by fire. A new residence was erected by Gov. Oglesby but on a site further to the south and east, now known as Oglehurst. Gov. Oglesby died in this home on April 24, 1899. In 1885, the town was incorporated as a village under the general laws of the state, relinquishing the special legislative charter. The first board under the new incorporation consisted of Henry Stahl, C. P. Bridges, A. H. Bogardus, C. B. Taylor, David Lippott and Luther Wood. A new library building was erected in 1904, the gift of the Gillett family. Elkhart was a station on the Illinois Traction System, an interurban railroad providing passenger service between Peoria and St. Louis that was built through the village in 1904. It continued in service until the 1950s. Notable people Adam Bogardus, 19th-century world champion trap shooter; lived in Elkhart Richard J. Oglesby, 19th-century governor of Illinois; lived and died in Elkhart Jake Stahl, first baseman and manager for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders; born in Elkhart Tommy Thompson, outfielder for the Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns; born in Elkhart Works cited References External links www.elkhartillinois.com Villages in Logan County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1855 1855 establishments in Illinois