it was controlled by Capt. Erick Johnson,
and after that by John I. Ben-
nett, proprietor, and J. M.Edson, editor.
It was changed to the Galva
Republican, the first number of which
was issued about October 1, 1867.
At the same time the Illinois Swede was
in circulation, being printed by
the proprietors of the Republican, and
suspended about the same time.
On the 9th of February, 1872, the present
paper, the Journal, was started
by W.J. Ward, editor and proprietor.
In April of 1873, he sold to his
brother, F.P. Ward, who conducted the
paper until March 20, 1874, when
he sold the one half interest to J.J.
Balch. In September, the latter's
interest was purchased by the present
editor, H.W.Young, who on the
20th of February, 1876 purchased the share
of F.P.Ward, and thus
became sole owner. Mr. Young is
now conducting a paper which is a
credit to any town, having enlarged the
Journal, and added many import-
ant features.
Present officials:--Pres.,G.W. Butters;
Sec., T. Atwood; Treas., L. M. Young, Councilmen, Peter Herdien and Charles
Williams. Police Marshal, E.F.Short.
CAMBRIDGE.
The land on which the town of Cambridge
now stands was, prior to
the year 1843, the property of Rev. Ithamar
Pillsbury, so well known in
the early history of the New York and
New England Colonies finding
homes in Henry County. As soon as
the site received legislative sanc-
tion-the act having passed that body February
21, 1843,--he deeded to
the Board of County Commissioners, at
a special meeting held on April
19, 1843, the fractional parts of two
forty-acre lots. These were at once
accepted, and steps taken to lay out a
town. A contract had been made
between the county and Geo. Brandenburg
and _____ Corey for construct-
ing a jail and court-house at Morristown.
A small frame court-house was
already built, but at this time was still
unfinished, and but little work
had been done on the jail. By consent
of these parties this contract was
annulled, the settlement being left to
Marcus B. Osborn, N.W. Wash-
burn and Luke C. Sheldon, as referees.
They gave their decision at the
regular term of the court, held on the
6th of June following. This was
to pay the contractors $127.26, and keep
the building. A day or two
after the court met again, at the cabin
commenced by J. Tillson and fin-
ished by A.H.Showers, in Sugar Tree Grove,
for the transaction of any
business relating to the new town.
On June 9th the Court proceeded to lay
out the town of Cambridge-
a name suggested by Judge Tillson-and
ordered a sale of lots to take place
on the 26th of the same month; to which
date it was adjourned. The
town is laid out on two fractional quarters,
N.W. and S.W.7, 15, 3,
some 36 acres on each. It has two
public squares, which, including the
streets, extend the breadth of the town
from east to west. They were
recorded as Court Square (west) 20 by
40 rods, and College Square (east)
20 rods square. The lots facing the squares
were 10 by 20 rods, the
others were 20 rods square, save two on
the north end of town, which
are 20 by 36, and the cemetery, which
is 16 by 20 rods.
On the 28th of June the Court met and "appropriated
fourteen dol-
lars to Charles C. Blish for surveying
town of Cambridge, one dollar and |