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The ordinance prohibiting the pas- turing of cattle on the streets was ordered to be strictly enforced, and the practice was effectually done away with.
In 1895, result of election: For presi- dent, W. W. Hanes; trustees, full terms, John H. Rice, Philip T. Sprecher, W. A. Newcomer; to fill vacancy, Ira W. Win- gert; clerk, Samuel Knodle. The ques- tion whether a waterworks system should be put in was voted upon, 96 votes being cast in favor of, and 69 in opposition to the measure. The officers of the year previous were reappointed.
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THIS OLD LANDMARK, which stood for years on the corner now occupied by the Village Hall, was torn down in April, 1906. This building was used for many years as a livery stable and was built in the fifties by Benj. and David Wagner. It passed through many ownerships over a period of fifty years, among them being H. L. Smith, Chas. Niman and Dr. A. W. Price.
May 6, it was ordered that bonds to the amount of $8,000 be issued by the village to apply on the construction of water- works. May 14, a special meeting of the board was held to consider the kind of water-works that would be suitable. A number of authorities were consulted, and a committee appointed with power to let the contract for the system, visited Amboy, and reported in favor of a steel tower. June 27, the annual appropria- tion ordinance was passed, providing $400 for interest on water-works bonds, $1,500 for increase of water system, and $1,400 for other purposes, making a total of $3,300, the largest sum ever appro- priated for village purposes, previous to that time. July 24, the contract for drilling the artesian well was let to J. P. Miller & Co., of Chicago, and Aug. 8, the contract for the tower, power- house, and equipment complete, was let to the United States Wind, Engine and
Pump Co., of Batavia, for $6,163. April 6, 1896, the following ordinance was passed:
Be it ordained by the president and Board of Trustees of the village of Mount Morris, that all sidewalk on the principal streets hereafter to be constructed shall be laid of tar-concrete, stone, brick, or artificial stone, excepting the sidewalk in front of stores and other business houses on Wesley avenue and other business streets, where it may be impracticable or undesirable to lay walks with other ma- terial than planks or boards.
In 1896, result of election: For presi- dent, W. W. Hanes; trustees, Ira W. Wingert, Edward Slater, Benj. Rine; clerk, Samuel Knodle. William H. Mil- ler was again appointed village treas- urer and Samuel Rowe, marshal and street commissioner. In July, complete settlement was made for the water- works system, the amount of the bill being $6,435.94. The annual appropria- tion bill amounted to $3,300, $400 being
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set aside for interest on bonds, $1,500 for increase of water-works system, and the balance for sidewalks, streets, and con- tingencies.
In 1897, result of election: For presi- dent, A. W. Brayton; trustees, Philip T. Sprecher, H. E. Newcomer, W. A. New- comer; clerk, Samuel Knodle. Appoint- ments: William H. Miller, treasurer; Samuel Rowe, marshal and street com- missioner; C. H. Whitman, fire marshal. During the spring of this year, 2,169 lineal feet of tar-concrete walk was laid, aggregating about seven blocks, in addition to the wide walk leading to the depot. The annual appropriation pro- vided 3,300, of which $1,200 was de- signed for increasing the water-works system.
In 1898, result of election: For presi- dent, A. W. Brayton; trustees, A. E. Clevidence, Benj. Rine, Ira W. Wingert; clerk, Samuel Knodle. Appointments: William H. Miller, treasurer; Samuel Rowe, marshal; C. H. Whitman, fire marshal; George Lampert, street com- missioner. In April, 7,5611/2 lineal feet of tar-concrete walk was laid. Appro- priation, $3,300, of which amount $900 was for increase of water system and $700 for walks.
In 1899, the election resulted as fol- lows: For president, W. W. Hanes; trus- tees, H. E. Newcomer, W. A. Newcomer, Philip T. Sprecher; clerk, Samuel Kno- dle. Appointments, William H. Miller, treasurer; Samuel Rowe, marshal; George Lampert, street commissioner. Appropriation, $3,300. No provision was made for the extension of the water- mains, an extra large amount being set aside for sidewalks. In July of this year, the street commissioner purchased an improved road-grader, with which much good work was done on un- macadamized streets. Nearly 3,000 lineal feet of tar-concrete walk was laid dur- ing the year.
In 1900, the election resulted as follows: For president, W. W. Hanes; trustees, Ira W. Wingert, Benj. Rine, William Peacock; clerk, B. E. Avey. Appointments, Roy Householder, treas- urer; Samuel Rowe, manager of pump- ing-station; William Keedy, marshal and street commissioner. The annual appropriation bill, passed June 7, again
provided $3,300 for current expenses during the fiscal year. In August, Wil- liam Keedy resigned, and William Withers was appointed street commis- sioner, while the duties of marshal were again assumed by Samuel Rowe.
From 1901 to 1938, the village officers elected were as follows:
1901-President, John E. McCoy; Trus- tees, Wm. Peacock, Ben Rine, P. T. Sprecher, I. W. Wingert, Wm. Marshall, Price Stouffer; Clerk, B. E. Avey; Treas- urer, J. G. Miller.
1902-President, John E. McCoy; Trus- tees, Wm. Marshall, P. T. Sprecher, Price Stouffer, Frank Baker, Emanuel Slifer, C. H. Whitman; Clerk, B. E. Avey; Treas- urer, J. G. Miller.
1903-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees, Frank Baker, Emanuel Slifer, C. H. Whit- man, A. E. Canode, O. C. Gloss, J. O. Thomas; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treas- urer, J. G. Miller.
1904-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees,
CHARLES E. BOSTON, son of Benj. F. and Tilitha Dalton Boston, was born May 6, 1878, at Girard, Ill. He came to Mount Morris in 1914 to enter the employ of the Buser Concrete Construction Co. as fore- man, where he worked until 1928, when he opened the Boston Electric & Sporting Goods Store. In 1931, he entered the em- ploy of the village, first as manager of the community gymnasium, then super- intendent of water department, now head of water and sewer department. He also served as village president and trustee for several terms, and clerk of Moont Morris Township for six years. In 1902, he mar- ried Virgie L. Campbell, and they have two sons, Carroll E. and Stanley D. They own their home at 112 Emily Street.
INCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE
VILLAGE OFFICERS, 1938: Left to right, Syril Avey, Daniel Miller (treasurer), Frank Hilger, Chas. Edson, Otto Hudson (president of board), H. E. Longman, Harold Patterson, Nelson Bruner, Harold R. Palmer (chief of police) and Fred Frederickson (clerk).
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A. E. Canode, O. C. Gloss, J. O. Thomas, C. H. Mishler, A. W. Price, G. E. Weaver; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1905-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees, A. E. Canode, J. O. Thomas, A. W. Bray- ton, J. P. Holsinger, R. C. McCready, John Rice; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1906-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees, A. W. Brayton, A. E. Canode, J. P. Hol- singer, R. C. McCready, John Rice, J. O. Thomas; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treas- urer, P. T. Sprecher.
1907-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees, A. W. Brayton, J. P. Holsinger, J. H. Rice, J. O. Thomas, Ira Hendrickson, Dr. D. F.
OTTO A. HUDSON was elected President of the Village Board of Trustees in 1934 and reelected for a four-year term in 1937. He is the son of Willey and Mary (Stewart) Hudson and was born August 14, 1886, near Fair Oaks, Ind. He learned the trade of electrotyper and came to Mount Morris to enter the employ of Kable Brothers Company from Hammond, Ind., in 1924. In 1914, he married Esther D. Lord, and they have four children as follows: Richard S., Robert W., Ralph F. and Louise Elsie. Mr. Hudson was cornet- ist for nine years in the Kable Brothers Company (129th Infantry) Band. His son, Richard, won the state high school cham- pionship as pianist while in high school, and his youngest son, Ralph, is becoming a talented violinist. Mr. Hudson is an ac- tive member of the local Masonic Lodge, having served as Master for two years and secretary for nine years.
Stevens; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treas- urer, P. T. Sprecher.
1908-President, W. D. Davis; Trustees, Ira Hendrickson, John Rice, J. O. Thomas, Frank Coffman, A. H. Dunne, Chas. Wish- ard; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1909-President, Dr. J. H. Ritson; Trus- tees, Frank Coffman, A. H. Dunne, Ira Hendrickson, Chas. Wishard, LeRoy Iler, Ed. Marvin; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, J. E. Clapper.
1910-President, Dr. J. H. Ritson; Trus- tees, A. H. Dunne, Ira Hendrickson, Le- Roy Iler, Ed. Marvin, Dr. J. F. Stevens, Price Stouffer; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1911-President, Joseph L. Rice; Trus- tees, A. H. Dunne, Dr. D. F. Stevens, Price Stouffer, A. T. Olson, John Tice, John Wine; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1912-President, Joseph L. Rice; Trus- tees, A. H. Dunne, A. T. Olson, Price Stouffer, John Wine, L. C. Sprecher; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1913-President, John H. Rice; Trustees, A. H. Dunne, A. T. Olson, L. C. Sprecher, Price Stouffer, John Wine, W. H. Mc- Cready; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treas- urer, P. T. Sprecher.
1914-President, John H. Rice; Trustees, A. H. Dunne, A. T. Olson, Price Stouffer, John Wine, Fred Frederickson, Wm. Mar- shall; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1915-President, John H. Rice; Trustees, A. H. Dunne, Fred Frederickson, Wm. Marshall, A. T. Olson, W. P. Stouffer, John Wine; Clerk, A. M. Newcomer; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1916-President, John H. Rice; Trustees, A. H. Dunne, Wm. Marshall, A. T. Olson, F. Jacobs, Harvey J. Kable, B. S. Price; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1917-President, John H. Rice; Trustees, A. H. Dunne, F. Jacobs, H. J. Kable, A. T. Olson, B. S. Price, Louis Paul; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, P. T. Sprecher.
1918-President, John H. Miller (Later succeeded by A. H. Rittenhouse) ; Trus- tees, F. Jacobs, Louis Paul, Clinton Mil- ler, Wm. Peacock, John Rudy, W. E. West; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasur- er, P. T. Sprecher.
1919-President, Robert H. Newcomer; Trustees, F. Jacobs, Louis Paul, Wm. Pea- cock, W. E. West, Roy Brayton, Fred Watts; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treas- urer, P. T. Sprecher.
1920-President, Dr. J. H. Ritson; Trus- tees, Roy Brayton, F. Jacobs, Wm. Pea- cock, Fred Watts, W. E. West, Ray Hol- singer; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treas- urer, P. T. Sprecher.
1921-President, John W. Wine; Trus- tees, Ray Holsinger, Wm. Peacock, W. E. West, Geo. Farwell, D. C. Tracy, Chas. Wishard; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Louis C. Sprecher.
1922-President, John W. Wine; Trus-
INCORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE
THE VILLAGE HALL of Mount Morris was built in 1921 on the northeast corner of McKendrie Ave. and Center St. This building houses the fire equipment, the village jail, the pumping sta- tion and the meeting place for the Village Board of Trustees. This corner was occupied for many years by a livery stable.
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BIRD'S-EYE VIEW of Mount Morris looking northwest from the water tower about the year 1900. Note the Geo. Sprecher homestead in the center background where the Kable plant now stands.
tees, Geo. Farwell, Wm. Peacock, D. C. Tracy, W. E. West, Chas. Wishard, Frank Light; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasur- er, Louis C. Sprecher.
1923-President, Dr. J. H. Ritson; Trus- tees, F. Jacobs, Frank Light, Wm. Pea- cock, Fred Watts, W. E. West, A. S. Barre; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treas- urer, Louis C. Sprecher.
1924-President, Dr. J. H. Ritson; Trus- tees, A. S. Barre, F. Jacobs, Fred Watts, W. E. West, S. E. Avey, Sr., Alvin Hurdle; Clerk, Roy Cratty; Treasurer, Chas. H. Sharer.
1925-President, D. C. Tracy; Trustees, S. E. Avey, Sr., Avin Hurdle, W. E. West, B. A. Baker, H. E. Coffman, W. B. Stouf- fer; Clerk, Roy Cratty; Treasurer, Mrs. Lanah Newcomer.
1926-President, D. C. Tracy; Trustees, B. A. Baker, H. E. Coffman, W. B. Stouf- fer, Frank Hilger, Dan L. Miller, Dan Samsel; Clerk, C. H. Mishler; Treasurer, Mrs. Lanah Newcomer.
1927-President, Chas. H. Sharer; Trus- tees, H. E. Coffman, Frank Hilger, Dan L. Miller, Dan Samsel, W. B. Stouffer, Joe Young; Clerk, C. H. Mishler; Treasurer, Fred Frederickson.
1928-President, Chas. H. Sharer; Trus- tees, H. E. Coffman, Frank Hilger, W. B. Stouffer, Dan Samsel, Joe Young, Chas. Boston; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treas- urer, H. M. Knodle.
1929-President, Chas. H. Sharer; Trus- tees, Chas. Boston, Frank Hilger, Dan Samsel, B. A. Baker, Otto Hudson, Geo. H. Warwick; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1930-President, Chas. H. Sharer; Trus-
tees, B. A. Baker, Chas. Boston, Frank Hilger, Otto Hudson, Dan Samsel, Geo. H. Warwick; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1931-President, Chas. E. Boston; Trus- tees, B. A. Baker, Frank Hilger, Otto Hudson, Dan Samsel, Geo. H. Warwick, R. E. Buser; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1932-President, Chas. E. Boston; Trus- tees, B. A. Baker, R. E. Buser, Frank Hil- ger, Otto Hudson, Dan Samsel, Geo. H. Warwick; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer. Dan Miller.
1933-President, Chas. E. Boston; Trus- tees, B. A. Baker, R. E. Buser, Frank Hilger, Otto Hudson, Dan Samsel, Geo. H. Warwick; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1934-President, Chas. E. Boston; Trus- tees, B. A. Baker, R. E. Buser, Frank Hil- ger, Otto Hudson, Dan Samsel, Geo. H. Warwick; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1935-President, Otto Hudson; Trustees, B. A. Baker, Frank Hilger, Louis F. Brayton, Nelson Bruner, H. E. Coffman, Chas. Edson; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1936-President, Otto Hudson; Trustees, B. A. Baker, Louis F. Brayton, Nelson Bruner, H. E. Coffman, Chas. Edson, Frank Hilger; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
1937-President, Otto Hudson; Trustees, Nelson Bruner, Chas. Edson, Frank Hil- ger, Syril E. Avey, H. E. Longman, H. A. Patterson; Clerk, Fred Frederickson; Treasurer, Dan Miller.
Chapter 4
INCORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP
T HE Township of Mount Morris was organized in the year 1850, under the Township Organization Law, passed by the State Legislature in February of the year previous. The first town meeting was held on the sec- ond day of April, 1850, in the chapel of Rock River Seminary, for the purpose of choosing town officers. At this meet- ing, D. J. Pinckney was moderator and Benj. G. Stephens, clerk. A resolution was passed to divide the township into six road districts, and an overseer of highways was appointed for each dis- trict. The election of town officers, as required by law to be elected by ballot, resulted as follows: For supervisor, James B. McCoy; town clerk, A. Q. Allen; assessor, M. Garman; collector, Jonathan Knodle, Sr .; highway commis- sioners, Abram Thomas, Jacob Myers, Henry Hiestand; constables, Peter Kno- dle, Henry Little; justices of the peace, James M. Webb, Henry Little; overseer of the poor, Benj. G. Stephens.
The voters at this first township elec- tion numbered 107, many of whose names are probably forgotten by the present citizens of Mount Morris. The list will be of interest to many, and is as follows:
O. N. Adams
George Brayton
Stephen Adams
Thomas Bryant
Henry Agard
David Butterbaugh
A. Q. Allen John Ankney
Talbot C. Ankney
Daniel Arnold
Henry Clarke Henry Coffman
George Avey Matthew Ayers Elias Baker
David Beard
Jacob Beard John Beard J. J. Beatty Aaron Billig
Matthew Blair
Peter Funk
Samuel Garber
Michael Garman, Jr.
Michael Garman, Sr. Henry Neff
Peter Glasgow Andrew Newcomer
David Gloss Henry Newcomer
John F. Grosh
C. C. Olds
William Grubb John Palmer
Charles M. Haller
Adam Patterson
John Hammer John Harmon, Jr.
James D. Hays
William Hedges
Alexander Hedrick
John Reitzell
Benj. Hedrick
Isaac Rice
Salathiel Highbarger Jacob Rice, Jr.
Jacob Hoffman
John Rice
Jacob Hykas
Martin Rodermel
N. J. Judson
Andrew Rowland John Schultz
Jacob A. Knodle
Jonathan Knodle, Jr.William Schultz Jonathan Knodle, Sr.Jonas Shafstall Peter Knodle Peter Knodle, Sr. Daniel Sprecher Philip Sprecher
John Lauderbaugh
Benj. G. Stephens William Stephens N. J. Stroh Samuel Swingley
William Little
A. C. Marston
Richard McClain J. B. McCoy Abraham Thomas Henry Thomas Walter McNutt Samuel Thomas Samuel McMillen John Wallace Lawrence Wallace
Jacob Meyers
Jonathan Meyers
Otho Wallace
John Miller James M. Webb
Samuel S. Miller
Samuel Webb
C. Misner
James Mitten
Joseph Muller
Thomas Winn Enoch Wood
From the time of this first town meet- ing in April, 1850, the meetings have been continued regularly in that month each year, being known as "Annual Town Meetings." The principal busi- ness to come before these meetings is the election, by ballot, of township offi- cers, the appointment of overseers of highways of the several road districts into which the township is divided, the appropriation of funds to defray the ex- penses of the township, and the passage of a few laws found necessary from year to year for the welfare of the gen- eral public.
The poll-list of 1852 is interesting from the fact that in it are found the
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W. S. Blair F. B. Brayton
Joel R. Carll
L. S. Carll Stephen H. Cheney
Jacob Coffman Cooper Crews William Falkler S. M. Fellows George Fouke James Fouke Samuel Foutz
Henry Little
F. G. Petrie Washington Phelps
Jacob Philips
D. J. Pinckney
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names of Hon. Shelby M. Cullom and General John A. Rawlins, who were evidently students at the seminary at that time. The poll-list of 1860 is an exceptionally large one, containing the names of 235 voters.
October 29, 1864, a special town meet- ing was held, and the question voted upon whether the town should or should not levy a tax sufficient to pay the ex- penses incurred in furnishing eleven volunteers for the service of the United
States, in accordance with the call of the President for more troops, issued a short time previous. There were 151 votes polled, 134 in favor of the tax and 17 against.
June 30, 1870, a special town meeting was held to vote for or against a dona- tion of $75,000 to the Chicago & Iowa Railroad Company. This question is discussed more fully in the chapter on the coming of the railroad.
Township Officers
A complete list of all township officers elected from 1850 to the present time is as follows:
Supervisors
1850-James B. McCoy
1851-Benjamin T. Hedrick
1852-Andrew Newcomer
1853-Joel R. Carll
1854-Samuel Garber (Being a Dunk- ard preacher, and it being against the rules of his church for members to hold civil office, he refused to serve. Henry Hiestand was appointed in his place.)
1855-1857-Elias Baker
1858-Daniel Sprecher
1859-1860-Francis A. McNeill
1861-John W. Hitt
1862-1868-B. T. Hedrick
1869-John W. Hitt
1870-1872-Charles Newcomer
1873-1878-John W. Hitt
1879-1888-M. E. Gretzendaner
1889-R. S. Marshall
1890-1892-H. H. Clevidence
1893-1896-William Stahlhut
1897-1906-George V. Farwell
1907-1918-Lewis C. Sprecher
1919-1936-John H. Miller
1937-1938-Jess H. Smith
Township Clerks
1850-A. Q. Allen
1851-John F. Grosh
1852-1853-Lyman S. Carll
1854-William Schultz
1855-B. K. Shryock
1856-William Schultz
1857-A. Q. Allen
1858-Lyman Coffman
1859-1860-Samuel Knodle
1861-1862-George W. Marshall
1863-1864-James M. Webb
1865-1868-Martin T. Rohrer
1869-1870-Frederick B. Brayton
1871-H. H. Clevidence 1872-J. M. Piper
1873-1877-H. H. Clevidence
1878-William H. Miller
1879-Lewis Sprecher 1880-John H. Swingley
1881-1887-William H. Miller
1888-H. H. Clevidence 1889-John H. Miller
1890-Henry Lohafer
1891-Philip T. Sprecher
1892-Daniel B. Keedy
1893-Jonathan Hiestand
1894-1927-William H. Miller
1928-1930-John I. Newcomer
1931-1937-Chas. E. Boston
Township Assessors
1850-M. Garman
1851-William Schultz
1852-Henry Hiestand
1853-Otho Wallace
1854-Samuel Long
1855-A. Q. Allen
1856-George W. Phelps
1857-Daniel Sprecher
1858-Martin T. Rohrer
1859-Elijah Lott
1860-James M. Webb
1861-1862-Michael Garman
1863-Isaac Newcomer
1864-1865-Andrew Newcomer
1866-A. Q. Allen
1867-James M. Webb
1868-1869-William Falkler 1870-Elijah Lott
1871-Abraham Thomas
1872-1875-Francis W. Stonebraker
1876-Martin T. Rohrer
1877-Charles Smith
1878-1880-Abraham Thomas 1881-1884-Charles Smith 1885-William H. McCoy
1886-1889 -- Charles H. Allen
1890-Alfred C. Middlekauff
1891-1899-Charles H. Allen 1900-S. C. Kinsey
1901-1917-Chas. H. Allen
1918-1923-C. E. Price
1924-1936-Jess H. Smith
1937-Elmer Clapper
Township Collectors
1850-1852-Jonathan Knodle
1853-1854-Alexander Hedrick
1855-1860-Peter Knodle
1861-John McC. Miller
1862-1863-Peter Knodle
1864-James M. Webb 1865-1867-Peter Knodle
1868-John McC. Miller
1869-1871-Peyton Skinner
1872-Henry H. Newcomer 1873-George W. Fouke
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1874-John Sharer
1875-Muhlenburg Stroh 1876-Samuel Knodle 1877-Samuel Lookabaugh 1878-1879-Joseph Guynn
1894-C. C. Gimple
1895-Vance C. Miller
1896-C. C. Gimple
1897-S. C. Kinsey
1898-1905-S. J. Hess
1906-S. E. Avey
1907-Vance C. Miller
1908-1916-Lloyd Merryman
All county taxes from the year 1917 to the present were collected by the County Treasurer at Oregon, due to the elimination of the township tax collec- tors in 1916.
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1890-Henry L. Smith
1891-1892-William H. Miller
1893-Daniel B. Keedy
THE ABOVE PLAT of Mount Morris Township which appeared in the Combination Atlas of Ogle County, published in 1872, shows the original claims of many of the settlers who came to this country in the early thirties and forties. Note the large claims of D. J. Pinckney and James B. McCoy just west and south of Mount Morris; also the Hitt estate to the north and the Henry Sharer land to the southeast. Other well-known men who owned farms at that time in the township as shown on this map are F. B. Brayton, Rev. N. J. Stroh, A. Quinby Allen, H. J. Farwell, Benj. H. Fridley, John Fridley, Melchor Newcomer, F. W. Stonebraker, R. S. Marshall and many others. In the extreme southeast corner may be seen the property of John Phelps where the first log cabin was built in 1834.
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MOUNT MORRIS: PAST AND PRESENT
GEORGE V. FARWELL, son of Henry J. and Mahala (Fouke) Farwell, was born March 18, 1860, at the Farwell homestead south of Mount Morris. He farmed the home farm until he retired and moved to Mount Morris in 1918. He served as su- pervisor of Mount Morris Township for ten years, was village trustee for one term, and director of School District No. 61 for one term. He is a member of the local Masonic lodge. Mr. Farwell married Cornelia Swingley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Swingley, in 1902, and they have one daughter, Louise, who married Geo. E. Wilson. They own a fine home at 309 E. Brayton Road.
Highway Commissioners
1850-Abram Thomas, Jacob Myers, Henry Hiestand
1851-Joel R. Carll, Jacob Turney, Hen- ry Sharer
1852-Joel R. Carll, Jacob Myers, Abram Thomas
1853-George Swingley, Henry Hies- tand, Lyman S. Carll
1854-A. Q. Allen, Jacob Coffman, Wil- liam Falkler
1855-Jacob Coffman, A. Q. Allen, H. J. Farwell
1856-Abram Thomas, Jacob Coffman, Samuel Long
1857-Jacob Coffman, J. B. McCoy, L. S. Carll
1858-Joel R. Carll, Jacob Coffman, Michael Stonebraker
1859-William Rine, Joel R. Carll, Jacob Coffman
1860-Same as year previous
1861-William Rine, Joel R. Carll, B. F. Hedrick
1862-William Rine
1863-Martin T. Rohrer
1864-Jacob Phillips 1865-H. J. Farwell 1866-Reuben Marshall
1867-Jacob Phillips 1868-H. J. Farwell
1869-Reuben Marshall
1870-William Lohafer
1871-Charles Smith
1872-Reuben Marshall
1873-William Lohafer
1874-Charles Smith 1875-W. S. Blake
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