Barrington Township (part 3 of 3)

36 north, Range 14, extending from the intersection of] Park and Lincoln avenues to W uslmigton Street. The property south of Blocks 7 and H was platted for the Dolt.ms March 7, 187(1, by George E. Dolton, and brought the area of tho village up to sixty acres. I he first Htorc-keeiKsr of the villago was Conrad Kramer; the second was Adolf W. Lund, who owns Lund * Hall, U1,d who testified his patriotism bv raising it .liberty pole. .....etv-.f-iir feet high, about July W 883. I he irst school-house was lwated opjwisite the present OHHdmg ami was built in 1808. The first teacher was Miss Bishop. The present brick and stone edifice «,.* erected in 1*74 by Adam Werner from plan by Edward Stttdes, under authority of 0. II ll.-iirv B. Dolton and Carl Netdow, school directors. The principal is GWrge W. De Clark; first i^tsUnt Miss' Minnie J. Archibald; second assistant, Mi« Helen C. Hoswell ; and the number of scholars is a Ut one hundred and tweutv-five. The present Trustees arc Charles Neidow, Adolf \\ Lund, and \udrew H. Dolton, Justice of the Peace. I he schoo census warrant, the assertion that Dolton hu* eight hundred population. Dolton Station post orhce was ! tab [i.lJd\u 1869, with Andrew H^ Dolton as Po - ntuster; he was suckled by Conrad ^ he bv Zachariah. A. XelT. appointed m 18. 1. A lodge of I. O. <». F. met in Dolton lor some inne but t'fS vainly striving to build up an act.ve jnd men.lR'rsbip, they surrendered their Carter, lhe Methodist Episcopal Church was formed »» W«? |>70. with Rev. '.J. M. Lunbert, first prweher, end Miss Sophronia. tho original member. 1 ho p««i» memlwrsbip is eighteen, aud the present PjJ"' ; Mr. Lauck Tho frame church was built in '-irproperty donated bv Andrew H Henry B uA Charles H. Dolton; the building and ground are worth UJOOn. The Sundav-school averages an atte ndmice Of eighty scholars. -The first Snnday sc J.ool w«, a union Snndttv-wdwiol, formed August U 181 j, o which S. H. Harrington was .even scholars were enrolled. It only lived one year. Manv inhabitants of Dolton attend the German Lutlierat. Church on the town-lme, described in the article upon Kivcrdale.

ANDUEW S. DIEKMAN principal o he R'^^gJ Wh«,l. His father. Krnst D.ekman, set.led in C «^ n» . - in ISW being one of the early settlers m Thon ton 1 m native of M11rvl11r.il, near Baltimore, born April 19, 1888, Mrs. Dollon's father, William Stronacb* was an early pioneer of Louisa Countv, Iowa, '1 hey have seven children living - Minnie E., Kcuma I... Catharine 8., Wdliam -S , Nellie J., l'amella <i. and Harold B

GBOHOE S. UABTEK, carpentsr and builder, and Constable, eame with his parents to Co.. k County Join- U".. is|:i. locating between what i- now Holloa and Kivcrdale. Hifather fo] lowing farming, he wn» raised on a farm until sixteen MH <jf nge; then learned the car|>eiiler's trade, und lu»^ followed contracting and building since, lie now owns Ihe southeast .garter of Section 3, Town-hip M. Italigc 14. Since 1H7* he has b*M identified with a fertilizing company. He has served in the eapacilv of tebool director and Constable of Cook County. Iti July.'isoa he enlisted in Uatt.-ry M, 1st Illinois Light Artillery. After refusing promotion three times he finally accepted the promotion to Sergeant : was mustered out in July. IkOo. August In. 1HV>. ho was murried to Mis* Frederica'L. Hahliiianii. a native of Ccrmanv. They have six children - Knine F., Jidin Jennie Andrew 1».. Wesley K, and .lulia Ij. Mr. Ilarter is a member of the !.«».< ». F.

GKnliCK M. IIKSTKK. agent and operator for C, St L. & P. K. K., came to Cook County in Inch, locating at vW H now known as lliirliiigton I 'rowing, he was agent ami operator for the (ireat Kastern Itailroad; afterward served in -ame capacity for Pan-Handle route, and after that for 1 he St. L. & I'.' It. K. lie remained at Uurlinglori Crossing miv.-ii and one-half years, then eame to bi« prese nt position, lie was born in Wiuainae, llid, January I»4i. In 1*47 his parentmoved lo l<ogan-|»>rt, 1ml.. when' he was rai-ed. He enlisted in l*KI in Company K, VM\ Indiana Cavalry, as a private: was promoted to Sergeant, ami mustered out in July. I WW. He was married April 20. I*"!*, to Mi*< Amiinda M.Crosby, of I-oganspnrt. I ml. Thev have four childien living and two deceased - Kittle M. (deceased). Minnie M.. George M <dcceasedi, Ida M., Carrie M. and Willie M. Mr. Hester is a member of the I. I >. < 1-

A. W. 1.1'NH. deal r in drugs, paint*, etc., eame to Chicago in 18M and clerked in a drug store, being general chore boy for some time, after which he worked for Itrown \ Wilder, in the crockery trade three years. He then went to KuroiH? and siwnt a few u ths: then returned to Chicago and clerked in the crockery trade for Comly & Hvrn seven vears. He was a conductor on the street ears from |HII> to isiid. He then went into the grocery b ,-iMftk From October. 1K«7. until some time in 1t»M he follow.il the latter business at Calumet Uivcr. lie then sold out. came to IMton und engaged in the gr<xvrv trade until, in I**-', he iK'gan the drug business. lie » a* born in Cop nhageti. Henmurk, Xovembcr*. Mr. I.uuil was married in Chicago in lKifi to Catharine Mary J.dinson. a native of Sweden, Thev have live children - Albert &, Ihora A. C. Kratik C-, Ida I . ami Jennie K.

WILLIAM M. MAKTIN. proprietor Of a fire lii-uratirc agency at I'ullman. III. He settle I in Holton in l^oi. i'«>d embarked in the lumber utisiue-s at Kivcnlalc, where he was a member of the nrm of Martin l»ro>. for live year-. The first cargoof lumber was shipped up the Calumet lliver in IMMbv Martin Bros., which o|amed up the navigation of Uu> river. ' In WW he Iwgan working at lire insurance. Mr Martin waslh.ni in Williamstown. Orange Co.. \ t March l-I. 1SI«, ami wns raised and educate.! there. In l*ii? he went to SuenVld. IJureau Co.. III., and taught school some time. Deccmlier 2S. 1*7:1. he married S. F-thcr C. l airuion, of Sheffield. They have two children - Charlotte Klizalsth ami Luther Mosfev. .

CARL KKIPOW. dealer ill household furniture, uinlcrtaker. contractor and builder, came here Det-MlbtT U, ands.H.n cngjiged in the manufacture of wagon-, buggies etc, In IN80 he sold out ami engaged ill contracting and building. Hewnsla.ru in liermanv September:!". 1*1". and came to America in In"". In !H<;7 he married Mis» Mary kraat/. a native of (iermany. They have three children - Ida Mary Charles mid Marv.

CHRIST. I'll 1 1 W. hotel-keeper, was torn in Chicago August 22. ItCiS. He was raised in his native city and Omaha, Neb. Hi- parents lived in the latter city eleven year-, and returned to Chicago, III., in l*7rt. He has Ijccii employed in various wcuuatLons. being a brass moulder bv trade. In Xovctnlicr. lKs«t, he was marrie.l to Mi-- Agnes Kix.n native of llflleteUl, Germany. »>orii April 22. 1*0". Tin y have one son. Harry, born August s, lHsi2.

and received his education in the public schools, and also at Mount Pleasant Seminary and Kallyiieaii Academy of Hnverstowu. I'enn. lie made leaching a profession for nine yearand graduat.-d from Fast man's Commercial College, I'oiighk.s^psie, N. V., June 2", lim. He attended a course of lecture* in the medical department of the University of Michigan, and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surge, us of Chicago, III.. March U, 1K*CI. lie commenced the practice of medicine at IMtoii, Cook County, April 14, 1888, He is a iiiemU'r of the Kvungelicnl Lutheran Church, of his former home, at lloverstown, I'enn.

South Holland

Tliis old Pntoli settlement claims an antiquity vhicfa date- back to 1847. In that year » bod; of settlers located here, ami Moravian likje, built their sit initios, labored on industriously, unproved their lauds, and are to-day a prosperous and thriving community. John Kallovingeo settled liere in 1S47. and dariug the same vear he was joined by Henry DeYonng, 15. Van Vunrnn and the (iotiwen and liensliji families. When in .tune, l^.Vi, A. Zvvijeiil>ers; eame to the settlement, the lmines of the above mentioned settlers were the only houses between Uoltou and Thornton.

Soi Th Lawn

South Lawn, near Thornton, is situated On the lines of the Illinois Central and (irand Trunk railways, and about eighteen miles soutli of Chicago. It, lies between One Hundred and Forty-seventh and One Hundred and Fifty-fifth streets and Halstod Street, m.rth of the Calumet Uiver. (Jeorge (Jay, who was the first settler, boated here in isM, and three years later, Samuel l>e La Matter, John K. How rev, Joshua 1\ Voting, Joseph Collet! and Joseph E. Young settled hero. These men purchased the lauds embracing the site of the village from Joseph Robinson and from the Illinois Central Railroad Company. In lss2 a school district was formed. and school held in a temporary building. A now school-house will bo built and rea<ly for occupancy by the spring of 1884.

The works of the Hopkins .Mower Company, employing nearlv one hundred men, were established here in isso, and add materially to the business prosperity of the place. Substantial brick buildings have been erected, and during the year iss:l ths factory turned out nearlv 1 fit HI machines. With the railroad facilities South' Lawn affords, together with the reasonable price at which ground for manufacturing purposes can be obtained, it may doubtless soon become a desirable point for the location of that elasg of manufacturing whoso interests do not necessarily compel them to remain within the city.

Xhifl little village il lifcnoted twentv-llircc miles couth of Chit-ago, and on the northern bonier of the .outh plateau of the county. It was platte. m Iboi |>v Janus Hart, under the name of Hartford, tt mm which il still nasi in deeds to real estate within tho

The first settlers in the neighborhood were the Butterllclds. dob Campbell. Horace Bri^s, J. H. Scott, Cyrus Eastwood. James Hart, C. D. liobtnson. Janies Walker. Daniel Hood, Samuel James, John Johnson, James Clark, William Hall, William Van Wyck, and Joseph Gal :et»er. A few years later, in 1S48-..0. a goodly number of German colonists fettled here, and hi time almost superseded the original English-speaking settlers. Among tlw first German settlers were HT Brinkcuian, Christian Bnggart, C. Heebt. W . GoUftcliulk, W. HolTmever, H. Briiikman, C. Hipping, H. Hosbeig, H. and C.'H. Rathe, L Hupe, II. Schonhok, II. Zimmcr, and C. Ziinmer.

Tho thMt business hon-o in the village was bruit by C. 1). Uobin-on. of Blue Island; in this building Thomas Hastings kept a general country store for a number of year*. The property is now known as the Voghtmau Saloon. In Alfred Robinson also started a store in what is now Dewey's harne s-shop. In 18">5 Henry and Conrad Ziinmer rented a house from A. Brinkinau, awl opened a store in April of that year. In the winter of 185i»-5? he built the presMit dimmer store. The first hotel was built by IL Briwkman, in 1851. In tho llrst iwst-omoo was established, with Joseph Gallener as Postmaster. Henry Zimmer is tho prcseut official, and was appointed in 1805, at which time tho name of the village was Changed to Homewood. The first station agent was (Jt-orgi Churchill, npp dnteil in IS.V', In ISoii George Morris had forty acres of laud, ad joining Hartford on the south, sun eyed and laid out in village lots, under the name of Thornton Station. For a time lots sold readily at fair prices, but. the panic of the following year had the effect to discourage speculators iw suburban real estate, and as a consequence tho place baa grown but little since. Tho flouring mill in Homewood was built in J85G, by subscription. A company was formed, with George W. Morris president, mid under this organization the mill was coiiduetei until sold to its present owner, Mr. Steiuer. The population of Homewood, according to the census of 1880, was 448 ; estimated population now is 000. Homewood is almost exclusively a German settlement, as i^ also the country round about, and everywhere arc seen the evidences of thrift and prosperity so characteristic of these industrious and frugal people.

Homewood Biographical Sketches

WILLI \M GOTTSCIIALK came to Cook Conner in 1834 and ret tied nt Homewood. where he bought forty sites of land for $500 and engaged in farming He w» acres of lino land and six dwelling* in the village. In JSCS he lu'i;.in hav pressing, and has since made that a most aa exclusive business. lie now owns and operates two haynrcf«cs, which have a capacity of fourteen ton* per day. ea>- ploving fifteen men andnhoat tho *a.nc number o 'Wrse*. He" was born in Ilnnover. Germany. December JO, 1KJG, »ns raised a carpenter in las native country an- came lo m United SUtis in 1&.4. In 1859 he married Mis* thrisi n» Niemann, - native of the same place. They have six Mary. WObcK Willi"" H«»J Akiim. They arc members of the Evangelical Lutheran

AL tiL'STSTKlNER. proprietor of the Homewood Steam Flouring Mills, and . blacksmith shop., settled m Homewood formeiiv- Thornton Station) in 1854 and bj^ WPitogm visiting and Working in many places in Western Stale? a .nit Territories. In IS5U he started a blacksmUh H"^ plows, wagons and farmers' implements. In 1880 m wwii he Homewood Steam Flnurin« Mi Us and ££» 0]*Mtl« them. These mills have recently lK-en improved wltt «" new process of roller reduction: t» capacity is seven -1m) barre , per .lav. Mr. Steiner uas born m Geiman) -A, .Ml K 18:12. and came to America in 1854 In 1SU1 be BWrW Mi« Elua Knapwurvt, n native of (Jenimnv. hey have J « children-August. Carl. Henry, Kli« and Mm. «- members of the German Lutheran t Lurch Mr. SUnmr n a served as school director, Trustco and as Commlisiouer oi

"nVTLLTAM WINTERHOFF, dealer in general '"-"PjJ disc. Ix-gan trade December 10. 1883.. He Township February 7. 1830. was raised in Cook Cou M on a farm, and followed agricultural pursue until h«em*g"d |0 the mercantile business. In 1882 he .named Mm Minn .o Qvttschalk. a unlive of Bloom Township, the) are mcu of the Herman Lutheran Church. nmi

History Of Schaumburg

This township is situated in the northwestern portion of the county, and is bouuded ou the north bv the towns of Harrington and Palatine, on the south by Bloomingdalo Da Page Co., on the oast bv Klk Grove, and on the west by Hanover. The name is taken from Schaumburg-Lippe, a principality of Uermauv, inclosed by the Russian provinces of Hes-se-Nassan," Hanover and Westphalia, exclusive of some detached lordships. As would naturally be inferred, the inhabitants of the new Sihuumburg are mostly Germans, who years ago settled here, and with that industry and thrift so characteristic of this ]<cople have made the township one among the most productive agricultural districts in the county. According to theeciigns of 1870, it had 19,416 acres of improved land, while the total vuluo of farms and farming implements in the township was returned at 1813.441. In the saino vear tho value of live stock was * 121 ,$40, and the number of bushels of corn raised in tho township was 31,785. The total value of all farm products for the same year was 1 180,500.

The first settler in this locality was Trumbull Kent, who, in 1835, came from Oswego County. N. Y., and located near where would now be Highland Grove, in the town of 1'alatiue. As this was before the land hereabouts was surveyed or put into the market, he took a claim on what is, now Section 29, in P.ilatin", and. a few weeks later, entered another on Section 8, for his daughter, Almeda Kent, in the present town of Schaumburg. In the same year there cumo to Palatine, front the State of Mew Hampshire, the Bailey family. Amos, the father, and Bancroft, the sou, then a boy in his teens, located on Section 20. Here the elder Bailey lived until his death, in April, 18G3, at the a^c of seventy-nine. Four years after their arrival, viz , ou the 3d of .March. 183'J, Bancroft Bailey was united in marriage with Almeda Kent, tho daughter of Trumbull Kent, already ment ioned ; which wedding was, so far as is known, tho first in that section .Mr. Bailey is at present a resident of Chicago. The first death in the settlement, was t hat of William Chowker, a man in tho employ of Mr. Ford, and occurred in tho fall of 1835. He was buried oti a little rising piece of ground situate! nn Section 27, and on the bunks of Salt Creek. His was the first grave in what was afterward used as the neighborhood burying-gioitnd for many yearn. William II. Dunton came to Schaumburg in 1830, but years later removed into Will County. Another among the early settlers here was Horace P. Williams, who came to Illinois in 1838, and three years later Incited in Schaumburg. Mr. Williams, at the time of his arrival here, had just returned from a visit to Ohio, bringing with him a flock of sheep which ho had purchased in that State, and which, it is claimed, were tho first of these animals brought into the township. Ho then located lands on Section 14. and began improving them ; he soon had one ot the finest farms in tho county. Mr. Williams lived on his place until his death, which occurred in 1881, at the ripo age of smy-cight years. Ho left a landed estate of 720 acres, valued at *GO,000. Ho was a publicspirited man, being one of the founders of the Northwestern University, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. William Friese, a well-known citizen of this township, came to Cook County and located here in 1847. Ho married, in 1852, Miss Caroline Vbtte, the daughter of I>mis V'ettc, also an old settler of Schaumburg. Mr. Friese has been a verv successful farmer, owning now u line farm of nearly 800 acres. He has also been honored by his fellow citizens, who in 1874 chose him to represent them from tho Seventh District in tho Illinois Legislature, a position he tilled with credit to himself, and to the entire satisfaction of his constituency. John Tasse, also an old resident of Schaumburg, eamo here in 1848, and located on the farm where ho now lives. He has been Sii|>i rvisor of the township for the past six years, and is also a Justice of the Peace - an ollkfl to which he has been elected for ten consecutive years. Among tho many prominent landholders in Schaumburg, and who are also to bo counted among its old settlers and most substantial citizens, are: F. Hiiizie. C. Lawrence, II. Vet to, C. Rolling, C. I-ei.seburg. H. Mover, II. Bcdeckcr, C. Kiesterficld, Fred. Thics, W. Whitthagcr, and F. Hunibrecht.

Schuumbiirg Centre is the post hamlet, and contains a store and blacksmith shop. There are fivo public and two private schools: also two Lutheran and one Methodist Church in t he township. The first Lutheran ChOrch wa< organized in 1847, with Bev. F. Hoffman a< the pastor; "the second Lutheran society was organized in 1803, and the Methodist in 1875' There are two stores and four cheese factories in the township. The first cheese factory was established in 1873, since which time dairying has become one of the principal industries of the town.

The township of Schaumburg was organized in the spring of 1850, before which time it formed a part of what was formerly known as Salt Creek Precinct. Tho first town meeting was held April 2 of that year, and the following were the officers chosen: William Schutcn, K. Pendleton and II. Pfingrston, Commissioners of Highways; Lyman Johnston and Henry Sclierding, Justices; and Richard Cook and M. Uohle, Coustablcs.

JOHX FASSE. fanner. P. O. SehiuimburR Centre, was born in Germany in 1821). son of Fred and Dorollty Faf.=c. He came to Cook County in .tune, 1818, nnd located in ESebaumbnrf Township, on the farm on which he now resides, which eontnins 380 nen-*. He wns married in 1851 to Miss Chariot t Kehe, daughter of Fred nnd Churlott Kehe. They have three children - Henry. Sophia and Paulina He is Supervisor of Schaumburg Township, w hich office he litis held for six years, nnd f»r eleven yea's ho has t>ren Justice of the Peace. He is secretary of the Schmimbnrir Mutual Insurance Company. His family arc all members of tho Lutheran Reformed Church.

WILLIAM FRKISF, farmer, P. 0. RclMUUnlmrg, was born in Germany in 1828. son of Inmis and Sophia Krt-b*. He came toUook County in 1847, located in HamoerTowti.-,hip, and for live years was engaged in working by thu luontli. In IX'ri liu commenced fanning fur himself, which pursuit he has linn followed. After living in Hanover for six year* he remove] to Si hauinburg Township and pun-hast-d the farm when- he now reside*. Mr. Rretse hu> Wa very successful, ami lias acquired a large landed estate, » hii h contains almiit HOO acres, |Hirt of which he has divided line Hi); his children, lie was married in lH."i:> to Mk> ("aniline Velte, daughter of Louis and llami'ili Vcllc They have two children - William II. and

Herman. They are mentors of the Lutheran Church. Mr. (-Vise, is Commissioner of Hi u-h ways ami M-hool director. In 1!s?4 he was cleeU-d representative fn-m the Seventh District in Hie Illinois legislature. His father came to Cook ('oiinty in 1051, ami MMH in (he towns of Hanover mid Schauinlnirg until his death, in W.l, at the age of eighty-live. Mrs. Ptaist'i parents came in 1H-I.1 ami located m Schaumburg Township, where they now reside at the iidvuuced ages of seventy-four and eight J-two.

MRS. LAV IX A T. WILLIAMS, P. O. Palatine, wu< born in Franklin County, Vt., in lwl«, daughter of Jonah and Sallie Thomas. She was married in June, 18-13, to Horace P. Williams. They were married in Vermont but came at once to Conk County, and located on a farm in Schaumlmrg Township when' Mrs. Williams now resides. Mr. Williams hud been a resident ot Schaumburg Township for nlwut three years prior to his marriage. He came to Illinois in 1S18, and spent two years in l-akc County, when he returned Kasl on a visit, and on his return he stopped in Ohio ami bought a flock of sheep, which he drove through (o Schauuihurg Township, Cook Count v, the first (lock of sheep brought into the township, lie then made the location of his laud, and i-oinim iici'd improvement!!, living ben' until his death, which occurred in 1881, at the age of sixty-eight years. He died in Kansas while tcm[Ktrarily arisen I from home. Mr. Williams proved a very suitcssful farmer and business man. accumulating a large property. His homestead contains 720 acres; hiscstutcat Ins death was valued at >iiU.tKX). Mrs. Williams has three children - Flora I., Owen C. and Ida B. Mr. Williums was one of the founders of the Northwestern University.

History Of Northfield

Tins town is ([tutted in the northern part of Cook County, and is bounded on the north hv I*ikc County, on the oast by New Trier Township, on tho south by Kilos Township and on the west by Wheeling. It is almost exclusively tin agricultural town, and contains thirty-four and a half sections <if laud. The Despluiucs River runs dung the south half of the western boundary ami the North Brtnoh of the Chicago River drains the eastern central portion.

It is not. easy state who was the (ir-d. settlor in Northflold, Some writers say il was John K. Clark, in is:»4, hut while there doubtless wore settlers in this town as early as that year, John K.Clark moved up (o -Sorthlteld from his first claim in Jefferson, in 1K30. There appears to l,c mxpiestion that Thomas Allison who arrived in Chicago 1X32. settled in Northflold, on Section 14. in the spring <.f 1837. He brought with him Ins wife and four sons - Thomas. John (Jeorgc and \\ illiam. John Stn ker was also a settler in is;!.,, selecting for his future home tho south half of section 7. It appears that his success in seeurin-r the wife of his choice depended on the happy selection of a home, for having fixed ujmiu this location f<ir himself he brought his intended wife to see it for herself, and. Che. having given her consent lo making the phu-o their home, th v Uih walked hack to Chicago twenty, two miles distant, to |w married. The children of this couple are well-known in the northern part .if the '-",'i"v.7;r ,"'"J-o- <-'l'rUtiau. Daniel and Jacob, half of Section 20. where he lived for many years. In the same year .Mr. Till lev settled on the northeast quartet of Section 11, near theSookcy, Charles Anderson near the center of Section 20, Ashel Baker on Section 30, .Milo Wiu< hell on the south half of Section IS, and Mr. Esher on Section 13, where was born the present Bishop Ksher, of Chicago, of Hie Fvalo/elische (ietneitlsehaft. Itichard Deat love pre-ctu|ited parts of Sections :ll and 32. where bis sou William still lives. Dr. John and Levi Keniiicott settled on the south half of Section 20, and established an extensive nursery, the only one for some years in northern Illinois. Dr. Keiuiioolt was the first practicing physician in Hits part, of the county, and made many a hard trip across the prairie to tho bedside of the pioneers. In 1838 Silas W. Sherman and Joel s. Sherman, his son, who had come to Chicago in 1833, settled on the northwest quarter of Section 10. a short distance northeast of Shermer Station. During the same year John llussel located on Section 14. and two Frenchmen named Bernhard and Lavellc settled on the east half of Section 20, as did also Abel Green and William Moody. Moses Dutton selected the prairie on what is now the

In 183H. niraIll, William and Orestin Shepl.enl settled near Shermer Station. John Bach on Section -I. Captain Studlcv on Section 1». and Thomas Mood v on Section 28. In'l840.H. II. Hendricks, William Steele and Ezra Xealley oatne into the township, the former selecting Section 553. the latter Section 20. Dunn}:

From this time settlers came to Norlhtield in snrh numlwrs that it would he Uith tedious and unprotttabh (o attempt anv com]»lete account of their names and homes selected: It has ei^ht public schools. Tho first teacher in Northtield was Miss Julia Crete, who .taught in a cooper shop on Mr. Heusley's laud, and n-ccivcd the munificent salary of fl.50 per week. This was in IKJo. A li »ir gehool-lioiisc was erected in 1*43. on Mr. Hutching land, in which, Asa \V. Button, usually known as Elder Ittittou. was the first teacher.

There are fimr churches in this tuwn. and fi>ur |KKtotliccs - West Northfield |»i.s| -office. <m Section : Shoruicr Station, on Section 10: Oak Glen, on Section :i">. and North Nurthfteki pofit-offiee on Section 6. Postal facilities are therefore ample, there Iwin^ one |>ost-otlice in each quarter of the township. Kailroad facilities are likewise nillicicut. the Chicago. Milwaukee ci St. Paul railroad rniuiiug nearly north and south through the central portion of the town. Accord* ing to the census of itfgo there were inhabitants

GF.ORG K ALLISON, farmer. P. O. Wheeling, was born in England in 1889, son of Thomas ami Mary Allison, who came to America in 1*83. locating in Chicago. After a short tune they purchased a farm three miles from the cit v. where thev remained until 1st I. when thev removed to Northfield and net* tleil on a farm, where his father refilled until his death, in 1*80, at the age of eighty-eight. Ilii mother died in 187*. at the age of eight v-fojir. The subject of this sketch M brought up on his father'- farm ; on attaining his majority he purchased toe farm on which he now restdoa, containing 100 acres. He wu< married in 1877 te Miss Adda Sludley, daughter of Uavis and Mary Studh-v, born in Northlield in 1S44. Thev are immUrs of tin' Metlesii-t Rpi-copn I Church. He has been Commissioner of Northtielit for two terms.

JoHN ALLISON, farmer, P. <>. Wheeling, IH born in England in I*'.'., s.m ..f Tboinas and Mary Allium. He came to America with his parents, in 1839, who. after a short residence in Chicago, purchased a farm near < lyhourii Place where they resided aland two years, then removed to North- Held. Mr. Alison has made farming his life work; he now resides on the old homestead where his father located in 1*34. and is tho oldest settler in Xorthtield now living* He holds » silver medal and badge awarde.l him in 1881, at the old settiers' picnic. Hi) Mhrr built the first bridge across Hie Desplaines River, in 1884-38, at his own expense. Mr. Allison was married in 1870 to Mis- Annie Johnson, daughter of John Johnson ; (Iv y had four children ; three are now living- Thomas II., George It. and John. Mrs. Allison died in I8S2. He he* been a member of the school board for six vents.

WILLI A M BR 1 Ki i< I KM A N S, storekeeper, Kast Northflcld. was born in Hanover, (iermany. in tin- year ISM, and came to the I'mlcd States in 18«7. He worked first one year on a farm at Half Day, and thence he wenl to Wheeling, where be worked for six years teaming, prineipallv for Parol let t Urns., brewers of that place, lb- removed to Sdermer, Northfield Township, in 1*76, anil started a dry goods ami grocery store and saloon, in which business be h*. been engaged ever rime, lie is a liiemU-r of the Lutheran Church, and was married in 1873 to Emma Weber, of Wheeling, bv whom he has one son.

M. C. CONRAD, storekeeper, Kast Northlield, was Imrn in Paris. Fra in IH4t». but his father. Mathias Conrad, immigrated to the foiled States when young Conrad wes one year and half old, and bought a farm in Niles Township. Mr. Conrad was brought up on the farm and received his education at the Niles Centre and (ine-s Point schools. He also attended a school in Chicago. He then clerked for three years in a gr.» erv -t. t. .ii < -i i ,ig. .nil th.- tio - aft r whii h he started in business at Niles Centre, in partnership with Joseph Rose. At I he end of three years they dissolved partnership, and Mr. Conrad curried on the business alone for three and a half vears. after which he went to Chicago ami engaged in the same husiiie-s for one year. Removing to Shermer. he has carried on a general store and saloon then' ever since. In 1SK3 he built a new store, into which he removed. He. is also owner of the cheese factory at Shermer. He married Frances Weminer, of Niles. bv whnin he has three sons. Mr. Conrad has held a numlsT of offices. He was Town Clerk of Niles for two years, school director for one year, and Postmaster of Niles Cent re for six years.

GF.ORG K DKARLOYK, fanner, P. 0. West Northlield. was U>rn near Harrogate. Yorkshire, Kngland, in 1824. from which place, accompanied bv his father, mother, five brothers and two sisters, he immigrated to the United States in 14396, and settled in N'orthfleld Township. In 1M72 he married Miss Mary Ann llwyer, of Newport, Herkimer Co., N. Y. They have three children - George Matter-on, Richard Thomas and Hannah Mabel. Two of his brothers, William and Richard, ami his sister Hannah, are still living. Mr. Dearlnve has, by honest Industry and |iorseveranee, accumulated considerable property, owning, in ooiii|uiny with his brother Richard, 3(10 acres in Xorthfleld, in addition to which they have five acres of land in South Chicago ami thirty acres near IVowmaiiville, in the township of Jefferson, besides property in Chicago.

FREDERICK V. FRENCH, real estate agent ami farmer, P. (i. Kast Northlield. was barn at Fall River, Mass. He received a g<<*l education in the common iitid high schools of that city, after which he took a course in a good business college, fie came to Chicago in 1803, an J obtained a position in the wholesale dry goods house of Davis, Saw \« r \ Co. , with which fiitn he stayed until its dissolution two years later. The next two years'he spent with the firm of liowen Hros.. after which for five years he was engaged in the steam elevator business. Returning to liowen Bros, he remained with them until 1*75. During this time he transacted important real estate business for himself and liowen llm, In 1*7.1 he bought oiit the ohl established firm id -I. I>. Shay & Co., and in company with his son carried on the business under the name of Shav. French & Co., until IS77. He was one or the founders of Highland Park as a place for suburban residence*, building one of the finest mansions there, in which he resided for seven years; but his business interests reipiiring his presrnee on hi- large farm in Northlield, he sold this to his halfbrother. General Flint, of the l ulled Slate- Army, who still resides then-. His farm in Northfield, which he purchased in I"", is handsomely located, and is calif d - Highland Farm." It i- situated on very high land, and protected on all sides byheavy timber. Yery large barns were erected last year, at ah ex|«'lise of over ftao.000, and will accommodate alsmt 'iW head of cattle and horses. Mr. French pays great attention to dairying, and (hips large quantities of milk to Chicago. He was married in l>*»>tJ to Agnes P Wood, of Taunton, Mass. They have four sons living. Mr. French was one of the founders of the Episcopal Church at Highland Park.

JOIIN W. HOFFMANN, of Oak tilen, was born at a place about five miles n ortheast of t oblcntz on the Rhine, Prussia, in 1*37. He came to America in 1843, and settled at Niles. Cook County. Was married to Mary Ann Kngcls, of Mcllenry County, and has eleven children. His oldest -on, F. N., j. Postmaster at the present lime. The second son. J. A . is station agent at Morton, and telegraph operator-, and the fourth .son, Kdward, is telegraph operator in Wadsworth, all on the St. Paul railroad. In 1*48 Mr. Hoffmann went lo Muskegon. Mich., where he spent the greater part of three years. In IK 13. during the gold excitement, went to California by the overland route, returning bv way of Panama in 1*57. On his return he built a store in Niles," but in 1807 moved to Northfield, w hen; he put up a large building and carried on a store and saloon. Mr. Hoffmann has been permanently identified with public affairs, and has held many official positions. He was for four years Supervisor, and two years Collector, of the township of Niles. Has been Justice of the Peace for N'orthfleld fifteen years, and notary public for ten years: has also been secretary of the Northfield Mutual I nsuriince Company for nine years, and Postmaster for thirteen years. Mr. Hoffmann is a member of the Ron. an Catholic Church.

GF.i'RGK KN'OCHEXMl'SS, storckcc|H'r. Kast N'orthfleld. was born in Prussia in 1Kb, and came to the I'nited States in October, 18,111. He followed the tailoring business in Chicago till I sua, when he joined Company C. 83d Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the army until mustered out in June. 188.J. He saw milch hard fighting, was wounded at Gettysburg, and taken prisoner, being licld as such at Hell Island for six months, lie was promoted to the office of Sergeant for gallantry and faithful discharge of duty. He served inthe Knoxvllle, Tenn., campaign, and the Georgia and North and South Carolina campaigns. His regiment saw hard service in the battles of Chiniceilorsville, Gettysburg, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Pallas, Pine Hill, Lost and keliesaw Mountains, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Savannah, and the actions near A very shorn and Benton ville. After the war he took up the needle again and followed tailoring until 18<i!>, when he opened a grocery store in Northfield. Returning, in 1871, to Chicago, he kept a grocery there till 1883, when he came again to Shermer, Northfield Township, and started a grocery and saloon, in which business he still remains. He is a member ot the Lutheran Church, and was married to Kmmelino K, of 1'russia. by whom he has two KM and eight daughtoll, tlM»« of whom are murried. . u

J S SUKHMAN, farmer, I'. O. Shermcr, is one of the old residents of Cook County. He came to Chicago m 1*U Was born at New Town. Conn., in WW, and is a nephew of tta founder of the Sherman llou*. In company with In* » her ", brother he went to NorthOeld. in Uf ». where they bouirht of the government about I.WH) acres of land, a part of which Mr Sherman still owns and f.mns. The f UN year ho DMrinflllta Harriet K. BoUlord. of Connecticut, tie and

Ml father built the first school-house in the township, and he ha< alvuvs b.cn prominently identified with educauonal iind oih r mutters of public (Merest. 11c hat live children, three boy* and two nir.s. line son. Cynn H.. was in the army, being enrolled in 1^04 and mustered out in 18G5, Another son, CI a i. nee, ha- distinguished himself as a mechanic, ccnstnteting. during his leisure houri w hile station ag nt at Slit rnicr, perfect working model of a locomotive, which was exhibited at the Chicago Exposition, and i< now on exhibition a museum in Milwaukee. Mr. She.man is a member of the Episcopal Church, and also of the Calumet Club.

History Of Hanover

This town lies in the northwestern part of the county, It is bounded on the north by Kane County ami Harrington Township in Cook" County, on the east by Schaumburg, on the south by Wayne Township in Dii Page County, and on I he west by Kane County. It comprises afl of fractional Township 41, Range (least. Telegraphically fcbil town is rolling prairie, with a general slope toward the west. The only stream of water worthy of mention is the East Branch of Poplar Creek, which has its origin in the southeast corner of Harrington, and after flowing south through Sections 1 and 12 of Hanover, turns westerly and flows into the Fox River south of Elgin. The highest point of land in this township is about fifty feet above die Fox Rivor. Originally there were about twelve sections of titular in the town, in a belt about two miles wide, which, commencing near the middle of the southern line, extended northward and then northwestward until it reached the Fox River. The largest trees in this grove were, when white men first settled here, about three feet in diameter. Most of the timlier now conaists of second growth, and the largest of the trees scarcely exceed eighteen inches in diameter, and the area has been diniinishe l about one tilth. The name of this grove was originally Independence Grove, but later it became known as Hoosicr Grove, on account of the first settlers in the township having come from Indiana, and settled in or near the edge of the timber. The soil of the timbered portion is heavv clay, and that of the open prairie black loam upon a clay subsoil ; an indication, probably, that had there been no tiiul>er. the soil of what is now timbered land would have been the same as that of the prairie, black loam, which varies in depth from one to five feet.

The earliest settlors were, as has been stated, from Indiana. Among them were John and George Hammer, who settled with their families on Section 23. in ISM, and Abraham Lcathermau, who settled on Section 28. A. O. Gifford settled in 18:55 on Section 30 ; Guy Adams on Section 31. Samuel N. Campbell on Section 17. and Daniel Guptail on Section 20, Mr. Merrvfield in 183(3 on Section 33. Hvrcm Smith in 1830 on Section 20, and John Guptail in 1837 on Section 29. Previous to 1840 the following also settled in Hanover: Benjamin Hurritton Section 10, Luther Herriek and John Hill on Sectiou 20, Joseph Oatmau on Sectiou

15. and Mr. Primrose on Section 34. After these came |) S. Hammond in 1810 on Section 28, Woodworth Butterfield on Section 35, John Hubbard on Section ') Edwin Rartlctt on Sectiou 36. Samuel Gould on Section 14: David C. White in 184i on Section 26, Lyman Williamson Section 14, Jarvis Smith on Seclion 20. John Jenno and John F. Cook on Section 30, David Sharp in 1843 on Section 26, David Longley U 1S44 on Section 10. Joseph Hollowell on Section 9, Nathaniel Ballard on Sectiou 31, Andrew Spitzer ui 1845 on Section 35, John Bower on Section 3, Mr. Hosccrans on Section 5, F. Pendleton on Section 27, Benjamin Morgan on Section 14. At the first election helt)7April 2, 1850, there were eighty-five votes cast, indicating a population of from 350 to 400 flic election was held at Lcathernian's tavern which stood house of Peter Sharp on Section 28. This tavern was a log house, and was frequently full of people, who could find no other place to remain through the night It thus served the traveler from the time of the settlement of the tow n to alwut 1852. A second tavern was erected in 1*48 bv D- S. Hammond about one mile east of Leathorman's tavern, and likewise on the Uuoaso and Elgin road which passes through Ontarioville. Hammond's tavern was burned down in 18jL the hie having been kindled us is believed by an incendiary. Young's tavern stood east of the present location ot Bartlett on Section 35. The first school-house in lluuov cr stood on Sect ion 20, near John 1 1 ill's house. 1 ho first chnrch-bnilding was erected in the northeastern part of the town bv the German Lutherans. A Baptist church was erected in 1854 on the Chicago and Elgin road near David C. White's house. Itremained here until 1874 when it was moved into the Grove MM converted into a dwelling. In this part of the country previous to 1854 farmers depended mamly on agriculture for the support of their families and for the augmentation of their wealth, but in that year a departure rrom accustomed methods was made, bv Phmcas n. Smith, who commenced shipping milk to Chicajo drawing it from Hanover to Elgin with an ox team- Since then the cultivation of crops of cereals has gradually diminished while the attention given to dairying has " gradually increased. After about ten years devotion to the selling of milk another change was niado ui t!io establishment of a cheese factory in 1865, bv C. \V. Gould and 1. H Watuer. After this C. \V. Gould built si second ; I. II. Wanzer at ditTcn nt times built three other.*, ami Mr. Waterman built themth. ThOTO are now three cheese factories in the town. There arc now also three creameries in the town, the proprietors of which are C. W. Gould, A. Nolting, and Carr & Wilbon respectively. Two of these creamerii- use the De Laval Cream Separator - ('. W. Gould, and Garr & Willsou ; ('. \V. Gould being the first to iutrolucc the separator into his creamery. Can" Willsou, whose creamery is situated at Hartlctt, have introduced a system of paying dairymen for their milk which is attracting considerable attention, and bills fair to revolutionize the milk business. This system is to pay the dairymen for cu b one bundle 1 jiouuds of milk four times the price of one pound of butter, the price of butter to bo the same jis the average price for the montli on tllO Boon] of Trade at Elgin. Tlie average prii« for the month is determined by adding together the Monday prices on the Elgin Board, and dividing the sum by the number of Mondays in the month. Fonrcents'per pound is charged for making the butter.

The organization of the town of Hanover was etfected April 2, 1800, at Abraham Leatherman's tavern. TllO election held that day resulted in the selection of the following ollicers: Supervisor, Luther Herriek, by 03 votes ; Clerk, John Hubbard, by 85 votes ; Assessir, Al«d 1). Gilford, by 85 votes; Commissioners of Highways, Woodworth BnttertielJ,48 vole?, George E. Smith, 47 votes, and .losiah Horn, 40 votes; Justices of the Peace, John Hill, 81 votes, and Samuel Gould, 43 votes; Constables, Samuel S. Hammer. CO votes, and Lyman Williams, 51 votes; Collector, Jar vie Blllitll. 4? votes; Overseer of tho Poor, Joseph Otttman, 39 votes. At this meeting live resolutions were passed, four of them pertaining to animals running at large, ami the fifth was that $50 be raised for town expenses. On the ITcli of April the Commissioners of Highways met and divided the town into twelve road districts, and tllO Gilford and Whipplo road was discontinued, leading from tho south boundary liuo of tlio town to tho quarter section hno dividing Section 31 into north and south halves.

VoHtmimonem of Ifyhtvays. - Al*l D. Gifford, Woodworth Buttcrtield and James M. Howard, 1851 ; George E. Smith, Joseph Hollowc 11 and Nathaniel Ballard, IS 52 : George E. Smith, Joseph Hollowell aud Saninel N. Campbell, 1853; Samuel N. Campbell, Christopher Salar and Andrew Spitzor, 1854; Samuel \. Campbell, Andrew Spitzcr and Daniel Guptail, 1855; Daniel, Guptill, Samuel Gould and John Bowen, 1850; F. Pendleton, Y.'iliu'.m Sehweeu and John Mink, 1857 ; F. Pendleton, George SkinuOr aud Peter Burritt, 185S; »?'. Pen iHotoll, Jarvis Smith and William Sehweeu, L;59 ; F. Pendleton, William Sell woe II and Jarvis Smith, ISiV.i ; F. Pendleton, Eli Whitney and William Walbaum, 1801 : Guy Adams, is ;3 ; John Waller, 1804 : Guy Adams, 1863 ; William Walbaum, 1800 ; L. Hught, 1807 ; Georgo White, 1808 ; Carl Strucknian, 18C»; Henry Ackman, 18T0J Peter Sharp, 1871; D. Oltcndorf for one vcar aud A. D. GJloul for two vc.irs. 1873; William' Walbaum, 1874 ; A. D. Gilford." 18M; L. Olteiidorf, 1876; Henry Schuiismaii, 1S1 7 : A. D. Gifford, 1878; L. Oltcndorf. 1S79; II. P. Sehweeu. 188(1; Louis Hambiuck, 1*81 ; Fred Hccht, l*s2 ; II. P Sehweeu, 1883.

O&HtUtbk* - Lyman Williams and Chester Babcoek. 1851 ; Daniel Ix'atheriuan. 1853 : William Probort and Nicholas C. Myers, 1854; Charles Bruekman and Charles Gould, ls,">0 ; Hubert Mink. 1857; Charles Gould and Augustus llambruck, 1858; I. I/>ssender and Fred Builgo, 1 S<;o ; Albert P. Woodworth ami John liosseudcr, 1861 ; Jidin Lessender aud Luther Lmglev. 1802; William Walbaum, 1803; David Sharp and William Beams. 1SG4 ; William H. lymgley. lsi;.r>; Valentino Crue, I860 ; George Busche, 1807; George E. Smith and Charles Sehultz. 1809; Henry Sehweeu, 187o ; Hcurv Selinimm and George StumlT, 1871; P. A. Davis, 1874; Ernest Heideman, 1876; George Stumit and Heurv Pennvs, 1877; L Strmkmeier, 1878; 1* Struckmeier aud Henry Ackman, 1881. , _

Justice* of fht Pcfirt. - Jarvis Smith and Warren Woodworth. 1851 ; Azariah K. Hubbai-d and Jnrvsi Smith, 1853; Jarvis Smith and Warren Woodworth, 1854 : Azariah K. Hubbard and David Lougley, 1858 and 1802; David Lmglev and George Struekinnn, 1665 and 1809; Charles F. "Sehultz and Prank GuptiH, 1871 ; Georgo Strucknian and Henry Schramm, 1877; Henry Schramm and Charles F. Sehultz.

Bartlett

Bartlett is located on tho northeast quarter, of the southeast quarter of Seel ion 34. Tho plat was made in 1873 by Luther Bartlett and the railroad eompauy.

Hurtlett bad here forty acres of land, end &*t railroad company an undivided half of lliu land attention of the locution of the station upon it. forty acres were platted. '

Mr. Tunims's house was on the south side home built in Iiurtlett was bv.Iohu Carr. on the north Bide of the track, ami on the same *\Mt upon winch his present house stands. This was in the fall of 18->. The third was bv .lames Cornish about the MUM time. The fourth iraa huilt bv Cvrus \Y. Metcalf in the spring of 1**74. The Hurtlett Manufacturing Com- MUYWai organized about this time, and erected a building 44x40 tort for their works. The busiucss ot the company waa the making of patent neck yokes. Its factory was enlarged from tune to time, until it. was nearly one hundred feet long. Tliis OOWpMJ maintained itself until 18".S when it foiled. During the four years of its existence tT»u town grew to its present size. A store-building was erected in the spring of 18,4 by 11. Y. Say re. which was occupied by llavne & (iosrer as a general store. Thev continued in liuaiucss about a year when they sold out to the Dunbar Bros., who failed w hen the liartlelt Manufacturing < 'urn [>.iii v failed. For some time after this there was no store, but in the latter part of lii'.t. Waterman Bros., erected their large store-building which stands south of the depot. Dr. E. C. Guild erected his drug shire iu 1X74. In 18T 7 Mr. Henieuway built his store northeast of the depot, the money being raised by the farmers in the viciuity for its construction. The jiostollice was established in 18T4 and Luther liartlelt made lYistiuaster. lie retained the position until 1*8", when he wiu succeeded by Bo tilling Mann who kept it until January, 18tf3. At that time the present Postmaster, Dr. E.C. Guild, was appointed. A blacksmith shop was established in 1 8 T J bv Thornton Itussell. After the failure of the liartlctt'Mamifacturing Com party, the Home Manufacturing Company was organ una, and ran a feed mill for about two years, when has John < 'arr took hold of it and has run it ever since, with Mr. l/,>bdell us his partner. A lumber yard was started hero in the summer of 1873 bv liartlelt & Shields. This lumber yard is still in existence, and after changing hands several times, it is now managed by Curr & Loixlell. The factory of the Home Manufacturing Comjiuny, was bought by Henry Waterman and eu n verted into" a cheese factory, and a eheese-box and butter-tub factory. In lSS'i this building was burned down, and Mr. Waterman early in 18s3 built the present cheese factory on the old site. This has bean run as u creamery since November, 1883, by Curr & Willson, who use one of the De I .aval Cream" Separators, which takes out of the new milk, as delivered by dairymen at the factory, all the cream. The schools of Iiurtlett had : heir origin in 18' 4, the first teacher being Miss Celc&tiu Bailey, who taught in the second story of the store. A school-house was erected iu 1876, a frame one-story building which is now too smafl for the seventy-live scholars in the district The Church, which is Congregational, was organized iu May. 1874, and erected their church edifice in 1878, after moviujj it from Wayne Center, too Church there having presented it to the Bartlett Chnrcli. Services hud hoeii previously held over the store. The first minister was Rev. Henry Jacobs, the second Nev, George A. Coleman, third Rev. J. A Chamberlain, and the fourth ami present one Uev. H. II. Monroe, who came in 1S78. At the time of organization this Church hail seventeen members, from all denominations, though mainly Confregationulist, At present there are sixty metninee the

Spaii-Ding

This is merely a station on this Railway thirty-two ami eight-tenth's miles from Chicago, and Hammond is another station thirty-four and two-tenths miles from Chicago. The station at Ontariovillc is in Hanover, hut the post-o tlicc nud village are in Wayne

-'mud-stalled huts."<>r at beat n forlorn siaKuroen of a new. bare. starting frontier town. Al>out his . bum (now Ins valuable farm) was nothing hut bare prairie, wit h an occasional -stake and rider" roofed log cabin in sight. . Al farm prod.iee was hauled with ox teams to I Imago During 1W* hetalpei to rmm the Spring Brook Mill, Dundee, Io Ootobjr. 1MM» narriHr Ml* JulM A. Quptill Who wborn in^atertrojT, Washington Co., N't. They have two children-Mart i wife of ICup iie Hammond, a prominent young farmer ot nanover, and Morton J., BOW manager of the ancestral acres. 1 oe substantial Urns, shady lines of trees, the sleek cattle and whirling windmills on the Adams farm nwtg, but eloquent, testimony that Uny Adams day with a set purpose that lie lm«

BDWIX BA UTLKTT. farmer, or Ontarioville, w» burn in 1H12. in Conway, Franklin Co., Mass. lie to a son of umum and Annie i.Nimo) Bartlett. In the fall of IM1 lett went Wt*t, traveling ov.-r Illinois. Ml^-m. <>"<< j , M ana and Arkansas, for nlwut three years. In 1*44 he '".an INI a farm in Du Page County. III., and two years later bought his present farm. To Kdwin Bartlett, more than i al l crs, should credit he given for the establishment of Ontario i Ic. « thriving station on the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Pan «»" village was built on his land mid through his effort-. He was the first Post master OsM), (,wtVr . ..al house, bunb.-r var«l, elevator, etc.. m the burg. Mr. Dartlelt married, in Roekfbtd.nL, Louisa Hamilton, who <ltul for his brother. George Bridge, as a farm hand enough to bnv a team; then, by renting land mid w'.rkingin - w.s>len factofv. etc., li« gradually secured means lo the valuable farm on which wo now find him enjoying tin forts earned by a life of upright liess and lal«»r. He n'.w u" lriWures. welt'imp".ved and provided with all needed bairn ' Vicni relating hi- early Illinois oxp. ri. nc.-, among llieni hi- refusal to take a hall iiii.Tc-t in it fori yarn- truet now in the heart of Chicago, I.y paying off the Gotuluumil price J. C. t'arr married, Ubunfjil :), ln-HI, Miss Julia, daughter of livrciii and Sal lie (Wiggins) Siuiih. Mr. Smith was In .rn on l.»"tig l-lun.l and eame from Amsterdam, X. Y.. to C.«.k County. 111., in February, IXW. Willi him came M* son-. Juru-. George K., Dnvid. and a fourteen-year-old daughter. Sarah. The next year he was joined liv ihe wife and Kmiiia. Ilt-iug Milliard, Mary and Julia. llyrein Smith and I* feral of his sons became prominent fn< t'-r- in the early s ttlemeut and rffrMBl' t it >n of Hanover. The old gent lemaii t- -nil living, at the age of ninety-two. Mr. Carr engaged in farming several year- in l>il Page County, and was one of the lirst to hx-atc in Mlthftt, with the -ubstiiiiti.il growth and s.K'ial and religious pp.gn of whi.'h tie has Iss-n elo-. lv idcntiticd. Mr. and Mr-, l arr are member* of the Kuril, it Congregational Church, of which he is a .lea. . .n. lie i- a llei.nl. I|. an. and his lirst vote was ea-t for John I'. Fremont; and wild hi- entire family has always l«ern foremost ill t he rank- ..f the tcm|M-riiiicc workers. Mr. and Mr-. Carr have live children - .lay W., Gcorg- S., Arthur W.. Fred. A. and Marv.l.

.1. A. COOK, farmer, I'. 0. Klgin, is a son of John F. and Mary l Wiggins) C.«>k, and was ls.rn ls>'l"i in New V..rk t'ity. In 1*4!) the family eame to Klgiti and eiigng. .! in farming, nt whieh .1. A. Cook isintinued until he was twenty-one. when he went to Chicago and for ten year- in the milk hlisincss. hi | Mi; he Is, light his present Hill-acre farm, every acre of whieh is well imi.rovc.1 and till ilde. i)n this farm he has meted reverul -ul.-taiitial harns and other luiildings IViniirtsI iu the dairy Ui-ilics.- and h.is ju-t coin|ilcl.d one uf the most elegant ami commodious fariu-hou-es in the county, at ac.-t of alMiut f l.thHl. The plan of the house is his own uii.l cm I lines many ex.sdlent idea.- of convenience and external elegance. Mr-. .1. A. Cook was Mi-s Catherine Corral I, of !,.« k|i >rt. X. V , and they have thr. e children - Mary. John F. and Edward. The daughter is a graduate and tin- sous Htieudatils of the Klgin schools.

TUOMAS DKWIKIS, farmer. P. <>. Klgin, was l>orn 18:10 in St. Marv's, I.. C. settled in Jefferson Co., X. Y.. at thirteen; came to Illinois in ISIS and worked a- a fanner until August, 1NI12; he then enlisted in the oth lllinoi- Mattery, with whi h he served in Kentucky, Tenne - ee, Virginia and* Xorth Carolina, and in the hut ll'e< of Kingston. Strawla-rry Plains and Gol.ls'H.ro, X. C. Since the war he has la-en maniigi r or steward of the Ilea. Ilerrick farm, in Hanover. Ill's wife was June Caldwell, and thev have one son. John I'ewire. !».rn in Hanover Township. Ilea I .ut her Ilerrick, deceased, an honored pioneer of Hanover, wus a settler of lhH-, prouiinetit in the early political and religious history of the town-hip and secured a large and valuable farm, on which he erected aliuoet a Village »r buildings. He died in February. 1KM0, a mater of the First Congregational Church of Klgin. Hi- widow lives on Iheol.l hoine-tea. I. aged eighty-six.

l'ATIIICK In i.\i Mill 1 K, decea-cd.* was a native of Countv Cork, Intend; came to Chicago in I8SI. and engaged in the milk busine-s. He married, in Chicago. Julia Hn-n.ll. who died Laving four children. Mr. Honoghue left Chicago in Wit for his Hanover farm which he had owned for -several years. II.. married, in Klgin. Miss Marv Hewire, who was horn in Au<lcr«.ii!»wn. Ohio, and at his death, February 1*, WW, he left her one daughter. Mary Kllen. born on the 'Hanover farm. This farm comprises 134 acres with good buildings and wa- about all that the gn at fire of ls;i left Mr. iKmnghue! who became discouraged over his losses to such a degree as to hasten his death. He was a Homau Catholic and a Democrat

AUKL H. (ilFFURD, farmer, P. t). Klgin, is « native of Shertmriie. Chenango Co., X. Y., la.rn August It, l!s|8. Was reared in Xew York State. Came West to C.K>k Co., 111., in ls:t;, by canal boat-, team, stage and steamer, making as a claim the splendid farm which ha« since la-emu., fruitful and beautiful, and which is v. t his home. His lirst log hou-e. built HixlM. was entinly of oak luuils-r hauled from St. Churl. -, and much ts il. r ihan tlioM-almut him, many of which hud -hake n».f-. puneh.sm floors small windows and few at that. The present home of Mr. CilT.ird. built in ls.14, was th.-n ill.- la-t house in Cook or Kane counties, outside of Chicago. He rai-cd that year '.'.mill bushels of wheat, hauled lo Chicago. In curly time- he was a Whig and naturally drifted into the Kepiil.li. an pury. and as a lfepiil.ti. un lias held various town ..ffl. es. Ilia fln4 wife was Harriet M. Hoot, I orn tfcerMt, Klgin. i- n -sin of Samuel (ioiihl. who brought his (amity fraw North Adani-, Mass.. to Hanover, C.K»k Co.. 111., in 1943. In llanner. Mr. S. Could began on a MW farm, underwent tin- usual pioneering experiences of that day, and flrially establLshetl a good farm and home for his familv. He died iu 1H.V). One year prior to this he had U-gun the dairy business, making farm cheese, having only Ihe old-fashioned apparatus and twelve or fourteen cows. On this modest foundation Mr. C. W. (louhl has built up a business almost immense in scope. The linn of C. W. (ioald & Co. controlling fourteen chee«e and butter factories located ill Kane. Cook, l.uke. H.i Page and IV Kalln ountii s. During! osr.n of |gfg, about 'JOI) cheeses, of forty |ioun.ls average weight, and 400 tulis or '-'.401) |Miun.ls of 'butter were in ide daily. Sales are made over the entire I'nion. priueiiMilly, however, in the South and West. Mr. Could established 'l he first full cream cheese factory iii Cook County in 19Mb it being provided with he iter vats and othf rappli.'inccs of to-day. He has an elegant home in Klgin and .videnllv enjoys the management of hi- large and increasing bii-inc - . The firm have a retail store in Klgin and al-oa -a-h,door and blind factory, where the manufacture of I. utter tubs ami boxes is also carried on. Mr. Could married iu llaOOVtr, Mr>. Man. II, Hunting, who dl.-d July W&l, leaving seven children, all bom in Cook C.uiiitv, III.

1)11. K. C. GUILD, of Itartlett. horn April 10. 1 s;t », in Conway, Franklin Co.. Ma.-*., is a -on of Israel and Rachel (Kel- |..gg. Guild, Imth Yennonters by birth. Hi- grandfathers on b.th sides were patriots of Ihe Ivevoliitioil, his father's father serving three and his mother's father seven years. Israel Guild and family settled in Wayne Town-hip, Du Page ( '..., III. in IMS!), there lH-ing no settlement between here ami Chicago, except tli-- Qoyl and SpODOn taverns. The metrapeK Lis of to-day vraa then a frontier town, with Namely a good building iu it. K. C. liiiihl worked on the paternal farm f.-r many years, and. from natural taste lnrthc work, and lack of Competent nurses and physicians iu Wayne, begun llr-t as a nurse and later as a practicing physician. Filtering Henuett Medical College. Chicago, he graduated in the spring of 1874, and in the fall of the same year sett led iu Harlhtt. where he ha- since resided and practiced, winning the good will and respect of hi* townsmen by both his skill us a healer and attributes a* a man mid citizen. When a resident of Wayne, he -ene.l fourteen years a* Justice of the Peine, receiving Ihe Unanimous vote twice, although an uncompromising Uepuhlicjiu. He it now Poetrnastcr oi Bartlett. Mrs Hr. Guild wai Mi*s Ala .- Itlair, a native of Scotland. Wbo came to Illinois when sixteen. They have six children - William Ij.. now a student in Ilennett College, llnfus ('., Xewmnn II.. Aitce J., Martha U and I lilt I it- It. Two of their children. Charles Sumuer, uged twenty, and Frank, aged one, are not living.

]) \NIEI, GCITILL. of Elgin, was horn IW M init ... County. Vl., and nar^l in that county. Resided eight X in Caltarang,.* County N. Y . * hero ho .named Ma Ma "llrvant. Re DIM West to Cook County. 111., in 183(1. with his Wife iind three children and began on a new 320-acre farm n Hanover Township, and ll*«l in "stake and ruler rooKil k« house. In 18'tl he removed to Elfin dad husatiice that Unw dcVot. <l himself to mechanics for which science lie has an Inherent aptitude, Annas hU patented inventions « may mention hi* machine for tutting neen com [row the con; a - for reaper, en lless citum sickle, etc. Mr. Guptill three wive*, two deceased. "

JOHN HAMMER, farmer. I*. O. Elgin, was horn in 1820. in Washington Countv. I ml . is a son of George llammi-r.who imirricil Elizabeth Coultcr.nml brought Ids family to Hanover. ( «>k Co. lll,lnl8M- one of the tlrst to settle in the township With hint came his brothers David and Thotna* Dcwecsc, all three had made their claims in 1814. Mr. Hammer located on Section*, where bodied in Juno, 1832,his wifedying in February 1850. When Gorge llaimner landed at Chicago, it was a 'forlorn collection of new looking buildings located on a niordi or swamp, I^ke and Randolph being the principal street*. Uo-.h the Hammer and Deweose families began pioneering iu the conventional log home. John Hammer roarsame time is also dead. A. B. ninsdell lived nine years ia Hanover when ho removed to Elgin, where he has since resided. His substantial brick residence win built in lHli», ami is still n well-]irescrved and pleasant home. Mrs. Hinsdell died March 11, 18SJ, leaving two children - Oliver A. and BUen A Four of their children - Jerome I!., Sophia E., Karzina E. and Henry C. preceded their mother to the other world.

li. C. LOMBARD. P. 0. Elgin, wn* born in Hampden Co., Mass., in 1810, sun of Abiratn and Betsey l/milmnl. lie came to Cook County in 1S«. locating in Harrington on a farm in Section 3, Township 42, Range U. where lie resided until 1881, when he told his form. In 1882 located in Elgin where ho owns a fine residence. He was married ill 1811 to Miss Lhra 0. Van Allen, daughter ot John and Betsey Van Allen. Thev have hud eight children; four are now living - Carrie. ' Louisa, Jennie and Nellie. Mr. I»moard has been Commissioner of Harrington and was iiieuibcr of the s»h.i..I board for about 1ift.cn years, in Ifijll his parents cam.' to Illinois and lived Willi his brother. Cutler, at NVo.nlslock, 111. In 1*W thev came to Harrington and reside;! with the illbieel of this sketch until their death. His mother died in 1870. at tlM age of eighty-two years, and his father in 18.1, at the ago of o ghty-scven years. .

(SEKHiTT UoSEXKRANS, of Elgin, was born, in 1833, in Sussex Countv, X. J ; is a son of Asa and Jane iC-dl) Ho-enkrans. Tho family, comprising parents and eight children, .. in Hanover. Cook Co.. 111., in 18*7, beginning on a -claim," living in a log cabin, working and luring m did has since resided in this busy and lieautiful city. He is a survevor by profe-sion, and has bc.-n for many years; has also been Citv Assessor for the past twenty years, and now holds li. I). HAMMOND, of Hammond Station, P. 0. Elgin, farmer mid implement dealer, is a son of th" Hon. D. S. Hammond, a pioneer settler of Hanover, Cook Co. HI., and was bom August S3, 185:?, on tho old " Homier Grove" farm in Hanover. D. S. Hammond was born June 13, 181G, in Washington County. N. Y. Marri.d 1-aura Barnard. Settled early in Cook County, ot which ho was elected Sheriff, in 18ti2. also serving Ins townsmen many years as Justice of the Peace. He died May 2*1, 18*1. His sons E G. and E. D. arc both prosperous respected farmers, who have always eschewed politics. They own. together, 310 acres of land, near Elgin, un which Hammond Station is built. Both have families. The only daughter of D. S. Hammond. Antoinette Hammond, is now the wife of J. Gilbert, ot Elgin

E. G. HAMMOND, farmer. P. O Elgin, was horn in Hanover. Cook County. 111., in 1S4U, son of David S. and Laura A. (Barnard) Hammond. His parents were natives o( New York. They wefi married in 1840 ami have had f.mr children three are now living - Mary Gillscrt, K. G. and E. D.. They came to Cook County in 1844, and settled in Hanover Township on a farm, and kept a hotel four and a half miles east ot Elgin on the Chicago and Galena Slate road, where they resided until 18U2. when he was elected Sheriff of Cook County. Was also Supervisor for fourteen years, and was Chairman of tho Board for seven year*. In 18<il he purchased

LYDIA J. SCllOOXHOVEX, P. 0. Elgin, was born in Sussex Countv. X. J., in IHiO. daughter of Henry B. and Sarah Wim.rmute. She was married. In 1SJ8, to James Suhnonhovcn. who was lioru in Steuben County, X \ , in 1HI.V Thev had eight children; five are now living - Henry A.. Nathaniel W.. Itachael II.. Willard C and U«» J. Thev came to Cook Countv in 1841. and located on a farm in Hanover Township, where they resoled until 1880, when lie removed to Elgin/where he died in 1882. at the age of siityseven rears. He was a'member of the Baptist Church a farm of 3Ui acres, in Section 30. Township 41, Range !>, where he lived until his death, which . ccurrcd in May, IS*!, at the age V. of sixty seven. Mr. Hammond was actively interested in tho homestead is still owned by the family; it contains 500 acres Mrs Schnonhovrn now resides in Elgin. Her children are all married, except the v< ungest son. Her father Is still living, ut the age of ninety-four years: ho resides in Steuben Count), 3. Y. Her mother died in 1802, at the ago of seventj jeers.

WILL VRD C. SCHOOXHOVEN. P. O. Elgin, was born in Hanover Township in 1S5!>, son of James and Lydia J. S;hoouhoven. He was married, in 1878. to Miss Ada M. brail K. daughter of John and Caroline S.nilh. and they have had Ihroe children, one now living -Etta M.. borr. In 1881; I curl di.sl in 1880. and Lerov j; in 1883. Mr. SchoonUoven fol-

Volitical icMHI of the county. He was appointed railroad and Varehiiusc. Commissioner by Governor Palmer, serving four year-, was one of tho trustee" that looted the Insane Asylum and has held various town offices Mr. E. 0. Hammond, on attaining his majority, engaged in farming, and cow lives on the old homestead, lie was married in 1870 to Miss Martha V.. Adams, daughter of Guy and Julia A. Adams. They have had two children - Mabel A., born in 1872 and Roy E.,' born in 1878. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, A. K. & A. M.. an.i a Ro.al Arch Mason.

A. B. HINSDELL (retired farmer) of Elgin, was born in Camillus, Onondaga Co,N. Y., Octuber 21, 1810. Is a son of Aland and Hadessu (Clappj Hinsdell. His father dying when ho was ten years or age, he was reared by an aunt. Attaining manhood, he married in his native town of Bath, Steuben Co.. X. Y.. Miss Eliza I. Hanks. In ISIS thev removed from Branchport. X. Y., to Hanover. Cook County, 111. One year prior to this, Rrigham llanlis with his wife, >i*ce Elizabeth Campbell, parents of Mrs Hinsdell, removed with their family to Hanover, Cook County. Mr. Hunks died in Hanover, September 11, 1839. Mrs. Hanks died ia Elgin, May 10, 18 ill. The earliest Cook Coutilv rcpresf ntnlivc of this family w.is their son, James C. Hanks, who .settled in Hanover. Co de County,, in October 1SH4, where he made a claim and bv overzea! in developing it undermined hb health, ami he died May 10, 1838, aged twentv-eight vears. Elisha Kvans, a cousin, who lucuUd a claim in Cook County at the

WILLI AM SCHWEEX. fanner, P. 0. Elgin, is a native 01 Hanover. Germany; came to the Lnited States ami I to 1H Anois, settling in Cook Countv in 18.7. Daring the hrst three vears he worked on the old Hennepin Canal, making claims in Hanover ami Schauntburg townships. In IHW he hwaleJ at Uighl.md Grove and his brother. Ernest, at Sarahs Grove. Thev were the first German settlers in Sehaamburg, and bo n kept "IttchetorV hall" for some years. William Sel.ween lamled In 'Chicago *14 in debt, but went at his work with tonic pluck and energy, the result of which is that he t is lookeu upon ilsoueof the wciihiest as well as earliest of Cook Counts G. rinan settlers. His Schnumburg land was sold to other S*i tiers, and in 1817 he loe .ted in Hanover, on the farm now run by his son, Herman P. Schween. In June, 181). « > 'nim Schween married Sophia Buscho. who was born in Gen tuny ana reared in America. Thev haw five living children. Mr- ^hw^n is a Bepublican. and Was four years a Supervisor of llanover. As an illustration of the primitive times of Ul,Mp'' "X gives tho following prices of produce: live hogs, under pounds, sold at *1 p.-r cwt.. over 200 pounds. *L~>. winter wheat weighing 03 puunds |»r bushel sold at wrw cent'. nlvl ,nm.|i was sold for twenty-five cents-- in tnW« ^ « that." s ivs Mr. Schween. Potatoes sold at eight cents, ontsia ten cents' per bu«hel. butter at five cents per pound, ana efcg. » four ccuU per doiou. About everything the settlers uougu was almost n« expensive in those (lavs as they arc now: tint notwithstanding the ninny inconveniences and cxlortionuto prices they prospered anj grew weullliv.

PETF.it SHARP, farmer, P.O. Elgin, ma bora in 1824, in Perthshire, Scotland. In bit fattier, Ctiarlei sharp, brought his family, comprising one con ami four daughters, to America, the wife mid mother, Anne Sharp, dying on the voyage over, l'eler Sharp came to this country in \HVi, spent two wars in Morris fount y, N. J., and came to Chicago in May.' 1KI4. Having s|uire lime, he amused himself by pigeonihootiug on the "flats" environing the frontier town, which swamps or -' flats" are now covered by '- flats'" of an entirely different character. For a time he busied himself at the carpenter*'and joiners' trade in fhic igo, mid later at Dundee. In Deccmlier, 14)31, lie man hi) Miss Janet, daughter of David C. and Jane (Martini Whvte, who came from Scotland to America and Cook County in 1*M3. P. C. Whyte died March 7, ISli'J: his wi.low survives him. at the age of ninety. Since 1S0T Mr I'eter Sharp has owned the »1<1 '- l^eatherman Farm." a note»l place in the early Hanover history, it being the seat of the famous old " tavern" where the first town election was held, in 1830. The old "tavern stand," in good state of repair, is now the roomy home of Mr. Sharp. In politics Mr. Sharp was first an Abolitionist, then a Republican, his vote and that of Mr. Whvte U-ing the only ones cast for Itirney in 1830. Since his first location in Hanover Mr. Sharp has been kept in vanous school and town offices-Town Treasurer fifteen years, Town Clerk nineteen rears, etc. TTis wife, the present Clerk and director of this- school district, was the lir-l lady elected to these offices in Cook County. Mr. and Mrs. Shurp have nine living children, having lost one.

F. W. WKIGHT, farmer. 1» O. Elgin, is anative of QnftOB County. N. H . born in 1N2H; is a »on of W. F. and Mary (Worsier) Wright, both New llampshiru Imrn nnd farmers. F. W. Wright grew up on the farm, but eventually mustered the millwright trade, and in that capacity came to Elgin, 111., in IHU. litre ho engaged with A. Ha.lliefc, the pioneer threshing miu hine manufacturer of the West, and remained with him thirteen years. In 18(11 he purchased his valuable farm, one and a half miles east of Klgin. This farm he has improved ntid beautified in a way not common in even Cook or Kane -»unties. His residence l* a model of solidity, comfort ami elegance. It is built 18x30 feet, with wings 18x10 and 10xi4 feet, with all modern appliances and conveniences. The house nnd capacious barns and farm buildings were all planned and built by Mr. Wright, whose skill, enterprise and thrift have earned every dollar invested in this f«rm and home, in the face of that greatest of earthly obstacles, illhealth. His wife was Asinlha Lester, daughter of Kdward

- Edward. M M.. John. Frederic. Jerome. RoUin, M. etc., - with Touman llarniim and R. Waite, were and have been prominent in that county, coming from Clinton County, N. V., and Shorcham, Vu

History Of Riverside

Riverside Township comprises bnt fcur sections, namely, Noa 25, SB, 35 and 86, situated in thesouthcast corner of the town of Proviso. Nearly thrccfourths of this territory is embraced in the vi Hugo of Riverside, also incorporated, and therefore under the control of its legislative board of officers.

The first white settlers in this section were two men, Indian traders, David and * Harney * Longbfam, who came here as early ns 1S2S and built, a trading house near the Bourbon Spi incra, between the present villages of Lyons and Riverside. Tliese men lived here for many years and arc vet well remembered by tlio old seitlers of this locality. Mr. White, nn old settler of Lyons Township, says that to the best of his knowledge sons of these two trader* arc at present citizens of Cook Countv. The first religious meetings held in the neighborhood were at Lyons, and the gospel on such occasions was dispensed by Rev. Stephen R. Bcggs, then residing at Plainfield. hut who was in the habit of preaching occasionally for the inhabitants of the former place. 'Stephen Forbes, the first Sheriff of Cook County, came to Chicago in 182'J and in the fall of IS il locate 1 near where is now the village of Riverside ; later, Mr. Forbes purchased considerable land in this vicinity. He was intimately acquainted with the Laughtoo brothers, AOOVO mentioned, and when they bom died within a week of each other, he helped to burv them. Mr. Forbes died of apoplexy, in Chicago, at the house of his son-in-law, Nathan S, Peck. on Tuesday, February 11, 187<J, at the advanced MFC of eighty-two ycart. Others who were also carlv settlers m this locality have already been mentioned

The town of Riverside, as now constituted, was organized in lSTt>, the first action to this effect being taken at a meeting held September 24, 1870,011 a petition of the legal voters of Sections 25, 2U. 3.'> and 36, Township 39 north, Range 12 east. At this meeting it was asked that the above mentioned sections be gut off as a separate township from the town of Prov iso, to Iw known as Riverside; the iiotitiou was granted and the first town meeting was held on t lie 22nd of November of that year. At the first election, thirtynine votes were polled, resulting in the selection of the following officers: Thomas Wright, Stiiiervisor ; Joseph E. Ditto, Assessor; J. H. Best, Clerk: T. G. Kinmau, Collector; M. Fox, L. Y. Schernicrhorn and A. Egerton, Commissioner? of Highways; C. G. Caso and 5. R, Cole, Justices ; W. P. Harris and Georgo N'igg, Constables. Those filling the principal offices of thetowushipfrom IS? 1 to the present time will be found ill the subjoined roster, compiled from official sources: