History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 232

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


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JOHN HARWOOD, farmer, P. O. Orland, was born in York. shine, England, in 1929. son of John and Aon Harwood. 1le came to Cook County in 1857 and located in the town of Jefferson, where he engaged in farming. In 1872 he removed to Orland Township, and located on the farm where he now resides, which consists of 225 acres of land. In 1863 he married Miss Mary A. Merrill, daughter of Washington and Jane Merrill. They have had seven children, six now living-Alice A., Willie B., Slary J., Julia A., Edith E. and Thomas E. Mr. Harwood has been school director for three years. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mrs. Harwood's parents were among the first settlers of Cook County, having located a claim at Whisky Point, Jefferson Town. ship, in 1835. He was for some time engaged at work in a mill on Fox River and later in farming. Hle resided in Jefferson Town. ship until his death, which occurred in 1844, at the age of thirty-five. Mrs. llarwood's mother died about four years later. Mrs. Har- wood was born at Whisky Point, and resided there until she came to Orland Township. Her grand-parents came to Cook County with her parents. Her grandfather was drafted in the Revolution- ary War. He died in Jefferson in 1865, at the age of ninety-three years, Her grandmother died in 1875 at the age of one hundred years,


WILLIAM HEWSON, SR., farmer, P. O. Orland, was born In Lincolnshire, Eogland, in 1824, son of William and Eleanor flewson. Coming to Cook County in 1851, he located on the farm where he now resides, which consists of 255 acres. He was married in 1846 to Miss Susanna Murfitt, daughter of Robert and Susanna Murfitt. They have ten children-William, Frederick, Susanna R., Eleanor, Robert M., Thomas J., Elizabeth E., Ma- tilda, Charles W. and Rosella. They have twenty five grand- children. Mrs. Hewson was born in Stretham, county of Cam- bridge, England, in 1827. Her father died in 1873, at the age of seventy-five, her mother in 1877 at eighty-three years. Mr. Hew- son's father died in 1866, at the age of seventy-three, his mother in 1858 at seveoty years. He has been school director for ten years, and Road Overseer for a number of years.


JOUIN HUMPHREY, attorney at law, Chicago, was born in England in 1838, son of Thomas and Mary Humphrey, Coming to Conk County in 1848. he located in the precinct which is now Orland, and on attaining his majority engaged in farming. He was educated in the common school and at Leoni, Mich., and In 1871 commenced studying law with Root & Arington. He was admit- ted to the Bar in 1874. since which time he has practiced his pro- fession in Chicago. In 1879 he was elected a representstive to the Illinois Legislature, from the Fifty-ninth District, and served in the Twenty-seventh General Assembly. In 1872-73 he was bailiff under Bradley in Judge Rogers's court, aod in 1875 under Sheriff


F. Agnew in Judge Williams's court. Mr. Humphrey has beco Su- pervisor of Orland Township fourteen years, and Township Treas- urer eleven years, both ot which offices he now holds. He owns 240 acres of farm land, five acres in the village of Orland. He bought twelve acres, and subdivided it, and put up the third house in the village. He was married in 1863 to Miss Amelia Patrick, daughter of Walter and Hannah A. Patrick. They have four children-Wirt, Clara, Lillian and Maud, Mr. Ilumphrey is a member of the Masonie fraternity, A. F. & A. M., Lodge No. 508.


WILLIAM MYRICK, farmer, P.O. Gooding's Grove, Will Coun- ty,was born in Canada io 1818, son of Gardner and Elizabeth Myrick. lle came to Illinois in 1839 and located in Will County, where he resided until 1844. In 1841 he purchased the farm where he now resides, in Orland Township, which contains 120 acres. He was married in 1845 to Miss Mary A. Mason, danghter of Isaac and Nancy Mason. They have five children-Charles, Albert, Nancy. Mary and Russell. Mr. Myrick has been Supervisor of Orland Township, Commissioner of flighways, school trustee and director. Mr. Myrick was one of a family of twelve children, all of whom lived to maturity. His father died at the age of sixty six; his mother is living at the age of eighty-two. Mrs. Myrick's father died at the age seventy two, and her mother at eighty-six.


JOHN H. NEWMAN, farmer, P. O. Bremen, was born in Or- land Township in 1842, son of George and Phehe Newman, His parents came from Ohio to Cook County in 1838, and he was a resi- dent of the county from that year until 1980, when he removed to Sedgwick County, Kan., where he now resides. The subject of this sketch was married in t86t to Miss Rosanoa Turney, daughter of Asa and Lucinda Turney. They have had fourteen children, six now living-Julia, John, Emma, Daniel, Lucinda and Dollie. Mrs. Newman's parents were among the early settlers of Cook County. They located on the farm where Mr. Newman now re- sides in 1844, anıl resided on that farm until her father's death in 1862, at the age of forty-nine. Her mother is living at the age of sixty-three years. Mr. Newman in connection with farming is en- gaged as auctioneer, and is agent for the Champion mowers and reapers, and the Deering self-binder.


W. S. PATRICK, teacher, P. O. Orland, was born in Bremen, Cook County, in t858, son of Walter and Hannah A. Patrick, who came to Cook County in 1849, and located on a farm in Bremen Township, where his father now resides. His mother died in t87t. at the age of fifty-three. The subject of this sketch was educated at the Cook County Normal school, where he graduated in the class of t882. He commenced teaching in the fall of the same year, and has since followed that profession. His first school was at Bar- rington, Cook County, after which he engaged at School No. g. Orland, where he is now teaching and has at preseot forty scholars.


MICHAEL SHERMAN, farmer, P. O. Orland, was born in England in 1833, son of Matthew and Mary Sherman. He came to Cook County in 1845 with his sister Ann, aod remained in Chi- cago until March of the following year, when he came to Orland Township, where he has since resided. Mr. Sherman engaged in farm labor until t864, when he purchased a farm, and hss followed farming from that time. He owns eighty acres. In 1864 he was married to Miss Alice Smith, daughter of William and Dorca Smith. They have four children - Henry. James, Frank 'snd George. Mr. Sherman served as school director for six years, Mrs. Sheman's parents were early settlers of Cook County ; they now reside In Lee County.


WILLIAM SIPPEL, farmer, P. O. Bremen, was born in Iles- sen, Germany, in 1844, son of Christian and Aima E. Sippel. He came to Cook County in 1852 with his parents, who located in Or- land Township, where his father died in 1881. at the age of seventy- three ; his mother is living at the age of seventy-four, Mr. Sippel enlisted in 1862 in Company F. 100th Illinois Volunteer Jufantry. and after a service of two years and nine months was discharged for disability. He was married in 1870 to Miss Julia Eilrich, daughter of Frederick W. Eilich, They have seven children -- Lizzie C., Benjamin F., Augusta J., Oscar H., Nettie R .. Tillie M.and aninfant, They are members of the M. E. German Church, Mr. Sippel graduated at the business college in 1867, and took a the- ological course at the Wallace College. fle was engaged as local preacher for about ten years, connected with the Bremen Quarterly Conference. Mr. Sippel was obliged to give up the work of the ministry on account of the care of his parents, but has ever been active in Christian labor. He has been superintendent of Sunday. school for a number of years. Ile was elected Justice of the Pesce in 1876, which office he still holds, and has served as school trustee for three, and school director for nine, years,


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HISTORY OF PALATINE.


This town lies in the northwest part of Cook County. It contains thirty-six sections, und is bounded on the north by Lake County, on the east by Wheeling, the west by Barrington. Salt Creek has its origin on on the south by Elk Grove and Schaumburg, aml on Section 20 of this town and flows easterly to the other towns in Cook County, April 2, 1850. Some time previously the name had been chosen at a meet- ing held for that purpose, at which two nantes, Pala- tine and Yankton, were proposed-the former being chosen by a majority of one or two ont of a total of abont forty votes. At the meeting held at the honse village of Palatine, then south, then southeasterly into . of John Slade, for the purpose of organizing the town, Elk Grove. The surface is somewhat elevated and John Slade was made chairman, D. B. Wood. secre tary, and Elias E. D. Wood. moderator. The follow- ing officers were elected : Supervisor, Thomas S. Clark ; Clerk, D. B. Wood ; Assessor, Harris Webster; Col- lector, Milton Foskett: Overseer of the Poor, John Slade ; Commissioners of Highways, Daniel Stanard, Ezekiel Cady and Luman Clark : Constables, Miltou Foskett and Fleming Gaines; Justices of the Peace, Thomas Bradwell and J. N. House. The oath of office was administered by B. B. Lincoln, Esq. The Commissioners of Highways divided up the town into nine roud districts, each two miles square. Twenty- five dollars was raised to defray incidental expenses. The first road laid out by the Commissioners of High. ways started at a point in the road leading from Deer Grove to Chicago and running through the middle of Section 12, ten chains and sixty-two links north of the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the section ; thence sonth with said middle fine thirty-nine rods, thence south 14 degrees, 45 miuntes west, eleven chains and twenty-five links to the sonth line of the section ; thence west seventeen chains ; thence south forty chains; thence sonth twelve chains and fifty links. This road was laid out and surveyed by A. H. MeClure ou the 231 of May, 1850. gently undulating prairie, and the soil is a rich prairie foamn. Originally there were a number of groves with- in its liunts, one of them at least, it is believed, having been named previous to the advent of the white man. This was Deer Grove, sitnated on Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6. Frye's Grove is on Sections 19 and 20; English- man's Grove on Sections 16, 17, 20 and 21 ; Highland Grove on Section 19, and Plum Grove on Sections 34 and 35. In Plum Grove there was an Indian bury- ing ground, to which the Indians paid annual visits nutil abont the year 1845. There is more timber now both as to area and size than when the town began to be settled. This, so far as can be ascertained, was in 1836. In this year George Ela settled on Section 4, Orrin Ford on Section 27, A. H. Mel'lure on Section 5, Asa Dunton on Section 9, Asahel Harris on Section 3, Russel Andrus on Section 4. In 1837 Amos Bailey settled on Sec- tion 26, Ezekiel Cady on Section 8, Palmer Webster on Section 9, and Harris Webster on Section 10; in 1838 Samuel Smith settled on Section 34, B. B. Lincoln on Section 35, M. W. Sawyer also on Section 35, Loren Edgerton on Section 6, and Mason Sutherland on Sec- tion 11 ; in 1839 Lyman Staples settled on Section 10, and John Slade and Joseph, his son, settled on Section 22; in 1840 Thomas F. Wilson settled on Section 9. The following is a list of the various officers elected in the town of Palatine since the first election of 1850: and Elisha Pratt on Section 10; in 1841 Edward Castle settled on Section 6; in 1842 Thomas S. Clark, who came into the township in 1840, settled ou Section Supervisor :.- B. B. Lincoln, 1851; Thomas Brad- well, 1852; Harris Webster, 1853; Thomas S. Clark, 1854 ; 1. D. C'astle, 1855-56; Thomas S. Clark, 1857; M. S. Johnson, 1858; J. H. Pahlman, 1859-62; M. L. Piney, 1863-65; J. HI. Pallman, 1866-70; Granville Peck. 1871-64; Henry C. Batterman, 1875-77; John B. Clay, 1878-80; M. C. Batterman, 1881 ; Lyman Staples, 1882-83. 29 nud Luman Clark settled on the same section. in 1843, Elias E. D. Wood settled on Section 29: in 1844 Thomas Bradwell settled on Section 17. and Daniel Johnson and M. S. Johnson on Section 32; Joel Wood and D. B Wood came in 1847 and settled on Seetion 23. In May, 1847, D. B. Wood took np forty acres of Government land in the sontheast quar- ter of Section 15, which with perhaps one exception Clerks .- D. B. Wood, 1851; Leander Grilley, 1852; J. D. Castle, 1853 ; D. B. Wood, 1854 : John B. Clay, 1855-56: S. A. Shepard, 1857; John B. Clay, 1858; G. W. Hawks, 1859; R. S. Williamson, 1860-61; Crawford Wood, 1862-63; William Dixon, 1864; A. S. Jackson, 1865; S. Barber, 1866-07; Granville Peck, 1868; F. J. Filbert, 1869-70 ; George C. Whipple, 1871 : F. J. Filbert, 1873-74; Dennis S. Morgan, 1873-82: John B. Clay, 1883. was the last tract of Government land taken up. Mr. Wood, believing another man intended to secure this forty acres and knowing that the one would seenre it who first reached the land office, rode on horseback all the way to Chicago in the night, through water most of the way. The last piece of Government land taken up was a portion of Benjamin M. Porter's farm. Mr. Por- ter supposed, as did almost every one else of the set- tiers, that this forty acres had been entered from the Assessors .- Harris Webster, 1851-52 ; B. M. Porter, 1853; Harris Webster, 1854-55; Laban Patnam,1856; Harris Webster, 1857-67; J. HI. Allard, 1868-71; J. T Garrison, 1873-74; J. H. Allard, 1875-83. Government and was as much his own as was the bal- ance of the farm ; but in 1855 Joseph Barnes, of Elk Grove discovered that it was still Government land, so mado entry of it at the regular price of $1.25 per acre and sold it to Mr. Porter at what it was then worth in the market.


The town of Palatine was organized, as were the


Collectors .- Sidney Sutherland, 1851; John Slade, 1852; Sidney Sutherland. 1853-54: William Lytle, 1855; Harris Webster, 1856; D. B. Wood, 1857; M. H. Lytle, 1858-59 ; B. A. Bailey, 1860; H. B, Galpin,


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1861; R. S. Williamson, 1862; Martin Swick, 1863; Crawford Wood, 1864; R. B. Foskett, 1865; J. T. Sleeper, 1866; A. Drozkowski, 1867; J. D. Dobell, 1868; H. D. Cadwell, 1869; William Daniels, 1870; C. I .. Whitcomb, 1871; HI HI. Pahlmau, 1873; John B. Clay, 1874 ; Henry Leurson, 1875; L. D. Fay, 1826; Samnel Filbert, 1877; H. 11. l'ahlman, 1878: Henry Prehlberg. 1829; P. II. Kroencke, 1880-81 ; William Hunneberg, 1883 ; George Schwitzer, 1883.


Overseers of the Poor .- John Slade, 1851-52; David Boynton, 1853 ; I. B. Edgerton, 1854; William Lytle, 1855 : Loren Norton, 1856; Alvin Holdeu. 1857-59: A. S. Pratt, 1860: Alviu Holden, 1861; John Slade, 1862.


Commissioners of Highways, -- E. Castle, William H. Cook and Laban Putnam, 1851 ; Henry Faust, Laban Putnam and William White, 1852; Mason Suther- land, Henry Fry and Laban Putnam, 1853; Ezekiel Cady, J. M. Krieter and E. W. Cobey, 1854 : Lyman Staples, Joseph Smith and E Castle, 1855; Joel Wood, Laban Putnam and William J. Lytle, 1856 ; J. S. Smith, 1. Edgerton. and E. G. Ketchum, 1857; Joel Wood. I. Elgerton and J. S. Smith, 1858 ; I_ Edgerton Israel Smith and J. 11. Krieter, 1859; ). Edgerton, Joseph Smith aud J. T. Sleeper, 1860, Israel Smith, M. W. Sawyer and T. S. Clark, 1861; Garrett Elfrink, 1862; John Slade, 1863; Jolm B. Clay, 1864; J. T. Sleeper, 1865: Fred llarmoning, 1866; Lyman Staples, 1867 ; James Daniels, 1868 : F. Longhorst, 1869; Lyman Staples, 1870; J. C. Berlin, 1821 ; Fred Loughorst, 18;3; 1 .. Staples, 1874; J. C. Berlin, 1875; JJames Daniels, 1876: Lyman Staples, 1877; J. H. Meyer, 1878; James Daniels, 1879; L. Staples, 1880; J. 11. Meyer, 1881; C. II. Wenta, 1882; IL. Staples, 1883.


Justices of the Peace,-Mason Sutherland, 1851 ; Thomas Bradwell aud E. K. Whitcomb, 1854; E. P. Keyes, 1856 ; Thomas Bradwell and Stephen A. Shep- ard, 1858 to 1862; G. Elfrink and R. S. Williamson, 1866; Henry Schirding and W. H. Mitchell, 1867; Granville Peck, 1809: Granville Peck and Heury Sehirding, 1873; E. P. Keyes, 1875; 1. B. Edgerton, 1876; 1. B. Edgerton and Henry Schirding, 1877; Henry Schirding and Lewis L. Elfrink, 1881 ; J. J. Gothard, 1882 : F. J. Filbert, 1983. .


Constables .- Sidney Sutherland and William White, 1851; 1. F. Grilley, 1852; L. F. Grilley and Israel Smith, 1834; William J. Lytle and William Norton, 1857; Homer Galpin and William White, 1858: J. C. Cady, 1860; Myron C. Trumbull and II. B. Galpin, 1862; W. H. Dobell, 1864 : 1. B. Elgerton and E. French, 1866; W. 11. Dobell, 1867; R. B. Foskett, 1869; August Kreft, 1870; Martin Swick and August Kreft, 1873; August Kreft. 1825; Martin Swick and Fred llarmoning, 1877; Henry Mundhenke, 1880; Ilenry Mundhenke and Martin Swick, 1881.


Trustees of Schools, elected at general elections :- George C. Whipple, 1869 : Lyman Staples and Israel Smith, 1871 : George C. Whipple, 1873; Lyman Sta- ples, 1874 ; Timothy Dean, 1825; J. T. Garrison, 1878; J. T. Garrison for two years and P. H. Kroencke for three years, 1879; Lyman Staples. 1880: P. II. Krocucke, 188%; Lyman Staples, 1883. The school records were burnt May 10, 1846, at which time Lyman Staples was treasurer of the school fund. B. B. Lincoln was treasurer from 1848 to 1854 ; L. D. Castle from 1854 to 1858; Walter Brookin fram 1858 to 1862, and D. B. Wood from 1863 to the present time. On account of the burning of the recordls the date of the division of the township into school districts cunnot


be given, but at that time, May 10, 1846, there were three districts. No. 1 being the southeast quarter of the township; No. 2, the southwest quarter of the township, and No. 3 the north half. On May 21, 1846, No. 4 was organized by setting off from Nos. 1 and 2 Sections 21, 28 and 33, and the west half of Section 34. On October 5. No. 5 was organized by setting off from No. 3, the northeast quarter of the township. In 1850 there were eight districts, and a census taken that year enumerates the the school children as follows: District No. 1, 52: No. 2, 46; No. 3, 50; No. 4, 34 ; No. 5, 80; No. 6, 31; No. 7, 46 ; No. 8, 70-total number of 409, indicating a population of nearly twelve hundred. In 1883 the census gave the following enumeration : District No. 1,90; No. 2, 98; No. 3, 47; No. 4, 61 ; No. 5. 68; No. *6, 486 : No. 7, 74 ; No. 8, 54 ; No. 9, 33-total number, 1,011. The school fund is now $1,445.


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The public schools of this township are not very well attended. This is owing to the large proportion of Germans among the people, the proportion being estimated as high as three-fourths of the whole num. ber. The Germans are mostly Lutherans, and under the influence of their ininistors send their children to private Lutheran schools until they arrive at the age of fourteen, when they are confirmed, and afterward permitted to attend the public schools if they desire to do so and can be spared. But as few children of any nationality attend the district schools after attaining the age of fourteen, the attendance upon them is not materially ellected by the liberty, above mentioned, accorded to the Germans.


An incident connected with the early history of Cook county may be introduced in connection with the his- tory of Palatine, as the conter of interest was within the limits thereof. This was the great wolf hunt of 1839 (?). Wolves were mmnerons and annoying at that time, and the people of the northwest part of Cook County determined an killing off as many of them as possible. With this end in view a tract of country was surrounded extending from the Des- plaines River on the east to the Fox River on the west, und from Indian Crock on the north to Dunklee's Grove on the sonth. Those participating in the hunt ineiuded individuals of all ages from sixteen to sixty, mostly if not entirely, on horseback. The territory surrounded was gradually reduced in size and the wolves and deer driven in upon a common center, in Plum Grove, where platforms had been erected, and which were occupied by those selected to shoot the game as it came into the Grove. A great many wolves and some deer were driven in, but strange as it may appear not a single wolf was killed and only one deer. Still the resultas to the wolves was almost the same as if all had been killed, for though there were many before the hunt, there were few or none afterward. With regard to the deer the case was different, they being numerous both before and afterward.


VILLAGE OF PALATINE.


This village is located on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & North Western Railroad, twenty-six miles from Chicago, The building of this road was the canse of the origin and location of the village at this place. The railroad reached here in 1853, at which time there were about four houses already erected. IL


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is stated that Smith Pratt built the first house, but the exact date is not given. A Mr. Faust built the second, Joel Wood the third and Adolphus Bennett the fourth. In 1855 a switch was put in, the depot built, and a blacksmith shop started by John Guthrie. In' 1856 the store of Elisha Pratt was moved from about a mile west of the depot by Joseph Slade. The goods iu this store were some time afterward sohl tothe Ruths- child Bros., and the store rented to them. The post- office that was finally located at Palatine was origi- nally in Elk Grove. It was then moved to the house of Mason Sutherland. then to that of Moses Kling, on Section 29. When the depot was built nt Pala- tiue the post-office was moved there and D. B. Wood made Postmaster in the winter of 1-55-56. Hle held the office about a year. Daniel Martin was then appointed aud held the position from 1837 to 1859. L. J Keeler was then Postmaster from 1859 to 1801; S. A. Shepard from 1861 to 1866; D. B. Wood from 1866 to 1875, and F. G. Robinson from 18:5 to the present time.


On the 19th of March, 1866, a meeting of the citi- zens was held to consult in reference to incorporating the town in accordance with the statutes of the State. D. Newcomb was made chairman and R. S. Williamson, clerk. It was voted to proceed to incorporate the town by thirty-six votes for, to two against, the proposi- tion. Another meeting was held on April 2, 1866, in Slade & Schirding's Hall, to further consider the same subject. Rev. J. A. Hallock was made president of the meeting und R. S. Williamson, clerk. An election resulted in the casting of seventy-three votes for incor- poration to twenty against. A meeting was then held on April 9, 1866, for the election of Trustees. The 'T'rus- tees elected were Joel Wood, Myron II. Lytle, Henry Schirding, Solon M. Johnson and F. G. Robinson. On the 23d of April F. G. Robinson and Solon M. Robinson were appointed a committee on by-laws and ordinances. and on the 27th the Constable's bond way fixed at $200. and the Treasurer's ut $400. Ordinance No 1. describing the boundaries of the town, was as follows: "Commencing at the northeast corner of the sonthwest quarter of Section 14; thence west oue mile on Government line to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 15; thence south one mile on Government line to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 22; thence east one mile on Government line to the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 23 ; thence north one mile to the place of beginning. containing one mile square." On the 220 of May, 1866. Isaac R. Hinle was ap- pointed Constable and George Van Valkenburg Treas- urer. On June 1, a committee of three was appointed to plat the town, consisting of Joel Wood, F. G Rob- inson and S. M. Johnson, and in July the plut was surveyed by C. T. Brockman.


The Trustees elected in 1867 were Simeon Barber, Benjamin M. Porter Laban Putnam, Israel Smith and W. H. Babcock : in 1868 they were Israel Smith, Lahan Putnam, Joel Wood, Timothy Dean and Henry C. Batterman.


The town affairs were managed under this incor- poration until 1869. On the 25th of March, of this year, an act to incorporate the town of Palatine was approved by the Governor. Section 3 of this act is as follows : "That all those tracts of land embraced within the following bonudaries to wit: Commencing at the center of Section 23, Township 42, Range 10 east, thence north to the center of Section 14, thence west to the center of Section 15, thence south to the


center of Section 22, thence east to the center of Sec- tion 23 to the place of beginning. be, and the same are hereby declared to be within the limits or bounda- ries of said town of Palatine." Section 4 appointed Israel Smith, Joel Wood, Laban Putnam. Henry C. Batterman and Timothy Dean the first Board of Trus- tees under the act, and provided that an election be held on the third Moudny of March, and on that dny of each your thereafter, for five Trustees.


Under this charter the following officers have been elected :


Trustees .- Laban Putnam, M. S. Johnson, Israel Smith, William Richards and J. D. Dobell, 1869; Hlomer Hopkins, Henry Schirding, Henry C. Batter- man, Laban Putnam and William Richards, 1870; James Wilson, Laban Putnam, Henry Schirding, Will- iam Richards aud Henry C. Batterman, 1871 ; Laban Putnam, Henry C. Batterman, Henry Schirding and 11. H. Pahhnan, 1872 ; Laban I'ntnam, Heury Schir- ding Ilenry Leurson, H. H. Pahlman and Henry C. Batterman, 1873 ; Laban Putnam, Ilenry C. Batter- man, M. S. Johnson, Fred Harmoning and L. D. Fay, 1874; Laban Putman, John Loges. M. HI Lytle, Israel Smith and M. S. Johnson, 1875; Israel Smith, M. Schaeffer, M. Il. Lytle, John Loges, and J. W. Decker, 1816; John Loges, M Schaeffer, J. W. Decker, E. French and MI. HI. Lytle, 1877; Henry Schirding, 11. II. Pahhan, Harris Webster, M. H. Lytle and Henry O. Batterman, 1878; J. II. Pahl- man, Ileury C. Batterman, Henry Schirding, M. H. Lytle and L. D. Fay, 1879; Laban Putnam, Fred Harmoning, Henry Schirding, George Schwitzer and llenry (. Batterman, 1880; Henry C. Batterman, Joseph Slade Fred Harmoning, Ilenry Schirding and Schwitzer, 1881 ; Heury Schirding, Henry C. Bat- terman, Joseph Slade, Fred Harmoning and George Schwitzer, 1882; Hlenry Schirding, Henry C. Batter- man, Joseph Slade, Fred Harmoning and George Schwitzer, 1883.




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