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prietor has been connected with it, speaks well for the public spirit of the newspaper readers and advertisers of Jackson.
THE WEEKLY PATRIOT
was established in 1845, by Reuben S. Cheney, who had purchased the office of its predecessor, the Michigan' Democrat. He soon after associated with himself. Mr. Wilbur F. Storey, now of the Chicago Times. On the 18th day of January, 1848, they commenced the publication of the Jackson Daily Patriot, but in a few days it was thoroughly demonstrated that the place had not attained a sufficient population to sustain a daily newspaper, and it was discontinued. The Patriot of May 2, 1849, claimed to be the only paper published in Jackson county, all other news- paper enterprises having failed and the publications suspended. It will thus be seen that the Patriot is the oldest paper in the county. In 1851 Messrs. Cheney & Storey sold the office to Joseph F. Titus, who was editor and sole proprietor until 1854, when Mr. Cheney repurchased the office and continued its proprietor until 1857, when he sold out to Thomas F. Bouton. Subsequently G. S. Bouton purchased a half interest and the paper was published by the two brothers under the firm name of T. F. & G. S. Bouton. In 1863 the Bouton brothers sold out to Chapin & Higgs. Soon afterward J. W. Higgs, the junior partner, became sole proprietor, and the Patriot was published by him until July, 1865, when Maj. W. W. Van Antwerp, then just mustered out of the service in consequence of the termination of the Rebellion, purchased a half interest in the office from Mr. Higgs, and under the firm name of Higgs & Van Antwerp, the paper was published until April, 1866, when B. L. Carlton, who had been publishing the Jackson Eagle for four years, purchased the interest of Mr. Higgs and a co-partnership was formed under the firm name of Carlton & Van Antwerp. The Eagle was discontinued and its subscription list and other business merged with that of the Patriot. Since that period the Patriot has been continuously published by its present proprietors. The first publication of the Patriot as a daily, after the failure made by Cheney & Storey, was on the 20th day of August, 1870, when the first number of the Jackson Daily Patriot was issued, since which time its publication has been continuons. Politically the paper is Democratic, but upon all questions of a local nature it is independ- ent in the expression of its views, and the advocacy of all measures in which the public at large are interested. The daily is ex- tensively circulated in the city and outlying towns and villages on the various lines of railroads diverging from this point. The weekly edition has a wide circulation, extending throughout Jackson and reaching many of the towns in the adjoining counties, and is one of the largest papers in the Northwest. Besides publishing the daily and weekly Patriot, Messrs. Carlton & Van Antwerp also do an extensive job printing business, their office being sup- plied with all modern conveniences, including four presses, run by steam-power, and other machinery to aid in the expeditious prose- cution of an extensive business.
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TIIE LIBERATOR.
This journal, published in the interest of the Greenback party, was projected in the spring of 1880. W. H. Clute holds the edi- torial chair, and makes the Liberator a fair exponent of his party.
THIE SATURDAY EVENING STAR.
The Star is edited by M. W. Tarbox, who purchased the office of the Sunday Morning, from Geo. M. Jamieson, in 1880. The mechanical work of this weekly is excellent; the local and selected columns well arranged and entertaining. The Star is the most recent journalistic venture. It has become a favorite in the homes of the people, and evidently gives promise of a prosperous career.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT.
March 8, 1838, George W. Raney commenced the publication of the Michigan Democrat, a weekly paper of which they said : "This paper will be a firm supporter of Democratic principles." In August the Democrat was owned and edited by George W. Raney. In November, 1839, it was published by Raney & Che- ney. In 1839 there were two semi-monthly publications in Jack- son the American Freeman, and Michigan Temperance Herald.
MICHIGAN FARMER.
The Farmer was established and published in Jackson as a monthly, by D. D. T. Moore, and sold to Mr. Hnrlbut in 1844, by whom it was edited two years, and then by Hurlbut & Will- iams, by whom it was sold to Warren Isham. In the latter part of 1846, or early in 1847, the Farmer was removed to Detroit, when, in 1853, it passed into the hands of R. F. Johnstone, under whose control it has since remained, having been published weekly since 1858.
VOLKSFREUND.
The publication of the Volksfreund, a weekly paper in the Ger- man language, was commenced in Jannary, 1872, at Fort Wayne, Ind. In 1876 this paper was removed to Jackson, and the seventh volume is now being published by Rudolph Worch, under the name of Michigan Volksfreund, and receives, as it deserves, a cordial support from all familiar with the language of the father- land.
In December, 1877, the first number of the Michigan Sun, a paper devoted to the principles of the National Greenback party, was issued.
The Public Sentiment was published at Grass Lake by Dr. Bou- ton. The idea was suggested by the terrible treatment meted out
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by the first owners of the Central railroad to the people of Leoni and Grass Lake.
The Grass Lake News was inaugurated in 1878-'9 by Mr. Coll- ier, who disposed of his interest to Mr. Lusk in December, 1880.
SCHOOLS.
Although a full account of all the schools in the county is given in the township histories on subsequent pages of this volume, the symmetry of the general history of the county in this depart- ment of the work would not be complete without at least an outline of the educational field.
Blackman .- Sylvanus Hemans, School Superintendent; Lewis D. Van Horn, Inspector; Myron Raymond, Clerk; R. C. Kerr, Alva True, L. C. Hoyt, C. H. Beebe, B. F. Green, J. J. Bryant, J. F. McConnell, John J. Daniels and P. O'Brien, Directors. There are 375 children enumerated in the census returns, all of school age, 19 teachers, and one brick and eight frame school build- ings. School property is valued at $8,350.
Columbia .- John A. Payne, School Superintendent: John L. De Lamater, Clerk. Edgar Pratt, C. F. Vining, Byron Crary, C. M. Iless, M. H. Hawley, Geo. W. Green, and Daniel Every are the school directors for the present year. There are 490 chil- dren of school age in the township, 20 teachers, five brick and two frame school buildings. The sehool property is valued at $8.400. Concord .- Wm. J. Bigelow, School" Superintendent; Nathan Shotwell, Inspector; A. M. Gamard, Clerk. J. W. Townsend, Henry C. Nowlin, D. S. Main, A. H. Hancock, E. G. Knapp, M. Il. Ray, and W. II. Findley, Directors. There are 442 ehil- dren of school age in the township, 18 teachers employed, two brick and five frame school-honses. The school property of the township is valued at $3,950.
Grass Lake .- E. B. Chapin, School Superintendent; W. H. Curtis, Inspector: D. W. Clark, Clerk; M. Kalmbach, W. H. Tay- lor, S. Bunker, O. S. Watkins, C. H. Nicolls, W. Freeman, A. A. Corwin, W. H. Smith, P. S. Ray, A. P. Bureh, and H. Lammers, Directors. There are 568 children of school age, 23 teachers, three brick and eight frame school buildings, valued at $12,650. The total indebtedness of the township schools at date of last report was $113.34.
Hanorer .- David E. Haskins, School Superintendent; Alonzo Snow, Clerk; E. R. Moore, H. D. Allen, N. II. Cochran, Edwin J. Sprague, O. S. Tripp, S. E. Layton, Day Conkling and Seth Snyder, Directors. There are 468 children named on the school roll of the township; 24 teachers; two brick and six frame school buildings. The value of school property is estimated at $14,050.
Henrietta .- John E. Conlan, School Superintendent; Arthur Holling, Inspector; Amasa Hall, Clerk. Thomas Lecce, F. P. Gibbins, G. V. Welch, J. A. Suzlandt, HI. L. Wooster, Samuel
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Bailey and J. M. Weston are the directors for this year. There are 302 children on the township school roll; 17 teachers; seven frame schools, and the school property is valued at $4,300.
Leoni .- S. E. St. John, School Superintendent; D. S. Under- wood, Inspector; H. P. Gardner, Clerk. M. W. Kimball; Geo. R. Parks, H. Schofield, J. C. Plumb, Frank Cooley, James Hayhoe, D. H. Lockwood, A. A. Sullivan and T. W. Sutton are directors for 1880-'81. There are 437 children of school age in the town- ship, 21 teachers, six frame and three brick school buildings. The school property is valued at 87,275, without incumbrance.
Liberty .- A. W. Foot, School Superintendent; J. H. Loomis, Inspector; D. W. Alverson, Clerk. W. R. Fuller, Wm. McGraw, C. T. Orvis, C. Alvord, Benj. Patch, J. J. Palmer, A. W. Foot, and N. P. HFoughtalin are directors. There are 257 children of school age in the township; 22 teachers are employed; two brick and six frame buildings are devoted to school purposes. The value of property is $3,800. The total indebtedness equals $455.50
Napoleon .- John C. Covert, School Superintendent ; Geo. O. Payne, School Inspector; G. E. Curtis, Clerk. The directors are C. R. Palmer, R. D. M. Edwards, R. H. Brunk, C. Hoyer, P. A. Cady and J. C. Covert. There are 354 pupils in the township, and 20 teachers; four brick and two frame buildings are devoted to the purposes of the school. The property is valued at $8, 475.
Norrell .- Charles E. Fay is superintendent of schools in this township, Don E. Palmer, school inspector, and Albert A. Wheaton clerk. The directors include C. F. Parker, E. B. Slo- cum, Enoch Ashley, Henry Poucher, J. M. Harning, E. D. Main and Josiah Bettis. There are 238 children of school age in the eight districts of the township, three brick school-houses and four frame ones, and 14 teachers. The total indebtedness of the schools is $107.09; the value of school property, $5, 400.
Parma .- The school officers of the township are W. H. Helmer, Sehool Superintendent; Caleb T. Tulla, Inspector, and Henry Hil- ler, Clerk. The directors are Geo. B. King, Frank Elmer, Geo. C. Godfrey, Geo. W. Kocher and (). O. Meade. There are 337 children of school age in the township and eight frame school build- ings, valued at $6,300; 20 teachers are employed.
Pulaski .- The officers include Heydon S. Dixon, School Super- intendent; E. B. Potter, Inspector; with Hiram L. Mason, Clerk. The directory is composed as follows: E. B. Potter, L. Nowlin, H. L. Mason, Samuel Gilmer, Albert E. Carr, Wm. Hamlin and Simon King. There are 306 school children in the township, seven frame school buildings and 15 teachers. The school property is valued at $5,600.
Rives .- The officers of the township are: E. Guy Lyman, School Superintendent; W. S. Grandy, School Inspector; and Rankin Young, Clerk. The directors for 1880-'81 are T. G. Hunt, T. W. Spencer, Wm. Harwood, F. C. Hall, E. S. Wilber, E. Van Horn, T. D. Whitney, H. K. Wood and Orrin True. The number of children of school age is enumerated at 505. Three brick and six
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frame buildings are devoted to school purposes, capable of seat- ing 538 pupils, and giving employment to 21 teachers. There is no debt due by the township on account of schools.
Sandstone .- The directory comprises Ben Trumbull, Sam Chappel, A. M. Petrie, O. S. Moe, H. C. Richardson, Varnnm Brown, Charles Boyle and D. C. Tompkins. Fred C. Sackrider is school inspector; T. F. Berkham, township clerk. The number of children enrolled is 624, taught by a corps of 21 teachers. There are one brick and seven frame school-houses in the township, capable of seating 535 children. The school property is valued at $16,650 and the total indebtedness estimated at $6,000.
The Spring Arbor school directors are A. D. Spencer, James Videtto, Jr., W. S. Crowl, M. A. Brown, Anthony Carter and D. (). Tannar. A. D. Spencer is school superintendent and W. S. Crawl, inspector. There are 257 children of school age in the town- ship; four frame, one brick and one stone school building; all the property being valued at $2,450. Fourteen teachers are employed in the district.
Springport .- The school returns for year ending Sept. 30, 1880, cannot be found at date of writing, consequently the report of 1879 is taken. L. A. Joy, School Superintendent; C. D. Car- ter, Inspector; Dallas Carter, Clerk. John Deyoe. M. L. Day, E. M. Winclove, H. J. Sibley, C. R. Doak, J. J. Hayden, Geo. Bur- gess, Geo. A. Rogers, H. D. Griffith, Directors. There were 428 names of children of school age on the roll of the township; 20 teach- ers, one brick and eight frame school buildings. The school property was valued at $4,600.
Summit .- R. E. Gallup, School Superintendent; Leander Mc- Cain, School Inspector; D. H. Goldsmith, Clerk. L. Rowan, John Creech, D. H. Goldsmith, Francis Hawley, Dennis Badge- ley, D. Merriman, John O'Brien and Wellington Moulton, Directors. There are 275 children on the roll of the township, 13 teachers, two brick, one stone, four frame and one grout school buildings. The school property is valued at $4,550.
Tompkins .- The directors of the township schools signing re- ports for 1880 are Wm. H. Adams, B. Ferguson, W. M. Botsford, F. W. Westren, Walter Wright, Lonis Pommerenicke, J. F. Towers, Edwin Curtis and H. W. Darling. The township com- prises nine school districts and fractional districts, with one brick, one log, and seven frame school buildings, attended by a staff of 23 teachers. The school property is valued at $5,950. There are 419 children in the township, all over five years old. W. E. Goold, School Superintendent, and Edwin Curtis, Township Clerk, sign the affidavit.
Waterloo .- The officers for 1880 comprised F. McGreffie, School Superintendent; J. H. Hubbard, School Inspector, and Elmer E. Armstrong, Township Clerk. The directors for 1880-'81 are Wm. Green, G. Hegdelauff, J. Walz, F. Beeman, R. Radford, S. Will- iams, Jos. Baldwin, F. D. Maxon, F. Landis and Emanuel Haw- ley. Number of school children in township, 516. There are six
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brick buildings and four frame devoted to school purposes, and 24 teachers employed.
RAILROADS. - MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD,
The history of this road, in its connection with Jackson county, offers a subject more interesting and perhaps more instructive than that which any of the great iron highways of the Union can give. From its beginning in 1836 to Dec. 29, 1841, the date of its com- pletion to Jackson, and on still to 1851, it proved a most expen- sive and troublesome adjunct of State and private property. We will here notice its history from 1846, the period of its sale by the State, to the present time.
This sale was made to Eastern capitalists, among whom were Erastus Corning, J. W. Brooks and others. The purchase price equaled 82,000,000, which, together with the old strap-rail route, seemed to be the price for the creation of a State within the State, since the purchasing corporation secured so many privileges as to almost render themselves or their employes nnamenable to justice itself. A brief space of time elapsed until the ancient strap rail was uplifted, and the T rail laid down, the road completed through Northwestern Indiana to Chicago, and a railroad treaty formed with the Illinois Central and New Albany & Salem roads. Stores and offices were erected along the line from Detroit to Chi- cago, the curves between Dexter and Ypsilanti dispensed with. and a course of general improvement pursned. The cost of all those changes and additions amounted to about $2,000,000,-all expended between the year of purchase from the State to 1848. Four years later the 61-1b rail was laid, and within the few suc- ceeding years the permanent way was much improved, and a double line of fence erected. In 1867 the " Blue Line" was es- tablished via Canada to New York, a great ferry-boat was built for crossing the Detroit river, so that within the twelve months end- ing December, 1868, 1,870 passenger coaches, 53,267 freight cars, 2,261 baggage and express cars, and 174 locomotives were trans- ferred by this ferry-boat.
From 1841 to 1844, when the line was completed to Albion, Jackson was its terminus, and consequently controlled much of the business of the surrounding counties. It has been authoritatively stated that the prosperous citizens of Jackson at present are those who in 1841-'4 commenced their commercial career in the village. Most of them, it is said, possessed only a limited capital, but yet sufficient confidence in themselves and their adopted village. The interests of the road were henceforward identified with those of Jackson, in consequence of the leasing to that company of the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw, the Grand River Valley, and the Air Line railroads. This concentration of roads at Jackson neces- sitated the establishment of railroad workshops and official head- quarters here, and thus led to the employment of the thousands of men who took part in building up the prosperity of the city.
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AIR LINE RAILROAD.
Together with the main line, the Michigan Central Company operate another connecting link between Jackson and Niles. The road was finished to Niles after it was leased to the Michigan Cen- tral railroad, or in February, 1871. The intention of the original projectors of this road, in 1868, was to create a great iron highway between the East and Chicago by making a grand trunk connec- tion at Ridgeway, or with the St. Clair branch of the Great West- ern railroad of Canada. The project was very popular. The city of Jackson voted a loan of $46,500, and the county one of $150,- 000; however, the zeal of the people was checked by the decision of the State tribunal, and the proferred loans were consequently not required. The officers of the first organization included Presi- dent, Jerome B. Eaton, Jackson; Secretary, O. W. Bennett, Jackson; Treasurer, R. W. Landon, Niles; Chief Engineer, N. Board- man, Jackson; Attorney, Eugene Pringle, Jackson, and Executive Committee members, J. B. Eaton, M. A. McNaughton and R. W. Landon.
The Michigan Central enters the county at the Southwest angle of Parma, passes through Concord, Sandstone, Blackman, Jackson city, Leoni and Grass Lake. The Air Line traverses Pulaski. Concord, Spring Arbor, Summit and Jackson city. The proposed branch of the Air Line to Port Huron is graded through Leoni and Waterloo, but there is no prospect of the road being per- fected.
The Michigan Central Railroad Company operates 803 miles of road, over which were carried, in 1879, 3,513,819 tons of freight, and 1,345,655 passengers, or 93,232,430 for one mile. The earn- ings of the road for that period equaled 87,415,428.86; the gross earnings recorded for 1880 are $9,140,000.
The depot at Jackson is, perhaps, the finest building pertaining to the line, and takes a position among the great railroad struct- ures of the United States.
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN BRANCH RAILROAD.
A charter, granted by the Legislative council of the Territory in 1836 to the Palmyra & Jacksonburgh Railroad Company, gave the incorporators power to build a road between the two points from which the proposed road took its name. Twelve miles of flat-bar track were completed, from Palmyra to Clinton, toward the close of 1837; but the company failing to comply with the pro- visions of the charter, the road became forfeit to the State, the rails taken up and the enterprise abandoned. The Michigan Southern Company, however, renewed the work of reconstruction, and in January, 1858, completed their branch line to Jackson. This event was hailed with joy. P. B. Loomis and Amos Root were appointed a committee to issue invitations for an excursion over the road to Toledo. An excursion train of 22 cars left Jan.
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14, 1858, with many prominent citizens, including Mayor Wood, Aldermen Beebe, Bascom, Thurber, Livermore and Tunniclift, Hon. Austin Blair, P. B. Loomis, Eugene Pringle, F. B. Eggles- ton, Amos Root, C. V. De Land and others. On returning to Jackson a banquet was spread within Bronson Hall, the excur- sionists made merry, and so was celebrated the advent of the Michi- gan Southern branch railroad to Jackson.
The track of this road enters Jackson at the Southeast angle, coming through Summit, Leoni, Napoleon and Norvell townships.
GRAND RIVER VALLEY RAILROAD.
The Legislature of Michigan granted a charter to the incorpo- rators of the Grand River Valley railroad May 4, 1846. The shareholders held their first meeting June 23, 1853, when Joseph E. Beebe was elected president. In the fall of 1867 the road was com- pleted to Onondaga; in July, 1868, to Eaton Rapids; in September, 1868, to Charlotte; in April, 1869, to Hastings, and in March, 1870, to Grand Rapids. The individual subscriptions of the citizens to the capital stock were large, while the vote of the city itself recog- nized the propriety of a 850,000 loan, minus direct interest, save that which might be declared as dividend on the capital stock. The first directors of the road were Amos Root, M. A. McNaughton, W. H. Withington, H. A. Shaw, E. W. Barber, E. S. Lacey and N. Barlow. Amos Root was elected president; Eugene Pringle, secretary; P. B. Loomis, treasurer; R. H. G. Minty, of Jackson, general superintendent, and Nicholas Gleeson, chief engineer.
The track of this road runs northwest from Jackson, through Blackman, Rives and Tompkins townships. At Rives village a junction is formed with the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw road.
JACKSON, LANSING & SAGINAW R. R.
This corporation was organized Feb. 23, 1864, under the name of the "Jackson & Lansing Railroad Co.," with Henry A. Hayden, President, and W. D. Thompson, Treasurer. A year later the title was changed to the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw R. R. Co. The city of Jackson contributed a sum of $50,000 to the stock of the new company, and many leading citizens enconraged the work by their liberal purchases of shares. The road was completed to Lansing in 1866, and on Dec. 6, 1867, was reported open to Wenona. In 1866 the railroad builders of Jackson purchased all the rights and privileges of the Amboy, Lansing & Traverse Bay R. R. Co., together with the line from Owasso to Lansing. As early as 1873 these enterprising citizens had completed this road to Gaylord, a village 236 miles north of Jackson.
THE JACKSON, FORT WAYNE & CINCINNATI R. R. COMPANY
was organized in September, 1868, in Michigan, and in October the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad Company was organized
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in Indiana, and the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad Company, as now existing, was organized Feb. 25, 1869, by the consolidation of the companies in accordance with the laws of Michigan and Indiana, Authorized by a vote of the electors, the city of Jackson made a loan to this company of $23,500 on the same terms as that made to the Grand River Valley Railroad.
The first officers were H. H. Smith, President; P. B. Loomis, Treasurer; and E. Pringle, Secretary. The road was completed and running from Jackson to Reading, Mich., Nov. 22, 1869; to Angola, Ind., Jan. 17, 1870, and to Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 25, 1870. The first report after completion was made in February, 1871, by P. B. Loomis, President. He says: "I cannot close, however, without referring with regret to the resignation of Mr. Hiram H. Smith, who has served in the capacity of president from the organization of the company until recently. And while suc- cess has been secured only by the full, hearty, cordial and united efforts of the people residing along the entire line, we may here, in parting with him as our chief executive officer, justly and gracefully say that to his untiring efforts, more than to any other one individual, we are indebted for success." Mr. Loomis has since continued to aet as president and also general manager. B. S. Chapin was elected treasurer in 1871 and is still acting. Mr. E. Pringle is still secretary, having acted in that capacity since the organization of the company. The first directory comprised H. H. Smith, P. B. Loomis, D. Merriman. W. D. Thompson, E. A. Webster, W. R. Reynolds, all of Jackson, with a few others from neighboring towns. The officers were H. H. Smith, President: A. P. Edger- ton, Vice-President; P. B. Loomis, Treasurer; Eugene Pringle, Secretary and Attorney, and C. S. Woodward, Chief Engineer ; Messrs. H. H. Smith, P. B. Loomis, E. O. Grosvenor, A. P. Edgerton and H. J. Rudisill formed the executive committee.
THE BANKS.
Private banks were established in Jackson quite early in its history, and were conducted by different parties and with various results, but were always valuable accessories, indeed soon became necessities to the commercial intercourse of society. But, like many other useful institutions of early times, the date of their es- tablishment and their individual histories are unobtainable. There are at present one National, two State, and two private banking houses in the city, all of which have been proved with age and tried as by fire during the late financial crisis, and were not found wanting. And to-day they all have the confidence of the business public and are considered among the substantial commercial enter- prises of the country.
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