977.3992 SQ33P 1847 1947 Old Stone Face on Ea°le Mount* SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL - PROGRAM - • © e • OCTOBER 23 24 25 : HISTORICAL SURVEY Nuway Mercantile Co STORE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY G. F. WETTAW P. T. CHOISSER P. L. WETTAW Southern Illinois 1 Largest Department Store Men's Clothing Dry Goods Furniture M E A T S Ladies' Ready- to-Wear Groceries Wallpaper, Paint EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY -o-^fel PROGRAM The Saline County Historical Society Presents The Saline County Centennial 1847 1947 OCTOBER 23, 24, 25 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE: J. WARD BARNES, Chairman FRED ARMISTEAD, Vice-Chairman SCERIAL THOMPSON, Secretary Mrs. Fred Lindsay John R. Murphy Brose Phillips Mrs. Scerial Thompson ex officio, T. LEO DODD, President, Saline County Historical Society Program Pamphlet Chairman: MRS. CHARLES CARROLL PORTER The Wasson Stores 1908 to 1947 39 YEARS OF SERVICE TO SALINE COUNTY In the Fall of 1908 the late Val Wasson traded the old farm homestead in Pope County for a small store building and stock of General Merchandise in Raleigh. It was Val Wasson's idea and it has been faithfully followed by the family, to make his stores a place of service to the people and builders of the Community, rather than grow as a parasite on the Community. To this end the Wasson Stores have always been liberal and con- sistent contributors to Church and charitable work. They have always done an extensive open credit business. Sold furniture, stoves, appliances and etc., on long extended payments without interest or carrying charges and have made an unchanging rule of paying premium prices for chick- ens, eggs and other farm produce. The family at one time operated four stores— Raleigh, Wasson Mine No. 1, Carrier Mills and Wasson Mine No. 2. Today the two remaining stores at Carrier Mills and Wasson carry a wide variety of high class merchandise including furniture, floor coverings, stoves, radios, washers, refrigerators, electrical appliances, wall paper, paint, bedding, shoes, dry goods, millinery, ready- to-wear, work clothing, cosmetics, notions, lingerie, men's furnishings, groceries, fresh fruits and vegetables, home goods, a complete meat market, soft drinks, stock feed, seeds, garden tools and light hardware. Employees like to work for, or rather with the Wassons. There are few changes in the clerks from year to year. At present the line-up at Carrier Mills is Fred H. Wasson, General Manager, Beulah Barrett, Bookkeeper. Dry Goods Dept. — Carrie B. Wasson, Mgr., Mae Miller, Velma Davis and Aline Hart. Furniture Dept. — F. Harold Wasson, Mgr., Jack Hearn and Cressie McNew. In the Grocery Dept. — Muriel Garner, Mgr., Effie Barnett, Donnie Turner, Gleda Miller and Lee ear- ner. In the Meat Market — Chester Starkey, Mgr. At Wasson Chester P. Wasson, Mgr., Mood Choisser and Eliza Choisser. The Wasson Stores expect by the Grace of God and the appreciation of the public to be in busi- ness for many years to come, they are built on service and quality. Compliments of ROGERS AUTO SUPPLY CORP. 24 S. Jackson St. HARRISBURG, ILL. Barter & Keltner DRUGS Eastman Kodak Cara Nome Toiletries 1 N. Main St. HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS 1847 SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1947 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1947 9:00 OFFICIAL OPENING OF CENTENNIAL IN TOWNS AND CITIES OF COUNTY. Harrisburg Eldorado _ Carrier Mills Galatia Stonefort Raleigh Presiding Mayor H. J. Raley _ Mayor John D. Upchurch Mayor Raymond Allen Mayor J. L. Moser Mayor W. R. Craig Mayor Fred Dodd 10:00 OFFICIAL OPENING OF DISPLAYS, Exhibits, and Activities at Saline County Fair- ground, Harrisburg. Secretary's Office in Floral Hall open for registrations. Afternoon — Sponsored by Rural Sociology Extension Bureau, University of Illinois, Miss Harriett Ellicott in charge. 2:30 WOOD CHOPPING CONTEST. 3:00 SQUARE DANCE BAND CONTEST. 3:15 SQUARE DANCE CALLING CONTEST. 3:30 HOG (OR HUSBAND) CALLING CONTEST, open to men and women. 4:00 SQUARE DANCE, open to all in attendance. Prizes will be given for all events excepting the last one. 7:30 HISTORICAL PAGEANT SPECTACLE— "One Hundred Years of Progress," at Fair- grounds. COMPLIMENTS OF THE ELDORADO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPLIMENTS OF THE ELDORADO EAGLES CLUB ELDORADO AERIE NO. 2488 F. O. E. COMPLIMENTS SALINE BUS LINE, INC. J. E. WETTAW President COMPLIMENTS OF The American Legion Eldorado Post 169 1847 SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1947 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1947 9:00 Centennial Tour of Saline County. The Committee on Tours, in collaboration with the Committee on Historic Sites, have planned a full day tour to places of historic interest in Saline County. The Committees have found it impossible to visit all sites marked in the one day allotted for the tour. Some eighty-four places have been marked but only about one-fourth of these places can be visited on the Tour. Those who wish may visit the other places in their leisure time on another day. The Tour will start from the Public Square in Harrisburg at 9:00 o'clock, Friday, October 24th. Buses will be available for those who do not care to take their own automobiles, but reservations for bus space must be made by October 21 by phoning 109W, Harrisburg, the Centennial Office. A small charge will be made for bus transportation with which to defray the expense of the buses. The entire Tour will travel about 60 miles, and it is hoped as many as can will use their own automobiles. The procession will be accompanied by a sound truck and a brief history given of each site visited. It is sug- gested that those going on the Tour wear clothing suitable for an outing, and it will be necessary for each to take his or her own lunch, as it will be impossible to purchase lunch at noon time. The lunch will be held at a suitable place near twelve, and time out taken from the Tour at that time. A few of the high spots of the Tour which will be visited are: Goshen Road, John Rector's grave, Kaskaskia Trail, Coleman Brown blockhouse site, Haunted Hill, law office building of Robert and Eben Ingersoll at Raleigh, site of first Courthouse, the old tobacco barn at Galatia, the old Stone Fort, the Old Stone Face on Eagle Mountain, and sites such as the first coal mine, early gristmills, and others. The Tour will leave promptly as scheduled, and will return to Harris- burg in plenty of time for the persons going to rest a while before the Pageant at the Fairgrounds that night at 7:30. Anyone desiring information about the Tour may call John R. Murphy, Eldorado, Chairman of the Committee on Tours, or John Foster, Harris- burg, Chairman of the Committee on Historic Sites. 7:30 HISTORICAL PAGEANT SPECTACLE— "One Hundred Years of Progress," at Fair- grounds. JORDAN MOTOR SALES Oldsmobile and Cadillac Sales and Service James W. McGill and Dick Martin, Props. C. P. BURNETT & SONS Eldorado, Illinois It has been a pleas- ure to serve this community for 75 years. Bank Lumber Furniture Hardware "EXPERT BODYMEN" "BEAR FRONT END' ALIGNMENT COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE CALL US FOR YOUR PARTS NEEDS "Immediate and Expert Service On All Cars" BOB HOLMAN MOTOR ELDORADO 24 Hour AAA Wrecker Service PHONE 179 CARAWAY'S Paint, Wallpaper, Sporting Goods 1415 LOCUST ST. Eldorado, Illinois PHONE 492R LARGEST STOCK IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1847 SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1947 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947 8:00 GRAND PARADE. Parade forms at Galatia, travels thence to Raleigh, through Eldorado, thence to Carrier Mills, thence North on Black Top road to State Route No. 13, thence to Harrisburg, reaching Harrisburg at 11:30 a. m. March of Labor will join parade at Pop- lar and Granger Streets at this time, and the entire parade will then proceed to Saline County Fairgrounds. 1:30 AT FAIRGROUNDS. Introduction of Aged Saline Countian Guests, and awarding of Prizes. 2:00 MUSIC BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GLEE CLUB, under direction of Wilbur Hoel. 2:30 CENTENNIAL ADDRESS— Honorable Dwight H. Green, Governor of Illinois. 3:15 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GLEE CLUB. 3 :30 SALINE COUNTY QUARTETTES, under direction of Prof. A. A. Moore. 4:00 CENTENNIAL WEDDING— Officiating Minister, the Reverend Robert Dawson, Saline County Centenarian Minister. 7:30 HISTORICAL PAGEANT SPECTACLE— "One Hundred Years of Progress." Afternoon events to be broadcast over WEBQ, Harrisburg. Hart's Department Store An Institution in Saline County • Men's, Women' s, Children's Cloth ng Home Furnish ings, Gifts • Pruett Bldg. Harrisburg B. E. HART Prop. TROY E. HART Hart's Motors The Seal of Satisfaction DeSoto - - Plymouth SALES — SERVICE TELEPHONE 285 Church & Main Sts. HARRISBURG C. B. PULLIAM LUMBER COMPANY 26 Years of Personal Service TO Galatia and Saline County C. B. PULLIAM BOB PULLIAM 1847 SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL 1947 HISTORICAL PAGEANT SPECTACLE of SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION "One Hundred Years of Progress » A John B. Rogers Production LEE WINTER, Pageant Master MRS. HARKER MILEY, Production Director. SALINE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, HARRISBURG October 23, 24, and 25 In a spectacular opening amid fanfare of trumpets and the blare of martial music, Miss Freedom of Saline County, accompanied by her attendants and her court, watch as the youth of the Nation assemble to greet her and pay her homage. Through the avenue of flags, Miss Columbia, accompanied by her States' escort and a Guard of Honor, the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts of America, assemble to meet Miss Freedom. Visitors from the West, from the East, from the North, and from the South gather as Bearers of Good Will. Our foreign visitors, members of the United Nations, gather to pay their respects. The colorful opening comes to a climax with attention focused on Old Glory honored by color guards. The Red, White, and Blue formations salute the flag during the pledge of allegiance. (A vested choir sings "America, the Beautiful.") The Chas V. Parker Co. • An Act ive Concern in the Growth of Saline Coun ty for the Past 50 Years This year completes a Quarter Century for our organization in serving this section of Illinois We are proud of our record and glad to be a part of the Centennial Cele- bration of Saline County. Federal Wholesale Corp. Eldorado lake o Q ° ser ALLIS-CHALMERS SALES & SERVICE The All-Crop Harvester makes it possible to har- vest over 100 seeds which can end human suffering from malnutri- tion and bring new pros- perity to farms every- where. Safranka FARM Equipment Co. PHONE 11-R HARRISBURG LIGHTNER HOSPITAL BEST WISHES TO Sal ne County Centennial PAUL POWELL Your State Representative 51st Dist. Episode I INTO THE LIVES OF THE RED MEN Tracing the historic thread back to the begin- ning, we are lost in a fathomless deep. Perhaps for countless centuries, council fires of powerful Indian tribes burned on the banks of the Saline as the victors displaced the vanquished as far back as Indian mythology. Only fringes of fact appear as islands in an unknown sea earlier than the year 1746, and it is therefore at that year we pause to tie the thread of history. The region of Saline County was a favored spot of the Red Man. Its mild climate in the spring and fall, its fertile soil, its rivers and many small streams, its lowlands and its hills, its abundant wild life and the presence of salt springs on the eastern side, made the area especially attractive to migrating tribes. However, Saline County was actually the home of only two tribes: the Shawnee and the Pian- kashaws. Strangely enough, during this period these re- mote Indian villages began to play a part in world affairs, as the great interior west of the Ohio took on a fascinating lure to England and to France as well as to colonies of Virginia and Pennsylvania. Undoubtedly, the Shawnee came under the influence of the French Jesuits, for in later conflict they were strongly allied with the French. It was not until 1763, when France and England had exhausted their resources, that peace was con- cluded at Paris and England gained the whole of North America east of the Mississippi. And it was not until the smoke of the American Revolution had cleared away, and congress, by the famous Ordinance of 1787 provided for the government of this western land, that its rich valleys were open for settlement . . . migration of pioneers began. Among them were men hardened by war and pri- vation, who knew what it meant to force civilization westward . . Episode II SURVEYING PARTY (John Rector Killed). In 1800, the western portion of the Northwest Territory was organized into the Territory of Indi- ana. This comprised the states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Vincennes was the capi- tal, and William Henry Harrison, (later to be presi- dent), was the first governor. We see the survey of the township lines in this part of the Northwest Territory. Indians are following cautiously and watching from ambush. While the surveyors are alert with their guns, they are no match for savage cunning. One arrow, swift and deadly, pierces John Rector through the heart. As his companions prepare to bury him, they first make the observations necessary to give the technical description of the exact location of his grave for their records. Rector Township in Saline County was named for John Rector. Episode III BALLET OF THE WILDERNESS Upon arrival of the first white settlers, Saline County was an unbroken wilderness. The white man had not intruded upon its solitude. Through its verdant valleys, the river flowed silent and un- ceasing. Its fertile soil, its lowlands and its hills, its abundant wild life made it a favored spot for the early pioneers. Our Ballet portrays the spirits of this Wilderness. Episode IV WAR OF 1812 Fear seemed always to be hanging over the heads of the early settlers. Fear from animals, fear from weather conditions, and fear of the Indians to whom the British were supplying guns and ammu- nition. As threats of Indian depredations continued, Governor Edwards sent spies among the Indians, and learned that they were elated over their deter- mination to carry on a desperate war against the frontiersmen. Edwards called upon the Governor of Kentucky to send a regiment of men to march to Kaskaskia and protect the settlers. Throughout 1811, English emissaries kept up their work of arous- ing the Indians and with the outbreak of the War of 1812, a system of blockhouses stretched from the Illinois River to Kaskaskia, thence to the Gallatin Salines, offering the only refuge for the harrassed settlers. These were harrowing days on the frontier and men of this area brought their families to the Cole- man Brown and other blockhouses in the Saline county area, which, although often under savage attack, were bravely defended by the territorial militia and companies of independent cavalry. Episode V WAGONS WEST In 1840, there were few people in what is now Saline County. About 95 acres out of every 100 belonged to the government. On February 25, 1847, Governor Augustus C. French approved the act of legislature dividing the county of Gallatin in two parts, and the west 18 miles became Saline County. ROY CLIPPINGER MAY THE SALINE COUNTY CENTENNIAL BE THE OUTSTANDING EVENT IN THE ENTIRE PROGRESSIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY IS THE SINCERE WISH OF Your Congressman ROY CLIPPINGER CARMI, ILLINOIS SINCE 1869 The Saline County Register NOW The Daily Register Saline County's Leading Newspapers Fine Commercial Printing Saline Motor Company CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS SALES AND SERVICE D. B. McGehee Gordon McGehee Tallow Dip Candles Kerosene Lamps and Lanterns Electric Lights Refrigeration, Washing, Ironing Man's search for more and better artificial light brought development of electricity and its spread to many uses. We are pleased to have been of service to Saline county in a large portion of its 100 years of development. We were pioneers in electrical service and have kept pace with new developments. We hope to continue our service for many years to come. SKAGGS ELECTRIC CO. 22 North Vine Phone 37 Harrisburg named for the Saline River. This was added impe- tus for settlement and it was the beginning of that period of history when all America faced the West- ern star. Easterners, seeking to better their lots, looked to California and Oregon territory for fortune and high adventure, but there were many willing to settle for the fertile lands of Illinois. Over narrow wilderness trails, fording rivers and felling trees before them, caravans of frail, overloaded wagons found their way to the new county of Saline. In Saline County, as elsewhere in the West, the pioneer farmers did not settle in villages. Each built his cabin in the midst of his farm near the most likely looking spring or other running water. The land was covered with timber of finest quality of hardwood. A clearing of five acres was sufficient to support an average family. The first task was to erect a log dwelling, then all effort was directed toward making a living in the little clearing. The fields were fertile, but the root-choked, heavy soil was hard to plow, hoe and harrow. There was the never-ending grubbing of stumps and roots. The life of these first settlers was one of hard- ship and incessant toil. They left behind the schools, the churches and other civilizing influences, but life on the frontier gave men more than it took from them. It taught them to think and act for themselves. It made them frank, neighborly and hospitable. It gave them self-reliance, resourceful- ness and a broader outlook upon life. It is not strange that it inspired some of the noblest impulses of the human heart and developed qualities we are proud to call "the American Way" of life. Episode VI EARLY WORSHIP Before the construction of church buildings, the first settlers met in the cabin homes or out of doors. Services were conducted by traveling ministers or "circuit riders." All sects met as one and services were a combination of church and picnic in as far as it was possible without breaking the Sabbath. Church provided social enjoyments as well as spir- itual activities. People came from such distances that it was customary to bring dinner. It provided a break in the monotony of hard work and all re- ligious services were widely attended. Saline Coun- ty has the distinction of being the birthplace of one Christian denomination — the Social Brethren. The Reverend Robert Dawson is the oldest minister in point of service as well as age in the county, and while he did not participate in the organization of the Social Brethren denomination, he began preach- ing that faith soon after. As his age almost coin- cides with the age of Saline County — he celebrated his one hundredth birthday October 26, 1946, and has preached for over seventy-five years — he has been accorded the title of "Saline County Centennial Churchman." He is representative of the early men and women whose devotion to Christian ideals and teachings built the firm foundation upon which the great churches stand today, guardians of that same faith which was the FAITH OF OUR FATHERS. Episode VII EARLY SCHOOL Regardless of difficulties these first settlers faced, one of the first things they determined upon was to supply school facilities for their children. Many of the men and women who migrated to Southern Illinois from Kentucky, Virginia, and the Carolinas were well educated, and it was through them that schools were started. In the spring of 1855, Doctor F. F. Johnson furnished a room in his home in which to teach school, and the following year he was engaged to teach the "free school" at Raleigh. Doctor Johnson received $24 per month. The schoolhouse was a log structure about sixteen feet square, with a door in one end and a dirt chimney in the other. It had a wide fireplace and the two rows of seats had no backs. A window in one side of the house was made by hand, and filled with eight by ten inch window panes. A long seat, made of plank and having wooden legs, was placed directly under the window, and a desk made of the same material and of equal length served as a writing desk. All the firewood used was cut and carried from the forest nearby. Long before school started in the morning, Doctor Johnson would have a roar- ing fire ready. At times, it would be so cold that students took turns sitting by the fire. Episode VIII A MOVING THE COUNTY SEAT Until 1857, Raleigh was the county seat, how- ever, since it was located six miles from the north- ern boundary of the county, it caused some com- plaint from people living in the southern end. In 1852, these southern county settlers met at Liberty Church to discuss this problem. Most of those attending the meeting were from the area near what now is Harrisburg, but they realized that there was no town in the central part of the county, and it was obvious that before the seat of county government could be moved south ward from Raleigh, there must be some town to which to move it. After much discussion, it was voted to found the Town of Harrisburg, and John Pankey, James P. Yandall, John Cain, and James Harris donated five acres of land each upon which to lay out the new town site. The site donated was named "Crusoe's Island," and on a part of the land, James Harris had operated a saw mill. Archibald Sloan was employed to lay out the new town of Harrisburg, and on May 28, 1853, Sloan surveyed the lots and blocks. It was not until 1857 that the people of the county were to vote to move the County Seat to Harrisburg, and then followed several years of liti- gation before the removal was actually accomplished. Nevertheless, the people began to populate Harris- burg, and make it a thriving little village. Valen- tine Rathbone became one of the first when he -moved his drug store from Raleigh to Harrisburg CALL FOR ROYAL CROWN COLA "Best by Taste Test" Royal Crown Bottling Co. Locust and Commercial Sts. Harrisburg, 111. Hal Burnett When Better Cars Are Built BUICK Will Build Them JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTORS HOT POINT APPLIANCES 424 S. Granger Street t's BELLE FLOUR Since 1893 Woolcott Milling Co. HARRISBURG, ILL. If you have a heating or cooling problem we have the following merchandise for sale: Coal Furnaces Stokers Oil Burners Stoker-fired Hot Water Heaters Air Conditioning Units If you are interested in having your kitchen or bath- room tiled, give us a ring. Fourteen different colors to choose from. We have Quonset Buildings, sizes 20 ft., 24 ft. and 40 ft., by whatever length you need. Keith Builders Supply Company PHONE 456R Episode VIII B A CIVIL WAR WEDDING Then came the year 1860. Abraham Lincoln was elected president. South Carolina seceded from the Union! Mississippi . . . Florida . . . Alabama . . . Georgia . . . Louisiana . . . followed in rapid succession! Fort Sumpter was fired upon! The final im- pact had come. There was WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. On April 15, 1861, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers! The outbreak of the Civil War found Saline County, like many other counties in Illinois, with a great amount of confusion. The use of slaves or indentured negro servants at the salt wells was not unknown. The area was farther south than the Mason-Dixon Line. Many of the early settlers came from Tennessee, the Carolinas and other states with southern leanings. It was only natural that the tur- moil of the times should be felt more violently than farther north. However, patriotic leaders urged the men of Saline to answer the President's call. Although it was a period when the ominous shadow of war loomed darkly ahead, social life was free and easy and weddings were gay affairs! (This scene depicts a wedding during this period.) Episode IX GAY 90's Following the Civil War, the progress of the county was accelerated by two important develop- ments. The completion of the St. Louis & South- eastern Railroad, in 1871, gave the county fifteen miles of railroad, and opened up St. Louis as a mar- ket for the county. And about this same period came substantial development of coal mining, des- tined to become the primary industry of the county. The social and economic impact of this change from agriculture to mining can not be over-estimated. It was a period of great development, the period of the telephone, the bicycle and the "horseless car- riage." Ah, the Gay 90's! Those were the days. If you were a young blade in the 90's you courted your best gal on a bicycle built for two — if you were a sporting fellow you raced daringly in the bicycle classies. You rushed into the street to see a horseless carriage speed by at the reckless speed of ten miles an hour, and you yelled "GET A HORSE!" when it stalled. (Let us take you to a ball concert in the park on Sunday Afternoon). Episode X A SINKING OF A COAL MINE When the first settlers came to the part of Illinois that is now Saline County, they found it covered with forests. Wood was the common fuel used by everyone for all purposes. There was no thought of the use of coal although many hillsides showed the black outcroppings that gave unmistak- able evidence of the presence of bituminous coal in considerable quantities. There is no state record of coal in Saline County before 1880 but it is definitely known that there were at least two, and perhaps many more, small hillside slope mines in the county eighteen or twenty years before that time. The first coal mine opened in the county was one mile south of Har- risburg. It was opened by John Riben Norman who owned the farm upon which the mine was located. Members of the family claim this drift mine was opened as early as 1856. The second mine in the county was opened by David Ingram. It was also a slope mine. The first railroad ship- ping mine was opened in 1873 by General Green Berry Raum of Harrisburg, and Captain Vial of Vienna. The first shaft mine opened in Saline County was called the "Blackhawk mine." It was opened by John Davenport, William White, and John Barter at the present site of the Ford Brick and Tile com- pany, Harrisburg. It was here that the first of many tragedies in the coal mines in the county oc- curred. Barter was struck on the head by a wind- lass and killed. (Our scene was the operation of an early shaft mine and the problems encountered in raising the coal from the depths of the earth). Episode X B FREEDOMS HOLY LIGHT In the years that followed, the mining industry brought great numbers of immigrants from the British Isles, Lithuania, Hungary, Austria, France, Belgium, and Italy, and brought new blood to this country — new blood that was rapidly assimilated into the social structure of this region. Let us take you to Hungary where there was much unrest among the common people. Due to the long hours of work demanded by the overseers, America offered them a new freedom giving new hope to escape oppression and class regimentation in the liberty of the new continent. (Our scene depicts a festival in pro- gress.) Episode XI FREEDOM, A WAY OF LIFE In World War II, Saline County represented a cross section of population, typical of the nation — a nation once more called upon to pay the price of Freedom in the blood of brave men. The ideals and devotion to duty of Saline County can be no better expressed than in the words of one of her sons — Captain Clyde Webb — who gave his life in the South Pacific: FREEDOM WILL ALWAYS GO TO THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO FIGHT AND SUFFER FOR IT. IF WE AS A NATION ARE WILLING TO SUFFER, AND DIE, AND KILL FOR THAT FREEDOM, NOTHING WILL EVER TAKE IT AWAY FROM US . . ." COMPLIMENTS OF THE AND PALACE CLOTHING HOUSE FASHION PALACE HARRISBURG a €tU0 HOME DECORATIONS 'f HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS Home Decorations Fabrics, Slipcovers, Upholstering, Curtains, Bedspreads, Accessories FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $175,000.00 OFFICERS F. S. GRAY, President C. E. JOYNER, Vice President H. L. REED, Cashier MARY C. PELHANK, Ass't Cashier HAROLD PARKER, Ass't Cashier F. S. GRAY W. B. WELCH DIRECTORS B. E. HART J. L. PICKERING C. E. JOYNER The Harrisburg National Bank Capital Stock Surplus $150,000.00 $250,000.00 J. M. Pruett, President and Director Jno. B. Lee, Vice-President and Director G. O. Davenport, Vice-President and Director H. O. Buell, Cashier and Director A. E. Somers Frank P. Parker J. H. Pruett K. C. Capel Directors Home of Radio Station WEBQ I. M. TAYLOR, Manager It has been well said that "the same spirit that caused the first soldiers of the Revolutionary War to come to this area and settle, to begin the first founding of Saline County, has not perished. It has lived and flourished throughout eight wars. It re- mains in our people today. This sentiment, these ideals, this devotion to freedom, all always have been the bulwark of the people of Saline County, and the Republic of which they are a part." "ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PROGRESS" From North — from South — from East — from West They come, as spokes in this great Wheel of Life That revolves upon the mighty hub of Time. A melting pot, where all nations meet as friends And hand in hand weld strength into its rim. A cycle moving slowly — rhythmically — As Time has done these many years Through storm and strife Through death and life The years turn on Forgetting all the sequences Where blood has had a part . . . No hand can stay the force of this great wheel That unrelenting turns to wipe out greed and hate To strike down Fear — all selfishness refute We hail its Victory — its never ending power And lift our hearts in proud salute! G. F. Gidcumb Furniture in Saline County Since 1906 Progressive Mine Workers of A DISTRICT NO. 1 menca HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS Esther Russell Stenographer Dist. No. 11 Charles "Chalky" Howe Board Member District 11 Box 122 Harrisburg, Illinois Ross "Roy" Lane Alt. Board Member Lloyd Campbell Compensation Adjuster Box 122 Harrisburg, Illinois L. U. No. 103, P.M. of A. President - Edd Booten Rec. Sec. Charles Erwin Fin. Sec. _ James Pepper L. U. No. 104, P. M. of A. President __ J- N. Dempsey Rec. Sec. W. E. Pemberton Fin. Sec. Pat Butler L. U. No. 105, P.M. of A. President Henry Hendren Vice-Pres. Carroll Prather Rec. Sec. Sam Cole Fin. Sec. Lonnie Norris L. U. No. 106, P.M. of A. President Edgar Boles Vice-Pres. Charles Talben Rec. Sec. Howard Denny Fin. Sec. Negi Zuanella L. U. No. 108, P.M. of A. President Lee Carney Rec. Sec. Henry Tanner Fin. Sec. Edd Overstreet L. U. No. 109, P.M. of A. President Charles Heine Vice-Pres. Pete Amburger Rec. Sec. - Charles Dale Fin. Sec. Harry Melton L. U. No. 113, P.M. of A. President George Brewner Fin. Sec. _ _ Dan Beal L. U. No. 115, P.M. of A. President Forrest Groves Rec. Sec. Doad Bowman Fin. Sec. Martin Hooper L. U. No. 116, P.M. of A. President __ _ Ralph Roark Vice-Pres. Clifford Pyle Rec. Sec. ... William Pearson Fin. Sec. .. _ Harry Bennett L. U. No. 117, P.M. of A. President William Gallagher Vice-Pres. - H. G. Pack Rec. Sec. __ _ Earl Vinyard Fin. Sec. John Watson L. U. No. 118, P.M. of A. President William Hancock Vice-Pres. __ __ Earl Hancock Rec. Sec. _ Bert Dunn Fin. Sec. ... _ George McCutcheon L. U. No. 119, P.M. of A. President _ H. A. Evans Vice-Pres. John Howton Rec. Sec _. Collin Sauls Fin. Sec. Vance Brackney L. U. No. 124, P.M. of A. President Minard Talley Vice-Pres _ Casey Roper Rec. Sec. Gilbert Miller Fin. Sec. ... C. L. Blackmail L. U. No. 125, P.M. of A. President _ - Frank Burch Vice-Pres. Clarence Parton Rec. Sec. Amos Swan Fin. Sec. Herbert Ridlen L. U. No. 128, P.M. of A. President Jess Jenkins Vice-Pres. Herschel Brown Rec. Sec. John Smith, Jr. Fin. Sec. Clifford Hicks L. U. No. 130, P.M. of A. President Ted Warren Vice-Pres. Lonnie Crane Rec. Sec. Kenneth Milligan Fin. Sec. Floyd Powell L. U. No. 131, P.M. of A. President Tom Anderson Vice-Pres. Walter Healy Rec. Sec John Watson Fin. Sec Frank Bushkill L. U. No. 152, P.M. of A. President Eugene Hughes Vice-Pres. Cebren Parks Rec. Sec Edgar Manley Fin. Sec. _ Howard Motsinger L. U. No. 165, P.M. of A. President Hubert Sisk Vice-Pres. _ Carl Smith Rec. Sec. Webb Yarbrough Fin. Sec. L. E. Bragg L. U. No. 170, P.M. of A. President L. C. Cavender Vice-Pres. Elvis Middleton Rec. Sec. Fred Lane Fin. Sec. Howard Bickel Centennial Committee: William Hancock H. G. Pack George Moore Lloyd Campbell Ross Lane Charles Howe On things that help you make your mark , Bill Dollar's cash i helps you embark \* c ? 2. ^ // Success is so near . . . , ' 3 "^^ 'i_/ and yet so far . . . for fcr ft "i \ most of us. When the lack of cash threatens to hold you back . . . phone or come in. We'll gladly loan you the money. You'll like our friendly, confi- dential service. LIMERICK FINANCE CORPORATION Ground Floor, Rose Building [13 N. Main St. Harrisburg T. J. McCann, Mgr., Phone 454 Luxury for Your Home at Economy Prices Seten Furniture Store L. N. DAVENPORT, Proprietor Over Woolworth Store — Two Stores- 15 W. Elm St. Harrisburg, Illinois Appreciation: To the advertisers in this souvenir pro- gram; To the members of the Eldorado Wom- an's Club and Michael Hillegas Chapter, D.A.R., Harrisburg, who sold the advertising space; To the boys and girls distributing this official program. Your Cooperation has made this fine program possible. Mrs. C. C. Porter, Chairman Mrs. Clyde Pittman, Treasurer J. O. Wells. Warren Leberman, Harrisburg; Miss Grace Karnes, El- dorado; James Reid, Carrier Mills, Program Committee Members HARRISBURG AND DORRISVI LLE BUS LINES INC. 309 South Granger St. HARRISBURG, ILL. CHARTERED SERVICE GUY McCORMACK PRESIDENT AND MANAGER □ 101 WE ARE PLEASED TO TAKE PART IN SALINE COUNTY'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Before Saline County Was Born — Cyrus Hall McCormick was making machines with which farmers could do more efficient work in their vocation. The various McCORMICK- DEERING machines and other INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER pro- ducts have been used continually during the past century, and have always kept pace with the latest improvements. WE ARE PROUD OF THE COMPANY WE REPRESENT, OF THE PRODUCTS WE SELL, AND OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE A PART OF SALINE COUNTY. BROWN BROTHERS V. V. BROWN and FLOYD BROWN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER REPRESENTATIVES U.S. Route 45 Harrisburg Phone 326 POOL PONTIAC SALES SEE THE NEW PONTIAC BEAUTY * * * ECONOMY * * PERFORMANCE ALWAYS AMERICA FIRST GEORGE HART POST AMERICAN LEGION FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES 50th Anniversary SALINE AERIE No. 2406 Copied from ELDORADO REPORTER Eldorado, 111. Thursday evening, May 27, 1897 The Grave of John Rector "Ninety-two years ago today, (Tuesday, May 25th, 1805,) a band of Black Hawk Indians shot John Rector as he was letting his horse drink in Rector Creek at the old Clay Ford four miles north of Eldorado. He put spurs to his horse and ran him into camp one-half mile from where he was shot. On dismounting he was found to be fatally wounded and expired in a few moments. "His companions prepared a rude coffin out of a white oak tree and interred the body. He was chief of Government civil engineers who was sent to survey lands in what was afterwards known (1812) as Gallatin county, being the 4th county of Illinois, of which Saline was afterwards formed. "History says that Stephen Rector surveyed the county in 1807, so he must have been the successor of John Rector. "Today J. S. Yeargin, W. A. McHaney, Charles Skaggs and lady, George Stephens and lady, Miss W. K. Burnett, Moses Johnson, A. W. Durham, Pleas Stiff and W. O. Warren, of Harrisburg; J. J. Jones, H. M. Webber, A. S. Clark. Jo Choisser, Wm. Chois- ser, George Boren, Royce Cline, W. S. Summers, of Eldorado, assembled at the place mentioned with instruments for the purpose of locating the grave and prepare for a monument in the near future. The place was unknown to any one except Wm. Clary who knew about the locality from a survey made about twelve years ago, and upon a re-survey he was found to be correct. "The grave is located on the farm of Geo. Hudgins in a wheat field about a quarter of a mile from his residence, near an old cedar tree, marking the last resting spot of John Rector. •'After locating the spot a John Rector mem- orial association was formed, for the purpose of carrying forward a plan to erect a monument to perpetuate his memory. A. W. Durham was elected president, J. J. Jones, secretary, and Mrs. C. P. Skaggs, treasurer. County Surveyor McHaney was elected custodian of all records of said grave and monument to be built in the future. The monu- ment is to be built by voluntary contributions. After this a table was spread on the green and a hearty repast was enjoyed by the new association, when all journeyed homeward, feeling that they had at least spent a pleasant sociable day and had arranged to perpetuate the memory of a brave man who faced the howling wilderness of savages and gave up this life in attempting to survey and civilize our county." Compliments of KENNETH C. CAPEL RAY'S DRUGS Economy Quality A good drug store in a good community. RAY MOORE, R. Ph. One of the Fourth Generation of Moores in Saline county. HEISTER'S Plumbing Heating Engineering CONTRACTING AND SUPPLIES 112 North Vine Street HARRISBURG EDWARD L. HEISTER, Prop. Phone 170 Lloyd L. Parker Furniture Store Furniture Pianos Home Furnishings Electric Appliances The World's Best Known Standard Brands of Merchandise, Backed and Guaranteed by Saline County's Largest Furniture Store LLOYD L. PARKER DICK PARKER LEE PARKER East Side Square, Harrisburg SALINE COUNTY'S FIRST HUNDRED YEARS Area Has Shown Consistent Progress in Agriculture, Mining and Small Industry; Basicly Sound Citi- zens Have Lived Full Lives By CURTIS G. SMALL Editor The Daily Register, Harrisburg Man is born, he lives and he dies. What he does individually while he lives is recorded as his biography and what he does collectively is recorded as his- tory. The land has a similarity to man. Its life. span is immeasurably longer, and physically it is stationary, but it has a life, a period of development and, like- ly, a definite ending. Saline county this year is recognizing a period of its life — its one hundredth year as a political sub-division of the i great state of Illinois. Geographically, this sub-division is a rectangular area I of land 18 miles east and west and 21 1 miles north and south, made up of 12 townships six miles square and three half townships six miles by three miles.. These township lines are for the pur- pose of land description, and in some instances mark also political boundaries i while other political township boundar- ies follow natural lines such as streams I or present or former roads. During its 100 years Saline county has had a comparatively uneventful exist- ence. It was never the scene of any major battle in the pioneer days nor in the Civil war; it has never sent a] President to the White House nor a Governor to the state capital. It has produced few men or women who have gained more than state-wide prominence; but it has, through its years of exist- ence, contributed its part to the indus- trial, agricultural and educational well- being of the nation. CITIZENS LIVE FULL LIVES Saline county's residents have lived normal but complete lives. They have cleared the land, tilled the soil and gone beneath it to bring forth coal — one of the county's principal mineral resources. They have built their homes, their churches, their schools. They have reared their families, with some of their offspring going to other lands and places, some of them leaving the peace- ful hills and valleys to fight in the wars, and some of them never return- ing. They have built their communities, their villages, their cities. Some of these became more or less permanent, others prospered for a time, then were abandoned in favor of settlements which came to life as a result of new indus- tries, proximity to railroads or, in the past several years, to hard roads. Various political boundary changes brought Saline county into existence in 1847. Originally the county was a part of the Mississippi Valley area claimed by Spain, then by France through ex- plorations of Joliett, Marquette and La- Salle. This area was ceded to England at the close of the French and Indian war, taken for the U. S. colonies by George Rogers Clark in 1778, and made a part of Virginia, placed by a division into the Northwest Territory, then into Indiana territory in 1803 and finally into the Illinois territory. W r hen Illi- nois was divided into counties, this area was first in St. Clair, then in Randolph county. Then in 1812 Gallatin county, containing Saline county, was cut from Randolph, and finally in 1847 Saline county as it now exists was given sep- arate entity. COUNTY ILLINOIS' 99TH Saline county is one of the youngest in the state, it being 99th in the 102 counties of Illinois. Kankakee, Doug- las and Ford counties alone are "young- er." The county was named for the Saline river which drains the area and which originally received its name from the salt or saline mines in the Gallatin county area. The general progress of the county has coincided with that of other inland areas. When Saline county was cut from Gallatin county by an act of the Illinois legislature February 25, 1847, the area was no longer a frontier, as the pioneers were already moving be- yond the Mississippi to the west. For historical comparison, the year of Saline county's organization was the year Col. John Fremont had proclaimed the annexation of California to the United States; postage stamps were used for the first time that year; the Mor- mons founded Salt Lake City; Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio; Alexander Graham Bell in Edinburgh; the rotary printing press was invented by Richard Hoe; chloroform was used for the first time in surgery; Abraham Lincoln entered the House of Represen- tatives and Jeff Davis the Senate. The residents largely earned their livelihood from the soil, from hunting and trapping, and from other natural resources, although there were the usual strictly local industries, shops and grist and saw mills. COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1847 Following authorization of the division of Gallatin county by the legislature, an election was held in August, 1847, rati- fying the division, and in the fall of 1847, county seats for the new counties were named and new public officers were elected. County Commissioners met October 11, 1847, and designated the site later named Raleigh as the Saline county seat, courts were established, a new- court house was built and the orderly process of government was put into effect. Raleigh was chosen over a pro- posed site approximately where Muddy is situated. An act of the legislature in 1851 pro- vided that the counties of Saline and Gallatin be rejoined under the name of Gallatin, but this was voted down by the electorate. About that time there was agitation for a county seat of Saline county near- er the center of the county and, after years of litigation, the county seat was moved to Harrisburg in 1859. Harris- burg had not then been incorporated as a town, this being done in 1861. Following the change in the location of the county seat, the only major change in county government procedure was the adoption of the township form of administrative government in 1890. Un- der this form of government, a super- visor is elected for each township to handle certain administrative details of the township proper and to serve as a 1847 SALINE COUNTY Your Gas Company, now serving over fifteen hun- dred customers in Harrisburg and Eldorado, is continual- ly growing — keeping pace wth the times — offering bet- ter and more adequate service — at lower and lower costs. NOW we are equipped to offer to the residents of Saline County and surrounding territory, the same BETTER GAS SERVICE through our affiliated company — Metrogas, Inc. Call on us any time for expert advice and estimates on complete gas service. 1947 1930 SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS GAS (0. 1947 MAY SALINE COUNTY CONTINUE PROSPEROUS Harrisburg Lodge No. 1058 I. M. TAYLOR, TRUSTEES. LEE BLACKARD, Exalted Ruler P; F - R ™ S ?T' Secretary. W. B. WELCH, JOHN W. TOWLE, CLASSIFIED SECTION Abstracts of Title. Compliments of Cavender Realty Co., D. E. Cavender, Abstractor, Druie E. Cavender, Jr., Attorney-at-Law; Ab- stracts, property appraisal, loans, real estate, Harrisburg, 111. John W. Lockwood, Abstractor, 17% South Main St., Harrisburg, 111. C. E. Taylor, Abstracts and Loans, Phone 2, Harrisburg National Bank Building, Harrisburg, 111. Agricultural Associations. Compliments of DeKalb Agricultural Association, Eldorado, 111. Agricultural Implements. Saline Implement and Locker Co., Frozen Food Lockers, on U. S. 45, Eldorado, 111. Attorneys. My heartiest congratulations to each member of each committee for the successful promotion of this Centen nial celebration. W. W. Damron, at torney, Harrisburg, 111. Alpheus Gustin, Attorney and Coun selor at Law, 100 North Vine Street Harrisburg, 111. George B. Lee, Attorney-at-Law, Har risburg, 111. Compliments of Lester R. Lightfoot, Lawyer, Skaggs Bldg., Harrisburg, 111. Attorneys, Cont'd. Centennial greetings from Rumsey & Dennis, Attorneys-at-Law, Harrisburg, 111. Don Scott, Abstractor, Attorney-at Law, IOOV2 N. Vine, Harrisburg, 111 Compliments of Thompson & Jones Harrisburg, 111. Clyde A. Whiteside. Attorney-at-Law Midkiff Building, Harrisburg, 111. S. D. Wise, Attorney-at-Law, Tel. 67 Pruett Bldg., Harrisburg, 111. A. E. Somers, Attorney, Harrisburg National Bank Building, Harrisburg, Phones. Res 181, Office 734 Automobile Agencies — Used Cars. Cotter Brothers, Used Cars and Trac tors. State Route 142, Eldorado, 111 Luther and Harry Cotter, Proprietors DEAN'S GARAGE Dean Hill Hudson Packard Sales and Service Telephone 66 626 North Main Harrisburg E. R. Hill (Bud) Automobile Clubs. Join the AAA Auto Club today. En- joy the money saving services, bene- fits, protection of AAA membership Auto Club of Egypt. W. H. Leber- man, Gen. Mgr., Harrisburg, 111. Automobile Service Stations. Carter's Texaco Service Station, U. S. 45 and 142, Eldorado, 111.; Lawrence and Phillip Carter. Props member of the county board for the centralized administration of county gov- ernment. 13 SURVEYED TOWNSHIPS The 13 surveyed townships of the county were used as the general basis of the new political townships and they have since maintained their original names of Tate, Long Branch, Rector, Ga- latia, Raleigh, East Eldorado, Brushy, Harrisburg, Cottage, Carrier Mills, Stone- fort, Independence and Mountain. As in the life of man, likewise in the life of Saline county there have been milestones marking the periods of de- velopment which have had more than ordinary influence on the lives of the residents. Some of these have coincided with world and national developments, while others have been strictly local. The county first emerged as an agri- cultural area, coal was discovered, came the Civil War, the reconstruction period, the development of the coal industry and the building of railroads for a long period, the increased use of electric power, modern developments including the automobile, the first world war, in- creased popularization of the automo- bile and the building of hard roads, the depression of the 1930's and the second world war. When John Wren and Hankerson Rude first "entered" land purchases from the government as early as 1814, the area was open largely to farming for per- sonal purposes in the open areas, to hunting and trapping. The agricultural pursuit became one of the basic ele- ments in the life of the county and there has been little change except in methods. The expanding population of the county was largely of an agricultur- al nature, and farming has been in a cycle, first of tilling the available soil, the period of clearing the land, drain- age and heavier land utilization. TOBACCO, COTTON GROWN This resulted, during the years, in damaging the land's reproductive ability, and in later years a replenishing of this has been necessary and has been car- ried out through soil conservation prac tices and through reforestation of areas which were farmed beyond redemption. The county's first agricultural pro- ducts, in addition to the ordinary foods required by the residents, included to- bacco and cotton. The cotton raising flourished during the Civil war period and considerable was exported. To- bacco was a money-making product, but during the last half century, neither cotton nor tobacco nas been raised ex tpnsivelv qnd at prpseni are a rarity The population, showing a steady in- crease, had increased to a point where in the presidential election of 1860, there were 1,338 votes cast for presi dent, and on this basis it might be as- sumed there were as many as 5,000 resi- dents of the county. Coal was found to be one of the principal minerals of the county early in its history, marking another mile- stone, and as early as 1854 a slope mine was sunk southeast of Harris- burg. The early mines, it is presumed, furnished fuel largely for heating and for limited use in local industries, and was hauled by wagons from the mines. The coal industry was not developed to any extent, however, until after the Civil war, which in itself was another of the major milestones of the county. The county, being close to the south- ern states' area, had considerable pro- slave tendencies, but the war brought adherence to the union cause and more than 1,200 men from this county were enlisted without resort to the draft. Development of the coal industry in earnest followed for several decades af ter the Civil War. COAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPED The first shaft mine was known as the Newcastle mine and was sunk be- tween Stonefort and Carrier Mills in 1873 or 1874. The first railroad, the Cairo & Vincennes, now the New York Central, had been completed in 1872 and these twin industrial developments grew together, with the coal industry expanding to a point where in 1905 it was necessary to rebuild and enlarge railroad facilities, all of which brought about the county's biggest industrial de- velopment. The coal development continued on a large scale for many years, with numer- ous shaft mines being sunk, requiring additional miners and resulting in an increasing population for the county. The shaft mines were most up-to-date for a period lasting for 20 years or more, when they began giving way to strip- ping operations and to more efficient slope operations. It was during the hey-day of the coal mine operations that the Southern Illi- nois Railway & Power Co., interurban line, which connected Eldorado, Harris- burg, Carrier Mills and intermediate points, was constructed, along with the power generating station which is still in operation at Muddy. The interurban line, first used Aug- ust 30, 1913, carried miners from their residences along the line to the various mines, hauled freight which was brought into Eldorado by railroad from St. Louis and other points not connected CLASSIFIED SECTION Automobile Service Stations, Cont'd. Cook's D-X Service, Locust and Com mercial Streets. Dodd Brothers & Johnson Shell Ser- vice, State and Locust Streets, Eldo- rado, 111. 1940— Hitchcock Bros. Standard Ser vice Station— 1947, Phone 69R2, Car- rier Mills. Automobile Supplies, Cont'd. Wiley's Auto Supply, 19 West Church — Tires, Recapping, Vulcanizing; bat tery and electric service; wholesale and retail auto parts since 1924; Har risburg. 111. Hi-Way Service Station, 24-Hour Ser- vice, U. S. Route 45 and 142, Phone 96, Eldorado, 111.; Wayne Summers, Prop.; We Give Eagle Stamps. 1946— Holloway's Gulf Service— 1947 Carrier Mills, Rt. 45, Phone 54R2. Bob Isham Marathon Service, Gaso- line, Motor Oils, Car Washing, Greas- ing, 330 S. Main St., Phone 94; 10 years of friendly service; Harrisburg, 111. Mason's Service Station, Intersection U. S. 45 and 142, 24-Hour Service; Paul and Bill Mason, Props. — Gas, Tires, Oil, Car Washing and Greasing. Roy Miller Service Station, Corner State and Locust, Phone 77-W, Eldo rado. 111. Automobile Tire Recapp- ing. Harrisburg Tire Recapping Co.— Dis tributors of U. S. Royal Tires, Tubes, Batteries and Accessories in Saline. Gallatin, Pope and Hardin counties— "Running Arrow" Processed Recaps, Harrisburg, 111. 1942— Pyle's Shell Service & Garage, Carrier Mills, Rt. 45, Phone 32. Compliments of Leo Richmond's Ser vice Station, Harrisburg, 111. Smith's Standard Service, Telephone 138-W, 1500 Locust Street, Eldorado, 111.; Dependable Friendly Service- Atlas Products. Turner's Friendly Service, Eldorado- Mobil Oil, Mobil Gas, Willard Batter- ies and Goodrich Tires; Washing and Lubrication; R. E. "Tim" and J. W. Turner, Props. Weaver's Friendly Service, 109 East Poplar St.— Tires, Batteries and Ac- cessories, Harrisburg, 111. Automobile Supplies. Mac's Car & Home Supplies, 17 South Main St., Phone 17, Harrisburg, 111 Awnings. Ottie Reeder, Harness, Awning and Paint, 1022 Organ Street, Eldorado, 111., Phone 403-W. Bakers. Eldorado Steam Bakery, Eldorado, 111. Nu-Life Bread. Pankey Bros. Bakery — "Baked Fine Since 1909," Harrisburg, 111. Banks. First State Bank, Eldorado, 111. Saline County State Bank, Stonefort, 111.— Established 1901— C. B. Ozment, president; E. M. Ozment, cashier; H. B. Webber, vice president; W. B. Oz- ment and R. E. Ozment, tellers. Barbers. Clark & Craggs — Barbers 15 years on the south side of the square, Harris- burg, 111. Compliments of Gem Tonsorial Par- lor, Eldorado, Illinois. Compliments of Levi Gibson's Barber Shop, Fourth Street, Eldorado, 111. CLASSIFIED SECTION Beauty Shops. Greetings to our many friends of Sa- line county in our 25th year — Bonnie- Juanita — Bonnie's Beauty Shop, 207 East Walnut St., Phone 487W, Har- risburg, 111. Cecile's Beauty Shop. 106 North Main, Phone 942R, Harrisburg, 111. Master Beauty Shop, Eldorado, 111. — Complete Beauty Service, Specializ- ing in Individual Hair Styling, Hair Shaping and Helene Curtis Cold Waves — Phone 17 for appointment. Beer Distributors. Compliments of Homer Caraway, Wholesale Distributor of Hyde Park and Griesedieck Bros. Beer. Billiard Halls. Our Compliments to the Saline Coun- ty Centennial — Jackie's Pool Room. Galatia, 111. Bottlers. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Harrisburg — Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles. A. Franks and Son, Bottlers for 37 Years, Harrisburg, 111. Compliments of Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, Eldorado, 111. Brick. Ford Brick & Tile Co., 1907— Forty Years of Service— 1947, Phone 87 Harrisburg, 111. Cabinet Shops. Civic and Fraternal Or- ganizations. Compliments of Nu Phi Mu Beta Sig- ma and Xi Alpha Lambda Chapters of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Compliments of DeMolay Boys. Eldorado Lions Club. Eldorado Rotary Club, "Service Above Self— He Profits Most Who Serves Best." Compliments of Eldorado Woman's Club, Pearl Roberts, President. Turner & Blackman Cabinet Shop, rear of 1031 South Granger, Harrisburg, 111.. Phone 228W1; Custom Mill Work, Built-in Cabinets and Wood Work of All Kinds. with the Big Four railway, and knit the Saline county communities more closely, allowing the residents to attend the pop- ular moving picture shows at Harrisburg and Eldorado and permitting many rural students to attend High schools. The interurban line soon reached its boom days and gave way to the increas- ing automobile travel, which soon brought about improved highways, and in 1931 travel on the line was discon- tinued by the CIPS Company which had purchased the line and the power plant. The normal pattern of cultural devel- opment was followed by Saline county. Local schools were built before the coun- ty was formed and they have continued progressive during the county's century. EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES District schools now dot the county, some are being consolidated to improve facilities for children, and there are now high schools at Galatia, Carrier Mills, Eldorado and Harrisburg, offering edu- cational advantages unknown to early settlers. The service of Harry Taylor as principal of the Harrisburg High school for 50 years ending in 1946 was an acknowledged factor for good during the half century. Typical of the cultural development of the county was the early establish- ment of newspapers and fraternal or- ganizations. Before the county seat was moved from Raleigh, the county's first news- paper, the RALEIGH FLAG, was estab- lished, and through the courtesy of Mrs. L. E. Coffee, daughter of John F. Con- over, Harrisburg's first newspaperman, a copy of the FLAG of June 20, 1856, is in the files of THE DAILY REGISTER at Harrisburg. Mr. Conover established THE CHRON- ICLE at Harrisburg in 1859, and this paper was one of the county's leading publications until long after the turn of the century. The SALINE COUNTY REGISTER was established in 1869 by Major Frank M. Pickett and THE DAILY REGISTER at Harrisburg is the outgrowth of that publication. Probably 25 other publications have been active in the county during its history. Early newspapers showed a tendency toward bitter partisan political prac- Compliments of Walker's Cleaners and . tices ' and ^voted columns of space in Annex. Harrisburg, 111. reporting political activities and in ed- ltonahzing on political matters. Compliments of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Beasley-M..irray Post 3642, Harrisburg, 111., meetings first and third Tuesdays. Compliments of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Beasley-Murray Post 3642, 101 West Church St., Harrisburg, 111. Cleaners and Dyers. Kimberlin Cleaning and Pressing, Tel ephone 53, Harrisburg, 111. The New Progress Laundry & Clean- ers, Inc. A local institution main- tained to give good laundry service and dry cleaning. To pick up your laundry or dry cleaning — call No. 7, Harrisburg, 111. Thomas Cleani lg, 18 South Jackson St., Telephone 250 — Fine work since 1907, Harrisburg, 111. POLITICAL TENDENCIES Compliments of Whiteway Cleaners, Eldorado. 111., Dowe Robinson and Saline county's political tendencies Frank Ripperdan, Proprietors. have varied. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln received 100 votes in his race against Stephen A. Douglas for the presidency, with Douglas receiving 1,338. In 1864 Lincoln gained strength but still lost the county to McClellan 818 to 765. In 1868 General Grant received 2835 votes for president against 1913 for Seymour. The county during the past many years has been generally considered Repub- lican, but since 1922 at least one Demo- cratic county officer has been in office after each election. Saline county has had its periods of progress and its periods of recession, largely conforming to the pattern of the nation as a whole, and sometimes fol- lowing a strictly local pattern. With the topographical structure running as low as 366 feet above sea level at Har- risburg, the area has suffered severely on occasions from floods in the Ohio river valley, the last two in 1913 and 1937 being the most severe. A major portion of the county from its natural situation, was untouched, its sea level measurement running as high as 980 in the hilly regions. At the end of its 100 years of exist- ence, Saline county faces the future without any misgivings. It is a cohesive unit with incorporated areas of Harris- burg, Eldorado, Carrier Mills, Galatia, Raleigh and Stonefort. It has a network of hard roads and of smaller roads connecting a productive agricultural area. It still has a wealth of coal which continues in demand and which is being mined on a modern com- petitive scale. It has scenic areas worthy of nation- wide interest. It has progressive schools, well-man- aged business establishments, hard- working church people, active civic, fra- ternal and veterans organizations and an ever increasing will to work for the com- mon good of all. With these the county may never achieve greatness, but it cannot fail to continue an important factor in the state and nation. FIRST SALINE FAIR The first Saline county fair was held in Harrisburg November 11, 1865. The fair ground was situated between North Main and Jackson streets, north of and adjoining the property at the corner of Main and Logan streets and Jackson and Logan streets. Officers of the fair as- sociation were: Lemuel Lewis, president; Wm. Thornberry, vice-president; John F. Conover, secretary; Robert Mick, treas- urer; John Pruett, general superintend- ent. There was only a straight track and each horse was run alone and timed. There were no premiums paid, only red and blue ribbons being given to winners. Attorney Lynndon M. Hancock, Rose Building, Harrisburg, Illinois, Telephone 781. CLASSIFIED SECTION Dentists. Dr. Dean E. Emons, D.D.S., First Na- tional Bank Bldg., Carrier Mills, Phone 86. Compliments of Dr. B. G. Funkhouser, Clinic Bldg., Harrisburg, 111. Drug Stores, Cont'd. Compliments of Morris Midway, 510 South McKinley, Harrisburg, 111. H. C. Holdaway, D.D.S., Burnett Build ing, Eldorado, 111., Phone 9-W. Wm. F. Johnson, D.D.S., First Nation al Bank Bldg., Eldorado, 111. Dr. Charles E. Seten, Jr., Dr. Chas E. Seten, Sr., Dentists, Office 1 South Main St., Harrisburg, Phone 132. Compliments of Dr. E. M. Travelstead Harrisburg, 111. Compliments of Dr. C. W. Whitley V/z East Poplar, Harrisburg, 111. Donut Shops. Dixie Cream Donut Shop, 8 South Vine St., Harrisburg, 111. — "No Donuts Like Dixie Cream Glazed Donuts." Drug Stores. Carter & Choisser Drug Store, Wal- green Agency — Prescriptions — Phone 49, Eldorado, 111. Hart's Drug Store, Carrier Mills — "Try the Drug Store First"— Home of Hart's Neuritis Tablets. Jackson's Drug Store, 1 South Main St., Harrisburg, 111. Jones Drug Store — Old and reliable, established 1878, owned and operated by the late R. P. Jones for over 50 years — Visit the Jones Drug Store, Galatia, 111. Skaggs Pharmacy — For over 40 years in the drug business, Harrisburg, 111. Wathen Drug Co., "Prescriptions a Specialty," Phone 8, Eldorado, 111. The Webster Pharmacy, North Side Square, Harrisburg, 111., Phone 71. Dry Goods. Earl's Store, Eda Combs, Owner, 1324 Locust St., Eldorado, 111. Eldorado Department Store, Fourth St., Eldorado, 111. Electric Light and Power Companies. Compliments of REA. Compliments of REA. Compliments of REA. Compliments of REA. Compliments of REA. CLASSIFIED SECTION Electric Repair Service. Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Ford Electric Co., Harrisburg, 111. Standard Electric — Light and power wiring, manufacturers of Sunlite Neon signs — "The Leading Electric- ian," Walnut and Commercial Sts., Harrisburg. 111. Sutton Electric Shop — Electric Sup- plies, Lighting Equipment, Westing- house Appliances — 922 Fourth St., Phone 204-W, Eldorado, 111. Feed Stores. Dixon Feed Store, Vitality and Critic Feeds, Custom grinding, shelling and mixing, Harrisburg, 111. Elmus Kent, Galatia, 111., 9 years in business — Feed, Seed and Fertilizer. Pallister's Mill and Farm Feeds, Dor- ris Heights. Florists. Compliments of Bess Adams Flowers, 1215 Locust, Eldorado, 111. Davenport's Posy Shop, 212 West Lo- cust St., Harrisburg, 111. Eldorado Flower Shop, "Say It With Flowers — Say It With Ours," Jack and Ethel Cook, Organ St., Eldorado, 111. Ford's Flower Shop — Cut flowers, flo- ral designs, plants — Harrisburg, 111. 1946 — Spears Florist — 1947, Operated by Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Spears — Floral designing, cut flowers and potted plants— Phone 83R3, Carrier Mills. Funeral Directors. Compliments of Eldorado Funeral Home. Funeral Directors, Cont'd. Gaskins Funeral Home, 109 West Pop- lar St., Bert Gaskins — Bob Gaskins, Phone 187W1, Ambulance Service. Gibbons Funeral Home — Efficient ser- vice, ambulance sendee — Phone 632R1. Harrisburg, 111. Martin Funeral Home. 1203 Organ St., Eldorado, 111., Ambulance Service, Phone 200. 1921— Thornton Funeral Home— 1947. Stonefort. 111., Operated by Earl Thornton and Sons — We plan to open a funeral home in Carrier Mills in the near future. Centennial greetings from Mr. and Mrs. Rees Turner. Furniture Dealers. Craggs-DeVillez Furniture and Appli- ance Co. — Furniture, Rugs, Applianc- es, Stoves, Linoleum, Quality Mer- chandise, Low Prices, Eldorado, 111. Joe Gidcumb Furniture, 13-15 West Church St., Harrisburg, 111., l 2 block west of post office — I trade, buy and sell new and used furniture. Greetings from Gill's Furniture and Appliance Store, Home of Better Fur- niture, John A. Gill, Galatia, Illinois. Thornton Furniture & Hardware, Stonefort — Operated since 1941 by Earl Thornton, Jr., and James Thorn- ton — Complete home furnishings. Turner's Furniture Store — We buy sell and exchange new and used fur niture and stoves— 200 East Poplar St., Harrisburg, 111. Garages. Burnett Motor Company, Eldorado, Illinois — Your Local Chevrolet Deal- er — Dependable Chevrolet Cars and Trucks, Genuine Chevrolet Parts, Factory Trained Mechanics, 24-Hour Wrecker Service. Cox Motor Co., Kaiser-Frazer Sales and Service, 1424 Locust St., Eldo- rado, 111., Marshall and Kenneth Cox, Owners. Egyptian Motor Co., Inc., 112 N. Mill St., Harrisburg — Chrysler — Plymouth — Mo Par Parts and Accessories; GMC Trucks, Case Farm Machinery, Sales and Service. Raleigh Named when Chosen for Saline's First County Seat Raleigh, original county seat of Saline county, has great historical significance. It was there that direction of the survey of first highways in the county took place, the organization of civil courts, and the civilization of primitive and savage wilderness was accomplished. It is a strange fact that a town vested with all of the authority that it could be gvien, when the separation of Saline from Gallatin county took place, should have wrested from it in five years, the offi- cialdom of the county by Harrisburg, a town that had not yet been settled or named, when the county was organized. Raleigh was favored for the county seat because there was a settlement there, a grist mill, a blockhouse and it was on the Shawneetown-Kaskaskia trail. The post office there was established in 1823, when the settlement was known as Curan, and George McCreery was the first postmaster. The name of the set- tlement was changed to Raleigh, Oct. 27th, 1847, when the town was platted by Archibald Sloan. From the auction of town lots money was raised to build a frame structure which was the first court house and was erected by James M. Gaston, who had been appointed county clerk. This building which cost $500 was replaced by a brick court house costing $5,500 in 1858, but court convened only once in the new court house. It was ultimately sold to the Raleigh Masonic Lodge, by which organization a new Lodge hall was dedicated in 1946. Before erection of any court house at Raleigh, the court met in the resi- dences of Andrew Musgrave and Mrs. Hannah A. Crawford. Mrs. Crawford also boarded the surveying party by which the town was platted. She re- ceived more prominent mention in the county's archives than any other woman and only once was mention made of the name of Israel Crawford, who may have been her father, her husband or a son. History says that the Raleigh lawyers all moved to Harrisburg when the coun- ty voted to move the county seat there because Harrisburg was more centrally located. Loss of the county seat turned Raleigh citizens to agricultural pursuits, which have continued to be the basic industry of the area. In the '80's the building of the Illinois Central railroad to Raleigh and Eldora- do, made Raleigh the closest place to board a train to St. Louis, and transpor- tation via livery service kept up a lively traffic between the county seat and the county's first settlement. (Continued Next Page) RALEIGH NAMED WHEN CHOSEN FOR SALINE'S FIRST COUNTY SEAT At present a park and airport develop- ment, a meat packing plant and a flour- ishing business district, neat cottages, a progressive education system and mod- ern churches set the little city apart as a peaceful and good place in which to live. Fred Dodd is president of the village board, and T. G. Teague is clerk. Other members are: James Rittenberry, Char- ley Glascock, C. E. Bishop, M. H. Cra- vens, and Mack Webb. Incorporation took place in 1877. Stonefort Named for Nearby Landmark The town of Stonefort has the signifi- cant historical background of being so named because of the nearby historic landmark which was there when the first white settlers came into southern Illinois. A map on record in the Missouri state archives, shows that there was a fortifi- cation at Stonefort between 1500 and 1588, and the Chicago Historical Society has on record mention made in a survey in 1807 of the old Stone Fort in Saline county. The present town, originally named Bolton, was surveyed in 1872 by James Russell at the request of J. V. Tram- mell, A. Vickers, B. S. Young and C. S. Blackman. The older village of Stone- fort, a little to the southeast, was laid out in 1858, on land belonging to Jo Robinson and A. Vickers, and Jo Robin- son had a cypress log house built there in 1831. Oscar Pinnell built a house there in 1858 and J. M. Joiner built the first frame two story house in 1859. Axel and Charles Nyberg opened the first store. When the present New York Central lines were built, the town moved to its present location near the railroad. In 1943 its name was changed from Bolton to Stonefort. A. I. Kelly, one of its most thorough researchers, says that seven different flags have flown over old Stonefort. It is the gateway to the orchard coun- try and through its portals have come many of the prominent business people of Saline county from the hills of Pope, Johnson and Williamson counties. W. R. Craig is its president, and James Thornton, clerk of the village board. Village board members are: Melvin Parks, W. W. Felty, W. McSparin, H. N. Lewis, Dave Skyles, Dr. G. R. Brewer. CLASSIFIED SECTION Garages, Cont'd. Exide Service, 38 S. Vine, Harrisburg, 111., specializing in Studebaker ser- vice, front-end and brake adjustment, and radiator repair. Studebaker cars and trucks. Compliments of C. W. Johnson, Eldo- rado, 111.; Chrysler — Plymouth, and International Trucks. Mitchell Bros. Garage, 830 Longley St., Phone 283, Dorrisville. Centennial Greetings from Clyde O'Keefe, Carrier Mills, 111. Pierson & Rude, Automobile Service, Harrisburg, 111. Ward Renshaw's Garage, General Auto Repairing, Eldorado, 111. Greetings to our many friends from Johnnie Smith's Garage and Filling Station, Rt. 34, Galatia. Gas Companies. Southeastern Illinois Gas Co., City Gas and Metro-Gas, Inc., Bottle Gas, Phone 294, Eldorado, 111. General Merchandise — Retail. W. W. Felty's General Store on U. S. 45 at Stonefort; Groceries, meats, dry goods, notions and men's work clothes. Wesley's General Store on U. S. 45 at Stonefort; Operated by Wesley Mc- Sparin, owner, in business at same locality for 23 years; Tel. 37. Grocers-Retail. Beasley Brothers, Groceries and Meats, 1305 Jackson St., Eldorado, 111., Louis and Rex Beasley, Props. Burroughs' Grocery, Quality food at lowest prices; Phone 337R1, 1002 S. Granger St., Harrisburg, 111. Grocers-Retail, Cont'd. Dickerson's Self Service Store, 900 Dewey Street, Eldorado, 111., W. E. Dickerson, Owner and Proprietor. Granger Street Market, 419 South Granger St., Harrisburg, 111., Free Delivery, Phone 565W. Compliments of Hauptmann's Grocery, Church & McKinley Sts., Harrisburg, 111., Phone 68; we deliver. Hausser's Food Store, Eldorado, 111.; We pay cash and .ell for cash — that's why we sell cheaper. 1944 — Henshaw's Grocery — 1947; Gro- ceries and Meats, C. E. Henshaw, Prop., 616 E. Washington, Carrier Mills. H. & H. Market, Ed Chester, Staple and fresh vegetables and meats. We deliver; 308 S. Granger St., Harris- burg, 111., Phone 97R1. Hill's Cut Rate Meat Market and Gro- cery; fruits, vegetables, fresh meats, wholesale to consumers; one mile south on Route 45, Harrisburg, 111. Select meats and groceries, delivered to your door. Home of Monarch Fine Foods. Hill's Market, Galatia, Arthur Hill, Prop. Horning Grocery, 219 South Main St., has served Harrisburg for almost half a century. Compliments Kroger Store No. 18, El- dorado, Illinois. Kroger Store — Self Service — 1417 Lo- cust, Eldorado, 111., The Complete Food Market, Merom Hausser, Mgr. Leader Grocery — Nameth & Myrna, Props., Quality Groceries and Meats; Service and Satisfaction; phone 83; Eldorado, 111. C. F. McDowell Grocery, "The Little Red Onion"; let us deliver your gro- ceries with our fleet of scooters; C. F. McDowell, Harrisburg, 111. CLASSIFIED SECTION Grocers-Retail, Cont'd. R. A. Moore Grocery — Groceries and Fresh Meats — Birdseye Frosted Foods, Harrisburg, 111. 1939— Pete's Grocery Stores— 1947; No. 1, Phone 12R3; No. 2, Phone 77; Home Killed Meats, Carrier Mills, 111. Reid's Grocery, the complete food mar- ket, corner of Church and Jackson Sts., Harrisburg, 111.; We Deliver; Personalized Service. Trammel's Grocery, Dorris Heights, Phone 435W, Quality Groceries and Meats, Mary Trammel. Webb's Groceries and Meats, U. S. 45, Eldorado, Illinois; plenty of parking space. Wood Brothers, Groceries, Meats and Vegetables; Quality, Service and Economy; Phone 46; Free Parking Lot; corner Church and Vine, Har- risburg, 111. 1937— J. S. Wright & Co.— 1947, Stone- fort, 111., Phone 21, Groceries, Meats, General Merchandise, Operated by J. S. and Pearl Wright. Grocers-Wholesale. Nelson Wholesale Foods, 330 Ford Ave., Harrisburg, 111. Hardware Stores. Clark-Hawkins Hardware Co., Kelvi- nator Electric Refrigerators, Kelvina- tor Electric Deep-Freeze, Kelvinator Electric Stoves, Perfection Oil Stoves, Furnaces and Stokers, Cole- man Floor Furnaces, Harrisburg, 111. Cox Hardware, Stoves, Paints, Seeds, Eldorado, 111. POLK'S HARDWARE New stock, modern arrangement. 104 North Vine, Harrisburg Phone 162-W Chas S. Polk, Manager Hardware Stores, Cont'd. Seten Hardware Co., 113 N. Main St. Harrisburg, 111., Phone 671R. H. C. Stations Hardware Co., Stone- fort, Keen Kutter tools and cutlery. Perfection Stoves, Philco radios and refrigerators, Simmons paints, Mule- hide roofing. O. S. Young Hardware, Locust St., Oldest Hardware Store in Eldorado, Illinois, Clyde Young, Mgr. Harness Shops. Mitsdarffer Harness Shop, behind Post Office, Harrisburg, 111., com- plete line of English and Western riding equipment, including bridles, bits, whips, crops, sheets and a com- plete repair shop. Hatcheries. Compliments of Carter's Chickery, El- dorado, 111. Pyramid Hatchery, U. S. Approved Pyramid Quality Chicks, Betty Don- ham, Harrisburg, 111. Hospitals. Compliments of Ferrell Hospital Clin ic, R. V. Ferrell, M. D.; N. A. Thomp- son, M. D., Eldorado, 111. Hotels. Commercial Hotel, 109 South Vine St., Harrisburg, 111., Phone 796R, Maude L. Gaskins, Prop. Horning Hotel, 35 South Main — Har risburg's Finest — Harrisburg, 111. Saline Hotel, Saline County's Leadin; Hotel, Bus Depot, Harrisburg, 111. Insurance. Compliments of Clarence Adams — In surance Agency — First National Bank Building, Eldorado, Illinois. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., D. H Hiller, Manager; William Zimmer. agent; Walter Mugge, agent; Charles Miley, agent, Harrisburg, 111. Harrisburg Laid Out As Town in Days of Civil War Crisis The city of Harrisburg had its begin- ning in a time of turmoil, incorporation taking place when there was much agi- tation in the county and an acute state of crisis throughout the nation. Forces and developments which had become impossible to check were pushing the country with steadily increasing momen- tum toward the abyss of Civil War into which it finally lurched on April 14, 1861. Purchase of the original townsite, con- sisting of the 20 acres between Gaskins and Elm and Jackson and Cherry streets, was authorized in 1852, following a meet- ing at Liberty Church, which was estab- lished in its present location southwest of Harrisburg in 1833. In the following year several buildings were erected on what is now the public square and in the middle of this block the first court house was built in 1858. It was replaced by the present building in 1905 and to that building an addition was built. W. A. McHaney, father of Mrs. Nelle Meyers and Mrs. C. F. McDowell of this city, was in the surveying party headed by Archibald Sloan which platted the town in 1853. J. O. Robinson became its first postmaster in 1856. By special char- ter the town was incorporated Feb. 21, 1861. The City Aldermanic form of gov- ernment was adopted in 1889 and in 1915 the Commission form of government was adopted with O. M. Karraker as mayor. Its present population is 12,000 and its city officials are: Dr. H. J. Raley, mayor; Bluford Hetherington, Glenn Armistead, Earl Brannon and Earl Crabb, commis- sioners. As economic conditions made imprac- tical the growing of cotton, tobacco and lumbering which pioneers found profit- able, commercial mining, grain farming by crop rotation, dairying, reforestation, merchandising and manufacturing have occupied the people of this city. Its school system has grown from the one room building erected in 1858 at the corner of Vine and Church streets, to the present eight building system which includes Dorrisvillc, and the town- ship high school. A radio station, WEBQ, operating since the early 1920's and the daily news- paper, "The Daily Register," city and suburban bus service, afford citizens great convenience and service. Churches convenient to all residential districts, and two theatres invite them during their hours of leisure. Its churches include practically all denominations common to the area, and (Continued Next Page) HARRISBURG LAID OUT AS TOWN IN DAYS OF CIVIL WAR CRISIS its improvements include constantly ex- tending paving, sewerage, sanitation, and transportation. Privately owned airports adjacent to the city, a township park, promotion of a more adequate municipal water system from an artificial lake improved housing, and strip mining are progressive enterprises. These as much as the building of the railroads in the 70's and the sinking of deep mines in the late 80's and early 1900's, are chapters in a history of Har- risburg which has proved an enduring fitness to survive another century of growth in Saline county. CLASSIFIED SECTION Carrier Mills Plat Surveyed in 1872 Surveyed at the request of William H. Carrier, the town of Carrier Mills was platted Nov. 19, 1872, by Benjamin D. Lewis, and was at that time named Morrellsville. Carrier's house was the only residence at the time the settlement started. Soon there were other homes, and J. E. Allen & Bro. built a grocery store, which was the first business house, besides Carrier's Mill, to which the name of the town was changed. In 1884 there were several Quakers in the vicinity and a Quaker church organ ized in the country was moved to Carrier Mills. G. W. Burnett was the first postmas- ter and the Pankey, Tanner, Russell, Hart, Harris, Roper, Wasson, Rann, Holmes and Blackman families were among the early settlers. A community high school, grade schools, well cared for church buildings, two theatres and a good community spir- it, peace time activities of its veterans' organizations, and the revenue from farming and mining are important as- sets to the southern section of the coun- ty. Lake View, a colored community south of town, is an older settlement than Carrier Mills. A Union church, where all denominations were welcome, was established there in 1850 and its founders were free Negroes, who came to this county before the Civil War, namely the families of Joseph Cole, Zachariah (Byrd) Taborn, Kimber Ta- born, John Mitchell and the Aliens, Ev- ans and Blackwell families. The Carrier Mills village board is com- posed of the following: Raymond Allen, president, Sigel Arnold, Snowden Roper, Andrew Connell, Casey Hutson, Charles Russell Jr., and Dr. W. H. Dean. Insurance, Cont'd. Harker Miley Insurance Agency, Mid kiff Building, Harrisburg, Illinois. Planned insurance protects your plan Motsinger & Rose, Ins. Agents, 17% S. Main St., Harrisburg, 111. For Sure Insurance and Abstracts of Title see Allen Murphy, 1030 Organ St., Eldorado, 111., Phone 174. Robertson, Crecelius & Ghent, Insur ance and Bond Brokers, Rose Build ing, Phone 1000, Harrisburg, 111. Lumber. The Barnes Lumber Co. in Harrisburg started as a sawmill operation in 1899. Since 1904 it has retailed a complete line of lumber and build- ing materials. Greetings from the Galatia Lumber Co., established in 1887. Pioneers in the lumber business. We are happy to serve our many friends and cus- tomers. Gaskins Lumber Co., for Everything in Building Material, Harrisburg, 111. Jewelry. Edwards Jewelry Store, 7 S. Main, Har- risburg, Elgin Watches, Keepsake Rings. W. A. Grant Jewelry Co., Harrisburg, 111. Over 42 years in the jewelry business, same address. Diamonds — Watches — Jewelry, Red- fearn's Jewelry, Eldorado, for gifts. For more than 90 years our family has been helping to build Saline county and we plan to continue for 90 years more. Remember folks, it's Winkle- mans', Harrisburg, 111. Harrisburg Lumber Company, Succes- sors to J. B. Ford Lumber Co., con- tinuous service since 1893. Headquar- ters for Mule-Hide Roofing, Devoe Paints, Dutch Boy Lead, Euilding Ma- terials and Shop Specialties. Wasson Lumber Co., Eldorado, Illinois. Machine Shops. Baker's Machine Shop, Paul Baker, Proprietor, General Machine Shop Work & Welding, Dorris Heights, Phone 1062R, Harrisburg, 111 Meat Dealers-Wholesale. Smith Packing Co., Home of Banner Brands Hams and Bacon, Phone 382, 1500 S. Granger St., Harrisburg, 111. Winnerman Jewelry Co., Harrisburg, 111., home of Bulova watches, Hamil- ton watches, Elgin watches, 1847 sil- verware, Community silverware. Loans. Hubert Hawkins, Harrisburg, 111. Loans up to $500. Courtesy of Rude Loan Company, El- dorado, Illinois. Sullivan Loan Co., Harrisburg, 111., 10 W. Locust, Telephone 798W. Loans up to $500. Milling. Compliments of Galatia Milling Co Galatia, 111. Mirrors. Venetian Mirror and Glass Co. — Man- ufacturers of Mirrors, Jobbers of Glass, Eldorado, Illinois. Monuments. Ozment Monument Works — Monuments of Character— 202 E. Poplar St., Har- risburg, 111. News Dealers. Compliments of Bank News Stand. Mrs. Stella McClure, Harrisburg, 111. CLASSIFIED SECTION News Dealers, Cont'd. Carrier Mills News Stand, West Oak St., Carrier Mills, Operated by Ken- neth Hart. Agency for metropolitan newspapers and magazines. Newspapers. Eldorado Daily Journal, Established 1911. Published Daily Except Sun- day by L. O. Trigg and Kenneth R. Trigg. Oils. Minerva Oil Co., Fluorspar Producers, Meyers Bldg., Eldorado, 111., Phone 190, Mine at Cave-in-Rock, J. H. Stein- mesh, General Manager, Gill Mont- gomery, Supt., S. J. Kelly, Purchasing Agent. Pankey Oil Company, F. F. Pankey, Phone 51R2, Carrier Mills, Petroleum Products, Bottled Gas, Bottled Gas Ranges. See us for complete instal- lation on the Ultra Modern Cooking Device. Optometrists. Dr. Quentin C. Wilson, Optometrist, Eldorado, Illinois. Paint and Wallpaper. Barter & Wilmoth, Wallpaper, Paint and Glass Co., "The best for less," 5 W. Church St., Harrisburg, 111. Clifford Stricklin Paint & Wallpaper Store, Smith-Alsop Paint, Imperial washable wallpaper, Venetian blinds window shades. Phone 151. 108 N Vine St., Harrisburg, 111. Photographers. We make photographs out of our stu- dio at any time or place, including weddings, commercial work or fu- nerals. C. Grindle, Metcalf Studio, Harrisburg, 111. Physicians & Surgeons, (M. D.), Cont'd. Compliments of John Elder Choisser, M. D., Eldorado, Illinois. Photographer to Southern Illinois for over a third of a century — J. R. Met- calf, MPH, new camera room, 18 South Mill St., Harrisburg, 111. Physicians & Surgeons, (M. D.). Dr. W. J. Blackard, Physician and Sur- geon, Harrisburg Hospital. G. C. Ferrell, M. D., Nu-Way Building, Eldorado, Illinois. Compliments of Dr. N. A. Herrmann, Clinic Bldg., Harrisburg, 111. Frank Johnson, M. D.— W. T. John- son. M. D., 1008 Second Street, Eldo- rado, Illinois. Compliments of Dr. G. R. Johnson, Clinic Bldg., Harrisburg, 111. Dr. G. E. Kachele, Physician and Sur- geon, Phone 5, Carrier Mills. Compliments of Dr. Thomas R. Skaggs, Skaggs Building, Harrisburg, 111. Galatia's 1836 Plat Oldest in County Galatia, the oldest town in Saline coun- ty, was established in 1836, and one of its residents, who came to Illinois in 1823 was David Upchurch, who became the Judge of the first County Court in Saline county. Mr. Upchurch and his wife operated an inn at Galatia. Survey of the town at the request of David Up- church and William I. Gatewood was by Benjamin Thomas of Gallatin county in 1892. J. Choisser, Dr. H. R. Pierce and Moses P. McGehee were its first merch- ants. Like Raleigh it was a tobacco growing area, and older citizens remember three large curing barns and the shipping of a million and a half pounds of tobacco, mostly to foreign markets. At least one barn used for tobacco curing may be seen at Galatia now. Mining began at Galatia early and the largest deep mine in the county, Peabody 47, is just a short distance from Galatia. A disastrous fire in 1946 destroyed a section of the business district of this city of which G. L. Moser is mayor. Ded- ication of a new Masonic Lodge Hall there took place last year. Other members of ihe town board are: Rex Adams, Howard Malone, Jim Odle, Lewis Hall and John Barton. Agriculture and the lumber industry occupy most of the citizens not connect- ed with the mining industry. Neva Skelton, M. D., Nu-Way Build- ing, Eldorado, Illinois, Office Phone 85, Residence Phone 320. K. A. Utter, Physician and Surgeon, Carrier Mills, Phone 86R3. 'lumbers. Bob Douthitt, Plumbing and Heating, Fixtures and Supplies, Water Systems and Water Softeners, Telephone 345, Eldorado. 111. LeTempt Plumbing Co., The Old Re- liable. When needing anything in plumbing or heating, come and see us; 127 S. Granger, Harrisburg, 111., Phone 402. Sutton's Plumbing, Plumbing and Heating, Pumps and Stokers, "What We Do, We Do Well," Eldorado, 111 Political. Greetings to Saline county on its Cen tennial. The Democratic Party has been an important factor in the life of Saline county for the past 100 years and will continue active in be- half of good government. SALINE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Harry Erton, Chair- man. Wasson Near Early Indian Burial Mound As a place of human habitation Was- son community has early historic sig- nificance. This village about half way between Harrisburg and Eldorado on the New York Central lines is adjacent to the Beaver Pond Indian burial mound. Soon after the separation of Saline county from Gallatin there were settlers there and their settlement was first known as Rathbone Station, presumably after the railroad was built, and later Dooley's Station. It became "Wasson" when C. M. Was- son of Harrisburg, in 1906 together with John T. and George Gaskins, Harrisburg and Col. C. H. Burnett, Eldorado, sank Wasson mine. "Company houses" were built to accommodate the workers and a store and church were erected. The mine at Wasson is the only one in Sa- line county which was sunk by Saline county people and still in operation. Loran A. Wasson, Harrisburg, son of the founder, is head of the Wasson Coal company. It is the home at present of the Rev. Robert Dawson, Social Brethren minis- ter, who is 100 years of age and will perform a wedding ceremony at the Sa- line County Centennial. Muddy Once Known As Robinson's Ford The present village of Muddy, then known as Robinson's Ford, was better known as a settlement than Harrisburg when Gallatin county was partitioned and the western section of it became Saline county. In fact the present site of the city of Harrisburg was referred to as "Crusoe's Island" until 1852. As much as "Muddy" fitted the name of the present village when No. 12 mine was sunk there in the early 1900's, Mud- dy has ranked as high in educational standards as any school district in Illi- nois for many years. Revenue from the taxes paid by the coal company when the mine was in operation, from the railroad and from the large power plant of the Central Illinois Public Service Co., erected about 1913, enabled the district to afford the best in teaching ability. A large foreign population supported a Catholic church there in the early days of the village, and settling on farms ad- jacent to the village were several Italian families whose vineyards supply grapes to this area during the annual harvest in September and October. The two largest and best patronized night clubs in the area, Foster's and the Venice club, are located at Muddy, and its post office, which is about four by six feet in size, is one of the world's smallest. Harco Named for Mine Developers Harco post office was established Nov. 21, 1917, shortly after the sinking of the mine there, operated in recent years by the Peabody Coal Co., and known as Peabody Mine No. 47. Thomas Hoffman was its first postmaster. Its name was derived from the first and the last two letters of the name of the company de- veloping the coal mine there, the Har- risburg Colliery Co., which was organ- ized by J. H. Kilmer, Chicago, Ed Qual- kenbush, D. K. Seten and O. D. Norman, Harrisburg. D. K. Seten was a grocer and O. D. Norman, his brother-in-law, was the husband of Mrs. Hattie Norman and the father of Mrs. Mary Lindsay, of Harrisburg. Its present population is near 300, but in the 1920's the population was about 1200, and the village, which was never incorporated supported two drug stores, three groceries, two general stores and a feed mill. The Webber interests of the Bank of Galatia, operated a bank there until the end of that decade. Slightly southwest of Harco is a Shaw- nee Indian burial mound. CLASSIFIED SECTION Political, Cont'd. Best wishes for Saline County Centen nial and compliments of W. 0. Ver hines, Vienna, 111., Representative. 51st Senatorial District. Compliments of W. B. Westbrook, State Representative, 51st District. Compliments of John David Upchurch Mayor of the City of Eldorado. Printers. Harrisburg Printers, 22 S. Vine, Har- risburg, 111., specializing in fine print- ing at economy prices, and rapid ser- vice. Office supplies, legal blanks. W. L. Armistead, manager. Radio Service. Compliments of Robson Radio and Electric Service, 206 E. Poplar St., Harrisburg, 111. Refrigeration. Restaurants, Cont'd. Everybody eats at Nick's— The Talk of the Town — Harrisburg, 111. Sales — Fred's — Service. Service and repairs on refrigerators. Fred Warme- link. Prop. Electrical Contracting, Air Conditioning — All types motor re- pairs. Phone 140, 17 S. Vine, Harris- burg, 111. Restaurants. Boyd's Cafe, Stonefort, Operated by Eva Boyd and Minnie Boyd. A friend- ly place to meet and eat. DeLux Sandwich Shop & Grill, Plate Lunches, Steaks, Sandwiches, Chick en, 17 West Elm. Gem Cafe, Carrier Mills, 111., Estab- lished in 1935 and operated by Mrs. Oscar Kingery. Open 6 a. m. till 12 midnight. Greer's Cafe— A good place to eat on U. S. 45 at Stonefort. Operated by J. H. Greer. Holloway's Cafe, Harrisburg, 111., Sa- line County's Oldest Restaurant — Serving good food since 1911. We have served over three million ham- burgers to date. Essie and Eddie Holloway. Compliments Johnson's Cafe, Eldora- do, Illinois. Murt's Cafe, Harrisburg, 111.. Home cooked food, steaks, fried chicken and home made pies. Open seven days a week, 422 S. Granger St. Pete's Cafe, Carrier Mills, Operated by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams, West Main Street's favorite restau- rant and fountain. Townhouse Cafe, U. S. 45, Eldorado, Illinois, Home-cooked food a special- ty. Granville McCallister, Prop. Turn in at Turner's Cafe— Turn in at Turner's Cafe— M. W. Turner., Har- risburg, 111. Shoe Repair Service. Ebb's Shoe Service, The home of in- visible half soles, 10 S. Vine St., Har- risburg, 111. Compliments of J. W. Schwartz, Shoe Repairing, Harrisburg, 111. Vineyard Shoe Service, 27 years ser- vice, our motto is "Service and Qual- ity." 19 S. Main, 10 West Poplar, Har- risburg, 111. Shoe Stores. Compliments of Arensman's, Harris- burg, 111. POLK'S FINE SHOES Nationally known brands of shoes for men, women, children. Hosiery and specialties. North Side Square, Harrisburg. Phone 62-W. Bruce Polk, Manager Taxicabs. City Cab Co., Third and Locust Sts., Eldorado, 111., Call 111 or 444— 24- hour service. Owners, Ed and Lala Gooch, "Hot Shot" Perkins. Telephone Companies. Eldorado Exchange of Illinois Com- mercial Telephone Co., Eldorado, 111., Burnett Building, Norman Benson, Manager, Mabel Underwood, Chief Operator. CLASSIFIED SECTION Tinners. Saline County Tin Shop, 1715 Locust St., Eldorado, Illinois. Furnaces, Sto- kers and Oil Burners. C. R. Harbison, Owner. Stain Tin Shop, 17 West Church St., Harrisburg, 111. — "Better living with better heating." Trucking. Orval J. Dean, 713 North Main St. Harrisburg, 111. Upholsterers. Steinmarch Upholstering, Cummins Building. Complete line of Uphol- stering and Furniture Repairing. Phone 821W, Harrisburg, 111. Variety Stores. "Time marches on." We are proud of our county's past and we are vi- tally interested in its future. J. H. Jones Variety Store, Carrier Mills, 111. Water Companies. Compliments of Eldorado Water Com pany. Women's Apparel. If It's New, Dotty Has It! Exclusive yet inexpensive apparel for Junior Miss and Matron in Harrisburg and Marion, 111. Fashion Shop, Fourtn St., Eldorado Illinois. Ladies' Wear, Quality Mer chandise, D. L. Barthel. Mae's Dress Shop, Eldorado, 111., Phone 165. Eldorado is Favored By Good Location Eldorado, whose mayor, John David i Upchurch is a great great grandson of the first County Judge of Saline county, David Upchurch of Galatia, is one of Sa- line county's most favored cities as to location and natural resources. There are three steam railroads, and five state highways radiating in five directions from Eldorado, the influence of which has caused a gradual transfer of many businesses to the prominent in- tersection of U. S. Highway 45, and State Route 142, giving the town a most pleas- ing appearance to auto traffic. The location of the town is high and dry. A large trading area is supplied by its stores and business houses. A bus service from Eldorado to Carrier Mills, has had its headquarters at Eldo- rado, since discontinuance of the old interurban line which operated from 1913 to 1931. Promotion of a public library by the Eldorado Woman's club, and the func- tioning of service clubs, fraternal and social organizations, stimulate many beneficial projects and services. Myrons — where the finest names In quality fashions are found. Saline County Has Grown! For the first 100 years, Sa- line County has grown from nothing to a prosperous indus- trial and agricultural area of more than 40,000 people. The growth has been steady, consistent and sound. We look forward to another favorable period. Those of us now living will not live to see all of it, but we can participate as long as our allotted span and can build soundly for the future generations. We are pleased to have had a part in Saline County's devel- opment and growth. Wasson Coal Company Commissioners of the town are Gil- bert Barton, Carl D. Johnson, Lee Skaggs, and Carroll Baldwin. Its founders were Samuel Elder and William Reed. Incorporation was in 1870, 12 years after the town was plat- ted on May 24, 1858. Nathaniel Burnett was the first postmaster, named on Dec. 8, 1858. The name of Burnett has been as prominent as that of the Elders, Up- churches and the Reeds in Eldorado's interesting history. Three newspapers record current events, the Eldorado Daily Journal, op- erated by L. O. and Kenneth Trigg, The Eldorado News, a weekly, published by Wm. Drobeck, and the semi-weekly El- dorado Examiner, published by P. J. Valter of Shawneetown. This town of 5,000 inhabitants, has numerous Protestant churches, a Cath- olic church and the only parochial school in the county. The public school sys- tem is an excellent one and there are three theatres providing public enter- tainment. HUMM MOTOR CO. 427 South Granger Harrisburg COMPLIMENTS OF District No. 12 United Mine Workers of America WALTER J. JAMES Secretary-Treasurer HUGH WHITE President JOHN R. RIPPON Vice President The Union that champions THE WELFARE AND RETIREMENT FUND to provide finan- cial security for coal miners and their depen- dents. Present death benefits, $1,000.00, and monthly benefit payments to aged and dis- abled miners. LOCAL UNION NO. 35, UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, RESPECTFULLY DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO THE MEMORY OF BROTHER MEMBERS OF LOCAL NO. 35 WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE WORKING AT HARCO MINE OPERATED BY THE PEABODY COAL CO., AND KNOWN AS MINE NO. 47 SINCE 1927 1918 Walter Malone. Sept. 10 1919 Alex Klenkovich, Sept. 16 Antoni Walters, Oct. 22 Andrew Gall, Dec. 17 1920 Bailev Allen, Aug. 16 Walter Ryan, Oct. 15 George W. Jarrell, Aug. 18 Charles Kevish, Dec. 12 James Luther, June 5 1921 Bluford Partain. Jan. 1 William L. Naugle, Feb. 8 C. 0. Henderson, Feb. 14 William Poole, April 28 Joseph Massey, June 9 EXPLOSION. Aug. 31 Herbert Reeder Dave Stewart Herschel Vaughn John Luther Hiram Brown Lyman Bulkier George Hunter John Mosco Pete Mosco George Warwick Ernie Goodrich Tom Wriston, Sept. 2 1922 William Schunemann, Jan. 4 1923 Ross Parks, Sept. 1 John Law, Sept. 11 1924 Martin Ford, Feb. 29 Robert Bradstock, Sept. 5 1925 Bert O'Brien, Nov. 5 1926 William Griffin, Feb. 1 Harry Vinvard, Feb. 23 Hal Bramlet, Feb. 27 Claud Killman, Aug. 28 Joe Bardos, Nov. 1 1927 Thomas Lippiatt, Sept. 9 Jacob Karnes, March 12 1928 Trumbull Davis, Sept. 18 William Reese, Sept. 24 Mike Kovach, Sept. 24 1929 None 1930 Henry Adams, March 19 Lewis Stricklin, Sept. 30 Henrv Harper, Nov. 20 1931 Bert Jones, Jan. 9 Herman Abney, March 20 Richard Watson, May 2 Bird Sinks, Aug. 3 William Wafknwith, Aug. 4 Charles Powell, Sept. 25 Elva Patrick, Sept. 13 1932 Robert Gulley, Feb. 25 Joe Monte. Dec. 3 1933 None 1934 Harvey Bourland, Feb. 22 Ernest Poole, Aug. 20 1935 Elmer Smothers, Jan. 28 Mike Lisinko. March 11 Robert Pattinson, Jr., Mav 6 William Busier, Oct. 21 Walter Hutchinson, Oct. 24 1936 Charles Takacs, Oct. 1 1937 Mark McCormick, Aug. 1 Guy Dorr, Sept. 5 1938 John Smith, Jan. 22 Carl Smith, Jan. 22 Jessie Bastain, Jan. 27 Vern Walker, May 4 Henry Wester, Oct. 3 John Gibbs, Oct. 6 1939 William J. Williams, Oct. 12 1940 Leonard Evans, Jan. 2 Frank J. Augustina, March 16 Lee Jones, July 11 Buell Gasaway, Aug. 16 Charlie Dalton, Oct. 1 Irvin McDaniels, Nov. 27 John Clarida, Dec. 6 1941 Bishop Hatcher, Jan. 13 EXPLOSION, Dec. 28 McCoy Cobb Harold Smith Orval Dougherty Roy Donaldson Charles Pemberton John Fletcher Bill Strange Harold Holden 1942 Noble McKinnev, April 20 0. J. Pyle, July 21 Iber Malone, Dec. 1 1943 Cecil Hamilton, May 17 Earnest Boatman, July 10 Earl Belt, Aug. 7 Leverette Ramsey, Aug. 30 John Crowther, Oct. 19 1944 William Mee, May 29 Herman Mullinix, June 13 Lee Rogers, June 21 Griff Grain, Sept. 8 Irl Smith, Oct. 18 1945 William G. Bond, April 24 Dennis Fleet Stricklin, Nov. 28 1946 Dee Furlong, March 28 Dave Hubbs, March 28 Earl Gregory, June 19 Oscar Mitchell, July 1 Charles Ford Tapp, July 22 1947 Arnold (Daddy) Gordon, Feb. 3 Lewis Gheradine, July 16 Arthur G. Moore, Sept. 17 CHARLES DEVINE THOMAS WILLIAMS ROY DEVINE REUBEN TUCKER FORREST WILSON President Vice-President Recording Secretary Financial Secretary Treasurer Trustees: WAYNE WOOLARD. RAY SHERFIELD. GEORGE PRYOR Sergeant at Arms: HAZEL NEAL '** rineit in HOMOGENIZED MILK From One of America 's FINEST DAIRIES ■ UNIVERSITY OF 1LUN0IS-URBANA Soil 2 025400471