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The history of the Cass County Agricultural So- ciety has not been one of either marked or uniform success. The fairs were held until 1857 on Samuel Graham's land, but in that year the society bought land, where the Air Line Railroad depot now is, which the society was compelled to abandon, when the Peninsular (Grand Trunk) Railroad was con- structed. The next location was in the way of the Air Line Railroad and that, too, had to be given up. The present grounds were purchased in 1871, of Samuel Graham, at an expense of $3,000. The tract includes twenty acres of land finely adapted to the purpose for which it is used. A considerable sum of money has been expended in the erection of buildings and in making other improvements.
Most of the exhibitions given by the society have been very creditable ; but the forination of other agri- cultural associations in the county has of course been disadvantageous to the old organization.
THE CASS COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
This was the first county society organized and had its origin in 1831. It was recognized by the Ameri- can Bible Society as an auxiliary in February of that year. The officers were : President, Elder Adam Miller ; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Luther Hum_ phrey ; Treasurer, Sylvester Meacham. Mr. Hum. phrey seems to have served only a year, for in 1832, Alexander H. Redfield appears as Corresponding Secretary. Alfred R. Benedict held that position in
1834. In 1836, Martin C. Whitman was President ; Rev. Luther Humphrey, Corresponding Secretary, and Mr. Meacham continued as Treasurer. Samuel F. Anderson was President in 1837, the other officers remaining the same. Dr. John J. Treat was Presi- dent in 1838, Azariah Rood was President in 1839 and Clark Olmsted, Treasurer, and they were still in office in 1841. In the first ten years of its existence the Cass County Bible Society remitted to the parent. society $151.30. There was no change in officers until 1844, when Hon. Clifford Shanahan became President. In 1846, Cyrus Bacon was President and Alfred Bryant, Secretary, Mr. Olmsted still con- tinning as Treasurer.
Of the foregoing there is no record upon the local society's books. The data was procured from the Secretary of the parent society by Mr. Joseph K. Ritter.
It appears that the society was re-organized in Janu- ary, 1861. Samuel F. Anderson was elected Presi- dent ; James Boyd, Vice President ; Joseph K. Ritter, Treasurer; W. W. Peck, Secretary, and the Revs. Miles and Hoag, Messrs. Joseph Harper, Joshua Lofland and S. T. Read as members of the Executive Committee.
Following are the present officers, viz. : President, Joseph Harper; Vice President, D. B. Smith ; Treas- urer, C. G. Banks; Secretary, Joseph K. Ritter. Executive Committee-D. B. Ferris, Jesse Harrison, W. W. MeIlvain.
CASS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The first medical society in the county was organ- ized in August, 1851. The officers elected were : President, Dr. D. E. Brown ; Vice President, Dr. Henry Lockwood ; Secretary, Dr. Alonzo Garwood ; Treasurer, Dr. E. Penwell ; Standing Committee, Drs. I. G. Bugbee, J. Allen and B. Wells. The objects of this society were similar to those of the present organization, that is, the advancement of the profession, social intercourse, the establishment of a schedule of charges for professional services, etc.
But possibly there was not a clear understanding of the purposes of the society in the minds of the people at large. At any rate, one man scems to have had only a partially defined idea of them. George P. Coffey, a resident of Mechanicsburg, and a "log house carpenter " by occupation, when he contem- plated going West, thought it would be well to join the society, that he might be able " to show where he degraded from."
The schedule of rates on which the society agreed, placed the amount of money to be charged for an " ordinary visit in the village " at 50 cents ; " medi-
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HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
cine and attention " was to be charged for at the rate of $1 per day ; " medicine and visit, one mile, $1 ;" visit and medicine, from one to two miles, $1.25; " " visit and medicine, from two to four miles, $1.50;" each additional mile 25 cents. " Quinine and night visits were to be extra in all cases." Surgical opera- tions, etc., were to be performed for $5; visit and consultation within three miles was to entitle the physician to a remuneration of $3, and the same within a distance of from three to ten miles to $5
THE PRESENT COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
was organized at a meeting held at Cassopolis June 26. 1877, Dr. C. W. Morse, of Dowagiac, in the Chair. The following officers were elected for the year 1877-78 :
President, Dr. C. W. Morse; Vice Presidents, Drs. A. Garwood, L. Osborn, R. Patterson ; Secretary, Dr. W. J. Kelsey; Treasurer, J. B. Sweetland.
Following are the names and residences of the orig- inal members of the society, viz .:
Dr. C. W. Morse, Dowagiac; Dr. W. J. Kelsey, Cassopolis ; Drs. Robert Patterson and John B. Sweet- land, Edwardsburg ; Drs. L. D. Tompkins, A. Gar- wood and F. Goodwin, Cassopolis ; Dr. J. Robertson, Pokagon ; Dr. Edward Prindle, Dowagiac; Drs. L. Osborn, H. H. Phillips and Otis Moor, Vandalia ; Dr. W. J. Ketcham, Volinia ; Dr. O. W. Hatch, Adamsville.
Since the society was formed, the following persons have been added to the membership roll :
Dr. I. Bugbee (honorary), Edwardsburg ; Drs. IIor- ace Carbine and E. C. Davis, Marcellus ; Dr. Phineas Gregg (honorary), Brownsville; Drs. Levi Aldrich, Frank Sweetland and Fred W. Sweetland, Edwards- burg; Dr. J. M. Wright, Brownsville ; Dr. William E. Parker, Cassopolis ; Dr. A. J. Landis, Adamsville ; Dr. Reuben Schurtz, Jones.
The following preamble to the constitution of the society, sets forth its objects : "We, the undersigned, practitioners of medicine and surgery in the county of Cass, for the mutual advancement in medical knowl- edge, the elevation of professional character, the pro- tection of the interests of its members, the extension of the bounds of medical science, and the promotion of all measures adapted to the relief of suffering, do constitute ourselves a Medical Society."
FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CASS COUNTY.
This company, doing business in the counties of Cass, Van Buren and Berrien, was organized May 8, 1863, with the following as it officers : President, Jesse G. Beeson ; Treasurer, Archiable Jewell, of Wayne Township; Secretary, A. D. Stocking, of
Dowagiac ; Directors, W. G. Beckwith, of Jefferson ; Israel Ball, of Wayne; William R. Fletcher, of Wayne; Frank Brown, of Pokagon; and Daniel Blish, of Silver Creek. The object of the com- pany is the insurance of farm dwellings and out- buildings at a minimum price, and upon the mutual plan, as the name implies. The present number of members is about fifteen hundred, and the amount of property at risk is valued at $2,500,000. The present Board of Officers and Directors is as follows : Presi- dent, John Cady : Treasurer, Enoch Jessup ; Secre- tary, Cyrus Tuthill ; Directors, Jerome Wood, James H. Hitchcox, Lafayette Atwood, Milton J. Gard, John A. Reynolds.
CHAPTER XXII.
STATISTICS.
Population by Townships, 1837 to 1880-Vote on the Constitutions and for Presidents-Gubernatorial Vote of 1880, by Townships-Valua- lion-Productions.
POPULATION.
The population of Cass County was, in 1830, 919; in 1834, 3,280; in 1837, 5,296; in 1840, 5,710; in 1845, 8,073; in 1850, 10,907; in 1854, 12,411; in 1860, 17,721; in 1864, 17,666; in 1870, 21,096; in 1874, 20,525; in 1880, 22,008.
The following table presents the statistics of popula- tion of Cass County, by townships, as taken at nine State and National censuses, from 1837 to 1880, inclusive. The wide variations between the population given in certain townships at periods four or six years apart, is occasioned by the inclusion of village population in the statement for some years, and exclusion from other statements. Other variations are attributable to changes in boundary of townships. Thus Ontwa appears to have had in 1837 1,012 residents, while in 1840 it contained but 543. Milton, however, which was a part of Ontwa in 1837, was made an indepen- dent township prior to 1840, and by the census of that year is shown to have had a population of 439 :
TOWNSHIPS. 1837
1840
1850
1854
1860
1864
1870
1874
1880
Calvin ..
201' 209
624
841
1375
1485
1788 1627
1693
lloward
366| 370
766
839
1139
1108
1171
969
974
Jefferson
395
47+
887
794
1071
1112
1047
1063
1014
La Grange
609
769
94>
1204
1702
1761
1884
1814
2032
Marcellus ..
22.2
256
753
8.8
1255
1552
1829
Mason
224
318
570
582
768
719
809
851
889
Milton.
139
611
609
575
623
594
532
535
Newbery
175
388
417
861
862
1314
1285
1539
Outwa
1012
543
529
#84
879
821
995
929
1145
Penn ..
693
415
698
788
1803
1148
1421
1462
1627
Pokagon
50G
516
994
2116
1249
1624
1886
1941
1323
Porter
556
1259
1586
1832
1654
1933
1915
1954
Silver Creek
108
183
491
967
1102
1836
1152
1709
984
Volina
427
411
607
641
993
1137
1414
1445
1465
Wayne
223
335
682
706
938
1019
999
14:1
995
Totals. 5296 5710 10907 12411 17721 17666 21096 20525 22008
VIEW OF CASSOPOLIS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF STONE LAKE. 1882.
LAND AND PRODUCTIONS.
The following tables exhibit the farm statistics of Cass County-the number of acres of improved and unimproved land, the amounts of the principal crops raised in 1880 or 1881 (according to the indications at column heads) and the number of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs :
APPLES
PEACHES.
LAND IN FARMS
WHEAT.
OTHER GRAINS RAISED IN 1880.
WOOL
POTATOES RAISED IN 1880.
HAY CUT IN 1880.
BORSEs.
MILCH Cows.
CATTLE OTHER THAN MILCH Cowe
Hoo ..
SHEEP.
ACRES IN OK. CHARDE
BUSHELS BOLD IN 1880
AORES IN OR-
BueHELe 8 LO
CHARDE.IN 1840
-
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acres.
Acree.
Acres.
Busbels.
Acree.
Bushels
Aores.
Busb.
Acres.
Tons.
Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number.
Pounds.
Pounde.
Calvin
11160
6478
3881
66359
4127
2617
97404
768
16213
53
29
1221%
7357
1088
1333
629
408
453
1254
2119
1749
8163
5833/
7610
267
160
Howard
11491
6206
3460
6.918
3777
1867
73410
611
15600
198
190
23214
16261
1610
1856
490
141
404
1086
2619
2071
10157
36737
1768
11
23
12963
5918
3859
68580
4218
2655
113765
880
28194
103
57
823
5726
1346
1743
683
419
609
1513
2769
232.
11649
4526
22
4410
17
1520
7700
Jefferson ...
13293
7422
3903
85349
4545
2644
154778
1165
31002
186
226
8003
1456
1810
575
468
543
1680
2956
2538
12970
2159
11690
10693
9/2
207
9140
2716
2576
55127
2568
1444
79328
503
14495
133
130
563/
3944
1138
1662
400
340
302
674
1954
1579
7683
397
5329 1265
44937
3534
447%
137
730
Millon ..
8986
4343
2502
45189
2813
1827
88215
568
16100
151
106
100
1056
1284
413
326
252
622
386
862
24 -
512
411
982
1576
3741
3752
20592
6357
61.4
20
2795
Penn ..
12949
6632
4665
96245
4568
2516
108180
878
22010
33
20
11312 15133
12489
1391
1801
444
380
502
1478
2298
1927
9366
257
6402
1500
Pokagon
11207
6022
2931
68468
3360
1864
98615
853
28865
335
169
102
85
9485
2463
3632
849
652
739
1445
7384
5866
29549
756
8227
334
3845
2
20
6000
Porter
19009
9258
6148
118643
6082
2829
110369
1576
61880
808
23534
224
254
62
5438
1126
1266
433
326
417
1303
2506
9723
5043
3031
51880
2891
94594
4928
2361
115196
1001
31190
180
278
91
8537
1240
1676
626
494
512
1598
4245
3843
21896
40514
9619
....
7
50
1000
Wayne .
12278
3645
3614
64180
4150
2451 125355
727:
15258
343
354
166
14669
1389
1621
455
376
179
1807
3423
2962
20895
4051/2
2870
224-4
47916
Totals.
174702
83716 55276 1069414
58595
30853 1412107
11486 311768
2372
2394 16081 /3
126108
19873
25683
7652
6143
7110
18095
43543
36949
194238|
5965
73425
91
and 1880:
VILLAGES.
2841
128
222
120
307
146
209
130
173
71
74
212
230
111
92
255
351
Republican.
2216
80
87
160
153
145
154
130
69
142
288
158
143
228
54
loway, Dem-
1850
396
24
30
51
10
27
12
64
19
3
2
1
Fred. M. Hol- David Wood-
5458
232
349
244
474
309
381
296
367
141
221
494
535
272
237
496
410
GUBERNATORIAL VOTE OF 1880 BY TOWNSHIPS.
89
118
131
130
240
448
501
643
2102
912
principal villages of the county in 1850, 1860, 1870
The following exhibits the population of ten of the
153
HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
ocrat, 1,624.
1860-Lincoln, Republican, 2,065 ; Douglas, Dem-
1856-Fremont, Republican, 1,703; Buchanan,
1852-Scott, Whig, 988; Pierce, Democrat, 984 ;
1848-Taylor, Whig, 783; Cass, Democrat, 901 ;
1844-Clay, Whig, 760; Polk, Democrat, 715.
1840-Harrison, Whig, 670; Van Buren, Demo-
No, 2,697.
No, 2,371.
PRESIDENTIAL.
VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTIONS.
votes cast by each party in Presidential elections :
the county for and against the constitutions, and the
The following exhibits the number of votes cast in
VOTES CAST FROM 1835 TO 1880.
Issac Mckeever, Prohibitionist, received four votes in Calvin Township.
Wayne
Volinia.
Silver Creek
Porter.
Pok"gon.
Penn ..
Ontwa
Milton
Mason
Marcellus
La Grange
Jefferson
Howard
Calvin ..
TOWNSHIPS.
Brownsville
Newberg
Adamsville.
Sumnerville
Edwardsburg.
Marcellus
Dowagiac
Cassopolis
Democrat, 1,165.
Hall, F. S., 95.
Van Buren, F. S., 191.
crat, 527.
1873-(Submitted, November, 1874), Yes, 713;
1867-(Voted upon in April, 1868), Yes, 1,190 ;
1850-(November) Yes, 1,069; No, 323.
1835-(November) Yes, 345; No, 20.
Greenback.
man, 2d.
1870
Total.
1880
PROVED.
UNIM. enovaD.
RalesD IN 1880.
OF THE GROUND IN 1881.
CoUN.
OATS.
CLOVER SERD.
IN 1880. SHEEP SHEAR'D SHEAR'D IN 1880.
ORAPER.
TOWNSHIPS.
Busbels uf
Ears.
4
10657
6022
3942
75875
4214
1520
65279
700
21710
119
62
87
7053
1227
1336
490
431
382
785
2842
1511
1145
5452
2563
9982
5925
3682
85613
4001
1438
74783
622
13292
45550
413
13209
88
54
40
5970 7406 3376
1136
1417
468
409
60
262
Ontwa
8201
1671
2530
50344
2348
1344
3399
2081 1
70
Newberg.
825
965
9394
1482
2292
543
2235, 941
1711
8418
736
54434
4
2589
12359
Silver Creek
13683
6415
450%
Volinia ...
David Jerome,
379
1181
1860
104
129
122
241
1932
728
104
184
228
297
3031
3251ª
La Grange ..
Marcellus
Mason
4
124
82
1175
9012 /2
989
26186
9533
/4
1
74
3761
Pokagon
Vandalia
252
129
. 17
13
ocrat.
152
Dowagiac Cily.
Newberg
Total.
73
7
N
Bushels
LIVE STOCK SIX MONTHS OLD AND OVER ON HAND IN 1881.
26000
2140
154
HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
1864-Lincoln, Republican, 1,765 ; Mcclellan, Democrat, 1,435.
1868-Grant, Republican, 2,471; Seymour, Dem- ocrat, 1,926.
1872-Grant, Republican, 2,432; Greeley, D. and L., 1,830; O'Connor, Democrat, 24; Black, Prohi- bition, 2.
1876-Hayes. Republican, 2,750 ; Tilden, Demo- crat, 2,336 ; Cooper, G. B., 173; Smith, Prohibition,
1880 - Garfield, Republican, 2,859; Hancock, Democrat, 2,180; Weaver, G. B., 415; Dow, Pro- hibition, --.
VALUATION.
The following table exhibits the valuation of real and personal property, as assessed and as equalized, for the year 1881 *:
TOWNSHIPS AND CITY OF DO- WAGIAC.
Number of '
Valuation of
Real Estate
as Assessed
Added.
Amount De-
Valuation of
Real Estate
AB Equal-
Amount of
Personal
Valuation.
Total Valua-
tion Equal- ized.
Marcellus
20835
8582520 813420
8595940:
$104060
$700000
Newberg.
21627
497850
76350
574200
70800
645000
Porter
32723
10$7520
97. 0
1047220
182780
I230000
Volivia
21807
912490
11070
901420;
148580
10500 0
PenD
21468
893535
106865
149600
1150000
l'alvin
21290
630°30
69990
700820
99180
Mason
12952
573380
26380
547000
53000
600000 795000 1530000
Jefferson
21792
736500
29855
766355
113645
880000 800000
Silver Creek.
20571
600040 140410
740450
79550
820000
Pokagon
21984
904790
42330
947120
162880
1100000
Howard
22497
639755
73535
713290
66710
780000 570000
Milton
13456
470825
16975
487800
82200
Dowagiac
1920
512510
13410
499100
320900
820000
Totals
311049 $11475310 8686933. 574535 $12097738 82192262 814280000
CHAPTER XXIII.
CASSOPOLIS.
Founding of the Village-County Seat Contest-A Souvenir-Letter from Alexander H. Redlield-First Death, Birth and Marriage- Cassopolis as it Appeared in 1835-The Campaign of 1840-Job Wright's Predictlon-The Only General Militia Muster-Little- john's Temperance Revival of 1845-Corporation History-Roster of Village Officials-The Public Square Case-Mercantile and Manufacturing Matters-Banking-Hotels-Post Office-Religious History-Public Schools-Cemetery-Societies.
FOUNDING OF THE VILLAGE.
N 1830, Abram Tietsort, Jr.t (father of John I Tietsort), built a small log cabin on the east bank of Stone Lake, near the spot where the bowl factory now stands, and he and his family became the pioneer settlers of Cassopolis.
To this cabin, upon the bank of the lake. there came one day, a young man, a stranger, whom the Tietsorts learned a few days later was Elias B. Sherman. He was a lawyer by profession, but just then engaged
in seeking profitable land investment and a location in which he might settle permanently and grow up with the country. He had come from Detroit to Southwestern Michigan, in the fall of 1829, and spent much time in looking over St. Joseph, Cass and Berrien Counties. At first he had made a claim on Little Prairie Ronde (which he sold to Elijah Goble, in 1830, for $65), and subsequently he had assisted Dr. Henry H. Fowler to procure the location of the county seat at Geneva, the village which he had laid out upon Diamond Lake. For his services in this matter he had expected to receive a village lot, but had been disappointed.
There was much dissatisfaction in regard to the es- tablishment of the seat of justice at Geneva, and Mr. Sherman was one of the many who believed that a change of location could be effected. He was more- over one of those who proposed to bring about a change and to profit by it.
Upon the day when he was received as a caller at Abram Tietsort's cabin, he had examined the south- east quarter of Section 26 in La Grange Township (the site of the village of Cassopolis), and had become favorably impressed with the advantages which it offered. He considered the "lay of the land" and its proximity to the geographical center of the county as the fulfillment of very necessary requisites, and resolved to enter a sufficient tract to include the desirable village site. But how to effect this purchase with his limited means was a question which required some thought. It was the question upon which he was cogitating as he sat in the cabin and as he ate supper at the simple board of his host and hostess. His thoughts were given an impetus during this time by a conversation to which he was a listener. Three brothers, the Jewells, newly arrived neighbors of the Tietsort family, who had put up a cabin about where the Air Line Railroad depot now is, dropped in to make a friendly visit, and some of their remarks revealed the fact that they intended to enter the very same piece of land which he had in mind. This piece of information accelerated his movements toward the realization of the plan which had been forming itself in his mind. Mr. Sherman said nothing of his own intentions, but as soon as he could do so started on foot for Edwardsburg. He had there a friend-or an acquantance rather, for he had only met him a few days before at White Pigeon -whom he decided to make his partner in the newly conceived real estate project. This individual was none other than a young lawyer, named Alexander H. Redfield, who was destined to take a prominent part, not only in the affairs of Cassopolis and of the county but in those of the State.
> For the valnations of the county during the early years of the settlement, see Chapter XI.
+ See chapter on La Grange Township.
6894 .3
105557
La Grange
21283
1190200
23630
7213830
316170
Ontwa
12530
687025
23675
663350
136650
Wayne
21814
605570
83873
ducted.
ized.
Acres.
Amount
155
HISTORY OF CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Mr. Redfield warmly approved the plan which Mr. Sherman detailed to him. He was unable, however, to furnish one-half of the cash capital which this speculation in land must absorb. The total amount of money needed to make the purchase or entry at the White Pigeon Land Office, was $100. Sherman had $50; Redfield only $40. There was a way out of this difficulty, however. Redfield gave Sher- man a letter to a friend of his at White Pigeon, requesting a loan of $10, and the latter with this document in his pocket, set out on foot for the land office. The night was dark and cold, and rain was falling. When he reached George Meacham's cabin, he was tired and chilled, but borrowing a horse he continued upon his way, following the Chicago trail. Somewhere in Porter Township he sought rest and shelter from the storm in a deserted cabin. At day- dawn he remounted his horse, soon crossed the St. Joseph River at Mottville, and while it was still early morning, rode into White Pigeon, seven miles be- yond. The loan was obtained of Mr. Redfield's friend, the coveted eighty acres of land duly entered, the money paid and Mr. Sherman now started on his way back to Edwardsburg to receive the congratula- tions of his partner.
He had been none too diligent or expeditious in attending to his business for he had proceeded but a few miles from White Pigeon, when he met the Jewell brothers bound upon the same errand which he had just accomplished.
Messrs. Sherman and Redfield now associated with themselves, the owners of the land adjoining the eighty acres which they had entered. The parties were Abram Tietsort, Jr., who added forty acres in Section 35, Col. Oliver Johnson, who added twenty from his lands in Section 25, and Ephraim McLeary, who added a similar amount from land which he had entered in Section 36.
An active fight was now begun for the county seat. There were many persons who were dissatisfied with the location of the seat of justice at Geneva, and they urged the Legislative Council of the Territory to an- nul the action of the Commissioners, and appoint a new Board of Commissioners, to whom authority should be given to make another location. Gross ir- regularity in the proceedings of the Commissioners invalidated their decision. It was notorious that they had planned to profit unduly by their own official action, and that they had withheld from the public information concerning the locality they had decided upon for the seat of justice, until they had themselves entered at the land office adjoining tracts. This fact, as attested in petitions, very numerously sigued, was doubtless the chief cause of the reconsideration of the
Commissioners' proceedings, under authority of the Council-the death of Geneva and the birth of Cass- opolis.
Upon March 4, 1831, the Council passed an act* providing for the relocation of the seats of justice of Cass, Branch and St. Joseph Counties, and authoriz- ing the appointment of a new Commission.
Thomas Rowland, Henry Disbrow and George A. O'Keefe were appointed Commissioners.
Various parties now prepared to exhibit the advan- tages which their lands offered for the location of the seat of justice, but when the Commissioners arrived, the only claims they had to consider were those made by the persons interested in Geneva, and the proprie- tors of Cassopolis.
Messrs. Sherman and Redfield and their associates in the mean time had their land carefully surveyed, and a town platted which they called Cassapolis. Three of the streets were named in honor of the Com- missioners, and doubtless some other influences equally subtle were brought to bear upon those worthies to make them see the surpassing fitness of Cassopolis as the county seat. At any rate, the Commissioners de- cided in their favor, and, upon the 19th of December, 1831, Cassopolis was formally proclaimed+ by the Governor as the seat of justice of Cass County.
One of the conditions on which the seat of justice was located at Cassopolis, was the donation to the county of one-half of all the lands in the village plat. The lots donated were disposed of afterward by agents appointedl by the Supervisors.
Upon the 19th of November, 1831, the platt was recorded by the proprietors E. B. Sherman, A. H. Redfield, Ephraim McLeary, Abram Tietsort, Jr., and Oliver Johnson (by his agent Mr. Sherman). The acknowledgment was made before William R. Wright, Justice of the Peace.
In recent years the village has been enlarged by several additions. The first was made by Henry Bloodgood, May 25, 1869. E. B. Sherman and Samuel Graham made additions, respectively, upon the
*See synopsis of the act and other matter bearing upon this subject in Chap- ter XI.
+The proclamation la given in Chapter XI.
#Following is a description of the village plat : * " comprid- Ing a part of Sectione 25, 35, 26 and 36 State street is made a base lloe, from which blocks are numbered north and south; Broadway lu made a meridian, from which ranges are numbered east and west. They are both wix rods wide; th . other streets arr four, excepting Lake street which la two roda wide The public square is twenty by twenty-six ro is, designed for buildings for publio unes. The lots are five rods by eight, excepting Lots No. 7 and 14. in Rangea 2 west und 2, 3 and 4 e ist, which are eight rods by nine. The same in Blocka 1 east and I west are nine by eight and one-eighth. Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, 11, 12, 13 and 14, in Blocks No. 1 north and south, Rangea I east and west, are four by eight. Nos. I and 3 in same blocka abd rangea ure three by ten Nos. 2 ure three and three quarters by ten. Noa, 1. 2, 3 and 4, u Blocks 1 north and south, Ranges 2 west and 2, 3 and 4 east, are four by ton Irregular lots adjoining the lake are of various sizes. The whole plat ie 11916 by 191 rode.
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