Cook County, Illinois - The whole text, 1884 (part 27 of 61)

ADAM MAKES, proprietor of restaurant, Calvary, *^.,M'rn in Prussia. Germany. August 22. 1838. He in 1805 and kept a restaurant in Lake View, and m 1871, came in South Evanston, and has carried on too ! " business. He was marri.sl to Miss Christina « 1 hnstoJlit - Prussia, Februarv 17. 1871. They have live children - »"nn. M.irv A.. Rosie, ElizaUlh and Mary C. - W. S. H. MATHEWS, professor of music, wa-s Iwrn , " Louilon, X. H., Mnv 8. 18:17. He sludieil music in Ho«on. and commenced to teach in 1852. in Ml. ynioli. .v » III 1851. he moved to western Xew \ork, w^,^'f*tsmusic up to 1*57. when he came to Illinois. In IW.«" came connentwl with the Wesleyan Female ( Ga., and remained S.,uth until the close of the UTOJ «V< when he came to Chicago and has taught nmsic ever »- " - 1808 1m commenced editing the Musical IndependeD t,WW»r» Lvonicllealr. nolo the great fire in 1871. After thai edited the Song Messenger, with Rout & Ca.lv, I l. ; ^;; ' 1873, Professor Mathews took up his residence in -v,r1 1 1 Ion, hi 1878 came to Evanston, and in 1878 openeu «> ^, servatorv ..r Music. Evanston. discontinuing the «ame in - lie was' married lo Miss Flora E. Swain, of Lanrta, **« December «, 16.17. Thcv have six children -Grace I ... -

Mstoby Of Evanston

C, Ann*, Burl, Charlesand nope. Professor Mathews has published the following well-known musical works; How to Understand Music." " Mathews's Dictionary of Music and Musicians,-' '- Studios in Phrasing, Memorizing and Interpretation;" »»« also associate editor of "Mason's Piano-forte Technics," and '-Emerson's Organ Method." At present, he is musical editor and editorial writer main the Chicago Daily News.

NICHOLAS MKHSCH, plasterer, was l>orn in Luxembourg, Germany, May 22, 1827. lie came to Chicago in June. 1854, ami after working there a short time went to Michigan and was employed in a saw-mill for sixteen months, after which he worked in a hotel in Chicago. He came to Kvanston in 1857, and worked at his trude with S. 11. Dinsmorc for fourteen year*. He then for four years carried on business as the firm of Brusterhuse ,\ Merscli. He then farmed for four years, and i.gain worked in Chicago on the buildings of Mr. Allen with S. H. Dinsmore. the firm being Dinsmorc & Mersch, us at present. He was married in 1857 to Miss Annie Shumer. of Luxembourg, Germany. They have six children - Nicholas, John, Henry. Peter, Michael and Edward.

M. C. MONSON. patentee and manufacturer of improved filter wells, patented June T, 1870. was born in Tonsberg. Norway, March 23, 1837. lie came to Chicago in 1801, and clerked for Hobhs, Oliphunt & Co. (now J. B. Hobbs, president of Hoard of Tradei. He commenced his present business in Chicago in 184SO. He came to South Evanston in 1871). and carried on his present business. " These well filters are adapted for any depth, soil or locality, anil especially for marshy lands and along river beds, ami are suitable for all purposes of supplying clear and pure water, such as for family use, for farm and stock, for factories, for watering purposes, and for supplying water works for villages or cities.'' lie married Miss Sarah L Hill, of Michigan.

JOHN MOOKE. of the firm of .1 Moore ft Co.. marble cuttors, was born in Limerick, Ireland, January I, 184.1. 1U came to the L'nitcd States in 1805, and learned Ins trade, at Springfield, III., with Captain Johnson ami worked for him a short time. In 18011 he came to Chicago, then went to St. l>ouis. and from there to Kulton, Mo., working at his trade. In 187!> he started in business at Calvary, as the firm of Moore & Moore, then as Moore & Dalv, and in July, 18*3. the firm became J. Moore & Co He married Miss Ellen O'Brien, of Ireland, July 7. 1872. They have five children - Ellen, Maty, Kate, Anna ami Thomas. .......

M. M. MOOKE was born near Chautauqua bake. New York, February 14, 1K}8. lie learned the trade of a machinist, and was superintendent of Jamestown Iron Works. He also worked for two vears at El vria. Ohio. He came to Chicago in 1M78 to introduce a patent pump, manufactured in Dayton, Ohio. In thus being ve ry successful, ho made his present arrangement with Fairbanks. Morse & Co.. who take the product of the manufactory, and Mr. Moore has charge of the steam pump department 'of that firm, lie has resided in South Evanston since August. 1881. He married Miss Elvira Lewij. of Chautauqua County. N. V., Julv 15, 18451. They have three children- Jennie B.. Marv E. ami Frunk L.

NICHOLAS 'MORPER, Postmaster, South Kvanston. wu* born in Bavaria, Germany, August 0, 1841. He came with his parents to Chicago in 1853. His father lived there iititil Mav. 1882; his mother died in Chicago January 18, 1803. The subject of this sketch, afleninilting school, in 185G. was for three vcars in the law office of Thomas B. Bryan; then learned the trade of plumber. In 1862 he enlisted in < ompuny A, 82d Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until 1803, and was discharged on account of injuries, ne then for six years worked for Verghn, Ruhling & Co., of Chicago. In 18Ht) he went to Uke View. III., and in 1871 came to South Evanston and for nine years carried on the grocery business, being the first storekeeper. In 1882 he was appointed Postmaster of South Kvanston. Mr. Morper was married to Miss Elizabeth Lcnt/.en. of Prussia, Oermany, September 8, 1803. They have three children - Lizzie G., 'Joseph M. and Emma R.

JOH N C. M I'RPII V. Just ice of the Peace, was born in Evanston July 31, 1843. His father, Edward Murphy, was Iwrii in 1805 at Kcnmare, county of Kerry, Ireland. He emigrated from there in early manhood to London, I'pper Canada, and haying recommendations from the Marquis of Lansdown he received a position as teacher of mathematics in a government school. In the spring of 1837 he came to Chicago, and became closely identified with its educational interests. He was married at Chicago. December 13, 1838. to Miss Ann Mack, daughter of Eugene Mack, of Castletown Barehavcn, county of Cork, Ireland. She had one brother. Eugene Muck, who died at North Sninracrville. Mass., the summer of 188=1, after serving a term of forty years in the United States Navy. She has one sister, Mrs, Dr.

A. G. Morgan, now living in Chicago. Mr, Murphy in 1839 was ap[H)inted Iteputv Sherill under Isaac R. (iavenfrost, SlierilT of Cook County. In 1810 ho was elected Coroner for a term of four years. In 1841 he purchased a tract of land at Gross Point (now Kvanston), whence he moved and resided until his death, which occurred January 2-1, 1875. In 1850 he was el 'clod first Supervisor of Evanston (then Kidgeville). which office he held for six successive years. His family consisted of eight children, two of whom died in infancy, leaving two sons and four daughters - Mary A. (now wife of Robert R. Sampson, of Rogers Park, in the employ of Chicago Post- Ofllcc), Anna K. (now wife of Arnold Tripp, attorney at law. Chicago), Louisa D. and Lizzie C, residing with their mother in Chicago, Edward ( now holding a county office), and John C. Murphy, the subject of this sketch. He was engaged with his father up to 1870, since which time he has been in the employ of Cook County. He has been Justice of the Peace since April, 1881, and is at present connected with the County Clerk's office. He is the oldest living mole child born in Evanston. He was married to Miss Lizzie M. Carroll, of Ogdonsburg, N. Y., July 1!). 1870. They have three children - Edward P.. Francis. I. and Maggie, and resido in the village of South Evanston. Cook Co., III.

AKE NELSON "arpenter, was born in Oppruana, Sweden, January 9, 183(1. He was engaged iu thegrocerv and clothing business in Ousbv, Sweden, up to the time of coining to Evanston in 1808, since which time he has worked at carpentering, for one year for Mr. McLaiii: three years for Mr. MeKinnon; two years for Warren, Keeney & Co., and the balance of the time' for himself, except the lust three years, when he has worked for James 0. Connor. He was married to Miss Betsey Parsons, of Oppmana, Sweden. They have five children- Anna, Matilda. Ella, Alfred and Charles Edward.

\V. 0. NoltKETT, station agent, was bom in Highland Park, Cook Co., III., April 21, 1858. His parents tamo there in 1855; moved to Lake Forest, Uke Co., Ill, in 1890, where they still reside. Mr. Norketl has been connected with the Chicago «. North-Western Railroad for ten years; first on a section; then as switchman; then night telegraph o|>crator, and in 1871 was made >tation agent at Winnctka. Since August 13. 1872, he has been station agent at South Evanston. He married Miss Belle Odenbreid. of Waukegan, 111-, October 25,

JOHN A. OB ERG, of firm of Johnson & Olierg.hardware dealers, was born in Sweden August 14, 1852. He came with hi* parents to Galesburg, 111., in Julv, 1807. His father shortly afterward went to Iowa, whore he died. The subject or this sketch came to Kvanston iu 1871 ; learned the trade of carpenter with It. Minis and worked fur him up to 1881. when he became a member of the present firm of Johnson & Obcrg. He was married to Miss Man' Johnson, of Sweden. December 10. 1880. They have one child, Nellie R. Mr. Oberg was one of the first members in the organization of the Swedish Methodist Church of Kvanston.

COLONEL E. B. PAYNE, attorney, wus born in Seneca Falls. N. Y., April 15, 1835. In 1837 his parents moved to Like County. 111., and settled on a farm, where they now K,gUle, He was raised upon his father's farm in Lake County, receiving a good common school and ocodatmc education. At the age of twenty he commenced teaching school through the winters, and reading law during the summer months. In the soring of 185!) he entered the law department of the I niversity of Chicago, graduating Julv, 1800, slid was admitted to practice at the same time by the Supreme Court of Illinois. In October. 1800. he commenced to practice law at Waukegan. Luke Co., III., and continued it up to the firing upon K>r Sumter, when he raised a company of 1 10 men. and on April 10. 1801, started for Springfield, where he reported and was assigned to dutv. After the three-months term he re-enlisted his company as'Comi«ny C. 37th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, or Board of Trade Rifles, for three years. He was soon commissioned Major, then Lieutenant-Colonel commanding regiment, and was brevet ted Brigadier-General for brave and meritorious services at the battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Vicksburg and others. On account of ill-health he resigned and came home in October, 1804, and the day after was nominated and elected by the largest Republican majority ever received in Like County, for Representative in the Illinois General Assembly forthe sessions of 1805-06, and re-elected in 1807 mid served until 1800. During the sessions of 186. and 1808 he was chairman of Committee on Finance. Colone Pavnc declining all proffers of further political honors, resumed the practice of law in Chicago in 1808. He has resided in South Evanston since 1874. and has been ever since the attorney for the village of South Evanston. He is ft member of Waukegan Lodge. A. F. & A. M. The Colonel married Mi»

Delia T. Wright, of Connecticut, ami ho* one son - Charles T. Colonel Payne is a nephew of I'liitcd Slate* Senator Henry It. Payne, of Cleveland, Ohio, Kdd cousin to Scrcno Payne. Cotign **m in ! r nr. : he Auburn 1 U-trirt, N V.

THOMAS W I'EMHKKTuX broker ami commission merchant, Chicago, was horn in Milwaukee, Wis. in-tober 21, IS 15. He settled in Chicago in lsiiii. ami was first in the employ or II I' Stanley .v S m. then Fr.ticis \ Weber, fruit e immissioti merehunts. He was a member of the firm of Weh r. Southwii.k A: Co . for one year, then of firm of Southwiek A: I'eiubTtun for roar years In May, is;;, he ,-stal>- Iwhetl his present business. H.'. took up his residence in South Kvanston in 187* Ho is a member of the Koval Arcanum of Chicago, and its sixtv-first mcmlicr as regards'thc City Council. He married Miss Sarah H Wiggiio, of Chk -ago, Di-i ember 25, 1HT0. Their children are Maud i, , Thorn i< W Jr ami Kva M.

father in England, at which he has worked since lY.rniop >p Chicago in 1860, he worked there the ftr*l two ve.irs for 'I miothy Horsey, aft -r which for two years he carried on

SAMCKI. KKKH was horn in Leicestershire, Knglnnd Oelo> per*, 1SI4. lie learned the trade of n s ocking weaver with his father, and worked with him up to the age of twelve when Upon the death of his father, he tame with his mother. Ruth' to the I luted States, and first willed in Buffalo, where he worked upon the Erie fallal for three years; thence moved to Summit Comity, when- he remained for four veer*- then m 1841. came to Conk County and settled at what was then called Gran Point, now known as South Evanst,,,,, and bu.lt a lint shanty one-half mile south of where he now resiles

'.- ''" "'I"1 '" '"ni:... milling an I prosit line foi and one-half years, and smce his return ha* resided in South hvnnston. Mr. Heed was married to Mis. Marian Aiken of

Mr. Read hat held the office of Street Commissioner ever since I ^" i.";T,vvSo""', some forty voa«. JACOB KINN. call dealer, was born in (Iberbeww, Darin- Germany, March 21, I83fl fib mother dyinjr in (i . , many, he came it, 1951 toS.ulh Bvanstor,. with his father,

Bennett, etc. He took the first medal for his Amene.,,, Institute I-air in Wt» Again ill health troubled bun and after the panic of 1h::J. bavin- lost money as well »! health, hi- was induced to come to Chicago. Jnhn'll TVlatt the printer to whom he served his apprenticeship "invented e .inl.inatKii. tyuo. which proved impracticable, anil hen- wtt, i.orn Mr, Sears s desire to invent a machine to do iiwav wi-l, the obi slow hand work now in use. This he hv pt'rfeeie, after years of study-his Matrix-Producing ma bin,. This mat-hine is about twice the size of the ty|H-writer: will do the work of six to ten compositors: it has a cylinder on which «re as nuny characters a* an> used in printing, then- being hut oip of e.i« I. ami they of st«d. These are represented by kcv> which, when played upon, impress themselves, without corrosion, in a material on which he spent much study. The matrix can be cast from, and the justification is made afterward in the plate by a very simple process. If proven « success this machine will revolutionize the printing art. Mr. Sears has resided in Kvanston since 1S7H. He nvtrried Miss Kli/aboth He Wolf, of Connecticut : they have four children, IWtta, Nellie. Rhnutni and Kiiiuia.

C. P. SKI BKK, captain of police, was born in Albanv, JJ \ . February 25, ISJil). He rarnc to Kvanston in |.s;.(aj,,l f,",|. lowed house. moving with Fletcher & Hiinfonn, and afterward the firm or Fletcher .v Scil*r. May 1, lfj<2. he was sppoinb-d captain of police of South Kvanston. He married Mivs Kmrau Lombard, elEvanstoii. They have one child, Catherine i. . Sillier. Mrs. Sdlier's parents were early set tlenof Cookduutv.

CHARI.KS SKMBACII. proprietor of meal market, mas born in Wurteml>erg. (iermanv. March 7, 1S45. He cmoe to New York in IHtil and worked there for four years ; then enlisted in Company A, U2d New York Volunteer Infantry, and -i rved three years in the lute Civil War. He then MM to Kurope, but again returned to the United Stales in IWis. In |Hfl!»|u. o|ieiHsl a meat market in Chicago, which lie run until, in Isesii, be came to South Kvanston and has carried en that business ever since, lie was married ill I/>eds, Knglanil, to Miss Sophia Gceiteuwald. of Wiirtemberg, (lermativ, Msich IHU7. They have six children - Fredrick, C harles, William, Tilly. Henry and Ko-ie.

-I.C. SULLIVAN, superintendent Cslvarv OmetK/, 1W Imrn in the County of Tijiperary, Ireland. May 31, IJCiO. He was engaged in farming in Irxdimd and came to Chijogo in 1890 and became engaged with contractor I'. J. Sexton as lime-keeper, and afterward employed in insurance business February 1, 1SX2, he was made ' superintendent of Calvary Cemetery. In April. 1.H72, he married Helen M. <>. Flanagan, of Tipp. r.irv County Ireland. They have eight children Mary C. Ib-lcii M. .'Richard P., Margaret. Miles W , Jolm Jr., Fit ii nie and Victor V.

JOHN K. WIIITK. manufacturers' agent, was born in I/tneaster, Coos County, N. H., March 12. 1H28. Up to the ago of twenty yetrs he Was engaged with his parents upon a farm, but moving to Concord, X. II., Mr. While worked fir four yean for Cheney & Co.'s Kxpress In Octolwr. W50. lie came to Chicago and 'was engaged with J. P. Chatiin A Co., forwardingand commission merchants, upto Ix-i-i. when he formed a copartnership with J. W. Briggs for the <ale of wooden anil willow ware, as the firm of Briggs & While, which continued opto is.,!., when they took into the firm John Stewart and John A. White, a nephew, and the firm became White. Stewart iv White. In isfll Mr. John E. White sold nut his interest to his brother Nathaniel, and engaged a> a clerk with them up t«> IK?.1, when be and his brother, James F, took the busines. and curried it on up to 1878. Mr. John K. White then cliwl out the business and since then has engaged in his present business or manufacturers' agent. He resided in Kvanston f«r two years from lH7:t, ami in 1870 moved to S>uth Bnnsttft. where he now resides. He was married to Miss Klizabeth Kxeeen Criggs, of I'tiea. N. V., January 7, 1*U. They haw three Bhiloren, Sarah K . Alida G. Armenia, and one deceased - Get - trude B.

J. B. WIXCHELL, carpenter, was born in Pittsburg". Penn . September ii. He came with his parents to Chicago in 1850, where his father dies). Having learned nitrade In Chicago, iii 18<!7 he went to St. Joe.. Mich., and ei - gaged in building ami contracting, when became to South Kvanston and went to work for ^Ir. Acklev. He murncil Miss Juliet Adams, of Connecticut. Thcv have six children- Cora, Frank, Allic. Jimmie, Birdie and Myrtle.

Rogers Park

This is a small vitiligo of some 4<>m people, situated on the (.'hieajio & North-Western road, about live miles north :>f Lincoln Park, Chicago. It ia known on surveyors'maps as a subdivision of the northeast quarter, anil that part of the northwest quarter lying cast of Uid<re Hoad of Section 31 : also the west half of the northwest quartet of Section :iv» ; also all of Section 30, lying south of the Indian boundary line, all in Town ship 41 north. Range 14 east, of the third principal meridian." The village takes its mime from the fact that Philip Rogers, an Irishman, came to America in lSIis. and in IS44 settled upon the quarter section now called Rogers Ridge, having purchased the land at Government sale. This is now part of the subdivision of Roger* Park. Mr. Roger* died in lK.'ai, having aeeuinulateil sixteen hundred acres of land IvitiEt in the present villages of Rogers Park and

Catherine ('. Rogers, and assumed control of tlie property which had fallen to her. Philip Rogers, dr.. died in "ifOl'.t. leaving his interest in the estate to his mother aid Mrs. Toufiy; thns Mr. Tonliv caino into control of over SOU acre*. In ISTO, he sold an interest to S. P. hunt, L. I* Greenloaf, C 11. Morse and A. H. Jackson, who formed the Rogers Park Building Association, and platted the site. Since then, property has advanced hi value, and Rogers Park has already reached the distinction of having become an incorporate 1 village.

The \'Ul(tf/c Cvr/mration - The village of Rogers Park was organized in April, l*".S. under the general law, approved April lo. lKTv'. On the -".uli of April, is;*, the lirst election Tor village officers was held, resulting in the choice of the following Trustees: James Carter, O. \V. Kean. C. It. Ceperly, Mathias Mann. .1. .1. Pitkin and Andrew Jackson. Mr. Jackson was elected President in Mav : J. S. Xitterauer, clerk: \\ . L, Crawford, Treasurer, and Thomas K.

Ehw, Street Commissioner. Ill 1879, the officer* were' as follows: Andrew Jackson, President of the board; \V. L. Crawford, Treasurer: George Estes, Street Commissioner: P. K. Smith. Constable. Ihc ofliocrs for lssu were: .1. -I. Pitkin. President : \\ . X. Wharton. Clerk : A. A. l-Mine. Attorney. VV. I- Crawford. Treasurer: C. II. Ceperlv. Street Commissioner. For 1SSI. the officers were: J. J. Pitkin. President j W.N. Wharton. Clerk; C. II. Ce|ierly. Street CommiBsinner; A. A. Bxline, Attorney. E. l>. Cove was elected President of the Hoard of Trustees for !>*-.>; W. L Crawford, Treasurer ; A. A. ExUne, Attorney; John land lev. t'onstable. The present officers are: A. J. Heckler. President : J. J. Pitkin. Street Commissioner; W. L. Crawford. Treasurer: A. A. Exhne, Attorney; John Mndlev, Constable; C. H- Wharton,

1 Churches. - The Methodist Episcopal 'Church was organized about eight wars ujo. its neat edihec being erected on Growdeaf.Vast »f Chicago Avenue. I he cost of the pnua-rtv was about «*,<hhi. Until the year 1881. the pulpit' was supplied by students or professors of the Northwestern University. Rev. Andrew I'ouki was the first pastor i nil i train .1 »« I. IW was succeeded bv Rev. A. J. Jutkms. m the fall Of

The Episcopal Mission at Rogers Park is served bv Rev. Alfred Loudorb.ick. the .society, which is small, having been in existence about two years, i he Mission meets for worship in the school-house.

BioaaAPBicil utrfewss or loans park. LOl'lS liKCK. tin and hardware dealer. wa» born in Evanston, Conk County, III., May 30, 1*5!). His parents, John and Kva, settled in Evanston in'lSot). where his father was engaged in I he tannery business farSOBH years, and afterward for live years in the varnish business. In 1871, they moved to Glencoe, took County, where they now reside, and engaged in funning and stock-raising. The* subject of this sketch learned his trade With J. S. Haywood, of Evanston. and for sometime worked for Wigein i'Lingren. He was then connected with his brother, Charles Beck, in the hardware business up to 188S, when he eatne to Rogers Park and purchased the tin anil hardware store of John McCarthy, lie was married to Mi-s Minnie Teitzen. of Kredonia, Wis., October. 31, 1880. Thev have one child - Charles C.

GKORQE 11. BltOWN, surgical instrument milker, was born in Duyton, Ohio, November 0, 1833. When live years of age, his mother having died, his father moved to Cincinnati, I dun, and there married. Here lie lived until 1842, when he went to Pcrrvsville. Ind., and engaged in the gun business up to 18o4. when he moved to Danville, 111., where he now resides. The subject of this sketch left his father's home in Porrysville, and went to Covington, hid., where he learned the trade of a tinner. From IsT.l to 1854, he worked as a journeyman at various points, and then with his father engaged in the tin and slow business at Danville, 111., remaining with him up to 19."i8. He then went into partnership with J Hmcs Dei n in tl e. same * - M 1 li i npsign, IDU Jfhdcll continued up to 18*10, when he returned again with his father to Danville, 111. In 18<(3 he enlisted in the t niled States Secret Service u|> to the fall of 1804, when he came to Chicago and engaged in the tin and stove business on Madison Street, rear <d Franklin, which he carried on up to 1805, when, having sold out he went to Evaiiston and engaged in the same business until the fall of 18oli, again selling out and returning to Danville 111. In August. 18011. he moved to Indianapolis, Ind.. where he remained up to 1875. part of the time in the tin and stove business, and the balance of the time as superintendent of the chanieal department of the National .Surgical Institute. In the summer of 1*75. he eatne to Chicago and commenced the manufacture of surgical instruments, ami in 18711 to lingers Park, where he is now engaged in the same bu-.ii.ess. He i, a trustee and steward or the Methodist Episcopal Church, and also Secretary of _ the Hoard 0 trustees. He was married to Miss Mary \ . Burt, of ( lmm|mig i, HI., Mav 11 1800. She died April 14. 18<i7. having three children -Edwin B.. l.m B. and Frederick W. He married his present wife Mi-s JmnettS McDonald, of Lodi, Ind., SeptemlKT 2 lsas Thev have three children - Frank Mc, Harry It. una Arthur C. ' Mr-. Brown s father died when she was seven years old. and her mother moved b> Attica, Ind. .

t H CARPENTER, carpenter, was i>nrn In Bristol, Kenosha County. Wis., August 22, 1W3. At the age of sixteen, he commenced to learn the trade of a carpenter, and in the fall of 1870 went to Palatine. Cook t ouuty, where he finished learning it, working then for two years there as a ! r en ..... In 1872. he OMBO to HOMW Ps*. ami worke.l for h s f", "r two years, then went to Col mining nn l In 1880. he returned to Rogers Park, and ^ nedTcopartnershii. with C 11 Ceperly as the linn of \ Carpenter, builders and eon tractors, which was 1 1^,1 ,-d lulv 1882, when, with C. H. Wharton, he formed he i n scnt firm of Carpenter & Wharton builders and eOJBn c ors He was married to Miss Eida Dawson of I ...on "rove Wis.. .lanuarvSl. 1883. They have one child.

r \V CARI'KXTEIt grocer, was born in .slmron. Windsor Co.m'tv Vt. '.lulv 10.181!.. From the ape of seventeen he worked at the carpenter's trade at Hanover, N. II.. and in 1840 then being onlv twentv-one years of age, engaged in contra ' i g and building. In 1842. he went to Ohio, where c remn msl up to 1844. wneu he went to Wisconsin There he Wnp to 118<IS. engaged for four vers of the time in Kenoshi at his trade, and the balam-e of the lime hrmtaghl Bristol Kenn>ha County. In 1870, he came to Palatine, Ond! Couht". where he resided .... to 1872. when he moved to Borers Park and engaged in building and contracting. June, 87» 7,e opened bis present grocery^ He has been one of the Trustee* of t he village of Kogers Park ami a so t r«stee an stewan) of the Methodist Kpiseopal Chureh. He w^v- married t , Mis' Nancy H«U. "f Hanover, N. II. They have seven c ,,, en-Clara E. (now Mrs. James Shmnwa^of tostol Wis ) Surah .T (now Mrs. C. S Brons..... of Kenosha). Serena F . Daniel S , Don O , George II. ami Minnie O.

New York State, he went to Northfleld with his mother when four years or aye, where he resided until the breaking out of the (aril War in 1861, when he enlisted in Company G, ll:lth !!- iiv-ut Volunteer Infantrr, mi ] served as Sergeant for three years After the close of the war, he returned to North- Held, and in 1806 came to Chicago, where he learned the trade of carpentering, and worked there for nine year*, part of the time at contracting and job work. In 1H72. he moved to Rogers Park, where he has since engaged in building and contract inL', and DM constructed the most of the building of that vilhige. He was Trustee of the village of Roger* Park on it* organization, and also Street Commissioner for four fear*, lie is at present school director, and has bmn fur four "years. He wa.- married to Miss Frances Kerr, of Winnebago Count v III., April 1!», lfMtC, They have five children - Clara F, Cornelia k, Walter R.. Alii* .1, mid Lvdia K. His mother died in 1*78.

E. A. (IIISHOLM was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Jul* 1, 1*40 For six years he was engaged in the drv good* trade in Kdinburgh. Scotland, and for three vears in Londo i. England He came to Chicago in 1SU3, and was connected for the first three vears with Ross & Foster, when he became connected with the dry goods house of Carson Pirie & Co., with whom he remained for B fleet] years, five years or that time as their general manager. In 1877, upon the business being bought out by J. W. Puohy K Co,, ho remained in the same position, and has entire charge or the business. Mr. Chishnbn has resided in Roger* Park since 18*1. He was married t., Mist Kiniua S. Berry, of London. June 10. IHflO. Thev have six children -George D., Edward A.. Henry (}., Charles Fred and

JL.l i .- r" 4" fe^Jf*1? 1 yr*K°. MA in ISM came to the Kxcc sior Iron Works as book-keeper, and in 1882 was mad,, secretary of that company. He has resided in Rogers Park since

V rllt *M!ni>r' T,1,'Vom- * <-'"-- >>e went to Now \ork City and was employed OS book-keeper in the linen department or the house of A. T. Stewart Tn MM he «m«te K1"1 intn <l". em,dnv of Field. Palmer T^ter

PATRICK OiXUlWIJf, farmer. P. t>. Rogers Park was norn in the count) of Ih-rrv. Ireland, in Mav lv-o ' jo, boyhood was mostly ijienl in Kngland driving cattle Sd farming In I8s?fl , tile irn]t0il States, ami fint engaged in farming in New V..rk Slate for four years He then cam.- t.. Chicago, and live nontka afterward settled upon his present farm, where he lias since resides). Fc was oVSl'n1 ^ "* Ffw,M' M- Hart, of New York Slate. Oetobrr «. ista. Herpurentss«-ttlcdinKvanstonTownsliipinl81<.i her mother dying in 1853 her father in April. 18*1. Thev have three children - James II ,, Harriet K. (now Mrs, Daniel Ward of Denver) ami Francis M.

, c- w: '1VM.MAN wasbornin Philadelphia. Penn.. Novemr«'.!' '.V?,. 1 , *M connocteil there with the carpet bou*of 0. W. Hill and then with that of Bovd. White & Co., then arierward W illiam Hughes. He came to Chicago February » 1H74. with Mr. Hughes and connected himself with the firm of Jackson *; Hughes, which afterward became Mean, nnglies 4 Co., the present firm, and of which Mr. Ilallman is cashier He has resided in Rogers Park since August, 1870. He iru elected member of the first Board of Trustees of the village, and was also re-elected to serve the second term. He was married to Miss Mary A. Kllis, of Philadelphia, June 52, 1H7J. They have three children - Frank E.. Clara V. and Edna A.

JOHN L HEALY, entry clerk of L. H. Thomas manuracturcr of inks, was born in Waterburv, Vt., Mar 12, 15*4. He learned the printer's lntd« in Bellerille. III., and worked there for two years: then in Buttle Crock, Mich., up to 1890, when he cuine to Chicago, and for two Years worked for Donnelly, Loyd & Co., printer . In 18*1 he eame to Rogers Park and accepted his present position with L. II. Thomas.

O. F. U Kit REN was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Ftbruary lit, 1844. Ho came with his parents to Boone County, 111., in 184S, remaining with them up to 1802, when he enlisted in Company D, !)5th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and serred until the do-*' of the war. In 1808 he went to Nashua, Iowa, where be engaged in Hie drag business up to 1870, when lie came to Chicago and was first employed by Van Sehiiack. Stevenson & Iteed for two years. lie' then' engaged in the commission business nfler 'which he worked for Chase & Pond up 1874. at which tiino he became a member of the present firm of H. II. Pond & Co., commission merchants, Chicago. He has resided in Rogers Park since the spring of 18><0. Mr. Ilerrcn is treasurer of St. Mark's Kpiseopal Cliurch «f Rogers Park. He was married lo Miss Clara V. (trilfin. ol Bristol. England, November M, 1H01I. Thev bare one child, Clara I.

D. W. KKAN. real estate dealer, Chicago, was horn iu Crawford County, Penn., September 28, 1841. He came t« Chicago in 1883, and first taught school. Then enlisted in the 3d Board of Trade Regiment Volunteer Infantry, and one year afterward was discharged on account of wounds received at battle of Perrvville. In 1864 he engaged in the hanklt'g business in New' York City up to 18WI, when he was made financial agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad, holding Out position up to 1873, when he engaged in the real estate business at Rogers Park. As the representative of the Rogers Park Lund Company he has constructed most of the residences of that village, and its organization was mainly due U> the exertions of Mr. Kcan, though in tbo face of great opposition. He was one of the members of the first Board of Trustees, and has been prominently identified with the Methodist Church of that village. He married Miss Klizn A Pratt, of Connecticut, in Bloomington. HI. she l«cing at the

J. M. KKAN, real estate dealer.Chicago, was born in Crawford County, Penn . April 30, 1849. He came to Chicago in 18*j, anil for eight years was employed in the. banking Imnseof Preston, Kean & Co. In the full of 1874 he engaged in the wholesale ten business, and in the fall of 1878 became connected wiltt hi* brother D. W. Kean. in the real estate business, He has resided in Rogers Park since 1873 Mr. Kean raarTK Florence A. Sehnles, of Montreal, Canada. They have tarn children - Fronk P.. Richard M. and Gertrude B,

1847, "who settled in Dutches County, New York, where they lived up to 1832, when they came 'to Evanston Township, Cook County, III. His father died there on February 7, 1870. and his mot her .Inly, 187-1. The subject of this sketch lived with his (Mircnts up to 1803, assisting them on the farm, whieh now forms n part of the village of South Evanston. Since the death of his parents, Mr. Klein has carried on the farm, lie has. been Overseer of Highways, for two term-; also Commissioner of Highways one term, and is now a school direc tor of Rogers Park. He was married to Miss Catharine Schmidt, of Prussia, June 18. 1803. Thev have six children - Elizabeth K., Jacob, Kmma II , Joseph S'., Frank ,1. and llenrv W.

KOBBKT KYLE, farmer. P. 0. Rogers Park, wasbotll in Liverpool, England, Deceml>er 27, lK'Jit. although his parents, William and .Mice, were resident* of St. John, New Hriitis. wiek. His boyhood davs were spent in St. John. In 1*30 his parents came' to the I'niled States and settled in Buffalo, N. where they resided up to 1N0M. when they moved to Evan-ton Township. His father died in 1880, his mother is still living. Our subject at the age of fourteen commenced sailing on the lakes from Ruffalo to Chicago, which he followed up to 187.), having in that time passed through the different grades up to master of a vessel before he was nineteen. He has resided in Evanston TowitsbJp -ince 1847, and since abandoning a sailor's life, ha- engaged in gardening. He has. been school director for five years He was married to Miss Ann Marshall, of Arnold, England, February :i. 1847. whose father dieil in Albany. N. Y., of cholera in 18*!. anil mother, Sarah, settled in Evanston, Cook Countv. in 1843. Thev have four children. Emma 1. mow Mrs. II. W. Phelps, of Rogers Parkl. Alice (now Mrs. William Maxwell, of Rogers Park). William T. and Sadie P.

WILLIAM L. KYLE, farmer, P. O Rogers Park, was born in St. John, New Brunswick, January 3, 1833. He came with his parents in 1830 to Ruffalo, N. Y. Sailed upon the lakes up to 18?<2. tilling all the different positions '"before the mast" up to master of a vessel. He has residnl in Evanston Township since 1850. He was married to Miss Helen M.Fisher, of New York Stale. Mav 25, 1803. Thev have one son- Neil R.

S. T. LANPIIEAR, grocer, was born in Morrlstown, Lamoille County, Yt., September 13. 1837. He was engaged in farming until he was twenty-two years of age, when he engaged in the manufacture of ca'nc-bol'tomcd chairs, mop sticks, etc.. with Case. Thomas & Co., in Waterbury, Yt. In 1879 he 'vent to Iowa and engaged in stock-raising with (*. A. Smith up to 188(). when he came to Rogers Park, ami for two years manufactured ink for L. II. Thomas. In 1882 he opened his present grocery. He was married Septemt>er 29, 1872 to Miss Margaret Ruttan, of Belleville, Ontario. They have two children. Frederick O. and Florence M.

MATH IAS MANN, farm gardener, was born in Chicago February >0. 1844. HI* parents Tillman and Katrina Mann, settled in Chicago in 1*42, when hi* father worked in a brick vard shortly afterward eotningto Eva-istown Township, where he bought the present farm from Philip Rogers. The father died there January 26. 1872. ami the mother September lb. 1882. Mr. Mann lived with his parents on the rarm up to their death, since which time he ha-- carried on the farm. He has l<een Trustee of Rogers Park for two years, school director for six years, and director of St. Henry's Catholic Church. He was' married to Miss Margaret Mono, of Prussia, April 23, 18<W. They have six children-Mary. Kate, Henry, Elisabeth. Birdie and Edward.

ROLAND P. MARKS was liorn in Durham, N. Y., November 20. 1844. His father, Almeron Marks, a native of Connecticut, was an attornevand a member id the New York State legislature. He died in 1881. His mother in 1800 married Chaunev Brooks, of Hall imore (his uncle by marriage), and formerly president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. I he subject "of this sketch came to Chicago in 180.1 as a clerk in the house or Field. Palmer & Leiter.through application to Potter Palmer, who had previously been a clerk in his father, Almeron Marks's store at Durham, Mr. Marks has ever since that time been connected with that wholesale house, and at this time has charge of the departments of flannels and blankets in the house, which is now Marshall Field \ Co. In October, 1875. he took up his residem-e in Rogers Park, but from the first of the following year up to 187H was absent in New Y..rk Citv on business connected with present firm. In 1881 he returned to Rogers Park, where he now resides. 1 Ie has been one of the Trustees of Rogers Park. 11-' was married to Miss Emma Hutchinson, of Southold, Long Island. l>eoemher 3, 1872. They have two children, (Irace E. and Edith H.

tool-making in Massachusetts, and worked for ten years at Amherst. From there he came to Chicago in 1857,and worked for six years fur different firms, when he engaged in business for himself, lie took up his residence in Lake Yiew in I80SI, while carrying on his business in Chicago up to 1874, when he moved to Rogers Park, where he was engaged in farming, lie was one of the Yillage Trustees of Rogers Park for four years from its organization, ami was president of the board during the years l)\Hl-82. He is now street commissioner. Mr. Pitkin was married to Miss Susan. I. Thompson, of Northampton, Mass., February 5, 1852. They have three children - Charles Susan L. and Esther A.

J. F. PRATT was born in Sterling. Worcester County, Mass., January 1, 1852. He came to Chicago in the fall of 1873, and January I, 1875. he connected himself with the wholesale boot and shoe house of Phelps, Dodge \ Palmer, and the following two years traveled in Illinois and Missouri. In January, 1877. he gave up traveling, and accepted a position as house salesman, which he has occupied up to the present time. He has resided in Rogers Park since 187-j. and has been one of the Trustees of the village for t he last five years. Mr. Pratt married Mi-.- Helen A. Chaffin, «.f Hidden, Mass., in Worcester, Mass.. August 20. 1873. They have three children - Helen I,., George E. and Ida M.

H. E. ROCNDS was U>rn in Enosburg. Yt.. September 29, 1X3K. Ilis parents, Li ster and Aurilla, came West in 1840 and settled in Southport (now Kenosha). Wis,, when' his father taught school, lie was one of the original "Fourierites" who founded the village of Cereseo, adjoining Ripon, Wis. He now lives at Eureka, Wis., engaged in mercantile business. Mrs. Rounds died April 15, 1882. The subject of this sketch came to Chicago in the spring of 1851. lie learned the printer's trade with S. P. Rounds, mid was for some time employed as his foreman. In 1800 he went to Pike's Peak in charge of a mining outfit, and remained there three years, eighteen mouths of the time mining, anil eighteen months connected with the Rocky Mountain News at Denver, having a one-fourth interest in that newsjMiper. In 18153. having returned to Eureka, Wis., he engaged in the mercantile business with his father. He also served four months in the 41st Regiment Wisconsin Yolutiteer Infantry during the late CiTil War. lie published foroneyear the Eureka Journal, and lo com | m n v with llcram Merlev (now deceased (.started the Oshkosh Journal, at Oshkosh. Wis!, and carried on the same for live years, and having sold out the paper to the Oshkosh Xorthwe-tern. returned in 1873 to Chicago.and since that time has been connected with the business of S. P. Rounds and Rounds Type «; Press Company. He has resided in Rogers Park since 1874; was school dint-tor and also Trustee of the village. Mr. Rounds married Miss Hattic N. Parker, in Racine. Wis.. September 20, 1*07. They have three children - Elinor. Lafayette and Aurilla.

MATH I AS SCIIM1T, dealer in lioots ar.d shoes, was Ikunin Luxembourg. Oermany, February 12. 1840. He Jearned his trade in Luxembourg, and worked at it up to 1872, when he came to Chicago, when- he was employed at his trade up to 1877. in which year ho came to Evanston Township and opened his present boot and shoe store. He married Kate Schmit. of Luxembourg, in Chicago.

ROBERT M. SCHOLKS, dealer in teas, coffees and spices, Chicago, was born in Helfast, Ireland. October 31. 1820. At I In age r !.),-.. He can;.' « itli I is | arents, William and Jane, to Montreal. Canada. Ilis mother died when he was ipiile young, and his father in 1855. In 1800 he commenced the manufacture of brass work, which he continued up to 1805. when he came to Chicago and engaged in different employments up to 1870, the dale or his present business, lie has resided in Rogers Park since 1880. He was inarrii-d to Miss Isabella Brough, of Montreal. Canada. April 15,1851. Thev have four children - Lewis A.. Florence E., Fremont and Parker.

(lEOROE J. SERR1N was born in Terre Haute, hid., March 21.1802. He clerked in the grocery store of R. W. Rip|ietoe in Terre Haute, up to September. 1882, when he came to Chicago in the employ of J. J. Fishcl & Co., grocers. He continued with them «p to January. 1883, when he engaged as a clerk in the grocery store of S. T. Lamphear, of Rogers Park, whichposition he now holds.

PETER SMITH, farmer. P. 0. Rogers Park, was born in Prussia, I ierrnany. June 7, 1824. His parents came toChicago in 1840 and in 1812 sett led in Evanston Town.-hip.having purchased the land of John Smith, upon which they lived up to the time of their deaths, his father dving in 1870 and his mother in 1880. Mr. Smith assisted his father on the farm up to 1849, when he took entire charge, and has carried it on ever since He was elected Just ice of the Peace for four years, but resigned after the expimiiou of two years; was also Town Clerk in 1877. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Phillips, of Prussia, tiermanv, April 2!», 1S4W. They have ten children - Peter K.. John J./fioorge, Michael. Philip. A. .drew. Charles. Mathias. Annie M.and Lou So.

I'. U Tul JIY was burn in Foakle. count v of ('Inn-. Irt'land. Mare), 15. W*S. In 18(10 lie cam.- with his brother t.. New \ork City, And engaged in the carpet business wild Hiram Anderson, with wtiont he remained up in ISM, when he chrm to Chicago uml first opened a grocery at the corner of Market and Illinois streets. Re then famed a copartnership with Alexander Henderson ami P. M. Rogci-s.as the (Inn or Touhy, t. *°" * "hieh continued up to 18(17. when he oainc la Roger* Park. Mr. Tuulir is the founder of iioecn Park having surveyed and laid out the plat nf the village. isn<» he built his present fine residence, which was completed in 1*70. In 1870 he sold an interest in Roger* Park to S P limit. Ij. L. (irevnlcnn. C, II. Mors*- and A. 11. Jackson, who rcniHd the Rogers Park Building Association, with S. P. I^unt as trustee. The Only members of that urbanization who retain any interest in the partnership are P. L, Touhy and C. II. Morse. Mr. Touhv U »Uo interested in the North Side dry goods store of J. W. Touhv \ Co.. whieh was opened Seutl *>.- 1-V is»:t. ||c has been trustee- of the village since its organization uml school dirortnr for three terms U- was inamwl to Miss Catharine C Roger* September 13, 1803, daughter of Phil.|i Rogers, after whom tin village of Rogers I ark was named. Mr. Rogers settled in Chicago in 1SJU, ami in 1844 CUM to Rogers Park and purchased at Govcrnmcnt sale the land now |*id out as Rogers Park, lie died in leaving two children-Philip M. and Mrs. Jouliy. Mr Touhy and wife have seven children- Murv It., iT'i'I °- ^""fae. PWrto- Alice undiiW.

noted as an able and IMlMsafu] criminal Uwver. lit tank »[. bis in Rogers Park March t. ISsV |mij ^ . engaged smee hat time in the general practice of h,^ f5? cago. and has la-en en ployed in a great mativ « eases. He Med fa the organization of St. Paul's F.Z.Z

G. II. WHARTON of the firm of Caroenter & Vfartai bui ders, was born in Uund.DeL, November 111.1819. Ileeane w.t I, his parent* to Evanaton in 1857. His father Imng a ear- he lcarne.1 the same trade, ami worked with him for live or six years. 1873 he came to Rogers Park, working at bk trade as a joi.rnev.nati up to 1S77, when he engaged in Dtttineai for himself, in lHS'l forming a copartnership with C. II Car- [.enter, as the Brtn of Carpenter & Wharton, builders, lie bai iwcn \illage Clerk for one year. He married Miss Louisa WrJod^ary, of Whitewater. Wis.. June L 1B7«. Tlier h«ve two children - Clara and Belle }

HARRISON M. WILD, organist of the Chureb of the Ascension, and teacher of music, was born in Hoboken. S.J , Mar. h «, At the age of fifteen he commenced his masical education with Arthur J. Creswold. After two years of study In- went to Ucrmnnv and spent one year ut the ft* servaton- of Music, at Leipzig, lie returniNl to CMctM in WO, rommeneed leaching music and at the same time earrvl.ig on his fttttUee under II. Clarence Bddv. In Aneast, 160, he lieenmc connected with the Hershev School of Musical Art. Hgi w ild has resided with his parent* in Rogers Park jiuce

THOMAS S. WILD, of Wild & Hills, bras* founders, Chicago, w«s born in Sheffield, Kngland. March fi, 1832. learning the trade of sUrKjeB| instrument maker, iu Sheffield, hu worke<i for Hutchinson Bros., of the sum.- place, uptotheage of twenty-one. From that time up to 18541 he engaged in the optii al instrument business, when he came to New York ami for eight ye ars worked, first in a surgical instrument manufactory, then in a s- w ing machine manufactory, after whii.li lie learned the Trade of brass founder. In 18414, he came to Chicago ami took charge of the business of IX C. Smith & Co., nmnuraelurcrs of organs. In ISTi1, hv started the present business, as firm of Luce. Wild. Fawcett it Co., which one vear afterward was changed m the present firm of Wild & ifills. Mr. Wild has resided in Rogers Park since ls?S. He married Mist Georgian.! 11. Major, of Hath, England. April 8, 18190. Tier have three children - Hams' - ^Vederiek S and Gcorgiauii.

Early Settlement. - In Jnly, 1829, the United States made a treaty with the Pottawatomie Indians, at Prairie du Chieu, and 1,280 acres of land on the shore of the lake, about fourteen mile.* from Chicago, were i-eded to Anton Ouilmette, a Frenchman, who had married a Pottawatomie woman of " roval blood," named Archange. After the Black Hawk'War most of the friendly Indiana removed to Green Bay, but among those who remained upon their reservations was Ouilmette, or Wilmette. At the time of the arrival of the first white settler they had eight children. In the summer of 183U K rust in Patterson, with his wife and five children, and six other families left their homes in Vermont to make new ones cither in Illinois or Wisconsin. They made tlte journey in covered wagons, or '- prairie schooners," and on the fourteenth of August, LS36, cncani]>ed on the hill, near where the Episcopal church of Winnetka now stands. At this time there was scarcely a house between Chicago and Waukegan, the latter place being then a small military station called Littlcfort." .Mr. Patterson was so well pleased with the general location that he began, with his friends, to build a log house on the southwest quarter of Section 16, in the present vicinity of William (iarland's fine residence. One of Mr. Patterson's assistants in raising the house was Alexander MeDaniel, who was also seeking a homestead. This land had not been surveyed by t he Government, and those who built upon their claim acquired many advantages in obtaining their choice of real estate. When completed, Mr. Patterson's house, then located on the military road from Chicago to Oreen Bay, was opened as a " way-side inn." In October, of this year, Mr. MeDaniel bought a Government claim upon the present site of the village of Winnetka, and now known as the " Peek Place." In the spring of 1887 he purchased land and built hiinsell a house where John Garland now lives, south of the railroad depot Here he resided for live years, keeping "bachelor's hall," and accommodating all bis Chicago friends and others who could not "put up" at the " Patterson House." Mr. McDauiel ufterwards removed to Evanston and to Wilmette. That gentleman writes of his coming, more in detail, as follows : "On the fourteenth of August, 1836, I left Chicago in the morning, and al>out noon I brought up at the house of Anton Ouilmette. The place was then called Gross Point, being located about fourteen miles northwest from Chicago, on the lake shore. The house that the "Wilmette" family then occupied was a large double hewed log block house, considered in those days good enough for a very Congressman to live in. At "least I thought so, when I was dispatching the magnificent meal of vegetables grown on a rich soil, which the young ladies of the house had prepared for me. I was then a young man about twentv-ono years old. and this being my first trip out of Chicago since I had come West, 1 naturally was curious to know more about my hosts. Upon inquiry 1 soon found out that the family consisted of Anton and Archange, the heads of the family, and their eight children - Joseph, Mitchell, Louis, Francis, Elizabeth, Archouce, Sophia and Josette ; Lucius R Darling, husband of Elizabeth, and John Oerashee, husband of Sophia. The father being a Frenchman and the mother a half-breed, the children were nearly white, verv comely, well dressed and intelligent. Josette. in fact, had obtained quite a reputation aa a beauty. The Wilmette* owned cattle, horses, wagons, carriages and farming implements, working a large tract of laud. After leaving the family I passed along in a northwesterly direction, for a distance of about two miles, to where Winnetka is now located. There I purchased the claim on 160 acres of Government land of Perry Baker and Simeon Lovelaud. In March, 1837, I built a house on the land and kept ' bachelor's hull' there for live years. Iliad occasion to become very well acquainted with my Indian friends and found them most agreeable ncighliors."

About, the time Mr. .McOaniel settled at Winnetka, Anson H. Taylor came to live in the same neighborhood. In 183? Phillip Marshall and A. M. Talloy settied at Glencoe. Mr. Talley was a printer in the Democrat ollice, but longed for fresh air and country life. Wendcl Allis, with his sons Jacob and John, located on Section 20 in the fall of 1838. John is still a resident of Winnetka, During the same year Harrison Lowe and Simon Doyle settled on the lake shore on the southeast quarter of Section 21, and Timothy Sunderland and family a short distance south of them, on the fractional northwest quarter of Section 27, where Jacob Schmitt now resides. Joel ('. Stebhins located himself on the north half of Section 35, a little sout h of Westerlicld's pier. Charles U. Beaubien,acousinof Mark, settled near the center of Section 27, on the place now occupied by Henry Gage. Charles Bcaubien, like his cousin Mark, was a great fiddler, and was always in demand when the early settlers of New Trier wished to relieve the tedium of their life by a " whirl " with the few blooming white girls of that vicinity and those even of u duskier tinge. The Wilmette family were upon such occasions in almost as pressing demand as Beaubien himself. In 1838 Mr. Ellis, a brother-in-law of Mr. Patterson, came to reside in his neighborhood, and in 1839 John Foster, who now lives with his son Frank, nt Evunston. settled on Section 33. Marcus Gormly, with his son Michael, settled at Glencoe in 1889, Robert Daggert arriving alwut the same time. In 1840 Josepli Feltman located on Section 29; Lambert Dushani and Joseph Fountain, on the lake shore, opposite Wilmette, on Section 27; Annua Hill, with his family, on the northeast quarter of Section 33, near John Schaefer's saloon ; Edward Dalton and John Armstrong, on Section 32 : E. Crane, uncle of Charles and Osro Crane, of Evanston, on Section 33, opposite the church ; am 1 Dennis Cliffert, on Section 29. In IS41 Samuel Jerome settled on the northeast quarter of Section 21 ', Jnmes Hartrie located on Section 31, and John Maltor and Peter Schmitt upon Section 28. The next year (1842) the following settlers located themselves : Franz Engels, John J. Schreiuer, Brady and Peter Schaefer on Section 32, and Hubert Hcrrig and nermann Passbaeh on Section 33. In 1843 John Burro, John Wagner and John Luuerinann located on the southeast quarter of Section ', 28, the latter where Joo Lauermann's store now stands. Other early settlers are as follows : John Schildgen and Remhard Nunzig, 1844; John and Jacob Schinitt, on the lake shore, 1845; Joseph Schneider, 1840, and Andrew Reinwald in 1847.

Township Hi*tonj. - T\\e township of New Trier was organised at a meeting called by the Comity Clerk, at the house of John Garland, on the first Tuesday of April, 1850. Jesse Mattison acted as Moderator, and William H. Garland as Clerk. The Bret officers elected were : James Hartry, Supervisor ; John Garland, Clerk ; Andrew Hood and Anson II. Taylor, Justices of the

Collector; Anton Schneider, Overseer of the Poor; Michael Deidrieh, Michael Gormlv and James Hartry, Commissioners of Highways. The Supervisors up to date have been as follows : James Hartry, 1851; Michael Gormlv. 1852-53; John Garland, lS.Vt; Michael Gormly" 1855-5? ; John Schielgeti, 1858-59; Michael Gormlv, 1860 ; John Schielgon, 1861 ; Michael Gormlv, 1802-64 ; Lambert Blum, 1865-66 ; Thomas M. Thompson, 180T-C8; Jacob Conrad, 1SC9 ; Autou Hascamp. 1870-71 ; election changed from November, 18?2, to April, 1873; Anton Hascamp, 1873-79 ; J. N. Smith, 1880-84. The present town ollicers are: J. N. Smith, Supervisor; John G. Wcstcrfield, Clerk; Michael Gormly and John Schielgcn, Justices of the Peace; John Schaefer, Assessor; Baptiste Mueller, Collectors Paul Fehd, Daniel H. Mahouey aud D. S, Klocpfer, Commissioners of Highways,

The reader has already learned who first settled upon the land afterwards matted as Wilmette and \\ innetka. In 1838-39 Wilmette sold a portion of his lands and removed to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Several of the family returned in 1843-44 and sold the remaining interest, occupying the old homestead until July of the latter year. After subsequent transfers the village fell to its present proprietors. J.G. Westerfield, who had purchased the Wilmette homestead, tore down the old house in 1865. Iu 1861 H. A. Dingee, of New York, purchased 270 acres of the Wilmette property for $4,000. Alexander McDaniel moved to Wilmette in the spring of 1869, and during this year, in connection with Messrs. Dingee, Westerficld, Henry W. Blodgett and Simon V. Khue, platted the original site of the village. Several houses and a depot were built at this time. The village was at first called "Gross Point," as was the whole voting precinct north of Chicago and east of the Chicago River. The first plat consisted of "about fivo hundred and twentyfive acres of land, to which subsequent additions of over three hundred acres have been made. The postoffice dates from June 25, 1870, when Alex. McDaniel, the present incumbent, was appointed Postmaster. The principal proprietors of the villag: are now Messrs. McDaniel, Dingee, Westerficld, Lombard Dusharn, Andrew J. Brown and John Gage.

The village of Wilmette was incorporated in October, 1872. and the following officers elected : Board of Trustees, A. McDaniel (President), C. F. Boggs, A. T. Sherman, B. M. Munn, Amos Shantz and" John G. Westerfield; Charles A. Vail, Clerk. B. M. Munu

Amos Shantz, so long connected with village affairs, died in December, 1883. The present officers are as follows: S. M. Dingee, Rev. William Nestrater, B. F. Hill, F. P. Sheldon and Frank L Joy (President), Trustees ; P. M. Cornell, Police Magistrate.

Wilmette is a pleasaut suburb of about nine hundred people, situated on the line of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad, fourteen miles north of Chicago. The location is one of the most healthful that can be found, being moro than thirty feet above five level of Lake Michigan, and made attractive by the dense growth of oalcs, elms, maples and bass-wood which is found in this vicinity. This also acts as a barrier against the cold winds of winter, and furnishes a delightful retreat from the heat and dust of the city in summer. In addition to its natural beauties it* may be said, with truth, that the religious, social and" educational advantages of Wilmette are all that could be wished. The village has three churches and the sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited by ordinance. ' 'J he Churches - The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in October, 1878, with Rev. M. Auer as pastor. Since that time Revs. C. W. Thornton, J. P. Bushi»gtrom,J. A. Mattock, R. W. Arms, H. B. Ridgeway and J. H. Ailing. The society has no church.

The First Congregational Church of Wilmette was organized June 13, 1875, Rev. E. P. Wheeler being pastor. He continued in charge of the society from May, 1876. to January, 1880; Rev. S. T. Kidder for two years thereafter, and Rev. J. H. Parr from May, 1882, to date. In September, 1883, the building was completed aud the society entered its new house of worship, having previously occupied the school-hoine. The present membership is about thirty, the society being out of debt and self-supporting.

Early Events. - A short time after Mr. Patterson opened his hotel, the first one in this part of the county, an English family came from London to grow up with the new country, and, traveling along the military road, were so pleased with the appearance of the country at Winnetka that they became temporary sojourners at the public house. Soon afterward Mrs. Stansberry, one of the newcomers, was taken ill and died, being buried on the hill where the church now stands. This is one of the first death* recorded in this part of the county. Shortly artcrwards Lucia, a daughter of Mr. Pattersons, died oi consumption, and was buried on the same grouua . while in November, 1837. Mr. Patterson himself dieo. Mrs. Patterson survived her husband for thirty-seun years and was finally taken to Milwaukee for burial. She and her sons continued to keep their MB lor several years, selling to Lucas Miller. Mr. Miller soW » Marcus D. Gillman, and in 1847 Mr. Gillroan tog over the property to John Garland, who kept MHH house for over ten years. The site of the eld tag hotel is now occupied by the residence of Henry v. Lloyd, of the Chicago Tribune.

Place," was originally laid out by Charles E. Peck and Walter S. Gurnee, in 1854. The site consisted of the northwest quarter of Section 21 and nearly all of the northeast ouarter of Section 20, containing about three hundred acres. James L. Willsor bought the first lot of Mr. Pock and built his house anon his present, homestead. Meeting Mr. Peck in Chicago, one day, his friend told him that he had just platted * new town " out in the country," and suggested that they drive out together and look at the land. The spot was soon reached and Mr. Willson at once picked out a piece of land which run up over a beautiful knoll, Mr. Peck having informed him of Ins intention to build upon land next to this tract. The bargain was quickly concluded and Mr. Willson immediately made preparations to build. This was in June, 18.T5 While Mr. WillHon was building his house, his family occupied the barn which was first completed. As the weather was mild, however, this was a delightful taste of "summer resorting."

On the 12th of February, 1884, there occurred at that old homestead, where" the quiet, peaceable old couple had spent so many years together, one of the most horrible crimes ever committed. .Mr. and Mrs. Willson lived alone, and upon the morning of the thirteenth the old man was found by a voting girl who came to the house weekly, lying upon his sitting-room floor with two bullet holes in his body, which was also cruelly crushed and battered Mrs.' Willson, in the sleeping chamber above, was discovered by others, who were summoned, lying u|kmi the bed, her head crushed to a puln, the scalp torn from it and thrown back over the forehead, and the room spattered with blood. A pair of iron tongs, twisted, broken and bloody; an old ivory-handled sword, the gift of a dead son, spat-- tered with gore : a broken cane, lying upon the floor near the withered arm of the poor old paralytic lady, which hung over the l*d - these shocking evidences of a fiendish crime committal, were first discovered by a young butcherof the village. He was afterward arrested by Pinkerton's detectives, and the verdict of the coroner's jury pointed the fingerof suspicion at him. His trial has not yet (March. 1884) occurred. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Willson now repose in Graceland Cemetery. Mr Willson was seventy-two at the time of his death : Mrs Willson eighty-three years of age. They were an eccentric old couple in financial matters, but were lovable and warm hearted in many respects, ami left hosts of friends to mourn at their violent deaths.

The family of Charles E. Peck was the second ono to movo to Winuetka, and his house the second one erected upon the present village site. John C. Garland bought the " Peck Place "and made thotirst addition to tho village plat. A |iost-ornce was established in 1856, with Anson H.Taylor as Postmaster.

The site of Winuetka is an elevated ridge, commanding a fine view of tho lake. It consists of about twenty-four hundred acres of land, a large portion of which' is owned by John T. Dale and Mrs. J. D. Webster, sister of the late John S. Wright, of Chicago. The northern portion comprises several hand red acres of land, including " Lake View." The village contains about six hundred inhabitants, is situated twelve miles north of the city limits, and is coming into notice as a beautiful summer resort. Its imposing brick school building was erected in 18C0, at a cost of #15,000, it being the intention to establish an academy at Winuetka. A dormitory wa3 built at the Bamc time at a cost of $5,000. For several years the Chicago University leased the buildings, " but the undertaking was soon abandoned. The building is now used as a district school-house. It is a two-story structure, the large hall in the up|«r storv being used not only for school but for public entertainments. The attendance is about 125, Mr. Dixon being princi- I»il of the school. He has threo assistants. The dormitory has been used for a private school.

The, Yillu-je Corporation. - The villago of Winuotka was incorporated, by Legislative enactment, March 10, 1869, the first election being held in April and resulting in the choice of the following Board of Trustees: Artcmus Carter (President), Jared Cage, Timothy Wright, David 1'. Wilder, Thomas Bassett and J. P. Atwood. The first otHcers were : Treasurer, O. W. Belden ; Assessor, R. M. Craves : Marshal and Collector, Nicholas Simons, Clerk, II. W. Kennev. John T. Dale succeeded Mr. Carter as President of the Village Board, continuing in office until 1874, when James L. Willson succeeded him. In 1876 Mr. Dale was elected to the position followed bv Daniel Schackford in 1877. In 1878 Mr. Willson was elected President The present Village Board is composed of the following: R. T. Murphy, FranciB Lachner, James O. Parker, George W. Heath and John Allis. Morris .1. Moth is Treasurer and Dr. J. W.Scott, Clerk.

The Churches. - Christ Church was erected by John Garland, in memory of his wife Susannah, who died July 23, 18(55. Tho church was built in 1869 and used as a 44 Union Meeting House" until 1876, when it was deeded to the Bishop of Illinois, Rt, Rev. W. E. McLaren. It was consecrated by him on the twentyfirst of ScptcrulxT of that year* as " Christ Church, Winuetka," and organized under that name with Rev. J. Stewart Smith, at that time rector at Evauston. Rev. J. P. Lytton, of Highland Park, has also had charge of the mission, but the first resideut clergy, man was Rev. George A. Whitnev, tho present incumbent, who took charge July 1, 1883. The present officers of the mission are : Charles 0. F. Sedgewick and William Nethercot, wardens; F O. Lyman, treasurer; T. O. Bell, clerk. The number of communicants is thirty.

The Winuetka Conjregational Church was organized Septomlicr 29, ls?4. At first the society worshiped in the Town Hall, but afterwards teased the Unitarian Church building which they now occupy. Rev. S. T. Kidder was the first and only settled pastor, and the Church is now under his charge. It numbers, at present, about fifty members.

Guoss Point is the name of the village lying to the southwest of Wilmette and incorporated March 10, 1874, its first Board of Trustees being: M. Sclnvfer. (President) ; Frank Engles, Sr., John Bleser, Joseph Pasbach, Bombard Braun and Adam Bauer; Reinhard Nauzig, Clerk. 41 Gross Point " was first used |to designate tho point of land which stretches out into the fake opposite Wilmette ; then a voting precinct of the county north of Chicago and east of the river; next the present village of Wilmette, and lastly the body politic organized from Wilmette in 1874. Tho village numbers over three hundred people, aud is separated from Wilmette chiefly on the temperance question, the population being oomposed mostly of Germans. The Gorman Catholic Church, one o"f the oldest in the community, is located in this locality, although situated within the corporate limits of Wilmette. The present village officers of Gross Point consist of Mutemus Schnpfer, (President ;) Anton Martini. Peter Peyo, J. J. Rengel, Joseph Thalmann and M. Mueck ; Anton Uuerter, Clerk.

St, Joseph lioman Catholic Oharch was organized on the fourth Sunday after Epiphany (February), 1843. by Rev. Fisher, of St. Mary s Church. Chicago. Up to December, 1645, Fathers; Fisher and Ostlangenberg, both priests in that Church, had charge of the young but growing society. Few of its most prominent early members are now living in the vicinity of Gross

In the meantime, during the Bummer of 1813, a log building, 24x30 feet, hail been erected near the site of the present imposing edifice, so that this little band of pioneer Catholics in this part of the county were not quite homeless. In December, 1845. the society called their first settled pastor, Rev. G. II. Flatbe/and he remained in charge of the Church until January, 1847. His successor, Rev. I. II. Fortmann, continued as the priest in charge, until June, 1852. During his incumbency, in 1848, a new and more commodious frame church was erected to meet the requirement! of the growing society. Rev. I. H. J acomet served the Church from June to September. 185a ; Rev. I*. Kuepjier until January 1, 1853, Rev. Nicholas Stauber until May, 1855, and Rev. A. Kopp until I8u0. Until October of this year the Church was attended by the Hedemptorist Fathers of St. Michael's Church, Chicago. For the succeeding four years the Church was served as follows: Rev. Peter Hartlaub, from October, 1860, to February, 1861; Rev. Father Tschicdcr, S. J., until June, 1861, and Rev. Franz Blacsinger from July, 1*61, to November 10, 1864, dying a few days thereafter. From November, l8t:4, to October, 1865, the Kedeinpterist Fathers had charge of the Church, when Itev. B. Ueskeniaun l»ecame its pastor and continued in that position until June 1, IST'J. It was in 1868 that the present laigo brick church was commenced, and it is quite probable that before long an addition will have to be made to it. Without, the structure has not been completed, but within it has been finely frescoed and richly eml>cllished. Rev. William Nctstrater, the present priest in charge, has been pastor of the Church since June I, 18?a, having been called from Lincoln, Illinois, where he presided both ovor that charge and the one at Bloomington. Within the past eleven vears he has seen St. Joseph's Church increasing so rapidly that two hundred families, or one thousand communicants, worship within its sanctuary-. The school, which is connected with the society, was organized about fifteen years as;o. and is attended by over two hundred children. The value of the entire property, including the priost's house, is pltiC43iJ tit $*40(000.

This village is situated in the northern part oi the town of New Trior, about eighteen miles from Chicago, on the Chicago ft North- Western road. Glencoe was incorporated March 2<i. 1869, and improvements progressed under the guidance of G. II. Williams, J. W. P. Hover, J. C. Starr, Dr. Johu Nutt. Joseph Daggett and others. The village now contains about 300 people, one good general store, a post-office, a good school, one church, and quite a collection of houses.

Vongrftf)ii(ional Qkvr h of Christ. - In November, 1870, Prof. S. C. Bartlett commenced to preach to the Lmon Church, at Glencoe, but it was not until October, 1872, that it was proposed by the Methodists and Baptists to form a distinct organization. Notice was given on Sunday, October 13, 1873, that this question would form the subject of discussion at the next Wednesday evening prayer meeting. It was well attended and the question was fully discussed with absolute unanimity of feeling and opinion, that a Congregational Church ought at once to be organized. S. C. Bartlett. S. T. Lockwood, and P. N. Sherwood were chosen a committee to arrange all the preliminaries of such an organization. On the 30th of this month the constitution and by-laws, presented by this committee, were adopted. A council was called to meet November 12, 1 872, the following societies being invited to attend : Congregational Church of Evansten, and the i'irst Union Park, Leavitt Street and Tabernacle Congregational Churches of Chicago. Profs. F. W. Fisk. J. T. Hyde, and G. N. Boardman, of the Chicago Theological Seminary, were also in attendance. The society was organized aud recognized by the council, and the following joined and formed the Congregational Church of Christ, of Glencoe:

By letter: - From the Union Park Congregational Church in Chicago, Samuel C. Bartlett, Mrs. Maty L. bartlett, Edwin J. Bartlett, Miss Alice W. Bartlett, William A. Bartlett, Charles H. Howard, Mrs. Kate F. Howard, Samuel T. Lockwood, Mrs. Juliette P. Lookwood, Mrs. Annie E. Nutt; from the New England Congregational Church in Chicago, Frederick Vs. Newhall, Mrs. Ellen Newhall : from the Fortyseventh-street Congregational Church, Chicago, lienry Willson, Mrs. Jane Willson ; from the Congregational Church in Danbury. Conn., Washington A Nichols; from the Congregational Church, Kenosiia, Wis.. Miss Laura A. Newberry; from the Congregational Church in Evanston, Mrs. Carrie L Daggett: from the Methodist Episcopal Church in Evanston, Augustus II. JJovev. Mrs. Alice M. Hovey, Miss Hattie M. Hovey, Miss Sarah J. Hovey, Archibald W. Fletcher, Mrs! Elizabeth Fletcher ; from the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Kenosha. Wis., Porter N. Sherwood, Mrs. Sarah V. Sherwood ; from the Protestant Episcopal Church in Evanston, Mrs. Jeanettc C. Starr. By profession: - Alexander Hammond, George P, Newhall.

The pulpit of the Church, before a separate Congregational society was formed, was at first supplied temporarily, and later bv Prof. S. C. Bartlett Prof. Bartlett served the Congregational Church regularly from the time of its organization in the autumn of 1872 until the fall of 1870, when ho resigned, being subsequently called to Dartmouth College Church. Hanover, N. II. During a portion of his incumljcncy,in 1873-74, the pulpit was supplied bv Prof- t; Boardman. Prof. Bartlett was succeeded by Prof. F. D. Henienwav, of Evanston, who resigned m October, 1878, to assume charge of his Church in South Evanston. Morning services were conducted for a time by J. A. Owen, A. H. Hovey, II. N. Rust. S. l. lockwood and Ernst II Lockwood, members of Unchurch. The next regular pastor was Rev . Hi»m Day, the present incumbent, who preached his M* sermon October 17, 1880.

JOHKT. DALE was born April 25. 1841. at Sandbacli. bnglaml. In 1H48 hi* parents immigrated to Salt-in. Kwosnai .. Win, where, he remained until he attained hi* when engaged fur two winter terms in teaching district ser ' - When twenty-one years <>f age he came to Chicago to > fortune, without influence or friends, and after a few f in trving various occupations. Ix>giin the shirty of ' .

nearlv two years was a law clerk and student in an otnw. «« in 180.5 was admitted to the Bar. Sim* that time nj « been engaged in a law practice in Chicago, principal? i office btMriflHa, pertaining to real estate matters. Me ren f lie is u tnernber of the Congregat ional Church, and superintcmk'iit of Sabbath-school in Winnetka. and of the Cougrcgat tonal Chili in the city. lie is also a member of the Order nf Odd Fellows, and of the I In num.- Society of Chicago. Mr. I>ale is a man of strong literary tastes, and takes great interest in the current events of the day. He 1ms made judicious investmenu in Chicago and vicinity, which have secured to him a handsome competency. He married in 1870 Miss Leila VV. ti raves, of Chicago, a young lady of line musical accomplishment*. Thcv have one child, Ruth <}., about two years of age.

JAMBS H. F CRM AX, retired. P.O. Wilmctte. was horn in New York City September as. 1820. He came to Dt Kail. County. III., in 183!), and engaged in farming for several years. He was editor ami proprietor of the Sandwich (iazette for nine years. Coming to Chicago in 1874, he engaged in the leather trade until 1881. when he sold out and retired from business. Ill February, 1875, he came to Wilmctte and purchased his present home, where he has since resided. InDe Kalb County he held the offices of Highway Commissioner. Assessor and Supervisor, and was one of the members of the Hoard of Equalization appointed by Governor Palmer. He married Miss France* Sweet, of Canada. August 22. 1848. whose parents settled in I ,a Salle Countv. 111., in 1837. Thev have seven children - .lanette. William. Caroline, Lucy, .lohii, Jane K. and .lames H...lr.

15. F. BILL* lumberman, Wilmctte, wa< born in Jefferson Countv, N. V.. Mav22, 1830. His father Arunah Hill, studied medicine with his brother. Dr. Eli Hill, of Wyoming County, N. Y., but never practiced. He came to Chicago in I8H0, and settled on a farm in dross Point. At this time he also engaged in the coopering business, and in 1840 he removed to He Kalb County, where lie died in 1850. The suhji-ct of this sketch learned the coopering trade with his father at Gross Point, and went with him to |)e Kalb County. In 1840 he started for California overland, with only |3.50 in his pocket with which -iuv In- w.iv. He wintered al For' l-antviic. ,:>'. i!:cr,. .-,,rried the llrst inail between Fori Ijiramie and New Fori Kearney. The following spring he went to Yuba County, Cal., and remained for t liree years mining anil prospecting. lie returned home in 1*53 and was married to Miss Louisa Austin, of Kane County. September 16, 1850. For eighteen years he was a sueccssfui farmer in both He Kalb anil Kane counties. In 1873 he came to Wilmctte, where he has since resided. In connection with Messrs. McDaniel and Latham he has made large and valuable additions to Wilmctte, now known as Hillvillc. He is at

S resent a Trustee .if the village of Wilmctte, and has been such uring the greater part of his residence here In 1881-82 he engaged in the lumber business at Traverse City. Mich., and is at present interested in the same businessat Evanston. 111. His family consists of six children - Benjamin F., Jr.. Elizabeth. Nathaniel, Iinogene, Albert and Allison.

W. H. KIN'NKY, grocer, Wiliuette. was born in Chicago November 22. 1840. His parents, Joel and Permelia. cam* to Chicago in 1837, where they lived until, in 1855, they moved to Winnetka awl engaged iii the grocery business.^ The subject of this sketch was station agent of the C. it N. W. II. R. at Winnetka up to 1801, when he enlisted in Company C, 80th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, railroad regiment, and was mustered out at the closeof the war as First Lieutenant. He then returned to Winnetka and wasagain slat ion agent at that place up to 1878, when he went to Colorado for four months, and again returning o|*ncd his present business at. W dinette. He is a member id the Social Club of Wilmelte. He married Miss Jane Mc Daniels, of New Trier Township. January 1, 180l>. She died Deoemlier 20. 1878. leaving one child, Millie. His second wife was Miss Maggie McDaiiiels, of Batavia, 111.: they were

IIUBKAHD LATHAM, retired. Wilmctte. was born in Groton. New l/ondon Co.. Conn., November II, 1821. Hi* parents moved to Brooklyn, X. in 1830. T»ie subjeetof this sketch clerked in a -tore inRcekman Street, N. Y.. for two years, and in 18*8 came West to De Kalb County. 111., and took up a (lovernment claim of 240 acres where Sandwich now is, engaged in the real estate business and in farming. In 184* he went to California, mining and prospecting. On his return to De Kalb Countv he engaged in clearing and improving his claim, which he till owns. In 1871 he came to Wilmctte, where he now resides. He owns one-half interest tu what is known as Hill Jv Latham and Hill ,V McDaniel additions. He is also interested in the Sandwich Manufacturing company and the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, of Sandwich. He has been one of the Trustees of Wilmctte for six terms, and while residing in Sandwich, 111., was township trustee of schools and Supervisor of the town of Souionauk. - He married

Miss Anna L. Barnes, of Oneida County, N. Y. They have fix children - Lillie A. (now Mrs. J. D.Negus, of Sandwich), natlie B., Harry II., Ellis C, Fannie L. and Carlton R.

J. P. LACERMANX, dealer in general merchandise. Gross Point, was born in dross Point Septemlier 14, 1852. His grandfather. John, settled in tiross Point in 1*30, taking up a claim near Gross Point and Rose Hill. His son, John (the father of the subject of this sketch) went to Chicago in 1855, and was drowned at Stone (juarry July 10, 1857. The subject of this sketch at the age of twelve' clerked in the grocery Store of 0. M. lliintoou, at Evanston, for about one year, fn 1872 he established his present business at (iross Point. He was Village Trustee for four years, and wus elected Justice of the Peace, but resigiusl the position. He married Miss Maggie A. Vollman, of dross Point. January II, 18?(i. They have three children - Annie, Mary and Louisa, ner parents settled at Gross Point in 1800.

ALEX Mi DANllOL, Wiliuette, was born in Bath, Sleulien County, X. February 13, 1815. Up to the age of twentyone he remained with his p-irenls, and for the last two years of his ttaj whs on a farm. On May 12, 18110, he started for the West , reaching Chicago May 27 of the same year, ne remained in Chicago that summer, and August 5 4 can <- t-< what is now Winnetka. Cook County, and in October, lMSfl, bought a Government claim where that village is now located, known as the Peck Place. In the spring of IS37 he bought and cleared ground and built a small shanty where John Garland now lives, south of railroad depot, lie afterward built a good limine on the Peck Place, and lived there until, September, 27. 1842, he moved to Kvanston, where he built a house west of the railroad de|Kit, in which he lived until April, 18.53, when he moved to New TrierTownship, about one mile and a quarter east of what is now Wiliuette Station, lie remained there up to the spring of 1800, then moved to where he now resides in Wilmctte. In connection with II. A. Dingeo. of New York, he laid out the village of Wilmctte. and made many of its improvements. Mr. McDaniel is the oldest settler now living in New Trier Township. He was school director and Trustee of the village to assist in its start, and although repeatedly solicited, has always been averse to holding public offices, lie was married toMi'ss Kmeline Hulitoon. of Champlain, St. Lawrence Co., N. November 27, 1842. They have live children - Ellen (now Mrs. A. B. Balcain, of Minnesota), Charles. Henry, (leorge and Grant. The parents of Mrs. McDaniel settled in South Evanston in 1830.

J. W, SCOTT, M. D.. Winnetka, was bom in Wcllsburg, W. Va., on January 15. 1854. He was educated at the Nnrthwestern University, at Evanston, graduating in 1873. He studied medicine with Dr. Isaac Poole, of Kvanston, and graduated from Chicago Medical College in 1870. He practiced in western Kansas up to 1880, and then came to Winnetka, where he ha* since been in practice. Dr. Scott married Miss Jennie E. Dickson, of Rock Island, Mav 11, 1870. They have two children. Theresa and Robert. l>r. Scott was a student at the Northwestern University for ten years.

B C. STOLP, M. D., Wilmelte, was horn in Whiteside Countv. 111.. January 27, 1850. At the age or fourteen he came with his parents to St. Catharines, Mo., and worked in his father's woolen factory. In 1870 he studied medicme^wilh Dr. A. S. Munsou, of Linnens, Mo., and in the fall of 1871 attended Bennett Medical College, Chicago, graduating January 28, 1873. He then practiced in Putnam County, Ind., up to May, 1874, when he came to Wilmctte, where he has continued his practice eversince. Dr. Stolp has been a trusteeof the Methodist Church at Wiliuette for the last, seven years. He was married to Miss Cenie L. Graves, of Wheaton, 111., February 18, 1874. Thev have two children - Rufus B. and Harold E.

J. (}. WESTKRFIELD, Wilmctte. was born in Yonkcrs, State of New York, I*ecemlier 20, 1823. He was engaged in boat building at Yoiikers up to 1857, when he canto to New Trier Township and purchased the old home of the W ilmettcs, containing 270 acres, and in 1801. in connection with H A. Dingee, and others, laid out the present town of W dinette. They built and carried on t he first pickle manufactory in Cook County at Wilmette. In 1870 the copartnership between him and Mr. Dingee was dissolved, since which time Mr. Westerfield has been engaged in civil engineering. He has been largely interested in the improvement of Wilmette for years, and was the first Minor of the town, ne has l>een school trustee and has held all the minor offices of that town, and is now both Towns'-ip and Village Clerk, lie married Miss Rebecca Dingee, of isomers. Westchester County, NY. They have four children-Charles P., Frank M., narry D., Mary (now Mrs. George H. Ward, of Alexandria, Minn.).

This township if hounded on the north by Northfield and New Trier, on the east by K van-ton. on the south by JolTerson and Norwood Park and on the west by Maine. The area of the township is somewhat less than twenty-five sections. It has a population of about 2,D0»i. The soil is generally fertile, and it is drained in tho western portion by the North Brunch of the Chicago Hirer. A considerable |»rtion of it is still covered by nativo timber, which, however, is quite rapidly disappearing before the demands for fuel, timber and lumber.

The earliest settler within the limits of tho township was Joseph Curtis, an Knglishman, who erected a rude log house near the river on Section 17, near the present residence of Sylvester Beckwith, in the spring of 1831. Mr. Curtis remained in Niles until 184'>. and in 1850 lie returned to England. John Dewcs, also an Englishman, settled one-half mile north of Mr. Curtis, in the spring of 1832 or 1833 - authorities differ as to the year. Subsequently Mr. Dewes went back to England after his father's family. In one of these years, 1832 or 1833, John Schadiger and Julius Perron together built an exceedingly rude log shanty on the North Branch of the Chicago liner, within the limits of tho present village of Niles, formerly Dutchman's Point. Particular reference to this shanty is made in connection with tho history of this village. In 1833, William Clark and wife came out to Niles from Chicago, and settled on the northeast quarter of Section 30, built a log house near the river, and lived on the same tract of land until wit Inn a few years, when he bought a small farm of Benjamin Luntou. Mr. Clark was married the second time in 1S"!», and now lives about a mile north of the village of Niles. Thomas Jefferson, Sr., located near Mr. Curtis in 1833, and his son, Thomas, now lives upon the old homestead. In tho year 1834 quite au immigration occurred. Christian Ehinger with his wife, whom he had married in Detroit, and John Plank, settled in tho snriug of 1834, on the ridge extending northward from Norwood Park. Christian Ehinger built a log house on Section 31, on tho same spot where uow stands the house in which liis widow lives. John Plank's house was built in the fall of 1834, on the next quarter-section north. John Ehinger, a brother of Christian, located immediately south of him, and in the fall of 1834 Frederick Ebiugor and his wife, both of whom, being without money, had worked in Port Dearborn during the summer, moved out to the ridge und located immediately south of John Kbingcr. Thus lieforc the close of 1834, four houses were erected in a line on this ridge, occupied, commencing ut the south, by Frederick, John and Christian Ehinger, and John Plauk, who married Miss Elizabeth Ebiugor, Mister of Frederick.Mohn and Christian. The Ebingers and Mr. Plunk were noted far and wide for their hospitality, and although thoy kept no tavern, travelers were always sure of entertainment, with them and a night's lodging. At this t ime there was a point of Umber extending from the main body on tho North Branch, along tho ridge on which these four houses stood, and as it was customary then as well as now for Americans to improperly speak of Germans as " Dutchmen," this point of timber and the settlement received the name of " Dutchman's Poiut," by which name it is still popularly known, although the village which has since grown up a little to the northeast is now known as Niles.

In the year 1834, John Odel settled on the southwest quarter of Section 30; Robert Robinson on" the northwest part of Caldwell's Reserve; Elan Crane on the south half of Section 18 ; John Miller, a sonin-law of Elan Crane, located at the river near the line between Sectious 19 and 20. llere ho erected a saw-mill, afterward widely known as "Miller's Mill." Notwithstanding the value of timber at that time was verv low, Mr. Miller obtained for the first lumber sawed at his mill, *70 per 1,000 feet John Bulaud who had lauded Bomewhere on the lake shore north of Chicago, because the captain of the vessel upon which he came up the lakes could not find Chicago, settled near the center of Section 30. His first residence is said to havo been a hole dug in the hillside, about thirty rods west of Mathias's saloon, on what is now knows as the Milne Place, and covered with bark and sods. This is the first mention of a " dug out in the township, and so far as known the oniv one. It is related of Mr. Rulatid that soon after finishing his residence he became hungry for fresh meat. So, taking his gun, lie started for the river in search of a deer. Soon after starting out on this hunting exj>edition, a large wolf sprang nn from behind a log, and stood for some time staring at him, evidently in doubt whether to attack Mr. Roland or to use that discretion which is the better part of valor. Mr. Ruland stood painfully experiencing the mm doubts, but at length, mastering courage, leveled m gun and fired upon his enemy. Without waiting tor the smoke of battle to clear away ho turned and ran for his dug-out with all tho agilitv he could conimana, reaching it in safety. Finding liimself not j*^- his courage returned ; lie reloaded his gun and startw out again, this time to make an enumeration oi we killed, wounded, or missing. He found the woU abow tweutv-five rodR from the place of rencounter, aeao. Mr. Ruland died on his old homestead, August «, 1880. His widow still survives. w..

In 1634, Andrew Brown who still lives moved into the township. In 1836, James WheWoo settled on the southeast quarter of Sct'll°" ' soon afterward John and Thomas Brown settled on the southwest quarter of the same st'cl1011- V ' - Hcslington settled on the western half of isectiou In 1837, Benjamin Emerson settled at .the oumo the woods on the northeast quarter of »ec»°ri . and about the same time a Mr. Burtletto, who had" Indian wife, settled on the northwest quarter oi d«i tion 35. Lyman Bntterfteld settled in the the southwest quarter of Section 10. HewM^F"* Indian hunter, ami mauv an Indian it is W »ldU to bite the dust by a bullet from his unerring rifle. Ilis old farm is now occupied by Peter Weiss. In 1839, Samuel E. Ferris settled in the woods about half a mile north of Niles Centre, and a bachelor named O'Brien " laid the foundations of that village" by buildiug a log house where now stands the brick residence of Peter Blanieuser. Thomas Jowarski, a native of Poland, settled on the south half of Section 87, and tho Snell family settled in the extreme northwest corner of tho town. In 1840, John Richard built a log house on Section 14, and Jacob Coinstock built on the north half of Section 15, where the Abbink family, known as the Hollanders, now reside, Stephen Gage settled on the north half of Section 7. Benjamin Hall and John Marshall built the tavern at Dutchman's Point, of which Benjamin Hall was the first proprietor, and where the first whisky was sold over a counter in Niles Township, but not where the first'whisky was sold. In this year, 1840, Benjamin Lupton, mentioned in tho history of Jefforaou, moved into Miles. »

John Shriggly soon succeeded Benjamin Hall as tavern keeper at Dutchman's Point. He was a great sportsman, and usuallv kept half a dozen hunting dogs. Once, when out hunting, his dogs treed a lynx, and it so happened that John had no ammunition with him but fine shot. With this he tired at the lynx several times, when at length the lynx, becoming tired of being a target, ran down the tree at the roots of which the dogs were impatiently wuiting to give tno wild beast a reception more warm than kind. But contrary to their expectation, as well as to that of their master, in less than three minutes from the time the lynx resulted the ground every dog was whipped and yelpiug his wav to Dutchman's Point, followed by the valorous Mr. Shrigglv as fast as his legs could carrv him. He never tackled" a lynx with fine shot after that exciting episode.