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HISTORY AND DIRECTORY 
 
 OF 
 
 SPRINGFIELD 
 
 AND 
 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD, 
 
 CONTAINING A. 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT, GROWTH AND BUSINESS IMPOR- 
 TANCE OF THESE CITIES; THE RESIDENCE AND OCCUPATION OFALL HEADS 
 OF FAMILIES AND PERSONS OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; 
 THE POPULATION AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, 
 AND OTHER VALUABLE INFORMATION. 
 
 COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY 
 
 GEORGE S. ESCOTT 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE PATRIOT-ADVERTISER. 
 
 1878. 
 

 CORRECTION 
 
 A ntlHO iinprcHBion rsccniH to have boon matle upon the ininils of a niimljcr of nitr 
 rriondf), who think thul the author of thiH book iflconnectrd with n orhool xuincwhcrr 
 in Arkahnas. In order to corr«>ct this ini|>r(>!<i<ii>n. nnd to bring before tlir publir the 
 f<cliool which he does rcpreHent, we have inserted on page inrt, the card of tlic MOl'N- 
 TAIN GROVE ACADKMV and nrsiSE8S COLLI.liK. 
 
 ThiH Scliool iH loCAted in the Houthennt comer of Wright count}', Mif>8ouri. on one 
 (•f the highc.it apurHofthe O/ark MountainH. and b< surrounded by an elevated plateau 
 \Thicli furnishes the flnest l>ody of fanning land in South Central Mishouri, includint: 
 fomc good Govcmmcnt landH still Hul>Joct to entry. Tlic location Ih healthy, the nociely 
 Kood, and tlio natural advantages Huch as to make it a favorable place for the building 
 up of a Ur.Ht-claHH instituiion of learning. Special attention ih given to a practical bu- 
 cine^is and scientitic course of instruction, rather tliaii to a classical (•<liication. 
 
 Having purchased the school property and determined to make this our pennsnenl 
 home, we shall be pleased to answer any iiKpiiries iVoni (lersons in search of cheap 
 iioines aud a couvenieut place for obtaining a liberal education. 
 
 Uespcctftilly, GEO. S. ESCOTT. 
 
 Mountain Crove, Wright Counlv, Mi!->nurl. 
 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 "When in the course of hiiman events" a city grows to such an 
 extent that every one does not know where every one else Hves, 
 it becomes necessary for some person or persons to take upon 
 themselves the responsibility of providing a complete and reliable 
 Directory of such city ; and certainly no better time can be select 
 ed for such a work than when its '* City Fathers" have passed an 
 ordinance which provides for the numbering of its residences and 
 business houses. With these self-evident facts in view, we enter- 
 ed upon the discharge of this arduous duty with the determina- 
 tion to prepare an accurate list of the names of all citizens of 
 Springfield and North Springfield, and arrange them in alphabet- 
 ical order, so that they may be easily found. In Springfield the 
 residence or place of business is given according to number and 
 street, while in North Springfield the location is pointed out by 
 mentioning the street, together with such other data as may be 
 considered necessary. 
 
 In connection with the Directory, we take pleasure in present- 
 ing to our patrons a concise history of the principal events con- 
 nected with the early settlement of these beautiful " Cities of the 
 Ozarks," together with such a sketch of their growth, reverses 
 and prosperity as we have been enabled to prepare from the nu- 
 merous items furnished by friends of the enterprise, among whom 
 we may especially mention Messrs. John M. Pettijohn, A. G. Pat- 
 terson, Joseph J. Weaver, Henry Sheppard, Jacob Painter, A. M, 
 Townsend, Dr. E. T. Robberson, Judge Charles E. Harwood, Col. 
 S. H. Boyd, Capt. A. M, Julian, Judge John S. Waddill, Judge M. 
 J. Rountree, Rev. B. H, Bills, Mrs. Rush Owen and Mrs. Orlena 
 
Vl INTRODUCTION. 
 
 C'olt'iimii, bcKidi's .Mr. A. V. Ingruni iiiul tlu' other ;,'cntI<MimijIy 
 officerH of tlio coiuity ami cities, wlio have kimlly j^iven lis accesH 
 to the books and papers of thiir reKpective ofTic-cH, inchiding th*- 
 *'Ilhistnitetl Historical Atlas of (ireono County," recently ptil» 
 lisheil. from which to obtain information. Nor must we nef^lect 
 to give <lue credit to the editors of the lAtuhr, 7'it/ir>i, J'afrinf 
 Adi't'ftisei'y Sonthirest J'^tnner, Sout/uctitfer anf Sjn'ritmi/ Oj[f'< r 
 imj, for tiles of their respective papers and those formerly piil) 
 lished here, from which we liavc gathered much useful (hitu. 
 
 We wish also to cull particular attention to our adv( rtisers. wlio^ 
 by their liberal piitrona^'e. have helped to jirovide the means of 
 furnishing this book to subscribers at a merely nominal piice. 
 
 Absolute perfection in this or any other human work cmnot be 
 expected; but after using every exertion to muke it a reliable 
 guide and an interesting narration of facts, we submit it to the 
 criticism of the public. THI'. PUBLLSHKR. 
 
 Sprhujtidxl M»., 1878. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Index to Advertisers, - - - - - - - 8 
 
 Post Office Time Table, -------9 
 
 ('exsus Table, ----_-___ iq 
 
 HISTORY or SPRINGFIELD. 
 CHAPTER I. 
 Incidents in the Early History of Southwest Missouri — 
 Osage and Delaware Indians — Early Settlements on the 
 "Jeems," - - ------- 11 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 Other Settlements in Southwest Missouri before the Organ- 
 ization OF Greene County — Kickapoo and other sm.all 
 Indian Tribes, ---------22 
 
 CHAPTER in. 
 Organization of Greene County and Selection of County 
 Seat — Military Organizations, and Expeditions against 
 the Osages, ------ - 43 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 Biographical Sketches of some of Springfield's Pioneers, 59 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 Twenty-Five Years of Prosperity — The Storm of War — 82 
 The Return of Peace, ------- 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 Springfield as it now is — Its Surroundings, and a Glance at 
 some of its Institutions and Leading Business Men, - 106 
 
 HISTORY OF NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Completion of the A. & P. R. R. to this Point — Founding of 
 "New Town" — Some of its Pioneers and Present Business 
 Men, etc. - - - - - - - - - 141 
 
 DIRECTORY. 
 
 Including Springfield and North Springfield, with Explana- 
 tion of Plan of Numbering, ----- 165 
 
iNi)i;\ TO ai)vi:rtisi:i{s. 
 
 Anderson, T. IJ., Prapticiil Wiitch Miikor l»;s 
 
 Bahner iS: Wchor, Music Dealers, St. Louis, 17<i 
 
 Benson, 1). L., Tjirantuhi AVlieel Hotiuy Hiirrow. 'l'i'2 
 
 Brownson, Mrs. J. B., Dressmaker ISi) 
 
 Crtss, L. S. iV Co., (Jrocers, IS} 
 
 Cox, Frank, Fresco I'ainter ITJ 
 
 Denton. H. F., Livery Stable is ( 
 
 Dow, H. (). iS: Co., Aj,'ricultural Implements, !<»:{ 
 
 Drury Collej^e 214 
 
 I'lmery iS: C'omstock, Furniture Dealers, liO.s 
 
 Kscott, (I. S., Mountain (iruve Academy, ISS 
 
 Gardner, B. li., Younf>: House IIKI 
 
 Goffe. Mrs. M. A., St. Louis Street House, r.iii 
 
 Harris, James A., Book binder (facin-,') ---4 
 
 H'^acker, F. A., SoutliwcKtei-n ('ip^ar Factory •-lO.s 
 
 Huntington, B. F., Merchant Tailor ' 2ns 
 
 Jackson, J. C, North Springfield House 172 
 
 Kaufholz, H. H., Fartners' Store KiS 
 
 Kcen(!r, ^L, Bakery and Confectionery, 2< is 
 
 Kelley, J. M, Transient House, ". ISs 
 
 Kennedy, D. C, Sj)ringtiold Le.ider, 'SA'2 
 
 Kerber. Mrs. Henrietta, Resbiurant 172 
 
 Koch, John H.. Clocks. Watches and Jewelry iSS 
 
 Leach «.S: Tracey, S])ringriel<l Patriot- Advertiser I'.IJ 
 
 Lee, A. R. Jt Co.. Merchant Tailors -.isi 
 
 Loretto Young Ladies' Academy, 1(5 4 
 
 Lyman. W. H . Blacksmith lU S 
 
 Lyon. Dr. J. S., Spriugtield Hygeian Home li)(! 
 
 Meissbach. Louis. Fashionable Barber 21(i 
 
 Mitchell. Walter. Art Gallery 244 
 
 Mclntire, Blank Book Manufacturer (facing) 24' • 
 
 Naegler & Paulj-, Butchers and Packers. 1S4 
 
 Nattrass. Dr. A., Denti.st 21«) 
 
 Peck it Clark. Notions and Hosiery 21(! 
 
 Kaithel. J. G.. Lumber Yard '. ISO 
 
 Rountrce, J. M., Concord Nursery 1(14 
 
 Sawyer it Lamorcaux, Springfield Times 24S 
 
 Ste})hens, J. A.. Books and Stationery 200 
 
 Singer Sewing Machine Company. 2.'iG iV- 2(10 
 
 Trantham, W. H. B.. North Springfield Southwester '2'}Ct 
 
 Talcott. S. Tudor, Real Estate and Shingles 244 
 
 Wellman, A[rs. G. B., Sjuth Street Boarding House 200 
 
 Wright. A. W., Practical Architect, 200 
 
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HISTOHY OF SPHmGFIELD. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 INCIDENTS IN THE EAKLY HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST MISSOl'KI— OSAGE 
 AND DELAWARE INDIANS — EARLY SETTLEMENTS ON THE " .TEEMS." 
 
 Considering- the fact that the founclino- of the "Queen City of 
 the Ozarks" dates l)aek nearly half a century to the time when the 
 red man still roamed through the forests and over the prairies of 
 more than half of the territory of the United vStates, it may be in- 
 teresting to our readers if we go hack a few years farther, to the 
 days when the hardy frontiersmen first came here from the older 
 and more thickly settled States and braved the dangers of con- 
 testing the claims of the " Lo" family to this now wealthy and 
 })rosperous section of our fair State. 
 
 These pioneers Avere generally a class of persons who could not 
 bear to be crowded and "hemmed in" by the increasing settle- 
 ments and the fencing up of the "range" in the older states, so 
 they followed the illustrious example of their forefathers and emi- 
 grated to the far West in search of freedom from restraint and in 
 quest of richer hunting grounds where the game had not been 
 frightened away l.)y the advancing tide of civiUzation and improve- 
 ment. 
 
 As the "pilgrim fathers" and other noted ancestors of the 
 American people broke loose from the l>ondage of the Old World 
 and became the pioneers of the New, so their sons and grandsons 
 extended their settlements farther west beyond the Blue Kidge and 
 the Alleghanies ; and as Daniel Boone emigrated successively from 
 North CaroUna to the mountains of the eastern part of Kentucky, 
 
12 iiisTOKV OK sriaNCKiKi.n. 
 
 tlifiuv to t!u' wi'stnii. ami liiially to St. Charles county, in Mis 
 soiiri, wlu'iv 1k' (lied, so liis tsoii Nathan oinijjrated still farther 
 west and l)eeanie one of the pioneers of (^ireene eonnty, where he 
 Mild the illustrious Daniel still lia\i' oiu' representative of the name, 
 ill the person of James W. Boone, of Ash Grove. 
 
 But the first settlements in Southwest Missouri, of which we 
 lun'e any autiieutic record, were madt' on the James River, from 
 eijrht to lilteeii mik's southwest of where Spriniilield now stands. 
 These early settlenu-nts were made Ity John Pettijohn with his sons 
 and their families, Joseph Price, and Auuustine Friend. William 
 Fi-iend settled about the same time on Finley Creek, where Kenton 
 now stands, in Christian county, and Jerry Pierson at the head of 
 a iieek which still bears his name, in the east part of Greene 
 county. Nathan Bnrrill, Isaac Prosser, and George Wells also 
 came to the same %icinity a few months later. 
 
 John P. Pettijohn, who was a soldier in the Kevolutionary war, 
 was born in Henrico county. Viroinia. where he married and lived 
 until 17117, when he reinovi'd to Gallia county, Ohio. There he 
 settled a new farm, upon which he remained until 181H, at which 
 time he and his family, togvther with those just mentioned and 
 other relatives of the family to the number of twenty-four persons, 
 set out to seek a home in the interior of the new Territory of Mis- 
 souri. Whether IVIr. Wells was one of this company is not cer- 
 tainly known. ^ 
 
 Procuring a keel-boat, which was a sort of large row-boat, they 
 i-ommenced their voyage in the latter part of the Sununer, down the 
 Muskingum, thence down the Ohio and Mississippi to the mouth 
 of White river. So fai", it had been comparatively easy sailing, 
 they had made good time, and were in tine si)ii'its. The men had 
 frequently gone on shore and killed game to add to their stock of 
 provisions, of which they had laid in a good sui)ply before leading 
 their homes in Ohio. It is not probable that it took many large 
 Saratoga trunks to contain their surplus wardrol>e, but they brought 
 with them such things as they exiu'cted would be necessary to 
 make them comfortable and liajjpy in their new homes beyond the 
 pale of fashionable society and its iTquirements. Among other 
 things they had providiMl themselves with a variety of field and 
 garden seeds, and as tlicy had sjjciit iiiuch of their time in hunting 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 13 
 
 and trapping in the foi-ests of Ohio, they had a iiiniiher of bear- 
 skins which were nsed as a snhstitnte for mattresses. 
 
 Soon after commencing the ascent of Wliite river, they enconn- 
 tered floods which greatly impeded their progress, the m-er being 
 so full that it overflowed its banks, spreading out in some places 
 for miles among the cane-brakes which lined it on either side, and 
 flowing so rapidly that it was impossible to make any headway 
 against its seething tide. 
 
 About this time sickness assailed the little band and nearly all 
 were prostrated with malarious fevers. With these hindrances, 
 and the inabihty to go on shore to hunt, their supply of provisions 
 was soon exhausted, and the famishing crew were compelled to use 
 for food all of the seeds Avhich they had brought with them, and 
 then even to singe the hair from the bear-skins and roast them to 
 keep from starving. After this, for nearly eight days, the}- were 
 without a mouthful of food of any kind, but on the eighth day a 
 small deer came swimming up to the boat, as if for assistance, 
 having probabh' been borne down on the current while attempting 
 to cross the river. It is needless to say that the}' gave it such 
 l)rotectiou as the vulture gave the lamb. On its flesh, without 
 bread or salt, they subsisted two days, after which was another 
 fast of eight days, and on the ninth day Nathan Burrill, a son-in- 
 law of Mr. Pettijohn, took a skiff and set out among the cane- 
 brakes, declaring that he would go till he found food or die in the 
 attempt. He had not gone far before he heard the tinkling of a 
 small bell, and. on rowing in the direction from which it proceeded, 
 he soon cliscovered a mare and a young filh' wiiich were on a 
 small knoll entirely surrounded by water, where they had l)een 
 grazing, when the waters had risen around them and cut them off 
 from the main land. Mr. Burrill considered it a ' ' military neces- 
 sity," under the circumstances, to appropriate the filly to the use 
 of himself and his suffering companions, without waiting for the 
 owner's consent, inasmuch as he did not know where to find tlic 
 owner, and there was not much time to be lost if anything wms 
 to be done to save the famishing company. 
 
 Shooting it down he next cut its throat and drank of its l)lood as 
 it flowed warm from the animal's heart. With ditficulty he skinned 
 the carcass and conveyed it piecemeal to tlie boat, where it was 
 
14 UISTDKY OK SlM!IN(iKIKI,D. 
 
 gladly ri'ceived hy his i-onii-iuU-s. 'I'liis fiiriiisluMl food again for a 
 few days, and tlu' waters ofttiug Iowit. and llie party gaining some 
 strcngtii. tlu'y wen- making tlu'ir way slowly l)nt snrely toward the 
 " promisi'd land," wlu-re a few other families had preceded them 
 and formed settlements but a short time before. 
 
 These settlements wi'r<' on White ri\t'i'. near the month of the 
 BiiT Noi-th Fork, and eonseqnently in the present limits of Arkan- 
 sas, which at that time fonned a part of the Missonri Territory. 
 
 The lirst hnnian haliitation they fonnd was that of a Frenchman 
 who lived all alone, far down the river below the other settlements, 
 . where he was engaged in raising stock. From him they i)urchased 
 
 '^_' ■ some corn, but he could not be induced for money or any other 
 consideration to kill any beef or pork for them. However, with 
 the corn, which they IjoIUmI, they soon gained suflicient strength to 
 iro out occasionally and shoot game to go with it, and it was not 
 long till they fonnd themselves among more hospitable pioneers, 
 who. true to the custom of old Tennessee, from which most of 
 them had i-migratt'd, would have shared their last loaf and killed 
 their last fatted calf, in order to provide for the wants of the 
 " ni'W-comers." 
 
 And well was this kindness appreciated, for, during this long and 
 l)eril()us voyage, two of the number — the wife of our veteran hero 
 and the wife of his son William — had been taken away by the hand 
 of di'atli. and the rest had Iteen sadly reduced by sickness and pri- 
 vation. 
 
 They were, howi-ver. soon able to erect caldns and begin to pro- 
 vide for their own wants, as there were plenty of deer and turkeys 
 in the country, and bee-trees well tilled with honey. The bear and 
 the buffalo were not very diflicult to find, and the elk still roamed 
 through the forests in large herds. 
 
 But their settlement on the White river was not a iiermanent one. 
 Their hunting excui'sions often extended several miles back among 
 the hills and valleys, and as early as 1S2() and 1821, frequent expe- 
 ditions wi're made by various members of the party as far north as 
 the James river, where some of them erected a small caliin and 
 thus established a claim to a place about eight miles south of the 
 ])resent site of Springfield. On his return from one of these ex- 
 peditions, William Pettijohn told his neighbois on White river that 
 
HISTORY OF SPKIXGFIELD. 15 
 
 he liad diseovertHl tlie coiintiy which flowed Avith milk and honey, 
 bear's oil and buffalo niai-row. These two latter articles were con- 
 sidered great luxuries among; the old hunters and trappers of the 
 West. 
 
 In the Spring and Summer of 1822 these families began to re- 
 move to the places we have already mentioned — on the '' Jeems" — 
 and within the present limits of Greene and Christian counties. 
 Thomas Patterson and family, who had also lived about three years 
 on AVhite river, which they had reached after successive removals 
 from North Carolina to Tennessee, and from Tennessee to the 
 Missouri Territory, came up the James in 1821 and bought the 
 claim and improvement formerly made by some of the Petti John 
 family on the place now owned by his son, Albert G. Patterson, 
 who is, without doubt, the oldest settler and his farm the oldest 
 improvement in this county, although actual settlement was not 
 made upon it until August, 1822. 
 
 Alexander Patterson, a brother of Thomas, came al)Out the same 
 time aM made a settlement on the place which was aftei-ward Acj-k^^, «Vywv« 
 known as the DaAid Wallace place ; also another Thomas Patter- %-. ' 
 son, a cousin of All»ert G., settled higher up the James, a little 
 ajjove Samuel Crenshaw's place. A man_ named Ingle settled near 
 where the bridge now stands, at the crossing of the James, on the ' 
 Ozark road, and there erected the first mill in Southwest Missouri. 
 
 Ui> to this time these early settlers had encountered but very few 
 Indians — only occasional parties of Osages wdio were in the habit 
 of coming here in the Fall to hunt, their home being farther north 
 and west, probably within the present limits of the State of Kan- 
 sas. But, in the Autumn of 1822, the Delawares came, about five 
 hundred strong, and laid claim to all of the southwest part of the 
 State. 
 
 These Delawares, one branch of the great Algonquins, are one of 
 the most peaceable and friendly tribes in America, being the very 
 same nation with whom William Penn formed his first treaty, 
 which was ever kept inviolate by them, even when other nations had 
 persecuted them for their friendsliip to the wliites. In an earlv 
 day thej' were eminent for their A'alor and wisdom, and exercised 
 an important influence over the other tribes, which was felt from 
 the Chesapeake to the Hudson, as an evidence of which they re- 
 
1(5 HISTORY OF sriaXiiFIICM). 
 
 ceivcd tlu' title of -'TIk- Orniul Father." In the sixteenth cen- 
 tury then- home \y:is in the valley of the Delaware and on thelianks 
 of the Seluiylkill. In 1751 we find them on the Susquehanna, 
 and in iTlTi they wi-re jjaities with the AVyandotts, Shawnees and 
 Miamis to the tieaty of peace at Greenville. Owing to the hos- 
 tilities of other tril)es, they emii>Tated after this to White river, in 
 Indiana, where they remained until their removal to this portion of 
 the country, whither it is i)rol)al)le they had ])een directed by de- 
 sioiiino; white men who had told them that this Avas the reservation 
 wiiich had been set apart for them. 
 
 The few white settlers here, not being satisfied on the subject, 
 sent one of their number, Thomas Patterson, 8r., to St. Louis to 
 make inquiry coneei-ning it, and he was there informed, although 
 it is not known to whom he referred the matter, that the Indians 
 were right, and that the white settlers must give up their claims. 
 (Jn his i-eturning and reporting thus, the settlers nearly all aban- 
 doned their claims, some going to the INIerrimac, some to Osage 
 Fork of the Gasconade, some back to Illinois, and some pressing- 
 onward still farther south and west. 
 
 Besides the early settlers already mentioned there is a sort of 
 traditionary account of a man by the name of DaAis, who settled 
 on the James some time between 1822 and 1825, and was killed by 
 the Indians, but we could not learn what tribe was charged with it 
 or what the circumstances were. His \Aife and children probably 
 removed from the country at the time of the general aljandonment 
 of claims on the arrival of the Delawares and never returned to 
 reclaim it. A man named Spencer O'Neil was also an early settler 
 on the James, and will receive further mention in the next chapter. 
 
 The Delawares, who were now in undisputed possession of the 
 country', rented land to a few families who came with them, and 
 also to Mr. William Friend, who remained on his farm thi'oughout 
 the whole time that they had possession, and therefore, during his 
 life-time, was the oldest permanent settler in this portion of the 
 State. His father was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and he 
 himself had been a soldier in the war of 1812, and was at the battle 
 of Tippecanoe when Tecumseh was killed, so he had no fears in 
 leraaining among the red men, especiallj' among this friendl}^ tribe. 
 yiv. Friend had successively removed from Maryland to Ohio, 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. IT 
 
 from Ohio to what is now Arkansas, and finally to the wilds of 
 Southwest Missouri. He came with the Petti johu family, the joC.>>«-<:'^- 
 Piersons, his brother Augustine, and the other pioneers who 
 came by way of the rivers from Ohio. Of a family of thirteen 
 children, lie has three sons — Reason, Hiram and Elias — still 
 living in Christian county. 
 
 With the Delawares, came a man named -Tames Wilson, who 
 was married to three squaws while here, and after living- with 
 each for a short time, would drive her oft', and seek another 
 affinity. About the time the Delawares left, he "shipped" the 
 third one and returned to St. Louis, where he married a whit© 
 woman, whom he brought back with him, and they settled on a 
 farm near the mouth of the creek which was named for him, and 
 afterward became noted as the scene of one of the fiercest battles 
 of the Great Rebellion. After the death of Mr. Wilson his widow 
 was married to Dr. C. F. Terrill, whose name afterwards appears 
 in the official record of Greene county as the second Clerk of the 
 County Court. 
 
 A man by the name of Marshall also came with them, being 
 married to a squaw, with whom he lived until his death, which 
 occurred about the time the Indians were leaving here, and his 
 widow and orphans went to the Territory with their dusky com- 
 panions. Mr. Marshall had taken the old mill which had formerly 
 been abandoned by Mr. Ingle, and removed it down the river to 
 a point near the mouth of Finley creek, where he had commenced 
 a plantation. 
 
 We also learn the names of two other men who seem to have 
 come with the Indians as traders. They were Joseph Fillabert 
 and William Gilliss. Of the latter, all the information we find 
 after the Indians left, was developed through a suit brought by 
 persons claiming to be his heirs, in consequence of his marriage 
 to the daughter of a chief of a small tribe who were connected 
 with the Delawares, or under their protection, while here. 
 
 It is claimed that, like Wilson, he was not content to live Ion"- 
 at a time with one dusky bride ; but that he, too, lived successively 
 with three different ones, each, for the time, being considered 
 his legal wife. It seems that while keeping a post at the Dela- 
 ware town on the James fork of White river, he was twice married 
 
18 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 to women of the Doluware tribe; but, about the year 1830, he 
 proposed to Laharsh, a fliief of the Piankcshaws, to marry his 
 daughter, Kahketoqua, and that ho employed one Baptiste 
 Peoria to negotiate the marriage. Baptiste visited Laharsh and 
 reported favorably to Gilliss; after which he and Gilliss went 
 down to the settlement on Cowskin creek, where the Indian 
 maiden lived, and carried her father and mother presents, which 
 were acceptable, and she returned with them to become his wife. 
 In regard to the custom among the Indians in relation to mar- 
 riiige. tlie contract was usually made thus with the parents, and 
 if the bridegroom made presents which were satisfactory, the 
 parents usually assented, and that constituted the marriage. 
 ' These contracts were dissoluble at the option of the parties, and 
 in this case Gilliss sent Kahketoqua back after living with her 
 for a few months, promising to recall her when he should return 
 from the East. 
 
 But it does not apj^ear that he ever returned or acknowledged 
 her as his wife after this, although he frequently sent presents to 
 her child, which was named Nancy, and in after years the heirs 
 of Nancy, not being mentioned in his will, sued for their share of 
 his property, which was finally granted them by decision of the 
 Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, from reports of which 
 we obtain our information. 
 
 It seems that Mr. Gilliss' mother-in-law, the wife of Laharsh, 
 accompanied him and his wife on the wedding tour, remaining 
 several weeks, probably to give the wife some instructions in 
 iiousekeeping, and that at the end of her visit, Gilliss took or sent 
 her back to the Cowskin settlement. This watchfulness of the 
 jmother-in-law over bride and groom doubtless had the same 
 ■effect as it is often supposed to have in the case of white mothers- 
 in-law, and may have been the cause of the early separation. 
 
 Concerning Mr. Fillabert, we have the following from the i^en 
 of Col. S. H. Boyd, of this city: 
 
 "With the Indians lived a Frenchman whose name was Joseph 
 Fillabert. He and some associates in St. Louis carried on a trade 
 at this Indian town for many years, by which he accumulated 
 considerable riches, and he now possesses large paj'ing estates 
 in St. Louis. From early life he had been a pioneer, and much 
 
HISTOBY OF SPBINGFIELD. Ift 
 
 •of his career lias been j^assed iu close association with the Indians. 
 When the Indians emigrated to the Indian Territory, Filhbert 
 remained in this country, and still lives in Stone county. He 
 takes great interest in the affairs of government, reads the weekly 
 newspapers, and discusses with earnestness the political questions 
 of the day. Many years have passed by since he was any distance 
 from his comfortable home on the banks of the White river and 
 the James. His agent in St. Louis makes him monthly statements 
 of his property, and this is the only care he gives to his large St. 
 Louis estates. He is the oldest settler of Southwest Missouri 
 now living." 
 
 The Indian town and trading post referred to, was at what is 
 now known as the Berry Gibson place, in the northwest part of 
 Christian county, on the James, and extending from the lane 
 where the county road crosses the river, about three-fourths of a 
 mile down its banks. This was their principal town, and for 
 several years the home of the greater part of the nation. There 
 were, however, some suburban towns scattered along np and 
 down the James and on the banks of Wilson's creek. 
 
 Here the Delawares remained monarchs of the forest and the 
 prairie iintil about the year 1830, when it was determined that 
 their reservation was further west. To their new hunting grounds 
 they removed, and there they have ever since remained, true to 
 their former pledges, at peace with the whites, and willing to 
 suffer wrongs rather than engage in war. 
 
 As soon as they left, most of the white settlers, who had been 
 absent during their occupancy of the counti'y, came back and 
 reclaimed their old homesteads, where the descendants of some 
 of them still live. 
 
 Mr. Pettijohn, who had been back to Ohio, came with his son 
 John, who had remained in Illinois. On returning to their old 
 home, which had afterward been the site of the Delaware town,^ 
 they found a man named Joseph Porter in possession and claim- 
 ing to have purchased it from the Indians ; so they went further 
 down the river and settled near the mouth of the James, where 
 they both remained until their death. John Mack Pettijohn, a 
 grandson of the old pioneer, has long been a prominent citizen of 
 Ozark, in Christian county, where he has raised a family of ten 
 
20 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 chihlren. four of whom are married and. still livinf^ there. In 
 April last Mr. P. and his wife, with tlieir six unmarried children, 
 set out overland, with horse and ox teams, for the interior of 
 Oref;;on, but we learn that they have purchased land and settled 
 in Southern Kansas. A\'e also hear of others of the family who- 
 talk of moving further west. The descendants seem to inherit 
 the ))ioneer spirit of their forefathers, and likewise a good degree 
 of the patriotic spirit of their venerable ancestor of Revolutionary 
 times. John Pettijohn, jr., and his brother William, were both 
 soldiers in the war of 1812 ; a grandson. William C, was in the 
 Mexican war, and two other grandsons, George and Levi, as well 
 as a great grandson, John AV., were in the Union army in the late. 
 war, while another grandson, George, Avho was the son of Jacob,, 
 was in the Southern army. 
 
 Joseph Porter, before mentioned, was distinguished as a first- 
 rate farmer, as well as an excellent trapper and fisherman. He 
 is said to have killed the last beaver taken in Greene county. 
 Mr. P. is described as being of a very genial nature, full of fun 
 and frolic, and possessing a large fund of anecdotes, which con- 
 spired- to make him a general favorite with old and young. 
 Concerning his family we have no further account. 
 
 Thomas Patterson and family returned from Osage fork in 
 1834. to the old i^lantation on the James, and in a small cemetery- 
 near the old homestead his remains and those of his wife rest 
 undisturbdd beneath the shade of a tine grove of native cedars, a 
 fit emblem for the graves of i)ioneers from the mountains of 
 North Carolina and Tennessee, which abound with this beautiful 
 evergreen. On the old farm, as we have already stated, lives his 
 son, Albert G., who, in his sixty-third year, has a family of four- 
 teen children, the youngest of whom is but a few months old : so 
 the name of Patterson is not likely soon to be forgotten. 
 
 The farm now owned by Julian Foster, in Taylor township, was 
 first settled by Rev. Mr. Moon6y, about the year 1827. Mr. 
 Patterson informs us that when his father's family retiu-ned from 
 the (Jsage fork, John B. and Edward Mooney were living on this 
 land, which they had been renting from the Delawares. 
 
 Samuel Martin, from North Carolina, eame in 1829, and re- 
 mained in that part of the country for a number of years. He 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 21 
 
 was at one time one of the Judges of the County Court, and 
 afterward removed to Ozark county, where he held the office of 
 Circuit Clerk. His brother Cowden came at the same time and 
 remained until his death, which occurred in 1835. 
 
 Of most of the other families who returned to their former 
 plantations after the Indians had left, we find no representatives 
 from whom to obtain definite information, but presume that most 
 of them, or their descendants, have "gone west" with the grand 
 army of pioneers whose biographies may never be traced by the 
 historian's pen, but whose records will still live in the wonderful 
 results which soon follow in the footsteps of that hardy race who 
 form the vanguard of civilization. 
 
22 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 
 OTHER SETTLE^IENTS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI, BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION: 
 OF C4REENE COUNTY KICKAPOO AND OTHER SMALL INDIAN TRIBES. 
 
 The probable removal of the Indians from Southwest Missouri^ 
 aboTit the year 1830, seemed to be the signal for quite a large 
 influx of pioneers. Although Missouri had been admitted into 
 the Union, ten j-ears before, and the eastern and northern por- 
 tions had been rapidly tilling up with immigrants, there were 
 very few white people southwest of the center of the State, and 
 all of this vast amount of territory, now comprising forty or fifty 
 counties, was still attached to Wayne county. 
 
 On the organization of Crawford county in 1829, this territory 
 was transferred to its jurisdiction, under which it remained until 
 the organization of Greene. 
 
 There were no regular roads, and the usual way of reaching 
 this part of the country was either by way of the rivers, as we 
 have already described in the former chapter, or by following 
 the Indian trails across from Green's Ferry, on the Mississippi. 
 For a description of this route we cannot do better than to 
 quote the description published not long since in the Springfield 
 Leader, and M'ritten by John H. Miller, of Ritchey, from whose 
 writings we expect to draw pretty freely for this chapter : 
 
 "In the fall of 1820, Madison and J. P. Campbell left Maury 
 County, Tennessee, on horseback, traveling toward the setting 
 siin in search of homes for themselves and their families. Cross- 
 ing the Mississippi river, thence west through the then Territory 
 of Arkansas, on to the present site of Fayetteville, then almost an 
 entire wilderness ; thence making a circle back in a northeasterly 
 direction into Southwest IMissouri, striking the old Delaware 
 town, the first and only place of note on the James fork, eight 
 miles southwest of where Springfield now stands. From there 
 they went on to Kickapoo prairie and then north into the tim.- 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 23^ 
 
 ber, discovering the Fiilbrigbt spring and the natviral well. 
 Near the latter they cat their names on some trees to mark their 
 claims to the land in that vicinity. 'V 
 
 Mr. M. next goes on to mention several families who were liv- 
 ing on the James, the names of whoau we have already given in 
 the preceding chapter, ai4|l says that Messrs. Gilliss and Filla- 
 bert had a little log store on a knoll near the Delaware town, 
 where they kept a few pieces of blue calico, &c., for sale to the 
 Indians. After mentioning their return to Tennessee, he says : 
 , "In February, 1830, J. P. Campbell and his brother-in-law, 
 Joseph Miller,' fixed up with their small families, and set out for 
 Kickapoo prairie. Mr. C.'s family consisted of himself, wife and 
 one child, Tabitha, then not a year old, who was afterward the 
 mother of Lula, wife of Frank Sheppard. Mr. Miller's family 
 consisted of himself and wife and two children. Rufus was ona 
 year old, and John, who is now a citizen of Ritchey, was twelve. 
 They also had six darkies, one five-horse team and one Derbin 
 wagon, which was driven by John. (Madison C. did not move 
 until 1832.) 
 
 "They journeyed via. Nashville and Hopkinsville, crossing the 
 Ohio at Golconda, thence over the south end of Illinois to 
 Green's old ferr}' on the Mississippi. It being in Februaiy, they 
 encountered great difficulties in crossing on account of the quan - 
 tities of floating ice, but after making several trips across the 
 river in an old, rickety piece of a flat, the wind being high aul 
 cold, they succeeded in landing safe on the Missouri side ; thence 
 they were obliged to almost cut their own road, but onward 
 they went toward the West, by old Jackson in Cape Girardeau 
 county, stopping one day to rest at old Col. Abram Byro's, five 
 miles west of Jackson. Thence they proceeded on to Farming- 
 ton, in St. Francois county, and by Caledonia, in Washington 
 county, which was the last town, and it only contained one little 
 store and two or three dozen inhabitants. Then on west, with 
 scarcely any road, ^o the present site of Steeleville, in Crawford 
 connty, and on twelve miles further to Massey's iron works', 
 which had not been in operation but a very short time, and so 
 on to where Rolla now stands. Twelve miles farther on, they 
 came to old Jimmey Harrison's, at the mouth of Little Piney, on 
 
"24 HISTORY OF SPKINGFIELB. 
 
 the Gasconade, about four hundred yards south of the present 
 Gasconade bridge. ]\Ir. Harrison kept a little store for the 
 accommodation of the few settlers up and down the Piney and 
 the Gasconade ; that was also the court house for the whole of 
 ^Southwest Missouri, and so ife was the only post office until 1832. 
 Thence west twenty miles brought them across the Big Piney 
 on to Roubideanx, now Waynesville, in Pulaski county. Contin- 
 iiing their journey, they went up the Gasconade river to the 
 mouth of the Osage fork, where they found a few white settlers — 
 f!ome of the Starks, Ballous, Tygarts, O'Neals, and one old 'Jim 
 Campbell,' who was sheriff of all of Southwest Missouri. This 
 ■was in the neighborhood of the present Oldland Postoffice. 
 From there they came on to Cave Spring, where they crossed the 
 Osage fork, leaving it at the old Barnett place, from which 
 they came to Pleasant prairie, now Marshfield, and striking 
 James fork 20 miles east, thence down to Jerry Peirson's, where 
 he had built a little water mill at a spring just below the Dan- 
 forth place ; then on west they struck the Kickapoo prairie one 
 mile east of the present Joe Merritt place ; thence five miles more 
 brought them to the natural well (a short distance north of the 
 present public square of Springfield). Here they first camped 
 on the night of the 4th of March, 1830. 
 
 "In the meantime. Uncle Billy Falbright had got about 
 three weeks ahead of them, and stojjped at the Falbright spring. 
 His brother, John Falbright, had settled at the spring where 
 'Capt. Geo. M. Jones now lives, and had a cabin up ; and his 
 brother-in-law, A. J. Burnett, had succeeded in putting up a 
 •small oak-pole cabin 12x15, just on the spot of the old 'Scpiire 
 Burden residence, a little west of Mr. McElhany's. Mr. Camp- 
 bell having had rather the oldest claim, by his name being cut 
 on an ash tree at the well, Mr. Burnett gave way and went and 
 <?omnaonced an improvement five miles east, at the Merritt place. 
 Both Miller's and Campbell's families then moved into the pole 
 cabin, the negroes having a good cloth tent to live in. This cabin 
 had a splendid dirt tloor. 
 
 "• Then all pitched into cutting and clearing, and soon suc- 
 ceeded in opening a few acres on the north side of the branch 
 "(Jordan) and just north of the natural well. They also cleared 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 25 
 
 a field on the top of tlie hill, where the city now stands, and just 
 about where the old Bigbee house stands they had a pair of 
 draw-bars going into the field, the north string of the fence 
 being about in the middle of the public square running west and 
 including the ground where the Metropolitan hotel now stands." 
 
 The remains of the old Kickapoo Indian village still stood in 
 the southwest portion of the pi-esent limit of Springfield. It was 
 built of bark and small hickory poles bent over. The Kickapoos 
 had moved northwest in 1828, but of their previous or later his- 
 tory but little seems to be known, as they were but a small tribe, 
 and are not mentioned in any books within our knowledge. It 
 is i^robable that they came here from Illinois, as there is still a 
 postoffice in that State which bears their name. 
 
 "NVe find a remnant of them mentioned by Mrs. Rush Owen, in 
 a communication to the Leader, and also published in the Histor- 
 ical Atlas of Greene county. Her description of the present 
 site of Springfield is so graphic, and her style so interesting, that 
 it will bear reading again ; so we venture to reproduce it. It 
 reads as follows: 
 
 "In 1827 my father, John P. Campbell, and my uncle, E. M. 
 Campbell, took refuge from an autumnal storm in old Delaware 
 town on the Jiimes, not far from Wilson creek battle-ground. 
 The bi-aves had just brought in a remnant of Kickapoos which 
 they had rescued from the Osages. Among the Kickapoos was a 
 brave boy, ill with a kind of bilious fever recently taken. Just 
 before leaving home my father had been reading a botanic treat- 
 ise, and became a convert. In his saddle-bags he carried lobelia, 
 comi)osition and No. 6. He gave them to understand that he 
 was a 'medicine man,' and, against Uncle Mat's earnest protest, 
 who feared the consequences if the Indian died, he undertook 
 the case. Not understanding the condition of his patient, or, 
 perhaps, the proper quantity of the emetic to administer, he 
 threw the Kickapoo into an alarm, or in other words a frightful 
 cold sweat and deathly sickness. Then there was work for dear 
 life. Uncle Mat, the older and more cautious of the two, pulled 
 off his coat and plunged in to help my father get up a reaction, 
 which they did, leaving the poo-r patient prostrate, and 'weak as 
 a rag." My father always laughed and said : ' But feel so good, 
 
26 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 good — all gone,' laying his hand weakly on his stomach. They 
 remained some time with the Indians, hunting and looking at the 
 country. They finally made up their minds to return to INIaury 
 county, Tennessee, and bring their families. Piloted by the 
 Kickapoo, they went some distance up the James, and made ar- 
 rangements with an old trapper to get out their house logs ready 
 to be put up immediately upon their return. They had selected 
 lands where Springfield now stands. They found four springs 
 whose branches uniting formed Wilson creek. About the centre 
 of the area between these springs was a natural well of wonderful 
 depth, now known to be a subterranean lake, hard by which my 
 father 'sqatted,' after a toilsome journey through the wilderness, 
 the Mississippi river being frozen over so hard that they crossed 
 on the ice in January, 1828. Several families accompanied him, 
 among whom was glorious Uncle Joe Miller. Who ever saw him 
 angry? Who ever caught him looking on the dark side? The 
 moment he was seated every child clambered and buzzed over 
 him like bees over a honey comb, and we had implicit faith in his 
 'honey pond' and 'fritter tree,' and have to this day. The Kick- 
 apoo came over immediately and became an almost indispensable 
 adjunct to the family. Seeing that my father was very tender 
 with my mother, he looked upon her as a superior being, some- 
 thing to be guarded and watched that no harm came near. He 
 was out on a hunt when my sister was born, the first white child 
 in Kickapoo jirairie. When he came in, my father, who had 
 thrown himself on the bed by my mother, said : ' Oh, ho ! look 
 here!' He approached, looked at the little creature with quaint 
 sei'iousness, and said, 'What call?" My mother, to please him, 
 said 'Kickapoo;' and my father, who was cheerful and bright, 
 had just taken baby's tiny hand and exclaimed, 'M}- Beautiful;' 
 so that the child was ever to the Indian 'Kickapoo, My Beautiful,' 
 and exceedingly beautiful she proved to be. The old people 
 discourse upon her loveliness to this day, and refuse to believe 
 that there ever was another to compare with her. The Kickapoo's 
 greatest pleasure was guarding the rustic cradle, and drawing 
 the delicately-tapered hand through his own. 
 
 "Springfield soon became a habitation with a name . Cabins 
 of round poles were hastily put up. and filled with immigrants. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 27 
 
 My father vacateJ and built thirteen times in one year to accom- 
 modate new comers. Log lints filled with merchandise, groceries, 
 and above all that curse of America — whisky — soon did a thriving 
 trade with the Indians and immigrants. On a cool autumn after- 
 noon my mother, who was remarkably tall, with black hair and 
 fine eyes, went to one of the primitive stores to buy a shawl, and 
 could find nothing but a bright red with gay embroidered corners. 
 She threw it over her shoulders, and crossed over to see a sick 
 neighbor. Returning at dusk, she was forced to pass round a 
 crowd of Indians who had been trading and drinking. A powei*- 
 ful, bare-armed Osage, attracted no doubt by the gay shawl, 
 threw up his arms, bounded toward her, shouting, 'My squaw.' 
 She fiew toward home. Just as she reached the door her foot 
 twisted and she fainted. A strong arm with a heavy stick came 
 down on the bare head of the dxisky savage, and he measured 
 his length on the ground. The Kickapoo, for it was he that came 
 so opportunely to my mother's rescue, carried her in, closing the 
 door, for by this time everybody had rushed to see what was the 
 matter, the Osages calling for the Kickapoo who had dealt the 
 blow upon their companion. He passed on to the kitchen, making 
 a sign to Rachel to go in, took 'Kickapoo, My Beautiful,' from 
 Elizabeth, pressed her tenderly to his heart, looked at her wist- 
 fully, returned her to the nurse, and Avas gone. The blow dealt 
 really killed the Osage. Nothing but Rachel opening the door 
 wringing her hands, with tears running down her's and Eliza- 
 beth's cheeks, with 'Kickapoo, My Beautiful,' screaming, the 
 finding of my mother in a death-like swoon, and no trace of the 
 Kickapoo, saved the village from serious trouble. Days, weeks, 
 months and years passed, and all my father's efforts to find out 
 the fate of his red friend were futile, and he concluded he had 
 been assassinated by the Osages, though assured by them, ' They 
 no find him.' " 
 
 It seemed to be a peculiar trait in the character of these Del- 
 awares that they were ever ready to assist and protect the smaller 
 and weaker tribes. Besides the above reference to the Kicka- 
 poo, whom the}"- had resciied from the hands of the more cruel 
 and barbarous Osages, we are informed that they had under 
 their protection, while here, small remnants of several other- 
 
28 IIKSTUUY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 tribes, among whom were Potawatamies, Piankesbaws and Miin- 
 cies. About the time that Messrs. Miller and Campbell settled 
 in Springfield, there were settlements being made in various 
 parts of what was soon to become Greene county, the county 
 seat of which should finally become a flourishing city. As we 
 have before mentioned, the Fulbright family had settled in the 
 Tvest part of what now constitutes the city, or perhaj^s just out- 
 side of the present city limits ; the spring which bears their 
 name, and furnishes an abundant supply of 'Adam's ale," being, 
 but a short distance from the fountain of that more recently 
 invented beverage, lager beer. Wra. Fulbright had passed 
 through what is now Greene county in 1819, but M-ent back East, 
 and settled in what afterwards became Crawford county. In 
 1829, just after the return of Mr. Campbell from his first trip, as we 
 have before stated, Mr. Fulbright, Avith his brothers Levi and 
 John, and his brother-in-law, A. J. Burnett, removed to this 
 place and pitched their tents in the wilderness. They brought 
 with them their families, and a niimber of negroes, among whom 
 was Aunt Hannah, so well known to all citizens of Sjirinfigeld 
 claiming to be over a hundred years old, and to have assisted 
 in the construction of that first little pole cabin. In 1832 a 
 mill was erected by "Wm. Fulbright on the site now occupied 
 by the one owned by Lawson Fulbright, near the head of Little 
 Sac. Many of the descendants of this family are still living in 
 the vicinity of Springfield, and from the pen of Mr. Miller, in a 
 communication to the Ijeader, we quote the following honorable 
 tribute to some of the departed members : 
 
 ''In making further drafts upon the tablet of memory, fond 
 recollections are awakened of more, and not to be forgotten, men 
 and women Avho once lived in and about Springfield, but are long 
 since gone. I call to mind the Fulbright family and others ; 
 William Fulbright and his amiable wife (Aunt Ruthy) and their 
 interesting young family of sons (they had but one daughter). 
 "When I first knew them in 1830, they lived at the sirring, opened 
 a large farm on the high ground south of the spring, and were 
 the very first to break the soil in the way of plowing, in the 
 neighborhood. Uncle Billy's late and last residence was at the 
 site of the old fort, or earth woik, where he died in 1843, after 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 29 
 
 spending a very energetic and useful life. He was very punc- 
 tual, honest and strict in all his dealings. He taught all of his 
 nine sons true habits of industry ; to get money, but to get it 
 honestly, or not at all. Some of their sons are still living in 
 Boone county, Ark., one in Greene, and one in Lawrence count}'. 
 Their third sou, Henry, held several resposible offices in the 
 county, and was for one term Receiver of the U. S. Land Office,^ 
 and while adversity has overtaken some in the decline of life, 
 they still struggle on, not forgetting their early training. It was 
 my good fortune to be personally acquainted with old Grand- 
 mother Falbright, mother of Uncle Billy and great-grandmother 
 of the present John Y. She was of Dutch or German origin 
 from North Carolina, and had in her possession a very old Dutch 
 Bible, the first I ever saw. She died, I think, in 1832, at a very 
 advanced age. Aunt Ruth}', who died a few j-ears ago, is well 
 remembered, no doubt, by manj for her kind, generous and 
 amiable disposition. Though passed away, may they long be 
 remembered." 
 
 Andrew Biss, the father of Simpson Bass, of Jackson town- 
 ship, left Tennessee in the fall of 1829 for Missouri, arriving in 
 Greene county toward the close of the year. His first location 
 was half a mile west of where Strafi'ord now stands, but on the 
 departure of the Indians, the following year, he removed to the 
 place now owned and occuj^ied by his son, in Jackson township. 
 Alpheus Huff, whose sons still live in that township, came from 
 Franklin county, Missouri, in 1830, and settled within a mile of 
 Mr. Bass, and Alexander Chadwick came from Tennessee in the 
 fall of 1831, after which there were no other arrivals in that part 
 of the county for several years. 
 
 On the south side of the James, where John Caldwell now 
 lives, Edward Thompson, from Tennessee, settled in 1830. Mrs. 
 Page and her family, who were of French descent, came also 
 about the same time, and remained for several years on what is 
 known as the Galbreath place, in the same neighborhood. In the 
 same j'ear, Thos. Finney and wife and Samuel Weaver came, and 
 lived for about a year, just below the present Boonville street 
 bridge, where G. N. Shelton afterward had a tan-yard. Mr. 
 "Weaver was a son in-law of "\Vm. Fulbright, but his wife had 
 
"30 insTOHV OK SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 recently tiled, leaviufi^ an infant son named Marion, who is now a 
 merchant in Lawrence conntj'. 
 
 Joseph Miller settled at the spring, a short distance south- 
 west of the city, where Mr. Beiderlinden has since lived, after 
 wliioh he sold out to ^laj. Joseph Weaver, and removed to Sac 
 river, thirty miles northwest of this city. Mr. Weaver came in 
 IMarch, 1S30, from Marshall county, Tennessee, and first settled 
 at the Delaware town, where he purchased and improved the 
 farm now known as the Porter place, upon which he lived until 
 his removal to the above named point. On this farm he remained 
 three or four years before removing to the place know"n as the 
 AVeaver grove, two-and-a-half miles west of town. After one or 
 two other removals, he died in September, 1852, on the farm 
 three miles northwest of the city. 
 
 Of his family of thirteen children, eleven were by his first wife, 
 to whom he was married in Georgia. His second wife, and the 
 mother of his two younger daughters, was the widow of Dr. 
 Wm. Shackelford, who will hereafter be irentioned. Of the first 
 family eight are still living, and one of the second. Of these J. 
 J. and E. L. Weaver, and the wives of J. L. Carson and J. M. 
 Griffith, all living in this city, are well and favorabl}- known to 
 most of our readers ; also another sou, Thomas J. Weaver, who 
 lives at the "^Veaver Grove. One brother, R. B., and two sisters, 
 are living in Boone countj', Arkansas, Mr. Weaver being at the 
 present time the Representative of that county in the State Leg- 
 islature. Joseph J. Weaver has taken a prominent part in the 
 affairs of this city, having served two or three terms as Council- 
 man from the Third Ward, and one year as Mayor. 
 
 In 1831, Daniel B. Miller, a brother of Joseph, settled at what 
 is still known as the Miller spring, in the northwest part of the 
 city, and whidi furnishes power in the form of steam for the 
 Sj^riijgfield woollen mills. Here he made a field, which was 
 afterward used as the Federal burying ground. He also cleared 
 a small field in the " bottom," whei-e the depot of the S. «Sc W. 
 ^I. Vi. R. ivow stands. Mr. Miller remained in Springfield until 
 liis death, which occurred in January, 1839. 
 
 Samuel Lasley, who came with Mr. Miller, settled on Little 
 Sac, where the l^olivar road now crosses : and we are informed 
 
HISTORY OF SPPINGFIELD. 31 
 
 'Cliat Spencer O'Neil, mentioned in the former chapter, who had 
 'been absent during the general abandonment of homes, also 
 referred to in that chapter, retui-ned about this time and settled in 
 the southwest part of the county, near where his son Charles, 
 now resides. 
 
 Next came Joseph Rouniree and family, from Mauz-y county, 
 Tennessee, reaching here in January, 1831. They had started in 
 November, 1830, and after crossing the Mississii^pi were snow- 
 bound at Massey's Iron Works on the Merrimac. Here they fell 
 in with Joseph Fillabert, the French trader mentioned in the 
 former chapter, who was coming through with some Canadians 
 and about thirty ponies. Mr. F. kindly piloted them through, 
 and became a firm friend of the family. Mr. Rountree settled on 
 the farm now owned by his son, Z. M. Rountree, two-and-a half 
 miles southwest of the Public Square. In honor of the old gen- 
 tleman we insert the following from the pen of Col. Wm. E. Gil- 
 more, as published in the Patriot of Feb. 14, 18G7: 
 
 "Father Joseph Rountree, the patriarch of an exceedingly nu- 
 merous and highly respectable family in this county, was born 
 April 14:th, 1782, in North Carolina, the State which, next to Ten- 
 nessee, gave the most pioneers to Southwest Missouri. Mr. Roun- 
 tree in 1806 married Nancy Nichols and remained upon the home- 
 stead farm in Carolina until the fall of 1819, when, having heard 
 that in the far West there actually was land that would produce 
 more than two barrels of corn, to the acre, he started out to find 
 it in the then remote Territory of Misssouri. 
 
 "Having two brothers living in Maurj county, Tennessee, whom 
 he visited on his way to the "West, he was induced by them to give 
 up his intention of going to Missouri, and settle there. He ac- 
 cordingly bought a farm there and remained upon it eleven years. 
 But he could not forget the glowing accounts he had heard of 
 Missouri, and in the fall of 1830 he again "pulled up stakes" and 
 came on to this place, as we have before stated. 
 
 "Father R., not long after coming here, was elected Justice of 
 the Peace, which position he filled for several years, and in 185G 
 was chosen one of the Judges of the County Court. This office 
 he filled acceptably until the war threw everything into confusion. 
 In 1865, the venerable old man was assaulted most wantonly by a 
 
32 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 brutal solilier, and after a struggle lie was shot through the 
 shoulder with a revolver bullet, after which the soldier made two 
 or three iinsuccessful attempts to shoot him through the head, 
 but the weapon missed fire, and assistance coming at that moment, 
 the brute was prevented from completing his murderous inten- 
 tions. The soldier was promptly arrested, tried, and convicted 
 by a court martial, and sentenced to ten years confinement in the 
 penitentiary. Mr. Rountree suffered acutely for a long time from 
 this wound, but finally recovered and lived several years. When 
 he came to this State he brought with him a family of seven sons 
 and two daughters, who have filled honorable places in society." 
 
 In company with I\Ir. Rountree on his journey from Tennessee 
 was Sidney S. Ingram, who settled where Mr. John Demuth now 
 resides on East Walnut street, just north of which he erected a 
 cabinet and wagon shop. Mr. Ingram remained in the city a 
 number of years, and afterward removed to a farm about one-and- 
 a-half miles southwest of town, after which he removed to the 
 place on the James, where, in company with F. C. Howard, he 
 erected a saw and grist mill. There he remained until his death, 
 which occurred about the year 1847. IMr. Ingram will hereafter 
 be mentioned in an official capacity. Of his family but few remain 
 among us, Sidney P. living oue-and-a-half miles south of town, 
 and Benoni L., who lives in Texas, being his only children now 
 living. 
 
 Somewhere about this time Randolph Britt came from near 
 Bowling Green, Kentucky, and settled five miles southeast of 
 town, on the farm now owned by Dr. Blake, and we are informed 
 that Edmund Vaughn, living ten miles east of town, is probably 
 the oldest permanent citizen of the county now living, he having 
 come while the Delawares were still here. He is said to be a well- 
 read man, but not very communicative. Mr. Buflford also settled 
 at an early day, some thirteen miles east of town. 
 
 Kindi-ed Rose, who is still living on a farm a short distance 
 southwest of Springfield, settled upon the same in 1831. We 
 learn that he had been living about one year before this at Rich- 
 wood, near Ozark. 
 
 Also in the same year Junius Campbell, then eighteen years 
 old, came and put up a little log store, within a few feet of where 
 
,rvtx. 
 
 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 33 
 
 the public school building now stands, and had a few goods 
 hauled from Boonville. His partner was James Feland, an old 
 -Santa Fe trader. Mr. Campbell traveled all the way from Ten- .j^^^"^ 
 nessee alone, on horseback, and Mr. Miller says that in a lonely 
 region he halted at a small wayside cabin and asked permission 
 to stay all night. The lady replied that she had no meal. "Well," 
 said he, "■ just make me a little mush." However this may be 
 the citizens of Springfield have reason to be thankful that he 
 reached the little hamlet in safety and entered into business, 
 where he remained until his death in 1878, one of the staunch 
 business men of the growing city. But as Mr. Campbell's name 
 will occur again in future chapters, we leave him for the present 
 . and pass on to notice other arrivals. ^ 
 
 ^'^ ' Andrew Taylor, from West Tennessee, settled in 1831, one and \ h',, 
 "" a half miles southeast, on the prairie just east of the Phelps place, 
 ,*> and D. D. Berry, his brother-in-law, just south of him, where he 
 put up a little log store, bringing his goods from Tennessee. 
 Mr. Taylor soon moved back to Tennessee, and after a village 
 began to be shaped here, Mr. Berry removed his store to town. 
 
 In the fall of 1831, Peter Epperson and family came from 
 Tennessee and settled on a place adjoining Mr. Rountree's, 
 having sent an overseer with about twenty slaves, in the spring, 
 to erect a house, oj^en up a farm, and make necessary prepara- 
 tions to receive them. 
 
 Radford Cannefax and his family, including two grown sons, 
 Benjamin and Chesley, and a daughter, who afterwards became 
 the wife of S. S. Ingram, arrived in 1831, and settled four miles 
 southwest of the city, on the farm afterward owned by Chesley. 
 They were originally from Campbell county, Virginia, where, in 
 1809, the elder Cannefax was compelled, in self-defense, to kill a 
 man by the name of Pitts. Cannefax surrendered himself to the 
 authorities, was tried and acquitted. He soon after removed to 
 Kentucky, where he remained until his removal to this place, as 
 before stated. 
 
 In the same year. Finis Shannon, brother-in-law of Joseph 
 Miller, settled just below the Uncle Joe Rountree place, on Wilson, 
 creek, where he soon died and was buried. He was the first 
 white person ever buried in the neighborhood, the plank for his 
 
34 insTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 coffin being sawetl from a green walnut log by Joseph Miller and 
 a negro man, with a whip-saw, and the coffin was made by Junius 
 Rountree and Sidney Ingram. 
 
 In the latter part of 1831, Samuel Painter came here from 
 Montgomery county, Illinois, where he had lived about five years. 
 He was formerly from Lincoln county, Tennessee, to which place 
 he removed in 1S18, when his son Jacob, who still lives in Spring- 
 field, was but two years old. Mr. Painter and his family, con- 
 sisting of his wife and three sons — John, Jacob and Elisha — re- 
 mained a few months in Springfield, after which they removed to 
 the beautiful prairie in the north part of the county, where they 
 remained about one year, on the place now owned by William H. 
 Paj-ne. near Ebenezer. Mr. Painter sold out to Thomas "Wilson, 
 and then removed to what was called the *' Mill Bottom," on the 
 James, the place first settled by Mr. Ingle, and afterward by a 
 man named Seigler. Jacob, at the same time, removed to the 
 place known as the " Brashear's Cave" farm, four miles southeast 
 of Springfield. 
 
 About tbe time of the laying out of the town they both returned 
 to Springfield, where the old gentleman remained until his death, 
 which occurred in 1830. Two of his sons, John and Elias. are 
 also dead. Jacob still lives in the Third ward, and is, without 
 doubt, the oldest white settler in the city. In 18-15, he purchased, 
 for ten dollars, the ground on Olive street, where his present 
 house and shop stand, and where die has ever since resided. Col. 
 S. H. Boyd thus refers to him, in his Historical Essay, delivered 
 at the meeting of Pioneers, July -Ith, 1876 : 
 
 " He was a professional gunsmith, and has tm-ned out thousands 
 of fire-arms, and he gained (juite a celebrity for his pistol pattern, 
 known as 'Jake's best.' Califcrnians. in 1849, '50 and '51, bought 
 them in preference to any other. Jake married the daughter of 
 William Freeman, a soldier of the Kevolution, who died in 1830, 
 and was buried on the Gardner farm, two miles east from Spring 
 field. Jake remembers well the house of John P. Campbell, the 
 only one where now is our city, in 1831. William Fulbright, 
 Benjamin Cannefax, Joseph Rountree and Joseph Miller, were 
 the nearest residents to where now is Springfield. Jake, in those 
 far-gone da^ s, was i ccustomed to church-going, to hear the Rev. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 35 
 
 Thomas Potter, an uncle of Col. Thomas Potter, a leading man 
 and politician of Greene count}'. The county was full of game, and 
 the water-courses filled with fish. Jake was champion then, but he 
 always played fair and practiced no deceit, even upon the finest 
 game and fish. Jake never told a falsehood, and he says honey 
 was used as a lubricator for wagons, it being so plenty then. He 
 has continually resided here since 1831, except for a few days, 
 when he went into the country to his brother's. Some claim that 
 he is not now the oldest settler ; that he lost that right when he 
 left, as he left in a hurry. The story is that Henry Fulbright, 
 son of William Fulbright, came from St. Louis, and brought the 
 cholera with him, in 1835; and that when Jake left, he left for 
 good. 'To a Tennesseean, that pest was more terrible and fright- 
 ful than a thousand painted Indian warriors. Samuel Campbell, 
 brother to John P. Campbell, a Mr. Foren, and some colored 
 people of the Fulbrights, died of it. But it subsided, and Jake 
 returned. Knowing the demoralizing effect cholera has upon a 
 Tennesseean, the court decided that Jake's domicil was not aban- 
 doned, and that he is entitled to carry the knife. Jacob Painter 
 has filled well his part; always the quiet, fearless advocate of 
 right, he never had an enemy, political or personal. Such is the- 
 oldest living settler of Springfield." 
 
 Some time in 1831, James K. Alsop, Samuel Scroggin* and 
 Daniel Johnson, settled on the Little Sac, and were followed, in 
 1832, by John Headlee and two brothers-in-law, Benjamin John- 
 son and James Dryden . As an exception to the general rule, we 
 notice that Mr. Headlee does not trace his history back to Ten- 
 nessee, but to New Jersey. 
 
 In the same year came Thomas P. Whitlock, the father of W. 
 P. "Whitlock, of this city. He arrived in June, from Hardeman 
 county, Tennessee, and settled in what is now Franklin township, 
 in the north part of the county, near where he still lives. He 
 brought with him a wife and one son. He has had, in all, a family 
 of eight children, all but one of whom are still living. We also- 
 learn the names of Zachariah Simms, Benjamin Johnson, Henry 
 Morrison, David and John Eoper, Drury Upshaw, and Larkin 
 Dewitt, all of whom settled about the same time in that part of 
 the county. 
 
3G HISTORY OF SPHIXGFIELL). 
 
 After 1832. we are inforinecl, the settlers began to pour into 
 that part of the county (juite rapidly, and so we shall not attempt 
 to mention all of their names ; but, passing over a space of three 
 years, we mention one of the pioneers whom we had rather over- 
 looked. He was no less a personage than Mr. l*anther, and he 
 was so neighborly that he came within a hundred yards of IMr. 
 AVheeler's house, where, being chased by dogs, he took refuge in 
 a black jack tree, and was shot by Mr. Benjamin Johnson, who, 
 like most of the pioneers, was a great hunter. 
 
 John Briscoe, with his sons-in-law, Jacob and Andrew Holler, 
 arrived from Tennessee in 1831 or 1832, and settled in the south 
 part of the county; the former on the farm where William M. 
 "Ward now lives, and the two latter respectively on the present 
 farms of Elijah Gray and Scott Fry. 
 
 In 1832, Bennett Robberson, the father of Dr. E. T. Robberson, 
 "who is one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of 
 Springfield, came from Tennessee and settled near Mr. Kountree's, 
 about two miles southwest of Springfield, and about a year after- 
 ward his mother (the grandmother of the doctor) came with her 
 sons William, Allen. John, Edwin, Russell and Rufus, who all 
 settled in the north ]iart of the county, on the prairie which still 
 bears their name. She also had three daughters, who married, 
 respectively, Rev. David Ross, father of Dr. Ross, Thomas Stokes 
 and Richard Say. 
 
 John G. Lock settled on Flat creek in 1832. He was what is 
 now known as '"a sport" — i. e., a gamester — and the owner of 
 race horses, which he often matched for large wagers. He was, 
 nevertheless, a good and genial man, who had many warm friends 
 among the pioneers. Mr. Lock terminated his life in an affray 
 with one of his cousins, John Short, by whom he was fatally 
 stabbed in the abdomen. Short also received wounds in this 
 affray, from which he never recovered. 
 
 In the spring of 1832, Humphrey AVai-ren located in the prairie 
 three and one-half miles from town, Avhich is about the main and 
 extreme head branch of Wilson creek, where James Massey after- 
 ward lived and died. Mr. Massey was the father of William 
 Massey, Mrs. McAdams and IMrs. ''Buck" Rountree. There is 
 -where IMi*. Rountree and Mr. McAdams were married. 
 
HISTORY OF SPKINGFIELD. 37 
 
 Thomas Home also in the same year settled on the branch 
 below the Beiderlinden place. James Dollison came from Ten- 
 nessee abont this time, and settled near where the cotton mills 
 now stand, but soon afterward removed to a farm three and one- 
 half miles south of town, near where his son Grundy and several 
 daughters still live. Mr. 1). was for several years one of the 
 Judges of the County Court. 
 
 We have only succeeded in getting a rather indefinite record of 
 the early settlements in the vicinity of Walnut Grove, although 
 it is among the old landmarks of the county and this portion of 
 the State. Among its early settlers, all of whom, probably, came 
 before 1833, we find the names of Allen Williams, Michael Walsh, 
 William Mallory, Joseph Moss, Mr. Sloan, (the father of Dr. 
 Sloan of Walnut Grove,) and Hugh Leeper, from whom the large 
 prairie in the northwest part of the county took its name. 
 
 In the "Historical Atlas of Greene County," before mentioned, 
 we find this sketch of the Boone family, and their connection 
 with the early history of Greene county : 
 
 " The western part of the county was explored at an early day 
 by Nathan Boone. He was the youngest son of Daniel Boone, 
 was a captain in the United States service, and was one of the 
 first white men who traversed Southwest Missouri. He was 
 pleased with the appearance of the west part of this county, and 
 selected some land in the neighborhood of Ash Grove, and sent 
 out his son to take out pre-emption rights. Several of the Boone 
 family have since lived in the county. Nathan Boone located in 
 the heart of Ash Grove — a large grove of timber comj)osed 
 principally of walnut and ash, and receiving its name from the 
 predominance of the latter. James, John, Benjamin and Howard 
 were his sons. His sons-in-law were William Caulfield and Alfred 
 Horseman, who also settled in the grove. Nathan Boone at one 
 time owned several hundred acres of land. James Boone, his 
 oldest son, is said to be the oldest American white male child 
 born in Missouri, west of St. Louis county. He was born in St. 
 Charles county in 1800." His two daughters, Mrs. Frazier and 
 Mrs. Horseman, and his grandson, James W., besides some other 
 grandsons and grand-daughters, still live near Ash Grove. 
 
 Again we quote from Mr. Miller : " In 1831, Dr. James H. 
 
38 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 •Slavens, then a. young preacher from "Warren county, and who 
 married Joseph Rountree's oldest daughter, Amanda, in 1832, 
 was the first Methodist that ever preached in this county. He is 
 now a citizen of Buffalo, Dallas county. I will here mention old 
 man Sol. Cotner as being one of the early settlers, who, with 
 Jacob Painter, could kill more game, and they were considered 
 the most expert hunters in the country, and long after wild 
 game had disa])peared, they could find and kill deer almost in 
 sif^ht of town, when no one else could. Old man James Carter 
 -put up and run the first blacksmith shop, which stood not far 
 from the northeast corner of the present Public Square. Mr. 
 Charter died of cholera in 1835, as also two of Mr. Campbell's ne- 
 groes — old Davy and Jim — and were buried just under the hill a 
 little way above the present bridge. At the Miller spring is a 
 disappeared graveyard of six or seven persons of the Miller fam- 
 ily. It is some eighty or one hundred j'ards east of the spring, 
 may be a little southeast, which I presume is now covered over 
 with houses and fences. .1 am very sui'e they have never been 
 taken up. The graves were near the foot of a solitary large black 
 oak tree that then stood there, which was surrounded by a thick 
 growth of young oak saplings or bushes. They were buried 
 ■there in 1831-'32-'33-'34-'35 and '36. 
 
 " In 1832, a Mr. Eads settled at the Sclmltz spring, one mile 
 and a half southwest. Afterwards, Maj. Blackwell, father-in-law 
 of Junius Campbell, lived there, and at that place Mr. C. was 
 married. The writer was at that wedding in 1833. Samuel 
 Teas, another son-in-law of Maj. Blackwell, settled at the spring 
 one mile south of town. He afterward put up a store at Sar- 
 coxie, in Jasper coiinty. 
 
 " Now, in rambling further, with your permission, I will lead 
 you fifteen or twenty miles northwest — into the noted Ash 
 Grove and Walnut Grove neighborhoods — where, in by-gone 
 days, lived the old stock of the Boones and others. Major Na- 
 than Boone, of old United States army notoriety', whom I well 
 remember, and his three honorable sons, James, John and How- 
 ard, have all long ago bid adieu to time, except, probably, John ; 
 and of the Boone daughters much might be said as to their amia- 
 bility and respectability. They were the belles of the count}- at 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 39 
 
 that date — say forty-four years ago — several of wliom have long 
 since passed away, One is, if living, the wife of Col. F. T. Fra- 
 zier, who is another highly respected old citizen. I would be 
 much pleased to know what portion, if any, of the old Greene 
 county Boone family are left, having spent many pleasant hours 
 with different members of the old stock away back in the past, 
 and they are remembered with respect. 
 
 " And near the Boones was another old and honorable citizen — 
 Dr. Constantine Perkins, who- lived there a long and useful life as 
 a physician. I have forgotten when he died, but it was a long 
 time ago. You will find the names of Dr. Perkins and the 
 Boones on the books of the first Masonic lodge in Springfield. 
 
 " Not far away we find traces of other old-timers of respectabil- 
 ity, among whom were the Caulfields, Kelleys, Whittenburgs, 
 Ijooneys, Tatums, Wilsons, Murrays, Kobinsons, "Wadlows, and 
 further south we come to mention that noted family the " Leep- 
 ■ers," of '• Leeper's Prairie," and the Reynolds, Yeakleys, Lind- 
 aeys — all remembered ; that is, the old ones, forty-eight years 
 ago, who, together with the above named, with others, helped to 
 brave the storms and bear the hardships of the then western 
 wilderness country, and I am now proud to class them promi- 
 nently among the distinguished adopted sons of Greene county. 
 
 "In 1831 a strange, odd and remarkable individual, in the per- 
 son of an old and somewhat demented white man, appeared 
 amongst us, nam.ed Jesse Bayles. He had some English educa- 
 tion, but lived a wilderness life among the wild beasts and In- 
 dians, seemed half crazy, dressed very scant and odd, wore an old 
 white wool hat tucked up at the sides, and written thereon, in 
 large red letters, " death." He carried a long butcher knife and a 
 tomahawk, and seemed dangerous to look at, but was harmless 
 and even lively. I was Avith him considerable. He was fifty or 
 sixty years old. He said no harm should befall me ; that he in- 
 tended to keep the panthers, wolves and Indians from ' ahold ' of 
 me. In a year or two he disappeared. He either died or fol- 
 lowed the Indians. 
 
 " About the same time another extraordinary and remarkable 
 old man, then over sixty years of age, came 'round amongst the 
 few settlers. His name was Robert Alexander ; originally from 
 
40 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 North Carolina ; came West, aloiie, in 182;") ; lived several years 
 with the Miami Indians, at the month of Swan, on White river (at 
 present, Forsyth, Taney county.) He was well educated, had 
 been a fine lookinf]^ man and had been in hifj^h life, but ardent 
 spirits had '^ot away ' with him, as it is getting the best of some 
 of our American statesmen at this date. This old man, Alexan- 
 der, came within a few votes of being elected Governor of the 
 State of North Carolina in 1824, but, by domestic and political 
 trouble, disappointment and defeat, .he came West and lived a 
 roving, reckless, dissijiated life. He was a man of tine sense, al- 
 ways had good horses, would gamble with cards and race horses 
 and drink whisky. Finally', in 1835, he found his way to William 
 C. Cami^beH's, in Polk comity, and, drunk, undertook to swim 
 Sac river on horseback, and was drowned just below Orleans, 
 and that was the last of poor old Bob Alexander." 
 
 Mr. Miller also mentions Christopher McElhanuon, Randolph 
 Lanham and Billy Warren, living just north of town, and a num- 
 ber of other families living in the northwest part of the county, 
 but we are of the opinion they did not come before 1833, and are 
 consequently out of the range of this chapter. 
 
 Some time in the year 1832, Wm. Ross, originally from South 
 Carolina, but more recently from North Missouri, settled the 
 place now owned by Widow Wilson, in the north part of the 
 county. 
 
 Alexander IMcKenzie came from Pulaski county, Kentucky, and 
 settled, about the year 1830, on a farm three and a half miles 
 southwest of Springfield, where he remained until 1832, when he 
 sold out to Mr. Wm. Townsend, the father of A. M., Thomas 
 B., and William M. A. Townsend, who still remain among us, 
 their parents having long since " passed over the river." The 
 oldest son, W. G. Townsend, removed about the year 1850 to 
 Cassville, Barry county, where he still lives. The oldest daugh- 
 ter, Nancy, was married to Benjamin Cannefax, and lived three 
 and a half miles southwest of town ; the second, Lizzie A., be- 
 came the wife of Wm. Britt, who was the son of Randolph Britt, 
 before mentioned ; the third, Lucetta A., married Rev. Matthew 
 Barnes, and lived three miles east of town ; the fourth, Mary, 
 was the wife of Chesley Cannefax, who will hereafter be men- 
 
HISTORY OF SPBINGFIELD. 41 
 
 tioned in the official records of the county; and the youngest 
 daughter, Drucilhi, was first married to Meredith Carter, v/ho 
 lived near the Wilson Creek battle ground, and afterward to Jas. 
 Kelley, with whom she removed to St. Clair county, where they 
 still live. A. M. Townsend informs us that his father and mother, 
 Wm. and Mary Townsend, came from Logan county, Kentucky', 
 when he was but ten years old. He says that where Springfield 
 now stands, was a fine forest of red-oak timber, with but a small 
 clearing around the residence of John P. Campbell, which was a 
 small log cabin, and at that time the only house in what is now 
 the business part of Springfield. He speaks in glowing terms of 
 the happy times " when this old town was new," 
 
 "In the days when we were pioneers, 
 Some fifty years ago." 
 
 To hear these old settlers tell about it, one would almost think 
 they were describing the Canaan of the Israelites. If it did not 
 flow so freely with milk, it seemed to be made up by the abund- 
 ance of honey. They all agree that if a person lacked sweet- 
 ness, all he hid to do was to cast his eye upward toward the 
 heavens, and he would see that industrious little insect, the hon- 
 ey-bee, heavily laden with his sweet store, flying homeward to 
 his storehouse, which was generally a hole in the side of some 
 lofty oak. These bee-trees were so plentiful, and so easily found 
 at that time, that a person had no difficulty in finding one, when- 
 ever he set out to look for it. 
 
 They also tell us wonderful stories of the productiveness of 
 the soil, which would then produce abundant crops Avith little or 
 no attention after breaking the new turf and planting the seed. 
 Venison and other game was plentiful, and although these hardy 
 pioneers were deprived of nearly everything which people of to- 
 day consider the necessaries of life, and surrounded by the wild- 
 erness filled with Indians and wild beasts, they lived a compara 
 tively happy life. 
 
 Again we quote from Mr. Miller : 
 
 "The settlers in those days were driven by necessity to use 
 their inventive wits. Doors were made of clap-boards, floors of 
 mother earth, bedsteads with one leg were fastened to the walls 
 in the corners of the houses, and wagon grease was made of 
 
42 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 honey, which was only twenty-five cents a gallon, or about one 
 cent a pound in the comb. "When they were able to aflbrd good 
 puncheon floors, and two bedsteads, it seemed quite like civiliza- 
 tion. 
 
 " Bread was scarce, and what little crops were made, were lib- 
 erally divided, so that all could have a little bread. Very few hogs, 
 and pork hard to get, but wild game was plenty, and with the 
 faithful dog and flint-lock rifle, every one had plenty. The meal 
 was made by pounding the corn in a stump mortar, the coarsest 
 for hominy and the finest for bread, and very dark at that. Men 
 worked then at fifty cents per day, and I say this to put a correct 
 idea and feeling into men who now-a-days think it is a disgrace 
 to work at that price. Honest labor at even twenty-five cents 
 per day, where a man can't do better, is far more profitable and 
 honorable than idleness. 
 
 " In those days neighbors were few and far between, but every- 
 body was friendly and willing to divide the last mouthful. The 
 first grist of corn was ground on a little wing-dam mill that old 
 John Marshall had on James, near the mouth of Finley, although 
 Jerry Pearson had a little rattle-trap of a mill some nearer, but it 
 was hardly competent to grind for his own use." 
 
 Prior to mill building, corn had to be beaten in wooden mor- 
 tars with a pestle, and these were used to some extent for a long 
 time in preference to the little " one-horse " mills of the new 
 country. The hand-pestle was a small wooden one, similar in 
 shape to the pestle used by a druggist in compounding and pul- 
 verizing medicines; but the sweep-pestle was fastened to a 
 spring-pole, after the manner of a well-sweeiJ. The mortars were 
 made by boring or burning holes, conical in shape, in the top of 
 a stump, or section of a large tree, and were made about a foot 
 wide at the top and eighteen inches deep. Bread made from 
 this meal was called " pound cake," and Mrs. Campbell used to 
 tell her friends that for a number of years after coming to Spring- 
 field she had scarcely anything to eat but "pound cake." 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 43 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF GREENE COUNTY AND SELECTION OF COUNTY SEAT 
 
 MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPEDITIONS AGAINST THE OSAGES. 
 
 As we have seen by the preceding chapter, when the first pio- 
 neers came to Southwest Missouri, this section of the State was 
 all under the jurisdiction of Wayne county, which was one of the 
 original counties into which the State was divided at the time of 
 its admission into the Union ; but, on the 23d day of January, 
 1829, Crawford county was organized, and its county seat was 
 located on Little Piney, not far from the present site of Arling- 
 ton, on the St. Louis and San Francisco railway. The early 
 settlers in this vicinity were subject to the commands of the 
 officers of Crawford county until the 2nd day of January, 1833, 
 when, by act of the Legislature in session at St. Louis, which 
 was at that time the capital of the State, Greene county was duly 
 established. Its limits extended to the present line of Kansas on 
 the west, and southward to the line of Arkansas. Its eastern 
 boundary was about the Gasconade river, and it extended north 
 to the Osage fork. Concerning its name, we insert the following 
 patriotic extract from the speech of Col. Boyd, quoted from in a 
 preceding chapter : 
 
 "It was called ' Greene,' in honor of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of 
 the Revolution, a son of Rhode Island. Reared in the smallest 
 and most clanish of commonwealths, he never had a thought that 
 was not as deep, and as high, and as broad as the Republic. The 
 spot where he is bui-ied is unknown. No imposing shaft stands 
 out in bold relief to catch the patriot's eye and invite him to 
 prayer, or to drop a tear over a nation's hero. No tablet, rich in 
 design and elaborate in finish, spreads itself out to commemorate 
 the heroism and fame of departed greatness. Not even a rude 
 head-board marks the spot where General Nathaniel Greene rests. 
 But Missouri remembered him, and raised to him a monument, 
 and immortalized him by giving his name to the fairest, freest 
 
44 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 garden of her dominions, 'Southwest Missouri.' It was then- 
 named and called Greene ; and let her protestations go out to- 
 day, that G-r-e-e-n-e must, and shall be, the only correct way in 
 spelling the name of our county, in remembrance of his Revolu 
 tionary campaign in the Carolinas, against Cornwallis at Eutaw 
 Springs, Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Hobkirk's Hill and Ninety- 
 Six. These were blazoned on the banners of the conquering le- 
 gions, whose prowess a Greene has made the theme of song and 
 story ; and forever hereafter may we all patriotically remember 
 the last finishing letter in the word Green-e, and keep it so pure 
 that at the coming of the second Centennial of our country, an- 
 other picture may be penciled and filed away in the archives of a 
 nation one hundred millions strong, and the spelling of the word 
 Greene then will be, as it was in 1776 and 1876, in honor of the 
 comrade of "Washington, Lafayette, Lee, Marion and Sumpter." 
 
 On the 11th day of March, 1833, the first session of the County 
 Court was held at the residence of J. P. Campbell, who had pre 
 viously been appointed as County Clerk. Among the acts of this 
 Court we find the organization of townships, appointment of 
 justices of the peace, and establishing of voting precincts. Also 
 the appointment of commissioners for the location of a number 
 county roads, which were no doubt sadly needed, the only public 
 road through the county previous to this, being the State road 
 running from Boonville, on the Missouri river, to Fayette\alle, 
 Arkansas. Abraham Bledsoe was granted a license to keep a 
 ferry across the Osage river, on this road, and letters of adminis- 
 tration were granted to Joseph Weaver and John A. Langles, on 
 the estate of John Marshall, deceased. 
 
 Richard C. Martin was, on the second day of the session, 
 appointed County Assessor, Achilles J. Burnett Collector, and 
 Junius T. Campbell Treasurer, all for one year; also Samuel 
 Scroggins County Surveyor. James Caulfield was appointed 
 administrator on the estate of John Fitch, deceased, and John, 
 Jndia and Finny Brantlet, minors, were bound out to kindred 
 Rose, Larkin Payne and Joseph Price. 
 
 On the third day of the session A. J. Burnett resigned the 
 oflSce of Collector, and the vacancy was filled by the appointment 
 of Larkin Payne, and elections were appointed in the various- 
 townships for the selection of constables. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 45 
 
 On the fourth day, the Court adjourned to the 10th day of 
 •June. For this first session the Judges of the County Court 
 were allowed $1.75 per day, and the Sheriff $1.50. 
 
 The townships organized, and the Justices of the Peace ap- 
 pointed at this session of the County Court, were as follows : 
 
 Spring Kiver — (No appointment.) 
 
 Jackson — William H. Duncan. 
 
 Osage — Christopher Elmore and John Ripaton. 
 
 Mooney. — (No appointment.) 
 
 Campbell — Andrew Taylor. Richard C. Martin, and Larkin 
 Payne. 
 
 White River — Samuel Garner. 
 
 Oliver — Thomas B. Arnett. 
 
 The first warrant issued by the Court was to Martin H. Brame, 
 for table and box, $5.00. 
 
 At the second session of the County Court, Chesley Cannefax, 
 John Sturdivant, John Fulbright, Barton Warren and Amli-ew 
 Taylor, were appointed CajDtains of Patrols, to look after slaves ; 
 and a State tax of $15 was levied on E. W. W^allis, "for the j^rivi- 
 lege of exercising the business and trade of a grocery in Greene 
 county." 
 
 During this session, the resignations of Junius T. Campbell, as 
 Treasurer, and of Larkin Payne, as Collector, were accepted ; 
 John Fulbright being appointed to the former office, and John 
 D. Shannon, who was also Sheriff', to the latter. 
 
 On the 5th day of August, an election was held for Congressman 
 from this district, and Campbell township, which then covered 
 as much territory as is now contained in the whole of Greene 
 county, cast only 103 votes. 
 
 Sugar Creek was added in June to the list of townships, and 
 Elk Creek in December. During the first three sessions of the 
 County Court, Samuel Martin was the Presiding Justice, but was 
 succeeded, in December, by James Dollison. At the December 
 term, A. J. Burnett's "grocery" license was fixed at $20 per 
 annum to the State, and half that amount to the county. John 
 Fulbright resigned the office of Treasurer, and D. D. Berry being 
 aj^pointed his successor, gave bond in the sum of 82,000. 
 
 The expenses of the county for the first year were $363.32, and 
 
46 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 the receipts, from taxes aud licenses only, S299.31, leaving a de- 
 ficit of 804.01. 
 
 At the first session of the County Court, in 1834, the Clerk was 
 ordered to procure, for tbe use of the county, standard weights 
 and measures, and a county seal, of brass, with an ''effigy of the 
 elk." 
 
 On the 4th day of August, 1834, the first general election was 
 held in the county, with the following result, as far as Greene 
 county was concerned : 
 
 State Senator — Joseph Weaver. 
 " Representative — John D. Shannon. 
 
 County Justices — James Dollison, Alexander Younger, Benja^ 
 min Chapman. 
 
 Sherift' — Benjamin U. Goodrich. 
 
 Coroner — John Robards. 
 
 At this election, Campbell townshij), containing the town of 
 Springfield, cast 185 votes, and the whole county, which was 
 nearly all of Southwest Missouri, only about 500 votes. On the 
 night of the election, Mr. Goodrich, the Sheriff elect, died, and 
 Chesley Cannefax was afterward appointed in his place. 
 
 In the autumn of 1834, the first post-office was established at 
 Springfield, and J. T. Campbell appointed postmaster. 
 
 In Mr. Ingram's "Chronology of Greene County," recently 
 published in the Fatriot-Adcertlser, to which we are indebted 
 for many of the facts furnished in this chapter, we find the fol- 
 lowing list of the business men of Springfield, about this time : 
 
 D. D. Berry, Henry Fulbright, and Cannefax & Ingram, who 
 sold dry goods and groceries ; John "\V. Ball and James Carter, 
 who were the blacksmiths, and S. S. Ingram, who made coffins, 
 bedsteads, chairs, cotton-wheels, ete. 
 
 From ^Ir. Miller's writings, before quoted, we learn that Mr. 
 Ball was the first blacksmith who opened a shop here, and the 
 following quotations from the same will give a good idea of the 
 infant town about that time : 
 
 '* In 1833 a one mile round race track was established in the 
 southeast part of town, then prairie : the west edge of it extended 
 about where Mrs. Owen's present residence now is, and rimning 
 about foiu' hundred yards east, and the race stables stood a little 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 47 
 
 southeast of the C. P. Churcli. It was established by Mr. J. P. 
 Campbell, who, after a few years, joined the Presbyterian Church, 
 was baptised, and the race course was broke up. I believe Mrs. 
 Owen is the only one of Mr. Campbell's children now about 
 Springfield, who was born here. 
 
 "The first meeting-house, or church for worship, was built of 
 oak logs in 1833, at a spring in the woods about half a mile north 
 of Capt. Geo. Jones' present residence, and was occupied by the 
 Methodists and Cumberland Presbyterians. I believe the first 
 marriage ceremony ever performed in the neighborhood of Spring- 
 field was that of Lawson Fulbright, who married David Roper's 
 daughter in 1831, who lived four miles northeast. The next, in 
 the same year, was Junius Rountree, who married Joseph Miller's 
 daughter, Martha, at the place where Squire Beiderlinden now 
 lives. She was the mother of the wives of Geo. Beal, Newt. "Wil- 
 liams, Joe Winfield and McCall. 
 
 /^' The first school-house was built of small logs, in 1831, just 
 about where Dabney Dade's residence stands, and the teacher was 
 old uncle Joe Rouuti'ee ; the pupils were Henry Fulbright and 
 some of his younger brothers, the Rountree boys, John Miller, 
 J. J. "Weaver and his two older sisters, Louisiana, late wife of 
 Col. C. A. Haden, and Jane, mother of Joe Farrier, and a few 
 others. The schoolhouse had a good dirt floor, and one log cut 
 out for a window, no door or shutter. Here they learned to 
 spell, read, write and cypher in "• Pike's " arithmetic, on three- 
 legged benches./ Then the next place of learning was built on. 
 the ground where the Christian Church now stands, of logs, and 
 had a loose plank floor, a door-shutter, and a stick and mud 
 chimney, and then they thought they had nearly reached the top 
 round on the ladder of civilization." 
 
 In the month of June, 1835, as we have before noticed, these 
 pioneer settlements were visited with cholera, the infection sup- 
 posed to have been brought here in goods brought by Henry 
 Fulbright, from St. Louis, about this time. The first case was 
 that of James Carter, who was taken with the disease at 9 a. m. 
 and died at 2 p. m. of the same day. Cowden Martin, a son of 
 Judge Martin, came to town that day, was attacked and died the 
 same night. J. P. Campbell lost two colored men in one night, 
 
48 HISTORYOF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 and IMoses Foren and jirobably one or two others whose names 
 we did not learn, died of the same terrible disease. We are also 
 informed that Solomon Cotner, John Ingram and Mrs. Martin 
 Inpi'ram were attacked, but the "steam doctors" saved them. In 
 abont a week or ten days the scourge passed away. 
 
 About this time several new counties were organized in South- 
 west Missouri, and Greene county was very much reduced in 
 size ; in fact it seems as though they came near cutting it about 
 as close as the Indian cut oft' his dog's tail, when he cat it off" just 
 back of the animals ears. 
 
 In the " Session Acts of 1835 " we find the boundaries of Barrj' 
 coimty, cutting oft' one whole tier of toAvnships from what is now 
 included in Greene county, and although there seems to have 
 been a correction in 1838, and the line was removed to its present 
 l^osition, in 1840 it is again declared the same as in 1835. This 
 w^as probably a mistake, and was again corrected the first oppor- 
 tunity. The east line remained unchanged for a number of years, 
 just including one half of the present county of "Webster, and the 
 southern boundary, which was established in 1837. at the time 
 Taney was organized, one township further south than it now 
 extends, remained unchanged till the organization of Christian 
 county about the year 18G0, when Greene was reduced to its pres- 
 ent dimensions. 
 
 On the 18th of July, a special session of the County Court was 
 held, for the purpose of receiving and adopting a plan for laying 
 ♦ut the town of Springfield. A plan submitted by J. P. Camp- 
 bell was approved, and Daniel B.Miller appointed a commissioner 
 to sell lots ; but owing to the uncertainty with reference to the 
 western boundary, and on account of the county extending so 
 much farther east, it was for some time quite doubtful whether 
 the county seat would remain here, or be removed to some point 
 fartlier east ; and, although the question had been once regularly 
 decided by commissioners appointed for that purpose, it still 
 continued to be agitated until 183(5, when a petition was circu- 
 lated by the fi-iends of Josiah F. Danforth, to have it removed to 
 a site which he oft'ered, on his farm eight miles east of town. 
 John W. Hancock, who was that year elected to the Legislature, 
 promised to work for whichever party got the most signatures 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 40 
 
 to its paper, and as j\Ir. Campbell's friends, in this part of the 
 county, were successful in getting the most names to their re- 
 monstrance, the countj'- seat remained unchanged. 
 
 When Springfield was accei^tgd as the county seat of Greene 
 coimty. none of the lands were owned in fee simple by the per- , 
 sons who claimed and occupied them. All were alike " squat- 
 ters." Those who had come here as early as 1833, had a pre- 
 emption claim to one hundred and sixty acres each, under an act 
 of Congress passed June 19th, 1834. This act required as con- 
 ditions precedent, that the claimant should have cultivated the 
 land claimed, in 1833, and been in actual possession of it at the 
 time of the passage of the act. 
 
 "We are again indebted to Mr. Miller for the following : 
 
 "Springfield was laid off into lots by Mr. J. P. Campbell, in 
 1835, the northeast corner being on the hill northeast of R. J. 
 McElhaney's, running south and west, forming a fifty acre tract, 
 which was donated by Mr. Campbell to the county, and, under 
 a law regulating such cases in Missouri, the proceeds of the sale 
 of lots went for the erection of the necessary public buildings 
 for the county. 
 
 " In forming the public square and laying off the four main 
 streets, Mr. C. laid it out just like Columbia, Maury county, Ten- 
 nessee, where he was born and raised, the four streets centering 
 to the public square, which is unusual in most towns. Columbia 
 and Xashville were about the only towns he had ever seen, and 
 when settlers and 'new comers' would come along they would 
 frequently say, ' Why, Mr. Campbell ! What made you la}"- it off 
 this way?' He would answer, ' Well, that's the way they made 
 'em where I came from ;' so, after considering the matter over, it 
 was found too late to change it for the streets to come in at the 
 corners, and thus it remained. 
 
 " When it came to naming the town, a consultation was held by 
 Mr. Campbell, D. B. Miller, of Miller's Spring, and a few other 
 citizens ; and, as the sprhKj was under the hill, and the field oti 
 the hill, they concluded to call it Springfield. 
 
 There may have been some inaccuracies about laying off" the 
 first lots, * * * * bi^t in those days people were not very 
 particular or exacting about a little ground. 
 
 4 
 
•'no inSTOUY or bl'lUNGFIKLD. 
 
 '• The Idt where J. L. Holhind's residence now stands, was sold 
 for an old. broken-down, black horse, and Avas considered well 
 sold." 
 
 The original public square only containeel one and one-half 
 acies, but, by action of the County Court, on the 7th day of 
 An<:;:ust of the«aine year it was enlarged to two acres. 
 
 About the first of September, 1835, the U. S. Land OflSce was 
 'Opened here, Joel H. Haden being the first Register, and Robert 
 T. Brov.-n the first Receiver. The latter seems to have been a 
 ''carpet bagger," according to the later usage of that term, as he 
 -never removed his family to this place, and, after holding the 
 oflSce two or three ye:^rs, returned to Ste. Genevieve. Mr. Haden 
 removed his family here, a year two after his appointment, and 
 became a permanent and highly respected citizen of the new 
 county. 
 
 In August, 183G. Mr. P. B. Miller was ordered to employ a 
 competent survej-or, to survey the town tract and file the plat 
 and field-notes of the same. He was further ordered to offer 
 town lots for sale, so soon as surveyed, by advertising in the 
 Missouri Argus, published at St. Louis, and in the BooHslick 
 Democrat; also by setting up handbills at the county seats of 
 Greene, Pulaski, Barry and Polk countj^. 
 
 At a later session of the Court, lots were set apart for public 
 purposes, and not offered for sale. On 'the 9th of November, of 
 the same year, Mr. Miller made a settlement with the County 
 Court, showing that, up to the first day of November, sales had 
 been made to the amount of $649.88. He was allowed $131.51 
 for expenses incurred in the sales, and ordered to pay the bal- 
 ance into the county treasury. 
 
 A public jail having been built by temporary donations by 
 citizens of the county, the Treasurer was ordered to refund the 
 amoimts so donated, out of the funds received from the sale of 
 lots. Sidney S. Ligram was appointed Superintendent of the 
 Erection of County Buildings, and ordered to submit to the 
 €ounty Court a plan of a court-house. 
 
 On the 28th of Noveniber, a second sale of lots was ordered, to 
 be made on the fourth ^NFoiiday in January next following, and an 
 order was made for the erection of a court-house, in the center 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 51 
 
 ■of the public square, at a cost of Si§3,250. The building was to be 
 a two-story brick, 34 by 40 feet. Fifty-one county warrants were 
 issued this year, and the total expenses of the county were 
 $829.96. The receipts into the treasury were only $557.43^, 
 showing a deficit of $272,521 Add to this a deficit of $87.50 fo"r 
 the preceding year, and we find the total indebtedness, at the 
 close of the jeav 1836, to be $360.02 2. Thus we see that there 
 was a deficiency of funds to run the machinery of the county, 
 every year except 1834, when a county tax double the State tax 
 was assessed, and the county had money enough to pay all of its 
 warrants, pay up the deficiency of 1833, and have $160. 62|^ on 
 hand. This was, however, before there was much money ex- 
 pended for public improvements. 
 
 On the 9th of February, 1837, one hundred dollars was ajipro 
 priated from the Road and Canal Fund, for the erection of a 
 bridge across the '■ town branch,"' north of the jDublic square at 
 Springfield, and D. B. Miller apjoointed to superintend its build- 
 ing. During this year appropriations were made for the erection 
 of several bridges in the count}^ but a jietition of sundry inhab- 
 itants of the county, praying for an apj)ropriation for '" clearing 
 out" the public square, was rejected by the Court, it probably 
 being considered a useless waste of public funds, as the trees 
 had all been cut oft* for wood, and the stumps would rot out in 
 ■due time. 
 
 For many years, the old court-house was used for public wor ■ 
 ship. In it, old Father Haden used to counsel holiness and all 
 the Christian virtues, long before the more pretentious places of 
 worshij), of the present day, were erected. 
 
 In 1836, camp-meetings, political meetings and debates, danc- 
 ing, hunting and picnicing, were the chief amusements of the 
 people. The managers of the dances, it is asserted, used to 
 count the puncheons in the floor, and then charge admission in 
 pro]3ortion to the size of the party that could be accommodated. 
 Eed bandanna handkerchiefs Avere the height of fashion, among 
 the gentlemen of those days, and, if a young gentleman chanced 
 to pull out a white handkerchief, a titter would run around the 
 room, accompanied by whispers of, '"Look I he's got his sister's 
 Jiandkerchief." 
 
OZ HISTORYOF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 D. D. Berry often opened his honse to these social reunions. 
 On one of these occasions, we are informed, he invited nearly 
 everybody in town to a dance, but for some reason, or perhaps by 
 accident, left out one man named Shockley, who had recently 
 moved to town. He was angry at being thus slighted, and deter- 
 mined to let people know it. He had a line horse and a dog, 
 which he valued very higldj'. He strung to the horse and dog as 
 many bells, tin-pans, and other noise-making instruments, as he 
 could devise, and tied the dog to the saddle of his horse, with a 
 strong rope. When all was ready^and the dancers in the midst 
 of their amusement, Shockley mounted his horse, and, adding tO' 
 the jingling of bells and the howling of the dog, his own voice in 
 yelling and screaming, he rode around Mr. Berry's house, to the 
 conster;iation and amazement of the company. Everybody, of 
 course, rushed out too see what on earth was the matter. Satis- 
 fied with the effect there, he left the house, and, at full speed, 
 made the circle of the town. It is said that every man, woman, 
 and child, of Springfield, was out of doors that night, and the 
 more superstitious, no doubt, thought that a certain individual 
 with horns, hoofs and tail, who was then supposed to live in the 
 sulphurous regions, had paid a visit to the town. Shockley's 
 poor dog paid for the sjDort with his life, and the horse and his 
 rider came near meeting the same fate. While passing a tree, at 
 break-neck speed, the dog took one side and the horse the other. 
 The dog was instantly killed, and the horse and his rider were 
 overthrown, but, as it hai)pened, not seriously injured. Witli 
 this event, Shockley passes out of sight, probably removes ta 
 some neighborhood of more congenial spirit.«, and is never heard 
 of again in Springfield. 
 
 The sports and amusements of the young folks, in the early 
 days of Springfield, Avere sometimes of a rather dangerous, and 
 even tragic character. In 1835 and 183G, it became a custom 
 among the youngsters, to "■ make niggers " of such strangers as 
 they could manage. This was done b}^ blacking their faces with 
 burnt cork or other blacking, and, when their object was accom- 
 plished, their shouts of laughter would "raise the town." To 
 illustrate how this was done, we give two or three instances which 
 were vouched for by one who always took part in such sprees : 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 53 
 
 Two men, named L and B , who were brotliers-in-law, 
 
 "were in the habit of coming to town to get their grog, and nearly 
 always made a two or three days' "drunk" of it, when they came. 
 On one occasion they were induced to separate for the night, and 
 each one slept with one of the town boys. In the night, while 
 sleeping oflf the effect of their potations, both of their faces were 
 thoroughly blacked with burnt cork, and in the morning they 
 "were well j^repared, in complexion, to appear as "Brudder Bones" 
 or "Banjo Sam," but the looking-glasses were carefully kept out of 
 sight, and both of the men were unconscious of the joke that had 
 been perpetrated upon them. * It was arranged to bring them to 
 McElhany's "grocery," to take a morning dram, and this being 
 <lone, all hands were invited up to drink, and i^romptly accepted 
 
 the invitation. B was surprised to see a black man come up 
 
 to drink with them, and told L that he "was not in the habit 
 
 of drinking with niggers." L , hearing this speech from a 
 
 man whom he considered a negro, at once pitched in, and a first- 
 class muss was at once inaugurated, each thinking he was pun- 
 ishing a "d — d impudent nigger." 
 
 On another occasion, after this joke of blacking faces had been 
 run for a number of months, a strapping big fellow came into 
 toTNTi, with his loaded rifle on his shoulder, and announced that 
 he had come expressly to have his face blacked by these Spring- 
 field boys. He looked dangerous, but it would not do to allow 
 him to escape, after thus daring the venture. So a council was 
 held and a programme arranged. One of the boys "cousined in" 
 with the stranger, and soon got on intimate terms with himv 
 After introducing him around, and getting him to drink a few 
 times, it was suggested that a shave would improve his apj^ear- 
 ance, and he was induced to submit to the operation. In the 
 meantime one of the number, who acted as barber for the occa- 
 sion, was prepared with a cup of diluted printer's ink, which he 
 used as lather, and after pretending to shave him, he was sent to 
 the glass to see how he liked it. A glance was sufficient. With 
 a short, quick scream of rage, the victim sprang for his gun. 
 Another of their number had quietly taken that, during the shav- 
 ing operation, and emj^tied the priming from the pan and spiked 
 the tube with a wire ; but, as most of the boys were not aware 
 
54 HISTORY OF SPRIXGFIELD. 
 
 that the gun had been rendered unserviceable, it is said there 
 was some ''tall running," about that time. The stranger chased 
 them for some time, trying every few yards to fire his gun, but 
 finally becoming convinced that it had been spiked, he stopped 
 and burst into tears of rage and disappointment. After promis- 
 ing to behave himself, and go quietly home, he was taken around 
 to Mr. Painter's shop, and the rille was soon put in good order, 
 when its owner departed southward, swearing he would never 
 set foot in the accursed town again, so long as he lived. It is 
 said he kept his word, and was never afterward seen in Spring- 
 field. At least it is certain he never dared that set of boys again, 
 to "try him on a spell." 
 
 But we mentioned that these spoiis sometimes led to tragic 
 results, which will be verified by the following instance : One 
 day, in the year 188H, Randolph Britt, with a number of the then 
 citizens of Springfield, were in the "grocery, ' eating, drinking and 
 talking, when some one suggested to J. Renno, to go into the 
 grocery. and "clean it out." R«nno, always ready for such work, 
 "went in," and happening to seize Britt first, a scuMe ensued, in 
 the course of which Reno suddenly cried out, "He's sticking me 
 with a knife!" and fell. It turned out to be too true — he had 
 been fatally stabbed in the throat by Britt, and died in a very 
 few minutes afterward. Britt, for some time, did not seem con- 
 scious of the nature of his act, and when he did realize it, wept 
 bitterly, often exclaiming he would rather Reno had killed him. 
 Much excitement was caused by the tragedj', and. after a long 
 trial, and a change of venue to Benton county, Britt was con- 
 victed of manslaughter, and sentenced to the penitentiary, but 
 was soon after pardoned out. 
 
 This case seemed to be the cause of other feuds, which existed 
 for a number of years, and were, probably, indirectly, the cause of 
 two or three other men losing their lives. But it was probably 
 the means of putting a stop to such rough practical jokes, as this 
 is the latest one of that character on record. 
 / Judge Charles H. Allen, who was commonly known as '' Horse" 
 ' Allen, was the Iji'st judge who ever held court at Springfield. He 
 presided over the Seventh Circuit, which then included all of the.- 
 State south of the Osage river and west of Phelps county. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. S^ 
 
 In the time of these early settlements in SoittLxrest IVIissonri, 
 the militia law required every man over eighteen years of age and 
 "onder forty- five, to drill regularly three or four times- a year, and 
 their officers were elected by the men. This parti of the State 
 was in the Seventh Division, and Greene county fomaed the first 
 brigade, while the second brigade was composed' of Polk and 
 some of the adjoining counties on the north and v;-est. The first 
 organization of these counties, under this arrangement, was in 
 the year 1837, and the following were the first officers elected : 
 
 Joseph Powell — Major-General. 
 
 N. R. Smith — Brigadier-Gen. 1st Brigade. 
 
 Abner Nail — Brigadier-Gen. 2nd Bi'igade. 
 
 In the summer of 1837, sorfie slight depredations were commit- 
 ted by roving companies of the Senecas, in some of' the counties-- 
 to the north and west of here, and Maj. L. A. Williams, common- 
 ly called Dr. Williams, and afterwards well known as a citizen of 
 Springfield for a number of years, who Avas then^ living in Polk 
 county, was appointed by the Count}'- Court qS that couirty. to 
 take command of a company of militia, and march the Indians 
 out of that part of the State. Captain Williams,, as he wa8 then 
 called, accomplished the desired object, as far as Polk county was ■ 
 concerned, and, after an absence of about twenty days, the com- 
 pany returned to their homes and were disbanded, but about this 
 time, there was considerable excitement about the Osages gath- 
 ering, in large numbers, in the vicinity of Sarcoxie, and General 
 Powell called out the whole military force of the Division, and 
 marched to that place. The Indians were marched across the 
 line, and after giving assui'ances that they would stay on their 
 own side, the soldiers came home after an absence of about fif- 
 teen days. 
 
 This was known as the Sarcoxie war, but there was little ]or no 
 trouble, reports of the outbreak being greatly exaggerated. Ow- 
 ing to some irregularities on the part of General Powell, who did 
 not understand military tactics very well, he was soon afterwards: 
 court-martialed, and expelled from his position. We are informed 
 that this was done at the instigation of Gen. Smith and others- 
 Smith, however, was not a very well posted military man himsell. 
 On one occasion, an old veteran of the regular army was oru 
 
66 ' HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 guard, Avlien Gen. Smith fitteinpted to pass the lines, and was 
 accosted with the usual salutation, "who comes here?" He an- 
 swered, "I'm Gen. Smith from Springlield." The guard com- 
 manded him to halt, adding, " I don't care if you're Gen. Smith 
 from hell, you can't pass this line without giving the countei'- 
 sigh." This afterward became a bj'-word in the camp and after 
 the boys returned home. 
 
 On the removal of Gen. Powell from this ofHce, a gentleman 
 named Nelson was first elected to the honorable position, and was 
 succeeded by Judge Yancey. 
 
 From the pen of Col. Wm. E. Gilmore, to whose writings we 
 are indebted for some of the items already furnished, we quote 
 the following interesting description -of a little expedition against 
 the Osages: 
 
 "In the. winter of 1836-'37, Judge Yancey, who held the mihtia 
 rank of colonel, was ordered by the Governor of Missouri, to 
 compel the remaining Indians to retire across the State line, and 
 confine themselves to their own territory. This was done to pro- 
 tect the settlers along the border, and prevent a collision between 
 them aiid the Indians, 
 
 " As Lieutenant Chesley Cannefax was next in rank to IMiv 
 Yancey, he and Heni-y Fulbright, whose rank we did not learn, 
 but which stood somewhere between Lieutenant-General and 
 *liigh private,' accompanied the Colonel on his mission to notify 
 them of the order. They were also attended by a negro named 
 Charley, who had be^n raised among the Delawares, and was fa- 
 miliar with the dialect of several of the tribes. 
 
 " Near the mouth of Flat creek they met the first Indians. 
 There was a considerable party of them, mounted upon ponies, 
 and engaged in a bear hunt. Col. Yancey was in all the splendor 
 of a fine new uniform, with sword, sash, epaulets and plumes. 
 The Indians halted, gazed at the party a few moments in silence, 
 and then raised a shrill yell, which was answered from every di- 
 rection, and rushed by them in full speed, without speaking or 
 paying iiny attention to the negro Charley, who hailed them. 
 
 " The Colonel and his men rode on after them, although they 
 liardly knew how to interpret this strange action on the part of 
 the red-skins. Mr. Cannefax, in speaking of the circumstance 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 57 
 
 afterward, used to say, ' I did not like the sign, and as I closed 
 up with the Colonel to see if there was any change in his face, I 
 thought there was ; but if we were both scared, neither of us 
 spoke our thoughts.' 
 
 " At length they reached the camp of the Indians, where, by 
 this time, the whole of them were collected, and had made their 
 savage toilet of beads, feathers and finery, all ready to receive 
 ' the Great Chief of the white men,' as they supposed the Colonel 
 must be. 
 
 " The visitors were conducted immediately to the tent of the 
 Chief, who was named Nawpawiter, and through Charley, as an 
 interj^reter, informed that personage of the object of their mis- 
 sion. The Indian promised to withdraw his band from Missouri, 
 
 •but said that a lai'ge number of women and children were with 
 them, and if it continued as cold as it was then, he must delay 
 until it moderated. This was agreed to, and a written consent 
 given by the Colonel. There were, in this camp, about a hun- 
 dred men and nearly as many women and children. 
 
 " Some forty days were spent in search for other bands, when, 
 
 •coming around to the saw-mill about thirty-five miles southwest 
 of Springfield, they were very much surprised to find all of the 
 scattering bands which had been hunting in this part of the State, 
 
 ■collected together. 
 
 "As the assemblage had the aj^pearance of a war council, the 
 
 'Colonel and his aids held a consultation as to what they should 
 do. Col. Yancey and Mr. Fulbright thought best to be gentle 
 with them, and urge them to return peaceably to their reserva- 
 tion, but Mr. Cannefax urged stronger and more impressive ac- 
 tion, and finally the counsel of the latter was accepted, and they 
 
 jiode to raise the militia force of the country. In thirty-six hours, 
 
 . over a hundred men, well mounted and armed, were assembled at 
 Ozark on the Finley. The Indians were much more numerous, 
 
 • but were armed mostly with bows and arrows. 
 
 " As this force moved forward, the Indians began to retreat 
 toward their reservation. But Col. Yancey pushed rapidly after 
 them and overtook them on the second evening, on the west side 
 
 <of the James river, not far from the mouth of Finley creek. 
 
 " The militia were drawn up in line, close to the Indians, and a 
 
/jS history of SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 demand M-as made of the Chief, that his men should deliver up 
 their arms, as security against hostilities. This he refused, for 
 some time, to submit to, but, finding that he must consent or fight, 
 he finally yielded, and set the example by coming forward and 
 laying his bow and arrows on the ground. His example was 
 followed bj' most of the warriors, but some of the younger ones 
 refused, and were compelled, with difficulty, to give up their 
 arms. 
 
 *' After all of their guns had been rendered unserviceable, by 
 the removal of the fiints from the locks, and ramming a naked 
 bullet tight into the barrel of each, they were returned to their 
 owners, and the Imlians were then compelled to resume their 
 march towards the setting sun, as they had, no doubt, often been 
 required to do before. The next day or two were bitter cold, and 
 the women and children suffered much, especially while crossing 
 Olivers Prairie. 
 
 "In two or three days more the State line was reached, and 
 after admonishing them not to return again, the militia started 
 homeward. The same day they were overtaken by an Osage 
 Chief, accompanied by a white man named Matthews, who begged 
 them to return to attend a council of their chiefs, which had been 
 called, they said, to consult with the white men. This, Colonel 
 Yancey refustid to do, saying that he had no power to treat with 
 them. 
 
 " When the party got back to Springfield, they found great 
 excitement here, caused by rumors that an Indian war had been 
 commenced. Exaggerated accounts of what had happened, con- 
 nected with the fact that this place is so near the line of the Ter- 
 ritory, caused the people to fear a sudden attack. 
 
 " Maj. Berry, who was then the most prominent merchant in 
 this place, came very near packing off his Avhole stock of goods, 
 to some other place for safe keeping. No hostilities followed, 
 however, and Southwest Missouri has had no trouble with In- 
 dians since." 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 59 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL, SKETCHES OF SOME OF SPRINGFIELd's PIONEERS. 
 
 Realizing how difficult it is to write an acceptable chapter on 
 the subject mentioned in the caption of this, we enter upon the 
 task with a sincere desire to give an impartial view of the little 
 town and its inhabitants, in the first stages of its existence, before 
 its population became too large to admit of a special mention of 
 each family. 
 
 In the Springfield l*atylot for the year 1867, we find a series of , 
 articles fi'om the pen of Col. Wm. E. Gilmore, under the caption, j 
 "Notes of the Early Daj's of Springfield," commencing with 
 the sentence : '" We wish, and will make the endeavor, to collect 
 and preserve in the files of the Patriot^ such historical facts, ', 
 statistics, anecdotes, and incidents of Springfield and Southwest 
 Missouri, as may be accessible to us ; in the hope that such notes 
 may be found interesting to our readers now, and possibly of 
 value hereafter to local historians." 
 
 Thanking the writer for the consideration expressed in the last 
 paragraph, we shall draw upon these articles to some extent for 
 the matter for this chapter. Speaking of John P. Campbell, he 
 says: 
 
 "Campbell, the founder of Springfield, .was much the most 
 marked character among these earliest settlers. He was a man \ 
 of unbounded physical energy, and scoured the West on horse- 
 back — in his trading trips, far and near, in every direction — ex- 
 tending these rides even to El Paso on the Rio Grande. He 
 was sharp as the traditional Yankee in a trade, but withal hospi- 
 table and obliging. He and his accomplished wife — who seems 
 to have been beloved and respected by all who knew her — took 
 great pains to assist all newly-arrived immigrants to this coun- 
 try. If he afterward found his profit in his kindness, that was 
 all right. He was not a highly educated man, but had a large 
 share of common sense, and is represented as being very decided 
 in his likes and dislikes. 
 
GO HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 ''When at one time his attention ■svas strongly drawn to re- 
 ligious matters he concluded to 'join the church,' but he refused 
 to go to heaven with Parson Joel Haden, to whose ' Christian' 
 congregation Mrs. Campbell belonged, on account of some old 
 grudge he owed Father H., so he was baptized by a Methodist 
 minister and connected himself with that denomination. 
 
 " Mr. Campbell M'as a Democrat in politics, and Avas for some 
 time an aspirant for Congress. He came very near reaching this 
 object of his ambition, being at one time elected, as he supposed, 
 in the year 1842. But at that time Missouri elected her Repre- 
 sentatives on a general ticket — i. e., citizens voted for the whole 
 number to be elected for the entire State, on one ticket. It was 
 supposed that the State would be entitled to seven Representa- 
 tives in the 27th Congress, and they voted for seven, but num- 
 Ijered the candidates in the nominating conventions, so that in 
 the event that a less number only should be received from the 
 State, the highest numbers should be rejected. Mr. Campbell 
 was No. 7, and Gov. William Gilj)in No. G, and as the apportion- 
 ment act which passed immediately' afterward, allowed only five 
 Representatives from the State, both Campbell and Gilpin were 
 "■ left out in the cold.' ' 
 
 We also quote the following from the same writer : 
 
 " Another prominent citizen of the early days was Charles S. 
 Yancey, Avho was born in Kentucky, and when a very j'oung man 
 emigrated to Franklin county in this State, and after a brief res- 
 idence there, came to this place in 1833. Not long after his ar- 
 rival here, he was admitted to the bar, and soon by his urbanity 
 and geniality, won his way to general popularity and favor._ We 
 cannot say he was a profound lawyer ; several of his cotempora- 
 ries at the bar here being sujjerior to him in legal erudition and 
 force. But he was one of the most sensitive, kind-hearted and 
 2)olite men, and consequently had a host of personal friends, and 
 very few personal enemies, at any period of his life. 
 
 "It is one of the curious commentaries on the vicissitudes of 
 frontier life, that he, among the most unwilling of all men to do 
 a personal injury to any one, should be compelled to take the life 
 of a fellow man, which he did in self-defense. 
 
 "Mr. Yancey practiced his profession quietly and successfully 
 
HISTORY OF SPEIXGFIELD. 61 
 
 imtil 1S36, when lie was appointed one of the Judges of the 
 County Court. About that time a difficulty had grown up be- 
 tween Mr. Campbell and a man by the name of John Roberts. 
 Both were determinei-l and dangerous men when their anger was 
 aroused ; more especially Roberts, when drinking, which he did 
 sometimes to excess. "When in this condition he scarcely made 
 any distinction between friend and foe, although, when sober, he 
 was a man of many good qualities and much respected. 
 
 "Chesley Cannefax, then Sheriff, arrested Roberts upon a 
 charge of some 'In-each of the peace,' and brought him before the 
 County Court. When in court, high words passed between Rob- 
 erts and Campbell, and to Judge Yancey's order of ' Silence !' 
 Roberts replied that he would say what he pleased, either before 
 that Court or the Court of Heaven or Hell. For this he was 
 fined .^20, and the assessment of this fine gave Roberts the 
 grudge against Yancey, which led , to the fatal catastrophe. 
 Roberts paid the fine, but with many threats ; and whenever 'un- 
 der the influence of liquor he lost no opportunity of insulting the 
 Judge, who for a long time endeavored to avoid a collision, by 
 pajdug no attention to his remaiTcs. 
 
 "Thus matters went on for about a year, when one day, Rob- 
 erts met Y'ancey on the Public Square, in company with Little- 
 berry Hendrick, who had persuaded Yancey to go home- in order 
 to avoid a collision with Roberts, who wus known to be in town 
 and making threats against him, and after some insulting lan- 
 guage, Roberts put his hand in his bosom, as if for his knife, 
 (which he had used on more than one occasion in personal diffi- 
 culties), when Y''aucej'' drew a pistol and fired. He then drew 
 the second pistol, and was in the act of firing again, when Hen- 
 tirick knocked the weapon upward and the ball passed into the 
 air. Roberts exclaimed, '•Don't shoot again — I am a dead man 
 now,' and fell. 
 
 " The Circuit Court was, at the time, in session, Judge Foster 
 P. Wright being then on the bench, and Mr. Yancey at once sur- 
 rendered himself to the authorities, was tried and acquitted of 
 criminality. 
 
 " So ended this, one of the singular, painful and fatal alter- 
 cations which have happened here, and we doubt not that 
 
€2 HISTORY OK SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 bo^YeYel' deeijly the death of Roberts grieved his relatiYes and 
 friends, the grief of none of them was deeper or more lasting 
 than that of the man AYho alew him. 
 
 " Mr. Yancey was chosen, in 1}S38, as Colonel of the militia of 
 this district, and afterwards as Major General of the same. This 
 Avas an important and dif^nifiiul office in the eyes of the people 
 then, before war had familiarized us all with military dignitaries 
 and military operations of a more serious character than the old 
 time 'muster.' 
 
 "In 18-41 he was appointed Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, 
 of which Greene county then formed a part. He was re-ap- 
 pointed in 1847 ; and the office afterward becoming electiYC, he 
 was chosen by the people for the same position, in 1851, and again 
 in 18;")7, thus holding this high and responsible position for six- 
 teen consecutive years, and up to his death, Avhich occurred in 
 1857. 'We close these recollections of this locally prominent and 
 excellent man, by stating that he was an active and zealous mem- 
 ber of the Masonic fraternity and died a Royal Arch Mason." 
 
 Littleberry Hendrick, mentioned in the preceding sketch, 
 was another prominent character among these pioneers. He 
 came to this place about the same time as ]\[r. Yancey, and im- 
 mediately engaged in the practice of law, which he continued the 
 greater part of his life. 
 
 In 1801-62, Mr. Hendrick was a member of the Convention 
 which was called at St. Louis and Jefferson City, to discuss the 
 relations of the State of Missouri to the TTnion, and to consider 
 the subject of secession, which Mr. H., in common with the ma- 
 jority of that convention, strongly opposed. 
 
 About this time he was also appointed Judge of the 14th 
 Circuit, which office he held until his death, which occurred on 
 the 9th of January, 18G3, and was probably caused indirectly by 
 the excitement incident to Marmaduke's raid, which occurred the 
 day before, and which was said to have resulted in the death of 
 several old persons whose hold upon life had become weakened 
 by sickness and the alarms of war. 
 
 His wife died soon after. His oldest son, Leonidas, who is 
 also dead, was for six years Judge of the 13th Circuit. "NYilliam, 
 
HISTORY OF SPRIXGFIELD. 63 
 
 tlie second son, is a merchant at Mt. Yernon, and Edward, the 
 youngest, is a dentist and surgeon at the same place. 
 
 John Edwards came to Springfiekl in the same year, and re- 
 mained until his death in 1851. Mr. Edwards was the first man 
 to open a bakery in the little town. Of his family, the onlj' rep- 
 resentative remaining is his son, "\Vm. B., living on a farm five 
 miles south of town. Col. Gilmore thus mentions Mr. Edwards: 
 
 " Of John Edwards we have been able to learn but little. One 
 anecdote told of him by an old citizen, will do to repeat : 
 
 " Mr. E. made relentless war on the pole-cats, or skunks, which 
 then abounded here : and rarely missed a shot at one, even in the 
 darkest night. He used to say he aimed by smell, ' jist as Chris- 
 tians walk by faith, 'thout seein' at all." 
 
 In 1833, John Bunch and his son Samuel H., came Avitli a num- 
 ber of slaves from East Tennessee, and selected sites for homes, 
 upon which they erected cabins, and returned for their families, 
 who did not arrive until the following year. John Bunch settled 
 An thin the present limits of Polk county, where he remained until 
 his death. Samuel made a settlement on a place about ten miles 
 northvrest of Springfield, on the j^lace now owned by Mr. AVad- 
 low, on Grand Prairie. Mr. Bunch remained in Greene county 
 the most of the time till the death of his wife, which occurred in 
 Aj^ril, 1847, after which he returned to Tennessee with the 
 younger members of his family, where he still lives. 
 
 R. J. McElhany, who came to Springfield with this family, af- 
 terward married Miss Cordelia Bunch, a sister of Samuel. Mrs. 
 Latham of Greenfield, and Mrs. i\IcBroom of Polk county, are 
 also sisters, while Mrs. Orlena Coleman, of this city, is a daughter 
 of Samuel Bimch. His son Rufus is now in Oregon, Janagin in 
 Florida, and Robert in Tennessee. He has also two daughters, 
 Margaret and Louisa, both married and living in Tennessee. 
 
 Although Mr. McElhany is mentioned as having come here in 
 1834, vrith Mr. Bunch's family, one member of •which seems to 
 have possessed special attraction for him, he did not come to 
 remain permanently in Springfield iintil the following year, 1835. 
 He has ever since remained here ^v-ith the exception of about two 
 years after the battle of "Wilson Creek, during which time he "was 
 engaged in business at Rolla, which he considered a safer place 
 
64 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 (luring those exciting times, -when Springfield was alternately^ 
 occupied by the contending armies. Mr. M. has developed a 
 shrewd business tact, by which he has risen from small means 
 witli which he came here, to be considered one of the " solid 
 men " of the city. 
 
 We are informed by ]Mrs. McLaughlin, wlio lives on South 
 Campbell street, that her father, James Coin, first came to Spring- 
 field when it contained but three houses. He did not remain in 
 town, but settled on a farm ten miles south, at the old ''Spout 
 Spring," where he still lives. Mr. C. is of Cherokee descent, and 
 several of his family are in the Indian Territory. 
 
 Joseph Burden, who was long a prominent citizen of Greene 
 county, was born on the Cumberland river in Tennessee, in 179G- 
 He married a lady in Georgia and removed to this county in 1883. 
 settling on the farm wliich John Fulbright had opened up, where 
 Berry Hospital was afterward erected, just east of town. In 
 1841, he built a house on JBoonville street, just nortliof the square, 
 where he kept a boarding house for about twelve years, after 
 which he built the house now ovmed by Mr. Matlock, in the north 
 l^art of town. In 185G he bought the place where the Public 
 School building now stands, at the corner of Jefterson and Olive 
 streets. This was known as the " Campbell Reserve," it having 
 been reserved by Mr. Campbell, for himself, in the original laying 
 out of the town. In this house Mr. Burden died, in January, 1807. 
 During his long life he had held various local offices, and was 
 regarded by his fellow-citizens of all classes with much respect. 
 ]\Irs. Burden died in 1873, leaving a family of five children — three 
 sons and two daughters. The oldest daughter is the wife of P, 
 H. Edwards, formerly Judge of this Circuit, and now presiding 
 over the Probate Court of Newton county. The second daugh- 
 ter was first married to E. A. Plumb, with whom she lived in this 
 city until his death, in 18G0, after which she was married- to 
 Judge J. H. Sliaiv, and now lives on Kickapoo prairie, about two 
 miles south of town. Two sons, W. G. and A. J. Burden, lived 
 for a number of years at Carthage, in this State, from which place 
 they went South at the breaking out of the war, and have since 
 lived in Texas. The other son, W. H. Burden, still lives in this 
 city, where he has always been actively engaged in business. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 65 
 
 In the year 1834, M artin Ingram, the father of A. F. Ingram, 
 the present County Treasurer of Greene county, came from Wil- 
 son county, Tennessee, and went into business with his brother Sid- 
 ney. After a sojourn of one year in town, he bought out the 
 improvement made two or three years previous by Jeremiah Ro- 
 land, six miles east of town, where he still lives. From the His- 
 torical Atlas of Greene county, we gather the following items : 
 
 " Martin Ingram, one of the oldest settlers of East Campbell 
 township, was born in Caswell county. North Carolina, on the 
 29th of August, 1803. His grandfather was a soldier in the Rev- 
 olutionary war, and his father was born in 1776. On the 13th 
 of November, 1827, Mr. Ingram was married to Miss Annie A. 
 Howard, the daughter of Francis Howard." They have there- 
 fore been living together over half a century, and of this family 
 this remarkable statement may be made : " Of a family of eight 
 children, all have grown to maturity, and not a death has oc- 
 curred, and of twenty-nine grandchildren, twenty-seven are still 
 living." 
 
 J. S. Waddill, who is well known to most of our readers, was 
 born in East Tennessee, March 18th, 1805. In 1885, he emi- 
 grated to Southwest Missouri, and first purchased the Wilson 
 farm, at the mouth of the creek of the same name. In 183G, after 
 remaining upon the farm about a year, he removed to Spriugfieldo 
 Two years later he was admitted to the bar, and has ever since 
 been engaged in the practice of law, in this and adjacent circuits. 
 He has probably done more riding than any other attorney in the 
 State ; and still, in his seventy-third year, he thinks nothing of 
 saddling his horse and riding out to Hartville, Ava, Ozark, or 
 even to West Plains, to attend court. 
 
 *Iu December, 18G1, he was appointed by Governor Gamble to 
 preside over the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, which position he 
 held until his resignation in 18C2. In 1863 he was again ap- 
 pointed, by the same authority, as Judge of the.Fourteenth Cir- 
 cuit, which then included this county. At the conclusion of the 
 term for which he was appointed, he was elected to the same 
 office, but was afterwards removed by the conditions of the Drake 
 constitution. 
 
 In 1867, he received the appointment of Register in the U. S. 
 
 5 
 
<)G HIsrOKV OF SI'iaXGFIELD. 
 
 Laud OlTtice, and retained the position until the commencement 
 of President Grants administration. 
 
 The Judge was married, in 1833, to Miss Sarah Kellogg, and he 
 and his estimable lady still live in the north part of the city on 
 the old homestead which thej' have occupied nearly forty years. 
 Their live children, all of Avhom occupy honorable places in so- 
 ciety, are well known in Springfield, and need no commendation 
 from a stranger. 
 
 Dr. T. J, Bailey, who was one of the most liighlj' respected of 
 the early settlers of this place, came to Si^ringfield in 1837, when 
 it was but a mere hamlet, and for several years enjoyed the 
 largest practice of any phj^sician in Southwest Missouri. He was 
 from Monroe county of this State, having previously emigrated 
 from Lincoln county, Kentucky. Mr. Bailey was considered, up 
 to the time of the war, one of the wealthiest men in the county, 
 •and he possessed the happy faculty of being content. He was 
 the owner of eight slaves at the time of the emancipation procla- 
 mation, and at the time of his death he left 84,000 to be divided 
 among them. Being a staunch Union man during the war, he 
 retained his patriotism through life, and bequeathed $5,000 for 
 the erection of an appropriate monument, which was soon after- 
 ward erected in the National Cemetery. 
 
 His widow survived him until 1875, when, after a long and 
 useful life, she passed over the river. In her will she left a pro- 
 vision for a donation of S5,000 to aid in the erection of a new 
 BajDtist church in this city, and $21,000 for the erection of a 
 female seminary, to be under the control of the trustees of said 
 church ; but, owing to a neglect on the part of the church to 
 comply with the conditions of the will, neither of the institutions 
 lias been erected, and the funds naturally revert back to the 
 estate, a large part of which falls to the wife of Dr. E. T. Robber- 
 son, who is a niece of the deceased. 
 
 AVm. C. Price, who is a native of the "Old Dominion," was born 
 on "All Fool's Day," in the year 181G. Twenty-one years later, 
 he emigrated to the " Far West," and pitched his tent in the 
 vicinity of Springfield. About the year 18-10, he was adjutant of 
 a regiment of militia, under the old military system, and, in 1844, 
 was admitted to the bar, since which he has been engaged, the 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. G7 
 
 most of the time, in the practice of law. About the year 1842 he 
 ■was Presiding Justice of the County Court, and in 1847 was 
 elected as the first Probate Judge of Greene county, the probate 
 business having been done by the County Court up to that time. 
 In 1851 he was elected State Senator, and in 1857 received from 
 Gov. Polk the aj^i^ointment of Circuit Judge. Two years later 
 he was ai^poiuted Swamp Land Commissioner on the part of the 
 State of ^Missouri, and on account of opinions given by him, de- 
 cisions were rendered which obtained for the State, millions of 
 acres of land which she would otherwise have lost. In March, 
 1860, he was appointed, under President Buchanan's administra- 
 tion, as Treasurer of the United States, which position he held 
 until after the inauguration of President Lincoln. Immediately 
 on tte breaking out of the war, he went into the Soi>thern army, 
 with which he was connected about three years, being captured 
 at Pea Ridge in 18G2, and soon after exchanged. 
 
 Mr. Price has been twice married ; first, in 1812, to Miss Sarah 
 Kimbrough, a daughter of John Kimbrough, who came from 
 Kentucky in the fall of 1839. After the death of his first wife, 
 which occurred in 1819, he was mkrried, in 18G0, to Miss Lydia 
 C. Dow, from Vermont. As ]Mr. P. is a strong pro-slavery man, 
 and bitterly opposed to the "Yanks," it has often been the sub- 
 ject of remark by his friends, that it was strange that he should 
 marry a Yankee ; but he says, he " could not hope to punish all 
 of them, so he concluded to take them in detail.'' Descending 
 from an old Quaker family, who came to America with "William 
 Penn, Mr. P. is a man of strong religious convictions, and bitterly 
 deplores the present ungodliness of the United States. It is a 
 favorite remark with him, that "The country is going to the devil, 
 and all hell can't save us from it." He has had a family of ten 
 children — six sons and four daughters — of whom three of the 
 former and two of the latter, are still living. 
 
 Prominent among the pioneers of the little toAvn, stands the 
 name of JoJin_S. Phelps, who was born and educated in Connect- 
 icut, but concluded to cast his lot with the people of Missouri. 
 He was a young man then, and came west to practice law. Arriv- 
 ing in Springfield in 1837, he hung out his shingle, and com- 
 menced practice in the counties of this and adjoining circuits. 
 
G8 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 In 1840, he was elected to rej^resent this county in the State 
 Legislature, and, in 18-42, he first represented the people of 
 Southwest Missouri in Congress. This office he held for eighteen 
 years, and for the jmst two years he has held the honorable and 
 responsible position of Governor of the State. While in Congress, 
 Mr. Phelps was one of the ablest and most infiuential members 
 of that body, and his career reflected credit on the State of his 
 adoption. He was a member of the Committee on Post Offices 
 and Post Roads, and was for twelve years on the Committee of 
 Ways and Means, of which for one term he was chairman, the 
 most responsible and influential position, with the exception of 
 Speaker, attainable by any member. 
 
 As a Governor, Mr. Phelps has also shown great exeQutive 
 ability, especially in the "Great Strike," in the summer of 1877. 
 In no city in the Union did the strikers and their lawless coad- 
 jutors seem more powerful than in St. Louis, the local authorities 
 being utterly incapable of preserving the dignity of the law ; but 
 on application to the Governor, he proceeded immediatel}', with- 
 out asking for Federal aid, to ,call out and organize State militia, 
 by whom the i*iot was su^opressed, without the firing of a single 
 gun, or the spilling of a drop of blood. Within a few hours, ten 
 thousand troops were placed at the command of the authorities, 
 and before this grand army, resistance to the law would have 
 been futile. 
 
 Among the many other public acts of John S. Phelps, to which 
 his descendants will point with pride, and which will be remem- 
 bered with satisfaction by his many friends and admirers, was his 
 serving upon the committee which selected the site for the loca- 
 tion of our State University, which is destined to become one of 
 the strong pillars in the future greatness and prosperity of the 
 State. Of the committee of five, Mr. Phelps is the only one now- 
 living. 
 
 Concerning his wife, who was almost as generally known 
 throughout the Southwest as her husband, we make the following 
 selections, from among the many tributes paid to her memory hy 
 the press, and by admiring friends, of whom she had a host. In 
 the Leader of January 31st, 1878, we find the following notice : 
 
 " Mrs. Mary Phelps died Jan. 2oth, 1878, of iDueumouia. She 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 69 
 
 came, in 1837, from New York, where she was married to John 
 S. Phelps, then just from college and entering the practice of law. 
 During her husband's absence from home on public business, she 
 had all the care and responsibility of a large farm and a family, 
 in which she acquitted herself with great credit. 
 
 " Her impulses were noble and generous, her charity as diffu- 
 sive as the sun, and many good men and women are to-day 
 scattered through the world, who were saved from degradation, 
 if not from death, by her influence. 
 
 " She was sixty-six years of age, and with the exception of the 
 past few years had suffered but little from sickness. ^She died in 
 full faith and belief in the Spiritual Philosophy, and commemo- 
 rative services were held at the Opera House, on Sunday follow- 
 ing her death, which were attended by a large circle of friends." 
 
 Also from the I^atriot-Advertiser of the same date: 
 
 " For over thirty-six years Mrs. Phelps has been a resident of 
 Greene county, and her many acts of benevolence have made her 
 name the very synonym of charity. Through all the storms of 
 war and bloodshed, through all the days of want and poverty, 
 through all the nights of ignorance and crime, she has ever been 
 at her post of duty; now the heroine and nurse, then the alms- 
 giver and helf)ing friend, next the teacher and protector of the 
 orphan and homeless. 
 
 "At the bloody battle of Wilson's creek, she performed the du- 
 ties of a veritable Sister of Charity, ministering to the wants of 
 the wounded and dying, making her house a hospital for the re- 
 ception of many a poor fellow far from home in the land of the 
 enemy. She saved the remains of General Lyon from mutilation, 
 and buried them on the Governor's farm till they could be con- 
 veyed to their permanent resting-place. 
 
 "At the close of the war Congress voted her an appropriation 
 of $20,000, not only for the purpose of founding an orphan asy- 
 lum for the reception and care of the children of men who had 
 died in the defense of their country, but as a recognition of her 
 many meritorious acts during the "times that tried men's souls." 
 The institution was kept in operation several j^ears, and when her 
 mission was ended in this respect, she used the building for an 
 academv and hi^-h school. 
 
70 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 "Since tliat time Mrs. Phelps has taken an active part in the 
 Woman' Suffrage movement, being at one time one of the Yice 
 Presidents of the National Organization, and was once before 
 Congress in the iiursuance of this work." 
 
 Arcinbald !Maupin came here from Arkansas in 183G, and was 
 one of the first wagon-makers in the town. For a long time he 
 had a shop on Boonville street, opposite where Schmook's mill 
 now stands, and he[ lived and died in the house now occupied by- 
 Fred Weaver as a grocery store. 
 
 In 1837, Wm.^ Parrish came from Kentucky, and settled on a 
 farm northwest of town. With him came M. H. Parrish, who. 
 in lS-10, came to town to attend school, and afterward studied 
 medicine under Dr. G. P. Shackleford. He graduated at the 
 Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, and afterward received a 
 degree from the Nashville University. After practicing medicine 
 over twenty years, Dr. P., in 18GG, commenced the business of 
 surveying, which he lias ever since followed. In October, 1849, 
 he purchased the property on St. Louis street, where he still 
 lives. His wife, who is also a native of Kentuck3% is still living, 
 and they have a family of four childr^'n, the oldest daughter 
 being the wife of Dr. C. C. Clements, of this city, and the second 
 being married to Mr. E. E. Adams, of Hancock, Michigan. The 
 third daughter and the only son still live witli their parents. 
 
 Jas. Rains came from Wilson county, Kentucky, in IMay, 1837, 
 and two months later purchased the hotel erected by John P. 
 Campbell, on the north side of the public square. After keeping 
 hotel two or three years, he went to Neosho and lived a few 
 months, then returned and purchased the property on North Jef- 
 ferson street, where he still lives. He was, for a number of years, 
 the village butcher, but is now too feeble for any kind of hard 
 work. 
 
 His wife died in 1870, and he has lost two children. His son 
 John was, for twenty-seven years, a merchant at Bolivar, where he 
 .yet lives, and his only daughter is the wife of J. W. Boren, editor 
 of the Ozif/'k Hepnhru'an. 
 
 Captain A. _M. Julian, who may be found at any time when the 
 weather is pleasant, sitting on the sidewalk in the northwest cor- 
 ner of the square, discussing politics and reviewing the past 
 
HISTORY OF SPRIXGFIELD. 71 
 
 history of Southwest Missouri, came to Springfield in 1838. Ho 
 is a native of Knox county, Tennessee. In 1836, when but eigh- 
 teen years of age, and weighing but eighty pounds, he went into 
 the Florida war, and two years afterward came out weighing one 
 hundred and seventy pounds. 
 
 Having gained financially in about the same ratio that he had 
 physically, he was enabled, on coming to Springfield, to go into 
 the wool-carding business, and in company with Solomon H, 
 Owen, who afterward became his father-in-law, erected the first 
 carding machine in the town, on the site of the Eagle Flouring 
 Mills, near which he still lives. In 1846, he raised a company 
 for the Mexican war, after which he commenced the study of law, 
 ■which he continued while running the carding machine, and in 
 1859, was admitted to the bar, since which he has continued the 
 practice of his profession, except during war times, when he was 
 engaged a considerable portion of the time, as a scout and guide 
 for the Union armies in this part of the country. 
 
 C. Aj_Jamison came, in 1839, and erected a residence and a 
 blacksmith shop about where the St. James Hotel was afterward 
 built. 
 
 Mr. J. was from Kentucky. He remained a citizen of Spring- 
 field for several years, residing on the corner of Campbell and 
 West Walnut streets until about three years since, when he re- 
 moved to a farm in the west part of the county, where he still 
 works at his trade a part of the time, although over eighty years 
 of age. His grand- daughter, Mrs.' C. G. Moss, is the only one of 
 his family now living in town. 
 
 John Kimbrough came to Springfield, Oct. 15, 1839, from Bowl- 
 ing Green, Kentucky, and died in September following. With 
 tiim came his wife and three sons, and three daughters. His 
 •wife died about the time of the war. His oldest son, John S. 
 KimbrougL, first followed the blacksmithing business in partner- 
 ship with John Lair, in the shop now run by Collins and Mc- 
 Curdy on St. Louis street. About 1850, he went into partner- 
 ship with Mr. Sheppard, in the meTcantile business, on the corner 
 of South street and the public square. 
 
 At the breaking out of the war Mr. K. went Soutb, after which 
 
72 HISTORYOF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 be went to Columbia, IMo., tben for a wbile did business in Kan- 
 sas, and afterward in Texas. He is now engaged in the hardware 
 business at Cli;iton, Henry county, Mo. 
 
 "William, the second son, died at the age of twenty-one, and the 
 youngest son, Joseph B., is doing business in Sherman, Texas. 
 
 One daughter was married to William C. Price, another to 
 Stephen Bedford, who was for some time a citizen of Springfield, 
 and the oldest to Wilson Hackney, who came in 1840, and soon 
 after opened a hat shop, in which he continued until the time of 
 his death. He was very highly respected, and held some county 
 and city offices, being, at the time of his death, April 12, 1863, 
 Treasm-er of Greene county. 
 
 Mrs. Hackney and her son Wilson still live on the old home- 
 stead on West Walnut street, where Mr. Hackney first settled 
 in 1840. 
 
 William McAdams came from Pennsylvania in the spring of 
 1840, and immediately opened a saddle and harness shop in a 
 small log store which stood nearly on the same site as his pres- 
 ent large establishment, on the west side of the public square. 
 He was married in the fall of 1841, as we mentioned in a former 
 chapter, and occupied a house which he had built during the pre- 
 ceding summer, on the ground where his present residence 
 stands, on West Walnut street. This lot is on the extreme south- 
 west corner of the original town plat. 
 
 Mr. McAdams has held respectively' the offices of City Treas- 
 urer, County Treasurer, and member of the City Council. His 
 wife still lives, and they have a family of six children — four sons 
 and two daiighters. Wm. H., the oldest son, is engaged in busi- 
 ness with his father, and is at present Councilman from the 4th 
 Ward. 
 
 This family took the Union side in time of the war, and Wm. H. 
 McAdams was Adjutant 6i the 24th Regiment Mo. Yolunteers 
 under Col. S. H. Boyd. 
 
 Wm. P. Cox came from Indiana in 1839, and went into part- 
 nership with Thomas Jessup in a tan-yard which was about where 
 the Springfield Wagon Factory now stands. Mr. Jessup has 
 one daughter now living in the city, in the person of Mrs. Terry, 
 who resides on North Campbell street. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 73 
 
 One year later, John B. Cox, with his mother and her family, 
 came also from Indiana, and became residents of Springfield, 
 were the old lady remained until her death. John has followed 
 the carpenter's trade most of the time since he came, but was for 
 a while engaged in the butchering business. He resides on North 
 Campbell street, near the residence of Mr. Henry Matlock, who 
 is another of the pioneers of the town. 
 
 Mr. Matlock came in the autumn of 1840, from Tennessee, and 
 in 1841 was married to Miss Jane Cox, a sister to John and Wm. 
 Cox, before mentioned. Mr. Matlock has, most of the time since 
 he came to this place, been engaged in keeping hotel, and his 
 wife and son are now in the same business at Ash Grove. 
 
 On the 17th day of September, 1840, S. H. Jopes, a Virginian 
 by birth, but for several years a resident of Galatin, Sumner 
 county, Tennessee, came and opened a shoe shop on Boonville 
 street near the bridge. He afterward had a boot and shoe store 
 on the east side of the square. Nearly thirty years ago he 
 bought out Randolph Moore, who had a small log cabin on St. 
 Louis street, and there Mr. Jopes has ever since lived, with the 
 exception of an absence of about nine months in California in 
 1850. He made the first pair of boots ever made in the town. 
 They were for J. R. Danforth, who was afterward cashier of the 
 first bank. The log cabin before mentioned is still a part of ]Mi\ 
 J.'s residence, although he has built a frame part by the side of 
 it, and covered the old log cabin with clap-boards so it would 
 hardly be known. 
 
 "NVe must not fail to notice another very respectable, useful, 
 and honorable citizen, Colonel Marcus Boyd, who came from Wil- 
 liamson county, Tennessee, about the year 1840, and held some 
 of the highest offices in the gift of the peojjle of this county. He 
 was member of the General Assembly for several years, and after- 
 ward held the position of Receiver in the U. S. Land Office at this 
 place, upon retiring from which his accounts were all found to 
 be "fair and square." He raised a large and respectable family 
 of sons and daughters, among whom is his oldest son '"Pony," 
 who is well and favorably known to the citizens of Southwest 
 Missouri, whom he has twice represented in Congress. Colonel 
 
74 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Marcus Boj-d liveil a lonfj and useful life, and tinally went to his 
 long home regretted by all. 
 
 From the Greene County Atlas we obtain the following sketcb- 
 of the life of Wm. B. Farmer : 
 
 " Judge Farmer has had an honorable career as a citizen of 
 Greene count3% and has been closely and actively identified with 
 its interests. He was a native of Kobertson county, Tennessee, 
 and his birth occurred on the 20tb of September, 1811. His 
 ancestors were from North Carolina. 
 
 "In 1840, then still unmarried, he made up his mind to try hi& 
 fortune in Missouri, to which State many of the people of Ten- 
 nessee were then emigrating. He made his appearance at Spring- 
 field on the 2Gth of July, 1840, his sole worldly possessions con- 
 sisting of an old gray mare and nineteen dollars in hard "cash. 
 A few days after his arrival he secured a situation as clerk at 
 Springfield, in the store of Shackleford & Cloud. 
 
 "The Slimmer of 1841 he returned to Tennessee, and married 
 Julia A. White. Bringing his wife back to Missouri, he found 
 that he had been appointed Postmaster of Springfield under 
 President Harrison. He bought out a small drug store, and for 
 two or three years kept the drug store and postoffice. In 1844 
 he went into the dry goods business, first with Joshua Jones, 
 and was thus occupied for a period of about ten years. After the 
 death of Jones he was associated with the brothers of his de- 
 ceased partner, and afterward did business on his own account. 
 In 1849, on the accession of General Taylor to the Presidency', he 
 was again appointed Postmaster of Springfield. While still in 
 the mercantile business he was appointed County Judge by Gover- 
 nor Price, and held that office for about four years, his term expiring 
 in 1858 or 1859. In 1852 he moved out on his farm, a short dis- 
 tance west of Springfield, though at the same time he still con- 
 tinued to carry on business in town. At the beginning of the 
 year 1856 he disposed of his interest in the di'y goods business, 
 and from that date to the time of his death in 1878, he devoted 
 himself actively only to farming and stock raising. For two or 
 three years, however, he was a silent partner in a drug store with 
 Wm. H. Jopes, but the business was terminated on the breaking 
 out of the war of the rebellion. During Judge Farmer's long 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. lb 
 
 and active business career, he was favorably known to those with 
 whom he was thrown closest in contact, and enjoj^ed the confi- 
 dence of the commnnity. 
 
 President Lincoln, in 18G1, appointed him Receiver in the Land 
 Office at Springfield, and he acted as such till the progress of 
 hostilities occasioned the removal of the office to Boonville. He 
 suffered greatly during the progress of the war, and lost property 
 amounting to several thousands of dollars. For a time he acted 
 as Quartermaster for a Dallas county battalion, but remained with 
 his family at Springfield. His first wife died on the fifth of May, 
 185-t. He went back to Tennessee, and married, for his second 
 wife, Mrs. E. S. Justice, a sister of his first wife. His second 
 marriage was celebrated on the 27th of May, 18G5. By his first 
 wife he had six children, of whom three are now living — Rebecca, 
 now the wi/e of "NVm. L. Chapman, and two sons, Wm. and John 
 Farmer. 
 
 Next on the " Roll of Honor " are the names of C B. and J. L. 
 Holland, from Robberson county, Tennessee, who came to Spring- 
 field in 1841, and opened a tailor-shop on the west side of the 
 public sciuare, where they continued in business for four or five 
 years, after wdiicli they were both in mercantile business (but not 
 in partnership) up to the time of the war. 
 
 C. B. Holland had been a non-commissioned officer in the 
 Florida .War against the Seminole Indians, in 1836-'37, and, at 
 the breaking out of the Rebellion, w^as captain of a company of 
 Home Guards. He was afterward Captain of Company D., in 
 the Phelps Regiment, and promoted to the office of Lieutenant 
 Colonel. After serving out his time in that regiment, he became 
 Colonel of the 72d Regiment of Missouri Volunteers, and was 
 next appointed, by Gov. Gamble, as Brigadier General of the 4th 
 Military District of the State of Missouri, which position he occu- 
 pied about three years. 
 
 Since that time he has been engaged in mercantile business,. 
 and was one of the original projectors and a large contributor to 
 the stock of the Springfield Cotton Mills, of which he was for 
 some time the president. 
 
 In 18G5, in company with his sons, T. B. and W. C, he opened 
 a private banking institution on the east side of the public square, 
 in which they are still engaged. 
 
76 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 J. L. Holland -was for some time a Lieutenant in the 72nd En- 
 rolled Missouri Militia, and since the war has followed merchan- 
 dizing. These gentlemen all live in the First "Ward of the city, 
 where they have i^leasaut homes. 
 
 About the j^ear 1842, John A. Stej^hens, sr., came to Spring- 
 field and opened a private school in a brick school-house which 
 was biiilt bj- contributions of citizens for that purpose, and stood 
 a little east of the present residence of W. C. Peck, north of St. 
 Louis street. Prof. Stephens was a graduate of Princeton Col- 
 lege, Kentucky, and had been teaching in various places in that 
 State before he came to Missouri. He was one of the most highly 
 respected citizens of the place, and has the name of being the 
 best and most thorough teacher that ever taught here. 
 
 At the time of Zagonyi's reckless charge, in October, 18G1, Mr. 
 Stephens, although a staunch Union man, was accidentally shot. 
 
 In December, 1847, he had been married, in the State of Ark- 
 ansas, to Miss Caroline Sugg, whose parents had just come from 
 Kentucky. Mrs. Stephens still lives on the old homestead in the 
 south part of the city, where they settled in 1853. She was post- 
 mistress of the Si^ringfield office for about ten years next preced- 
 ing Mr. Shipley, who is now P. M. Her three sons, William, 
 John and Paul, are well known to most of our readers, and her 
 three daughters are respectively the wives of J. "W. McCullah, 
 G. ]\I. Sawyer, and J. K. White, all of whom are resiDCcted citizens 
 of this place. 
 
 J. B. Beiderlinden, commonly known as "Beidy," is another 
 pioneer of Springfield, coming here in March, 1843. He has 
 alternately lived on South street in the city, and on his farm a 
 short distance southwest of town. Mr. B. was originally from 
 Prussia " on the Rhine," from which place he came to New Or- 
 leans in 1842, and from there to St. Louis where he remained a 
 short time, and afterward to this place. In 18G1 he was ap- 
 pointed Deputy Collector of U. S. Internal Revenue in this dis- 
 trict, and afterward Assistant Assessor, which office he held until 
 the time of President Johnson's administration. He is now Jus- 
 tice of the Peace, which office he has held for several years. In 
 1845 he was married to Miss Nancy Smily, a daughter of Hugh 
 Smily, who came from Kentucky about the ^-ear 1840, and settled 
 on a farm five miles southwest of town. 
 
HISTORY OF SPEINQFIELD. 7T 
 
 John Lair, from Palmyra^ Marion county, Mo., came about the 
 year 1842, and opened a blacksmith shop on St. Louis street, 
 near where Mr. Carson's grain elevator now stands. He lived at 
 the corner of Jefferson and East Walnut streets, and opened up 
 a large farm, which extended to the south and east, within the 
 present limits of the city. 
 
 In the following year, R. P. Jenkins came from the same place, 
 and went into partnership with Mr. Lair. He lived first on St. 
 Louis street, near the shop, and afterward where the City Hall 
 building now stands. He next occupied the ground where the 
 Metropolitan Hotel stands, and, in 1848, removed to the place 
 where he now lives, since which, 
 
 " Year in, year out, from morn till night, 
 Y'ou may hear his hammer ring" 
 
 in the little shop just north of Schmook's mill, on Boonville st. 
 Mr. J. says it was a matter of some surprise, when he came here, 
 to see that he would not drink anything stronger than ''Adam's 
 ale ;" but he has ever held firm to the pledge of the Washington- 
 ian Society, to which he then belonged; and while some have 
 heaped up wealth by selling whisky, and bringing shame and 
 misery upon their fellow-men, he has worked steadily on, dis- 
 daining to gain money by such means, and now, in his seventy- 
 sixth year, still has to hammer away at his anvil. His wife, who 
 came the next year, and has ever since lived in Springfield, al- 
 though pretty well advanced in years, adds her mite to the scanty 
 sum which her husband is now able to earn, by cleaning and 
 coloring hats, bonnets, etc. 
 
 J. L. Bigbee, from Robberson county, Tennessee, immigrated 
 to Springfield in 1844, and became a respected citizen of the new 
 town. His only sou, L. M. Bigbee, has been for several years in 
 the livery business on St. Louis street, and his daughters were 
 respectively Mrs. C. B. Holland, Mrs. J. L. Holland, Mrs. S. G. 
 Sanford, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Bishop and ]\riss Mary A. Bigbee, all 
 of whom are still living except Mrs. J. L. Holland. 
 
 In 1844, Henry Sheppard, the' pioneer of a numerous and res- 
 pectable family, came from New Jersey, and engaged in mercan- 
 tile business, in a little log store which stood on the ground 
 now occupied by the Court House. From that time to 1861, 
 
78 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 he continued in business, and acquired a considerable amount 
 of pro])orty. 
 
 ]\lr. Sbeppard ^vas a staunch Union man in the time of the 
 war, in which he took an active part. He succeeded Gen. HoJ- 
 hmd, as Colonel of the 72nd Regiment of Enrolled IMissouri 
 Militia. This regiment was afterward known as the lUth 'Min- 
 souri Volunteers. Since the war, he has not engaged actively 
 in business, but has been i den tilled with many of the substan- 
 tial improvements in the growing city. He has recently erect- 
 ed a fine residence on St. Louis street, where, Avith his amia- 
 ble lady, who is ever ready to lend a helping hand in works of 
 charity and benevolence, he has one of the most delightful 
 homes in the city. 
 
 Richard S. and John S. Gott came from the Red River coun- 
 try in the Southwestern part of Arkansas, in 1845, and the next 
 year their brother, Josej^h, came from the same place and set- 
 tled in Springfield. They were originally from Kentucky, from 
 Avhich State they had emigrated two or three years previous, but 
 not being satisfied with the country and the state of society in 
 Arkansas, they came back to look for a higher state of civiliza- 
 tion, which they found in Southwest Missouri. ]\Ir. Joseph Gott, 
 who still lives in the north part of the cit}', says that at that time 
 "Arkansas was the best poor man's counti'}' in the world;" i. e., 
 if a man went there poor, he was sure to remain so. 
 
 For a number of years, Joseph and his older brother, R. S. 
 Gott, worked at the carpenters' trade, and, as the old gentle- 
 man says, their "hammer tracks" will show here for many a day. 
 At the time they were engaged in this business, but little labor- 
 saving machinery Avas used and everything in their line was done 
 by hand. 
 
 The younger brother, John S., followed farming, and used to 
 raise large crops of corn in the Southwestern part of what now 
 constitutes the city, and Joscj^h silent a portion of his time in 
 farming in the southeast part of town. R. S. Gott now lives on 
 the Mt. Vernon road, six miles southwest of town. John S. lives 
 four miles northwest, on the Melville Road, and Joseph lives at 
 the place where he settled in 1848, on Boonville Street. Their 
 wives are all still living and they each have children grown up 
 and married. 
 
HISTORY or SPIUNGFIELD. 79 
 
 We cannot close this chapter better, than by adding one 
 snore letter from Mr._Millerj recently published in the Leader, 
 as follows : 
 
 "It maj' be thought that I have tarried long enough in Spring- 
 field to exhaust the reader's patience, but justice to the long de- 
 parted ones, and to my own feelings, bids me linger yet a little 
 longer. I now propose to take my stand on the high ground 
 .south of the little river Jordan, near the present large brick 
 school building, from which to overlook that beautiful valley, 
 ••through which the Jordan, as it is called, makes its way to 
 • James' Fork, thence to the father of waters. 
 
 "The'first object that presents itself prominently to my vicAV, 
 is that long-to be-remembered little 12 bj^ 14 log cabin which I 
 Jielped to daub with mud, where first resided the pvincij^al foun- 
 der, originator and locator of the town, and a i^rop, stay, and 
 .support, after it was located. It owes its origin, in fact, to the 
 energy, industry and business habits of John P. Campbell, and it 
 is a fact, that had it not been for him, the town would have been 
 jjlaced 14 miles S. E. 
 
 "It was his pride to be up and doing. His very presence seemed 
 -■to impart life to business, and his energetic movements gave re- 
 newed spur to industry. Often, when he has been absent for a 
 iew days ',or weeks, everybody was lamenting that Mr. C. was 
 gone, and as soon as he returned, all things were full of life. He 
 should long be remembered for his mental ability and energetic, 
 business qualifications. His physical strength was rather poor, 
 being of slender frame and weak constitution, and it would seem 
 ;that he departed this life before he had finished his work, for he 
 died, aged about 45 years. His death took place at Oil Springs, 
 in the Indian Nation, in 1851, whither he had gone for his health. 
 Islx. C. was a first cousin to Jas. K. Polk. His kind and honora- 
 Jjle ladjr was a daughter of Col. Nathaniel Chairs, of Maury coun- 
 ty, Tenn., where they were married in 1828, and came to the then 
 far west in 1830. Mrs. C. survived him several years, and died 
 since the war, and should be well recollected for her noble deeds 
 ■of charity and for hardships endured among the Indians and af- 
 terwards during our late war. They raised a considerable fam- 
 ily of honorable sons and daughters, some of whom yet hve; their 
 
80 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 youngest daughter, (Mrs. Owen), I think, lives yet in Springfield- 
 The death of Mr. Campbell removed an historical land-mark from 
 the community, and made a painful void in the ranks of those old 
 citizens, whose lives were cotemporaneous with the career of 
 Springfield. 
 
 '• He held many responsible offices, from the least to the great- 
 est, and came near being elected to Congress in 1844, being beat- 
 en, a few votes, by our present Honorable Governor, John S. 
 Phelps. 
 
 "I love to tarry around the old and long-ago stamping-ground 
 of Springfield. It brings to memory other departed men and 
 women of days long past. I have in my mind's eye now another 
 worthy family, the 'Smiths,' of early recollection ; General N. R. 
 Smith and his estimable lady, who lived long and with great res- 
 pect in Springfield, having arrived as early as 183G, settled four 
 miles north of town, raised a family of several sons and daugh-- 
 ters, all of whom are much respected, talented and honorable. 
 The General was a great acquisition to the country, held differ- 
 ent county and State offices, and, once lleceiver of the Land Oflice, 
 and balanced up his official and earthly accounts honorably, and 
 his departure from earth was greatly lamented by all. So of 
 Mrs. Harriet Smith, his kind lady, who survived him so many 
 years. She lived to a good old age, and finally passed to that 
 undiscovered counti*y. 
 
 "I ask now to be allowed to pay a tribute of respect to another 
 worthy and noble man — Daniel D. Berr}', and his much-esteemed 
 lady and interesting family of many sons and daughters. Mrs. 
 B., of precious memory, was a daughter of Wm. Polk, of Tennes- 
 see, and cousin of James K. They Avere in the country as early 
 as 1831, braved all the hardships and storms incident to a far 
 western border life, and by prudence, industry, honesty and 
 strict economy, the}' accumulated a full competency of this 
 world's goods. Mrs. B. was rather an extra woman in her time, 
 noted, especially, for her kind and amiable disposition. To be in 
 her presence was to feel at home. She died aboiit 1850. just in 
 the midst of her enjoyments. and pleasures with her bright and 
 rising family. 
 
 "Mr. B. finished his earthly career in 18G0, at Memphis, Tenn. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 81 
 
 It will be long ere their memory will fade from the recollection 
 of those who enjoyed their friendship and acquaintance. 
 
 '• And now once more, kind reader, allow me to say that I can- 
 not think of raising my old pen till I say a few words in memo- 
 ry of one other of the long departed from the honest walks of 
 life, and who I verily believe was among the very best people, as 
 also his liidy, that ever traversed the the then unfrequented 
 streets and neighborhood — Dr. Wm. P. Shackleford and his three 
 (then) little girls. They were truly bright, rising stars. Every- 
 body honored and respected Dr. Will. Shackleford, He was a 
 fine physician, good neighbor, and a kind husband and parent. 
 He took his departure to the long home early in life — I think in 
 18-40. His widow survived him, and some years afterwards mar- 
 ried Major Joseph AYeaver, another one early and precious in 
 memory. He, too, passed from time, after living a long and use- 
 ful life, and left her a widow the second time, and I think she 
 long afterwards married John Wood, sr., and still lives. Of her 
 three sprightly little girls I have lost sight, except the eldest, 
 who married John Wood, jr. 
 
 " In this connection, dear reader, I take great pleasure also in 
 remembering and referring to Dr. G. P. Shackleford, elder broth- 
 er of Dr. W. P., who was a physician and gentleman of high 
 standing, passed a long, useful and honorable life one mile east 
 of town and died during the war, in Arkansas, as also did his la- 
 dy, who was his second wife, and daughter of Judge Younger, 
 previously spoken of. Many, no doubt, remember them, and also 
 his two sons, William and Ben, worthy and respectable young 
 men. All have gone, long since, to their last and long home. 
 I love to dwell and call to mind such characters, and if a faithful 
 historian comes along hereafter, a page will be alotted to such 
 men and women as the Shacklefords, Weavers, Campbells, Ful- 
 brights, Berrys, Hancocks, Roun trees, Robbersons and others." 
 
 If any of these worthy families fail to receive the page Mr. 
 Miller bespeaks for them, it is only because there are so many of 
 them, and our space, in a work of this kind, is necessarily lim- 
 ited. 
 
82 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 T\YENTY-FIVE YEARS OF PROSPERITY THE STORM OF WAR THE RETURN 
 
 OF PEACE. 
 
 Ou the lOtli day of February, 1838, the town of Sprhigfield 
 was regularly incorporated, "By Act of the County Court," and 
 Joel H. Haden, D. D. Berr}-, S. S. Ingram, R. W. Crawford and 
 Joseph Jones, appointed Trustees. Lest the propriety of saying 
 '• By Act of the County Court " may be called in question by 
 some person who is not aware of the omnipotence of that supreme 
 bod}', we quote an order made by said Court on the 4 th day of 
 November, 1839, and recorded in the proceedings of said Court 
 as follows: 
 
 ■' Ordered by the Court, here, that the act concerning grocers, 
 passed at the last session of the Legislature, approved Feb. 13, 
 1830, be and the same is hereby repealed, [and] of no effect in the 
 county of Greene." 
 
 In order to give an idea of the size of the town and the amount 
 of business done here about the time of its incorporation, we 
 quote from the " Chronology of Greene County," recently pub- 
 lished in the -Fatrlot-Adoertlsey, a list of the business firms and 
 the amount of license paid by each during the year 1838 : 
 
 Flourney & Hickman bio 00 
 
 T>. D. Berry, merchant GG 08^ 
 
 5^ W. Canuefax, " 55 00 
 
 Campbell & Hunt, " 21 50 
 
 Danforth & Bros., '' 93 10 
 
 John Bullion & Co., " 21 30 
 
 John P. Campbell, " 73 50 
 
 John P. Campbell, grocer 33 05 
 
 C. A. Haden & Co., merchants 34 38 
 
 Cannefax & Co., " 13 81 
 
 Wm. & L. H. Davis, " 22 13 
 
 Casebolt & Stallions, " SI 33 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 83^ 
 
 Casebolt «& Stallions, grocers 10 00 
 
 Isaac Sanders, merchant 35 62 
 
 B. H. & J. C. Boone, grocers 15 00 
 
 John Edwards, '' 15 25 
 
 Joshua Jones, " 20 00 
 
 Jacob Bodenhamer, merchant • 30 00 
 
 C. A. Haden, " 30 00 
 
 From this list it will be seen that " groceries " were numerous, 
 
 and it must be understood that a " grocery " in that day was 
 nearly the same as a " saloon " of the present time. The term 
 " merchant " included dealers in dry goods, boots and shoes, hats, 
 caps and gents' furnishing goods, ready-made clothing, groceries 
 and provisions, hardware, stoves and tinware, and everything 
 usually kept iu a country store, from a paper of pins to a grind- 
 stone, and from an overcoat down to a stick of candy. 
 
 Concerning the starting of the first newspaper in Springfield,, 
 authorities differ, and as there seem to be no files of the original 
 paper preserved, we give the opinions of the different authorities, 
 some of whom must be mistakan. In his Chronology of Greene 
 County, Mr. Ingram expresses the opinion that it was started in 
 the spring of 1838, but in a marginal note refers to a letter from 
 John H. Miller, of Richey, Newton county, w^ho was Deputy 
 County Clerk of Greene county in 1836, and quotes from his 
 letter the following extract : 
 
 "I have the record to show that it was in the spring of 1837 
 that the Standard was started by J. C. Tuberville. When I 
 ■wrote you a few days ago, I was not certain but that it was 1838 ; 
 but it was in 1837." 
 
 This difference of opinion called forth the following letter from- 
 Warren H. Graves, who now resides in Texas : 
 
 "The Ozark Standard was started some time iu the spring or 
 summer of 1839. I remember that I was working in Jefferson 
 City during the winter of 1838-9, when C. W. Stark proposed to 
 me to go with him to Springfield and start a paper. I was then 
 young and declined the proposition, but Starks did go, and, in 
 campany w'ith some one else, started the Standard. It lived but 
 a short time, but I do not remember when Huffard changed it to 
 the JEagle. I should think it probable Phelps would know this ; 
 also as to the length of time the Eagle was published. 
 
84 HISTOKY OF SPKINGFIELD. 
 
 ''I started tlie Advertiser in ]\[ay, iSi-l, publishing it continu- 
 ously up to the summer of 18G1. I left, at Neosho, a full file of 
 the Advertf'tier, with orders to my brother there to send by ex- 
 press to my son Joseph, then at Springfield. I am under the 
 impression that the box was never sent, although I paid the 
 express charges. In those bound volumes, I think, is one copy 
 of the /Standurd and one of the J'J((.;/le, bound with the second or 
 third year of the Adoertlser. They were given to me by Uncle 
 Joel Haden. 
 
 '•• The original Adoertlser office was the same in which the 
 Standard and JiJagle had been printed. It had been idle for 
 some time — I think for two or three years — was under control 
 and in possession of John 8. Phelps, but there was a suit between 
 Jolui P. Campbell and him in relation to the 0's\niership, which 
 ■was afterward compromised, and the office went to Campbell. 
 This was in the spring of 1840, and I purchased a new office. 
 The material of the old office was used in 1846, in the interest of 
 Campbell for Congress — the paper being published by E. D. Mc- 
 Kinney." 
 
 Dimng the year 1839, the names of G. P. Shackleford, Joseph 
 Crutchfield, Thomas Shannon & Son, John Adams, Miles Carey, 
 Hufif & Holmes, Layton G. Moore, Jacob Eustler, J. A. Carey and 
 Parr & George, were added to the list of business firms, and 
 Junius T. Campbell, resigning the office of Postmaster, was suc- 
 ceeded by Thomas Shannon. 
 
 The U. S. Census, in the year 1840, showed the population of 
 Greene county to be 5,372. 
 
 In the record of the County Court for the August term, 1841, 
 \s& find the following order : 
 
 '* Margaret "Williams, a free woman of bright mulatto color, 29 
 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches liigh, etc., is granted a license, dur- 
 ing good beha\aor, to reside in the State." 
 
 In the spring of 1845, the Springfield Branch Bank was estab- 
 lished, with J. H. McBride, President ; J. R. Danf orth. Cashier ; 
 and C. A. Haden, Clerk ; and some time in the same year "William 
 B. Farmer, who had succeeded Thomas Shannon as Postmaster, 
 resigned, and R. J. McElhany Avas appointed as his successor. 
 
 AMiat became of the orisfinal ore-anization of the town does not 
 
HISTOKY OF SPRINGFIELD. 85 
 
 uppoar, but in the proceedings of the County Court we find that 
 on^the 7th day of May, 1846, another order was made, "on peti- 
 tion of sixty-two inhabitants of Springfield, (being at least two- 
 thirds of the inhabitants thereof,") incorporating the Town of 
 Si^ringfield, and defining the boiuidaries thereof as follows : "Be- 
 ginning on an east and west line, running with the south boiui- 
 dary of John H. Miller's and J. B. Beiderlinden's lots, intersect 
 iiig the eastern boimdary of the eightj^-acre tract of land upon 
 which the said town now stands ; on the west by a line drawn 
 north and south, including Joel H. Haden's yard and garden ; on 
 the nortli by a line drawn east and west so as to include A. M.. 
 Julian's dwelling house, and so as to intersect the north and 
 south line on the east and west boiuidary of the said eighty acre 
 ti-act of land as aforesaid." If any one could imderstand this 
 description they must have been better scholars than we have. 
 now. N. K. Smith, C. B. Holland, K. J. McElhany, S. B. Allen 
 and A. Maurice, jr., were appointed trustees. 
 
 From the reference to the inhabitants, it will be noticed that 
 the voting population must have been less than' one hiuidred, and 
 the whole population could not have been much more than five 
 hundred. The town plat seemed to cover less than eighty acres 
 of land, and from those who were citizens at that time, we learn 
 th'at the extent of the town, as then constituted, was from about 
 where the Baptist chui'ch stands on South street, to the bridge, 
 or but little beyond it, on 'Boonville ; and from where the new 
 Presbyterian church is being erected on St. Louis street, to the 
 site of the Christian church on College street. Of the voters of 
 the little town at that time, but about a dozen now remain. 
 
 In 1846 the Texas Democrat was established to advocate the 
 claims of J. P. Campbell, who was this year a candidate for Con- 
 gress. It was edited by his son-in-law, E. D. McKinney. The 
 Advertiser was Mr. Phelps' organ during this campaign, and, al- 
 though Mr. Campbell received the most votes in his own county, 
 Mr. Phelps was elected. 
 
 On the 7th of April, 1847, A. Maurice, jr., was elected Mayor 
 of the city of Springfield, and on the 9th day of the same month 
 an order was made by the County Court that the use of the Jail 
 should be granted to the Mayor and Councilmen of the varioua 
 wards of the city. 
 
86 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Sept. loth, 1848, the first number of the /Sjjj'inr/Jield Whit^ 
 was issued by Fisher & Swartz and edited by Littleberry Hgn- 
 ■drick; and in September, 1849, it suspended and was removed to 
 Osceola. On the 19th^_November, of the same year, the first 
 number of the /Southwestern Plarj was issued by "NVm. P. Davis, 
 pubHsher, and John M. Richardson, editor. This paper was es- 
 tabhshed to sustain Benton's appeal from the Claib. Jackson 
 "Nullification Resolutions" which was opposed by the Adver- 
 tiser. 
 
 During those early days of Greene county, Democracy reigned 
 ^supreme, but the people were divided into two powerful fac- 
 iiions, known as Benton Democrats and Anti-Benton. 
 
 A gradual, though not very rapid, growth is shown in the 
 ■county as well as the city, the regular U. S. Census of 1850 
 •showing a population of 12,785. 
 
 In 1851 Messrs. Richardson & Davis both retired from the 
 JSontJiicesteni Flag, and were succeeded by B. F. Buie. 
 
 On petition of E. P. Gott and others, a majority of the citizens 
 ■of Springfield, the County Court ordered, Oct. 10th, 1851, that 
 no dram shop be licensed in the City of Springfield for twelve 
 months. This was the first prohibition act in the county or 
 
 «ity. 
 
 For four or five years the City Government seems to have been 
 a nonentity, but, on the third of March, 1851, an election was 
 held for city ofl&cers, Wilson Hackney receiving 45 votes for 
 Mayor, and Peter Apperson 5; "NV. B. Logan, Wm. McAdams, S. 
 :S. Vinton, A. A. Mitchell and Presley Beal, were elected Coun- 
 cilmen ; E. P. Gott, Constable, and R. S. Gott, Assessor. 
 
 "This election," says the SoutlncesternFlarf, "was an attempt 
 to resuscitate the almost defunct act of corporation making this a 
 ■ city." 
 
 During the first few months of 1852, the dram-shop license 
 question seemed to agitate the public mind and puzzle the Coun- 
 ty Court more than anything else, and, after rescinding the or- 
 der of Oct. 10, 1851, and re-enacting it a few days later, it was 
 again rescinded on the 9th day of April following, and again 
 Tfwhisky flowed free and the " grocery" keepers were happy, 
 f Some time in 1853 the /Southu-esterx Flag was succeeded by 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. ^ .7-- 87 
 
 the Lancet, with Joshua Davis as editor; and, the 4th day of July, \ 
 of the same year, A. F. Ingram entered upon the discharge of the 
 duties of Postmaster at Springfield in place of C. B. Holland re- 
 signed. In the following year Mr. Ingram was succeeded by 
 Wm. Jones, who held the office until 18-55, when Joseph Burden 
 was appointed. 
 
 About the year 1850, the people of Springfield began to have 
 some aspirations towards making their little town a " railroad 
 center," and in 1854 Wm. C. Price was appointed agent of 
 the county, to take $50,000 stock in the Pacific Kailroad. He 
 was afterward instructed to take $50,000 additional stock, but 
 still later this order was rescinded. An order to submit a prop- 
 osition to the voters of the county relative to taking $100,- 
 000 additional stock was also rescinded, and no effort seems 
 to have been made 'thereafter to increase the amount. Of the 
 $50,000, about $20,000 was raised by tax and paid. 
 
 In February, 1855, the snow was from 18 to 20 inches deep, 
 and on the 4th day of that month the mercury was down to 
 20'^ below zero. 
 
 On the 3d day of May, J. W. Boren issued the first num- \ 
 l)er of the Springfield Mirror, and from a later issue of the same j 
 we learn that on the first day of October„1856, a large and enthu 
 siastic meeting was held at the Court House, and resolutions 
 adopted, pledging aid to the pro-slavery sufferers in Kansas. The 
 meeting was addressed by W. C. Price, W. H. Otter and R. W. 
 Crawford. " A handsome sum of money was raised on the spot," 
 says the Mirror, and a committee appointed to raise further aid. 
 From 1850 to the breaking out of the war, patrols were regularly 
 appointed from time to time, to look after runaway slaves, and 
 paid out of the County Treasury for said services. An official re- 
 port for 1857 gives|the number of slaves in the county at 1,436. In 
 1858 an ordinance was passed by the City Council, ordering the 
 arrest of all persons who were found on the streets at unusual 
 hours, — whites to be imprisoned until eight o'clock next morning 
 and blacks to be whipped. 
 
 From Nov. 18, 1857, to Nov. 20, 1858, J. M. Richardson pub> 
 lished a paper entitled the Weekly Missouri Tribune, which ad- 
 vocated what was called " Union Democracy." 
 
88 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 On the lifteenth of Seiitember, 1858, the first outward-bound 
 over-land nuiil passed through Springfield for California, three 
 hours ahead of time, and at night the event was celebrated by the 
 letting off of sky-rockets, throwing fire-balls, &c. On tlie 22nd 
 of October the first eastern-bound mail passed through Spring 
 field from California, with two or three passengers, making the 
 trip from San Francisco in 28 days. 
 
 / On the 25th of December, 1858, the contract was let for the 
 ( building of a new Court House, but, owing to financial embarass- 
 ment of the county, the work was not pushed forward very rap- 
 idly, and the building was still in an unfinished condition when 
 the war cloud settled over the country and put an end to all works 
 of public improvement. 
 
 But we must not omit to mention that in ^58 Jared E. Smith 
 erected the mill now owned by Mr. Schmook, on Boonville street, 
 which was probably the first aj^plication of steam power in South- 
 west ^Missouri. It was then used as a planing mill, instead of a 
 iloming mill. 
 
 And in 18G0 a line of telegraph was extended to this place from 
 Jefferson City, and afterward extended as far as Fort Smith, Ar- 
 kansas. 
 
 Among the other institutions of the town, schools seem to have 
 been well sustained ; and, contrary to the general rule, we learn of 
 teachers here who acquired a considerable amount of property 
 while engaged in their profession. Mr. ]\Iiller has given us an 
 aocomit of some of the primitive schools of the pioneer times, and 
 m the preceding chapter we mentioned a school-house erected in 
 184:2 or '43, and occupied for a number of years bj- Prof. Stephens' 
 flourishing school. 
 
 About the year 1848, Rev. Charles Cirleton, a Christian minis- 
 ter from Canada, with the aid of a number of citizens, established 
 a female seminary on College street, just west of the present cross- 
 ing of Main street. This institution was well patronized for sev- 
 eral years, both by home students and those from abroad. A 
 good building was erected for this school, and although at first 
 controlled by a joint stock company, Mr. Carleton became the 
 principal owner of the property-. 
 
 It seems that, in the course of time, the house occupied by the 
 
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HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 89 
 
 "boys' school" in the east part of town, or rather, " east of town," 
 as it was then considered, became too small to meet the wants of 
 the growing city, and from the Mirror of September 12th, 1857, 
 we clip the following item spurring the people up to build a new 
 house : 
 
 " With the many advantoges Springfield possesses, the public 
 spirit of her citizenr, and the wealth of many of them, there is not 
 a school-house in the town that the boys and young men can re- 
 ceive an education at, much as they ma^^ desire it. The apology 
 for one, we have had so long, will no longer do." 
 
 From the same paper, one year later, we learn that there were 
 then six schools in town — five female and one male — besides 
 two music schools. 
 
 On the 12th of February, 1859, C. B. Holland, J. Eobinson, R. 
 P. Faulkner, J. M. Bailey and L. Hendrick, trustees, advertised 
 for sealed proposals for building a brick college in the southwest- 
 ern part of the city, the building to be 35x60 feet, and two stories 
 high. . The building was erected, and Prof. Jacob Schultz, from 
 Tennessee, had just been teaching there a short time, at the 
 l^realdng out of the war. During the years that followed, when 
 school-houses were turned into barracks, and churches into hos- 
 pitals, this college building was used for a prison for Confeder- 
 ates, and also for Federal soldiers who disobeyed the army regu- 
 lations. It was surrounded by a high stockade, and stood on the 
 lot which is now vacant, just opposite the Old Cemetery on South 
 Campbell street. 
 
 Early in 1861, the gathering storm of war burst upon the coun- 
 try, and in Missouri, as well as the other " Border States," it 
 became a question for the people to decide W'hether they would 
 remain in the Union or cast their lot w-ith the seceding States. 
 Consequently the General Assembly of ^Missouri called a conven- 
 tion to determine what should be done in the event of civil Avar. 
 
 The official vote of this county, taken on the 28th day of Feb- 
 raary, for delegates to this convention, gave the following result : 
 '^R.V. Jameson, 1,455; C. Hendrick, 1,446; Sample Orr, 1,437; 
 N. F. Jones, 306 ; Jabez Owen, 287, and T. W. .Anderson, 286." 
 The thi'ee first-named gentlemen ran as unconditional Union men, 
 and were elected by large majorities. From the proceedings of 
 
90 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 this convention, which assembled first at Jefferson City, and af- 
 terward at St. Louis, we see that a large majority of its mem 
 bers were stronglj- opposed to secession, and yet they did not 
 acknowledge the right claimed by the President of coercing the 
 Southern States back into the Union, if they chose to vrith- 
 draw. 
 
 We now make a few quotations from the Chronology of Greene 
 County, before referred to : 
 
 "June 11, 1801. — Intense excitement thi-oughout tliis and 
 adjoining coim ties. Two thousand men asseml)le at the 'Goose 
 Pond' south of Springtield, and a company of State Guards and 
 several hundred Secessionists assemble at the Fulbright spring. 
 After all but two companies of the Union men had disappeared, 
 the Secessionists erected a State flag over the Court House, in 
 violation of an agreement not to do so. 
 
 '•June 12. — The State Guards leave the coimty to prevent 
 being captui'ed. 
 / " June 24. — Gen. Sigel, with three regiments of Federal sol 
 diers, arrive and occupy Springfield. 
 
 " July 7. — Capt. C. B. Hollands company of militia mustered 
 into service by order of Gen. Sweeney. 
 
 " July 9. — General Sigel's troops return to Springfield from 
 Jasper county. 
 
 " July 13. — The troops of Generals Lyon and Sigel unite, and 
 the former takes command. 
 ('^" Aug. 4. — Gen. Lyon retwrns to Springfield from Dug Spring. 
 ' "Aug. 9. — Battle of \\"ilson Creek, and retreat of Federal 
 army. 
 
 "Aug. 11. — The Confederate army, under Gen. Price, enters 
 and occupies Si)ringfield." 
 
 Although the majorit}^ of the State Convention were very 
 strongly opposed to secession, and the majority of the people of 
 the State seem to have entertained the same sentiment, the oc- 
 currences of the first year or two of the war were such as to 
 cause many staimch Union men to renounce their allegiance to 
 the Federal Government, and seek from the Confederate armies 
 the protection which was refused them by the Union forces. 
 
 There had been a serious misunderstanding of the position of 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 91 
 
 IMissoiiri, by the people of the Northern States, and when sol- 
 diers from those States came here, they could not realize that a 
 slave-holder could be a loyal man. In the North the idea of 
 •" Slave-holder" and " Rebel" had become associated from hearing 
 them used as synonyms by the political demagogues who had for 
 months been exciting their minds with inflammatory harangues; 
 so, when they came to the South, it was generally with a feeling 
 of malice toward all who held slaves, no matter if they were wil- 
 ling to sacrifice everything they had in defence of the Union and 
 the Constitution. 
 
 Nor was this misunderstanding confined to the Union soldier. 
 'The political demagogues of the South had also misrepresented 
 the feelings of the Northern people, and made their southern 
 brethren believe that nearly the entire North was in favor of the 
 abolition of slavery at all hazards, and when they saw these north- 
 ern men marching into their towns and throwing guards around 
 their homes, it is not strange that a feeling of distrust and sus- 
 picion should lead them to treat their guests with some degree 
 of reserve, which was liable to be interpreted as contempt, or 
 positive enmity. 
 
 Especially did this feeling of distrust exist in the minds of 
 nearly all citizens of the Southern States toward the Germans, 
 who, as it happened, were the first soldiers sent to Southwest 
 Missouri by Federal authority ; and a more intimate acquaint- 
 ance with these " Dutch soldiers," as they were called, and a 
 knowledge of the views they entertained on the questions of sla- 
 Tery and "State rights," did not tend to heal the breach or to con- 
 •ciliate the soldier and the citizen. 
 
 During the spring and summer of 1861, the Confederate cause 
 gained strength very rapidly in Missouri, and, what with the se- 
 •cession element of this State and the armed forces that rallied to 
 their support from Arkansas and other Southern States, the 
 Union cause was at a low ebb in the State at the time when Gen. 
 Fremont took command in Missouri, and Sigel and Lyon came 
 to Springfield. Still the larger part of the citizens of Spring- 
 field held firmly to their Union sentiments throughout the war, 
 and in the battles that occurred, here and in other places in this 
 State and Arkansas, valuable aid was furnished by them to the 
 
02 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Federal armies. From the account of the movements in this vi 
 cinity, already given, it will be seen that on the 4tli day of Au- 
 gust, ISGl. Lyon and Sigol were both in Springfield with their 
 respective armies, all, however, subject to the commands of Gen- 
 eral Lyon ; and hdre we introduce some extracts concerning the 
 memorable battle of Wilson's Creek, from J. T. Headley's History 
 of the Rebellion : 
 
 ''It was a hot day in August, and the troops suftered intoler- 
 ably from thirst. The next morning the column moved on. 
 Twenty-six miles beyond Springfield, finding himself short of 
 provisions, his men exhausted, sick and sore, and his communi- 
 cation with Springfield threatened, Lyon resolved to retrace his 
 steps to that place." 
 
 ''On the 9th of August, Lyon, then at Springfield, heard that 
 McCulloch and Pi'ice, outnumbering his force four to one, were 
 only some ten or twelve miles distant, advancing full upon him. 
 His need for reinforcements was most urgent, j'et he was told 
 they could not be furnished him. What should he do ? Strict 
 military rules demanded a retreat; but then the Unionists at 
 SiJringfield and the surrounding region would be abandoned to. 
 the tender mercies of the rebels, from whom they had just been 
 delivered, and a moral defeat sustained, full of peril to the Union 
 cause in the State. In this painful dilemma he resolved, like a 
 true hero and patriot, to make one desperate effort to arrest the 
 progress of the enemy, and if he could not save Springfield, at 
 least give Fremont time to rally his forces at St. Louis before 
 crushed by the double armies approaching him from the west 
 and south. 
 
 '• So he determined on the following morning to march forth in 
 two columns, and at daylight fall like a thunderbolt on the ene- 
 my, and by a sacrifice as great as it was noble, stop him in his 
 victorious career. At five o'clock in the evening, the little army- 
 set forth on its perilous undertaking, and, marching all night, 
 long before the first gray streak of dawn aj^peared in the east, 
 approached the camp of the enemy. Here the column halted, to 
 wait for daylight. Sigel was directed to make a detoiu' around 
 the right of the enemy, and fall on his rear, while Lyon moved, 
 straight on his position. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 93 
 
 *' Driving in the enemy's pickets, Lyon ascended a ridge, and 
 vcliere in the valley before him, glittering in the early sunlight, 
 lay more than a thousand tents, dotting the green fields, and 
 sprinkled among the thickets and surrounding forests. The 
 rebels had been apprised of his approach, and stood in battle 
 ■array, ready to receive him. Less dauntless soldiers would have 
 sbeen appalled at the overwhelming force that stood massed be- 
 low, but the men of Kansas, Iowa and Missouri, surveyed t^e 
 work before them with undismayed hearts. It was then that the 
 batteries of Totten and Dubois, by the skillful manner in which 
 they were worked, showed that they could supply the lack of 
 numbers. The enemy came resolutely on, and halting three 
 ranks deep — the first lying down, the second kneeling, and the 
 third standing — poured in a continuous and murderous fire on 
 •Lyon's thin line. Totten's battery coming into action by sections, 
 and by single piece, as the wooded heights would permit, hurled 
 its shells and canister, tearing with frightful effect through the 
 rebel ranks. " 
 
 " The firing was incessant and awful ; the opposing lines often 
 coming within a few yards of each other, before delivering their 
 ■ vollies, while their shouts and yells rose over the deafening roar 
 of the guns. For a half hour the conflict was deadly, and the 
 contending lines swayed to and fro like two fierce opposing tides 
 meeting in mid ocean, but each surged back only to leap to its 
 place again. General Lyon, seeing the troops on the left of Tot- 
 ten's battery in disorder, led his horse along the line to rally 
 them, when the dapple gray fell dead by his side, and two balls 
 struck him, one in his leg and the other on his head. He then 
 walked slowly a few paces to the rear, saying, 'I fear the day is 
 lost.' The next moment, however, he mounted another horse, 
 and swinging his hat over his head, and shouting to the troops 
 to follow him, dashed where death was mowing down the brave 
 fastest. 
 
 " The enemy, in the mean time, had massed a large force in a 
 
 corn-field on the left, and for a short time it seemed as if that 
 
 - wing must be overpowered. But at this critical juncture, Du- 
 
 "bois' battery came into position, and sent such a shower of shells 
 
 -into their ranks . that , the enemj withdrew. There was now a 
 
9J: HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 short lull in the contest in this portion of the field, but on the 
 right, where the gallant first Missouri stood, the battle raged 
 fiercer than ever. Though contesting every foot of ground like 
 veterans, they were gradually being forced back by overwhelming- 
 numbers. An ofticer, dashing up to Ljon, reported the perilous 
 state of things, when he immediately ordered up the Second 
 Kansas and the brave lowas, to their support. Coming into 
 position, they lay down close to the brow of the hill, and waited 
 the approach of the enemy as they came on in imi^osing, over- 
 whelming force. Not a word was spoken as they lay with their 
 eyes along their ^Miuie muskets, till the foe, firing as they came, 
 arrived within forty feet, when a sheet of fire ran along the ridge, 
 and the crash of a simultaneous volley rolled along the astonished 
 ranks. 
 
 " As the smoke lifted, a disordered host was seen staggering 
 reluctantly back. Lyon now ordered them to charge bayonets. 
 One of the regiments had lost its colonel, and called for a leader, 
 Saying thej^ would follow him to death. 'I will lead you,' ex- 
 claimed Lyon, ' come on, my brave men ! ' and placed himself in 
 front of the lowas. while the one-armed Sweeney rode to the 
 head of the Kansas regiment. On came the enemy, pouring in a 
 destructive volley as they advanced, and the brave Lyon fell dead 
 from his steed — one of the bravest, noblest, puresC patriots, that 
 ever gave his -life in a holy cause. But these gallant regiments 
 stood rooted to the field, and the enemy finally Avithdrew from 
 the fire they could not make head against ; and there was a lull 
 in the contest, while each commenced carrying their wounded to 
 the rear. 
 
 " The command now devolved on Major Sturgis, who began to 
 rally his disordered line. Aitairs were looking gloomy enough, 
 for twenty thousand men still stood in battle array in front, while 
 that brave little army, though standing undaunted amid its own 
 dead, had not tasted water since five o'clock the day before, and 
 if it should retreat could expect none till it reached Springfield, 
 twelve miles distant. To go forward was impossible. Not a 
 Avord had been heard from Sigel, and it was evident the enemy 
 was not alarmed for its rear. What had become of him ? asked 
 the anxious commander of himself. He stood, and listened anx- 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 95 
 
 iously to catch the first thunder of his cannon beyond the hights. 
 Could he hear it, the order ' forward ' would break from his lips, 
 and the loud roll of his battered drums send his exhausted army 
 once more on the overpowering foe. But it did not come — an 
 ominous silence rested on the field where he should have been. 
 Had he retreated ? Then it was plain he must retreat also ; but 
 could he retreat ? Tossed in painful doubt, he summoned his 
 remaining officers to consultation. 
 
 "They met, but their deliberations were brought to a hasty 
 close by the sudden appearance of a heavy column in the direc- 
 tion where in the morning they had heard, as they supposed, the 
 roar of Sigel's guns. "Was he coming? treml)led on every tongue. 
 Yes, they carried the American flag, and deliverance had arrived 
 at last. On they came in easy range down the opposing slope, 
 until close upon our lines, when they suddenly opened a terrible 
 fire of shrapnell and canister, and unfurled the rebel flag to the 
 breeze. Totten's battery in the centei* was the prize they were 
 making for. 
 
 "As soon as the deception was discovered this gallant com- 
 mander opened a terrible fire upon them. But they kept stead- 
 ily on till the}' came within twenty feet of the muzzle of his guns, 
 and the smoke of the contending lines blending together, rolled 
 upAvard in one fierce column. Supports were ordered up at the 
 double-quick, and coming into line with loud shouts, stood firm 
 as iron. Not a regiment flinched or wavered. A solid adaman- 
 tine wall they stood, against which the advancing tide broke in 
 vain. A few companies of the First Missouri,' First Kansas, and 
 First Iowa, were quickly brought up from the rear, and hurled 
 like a loosened rock on the right flank of the enemy. Before the 
 determined onset the rebel ranks disappeared like mist. Tot- 
 ten's battery, supported by Steele's little battalion, a moment 
 before seemed scarcely worth an eftbrt, so enveloped was it in 
 the enemvs fire. 
 
 "But now the tide was changed, and the right flank, pouring 
 in a determined fire, rendered the overthrow complete, and the 
 disappointed enemy retired from the field The fight had now 
 lasted for six hours, and the ammunition being wellnigh exhaust- 
 ed, there was no alternative left but to retreat, and Sturgis taking 
 
"96 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 ivdvantaf^fe of this last repulse, reluctantly gave the order to do so. 
 
 "At this critical moment, an officer from Sigel's column arrived 
 breathless on the lines, sayin^^ that Sigel was routed, his artillery 
 captured, and he himself killed or a prisoner. This was aiialling 
 news to the exhausted little army, and it moved rapidly oif the 
 held, carrying its wounded with it to the open prairie, two miles 
 distant, wh(;re it made a short halt and then took up its march 
 for Springfield. Fortunately the enemy did not molest it — his 
 punishment having been too severe to admit of pursuit. On 
 reaching Little York road, it met the principal portion of Sigel's 
 command, with one piece of artillery. This officer had proceeded 
 on the route marked out for him, and striking the Fayetteville 
 road, came to a place known as Sharp's farm. Here meeting sol- 
 diers as if in retreat, he supposed Lyon had been successfiil and 
 was following up the enemy. He therefore formed his command 
 across the road to receive the fugitives. In the mean time, the 
 skirmishers which had been sent out, returned and reported Lyon 
 coming up the road. Soon, heavy columns appeared in sight, 
 and orders were given to the different regiments and the artilleiy 
 not to fire, as they were our own troops ; the flags were waved 
 to show they were friends. Suddenly the approaching forces 
 opened a destructive fire, and the cry " They (meaning Lyon's 
 troops) are firing on us," spread like wild-fire through the ranks. 
 The artillerymen believing it was a horrible mistake, could with 
 difficulty be made to return the fire, while the infantry would not 
 level their pieces till it was too late. The enemy came within 
 ten paces of the muzzles of the guns and killed the horses. A 
 panic followed — the men broke ranks and scattered in every di- 
 rection. There was no fighting — nothing but a wild, disordered 
 flight. Sigel lost five of his guns, and nine hundi-ed in killed, 
 wounded, arid missing, out of the two regiments he commanded. 
 "With the residue he made the best of his way towards Spring- 
 field. Our total loss was reported to be one thousand two hiui- 
 dred and thirty-five, though it was probably miich larger. The 
 rebels reported about the same loss. 
 
 -'The defeated army fearing for its communications did not 
 tarry long at Springfield, but fell back to Rolla. This left a great 
 portion of Missouri in the hands of the rebels. Small bodies, 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 9T 
 
 however, kept the fiehl, and incessant skirmishes and combats, — 
 the alternate occupations of remote to\ms by the loyalists and 
 rebels, — the destruction of railroads and bridges, — the firing of 
 houses and barns, — the scattering of families and desolation of 
 neighborhoods — made the State a scene of devastation and blood, 
 and carried the mind back to the days of barbarism." 
 / After the occupation of Springfield by Gen. Price's army on 
 1 the 11th of August, the city remained under control of the Con- 
 federate forces until October following, but, as there were no 
 Federal soldiers nearer than Rolla, the Confederate commander 
 had gradually drawn off his forces until he had very few troops 
 left here to "hold the fort." 
 
 Thus it happened that when Major Zagonyi with about 300 | 
 cavalry, known as Fremont's Body Guard, made a sudden dash 
 upon the city on the 25th of October, they met with but little 
 resistance, and it is thought by Union men of Sj^ringfield that if 
 he had obeyed the commands of his superior officer, and merely 
 reconnoitered and learned the situation sufficiently to report back 
 to Gen. Fremont, the town could have been surrounded and all 
 of the Confederates and their stores would have fallen into the 
 hands of the Federals. As it was, it was merely a warning to the 
 Confederates, and before the main body of Fremont's army came 
 up, the field was clear ; and on the 27th day of October Fremont 
 -entered and occupied the town. 
 
 But although probably one of the best Generals in the Union 
 army at the time, Fremont was, on the 2nd of November, super- 
 ceded by Gen. Hunter, who immediately began to fall back 
 toward Rolla, and soon left Springfield again in the hands of the 
 Confederates ; and on the 25th of December Gen. Price's army 
 again entered and occupied the town. 
 ^^ On the 12th of February following. Price suddenly retreated 
 [ from Springfield, and on the 13th the Federal army under Gen. 
 \ Curtiss passed through town in pursuit. 
 
 From this time until the close of the war, Springfield remained 
 under Federal authority, although on the 8th of January, 1863, a 
 bold attack was made upon the town by Gen. Marmaduke ; and, 
 but for a change in the programme, which was not known by all 
 of hia command, it would probably have been successful. 
 
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98 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 From Capt. O. B. Smith, a son of Gen. N. R. Smith, mentioned 
 in a former chapter, we gain the following information concern- 
 ing the disposition of the Confederate forces and the plan of the 
 attack : 
 
 Marmadnkes main army was at Clarksville, on the Arkansas 
 river, and Gen. Porter was in command of a brigade stationed at 
 Pochahontas, Ark. Mr. Smith, who had formerly been a Repre- 
 sentative in the Legislature of i\Iissoiiri, was at this time a mem- 
 ber of Green's regiment. Third Missouri Cavalry, commanded by 
 Col. Campbell, and attached to Porter's brigade. 
 
 According to orders received by Gen. Porter, Springfield was 
 to be attacked on the morning of the lltliof January, at daj'light, 
 by Porter from the east, and Marmaduke from the south. On 
 the 8th of January Porter's command took Hartville and remain- 
 ed there all day. On the 9th they came on to Marshfield, where 
 they were surprised to meet Marmaduke on a retreat from 
 Springfield, which had been attacked on the day previous. It 
 seems that after starting for Springfield, the plan of the attack 
 had been changed, and a messenger who had been sent out to in- 
 tercept Gen. Porter's route and notify him of the fact, had missed 
 the route and failed to reach him in time. But, if Marmaduke's 
 forces had entered Springfield, it is doubtful if they could have 
 held the position very long, for on the next day they met Gen. 
 Warren, who was on his way across the country from Houston, 
 Texas county, to reinforce the brave Unionists at this place. 
 
 The meeting of Marmaduke's and Fitz Henry AVarren's forces 
 took place at Hartville, Wright county, and quite a severe battle 
 was fought, in which the loss to the Confederates was about 150 
 men, including Lit-ut.-Col. Wymer, former Mayor of St. Louis, 
 and Col. Emmett McDonald. Mr. McDonald was one of the men 
 who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Govern- 
 ment at St. Louis in 18G1, and were banished "beyond the lines." 
 The Federal loss was estimated at about forty or fiftj-. Concern- 
 ing the defense of Springfield from Marmaduke's attack, and the 
 subsequent operations of the Federal army in this vicinity, we 
 have not space to give anything more than the brief synopsis 
 contained in the Chronology of Greene County, before quoted 
 from : 
 
HISTORY OF SPKIXGFIELD. 99 
 
 " Jan. 8. — Gen. Marmaduke, with a force of about two thou- 
 sand men, with artillery, attacks Springfield and is repulsed, 
 leaving twenty-two men killed. The number of wounded is un- 
 known. The Federal troops lost eighteen killed, and had about 
 one hundred men wounded. The 72nd Enrolled Militia, 223 
 strong, commanded by Col. Sheppard, had 53 killed, wounded 
 and missing. 
 
 " Jan. 9. — Gen. Marmaduke retreats. Col. Johnson, with a reg- 
 iment of Polk county Enrolled Militia, arrives at Springfield. 
 The Confederate dead buried. 
 
 " Jan. 10. — Maj. C. A. Graves dies of a wound received in the 
 battle of the 8th. Judge Littleberry Hendrick dies of fever. 
 
 "Jan. 11. — The Federal dead, who fell in the defense of Spring- 
 field, are buried with military honors, Col. Walter King acting as 
 Field Marshal of the day. 
 
 " Jan. 12. — Maj. -Gen. S. R. Curtis congratulates Gen. E. B. 
 Brown, and the troops and people of Springfield, on their suc- 
 cessful defense against tlie Confederates. 
 
 " Jan. 13. — Federal troops arriving fropi Northwestern Arkan- 
 sas and Southwestern Missouri, under command of Col. W. F. 
 Cloud of the Second Kansas Cavalry. * 
 
 "Jan. 16. — Gen. Herron arrives." 
 
 After this we find no record of any military movements in this 
 vicinity until the evacuation of the post in 1865. 
 
 On the 6th of July, John M. Richardson was appointed hj the 
 County Court, to prosecute the United States for rent and dam- 
 age to the Court House, and to obtain possession of it, his com- 
 pensation to be ten per cent, of the amount collected. 
 
 During the excitement of war times we neglected to state that 
 in March, 1862, A. F. Ingram established a paper called the Jlis- 
 sourian, and that in June following the Springfield Journal was 
 established by Boren & Graves. 
 
 AVe had also neglected to continue the Post Ofiice official 
 record, which had been omitted after the appointment of Joseph 
 Burden. About 1860, Mr. Burden resigned, and was succeeded 
 by Nathan Robinson, who was succeeded in December, 1861, hy 
 Bejamine Kite, who held the ofiice until about the year 1868, 
 when he was succeeded by Marcus Boyd. But Mr. Boyd's death 
 
100 HISTORY OF SPKINGFIELD. 
 
 occurring just after bis appointment, lie was succeeded by Mrs. 
 ►Stephens, who held the office, as we have before mentioned, until 
 the appointment of ]\[r. Shipley in 187G. 
 
 On the 2;'5tli of September, ISfJi, Mr. Ingram started the Mis- 
 xoiiri Patriot, as the successor of the Missoiirian^ discontinued. 
 
 On the 2l8t of January, 18(55, a large and euthiisiastic meeting 
 was held in Springfield to celebrate the passage of the Emanci- 
 pation Ordinance by the State Convention, and on the 10th of 
 April the city was illuminated, and there was a general rejoicing 
 over the fall of Richmond, a salute of two hundred guns being 
 fired. 
 
 During the years 1804-5, a number of changes were made in 
 the commanding officers of the post, and finally, on the 17th of 
 August of the latter year, the seige guns were removed from here 
 to Rolla, and on the 17th of September following the last three 
 companies of soldiers, of the 2nd Ohio Cavalry, left the city. 
 
 Having now given an account of the principal military move- 
 ments in the vicinity of Springfield, in the order in which they 
 occurred, we close this chapter with a recapitiilation of some of 
 the leading incidents and principal results of the wai', kindly 
 furnished us by " one who was present " and participated in many 
 of the movements which he describes : 
 
 " Springfield, in 18G0 and 1861, was the headquarters of the ' 
 two antagonisms in Southwest Missouri. The Doviglas and 
 Breckenridge political parties had perfect organizations, and were 
 fierce and bitter, the one charging upon the other Secession, and 
 the other repelling the charge with vehemence and acrimony. 
 Claiborne Fox Jackson was elected Governor over Sample Orr, 
 of this county, the Union candidate, so-called. The Legislature 
 of Jackson, in the month of February, 1861, called a special elec- 
 tion of delegates to a convention of the State. Littleberry Hen- 
 drick and Sample Orr were elected from this, and Robert Jami- 
 son from "Webster county, as Union delegates. That short can- 
 vass caused each and every citizen to choose his flag, and from 
 the 18th day of February, 1861, business was suspended and 
 secret organizations formed. 
 
 " In May following, the two opposing parties met at Spring- 
 field. The Secession element of the people had a barbecue near 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 101 
 
 the Fulbrigbt spring. Peter S, Wilkes, Representatives Hancock, 
 Frazier and W. C. Price, Cols. Campbell and Freeman, were tlie 
 leading spirits of the Southern cause. Col. Phelps, Col. Marcus 
 Boyd, Sample Orr and Thos. J. Bailey, were the leaders on the 
 Union side. Several thousand Union men met at Col. Phelps' 
 farm south of town, with every kind and species of destructive 
 weapons, and organized a double regiment, with Phelps as Colo- 
 nel, Marcus Boyd as Lieut.-Colonel, and Sample Orr and Pony 
 Boyd, Majors. Col. Dick Campbell was sent with a flag of truce 
 by the opposing element, to confer with Col. Phelps about rais- 
 ing a flag on the Court House. Col. Phelps agreed that the 
 ladies might raise the State flag, and he would raise above it the 
 Stars and Stripes. This compromise prevented a deadly conflict 
 of the two forces on that da}'. It, however, was only for a time, 
 as the future terribly revealed. 
 
 " On that memorable day, fathers were on one side and sons 
 on the other. Estrangements, even to bitterness of hate, sev- 
 ered the peace and happiness of many families in Greene county. 
 Business partners, friends and neighbors, became enemies. Sigel 
 came, and Lyon came, and for a few weeks gave coulidence and 
 hope to the Unionists. Wilson creek battle, on the 10th of 
 August, 1861, with the death of Gen. Lyon, blasted all repose ; 
 and Sigel, with a crippled remnant of a beaten and discouraged 
 arm3% retreated from Springfleld the early morn of the 11th of 
 August, towards Rolla,'_]Missouri, with a wave of refugees, black and 
 white, old and young, in a solid column, longer and wider than 
 the tail of a comet, all on double-quick time, army march, every 
 man for himself ; and no one to this day, who was in that mem- 
 arable exodus, will admit that he was in the rear ; but each one 
 will say that as he looked back he could see clouds of dust and a 
 moving, living panorama, ' on the git,' with eyes open and fixed 
 on the east. 
 
 "One officer, high in authority and confidence of the Dutch 
 commander, had no wagons or other accoutrements for his regi- 
 ment. He pressed a pair of mules and wagon and loaded it with 
 seven barrels of whisky and a half box of hard tack for his frag- 
 mentary regiment of five hundred men on a retreat of one hun- 
 dred and fifty miles. This officer, with great presence of mind 
 
102 HISTORY OF SI'RIXGFIELD. 
 
 and forecast of the future, in loadiii','' a single wagon for his men, 
 fed them and twice as many refugees most sumptuously, with the 
 choice of all the commissaries of the command, for seven days, 
 and had two barrels of whisky left, besides seventeen wagons and 
 teams, loaded with hard tack, sugar cured hams, sugar, cofteeand 
 molasses. 
 
 " The year 1861 exceeded, by far, anj' year l^efore or since, in 
 the products of the farms of Greene county. The inhabitants, 
 Lyon and Sigel's army, Fremont and Hunter's army, McCullough 
 and Price's army, were all wastcfully supplied on its crops for 
 two years, and much of it was carried into the third year. 
 Over ^3,000,000 of claims for quartermaster's stores and com- 
 missary supplies to the army of the Union, have been filed 
 against the Government by the Union people of the county for 
 the crop of the year 18G1, with no good reason to doubt the 
 justness of any single claim. 
 
 "In July, 1861, L. A. D. Crenshaw, Dr. E. T. Robberson, and 
 S. H. Boyd, all ardent Unionists, conceived the idea that unless 
 Southwest Missouri received immediate relief from the Govern- 
 ment, the Union element would fall into the hands of Claib. Jack- 
 son's forces, and they determined on going to St. Louis and im- 
 pressing upon the Union men of that city the necessity of holding 
 Southwest Missouri secure. So, one evening, on horseback, the 
 three started for Rolla. Dr. Robberson was acquainted with 
 every path and road in the county, and could travel them in the 
 night as well as he could in the day-time. Each one rode a gray 
 horse, and after dark they entered upon a narrow pathway that 
 led through the woods east of Springfield, Dr. Eobberson in the 
 lead. They passed men — crowds of men — until after midnight, 
 on horseback and afoot, and not a word was said, spoken or passed 
 between them. 
 
 " The town of Rolla was filled with excited men, and all rebels. 
 No train had been there for three days. They got W. H. Graves, 
 of the firm of Graves & Faulkner, to hire them a hack, to get out 
 of the town and to St. James. They had gone but four miles 
 when they discovered a very large train of cars moving up the 
 Dillon grade of the road. It was Sigel and his regiment of Ger- 
 mans, on their way to Springfield. Very soon they met Sigel, 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 103 
 
 and when he learned the situation at Rolla, he gave orders to sur- 
 round the town. "With about one-half of his raiment, newly 
 uniformed, with bright, bristling muskets, he moved through the 
 woods on to the town. Some three or four hundred men had 
 gathered into the place, and were boasting of how easy it would 
 be for them to whip all the Dutch in St. Louis. 
 
 " Graves & Faulkner's large commission house was crowded 
 with men, and one old fellow, who was spokesman, was hoping 
 the Dutch would come, so he could go for them. While he was 
 thus talking, some one came into the room and said, 'By G — d, 
 the Dutch are here now upon us!' The old man, with all the 
 others, stepped out on the platform, and looking down the road, 
 sure enough saw, through an opening in the woods, about four 
 hundred yards distant, the bristling soldiery moving down upon 
 them. Not a word was spoken, not an order was given, but the 
 sight was enough, and no fixed opinion of any four hundred men 
 was ever so quickly changed. The old man turned pale, and with 
 one bound cleared the railroad track, and down it he ran as never 
 civilian ran before, all his courageous comrades following their 
 gallant leader. 
 
 "After running about a mile, they were pressing through a 
 deep cut in the road, a quarter of & mile in length and twenty 
 feet deep. As the old man and his followers were about passing 
 out of the west end of the cut, thinking they were safe for awhile, 
 to their astonishment one hundred or more of those same Dutch 
 raised up out of the brush on one side of the road, and bringing 
 down their bayoneted muskets on the fleeing rebels, said, 'Halt 
 dare! Vot d — n vellers is j'ou anyhow f It is needless to say 
 that the old man and his entire company then and there surren- 
 dered, body and soul, and all their possessions then present and 
 in expectancy, to the men who 'fought mit Sigel.' 
 
 " General Sigel hastened on to Springfield, and got there on a 
 Sunda3% about half-past eleven o'clock. Bro. Charles Carleton, 
 pastor of the Christian church, had a full house on that morning. 
 Although a Canadian, he and many of his congregation were ' se- 
 cesh,' and a cordon of Dutch soldiery quietly surrounded the 
 church, and when the congregation was dismissed, a large, fat, 
 dark-colored Dutch major, who had won laurels on many a bloody 
 
104 HISTOKY OF SriUXGriELD. 
 
 field in the old country, bis body fairly glistening with medals, 
 Bpaulets and all the general war paraphernalia of a soldier who 
 knows how to hurt, ste])ped into the door, and with a terrible 
 voice, (no doubt some of those who were in the church that day 
 still hear that terrible voice,) exclaimed : ' In the name of mine 
 adopted country, de United {States of America, and de President 
 and de power of de army, and by de orders of Col. Franz Sigel, 
 you are my jnisoners of war. Pass out in single file to my head- 
 quarters in de court house in de public square of de town. For- 
 "ward march !' Carleton's congregation were never more attentive 
 listeners to any sermon than to that one, nor more obedient to 
 any advice than they were to the Dutch major on that occasion. 
 
 "•' War, actual, dire war, had overridden society and its social 
 und moral laws in Springfield. For four years thereafter, Spring- 
 field, and all Southwest Missouri, was a field of battle, rapine and 
 murder, a product of military law in all countries and climes of 
 the world — has been and ever will be. Let us hope that the 
 United States of America, the birth-place of liberty, law and order, 
 will so educate the peopl^, that the time is not far distant when 
 this species of barbarism can and will be abolished. 
 
 " The soldier of the Union, and the soldier of the Lost Cause, 
 liaving passed through the fire and flame of many battles, stack 
 arms and greet one another at their ante-belliTm homes in Greene 
 county, better friends, truer men ; and a more neighborly broth- 
 erhood and union, scarcely can be found, than that couqjosed of 
 Union and Confederate soldiers. Those who fought on neither 
 side, or where the warfare was not legitimate and regular, cannot 
 experience that inborn tie of friendship now existing between 
 these once conflicting elements — where sworn duty to their re- 
 spective flags for five years made them public enemies, even to 
 the death — each maintaining honoral:»le names and lives, with dis- 
 charges from their respective powers — war records of soldierly 
 lives and conduct. After the war and return, and heart}'^ shakings 
 of hands and congratulations, they turned their attention to re- 
 cuperating their losses and rebuilding their once comfortable 
 homes. 
 
 " Some there were who did not return, and when the smoke of 
 war had Iflown from off the land, failed to answer at roll-call ; yet 
 
HISTORY OF SPRIICGFIELD. 
 
 105 
 
 they were accounted for, a;id life's tablet of memory will clierish 
 their names to latest time. A long list of names of citizens of 
 Greene county before the war, conld be given, who went down 
 with the roar of musketry and thunderings of artillery." 
 
106 
 
 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 CHAPTER YI. 
 
 SPRIXGFIELD AS IT IS NOW ITS SURROUNDINGS, AND A GLANCE AT SOME 
 
 OF ITS INSTITUTIONS AND LEADING BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 Springfield, fair city of the mountain crest, 
 , Enthroned, majestic as an eagle's uest, • 
 
 By Jordan's ficljle stream ; 
 Rude storms with furious rage liave rent 
 Thy rugged liills, and madly spent 
 In vaiu around thy battlement — 
 
 Proud O/iark's mountain queen ! 
 
 In other days thy rocky side 
 Has felt the roll of battle's tide, 
 
 That swept, these hills along, 
 When Price and Lyon alternate led 
 Their legions o'er the trampled dead, 
 Thy streets have echoed to the tread 
 'Of fierce Zagonyi's throng. 
 
 And yonder distant green-clad field 
 Has trembled 'neath the serried steel. 
 
 When squadrons rushing tore, 
 As Marmaduke, withg'ory's thought, 
 Led his brave followers to the shock — 
 Repulsed like ocean from the rock. 
 
 His laurels wet with gore. 
 
 Historic Hill ! on glory's page, 
 Will live the annals of that age. 
 
 When valor ruled of yore; 
 And often will the tale be told, 
 Of "Old Pap Price," and Lyon bold. 
 When infants now are grandsires old, 
 
 And war resounds no more. 
 
 Now peice prevails througliout the land, 
 And industry on every hand, 
 / With childhood's merry laugh ; 
 
 And where in yonder verdant dell 
 Once on the startled ear there fell. 
 The crash of arms and shriek of shell— 
 We hear the loom and shaft. 
 
 Springfield, we love thy mountain air— 
 Thy beauteous fields- thy valleys fair— 
 
 The glories of thy zone. 
 Of fairer skies, may poets sing, • 
 
 Where summer reigns, aud endless spring 
 iMore varied stores, from nature bring- 
 But we love our mountain home.— Charles H. GOFFEf. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 107 
 
 "NVe have now traced the growth and development of Spring- 
 field from a little hamlet, established in a new and remote part of 
 the country, far away from the ordinary haunts and common 
 thoroughfares of men of that day, and even gone back of that 
 and given a sketch of the lives of brave jDioneers who came here 
 long before a town at this place was even thought of. "We have 
 attempted to show the causes which led to the founding of the 
 town and its location at this place, and have given our readers 
 Buch items of its general history as we thought would be most 
 interesting to the general reader, and such facts and figures as 
 should properly be preserved for future reference. 
 
 In the present chapter we purpose to give a sort of general 
 review of the city as we find it to-day, in some places, perhaps, 
 introducing historical items that have not been mentioned in reg- 
 ular chronological order. It will be observed that the former 
 chapter left us at the close of the "war of the rebellion," and 
 in this we commence with a reference to " Springfield as it is 
 now," thus leaving a space of thirteen years unnoticed in the 
 heading of the chapters ; but, as a review of the institutions and 
 •business of the city will naturally lead us back over these inter- 
 vening years, this space will be bridged over, and the history will 
 "be as complete as the ability of the writer, under the circumstan 
 ces surrounding him, could make it. 
 
 The present corporate limits of Springfield includfe the whole 
 of sections thirteen and twenty four, with three-fourths of sec- 
 tions fourteen and twenty-three, in township twenty -nine north, 
 of range twenty-two west, and contain three and a half square 
 miles, or 224:0 acres of land. The present population, as ascer- 
 tained by an actual census of the city, taken expressly for this 
 "work, is very nearly seven thousand. On the tenth page will be 
 found a complete census report of this city and North Spring- 
 field. 
 
 Springfield is the county seat of Greene county, which contains 
 a population of about twenty-five hundred, with an assessed valu- 
 ation of over §6,000,000 worth of property. It is surrounded by 
 several of the largest and most fertile prairies in this section of 
 the State, and is the principal market and shipping point for a 
 larsre share of Southwest Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas. 
 
108 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Its situation is two hundred and fort^'-one miles from St. Louis. . 
 via the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway, which passes through 
 North Springfield a little over a mile from the public square. 
 
 This is the same road for which a tax of $20,000 had been 
 levied and paid by this county in 1850, but at the commencement 
 of the war the road was only completed as far as Rolla, and as 
 the original company were unable to fulfil their contract and 
 complete the road, it fell into the hands of the State authorities, 
 from whom, in 1800, it was purchased by John C. Fremont for 
 $1,300,000. 
 
 Concerning this sale and the interest manifested in Soiithwest 
 Missouri by Gov. Fletcher, who had control of the matter, we 
 quote, below, an extract from a letter received from him in Janu- 
 ary, 186(5, by Maj. INIcElhany, who was afterward appointed one 
 of the commissioners for the sale of the road : 
 
 " Don't despair of your railroad, and don't forsake the Kickor 
 poo country-^' its day of redemption draweth nigh.' I know 
 that you have, for long weary years, struggled on in the hope of 
 one day being brought iuto communication with the outside 
 world, and have so often seen your hopes dashed to the ground 
 that you hesitate, now that you have passed the meridian of life, 
 to build new hopes of seeing the development of the Great South- 
 west, and reaping the benefit of the improvements. Let me 
 assure jow'the road will be built, and that at once.'' 
 
 In a letter to H. C. Young, Esq., just after the passage of the 
 bill, Gov. Fletcher also says : 
 
 "I shall select as commissioners, the men who I think can most 
 aid me to get the road built soon, without regard to where they 
 live, or what their opinions may be on any other subject." 
 
 But this sale to Gen. Fremont did not result in the completion 
 of the road to Springfield. The first installment of !^325,000 was 
 promptly paid, and the road was completed as far as Little Piney; 
 but when the second payment fell due, Fremont was unable to 
 meet it, and the road again reverted back to the State. 
 
 During all these years, staging and hauling goods in wagons 
 from Rolla, were among the inconveniences from which the city 
 suftered. The overland stage route to California had been con- 
 tinued through this place up to 18G1, but after the war was never 
 
HISTORY OF SPIUNGFIELU. 109 
 
 re established. There was, however, a continuous line of stages 
 to Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the telegraph line to that place was 
 still continued. Up to the close of the war it was controlled by 
 Federal aiTthorit3% but in 1867 was purchased by a private com- 
 pany of citizens of Springfield. 
 
 Soon after Fremont's failure, and the relinqriishment of his 
 claim to the railroad. New York and Boston capitalists began to 
 be interested in the building of a number of roads in the South 
 and West, and, in 18G8, a company of Eastern men piu'chased 
 this line and soon completed it through this State, to Vinita in 
 in the Indian Territory, which is its present western terminus. 
 
 Although the fondest hopes of the people were not realized in 
 the construction of this road, and although it did not directly 
 benefit the town as much as could have been wished, still it has 
 brought to the county a large number of enterprising farmers, 
 as Avell as some capitalists, and thus added much to the ma- 
 terial wealth of the county. 
 
 Springfield being the county seat and business center, must 
 necessarily hold the balance of i^ower and reap largely of the 
 benefits of all improvements in the surrounding country, how- 
 ever much any class of persons in the county may strive to 
 opijose this irresistible consequence, and, although at times, when 
 excited by some act of those in power which may seem more 
 directly in the interest of one than the other, jealousies may 
 arise between the coiuitry and the city, it will be seen, on mature 
 deliberation, that the interests of city and country are so nearly 
 allied, that anything which is for the benefit of one, cannot 
 fail to profit the other to some extent. 
 
 Springfield has already been the recipient of a large increase 
 in trade from the hundi-eds of farmers who have come to the 
 county and opened up new farms since the Atlantic & Pacific 
 Kailroad reached here, and when she gets a competing line 
 across the State to Memphis or some point on the IMississippi, 
 she will be able to repay them with interest by furnishing 
 their necessary supplies at greatly redul^ed prices. 
 
 Such a road would form an outlet from Springfield to the 
 Mississippi, at a point below where navigation is visually block- 
 aded by ice during the winter months, and form a more di- 
 
110 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 rect lino for the shipment of gviwn to the European markets 
 by way of the Gulf. It would also open up a large scojie of 
 good farming lands, heavy pine forests and rich mineral re- 
 gions throughout the south central portion of the State, which 
 is now almost considered " outside of the pale of civilization." 
 This section would rapidly fill up Avith an enterprising class of 
 citizens, who would develoj) its resources and add much to 
 the trade of Springfield, if railroad and telegraphic communi- 
 cation with the rest of the world were furnished from this 
 section. 
 
 The new railroad which is now open from Springfield to Ash 
 Grove, and Avill probably bo com])leted to the vast coal fields of 
 the counties north and west of this, cannot fail to be the means 
 of helping to build up more extensive manufacturing estaljlish- 
 nients in Springfield, and has already been of considerable ad- 
 vantage to the farmers in the northwest part of the county, by 
 furnishing transportation for stock and grain. 
 
 This was the first railroad track ever laid within the limits of 
 Springfield, and the first road that could really be claimed by this 
 city: so it is not strange that more than an ordinary degree of in- 
 terest was felt by the citizens in the laying of the last few rails, 
 wliich should connect the city with the great net-work of railroads 
 of the country. About 3 P. M., on the 20th day of May, 1878, 
 the people of Springfield were startled by the prolonged whistling 
 of the engines in the Wagon Factory and the Iron Works, and by 
 the ringing of the alarm bell in the Bell Tower in the center of 
 the public square. Nearly all at first thought it was a fire alarm,, 
 but in a few moments word was passed from one to another that 
 it was the signal announcing the approach of the first regidar 
 train on the Springfield & Western Missouri Railroad. 
 
 This discovery, however, did not check, but rather added to the 
 excitement which prevailed upon the streets, and hiindreds of 
 people — men, women and children, white and black, old and 
 young — were seen hastening toward the depot, or gathering in 
 groups along the brow of the hill which commands a view of the 
 track. When the whistles began to blow in town, they were ans- 
 wered by the shrill whistle of the Thomas A. Scott, the locomo- 
 tive which was bringing in the train, and a halt was made near 
 
HISTORY OF SPEINGFIELD. Ill 
 
 the bridge over Wilson Creek, to give the croAvd sufficient time 
 to secure suitable places of observation. Four or five hiuidred 
 of the more eager and enthusiastic "citizens and small boys" went 
 up the road to meet and welcome the train ; and no doubt the 
 passengers felt like the rustic who was riding with the king, and, 
 observing the people taking oft' their hats and bowing as they 
 passed, he turned to his companion and enquired what it all 
 meant, adding, " Sure I must be the king, or you," whereupon the 
 Idng made himself known, and the man discovered that the hom- 
 age was not intended for him but for his royal companion. Al- 
 though this is but a short road, and does not yet extend beyond 
 the limits of Greene county, the people recognize in it a tie which 
 will in some future day form a link in the great chain which will 
 serve to unite the South and the West. 
 
 In this connection, and in order to give to strangers and per- 
 sons who are not well acquainted with the business and sur- 
 roundings of the city, a more comprehensive view of its advan- 
 tages, we publish extracts from some of the many interesting ar- 
 ticles that have recently been written descriptive of Springfield. 
 We first call your attention to the following, from the Spiritual 
 Offering of January, 1878 : 
 
 " Springfield is the chief commercial representative of this sec- 
 tion and controls a very important jobbing trade. The country, 
 in all directions for fifty miles, is dependent upon this point for 
 supplies, and on the south for 150 miles. All that portion of Ar- 
 kansas lying north of the Boston Mountains is forced to seek this 
 market. This trade is exceedingly lucrative. From the South 
 100/JOO bales of cotton are received annually^ besides all other 
 products of this vast region. Springfield is the best outlet, and 
 the natural obstructions in the way of points that might other- 
 wise compete with her, gives this city entire control of the trade. 
 2'he johbiiKj trade of Springfield this year vnll aggregate 
 $2,500,000. There are houses which sell worth $500,000 of goods 
 a year. All lines of trade are well represented, as will appear in 
 detail hereafter. Springfield contains about 150 business houses 
 of various ranks, caiTying stocks amounting to upwards of $1,- 
 000,000 in value. Nearly all the stores are of brick, and very cred- 
 itable in appearance, as fine as those of any medium city in the 
 
112 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 United States. The city is growing steadily, improvements are 
 constantly in progress,. and the country can support a city three 
 times the size of Springfield. Its resources are not half devel- 
 oped. Here is a promising field for capital, and not a chance of 
 failui*e in any well-directed eftbrt." 
 
 We next give extracts from the Patriot-Advertiser of a recent 
 date : 
 
 " Leaving St. Louis on the St. Louis and San Francisco rail- 
 road, after traveling a distance of two hundred and twenty-five 
 miles, the traveler finds himself on the summit of the Ozark 
 mountains in Southwest Missouri. The country is made up of 
 nearly equal parts of prairie and timber land. The climate is 
 mild, and as invigorating and healthful as can be found anywhere 
 in the world. The winters are short, beginning in December and 
 terminating about the middle of February. The thermometer 
 never shows a degree of cold lower than six to eight degrees be- 
 low zero, and that seldom occurs. A cold spell rarely lasts long- 
 er than three or four days. Many of our winters are not cold 
 enough to furnish an ice crop. That of 1875-6 was of that char- 
 acter. Horses find cattle, in many instances, live through the en- 
 tire winter on the range Avithout feed. For a distance of forty 
 miles after attaining the summit, principally occupied by Greene 
 county, the land is rolling, in places broken, and with an occa- 
 sional hill or ridge which is too rocky for successful cultivation ; 
 but the soil everywhere is of the strongest and most fertile char- 
 jxcter, producing heavy crops of the cereals and grasses, large 
 crops of tobacco, and fair average crops of cotton. "Wheat yields 
 from year to year an average of fifteen to twenty bushels per acre, 
 corn thirty-five to forty, and all the grasses grow luxuriantly. 
 Blue grass is indigenous, and grows spontaneously wherever it 
 has an opportunity. Tobacco yields an average of one thousand 
 pounds per acre. Cotton is not groAvn extensively, but yields an 
 average of four to seven hundred pounds per acre. Vegetables 
 of all kinds grow bountifully. Apj^les, peaches, pears, cherries, 
 in fact every variety of fruit except currants, is groAAii success- 
 fully. The apple crop is never a failure, nor is the crop of small 
 fruits. Peaches are sometimes pushed forward by warm weather 
 in February and killed by frosts in March. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. H3; 
 
 " The atmosphere during the spring, summer and autumn 
 months is for the most part delicious. It is believed that no other 
 country in the world has such beautiful skies, or such balmy, 
 exhilarating air, as Southwest Missouri during August, Septem- 
 ber and October. It is nearly impossible to get sick during this 
 period, and those who come here sick at that season receive as 
 nwich benefit as they can possibly obtain from a pure and invig- 
 orating atmosphere, and a genial and healthful climate anywhere. 
 Thousands can testify to the truth of this statement from per- 
 sonal experience. 
 
 " If a watering place is wanted, the Chalybeate Springs, in Law- 
 rence county, only twenty miles from Springfield, furnish an 
 abundance of the finest mineral water to be found in the United 
 States. A large hotel and boarding house, furnishes all visitors 
 with the comforts of home, while they are receiving the health- 
 giving properties of the water. 
 
 "If good society is wanted, there is none better East or West. 
 Orderly, moral, cultured, enjoying the benefits of comparative 
 wealth more generally distributed among all classes than else- 
 where, and furnishing, therefore, a higher degree of indepen- 
 dence, our people extend a hospitable and friendly invitation to 
 •all who come to improve their condition in any way, and who 
 desire to assist in improving and making still better the couu- 
 iry to which they come. 
 
 "Are schools and churches wanted, every denomination is rep- 
 resented here in town and country. Church houses abound 
 everywhere, and religious meetings are well attended, while re- 
 ligious effort meets with a gratifying degree of success. Every 
 school district in Greene county has a neat, comfortable school 
 house, at which from four to eight months school is conducted 
 «ach year. 
 
 " Is a reliable home market wanted, Springfield, the Metropolis 
 •of the Southwest, a town of over eight thousand inhabitants (in- 
 chiding North Springfield), the distributing point for a territory 
 large enough to make a State, furnishes such a market. Here 
 ure important manufacturing enterprises successfully prosecuted. 
 A large cotton mill, employing a hundred hands, makes thou- 
 sands of yards of domestic and pounds of yarn and twine daily» 
 
 8 
 
114 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 A wagon factory, employing over fifty hands and the best ma- 
 chinery, is making two thousand wagons a year, equal to the best 
 made in the United States. An additional factory makes from 
 forty to fifty wagons each year. The iron works employ over 
 forty hands, and turn out from forty to fifty thousand dollars 
 worth of work per year. The Eagle foundry, which does a large 
 amount of work, employs a number of hands. The woolen 
 mill makes cassimeres, jeans, blankets, flannels, etc., of as 
 good quality as are made anywhere ; merchant flouring mills, 
 which make an article of flour that cannot be excelled ; a plan- 
 ing mill and sash, blind and door factory, which turns out the 
 very best of work ; tobacco factories, whose best brands of to- 
 bacco have a wide reputation and meet ready sale ; cigar makers, 
 who turn out yearly several hundred thousand A No. 1 cigars, and 
 medical laboratories, sending out thousands of dollars worth of 
 proprietary medicines, which are rapidly becoming popular. 
 These, and other manufacturing enterprises, employ in the aggre- 
 gate a large number of hands, who, with their families, must be 
 fed by the produce of the siu-rounding country, and they are the 
 nucleus around which will gather other similar enterprises in the 
 near future. 
 
 " If facilities for education are wanted, the public schools of 
 Springfield are not excelled in any respect by the public schools 
 of any other town or city in the Union ; while to those who de- 
 sire a thorough, scientific or classical course, Drury College offers 
 all the advantages of the older institutions of learning. 
 
 "The natural beauty of the country, with its prairie and wood 
 land, its l^ubbling springs, and creeks and rivers of living water, 
 is equal to any, and it is equally capable of artistic and profita- 
 ble improvement. 
 
 " To those timid people who imagine this country to be filled 
 with cut-throats and other desperadoes, whose business it is to 
 wreak vengeance upon those who difter with them politically or 
 otherwise, we can say, sincerely and truthfully, that there is no 
 section of the Union where life and property are more secure than 
 here in Southwest Missouri. The two political parties divide the 
 people about equally, and there is no persecution of any kind, nor 
 ostracism on account of political opinion. Every man is meas- 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 115 
 
 Tired at the true value of his manhood, regardless of whether he 
 is a Republican or Democrat^ and his entree to the best society is 
 not in the least impeded by his political opinions, however fiilly he 
 xnay express them. Were it not for misrepresentations that have 
 gone out. and to some extent taken possession of the Northern 
 mind, a statement like this would be wholly unnecessary. As it 
 is, we hope it may help to dissipate the foul cahmmies which 
 Lave been circulated concerning this beautiful portion of Mis- 
 Bouri." 
 
 It seems to be a fact that Missouri and her people have been 
 more seriously misrepresented than those of any other section 
 of the country. We are aware that Missouri has furnished some 
 of the most daring and desperate characters of the present cen- 
 tury, but we protest against this general charge of lawlessness 
 which is continually implied in the writings of those who furnish 
 so many sensational articles for the Northern and Eastern press. 
 Jas. B. Hickok,or "Wild Bill,"' was a man who figured quite conspic- 
 uously in Springfield for some time after the war, as a gambler and 
 desperado, and a correspondent to Harper's Monthly, in 18G7, 
 furnished a highly-colored description of his wonderful and dar- 
 ing feats. This correspondent, like many writers of sensational 
 literature, also drew very much upon his imagination in describ- 
 ing the people generally in Southwest Missouri, whom he repre- 
 sented as " dressing in greasy skins and basking in the sunshine 
 prone upon the pavements." 
 
 From a recent article in the Leader on the subject of immigra- 
 tion, we clip the following item, which we know to be too true 
 with regard to the opinions of Missouri in other sections of the 
 coimtry : 
 
 " In many places in the East, Southwest Missouri is looked 
 upon as inhabited by a set of long-haired, ignorant bush-whack- 
 ers. People there, appear never to have heard of any but the 
 very worst class of our people, and one old lady was much sur- 
 prised when we told her of the seven or eight churches in Spring- 
 field, and that Sunday here was as quiet as in her own native 
 Tillage." 
 
 The following beautiful letter, written last spring by a lady of 
 this city to a relative in the East, with its glowing description of 
 
IIG HISTORY OF SPIUNGFIELD. 
 
 some of the attractions of Springtielcl at that lovely season of the 
 year, was published in the Leader^ and we venture to say that 
 those of our readers who have once perused it, Avill be pleased to 
 have this opportunity of reading it again : 
 
 " You ask me, dear Jennie, to tell you of the lovely Southwest 
 and the beautiful birds, &c. March has really outdone herself 
 this season. While you at the North, enveloped in furs, face 
 bleak snow-storms, or shiver over range and register indoors, 
 spring — gentle spring — decked in robes of gorgeous hues, comes 
 to us with noiseless footsteps. Sleeping violets awaken to greet 
 her; bud and leaf unfold to receive her tender kisses: prairie 
 and woodland doll" their wintry robes ; snow-wreaths melt away ; 
 sweetest flowers rejoice to embrace her as she smilingly rescues 
 them from winter's relentless grasp. Bloom from meadow and 
 orchard drifts out on the stillness and floods the very air with 
 fragrance. For weeks, the mornings have been enveloped in a 
 soft haze, visible in fading sunsets of mid-summer, or at the close 
 of mellow October days. Nothing wild or boisterous — onl}' peace 
 in the strange quiet — the very repose is rest-laden and brings 
 throbs of joy to the sufferer and glimpses of hope to the despon- 
 dent Each warm sun-glance, as it peers into the abode of mis- 
 ery, causes the forlorn inmate to look gladly forth and thank God 
 for smiling sj^ring. Her coming heralds the annual retiu'n of the 
 dear song birds — those sweet heart-charmers ! how they chirp 
 and flutter and warble ! There they are — in the east corner of 
 the porch column — blue bird and robin, disputing, like wayward 
 children, over the wreck of a last year's nest. Each claims bits of 
 rotten twine and brittle twigs. A red-bird, brilliant in scarlet, 
 with bristling 'top-knot,' poises on the wisteria vine close by, 
 to watch the progress of the performance. A lovely 'fischu' 
 adorns his breast — not made up in guissure and valenciennes, 
 but composed of black, silky feathers, securely fastened to his 
 throat by Nature's hand. His low, clear chirps, swell forth into 
 prolonged whistles and sweet melody, equaled only by the match 
 less medleys and soaring trills of the downy-winged mocking- 
 bird. Thrushes, wild canaries and orioles (or golden robins) will 
 appear in later spring days to swell the grand chonis of praise, 
 which you will fail not to hear, if you listen to my urgent invita- 
 tion to visit our fair Southwest. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 117 
 
 " I know you have an outlook to Vassar or Speingle's. I think 
 you could protitably take a preparatory course • at our public 
 school, complete with a trained corps of modern teachers and 
 professors. The noted and conspicuous school building looms 
 up — an attractive object from various points of observation. It 
 has spacious halls, and airy, commodious apartments. The win- 
 dows of the upper rooms offer pleasant glimpses of business hous- 
 es and a Public Square with its ever-changing panoramic views ; 
 a lovely landscape to the north, dotted with elegant residences 
 and a stretch of woodland beyond. Soaring ambition w^ould jjoint 
 to Drury, basking in the simshine, and approval of its numerous 
 hiends and wide-spread classical fame. 
 
 " True, we are three days from Trinity chifnes, Broadway beau- 
 ties. Central Park attractions, Stewart's and Taylor's. Still we 
 boast of merchants whose shelves are crammed with the latest 
 importations, going at a " ruinous sacrifice." 
 
 " Our suburbs in every direction afford charming scenery and 
 enjoyable rides. Within the area of a few miles we have a natu- 
 ral bridge, a popular resort for picnics ; caves overhung with glit- 
 tering pendants in strange shapes and artistic devices, w^hich 
 elicit the wonder and admiration of distinguished visitors. 
 
 " Our churches are filled on the Sabbath with attentive listeners. 
 We have organs, well-trained choirs and eminent leaders. Don't 
 you wish you were here to participate ? Oh, will not sweet' mel- 
 ody, healthful breezes, a salubrious climate, and, above all, re- 
 sistless pleadings, lure you to our fair Southwest ? Oh, come to 
 our lovely prairie home ! Will you come to our beautiful 
 * Queen City of the Ozarksf " 
 
 CHURCHES, LODGES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. 
 
 An invitation was extended to all Churches and Masonic Lodges, 
 and other religious and benevolent societies in the city, to furnish 
 historical sketches for publication. This information was pub- 
 lished in all of the papers of the city, early enough to give ample 
 time for all of these societies to collect the items, if sufficiently 
 interested to do so. Some have responded promptly, and we 
 cheerfully give them the space to insert such matter as they have 
 furnished. Others have «probably considered the subject of no 
 great importance, or have expected that we would take time to 
 
118 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 look the matter iTp aiul publish it without any labor on their part, 
 and have therefore neglected to furnish the data from which we 
 could do so. 
 
 All subjects that we consider of general interest to the public, 
 we have spared no pains in collecting, and even these historical 
 sketches of societies, each of which would only be of special in- 
 terest to a small class of readers, have been repeatedly asked for, 
 from leading members of the societies, with only partial success 
 in obtaining them. This is our only apology for the difference iu 
 the amount of Ki:)ace given to each, or for omissions, if any are 
 noticed. 
 
 The Methodist Church is probably the oldest of any organized 
 Society in the city, and for the following sketch of its eai'ly his- 
 tory we are indebted to Kev. T. M. Cobb, Pastor in charge of the 
 
 M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. 
 
 "In 1832, Rev. Mr. Slavens commenced preaching at the old 
 Tulbright place, near the west end of Walnut street. Subse- 
 quently the place of worship was moved to a log school house 
 and meeting house near the present residence of Capt. George M. 
 Jones, at which place monthly preaching was kept up for some 
 years. The church was organized at the school house in 1832. 
 About 1840 the place of worship was again moved to near where 
 the present church stands, at the corner of Soiath and Walnut 
 streets. Soon after, a frame chiu'ch was erected, which still 
 stands, near the residence of Mr. Mc Adams. 
 
 " In 1847, Springfield was made a station, with j)reaching every 
 Sabbath, and Rev. Lacy was appointed its first pastor. In 1855, 
 the St. Louis Annual Conference met in this old frame church. 
 Bishop John Early presiding. 
 
 " In 1858, the present church edifice was biailt, and occupied 
 until 1863, when, on account of the disturbance of the civil war, 
 services were suspended. 
 
 "In 1869, Rev. W. M. Prottsman was appointed to reorganize 
 the church. He commenced with about 15 members. The mem- 
 bership now numbers 170, and the church enjoys a constant 
 growth. Rev. Thomas M. Cobb is just now closing up his third 
 year as pastor. t 
 
 " The church property is valued at $10,000, and the parsonage 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 119 
 
 at $2,000. John L. Holland, W. P. Whitlock, George M. Jones, 
 Samuel Jopes and S. M. Doling, are the Trustees. 
 
 " The Sunday School numbers 125 scholars, with the Pastor as 
 Superintendent. " 
 
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 
 
 After the first organization of the Methodist Church in Spring- 
 field, the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United States became 
 divided, the Methodists of the Southern States taking the name, 
 *'M. E. Church South," and those of the Northern States retain- 
 ing the old name. The Northern branch of this Church is also 
 represented by a large society in this city, and the following 
 sketch of its history was kindly furnished us by Kev. J. J. Bent- 
 lej', its present pastor : 
 
 "At an Annual Conference held in March, 1864, in the City of 
 Jefferson, Mo., Rev. L. M. Vernon was appointed Pastor and 
 Presiding Elder to this city and section of Missouri. On the 15th 
 of May, 1864, a society of 55 members was organized, and on the 
 28th of August the basement of the church edifice built by the 
 M. E. Church South was opened for worshijj, at an expense of 
 $1,500. The house had been used for military jourposes. Those 
 were days of peril and toil. The Pastor worked on the fortifica- 
 tions with all other citizens, till relieved therefrom by sickness 
 lasting a month. At the end of a year the membership num- 
 bered 100. 
 
 " In the spring of 1865, Eev. Vernon was returned as Presid- 
 ing Elder, and Rev. J. M. Davidson as Pastor of the Church in 
 Springfield. The war closed during the year, and with peace 
 came great prosperity to every interest. Rev. J. L. Walker was 
 appointed to succeed Rev. Davidson, in March, 1866. His efi'orts 
 were crowned with a revival resulting in a gain of 32, many of 
 whom yet remain as active members. In August, 1866, Rev. 
 Vernon was called to the Presidency of St. Charles College, Rev. 
 J. L. Walker was appointed Presiding Elder, and Rev. J. J. Bent- 
 ley was appointed Pastor. 
 
 "During this fall the Church purchased the house of the trus- 
 tees of the M. E. Church South. In 1867 the completion of the 
 audience-room was undertaken, and finished early in 1868. May 
 28th of that year a tornado unroofed the house and otherwise 
 
120 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 damai^eJ it, so as to lead the trustees to determine to erect a 
 building on another lot. In the fall of 18G8, the chapel now 
 used was bef>;un, but was not finished until in May, 1809. During- 
 an entire year the conji^rej^'ation worshipped in the court house. 
 
 "Rev. J. J. Bentley was removed in March, 180'.), and Rev. A. 
 -Oreenman was appointed in charg-e. During 1808 the two ]Meth- 
 odist churches agreed upon a committee of arbitration, to adjust 
 the question of church property in the city. The M. E. Church 
 South received the old property again. 
 
 "Rev. J. K. Tuttle was appointed to succeed Rev. Greenman> 
 in March, 1871. He served but one year, and was followed by 
 -Re\. H. R. Miller.' After two years of successful ministry. Rev. 
 O. M. Stewart was appointed Rev. Miller's successor to the pas- 
 torate. During this ecclesiastical year occiuTcd the great reli- 
 ^ous awakening known as the "Union Revival Meeting. " Some- 
 "20 had been converted in the M. E. Church before the union 
 meetings began. The result to this church was an increase of 50 
 probationers. In March, 1875, Rev. F. S. Beggs was appointed 
 preacher-in-charge, and continued till Conference met in 1877, 
 •xvhen the present pastor, Rev. J. J. Bentley, was appointed. 
 
 "During these years, the following results have been obtained: 
 530 persons have been members here ; 220 have professed conver- 
 sion and joined the church as probationers, of whom 140 became 
 "full members here, and 31 were dismissed by letter, and 49 were 
 discontinued, most of them having removed without letters. 
 Baptisms, infants 89, adults (50. Deaths, 25. Average attend- 
 ance of Sunday school, 200. Benevolent collections — missions, 
 ,$1,210; all other collections, $1,223; total, $2,433. For church 
 property, principal and interest, about S10,000. Salaries of min- 
 istry, $15,000. Rent of preacher's house, usually paid by i^reach- 
 er, $2,300. The chvu-ch has rarely ever been closed, or the pulpit 
 without some one competent to break the Bread of Life to the 
 people. The present membership is 195." 
 
 Next to the Methodist churches, in date of organization and in 
 membership, is probably 
 
 THE CHRISTI.W CHURCH. 
 
 This society have a large brick church on College street — the 
 largest in the city, but at present have no regular minister. There 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 121 
 
 is also a large Sunday school in connection with the church. 
 
 Before the war, Rev. Charles Carleton was for several years the 
 pastor, and continued in charge up to the time of the little epi- 
 sode referred to in the preceding chapter, after which he went 
 South, and the church was, for some time, without a regular min- 
 ister. Since the close of the war, its pulpit has been occupied 
 most of the time by some of the most talented ministers of that 
 denomination. 
 
 The Presbyterian church, which was also organized at an early 
 day, is now represented by two societies. 
 
 THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN 
 
 society have a large brick edifice on Jefferson street near the pub- 
 lic school building. This church was erected before the war, and 
 during that conflict was used as an arsenal. At the time of Mar- 
 maduke's attack, it Avas struck by a shells which passed entirely 
 through the building without exploding. There was also a plot 
 laid for blowing it up on the same night, but it was discovered in 
 time to save the building, and it still stands. This church was 
 also struck by lightning in 1878, but not seriously injured. Rev. 
 Pendergrass, its present pastor, has been in charge several years, 
 and regular services are held every Sunday, morning and evening. 
 This church also has a lai-ge Sunday school. 
 
 THE CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN 
 
 society have for several years occupied the old church on South 
 Jefferson street, but are now engaged in the erection of a new 
 house of worship on the corner of St. Louis street and Benton 
 avenue, on the site formerly occupied l^y the residence of Gover- 
 nor Phelps, which was destroyed by fire at the time of the war. 
 The present poi:»ular minister is Rev. C. H. Dunlap, who has been 
 in charge several years. Good music is also one of the attrac- 
 tions of this church, the choir being under the leadership of Prof. 
 A. B. Brown, of the Conservatory of Music. The Sunday school 
 is also in a flourishing condition. 
 
 THE BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 This is another of the pioneer societies, though we have not ob- 
 tained the exact date of its organization. Among its most prom- 
 inent ministers of the early days was Rev. McCord Roberts, who 
 was its regular minister up t6 the time of the battle of Wilson 
 
122 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 creek, after Avhicli the church hatl no regular services for five 
 years. The building was first used by the Confederates, as a hos- 
 pital and commissary store-house. Soon after, the Federals 
 having gained possession of the town, used the house as a home 
 for refugees, and Gen. Sanborn's body guard used it for a while 
 as their headquarters. 
 
 For some time an amateur dramatic club gave regular enter- 
 tainments there for the benefit of a fund raised for the aid of ref- 
 ugees and other sufterers from the war. Among the members of 
 this club was Miss Dosia Smith, who was afterward imprisoned 
 in St. Louis as a " rebel spy," but nothing being proven against 
 her, she Avas honorably acquitted. Miss Mary Phelps, now Mrs. 
 Montgomeiy, was also a member, as Avell as Mrs. Bm-den, Mrs. 
 Fairchild and Wm. Shipley, of this city. These entertainments 
 were well patronized, and were probably the means of doing 
 much good. The church was afterward used, by permission of 
 the military authorities, for a colored school. 
 
 During these years the house was badly abused, the seats all 
 being destroyed, and the walls defaced and otherwise damaged. 
 
 In June, 18G6, Eev. E. Alvard came here from Kansas, and an 
 eftbrt was commenced for reorganizing the church. Money was 
 raised and the building thoroughly repaired, and in September 
 following the reorganization was accomplished. Rev. Alvard being 
 chosen the first pastor. At this time, Springfield contained but 
 about 2,500 j^eople, and the only churches that had regular ser- 
 vices were the Presbyterians, Methodists and Christians. 
 
 THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 
 
 was organized in the spring of 1859, Rev. T. I. Holcomb, who 
 was formerly assistant in Christ's church, St. Louis, being the 
 first minister. Prof. J. A. Stephens and Miss Marie L. Madison, 
 who is now the wife of Wade H. Burden of this city, were the 
 pioneer " church people ' in this city. The chancel window of 
 the present church is a memorial in honor of the valuable ser- 
 vices of Mr. Stei^hens, in helping to build up the society. 
 
 Mr. Holcomb first came to Springfield at the request of Mrs. 
 Burden, to baptize her infant daughter, and Miss Nellie Burden 
 was therefore the first person baptized into this church in Spring- 
 field. Diu-ing Mr. Holcomb's first visit here, he also baptized 
 
HISTORY OF SPBINGFIELD. 123 
 
 several others, members of some of the leading families of the 
 place, among them Miss Sue Ware, who was baptized by immer- 
 sion in Fiilbright's spring. The other baptisms were jjerformed 
 in the Presbyterian church, and for some time after that the ser- 
 vices of the church were held in Temperance Hall, which stood 
 on the east side of the public square. After that, services were 
 held on alternate Sundays in the Baptist church. Mr. Holcomb 
 remained in charge until the spring of 1861, when he was called 
 tojthe charge of St. Paul's church in Cincinnati, which he accepted 
 for three months, hoping, while there, to obtain aid for the con- 
 struction of the new church which the society contemplated 
 erecting here. 
 
 The war coming on about this time, Mr. Holcomb did not re- 
 turn, and the project of building was postponed. This society 
 had services occasionally during the time of the war, among 
 which was one extraordinary service, conducted in the Baptist 
 church by a Confederate officer, a layman, who read the Episco- 
 pal church service and then called upon Col. Mitchell, a Method- 
 ist minister, to close with prayer, which he did with a great deal 
 of earnestness, including a lengthy exhortation to the congrega- 
 tion. About the year 1868, under the efforts of Rev. William 
 Charles, the erection of the present church, on the corner of East 
 Walnut and Kimbrough streets, was commenced, but it was not 
 completed and consecrated until New Year's Eve, 1870. The 
 church was at this time under the care of Rev. J. H. Waterman, 
 by whose efforts the house was completed and cleared of debt. 
 This church has always been celebrated for its excellent music, 
 having always maintained a good choir. The first regular quar- 
 tette choir was organized by Mrs. Burden, before mentioned, and 
 consisted of Miss Jennie Stephens, soprano ; Miss Fannie Steph- 
 ens, alto ; Wm. Stephens, tenor, and Geo. M. Sawyer, bass, with 
 Miss Annie Stephens, organist. Of this original choir, three re- 
 main, the choir now consisting of Misses Kate and Mary Junes 
 and Nellie Burden, sopranos ; Mrs. John White, alto ; William 
 Stephens, tenor ; Geo. M. Sawyer and Henry Graves, bass ; Jas. 
 Smith, leader, and Miss Clem Culbertson, organist. Among those 
 who have officiated as organist, were Miss Nellie M. Madison and 
 M.V8. James Smith. In connection with this church is a large 
 
124 HISTORY OF SPKINGFIELD. 
 
 Sunday school, under the efficient superintendence of Mr. J. H. 
 Tuttle. 
 
 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 
 
 of Springfield, obtained the services of a resident priest in 1867. 
 Previous to that it was attended by Rev. F. W. Graham, from 
 Rolla, but in that year he located here. This society first wor- 
 shipped in a hall on St. Louis street, but soon purchased the prop- 
 erty now used by them on the corner of Campbell and Pine 
 streets. There they erected a church 30 by 00 feet, and in 1871 
 a priest's house and a convent were erected at considerable ex- 
 pense, which involved the necessity of going in debt to some ex- 
 tent. In May, 1873, Rev. Theo. Kussnian took charge of the 
 parish, and still remains. In July, 1874, the congregation bought 
 a site for a future church, to be built as soon as convenient, on 
 the northeast corner of the same streets. This lot, 120 by 250 
 feet, cost them $1,100, and in January, 187G, the society paid off 
 their entire debt to the amount of $3,000. 
 
 The principal service of this church is early mass, which takes 
 place in the morning. At first and late mass the church is pretty 
 well filled, and the society numbers about 350 communicants. 
 We are reliably informed that within the last four years the con- 
 gregation has increased in the ratio of three to one. St. Vincent 
 Society, connected with this church, has a membership of about 
 40. There is also a Sunday school of about 60 children ; and an. 
 Academy, which bids fair to become a popular institution of learn- 
 ing, is just opened in the Convent, under the efficient manage- 
 ment of the Sisters of Loretto. 
 
 Besides the churches already mentioned, the colored people of 
 the city, who constitute about one-fourth of the population, have 
 four churches, all of which are well attended. Here, also, 
 
 THE COLORED METHODIST CHURCH 
 
 seemed to be the pioneer, and for a long time this society had 
 regular services in a church given to them by Maj. R. J. McEl- 
 hany. In 1865 they erected their present brick chapel, on the 
 corner of Jefferson street and Phelps avenue. L. M. Hagood, 
 the present minister, was appointed by the M. E. General Con- 
 ference in ]\Iarch, 1878, and from him we learn that the present 
 membership is about 200, and the value of church property, in- 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 125 
 
 -eluding parsonage, $2,000. The colored Methodists, as well as 
 their white brethred, are also divided into two societies. In 1872 
 
 THE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH 
 
 was organized by Rev. John A. Fonche. The original member- 
 shii? was ten, who withdrew from the other church. The present 
 membership is 87, and they have a good frame building, erected 
 in 1875, on the corner of Benton and Center avenues, at a cost 
 of §1,800. Their present pastor is Rev. John W. Shropshire. 
 Both of these societies also have large Sunday schools. 
 
 THE COLORED CUMEERL.^D PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 
 
 was organized in 1866. Peter Lair was the first preacher in 
 charge, and the organization consisted of only five members. 
 Mr. Lair continued to preach for them about six years, after which 
 Robert Johnson j)reached for them one year. After him came 
 Louis L. Fulbright, two years, Jacob L. Hatton nearly two years, 
 and since that Peter Lair has again been in charge for about 
 ■eight months. The services were held in Mr. Lair's house in the 
 €ast part of town until about 1868, when their present church 
 was erected on Water street, at a cost of about $1,800. The 
 membership is now about 160. 
 
 THE COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
 is a large society, having a comfortable house of worship on "Wash- 
 ington street, but as they have, at present, no regular minister, -^e 
 failed to get any definite record of their history and membership. 
 Like all the other churches of the city, it has its Sunday school, 
 which has now come to be considered, by nearly all religious de- 
 nominations, the nursery of the church. 
 
 Of the Masonic lodges, Mr. C. F. Lea^dtt furnishes us the fol- 
 lowing data: 
 
 The first lodge instituted in Springfield was known as Ozark 
 Lodge, and was organized July 21st, 1841, with the following of- 
 ficers : Joel Haden, W. M. ; Jas. R. Danforth, S. W. ; Coustan- 
 tine Perkins, J. W. 
 
 On the 17th of October, 1842, the charter was obtained, and to 
 the list of officers already appointed were added the names of 
 J. W. Danforth, Secy ; I. N. Young, Treas. ; L. B. Nichols, S. 
 T>. ; P. G. Stewart, J. D., and C. Cannefax, Tyler. 
 
126 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 UNITED LODGE NO. 5, A. F. & A. M., 
 
 was chartered on the 30th of May, 1857, being formed by uniting 
 Taylor Lodge, No. 5, and Greene Lodge, No. 101. The Masters 
 of this lodge have been Charles Carleton, Marcns Boyd, J. B. 
 Clark, J. W. D. L. F. Mack, Martin J. Hubbcll, Z. M. Eountree, 
 C. F. Lcavitt and W. A. Hall. Its regular meetings are held ou 
 Thursday, on or before the full moon of each month. 
 
 SOLOMON LODGE, NO. 271. 
 
 From Dr. Tefft we learn that this lodge was instituted on the 
 the 11th of January, 18G8, by M. J. Hubbell, D. D. G. M., under 
 a dispensation granted by the M. W. Grand Master of Masons of 
 Mo. The first place of meeting was the old hall in the third 
 story of the court house. The tlispcnsation was granted to the 
 following gentlemen, who constituted the first membership : John 
 Y. Fulbright, W. M. ; J. E. Tefft, S. W. ; W. F. Dunn, J. W. ; 
 M. J. Rountree, Treas. ; J. L. Carson, Sec'y; F. 8. Jones, S. D. ; 
 E. A. Finney, J. D. ; T. D. Hudson and John S. AVaddill. 
 
 S. H. Jopes, of United Lodge, No. 5, was the first Tyleiv 
 and the first initiation was that of H. R. Creighton, who took the 
 first degree on the 12th of March, 1808. At the regular meeting 
 of the Grand Lodge in Oct., 1868, a charter was granted to this 
 lodge, and on the 5th of Nov., 1868, it was duly organized. 
 
 The following is a full list of the Masters of the lodge and the 
 times of election : John Y. Fulbright, 1868-'69-'71-'77 ; J. E. 
 Tefft, 1870-75-76; W. O. Cox, 1872; R. S. Eddy, 1873-74. 
 The present membership is 81. 
 
 ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKJIEN. 
 
 Dr. C. L. King furnishes the following items concerning this 
 society, which was organized Jan. 16, 1878, and holds its meetings 
 in Druid's Hall, 107 Public Sipiare. Its officers are C. L. King, 
 M. W. ; W. A. Hall, P. M. W. ; L. W. Hubbell, R. ; J. B. New- 
 som, Rec. ; C. L. Dalrymple, F. ; W. N. York, G. F. ; St. F. C. 
 Roberts, G. ; E. Barrett, O. ; Kirkham, I. W. ; Ram- 
 sey, O. W. Meetings every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. 
 
 Several references have already been made to the public schools 
 of Springfield, and for want of space we shall be obliged to omit 
 further statistics, which we intended to publish in order to give 
 the reader an idea of their importance to the city. 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 127 
 
 DRURY COLLEGE. 
 
 Any review of Springfield and its institutions would not be 
 complete that did not include Drury College. It belongs to the 
 family of American colleges, of which Howard and Yale are the 
 tyi:)e. It resembles these in its founding, organic laws, courses 
 of study and aim. Although among the youngest of its class, it 
 has already won a high reputation throughout the country. The 
 work of its classes, represented at the Centennial Exposition at 
 Philadelphia, attracted the favorable attention of educators from 
 all sections of our own and from foreign countries, especially that 
 of the scholastic delegation of France. It has been honored by 
 frequent visits from those interested in or representing other col- 
 leges, who have invariably noticed the work done by its students, 
 and at the inter-collegiate contest for this State, recently held in 
 Fulton, Mo., Drury was victorious. 
 
 The rapid growth of the College is largely due to the generous 
 aid given by friends at home and abroad. It has ever enjoyed 
 the highest confidence of its patrons. Its geographical position 
 in the center of a large and promising territory, where growth in 
 wealth and population has been wonderfully rapid, enables it to 
 fill the need wliich had long been felt for a school of the highest 
 Christian character, as well as the highest degree of learning. Its 
 future prospeats are brighter than at any period of its history. 
 This is shown by the increased number of students. 
 
 LORETTO YOUNG LADIEs' ACADEMY. 
 
 Concerning this new institution of learning, we quote the fol- 
 lowing extract from a notice recently published in the Times : 
 
 " The Catholic congregation of this city have tried hard for the 
 last two years to get the Sisters of Loretto to open a school here, 
 because they knew their excellent reputation as educators. Ow- 
 ing to the fact, howevei', that they were wanted in several other 
 places, it seemed doubtful whether they could be induced to come 
 to this city. Last November the Lady Superior paid a visit to 
 Springfield and was so delighted with the place and the people 
 she became acquainted with, that she promised to lay the matter 
 before a council of the sisterhood. The result was, that they 
 concluded to open here a first-class Convent Academy. As edu- 
 cators, the Sisters cannot be surpassed ; but what makes their 
 
12S HISTORY OF SPRINGFIEI.n. 
 
 presence iu a community most desirable is the charming charac- 
 ter they form in their pupils, imparting to them a sweetness of 
 disposition and gracefulness of deportment that always tell of a 
 convent education. " 
 
 THK SPUINGFIEIJ) (J.VSI.KiHT COMPANY 
 
 believe in letting their light so shine that others may take knowl- 
 edge of their good works. This company was organized in 1874, 
 and commenced operations about the first of August, 1875. There 
 are now eighty- two regular consumers, and fixtures furnished for 
 about forty more. The company have 13,000 feet of first-class 
 mains, and the city has fifty street lamps, besides which a bill is 
 now before the City Council to provide for supplying fifty morn 
 street lamps, which woiild repuire 11.000 feet of additional 
 mains. 
 
 OMNIBUS AND HACK LINE. 
 
 One of the great conveniences of the city, and the important 
 link which connects it with the railroad town of North Spring- 
 field, is the almost continuous line of hacks running between the 
 two places, and the large and comfortable omnibuses which are 
 always on hand at train time. For this convenience the people 
 are chieily indebted to H. F. Denton, who also keeps a first-class 
 livery stable just opposite the Metropolitan hotel on College 
 street. Mr. Denton is one of Springfield's most popular citizens, 
 and is an enteri)rising, liberal and public-spirited^man. He keeps 
 a complete outfit of the best buggies, barouches, etc., and a well- 
 selected stable of horses. 
 
 Besides its large hotel, Springfield is well supplied with first- 
 class boarding houses. 
 
 THE ST. LOUIS STREET HOUSE, 
 
 kept by Mrs. M. A. Goffe, at the stand occupied for several years 
 by Mrs. AVilliams, and known as the " Williams House," is the 
 most conveniently situated for persons wishing to do business on 
 the public square. Its table is always supplied with the best the 
 market affords, and the charges are reasonable. Special attention 
 will be given to transient boarders. 
 
 THE TR.\NSIENT HOUSE, 
 
 kept by J. M. Kelley, is situated on the west side of South street, 
 the first door south of the Methodist church, and is a pleasant 
 
HISTORY OF SPRIXGFIELD. 129 
 
 place for persons wishing a home-like place away from the noise 
 ■and bustle of hotel life, and yet near enough to the public square 
 to be convenient for the transaction of business. Mr. Kelley and 
 his lady have kept a private boarding house for several years, and 
 have recently erected a large new dining hall forty feet long, so 
 they are now as well prepared to entertain regular and transient 
 "boarders as at any house in the city. 
 
 SOUTH STREET BOARDING HOUSE 
 
 is next above the Transient House, on the same street, and is 
 kept by Mrs. G. B. Wellman, who is well and favorably known. 
 This hoiise is also conveniently located for persons doing busi- 
 ness in the city, and is comfortably furnished, while the table is 
 well supplied with substantial as well as delicacies. Regular 
 and transient boarders will find at this house pleasant rooms, po- 
 lite attention and good fare, at moderate prices. 
 
 THE YOUNG HOUSE 
 
 is the largest hotel in the city with one exception, and is pleas- 
 antly situated still farther up on South street, where it commands 
 a fine view of the city. Its present proprietor, B. B. Gardner, 
 who has only been in Springfield a short time, is a veteran in the 
 business, and knows how to keep a good hotel. The location the 
 is healthy and charges moderate. 
 
 MRS. KERBEr's RESTAURANT 
 
 is another convenient place for regular or transient boarders, be- 
 ing situated on the east side of South street but a short distance 
 from the public square. There is one convenience about this 
 kind of a boarding house which is not enjoyed at a regular hotel, 
 A person can go in at any hour and get a good warm meal on 
 short notice, and this is a very important item to business men 
 ■who are often too busy to take their meals at regular hours. 
 
 SPRINGFIELD HYGEIAN HOME. 
 
 This is one of the institutions of the city which is growg in in favor 
 as its advantages become known by the people, and is also pat- 
 ronized quite liberally by persons from abroad. It is commonly 
 known as a water-cure establishment, but is, as its name implies, 
 much more than this — pure water variously applied being con- 
 sidered as only one of the curative agents which nature has pro- 
 vided, and which are here employed. Patients are treated without 
 
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130 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 drugs, upon hyg-eio therapeutic principles. Boarders are alsa 
 received at moderate rates. 
 
 This establishment's kept bj-- Dr. J. S. Lyon, and is pleasantly- 
 situated at the corner of Market and Mt. Vernon streets, in the 
 southwest part of the city. 
 
 I)R. J. A. NATTRASS, DENTIST, 
 
 is prominent among the members of his profession in the city, 
 and being the iDioneer dentist of Springfield, merits and receives 
 a large share of the business. He is a genial, whole-souled gen- 
 tleman, and seems to be highly respected by all who know him. 
 His office is on South street, nearly opposite the Opera House. 
 
 JOHN H. KOCH, JEWELER, 
 
 will be found at No. 204 South street, where he keeps a fine stock 
 of clocks, watches, gold pens and all kinds of jewelry. Mr. K- 
 also gives sj^ecial attention to the repairing of clocks and watches,, 
 and keeps on hand the largest stock of spectacles to be found in 
 Southwest Missouri. 
 
 This is one of the old reliable houses of the city, and hoping- 
 that Mr. Koch will continue to receive a fair share of patronage^ 
 we next turn our attention to 
 
 T. B. ANDERSON, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. 
 
 Mr. A. is a pleasant and aftable gentleman, and seems to be mas- 
 ter of his trade. He is the recipient of a good share of the pat- 
 ronage which his skill and fine stock of clocks, watches and jew- . 
 elry merit. Mr. Anderson will -be found at No. 142 Public 
 Square, corner of St. Louis street. 
 
 L. S. CASS k CO., GROCERS. 
 
 This firm is composed of the gentleman whose name appears 
 in the above heading, associated w^th his father, D. Cass, formerly 
 from Wisconsin. They have been in business at their present 
 stand, 213 College street, for about nine years, and by fair, hon- 
 est dealing, and keeping a good stock of choice groceries, pro- 
 visions, stoneware, glassware, queensware, etc., have secured a 
 large trade from both city and country. Mr. L. S. Cass is at 
 present a member of the City Council, in which he is an earn- 
 est advocate of the public improvements so much needed. 
 
 PECK & CLARK, 
 
 wholesale and retail dealers in notions, hosiery and ladits' and 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 131 
 
 gents' furnishing goods, at No. 140 on the Public Square, are 
 also doing a fine business in Bvitterick & Co.'s patterns, of which 
 they keep a full line. These patterns, for the cutting and fit- 
 ting of all kinds of clothing for ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls, 
 and even the smallest types of humanity, are a great conven- 
 ience, and supply a want which has long been felt. 
 
 CONCORD NURSERY, M. J. ROUNTREE, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 This large and popular nursery is situated on East "Walnut 
 street, a short distance from the city limits. Mr. Roiintree 
 deals extensively in fruit and ornamental trees, and has proba- 
 bly the most complete stock of evergreens to be found in this 
 section of the country. He is an active member of the Horti- 
 cultural Society, and has devoted many years to the business of 
 nursery and fruit-growing. 
 
 Strangers visiting Springfield will find that a look at the Con- 
 cord Nursery will amply repay them for the trouble. 
 
 FRANK cox, FRESCO PAINTER. 
 
 IVIr. Cox has only been in the city a short time, and being in- 
 terested in the large grocery house of Cox & Co., at 220 Col- 
 lege street, he has given but little attention to liis favorite pro- 
 fession since he came here. He has, however, recently painted 
 for Mr. Horace Dumars, some very fine new scenery, which was 
 used in recent entertainments at the Opera House. His work 
 compares favorably with that of the best painters of the East- 
 ern cities, he having painted and received instructions under 
 some of the best scenic artists the country affords. 
 
 W. E. LEE & CO., MERCHANT TAILORS, 
 
 231 South street, have been doing business near their present 
 stand for about twelve years, and have built up a large busi- 
 ness both as manufacturers of new and as dealers in second- 
 hand clothing, of which they always keep a large stock on hand. 
 A. R. Lee, the junior partner in the firm, is an experienced 
 hand in the dyeing and renovating department, and will make 
 old clothes look as good as new, and sometimes better. They 
 also pay cash for cast-off clothing. 
 
 MRS. G. B. BROWNSON, DRESSMAKER. 
 
 The dressmaking establishment of Mrs. G. B. Brownson, over 
 Dittrick & Meinhardt's large retail dry goods house on St. Louis 
 
132 HISTORY OF SPKIXGFIKLD. 
 
 street, is tlie leading establishinent in the city. The Litest fash- 
 ion plates are received every week from Paris and New York, 
 and satisfaction, both as to prices and work, is guaranteed to all. 
 
 .1. A. STEPHENS, 
 
 wholesale and retail dealer in books, stationery and wall paper, 
 in the Post Office Bookstore at No. 224 College street, is con- 
 veniently located for business, and has a large patronage both in 
 the city and the surrounding country, even into Arkansas. His 
 stock embraces a full line of miscellaneous books, text-books and 
 school supplies, as well as the latest novelties in stationery, and 
 the most elegant patterns of wall pa]>er, window shades, etc. 
 
 Mr. Stephens, although a young man, has been in this busi- 
 ness several years, and is one of the best known and most popu- 
 lar men in his line in Southwest Missouri. 
 
 H. O. DOW A: CO., 
 
 dealers in all kinds of agricultural implements and jobbers of 
 farm machinery at No. 211 College street, do the largest business 
 of any lirm west of St. Louis outside of Kansas City. They own 
 the building they occupy, pay no rents and can sell goods on as 
 small profits as any lirm in the West. Their trade extends from 
 Salem, Dent county, to Central Kansas, and they control the ter- 
 ritory as far south as Little Rock, Arkansas. They are general 
 agents for the following well-known manufacturers : Pitts Agri- 
 ricultural Works, Buffalo, N. Y.; D. M. Osborne & Co., Auburn, 
 N. Y.; Kingsland, Ferguson & Co., St. Louis, Mo.; Mosler Safe 
 and Lock Co., Cincinnati, Ohio ; Oliver Chilled Plow Co., South 
 Bend, Lid., and Hapgood & Co., Alton, 111. 
 
 The gentlemen composing this firm are both citizens of Spring- 
 field, Mr. Dow having resided in the city thirteen years. Before 
 engaging in this business he was civil engineer on several rail- 
 roads in the Southwest, and therefore has an extensive acquaint- 
 ance throughout the territory which they control. His partner, 
 Mr. Coombs, is a man of large experience in the business, and is 
 well and favorably known throughout the Southwest. He is also 
 deeply interested in the improvements in the city, being at pres- 
 ent a member of the City Council. 
 
 J. G. RAITHEL, LUMBER DEALER. 
 
 The gentleman whose name heads this item is one of our most 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 133 
 
 energetic business men. His lumber yard, corner of Boonville 
 and Mill streets, is one of the most extensive to be found in the 
 Southwest; and, what is even better than this, Mr. Raithel is a 
 man with whom it is pleasant and safe to deal. His word is as 
 good as any man's bond, and his lumber, which is kept in large 
 stock, is sold as low as can be afforded in this city. He was one 
 of the pioneer lumber dealers of North Springfield, but soon find- 
 ing that too limited a "field," 'removed his business to this city, 
 ■where he enjoys an extensive patronage. 
 
 EMERY & COMSTOCK, FURNITURE DEALERS. 
 
 This firm have the largest stock of furniture southwest of St. 
 liouis. They have been established in Springfield a number of 
 years, and have built up a trade that extends for more than one 
 hundred miles south and west ; in fact nearly all the furniture 
 sold in Northern Arkansas and the extreme southwestern counties 
 of this State, comes from this house. All their goods are made 
 of the best material and are warranted. Mr. Emery is one of our 
 most liberal and enterprising citizens. Mr. Comstock is a resident 
 of St. Louis, and has been for many years actively engaged in the 
 furniture business there. This connection enables them to lay 
 down their goods here at lower rates than can their competitors, 
 and as a natural result they undersell them. Besides the regular 
 line of furniture, they keep the most complete stock of carpets, 
 mattresses and upholstery goods of any firm in the city. They 
 occupy the large brick building formerly known as the St. James 
 Hotel, at 220, 222 and 224 South street. ^ 
 
 W. H. LYMAN, BLACKSMITH, 
 
 Stands prominent among the first-class workmen in his line. His 
 shop on Mill street, near the corner of Boonville, is one of the 
 old land-marks of the city, and always seems to be thronged with 
 customers ; but Mr. L. keeps several assistants, and is prompt in 
 turning out good work on short notice. He does a general black- 
 smithing business, but gives special attention to the repairing of 
 carriages and wagons. 
 
 B. F. HUNTINGTON, MERCHANT TAILOR, 
 
 has been in business for several years at No. 215 College street, 
 ■where he gives people " fits " in the line of clothing. He is the 
 idol of a select coat-erie, and a " cut " from him is considered a 
 
134 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 compliment. He keeps on Land a good stock of different styles 
 of goods, from wbicli he makes up elegant suits of cfotbes, to 
 please the taste of the most fastidious. As he employs several 
 hands to help him, he is enabled to turn out good work on short 
 notice, and is always prompt in fulfilling his promises. 
 
 M. KEENERS BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY, 
 
 at No. 308 Boonville street, furnishes the "staff of hfe" for a lar^e 
 number of the citizens of Springli.eld, besides supplying yeast to 
 raise a great deal more. Mr. Keener has been in business at his 
 present stand for about eight years, and his establishment is a 
 great convenience to the people of that part of the city. Nor is 
 liis patronage confined to his immediate neighborhood, but ex- 
 tends to the whole city. He also keeps a good stock of staple 
 and fancy groceries, which he sells as cheap as any one in the city. 
 
 NAGLER & PAULY, BUTCHERS AND PACKERS. 
 
 These gentlemen are doing business at No. 610 South Campbell 
 street, where they have an extensive establishment devoted to the 
 manufacture of Bologna sausage and cured meats, for which they 
 find ready sale in this city, and receive many orders from abroad. 
 They are both highly-respected citizens, and merit the good de 
 gree of patronage which they receive. 
 
 J. A. HARRIS, BOOK-BINDER. 
 
 A long-felt want was supplied, and well supplied, too, when 
 Mr. Harris, the book-binder, locafced in this city. His place of 
 business is over Abbott's drug-store, on the Square. Mr. Harris 
 has been in business here only a few months, but the time has 
 been sufficient for him to make friends with all who have become 
 acquainted with him. And it has been sufficient, also, to demon- 
 strate his taste and skill as a workman. We are glad we have a 
 book-binder, and particularly glad that we have so competent a 
 one. We can say with entire confidence to our readers, that any 
 binding, plain or fancy, which they may wish to have done, can 
 now be secui'ed at home, and that it will be done as well and at 
 as low rates as in St. Louis or elsewhere. 
 
 C. B. M'^INTIRE, BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER, 
 
 has also established a blank book manufactory and book bindery 
 in Dr. Evans' building, one door north of the Opera House on 
 South street. He gives special attention to the manufacture of 
 
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 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD.' 135 
 
 books of record in use in the various county offices. He is well 
 skilled in the different branches of his trade, has amj)le facilities 
 to carry it on snccessfull}', and asks to be judged by the quality 
 of his work. It is hoped that the counties of the Southwest will 
 find it to their interest to send all work of this kind here, and 
 give Mr. Mclntire a share of their patronage. 
 
 Springfield has many more men and firms who have an exten- 
 sive trade in their respective lines, but most of them are so chary 
 about bringing themselves prominently before the people in pub 
 lie print, that we forbear to mention them for fear of shocking^ 
 their modesty. We, however, have no such fears concerning the 
 editors of the 
 
 NEWSPAPERS. 
 
 In a former chapter we chronicled the birth and the death of 
 several newspapers which Avere published here in the days of 
 yore. We here call attention to those that are now published : 
 
 From the Patriot and the Advertiser, formerly mentioned, has 
 grown up the present large and flourishing weekly J^atriot-Ad- 
 vertiser. 
 
 This is a large thirty-two column Republican paper, is- 
 sued every Thursday, by Leach & Tracey. It is now in its 
 fourteenth volume, with a circulation of 1,000, and constantly 
 increasing. 
 
 Although sternly and unflinchingly Republican in its princij)les, 
 freely devoting its columns to political news during the cam- 
 paignr, and in fact whenever occasion may seem to demand, its 
 proprietors conduct it more in accordance with the principles of 
 true journalism, by ignoring in some measure j^arty prejudices, 
 and mnking it a general news and local paj^er. In this latter 
 particular it excels, and it is no doubt owing to this that it has 
 met with such success. Office No. 208 St. Louis street. 
 
 The J^atriot- Advertiser has a large book and job office, and is 
 prepared to execute any description of work. The material is all 
 new, their workmen of superior ability, and satisfaction is guar- 
 anteed both as to prices and quality of work. 
 
 The Springfield Leader was established April 4, 1867, by O. S» 
 Fahnestock & Co. In 1868, the junior partner, D. C. Kennedy, 
 purchased the entire property and assumed entire control. It 
 
136 
 
 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 was the first Democratic paper issued in Southwest Missouri after- 
 the close of the war between the States, and had a severe stru"r<rle 
 to maintain itself, but the few Democrats in Springfield and the 
 Southwest at that time rallied to its support and defence, and it 
 is now recognized as the representative Democratic paper of this 
 section. It circulates in all the counties of Southwest Missouri, 
 and is regarded a good advertising medium. In the advocacy of 
 all measures it is independent, and alwa5's espouses the cause of 
 the i^eople in opposition to all monopolies. Office 204 Boonville 
 street. 
 
 The Sj)rln<ifield I'unes, a Democratic newspaper published by 
 Sawyer & Lamoreaux, is now in its ninth year. The Times has 
 attained a circulation second to no parser in the Southwest, and 
 the able manner in which it is conducted reflects credit upon its 
 managers. The paper is characterized by the attention it gives 
 to home and local affairs, and each week considerable space is de- 
 voted to the discussion of city and county news. The publication 
 day is on Wednesday, and the office at No. 217 South st. In con- 
 nection with their newspaper office, the proprietors have one of 
 the most complete job offices in the city, and with experienced 
 managers are enabled to compete with Eastern houses in the way 
 of job printing, in quality of work or in prices. 
 
 The Spiritual Offtrhuj^ Mrs. Nettie Pease Fox editor. From 
 the prospectus of this sixty-foiir page magazine, established here 
 in 1877, and jDublished at No. 215 South street, we quote the fol- 
 lowing extract : 
 
 "The OfferltKj will be conducted indejaendently, impartially. 
 Nothing looking to man's welfare will be deemed alien to its 
 pages. Unrestricted discussion of all questions of humanitarian 
 import, will be ever maintained by it. Offensive personalities 
 and indelicacy of language will be wholly excluded. In its edi- 
 torial conduct, the truth, beauty and utility of Spiritualism in its 
 higher phases will be advanced. It will not in an}^ particular be 
 a sectarian journal, but broad, progressive and liberal — will give 
 fair and equal expression to all forms of thought ; and "fair field 
 and no favor" it extends to all. Above all things it aims to be 
 Liberal, to be devoted to Liberalism in its broadest and most ex- 
 tensive application." 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 137 
 
 Having now given the reader a fair picture of Springfield and 
 its principal institutions, we again call your attention to the his- 
 tory of its 
 
 CITY GOVERNMENT. 
 
 With all the various attempts at organization and incorpora- 
 tion, it seems that nothing really permanent was effected, until 
 the year 1855, when the city of Springfield was incorporated by 
 act of the Legislature ; and in the spring of 1856 the first city of- 
 ficers under this act were elected and entered upon the discharge 
 of their duties. We close this chapter and the history of Spring- 
 field with the official register of the city, from the incorporation 
 in 1855 to 1878, inclusive : 
 
 1856. — H. S. Chenoweth, Mayor; Benj. Kite. Marshal; Josiah 
 Leedy, Marshal; S. H. Boyd, Clerk; Wm. McAdams, Treasurer; 
 John B. Perkins, Assessor ; J. S. Bigbee, Recorder. Council- 
 men— W. H. Graves, W. G. Evans, Presly C. Beal, J. W. D. L. 
 F. Mack, John Kimbrough, T. J. Bailey, Allen Mitchell, H. M. 
 Parrish. 
 
 1857. — J. S. Kimbrough, Mayor ; Josiah Leedy, Marshal ; John 
 S. Bigbee, Recorder; J. L. Sharp, Clerk; Wm. McAdams, Treas 
 urer; D. C. Smith, Assessor. Councilmen — J. W. D. L. F. 
 Mack, W. G. Evans, Joseph Moss, W. B. Logan, W. H. Graves, 
 H. M. Parrish, John Lair, N. K. Smith. 
 
 1858. — S. H. Boyd, Mayor ; Josiah Leedy, Marshal ; J. S. Big- 
 bee, Recorder ; J. L. Sharp, Clerk ; Wm. McAdams, Treasurer : 
 Joseph Morris, Assessor. Councilmen — P. C. Beal, J. A. IMiller, 
 Allen Mitchell, W. G. Evans, J. E. Smith, N. K. Smith, W. B. 
 Logan. 
 
 1859. — S. H. Boyd, Mayor ; Josiah Leedy, Marshal ; J. S. Big- 
 bee, Recorder; J. L. Sharp, Clerk; Wm. McAdams, Treasurer; Jo- 
 "seph Gott, Assessor. Councilmen — P. C. Beal, N. F. Jones, 
 Benj. Pegram, Allen Mitchell, R. P. Faulkner, J. E. Smith, J. A. 
 Miller. 
 
 I860.— J. W. Mack, Mayor ; A. M. Julian, Marshal ; J. S. Big- 
 bee, Recorder ; R. A. C. Mack, Clerk ; Wm. McAdams, Treasurer; 
 AV. F. Dunn, Assessor. Councilmen — R. P. Faulkner, P. C. Beal, 
 J. W. Boren, Benj. PegTam, Benj. Kite, J. B. Clark, John Lair, 
 W. G. Evans. 
 
138 HISTOEY OF SPRIIs'GFIELD. 
 
 From the spring of 18G1 to September, 1865, the city was gov- 
 erned by the military, and had no civil officers. 
 ■" 18G5.— Benj. Kite, Mayor ; C. C. Moss, Marshal ; J. S. Bigbee, 
 Kecorder ; Jas. E. Waddill, City Attorney ; J. W. Lisenby, Clerk ; 
 Jas. Abbott, Treasurer ; J. B. Beiderlinden, Assessor. Conncil- 
 uien — Jas. Baker, Jas. Vaughan, F. W. Scholten, J. AV. D. L. F. 
 Mack, R. J. McElhany, A. F. Ingram, Elisha Painter, J. B. Per- 
 kins. 
 
 18G6.— J. H. Creighton, Mayor ; W. F. Dunn, Marshal ; A. Hoi-' 
 lingsworth, Marshal; Jas. R Waddill, City Attorney; J. W. Lis- 
 enby, Clerk ; Jas. Abbott, Treasurer ; Joseph Gott, Assessor ; J. 
 J. See, Street Commissioner; A. Yangeuder, Recorder. Coun- 
 cilmen — Jas. Vaughan, A. F. Ingram, Geo. C. See, J. W. D. L. 
 F. Mack, ^V. H. Lyman, F. W. Scholten, Elisha Painter, John H. 
 Caynor. 
 
 18G7.— R. B. Owen, Mayor; A. Hollingsworth, Marshal; A. 
 Yangeuder, Recorder ; \Y. E. Gilmore, Recorder ; A. M. Julian, 
 City Attorney ; F. H. Warren, Clerk ; Wm. Massey, Treasvu-er ; 
 F. H. Warren, Assessor ; H. F. Williams, Street Commissioner. 
 Councilmen — Geo. C. See, A. F. Ingram, J. L. French, F. W. 
 Scholten, W. H. Lyman, Jas. Baker, John Schmook, John H. Cay- 
 nor, J. F. Brown, J. B. Dexter, Jacob Pilger. 
 
 18G8. — J. B. Dexter, Mayor and Rec. ; Jas. Long, Marshal ; H. 
 R. Creighton, City Attorney ; F. H. Warren, Clerk ; Wm. Mas- 
 sey, Treasurer ; F. H. Warren, Assessor ; T. D. Hudson, Street 
 Commissioner ; D. W. Campbell, Street Commissioner ; John 
 Hursh, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — J.* L. French, J. L. 
 Holland, Anthony Fisher, John Schmook, Jacob Pilger, James 
 Hays, W. H. Lyman, L. T. Watson, Wm. McAdams, J. B. Wad- 
 dill. 
 
 18G9. — W. E. Gilmore, Mayor and Recorder ; Jas. Long, Mar- 
 shal; F. H. Warren, City Attorney: E. D. Ott, Clerk; N. M. 
 Rountree, Treasurer ; B. F. Lawson, Treasurer ; L. A. Newton, 
 Assessor ; D. C. See, Street Commissioner ; C. P. Johnson, Street 
 Commissioner. Councilmen — J. L. Holland, John Schmook, 
 Job Newton, L. T. Watson, Henry Sheppard, W. D. Hul)bard, 
 Ad. E. Smith, L. H. Murray, J. B. Waddill. 
 
 1870. — W. E. Gilmore, Mayor and Recorder; C. C. Avery, Mar- 
 
HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 139 
 
 shal ; J. H. Murphy, City Attorney ; J. E. Kenton, Clerk ; J. T. 
 Hubbard, Treasurer ; M. M. Turk, Assessor ; B. F. Partridge, 
 Assessor. Councilmen — L. H. Murray, John Schmook, J. Mc- 
 Adoo, W. D. Hubbard, Ad. E. Smith, A. F. Ingram, J. B. Town- 
 send, J. H. Rector, C. P. Johnson. 
 
 1871. — L. H. Mui'ray, Mayor; David C. See, Recorder; J. L. 
 French, Marshal ; Jas. R. Waddill, City Attorney ; J. E. Kenton, 
 Clerk ; Daniel Ellis, Treasurer ; Thos. C. Case, Assessor ; B. F. 
 Partridge, Assessor ; S. C. Moore, Street Commissioner ; Sam. 
 Odell, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — J. B. Townsend, A. 
 F. Ingram, R. L. McElhany, M. M. Johnson, J. H. Rector, J. 
 Fairbanks, L. A. Newton, J. McAdoo, J. N. Miller, F. S. Jones. 
 
 1872. — J. Fairbanks, Mayor ; J. A. Patterson, Marshal ; J. H. 
 Murphy, Recorder ; J. C. Cravens, City Attorney ; J. H. Paine, 
 Clerk ; Samuel Moore, Treasurer ; E. J. Baldwin, Assessor ; F. 
 J. Porter, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — H. Fletcher, R. 
 L. McElhany, W. C. Hornbeak, J. R. Ferguson, M. M. Johnson, 
 E. A. Anthony, Morris Paxson, F. S. Jones, Samuel Odell. 
 
 1873. — John McGregor, Mayor ; J. A. Patterson, Marshal ; J. 
 E. Kenton, City Attorney ; D. C. See, Recorder ; John H. Paine, 
 Clerk ; Sam. Moore, sr.. Treasurer ; B. F. Partridge, Assessor ; 
 J. G. Aumoth, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — W. A. Knotty 
 T. U. Flanner, F. M. Shockley, H. Fletcher, B. U. Massey, Mor- 
 ris Paxson, W. C. Hornbeak, Sam. Odell. 
 
 1874.— John W. Lisenby, Mayor ; J. M. Wilhoit, Marshal ; C. 
 H. Evans, Recorder ; E. Y. Mitchell, Attorney ; J. H. Paine, City 
 Clerk; J. R. Ferguson, Treasurer; E. J. Baldwin, Assessor; 
 Wayne O'Donald, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — W. A. 
 Knott, T. U. Flanner, F. M. Shockley, John Wood, W. D. Shep- 
 pard, James Stone, J. J. Weaver, J. W. Peacher. 
 
 1875. — J. J. Weaver, Mayor ; J. A. Patterson, Marshal ; O. H. 
 Travers, Attorney ; C. H. Evans, Recorder ; J. E. Kenton, Clerk; 
 J. H. Gage, Treasurer ; W. O. Stephens, Assessor ; J. L. French, 
 Street Commissioner. Councilmen — W. D. Sheppard, James 
 Stone, C. H. Heer, J. W. Peacher, P. C. Morhiser, H. F. Fellows, 
 J. C. Cravens, A. F. Ingram. 
 
 1876.— W. A. Hall, Mayor; S. F. C. Roberts, Marshal; C. L. 
 Dalrj^mple, Recorder; O. H. Travers, Attorney; A. H. Wilson, 
 
140 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 Clerk ; J. H. Gage, Treasurer ; N. B. Turner, Assessor ; James-- 
 Long, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — P. C. Morhiser, Jas. 
 Stone, Jas. Penland, A. F. Ingram, Geo. S. Day, W. O. Stephens. 
 E. A. Roberts. Jas. Evans. 
 
 1877.— H. F. Fellows, .Mayor; M. M. Johnson, Marshal; C. L. 
 Dalrymple, Recorder ; J. A. Patterson, City Attorney ; W. W. 
 Donham, Clerk ; J. H. Gage, Treasurer ; E. S. Moberly, Assessor ;.. 
 Dennis McSweeney, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — Geo. S. 
 Day, James Stone, E. A. Roberts, Wm. Naegler, W. H. Mc Adams. 
 H. Fletcher, W. O. Stephens, James Hodnett. 
 
 1878.— H. F. Fellows, Mayor ; M. M. Johnson, Marshal ; J. H. 
 Duncan, Recorder ; R. A. Druley, City Attorney ; W. T. Bigbee,. 
 Clerk ; J. M. Kelley, Treasurer ; Aaron Depee, Assessor ; Dennis 
 McSweeney, Street Commissioner. Councilmen — H. Fletcher. 
 John Coombs, W. O. Stephens, James Stone, E. A. Roberts, Jas. 
 Hodnett, W. H. McAdams, Lewis Cass. 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 141 
 
 NORTH SPRIiNGFIELD. 
 
 'COMPLETION OF THE A. & P. R. R. TO THIS POINT FOUNDING OF " NEW 
 
 town" SOME OF ITS PIONEERS AND PRESENT BUSINESS MEN, ETC. 
 
 As North Springfield was not apparently thought of much 
 before the year 1870, its history is necessarily brief, and may 
 soon be told. But a history of the town would not be complete 
 without a sketch of the incidents relating to the construction of 
 the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. In fact, without this sketch, 
 its history would be as incomplete as would the history of the 
 United States which should not mention Columbus. 
 
 As we have seen from the reference to this road, before given, 
 in the year 18G8 a company of New York and Boston capitalists, 
 with the assistance and co-operation of a few of the citizens of 
 Springfield, purchased the road from the authorities of the State 
 of Missouri, into whose hands it had fallen after Gen. Fremont's 
 failure to make the second payment on his purchase. 
 
 Prominent among these gentlemen from the East were Messrs. 
 Peirce, Hayes, Stout, Rich and Coffin ; while among the citizens 
 of this place, who were actively engaged in the enterj^rise, were 
 Dr. E. T. Robberson, and Messrs. Eli Parrish, Chas. E. Harwood, 
 Thomas Whitlock, S. H. Boyd, and Wm. Massey. 
 
 All the time, from the organization of the company, about the 
 year 1850, for the construction of the Southern Pacific Branch 
 Railroad, to within a few months of the completion of the road to 
 this place in 1870, the people of Springfield had been looldng 
 forward with bright anticipations to the dawning of a new era of 
 prosperity, whenever the iron band should connect them with the 
 outer world; but as the path of the '"iron horse" began to be 
 marked out through Greene county, they saw, with alarm on the 
 part of some, and, perhajis, misgivings on the part of others who 
 had once had it in their power to bring it nearer, that instead of 
 
142 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 coming- directly to the city, it would, like the Phariseti of old, 
 "pass by on the other side." 
 
 "Still, though not realizing tlieir fondest anticii^ations, the 
 the citizens of Springfield hailed with joy the day when the road 
 was completed to a point so near their borders ; and, from a 
 pamphlet entitled " Opening of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, 
 and Completion of the South Pacific Railroad to Springfield, Mo., 
 May 3d, 1870," we quote the followng extracts from an address 
 of welcome delivered by Gov. Phelps on that occasion : 
 
 "Mr. President and Directors of the South Pacific Railroad: 
 In behalf of the citizens of Springfield and its ^^cinity, I tender 
 you a hearty welcome. For years we have been anxiously look- 
 ing for the comjrietion of a railroad to this city. We knew the 
 difficulties to be overcome, the obstacles to be removed, and the 
 arduous work to be accomplished, and we duly appreciated the 
 great advantage the road would be, not only to Springfield, but 
 to the surrounding country. 
 
 " Tou now have our heartfelt thanks, that the great and diffi- 
 cult work is finished, and to you, Mr. President and Directors of 
 the Atlantic ^nd Pacific Railroad, the completion of the road to 
 this point is a source of as much joy as it is to us. 
 
 * * * uj iiotice there are with us the Governor and 
 other officers of the State, Ex-Gov. Fletcher, the Speaker of the 
 House of Representatives, two of the members of Congress, an 
 ex-mayor of the city of St. Louis, an ex-postmaster and the Pres- 
 ident of the Board of Trade of that city, the Secretary and an ex- 
 Secretary of State, several members of our Legislature, and other 
 distinguished gentlemen. All these have come here to greet us. 
 I tender you a cordial and hearty welcome. 
 
 "Many of you, perhaps, have had business relations for years 
 with some of the people of this city and the Southwest, yet as this 
 is your first visit to our beautiful country, you can hardly appre- 
 ciate the difficulties under which we have labored, without an 
 easy and expeditious connection with other portions of the State. 
 
 "We were in an almost isolated condition ; access to our coun- 
 try could only be obtained by days of tiresome and weary travel, 
 over rough and rugged roads, and through a hilly and mountain- 
 ous country, whilst for years you have been in the enjoyment of 
 
NORTH SPBINGFIELD. 143 
 
 railroad communication with all the advantages you possess ; nay, 
 more, we have rejoiced with yovi in your good fortune and pros- 
 perity, and have earnestly endeavored to secure the same benefi- 
 cent results to ourselves. We cordially greet you on this morn- 
 ing of our prosperity. We unite with you in rejoicing that this 
 railroad, of such infinite advantage to the people of Southwest 
 Missouri, and of such great importance to the State, and which 
 will tend so greatly to increase its wealth and population, is com- 
 pleted to our city. 
 
 " You have but just entered upon the table-land and beautiful 
 coimtry which extends not only to the western line of the State, but 
 for many miles beyond the limits of our State. And now, my coun- 
 trymen, this is a happy day for us. We celebrate the completion 
 of the South Pacific Railroad to our city. This is an event which 
 opens to us a new and a bright future henceforward, by reason 
 of an easy and rapid communication with all parts of our coun- 
 try. This part of our State, with its mild and salubrious climate, 
 with its fine, pure water, and numerous streams, with its rich 
 and fertile soil, invites the enterprising man to make it his abode, 
 and unite with us in advancing its material prosperity. 
 
 "Everything which can be produced in the United States can 
 here be produced in superabundance, except the ice of Alaska, 
 the cotton and rice of Carolina, and the tropical fruits of Florida. 
 No portion of our country surpasses this in natural advantages. 
 The bright and happy future, the subject of our wishes for many 
 long years, has just arrived upon us, and no longer shall we be 
 compelled to travel by stage on bad and dangerous roads, over a 
 broken, hilly and mountainous country, to reach the commercial 
 emporium of our State. 
 
 " This road is to be the great thoroughfare to the Pacific. You 
 have just entered upon the beautiful and fertile country which 
 extends for hundreds of miles in a westerly course from this city, 
 and through which this road will pass. No trans-continental 
 route possesses the advantages this route possesses. The climate 
 of this entire route is mild; it is near the 35th parallel of lati- 
 tude. But little snow in the most severe winters falls in any por- 
 tion of this route, hence the running of cars will not be obstruct- 
 ed by snow. The greatest altitude on the route is about seven 
 
144 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 thousand feet above the level of the ocean. In that latitude the 
 cold on the highest summit is not severe. The country on its 
 entire route will be settled, except a small portion between the 
 Colorado river and the mountains. 
 
 " But when this road shall be extended to the Pacific, the pro- 
 ducts of India and Japan will pass our very doors on their way 
 to St. Louis and other portions of our country. This road to 
 Southwest Missouri should have been built long before this time. 
 It will profit nothing to inquire who was at fault, nor who to cen- 
 sure, if any. Let it be as it may, we now have a road which 
 greatly contributes to our wealth, our prosperity and our happi- 
 ness. 
 
 " In belialf of the people of Springfield and its vfcinity, and in 
 behalf of the people of Southwest Missouri, I return to the Pres- 
 ident and Directors of the South Pacific llailroad our heartfelt 
 thanks for the great and inestimable benefit they have conferred 
 on us, and to the President and Directors of the Atlantic and Pa- 
 cific railroad we say, God speed them in the great and noble en- 
 terprise in which they are engaged 1 Push forward the work 
 until the road shall reach the Pacific. Our hearts are with you ; 
 and to those from distant parts of our State, who have honored 
 us with their presence on this day of our rejoicing, we tender our 
 thanks, and agein bid them, and the ofiicers of the railroad com- 
 panies, welcome, a hearty welcome !" 
 
 From the address of Hon. Francis B. Hayes, President of the 
 Atlantic and Pacific Kailroad, delivered on the same occasion, we 
 quote the following : 
 
 " It is for you, gentlemen and ladies, as well as for me and my 
 associates, to unite in accomplishing the great work we are en- 
 gaged in ; and if we do succeed in our eflforts, and this road is 
 completed, you and I will have the satisfaction of having aided in 
 accomplishing a work of more importance and value to this State 
 and to the nation, than any ever before undertaken. Then let 
 our cry be, 'Onward, onward to the Pacific ocean." '" 
 
 Ex-Gov. Fletcher was the next speaker, whom the President 
 asserted needed no introduction to a Missouri auditory. From 
 his address we quote as follows : 
 , " My Friends : There is victor}' in this — glorious victory ! Such 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 14:5 
 
 a victory as i:)eace only Inings to patient, persistent toil in the 
 right! In such an hour the human heart knows its most deli- 
 cious thrill of feeling. God pity the poor miserable creature who 
 has never experienced the joy-throbs of a victory crowning the 
 struggle for the accomplishment of some good thing for man- 
 kind. 
 
 " Aye ! I hear the deep rumbling echos which are given back 
 from the forests and hills around us for the first time. 'Tis the 
 sound of the tread of the ages — the noise of the footfall of destiny 
 as it grandly marches onward. 
 
 " At this distance of two hundred and forty-one miles from 
 where the central city of the Republic sits upon the sunset bank 
 of the Father of Waters — at an altitude of nearly nine hundred 
 feet above the quays of that city; here, at a distance of nearly fif- 
 teen hundred miles from Boston, a j)ortion of the stockholders in 
 this enterprise send greetings and congratulations to their asso- 
 ciates down by the Atlantic shore, telling them in words of light- 
 ning the story of their success, and announcing that there is to- 
 day an unbroken line of railroad and telegraph communication 
 from Plymouth Rock to Springfield, Missouri." 
 
 Several other addresses were made by distinguished visitors 
 and citizens, all of whom expressed gratification at the comple- 
 tion of the road to this point, and great hopes for the future 
 prospects of Southwest iMissouri. But we must no.w return to 
 the founding of North Springfield. 
 
 Col. S. H. Boyd, who was an ex-Member of Congress from this 
 district, had once been before President Lincoln with a proposi- 
 tion for the construction of the road from Rolla to this place, for 
 the transjiortation of troops and military supplies in time of the 
 war ; but, although the President seemed to look upon the sub- 
 ject with favor, it was opposed by the Secretary of War, and the 
 plan was never carried into effect. 
 
 Failing in this, Mr. Boyd had been a partner with Gen. Fre- 
 mont, in his purchase of the road in 18G6, and now that it was 
 again sold, he still took a lively interest in the aifairs of the new 
 company. 
 
 Being, from his past acquaintance with the plans of Gen. Fre- 
 mont, pretty well posted in the probabilities comiected with the 
 
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146 NOHTII SPUINGFIEI.D. 
 
 constniction of the road, Mr. B. purchased from Dr. Kobbersona 
 half interest in a large tract of huid lying in the north part of 
 Hprhiglield and adjacent to its northern limits. Messrs. Robber- 
 son and Boyd then purcoased all lands lying in the southeast 
 part of the city which would be available for depot grounds; and 
 when, at last, a meeting of the stockholders of the (company was 
 held in Springfield, to negotiate with the city for the location of 
 the depot, it was found that suitable grounds within the city lim- 
 its could only be purchased from these parties, at prices which 
 the city was unwilling to pay. 
 
 Messrs. Robberson & Boyd then offered the railroad company 
 a half interest in the lands first mentioned, provided the depot 
 should be erected where it now stands, and this proposition was 
 finally accepted. 
 
 This led to the organization of the Ozark Land Company, con- 
 sisting of the South Pacific Railroad Company, Dr. E. T. Rob- 
 berson, and C. H. Harwood, who had purchased the interest of 
 Col. Boyd. 
 
 A town was now laid out adjoining the city of Springfield on 
 the north, and North Springfield sprang into existence as if by 
 magic. The first building erected was the small frame building 
 ei'ected by the company, and used for some time as a real estate 
 office, at the corner of Jefferson and Commercial streets. The 
 next was the residence and store of J. J. Barnard, who opened 
 the first stock of groceries and provisions. Next came Mr. Pay- 
 ton's residence and Dr. Hansford's drug store. Mr. Barnard's 
 was the first family that came to town, but was soon followed bj' 
 Mv. Payton"s, Dr. Hansfords, Mr. Mumfort's. and other famiUes 
 too numeroiTs to mention. 
 
 Among the pioneers to the new town was 
 
 J. C. JACKSON, GROCER, 
 
 who came here when the town first began to build up, in the 
 spring of 1870, and erected a two-story brick building 20x04 feet, 
 on the south side of Commercial street, near the corner of Jeffer- 
 son avenue. In 1870, feeling encouraged by the prosperity which 
 had attended him since he came here, he erected a second brick 
 building adjoining the first one en. the east, and of the same di- 
 mensions. In the spring of 1878 ho raised his building one storj^ 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 147 
 
 higher, and now has one of the finest brick blocks in town. One 
 room of this block is used by Mr. J. in carrying on the grocery 
 business, which he opened as soon as his building was ready to 
 receive a stock of goods in 1870, and has ever since continued; and 
 the rest of the building is fitted up in good style for a hotel, 
 which is also run by Mr. Jackson, under the name of the 
 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD HOUSE. 
 
 This house has a wide reputation and goodly patronage, and 
 no one is ever dissatisfied with either fare or charges. 
 
 Mr. Jackson is a native of Kentucky, but removed first to Coles 
 county, Illinois, where he remained five years before coming to 
 North Springfield. 
 
 H. H. KAUFHOLZ, GROCER, 
 
 who was one of the first men that came to North Springfield, was 
 born in Germany, in 1832, and immigrated to the United States 
 with his parents in 1845, landing in Baltimore, where he remained 
 until 1850, when he went, first to Washington, then to New Or 
 leans, and finally to Texas, engaging in the dry goods and gro- 
 cery business in San Antonio, where he remained until his re- 
 moval to this place in 1870. During the war he held the office 
 of constable in San Antonio. Arriving in North Springfield early 
 in March, 1870, he immediately commenced the erection of a two- 
 story frame building, 23x50 feet, with a ware-room about the same 
 size, on the corner of Commercial street and Robberson avenue, 
 in which he opened a " general store " in May following. In this 
 building he continued the business until it was destroyed by fixe 
 October 12, 1872. This fire was occasioned by the burning of 
 the famous Fellows elevator, on the opposite side of the street, 
 the heat being so great as to ignite Mr. Kaufholz' building at a 
 distance of over a hundred feet. 
 
 Mr. K.'s loss by this fire was about $7,000, on which he only 
 received insurance to the amount of $4,200, which was barely suf- 
 ficient to pay his debts ; but his tried and true friends of New- 
 York city came to his aid, and he the next year erected his pres- 
 ent fine two- story brick building known as the 
 
 f.^rmer's store, 
 and on the same ground where he sold the first sugar and coffee 
 in North Springfield, he now keeps one of the best retail grocery 
 
148 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 liouses in Southwest Missouri. Mr. K. has recently added to this 
 brick building another store room, KIx.'jS feet, which is now occu- 
 pied by Mr. H. H. Haynes, with a stock of millinery and fancy 
 goods. 
 
 jNIr. Kaufholz has several times held the office of Town Coun- 
 cilman since the town was organized, and is one of the most 
 watchful guardians of its interests. He brought with him a 
 highly respectable family, and for several years past has been as- 
 sisted in his business by his son Henry, who will no doubt in 
 future years fill as important a place in the growing city as his 
 father has before him. 
 
 DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. 
 
 The whole loss in the fire above mentioned was first estimated 
 at !?20.000, although it did not, probably, reach quite that amount. 
 In connection with the elevator before mentioned, was the large 
 forwarding and commission house of Mv. Fellows, which was 
 totally destroyed. The building stood about where the new ele- 
 vator has recently been erected, on the corner of Commercial 
 street and Robberson avenue. 
 
 Strangers visiting the town always enquire what that large 
 stone foundation was l)uilt for, just opposite the passenger de- 
 pot. That is where once stood 
 
 THE OZARK HOUSE, 
 
 a fine large frame hotel, which cost the railroad companj'- and the 
 Ozark Land Company about $30,000. It was among the first 
 buildings erected in North Springfield, and was kept for about 
 five years as a first-class hotel, but in the winter of 1874 it was 
 destroyed by fire and has never been rebuilt. 
 
 The following year Dr. Hansford's two-story frame boarding 
 house was destroyed, and the Doctor set to work as soon as pos- 
 sible to erect 
 
 THE LYON HOUSE, 
 
 which is a fine three-story brick hotel, standing on the ground 
 which his former building occupied, on the south 'side of Com- 
 mercial street. Dr. H. is a man who seems to understand the 
 business of keeping hotel, and is highly respected, not only by 
 those who have made his acquaintance here, but by his old friends 
 and neighbors in Ozark and in Arkansas, where he formerly lived. 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 149 
 
 SOUTHWEST PRINTING OFFICE. v. 
 
 In February, 18G9, the Soxithioest was first issued by H. Lick, 
 from an office over Dr. McAdoo's store in Springfield. In March 
 following, Z. T. Hedges bought an interest in the paper, and in 
 August of the same j-ear Mr. Lick sold out his interest to D. B. 
 Taylor, when the office was removed to North Springfield and 
 the name changed to llie Springfield i^^pudticwr, Taylor, 
 Hedges & Co. being the i^ublishers. In the spring of 1871 the 
 partnership was dissolved, Mr. Taylor retiring, and i\A-. Hedges 
 remaining in North Springfield and re-establishing the Southioest. 
 Under this style it continued until 1875, when Mr. Lick returned 
 and took charge, soon after which the office was destroyed by 
 fire. The office was at that time in a building erected and owned 
 by D. B. Taylor, who still had some claim on the office, and held 
 insurance policies to the amount of $1,900 on the building and 
 office. 
 
 Soon after this a new outfit of material was purchased by ]Mi\ 
 Lick, who changed the name of the paper to the Southv:est-er, 
 and continued its publication* until the spring of 1878, when W. 
 H. B. Trantham became the editor and proprietor, and the j^aper, 
 which had been published as an "independent" sheet, became the 
 organ of the National Greenback party of this eount3\ It is an 
 eight-page, five-column paper, devoted to the interests of the farm- 
 er, the mechanic and the laboring man, in opposition to monopolies 
 of all kinds, and seems to be quite popular with those whose 
 cause it has espoused. Connected with the office is a job depart- 
 ment, which turns out a large amount of first-class work. 
 
 RAILROAD LAND OFFICE. 
 
 Prominent among the business interests of North Springfield 
 in its infancy, was the real estate busineiss, and in that little 
 building, before mentioned, which still stands on the corner of 
 Commercial street and Jefferson avenue, we are credibly in- 
 formed that $90,000 worth of town lots were sold during the first 
 six months. Besides this, thousands of acres of farming lands 
 were sold during the same time, by Messrs. C. E. and Alfred 
 Harwood, who occupied this office, and were for several years the 
 authorized agents of the Railroad Company, for whom they have 
 transferred nearly a million dollars worth of real estate. 
 
150 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 These gentlemen were originally from Bennington, Vt., but 
 came here from Wisconsin or Illinois. They are both highly re- 
 spected citizens, and have amassed a large amount of property in 
 the town and surrounding country, in the short time they have 
 been in Southwest Missouri. They both reside within the limits 
 of -Old Town." 
 
 In the spring of 1878 the Harwood Bros, resigned the position 
 of agents for the Railroad Company, and Dr. E. T. Robberson 
 was appointed as their successor. The Doctor, who is also a 
 citizen of Springfield, has always been one of the most active and 
 earnest advocates of all measures for the advancement of " New 
 Town." The business of the office is now under the efficient 
 management of A. M. Haswell, who is thorough!}' posted in all 
 t'le details of the business, having formerly assisted Messrs. Har- 
 wood Bros, in the office, and being for some time engaged in 
 "grading" and setting prices upon the various tracts of railroad 
 land in this and neighboring counties. Dr. Robberson is thus 
 relieved of most of the care and responsibility of the office, and 
 still has time to continue the practice of his profession. He is 
 also a partner in the large drug store of Robberson & Reed, in 
 the brick biailding at the corner of Commercial street and Benton 
 avenue, where ha has his office ; besides which, he is a partner 
 with Mr. ]McCaskill in a drj'^ goods store in the west end of town, 
 and has a controlling interest in various other business enter- 
 prises. 
 
 THE LUMBER TRADE 
 
 was among the important business interests of North Springfield 
 in its infancy, and was rejDresented in 1870 by T. R. Johns, Theo- 
 dore Bloess, J. C. Degenhardt, McAllister & Barber, J. G. Raithel, 
 and Kennedy & Druhe. 
 
 Mr. Johns, who was from Ohio, came here a few months before 
 the arrival of the cars : so he had become well acquainted in the 
 new town, and being a man of fine address and pleasant demean- 
 or, soon Avon a large share of the trade ; but, with his liberality, 
 and whole-souled generosity to all of the new enterprises which 
 were gotten up for the benefit of the town and county, he soon 
 failed. Having married a farmer's daughter, he has since settled 
 down upon a farm wesit of town. 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 151 
 
 Mr. Bloess, who was also largely engaged in the lumber busi- 
 ness in Sedalia, and whose name was familiar to the men who 
 came here from the northern counties to purchase lumber, also 
 did a large business during the first year, but he also "busted." 
 
 Mr. Degenhardt was at this time doing a heavy business in St. 
 Liouis, but, being unfortunate in the selection of a man to repre- 
 sent him here, he never built up a very extensive trade in the 
 Southwest, and he also "went under." 
 
 Messrs. McAllister & Barber made it lively for their competitors 
 here for a short time, but as soon as the railroad was completed 
 to Pierce City, they "pulled up stakes" and removed to that place, 
 where they have, until recently, been doing a thriving business. 
 
 Mr. Raithel, who came here from St. Louis, was originally from 
 Bavaria, one of the states of Germany, where he was raised and 
 educated, coming to America in 1852. After successive removals 
 from New York to Indiana, thence to Iowa, and finally to St. 
 Louis, he followed the new railroad, and, early in the spring of 
 1870, came to North Springfield, where he continued in business 
 four years; first near his present residence on the north side of 
 Franklin square, and afterward on the corner of Campbell and 
 Commercial streets. In 1874 he removed his lumber business to 
 the corner of Mill and Boonville streets, in Old Town, among 
 whose business men he is also mentioned. He still retains his 
 residence and citizenship in North Springfield, w^here he has 
 several times occupied a place on the Town Board and School 
 Board. 
 
 But the only men in this business who have held to the place 
 through evil as well as good report, from among the first to the 
 present time, are the firm of 
 
 KENNEDY & DRUHE. 
 
 Prominent among the citizens in the advancement and pros- 
 perity of North SiDringfield, is John L. Kennedy. An old, tried 
 and true pioneer of the place, he stands as one of the noblest and 
 firmest pillars in its structure. He has been on the ground since 
 1870, and has furnished a large part of the wood of many of its 
 buildings, besides erecting, at his own expense, several fine resi- 
 dences for rent. Mr. Kennedy is a native of Dublin, Ireland, but 
 has been a resident of this country over fifty years, during which 
 
152 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 time he has been famihar with the lumber business in various 
 parts of tlio country, especially in Michigan, Wisconsin and IVIin- 
 nesota. His partner, ]Mr. Druhe, is a German, resiiling in Saint 
 Louis, where he is one of the most extensive jobbers in the 
 himber trade. 
 
 A. W. WRIGHT, PRACTICAL ARCHITECT. 
 
 As may well be supposed, carpenters and builders were in great 
 demand in the first days of the town, and still seem to have a fair 
 amount of work. The subject of this sketch is one of the pioneer 
 builders of North Springfield, having made the plans and specifi- 
 cations of numerous substantial and imposing structures of the 
 town. He is in every respect a first-class architect and builder. 
 His nativity is Durham, Greene county, N. Y., one entire street 
 of which city is settled by Wrights of his connection, and is ac 
 cordingly very properly named Wright street. 
 
 J. M. DOLING, COMMISSION MERCHANT. 
 
 From a recent issue of the Soutlnvester we clip the following 
 concerning this gentleman and his business : 
 
 " Foremost in North Springfield, in business and capital, is J. 
 jM. Doling, and if we may not quite say, the life and embodiment 
 of the 2)lace, it is at least due to this enterprising gentleman to 
 accord him the credit of being the ruling spirit in the commercial 
 interests of North Springfield. 
 
 " Mr. Doling's property and money interest is, perhaps, greater 
 than any .other one person's in Springfield. Besides his large 
 estate in North Springfield, he owns a half interest in the Metro- 
 politan Hotel of South Springfield, the original cost of which, if 
 we are rightly informed, was more than §100.000. He likewise 
 owns numerous other brick and frame buildings in that place, 
 besides property in the north part of the State. His entire prop- 
 erty and monied interest will probably aggregate a quarter of a 
 million dollars. 
 
 "Mr. Doling is a native of Lexington, Ky., from whence he re- 
 moved to Paris, this State, in 1843, and after successfully engaging 
 in business there and at Gallatin a number of j'ears, removed to 
 Springfiield in 1867. When the shrill whistle of the first locomo- 
 tive sounded from the summit of the Ozarks, and " Moon City" 
 (as the Old Town people were wont to call our town) was seen 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 153 
 
 through the veil of mystery, Mr. D.'s interest was identified with 
 South Springfield ; but, notwithstanding the entreaties of numer- 
 ous i^arties to withhold his fine business talent and capital from 
 North Springfield, he readily saw the advantage gained in ship- 
 ping by locating here, and in 1870 commenced buying and shipping 
 grain. That year he ' opened the road ' to this place for the ex- 
 tensive grain shipping it now enjoys, handling in the first twelve 
 months upwards of 30,000 bushels of wheat. In 1875 he shipped 
 the enormous amount of §150,000 bushels of wheat, besides im- 
 mense shipments of rye, oats, corn and other produce, for which 
 he paid out in cash over 150,000. Besides this, during that 
 year, 1875, he handled about 3.000 bales of cotton, 50 hogsheads 
 of tobacco, and 600 tons of other freight. When we see him 
 doing the principal shipping and commission business at this place 
 for one hundred miles south and fifty miles north, the above 
 figures do not surprise us. It is safe to say Mr. Doling is by all 
 odds the largest shipper on the line of the St. L. and S. F. R. R., 
 ^west of St. Louis." 
 
 Besides this, Mr. Doling is extensively engaged in dry goods, 
 hardware, and other kinds of business, in North Sprinfield. 
 
 JAMES A. STOUGHTON, STOCK DEALER, 
 
 is one of the ''heavy men" of North Springfield, and one of the 
 i^ioneers. He is one of the largest real estate and personal poperty 
 -owners here, having the most extensive livery stable to be found 
 anywhere in the West, consisting of two large, well-built frames, 50 
 lay 100 feet, both well stocked with horses and carriages. He is 
 among, the leading men of the town, both in wealth and enter- 
 prise. He was formerly from Connecticut, if we mistake not. 
 
 JOHN BRUNAUGH, 
 
 familiar with nearly every railroad man at this and other places 
 along the line, was here in North Springfield's palmy days, a^nd 
 is here yet. Mr. Brunaugh for several years has been caterer to 
 the good tastes of a host of patrons, who always find good eating 
 at his restaurant. 
 
 B. H. BILLS, JEWELER, 
 
 was another pioneer of this town, and the two-story frame build- 
 ing erected hj him for a jeweler's shop, at the corner of State 
 street and Robberson avenue, north of the railroad, still stands as 
 
154 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 one of the old land-marks. Mr. Bills is a native of Tennessee^ 
 from which State he removed in 1843, to the farm now occupied 
 by him. two and one-half miles northwest of Springfield, where he 
 has since remained, with the exception of abont three years during 
 the time of the war, when he considered the climate of Arkansas 
 more healthy for him than that of Missouri. 
 
 For about fifteen years after coming here, he followed teaching, 
 and was, for some time, the County Commissioner of Schools for 
 Greene county. He is now engaged in the jewelry and watch- 
 making business, on Commercial street, near the Lyon House. 
 
 The next house built on the north side of the railroad was that 
 of S. H. Richardson, who removed his family thither in the spring 
 of 1871. Mr. R. is a native of Virginia, being born in Richmond 
 and raised in Lynchburg, from which place he emigrated first to 
 Louisville, Ky., and afterwards to this town, which he reached 
 in 1870. 
 
 LOUIS MEISSBACH, B.\RBER, 
 
 is a German by birth, but has been in this country ever since he 
 was ten years old. His parents, with Avhom he came to Amei'ica, 
 stopped first in Galveston, but soon removed to St. Louis, where 
 Louis was raised and learned his trade. Early among the pio- 
 neers of North Springfield he came here, and opened a first-class 
 barber- shop and erected his joresent residence on Washington 
 avenue, which was one of the first buildings in town. Mr. M. is 
 a general favorite with citizens, railroad men and travelers, and. 
 seems to have a host of patrons. 
 
 JAMES M^'kENNA, painter, 
 
 was originally from Wilmington, Delaware, and is consecpently 
 what is called one of the "blue hen's chickens." He came to 
 North Springfield in April, 1871, and soon opened an ice-cream 
 saloon and toy and notion shop, on Commercial street, where he 
 seems to have a good trade. This establishment, however, is 
 chiefly under the care of ]\Ii-s. McKenna, who is always on hand 
 to wait upon customers, while her husband is at work at his trade. 
 He appears to be an excellent mechanic, and is one of North 
 Springfield's most highly respected citizens, having held success- 
 ively several of the town offices. 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 155 
 
 J. L. MOONEY, BUTCHER. 
 
 In the summer of 1877 Mr. Mooney opened a meat-market on 
 the corner of Commercial sti*eet and Jefferson avenue, and seems 
 to be doing a fine business. He is from St. Loiiis, where he was 
 for six years superintendent of the large packing house of John 
 J. Roe & Co. 
 
 FRANCIS A. HEACKER, TOBACCONIST, 
 
 sometimes known as "Big Heacker," and sometimes as '"Little 
 Heacker," has a reputation for doing up the "devil's weed" in the 
 most tempting and pleasant manner. Frank has justly won for 
 himself and his manufactory the deserved reputation of Excelsior, 
 and to-day stands a full length ahead of all other cigar-makers in 
 Southwest Missouri. The Little and Big Heacker Cigars, his last 
 brands, have found their way to nearly every " Johnny Schmoker" 
 in this whole section of country, and "none know them but to 
 love them." The Southwestern Cigar Factory is one of the im- 
 portant institutions of North Sj)ringfield, and stands at the cor- 
 ner of Jefferson avenue and Commercial street. 
 
 NEW STEAM ELEVATOR. 
 
 Among the latest improvements in North Springfield is the 
 steam grain elevator erected in the summer of 1878, by Robber- 
 son & Straw. The former partner in the firm is Dr. E. T. Rob- 
 berson, before mentioned, and the latter is a gentleman who has 
 formerly been engaged in the grain trade at Marshfield. We are 
 informed that he intends removing his family to North Springfield 
 and becoming a citizen. 
 
 SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 
 
 Not long after the laying out of the town and the commence- 
 ment of business here, the writer opened school in a small frame 
 building, known as the chapel, which stood on the west side of 
 Jefferson street, where Locust street now crosses. Here, during 
 the winter of 1870-71, he had a private school of from sixty to 
 eighty students. Miss Bills also had a small school on the north 
 side of the railroad. 
 
 In the spring of 1871, a public school was established and the 
 private schools discontined. Since that time there has been pub- 
 lic school in the district from six to ten months every year, and 
 
156 NORTH SPBINGFIELD. 
 
 in 1872 the present line brick school building in the north part of 
 town was erected at a cost of $17,000. 
 
 The tirst Chui'ch organized in North Si)ringtield was a union 
 society, composed of different religious denominations, under the 
 ministry of Rev. James Harwood. The jilace of meeting Avas in 
 the Chapel before mentioned. After conducting the services 
 about a year in this building, the name of the 
 
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH '•/'^' :,/t»)'> 
 
 was adopted by the society, and the present fine frame building 
 was erected on the east side of Jefferson street, nearly opposite the 
 first place of meeting. 
 
 For some time Mr. Harwood remained as the regular minister, 
 after which two or three other ministers were employed, each for 
 a short time, then ]\[r. Harwood was again engaged for a while. 
 At the present time the pulj^it is occupied by Rev. Oliver Brown, 
 one of the professors of Drury College. Regular services are 
 held every Sunday, morning and evening, and a flourishing Sun- 
 day school, connected with the chui'cli, meets Sunday mornings 
 at nine o'clock. 
 
 THE M. E. CHURCH, 
 
 of North Springfield, was organized in 1874, under the labors of 
 the Rev. S. M. Mortland, who was stationed here as the first reg- 
 ular minister. Since that time Revs. B. F. Poole, E. A. Day, and 
 E. E. Condo, have been the ministers in charge, the latter being 
 the present ])astor. Prior to the organization of a regular society 
 here, the town was included in a circuit, and Rev. J. G. Gardner 
 preached here once a month. This Church now has regular ser- 
 vices every Sunday, in the hall over Mr. Burge's store, at the 
 corner of Commercial street and Benton avenue. A Sunday 
 school was organized by Rev. Mortland, and is now conducted 
 under the superintendence of John C. Keet, of Springfield. 
 
 SPRINGFIELD LODGE NO. 218, L O. O. F. 
 
 was organized in Springfield, in 1870, and removed to this place 
 in 1871. Its present officers are : E. F. Wyland, N. G.; T. E. 
 Wright, y. G.; F. A. Heacker, R. S.; E. T. Robberson, Treasurer; 
 and George W. Burge, Cor. Sec'y. Regular meetings are held 
 every Wednesday night, over the postoffice. corner Commercial 
 street and Benton avenue. 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 157 
 
 GATE OF TEMPLE LODGE, NO. 422, A. t\ & A. M., 
 
 was chartered May 8, 1872, with T. U. Flanner, W. M.; B. F. 
 Lawson, S. W.; and E. A. Finney, J. W. Its present officers are: 
 E. D. Parce, W. M.; G. E. McCauley, S. W.; John Lopp, J. W.; 
 W. D. Littlefield, Sec'y: W. Wilson, Treas.; Robt. Jay, S. D.; 
 Alfred Ball, J. D.; F. H. Wightman, Tyler. Meets over postoffice, 
 corner of Commercial street and Benton avenne, on the second 
 and fourth Thursdays in each month. 
 
 ST. LOUIS & S. F. R. R. SHOPS. 
 
 Not exactly in the town, but on a forty-acre tract of land ad- 
 joining it on the east, are the extensive car and locomotive repair 
 shops of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway. Up to 1873 
 the principal shops of this road were located at Franklin, or Pa- 
 cific as it is now called, but at that time the round house was 
 erected here, with accommodations for twelve engines, and shops 
 large enough to admit five engines at a time for repairs, besides 
 a large blacksmith shop, with all the latest appliances for utiliz- 
 ing and saving labor. 
 
 In 1876 a sixty-horse power stationary engine was put in to run 
 the machinery, and the car shop, brass foundry and oil house were 
 erected ; also a large lumber and dry house. In 1877 there was 
 a considerable increase in the machinery, including a steam punch 
 and shears, and a steam hammer of 36.000 pound stroke, but so 
 regulated that the force may be diminished even to the weight of 
 an oiance. In 1877 these shops employed about 170 men and 
 turned out over one hundred new cars, besides keeping up ordi- 
 nary repairs for the whole road of 363 miles. 
 
 Mr. M. Kearney is the Master Mechanic having charge of the 
 whole business of these shops. The bridge shop, erected in 1876, 
 is located a short distance north of the machine shops, and is un- 
 der the control of James Dunn, Chief Engineer and Superintend- 
 ent of Bridges, Buildings, Pumps, &c. At this shop most of the 
 timber is furnished and the framing done for the bridges and 
 buildings of the whole road. H. C. Sprague is foreman of this 
 shop, and C. O. Ingraham is foreman on the Western Division, 
 having charge of the work from Springfield to Vinita. This de- 
 partment employs about 25 or 30 men, most of whom have their 
 headquarters in North Springfield. 
 
168 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 G. E. McCauley, who was one of the first settlers of North 
 Springfield, came here as a machinist, when the Company had 
 only a small three-stall wooden engine-house, but as soon as the 
 present large shops ware erected, he was appointed foreman of 
 the round house, which position he still holds. Mr. M. is form- 
 erly from Baltimore, Md., but more recently from St. Louis. 
 
 F. Doyle, the present foreman of the Car Works, has occupied 
 the position since 1876. He was originally from Ireland, but has 
 been in this country about forty-eight years, coming here when 
 but three years old. He was formerly foreman on the Cincinnati 
 & Marietta R. R., and afterward of the North Missouri. 
 
 I. N. Mellinger was formerly foreman on this road, first at 
 Franklin and afterward here, but about the middle of March, 187G, 
 while coupling cars on the yard, was caught between two cars 
 and almost instantly killed. Many sad cases of this kind have 
 occurred here, and we are credibly informed that since the com- 
 pletion of the road to this place in 1870, not less than thirty men 
 have been killed on this road, while engaged in this dangerous 
 business of coupling cars. 
 
 Besides the gentlemen already mentioned, the following oflfi- 
 cials of the road have their headquarters at North Springfield, of 
 which they are among the most highly respected citizens : 
 
 J. M. McCabe, Foreman in Machine Shops ; J. R. Wentworth, 
 Passenger and Freight Agent ; J. R. Osborn, Yard Master ; W. 
 D. Littlefield, Supt. of Telegraph ; H. H. Haynes, Tie and Fence 
 Inspector ; John Williams, Clerk of Road and Building Depart- 
 ment ; L. Lyman, General Road Master ; and D. H. Nichols, As- 
 sistant Supt. of the Road. 
 
 As this is the station at which conductors, engineers, and 
 brakemen are exchanged on nearly all trains, it is the home or 
 headquarters of nearly all employes on the whole line. 
 
 By the census recently taken for this work, we find that over 
 one-half of the citizens of North Sijringfield are directly in the 
 employ of the Railroad Company, while of the remainder, a large 
 proportion are engaged in keeping stores, hotels, boarding-houses 
 or something which makes them indirectly dependent on the ar- 
 rival of the pay-car on its monthly trijjs; and even the book-agent 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 159 
 
 who would succeed in this town must put his time of delivering 
 books about "pay-day. " 
 
 A large portion of North Springfield is supplied with water 
 from the large natural spring one half mile north of the Passen- 
 ger Depot. This spring also furnishes water for the motive power 
 of the extensive machine shops of the Company and for all loco- 
 motives running over this division c^f the road. The reservoir of 
 the spring is 19x70 feet and about 6 feet deep. From this spring 
 the water is forced up to the tank at the machine shops, and the 
 ■one from which the locomotives and the town are supplied, bj' 
 means of a powerful engine and Cameron pump, with 50 feet of 
 suction pipe, and 2040 feet of three-inch discharge pipe. 
 
 INCORPORATION AND ATTEMPTED ANNEXATION. 
 
 On the 4th day of July, 1870, the County Court of Greene 
 <iounty made an order incorporating the **Town of North Spring- 
 field," which then included the southwest quarter of the south- 
 east quarter, and all of the southwest quarter of section 12, and 
 the east half of the east half of the southeast quarter of section 
 11, in township 29, range 22. 
 
 At the same time and by the same authority, J. J. Barnard, L. 
 Hansford, M. V. Smith, H. H. K:iufholz and William Turk, were 
 appointed Trustees of said town. These orders were made "'on 
 l^etition of two-thirds of the citizens " of the town, but were after- 
 wards discovered to be illegal, from the fact that scarcely any of 
 said petitioners, and not even the gentlemen appointed as trus- 
 tees, had been in the State long enough to become citizens. 
 Therefore the original orders of incorporation were rescinded, 
 and, on the 8th of May, 1871, the t^wn was again incorporated 
 including the same amount of territory though differently de- 
 scribed. 
 
 By order of the County Court, Jan. 7, 1873, a voting precinct 
 was established here, and on petition of J. J. Birnard ani others, 
 the corporate limits of the town were so extended as to include 
 the northwest quarter of section 12, before mentioned. 
 
 In 1874 there was a bill introduce 1 in the State Legislature to 
 extend the limits of Springfield far enough north to include 
 North Springfield, and the bill wars passed providing that it 
 should be S3 extended, if a majority of the tax-pay ei's of both 
 
IGO NORTH SPR1N6F1ELD. 
 
 towns should vote in favor of such extension. The vote was lirst 
 taken in North Springfiekl, and stood 72 opposed, and 1 in favor 
 — Frank Lawson castinj^ the vote in favor of the extension mere- 
 ly as a joke. Learning what the resnlt was here, it was not con- 
 si clered necessary to take a vote on the proposition in Springfield. 
 
 TOWN OFFICERS. 
 
 In the SoKthircater of Feb. 31. 1S77, we find tlie following con- 
 densed statement of the Town Records, furnished by James Mc- 
 Kenna, who w'as at that time Clerk of the Board : 
 
 " Since the incorporation of the town the following named gen- 
 tlemen have acted in an official capacity with marked ability and 
 with little, if any, exception to their management. 
 
 " The (xreene County Court granted the act of incorporation on 
 the 8th day of IMay, 1871, and appointed the following named 
 persons to act as Trustees: J. J. Barnard, J. C. Jackson, W. M. 
 Turk, H. H. Kaufholz and A. P. Harwood. 
 
 I^ov. 12, 187 1. — The Trustees met by consent, and J. J. Bar- 
 nard was appointed Chairman and D. B. Taylor, Clerk, after which 
 the Board proceeded to enact by-laws and regulations for the 
 town. W. M. Turk was elected Marshal ; A. M. Haswell, Asses- 
 sor : L. Hansford, Collector ; T. R. Johns, Treasurer, and J. C. 
 Jackson, Street Commissioner. L. Hansford resigned the office 
 of Collector and "NV. M. Turk was appointed to fill the vacancy. 
 
 '' Xoc. 20, 187 1. — J. J. Barnard removed out of the corpora- 
 tion and A. P. Harwood was elected chairman. The removal out 
 of the corporation of J. J. Barnard and the resignation of W. M. 
 Turk left a vacancy', and a special election was had, which resulted 
 in the election of J. G. Raithel and W. M. Payton. A. J. Russell 
 was elected Marshal and Collector in place of W. M. Turk, re- 
 signed. 
 
 "'Feb. 26, 1872. — Assessor A. M. Haswell resigned and D. B. 
 Taylor was elected to fill the unexpired term, and J. R. Stokes 
 Marshal and Collector in place of A. J. Russell, dismissed or ex- 
 pelled. 
 
 April 2-1, 1872. — After a spirited election, with many candi- 
 dates in the field, the contest resulted in the election of S. L. 
 Campbell, Robert Sears, Oliver Smith, H. H, Kaufholz and W. 
 Lawson. Raithel and Kaufholz being a tie, tossed up for the 
 
NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 161 
 
 place, and Kanfbolz won. Organized by electing Oliver Suiitb 
 cliairman ; H. F. Fellows, Clerk ; J. L. Kennedy, Assessor ; L. 
 Hansford, Treasurer ; J. 11. Stokes, Marshal and Collector, and 
 Jas. McKenna, Street Commissioner. J. L. Campbell and W. F. 
 Lawson's resignations taking place June 2-4 tb, a new election was 
 bad on July 20tb, wbicb resulted in tbe election of J. G. Raitbel 
 and A. P. Harwood to fill tbe vacancies. 01iv6r Smitb and Eobert 
 Sears resigning, a new election was bad Oct. 26tb, 1872, wbicb 
 resulted in tbe election of A. "NV. AVrigbt and W. R. Graves. 
 Dec. IGtb, 1872, E. L. Wrigbt was cbosen clerk in place of Fel- 
 lows, resigned. Mareb 17tb, 1873, E. L. Wrigbt resigned tbe 
 Clerksbip, and J. J. Dunlap was appointed to fill tbe vacancy. 
 
 ^' April 10, 1873. — New Board elected, consisting of tbe fol- 
 lowing persons: "NV. R. Graves, A. W. Mattbewson, Wm. Lawson, 
 Pat McSweeney, H. S. Blankensbip. A. W. Mattbewson was cbo- 
 sen Cbairman ; J. J. Dunlap, Clerk ; L. Hansford, Treasurer ; Jo- 
 seph Fletcher, Marshal ; J. C. Jackson, Street Commissioner ; J,. 
 L. Kennedy, Assessor. May 6tb, tbe County Court granted tbe 
 petition of citizens asking for an extension of tbe town limits, and 
 also a voting precinct, and fixed the boundary of northwest quar- 
 ter of section 12, township 29, range 22. June 16th, Dunlap re- 
 signing, W. J. Rountree was elected to fill bis place. July 7tb, 
 1873, Joseph Fletcher resigned the Marshal and Collectorsbip 
 and H. K. Durham was elected in bis place. Aug. 12tb, H. T.. 
 Rand was elected Clerk, vice Rountree resigned. 
 
 " April 18, 1874- — The newly elected Board, consisting of A. 
 W. Mattbewson, A. B. Clayton and D. P. Stewart, was duly qual- 
 ified and organized by electing the following officers : J. M. Mel- 
 linger, Cbairman ; H. T. Rand, Clerk ; J. L. Kennedy, Assessor ;; 
 L. Hansford, Treasurer ; J. R. "Cox, Attorney ; H. K. Durham, 
 Marshal, Street Commissioner and Collector. 
 
 '-'■ A2)ril 12, 1875. — A newly elected Board consisting of tbe fol- 
 lowing was duly qualified : I. N. C. Mellinger, D. P. Stewart, A. 
 B. Clayton, L. Hansford and Jas. McCabe. Organized by elect- 
 ing I. N. C. Mellinger, Cbairman ; J. H. Moore, Marshal and Col- 
 lector ; W. Reed, Treasurer ; Geo. Burge, Assessor ; Jas. Mc- 
 Kenna, Clerk ; J. J. Barnard, Attorney ; J. H. Moore, Street. 
 
 11 
 
162 NORTH sruiNGl'IELD. 
 
 Commissioner. January 3, 1870, Jolm H. ]\Ioore resigned and 
 F. H. Wiglitnian was elected to fill the vacancy. 
 
 '■'■ ^ipr'd 17, 1870. — New Board elected, viz: L. Hansford, 
 Benj. Grist, H. F. Langenberg, C. W. Patton and H. H. Kauf- 
 liolz. Organized by electing L. Hansford, Chairman ; F. H. 
 "NVightman, Marshal and Collector ; "NV. Reed, Treasurer, and J. 
 L. Kennedy. Assessor. June 5th, F. H. Wightman resigning his 
 office, H. L. Baldwin was elected to fill the same." 
 
 From the jiresent Clerk, !Mr. J. H. Moore, we obtain the offi- 
 cial record for 1877 and "78, as follows : 
 
 1877.— Councilmen, Dr. L. Hansford, W. C. Patton, H. Lan- 
 genberg, H. H. Kaufholz, and H. H. Haynes. Organized by 
 electing L. Hansford, Chairman; James McKenna. Clerk : Geo. 
 Dickerson, Assessor ; Wm. A. Reed, Treasurer; and H. L. Baldwin , 
 Street Commissioner. 
 
 1878. — Councilmen, G. E. McCauley, L. Hansford, H. H. Kauf- 
 holz, H. H. Haynes and J. R. Stokes. Organized by electing J- 
 R. Stokes, Chairman ; J. H. Moore, Clerk ; J. J. Barnard, Assessor? 
 "Wm. A. Reed, Treasurer, and J. F. C. Day, Marshal and Street 
 Commissioner. Before the close of the year, J. W. Palmer resigned 
 his position on the Town Board, and a special election being held, 
 Willis Augiistus was elected to fill the vacancy. 
 
 Our allotted space for historical matter being now more than 
 filled, we close the history of North Springfield, and call the read- 
 ers's attention to the full and complete Directory of Springfield 
 and North Springfield which follows. 
 
SPBINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 163 
 
 H. O. DOW. JNO. COOI^IBS. 
 
 H. O. DOW A CO., 
 
 211 COLLEGE ST., SPRINGFIELD, MO., 
 
 FARM MACHINERY. 
 
 Sole Agents for Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas for 
 
 WHEELER NO. 6 
 
 P»3 ' ^^^i^ ^^ 
 
 H-^ ^^^ !=^ 
 
 ^^^^ *&- Bte *^ ^^^^ H^ 
 
 REAPERS & MOWERS, 
 
 STEAM AND HORSE POWER 
 
 INYINCIBLE VIBBATOES AUB BUFFALO PITTS 
 
 Uapgood Steel and Oliver Chilled Plotvs, Farm Imple^ 
 
 tnents, Belting, Pumps, Mosler Safe and Lock 
 
 Co.'s Fire Proof Safes, Etc., Etc. 
 
 Everything from a Steam Engine to a Hand Corn Planter. 
 
164 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Loretto Young Ladies' 
 
 ACADEMY, 
 
 CONDUCTED BY THE 
 
 sisTEiE^s oin lo:e^:btto. 
 
 Besides the usual Literary Course, Music, Drawing, Paint- 
 ing in Water Colors, Plain and Ornamental Needle Work are 
 taught. For terms apply to 
 
 SISTER SUPERIOR, 
 
 Loretto Academy, Springfield, Mo. 
 
 N. B. From Sept., 1879, young ladies from a distance can 
 board in the Institution. 
 
 CONCORD NURSERY, 
 '"'''''"*''' ^^^^fe^M. J. Rofliite, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, 
 
 Missouri. ^^^^^^r&^ PROPRIETOR. 
 
 riiit, Shade and #riiaiiieilteT 
 
 SHRUBS, ROSES AND GREEN HOUSE PLANTS. 
 
 -o«^«{0«- 
 
 Co?'}-espofide?ice Solicited a?id ^rompttj A?is7fered. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOEY. 165 
 
 DIRECTORY OF SPRINGFIELD 
 
 AND 
 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 EXPLANATORY. 
 
 The plan of numbering is that adopted by the City Council in 
 the ordinance recently'- enacted. To find a number on the Public 
 Square, commence with No. 100, at the northeast corner, and 
 count around, via the north, west, south and east, to the place of 
 beginning. 
 
 To find a number on any of the four principal streets leading 
 out from the Square, commence with No. 200, and every time you 
 cross a street begin a new hundred, remembering that all even 
 numbers are on the east and south, and all odd numbers on the 
 north and west. All other streets number from these four prin- 
 cipal streets according to the same rule, and all parallel streets 
 are made to correspond as nearly as possible with those upon 
 which the numbers are given on the map. The sj)ace allowed 
 for a number is from 20 to 25 feet in the business portion, and 
 from 40 to 100 feet in the dwelling-house portion of the city. 
 
 Residences and business houses in North Springfield are not 
 numbered, but will be distinguished by the letters N. S. placed 
 after the name. 
 
 Ave. stands for avenue ; al. for alley ; bet. for between ; bds. 
 for boards: elk for clerk; col'd for colored; cor. for corner; nr. 
 for near ; prop'r for proprietor ; op, for opposite ; res. for resi- 
 dence ; st. for street ; and n. a. e. and w. for the points of the 
 compass. 
 
166 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 A 
 
 Abbott, James, Secy Sprinpffield Iron Works, res 511 W. Walnut- ^ 
 Abbott, Joel, res 511 W. Walnut. 
 
 Abbott, ]f A., druggist, 12G Public Square, res 303 W. Walnut. 
 Abernathy, Granville, col'd, fai-mer, rear of 707 St. Louis. 
 Abernathy, Abraham, cold, blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, 
 
 res rear of 703 St. Louis. 
 Abernathy, Julia, col'd, res rear of 703 St. Louis. 
 Abernathy, Marshall, cold, blacksmith, with W. H. Lyman, 202 
 
 Mill," bda 907 Boonville. 
 Ackley, J. C, agent for agricultural implements, res 311 E. Phelps. 
 Adams, U. G., grocer, 103 Public Square, bds Metropolitan hotel. 
 Adams, Mrs. Betsey, res 311 E. Elm. 
 Adams, George, res 311 E. Elm. 
 Adams, W. S. (Adams & White, merchants,) 218 College, bds 219 
 
 same. 
 Adams, John, gardener, res 400 W. State. 
 Adams, Samuel, barber, res 821 W. Walnut. 
 Adams, Lucinda, col'd, res 408 Washington ave. 
 Adams, Moses, col'd, stone mason, res 408 Washington ave. 
 Adams, Alexander, cold, laborer, res 310 N. Jefferson. 
 Adams, Alfred, col'd, barber, 212 South, res 310 N. Jefferson. 
 Adams, W. G., col'd, stone mason, res 522 Weaver. 
 Adams, Wad, col'd, laborer, res. 705 Franklin. 
 Adams, Alfred, col'd, laborer, res 907 Boonville. 
 Adams, John, col'd, laborer, res 213 Hampton ave. 
 African M. E. Church, 716 Benton ave. 
 
 Agnew, John, livery stable, 214 W. Olive, res 1 m. s. w. of city. 
 Akers, E., conductor St. L. & S. F. R. li, res. Benton ave., near 
 
 State, N. S. 
 Alexander, John, molder, Springfield Iron Works, res St. 
 
 Louis. 
 Alexander, John T., col'd, laborer, res 518 Calhoun. 
 Aldridge, R. T., shoemaker. 323 Boonville, res 307 W. Phelps. 
 Alman, Miss Lou., res 501 Harrison. 
 Allen, Granville, col'd, wagon maker, Springfield Wagon Factory, 
 
 res 309 Washington ave. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 167 
 
 Allen, Rhoda, col'd, cook, 601 N. Main. 
 Allison, John, col'd, laborer, res. 319 St. Louis. 
 Ames, Win., bridge builder, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res 820 North 
 • Jefterson. 
 
 Amos, M. v., printer, bds N. Campbell. 
 
 Anderson, T. B., jeweler, 142 Public Square, bds 305 South. 
 Anderson, W. H., attorney- at-law, office in court house, res. 700 
 
 North Main. 
 Anderson, Miss Mary, photographer, with W. Mitchell, 204 Boon- 
 
 ville, res 700 N. Main. 
 Anderson, Miss Annie, works at 305 E. Walnut. 
 Anderson, A. C, clerk, at 211 St. Louis, bds 509 W. Walnvit. 
 Anderson, W. E., clerk, at 215 St. Louis, res 708 Boonville. 
 Anderson, E., res 304 E. Water. 
 Anderson, James, laborer, res rear of 509 N. Grant. 
 Anderson, Henry, hostler, at 112 Pub. Sq., res. 700 N. Main. 
 Anderson, Rebecca, col'd, servant, 218 N. Patten alley. 
 Andrews, Mrs. Nancy, res cor Campbell and State, N. S. 
 Andrews, Jacob, col'd, laborer, res 405 E. Chestnut. 
 Anstead, J. H., harness maker. Commercial st.,near freight depot, 
 
 bds Harding House, N. S. 
 Anthony, James, cigar factory, 130 Public Sq., res 314 Cherry. 
 Anthony, George W., tobacco factory, rear of 605 St. Louis, res. 
 
 603 same. 
 Armstrong, W. M., res 306 Boonville. 
 Armstrong, Miss Alice, res 306 Boonville. 
 Armstrong, Miss F. C, res 400 E. Water. 
 Armstrong, Jane, col'd, res 221 Hampton ave. 
 Armstrong, Amanda, col'd, res 223 Hampton ave. 
 Armstrong, Joseph, col'd, musician, res rear of 205 S. Jefferson. 
 Arnault, Miss E., works at 409 S. Jefferson. 
 Arnold, Frank, col'd, machinist, Springfield Ii'on Works, res 600 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Ary, R. T., teamster, res 1010 Union. 
 Asbury, John, machinist, Railroad Shops, res Robberson ave, nr 
 
 Commercial st., N. S. 
 Asbury, Cornelius, plasterer, res Campbell, near Division, N. S. 
 Atkins, Miss Mollie, works at 506 Benton ave. 
 
168 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 'f> 
 
 H. H. KAUFHOLZ, 
 
 General Dealer in 
 
 GHOCEHIES and PHOVISIOITS, 
 
 North Side Commercial St., conuT of Robberson Avenue, 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 S^'Cash paid for all kinds of Country Produce at the highest 
 market price. 
 
 T. B. .^isrx)Ei^soisr, 
 
 Practical Watcliinakcr ami Dealer in 
 
 Silver and Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles for all ages. 
 All Work Warraiitfid. Ropairing of Fine Watchos a Specialty. 
 
 142 PUBLIC SaUAEE, COB. ST. LOtTIS ST., SPEINOFIELD, MO. 
 
 Blacksmith and Horse Shoer, 
 
 202 MILL ST., SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 <>-o;«<o« 
 
 Sj>eoial attention gj'i>'di to ropaii'liig- Car— 
 x'iag-os aiicl AVag-oiiH. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 169 
 
 Atherton, Charles, laborer, res 901 N. Main. 
 
 Atteberry, Miss Ada, works at 215 W. Olive. 
 
 Atteberry, J. O., farmer, res 711 S. Main. 
 
 Atteberry, Geo. W., farmer, res 711 S. Main. 
 
 Atteberry, J. B., farmer, res 711 S. Main. 
 
 Atzert, John F., (Atzert & Sampey, meat market,) 214 South, res 
 
 728 S. Main. 
 Augustus, Willis, machinist, Railroad Shops, res cor. Boonville 
 
 and Park, N. S. 
 Aumotli, Mrs. J. G., res 324 St. Louis. 
 Ault, John, machinist, bds 311. South. 
 
 Ausherman, M. L., grocer, 128 Pub. Sq., res 315 W. Walnut. 
 Austin, Miss Cora, works at 717 Boonville. 
 Auxier, Miss Geneva, res 305 Mill. 
 Avery, Charles C, farmer, res 619 Mill. 
 
 B 
 
 Bacon, Mrs. Sarah, res. 607 St. Louis. 
 
 Bacon, Geo. W., teamster, res rear of 605, St. Louis. 
 
 Bailey, Miss Anna, book-keeper, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 412 
 E. Walnut. 
 
 Bailey, J. P., Sup't Springfield Cotton Mills, res 412 E. Walnut. 
 
 Baker, Andrew, col'd, laborer, res 402 E. Phelps. 
 
 Baker, Mary, col'd, res 402 E. Phelps. 
 
 Baker, Mrs. Nancy, res Campbell, nr Division, N. S. 
 
 Baker Charles, miner, bds 219 W. Olive. 
 
 Baker, S. A., plasterer, res 515 Benton ave. 
 
 Baker, E., retired merchant, res 715 Billings. 
 
 Baker, Miss Victoria, res 601 Evans. 
 
 Baldwin, E. J., clerk, res 317 E. Elm. 
 
 Baldwin, Mrs. E. J., teacher of music and di-awing, res 317 E. Elm. 
 
 Baldwin, H. L., grocer. Commercial si, between Boonville st and 
 Robberson ave, res cor Pacific and Robberson, N. S. 
 
 Baldwin, Miss Lucinda, teacher, res cor Pacific & Robberson, N. S. 
 
 Baldwin, C. F., stair builder, res 501 Billings. 
 
 Ball, Arthur, machinist. Railroad Shops, bds with F. Ball, Wash- 
 ington ave, nr Commercial, N. S. 
 
170 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Ball. Fred., blacksmith, llailroail Shops, res. "Washington ave., nr 
 Commercial st., N. S. 
 
 Ball, J. "\V., veterinary surgeon, 218 Boonville, bds 212 Boonville. 
 
 Ball, Henry, carpenter, bds 428 St. Louis. 
 
 Baltz, Frederic, (Baltz& Son, shoemakers,) Benton ave near Com- 
 mercial st, N. S. 
 
 Baltz, G. F., (Baltz & Son, shoemakers,) Benton ave near Com- 
 mercial st, N. S. 
 
 Bandon, H. M., carpenter, res Pacific near Boonville, N. S. 
 
 Banks, A., architect, 221 South, res 406 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Banks, Miss Ida V., res 406 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Baptist Church, 323 South. 
 
 Baptist Church, col'd, 605 Washington ave. 
 
 Barbae, Carrie, col'd, res 518 Weaver. 
 
 Barbee. Alexander, col'd, laborei*, res 518 Weaver. 
 
 Barnard, J. J. att'y at law., cor Commercial and Jefferson, res 
 Washington ave, north of Atlantic st, N. S. 
 
 Barnes, G. W., carpenter, res 704 N. Campbell. 
 
 Barnes, R. E., cabinet maker, res 704 N. Campbell. 
 
 Barney, T. C, engineer, Springfield Woolen Mills, res 504 Cal- 
 houn. 
 
 Barrett, John, clerk for Robberson &'Reed, bds with Wm. A. 
 Reed, Benton ave, N. S. 
 
 Barrett, B. A., Physician and Surgeon, 125 Public Square, res 
 807 Boonville. 
 
 Barrett, F. A., stiident, 125 Public Square, res 807 Boonville. 
 
 Barrett, Miss Ida, res 807 Boonville. 
 
 Barrett, E., carpenter, res 511 Benton ave. 
 
 Barron,. Miss Sadie, res 814 N. Campbell. 
 
 Bartlett, V. S., dairyman, res 1108 Weaver. 
 
 Bartlett, Sam'l S., farmer, res 601 S. Grant. 
 
 Barton, James S., carpenter, 206 S. Jefterson, res 620 E. Walnut- 
 Barton, George, carpenter, 206 S. Jefferson, res 620 E. Walnut. 
 
 Barton, Miss Emma, res 620 E. AValnut. 
 
 Barton, W. J., foreman job dep't Ijcader office, 204 Boonville^ 
 res 710 N. Campbell. 
 
 Barton, Mrs. E., res 716 N. Campbell. 
 
 Bartsche, Miss Regina, cook, Lj'on House, N. S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 171 
 
 Bates, Miss Maggie, res 315 W. "Walnut. 
 
 Bauer, Mrs. Prudence, res Robberson ave n. of State st, N. S. 
 
 Bauer, Frank J., boiler maker, railroad shop, res Robberson ave 
 
 n. of State st, N. S. 
 Bauer, Albert, brass moulder, railroad shop, res Robberson ave 
 
 n. of State st, N. S. 
 Bauffman, W. H., painter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 206 
 
 N. Jefferson. 
 Baughman, John, cooper, 400 Boonville, res 515 W. Phelps. 
 Baughman, George, blacksmith, 204 S. Jefferson, res 311 N. Jeff. 
 Baxter, C. W., clerk, 211 St. Louis, bds St. Louis Street House. 
 Bayse, Wm., laborer, Railroad Shops, bds-N. Springfield House. 
 Beal, J. A., teamster, res 1011 N. Campbell. 
 Beal, I. J., carpenter, res 614 S. Grant. 
 Beal, Jesse T., laborer, res 614 S. Grant. 
 Beal, Miss Mattie, teacher, room No. 6, Jefferson st. Public 
 
 School, res 505 State. 
 Beall, Mrs. Jane, seamstress, res rear of 511 N. Grant. 
 Beall, Mrs. Elizabeth, seamstress, res rear of 511 N. Grant. 
 Beall, Frank, laborei-, res rear of 511 N. Grant. 
 Beall, Jordan, teamster, res rear of 511 N. Grant. 
 Beamer, J. J., butcher, with J. L. Mooney, Commercial, N. S. 
 Beamer, A. W., (Beamer & Sons, meat market,) 223 St. Louis, 
 
 res 507 S. Grant. 
 Beamer, G. W., (Beamer & Sons, meat market,) 223 St. Louis, 
 
 res 507 S. Grant. 
 Bean, Priscilla, col'd, res rear of 301 N. Jefferson. 
 Bearden, T. J., stone mason, 511 S. Grant. 
 Bearden, J. L., carpenter, Springfield Iron Works, res 707 N. 
 
 Jefferson. 
 Beck, Louis, col'd, fireman. Anchor Mills, W. Commercial, N. S., 
 
 res rear of 531 AV. Center ave. 
 Beck, Lydia, col'd, res rear 535 W. Center ave. 
 Beckerleg, John, engineer, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res cor Webster 
 
 and Pacific, N. S. 
 Beckley, J. L., blacksmith, Springfield Iron Works, 213 Mill. 
 Beckrow, Ferdinand, (Victor Sommers & Co., dry goods,) &c.) 
 
 109 Public Square, bds 309 E. Elm. 
 
172 
 
 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 FRANK COX, 
 
 
 -AJSTtz 
 
 ^^wi^^^^^^^w 
 
 ^^WIp ^M^W 
 
 All kinds of Fancy and Decorative Painting;, both Technical and Professional. 
 Fine Sign Painting a Specialty. 
 
 ;S20 COZZBGB ST., STTilA'GriJL'Z^, MO. 
 
 P[rs^ Il§Mi*i§|t§ Mi^tl>tf 9N 
 
 
 '© 
 
 le Monssj 
 
 %%%%^WEm%m.. - SFEIMCKFIMliBr ®0, 
 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD 
 
 J. C. JACKSON, PKOPRIETOR. 
 
 Cor. Oomraercial and Jeflferson Sts., 
 
 North Springfield, Missouri. 
 
 Boarding by the day, $1; By the Week, $4. Two Minutes 
 "Walk from Passenger Depot. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 173 
 
 Beebe, William, jeweler, with B. H. Bills, Commercial, one door 
 
 east of Lyon House, N. S. 
 
 Beech, , carriage maker, 702 Boonville, res 701 Boonville. 
 
 Beegle, Sam'l E., blacksmith, cor Patton alley and "Wild Cat 
 
 Schute," res 601 W. Walnut. 
 Beegle, Martha, col'd, servant, 900 N. Main. 
 
 Beggs, Wm. J., printer, Tbiies office, 217 South, bds 701 Boonville. 
 Beiderlinden. J. B., Justice of the Peace, 102 Public Square, res 
 
 316 South. 
 Beiderlinden, John E., farmer, res 316 South. 
 Beiderlinden, Miss Alice, res 316 South. 
 Beiderlinden, Miss Mary C, res 316 South. 
 Beland, Louis, Foreman Blacksmith Shop S. L. & S. F. R. R., 
 
 res Webster, nr Commercial, N. S. 
 Bell, Johnston E., clerk, res 728 South. 
 Benedict, Joseph, carpenter, res 320 E. Cherry. 
 Bennett, F. A., shoemaker, 211 St. Louis, bds Sanford House. 
 Beninngton, Joseph, fruit grower, res 800 State. 
 Bennington, Miss Ella, teacher, res 800 State. 
 Benson, J. S., fruit grower, res 707 State. 
 Bentley, Rev. J. J., Pastor M. E. Church, 310 South, res 403 E. 
 
 Chestnut. 
 Berglund, N. B., shoemaker, 212^ South, res 407 E. Elm. 
 Berhnds, Chas., Lutheran Minister, res Campbell, nr Division, N. S. 
 Berney, James, boiler maker, Springfield Iron Works, res cor 
 
 Grant and Pine. 
 Berry, Abraham, col'd, laborer, res 705 Washington ave. 
 Berst, E. E. painter, Railroad Shops, bds with L E. Berst, N. S. 
 Berst, I. E., painter. Railroad Shops, res Robberson ave, nr Com- 
 mercial si, N. S. 
 Berst, Ezra, painter, Railroad Shops, res Benton ave, n of State 
 
 St, N. S. 
 Bigbee, J. F., hack driver, bds 310 St. Louis. 
 Bigbee, Wm. T., City Clerk, with J. B. Richardson, 129 Pub. Sq., 
 
 res 310 St. Louis. 
 Bigbee, L. M., livery stable, 243 St. Louis, res 211 S. Jefferson. 
 Bigbee, John C, tailor, res 715 W. Phelps. 
 Bigbee, Charles W., res 715 W. Phelps. 
 
174 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Bijjfbee, Miss Adelaide; bds 715 W. Phelps. 
 
 BinffTs," Rev. J. D., Pastor First Baptist Church, 323 South st., res 
 
 504 S. Jefl'erson. 
 Bills. Rev. B. H., watchmaker. Commercial street, one door east 
 
 of Lyon House, N. S., res 1^ miles northwest of town. 
 Bilyeu, C. W., horse jockey, res 520 W. Pine. 
 Bilyeu, I. N., horse jockey, res 520 W. Pine. 
 Binp^ham, Charles, brakeman St. L. & S. F. R. R., bds at Lyon 
 
 House, N. S. 
 Binneweis, H., gardener, res near Round House, N. S. 
 Bishop, Jordan, col'd, res rear of 615 St. Louis. 
 Black. Burton, harness maker, with McAdams & Co., 122 Public 
 
 Square, bds 226 St. Louis. 
 Black, Nathaniel, col'd, farmer, res 508 Harrison. 
 Black. Annica, cold, res (518 S. Grant. 
 Black, Sarah, col'd, res 613 S. Grant. 
 Blackburn, E. D., traveling salesman for G. D. IMilligan, 137 Pul». 
 
 S(|uare. bds 511 College st. 
 lilackburn, Mrs. M. R., res 815 W. Pine. 
 Blackwell, Mary, col'd, servant, 500 Boonville. 
 Blaine, Ellen, col'd, servant, G08 Benton ave. 
 Blakey, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res 616 St. Louis. 
 Blakey, Rachel, col'd, washerwoman, res 616 St. Louis. 
 Blakey, John, col'd, laborer, res 219 Hampton ave. 
 Blakey, Sandy, col'd, laborer, res 611 S. Jefferson. 
 Blakey, John, cold, laborer, res 615 S. Jefferson. 
 Blakey, Henry, col'd, laborer, res 615 S. Jefferson. 
 Blanchard, John A., County Recorder, oflfice in court house, res 
 
 622 W. Walnut. 
 Blank, Miss Lizzie, works at 411 E. Walnut. 
 Blankenship, H. S., bi'icklayer, res cor Divisn and Campbell, N. S. 
 Bobbett, Miss Nancy, res 610 St. Louis. 
 Bodenhamer, Bitha, col'd, bds 319 St. Louis. 
 Bodenhamer, Alex., col'd, waiter, res 319 St. Louis. 
 Bodenhamer, Maria, cold, works, at 715 S. Jefferson. 
 Booker, Wm. B., harness maker, with A. P. Routh, 213 Boonville 
 
 St.. res 305 Mill. 
 Bookhout, J. T.. miller at Anchor Mills, res W. Commercial, N. S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 175 
 
 Boone, Miss Crissy, res 504 W. Walnut. 
 
 Boone, Mary, col'd, servant, 709 Boonville. 
 
 Booth, Orlando, traveling salesman, bds 212 N. Jefterson. 
 
 Booth, Waldo C, hardware merchant, 136 Public Square, res. E. 
 
 Walnut, near city limits. 
 Bossert, John, blacksmith, Railroad Shops, res. W. Commercial, 
 
 nr Anchor Mills. 
 Rostwick, Eliza, col'd, res rear of 301 N. Jefferson. 
 Boren, Jas W., editor Ozark Hepuhlican, res 507 N. Jefferson. 
 Boren, Charles E., merchant at Ebenezer, res 507 N. Jefferson. 
 Boren, Miss Marj'' E., dressmaker, res 507 N. Jefferson. 
 Boren, J. Willie, printer, Leader office, 204 Boonville, res 507 N. 
 
 Jefferson. 
 Bouldin, James, res G08 N. Campbell. 
 Boiu-quenot, X., machinist, res 614 S. Campbell. 
 Bourquenot, E. J., candy manufacturer, 230 South, res 614 South 
 
 Campbell. 
 Bowerman, M., cari-iage and sign painter, corner Pearl street and 
 
 South alley, res 812 N. Jefferson. 
 Bowren, M. H., tinner, bds Harding House, N. S. 
 Boyd, S. H., (Boyd & Vaughan, attorneys at law,) 102 Public Sq., 
 
 res 512 Washington ave. 
 Boyd, Miss Cordie, student at Drury College, res 512 Wash'n ave. 
 Boyd, J., stock dealer, res 506 Mill. 
 Boyd, Hannah, col'd, rear of 601 St. Louis. 
 
 Boyden, E., SujD't Springfield Wagon Factory, res 511 N. Jefferson. 
 Boyden, S. F., carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 511 N. 
 
 Jefferson, 
 Boyle, Mrs. John, res 605 E. Phelps. 
 Brace, Charles H., carpenter, res 508 W. Webster. 
 Bracken, C. F., farmer, res 608 N. Jefferson. 
 Bray, Nathan, (Bray & Cravens, att'ys at law,) 204 College, res 
 
 319 E. Walnut. 
 Bray, Charles, boarding house, 326 Boonville. 
 Bradbury, Miss Sarah, res 323 S. Grant. 
 Bradbm-y, Absalom, carpenter, res 323 S. Grant. 
 Bradley, Mrs. Sarah J., dressmaker, res 405 Monroe. 
 Bradley, Mrs. Cinderella, res 534 W. Chestnut. 
 
17G SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 BALMER & WEBER, 
 
 PUBLISHERS OF 
 
 And Importers of 
 
 Strings a Specialty, 
 
 Warranted Fresh and Genuine. 
 
 SCHUMAN'S SELF-INSTRUCTOR, 
 
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SPKINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 177 
 
 Brady, Mrs. Mary, res cor Commercial and Campbell, N. S. 
 
 Brady, Mrs. J., res 416 W. Phelps. 
 
 Brady, Millard, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. E. E., res cor Campbell 
 
 and Commercial, N. S. 
 Brandon, Miss Lizzie, works at 511 Boonville. 
 Brannock, A. N., laborer, with C. C. Bridwell, cor Commercial st 
 
 and Benton ave, N. S. 
 Bridges, James T., laborer, Springfield Wagon Factory, res. 715 
 
 N.- Campbell. 
 Bridges, A. J., marble cutter, res 715 S. Main. 
 Bridwell, C. C, laborer, res cor Commercial street and Benton 
 
 ave, N. S. 
 Brierly, ]\Iiss Pauline, compositor, I'lnies office, 217 South street, 
 
 res 616 E. Elm. 
 Brierly, Miss Eva, res 616 E. Elm. 
 Brierly, Mrs. T. H., res 616 E. Elm. 
 Briggs, Miss E. M., teacher, res. 213 Kimbrough. 
 Britell, John T., saddler, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 Public 
 
 Square, res 323 Cherry. 
 Britell, Mrs. Adeline, seamstress, res 323 Cherry. 
 Britell, Miss Ella, dressmaker, res 323 Cherry. 
 Brock, Miss Clara, res 220 N. Patten alley. 
 Brock, W. F. E., miller, at Schmook's Mill, 400 Boonville st., res 
 
 220 N. Patten alley. 
 Brock, W. C, farmer, res 220 N. Patten alley. 
 Brockman, O. F., clerk at 142 Pub. Sq., bds 210 St. Louis. 
 Brower, T. H., (Brower & Eitter, grocers,) 609 N. Campbell st., 
 
 res. same. 
 Brown, H. D., dealer in musical instruments, 207 St. Louis, bds 
 
 Metropolitan Hotel. 
 Brown, Eev. Oliver, Professor in Drury College, residence 1309 
 
 Benton ave. 
 Brown. Prof. A. B., Director Missouri Conservatory of Music, res 
 
 800 Benton ave. 
 Brown, Eev. Eobert, Vice Director Mo. Conservatory of Music, 
 
 res 800 Benton ave. 
 Brown, E. Gordon, student, Drury College, res 800 Benton ave. 
 
 Brown, Miss Maria E., res 1309 Benton ave. 
 
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178 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Brown, IMiss Minnie, student, Drury College, res 1309 Benton ave. 
 Brown, Frank, carpenter, Springfield Iron Works, res 511 North 
 
 Campbell. 
 Brown, AV. H., wagon maker, Springfield "Wagon F3-ctory, res 218 
 
 N. Patten alley. 
 Brown, E. H., carpenter, res 515 "W. Webster. ' 
 
 Brown, Mrs. , teacher, Benton ave, nr Commercial st., N. S. 
 
 Brown, Miss C. B., res 312 Brower's ave. 
 
 Brown, E. W., spinner, Springfield Woolen Mills, res 504 Lynn. 
 
 Brown, Mrs. Rosa, works for Mrs. Starks, Campbell street, near 
 
 Freight Depot, N. S. 
 Brown, Wm. E., carpenter, res 318 Cherry. 
 Brown, David, hostler, at Kinney's stable, bds 413 W. Phelps. 
 Brown, Miss Lula, works at 505 N. Jefferson. 
 Brown, Miss Mattie M., res 318 Cherry. 
 Brown, Miss Kate, res 318 Cherry. 
 Brown, W. T., grocer, 407 Boonville, res 604 N. Main. 
 Brown, Mrs. Mary, weaver, Spring. Cotton Mills, res 323 Cherry. 
 Brown, Elizabeth, col'd, washerwoman, res 1312 Washington. 
 Brown, Frances, col'd, servant, 310 S. Jefferson. 
 Brown, Lizzie, col'd, servant, 510 Benton ave. 
 Brown, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res 701 S. Grant. 
 Brown, Lncretia, col'd, res GOl Brower's ave. 
 Brown, Lucy, col'd, res 601 Brower's ave. 
 Brown, Frances, col'd, washerwoman, res 518 Calhoun. 
 Brown, Eva, col'd, servant, Lyon House, N. S. 
 Brownson, J. B., coppersmith. Railroad Shop, N. S., res 214 E. 
 
 South alley. 
 Brownson, Mrs. J. B., dressmaker, 211 St. Luuis, res 214 E. Soutli 
 
 alley. 
 Bruffey, G. T., printer, bds 317 South. 
 Brunaugh, John, restaurant. Commercial st., near Freight Depot, 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Bryson, Charles, printer, Patriot-Advertiser office, 218 St. Louis, 
 
 res 503 N. Grant. 
 Bryan, Mrs. Mary B., res 314 St. Louis. 
 Bryan, G. T., (Bryan & Bro., Transfer Co.,) office Freight Depot. 
 
 N. S., res. 314 St. Louis. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOKY. 179 
 
 Bryan, J. F., (Bryan & Bro., as above,) res 314 St. Louis. 
 Bryant, Ned, col'd, laborer, res rear of 233 N. Jeflferson. 
 Bryant, HaiTiet, col'd, res 222 E. Center ave. 
 Bryant, Courtney, col'd, washerwoman, res 805 N. Grant. 
 Buchanan, -. , laborer, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res nr Pass. Depot, 
 
 North Springtield. 
 Buchanan, James, porter, Lyon House, N. S. 
 Buck, Joseph, (Morhiser & Co., grocers,) 219 South, resides 313 
 
 E. Elm. 
 Buckland, Xhomas, molder, Springfield Iron Works,, res 513 N. 
 
 Campbell. 
 Buckley, Nora, res 507 Weaver. 
 
 Buckley, Edward, laborer, S. & W. M. R. R., res 507 Weaver. 
 Buckley, W. H., traveling salesman for W. C. Booth, 136 Public 
 
 Square, bds 212 E. South al. 
 Buckley, A. W^, cabinet maker, with Emery & Comstock, 222 
 
 South, res 212 Benton ave. 
 Bufford, Melissa, col'd, washerwoman, res 233 Weaver. 
 Bunnell, S. F., (Bunnell & Perrin, marble dealers,) 238 Boonville, 
 
 res 214 E. Pine. 
 Bunnell, Edward, sculptor, 238 Boonville, res 214 E. Pine. 
 Burd, Monroe, col'd, laborer, res 519 Monroe. 
 Burden, J. K., carpenter, res 510 W. Webster. 
 Burden, Wade H., clerk for U. G. Adams, 103 Public Square, res 
 
 220 N. Pearl. 
 Burden, Mrs. W. H., music^ teacher, res 220 N. Pearl. 
 Burden, William, cabinet maker, with Emery & Comstock, 222 
 
 South, res 220 N. Peai'l. 
 Burdett, C. M., laborer, res cor Boonville and Division, N. S. 
 Burge, Geo. W., grocer, cor Commercial st and Benton ave, N. S. 
 Burgess, B. C, carpenter, res 825 N. Jefferson. 
 Burgess, IMiss Ella, res 825 N. Jefferson. 
 Burnap, Mrs. Anna, res 406 Harrison. 
 Burney, Columbus, farmer, res 413 W. Clay. 
 Burns, Mrs. S. M., seamstress, res 613 S. Main. 
 Burns, James, stone cutter, res 716 E. PheliDs. 
 Burns, Henry, col'd, teamster for L. S. Cass & Co , 213 College, 
 
 res 233 Weaver. 
 
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SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 181 
 
 Burns, Elizabeth, col'd, washerwoman, res 405 Benton ave. 
 
 Burns, Jacob, col'd, laborer, res 233 Weaver. 
 
 Burns, James, laborer, res 544 W. Chestnut. 
 
 Bums, Thos., laborer, Railroad Shops, res Pacific, bet. Campbell 
 
 and Lyon sts, N. S. 
 Burrough, Henry J., telegraph operator, office 204 St. Louis, 
 
 res 1303 Boonville. 
 Burrough, Wm., lard refiner, Bolivar road, nr city limits, res 1303 
 
 Boonville. 
 Burrough, Miss Mary, res 1303 Boonville. 
 Burton, Miss Susie, saleswoman for O.M. Stone, sewing machine 
 
 agent, 207 St. Louis, res 212 Benton ave. 
 Burwell, Matthew, Sup't Springfield Woolen Mills, res 506 W. 
 
 Webster. 
 Burwell, Louis, machinist, Railr'd Shop, N. S., res 500 W. Webster. 
 Byers, Louis M., machinist, Springfield Iron Works, res 714 S. 
 
 Grant. 
 Byron, John, weaver, Springfield Woolen Mills, bds 416 Lynu. 
 Byrne, James, traveling salesman, res 411 N. Main. 
 B}Tns, Stephen, grocer, res 407 W. State. 
 
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 Cain, Robert, col'd, blacksmith, Springfield Iron Works, res 609 
 
 Washington ave. 
 Calkins, M. S., plasterer, *es 829 N. Je9ferson, 
 Calkins, Miss Elkn M., res 829 N. Jefferson. 
 Calkins, Miss Ida E., res 829 N. Jefferson. 
 Callahan, Miss Mary A., res 206 W. Phelps. 
 Calloway, Hannah, col'd, res 305 S. Market. 
 
 Calvary Presbyterian Church,]- SJJfJ'^^^,\^^^*V^^"'^* 
 J -^ 'j (Old,) 312 S. Jefferson. 
 
 Calvey, L., laborer, S. & W. M. R. R., res Pacific, near Boonville, 
 
 North SiDringfield. 
 
 Campbell, A. B., aparian, res. Fairbanks Hall, 1000 Benton ave. 
 
 Campbell, IVIi's. Abbie, Sup't Fairbanks Hall, 1000 Benton ave. 
 
 Campbell, Jesse M., student Drxu-y College, res as above. 
 
 Campbell, Miss Laura A., student Drury College, res as above. 
 
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1S2 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Campbell, Jolm, brukeman, St. L. & S. F. R. R., bds North Spring- 
 
 tield House. 
 Campbell, IMary, cold, servant, 508 Boonville. 
 Campbell, Rachel, col'tl, washerwoman, res 207 E. Water. 
 Campbell, Lucy, cold, washerwoman, res 207 E. Water. 
 Campbell, John, col'd, laborer, res 207 E. Water. 
 Campbell, Marshall, col'd, teamster for G. D. Milligan, 137 Public 
 
 Square, res rear of 231 N. Jefferson. 
 Campbell, Albert, col'd, barber, with A. Y. Gueringer, 216 College, 
 
 res 700 Washington Jive. 
 Campbell, Mary, cold, washerwoman, res 702 Washington ave. 
 Campbell, Matilda, col'd, washerwoman, res 702 Washington ave. 
 Cannefax, Robert, col'd, laborer, res 512 Cherry. 
 Cuuuyham, Bettie, col'd, cook, 210 W. Walnut. 
 Cannon, Kinch, col'd, laborer, res 206 Dollison. 
 Cannon, Amanda, col'd, res 500 N. Jefferson. 
 Cannon, Sarah, col'd, res 500 N. Jefferson. 
 Carle, Henry, fireman, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res Benton ave., n. of 
 
 Atlantic st., N. S. 
 Carney, F. J., butcher, with T. E. Wright, Commercial st., near 
 
 Lyon House, N. S. 
 Carney, Jumes, hostler, at Stoughton's stable, bds corner Pacific 
 
 st and Robberson ave. 
 Carr, Frank, tinsmith, Riilroad Shops, N. S., bds 208 Mill st. 
 Carr, John, baggageman, St. L. & S. F. R. R., bds Lyon House, 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Carson, J. L., merchant, 142 Pablic Square, res 317 E. Walnut. 
 Carson, Wm., saddler, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 Pub. Sq., 
 
 res. 505 Billings. 
 Carson, Oliver N.. harness maker, with Wm. McAdams & Co., as 
 
 above, res 508 Benton ave. 
 Carson, H. S., saddler, with Wm. McAdams & Co., as above, res 
 
 508 Benton ave. 
 Carson. Miss Nettie, res 508 Benton ave. 
 Carter, Samuel, col'd, laborer, res 512 Harrison. 
 Cary, A. W., conductor, S. L. & S. F. R. R., bds Harding House, 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Caskey, Joseph, (Fahy & Caskey, merchants,) 108 Public Square, 
 
 bds 411 N. Jeft'erson. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 183 
 
 Cass, Lewis, S. (L. S. Cass & Co., grocers,) 213 College, res 720 
 
 S. Camijbell. 
 Cass, Dudley, (L. S. Cass & Co., grocers,) 213 College, res same. 
 Catholic Church, 411 N. Campbell. 
 
 Cay nor, John H., traveling salesman, res 303 AV. Olive. 
 Caynor, Miss Fannie, res 303 W. Olive. 
 
 Central Public School, cor Jefferson and Olive. | 
 
 Chamberlain, Martha, col'd, washerwoman, res 805 N. Grant. ' 
 Chapman, W. L., farmer, res 543 Mill. 
 Chapman, Wm. T., fireman, S. L. &. S. F. R. R., res Robberson 
 
 ave, bet Pacific and Locust, N. S. 
 Chatman, Reuben, col'd, laborer, res 231 Weaver. 
 Charlton, John, lightning rod dealer, res 311 Brower's ave. 
 Charlton, John, jr., res 311 Brower's ave. 
 Chevalier, Jonathan, bds 215 W. Olive. 
 Childers, Mrs. Lizzie, res rear of 621 St. Louis. 
 Chilton, Henry, bds with T. J. Woodle, Pacific, N. S. 
 Chitwood, Rit, col'd, res rear of 707 Weaver. 
 Chitwood, Milly, col'd, washerwoman, res 517 Weaver. 
 Chitwood, Rob't, col'd, tobacco roller, with Geo. Anthony, rear of 
 
 605 St. Louis, res 704 Washington ave. 
 Chitwood, Josiah, col'd, laborer, res 601 Brower's ave. 
 Choice, Miss Sallie, works at 317 S. Market. 
 C^hristian Church, 301 College st. 
 Cit}' Calaboose, west end South alley. 
 Clapp, C. H., laborer, Pacific, N. S., 
 Clark, R. A., (Peck & Clark, merchants,) 140 Public Scjuare. res 
 
 505 Mt. Vernon. 
 Clark, Charles W., laborer, res 812 Boonville. 
 Clark, C. P., tinner, with W. H. Mansfield, 131 Public Sciuare, 
 
 res 601 S. Grant. 
 Clark, Frank, carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, i'e.s 310 N. 
 
 Campbell. 
 Clark, Frank, jeweler. Commercial, nr Boonville, X. S.. r;'S S12 
 
 Boonville. 
 Clark, Henry, col'd, teamster, for H. F. Denton, 225 College. 
 C'larkson, W. H., engineer, res 708 N. Main. 
 Claikson, Miss Mollie, res 708 N. Main. 
 
184 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
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 GROCERS, 
 
 AND DKAL.ERS IN 
 
 , Etc., Etc. 
 
 213 COLLEGE STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 NAEGLER & PAULY, 
 
 \i\m ail Pafilers 
 
 AND MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 '^^^^^. 
 
 610 South Campbell St., Springfield, Mo. 
 
 A. R. LEE & CO., 
 
 MERCHANT TAILORS, 
 
 231 SOUTH ST., SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 Sjiecial attention given to Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOBY. ' 185 
 
 Clarkson, J. H., laborer, res 802 N. Campbell. 
 
 Clarkson, R. E., section boss, S. & W. M. R. R., res Commercial 
 st, bet Benton and Washington aves, N. S. 
 
 Clarkston, John D., fence builder, res 1213 Concord. 
 
 Clarkston, James, fence builder, res 1213 Concord. 
 
 Clements, C. C, phys. and surg., 203 South, res 212 E. Walnut 
 
 Clements, Gustavus, clerk, 217 St. Louis, bds 219 College. 
 
 Clements, Miss Sallie, res 215 E. Walnut. 
 
 Clay, Dennis, col'd, farmer, res 717 Weaver. 
 
 dayman, J. J., plasterer, res 1105 N. Jefferson. 
 
 dayman, Mrs. M. E., res 1001 Boonville. 
 
 Clayman, Miss Fannie E., res 1001 Boonville. 
 
 dayman, Wm. J., machinist. Railroad Shops, res 1001 Boonville^ 
 
 Clayton, A. B., Express Agent, Adams Express, 226 Boonville, res 
 Benton ave, nr Pacific st, N. S. 
 
 dayton, Mrs. Rachel, dressmaker, res 308 N. PearL 
 
 Clayton^Miss Martha, dressmaker, res 308 N. Pearl. 
 
 dayton. Miss Sarah, dressmaker, res 308 N. Pearl. 
 
 Clayton, Cornelius C, col'd, blacksmith, 210 E. Water. 
 
 Cobb, Rev. T. M., Pastor M. E. Church South, 301 South, res 204 
 W. Walnut. 
 
 Cobb, Samuel, teamster, res 311 W. OHve. 
 
 Coday, Mrs. Ellen, res 525 W. Center. 
 
 Coe, Wesley S., carpenter, Springfield Iron Works, res St. Louis. 
 
 Coker, John, col'd, barber, 305 St. Louis, res same. 
 
 Coker, Josie, col'd, servant, 316 Cherry. 
 
 Coker, Mattie, col'd, washerwoman, res 515 Harrison. 
 
 Coker, King, col'd, laborer, res 404 Washington ave, 
 
 Coker, Lucy, col'd, res 231 N. Jefferson. 
 
 Coker, Shedrick, col'd, works at Anchor Mills, N. S., res 233 ^ 
 Jefferson. 
 
 Coker, Amherst, col'd, laborer, res 231 N. Jefferson. 
 
 Coker, Joseph, col'd, laborer, res 517 Weaver. 
 
 Cole, Mrs. J. S., bds Springfield Hygeian Home, 402 Mt. Yemon. 
 
 Coleman, W. S., laborer, S. L. & S. F. F. R. R., bds cor Commer- 
 cial and Lyon, N. S. 
 
 Coleman, T. B., carpenter, Railroad [Shops, res cor,\Commerci^ 
 and Lyon, N. S. 
 
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18G SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Coleman, F. M., carpenter, bds with B. A. Fay, Commercial, N. S. 
 Coleman, Wm. H., works at Springfield "Wagon Factory, res 232 
 
 South. 
 Coleman, Mrs. Orlena, res 232 South. 
 Coleman, D. M., law student, office Boyd & Vaughn, 102 Public 
 
 Square, res 232 South. 
 Coleman, Eliza, col'd, res 217 Hampton ave. 
 Collier, T. L., clerk, 211 St. Louis, bds Sanford House. 
 Collins, Perry, (Collin's & McCurdy, blacksmiths,) 231 St. Louis, 
 
 res 409 Mt. Vernon. 
 Colwell, Annie, col'd, cook, 509 "\V. Walnut. 
 Colville, Thomas, book-keeper, with G. H. McCann, 235 St. Louis, 
 
 bds 411 N. Jeflferson. 
 Combs, L. M., painter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 413 Benton 
 
 avenue. 
 Condo, Kev. E. E., Pastor M. E. Church, N. S., res 609 Boonville. 
 Cone, Geo. W., carpenter, res 600 St. Louis. 
 Conley, Sam'l B., Christian County Lead Mines, bds 311 South. 
 Conlon, Thos., carpenter, 308 College, res 705 E. Elm. 
 Conlon, Charles, painter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 705 E. 
 
 Elm. 
 Conlon, Thomas, Jr., clerk, with J. B. Richardson, 129 Pub. Sq., 
 
 res 311 Brower's ave. 
 Conish, Susan, cold, res 1109 Earle. 
 Conner, Miss Ellen M., dressmaker, res 609 Benton ave. 
 
 Conrad, Mrs. , cook, 212 Boonville. 
 
 Considine, Daniel, section boss, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res Court st., 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Coombs, John, (H. O. Dow & Co., agricultural implements,) 211 
 
 College, res 412 Harrison. 
 Coonsman, Mrs. S. A., res 715 St. Louis. 
 Cooper, Samuel, Yard Master St. L. & S. F. R. R., res Jefferson, 
 
 bet State and Atlantic, N. S. 
 Cooper, Marcellus, col'd, shoemaker, 225 St. Louis, res 616 B. 
 
 Water. 
 Coosco, Mrs., res 815 W. Pine. 
 Copelin, Isom, photographer, res 503 N. Grant. 
 Corlett, Robert, carpenter, res rear of 537 W. Pine. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 187 
 
 Corlett, Miss Katie, works at 506 Boonville. 
 
 Cornelius, J. K., blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, bds 307 
 
 W. Olive. 
 Cornell, , col'd, laborer, Round House, N. S., bds 1316 "Wash- 
 ington ave. 
 Cotter, M. L., condtictor, St. L. & S. F. R. R., res. cor Division st 
 
 and Benton ave., N. S. 
 Cowan, Frank, clerk, with H. O. Dow & Co., 211 College, res 311 
 
 College. * 
 
 Cowan, Mrs. Elizabeth, res 311 College. 
 Cowan, Miss Amanda, teacher. Room No. 11 Jefferson St. Public 
 
 School, res 311 College. 
 Cowan, U. M., machinist, res 311 College. 
 Cowen, Willard, farmer, res 706 S. Grant. 
 Cowell, John, stone mason, res 713 Boonville. 
 Cox, Frank, fresco painter, res 410 E. Walnut 
 Cox, J. C, merchant, res 410 E. Walnut. 
 Cox, Dr. G. M., physician and surgeon, 105 Public Square, res 
 
 509 Boonville. 
 Cox, John B., carpenter, res 217 Pacific. 
 Cox, Thomas E., res 217 Pacific. 
 Cox, W. A., clerk, First National Bank, 102 Public Sqiiare, res 
 
 324 E. Walnut. 
 Cox, T. H., traveling salesman, res 401 S. Jefferson. 
 Craighead, Gilbert, col'd, clerk, with John Coker, 305 St. Louis. 
 Crane, D. O., attorney-at-law, 219 South, bds 313 E. Elm. 
 Cravens, J. C, (Bray & Cravens, atty's at-law,) 300 College, res 
 
 311 S. Market. 
 Creed, Miss Susie, works at 411 N. Jefferson. 
 Crenshaw, Walter, attorney-at-law, 102 Pub. Sq., bds 305 South. 
 Crenshaw, John, clerk, 215 St. Louis, bds 305 South. 
 Crissman, Miss Amanda, waiter, Lyon Hoiise, N. S. 
 Crothers, W. D., stock-grower, res 323 South Market. 
 Crothers, Miss Mary, res 323 South Ma»ket. 
 Crow, Miss Jane, res with Mrs. Baltz, Benton ave., N. S. 
 Crowdus, J. B., (Crowdus & Forbes, grocers,) 211 South, bds 226 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Crull, Miss Elizabeth, res 409 College. 
 
188 SPBINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 TRANSIENT HOUSE, 
 
 J. M. Kclley, Proprietor, 
 
 305 SOUTH STREET, - - - SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 
 
 Boarding by tjic Day or Week. 
 
 Merchants and others visiting the city will find this a pleasant 
 place, and convenient to the business part of the city. 
 
 JOHN H. KOCH, 
 
 204 South Street jT^^^a^^^^"^"^ SpiinKlield, Mo, 
 
 WATCHES, CLOCKS, 
 
 Silverware, Spectacles, Etc. 
 
 .A.Tsri^ 
 
 burnishes thorough Practical Instruction for both sexes. 
 Location healthy and boarding cheap. 
 
 First-class Musical Department. Tuition Low. 
 
 Addra^s G. S. E SCOTT, rrincipal, 
 
 Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 189 
 
 Crumb, C, telegraph operator, 204 St. Louis, bda 403 E. Chestnufc 
 Crutcher, Mrs. J. A., res State, nr Boonville, N. S. 
 Crutcher, L. F., conductor St. L. & S. F. E. R., res as abova 
 Crutcher, L. C, brakeman, railroad, res as above. 
 Crutcher, John T., baggageman, railroad, res as above. 
 Crutcher, W. C, brakeman, railroad, res as above. 
 Cudberth, Irvin, farmer, res 1307 N. Campbell. 
 Culbertson, Mrs. Mary, res 321 S. Market. 
 Culbertson, Miss Clem, music teacher, res 321 S. Market. 
 Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 211 N. Jeflferson. 
 Cumberland Presbyterian Church, (colored,) 405 E. Water. 
 Cunningham, Martin, engineer, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 505 
 
 Washington ave. 
 Curley, Michael, carpenter, bds 219 W. Olive. 
 Curtis, D., clerk, 135 Pub. Sq., res 700 S. Grant. 
 Curtis, C. N., student, Drury College, res 700 S. Grant 
 
 D 
 
 Dagley, W. M., insurance agent, res 412 W. Webster. 
 
 Daily, Wm., boiler maker. Railroad Shops, res Boonville, nr State. 
 North Springfield. 
 
 Daily, John, boiler maker. Railroad Shops, bds North Springfield 
 House. 
 
 Dale, H. K., engineer, res 308 W. Chestnut 
 
 Dalrymple, C. L., Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and Con- 
 veyancer, 127 Public Square, res 312 Cherry. 
 
 Dalrymjjle, Allen, delivery clerk at Post Office, res 312 Cherry. 
 
 Dalrymple, Charles, clerk, res 312 Cherry. 
 
 Damrill, Joseph, farmer, res 500 W. Clay. 
 
 Damrill, Berry, carpenter. Railroad Shops,|res cor Atlantic st and 
 Washington ave, N. S. 
 
 Danforth, C. L., telegraj^h operator, office 204 St Louis, res 
 
 Danforth, James, col'd, blacksmith, 224 W. South al, res 722 S. 
 Grant. 
 
 Danforth, Oscar, col'd, blacksmith, as above. 
 
 Danforth, Peter, col'd, res 708 E. Water. 
 
 Danforth, Georgia, col'd, res 722 S. Grant. 
 
190 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Danforth, Hannah, cold, res rear of 709 St. Louis. 
 
 Daniels, A., farmer, bds 210 South. 
 
 Danischefsky, Henry, engineer, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res Washing- 
 ton ave, nr Pacific st, N. S. 
 
 Darby, Maria, col'd, washerwoman, res 701 S. Grant. 
 
 Davenport, Edward, painter, res 617 S. Grant. 
 
 Davey, Henry, shoemaker, 209 Olive, res 500 N. Main. 
 
 Davey, Miss Mary, res 500 N. Main. 
 
 Davidson, H. N., carpenter, res W. Commercial, N. S. 
 
 Davidson, Miss Alabama, works at 505 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Davis, Calvin, train dispatcher, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res State st,. 
 nr Round House, N. S. 
 
 Davis, R. H., traveling salesman for Joseph Baum, St. Louis, bds 
 303 W. Olive. 
 
 Davis, Mrs. Esther, works for Prof. Roulet, Benton ave, bet Lo- 
 cust and Pacific sts, N. S. 
 
 Davis, Mrs. Eliza, cook at 212 Boonville. 
 
 Davis, James, horse jockey, res 315 W. Center. 
 
 Day, J. F. C, Town Marshal, res Jefferson ave, op Harding 
 House, N. S. 
 
 Day, H. W., bricklayer, bds 511 College. 
 
 Day, Mrs. Elizabeth, res 505 W. Walnut. 
 
 Day, Mrs. Catherine, seamstress, res 637 St Louis. 
 
 Day, George, brick maker, res 504 South. 
 
 Dean, John, col'd, laborer, res rear of 707 Weaver. 
 
 Dean, Robert, col'd, laborer, res 209 Hampton ave. 
 
 Deancom, W. W., paper and curtain hanger, with A. R. Fearn, 
 143 Public Square, bds 716 Boonville. 
 
 Deck, Valentine, baker at B. A. Fay's, res Commercial st, nr Pas- 
 senger Depot, N. S. 
 
 Deckart, Henry, machinist, Springfield Iron Works, 213 Mill. 
 
 Deer, John, wheelwright, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 417 W. 
 Phelps. 
 
 Delany, T., machinist. Railroad Shops, bds with M. Kearney^ 
 Benton ave., N. S. 
 
 Delo, J. A., brick-layer, res 701 E. Elm. 
 
 Delo, C. A., carpenter, res 411 Monroe. 
 
 Delo, Miss Mary, works at 403 E. Chestnut. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 191 
 
 Demuth, John, clerk, with S. Hursh, 207 South, res 207 E. Walnut. 
 
 Demuth, Albert, printer, res. 506 W. Walnut. 
 
 Denney, Mrs. Anna, res 629 W. Walnut. 
 
 Denney, F. S., blacksmith, corner Patten and South alleys, res 405 
 
 W. Chestnut. 
 Densman, Mrs. Amy, works at 412 W. Webster. 
 Denton, H. F., livery stable, 225 College, res 229 College. 
 Depee, Aaron, broom maker, res 1103, N. Main. 
 Dexter, Capt. J. B., Agent Quartermaster's Dep't, U. S. A., bds 600 
 
 College. 
 Dexter, Mrs. Lizzie, dressmaker, 204 College, bds 600 College. 
 Dickson, Geo. E., clerk, 131 Public Square, bds 219 College. 
 Dicker son, J. G., clerk, with Doling & Co., W. Commercial street, 
 
 bds Harding House, N. S. 
 Dillard, D., brakeman, St. L. and S. F. K. R., bds at the Harding 
 
 House, N. S. 
 Dilzer, J. A., clerk, with G. D. Milligan, 137 Public Square, bds 
 
 219 College. 
 Dingeldein, S., brewer, nr Fulbright Spring, res 901 College. 
 Disney, Mrs. Caroline, res 400 N. Pearl. 
 Ditten, Joseph, painter, res cor Boonville and Park, N. S. 
 Dittrick, J. A., (Dittrick & Meinhardt, merchants,) 211 St. Louis, 
 
 res 401 St. Louis. 
 Divers, John, blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 1201 
 
 . N. Campbell. 
 Divers, Robert, blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 1201 
 
 N. Campbell. 
 Dixon, J. B., sewing machine agent, 208 St. Louis, res 618 W. 
 
 Walnut. 
 Dodson, Wm., wagon maker, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 511 
 
 Weaver. 
 Dodson, Miss Rebecca, tailoress, with W. E. Lee & Co., 213 South, 
 
 res 405 Monroe. 
 Dodson, Thos. R., res 405 Monroe. 
 Dodson, A. B., saloon keeper, Commercial street, near Passenger 
 
 DejDot, res Benton ave., N. S. 
 Doling, J. M., commission merchant, W. Commercial street, N. S.> 
 
 res 409 Lynn. 
 
192 8PBINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 REPUBLICAN PAPER 
 
 IN SOXJTHEJRIV MIIS&jOURI, 
 
 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY 
 
 LEACH & TRACEY, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 
 
 One Copy, one year, $2 00 
 
 Three Copies or more, one year, each 1 50 
 
 JOB OFFICE. 
 
 With four Power Presses, and abundance of material of all 
 kinds, the proprietors congratulate themselves on the possession 
 of more and better facilities for Job Printing than any other ofl&ce 
 in this section of the State. First-class work guaranteed, with pri- 
 ces as low as can be afforded. 
 
 Gall'On. or address, 
 
 LEACH & TRACEY, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 193 
 
 Doling & Langenberg, dry goods, &c., W Comm'l si, N. S. 
 Doling, Parce & Gray, hardware and agricultural implements, N. 
 
 Commercial si, N. S. 
 Doling, C. M., (Doling & Langenberg, merchants,) W. Commerc'l 
 
 St., bds Delmonico Restaurant. 
 Doling, Ralph, clerk, with Doling & Langenberg, as above, bds 
 
 North Springfield House. 
 Doling, Bernard, clerk with Doling & Langenberg, as above, res 
 
 409 Lynn. 
 Doling, Miss Ella, res 409 Lynn. 
 Donham, W. W., claim agent, res W. Olive. 
 Dooms, Miss Catherine, dressmaker, res 722 S. Campbell. 
 Doran, R. C, (Doran & Myers, carpenters,) 206 E. Walnut, res 
 
 714 N. Main. 
 Doran, Miss C. M., student, res 714 N. Main. 
 Dorsey, F. G., dealer in agricultural implements, residence 606 
 
 Boonville. 
 Douthett, Miss S., teacher, Intermediate Dep't, N. S. Pub. School, 
 
 bds North Springfield House. 
 Douthett, James, conductor St. L. & S. F. R. R., boards North 
 
 Springfield House. 
 Douthett, Al., tinsmith, bds North Springfield House. 
 Dow, H. O., (H. O. Dow & Co., agricultural implements,) 211 
 
 College St., bds Metropolitan Hotel. 
 Downs, George, carpenter, S. & W. M. R. R., res 505 N. Jeff'n. 
 Doyle, Frank, Foreman St. L. & S. F. Car Shop, res Washington 
 
 ave, nr State si, N. S. 
 Doyle, John, carpenter Si L. & S. F. Railroad Shops, res Wash- 
 ington ave, nr State st., N. S. 
 Driscoll, Philip, (Driscoll Bros., marble dealers,) 305 Boonville, 
 
 res 413 N. Grant. 
 Driscoll, C, (Driscoll Bros., as above,) res 413 N. Grant. 
 Druley, R. A., (Kersey & Druley, attorneys at law,) 212 College, 
 
 res 701 Billings. 
 Drury College, 814 Benton avenue. 
 
 Dryden, P. H., conductor, St. L. & S. F. R. R., bds North Spring- 
 field House. 
 Dryden, Joseph, fireman, Si L. & S. F. R. R., bds Lyon House, N. S. 
 
194 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOKT. 
 
 Dubbs, Charles E., Opera House Saloon,. 220 South st, res 219 
 
 E. Walnut 
 Diiflfey, Miss Annie, works at 804 W. Walnut. 
 Dumars, James, Receiver U. S. Land Office, 204 St. Louis, res 
 
 408 E. Walnut. 
 Damars, J. H., Clerk in U. S. Land Office, 204 St. Louis, res 408 
 
 E. Walnut 
 Dumars, Horace, printer, res 408 E. Walnut. 
 Dumars, Florus P., printer, res 408 E. Walnut. 
 Dumars, Wm. A., mailing clerk. Post Office, res 408 E. Walnut 
 Dunn, James, Chief Engineer and Sup't of Bridges and Buildings, 
 
 S. L. & S. F. R. R., office Passenger Depot N. S. 
 Dunbar, Miss Ella, res 218 E. Walnut 
 
 Duncan, J. H., City Recorder, 212 College, res 503 S. Campbell. 
 Duncan, W. B., carder, Springfield Woolen MiUs, res 415 W. 
 
 Calhoun. 
 Duncan, Wm., laborer, res 821 W. Walnut. 
 Dunlap, Rev. C. H., Pastor Calvary Presbyterian Church, 312 S. 
 
 Jefferson, res 430 E. Walnut. 
 Dunlap, Miss Laura A., student, res 430 E. Walnut. 
 Dunlap, Mrs. A. C, res Benton ave, bet Locust and Pacific sts, N. S. 
 Dunn, W. F., merchant at Gainesville, res 715 N. Main. 
 Dunn, John F., saddler, res 213 Kimbrough. 
 Dunn, R. M., machinist, res 715 N. Main. 
 Dunn, Miss Minnie B., teacher, room No. 2, Jefferson st Public 
 
 School, res 213 Kimbrough. 
 Dunn, Miss Jennie, student. Public School, res 715 N. Main. 
 Dupree, Fi'ank, striker, Railr'd Shops, N. S., res 406 W. Webster. 
 Durham, H. K., res Boonville, nr Public School, N. S. 
 Durham, Mrs. H. K., teacher, res Boonville nr Pub. School, N. S. 
 Dui'ham, Mrs. Mary, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, bds 308 E. 
 
 Water. 
 Durment, Rev. G. W., Presiding Elder M. E. Church, res 600 E. 
 
 Walnut. 
 Durment, Edmund S., student, res 600 E. Walnut. 
 Durst, D. H., res 207 W. Phelps. 
 
 Dyer, C. K., traveling salesman for L. W. Hubble & Co., drug- 
 gists, 139 Public Square, res 510 Boonville. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 195 
 
 Dyer, Tilman, brickmaker, res 213 E. Pine. 
 
 Dyer, Mrs. Margaret, res 213 E. Pine. 
 
 Dyer, Miss Macelda, weaver, Sqringfl'd Cotton Mills, res as above. 
 
 Dyer, Miss Paulina, weaver, Springfl'd Cotton Mills, res as above. 
 
 Dyer, Miss Darthula, weaver, Springfl'd Cotton Mills, res as above. 
 
 Dyer, Miss Mattie, weaver, Springfield Cotton IVIills, res as aboTe. 
 
 Dyer, Miss Ruth, res as above. 
 
 Earley, James, machinist. Railroad Shops, res State, bet Benton 
 
 and Washington, N. S. 
 Earley, James, student, Drury College, bds 1105 N. Jeflferson. 
 Eastman, Pastor German Protestant Church, res 208 Boonville. 
 Eaton, Henry, dealer in pumps and lightning rods, res 900 N. Main. 
 Eaton, John, stock-grower, res 900 N. Main. 
 Echelberry, E. J., clerk, 206 Boonville, res 218 N. Jefferson. 
 Echelberry, Miss Laura, res 218 N. Jefferson. 
 Echelberry, M., (L. M. Rainey & Co., merchants,) 104 Pub. Sq., 
 
 res 504 S. Jefferson. 
 Eckas, Conrad, furniture dealer, Commercial st., nr Freight Depot, 
 
 res Boonville, cor Division. 
 Eddy, R. S., Sup't Springfield Iron Works, res 403 N. Grant. 
 Eddy, Charles, machinist, Springfield Iron Works, bds 305 South. 
 Eddy, W. H., machinist, Springfield Iron Works, bds 305 South. 
 Edmiston, Mrs. C. H., teacher, private school, 503 N. Jefferson, 
 
 res same. 
 Edmiston, Miss Anna, music teacher, res 503 N. Jefferson. 
 Edmiston, AVm. L., student, Drury College, res 503 N. Jefferson. 
 Edmondson, M. J., bar tender, with A. B. Dodson, Commercial 
 
 St., nr Passenger Depot. N. S. 
 Edmondson, B. H. , res 619 Lincoln. 
 
 Edmundson, Nicholas, col'd, laborer, res 1200 AVashington. 
 Edmundson, Lucy, col'd, res 820 Washington. 
 Edmundson, Martha, col'd, res 1100 Earle. 
 Edmimdson, Louis, col'd, porter, with W. C. Booth, 136 Public 
 
 Square, res 515 Harrison. 
 Edmundson, Newton, col'd, shoemaker, res 516 Cherry. 
 
196 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 ij. i&0iii^ ill f f « wmm 
 
 MRS. M. A. GOFFE, Proprietor, 
 210, 212, 214 St. Louis St., Springfield, Missouri. 
 
 This house is conveniently located for persons doing busi- 
 ness in the city, and is open for the reception of transient 
 ■visitors and regiilar Boarders. 
 
 CORNER MARKET AND MT. TERNON STS. 
 Established in 1874, for the 
 
 MnM of Patlfiits for Boarl ait Treatmeat, 
 
 Js tneetitig vnth marked success both in numbers and Cures. 
 For Circulars, *i±<i., address 
 
 J. S. LYON, M. D., SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURL 
 
 YOUNG HOUSE, 
 
 B. B. GARDNER^ Proprietor^ 
 
 315,317 South Street, Springfield, Missouri. 
 
 The largest Hotel in the city with but one exception. Board- 
 ing by the day or week. Location healthy and charges moderate. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 197 
 
 Edmimdson, Jane, col'd, servant, 303 Market. 
 
 Edmundson, Cicero, col'd, laborer, res 702 State. 
 
 Edmundson, Albert, col'd, laborer, res rear of 614 E. Water. 
 
 Edmundson, Maria, col'd, res 418 E. Elm. 
 
 Edwards, Mrs. Mary, weaver, Springfield Woolen Mills, res G07 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Edwards, Mrs. Louisa, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 614 
 
 E. Water. 
 Egbert, Mrs. Sarah, res 215 E. Water. 
 Egbert, Mrs. Adeline, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 215 
 
 E. Water. 
 Eldridge, George, col'd, farmer, res 702 State. 
 Ellett, Charles, col'd, striker, at Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 903 Earle. 
 Elliott, Mrs. Anna, res 311 W. Chestnut. 
 Ellis, Dan'l, res 315 E. Elm. 
 Ellis, Mrs. Mary,, res 1104 N. Campbell. 
 Ellis, John, laborer, res 407 N. Clay. 
 Elli.e, Wirt W., U. S. Commissioner, office 204 Boonville, res 315 
 
 E. Elm. 
 Ellsworth, Miss N. J., res 805 W Walnut. 
 Estreaqle, Augustus, miller, res 600 N Main. 
 Estreaglc, Miss Emma, res 600 N Main. 
 Estreagle, Miss Nellie, res 600 N Main. 
 Elzey, M. L., traveling salesman, res 406 S Campbell. 
 Elzey, Miss Sophia, res 406 S Campbell. 
 Emery, Geo. D., (Emery & Comstock, furniture dealers.) 222, 224, 
 
 226 SuuUi, res 214 E Walnut. 
 Emmerson, Lucy, col'd, res 701 South. 1 
 
 Emmerson, Lizzie, col'd, washerwoman, res 514 E. Center. 
 Epperscir. T. J., res 322 S Campbell. 
 Episcopal Church, 400 E Walnut. 
 Erp, Robert, teamster, res 1114 N Jefferson. 
 Evans, Chas. H., b;iker, 219 College, res same. 
 Evans, James M., house and barn mover, res 603 Billings. 
 Evans, J. seph W., teamster, res 603 Billings. 
 Evan.c, Miss Mary, res 603 Billings. 
 Evans, Miss Nancjy, reeler at Cotton Mills, res 300 N Jefferson. 
 
198 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Evans, Mrs. Mary, res 300 N Jefterson. 
 
 Everett, Henry, wagon-maker, Springfield "Wagon Factory, bds 
 
 219 College. 
 
 Eversol, C. M., Eagle Flouring Mills 248 Boonville, res 300 S 
 Jeflferson. 
 
 Eversol, Theodore, miller, 248 Boonville, res 309 W Phelps, 
 
 Eversol, Arthur, miller, 4 miles northeast of city, bds. 412 Wash- 
 ington ave. 
 
 Everson, C. H., agent for Common Sense Bee-hive, bds 315 West 
 Walnut. 
 
 Ewers, Mrs. Orilla, res Boonville, nr public school, N. S. 
 
 Ewers, Miss Hattie A., teacher, res. Boonville, nr Pub. School, N S. 
 
 Ewing, F. Y., res 804 W. Walnut. 
 
 Ewing, Miss Katie, res. 804 W. Walnut. 
 
 F 
 
 Fagg, A. J., cigar maker, res GOO Monroe. 
 
 Fagg, Thos, gardener, bds with Henry Carle, Benton ave, n of 
 
 Atlantic st, N. S. 
 Fahy, John, (Fahy & Caskey, merchants,) 108 Public Square, bds 
 
 317 South. 
 Fairbanks' Hall, Drury College, 1000 Benton ave. 
 Fairbanks, Jonathan, Sup't Public Schools, res (518 Sycamore. 
 Fairchild, K. H. S., jeweler, res 209 Mt. Vernon. 
 Fairchild, Mrs. A. O., res 209 Mt. Vernon. 
 Fairfield, Miss Laura, housekeeper at 609 Boonville. 
 Fairlamb, Nicholas, tailor, res 1001 N. Jefferson. 
 Fairman, Frank, res 000 College. 
 Fairman, J. H.. clerk, res 606 College. 
 Farley, Thos., harness maker, with Wm. Mc Adams & Co., 122 
 
 Pul)lic Square, res 620 Lincoln. 
 Fanner, Albert, cloth boiler at Springfield Cotton Mills, res 406 
 
 N. Pearl. 
 Farmer, Edward, laborer at Springfield Cotton Mills, res 406 N. 
 
 Pearl. 
 Farmer, Mrs. Susan, res 406 N. Pearl. 
 Farrar, David col'd, laborer, res 614 Franklin, » 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIBECTOBY. 199 
 
 Tartar, Naomi, col'd, cook, St. Louis Street House. 
 
 Farrar, Andy, col'd, laborer, res rear of 701 Weaver. 
 
 Farrell, Hugh, laborer, res 300 N. Jefferson. 
 
 Farrier, Mrs. Hannah, res 8C6 W. Walnut. 
 
 Faust, D. P., painter, bds North Springfield House. 
 
 Favor, G. M., engineer, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res Commercial st, 
 
 bet Benton and Washington aves, N. S. 
 Fay, John, painter, bds 401 N. Main. 
 Fay, E. L., conductor, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res cor State st and 
 
 Benton ave, N. S. 
 Fay, B. A., Bakery and Restaurant, Commercial st, nr Benton ave 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Feam, A. R., bookseller, 143 Public Square, res 409 E. Walnut. 
 Fellows, H. F., Mayor of City, and Pres't Springfield Wagon 
 
 Factory, res 210 E. Walnut. 
 Fellows, Miss Emma, res 210 E. AValnut. 
 Fellows, N. W., salesman Spring#eld Wagon Factory, res 217 E. / 
 
 Walnut. 
 Fenner, A. G., conductor, S. L. & S. F. R. R., rooms cor Locust 
 
 st and Benton ave, N. S. 
 Fenner, B. W., conductor, S. L. & S. F. R. R., room as above. 
 Ferguson, John R., druggist, res 801 N. Main. 
 Ferguson, S., (Titus' & Ferguson,'!grocers,) 225 St. Louis, res 604 
 
 Benton ave. 
 Ferguson, Mrs. Mary, res 510 Mt. Vernon. 
 Ferguson, Ann, col'd, servant, 510 N. Jefferson. 
 Ferree, Mrs. Chloe, res. E. Elm, east of DolHson. 
 / Field, S. B., tobacco presser. Porter & Sons, 439 St. Louis, res 
 
 621 Lincoln. 
 Fields, Mrs. Sarah, res 211 W. Phelps. 
 Fields, Miss Vina, res 211 W. Phelps. 
 Fieldy, H., tailor, with B. F. Huntington, 215 College st, res 704 
 
 State. 
 Fieldy, Miss Emma, res 704 State. 
 Findley, H. B., wagon maker, Springfield Wagon Factory, res. 
 
 207 W. Center. 
 Findley, Miss Mary, student, res 207 W. Center. 
 Finney, H. M. A., clerk, res cor Pacific street and Washington 
 
 ave., N. S. 
 
200 
 
 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN 
 
 BOOKS, STATIOIEY, mi PAPER, 
 
 224 COLLEGE ST., - - - SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 A. yV. WRIGHT, 
 
 4.S 
 
 mmni M 
 
 llfCIf 
 
 OFFICE AT REMIUEXCE 
 -A.i-ca.olo, ixo«,r C7oixa.mor-c±«-l JStroet 
 
 NORTH SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 
 
 south: STi^EET 
 
 
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 MRS. C^. B, ITUKLI^MAM, 
 
 311 SOUTH STREET, 
 Sl3x-ix3Lsfi.olca., - - IVtissoxirl^ 
 
 K.^galar or transient boarders will find at this house i^leasant 
 rooms, polite attention and good fare at moderate rates. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOKY. 201 
 
 Finney, E. A., carpenter, res cor Wash'tn ave and Pacific st, N. S. 
 Finnigan, Mrs., works for Mrs. McCabc, Webster, nr Comm'l, N. S. 
 Firestone, Joseph, laborer, Eailroad Shops, res Pacific st., bet 
 
 Boonville and Eobberson, N S. 
 Fisher, James, phj'^sician, res 717 Boonville. 
 Fisher, Mrs. Alcina, dressmaker, res 702 N. Campbell. 
 Fisk, M. A., clerk, 128 Public Square, res 505 W. Phelps. 
 Fisk, E. W., marble cutter, res 505 W. Phelps. 
 Fisk, Miss Lucy J., res 505 W. Phelps. 
 
 Fitzpatrick, M., night watchman, E. E. Shops, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Fitzpatrick, John, section hand, S. L. & S. F. E. E., res. Jeflferson 
 
 street, N S. 
 Fitzgerald, Miss Mary S., res 312 Grant. 
 Flanner, T. IT., physician and surgeon, 106 Public Square, res 608 
 
 Benton avenue. 
 Flatlay, Tliomas, laborer, res 308 E. Phelps. 
 Flemming, Miss Emma, works at 504 South. 
 Fletcher, H., real estate agent, 205 South, res 300 E. Walnut. 
 Fletcher, Miss Junietta, res 300 E. Walnut. 
 Fletcher, Miss Josephine, res 300 E. Walnut. 
 Fletcher, J., farmer, res Pacific, bet Eobberson & Boonville, N S. 
 Flintham, John W., Sup't Springfield Gas Works, 400 Mill street, 
 
 res 506 E. Elm. 
 Flitton, Miss Lizzie, dressmaker, 211 St. Louis, bds 508 South. 
 Flood, E. E., fireman, S. L. & S. F. E. E., bds with Jno. Zeigler, 
 
 Commercial st, N S. 
 Fluth, George, cigar maker, res 400 S. Campbell. 
 Foley, J. F., book-keeper, SjDringfield Wagon Factory, resides 21T 
 
 W. Clay. 
 Foltz, A. W., carpenter, res cor Comm'l and Eobberson sts, N. S. 
 Ford, M., grocer, 212 College, res 901 Concord. 
 Fort, J. K., collar maker, with Wm. Mc Adams & Co., 122 Publia 
 
 Square, res 505 Billings. 
 Fosley, E., cabinet maker, with Emery & Comstock, 224 South 8t> 
 
 res over store. 
 Foss, A. M., traveling salesman, res 309 Brewer's ave. 
 Foster, Samuel, mail carrier, res 1205 Washington ave. 
 Foster, IMiss Jane, res 1205 Washington ave. 
 
 15 
 
202 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Foster, Talbot, col'cl, laborer, res 709 Boonville. 
 
 Fowler, W. E., clerk, 401 Boonville, res 313 W. Phelps. 
 
 Fox, R. H., grocer, Commercial st, near Freight Depot, res Camp 
 
 bell st, near Lumber Yard, N S. 
 Fox, Mrs. Nettie Pease, Editor Spirittud Ojferiny, office 215 
 
 South, res GO.S W Walnut. 
 Fox, D. M., Associate Editor /S^nritucd Offering, office 215 South, 
 
 res same as above. 
 Fox, C. M., clerk, with Doling, Pai'ce & Gray, Commercial street, 
 
 bds with R. H. Fox, N S. 
 Frame, A. N., fireman, S. &AV. M. R. R., bds Harding House, N S. 
 Franklin, Joseph, col'd, farmer, res 815 Franklin. 
 Franklin, Wm., col'd, laborer, res 601 Franklin. 
 Frantz, G. K., tinner, with W. H. Mansfield, 131 Public Square, 
 
 bds 212 N. Jefferson. 
 Frantz, Henry, carpenter, res 307 S Jefferson. 
 Freeman, G. M., traveling salesman, res 410 N. Main. 
 Freeman, S. P., traveling salesman, res same as above. 
 Freeman, L. H. D., clerk, 105 Public Square, res same as above. 
 Freeman, Miss Ella, res same as above. 
 Freeman, Miss Alice, res same as above. 
 Freeman, Barney, col'd, tobacco roller, with Geo. Anthony, 705 
 
 St. Louis, res rear of 713 same. 
 Freeman, Lottie, col'd, res rear of 713 St Louis. 
 Freeman, Mar}^, col'd, res same as above. 
 Fricke, G. W., grain dealer, res 724 S Campbell. 
 Frint, Henry, engineer, S. L, & S. F. R. R., bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Fritts, P. M., teamster, res 1103 N Main. 
 Frost, Albert, col'd, laborer, res 625 E Walnut. 
 Frost, Henry, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, "Aunt Hannah," col'd, res 1104 Earle. 
 Fulbright, Susan, col'd, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, Clara, col'd, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, Judy, col'd, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, C, col'd, washerwoman, res 600 Mill. 
 Fulbright, Perry, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, Harriet, col'd, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 Fulbright, L'ving, col'd, servant, 608 Benton ave. 
 
SPEINSFIELD DIRECTORY. 203 
 
 Fulbrigbt, Minerva, col'd, washerwoman, res G05 Washington ave. 
 
 Fulbright, Green, col'd, farmer, res 412 Fx-anldin. 
 
 Fulbright, Lucy, col'd, servant, 700 E Elm. 
 
 Fulbright, David, col'd, laborer, bds 515 Harrison. 
 
 Fulbright, Jane, col'd, servant, Lyon House, N S. 
 
 Fuller, Geo. H., traveling salesman, bds Metropolitan Hotel. 
 
 Fullerton, Miss Bertie, works at 413 I^ Walnut. 
 
 Fulton, Prof. Jean, teacher, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 
 Fauts, D. E., painter, bds Sanford House, 226 St Louis. 
 
 Furnald, E. T., fireman, S. L. & S. F. E. R., bds Lyon House, N S. 
 
 G 
 
 Gage, John H., merchant, res 701 Pearl. 
 
 Gainer, Lina, col'd, res 1106 Earle. 
 
 Gainer, Jerry, col'd, res 1108 Earle. 
 
 Gaines, John, col'd, farmer, 608 South. 
 
 Galloway, C. F., grocer, 238 South, res 310 S. Campbell. 
 
 Galloway, J. M., res 601 Evans. 
 
 Gait, P. F., Auditor S. & W. M. R. R., res 512 College. 
 
 Gamble, H., shoemaker. Commercial, nr Jefferson, N. S. 
 
 Gardner, B. B., proprietor Young House, 317 South. 
 
 Gardner, J. L., wagon and carriage maker, 221 W. South al, res 
 
 rear of 541 W. Phelps. 
 Gardner, L. A., wagon maker, with J. Hodnett, 300 Mill, res 403 
 
 W. Olive. 
 Gardner, J. S., (Gardner & Sons, wagon makers,) 218 S. Patten 
 
 al, res 712 S. Main. 
 Gardner, J. D., wagon maker, as above, res 716 S. Main. 
 Gardner, Miss Jane, works at 309 E. Center. 
 Gardner, Mss M. G., res 626 W. Walnut. 
 Gardner, Wm., (Gardner Bros, saloon,) 206 College, res 626 W, 
 
 Walnut. 
 Gardner, James, saloon as above, res 626 W. Walnut. 
 Garwood, W^m., Baggage Master, S. L. & S. F. R. R., bds Lyon 
 
 House, N. S. 
 Garwood, Henry, fireman, S. L. & S. F. R. R., bds with B. A. 
 
 Fay, Commercial, N. S. 
 
204 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Gates, T. J., saddler, with A. P. Routli k Co., 213 Boonville, res 
 
 218 Pearl. 
 Gates, Herman, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. R. R , bds Avitli Wm. 
 
 Gates, cor Webster and Pacific, N. S. 
 Gates, Miss Mary, res 1010 N Grant. 
 Gates, (Goez,) Wm. F., brass burnisher. Railroad Shops, res cor 
 
 Webster and Pacific, N. S. 
 Gatewood, Dan'l, cold, farmer, res 728 S Grant. 
 Gear, James M., artist, res 805 W Walnut. 
 Gear, John M., brick layer, res 805 W. AValnut. 
 Gear, John M., jr., brick layer, res 805 W Walnut. 
 Geiger, W. F., Circuit Judge, office Court House, res 312 S Grant- 
 George, Joseph, blacksmith, res 311 N Main. 
 George, Miss Carrie, res 311 N. Main. 
 George, Mrs. M., dressmaker, res 503 N Grant. 
 Gibson, Wm. J., clerk, 215 Boonville, bds N Campbell. 
 Gibson, W. A., physician and surgeon, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Gibson, Mrs. IJ., res Benton ave, u of Atlantic st, N S. 
 Gibson, Geo., mail carrier, bds 515 W. Phelps. 
 Gil)S()n. James, bar tender, 20G College, bds Benton ave, north 
 
 of Atlantic, N S. 
 Gillespie, P. H., (Gillespie & Hegarty, grocers.) 253 Boonville, 
 
 res 1108 N Grant. 
 Gillespie, Edward, grocer, as above, res 208 Mill. 
 Gillespie, Mrs. Mary, proprietor Pacific House, 208 Mill. 
 Gillespie, Miss Annie, res 208 Mill. 
 Gillespie, Miss Kate, res 208 Mill. 
 
 Gilmore, Mrs. Sallie, col'd, washerwoman, res 702 State. 
 Glenn, Michael, blacksmith, Railroad Shops, res cor Washington 
 
 ave and State st, N S. 
 Goddard, F. M., insurance agent, with Hubbard & Miller, 105 
 
 Public Square, res 405 AV. C la;-. 
 Gofle, Charles H., book-keeper, res 607 N. Main. 
 Gofle, Mrs. ]M. A., proprietor S*:. L u".s Street Hoase, 210 St. 
 
 Louis. 
 Golle, T. N., printer, res 210 t- 1. Louir. * 
 Go£e, Miss Ora, res 210 St. Louis. 
 Golden, Marlir, laborer, S. L. &. S. F. R. R., res near Passenger 
 
 Depot, N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY, 205 
 
 Ooldsmith, T. G., engineer, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res Jefferson, bet 
 
 Pacific and Locust, N. S. 
 Gooch, Wm. T.. saddler, Commercial st, nr Freight Depot, bds 
 
 Delmonico Restaurant, N S. 
 Gooch, Miss Julia, works at 801 N Main. 
 Good, Dan'l, conductor, S. L. & S. F. R. R., res Washington ave, 
 
 south of Pacific st, N S. 
 Goode, R. L., Principal of High School, Jefferson Street Public 
 
 School, bds 305 South. 
 Gorton, Wm. R., book-keeper, 211 St. Louis, res 509 W. Walnut. 
 Goss, I. N., clerk for McCaskill & Robberson, Commercial st, nr 
 
 Freight Depot, bds with Mi-s. Sully, Jefferson st. 
 Gott, Jonathan, teamster, res 532 W Chesnut. 
 Gott, Miss Sarah, res 532 W Chesnut. 
 Gott, Peter, 'bus-driver, Denton's livery stable, 225 College, res 
 
 528 W Chestnut. 
 Gott, Peter B., farmer, res 600 Monroe. 
 Gott, Henry, clerk, with Thos. Williams, 216 W Walnut, res 601 
 
 College. 
 Gott, John E., teamster, res 408 Franklin. 
 Gott, Mrs. Mary, res 311 Brower's ave. 
 Gott, Mrs. E. P., res 708 N Main. 
 Gott, Joseph, carpenter, res 800 Boonville. 
 Gottfried, Conrad, furniture dealer, 234 Boonville, res 413 same. 
 Gottfried, Charles, cabinet maker, with Conrad Gottfried, 234 
 
 Boonville, res 413 same. 
 Gainstreet, Wm., col'd, farmer, res Pacific, nr Campbell, N S. 
 Granade, John A., carpenter, res 406 Poplar. 
 Gravens, Miss Melissa, waiter, Lyon House, N S. 
 Graves, H. W., traveling salesman, 140 Public Square, res 510 
 
 Boonville. 
 Graves, John, gardener, res east of Jefferson road, N S. 
 Graves, Mrs. S. C, res 510 Boonville. 
 Graves, Miss Lilian, res 510 Boon\ille. 
 Gray, J. T. (Doling, Parce & Gray, hardware,) Commercial si, nr 
 
 Freight Depot, N S. 
 Gray, Mrs. M., res cor Commercial and Campbell, N S. 
 Gray, Nathan, overseer at Springfield Cotton Mills, res 401 N 
 
 Main. 
 
206 SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 
 
 Graj', Miss Faunio, hair dresser, cor Campbell aud Commercial 
 
 sts., N S. 
 Gray, Mrs. Nancy, res 70-4 S Jefferson. 
 Gray, Angcline, col'd, waslierwoman, res rear 705 South. 
 Gray, Aggie, col'd, washerwoman, res rear 614 St. Louis. 
 Gray, Martha, col'd, servant, 814 N Campbell. 
 Grayson, Sarah, col'd, washerwoman, res 40G E. Phelps. 
 Green, Thomas J., stone mason, res G'24 W Elm. 
 Green, Lewis, laborer, res 024 W.Elm. 
 Greenlee, C, carpenter, res 503 S Jefferson. 
 Greenlee, IMiss F. A., compositor, l^atrlot-Advertiser office, 208 
 
 St. Louis, res 207 E Walnut. 
 Greenlee, Miss M. M., res as above. 
 Griffith, John M., clerk, 142 Pub. Sq., res GOO College. 
 Griffith, D. L., traveling salesman, res 409 N Grant. 
 Griffith, J. H., farmer, res 409 N Grant. 
 Griffith, ]Miss E. Anna, res 409 N Grant. 
 Grigg, John, farmer, res 428 St. Louis. 
 Grigg, Miss Emma, teacher, Koom No. 5, Jefferson Street Public 
 
 School, res 428 St. Louis. 
 Grigg, Edward, farmer, res 428 St. Louis. 
 Grisham, Mrs. Emeline, res G14 E AVater. 
 Grisham, Mrs. Elizabeth, weaver, at Springfield Cotton ]Mills, res 
 
 G14 E Water. 
 Grisham, Miss Sarah, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 614 
 
 E Water. 
 Grissom, Miss Ellen, res with Mrs. Smith, Benton ave., nr Com- 
 mercial si, N S. 
 Grissom, Miss Emma, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 607 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Grist, Benjamin, conductor, St. L. & S. F. K. R., res Washington 
 
 ave., nr Pacific si, N S. 
 Griswold, R. B., capenter, res 704 S Grant. 
 
 Groves, J., (J. LaDue & Co., hair restorative, etc.,) res 415 Poplar. 
 Grubbs, H. B., brick-mason, res 212 E Chesnui 
 Grubbs, Chester, clerk, 211 St. Louis, res 212 E Chestnui 
 Grubbs, Frank, clerk, 217 South, res 212 E Chestnut. 
 Gruner, Miss Mar}', works at 512 N Campbell. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 207 
 
 Gneringer, Mrs. C, res 407 Kimbrough. 
 
 Gueringer, A. V., barber, 216 College, res 325 Cherry. 
 
 Gueringer, Toney, barber, 216 College, res 407 Kimbrough. 
 
 Gueringer, Edward, barber, same as above. 
 
 Guffin, O. H., dealer in musical instruments, 119 Pub., Sq. 
 
 Guffin, Rollin, dealer in musical instruments, 109 Pub., Sq., bds 
 
 317 South. 
 Gwinn, James E., collar-maker, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 
 
 Pub. Sq., res 700 State. 
 
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 Hackpath, Wm., teamster, res 311 N. Grant. 
 
 Hackney, Wilson, tinner, with W. H. Mansfield, 131 Pub. Square, 
 
 res 205 W Walnut. 
 Hackney, IMrs., res same as above. 
 Hadden, J. J., wheelwright, with Stokes & Son, cor Boonville and 
 
 Pacific, bds with same, near Public School, N S. 
 Hagood, L. M., col'd, Pastor Colored M. E. Church, res 305 East 
 
 Phelps. 
 Hague, John, blacksmith, with W. H. Lyman, 202 Mill, res 500 
 
 Franklin. 
 Haguewood, L. D., barkeepei', 124 Public Sq., res 218 E Water. 
 Haile, Mrs. Sarah A,, dressmaker, res 323 Cherry. 
 Hale, J. H., wagon yard, Campbell street, southwest of Freight 
 
 Depot, N S. 
 Hall, F. A., Principal Preparatory Dep't, Drury College, bds 305 
 
 South street. 
 Hall, Mrs. M. L., res cor Benton ave and Locust st, N S. 
 Hall, A. P., teacher, res cor Benton ave and Locust st, N S. 
 Hall, Wm. A., draggist, 110 Public Square, res 508 N Main. 
 Hall, Wm., jr., clerk, 110 Public Square, res same as above. 
 Hall, Miss Lizzie, res same as above. 
 
 Hall, Robert, farmer, res cor Locust st and Benton ave, N S. 
 Hall, Armster, col'd, farmer, res 600 Boonville. 
 Hall, Archibald, col'd, porter. Metropolitan Hotel, res 600 Boonv. 
 Hall, Betsey, col'd, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 Hamilton, T. H., engineer, S. & W\ M. Railroad, res 514 N Main, 
 
208 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 SOUTHWESTERN CIGAR FACTORY, 
 F. A. HEAGKER, 
 
 M lyujACTUKKii or 
 
 C7c3Xia.xxxex*o±c»'X Street* 
 IVORTH SPRINGFIEI.D, - - MISSOITRI. 
 
 
 -F. jr. C03VEST0CIC, 
 St. Louia. 
 
 EMERY & COMSTOCK. 
 
 Uinnfactnrers, and Wholesale and Betall Cealerg in 
 
 wmr'^m'm 
 
 SAINT JA3IES HOTEL BUILDING, 222, 224 AND 226 SOUTH STBEET, 
 
 SPRIlSr GFIELD, MO. 
 
 B« F. HUNTINGTON^ 
 
 mMmmin iiiAiii.#m 
 
 ShHsHs sJliliBil' 
 
 S15 COIiliFGE STREET, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 
 
 Bakery $c Confectionery, 
 
 Also Dealer in Staple and Fancy 
 
 - - SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 308 BOONVILLE ST., 
 
SPBINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 209 
 
 Hamlin, C. C, carpenter, res 901 N Main. 
 
 Hancock, "Wm., col'd, laborer, res Benton ave, north of Atlantic 
 
 street, N S. 
 Hancock, Mrs. Amanda, col'd, washerwoman, res rear of 306 Mill. 
 Hancock, Abbie, col'd, rear of 715 St Louis. 
 Hanna, A., stock dealer, res 216 E Pine. 
 Hanna, Frank, col'd, laborer, res 304 W Calhoun. 
 Hansford, Dr. L., proprietor Lyon House, N S. 
 Hanson, John, tinner, with C. Gage, 135 Public Square, bds 324 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Hare, C. L., laborer. Railroad Shops, bds N. Springfield House. 
 Hargreaves, Thomas, manufacturer of soda water, 323 W. Lynn, 
 
 residence same. 
 Harmon, Peter, farmer, res rear of 707 South. 
 Harmon, Mrs. Jane, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 Harper, James, col'd, laborer, res 504 N Pearl. 
 Harper, Moses, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 Harrington, Napoleon, col'd, teamster, res 413 E Elm. 
 Harris, James A., book-binder, 126 Pub. Sq., res 414 E Elm. 
 Harris, James, cigar maker, with W. G. Porter & Sons, 435 St 
 
 Louis, res 208 S DolHson; 
 Harris, Sophia, col'd, cook, at 219 College, res rear 614 St. Louis. 
 Harris, Richard, col'd, laborer, res 506 N Pearl. 
 Harrison, Miss Margaret, works at 708 Boonville. 
 Hartman, Miss Josephine, waiter. North Springfield House. 
 Hartsel, John, carpenter, res 714 South. 
 Harvey, TV. C, carpenter. Railroad Shops, res Boonville st, near 
 
 Public School, N S. 
 Harvey, Thomas, carpenter, res 305 Brower's ave. 
 Harvey, Albert, cabinet maker, with E. Sander, 219 Boonville st, 
 
 res 305 Brower's avenue. 
 Harvey, Mrs. Hannah, res same as above. 
 Harwood, Alfred P., res 1322 Benton avenue. 
 Harwood, Charles E., res 609 Benton avenue. 
 Harwood, Miss Isabel H., student, Drury College, resides same 
 
 as above. 
 Haskins, Fred., policeman, 503 S Campbell. 
 Hasley, Thomas, fireman S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with B. A. 
 
 Fay, Commercial st., N S. 
 
210 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Haswell, A. M., clerk in Railroad Land Office, Commercid streei^ , 
 
 N S., ros 1203 N Jefferson. 
 Hatcher, Granville, col'd, blacksmith, 221 W. South alley, resides 
 
 611 S. Campbell. 
 Hatfield, C. L., employe at Springfield Wagon Factory, res 609 • 
 
 Billings. 
 Hatfield, J. W., tailor, res 914 W Elm. 
 Haughawout, W. H., Deputy U. S. Marshal, office 201 Boonville, 
 
 res 503 Benton ave. 
 Havens, H. E., Sup't Springfield and Western Missouri Railway, 
 
 office in depot building, res 321 Cherry. 
 Havird, Beverly, pump maker, bds G21 W Elm. 
 Hawkins, Miss Mattie, bds 401 N Main. 
 Hayden, W. J., Missionary American Sunday School Union, offi^ce 
 
 104 Public Square, res 409 S Jefferson. 
 Hayden, Jesse, carpenter, res 503 S Campbell. 
 Hayden, Thomas, fireman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res cor Comml 
 
 and Clay, N S. 
 Hayes, Patrick, policeman, res 705^ Boonville. 
 Hayes, J. R., book-keeper, 215 St Louis, res 212 N Jefferson. 
 Hayes, IMi-s. M. C, res 212 N Jefferson. 
 Hayes, Miss Helen, res same as above. 
 Hayes, Miss Leila, res same as above. 
 Hayes, Miss Clara, res same as above. 
 Hayes, Miss Margaret, seamstress, res 702 N. Main. 
 Hayes, James, laborer, res same as above. 
 
 Hayes, Miss Eva, weaver, Springfield Cot. Mills, res 607 St. Louisa. 
 Hayes, Michael, laborer, res 702 N Main. 
 Hayes, James, livery stable, 218 Boonville, res 206 W. Phelps. 
 Hayes, John, teamster, res 511 N Grant. 
 Haymaker, Mrs. Anna M., res 500 W State. 
 
 Haynes, H. H., General Fuel Agent, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res- 
 Jefferson ave., nr State st., N. S. 
 Heacker, F. A., Southwestern Cigar Factory, cor Commercial st^ 
 
 and Jefferson ave., N. S., res same. 
 Heacker, F. L., cigar-maker as above, res same. 
 Headley, L., train dispatcher, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Bentant 
 
 ave., bet Locust and Pacific sts., N. S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 21L 
 
 Headley, A. C, auctioneer, res 515 N Jefferson. 
 
 Headley, W. S., prodnce dealer, 221 South, res 515 N. Jefferson. 
 
 Headley, O. M., produce dealer, Lebanon, res as above. 
 
 Headley, F. E., (Sutter & Headley, grocers,) 215 Boonville, res 
 same as above. 
 
 Heath, A. W., cooper, 201 N Jefferson, res 401 W Olive. 
 
 Heaton, G. N., shoemaker, res 503 S Campbell. 
 
 Hedges, A. G., land agent, res 820 N Jefferson. 
 
 Hedges, Mrs. B. C, res Pacific st., nr Robber son ave., N. S. 
 
 Heer, C. H., (C. H. Heer & Co., merchants,) 209 Boonville, re» 
 511 Boonville. 
 
 Heer, Henry, clerk, with C. H. Heer & Co., as above, res as above. 
 
 Heer, C. H., jr., clerk, as above, res same. 
 
 Heer, Miss Agnes, res as above. 
 
 Hefternan, F., attorney-at-law, 107 Pub. Sq., res 50G Boonville. 
 
 Heffeman, W. H., engineer, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Jefferson 
 ave., nr Pacific, N. S. 
 
 Heflernan, Mrs. Lizzie, dressmaker, res Jefferson, nr Pacific, N. S. 
 
 Heffernan, Mrs. Aggie, res 514 N. Main. 
 
 Hegarty, James, (Gillespie & Hegarty, grocers,) 253 Boonville^ 
 bds 208 Mill. 
 
 Hegarty, John, peddler, bds as above. 
 
 Hellwig, J. F. W., shoemaker, 212^^ South, res 216 Boonville. 
 
 Helsinger, Miss Kate, works at 426 St. Louis. 
 
 Helsinger, IMiss Mary, works at 401 N Campbell. 
 
 Henderson, Easter, col'd, res rear 611 S Jefferson. 
 
 Hendrex, J. K., farmer, res rear 507 Market. 
 
 Hendrick, W. R., printer, res 407 E Walnut. 
 
 Hendricks, Mrs. M. J., res cor Atlantic and Benton, N. S. 
 
 Hendry, E. E., marble dealer, res 810 College. 
 
 Heninger, John, butcher, with H. L. Baldwin, Commorcial st., 
 bds Harding House, N. S. 
 
 Henshey, D. C, (Henshey & Woodbury, merchants,) 211 Boon- 
 ville, res 221 Benton ave. 
 
 Henslee, J. B., teller, Greene County National Bank, 106 Public- 
 Square, res 408 South. 
 
 Henslee, B. W., tobacconist, res 703 Boonville. 
 
 Henslee, Miss Alice, res as above. 
 
■212 ■ SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Herman, C, res nr Steam Pump, N. S. • 
 
 Herndon, James, bricklayer, res 729 South. 
 
 Herring, Otto, miller, at Scbmook's Mill, 400 Boonville, bds 408 
 Boonville. 
 
 Herring, Miss Annie, works at 211 E "Walnnt. 
 
 Hester, Samuel, col'd, laborer, res 302 Washington ave. 
 
 Hester, Lucinda, col'd, res same as above. 
 
 Hester, Amanda, col'd, washerwoman, res as above. 
 
 Heytman, Charles, brass moulder. Railroad Shops, res cor Wash- 
 ington ave. and State si, nr Round House, N. S. 
 
 Higgs, Will, col'd, laborer, res rear of 301 N Jefferson. 
 
 Higgs, Mary, col'd, servant, 418 E Walnut. 
 
 Higgs, Peggy, col'd, res 701 South. 
 
 Hightower, W. G., cigar maker, with James Anthony, 130 Public 
 Square, res 401 W Olive. 
 
 Hightower, Mrs. Mary, res as above. 
 
 Hightower, G. R., laborer, res as above. 
 
 Hightower, Mary, col'd, res rear of 601 St. Louis. 
 
 Hightower, Caroline, col'd, res as above. 
 
 Hightower, John, col'd, res 605 St. Louis. 
 
 Hightower, Albert, col'd, res 1100 Earle. 
 
 Hill, Charles W., printer, Times office, 217 South, res 705 Boon- 
 ville st. 
 
 Hill, John M., teamster, res 301 N Grant. 
 
 Hill, Mrs. Catherine, res 614 E Walnut. 
 
 Hill, Miss Sophia, dressmaker, res as above. 
 
 Hill, IVIiss Kate, dressmaker, res as above. 
 
 Hines, J. H., traveling salesman, res 810 Boonville. 
 
 Hitchens, G. W., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Pacific st, 
 bet Benton and Jefferson aves, N S. 
 
 Hitchens, R. M., fireman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with G. W. 
 Hitchens, as above. 
 
 Hoag, C. B., harness maker, with Wm. Me Adams & Co., Commer- 
 cial st, nr Freight Depot, N S, res 1324 N Jefferson st. 
 
 JHoag, John, res same as above. 
 
 Hodgdon, F. P., machinist. Railroad Shops, bds with Mrs. Sully, 
 Jefferson, nr Pacific, N S. 
 
 Hodges, Robert, tobacconist, with G. H. McCann, bds 620 E 
 Water. 
 
SPKINaFIELD DIRECTORY. 21^ 
 
 Hodnett, James, wagon mani^facturer, 300 Mill, bds 208 Mill. 
 
 Hodson, George, macliinist, Railroad Shops, N S, res 819 N Jef- 
 ferson. 
 
 Hodson, Joseph, machinist, Railroad Shops, N S, res 714 Wash- 
 ington. 
 
 Hodson, ]\Iiss Elizabeth, works at GOO Benton ave. 
 
 Hoffelt, J. M., meat market, 303 Boonville, bds 212 Boonville. 
 
 Hogan, Mrs. Louisa, res 607 St. Lonis. 
 
 Hoit, G. P., carpenter, res 510 S Main. 
 
 Holden, Geo., carpenter. Railroad Shops, res Washington ave, 
 north of Atlantic st, N S. 
 
 Holden, David, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds on Jefferson 
 road, nr machine shop, N S. 
 
 Holdman, Mrs., seamstress, res 490 W Olive. 
 
 Holland, C B., (Holland & Sons, bankers,) 144 Pnblic Square,, 
 res 319 S Jefferson. 
 
 Holland, W. C, (Holland & Sons, bankers,) same as above. 
 
 Holland, T. B., (Holland & Sons, bankers,) 144 Public Square^ 
 res 400 St. Louis. 
 
 Holland, Lee, teller First National Bank, res 309 E. Center. 
 
 Holland, J. L., retired merchant, res 211 E. Walnut. 
 
 Holland, Miss Viola, res same as above. 
 
 Hollister, J. W., gardener, res 511 College. 
 
 Holly, Myron, claim agent, res 1001 N Campbell. 
 
 Holman, D. S., Springfield Nursery, 807 S Campbell. 
 
 Holman, Geo. W., stone cuttter, res 501 State. 
 
 Holmau, Mrs. A. B., seamstress, res 806 College. 
 
 Holmes, Louis, col'd, laborer, res rear of 601 St. Louis. 
 
 Houk, A. P., grocer. Commercial st, nr Robberson ave, N S. 
 
 Hood, Martin, laborer, Railroad Shops, res cor Pacific and Boon- 
 ville, N S. 
 
 Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, rooms 308 College. 
 
 Hook, G. B., brick maker, Benton ave, nr Steam Pump, N S. 
 
 Hook, Wm., brick maker, same as above. 
 
 Hoover, Jerome, col'd, barber, with John Coker, 305 St. Louis^ 
 bds rear of 615 St. Louis. 
 
 Hopper, J. G., painter, with Wm. Mathie, N S, bds cor Robber- 
 son a- e and Slats st, N S. 
 
21-i SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Horine,S. H., (S. H. Horiue & Co., wholesale liquor dealers,) 172 
 
 St. Louis, res 401 N Campbell. 
 Horiue, Mrs. H., res same as above. 
 Horn, Squire, col'd, laborer, res rear of 704 St. Louis. 
 Horn, Nellie, eol'cl, washerwoman, res 514 E. Center. 
 Hornbeak, John, merchant at Linden, Christian county, res 402 
 
 N. Campbell. 
 Hornbeak, "W. C, salesman with C. H. Heer & Co., 207 Boonville, 
 
 res 415 N. Campbell. 
 Hornbostel, August, cigar manufacturer, 221 Boonville, res 413 
 
 Boonville. 
 Hornbuckle, K., col'd, teamster, res 501 N Jefferson. 
 Houghton, Mrs. Priscilla AV., teacher in Wasliing4,on street Colored 
 
 Public School, res 311 Brower's ave. 
 Houghton, Miss Jeanette, teacher, res as above. 
 House, John, employee Springfield Wagon Factory, res 215 E 
 
 "Water. 
 House, Henry, painter, res 308 N. Pearl. 
 House, "Wm., carpenter, res 604 N. Campbell. 
 Houston, Geo. M., machinist, Railroad Shops, bds with Mrs. Sully, 
 
 Jefferson, nr Pacific, N S. 
 Howard, James, laborer, res 305 E Center. 
 Howard, Lucy, col'd, res rear of 30G E Phelps. 
 Howard, Richard, col'd, well-digger, res 613 S Jefferson. 
 Howard, John, col'd, laborer, res 706 S Jefferson. 
 Howe, Isaac, tobacconist, with G. H. McCann, 235 St. Louis, bds 
 
 Sanford House. 
 Howell, H. E., attorney at law, 291 South, res 403 State. 
 Howell, J. H., (Werth, Lord & Howell, insurance,) 207 Public 
 
 Square, bds Metropolitan Hotel. 
 Howell, Madison, farmer, res 413 W Clay. 
 Howell, Peter, col'd, teamster, res 229 N Jefferson. 
 Howell, Dennis, col'd, res as above. 
 Hoyle, Miss Mary, reeler, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 308 E 
 
 Water. 
 Hubbard, W. D., County Attorney, ofl&ce at Court House, res 306 
 
 State. 
 Hubbard, J. T., insurance agent, 106 Public Square, res four 
 
 miles east of city. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 215 
 
 Hubbard, J. H., clerk, 208 College, bds 219 College. 
 
 Hubbell, L. W., (L. W. Hubbell & Co, druggists,) 139 Public Sq., 
 
 res 429 E AValuut. 
 Hudson, Thomas J., painter, res 310 W Phelps. 
 Hudson, Ben., col'd, i^lasterer, res 624 St. Louis. 
 Hudspeth, Jennie, col'd, servant, 414 St Louis. 
 Huff, Henderson, well digger, bds 609 St Louis. 
 Huffsmith, Otto, fireman, yS. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with Willis 
 
 Augustus, cor Boonville & Park, N S. 
 Hulse, Wm., engineer. Steam Pump, Washington ave, N S. 
 Hunter, A. D., student, Drury College, bds Fairbanks Hall. 
 Huntington, B. F., merchant tailor, 215 College, res 402 W. Olive. 
 Huntington, C. G., expressman, res 319 E Elm. 
 Hursh, S., merchant, 207 South, res 402 E Walnut. 
 Hurst, T. W., marble dealer, 400 College, res 307 W Olive. 
 Hurst, Miss Ada, dressmaker, res 307 W. Olive. 
 Hui'st, Miss Maggie C, dressmaker, res same as above. 
 Hurst, W. T., hack driver for H. F. Denton, 225 College, bds 
 
 229 same. 
 Hurst, Jordan, col'd, blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 711 South. 
 Hutchinson, T. J., grocer, 211|^ South, res 226 St. Louis. 
 Hyde, W. A., physician and surgeon, ofiice 203 South, res 412 
 
 EAVater. 
 Hyde, Benj. W., clerk, 140 Pub. Sq., res 412 E Water. 
 Hymer, Thomas, dealer in lightning rods, res 303 Pacific. 
 
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 Imler, Peter, grocer, 328 Boonville, res 309 E. Pine. 
 
 Ingraham, C. O., Foreman of Bridge Building, S. L. & S. F. Rail- 
 road, res cor Boonville and Atlantic, N S. ' 
 
 Ingram, S. N., Ingram & McCracken's Mill, 7 miles southeast of 
 city, res 710 South. 
 
 Ingram, A. F., County Treasurer, office Court House, res 506 Mt. 
 Vernon. 
 
 Ingram, C. R., printer. Leader office, res as above. 
 
 Ingram, Herschel, farmer, res 710 South. 
 
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 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
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 f \^ ^^ W^icS' ^^^ \J1 ivN>;^.- ^^ '^f* '^ 
 
 COMMERCIAL ST., NEAR PASSENGER DEPOT, N. SPRINGFIELD. 
 
 i3!^~SIiaviii;;, IIitinlroHsiiiis:, ShainponinsT and everything connected' 
 witli the ToiiHorinl Art, lioiie in llie bejst Nt.yle. 
 
 NOTIONS, HOSIERY, 
 
 WHITE GOODS, FANt Y GOODN, 
 
 Fine Laces, Trimmings, &c.. <fec., 
 
 140 Public Square, Springfield, Mo. 
 
 A. Full Line of 3JE]X'aJ aiitl L.kI>IES» IL^TS, 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 217 
 
 Ingram, Miss Sallie, teacher, res 506 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Ingram, Miss Mollie, teacher, res as above. 
 
 Innes, Perrot L., insurance and real estate agent, 203 Boonville, 
 
 res 1100 N Campbell. 
 Innes, Robert L., civil engineer, office 203 Boonville, res as above. 
 Innes, Miss Kate C, res as above. 
 Innes, Miss Mary H., res as above. 
 Innes, Miss S., res with Mrs. Kellett, Washington ave, north of 
 
 Atlantic st, N S. 
 Inyard, Green, col'd, porter, 123 Public Square, res 407 E Water. 
 Irvay, Charles, stencil cutter, res 616 W Walnut. 
 Isbel, Aaron, col'd, stone mason, res 307 Washington ave. 
 Ish, Dr. J. C. B., millinery and notions, 225 South, res 500 South. 
 Israel, John A. F., peddler, res 707 S. Main. 
 Ivy, Nathan, wiper, Round House, res Washington ave, nr Steam 
 
 Pump, N S. 
 
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 Jack, Mrs. Lucy, col'd, washerwoman, res 231 N Evans. 
 
 Jackson, J. C, grocer, cor Jefferson and Commercial st, N. S.» 
 and proprietor North SiDringfield House. 
 
 Jackson, E. J., laborer. Railroad Shops, res Division, near Camp- 
 bell, N S. 
 
 Jackson, Wm., laborer, Spring'd Wagon Factory, res 214 N Main. 
 
 Jackson, Mrs. Nannie P., milliner, res 418 Boonville. 
 
 Jackson, Jehu, teamster, res rear of 505 S Market. 
 
 Jackson, W. F., cold, laborer, res 509 Weaver. 
 
 Jarrett, J. M., (Newsom & Jarrett, produce dealers,) 242 South, 
 res 302 South. 
 
 Jarrett, Parker, col'd, farmer, res 824 Washington ave. 
 
 Jarrett, Jackson, col'd, farmer, res 605 Washington ave. 
 
 Jay, Robert W., clerk, Metropolitan Hotel, 220 College. 
 
 Jeffers, Robert, bds 215 W Olive. 
 
 Jeff, , col'd, works at 211 E Walnut. 
 
 Jenkins, R. P., blacksmith, 414 Boonville, res 418 same. 
 
 Jenkins, John, laborer, res 1307 N. Campbell. 
 
 Jenkins, Robert, (Stoughton & Jenkins, saloon,) Commercial st, 
 
 nr Freight Depot, bds Delmonico Restaurant, N S. 
 
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218 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Jerry, , col'd, laborer, works at 319 S JeflFerson. 
 
 Johannsen, H. F., mei'chant tailor, res 232 Boonville. 
 John, Jeremiah, laborer, 309 N Campbell, res 415 W Phelps. 
 Johnson, M. ISL, City Marshal, office Council Room, 143 Pub. Sq., 
 
 i-es 30G St. Louis. 
 Johnson, C. P., civil engineer, res 320 St Louis. 
 Johnson, W. E., butcher, res 713 South. 
 Johnson, Miss Lula E., teacher, res 1100 Weaver. 
 Johnson, Mrs. C. L., dressmaker, res 705 Boonville. 
 Johnson, F. S., carpenter, res 1100 Weaver. 
 Johnson, Mrs! M., res State st, near Round House, N S. 
 Johnson, Mrs. Serena, res with Mrs. G.imble, Comm'l st, N S. 
 Johnson, Miss Sarah, bds with Wm. Mathie, cor Robberson and 
 
 State, N S. 
 Johnson, Robert, laborei*, res GOO N Grant. 
 Johnson, Frank, marble dealer, bds 307 W Olive. 
 Johnson, William M., carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 408 Mt. Vernon st. 
 Johnson, Miss, clerk, with Peck & Clark, 140 Public Square, bds 
 
 219 College. 
 Johnson, Lewis, blacksmith, res 510 Mt. Vernon st. 
 Johnson, William, laborer, res 302 State. 
 Johnson, John, laborer, res same as above. 
 Johnson, Miss Mary, works at GOO Lincoln. 
 Johnson, Alex., col'd, res 510 Harrison. 
 
 Johnson, Tabitha, col'd, washerwoman, res 312 S. Patten al. 
 Johnson, Benj., col'd, laborer, 120 Pab. Sq., res 312 S. Patten al. 
 Johnson, Thomas, col'd, res rear of 615 E. Walnut. 
 Johnson, Emeline, col'd, re^ same as above. 
 Johnson, George, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 Johnson, Amanda, col'd, washerwoman, res 312 W Phelps. 
 Johnson, Ruth A., col'd, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 Johnson, Alice, col'd, cook. North Springfield House. 
 Jones, T. H., attorney at law, offi !e with Thrasher & Yonn^', 125 
 
 Public Square, bds 311 South. 
 Jones, George M., farmer, res east end of Chestnut. 
 Jones, McLain, law stu lent, res 409 E Walnut. 
 Jones, Clayton, cai-^ienter, bds Lyon House. N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 219 
 
 Jones, Joseph, bar tender, 222 College, res 715 South. 
 
 Jones, Mrs. Sarah, res 715 St Louis. 
 
 Jones, Miss Jennie, res same as above. 
 
 Jones, Mrs. M. A., dressmaker, res 717 South. 
 
 Jones, Miss M. A., res same as above. 
 
 Jones, "William, butcher, with Atzert & Sampey, 213 South, res 
 
 719 same. 
 Jones, T. A., hostler at Stoughton's stable, bds cor Commercial 
 
 and Boonville, N S. 
 Jones, Thomas, machinist, res 626 W Walnut. 
 Jones, Mrs. M. A., res 621 Lincoln. 
 •Jones, F. S., stock dealer, res 514 N. Jefferson. 
 Jones, Miss Delia, res same as above. 
 Jones, Kichard, col'd, laborer, res rear of 507 S Main. 
 Jones, W. H., col'd, teacher, bds 310 Benton avenue. 
 Jones, John, col'd, laborer, res rear of 306 Mill. 
 Jones, Eliza, col'd, res 406 E Phelps. 
 
 Jones, Brown, col'd, laborer, res Pacific, near Boonville, N S. 
 Jopes, Samuel H., shoemaker, res 427 St. Louis. 
 Jordan, Betsey, col'd, washerwoman, res 210 E. South alley. 
 Joslin, William, teamster, bds with T. J. Woodle, Pacific st, nr 
 
 Jefferson ave, N. S. 
 Joslin, G. W., bds 215 W Olive. 
 
 Jost, Philip, brewer, with S. Dingeldein, 901 College. 
 Julian, A. M., attorney at law, 219 Olive, res 304 Boonville. 
 Julian, Miss Nellie, dressmaker, with Mrs. Durst, Phelps avenue, 
 
 res same as above. 
 Julian, Miss Jennie, teacher, res same as above. 
 Julian. James R., clerk, with Mrs. S. A. Julian, 304 Boonville. 
 Julian, Mrs. S. A., grocer, 304 Boonville, res same. 
 
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 Kane, Robert, col'd, laborer, Springfield Iron Works, res 609 
 
 Washington ave. 
 Kaneen, Robert, plasterer, res 1109 N Jefferson. 
 Kassler, Julius, (Kassler & Paxson, undertakers,) 223 College, 
 
 res 405 W Phelps. 
 
220 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Kaiifholz, H. H., grocer, Farmers' Store, Commercial ht, nr Rob 
 
 berson ave, N S., res same. 
 Ivaufliok, Henry, clerk, Farmers' Store, as above. 
 Kearney. M., Master Mechanic, Railroad Shops, res Benton ave, 
 
 bet Locust and Division sts, N S. 
 Kearney, James, engineer, S. L. «fe S. F. Railroad, bds Lyon 
 
 Honse, N S. 
 Kearney, David, fireman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds Lyon House, 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Keel, Wm., laborer, col'd, res 716 E Phelps. 
 Keener, Martin, bakery and confectionery, 808 Boonville. 
 Keet, J. T., (Keet, Rountree & Co., wholesale merchants,) 120, 
 
 122 Public Square, res 325 St. Louis. 
 Keet, James E., (Keet, Rountree & Co., as above,) res 211 E 
 
 "Walnut. 
 Keet, Thomas W., (McGregor, Noe & Keet, hardware,) 215 St. 
 
 Louis, res 323 E Walnut. 
 Keet, John C, merchant, 125 Public Square, res 211 Kimbrough. 
 Keet, Charles, clerk, with Keet, Rountree & Co., as above, bds 
 
 501 College. 
 Keets, Rachel, col'd, cook, res 220 N Jefterson. 
 Keifer, John, section hand, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Commer- 
 cial st, bet Benton and Washington aves, N S. 
 Keiser, H. B. A., draughtsman, Springtield Iron Works, bds 219 
 
 College. 
 Keith, J. A., dealer in j^atent rights, bds Harding House, N S. 
 Keller, David, laborer, res 545 W Phelps. 
 Kellett, Mrs. R. I., teacher, res Washington ave, n of Atlantic st. 
 
 North Springfield. 
 Kelley, J. M., City Treasurer, clerk with Keet, Rountree & Co., 
 
 120 Public Square, and proprietor Transient House, 805 South. 
 Kelley, R. B., telegraph operator, res 305 South. 
 Kelley, Miss M. E., student. Public School, res 218 N Pearl. 
 Kelley, Mrs. Anna, res 510 Nj Campbell. 
 
 Kelley, John, col'd, machinist. Railroad Shops, res 1810 Wash- 
 ington ave. 
 Kelley, Floyd, col'd, peddler, res 808 Weaver. 
 Kelsey, R. L., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Jeft'erson ave, 
 
 nr State st, N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOKY. 221 
 
 Kenlock, R. B., carpenter, Railroad Shops, bds with John Zeigler, 
 Commercial, nr Boonville, N S. 
 
 Kenna, M. E., marble dealer, 300 South, res 428 E Walnut. 
 
 Kennan, Thomas, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds Lyon 
 House, N S. 
 
 Kennedy, Jos. C, commission merchant, with J. M. Doling, nr 
 Freight Depot, res Locust, nr Campbell, N S. 
 
 Kennedy, John L., (Kennedy & Druhe, lumber dealers,) Camp- 
 bell, res Locust, nr Campbell, N S. 
 
 Kenned}'-, Augustus, clerk at Lumber Yard, as above. 
 
 Kennedy, Dan'l C, Editor Leader^ office 204 Boonville, res 501 
 S Main. 
 
 Kentling, F., country store, res 335 market. 
 
 Kenton, J. E., book-keeper, with C. H. Heer & Co., 207 Boonville, 
 res 606 Lincoln. 
 
 Kerr, Columbus, mechanic, res 310 W Olive. 
 
 Kerr, Thomas G., printer. Times office, 217 South, bds 604 N 
 Campbell. 
 
 Kersey, Thomas, (Kersey & Druley, attorneys at law,) 212 Col- 
 lege, res 614 W Walnut. 
 
 Kersey, B., retired merchant, res 701 Billings. 
 
 Kershaw, James, weaver, Springfield Cotton Mills, res 409 E Pine. 
 
 Killgore, Miss Mary, works at 430 E Walnut. 
 
 Kimberlen, Miss R. J., works at 501 S. Main. 
 
 Kimbrough, Overton, col'd, blacksmith, res 215 Hampton ave. 
 
 Kimbrough, James H., col'd, farmer, res rear of 614 St. Louis. 
 
 Kimbrough, John, col'd, teamster, res 625 St. Louis. 
 
 Kimbrough, M. A., col'd, res 215 Hampton ave. 
 
 Kimbrough, Eliza, col'd, servant, 430 St. Louis. 
 
 Kime, John, grocer, (Brower & Kime, grocers,) 609 N Campbell, 
 res same. 
 
 Kincaid, J. M., blacksmith. Railroad Shops, res Jefferson ave, nr 
 Locust st, N S. 
 
 King, C. L., physician and surgeon, 135 Public Square, res 602 
 Boonville. 
 
 Kinney, J. C, painter. Railroad Shops, N S, res 607 Lincoln st. 
 
 Kinney, A. F., livery stable, cor South al and Pearl st, res 413 W 
 Phelps. 
 
222 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Kinney, T. M., merchant tailor, 208 South, res 321 E Elm. 
 
 Kinney, Charles, bar keeper, res 413 AV Phelps. 
 
 Kinney, Eliza, col'd, cook, 308 St. Louis. 
 
 Kinser, H. O., laborer on S. & W, M. Railroad, res cor Boonville 
 
 and Division, N S. 
 Kintrea, John, traveling salesman, with C. H. Heer & Co., 207 
 
 Boonville, res 705 N Main. 
 Kintrea, Wm., clerk, 101 Public Square, res GOG N Campbell. 
 Ivintrea, James, hostler, Avith H. F. Denton, 225 College, bds 229 
 
 same. 
 Kintrea, James, painter, res GOG N Campbell. 
 Ivirby, Wm. M., Deputy County Clerk, office in Court House, res 
 
 400 E Walnut. 
 Kirby, J. M., Saloon, 124 Public Square, res three miles southeast 
 
 of city. 
 Kirby, Miss Emeline, res 520 Weaver. 
 Kirk, Johnson, farmer, res 315 W Center. 
 Kirkham, John, saddler, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 Public 
 
 Square, res 505 S Grant. 
 Kise, Miss Annie, works at 229 College. 
 Kise, G. W., hostler, with H. F. Denton, 227 College, res 400 W 
 
 Olive. 
 Kise, Miss Olive, res as above. 
 Kise, Miss Ellen, res as above. 
 Kise, !Miss Anna, res as above. • 
 
 Kise, Miss Fannie, res as above. 
 Kissee, Mrs. M., res west of Franklin Square, N S. 
 Kite, John, carpenter, res 501 Weaver. 
 Kline, John A., carpenter, res 515 W Olive. 
 Klyman, Geo. (S. H. Horine & Co., wholesale liquor dealers,) 217 
 
 St. Louis, bds St. Louis Street House. 
 Knapp, David, carj^enter, res 716 Florence. 
 Knott, Mrs. L. E., res 305 E Walnut. 
 Knott, Miss Lizzie, res as above. 
 
 Knowles, H. Y., clerk, 126 Public Square, res 501 N Grant. 
 Knox, Alex., car inspector, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Washing 
 
 ton ave, nr Pacific st, N S. 
 Koch, J. H., jeweler, 204 South, res 413 E Walnut. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 223 
 
 Koenigsbruk, August, cabinet maker, res G08 S Campbell. 
 Koontz, Miss Cora B., res SOtt Soutli. 
 Kraft, Charles, clerk, 403 Boonville, bds 212 Boonville. 
 Kunsman, IVIiss Sarah, waiter. Young House, 211 South. 
 Kussman, Rev. T. H., Priest Catholic Church, res 419 N Campb'l. 
 
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 Lack, Charles, res 609 Boonville. 
 
 LaClair, John, machinist, Eailroad Shops, bds with Mrs. Sully, 
 
 Jefferson nr Pacific, N S. 
 LaDue, Jay, (LaDue & Co., hair restorative, &c.,) 209 South, res 
 
 40G Harrison. 
 Laii', E. H., Sexton of Maple Park Cemetery, res 800 S Campbell. 
 Lair, Geo., res rear 545 W Phelps. 
 Lair, Peter, Pastor Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 
 
 res 213 Hampton ave. 
 Lair, Finis, col'd, blacksmith, res rear 545 W Phelps. 
 Laker, F. W., fireman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Robberson 
 
 ave., nr Pacific, N S. 
 Lamb, Miss Hattie, works at 509 State. 
 
 Lambert, Jesse, carder at Springfield Cot. Mills, res 400 Monroe. 
 Lambert, Mrs. Mary, seamstress, res as above. 
 Lambert, Miss Louisa, seamstress, res as above. 
 Lambert, R. J., shoemaker, res 1010 N Grant. 
 Lamoreaux, C. H., (Sawyer & Lamoreaux, editors Springfield 
 
 Thnes,) office 217 South, res 310 E Elm. 
 Langenberg, Geo. F., (Doling & Langenberg, merchants,) Com- 
 mercial nr Freight Depot, bds with Mrs. Sully, Jefferson near 
 
 Pacific, N S. 
 Langston, B. H., Deputy Collector U. S. Internal Revenue, office 
 
 204 Boonville, res 402 Harrison. 
 Lapham, A. M., (Lapham & Co., real estate agents.) office 107 
 
 Public Square, res 401 E Elm. 
 Lawrence, T. H. B., Probate Judge, office at Court House, res 
 
 801 Boonville. 
 Lawrence, Benj. D., plasterer, bds 311 South. 
 Lawrence, ]VIrs. M. J., dressmaker, 221 South, res same. 
 
224 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Lawson, Mrs. Ellen D., res cor Jefferson and Pacific, N S. 
 Leach, D. C, (Leach Sc Tracey, editors J'atriot-Adoertiser,)of&ce 
 
 '208 St. Louis, res 700 E Elm. 
 Leach, Miss Emma L., music teacher, res as above. 
 Leach, Miss Hattie, student Drury College, res as above. 
 Leathers, W. F., contractor, res 014 E Elm. 
 Leathers, Thomas, clerk, 128 Pub. Sq., bds 305 South. 
 Leavitt, C. F., (Newton & Leavitt, attorneys at law,) 203 Boonville, 
 
 res 1 mile northwest of city. 
 Leckie, W. G., carpenter, Railroad Shop, bds with John Zeigler,. 
 
 Commercial, N S. 
 LeCount, J. E., harness maker, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 12'2 
 
 Public Square, res 009 Mt. Vernon. 
 Lee, A. R, (A. R. Lee & Co., merchant tailors,) 231 South. 
 Lee, W. E., same as above. 
 Lee, F. R., machinist, Railroad Shops, res Robberson ave, north 
 
 of State, N S. 
 Lee, W. H., bricklayer, bds North Springfield House. 
 Leedy, W. J., clerk, 108 Public S<iuare, bds 219 College. 
 Leedy, Mrs. Margaret, res 701 Benton. 
 Leedy, Miss Sue, res 703 N Jefferson. 
 Leedy, Miss Kate, res 801 Boonville. 
 Leek, Mrs. Eppa, res 411 Franklin. 
 
 Leeper, Jacob, col'd, laborer, res nr Ebenezer road, N S. 
 Beeper, Maria, col'd, res as above. 
 Leftwich, Mrs. Lena, res 511 College. 
 Leneau, Balaam, col'd, teamster, res 708 E "Water. 
 Lenington, J. B., teamster, res 1219 N Jefferson. 
 Lester, Edwin, tailor, with B. F. Huntington, 215 College, res 
 
 411 Franklin. 
 Lewin, Harriet, col'd, waslierwoman, res 305 N Main. 
 Lewin, Abbie, col'd, washerwoman, res as above. 
 Lewis, J. W., carriage maker, 222 W South al., res 506 N Main. 
 Lewis, Mrs. J., nurse, res 317 South. 
 Lewis, Mrs. Sophia, res State nr Washington ave, N S. 
 Lewis, S. P., col'd. Principal Washington Street Colored Public 
 
 School. 
 Lewis, Samuel, col'd, laborer, res east of Railroad Shops, N S. 
 

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 Pi^PER RULER, 
 
 No. 126, S. W. CORNER SQUARE, 
 
 WK MANUFACTURE EVEKY DESCUIPTION OF 
 
 -USED BY- 
 
 COUNTY 4 PUBLIC OFFICERS, ^ 
 
 Bankers, Merchants, 
 
 ATTORNEYS AND LAND AGENTS. 
 
 6— *-^i'2/2^^Z/ia— >— 3- 
 
 ^Iso^ special Attention given to binding , 
 in any style, Music, Pamphlets, Magazines, 
 Weeklies, Monthlies, Law (Books, Etc. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 225 
 
 Lewis, Young, col'd, laborer, res 502 Weaver. 
 
 Lewis, Philis, col'd, res rear of 535 W Center. 
 
 Lewy, Miss Carrie, res 407 W Center. 
 
 Leysaht, Louis, machinist, Railro&d Shops, res Robberson ave, 
 
 nr Locust, N S. 
 Lick, Henry, printer, office of Southicester, N S, res 1103 N JettV 
 Li^ht, S. N., carpenter, res 508 S Jefferson. 
 Likens, J. H., farmer, res 800 Boonville. 
 Lilley, Miss Emma, teacher, room No. 3, Jefferson Street Public 
 
 School, res 315 E Elm. 
 Lilley, Miss Alice E., res 315 E Elm. 
 
 Lillie, J. H., (Evans & Lillie, bakery and restaurant,) 219 College.. 
 Lillis, John, laborer, Railroad Shops, res Benton avenue, near 
 
 Pacific, N S. 
 Lillis, P. H., laborer, bds as above. 
 Lillis, Miss Kate, works at 1203 N Jefferson. 
 Lindsey, D. D., farmer, res 212 Kimbrough. 
 Lindsey, Miss Nannie, res as above. 
 Lindsey, Miss Lou, res as above. 
 Lindsey, Miss Emma, res as above. 
 Lippman, Jacob, tailor, with B. F. Huntington, 215 College, res 
 
 410 N Jefferson. 
 Lisenby, Mrs. Susan, res 320 Cherry. 
 Lisenby, John W., (Milner & Lisenby, real estate agents,) 126 
 
 Public Square, res as above. 
 Littlefield, W. D., Supt. Telegraph, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, office 
 
 at Passenger Depot, bds with B. A. Fay, Commercial, N S. 
 Lloyd, Sam'l, brick layer, res 805 College. 
 Lloyd, Miss Marietta, res as above. 
 Lloyd, Miss Emma A., res as above. 
 Long, Miss Melinda, works at 409 Lynn. 
 Long, Susan, col'd, works at 503 Dollison. 
 Lopp, John, conductor, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Campbell nr 
 
 Kennedy's lumber yard, N S. 
 Lord, L. I., (Werth, Lord & Howell, insurance agents,) 107 Pub- 
 lic Square, res 430 St. Louis. 
 Lord, Mrs. H., res 401 St. Louis. 
 Loretto Young Ladies' Academy, 501 N Campbell. 
 
"226 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Loudenslager, E. F., moulder, Railroad Shops, res cor Pacific and 
 
 Webster, N S. 
 Loudenslager, J., cigar maker, with F. A. Heacker, bds with F. 
 
 Baltz, Benton ave, N S. 
 Loungueville, Leopold, cook, res 021 E "Walnut. 
 Lowry, Sam'l, produce dealer, res Campbell, nr Kennedy's lumber 
 
 yard, N S. 
 Lucky, J. F., farmer, res GOO Billings. 
 Luss, John W., col'd, striker at Springfield Iron Works, res 622 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Lyle, Phoebe, col'd, washerwoman, res 300 N Evans. 
 Lyman, Sam'l, General Roadmaster, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds 
 
 with B. A. Fay, Commercial, N S. 
 Lyman, W. H., blacksmith, 202 Mill, res 306 N Pearl. 
 Lyon, J. S., Hygienic Physician, Springfield Hygeian Home, 402 
 
 Mt. Vernon. 
 Lyon, Miss Nettie, Matron Springfield Hygeian Home, as above. 
 Lyon, D. L., clerk, 211 St. Louis, res as above. 
 
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 McAdams, Wm., (Wm. McAdams & Co.. saddlers and harness 
 
 makers,) 122 Public Square, res 210 W Walnut. 
 McAdams, Wm. H., (Wm. McAdams &, Co., as above,) res 317 S. 
 
 Market. 
 McAdoo, Joseph, merchant, 210 College, res 1003 Union. 
 McAdoo, M. F., clerk, 210 College, res as above. 
 McAdoo, Miss Mary E., res as above. 
 
 McAdoo, Rankin, traveling salesman, bds 716 N Campbell. 
 McAdoo, Miss Mary, bds 716 N Campbell. 
 McAfee, C. B., (Massey & McAfee, attorneys at law,) 107 Pub Sq., 
 
 res 503 Dollison. 
 McAfee, Mrs. Judith, res 716 Boonville. 
 McAfee, Miss Sallie, res same as above. 
 McAllister, William, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds Lyon 
 
 House, N S. 
 McAnnespie, Jas, blacksmith. Railroad Shops, bds same as above. 
 McBride, J. G., Sexton, Hazelwood Cemetery. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 227 
 
 McBride, D. H., carpenter, bds Harding House, N S. 
 McBroom, Peter, col'd, carpenter, res 229 Benton avenue. 
 McBroom, Florence, col'd, servant, at 801 Boonville. 
 McBroom, Harriet, col'd, washerwoman, res 702 Washington. 
 McBroom, Lizzie, col'd, washerwoman, res as above. 
 McCabe, James, Foreman Machine Shops, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, 
 
 res Webster, nr Commercial, N S. 
 McCabe, Mrs., res 311 Pine. 
 McCauley, G. E., Foreman Round House, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, 
 
 res cor Jeft'erson and Division, N S. 
 McCann, George H., tobacconist, 235 St Louis, res East Walnut, 
 
 nr city limits. 
 McCann, William, traveling salesman, res 411 N Jefferson. 
 McCarthy, Jno. C, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, boards with 
 
 J. J. Brunaugh, Comm'l st, N S. 
 McCaskill, C. C, physician and surgeon, res 502 Benton ave. 
 McCaskill, C. A., (McCaskill & Robberson, merchants,) Comm'l st, 
 
 near Freight Depot, N S, res 502 Benton ave. 
 McCaskill, Miss Helen, res as above. 
 McCaskill, Miss Marian, res as above. 
 McClure, J. H., farmer, res 402 College. 
 McClure, Harry, clerk, 211 St Louis, res 402 N Main. 
 McClure, Miss M. A., teacher, res 402 College. 
 McClure, Miss Florence B., res same as above. 
 McClure, Henry, col'd, servant, 414 St Louis. 
 McCoin, Ellen, col'd, washerwoman, res 820 Washington ave. 
 McCord, Miss Nancy, res with Mrs. Price, cor Comm'l and Clay 
 
 streets, N S. 
 McCormick, B. W., (Stoughton & McCormick, stock dealers,) W. 
 
 Commercial, N S., res 1318 N Jefferson. 
 McCracken, Samuel, teacher, res 412 W Lynn. 
 McCracken, Jesse E., col'd, laborer, bds 310 Benton ave. 
 McCracken, John, col'd, barber, 217 College, res 310 Benton ave. 
 McCracken, Samuel, col'd, laborer, res 404 E Phelps. 
 McCracken, Isaac, col'd, laborer, res 814 Franklin. 
 McCracken, Robert, col'd, cook, res rear of 603 W Phelps. 
 McCracken, Annie, col'd, servant, 303 W Walnut. 
 McCrady, James, peddler, bds 206 Mill. 
 
22.S SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 McCulIab, J. W., mail route ag't, 106 Pub. Sq., res 506 S Jeflferson. 
 
 ^IcCiillou^'h, James, col'il, servant, 700 E Elm. 
 
 McCulloufj^h, Jane, col'd, servant, 400 N Grant. 
 
 McCune, James, col'd, shoemaker, shop and res 600 Boonville. 
 
 McCune, Milly, col'd, res 700 Boonville. 
 
 McCuue, Lizzie, col'd, servant, 512 Washington ave. 
 
 McCurdy, Alonzo M., (Collins & McCurdy, blacksmiths,) 231 St. 
 
 Louis, res 403 E Water. 
 McDaniel. W. J., President Greene County National Bank, 106 
 
 Public Square, res 409 South. 
 McDaniel, Lucinda. col'd, washerwoman, res 514 Cherry. 
 McDaniel, Susan, col'd, servant, res 500 Boonville. 
 McElhany, R. J., President First National Bank, 102 Public Sq.,. 
 
 res 508 Boonville. 
 McElhany, R. L., Cashier First National Bank, as above, res 500 
 
 Boonville. 
 McElhannon, Mahala, cold, works at 315 W Chestnut. 
 McElroj', James, dresser, Springfield Cotton Mills, resides 412 
 
 E Walnut. 
 McFarland, James, col'd, farmer, res rear of 615 E Walnut. 
 McFarland, Andrew, col'd, res same as above. 
 McFarland, Miss Sallie, works at 210 E Walnut. 
 McGaghen, hostler, at Kinney's stable, 208 E South alley, bds 215 
 
 W Olive. 
 McGaughey, K., teamster Anchor Mills, res Pacific street, near 
 
 Campbell, N S. 
 Mc'Gee, Miss Mary, works at 716 E Phelps. 
 McGee, Wm., lumber salesman, with J. G. Raithel, 301 Boonville, 
 
 res 010 Lincoln. 
 McGee, Mat, col'd, laborer, res rear of North Springfield House^ 
 McGinty, A. C, merchant, 100 Public Sq., res 411 E Walnut. 
 McGinty, W'illiam, clerk, 100 Public Sq., res as above. 
 McGinty, Miss Viola, res same as above. 
 McGregor, John, (McGregor, Noe & Keet, hardware.) 215 Saint 
 
 Louis, res 603 Boonville. 
 McGregor, A. D., clerk, 215 St Louis, res same as above. 
 McGregor, Miss Emma, student, res same as above. 
 McGrew, Mrs. A., res Commercial, near Boonville, N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 229 
 
 Mclntyre, C. B., blank l)ook manufacturer, 221 South, resides 600 
 
 East Elm. 
 Mclntyre, Miss Nellie F., res same as above. 
 McKai<:^, R. M., carpenter, res 311 College. 
 McKenna, Peter, Sup't National Cemetery, res at same. 
 McKenna, James, painter, also dealer in books and stationery. 
 
 Commercial st, neai' Jeft'erson, N S. 
 McKinney, W. H.. teamster, res 1003 N Main. 
 McKinney, G. "^V^-, hostler at Perkins' stable, 213 Olive, res 308 
 
 E Water. 
 McKinney, James B., hostler as above, bds 215 W Olive. 
 McKinney, J. B., laborer, res Comm'l st, near Benton ave, N S. 
 McKinney, Mrs. E. M., res 308 E Water. 
 McKinnej', Mrs. Nancy J., res same as above. 
 McKinney, Leva Ann, col'd, res 312 Madison. 
 McKnight, A. C, Deputy Constable, res 404 N. Pearl. 
 McLane, E. S., clei-k, with H. T. Rand, Commercial st, N S. 
 McLaughlin, S. W., lumber dealer, office 307 N. Campbell, res 410 
 
 AV Phelps. 
 McLaughlin, L. H., carpenter, 309 Mill, res 320 S Campbell. 
 McLean, Thos. B., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, i-es Benton 
 
 near Division st., N S. 
 McLelis, Mrs. Anna, bds 208 Mill. 
 McLellan, Miss Mary, waiter, Lyon House, N. S. 
 McManess, James C, laborer, res 409 College. 
 McMaster, C. J., grocer, Campbell st, near Freight Depot, res cor 
 
 (Commercial and Boonville, N S. 
 McMeen, R. B., brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with A. B. 
 
 Dodson, Benton ave, N. S. 
 McMurry, R. D., blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 608 
 
 Washington ave. 
 McNamara, J. W., agent for agricultural implements, 303 College. 
 
 bds 305 South. 
 McNerney, Thomas, machinist. Railroad Shops, res cor Pacific st 
 
 and Washington ave, N S. 
 McNitt, W. C, farmer, res 721 S Jefferson. 
 McPherson, Walter, carpenter, res 604 St Louis. 
 McPherson, Dr. A. W.. res 500 W Walnut. 
 
230 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 McPherson, Alex., res same as above. 
 ]\IcPherson, Miss Nannie, res same as above. 
 McPherson, H. AV., res 508 College. 
 McPherson, Miss E. R., res 309 Brower's ave. 
 McPherson. Nancy, col'd, servant, 409 N. Campbell. 
 McSweeney, Dennis, Street Commissioner, res 905 Union. 
 McSweeney, Dennis, jr., res same as above. 
 IMcSweeney. Peter, res same as above. 
 McSweeney, Miss Mary, res same as above. 
 
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 Mack, James, clerk, 110 Public Square, bds 212 N Jefferson. 
 
 Macomb, Miss Mary, works at 50G S Jefferson. 
 
 Macomb, Miss ^Martha, works at 502 S Jefferson. 
 
 Madison, Wm., Librarian Springfield Public Librarj-, 107 Public 
 
 Square, res 220 N Pearl. 
 Magee, Peter, farmer, res 514 N Grant. 
 Magee, Peter, col'd, laborer, rear 808 Nameless. 
 Mahew, Louis, carpenter, res 303 Market. 
 Mahoney, John, wiper in Round House, bds with T. Hayden, cor 
 
 Clay and Pacific, N S. 
 Mainland, C. H., clerk, 211 St. Louis, bds St. Louis Street House. 
 Majors, Payton, laborei*, with J. G. Raithel. 301 Boonville st, res 
 
 822 Washington ave. 
 Mansfield, W. W., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Pacific st, 
 
 bet Washington and Beutpn aves, N S. 
 Mansfield, Miss Clara, res as above. 
 Mansfield, W. H., dealer in stoves and tinware. 131 Public Square,. 
 
 res 309 E Walnut. 
 Mansfield, Miss Kate, res as above. 
 
 Mark, Miss Anna, milliner, 205 Boonville, bds 412 E Water. 
 Markham, Lewis, cabinet maker, 507 State, res 715 S Main. 
 Marks, Jiioob, (Geo. A. Cohn & Co., merchants,) 105 Public Sq.^ 
 
 res 313 E Phelps. 
 Marlow, J. R., prescription clerk, 139 Public Sq., bds 305 South. 
 Marple, Joseph, bridge builder, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res 818 N 
 
 Jefferson. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 231 
 
 Marshall, J. T., res 312 W Chestnut. 
 
 Marsteller, J. H., carriage maker, res 412 N Grant. 
 
 Marston, Solon, teamster, res 408 Cherry. 
 
 Martin, Mrs. Kose, res 807 N Grant. 
 
 Martin, Mrs. Fannie, res 307 W Calhoun. 
 
 Martin, Wm., col'd, res 210 Dollison. 
 
 Mason, Thompson E., traveling salesman, res 701 N Main. 
 
 Mason, Mrs. Emeline, res G15 Fi-anklin. 
 
 Mason, Belle, col'cl, washerwoman, res 300 Washington ave. 
 
 Mason, John, col'd, teamster, res as above. 
 
 Mason, Sukey, col'd, res 709 South. 
 
 Mason, Wm., col'd, laborer, res as above. 
 
 Mason, John, col'd, teamster, res 501 E Water. 
 
 Massey, B. F., res 504 W Walnut. 
 
 Massey, F. E., clerk, 120 Public Square, res as above. 
 
 Massey, Wm., res 306 South. 
 
 Massey, Eugene, painter, Springfield Wagon Factory, bds 504 
 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Massey, B. U., (IMassey & McAfee, attorneys at law,) 107 Public 
 Square, res same. 
 
 Massey, Jennie, col'd, servant at Capt. Jones', east end of Chest- 
 nut street. 
 
 Massey, George, col'd, laborer, res 600 St. Louis. 
 
 Massey, J., col'd, laborer, res rear of 614 E Water. 
 
 Massey, Nancy, servant at 415 W Phelps. 
 
 Massey, Sampson, col'd, laborer, res 600 St. Louis. 
 
 Massey, Jennie, col'd, res 709 South. 
 
 Masters, Edward, well digger, bds 206 N Jefferson. 
 
 Mathie, Wm., painter, cor Robberson ave and Commercial st, res 
 cor Robberson ave and State st, N S. 
 
 Matlack, J. B., plasterer, res 635 W Walnut. 
 
 Matlack, Miss Ida, teacher, res as above. 
 
 Matlock, Henry, res 217 W Clay. 
 
 Matthews, Wm., machinist, at Railroad Shops, N [S, res 712 N 
 Campbell. 
 
 Matthews, Mrs. Martha, res as above. 
 
 Matthews, Miss Laura, teacher, res as above. 
 
 Matthews, Miss Tennie, res as above. 
 
"232 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 THE SPRINGFIELD 
 
 A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER, 
 
 PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. 
 
 The LEADER is tlie original Democratic paper of Southwest 
 MissourK ami while it makes no pretensions to being merely an 
 "organ," it zealously' supports Democratic princijiles, measures 
 and men. It has a substantial circulation among the best class 
 of people, and as a political, commercial and ')iev's paper, has few 
 equals in the State. 
 
 Subscription, per year, - - - - - 2 00 
 
 Subscription, in clubs of ten, per year, - - - 1 50 
 
 In connection with the Leader is a 
 
 (fob ^rimtimg -Offio© 
 
 "Which can famish all kinds of Job Printing at reasonable 
 
 rates. 
 
 Acl<ll*O.S.>B*, 
 
 D. C. KENNEDY, 
 
 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
SPBINGFIELD DIEECTOHY. 233 
 
 Matthews, Geo., hack driver BolivaT route, bds 315 W Walnut 
 
 Maupin. Mrs. Margaret, res 212 W Phelps. 
 
 Maus, C. F., grocer, Commercial st, ur Washington ave, N S. 
 
 Maus, J. C, cabinet maker, 216 St. Louis, res 209 Benton ave. 
 
 Maxwell, E. A., res 513 E Elm. 
 
 Maynard, Edward, col'd, blacksmith, with W. H. Lyman, 202 Mill 
 
 res 312 W Phelps. 
 Maynard, Laura, col'd, washerwoman, res 312 W Phelps. 
 Means, J. T., physician and surgeon, 125 Public Square, res 300 
 
 W Walnut. 
 Means. Charles C, policeman, res same as above. 
 Means, Samuel B., painter, res same as above. 
 Meeker, Mrs. Helen, bds 215 W Olive. 
 Meinhardt. J. H., (Dittrick & Meinhardt, mwchants,) 211 Saint 
 
 Loiiis, res 308 same. 
 Meinhardt, F. H., student, Drury College, res same as above. 
 Meissbach, Louis, barber, Commercial st, near Passenger Depot, 
 
 res Washington ave, nr Pacific st, N S. 
 Mellinger, Mrs. N. A., Washington ave, nr Comm'l st, N S. 
 Melton, Miss Mary, col'd, seamstress, res 618 St. Louis. 
 Merrill, Mrs. J. J., res 1108 Weaver. 
 Merritt, T>. W., carpenter, res "813 Boonville. 
 Merritt, Edward D., student, res sam^ as above. 
 Merritt, H. P., fireman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, boards with Mrs. 
 
 Mellinger, Washington ave., N. S. 
 Messic, T. C, peddler, res 317 W Center. 
 Miksiell, F., carpenter, bds 311 South. 
 Miller, J. N., (Hubbard & Miller, insurance agents,) 105 Pub. Sq., 
 
 res 601 N Main. 
 Miller, Frank, peddler, res 20G N. Jefferson. 
 Miller, J. F., carpenter. Railroad Shops, bds N. Springfield House. 
 Miller, W. J., sewing macliine agent, and boarding house keeper, 
 
 701 Boonville. 
 Miller, Mrs. E., res same as above. 
 Miller, Miss Stella, dressmaker, res same as above. 
 Miller, Edward, clerk, res 209 W Phelps. 
 Miller, Emanuel, teamster, res 1007 Concord. 
 Miller, James, res 701 Boonville. 
 
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234: SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Miller, Mahala, col'd, res 707 South. 
 
 Miller, ^Mrs. Anna, col'd, washerwoman, res 300 Boonville. 
 
 Milli<,^an, G. D., wholesale ^'rocer, 137 Public H^[., res over store^. 
 
 IMilligan, Alfred, clerk, 137 Pub. Sq., bds 220 St. Louis. 
 
 ]\Iills, James, cigar maker, with G. H. McCann, 235 St Louis st. 
 
 res 020 E Water. 
 Mills, Mrs. Mary A., res 625 Lincoln. 
 Mills, John, stone cutter, res ()20 E Water. 
 Mills, Mrs. Barthena, res same as above. 
 
 Mills, Miss Phoebe, warper at Sp'gl'd Cot. Mills, res same as above. 
 Mills, Miss IMatilda, spinner at same, res as above. 
 Mills, Miss Mary, spinner at same, res as above. 
 Milner, J. E., (Milner & Lisenby, real estate agents.) 120 Public 
 
 Square, res 001 N. Main. 
 Milner, W. A., (Milner ct Co., druggists,) 200 South st, res 321 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Miniard, Hattie, col'd, washerwoman, res 000 Boonville. 
 Mishler, Harry, carpenter, res 000 Lincoln. 
 Misner, W. A., clerk, 213 Boonville, bds 212 S Jeflferson. 
 Mission Sunday School room, 413 Poplar. 
 Missouri Conservatory of Music, 800 Benton ave. 
 Mitchell, Walter, photographer, 206 Boonville, bds 210 St Louis. 
 Mitchell, Allen, retired miller, res 500 N Main. 
 Mitchell, Mrs. Nancy, res 401 N M^in. 
 Mitchell, K. Wilson, res 307 E South alley. 
 Mitchell, Adeline, col'd, res 207 Hampton ave. 
 Mitchell, Hariy, col'd, laborer, res rear of 1105 Earle. 
 Mitchell, Mrs. Nancy, col'd, washerwoman, res 302 N Evans. 
 Moberly, IMiss E. ]M., dressmaker, res 322 Cherry. 
 Moberly, E. S., clerk, res 001 E Elm. 
 Moffit, ]Mrs. Mary, seamstress, res 204 E Walnut. 
 Moist, A. L., brakeman, St. L. et S. F. Railroad, i)oards Hartling 
 
 House, N. S. 
 Monagan. John, iireman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Washington 
 
 ave, near Stsite st, N S. 
 Monier, Mrs. Bettie, res 320 S Campbell. 
 Montgomery, Miss Anna, res 600 Boonville. 
 Moody, C. W., carpenter, St. L. A: S. F, Railroad, boards with J. 
 
 J. Zeigler, Commercial st, N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 235 
 
 Moody, Wm. H., farmer, res 601 Billings. 
 
 Moody, , farmer, res northwest corner of city. 
 
 Mooney, J. L., meat market, cor Commercial st. and Jefferson ave, 
 
 N S, res N Grant. 
 Mooney, David, blacksmith, 204 N Jefferson, res 208 Benton ave. 
 Mooney, Miss Alice, res as above. 
 Mooney, L. N., traveling salesman, res 514: N Grant. 
 Moore, Samuel, sr., res 500 State. 
 Moore, Samuel, jr., traveling salesman for J. B. Townsend & Co., 
 
 123 PubKc Square, res 504 Mt. Vernon. 
 Moore, W. C, carpenter, res foot of E Chestnut. 
 Moore, W. C, jr., cloth boiler, at Springfield Cotton IMills, res 
 
 as above. 
 Moore. J. R., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res cor Pacific st' 
 
 and Benton ave, N S. 
 Moore, J. H., carpenter. Town Clerk, res Commercial st, nr Rob- 
 
 berson ave, N S. 
 Moore, Miss Maggie, dressmaker, res foot of E Chestnut. 
 Moore, John P., bds 215 Ohve. 
 
 Moore, Miss Mattie, waiter. Young House. 317 South. 
 Moore, W. T., farmer, res 729 Cassville Road. 
 Moore, Ellen, col'd, res 814 Washington ave. 
 Moore, Cass}^, col'd, seamstress, res rear of 515 E Center. 
 Morgan, Mrs. Mary, washerwoman, res rear of 535 AV Center. 
 Morhiser, P. C, (Morhiser & Co., grocers,) 219 South, res 313 E 
 
 Elm street. 
 Morice, Leon. (E. J. Bourquenot & Co., candy manufacturers,) 
 
 230 South, res G14 S Campbell. 
 Morris, Joseph, butcher, res 411 W Phelps. 
 Morris, Miss Hattie, teacher, room No. 9, Jefferson Street Public 
 
 School, res as above. 
 Morris, Miss Mary, res as above. 
 Morris. M. E., machinist, res 537 W Center. 
 Morris, D. P., carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res rear of 
 
 525 W Center. 
 Morris, Wm., barber, with C. A. Murphy, 230 Boonville, bds 701 
 
 Boonville. 
 Morris, Mrs. S. A., carpet weaver, res 537 W Center. 
 
236 
 
 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 KS^Beware of Bogus Agents and Spurious Machines 
 
 THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CD'S 
 
 NOW SELLING AT THE 
 
 GREAT REDUCTION OF ^"^^ LESS THAN FORMER PRICE 
 
 ^ THE BEST IN THE WORLD ! ^ 
 
 The best always winsSin the 
 long run ! ! 
 
 Buy only the Genuine! Beware 
 of Counterfeits! ! 
 
 We submit to any candid reader, that a Machine vjhose sales 
 steadily increase through years of adversity and nnparalelled 
 depression in business, v)hUe the sales of every competitor fall off 
 heavily year by year, 
 
 OMUST BE THE BEST MACHINE.O 
 
 No SINGER MACHINE is genuine without our Trade Mark 
 stamped on the arm of the Machine. 
 
 MACHINES SOLD ON THE LEASE OR INSTALLMENT PLAN. 
 
 The J Singer Manufacturing Co. 
 
 Branch Office, J. B. DIXON, Manager, 
 20S St. Louis St., - - Springfield, Mo. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTORY. 237 
 
 Morris, Tamon, col'd, servant at 711 N Campbel]. 
 
 Morrison, Dr. N. J., Pres't Erury College, 814 ^Benton ave, res 
 
 825 Washington ave. 
 Morrison, John, hack driver, with A. F. Kinney, 208 E South al, 
 
 bds 215 W Olive. 
 Morrow, Mrs. Phena, res 602 Boonville. 
 Morton, Letitia, col'd, servant at 408 St. Louis. 
 Morton, Booker, col'd, lireman, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 rear of 607 W Phelps. 
 Morton, Philip, col'd, butcher, res 705 South. 
 Morton, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, rear of 614 E^Water. 
 Morton, Jane, col'd, res 205 Hampton ave. 
 Morton, Tishie, col'd, res 614 St. Louis. 
 Morton, Henry, col'd, laborer, res 205 Hampton ave. 
 Mosley, A. S., peddler, res 1001 Boonville. 
 Mosley, Miss Lou., res as above. 
 Moss, C. C, tinner, res 215 W Walnut. 
 Moss, Mrs. Sallie, res 716 Boonville. 
 Motley, Richard, col'd, laborer, res 500 AVeaver. 
 Motley, Henry, col'd, stone mason, res 504 Weaver. 
 Motley, Noah, col'd, laborer, res 514 Harrison. 
 Motley, Doc, col'd, laborer, res rear of 515 Harrison. 
 Motley, Hannah, col'd, seiwant, with Mrs. Sibley, cor W^ashing- 
 
 toii ave and Commercial st, N S. 
 Motley, Rena, col'd, washerwoman, res rear of 1103 Earle. 
 Mowren, J. K., gardener, res northwest corner of city. 
 Mueller, Fred. A., tobacco, cigars and confectionery, 113 Public 
 
 Square, res 227 W Olive. 
 Murphy, Robert, harness maker, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 
 
 Public Square, bds 311 South. 
 Murphy, Z. T., salesman for Wm. McAdams & Co., as above, res 
 
 319 S Patten al. 
 Murphy, J. H., attorney at law, res 609 E Walnut. 
 Murphy, Mrs. Julia A., seamstress, res 2Ci E Walnut. 
 Murphy, Mrs. M. L., res 507 S Main. 
 Murphy, Clyde, student, res same as above. 
 
 Murphy, Dennis, laborer, res Commercial st, nr Benton ave, N S. 
 Murphy, Stephen A., printer, res cor Grant and Pine. 
 
238 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 IMurphy, Charles A., barber, 230 Boonville, res as above. 
 
 Murphy, Martha, servant at 523 W Phelps. 
 
 Murphy, Mrs., col'd, res 210 Dollison. 
 
 Mutz, Frederick, carpenter, res 1208 Benton ave. 
 
 IMutz, Miss Caroline, res same as above. 
 
 Myers, Andrew, watch maker, with J. H. Koch, 204 South, res 
 
 212 W Phelps. 
 Myers, I. N., carpenter, Doran & Myers, carpenters, E Water, res 
 
 407 Monroe. 
 Myers, Miss Mattie, res with Mrs. Schuler, Robberson ave, N S. 
 Myers, John, gardener, res 420 E Elm. 
 Myers, Frank, teamster, res 413 Mill. 
 
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 Naegler, Wm., (Naegler & Pauly, butchers and packers,) 610 S 
 
 Camjjbell, res same. 
 Nalley, Wm., laborer, res 1104 N Campbell. 
 Nash, Mrs. Sarah, res[505 State. 
 Nattrass, Dr. J. A., dentist, 230 South. 
 Neabler, John, machinist, Eailroad Shops, res Washington ave, 
 
 nr State, N S. 
 Nearing, H. E., (White & Nearing, meat market,) 217^ College, 
 
 res 617 W Walnut. 
 Nearing, J. H., gardener, res 718 S Campbell. 
 Neely, Joshua, col'd, laborer, res 1007 Earle. 
 Neese, Betsey, col'd, res 1106 Earle. 
 Neet, Fred. L., brakemau, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, boards Lyon 
 
 House, N S. 
 Nelson, John W., engineer, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res State, nr 
 
 Round House, N S. 
 Nelson, J. A. D., farmer, res 545 W Phelps. 
 Nestor, Wm., laborer, res 1206 N Grant. 
 Nevius, R. L., clerk, 141 Pub. Sq„ res 507 E Elm. 
 Newheart, Wm., machinist. Railroad Shops, bds with Mrs. Sully, 
 
 Jefterson, N S. 
 Newman, Robert, laborer, res cor Pacific and Robberson, N S. 
 Newsom, B. J., (Newsom <fe Jarrett, produce and commission 
 
 merchants,) 242 South, res 601 St. Louis. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 239 
 
 Kewton, Job, produce and commission merchant, rear 223 South, 
 res 505 W Walnut. 
 
 Newton, Harry C, clerk for J. Newton as above, res as above. 
 
 Newton, L. A., (Newton & Leavitt, insurance agents,) 203 Boon- 
 ville, res 711 N Campbell. 
 
 Newton, Isaac O., fireman at Eagle Mills, 250 Boonville, res 308 
 East Water. 
 
 Newton, Isaac, col'd, laborer, res 306 E Phelps. 
 
 Newton, Wm., col'd, laborer, res 306 E Phelps. 
 
 Newton, John, col'd, laborer, res 1102 Earle. 
 
 Nichols, D. H., Assis't Supt. St. L. & S. F. Kailroad, bds Lyon 
 House, N S. 
 
 Nichols, F. E., carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 210 
 East Phelps. 
 
 Noe, D. M., (McGregor, Noe & Keet, hardware dealers,) 215 St. 
 Louis, bds 212 N Jeflferson. 
 
 Norman, John, wiper in Bound House, res Webster, nr Commer- 
 cial, N S. 
 
 Norman, George A., janitor, Jeflferson Street Public School build- 
 ing, res 307 E South alley. 
 
 Norman, James, miller, res 1109 N Main. 
 
 Norris, E. B., (Thomas & Norris, proprietors Metropolitan Hotel,) 
 220 College. 
 
 Nuckles, E., laborer, Benton ave, north of Atlantic, N S. 
 
 O 
 
 Oakley, J., col'd, laborer, res 620 St. Louis. 
 
 O'Bannon, Mrs. F., res Washington ave, north of Atlantic, N S. 
 
 O'Brien, Dennis, col'd, teamster for J. H. Moore, Commercial st, 
 nr Kobberson ave, N S. 
 
 O'Connell, Mrs. M., res Washington ave, nr State, N S. 
 
 O'Conner, J. J., machinist. Railroad Shops, res Jeflferson st, op- 
 posite Congregational Church, N S. 
 
 O'Day, John, (O'Day & Bro., attorneys-at-law,) 107 Pub. Sq., res 
 507 Boonville. 
 
 O'Day, Thos., (O'Day & Bro., same as above,) res 507 Boonville. 
 
 O'Day, Miss Lettie, res same as above. 
 
240 'SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 O'Day, James, attorney-at-law, res 805 N Main. 
 
 Odell, Samuel, carpenter, res G14 S Campbell. 
 
 O'Donald, Huf,'h, peddler, bds 2(M5 Mill. 
 
 Odor, O. G., foreman l*atrlot-Adoertiser ofiice, 208 St. Louiw, 
 
 res 408 E Walnut. 
 Old Cemetery, 504. 506, 508 and 510 S Campbell. 
 Oldham, Thos., (Oldham Brothers, blacksmiths,) 220 West Olive,. 
 
 res 207 N Market. 
 Oldham, W. F., (Oldham Bros, as above,) res 212 S Campbell. 
 Oliver, Charles, painter, bds with Wm. Mathie, cor Robberson 
 
 ave and State st, N S. 
 Oliver, George, painter, bds same as above. 
 O'Neil, Thos., grocer, 205 South, res 234 W Chestnut. 
 Onstott, Mrs. Rebecca, res 3()G South. 
 
 Onstott, John H., merchant, 208 College, res 4 miles west of city. 
 Orcutt, R. F., upholsterer, with Emery & Comstock^ 222 South, 
 
 bds 282 same. 
 Ormsby, Sarah, cold, servant, 300 W Walnut. 
 Orr, Robert J., law student with Thrasher «fe Young, 125 Public 
 
 Square, bds 311 South. 
 Osborn, Mrs. E., res cor Commei'cial st and Benton ave, N S. 
 Ossenforth, John, blacksmith, Railroad Shops, res State st, near 
 
 Round House, N S. 
 Ostergard, Hans, blacksmith, R. R. Shops, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Ott, E. D., Clerk Probate and Common Pleas Court, office Court 
 
 House, res 212 E South alley. 
 Overstreet, John, bds 619 Mill. 
 Owen, Mrs. Rush C, res 714 S Jefferson. 
 Owen, Felix G., farmer, res as above. 
 
 Owen, Miss Fannie C, teacher, room No. 8 Jefferson Street Pub- 
 lic School, res as above. 
 Owen, John C, printer. Leader ofiice, 204 Boonville, res as above> 
 Owen, ]Miss Lucy C, student, res as above. 
 Owen, Pleasant B., res 1320 N Grant. 
 Owen, S. K., farmer, res 625 Lincoln. 
 Owen, A. M., farmer, res 612 Lincoln. 
 Owen, Mary, col'd, res 709 Boonville. 
 Owen, Isaac, col'd, plasterer, res as above. 
 
C. B. mcintire; 
 
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 ASB BOOK BllfD'MR® 
 
 Office in Evans Building, first door Nortli of Cpera House, 
 SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
 
 !i?|t||| ANKERS', Merchants' and Manufacturers' Account 
 
 ^ ^ ^«y Books made to order, ruled with any number el 
 
 ''%illiW cokunns. Special attention given to the maiiul'ac- 
 ture of Books of Record for C.^ounty OfiJcers. 
 
 Music, Magazines and Serials bound in every variety oi 
 plain and fancy binding-. 
 
 Best material, ilrst-class workmanship, and reas(jnablc 
 rates. 
 
 I5y permission, I respectfully refer to 
 
 ii. i.. -McElhany, Cashier First National Bank. 
 
 .1. B. Henslee, Teller Greene County National Bank. 
 
 .1. H. Paine, Circuit Clerk of Greene County. 
 
 .1. D. VanBibber, County Clerk of Greene County. 
 
 E. D. Ott, Cl'k Pnjbate and Common Pleas C't, Greene C\ 
 
 .1. A. Blanchard, Recorder of Deeds, Greene County. 
 
 A. H. Wilson, Collector Greene County. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 24L 
 
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 Page, William, teamster, res 1206 N Grant. 
 
 Page, William A., teamster, res same as above. 
 
 Page, Miss Mary A., res same as above. 
 
 Page, John A., bar tender, bds 308 E Water. 
 
 Paine, J. H., Circuit Clerk, office at Court House, resides 406 
 
 N. Grant. 
 Paine, Mrs. Harriet, res same as above. 
 Painter, Jacob, gunsmith, 221 W. Olive, res 225 same. 
 Painter, Fielden, gunsmith, with Jacob Painter, as above. 
 Paintei*, Henry, brick moulder, res 225 W. Olive. 
 Palmer, J. W., jeweler and wagon yard, Boonville street, near 
 
 Freight Depot, N. S. 
 Palmer, J. W., jr., porter, Freight Depot, res same as above. 
 Palmer, W. L., fireman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, resides east of 
 
 Machine Shops, N S. 
 Parce, E. D., (Doling, Parce & Gray, hardware, &c.,) cor Comm'l 
 
 and Boonville sts, res cor Jefferson and Pacific, N S. 
 Parker, R. G., carpenter, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, resides Harding 
 
 House, N S. 
 Parrish, Dr. H. M., surveyor, res 425 St Louis. 
 Parrish, J. E., student, Drury College, res as above. 
 Parrish, Miss S. E., teacher. Room No. 4, Jefferson street Public 
 
 School, res same as above. 
 Parrish, Mrs. M. L., res 400 E Walnut. 
 Parrish, Mrs. A. M., res 711 Billings. 
 Parrish, Miss O. A., res same as above. 
 Parsons, L. C, brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with Mrs.." 
 
 Sully, Jefferson st, N S. 
 Partridge, B. F., insurance agent, res 506 Benton ave. 
 Pate, Mrs. M. J., res 416 W Lynn. 
 Patten, Frank, moulder, Springfield Iron W^orks, resides 307 
 
 Brower's ave. 
 Patten, W. F., painter, res 401 W Olive. 
 Patten, Mrs. Fannie, res same as above. 
 Patten, C. J., farmer, res 709 Boonville. 
 Patten, . George, farmer, res same as above. 
 
242 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Patten, W. D., clerk, 328 Boonville, res 815 N Campbell. 
 
 Patten, Miss Dora E., res same as above. 
 
 Patten, Miss Harriet, works at 705 N Jeflferson. 
 
 Patten, Miss Martha, works at 500 W "Webster. 
 
 Patterson, John A., Dep. Sheriff, office at Court House, res 411 
 
 N Jefterson. 
 Patterson, J. A., attorney at law, 204 College, res 501 Monroe. 
 Patterson, J. M., attorney at law, res 215 S Jefferson. 
 Patterson, J. E., res 806 N Main. 
 Patterson, Miss Mary, teacher, res same as above. 
 Patterson, Miss Ada T., res same as above. 
 Patterson, C. H., (Whitehead & Patterson, painters,) 224 College, 
 
 res St Louis st., nr city limits. 
 Patterson, R. T., carpenter, res 1011 N Main. 
 Patterson, W. R., cigar manufacturer, 1011 N Main, res same. 
 Patterson, Thomas, stone mason, res 308 E Pine. 
 Patterson, Mrs. L. F., seamstress, res 607 Billings. 
 Patton, W. C, merchant, Commercial st, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Pauly, Fred, (Naegler & Pauly, butchers and packers,) 601 South 
 
 Campbell, res same. 
 Paxson, C, res 403 N Main. 
 Paxson, Ellis, painter, Railroad Shops, res Webster, nr Commer 
 
 cial st, N S. 
 Paxson, Mars, blacksmith, res 310 N Pearl. 
 Paxson, Miss Martha, student, res same as above. 
 Paxson, Ely, (Kassler & Paxson, undertakers,) 223 College, res 
 
 501 College. 
 Payne, W. F., sewing machine agent, 208 College, res 612 College. 
 Payton, W. M., (Payton & Sons, grocers,) corner Commercial and 
 
 Boonville sts, res cor Robberson and Pacific, N S. 
 Payton, R. B., Payton & Sons,, as above. 
 Payton, Byron, Payton & Sons, as above. 
 Peacher, J. W., dealer in boots and shoes, 215 South, resides 504 
 
 South Grant. 
 Peck, Wm. C, (Peck & Clark, merchants,) 140 Public Square, res 
 
 222 Benton avenue. 
 Pedigree, Pompey, col'd, washerwoman, res 233 Weaver. 
 Pedigree, Fannie, col'd, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 243 
 
 Pecldigrew, Mrs. Lucy, col'd, midwife, res rear of 605 Wash'n ave. 
 Peel, A. M., traveling salesman, with C. H. Heer & Co., 207 Boon- 
 
 ville, bds 232 South. 
 Pemberton, Fannie, col'd, servant, 523 W Phelps. 
 Pemberton, Charles, col'd, laborer, res 505 S Main. 
 Perkins, John A., farmer, bds 800 State. 
 
 Perkins, Charles, carnage maker, 702 Boonville, res 700 same. 
 Perkins, Dewitt C, res same as above. 
 Perkins, Miss Cora J., student, res same as above. 
 Perrin, K., marble dealer, 238 Boonville, res 308 Brewer's ave. 
 Perry, Miss T. L., housekeeper, 311 E Elm. 
 Perry, Milton, col'd, laborer, res 400 Washington ave. 
 Perry, Henry, col'd, laborer, res rear of 1000 Earle. 
 Perry, Rena, col'd, servant, 602 E Elm. 
 Perry, E. D., col'd, laborer, res 603 E Elm. 
 Persley, Mrs. Jane, col'd, washerwoman, res 503 E Water. 
 Petrie, D. M., cabinet maker, with E. Sander, 219 Boonville, res 
 
 412 N Main. 
 Petrie, Miss Lenora, res same as above. 
 Petty, Archibald, farmer, res 609 St Louis. 
 Petty, Joshua, farmer, res same as above. 
 Peve, George, laborer, res 704 S Jefferson. 
 Phelps, Mrs. Jennie, res 600 St Louis. 
 
 Phenix, Mrs. T. A., tailor ess, Jefferson, bds Harding House, N S. 
 Phillips, Miss Emma, student Drury College, bds Fairbanks Hall. 
 Phillips, John, laborer, bds 215 W Olive. 
 Phillips, John W., laborer, res 1206 N Grant. 
 Phillips, James, laborer, res same as above. 
 Phillips, Mrs. Nancy, res 601 S Evans. 
 Phillips, Mrs. Sarah, res 232 Boonville. 
 Phillips, Joel, res 616 S Grant. 
 Pierce, Ennis, miller, at Schmook's Mill, 400 Boonville, resides 
 
 302 Pacific. 
 Pierce, Jefferson, col'd, shoemaker, res 312 Madison. 
 Pierce, Cordelia, col'd, res same as above. 
 Piland, Mrs. Martha, seamstress, res 700 South. 
 Pipkin, J. D., book-keeper, with Doling & Langenberg, Comm'I 
 
 st, bds Lyon House. 
 
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 Pitts, Edgar, Colored M. E. Minister, res 301 Washington ave. 
 
 Pitts, Agnes, col'd, res same as above. 
 
 Pitts, Rachel, cold, nurse, res same as above. 
 
 Pitts, James, cold, laborer, bds 600 Mill. 
 
 Pitts, Lewis, col'd, laborer, res 409 E Water. 
 
 Pollond, John W., painter. Railroad Shops, resides State street, 
 near Round House, N S. 
 
 Porter, William G., (W. G. Porter & Sons, tobacconists,) 435 St. 
 Louis, res same. 
 
 Porter, William, (W. G. Porter «fe Sons, as above,) res 606 St. L. 
 
 Porter, Thos. J., (W. G. Porter & Sons, as above,) res 435 St. L. 
 
 Porter, R. H., student Drury College, res same as above. 
 
 Porter, Robert G., student Drury College, res same as above. 
 
 Porter, Alice A., res same as above. 
 
 Porter, F. R., stock dealer, res 023 Lincoln. 
 
 Porter,- -. res 212 E Pine. 
 
 Poston, Thos., colored, hostler Hayes stable, 218 Boonville, res 
 206 W Phelps. 
 
 Potter, A. J., Sheriff, office in Court House, res 207 College. 
 
 Potter, Mrs., washerwoman, res 1104 N Campbell. 
 
 Powell, Wm. B., clerk, res 727 South. 
 
 Powell, A. H., clerk, 142 Public Square, res same as above. 
 
 Powell, J. M., farmer, res 613 Billings. 
 
 Powell, John, col'd, laborer, res 305 Weaver. 
 
 Powers, Charles, physician and surgeon, res and office 309 South. 
 
 Powers, Miss Eva, works at 617 W Walnut. 
 
 PoAvers, O. S., carpenter, res 612 S Campbell. 
 
 Pranter, Fred, painter, res 503 Boonville. 
 
 Prater, Mrs. Jenny C, postmistress, North Springfield, res cor 
 Commercial st and Washington ave. 
 
 Prater, Melinda, col'd, servant at 500 College. 
 
 Prater, Maiy, col'd, res 1101 Earle. 
 
 Preston, Wesl6y, teamster, res 600 Monroe. 
 
 Preston, Mrs. Sarah, res 716 E Walnut. 
 
 Preston, Miss Dorcas, res same as above. 
 
 Price, Wm. C, attorney at law, res 425 E Walnut. 
 
 Price, Miss Lydia, res 425 E Walnut. 
 
 Price, G. W., engineer, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, res cor Commer- 
 cial and Clay sts, N S. 
 
246 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Price, Isaac H., Foreman Paint Shop, S. L. & 8. F. Railroad, res 
 
 cor Commercial and Webster sts, N S. 
 Price, Mrs. Ann, res 305 E Walnut. 
 Prince, Martha, col'd, washerwoman, res 231 Weaver. 
 Proctor, John W., jminter, res 417 Poplar. 
 Proctor, Miss Alice, res as abcive. 
 Proctor, G. M., laborer, res as above. 
 Pryor, Thomas, baker, 219 College st, bds same. 
 Pullman, Andrew, col'd, res 1111 Earle. 
 Pnller, J. J,, dealer in fresh meat and ice, 255 Boonville, res 705 
 
 N Jefferson. 
 Pullex-, B. E., meat market as above, res 1203 N Evans. 
 Puller, John M., res northwest corner of city. 
 
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 Quick. Jonathan, brick maker, res 512 Dollison. 
 Quicksell, T. E., en<,'-ineer, res 602 N Campbell. 
 Quinn, James, blacksmith, W Commercial st, N S. 
 Quinn, Thomas, col'd, molder, Springfield Iron Works, res 505 
 E Chestnut. 
 
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 Race, Andrew, shoemaker, bds North Springfield House. 
 Rackliff, Charles, Baggage Master, S. & W. M. Railroad, res 1108 
 
 N Evans. 
 Raines, James, res (501 N Jefferson. 
 Raithel, J. G., lumber dealer, cor Mill and Boonville, res Court 
 
 st, North Springfield. 
 Rainey, Sarah, cold, washerwoman, res 231 Weaver. 
 Ramsey, G. B., carpenter, res 312 S Campbell. 
 Rand, H. T., grocer. Commercial st, nr Benton ave. N S, res same. 
 Raper, J. H., brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, rooms over Baltz 
 
 & Son's shoe shop, Benton ave, N S. 
 Raper, Mrs. M. H., dressmaker, res 8l4 N Campbell. 
 Rathbone, T. H.. tinner, Commercial st, nr Freight Depot, N S, 
 
 res same. 
 Rathbone, J. T., tinner, same as above. 
 Ray, ]\Iiss Lizzie, works at 324 E Walnut. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 247 
 
 Raymer, Dee, col'd, laborer, res 205 Hampton ave. 
 
 Raymond, James P., shoemaker, with W. M. A. Townsend, 101 
 
 Public Sqnare, res 508 South. 
 Raymond, E. B., tinner, res as above. 
 Raymond, Miss Mary J., tailoress, with A R. Lee & Co., 231 South, 
 
 res 508 South. 
 Reed, Wm. A., clerk, 104 Public Square, res 602 S Jefferson. 
 Reed, Wm. A., (Robberson & Reed, druggists,) cor Commercial 
 
 st and Benton ave, res n. of Passenger Depot, N S. 
 Reed, Mrs. H. B., res 510 College. 
 Reed, Miss Hattie S., teacher, res as above. 
 Reed, Albert, colored, laborer, res 232 Weaver. 
 Reep, J. A., carj^enter, res 407 N Main. 
 Reese, Mrs. M. E., seamstress, res 221 N Patten al. 
 Reeves, H. B., horse trainer, res 303 Mill. 
 Reeves, William, col'd, striker, at Springfield Iron AVorks, res 715 
 
 Washington ave. 
 Reid, W. H. M., carriage and sign painter, 222 W South al, res 
 
 820 W Walnut. 
 Reihle, Thomas, cabinet maker, with E. Sander, Boonville, res 
 
 rear of 702 Mill. 
 Renfroe, R., traveling salesman, bds Harding House, N S. 
 Renshaw, A. A., Local Editor Leader^ office 204 Boonville, bds 
 
 305 South. 
 Reynolds, Bettie, col'd, res 1102 Earle. 
 
 Rhodes, J., stoker, Springfield Gas Works, 400 Mill, res 401 same. 
 Rhodes, Mrs. Margaret, res G25 Lincoln. 
 Rice, J. T., commission merchant, 315 St. Louis. 
 Rice, James, teamster, bds GOl E Elm. 
 Rice, Irving, col'd, laborer, res 306 N Jefi'ersou. 
 Rice, John, col'd, laborer, res 500 N Pearl. 
 Rice, Lucinda, col'd, servant at 500 Boonville. 
 Rice, Belle, col'd, servant, 1322 Benton ave. 
 Rice, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res 306 N Jefferson. 
 Richard, Frank, laborer, res 303 Market. 
 Richardson, S. H., grocer, Commercial st, nr Lyon House, res 
 
 Washington ave, nr Steam Pump, N S. 
 Richardson, James W., clerk, 207 Boonville, res 1007 N Campb'l. 
 
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 Eichardson, J. B., clothier, 129 Public Square, res 210 Kimbr'gh. 
 
 Richardson, George, col'd, laborer, res 306 AVeaver. 
 
 Hichardson, Mrs. Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res as above. 
 
 Riggs, Wm. S., carpenter, res 240 Boonville. 
 
 Riggs, Robert, teamster, res as above. 
 
 Riggs, Miss Margaret, res as above. 
 
 Riggs, Mrs. p., res 416 Lynn. 
 
 Riley, Philip, brakeman, S. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds Lyon House, 
 North Springfield. 
 
 Rittenhouse, G. W., brakeman, S. & W. M. Railroad, bds Hard- 
 ing House, N S. 
 
 Ritter, W. H. H., farmer, res 618 W Walnut. 
 
 Ritter, Robert, col'd, laborer, works at 400 St. Louis. 
 
 Robberson, E. T., physician and surgeon, (Robberson & Reed, 
 druggists,) cor Commereial st and Benton ave, N S., res 305 
 E Center. 
 
 Robberson, Miss Belle, res as above. 
 
 Robberson, Rufus, farmer, res 315 W Walnut. 
 
 Robberson, Wm. S., saddler, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 122 Pub 
 lie Square, res 210 E Phelps. 
 
 Robberson, Mrs. M. S., dressmaker, res as above. 
 
 Robberson, Dick, col'd, res rear of 707 Weaver. 
 
 Robbins, Miss Lizzie, works at 414 E Walnut. 
 
 Robbs, Alexander, woolen manufacturer, res 417 E Elm. 
 
 Roberts, E. A., physician and surgeon, res 709 N Main. 
 
 Roberts, F. C, millwright, Springfield Iron W^orks, resides 402 
 Benton avenue. 
 
 Roberts, St. Francis, millwright, as above, res same. 
 
 Roberts, Marshall C, res same as above. 
 
 Roberts, E. M., engineer at Carson's grain elevator, 300 St. Louis 
 st, bds Sanford House. 
 
 Roberts, Hermann, Traveler's Saloon, Commercial st, near Rob- 
 berson ave, N S. 
 
 Roberts, Miss Hester, weaver, at Springfield Cotton Mills, bds 
 
 308 E Water- 
 Roberts, Miss Aggie, works at 504 S Jefferson. 
 
 Roberts, Squire, col'd, striker at Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 714 E Water. 
 
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 Koberts, George, col'd, laborer, res 402 Washington ave. 
 
 Roberts, Timothy, col'd, laborer, res rear of 515 E. Center. 
 
 Robertson, Daniel, blacksmith, Springfield "Wagon Factory, res 
 222 N Jefferson. 
 
 Robinson, Mrs. I. S., res 530 E Elm. 
 
 Robinson, George A., wool dealer, res same as above. 
 
 Robinson, Charles S., clerk, res same as above. • 
 
 Robinson, Miss Hannah, res same as above. 
 
 Robinson, Mrs., res 811 Boonville. 
 
 Rockwell, W. W., farmer, res 226 E Center. 
 
 Roff, F. C, farmer, res 716 N. Jefferson. 
 
 Rofl', "W. P., farmer, res same as above. 
 
 Roff, Miss Lou. A., res same as above. 
 
 Rogers, Jane, col'd, cook, res rear of 717 8t Louis. 
 
 Rolander, Miss Jennie, res 324: Cherry. 
 
 Root, Asa, res 812 N Jefferson. 
 
 Root, Miss Eva, res as above. 
 
 Rorick, M., machinist, Railroad Shops, res Washington ave, near 
 State st, N S. 
 
 Rorick, John, machinist, as above. 
 
 Rosback, F. P., foreman Springfield L'on Works, res 412 North 
 Campbell. 
 
 Rosback, Peter, engineer as above, bds as above. 
 
 Rose, Wesley, col'd, teamster, res rear of 706 St. Louis. 
 
 Rose, Thomas, col'd, laborer, res 013 Lincoln. 
 
 Rose, Daniel, col'd, laborer, res 516 Cherry. 
 
 Ross, T. E., physician and surgeon, 206 Boonville, res 604 same. 
 
 Ross, John, farmer, res 713 South. 
 
 Ross, Mrs. A. I., res Commercial st, N S. 
 
 Ross, S. E., peddler, res 707 S Main. 
 
 Roulet, Paul, Professor of Mathemitics, Drury College, res Ben- 
 ton ave, nr Pacific st, N S. 
 
 Rountree, M. J., proprietor Concord Nursery, res 609 E Elm. 
 
 Rountree, T. J., nurseryman, res as above. 
 
 Rountree, Miss Lizzie, music teacher, res as above. 
 
 Rountree, N. M., (Keet, Rountree & Co., merchants.) 120 Public 
 Square, res 407 Mt. Vernon. 
 
 Rountree, James, saddler, with Wm. ^NIoAdams & Co., 122 Pub. 
 Sq., res 329 Market. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOEY. 251 
 
 Rountree, W. J., res 811 W Walnut. 
 
 Rountree, Andrew J., teamster, res 416 Lynn. 
 
 Rountree, Bently, ag't for musical instruments, res 407 W Center. 
 
 Rout, Joseph, res 015 E Walnut. 
 
 Rout, John A., carpenter, res same as above. 
 
 Rout, Leonidas, clerk, 219 South, res same as above. 
 
 Routh, A. P., harness manufacturer, 213 Boonville. 
 
 Routh, John F., laborer, res 1007 Concord. 
 
 Rowe, Wm. N., Principal North Springfield Public School, bds 
 
 North Springfield House. 
 Rule, J. C, saloon keeper, Commercial st, near Robberson ave, 
 
 res cor Robberson and Court sts, N S. 
 Russell, John, blacksmith. Railroad Shops, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Russell, Mrs. Sarah M., res 302 State. 
 Russell, Miss Anna, works at Fairbanks Hall, Benton ave. 
 Ryan, Mrs. Elizabeth, washerwoman, res 511 N Campbell. 
 
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 Sable, Edward, dealer in rags and old iron, res 409 W Clay. 
 Saddler, Jesse, photographer, rooms and res 401 College. 
 Saddler, Miss Jessie, dress maker, res same as above. 
 Salchow, F., farmer, res west end of State. 
 Sampey, Thomas, (Atzert & Sampey, meat market,) 213 South, res 
 
 213 W Walnut. 
 Sample, J. B., painter, 212 South, bds 305 South. 
 Samuel; Mrs. O. T., bds Young House, 317 South. 
 Sander, E., fiu-niture dealer, 219 Boonville, bds 22G St. Louis. 
 Sanders, Andrew, carpenter, Springfield Wagon Factory, boards 
 
 307 W Olive. 
 Sanford, W. B., clerk, 143 Public Square, res 205 S Jefferson. 
 Sanford, Mrs. S. G., res same as above. 
 Sanford, Charles, col'd, servant, 700 E Elm. 
 
 Savidge, D. B., constable, office 127 Public Square, res 509 S Main. 
 Savington, George, col'd, laborer, res 600 Mill. 
 Sawyer, George M., (Sawyer & Lamoreaux, editors Springfield 
 
 Times,^) 111 South, res 511 South. 
 Sawj'^er, Miss Anna, teacher, res 510 N Jefterson. 
 
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 As represented in tlie engraving, this is a complete cultivator, or one-half of a harrow. 
 When us ;d as a harrow tbe two cultivatois of four wheels each, making an eight wheel 
 harrow, are bolted together by two b ilts where the draft bars are hooked, and the draft 
 hooks are put on at F, thus four wheels are drawn abreast and four follow. When drawn 
 as a harrow the wheels cut together, thereby leaving no si)ace of ground that is not gone 
 over. When used as a cultivator the wheels can be set at any space apart to straddle the row. 
 
 The advantages claimed for the invention are, it is durab le, and being constructed o^ 
 iron, cannot decay when left out in the field; it is simple in co nstruction ; it can be ad" 
 justed to run deep or shallow as desired, and eich tooth cuts through the ground three 
 times as far as the distance pissed over, owing to thj rotilion of the wheel, thus harrowing 
 the soil to three times the extent of a simple hirrow. TI13 teeth never choke or clog in 
 any trash, owing to the peeuliar augur-twist wheel, which rota tes backward when pulled, 
 thereby twisting all trash out instead of in the wheel. 
 
 For preparing the soil for wheat, the machine is especially adapted. Asa cultivator 
 Or corn or cotton I claim it to he of great merit, and it caq be manufactured of any size 
 from four wheels to tvelve as desired. 
 
 For Territory or Shop-Rights, or the right to have the harrow manufactured on Royalty 
 or sale, a 1 Ireis witti st.i u.), tue inv entor, D, L,. BEN'SOITa 
 
SPBINGFIELD DIEECTOEY. 253 
 
 Scharlach, H. E., clerk, 126 Public Square, bds 305 South. 
 
 Scheiding, , laborer, Railroad Shops, N S, res 1203 Boonville. 
 
 Schell, M. R., painter, res 310 N Campbell. 
 
 Schoenberger, Mrs. A. F., milliner}^ and fancy goods, also gents' 
 
 furnishing goods, Comm'l st, nr Lyon House, N S, res same. 
 Schmook, John, miller, 400 Boonville, res 408 same. 
 Scholten, Henry, saloon keeper, 209 W South al, res 313 S Market. 
 Scholten, Miss Maggie, res same as above. 
 Scholteu, Mrs. E. T., res 219 E Walnut. 
 
 Scholten, Charles, bar keeper, 209 AV South al, res 329 S Market. 
 Schrader, A. H., brewer, with S. Dingeldein, 901 College, resides 
 
 608 W Phelps. 
 Schuler, A., carpenter, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Robberson ave, 
 
 nr Atlantic st, N S. 
 Schuler, V., brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds with B. A. Fay, 
 
 Commercial st, N S. 
 Scott, J. P., bds North Springfield House. 
 Scott, Lemuel, res 610 St. Louis. 
 
 Scott, Robert, shoemaker, 208 W Olive, res 309 South. 
 Scott, Ollie, col'd, laborer, res 815 Franklin. 
 Seaman, Levi, wagon maker, 204 N Jefferson, res 700 S Main. 
 Seaman, Miss Laura, milliner, res same as above. 
 Seaton, George W., carpenter, res 715 N Campbell. 
 Seaton, John H. C, farmer, res same as above. 
 Seaton, Miss Mary E., res same as above. 
 Seaton, Miss Nancy C, res same as above. 
 See, David C, grocer, 240 South, res 610 E Elm. 
 See, Fred, Deputy County Collector, office in Court House, res 
 
 602 E Elm. 
 Shackelford, AYashington, col'd, plasterer, res 724 S Grant. 
 Shackelford, Dee, col'd, laborer, res rear of 614 E Water. 
 Shackelford, Fred, col'd, laborer, res 304 N Pearl. 
 Shackelford, Henry, col'd, laborer, res rear of 614 E Water. 
 Shade, Philip, broom maker, 701 State, res same. 
 Shanahan, F., section boss, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res W Com- 
 mercial, nr Anchor Mills, N S. 
 Shanahan, Miss Mary, bds same as above. 
 Shank, J. C, engineer, Railroad Shops, res Robberson ave, near 
 
 Commercial st, N S. 
 
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 Shank, Mrs. H., res Pacific st, near Robberson ave, N S. 
 
 Shank, C. E., hiborer, bds with Mrs. Shank, as above. 
 
 Shanks, John W., shoemaker, 13-4 Pub. Sq., res 805 Boonville. 
 
 Sharp, Mark, col'd, farmer, res G13 S Jeft'erson. 
 
 Shaver, Richard, col'd, teamster, res G02 South. 
 
 Sheldon, J. B., train dispatcher, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Rob- 
 berson ave, nr Pacific st, N S. 
 
 Sheley, Robert, marble cutter, res 307 W Phelps. 
 
 Sheley, Miss Mollie, res same as above. 
 
 Sheley, Mrs. Elizabeth, res same as above. 
 
 Shelton, William, brakemau, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, bds North 
 Springfield House. 
 
 Sheppard, Heniy, retired merchant, res 414: St Louis. 
 
 Sheppard, Miss Margaret, res same as above. 
 
 Sheppard, Charles, Cashier Greene County National Bank, lOG 
 Public Square, res 42G St Louis. 
 
 Sheppard, Joseph D., student, Drury College, res same as above. 
 
 Sheppard, William D., traveling salesman, res 414 E Walnut. 
 
 Sheppard, David D., merchant, 215 South, res 418 E Walnut. 
 
 Sheppard, Frank, attorney at law, 202 South, res 419 E Walnut 
 
 Sheppard, Celia, col'd, res 211 Hampton ave. 
 
 Sheppard, Sargent, col'd, res same as above. 
 
 Sherwood, A. C, carriage and wagon maker. Commercial st, near 
 Freight Depot, N S. 
 
 Sherwood, W. A., blacksmith, as above. 
 
 Sherwood, I^C. A., hostler at Stoughton's stable, Boonville st, N S, 
 bds with A. C. Sherwood, as above. 
 
 Shine, Frank, agent for school furniture, bds 307 W Olive. 
 
 Shipley, E. R., Postmaster, 224 College, res 403 E Walnut. 
 
 Shipley, William, merchant tailor, 20G South, res 300 E Elm. 
 
 Shipman, Mrs. J. P., res GOO S Jefferson. 
 
 Shipman, Fi'^nkj clerk, 143 Public Square, res same as above. 
 
 Shockley, F. M., (Shockley & White, carpenters,) 208 S Jefferson, 
 res 525 W Pine. 
 
 Short, John, mail agent, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res 502 S Jeff'n. 
 
 Shortey, Mrs. Rosina, works at 311 S Main. 
 
 Show, Nancy, col'd, washerwoman, res 232 Weaver. 
 
 Show, Rosa, col'd, servant, 413 W Phelps. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTOEY. 255 
 
 Shrable, John, train dispatcher, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, resides 
 
 Pacific, between Clay and Webster, N S. 
 Shrivels, Miss Hnldah J., waiter, at 305 South. 
 Shropshire, Rev. John N., Pastor African M. E. Church, res 402 
 
 E. Center. 
 Shroud, George, col'd, waiter, 219 College, res 608 South. 
 Slmll, Edward, teamster, res 405 S Jefferson. 
 Shultz, John, col'd, blacksmith, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 711 South. 
 Shumate, Lottie, col'd, res rear of 514 Cherry. 
 Shumate, Henry, col'd, res same as above. 
 Shutt, Mrs. C, res 826 N Jefferson. 
 Sibley, F. M., book-keeper, Railroad ShojDS, res. cor. Commercial 
 
 and Washington sts, N S. 
 Simmons, P. T., (Simmons & Travers, attorneys at law,) 107 Pub. 
 
 Square, res 1301 N Campbell. 
 Simmons, Isom, laborer, S. & W. M. Railroad, res at Steam Pump, 
 
 Washington st, N S. 
 Simmons, John, cigar maker, with A. Hornbostel, 221 Boonville, 
 
 res 216 same. 
 Simmons, Mrs. E. C, res 1114 N Jefferson. 
 Sims, James, millwright, res 405 N Campbell. 
 Sims, James P., saddler, with A. P. Routh, Boonville, resides 211 
 
 North Main. 
 Sims, Miss Mary J., res 308 S Patten alley. 
 Sims, Isaac, col'd, clerk, 139 Pub. Sq., res 406 N Jefferson. 
 Sims, Henry, col'd, farmer, res 503 Weaver. 
 Sims, Julia, col'd, washerwoman, res 505 Weaver. 
 Slater, H. B., student Drury College, bds Fairbanks Hall. 
 Slayer, Mrs. A. F., works at 419 E Walnut. 
 Slaughter, Charles, col'd, laborer, Freight Depot, N. S., res 1103 
 
 Washington ave. 
 Smallstig, William, harness maker, with Wm. McAdams & Co., 
 
 122 Pub. Sq., res 406 E Walnut. 
 Smith, M. K., proprietor Springfield Woolen Mills, resides 512 
 
 West Lynn. 
 Smith, Jared E., Representative in State Legislature; merchant, 
 
 127 Pub. Sq., res 705 N Main. 
 
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SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 257 
 
 Smith, W. R, clerk, 127 Pub. Sq., res 406 W Center. 
 
 Smith, M. C, hack di'iver, res Pacific st, nr Jefferson ave, N S. 
 
 Smith, B. C, res 329 Boonville. 
 
 Smith, Austin A., grocer, 712 Boonville, res 811 same. 
 
 Smith, James H., traveling salesman, bds Metropolitan Hotel. 
 
 Smith, Oliver, ti'aveling salesman, res 207 E Center. 
 
 Smith, Marshall N., clerk, 209 Sonth, res 412 Washington ave. 
 
 Smith, Don, clerk, 215 South, res Robberson ave, N S. 
 
 Smith, Lucian B., dentist, res 412 Washington ave. 
 
 Smith, Mrs. Augusta* M., physician and surgeon, office and res' 
 
 412 Washington ave. 
 Smith, Robert, res 311 South Market. 
 Smith, N. J., painter, 207 South, bds 311 South. 
 Smith, David, machinist, Springfield Iron Works, res 209 West 
 
 Phelps. 
 Smith, Elijah, brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, boards Harding 
 
 House, N S. 
 Smith, James H., carpenter, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Benton 
 
 ave, nr Commercial st, N S. 
 Smith, Horace T., carpenter, Railroad Shops, res cor Boonville 
 
 and State sts, N S. 
 Smith, Charles, carpenter, bds 313 W Phelps. 
 Smith, Morris, carpenter, res 907 N Campbell. 
 Smith, Charles, carpenter, bds with B. A. Fay, Comm'l st, N S. 
 Smith, Wm. M., collar maker, with A. P. Routh, 213 Boonville st, 
 
 res 515 W Phelps. 
 Smith, Martin, shoemaker, with Baltz & Son, Benton ave, resides 
 • Robberson ave, nr Atlantic st, N S. 
 Smith, John T., res 218 N Patten alley. 
 Smith, Isaac, teamster, res rear of 801 S Grant. 
 Smith, Miss Leni L., music teacher, res 512 Lynn. 
 Smith, Mrs. Mary, res 209 W. Phelps. 
 Smith, Mrs. Catherine, res 218 N Patten alley. 
 Smith, Miss CjTithia, works for Mrs. Lowry, Campbell street, op 
 
 Wagon Yard, N S. 
 Smith, Miss Julia, works at 306 State. 
 Smith, Marion, col'd, plasterer, res 1111 Earle. 
 Smith, Wesley, col'd, cook, res 717 St Louis. 
 
258 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Smith, Mabala, col'cl, cook, res 210 Dollison. 
 
 Smith, Penny, col'd, midwife, res 51G Weaver. 
 
 Smith, Annie, col'd, works at 207 E Center. 
 
 Smith, Samuel, col'd, laborer,. res 505 E Water. 
 
 Smith, Charles, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 
 Smith, Priscilla, cold, res 720 S Grant. 
 
 Smith, Louis, col'd, laborer, res 814 Washington. 
 
 Smith, Major, col'd, res G17 Franklin. 
 
 Smith, Mary, col'd, res 208 E Water. 
 
 Smith, Joseph, col'd, res 305 Weaver. 
 
 Smith, Caesar, col'd, res 617 Lincoln. 
 
 Smith, William, col'd, laborer, res rear of 541 W Pine. 
 
 Smith, John, col'd, laborer, res 717 St Louis. 
 
 Smith, Charity, col'd, res 003 S Jefferson. 
 
 Smith, J. M., col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 
 Suavely, D. H., (Conlon & Suavely, carpenters,) 308 College, res. 
 
 602 S Jefferson. 
 Snow, Isrum, night Avatch, Springfield Wagon Factory, resides 
 
 211 Mill. 
 Snow, Mrs. Amanda, res same as above. 
 Snow. Hollet, teamster for John Schmook, 400 Boonville, resides 
 
 305 Mill. 
 Snowden, John, policeman, res 1001 Concord. 
 SAyder, William, farmer, res 407 Washington ave. 
 Sommers, Victor, (Victor Sommers & Co., merchants,) 109 Public 
 
 Square, res 309 E Elm. 
 Southworth, M. H., stone mason, res 634 W Walnut. 
 Speaker, E., tinner, res 310 Brower's ave. 
 Speck, Miss Sallie, works for Mrs. Goldsmith, Jefferson, near 
 
 Pacific st, N S. 
 Spencer, Bob, cold, res 615 Franklin. 
 Spencer, Mary, col'd, res 609 Franklin. 
 Spicer, John, brakeman, St. L. & S. F. E. R., bds Lyon House, 
 
 N Springfield. 
 Sprague, H. C, Foreman Bridge Shop, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, 
 
 res Benton ave, north of Pass. Depot, N S. 
 Sprague, G. B., brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, resides same 
 
 as above. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 259 
 
 Sproul, Miss Eliza, res 207 E Center. 
 
 Squib, Wesley, carder and spinner, Springfield Woolen Mills, 
 
 res 416 W Lynn. 
 Staley, J. P., carpenter, Railroad Shops, N S., res 821 N. Jeff'n. 
 Stanley, Mrs. Celia, washerwoman, res 400 N Pearl. 
 Stansfield, George, hostler, with W. P. Whitlock, 112 Public Sq., 
 
 res 405 W Olive. 
 Stark, C. L., stone mason, bds with Gamble, Comm'l st, N S. 
 Stark, Mrs. A. D., res Campbell st, nr Freight Depot, N S. 
 Stauffer, David, proprietor Arkansas House, 219 W Olive. 
 Stauffer, Miss Ellen, res as above. 
 Stearns, Mrs. A. H., res 313 W Phelps. 
 
 Steele, A., col'd, fireman, Sp. Cotton Mills, res 808 Wash'n ave. 
 Steele, Harriet, col'd, res rear of 614 St. Louis. 
 Steele, George, col'd, servant at 714 S Jeiferson. 
 Steffen, W. F., grocer, 329 Boonville, res same. 
 Stefifen, Fred W., shoemaker, 418 Boonville, res same. 
 Stefifen, John, res as above. 
 
 Steiger, George, grocer, 208 Boonville, res 212 same. 
 Stellwag, L. W., feather renovater, res nr Fulbright spring. 
 Stenry, Miss Lizzie, works 511 W Walnut. 
 Stephens, J. A., post office book store, 224 College, resides 312 
 
 St. Louis street. 
 Stephens, W. M., agent for musical instruments, res 510 N Jeff. 
 Stephens, Mrs. P. C, res 204 Mt. Vernon. 
 Stephens, P. P., iorevasin job de]isa'tm.ent, J^atriot-Advei-tiser, 208 
 
 St. Louis, res as above. 
 Stephens, W. O., (Stephens & Sabin, grocers,) 209 St. Louis, res 
 
 510 Benton ave. 
 Stevens, L. F., watchman, Springfield Cot. Mills, res 407 E Pine. 
 Stephenson, Matthew, hostlei*, Perkins' stable, 213 W 01ive,res 209 
 
 Kimbrough. 
 Stephenson, Douglas, fireman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res corner 
 
 Jefferson and Locust, N S. 
 .Stewart, A. D., car inspector, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res corner 
 
 Jefferson and Locust, N S. 
 Stewart, W. P., traveling salesman, res 404 Benton ave. 
 .Stewart, Miss Viola C, res as above. 
 
isGO SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 D^^Beware of Bogus Agents and Spurious Machines 
 The Singer Manufacturing Co.'s 
 
 NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE 
 
 NOW SELLING AT THE 
 
 GREAT REDUCTION OF 0^0 LESS THAN FORIVIER PRICE 
 
 ^ THE BEST IN THE WORLD ! *^^ 
 
 The best always wins in the 
 long run! ! 
 
 Buy only the Genuine! Beware 
 of Counterfeits! ! 
 
 We eul)niit to any caiiclid reailer.Uliat a Macliinc whose sales steadily increase 
 througli years of adversity and unparalleled depression in business, while the sales of 
 every competitor fall off lieavily year by year, 
 
 OMUST BE THE BEST MACHINE.O 
 
 No SINGER MACHINE is genuine without our Trade Mark 
 stamped on the arm of the Machine. 
 
 MACHINES SOLD ON THE LEASE OR INSTALLMENT PLAN. 
 
 =Owners of i^INUER MACIIINKS are CAUTIONED not to allow their ma- 
 chines to be tampered with by so-called traveling repairers, as no one id 
 authorized to work on our machines except our authorized agents. Parties bringing 
 machines to our OFFICE for repairs are GUARANTEED SATISFACTION. 
 
 The Singer Manufacturing Co.. 
 
 Branch Gflfice, J. B. DIXON, Manager, 
 208 St. Louis St., - - Springfield, Mo. 
 
 W. F. PAYNE. 
 
 With the Singer Manufacturing Company, and Dealer in 
 
 Tuckers, Ruflers, Needles, Oils and Parts for All Machines. 
 
 Machines sold for Good Notes or on Monthly Payments. 
 
 «®"Old Machines Repared, Rebuilt and Warranted to Run as 
 
 Well as NEW. 
 
 Office 208 St. Louis Street, Springfield, Mo. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 261 
 
 Stewart, Miss Clara A., res as above. 
 
 Stewart, Miss Margaret A., teacher, res as above. 
 
 Stiles, Joliu, farmer, res 020 E Phelps. 
 
 Stine, Henry, clerk, 210 College, bds 319 W Olive. 
 
 StinsoD, David, col'd, laborer, res 519 Monroe. 
 
 Stites, Miss Emma, milliner. Commercial st, cor Robberson ave, 
 
 res with H. H. Haynes, Jefferson, nr State, N S. 
 Stites, Miss Helen, res as above. 
 Stitsell, Geo. W., laborer, res 605 Billings. 
 Stokes, William, blacksmith, cor Boonville and Pacific, res Boon- 
 
 ville, nr Public School, N S. 
 Stokes, J. R., blacksmith as above, res as above. 
 Stone, Sparkman, shoemaker, with J. Shanks, 181 Public Square, 
 
 res 509 E Elm. 
 Stone, O. M., agent for sewing machines, and editor Great South 
 
 loest, 207 St. Louis, bds 217 South. 
 Stone, James, col'd, (Gatewood & Stone, grocers,) 221 St. Louis, 
 
 res 401 Washington ave. 
 Stone, Anna, col'd, res as above. 
 Stormes, Gregory, miner, res 510 W Chestnut. 
 Stoughton, James A., stock dealer, livery and saloon keeper, nr 
 
 Freight Depot, res cor Pacific st and Robberson ave, N S. 
 Stover, J. P., carpenter, res 410 Washington ave. 
 Straw, Albert, shipping cl'k, Freight Depot, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Stroud, Aaron, barber, with A. V. Gueringer, 216 College, boards 
 
 rear 615 St. Louis. 
 Stroud, Geo., col'd, works at 219 College. 
 Stuart, Miss Sallie, res 408 St. Louis. 
 Stuart, Miss Emma, res as above. 
 Stuart, George, col'd, laborer, res 408 E Center. 
 Stutzman, F. P., blacksmith, with S. R. Beagle, 221 W South al- 
 ley, res 219 N Patten alley. 
 Stutzman, John M., carpenter, res 412 E Pine. 
 Stutzman, Miss Mahala, res as above. 
 Stutzman, Miss Adeline, res as above. 
 Sullivan, John P., bar tender, 215 W Olive, bds same. 
 Sully, Mrs. C. M., boarding house keeper, Jefferson, nr Pacific, N S. 
 SiTrges, Mrs. Anna, res 1208 Boonville. 
 
2G2 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Sutter, L., (Sutter & Headlej', grocers,) 215 Boonville, resides 
 
 315 E Phelps. 
 Sweet. A. W., dealer in real estate, bds Harding House, N S. 
 Swor, Miss Julia A., seamstress, bds 204: W AValnut. 
 
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 Talcott, D. R., farmer, res cor Benton ave and Pacific st, N S. 
 
 Tallen, Thos., laborer, res 208 W Phelps. 
 
 Tallen, Miss Mary, res same as above. 
 
 Taunt, Almet, stone cutter, res 610 St. Louis. 
 
 Taunt, Frank, hostler, at Agnew's stable, 214 W Olive, bds 215 
 same. 
 
 Taylor, J. Z., clerk, with Fox & MeiNlasters, "\V Commercial st, 
 
 . res cor Commercial and Boonville, N S. 
 
 Taylor, H. D., brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res cor Pacific 
 st and Robberson ave, N S. 
 
 Taylor, E. D., Delmonico Restaurant, Commercial st, near Boon- 
 ville, N S. 
 
 Tedrick, George, clerk, 288 South, res 208 ^X Walnut: 
 
 Tedrick, Robert, res same as above. 
 
 Teed, Orlo, carpenter, res 804 Florence. 
 
 Teed, Harry H., machinist, Springfield Iron Works, res same as 
 above. 
 
 Teed, Miss Anna, res 412 N Campbell. 
 
 Teed, Prissy, col'd, waiter, 210 St, Louis. 
 
 Tefft, J. E., physician and surgeon, 144 Pub. Sq., res 408 St. Louis. 
 
 Templin, Dr. F., bds 313 W Phelps. 
 
 Terry, Robert, res 302 Pacific. 
 
 Terry, Joseph, laborer, res 409 College. 
 
 Terry, D. M., horse jockey, res same as above. 
 
 Teveball, Louis, col'd, laborer, res 304 Weaver. 
 
 Teveball, Francis, col'd, washerwoman, res 511 Weaver. 
 
 Thackery, W. R., carpenter, res 509 N Campbell. 
 
 Thackery, Adalaska, painter, res same as above. 
 
 Thackery, H. M., blacksmith, res same as above. 
 
 Thomas, A. B., (Thomas & Norris, proprietors Metropolitan Ho- 
 tel,) 220 College. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIEECTOEY. 263 
 
 Thomas, Miss Martha, works at 215 W. Olive. 
 
 Thomas. John, col'd, laborer, res rear of 541 W Pine. 
 
 Thomas, Hickey, col'd, res rear of 701 Weaver. 
 
 Thompson, M. C, machinist, Spgf'd Wagon Factory, res 215 E 
 Water. 
 
 Thompson, Geo. W., machinist, res 509 N Main. 
 
 Thompson, Samuel, miller, at Nevada City, res 500 N Main. 
 
 Thompson, AVm. F., harness maker, res 315 Mill. 
 
 Thompson, Jas. R., painter, res 315 Mill. 
 
 Thompson, C. W., painter, res 615 W Phelps. 
 
 Thompson, Mrs. Mary A., res 315 Mill. 
 
 Thompson, Miss Hester A., waiter at Metropolitan, res 315 Mill. 
 
 Thorsan, George, blacksmith, Railroad Shops, bds North Spring- 
 field House. 
 
 Thoruhill, William, res rear of 535 W Pine. 
 
 Thornhill, James H., res as above. 
 
 Thornhill, John W., res as above. 
 
 Thrasher, C. W., (Thrasher & Young, attorneys-«t-law,) 125 Pub. 
 Sq., res 605 Boonville. 
 
 Thurston, Henry, -carpenter, res 721 South. 
 
 Tilley, Frank, col'd, laborer, res 232 Weaver. 
 
 Tillman, W. J., farmer, res 408 State. 
 
 Tillman, Mrs. A. M., res as above. 
 
 Timball, Julia, col'd, works at 501 N Jefferson. 
 
 Timmons,W. P., millinery and fancy goods, 133 Pub. Sq., res same. 
 
 Tinker, W. H., traveling salesman, bds 317 South. 
 
 Titus, Joseph, (Titus & Ferguson, grocers,) 225 St. Louis, res 
 606 E Walnut. 
 
 Tompkins, Clay, painter, res rear of 507 Market. 
 
 Tompkins, Miss Josie, res as above. • 
 
 Toomer, R. F., traveling salesman, res 714 S Jefferson. 
 
 Townes, Richard, painter, 220 College, res 728 S Campbell. 
 
 Townes, John J., hack-driver, bds 215 W Olive. 
 
 Townsend, Wm. M. A., dealer in boots and shoes, 101 Pub. Sq., 
 res 514 Benton ave. 
 
 Townsend, Miss Sadie V., student, res as above. 
 
 Townsend, W. N., clerk, 101 Pub. Sq., res as above. 
 
 Townsend, G. H., student, res as above. f 
 
2G4 
 
 SPKIXGFIELD DIKECTORY. 
 
 Townsend, J. B., (J. B. Towiisend & Co., hardware dealers,) 123 
 Public Scjuare. res 312 E "Walnut. 
 
 Townsend, Thomas, clerk, as above, res as above. 
 
 Townsend, Edward F., student, res as above. 
 
 Townsend, W., clerk, 215 Boonville, res 31(5 Cherry. 
 
 Townsend, T. B., stock-dealer, res G02 N Jeft'erson. 
 
 Townsend, T. B., jr., clerk, 215 South, res same as above. 
 
 Townsend, M., stock dealer, res 124 Public Square. 
 
 Townsend, A. M., trader, headquarters at Probate Clerk's office, 
 Court House. 
 
 Trace, D. B., carpenter, res 829 N Jefferson. 
 
 Thrace, Miss M. A., res as above. 
 
 Trace}', J. P., (Leach & Tracey, editor.s I^atrlot-Adoertiser,) 208 
 St. Louis, res 809 W AYalnut. 
 
 Tracey, John R., clerk, Metropolitan Hotel, 220 College. 
 
 Trammel, Mrs. P. A., res 901 N Main. 
 
 Translield, John, watchman at Schmook's Mill, bds 32G Boonville. 
 
 Trantham, W. H. B., editor Southwester, Jefferson, nr Commer- 
 cial, N S, res Benton ave. 
 
 Travers, O. H., (Simmons & Travers, attorneys-atdaw,) 107 Pub- 
 lic Square, res 711 Billings. 
 
 Trowbridge, G. N., brickmaker, Schmook's Yard, North Grant, 
 resides 607 same. 
 
 Truesdell, J. B., laborer, res Benton ave nr State, N S. 
 
 Tucker, Miss Laura, student, res 1322 Benton ave. 
 
 Tucker, Isaac, grain dealer, res 508 W "Walnut. 
 
 Turner, N. B., grocer, 210 Boonville, res same. 
 
 Turner, D. W., County Assessor, res 607 E "Walnut. 
 
 Turner, Mrs. Ellen, works at 322 South. 
 
 Tuthill, Joshua, book-keeper, 137 Pub. Sq., bds 226 St. Louis. 
 
 Tutt, Louis, col'd, gardener, res rear of 603 "W Phelps. 
 
 Twigger, George, carpenter. Railroad Shops, resides east of the 
 Jefferson road, N S, 
 
 Twigger, John, gardener, res as above. 
 
 Twombley, A. F., engineer, S. & W. M., Railroad, res Washing- 
 ton ave, nr Pacific st, N S. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTOBY. 265 
 
 u 
 
 Ullman, Dr. L., dealer in county warrants, residence and oflfice 309 
 
 College. 
 Unwake, Upton, teamster, bds with A. B. Clayton, Benton avenue, 
 
 nr Pacific st, N S. 
 Underbill, W. A., tailor, res 418 E Elm. 
 Underwood, F. J., dealer in patent rights, res Benton ave, corner 
 
 Atlantic st, N S. 
 Upham, F. B., brick molder, res corner Pacific st and Robberson 
 
 avenue, N S. 
 
 V 
 
 Van Arsdale, Mrs. C. M., res 214 E Walnut. 
 
 Tan Bibber, James, County Clerk, office in Court House, resides 
 
 711 Boonville. 
 Van Bibber, Alfred H., student, res same as above. 
 Yanderbilt, J., carpenter, bds 330 St Louis. 
 Yanboose, Dr. Z., physician and surgeon, 206 Boonville, res 60 7 
 
 W Walnut. 
 Van Hoozer, Isaac, drummer, res 491 N Main. 
 Yan Hoozer, Mrs. Isaac, boarding house keeper, 401 N Main. 
 Yaughan, J. R., (Boj'd & Yaughan, attorneys at law,) 102 Public 
 
 Square, res 315 W Chestnut. 
 Yaughn, Benj. N., col'd, farmer, res 717 N Evans. 
 Yaughn, Lucinda, col'd, res same as above. 
 Yaughn, Columbus, col'd, farmer, res 501 N Jefferson. 
 Yaughn, S. M., cold, clerk, 217 St Louip, bds same as above. 
 Yaughn, Dan, col'd, laborer, res 511 N Grant. 
 Yeech, A., clerk, Freight Depot, N S, res Pacific st, nr Campbell. 
 Yest, Mrs. Melinda, res 800 Boonville. 
 
 Yick, G. O., miller at Anchor Mills, res W Commercial st, N S. 
 Yickrey. Miss Jennie, di-essmaker, res 615 W Phelps. 
 Yinton, S. S., jr., clerk. Doling, Parce & Gray, Commercial street, 
 
 bds Harding House, N S. 
 Yinton, Jackson, cold, res rear of 615 St Louis. 
 Yinton, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res same as above. 
 Yolner, A. W., res 403 N Main. 
 
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2GG BPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Volner, George, machinist, res same as above. 
 
 Von Gunden, Mrs. E., washerwoman, res 503 Boonville. 
 
 Vroman, Mrs. Mary, res 513 E Ehn. 
 
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 Watklill, J. S., attorney at law, 102 Public Square, res 701 Pearl. 
 Waddill, James R., (Waddill & Crenshaw, attorneys at law,) 102 
 
 Public Square, res 703 N Jefferson. 
 Waddill, R. S., traveling salesman, with Keet, Rountree & Co.. 
 
 120 Public Square, res 6^0 S Jefferson. 
 W addings, J. M., cabinet maker, with Kassler & Paxson, 223 Col- 
 lege, bds 219 College. 
 Wagner, Adol]')h, book binder, with C. B. Mclntire, 221 South st, 
 
 res 400 Benton ave. 
 Wagner, Albert, engineer, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, res Jefferson, 
 
 nr Division, N S. 
 Wagner, Celia, col'd, works at 212 E SoTith alley. 
 AVagnon, Miss Sarah, works at 707 State. 
 Waite, Mrs. D. P., (J. B. Townsend & Co., hardware,) 123 Public 
 
 Square, res 416 E Walnut. 
 Waite, Mii s Mianie, student, Drury College, bds Fairbanks Hall. 
 Waits, Isaac, wiper. Round House, bds cor Pac. and Webster, N S. 
 Waldrup, J. M., farmer, res 303 N Main. 
 Walker, Horace, machinist, Springfield Iron Works, boards 22G 
 
 St Louis. 
 Walker, Ralph, res 413 E Pine. 
 
 Walker, , col'd, res 701 N. Evans. 
 
 Walker, Eliza, col'd, res 405 Washington ave. 
 
 Walker, Caroline, col'd, servant, 305 W Center. 
 
 Wallace, J. M., photographer, with W. S. Johnson, 218 St. Louis, 
 
 bds 210 same. 
 Wallace, Allen, col'd, works at 210 W Walnut. 
 Wallace, Thomas, col'd, res 603 S Jefferson. 
 Wallace, Martha, col'd, washerwoman, res 304 Weaver. 
 Ward, N. W., agent for washing machines, res 629 W Walnut. 
 Ward, Caleb, hack driver, res 409 Poplar. 
 Ward, Joseph, expressman, res 519 W Elm. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 267 
 
 Ward, Mrs. Sarah A., housekeeper, rear of 535 W Center. 
 
 Ward, Benjamin, col'd, porter, MetropoHtan Hotel, res 418 E Ehii. 
 
 Ward, John, col'd, laborer, res 310 Madison. 
 
 AVard, George, col'd, stone mason, res 316 Madison. 
 
 Ward, Mary, col'd, washerwoman, res rear of 605 Wash'n st. 
 
 Warner, S., machinist, Railroad Shops, res cor State and Washn 
 
 streets, N S. 
 Warner, S. M., laborer. Railroad Shops, res 1219 N Jefferson. 
 Warren, Frank H., attorney at law, 204 St. Louis, bds 226 same. 
 Watkins, Miss Martha, works at 307 E Pine. 
 Watson, Lucy F., col'd, seamstress, res 618 St Louis. 
 Weaver, J. J., farmer, res 523 W Phelps. 
 Weaver, Miss Bettie, res same as above. 
 Weaver, L., (Weaver, Wood & Co., merchants,) 118 Pub. Square, 
 
 res 800 W Phelps. 
 Weaver, Fred, grocer, 403 Boonville, res 308 E Phelps. 
 Weaver, James, farmer, res 608 N Campbell. 
 Weaver, George W., laborer, res 711 St. Louis. 
 Weaver, John A., laborer, res same as above. 
 Weaver, Jas., laborer, res 713 St Louis. 
 Weaver, Allen, col'd, blacksmith, res rear of 515 E Center. 
 AVeaver, Mrs. Mahala, col'd, washerwoman, res 405 AVash'n ave. 
 AVeaver, Matilda, col'd, servant, 907 AVashington. 
 AA'ebb, Mrs. Maria, res 413 E AA'alnut. 
 AA'^ebster, AVm. C, carpenter, res corner AVashington avenue and 
 
 Atlantic st, N S. 
 AA^ellman, Mrs. G. B., proprietor South Street Boarding House, 
 
 311 South St. 
 AA'ellman, Henry, col'd, laborer, res 505 S Main. 
 AA^ells, AA\ M., tin peddler, res 415 W Calhoun. 
 AA^el's, Miss Arminta, res same as above. 
 AVentworth, J. R., Passenger and Freight Agent, St. L. and S. F. 
 
 Railroad, res Jefferson st, nr Locust, N S. 
 Wesson, M. B., proprietor of Wesson brick yard, 705 N Grant. 
 AVesson, Mrs. W. D., res same as above. 
 
 West, Dr. A. J., dentist, 131 Public Square, res 701 Benton ave. 
 Westmoreland, H., stock dealer, res 408 Benton ave. 
 AA'"estmoreland, Miss Mary, res same as above. 
 
268 SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 
 
 Westmoreland, Hannah, col'd, waslierwoman, resides rear of GOO 
 
 St. Louis. 
 Wliitcomb, O. A., (Whitconib & Williams, painters and paper 
 
 hangers,) res 417 S Grant. 
 White, Mrs. E. L., (Adams & White, •merchants,) 218 College, 
 
 bds 210 St. Louis. 
 White, B. T., clerk, 224 College, bds 305 South. 
 Wliite, J. R., book-keeper, 211 College, res 204 Mt. Vernon. 
 AVhite, J. T., (Nearing & White, meat market,) 217| College, res 
 
 600 W Walnut. 
 White, John E., (Shockley & White, carpenters,) 208 S Jefterson, 
 
 res 609 N Main. 
 AMiite, William, carjienter, res 909 Boonville. 
 White, R. N., carpenter, res 720 South. 
 White, John, col'd, barber, rear of 111 Public Square, boards 704 
 
 Washington ave. 
 ^Miite, Afiron C, col'd, laborer, res 509 Weaver. 
 Whitehead, G. M., (Whitehead & Patterson, painters,) 224 Col'ge, 
 
 res 407 W Phelps. 
 Whitehead, Jerry, col'd, teamster, res 1100 Earle. 
 Whitfield, Dan, col'd, laborer, res 807 N Grant. 
 AMiitlock, W. Porter, livery stable, 112 Public Scpiare, resides 
 
 305 W Center. 
 Whitsitt, Albert, col'd, farmer, res 207 Hampton ave. 
 Whitsitt, George, col'd, laborer, res same as above. 
 Whitsitt, Lucy, col'd, res same as above. 
 
 Whitson, B. S., blacksmith, 216 W South al, res 801 W Walnut. 
 AVhilson, Miss Laura, teacher, Room No. 10, Jefferson St. Public 
 
 School, res same as above. 
 Whitson, Miss Cora, artist, res same as above. 
 AVhitson, Miss Lou., music teacher, res same as above. 
 Whitson, Miss Ella, res same as above. 
 
 Whitson, Albert, col'd, servant at Capt Jones', East Chestnut. 
 AMiittaker, G. J., carpenter, Railroad Shops, res Benton ave, north 
 
 of State st, N S. 
 Wicker, Elizabeth, housekeeper, 413 N Campbell. 
 Widman, C, baker, res 310 W Olive. 
 Wiegmann, Rev. Karl, Minister German Evangelical Church, res 
 
 212 Boonville. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 269 
 
 Wiegmaii, H. B., picture agent, res 703 E Elm. 
 
 Wigbtman, F. H., brakeman, St. L. & S. F. Raih'oad, res corner 
 
 Webster and Pacific sts, N S. 
 Wigbtman, Miss Jennie, res same as above. 
 Wilbui-n, Ed., col'd, res rear of 617 St Louis. 
 Wilburn, Antbony, servant, 210 E Walnut. 
 Wilburn, Celia, col'd, res rear of 617 St Louis. 
 Wilburn, Lazarus, col'd, res same as above. 
 Wiley, W. F., res 707 Boonville. 
 
 Wilkerson, Miss M. M., bair worker, res 206 N Jefferson. 
 Wilkerson, J. F., tobacconist, witb Wm. Porter & Sons, 439 St. 
 
 Louis, res 617 Billings. 
 Wilkerson, David, wagon maker, Springfield Wagon Factory, res 
 
 rear of 621 St Louis. 
 Wilkerson, Tbomas A., Springfield Wagon Factory, resides same 
 
 as above. 
 Wilkison, Mrs. Jane, res 615 St. Louis. 
 Wilks, Rev. Jesse M., Pastor Christian Church, 301 College, res 
 
 322 South. 
 Wilks, Henry, student, res 322 South. 
 Willard, Miss Minnie, music teacher, res 412 E Water. 
 Willeke, F. E., jeweler, 119 Public Square, bds 317 South. 
 Willeke, Joseph G., jeweler, as above, bds 209 Mt. Vernon. 
 Williams, Thomas, produce dealer, cor Walnut and Campbell, res 
 
 226 College. 
 Williams, John W., (Weaver, Wood & Co., merchants,) 110 Public 
 
 Square, res 806 W Walnut. 
 Williams, Newton, clerk for Newsom & Jarrett, 242 South, res 
 
 610 W Walnut. 
 Williams, Fred D., cigar maker, bds Lyon House, N S. 
 Williams, John T., clerk Bridge and Road Dept's, St. L. & S. F. 
 
 Railroad, res State st, bet Benton and Wash'n aves., N S. 
 Williams, D. L., wagon maker, Springfield Wagon Factory, bds 
 
 304 E Water. 
 Williams, H. F., (Whitcomb &]Williams, painters and paper hang- 
 ers,) res 507 Billings. 
 Williams, Allen, hostler at Kinney's livery stable, E South alley, 
 
 bds 212 South Campbell st. 
 
270 SPRINGFIELD DIBECTORY. 
 
 "Williams, Chas, col'd, barber, res 1312 Wasb'n avo. 
 
 Williams, Irving, ool'J, laborer, res 541 W Chestuut st. 
 
 Williams, Maria, col'd, res rear of 211 S JoiTerson. 
 
 Williamson, Mrs. Martba, res 409 N Pearl. 
 
 Wilson, A. H., Comity Collector, office Court House, resides 502 
 
 College street. 
 Wilson, W. L.. druggist. Commercial st, near Freight Depot, bds 
 
 with J. M. Wilson, W Commercial st, N S. 
 Wilson, A. K., druggist, same as above, boards same. 
 Wilson, J. M., farmer, res W Comm'l st, nr Anchor Mills, N S. 
 
 Wilson, Mrs. , res G04 Lincoln. 
 
 Wilson, G. W., auctioneer, res cor Campbell and State sts, N S. 
 
 Wilson, Mrs. Amanda, servant at 313 W Phelps. 
 
 Wilson, Mrs. Nancy, works at 905 Union. 
 
 Wilson, Peter, col'd, gardener, at 419 Boonville. 
 
 Wilson, Jane,' col'd, cook, at 701 Pearl. 
 
 Wilson, Henry, col'd, laborer, res rear of 301 N. Jefforson. 
 
 Wilson, Shade, col'd, laborer, res 307 N Evans. 
 
 Wilson, Henry, col'd, teamster, bds G02 South. 
 
 Y/ilson, Jane, col'd, res 222 E Center ave. 
 
 Wilson, Jane, col'd, res Ebenezer road, N S. 
 
 Wimmer, E., student at Catholic School, bds with Robt. Newman, 
 
 cor Robberson ave and Pacific st, N S. 
 Winfield, Alex., col'd, laborer, nr Ebenezer road, N S. 
 Winfield, Handy, col'd, laborer, res rear of 614 E Water. 
 Wirth, Henry, gardener, with J. T. Keet, 325 St Louis. 
 Wise, Miss Mary, waiter, at Mrs. Hamilton's, Commercial st, bet 
 
 Benton and Washington aves, N S. 
 Wisener, Sylvester, col'd, laborer, res rear of 605 Washington ave. 
 .Withrow, S. D., clerk with D. C. See, 240 South st, res 616 E Elm. 
 Witty, James, laborer, 404 W State. 
 
 Woelk, E. O., tobacconist, 124 Pub. Sq., res 213 E Walnut. 
 Wood, J. M., (Weaver, Wood & Co., di-y goods and groceries,) 
 
 118 Pub. Sq., res 600 College. 
 Woodbury, D. M., (Henshey & Woodbury, dry goods and cloth 
 
 ing.) 211 Boonville st, res 219 Benton ave. 
 Woodle, T. J., teamster, res Pacific st, nr Jefferson ave, N S. 
 Woodrow, Garrett, col'd, farmer, res rear of 507 E AVater. 
 
SPRINGFIELD DIRECTORY. 271 
 
 AVoodrum, N. J., col'd, well digger, res 703 South. 
 
 Woods, , plasterer, bds 215 W Olive. 
 
 Y\"oodH, Lydia Jane, col'd, res rear of 615 St Louis. 
 
 Woolf, Daniel, (Woolf Bros., clothiers,) 141 Public Square, res 407 
 
 E AValDut. 
 Woolf, E. M., salesman with S. W. McLaughlin, 309 N. Campbell, 
 
 res 304 N Grant. 
 Woolf. J. H. B., clerk, with W. A. Hall, 110 Public Sq , bds 210 
 
 St Louis. 
 Wollard, Henry, col'd, blacksmith, with McCurdy & Collins, 331-3 
 
 St. Louis, res 233 Benton ave. 
 Wollard, A. Lafayette, col'd, laborer, res 233 Benton ave. 
 Woolley, Geo. A. C, Register U. S. Land Office, res 510 WYv^alnut. 
 A^'oolsey, N. W., laborer, res 409 College. 
 
 Worrell, Mrs. S. M., ice cream salooji, 132 Pub., Sq., res same. 
 Worrell, Caleb, tobacconist, with Geo. Anthony, res 719 South. 
 Wren, John, laborer, with with J. F. Atzerfc, 728 S Main. 
 Wright, Dr. C. F., Dentist, lOG Pub. Sq., res 717 Boonville. 
 '^^'right, E. A., ag't mvisical instruments and sewing machines, 
 
 208 South, res 403 S Jefferson. 
 A\'right, A. W., architect and builder, res Arcade, nr Commercial 
 
 street, N S. 
 Wright, Asa P., machinist, St. L. & S. F. Railroad, boards with 
 
 A. W Wright, Arcade st, N S. 
 Wright, Thomas E., butcher. Commercial st., one door west of 
 
 Lyon House, N S. 
 Wright, C. P., tailor, rear of 111 Pub. Sq., res 535 W Center. 
 Wright, John, carpenter, Springfield Iron Works, 213 Mill street, 
 
 res 720 S Main. 
 Wright, Jacob, col'd. (Wright & Jefferson, shoemakers,) 210 North 
 
 Jefferson, res same. 
 Wrightsman, Joseph, Baptist Minister, res 310 South alley. 
 Wunder, Isaac S., butcher, with E. Wunder & Co., 219 St. Louis, 
 
 res over meat market. 
 Wunder, Benj. J., butcher, with E Wunder & Co., 219 St. Louis, 
 
 bds St. Louis Street House. 
 Wyland, Ernest, expressman, resides Webster, near Commercial 
 
 street, N. S. 
 
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I. PabllcJ^a 
 1. Court HouHC. 
 
 3. M^trormllUD Hotel. 
 
 4. Ptjbll<- School. 
 
 5. Camt)«rrUn'I IV**hjl«rlmn Ctaarch. 
 
 6. Cmlvhry l*Tf*i>jtvr\MD Churrh (n«w}. 
 
 7. CaUary PrMbnerian Cborcb (old). 
 
 8. EpUcopftl Chureb. 
 
 9. M. E. Charcb. 
 
 10. H. E- Church. South. 
 
 11. Cbii«tlan a'sropbcUIte) Church. 
 
 12. Calhfjilr-Chtirch. 
 
 13. Lor«*tto Vniinft Lwlle* Academy. 
 U, Urnry (>tllp([«- 
 lA. Fatrl.ank'K Uall. 
 
 16. Colored Public School. 
 
 17. AfHcan M. E. Church. 
 IS. Colored M. E. Churrh. 
 
 19. Colored Baptist Church. 
 30. Colored Fr<?*byt«Tian Ctaarch. 
 ai. S|irlngfleld (Jotton Milla. 
 W. Sprin^rld Woolen MlUa. 
 23 S. A. W M. Jt. K. Depot. 
 M. Hprinjrflrld Wa^on Factory, 
 afi. .Springfield Iron Worka. 
 
 20. North .sprtiif[n'>ld Public Sahool. 
 17. Conjfrfjfiitlonnl Church. 
 
 28. La FayelH* .H*|'i«rc. 
 
 29. Wa<hin^n Squ 
 
 30. Franklin .Square. 
 
 31. 8i. I.. A S. K. Freight Depot. 
 
 32. Ht. L. A S. K. Pawenger Depot. 
 83. N. H. WaCer Work*. 
 
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