15 Jul 1881 Valley Chronicle Name Index

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This index of prominent citizens, advertisers and story subjects was contributed from a transcription of the newspaper. The newspaper is available on microfilm at the St. Charles Public Library. The donor has asked to remain anonymous.

Township Officers

Miller, Chas. A. - supervisor

Ross, G. F. - clerk

Goodell, Joel - assessor

Clark, Jos. - township collector

Clark, H. M. -justice

Elliott, John F. - justice

Nichols, A. J. - constable

Sill, Geo. N. - constable

Matteson, Wm. M. - highway commissioner

Alcott, J. B. - highway commissioner

Adams, S. L. - highway commissioner

Rockwell, H. T. - school trustee

Colton, M. W. - school trustee

Baker, Ed. - school trustee

City Government

Hunt, F. B. - mayor

Durant, Sam'l - clerk

Ross, Geo. F. - attorney

Glos, H. A. - treasurer

Lake, C. A. - marshal

Aldermen

Clark, H. M. - first ward

Brownell, E. A. - first ward

Trumbull, John P. - second ward

Marsden, Thomas - second ward

Haslehurst, Henry B. - third ward

Ferson, George - third ward

Churches - pastors

Bary, Emil B. - Baptist

Zara, M. - Catholic

Belt, S. D. - Congregational

Kent, Frank - Free Methodist

Searl, S. - Meth. Episcopal

Secret Orders:

Unity Lodge, No. 48, A. F. and A. M.

Rockwell, H. T. - W.M.

Clark, H. M. - secretary

St. Charles Lodge, No. 14, I. O. O. F.

Morse, Levi - N. G.

Adams, S. L. - Sec'y

Waubonsie Encampment, No. 13, I. O. O. F.

O'Brien, J. - C.P.

Bowman, F. H. - scribe

St. Charles Cornet Band

Ferson, John H. - president

Colson, J. F. - secretary

Doherty, James - treasurer

Anderson, Albert - leader

Jennings, R. B. - assistant leader

The band consists of twenty pieces.

Advertisers:

Adams, S. L. - staple and fancy groceries

Anderson, C. A. - corner store, West Main Street

Alexander, F. W. - contractor and builder, Second Street, south of livery stable

Baird, J. C. - banking, east side, St. Charles

Barry, A. H. - Botsford, Barry & Russell, attorneys and counselors at law

Bishop, Wm. H. - M.D., office at residence, west Second street, two blocks south of Main

Botsford, R. N. - Botsford, Barry & Russell, attorneys and counselors at law

Bowman, F. H. - Hardware, West Side, St. Charles

Crawford, H. M. - M.D., office at residence, north of park, east St. Charles

Culverson, William - livery, one door west from the Mallory House

Curtis, T. M. - new wagon shop

Elliott, John F. - justice of the peace and collecting agent

Furnald, J. P. - merchant tailoring

Gould, C. W. - creamery butter, Elgin

Harroun, Horace - groceries

Hinman, A. W. - M.D., office in Dearborn's block, west side, St. Charles

Lloyd, W. B. - The Little Store Around the Corner

McWilliams, D. Jr. - Harness, saddles and collars, West Main Street

Moore, D. B. - blacksmith, West Second Street, north of Main

Osgood, George W. - groceries, crockery and wallpaper

Parker, J. W. - dealer in furniture and agricultural implements

Richmond, James F. Capt. - visits from Chicago

Rockwell, Henry T. - fire and life insurance

Roche, N. T. - coal seller

Russell, J. A. - Botsford, Barry & Russell, attorneys & counselors at law, office, rms 1 & 2, Barker's block

Ryan, T. E. - attorney at law, office on west side, St. Charles

Sayles, Mrs. A. - millinery store, one door east of Dr. DeWolf's drug store

Sill, Robert T. Dr. - visits from Chicago

Van Patten, J. S. - The Pioneer Drug Store

Ward, L. C. - boots, shoes, slippers

Zabriski, D. L. - drugs

News articles:

Adams, S. L. - hosted party

Alexander, Frank - work on home

Alexander, Frank Jr. - completing work on Samuel Brown house

Almy, Edward B. - killed at Cortland

Baird, C. W. - home being repaired

Baird, William - now in Paris

Balldridge, M. M. - home once had strawberry patch

Ballou, W. P. - YMCA organized at DeKalb

Barry, Hon. W. D. - give speech at Blackberry

Bartlett, S. P. - Quincy fish commissioner sends fish

Bary, E. B. Rev. - helps family of drowning victim

Bassett, A. J. - resigns at Geneva station agent

Belt, S. D. Rev. - preached a stirring sermon

Bowers, Rudolph - opens a photo gallery

Bowman, C. S. - owns Eaton home

Bowman, Edward H. - graduate from Michigan University

Bradshaw, S. P. - DeKalb soap factory demolished by lightning

Braunhold, Louis - artist visiting St. Charles

Brown, John A. - repairing his house

Brown, Samuel - additional drowning

Brown, Samuel - additional on aid to family

Brown, Samuel - drowns

Burling, J. H. - supervising repairs to a home

Colton, M. W. - grove is site of Sunday school

Crawford, Dr. - attends to farm accident victim

Crawford, S. K. - visits from Benton County, Mo

Davidson, C. H. - visited from Minn.; son-in-law of James Wheeler

DeMarbelle, Dion - whilom teacher

DePew, Chauncey M. - withdraws from Senate race

DeWolf, Dr. - tends to farm accident victim

Dearborn, Lydia - attending Indiana school

Dewey, John F. - spoke at camp meeting

Durant, James T. - repairing his home

Eaton, Ithiel - apples hung over his fence

Ferson, John - hired man ill

Ferson, John - tells tall tale

Flannery, Michael - improving

Fowler, Eugene K. - hit by grape shot at Vicksburg

Furnald, J. P. - repairing his roof

Gallagher, J. T. - raises money for drowning victim's family

Goodhue, Mrs. David - visited from Roscoe, Ill. with daughter Mrs. Barnes

Gould, Mrs. C. W. - ill for some time

Griscom, (?) - goes on a fast

Hammond, Phebe Mrs. - host at M.E. social

Huls, Mrs. S. B. - is ill

Johnson, Frank - new landlord of Blackberry hotel

Joy, Olin C. - returned from Grand Junction, Iowa

Kayner, D. P. - letter from Antelope Springs, Colo.

Kayner, Theodore D. - visits for a vacation

Lewis, Clark - band goes to his home

Lloyd, J. N. - in business in restaurant and boarding house

Lungreen, Charles - sprained his ankle

Marvin, boy - Aurora boy found in Chicago

McDole, S. P. - fish commissioner receives fish

Meredith, Thomas - pitcher for Batavia base ball club

Metcalf, Lois - attending Indiana school

Miller, Charles A. - elected chairman of board of supervisors

Morgan, A. D. - ice cream goes astray

Nichols, A. J. - hurt on farm

Osgood, W. F. - repairs on his house

Osgood, W. F. - severe attack of bilious colic

Parker, Etta Miss - attends Chicago art school

Perkins, John - farm hand in accident

Pettingill, J. C. - had strawberry patch

Pierson, T. F. - best place to buy groceries

Powers, Wesley - has hemerrhoids

Roberts, boy - Aurora boy killed

Rolph, Prof. - St. Charles artist

Scheutze, Fred - damage to hay crop

Sill, Henry - started career as painter

Storrs, Emery A. - delivered address in Michigan

Swift, John - died suddenly near Carpentersville

Tyrell, Webb - organized Y MCA at DeKalb

Vaughn, Nancy - turned 110

Veeder, Theo. - visited from Chicago

Webb, John - on hand for band visit to Batavia

Wheeler, James T. - son-in-law Davidson visits from Minn.

Wheeler, T. A. Mrs. - daughter married Mr. Joy

Whilden, Edward - Big Rock township settler died

Wilson, Dr. - appointed to state board of dental examiners

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