Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . Within its borders aretwo small villages. Haldane (originally Campus)and JIaryland. Though scant in population,these stations ship annually vast quantities ofgrain and livestock. Haldane took its namefrom Alexander Haldane, who came in 1856, fromEdinburgh, Scotland. He engaged in business,and became its first Postmaster. The presentpost-office official is R. R. Hedrick. The village of Maryland was laid out in 1873when the Chicago & Iowa Railroad was first Postmaster was Mr. Bull, the ])resentofficial being Lester Sollenberger. Mr. Fundeburg is th
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . Within its borders aretwo small villages. Haldane (originally Campus)and JIaryland. Though scant in population,these stations ship annually vast quantities ofgrain and livestock. Haldane took its namefrom Alexander Haldane, who came in 1856, fromEdinburgh, Scotland. He engaged in business,and became its first Postmaster. The presentpost-office official is R. R. Hedrick. The village of Maryland was laid out in 1873when the Chicago & Iowa Railroad was first Postmaster was Mr. Bull, the ])resentofficial being Lester Sollenberger. Mr. Fundeburg is thought to have been thefirst teacher. The township is now well suppliedwith schools and churches, among the latterbeing the United Brethren at Haldane, tno Ger-man Baptist churches—the Old Order, west ofMaryland, and the other about ti\-o miles eastof that place. One of these Brethren churcheswas the first in the township, the first preacherbeing Elder Jacob Long; the present Elder isSamuel Plumb. There is also a church north of. (^^A^3^4-«^ ]\euiMjUtAJ^ HISTORY OF OGLE COUNTY. 783 the same village. Besides, tliere are two Ger-man churches, a school house, and a beautifulcemetery situated in the southwest corner ofsection number 1, in the northeast corner of tljctownship. It has, perhaps, as little waste landas any other of its sister townships, and is almostentirely under cultivation. There being nolarge towns, the people are devoted almost ex-clusively to agricultural pursuits, and as a con-sequence, they are more than ordinarily thriftyand prosperous. A pauper is rarely seen withinthe borders of its precincts. Official Rostek.—The present roster of towoi-ship officials is : Supervisor, Urias Brantner :Town Clerk, H. H. Harmon; Assessor, R. ; Collector, I. L. Leek; Justices of thePence, J. W. Scott and R. R. Hedrick; Consta-ble. Levi Diehl; Highway Commissioners, HenryH. Newcomer, John Ver Teen. Grant Harmon. Since the organization of the township the follo\^ing
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