Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 5'71
bv 356 pupils, and presiclecl over by four male ancl twelve female
t6achers-the forines earning $1,309 and the latter $2,409, The total
receipts were $6,74468, total expencliture $4,786 ; clistrict tax, $5,004.
11. J. Bczlcl~vin served as treasurer ancl clerk.
O#ciccls.- The first supervisor of Osceola township is namecl in
the organic cl~apter. Since IS54 the following namecl llave held t.he
ofice: 1854, B. S. Foster; 1855-9, IV. W. Winslow; 1859, I. W.
Searl ; 1860, John Winslow ; 1861-5, John Lackie ; 1865, John Lackie ;
1866, Braclforcl F. Thompson ; 1867, John TAacBie ; ISGS, Charles Wilson
; 1869, Augustus I,. Thonlpson ; ISTO-2, John Lackie ; 1872-4, Philip
Munson ; 1874432, John Lackie ; 18824, John D. I-Iatfielcl ; 1884-7,
B1ordec;~i Bevier.
The justices of the peace since 1853 are n;~inecl as follows : 1853,
Alfred Freeman and Jacob Jones; 1855, G. W. Longmire ; 1856, Win.
Whitten ; 1857, W. 11. Whitten ancl John Snethen; 1860, J. B. Russell;
1861, W. W. Winslom ancl J. B. Russell; 1865, James B. Russell and I.
W. Searl ; 1867, B. F. Thompson ; 1868, A. B. Abbott, John Laclrie ;
1869, Thompson, Alonzo B. Abbott; 1870, Isaac W. Searl; 1873,
Joseph Flelning ancl I. W. Searl ; H. B. E70ung (June); 1877,
Joseph Fleming and I. W. Searl ; 1880, J. C. Blaisclell; 1882, Gilinan G.
Shaw ; 1885, C-. G. Sllam ancl J. C. Blaisclell.
In May, 1169, the to~vnship votecl $25,000 additional aicl to the D.,
P, & H. sailsoacl.
BRADFOECD VILLAGE.
The tou7n of Braclforcl from South street north to tlie alley north
of Main street, ancl froin Ehn street to Peoria street, with the public
square, marliet square, private groun CIS and nursery, and containing
thirtv seven lots, was surveyed by S. F. Otinan for Bradford S. Foster,
~ ~ r27, i 1854. r The location lying north of the center of Main street
is on the east l~alf of south-east quarter of section twenty-three, and
south of the center of Main street on the east half of the north-east
quarter of section twenty-SIX. The streets nTere 100 links mitle, anct
the principal lots 1+x3 chains. Foster's aclclition to Bradford is the
only one on record. The first purchasers of lots at Braclforcl were
Benjamin Thompson, '56 ; B. S. Foster, '58 ; Chas. A. Meilllister, J. C.
Dickerson, S. A. Young, '62; J. G. Lainpher, '56; Mary J. Russell,
'62 ; Thos. A. Foster, '63 ; A. 13. Spinney, '57; Beneclict Heller, '58 ;
John Winslow, '55.
The actual ere of settlement may Be credited to 1866-70, when
alnost all the men to whom the progress of the village is clue, came
here and built their homes. The public square was vacated by the
citizens September 22, 1869. November 17, 1870, a. lot mas cleeded to
the Universalist society; in June, 1882, tlie deed or will by John
Houghton to the Methoclist society was made; in November, 1869, the
lots were deeded to the D., P. St 13. Railroacl Company ; in December,
1876, the Blaisclell lots were deeded to the villalge ; in March, 1884,
Timothv Owens' deed to Bishop Spaulcling of lots for the Catholic
church kas signed.
The business circle of Bradford is made up as follows: J. S. Botham