Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

XLNIKA TOWNSHIP. 435
o~ganiaation. At this time Robert Moore. Matllias Stlnrms, Robert
Wall, Tholnas Watts, M. G. Brace and James Buswell mere elected
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trustees. lhree years after organization there were no less than 14.8
1~~11ils under t \jrell tp-one yews oltl. In IS45 fortr-nine legal rroters
petitioned for the sale of scllool lands, ;~tl. n few rots mere sold tlmt
year, but the section \\-:is not entirely soltl until 1S52. In IS56 there
were 83 piq~ils in District KO. 1, 54 il; Dist~ict So. 2, 160 in District KO.
:-i, 34 in Distibict KO. 4 ;inti 51 in I)ist,i*ict So. 5, or n total of 432 pul)ils.
In 1 S5S 1 );~vitl Currier was p~esitle~lt and W. 31. Fu!ler nT:.as reFlected
t~e;lsll~~er of the scllool bond. 111 Octol~el*, ISf,S, the cluestio~z of
tlivitling the to~rlisliip in to tmo scllool tlistlbicts \\'its rotetl 011, wllen 62
votles op1)osctl the tlirisioll alltl I(i \\.ere coutcnt, thus 1e;triug the fire
oltl tlistriets in existence. In lS5S Bliss li:mma IIall. George Currier
:~rld otllelhs tiitlgllt in Dist~bict xo. I. Ua,m Pike in Xo. 2 ant1 TVm. Spencer
in No. 3. 111 No. 4 31 iss 1I;trriot Rhodes taugllt in IStiO, IIelwy B.
IJpton in District KO. i-j in 1$(;1. 111 3I;~rcll, 1862, J. TI7. Watts tibngllt
in District No. I ; ~t $20 per 111ont)l. Tl~e average attendance out of
58 enrolled pnpils was 3s. In District So. 2 S. hst presided over a,
scllool of 21 at $9" i;lntl Miss E. S. 1,ynl;~n taught in District No. 3 at
$25 - pupils enrolled, 47. . T ~rffin received $25 per irlontll in
llistrict So. 4. wheve 32 1)upils n7ere enrollecl. District KO. 5 rvas not
n1)enccl. A. G. Clbi~\r ~OL-d in SO. 6 taught 36 pul)ils for $28 per mol~tlr.
7'11e first regular reco~d of t'lle Ellni ].;I, to\vnship scllools is tlatetl April
5, 1862. i:ntlibe\\r Oliver, qJoll~i Tluwl~ull imtt Cll;~.rles Itootl \\-ere trustlecs.
In lSrZ T,;~,ton Ynl ler, Ales. &lnl8cll ison, Jr., and JIatlthe\v B.
Paial;s were trustees, iiltlre\\r Oliver in ISAT :ind Clla~les Staa1.t in lS(i8.
In 1S70 Dari tl Crlr~ier, Tllo~n;\s Oliver and Antlye w Oliver were ellosen.
In 1871 ill. 13. P;u8ks \\Tits elect'ed trustee ; in 1872 Tl~omns Oliver: in
1873, Jolln T. Thornton; in 1Sf4, Josepll I';~~*lts; in 1875, Thomas
Oliroa ; in 1S'7(i, l,atloll Fuller ; in 1877, Jose1111 Pnrlts ; in 167s. Antlrem
Oliver ; in 197'9, Laton Fullel. ; in 18S(), Josepll I'arlts ; 111 1SS1, Andrew
Olirc~.; in ISS2,. 1,;~ton Fuller; in 1 SS3, itol)el*t, l1;dl: ill 1SS4. Andrew
Olirel*; in 1885, 1,:~ton Fulle~a; in 1SS(;, Ge01.g~ M1u.y. In 1SS6 there
were 2Ol itlales ant1 200 funales rlnilela t\\.erlty-one ,yealas; seven ullgradetl
scllools, ;~tteritletl b \- 126 m;tl e ;mtl 117 fenlade p11 pils, and presi (led
oiler l ) A ~ ve inale i~~;(l eight l'cmi~lo te;icllelas ; the forlncr e;~rni ng $1.2SS
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ant1 tl;: latter $1,025. Ille tlistrict tax \jr,zs ~:3,000 ; v;llue of p~*cq)ert)~,
$3,900; tut;rl receipts, $6,032.74; tot:~l espe~ltliturrc, $3.!):-33.!)(!. TV.
31. E'u ller sel-.-ctl t~s t~~e;ts~~rer ;tllcl clel*l;.
Oflicic/ls.-The orgi~nization of the townsllip is ~lotctl in tlie organic
1 1 t Since tllttt time tlith Sollo~viug super8\-isol*s l1icre seiaretl : 1S54,
JIr~tlc C+. I:la;iee ; I s.35, 1s;~;)~ Sl~encer ; lS.i(;-T,S. .Tullles I:ns\\-ell;
18.5s-6 1, .loll11 Ti~1~111)ull ; 1 J I S 1 i s ; 1 . 11. II. Olirer ;
1363, C!liarlcs Stuart ; IS(i4-66. .\ 11 tllae\v 0 1 i \ - c ; ~ 1 Sfili-S, JI;~ttl~e\i- 13.
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