Evanston City (part 4 of 6)

In 1841, Nicholas Meyer. John Schneider, and William Huffmeyer settled in this township, and also William White, who was for several years Supervisor of tho town. In 1842, John Rodger*. 'Johu W. Hoffman and his brothers Mathias, Michael and Nicholas, Peter Schwarz, Charles Ruescher, Nicholas and Peter Haupt, John Finke and his son John L. Finke, all settled on the prairie in the east part of the township, and Mr. Eckhoff in the southern part. In 1843, Jacob Kercher and his father-in-law settled on Section 14. John Zobus near the school-house in District No. 2, and Sylvester Beckwith on the northeast quarter of Section 18. In 184-r>, George Proescl and Wolfgang Harrer with his t wo sons, Michael and Henry, two well-known business men at Niles Centre, arrived and located on the east prairie near the edge of the forest. In 1847, Samuel Rohr move* 1 from Evauston and located on the school section of Niles.

The east prairie lay between the timber land in Niles and the Evanston ridgo. It was then a marsh like the Skokey in and to the north of New Trier. Iu this marsh John Schneider had a horse drowned near where Peterson's nursery now is, and camo very near being drowned himself. , , .

From this time on .intil the building of the Illinois & Wisconsin, now tho Chicago & North-Western Railroad, and of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, tho township of Niles received but limited additions to its population The forests of the township then became valuable, as wood was used for fuel in Chicago almost exclusively, and also by these two roads. The result was that numerous shanties were erected in every direction, and the woodman's ax resounded in the forests from morning to night The timber being removed and the roots of the trees excavated, cultivated farms upon which were erected comfortable farmhouses in duo time took their places, and to-day tho township of Niles contains an aggregate population of nearly three thousand industrious, intelligent and prosperous citizens. It has live public and three private schools, and six churches with active and respected ministers working for the spiritual and moral welfare of its people.

Organization of the Township. - There appears to have been but little organized |K)litical action previous to 1S50, when the township was organized under the general law. On April 2, of that year, the first meeting for the election of officers was held pursuant to notice by the Cook County Commissioners. No account of the selection of the name of "Niles" appears on the records, but according to the older settlers it was chosen at a public meeting held some time previous to this first election. Of the meeting held April 2, 1850, referred to above, Samuel E. Ferris was chosen Moderator, and James Milne, Clerk, and at this meeting Samuel E. Ferris was elected Suj)- ervisor, Pierpont Anderson, Clerk and Collector, Christian Klnnger, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor; Samuel E. Ferris, Nathaniel Snell, and Robert Robinson, Commissioners of Highways ; Robert Pink and Charles W. Bulcr, Justices of the Peace ; Hamlet B. Snell and Pierpont Anderson, Constables. For town purposes *150 was voted, also that there should be a pound in said town on land owned by Lambert Pink, and John Pink was elected Pound Master. It was also resolved that no swine should run at large. The Commissioners of Highways then appointed Overseers of Highways for the several road districts as follows: For District No. 1, James Wheldon; District No. 2, Hamlet B. Snell ; No. 3. Alvin Cooley ; No. 4, Samuel Rohr, and No. 5 Adam Huffmeyer. For the year ending April 1, 1851, the Sujiervisor reported as having received from the Collector, *219.44, of which $03.11 was for road purposes, and *156.33 for town purposes. The annual election for 1851 was held April 2, at the North Branch Hotel. The following officers were elected by the vote affixed to their respective names : Supervisor, Samuel Anderson, 41 ; Clerk, John Ketchuin, 40 ; Justice of tho Peace, Robert Hartt, 40 ; Constables, Pierpont Anderson, 40, ami Ham let B. Snell, 40: Collector, Samuel E. Ferris, 41: Assessor, Samuel E. Ferris, 35; Commissioners of Highways, Samuel E. Ferris, 37, Robert Hartt, 39. and Adam Huffmeyer, 40. An election was held June 19, 1851, at the North Branch Hotel, for the purpose of electing a Judge of the County Court of Common Pleas to fill the vacancy caused bv the death of Giles Spring. Of the votes cast, John M. Wilson received thirty-two ; and Mark Skinner, eight. On the 28th of June *200 was voted to be raised bv tax for the improvement of highways. On the 15th of December, an election was held at tho North Branch Hotel to elect a Supervisor to fill the vacancv caused bv the removal of Samuel Anderson to California. John Cray was elected, and on tho 18th of the same month Rodney E. Day was appointed Collector to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel E. Ferris. The various officers elected since that timo have been aB follows :

/!fmft^w~SM,iel K Robert Hartt, 1854 : VMmn Stedman and James Daniels, 1858; Samuel E. Ferris, 1859; John H. Moulton 861; James Daniels and John II. Moulton, 1862 Henry Harrer and Thomas Brown. 1866 ; Henrv Har- dPSf"/t<;r<'l"irl^ A'^erson, 1853; Charles Andean Sparks, 1854 ; William Stedman and Rohr Jr., 1855; Henry Harms, 1857; Lamber P.nk and Henry Harms, 1858; Michael Volkman and CyrusStockbndge, 1862; Frederick Hertel and W 1

I he Bounty lAX.-Perhapa the most important event connected with tho history of this township was the effort on the part of some of its citizeus to euiM the burdens of the war for the suppression of the Rebellion to be borne by the property of the township Una effort was the result of an excessive enrollment made in 1864 by the enrollment officer, John II. Muulton, who was an Englishman, and it was even believed by many, unnaturalized. Most of the citizens of the township were Germans, and on account of the excessive enrollment there was a disproi»rtionate quota reported, some twenty-five or twontv-sii persons bcin« drafted. This proved a heavy bunion on mar.v the were poor, and in order to relieve such of the drafted ones as desired to be rclie\ed from the necessity of going into the armv, public meetings were held for the purpose of raising by subscription, a fund of $25 for c\ery person enrolled to be used in furnishing substitutes for the conscripts. Here again difficulty arose. Some of the wealthier citizens failed to subscribe as liberally as others thought they should d.i, and when the danger to the country from the Rebellion was over, quite a number failed to pay their subscriptions. This state of things was very galling to tho poorer citizens who had paid their pro rata shares toward the draft or substitute fund ; hence several meetings were held to consider what should be done with those who refused to pay. It was finally decided to procure if possible the enactment of a law authorizing Niles Township tu levy a tax on all ita taxable property to repay the money to those who had paid their subscription* Henry Harms was selected as delegate to Springfield to lay the matter before the legislature. He was succcssful in his mission. The neeeessary act was approved February 12, 1867. In accordance with the provisions of this act a town meeting was held February 27, 1867, at which the electors expressed their opinion for and against the bounty tax. The ballot resulted in 159 votes being cast for it and 114 against it. The board then proceeded to ascertain, estimate and assess a bounty tax of three per cent ou all the taxable property of the town of Niles, to be collected with the taxes for 1866. This step brought on a suit at law, wherein John H. Moulton and others were plaintiffs, and Henry Harms, Supervisor, John Wcrtes. Collector, and the town of Niles, were defendants, the suit being brought to test tho question of the right of the hoard to levy and collect the tax. On the lift of December, 1*67, a tax of three per cent was levied to be collected with the taxes of 1867. and at the same meeting it was ordered that persons holding town bounty orders against the town of Niles might have indorsed on their orders to the amount of forty per cent of the principal thereof, and have the amount* credited on the tax list. The attorney for the town of Niles in this case was Ira W. Buell. On the 29th of October, 1868, a duo bill in his favor was drawn for 1400, to be paid within two years, with interest at six per cent until paid, and its payment provided for by a tax of *430. The result of the whole movement was that the amount required to refund the amounts paid bv the subscribers to the draft fund was raised to within about fifteen per cent, which deficit would have been collected had not the groat fire of

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1871 in Chicago destroyed the papers necessary to be used in its collection : and mast of the subseriWs to the fund received from the town out of the tax the amounts they had paid.

The Smooth or Nii.ks. - The early records of the schools can not Iks obtained, hem-o tho dates of the organization of the school districts can onlv he approximately Btated. The (irst record that could be seen was dated February 16, 1868. Peter Bergmann was then treasurer of the school fund, aud bis bond was >G,000. There were then five school districts, and according to the recollection of early settlers there were in 1850 but two districts, in is52 there were three, in 1858 there were four, and in 1868 there were five. In this latter year the interest on the school fund distributable to the several districts was as fidlows: To District -No. 1,*4S.14; No. 2, *57.60; No. 3, *107.16 ; No. 4, >f.V.V.s - and to No. 5, *51.70. Tho books of the late treasurer, James Milne, were pronounced " all right." and the school fund amounted to *2,560. Tho present fund is *2,S8l.7s. In October of this year a census of the school children was taken and (here were found to be in District No. 1, 150 scholars : in District No. 2,137: in No. 3, 199s in No. 4, 150; and in No. 5, 65; - total number, 701. In 1883 the census of the school children of tho jtown was as follows:

Niles Villag

This village lies on the North Branch of the Chicago River, one mile north of Norwood Park. The first house built within the limits or the village was by .John Schadiger and Julius Perren, on the right, bank of the river, just below the mouth of the small creek which enters it from the west It was built in 1883 or 1833, the exact dale tiot being remembered by even those who saw it and describe it as being a log shanty. 10x12 feet in size, with an outside chimney built of strips of wood chinked with clay. The cabin had no windows and but. one door, hung on primitive hinges made of two pairs of wooden eves with a long rod running up ami down through them both. John Schadiger soon afterward moved to Wisconsin and Julius Perren

Some authorities sa\ chat Samuel Lyttleton lived in this shanty for a time, and that after him the place was called' Littleton's Point; but Lyttleton appears to have come later, in 1S3K, and to have made a bargain to buy the prc>|«rtv, real and |*rsonal, of John and Christian Ebinger and John Plank, but never consummated the purchase. After the Schadiger and 1 erren cabin, the next house built here was that of Christian Ebinger, a log one, where now stands the frame house in which his widow resides. This was in the spring of 1834. In the following fall, John Plank built his house a short distance to the northward, and Frederick and John Ebinger also built the same fall. John Poland came next, and then John Kotchum. John Plank sold his place to a Mr. Phillips, who kept the first store in the place, and was the first Postmaster, in ls3o. Phillips kept the Btore about a year when be went out of the business, and there api>ears to have been no store for a number of years. Phillips was succeeded as Postmaster by George Beath ; he by (ieorgc Scolly; lie by Henry I^tcr : and he by the present incumbent, Peter Thorsten. who took the office in 1881.

The first hotel was built by John Marshall and Benjamin Hall in 1837. Mr. Hall sold his interest to Marshall, who soon sold to Samuel Low. and be to John Shrigglv, who kept it for a number of years. Colonel Anderson, of Xaperville. then bought it, and after passing through the hands of several proprietors, it at last was bought bv A. J. Suell, who rents it to Daniel Strvker. This was called the North Branch Hotel. Benjamin Lupton was the first blacksmith at Dutchman's Point, in 1840. He carried on the business for over twenty years, James Milne came second, in 1848. There are now three blacksmiths in the village. A steam saw-mill was erected by John Cray and Robert Hartt. Robert Hartt is said to have been the first to lwddle pom-orn in Chicago, and was known as " PojKJoru Hart t.' The mill sawed a large uuantity of plank for plank roads. It was sold to John Brown, who sold to John Ketchum. who continued to run it until 1874. when it ceased to l»e operated.

Schools. - The first school taught here was bv a Scotchman named Ballantine in 1838 or 183!'. The second was by a Miss Phillips who was paid by subscription at. the rate of *2 per scholar per term, a part of the bachelors subscribing fur one or more scholars in order to sustain the school. Tho third teacher was Miss Cordelia Wheaton, whose salary was 112 per month and board around two days in a place. A school-house was built in 184!) by John Ketchum for fs2.r>, the material being furnished. It stood on a lot donated by John Odell. This school-house was used until 1857. when the present brick school-house was erected. The lot on which this brick school-house stands was obtained of William Horner in exchange for the old school-house and lot. The house was built for 11,000, There are about sixty-five scholars in attendaiu.-e. about one half the scholars in the district attending the German school.

Reluiiois - The first sermon in this place was preached at. James Milne's house, in 1847, by Rev. Mr. Wheaton, a Methodist minister. The churches now in existence are three: Methodist, German Lutheran and one belonging to the German Evangelical Association. The German Lutheran Church was started in 185!>, by John Hasseinan, Henry Hasscman, Fred Schlender, Fred Sogelkcn Fred Henniii", Fred Schroeder, Fred Hasse, John llasse, Mr. Luther. Mr. Rose, Mr Hacker, Mr. Wendt, and others. The church building was erected in 1861, on a lot donated to the society by William lill, t he brewer, of Chicago. It. is a two story building, brick basement, with frame substructure. 40x65 feet in size, and cost $2,500. A Rev. Mr. Helming was the first preacher. He remained three or four years and was succeeded bv tho Rev. G. S. Loeber, who has been pastor twentythreo years. Under him the school was started. A separate school building was erected in 1872 on the same lot with the church. The first teacher was Fred Kricgor, who remained four years ; the second wa.s August Gruhl, who remained eight years, and the thin 1 is II. Jaernoke, who has been there two years. The building is a two-story frame, costing about I1.2U0.

The Church of tho Evangelical Association originally stood in Maine Township, about eighty roils we-r of its present location in Nile*, aud uutil 186? belonged to the Dos Plaines circuit The ministers' names who were with the Church immediately previous to itremoval were tho Rev. G. Vetter, 1864 and 18G5, an* I Kev. A. Gocklcy, 1866. The church building was r small frame, which when tho present edifice was erected, in the summer of 1875, was sold to Phillip liehlstab to be used for a barn. It originally com about *40U, and would seat about 250 paonlfl. The church society was started in 1850, by Christian Ebinger and a few other Germans, among theiu, Henry Beude, Frederick and John Ebinger, Frederick Bluuic, Frederick Selgor, Jacob and John Wingert, Jacob Garble, Jacob Breuher, and Frederick Mueller, and their wives. One of its first preachers was Jacob Esber, father of the present Bishop, J. J. Esher, and the Kev. George Esber, of Chicago. The preachers since the removal to its present location have been tho Revs, P. J. Wingert, 1867: C. Augestcin, 1868; H. Meier, 1869; G. Vetter, 1871; W. Strasl>urL'er, 1872; R. Rohrbach, 1874; C. Augestein, 1875; W. Schneiker, 1878; C. Uauner, 1881 and 1882; Amos Goekley, 1883 and 18*4. The new building was dedicated by Bishop J. J. Esher, and cost 13,300. The present membership of tho church is 125.

Tho Methodist society erected their building in 1880. It is a very neat one-story frame building, and was erected by the combined aid of the members, and with the expenditure of very little money. John Ketchum did most of tlie carpenter work. The building will seat about 400 people. The pulpit has usually been supplied by students from Evanston, and occasionally by the Methodist minister from Park liidge. A Sunday-school is in connection with the church, having about scvonty five scholars, and five teachers. Mrs. M. Ketchum is the superintendent.

The village of Niles now contaius two stores, two hotels, one drug store, one harness shop, two blacksmith shops, three churches, two schools, one physician and about 200 inhabitants.

BESJAMIN U'PTON was bom In England April 7, 1817. His father's name was Christopher, anil his mother's Ellen I Parker) liUpton. Ilenjamin Lupton immigrated to America in 1H31. He commenced to lcjirn the blacksmiths trade with Mathias Mason, who had a shop on Franklin Street, between Lake and South Water streets Chicago. Here he worked about six months, when Mr. Mason, renting the building to John S. C. Hogan, moved to a new location on Lake Street, near Dearborn Mr. Luplon went to this new location to continue his apprenticeship, and worked there about eighteen months, at the end of which time he moved to Half Day. in Lake County, where he remained about a year, when ho returned to England. While in England ho ironed a turnip drill for his father, ami set a horse-shoe for one of his father's neighbors. Thin is all ihe bhurksmithing he did in England. The story -tout his making a hoc there, "showing Johnny Hull how tii make a bet," told with so much n-lish by various speakers at old settlers* meetings anil plc-nic*. is entirely gratuitous. Mr. I.iiptoti, htmtclf, not kr->wing then how to make a hoe. While in England he was married to Miss Mary Arrowsmith, whom he brought to America with him. The storv that Miss Arrow, smith was the promised bride of William West, who gave Mr. Lupton money with which to par her passage to America, is emphatically denied by both Mr. and Mr*. Lupton. After to America he settled at Dutchman s Point anil opened there the first blacksmith shop, in 1840. in which he carried on the trade for over twenty vears. when he retired from active business. He and his wif'p now reside at the village of Niles.

JOHN PLANK was born at Hesse- Darmstadt, Gennnur. in 1H0H. He came to America in ]831,remainingat Detroit ODevntf. In 1832. became to Chicago with the Ebiugcr brothers. H«aw the third to build a house at Dutchman's Point, on a claim just north of Christian Ebinger'*. Here he carried on fanning to some extent for u few years, and kept whisky, which he. tola to Indians mid travelers. 'When he left Dutchman's Point be went to .Missouri, and there became a convert to the Methodist Kpucopal Church. In Missouri he preached on licente foe toot* tw<> years, and then went to Wisconsin, in which Slate he ri-ma'ined four years. He then went to Chicago, where be remained four years as presiding elder of the German Methodist Churdi. and wa.-. then sent to Inwa. He remained in Iowa until !« ;. when he wus sent to Dakota, where lie .till resides. Mia sister, Elizabeth, was married to John Ebinger, while he marrictl to Miss Elixalieth Ebinger.

CHRISTIAN EltlNliKlt was born in Wurtctnberg, Germany, in 1812. in which city he had charge for anumbcr of vears of i he flower garden of King William, of Wuttemlwrg. "He immigrated to America in l&'H.and lived one year in Detroit, where In wwd married to Miss Itarliara Kehly. In he r ii i m * |.» Chicago, und in 1*11 to Diitehnian's Point, wherewitli sceuliON of the rude log »hantv built by Schadiger and IVrri-n. lie built the first house. This house was a log one. 24x14 feet, one story high. Here he carried on his farm and was a local preacher of the German Evangelical Association, preaching however only occasionally, and t"hen mostly for churches temporarily destitute of a pastor. He died in 1*79. His widow Mill lives. They have had seven children - Christinli. Henry, Margant.-Sarab, Eliza, Caroline and William.

Niles Centre

This village lies near the center of the township. The first house built within its present limits was. as has been already stated in the history of tho township, a small log" one where now stands the fine brick residence of Peter Blameuser, but whatever the design of Mr. O'Brien, its builder, it was not, in fad, tho foundation of the village. This was made by Henry Harms in December, IS54, by building a small frame house about sixty rods south of his present residence at the corner of' Miller's Mill road, which runs north aud south, and Harms Avenue, which runs east and west through the village. The second house wan a log one built by Peter Bcrgmanu in 1857, and daring this samo vear A. J. Snell built a log house ou tho northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of SWWJJ George Kay built a two-story brick house 34x« feet in size. Duriug this vear Carl Breitzmann built a blacksmith shop, though this was not the first blacksmith shop in tne vicin'tv. as one was started ^soroe vears earlier in a village attempted to be started onehalf mile north of the present village, by Samuel v.. Ferris. In 1858, Henrv Harms commenced the badness of merchandising, keeping hardware and provisions until 1863, when he opened a general store m the front of his house which he bad built m W» Peter Bergmann opened a general store and kept it six or eight months in his old house, when he built a frame hotue in which he kept it until 1*67, when he Kold to Peter Blameuser, who disposal of the wj goods portion of the business and retained only »e saloon. A school-house was built one-half mile sotiu of the village in 1S58, which besides being used h> school purposes, was ulso u*ed for religions pur|^" bvthc Evangelical Lutherans for a short tun e,c< oinn'lencing in 1H67. The post-otlicc was «t^*ed » 18G4, ifenrv Harms being appointed retaining the position until 1874. George L. W » then was appointed and retained the omce two jw* Ho was succeeded it. 1876 by M. C. Conrad, Postmaster three vears. Henry Ilarrer was , Postmaster in 187!>,'and retained theoffioe until

A green-house was started in 1874 bv Stilo & Kusky. Mr. Kusky accidentally shot himself in 1680. His widow then continued tho business in partnership with Mr. Stilo for two years, when she bought his interest and Schiller & Stilo started a new establishment in 1881. There are now these two green-houses in the village, and one other started in 1883 by A. J. Harms.

77m Herman Evangelical Lutheran St. Pekr'i Church was organized May 5, 1867, by the Rev. E. Reucher, at this time minister of the German Church in East Northlield. Meetings were hold for some time in the school-house one-half mile south of the village. The number of original members was thirty-five, a part of whom wore the following: John Jarmuth, Henry Harms, George C. Klchm, Gust. Schraedcr, Andrew Ross, John Ro*s, John Eggert. Fred Lumpp, Rudolf Wagner, John Schaefer, John Tess, Charles Schercr, Charles Iserman, Jacob Schercr, Joachim Mueller, John Ahrens, Joachim Ruesch, William Ruesch, Fred Kuustmann, Joachim Ludwig, Joachim Kindt, Jacob Franz, and Johu Marquardt, The Rev. Emile Reucher continned to preach for this Church until the fall of 1868. The Rev. F. W. E. Werner then became pastor and remained until January, 1881. Ho was succeeded by the present pastor, the Rev. Henry Wolf in June, 1881. The church building which stands on Harms Avenue, a little to the west of the center of the village, was erected in the summer of 1868. It is a two-story brick, 32x50 feet. The basement is used for a school-room, and residence for the minister, the upper story for audience room. The building is surmounted by a low tower, and cost, including pipe organ and 'furniture, about 14,000. The school was started about the time of the beginning of the Rev. Mr. Werner's pastorate, and while he remained had about eighty scholars, but when the Church became divided into two parts in 1880, the school was also divided, and now the school has about forty scholars.

St. PauFs Emngelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1881, with thirty-five members, three-fourths of them having withdrawn from the St. Peter's Church. Among those who withdrew were Ernest Galitz, William Eggert, Heury Rohr, Christian Langfold, Charles Langfold, William Schrocder, Charles Ode, Charles Esch, Charles Witte, William Erickson, Fred Roehl and Joachim Groth. A number of reasons are assigned for the division of St. Peters Church into two parts. One is that the members who withdrew were in the first place refused permission to vote on questions of finance, and then logically refused permission to vote on the returning of the Rev Mr. Werner in the pastorate, they desiring to dismiss him. St. Peter's Church belongs to the German Evangelical Svuod of North America, and tries to put in practice the polity of the United Evangelical Church, rather than that of the Lutheran or of the Reformed Church. Mem bora of the Kvangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri and other States were desirous that St. Peter's Church at Niles Centre should unite with their Synod, and many of tho members of the Church itself were desirous of being so united. This was one of the causes of the separation. St Paul's Church thus was organized as a Lutheran Church. The Rev. Adam Detzer, Sr., preached the first sermon for this Church on January 1, 1881, and remained three weeks. The first service was held m Peter Blaineuser's Hall, and continued so to be held until the first Sunday in August. A church building was then erected two stories high, 32x50 feet in size, with a comparatively massive tower and spire. The front room of the basement is fitted up for a school-roorn, the rear part for a residence for the minister. The total cost of the building was about 14,500, including beW and furniture. The Rev. Adam Detzer was succeeded, August 1, 1881, by his son, the Rev. Frederick Detzer, the present pastor. The number of active members of the Church is now 104.

The school was started by the Rev. Frederick Detzer in October, 1881, and there have been in attendance at the school an average of eighty scholars during the past three years.

St. PeUr'.i Catholic Church of Nile." Centre was established in 1868, witli thirty-five members. A frame buildiug was erected 40x60 feet in size, costing $3,536. At present the membership of the Church is 100 families. The first priest was Rev. Joseph Bcineke, who remained until 1871. He was succeeded bv the Rev. A. J. Thiele, who remained from 1871 to 1878. The Rev. Dennis Thiele then succeeded and remained until 1882. The Rev. W. J. Revis then was pastor from July, 1882, to January, 1883. The present pastor, the Rev. Clement Duerr became paBtor in June, 1883.

A school-house was erected in 1873 by the Rev. A. J. Thiele. The first teacher was a man whose name could not be ascertained. He remained until 1875, when the school passed into the hands of the Sisters of St. Dorniuic. At present there are ninety-five scholars and two teachers. The school-house has been enlarged siuce first erected, and is now a two-story frame in the form of a Roman cross. Niles Centre now contains two blacksmith shoos, two meat markets, five store*, six saloons, one school, three churches, and a population of about 250 people.

Morton Grove

This village is located on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, fourteen miles from Chicago, and one and three-fourths miles northwest from Niles Centre. The plat of the village, which includes a part of tho northeast quarter of Section 19, and a part of the northwest quarter of Section 20, was certified to May t), 1879. The station was located there originally on account of tho fine gravel beds in the vicinity. There are now near this station a store, post-ollice, saloon, and a few residences. It is also the location of the pickle factory belonging to the Grove Pickle Company, which u one of the largest factories of the kind in the county.

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JOHN' AHRENS is a nativeof Mecklenburg. Prussia, wlitn ho was born in 1 H2«. He came to the United States in 1850, anil located first at New Orleans, where he stared three and a hair years. Not liking it there, he removed to Niles Township, where he bought a farm of about a hundred acres. He followed farming till 18~J, when he started a saloon at Ahrens drove Niles Township, which he still keeps, lie married Marr Klampcrt in 1850, and has eight children, three sons and five daughter*. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. He was Commissioner of Highways for two rears, and has held other town offices. ,

PETER BI.AMEUSER is a native of Prussia. He came to the United States in 1852. After remaining for some time in Chicago, he went West, and spent six years in tho Rocky Mountains, principally in Colorado and Montana. He built the second house in \ irginia City. Ho was an enforced assistant of n vigilance committee tbut hung thirty-three men for I?!?0 Biv in«lu»*ry and per*' vcram-e he accumulated $10,000 with which ho returned in 18<«. lie then bought 1H3 -ere* in Niles Township, umm part of which the present village of Nilcs Centre is built. lie laid out the village in lot* some of which realised fsoo and $1,000. mid built a large block. In January. 1805, he married Magdalen* Heinz. Thcv have four sons and two daughters. He conducted a clothing store for two years, and commenced the saloon business in IHTli l0.'." \-m,f,nljL'r ,jf V"-' Kaman Catholic Church, and treasurer or tiie Isdes (. -n»re hire Kngine Compativ

JOHN \y. BROWN, of the Arm of' Meyer & Brown, dealers in dry goods and groceries, was horn in Havana in lK'r> Coming to Chicago in 1*07, ,hen farmed ami attended school alternately till he was able to teach. He taught the Nile, < entre school for three years. In 1*81. he entered into partnership with .Samuel .Meyer, forming firm of Merer & Brown, successors G. C, Klehm, o,,e of the principal dry goods and grocery stores in Xiles ( cntro. He was married ii, to Augusta Siegic

-tren three girls ami seven boys. In 1870 he entered foncordia , College. Kort Wayne. where he remained until having passed the junior course. From Mar. li. 1*70 to

ChnrrfT^ ^ "C iS " "le'mU t °! li* ttSS MICHAEL BARBER, butcher, ifa nativeofBav.ru, bei,.K born there in 1^25. Leaving his native eountrv. he cam. to the. 1 niled States in 1H45, and farmed for seven 'vers in Xiles Township I,, 1868, he went to California. bV way of the Isthmus of Panama, and spent three vers there, mining and farming In M., he returne.1 to Xiles Township, wh.rc he rarmed till ls,4. when he started the meat market in Xiles t erilrc which he still carries on. In 1*3.5, he married Margaret Scherer, by whom he lias, .sc-ven sons and five daughters, lie has one son in the meat-market business, and another a i.lacksmith in Chicago. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

THKODoltK UOIFFMAKN, M. D.. was born at Herfonl. « ijstjihalia. Prus.sia. in 1S20. Hereeeived a lila;ral education, and studied for the medical profession in the universities of wunster and Berlin. After passing his examination, he «a. appointed assistant staff surgeon in the Prussian Arirv. in which position he remained four vears. He left Prussia ami came r, the L nited States in IH4H, "settling first at Schauinburg. I ook County, where he remained one Tear, removing thence to Mies, where he remained, practicing medicine, until 1868, mm h« removed to Chicago. The fire of 1H71 burned the !><« tors office and four houses Iwlonging to him. He then returned to Xiles. where he has practiced ever since. In 1850, he married Kngel Hintze. Thev have three sons - Inlias. bind and Otto, the youngest of whom is one of the tm.prietors of tin- large pottery works at Xiles. His first wife dvitig in 1873, he married Christina Kowler. of Canada. Besides holding laudatory testimonies from several .-elebrated Cerinan colleges, the Doctor has the honorary degree from the liusli Medical College, of Chicago. As a medical practitioner, the Doctor has been successful, having practiced for thirty-five years in Cook County, where he is still engaged in active work.

GEOHGE C. KLKHM. Justice of the Peace and Count? t omniL«sioiier. was born in Duedclshcini Hesse- Darmstadt. Germany July ^9. 1H;«>. He came'to the United States in HJ51, with his mother and brother. John. His mother still lives with him. and his brother is occupied in the nurs-ry business at Arlington Heights. Cook County. He located first at, Buffalo. X. V.. whence he removed to 'Jefferson, Cook County, in the spring of 1*55. He learned the trade of » briek-hiyer, in which occupation he wa* engaged in Chirag" and Jefferson till 18U3. During the winter months, he attended school, improving his education, till, in 18150. he obtained a teachers certificate from the County Superintendent of Schools. J. V. Eberhart. and taught sr h ool during the winter, , I. nuni,'cr ft y*«rs. in the townships of Jefferson. Xiles, and Xorthfield. In HKH he removeil to Xiles Centre, where be kejit store till in August. lXsO. In lr*l, he married Elia Harins, i.y whom he liwl six children, all of whom are living. Mrs. Klehm died of heart disease in 1878, and in 1881 he married Miss Eliza Ruosch, by whom he has one daughter. Mr. Mehm has held many important public offices. In I860, he was Town Clerk of Jefferson, and subsequently, for. number of years, hold the same position in Niles. Be was Commissioner of Highways for six years in Niles, and has been Treasurer of same township since 187Vi. Besides these minor ofcn, Mr. Klchm was Representative in the Illinois Legislature, from the Seventh District, during Ihe union of the Thirtieth (ieneral Assembly, and whs Fleeted County Commissioner from the Second llistriet of Cook County in the fall of 1881. He is also Justice of the I'eaee for the township of Niles.

M. II. Ll'KEN. M. I>., |>lty^ini»i> and surgeon, is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Hush Medical College. Chicago, in 1HW. He commenced practice in Niles Centre in 1*77, where lie has. by skill, intelligence ami industry, gained an extensive and lucrative practice.

SAM I' KL MEYER, store keeper, was Iwrn in Niles Centre in 1*49 His father. Nicholas Meyer, was one of the early settlers, having located in Niles a- early as 1H-I-4. where he followed Oic occupation of farmer until his death. Mr. Meyer obtained a situation as clerk in a Chicago grocery and feed in which business he remained till the Chicago Are. after which he relumed to the farm, where he worked until lxxil. Then, in company with John W. Itrown. he bought the large dry goods and grocery business of ti. C. Klehm. of Niles Centre, forming the firm of Meyer & Hrown. Mr. Meyer married, in 1SM1, Miss Julia Zimmerman, of Chicago, and has one Mm. He is a memlier of the Lutheran Church.

IVAN l'AUnl'BKK. harness-maker, was born in Bohemia. Austria, in 1KI7, and immigrated to the Fnited SUles in 18117. He followed his trade of harness-maker ill Chicago for one year, then removed to Jefferson, where he remained BI months, ami finally located in Niles Centre, in 180ft. He married Kune Bellert, of Baden, in 1870, by whom he has two sons and two daughters, lie does: n good business and keeps two men at work. He belongs to the Woman Catholic Church and has filled the position of school director for eight vcars,

HERMAN SCIIILLKIt. of the firm of Schiller \ Kiiske. landscape gardeners and florists, was horn in Stolp, Prussia, in 18.11. lie removed to Niles. Cook County, in 1*81. having bought his interest in the above firm while in CermaJiy. lbwas married in 1X7!I to Louise R. (iodile. and hus twochildren. a bov and girl. Their green-house covers nearly an acre of ground and has 2-VNHl s.iimrv feet of glass in the roofing. 1 1 is heated by hot water. 8.500 reet of four-inch pipe being laid, the heat being supplied by three large boilers, lie ships cut flowers, roses, violets, carnations, etc.. principally to Chicago.

born in Mecklenburg, (iermany, in the year 1827. lie immigrated to America in 18-V1 and settled in Niles Township, close to Niles Centre, where he owns fifty-four acres of good land. A log house, inhabited bv I'eter Kc'rginann, was the only one there at that time. In 1850 he was married to Sophia Burg.

They have two daughters living. .Mr. Sehraeder is a prominent member of the Evangelical Church, which nunilM-r* nearly a hundred members here. A very fine church was built by this society a few vears ago.

WILLIAM SCllRoEDEIt. of the firm of R. (i. Emmons it Co.. brick-makers, I'. O. Kvanstnn, was born in Prussia March 33. 1*511. He came with his parents Bt the age of eight years to Milwaukee, Wis., where he learned his trade and worked there until twenty-three \ears of age. From 187:1 to 1N73 he worked with Nicholas Williams in Winnetka. Cook Co.. 111.; then four years with Christian llunt-oon. and from that time up to 1881 with It. ti. Emmons, at Highland Park. In 1881 he came to South Evanstoii and bought out the brick van! of Mike McDonald, which is carried on under the style of R. (i. Emmons ft' Co. lie was married to Miss Caroline Sehultst. of Prussia, April 2.1. 1*71. They have two children. William and Max.

FREDRICK STIELOW. gardener and florist, is n native of Prussia, ami came to the I'nited States in IStill. He was engaged in the green-house business in Boston for about seven years. He then removed to Niles Centre, and is now proprietor of one of the largest green-houses there. This house covers it large area of ground anil is heated by a system of hot-water pipes, lie ships large quantities of potted anil cut flowers to Chicago, the receipts for which last year amounted to about. 9N.IHHI. He is a member of the Lutheran Church.

PHTRH TIIORSEN. store-keeper and brick manufacturer, is a native of Denmark. He served with credit in the war between Prussia and Denmark, after which, in I84S4, he came to the United States. He worked at brick-making till 1871. when he established his brick yard in Nib s, which has liccn in successful operation ever since. Many of (he buildings in the suburban towns of Evanstoii. Park Ridge. Niles Centre, etc. , are built of his brick. 11s are also the Cook County Asylum and Infirmary. In 1*7*1 he built a large brick store. :i'i\7*J. in Niles. and has carried on a good business in dry goods and groceries ever since. His brick yard turns out annually about a.lkNi.lKKl bricks, .Mr. Thorsen ha- held various offices, as Commissioner of Highways and school director, and is at present Poet master at Niles and County Toll-road Inspector.

History Of Norwood Park

This township is located northwest of Jefferson Townsl i i p and no r t beast of Loyden Township. ltisthrecmilcs squnrc.und cWniuin«.thercfore,iiiiic»|Uunj miles. \\ ben it wa= oroiini/.i'd in 1872 it took from Jefferson Township Sections li. 7imd 18. and one-lialf of each of Sections :>,8 and 17. From U'vdcn Township it took Sections 1, 12 and 13, ami half of each of Sections 11 and 14. In addition to these portions of Jefferson and l/<ydcn townships, it contains a narrow atrip, aliout one hundred and twentv-fivo acres, off the southwest corner of Niles, and about .'.rtv acres off the southeast c<.rncr of Maine. Hearing in mind the fact of its recent organization, the history of which will be given 111 its proper chronological connection, it will ho interesting to sketch the history of the territory now comprising Norwood Park, as though it were one of the original townships. The tirst house built in this township was the log one of Mark Noble. Sr.. as has been narrated lliggins niittl. on account of the prevalence of fever aiuT aoue in that section. With his sons, Phineas, Jr.. Nicholas anil William, he located on the south half of Section Vi. Ix'vden Township. In 1835 the three brothers. Mareellus R. tiustavus V..aud Israel G. Smith settled on Section 7, Jefferson Township, and were followed bv their father. Henry Smith, in 1830. During this latter year, Ephruini Payne and Ezra Alger selected the north half of Section 1, Leyden. and a Mr. Cliff selected the southeast quarter of the same section, and sold bis claim, in 1838. to S. M. Ferguson. In 1837 John Pen noy or settled on the southeast onarter of Section 1. Stephen Pennover. one of his sous, then twenty-rive years old. in 1838. settled ou the southeast quarter of

Section 2, ami James Pennoyer, another son, eighteen y«tn old. came about the same time. In 1838. Ttussel Morton built a house on the southwest <|itarter of Suction li. John and Jacob Kline settled on the southwest quarter of Section 11, as also did Samuel Hummcl, their brother-in-law. George Coleman, Human Rowley, Sr., and hi? sons, Hemun. William and Aldrie. Mr. ] [ill and Mr. Bumstedd settled and built on the north half of Section ti ; William Sporleder subsequently bought Hill's claim. In 1*3'.! footer Ludbv settled on what is now the Poor House Farm, the southeast quarter of Section 18, and Joseph Shaw located oti the southwest quarter of the same Section. John Hobinson, in 1840, settled on what is the present home of John R. Stocky] I. Hues Eaton, one of the early school teachers of Jefferson, built a log house and planted an apple orchard on the northwest quarter of Section IT In 1842, Charles K. Hall arrived ; in 1845, John and I honias Shaw, and in 18.50, John Harris settled on land hehud previously purchased of the Government.

In 18.1S the question of building a school-house was, for the first time, considered. A meeting of several of the e.tuens. among them the Smith brothers, Mantel lulcott, 1-rank Wheeler, W. H. Bishop and Lymui Ilusted was held at the house of John Pennover at winch definite action was decided upon. It was resolved that all the adult male citizens of the district, blending bachelors. Hhould each contribute *5 to nur chase lumber. All then lent a helping hand to erect the budding. In the winter of 1S38-3!!, school w is opened m this building. Miss Susan Pennover, now the wife of Israel 0. Smith, being the teacher!

Committee on Town and Town Accounts, as wj £ a petition from residents of U-vden. praying tliut the board do not set apart Sections' 1, 2, 11 p> B13 JJjf into a new town. Both petitions were referred bv this committee to Commissioner Crawford, of that 'com mittec. On the Kith of December. 1872, there was read at the meeting of the Board of Conimissioucrs held that day a communication from the President and Irustees of the village of Jefferson, protesting against the setting aside of a portion of the town of Jefferson into a new town, which communication was also referred to the Committee on Town and Town Accounts, and likewise, through it, to CommMnWr Crawford.

On the 3d of February, 1878, Commissioner Crawford made a verbal report, returning the papers to the board without recommendation, and asking that the committee be discharged from further consideration of the subject. The re|>ort having been received and tl:t" - """"Hf'c discharged, Commissioner Bone submitted the following preambles and resolution:

" II A(r«n, There arc thirty legal voters residing within th* territory hereinafter des-ribed, and twentv of such voters lure petitioned this hoard for a new town, to be composed of inch territory: and

Rtsolitd, That there be. and hereby i*. established within the county of Cook, a town to be known and designated as the town of Norwood Park, which shall embrace the territory bounded and described as follows, to wit: Sections 6, 7 and \i and the west half, respectively, of Sections.}, 8and 17, inToini. :~- 77 i-u-iii bus iicnrv *hlP 40 north. Itanpe 13 cast, of the third principal meridian.

.Ninth, b lorn that time to the taking of preliminary ?°-?lbcr with Sections 1, 12 and 13, and the east half. re«*c). MetM toward the organization of the town of Xorwot-u" I ,7 2f ^i!^ 2> 11 vml. 14 in Township 40 north, tfaage U

Having thus succeeded, a Board of Trustees elected to serve temporarily, and on April 1, 1873, a meeting of this board was" held, which was called to order by George Dunlap. Cyrus J. Corse was chosen Moderator, and I). C. Dunlap, Town Clerk, pro tern. In the afternoon, among other business transacted, was the passing of a resolution to raise »2O0 for town purposes, and it was decided to hold the next annual meeting in the ruilw av station. The election for township officers, held that day, resultedas follows: Stephen Peunoyer was elected Supervisor by 75 votes ; Cyrus J. Corse, Clerk, bv 74 : Jesse Ball. Assessor, by To ; Frederick H. Kline, 'Collector, by 74; James Winship and John B. Foote. Justices of the Peace, by 74 votes each; Frederick H. Kline and John 11. Stoekwoll, Constables, by 72 mid 74 votes, respectively; Israel (J. Smith, Charles Jones and Thomas If. Seymour, Commissioners of Highways, by ?4, 73. and 43 votes, respectively. Cb trles Winston received 32 votes for Commissione'rof Highways. The Commissioners of Highways then held a" meeting, and drew lobs for their respective drew for one year, Israel G. Smith for two years, and ihomas H. Seymour for threo years. Israel G. Smith was then elec ted Clerk and Treasurer of the Commissioners. On the 4th of November, 1873. the Board of lown Auditors, consisting of Stephen Pemmyer, SuiK>rvisor; James Winship, Justice of the Peat*: Jesse Ball, Assessor; and Cyrus J. Corse. Clerk, approved the bill of Jesse Bnlffor making the assessment, twenty-six days at #2.50 per dav - *0'5.

Constables. - George Harris and John Hinchloy, in 1874, bv 100 and 9(5 votes, respectively ; John R. Stockwell and Frank M. Gray, in 1875, by 94 and 87. respectively ; Daniel T. Kennedy, in 1870, bv 145; Thomas W. Gray and Patrick J. Carney, in 1877. by 171 votes each ; " Patrick J. Carney, in 1878, refusing to qualify. Henry A. C. Turner was elected, Mav 14, to nil tl lie vacancy, Robert Orr ami Henry A. L. Turner, in 1881, by 112 and 104, resjicotivelv ; Charles Ball, in 1882. by 84 ; EL A. Farnuni, in 1883. by 103.

Overseers of Highways. - There appear to have been no Overseers elected in 1874, and there is no record of any having been elected in 1875. but the following jiersons tiled applications as such officers claiming to have been elected, and were accepted as such and given pajiers : John Waterman for District No. 1 ; John Berner for District No. 2 ; Walter B. Grav for District No. 3 ; E. D. Smith for District No. 4". In 1870 tho following were elected : Joseph Shaw, District No. 1 ; John Berner. No. 2 : Hermann Schrader. No. 3. In 1877, Joseph Shaw. No. 1 ; Charles Marston. No. 2; Hermann Schrader, No. 3; in 1880. Stephen Pennover. No. 1 ; W. W. Smith, No. 2 ; William Phillips, No. 3; in 1881, Henrv Miller, No. 1; E. A. Smith, No. 2 ; Walter Grav, No. 3 ; in 1882. John Wermerslangh. No. 1 ; John Myers, No. 2 ; Hermann Schrader, No. 3 ; and in 1883, Joseph Shaw, No. 1 ; Henrv Miller, No. 2 ; and Richard Versema, No. 3.

A few isolated events and financial facts may not inappropriately le introduced in this connection, very little business of any account was transacted in the year 1874. bv the town of Norwood Park, and that little, with tlie exception of two transaction! by the Commissioners of Highways, failed to bo recorded. These transactions were in relation to petitions for new roads, one commencing at the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 18, and running thence in a southerly direction on the half section line of said section to the south lino of Section 18. The owners of the laud through which this road was to run were Israel G. Smith, Charles R. Ball. John Firleke, the estate of Joseph Shaw, Richard Versema. and the County Poor Farm. The other road was to commence at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 18, and to run thence in an easterly direction on the half section line through Sections 18 and 17 to the east line of the town. The owners of the land through which this road was to pass were Israel G. Smith, Charles R. Ball, the estate of Joseph Shaw, the County Poor Farm. A. J. Knell, and John Firleke.

On the 14th of August, 1875, 1400 was levied on the taxable town proporty for town pur]M>ses. In 1870 the levy was twenty cents on each $100 of real and peraoual property for road purposes, and $4O0 again for town -purposus. On the 3d of April, 1877, John L. Card made a motion which was seconded by Allen Hemingway that 1)1,000 be raised bv assessment for the purpose of building a Town Hall. The motion was lost by a large vote, and no attempt to build a town house has since beun made. In 1877 the Sii|iervisor reported that his total receipts of money were $1, 295.84, and total expenditures $805.74 : in* 1878 his receipts were $085.87. exjienditures, $345.27; in 1879, receipts, $417.80, ox- |>enditure8, $281,08; in 1880, receipts, $285.10, expenditures, $280.00; in 1881, receipts, $395.84, exjienditures, $208.88; in 1882, receipts, $430.91, expenditures. $215.89.

The movement to organize the new town of Norwood Park was ojijiosed by the citizens of both Jefferson and Lcyden townships ; but it apjiears not to have been ojijiosed so strenuously by those of the latter as of the former townshiji. An agreement was reached by the officers of the two townshijis with reference to the division of the jirojierty of Leydcn between that townshiji and Norwood Park, on the loth of May, 1873. According to the records a meeting of the Sujicrvisors and Assessors of these two townshijis took place at Norwood Park on that day " for the purjiose of making an agreement concerning the apportionment of money, rights, credits and other personal property lately Ix'longing to said town of Loyden, there lie'ing no" real estate lielonging to saiil town." The following proceedings were had : Lcyden was found to lie jwssessed of $3o0.55 in the hands of the Supervisor, and the unpaid town and road taxes for 1878 and 1872, amount of said taxes not known at that date. Tho apportionment agreed upon was that Norwood Park should have $15.25 out of each $100 of said money and unpaid taxes, and Leyden should have *84.75 of each 1100, the turnpike serapers to oeloiigtotho roud districts as kd"ore the organizalion of Norwood Park. This agreement was'sb/ned by Stephen Penuoyer, Supervisor, and Jesse Hall. Assessor (if Norwood I'mi, and by Henry BoMOltberg, Supervisor, and Henry Kolzc. Assessor of Lcyden.

As intimated earlier in this sketch, the movement to organize the new town was op]>oscd more persistently an. strenuously by Jefferson than by Levden. < In the Mth of May, [813, the Trustees "of the vflUyrc of Jefferson held a meeting, at which William pTurav

The hill having for its ohjeet the establishment of -Norw.xNl Park as a new town entirelv and iudisi.utably indejK iKlent of Jefferson and iA.leu was introduced ink, the legislature bv the I Ion. 'George Dnnlai. menilicr of the House of Representatives from Xorn-ood Park, m im. It waa approval Mareli SO, Wi*: ,It."i,s entitled. " An net to set off from iueorporated vil ages (vrtain territory which bv the Cotuitv 7» Jt"5fi **'! fon,ie<1 i"1" "ew town or part tlaw- <»f. hiking into consideration the actual state of fads with referemr to the ineonwration .,f --foii"ies- BJOnal townships." into villages, this law will he seen to insisted of one section, as follows: "lie it enacted by the j,eople of the State of Illinois, represente.1 in the General Assembly, that in all cases where a Lonyrexwiial toinwhip has heretofore been incorporated as a village, under any general or s]H-cial law of this Mate, and by action of the County Hoard of the county in which such village is situated, a jxirtion of such incorporated village has; tot/ether with n portion of an adf,i»inn township, been formed into a new lowii prior to the paaaage of this act. such portion of unv sueh iiuwporatwl village so forming a par), of am such new town as aforesaid, shall be. from and after this act takes effect, set off from such incorporated Village as aforesaid, and form no part of the same.*'

Opposition to the organization of the town of Norwood Park. Iieing now useless, teased, and at length an agreenumt was reached between the DO longer " pn> toud.'vl town of Norwood Park and the authorities of Jefferson. A meeting of the Sui«rvi*« and Assessors of Jefferson and Norwood Park, for the purjHise of apportioning the property belonginc to the town of Jefferson, kdween Jefferson and Norwood Park, was held at the Jefferson Hotel on the 10th of Nnveiulier. 18:5, this meeting being an adjourned one from the 4th of the same mouth. According to the agreement made on the 10th of November with reference to the moneys, rights, credits, and otiier personal property lately belonging to and the debts owing by said town of' Jefferson, it was understood that the said town of Jefferson was seized conditionally of the Town Hall, and real estate on which the same stands, that, said town of Jefferson was also seized of the lot in Block M in the village of Jefferson and the building thereon used as a police station, also a small building at Howmanville on bawl ground used as a police station, and that there is i" poaSMBUm of and due to said town of Jefferson in moneys, rights, and personal property the sum of 113,000, iiicludiug the value of all tbo real aforesaid.

Ami it was further agreed that in consideration of the agreement of the Snjiervisors and Assessors of said town of Jefferson heretofore expressed that all the real estate heretofore owned by the said town of Jefferson is hereby apportioned "to said town of Jefferson as the sole and separate property of said town of Jefferson, and in consideration thereof it is agreed that the sum of $1,0(HI is hereby apportioned to 1 tic town of Norwood Park as its projNtrtiou and share of the properly heretofore owned, both real and personal, by the town of Jefferson, the said sum of #1,000 to be paid by said town of Jefferson to said town of Norwood Park with interest thereon at six per COnl from the date of the agreement (November 10. is;.")), said sum with the interest thereon to lie paid on or before the first day of September, 1877 : the payment of said *l.ooo ami interest thereon to he in full payment of all claims and demands of overv kind against the town of Jefferson in its corjMiratc or village capacity. This agreement, was signed bv Broekman Hopkins.' Supervisor, and by Frank 1). WulIT, Asse.-sor. of the" town of Jefferson, and Solomon II. Burhans, Supervisor, and Jesse Hall. Assessor, of Norwood Park.

Broekman Hopkins, Supervisor of the village of Jefferson, reported to the Trustee' on the 'J-lth of Deccm1>er, IK", that he had paid the #1,0(10. leaving the interest which then amounted to unpaid. This sum was paid a short time afterward and thus the whole matter settled.

Norwood Pake Village

The first settlement made in Norwood Park with tin' design of making a village was by Oeorge Dnnlap in i860. At this lime then1 were a few ordinary farm Imuses on the site. At the time of the platting of the ullage, by Leniuol P. Swift, of the firm of Forbes »v Swift, there were seven of these houses. .The first house built on the plat of the village W88 by Oeorge Dunlap. It was a two-story frame and stood at the corner of Norwood Court, and Circle Avenue. The second was built bv John R. Stoekwell, and the third bv Thomas 11. Sevmonr. The name first selected for this village was Norwood, after the novel " Norwood. ' bv Ileurv Wanl Bcechcr. but, as there was at the time another "post-office bv this name, the word Park was added, and the full name thus became Norwood Park. The post-office was established in 1M<>. with Thomas II. Seymour for Postmaster. He held the office until 1881, having as deputies, at first, E. W. Morse, and later, John t'amniack. A. A. Fox was then appointed Postmaster, and retained the office until December, 1883. F. M. Fox was his deputy and successor in office.

The first store was started in 1S71 by E. ». Morse. A few vears afterward he sold out to John Cammuek. who in' turn s<dd to F. M. Fox. He sold to A. A. Fox. who left the village in 18*3, and the management of the store to F. M. Fox.

The Norwood Park Hotel was built in IS.,\ by the Norwood Park Und vX Building Association, and sold by them m 1*T4 to .1. F. Kbcrhart. It is a fine, large, "three storv frame building, erected on a brick basement, and cost *10.00u. The hotel business in Norwooil Park has not, as vet. been very profitable. I he building is now owned bv Mrs. J. F. Lberhart.

Railway was erected and opened in 18G9. For the first two months after trams began to stop heve, (Soorge Dunlap was the onlv passenger to get on or off the cars at this point. Then came Thomas H. Seymour, and they two were the only passengers for some time, and only one (rain stopped at the station, the Woodstock Accommodation. Now. there i;ro nine trains running in each direction, which stop at this station, and a daily avenge of from sixty to seventy passengers, most of them residents of Norwood Park, doing business in Chicago.

The Advent Christian Times was first published as the Voice of the West, in March, 18ii:t, a weekly folio paper, with about three hundred subscrilwrs, bv the Rev. Joshua V. I limes, and edited by him and his sons, John (1. Land William Lloyd Himes. Within a vear its circulation increased to over one thousand copies, and it, was made over to an organization known as the Western Advent Christian Publishing Association, and it< name changed to the Advent Christian Times. The Rev. Joshua V. Himes continued as business manager, and his son William L as editor, having general charge of all office work. In 1ST'2 the office of publication was moved to Norwood Park, with a business office in Chicago. At this time it had lieen enlarged to a five-column quarto, the sheet being 'i7x4^ inches, and the circulation had increased to 5,500 weekly, with two steam presses, binding and other machinery. The Association published a large list of tracts and Iwoks, issuing at this time about two millions of 12 mo. pages of such publications a year. Among their books, the most important ones were: "The Doctrine of Immortality .*' by the Rev. James II. Whitmore, now a Unitarian' clergyman : the " Advent Christian Quarterly," conducted by William Lloyd Himes and J. II. Whitmore: tracts by L C. Collins, Henry Constable and manv other writers, American ami English. Both the Quarterly and Weekly had subscribers in nearly every State in the Union, in Canada and in England. " The publications of the Association were devoted to the dissemination of the doctrines held bv Advent Christians, viz.: the second advent of Jesus Christ, as an event " at hand," without attempt to designate a date; the renewed heavens and earth, the future home of the people ol God ; the unconscious state of the dead : and the annihilation of the personal existence of the unsaved. These, with practical Christianity, were the subjects mainly treated. At this time there were eighteen State Conferences that recognized the Advent Christian Times OS their representat ive publicat ion, extending from Ohio and Virginia to Arkansas and north to

The Association met annually and elected a Board of Managers, who were responsible for the conduct of its affairs. Personal dissensions among prominent leaders among Advent Christian people led to divisions ami contentions. Rev. Joshua V. Himes withdrew from the Association, and his son soon followed. Elder William Sheldon succeeded to the management of the paper. Personal strifes still continued, and he gave wav to Elder Frank Burr. The office of publication "was removed to Chicago, where the paper irradually declined in circulation and influence, until Ft was merged in the Bible Banner, a weekly paper now published in Philadelphia.

Of the former managers and supporters of the paper. Revs. Joshua V. Himes. William Lloyd Himes, Charles E. Barnes.. L F. Cole and T. R. Allen arc

Episcopal clergymen ; Revs. William A. I'enn and ('. ('. Mar* ton are Baptist*; Ikl.v. L. C. t Independent, ami James II. Whilmorc. Cnitariati.

The village of Norwood I 'ark was organized in 1*74. The lirst slop was the circulation of a |*-tilioii among the legal voters of the territory, proving thai the question as to whether lliev desired* the ineor|K>ration of Norwood Park as a" villas, under the act entitled, "An aer io provide for ihe incorporation of cities ami villages." approved April in, ls;». he submitted to the electors. The petition was presented to Judge Wallace, of the County Court of Cook County. In accordance with tl'tis peiition. iMitice was given to the resident legal voters or the territory desire] to be incorporated into a village, that an election for the purpose of deciding the question of suc h incorporation would he held at the station of the Chicago ,\ North-Weoteni Railway, .Inly 45, 1874. Cyrus .1. Cone, Thomas II. Seymour and

James Uinshtp were ap]M,inicd judges <<{ election. Ihe result of this election was that thirtv-two rote* were cast, thirtv-one of which were in favor of the organization. The returns were canvassed and certified to by Judge M. R, M. Wallace, and hv Xocl M. Hoyden and Calvin J)c Wolf. Justices of "he l'ea.r rue subjoined extract from the iirooeedings of the County Court of Cook County -ives a full description or the territory embraced within the original nlat of "Norwood Park VillagO: on tin- ;,th of September, George II. Campbell was elected President of the Board of Trustees: Cyras J. Corse w as elected Village Clerk, pro km.; John" Caniiiiack was elected Treasurer; Thomas Manalian. Streel Coininissn.uer ; and Thomas Orr. Constalile. <>n the 1 1th of September the Street Commissioner's bond was fixed at *20O. that of the Treasurer at *4,000, that of the Clerk, *4UU. uud that of the Constal.le at *loo. A efunuiittee was appointed In- the Presidcut lo draft general ordinances for the village, the committee consisting of Hohert I'ollock, lioria V. Collins, Jr., and Cyrus J. Corse. A committee was also appointed to sec A. .1. Snell. and to empire of him hv what, authority he was graveling flnwsod Avenue through the village of Norwood park. Tin* committee eon-isicd of .Martin I). Stevens and Jiuhm Qnilliert. A third i-oiuiuittec was ap]Kiinte l. consisting of Martin I>. Stevens, to see John P. Bfaerhart, anil io ascertain by w hat authority he had fenced up and take:, possession ()f the artesian well. On the 14th of September the Committee on Ordinances repurteil the following ordinances :

All of these were adopted, and on the of October an ordinance was passed, providing for the issuance of bonds to the amount of *'.'.i>!Mi, said bowls to bear date November 1, 1ST4, to lie payable the \cars from date, and to bear ten per cent setiii-amiual interest. A levy of $001) per annum for five years w is provided for to meet the principal and interest of the ImuiiIs. and the proceeds of the bonds were to If applied to making "certain necessarv and imperative improvements and repairs in and about the streets sad public highways, an 1 for the ordinarv current municipal excuses of said village."

The ordinance against the vending of liquors i« worthy of note, in this connection. Section 1 of tin* ordinance, which is still in force, prohibits the selling: bartering, exchanging, or giving away of any kind of malt or spirituous li.juors in less quantity tlian four tion "2 prohibits the keeping open of any bar or place for tin- {tolling of any such liquor*, under a similar penalty. Section :t excepts druggists and u|>othcearies from the provision.* of the ordinance. In addition to this ordinance, a condition is inserted in eac h deed for the sale of real estate made by the Norwood Park Land A Building Association, that no malt or spirituous liquors shall Ik' soli] upon the property sold. The consequence of these precautions is that there has Ih'cii no saloon opened in Norwood Park.

On the "Jlst of September, 18:4. J. F. Eberlmrl said, in answer to the inquiries of the lknird of Trustees with reference to his fencing Up the artesian well, that he had purchased the lot upon which the artesian well was dug. and. therefore, considered himself the rightful owner of the well, but was willing the village should have water therefrom. <hi the same day Charles Walters was elected Pound Master; l>. ('. Dunlap, Village Engineer and Surveyor J and L. 0. Collins, dr.. was appointed Village Attorney. On the Huh of October, the Attorney reported that A. .1. Siiell had no righi to collect toll on the graveled road, and. in accordance with this opinion. Mr. Knell was notified to remove his toll-gate. On the 1st of March. 18T*>. Mr. Stevens reported tit tin- Board of Trustees thai Mr. Knell was willing to remove his toll-gate, if the board wished, or he would make a gravel road, sixteen feet wide, with culverts, etc.. and have it done by July 1, 1ST5. Mr. Knell was then granted permission to'gravel the road through the village of Xorw<Kid Park, according to certain BpecificutkmS, and according to the condition M to the time of completion named by him.

A. Wiueholl. and George Dunlap: 1876 - T. H. Seymour. A. Q. Low, S. 11. Burhaus. M. D.Stevens. F. A. Winched and Henry Moislev ; ISt!» - George Dunlap. M. D. Stevens, C. J. Dc Berord. H. C. Rutter. II. Allison and W. Neimau; 1880 - 0. J. De Rorard. Henry Allison. S. II. Burhnns. William Orr. Ezra B. Slierwin and James Ouilbert; j*si--E/.ni B. Slierwin, S. H. Burhans. William Orr: ls*» - F. M. Fox. II. A. Ward and N. II. Bates; ISS.'i - C. d. De Bcrard. K.

The ImukI of the Treasurer has been changed from time to time. In 1ST 1 it was tixed at *4.ouo; in 18?r> it was is^.tMM): in IS TT it was fixed at *7JMK), at which figure it still remains. The bonds of the other officers have undergone very little change, and range from $100 to #.*>no.

The village of Norwood Park is one of the most pleasant suburbs of Chicago, ton miles therefrom. on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, ami contains about four hundred inhabitants.

These institutions, devoted to tho care and treatment of those most unfortunate of all people, paupers and the insane, are situated on the County Poor Farm, in the town of Norwood Park, about twelve miles distant from the city. The Farm, which consists of nearly 1G0 acres of finely improved laud, is located on the southeast quarter of Section 18. It was formerly owned by Peter Ludby, who settled on it in 1839. Until two years ago, the nearest railway station, at which one could tako tho cars to or from the Uonntv Farm, was at the village of Jefferson, two miles awav, on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & North- Western Railroad. At that time, however, the commissioners, seeing the necessity of having railway communications direct from the city to the Asylum and Infirmary, effected an arrangement with the Chicago, Milwaukc3 & St. Paul Railway, by which to run trains from the Madison-street depot, in the city, direct to the county institution. In order to accomplish this, the county built some three miles of line, running from the Poor Farm in a southerly direction across tho east side of Sectious 19, 30 and 31, in the town of Jefferson, ami intersecting the main line of the St. Paul road at (Jalewood. This was done, and the first train from the city to tho County Farm was started on tho 11th of Scptcmlwr, 188.'. " This arrangement has proved to be most satisfactory j ami, in addition to the conveniences it affords in transporting peojdc, both visitors ami patients, to and from the Asylum and Infirmary, it is of no less service iu conveying supplies such as coal, flour, etc., of which, in the course of a year, these institutions consume an immense quantity. The county has also erected, at its terminus of the line, a handsome depot building, at a cost of *2,1U0, and the Btation here has been named Dunning, in honor of one of the oldest and wealthiest settlers in the vicinity. Taken in connection with the county buildings, Dunning has already the appearance of being quite a little village, having now a store, restaurant, and post-office, while a portion has also been platted, to be sold as resident

The /ntirmart/. - 'Yhe plans for this institution were drawn by John (1. Cochrane, the well-known architect, of Chicago, and the designs submitted by him were adopted by the comity Tboard on the 2 2d of September, 1881. The contract for the erection of the buildings was awarded in June, 1882, to Messrs. Mctiraw & Downey, who completed their part of the work in time for the institution to receive inmates by Jcncof the following year. The plan of the buildings is original, and reflects no little credit on the architect, who, it seems, had in view those ever-important features in structures of this character, tiumely. plenty of sunlight and thorough ventilation. They consist of nine seporate and distinct buildings, connected by corridors, and arranged in a semi-circular form, with a frontage generally to the south. In front of the arc of the circle are the administration and the four dormitory buildings; immediately in the roar is the central building, and on cither side of this are tho hospitals and dining rooms, while in the ivarof these arc the kitchens and laundry. houses, all connected bv corridors. The size of the administration building is I8x5<t feet, with a corridor, 48x10 feet, connecting it with the central building, which in size is V.ix 18 feet. The f«mr dormitory buildings are each :58\r,»0 feet, while in their rear, and striking the central building, is a corridor, l'UHVi feet. The two dining-rooms and hospital buildings are each 38x6? feet. At the rear corner of oath is a tower, 15 feet square, and in the rear of them is the fuel room, 2Ux40 feet. Between the kitchen and one of the hospitals is the engine room, 82x38 feet, and between the hospitals and the corridors already mentioned are two natatoriunis, triangular in shape, and 18 feet on each side. The entire length of the front measurement is 44o feet, while the dentil of the Structure is but a little over half this distance. In tho bassinet) t of the administration building are located the warden's general olliee. waiting room, examination room, warden's kitchen, pantries" vegetable Collar, and toilet, room. There is also a hall way running through the center, and connected bv corridors with every portion of this lower part of the house. In the principal story are warden's olliee, reception-room, the phvsieiaifs otli<«, drug store, warden's dining room, closets, pantries, etc. In the second story are line, commodious chambers, and a parlor. In tho central building, in the basement, are two work rooms, and in the principal story are the reading-rooms, spacious and well lighted", two in "limber - one for males, the other for the females. I he Bjcond story contains nine private dormitories alto tho" lying-in " hospital, off from which are two ret'irinz rooms. Tho four dormitory buildings have, in the basement of each, one largo work room, ami a superintendents roini; while the principal and second stories contain tho dormitories, or sleeping ui.arlments.for the inmates. The west hospital buildin« contains besides the wards for patients, a large dinin-. room, and, in the basement, boiler and furl room* in tiie basement of the east hospital are the ironing rooms, wash rooms, and domestics' bath rooms: whilo in the principal story are separate dining-rooms for the men ami women. On the second and third Boon are the hospitals. The architecture of the building is of the modern Gothic style, the arches l*ino- built ot pressed brick, with belts of tho same material run mug between the doors and windows. The roofs are at. an angle of tm-ty-live degrees, and. terminating in sharp r.dges. g.vo the structures a loft, and pictur" ewmo appearance Verandas adorn the front walls of the buildings, and, whilo adding to the beauty of their nmiearanoe, afford, during, tho summer months a pleasant retreat for invalids to enjoy the pure air an f, -shine, which otherwise they con id scarcely obt rhe.ntenor finish of the buildings is of n chnnSel corres.Kmd.ng perfectly with what would see n most -nitable and the best adapted for both nsi ano beau v SL :11nT°.0t ^-finished plastermg. and the Hie floors of other rooms, excepting ||1C basements, winch are laid in Portland cement, are of soft nine I he stairs are all of oak, with natural wood no* ments the grand staircase in the central building beige one or the attractive features in that structure The buildings of the Infirmary cover over two acres of ground, In their construction were used 3,500,1100 brick, and over 500 cords of foundation stone. The cost of the institution was as follows: Building »NS.8B0.45; steam works, *25.9TO; cooking utensils! including tinware, *2,'.«;5 ; paid for architect's salary, services of foreman, and forgradin«,*8.145.sn, makings total of *182,940.25. It is due to tiie men who, as public olhcers, had charge of affairs during the erec tion of t he buildings, to sav that the final cost fell short of the original estimate, and that the total allowance* for extras were only *i'J-i.iQ. The Infirmary, as it now stands, has accommodations for one thousand patients, and in the event greater facilities should be required, the architect, ill the original plan of the buildings, h.is lefi ground and room for the erection of additions, 01 they may be needed. The institution uuw hits something over :<K) inmates, while tho total num. ber admitted during the fiscal year ending August 31, l**'l, was 1,6 T'.i. The warden is riurles Frcv; medi. cal examiner, Dr. A. W. llagcnbach. Tiie following men composed the Committee on Public Charities during the jteriod the institution was being built: t\ K Unburn, John O'NicI, J. Hbcinwald, L Hutt, J. \V. Stewart. H, ft Sonne, W. II. Wood, and A. C. Knopf. Iu conclusion, it remains only to say that in this Infirmary everything has been done to' provide for the substantial comfort of its inmates. They aro decently clad : cleanliness reigns everywhere; 'their food is wholesome and clean ; and being so unfortunate as to have come at last to an institution of this charactor, they are made to feel as lightly as possible the restraints that are necessarily put about thorn

TV/'* lionue Afghan. - Until 1m'-8 the puii|«r insane of t'ook County were Rent to the County Infirmary, a part of that institution being devoted to that class of inmates. Here thev received no special attention ia the w ay of pathological treatment, the prominent ideu prevailing that if food, clothing and shelter were afforded them, that, was sufficient, and all that the laws of human sympathy required. The constantly increasing number of insane cases in the wards of the Poor House, embracing almost every knowu form of this terrible malady, soon made manifest the necessity of providing separate and suitable i|tuirters for this ohm of county charges. Accordingly, in 1*70, a brick building, some 400 feet in length, with ft wing at the south end having a depth of 20<i feet, was built, the whole Structure having accommodations for, perhaps, 300 patients. Iu 1873 the building was enlarged, and as it now is can comfortably care for about 400 inmates. In ls?s i)r. J. C. Spray, so long connected with tho County Infirmary, was maile medical superintendent, a position he still' holds. Hi* medical assistants at the present time are, Dr. Alexander Thuemmler, assistant superintendent., and Dr. S. V. Clovenger. special pathologist. Since Dr. Spray assumed charge of the As\lum it has been conducted on the latest approved methods for the treatment of the insane, and with a conscientious fidelity ill t'ie discharge of every duty pertaining to the care and comfort of this truly unfortunate class. Dr. Clevengor - a man already noted in the scientific world, and who, like Dr. Sprav, has given the best years of his lifo to the study of 'insanity in its various formsis especially well littcd for t he 'position he holds m this institution. In the treatment of wises sent ben, the strictest attention is paid to their pathology. So fur U3 is poasible full and Complete record "is kept of card subject; all precedent information possible concerning it ii obtained, M pointing to causes inducing the disorder : and, when practicable, a history of the case until the death of the patient is preserved." The value and importance of work of this character cannot bo overestimated: they are best attested, however, in the results obtained, and in the number of cases discharged as cured out of the total number of cases received. There is one serious drawback to the proper handling of the cases now in charge, and that is lack of sufficient room. The asylum, as already stated, has accommodations for 4<0 inmates: but in the month of March of the present year there were within its walls over Ciki patients - a state of affairs to bo regretced, as it seriously interferes with the proper care and treatment or tlio entire number. Nothing, however, that within the circumstances can be done has been neglected to insure the best possible results. Light, sunshine (when it can bo obtained), air, fresh and pure, and plenty of it. toget her with a scrupulous cleanliness, are among the noticeable features in the arrangement of the entire institution. The quarters Of the patients are made as comfortable as possible, and their surroundings in the way of books, flowers, music and amusements are such as are best calculated *.o induce peace and happiness to minds many of which have only given away under prolonged trouble or owing to sickness induced largely by poverty and privations of the most deplorable kind. Kindness, too, is the law which governs in the discipline necessarily enforced, where so many are congregated together, and none letter understand the merit* of this plan of treatment than do the gentlemen who are ROW in charge. It is only uttering the truth when it is asserted that the manner in which this asylum is conducted, is as much a credit to Doctors Spray, ( levonger and Thuemmler. as it is to the county by whose inunilicence it is kept, and sustained. It should also be stated that the Commissioners of the county are now deliberating on plans for a new institution, which shall embodv the latest and bast approved designs for the treatment of the insane, and which, when completed, will be far superior in its advantages in this respect over those atTordod at present. Of the inmates at present under treatment here, there are 885 males and 323 females ; it. is a curious fact that out of this number only eevonty-tiro are native bom Americans, the remainder. -'V-3S,' not being native but of other nationalities. It has also been determined that of the cases at this institution, in forty-eight |>er cent the insanity has been due to inherited defects, and fifty-two percent to aw pi i rod defects, such as injuries received or as the result ut disease contracted in later years. Concerning the ages of the patients now in the asylum there arc, 3 under 14 years; 14 are between the ages of K. and -,'<>: 1!»8 between 20 and Wj 183 between 30 and 40 ; 13o between 40 and 50 : 64 between 50 and U<>; 14 between »i0 and 70, and 4 of 7o years and over.

CHARLES 15. HALL was bom in Hampden County. Mas*., i.i IHI0. sot. of Charles and Sarah Ball. He «aotol.*k Countv in IS::;, and after a short time spent '» \ , 5» located in Cedar Lake. Iml.. when- he remained about six rear*. He then moved on a farm "t M0 »*«- in JeTWJ Township, where be now reside*. engaged in farming ami gardening, On his farm he has four tenants, lie was marrieil in 1*41 to Miss Louisa M. Dunham, daughter of .Jeremiah Dunliain. They have hail eight children, six now living - Charles J., Dunham B.. Daniel L., John \V., David M. and Marsellus A. They are members of t he Methodist Episcopal Cluireh. lie lias lie n Commissioner of Highways and a member of the school board for a number of vears. Mr. Ball had three sons in the late war. David M. is now practicing law in Chieagi i.

JEsSiE HA farmer, P. !>. Norwood Park, was bom in Herkimer Cjurilv, N. Y., in 1810, son of /china and Anna Ball. He camo'lo Cook County in 1842, l>ut HlbtCt)Uently remover] to Michigan, where he spent eight years. In 1850 he returned and located in Leyden Township. In W< he went to Kansas for the piir|xw .if assisting in making that a free State. Hi was t he first Collector of Taxes in .Jefferson Precinct. .Jefferson County, Kansas, under the free-State law, and voted for the Wyandotte Constitution. In 18*10 he returned to his home in lievden, in 1800 purchasing the farm where he now reside*. In 1S12 he was married to Miss Drusilla Tanner, daughter of Willard and Waity Tinner. They have hud five children, two are now living. Caroline and Margaret. They Inst two sons in the War of the liclw llion. Mr. Ball has been Assessor of Norwood Park Township for eleven successive years: also Const able and a member of the school l>oard for a number of years.

S. II. Itt'lillANS fanner. P. H. Norwood Park, was born in Schoharie Countv. New York, in ISM. son of Daniel and Margaret Burhans. He cam.' to Chicago in lsiiu and engaged in making county maps, following that business for about nine venrs, during which time lie mapped eighty-two counties. In 1802 he sold his business and purchased the farm on which he now resides, it containing 117 acres, all in the village corporation, twenty-five acres being laid out in lots. He makes a specialty of raising blooded horses - Normans and Ilambletonian breeds. He is also extensively engaged in fruit raising, hi* orchard containing .100 cherry. 700 cralt apple. 200 apple trees and 1.1*0 grape vines. His resilience is half a mile from tin railroad iIc|n.|, surrounded by fruit and shade trees and ornamental shruhticrv. making ii one of the most attractive and desirable residences in the town, lie was married in 1802 to Miss Sarah E. Chase, daughter of Harvey and Chariot t, Mr. Iturhans is a member of the Masonic fraternity. A. F.K \ M . a Koval Arch Mas.ni and a memla rof Commaiidery I\o. Chicago. Kor four nan he was Su|>crvisor of Norwood

School Hoard for a number of years. In lStO he assisted in raising R company for the war, but was himself rejected on account of physical disability.

\ ST. JOHN CAMPBELL, Deputy I lined States ( olhcb.r. was born in Schenectady. N. Y.. in 1838, son of George and Mary CkmpMl. He came to Cook County in lSoJ: located hi Chicago, engaged as salesman for the paper house of W B Utto & Co. for about three years, and then engaged as book-keeper for C. T. Atlcin's notion house for two years, arid then with his brother, J. P. Campbell and brokerage business for one year, to Pike's Peak, where lie spent om he engaged in the commission basin time he entered I he employ of I. VS OtD and glass, as salesman.

, in exch 1SIH.I he went vear. <>n his return less until 1805. at which Fox, dealer In paints. In Jul v. 1809, he received Assessor of Internal Hevenuc.

a commission as Assistant a«w«. >n which position he held until the oflice was changed to that of Dcoulv Collector of Internal Revenue. Mr. tumiilicll wits nmrr 'sl in 1801 to Miss Celia K. llill. daughter of lenry L. and BUaabelk K- nitt: the* have had seven children, two living-Mary E. and Belle. Thev are member* of the American Reformed Church at Norwood I ark.

ll.HN CHAPMAN, fanner. P. 0. Jefferson, was bom in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1833. Mr. CL»i.n»«nV l'»^ntf- .lames and Elizabeth Chapman, are living his father at the JeofaeventT-MWn, and his mother at the age of seventyfive. Their fam.lv consists of eight children -John. Mary. Ann I.v.lin. Phebe. C-.vel. LlMic and Villain. Mr. fenan erne to Cnnk County in 1S0O. and locate, I ... Jeffer-on Township, and engaged in farming, which pursuit he has since followed. In 1800 he was married to Mi's Sarah Shim,, daughter of Edward Shim.: they have two children. Joseph and Elizabeth. He and wife are members of

.... S.' V. CLEVENGEK, Special Patho og.st of Cook Count* Hospital for the Insane, was born in Horeiiee. Italy, in 1W so , of S. V. and Elizabeth Clevcnger. lie was educated at St. I^uis, Mo.: New (..leans La.. . in.l the Chicago Medical College, from wh ^»JpS£^oSS. In mt beenlleted in Company L. BUaell Engineer Corps, am) participated in t ho battle of Nashville. In l*fi3 he was commissioned First Lieutenant. At Nashville he whs placed »n detached service in command of the Cumberland Barracks, where he had chnrgo of from 1,200 to r>,0lK) men. He was mustered nut lit the close of the war. Afterward lie engaged in surveying. In 18117 lie went to Dakota, where he built a telegraph, line from Sioux City to Fort Sully, in which he owned one-third interest, ami published the Press and Dakotian. a p»|KT consolidated from four other papers he had previously bought. Mb made surveys of ahout <i,lKK» miles for the Government, mostly in Dakota! lb- was Chief Engineer of the Dakota Southern Railroad, and published a treatise on (iovernment surveying, which reached its third edition in 1873. In 1874 he had the Meteorological appointment at Fort Sully in the United States .Signal Service, and during that time engaged in the study of medicine. In 187!» he established practice in Chicago, whieh he followed until 1Ss83, when he Benefited his present position in the Cook County Hospital for t ho Insane. In 187!> he was made a member of the A meri<»n Electrical Society, and Viee President of the Chirago Electrical Society; also a member of the Chicago Medical Society, Chicago Biological Society, Illinois Microscopical Society Assistant Physician of lite South Side Dispensary, Collaborator of the journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, and Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, In ls*0 he was made a member of the American Neurological Society, and in 1882 Profe - or of Anatomy at the Art Institute of Chicago, ami Colhil>orntor of the Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry, and received the degree of A. M. from the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1883 he was made a member of the American Microscopical Society. He is a contributor to the Chicago Medical Journal

American Naturalist, mid was assistant editor of the Chicago Medical Review and the Chicago Druggist. He was m.,rried in lSiioto Miss Mary Kiinpp, daughter of .lohn and ?-urthn Knapp. They have three children - Albert. Shobal, and Martha. His father, who was born in Ohio in 1812 and died in 1*13. was a sculptor of note. Among his works were the busts of Webster, Clay, Everett. Van Duron and Chief J usti.-e Shaw.

LORIN C. COLLINS, ,1a,. attorney at law, the son of Lorin C. and Mary U. Collin-, was horn in Windsor, Conn,, in 1848. He received his preparatory education in Ohio, ami graduated from the Northwestern I niversily in the class of 1872. The same year he commenced the study of the law, and was admitted to the lirtr by the Supreme Court at Ottawa, III., in 1S74. He immediately 'established his practice in Chicago, the firm name of Collins \ Adair. He has been actively engaged ill political affairs. In I*"* he was elected Representative of the Seventh District in the Illinois Legislature, and re-elected in IKS) and 1S*S2. He was chosen Speaker of the Thirty-third ticnernl Assembly. In 1S7U, he was married to Miss Nellie Kohh. daughter of (ieorge A. and Martha Robb. They have had four children, three arc now living - Carrie May. Lnrin C. and 0(000, Mr. Collins [j member of the American Reformed Church, ami of the .Masonic fraternitv A. P. A: A. M.

ucatcd at Wilbraham ami ai the Wcslevan Cniversity, at Middh-town.Conn., where he took an English and scientific course. In 1838 he was admitted into the New England Conference, in 1840 ordained deacon, and in 1842 elder. II is first charge was at Greenfield, Mass., after which he occupied the following stations; Stafford Springs, South Glastonbury, Hartford WaL lingford. Marlboro. Stafford Springs, Windsor, Mvstic Bridge Stafford Springs. In mi he went to St. Paul, Minn., where he was located as local preacher for fourteen vears.during which tunc he was also engaged in secular business, lie then united with the Minnesota Conference, and occupied the charge at Mouneello for two years. He then separated from the Methodist hpiscopal Conference on account of a difference of opinion on the doctrines or endless misery. and from that time he lias la-en an independent preacher. 'llis last pastoral work was with the Advent Church at Montieetlo. where he preached for four years. Ir 1873 he came to Norwood Park. In 1831) he married Miss Mary Bemis. Thev have had seven children two an- now living -Win C. oml Carrie (Reed).

Sf)lA>N S. DuDGE, teacher, wa*Wn in Jefferson County. .V V ., in IK),, son of James and Electa Dodge. He was educate11, at the Cook County Normal Set 1, from which he graduated in the class 187a, and has since devote 1 himself to leaching. .Since that time his first school was in Jefferson Township, where he taught for two years; then one year in

Lake County, Mich ; afterward at Glenwood two vears, and oin year at Bloom School, in Cook County. In lKK-j he accepted the position of principal of the public school of Xanmad Purl:. He has been a resident of Cook County from 1*7:1. In 1880 he married Mis* Kate A., daughter of Xahum and Clarissa Holhrook. They have one child, Arthur G. He is* member of the American Reformed Church. Blrs. Dojjv's parents were residents of Glenwood, Her father whs Ikwii in Cook County, and died in 1*73. at the age of thirtv-five veais. Her mother is still living, at the age of forty.

GEORGE DC N LAP, real .-state dealer. was bom in Jefferson County, N. V., in lfcjo. son of William I. ami .Margaret bunlap, lie came to Illinois w ith his parents in lKJtl. Inciting it Troy Grove, LnSulle County. In 1840 they removed b> Monroe Precinct, Cook County, which was euhgeqtiently tin- lownship of Lcydeti. The familv owned >>W acres, and the localiiv was known as Dunlap Prairie. Mr. Dunlap resided in I*vden Township until 1804, when he moved to Jefferson. He held the oflico of Supervisor for four years. Justice of the I'eaccfor five years, and Postmaster for six years, all of which he resigned on leaving Levden. After moving to Jefferson he was appointed Assistant Revenue Assessor, which office he held for five years. The office was then changed to Deputy Collector, which position he held for six years. In 1874 he resigned that office to represent the Seventh' District in the Twenty-ninth General Assembly. Mr. Dunlap was instrumental in the organization of Norwood Park Township. He went to Springfield and set ur.-d a special act of the lx-gislatiire in setting il off from Jefferson. He built the first house in Norwood Park Village. He was married in 1N-">1 to Miss Almeda Pierce, daughter of John and Hannah Pierce. They have had seven children, six arc now living - DcClermnnt," Hettie, Clifton, Alice, Jessie and Mirs. In 1*7") he established hi-- preseut business under the drill name of Dunlap & Swift, Chicago.