Morrison - Elbert - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

"This is the day that the old board of township trustees turned over their offices to the new board. The members of both boards were in town bright and early and the settlements progressed satisfactorily all the morning. There had been talk of Messrs Dunkle and Hampton attempting to hold on to their offices but the talk was groundless. They acted as gentlemen and surrendered their papers with all the courtesy possible. The retiring board has been an exceptionally efficient one. Its work has been marked by harmony and practicability in all lines of work. There had scarcely been a jar in any township in this county and program has been marked along all lines. The men composing the board were gentlemen and business men. The new board is one that promises to worthily sustain the reputation of its predecessor."  - typed by kbz

Coal Creek - EB Morrow, Coal Creek was born near Elmdale, formerly known as Boston Store on August 30, 1865, being the younger of two brothers yet living of a family of 11 children. His entire life thus far has been passed in Coal Creek Twp as school boy, farm hand, mill hand and teacher, having followed the last vocation for 8 consecutive years. His stock of kowledge was absorbed in our common schools and in old Coal Creek's shady glens and clinched down by a 10 weeks' course in the Ladoga NOrmal under the safe guidance of Professors Warfel and Crumpacker. He was married to Lizzie, the second daughter of LB McClamrock on Thanksgiving evening of 1889. They reside one and one quarter miles north of Wingate, on a part of the farm known as the Wm. Henry farm. Mr. Morris is of course a Democrat and is a gentleman well iked by all. His school work will be of great value to him in his administration.