Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Bushnell in chapter on Cit-ies. Towns and Villages.) In the fall of 1837 occurred the first birthin the township—that of Missouri E., daughterof M. B. Robinson; the first death was that ofJohn W. Clarke, in September, 1847, and thefirst marriage that of Perminium Hamilton toElizabeth A. Robinson. David Robinson taughtthe first school in 1838, and about the same timethe first religiovis services were held by K. Stewart, of Macomb, at the resi-dence of M. B. Robinson. But little was done by way of settlement un-til after the completion of the
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Bushnell in chapter on Cit-ies. Towns and Villages.) In the fall of 1837 occurred the first birthin the township—that of Missouri E., daughterof M. B. Robinson; the first death was that ofJohn W. Clarke, in September, 1847, and thefirst marriage that of Perminium Hamilton toElizabeth A. Robinson. David Robinson taughtthe first school in 1838, and about the same timethe first religiovis services were held by K. Stewart, of Macomb, at the resi-dence of M. B. Robinson. But little was done by way of settlement un-til after the completion of the Chicago, Burling-ton & Quincy Railroad, when every quarter-section was soon occupied; and inasmuch asthe details of the growth of the township wasclosely identified with the city of Bushnell, thereader is referred to the article in this historyon Cities. Towns and Villages. Population(1900) 2,865. ,! Pionker STin F.\Rjt. of County, 111., is one of the most in-teresting places in the State for admirers of. ^yy n^yc^^^ce^^ /^-^^rv-^^j-e HISTORY OF AlcUOXOLGll COLXTV. 657 high-bred stallions to visit, and It has alsoproved a very profitable visiting point for alarge number of i)rogressive farmers, who havethereby become possessed of the sires of someof the best blooded draft horses to be found in alarge extent of territory. The fame of the enter-prise is not merely local, nor is it confined tothe State where it originated, but has extendedto all parts of the country. Its first locationwas at the Union Stocl< Yards, Chicago, whereIt was founded in ISTS by J. H. Truman, no longer a resident of the UnitedStates, is still one of the owners of the venture was undertaken for the purposeof perfecting the breeding of Shire horses inthe United States, and the process never attained a high degree of success in this country untilMr. Truman identified himself with it. Whenthe establishment was transferred from Chi-cago to Bushnell. McDonou
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