EARLY DAYS IN THE TOWN OF LYMAN
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
by Bela Foster
Continuing . . .
THE TOWN CLERKS OF LYMAN
We herewith give the name of the Town Clerks with a short biographical sketch of each. A. M. Haling was the first Town Clerk. He, perhaps, was the most fit man for the position of those present. It is easy for some men to lead. It seems as if they are born for that purpose. Others make better drivers. One rules through love, another works the fear way. He lashes and through the noise of his lash, he rules his subjects. Should he press forward his subjects would scatter. We see the two kinds, even now. The one who uses the rules of love brings out the best that man has. Mr. Haling was a counselor. He helped men to see the best way for doing things.
In 1869, the election was held in District No. 5. A. A. Haling was chose Town Clerk. He was a brother of the former Town Clerk. A well educated man and very quiet. He was very much like his brother. He did his work neatly and thoroughly. He had a family. I remember they lost one child during the sickly days of 1869, 1870 and 1871. It was buried in the Forbes' cemetery. His mother also died. She was laid to rest in Lyman cemetery. This discouraged him and in a few years he returned to Connecticut. He had an orphan boy that he left with A. M. Haling. He was a very nice boy and grew to be a nice man. I think if you could step into his home in on the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, you would find him one of the nicest of men. He married A. M. Haling's daughter, Amelia, that we all loved. They have two children. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Haling had a son they called Marco. At school that called him Marco Bozzarris. I do not know whether that was his name or not.
A. B. Graham was chosen Town Clerk in 1870 and 1871. He was a farmer. He owned 240 acres of land in Section 20. He had a family of two sons and one daughter. He came here early in the history of this town's settlement. I had never seen him when he was Town Clerk. I had seen his son, William. He died shortly after Roberts was started. He was a school teacher and was partner of Peter Gose in a general store in Roberts.
Joseph, the second son, was a farmer. He was not a successful farmer at that. Though he put up a nice house and barn. It was like borrowing money to make one prosperous. His father lost his home and his son, who should have been his help in his declining years, failed him.
His daughter was the second wife of Frank Butler, a mason by trade. He came here in the early days and built the first house on Mrs. Fuoss' farm on section 12. Mr. and Mrs. Butler lived on North Main Street in Roberts for some time. When Mr. Graham lost his farm they moved away.
In 1872, Dr. M. Cassingham was elected Town Clerk. I had known him ever since his first arrival in Lyman. He was born in Ohio, came to Illinois when a boy, was in the Rebellion, moved from Grundy Co., to Lyman. He lived for a short time two miles north-east of Roberts and came to Roberts in the inception of the village. He had a very fine family, of wife, three daughters, and one son. The two daughters and the son live at Wilmington. One daughter married James Flora, a brother of W. B. Flora. They live at Paxton. Dr. Cassingham was elected to the office of Town Clerk in 1876, 1877, 1878. Dr. M. and Mrs. Cassingham are deceased.
In 1879, John Drummond was elected Town Clerk. He was a harness maker and worked for Thomas McNeish. In 1880, F. G. Lohman, a teacher in the Roberts school, was elected Town Clerk.
He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1849. His parents were German Lutherans. In 1851 there was an epidemic of a choleric sort that raged in its fury. His father and mother were stricken and died leaving Franz, then a little over a year old, in the care of his grandfather, a widower. He loved his grandson and desired that he become a Lutheran minister. When he was thirteen years of age his grandfather died. He left some money for the education of his grandson. He was sent to a select school for two years and then entered the preparatory department of the North Western University at Watertown.
By the time he was seventeen years old he passed the examination for the freshmen class. The funds left for his education were exhausted. As he did not want to be a Lutheran minister he seized upon the opportunity and started teaching school in Wisconsin. He had a good German education and taught a German parochial school in Watertown and then taught in the Grammar department of a German school in Milwaukee, Wis. His health being impaired, he returned to Watertown and went to work in a steam saw mill where he had previously worked.
In 1869 his hip became diseased, the joint was dislocated and left him lame. He, thinking the climate of Wisconsin too severe, came to Ford County, Illinois. He farmed near Paxton for a few years, then concluded to try teaching again.
He applied for the Roberts school in 1875 and took up the work in the fall. He taught here for several years with marked success. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1882 and held the position for two years. He was Town Clerk in 1881, 1885, 1886, and 1887.
In 1878, Mr. Lohman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Belle McCann of Roberts. She was one of the nicest mothers I ever met. She was a fine singer and for years, with her husband, sang in the Congregational Church choir. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. Sherrill and Florence are deceased. Leona lived in Utah, Howard in Washington and Adelaide in Chicago.
F. G. Lohman died in 1897 and Mrs. Lohman in 1923.
--Roberts Herald. 1 January 1936. Bela Foster.
We herewith give the name of the Town Clerks with a short biographical sketch of each. A. M. Haling was the first Town Clerk. He, perhaps, was the most fit man for the position of those present. It is easy for some men to lead. It seems as if they are born for that purpose. Others make better drivers. One rules through love, another works the fear way. He lashes and through the noise of his lash, he rules his subjects. Should he press forward his subjects would scatter. We see the two kinds, even now. The one who uses the rules of love brings out the best that man has. Mr. Haling was a counselor. He helped men to see the best way for doing things.
In 1869, the election was held in District No. 5. A. A. Haling was chose Town Clerk. He was a brother of the former Town Clerk. A well educated man and very quiet. He was very much like his brother. He did his work neatly and thoroughly. He had a family. I remember they lost one child during the sickly days of 1869, 1870 and 1871. It was buried in the Forbes' cemetery. His mother also died. She was laid to rest in Lyman cemetery. This discouraged him and in a few years he returned to Connecticut. He had an orphan boy that he left with A. M. Haling. He was a very nice boy and grew to be a nice man. I think if you could step into his home in on the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, you would find him one of the nicest of men. He married A. M. Haling's daughter, Amelia, that we all loved. They have two children. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Haling had a son they called Marco. At school that called him Marco Bozzarris. I do not know whether that was his name or not.
A. B. Graham was chosen Town Clerk in 1870 and 1871. He was a farmer. He owned 240 acres of land in Section 20. He had a family of two sons and one daughter. He came here early in the history of this town's settlement. I had never seen him when he was Town Clerk. I had seen his son, William. He died shortly after Roberts was started. He was a school teacher and was partner of Peter Gose in a general store in Roberts.
Joseph, the second son, was a farmer. He was not a successful farmer at that. Though he put up a nice house and barn. It was like borrowing money to make one prosperous. His father lost his home and his son, who should have been his help in his declining years, failed him.
His daughter was the second wife of Frank Butler, a mason by trade. He came here in the early days and built the first house on Mrs. Fuoss' farm on section 12. Mr. and Mrs. Butler lived on North Main Street in Roberts for some time. When Mr. Graham lost his farm they moved away.
In 1872, Dr. M. Cassingham was elected Town Clerk. I had known him ever since his first arrival in Lyman. He was born in Ohio, came to Illinois when a boy, was in the Rebellion, moved from Grundy Co., to Lyman. He lived for a short time two miles north-east of Roberts and came to Roberts in the inception of the village. He had a very fine family, of wife, three daughters, and one son. The two daughters and the son live at Wilmington. One daughter married James Flora, a brother of W. B. Flora. They live at Paxton. Dr. Cassingham was elected to the office of Town Clerk in 1876, 1877, 1878. Dr. M. and Mrs. Cassingham are deceased.
In 1879, John Drummond was elected Town Clerk. He was a harness maker and worked for Thomas McNeish. In 1880, F. G. Lohman, a teacher in the Roberts school, was elected Town Clerk.
He was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1849. His parents were German Lutherans. In 1851 there was an epidemic of a choleric sort that raged in its fury. His father and mother were stricken and died leaving Franz, then a little over a year old, in the care of his grandfather, a widower. He loved his grandson and desired that he become a Lutheran minister. When he was thirteen years of age his grandfather died. He left some money for the education of his grandson. He was sent to a select school for two years and then entered the preparatory department of the North Western University at Watertown.
By the time he was seventeen years old he passed the examination for the freshmen class. The funds left for his education were exhausted. As he did not want to be a Lutheran minister he seized upon the opportunity and started teaching school in Wisconsin. He had a good German education and taught a German parochial school in Watertown and then taught in the Grammar department of a German school in Milwaukee, Wis. His health being impaired, he returned to Watertown and went to work in a steam saw mill where he had previously worked.
In 1869 his hip became diseased, the joint was dislocated and left him lame. He, thinking the climate of Wisconsin too severe, came to Ford County, Illinois. He farmed near Paxton for a few years, then concluded to try teaching again.
He applied for the Roberts school in 1875 and took up the work in the fall. He taught here for several years with marked success. He was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1882 and held the position for two years. He was Town Clerk in 1881, 1885, 1886, and 1887.
In 1878, Mr. Lohman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Belle McCann of Roberts. She was one of the nicest mothers I ever met. She was a fine singer and for years, with her husband, sang in the Congregational Church choir. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. Sherrill and Florence are deceased. Leona lived in Utah, Howard in Washington and Adelaide in Chicago.
F. G. Lohman died in 1897 and Mrs. Lohman in 1923.
--Roberts Herald. 1 January 1936. Bela Foster.
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