of with Peoria Q(ue gook Directory J9J5 EDITED BY EDWARD L. RICHTER Price, $2.50 illustrated PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL WRITERS OF HISTORY CHICAGO PEORIA ANNOUNCEMENT Peoria of To-Day, with Peoria Blue Book Directory, to be published annually, merits the support and co-operation of every Peorian. Printed by the Poffenbarger Printing Company, bound by Rodney Mit- chell & Co., the photographs taken by Max Erler, the half tones made by the Peoria Engraving Company, and the editorial work done at Peoria, it is in every sense of the word a book of Peoria, for Peoria and by Peoria. PEORIA BLUE BOOK DIRECTORY 207 South Madison Avenue Peoria, Illinois rs. PREFACE Why publish this book? There should be many and strong reasons to warrant such an undertaking. To know one's city, its opportunities, advantages, resources and the people that make it, is to know one's self. The wondrous and rapid growth of Peoria, one of the richest and most beautiful cities in the world, is beyond com- prehension. The supreme mission of this book is to record fairly and truthfully existing conditions and facts of interest to the great body of our people, as well as to schools, officials and other special classes; a book for reference in the school, the office and the home, and a medium for introduction and acquaintance. Its material has been gathered from every available source, and most carefully examined and sifted before acceptance. Considerable space is also devoted to bio- graphical sketches of persons deemed worthy of mention for their close relation to the city in some of its varied interests. It is believed that the extensive recognition of such individuals will not be disapproved or regretted by the public; that personal biography has an honored, useful and legitimate place in such a publication as this volume aims to be ; and that the omission of such a department would seriously detract from the value of the book. Perhaps no more delicate and difficult task has confronted the editor and publishers than the selection of names for this part of the work. While it is believed that no unworthy name has a place in the list, it is freely admitted that there may be others, equally or possibly more worthy, whose names do not appear because of lack of definite and adequate information. Simplicity, perspicuity, conciseness and accuracy have been the dominant aims and rules of its editor and writers. As a rule, the method pursued is the separate and topical, rather than chronological, as being more satisfactory and convenient for reference: that is, each subject is considered separately. To pass from subject to subject in the mere arbitrary order of time, is to sacrifice simplicity and order to complexity and confusion. Hence no attempt at fine writing, no labored, irrelevant and long drawn accounts of matters, persons or things, which really need but a few plain words for their adequate elucidation, will be found in its pages. Absolute freedom from error or defect is not claimed, and doubtless some may have crept in, but it is believed that very few will be found. And so with cordial thanks to the many who have so generously and helpfully promoted the success of the work, by the contribution of valuable information, and to all others who have by act or word, encouraged us in this enterprise; with grateful recognition of all these friends and helpers, this volume, Peoria of To-day with Peoria Blue Book Directory is now respectfully submitted to the good of the people of Peoria, Illinois, for whom it has been prepared, in the earnest hope and confident belief that it will be found instructive, convenient, and useful for the purpose for which it was designed. EDWARD L. RICHTER. INDEX Abbreviations 6 Acme Harvesting Co 37 Activities for 1914 33 Adams, Chas. C. & Co 88 Aeroplane View of the Great Middle West.... 23 Albers' Walk Over Boot Shop 58 Amateur Musical Club 83 Amusements 96 Anderson, N. C 55 Associated Charities 100 Associated Musical Interests 85 Avery Co 37 Bahni, Fred J. & Co 51 Bartles-Sweney Oil Co 46 Behrends Ice & Fuel Co 35 Berry, Oscar V 70 Blue Book Directory 109 Bradley Park 97 Bradley Polytechnic Institute 94 Branson, E 53 Bridges 21 Brown. Dr. C. G 52 Bush's Wall Paper Store 66 Business Executives' Club of Peoria 107 Central Electric Co 79 Central National Bank Building 65 Charities and Philanthropies 100 Child's Welfare League 101 Chittick, Dr. A 72 Churches 76 City Government 15 City Hall 17 Classified Index 199 Coliseum 19 Commercial Organizations 39 Court House 17 Creve Coeur Club 108 Cumerford Funeral Home 74 D. A. R 104 Dailey, J. E 68 Daily & O'Brien 61 Day, Warren W 62 Deaconess Hospital 73 Deep Water Way 23 De Moure, Chas 71 Detweiller Ice Co 35 Die Sonne 80 Discovery of Peoria 12 Donmeyer Gardner Co 32 Dooley Bros 28 Early Settlers 13 Eaton, Perry & Son 53 Eckley, Sherman W 22 Eckwood Park 98 Educational Institutions 94 Eichhorn, Dr. H. G 75 Electrical Testing Co 53 Emerson, F. N 64 Erler, Max 55 Evans, Willis 40 Federal Warehouse 65 Financial Institutions 80 First Congregational Church 76 First Methodist Church 76 First National Bank 81 Flowers 77 Foley, Mrs. Julia 54 Fritsche's Drug Store 59 G. A. R 104 Garbage Barn 19 Gas and Electricity 21 Gauss Undertaking Co 78 Glen Oak Park 97 Goedel, E. & Sons 49 Grand View Park 98 Gruensf elder Bros 48 Hall, F. A 68 Hart Grain Weigher Co 30 Herschel Manufacturing Co 37 Hewitt, H. E 64 Hirt's Bakery 48 Hofstetter and Lewis 50 Home Building in Peoria 61 Hospitals 73 Illinois Traction System 25 Illinois Traction System Building 65 Illinois Traction System Map 24 Industrial Peoria 31 Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club 107 Jefferson Building 65 Jefferson Hotel 79 Jewelry 50 Jobst-Bethard Co 36 Johnson, Chas., Hardware Co 79 Kennedy, John D 78 Keystone Steel & Wire Co 37 Kickapoo Golf Club 108a Kimball Piano Parlors 91 King, John F., Jr 66 Kinney, G. R. & Co 58 Klein, F. J 64 Knetzger, Chas 60 Knights of Columbus 108 INDEX Continued Lehmann Building 65 Leisy Brewing Co 27 Lincoln Park 98 Loveridge, Chas 77 Lyon & Healy 86 Maas, Harry M 38 Madison Park 97 Market House 19 Martin, I. N., Dry Goods Co 57 Michel, Victor P 69 Mohamed Temple 108a Mokler, Mrs. L. B 54 Morton Square 98 Municipal Fine Arts Center 87 Music and Art 83 National Home Building Company 61 Natural Resources 29 Naylor, E. J 22 Oakford & Fahnestock Building 65 O'Connor Bros 67 Oculist 70 Onken's Laundry 44 Optician 70 Optometrist 70 Orpheum Theater Seating Plan 96 Packing Industries 49 Palace Livery & Taxi Co 52 Parks 97 Peoria Association of Commerce 39 Peoria Automobile Club 105 Peoria Bar Association 69 Peoria Betterment Association 101 Peoria Blue Book Directory 109 Peoria City Medical Society 75 Peoria Clubs 105 Peoria Country Club 108 Peoria County Dental Society 75 Peoria Engraving Co 42 Peoria Equal Suffrage Association 108b Peoria Evening Journal 80 Peoria Evening Star 80 Peoria Fuel Co 28 Peoria in 1846 10 Peoria Musical College 85 Peoria of To-day 11 Peoria Press 80 Peoria Public Library 93 Peoria Public Schools 94 Peoria Retail Merchants Association 45 Peoria Society of Allied Arts 88 Peoria Street Railway Directory 26 Peoria Street Railway System 25 Peoria Transcript 80 Peoria University Club 105 Peoria Women's Christian Home Mission.... 98 Peoria Women's Club 106 Police and Fire Apparatus 20 Police Department 17 Population 13 Post Office 19 Powers, Bert C 79 Proctor Endowment 103 Proctor Hospital 73 Proctor Recreation 103 Red Cross Pharmacy 59 Retail Business Section 57 Reliance Motor Co 43 Rotary Club of Peoria 47 Runnells School of Music 82 Schneider & Metzger 43 Schulze Bread Co 32 Scott, Dr. John 52 Second Presbyterian Church 76 Sewerage System 21 Sleyman Art Shop 51 South Park 97 South Peoria Manufacturing District 31 St. Francis Hospital 73 Statehouse Square 98 Stead, Franklin 85 Stephens, Mrs. Mary 54 Streets and Sidewalks 23 Stock Yards 49 Terrace Park 98 Tower Park 98 Transportation Facilities 23 U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co 46 Union Brewing Co 60 Universalist Church 76 Visiting Nurse Committee 100 Wahlfeld Manufacturing Co 30 Water Sports 98 Water Supply 21 Water Works Park 97 Willcox, ErastusS 93 Wilson Grocery Co 36 Wilson Provision Co '. 49 Wilton, J. B. Bros. & Co 81 Woodruff, Hon. Edw. N 14 Work House 19 Wyatt, Dr. Walter 71 Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. 102 102 ABBREVIATIONS A. B Bachelor of Arts. Advt Advertise. Agt. Agent. Agri. Agriculture. A. M Master of Arts. Amat Amateur. Arner American. Apt Apartment. Assn Association. Asst. Assistant. Ass't'd. Associated. Atty Attorney. Ave. Avenue. B Bluff. B. Chem. Bachelor of Chemistry. Bd Board. Bkpr Bookkeeper. Bldg. Building. B. of L. F. & E. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Blvd Boulevard. B. Ph. Bachelor of Philosophy. B. P. O. E Elks. Bros. Brothers. B. S.. Bachelor of Science. Bus. Business. Cal California. C. &A. R. R Chicago & Alton R. R. C. B. & 0- R. R Chicago, Burlington_& Quincy Ry. Cent Central. C. & N. W. R. R... Chicago & North Western R.R. Co Company. Col College. Colo ...Colorado. Com. Commission. Comm Commerce. Cong. Congregation. Cont. Contractor. Cor. Corner. C.R.I.&P.R.R Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. D ..Day. D. A. R. Daughters American Revo- lution. D. C District of Columbia D. D. S.. Dentist. Deg. Degree. Dept Department. Dist District. D. O. K. K Dramatic Order Knights of Khorasson. Eng. Engineering. E. P. .East Peoria. Etc. Etcetera. Europ. European. Exam Examiner. Fl. Floor. F. O. E Eagles. Frt Freight. Ft. Foot. Fur. Furniture. Fwd. Forwarding. G. A. R. Grand Army Republic. Genl. General. Govt. Government. Grad. Graduate. Hdwr. Hardware. Hts. Heights. la. Iowa. I.C. M.A Illinois Commercial Men's Association. Int. Interested. Ill Illinois. Implts. Implements. Inc. Incorporated. Ind Indiana. Ins. Insurance. I. O. O. F. Independent Order Odd Fellows. I. V. Y Illinois Valley Yacht Club. Jeff Jefferson. K. C Knights of Columbus. K. O. T. M. Knights of the Maccabees. K. P Knights of Pythias. Ky Kentucky. L. E. & W. R. R. .Lake Erie & Western R. R. L. L. B. Lawyer. L. O. O. M. Moose. PEORIA OF TO-DAY ABBREVIATIONS Continued M Main. M. A. Master of Arts. Mass. Massachusetts. Md Maryland. M. D Medical Doctor. M. D. V Veterinary Surgeon. Med. Medical. Mem Member. M erch. Merchant. Mex. Mexico. Mgr Manager. Mich Michigan. Minn. Minnesota.- Miss Mississippi. Mnfg. Manufacturing. Mo Missouri. Mon Monday. Mus. Musical. M. W. A. Modern Woodmen of America N. North. N. A North America. Nat'l. National. N. A. U North American Union. N. P North Peoria. N.Y New York. / O Ohio. Oph. D Doctor Ophtolmology . P. Peoria. Pass. Passenger. Penn. Pennsylvania. Ph. D Doctor of Philosophy. Ph. G Graduate Pharmacist. PI Place. P.O. Post Office. Pres. President. Presby Presbyterian. Prin Principal. Print Printing. Prof. Professor. Prop Proprietor. Pub. Publisher. Rec. Receiving. Res. Residence. Ret. Retail. R. F. D. Rural Free Delivery. R. R. Rail Road. Rwy. Railway. S South. Sec. Secretary. St Street. Sum Summer. S. U. N. A Switchmen's Union of North America. Supt Superintendent. Surg. Surgeon . Tel. Telephone. Tkt Ticket. T. P. A Travelers' Protective Associa- tion. T. P. & W. R. R. .Toledo, Peoria & Western Ry. Co. Trans Transportation. Treas Treasurer. Tues Tuesday. U University. U. C. T United Commercial Travelers. U.S.... ....United States. Va Virginia. Vet Veteran. V.-Pres. Vice-President. V. S Veterinary Surgeon. W West. Wash ..Washington. W. C. T. U. Women's Christian Temper- ance Union. Wed Wednesday . Whol Wholesale. Wis Wisconsin . Wks Works. W.O. W Woodmen of the World. Wyo. Wyoming. Y. M.C. A. Young Men's Christian Association. Yrs. Years. Y. W. C. A Young Women's Christian Association. Peoria of 9 5 illustrated PEORIA OF TO-DAY From the Aborigenes to the Present Day PEORIA, the second city of the state in population, is in two not unimportant particulars, easily the first in the beauty of its name and the beauty of its location. It would be difficult to find among all the names of cities, Amer- ican or European, a more euphonious combination of letters than go to form the names, Peoria, Illinois. Both names are of pure Indian origin. "Peoria," meaning the land of fat beast, is derived from the Indian tribe, Pe-o'-rias, which was one of the five tribes, viz.: Kaskaskias, Peorias, Cahokias, Tamaroas and Mitchigamies, that comprised the "Illini" confederacy, and were in possession of the Illinois Valley when Marquette first discovered it. "Illini" means perfect manly man. To this the missionaries added the French "ois," meaning race, giving us the har- monious name, Peoria, Illinois. But if the name is one agreeable to the ear, no less is the city a delight to the eye. The great river which lends its name to the state, here broadened into a lake, sweeps by in a gentle, outward curve seven miles long, from the narrows i above to the converging and wood-crowned heights below. Between these two points of entrance and exit the lake in front and a wall of commanding bluff behind, lies the broadened plateau, evidently designed by nature as the seat of the great and prosperous city of Peoria. There are few more charming landscapes on earth than that which greets the eye from the brow of these high bluffs. Below is the busy city extending far up and down between the bluffs and the river, its shaded homes, its stores and shops and public buildings, its broad streets full of stirring life, its street cars gliding like a weaving shuttle in and out, its steam boats at the landing, the silent expanse at the lake, its moving railroad trains, its wooded bluffs on the farther shore all these offer to him who takes delight in the works of nature and of man and especially to the one who first emerges upon the scene from the level prairie land behind, a landscape of quiet and beauty that can never be forgotten. And there is yet another view hardly less fascinating which is needed to com- plete this picture to look back at the bluffs from the city below, to let the eye wander for miles along their magnificent fronts now crowned with noble residences with all their appointments of shade trees and golden plats. A famous traveler, familiar with many cities and many lands, when he first beheld this scene some years ago, exclaimed, "It is the finest site for a city I ever saw." 12 PEQRIA OF TO-DAY There is, of course, no material change in the topography of this valley since white man first discovered it, excepting that the swampy regions have been drained and supplanted by valuable farms, residences and business sections. But the vegetation has changed. The thick forests of hickory, oak, elm, walnut, and many other varieties of trees, have almost completely disappeared. The large level prairies covered with a coarse tall prairie grass, the seed stems of which were six or eight feet high, interspersed with rosin seed and with a blue flower and when in fulf growth, it was waved by the summer breezes like the rolling billows of the deep ocean, blue and green, beautiful and enchanting, are a thing of the past. It was this smiling meadow of wild flowers and native grasses that greeted Marquette and Joliet, on Sunday June 25, 1673, the first white men to set their feet on our prairies, and upon which, seven years later, Father Hennepin and M. de La Salle landed with nine canoes and about thirty men, and with the consent of the Indians built a fort, a stockade of logs, which they named Fort Creve Coeur. The exact lo- cation of this fort is not known but all records seem to indicate that it was across the river on the line of Fayette Street. Tonti, who was left by La Salle and Hennepin, held this fort until September of the same year, when he was forced to vacate by reason of an invasion by the Iroquois. And not until the spring of 1712 was Peoria again inhabited by white men, when the French at Fort St. Louis, estab- lished a trading post on the west bank of Peoria Lake (at the foot of Caroline Street) and a number of families came here from Canada, built cabins in the Indian village and erected a fort. This place was known as Old Peoria's Fort and Village. It soon became an important military and trading post, and was one of a chain of trading posts with a fort, extending from Detroit to the mouth of the Illinois River. For fifty years the French and half-breeds continued to live in the town with the Indians as one people, and during that time peace and harmony prevailed. In 1763, with the cession of this country by the French to the English, inter- necine war again broke out and for fifteen years no attempt was made to rebuild Peoria. After Virginia's conquest of the North-west in 1778, when this territory became a part of Virginia, Jean Baptiste Maillet formed a settlement about one and one-half miles below the old village, and it was named Fort Clarke. Within ten years the old village was entirely deserted for the new, which continued to prosper until the war of 1812. In the meantime, with the ending of the Revolutionary War, this territory was ceded to the United States on March 1st, 1784. The following year an ordi- nance for ascertaining the mode of disposing lands in the western territory was passed by the Continental Congress, and on July 13th, 1787, Congress passed the celebrated ordinance of that date by which they provided that the whole territory north-west of the Ohio River should be constituted one district for the purpose of temporary government. On May 7th, 1800, the immense territory of the North- west was divided by Congress and the present states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Mich- igan and Indiana, were constituted the territory of Indiana for nine years. During this time Capt. Wm. H. Harrison, afterwards president of the United States, was appointed Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs and given full powers to negotiate treaties between the United States and several Indian resident tribes for the cession of lands. On February 3, 1809, the territory of Indiana was divided PEORIA OF TO-DAY 18 and the new territory Illinois was organized, which contained two counties, St. Clair and Randolph. Eventually St. Clair was divided into other counties, and in 1812 Madison was organized within the limits of which was Peoria. When the war of 1812 broke out, the French were suspected of aiding the British by giving arms, etc., to hostile Indians, and Capt. Craig being sent up by the government to investigate, on his arrival in November, believing this to be true, gave battle to the Indians, took many French prisoners, and destroyed the town by setting fire to the buildings. April 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union and in the spring of the following year, a party of seven venturesome pioneers found their way to the east bank of the Illinois river. This they ferried across and landed at Fort Clark. Here they found the walls of two small log cabins, which stood on what is now Water Street, and almost directly in front of Thomas & Clarke, and set to work to finish them up for dwellings. These cabins were the first American dwelling places at what is now the city of Peoria. Although there were no roads, steamboats, mail routes, nor communications of any kind, and mail could only be had when called for at the post office at St. Louis and a fee of twenty-five cents paid, the courage of these settlers was such that it soon attracted the attention of others, and was the root of ''Peoria of To-day." In 1821 Peoria became part and parcel of the newly created County of Pike, and on January 13th, 1825, Peoria County was created by an act of legislature. During the period 1821-1825 a number of new settlers arrived in the territory now embraced in Peoria County, and signs of organization were soon apparent. The assessment for Peoria in 1825 was $7,920 levied on thirty-one persons, ranging from $40 to $800 each. The following year Peoria proper was first laid out by W. S. Hamilton, and on May 27th, 1834, resurveyed by C. Ballance. By this time immigration to Peoria set in steadily. On March llth, 1835, an election was held in accordance with an act passed by the legislature on March 1st, 1831, "providing for the incorporation of towns and cities" and the village of Peoria was incorporated. In the winter of 1844-45, the state legislature passed a measure entitled "An act to Incorporate the City of Peoria," providing therein that the charter should be submitted to a vote of the people, and at the election held on April 21st, 1845, the charter was accepted. On Monday of the following week, the first election was held for officials to govern the newly made city, at which time Wm. Hale was elected Mayor, and John L. Knowlton, Peter Sweat, Chas. Kettell, Clark Cleveland, John Hamlin, Hervey Lightner and Amos P. Bartlett as Aldermen. From time to time after the incorporation of Peoria as a city, the original charter was revised and in the last decade the limits of the municipality were extended by various means. From a population of 1169, according to the census taken in 1844, it has grown to over 100,000 (directory census 1914), and has sufficient area to comfortably care for all, with room to expand. To-day it is one of the richest and mcst beautiful cities in the world. Its growth has been steady and certain in population; in commerce and manufacture; in educational, recreatory and social institutions; and in everything which tends to advance and beautify. True to the meaning of its name, it is "the land of plenty," and the ideal city for everyone to live in. HON. EDWARD N. WOODRUFF Edward N. Woodruff, Mayor of the City of Peoria, is a native of Peoria. He attended the grammar and high school in his native city, and after spending a year out West in various lines of business, re- turned to Peoria to assume the management of his father's ice business, which he later incorporated, and is to-day its president and manager. As a public factor he represented the first ward on the Board of Aldermen two terms, and in 1903 was elected Mayor of the City of Peoiia. In 1909 he was again elected Mayor and has been in office ever since, being re-elected in 1911, 1913. and in 1915 with the most overwhelming majority ever accorded any mayor in this city, naving received 850 more votes than all the other candidates put together. In 1888 Mr. Woodruff married Miss Anna Smith and has one daughter. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows, Elks and Modern Woodmen of America. He is a director and assistant treasurer in the Peoria Life Insurance Co., and vice-president of the Peoria Tent and Awning Co. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 15 CITY GOVERNMENT Public Building Public Utilities Improvements The city government of Peoria, in the last several years has attracted the attention of the State. The citizens realizing that the management of a city is the same as that of any private business institution, have tried the experiment of keeping the same mayor and set of officials in office for a number of years. With the present mayor, who has become an expert in city affairs, as the executive, aided by a trained corps of assistants, who not only have learned the will of the people but respond to it, the administration of the city has been conducted on the same sound business principles that prevail in the management of all large cor- porations. It is co-operative with the people; it consults the different civic bodies, the labor unions, the different professions and all people in different walks of life, in all matter of public importance. The result is that there is no more representa- tive government in the United States than the government of the City of Peoria. That Peoria has profited astoundingly by it can not be questioned. The old indebtedness has been paid off; public improvements have increased at a rapid rate; new duties have been undertaken by the city government, such as the disposal and collection of garbage and the purchase of additional city buildings; the lighting and water systems have been improved and enlarged; and the scope of duties and equipment of the police and fire departments, and all other departments of the city have been increased. But there has been no increase in the tax rate. Of the public service corporations Peoria has required the very best that they had, at reasonable rates. They have been made, as far as possible, to co-operate with the city, and to pay to the city a reasonable compensation for the use of their franchises. The city has insisted that the rates they charge should be based upon a reasonable return for the actual, physical value of the property employed in serving the city, and for the purpose of adjusting these rates, insisted upon auditing the books of several of these companies and appraising their plants. Any one seeking a manufacturing site or a home is assured that in Peoria he will find lower taxes, a healthier, more beautiful and cleaner city to live in, an abundant water supply at reasonable rates, excellent transportation facilities, telephone service, electric lights, gas and city heating supplied cheaper than in any other city of its size or larger, and that as a city it lives up to the constitu- tional prerogative in having "a government of the people, by the people and for the people." THE POLICE DEPARTMENT With the growth of every city the police department comes into more prom- inence and demands a more perfect organization. In 1837 we find the first record of a town chief being selected and in 1870 the first superintendent of police was created in the person of John M. Guill. Keeping pace with the advancement of the city, our police force to-day is composed of eighty-six brave, fearless men, and under the guidance of Superintendent William W. Rhoades, are more than equal for any exigency that may arise. A most complete and modern police signal and alarm box system is installed, by means of which the chief or captain can communicate with a* policeman on any beat at most any time. In 1912 a combination auto- PEORIA OF TO-DAY 17 mobile patrol wagon and ambulance was added to the equipment of the police, and in 1913 another one. In addition the department has two high-powered motor cycles. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT The fire department likewise has kept abreast with the times. From the old bucket brigade established when the village of Peoria began to assume the appear- ance of being under organized rule, at which time it was compulsory for every man who controlled a home or had a place of business to have at hand at least two leather fire buckets, the fire department of the city of Peoria developed into one of the most efficient fire fighting organizations in this part of the country. It is composed of eighty-nine men, including the chief, two assistants and a sec- retary, formed into fifteen fire companies occupying ten engine houses that are valued at $110,090 and has a most modern fire fighting apparatus, including one combination automobile truck, chemical and hose car, one combination auto- mobile pump and hose car, and one chief's automobile. The entire equipment is valued at $85,575. Thomas Worm, the present fire marshall, is a man whose courage and ability has been of invaluable service to Peoria. THE CITY HALL The present City Hall was completed in 1898, at a cost of $234,592. and is one of the finest structures in the city. It is four stories high and built of rough brown stone. A tower extends from the roof, in which is hung the old alarm bell, formerly used in the tower of the old City Hall, simply for preservation, as the tele- phone and electrical appliances of the present day have superseded the fire bell for all time. On Fulton Street, adjoining the City Hall, is the city prison, which was erected at the same time. THE COURT HOUSE It was at the June term, 1833, that the initial steps were taken for the building of a Court House, which was completed in 1836. By the year 1858, this Court House became insufficient for the needs of the County and it was determined to erect more spacious quarters. The old Court House was thereupon re- moved and a new one erected which was thoroughly fire proof and while it was lacking in beauty it served the purpose for a period of twenty years, when it was replaced by the present Court House seen in the accompanying picture. This building was completed November 1878, at a cost of $248,968. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 19 THE POST OFFICE Many changes have taken place since the establishment of the first post office in Peoria in 1825, a few days after the or- ganization of the county. The first postmaster was James Adams and the receipts for the first year amounted to eight dollars. About 1883 Congress made an appropri- ation for the construction of a Federal building, and the site at Monroe and Main Streets was purchased for the sum of $52,000, upon which a building was con- structed that was completed in the spring of 1889 at a cost of $251,833. The growth of the city was so rapid that this building was soon found to be inadequate and an addition was built which was completed January 1st, 1910, making the total cost of the building and the site as it now stands, $530,833. From eight dollars for the first year (1825) the receipts of the post office grew to $452,686.60 for 1914. The present postmaster is Louis F. Meek. THE WORK HOUSE The Work House, wherein offenders are confined for a violation of a city ordinance, or committing a misdemeanor, was completed in 1879 at a cost of $18,000. It is a two-story brick building and has ground space of over six acres, upon which the inmates are compelled to work out their sentence. THE COLISEUM Another monument to the pro- gressive ideas of the citizens of Peoria, and emphasizing the fact that Peoria is a convention city, is the magnificent mammoth building at the corner of Adams and Han- cock Streets, which was completed in May 1901, and named the Col- iseum. To provide a site for the building, the city in the year 1900 purchased the lots for $12,000. and the present building was erected at a cost of $59,761.65 having a seating capacity of 4,000. MARKET HOUSE AND GARBAGE BARN In the past year the city acquired two new additions in buildings. One is the Garbage Barn, located at 209 N. Washington Street, at a cost of $25,000 and the ii t PEORIA OF TO-DAY 21 other is the Market House at the corner of Franklin and Madison Avenue, for which $17,000 was paid in 1915, although contracted for in 1914. This market- house is sufficiently large to meet the present needs of the people and affords the same opportunities that the largest municipal market houses do. THE WATER SUPPLY The water supply of the city is furnished by an incorporated company which erected a new pumping station near the upper free bridge, and a reservoir, situated on the bluff three miles from the Court House. The water is obtained from a series of wells sunk near the river; it is pure, sparkling and inexhaustible in supply; and stands the most exacting, analytical test of any in the world. At the pumping station are pumps whose capacity is 21,000,000 gallons per day. The reservoir's capacity is 19,000,000 gallons. GAS AND ELECTRICITY September 15th, 1853, witnessed the introduction of gas in the' city of Peoria, when the Peoria Gas Light & Coke Co. entered into a contract with the city for the lighting of the streets. About the year 1884 electricity was introduced by another company and in 1904 the gas and electric companies were consolidated. A number of important changes for the betterment of the service have since been made. In 1908 all the wires in the down town district were placed under- ground and in 1911, through an arrangement between the company, the business men and the city, the boulevard system of lighting the business section was in- augurated. At the present time there are more than six hundred, five and one globe, ornamental boulevard standards illuminating and beautifying that section. Another improvement of no mean importance and convenience to the residents is the public steam heating system installed by the same company, furnishing heat to many private homes, public and office buildings. Gas is furnished for all pur- poses at a gross rate of sixty cents to one dollar per thousand cubic feet, electricity four to ten cents per kilowatt hour gross, and steam at meter or flat rates that is cheaper than could be furnished by the individuals themselves. THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM In 1900, the city of Peoria adopted a general system of sewerage. The city is divided into sewerage districts, which bear the name of the street in which the mains are constructed. Most of the sewers are constructed of vitrified pipes, ranging in diameter from six to twenty inch'es. Many miles of sewers are made of brick, circular in form, which range from twenty-four to eighty-eight inches in diameter. The number of miles of sewers in Peoria estimated at the close of the year 1914 is about ninety miles. With the completion of the North End sewer and the building of the South End sewer now fully planned, the total will reach one hundred and ten miles. BRIDGES There are two free wagon bridges across the Illinois River over which during the year 1914 came 7 19, 279 vehicles into the City of Peoria; a magnificent new railroad bridge recently erected by the Peoria & Pekin Union Railway; one by the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad Co., and one by the Illinois Traction System: making in all five bridges spanning the Illinois River. 22 PEORIA OF TO-DAY SHERMAN W. ECKLEY Has done more to beautify and clean Peoria than any of his predecessors. The excellent condition of the streets, the bridges, the beautifying work on Hamilton Boulevard, and hundreds of other streets and squares, and particularly the park on the Levee called Eckwood Park, as an acknowledgement of a work that seemed impossible to almost every- body, shows the resourcefulness, intelligence, and capacity for work of this man. In poli- tics Mr. Eckley has always been a factor and identified with the Republican party. He has always served as a committee man from his district; during the first term and second term of Mayor Woodruff's administration as sewer inspector and during the past term as commissioner of public works, which it is hoped that he will continue during the new term of Mayor Woodruff's administration. He brings to his public work the energy and en- terprise of a keen, successful business man, combined with the patriotic devotion to duty that has always been one of his characteristics. He enjoys the public confidence and has been "regarded as a lead- ing business man of this city for many years. E. J. NAYLOR E. J. Nay lor, the general agent for the Chicago and Alton Railroad, is one of the most prominent of the railroad men. Born at Chicago, Illinois, December 6th, 1876, he received his primary edu- cation in the schools of his native town, and upon graduating from the high school chose the railroad business as his occupation. Commencing at the bottom of the ladder and laboring earnestly and indefatigably in the interests of the various railroad companies that he was employed by, he gradually worked his way upward and in 1909 was made general agent for the Chicago and Alton Railroad at Los Angeles, Claifornia, where he remained for two years until he took charge of the office at San Francisco, and in 1914 came to Peoria, serving the same company in the same capacity. In 1906 Mr. Naylor married Miss Iva Hill of St. Louis, Mo., and has one son. Fraternally he is an Elk and is a member of the Creve Coeur Club, the Transportation Club, Peoria Association of Com- merce, and the Peoria Board of Trade. He is keenly alive to the varying requirements of the traveling public and the shippers, and has been of great assistance in making Peoria a commercial center. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 23 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS As for mileage, quality and condition of its streets and other improvements, Peoria, for its size, stands in a class by itself. At the time of the building of Fort Clark, the only roads, if such they may be called, were Indian trails. The first road authorized by Peoria County that concerned Peoria was at the June session in 1825, and the first street, what is now Water Street, was laid out in the same year. As traffic increased, the necessity for a harder and firmer thoroughfare than the country road became apparent, and at the close of the year 1914, of the 200 miles of Peoria's streets, over eighty miles were paved. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES Steam Traction River The backbone of every city is its transportation facilities. The greater this efficiency- the more factories, increased population, more business and greater prosperity. No city in the United States the size of Peoria, has the transportation facilities that it has both by rail and water. Peoria has fourteen railroad terminals, which have a trackage of 79,000 miles, or 29 per cent of the entire mileage of the United States, and three passenger stations, viz: The Rock Island and Terminal of the Illinois Traction System, which accommodate these respective lines, and the Union Station, furnish- ing facilities for the other lines. There arrive and depart every day 126 steam trains and 156 electric and interurban trains. The four freight terminals, accommodating the various roads, handle annually more than 500,000 tons of merchandise, distrib- uting it all over the country in a most expedient manner. Equally as important is the Illinois River, that passes Peoria's door. This river already navigable for large vessels up stream a distance of approximately eighty miles and down stream to the Gulf cf Mexico, is open nine months of each year. The three lines plying regularly carry many passengers and tons of freight, and other lines are in process of organiza- tion. It is the main highway of the proposed deep water way from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. The accompanying map shows that Peoria (with its railroad facilities) is the logical as well as the actual distributing point for the Great Middle West. When the Deep Water Way from the Lakes to the Gulf is com- pleted, and the great freighters that now carry the trade of the Inland Seas go by way of the canal, the Illinois River and Peoria, to all the Gulf, Atlantic and through the Panama Canal to the Pacific 24 PEORIA OF TO-DAY RoodhouM (iiuinl CARLINVILLE dillopit ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM CHICAGO, OTTAWA & PEORIA RY. CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS R. R. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RY. TERRITORY IN ILLINOIS KENTUCKY PEORIA OF TO-DAY 25 seaboard points without a stop, then in truth will Peoria link the Great Waters, and will be the greatest shipping point of the west. Thus it can be seen that the wonderful growth of Peoria as a commercial and manufacturing center demonstrates that it offers unsurpassed transportation facilities and lowest freight rates to everybody contemplating the location of a jobbing or manufacturing institution. The number of railroads, its river transportation, the prompt handling of freight and the low cost of trackage combine to make it an ideal location. ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM Peoria is fortunate in being the terminus of the largest and most efficient interurban railway system in the United States. The Illinois Traction System, with general offices in Peoria, has an interurban railway mileage in Illinois of more than 500 miles. It offers electric trains from Peoria almost any hour of the day to St. Louis, Springfield, Bloomington, Decatur, Lincoln, Clinton, Champaign, Urbana, Danville and intermediate points south and east. Sleeper and parlor car service to St. Louis from Peoria and Springfield is one of the features of the service afforded by this modern system. The sleeping cars operated by this company are rare samples of the car builders' art. Containing extra long berths, windows in uppers, safety deposit vaults for valuables, electric lights and improved ventilation, they afford every known comfort. These sleepers leave Peoria nightly at 11:30, arriving in St. Louis at 6:50 the following morning. Returning they leave St. Louis at 11:45 p. m., arriving in Peoria at 7:05 a. m. Parlor cars for St. Louis, Springfield and intermediate points leave Peoria at 8:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. These cars contain comfortable parlor seats, spacious observation platform, library table, buffet service and all the known comforts of daylight travel. All Illinois Traction System trains enter St. Louis over the company's own steel bridge, and have their terminal at 12th Street and Lucas Avenue, in the heart of the business district. There are two passenger terminals in Peoria, the up-town station at Hamilton and Adams Streets, and the Bridge station at Wash- ington and Walnut Streets. PEORIA STREET RAILWAY SERVICE Peoria's street railway service, as supplied by the Peoria Railway Company is equalled in few cities of its size in the middle west. It is possible, by the use of the universal transfer, to take a ride of nine miles by street car in Peoria for the payment of one ticket fare, or 4.1666 cents. The city's transportation needs are well served by a network of lines radiating from the Court House as a center and all of the comforts and conveniences of modern city travel are provided. The street railway company is one of the important factors in the growth and development of Peoria as a business and residence city. For the convenience of patrons the company has displayed on the front of each car a large destination sign which indicates by initial the name of the division over which the car is operating. An explanation of these car markings follows, supplemented by a street railway directory. 26 PEORIA OF TO-DAY STREET RAILWAY DIRECTORY A Adams Street, running north and south from Court House. North Adams cars to Averyville, Al Fresco Park, Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club, Waterworks Park, Three Eye League (Lake View) Baseball Park, up-river beaches and amusement places, lower entrance Grand View Drive. South Adams cars to industrial districts, stock yards, world's greatest distilleries. Heights, or Prospect Heights cars to upper entrance Glen Oak Park, upper entrance Springdale Cemetery, upper entrance Grand View Drive and Country Club; Peoria Heights, overlooking Illinois River valley, St. Francis Hospital, Deaconess Hospital. tfc Bradley Avenue cars downbound to Union Depot. Outbound to Bradley Institute and residence section of the West Bluff, south of Main Street. 1V/T Main Street, or West Bluff cars. Downbound to Union Depot. Outbound to Bradley Institute, U. S. Weather Bureau, Bradley Park, Uplands and residence section of West Bluff north of Main Street. T^ Elizabeth Street cars, outbound to end of Elizabeth Street and residence section of West Bluff, north of Main Street. TiT Knoxville Avenue, or East Bluff cars. Outbound to Implement Show Grounds, Mile Race Track and residence section traversed by Knoxville Avenue. Downbound to Proctor Recreation Center and west on Hulburt Street. Or rl Second Avenue cars. Downbound to Proctor Hospital and residence section to Seventh and Western Avenues. Upbound to lower entrance of Glen Oak Park and Springdale Cemetery. Lincoln Avenue cars. Downbound to Madison Park, Proctor Recreation Center. Upbound to lower entrance Glen Oak Park and Springdale Cemetery. Garden Street cars, west from South Adams Street on Garden Street. Sixth Street cars. Downbound to Union Depot. Outbound to residence section traversed by Fifth and Sixth Avenues, west from Main Street. East Peoria cars, to East Peoria from Adams and Walnut Streets. 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CO p go C 3 03 CD e-- P S P- N S9 P co co (W P rr !*.* ^p C ^ p "* s- GO p-fj p . 3 ^. p p. O 1^ O 3 CD o I ^ P CD S 3 co 3^ p 5' CD 3 co X t? .3- p o ^D O O CD 2. O r-- P ^ 5. P P 5 tL ^ cF* -T* 28 PEORIA OF TO-DAY DOOLEY BROTHERS Dooley Bros., dealers in coal and miners' supplies, was established in 1890 by R. A. and J. B. Dooley as a ve*y small coal vard. In 1908 they were joined by E. A. Moffat and incor- porated under the laws of the State of Illinois. This firm handles all grades of hard and soft coal, gas nouse coke, and a general line of miners' supplies, which includes T rails spikes, sterling brand shovels, Baldwin carbide lights, Union carbide, and the well known Dupont blasting powder, dynamite, fuse caps and explosives. The office is at 604 S. Adams Street and the yards, occupying more than a third of a block, are at 1201 S. Washington Street. In addition to the large truck seen in the accom- panying picture, which can be unloaded in about one minute and make rapid deliveries to any paH of the city and suburbs, thirty teams are in constant use. . PEORIA FUEL CO. The Feoria Fuel Co., which was incorporated in 1888, is the outgrowth of a small coal yard that Chas. E. Butts opened in 1872. To-day they have an office at 513 S. Washington Street, and their yards, located at 513 and 1818 S. Washington Street, have facilities for storing two hundred cars of coal, which is handled by machinery making it possible to unload a car of coal in seven minutes, reload in ten minutes and load a wagon in less than three minutes. They handle the best Lincoln, Springfield, and Kentucky Lump Coal, and D. L. & W. Scranton Hard Coal. They are also agents for the Momnouth Sewer Pipe, and distributing agents in five counties for the Atlas Portland Cement, the best known and best lasting cement on the market. The present officers of the firm are M. C. Butts, president; D. E. Horan, vice-president, and Wm. W. Nicol, secretary and treasurer. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 29 PEORIA'S NATURAL RESOURCES Peoria was born as a distributing point. In all those elements which go to build up a commercial, prosperous community, the position of Peoria surpasses that of any other interior city in the country. Geographically it is ideally situatfed. Illinois is the great central state and Peoria is in the very heart of Illinois. Half way approximately between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Des Moines, and being aided by the unexcelled trans- portation facilities described in the preceding pages, it is in truth the Gateway to the West and North-west. But Peoria not only possesses the advantages of natural and artificial lines of communication, bringing it in prompt and close connection with the principal markets of the country, but lies in the very heart of the grain and mineral produc- ing regions so essential to the development of the whole. Altho strictly speaking Peoria is not in the mining region, yet within a few miles are some of the greatest mines in Illinois. The estimated coal supply of Illinois is 239,000,000,000 tons, and Peoria is near the center of the deposit, thus affording an exhaustless supply of fuel, for the creation of power so necessary for manufacture, at a most reasonable price. The present price is from $1.27 to $1.67 per ton for mine run and from 60c to $1.10 for slack, delivered to the plant. In the shales overlaying the coal, concretionary bands of iron ore occur. The modified drift deposits, forming the terrace upon which the city is mainly built, furnish an inexhaustible supply of sand of various qualities adapted to the varied economical uses to which this material is applicable, and is also an excellent moulders' sand; also sand stone and limestone of good quality is to be found. Excellent brick clays are abundant. The sub-soil clays over a large portion of the uplands are used for this purpose, and furnish an abundant supply of brick of good quality at a moderate cost. There is also a plentiful supply of timber; the proportions of timber land and prairies originally being about the same. The timber land is mostly confined to the ridges and valleys of the streams, though occasionally fine groves are met with on the level adjacent to the prairies in close proximity. As an agricultural region, this county ranks amongst the best. The soil is a dark chocolate colored loam, rich in organic matters and producing annually abund- ant crops of corn, wheat, rye, oats and barley, and with judicious cultivation this kind of soil retains its fertility for an indefinite period of years without the appli- cation of artificial stimulants. In the grain world it is fifth in rank as a corn market and in the receipts and shipments of oats. Illinois is first in corn, second in oats and fifth in wheat. The grain business is one of the largest industries in Peoria, and crops from thousands of acres adjacent to the city are milled at Peoria industries. Shipments of grain from the North-west reaching Peoria, are "milled" in our local grain mills and the milled product is reshipped to various territories on the original through rate from point of origin of the grain to the final destination of the milled product. 30 PEORIA OF TO-DAY WAHLFELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY The Wahlfeld Mfg. Co. manufacturers of fine interior wood work, veneered doors, stair work, cabinet work, bank and store fixtures, is owned by August Wahlfeld, who established this business in 1892. Today the premises occupied embrace one entire half block at the corner of Washington and Persimmon Streets, and more than 96,000 square feet of floor space. The First National Bank, Central National Bank and Jefferson Building are only a few of the many large buildings and institutions furnished with fixtures by this firm. HART GRAIN WEIGHER CO. Manufacturers of Grain Handling Machinery PEORIA ILLINOIS PEORIA OF TO-DAY 31 INDUSTRIAL PEORIA As a result of the exhaustiess supply of fuel, the different varieties of raw materials most needed in the economical prosecution of enterprises, the transpor- tation facilities, etc., is the unexcelled growth of some of the great manufacturing industries and commercial institutions in Peoria. These are not only being con- tinually supplemented by others, but go on expanding with the ever-increasing demand for the purpose of consumption, making "Peoria of To-day," one of the greatest and most popular manufacturing and commercial centers not only in this country but in the world. Ever since it was first settled has Peoria been a factor in the commercial world. Almost immediately it became an important trading post, and as early as 1844 began to attract manufacturers. Making its way entirely on merit and frown- ing on the bonus system, "Peoria of To-day" has six hundred and ten factories, representing an investment of over $50,000,000. Twenty-seven of these factories have an annual output of over $1,000,000 each, and nine factories of over $2,500,000 each. There are no vacant factory buildings in Peoria, but plenty of money and space to build as many and as large buildings as shall be necessary to house legitimate enterprises desiring to reap the benefits of what Peoria as a city has to offer. Manufacturing and Producing Concerns in the South Peor'a District The sun never sets on Peoria products. Products manufactured, produced and trans-shipped from Peoria are consigned to every country on the face of the globe. In far off Siberia, Australia, Upper Canada, New Zealand, Cape Horn, the islands of the oceans, Greenland everywhere are found Peoria products. One thousand various articles are manufactured in Peoria; more than twelve thousand persons are employed, and over eight million dollars paid out annually as wages. Each year tons of wire and nails are shipped; trainload after trainload of farm machinery and implements to all parts of the world; cars of stoves, meats, marble, finished and in the rough; tons upon tons of paper of various kinds and weights; train loads of alcohol, grain and denatured; whisky and blended goods; train loads of German carp and other fish for Eastern markets; maunfactured drugs; trainloads of grocery supplies; barrels and other cooperage; grain foods, wheat flour, meal, etc.; tons of stock food, starch, lard, syrup, hides and pelts, tallow, hay, coal from acres of mines; manufactured and natural ice. 32 PEORIA OF TO-DAY SCHULZE BREAD CO. the largest bread baking institution in Peoria commenced business in this city in 1910. This is the most modern bakery in Central Illinois and is equipped with the latest sanitary machinery used in the bread baking business. The process is entirely auto- matic, thus producing a uniform loaf that is hardly touched by hand and is absolutely sanitary. The highest standard of sanita- tion and purity is maintained, and the public has a standing invitation to visit this plant at any time and see the modern and sanitary way of bread manu- facture. This bread is marketed under the popular brands, Schuize Butter Nut, Pan Dandy, Big Dandy and Prince Henry Rye Bread, in five and ten cent size loaves, and under the able management of Mr. E. Chrostoffel, this plant has increased to a daily average capacity of 25,000 loaves. DONMEYER, GARDNER CO. manufacturing the famous Vienna Patent and Snow Loaf Flours, have been in the milling business in Peoria for more than thirty years. With the true spirit of progressive- ness they have continually changed and improved the mill until at the present time it is a modern and complete industry and is under the general management of its presi- dent, R. G. Gardner. Great care is exercised in the selection of the wheat and of its grinding into a flour of the highest grade. A com- plete, up-to-date laboratory is maintained in which thorough tests of the flour are made every hour. Bakings are made several times a week and every possible precaution is made to maintain the general excellence of their flour. A large branch house at Cleve- land, Ohio, takes a big percentage of the output for distribution throughout the state of Ohio. In addition to the two brands mentioned, Vienna Patent and Snow Loaf, they also manufacture Solid Com- fort, which is very popular in Ohio, and Donmeyer's Best, Daisy, and Best on Earth, well known throughout Indiana and Illinois. In addition to these, National and Crystal, high grade pastry flours, and the very best grade of Graham and Entire Wheat Flour are produced. Their motto is, "Not the Cheapest, But the Best. " PEORIA OF TO-DAY 33 The appended tabular statement of the activities for the year 1914, shows to what majestic proportions Peoria has grown in manufacture, commerce, banking, building, wholesale trade and kindred matters. Statistics can not keep up with the city's rapid progress and the figures given in the following table would need revising upward to meet the facts of to-day. Articles Receipts Shipments 1914 1914 Flour, barrels 2,292,900 2,428,352 Wheat, bushels 2,399,033 2,361,662 Corn, bushels 14,520,478 . 7,004,565 Oats, bushels 12,925,660 14,203,497 Rye, bushels 493,600 418,800 Barley, bushels 2,777,825 1,754,430 Mill Feed, tons 61,344 129,155 Seeds, Ibs 7,850,000 1,110,000 Broom Corn, Ibs 1,035,000 345,000 Spirits, Liquors, barrels 187,392 701,582 Starch, Ibs 10,385,000 35,755,525 Cattle, head : 32,479 35,220 Hogs, head 377,521 316,339 Sheep, head 4,911 7,790 Lard, tierces 2,170 4,760 Pork, barrels 1,120 Bulk Meats, Ibs 18,720,000 11,393,400 Syrup and Glucose, Ibs 36,000 31,845 Eggs, dozen 2,148,000 1,008,000 Potatoes, bushels 1,347,180 868,637 Hides and Pelts, Ibs 3,720,000 2,706,000 Tallow, Ibs 270,000 610,000 Hay and Straw, tons 43,780 15,378 Agricultural Implements, cars 3,336 4,725 Cooperage, cars 1,874 1,439 Lumber, M. feet 172,413 105,733 Salt, barrels 47,300 24,100 Oil, barrels 248,185 152,799 Coal, tons 2,146,872 1,846,079 Iron, tons 60,081 44,367 Ice, Tons 6,232 19,729 Miscellaneous, Ibs 2,174,654,600 2,040,143,400 Merchandise, Ibs 332,798,600 602,854,700 Retail Business $ 47,000,000.00 Manufactured products $ 85,000,000.00 Bank Clearings $173,103,643.33 Internal Revenue Receipts $29,188,006.78 Post Office Receipts $452,686.60 Building Permits '. 444 Building Value $3,450,776.00 PEORIA OF TO-DAY 35 It is impossible for the pen to do Peoria justice. Realizing this, and for want of space to make a serious attempt to describe the superior manufacturing, labor and commercial conditions of this city, a few views of various industries are sub- mitted in this chapter for the reader's consideration, the actual conditions being left to his imagination, which cannot be exaggerated. DETWEILLER ICE COMPANY The Detweiller Ice Company, whose offices are at 1724 N. Adams Street, was established in 1870 by Captain Henry Det- weiller, who at that time was in command of the steamer Beaver. In 1874 the captain resigned his command to devote his entire time*to the ice business, which grew very rapidly, and in 1892 was incorporated under the name Detweiller Ice Company. Their business and facilities soon grew to such proportions that they subsequently also engaged in the wholesale business and since the demise of Captain Detweiller in 1903, the business has been con- ducted by Thomas H. Det- weiller, who is the president and general manager. For forty-two years the offices of this company were located on the second floor at 108 S. Adams Street, and in 1912 moved to its own office building at 1724 N. Adams Street. By their honest dealings, courteousness and promptness, the Detweiller Ice Com- pany has built up a very extensive ice business, both wholesale and retail, and is one of the leading ice companies in this city. BEHRENDS ICE COMPANY The Behrends Ice & Fuel Co. was established and incorporated in 1909, and purchased the ice routes of Behrends & Sons, supplying natural ice. The following year the natural supply of ice being short, the present large plant which is modern in every respect, was erected for the purpose of manufac- turing artificial ice. The main building embraces many thousand square feet of floor space, and has a daily capacity of 125 tons of ice. The cold storage warehouse operated in connection with the ice business occupies a modern three-story structure and embraces more than 18,000 square feet of floor space, devoted to general cold storage, having special facilities for storing furs and textiles. The office, factory and warehouse of this concern are located at the corner of Apple and Washington Streets. In addition they handle the Springfield and best grades of hard coal. Eighteen ice wagons and an auto truck and about ten coal wagons, with more than sixty employees are kept busy at all times supplying the demand. The officers are Frank C. Godel, president; D. Becker, vice-president; Walter E. Godel, secretary; D. A. Covey, treasurer; and Ed. B. Logan, general manager. if e ifi?WO^ dSEf. ^ JPW5 >"- ffiSOPEiU^^--^^^ -= i =SWl aasssiSp i Ss= i' 55s j' ESSjSfirrv?'-*^ WILSON GROCERY CO. Wholesale Grocers JOBST-BETHARD COMPANY Wholesale Grocers INCORPORATED ii x:j.:>o o.ooo HERSCHKL MANUFACTURING CO 38 PEORIA OF TO-DAY HARRY M. MAAS Among the many successful business men of Peoria who have won place and" fortune as the direct result of their untiring diligence and unfailing integrity is Harry M. Maas, who has one of the most fashionable and up- to-date tailoring establishments, oc- cupying the entire building at 109 N. Jefferson Avenue. Mr. Maas, a young man of ability and sterling integrity, was born in the central part of the state. He at- tended the pub- lic schools in the place of his nativity and after graduating high school in 1908, came to Peoria with his mother, his father having departed this life. Choosing for his occupa- tion the tailor- i n g bu s i ne s s, Mr. Maas en- tered the em- ploy of Block & Kuhl to ob- tain the prac- tical selling ex- perience, at the same time studying the technical part with some of the best tailors in the city. After spending four years at Block & Kuhl, one year with O'Brien & Jobst, and mastering all the details of the tailoring business, such as cutting, designing, etc., he felt him- self thoroughly qualified to engage in business for himself and opened a small shop in the Woolner Building. His ability soon proved itself and within one year his trade expanded to the extent that larger quarters were necessary, and the present premises were leased. Since then many altera- tions extensions and additions were made and to-day he occupies the en- tire building and employs a large force of expert tailors and cutters. Every customer receives Mr. Maas's personal attention, whether it is an order for a shirt, an ordinary business suit or a very fine evening garment. To keep abreast with the styles and patterns, he makes a trip to Chicago once a month and oc- casionally goes east. He carries in stock at all times an exten- sive line of ex- clusive patterns for suitings and other wearing apparel for men, in all the latest patterns and weaves and maintains in conj unction with his tailor- ing business a made to order shirt department, making a shirt that is distinctive, better in quality and fit, for less money. Mr. Maas lives at home with his mother and is a member of the Calumet Club, Peoria Association of Commerce, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan and the Knights of Pythias. Peoria has few young men of greater promise and of more real value to its business, civic and fraternal life than Harry M. Maas. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 39 COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION Peoria Association of Commerce Peoria Retail Merchants' Association Rotary Club of Peoria For ever watching over, and with untiring energy and zeal unearthing and holding out to the public, the best that Peoria has, is the Peoria Association of Commerce, incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, not for pecuniary profit. The object and purpose of this organization is: to encourage moral, social, educa- tional, commercial and industrial conditions in Peoria and to secure the co-operation as of one body, of all individuals, and all educational, professional, commercial, and industrial organizations; to gather and distribute business, social and economic in- formation and statistics; to promote equitable principles of trade and commercial integrity; to give opportunity of acquaintance among citizens for free interchange of views, and to secure concerted action in matters of public interest; to consider and correct abuses growing out of public service, and to encourage all men to submerge individual interests and desires that conflict with civic development. That the Peoria Association of Commerce is succeeding therein is only too evident. Every individual, institution and organiaztion, in putting forth their efforts to aid or better Peoria does so through this association. This co-operation and mutuality of feeling is evident in all undertakings, and from the following article a more compre- hensive idea can be had as to its accomplishments. THE PEORIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE By WILLIS EVANS. Executive Secretary The editor of this book, devoted to history and achievements of Peoria and her business men, has asked me to contribute a page or two to the history of The Peoria Association of Commerce. Peoria's merchants and manufacturers in developing the work of the early Improvement Associations and Commercial Clubs, kept pace with the civic advancement of the city. La Salle was the first merchant in this community, and according to the earliest written history, Isaac Underhill and his associates in the early thirties and forties, were recognized as the original boosters. A paragraph in an historical edition refers to Mr. Underbill's trip of three months, and the fact that when he returned to Peoria, he was greatly surprised at the number of residences and business houses that had been erected during his absence. He hgave expression to the sentiment that Peoria was making progress. From that date, Peoria's advance has been continuous, steady and sure. The Peoria Association of Commerce was organized four years ago. Prior to that time there was the Commercial Club of Peoria, which had done a splendid work. Then the Peoria Improvement Association of which Archbishop Spalding was one of the first presidents. We must not forget the early activities of the Peoria Board of Trade, and the splendid work of Peoria traveling men who always did their share in general publicity work for the City of Peoria. Then the boosting of the Creve Coeur Club and the Implement, Vehicle and Hardware Club, which twelve or fifteen years ago inaugurated the idea of Trade Excursions. The Merchants and Manufacturers Association was potent in its influence, bringing to Peoria hundreds of merchants from many states who came here to look at Peoria goods and to buy. The Peoria Association of Commerce -had a good, rock foundation. The new idea WILLIS EVANS Executive Secretary Peoria Associat.io" of Commerce PEQRIA OF TO-DAY 41 found expression at a Mass meeting at the Coliseum and from that meeting grew the Peoria Association of Commerce, with its many affiliated and associated commercial, civic, professional and trade bodies. Affiliated organizations are the following: Peoria Merchants Association; Peoria City Medical Society; Peoria Public Schools Principals Association; Master Painters Association; Implement Vehicle and Hardware Club; Wholesale Liquor Dealers As- sociation; Retail Druggists Association; Builders Exchnage; Livestock Exchange; Peoria Bar Association; Peoria Board of Trade; Peoria Brewers Association; Peoria Association of Railroad Officers; Peoria County Dental Society; Peoria Coal Dealers Association; Life Underwriters Association; Peoria Master Plumbers Association; Travelers Protective Association; Peoria Ministerial Association; Peoria Clearing House Association; Peoria Gardeners Association; Distillers Association; Master Printers Association; Peoria Fruit and Produce Exchange; Peoria Wholesale Coal Dealers Association; Hotel Keepers Association; Peoria Auto Dealers Association; Peoria Liquor Dealers Association; Transportation Club; National Implement and Vehicle Show; Illini Club; Rotary Club of Peoria; Peoria and Pekin Joint Car Inspec- tion Bureau; Illinois and Iowa Demurrage Bureau; Peoria and Pekin Freight Com- mittee; National Credit Men's Association; Peoria Automobile and Accessory Dealers Association; Peoria Retail Hardware Dealers Association; Peoria County Farm Bureau; Jovian Electrical Association; Peoria Shippers Association; Peoria Wholesale Grocers Association. Douglas H. Bethard was the first president, and during his administration atten- tion was paid to perfecting the organization. Secondly, the establishment of the first stone in a foundation for constructive publicity and advertising of the City of Peoria the National Implement and Vehicle Show. The fathers of the Association of Commerce movement in Peoria viewing the present splendid advance of the work with intense satisfaction, look back to the first year because the right start was made. This was referred to recently by Harry A. Wheeler, first president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, who said Peoria had followed con- sistently a rational program for civic improvement and betterment. The second president was Dr. Clifford U. Collins. During this year under Dr. Collins' leadership, specific attention was given to interesting various civic and com- mercial organizations in the work in hand and securing their identification as affiliated bodies, so at the close of the year there were upwards of forty societies represented in the Board of Directors by regular delegates. This year was termed the " Year of Affilia- tion" and under Dr. Collins' leadership, all hands set to work to push Peoria forward in a substantial way. The heralding of Peoria as a city of merit and quality, rather than of "Fictitious Values," centered the attention of Eastern capitalists, and soon Peoria found many within its gates, seeking location for business. The third year, with the election of John W. McDowell, found Peoria ripe for greater things in all lines and was early proclaimed to be Peoria's greatest industrial year. Three or four big excursions were planned, and instead of Trade Extension, they were changed to Publicity-Fellowship, this idea being considered more advantageous in attracting attention to the city. President McDowell listed the remaining empty factory buildings in the City of Peoria and environs, and before the three-quarter post of his term, announced that every factory building in Peoria was filled and every 42 PEORIA OF TO-DAY concern was running prosperously. It developed that the influx of people had ex- hausted the supply of homes, and before Mr. McDowell's retirement from office, the Home Building Proposition was inaugurated, and this resulted in a decisive increase in the construction of residences. President McDowell took hold of the structure of the Association of Commerce proper, and placed the Association of Commerce on a firm rock. The Convention Bureau plan was formally put into operation. The Association of Commerce recently closed its fourth year. President R. O. Becker laid down his duties March 8, 1915. At his inauguration, Mr. Becker grasped the very largest affairs for the city's development, industrially and otherwise. In a comparatively short period he achieved splendid, permanent things for the city. His idea was to handle large affairs transportation, adjustment of differences between utilities; securing a better understanding between all interests; advancing large pro- jects. The foundation had been laid securely, and the time was ripe for the broadest achievements. As to the organization itself President Becker's work has been unusually effective in bringing to the membership several hundred Peorians not before enrolled, thus providing men for service and the munitions for aggressive work. Walter G. Causey is now President, having been chosen in February 1915, and the year opens with splendid promise. [EDITOR'S NOTE. In writing the foregoing article Mr. Evans, in his enthusiasm and devotion to the Association and its work, has overlooked a most important personage connected with its affairs. One who is giving his undivided time and attention to carry out and see that the various matters under- taken by the association materialize. One to whom the entire membership feels indebted. The publishers wish to join in the recognition of such splendid work and offer their tribute to him on page 40.] The Peoria Engraving Company, 107 South Main Street, is the only complete plant in Illinois outside of Chicago. It has a most modern equipment and handles thoroughly and competently commercial photography, designing, engraving, art work, photo retouching and electrotyping, always employing expert artists and engravers. The manufacturers and advertisers are thereby given unusual service, exceptional quality and entire satisfaction. They make a specialty of catalog and circular work and are "headquarters" for the entire Central Illinois. Their efficiency and prompt- ness has made for them a state-wide reputation. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 43 The Reliance Motor Co., 116 S.Madison Avenue, was incorporated in 1910 with Emil Metzger, president; C. Metzger, secretary and C. A. Porter, treasurer. They are the distributors for one third of the state of Illinois, of the Hupmobile, widely known as "The car of the American Family. " In connection with their salesroom they operate one of the largest and best equipped general garages in Central Illinois. It is located in the heart of Peoria and only one half of a block from the Court House. A complete line of automobile supplies and accessories are carried; a machine shop that is complete in every detail for automobile repairing is maintained, and the garage is kept open day and night. Special accommodations are provided for out of town visitors, and all possible courtesies, extended them. Mr. Porter, a man of wide ex- perience and well liked for his honesty and courteousness, is the general manager. SCHNEIDER & METZGER Schneider & Metzger, at 410 Fulton Street, is the oldest and largest barber supply house in Peoria. John Schneider, who upon his retirement from business fifteen years ago assigned his interest to his son John, established this business in 1874. Twenty- seven years later Emil Metzger, who had been in his employ since 1887, joined him in partnership and the present name was adopted. The business soon assumed a phen- omenal growth, and to-day occupies thousands of square feet of floor space. Its trade extends over the entire country, with exporting to England, Germany, France, China. South America, Mexico and Canada. They are dealers in all kinds of barber supplies chairs, fixtures, furniture, etc. They also carry a complete line of cutlery; make a specialty of steam grinding and concaving ; manufacture an electrical vibrator and hair dryer; and repair all kinds of guns, locks and machinery. They own and control the only two-bowl barber wash stand on the market of a special design. In 1914 John Schneider, Jr., died. Mr. Metzger, the surviving partner, is manager of this business. 44 PEORIA OF TO-DAY THE PEORIA APRON & TOWEL SUPPLY The Peoria Apron & Towel Supply, occupying the entire building at the corner of First and Sanford Avenues, is equipped with the most modern and sanitary mach- inery known in the laundry business. It is the only ex- clusive laundry in Peoria furnishing for the offices, cabinets containing necessary toilet articles and towels; for the hotels and restaurants, the table linen; and aprons for the butchers, clerks and kindred occupations. In hav- ing the Peoria Apron & Towel Supply service, a sufficient quantity of clean towels and linens are always on hand, no investment is tied up and the laundry bills are reduced. This business is owned and managed by Geo. B. Freeman, who is a native of Peoria and has been engaged in this occupation for the past fifteen years. By the excellence of his service, his honesty and courteousness the business has grown to large proportions with an increasing patronage. ONKEN'S LAUNDRY **+& -~ ~* 0^jJ06_ m mm mm BBBB jW5^p|Ww clHBMMRPS BBiBB f ^^^BBHIi^ . ^^^^W iiMB .,, fc ^^^^P* LA UN DRV; I Mi Onken's Laundry, at 606 S. Adams Street, is the largest and only laundry in Peoria using the Bartlett - Graver water softening and purifying system. B. H. Onken, the propri- etor, engaged in the laundry business in 1888, and has ever since made a careful and thorough study of this industry. To-day, he has the most modern laundry in this section of the country. The clothes are washed in soft, distilled and puri- fied water that is softer than rain water, and two new forms of washing, viz.: Air Dried Family Wash and Dry Wash, have been lately introduced by Mr. Onken. The clothes sent to this laundry are not only washed more sanitary and cleaner than at home but with less wear and cheaper a washing for a family of four or five would cost about seventy-five cents per week . M otto : ' ' Satisfaction guaranteed or money ref undeed . ' ' PEQRIA OF TO-DAY 45 PEORIA RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION The Peoria Retail Merchants Association is an organization that is oftentimes not given due credit either for the deeds which it has accomplished in the past or for the work which it is now doing. Although the Association of Commerce is now doing much of the work which was formerly done by the Retail Merchants Association, nevertheless it has served as a good sound stepping stone to the Association of Com- merce. Perhaps the one thing that stands out strongest among the achievements of this association was the initiation of the ornamental lighting idea in Peoria. The first committee was appointed in 1909, and given the great task of convincing the property owners that the ornamental lighting. system was not only a benefit to the city but also to their own individual interest. To-day the city of Peoria has one of the most complete and beautiful ornamental lighting systems in the country. When the agitation for lower gas rates was made a few years ago it was the Retail Merchants Association that championed the cause of the citizens in their attempt to obtain more favorable rates, and made a very strenuous effort to obtain a seventy-five cent flat rate for the citizens of Peoria. This association was successful in obtaining for the city of Peoria the first revenue ever derived for the public franchise, by compelling the Peoria Railway Terminal Company to pay a toll of five cents for every car entering the city. The total revenue collected from this source now amounts to approximately $1,100 a year. One of the most effective achievements of the Retail Merchants Association, both at present and in the past has been the protection which has been given the retail merchants from the wild-cat advertising schemes that are thrust unto the merchants of the city every day. Some advertising genius is ever coming forth with a proposition that gives the asurance of unheard benefits to the merchant subscribing. Instead of taking a chance with his proposition individually, the schemes must now be in- vestigated and approved by the association before this genius can secure any sub- scribers. The results of this supervision of advertising schemes by the association is that within twelve nonths its members were saved over $20,000 from the wild-cat advertising schemes for programs, dodgers, and other alleged advertising media. It is practically now impossible for any solicitor to an advertising scheme to do business unless his proposition is O. K.'d by this association. A second important feature of the association work is the compiling of the rating book, which gives the retail merchants of this city the credit ratings of approximately 33,000 Peorians. The new rating book was issued to three hundred members of the Merchants Association, men who are dealers in all lines of business, whose interest in the advancement of the city is unquestioned and whose work in behalf of progress is eminently practical. It is an energetic, worth while organization, and is ever ready to serve and protect the city as well as its own people. The office of the association is in the Cole Building, 232 S. Jefferson Avenue, and the present officers are J. W. Hartz, president; W. W. Nicol, first vice-president; Louis A. Howes, second vice-president; C. A. Anicker, treasurer; Walter H. Kirk counsel, and Geo. W. Campbell, collector; and Martin Scherff the secretary, who can be found at all times at the office of the association. In addition there is an executive committee of sixteen members. 46 PEORIA OF TO-DAY Peoria is probably the only city in the United States that can boast of its supremacy as the ideal manufacturing city, even over the largest city, viz.: New York. Of the many instances to which reference can be made, a good example is the U. S. INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL COMPANY engaged in the manufacture of Denatured Alcohol, sold under the well and widely known registered trade mark, "Pyro." While the main office of this large institu- tion is in New York, the main plant is located in Peoria, and the business is \ carried on from Peoria as well as New York. A branch plant is located at New Orleans. New uses are constantly being discovered to which this product, Pyro, can be put. It is now used in non-freezing solutions, as a carbon remover, for cooking purposes, in lamps, stoves, etc. The Peoria plant and office is at the foot of Western Avenue and has a very large force of employees. This business is now under the able management of W. J. Conzelman, who has been connected with the company for fifteen years in various capacities. Their trade extends from coast to coast and Canada to the Gulf. THE BARTLES-SWENEY OIL COMPANY The Bartles-Sweney Oil Company was organized in the year 1910 after carefully investigating the advantages of Peoria as headquarters for the distribution of petroleum products. The firm has always met with the greatest cordiality on the part of Peoria resi- dents and as a result of the Bartles-Sweney Oil Company's marketing policy the concern has shown remarkable growth. They handle everything in Petroleum. They not only distribute Gasoline, Kerosene and Lub- ricants through out the city by tank wagons, but have established at the junction of Knoxville Avenue and Hamilton Boulevard a most convenient service station for the filling of automobiles with gasoline and lubricants at wholesale prices. As seen from accompanying illustration the autoist drives in at one end, obtains his purchase, and without turning around or backing up proceeds on his journey, all in a few minutes. Within a radius of sixty miles from Peoria they also operate a number of sub-stations from which the smaller towns are supplied with their products. The officers and stockholders of the company, Mr. G. I. Sweney, president, and Mr. B. T. Sweney, vice-president, are both residents of Peoria and enthusiastic boosters for the welfare of the community. PEQRIA OF TO-DAY 47 THE ROTARY CLUB OF PEORIA By E. C. SCHMITZ The Rotary Club of Peoria was organized April 23, 1912, with its objects as follows : (a) To develop and exchange among its members the newest, best and most successful business ideas and to promote progressive and honorable methods in trade generally. (b) To promote the scientizing of acquaintance as an opportunity for service and an aid to success. (c) To promote the best interests of Peoria commercially and otherwise, and to foster and spread the spirit of civic pride and loyalty among its citizens. (d) To promote good fellowship by strengthening the ties of friendship among business acquaintances. The Club meets weekly on Friday and once monthly in the evening at the Jefferson Hotel. It has grown from its date of organization from about twenty members to one hundred and seventeen on May 1st, 1915. A unique feature of this organization is that it accepts applications for membership from only one individual in each line of business, thereby keeping it from growing so large that it becomes unwieldy. The salient benefit derived from this, however, is the maximum business co-operation and exchange. Each year at Christmas time the Club raises a Rotary Good Fellowship fund with which clothing, food, nuts, candies and fruit are bought and distributed to the worthy poor of Peoria. In November, 1914, the Club gave a Big Brother's banquet at the G. A. R. Hall, each member bringing one or two worthy poor boys to this dinner and they were treated to a turkey feast. Although the Club does not necessarily itself devise methods "to promote the best interests of Peoria, commercially and otherwise," it works hand in hand with the Peoria Association of Commerce, of which every member of the Rotary Club is a member. In order to carry out one of its objects, "to foster and spread the spirit of civic pride and loyalty among its citizens, " this Club had a special PEORIA NUMBER of the ROTARIAN MAGAZINE, the official monthly magazine of the International Association of Rotary Clubs, of which this Club is a member, issued in August, 1914, at a cost of about one thousand two hundred dollars. This special number of the magazine was distributed to subscribers in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, Wales and Scotland, to approximately fifteen thousand readers. The subscribers to this magazine are all business men and members of Rotary Clubs throughout the world. Each year the International Association of Rotary Clubs holds an International Convention, the first to be attended by this Club was by delegate E. C. Schmitz, which was held at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1913. The second, which was attended by delegates George R. MacClyment and Richard Bradley, was held in Huoston, Texas, in 1914. This year's International Convention will be held at San Francisco, July 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. The present officers are Geo. R. MacClyment, president; E. B. Hazen, vice- president; Wm. C. White, treasurer; E. C. Schmitz, secretary; John Winzeler, ser- geant-at-arms ; directors, Frank H. Lowe; E. E. Johnson, Ellwood R. Kroos, Dr. Edwin H. Bradley, Dr. Clifford U. Collins, Geo. T. Bean. 48 PEORIA OF TO-DAY GRUENSFELDER BROS. PRODUCTS GO. Altho of comparative recent origin, the Gruensfelder Bros. Products Co. has contributed more than its share in spreading the fame of Peoria. The popularity that this company has attained, not only in Illinois but in the surrounding states, by the purity and quality of its products is a credit to itself as well as the city. C. W. Gruensfelder, the senior member of the firm, who dates his residence in Peoria since 1907, has been a close student of the manufacture of pure foods for a number of years. About two years ago as a result of a number of experiments, he discovered a formula for a pancake flour, and by the use of the best and purest flour, his product, marketed under the name " Favorite Pancake Flour," soon became in truth a favorite. So popular did this flour become within a short time that he was unable to give his attention to both the selling and manufacturing end, and was obliged to have his brother Philip join him. Encouraged by his success, Mr. Gruensfelder set to work systematically to discover products that would materially aid the housewife and reduce the high cost of living. As a result of these efforts, the " Favorite Powdered Milk" was placed on the market. This is a scientific reduction of milk into a pow- dered form, which not only eliminates the necessity of keeping ice which sometimes is impossible and which some can not afford, but when dissolved for the purpose of using, contains more nutritious qualities and is fully equal to any certified milk on the market. A crowning success to his efforts is his washing fluid, marketed under the name "Wash Day Delight." This has not only sprung into great favor with the housekeepers, but with some of the largest wholesale grocers in the country, all joining in the admission that it fills a long felt want and is what all the women who are obliged to do their own work have been clamoring for. This fluid is not only a substitute for all washing powders, soaps, cleansers, and does away with wash boards, but as a cleanser and labor saver it has no equal. Their products are handled by all grocers and shipments made to every part of Illinois and surrounding states. Mr. Gruensfelder is indeed a man of unusual ability. Purity and sanitation has always been his motto. By his wonderful discoveries, his honest business dealings t and his uprightness, their business has grown to large proportions, occupying more than seven thousand square feet of floor space at 121 S. Washington Street, and is one of the leading and most popular industries in Peoria. HIRT'S BAKERY Hirt's Bakery located at 222 First Avenue,, is an example of sanitation and wholesomeness of food products that can be attained in a bake shop. Mr. Clifford I. Hirt, the proprietor, who is a native of Peoria, is conducting a wholesale and retail business in the baking and sale of bread, cakes and pastries of all descrip- tion. An idea of the high standard maintained can be gleaned from the following facts: the purest and most wholesome ingredients in the manufacture of goods is used, and to make certain of this a laboratory is installed to make tests as to the purity of all ingredients used. All towels used in wiping pans and the general cleaning are washed daily in an electric washing machine and the tables, troughs, etc., are scrubbed and scalded daily and kept thoroughly clean by girls employed solely for that purpose. Practically the entire manufacturing process is done by machinery, so that the products manufactured are hardly touched by hand. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 49 THE PACKING INDUSTRIES AND STOCK YARDS That Peoria is a factor in the packing business and live stock is evidenced by the fact that it supports a stock yard that is complete in every detail. In addition to the large home trade, buyers are in daily attendance, representing packers, eastern slaughterers and dealers, thus offering unsurpassed inducements to the farmer, feeder and shipper for the disposition of his live stock. These yards are built along modern lines unloading and loading chutes, alleys and pens are covered, in fact the entire yards are under cover, thus protecting the stock against stormy weather. All pens have ample supply of pure water, a complete sewerage system, and weighing facilities of the best. All stock is handled in a prompt and humane manner. WILSON PROVISION CO. Wilson Provision Co., packers, is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. The plant is located at the foot of South and embraces more than one and one-half acres of floor space, all of which is devoted to the many departments of the business, such as a packing house, slaughter house, offices, shipping department, a most modern cold storage plant, etc. The capacity of the plant is three hundred cattle and three thousand hogs per week and more than one hundred people are constantly employed. The highest standard of sanitation is maintained at all times and is under the management of the vice president, F. F. Fuller, who has had more than thirty years of active general packing house experience. Their leading brands are Premier Brand Hams, Bacon and Lard, for which there is a demand all over the country.- E. GODEL & SONS E. Godel & Sons, packers, was established in 1867 by Eberhard Godel as a small retail market. Inaugurating from the beginning the highest standard of quality and honest business policies, he de- veloped this business to such proportions that it was subsequently converted into a packing house. In 1888, upon the death of Mr. Godel, this business was incorporated under the above name and several years later Christian Buehler, a Peoria man, who began his career as a salesman for Godel, became president and general manager, and has since continued in that position. To-day it is the largest packing industry in Peoria. The plant, located at the foot of South, covers more than two acres of ground space on which are a number of modern buildings, equipped with the most modern and sanitary appliances known to the packing industry. The capacity of the plant is one hundred thousand hogs and fifty-two thousand cattle annually. The well known Godel's Ivory Brand Lard and the Royal Brand Ham, is their product. In connection with the cold storage they operate an artificial ice plant having a capacity of forty tons per day. Purity and sanitation has always been their motto. They were the first to invite government inspection of meats in this city, and have a standing invitation to the public to visit their plant at any time. More than one hundred and twenty-five people are employed continuously and a large force of salesmen is on the road. Their trade extends over the entire U. S. with some exporting. 50 PEORIA OF TO-DAY JEWELRY Personal ornaments appear to have been among the very first objects on which the invention and ingenuity of man were exercised, and there is no record of any people so rude as not to employ some kind of personal decoration. As a result of various excavations and searches the history of jewelry is traced back to the Xllth dynasty (2400 B. C ). Space will not permit the discussion of the various periods subsequent thereto, and the changes that have been wrought in the designs and workmanship resulting in the modern jewelry which is classified under three heads: (1) Objects in which gems and stones form the principal portions and in which the work in silver, platinum or gold is really only a means for carrying out the design by fixing the gems or stones in the position arranged by the designer, the metal em- ployed being visible only as a setting; (2) when gold work plays an important part in the development of the design, being itself ornamented by engraving or enamelling or both, the stones and gems being arranged in subordination to the gold work in such positions as to give a decorative effect to the whole; (3) when gold or other metal is alone used, the design being wrought out by hammering in repousse, casting, engraving, chasing or by the addition of filigree work, or when the surfaces are left absolutely plain but polished and highly finished. Of course the most ancient and primitive methods were wholly dependent upon the craft of the workman, but gradually various ingenious processes were invented by which greater accuracy in the portions to be repeated in a design could be produced with certainty and economy, and the manufacture of jewelry is to-day considered an art industry. Great skill and experience are necessary in the proper setting of stones and gems of high value, in order to bring out the greatest amount of brilliancy and color, and the angle at which a diamond (say) shall be set, in order that the light shall penetrate at the proper point to bring out the "spark" or '"flash" is a subject of grave consideration to the setter. Stones set in a hap- hazard, slovenly manner, however brilliant in themselves, will look commonplace by the side of skil- fully set gems of much less fine quality and water. Enamelling and engraving has of late played an important part, the former having taken the place of paste or false stones, while the James c. Lewis, jr. latter, altho a simple process in itself, by skillful manipulation produces a diversity of effects, increasing the variety, with the aid of the combination of colored gold of various tints. Skilled in all the different branches employed in the manufacture of jewelry are AUGUST HOFSTETTER AND JAMES C. LEWIS, JR. two promising young men who by their ability and devotion to their art have gained for themselves an extensive reputation. What specially stamps their work is their striking originality Their work predominates from the point of view of design and from that of execution. As artists they completely reconstruct from the foundation any scheme or design that may be suggested to them or left to their own ingenuity. As craftsmen they combine all the processes of the goldsmith, the chaser, the enameller and the gem setter, and have departed from the narrow lines in which the art has been confined. Their work is executed with marvelous precision and vivid representation of motion reaching the highest point in design as applied to handicrafts of any kind producing most gorgeous effects with extraordinary delicacy and beauty. They carry in stock an extensive line of precious stones and a most brilliant collection of various ornaments. A visit to their display rooms on the second floor of the Woolner Building is both instructive and pleasing and should not be overlooked. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 51 Fred J. Bahni & Co. (Incorporated), occupying the entire second floor at 106 S. Adams Street are, the largest manufacturing jewelers in central Illinois. They have a rare collection of diamonds, pearls and all other precious stones, and their exquisite work in gold and platinum, engraving and diamond setting, and the originality of their designs, which are submitted upon request, have attracted world- wiae nouce. A visit to The Sleyman Art Shop at 508 Main Street, ''the only one of its kind in Illinois, " is like a free trip through the Orient. Everything in oriental goods, such as rugs, hand made jewelry, vases, lamps, table coverings, slippers, kimonas, silk underwear, silk hose, and things out of the ordinary in art craft is here to be had. 52 PEORIA OF TO-DAY THE PALACE LIVERY & TAXICAB CO. The Palace Livery and Taxicab Co. was originally established in 1889 as the Palace Livery and Boarding Stable, and continued under that name until 1902, when the concern was incorporated with a capital stock of forty thousand dollars and the name changed to the one now used. This company is the largest exclusive livery in the state of Illinois, and makes a specialty of light and heavy hauling of all kinds. The most prompt attention is given to baggage calls. In the taxicab department they are particularly equipped to serve all with utmost dispatch and satisfaction, having a large number of five and seven passenger Packard, Premier, White and Sultan Taxicabs that are constantly at the call of the public and oper- ated by licensed, careful and courteous chauffeurs. The Palace Livery and Taxicab Company is officered by the following well known men: President, W. E. Hull, general manager of the Clark Distilling Company; C. J. Sammis, vice president; E. L. Harris, treasurer, and M. J. Finn, secretary. A DRS. SCOTT AND BROWN Veterinary Surgeons Peoria boasts of another new institution that is the peer of any like institution in Illinois. Feeling that the animal when suffering from sickness or injury is entitled to and should be provided with the best care and attention, both from the standpoint of humanity and economy, Doctors Scott and Brown have erected a veterinary hospital at 234-238 Eaton Street. This is a com- modious and modern brick building, containing large, roomy, well ventilated and lighted stalls, an isolation ward for infectious diseases, an operating room equipped with the latest model oper- ating table, hot and cold water, dog kennels and everything else that is necessary for the equipment of a thor- oughly modern up-to-date veterinary hospital building. Dr. John Scott, senior member of the firm, has been engaged in practice in Peoria for the past twenty-six years, and has held the position of assistant state veterinarian during all that time. Dr. C. G. Brown, the junior member, has practiced continuously in Peoria since his graduation in 1907, at which time he became affiliated with Dr. Scott. Both men are of unquestionable ability and character, and exhibit the true Peorian spirit of hospitality by making everybody welcome, whether a regular patron of theirs or not. DR. SCOTT DR. BROWN PEORIA OF TO-DAY 53 E. BRANSON E. Branson, a man of enterprise, marked force and character, has been a resident of Peoria for the past twenty-five years. When but a young man he came to Peoria and was thrown upon his own resources, and after a varied career began operating a sprinkling line. This was fifteen years ago. To-day, he has the largest sprinkling line in Peoria and is also proprietor of the Eagle Custom Mills, located at the corners of Hamilton, Globe and Knoxville. This mill is devoted exclusively to the milling of feed and makes a specialty of chicken feed and chops. It is one of the largest of its kind and also carries a complete line of the best grades of hay, straw, bran, meal, oats, corn and coal. Fraternally Mr. Branson is a member of the Court of Honor, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorasson, Yoemen of America, Equitable Fraternal and American Insurance Unions, Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters, Mystic Workers and the Peoria Association of Commerce. He is energetic, well liked as a merchant and socially, and is meeting with excellent success in his business. PERRY EATON & SON Perry Eaton & Son, locksmiths, gunsmiths and general repairers, at 133 South Monroe Street, is the best equipped and largest shop of its kind in Peoria. This business was established by Cabel Whittemore in 1840. Mr. Wm. Perry Eaton, a native of Boone, County Missouri, who came to Peoria in 1874, shortly thereafter entered the employ of Mr. Whittemore, and three years ago succeeded him. They are not a heavy machine shop, but if anything has to be repaired or the services of an expert locksmith are required, they are equipped to give unexcelled service. Grinding knives, scissors, razors, skates, lawn mowers, etc., repairing wringers, washing machines, umbrellas, all kinds of bells, locks and making any kind of a key to order, door checks, and many other things too numerous to mention, come within their line. In the forty years that Mr. Eaton has dealt with Peorians, by his honesty, uprightness and ability he has made many friends and built up an institution worthy of every man's effort. He has associated with him his son, Edward P., who promises to follow his father's footsteps and maintain the reputation established by him both for the family and business. ELECTRICAL TESTING CO. The Electrical Testing Company is one of the unique organizations that Peoria boasts of and bears the same relationship to the electrical business that the physician does to the human body and the lawyer to the business man. It is an electrical doctor. In addition to the manufacturing of Ecto electric plants and automatic and manual switchboards, they make a specialty of their service and repair department, which includes the repairing of magnetos, spark coils, instruments, meters, electric starting systems, storage batteries and fine apparatus. If it is electrical and needs attention they are equipped to repair it. The members of the firm are H. W. Sayles and H. J. Waggoner and are located at 350-352 Knoxville Avenue. Mr. Sayles is a native of Hartford, Wisconsin; a graduate of the Iowa State College; a resident of Peoria for the past fourteen years, and is a member of the Peoria Association of Commerce and the Peoria Electric Club. Mr. Waggoner who was born in Pringhar, Iowa, is a resident of Peoria for the past ten years. He is a graduate of the Iowa State College, and is a member of the Peoria Electric Club. 54 PEORIA OF TO-DAY MRS. L. B. MOKLER Mrs. L. B. Mokler, who for the past twenty years has been engaged in the dressmaking business is a native of Peoria County. Obtaining her primary edu- cation in the place of her nativity, after leaving school she entered as an apprentice in a dressmaking establishment, and by strict application to her work aided by her natural instinct for beauty and art, she to-day is the owner of one of the finest dressmaking institutions in the city, occupying a commodious suite of rooms on the seventh floor of the Observatory Building, and employing a number of dress- makers. Mrs. Mokler is more than a mere dressmaker, her ability to design a garment and drape it over the body so as to make it look artistic and distinctive rather than artificial has won for her a large patronage. She is a Rebekha and a member of the Court of Honor, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and is one of the most progressive women in Peoria. MRS. JULIA FOLEY Mrs. Julia Foley, who is a native of Peoria, has been engaged in the dress- making business for more than thirty-five years, and has occupied her present quarters at 430-433 Woolner Building for the past twenty-three years. Her primary education was obtained in the public schools of Peoria and following her inclina- tions, took up dressmaking. She soon developed into more than a mere seamstress. Her ability to transform an inexpensive piece of material into a most strikingly fashionable garment soon won her many admirers and when she engaged in busi- ness for herself, had a successful following almost from the start. This success attended her ever since and to-day she is one of the most popular dressmakers in Peoria. Recently she was prevailed upon to impart her knowledge to others, and in connection with her dressmaking establishment conducts a school, teaching not only sewing, but cutting, designing and the art of draping. She keeps abreast with the times by going to Chicago very frequently and is in touch with the latest Parisian styles. Fraternally she is a member in the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters and is highly esteemed because of her personal traits of charcater, com- manding confidence and warm regard. MRS. MARY STEPHENS In strong contrast with the dressmakers stands out Mrs. Mary Stephens, ladies' tailor at 417 Hamilton Street. After studying and serving her apprenticeship at New York and St. Louis, and thoroughly mastering the art of cutting and tailoring of ladies' garments, Mrs. Mary Stephens came to Peoria and engaged in the ladies' tailoring business. This was seventeen years ago. Ten years ago she moved to her present quarters where success has always attended her. All of the garments made by her are cut and designed in the latest fashions, distinct in appearance, with origin- ality and tailored effects predominating. She carries a complete line of the latest patterns and weaves and when occasion demands goes east for her suggestions of styles and materials. She is a member of the Eastern Star and by conscientious work, honesty and ability has built up a very remunerative business, commanding the respect of the entire community. PEQRIA OF TO-DAY 55 N. C. ANDERSON Among the leading business men of Peoria whose success is due entirely to his own efforts, is N. C. Anderson, Born in Denmark in 1866, he left school at the age of fourteen and was forced into the commercial world. Acting upon the suggestion of a friend of the family, who was a leading ladies' tailor in the town of his nativity, he engaged to him as an apprentice, and served for four years without compensation. After mastering the art of cutting and tailoring, Mr. Anderson engaged in business for himself, and in 1887 came to this country to seek his fortune. Weathering the difficulties that attend the average foreigner, and with thirty-four years continuous experience in every branch of cutting and tailoring, Mr. Anderson came to Peoria in 1914 and engaged in the ladies' tailoring business. His mastery and knowledge of the business soon attracted to him many patrons and his business grew to such proportions that a few months ago he was forced to seek larger quarters and moved to 317 South Jefferson Avenue, where he conducts a most modern and up-to-date ladies' tailoring establishment, specializing in coats, suits and skirts. Every convenience and comfort that can be afforded his patrons is provided for, and Mr. Anderson counts among his * customers some of the most stylish and strikingly gowned women in Peoria. Con- tinuously keepiug in touch with the latest fashions and closely studying the artistic lines and designs in ladies' tailored garments, he has earned for himself an enviable reputation, a large patronage and is known for his prompt and honorable methods. MAX ERLER An analization of the business career of Max Erler shows that no especial favor- able circumstances aided him at the outset of his career, but that persistent effort and intelligently directed labor are responsible for his success. Born in Peoria, Illinois, he attended the German free school and at an early age was compelled to make his own way. By hard work and study he saved enough money and acquired sufficient knowledge of the photography business to engage therein and in 1881 opened a small studio at 1216 South Adams Street. Diligent study, honesty and conscientious work is always rewarded by success, and Mr. Erler's business increased rapidly; likewise did his experience and knowledge. In 1909 his business grew to such proportions that it became necessary to have larger quarters and he erected the building now occupied. This is a two story modern brick building, containing more than 8000 square feet of floor space devoted exclusively to photography in all its branches; it has the largest operating room in Illinois outside of Chicago, and a feature of its construction is that a portion of one side of the building is constructed entirely of glass, being inclined at an angle of twenty-five degrees, thus insuring proper light to permit photography at any hour of the day regardless of the weather conditions, without the aid of artificial light. Mr. Erler has associated with him his brother Edward, and gives special at- tention to commercial photography. All of the photographs taken for this publication were done so by Mr. Erler. Fraternally he is a Mason and a Shriner, and has earned for himself an enviable reputation as a careful man of business, and in his dealing is known for his prompt and honorable methods, which have won for him the deserved and unbounded confidence of his fellow men. The New Home of the I. N. Martin Dry Goods Co., 320-322 South Adams Street PEORIA OF TO-DAY 57 RETAIL BUSINESS SECTION The natural sequence to a manufacturing center is an extensive retail district. For just the same as good transportation facilities invite large factories, so do these factories in turn increase the population, thereby creating the demand for retail stores. The subject of transportation has already been dealt with as well as that of the fac- tories. From the excellence of the former and the magnitude of the latter, Peoria must naturally have and boasts of a retail trade equal in proportion to its manufactur- ing business. Every variety and known form of merchandise is to be had. No matter how exclusive, advanced in style, expensive or inexpensive an article may be ; whether manufactured locally, in the country or is imported, Peoria stores have it. It is es- timated that there are approximately over two thousand stores in Peoria; that the annual business for the year 1914 was $47,000,000; that fifteen thousand people were employed and $7,500,000 was paid out in wages. Space will not permit the enumer- ation and description of all. A few of the more representative firms have been selected and views of these establishments with a modified description are herewith submitted as a suggestion of the magnitude of Peoria's retail business section. I. N. MARTIN DRY GOODS CO. The I. N. Martin Dry Goods Store is a monument to Peoria's progress and advancement in retail merchandising and in its new home at 320 and 322 South Adams Street will be the pride of Peoria. Based on principles of honest merchan- dise at honest prices, this store, in its thirteen years of existence has had a con- tinuous and phenomenal growth and vividly portrays the ability, honesty, integrity and expanding powers of its founder and manager, I. N. Martin. Seventeen years ago Mr. Martin came to Peoria to become managing partner of the Fitzgerald Dry Goods Co. Four years later he organized the I. N. Martin Dry Goods Co., and within eighteen months bought out his former associate. The beginning was small a little store at 119 South Adams Street but the principles and policy pursued, led to the continuous growth and prosperity of the business, until to-day, it has outgrown all the available space at the original location. The illustration on the opposite page shows the new home of the I. N. Martin Dry Goods Co. three large beautiful floors and a big daylight basement, where the public is not only assured of the same courteousness and honesty, but larger stocks, better values and better service. There are few men in Peoria who command greater recognition and respect than Mr. Martin. To build up rather than to destroy has ever been his broad policy, and in the conduct of his mercantile interests he has pursued constructive methods which have never encroached upon the rights of others. Peoria is as proud of him as of his store. 58 PEORIA OF TO-DAY G. R. KINNEY & CO. This store, at 413 South Adams Street, is one of a chain of forty-six stores operated by G. R. Kinney & Co. This company has done a business of nearly $4,000,000 in 1914, and it is estimated that one 250th part of all the shoes sold at retail in the United States pass through this company's stores. It is beyond a doubt the largest exclusive retail shoe business in the United States. The Peoria store located at 413 South Adams Street, is under the management of W. E. Seeling, and makes a specialty of foot wear at ninety-eight cents, one dollar and forty-nine cents, and one dollar and ninety-eight cents a pair. This is one of the several merchandise stores that have helped to make Peoria a popular and desirable residence city by reducing the high cost of living. ALDERS' WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP Albers' Walk-Over Boot Shop, located at 107 S. Adams Street, was estab- lished in 1906, and the following year passed into the hands of John H. Albers, the present owner, who is a resident of Peoria for more than twenty-three years. This is one of the most exclusive stores in Peoria and the Walk-Over Shoes for ladies and men are handled exclusively. This shoe is known everywhere as being the best fitting, most comfortable and advanced style. It is manufactured by Geo. E. Keith Co., Campello, Mass., which is the largest shoe factory in the United States, manufacturing over 7,300,000 pair of shoes annually to supply the demand of its extensive trade in this country as well as Europe and South America, and is therefore able to sell a better shoe for less money. Mr. Albers has established a reputation and made many friends by the handling of this shoe and his strict sense of honor, unimpeachable integrity and honest policy. Fraternally he is a Mason, being a Knight Templar and a Shriner, and is a member of the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorasson and the Knights of Pythias. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 59 RED CROSS PHARMACY The Red Cross Pharmacy, located at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Fulton Street, was established eleven years ago by Mr. William D. Lacey, the present proprietor. Born and educated in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Lacey came to Peoria in 1904 and opened a drug store. By strict application to his work and a thorough knowledge of compounding prescriptions his business developed, and to-day it is one of the leading drug stores in Peoria. The Red Cross Pharmacy is a general dealer in a full and complete line of drugs, druggists' sundries, rubber and toilet goods, candies, cigars, stationery, etc. A specialty is made of the pre- scription department, being under the personal supervision of Mr. Lacey and in charge of registered pharmacists. The firm also features a foot powder, toilet cream and headache and cold tablets of its own manufacture. Fraternally Mr. Lacey is a member of the Fraternal Aid Association, and also the Modern Wood- men of America, Ancient Order United Workmen, Travelers' Protective Association and the Peoria Association of Commerce. A man without pretense, absorbed in his work and bent on doing the best he can for everybody, Mr. Lacey has made many friends and is counted among the good substantial residents of Peoria. FRITSCHE'S DRUG STORE Fritsche's Drug Store at suite 401-402 Jefferson Building, is the only exclusive prescription pharmacy in Peoria. Mr. Paul R. Fritsche, the proprietor, conceived the idea when he engaged in the drug business fifteen years ago, that the best way to serve the public as an apothecary is to do so exclusively, and developing that idea he has to-day an institution that is unexcelled in filling and compounding prescriptions. So extensive is his reputation that from all parts of the city people want their pres- criptions filled at his store, and as a result he established a system whereby he calls for and delivers prescriptions to all parts of Peoria, also by mail or express to all parts of the United States. For the further accommodation of his patrons he has Post Office Station No. 21. Mr. Fritsche is a resident of Peoria for the past twenty years. Frat- ernally he is a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner. By strict 'application to business, honest dealings and good service he built up a very large patronage and has many friends commercially and socially. BERT C. POWERS' CAMERA SHOP Located at 523 Main Street, opposite the Post Office, is Bert C. Powers' Camera Shop. Everything in cameras, films, dry plates, photo paper, card mounts, chemicals, sundries, etc., can be found there and the stock is complete to the smallest detail. Mr. Powers is a native of Peoria and has studied photography in all its branches. He makes a specialty of developing and finishing for amateurs, and commercial photo- graphy of all kinds; also bromide enlargements in which work a glance at his mag- nificent window display will convince one of the very high quality of this particular branch of photography. By his ability and strict application to work his business has grown to large proportions and demand for his services is made not only in Peoria but for many miles around. 60 PEORIA OF TO-DAY CHARLES KNETZGER Charles Knetzger, the proprietor of one of the largest lumber yards in Peoria and well known in financial circles as one of the directors of the Illinois National Bank, is a native of Germantown, Wis- consin, being born in 1862. He spent his youth in Naperville, Illinois, and there attended the parochial schools. At an early age he entered the business world, but realizing the advantage of a good educa- tion, he supplemented his studies by attending the St. Joseph's college, and later followed for a short time the profession of teaching. After a varied career, during which time he was in the grocery business, cigar store, bookkeeper, bank cashier, and finally in the lumber business, he came to Peoria in 1900, buying out the old Rogers' lumber yard. He deals in all kinds of building materials, handling oak, maple, and beech hardwood flooring, white pine, redwood, cypress, and other finishing material. He has a large yard that covers one and one-half acres of ground, and a shed with a capacity for two million feet of lumber. On April 8, 1891, Mr. Knetzger was married to Miss Anna M. Reis of Bellville, Illinois. They are very prominent mem- bers of the Catholic church, and Mr. Knetzger is also well known in connection with the Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph's Benevolent Society, Creve Coeur Club, and the Peoria Association of Commerce. UNION BREWING COMPANY Home of the Bohemian Export. Established 1885. Capacity 200,000 Barrels PEORIA OF TO-DAY 61 HOME BUILDING IN PEORIA No question concerns us more than the accumulation of money and the building of homes. These are the predominant features of life. To own a home is the ambition of everyone. To do so however, presents a different problem. It takes money prim- arily, and for this reason alone many inhabitants in the various cities go on paying out rent, and at old age have nothing to show not even the shelter of their own roof. All because the proper opportunity has not been afforded them to make a start. To Peorians this is no more a problem. It is solved by the Home Savings Fund System operated by THE NATIONAL HOME BUILDING COMPANY This Company is not a Loan and Homestead or Building Association. Its object is to bring together those people who have money to invest and those who want to borrow, and is intended for the average man who wants to obtain a home. To those who have a higher aim in life and realize the necessity of owning their own home, upon proper application, The National Home Building Company will issue a Home Savings Fund Contract in even multiples from $300 to $5,000.00 in any one series, payable in monthly installments of from $3.00 to $50.00 for a period of One Hundred months and matures in one hundred and twenty months, or ten years from date of issue, and guarantees four per cent on the investment and profit sharing in addition. This is the Investor's Contract and affords the opportunity to accumulate a down payment on property either in part or whole. The holder of the contract can borrow any time after he has paid the Company ten per cent of the face value of his contract. The Company loans the funds as they accumulate monthly. The borrower pays eighty cents per hundred on principal and twenty-five cents per hundred on interest, being six per cent, total, one dollar and five cents per hundred or ten dollars and fifty cents per thousand, being eight dollars on principal and two dollars and fifty cents on interest. At these terms it takes one hundred and twenty months to repay one thos- sand dollars. Lesser and greater amounts in proportion. This Home Savings Fund System makes it possible for every ambitious man or woman to own their own home. This Company not only furnishes their own contract holders the money to build with, but aids them in making the first savings for a start. It is worth one's while to carefully study and familiarize yourself with all the details of their wonderful system. They have established general agencies throughout Illinois, and Peoria is fortunate in having been selected as the place for the principal business office, which is located at 315 Central National Bank Building. The officers of the Company are: William A. Potts, president and counsel; Forrest C. Nichols, vice-president, and James P. Fritze, secretary and treasurer. All are Peorians and men of the highest integrity, character and reputation. 62 PEORIA OF TO-DAY WARREN W. DAY There is perhaps to-day no more important career open to a man than the profession of architecture. Upon the ability, education and artistic sense of the men who follow it depend the beauty of our cities, the efficiency of our office buildings, the comfort and luxuries of our homes. The most promising young man in this profession and one who already is successful in Peoria, is Warren W. Day with offices at 527 Main Street. He was born at Peoria July 26, 1882, and is the son of John Day and Kate Moore. His grandfather on his paternal side was Larkin Day, of the old and well known firm Day Brothers, and on his maternal side, William Moore, one of the early residents of Peoria, who was the owner of one of the largest foundries in the city. His preliminary edu- cation was obtained at Peoria in the Greely and Irving grade schools, and the Peoria High School, class of 1901. After leaving high school, he spent several years with Kingman & Co. and C. J. Off & Co., entering the architectural office of B. L. Hulsebus in 1905. He entered the engineering College of the University of Illinois in 1906, graduating in 1910 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. While in college he was just as popular as he is in his profession, and was a member of the national college fraternity, Theta Delta Chi; the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs; the National Society of Scabbard and Blade; the Pen and Brush Club; the University Glee and Mandolin Club (manager one year and leader two years). He was also on the board of the Technograph, a technical and scientific magazine, being business manager of same during his last year in college, and was honored with a captaincy in the University Cadet regiment, re- ceiving upon graduation a commission from Governor Deneen as Brevet Captain in the Illinois National Guard. In 1910 Mr. Day was made Superintendent of Construction for the State of Illinois, and was given complete charge of all building construction at the Elgin State Hospital. Upon completing this work he took a trip around the world, spend- ing a great portion of the time in the far East studying Oriental architecture, and while in India was the guest of the famous Hindoo poet, Rabin- dranath Tagore, the Nobel prize winner. Upon his return to Peoria he entered the active practice of architecture, in which he has continued ever since. In addition to the trip around the world he has supplemented his study and observation of architecture and building methods by making four trips to Europe and also to the Levant and the Near East. Some of the buildings designed by Mr. Day are the residences of Dr. C. G. Farnum, S. H. Tripp, F. T. Day, C. F. Weber, Dr. W. C. Williams, W. A. Rice, L. E. Rotter- man, etc.; the J. M. Nichols and G. L. Kat- zing store buildings; office building for the Detweiller Ice Co.; flat buildings for C. F.Weber and J. R. Giles; barn and garage for Oakford & Fahnestock; sound re- flector for the St. Paul's Church; the addition to the Illinois Valley Yacht Club; and has now in hand the design and plans for the new rein- forced concrete fireproof wholesale grocery build- ing for Oakford & Fahne- stock, which when fully completed will be the largest building of its kind in Peoria and will cost over $350,000. Mr. Day was married September 7th, 1910, to Miss Ethel Hollister of Champaign, Illinois, the daughter of Professor H. A. Hollister of the Uni- versity of Illinois. He is a member of the Peoria Illini Club, the Kickapoo Golf Club, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club, the Peoria Exe- cutive's Club, the Peoria Society of Allied Arts (of which he is secretary), the Illinois Society of Architects, the University Club of Peoria, the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, the Association of Cosmopolitan Clubs, and the National Society of Scabbard and Blade. A FEW OF PEORIA'S BEAUTIFUL HOMES 64 PEORIA OF TO-DAY HEWITT & EMERSON Herbert Edmund Hewitt first opened his office for the practice of his pro- fession as architect in Peoria in April 1897, after completing his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois and the Univer- sity of Chicago, together with three years practical experience in the offices of Chicago architects. Mr. Hewitt's practice having developed with the growth of the city, he took as a partner in 1908, Mr. Frank Nelson Emerson, the son of a prominent Peoria family, whose training for his work was obtained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and in the offices of Carrers & Hastings, New York. Many important buildings in Peoria and elsewhere have been designed and carried out by the firm, and by Mr. Hewitt prior to the formation of the partner- ship. Among those in Peoria are the Proctor Recreation Center, the Jefferson Hotel, the Shriner's Temple, the Orpheum Theatre, the Creve Coeur Club, the Country Club, the G. A. R. Memorial, the Y. W. C. A. Building, the Coliseum, the wholesale premises of the Jobst-Bethard Company, the Wilson Grocery Com- pany and the Clark-Smith Hardware Company, the new First Methodist Episcopal Church, etc., etc. Among the out-of-town buildings should be mentioned the Monmouth College Buildings, Monmouth, 111., the Hotel Goldman, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, the High School, Lincoln School, German-American National Bank and the residence of Mr. C. G. Herget, all in Pekin, 111., the Administration Building of the Boss Manufacturing Co., Kewanee, 111., the residence of Mr. J. B. Brown, Monmouth, 111., the residence of Mr. E. C. Craig, Mattoon, 111., the residence of Herman Danforth, Washington, 111. Many public school buildings throughout the state and in the southern states and many of the handsome residences in Moss Avenue and other parts of the city were done by this firm. Mr. Hewitt is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Mr. Emerson of Princeton and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both are graduates of the Peoria High School. Their offices are at 321 Main Street. F. J. KLEIN F. J. Klein, architect, with offices at 127 South Jefferson Avenue, has been a resident of Peoria almost his entire life. Developing a desire for architecture he left school at an early age and became an apprentice in an architect's office. His natural talents soon developed and after serving his apprenticeship in several of the prominent architect's offices of this city, he branched out for himself. That success soon attended him is seen from the reputation he enjoys not only locally but outside of Peoria. At Champaign, Illinois, he designed the Theta Beta Pi Fraternity House. In Peoria, the First National Bank Building, the Peoria High School and the Washington School, the Hippodrome, Appollo and Duchess Theatres, the residences of Milton Newman, Chas. Wilson and A. W. Wilson, the J. W. McDowell apartments, the Stuber & Kuck and Carr & Johnston factory buildings, and the South Park Pavilion, are only a few of the many buildings that he designed. A FEW OF PEORIA'S LARGE BUILDINGS Oakford and Fahnestock $350,000 Wholesale Grocery Building now under construction. Federal Warehouse now under construction. The largest warehouse in Illinois outside of Chicago, cost $200,000. Absolutely fire and vermin proof. Devoted to commercial and furniture storage and acts as forwarders and factory distributor. Illinois Traction System Bldg. now under construction. Proposed Lehmann Bldg. Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. Block and Kuhl Bldg. 66 PEORIA OF TO-DAY JOHN F. KING. JR. John F. King, Jr., architect, with offices at 903 Central National Bank Building, who has been as- sociated with building construction for the past thirty years, was born in Peoria in 1868. His ancestors were among the earliest settlers, his grand- father coming to Peoria in 1831, when the population was but fifty-five. As an architect Mr. King enjoys a country wide reputation, having designed the mechanical and structural equipment for the million dollar municipal building recently erected in Dallas, Texas, and numerous buildings of importance in Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth, Texas. He was also supervising architect for the State of Texas on several large buildings. Locally he points with pride to the Sandmeyer Apartments, Roberts Apartments, and his association in the construction of the White School in Peoria; also schools at La Salle, Morton, and many other places. Although his work has taken him out of Peoria the greater part of the past ten years, he has always considered Peoria as his home, and is now permanently located here at the above address. BUSH'S WALL PAPER STORE Bush's Wall Paper Store, 236 South Jefferson Avenue, was established by John A. Bush in 1849. Edw. J. Bush, a native of Peoria, attended the grade and high school in this city and became associated with his father in 1885, serving his time as apprentice and then attending the New York Trade School, from which he graduated with high honors. This firm makes a specialty of Wall Paper, frescoing, house and sign painting, pictures and picture framing, either in or out of the city. No contract is too small or too large to receive the study which is needed to achieve a proper effect. Sixty-six years continuous busi- ness and still doing work for patrons for whom they worked back in the fifties, is a proof of ability and honesty. Especial attention is given to work done out of the city. EDW. j. BUSH PEORIA OF TO-DAY 67 O'CONNOR BROTHERS In every city of any prominence there is no business that is as important and is more closely related to the welfare and sanitary condition of a community than the plumbing business. The question of sanitation and comfort, so essential to our well- being, is virtually controlled by this industry and it is for that reason that the plumber of to-day is no more a mere laborer, but must be possessed of technical knowledge and skill, and is under the supervision of the state, being compelled to pass an ex- amination and procure a license in the same manner that a doctor or lawyer must do. One of the leading plumbing firms of Peoria is that conducted under the firm name of O'Connor Brothers, at 126 South Washington Street, corner Fulton Street. This firm was established in 1890 by the two brothers, Daniel and Edward O'Connor, who are still the present owners and who have been continuously engaged therein, becoming thoroughly familiar with every phase and branch of the plumbing and heating business. Their varied experience therein has developed their knowledge to the extent that the service they give is unexcelled. All work is carried out with a thoroughness, precision and accuracy characteristic of the most reputable and capable only. No contract is too small to receive their personal attention and supervision and the satis- faction they render their patrons is evidenced by the volume of their business. It is one of the largest and oldest plumbing institutions in Peoria. Their trade and reputation extends well over the entire state of Illinois, and has played an important part in the building up and dustributing the fame of Peoria. DAILY & O'BRIEN CO. Daily & O'Brien Co. are successfully engaged in the operation of a plumbing, heating and sewer contracting business at 322 South Jefferson Avenue, where they have been located since establishing their business in March 1910. The members of the firm are skilled mechanics and practical business men, whose general experience and thorough training in their line qualifies them to undertake the development of an enterprise of this nature. They make a specialty of installing plumbing, steam and hot water heat, and pneumatic water supply in country and suburban residences as well as the city, and are being favored with many orders of this nature. Altho engaged in business for only five years, it has been their fortune to be awarded some of the largest contracts in Peoria as well as outside, extending their business over the entire state of Illinois and doing one third of the entire plumbing business in Peoria. Reference to the numerous contracts is impossible for want of sufficient space. The few herewith submitted give an idea of the magnitude of their business and the satis- factory service: the State building at Watertown, four State buildings at St. Charles; two State buildings at Kankakee, nine State buildings at Dixon; a number of residences at Lacon and Keithsburg; three State buildings at Bartonville; one at Anna, and the water works at Springfield. In Peoria, the Jefferson Hotel, the Creve Coeur Club, Block and Kuhl Annex, Carr and Johnston plant and the Tyng Public School of the public and factory buildings; over one hundred apartments in flat buildings for one individual; the Laura-Smith, Victoria, Roanoke, Woodlawn, Hutchinson, Hansseler and Royal apartment buildings; the residences of H. H. Block, W. T. Wheeler, M. N. Pierson and Eugene Gauss ; and hundreds of the smaller homes in the Uplands, the East Uplands, and in the city and country. 68 PEORIA OF TO-DAY JOSEPH E. DAILY Joseph E. Daily, who has just completed a four year term as City Attorney of Peoria, and is now the Republican nominee for County Judge, is a graduate of the law department of the Yale University, where he received the degree L.L.B, He was born at Manito, Illinois, January 27th. 1888. His primary education was received in the public schools of Chillicothe, graduating from the high school in 1904. Mr. Daily served one year as manager for the Santa Fe R. R. Co. one year as manager for the Postal Telegraph Co., and later as telegraph operatpr for the Santa Fe R. R. Co. In 1905 he entered the University of Illinois, taking a two years course and enrolling in the law department of the Yale University, from which he graduated with honors. Immediately after his graduation and admission to practice, he located in Peoria, and since May 1st, 1911, has filled the office of City attorney until his election at the spring primaries as the Republican candidate for County Judge. On January 7, 1914 Mr. Daily was married to Miss Audrey Woodward and altho as yet a young man, gives promise of early becoming one of the prominent and successful members of the legal profession in this part of the state. FRANK A. HALL Frank A. Hall is a native of Peoria, where he spent his entire life and was born in 1882. His early education was acquired in the grammar and high schools of this city. For a period of three years he taught school in Peoria County, and later attended the University of Illinois from which he graduated with the degree L.L.B. Shortly afterward, on passing the required ex- amination, he was admitted to the bar of Illinois. He returned to Peoria and took up the general practice of law meeting with remarkable success. Mr. Hall was elected to his present position of Justice of the Peace for Peoria County by an overwhelming majority in the spring of 1911. His politics are consistently Republican. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Phi Delta Phi fraternities. His offices are in the Majestic Theatre Building on South Jefferson Avenue, where he holds court and carries on a, general law practice. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 69 THE PEORIA BAR ASSOCIATION By L. E. SUTHERLAND The first organization of a Bar Association in Peoria was effected in 1879, David McCulloch being the first president. After an uncertain existence for a number of years, the present Peoria Bar Association was organized on November 20, 1905. The purpose of the Association is "to advance the science of jurisprudence; to promote the administration of justice; to secure proper legislation; to encourage a thorough legal education; to uphold the honor and dignity of the Bar; to cultivate cordial inter- course among the lawyers of Peoria, Illinois, and to perpetuate the history of the profession and the memory of its members." Mr. Wm. L. Ellwood was the first president of this Association. The Peoria Bar Association at the present time is a very active organization. During the course of the year several meetings are held, at which time different topics of interest to the profession are discussed by able speakers. The Association has adopted a Code of Ethics governing the practice of law, which requires all its members to adhere to in their contact with each other and with the public. The Association also lends its support to the passage of proper laws, especially for the reform of the present Practice Act, in order to procure the administration of the law with less delay, and with less expense to the litigant. The chief purpose of the Association is, of course, to secure a closer bond of fellowship among its members, but it never loses sight of its more serious purpose. The present officers of the Association are as follows: Frank T. Miller, president; L. 0. Eagleton, first vice-president; George W. Burton, second vice-president; L. E. Sutherland, secretary; G. F. D. Zimmerman, treasurer. The board of directors consists of: W. G. McRoberts, O. P. Westervelt, W. I. Slemmons, I. J. Covey, C. C. Dutch, Hiram Todd and Paul Dalwig. The Association consists, at the present time, of one hundred and fifteen members, all of whom are actively engaged in the practice of their profession in Peoria. VICTOR P. MICHEL Victor P. Michel, who at the spring election was elected Police Magistrate, is a native of Peoria. He left school while quite young on account of the death of his father, so that he might help support his widowed mother. Later on he was appointed as keeper at the Joliet Penitentiary, then as deputy sheriff and subse- quently as supervisor. He displayed such executive ability, honesty and efforts to serve the public and tax payers that when the office Probation Officer Mothers' Pension Fund was created, it appeared to everybody concerned that Mr. Michel was the man for the place. Realizing that to better fill his various public duties a legal education was essential, he commenced the study of law several years ago and continued to do so while serving as probation officer, studying at home under the tuition of several local attorneys until admitted to the bar. Such devotion to duty is rarely overlooked, and at the spring election Peorians paid their tribute to Mr. Michel in electing him Police Magistrate by an overwhelming majority. 70 PEORIA OF TO-DAY OCULIST OPTOMETRIST (Differentiated) OPTICIAN No profession or occupation is more confused than those above mentioned. Altho the human eye is one of the most sensitive and important parts of the human body, it is given the least care and attention and the most abuse: and not until absolute necessity arises is it given any consideration. A keen eye is as essential, if not more so, as a keen mind and an active body. It is as important to exercise the eye daily as it is the mind and body, and neglect or abuse will of necessity compel correction by medical or mechanical science denned as follows: An Oculist is any physician or doctor of medicine, duly licensed and practicing medicine who has made a special study of the treatment of the diseased eye and is specializing therein. An Optometrist is a person engaged in the practice of Optometry. This is the science of exam- ining and testing eyes and fitting glasses without the use of drops, drugs or medicine; entirely mechanical. It is recognized by thirty-four states of the United States of America, four provinces of Canada, by Australia, and other foreign countries, as a distinct mechanical science. The University of New York and Ohio is teaching this course in the Departments of Science and a two-year course is the legal re- quirement. Illinois has for eighteen years sought to obtain a law governing the practice of Optometry, but has so far only succeeded in obtaining a Supreme Court decision, which holds, "that the testing of eyes and fitting of glasses is not the practice of medicine, and to so contend would only bring the practice of medicine into disrepute." An Optician is any person engaged in the business of grinding lenses, making spectacles, eye glasses, cameras, telescopes and other optical instruments. OSCAR V. BERRY Oscar V. Berry, optometrist, who has been actively engaged in the practice of testing eyes and fitting and grinding lenses for the past twenty years, dates his residence in Peoria from 1905. After graduating from the grammar and high school in the place of his nativity in 1887, he entered the Chicago Institute of Horology, and subsequently enrolled in the Ferguson Institute, being in the King clinical class of 1895 when he entered the Philadelphia College of Optometry and graduated in 1898. Until 1903 he spent at New York, and then continued his practice at Ypsilanti Michigan, until 1905, when he moved to Peoria. His professional ability and the keen interest that he takes in each individual's case was soon ap- preciated, and to-day he is enjoying a very lucra- tive practice. He has a well appointed office at 125 S. Adams Street, and also one of the most modern and fully equipped lense grinding depart- ments in the city. The recognition that the members of his own profession accord him was evidenced by his election as the first president of the Illinois State Society of Optometrists. He keeps in touch with all advanced ideas of his pro- fession by continuous study, and writes on the subject of Optometry for the Keystone, Opto- metrist and Optician, Optical Journal and Review, and Optometry, all being considered the best maga- zines on the subject. Fraternally he is a Mason and is also a member in the Eastern Star. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 71 DR. WALTER WYATT Walter Wyatt, physician and oculist, with offices at 311 Central National Bank Building, was born at Culter, Indiana. November 9th, 1864. Receiving his preliminary education in the schools of his native city, the Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute, and the Indiana University at Bloomington, he taught for three years at Patton, Ind., and came to Peoria in 1890, becoming the proprietor of an optical store which he conducted until 1904, and in the interim attended the Illinois Medical College at Chicago, graduating in 1903 with the degree M. D. Since then he has specialized in the Opthalmological branch of medicine, and limits his practice to eye surgery, eye diseases and fitting of lenses. Dr. Wyatt married Miss Jessie Eury, October 7th. 1891, and has four children. He is a Knight Templar and thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Creve Coeur Club, Peoria City and Illinois State Medical Societies, and the American Medical Association. He is a trustee and member of the Medical Staff of the Deaconess Home and Hospital, a director of the Farmers Loan and Homestead Association, and a member of the Hale Memorial, the Methodist Church and Board of Education of the Public Schools of the City of Peoria. CHAS. DE MOURE Chas. De Moure, secretary, treasurer and general manager of Wyatt-De Moure Co., 103 S. Adams Street, has spent eighteen years in the study of the eye and fitting glasses exclusively. After completing his course at the Bradley Polytechnic Institute with the degree O.D. and the Northern Illinois College at Chicago with the degree Oph. D., he spent one year with the celebrated Dr. Dombroski, three years at Free- port, Illinois, and then became associated with Dr. Walter Wyatt, with whom he has now been for more than twelve years. In 1914 their business grew to such proportions that in order to render their patrons their usual satisfactory service it became necessary for them to incor- porate, and the present firm Wyatt-De Moure Co. was incorporated. While the store is situated at the above address, a grinding department is located at 120 S. Adams Street, which is in charge of W. L. Haslet, who has been connected with Dr. Wyatt for nineteen years, and wherein seven people are continuously kept busy. Dr. De Moure is a Mason, being a Shriner, Eastern Star, and president of the Ionic Club. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Illinois State Society of Optometrists, and belongs to the Natoinal Association of Opto- metrists and the Peoria Association of Commerce. His professional ability and upright life has gained for him the respect and good will of the general public and a very large clientele for his firm. 72 PEORIA OF TO-DAY DR. ALEXANDER CHITTICK Dr. Alexander Chittick, the dis- coverer of intravenous medication, is a native of Lincoln, Illinois. After grad- uating from the Beason High School in 1890 he entered the Northern Illinois Normal School, graduating in 1892. From that time until 1900, he taught school, spending three years in the Peoria County schools and two years in the Chicago public schools. He then enrolled in the National Medical Uni- versity, from which he grad- uated in 1904 with the degree M. D., and in addition was honored by the University in being retained as one of the instructors, and was offered the chair on Hygenic and Sanitary Science. Not being obliged to devote his en- tire attention to teaching, Dr. Chittick en- gaged in the active practice of medicine. It was at this time that he commenced the experiment of injecting medicine direct into the blood, pursuing the theory that all diseases being traceable to the condition of the blood, that if the blood can be restored normal, the patient will be likewise, and has the distinction of being the first physician to successfully give this treatment. From 1910 to 1913, Dr. Chittick held the chair of Nervous Diseases in the Northern College of Ophtalmology, re- moving to Peoria in that year and opening his offices at 333 Woolner Building, where he has since engaged in the general practice of medicine, specializing in his wonderful discovery of intravenous medication, the benefits of which the people here soon learned. To-day he is being kept busy giving this treatment. Fraternally Dr. Chit- tick is a K. P. and a W. 0. W., and is also a member of the Authors' Club, having written a book on Bio- chemistry and another one containing 1000 questions and answers on medicine which is used extensive- ly b y students preparing for the State Board Examination. He is also the inventor of an Inhaler and in- troduced Ethyl Chloride as a general anaes- thetic. Dr. Chit- tick's inhaler is the most unique instrument ever offered to the profession, being adapt- ed to the administration of not only somnoforme but all other anaesthetics, and has many points of superiorty over other inhalers. The Anaesthetic is a mixture of Ehyl and Methyl Chloride with Ethyl Bromide. This anaesthetic when used in his inhaler, which is air tight, requires so small a quantity that there is no after effect whatever. Both have been received with great favor by the profession and are used extensively. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 73 PEORIA'S GENERAL HOSPITALS By DR. CLIFFORD U. COLLINS Peoria is very fortunate in having three large hospitals with which to care for her people who may be sick or injured. The John C. Proctor Hospital was ob- tained through the philanthropy of the late John C. Proctor. It is conveniently situated, being within walking distance of the Union Station, and easily reached by the street cars. It has one hundred beds. Besides the wards it has a large number of private rooms, four having a private bath attached. It has three operating rooms. operating rooms. The Deaconess Hospital is situated on the Central Bluff and also overlooks the river and city. It is financed by the Metho- dist Church and was built by subscriptions from its members and friends. The new building, which was ready for occupancy April 1914, is the last word in hospital con- struction. It has fifty beds, including two large wards, and thirty private rooms, ten having private bath rooms. It has three The building is absolutely fireproof throughout. The St. Francis Hospital is located on the East Bluff and commands a splendid view of the river and upper portion of the city. It was built by a community of Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and is a splendid example of the benevolences of the Sisters of the Catholic Church. It has one hundred and fifty beds. There are several 74 PEORIA OF TO-DAY wards, and a large number of private rooms, eleven having private bath rooms. There are three operating rooms. These hospitals have laboratories, drug-rooms, X-ray equipment, obstetrical departments, modern sterilizing plants, roof-gardens and porches for the fresh air treatment, and represent all that is modern and complete in hospital construction. They not only care for the sick and suffering in Peoria, but receive a great many patients from surrounding towns. All three hospitals have training schools for nurses and require a course of study of three years. The Proctor and Deaconess Hospitals graduate a class of Registered Nurses each year. The Sisters of St. Francis do net nurse patients outside of their hospitals, but the mother-house being in Peoria, the novitiates are trained here for the branch hospitals in other cities. Each hospital has a staff composed of physicians and surgeons representing the various branches and specialties in medicine, and the reputation of those on the Staff is in keeping with the high standard of the equipment. It will be seen from the foregoing that the character cf Peoria's Hospitals guarantees to the patients the highest degree of skillful care. THE CUMERFORD FUNERAL HOME The Ideal Funeral Establishment of Peoria PEQRIA OF TO-DAY 75 PEORIA CITY MEDICAL SOCIETY The laws of Illinois in the early forties did not prescribe who may and who shall not practice medicine. To protect themselves and the public against this evil and the inroads of a growing class of charlatans in the medical profession, and in the main loyal to their sense of personal dignity and traditionary principles of ethics, nineteen of the most prominent practitioners established a sort of a circle of defense and offense, and on the 15th of April, 1848, formed themselves into a medical society, which has been kept up to this day and known as Peoria City Medical Society. Subsequently the society was incorporated and has grown to a present member- ship of one hundred and forty-four active practitioners. The officers are: Dr. C. D. Thomas, president; Dr. J. F. Cooper, vice-president; Dr. 0. J. Roskoten, second vice-president; Dr. E. W. Oliver, secretary and treasurer. Their meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Jefferson Hotel. DR. H. G. EICHHORN Dr. H. G. Eichhorn, physician and surgeon, with offices at 309 Central National Bank Building, is engaged in the general practice of medicine since 1896. He was born in Springbay, Illinois, which is just across the river from Peoria, April 20th, 1872. Upon completing his preliminary education in the schools of his nativity, he entered the North Western University at Evanston, Illinios, taking the preparatory course and subsequently enrolled in the medical department of the same school, graduating in 1896 with the degree M. D. Immediately after his graduation he returned to Peoria and has practiced here since. By his professional skill, fertile resources and calmness in a crisis, he has won for himself a reputation and is enjoying. a large and lucrative practice. In 1900 Dr. Eichhorn was married to Miss Louise Ehringer, a daughter of Albert E. Ehringer of Lacon, Illinois, and has four children. He is a Mason and a member in the Peoria City and Illinois State Medical Societies, and the American Medical Association, and was recently appointed as medical examiner of Wolf's Baths. PEORIA COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY By DR. 0. P. WILTZ The Peoria County Dental Society, which is the outgrowth of the Peoria Dental Society, was reorganized in 1905 as a component society of the Illinois State Dental Society. Its object is to promote the public welfare by the advancement of the dental profession in education, science, mutual fellowship and good feeling, by union of effort with other local organizations as component parts of the Illinois State Dental Society, by the advocacy of proper legislation, and by co-operation with the medical profession in all matters of mutual interest and advantage to the people of the state. . The meetings are held in Peoria the first Monday of October, November, Dec- ember, January, February, March, April, May and June. The present officers are: President, Dr. C. M. Smith, 609-11 Jefferson Building, phone Main 983, Peoria, 111.; vice-president, Dr. C. E. Read, Citizen's phone, 47-A, Pekin, 111.; secretary, Dr. O. P. Wiltz, suite 418 Jefferson Building, phone, Main 381, Peoria, 111.; treasurer, Dr. J. P. Luthringer, 507 Jefferson Building phones Main 1616, Peoria, 111.; librarian, Dr. M. Grace G. Atkinson, Havana, 111. Two infirmaries have been established in the city by the society; one at the 76 PEORIA OF TO-DAY Neighborhood House, 2000 S. Washington Street, which is open every Tuesday after- noon from 1 to 4 o'clock; the second at the Douglas School, Reed Avenue, which is open every Thursday and Friday morning from 9 to 12 o'clock of the school year, excepting holidays. These clinics are cared for by a volunteer staff of twenty-nine members of the Peoria County Dental Society. They are also establishing a course of lectures in the grade schools of this city, first course February 22nd, and continued for ten days. It is the purpose of the Oral Hygiene staff to give a course of illustrated lectures in each school in each semester in the future, and to establish additional infirmaries as conditions will allow. CHURCHES Peoria has eighty-one churches, fifteen denominations. Many of these church buildings add greatly to the architectural beauty of Peoria. All these organizations have large memberships and able pastors and priests. First Congregational First Methodist, now under construction PEORIA OF TO-DAY 77 FLOWERS There is in every one a natural love of brightness and beauty. And more than anything the flower seems to meet that need. From the earliest and medieval times when the savage and most primitive races gathered flowers for offering to their Gods, until the present day when they are used for decorative purposes and symbols of expression, whether a social function, baptism, marriage or funeral, there is nothing that can fill the place of flowers. Our need and our demand for them are continual and un- questioned. To supply this want and particularly that of the person who lives in the large and congested city, where flower gardens are prohibitive, the green house came into existence. Tracing its origin to the old Romans, who were able to secure fresh fruits and vegetables for their banquets the year around, the greenhouse to-day and particularly the construction of it has become an art in itself. So careful and accurate must this work be in the grading, foundation, frame work, glazing and painting, plant tables, ventilation, heating and numerous other features, that special instruction is given in the various universities and colleges and the degree Horticultural Architect conferred. An uneven thick glass may cause a more or less distinct focusing of the sun's rays and burn the flowers : and when the different temperatures are taken into consideration, viz.: the night temperature for violets being 40-45, carnations 50-55, roses 60. stove plants 70, etc., one can readily see how strong a factor the heating system is : and all others are equally important. Each flower has its own season and the grower must make conditions as nearly normal as possible and imitate a natural day, having the full complement of continuous sun- light and periodity in temperature from the lowest temperature before dawn to the gradual rise mid-day or later. It must be watered properly and protected from becoming diseased or being attacked by insects. Each plant must be sowed, nursed and receive the same special attention and individual care that an infant receives. Possessed of this technical knowledge and thirty-six years of actual experience is CHAS. LOVERIDGE who has the largest greenhouse in Peoria , and the only one in Central Illinois growing orchids in any quantity. Mr. Loveridge is a native of Devonshire England and was born in 1860. From childhood he was interested in the growth and cultivation of flowers and in 1889 came to Peoria and engaged in the florist business. By continuous hard work and strict application to busi- ness Mr. Loveridge built up an institution that to-day occupies over six acres of ground devoted exclusively to the cultiva- tion of cut flowers. He has a range of greenhouses consisting of fifteen build- ings, exclusive of the heat- ing plant, constructed and equipped in the most modern and scientific manner, with more than 75,000 square feet of glass, wherein the choicest cut flowers, shrubs, bulbs, plants, etc., are grown. He makes a specialty of roses, carnations, chrysanthymums, violets, lily of the valley, orchids, etc. Like walking through miles of perfumed bowers and all manner of wondrous floral luxuriance is a visit to this green- house, the main entrance being at Arcadia and Wisconsin Avenues, and from which flowers are shipped all over the central part of Illinois. For the accommodation of the retail trade Mr. Loveridge maintains a store at 127 S. Jefferson Avenue, where fresh cut flowers are kept daily. Any kind of a flower, any kind of a floral design, no matter what the occasion may be or the quantity desired, can be had at this store. As a financial factor Mr. Loveridge is vice-president in the Farmers Savings and Loan Association. Fraternally he is a Mason, and belongs to the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorasson, Modern Woodmen of America, Independent Order of Foresters, Knights of the Maccabees and the North American Union. Those who know him recognize his sterling worth as a man and citizen, and through his honorable and upright business dealings and living, ccmmsnds the respect and appreciation of all. 78 PEORIA OF TO-DAY JOHN D. KENNEDY UNDERTAKER A View of the Office at 2027 South Adams Street GAUSS UNDERTAKING CO. Chapel at 708 Main Street. Established 1860. Wm. F. and J. GAUSS, Props. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 79 THE JEFFERSON HOTEL The Jefferson Hotel is Peoria's leading hos- telry. This hotel was opened to the public in February, 1912, and the business from that time was such that in 1914, two additional floors were added. The hotel now has two hundred and fifty-five guest rooms, each with private bath, telephone service and furnished in the most modern and up-to-date manner. The house is operated on the European plan, with a cafe on the main floor in connection. Also, located on the premises is a tea room, palm room, Indian room, and a large banquet hall that will easily accommodate three hundred and fifty guests. The banquet hall can be tra.ns- formed to a ball room when desired. The hotel furnishes employment to one hundred and forty people, and has a pay roll of $6,500 a month. The Jefferson is under the management of Horace Leland Wiggins, a gentleman of many years of practical experience in the hotel business. Officers of the Jefferson Hotel Co. are W. E. Hull, president, Arthur Lehmann, secretary and treasurer. CENTRAL ELECTRIC CO. The Central Electric Company of Peoria is an old established firm located at 238 S. Jefferson Street, that has made a specialty of electric work, wiring buildings and doing all kinds of electric work. In addition to the construction work, they main- tain a store in which are all the modern electric devices to lighten the labor in the house- hold electric irons, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, fans and Mazda lamps. The fixtures for lighting a residence or store are now having more thought both as to design and to getting the maximum amount of light without an excessive cost for current. The Central Electric Company has a well selected line of fixtures suitable for all classes of buildings, and makes a specialty of residence work. They have equipped a special rocm for the display of the indirect lighting system and can show how a fixture will light up a room, so that one can tell just how it will look in the place it is intended for. The firm is composed of Chas. D. Brainard and Louis B. Van Nuys. CHAS. JOHNSON HARDWARE CO. The Chas. Johnson Hardware Co., at 2023 South Adams Street, was established in!885 by Chas. Johnson, who opened a small hardware store in the same block and two years later moved to the present location. By strict application to business and honest dealings, with the aid of his two brothers, William and P. A., he built up one of the largest hardware establishments in Peoria and extended his trade within a radius of one hundred miles outside of the city. Everything in the" general line of hardware and mill supplies is carried at this store, as well as a complete line of paints, glass, ranges, gas stoves and refrigerators. They also handle and install all kinds of heating plants, such as steam, hot water heat and furnace, and do roofing and sheet metal work. In 1901 they incorporated under the present name, and the present officers and stockholders are Chas. Johnson, president; P. A. Johnson, vice-president, and Wm. Johnson, secretary and treasurer. 80 PEORIA OF TO-DAY PEORIA'S PRESS Tracing its origin to 1834, when the first editor and printer came to Peoria, the Press as it exists to-day, is confined to three English newspapers one morning and two evening papers and one German newspaper, altho there have been a number of weekly and monthly publications started that had an ephemeral existence. The Peoria Transcript is issued in the morning and the Star, Journal and Die Sonne in the afternoon. They are all well and ably edited occupying the front rank in provincial journalism and hold their own against metropolitan competition. They represent the vital interests of this city and have done and are now doing all that is within their power to advance its interests. The Peoria Transcript, which is the only morning newspaper in this city, first appeared December 17, 1855, and was published by William Rounseville, who also was a pastor of the Universalist faith, and Nathaniel C. Nason, who was a practical printer. Caleb Whittemore next succeeded to the management and entered into partnership with Sanford Moon. Subsequently, the Transcript was managed suc- cessively by James G. and Gilmore Merrill, Nathan Geer, Enoch Emery, Edward Andrews, Walter Givens, William Hoyne, Col. E. P. Brooks, Major S. Brackett and R. M. Hanna. In 1893 the property was placed on a modern basis, and in 1898 was merged with the Peoria Herald under the title of Herald-Transcript. In its hyphenated form it was published by Henry M. Pindell, who held the property until 1902, when it was sold to a stock company headed by P. G. Rennick. After a few years, Charles H. May acquired the property, retiring from its management a year ago. Fred A. Stowe, who came to Peoria in April, 1913, as editor of the Herald-Transcript, is now editor and manager of the Transcript. The Herald was dropped August 17, 1914. The Peoria Star Company, operating the Peoria Evening Star and Sunday Morning Star was organized in 1897 by Mr. Eugene F. Baldwin and Mr. Chas. H. Powell, who had been former proprietors of The Peoria Journal. The first issue came from the press on September 27th of that year, and the total press run was in the neighborhood of 5,000 copies. The Star has steadily grown and has a circulation now of more than 21,000. Chas. H. Powell died in 1903 and Mr. Baldwin died November 18th, 1914. Harry M. Powell is now business manager of The Peoria Star Company and Mr. Seymour A. Oakley, the editor. The Peoria Evening Journal is the oldest daily newspaper in the city of Peoria that has been published continuously under one title. The Journal was established in 1877 by Jacob B. Barnes and Eugene Baldwin, now both deceased. In 1902 the Journal was purchased by Henry M. Pindell, the present publisher, who up to that time had published successfully for a number of years the Peoria Herald-Transcript. During the last decade the Journal has made remarkable progress, and the paper now claims a larger paid circulation than any other Peoria newspaper. The Journal carries exclusively in the evening field the full Associated Press reports, and for several years has exceeded in volume of advertising any newspaper in the state outside of Chicago. Die Sonne was first published in 1878 and is owned by the Peoria Sonne Pub- lishing Co., of which L. Ph. Wolf is president; Louis Herrmann, vice-president; Her- mann Goldberger, secretary and city editor, and Wm. C. Grebe, treasurer. It is the only German newspaper in Peoria, altho others have come and gone. Its influence is far reaching and is read extensively throughout Illinois and neighboring states, not only by the Germans, but a large number of other foreign speaking people. It is one of the livest newspapers in the state. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Providing the financial sinews for all this big business in the city of Peoria are eleven banks with a combined capital of over five million dollars. All are old established institutions and are a part of the Regional Bank Territory of which Chicago is the center. Each one carries a reserve in the government bank located there. The average daily banking business is more than a half million dollars, and the bank clearings for the year 1914 were $173,103,643.33. In sixty years, the city of Peoria has gone through every phase of banking; from the lowest, most primitive and most unstable finance up through the grades to the soundest and most excellent banking PEORIA OF TO-DAY 81 that the country knows. As an example, Peoria points with pride to the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PEORIA which is chronologically considered the oldest existing banking institution in the city. In 1851, Nathaniel B. Curtiss and his brother, Pliny Curtiss (under the name of N. B. Curtiss & Co.), opened a private banking business, and after a varied career with numerous changes that business was succeeded by M. P. Stone & Co., who were succeeded by the First National Bank of Peoria in 1863, opening for business January 6th, 1863, and continuing since with a most marked success. To-day the bank occupies its own building which was erected in 1911, at 210-12 S. Adams Street, and in addition to conducting a general banking business is a depositary of the United States, also a Postal Savings Depositary and a depositary of the city of Peoria and the Board of School inspectors of the city of Peoria. Affiliated with it and occupying the same premises is the Savings Bank of Peoria, the oldest and largest savings bank in the city, which in addition to paying interest on savings and time deposits, makes loans on real estate and collateral; buys and sells foreign exchange, and is authorized by the State of Illinois to accept and execute trusts,act as guardian, executor, and take charge of real and personal estates. A specially equipped steel safe deposit vault, is maintained, which is guaranteed to be fire, burglar and mob proof, and contains 1000 boxes for the safe keeping of papers, etc. Combined assets over $8,000,000. J. B. WILTON, BRO. & CO. Mr. John B.Wilton, president of the firm of J. B. Wilton, Bro. & Co., was born in Beachville, Ontario, on the 26th day of December, 1862, and came to Peoria on the first day of May, 1884. He entered the employ of the late Mr. James Bennett, as his assistant in the under- taking business, in the same location that is now occupied by the present firm. In the same year, 1891, he bought the business from Mr. Bennett, and about the same time sent for his younger brother, Richard, to come to Peoria and learn the business. Several years later Mr. Wilfred G. Barthel also entered Mr. Wilton's employ as an as- sistant. On January 1st, 1913, the business was incorporated under the name of J. B. Wilton, Bro. & Co. The officers are: John B. Wilton, president; Richard S. Wilton, vice-president; James B. Wilton, secretary and Wilfred G. Barthel, treasurer. 82 PEORIA OF TO-DAY RUNNELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC H. D. Runnells, Director Harry D. Runnells, director of the Runnells School of Music, 527 Main St., was born and educated at Chicago, 111. At the age of ten years he displayed a great inclination for music and his par- ents concluded to give him instruction on the violin. So devoted did he become to his violin that everybody soon realized him to be possessed of extraordinary talent, and he was permitted to follow this study exclusively, developing his musical educa- tion under some of the world's famous instruc- tors, such as Carl Becker, Ernst Schmidt and Theodore Spiering of Ber- lin. After study- ing every branch of music and becoming thor- oughly profici- ent therein, he came to Peoria fourteen years ago and engaged in teaching' and concert work. His abilities were soon dis- covered and after many efforts the Gray's College of Music in Bloomington induced him to become Director of their violin depart- ment, where he remained for two years. He then became affiliated in a similar capacity at the Eureka College, where he remained for three years, building up the largest music department that the college ever had. Finally Mr. Runnells was pursuaded by his many friends to establish a school at Peroia, so that those seeking a good musical educa- tion might take advantage of his ability, and in consequence the Runnells School of Music was opened several years ago. This institution as it stands to-day, portrays the wonderful knowledge, de- velopment and many years of practical experience cf its founder and director, who is supported by a staff of teachers of unusual ability and wide experience. It offers a complete course in every branch of music, vocal, all instru- ments, harmony, musical history, elocution, and also dramatic art, from the kindergart e n department, which includes the color system, chart work, no- tation, audition, rhythm exer- cises, table technic, circle harmony, key- board drills, etc. to concert work. By his original and unique methods, child- ren as young as three years of age may commence the study cf music. With the school as a nucleus, a dozen branch studies are now operating in various towns in the vicinity of Peoria, and all pupils, whether they are studying music for their own pleasure or for a professional career, acknowledge their indebtedness to Mr. Runnells as an instructor and director. The fame of his school has been of material assistance to Peoria's publicity. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 83 MUSIC AND ART IN PEORIA Topography, shaded streets, well paved avenues, handsome boulevards, spacious home places, well trimmed lawns, schools, churches, parks, contribute to beautiful Peoria, but other elements must be considered. Song and verse exert an influence and create inspirations that are vital. Peoria is a music center. Four conservatories are the hubs around which revolve musical activities. Aided by two musical societies and the proposed Municipal Fine Arts Center it is destined to be a leading factor in the musical world and already is exerting its influences in Central Illinois. THE AMATEUR MUSICAL CLUB By MRS. BESSIE CURKAN SMITH Away back in the summer of 1906 the need of association of people with a common interest became evident to Miss Katherine Hart, who was meeting her piano pupils, individually, each week. So they agreed to meet regularly together to give programs and to study music for the love of it and the benefit to be derived from such association. The mothers came when they could and in the fall, when school work must be re- sumed, the older ones decided to meet in the mornings and continue the work. This was done from September to May, when Miss Hart decided that, as a club, it must handle its own affairs and have regularly appointed officers, as her work would not permit her to manage these affairs any longer. That was eight years ago, when Mrs. Hinckle became the first official president of the Amateur Musical Club. The next year the club attained the dignity of a printed year book, and step by step it has grown until it has now become a magnificent in- stitution with over one thousand members. After five years of service, Mrs. Hinckle retired and the work, so well begun, has been carried forward under the direction of Mrs. Wellington Housworth and later by Mrs. H. M. Brown. Each year the club has financed some of the best attractions available in America. The club is indeed fortunate in securing Mrs. D. C. Chaffee for president during the coming year. Her long experience with musical affairs assures a series of artistic events. The other officers, who are just entering on their duties for the new year, are: Mrs. Jacques Bloom, first vice-president; Mrs. Frank T. Miller, second vice-president; Mrs. Arthur G. Smith, recording secretary; Mrs. Walter Thede, corresponding sec- retary; Miss Helen Nixon, press secretary; Miss Anna Resor, financial secretary; Mrs. David Lackey, federation secretary; Mrs. W. S. Parry, treasurer; Mrs. Leonard Hillis, auditor. Directors: Miss Emma Frances Martin, Miss Harriet Kidder, Mrs. Alonzo Wookey, Mrs. Rosa Kahn, Mrs. M. L. Houser, and Mrs. Leroy Bird. In thinking of the object of the Amateur Musical Club, the whole spirit of it is incorporated in the name itself. In its purest sense, an amateur is one who follows an art for the love of it not a superficial or defective person. So the Amateur Musical Club is an association of people who are banded together by their love for music, so that in a united effort this love may become so strong that it will fill our whole city. VIEWS OF THE STUDIOS m I m PEORIA MUSICAL COLLEGE, MADISON AND FAYETTE THE RECITAL HALL AND ORGAN THE OFFICE AND LOBBY PEORIA OF TO-DAY 85 PEORIA MUSICAL COLLEGE The Peoria Musical College, incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, is authorized by its charter to issue certificates and diplomas and confer degrees. It is the largest and best equipped musical college in this section of the state; its aim being to maintain the highest standard of excellence in all its branches of study, and to provide at nominal expense, courses of instruction equal to those in the best in- stitutions of the country. With Franklin Stead as its director and Henry G. Gamber, business manager, men of unquestionable ability and reputation, the school has enjoyed a remarkable growth since its organization four years ago, and is noted throughout this and surrounding states for the thorough, systematic and careful training the students receive. During the past year the beautiful and modern building (as seen on the opposite page), was erected by the college officials for the exclusive use of the institution. Twenty-three teachers, many of whom have enjoyed the advantages of study with the best American and European masters, comprise the faculty. Courses of instruction are offered in piano, organ, voice, violin, violoncello, public school methods, theory of music in all its branches, normal training, musical history, ensemble playing, cornet, trombone, clarinet, saxaphone and other orchestral instruments, school of expression and dramatic art, modern languages, English, physical culture, classic and aesthetic dancmg. The Pekin School of Music which was opened about a year ago, is a branch of the Peoria Musical College, and the courses of instruction and requirements are identical. Its growth is a very flattering tribute to the members of the faculty, and officers of the institution, while its reputation and influence is one of Peoria's assets. THE ASSOCIATED MUSICAL INTERESTS By EMMA HINKLE The Associated Musical Interests combines the musical forces in Peoria for the purpose of bringing to the city attractions of such magnitude and artistic worth as seem to be financially beyond the individual organizations. That such an organization was needed cannot be disputed in the face of the fact that Peoria Musical Clubs have produced a concert going public on which the foreign managers have fastened their business eye and on several occasions have crossed the border of Peoria's stimulated musical territory and swept away thousands of dollars which might easily have been reaped by a Peoria organization. Peoria is now so well organized musically that it can manage the biggest at- tractions which the city's taste can be educated to demand, hence the invasions of the foreign manager need not be tolerated. The policy adopted by the Association to devote the net proceeds of its concerts to a fund for a Temple of Music and Art is an instant public spirited appeal to every one who believes in a " Greater Peoria." The Coliseum acoustically and otherwise is unfit for artistic performances; only the greatest singers and orchestras find it an adequate medium. The Shrine Temple, of which Peoria is justly proud and of which Mr. Stock, conductor of the Thomas Orchestra has said, "the most beautiful and complete orchestra hall in America," is, alas, even now too small to accommodate our concert going public. What next? A Municipal Temple of Music and Art, where all clubs may have a home, where music festivals, grand opera, for grand opera is but a step away, and spectacular performances may be held. We have many public spirited citizens who realize that the art side of our city must keep pace with its industrial growth and in completing the organization of the 86 PEORIA OF TO-DAY Associated Musical Interests, it was no task to find one hundred people who considered it a privilege to be instrumental in making financially solid so worthy a movement viz: to bring to our very doors for the least possible price the world's distinguished artists for the upbuilding of our tastes and the pleasures of hearing the best. The Association is governed by a council of seventeen members composed of individuals and clubs represented by delegates. Each individual in the council bears an equal responsibility with the clubs in case of a deficit in handling attractions. Those composing the council are: Mrs. W. A. Hinckle, president; E. C. Heidrich, chairman; Mrs. C. M. Anthony, first vice-president; Mrs. Frederick Smith, second vice-president; Philip Wolf, third vice-president; Mrs. Alfred Mills, corresponding secretary; Dr. Chas. Smith, treasurer; Miss Maud Curtiss, Mrs. D. C. Chaff ee, Mrs. Nathaniel Griswold and J. Wachenheimer. The delegates are: from the Association of Com- merce, Gerald B. Franks; Amateur Musical Club, Mrs. H. M. Brown; Peoria Women's Club, Miss Juliett Dodge; Women Teacher's Club, Miss Delia Miller; Peoria Musical College, Franklin Stead; Runnell's School of Music, Harry D. Runnells; Plowe Con- servatory of Music, Eugene Plowe. The council is backed by a substantial list of one hundred citizens who agree to bear a responsibility of ten dollars a year on any deficit which might obtain, and are known as Associate Guarantors. The attractions which have been arranged in its two years are the Thomas Or- chestra in two May Festivals, John McCormack, and the world renowned violinist, Fritz Kreisler. LYON & HEALY A branch of the well known Lyon & Healy music house of Chicago. Managed by Mr. N. Hubsh. Exclusive agency for the Lyon & Healy and Steinway pianos. Also a complete line of everything known in music, victrolas and records. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 87 MUNICIPAL FINE ARTS CENTER By MRS. JULIA PROCTOR WHITE Peoria is making rapid advancement commercially and her great material re- sources are being finely developed. But equal advancement is made in aesthetic lines. The recent co-operative movement of all organizations and individuals interested in Peoria's social and artistic life is convincing proof. Those interested have decided to secure a building which shall be a center for all the arts, bearing the suggested name, " Municipal Fine Arts Center." This is a herculean effort, but the enthusiastic group which is planning for it has already received great encouragement and does not doubt that its hopes will be realized in the near future. The necessity for a building of this kind is self evident. for all the fine arts, that developed in co-opera- the stimulus of the at- can not be doubted. It place for the Amateur prospered so wonder- of a home, which at give it; the Associated likewise greatly ham- suitable auditorium; the Allied Arts needs a place other treasures, which acquire for Peoria, so have an opportunity enjoy them; and num- and societies in sym- riEST-rLODE-PLAN It is to furnish a home each may be more fully tion with the others and mosphere so produced, will provide a meeting Musical Club, which has fully and is in dire need present Peoria can not Musical Interests is, pered by the lack of a new Peoria Society of for the pictures and it has commenced to that the people may continually to see and erous other smaller clubs pathy with these arts for further development. will have a meeting place The project is gaining more favor daily. The Peoria Association of Commerce end the Associated Musical Interests, the first organization to agree to give all its Proposed Municipal Fine Arts Centir. profits (made at concerts) toward the fund for the center, has endorsed it, and the day is not far off when the general public will respond and make its realization possible. 88 PEORIA OF TO-DAY Being in its infancy there is much to be planned, and the foregoing illustrations are offered as a suggestion. The building, to stand on at least a city block of ground, is so planned that additions could be made as the needs require. Of the two auditoriums, the seating capacity of the large one approximates three thousand, wherein great dramas, pageants, oratorios and grand opera can be given; while the smaller one, seating from three to five hundred, is to be devoted to smaller musicales, dramatic performances, amateur theatricals and rehearsals. In addition there is a large room 35 by 70 feet, for dancing, which might be reserved by different clubs, or be open to the public evenings; a large hall for the housing of the pictures and historical objects collected by the Society of Allied Arts, and a number of smaller studios and rehearsal rooms that may be used for various purposes. It is hoped that the larger part of the entertainments given in this center will be self-created; that it will materially aid and be an incentive to people to write their own plays, produce them, and act them; compose their own music; invent their own dances, and in every way work out and develop their own abilities and talent. To sit in an audience* and be entertained by others is pleasant but only half the situation is met thereby. Our great need is for constructive, active amusements. Peoria needs this center and wants it, and what Peoria wants it always gets. The ultimate erection of this center can not be questioned and the committee invites suggestions, requesting that they be mailed in the care of the Peoria Association of Commerce. CHAS. C. ADAMS & CO. Peoria's Music House For more than a score of years the house of Chas. C. Adams & Co has been known 'to music lovers of Central Illinois. In that time they have continued to grow until now they operate eleven branch stores throughout the state with an output of more than one thousand pianos yearly. A visit to the Peoria warerooms at 309 Main Street proves most interesting. On the second floor the pianos are shown in small studios, which shows the in- struments as they would appear in one's home. Here an elaborate display is made of pianos, player pianos and Grands. Rooms for the demonstration of player rolls are also located on the second floor. The third floor is given over to the repair and tuning departments. The first floor is given over to the music department and the display of Columbia grafonolas, together with sound proof booths for the demonstration of talking machine records. Taken in its entirety the store of Chas. C. Adams & Co. is a complete musical establishment in itself and a credit to the growing city in which it is located. PEORIA SOCIETY. OF ALLIED ARTS By WARREN W. DAY The Peoria Society of Allied Arts, which is one of the chapters of the American Federation of Arts, was founded on August 1, 1913, at Peoria, Illinois. It was the outcome of several previous meetings between the Arts and Literature Department of the Women's Club, the Peoria Art League, the Manual Arts Department of Bradley Polytechnic Institute, and the City Planning Committee of the Association of Com- PEORIA OF TO-DAY 91 merce. At these meetings it was decided that the time had come when the art interests of the city could and should be united into an effective working organization. The Society was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois on November 6, 1913. The object for which the Society was formed is the promotio'n of art and art education in Peoria, Illinois; the purchase, preservation and exhibition of works and objects of art, science, history and craftsmanship; the making and exhibiting of such works and providing instruction in the industrial and fine arts; and, to that end, to acquire real estate and personal property, and to do and perform all other kindred things which may be convenient and necessary in carrying out the purpose of said Society. During the first year the Society became a chapter of the American Federa- tion of Arts, and held an important exhibition of paintings by Chicago artists, a lecture on Municipal Art obtained from the American Federation of Arts was given, and an exhibition was held of the works of Joseph Goss Co well. The Society also purchased at the first exhibition the painting, "The Hills of Marin, " by Edgar Payne. This picture, which now hangs in the Peoria Public Library, is the nucleus for a future art collection which is to be added to every year. The purchase of the picture was made possible through private subscriptions. During its second year the Society held five lectures, seven exhibitions of prominence, and several other lectures and talks by different members of the Society. During this year another picture was added to the Society's collection. The number of members is now about two hundred and fifty. The officers for the present year are: President, Charles A. Bennett; first vice-president, Mrs. Jacques Bloom; second vice-president, Mrs. F. M. Holloway; secretary, Warren W. Day; treasurer, Dr. R. C. Willett, and a board of twenty-four directors. The Board of Directors have regular meetings on the second Monday in June, September, December and March, and the annual meeting of the Society is held on the fourth Monday in May. KIMBALL PIANO PARLORS When E. 0. Ball, who has for many years been prominently identified with the piano business, came to Peoria four years ago to locate permanently, he decided on the Kimball piano and purchased the agency at 125 North Jefferson Avenue. Ever since the early seventies Kimball pianos have been sold in Peoria. The satisfaction that they give is evidenced by the fact that in one block on the west bluff there are seven Kimball pianos and the majority of the public school buildings are equipped with this piano and organ. W. W. Kimball Co. was established in 1857. With almost sixty years experience in the piano and organ business, and having produced thousands of instruments which have been sold in all parts of the civilized world, the Kimball piano stands like a beacon light. The concert grand has no equal in perfection of touch, sonority, beauty and variety of tone; the baby grand is the happiest imaginable combination of quiet elegance coupled with artistic excellence uniting a rare and ravishing tone color with an absolutely astounding volume of power; the upright gives unfailing satisfaction under thg most trying conditions and lasts a life time; and the player pianos are easiest to pedal, they accent the melody automatically and do not sound mechanical . The Kimball is recommended by the world's eminent artists and the output of the plant is more than double the size of any similar institution in the world. Mr. Ball's experience and knowledge of the piano business and his desire to please and give the maximum satisfaction to his patrons directed him to select the Kimball piano. He gives his personal attention to every customer or person interested in the Kimball piano and conducts his business entirely on merit. Through his honesty, uprightness and devotion to business he has built up a large business in Peoria and vicinity and is recognized as one of Peoria's leading business men. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 93 ERASTUS SWIFT WILLCOX With the passing away of the late Erastus Swift Willcox, Peoria lost one of her most substantial and prominent citizens, whose active connection with the Peoria Public Library as its librarian for more than twenty-four years made him one of the dominant factors in the educational world. The memory of such a man can never die while living monuments remain upon which were imprinted the touch of his noble soul. If success is reckoned by worldly gains he was not a successful man, for no fortune crowned his efforts. Some one has said: "Not the good that comes to us but the good that comes through us is the measure of our success," and judged by this standard Erastus Swift Willcox was a highly successful man. He was the author of the first general statutory law in the United States giving the general public the right to use libraries without cost, a law that has been copied and is now upon the statute books of nearly every state in the Union with slight or no modifications, and which in its beneficient operations has done more for the enlightment of the public of this country than any other individual or any law passed by the state or national legislative bodies. Mr. Willcox's alma mater was Knox College, from which he graduated in 1851, and which in 1914 honored him with the degree Doctor of Literature. In 1853 he went abroad for two years to study languages at Germany, France and Rome, being the first Illinoisan to make the "grand tour," as it was then called. On his return to this country in 1856 he was made Professor of Modern Languages at Knox College, which place he held for six years until it was temporarily discontinued on account of the Civil War. He then removed to Peoria and immediately became connected with the then City Library, containing some two thousand volumes, with a membership of three hundred paying a fee of two dollars a year. Under his supervision the library grew very rapidly and in 1872 Mr. Willcox succeeded in having the State Legislature pass his bill, thus making the libraries as free as the public schools. Quietly, modestly, unostentatiously, Mr. Willcox went about his daily tasks. All Peoria honored him for what he was. A gentleman and a scholar, and when all is said, the one man in this western continent who has done the most to bring free literature within the reach of every person in this country, be he rich or poor. PEORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY The Peoria Public Library traces its genealogy back fifty-six years, to the autumn of 1855, when two rival libraries were started here at the same time the Mercantile Library and the Peoria Library. On November 19th, 1896, the Peoria Mercantile Library Association merged into the Peoria Public Library and in the same year the city of Peoria erected the present building on Monroe Street, between Main and Hamilton at a cost of $83,856.34. The moving of the books into the new building marked the commencement of an educational epoch in the history of Peoria. The present membership is 10,480, and more than 200,000 books are issued to card holders annually. The books and magazines in the library reach a total of 160,000. The ground floor of the building on the right hand side has the children's room, while the room on the left hand side is devoted to newspapers. The bindery, employing a binder and three assistants, is located in the rear. The second floor is devoted to the main reading rooms and the offices of the librarian and directors. The third floor is the art gallery, from which lead several rooms, among which is the studio of the Peoria Art League and the United States document room. To the rear of the entire building is the fire proof stack room, five stories in height. The Lincoln branch in the lower part of the city opened July 1, 1911, in an attractive building, costing $10,000, the gift of Andrew Carnegie. In addition there are a number of school libraries in the various 94 PEORIA OF TO-DAY public schools. Mr. Erastus Swift Wlllcox, who for twenty-four years was librarian, planned and brought into good running order all the multifarious details so necessary to the smooth working of a modern public library. The erection and equipment of this library was largely due to his efforts, and at his untimely death on March 30th, 1915 left a well selected and well arranged library, and an efficient corps of assistants. He is succeeded by the present librarian, S. Paterson Prowse, a man of great learning and literary ability, who was unanimously selected by the board of directors. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS In addition to the public schools, Peoria has twenty-eight Parochial schools, Catholic and Lutheran, the principal one being the Spalding Institute, built and endowed by Bishop Spalding for the education of Catholic young men, and the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, having an endowment of more than two million dollars, which is so invested that it increases with the wealth of the city. BRADLEY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Bradley Polytechnic Institute was founded in 1897 by Mrs. Lydia Bradley. Its department of Horology (Watchmaking, Jewelry, Engraving and Optics) occupies a building especially designed for it and is open throughout the entire year. The School of Arts and Science occupies six build- ings and presents a great variety of opportunities. I. Academy work, college preparatory and vocational. The latter prepares draftsmen, metal workers, wood- workers, and includes a thorough automobile course. II. There are two year college courses in Science, Engineering, Classics and Literature and also courses for teachers of Manual Training and Domestic Economy. The four year course gives the B. S. degree. The Institute has a fine gymnasium, one for women and a large athletic field. PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS The people of Peoria point with pride to its excellent school system. The policy of the Board of Education has been to furnish comfortable, well adapted modern quarters. In the public school system there are two high schools, twenty grade school buildings, and eighteen kindergartens; a general enrollment of eleven thousand six hundred and twenty pupils, and a most proficient corps of teachers numbering three hundred and seventy-five. The buildings are equipped for the most up-to-date work in manual training, domestic science and art. Owing to the fact that many children are obliged to drop out of school before availing themselves of sufficient educational facilities and also because there are always many foreign people in the city who require training before they can become good citizens, night schools have been conducted, employing twelve teachers in all, who have been devoting themselves to the personal interests of this element of our population. A day school has been maintained in which three teachers are now em- ployed for pupils who have been unfortunate in their school attendance or for other reasons which have caused them to become seriously retarded. This school is caring for the personal needs of such children in the community and because it provides for each child just what he individually needs without class restriction it has accomplished much for those who are suffering handicaps which the ordinary school cannot reach. Just at present, definite effort is being made to relate the school system with the Il i i ! i iii iliiill 1IIBI! tiilllEi M !' i u a BB BB B A FEW OF PEORIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 96 PEORIA OF TO-DAY economic side of life by the introduction of a schools' saving system which has started most successfully. At least one-iialf of the grade school children are already system- atically saving the small amounts of money which comes to their hands. It is believed that this is going to have an inestimable effect upon the life and prosperity of the community in general. A health department with a trained nurse in charge, who is devoting her entire attention to the betterment of physical conditions of the children has been provided. The free dental clinic maintained by the Peoria Dental Society has proven a great blessing to the children of the community. The new building now under construction on North Street, with facilites for over twelve hundred students will relieve the congestion of the present high school. Half of the schools in the city have flourishing parent-teachers associations which aid in bringing the school and the home into close and helpful relationship. The present superintendent, Gerard T. Smith, who entered upon his duties Sep- tember 1896, has proven himself a wide-awake progressive educator. AMUSEMENTS As early as the winter of 1837-8 a theater was advertised in the local paper and about the year 1850 the first public hall was built. To-day Peoria boasts of twenty- six public halls, ranging in capacity from cozy quarters of one hundred to the Coliseum with its seating capacity of four thousand; three modern theater buildings, the Ma- jestic, Orpheum and Hippodrome; innumerable moving picture houses, and three amusement parks, Al Fresco, Central Park and Riverview. ORPHEUM THEATRE SEATING PLAN PEORIA OF TO-DAY 97 PEORIA'S PARKS The citizens of Peoria take great pride and extract untold pleasure from their parks. Fewer inland cities are blessed with greater scenic beauty, and it is apparent that Peorians have taken generous advantage of its beauty spots. Glen Oak Park, magnificently situated, with picturesque nooks and corners, stately trees, rock bound ravines and mirror lake, demonstrates that nature has been very partial to it. It offers wonderful opportunities for rest and recreation. Thousands of men, women and children enjoy its boating, tennis courts, base ball diamonds, pavilion and children's play grounds. A walk through the Palm House is never over-looked by the visitor. Banked with ever blooming flowers, and its cool bubbling fountains, it is truly an inspiration. Bradley Park, enthralls one with the picture that greets the eye, the peaceful valley befow, with its well appointed drives among the splendid trees, the shrubbery, beautiful beds of flowers, and the wooded hills surrounding it, is evidence that nothing has been left undone in this masterpiece. An appropriate memorial in honor of Laura Bradley has been erected at the Main Street entrance. In design it is a statue of Hebe, with two ornamental lights and four bubbling cups^. The children's play grounds and tennis courts are two of its features that attract thousands of Peorians and band concerts are given alternately each Sunday between this and Glen Oak Park. South Park, which is not as large as some of the others, compares favorably in beauty. In addition to the recreations offered by the others, South Park has an artificial lake, for the children to paddle in. The magnificent fire proof pavilion is complete in every detail. It is so equipped that suppers and all kinds of entertainments may be had without practically any labor. The band stand is one of the most beautiful in the state and concerts are given each Sunday afternoon. Madison Park, is entirely different from its sister parks in that it is used almost exclusively for the purpose of playing golf and tennis. Altho resplendent in its natural beauty and the scenes of lovely driveways bordered with shrubs and flowers, the greater portion of its extensive area is laid out in golf links and tennis courts, which are patronized very freely by Peorians, and it affords this splendid recreation to those who do not hold a membership in the various clubs devoted to such sports. Water Works Park, formerly known as "Shady Beach," the main entrance to which is at the end of the North Adams Street car line, is one of Peoria's most beautiful parks. With its tall grasses, mammoth trees, the natural beauty of the hills and woods serving as a background, and bordering on the Illinois River at one of its most secluded spots, it is indeed an inspiration to the lover of nature. This park is especially popular with children and those seeking a day's rest and recreation. No where on the Illinois River is fishing so abundant and of greater variety, consisting of bass, brook minnows, perch, sunfish, cat fish and many other species. For the lover of this sport an ample- supply of boats, fishing-tackle and bait is provided. This park has a shelter house, pavilion, free picnic grounds with tables, swings, teeter totters, base ball diamond, soft drinks and refreshment stands of all kinds. It is the coolest, most beautiful 98 PEORIA OF TO-DAY shaded place in Peoria, and provides free picnic grounds for churches clubs, lodges and private parties. Reservations may be made at any time upon application to the superintendent, E. P. Hixson, telephone Main 2520. In connection with the foregoing, mention should be made of Terrace Park, Tower Park, Grand View Park and Gibson Pathway and the four small parks under the supervision of the city, Morton Square, Lincoln Park, Statehouse Square and Eckwood Park. It is an undisputed fact that Peoria has more beautiful parks than any other city of its size in the United States. VIEWS FROM WATER WORKS PARK WATER SPORTS IN PLENTY The Illinois Rive 1 ' which broadens into Lake Peoria at the city, is a magnet for thousands who love the water. Palatial excursion steamers, the canoe, catboat, motor boat, yacht and yawl dip and bow and pick their way to the lily pads, the bathing beaches, "where the fish are biting" cr to the up-river arrusement parks. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 99 PEORIA WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN HOME MISSION BY MRS. E. S. WILLCOX The Peoria Women's Christian Home Mission was organized in 1875 and incorporated in 1876. Its first work was the visita- tion of the poor, especially the sick poor. The object being to assist those in poverty or misfortune to become self-supporting. Crowing out of this work the necessity of a home for homeless women and children became urgent, and after occupying various quarters and smaller homes the present beautiful and commodious Home for the Friendless on Knoxville Avenue was built in 1890. Here we provide for from seventy to eighty children who, but for its sheltering care, would be homeless. It is under the supervision of a board of fifteen managers, chosen from the members of the Mission, faithful conscientious women whose aim it is to give these unfortunate little ones their personal care and the comforts, training and advantages of a well ordered, Christian home. Of these children, some are fatherless, some are motherless, and others have been deserted by one or both of their irresponsible parents. Some are wards of the court and the county. By far the greater number of all who come to us are returned to their parents when the need of such help is past, or their parents have proved themselves worthy. Some are placed in homes. About fifty of the older children attend the Columbia school, and for the younger ones we have the Phoebe Rose Kindergarten on our own premises, in a new building, well equipped the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Block The Home is maintained by the interest on its Memorial or Trust funds, annual subscriptions of the many friends who appreciate the importance of the work, mem- bership f ees, small sums paid weekly by the parents, according to their means. The county pays $7 a month for dependent children under its care, and we are generously remembered with donations. The Mission is nearing the close of its fortieth year of work for the uplift and education of Peoria's dependent children. The work increases with the years, but neither our friends or our cruse of oil have failed. Other branches of work established by the Women's Christian Home Mission and carried on until they became independent are : An Industrial School ; a Home for Aged Women; a Young Women's Boarding Home. The present officers are Mrs. E. S. Willcox, president; Mrs. Flora D. Kellog, first vice-president; Mrs. Wm. Jack, second vice-president; Miss Elizabeth T. Ellis, sec- retary; Mrs. T. A. Grier, assistant secretary; Miss Julia F. Cockle, treasurer. 100 PEQRIA OF TO-DAY CHARITIES AND PHILANTHROPIES IN PEORIA The Associated Charities and Philanthropies in Peoria was organized fourteen years ago, and its continued growth and the importance of the work which it constantly finds to do have more than justified its existence. The purpose of the organization is not to give money, or food, or clothing to whomsoever may ask such gifts, but its main purposes are to give material assistance, advice and encouragement to all those who are actually in need, and to protect the ever too generous public against the impositions and repeated unnecessary demands of the unworthy. Its basic principle is to build up families and not to encourage begging. Broadly speaking, there are three classes of people who habitually ask assistance from the public : those who, through sickness, age, or other misfortune, find themselves unable to earn a living; those who are able to work, and who desire to do so, but who, because of their ignorance of the social conditions in which they find themselves, are not quite able to cope with those conditions; a lazy, dishonest and dissolute class, who find it easier to beg and thereby live upon the product of the labor of others than to work and earn their own living. To help the public to know what it should and should not do for those who make demands upon it is one of the large purposes of the Associated Charities Organization. Through its agents it investigates, without charge, the condition and history of every applicant for aid, and carefully separates the unworthy from the worthy and gives to the latter such assistance as they need and tries to protect the public against the former. It knows no creed, no politics, no race, no color, no sectionalism. It has no prejudices and is broad enough and strong enough to be in touch with everyone. In its work it is assisted by the visiting nurse and a number of surgeons, physicians, lawyers, judges, hospitals, churches, employers, landlords and hundreds of interested outsiders. The office is Room 302, City Hall, and is in charge of the general secretary, Edgar Eugene Brooks. The other officers are: Douglas H. Bethard, president; Margaret Wead, secretary; John C. Paddock, treasurer, and Guy C. Goodfellow, chairman of finance committee. The management is in a board of directors consisting of eighteen members. The Associated Charities of Peoria has a long record of splendid service to its credit, and that the public has profited through it is shown in many ways. THE VISITING NURSE COMMITTEE By HELEN BECKER Maeterlinck in "The Blue Bird" portrays the Land of Happiness where dwell the common joys that bless mankind. The greatest of these is "The Happiness of Being Well." Peoria is one of the healthiest cities in the United States. This is due partly to our splendid location, partly to the fact that we have no disease-breeding tenements nor hideous conditions of child labor, but largely also to the efficient service of our visiting nurse. "District nursing is desirable if from a merely economic point of view. It often prevents whole families sinking into poverty and vice, the consequences of which take vengeance on society." Peoria is fortunately free from most of the conditions that cause poverty in cities. Our chief difficulties lie in the ignorance and apathy of the PEORIA OF TO-DAY 101 lower classes of immigrants who settle mostly in the south end of town. Here is where our visiting nurse achieves her best results. Welcomed as no one but a nurse would be by these unfortunates, she first ministers to the sick persons in the home, then sets the house in order, giving a few words of advice to other members of the family as to how to prevent further illness and gradually wins the confidence and friendship of them all. Soon the mother is taking her baby to the dispensary, is keeping house in more sanitary fashion and is telling her neighbors about the better way of living. Some people are prejudiced against the idea of a charity nurse. We all hope to see the day when public opinion will endorse a health insurance tax; the poor to pay the little they can afford, which will give them the right to call on the nurse, while the rich make up the financial deficit because they realize that any agency promoting public health makes the city a safer place for themselves and their children. At present, organized charity is the best available agency for handling the work. In Peoria the visiting nurse is supported by a committee of thirty women who solicit the necessary funds. This committee is a branch of the Associated Charities. THE PEORIA BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION The Peoria Betterment Association was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, April 4, 1910. The stated object of the Association is "the moral and social betterment of the people of the City of Peoria" and it proposes to accomplish its purpose through the maintenance of settlement houses and club houses. The management of the Association is placed in the hands of a board of nine directors, three to be elected each year. The Association came into being as a result of the combination under one man- agement of the activities of two centers of social work, Neighborhood House and the American Club. During the years of their development these two origanizations have drawn to their support a group of men and women interested in social betterment and training for citizenship, several of whom were interested in both institutions. Five years of social uplift work as a chartered institution, seven -previous years of developing activities without a charter, preceded by five years of Sunday school, club and class work in the same community has demonstrated the unique value of Neighborhood House. It has proven the effectiveness of its methods and organization, and has inspired such confidence in the citizens of Peoria that they will soon provide the new building that is now so much needed for its enlarging activities. THE CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE Peoria's Child Welfare League is Peoria's child welfare specialist. It is the clearing house for the city's child welfare endeavor. Its eighty affiliated organizations, engrossed and rightly so in their own civic, moral, industrial or educational affairs, are privileged to bring their problems of childhood before this federation, this League unit, whose composite strength almost forces action without which floods of ideas or torrents of words are non-effective. Since its organization in April, 1912, it has received many evidences of public approbation: and through its efforts were made possible pure milk stations, dispen- saries and free clinics; care and training for Peoria's blind babies; the infant welfare work; recording birth registrations; dental and medical inspection in the school; a school nurse; a special teacher for retarded children; and parent-teacher's associa- tions in nearly every district. 102 PEORIA OF TO-DAY YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION The first steps taken to interest Peoria in the need of a Young Women's Christian Association was in 1893. Public opinion was with the cause from the outset and in evidence of this fact many generous pledges were made. In 1894 the organization was incorporated and in 1909 dedicated their beautiful new home on Liberty Street, op- posite the Jefferson Hotel. The building is a stately structure of old English archi- tecture, is three stories in height and occupies ground space 63 by 93 feet. The large living room, comfortable chairs, fire place, restful coloring, and beautiful furnishings, impress one with the homelike atmosphere upon entering. There is a pleasant library with many popular periodicals on the table, a quiet rest room, a large gymnasium and an inviting cafeteria where appetizing lunches are served each day. At the twentieth annual meeting in January the reports showed the large place that the Association is taking in the lives of its 1700 members. The board of directors consists of twenty-seven faithful women, with Mrs. Charles A. Bennett serving her third year as president ; Mrs. James M. Morse is secretary and Mrs. Ezra Tobias treasurer. There are seven secretaries whose whole time is given to the work. The activities consist of clubs for business and industrial girls, Camp Fire groups for grade and High School girls, educational classes, gymnasium and Bible study. The work of the Travelers' Aid at the Union Station has proved to be a strong feature of this Association. The social life is met through parties, banquets and socials and in the dining room where life-long friendships have been made, in the clubs and classes, and at the Vesper service which is held every Sunday afternoon at 4:30. The new Henry C. Block Y. W C. A. Cottage, overlooking the beautiful Illinois, and less than an hour's street car ride from down town will be open this summer and will be an ideal place to spend a night, a week-end or a week. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION The Young Men's Christian Associa- tion had its first awakening the year 1858, but was not incorporated until the year 1882. However, the Associa- tion did not become permanently located in a building constructed especially for that purpose until 1891. The obligations thus assumed could not be fulfilled, and in 1909 the building was sold. This aroused a number of warm-hearted citizens who held notes to cancel them, thereby obliterating all indebtedness. The Association then established temporary quarters in the Jefferson Building, PEORIA OF TO-DAY 103 where it remained until moving into its present magnificent new home. Immediately after the old Y. M. C. A. building was sold a campaign was started for the purpose of raising funds for the new building. At the end of a strenuous ten days canvass the magnificent sum of $104,000 had been pledged, and the present handsome building located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Franklin Street was completed in 1912. The cost of the building, $105,000, and furnishings, $15,000, was all paid up at its completion. The building is one of the finest and most complete in the state, affording its members social and educational opportunities ; a place to meet and to live ; to form friends and character, and to recreate and exercise. It has grown to a membership of eleven hundred, who take advantage of the gymnasium, baths and swimming pool, tennis courts, cafeteria, lounging rooms and library, Bible classes, Sunday afternoon meetings, life problem discussions and addresses and sixty dormitory rocms. JOHN C. PROCTOR ENDOWMENT The John C. Proctor Endowment was completed in August 1906, having been erected by its benefactor, John C. Proctor, ct a ccst of $382,000, as a home for depend- ents and worthy poor of all ages. The building is one of the handsomest structures cf its kind in the country. It is practically square, occupying a ground space of 160 by 160 feet, four stories in height, exclusive cf an attic and basement. The material used is a greyish Ohio stone and the archi- tectural design is highly pleasing. The interior is all that could be desired for an institution of its kind, and a special feature is the auditorium, which has a seating capacity of five hundred. Upan the death of Mr. Proctor, his entire estate of more than two million dollars, except $115,000, by the terms of his will went to the John C. Proctor Endowment, to be held in trust forever by the trustees and their successors. CENTER THE JOHN C. PROCTOR RECREATION By A. H. HIATT The John C. Proctor Re- creation Center is maintained by the John C. Proctor En- dowment for the use of the citizens of Peoria. It consists of a "Field House" contain- ing two gymnasiums and two bath sections, one for men and one for women, a bowling and billiard room, an audi- torium, a club room, a library, a swimming pool, and three playgrounds containing con- siderable apparatus, six tennis courts, several baseball diamonds, and a running track. It is practically a free institution for the public since only very slight charges are made for the use of certain activities merely for purposes of control and moral effect. 104 PEORIA OF TO-DAY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PEORIA CHAPTER The Peoria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized June 14, 1896, and received its charter, the same year. The purpose of the organization is: "To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who have achieved American independence, by the acquisition and protection of historical spots and the erection of monuments." The Peoria Chapter is but a small part of a large national society with head- quarters in Washington, D. C., with a membership of eighty thousand, and is com- posed of women only. It is a part of their work to fit for good citizenship those to whom will be committed the future destinies of our country; to keep alive the patrio- tism of their Revolutionary fathers ; and instil true patriotism and love of country. The present membership is about one hundred and twenty and the officers are: Mrs Jane M. Butler, regent; Mrs. H. E. Chubbuck, vice-regent; Mrs G. H. Schimpff, second vice-regent; Miss Ellen F. Clark, recording secretary; Mrs. Howard W. Fisher, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Geo. Bryan, treasurer; Mrs. Joseph Elder, chaplain. The Chapter meets every third week in each month at its members residences. THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC The Grand Army of the Republic is the most beneficient military order ever formed. It was started on its triumphant march as a national organization forty years ago, and has guided the patriotic spirit of the people in the direction of the veteran soldier and sailor, giving him a prominence and prestige which he would not have had; it has permeated the public sentiment of the country and has proved a school of patriot- ism for the youth of America; it has cul- tivated a love for the flag and placed it on every public building in the land; it has been an object lesson to the hordes of foreign born who are flocking to our shores a lesson which they are rapidly learning ; it represents, to the American people and to the world, the patriotism of the country, the grand struggle for liberty and union of the great American army in 1861-5. It is the visible remnant of the grand army of nearly two million of men, who, in two thousand five hundred battles and skirmishes, upheld the flag of our union, re-estab- lished its supremacy, and who have given the world the great power, which makes for peace, for prosperity, for liberty and progress, for human rights, for equality before the law, for opportunity for the poor, and for help to the oppressed of every land. It has provided the United States with six presidents: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley, and has furnished governors almost continuously to all the northern states. The Bryner Post, No. 67, G. A. R., was organized at Peoria in October 1879, and its present home was made possible by Joseph B. Greenhut, who contributed $14,000 towards the total cost of $22,800. The building was dedicated free of debt, upon its completion, on December 30th, 1909, and is known as the Greenhut Memorial. EORIA OF TO-DAY 105 PEORIA'S CLUBS The development and growth of a city is reflected in its commercial and social clubs, and Peoria's mirror of clubs is faultless. Favored by nature with great scenic beauty, bordering on one of the most picturesque rivers in the country and harboring a world famous industrial and commercial center, Peoria towers above all other cities of like size throughout the country in club life. Every form of recreation and opportunity to exchange commercial ideas, wielding together those elements in man that go to make a better people and a better city, is afforded Peorians by the numerous and various clubs and societies and the shelter and atmosphere of their club houses. A casual reference to a few will of itself be convincing. THE PEORIA AUTOMOBILE CLUB The Peoria Automo- bile Club is located about seventeen miles up the river and oc- cupies the ground for- merly known as Colum- bia Park. There is not a more scenic drive in this part of the country than the one up the Illinois River to the Peoria Automobile Club. This building is one of the finest in the country, situated on the Illinois River, on fifty acres of ground, and is accessible not only by automobiles but by steam cars and motor boats. The largest boat on the Illinois River can land without any trouble. The water at this point is deep and can be utilized for bathing purposes as well as fishing. This building is about fifty-five feet wide and over one hundred feet long, of Colonial architecture and heated by steam. Its interior arrangement affords in ad- dition to the many conveniences, several private dining rooms, so that the members may have parties without interfering with the main dining room service and also a number of sleeping rooms. The present membership is over two hundred and the officers are: Val. Jobst, Jr., president; S. L. Nelson, vice-president; C. E. Ullrich, treasurer; W. A. Bunn, secretary, and 8. K. Hatfield, Col. Fredk. H. Smith, W. E. Hull, Rollen Travis, W. C. Collins, H. B. Pinkerton, J. E. Hunter of Chillicothe, E. A. Cole, directors. The Peoria Automobile Club is the sponsor for good automobile roads in and around Peoria, and every motorist knows wlia^a delight it is to travel over the roadl leading into the" city. * ^ ,-U. *j PEORIA UNIVERSITY CLUB By GEORGE W. SCHOEFFEL Peoria's University Club, long an embryonic ideal and a much desired goal has finally been realized. After three years of effort, lagging at times, yet bursting into 106 PEORIA OF TO-DAY enthusiastic zeal at others, and kept alive only by the unflagging devotion of a small coterie of earnest boosters, the University Club is a fact. To be sure there is no monumental Gothic club house with an ornamental porte cochere, but better than that and necessarily preceding it is a membership list closely approaching the two hundred mark, lively committees attending to much preliminary work, and a determination to have a real club organization as the fruits of three years' work. In 1912, under the leadership of Clarence Roseberry, the Illini club took defi- nite action relating to organization of a University Club. After spending much of its time learning the sentiment of Peoria college and university men, in May 1914, the committee appoined for that purpose, invited all college men to a luncheon in the Louis XIV room of the Jefferson Hotel. Representatives of a score of colleges and universities attended, there being nearly a hundred men at the tables, when Hon. George Fitch, temporary president, called the meeting to order. Expressions of opinion were secured from a number of the guests, and Albert Treibel was named secretary pro tern, with Dr. H. Pintler as temporary treasurer. As a result of the meeting committees on constitution and on membership were named, and at a subsequent meeting the constitution was adopted and Mr. McQuade was elected the first president. Following the organization a committee on permanent headquarters was ap- pointed, and being unable to secure a suitable location, is at this time engaged in attempting to secure temporary quarters for the club. The proposed home is to be all that the term implies. In addition to smoking, lounging and card rooms, there will be a grille, ladies' reception and retiring rooms, and dormitories for men who wish to live at the home permanently. During the first few years it is not probable that this ideal will be realized but with a membership of nearly 200 and a finance policy, prudent and foresighted, the time will quickly arrive when the finances of the organization will allow it to take its place with a home among the other club organizations of the city. PEORIA WOMEN'S CLUB BY MRS. ISABELLE COLLINS The Peoria Women's Club was organized in 1886. There were sixteen charter members, many of whom have passed away. Among those still with us we find the names of Mrs. Clara Bourland, Miss Alice Dodge, Mrs. Sarah Howe, Mrs. Effie Loughridge, Mrs. Annie Petherbridge, Mrs. Elizabeth Plowe, Mrs. Ellen Smith, Mrs. Mary Willcox. The object of the Club is "Mutual sym- pathy and counsel and united effort toward the higher civilization of humanity." It is a member of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, the Federation of Women's Clubs of the 16th Congre- ssional District of Illinois and the Peoria Women's Civic Federation. It is affiliated with the Associated Musical Interests of Peoria, and the Child's Welfare League. PEORIA OF TO-DAY 107 The first president of the Club was Mrs. Clara Bourland, who served efficiently for twenty-five years, when she resigned and was succeeded by Mrs. Julia Proctor White, who served for three years and was succeeded by the present President, Mrs. Isabelle Collins. There are at present about four hundred members in the Club. After meeting in various places the Club finally attained its present beautiful home, which from early October to June is teeming with Club and Social activity. Among the departments of the Club are the Art and Literature, Music, Social Science and Home and Education. These different departments offer classes in History, Travel, Shakespeare, Domestic Science, German, Parliamentary Law, Modern Drama and Current Events. In the Music Department is a fine Women's Chorus, which is always graciously ready to sing for Club entertainments. ILLINOIS VALLEY YACHT AND CANOE CLUB The Illinois Valley Yacht Club was organized April 23rd, 1907, and built a club house in 1908 at a cost of $6000. In the spring of 1914 the Illinois Valley Yacht Club and Peoria Canoe Club merged into one organization under the name "Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club," and the same year built an annex for canoes at a cost of $3200. The object for which it is formed is to promote the in- terests of yachting, motor boating and canoeing and other aquatic sports upon the Illinois River and to promote the social enjoyment of the members of the association. It is one of the largest organizations of its kind in Illinois and has staged a number of meets that afforded amusement to Peorians as well as a boost to the city. The present membership is three hundred and forty and the officers are: Dr. E. H. Bradley, com- modore; Fred H. Putnam, vice-commodore; Wm. Eichhorn, rear commodore; M. A. Hoag, secretary; F. H. Gift, treasurer; W. R. Bennett, chairman house committee; J. M. Bailie, fleet captain. Board of directors: Dr. E. H. Bradley, Fred H. Putnam, Bruce Rutherford, Geo. Davenport, Phil Z. Horton, Wm. C. White, Chas. Engstrom, Walter B. Wilde. BUSINESS EXECUTIVE'S CLUB OF PEORIA This is an organization composed entirely of business executives. The present membership is a few more than one hundred. Meetings are held every alternate Tuesday at the Jefferson Hotel from 12 to 1 :30. The purpose of the Club is to increase the business efficiency of its members. To this end the meetings are for the study and discussion of business problems. The first work of the club was to take up the study of The Science of Business Building. In addition to this regular course of study, Mr. F. L. Henderson of Chicago, an efficiency engineer, has been engaged for a series of twelve lectures. Arthur Frederick Sheldon has also addressed the club. 108 PEORIA OF TO-DAY PEORIA COUNTRY CLUB The Peoria Country Club was incorporated in 1897. Its object is the encourage- ment of athletic exercises, recreation and social enjoyment. The club grounds contain twenty-seven acres, situated in Peoria Heights, overlooking the Illinois River, and considered one of the beautiful spots in the city. Adjoining the grounds is a forty acre tract devoted to golfing. The club house is practically new and is equipped to meet every convenience of its members and guests. The present membership is three hundred and the officers are: Wm. Parry, president; Geo. T. Page, first vice-president; John W. McDowell, second vice-president; John C. Paddock, secretary; Sam Russell, treasurer, and Garret De F. Kinney, chairman house committee. These officers with Col. Fred'k. Smith, Douglas Bethard, R. D. McDougal, Herbert B. Jamison and W. E. Stone form the Board of Governors. THE CREVE COEUR CLUB OF PEORIA. The Creve Coeur Club was organized March 13, 1894, and incorporated April 5 of the same year, to promote the business in- terests of the city of Peoria and the social enjoyment of the members of the club. This organization opened its first club house at 213 S. Jefferson Street on October 9th, 1894, and ten years later moved into its beautiful and spacious present quarters. The entire three story building at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street is devoted to the comfort and pleasures of its members. It contains bowling alleys, billiard rooms, reading and lounging rooms, and a large dining room that is convertible into a banquet hall. In 1913 the full membership was not only completed, as provided by the by-laws which state that the number shall not exceed seven hundred, but had a large waiting list of applicants for admission which has been growing ever since. In addition there are one hundred and thirty-six non-resident members. The present officers are Val. Jobst, Jr., president, Chas. V. Miles, vice-president, Geo. F. Henthorne, secretary and, C.E. Ullrich, treasurer. The management is vested in a board of nine directors. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus is an organization of Catholic men, whose aims and objects are fraternity, devotion to Catholic Church and Catholic interests, and the inculcation of patriotism. It has also an insurance department, which is not com- PEORIA OF TO-DAY 108a pulsory, but which has been acknowledged by actuaries as being an absolutely safe, sound and scientific system of insurance. It has a membership of about three hundred and fifty thousand, one hundred and fifteen thousand of whom are insurance members, and the balance associate members. Spalding Council No. 427 (the local Coucil), whose Club House is pictured here- with, was named in honor of Archbishop J. L. Spalding, who, while not a member, has ever been a warm and true friend to the organization. It was instituted May 21st, 1889, and has a membership of about eight hundred. MOHAMED TEMPLE Free Masonry has a strong following in Peoria and throughout the county. This condition has made it possible for the Masons of Peoria to erect, in the past few years, two of the handsomest and most expensive temples in the State of Illinois. In 1900 the main lodge purchased some improved property on Main Street between Perry and Glendale, reconstructing and furnishing it at a total cost of $60,000. The "Shriners," whose ranks have been greatly enlarged by pilgrims desirous of trailing with them over the hot, arid sands of the mighty desert, to give them sanctuary and tentage, in 1901 erected on Monroe Street, between Fayette and Hamilton, a unique and beautiful temple at a cost of $133,000. The front of this structure is designed after the ancient Egyptian temples and the vast auditorium is arranged to resemble a hippodrome and seats sixteen hundred people. THE KICKAPOO GOLF CLUB The Kickapoo Golf Club was organized in June 1911 and incorporated August 19th of the same year for the purpose of promoting the social enjoyment of its members and to afford facilities for golf and other outdoor sports. It has beautiful extensive grounds upon which is erected a commodious club house, affording every convenience to its members. The pres- ent membership is one hundred and forty-seven resident and ten non-resident, and the officers are: O. H. Thomas, president; W. W. Nicol, first vice-president; W. A. Landis, second vice-president; J. H. Kingsbury, secretary-treasurer; directors, A. H. Hawley, Geo. Shurtleff, H. R. Shofe, Biuce Rutherford, A. Suhring, W. B. Elston. 108b PEORIA OF TO-DAY PEORIA EQUAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION On April 6th, 1912, a call was issued and on April 10th, about seventy-five women met in the Assembly Room of the City Hall to organize the Peoria Equal Suffrage Association. Mrs. Clara Parsons Bourland was named temporary chair- man, and Mildred McGrew temporary secretary. A committee was chosen to draft a constitution, and nominate the officers of the Association, whose members were: Mrs. Julia Proctor White, Mrs. T. A. Grier, Miss Edna Ear- nest, Miss Flora Ebaugh, and Miss Naomi LaGron. The organization was com- pleted at subsequent meetings on April 12th and 17th, and the fol- lowing officers were elected: president,Mrs. Harrison Monroe Brown ; first vice-presi- dent, Mrs. C. U. Col- lins, second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. T. A. Grier; recording secretary, Miss Mildred McGrew; corresponding secre- tary, Miss Elizabeth Pursinger; treasurer, Mrs. Perry Hiser. The Association soon affiliated with the state organization andun^'er the leadership of Mrs. MRS. HARRISON MONROE BROWN, PRESIDENT Brown, began to take an active part in the cam- paign for suffrage, securing more names in pro- portion to population than any other city in the state for the public policy petition to biing equal suffrage before the legislature. On March 7th, 1913, the Association pre- sented Mrs. Grace Wilber Trout, the state presi- dent, before a large meeting in the Gold Room at the Jefferson Hotel, and her brilliant lecture aroused much interest. Other interesting speakers from out of Feoria, during the year were Miss Virginia Brooks and Miss Marjorie Benton Cooke. In October, 1913, the State Convention of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association rret in Peoria, and the manner in which the Peoria Association handled the meeting won the praise of every delegate. The Peoria Worr en's Club offered the use of their building for the sessions, and the meetings were crowded with interested Peorians anxious to hear the brilliant speakers. This state convention was a historic one, as it was a cele- bration over the granting of limited suffrage to Illinois women, in June. Mrs. H. M. Brown was elected second vice-president of the State Assoc- iation, the first Peoria woman to have a place on the state board. The Board of the Public Library having granted the use of the old board room in the library to the Associa- tion for headquarters during the convention, extended the privileges indefinitely, and in March 1914, a school of instruction for voters was opened in the room and continued until after election. Under the leadership of Mrs. T. S. Sholars, the Association made an energetic campaign to teach the women of Peoria the methods of voting, while remaining entirely non-partisan as to candidates. Ward meetings were held all over the city, and numerous other speeches made. In all about one hundred meetings were ad- dressed, the major part of the work falling on Mrs. Brown and Mrs. White. Over four hundred women registered in the headquarters. A committee from the Assoc- iation visited every polling place in the city on election day, and a report was made to the As- sociation Board which was presented to the Election Commissioners the following year when Peoria adopted the election commission law. During the spring campaign of 1915 the As- sociation continued its non-partisan policy, as well as the school of instruction at the head- quarters. Numerous speeches were made also. At the annual meeting April 1st, 1915, the following officers were elected: president, Mrs. H. M. Brown; first vice-president, Mrs. Flora A. Richards; second vice-president, Mrs. Henrietta B. Sholars; treasurer, Mrs .Anna Lester; recordi- ing sec., Miss Helen Nixon; corresponding sec., Miss Ida Kirchoff; directors, Mrs. Julia Proctor White, Mrs. Bertha H. Miles, Mrs. Anna Green. Peoria glue ook Directory A DIRECTORY AND BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF SELECTED RESIDENTS OF PEORIA Also such information as will be valu- able to our lady patrons as receiving and visiting days, summer residences, etc. J9/5 PREFACE "Tell me thy company, and I will tell thee who thou art." Cerventes. In this maxim lies the incentive for the Peoria Blue Book Directory. The idea being a development of a remark by one of the library assistants that there is a demand for a publication of this kind. The time has long past since an apology was necessary for the publishing of a Blue Book Directory. The idea originated in England more than sixty years ago, but was kept in aristocartic bounds until about 1900, when the scope was extended. In presenting this publication we desire to emphasize the fact that it is not a society directory. The aim of this work is to give a complete and accurate index and to introduce to one another and the rest of their fellow men and women, the true residents of Peoria those who have lived honorably, uprightly and who have the welfare and interest of Peoria at heart; whose position or achievements make his personality of general interest; and tell us the things that every intelligent person wants to know not only the name and address, but the business address and summer residence as well as all phones how long a resident of Peoria, occupation engaged in, commercial and social affiliations, and milady's receiving days and her societies. The information herewith submitted has been compiled from data received from first hand. Those who have been kind enough to send, at our request, written data regarding themselves have shown a carefulness thoroughly consistent with modesty, realizing that we owe to others to present the information at our disposal as accurately as possible. It is doubtless true that the fitness of every name included will not be apparent to every user of the book, but while the standard of admission is very high, an un- remitting effort has been made to satisfy the reasonable expectations of all professions and vocations as to the names included. If there have been ant errors, they have been in the main, on the side of liberality in order that the book should be useful in the highest degree. However, a line from the interested readers will prevent a repetition of the offense. We have included in the first pages of this issue a number of portraits and illus- trations with a view of demonstrating whether or not they will add to the interest of the work. This feature if favorably received, we should like to make general in the next issue. It may be said in conclusion, that in bringing the Peoria Blue Book Directory to its present high state of perfection, the very best judgment has been exercised that long experience, the most excellent facilities and the most conscientious care could apply to the task. From time to time we hope to receive further suggestion and advice so that each new edition of the Peoria Blue Book Directory may be in all respects better than its predecessors. EDW. L. RICHTER. 'NOTE. For abbreviations used in the following pages, see page six. A DIRECTORY AND BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF SELECTED RESIDENTS OF PEORIA Also such information as will be valuable to our lady patrons as receiving and visiting days, summer residences, etc. ABERSOL, E. J. Lawyer, 813 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 532. res. 411 Columbia Terrace tel. B. 1668 L.L.B. Mich. U. 1900. res. of P. 14yrs. Mason, K. P., Eastern Star. ACHELPOHL, WALTER J. Supt. operating expenditures 111. Traction System, Mayer office Bldg. tel. M 683 res. 202 S. Maplewood Ave. tel. M 6791 res. of P. 9yrs. Mason, Kickapoo Golf and Creve Coeur Clubs. Mrs. Freda L. (Harbers) rec. d. Tues. and Wed. Eastern Star. ADAMS, CHAS. C. Pres. Chas. C. Adams & Co. pianos, music and musical instruments, 309 Main St. tel. both phones, 309 res. 525 Bradley tel. M 106 res. of P. lOyrs. attended Miami U. Oxford O. Mason (Blue, Consistory, Shrine) Kickapoo Golf, Rotary and Creve Coeur Clubs, P. Assn. of Com., Ret. Merch. Assn., Beta Sigma Chi. Mrs. Cora (Baker) Adams Amat. Mus. Club. ADDISON, ALBERT H. Cashier Cent. Natl. Bank, tel. M301, res. 117 LaSalle Ave. tel B1528-2. res. of P. 33yrs. Mason. Mrs. Norma (Wesner) Addison. ALBERS, JOHN H. Prop. Walk-Over Shoe Store, 107 S. Adams, tel. M 1153 res. 817 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 1353 res. of P. 23yrs. Mason (Knight Templar, Shrine), K. P., D. O. O. K. Mrs. Virginia (Hoit) Albers. ALBERT, S. M., BROTHER Prin. Spaulding Institute, tel. (new) 2439 res. of P. 16yrs> graduate of University of Paris, Member of the Society of Mary. ALEXANDER, ROBERT H. Prop. Ideal Pattern and Machine Wks., 716 S. Wash. St. tel. M 2763. res. cor. Richwood and Pacific, tel. B 2054 res. of P. 39yrs M.W.A. Mrs. Mary A. (Williams) Alexander. ALLEN, ARTHUR W. General cont. 441 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 100 res. 752 Moss Ave. tel. M 1968. Mrs. Angeline S. Allen. ALLEN, FRED J. W. Of Allen & Large, whol. cigars, 124 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3556 res. 103 S. Garfield Ave. tel. M 3376-3. Mrs. Irene Allen. ALLEN, W. M. General cont. 441 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 100 res. 520 Fourth Ave. tel. M 76. Mrs. Jennie Allen. 110 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY ALLISON, WILLIAM R. Physician and Surgeon, 407 Cent. Natl. Bank BJdg. tel. M 702 res. 600 Fayette, tel. M 183 Thirty- second degree Mason, Mystic Shrine, Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and National Med. Societies. Mrs. Carrie (Potter) Allison. ANDERSON, CYRUS A. Railroad, 905 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M5766. res. 209 N. Underbill St. tel. B2152. res. of P. one yr. L.L.B., Mason, Shrine, Trans. Club of Peoria and Chicago, P. Assn. of Com., Round- table and Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Florence T. (Tollakson) Ander- son Amat. Mus. Club, West End Womens Club of Chicago sum. res. Chicago. ANDERSON, N. C. Ladies' tailor, 317 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 6169 res. 121 North St. res. of P. two yrs. P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Catherine (Hansen) Anderson. ANICKER, CHARLES A. Cashier 111. Natl. Bank, 228 S. Adams St. tel. M 144 res. 402 S. Univer- sity. ANTHONY, CLIFFORD M. Retired banker, res. 201 Randolph Ave. tel. B 322 res. of P. 40yrs. All Masonic bodies, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Flora (Thomas) Anthony. APPLEGATE, FRANK W. Supt. Block & Kuhl, dept. store, 122 S. Adams St. tel. M 3881 res. 600 Fayette, Apt. F 2. Mrs. Anna Applegate. ARCHER, MRS. ANNA L. Asst. Public Librarian res. 301 Ellis St. tel. B 1911 P. Women's Club. ARMSTRONG, EDWIN N. Pres. Toledo, Peoria & Western Rwy. Union Depot, tel. M 2972 res. 1312 Main St. tel. B 2473 res. of P. 40 yrs. int. in First Natl. Bank and Peoria & Pekin Union Rwy. Mason K. P., M. W. A. ARMSTRONG, JAMES C. Pres. and mgr. J. C. Armstrong Machine & Foundry Co., 1001 S. Wash. St. tel. M 349 res. 817 Knoxville, tel. B 849k res. of P. 69yrs. Mason. ARNOLD, JOHN J. Cashier Title and Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. St. tel M. 544 res. 921 Smith tel. M 1336. Mrs. Gertrude Arnold. ARSCOTT, MRS. JESSIE L. Millinery, 429 Main St. tel.M2345-x. res. 901 Hamilton Blvd. native of P. ATWOOD, HINCKLEY G. Pres. American Milling Co., S. Bar- tonville, tel. M 374 res. 505 Park- side Drive, tel. B 574 B.A. Osage, la. U. 1898 res. of P. lyr Creve Coeur, Peoria Country and Minne- apolis Clubs, and Union League of Chicago. Mrs. Ceryl (Conway) Atwood. AUBERTINE, F. L. Dept. mgr. Block & Kuhl, dept.store 122 S. Adams St. tel. M 3887 res. 317 N. Perry, tel. M 475 res. of P. 22yrs. int. in Block & Kuhl and 111. Valley Trust Co. K. C., Creve Coeur and Peoria Country Clubs and P. Assn. of Comm. AUGUSTINE, OTTO H. Genl. agt. New York Life Ins. Co., 615 Jeff. Bldg., tel. M 52 res. 323 N. Monroe St. tel. M 4540 res. of P. 9yrs. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 111 AVERY, FRANK E. The Avery Syndicate, furniture, 903 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 256 res. 303 Bigelow, tel. B 600. Mrs. Edith W. Avery. AVERY, FRED'K. H. The Avery Syndicate, furniture, 903 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 256 res. 307 Bigelow, tel. B 1361. AVERY, GEORGE LUZERNE Sec. Avery Co., farm implements, 2300 N. Adams St. tel. M 3488. res. 253 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1652. res. of P. 22yrs A. B. Knox Col- lege int. in Avery Co. Natl.Safety Council Creve Coeur Club, Child's Welfare League, P. Assn. of Comm., University Club, Phi Gamma Delta. Mrs. Miriam (Hunter) Avery P. Pan Hellenic College Club, Y. W. C. A., Amat. Mus. Club. BACON, CICERO P. Land appraiser of Harman Eng. Co., 1020 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2757 res.202 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 456 res. of P. 9yrs. Kickapoo Golf and Rotary Clubs. BACON, JAY H. Physician and Surgeon, 609 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 57 res. 202 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 456 B. S. Knox College, M. D. John Hopkins' University. Mason (32nd degree, Shrine) Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. BAER, JOHN V. Treas. Corning & Co., ft. Sanger, tel. M 3601 res. 228 Randolph Ave. tel. B 1694. BAHNI, FRED J. Pres. Fred J. Bahni & Co., Mnfg. Jewelers, diamonds, pearls, etc., and engraving, 106 S. Adams St. tel. M2694 res.801 First St. tel. M3370. res.of P. 28yrs. M. W. A., P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn. Mrs. Glen D. (Kimball) Bahni. Royal Neighbors. BAKER, FRANK Genl. Agt. Erie Dispatch, R. R. and Lake Lines, 24 Board of Trade, tel. M 343 res. 309 Franklin St. tel. M 3855. res. of P. 45yrs. Creve Coeur and Trans. Clubs, B. P. O. E., Royal Arcanum, Royal League, Board of Trade. BAKER, HUNDLEY B. Sales mgr. The Holt Mnfg. Co., E. Peoria, tel. M 1081 res. 107 Roanoke Ave. tel. B 1972. Mrs. Constance R. Baker. BAKER, MURRAY M. V.-Pres. and genl. mgr. The Holt Mnfg. Co., E. P., tel. M 1081 res. 480 Moss Ave. tel. M 6967 pres. 111. Warehouse Co. Mrs. Mary L. Baker. BALDWIN, DENNISON H. Dentist, 306 Masonic Temple, tel. M 556 res. 323 Moss Ave. tel M 4129 res. of P. 13yrs D. D. S. U. of Maryland Mason (all bodies), K. T. O. M., M. W. A., Mystic Workers, Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and Natl. Dental Societies. Mrs. Olive Baldwin. 112 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY BALDWIN, MRS. FANNIE GOVE. Widow "Eugene F." res. 245 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 1745. BALL, E. O. Prop. Kimball Piano Store, 125 N. Jeff. St. tel. M 2983 res. 202Thrush Ave. tel. B 497 res. of P. 4yrs. Mason, Creve Coeur Club, K. P. Mrs. Enid Earle (Bartlett) Ball. D. R. BALLANCE, WILLIS H., Jr. Pres. Gipps Brewing Co., ft. Bridge, tel. M 16 res. 1319 Hamilton Blvd. tel. B 1737 P. Assn. of Comm., Eagles, B. P. O. E. BANVARD, MISS ELIZABETH Sec. and Treas. J. C. Armstrong Mach. & Foundry and Economy Machine Co., 1001 S. Wash. St. tel. M 349 res. 806 State St. tel. M 996 native of P. sum. res. Rome, 111. BARBOUR, EDWARD E. Physician, 427 Jeff. Bldg. tel.M2145. res. 423 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 23. res. of P. 12yrs. M. D. Indianapolis Med. College Mason (32nd degree, Mystic Shrine), D. O. K. K., K.P., Red Men, Y. M. C. A., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Cleopatra Barbour. BARKER, MRS. M. A. Widow "Walter," 810 Moss Ave. tel. M 12 P. Women's Club. BARNES, C. N. Lawyer, 3 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 1495^0f Barnes & Burke res. 801 Knoxville. tel. B 849-X res. of P. 20yrs. A. B. Iowa University. L.L. B. North-Western U. Mason, B. P. O. E., K. P., M. W. A. Mrs. Anna (Guthery) Barnes. BARTHELL, W. G. Treas. J. B. Wilton Bros. & Co., undertakers, 1304 S. Adams St. tel. M 169 res. 510 Parkside Drive, tel. B 1061 res. of P. 17yrs K. P., M. W. A., D. O. K. K. BARTHOLOMEW, A. Y. V.-Pres. The Bartholomew Co., Pros- pect and Sieberling Ave. tel. B 1. res. 801 St. James St. tel. M 5496. Mrs. Lucia K. Bartholomew. BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN B. Pres. Avery Co., 2301 N. Adams. tel. M 3488 res. 501 W. Armstrong. tel. B 270 int. in Avery Co., Bar- tholomew Co. and Merchants Natl. Bank Creve Coeur, Country and I. V. Y. Clubs. Mrs. Luella Moore Bartholomew P. Women's Club. BARTLETT, JESSIE KENNEDY Widow "Jay C." res. 202 Thrush Ave. tel. B 497 Theosophic Society, Women's Republic Alumni of Mich. U., Clio Club, Ind. & Natl. Fedn. BARTLETT, WM. C. Sec. H. C. Stone Lumber Co., Hip- podrome Bldg. tel. M 1920 res. 223 N. Elmwood, tel. M 4983. BARTLEY, JOSEPH F. Lawyer, 909 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 710. res. 147 N. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 6723 of Weil & Bartley int. in 111. Valley Trust Co. Mrs. Mary S. Bartley. BARTON, JAMES M. Sec. Peoria Bus & Baggage Line, 709 S. Wash. St. tel. M 185 res. 200 Cooper, tel. M 2461. Mrs. Elizabeth Barton. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 113 BARTON, JOSEPH B. V.-Pres. Peoria Bus & Baggage Line, 709 S. Wash. St. tel. M 185 res. 201 N. Maplewood Ave. tel. 4009. res. of P. 5yrs. Mrs. Emma (Stamm) Barton. BASCOM, H. M. Physician and Surgeon, 58 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 4547 res. 214 N. Jeff. Ave. res. of P. 5yrs. Chief Surgeon 111. Traction System. P. Med. Assn., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. BATCHELDER, MARK D. Advertising, 409 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 2860 res. 312 Parkside Drive, tel. B 1282 Rotary Club. Mrs. Mary Batchelder P. Women's Club. BATTLES, HARRY I. Genl. Agt. C. R. I. & P. R.R., Rock Island Depot, tel. M 2940 res. 409 Frye Ave. tel. B 1102. Mrs. Mary D. Battles. BEAGLE, N. R. Chemist, 65 Mayer Bldg. tel. M 683. res. 120 Ayers Ave. tel. B 2578-1. B. Chem. Cornell U. res. of P.3yrs. University Club. Mrs. Hermione Virginia (Jones) Beagle College Club. sum. res. Fair Haven Bay, New York. BEAN, GEO. T. Patent Attorney, 504 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1645 of La Porte & Bean, res. 409 N. Perry Ave. BEASLEY, ALFRED W. Prin. Peoria High School res. 407 Knoxville. tel. B 391 res. of P. 50 yrs. Dartmouth College. Mrs. Mary (Ramsay) Beasley. BEASLEY, GEO. K. Lawyer, 346 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 4484 res. 724 Kansas. tel.B2266. Mrs. Lillian F. (Moore) Beasley. BEASLEY, HARRY E. Consulting engineer City of Peoria, City Hall, tel. M 1019 res. 711 Lavielle St. tel. M 6003 B. S. res. of P. 40yrs. Masonic orders, B. P. O. E., Illini Club. Mrs. Nellie Louise (Boyd) Beasley. D. A. R., 0. E. S., Woman's Relief Corps No. 12 sum. res. 301 S.Tenth St., Minneapolis, Minn. BECKER, D. V.-Pres. Behrends Ice & Fuel Co., S. Wash, and Apple Sts. tel. M 1859. res. 1005 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M4154. Mrs. Louisa Becker. BECKER, O. F. Asst. Genl. Mgr. Hercshel Mfg. Co., 648 W. Wash. St., E. P. tel. M 361. res. 113 N. Douglas, tel. M 2401-3. BECKER, RAY O. Genl. Agt. North Western Mutual Life Ins. Co., 724 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 112 res. 2,21 N. Maplewood, tel. M 4585 P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Helen J. Becker P. Woman's Club. BECKWITH, C. E. Pres. American Hog Post Co., 1013 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5750 res. 205 Barker Ave. tel. M 5759. Mrs. Mamie L. Beckwith. BEEBE, H. C. Pres. H. C. Beebe Co., mill work, 1009 S. Adams, tel. M 3652, new 14. res. of P. 25yrs. also res. of Sylvia, Kansas. BEECHER, HOWARD B. Prin. Douglas School, res. 408 Frye Ave. tel. B 1156 A. B. res. of P. 20yrs . Mason, M. W. A., Phi Delta Theta. Mrs. Alice D. Beecher. 114 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY BEHRENDS, D. H. M. G. Behrends & Sons, ice, 1220 N. Water St. tel. M 1454 res. 1433 N. Glen Oak Ave. BEHRENDS, J. G. M. G. Behrends & Sons, ice, 1220 N. Water St. tel. M 1454 res. 1433 N. Glen Oak Ave. BEHRENDS, M. G. M. G. Behrends & Sons, ice, 1220 N. Water St. tel. M 1454 res. 1433 N. Glen Oak Ave. Mrs. Eliza Behrends. BEHRMANN, CARL. Lawyer, 817 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6060, res. Y.M.C.A. tel. M5790 L.L. B. Geo. Wash. U. res. of P. 4yrs. Calumet Club, P. Assn. of Comm., University Club, Y. M. C. A. BELCK, J. M. Pres. B. F. Adams Co., agri. implts., 114 S. Wash. St. tel. M 368 res. 1009 N. Monroe, tel. M 3150 res. of P. 50yrs. Mason, Mystic Shrine, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Alice (Couch) Belck. BELDEN, R. M. V.-Pres. Peoria Engraving Co., 107 Main St. tel. M 1644 res. 1706 Columbia Terrace, tel. 6697 res. of P. 4yrs. P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Kathryn Ivy (Graham) Belden. Amat. Mus. Club. BELLINGER, W. H. Physician, 511 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 4917 res. 104 La Salle Ave. tel. B 987 res. of P. 19yrs. M. D. Mason. BELSLEY, RAY J. Banker, Sec. Home Savings and State Bank\ 333 Fulton St. tel. M 385. res. 2411 Seventh Ave. tel. M 5653. A. S. Bradley Polytechnic Institute, res. of P. 29yrs. I. V. Y. Club, Y. M. C. A., Child's Welfare League. Mrs. Lina S. (Ulrich) Belsley. Col- lege Club, Child's Welfare League, P. Women's Club. BENNETT, CHARLES A. Prof. Manual Arts Bradley Polytech- nic Institute, tel. M 5327 res. 1711 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1514-3. B. S. Worcester Polytechnic Insit- tute res. of P. 18yrs. Pres. Manual Arts Press, Pres. P. Society Allied Arts, Sec. P. Betterment Assn., P. Assn. of Comm., University Club. Mrs. Clara Emily (Blodgett) Bennett. Child's Welfare League, Mother's Club, Child's Study Club, Pres. Y. W. C. A. BENNETT, CHAS. M. Prop. Bennett Bldg., 317 S. Adams St. res. 224 Missouri Ave. tel. B347. BENNETT, WM. R. Pres. Bennett's Electric Garage, cor. Main & Globe, tel. M 5020 res. 216 St. James St. tel. M 5407. BENTON, WILBER M. Real Estate, 201 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 2017 res. 223 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1621. BERGER, R. M. Whol. Shoes, 123 S. Wash. St. tel. M 973 res. 323 California, tel.B910. Mrs. Jessie (Nash) P.Women's Club. BERGNER, AARON H. Treas. P. A. Bergner & Co., dept. store, Adams and Fulton, tel. M3756. res. 308 N. Institute Place, tel. B640. Mrs. lima (Hunter) Bergner P. Women's Club. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 115 BERGNER, JOHN V. With P. A. Bergner & Co., dept. store, Adams and Fulton, tel. M3756. res. 401 Moss Ave. tel. M 1043. BERGNER, P. A. Pres. P. A. Bergner & Co., dept. store, cor. Adams and Fulton Sts. tel. M 3756 res. 401 Moss. Ave tel. M 1043. Mrs. Emma H. Bergner P.Women's Club. BERRY, O. V. Optometrist, 125 S. Adams St. tel. M 1736 res. 511 Ellis, tel. B 1159. res. of P. lOyrs. Graduate Phila- delphia College of Optometry, 1898, Mason, Eastern Star, and Pres. 111. State Society of Optometry. Mrs. Lillian May (Green) Berry. Eastern Star. BETHARD, DOUGLAS H. Pres. Jobst-Bethard Co., cor. Oak and Washington Sts. tel. M 3444. res. 145 Right St. tel. M 1024. res, of P. 40yrs. Creve Coeur, Kickapoo Golf, Automobile and I. V. Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Ass'd. Charities. Mrs. Harriet (Dougherty) Bethard. P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club. BEYER, FRANK A. Sec. Bulach-Marshall Co., upholster- ing, 312 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 1794. res. 916 N. Glen Oak Ave. Mrs. Ora H! Beyer. BIGGS, G. C. Dentist, 413 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 912. res. 613 Spring St. tel. M 1969. Mrs. Juanita Biggs. BIGHAM, DAVID L. Pres. Peoria Tent & Awning Co., 110 S. Wash. St. tel. M 877 res. 906 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 732-Y. BIGHAM, HERBERT C. Sec. and Treas. Peoria Tent & Awn- ing Co., 110 S. Wash. St. tel. M 877. res. 1027 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1545-3. Mrs. Mary J. Bigham. BIRKETT, CLYDE R. Lawyer, 129 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M743. res. 1115 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3114-2. res. of P. 28yrs L.L. B. 111. Wes- leyan U. '08 B. P. 0. E., Phi.Delta Phi, American Bar Assn. BIRKS, FRED'K. M. Sec. and mgr. Colburn, Birks & Co., jobbing druggists, 216 S. Wash. tel. M 4550 (new 141) res. 112 Roan- oke Ave. tel. B 1387- Y native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Julia (Wrenn Miles) Birks. Friday Club, College and Amat. Mus. Clubs. BIRKS, JOHN. Treas. Colburn, Birks & Co., jobbing druggists, 216 S. Wash. St. tel. M 4550 (new 141) res. 141 High St. tel. M 631. Mrs. Maria Birks. BLAIR, MILTON C. Pres. Blair Paper Co., 115 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1904 res. 208 111. Ave. tel. B 817 graduate Iowa College, res. of P. 40yrs. Mrs. Emma (Morrison) Blair. BLAIR, THOMAS H. Local mgr. The Boss Mfg. Co., 3014 S. Adams St. tel. M 125 res. 125 Flora, tel. B 1073. Mrs. Marcia Blair. BLAIR, WM. G. Treas. and mgr. Blair Paper Co., 115 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1904 res. 339 Callender Ave. tel. M 3823-1 res. of P. 24yrs. M. W. A., K. O. T. M., W. 0. W. 116 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY BLOCK, CARL C. Sec. Block & Kuhl, dept. store, 124 S. Adams St. tel. M 3881 res. 825 Moss Ave. tel. M 3947 native of P. Mason (Knight Templar, 32d deg., Shrine), B. P. O. E., Phi. Delta Theta, Creve Coeur, P. Country, I. V. Y. and Kickapoo Golf Clubs. Mrs. Jeannette Avery (Powers) Block. BLOCK, HAJO H. Treas. Block & Kuhl, dept. store, 124 S. Adams St. tel. M 3881 res. 731 Moss Ave. tel. M 3773 native of P. Mason (32d. deg., Shrine), Natl. Im- plement & Vehicle Show, Phi Delta Theta, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Hazel Marguerite (Nash) Block. BLOOM, JACQUES Pres. and treas. The B. & M. Cloth- ing Store, 201 S. Adams St. tel.M19. res. 340 Moss Ave. tel. M 3600. Mrs. Marie A. Bloom P. Women's Club. BLOSSOM, FRED'K. F. Pres. Cent. Natl. Bank, cor. Adams and Main Sts. tel. M 301 res. 1630 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1700 int. in. Peoples Loan & Homestead. Mrs. Jane McC. Blossom. BOHANAN, WM. F. Optometrist, 335 S. Adams St. tel. M 2532-L res. 218 Fourth St. tel. M 2487-X res of P. 36yrs. Mrs. Leilly (Tobin) Bohanan. BONTJES, JOHN H. The B. & B. Coal Co., 507 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1466 res. 623 Moss Ave. tel. M 1208. Mrs. Julia J. Bontjes. BOTTINGHEIMER, SEYMOUR G. Rabbi "Anshai Emeth" Temple res. 205 Bradley Ave. tel. M 5188. Mrs. Emma Bottingheimer rec. d. Saturday P. Women's Club, Temple Sisterhood, Sisters of Peace. BOURKE, WALTER C. Insurance, Loans & Homestead, 402 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 518 res. 203 Sixth Ave. tel. M 1704-4. BOWEN, EUGENE R. Advertising mgr. Avery Co., farm implements, 2300 N. Adams St. tel. M 3488 res. 905 E. Arcadia, tel. B 1088. Mrs. K. Frances Bowen. BOYD, SAMUEL B. Business Broker, 1013 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5750 res. 511 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 2313 res. of P. 3yrs. Sec. American Hog Post Co. Mrs. Minnie (Prosland) Boyd. BOYER, GEO. R. Osteopathic Physician, 519 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1942 res. 106 High St. tel. M 428. BOYNTON, RAY J. Asst. treas. Avery Co., farm imple- ments, 2300 N. Adams St. tel.M3488. res. 205 S. Douglas, tel. M 5601. Mrs. Mary E. Boynton. BRADLEY, EDWIN H. Oculist and specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, 239 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1950 res. 112 High St. tel. M 6344 res. of P. 23yrs M. D. Vermont U. Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, American Academy of Opthalmology and Oto-Laryngol- ogy I.V.Y. and Creve Coeur Clubs. Mason (32d deg., Shrine). Mrs. Maud (Mathews) Bradley. BRADLEY, GILES H. Dept. mgr. Oakford & Fahnestock, whol. grocers, 302 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3333 res. 106 Crescent Ave. tel. M 3827-4. Mrs. Cora L. Bradley. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 117 BRADLEY, RICHARD B. Tailor, 135 S. Jeff. Ave, tel. M 6869. res. 1312 Main St. tel. B 2468 res. of P. 36yrs B. P. O. E., Creve ^oeur Club, K. C. Mrs. Georgia A. Bradley. BRADLEY, ROBERT C. Physician and surgeon, 127 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 1485 res. Peters Apts. tel. M 4793 res. of P. llyrs M.D. St. Louis U. Med. College Mason, Local, State and Natl. Med. Socie- ties. Mrs. Alice (Hyrme) Bradley. BRADY, PETER Supt. Peoria Railway Co., 634 S. Adams St. tel. M 49 res. 1319 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4194. Mrs. Catherine Brady. BRAIN ARD, CHAS. D. Pres. Central Electric Co., 238 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 690 res. 903 Jack- son St. tel. B 677-3 res. of P. 51 yrs. Natl. Treas. Royal Benefit Society, Mason, I.O.O.F., K.P.,Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., P. Electric Club. Mrs. Jennie (Bush) Brainard. BRAVERMAN, A. Furniture, 325 S. Adams St. tel. M 704 res. 209 Randolph, tel. B 2040 res. of P. 2yrs. Mason (Consistory, Shrine), M. W. A., I. 0. 0. F., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., P.Assn. of. Comm., Benais Brith. BRAYSHAW, BENJAMIN W. Pres. Amole Soap Co., 117 S. Water St. tel. M 510 res. 843 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 2032 res. of P. 43yrs. 1. O. O. F., Order of Mutual Pro- tection. BRAYSHAW, CLARENCE W. Treas. Amole Soap Co., 117 S. Water St. tel. M 510 res. 509 Ellis, tel. B 1317. Mrs. Nora Brayshaw. BRAYSHAW, WALTER W. Sec. and chemist Amole Soap Co., 117 S. Water St. tel. M 510 res. 805 Spring St. tel. M 2721-1 native of P. M. W. A., Redmen. BREMER, HENRY F. Pres. Central Stone Co., 1710 S. Water St. tel. M 3042 res. 1518 Smith, tel. M 2599 res. of P. 35yrs. I. 0. O. F., Order of Ben HUT. Mrs. Anna (Brunzel) Bremer. BREWSTER, BENJ. D. Res. 1015 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3131. res. of P. 6yrs. Mrs. Anna (Detweiller) Brewster. BROBST, CHAS. H. Eye, nose and throat specialist, 407 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 702. res. 107 High St. tel. M 994 M.D. John Hopkins' U. 32d deg. Mason, Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, Academy of Ophtalmology and Oto-Laryngology. Mrs. Marian K. (Kuntz) Brobst P. Women's Club. BROCK, ORAL A. Advertising mgr. Keystone Steel & Wire Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M3412. res. 417 Linn, tel. B 1856. Mrs. Minnie A. Brock. BRONS, FRED J. Pres. Cereal Food Co., ft. Cedar St. tel. M 766 res. 401 Peoria Ave. tel. B 1800 res. of P. SOyrs. K. C. Mrs. Mary (Sprenger) Brons. BROWN, B. FRANK Pres. Brown Printing Co., 200 Main St. tel. M 278 res. 901 Shipman St. tel. M 1893 Mason (Knight Temp- lar, Shrine), B. P. 0. E., I. O. 0. F., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Ada (Prince) Brown). 118 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY BROWN, CLYDE G. Veterinary surgeon, 234 Eaton, tel. M 422 res. 611^ N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4200 (new 1043) res. of P. 8yrs. M.D.V. McKillip Veterinary School Chicago. Mrs. Lena H. (Heselden) Brown. BROWN, DELOSS S. Real Estate, 127 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 1368 res. 526 Moss Ave. tel. M 6961 of Brown Bros. & Cassell. Mrs. Vonna (Ritchie) Brown. BROWN, EUGENE. Real Estate, 127 S. Jeff. Ave. teL M 1368 res. 814 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 938 of Brown Bros. & Cas- sell. Mrs. Lillian K. Brown. BROWN, HARRISON M. V.-Pres. F. H. Pfeififer Crockery Co., 318 S. Adams St. tel. M 244 res. 2502 Main St. tel. 1361 res. of P. 9yrs. Mason (Blue, Chapter, Com- mandery, Shrine), M. W. A., T. P. A., U. C. T., Mystic Workers. Mrs. Adelie (Maxwell) Brown P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club. BROWNELL, CLAUDE B. Dentist, 523 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 845. res. 112 Park Side Drive, tel. M6934. Mrs. Mary A. Brownell. BRUNINGA, JACOB. Dooley & Bruninga, plumbers, 334 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3840 res. 602 Fifth Ave. tel. M 5895 res. of P. 38yrs. P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Anna (Johnson) Bruninga. BUCHANAN, CHAS. S. Mgr. Niagara Hotel, 108 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 1723 res. 230 E. Armstrong, tel. B 1483. Mrs. Amelia Buchanan. BUCKWELL, THOMAS D. Mgr. sales dept. Central 111. Light Co., 316 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3340. res. 205 Laura Ave. tel. M 6490. res. of P. 3yrs. Mason CreveCoeur and Rotary Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Y.M.C.A., Natl. Electric Light and Natl. Gas Assn. Mrs. Anna Wiley(Randall)Buckwell. BUDDEN, HERMAN O. Sec. and mgr. F. H. Faber & Co., hides, 109 Main St. tel. M 699 res. 316 in. Ave. tel. B 1656. Mrs. Harriet Budden. BUEHLER, CHRISTIAN. Pres. E. Godel & Sons, packers, ft. South, tel. M 3375 res. 103 W. High St. tel. M 3608. Mrs. Phoebe B. Buehler. BULACH, ANTON G. V.-Pres. Bulach-Marshall Co., uphol- stering, 312 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M1794. res. 218 S. Bourland, tel. M 5173. Mrs. Minnie Bulach. BURBY, J. ELLSWORTH Physician and surgeon, 120 N. Adams St. tel. M 619 res. 800 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2257-1 res. of P. 17yrs. M. D., Baltimore, Md. U. Mrs. Sophia (Eisler) Burby. BURGESS, THEODORE C. Pres. and Director Bradley Institute, tel. M 935 res. 222 S. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 3729 res. of P. 18yrs. A. B. Hamilton College, Ch. D. Chicago U., A. M. Creve Coeur and University Clubs, Natl. Educational Assn., American Health League, Natl. Society for the Promotion of Indust- rial Education, American Philolog- ical Assn. Mrs. Laura May (Briggs) Burgess. As You Like It Club. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 119 BURHANS, LEVI A. Physician and surgeon, 605 Central Natl. Bank Bldg. both phones 438. res. 1800 N. Jeff. Ave. both phones 2823 res. of P. 6yrs. M.D., North Western U. Med. College, 1908 P. City and County Med. Societies, Mason (Blue, Consistory), Creve Coeur Clubs. BURT, EGBERT N. V.-Pres. Edw. A. Pratt Audit Co., 807 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5478 res. 504 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 1698 Mason, Mrs. Annie M. (Smith) Burt. BURNHAM, ALONZO F. Physician, 300 N. Elizabeth St. tel. B 1664 res. of P. 2yrs M.D. Rush Med. College Mason, K. P., Court of Honor, M. W. A. Mrs. S. Emma (Blunt) Burnham. rec. d. Wed. Eastern Star, W. C. T. U. sum. res. farm, Mason City, 111. BURTON, GEO. W. Lawyer, genl. counsel 111. Traction System, 10 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 960 res. 407 Knoxville Apt. B. tel. M 2237 L.L. B. Geo. Wash. U. res. of P. 7yrs. P. and 111. State Bar Assn., Creve Coeur Club. BUSH, EDW. J. Bush's Wall Paper Store, organized 1849, wall paper, painting, framing, etc., 236 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 389. res. 206 Institute PI. tel. M 2044. native of P. P. Assn. of Comm., Royal League, State Sec. of Master House Painters and Decorators Assn. of 111. Mrs. Estelle (Scranton) Bush P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club. BUSH, FRANK H. Sec. P. A. Bergner & Co., dry goods, cor. Adams and Fulton Sts. telM3756. res. 220 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1727. Mrs. Hattie A. Bush. BUSH, GEO. M. Asst. Cashier First Natl. Bank of P., 210 S. Adams St. tel. M134 res. 310 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2445. Mrs. Nettie Bush P. Women's Club. BUSH, JOHN A. Bush's Wall Paper Store, organizedH Bush's Wall Paper Store, organized 1849, wall paper, painting, framing, etc., 236 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 389. res. 220 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1727. res. of P. 66yrs. Mason (Shrine, Knight Templar, Consistory), I. 0. 0. F., Creve Coeur Club, and Life Pres. Old Settlers Assn. BUSH, WM. C. Sec. Wilson Provision Co., packers, ft. South, tel. M 3435 res. 338 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1460. Mrs. Lucy C. Bush. BUSHELL, JOHN W. Prop. A. A. Bushell & Son, roofers and roofing material, 1317 S. Wash. St. tel. M 671 res. 220 St. James, tel. M 915 native of P. Mrs. Catherine (Donnelly) Bushell. BUTTERFIELD, EDW. Prop. Butterfield Millinery Store, 316 S. Adams St. tel. M 462 res. 500 Linn, tel. B 1669 res. of P. 2yrs. B. P. 0. E. BUTTS, LUCAS I. Sheriff res. 1215 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2460 res. of P. 35yrs Mason, M. W. A., Sons of the Revolution & Spanish War Veterans, Creve Coeur Club. BUTTS, MRS. MARY C. Widow of "Chas. E." Pres. Peoria Fuel Co. res. 1215 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2460 res. of P. 45yrs. 120 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY CAHILL,FRANK T. Mgr. Woolner Distilling Co., ft. Spellman, tel. M 3418 res. 605 Fifth Ave. CALLAHAN, B. G. Salesman, Pfeiffer Crockery Co., 318 S. Adams St. tel. M 244 res. 613 Seventh Ave. tel. M 3789 res. of P. 21yrs. Mrs. Minnie (Corray) Callahna. CAMERON, GLEN J. Lawyer, 2nd floor Grimes Bldg. tel. M 1089 res. 814 Knoxville Ave' tel. B 1745 of Cameron & Cameron. Native of P. CAMERON, JAMES A. Lawyer, 2nd floor Grimes Bldg. tel. M 1089 res. 814 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1745 of Cameron & Cameron, res. of P. 42yrs Beta Theta Phi. Mrs. Amelia (Trial) Cameron. CAMPBELL, GEO. W. Lawyer, 549 Woolner Bldg. tel. M840. res. 114 Seventh Ave. tel. M 5492. Of Covey, Campbell & Covey res. of P. 18yrs. L.L. B. 111. U Kick- apoo Golf and Creve Coeur Clubs, and P. Asfen. of Comm. Mrs. Mary (Clark) Campbell. CAMPBELL, JAMES E. Physician and Surgeon, 609 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 57 res. 805 Lincoln, tel. M 811. Mrs. Alice Campbell. CAMPBELL, ROBERT M. Asat. Postmaster, Govt. Bldg., cor. Main and Monroe Sts. tel. M 379. res. 414 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1640. CARPENTER, B. G. Doctor of Divinity, 400 N. Glen Oak tel. B 1658 res. of P. 8yrs mem. of Library Board Mason, M.W. A., P. Assn. of Comm., Child's Welfare League. CARSON, GEO. F. Dealer in Bonds, Stocks and Farm Lands, 209 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 65. res. 109 E. Arcadia, tel. B 129 res. of P. 27yrs Mystic Shrine, Y. M. C. A., Associated Charities, Creve Coeur, Kickapoo Golf and Rotary Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. CARTER, FRED'K. R. Brick and Coal, 119 Bridge, tel. M 1116 res. 565 Linn, tel. B 877-2. Mrs. Kate A. Carter. CASE, ENSLEY J. Sutliff & Case Co., whol. drugs, 312 S. Adams St. tel. M 524 res. 419 Moss Ave. tel. M 1108 res. of P. 28yrs. int. in Crescent Coal Co. and Case & Kroenlein Mason (Shrine) I. V. Y., Creve Coeur and P. Coun- try Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Jennete E. (Waugh) Case. CASE, GEO. W. Sutliff & Case Co., whol. drugs, 312 S. Adams St. tel. M 524 res. 205 Moss Ave. tel. M 2215. Mrs. Irma B. Case. CASE, MORRISS E. Sec. and treafs. Crescent Coal Co., 831 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 3566 res. 419 Moss Ave. tel. M 1108. CASEY, JAMES J. General Ins., 347 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 280 res. 909 Linn St. tel. B 179-1. res. of P. 35yrs. int. in 111. Valley Trust Co. K. C., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Isabella A. (Mellon) Casey rec. d. Friday Civic Federation, Cath- olic Women's League, Child's Wel- fare League, Y. W. C. A., Ass'd. Charities. CASEY, PETER. Mgr. Corning Distilling Co., Krause Ave. tel. M 761 res. 1109 N. Mad- ison Ave. tel. M. 889. Mrs. Betty Casey. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 121 CASSELL, FRANK T. Real Estate, 6 Anheuser-Neil Bldg. tel. M 1368 res. 101 Moss Ave. tel. M 2593 of Brown Bros. & Cassell. Mrs. Lucy I. Cassell. CAUSEY, WALTER G. Mortgage Loans and Real Estate, 218 Jeff. Bldg. tel. (both phones) 22. res. 128 Flora Ave. tel. B 147 native of P. pres. P. Assn. of Comm., dir- ector in, State Trust and Savings Bank, P. Natl. Implement and Veh- icle Show, Creve Coeur Club and Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Florine A.(Thiedens) Causey. CHALLIS, ARTHUR H. Genl. agt. Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 815 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6776. res. 119 Ayres Ave, tel. M 5264 A. B. Cornell U. res. of P. 4yrs. Mason, Sigma Nu, F. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Olive R. Challis. CHITTICK, ALEXANDER Physician, 333 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 5506 res. 508 Wisconsin St. tel. B 641 res. of P. 3yrs M.D., Natl. Med. U., Ph.G. Chicago U., A.B., Dixon U. W. O. W., K. P., Assoc- iated Physicians of America, Authors Club author of Quiz Compendium on Medicine and Biochemistry. CHRISTOFFEL, EMIL. Mgr. Schulze Bread Co., ft. Fayette tel. M 1335 res. 503 Linn St. tel. B 1902 res. of P. 5yrs T. P. A. Mrs. Alvina E. Christbffel. CHUBBUCK, H. E. V.-Pres. 111. Traction System, 344 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 890 res. 349 Moss Ave. tel. M 3984. Mrs. Georgia Vernon Chubbuck P. Women's Club. CHUSE, FERDINAND Chuse & Co., saddlery, 105 N Wash. St. tel. M 81 res. 617 Bradley Ave. tel. M 5217. Mrs. Mae L. Chuse. CHUSE, MARION X. Asst. cashier 111. Natl. Bank, 228 S. Adams St. tel. M 144 res. 108 Crescent Ave. tel. M 3853. CLARK, CHARLES D. Capitalist, 930 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 64. res. 217 North St. tel. B 1527 res. of P. 54yrs. int. in Horace Clark & Sons Co., Peoria Heights Rwy. Co., Commercial B. & L. Assn. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Emily (Blakesly) Clark. CLARK, GEO. ARTHUR. Treas. Horace Clark & Sons Co., head of Walnut, tel. M 35 res. 628 N. Elizabeth St. tel. B 1308 treas. Clark Coal & Coke Co. Mrs. Julia B. Clark. CLARK, HORACE. Sec. and genl. mgr. Clarke Coal & Coke Co., 923 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 64. res. 305 Columbia Terrace, tel.B1020. native of P. attended Dartmouth College Creve Coeur and P. Coun- try Clubs, Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Jennie M. (Robinson) Clark. CLARKE, REV. CLEMENT G. Pastor First Cong. Church, Hamilton Blvd. and Monroe St. res. 409 N. Perry, tel. M 1436. Mrs. Martha C. Clarke. CLARKE, ROBERT D. Capitalist, 1207 Jeff.Bldg. tel. M2320. res. 603 Moss Ave. tel. M 91. Mrs. Cora G. Clarke. 122 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY CLARKE, SAMUEL M. Pres. Clarke & Co., dry goods, 102 S. Adams St. tel. M 3528 res. 1228 Hamilton Blvd., tel. B 904. CLARKSON, CHESTER D. Prop. Clarkson's Laundry, 531 Ful- ton St. tel. M 234 res. 343 Moss Ave. tel. M 1725 res. of P. 40yrs. Mason (all bodies) Creve CoeurClub, P. Assn. of Comm., Natl. Laundry Assn. Mrs. Alice M.(Heidrich) Clarkson. CLINCH, HON. WALTER A. Judge of the Probate Court, Room 8 Court House, tel. M 1071 res. 121 N. Elmwood, tel. M 2931. Mrs. Bessie M. Clinch. COCKLE, C. S. V.-Pres. and treas. Gipps Brewing Co., cor. Bridge and Water, tel.M16. res. 135 Randolph .ve. tel. B 1234. Mrs. Harriet F. Cockle. COE, THOMAS C. Dentist, 607 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. (both phones) 438 res. 214 Broadway, tel. B 503 res. of P. 20 yrs. D. D. S. Mason, M. W. A., Court of Honor, and Local, State and Natl. Dental Societies. Mrs. Rosa (Cowan) Coe. COFFMAN, HARRY A. Sales mgr. Hart Grain Weigher Co., grain handling machinery, 100 Eaton St. tel. M 364 res. 1125 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1864. Mrs. Jessie E. Coffman. COHEN, SOL. Solo violinist and teacher at Peoria Musical College, cor. Madison and Fayette, tel. M 4604 res. 806 Ham- ilton Blvd. tel. M 5064 res. of P. 2yrs. American Guild of Violinists. COLE, E. A. Treas. Avery Co., farm implements, 2300 N. Adams St. tel. M 3488. res. 1211 N. Perry, tel. M 1363. Mrs. Mina Cole. COLEAN, WM. H. Office 326 Woolner Bldg. tel. M5519. res. 801 Moss Ave. tel. M 1129. Mrs. Frances Colean. COLLINS, CLIFFORD U. Surgeon, 427 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2145. res. 624 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 715. res. of P. 22yrs. M.D. consulting surgeon 111. Traction System Creve Coeur, P. Country, I.V.Y. and Auto- mobile Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. (pres. 1912), Mason (32nd deg., Con- sistory, Shrine), Sons of Veterans, Child's Welfare League, P. City Med. Society, Fellow American College of Surgeons. Mrs. Isabelle (Henry) Collins Pres. P. Women's Club. COLLINS, W. C. Sales mgr. Keystone Steel & Wire Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 342 res. 220 Bigelow St. tel. B 582 Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Mason (Scottish Rite Consistory, 32nd deg.), Imple- ment Vehicle and Hardware Club. Mrs. Anna J. Collins P. Women's Club. COLVIN, ABRAHAM P. Treas. Central 111. Light Co., 316 S. Jeff. St. tel. M 3340 res. 300 Park- side Drive, tel. B 639 res. of P. 18 yrs. Mrs. Anna (Rulon) Colvin. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 123 COMSTOCK, CLARENCE ELMER Prof, mathematics Bradley Institute, tel. M 935 res. 522 Bradley Ave. tel. M 1060 res. of P. 18yrs A.B., A.M. University Club, Child's Wel- fare League. Mrs. Lucia (Gary Driggs) Comstock. Childs Study Club, As You Like It, and Childs Welfare League. COOLER WM. M. Physician and surgeon, 516 Jeff.Bldg. tel. M 1493 res. 1212 N. Monroe St. tel. M 3687 res. of P. lOyrs. M. D. North Western U. Medical College Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, 32nd deg. Mason and Mys- tic Shrine. Mrs. Ella V. (Engstrom) Cooley. CONE, WILLIAM R. Real Estate, 211 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1444 res. 1312 Main St. tel. B 2465 of Cone & Sear res. of P. 19yrs. L.L.B. Wesleyan U. Mason, Creve Coeur Club, Sigma Chi. Mrs. Kathryn (Christian) Cone. CONEY, JOSEPH P. Dentist, 309 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 3563 res. 107 Flora Ave. tel. B 2027 res. of P. 32yrs D.D.S. Georgeton U. Psi Omega Natl. Fraternity, Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., and Masonic bodies Mrs. Ethel (Margolis) Coney. CONZELMAN, W. J. Mgr. U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co. tel. M 722 res. Pekin and Peoria. res. of P. lyrs. Mason, K. P., M. W. A., Comm. Club of Pekin, Creve Coeur Club, Country Club of Pekin, Tazewell Club Pekin. Mrs. Bertha (Herget) Conzelman. Pekin Women's Club Litt. Society, sum. res. various places. COOLEY, PROCTOR P. V.-Pres. and genl. mgr. Culter & Proctor Stove Co., cor. Water and Fayette, tel. M 89 res. 375 Moss Ave. tel. M 4273. Mrs. Bessie N. Cooley P. Women's Club. COOPER, J. F. Physician and surgeon, 325 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 1241 res. 415 Barker, tel. M 4618 M.D. Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Md I. O. 0. F., Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Lois M. (Brown) Cooper. CORKEN, EDW. E. Sec. Cent. 111. Light Co. tel. M 3340. res. 425 Peoria Ave. tel. B 1488. res. of P. 13yrs. attended August- ana College, Rock Island M. W. A., K. C., Creve Coeur and Wolf Tone Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Minnie P. (Ortell) Corken. CORNELISON, WM. T. Of T. A. Grier & Co., 18 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 977 res. 559 Moss Ave. tel. M 509 res. of P. 32 yrs. mgr. Burlington Elevator Co. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Kate (Anthony) Cornelison. sum. res. Deerwood, Minn. CORRELL, CHARLES T. Gen. Supt. V. Jobst & Sons, con- tractors, 221 S. Adams St. tel.M1586 res. 214 Armstrong, tel. B 1328-4. Mrs. Emma F. Correll. 124 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY COSTELLO, WM. P. Sec. Gipps Brewing Co., ft. Bridge, tel. M 16 res. 423 Dechman Ave. tel. B 1242. Mrs. Mary I. Costello. COVEY, DELBERT A. Lawyer, 549 Woolner Bldg. tel.M840. res. 423 Peoria Ave. tel. B 954 of Covey, Campbell & Covey. Mrs. Ida G. Covey. COVEY, IRA J. Lawyer, 548 Woolner Bldg. tel.M840. res. 526 Linn St. tel. B 767-1 res. of P. 21yrs. Mason (Shrine, Consist- ory), Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Alta (Linnell) Covey Peoria Women's Club. COWAN, DAVID J. Lawyer, 416 Masonic Temple, tel. M 975 res. 206 Randolph, tel. B 1429= res. of P. 5yrs. graduate of Souther;n 111. Normal U. Mason (all bodies), I. O. O. F., K. P. Mrs. Sarah A. (D/uncan) Cowan P. Women's Club, Book Review Chib. COWLES, WARREN Division passenger agt. C. R. I. & P. R. R., Jefferson Hotel, tel. M 253. res. 210 S. Elmwood, tel. M 1264. Mrs. Pauline M. Cowles. COYNER, CHAS. E. Peoria Buick Motor Co., 824 Main St. tel. M 127 res. 106 N. Glen- wood Ave. tel. M 5718. CRAWFORD, CHAS. L. Jeweler, 307 Main St. tel. M 1592. res. 1323 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 2695. res. of P. 29yrs K. P., B. P. O. E., M. W. A., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Mamie S. (Smith) Crawford. CRAWLEY, A. H. Prop. Crawley Electric Co., 228 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 720 res. 115 Dechman, tel. B 823- Y res. oi' P. 33yrs. CREHORE, EDW. F. Sec. Wilson Grocery Co., 800 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3392 res. 300 N. Douglas, tel. B 1068. Mrs. Carrie B. Crehore. CREMER, B. Editor Peoria Demokrat, 2nd floor Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4 res. 400 N. Madison Ave. Pres. German Fire Ins. Co. and the German-American Natl. Bank. CREMER, CHAS. Sec. German Fire Ins. Co., 2nd floor Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4 res. 200 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2925. Mrs. Mary Cremer. CREMER, MATHIAS Peoria Demokrat, 2nd floor Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4 res. 400 N. Madison Ave. CUMERFORD, HARRY E. Undertaker and Professional Em- balmer, 203 N. Perry Ave. tel.M297. native of P. Mason, I. O. O. F., Moose, B. P. 0. E., Creve Coeur and I. V. Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Sons of Veterans. Mrs. Bertha Jeanette (Davis) Cum- erford P. Women's and Amat. Mus. Clubs, Worthy Matron Eastern Star. CUNNINGHAM, FRANK O. Investment Broker, 813 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 532 res. 218 North St. tel. B 1997 res. of P. 64yrs Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Louise G. Cunningham P. Women's Club. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 125 CURTISS, GEO. W. Pres. Dime Savings & Trust Co. and Title & Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4195 res. 407 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 1502 res. of P. 30yrs Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, Mason (all bodies). CUSHING, MRS. LENA O. Of the Capital Laundry, 108 S. Mad- ison Ave. tel. M 838 res. 417 Co- lumbia Terrace, tel. B 1151 P. Women's Club. CUTTER, CHAS. CHESTER Prop. Cutter, Wrigley Coal & Feed Co., 116 June, tel. M 1183 res. 414 S. Bourland, tel. M 4114 native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Florence (Ambridge) Cutter. CUTTER, WESTON Mgr. S. & H. Coal Co., Walnut, cor. S. Water, tel. M 6464 res. 354 Cal- lender, tel. M 5018 int. in Peoria Motor Cycle Co. I. V. Y. Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Sanchen ( (Strehlow) Cutter. DAILEY, HON. JOHN Lawyer and State Senator, 502 Ob- servatory Bldg. tel. M 1604 res. 1217 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1124. native of P. L.L. B. Mich. U. 1890. Mason (32nd deg., Shrine), D.O.K.K., B. P. O. E., M. W. A., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Clara F. (Johnston) Dailey. DAILY, J. E. City Attorney, City Hall, M 627. res. 129 N. Garfield, tel. M 2426. res. of P. 6yrs L. L. B. Yale U. 1909 Creve Coeur, University, I.V. Y. and P. Yacht Clubs, B. P. O. E., K. P., D. O. K. K. Mrs. Audrey L. (Woodward) Daily. DALLWIG, PAUL Lawyer, 1105 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 226. res. 237 S. Maplewood, tel. M 2295. Mrs. Edna E. Dallwig P. Women's Club. DALTON, JOHN Sec. and treas. S. C. Bartlett Co., grain, 16 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M. 215 res. Ill Callender Ave. tel. M 3524 native of P. K. C. Mrs. Rose Mary (Mooney) Dalton. DANIELS, RICHARD H. Dentist, 436 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 4945 res. 811 First St. tel. M 2399-X. DAUGHERTY, MRS. JENNIE P. Widow "A. J." res. 522 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5839 res. of P. 25yrs. P. Women's Club, Eastern Star, Allied Arts. DAVIS, E. L. Physician and surgeon, 709 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 5082 res. 406 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1309. Mrs. Margaret A. Davis. 126 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY DAVIS, FRANKLIN S. Physician, 712 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 799 res. of P. 25yrs M. D. Mason, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, P. Assn. of Comm., Y. M. C. A., Childs Welfare League, Natl. Society Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Mrs. Maude (Alexander) Davis Sec. P. Women's Club, Y. W. C. A., Allied Arts, Childs Study Club, Childs Welfare League. DAY, WARREN W. Architect, 527 Main St. tel. M 613. res. 606 N. Madison Ave. tel.M4665. native of P. B. S. Architecture 111. U. '10 Theta Delta Chi, Illini,Assn. of Cosmopolitan, P. Executives,Kick- apoo Golf, University and I. V. Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Natl. Society of Scabbard and Blade, P. Society of Allied Arts, Natl. Geo- graphical Society, 111. Society of Ar- chitects. Mrs. Ethel A. (Hollister) Day Col- lege Club, P. Allied Arts sum. res. Champaign, 111. DAY, WM. H. Sec. and treas. Day Carpet & Furn. Co., 218 S. Adams St. tel. M 66. res. 204 Randolph, Apt. 5, tel. B661. Mrs. Josephine E. Day. DAY, WM. P. Pres. Day Carpet & Furn. Co., 218 S. Adams St. tel. M 66 res. Jeff. Hotel. DE HAVEN, J. B. Treas. and sec. American Milling Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 374 res. 102 Cooper, tel. M 4072. DE KROYFT, FRED'K. M. Druggist, 126 N. Adams St. tel. M 295 res. Irondequoit Point, Pros- pect Heights, tel. B 227-1. Mrs. Lola De Kroyft P. Women's Club. DE MOURE, CHAS. O. Optometrist, 103 S. Adams St. tel. M 2714 res. 743 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1082 res. of P. 16yrs 0. D. Bradley Inst., Oph. D. Northern 111. College, Chicago sec. and genl. mgr. Wyatt-Demoure Co. Mason (Shrine, Eastern Star,) P. Assn. of Comm., Pres. Ionic Club, Mem. of Executive Committee 111. State and Natl.Assns. of Optometrists. Mrs. Kathryn (Tiekan) De Moure. sum. res. New York. DENNIS, FRANCIS R. Real Estate and Investments, 715 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2477 res. 109 Roanoke, Apt. 2, tel. B 2255 res. of P. 15yrs. Mrs. Florence G. McKelvey. DENNIS, HERBERT R. Banker, 100 E. Wash. St. E. P., tel. M 1511 res. 400 N. Main St., E.P. res. df P. 12yrs. Special Assessment Collector and Treas. E. P. Drainage Dist., Pres. First Natl. Bank, E. P., E. P. Comm. Club, Covenant Club, Creve Coeur Club, Historical Society. Mrs. Marion (Brownlee) Dennis. rec. d. Thursday Church and Social Clubs sum. res. "Up way Cottage." DENNIS, S. A. Real Estate, 301 E. Wash. St., E. P. tel. M 816 res. 400 Floyd Ave. new tel. 17-2 res. of E. P. 16yrs. Alder- man E. P. Comm. Club. Mrs. Frances H. Dennis Royal Neighbors. DENZLER, JOHN Asst. cashier Home Savings and State Bank, 333 Fulton St. tel. M 385. res. 900 Monson St. tel. M 361 res. of P. 24yrs. Mason, M. W. A., Swiss Society. Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth Denzler. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 127 DERING, M. Brick and roofing tile, 321 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1207 res. 409 Barker, tel, M 6921. Mrs. Addie Bering. DERSCH, GUSTAV A. Whol. and retail cigars, factory cor. Fourth and Monson, tel. M 520. res. 200 Fourth Ave. tel. M 2663. native of P. Mason, B. P. 0. E., Rotary Club. Mrs. Esther Schroeder. DETWEILLER, THOS. H. Pres. and mgr. Detweiller Ice Co., 1724 N. Adams St. tel. M 98 res. 409 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 4260. DE WEIN, J. H. Typewriters, 1201 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 521 res. 116 N. Orange St. tel. M 5361 native of P. K. P., D. 0. K. K. DEWEY, HOMER H. Grain, 26 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 3817 res. 217 N. Glenwood, tel. M 5587 res. of P. 7yrs. A. B. Director Bd. of Trade Creve Coeur University and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Beta Theta Pi. Mrs. Onel (Howard) Dewey College Club, Amat. Mus. Club. DEWEY, WM. H. Grain, 26 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 3817 res. 117 N. Elmwood, tel. M 4904 res. of P. 6yrs A. B. 111. U Bd. of Trade, Illini, I. V. Y., Creve Coeur and University Clubs, Beta Theta Pi. DEWEY, W. W. Grain, 26 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 3817 res. 117 N. Elmwood, tel. M 4904 res. of P. 6yrs Bd. of Trade, Mason, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. May (Williams) Dewey 20th Century and Amat. Mus. Clubs. DICKSON, VICTOR HEYL Sec. and treas. Peoria Metal Culvert Co., E. P. tel. M 1168 res. 1411 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1218 res. of P. 28yrs B. S., M.I. T. '07 Theta Xi, Rotary and I. V. Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Assembly Assn., I. C. M. Assn., Y. M. C. A., 111. High- way Improvement Assn. Mrs. Lillie Mae (Yowell) Dickson. Y. W. C. A., Petersburg Women's Club sum. res. Petersburg, 111. DILZER, CHAS. F. Engraver, 112 S. dams St. tel. M 1775 res. 113 Smith sec. 111. Valley Trust Co. DITEWIG, GEO. A. Pres. Wolschlag Co-operative Coal Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 1530 res. 120 High St. tel. M 34. DODD, J. ELLIS Sales mgr. Herschel Mfg. Co., 648 W. Wash., E. P., tel. M 361 res. 323 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 2660. Mrs. Frances Dodd P. Women's Club. DOLAN, OLIVER J. Treas. 111. Valley Trust Co., 227 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 32 res. 1216 N. Mad- ison Ave. tel. M 3114-3. Mrs. Ada A. Dolan. DON MEYER, MRS. ELLEN C. res. 329 California Ave. tel. B 900. res. of P. 32yrs. V.-Pres. Donmeyer Gardner Co. Eastern Star, Equal Suffrage, Honorary member Luther Burbank Society. DOOLEY, E. J. Cashier Dooley Bros., Coal & Miners Supplies, 1201 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1829 res. 806 Hecox. Mrs. Katherine L. Dooley. 128 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY DOOLEY, E. P. Mgr. Dooley Bros., Coal & Miners' Supplies, 1201 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1829 res. 304 Widenham, tel. M 3069-2. Mrs. Mollie Dooley. DOOLEY, JAMES B. Pres. Dooley Bros., coal and miners' supplies, 604 S. Adams St. tel.M674. res. 713 Garden, tel. M 3868 res. of P. 34yrs. Independent Order For- esters, Creve Coeur and Wolf Tone Clubs. Mrs. Fredericka (Schultz) Dooley. DOOLEY, RICHARD A. Sec. and treas. Dooley Bros., coal and miners supplies, 604 S. Adams St. tel. M 674 res. 539 Schelby Ave. tel. M 1329 res. of P. 30yrs. DOOLEY, S. B. Dooley & Bruninga, plumbers 334 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3840 res. 143 Helen St. tel. M 5158 res. of P. 31 yrs K. C., I. 0. O. F., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Katherine C. (Murphy) Dooley. DOUGHERTY, ROBERT B. Sec. and treas. J. W. Franks & Sons, printers, 100 Fulton St. tel. M 322. res. 116 W. Virginia Ave. DOWDALL, WM. T. Physician and surgeon, 415 S. Adams St. tel. M 1766 res. 1111 N. Mon- roe Ave. Apt. B. tel. M 1211 native of P. B. A. Wabash College, M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons. Local surgeon 111. Central R. R., Ex- aminer Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Central Union Life Ins. Co., Hart- ford Life Ins. Co., M. W. A., Inde- pendent Order Foresters, Mystic Workers and the Fraternal Reserve, also member therein and in Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies,Natl. Railways Surgeons Assn., Creve Coeur and Kickapoo Golf Clubs. Mrs. Anna C. Dowdall. DUFFNER, WM. V. Pharmacist, Bradley Ave. and Uni- versity St. tel. M 1244 res. 404 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1309 res. of P. ISyrs. Ph. G., Clerk in charge P. O. sub-station No. 10 K. C., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Com. DU MARS, ELIOT C. Physician and surgeon, 102 S. Perry Ave. both phones 1112-1 res. 220 S. Maplewood, both phones 1112-2. native of P. M. D. Wash. U. 1906. Mason, P. County Med. Society, Med. Staff Proctor Hospital. Mrs. Edith M .(Wood) Du Mars. DU MARS, RUFUS A. Physician and surgeon, 102 S. Perry Ave. both phones 1112-1 res. 217 N. Maplewood, tel. M 6806 res. of P. 42yrs . M. D., U. of Penn. 1877. Mason, Creve Coeur Club, Peoria County Med. Society and Med. Staff St. Francis Hospital. Mrs. Nellie (Frye) Du Mars. DURKIN, JAMES E. Druggist, 501 Main St. tel. M 487. res. 1321 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4298. Mrs. Carlotta Durkin. DURKIN, JOSEPH P. Sec. and genl. mgr. Title and Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 544. res. 1321 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4298. native of P. K. C., Creve Coeur Club. DUTCH, CHAS. C. Lawyer, 701 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 4373 res. 237 Moss Ave. tel. M 3550 res. of P. ISyrs. L.L. B., U. of Mich. Mason, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Mae E. (Knight) Dutch. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 129 EAGLETON, L. O. Lawyer, 1017 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1186. res. 126 E. Arcadia, tel. B 1604. B. S. McKinley College '94 L.L. B. North-Western U. '97 of Eagleton & Stone Mason, I. O. 0. F., K. P., M. W. A., Mystic Workers of the World. Mrs. Minnie (Pierce) Eagleton. EASTON, MILO T. Physician and surgeon, 604 Main St. tel. M 1177 res. 216 Cooper St. tel. M 3544 res. of P. 30yrs M. D. North Western U P. City Med. Society, P. Assn. of Comm., Phi Beta Pi. Mrs. Helen (Blackburn) Easton. Child's Study Club, Eastern Star. EATON, E. P. Perry Eaton & Son, locksmiths, 133 S. Monroe St. tel. M 4162-Y. res. of P. 24yrs M. W. A., Y. M. C. A., P. Motor Cycle Club. EATON, WM. PERRY Perry Eaton & Son, locksmiths, 133 S. Monroe St. tel. M 4162-Y res. of P. 40yrs M. W. A., Knights & Ladies Security, P. Assn. of Comm. EBAUGH, WM. H. Mason contractor, 701 Seventh St. tel. M 3604 res. of P. 30yrs M. W. A., Bankers of Des Moines, la. Mrs. Nancy J. (Allgire) Ebaugh. ECKARD, ELMER M. Physician and surgeon and Coroner P. County, 501 Cent. Natl. Bank. Bldg. tel. M 814 res. 615 Indiana Ave. tel. B 370 res. of P. 19yrs. B. S. Alma College, M. D. Rush Med. College Chief Surgeon T. P. & W. R. R Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, Mason, I. O. 0. F., B. P. O. E., Kickapoo Golf Club. Mrs. Agnes L. Eckard. ECKERT, ORLANDO M. Engineer, 220 Linn St. tel. B 1988. res. of P. 30yrs. I. 0. O. F., Mason, Engineer's Craftsman. Mrs. Mary B. Eckert P. ArtLeague ECKLEY, S. W. Commissioner of Pub. Works, City Hall, tel. M 69 res. 1305 S. Adams St. tel. M 2099-Y native of P. Mrs. Margaret (Reitz) Eckley. EDMONSON, OSCAR B. Physician andSurgeon, SulphurSprings Sanitarium, 215 S. Adams St. tel. M 6770 res. 219 S. Bourland, tel. M 2193 res. of P. lyr B.S., M.D. Mason (Chapter, Knight Templar, Shrine). Mrs. Lena (Bailor) Edmonson P. E. 0. EHRESMAN, J. E. Mgr. Peoria Auburn Auto Co., 135 S. Nonroe Ave. tel. M 6066 res. 659 Moss Ave. tel. M. 6924 res. of P. lyr. I. C. M. A. Mrs. Bertha (Steinman) Ehresman. EIBECK, THOMAS L. Mgr. Peoria Bus & Baggage Line, 709 S. Wash. St. tel. M 185 res. 304 Louisa, tel. M 3874-3 res. of P. 42yrs. Sons of Veterans, K. P., North American Union. Mrs. Lena (Carroll) Eibeck. EICHENLAUB, JOHN E. Real Estate and Ins., 423 S. Adams St. tel. M 800 res. 106 Parkside Drive, tel. M 2079 of Spurk & Grigsby. EICHHORN, H. G. Physician and surgeon, 309 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. both phones 3563. res. of P. 19yrs M. D. North- Western U. Med. College 1896. Mason, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Louise Ehringer. 130 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY ELDER, B. H. Physician and surgeon, 222 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 2306-X res. 1222 Second Ave. tel. M 2876-4. Mrs. Kate Elder. ELLIOTT, JOHN M. Lawyer, 809 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 325 res. 117 N. Glen wood, tel. M 3135 L.L. B. Wesleyan U. Creve Coeur and P. Trans. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Zelda (De Motte) Elliot. ELLS, ZERAH D. Mgr. Natl. Refining Co., whol. oil, cor. Western and Krause Aves. tel. M 624 res. 121 Crescent Ave. tel. B 2015. Mrs. Rose M. Ells. EMERSON, FRANK N. Architect, 321 Main St. tel. M 905. res. 100 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1814. of Hewitt & Emerson native of P. Y. M. C. A., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., University Club, Princeton Club of N. Y. EMERSON, GEO. F. Pres. and mgr. Cummings & Emer- son, whol. hdwr., 412 S. Wash. St. tel. M 24 res. 1000 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1814 res. of P. 40yrs Dir- ector First Natl. Bank. Mrs. Harriet C.(Woodruff)Emerson. ENGSTROM, C. L. Treas. C. V. Engstrom Co., leather findings, 210 Main St. tel. M 2314. res. 1204 N. Madison Ave. tel.M3962. ENGSTROM, CHAS. V. Pres. C. V. Engstrom Co., leather findings, 210 Main St. tel. M 234. res. 1204 N. Madison Ave. tel.M3962. res. of P. 42yrs. I. O. O. F., Mason M. W. A. Mrs. Bessie (Anderson) Engstrom. ENTWISTLE, WM. H. Sec. and treas. Kasjens & Entwistle, Inc., plumbers, 421 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 1914 res. 533 Kettelle, tel. M 3777. Mrs. Margaret Entwistle. ERKERS, HERMAN J. Sec. A. Lucas & Sons, iron works, 1318 S. Wash. tel. M 227 res. 210 Second res. of P. 29yrs. Turner Societies. Mrs. Hellen J. Erkers. ERLER, EDW. F. Photographer, 1216 S. Adams St. tel. M 3399 res. 215 S. Douglas. ERLER, MAX. Prop. Erler Studio, photographer, 1216 S. Adams St. tel. M 3399 res. 205 N. Institute PI. tel. M 6048. res. of P. 57yrs. Mason, Shrine. ESPENSCHIED, A. E. Stationery and office outfitter, 212 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3712 res. 404 St. James. res. of P. 14yrs. Mrs. Eugenie B. (Bordinet) Espen- schied. EVANS, FRANK M. Genl. gr. A. I. Hanseler Co., 321 S. Wash. St. tel. M 175 res. 101 N. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 5101 res. of P. 20yrs Mason (all bodies), B. P. 0. E. Mrs. Ida Elizabeth (Pipas) Evans. Church Societies, Amat, Mus. Club, sum. res. Rome, 111. EVANS, FRED'K. H. Supt. Vocational Courses Bradley In- stitute, tel. I 5327 res. 107 Fred- onia Ave. tel. M 4169 res. of P. 11 yrs B. M. E. 1903, M. E. 1906. Tau Beta Pi L. E. L. Mrs. Mary Rojier (Warfuel) Evans. Childs Study Club. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 131 EVANS, WILLIS Executive Sec. P. Assn. of Comm., Cole. Bldg. tel. M 4657 res. 803 Bradley, tel. M 1687 native of P. 111. Farmers Club Historical Assn., Childs Welfare League, Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Leoti (Runyan) Evans. EVANS, WINSLOW Lawyer, 448 Woolner Bldg. tel. M1293 res. 321 111. Ave. tel.B 815-3. res. of P. 14yrs. Director and Atty. First Natl. Bank a d Savings Bank of P. Mason (Knight Templar), Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Eva (McCullough) Evans. FABER, FREDERICK H. Hides, 109 Main St. tel. M 699 of F. H. Faber & Co. res. 571 Moss Ave. tel. M 1810. Mrs. Catherine E. Faber. FARNUM, CHARLES G. Physician, 513 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M1085. of Farnum & Knapp res. 216 Park- side Drive, tel. M 887-1. Mrs. Alice B. Farnum. FABER, JACOB J. Sec. treas. and mgr. Peoria Engrav- ing Co., 109 Main St. tel. M 1644. res. 1638 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1631 native of P. M. W. A., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Amelia (Engel) Faber N. P. Women's Club. FAHNESTOCK, HOWARD R. V.-Pres. and sec. Oakford & Fahne- stock, whol. grocers, 302 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3333 res. 262 Randolph Ave. tel. B 1629 native of P. Mrs. Maud (Harris) Fahnestock. FARLEY, HENRY A. V.-Pres. and genl. mgr. Peoria Stone & Marble Works, 1800 N. Adams St. tel. M 373 res. 222 Peoria Ave. tel. B 1464 res. of P. 25yrs. Mason, K. P., Royal League, P. Assn. of Comm., Rotary Club. Mrs. Mary F. Farley Outlook Club, Y. W. C. A., P. E. O. FAY, J. C. Mgr. Elaborated Ready Roofing Co., 617 Main St. tel. M 6026 res. 613 Main St. res. of P. one yr. FEUCHTER, LAWRENCE F. Sec. and treas. Edw. Hine & Co., print, and pub., 307 S. Wash. St. tel. M 403 res. 1016 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 2252 native of P. Mrs. Anna (Oswald) Feuchter. FIELD, RALPH M. Mgr. Traffic dept Clarke Bros. & Co. distillers, ft. Pecan, tel. M 152 res. 132 Barker Ave. tel. M 2790. Mrs. Marion D. Field. FIFER, CHARLES M. Commission, Union Stock Yards, tel. M 641 of Fifer & Co. res. 2603 N. Adams St. 132 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY FINCH, LOUIS W. Produce Commission, 213 S. Vash. St. tel. M 156 of Nelson & Finch, res. 500 W.Arsmstrong, tel. B1320-L. Mrs. G. Edith Finch. FITCH, GEO. H. Writer res. 2406 Main St. tel. M 4872 Knox College, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Mrs. Clara Fitch. FINLEY, JOHN. V.-Pres. Commercial German Natl. Bank, 321 S. Adams St. tel. M 160. res. 100 South. FINN, M. J. Sec. Palace Livery & Taxicab Co., 216 N. Adams St. tel. M 3320 res. 505 First St. tel. M 2959-1. Mrs. Elizabeth Finn. FISHER, CHESTER OWEN Genl. agt. Mass... Mutual Life Ins. Co., 815 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6776. res. 207 W. McClure Ave. tel B745. res. of P. 3yrs L.L. B. 111. U. 1912. int. in. Miss. Valley Securities Co. Kappa Sigma Club, Illini Club of P., University Club, 111. Valley Yacht Club, P. Assn. of Comm., Y.M.C.A., Sons of Veterans. FISCHER, FRANK Pres. and mgr. Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Co., wholesale, 316 S. Adams St. tel. M 555 res. 400 Elizabeth St. tel. B 1365. Mrs. Adelaide Fischer. FISCHER, JULIUS E. Sec. Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Co., wholesale, 316 S. Adams St. tel. M 555 res. Heading Ave. R. F. D. No. 3. tel. M 1145. Mrs. Agnes Fischer. FISHER, HARRY W. Prop. Fisher Buggy Co., 112 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1797 res. 2610 Main St. tel. M 2006-3. Mrs. Bertha V. Fisher. FITCH, ROBERT HOGENS Mgr. Fitch Auto Supply Co., 704 Main St. tel. M 3718 res. 517 At- lantic St. tel. B 1769 res. of P. 5 yrs. Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Mys- tic Workers of the World, P. Assn. of Comm., P. Merchants Assn., Y. M. C. A., 111. Valley Yacht Club, Carrol Club. Mrs. Mary (Morse) Fitch. FITZGERALD, JAMES T. Pres. Peoria Foundry Co., 1306 S.. Wash. St. tel. M 947 res. 516 Hurlburt. Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald. FITZGERALD, M. E. V.-Pres. Peoria Foundry Co., 1306 S. Wash. St. tel. M 947 res. 516 Hurlburt. FLORETH, JACOB H. Pres. and mgr. Jno. C. Streibich, whol. paper, 301 S. Wash. St. tel. M 330 res. Sandmeyer Apt. "A" 3. tel. M 1042. Mrs. Nellie Floreth. FLOYD, THOMAS W. Specialist, eye, ear, nose and throat, 609 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel.M57. res. 208 Ellis Ave. tel. B 1356. Mrs. Ella B. Floyd. FOERTER, A. J. Physician and surgeon, 100 N. Mon- roe St. tel. M 163 res. 657 Moss Ave. tel. M 5139. Mrs. Johanna H. Foerter. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 133 FOLEY, MISS JULIA Dressmaker, 433 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 3517-Y res. 930 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 732-X native of P. Women's Catholic Order of Foresters. FORBES, ANDREW G. Of Forbes Boiler & Iron Works, 2525 S. Wash. St. tel. M 443 res. 255 Fifth Ave. tel. M 3677 res. of P. 54yrs. Mason, Mystic Shrine, M. W. A., G. A. R. Mrs. Ella R. (Albert) Forbes. FORBES, GEO. A. Of Forbes Boiler & Iron Works, 2525 S. Wash. St. tel. M 443 res. 2502 Main St. tel. M 531. Mrs. Frieda Forbes. FORBES, JOHN D. Sec. Workingmen's Loan and Home- stead Assn., 301 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 2110 res. 908 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2212-X. Mrs. Ella Forbes. FOX, FREDERICK L. Sec. and treas. Toledo, Peorio & Western Rwy. Co. Union Depot, tel. M 2972 res. 829 Moss Ave. tel. M 1319. Mrs. Rosalind Fox. FRANK, KARL H. Monument dealer, 6032 S. Adams St. Bartonville res. Ill Franklin St., Bartonville, tel. M 4055-2 res. of P. 22yrs. M. W. A., W. O. W., W. M. S. D. B. F., Mason. Mrs. Emma (Stock) Frank. FRANKEL, HARRY A. Sales mgr. Julius Frankel & Sons, 425 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 5595 res. 509 Fifth St. tel. M 2094 res. of P. 26yrs . I. O. O. F., K. P. FRANKS, FRANK F. Supt. J. W. Franks & Sons, printers, 100 Fulton St. tel. M 322 res. 119 S. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 2221. Mrs. Fannie I. Franks. FORD, WILLIAM, JR. Pres. Farmer Saving & Homestead Assn., 427 Liberty St. tel. M 456. res. 500 Sixth, tel. M 2546. Mrs. Pocahontas Ford. FRANKS, GERALD B. Pres. J. W. Franks & Sons, printers, 100 Fulton St. tel. M 322 res. 245 Randolph Ave. tel. B 323. Mrs. Catherine D. Franks. FORNEY, DAVID V.-Pres. State Trust & Savings Bank, 242 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 557 res. 506 N. Monroe St. tel. M 3567. Mrs. Anna Karnaghan Forney. FOSTER, FRANK H. Mfg. agt., 220 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M2417. res. 321 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 4510. res. of P. 14yrs. All Masonic bodies, Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Grace (Campbell) Foster. FRANTZ, T. E. Sec. and treas. H. C. Beebe Co., mill work, 1009 S. Adams St. tel. M 3652 res. 216 Flora Ave. res. of P. 2yrs. K. P., M. W. A. Mrs. Ida May (Deal) Frantz. FRAZIER, CLIFTON W. Trust Officer Dime Savings & Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. Ave. tel M 4195. res. 317 Columbia Terrace, tel. B563. Mrs. Clara P. Frazier. 134 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY FREDERICK, MERRILL L. Asst. mgr. Realty Dept. Title & Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 544 res. 553 Moss Ave. tel. M 3329. Mrs. Katherine Frederick. FREEMAN, GEO. B. Prop. Peoria Apron & Towel Supply Co., 300 First Ave. tel. M 1221. res. 219 N. Douglas Ave. tel. B 614. res. of P. 25yrs. Mason (all bodies), M. W. A., Rotary Club, P. Assn. of Comm., Eagles, Humane Society (Pres. 1913). Mrs. Fannie I. (Shaw) Freeman. FRITSCHE, PAUL R. Pharmacist, Fritsche's Apothecary Shop, 401 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1972. res. 619 Bradley Ave. tel. M 3863-3. res. of P. 22yrs. Mason (32nd deg., Shrine). Mrs. Emma (Asperger) Fritsche. FRITZ, WM. Mgr. Mantel & Tile Dept. Peoria Stone & Marble Works, 831 Main St. tel. M 1209 res. 900 Butler. Lodge of Elte, T. P. A. FRITZE, JAMES P. Sec. and treas. The National Home Building Co., 315 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 5633 res. 800 Bigelow St. tel. B 1474 res. of P. 34yrs. Mrs. Medora (Weber) Fritze. FROMME, H. B. Pres. Peoria Wholesale Ice Cream Co., 100 Oak St. tel. M 1249 res. 411 Ravine Ave. tel. B 1349 res. of P. 30yrs. Mrs. Charlotta C. Fromme. FULKS, CHARLES E. Sec. and treas. Jobst Bethard Co., whol. grocers, Oak and S. Wash. Sts. tel. M 3444 res. 477 Moss Ave. tel. M 1025 res. of P. 31yrs Creve Coeur and Country Clubs, Mason. Mrs. Mary J. (Orwig) Fulks. FULKS, GEORGE W. Asst. Sec. and treas. Jobst Bethard Co., whol. grocers, Oak and S. Wash. Sts. tel. M 3444 res. 334 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1263. Mrs. Ethel M. Fulks. FULLER, FRED T. V.-Pres. Wilson Provision Co., ft. of South, tel. M 3435 res. Jefferson Hotel, tel. M 70. FULLMER, GEO. P. Mgr. Cadillac Automobile Co. of Peoria, 2008 Main St. tel. M 561. FURST, ALEXANDER J. Of Furst & Bourke, Insurance Loans, and Homestead, 402 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 518 res. 611 Bradley Ave. tel. M 5456 native of Peoria. Creve Coeur, Kickapoo Golf Clubs, Travelers Protective Assn. Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth (Hall) Furst. FURST, WASHINGTON T. Of Furst & Bourke, Insurance, Loans & Homestead, 402 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 518 res. 206 S. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 1325. Mrs. Lillian R. Furst. GAGE, CHARLES L. Genl. salesman C. P. S. & Co., Chicago, res. 501 111. Ave. tel. B 833. res. of P. 16yrs. U. C. T., M.W.A. Mrs. Susan (Richards) Gage. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 135 CAMBER, HENRY G. Treas. and bus. mgr. Peoria Musical College, cor. Madison and Fayette Sts. tel. M 4604 res. 238 N. Mad- ison Ave. res. of P. 2yrs. Mason (Blue Lodge & Commandery), Rotary and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. GARBER, PATRICK H. Salesman Emerson-Brantingham Im- plement Co., 104 Chestnut St. tel. M 1833 res. 436 Barker Ave. tel. M 3248-2 res. of P. lOyrs. M.W. A., U. C. T., T. P. A., I. S. T. M.A. and M. W. A. Mrs. Mary A.(Purdum)Garber sum. res. Salt Lake City, Utah. GARDNER, ROSCOE G. Pres. and genl. mgr. Donmeyer, Gardner Co., flour mills, 210 Eaton St. tel. M 386 res. 325 California Ave. tel. B 1655 res. of P. 32yrs. P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., M. W. A. Mrs. Florence E. (Clover) Gardner. GAUSS, LOUIS J. County Treasurer, Court House, tel. M 1631 res. 337 Missouri Ave. tel. B 884 native of P. partner Gauss Undertaking Co. M. W. A., K. P., D. 0. K. K., Mason (Consistory, Shrine, Chapter, Council), North Amer. Union, Creve Coeur and Mar- quette Clubs, Sons of Veterans, Moose, Radium Club. Mrs. Jennie C. (Ockenga) Gauss. GAUSS, WM. F. Undertaker, of Gauss Underraking Co., 708 Main St. tel. (both phones) 514 res. 201 Fifth Ave. tel. M 1686. native of P. S. S. Barnes College '06. Mason, I. 0. O. F., North Amer. Union, Fraternal Reserve, Ben Hur, Sons of Veterans. GEIGER, GILBERT B. Public accountantant, 613 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5522 res. 215 Behrends Ave. tel. B 1502 res. of P. 25yrs. Mrs. Lillian (Theilig) Geiger. GARES, JAMES E. V.-Pres. and mgr. Liberty Furniture Co., 112 Liberty St. tel. M 261 res. 600 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1820. Mrs. Jennie M. Gares. GELDER, EDGAR E. Physician, gynecologist, 623 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6336 res. 443 Moss Ave. tel. M 5714. Mrs. Gretchen K. Gelder. GARSIDE, J. F. Of Chas. F. Vail & Co., bicycles, 412 Fulton St. tel. M 860 res. 1317 N. Adams St. GASS, WM. A. res. 2214 Main St. tel. M 5375. Mrs. Leonora Gass. GAUSS, MISS CLARA res. 201 Fifth Ave. tel. M 1686 rec. d. Mondays. GIFT, CHARLES H. Of J. W. Gift & Co., flour mills, 901 Main St. tel. M 145 res. cor. Cres- cent and Main Sts. tel. M 3827-2. Mrs. Elizabeth Gift. GIFT, FRANK H. Of J. W. Gift & Co., flour mills, 901 Main St. tel. M 145 res. 1201 N. Perry Ave. Mrs. Myrtle A. Gift. 136 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY GILBERT, S. R. Local mgr. Sherwin Williams Co., paints, 519 Main St. tel. M 6653. res. 224 Brons Ave. native of P. K. P. Mrs. Edith (Chamberlain) Gilbert. GILLIG, CASPAR H. Auditor Standard Distilling & Dis- tributing Co., ft. Edmund St. tel. M 412 res. 210 Flora Ave. tel. B 1372. Mrs. Nellie Gillig. GISH, WILLIAM MILES Asst. cashier State Trust & Savings Bank, 242 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 557. res. 1911 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 6738. Mrs. Grace C. M. Miles. GIVEN, HARRY H. Given's Cloak House, 226 S. Adams St. tel. M 5352 res. 124 Barker Ave. tel. M 5589. Mrs. Beatrice Given. GMELICH, J. C. Confectionery, Bakery and Restaur- ant, 323 Main St. tel. M 1747. res. 213 Moss Ave. tel. M 3815 res. of P. 15yrs Creve Coeur Club, P. Ret. Merch. Assn., P. Assn. of Comm., Mason (all bodies). GOBBLES, WM. H. Mustard Mfr., 136 First Ave. tel. M 1333 res. of P. 46yrs Mason, Turners. Mrs. Anna Gobbles. GODEL, FRANK G. Pres. and genl. mgr. Behrends Ice & Fuel Co., Apple and Wash. Sts. tel. M 1859 res. 1105 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 789-K native of P. Mason, Creve Coeur Club, P. Ret. Merch. Assn., P. Assn. of Comm. GODEL, WALTER E. Sec. Behrends Ice & Fuel Co., Apple and Wash. Sts. tel. M 1859 res. 2412 S. Adams St. native of P. Mason, Eastern Star, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Margaret E. (Binder) Godel. GOEBEL, J. P. Of J. P. Goebel Co., Advertising dis- play signs, 931 Jeff. Bldg. tel.M4636. res. 610 Bradley Ave. tel. M 6054. Mrs. Elizabeth Goebel P. Women's Club. GOETSCH, EDWIN H. Supt. of distribution, Central 111. Light Co., 316 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3340 res. 203 Peoria Ave. tel. B 778-1 res. of P. 4yrs Y.M.C.A. GOLDBERGER, HERMAN Sec. Peoria Sonne Pub. Co., 211 S. Madison Ave. tel. M 673 res. 222 Hurlburt. GOLDSTEIN, ALFRED Pres. and treas. S. Shultz Co., cloaks, suits and millinery, 326 S. Adams St. tel. M 1874 res. 102 S. Elm- wood, tel. M 6715. Mrs. Mae S. Goldstein. GOLDSTEIN, HARRY M. Jeweler, 111 S. Adams St. tel. M 2877-Y res. Jefferson Hotel, res. of P. 16yrs. Creve Coeur Club, B. P. O. E., K. P., Crescent, D. O. K. K. GOODFELLOW, GUY C. Genl. agt. Conn. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 206 Masonic Temple, tel. M2677. res. 108 Crescent Ave. tel. M 3853. res. of P. 26yrs. I. V. Y., Creve Coeur, and P. Country Clubs, Mason (Knight Templar, Shrine.) Mrs. Ella (Chuse) Goodfellow. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 137 GOTT, PAUL E. Motorcycles, 807 Main St. tel.M5742. res. 413 E. Corrington Ave. res. of P. 15yrs. M. W. A., Motorcycle Club of P. Mrs. Turesa M. Gott. GRABER, ROBERT L. Dentist, 609 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 983. res. Prospect and Hazard Sts. tel. B 473-1 native of P. D.D.S. Lake Forest U. P. Assn. of Comm., Mason, Local, State and Natl. Den- tal Societies. GRAFF, JOS. V. Lawyer, temporary office at res., 1222 Hamilton Blvd. tel. B 2065 res. of P. 16yrs. Mason, M. W. A., Union Veterans and Sons of Veterans. GRAHAM, LESTER E. Of Graham, Seltzer Co., automobiles and machine supplies, 120 Main St. tel. M 2770 res. 1717 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1995. Mrs. Jessie B. Graham. GRAHAM, ROBERT F. Of Graham, Seltzer Co., automobiles and machine supplies, 120 Main St. tel. M 2770 res. 218 ParksideDrive. tel. 4795. GRANT, SAMUEL C. Pricer, Colburn, Birks & Co., whol. drugs, 218 S. Wash. St. tel. M 4550. res. 300 N. Madison Ave. Flat C. tel. M 2228-X. Mrs. Francis Grant P. Women's Club. GREBE, WILLIAM C. JR. Treas. Peoria Sonne Pub. Co., 211 S. Madison Ave. tel. M 673 res. 806 Fisher St. tel. M 6004. Mrs. Mary Grebe. GREEN, ROLAND LESTER. Physician, 305 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 970 res. Fey Hotel, tel. M 1401 res. of P. 17yrs. M.D. Physician & Surgeon College, St. Louis, 1898. GREENBURG, F. Sec. and associate mgr. Orpheum Co. Orpheum Theatre, 106 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 1392 res. 300 N. Mad- ison Ave. Flat F. tel. M 4255. Mrs. Mattie Greenburg. GREENE, CLINTON J. Minister, Westminster Presbyterian Church res. 106 Sherman Ave. tel. M 5677 res. of P. 3yrs. A. B., Princeton. GREER, THOMAS A. Piano tuner, 229 S. Maplewood, tel. M 3750 res. of P. nine yrs. Mrs. Lola M (Cox) Greer Amat. Mus. Club sum. res. Phillipsburg, Mo. GREGG, PHILLIP HOWARD Teller, Home Savings & State Bank, 333 Fulton St. tel. M 385 res. 412 Parkside Drive, tel. B 1990 native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, M. W. A. GRIER, THOMAS ATHERTON Of T. A. Grier & Co., grain, 18 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 977 res. 510 Moss Ave. tel. M 235 res. of P. 64 yrs. Pres. Burlington Elevator Co. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Ella (Bancroft Clarke) Grier. GRIFFIN, MICHAEL L. Genl. Pass. agt. Big Four Route & Lake Erie & Western R. R. Co., 325 Main St. tel. M 966 res. 601 Bryan Ave. tel. M 5479. 138 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY GRIFFITH, A. T. City editor Peoria Herald Trans- cript, 231 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 599. res. 102 Fifth Ave. GRIMES, J. M. Real Estate, 14 Grimes Bldg. tel. M 2230-Lr res. 119 High St. tel. M 1167. Mrs. Annie E. Grimes. GRIMES, H. H. Real Estate, 14 Grimes Bldg. tel. M 2230-I^-res. 119 High St. tel. M 1167. GRISWOLD, NATHANIEL L. Capitalist, res. 121 High St. tel. M 955. GRUENSFELDER, C. W. Of Gruensfelder Bros., mfrs. of home products, 121 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1701 res. 540 Linn St. tel. B 1049 res. of P. eight yrs. T. P. A. and W. C. T. Mrs. Elizabeth Gruensfelder. GRUENSFELDER, PHILIP Of Gruensfelder Bros., mfrs. of home products, 121 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1701 res. 116 Sixth Ave. tel. M 2173-2 res. of P. one yr. Mrs. Iva Bell (Palmer) Gruensfelder. GRUNERT, LOUIS C. Mgr. Peoria Division Avery Co., farm implements, 2300 N. Adams St. tel. M 3488 res. 1505 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 139. Mrs. Rhoda B. Grunert. GUDEKOONTZ, J. F. Mgr. The Russell & Co. Threshing Machines, 100 Walnut St. tel. M4176. res. 211 N. Monroe St. tel. M 5370. res. of P. eight yrs. B. P. O. E., P. Trans. Club, P. Assn. of Comm., P. Imp. Vehicle & Hdwr. Club. HACKSHAW, F. C. Of Isch Bros. & Hackshaw, farm machinery, 902 S. Wash. St. tel. M 788 res. 233 S. Maplewood Ave. res. of P. 15yrs. Mason, Shrine, B. P. O. E., Mystic Workers. Mrs. Janette (Foster) Hackshaw. HADANK, JOSEPH F. Sec. Peoria Foundry Co., 1306 S. Wash. St. tel. M947 res. 500 Cedar. HADFIELD, CHARLES B. Dist. mgr. Inter-State Independent Telephone & Telegraph Co., 125 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. (new) res. 1011. Sec- ond Ave. tel. (new) 201. HAGERTY, ALMON S. Pres. and treas. Hagerty Bros. Co., millwrights, 923 S. Wash. St. tel. M 310 res. 1000 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5218. Mrs. Nettie Hagerty. HAGERTY, ROBERT S. V.-Pres. Hagerty Bros. Co., mill- wrights, 923 S. Wash. St. tel. M 310. res. 1013 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 454. Mrs. Alice Hagerty. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 139 HALE, EDW. B. Mgr. H. W. Lynch, coal, 1009 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 275 res. 409 Ravine Ave. tel. B 1379-2 res. of P. 26yrs. int. in Warsaw Coal Co., Edwards, 111. and Eagle Mining Coal Co., Canton, 111. T. P. A., Royal League. Mrs. Myrtle E. (Tilton) Hale. HALL, CHARLES H. Agt. Aeriton Stock Farm, 324 S. Wash. St. tel. M 818 res. 100 High St. tel. M 944 sec. and treas. Cent. City Elevator Co. V.-Pres. John C. Streibich Co. Mrs. Katherine Hall. HALL, FRANK A. Lawyer, 212 S. Jeff. Ave.both phones 2552 res. 402 S. Bourland Ave. res. of P. 32yrs. Mason, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi. HALLIGAN, M. R. Pres. and mgr. Halligan Transfer Co. 721 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1903 res. 400 Third Ave. tel. M 1902 native of P. Alderman fourth ward Pres. Peoples Storage & Fwd. Co., and Meyer-Halligan Coal Co. P. Assn. of Comm., Rotary Club, K. C. Mrs. Marguerite (Nailon) Halligan. HAMILTON, E. BENTLEY Lawyer, 10 Mayer Bldg. tel. M 960. res. 407 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 2237. res. of P. two yrs. A.B. 111. College. Creve Coeur and Country Clubs, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Sons of Veterans, Phi Delta Phi. Mrs. Ethel (Webster) Hamilton. HAMILTON, PORTER Prop. Peoria Audit Co., 807 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5478 res. 901 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5273. Mrs. Jessie Hamilton. HAMMEL, RUDOLPH H. Coml. Agt. Cent. States Dispatch, 339 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 698 res. 2031 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1292. native of P. V-.Pres. Workingmans Loan & Homestead Assn. M. W. A. Mrs. Lizzie (Kasjens) Hammel. HAMMOND, WM. W. Mgr. Bradley Estate, 419 Observ- atory Bldg. tel. M 314 res. 307 S. Garfield Ave. tel. M 1084. Mrs. C. Belle Hammond. HANNA, ROBERT A. Surgeon, 705 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 483 res. 815 Moss Ave. tel. M 25 native of P. M. D. Keokuk Med. College '94 Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, Mason, Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Emma (Coleman) Hanna. HARDIN, HERBERT E. Supt. Kingman Plow Co., mfrs. farm implements, 3000 N. Adams St. Averyville, tel. M 3468 res. 616 Bryan, lower flat, tel. M 5465. Mrs. Julia Hardin. HARDIN, HOWARD I. Genl. mgr. Thomas & Clarke Cracker Co., cor. Bridge and Water Sts. tel. M 1472 res. 128 N. Garfield Ave. tel. M 2693. Mrs. Josephine W. Hardin. HARDING, E. E. Lawyer, 108 S. Adams St. tel. M2773. res. 323 Pennsylvania Ave. tel. B 1752 native of P. Sec. E. L. Stevens & Co. Moose, P. Bar Assn., K. 0. T. M. Mrs. Emma (Linck) Harding. 140 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY HARMS, GEO., JR. Sec. and treas. F. Meyer & Bros. Co., hardware, 1311 S. Adams St. tel. M 2920 res. 415 Butler St. tel. M 2540-K. Mrs. Mary C. Harms. HARRIS, ALFRED W. Architect, Herald Transcript Bldg. tel. M 1184 Of Hotchkiss & Harris, res. 100 S. Maplewood Ave. tel. M 2166. Mrs. Mary E. Harris. HARRIS, EDWIN L. Cashier P. 0. and treas. Palace Livery Co., 216 N. Adams St. tel. M 3320. res. 514 Bradley Ave. tel. M 2786. Mrs. Marie Harris. HARRIS, JOHN H. Genl. mgr. Peoria Railway Terminal Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 1866 res. Mayer Hotel, tel. M 1477. HARSCH, C. F. Asst. cashier Cent. Natl. Bank, cor. Adams and Main St. tel. M 301. res. 801 N. Madison Ave. HARTLEY, ARTHUR J. V.-Pres. and supt. Hart Grain Weigher Co., mfrs. of farm implements, 100 Eaton, tel. M 364 res. Yale Apts. tel. M 1947 int. in C. J. Hartley Co. res. of P. two yrs. -Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., B. P. O. E. HASSON, EDWARD Physician, City Health Commissioner, 418 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 381 res. 405 Linn St. tel. B 362. Mrs. Vesta Hasson. HATFIELD, STEPHEN K. Insurance, 711 Main St. tel. M 3963. of Hatfield & Co. res. 807 Jackson St. tel. M 971. Mrs. Harriett Hatfield. HAYES, JOHN ARLEIGH County Supt. of Schools res. 419 Frye Ave. tel. B 86 res. of P. 12 yrs. Mason, I. 0. O. F., K. P., M. W. A. Mrs. Cora V. (Buck) Hayes. HAYS, JAMES T. City pass, and ticket agt. C. C. & St. L. Ry. and L. E. & W. R. R., 325 Main St. tel. M 966 res. 615 Wayne St. tel. B 2110. Mrs. Caroline Hays. HAZEN, E. B. Sec. and treas. Brass Foundry Co., 711 S. Adams St. tel. M 553 res. 909 Bigelow, tel. B 85-2 res. of P. 25yrs Pres. P. School Board. Rot- ary and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, M.W. A., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Agnes M. Hazen. HAZZARD, WM. Cashier Com. German Natl. Bank, 321 S. Adams St. tel. M 160 res. 310 Orange St. tel. B 611 res. of P. 46yrs. Mrs. Lora R. (Evans) Hazzard. HEALD, CHARLES P. Treas. Cummings & Emerson, whol. hdwr., 412 S. Wash. St. tel. M 24. res. 410 N. Monroe St. tel. M 4035. Mrs. Mary P. Heald. HEER, SAMUEL G. Sec. The Proctor Endowment, First Natl. Bank, 210 S. Adams St. tel. M 1476 res. 518 Fredonia Ave. tel. M 3704. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 141 HEFFNER, JOHN L. Pres. Peoria Lounge & Mattress Co., 301 N. Water St. tel. M 609 res. 2518 Main St. tel. M 4245. Mrs. Fredericka E. Heffner. HEGLER, LAWRENCE W. Civil Engineer, res. 412 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 670 Mason. Mrs. Nettie Hegler Martha Wash. Club. HEGLER, WERTER W. Traveling freight agt. Big Four R.R. 325 Main St. tel. M 228 res. 412 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 670 res. of P. nine yrs. Sons of Veterans. Mrs. Mary L. W. (Stevens) Hegler. P. Women's Club, Allied Arts, Amat. Mus. Club, Child's Welfare League, rec. d. Tuesday sum. res. Hot Springs, Va. HEIDRICH, ARTHUR G. Treas. Peoria Cordage Co., 1506 S. Wash. St. tel. M 419 res. 115 High St. tel. M 6188. Mrs. Helen Heidrich. HEIDRICH, EDWARD C. Pres. and mgr. Peoria Cordage Co., 1506 S. Wash. St. tel. M 419 res. 208 Perry Ave. tel. M 482. Mrs. Augusta Heidrich. HEIDRICH, FRANK A. Sec. Peoria Cordage Co., 1506 S. Wash. St. tel. M 419 res. 117 N. University Ave. tel. M 3976 res. of P. 26yrs. Mrs. Flora A. Heidrich. HEINRICH, OSCAR County Clerk and Clerk of County Court, Court House, tel. M 862. res. 504 Western Ave. tel. M 5910. res. of P. 35yrs. Mason, K.O.T.M., M. W. A., P. Assn. of Comm., South Side Turn Verein. Mrs. Kate (Trompeter) Heinrich. HENDLEY, JOS. W. Genl. agt. C. & N. W. R. R., 333 Main St. tel. M 689 res. 220 Fred- onia Ave. tel. M 4770 res. of P. 15 yrs. Mason (all bodies), Creve Coeur and Rotary Clubs. Mrs. Fla Villa (Rood) Hendley P. Amat. Mus. Club. HENRY, EDWARD N. Lawyer, 1005 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 3508 res. 803 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 3730. Mrs. Mabel Henry. HENTHORNE, GEORGE F. Office 719 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M T22. res. 417 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M2560. res. of P. 44yrs. Sec. of Creve Coeur Club, Mason (Rec. of Peoria Cmndry,. Knights Templar, Shrine), P. Assn. of Comm., G. A. R. HERMAN, CHARLES C. Mgr. Sutliff & Case Co., whol. drugs, 312 S. Adams St. tel. M 524 res. 610 Third St. tel. M 4462. HERMANN, LOUIS V.-Pres. Peoria Sonne Pub. Co., 211 S. Madison Ave. tel. M 673 res. 202 New York Ave. tel. B 798-K. Mrs. Henrietta Hermann. HERSCHEL, PAUL E., JR. Salesman, R. Herschel Mfg. Co., ag- ricultural implements, E. P. tel. M 361 res. 256 Randolph, tel. B 1847 native of P. int. in R. Herschel Mfg. Co. and Herschel- Roth Mfg. Co., Min'apTs., Minn. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Omicron. 142 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY HERSCHEL, PAUL E., SR. V.-Pres. and genl. mgr. R. Herschel Mfg. Co., agricultural implements, E. P. tel. M 361 res. 256 Randolph, tel. B 1847 res. of P. 33yrs. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, Mason (Shrine), P. Assn. of Comm. and Principal Charitable Institutions. Mrs. Mary K.Herschel Relief Corps. Amat. Mus. Club, Daughters of Veterans and Principal Charitable Institutions. HERSCHEL, R. H., JR. Sec. and treas. R. Herschel Mfg. Co., agricultural implt. supplies, E. P. tel. M 361 res. 451 Greenleaf Ave. tel. M 5710. Mrs. Rose Herschel. HERSCHEL, R. H., SR. Pres. R. Herschel Mfg. Co., agricul- tural implt. supplies, E. P. tel. M361. res. 318 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5324. Mrs. Emelie Herschel. HEWITT, HERBERT EDMUND Architect, 321 Main St. tel. M 905. res. 727 Moss Ave. tel. M 4784 res. of P. 35yrs. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, 111. Society of Archi- tects, Allied Arts, Delta Upsilon, P. Assn. of Comm., Y. M. C. A., Uni- versity Club. Mrs. Helen Carter. HEYL, CLARENCE W. Lawyer, 803 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 560 res. 103 S. Maplewood Ave. tel. M 2051 res. of P. llyrs. L.L. B. Wesleyan U. 1908 Mason, B. P. O. E., Phi Gamma Delta. Mrs. Mayme Helen (Randolph) Heyl. HEYLE, WM. F. Pres. Couch & Heyle, hdwr., 531 S. Adams St. tel. M 82 res. 1401 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 64. Mrs. Maude A. Heyle. HIATT, ALFRED H. Supt. Proctor Recreation Center, tel. M 6767 res. 314 Bigelow St. tel. B 754 res. of P. 21yrs . A. M. Mrs. Mabel (Hoffman) Hiatt P. Women's Club, Mothers Club and Amat. Mus. Club. HILDEBRANDT, GEO. Treas. Acme Harvesting Machine Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 1445 res. 109 Roanoke Ave. tel. B 511. Mrs. Elline H. Hildebrandt. HILLIS, LEONARD Real Estate, Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1267. res. 109 High St. tel. M 2806 Dir- ector 111. Natl. Bank, V.-Pres. Clark & Co. Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Annie L. Kennedy. HILLIS, A. W. Res. salesman Western Electric Co., 201 N. Underbill, tel. B 2262 res. of P. one yr. Mrs. Edna Hillis. HINCKLE, LUTHER C. Lawyer, 1029 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 309. res. 101 Barker Ave. tel. M 530. Mrs. Imogene E. Hinckle. HINCKLE, WM. A. Physician and surgeon, 617 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 3338 res. 212 Parkside Drive, tel. M 2754. Mrs. Emma R. Hinckle Pres. As- sociated Mus. Interests. HINE, EDW. Pres. Edw. Hine & Co., printers, 307 S. Wash. tel. M 403 res. 922 E. Nebraska, tel. B 466 res. of P. 62 yrs. Crystal Club. Mrs. Pauline (Buechner) Hine. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 143 HINES, LEWIS M. Ex-county treasurer, res. 108 N. Elmwood, tel. M 2221 native of P. Mason (Blue, Knight Templar, 32nd deg). Mrs. Laura A. (Price) Hines. HIRT, CLIFFORD I. Prop. Hirt's Bakery, 222 First Ave. tel. M 1601 res. 900 Fourth Ave. tel. M 6036 native of P. int. in Globe Mfg. Co. Mason. Mrs. lone A. (Loucks) Hirt. HITCHCOCK, MILTON S. V.-Pres Hitchcock Bros. Co., plumb- ers, 104 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1755 res. 117 N. Garfield Ave. tel. M 3476. Mrs. Myrtle S. Hitchcock. HITCHCOCK, W. W. Pres. Hitchcock Bros. Co., plumbers, 104 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1755 res. 1514 Columbia Terrace, tel. M 1175. Mrs. Hattie L. Hitchcock. HIXSON, CHARLES F. Salesman, res. 423 North St. tel. B 1935 res. of P. 25yrs K. P., D. O. K. K., American Ins. Union. Mrs. Eleanore (Barton) Hixson. HIXSON, E. P. Prop, and mgr. of Water Works Park, res. 3809 N. Adams St. tel. M 2520. res. of P. 17yrs. Mrs. Lena (Schulte) Hixson. HOAG, MERVIN A. Mgr. Peoria Livery Co., 517 Fulton St. tel. M 487 res. 612 Fayette St. tel. M 33151. V. Y. and Creve Coeur Clubs, Y. M. C. A. HOERR, CHRIS. Prop. Ideal Concrete Block Mfg. Co. 1100 Frye Ave. tel. B 736 res. 1102 Frye Ave. tel. B 1443. Mrs. Rosa Hoerr. HOFSTETTER, AUGUST Of Hofstetter & Lewis, mfg. jewelers, 221 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 5499 res. 709 Second ive. tel. M 6900 native of P. Mason. HOLSTMAN, CARL G. Sec. Winzeler Undertaking Co., 506 Main St. tel. M 658 res. of P. 21 yrs. K. P. HOPPIN, CHAS. A. Consulting engineer, 1005 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 6121 res. 1707 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1125 res. of P. eight yrs. B. S. 111. U. 1901. Mason (Knight Templar, Shrine), University of 111. Club Alumni of P, Trans. Club, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mrs. Jessie C. (Cramer) Hoppin. HORAN, D. E. V.-Pres. Peoria Fuel Co., 513 S. Wash. St. both phones 287 res. 518 Johnson St tel.(new)2061 res. of P. 43yrs. K. C. Mrs. Katherine (Bulger) Horan. HORAN, E. M. Dispatcher Peoria Fuel Co., 513 S. Wash. St. both phones 287 res. 603 Johnson St. res. of P. 28yrs. K.C. Mrs. Mollie Agnes (Hill) Horan. HORNBACHER, ISAAC M. Lawyer, 412 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1505 res. 127 E. Arcadia, tel. B 153-2. HORWITZ, SANDOR Physician and surgeon, 76 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 426 res. 410 S. Bourland Ave. tel. M 728 res. of P. 20yrs. M. D. Mo. Med. College. City Physician and Examiner for German & Prudential Life Ins. Co. I. O. 0. F., K. P., M. W. A., Local, State and National Med. Societies. Mrs. Bertha Horwitz 144 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY HOTCHKISS, ROBERT J. Architect, Herald Transcript Bldg. tel. M 1184 res. 201 Fredonia, tel. M 4441 res. of P. 43yrs. Creve Coeur, P. Country, Automobile and Boston Clubs, Sons of Veterans, Sigma Chi. Mrs. Ada Belle (Mersereau) Hotch- kiss P. Women's Club, Friday Club, Boston Club. HOUSER, MARTIN L. Sales mgr. C. E. Wheelock & Co., crockery and china, 214 S. Adams St. tel. M 247 res. 213 Flora, tel. B 1113. Mrs. Zenobia Houser. HOVENDEN, CHAS. S. Treas. Cappel-Gerrard Co., produce, 323 S. Wash. St. tel. M 4900 res. 1110 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1545-1. res. of P. 43yrs. Mason (Knight Templar, Shrine), M. W. A. Mrs. Lou (Caughell) Hovenden. HOWARD, WM. Mgr. Western Union Tel. Co., Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 4321 res. 318 Bigelow St. tel. B 451 res. of P. 11 yrs. Creve Coeur and Rotary Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Lucy (Greene) Howard rec. d. Tuesday. HOWE, E. WARREN K. Music Studio and res. 207 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 4122. Mrs. Anna K. Howe. HOWES, LOUIS A. Insurance, Hippodrome Bldg. tel. M 491 res. 135 E. Arcadia Ave. tel. B 1127 res. of P. 25yrs. Mrs. Ruth (Beach) Howes. HUBER, J. E. Physician and surgeon, 521 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 4466 res. 1110 Hamil- ton Blvd. tel. B 908. Mrs. Mamie H. Huber. HUBSCH, NICK Mgr. Lyon & Healy, Peoria Branch, dealers in all musical instruments, pianos, victrolas and sheet music, 424 Main St. tel. M 448, (new) 101. res. 806 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 5064. res. of P. two yrs. HULL, WM. E. Genl. mgr. Clark Bros. & Co., dis- tillers, ft. Pecan, tel. M 152 res. 465 Moss Ave. tel. M 79 res. of P. 25yrs. int. in Clark Bros. & Co., Palace Livery Co., Lehman & Co., Jeff. Hotel Mason (Shrine), Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Ella (Harris) Hull. HULSEBUS, B. L. Architect, 1001 Jeff. Bldg. tel.M1565. res. 207 N. Institute PI. tel. M 1639. res. of P. 24yrs. grad. U. of 111. I. O. O. F., Rotary Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Falea M. (Wetner) Hulsebus. HUNTER, JAMES A. Pres. Hunter & Strehlow, stoves and hdwr., 114 S. Adams St. tel. M 3310. res. 303 N. Madison Ave. tel.M1358. Mrs. Lydia W. Hunter. HUNTER, JAY T. Lawyer, 1105 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 226. res. 1015 N. Perry Ave. tel.M5997-3. HUNTLEY, RAYMOND D. Mgr. J. I. Case Threshing Machines, 836 S. Wash. St. tel. M 87 res. 600 Frye, tel. B 469. Mrs. Persis Huntley. HUSTED, CHAS. F. Salesman, res. 103 Roanoke Ave. tel. B 1190 res. of P. 22yrs. Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Margaret R.(McKinney)Husted. P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 145 HYDE, L. L. Asst. genl. freight agt. L. E. & W. R. R., 40 Bd.of Trade Bldg. tel. M 338 res. 633 Moss Ave. tel. M 1488 res. of P. ten yrs. Union League, Athletic and Lotus Club of New York, P. Bd. of Trade, Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., Trans. Club. Mrs. Stephanie (Gravic) Hyde. IRELAND, CLIFFORD Pres. Western Live Stock Ins. Co., 1025 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4415 res. 643 Moss. Ave tel. M 4679 L.L.B. 111. College of Law 1909 Mason (Knight Templar, Shrine), Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Louise (Savage) Ireland. IRELAND, W. O. Sec. Natl. Implement & Vehicle Show, and Automobile Ins., 833 Jeff. Bldg. tel M 2999 res. 119 Institute PI. tel. M 5541. Mrs. Anna B. Ireland. IRWIN, WM. T. Lawyer, 1005 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 194. res. 126 Randolph Ave. tel. B 717. of Jack, Irwin & Jack res. of P. 33 yrs. Mason (32nd deg.), K. P. JACQUIN, NICHOLAS J. Pres. Jacquin & Co., Books and Sta- tionery, 321 Main St. tel. M 464. res. 99 Barker Ave. tel M 4572 res. of P. 30yrs. Mason (all bodies), I. O. 0. F., Creve Coeur Club, B. P. O. E., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., Natl. Assn. of Stationers and Mfrs. Mrs. Lucia E. (Swayze) Jacquin. JACK, FRANK H. Sec. and treas. Isaac Walker Hdwr. Co., whol. hdwr., 514 S. Wash. St. tel. M 320 res. 317 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 475 res. of P. 49yrs. Creve Coeur Club, B. P. 0. E. Mrs. Annie B. (Kilgore) Jack. JACK, ROBERT P. Lawyer, 1005 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 194. res. 720 Moss Ave. tel. M 825 of Jack, Irwin & Jack native of P. B. A. Princeton Creve Coeur, I. V. Y. and P. Country Club. JACK, WM. Lawyer, 1005 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 194. res. 720 Moss Ave. tel. M 825 of Jack, Irwin & Jack res. of P. 55yrs. Mrs. Annie (Grier) Jack. JACK, WM. J. Supt. W. M. Allen & Sons, con- tractors, 441 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 100 res. 720 Moss Ave. tel. M 825. 146 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY JOBST, CARL V.-Pres. Jobst-Bethard Co., whol. grocers, cor. Oak and Wash. Sts. tel. M 3444 res. 1231 Main St. tel. M 1050 native of P. B. P. O. E., Mason, Creve Coeur and P. Country Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Amalie (Muller) Jobst. JOBST, GEO. J. Val. Jobst & Sons, contractors, 221 S. Adams St. tel. M 1586 res. 802 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 95 native of P. Director Dime Savings Bank. Delta Tau Delta, Creve Coeur, P. Country, and University Clubs. Mrs. Laura E. (Nelson.) Jobst. JOBST, JACOB J. V.-Pres. and treas. O'Brien-Jobst Co. men's wear, 113 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 283 res. 500 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 1421. Mrs. Annie Jobst. JOBST, RICHARD V. Sec. O'Brien-Jobst Co., men's wear, 113 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 283 res. 500 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 1421. JOBST, RUDOLPH Sheet metal contractor, 511 Franklin St. tel. M 617 res. 216 Barker Ave. tel. M 5167 native of P. treas. Citizens Home & Loan Assn. For- esters, Red Men, B. P. O. E., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Alice (Dailey) Jobst. JOBST, VALENTINE, JR. Val. Jobst & Sons, contractors, 221 S. Adams St. tel. M 1586 res. 105 Callender Ave. tel. M 1544 native of P. Director Merch. Natl. Bank. Mason (Knight Templar, 32nd deg., Shrine), K. P., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Elizabeth (Ockenga) Jobst. JOBST, VALENTINE, SR. Val. Jobst & Sons, contractors, 221 S. Adams St. tel. M 1586 res. 511 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 485. Mrs. Sanchen Jobst. JOCHEM, GEO. J. Lawyer, 416 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 4227 res. 1109 Saratoga St. tel. M 2200-Y native of P. L.L. B., Mich. U. Mason (all bodies), 111. and Amer. Bar Assn., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. JOHNSON, CHAS. Pres. Chas. Johnson Hdwr. Co., 2023 S. Adams St. tel. M 664 res. 504 State St. tel. M 3988 native of P. Mrs. Annie J. (Tjarks) Johnson. JOHNSON, E. E. Hdwr., 125 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3021. res. 215 N. Elmwood, tel. M 6657. res. of P. three yrs. P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Eerch. Assn. JOHNSON, . V.-Pres. Morgan Art Glass Co., 530 S. Adams St. tel. M 5680 res. 501 Nowland, tel. B 66-Y. Mrs. Emma Johnson. JOHNSON, P. A. V.-Pres. Chas. Johnson Hdwr. Co., 2023 S. Adams St., both phones 664. res. 105 N. University St. tel.M5225. res. of P. 31yrs. Mason, K. P., M. W. A., D. 0. K. K. Mrs. Henrietta (Riegel) Johnson. Eastern Star. JOHNSON, RICHARD H. Genl. mgr. Peoria and Pekin Union Rwy. Co. tel. M 270 res. 332 Cal- lender, tel. M 315. Mrs. Mary A. Johnson. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 147 JOHNSON, WM. Sec. and treas. Chas. Johnson Hdwr. Co., 2023 S. Adams St. tel. M 664. res. 311 Henry, tel. M 5538 res. of P. 28yrs. Mrs. Louise (Schmidt) Johnson. JOHNSON, WM. E. City pass. agt. C. B. & Q. R. R. and Col. Southern Lines, 205 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 754 res. 202 W. Republic, tel. B 2003. Mrs. Elsie M. Johnson. JOHNSTON, WM. A. Dentist, 427 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2146. res. Prospect Ave. P. Heights, tel. B 236-1. Mrs. Jennie A. Johnston. JOHNSTON, W. E. Electric car dealer, 1806 Main St. tel. M 6273 res. 205 N. University, tel. M 6477 res. of P. 14yrs P. Assn. of Comm. JONES, CHAS. S. Jones Bros., whol. groceries broker, 324 S. Wash. St. tel. M 884 res. 540 Moss Ave. tel. M 1448. Mrs. Emma Jones. JONES, HARRY S. Mgr. the Sperry & Hutchinson Co., trading stamps, 428 Main St. tel. M 1159 res. Hanssler Flats, Apt, H, tel. M 5408. Mrs. Margaret J. Jones. KANNE, ALBIN H. Sec. East Peoria Brick Co., E. P. tel. M 1627 res. cor. Cooper and Laura, tel. M 3579-1. Mrs. Johanna C. Kanne. KANNE, ALOYSIUS J. Physician, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, 507 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 1616 res. 201 Cooper, tel. M 1088. Mrs. Grace M. Kanne. KANNE, GEO. C. Pres. and treas. East Peoria Brick Co., E. P. tel. M 1627 res. 703 Seventh Ave. tel. M 6220. Mrs. Ida L. Kanne. KASJENS, JACOB G. Mgr. Brass Foundry, 711 S. Adams St. tel. M 553 res. 109 N. Maple- wood Ave. tel. M 6741 v.-pres. Kasjens & Entwistle. Mrs. Mary M. Kasjens. KASJENS, THEODORE C. Pres. Kasjens & Entwistle, plumbers, 421 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 1914. res. 1203 E. McClure, tel. B 1475. native of P. Mrs. Ida M. Kasjens. KAHN, EDGAR J. Treas. Cooperage & Wooden wear Co. 2409 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3000 res. 211 Barker Ave. tel. M 2160. Mrs. Olive Julian Kahn P. Women's Club. KEENE, JOHN E. Mgr. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 301 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 302 res. 101 Roa- noke Ave. tel. B 556 res. of P. 33 yrs M. A. De Pau U. 1880 v-pres. Dime Savings & Trust Co. and Title & Trust Co. Kappa Psi, K. P., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Com. Mrs. Florence M. Murray P. Wom- en's Club. 148 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY KEEVERS, JOSEPH Pres. L. H. Lyford Co., whol. groc- eries broker, 319 S. Wash. St. tel. M 861 res. 345 Crescent Ave. tel. B 968 res. of P. 13yrs K. C.,Creve Coeur and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, T. P. A., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Lucy R. (Benson) Keevers. KEITHLY, ARTHUR Lawyer, 1012 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 473. res. 1601 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 73. Mrs. Anna Keithly. KELLEY, JOHN F. Asst. sec. Culter & Proctor Stove Co. 201 N. Wash. St. tel. M 89 res. 815 Spencer. Mrs. Marguerite Kelley. KELLOGG, MRS. FLORA D. Widow of "Chas. H." res. 207 Cor- rington Ave. tel. B 965 res. of P. 55yrs. Director Women's Christian Home Mission. KELLOGG, HOWARD D. Insurance, 338 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 934 res. 107 Crescent Ave. tel. B 2016 res. of P. 32yrs State agt. Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd. of Lon- don Delta Tau Delta, P. Country Club. Mrs. Alma M. (Heidrich) Kellogg. Amat. Mus. Club. KELLSTEDT, A. H. Mgr. Remington Typewriter Co., 136 Liberty St. tel. M 940 res. Y. M. C. A. tel. M 5790 res. of P. one yr Rotary, I.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A. KEMPSHALL, MRS. EMILY F. Widow "Richard W." 124 High St. tel. M 43 P. Women's Club. KENNEDY, GEO. T. Pres. Planck Bros., laundry, 820 Main St. tel. M 291 res. 717 Mor- gan, tel. M 5385. Mrs. Ellen Kennedy. KENNEDY, JOHN D. Undertaker, 2027 S. Adams St. tel. M141 (new 155) native of P. K.C. KENNY, JAMES B. Sec. Cummings & Emerson, whol. hdwr., 412 S. Wash. St. tel. M 24. res. 315 Fifth Ave. KEPLER, EUGENE Ret. Shoes, 121 S. Adams St. tel. M 2562 res. 109 N. Institute PI. tel. M 5208. KERR, ROBERT A. Physician and surgeon, 623 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1733 res. 1218 Hamilton Blvd. tel. B 842 res. of P. 20yrs. M. D. Rush Med. College 1881. Mason (32nd deg.), I. O. O. F., Local, State and Natl. Med. Socie- ties, American Society of R.R. Sur- geons, Division Surgeon C. R. I. & P. R. R. Mrs. Arabella G. Kerr P. Women's Club. KESTER, ELMER E. Genl. agt. 111. Traction System, Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 33 res. 402 N. Elizabeth, tel. B 972 res. of P. six yrs. K. P., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. KIEFER, ALBERT Architect, 410 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 5222 res. 314 Third Ave. nat- ive of P. Mason (32nd deg., Shrine). PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 149 KIEFER, JOHN F. Sec. Peoria & Pekin Union Rwy. Co. Union Station, tel. M 270 res. 1700 Columbia Terrace, tel. M 5105. Mrs. Emma W. Kiefer P. Women's Club. KIMMEL, CHAS. A. Lawyer, 327 Main St. tel. M 1522-X. res. 600 Fourth Ave. tel. M 2509-Y. res. of P. 30yrs. Mason, M. W. A. Mrs. Jessie B. (Henderson) Kimmel. KING, EDGAR N. Cashier Culter & Proctor Stove Co., 201 N. Wash. St. tel. M 89 res. 1008 Seventh Ave. tel. M 3484-4. Mrs. Ada E. King. KING, JOHN F., JR. Architect, 907 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 6142 res. 801 Fourth Ave. tel. M 3660 native of P. Delias and Country Clubs. KINGMAN, MRS. EMELINE S. Widow "Martin," res. 204 Ran- dolph Ave. tel. B 1756 res. of P. many yrs. P. Women's Club sum. res. Eagle Point, Prospect Ave. tel. B 80-1. KINGMAN, WALTER B. Sec. and treas. Kingman Plow Co., 3000 N. Adams St. tel. M 3468. res. 204 Randolph Ave. tel. B 1756. native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs sum. res. Eagle Point, Prospect Ave. tel. B 80-1. KINGSBURY, JOHN H. Sec. Clark Coal & Coke Co., 927 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 64 res. 419 N. Elizabeth St. tel. B 1888. KINNEY, GARRET DE F. Pres. Colburn Birks & Co., whol. druggists, 224 S. Wash. St. tel. M 4550 res. 710 Moss Ave. tel. M 1719 int. in Culter & Proctor Stove Co. Mrs. May Kinney. KINROOS, JOHN W. Mgr. Emerson Brantingham Imple- ment Co., 104 Chestnut, tel. M1833. res. 613 Bradley, tel. M 3070. Mrs. Bessie E. Kinroos. KINSEY, HOWARD Kinsey & Rutherford Coal Co., 204 N. Jefferson Ave. tel. M 768 res. 415 Fredonia, tel. M 5495 native of P. sec. Cummings Rutherford Motor Car Co. Kickapoo Golf Club. Mrs. Edna L. (Rudel) Kinsey. KINSEY, WARREN Sec. Kinsey & Mahler Co., 400 S. Adams St. tel. M 68. KIRCHER, HENRY F. Mfrs. sales agt., 106 S. Wash. St. tel. M 2417 res. 215 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 1781 res. of P. 30yrs. int. in Kircher Wagon Co. Mason. Mrs. Grace B. (Shook) Kircher. KIRK, WALTER B. Lawyer, 911 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 601 res. "Valley View," Grand View Drive, tel. B 2000 res. of P. 34yrs. L.L.B. Mich. U. 1894. Mason (all bodies), Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Pearl M. Kirk P. Women's Club. KLEENE, MARTIN, J. Of Peoria Motor Cycle Supply Co., 103 S. Madison Ave. both phones 6443 res. 709 State St. native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. 150 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY KLEENE, HERMAN C. W. M. Allen, Son & Co., genl. con- tractors, 441 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 100 res. 821 Moss Ave. tel. M 2803 L.L.B. Mich. U. res. of P. 33yrs. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Delta Pi. Mrs. Anna (Knowlton) Kleene Fri- day and College Clubs, Collegiate Sorosis. KLEIN, F. J. Architect, 127 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4861 res. Grand View Drive, tel. M 3016-4 res. of P. 39yrs P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Bessie (Eckley) Klein. KNAPP, ALFRED A. Physician and surgeon, 513 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1085 res. 1800 Col- umbia Terrace, tel. M 887-2. Mrs. Mary L. Knapp. KNEER, EDW. X. Asst. cashier Home Savings Bank, 333 Fulton St. tel. M 385 res. 503 W. Park PL, Apt. A. tel. M 4599. Mrs. Pearl Kneer. KNETZGER, CHAS. Lumber dealer, 825 S. Wash. St. tel. M 214 res. 2049 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1047 res. of P. 15yrs Dir- ector 111. Natl. Bank Creve Coeur Club, K. C., P. Assn. of Comm., St. Joseph's Benevolent Society. Mrs. Anna M. (Reis) Knetzger. KOHL, ADAM Retired, res. 611 Second Ave. tel. M 1795 res. of P. 34yrs. Mason, I. V. Y. Club and Honorary Mem. Liederkrantz Singing Society. Mrs. Babetta Kohl. KREIS, OTTO. Sec. L. H. Lyford Co., commission brokers, 319 S. Wash. St. tel. M 861. res. 214 S. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 4959. Mrs. Julia L. Kreis. KROENLEIN, FRED'K. G. Case & Kroenlein, harness and sad- dlery, 116 Main St. tel. M 586 res. 1009 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 3827-3. Mrs. Helen Kroenlein. KROOS, ELWOOD R. Mgr. Globe Mfg. Co., paints, etc., 324 S. Adams St. tel. M 1934 res. 124 Cooper, tel. M 4891. Mrs. Harriet Kroos. KROOS, HENRY W. V.-Pres. Globe Mfg. Co., paints, etc., 324 S. Adams St. tel. M 1934 res. 718 Third Ave. tel. M 2573-L. Mrs. Elizabeth Kroos. KRUSE, G. H. Asst. treas. Donmeyer Gardner Co., flour mills, 210 Eaton, tel. M 386. res. 1407 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1867. native of P. P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn. Mrs. Jessie Franklin P. Women's Club. KUCK, HENRY G. Stuber & Kuck, tin ware -mfrs., 2800 S. Adams St. tel. M 433 res. 917 North St. Mrs. Anna H. Kroos. KUHL, THEODORE Pres. Block & Kuhl, dept. store, cor. Adams & Fulton Sts. tel. M 3881. res. Jeff. Hotel, tel. M 70 res. of P. 35yrs. Creve Coeur, P. Country, Auto, and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, Mason (Blue, Knight Templar, Knights of Constantine). Mrs. Hattie N. Kuhl P. Women's Club winter res. Pasadena, Cal. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 151 LACEY, F. S. Mgr. L. C. Smith Typewriter Co., 407 Liberty St. tel. M 878 res. 606 State St. tel. M 2872 res. of P. 27 yrs. Mason, U. T. C. Mrs. Pearl G. Lacey. LACEY, WM. D. Prop. Red Cross Pharmacy, cor. Jeff, and Fulton, both phones 294 res. 204 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 1979-1. res. of P. llyrs M. W. A., F. A. A., A. 0. N. W., T. P. A. LACKEY, DAVID H. Electrical Contractor, 306 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 3773 res. 316 Eliza- beth St. tel. B 1970 res. of P. eight yrs. Electrical Engineer Lehigh U.'95 Creve Coeur, P. Country, I. V. Y. and University Clubs, Phi Gamma Delta, Electrical Contractors Assn. Mrs. Elizabeth (Sholl) Lackey Ami- cron Tri Kappa. LANGFELDT, ADOLPH City pass. agt. C. R. I. & P. R. R., cor. Jeff, and Liberty St. tel. M 253. res. 310 Seventh Ave. LAIDLAW, WM. S. Mgr. W. A. Laidlaw Wire Co., 2616 S. Wash. St. tel. M 5774 res. 613 Belle, tel. B 1452. Mrs. Linnie D. Laidlaw. LAMBERT, WM. H. Mgr. Wasson Mfg. Co., rubbing posts, 118 E. Armstrong, tel. B714-2. Mrs. Letitia H. Lambert. LA PORTE, CHAS. W. Patent Atty., 504 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1645 res. 1501 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 1139 res. of P. 21yrs . Mason, K. P., D. O. K. K., Creve Coeur and I. V. Y. Clubs. Mrs. Ada Eleanor La Porte. LARGE, FRANK H. Allen & Large, whol. cigars, 124 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3556 res. 501 Wisconsin Ave. tel. B 148. Mrs. Anna S. Large. LEHMAN, ARTHUR Pres. A. Lehman & Co., whol. liquors, 113 S. Water St. tel. M 430 res. 339 Moss Ave. tel. M 902 Pres. Jeff. Operating Co. Mrs. Laura M. Lehman P.Women's Club. LEHMAN, EDWIN Sec. and treas. A. Lehman & Co., whol. liquors, 113 S. Water St. tel. M 430 res. 1709 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 1720. Mrs. Minnie R. Lehman. LEAHY, MISS ELLA Millinery, 205 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 1772 res. 812 Fayette, tel. M 1601 res. of P. five yrs. Wo- men's Catholic League. LEISY, EDW. C. Pres. Leisy Brew. Co., 120 Irving St. tel. M 128 res. 100 Moss Ave. tel. M 855 res. of P. 31yrs Pres. Jeff. Deposit Co., Director in Mer- chants Natl., Home Savings & State and Inter-State Trust & Savings Banks, and Jeff. Hotel Co., v.-pres. 111. State Brew. Assn., Mason, I. O. O. F., B. P. 0. E., Red Men, Moose, and Creve Coeur, P. Auto, P. Coun- try, Chicago Auto and I.V.Y. Clubs. Mrs. Emma (Welte) Leisy. LEITNER, WM. C. Agt. C. R. I. & P. R. R., Fayette and Water, tel. M 2940 res. 531 Peoria Ave. tel. B 276-2 res. of P. 43yrs. K. C. and North Amer. Union. Lena (Fitzgerald) Leitner rec. d. Monday Catholic Women's League. 152 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY LEE, DAVID S. Sec. and treas. J. C. Proctor Lumber Co., 212 N. Wash. St. tel. M 146. res. 209 Columbia Terrace, tel.B1303. Mrs. Mary P. Lee. LE MIEUX, L. M. Pharmacist, 301 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 5095 res. 307 Fifth Ave. tel. M 4453 res. of P. six yrs. Ph. G. Marquette U. of Pharmacy. Mason, I. O. O. F. Mrs. Ottelia May ( Ashland) Le Mieux. LINDSTROM, HARRY E. Cashier Peoria Whol. Grocery Co., 918 S. Adams St. tel. M 5174. LINDSAY, WM. M. Sec. and treas. James McCoy & Co., whol. grocers, 402 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3492 res. 909 Jackson, tel. B 669-L. LITTLEWOOD, MRS. ETTA P. Widow "Geo. H." 215 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1389. LE SURE, CHAS. S. Landscape Artist, 220 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 5010 res. 407 Peoria Ave. tel. B 2217 res. of P. one yr. B. S. Landscape Architect- ure U. of 111. P. Assn. of Comm., Rotary and Illini Clubs, University Landscape Architects Assn. Mrs. Lulu Mae (Littler) Le Sure. rec. d. Thursday. LEWIS, WM. T. Pres. and genl. mgr. F. P. Lewis Cigar Factory, cor. Madison and Fayette, tel. M 526 res. 809 San- ford, tel. M 2614. LEWIS, JAMES C., JR. Hofstetter & Lewis, mnfg. jewelers, 221 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 5499 res. 620 Fourth Ave. tel. M 3032 native of P. LEWIS, MRS. JEANETTE B. Widow "Thomas B." 342 Crescent Ave. tel. B 672. LINDSTROM, FRED P. Mgr. Peoria Whol. Grocery Co., 918 S. Adams St. tel. M 5174. LOCHER, EMIL Luthy & Locher, produce, 125 S. Wash. St. tel. M 2739 res. 901 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M 4923 Mason, Swiss Society, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Rose (Luthy) Locher. LOCKWOOD, JAMES Kise Electric Co., E. P. tel. M 6998. res. 113 High St. tel. M 4534. Mrs. Mabel Lockwood. LOFGREN, JOHN R. Sec. P. Bd. of Trade, 330 S. Wash. St. tel. 80 res. 1030 N. Adams St. native of P. Mason, K. P., D. O. K. K. LOGAN, E. B. Mgr. Behrends Ice & Fuel Co., cor. Apple and Wash. Sts. tel. M 1859. res. 506 111. Ave. tel. B 2398 res. of P. three yrs. K. C. Mrs. Catherine (Faber) Logan. LOUIS, CHAS. N. Prop. Peoria Roofing Co., 211 Maple, tel. M 5 res. 205 Missouri Ave. tel. B 890 native of P. Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., K. C. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 153 LOVE, N. MEREDITH Agt. Union Line Penn. System, 43 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 157 res. 301 Ellis St. tel. B 1911 native of P. Knox College '88 Director and treas. Home Bldg. & Savings Assn. Ruling Elder, First Presby. Church (Commissioner to Gen. Assembly, Presby. Church 1906) Mason (Con- sistory, Shrine), P. Bd. of Trade (v-pres. 1910), Beta Theta Pi, Creve Coeur, University, Rotary and Kick- apoo Golf Clubs, Trans. Club and P. Assn. of Comm. LOVELACE, THOMAS G. With Corning & Co., distillers, ft. Sanger, tel. M 3601 res. 701 Moss Ave. tel. M 5460. Mrs. Clarice Lovelace. LOVERIDGE, CHAS. Florist, 127 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 209. res. 723 E. Arcadia, tel. B 1204 res. of P. 26yrs. v.-pres. Farmers Sav- ings & Loan Assn. Mason, K. P., D. O. K. K., M. W. A., Forester, K. 0. T. M., N. A. U. LOOK, WM. E. Bookkeeper, F. Meyer & Bros. Co., hdwr., 1311 S. Adams St. tel.M2920. res. 206 Barker Ave. tel. M. 2459-1 sec. and treas. Best Mfg. Co. LOUGHRIDGE, SAMUEL O. Physician and surgeon, 523 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 177 res. Ill N. Bour- land, tel. M 4253. Mrs. Erne E. Loughridge P. Wo- men's Club. LOVETT, ROBERT H. Lawyer and U. S. Master in Chan- cery, 504 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1645. res. 315 N. Douglas tel. B 618 res. of P. 33yrs Pres. Home Bldg. & Savings Assn. of P., Atty. for Board of School Inspectors, Supreme Atty. Fraternal Reserve Life Ins. Co., Natl. Judge American Insurance Union (fraternal) Mason, Royal Neighbors, M. W. A., K. O. T. M., Mystic Circle, Court of Honor. Mrs. Laura (Gilson) Lovett. LOWE, FRANK H. Mgr. Whitehead & Hoag Co., 931 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4636 res. 1511 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 2071 Rotary Club. Mrs. Emma Lowe. LOWES, RAPLH C. Pres. Sherman Hog Greaser Co., 710 Park Ave. tel. M 350 res. 1102 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 302. Mrs. Mary A. Lowes. LUCAS, CHAS. W. Whol. Confectionery, 415 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1464 res. 813 E. Nebra- ska, tel. B 118 res. of P. 41yrs. K. P., M. W. A., Mason, I. C. M. A. Mrs. Cora (James) Lucas. LUCAS, HUGO Pres. A. Lucas & Sons, iron works, 318 S. Wash. St. tel. M 227 res. 210 Second Ave. tel. M 3083 res. of P. 50yrs. Mason, Turn Verein. Mrs. Emily Lucas. LUTHRINGER, J. P. Dentist, 507 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1616. res. 614 N. Jeff. Ave. LUTHY, CARL G. Luthy & Locher, produce, 125 S. Wash. St. tel. M 276 res. 121 S. Glendale, tel. B 1680. Mrs. Minnie Luthy. 154 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY LUTHY, FERD. Pres. Merch. Natl. Bank, 201 Main St. tel. M 321 res. 102 Randolph, tel. B 321 Pres. Luthy & Co. Mrs. Mary L. Luthy. LUTHY, GODFREY G. Treas. Bartholomew Co., Peoria Heights, tel. B 1 res. 322 Parkside Drive, tel. B 636 native of P. Creve Coeur, P. Conntry and P. Auto Clubs, Mason (all bodies). LUTHY, GOTTFRIED G. Luthy & Locher, produce, 125 S. Wash. St. tel. M 276 res. 205 S. Globe, tel. M 6969. Mrs. Bertha Luthy. LYNCH, HENRY W. Whol. Coal, 1011 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 275 res. 924 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 841 res. of P. 27yrs. v.-pres. Cent. Natl. Bank Mason, K. P., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, M. W. A., K. O. T. M. Mrs. Frances M. (Baldwin) Lynch. P. Women's Club. LYMAN, SHUBAL D. Supt. of Bldgs. Bradley Institute, tel. M 935 res. 117 S. University, res. of P. 25yrs I. 0. O. F., Court of Honor. Mrs. Ada E. Lyman Rebekhas Court of Honor, Fraternal Reserves., McALLEENAN, WM. J. 119 Callender Ave. tel. M 1308. Mrs. Eva McAlleenan P. Women's Club. McCABE, EDW. D. Lawyer, 129 N. Jefferson Ave. tel. M. 732 and Internal Revenue Collector, 201 Government Bldg. tel. M 1094 res. 125 N. Orange, tel. M 6161 native of P. L.L.B. Mich. U. 1891 P. and State Bar Assns. McCLINTICK, WM. Genl. agt. Natl. Life Ins. Co., 422 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 602 res. 213 Missouri Ave. tel. B 891. Mrs. Olive L. McClintick. McCLURE, EUGENE S. Pres. McClure Com. Co., grain, 24 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 3990 res. 206 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 2732. Mrs. Lowellyn McClure. McCLURE, WM; C. Lands, 707 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M. 1267. res. 128 Randolph, tel. B 303 res. of P. eight yrs. Sons of Veterans. Mrs. Mabel (Kingman) McClure. McCORKLE, E. J. H. Dentist, 234 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 190 res. 1007 N. Glendale Ave. tel. M 1176-4 Mason, Calumet Club, Local and State Dental Soc- ieties. McCORMICK, ROBERT N. Lawyer, 428 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1643 res. 213 N. Institute PI. tel. M 1572 res. of P. 25yrs. Mason, M. W. A., Creve Coeur Club, Peoria Bar Assn. Mrs. Adele E. McCormick. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 155 McCOY, ANDREW L. Pres. James McCoy Co., whol. grocers, 402 S. Wash. St. tel. M3492. res. 413 N. Monroe Ave. tel. M 420. native of P. Mrs. Helen I. McCoy. McCULLOCH, EDW. D. Lawyer, 207 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 168 res. 219 Bigelow, tel. B 2215 sec. and mgr. Peoples Loan & Homestead Assn., and Sloan Ab- stract Co. Mrs. Emily A. McCulloch. McDOUGAL, CHAS. B. Investment Broker, 8th floor Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 532 res. 419 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1184 res. of P. 50 yrs. P. Assn. of Comm., Creve Coeur Club, B. P. 0. E., Y. M. C. A. McDOUGAL, ROBERT D. Druggist, cor. Main and Adams Sts. tel. M 251 res. 537 Moss Ave. tel. M 4957. Mrs. Elizabeth D. McDougal. McDOUGAL, THOMAS D. Asst. cashier Merchants Natl. Bank, 201 Main St. tel. M 321 res. 1319 Hamilton Blvd. tel. B 1781. Mrs. Eva H. McDougal. McDOWALL, JOHN W. Title & Trust Co., Ill S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 544 res. 204 Randolph, tel. B 1635 res. of P. 15yrs . int. in 111. Natl. Bank, Dime Savings & Trust Co., Peoria Livery Co., Jeff. Hotel Co., Natl. Imple-ment & Vehicle Show, Peoria Washed Sand & Gravel Co. Creve Coeur, P. Country and I. V. Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Pearl A. (Scholl) McDowall. McELWEE, JAMES Sec. and treas. Wolschlag Co-oper- ative Coal Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 1530 res. 425 Moss Ave. tel. M 1596. McFADDEN, G. C. McFadden & Co., grain, 324 S.Wash. St. tel. M 4059 res. 543 Moss Ave. tel. M 3783 Mason (Shrine), Phi Delta Theta. Mrs. Dorah (Williamson) McFadden. McGRATH, JAMES W. Pres. Mackinaw Sand & Gravel Co., 29 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 5627. res. 1010 Main St. tel. M 3503 res. of P. one yr. McGRATH, SHELTON F. Lawyer, 803 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 560 res. 600 Fayette, tel. M 5066. McGRATH, T. E. Sec. and sales mgr. Mackinaw Sand & Gravel Co., 29 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 5627 res. 1010 Main St. tel. M 3503 res. of P. one yr. B.P.O.E. McILVAINE, MISS M. McG. Asst. Cataloguer P. Public Library, res. 213 North St. tel. B 1254 na- tive of P. D.A.R., P.Women's Club, Allied Arts, Y.W.C.A. McILVAINE, T. M. Physician and surgeon, 516 Main St. tel. M 4909 res. 312 North St. tel. B 1254 res. of P. 46yrs M. A., M. D. Rush Med. College 1881. Director P. Public Library Mason (32nd deg.), Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Jessie (Cobleigh) Mcllvaine. 156 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY McHUGH, GUY H. Com. agt. L. E. & W., 40 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 338 res. 519 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1103 res. of P. 36yrs. Creve Coeur and Trans. Clubs, Bd. of Trade, P. Assn. of Comm., Mason (Shrine). Mrs. Nellie E. (Call) McHugh. McKENZIE, MISS ELIZABETH. Genl. sec. Y. W. C. A., 411 Liberty St. tel. M 835 res. 605 W. Arm- strong, tel. B 2086-K res. of P. five yrs. Child's Welfare League, Suf- frage Assn., Y. W. C. A. sum. res. 1547 College Ave. Indianapolis, Ind. McKENZIE, WM. E. Supt. Clark Bros. & Co., distillers, ft. Pecan, tel. M 152 res. 884 Moss Ave. tel. M 2423. Mrs. Elizabeth McKenzie. McKIBBEN, GILBERT M. Teller First Natl. Bank of P., 210 S. Adams St. tel. M 134 res. 525 College, tel. M 2134. Mrs. Nettie M. McKibben. McLOUGHLIN, FRANK Pres. and mgr. F. McLoughlin Plumb- ing Co., 619 Main St. tel. M 778. res. 715 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M2995-4. res. of P. 54yrs. M.W.A., K.O.T.M. Mrs. Maria T.(Donahue)McLoughlin. McMAHAN, J. P. Physician and surgeon, 105 N. Eliza- beth St. tel. M 2204 res. of P. 31 yrs. A. M. Lincoln U. 1881, M.D. Rush Med. Coll. 1883 Mason. McMASTER, ARCHIBALD T. Mgr. McMaster Coal Sales Co., Masonic Temple, tel. M 3180 res. 600 Ravine, tel. B 1217 res. of P. 40yrs. Masonic Orders, K. P., P. Assn. of Comm. McMURRAY, GEO. E. Asst. cashier Cent. Natl. Bank, cor. Main and Adams Sts. tel. M 301. res. 414 Barker Ave. tel. M 3823-1. Mrs. Iva R. McMurray. McMURTRIE, J. W. Mgr. Armour & Co., whol. meats, Harrison, cor. Water, tel M. 3400. McNEMAR, CHRISTIAN E. States Atty., 23 Court House, tel. M 1557 res. 217 N. Frink, tel. tel. B 591-X res. of P. 13yrs B.S. Eureka College, L.L.B. Mich. U. 1902 Mason (32nd deg.), K. P., D. O. K. K., M. W. A. Mrs. Matilda H. (Bower) McNemar. McROBERTS, WM. G. Lawyer, 9th floor Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 585 res. 1811 Knox- ville Ave. tel. B 149 of McRoberts, Morgan & Zimmerman. Mrs. Hattie F. McRoberts. McWILLIAMS, JAMES E. City pass. agt. A. T. & Santa Fe R. R., 325 Main St. tel. M 966. MAAS, HARRY M. Tailor and custom shirts, 109 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 6648 res. 306 Seventh Ave. tel. M 1685 res. of P. seven yrs. K. P., Calumet Club, D. O. K. K. 3 P. Assn. of Comm. MacCLYMENT, GEO. Asst. mgr. Bradley Polytechnic In- stitute, 419 Observatory Bldg. teL M. 314 res. 117 S. Maplewood Ave. tel. M 2652. Mrs. Harriett A. MacClyment. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 157 MACKEMER, WALTER J. Prop. J. W. Mackemer & Co., lum- ber, 601 S. Wash. St. tel. M. 319 res. 1415 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 218 res. of P. 20yrs. Knox College, Harvard U Creve Coeur, I. V. Y. and P. Auto Clubs, B. P. 0. E. Mrs. Anna (Deshler) Mackemer. MacKNIGHT, CRAWFORD Mgr. Palmer Electric Co., 630 Main St. tel. M 2175 res. 1217 E. Vir- ginia, tel. B 1089. Mrs. Mollie H. MacKnight. MACY, JAY K. V.-Pres. Nicholas Ulrich & Co., farm loans, 327 Jeff. Bldg., tel. M 217 res. 121 La Salle Ave. tel. B 1531. Mrs. Mary C. Macy. MADDEN, REV. T. E. res. 614 Antoinette St. tel. M 1526. res. of P. four yrs. A. B. from Holy Cross College K. C., Catholic For- esters. MAGEE, H. B. Physician, 501 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 815 res. 1610 Knox- ville Ave. tel. B 1749 res. of P. five yrs. M. D. Penn. U. '08 Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies, John B. Deaver Surgical Society, Sigma Chi, Mason. Mrs. Cora Estelle (Moore) Magee. MAKER, ROLAND L. Pres. Peoria Engraving Co., 109 Main St. tel. M 1644 res. 311 North St. tel. B 546-2 res. of P. 16yrs. MAIN, CLINTON S. Buyer furn. dept. Block & Kuhl, 124 S. Adams St. tel. M3881 res. Grand View Drive P. Hts. tel. B 2132 res. of P. ten yrs. Williams College. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Helen B. M. Main. MANSFIELD, HENRY Lawyer, 415 Masonic Temple Bldg. tel. M 975 res. 520 California Ave. tel. B 1579 of Mansfield & Cowan, native of P. L.L.B. Va. U. 1888. P. and 111. State Bar Assn. Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Bruninga) Mane- field. MAPLE, FRANK A. Mgr. Hatch-Wilcoxson Coal Co., 1115 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6263 res. 107 S.Glen Oak Ave. tel. M 4834 res. of P. 33yrs Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm., Y. M. C. A., Trans. Club, P. Coal Club. MAPLE, FRED E. Sec. and mgr. Peoria Trusswall Stone Mfg. Co., 810 Commercial St. tel. M 750 res. 2216 S. Adams St. tel. M 4339. MAPLE, JOSEPH W. Lawyer, 538 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 1255 res. 218 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1881 res. of P. 30yrs. int. in Central City Loan& Homestead Assn., Mason, M. W. A., Royal League, K. P., P. Assn. Comm., K.O.T.M. Mrs. Minnie (Miller) Maple. MARCY, M. S. Physician and surgeon, 328 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 916 res. 116 E. Ar- cadia Ave. tel. B 2303. Mrs. Leora C. Marcy. MARKLEY, JOHN H. Pres. Globe Mfg. Co., paints, 324 S. Adams St. tel. M 1934 res. 223 Fourth St. tel. M 223 1-Y. MARSHALL, WM. B. Asst. mgr. Leisy Brewing Co., 709 N. Water St. tel. M 128 res. 307 North St. tel. B 572-L. Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall. 158 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY MARTIN, A. G. Artist, Photographer, 107 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 3217 res. 211 Bestor St. tel. B 2062 res. of P. five yrs. int. in Barston Co., Cincinnati, Ohio Rot- ary Club, P. Assn. Comm., P. Ex- ecutive's Club. MARTIN, ISAAC N. Pres. I. N. Martin Dry Goods Co., 320-22 S. Adams St. both phones 869 res. 409 Jackson St. tel. M4501. res. of P. 17yrs. Creve Coeur Club, Mason (Shrine, Knight Templar), I.O.O.F., M.W.A., P. Assn. Comm. Mrs. Anna Louise Page. MARTIN, LEONIDAS B. Physician, res. 610 Morton St. tel. M 1632 res. of P. 54yrs M. D. Rush Med. College '67. Mrs. Mary (Hughes) Martin P. Women's Club. MATHIS, JACOB E. Sales mgr. Jobst-Bethard Co., whol. grocers, Oak and Wash. St. tel. M 3444 res. 805 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 4142. Mrs. May Mathis. MATHIS, SAMUEL L. Pass. tkt. agt. C. & N. W. Rwy. Co., 333 Main St. tel. M 689 res. 1411 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5618. Mrs. Elizabeth Mathis. MAU, HARRY E. Bkpr. F. R. Carter, brick and coal, 119 Bridge St. tel. M 1116. MAXWELL, W. KEE Editor Peoria Journal, M 2000 res. 206 Ayers Ave. tel. M 3235 res. of P. six yrs. Amer. Press Humorous Assn. Mrs. Alma (Birnett) Maxwell. MAY, EMMETT C. Pres. Peoria Life Ins. Co., 1129 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 3140 res. 414 111. Ave. tel. B 1766 res. of P. 18yrs. B.S., L.L.B. Northern Ind. U. '96 Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Ella (O'Hara) May rec. d. Mon. and Wed. Amat. Mus. Club. Catholic Women's League. MAYER, ADOLPH J. Of Callender & Co., insurance, 317 S. Adams St. tel. M 327 res. 320 Callender Ave. tel. M 4689. MAYER, WM. H. Mgr. Hotel Mayer, 200 N. Adams St. tel. M 1477 res. 200 W. Arm- strong Ave. tel. B 2431. Mrs. Blanche A. Mayer. MAYNARD, CHAS. A. Genl. agt. Perm. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 933 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1674. res. 319 Ind. Ave. tel. B 947. Mrs. Effie Maynard. MEAD, BERNE M. Cashier, State Trust & Savings Bank, 242 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 557 res. 567 Moss Ave. tel. M 4068 res. of P. 14 yrs. Knox College 1900 Phi Delta Theta, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Lenna B. (Short) Mead. MEEK, LOUIS F. Post Master, res. 333 Parkside Drive, tel. B 646 res. of P. 27yrs L.L.B. North Western U. Mason. Mrs. Ella (Perry) Meek. MEISTER, JOHN G. V.-Pres. The Peoria Union Stock Yards Co., ft. of South, tel. M 4761. res. 1303 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1442. Mrs. Mary Meister. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 159 MEIXNER, FRED M. F. Physician, 609 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 983. res. 226 Thrush Ave. tel. B 2386. res. of P. two yrs B. A., Ph. G., M. D. Member Board of Directors Associated Charities M.W.A., Ben Hur, L. O. O. M., P. Med. Society, E. F. U. Mrs. Lillian (Payne) Meixner Pan Hellenic, D.A.R., Amat. Mus. Club, Young Women's League. MEALS, B. Pres. Peoples Loan & Homestead Assn., 207 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 168 res. 919 S. Adams St. tel. M 2186-X. Mrs. Mary Meals. MEALS, CHAS. A. Sec. Chas. J. Off Co., whol. grocers, 116 Liberty St. tel. M 3416 res. 601 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1311-2. Mrs. Lida A. Meals. MELLOW, RICHARD Of R. Mellow & Sons, Marble & Granite Co., 319 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 6034 res. 119 Crescent Ave. tel. B 699. Mrs. Lillian H. Mellow. MELOY, J. EARLE Physician and surgeon, 234 Woolner Bldg. tel. [ 190 res. 201 W. Arm- strong Ave. tel B 199.. Mrs. Margaret (Babcock) Meloy. MERKLE, CHAS. F. Monuments, 410 S. Adams St. tel. M 715 res. 1118 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 4584 native of P. K. P., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. Comm. Mrs. Theresa M. (Hopper) Merkle. MERKLE, JOHN H. Marble and Granite Dealer, 410 S. Adams St. tel. M 715 res. 407 Jackson St. tel. M 5312 native of P. K. C., P. Assn. Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Elsie (Ulrich) Merkle Catholic Women's League. METZGER, CHAS. T. Sec. treas. and mgr. Reliance Motor Co., 115 Central Court, tel. M 2029 and 1322 res. 116 S. Madison Ave. tel. M 3500 res. of P. 35yrs. Mrs. Emma (Zeller) Metzger sum. res. Pleasant Hill Fruit Farm. METZGER, EMIL Of Schneider & Metzger, barber sup- plies and machine shop, 410 Fulton St. tel. M 967 res. 713 Glendale Ave. tel. M 5773 res. of P. 35yrs. int. in Reliance Motor Co. Mrs. F. (Ramseyer) Metzger. METZGER, LEWIS V. Of Steen & Metzger, shoes, 117 S. Adams St. tel. M 5398 res. 1002 E. Nebraska Ave. tel. B 1504-3 res. of P. 25yrs. Director Farmers Savings Loan & Homestead Assn. Mason (all bodies). Mrs. Jennie Dell (Steen) Metzger. MENTZER, SAMUEL L. City pass. tkt. agt. 111. Cent. R.R., 329 Main St. tel. M 896 res. 106 Wisconsin Ave. tel. B 1811. Mrs. lola Mentzer. METZGER, WM. N. Mgr. National Biscuit Co., 117 S. Wash. St. tel. M 242 res. 904 Butler St. tel. M 2374-3. Mrs. Elizabeth Metzger. 160 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY MEYER, BENJ. F. Mgr. and sec. Peoples Storage & Forwarding Co., 721 S. Wash. St. tel. M 4272 res. 910 Frye Ave. tel. B 2466 res. of P. 24yrs. sec. and treas. Meyer & Halligan Coal Co. K. C., Rotary Club, Trans. Club, 111. Furniture Warehousemen's Assn., Central Warehousemen's Club of Denver, Colo., P. Assn. Comm. Mrs. Mary C. (Connor) Meyer. MEYER, DIRK Pres. and mgr. The Meyer Furnace Co., 1300 S. Wash. St. tel. M 1224. res. 400 Barker Ave. tel. M 2373-L. res. of P. 57yrs. v.-pres. F. Meyer & Bros. MEYER, GEO. F. Pres. F. Meyer & Bros. Hardware Co., 1311 S. Adams St. tel. M 2920. res. 201 Bradley Ave. tel. M3565-2. Mrs. Lucia A. Meyer. MEYER, H. R. Bkpr. Peoria Fuel Co., 513 S. Wash. St. tel. M 287 res. 306 Callender Ave. tel. M 1603 res. of P. 13yrs. Mrs. Susan (Greenwell) Meyer. MICHAEL, FREDK. L. Mgr. Western Union Telegraph Co., Board of Trade Bldg. tel. M 4321. res. 109 Atlantic St. tel. B 927. Mrs. Emma C. Michael. MICHELL, GEO. W. Physician and surgeon, specialist nervous and mental diseases and director Michell Sanitarium, 106 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. M 225 res. 125 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1697 res. of P. 12yrs M. D. Rush Med. College '02 Mason, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Myrtle (McKee) Michell. MILES, BENJAMIN E. Pres. Warren & Co., grain com. 9 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 257 res. 327 Frye Ave. tel. B 105. Mrs. Olive Miles. MILES, CHAS. C. Mgr. P. B. & C. C. Miles, grain, 36 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 293 res. 1121 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 1457. res. of P. 45yrs. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Margaret M. Miles. MILES, CHAS. V. Lawyer, 1003 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M65 of Miles & Fuller, res. 203 Moss Ave. tel. M4637 res. of P. 14yrs. L.L.B. Mich. U. '91 Mason, Creve Coeur (v-pres,) and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Josephine (Danforth) Miles. MILES, GRANT M. Asst. sec. P. B. & C. C. Miles, grain, 36 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 293. res. 531 Moss Ave. tel. M 6401. Mrs. Georgia R. Miles. MICHEL, VICTOR P. Police Magistrate, City Hall, tel. M 382, res. 1 102 N. Monroe St.tel.M 1030. res. of P. 28yrs. K. P., K. O. T.M., D. O. K. K., Moose, P. S. A. Club. MILES, JOSEPH C. Treas. P. B. & C. C. Miles, grain, 36 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 293 res. 129 N. Underbill, tel. M 2704. Mrs. Roberta K. Miles. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 161 MILES, PHILO B. Pres. P. B. & C. C. Miles, grain, 36 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 293 res. 110 Roanoke Ave. tel. B 232. Mrs. Maria H. Miles. MILES, WM. S. Sec. P. B. & C. C. Miles, grain, 36 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 293 res. 215 Ellis Ave. tel. B 1107 native of P. A. B. Princeton '99 M. W. A., University, Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Bertha (Heidrich) Miles. MILLARD, FILMORE Sec. Farmers Savings, Loan & Home- stead Assn., 434 Liberty St. tel. M 456. res. 1419 N. Monroe St., tel. M 1074. Mrs. Justine E. E. Millard. MILLARD, GEO. P. Treas. Oakford & Fahnestock, whol. grocers, 304 S. Wash. St. tel. M3333. res. 212 Flora Ave. tel. B 1397. Mrs. Minnie Millard. MILLARD, JAMES E. Real Estate, of Millard & Dennis, 300 E. Wash. St. E. P. tel. M 816. res. 408 Stewart Ave. tel. (new) 17-4. Mrs. Clara S. Millard. MILLARD, WM. Of Barton & Millard, railroad con- tractors, 8 Mayer Office Bldg. tel. M 851 res. 109 Ravine Ave. tel. B 952. Mrs. Lulu V. Millard. MILLER, FRANK T. Lawyer, 809 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 325 res. 337 Crescent Ave. tel. B 1627 of Stevens, Miller & Elliot, res. of P. 15yrs. Stock- holder and Director in various cor- porations L.L.B. Wesleyan U. '96. K. P., Mason, D. O. K. K., Phi Gamma Delta, Creve Coeur, P. Country and Kickapoo Golf Clubs and Pres. Peoria Bar Assn. Mrs. Lillian Bruce (Morgan) Miller. P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club. MILLER, HARRY S. Lawyer, 502 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 1604 res. 172 Fredonia Ave. tel. M 4398 native of P. of Daily & Miller, Mrs. Mabel (Peterson) Miller. MILLER, JOHN L. Sec. B. & M., men and women's clothiers, 201 S. Adams St. tel. M19. res. 103 Institute PI. tel. M 3648. Mrs. Nora L. Miller. MILLER, OSCAR W. Stocks and Bonds, real estate, land owner, and Wall St. operator, Creve Coeur Club, tel. M 3363 res. 318 Third Ave. tel. M 4150 New York address, 181 Congress St. Brooklyn, N. Y. native of P. int. in various corporations. MILLER, SUMNER M. Physician and surgeon, 507 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1616 res. 123 Ran- dolph Ave. tel. B 472. Mrs. Sarah Miller. MILLER, EDW. N. Sec. Harman Engineering Co., 144 Fredonia Ave. tel. M 6780 res. 2424 Main St. tel. M 4381. Mrs. Mabel F. Miller. MILLER, WM. H. V.-Pres. Day Carpet & Furniture Co., 218 S. Adams St. tel. M 66. res. 1216 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 100. Mrs. Lucie C. Miller. 162 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY MILLS, ALBERT R. Optometrist and Optician, 439 Main St. tel. M 1046 res. 208 Cooper St. tel. M 5011. Mrs. Helen A. Mills. MONTIER, ANDREW G. Mgr. Crown Auto Co., automobile and marine engine repairing, 904 Main St. tel. M 4422 res. 703 Howett St. native of P. K. C. MISNER, CHAS. H. Of Callender & Co., insurance, 317 S. Adams St. tel. M 327 res. 302 S. University St. tel. M 2092-2. Mrs. Isabella S. Misner. MOORE, EDW. M. Real Estate, of E. M. & R. M. Moore, 311 Woolner Bldg. tel. M910. res. 214 S. Underbill, tel. M 3099-3. Mrs. Belle Moore. MITCHELL, RODNEY Book Binder and Blank Book Mfr., 204 S. Wash. St. tel. M 453 res. 511 Seventh Ave. tel. M 3497-X. native of P. K. P., D. 0. K. K., M. W. A., P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Elmira (Dudley) Mitchell. MOBERLY, W. A. Genl. mgr. Western Powder Mfg. Co., 829 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2637. res. Ill N. Glenwood Ave. tel. M 5761 res. of P. two yrs. Mason, Royal Arcanum, T. P. A., Creve Coeur and Rotary Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Fannie L. Moberly rec. d. Tues. and Friday P. Women's Club, C. W. B. M. MOORE, ELI V. V.-Pres. Moore Bros. Lightning Rod Co., 103 S. Wash. St. tel. M 909. res. 202 Cooper St. tel. M 2997. Mrs. Ada M. Moore. MOORE, HARVEY E. Mgr. Jansen & Joosten, pianos, 630 S. Adams St. tel. M 4306 res. 115 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1958. Mrs. Cora B. Moore. MOORE, NEWTON R. Sec. and treas. Rumsey Moore & Co., grain, 21 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 264 res. 515 111. Ave. tel. B 828. Mrs. Lulie U. Moore. MOFFAT, EDW. A. V.-Pres. Dooley Bros. Coal, 604 S. Adams St. tel. M 674 res. 315 N. Elmwood Ave. tel. B 394 res. of P. eight yrs. Independent Order For- esters, T. P. A. Mrs. Gertrude (Niederer) Moffat. MOKLER, MRS. L. B. Dressmaker, 700 Observatory Bldg. tel. M 6308 native of P. County- Court of Honor and Rebekah. MOORE, VERNON A. Physician, 240 Woolner Bldg. tel. Ml 950 res .2609 Main St. tel. M4705. Mrs. Bernice Moore. MOORE, WM. H. Lawyer, 4-9 Mayer Bldg. tel. M 660. res. 602 Bradley Ave. tel. M 2498-K. res. of P. 16yrs. L.L.B. Kent Col- lege Creve Coeur Club, K. P., I. O. O. F., Mason (32nd deg. Scottish rite, Mystic Shrine). PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 163 MORGAN, HARRY DALE Lawyer, 903 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. of McRoberts,Morgan & Zimmerman, tel. M 585 res. 1027 Dechman St. tel. B 2243. Mrs. Eleanore E. Morgan. MORSE, JAMES M. Real Estate, 105 S. Jeff. Ave. teL M 5585 res. 301 Bigelow St. tel. B 1326 native of P. Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs, Mason. Mrs. Agnes L. (Armstrong) Morse. MORGAN, HARRY T. Advtg. mgr. Block & Kuhl, dept. store, 122 S. Adams St. tel. M 3881. res. 1201 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 163-1. Mrs. Laura H. Morgan. MORGAN, HENRY B. Genl. mgr. Peoria Water Works Co., 129 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 88. MORGAN, ROSCOE J. Real Estate and sec. Mex. Agr. Land Co., 16 Mayer Bldg. res. 211 N. Institute PI. tel. M 3981 res. of P. six yrs. Mason, I. 0. O. F. Mrs. Lucretia (Snodgrass) Morgan. MORGAN, R. J. Mgr. Morgan Art Glass Co., 530 S. Adams St. tel. M 5680 res. 103 Third St. tel. M 2623. Mrs. Mollie Morgan. MORRIS, A. J. Peoria Buick Sales Co. (Robison & Morris, props.), 824 Main St. tel. M 127 res. 307 N. Elmwood Ave. tel. B 1514-1 res. of P. 12yrs. B. of L. F. & E., B. of L. E., S. U. N. A., Mason, T. P. A. Mrs. Annie May (Cottingham.) Morris. MOTHERWELL, LEE R. Sales mgr. Culter & Proctor Stove Co., 201 N. Wash. St. tel. M 89. res. 1413 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 1754. Mrs. Anna L. Motherwell. MOWATT, DANIEL Genl. frt. agt. T. P. & W. Ry. Co., Union Depot, tel. M 2972 res. 400 Seventh Ave. tel. M 2191-K. Mrs. Emma M. Mowatt. MUCHMORE, ALLEN W. Of Muchmore Bros., men's furnish- ings, 317 Main St. tel. M 1522-K. res. 1017 Hamilton Blvd. tel. M2727. Mrs. Clara Muchmore. MUCHMORE, GEO. S. Of Muchmore Bros., men's furnish- ings, 317 Main St. tel. M 1522-K. res. 409 Sixth Ave. tel. M 1988. MULFORD, WM. S. Men's Clothing & Furnishings, 315 Main St. tel. M 6020 res. 218 Ran- dolph Ave. tel. B 1634 res. of P. nine yrs. K. P., Creve Coeur Club. MORRIS, OMER A. Chemist, Clarke Bros. & Co., dis- tillers, ft. Pecan, tel. M 152 res. 313 S. Bourland Ave. tel. M 3474-2. Mrs. Martha Morris. MURDEN, FRANK Retired, res. 707 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 805. Mrs. Fannie (Smith) Murden P. Women's Club. 164 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY MURDOCH, J. C. Dentist, 617 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1006. res. 235 Division St. tel. B 2183. Mrs. Eva M. Murdoch. MURPHY, JAMES E. Mgr. Madigan Walsh & Co., coopers, ft. Chicago, tel. M 542 res. 611 First St. tel. M 828. MURPHY, JOSEPH M. Purch. agt. American Milling Co., S. Bartonville, tel. M 374 res. 319 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 677-1. MUSSER, WM. H. V.-Pres. Faber & Musser Co., build- ing material, 110 Edmund St. tel. M 4779 res. 400 W. Armstrong, tel. B 1004 res. of P. 20yrs P. Assn. of Comm. MYERS, CHAS. A. Sec. and treas. Peoria Automobile Co., 711 Main St. tel. M 4467 res. 1008 Main St. tel. M 4823. Mrs. Grace A. Myers. MYERS, DOUGLAS A. Contractor, 209 W. Armstrong Ave. tel. B 1322. Mrs. Lillian P. Myers. NADON, J. F. Prop. The Cafeteria, 126 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 656 res. of P. two yrs. Y. M. C. A. NAEGLE, AUGUST res. 745 Moss Ave. tel. M 4106-K. NATHAN, CHAS. Mgr. Jeff. Bldg. and sec. treas. and mgr. Jeff. Deposit Co., 703 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1433 res. Jefferson Hotel, tel. M 70 also sec. treas. and mgr. Orpheum Co. res. of P. nine yrs. Mason (Shrine), B. P. 0. E., Creve Coeur, Trans., I.V.Y. and P. Automobile Clubs. NAYLOR, E. J. Genl. agt. C. & A. R. R., Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 576 res. 205 N. Underbill St. tel. B 2392 res. of P. one yr. B. P. O. E., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Iva (Hill) Naylor rec. d. Tues. sum. res. Charlevoix, Mich. NEGLEY, H. C. Pres. Peoria Plumbing Co., 112 S. Monroe St. tel. M 1854 res. 220 Missouri St. tel. B 1698 res. of P. 20yrs. P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., Mason (Knight Temp- lar, Shrine), I. 0. O. F. Mrs. Carrie (Emmons) Negley rec. d. Wed. Eastern Star, First Baptist Church. NEIL, ALBERT J. Prop. Palace Restaurant, 105 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 2080- Y res. E-2 Sand- meyer Apts. tel. M 355. Mrs. Minnie Neil. NEILSON, JOHN T. Sales mgr. Isaac Walker Hardware Co., 514 S. Wash. St. tel. M 320. res. Malvern Hill, tel. M 3830. Mrs. Margaret McC. Neilson. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 165 NELSON, LEWEN R. Mfr., Brass Stamping and Finishers, 1810 S. Wash. St. tel. M 2602 res. 117 W. Moss Ave. tel. M 1305. Mrs. Inez B. Nelson. Perry Ave. tel. M 5802 res. of P. one yr. int. in The Prairie State Business Mens Accident Assn. B.P. O. E. Mrs. Louretta (Tanner) Newberry. NELSON, N. J. Mgr. Peoria Creamery Co., 509 S. Wash. St. tel. M 120 res. 3601 Knoxville Ave. Mrs. Jessie Nelson. NELSON, SAMUEL L. V-Pres. Peoria Ry. Co., 634 S. Adams St. tel. M 49 res. 126 Moss Ave. tel. M 6171 res. of P. nine yrs. int. in Dime Savings Bank, Title & Trust Co., Merchants Natl. Bank. Mason (Shrine), B.P.O.E., M.W.A., K. P., I. V. Y., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Carrie (Lupton) Nelson. NELSON, THOMAS P. Of Nelson & Finch, whol. produce, 211 S. Wash. St. tel. M 165 and 6722 res. 414 Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1384 native of P. Mason, K.P., Sons of Veterans, T. P. A., P. Assn. Comm., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Villa E. (Page) Nelson P. Women's Club, Amat. Mus. Club, D. A. R. NEVINS, HERBERT Physician, 1215 E. Republic St. tel. B 33 res. of P. six yrs. Mrs. Mary J. Nevins. NEWBERRY, ALBERT W. Sec. and genl. mgr. The Merchants Accident Promotion Co., 720 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 3189 res. 1403 N. NEWMAN, HENRY Sec. Newman & Ullman, whol.cigars, 210 S. Wash. St. tel. M 121 res. 1219 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 777 res. of P. 45yrs Mason, K. P., D. O. K. K., B. P. O. E., P. Country Club. Mrs. Cora (Ottenheimer) Newman, rec. d. Wed. Amat. Mus. Club, P. Women's Club sum. res. Grand View Drive. NEWMAN, MILTON G. Pres. Newman & Ullman, whol. cigars, 210 S. Wash. St. tel. M 121* res. 338 Moss Ave. tel. M 587. native of P. Trustee Pleasure Drive Way and Park District K. P. NICHOLS, FRANK M. Prop. Nichols Drug Store, 202 N. Adams St. tel. M 4734 res. 502 Bryan Ave. Apt. F. tel. M 3570. NICOL, WM. W. Sec. and treas. Peoria Fuel Co., 513 S. Wash. St. tel. M 287 res. 221 Barker Ave. tel. M 2462-1 native of P. Creve Coeur, Kickapoo Golf and I.V.Y. Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., M. W. Assn. NIEHAUS, HON. JOHN M. Circuit Judge, Court House, tel. M 384 res. 517 Moss Ave. tel. M 794 res. of P. 58yrs. admitted to Bar '94 B. P. O. E., Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. Mrs. Catherine L.(Gallager) Niehaus. 166 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY NIXON, CHAS. E. Pres. and mgr. Nixon Printing Co., 112 S. Wash. St. tel. M 628 res. 112 Flora Ave. tel. B 1368 res. of P. 27yrs. K. P., M. W. A., K. T. O. M., Creve Coeur Club, P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Maud (Benner) Nixon. NYSTROM, ELMER EDWIN Physician and surgeon, 1830 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 1623 (new) 778 res. of P. 30yrs. M. D Alderman 1st ward I. O. O. F., Mason (Shrine), M. W. A., Mystic Workers, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Elsie Elizabeth Nystrom Elea- nor Rebekah Lodge, Eastern Star White Shrine. OAKFORD, AARON S. Pres. Oakford & Fahnestock, whol. grocers, 304 S.Wash. St. tel. M 3333. res. 405 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 213. native of Peoria County 111. Whol. Grocers Assn., P. Assn. of Comm., Betterment Assn., Trustee Proctor Endowment. Mrs. Mary L. Oakford. OAKFORD, A. WILSON Buyer and salesman Oakford & Fahne- stock, whol. grocers, 302 S. Wash. St. tel. M. 3333 res. 308 Parkside Drive, tel. B 637. Mrs. Florence K. Oakford. OAKLEY, SEYMOUR A. City Editor Peoria Star, Fulton and Jeff. Sts. tel. M 742 res. 1900 Main St. tel. M 4600. Mrs. Grace Oakley. O'BRIEN, J. J. Pres. O'Brien-Jobst Co., men's furn- ishers, 132 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 283. res. Sandmeyer Apts. F 2. tel.M3293 Mrs. Charlotta O'Brien. O'BRIEN, JOEL T. res. 316 Fredonia Ave. tel. M 4172-2. Mrs. Catherine O'Brien. O'CONNOR, DANIEL Of O'Connor Bros., plumbers, 126 S Wash. St. tel. M 489 res. 722 Jack son St. tel. M5549 res. of P. 50yrs. Mrs. Mary (O'Leary) O'Connor. OFF, CHAS. D. Mgr. Warrenburg Canning Co., 333 Hippodrome Bldg. tel. M 1383 res. 213 Ellis St. tel. B 1246. Mrs. Elsie W. Off. OFF, CHAS. J. Pres. Groveland Coal Co., 333 Hip- podrome Bldg. tel. M 1383 res. Knox and Reservoir, tel. B 1116. Mrs. Margaret Fey Off. OFF, CLIFFORD Of Chas. J. Off, 333 Hippodrome Bldg. tel. M 1383 res. 721 Moss Ave. tel. M 3086. Mrs. Helen W. Off. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 167 OFF, ROBERT T. Of Off Bros. Coal Co., 110 Persim- mon St. tel. M 5022 res. Knoxville and Reservoir, tel. B 1116. OFF, WALTER Sec. and treas. Groveland Coal Co., 333 Hippodrome Bldg. tel. M 1383. res. 116 Flora Ave. tel. B 2095. Mrs. Matilda Off. O'HERN, CHAS. V. Lawyer, 919 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 4444. Of O'Hern & O'Hern res. 224 W. Virginia Ave. tel. B 329 res. of P. three yrs. A.B. and L. L. B. K.C. Mrs. Tressa (Smith) O'Hern N. P. Women's Club. OLIVER, E. W. Physician, sec. and med. supt. Sul- phur Springs Sanitarium, 215 N. Adams S. tel. M 623 Orthopedic Surg res. 219 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1614. Mrs. Olive M. Oliver P. Women's Club. OLTMANNS, HERMAN Pres. Oltmanns Schmidt & Co., ar- chitectural iron works, 607 Franklin St. tel. M 1410 res. 1011 Fifth Ave. tel. Main 2224-X. Mrs. Katherine Oltmanns. OLTMANNS, BERNHARDT J. Mgr. Oltmanns Schmidt & Co., ar- chitectural iron works, 607 Franklin St. tel. M 1410 res. 1011 Fifth Ave. tel. M 2224-X. Mrs. Johanna Oltmanns. OLWIN, WM. G. Pres. Cent. City Pickle Co., 113 Eaton St. tel. M 4276-K res. 1019 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5997-2. Mrs. Carrie M. Olwin P. Women's Club. O'MEARA, WM. J. Of Schnebly-O'Meara Co., Whol. Liquors, 102 S. Wash. St. tel. M 392. res. 209 Sumner Ave. tel. M 1452. Mrs. Josephine O'Meara. O'NEILL, CHAS. W. Plumber, 413 Fulton St. tel. M 675. res. 405 Bradley Ave. tel. M 2639. Mrs. Annie O'Neill. ONKEN, BERNARD H. Prop. Onken's Laundry, 608 S. Adams St. tel. M 356 res. 309 Second St. tel. M 2886 res. of P. 47yrs. City treas. and tax collector M. W. A, Mason(Peoria Chapter, Knight Temp- lar, Mohamed Temple), Eastern Star, Rotary Club, P. Assn. Comm. Mrs. Hattie B. (Stickler) Onken. Eastern Star. ONKEN, EDWIN S. Asst. Mgr. Onkens Laundry 608 S. Adams St. tel. M 356 res. 101 Flora Ave., tel. B 2429 Native of P. P. Assn. of Comm. Mrs. Anna M. (Harrison) Onken. OPPENHEIM, L. S. Pres. Empire Cooperage Co., ft. South, tel. M 3434 res. 1004 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 6885-K native of P. OPPENHEIM, N. B. Sec. and treas. Empire Cooperage Co., ft. South, tel. M 3434 res. 1004 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 6885-K. native of P. OTMAN, ARTHUR M. Lawyer, 1003 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 6952 res. 410 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 1310 res. of P. 25 yrs. L.L.B. U. of la. '09 Mason (all bodies), M. W. A., K. O. T. M., Creve Coeur and I. V. Y. Clubs. Mrs. Florence (Simmons) Otman. 168 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY OTTENHEIMER, CLIFFORD H. Coal, 110 Persimmon St. tel. M5022. res. 221 N. Underbill, tel. B 275. native of P. OTTENHEIMER, SAMUEL W. Of Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co., 815 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 6776. res. 1219 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 777. Mrs Laura W. Ottenheimer. P. Women's Club. OWEN, LLEWELLYN Supt. Electric Dept. Cent. 111. Light Co., 316 S. Jeff. St. tel. M 3340. res. 138 High St. tel. M 1370 res. of P. 16yrs. U. of Wis. '97 elta Upsilon Fraternity, Creve Coeur Club, Amer. Inst. Electrical Engin- eers, Natl. Electric Light Assn., P. Electric Club. Mrs. Abigail (Blair) Owen. PACKARD, W. Prof. Biology, Bradley Polytechnic Institute, tel. M 935 res. 220 S. Glenwood Ave, tel. M 5073 res. of P. 16yrs B. S., Ph. D Tuber- culosis Society. Mrs. Fanny (Hume) Packard P. Mothers' Club. PADDOCK, JOHN C. Cashier Merchants Natl. Bank, 201 Main St. tel. M 321 res. 106 High St. tel. M 3926 res. of P. 37yrs. treas. St. Paul's Epis. Church, sec. P. Country Club, treas. Associated Charities P. Assn. Comm., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Maude (Littlewood) Paddock. PAGE, GEO. T. Lawyer, 1105 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 226, of Page, Hunter, Page & Dallwig, res. 127 Flora Ave. tel. B 400 res. of P. 30yrs. admitted to Bar '82. P. Assn. of Comm., P. Bar Assn. (Ex-pres.) and Associated Charities. Mrs. Jessie (Stevens) Page. Peoria Women's Club. PAGE, GERALD H. Lawyer, 1105 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 226. Page, Hunter, Page & Dallwig, res. 127 Flora Ave. tel. B 400. PAGE, HARRY D. Commercial agt. C. B. & Q. R. R. and Colorado Southern Lines, 205 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 266 res. 501 Third St. tel. M 396. PAGE, LE ROY Genl. agt. C. B. & Q. R. R. and Colorado Southern Lines, 205 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 266 res. 501 Third St. tel. M 396. Mrs. Lucinda A. Page. PAGE, ROY Sec. Putnam-Page Co., talking ma- chines, 211 S. Adams St. tel. M 23. res 201 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 5722 res. of P. 17yrs U. of Chicago '98, Cornell U. '02 Phi Kappa Psi frat. University Club, Creve Coeur, Rot- ary and P. Country Clubs, Asstd. Mus. Interests, P. Assn. of Comm., Y. M. C. A., Amat. Mus. Club PAGE, THEODORE H. Eye and Ear Specialist, 628 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5013 res. 411 Moss Ave. tel. M 2028 Mrs. Mathilda H. Page. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 169 PARKER, GEO. Physician, 427 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M2145. res. 97 N. University Ave. tel. M 4156 res. of P. lOyrs. B. Ph. 111. College, M. D. N.-W U. '02. Med. Director Peoria Life Ins. Co., Staff St. Francis Hospital, Mason (32nd deg., Mystic Shrine), Creve Coeur Club, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Amy Josey Parker PARKER, WM. Physician, 725 Second St. tel. Ml 190. res. 216 S. Maplewood Ave. tel. M 6137 res. of P. two yrs. M. D. Mrs. Laura K. (Kost) Parker. PARRY, WM. S. Sec. and treas. Clark Bros. & Co., distillers, ft. of Pecan, tel. M 152. res. 604 Moss Ave. tel. M 1684. native of P. K. P., Mason (Shrine, Knight Templar), Creve Coeur and P. Country Clubs. PASQUAY, ERNEST A. Traveling salesman, Oakford & Fahne- stock, whol. grocers, 304 S. Wash. St. tel. M 3333 res. 1329 Hamilton Blvd. tel. B 536-2. PATTERSON, HENRY O. Genl. agt. Home Life Ins. Co., 917 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1229 res. 309 Ravine Ave. tel. B 1266. Mrs. Eva S. Patterson P. Women's Club. PATTISON, CLARENCE A. Pres. and sec. Peoria Drill & Seeder Co., 2400 N. Perry Ave. tel. M 14. res. 315 Indiana Ave. tel. B 913-1. res. of P. 12yrs. int. in various cor- porations Mason, K. O. T. M., Creve Coeur, P. Country and P. Automobile Clubs. Mrs. Theo B. Pattison sum. res. Maple Island, Dowagiac, Mich. PATTISON, GEO. B. Actuary and asst. sec. Peoria Life Ins. Co., 1129 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M3140. res. 321 Pennsylvania Ave. tel. B 804-3 res. of P. three yrs. Creve Coeur, I. V. Y., and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, Y. M. C. A. PERSONS, WM. E. Mgr. Larkin Co. of 111., S. Water St. cor. Harrison, tel. M 1692 res. 414 Parkside Drive, tel. B 1121 res. of P. 13yrs U. of Wis. '89 Creve Coeur and I. V. Y. Clubs. Mrs. Katherine (Forbes) Persons. PETERS, C. FRANK Dentist, 211 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. res. 217 Missouri Ave. tel. B 1101. native of P. Mason, 111. State Dental Society. PETERSON, A. C. Dentist, 119 S. Adams St. tel.M1032. res. Sandmeyer Apts. "Flat 3." tel. M 5116. Mrs. Freda Peterson. PETERSON, CHAS. H. Genl. agt. International Harvester Co., 1307 S. Wash. St. tel. M 303. res. Ill Roanoke Ave. tel. B 1905. Mrs. Donna B. Peterson. PETHERBRIDGE, THOMAS Retired, 121 N. Monroe St. res. of P. 60yrs. Mrs. Annie Eliza Dore Bastow Peth- erbridge P. Women's Club sum. res. (Travel to cooler climates.) PFEIFER, M. Of M. Peifer & Co., hardware, 120 Bridge St. tel. M 1127 res. 913 S. Adams St. tel. M 2662-2. 170 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY PFEIFFER, ERNEST C. Sec. and treas. The F. H. Pfeiffer Crockery Co., 318 S. Adams St. tel. M 244 res. 711 Moss Ave. tel. M 1247 native of P. Mason, P. Assn. Comm. Mrs. Mary J. (Francis) Pfeiffer. PFEIFFER, FREDRICK H. Pres. F. H. Pfeiffer Crockery Co., whol. crockery, 318 S. Adams St. tel. M 244 res. 1123 N. Madison Ave. tel. M 1490 native of P. Creve Coeur, P. Country, I. V. Y., Kickapoo Golf and Automobile Clubs, U. C. T., T. P. A. Mrs. Mary M. (Bodike) Pfeiffer. PHILLIPS, LEE J. V.-Pres. S. Schultz Co., cloaks, suits and millinery, 326 S. Adams St. tel. M 1874 res. 300 N. Madison, tel. M 4625 res. of P. lOyrs. Mason, Royal Arcanum, K. P., B. P. O. E., D. O. K. K. Mrs. Mollie B. (Fisher) Phillips. PINKERTON, HARRY B. Pres. Pinkerton Motor Co., Ford Automobiles and supplies, 817 Main St. tel. M 4305 res. 633 Moss Ave. tel. M 3772 res. of P. six yrs. Pres. Hanna City State Bank Mason, M. W. A., P. Ret. Merch. Assn., Automobile Club. Mrs. Etta M. (Wellman) Pinkerton. PINKNEY, HARRY K. Pres. Peoria & Pekin Union Ry. Co., Union Station, tel. M 270 res. 513 Pennsylvania Ave. tel. B 1330. Mrs. Minnie Pinkney. PINTLER, H. E. Physician, 325 Woolner Bldg. tel. M 3543 res. 615 Atlantic St. tel. B 2008. Mrs. Corinne C. Pintler. PLOWE, EUGENE Pres. Peoria Conservatory of Music, 432 Main St. tel. M 782 res. 321 Columbia Terrace, tel. B 550. Mrs. Elizabeth Plowe. PILLSBURY, JAMES E. County Auditor, Court House, tel. M 245 res. 300 S. University St. tel. M 5908 res. of P. 50yrs. Mason (Blue Lodge, Chapter, Com- mandery). PINDELL, H. M. Prop. Peoria Journal, Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 2000 res. 240 Randolph Ave. tel. B 598 res. of P. 26yrs. Creve Coeur, P. Country and Kickapoo Golf Clubs, P. Assn. of Comm., Associated Charities Member Board of Trustees Bradley Polytechnic In- stitute. Mrs. Eliza Adelia (Smith) Pindell. PLOWE, HAROLD Sec. and treas. Peoria Conservatory of Music, 432 Main St. tel. M 782. res. 421 Frye Ave. tel. B 1470 res. of P. 40yrs. Director of Bradley Symphony Orchestra, Organist and Chorister at Arcadia Ave. Presby. Church. Mrs. Jennie (Odell) Plowe. PLUMMER, ANZIE S. Physician and surgeon, 411 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 1835 res. 410 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 250 M.D. Physician and Surgeon College, St. Louis Mason, Local, State and Natl. Med. Societies. Mrs. Bessie I. (Pitney) Plummer. PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY 171 POFFENBARGER, J. C. Pres. and treas. Poffenbarger Printing Co., 207 S. Madison Ave. tel. M949. res. 1418 Peoria Ave. tel. B 1981. res. of P. 26yrs. M.W.A., Fraternal Reserve, P. Assn. of Comm., P. Ret. Merch. Assn. Mrs. Alice C. Poffenbarger. POLHEMUS, IRVING A. Retired, res. 332 Moss Ave. tel. M 3243-2. Mrs. Elizabeth Polhemus. POMEROY, WM. C. Advtg. mgr. and publisher, 225 N. Adams St. tel. M 1037 res. 420 Maryland St. tel. B 2302 res. of P. six yrs. Ben Hur, L. O. O. M., F. O. E., W. O. W., Moose. Mrs. Elizabeth (Miller) Pomeroy. sum. res. Kentucky. PORTER, CLARE Treas. and sales mgr. Reliance Motor Co., 106 S. Madison Ave. tel.M2029. res. 605 N. Perry Ave. tel. B 1312. Mrs. Kathryn M. Porter. POWELL, HARRY M. Business mgr. Peoria Star. 143 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 197 res. 123 Moss Ave. tel. M 4683 native of P. B. P. O. E., Creve Coeur Club. Mrs. Theodosia (Marsters) Powell. POWELL, JAMES W. Agt. West Bound N. Y. Cent, fast frt. lines, 14 Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 1010 res. 709 Pacific Ave. tel. B 27. Mrs. Ella E. Powell. POWELL, VANCE M. Physician, 333 S. Adams St. tel. M 537 res. 1315 N. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 741. Mrs. Almeda Powell P. Women's Club. POWERS, ALBERT C. Pianos and Piano Players, 523 Main St. tel. M 1574 res. 1009 State St. tel. M 3906 res. of P. 44yrs G. A. R. Mrs. Josephine R. (Wahr) Powers. POWERS, BERT C. Photographer and Photo Supplies, 523 Main St. tel. M 1574 res. 1009 State St. tel. M 3906 native of P. Rotary Club, P. Assn. Comm., K.P., D. O. K. K., Sons of Vet. POWERS, GEO. C. Bookkeeper and office mgr. 523 Main St. tel. M 1574 res. 737 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 721 res. of P. 43 yrs. Y. M. C. A., Sons of Vet., P. Assn. Comm., Treas First Congrega- tionalist Church. Mrs. Mary J. (Fuller) Powers. PRATT, EDW. A. Pres. Edw. A. Pratt Audit Co., 807 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 5478 res. 107 Roanoke Ave. tel. B 1438 res. of P. six yrs. Creve Coeur Club, Mason (32nd deg., Mystic Shrine), K. P., D. O. K. K. Mrs. Alys (Hull) Crawford. PRATT, HENRY E. Lawyer, 614 Jeff. Bldg. tel. (both phones) 5522 res. 732 Fourth Ave. tel. M 5054 res. of P. 15yrs B. P. 0. E., K. P., M. W. A., Moose, 1. V. Y. Club, Y. M. C. A. PRICE, J. E. Mgr. H. C. Beebe Co., millwrights, 1007 S. Adams St. tel. M 3652 (new) 14 res. 2205 Main St. tel. M 3458. res. of P. two yrs. I. T. A. int. in Prudential Life Ins. Co. Mrs. Lena (Read) Price. 172 PEORIA "BLUE BOOK" DIRECTORY PRICE, S. B. Mgr. Browns Business College, Jeff, and Liberty St. tel. M 1256 res. 323 N. Jeff. "Apt. E." tel. M 4517. Mrs. Gertrude H. Price. PRICE, W. J. Physician, 501 Cent. Natl. Bank Bldg. tel. M 814 res. 805 N. Mon- roe Ave, tel. M 5884. Mrs. Luella Price. PROCHAZKA, MILO Mgr. Creve Coeur Club, Jeff, and Liberty Sts. tel. M 3363 res. 201 N. Institute PI. tel. M 5191. Mrs. Eva W. Prochazka. PROCTOR, MRS. EMMA K. Widow "David," pres. J. C. Proctor Lumber Co., 200 N. Wash. St. tel. M 146 res. 1224 Main St. tel.B594. PROCTOR, JOSEPH A. Of The Allen Lumber Co., 1820 S. Wash. St tel. M 1710 res. 210 Parkside Drive, tel. M 919. Mrs. Daisy L. Proctor. PROFITLICH, J. B. Furrier, 608 Main St. tel. M 2369. res. 901 Glendale Ave. tel. M 5889. res. of P. seven yrs. U. of Bonn, int. in Profitlich Fur Co. of Paris and Berlin K. C. Mrs. Anna (Pueschel) Profitlich. PUGH, GEO. B. res. 620 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 7. Mrs. Jessie M. Pugh. PURSLEY, THOS. J. Of Buckley Pursley & Co., grain com., Bd. of Trade Bldg. tel. M 342. res. 410 Knoxville Ave. tel. B 679. res. of P. 42yrs. Mason (Mystic Shrine), Board of Trade. Mrs. Nellie (Beagles) Pursley. PUTERBAUGH, LESLIE D. V.-Pres. and mgr. Trust Dept. Dime Savings & Trust Co., 119 S. Jeff. Ave. tel. M 4195 res. Jefferson Hotel, tel. M 70 native of Pekin, 111 v-pres. Title & Trust Co. ad- mitted to Bar '79 Ex-County and Circuit Court Judge Mason (Knight Templar). PUTNAM, WM. G. Prop. W. G. Putnam & Co., 5 and 10 ct. Store, 222 S. Adams St. tel. M 821 res. 1006 N. Glen Oak Ave. tel. B 557. Mrs. Emma S. Putnam. RADLEY, RICHARD H. Lawyer, 530 Jeff. Bldg. tel. M 1067. res. 209 N. Underbill, Flat "B." tel. B 2372. Mrs. Frances (Kellog) Radley sum. res. Jubilee, 111., P. 0. Address, Oak Hill. RAMBO, JOHN C. Sec. Commercial Travelers' Loan John Bennet Franks, Frank F. Barton, Joseph B. ^jlton, Richard IS. Goetsch, Edw. H. Finn M J Winzeler, John W. Hardin, Herbert E. Halligan, M. R. ***** ^^ Hiatt, Alfred H. Thede, David Jack, Wm. J. Meyer, Benjamin F. VETERINARIAN Smith, Wilkie A. T i T^K v Brown, Clyde G. Taylor, John V. TYPEWRITERS Scott, John ; J A H H . Sammis, C. J. UNDERTAKERS Wiese ' Henry D " Barthell, W. G. TAILORS Cumerford, Harry E. WRECKER Bradley, Richard B. Gauss, Wm. F. Swords, Wm. J. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA PEORIA OF TO-DAY WITH PEORIA BLUE BOOK D