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In 1836, the Hydraulic Company was formed for the purpose of improving the water power and erecting mills. The Company consisted of L. Andrus, A. Bos- worth, W. G. Dana, W. A. House, R. Green and D. and M. Warner. They first, in 1836, built the saw-mill on Pine Creek about three miles from Grand Detour, now known as Dana's Mill. In '37, they commenced building a dam across the river at Grand Detour, and a grist and a saw-mill. These mills were not completed until February, '38. In the latter year, the Company made a di- vision of the property and started anew. Solon Cumins, who arrived in that year,
bought one-half interest in the concern. When the mills were finished, Mr. Cum- ins bought the other half, and has contin - ued to hold them until the present time. In the same year, and previous to Mr. Cumins' making the purchase, the name of the Company was changed to Rock River Mill Company. In 1835, when Andrus and House arrived at this place, they did their first cooking in the open air, with Indians standing around them.
The village of Grand Detour was laid out in 1836, when there were but a few log cabins. In '37, three frame build- ings were put up-one for a store, which was occupied by a Mr. Palmer, which was also purchased by Mr. Cumins in '38; the other two were dwellings. There was also a store, started in '36, by House & Green. The settlement of the place, du- ring the years 1837-8, progressed very rapidly. Mr. Cumins states that his purchases of goods during the years 1839-40 amounted to $40,000. His trade was very large, his customers com- ing from Buffalo Grove, North Grove, Cherry Grove and the whole country about.
In 1839, Messrs. Andrus & Deere commenced the manufacture of plows on a small scale. From that time to this, the business has been rapidly growing, until the Grand Detour Plow Factory has gained a wide reputation throughout the whole West. Some idea of the magni- tude of their operations may be formed from the following statistics : Messrs. An- drus & Bosworth, the present proprie- tors, manufacture from forty to fifty plows per day-making a total of twelve thou-
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Steamers on Rock River-Grand Detour as a Manufacturing Point-Settlement of Mt. Morris.
sand to fifteen thousand per annum, at a daily expense of from $150 to $175, ex- clusive of stock used. During the finan- cial crisis of 1857, the factory was burned down and rebuilt in ninety days-an ex- ample of energy rarely seen save in the West. A market for their plows is found in all parts of the West, inclu- ding Texas and California ; and the situ- ation of the town, on Rock River, affords excellent facilities for shipment.
The Gipsey, the first steamboat on Rock River, made a trip up the river in April, 1838. In 1844, the Lighter went up the river to Janesville.' She made two or three trips, carrying freight mostly. So- lon Cumins loaded her once or twice at Grand Detour, with flour. She brought goods and groceries from St. Louis.
Some seven or eight years ago,a schooner built at Kishwaukee, ran down the river and eut all the ferry ropes. The master was prosecuted at Byron, Grand Detour and Dixon, but defeated his prosecutors on the ground that Rock River was a navi- gable Stream.
Grand Detour is admirably situated as a manufacturing point. Its water power, which has hardly begun to be developed, is one of the best in the State. Rock River affords excellent facilities for ship- ping manufactured fabrics to all parts of the West and Southwest, while, being only four miles from Nachusa Station, on the Dixon Air Line Railroad, shipments for the East are readily made. The steamer Rockford is expected to make regular trips between Dixon and Rock- ford during the coming season. As the country fills up, we expect to see Grand 1
Detour growing in size and importance until it obtains even a wider reputation than at present.
At an early day, Samuel M. Hitt and Nathaniel Swingley, from Maryland, claimed large tracts of land in the vici- nity of the present town of Mt. Morris. They were both men of prominence and influence, and by their representations soon induced a large number of Mary- landers to settle around them. They were not without their claim difficulties, however, and prominent among their "fighting men" was one David Worden, a brawny New-Yorker, who was always on hand at any claim fight. He generally managed to remove the "jumpers" with- out resort to violent means; but if the latter became necessary, he was certain to carry his point. Worden is said to have been a great lover of fair play ; and when any poor man in this section had had his claim jumped by an interloper, Worden made it a point of honor to re- move the trespasser -- peaceably if he could, but it must be done at any rate.
In the spring of 1839, Rev. L. S. Clark, - Boreau and John Clark, a committee appointed by the Illinois Con- ference of the M. E. Church, located the Rock River Seminary at Mt. Morris. The citizens of the vicinity contributed $10,000 in money and four hundred and eighty acres of land in order to secure the location of the Seminary in their midst. The contract for erecting the building was taken by J. B. McCoy, and on the 4th of July, 1839, the corner stone was laid. Dr. J. J. Beatty was Marshal of the day, and Rev. Alexander Irvine and
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Corner Stone Laid-Mt. Morris Gazette-Northwestern Republican-Rock River Seminary.
S. N. Sample, Esq., were the orators. At that time, there was not a single human habitation within a mile of the spot where the foundation was laid. Mr. McCoy, who was to receive eighteen thousand dollars for the job, put up a log cabin for the accommodation of his hands, and this was the first house erected in the present town of Mt. Morris. In the fall of the succeeding year, the Seminary was opened in the new building, under the superin- tendence of Joseph N. Waggoner, Princi- pal, Lyman Catlin, Assistant, and Miss Cornelia N. Russell, Preceptress. Mr. Waggoner is now a bookseller and sta- tioner in Galena. Rev. John Sharp was the first Steward of the Seminary, and the first Postmaster in the place. F. G. Petrie, Mr. Sharp's son-in-law, removed to Mt. Morris with him, and for sometime lived in a barn built by Mr. Sharp. Mr. Waggoner was succeeded as Principal by Prof. J. D. Pinckney, who held the post for a number of years.
We have before us Vol. 1, No. 20, of the Mt. Morris Gazette, dated September 20, 1850, which would make its first is- sue date in April of that year. It was published by J. F. Grosh and edited by Prof. D. J. Pinckney. No. 43 of the same volume, dated February 27, 1851, is the latest issue we can find under the above "administration." No. 3 of the second volume bears the names of Bray- ton, Baker & Co., as Publishers, and Prof. Pinckney as Editor, and is dated May 29, 1851. It says that there were no press, type, or printers in Mt. Morris, and though the paper was published there it was printed somewhere else. (We presume
at Oregon.) It speaks also of the Ogle County Gazette soon to be started at Ore- gon, and wishes it prosperity, &c. No. 4 is dated June 26th. It is handsomely printed, on new type, and is, typographi- cally, the most creditable specimen of an Ogle county newspaper that we have yet seen. The Gazette only lived until about the close of the second volume, when it went down.
The Northwestern Republican was com- menced in 1855, by Atwood & Williams -at least it was under the control of these gentlemen some time in that year. We believe there was a change in the firm before the paper was sold. A little more than three years ago, Myron S. Barnes pur- chased the concern and changed the name of the paper to Independent Watchman, which he still continues to publish.
For some years after the establishment of the institution, Rock River Seminary was rather in a languishing condition. The country was new, money was scarce, and the lack of pecuniary means mate- rially crippled the progress of the school Thanks, however, to the energy and per- severance of its friends, prominent among was Prof. Pinckney, it was carried through the "dark days," and is now on a solid foundation. A new and commo- dious building for the accommodation of the school was finished in 1856, which is full large enough for its wants for years to come. Its situation is a most desirable one. It is is on the summit of one of the highest elevations in that part of the country, and from the observatory can be seen the town of Polo and much of the surrounding country. Mt. Morris is a
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Mt. Morris-Ogle County Gazette-Ogle County Agricultural Society-Oregon-Brookville-Woosung.
quiet, pleasant and healthy village, about eight miles from Polo, which is the near- est railroad station. Itis entirely free from grog shops and tippling horses. The char- acter of the school as an institution of learn- ing is one of the best in the country. The library and apparatus, we believe, are all that could be desired. The Seminary has probably done more to educate the people of the Northwest than any other school in Northern Illinois, and we point to it with pride as one of the most valua- ble institutions of which Ogle county can boast.
The population of Mt. Morris is stated at from one thousand to twelve hundsed. The inhabitants are principally from Ver- mont and Maryland.
The earliest copy we can find of an Oregon paper is No. 24, Vol. 1, of the Ogle County Gazette, dated November 5, 1851, and edited and published by R. C. Burchell, (now Prosecuting Attorney.) The materials used were the same em- ployed on the first volume of the Mt. Morris Gazette. At the close of the first volume, Mr. Burchell changed the name of his paper to Ogle County Reporter, the title it still bears. For some time, the Gazette and Reporter furnished the only newspaper advertising mediums in the county, and we accordingly find adver- tisements from all parts of the county in their columns.
The Ogle County Agricultural Society was formed on the 4th of July, 1853. The first officers were: Thomas Stinson, President; E. P. Snow, Vice-President; James V. Gale, Treasurer ; Charles W. Murtfeltt, Secretary ; Henry Sharer, Clark
G. Wait, James W. Johnson, Charles C. Burroughs, John Edmonds, Managers.
In January, 1854, Mr. Burchell sold the Reporter establishment to Mortimer W. Smith, (now Clerk of the Circuit Court.) Mr. Smith continued its publica- tion until July, 1857, when E. H. Leg- gett took charge of the paper. Mr.
Leggett is still the editor and publisher.
Oregon is the county seat of Ogle county, and is situated on the west bank of Rock River, very near the geographi- cal center of the county. It is surrounded by bluffs, making a beautiful valley for the town site. Its population is between eight and nine hundred. A substantial stone bridge is being built across the river at a cost of nearly thirty thousand dollars. The water-power here is very good, though we believe that it has been applied only to the running of a saw- mill. The location of Oregon is a beau- tiful one, containing as handsome sites for residences ascan be found anyw here in the county.
Brookville is the middle township of the western tier, lying between Buffalo and Foreston. The village of Brookville, on the extreme western edge of the town, is quite a trading point. Close at hand are Ilerb's saw and grist mills. From Haldane Station, in this township, a large amount of farm produce is annually shipped. There is considerable timber in the township and a plentiful supply of water.
Woosung is the most southern railroad station in the county, lying just above the line between Ogle and Lee, in Puffalo township. A town was laid out here on
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Lane-Its Future-The Lane Leader-Dement -- Adeline-Foreston.
the completion of the railroad, by Messrs. Roundy and Brimblecom.
Lane, which, next to Polo, is the most important business point in the county, is situated in Flagg township, in the south- ern tier of towns, being next to the most eastern town in the tier. It is twenty- ty-two miles from Dixon and eighty-three from Chicago, on the Dixon Air Line Railroad. Lane is one of those lively railroad towns which have sprung up, as it were, in a day. On the completion of the Air Line Road in 1855, the town was laid out, since which time it has grown at a rapid rate. Its population now num- bers from twelve to fitteen hundred, and the amount of business transacted has shown a corresponding increase. The Leader, the first newspaper on the east side of Rock River in this county, was commenced by John R. Howlett in the fall of 1858. It meets with a good sup- port-a fact no less creditable to the citi- zens of Lane than to the publisher. The country surrounding the town is well fitted for farming purposes, being the broad, rich prairie for which the entire Northern portion of Illinois is so famous. Lane is making rapid strides, and we con- fidently predict for her a brilliant future.
Dement, in the township of. the same name, lies in the extreme southeastern corner of the county. Considerable grain and other farm produce is shipped from here each year. The village was laid out in August, 1855, by Anson Barnum and T. D. Robertson, and now contains a population of about three hundred and fifty. It is situated about half way from Chicago to the Mississippi, on the Dixon
Air Line Road, and is surrounded by a rich, beautiful and productive country.
Adeline, in the township of Maryland, in the northern tier of towns, is quite an important point. It is about four miles from Foreston, on Leaf River, a small stream emptying into Rock River about six miles from Oregon. The village was laid out about the year 1846, but little more was done till about 1850, when the town started anew. Phineas Helm was the first merchant; Julius Smith, now re- siding at Byron, was the next. There is a good mill-privilege at the place, and a saw-mill is in operation there. Fostler's grist-mill is about a mile above the vil- lage. The population of the place is about four hundred. The country sur- rounding it is a high rolling prairie, well interspersed with timber, and is most ex- cellent farming land. The settlers ia the vicinity are principally from Maryland and Germany. George Mitchell, Post- master.
The township of Foreston is the most northwestern in the county. It contains the village of Foreston, which is ten miles north of Polo and twelve miles south of Freeport, on the Illinois Central Rail- road. The village was laid out in 1854 by the Vice President of the Central Railroad, Mr. Neal, who then owned the town. Soon after, John Hewitt laid out a large addition to the town, and com- menced selling lots. Four years ago, as we are informed, there was not a single dwelling-house in the place. The Rail- road Company built a passenger depot, freight warehouse and engine house be- fore the road was completed. Since the
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HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY.
Population of Ogle County-Description of the Country-Its Healthiness-Inducements to Emigrants.
completion of the railroad, the town has been growing very rapidly. A large number of dwellings, stores, warehouses; &c. were erected in the summer of 1853. The country about Foreston is the rich, high rolling prairie prevalent throughout the county. We set Foreston down as one of the most thriving and prosperous towns in the county. Samuel Mitchell, Postmaster; Matthew J. Blair, Justice of the Peace.
The population of Ogle county in 1840 was 3,479; in 1850, it was 10,020; in 1855, it was 16,456; it is now estimated at over 22,000. Churches and school- houses are plentifully distributed through the county, and twenty-four post-offices furnish mail facilities.
of timber, thereby obviating the most plausible objection made against emigra- ting to the West. . Everywhere, the soil is excellent, as the abundant harvests raised by our enterprising farmers can testify. Some of the largest yields ever known in the world have given the soil of Northern Illinois a name and fame abroad that is well deserved. The amount of farm products annually exported from this county is enormous, and with a ready cash market near at home, with land so fertile and cheap, it is no matter for won- der that our farmers are growing wealthy at a rate that would astonish their down- cast friends. The country they inhabit is a rich and beautiful one, while the re- sources of the soil are not yet half de- veloped. The counties lying between Rock River and the Mississippi are gen- erally esteemed as being richer than any other portion of the State.
Ogle county is in next to the northern tier of counties. It is about evenly di- vided by Rock River, which runs through it from north to south. This river and its tributaries furnish some of the best This country is as healthy as any por- tion of the world. Consumption, the grim destroyer so dreaded in the Eastern and Middle States, while fever and ague is almost a thing of the past, so that emi- grants from the East need have no fears of this unpleasant visitor. water powers in the West, which have as yet hardly been touched. When this power shall be used to its full extent, Ogle will be found to be one of the best manufacturing counties in Illinois. The banks of the river in many places are sur- mounted with bluffs, although in some Men of small means, who are not com- pelled to "rough it" on the prairies to obtain a living, will find in Northern Il- linois inducements which need only to be considered to attract them hither. Land can be bought at low rates, a ready cash market is found at any of the numerous railroad stations with which the country is interspersed, and in all these respects, the owner of a farm here is as well situa- places are found beautiful, rich bottom lands. Immediately after leaving the river on either side, one comes to the broad prairie-as rich prairie. too, as the sun ever shone upon-where the soil is deep and strong, the surface undulating enough to make it picturesque and healthy, while good spring water is near at hand. The prairies in this county are thickly interspersed with luxuriant groves i ted as the farmer on the main line of a
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ConcInding Remarks-County Officers-Post-Offices and Postmasters.
railroad in New-York or Pennsylvania. The difference in yield makes an acre of prairie land equal in value to an acre of land in the Eastern States, while it can be purchased for one-half or one-third the nominal price. Settlers here find churches and schools and nearly all the comforts and luxuries of their eastern homes, at much less cost. No State in the Union affords equal facilities for the education of the people as Illinois; her Free School system is her greatest pride.
We have endeavored in the preceding sketches, to preserve our local records and to set forth the rapid progress of our adopted State and county. In the former, we have done the best we could, though no person ean feel more keenly than we do how imperfectly the task has been per- formed. We have at least the satisfac- tion of knowing that when, in the future, some one more competent shall under- take the task, our labor will not have been in vain, and that we have done something toward collecting the materials for a HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY.
COUNTY OFFICERS, ETC.
Representative in Congress. E. B. Washburne.
State Senator Z. Aplington.
Representative Joshua White.
Judge of Circuit Court. John V. Eustace.
Judge of the County Conrt. Virgil A. Bogue.
Clerk of Circuit Court and Recorder . Mortimer W. Smith.
Clerk of the County Court.
Elbert K. Light.
State's Attorney
Robert C. Burchell.
County Treasurer Albert Woodcock.
Sheriff_ Frederick G. Petrie.
County Surveyor Aaron Q. Allen.
School Commissioner Dr. A. E. Hurd.
Coroner_ John R. Chapman,
Master in Chancery Joseph Sears.
POST-OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS
IN OGLE COUNTY.
Adeline George W. Taylor,
Brookville David Hoff hine.
Byron. George G. Swan.
Daysville William J. Mix.
Dement_
Thomas Smith.
Eagle Point
Fitz Henry Freeman Woodcock.
Forestou .. Samuel Mitchell.
Grand Detour Charles Throop.
Hale
Joshua White.
Killbuck
Nathan K. Ross.
Kyte River
Alanson D. Clark.
Lindenwood
Jeremiah B. Barber.
Lec George W. Northrop.
Edward Davis,
Mount Morris.
Aaron Weeks.
Ogle
Edmund P. Sexton.
Oregon
Payne's Point Willard P. Bump.
Polo. George D. Read.
Taylor Dexter Stocking.
Wales. Thomas Hillar.
White Rock
George Ambrose.
Woosung
William Brimblecom.
Daniel Gifford.
Lane
Daniel W. Fairchild.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Reduced Prices !
HARRIS & ROGERS
Are now prepared to offer greater inducements than ever to Cash paying customers, in the line of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
WINTER DRESS GOODS,
WINTER SHAWLS, &c., &c.
Having just received a large invoice of the above goods, which must be closed out to make room for our stock of Spring and Summer Goods, we have MARKED them down to AC- TUAL COST.
We still keep on hand a fine assortment of
GROCERIES, CROCKERY, HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, &c., 1 At such prices as to Defy Competition!
Call and see-at the old stand of H. Smith, Mason street, Polo, Illinois.
HARRIS & ROGERS.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. H. MORE,
Mason Street, two doors below the Sanford House,
POLO, ..
ILLINOIS,
Dealer in
Drugs, Medicines,
Chemicals, Fine Toilet Soaps,
FINE HAIR and TOOTH BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, GLASS, PUTTY, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, DYESTUFFS, FRESH GARDEN SEEDS,
Manufactured Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars, BURNING FLUID,
Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Uses,
SURGICAL AND DENTAL INSTRUMENTS,
Trusses and Shoulder Braces, Fancy and Toilet Articles, BOOKS, STATIONERY, WALL PAPER.
Customers will find his stock complete, com- prising many articles not enumerated herein, and all sold at moderate prices.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
To the Citizens of Polo and Vicinity.
THE subscriber has opened, in Woodruff's Building, on Franklin street, a large and varied assortment of
Paints, Oils, Glass, Sash, Doors,
And in fact everything that belongs to a
PAINT AND OIL STORE!
This is NO HUMBUG, but a
Genuine and Practical Establishment, Where you can get Paints and Oils that are se- lected by a
PRACTICAL PAINTER.
The subscriber, having spent FIFTEEN YEARS in the Painting Business, is better qualified to buy for you, and tell you how to mix and ap- ply your Paints, than any other dealer. In con- nect o ! with my
PAINT AND OIL BUSINESS, I shall also keep
Paper Hangings, Window Shades,
Bird Cages, Looking Glassos, And a very great variety of
FANCY GOOD
Too numerous to mention. I have in my employ
EDWARD G. SMITHI,
Who has been in my employ for the last three years. He is a PRACTICAL PAINTER, and will give you all the information you need to paint your houses.
SIGN PAINTING done with neatness and dispatch.
197 Store in Woodruff's New Stone Build- ing, on Franklin street.
nº1
G. M. CLAYTON.
J. WOOLHISER. Cabinet Maker, Furniture Dealer AND UNDERTAKER, Mason-st., next door to the Post-Office, POLO, ILLINOIS.
NORTON & PRESTON, Produce, Lumber and Commission Merchants, and Agents for the sale of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, POLO, ILLINOIS.
W. MASSENBERG,
BOOKBINDER AND BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER, Martin's Block, Third Story, FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.
Polo Boot and Shoe Store. 28. L. ADAMS
TEEPS constantly on hand a large assort- ment of
BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS, ETC., Which he will rell cheap for cash or barter. He has purchased the right to use Groswell's Patent Counter Brace. Boots or Shoes made with Counter Brace warranted not to run over on the coanter. Store on Mason street, four doors east of Division. 711
EMPIRE HOUSE,
J. H. JAY, .. PROPRIETOR.
Near tfle Flinois Central Railroad Depot, POLO,
JONAS M. REED'S LIVERY STABLE, Franklin Street, Polo, IL.
CAMPBELL & CARPENTER, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. AND GENERAL LAND AND INSURANCE AGENTS, POLO, ILLINOIS.
C. F. SWARTWOUT'S
PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE, Two doors south of L. N. Barber's store,. PGLO, ILLINOIS.
E. M. LUTHER. 78
E. P. ALBEE,
ALBEE
LUTHER,
DEALERS IN
HARDWARE
STOVES
ADVERTISEMENTS.
IRON, NAILS, ETC., ETC. 09 ..
.
Corner of Mason and Franklin Streets, opposite the Sanford House,
Polo,
€
Illinois.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
WILDER'S PIANO-FORTES
- FO. WILDER
AND MELODEONS.
F. O. WILDER, MANUFACTURER, Mason Street, Polo, Illinois.
PRICES OF MELODEONS: $45 00
4 octave, scroll
43 octave, scroll 60 00
octave, scroll 75 00
5 octave, piano style 100 00
6 octave, piano style. 130 00
5 octave, piano style, double reeds 150 00
5 octave, piano style, with two banks of keys 200 00
HARMONIUMS for churches and lecture rooms, with one or two banks of keys, and from four to eight stops.
PIANOS-6, 63, 63, 62 and 7 octave-for from two hundred to four hundred dollars.
TESTIMONIALS.
I have used one of F. O. Wilder's Melodeons, and most cheerfully recommend it as a superior instrument in respect to touch, purity of tone and finish.
W M. B. BRADBURY.
We would call the attention of our readers to the Melodeons manufactured by Mr. Wilder. We have taken particular pains to examine some of them, and do not hesitate to pronouce them superior instruments in every respect. They possess all the requisites of tip-top Melodeons, and are well finished. We would most strenu- ously urge upon Western men the propriety-nay, duty-of patronizing Western manufacturers in preference to sending their orders East, particularly when they can be as well supplied at home Mr. Wilder has in his possession testimonials of the highest character, aside from his Instruments, which need no recommendation wherever known .- Polo Advertiser.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
HARRISON N. MURRAY & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL , DEALERS IN
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS,
FRUIT, BOOTS AND SHOES,
YANKEE NOTIONS, CROCKERY,
STONE WARE, WOODEN & WILLOW WARE.
R
Cheap for Cash, or in exchange for Produce at Cash Prices.
WALTER CARPENTER & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, PUTTY,
NAILS, FORKS, SPADES, HOES, TUBS,
PAILS, RAKES, CROCKERY AND STONEWARE.
Agents for J. J. SANDS and LILL & DIVERSEY'S 1
XXX CREAM AND PALE ALES. 8
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
1859 - - SPRING TRADE. - - 1859 DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES & HATS AT WHOLESALE. DAVIS, SAWYER & CO., (LATE DAVIS, MOODY & Co.)
HAVE REMOVED TO STORE NO. 42 LAKE STREET,
Where they are now prepared to show a large stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes and Hats, direct from the Manufacturers, comprising all that is new and desirable in each line of goods. Country Merchants will here find a full assortment of Staple and Fancy Goods adapted to their trade and the season, all of which will be offered at low prices for cash or approved credit. No. 42 Lake street, next building to the American Housc.
KERSHAW & Co., CHERRY ST., (NEXT DOOR TO JOHN A. HUGHES') LANE, OGLE CO., ILL., KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF GROCERIES, ALSO, DEALERS IN BOOTS & SHOES.
Give us a call and examine our Goods and Prices before purchasing elsewhere.
L. WILLIAMS & Co., WASHINGTON STREET, LANE, ILLINOIS,
DEALERS IN HARDWARE, IRON, NAILS, GLASS, SASH, PUTTY, GROCERIES AND CONFECTIONERY. N. B .- We have a Warehouse on the track where we keep all kinds of Coal, Salt, etc., etc.
LANE HOTEL,
COL. D. C. MAY, - - LATE OF THE "AMERICAN HOTEL," ROCKFORD.
- PROPRIETOR.
This House is located near the Railroad Depot, easy of access to passeng- ers arriving on the trains. Every attention paid to the wants of the guests, and no pains spared to make their stay agreeable. Good stabling attached to the premises.
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WS ROOM
LANE, ILLINOIS. MAY BE FOUND
DAILY AND WEEKLY EASTERN AND WESTERN NEWSPAPERS,
LEDGER, MERCURY, CONSTELLATION, STARS & STRIPES,
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, NEW YORK WAVERLY,
GLEASON'S LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP,
HARPER'S WEEKLY, BUDGET OF FUN, YANKEE NOTIONS, ETC.
All of the popular Magazines and Monthlies, Cheap Publications, Standard, Miscellaneous and School Books,
STATIONERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ETC.,
Also, BLANKS of ALL KINDS
REAL ESTATE AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES,
Warranty, Quit Claim and Trust Deeds, Attachment Notices, Constable's Sales, Summons, Subpoenas, Executions, Attachment Bonds, Forthcoming Bonds, Attachment Notices, Affidavits for At- tachment, Security for Costs, State Warrants, Justices' Attachment for Witnesses, Præcipes, Præcipes for Execution, Garnishee Sum- mons, Affidavit for Garnishee, Warrant for Assault and Battery ; all of which will be sold at Chicago prices, and sent by mail, if desired, postage paid.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE LANE LEADER,
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
PUBLISHED AT LANE, OGLE CO., ILL.,
Terms $1.50 per Annum, $1.00 for Eight Months.
JOB PRINTING of EVERY DESCRIPTION
Done on Short Notice and at Reasonable Rates.
BLANKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND. ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED AT REASONABLE RATES.
ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF
KIT CARSON,
JUST PUBLISHED.
THE ONLY AUTHENTIC BIOGRAPHY OF THIS RENOWNED HUNTER.
One Volume, S vo .; Cloth Gilt $2.50; Half Calf, $3.50.
Read the following from the New York Tribune:
" The famous backwoodsman of the Rocky mountains is here portrayed to the life, from facts derived from personal testimony. * * * We will not attempt to follow the adven- turous Kit through the varied experiences of forest life, but must refer our readers to the details which are given at length, and with much graphic power, in this volume."
Sold only by subscription. J. R. Howlett, Lane, authorized agent for Ogle and Lee Counties.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
HENRY) M. MILLER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
2318 LANE, ILL.,
PROMPT ATTENTION PAID TO COLLECTIONS.
Office in the New Post Office Building on Washington Street, (Up Stairs.)
BUY YOUR BOOTS AND SHOES
WHERE THEY MAKE THEM .--- SAVE YOUR MONEY!
If you want cheap Boots and Shoes, call at
LANGDON'S SHOE STORE
CHERRY STREET, LANE, ILL.
If you want a good article of Eastern Manufactured Boots and Shoes, call on the subscriber, and buy a better article, at less price than can be bought at any other store in Ogle County. My boots and shoes are not only cheap, but I warrant the work.
RIPS ALWAYS MENDED GRATIS. .
A new lot of Ladies Over Shoes, Plain Rubbers, Sandal Buckskin, (a new article for winter) ; also, the English Felt Boot with Rubber bottoms. Gen- tlemen's Buffalo and Rubber Overshoes, all bought with cash and sold cheap for ready pay.
My stock is the largest in Lane, and employ more workmen than any other manufacturer in the county. Ladies and gentlemen please give me a call. ' Store one door east of Turkington & Co's Hardware Store.
Farmers bring in your hides. The money is waiting for you. I now pay the highest market prices for Hides.
J. E. LANGDON.
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LANE DRUG STORE.
CLARK & DANA DRUGGISTS & APOTHECARIES, LANE, OGLE COUNTY, ILL. DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, ACIDS, VINEGAR, ALCOHOL, CAMPHENE, LINSEED OIL, BURNING FLUID,
Burning Oil, Red Lead, Window Glass, Paint Brushes, Paints, Putty, WHITE LEAD, POTASH, VARNISHES,
Machine Oil, Derinmery, Spices, Fitharge, Turpentine, Dye Stuffs,
Fancy Soaps, Toilet Powders, etc. PURE LIQUORS,
Brandies, Wines, Gins, etc., carefully selected for medical purposes.
BURNING FLUID
Manufactured fresh every day and WARRANTED a superior article.
PERFUMERY AND FANCY GOODS.
We invite the attention of all to our large stock of Perfumeries, em- bracing everything for the Toilet.
POMADES.
We still continue to sell the finest article of Pomades found in the market.
CONCENTRATED LYE,
For the speedy and easy manufacture of Soap, and for Printer's use.
EXTRACTS:
Lemon, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Vanilla, etc., etc.,
PHYSICIAN'S PRESCRIPTIONS
Carefully compounded at all hours, day or night. Remember the G. W. CLARK. place : " Lane Drug Store." C. C. DANA.
" Clark & Dana are agents for Rarey's certain and speedy cure for Ringbone and Spavin. Cure warranted, where instructions are strictly follow- od. Price 50 cents a bottle.
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CASH STORE .--- NEW GOODS. OAK FRONT, LANE, ILL. JAMES BRICE, (LATE BRICE & COON) Has just received a new and extensive stock of
SPRING & SUMMER GOODS
CONSISTING OF READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS & CAPS, DRESS GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, AND A COMPLETE STOCK OF GROCERIES. WHICH WILL BE
SOLD AT REDUCED PRICES FOR CASH OR PRODUCE. Persons desirous of purchasing goods will do well to examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
SIGN OF THE WATCH! OTTO WETTSTEIN,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES, Musical Instruments, Violin Strings and Fancy Goods.
He has also on hand the largest assortment of
POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY
Ever offered in the western market. Especial attention given to
Watch Repairing.
CLOCKS, ACCORDEONS AND JEWELRY SCIENTIFICALLY REFAIRED.
P. S .- Having worked at the trade for the past nine years, enables him to warrant his work to suit customers.
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ECCOCHANGE OF FIRM! TRAO JOHN A. HUGHES
Having bought out the stock of
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HUGHES, FRISBIE & Co.,
Will Continue Business at the Old Stand, "Eureka Hall," Cherry St. ATTENTION THE WHOLE!
- The Enrolled Militia of the First Brigade, First Division of the Illinois Militia are hereby notified that for the time, (until my next orders are issued)
THEIR HEADQUARTERS MAY BE FOUND AT THE STORE OF JOHN A. HUGHES, . Who is now, more than ever heretofore,
PROVIDED WITH MATERIAL TO DRESS THE WHOLE LINE.
And if you should ever visit Lane, and find yourself about to enter any other store, you are here- by commanded to
COUNTER-MARCH AT ONCE,
And come to Eureka Hall at once.
COME IN FILES OR PLATOONS
And the commander-in-chief of the Division will extend to you the hand of welcome. 1 By Order, BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN A. HUGHES, Commander. HONEST JOHNNY, Private Secretary.
DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MONEY AS I INTEND TO DO A CASH BUSINESS.
Goods will be sold 20 per cent lower than ever sold in this market. ..... No Humbug, come and see ! All goods usually kept in a variety store you will find at 4
JOHN A. HUGHES.
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