, 1860-08-03


Not very long period that, Which carries one
back 10 1886, yet for our city most eventful
one. A weil.browned, but well. preserved copy
Of the Chicago american fer Saturday, July
ed, 1896, lies on our table, sent By SONS un-
kn,wn friend who duly apprecinted the interest
The same would possess with us.
Tint was the rear when initlatory steps were
taken ly the town Of Chicago, then in three dis
tricts, fur obtaining City CHARTER. TIE Presi.
dent ofthc Town Board Of Trustees invited the
iuhabla2ts Of each district to choose three DELE
gates, and these mst with the Board on Sovenl.
ber o5th. AZ the result oftheir deliberations, u
CITY Cllart. was prepared, and approved hs
the Legislature Of 1851. The first Charter
election in May 1887, made William B. Ogden
the first Mayor of Chicago. Norman B. Judd
was 1t the sasnc election chosen City Attorney.
The first census Of Chicago, taken July, 1857,
gaze tue young city population Of ,0GS souls.
These were ,llen community Of workers, as il
shown by tue circumstance that in The complete
enrolment Of names and occupations, one
"Ricllarl Harper" enj rvs the unenvinble s'ngn-
larity Of being recorded u " Iua!er." Since that
day we believe the loafers in Chicago hare beeu
q small minority.
But to the Chicago american Of 1886. T. @
Davis ia the editor and proprietor. On the fire:
page is the 4.ll Of July and " Canal Celebration
speech Of Jndge Smith, in which the speaker
dwclls g'owing'y On the future Of Chicago. If
any one hearing him deemed these words cx-
travagaat, ,t*en,y-fcur years in their flight have
dissolved all doubts.
The Chicago Postmaster, J. S. c. Hogan, an-
nounces mail from tue East to arrive and de-
part ria Detroit, "exery other day." and this
was an improvement for which the ci:izens were
per wesk, and That NUS brought from Niles.
Michigan, Oh horseback. Mr.. Hogan joined
with the distribution Of letters, the sale Of
whisky, white beans, and dried apples, in d lit
tic frame building, q grocery and Post oIhce,
near where now is the intersection Of Franklin
aud South Water street.
In 1886 viii county was set off from Cook
county, aud 10 tie regret Of politicians in the
latter as tending to lessen our political intu-
ence in the State." In 1856 thc connection be-
tween the divisions Of the city was not Of the
best and safest description as indicated BY the
advertisement tha.
"The Trustees of the town Of Chicago will
not hold themselves responsible for any damage
that may arise to any person by reason Of cross-
ing Tie bridges of the Chicago river or over the
North aad South branches thereof, the said
bridges being considered dangerous, md the
repair tue bridges"
nj, eo1 +1tn nf rCr1I II
answer now to s1milarly ADVERTISE al baggage
at the risk Of the owner?
The stea,nboar NisAiyan is advertised to
nuke four trips during the season to Chicago,
touching ut "Mi1walky." philo Carpenter, O
liberal advertiser, calls attention TO his spring
stock of hardware. III. ILL., Magic ( W1lkin-
son give list Of new goods. ranging from
casbimeres, Swiss muslins and i'ussil diaper, to
sc; the sna,l,s, csdar tubs. kip Loots and crock
erJ-a thoroughsoing country store. Newber.
~ & Dole advertise tops. Postmaster Hogan
a1vertises that all who are in errears must pay
up, and facetiously states that Eat the pot
Office may he found chap ready 10 receive the
spenicks." John Il. kiuzie, David Hunter, aEd
J. 7. Hinsdale announce I copartneIshi2 Us
Kit z:e, Hunter K Co., in the ccmmiss:on aud
forwarding business; SO also do e. l.. Harm IN
md II. G. Loomis a3 Harmon l. L,omis in the
mercantile business, and the same advertise
for quantity Of building material to he deliv-
cred On the corner Of South Waller aud Clark
streets. 0a that corner the structure Of that
day has jusl been replaced by Mr. Loonais' no-
ble Athens stone block. We hare selected
above, as in our note3 throughout, the nance Of
Chicago residents still living and honored here.
but the crowning feature Of interest in this
Chicago weekly Of twenty.four years ago, is The
the full statement Of the second Canal Sale -
with prices paid for real estate Which purchaser
Eavc proved coined gold to many Of the fortu-
mite purchasers. Here is the record Of los
eighty feet in front on Lake street, betwet I
Ciask and Llsalie streets, bought then foz
$1,000, now worth $1,000 per foot front, or $50,
esa, and 80 On Of otleEs- This list Of over 6
the foundation laid Of many splendid fortune
and II IL instructive ton Us showing where many
a fortune was not laid, to the bitter disappoint
mint Of buyers, for those were wild times it
1886, and s4aally times followed, that Two Dc
c1dcs lat=r saw reproduced here in the crisis o
1851.
It is mt very Ancient History tha! deriy
cd from paper dated twenty -four years ngo
but the time that las interviewed covers periot
teen,ing with interesting events in ths rapi;
progress Of the then young city Of 1000 inhab
itants, to the Chicago OF t.-doy.