[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 45 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNITION OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE VILLAGE OF BECKEMEYER

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2005

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the centennial of 
the Village of Beckemeyer.
  On this date, 100 years ago, April 14, 1905, the Village of 
Beckemeyer officially filed their charter to no longer be known as 
Buxton, but to, from then on out, go by the name of Beckemeyer.
  Buxton was a way station on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, and 
was situated four miles west of the county seat of Carlyle. It was laid 
out in lots by Zophar Case in 1866, and named Buxton in honor of Harvey 
P. Buxton, an attorney for the railroad, who lived in Carlyle.
  On February 24th, 1905, voters rushed to the polls in a momentous 
vote that carried an overwhelming majority of 53 to 12, laying the 
official groundwork for the renaming. Many people at the time were 
worried that the vote would not hold because the vote was apparently 
held on an official holiday. That was a question for the lawyers to 
decide.
  The vote held steady and the village was organized on this day 100 
years ago by Mr. August Beckemeyer and many other prominent citizens of 
that place. Now and into the future, it will be known as the Village of 
Beckemeyer.
  Here's to the Village of Beckemeyer and all who reside there.

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