History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 248

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

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The Spencers bought about half of Mr. Everett's land nud erected a log house on the east side of the rivor, which was for some time used as a hotel They afterward built a tavern on the west sido of the Desplaines. Tho Spencers came from Cazenovia, N. Y., and in 1844, when the post-office was estab- lished at their hotel, it was named Cazenovia. When William Emmerson was appointed Postmaster, the post-office was moved to his house, and the name changed to Leyden Center. This name it continued to bear in its travels from one farm house to another, uutil the time of its last removal. After Mr. Emmer- son came Joel P. Rowley, one milo to tho eastward, thon O. C. Willoy then George A. Guthrie, then Eli- jah Shaw, one mile cast of Mr. Willey's. The next move was to Jefferson Township, and called Dunning.

When the plank road was built, in 1850, the Plauk Road Company built a saw mill at the crossing of the

Desplaines, to saw planks for the road. This mill was run about eighteen mouths, when it was converted into a grist mull. After running as a grist mill about six months it ceased to run, as very little wheat was raised in this part of the county

The organization of the township occurred April 2, 1850, at the house of Richard Fuller. Of the meet- ing held that day, Ezra Alger was chosen Moderator, and William Eunnerson, Clerk. The election hell that day resulted in the choice of tho following officers : Supervisor, M. L. Dunlap; Clerk, Richard W. Everett; Assessor, William Emmerson; Colloctor, Samuel IInmummel ; Ovorseer of the Poor, Richard W. Everett ; Commissioners of Highways, Thomas Croghan, Ezra Alger and John G. Frye ; Justices of the Peace, James M. Pennoyer and William Dunlap; Coustables, Sam- nel Hummel and Edward B. Stanley. It was then resolved to hold the next meeting at Unzenovia. The organization of the town was effected under the name of Monroe, but afterward, on account of there being another town of that name, the namo Leyden was selected.

This name first appears on the Clerk's records, June 11, 1850. On the 13th of April the Commissioners of Highways met at the house of M. I .. Dunlap, and appointed ten Overseers of Highways. They also resolved that each able-bodied man should perforin two days work as a poll tax.

Subsequent to 1850 the following 'officers havo been elected :

Superrisers,-Richard W. Everett, 1851-52; J. B. Beaubien, 1833; N. M. Dunlap, 1834; William Dra- per. 1855-36; O. H. Alger, 1857; Alexander Beaubien, 1858; George Dunlap, 1859-62; B. L. Hopkins, 1863-65; Stophen Peunoyer, 1866-67; Houry Boosou- berg. 1868-77: Henry Kolze. 1878-83.

Clerkx .- William Dunlap, 1831 ; Henry M. Rodgers, 1852; Thomas Croghan, 1833; James Pennoyer, 1854; F. T. Brooks, 1835; William Emmerson, 1850- 57; William Draper, 1858-59; F. T. Brooks, 1860-67; George Goodier, 1868; Henry Dierking, 1869-75; D. M. Barnes, 1876-77; Hiram Draper, 1873-19; Henry Duntoman, 1880-83; Hiram Draper, 1853.

Assessors .- John S. Everett, 1851; William Emmersou, 1852; Jacob Kline, 1833; William Dun- lap, 1834; Henry Lovett, 1855; C. L. Hall, 1856; Alexander Beanbien, 1857; Allen Hemingway, 1858; Henry O. Lovett. 1859-60; Gustavns Ehrhorn, 1861- 62; George W. Brooks, 1863-65; Heury Boesenberg, 1866-67; B. L. Hopkins, 1868; William Draper, 1869-70; Houry Kolze, 1871-73; Henry Boesenberg, 1874-83.

Collectors .- Samuel Hummel, 1851; William Emmerson, 1852; George Dunlap, 1853; F. T. Brooks, 1854; Victor Wayman. 1835; Henry Stine, 1836; H. Basings, 1857-58; Tewis Rust, 1-59-60; Henry Boesenberg, 1863-63; Henry Kolze 1866-67; Peter Rugor, 1868; Henry Bnesenberg, 1860; Henry Kolze, 1870-71; Barney Wiemerslage, 1873-74; Honry Dierking, 18:5-76; James Lynu, 1877; Charles Martin, 1818; Adolph Heino, 1879-81; Edward Hachmeister, 1882 ; Adolph HIeine, 1883.

Overseers of the Poor .- Henry Judson 1851-52 ; Henry Bocsenberg, 1855-56; William Draper, 1857; Alexander Beanbien, 1858 ; O. C. Willey, 1859.

Constables,-Alexander Beaubien and Samnel Hum- mel, 1851; F. T. Brooks and Victor Wayman, 1854 : Henry Stine and Victor Wayman, 1855; C. = I. Hall. 1861; Perry Tanner and Houry Boesenberg, 1860 ; Henry Boesenberg and Christian Schmidt, 1862;

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Juhn L. Draper and Fred Bierman, 1870; Barney und was buried on the banks of the river near the Wiemerslage, 1875; lector Judson and William Bell, 1877; Hector Judson and James Lynn, 1881; Fred Jones, 1883, but did not qualify.

Justices of the Peace .- S. M. Ferguson and Will- iam Dunlap, 1851 ; M. L. Dunlap, 1852; 3. I. Dan- lap and Leman Irish, 1853; Leman Irish nud William Dunlap, 1838; George Dunlap and C. [ .. Hall, 1862; James Pennoyer and John S. Everett, 1866; William Draper and O. C. Willey, 1867; Richard W. Everett and George Korthaner, 1868; William Draper and John B. Foot, 1869; B. L. Hopkins, 1870: Owen Coney, 1874; John Draper and Henry Moore, 1822 : John Draper and G. F. Senf, 1881 ..

Commissioners of Highways .- John Vanatta, J. G. Frye and Albert Carlson, 1831; Henry Boesenberg, David Robinson and J. G. Frye, 1852; Joseph Rob- inson, lienry Boesenberg and John Sherman, 1853; Harvey Vanatta, James Pennover and Fred Ahlvers, 1854; Henry Franzen, William Emmerson and George Voice, 1855; C. T. Hall, Court. Webbe and George Voire, 1856: Leman Irish. G. H. Franzen and Alexander Beaubien, 1857 : Lewis Rust, Henry Boesen- berg and Lemon Irish, 1858; Harvey Vanatta, James Pennoyer and Henry Boesenberg, 1839; Henry Boesen- berg, John Sherman and John Adam Popp, 1860; Henry Boesenberg, G. H. Franzen and John Adam Popp, 1861: G. 11. Franzen, R. W. Gunnison and John Adam Popp, 1864 ; Albert Corlan. 1863; Henry Boesenherg, 1864 ; Henry Kolzo, 1865; Audrew Pling, 1866; Frederick Dierking, 1847 ; Perry Tammer, 1868; Andrew Ping, 1869; William Kolze, 1820 :* William Kalze, 1824; Henry Hachmeister, 1875: Henry Kirchhoff, 1876: William Kolze, 1877 : Henry lach- meister, 1828; Henry Kirchhoff, 18;9 ; William Kolze, 1880; Henry Hachmeister, 18×1; Henry Kirchhoff, 1882; William Kolze, 1883.

At the third annual election certain regulations werendopted with regard to eattle, sheep and hogs running at large, and the imposition of fines provided for, for violations of the regulations, the fines as col lected tobe turned over to the treasurer and form part of the school fund. It was alsu voted that 8100 be raised for the purchase of plank for sluices in various road districts. It was also voted that $150 he raised to pay for the services of the town officers, and other expenses In 1853, 107 votes were cast against the division of the county.

ALEXANDER RomixSON (Che-che-pin.qua, Wink- ing-Eye). In connection with the history of this township it is proper to give a few facts additional to what appears in his biography, on page 108 of this volume. lle originally came to Chicago in 1804. but did not then remain. "lle came to remain, in 1814, as is believed, for in 1815 and 1816 he cultivated the field belonging to the fort. In the latter year, or in 1817, a truling post was established four miles up the Sonth Branch, at the point formerly known as " Lee's l'lace," by Conant & Mack, wealthy merchants of Detroit. "Mr. Robinson entered into the employ of these traders, and afterward into that of Mr. Laughton, on the Desplainca. After the Indians were removed he went to Dul'age County, where he lived three years, returning to his reservation in 1838. This reservation was granted to him and his children, of whom there were in all fourteen. Mr. Robinson was married in 1820 to Catharine Chevalier, whose father, Francois Chevalier, was a French half-breed, and mother an Indian woman. Mrs. Robinson died August 7, 1860,

old home, as were also seven of the children, four of whom died when quite young. The other three of these seven lived to years of maturity, and were named John, David and Margaret. Margaret was, at the time of her death, the wife of John Ross. Four other children that have died were buried in Chicago, and one, Joseph, was buried at Rose Hill. Two daugh- ters still live, Mrs. Mary Rugor, wife of Frank Ragor, living on the reserve, and Mrs. Cynthia Cooney, wife of Owen Cooney, living in Chicago. The reserve was divided in 1847 or 1848, among him and the four of his chiklren who were then living, each receiving 256 neres. His share has been sold, as has the shure of each of three of the four children, Mrs. Cooney alone retaining her portion intact

TURNER PARK

Turner Park lies on the Elgin Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, eleven and one-half miles from Chicago, and on the east braneb of the Desplaines. The original plat of the village consisted of Turner Park, twenty-eight acres aud six hlocks besides, purchased of lleury Struckmann by the Turner Park Association, the design being to estab- lish a Park and bnikl np a village in close proximity thereto. The Park was laid unt, fenced and orna- mented, and the six blocks laid out in a village. The first house erectel in this village was by Heury Nolte, on John Avenne, the second by Mr. Emile, on the corner of John Avenne and School Street, and the third by Mr. Van Longe. The first store kept in this vicinity was about half a mile down the river from the village, and the first store in the place was started in 1874, Que year after the station house was built. At the present time this is a general store, besides which there is in the village a wagon, black- smith, and paint shop, and within the village plat one Salon.

Originally it was the design of the association to make Turner Park a pleasure resort for pienie, concert and other parties, the railway company agreeing to run as many trains as were required, but after some time acertain party of rowdies from Chicago. in going out to the l'ark, caused considerahle damage to the cars in which they were being conveyed, and since then it has been very difficult to procure transporta- tion. Consequently the park is now but very little used, except as n pasture.

A very neat school-house was erected in 1869, 100x30 feet. There are now in attendance at this school abant sixty scholars, and about thirty attend a private school where German is taught as well as the common English branches. In the school district there is a population of about 400, and in the village of Turner Park about 200.

RIVER PARK.

This village lies on the west bank of the Des- plaines, on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, twelve and three-tenths miles from Chicago. It is located on what was the Laframboise reservation, und many of the noble trees have been spared by the

. Names omitted from the Records.

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woodman's ax, so that now the site of the village, al- though sparsely populated, is very attractive. The orig. iual plat of River Park consisteil uf 330 acres, purchased by Sayles & Walker, in June, 1852, at an average price of #240 per acre. Its altitude above lake Michigan is fifty feet. About the same time R. S. Rhodes bought 1000 acres sunth of uml adjoining the original plat, and it was upon his snlrlivision that the first improvements were made. Mr. Rindes erected six houses, in 1852, a part of which he sold on easy pay- ments, renting the rest, ultimately. however, selling all. During this year he also erected the church building for the First Presbyterian ('Imreh of River Park, which was organized that year. Originally this Church had fifteen members, and the membership has in- creased to thirty, the present number. Rev. J. B. MeClure was the first and only pastor of this Church, remaining from the time of its organization to 18-2, when he resigned. Since his resignation the Church has been without a gastar, the Sunday school has however been kept up, and has ahont seventy-five scholars. The building is a frame Gothic structure, 26x52 in size, and cast, completely furnished, $6,5ml. The district school has about eighty scholars. The depot was created in 1-74, the same year in which the post-office was established. Miss R. Lnndy was the first Postmaster, and continued in office until 1880. She was succeeded by Robert Bell, wha held the ollice a few months, when G. F. Senf took the position in the same year, Issu, and continued in office until about January 1, 1884, when he was succeeded by Charles Streetz. the present incumbent. The population of River Park is now almut 200.

RIVER PARK RIMER \PHN'AI. SKETCH.

RICHARD SILAS RIDEDES was born in Providence. R. I. November 5, 1843. His father's name is lienree A. Rhinles, and his mother's Lavinia (Colwelli Btunes Livorge A. Rhodes was a son of Richand Rhodes, who was a l'aptain in the American Army of the Revolutionary War, and in the War of 1412 was Cajamin of an American privateer. tirorge .1. Rhodes moved with his family from Providence In Chicago, in 1×51, settling down on the prosent site of the Palmer House. Hle afterward moved to 154 North State Street, where he resided until the great fire. Richard >. Rhodes in the mean- time attended both day soloud and Sunday-cloud where the l'hamber of Commerce now stands, and prepared for college. In INOS he began the business of laik publishing, in which Insiness he is still engaged having published numerous books and pamphleis. When fifteen years obl he became partially deaf, and suffered considerable inconvenience from this afic- tion. After experimenting for a number of years he vistov- ered the principle upon which the audizione is based, by hold- ing his watch between his teeth, ulserving that he could hear it tick more plainly than when he heh it in his ent. The invention of the andiphone was the result of this discovery. Many thousands of these instruments are now need, and in all parts of the civilized world. Mr. Rindles has Inven most active in building up the suburban village of River Park. having built there the first houses, laid the first sidewalks. graded the first streets, planted the first trees, built the first church, and procured the establishment of the post-office.

MANHEIM.

This is a station on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, fourteen miles from Chicago. The depot was erected in 1874, and the post-ollice estnb- lished abont the same time, with Henry Bocsenberg for Postmaster. Besides the station and post-office, there are here a creamery and n grocery store, and a few dwelling houses. The population of the place is about fifty.

Orison is a station on the same railway, ten and seven-tenths miles from Chicago.

HENRY BOESENBERG, retired farmer, P. O, Manheim, was born in llanover, tiermany. in 1819, son of llenry Boesen- berg. lle catne to Cook County in 1841 and located at Plum tirove. l'alatine Township, and engaged in farming. In 1844 he moved to Leyden Township, where be purchased 80 ner-s, and now owns 320 acres. He was married in 1843 to Miss Mary. daughter of Carson Heinsooth. They have five children-c If .. Rosa. Herman L., tieorge and William. They are members of the Protestant Lutheran Church. Mr. Boesenberg has been Commissioner of Highways, Supervisor, Collector and Assessor of lævilen. Hle retired from setive business five years ago and is now enjoying the fruits of his hard labor and industry of former years. In 1874 he was appointed Postmaster of Manbeim, which appointment he still holds.

WILLIAM DRAPER, farmer. P. O. River Park, was born in England in 1809, son of John and Elizabeth Draper. Ile came to t'onk County in 197 and located in Leyden Township. where he now resides. His family own about 500 acres and are engaged In general farming. Mr. Draper was married in 1×10 10 Miss Mary Ann, daughter of John and Ann Ludby. They have six children-lulin, Betsey A .. Thomas, Himm. Rufusaud June. He has been Supervisor. Town ('lerk. Assessor. and Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Draper's parents came to 1'hiengo in 1841, where they resided umil her father's death weurteil, in 1N71, at the age of seventy-nine. Her mother died in 1874, at the age of seventy-nine. Mr. lundby bought the farm. now owned by Cook County, at the land sale in Chicago, his being the first entry made at the land sale.

HENRY HACHMEISTER, former. P. O. Farwell, was born in tiermany in 1×36, son of t'hristian and Mary llach- meister. He came to America with his parents in 1854. They located in the town of Leyden, where he has resided until the presen, with the exception of eight years which he spent in Hnuover Township, His father is now living, at the age of seventy seven, his mother died in 1843, at the age of sixty- seven. Mr. Hachmeister has followed farming and owns 240 arres. lle was married in 1861 to Miss Sophia, daughter of William and Mary Keller. They have seven children-Will- iam. Henry, Edwin, Sammy, Ameil, Rusa and Tillie, They are members of the American Association. He has been Col- Irelor, t'ommissioner of Highways of the town of Leyden, and is trustre of the school fund, and member of the school Imard.

HENRY KIRCHHOFF, farmer. P. O. Manheim, was born in Innover, fiermany, in 1835, son of Henry and Christine Kirchhoff. He came to Cook County in 1846 and located in Lopilen, where he has since residel. He owns 320 acres and is engaged in general farming. Was married in 1861 to Miss Mary, daughter of Henry Franzen. They have twelve chil- dren-Herman. August, Emma, Henry. William, tiustavus. Albert, Julius, Frank, Carl, Mary and Robert. They are members of the Reformed Lutheran Church. Mr. Kirchhoff has been t'onunissioner of Highways for ten years and school director for fifteen years, and is holding bosh offices still.

HILBERT M.GAWS, farmer, P. 1), Mont Clare, was born in Scotland, son of James and Jane Methawn. He came to Tank County in 1849. After a short time spent in Chicago he located at Calvin Grove, Jefferson Township. Here he remained six years then moved to Leyden Township and purchased the farm where he now resides, containing 170 acres. He was marraul in 1849 to Miss Mary, danghier of Dugal and Katy Patterson, natives of Scotland. They have had seven children. Iwo of whom are living-James and Katy Walker. Two of Their children slied in infancy. wil Mary al the age of twenty- six and Jennie and Annie died at the age of twenty-two. Mr. Meliawn has served sevru years at school director.

FRYER MARWOND. farmer. P. O. Mont Clare, was lwien in England in 1829, sou of Robert and Jane Marwood. Ile came to America in 1550, lucating in Milwaukee, Wis,, where he remainedl for four years. He then speut one year in Chicago, and in 1856 engaged in farming at Gragen for four years; then removed to Galewood, where he remained until 1863. when he bought the farm where he now resides, in Ley- den Township, containing 300 acres, He erected his house in 1875, at a cost of nhout $10,000: his buildings are among the very finest in the Township of Leyden. He was married in 1851 to Miss Georgianna, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Biekley; they have six children-Jane S., Joseph W., Caroline, Maryett, George E. and Merrht B. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has served as a member of the school board for seven years. Mrs. Marwood was a native of England, where her father died at the age of fifty-five years; her mother came to America and located in Kansas, where she died in 1879, at the age of sixty-five.

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This township is bounded on the north by Worth, on the east by 'Thornton, on the south by Rich, and on the west by Orland. Bremen comprises within its limits a fine agricultural district, being situated in the most fertile portion of the county. It has a finely diversified surface, swelling prairie alternated with groves of timber instead of the level plain, which is often characteristic of the prairie portions of the State. Among the first settlers to locate in this section of the county were the Barton, Noble, Newman and Crau- dall families, who came early in the forties, and located lands near where now stands the quiet little village of Bremen John F. Cague, who died in 1850, came here in 1842 and located on a farm two miles north and one mile east of the village. His son, John Cague, who is now a man past fifty years of age, still lives on the same farm. As was the father in his day, so is the son counted among the leading citizens of the town- ship, having held the office of Town Clerk for fifteen consecutive years. Mr. Cngne Jr. was also the first Postmaster in the town of Bremen in 1847, before the office was removed to the village, where it is now located. The father of Frederick Kammeck, who is now the village butcher, came in 1852: John Fulton, Robert Aston, the first Town ('lerk. Patrick Hopkins, and Dr. Ballard,the first merchant in the village, were also among the early settlers. On the farm now owned by William Moak, and which is situated one mile north and one-half mile east of the village, there is still standing a log cabin, which is said to be the first house built in the township. It originally stood on the edge of what is known as Cooper's Grove, which was named after a Mr. Cooper who came here some time in the 'Thirties, and who is supposed to have built the cabin. On the east edge of the grove is another very old cahin, standing on the farm now owned by George Chissler. This was known in early days as the " Old Stage House," as it stood on the line of the stage route between Chicago and Joliet. In later years and until the coming of the railroad in 1853, the house was kept by Mr. Chissler. Mr. Cague, senior, kept open house as did most of the settlers of that period, and fed and lodged the drovers who, with cattle on their way to Chicago. made his house a station on their route. Dr. Bal- lard, the first physician in the settlement, and who also kept the first store in what is now the village of Bremen, was here in 1852. It was at that time that John F. Cague had the post-office at his house. Dr. Ballard wanted the office moved to the station, and to compensate Mr. Cague for the loss of his position as Postmaster. paid him $10 to consent to its removal to Bremen. Mr. Cague relates that when the matter went to ('ongress, he received a letter from Hon. John Wentworth. who was then a member of that body, informing him that unless he was perfectly willing to have the office removed, it could stay where it was, Mr. Cagne replied to the effect that he had no objec- tions to its removal, and accordingly the change was . made, and Dr. Ballard became the Postmaster-the first in the village.

The first house erected in the village was built by a Mr. Swan, who long ago moved away. It is still standing, and is now the property of C. F. Vogt. It is situated in Block 10 of the village plat, and was built in 1842.

Thomas Hill was also an early settler of Bremen. He located on a farm near Cooper's Grove, in 1841,

where he remained seven years, when he removed to Chicago, and died in 1856. Mr. Hill came from Rochester, N. Y. It is said that he planted the first fruit orchard in the vicinity, when he located in Bremen. Mrs. Almeta Cowan, his daughter, new living in Chicago, relates that she well remembers her childhood days spent on the farm before her father removed to the city. She says she used to be sent to the house of Mr. Cague to get the mail, which was kept by that gentleman in a little box which sat on the mautle-board over the large, old-fasbioned fire place.

The first school in the settlement was taught by Daniel O. Robinson, in 1852, on what is now the Gilson farm, three miles north of Bremen. In 1×63 the first school-honse was built in the village of Bre- men. It stood until 1880, when it was replaced by a new und better building which is now situated on nearly the same site occupied by its predecessor. At present there are seven school-houses in the town- ship, two stone and five frame buildings. There is also a day school in the village, tanght by the minis- ter of the Lutheran Church. The public school has an attendance ranging from forty to fifty pupils; many of the children in the district, however, only attend the school, already mentioned, connected with the Intheran Church.

The first religions meetings in the settlement were held in 1843, by the Methodists, at the house of Frank Mynards, some three miles north of Bremen The village has now but one church, a Entheran Reform, which was built in 1870. It has a membership of about fifty Rev. C'arl Krebs is the pastor.

The village has two stores, one kept by George Schussler," who is also the present Postinaster, the other by Henry Vogt, the present Town Clerk. .

In the industrial line are two wagon sheps, two blacksmith shops, two shoe shops, a cheese factory, a grain elevator, and a grist mill, of the primitive Holland style, being run by wind power. The proper name of the village is New Bremen, although it is always spoken of simply as Bremen,

Before the organization of the county into town- ships, Bremen was included with what is now Worth, Orland, Palos and Lemont townships, in a precinet known as York, and so remained until in April, 1850.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 248

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