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108 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
address. April 11th of the same year announces the opening of the
Welland Canal upon the 15th of that month. April 25th contains a
proclamation concerning public lands by Samuel Houston, president of
the Republic of Texas. Alay 30th announces that there are all told fortytwo
steamboats plying on the lakes, and expresses great satisfaction at
the increase during the preceding tAvelve years, from one to the number
stated. The issue of Tuesday, July 18, 1837, says, "Daniel Webster
arrived in Huron on Friday, on the steamboat Thomas Jefferson. A
goodly number of our citizens went on board, but the lateness of the
hour deprived many of the opportunity who wished to see him. He
is, as Ave learn, hastening on his Avay homevA'ard." Alany clippings in
this paper from contemporaries would be of interest to readers of United
States history, as they cover the Seminole Avar, Texan struggle with
Alexieo, and the Patriot Avar in Canada. The publishers Avert* II. C.
Gray & Co.
The facilities for travel may be compared with those of today by noting
that the steamboats proposed to make the round trip from Buffalo
to Detroit Avith passengers in six days, during the summer of 1837. All
their advertisements are the same in regard to this, and, of course, the
distance could not have been made in so short a time by any other means
of transportation.
The Huron Beacon Avas published from 1853 to 1854.
The Huron Times Avas started in 1876, but afterward moved to Sandusky
by its editor, J. D. Sweeney.
The Huron Reporter was started in the spring of 1879, T. M. Clock
having it in charge. It was then a four-page paper, but in the following
December, Air. Clock's father, D. II. Clock, took it in charge and enlarged
it to an eight-page paper, securing local editors in the tOAvns of Vermillion
and Berlin as well as at Huron, and devoting a page each to
matters of special interest to the respective villages.
Alarks Alasonic Lodge is one of the old established institutions of the
town, named in honor of Rev. Samuel Marks.
Lake Erie Lodge I. 0. 0. F. was established in 1887. Alorse Post
G. A. R. AVIIS also established in 1887. The Knights of Labor also had
an organization started the same year.
The first physician in Huron AA'as Dr. A. Gutherie, who practiced here
from 1813 to 1817, when he removed to Canada. A Doctor AlcCrea,
an elderly gentleman, did some medical AA'ork in the western part of the
township until he moved aAvay; it is believed to New Jersey.
Dr. Charles Legget came here in 1830, and remained until his death,
in 1832, Avhen he and his wife AA'ere accidentally drowned in the Huron
River, near Whit AVright's farm, by the upsetting of a roAvboat.
Dr. G. S. Haskin came to the Reserve in 1831, and to Huron in 1832;
practicing here until his death in 1886.
Dr. J. Caldwell settled in Huron in 1833, and continued to practice
until 1866, when he died.
Dr. J. T. Cushing came in 1865, and Dr. E. H. AIcNutt in 1874; both
of whom moved aAvay after practicing for a number of years.