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Source: Greencastle Daily Sun 21 January 1890

1890 City Officials
Mayor: Elisha Cowgil
Clerk: HC Lewis
Treas: JA Jackson
Marshal : WE Starr

Councilmen
1st Ward : Thomas Abrams and LM Hanna
2nd Ward : WH Ragan and George Blake
3rd Ward : John R. Miller and Charles ..ueteke

School Board
President : FA Hay
Secretary : Alpheus Birch
Treas: Henry Meltzer
Supt: Robert A. Ogg

Railways:
I&ST L (Bee Line) IP Huestis, -- passenger depot, northern terminus of Jackson Street
LNA&C : Monon – CR Hammond, agent
? H&L (Vandalia) – JS Dowling

Schools
Public – 1st ward – building corner of Market and Liberty Streets; Wilma ? Jones, principal
2nd ward – building on Anderson street, east of Bloomington; Alice Renick, principal
3rd ward – building on Elm Street; Rebecca Hanna, principal
HS in 3rd ward building – Miss Martha Ridpath, principal
Colored School on Hanna street between College Avenue and Indiana Streets, WF Tiester, principal
DePauw University – including School of Liberal Arts, Greencastle Preparatory School; School of Music; School of Theology; School of Law; School of Military Science; School of Fine Arts and the Normal School Buildings on College Avenue and Locust, between Seminary and Hanna streets observatory on East Washington near Franklin Street. JPD John, president of the University.  
St. Paul Academy – corner Washington and Water Streets.

Note: You would think both being in 1890 both for Greencastle that the people would be the same but alas, guess not - perhaps this was a later election?

Source: Greencastle Daily Sun August 1, 1890 p 1

City Officers: Mayor, Charles B. Case.
Clerk, HC Lewis.
Treasurer, Frank L. Landes.
Marshal, WE Starr.
Councilmen: 1st Ward – Thomas Abrams and LM Hanna.
2d ward – WH Ragan and John W. Robe.
3d Ward – John R. Miller and John T. Wilson

School Board: President … FA Hays.
Secretary .. Marshal A. Moore
Treas. Alpheus Birch.

Superintendent.. Robert A. Ogg.  Railways I&St L (Big Four) FP Huestis, agent passenger depot, northern terimus of Jackson Street.
LN&A&C (Monon) CR Hammond, agent depot, same as preceeding.
TH&I (Vandalia) JS Dowling, agent, passenger depot, southern terminus of Locust Street.

Schools Public 1st ward – building corner of Market and Liberty Streets, Emma Jones, Principal
2d Ward – Building on Anderson Street, east of Bloomington; Alice Renick, principal.  3rd Ward – Building on Elm Street; Rebecca Hanna, Principal.  HS – in 3d ward building – Miss Martha Ridpath, principal.  
Colored School – On Hanna street between College Avenue and Indiana streets. WF Tiester, Principal.  Prof RA Ogg, Superintendent of the City Schools.

DePauw University – Including School of Liberal Arts, Greencastle Preparatory School; School of Music, School of Theology, School of Law, School of Military Science and school of fine arts.  School buildings on College Avenue and Locust Street; between Seminary and Hannah Streets; observatory on North Arlington Street – JPD John president of the University
St. Paul Academy – corner Washington and Water Streets.




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