Cheyenne record., 1921-04-28
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was good and Samuel Hill and John McNeill pres
emily erected store building Of logs. They sold
tea, coffee, sugar, salt and WHISKY In the grocery
line. and blue calico. brown muslin. cotton chain
and straw hats with few ladies' hats and other
ornamental feminine apparel In their dry gooos
department
John McNeills right name was John McNamer
He quickly made a fortune" Of about $4,000 and
wooed and won Ann Rutedge. Then he left to
bring his mother and sisters from New York. A
long delay broke OH the engagement and Lincoln
then won Ann. McNamer returned to dnd Ann
dead of fever.
Town Gets q Postofssee.
"On Christmas day in 1929" the historian goes
on to say, "a post office was established In ne"
Salem and Samuel Hill was made postmaster.
George Warburton then built store building ana
put In a stock Of goods, but soon sold out 10 .he
Chrisman Brothers, one Of whom. Isaac r.. DE-
came postmaster on November "a. 1881 Whnam
Clary, the brother Of John, who gave his name 10
the grove where he settled In 1919. erected anu
became proprietor Of Clarys grocery. Then came
Doctor Allen, who erected a dwelling across the
street south from the Hill Mcneil store
"In addition to his professional duties Doctor
Allen conducted Sunday school. He was an
ardent temperance man and formed the first TEN.
perance society In the community. The place OF
meeting in his residence or In the log school,
house erected shortly before this time on the hill
side south of New Salem. Doctor Allen was both
cred as to whether 1t right or wrong to en-
and compromised the matter by relieving the sick
hut giving his earnings on that day wholly to the
work Of the Lord.
'Then, during the summer of 1880, Henry On
stott moved from Sugar Grove, erected dwelling
and established cOOpers shop, supplying the
kegs and barrels for the flour and meal made at
the mill, and the containers for the cured pork
shipped by fatboat to the markets of the South,
generally from Beardstown. to which place 1t was
hauled In wagons.
Denton oHut Arrives.
During the summer of 1881, Denton OfrutI on
his return froN 1atbOat excursion to New Or
leans. contracted for lot IA north of Main street
and erected store building. the deed thereto be.
ing dated September of that year. Then came
a rush Of other settlers-Philemon Norris a tan.
ner. erected dwelling and established a ton
yard; Joshua Miller blacksmith and wagon
maker, built residence and established a shon.
Alexander FurgesOn and Peter Lukins, the shoe.
makers; Robert johnson, the wheelwright, who
made looms, spinning wheels and furniture; Mar.
tin Waddell the halter. who made hats out of
rabbit fur, wool and the fur of other animals the
Bale family, headed by Jacob Bale. who bought
and operated Hills carding machine and store.
house for wool; the Herndon Brothers, shopkeep-
ers, who established store west Of the James
Rutledge residence and inn, and in part of the
house of Joshua Miller. which was double, lived
his brother-in-law, Jack Kelso. whose wife kept
boarders occasionally and who himself was the
champion hunter and fisherman Of the village
Henry Since came in the fall Of 1881 and sold out
at the end of a year to Doctor Regner Also
came Doctor Duncan, David Wherry, Isaac Bur.
ner. Edmond Greer, Isaac Goilamer, Robert and
William McNeely. Caleb Carmen moved there
from Rock Center after Trent left and made
shoes.
"Thus the town soon became self.supportinR.
and had 1t not been for the fact that 1t was almost
inaccessible except from the west there is no rea.