85-997: Bolles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Bolles , alias Black Bart, American outlaw Don Bolles , Arizona journalist murdered in 1976 after investigating the Mafia Don Bolles (musician) , drummer for the Germs Enoch Bolles , American illustrator Garett Bolles , American football player Richard "Dicky" J. Bolles (1843-1917), Florida land speculator Richard Nelson Bolles , author of What Color Is Your Parachute? Robert C. Bolles (1928–1994), psychologist Stephen Bolles (1866–1941), congressman from Wisconsin John Savage Bolles (1905–1983), San Francisco architect See also [ edit ] Bolles baronets , list of Bolles baronets titles The Bolles School ,
170-472: A foreign trade zone and customs clearing, and the area is both an enterprise zone and tax increment financing district. In August 2019, Mueller Company announced plans to construct a "state-of-the-art" brass foundry in Decatur on a 30-acre site in the 2700 block of North Jasper Street. The facility is expected to employ 250 personnel. In November 2020, ADM and InnovaFeed announced plans to construct
255-461: A 7.1% population loss of (-5,376) from 2010 to 2019. The Japanese corporation Bridgestone owns Firestone Tire and Rubber Company , which operated a large tire factory here. Firestone's Decatur plant was closed in December 2001 amid a tire failure controversy . All 1,500 employees were laid off. Firestone cited a decline in consumer demand for Firestone tires and the age of the Decatur plant as
340-594: A 7.1% population loss of (−5,376) from 2010 to 2019. The Chicago Tribune says: "in 1980, Decatur's population was at a high of 94,000. Now it is 71,000." Decatur has production facilities for Caterpillar , Archer Daniels Midland , Mueller Co. , and Primient (previously Tate & Lyle , A. E. Staley ). Caterpillar Inc. has one of its largest manufacturing plants in the U.S. in Decatur. This plant produces Caterpillar's off highway trucks, wheel-tractor scrapers, compactors, large wheel loaders, mining-class motorgraders, and their ultra-class mining trucks (including
425-524: A bank was built. Local Macon County park resources include Lake Decatur , Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial , Rock Springs Conservation Area , Fort Daniel Conservation Area , Sand Creek Recreation Area , Griswold Conservation Area , Friends Creek Regional Park , and Spitler Woods State Natural Area . The Decatur Park District resources include 2,000 acres (810 ha) of park land, an indoor sports center, Decatur Airport , three golf courses, softball, soccer and tennis complexes, athletic fields,
510-410: A community aquatic center, an AZA-accredited zoo , and a banquet, food and beverage business. Decatur was once dubbed "Park City USA" because it had more parks per person than any other city in the country, as well as "Playtown USA" because of Decatur's position as an early national leader in providing recreational space for its citizens. A motion picture short by that name was made in 1944 that featured
595-1023: A farm four miles (6.4 km) north of Plessis Village in the direction of Alexandria Bay . In late 1849, Boles and his brothers David and James joined in the California Gold Rush , prospecting in the North Fork of the American River near Sacramento . They traveled back to New York in 1852, but Boles later returned with his brothers David and Robert. Both brothers fell ill shortly after their arrival and died. Charles Boles remained in California for another two years before giving up and returning East again. In 1854, Boles (who now used this spelling) married Mary Elizabeth Johnson. By 1860, they were living with their four children in Decatur, Illinois . On August 13, 1862, Boles enlisted as
680-422: A fourth being arrested for home invasion in 2009. Jesse Jackson was criticized for turning what could have been a legitimate criticism/discussion of the effects of "zero tolerance" policies into national debate by attempting to present the seven youths as victims of bigotry. The USGS Domestic GeoNames resource has two listings for Decatur: "City of Decatur", which is a Civil-class designation, and "Decatur", which
765-596: A major grain processor in the 1920s, which popularized the use of soybeans to produce products for human consumption such as oil, meal and flour. At one time, over a third of all the soybeans grown in the world were processed in Decatur, Illinois. In 1955 a group of Decatur businessmen founded the Soy Capital Bank to trade on the nickname. Decatur was awarded the All-America City Award in 1960, one of eleven cities honored that year. Decatur
850-404: A mayor elected at-large and four commissioners to serve as administrators of city services: accounts and finance, public health and safety, public property, and streets and public improvements. The mayor also served as Commissioner of Public Affairs. The mayor and commissioner system prevailed until a special election on November 25, 1958, in which the present council-manager form of government
935-454: A number of times along the historic Siskiyou Trail between California and Oregon. Although Boles became known for the poetic messages left behind after his robberies, he wrote only two poems–left at the fourth and fifth robbery sites– but this was enough to ensure his fame. Black Bart was quite successful as a highwayman , often taking in thousands of dollars a year. Boles was afraid of horses and he fled from all of his robberies on foot. He
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1105-931: A private in Company B, 116th Illinois Regiment (his name is spelled "Boles" in the company records). He was a good soldier and became a First sergeant within a year. Boles was seriously wounded at the Battle of Vicksburg , and took part in Sherman's March to the Sea . He received brevet commissions as both second lieutenant and first lieutenant, and on June 7, 1865, was discharged with his regiment in Washington, D.C. He returned home at last to his family in Illinois. In 1867, Boles went prospecting for gold in Idaho and Montana . In
1190-437: A quarter of a mile, he stopped and wrapped his hand in a handkerchief to control the bleeding. He found a rotten log and stuffed the sack with the gold amalgam into it, keeping $ 500 in gold coins. Boles hid the shotgun in a hollow tree, threw everything else away, and fled. In a manuscript written by stage driver McConnell about 20 years after the robbery, he claimed he fired all four shots at Boles. The first missed, but he thought
1275-545: A reputation for style and sophistication, he was one of the most notorious stagecoach robbers to operate in and around Northern California and Southern Oregon during the 1870s and 1880s. Charles Boles was born around 1829 in Norfolk, England to John and Maria Boles (sometimes spelled Bolles). He was the third of ten children, having six brothers and three sisters. When he was two years old, his parents immigrated to Jefferson County, New York , where his father purchased
1360-416: A riot: "I feared for the safety of our people -- my parents, my students," Bohem said, referring to the crowd in the bleachers. "You had people pushed through bars, people covering little children so they wouldn't get hurt. It was violent." Jackson and his Rainbow PUSH Coalition organized marches that included hundreds of people bused in from outside the area, criticizing the school board for what Jackson said
1445-405: A surviving letter to his wife from August 1871, he told her of an unpleasant encounter with some Wells, Fargo & Company agents and vowed to exact revenge. His wife never heard from him again, and in time she presumed he had died. Boles adopted the nickname "Black Bart" and proceeded to rob Wells Fargo stagecoaches at least 28 times across northern California between 1875 and 1883, including
1530-401: A videotape of the incident surfaced filmed by a parent at the game. Broadcast on national TV news, it showed a melee that swept through one end of the grandstands, with kicking and punching, as some of the fighters tumbled over the rails. The game was stopped and players gawked at the fighting in the bleachers. Ed Bohem, the principal at MacArthur High School who attended the game, described it as
1615-446: Is 150 miles southwest of Chicago , 40 miles east of Springfield , the state capital, and 110 miles northeast of St. Louis . According to the 2010 census, consisted of 42.22 square miles (109.35 km ) of land and 4.69 square miles (12.15 km ) of water, amounting to a total area of 46.91 square miles (121.50 km ), consisting of 90% land and 10% water. Lakes include Lake Decatur , an 11 km reservoir formed in 1923 by
1700-432: Is a Populated Place designation. The two listings have slightly different coordinate centroids; the "City of Decatur" centroid is located at 39°51′20″N 88°56′01″W / 39.8556417°N 88.9337090°W / 39.8556417; -88.9337090 , while the "Decatur" centroid is at 39°50′25″N 88°57′17″W / 39.8403147°N 88.9548001°W / 39.8403147; -88.9548001 . Decatur
1785-635: Is an affiliate of the U.S. Main Street program , in conjunction with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. On July 19, 1974, a tanker car containing isobutane collided with a boxcar in the Norfolk & Western railroad yard in the East End of Decatur. The resulting explosion killed seven people, injured 349, and caused $ 18 million in property damage including extensive damage to nearby Lakeview High School. On April 18 and 19, 1996,
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#17327807740711870-523: Is an inn named for him: the Black Bart Inn. Black Bart's life and exploits and his pursuit and capture by Hume and Morse are the subject of the 2017 novel The Ballad of Black Bart by Loren D. Estleman . The book was named Best Fiction in its "True West Best of the West 2018 Western Books" by True West Magazine . The first full length biography is Gentleman Bandit: The True Story of Black Bart,
1955-413: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles Bolles Charles E. Boles (c.1829 - Last seen February 28, 1888), also known as Black Bart , was an English-born American outlaw noted for the poetic messages he left behind after two of his robberies. Often called Charley by his friends, he was also known as Charles (or C.E. ) Bolton . Considered a gentleman bandit with
2040-760: Is expected to create more than 280 direct and 400 indirect jobs in the Decatur region by the second phase. According to the EDC of Decatur & Macon County, the top employers in Decatur are as follows: From 1917 to 1922, Decatur was the location of the Comet Automobile Company, and the Pan-American Motor Corporation. In 1950, the Marvel-Schebler Division of BorgWarner opened a new facility in Decatur. The plant, which once had as many as 1,300 employees,
2125-684: Is held for eight consecutive days at Fairview Park concluding on the first weekend in August. Decatur formerly hosted the annual Decatur-Forsyth Classic presented by Tate & Lyle and the Decatur Park District. The tournament was traditionally held in June. The final year for the tournament was 2019. Between 1829 and 1836, the County Commissioners Court had jurisdiction as it was the seat of Macon County. By 1836
2210-625: Is located at No. 2 Millikin Place, Decatur. In addition, the Robert Mueller Residence, 1 Millikin Place, and the Adolph Mueller Residence, 4 Millikin Place, have been attributed to Wright's assistants Hermann V. von Holst and Marion Mahony . In 1901 Andrew Carnegie gave City of Decatur $ 60,000 to construct a new public library. The library was built in 1902 at the corner of Eldorado and Main and opened to
2295-545: Is named after War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur . The Potawatomi Trail of Death passed through the city in 1838. Post No. 1 of the Grand Army of the Republic was founded by Civil War veterans in Decatur on April 6, 1866. Decatur was the first home in Illinois of Abraham Lincoln , who settled just west of Decatur with his family in 1830. At the age of 21, Lincoln gave his first political speech in Decatur about
2380-420: Is the council's employee, not an elected official. Since 1959, the following have served as City Managers: John E. Dever, W. Robert Semple, Leslie T. Allen, Jim Bacon, Jim Williams, Steve Garman, John A. Smith (acting), Ryan McCrady, Gregg Zientara (interim), Timothy Gleason, and Scot Wrighton, the current holder. Julie Moore Wolfe serves as the current mayor of Decatur. Moore Wolfe was appointed unanimously by
2465-603: The Caterpillar 797 ). Archer Daniels Midland processes corn and soybeans, Mueller produces water distribution products and Tate & Lyle processes corn in Decatur. Decatur has been ranked third in the nation as an Emerging Logistics and Distribution Center by Business Facilities: The Location Advisor, and was named a Top 25 Trade City by Global Trade . In 2013 the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County established
2550-656: The Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. At this convention, Lincoln received his first endorsement for President of the United States as "The Railsplitter Candidate". In commemoration of Lincoln's bicentennial, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel on June 6 and 7, 2008. The first modern fly-destruction device ( fly swatter )
2635-558: The high-fructose corn syrup class action case) to plaintiffs and customers that it stole from during the price-fixing schemes. In 2014, ADM moved its upper corporate management out of Decatur and established the new ADM World Headquarters in downtown Chicago. Following the ADM corporate exit, Decatur became listed by the United States Census Bureau as number 3 in "The 15 Fastest-Declining Large Cities" which showed
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2720-707: The Chicago Staleys. In 1922, they played their first season as the Chicago Bears. From 1900 to 1974, Decatur was the home of the Commodores , a minor-league baseball team playing at Fans Field . The USTA /Ursula Beck Pro Tennis Classic has been held annually since 1999. Male players from over 20 countries compete for $ 25,000 in prize money as well as ATP world ranking points at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex. The tournament
2805-490: The Decatur area as modern and progressive with opportunities to live, work, and develop. In November 1999, Decatur was brought into the national news when Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition protested the two-year expulsion of seven African American students who had been involved in a serious fight at an Eisenhower High School football game under a recently enacted "zero tolerance" policy. Six of
2890-788: The Knights Landing Cemetery in Knights Landing, California . Johnny Thacker, a Wells Fargo detective who had participated in Boles's arrest, said in 1897 that he believed Boles had gone to live in Japan. Boles, like many of his contemporaries, read dime novel –style serial adventure stories which appeared in local newspapers. In the early 1870s, the Sacramento Union ran a story called The Case of Summerfield by Caxton (a pseudonym of William Henry Rhodes ). In
2975-777: The Midwest Inland Port, a multi-modal transportation hub with market proximity to 95 million customers in a 500-mile radius. The port includes the Archer Daniels Midland intermodal container ramp, the two class I railroads that service the ramp and the city (the Canadian National Railway , and the Norfolk Southern Railway ), five major roadways and the Decatur Airport . The Midwest Inland Port also has
3060-522: The Old West's Most Infamous Stagecoach Robber , written by John Boessenecker and published by Hanover Square Press in 2023. Black Bart is a character in La Diligence ( The Stagecoach ), by Morris and Goscinny , a Lucky Luke comic book from 1968. Dan Duryea starred as Black Bart in a 1948 film produced by Universal Pictures , Black Bart . In 1954, Arthur Space played Black Bart in
3145-462: The United States, and a symbol of the city's high culture and modernity just decades after it was founded as a small collection of log cabins. The second story of the building consisted of an open-air gazebo used as a stage for public speeches and concerts by the Goodman Band. Sitting in the middle of the square as it was, increasing automobile traffic flowing through downtown Decatur on US 51
3230-543: The city was 71.6% White , 23.3% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.9% from other races , and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 32,344 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female household with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who
3315-507: The city was hit by tornadoes. On April 18, an F1 tornado hit the city's southeast side, followed by an F3 tornado the following evening on the northwest side. That same tornado then skipped twice, hitting businesses on the northeast side. The two storms totaled approximately $ 10.5 million in property damage. A new branding effort for Decatur and Macon County was unveiled in 2015, Limitless Decatur. The marketing strategy intended to attract and retain business and residents by promoting
3400-565: The city's recreational efforts. Decatur was the original home of the Chicago Bears , from 1919 to 1920. The football team was then known as the Decatur Staleys and played at Staley Field , both named after the local food-products manufacturer . A.E. Staley created the team from regular Staley Processing employees who had an interest in the sport. As the team continued to win games and show promise, Staley decided to invest in
3485-419: The city. Out of the 31,073 households, 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.9% were married couples living together, 36.1% had a female householder with no partner, and 20.6% had a male householder with no partner. The average family size was 3.00 persons. The median household income for the city was $ 45,404, the median family income was $ 62,699, and the median married-couple family income
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3570-526: The coming morrow, Perhaps success, perhaps defeat, And everlasting sorrow. Let come what will, I'll try it on, My condition can't be worse; And if there's money in that box 'Tis munny in my purse. In some areas where Black Bart operated, notably Redwood Valley, California , there is a traditional annual Black Bart Parade featuring a man dressed as Black Bart playing him as a stereotypical Old West villain. Also in Redwood Valley, California ,
3655-659: The county seat of Macon County, Illinois , United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois . As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 70,522. It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College . The city
3740-406: The crest and saw Boles exiting the stage with the strong box. McConnell grabbed Rolleri's rifle and fired at Boles twice, but missed; Rolleri took the rifle and fired as Boles ran into a thicket, then stumbled as if he had been hit. Rolleri and McConnell followed Boles into the thicket and they found a small, blood-stained bundle of mail he had dropped. Boles had been wounded in the hand. After running
3825-643: The damming of the Sangamon River . The Decatur Metropolitan Statistical Area (population 109,900) includes surrounding towns of Argenta , Boody , Blue Mound , Elwin , Forsyth , Harristown , Long Creek , Macon , Maroa , Mount Zion , Niantic , Oakley , Oreana , and Warrensburg . On July 19, 1999, the Department of Community Development prepared a map of the official neighborhoods of Decatur, used for planning and statistical purposes. Decatur has 71 official neighborhoods. The 2020 census reported there were 70,522 people and 31,073 households living in
3910-402: The empty strongbox, but upon examining the area, he discovered that the "men with rifles" were actually carefully rigged sticks. Black Bart's first robbery netted him $ 160. Boles committed his last holdup on November 3, 1883, at the site of his first robbery on Funk Hill, southeast of the present town of Copperopolis . Boles wore a flour-sack mask with two eye holes. Driven by Reason McConnell,
3995-631: The eponymous episode of Jim Davis 's syndicated western television series, Stories of the Century . In Gunsmoke episodes, a Black Bart wanted poster can be seen posted in Matt Dillon’s office. Black Bart appears as a character in Bob Clark's 1983 film, A Christmas Story , though he is only a figment of Ralphie Parker's imagination. The South Park episode "Casa Bonita" (Season 7, Episode 11) includes an area known as "Black Bart's Cave" amongst
4080-613: The features of the famous theme-restaurant. In the 1917 film A Romance of the Redwoods , the leading male character is a highwayman named "Black" Brown. The movie largely parallels Black Bart's life, such as the Northern California setting, the rigging sticks on rocks to give the impression that a group of armed men are aiming at a stagecoach, and the character of Brown being shot in the hand. Death Valley Days, Season 3, Episode 4, title "Black Bart" has Don Beddoe playing
4165-618: The importance of Sangamon River navigation, which caught the attention of Illinois political leaders. As a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit, Lincoln made frequent stops in Decatur, and argued five cases in the log courthouse that stood on the corner of Main & Main Streets. The original courthouse is now on the grounds of the Macon County Historical Museum on North Fork Road. John Hanks , first cousin of Abraham Lincoln, lived in Decatur. On May 9 and 10, 1860,
4250-479: The laundry mark. After contacting around 90 laundries, the handkerchief was traced to Ferguson & Bigg's California Laundry on Bush Street and discovered that the handkerchief belonged to a man who lived in a modest boarding house . The detectives learned that Boles claimed to be a mining engineer and made frequent "business trips" that coincided with the Wells Fargo robberies. After initially denying that he
4335-474: The median income for a household in the city was $ 41,977, and the median income for a family was $ 55,086. Males had a median income of $ 35,418 versus $ 34,389 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 25,042. About 22% of the population is below the poverty line , including 35% of those under age 18 and 10% of those age 65 or over. Decatur is listed by the United States Census Bureau as number three in "The 15 Fastest-Declining Large Cities" which showed
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#17327807740714420-408: The original expulsions from two years to one year and agreed to let the students earn credit while attending an alternative school. The students involved in the fight have since taken different paths in life: one having been sentenced to state prison for 10 years for a 2004 felony drug conviction; another having finished college (helped by a Rainbow PUSH scholarship); another working as a butcher; and
4505-414: The population reached approximately 300, and Richard Oglesby was elected president of the first board of trustees. Other members of the board of trustees included Dr. William Crissey, H.M. Gorin and Andrew Love as clerk. In 1839 a town charter was granted to Decatur that gave power to the trustees "to establish and regulate a fire department, to dig wells and erect pumps in the streets, regulate police of
4590-462: The prior year were black). Jackson pointed out he was invited by the students' parents and that he spoke with them, the kids, ministers and teachers before protesting the zero-tolerance severity of the punishment: "No one can survive zero tolerance," Jackson said. "We all need mercy and grace." Outside of Decatur, public support was largely against the School Board's decision but changed once
4675-505: The public July 1, 1903. The building served the community until 1970 when the library moved to North Street at the site of a former Sears, Roebuck & Co. store. In 1999 the library moved to its present location on Franklin Street, which is also an abandoned Sears building. The library is part of the Illinois Heartland Library System. The original Carnegie library building was razed in 1972 and in its place
4760-473: The reasons for closing that facility. The Decatur Municipal Band was organized September 19, 1857, making it one of the oldest nonmilitary bands in continuous service in the United States and Canada. The band was originally known as the Decatur Brass Band, Decatur Comet Band and Decatur Silver Band until 1871 when it was reorganized by Andrew Goodman and became The Goodman Band. In 1942, the band
4845-422: The road between Copperopolis and Milton . He spoke with a deep and resonant tone as he politely ordered stage driver John Shine to "throw down the box". As Shine handed over the strongbox, Boles shouted, "If he dares to shoot, give him a solid volley, boys". Seeing rifle barrels pointed at him from the nearby bushes, Shine quickly handed over the strongbox. Shine waited until Boles vanished and then went to recover
4930-499: The road leading from California State Route 20 to Hell's Delight Canyon is called Black Bart Trail. There is a large rock at the side of Highway 101 on the Ridgewood Summit between Redwood Valley and Willits known by locals as "Black Bart Rock", though it is not the actual rock behind which Black Bart was reputed to have hidden while robbing stagecoaches (that rock having been lost in a series of highway improvements over
5015-553: The robbin. Detective Hume was called to examine the note. After comparing it with the handwriting of genuine Black Bart poetry, he declared the new holdup was the work of a copycat criminal. Victoria Tudor, the Marysville Cemetery Commissioner has said Boles had lived in Marysville, California in later life, working as a pharmacist . Boles is rumored to have been buried in an unmarked grave in
5100-521: The second or third shot hit Boles, and was certain that the fourth shot did. Boles only had the single wound to his hand. When Boles was wounded and forced to flee, he left behind several personal items. These included his eyeglasses, some food, and a handkerchief with a laundry mark F.X.O.7. Detective James B. Hume of Wells Fargo found these at the scene. Hume and detective Harry N. Morse visited every laundry in San Francisco, inquiring about
5185-469: The stage had crossed the Reynolds Ferry on the old road from Sonora to Milton. The driver stopped at the ferry to pick up Jimmy Rolleri, the 19-year-old son of the ferry owner. Rolleri had his rifle with him and got off at the bottom of the hill to hunt along the creek and meet the stage on the other side. When he arrived at the western end, he found that the stage was not there and began walking up
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#17327807740715270-454: The stage road. Near the summit, he saw the stage driver and his team of horses. McConnell told him that as the stage had approached the summit, Boles had stepped out from behind a rock with a shotgun in his hands. He forced McConnell to unhitch the team and take them over the crest of the hill. Boles then attempted to remove the strongbox but it had been bolted to the floor of the coach and took some time to remove. Rolleri and McConnell went over
5355-603: The story, the villain dressed in black and had long unruly black hair, a large black beard, and wild grey eyes. The villain, named Black Bart, robbed Wells Fargo stagecoaches and brought great fear to those who were unlucky enough to cross him. Boles may have read the Sacramento Union story. He told a Wells Fargo detective that the name popped into his head when he was writing the first poem, and he used it. Although Boles received much notoriety for his poetic verses, he left only two that have been authenticated. The first
5440-429: The students were arrested but not charged after the fracas. Four were later charged as adults with mob action, a felony. Jesse Jackson intervened in the incident, bringing the controversy to national attention, protesting both the severity and length of the punishment and also alleging racial bias (schools in Decatur in 1999 had an enrollment that was about 44 percent black, while five of the six Decatur students expelled in
5525-419: The team further by hiring George Halas as its second head coach. Halas led the team to success in the 1920 season, going 10–1–2. As the team continued to win, Staley realized that he could make more money and further develop the team if there were larger crowds and a larger venue to play at. Halas and Staley agreed to move the team to Chicago in 1921 and play at Wrigley Field . The team was to play one season as
5610-480: The title character, 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Death_Valley_Days_episodes#Season_3_(1954-55) He inspired the Blue Lotus album Across The Canyon . The song Black Bart is the 10th track on the 2013 album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies of heavy metal band Volbeat . Decatur, Illinois Decatur ( / d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ər / dih- KAY -tər ) is the largest city in and
5695-506: The town, [and] raise money for the purpose of commencing and prosecuting works of public improvement." Those who served as president of the town of Decatur were: Richard Oglesby (1836), Joseph Williams (1837), Henry Snyder (1838), Kirby Benedict (1839), Joseph King (1840), Thomas P. Rodgers (1841), David Crone (1846–47), J.H. Elliott (1848), Joseph Kauffman (1849), Joseph King (1850), William S. Crissey (1851), W.J. Stamper (1852), William Prather (1853–54), and Thomas H. Wingate (1854–55). In
5780-419: The winter of 1855–56, a special city incorporation charter was obtained. This charter provided an aldermanic form of government and on January 7, 1856, an election was held for mayor, two aldermen for each of the four wards, and city marshal. This aldermanic form of government continued until January 18, 1911, when Decatur changed to city commissioner form of government. The new commissioner system provided
5865-416: The world's largest insect protein facility targeted to begin in 2021. The facility will be owned and operated by InnovaFeed and will co-locate with ADM's Decatur corn processing complex. This new project represents innovative, sustainable production to meet growing demand for insect protein in animal feed, a market that has potential to reach 1 million tons in 2027. Construction of the new high-capacity facility
5950-400: The years). In Duncans Mills, California , there is a plaque commemorating Black Bart and featuring his first poem. In Oroville, there is a road named Black Bart Road, as well as a stone mortar monument with a description of a robbery that took place at the scene. In South Lake Tahoe, California there is a Black Bart Avenue off of Pioneer Trail commemorating his poems. In San Andreas, CA, there
6035-562: Was "a person of great endurance. Exhibited genuine wit under most trying circumstances, and was extremely proper and polite in behavior. Eschews profanity." Wells Fargo only pressed charges on the final robbery. Boles was convicted in 1884 and sentenced to six years in San Quentin Prison, but he was released in January, 1888, on good behavior. His health had deteriorated during his time in prison; he had visibly aged, his eyesight
6120-502: Was $ 77,901. The employment rate was 52.1%. 19.4% of Decatur residents were living below the poverty line; 30.2% of them were under 18 years old, 18.8% were ages 18 to 64, and 9.6% were 65 or older. As of the 2010 census , there were 76,122 people, 32,344 households, and 18,991 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,800.9 inhabitants per square mile (695.3/km ). There were 36,134 housing units at an average density of 854.8 per square mile (330.0/km ). The racial makeup of
6205-458: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 10.8% from ages 18 to 24, 23.4% from ages 25 to 44, 26.8% from ages 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 85.3 males. As of 2017,
6290-403: Was Black Bart, Boles eventually admitted that he had robbed several Wells Fargo stages, though he confessed only to crimes committed before 1879. Boles apparently believed the statute of limitations had expired on those robberies. When booked, he gave his name as T. Z. Spalding, but police found a Bible , a gift from his wife, inscribed with his real name. The police report said that Boles
6375-585: Was adopted. According to the city website, the "City of Decatur operates under the Council-Manager form of government, a system which combines the leadership of a representative, elected council with the professional background of an appointed manager." The mayor and all members of the council are elected at-large. Their duties include determining city policy and representing the city in public ceremonies, for which they receive nominal annual salaries. The appointed manager handles all city administration and
6460-434: Was at the scene of the August 3, 1877, holdup of a stage traveling from Point Arena to Duncans Mills, California : I've labored long and hard for bread, For honor, and for riches, But on my corns too long you've tread, You fine-haired sons of bitches. The second verse was left at the site of his July 25, 1878, holdup of a stage traveling from Quincy to Oroville, California : Here I lay me down to sleep To wait
6545-565: Was built in the original town square (now called "Lincoln Square") where the city's mass transit lines (streetcars and interurban trains) met. Designed by Chicago architect William W. Boyington , who also designed the Chicago Water Tower , the Transfer House was constructed to serve as a shelter for passengers transferring from one conveyance to another. It was regarded as one of the most beautiful structures of its kind in
6630-492: Was failing, and he had gone deaf in one ear. Upon his release, he was swarmed by reporters and asked if he had plans to rob any more stagecoaches. "No, gentlemen," he replied, smiling, "I'm through with crime." Boles never returned to his wife after his release from prison, although he did write letters to her. In one of them he wrote that he was tired of being shadowed by Wells Fargo, felt demoralized, and wanted to get away from everybody. The last known sighting of Boles/Black Bart
6715-568: Was forced to circle around the structure, and the Transfer House came to be seen by some as an impediment. The Illinois Department of Transportation , who maintained the US 51 highway route through Decatur, requested it be removed, and in 1962, the structure was transported by truck to nearby Central Park, where it stands today. In that location, it has served as a bus shelter, a visitor information center, and civic group offices. The Edward P. Irving House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1911,
6800-503: Was invariably polite, never using foul language except in his poems. He dressed in a long linen duster coat and a bowler hat , using a flour sack with holes cut for his eyes as a mask. He brandished a shotgun but reportedly never once fired it during his years as an outlaw. All these became his trademarks and he quickly gained notoriety. On July 26, 1875, Boles robbed his first stagecoach in Calaveras County, California , on
6885-560: Was invented in 1900 by Robert R. Montgomery , an entrepreneur based in Decatur, Ill. Montgomery was issued Patent No. 640,790 for the Fly-Killer, a “cheap device of unusual elasticity and durability” made of wire netting, “preferably oblong,” attached to a handle. For much of the 20th century, the city was known as "The Soybean Capital of the World" owing to its being the location of the headquarters of A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company,
6970-676: Was officially designated as the Decatur Municipal Band and chartered within the City of Decatur. The present Decatur Municipal Band, directed by Jim Culbertson since 1979, is composed of high school and college students and area adults from all walks of life, many of whom look to the Band as a serious avocation, or as a prelude to a life-long profession. The city's symbol is the Transfer House , an 1896 octagonal structure that
7055-637: Was on February 28, 1888. Hume said Wells Fargo tracked him to the Visalia House hotel in Visalia . The owner said a man answering the description of Boles had checked in to the hotel and then was never seen again. On November 14, 1888, another Wells Fargo stage was robbed by a masked highwayman. The lone bandit left a verse that read: So here I've stood while wind and rain Have set the trees a-sobbin, And risked my life for that box, That wasn't worth
7140-574: Was sold to Facet Aerospace Products in 1982. The plant closed in April 1983. In early November 1992, business executive Mark Whitacre of Decatur-based Archer Daniels Midland confessed to an FBI agent that ADM executives, including Whitacre himself, had routinely met with competitors to fix the price of lysine , a food additive. The lysine conspirators, including ADM, ultimately settled federal charges for more than $ 100 million. ADM also paid hundreds of millions of dollars ($ 400 million alone on
7225-403: Was unfairly harsh treatment of the boys over a fight. Jackson was arrested and detained briefly; however, charges were later dropped. School officials say the students involved in the fighting were known as truants, described three of them as "third-year freshmen", and noted that the seven students had missed a combined 350 days of high school. The issue dissipated when the school board reduced
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