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Judge John Pollock Butler succeeded Judge Rucker. Judge Butler was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1846; educated in common schools and at Iron City Commercial College, Pittsburg,
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Pennsylvania; came to Missouri in 1865, located at Milan; served in the Sixth Corps, army of the Potomac during the Civil War as private and corporal; upon his return from the war Judge Butler read law and was admitted to the bar of Sullivan county, March, 1867; enrolled in supreme court of Missouri at St. Joseph, August term, 1870; to circuit and district courts of the United States in 1875, and in the supreme court of the United States in 1880; was presidential elector, second district in 1888; elected judge circuit court in 1898; re-elected in 1904 without opposition.
Judge Fred Lamb was born in Randolph county, Missouri, June 11, 1872; was admitted to the bar, June 12, 1896; elected to the circuit bench of the twelfth district November, 1910, for a term of six years; was married to Miss Katherine Hood, at Arrow Rock, in Saline county, June 11, 1902. Resides at Salisbury.
The first senatorial district in which Linn county was included was composed of Macon, Livingston and Linn counties. In 1842 Grundy county was added. In 1853 the senatorial district was changed and became known as the tenth senatorial district, composed of Macon, Chariton and Linn counties. In 1865 Sullivan and Putnam counties were added to the district and Macon taken off. In 1881 Putnam county was taken from the district, leaving Chariton, Linn and Sullivan. It was then known as the sixth senatorial district. At present the sixth district is composed of Chariton, Linn, Livingston and Sullivan counties and had a population of 86,806, according to the census report for 1910.
Benjamin L. White, Democratic, is state senator from the district, having been elected in 1910 without opposition. He resides at Mar- celine, and is a lawyer by profession.
Linn county is in the second congressional district, which is composed of Chariton, Carroll, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Monroe, Randolph, and Sullivan counties. The population of the district in 1910 was 171,135. W. W. Rucker, Democrat, was elected to congress in 1910 by a vote of 21,090. Haley, Republican, received 16,122 votes; Tobey, Prohibitionist, 447; Campbell, Socialist, 251.
The Democratic congressional committee of the second district is as follows :
W. M. Farrell, chairman, Paris.
James Lowell, secretary, Moberly. Dave Buckley, treasurer, St. Catharine.
Carroll county, W. R. Painter, Carrollton. Chariton county, M. W. Anderson, Keytesville.
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Grundy county, M. G. Kennedy, Trenton.
Livingston county, John McBride, Chillicothe. Monroe county, W. M. Farrell, Paris. Randolph county, P. V. Vasse, Huntsville. Sullivan county, George E. Reinhard, Pollock.
Linn county, Dave Buckley, St. Catharine.
Following is the Republican congress committee of the second district :
Chairman, Roy H. Monier, Carrollton.
Secretary, C. W. Reeves, Milan.
Treasurer, Jacob S. Walters, Stoutsville.
Carroll county, Roy H. Monier, Carrollton.
Chariton county, John Legendre, Salisbury.
Grundy county, A. G. Knight, Trenton. Linn county, F. W. Burke, Laclede.
Livingston county, Randal R. Kitt, Chillicothe.
Monroe county, J. S. Walters, Stoutsville.
Randolph county, L. W. Kelly, Moberly. Sullivan county, Charles W. Reeves, Milan.
The Democratic central committee of Linn county is as follows: Chairman, Dave Buckley, St. Catharine.
Secretary, Dr. Fred Peery, Brookfield.
Treasurer, John Hetrick, Laclede.
Baker, Pon Adamson, St. Catharine.
Benton, north, J. I. Harmon, Browning.
Benton, south, Virgil Lee, Purdin.
Bucklin, George Bell, Bucklin.
Brookfield-First ward, M. Y. Rusk, Brookfield. Second ward- C. W. Green, Brookfield. Third ward-J. F. Peery, Brookfield. Fourth ward-T. P. Burns, Brookfield.
Clay, J. A. Peery, Linneus.
Enterprise, Ralph Leonard, Browning.
Grantsville, F. A. Trumbo, Linneus. Jefferson, John Hetrick, Laclede.
Locust Creek, John L. Bowyer, Linneus.
Marceline, East, Thomas Adair, Marceline.
Marceline, West, Thomas Ludden, Marceline.
North Salem, East, Thomas Ball, Winigan.
North Salem, West, M. W. Gooch, North Salem.
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Parson Creek, A. J. Botts, Meadeville.
Yellow Creek, D. J. Buckley, St. Catharine.
The Republican central committee of Linn county is as follows: Chairman, F. W. Burke, Laclede.
Secretary, H. W. Lomax, Laclede.
Treasurer, W. B. Flowers, Meadeville. Baker, Dan Thudium, St. Catharine.
Benton, North, C. E. Reinhart, Browning.
Benton, South, S. S. Hale, Purdin.
Brookfield, 1st ward, L. W. Rummell, Brookfield.
Brookfield, 2nd ward, W. J. Carlon, Brookfield.
Brookfield, 3rd ward, C. K. Hart, Brookfield.
Brookfield, 4th ward, E. Carey, Brookfield.
Bucklin, R. S. Kathan, Bucklin. Clay, E. E. Buckman, Meadeville.
Enterprise, C. I. Grice, Purdin.
Grantsville, F. E. Cassity, Purdin.
Jackson, F. E. Woolf, Browning.
Jefferson, F. W. Burke, Laclede.
Locust Creek, B. H. Mullins, Linneus.
Marceline, East, Wm. Sternitzky, Marceline.
Marceline, West, G. W. Bigger, Marceline.
North Salem, East, Henry Thudium, St. Catharine.
North Salem, West, J. W. Head, Browning.
Parson Creek, W. B. Flowers, Meadeville.
Yellow Creek, L. Cutler, St. Catharine.
Population of Linn county in 1910 by townships and wards: Baker township
996
Benton township, including Purdin village and part of Browning
town
1,452
Browning town (part of)
485
Total for Browning town in Benton township, Linn county, and Duncan township, Sullivan county.
629
Purdin village
337
Brookfield township, including Brookfield city 6,536
Brookfield city 5,749
Ward 1 1,319
Ward 2 1,814
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Ward 3 1,538
Ward 4 1,078
Bucklin township, including Bucklin city 1,661
Bucklin city
790
Ward 1 441
Ward 2 349
Clay township 1,608
Enterprise township 404
Grantsville township 774
Jackson township
1,151
Jefferson township, including Laclede city
1,746
Laclede city
740
East ward
324
West ward 416
Locust Creek township, including Linneus city.
1,776
Linneus city 882
Ward 1
470
Ward 2 412
Marceline township, including Marceline city
4,572
Marceline city
3,920
Ward 1
Ward 3 1,241
929
North Salem township 950
Parson Creek township, including Meadeville city. 1,486
Meadville city 580
Yellow Creek township, including St. Catharine village. 681
St. Catharine village 127
At the presidential election in 1908 Linn county cast 3,000 votes for Bryan, Democrat; 2,974 for Taft, Republican, and 77 for Debs, Social- ist ; Chafin, Prohibitionist, received 40 votes.
Following are the incorporated towns and villages in Linn county : Brookfield, third class.
Browning, fourth class.
Bucklin, fourth class.
Linneus, fourth class.
Laclede, fourth class.
Marceline, fourth class.
Meadville, fourth class.
1,750
Ward 2
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Purdin, village.
Eversonville, village. St. Catharine, village. Postoffices of Linn county :
Boomer, Brookfield, Browning, Bucklin, Fountain Grove, Laclede, Linneus, Marceline, New Boston, North Salem, Purdin, St. Catharine. Linn county newspapers :
Brookfield, Argus, Democratic; C. W. Green.
Brookfield, Budget, Republican; H. C. Myers and N. E. Hannan.
Brookfield, Gazette, Republican; Martin & Martin.
Linneus, Bulletin, Democratic; H. J. Wigginton.
Linneus, Linn County News, Republican; D. B. Ormiston. Marceline, Mirror, Democratic; E. J. Conger. Marceline, Journal, Republican ; Alden Lyle.
Bucklin, Herald, Independent; W. E. Windle. Laclede, Blade, Republican; John Jones. Meadeville, Messenger, Independent; C. E. McWilliams.
Browning, Leader-Record, Independent ; Joseph Nickell.
CHAPTER NO. XVI
Brookfield, by Charles Willis Green-Marceline, by Clarence M. Ken- drick-Bucklin, by George L. Joyce-Linneus, since 1882, by D. B. Ormiston-Browning, by Senator E. B. Fields-Laclede, by Oscar F. Libby-Purdin, St. Catharine, Meadeville and Other Towns of the County.
Brookfield is located on land that was once called "the Scatters," as has been referred to in the description by Mrs. Kate Tooey. Along Elk Creek, south of the track, the grass grew rank and high, affording hiding places for all sorts of game. It was a famous place for duck hunting, and was frequented by sportsmen who came a long distance to enjoy the excellent shooting.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was completed in February, 1859. Brookfield was laid out July 20 of that year. This was done under the direction of Maj. Josiah Hunt, land commissioner for the railroad company. The division headquarters, shops, etc., had been temporarily at Thayer, but with the completion of the road it was decided to move headquarters a little to the west. John Wood Brooks, a civil engineer from Boston, surveyed the town, which was named in his honor. So Brookfield was marked down on the map, and "the Scatters" passed out of mind.
Engineer Brooks was further recognized by four streets of the town, which were named "John," "Wood," "Brooks" and "Boston," all crossing Main street.
Shortly after the town was laid out the railroad company began the erection of a hotel and dining house just west of Main street. When ready for occupancy Capt. E. P. Dennis took charge of this establish- ment, being ably assisted by his wife, who was the first female resident of Brookfield. All trains stopped at Brookfield for dinner.
Among the first residents of Brookfield were Captain and Mrs. Dennis, Mr. Hurd, Patrick Kerrigan, Mr. Landrigan, Thomas Bresne- hen, Cornelius Slaughter, Jacob Van Meter, Frederick C. Loring, Henry Steinhelver, James Proctor, Michael Gannon, Michael McGrail, Ed Stephens, John McCormick, Charles Davis, first train dispatcher; Rad
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Dennis, James Tooey, W. T. Snow, Augustus Turner, A. J. Tillotson, Michael Quinn, John L. Houck and John McGowan. The two latter came in on the first train.
James Tooey came from St. Catharine in July, 1860, and built the first store in Brookfield. It was of two stories, located on Brooks street, between Main and Livingston, lot six, block ten. Mr. Tooey opened up a good stock of general merchandise, and earned the honor of being the first merchant in the new town.
The Brookfield postoffice was established in August, 1860. James Tooey was appointed postmaster by President Buchanan.
The first white child born in Brookfield was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Slaughter, the date being January 7, 1860. Captain Dennis acted as god-father for the baby Brookfielder, and insisted that Brook- field should be a part of its name. So it was christened William Brook- field Slaughter.
Frank Bernard and Nellie Mathews, employed at Captain Dennis' hotel, were the parties to the first marriage in Brookfield. It was quite an event with those enthusiasts who were engaged in building a new town. The wedding occurred in the fall of 1860, and was witnessed by everybody in the hamlet. Squire Samuel Sumner officiated.
Brookfield enjoyed the benefits of preaching by able ministers from the first. Even when there were but two or three families some devoted priest or pastor would visit the new settlement and expound the Word of God. The Rev. Father James Hogan, now Bishop Hogan of Kansas City, was among the first to visit the place, and was warmly welcomed by the warm-hearted Irish people who constituted early Brookfield. The Catholic congregation at first met at Landrigan's boarding house, and here the devoted churchman performed the rites of the church and ministered to his flock. Father Hogan will long be remembered with tenderness and love for his service to the little colony struggling to make its way in a new land, far from home and kindred.
The first Catholic church at Brookfield was completed and dedi- cated in August, 1860, Father Hogan officiating. It was the first church building in the town.
Miss Lizzie Clark taught school in her father's residence in 1861. The first school in the town proper was taught by Miss Lizzie Renick, in the spring of 1863. The schoolroom was over Tooey's store, on Brooks street. There were 15 pupils.
The first public school house in Brookfield was completed in 1865 on site where is now the C. H. Jones residence. Soon afterwards a dramatic company came to Brookfield and gave a performance in the
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building. It was the first entertainment of the kind and everybody turned out to see it.
Dr. Banning was the first physician to locate in Brookfield. He came in January, 1861, and had his office in the Myers house. Drs. Shook and Rider practiced here during the Civil war.
Up to June, 1863, all the houses in Brookfield were either of frame or logs. In that month James Tooey completed a brick building on the northwest corner of John and Livingston streets, now standing and occupied by the widow.
The Brush Creek Bridge disaster occurred March 1, 1881. In this some of the best citizens of Brookfield lost their lives. A passenger train from the east, due at Brookfield at 3 a. m., was wrecked near Bevier. Brookfield was notified of the accident and a special train was made up to go to the relief of the injured. There were some 15 or 20 men on the relief train, including Drs. Wood, Rear and Waters. A broken rail caused the derailment of the relief train at Brush Creek. Dr. Wood and W. S. Hallett, one of the bridge men, were instantly killed. Others were injured so badly they died soon after. The total casualties resulting from the accident were six dead and from ten to fifteen wounded.
The First Banquet and Reunion of the Old Settlers of Brookfield occurred at the Central Hotel, June 2, 1888. The programme of the meeting was as follows:
Social reunion from 8 to 9:30 p. m .; Invocation, Rev. J. P. Finley, D. D. Toasts, W. D. Crandall, Sr., presiding-"Brookfield in the Six- ties," W. D. Crandall; "Bench and Bar of the Olden Time," Hon. A. W. Myers; "Merchants of the Early Days," John Ford; "Early Churches of Brookfield," Rev. J. P. Finley, D. D .; "Early Schools of Brookfield," Geo. W. Martin; "Reminiscences," C. B. Simpson, J. A. Arbuthnot, L. S. Bowden, L. A. Smith, James Tooey and others; "Our Host and Hostess and Our Guests," Hon. J. A. Arbuthnot.
BROOKFIELD, THE METROPOLIS By Charles W. Green
To us Brookfielders now of the warp and woof of affairs it is a fascinating story, that of the childhood, youth and maturity of Brook- field-fascinating to the seven thousand souls who love her name.
Brookfield, the metropolis of Linn county, as well as of North Central Missouri, is one of the cities of the commonwealth which is more than generously favored by a kind hearted Nature, in that she is
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and may continue to be the most beautiful city of homes in interior Missouri. Men may build monuments ; men may rear great columns celebrating victories in war; men may make boulevards o'er which other men may drive wonderful horses and screaming machines, but men do not build the trees. They do not make the blue grass in the broad meadows that lie at our feet. Men do not make the topography of the country surrounding Broofield; the rich soil, just rolling enough to be safe from flood. Men do not build the streams and timber on all sides of us which guard us from the winds and storms that carry terror to the hearts of less favored climes.
Turning from those primitive days of Brookfield, those days of the sixties, seventies, and even the eighties, what a change do we find in what is now the metropolis of North Central Missouri; this rapidly growing Brookfield, with the business streets teeming with traffic and hurrying with people; with new buildings going up on every hand- surely the scene under Brookfield's smiling summer sky is a joy for- ever. It is indeed a vivid impression of growth that strikes the be- holder. On the beautiful residence additions surrounding the commer- cial center of Brookfield the people look down and see the liveliest mart in the state, size considered. Then when one at this season of the year hears the song of the hammer and saw the whole day long-more houses for more people is the impression. Here in progressive Brookfield everything is on the move. There is no idleness. The people and the town grow at the same time. Indeed, Brookfield is filled with the romance of progress and success.
Nature's best endowment of a city consists in the bestowal of those climatic and topographical conditions which contribute to the public health. The healthfulness of a city is a guarantee of its prosperity, and capital cannot be more profitably invested than in guarding it. The past year has been one of great progress in conduct of the sanitary affairs of the city.
The population of Brookfield differs in many important particulars from that of any city in the West. There are no "floaters," drawn hither by temporary causes. The population of Brookfield is stable. The merchants, manufacturers, professional men, mechanics, and labor- ers are Brookfield men. They own their own homes. In good times and bad they are with us because they belong to us. We doubt whether there is another city in the country of equal size, wealth and import- ance of which these observations are as true as they are of Brookfield. Recent heavy additions to the population of the city are of a class that soon become inseparably attached to the city.
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A stranger coming to Brookfield is amazed at the number of her lovely lawns and elegant homes. In this feature she is excelled by no city of equal population on the continent. This is as it should be. It evinces a love for home life that is characteristic of every people that is prosperous and happy.
In many cities both east and west it is characteristic of the busi- ness men to become so absorbed in the pursuit of wealth, as to entirely lose sight of the comforts of home. It is not so in Brookfield. While her business men and her professional men are money makers, they build beautiful homes. Many of these homes are known far and wide for their magnificent splendor. Costing in the aggregate thousands of dollars, they attest in a striking manner the disposition of their own- ers to use riches purely for the comforts and pleasures they afford.
THE MUNICIPAL
The year 1880 found L. A. Smith mayor, who served for three terms, and was succeeded by P. H. Peck. Both have been gathered to their fathers, Smith dying in Brookfield in 1907, while Peck died in Chicago. Dr. A. C. Pettijohn was elected mayor in 1888 and was again mayor a decade later. Dr. Pettijohn, after being a resident of Brook- field for over a quarter of a century, is now superintendent of Asylum No. 2, at St. Joseph.
Since the years of the eighties up to the present time others who have filled the office of mayor were John Ford and Dr. G. N. Lantz, deceased ; J. M. Sheets, John Goldman, A. A. Bailey, John McCartney, Richard N. Bowden, Dr. Pettijohn, R. S. Brownlee, while the present mayor is E. M. Lomax.
During the past quarter century many of Brookfield's well known citizens have served on the city council, including George Brown, J. C. Gardner, Anthony Questa, James Dillon, Henry Tooey, Joseph Dick, Crozier Armstrong, Joseph Banning, Dr. Robert Haley, James F. Turner, J. S. Reger, L. W. Niles, J. F. McElwain, C. W. Green, L. W. Rummell, Hiram Dewey, George S. Wilber, Charles Spurgeon, Dr. I. V. Powers, B. F. White, Thomas Halliburton, S. P. Hartman, E. P. Banning, A. W. Baker, John Waldhaus, and others. The present mem- bers of the council in this year 1912, are R. S. Brownlee, M. C. Post, B. R. Woodlief, Henry West, D. B. Skene, J. M. Sheets, Frank Dick, Gil- mer Banning, while C. K. Hart is city attorney, J. D. McLeod, city clerk; L. W. Rummell, cemetery commissioner; J. W. Jones, park com- missioner; Charles Lowary, street commissioner; J. W. Lacy, water
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commissioner ; James Taylor, chief of police ; E. C. Brott, police magis- trate; George Ziehr, fire chief.
In 1888 the first Board of Trade was organized in Brookfield, com- posed of Brookfield's most public spirited citizens at that time. L. S. Bowden was elected president; J. F. McElwain and J. C. Post, vice- presidents; C. D. Bennett, secretary; W. D. Crandall, corresponding secretary, and R. J. Wheeler, treasurer.
About 1905 the Brookfield Commercial Club was organized, suc- ceeding the Merchants' Association. Those who have served as presi- dents of the Commercial Club are Dr. A. C. Pettijohn, Henry Tooey, Thomas Halliburton, while Charles W. Green is now the president, with Charles H. Jones secretary.
The greatest thing the Commercial Club has brought to pass was in being the means to the end of locating the Brown Shoe Factory by raising in four days $70,000 as a bonus. Since that time the Com- mercial Club has worked with the city administrations in the interest of a greater and better Brookfield, until today Brookfield has more miles of street paving than any city in Missouri of her size-something like twelve miles; has the "white way" illumination in the business section-and the beautiful "white way" was brought to pass through the efforts of the Commercial Club, encouraged by the progressive city administration.
The first in the way of public utilities for Brookfield was the elec- tric light system, organized in the year of 1890 by a company composed of R. J. Wheeler, R. T. Smither, M. Y. Rusk, H. B. Daggett. For many years the system was of a primitive nature, but some three or four years ago P. W. Markham, the technical electrical engineer, was given entire supervision of the plant, and today it is second to none in Mis- souri in the matter of good service.
The next in the way of public improvements was the waterworks system, by the city, after bonding for $35,000. Water mains were laid in nearly every portion of Brookfield, business and residence sections. From the point drive well system Brookfield has the finest water in the state, absolutely free from contamination. As the city has grown more bonds have been voted and the mains and supply increased.
Following electric light, water works, and sewerage, came the in- stallation of a splendid gas system by a private corporation from Ma- comb, Illinois, of which Mr. L. D. Kelsey is the manager. It would be impossible to have a more perfect system or quality of gas for lighting or heating purposes. This system was put in in 1901, and the service
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has been increased some every year, while this year extensive improve- ments and extensions are being made.
BANKS AND BANKERS
Everyone appreciates the fact that banking institutions are a necessity. In the organization of modern commerce and industry the need for sound and substantial banking institutions is constantly em- phasized in the active transaction of daily business and the welfare of a trade center depends in a very large measure upon the character and adequacy of the facilities furnished by the leading institutions of financial character in the city. Therefore, the status of a city commer- cially is very largely estimated by the quality of its banks, and there is no more accurate measure of the comparative prosperity of a business center than the volume of business transacted through its financial institutions.
Brookfield from an early day has held an excellent position among Missouri towns in respect to the character of its banks, and as its business has increased the demands made upon the resources of these institutions have continued to become heavier, yet the banks have always proven equal to the requirements of the business situation and have gained an exceptionally high reputation for the quality of the banking advantages they offer to the corporations, firms and individual depositors, who represent the business activity of this community.
The history of the banking business in Brookfield extends back to 1867, when T. D. Price & Co. established the first banking house in the present site of the Brownlee bank. Mr. Price was a genial gentleman ; came here from Hannibal. His silent partner lived in New York City, a Mr. Sherrell. Two years later, however, there was a shake up in the first bank and its successor was Price, Brownlee & DeGraw-Judge Brownlee and Dr. DeGraw. This firm only did business for a short time, Price and DeGraw retiring, after which it was succeeded by the firm W. H. Brownlee, banker, which continued the only bank in Brook- field until the banking house of H. DeGraw made the second. Its loca- tion was on the present John LaPierre site. This DeGraw bank was organized in 1876, with H. DeGraw, president, and W. H. DeGraw, cashier. Just after that time was organized the third bank, named the Bank of Brookfield, with Joseph Aldrich, president, and W. H. Lock- wood, cashier. A. D. Scott soon afterwards, however, became president of this bank and John Ford, cashier. With the death of Mr. Scott, J. R. Huffaker was made president. This made three banks for Brook-
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field, and the next move, in 1878, was the consolidation of the first and second one, and the birth of the present Linn County Bank. In its organization W. H. Brownlee was made president; W. H. DeGraw, cashier, and Walter Brownlee, assistant cashier. This organization did business for several years, all through the eighties and into the nine- ties on the old Brownlee banking corner. In 1893 there came a division between the Brownlee and the DeGraw interests, and Judge Brownlee retired as president. Then the Linn County Bank was moved to the DeGraw corner across the street, and Dr. DeGraw elected president.
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