east by Chicago, on the south by Lake and Lyons and on the west by Proviso. North Avenue lies on its northern boundary and Egan Avenue on its southern. Originally the township was six miles square, but in 1869 a strip two miles in width off its eastern side was added to the city of Chicago, since which time the township has been six miles in extent from north to south and four miles from east to west. At its eastern limit it has an elevation of twenty.six feet, while at its western limit it has an elevation of fifty-two feet. It has also a fall of twenty-six feet from north to south- from the north line of the township to the Ogden ditch on the south. Thus it has excellent facilities for drain- age. The soil is prairie foam with clay subsoil, and is exceedingly fertile, luxuriantly sustaining all kinds of crops and trees adapted to the latitude. There is probably no land adjoining Chicago offering superior facilities for improvements, Broad avenues six miles in length, extending from north to south, have been laid out on each half-section line, while the principal streets extending westward in the city of Chicago are laid out to the western limits of the town, thus subdividing the township in regular squares.

Cicero has a municipal form of government, with its offices located at the village of Austin, one set of officers governing all the suburban villages within its limits, as well as the general affairs of the town. The town of Cicero was first organized June 23, 1857, when an election was held pursuant to notice from the County Clerk. The number of votes polled at this first elcc- tion was fourteen, and the names of those voting were George Scoville, If. H. Palmer, James W. Scoville, Reuben Whaples, John Beaver, William H. Scoville, Joel G. Phillips, B. F. Livingstone, Joseph Kettlestrings, Peter Crawford, H. P. Flower, Ives Scoville, H. G Hurd and Gilbert Crawford. The following board of officers was elected: Supervisor, William H. Scoville; Assessor, James A. Scoville: Collector, Reuben Whap- les; Clerk, H. P. Flower; Commissioners of Highways, George Scoville, Peter Crawford and Joseph Kettle- strings; Justices of the Peace, George Scoville and Peter Crawford; Constables, John Beaver and Gilbert Crawford; Overseer of the Poor, Joseph Kettlestrings. The following is a list of the officers under the township organization, with the year of their election:

Supervisors .- William H. Scoville and A. B. Kel- logg*, 1858; John Crawford, 1859; Milton C. Niles, from 1860 to 1864 inclusive; H. W. Austin, 1865; George F. Timme, 1866.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 213

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