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Chronology of EventsVillage of Niles Center / Skokie, Illinoishttp://www.skokienet.org/skohist/chrono/ 1865 Peter Blameuser II comes to Niles Centre after living in the west, establishes a clothing store, and buys and develops 185 acres in Niles Township. (Andreas, op.cit., pp. 475, 476 / League ofWomen Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, op.cit., p. 8 / Life (Skokie), sec. 3, January 17, 1963, p. 20 / Rosche, op.cit., ch. 5). 1867 (May 5) Thirty-five families organize St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church on land donated by Peter and Magdalena Heinz Blameuser. The Church is named after Peter Blameuser's patron saint. (Andreas, op.cit., p. 475 / Beaudette, op.cit., p. 21 / League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, op.cit., p.8* / Life (Skokie), sec. 3, January 17, 1963, p. 76 / News (Skokie), July 3, 1963, p.3, 96 / Rosche, op.cit., ch. 6 / Festschrift zum funfzig-ahrigen Jubilarum, 1868-1918, Evng. Luth. St. Petri Gemeinde, Niles Center, Illinois, 1918, p. 9 / Whittingham, op.cit. p. 142). Peter Bergmann sells his store to Peter Blameuser II. Blameuser sells the dry goods business but retains the saloon business. (Andreas, op.cit., p. 474). Peter and Magdalena Heinz Blameuser donate 4.72 acres of land located in Section 21 of Niles Township to the Catholic Archbishop of Chicago for purposes of establishing a Catholic parish on the site.(Buisseret et.al. op.cit., pp. 3, 84). Eberhardt Blameuser, Peter II's brother, donates an additional 1 acre of land to round out the cemetery. (Buisseret et.al. op.cit., pp. 3, 84). 1868 Henry Harms sells his store to his brother-in-law, George C. Klehm. (League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, op.cit., p.3 / Life (Skokie), sec. 3, January 17, 1963, p. 20 / Beaudette, op.cit., p. 21). St. Peter's German Evangelical Lutheran Church erects a building and starts a school on the land previously donated by Peter Blameuser. (Andreas, op.cit., p. 475 / Beaudette, op.cit., p. 21 / Festschrift zum funfzig-jahrigen Jubilarum, 1868-1918, Evng. Luth. St. Petri Gemeinde, Niles Center, Illinois, 1918, p. 9 / League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, p. 8* / Life (Skokie), sec. 3, January17, 1963, p. 76 / News (Skokie), July 3, 1963, pp. 3, 96). 1869 (May 6) The first mass is celebrated at St. Peter Catholic Church by Rev. Joseph Beincke in the new church which measures 40' x 60' and was constructed at a cost of $3,536.00. (Buisseret et.al., op.cit., pp. 3, 84). Some of the Niles Township settlers who arrived during the 1860's are: Berg Family (Hamberg, Germany) Ernest Galitz (Pomerania) John Fluger (Michigan) George C. Klehm (Hesse-Darmstadt) Peter Blameuser II, (Prussia) Rev. & Mrs. William Kolb and son, John Franz & son JacobMr. & Mrs. John Koller, (Birkenfeld) Ivan Paroubek (Bohemia) (Andreas, op.cit., pp. 445-477 / Beaudette, op.cit., pp. 16, 27, 28, 53, 59 League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, op.cit., pp.5, 8Life (Skokie), sec. 3, January 17, 1963, pp. 20, 72 / News (Skokie), December 17, 1943, p. 1 / Niles Center Press, January 13, 1933, p. 1 Rosche, 1949, ch. 2 / Villager, May 29, 1958, pp. 17-18). 1876 Peter Blameuser II purchases a building at the northwest corner of Lincoln and Oakton. (League of Women Voters of Skokie-Lincolnwood, op.cit., p.8 / Luxembourg Brotherhood of America, 1887 - 1987, Richard J. Witry, Chicago, 1987.) October 21 The Niles Centre Volunteer Fire Company, previously organized on May 6, 1881, is incorporated. Its members are: Karl Arnou Peter Blameuser, Sr. Peter Blameuser, Jr. George Busscher Adam Dotzaner Carl Furth Medard M. Gabel William J. Galitz Charles Galitz Conrad Groh Edwin Harms Albert Harms Adam Harrer Carl Harrer John Kenning George C. Klehm Charles Kunstmann George Lohrmann Ludwig Luebbers Otto Maylander Jacob Meyer Samuel Meyer Fritz Neitz Ivan Paroubek Henry Remke Fritz Rose John Rueschy William Scherer Herman Schiller Andrew Schmitz August Siegel Frederick Stielow Peter Theobald Carl Theobald Frank Wagner Henry Wriedt (Beaudette, op.cit., p. 19). 1895 The Village of Morton Grove is incorporated. (Beaudette, op.cit., p. 45 / News (Skokie), July 3, 1963, p. 64). April Peter Blameuser III is elected the 3rd President of the Village Board. (Whittingham, op.cit., p. 113).
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