, 1876-05-08
EARLY CHICAGO.
John Wentworth's Second Lecture
Before tho Sunday Afternoon
Society.
The First Historical Recogni-
tion OF Our City.
Pol1-Lists of the First E1ec.
tions -.- The Earliest
Tax-Lists.
Hunting Up the Records Of the First
Families---The Three Survivors.
The Original lrlshman Of Chicago--.hls
Successor in the Mexican War.
How They Amused Themselves in
Those Primitive Days.
Dances at the Lake House--The
Donation Party-~-At tho
Post.Omce.
Gov, Ford's Introduction to the Uses
Of "Regrets "--An Illinois
Reception.
Parson Hinton's Lectures On tho Devil
--.Baptisms in the Lake.
Experiences NTH Irredeemable Cur
rsacy---Mtchigan Lands and
State Bonds.
Tracing Up the Liquor-Tiokets -- The
First Blaoksmith-Ferryman and
Preacher.
Parson Hinton's Lectures on tho Devil
--.Baptisms in the Lake.
Experiences NTH Irredeemablo Cur
rency-"- Michigan Lands and
State Bonds.
Tracing Up the Liquor-Tiokets -- Tho
First Blaoksmith-Ferryman and
Preacher.


ri. 1,on ro,,-, won,war4,.. 1ao,nrs a, ,,of,or.
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moks HAL yeateraay a1ternooh On th1osKos
Men and Manners proved to 10 an attraction
to many Of our citizsns, aud to uons WAS it moro
intore.ttpe than 10 the old sott,era and thejr d.
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u"aso e. No. wy 49,, .a ~, c,,s"asa,, u,s.o.a ~ =. 49,
tho1o early aass IN enteasoa h's!oty' IL WA
Of % Chicago, % including d. mon who have been % ideo.
t,aed With the CITY. and tin town ayen before IL
a,.o,rad ~ t,,s den,tv -, a e,,y fron 1aoo n rim
a nrssont tmo m r rha n,mo obsct '1, | ~ N.Y. N.Y. Want.
vorth's lecture was to arouse . sro.tsr des7oo
~ n.rslcu.rly Il I dlreoted towards Tho hjstorv Of
cbfraso n and ~ tha oid aottlerx nrs.snt vii
saa TaL .ney knoT
reeo,Ioetions m to tho public through tue medium
to d.stroy tt tho history Of tho citr.
oos. rsnres"nt..,on ~. [ % ~ tha o,dest ..ttl,,, of
Chicago evor gathered together. Among thoue
present uers Mrs. John Calhoun, widow Of John
Calhoun, who st.rtod tho Dsmocrat in chicago
in 1883; Mrs: Robert a. Kinzie. daughter
Col. Whistler. who built the original Fort Chit
csRo in 1904: tbs widow Of Gen. John B. Doau.
bion, who Vas resident 10 1870. and O., bis son,
Alexander Deaubion, born Ieso ID 1871 Mark
boaub.en, who Witnessed tho surrender Of 0on
en1 1neb 70 i've ~ ~ voaa hnre ~ 1s9 M n narsona
10 all who wete bore bofore tho city waa lneoE-
porated seven ex-MayoIs OF tho eity.-hay-
mond, Norris. halnes. Doone, ahii1ken. hnm- a
si,s Hnn Tnomss Rnxna !. f3nl. n. Il. Hmhbnrt
I ri,o Wa hero IN Isis. BESIDES thoao thorc were
s. 3. Cobb, J. II: EldHdgo, Hon. !: N.
n soetatss Rand, Grant Goodrich, L. H. MuIfora,'
wills Scott, J. II. Van osdeil, a. 9. Sherman,
nleb.sd fSrtsr :. Roaser,, r4o csrpsatet, 5.,1s.
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bosstori, & na:|s;. 5.ns: oeaeh, y; i: eh:s: Y:
usD.se S.m1s Il Msrndwea ponan.on Trinu4 niil,aEd
4ad s following Taowa . Of g14 szsna: a NC e
snaH NJ a. atIiss Iiu1nn Mrs Hoorna M.nJsrr,' Mr.
aeores Davis M: i. Couch vi: 5ohn Murphy
Mr. ohsses I.,9s Mfa Hf dn1 nt,1asrhon' IT. hon. OK
nh;'rch 5ol W1s ~ Tesn srs I9eob nns:.j1 Mrs
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eoursss Of iesupe. hsTo been ey.raa .na s.o aue
eeedng aeason r. gyan mora lectures ~ bosa eet
ar.ds than liz pfecedlus. 't1'' ''@Ae'' u "'s
The idea 1t sunday lectures h.s grown IN fave
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