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 EDITOR & PROPRIETOR 
 
 NOVEMBER 3, 1910 
 
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 ATTENTION 
 
 Read This 
 
 Time tells all things, and 
 we want to tell you 
 where to go when in need 
 of Hardware, Stoves, 
 Paints, Wire, Tileing, 
 Saw Mill and Merchant 
 Supplies, Wagon and 
 Buggy Material, Oils of 
 all Kinds, Roofing and 
 Guttering, and more too. 
 Give us a call. 
 
 POWELL BROS 
 
 Both Phones 
 
 BOYD 
 BROS. 
 
 for first class 
 
 Plumbing, Roofing 
 Guttering and all kinds 
 of Sheet Metal Work 
 
 Hot Air Furnaces and 
 Heating a Specialty 
 
 Phone 16 
 
 A WHISPER 
 IN THE EAR 
 
 May he enough to arouse 
 j interest in this superb 
 
 showing of 
 
 Drugs 
 
 Toilet Articles 
 
 Etc. 
 
 All we desire ts to bring 
 those who admire beautiful, 
 want high class goods to 
 the store. The excellence 
 of the goods themselves will 
 then impress itself and no 
 praise or persuasion from 
 us will be necessary. 
 
 F. W. Robinson 
 
 High Class Druggist 
 
 find 
 you a deal for 
 anything that 
 you have and 
 exchange it for 
 anything you 
 want. I also 
 have the 
 farms in Ham- 
 ilton County, Illinois, that are for sale, and this land is all in the 
 coalfield, which will sell soon [ per acre, which 
 
 nearly pay for the land. I have land ranging from 20 to 
 2700 acres in a tract. My commission on exchanges is on! 
 5 per cent. If you have anything, submit it to me if you want 
 a quick deal. 
 
 C. W. TURRENTINE 
 
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 Hamilton County is situated in the 
 southeastern section of the state with 
 some of the best land in its border to be 
 found anywhere. The climate permits 
 extreme old age to lengthen itself out in 
 happiness. Health is a matter of care. 
 The population by the last census is close 
 to 26,000, and while the communit ; es 
 are largely rural, the people make one 
 think that they are as up-to date, aggres- 
 sive, and flourishing as in the more densly 
 populated districts. The county is fast 
 upbuilding its farm lands, its county 
 dwellings of all kinds, and improving 
 its live stock, until it presents views of 
 rare beauty. The land ranges from $30. 
 to $75. per acre according to improve- 
 ments and location, while some of the 
 bottom land, which is now being drained, 
 can be purchased cheaper, and this land 
 is destined to become the main stay of 
 the county. Whoever buys it will have a 
 gold mine on the surface, for corn and 
 the cereals grow like mushrooms, when 
 
 once drained. The drainage district 
 now covers more than 30,000 acres. 
 This is known as the Haw Creek Bottoms. 
 While another large strip in the western 
 part of the county is also being opened 
 up by a drainage commission from this 
 and adjoining counties, which will, when 
 completed add, immensely to the wealth 
 of these districts. It is common talk 
 that men who own the bottoms are 
 healed. 
 
 The county produces richly all the 
 cenals. Corn is a leader, wheat is sown 
 in abundance with large yields, oats are 
 in every section and grow an immense 
 percentage. Hay has a name all its own, 
 if it comes from Hamilton county, none 
 better, as the dealers say. The fruit is 
 the best in this end of the state. When 
 other counties fail in the apple crop, 
 Hamilton comes out in full. This season 
 especially the county has the best crop 
 in years. More than $50 000 per annum is 
 realized off of this crop alone. Rye, 
 
 sorghum, clover seed, sunflower seed, 
 even tobacco, sweet and Irish potatoes, 
 stock peas, horses, sheep, cattle, hogs 
 poultry in loads and by the thousands of 
 dollars worth, every edible worth while 
 in field and garden — all are in the market 
 from this good county of Hamilton. 
 
 There are a number of splendid towns 
 in Hamilton county. Some of them like 
 Macedonia are written up elsewhere. 
 Special mention must be made of Dahlgren 
 on the main line of the L & N, with its 
 three banks, nice church and school 
 buildings and a magnificent farming 
 community surrounding it; Broughton 
 and Dale on the branch line are also 
 thriving communities, and Delafield and 
 Thackery have many nice homes and do 
 large business with the surrounding sec- 
 tions. Other inland points might be named. 
 The entire county is dotted over with 
 reputable homes, splendid out buildings, 
 as barns and stock and feed stables, etc. 
 The people are pushing right to the front. 
 
 The good town oi McLeansboro has a 
 population of some three thousand 
 inhabitants: it is located on the main 
 line of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad 
 at the intersection of the Shawneetown 
 branch, and is the county seat of Hamilton 
 County, one of the best hay and grain, 
 fruit and produce and cattle sections 
 of the great State of Illinois. McLeansboro 
 has in it a choice number of civilians, 
 who are always working for the interests 
 of the town. It is to these that we owe 
 the up-to-date Commercial Club, the 
 present electric light plant and power 
 house, with its pumping station for the 
 water tower, and the proposed new and 
 extended reservoir, which the town au- 
 thorities are about to launch, and the four 
 miles of paved streets with sidewalks 
 and boulevards to match, making the 
 prettiest town in the state, none excepted, 
 and the beautiful new churches — the 
 pride of the town. Besides these the homes 
 arc modern. 
 
 McLeansboro has a reputation for a 
 clean town. It is one of the best resident 
 towns in this country. It has no saloons, 
 is practically out of debt, and has always 
 exemplic'ied the commendable quality of 
 progress and development. It is easy 
 riding to St. Louis, Evansville, and 
 Shawneetown on the Ohio River. Its 
 public square is the nicest, the largest 
 and the most suitable for a quiet, un- 
 ostentatious, unassuming, practicable 
 Court House anywhere. It is only a ques- 
 tion of time when the new building will 
 
 \N be erected. On the frontis page will be seen 
 „' the proposed new house, which is to take 
 ., the place in the near future that it should 
 ' J occupy in the center of the square. If 
 
 q^_ it does, the new building will adorn the 
 town as nothing else will. 
 
 ELECTRIC LIGHT 
 
 McLeansboro boasts a municipal electric 
 light plant owned and controlled by the 
 city. Fifty arc lights and about 1,000 
 incandescent lamps are supplied to the 
 city by its own plant, and the cost comes 
 out of the pockets of the patrons, while 
 the city gets its arc lights practically free. 
 
 WATER WORKS 
 
 The city owns its own water works as 
 well. Just now the city council is thinking 
 seriously about making a large reservoir 
 to include the grounds, known as the 
 Old Pair Grounds, a mile west of town, 
 in which the present wells are located, 
 and have water enough to supply the 
 L. & N. R. R., throughout the season. 
 As it is, the water supply is not sufficient 
 for that purpose. The town owns about 
 five miles of water mains, an all steel 
 water tank and supports 120 feet high 
 and holding 60.000 gallons, with fire plugs 
 and all the other accessories necessary 
 to a complete system. 
 
 FIRE DEPARTMENT 
 
 Organized July 6, 1894, manned by 
 a company of volunteers. The outfit 
 consists of one hose wagon and one hook 
 and ladder outfit. They have 800 feet of 
 hose and there are six fire alarm stations 
 in the city. The fire laddies are brave 
 fighters, and manage to subdue the blazes 
 before much damage is done. 
 
 TELEPHONE 
 
 Two main systems have rights in the 
 city, what is known as the Old Hogan 
 System, now owned and controlled by 
 the Murphysboro Telephone Company 
 with ( ). W. Fullerton as superintendent, 
 
 and the Independent Telephone Company. 
 The fire system is written up in this issue 
 and is first class in every particular. 
 The Independent is a system owned by 
 the stockholders who bought shares by 
 taking a phone. It is well conducted. 
 
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
 
 The McLeansboro schools had their 
 beginning in a log school house 12 x 14 
 feel in size, w-ith earth floor and the wig- 
 wam plan of heating. This rather promitive 
 structure was replaced by a somewhat 
 better one, having the more modern 
 conveniences such as puncheon floor, 
 clapboard door, greased paper windows 
 and benches for seats made of split 
 saplings with legs driven into the rounded 
 sides. Even the third building was of 
 logs and it was not until several years 
 later that Mr. C. H. Heard built a frame 
 building at his own expense on Pearl 
 street. After the passage of the free school 
 law the property was purchased by the 
 town for $800. Among the early teachers 
 were Marshall Young. William Wallis, 
 Rev. Jacob Cole, Leonidas Walker, 
 Charles A. Heard and others. 
 
 In 1877 the contract for the present 
 brick building in the southeastern part 
 of the city was let for $9,000. This has 
 since had very material additions. A. J. 
 Walker was the first principal here and 
 since then Milton Daily, Lafayette 
 Howard, H. W. Ingram, J. P. Steele, 
 J. L. Frohock, J. H. Lane, J. M. Bigger- 
 staff and J. P. Gilbert have each had 
 charge of the schools at various times. 
 
 At present the first eight years of work 
 i graded and planned after the "course 
 of study for Illinois." Then there is an 
 additional four years of high sehcol 
 work, these being two courses, English
 
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 and Latin offered. The best methods, 
 text books and helps are used in the 
 grades, while the high school has received 
 partial credit to the University of Illinois 
 and may receive full credit with honor 
 in one year. The main building is heated 
 by steam. The library and physical and 
 biological equipment has a good beginning. 
 The following are the teachers for this 
 year. W. C. Fairweather, superintendent; 
 H. M. Hinkle, principal of High School; 
 Miss Mae E. Crawford, assistant; Robert 
 Wilson, eighth grade; J. W. McDowell, 
 seventh grade; M. W. Hayes, sixth grade; 
 Alleen Wilson, fifth grade; Miss Inez 
 Cross, third and fourth grades; Miss 
 Maggie Campbell, first and second grades. 
 These teach on the east side, main build- 
 ing. The west side teachers are Walter 
 M. Hayes, third and fourth grades: 
 Miss Martha Robinson, second grade; 
 Mrs. Jennie Foote, first grade. 
 
 McLEANSBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
 
 as early as 1822, when Rev. David McLin, 
 a missionary from Anderson Presbytery, 
 Ky., organized a church with six members 
 and was their pastor for several years. 
 The later history of this organization is 
 uncertain until 1850, when Revs. Millege 
 Miller and R. M. Davis reorganized it 
 and changed the place of worship to Union 
 Hall, just west of the town. 
 
 March 6, 1870, the Rev. Davis and 
 Rev. Miller under the direction of Ewing 
 
 1$ur Churches 
 
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 
 Organized in 1872, first building erected 
 in 1876, second one in 1908 at a cost of 
 fully $16,000. Present pastor is Rev. 
 Clarence Hodge, who has been with the 
 church now for five years. The member- 
 ship roll contains a list of 500 names 
 Sunday school scholars enrolled over 
 450. Average in attendance for year, 323; 
 best in this end of the state. All depart- 
 ments of the church are thoroughly 
 organized and up-to-date. Deacons: 
 W. J. Boyd. A. W. Severs, T. W. Bigger- 
 staff, C. L. Young and J. C. Carner. 
 Trustees: J. C. All. T. B. Wright, C. R. 
 McNabb, J. C. Carner and Marshall 
 Spivey. 
 
 To iudge from the numbers of churches 
 here the people of McLeansboro must 
 be classed as strict advocates of religious 
 training. The Presbyterians, Baptists, 
 Methodists, Christians, Catholics, Epis- 
 copalians and Cumberland Presbyterians 
 have all substantial houses of worship, 
 a description of which will interest those 
 of like faith and order and will be found 
 under its appropriate heading. 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 
 The hi Mi Le tnsboro Cum- 
 
 berland I ii began 
 
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 
 
 Presbytery again reorganized the church 
 and changed the place of worship to the 
 town. A building committee consisting 
 of A. B. Weldin, A. M. Wilson. A. T. 
 Sullenger and J. T. Anderson was ap- 
 pointed and in 1875 erected the present 
 house of worship at a cost of SI 500.00. 
 This congregation also owns a chi 
 Union Hall, the former place of worship, 
 which was built for the accommodation 
 of the members west of the city. The 
 membership numbers about 135 and has 
 sent out two minsters. Rev. J. L. Hughey 
 is the present efficient pastor. 
 
 REV. CLARENCE HODGE
 
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 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 
 
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 
 
 The first church organized in McLeans- 
 boro was the Methodist in 1835, and the 
 first pastor is said to have been Isaac G. 
 Barr, although we cannot find any 
 ■ if his pastorate earlier than 1839. 
 yet no doubt McLeansboro was a part 
 of some circuit much earlier than this 
 date. 
 
 In 1856, under the pastorate of John 
 Thatcher, the first building was erected 
 at a cost of $1,200; a frame 40x60 feet. 
 In the spring of 1859 it was destroyed by 
 fire, and they worshipped in the court 
 house until 1870, when a two-story 
 brick building was erected at a cost of 
 ■ $8,000, 46 x 80 feet. This was under the 
 pastorate of W. A. Browder. 
 
 On November 14. 1907. Dr. J. \V. 
 Cummins laid the corner stone of the 
 present building, and June 7, 1908. Dr. 
 T. C. Iliff dedicated, by the as 
 of the pastor, Cameron Harmon, and the 
 D. S., J. S. Cummins. The total cost of 
 the present building, including the pipe 
 organ and frescoing, was more than 
 $20,000, and on May 28, 1910, the last 
 of the indebtedness was paid and the note 
 burned. The present membership is 275, 
 not including some non-resident members. 
 Dr. J. S. Barter i^ Sunday school superin- 
 tendent, and Mrs. I. H. Webb is president 
 of the league. 
 
 M. E. CHURCH
 
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 CATHOLIC CHURCH 
 
 St. Clements Catholic Church was 
 organized in 1SN2. when the present 
 edifice, situated at the east end of Market 
 street, was built at a cost of about $2,500. 
 At the present time there are twenty-nine 
 families represented on its membership 
 roll, comprising some of our leading 
 citizens. The parish is in charge of Rev. 
 Henry T. Keuth, who is also the rector 
 
 CATHOLIC CHURCH 
 
 of St. John's church at Dahlgren. Services 
 are held in Dahlgren and McLeansboro 
 each alternate Sunday. We hope the 
 congregation will continue to prosper under 
 the guidance of Father Keuth, and that 
 he will live long and hold the affection, 
 love and esteem of a united people, as 
 he does today. 
 
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH 
 
 The Christian Church in this city was 
 organized February 9, 1876, by James 
 T. Baker, with a small membership. 
 In 1880 their present house of worship, 
 having a seating capacity of 200, was 
 built at a cost of about $1,500. At the 
 present time they are without a pastor 
 but meet regularlv every Sunday for 
 
 CHRISTIAN CHURCH 
 
 communion services and hold their 
 midweekly prayer meeting. Sunday 
 school is regularly kept up, at which they 
 have an avi rag < if 75. The 
 
 present officers of the church are, elders 
 A. J. Guill and B. T. M. Pemberton; 
 deacons. S. M. Blades, I'. L. Jacobs, A. \V. 
 Barnum. X. A. Utl.v; trustees, G. A. 
 Lee, L. J. Hale and Peter Hyatt; clerk, 
 X. A Utley; treasurer, S. M. Blades. 
 
 business Men cf Me^eansbcrc 
 
 O. J. DAVIS this line of business in 1898 and continued 
 n t r\ ■ ■ t t tx. r\ • until 1901, at which time he sold his 
 O. J. Davis, propneter of the Davis interest to his business partner, Dr. M. H. 
 Jewelry Store, ,s located first door east F] d d * ; c . 
 of the postorhce on the southside of the n , ■ , ',,„,.,,. „„. „„j ,.„ m t 
 public square. Mr. Davis was born and Chicago In H.02 he returned to McLeans- 
 raised on a farm near McLeansboro, has boroand began business alone, adding the 
 ,,.,■,-■,, ., , optical department. In his stock ot goods 
 spent hi, life in this community and has ^ makes ' as peciauty of diamonds. Elgin. 
 
 . Waltham, Hamilton and Howard watches: 
 I Community silver and American cut glass. 
 He also carries a supply °f phonographs, 
 records, etc. He carries one of the largest 
 and most up-to-date stock of goods, 
 covering everything that is usually found 
 in a jewelry store, that can be found 
 outside of the cities. He is ably assisted 
 by O. M. Rice, and they are ready to 
 give quick and satisfactory service. Mr. 
 Davis is a trustee and treasurer of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church and one of 
 it'smost faithful and consistant members. 
 He is also a leading member of the local 
 lodge of the Free Masons, and has for 
 some time occupied the highest position 
 at their command. In 1904 he was married 
 to one of the best known and most highly 
 esteemed ladies of this community, 
 Miss Lida Cotterall, and they now live 
 in their beautiful new home on Xorth 
 Washington street. 
 
 D. B. GILLHAM 
 
 D. B. Gillham was born at Manda, 
 Madison County, 111., October 2, 1869 
 and was raised on the farm. He was 
 educated in the public schools and then 
 finished the business course in the Bryant 
 & Stratton school of St. Louis in 1894. 
 For ten years he was engaged in the 
 laundry business in St. Louis. In 1903 
 he was married to Ina Hall, daughter of 
 William Hall of McLeansboro, one of the 
 best known insurance agents of Southern 
 Illinois. The health of his wife failing, 
 he left St. Louis and came to McLeansboro 
 
 O. J. DAVIS 
 
 had business transactions with so many 
 people of this County, that he is well and 
 favorably known by a great host of our 
 people. Since early life he has hail a 
 natural desire for the watch-making and 
 jewelry business; by diligence and applica- 
 tion he has become one of the most skilled 
 in this line of work of anyone in this part 
 of the country, and is at present watch 
 inspector for the L. & X. R. R. He began 
 
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 S. Benson, then became Benson & Son, 
 Dr. J. G. being the junior member: later 
 it became the Benson & Smith, and then 
 the L. L. Smith Drug Sti ire until purchased 
 by the present proprietor. Thus it has a 
 reputation of long standing which we are 
 sure will be maintained under the present 
 management. Mr. Kelly's leading line, 
 of course, is drugs, but in addition he 
 carries a fine line of drug sundries, oils, 
 paints, tine line of cigars and tobacco. 
 and is the exclusive agent for the Eastman 
 Kodaks and supplies, and Spalding's 
 baseball supplies. Dr. Kelly is a married 
 man, and with his wife, formerly Miss 
 Essie Sloan, lives on South Washington 
 street. They are both faithful members 
 of the Methodist Episcopal church, and 
 are among our most excellent people. 
 
 OPERA HOUSE BLOCK- C. B STELLE, O 
 
 in 1907, and purchased the long established 
 newsstand on the west side of the public 
 square, just south of The Peoples' National 
 Bank. Here he has the only news stand 
 in the county, and carries a splendid and 
 up-to-date stock of news, period icals 
 music, fine confectionaries, sporting goods, 
 cigars and tobacco. He also has a well 
 established and efficient laundry branch 
 in which he handles a large amount of 
 business. Mr. Gillham is a leading member 
 of McLeansboro Lodge No. Ill Knights 
 of Pythias and has recently been through 
 the chairs. With his family he lives in 
 his comfortable home on Eastern Border 
 street, and can daily be found faithfully 
 attending to his duties at his place of I 
 business. 
 
 C. B. STELLE 
 
 C. B. Stelle, proprietor of our popular 
 "New Famous" clothing store, is a son of 
 the well known Judge T. B. Stelle. He 
 was educated in our public schools, was one 
 year in McKendree College and finished 
 the t course in Dixon 1 Business College. 
 From boyhood he was a clerk in his father's 
 general store, when out of school, and not 
 only gained a thorough knowledge of the 
 business, but cultivated a liking for it 
 that led him to begin the clothing business 
 for himself in 1898. He is located in the 
 Stelle block, on the north side of the 
 public square, first door east of the 
 First National Bank. He carries a com- 
 plete and excellent line of clothing and 
 furnishings for men and boys. In the 
 high priced goods he carries the "Miller 
 Made" and in the medium the "Milton 
 Ochs." In shoes he makes a specialty 
 of the "All-American." Mr. Stelle is 
 also a farmer, and owns and conducts 
 some splendid farms near our city. At 
 present he is a progressive meml ler i if 
 our city council and at all times' takes an 
 interest in that,which pertains to"jthe wel- 
 fare of the general public. In 1898 he was 
 married to Daisy D. Lasater, and with 
 their one son they now live in their new 
 and elegant home on South Washington 
 street . 
 
 DR. J. O. KELLY 
 
 Dr. J. O. Kelly is a product of Hamilton 
 County, born and raised near Macedonia. 
 and is a son of O. P. Kelly, a well-known 
 blacksmith in that community in the 
 past years. After finishing the studies 
 in the public schools, he finished a business 
 course in the Bryant & Stratton schools 
 of Louisville, Ky., graduating in 1897, 
 and was then employed in a hospital for 
 two years. Duringthe years 1900 and 1901, 
 he finished the course in the pharmacy of 
 the Indiana Lmiversity at Valparaso, and 
 was immediately employed in a drug 
 store in St. Louis until 1902, when he 
 entered the employment of Dr. L. L. 
 Smith as druggist, and in May of the 
 present year he bought the stock and is 
 now sole proprietor of one of the most 
 up-to-date and progressive drug estab- 
 lishments in this part of the country. 
 This store was first established bv Dr. V. 
 
 CLYDE SHEPHARD 
 
 Clyde Shephard was born in Evansville, 
 Ind., but since boyhood has made his 
 home in McLeansboro and gained his 
 education in our city schools. When 
 but a lad he began work as delivery 
 boy for the Chapman Bros. Grocery Co., 
 and later spent six years of his life as 
 grocery clerk, thus gaining a thorough 
 knowledge of that line, and acquired the 
 hustling habit which is necessary for 
 success in this age of keen competition. 
 His honesty, good habits and natural 
 business instinct won for him so large 
 a host of friends that when he began 
 business for himself in April 1909, he at 
 once enjoyed a splendid and growing 
 trade. 
 
 His place of business is on the south 
 side of the public square and he carries 
 a fresh and extensive line of staple and 
 fancy articles, including everything usually 
 found in a grocery. Among the brands 
 he handles is a full line of Beech Nut, 
 Sugar Loaf and the famous Heinz brand. 
 He handles the excellent flour of the 
 Campbell Milling Company. 
 
 Mr. Shepard is accommodating and 
 courteous to the public, and is at all 
 times ready to meet your every need along 
 his line. Don't fail to see his line of granite 
 
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 CLOUD STATE BANK 
 
 and queensware when needing such articles 
 and enjoy trading with one" of our most 
 promising young business men. 
 
 CLOUD STATE BANK 
 
 This institution, located in the old 
 Hamilton County Banking building, is 
 the strongest banking institution in the 
 county, being capitalized for $50,000.00, 
 
 JACKSON LOCKETT 
 
 President Cloud State Bank 
 
 whirl,, together with a stockholders' 
 liability of $50,000.00 gives to its depos- 
 ltors a guarantee of $100,000.00. This 
 bank was organized October 5, 1909, 
 under the State Banking laws, and began 
 business by taking over the deposits, 
 cash, exchange and approved bills rei i h 
 able of the old and favorably known 
 Hamilton County Bank. Every statement 
 made has shown a strong and healthy 
 growth, and this bank bids fair to outrank 
 in deposits any other institution in the 
 County by the end of its first year. 
 
 The remarkable showing of this bank in 
 so short a time is due largely to the per- 
 sonnel of its officers and stockholders, 
 it being the policy of this institution to 
 distribute the stock among the country 
 people, as well as the townspeople, 
 giving to no one individual a controlling 
 interest. 
 
 The Cloud State Bank offers everything 
 possible to its customers to protect their 
 interests, by bonding its officers, burglary 
 insurance, and the maintainance of an 
 electrical burglary alarm; the only one 
 of its kind in the County. The bank's 
 customers have the free use of an abso- 
 lutely fire and burglary proof vault for 
 their safety deposit boxes and valuables. 
 This bank does every kind of banking 
 business, and makes loans secured by 
 approved personal security or real estate, 
 a large proportion of its loans being 
 secured by first mortgage on real estate, 
 the best security on earth. 
 
 The Cloud State Bank has its permanent 
 home in the Hamilton County Bank 
 Building, which it now owns and has 
 recently remodeled and equipped with 
 every modern convenience, making ii 
 now one of the mosl elegant of its kind 
 in Southern Illinois. 
 
 Its directorate is composed oi some of 
 Hamilton County's best farmers and 
 McLeansboro's best business men, giving 
 i"mers the assurance of a well 
 managed business— and to the institution 
 the advantage of the combined influence 
 of men of strong business ability. , You 
 will not find a better place to do your 
 banking business. j 
 
 The officers of the bank are as follows: 
 president, Mr. J. S. Lockett, who was with 
 the old Hamilton County Bank for twenty 
 years and whose ripe experience, business 
 principles, and conservative judgment are 
 as safe as any depositor or customer could 
 wish. Mr. Lockett has made himself. 
 He is a splendid business man. and wishes 
 to be used for the good of the county. 
 The vice-president is Mr. G. M. Schoe- 
 mann of the well-known firm of the Schoe- 
 mann Brothers. The cashier, a cut of 
 whom is shown, has been in the bank for 
 a number of years and is equipped to 
 hold trade, get new business and be a 
 
 E. C. KELLEY 
 
 Cash.er Cloud Slate Bank 
 
 perfectly efficient officer. The directors 
 are Messrs. L. R. Smith, J. S. Lockett, 
 G. M. Schoemann, 1. M. Eckley, G. W. 
 Boyer, J. E. Daily, S. M. Blades, J. W. 
 Wright and J. C. Carner. These men 
 need no introduction to the communitv. 
 
 FRANK J. CHAPMAN 
 
 Frank J. Chapman was born in Flora, 
 111., but since childhood has been a resident 
 of this city. After attending our public 
 schools he pursued a higher education 
 at Normal, 111., after which he was em- 
 ployed in the Times Printing Office for 
 some three years and was a painter for 
 a year or two. For several years he was 
 a mercantile clerk and after gaining a 
 thorough knowledge of this line of work, 
 he began business for himself, and for 
 twenty years had one of the leading and 
 most extensive grocery firms in Hamilton 
 County. In 1906 he bought the hardware 
 firm of Hyatt & Wilson, and since that 
 time has conducted a thriving business 
 in the Wilson building on the north side 
 of the public square, where, with a full
 
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 POSTMASTER F. J. CHAPMAN 
 
 line of ware he still meets the demands of 
 the public. 
 
 In politics he is a staunch republican 
 and has been elected to minor offices 
 by his party, and in August, 1908, became 
 postmaster of McLeansboro and con- 
 ducts to the satisfaction of all Uncle 
 Sam's large and increasing business at 
 this place. He has control of ten rural 
 and two star routes, which cover a very 
 large portion of this county. His congenial 
 manner and accommodating spirit insure 
 to him an increasing popularity. Mr 
 Chapman is also a farmer and fruit 
 raiser, having a splendid farm and orchard 
 east of the city. He organized the fire 
 department of McLeansboro and was 
 chief for ten years, making it one of the 
 best departments of Southern Illinois. 
 
 He and his wife are members of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1908 he 
 was married to Anna B. Siddall, and with 
 their three sons they live in their com- 
 fortable cottage on North Pearl street. 
 
 J. C. CARNER 
 
 J. C. Carner, the proprietor of the 
 mi; Me, granite and stone works at 
 McLeansboro, came to 
 this town and opened 
 his shop here in the 
 year 1881, and since 
 that time has contin- 
 ued toi iperate his mon- 
 umental and building 
 stone works. He points 
 with pride to the large 
 number of fine monu- 
 ments he has set in the 
 cemeteries in Hamil- 
 ton and adjoining coun - 
 ties. His thirty-three 
 years of experience in 
 . this one line together 
 'with his determina- 
 te hi to use the best 
 material at a very reasonable price, 
 and to please his every customer, has 
 certainly built a large trade for him, and 
 he enjoys the distinction of having a 
 host of satisfied customers, who do not 
 hesitate 1 .'to recommend his work. . 
 
 The stone work of the Baptist and 
 Methodist church buildings of McLeans- 
 boro, 111., the Township High School at 
 Harrisburg, 111., and the Presbyterian 
 Church at Shawneetown, 111., was done 
 by Mr. Carner, and each is a standing 
 advertisement of his good work. 
 
 His business methods are simple; you 
 give him an equal chance with competitors, 
 and he will do your work. If you will 
 go to his shop, see his work and learn his 
 prices, you will then understand why he 
 has built up such a successful business 
 covering such a large territory. Before 
 placing any orders in his line it will pay 
 you to go to his shop, see his work and 
 get his prices. 
 
 J. W. EPPERSON 
 
 Mr. J. W. Epperson has been in bu ini 
 in the city for the last eight years. While 
 his home is in Hoodville, where he owns 
 a nice farm of 95 acres, yet every morning 
 at 9 o'clock he is found in his office ready 
 to do business. He is in the hay and grain 
 business. Deals in carload lots and ships 
 to the southeast. He deals in hay of all 
 kinds, oats, corn and sunflower seed. 
 He buys directly from the farmers and 
 through agents. Thus he is able to supply 
 the demand for his commodity by the 
 dealers and feeders of the south al all times. 
 
 for n -.elf, and lias worked up a nice trade, 
 all it can do. Mr. Charles Sturman is 
 the managing head of the business. He 
 has had twenty years experience to give 
 to his trade, and brings with it a knowl- 
 edge that is invaluable. 
 
 The firm dues all kinds of repair work 
 in its line, going out of the way to accom- 
 modate its customers and showing that its 
 work can scarcely be duplicated in this 
 section. The firm is in the market for 
 contract work in tinning, plumbing or 
 
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 J. W. EPPERSON 
 
 Mr. Epperson is one of the county's 
 own best men of the younger business 
 set. With him is associated in some lines 
 of his trade Mr. O. P. Harper. They 
 office together and present a strong firm, 
 doing close to $40,000 worth of business 
 a year. 
 
 The face of Mr. Epperson here portrayed 
 brings with it reliability, uprightness and 
 that perfect respect for what is right in 
 a trade that guarantees satisfaction. He 
 is married and has two children and resides 
 in his own property on his place at Hood- 
 ville. He is a splendid gentleman, well 
 equipped for business, a member of the 
 lodge of Modern Woodmen, a consistent 
 member of the Methodist church and a 
 fraternal, likable, genial man. 
 
 heating, guaranteeing satisfaction. Mr. 
 Sturman good as his bond. 
 
 He seeks In please. 
 
 They also put in bath outfits with 
 individual reservoir to suit the house. 
 They sell a line of boilers, a cut of which 
 is shown. Mr. Sturman asks the people 
 to consider him, when thinking of tin 
 shop work. You will find him "on the 
 square," and ready to do business. Try 
 him and be convinced. 
 
 Mr. Sturman owns a nice home in the 
 west part of the city. He is doing what 
 every good citizen should to build up the 
 town. He is now enjoying the fruits of 
 industry, toil and individual responsibility 
 thai come to those who succeed. We hope 
 he lives long and prospers still further. 
 
 JOHN ZACHMAN 
 Every life must lie trained to its work. 
 |< ilm Zachman wa - on a Earm near 
 
 Belle City, and educated in the Parochial 
 
 STURMAN BROTHERS 
 
 The Sturman Brothers have a tin shop, 
 plumbing, heating and repair shop on 
 the east side of the square. The firm has 
 been in business now about two years 
 
 JOHN ZACHMAN
 
 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 INTERIOR OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK 
 
 Schools of Piopolis. Coming as a lad to 
 McLeansboro, he entered the harness 
 shop of Mr. John E. Aydt in 1889 and 
 began work. He was promoted and 
 advanced in salary until he learned the 
 trade. For eighteen years he worked fin- 
 Mr. Aydt, then he bought him out and 
 succeeded to the business. 
 
 With his experience, he now presents, 
 after twenty years, a harness shop that 
 is unsurpassed in this end of the State. 
 He has constantly on hand a large stock 
 of harness, saddles, collars, bridles, whips, 
 cushions and harness hardware, and in 
 the upper wareroom are to be found 
 buggies and carriages of all kinds, which 
 are displayed at a moment's notice for 
 the benefit of the customer. He also 
 sells Dr. Hess'diigh grade stock and poultry 
 food, Stringing Light axle grease, Diamond 
 Edge pocket knives, pocced books and 
 gloves. *'i ■<-, -^» fe- 
 
 He manufacturers his own harness, 
 does first class repairing and any kind of 
 special work that is required. His head- 
 workman, Mr. C. H. Kimball, who has 
 been with him for quite awhile, is the 
 best in Southern Illinois. They turn out 
 Zachman's high grade harness — none 
 better. Those who wish goods in his line 
 should see him first for he knows the trade. 
 He also knows what can be given for the 
 least money to thejcustomer. Try John: ie 
 Zachman's for harness. 
 
 when he sold the paper to M. E. Daniels; 
 was elected to the Illinois house of rep- 
 resentatives in 1884 and 1886; advanced 
 to the Senate in 1888 and re-elected in 
 1892. He was elected to the Fifty-fifth 
 Congress of the United States in 1896, 
 and served in the call session of 1897 
 and ihe regular session of 1896-98. When 
 war was declared with Spain in 1898, 
 lie resigned his seat in Congress and raised 
 a regiment from his, the twentieth con- 
 gressional district (the famous Ninth 
 Illinois), and was commissioned as Colonel 
 and served with his regiment in Cuba 
 until the close of the Spanish-American 
 War. When mustered out in May, 1899, 
 he again tendered his services to his 
 country and was commissioned Lieutenant- 
 Colonel of the Thirtieth United States 
 volunteer infantry, and was later advanced 
 to Brigadier-General, which position he 
 held to the close of the war. 
 
 General Campbell has at all times been 
 cue of our most public spirited men, and 
 takes a keen interest in everything that 
 pertains to the public welfare and the 
 advancement of our city and county. 
 After returning fron his services in the 
 oigan : zed the first incorporated bank in 
 Philippine Islands, in April, 1903, he 
 Hamilton County, the First National of 
 McLeansboro, with a capital of $25,000, 
 and the surplus at present is SI 1 1,0011. 
 From the beginning Val B. Campbell 
 has been the cashier. After attending the 
 public schools of our city he then at- 
 tended Ewing College and later secured 
 the entire time of Prof. Julius L. Frohock 
 as private teacher, and made rapid progress 
 in tlie higher branches of study, after 
 which he was a student at West Point, 
 the United States military school. After 
 returning from school he was in charge 
 of his father's extensive farms in this 
 county until the bank was organized, at 
 which time he took charge as cashier. 
 He is kind, pleasant and obliging to his 
 customers, none receiving more courteous 
 sendee than do they, until this bank has 
 become the leading financial institution 
 of this county. The citizens of Hamilton 
 County are under great obligations to 
 this institution, for by it the rate of 
 interest was brought down to 7 per cent 
 and from the first they have never made a' 
 loan at a usury rate of interest, and are 
 paying the unusually high rate of 4 per 
 cent for time deposits. These things 
 have gained for this institution a leading 
 position among the banking houses of 
 this part of Illinois. Present officers are: 
 president, Gen. James R. Campbell; 
 vice-president, Hon. J. H. Lane; cashier, 
 Val B. Campbell; teller, Dan P. Camp- 
 bell; bookkeeper, Frank Dale; directors, 
 Hon. I. H. Webb. Gen. Jas. R. Campbell, 
 Hon. J. H. Lane, Val B. Campbell and 
 R. R. Benson. 
 
 In 1887 General Campbell bought 
 interest in the then McLeansboro Consol- 
 idated Milling Company, and since that 
 time has become sole proprietor of the 
 same, and on this page you see a likeness 
 of the McLeansboro branch of the present 
 company. In February, 1908, the Genera. 
 
 FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND CAMP- 
 BELL MILLING COMPANY 
 We feel we cannot give an adequate 
 account of the firms represented by the 
 pictures on this page without first giving 
 a short account of the life of General 
 James R. Campbell, sole owner of the 
 Milling Company and organizer, president 
 and principal stockholder i>f the First 
 National Bank. He was born in Hamilton 
 County, 111., May 4, 1853, and his an- 
 were among the first settler- of 
 Illinois. He u.i educated at Notre Dame, 
 Ind., read law and was admitted to the 
 bar by the Supreme Court of Illinois 
 in 1877. In 1878 he purcha ed the McLeans- 
 boro Times which he edited until 1898, 
 
 Wlf'Hl.l.l. MILLING COMPANY
 
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 9 
 
 T. B. WRIGHT & SON'S LUMBER YARD 
 
 purchased the H. Speere Milling Com- 
 pany of Carmi and united the two under 
 the present name, the Campbell Milling 
 Company. The local mill has recently 
 been overhauled and modern improvements 
 installed, until there is no better equipped 
 mill anywhere. Many conveniences, such 
 as a dump for wheat and corn, etc., have 
 have been added until recently they have 
 bought of our local farmers as much as 
 o.OOO bushels of wheat per day and handled 
 it with great dispatch, none being compel- 
 led to wait for service any length of time. 
 The capacity of the two mills is 300 
 barrels of flour per day, and the storage 
 capacity is 90,000 bushels. Such is the 
 grade of flour produced by this company 
 that General Campbell keeps a representa- 
 tive in the south constanttly selling on 
 the markets where none but the best 
 will be accepted, and for a large part of 
 the year the mills are compelled to run 
 twenty-four hours per day in order to 
 supply the demand. When you have grain 
 to sell, don't fail to call at the local mill, 
 where you will receive prompt and cour- 
 teous attention and the best of prices 
 for your grain. The officers of the Camp- 
 bell Milling Company are: president, 
 General James R. Campbell, secretary 
 and treasurer, Val B. Campbell: superin- 
 tendent at McLeansboro, John Dale, and 
 at Carmi, R. R. Benson. 
 
 yards at Carmi and Mt. Carmel, this 
 state. 
 
 The firm as it is now run has one of the 
 largest and most complete stocks in 
 Southern Illinois, doing business from 
 Danville to Cairo, and from East St. 
 Louis to Evansville. Its buildings for 
 lumber alone cover almost a solid block 
 if placed together and under one roof. 
 It is rated bv Dunn and Bradstreet at 
 $200,000. 
 
 The views shown here represent the 
 retail and wholesale departments, and 
 give only a partial view of the buildings. 
 To see them in full would require several 
 pages for the display. They are variously 
 situated for ingress and egress. Any one 
 wishing a bill of lumber simply has to 
 
 m licate it and they get it for him without 
 i moment's notice, so thoroughly is the 
 greal St >ci sy sterna ized. 
 
 The firm has the reputation of doing 
 business "on the square," and its ability 
 to handle a large or small order in the 
 shortest time possible is proverbial. If 
 you order from Wright's you get it at 
 once, is the saying around town and 
 ere. The firm handles everything 
 in the lumber line, and some extras, 
 making specialties out of paints, alabastine 
 colorings and high grade varnishes. It 
 handles the famous B. P. S. Brand, which 
 leads in this market, as more than 
 4,300 gallons were disposed of in the 
 year UI06, making a record for the State 
 in the paint line by this firm, that docs 
 business like that. 
 
 The firm gets its lumber from various 
 parts of the world. White pine from 
 Canada and Wisconsin, white cedar from 
 Michigan, red cedar from Oregon and 
 Washington, red wood from California, 
 yellow pine from Arkansas, Mississippi 
 and Texas, popla- from Virginia and 
 Tennessee and cypress from Louisiana. 
 It handles a large and complex variety 
 of all grades, lengths ami kinds of lumber, 
 besides laths, shingles, sash doors and 
 blinds, lime, cement and stucco. It 
 supplies short orders promptly. 
 
 H. C. VISE MERCANTILE COMPANY 
 
 (Incorporated) 
 
 MACEDONIA, ILLINOIS 
 
 Macedonia is situated on the county 
 line between Hamilton and Franklin 
 Counties, about half way between McLea 
 McLeansboro and Benton. It has four 
 hundred inhabitants, two churches, a 
 graded school and a roller flouring mill. 
 It is beautifully located on a high hill 
 with a rare valley of rich land all around 
 it. The principal products of the farms 
 are wheat, corn, oats, sunflower seed, 
 clover, hay and fruits of all kinds. The 
 farming land is worth from $40.00 to 
 
 T. B. WRIGHT & SON 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LUMBER 
 MERCHANTS 
 
 H'The firm of T. B. Wright & Son began 
 in business with Wright & Daily, and was 
 succeeded by T. B. Wright himself. 
 Then in 1888, the present firm was estab- 
 lished by taking in his son, J. W. Wright. 
 Will (as he is familiarly known), who has 
 been the life of the firm. At various times 
 branch yards have grown out of this 
 business but now the firm is limited to 
 its home yards, having disposed of the 
 
 T. B. WRIGHT & SON'S LUMBER DEPOT
 
 10 
 
 SUPPLEMENT T O THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 under the Cleveland administration, and 
 admitted to the bar in 1892, but on acci iun1 
 
 of his commercial aliairs has not practiced 
 thus far. So to resume, the business was 
 conducted under the firm name of H. C. 
 Vise & Company from 1885 to 1892, 
 when it was incorporated. The stock is 
 owned by H. C. Vise and his immediate 
 family. 
 
 The sales of the last year reached the 
 enormous sum of $100,000. The present 
 business is carried on in three large two 
 story buildings, with warehouses adjoin- 
 ing. In these buildings are displayed 
 a mammoth stock of goods, consisting 
 of dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, mil- 
 linen', gent's and ladies' furnishing goods, 
 ladies' ready made suits and cloaks, 
 hardware, groceries, implements and a 
 full line of funeral supplies, a hearse 
 furnished free with caskets, funerals 
 having the personal attention of J. H. 
 Vise, vice-president of the firm. 
 
 The firm pays great attention to pro- 
 duce, buying large quantities of poultry, 
 $75.00 an acre, according to improvments. I It is well to say Hon. H. C. Vise was eggs, dried fruits, sunflower seed, red 
 The community is entirely made up of educated at Ewing College, studied law top, wool, etc., paying in cash or goods at 
 
 H. C. VISE MERCANTILE CO.— 1865 
 
 white people. The farmers are enterprising, 
 energetic and prosperous. 
 
 BANK OF MACEDONIA 
 
 It was organized in Mav, 1907, with 
 H. C. Vise, president; Dr. J. T. Hunt 
 vice-president, and J. H. Miller, cashier, 
 and with a capital of $0,500 began business. 
 
 The growth of this little bank has been 
 wonderful. Since its organization to the 
 present time the capital stock has been 
 increased to $8,000, with a surplus and 
 undivided profits of $3,500, and deposits 
 to the amount of $75,000. The stock- 
 holders have been paid 10 per cent per 
 annum on its stock. The present value of 
 its stock, if any could be bought, would 
 be $2.00. This bank is individually 
 responsible for more than $300,000. 
 The bank carries insurance against day- 
 light hold-ups and night burglaries. 
 It does a general banking business and is 
 at all times open to the public. The names 
 of its officers are as given above, the 
 directors being H. C. Vise, J. T. Hunt, 
 E. T. Dale, W. W. McFall and J. B. 
 McGuyer; and the stockholders: J. T. 
 Hunt, H. C. Vise, E. T. Dale, W. W. 
 McFall, N. T. Page, J. T. Chenault, 
 C. A. Johnson, J. B. McGuyer, W. S. 
 Moss and S. L. Moore. 
 
 the highest market prices. 
 
 Out of the little business established in 
 1865, in addition to the H. C. Vise Mercan- 
 tile Company, there has developed, first, 
 the Akin- Mercantile Company of Akin, 
 111., which does a very extensive business 
 in general merchandising; then the Flint 
 Mercantile Company, also the J. H. Vise 
 & Company of Frisco, and the Farmers, 
 Exchange Bank of Akin. 
 
 Because of the energy, activity and 
 success in the management of the firm 
 it has turned out some of the best business 
 men in that part of Hamilton County. 
 They came in from the farm, remained 
 with the firm for a number years and are 
 now commanding good salaries in other 
 lines. Space will only permit the names of 
 a few to be mentioned. J. H. Miller, 
 cashier of the Bank of Macedonia; J. B. 
 McGuyer, cashier of the Farmers' Exchange 
 Bank of Akin; J. W. Johnson, traveling 
 salesman for Schudder-Gale Grocery Com- 
 pany, St. Louis; Dr. Hosea A Vise, 
 ELDERHOSEA VISE practitioner of medicine and surgery at 
 
 H. C. VISE MERCANTILE COMPANY at Benton under Judge 1 ». M. Browning Benton and B. L. Lee. manager of the 
 The H.C. Vise Mercantile Company has , "ho was commissioner of Indian afia.rs 1 Akin Mercantile Companv. 
 
 a capital of $20,000, its directors being 
 
 H. C. Vise, J. H. Vise and Eller Vise. 
 
 The above named business was begun 
 
 in 1865 by Elder Hosea Vise, whose pic- 
 ture is shown on this page. He came to 
 
 Illinois in 1831 from South Carolina. 
 
 He preached the gospel for over fifty years, 
 
 established many Baptist churches and 
 
 held many positions of trust. He assisted 
 
 in the organization of Franklin Association 
 
 and was its moderator for thirty-eight 
 
 years. Being a minister he did not give 
 
 a great deal of attention to his small 
 
 store, but kept his doors open and trans- 
 acted business on a light scale until about 
 
 the year 1872, when H. C. Vise, his grand- 
 son, and now the president of the H. C. 
 
 Vise Mercantile Company was taken in 
 
 as a partner. From that date the business 
 
 began to grow. It was conducted under 
 
 the firm name of H. &. II C. Vise until 
 
 about 1885, when Elder Vise retired. H. C. VICE MERCANTILE COMPANY 
 
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 11 
 
 shirt waists, skirts, underwear, etc., 
 besides she has a complete stock of ladies, 
 misses' and children's shoes; she can 
 supply the latest styles of hats in the season 
 ii the very lowest rates, being prepared 
 at all times to take special orders; she 
 keeps a regular cloak department, where 
 anyone can be suited in style, grade and 
 price. Ladies who want the latest in 
 styles will call on Mrs. Lee. Her clerks 
 are always anxious to show goods, her 
 prices are right, and she is always supplied 
 with the very thing needed. Ask for it 
 and get it. 
 
 Mrs. Lee is the daughter of Wm. 
 Fisher, of Macedonia, 111., one of the best 
 men in the country. She has been married 
 and has two children. Her husband dying, 
 this method of making her way appealed 
 to her, and now she has every reason to 
 feel thankful for the support given her. 
 She lives on North Washington street and 
 is one of the town's most successful 
 people. She is a member of the Methodist 
 church. Her life is worthy of the highest 
 commendatii in. 
 
 THE HUB— OTTIS W. McNABB. Propricto 
 
 OTTIS W. McNABB 
 
 This^ sketch has for its subject the owner 
 and (manager of the store on the west 
 side known as The Hub. He is the son 
 of P. L. McNabb, one of the early residents 
 of the city, and its first mayor. He grew 
 up to young manhood among the people 
 here. He took the school course and 
 went to work for Judge T. B. Stelle 
 about twenty years ago. He remained 
 with the stores run by the Judge fo- 
 thirteen years and set up in business for 
 himself, at the stand now occupied, for 
 years. He was married in 1903, 
 to). Miss Eva Martin, and they live in a 
 nice home on South Washington street. 
 Their only child, Richard, is now five 
 years of age, and is the delight of his 
 parents. 
 
 The Hub Clothing Store looks the part 
 that one must see in a business today. 
 The contents of the store are new. The 
 goods are nicely displayed for immediate 
 inspection. The time that is sometimes 
 taken to find what is desired is given to 
 selling it instead. This makes success. 
 Mr. McNabb meets his friends with a 
 fine shake of the hand, greets them with 
 that cordiality so much neglected, sends 
 them away with the same greeting and 
 invites them back again. He is courtesv 
 itself. 
 
 The Hub is doing a large business. The 
 store handles everything that the public 
 wants. It is everywhere buying suitable 
 stock for its sales, which increase daily. 
 Mr. McNabb has recently installed a new 
 system of lighting his storeroom, also it 
 has been retouched inside and out with 
 paint. With this, and his beautifully 
 decorated windows, his accommodating 
 clerks, his good goods, his advanced 
 styles to suit the seasons as they come and 
 go, The Hub and its proprietor stand ready 
 to furnish up-to-date clothing at reasonable 
 rates to anyone that wishes to buy. 
 
 location now since 1907, and lias increased 
 her business with each succeeding year. 
 She came here with the purpose of having 
 the town people and the surrounding 
 section of country support a first class 
 furnishing store for ladies. She has built 
 up her trade by supplying it with up-to- 
 date goods at very reasonable rates. 
 Now she can say that the prople have 
 responded to her plans and have appre- 
 ciated her efforts. They are coming in 
 ever increasing numbers to her handsome 
 store, a view of which is displayed here- 
 with. One must see it, however, to know 
 what such a store means to the place, 
 the community, and to buyers who have 
 hitherto gone to the cities to spend their 
 best money. 
 
 Mrs. Lee is a very exquisite, charming 
 and conciliatory storekeeper, and can 
 hold her trade when once she gets it, 
 as she knows what will please. It is this 
 art that has made her successful. She 
 carries a nice line of ready-to-wear dresses, 
 
 S. M. BLADES 
 
 Mi. S. M. Blades, one. of our most 
 energetic and successful merchants, was 
 born in McLeansboro, March 22, 1804. 
 For thirty years he has been engaged in 
 business in this, his home town. At first 
 he set up in the jewelry business on the 
 cast side, handling musical instruments 
 as a side line, and was very successful in 
 (heir stile. As business increased he changed 
 his location to the wesl side, then to the 
 Wilson Block where his stiles continued 
 to increase. His first class music store 
 was the talk of the county, and even yet 
 his sales in all kinds of musical instruments, 
 especially organs and pianos, are enormous. 
 
 In 190.3 he started what is termed "The 
 Blades Stores." They are located on the 
 southeast corner of the square, in a com- 
 ma ml mg situation, and his trade has grown 
 to be one of the best in the county. He 
 carries a full line of dry goods and the 
 latest pat terns and styles of dress goods. 
 He also handles the famous Hamilton 
 Brown shoes, which are noted for their 
 style and lasting qualities. He has a full 
 
 MRS. E. M. LEE 
 
 The Ladies' Furnishing Store on the 
 south side of the square has the distinc- 
 tion of being the only one of its kind in 
 the town. Mrs. Lee has been in her present 
 
 INTERIOR OF MRS. E. M. LEE'S LADIES' FURNISHING HOUSE
 
 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 S. M. BLADES 
 
 line of ladies furnishings at all prices, 
 a millinery department that is scarcely 
 to be excelled, and to complete his stock 
 he carries a full line of fresh and edible 
 groi i us. He also has in stock a full line 
 of the best known musical instruments 
 and places them in the homes of the people 
 for less prices than other dealers. Any one 
 thinking of purchasing an instrument will 
 find it to their interest to correspond 
 witli Mr. Blades, as he buys direct from 
 the manufacturer, thus saving the middle 
 man's profits. 
 
 Mr. Blades was married to Miss Clara 
 N. Harris, the only daughter of Mr. and 
 Mrs. B. Harris, January 1, 1889. ami live 
 in their cozy home on East Market 
 street with their two children, Fred and 
 Irene, 
 
 educatii in in l lie 1 1 immon schi ■• 'Is oi t he 
 county and worked his way to the business 
 he now occupies. 
 
 He began his watch making career in 
 St. Louis, Mo., with the St. Louis Watch 
 Making School, of which he is a full 
 graduate. After receiving his diploma 
 he settled in business at McLeansboro 
 with a small stock. He has added to it 
 until now he can supply the trade with 
 the goods they demand. He is prepared 
 to do up-to-date work in all departments 
 of the jewelry business. His repair work 
 is first class. At all times he keeps in 
 stock watches, clocks, rings, bracelets, 
 chains of all kinds, lockets, cut glass, 
 hand-painted china, silver ware, toilet 
 articles, musical instruments, grapho- 
 phones, and besides puts special stress on 
 fitting glasses, being a graduate optician. 
 
 He gives his undivided attention to the 
 business, and will be pleased to have 
 those wishing ahvthin? in his line call 
 and inspect his goods and methods before 
 going elsewhere. 
 
 BERT M. ECHOLS 
 
 Mr. Bert M. Echols came to town in 
 April, 1907, opening a jewelry and optical 
 business at Wiseman's old stand on the 
 north side. He has been building up a 
 nice trade and now gets his share of the 
 business in his line. Mr. Echols was 
 born and reared in the Blooming Grove 
 neighborhood on a farm and is now 
 thirty years of age. He received his 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 what is the working price of his material-. 
 He is in the business to supply the demand 
 for his trade and has been eminently 
 successful thus far. In fact, the firm has 
 done as high as $40,000 worth of business 
 in a season, making it prominent above 
 that of any other in its line in this section. 
 The firm is composed of W. L. Harper 
 also, as well as doing some business in 
 connection with J. W. Epperson, whose 
 biography appears elsewhere. W. L. is 
 a silent partner, however, as O. P. does 
 all the management of the business. 
 We are pleased to give the cut of Mr. 
 O. P. Harper with this write-up. Busi- 
 ness men everywhere will do well to con- 
 sider him, when wanting anything in the 
 wholesale hay and grain line. 
 
 SCHOEMANN BROTHERS 
 
 Samson M. and Gustav M. Schoemann. 
 whose store stands out in bold relief at the 
 
 O. P. HARPER 
 
 The face that is seen at the head of 
 this article has been a resident of McLeans- 
 boro for eight years, coming here in the 
 
 BERT M. ECHOLS 
 
 O. P. HARPER 
 
 fall of 1902. He was brought up in the 
 Ten Mile neighborhood in this county, 
 and educated in the schools of his home 
 district. He is married and has a family 
 of three children. Belongs to the Baptist 
 church, and is a splendid type of a man, 
 honest, upright and very successful. 
 
 He is in the hay and grain business. 
 He deals in hay, oats, corn and sunflower 
 seed, and sometimes, in wheat. He is 
 a wholesaler exclusively, buying direct 
 from farmers and through agents and 
 shipping to the southeastern markets. 
 His office in the west part of the town is 
 up-to-date. He has connections with the 
 markets by telephone, and buys and 
 sells on the spot. He is one of the younger 
 business men, but is thoroughly competent 
 and tried in the line he handles, and knows 
 
 SAM M. SCHOEMANN 
 
 head of this article (and whose familiar 
 faces will be found elsewhere), are two of 
 our most respected and aggressive citizens. 
 
 In the year 1870 Moses Schoemann, 
 the father of these young men, came 
 from Nashville, 111., to McLeansboro 
 for the purpose of seeking a new home, 
 ami with that intuitive foresight char- 
 acteristic of his race, he saw the future 
 possibilities of the town and decided to 
 locate. How well he reckoned subsequent 
 events prove. 
 
 Having made this decision he soon 
 established himself in business, and by- 
 ceaseless energy and strict attention to 
 the small details we find him in a few 
 years placing the affairs in the hands 
 of his two boys, while he retires from 
 active business, and with his wife re- 
 moves to St. Louis to enjoy a well-earned 
 rest in his declining years. 
 
 As before stated this house is the 
 pioneer house of McLeansboro. Year 
 by year it has grown step by step until 
 now 7 it is literally packed with sufficient 
 goods to cloth nearly every man and 
 boy in the city. Their stock is fresh and 
 complete. "No old goods" is their motto, 
 and with a determination to handle none 
 but the best, a bright future awaits them. 
 
 In addition to clothing they carry a 
 full line of gents' furnishing goods, un-
 
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 13 
 
 GUSTAV M. SCHOEMANN 
 
 derwear. children's clothing, hats, caps, 
 shoes, trunks, valises, besides the nob- 
 biest ties and collars and cuffs. 
 
 These young men received their educa- 
 tion here in the public schools of the 
 city, after which they went behind the 
 counter in their father's store, and thus 
 literally grew up with the business, and 
 when the old gentleman decided to 
 retire the boys were ready to take hold 
 and carry on the business themselves. 
 
 On November 13, 1895, Samson M. 
 Schoemann was married to Miss Ida 
 Frankenthal of St. Louis, and now their 
 little child Gladys is a welcome addition 
 to their home. On March 14, 1899, we 
 find Gustav M. Schoemann married to 
 Miss Elsa Frankenthal, a younger sister. 
 thus the two brothers and the two sisters 
 have become doubly united. 
 
 The Messrs. Schoemann are both past 
 masters of Polk lodge No. 137, A. F., and 
 A. M. and Samson M. is now serving 
 his third term as worshipful master and 
 holds a commission as deputy grand 
 lecturer. They are both members of 
 the Royal Arch chapter and belong to 
 Schaare Emeth Temple of St. Louis. 
 
 Our citizens are glad to witness their 
 success, for such young men as the 
 Schoemann Bros, are valuable aids in 
 building up a community. 
 
 Since the going of Samson M. and family 
 to St. Louis, in 1909, the business hi 
 run by Gustav M. To Iris family there 
 has been added two bright boys. He has 
 also been made vice-president of the new 
 Cloud State Bank, of which the firm is a 
 large stockholder. 
 
 all times open to do what he can to 
 the interests of the town. The 
 work he is nowdoing speaks for itself. 
 
 Walk into his store day or night and you 
 are immediately arrested by the artistic 
 display that greets your eye. It is a store 
 to be proud of, and one that is doing 
 the business. His very affable clerk, 
 Mr. Charles Whittaker, is ready at all 
 times to sell goods. 
 
 He is in the market at all times to pay 
 cash or merchandise for all kinds of farm 
 produce, and he gives in exchange up-to- 
 date goods at reasonable figures. Mosl 
 assuredly he is in the habit of treating 
 everybody right, for he could not hold 
 his present increasing trade and do other- 
 wise. 
 
 Mr. Stelle runs, in connection with his 
 grocery, an up-to-date meat shop on the 
 southwest corner of the square, where 
 he has in cold storage the choicest meats 
 in season. He raises, feeds and fattens 
 his meat on his farm near town, and 
 guarantees its absolute wholesomeness. 
 purity and freedom from disease of all 
 kinds. His cattle are the famous Herefords. 
 
 He wishes all friends everywhere to 
 give him a call. He can show his customers 
 every hit of consideration that any one 
 can. We predict for him a prosperous 
 and a happy future. 
 
 1?\ 
 
 \ 
 
 FRANK PORTER, CIRCUIT CLERK 
 
 The present circuit clerk, whose face 
 is shown in this connection, has been in 
 office now two years in December. He 
 has been favored with many compliments 
 about his up-to-date management of the 
 office and its long list of patrons who 
 seem well satisfied with his services. 
 Everyone wants the county to do its best 
 for them and no one must be displeased. 
 This requires a great deal of patience at 
 all times and it also demands the very 
 best skill a man can command. It is this 
 
 FRANK PORTER 
 
 patience and skill that has caused Mr. 
 Porter to win out. 
 
 Mr. Porter was born in Twigg and reared 
 in Mayberry Townships. He was brought 
 up on a farm and always knew how to 
 work. He was trained m the common 
 schools and has won his way to success 
 after many adverses. Like all farmer's 
 boys, his was a life that came out as 
 responsibility was placed upon if. As 
 time has developed him he has become 
 familiar with its burdens and learned 
 how to bear them. He is now at his best 
 work and doing better every day. 
 
 Mr. Porter owns a small farm near 
 Broughton. He is always to be found, 
 however, in his office, looking after the 
 interests of the county first. He is public- 
 spirited, patriotic, as his services in the 
 Spanish-American war shows, and is now 
 to be found on the side of the very best 
 welfare of the pe iple 
 
 W. C. STELLE 
 
 The up-to-date grocer on the west 
 side has been in business for thirty years. 
 He came here from the farm, and the 
 school room, and has maintained a steady- 
 trade throughout the period. He is reputed 
 to be one of the wealthier men of the town 
 and county. His holdings at present are 
 in real estate and in farm lands. 
 
 Mr. Stelle himself is known far and 
 near for his reliability and staunch adher- 
 ence to strict principles of business, which 
 has made for him his success. He is at 
 
 INTERIOR OF W. C. STELLE'S GROCERY STORE
 
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 of the kind in this part of the country. 
 He carries goods of all grades, thus meet- 
 ing thedemands of all people. He also 
 carries a complete line of trunks, suit 
 cases, rugs, carpets and many other articles 
 to numerous to mention, and by many he 
 is said to be doing the largest mercantile 
 business of any firm in McLeansboro. 
 Call at his well-established place of busi- 
 ness at any time, and his large force of 
 clerks will be at your service until your 
 every want is supplied. 
 
 INTERIOR OF I. G. BERRIDGE'S STORE 
 
 I. G. BERRIDGE 
 
 Mr. Berridge has been in business in 
 McLeansboro for full thirty years, and in 
 the implement business for over fifteen 
 years. He owns his present location on 
 the south corner of the square, where he 
 keeps in stock a full supply of all kinds 
 of implements, vehicles and seeds, as well 
 as being a dealer in apples in carload lots. 
 
 Mr. Berridge handles the celebrated 
 Studebaker wagons, the Moon Brothers 
 vehicles, the Banner buggies and the 
 Delker Brothers vehicles. He also carries 
 in stock at all times the John Deere 
 implements, the Moline implements, the 
 Brown Manufacturing Company's line 
 of implements, also the Vulcan Plow 7 Com- 
 pany's goods and the Oliver Chill Plow 
 Company's line. Besides this he carries 
 in stock a full line of harness and handles 
 all kinds of seeds. He possesses a fine 
 seed re-cleaner, with which the seed to be 
 sown is thoroughly prepared for distribu- 
 tion on the earth. 
 
 Mr. Berridge is a courteous, affable and 
 i strictly business gentleman. His lines 
 are first class, his stock is at all times new, 
 and the people are asked to compare his 
 prices, and see how low he sells. In fact 
 he guarantees his prices to be satisfactory. 
 His large business is conducted in four of 
 his own large store rooms and an extra 
 one rented across the street. His business 
 has increased and enlarged until he has 
 been o impelled to put a two story addition 
 back of his present building to accom- 
 it. He owns his handsome home 
 on South Washington street, one of the 
 residence streets of. the city. Besides, he 
 .2 an up-to-date, square, reliable merchant. 
 Those dealing with him can feel assured 
 it. as he knows how. 
 
 tucky, and while a clerk in Louisville for 
 some five or six years, he gained his first 
 knowledge of the mercantile business. Fol- 
 lowing that period he was in business 
 in Carmi for ten years, and five years 
 ago came to McLeansboro and began 
 business ont he south side of the public 
 square, where he isst ill meeting all de- 
 mands of the public for supplies along his 
 line. Because of his splendid business 
 ability and hustlin gqualities, being one of 
 the very best advertisers in our county, 
 his business was good from the begin- 
 ning, and grew so rapidly that in 1908 he 
 was compelled to rent the adjoining 
 room for his ever-growing stock of goods 
 and accommodate his ever-increasing host 
 of customers. This well-known firm carrise 
 a complete and excellent line of ladies' 
 and gents' furnishings, the largest stock 
 
 MOORMAN & TODD 
 
 Just a word regarding the members of 
 this firm. Mr. J. E. Moorman was born 
 and raised in the western part of our 
 county, was educated in our public schools 
 and pursued a higher education in the 
 State Normal. He became a teacher in 
 i >ur county, and for twelve years gave 
 his life to that line of work, being su- 
 perintendent of the West Frankfort 
 public schools the last two years of his 
 teaching experience. The fact that Mr. 
 Moorman was assessor of Knights Prairie 
 Township three terms and supervisor 
 two terms, is proof positive of his popular- 
 ity among those who know him best. 
 Mr. Moorman gained his first knowledge 
 of the mercantile business while in the 
 employ of E. M. Lee & Company at 
 Macedonia, and the Witt Mercantile 
 Company of West Frankfort. Since 
 among us in business he has gained many 
 friends. 
 
 Mr. A. S. Todd spent his boyhood on 
 a farm near Belle City, this county, and 
 is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Todd, one 
 of our best families. Following his public 
 school course he graduated at Brown's 
 Business College, Decatur, 111., in 1899, 
 and at once entered the hardware business 
 at Belle City as a member of the firm of 
 Serried & Todd, and after two years 
 became sole proprietor of the same, and 
 retained it until 1909, when he sold and 
 came to our city. Thus the proprietors 
 of this popular clothing firm are both 
 young, experienced, energetic men and 
 of the kind that win. They carry a 
 | thorough line of all goods usually found 
 
 THE RED FRONT 
 
 The Red Front is the name of one oft he 
 
 most hustling mercantile establishments 
 
 found in McLeansboro, and Mr. 
 
 f, W.Greenwald is the proprietor. Mr. 
 
 (ireenwald was born and raised in Ken- 
 
 INTERIOR OF J. W. GREENWALD'S STORE
 
 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 4 1 -— * 
 
 GEORGE E. MALONE, SHERIFF 
 
 Mr. Mali nc was horn in Crook 1< wn- 
 ship. He is yet a young man. having 
 been elected to the office of sheriff at the 
 age of twenty-seven, which makes him 
 ingest sheriff in the state. He has 
 now served four years in December, and 
 goes out of office with a record second 
 to none. During his entire term he has 
 striven to do what is right. His life has 
 been lived in the open. Everyone has 
 "ii ir. and the verdict has been 
 
 MOORMAN & TODD'S STORE 
 
 in an up-to-date men's furnishing store. 
 They make a specialty of the Star Brand 
 shoes; Stetson and Thoroughbred hats: 
 Cluett shirts; full line of suit cases, 
 trunks, etc. Their place of business is 
 on the south side of the public square, 
 where, with fairness and kindness, they 
 give prompt service to any and all desiring 
 goods along their line. Visit' them once and 
 you will be glad to go again. 
 
 The accompanying picture was taken 
 on July 4th and shows the front of their 
 store at the time they won the prize for 
 having the best decorated place of busi- 
 ness in the city. 
 
 W. S. THRELKELD 
 
 \V. S. Threlkeld was born in Green 
 Castle, Ky., in 1870, but came to McLeans- 
 boro in youth, where he has spent most of 
 his life. He gained his first knowledge 
 of the mercantile business as a clerk for 
 S. M. Blades, for whom he worked for 
 six years, and then became local agent 
 for the Singer Manufacturing Company, 
 and his success with this company was so 
 phenomenal that they soon made him 
 manager of their territory in a part of 
 Kentucky and Tennessee, with head- 
 quarters at Mayfield, Ky., where his 
 success continued, but because of His wife's 
 poor health he returned to McLeansboro 
 and bought out the Chapman Brothers 
 grocery firm in 1903, and at the old stand 
 on the southside has been doing a hustling, 
 thriving business, which can be accounted 
 for by various reasons, such as, he is a 
 member of the Merchants' Wholesale 
 Grocer Company of Evansville. which 
 saves him the jobber's profits; he buys 
 his goods direct from the packers before 
 it is packed and immediately upon 
 packing they ship direct to him. and thus 
 he carries the freshest line of groceries 
 possible. Again, he makes quality a spe- 
 cialty, as anyone can testify whojis accus- 
 
 tomed to trailing with him. Among his 
 extensive stock you will rind the popular 
 I'n cent bon-ton coffee; full line of Chase 
 & Sandborne teas and coffees; full line 
 Wedding Ring canned goods; a specialty 
 of spring wheat flour. In addition to his 
 full line of superb groceries he carries the 
 largest line of china and queensware in 
 the county, and the only English dinner 
 ware in the city. Call or phone when 
 you want the very best at popular prices. 
 Mr. Threlkeld married Miss Nellie 
 Crawford, and with their happy little 
 family of two girls and a boy, they live 
 at Market and Mulberry streets. He is a 
 member of the Presbyterian church, is 
 a Free Mason and a Knight, and is at 
 present treasurer of the city of McLeans- 
 boro; a man whom you will do well to 
 meet. 
 
 SHERIFF GEORGE E. MALONE 
 
 rendered, and it is on eof unqualified 
 approval and praise lor what he has done. 
 
 Mr. Malone grew up in the bounds of 
 Crook Township, received his early train- 
 ing in the public schools, followed the 
 life of a youth on his father's farm, land 
 companioned with the coming genera- 
 tions in all points. He was a natural 
 leader as his election, at the age of twenty- 
 one, to be collector of Crook Township 
 reveals. 
 
 It was in 1906 that he ran for sheriff of 
 Hamilton county against a fine number 
 
 W. S. THRELKELD'S STORE
 
 10 
 
 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 of gentleman, who wanted the office 
 
 badly, and won out easily. It is this 
 tendency to inspire confidence in those 
 with whom he works that is his master 
 point, and that wins his battles for him 
 in advance. 
 
 The times demand men of rank, and 
 above the guiney's stamp. The men who 
 serve should be above reproach, and with- 
 out dishonor or any stain of guilt. Men 
 must present themselves for office who are 
 clean. Then the nation will get a new 
 lease on life. The people will feel the 
 power in being manly, and men like 
 Mr. Malone shall be elected to places of 
 trust as a mat tut of course. If, in the 
 history of the county, any man has shown 
 himself worthy of public office, it is the 
 present occupant of the Sheriff's position. 
 He is now in his young manhood and great 
 things may come from his future work. 
 
 JOHN HAWTHORN, TREASURER 
 
 The present treasurer of Hamilton 
 County was born in White County, this 
 State, in 1837, and where he resided until 
 1853, receiving his education in the com- 
 mon schools of the county. When about 
 14 years of age he was stricken with 
 typhoid fever, which rendered him a 
 cripple for life. After leaving White 
 County he came to Logansport in this 
 county, and in 1860 received his appoint- 
 ment as postmaster under James Buchanan 
 and served continuously in the office 
 through each administration up to 1891. 
 During this time he served as treasurer 
 of Crook township for twenty successive 
 years, making a most remarkable record. 
 In 1865 he was elected a justice of the 
 peace and served continuously in that 
 office until 1891 , when he resigned, after he 
 had been elected county treasurer. In 
 1890 he was elected treasurer of the county, 
 serving four years, and in 1898 he was 
 re-elected for another term of four years. 
 He served as deputy treasurer under Mr. 
 Donley from 1901' to 1906. He moved to 
 McLeansboro in the meantime, and in 
 1903 he purchased the property known 
 as the Washburn corner on Main street, 
 where he now resides and where he still 
 goes forth daily to his duties. Since coming 
 to McLeansboro he was elected in 190S 
 to fill out the unexpired term as justice 
 
 of the peace of P. L. McNabb, dei i a ed 
 Then in 1909 he was elected for a term of 
 Eour years, In March, 1910, he was ap- 
 pointed treasurer to fill the unexpired 
 term of L. Bond, deceased. Throughout 
 this entire career of official life no breath 
 of scandal has ever tainted any record 
 that he has kept. He has been perfectly 
 honest through it all. This is a remarkable 
 record. 
 
 Esq. Hawthorn was married in 1860 
 to Mrs. Margaret J. Denny, who has been 
 a faithful helpmate to him. They have 
 four children. The family is of the Baptist 
 faith, Esq. Hawthorn himself being an 
 honored member of the church. He is 
 now clerk of Fairfield Association and has 
 served for twenty-two years. He is a 
 democrat, and cast his first presidential 
 vote for Stephen A. Douglas. 
 
 Personally Esq. Hawthorn is a most 
 companionable and agreeable gentleman. 
 Everyone likes him, and this accounts 
 for his remarkable popularity through the 
 years. 
 
 DR. PARIS M. NATION, CORONER 
 
 The accompanying cut reveals the 
 features of Dr. Nation, the coroner of 
 
 JOHNJHAWTHORN 
 
 until he has established himself in the 
 town as one of the fixed physicians, who 
 can be depended upon at all times to 
 respond In every appeal. He is now in 
 his third year here, doing the work of a 
 practicing physician. He was elected in 
 1968 to the office of coroner, and has two 
 more years to fill. 
 
 He is thoroughly reliable, conscientious, 
 able to do his work in all particulars, 
 a democrat, a Baptist, and the father of 
 three fine boys. The county will yet hear 
 from him in other spheres, as he is one of 
 its best all round men. Inlhonoring him 
 the county honors itself. Give him time 
 ami he will prove his worth. 
 
 T. W. BIGGERSTAFF 
 County Superintendent of Public Schools 
 
 The present county superintendent, 
 whose face we display here, was born and 
 reared in Crook township, educated in 
 the "Old Black Oak District," now 
 Thackery, also at Hamilton County 
 College, and at Enfield Academy. He 
 began teaching at the age of twenty and 
 continued in the public schools of the 
 county for twenty years. Moved to 
 McLeansboro and taught in the schools 
 of the city for nine years. He was elected 
 superintendent in 1901 and re-elected in 
 1905, and is a candidate again. 
 
 In the county he is popular, well known, 
 a ready mixer, and not afraid to do what 
 he thinks is right. He is a member of the 
 Baptist church, superintendent of the 
 Sunday school, county president of the 
 Slate Sunday School Work, president of 
 the Hamilton County Farmers' Institute, 
 a Modern Woodman, a Mason, and a 
 democrat of the first rank. 
 
 He was married to Miss Nora Oneal in 
 1889, and six children have been given 
 to them, four boys and two girls, Marshall 
 being a graduate of the high school. 
 Mr. Biggerstaff began his religious life 
 in the New- Hope neighborhood, and was 
 baptized into the fellowship of that 
 church by the lamented and honored 
 Major John B. Smith. It has been his 
 
 DR. PARIS M. NATION 
 
 the county. He was born and reared in 
 the eastern part of the county, his people 
 being early settlers from Tennessee, and 
 much respected by all who knew them. 
 In early life the Doctor was put to work 
 on the farm, and did his share until 
 deciding to teach school, when he equipped 
 himself for that profession. He taught 
 for four terms in the county. His next 
 move was to become a physician. For 
 this he attended the medical department 
 of the University of Washington, D. C, 
 for two years, and then the college of 
 Physicians and .Surgeons of St. Louis 
 for two years, graduating in 1904. 
 
 In the year 1902 he was married to Miss 
 Annie Locke of this city, and she was 
 with him during his two years in St. Louis. 
 
 After graduating he settled first at 
 Belle Prairie, this county, where he was 
 quite successful in the practice of hischosen 
 profession, practically riding day and 
 night. But wishing for a larger field he 
 moved to McLeansboro to carry out his 
 ideas, and has been eminently reaching 
 out after a larger practice day by day, 
 
 T. W. BIGGERSTAFF
 
 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 17 
 
 aim ever since then to do right by his 
 fellowmen. 
 
 His place in the county has been large 
 since he was elected county superintendent 
 of schools. He has invariably gotten results 
 from the school life. Wonderful develop- 
 ment and rapid rise in educative force 
 have made his tenure of official life, and 
 it is safe to say that he is one of the most 
 progressive superintendents we have had 
 for years. There is but one county in 
 the state at present that is entitled to 
 more free scholarships than Hamilton. 
 That is a good record. He has brought the 
 State Superintendent to the county three 
 different times, and other notables on 
 other special occasions. There were one 
 hundred and sixty-seven county graduates 
 last year. 
 
 We bespeak for Mr. Biggerstaff the 
 continued good will of the people. 
 
 HON. JOHNSON H. LANE, 
 
 STATE ATTORNEY 
 
 Hon. Johnson H. Lane was born and 
 in Hamilton Countv and in our 
 
 HON JOHNSON H. LANE 
 
 midst has spent his entire life, and has 
 become one of the best and most favorably 
 known residents we have. After finishing 
 the work in the public schools he attended 
 Hamilton College and for ten years was 
 a teacher in the schools of our county, 
 four years of which time he was superin- 
 tendent of McLeansboro public schools. 
 In 1882 Mr. Lane finished the course in 
 one of the best law schools in the United 
 States, the law department of the Michigan 
 University at Ann Arbor, Mich. In 1886 
 he was elected superintendent of public- 
 schools of our county, and so efficient 
 was his service that he was re-elected in 
 L890. He was then a member of the law 
 firm of Webb & Lane, until 1905, when he 
 was elected state's attorney to finish an 
 unexpired term. He went about the duties 
 of this office with his usual energy and 
 faithfulness and proved to the people 
 that the oath of office did not rest lightly 
 upon him, thus making so enviable a 
 record that he was re-elected by a large 
 
 majority in 1908, and has now finished 
 half of his second term. Mr. Lane has 
 the support and approval of the best 
 element of our county, and with energy 
 he makes the life of the transgressor hard, 
 following up with untiring persistency 
 every clue and bringing to justice all 
 criminals, without fear or favor; in other 
 wi >nls. Mr. Lane is a man who does things, 
 and a more busy man cannot be found 
 in our county. Among his other duties 
 he is vice-president of the First National 
 Bank. He is an official member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal Church, and, with 
 commendable regularity can be found 
 giving a kind welcome to those who visit 
 his church for worship, where he has been 
 an usher for years. He is a member of 
 McLeansboro Lodge No. Ill, K. of P., 
 and of the Modern Woodmen Fraternity. 
 In 1885 he was married to Miss Carrie 
 Harvey, and with their daughter Hazel, 
 tiny live in one of our most elegant homes, 
 on South Washington street. 
 
 to the same office in 1905. In 
 resigned as city attorney and was 
 elected county judge, in spite of the fact 
 that his county is against him politically, 
 which is proof of the high esteem in which 
 they hold him who know him best. He 
 is proving himself to be a judge of law 
 par excellence, and is giving the best of 
 satisfaction on the bench, and was called 
 t.i White county to preside as County 
 Judge for several months following the 
 death of Judge Parker, and at various 
 times has presided in Jefferson County 
 court. 
 
 In 1901 he was married to Miss Mabel 
 Berridge, and with their daughter, they 
 live in their elegant new home on South 
 Washington street. His office is in the 
 Court Room block, where he kindly and 
 efficiently cares for all matters entrusted 
 to him. He is a member of the Presbyte- 
 rian church and of the Free Masons, 
 and is a Knight Templar. The judge is 
 also a stockholder and director of the 
 Cloud State Bank. 
 
 HON. JOHN M. ECKLEY 
 
 COUNTY JUDGE 
 
 < fur present county judge is a son of 
 the late Judge Thos. M. Eckley, and was 
 born in McLeansboro, February 13, 1876. 
 His parents have always been classed 
 among our very best citizens, ami their 
 superb qualities have filled his life until 
 we proudly look upon him as an ideal 
 representative of American manhood. 
 He finished the course in our public schools 
 and then attended Wabash College at 
 Crawfordsville, Ind., during the years of 
 1803, 1894 and 1895. The first of January 
 in 1896, he began the study of law in his 
 father's office, and was admitted t" the 
 liar i if Illinois in April, 1899. Until his 
 father's death in 1903. he was with him 
 in business, and since that time he has 
 been alone, conducting a splendid business 
 not only in the practice of law, but also 
 in insurance and abstracting, owning 
 a complete and excellent set of abstract 
 books at the present time. He was first 
 before the public for office in 1899, and 
 was elected city attorney, and was again 
 
 JOHN R. CROSS, MAYOR 
 
 Hon. John R. Cross, whose face is 
 lisplayed on this page, was born December 
 
 HON. JOHN M. ECKLEY 
 
 MAYOR JOHN R. CROSS 
 
 15, 1859, in Dahlgren Township, Hamilton 
 County, Illinois, and continued to live 
 there until 1889. He received his early 
 education from the public schools of this 
 county, and like Lincoln, was self learned 
 largely, and like him also, he had to work 
 his own way and hoe his own row. 
 
 He was married to Miss Olive E. 
 Ellis, May 29, 1881. In 1889, when 30 
 years of age, he with his family moved 
 from the farm to McLeansboro, and 
 there he prepared to take up the arduous 
 pursuit of the legal profession. 
 
 He read law under Judge T. B. Stelle 
 and was admitted to the bar in June. 1892, 
 and commenced the practice with the 
 Judge as his partner. This partnership 
 was formed in the hope of its lasting for 
 life, and it practically did. 
 
 After the Judge's demise, which occurred 
 July 31, 1906, a second partnership was 
 fi irmo 1 with the then newlv admitted
 
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 SUPPLEMENT TO THE McLEANSBORO TIMES 
 
 member of the bar, Hon. D. J. Under- 
 go bichlast partnership siill continues 
 I he linn does business in all the courts. 
 It is perfectly reliable, trustworthy, and 
 is in the limelight at every court. The firm 
 having come into the possession of the 
 large library owned In- the late Judge 
 T. B. Stelle ami William H. Stelle, and 
 having added a large muni per of new books 
 to their list, they now possess one of 
 the best equipped offices in this section 
 of the state; in fact, none superior to it 
 is found in the city. 
 
 The present mayor of the city of 
 McLeansboro was riveted in April, 1909, 
 for a term of two years. He is a democrat, 
 a member of the Baptist church, an Odd 
 Fellow and a Modern Woodman. He has 
 served his city in the capacity of city 
 attorney for four terms. 
 
 He owns a nice home with a splendid 
 family, consisting of his wife, two daughters 
 the well-known Misses Inez and Nona, 
 and one son John E., besides having one 
 daughter, Mrs. Iva Hardesty, who mar- 
 ried Mr. Isaac S. Hardesty, who lives 
 near them. 
 
 The town owes much to the good 
 citizens that make it up. Every family 
 makes it richer that lives right. In the 
 light of the years that have gone, the mayor 
 should continue to present to the city 
 a respectable, God-fearing, honored life 
 and win for himself such reward as merit 
 alone bestows. 
 
 W. R. DANIEL, POLICE MAGISTRATE 
 
 The father of the present editor of the 
 Times was born in Stewart county, 
 
 WOODSON R. DANIEL 
 
 Tennessee. May 14, 1845, moved to [llini i 
 in 1857. settling in Wayne county, where 
 hi' lived on a farm until the outbreak of 
 the Civil War when he enlisted. November 
 20, L861, hi Company D, 60th Illinois 
 Infantry. He served continuously until 
 August 9, 1865, when he was discharged 
 with the rank of second sergeant of his 
 company, the war being ended, having 
 served 3 years 9 months and It) days. 
 
 He participated in nearly all the battles 
 and skirmishes in which his regiment was 
 engaged, being with Island No. 10. He 
 was at the siege of Corinth, Miss.; was in 
 at the close of the battle of Stone River; 
 at the battle of Missionary Ridge and 
 Lookout Mountain; saw the battle above 
 the Clouds; participated in the Atlanta 
 Campaign until he was slightly wounded 
 at Rocky Face Mountain, when he was 
 sent to the hospital for a short time. 
 Returning to his regiment he was in Gen- 
 eral Sherman's march to the sea; the 
 siege and capture of Savannah, Ga.; 
 in the march through North and South 
 Carolina; in the battles of Averboro and 
 Bentonville, North Carolina; was 28 
 miles southwest of Raleigh, X. C. when 
 General Jos. Johnson surrendered: march- 
 ed from there to Washington; participated 
 in the grand review, May 24, 1865. 
 
 A word about the Daniel ancestry. 
 His great grandfather, Benjamin, came 
 from England and settled in North 
 Carolina. He served through the Revolu- 
 tionary War under General Daniel Mor- 
 gan, and died at the age of 107 years. 
 The grandfather on his mother's side was 
 Riley Roberts, who hailed from Ireland 
 and settled in Alabama. He was with 
 General Jackson at New Orleans, when 
 they whipped the British. He walked all 
 the way back to Alabama and was so 
 weak when he got there he could not 
 ride a horse, having practically nothing 
 to eat while on the way. Those were 
 stirring days. So the fighting second 
 sergeant of the Illinois 60th got his 
 blood by natural descent, and has demon- 
 strated his worth. 
 
 Esq. Daniel lived in Wayne county one 
 year after his return from the war. His 
 first marriage was during the war. His 
 wife dying, he married again in 1866, 
 and three children were born, one of 
 whom. Marshall, present editor of the 
 Times, still survives. He is yet living with 
 his last wife, and only one of their three 
 children is living, Mrs. L. L. Smith. 
 
 He came to McLeansboro in 1868, and 
 worked at the carpenter's trade for some 
 time. His official career has been extensive. 
 First, he served 12 years as deputy coun- 
 ty clerk, then he was coroner for one term, 
 and during this time he served as sheriff 
 for one month. He has served as city 
 clerk, alderman, member of the board of 
 education, and as supervisor of the town 
 of McLeansboro for two terms. He served 
 as justice of the peace for 12 years. He 
 has been, when this term expires, police 
 magistrate for 18 years. 
 
 He lives in a pleasant home on South 
 Washington street. He is a democrat, 
 Odd Fellow, member of the G. A. R., 
 and also a worthy and attentive member 
 of the First Baptist church. His career 
 has been honorable and long. May he 
 yet serve the people of the community 
 many useful years is the wish of all that 
 know him. 
 
 and then pursued a course in higher 
 studies under Dr. John Washburn, ex- 
 president of Ewing College, who was at 
 that time residing in our city. After 
 teaching one term of school he studied 
 law and passed the state board examina- 
 tion in May, 1900, since which time he 
 has become one of the most prominent 
 attorneys of Hamilton County, and is 
 excelled by none in the preparation of 
 
 HON. HARRY ANDERSON 
 
 legal documents and other matter that 
 pertains to court procedure. 
 
 He has never sought public office, and 
 has occupied but two public positions, 
 alderman and city attorney, these having 
 been thrust upon him by his fellow 
 townsmen. He is a member of the Pres- 
 byterian church, and is an active worker 
 in the congregation and is interested in 
 all general enterprises of the church. 
 His home, the church and his business 
 engage his best efforts. In 1902 he was 
 married to Minnie E. Wilson, and with 
 their little family they live happily in 
 their beautiful new home on Washington 
 street. Mr. Anderson's office is located 
 in the Stelle building at the northwest 
 corner of the public square. We bespeak 
 for him a useful and promising future, 
 for his character, talents and habits are 
 such that nothing but success can be his. 
 
 HARRY ANDERSON 
 
 Harry Anderson, son of Captain and 
 Mrs. J. T. Anderson, was born on his 
 father's farm southwest of McLeansboro, 
 111.. May 22. 1874. From early youth he 
 acquired the habit of toil, which always 
 unlocks the doors to higher planes of 
 service and success. He early finished the 
 course in the country school, and later 
 finished in the McLeansboro High School, 
 
 WALTER A. McELVAIN 
 
 Walter A. MeElvain is a son of Judge 
 and Mrs. John MeElvain; was born in 
 McLeansboro in 1856, and after securing 
 his early education in our public schools, 
 pursued a college course at Ewing College, 
 and then took up the study of law and was 
 admitted to the bar in 1883. During his 
 entire life he has had an unusual interest 
 in real estate, and has a complete and 
 up-to-date set of abstract books, and 
 knows as much about the land and titles 
 of our county as any man we have. He 
 is one of our largest resident land owners 
 and is greatly interested in the develop- 
 ment of our fertile soil. Owning more land 
 than any other individual in the North 
 Fork Drainage District, he is naturally 
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 of this, the county's greatest single inprove- 
 ment. He is a public-spirited man and takes 
 a lively interest m the welfare of his home 
 town and county. 
 
 Through his keen business insight he 
 lias become one of our leading and most 
 successful business men. His fair dealings 
 with his fellowmen, and his friendly 
 disposition, have won for him a host of 
 friends. For many years lie has been a 
 leading member in the K. of P. Lodge, and 
 has repeatedly represented the local 
 order in the Grand Lodge. In politics 
 he isaemDocrat, and is a candidate before 
 the coming primary of that party for the 
 office of county judge, which position we 
 firmly believe he could fill with great 
 credit to himself and the profession. 
 
 Mr. McElvain is a married man, and 
 with his splendid family lives in his 
 comfortable^home on North Washington 
 street. 
 
 for Governor Deneen, who was nominated. 
 During the session of the 43rd and 44th 
 assembly, he was employed as a clerk of 
 the House, and in the 45th and 46th 
 assembly he was one of the statutory 
 officers of the Senate. George is an active 
 member of the following orders: Knights 
 of Pythias, McLeansboro Lodge Xo. Ill; 
 M. W. A., McLeansboro Camp Xo. 2597, 
 and of the Ben Hur. 
 
 In 1906 he was a candidate for state- 
 representative and carried his senatorial 
 district, and went into the convention 
 with twenty-three delegates i twenty- 
 seven being a majority I, but by a combina- 
 tion of his opponents he was defeated. 
 He is again a candidate before the repub- 
 lican primary which is to be held Sept. 
 15, 1910, and we confidentaly believe 
 he will be nominated. He stands right 
 on the great issues of the hour, and has 
 every qualification to make of him a good 
 ative of his district. 
 
 business, and in 1903 was chosen to fill 
 out an unexpired term as circuit clerk, 
 of one year. From 1904 to 1909 he was 
 extensively engaged in the real estate 
 and mercantile business, handling several 
 stocks of goods throughout Illinois. At 
 the present time he is engaged in the real 
 estate and insurance business in McLeans 
 boro, and is ready to serve his many 
 friends. He has always been a staunch 
 democrat, and has done much for the wel- 
 fare of his party, having been chairman 
 of the central committee of the county 
 for some years. 
 
 With his happy little family he lives in 
 mtiful home on Eastern Border 
 street; is an active member of the Baptist 
 church, and can always be found on the 
 right side of all moral and public questions. 
 Upon such men depends the welfare of 
 our countrv. 
 
 GEORGE W. HILL 
 
 George W. Hill was born in Franklin 
 county, 111.. November..] 1, 1876. but came 
 
 FRANK LOCKETT 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born in 
 Sumner county, Tenn., in 1867. Having 
 lost his parents at the early age of ten 
 years he came to live with an uncle, 
 residing some three miles north of 
 McLeansboro. Early he became ac- 
 customed to the arduous tasks common to 
 farm life and received lessons of strenuous 
 toil that have been of great value to him 
 in his uncommonly active career. He early 
 manifested a desire for an education, 
 and when only a lad of seventeen summers, 
 we find him teaching in the public schools. 
 Following this he came to McLeansboro 
 and for one year was employed as a 
 salesman in a mercantile establishment, 
 after which he devoted some eight or 
 nine years of his life to teaching in the 
 public schools of Hamilton county. In 
 1889 he was assessor of McLeansboro 
 township, and in 1S93 of Dahlgren town- 
 ship. In 1894 he was elected county clerk 
 1 >y a very flattering majority, and such 
 was his service that in 1898 he was easily 
 ed, and served until 19(12. From 
 1 '• 12 1903 he engaged in the mercantile 
 
 HON. ISAAC H. WEBB 
 
 Hon. Isaac H. Webb is a product of 
 
 Hamilton county, being born on the well 
 known Webb farm about three miles 
 
 GEORGE W. HILL 
 
 to Hamilton county when but a boy and 
 has spent almost his entire life in our 
 midst. He is a young man who has shown 
 an extraordinary ambition for knowledge, 
 lb had scarcely any schooling until he 
 was nineteen years of age, when he was 
 seized with a desire to obtain an educa- 
 tion and with that end in view he entered 
 the fifth grade of McLeansboro public 
 schools and graduated in the remarkable 
 short time of three years. The year fol- 
 li .wing his graduation he attended McKen- 
 dree College, Lebanon, 111. His money 
 giving out and his health failing, he re- 
 turned home. After partly regaining his 
 health he began the study of law. In the 
 spring of 1904 he was chosen as a delegate 
 to that famous gubernatorial convention 
 and voted according to his instructions 
 for Richard Yates until his delegation was 
 released from instructions, and then voted 
 
 FRANK LOCKETT 
 
 HON. ISAAC H. WEBB 
 
 McLeansboro; son of John Webb, 
 i r of this part of Illinois. 
 
 After finishing the course in the country 
 schools he attended Hamilton College 
 three terms and then taught in the public 
 schools of our county for four years. 
 
 Having a desire to pursue the study of 
 law he entered one of the very best 
 schools of our country, the Michigan 
 i diversity at Ann Arbor, and grad- 
 uated in 1882, after which he passed the 
 examination before both the Michigan 
 and the Illinois State Board. In 1883 
 he formed a partnership with Judge J. C. 
 Edwards, with whom he practiced until 
 elected state's attorney in 1888. His 
 service was so faithful and efficient that 
 he was re-elected in 1892 and served his 
 second term, after which he was a member 
 of the firm of Edwards-Webb & Lane, 
 u it til Mr. Edwards was elected county 
 judge, when the firm became Webb & 
 Lane, and thus remained until Mr. Lane 
 ted prosecuting attorney in 1905. 
 since which time Mr. Webb has been in
 
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 i tice alone. Mr. Webb is coin eded 
 to be one of the best authorities in this 
 pari of the state in matters of law, and 
 bi i ause of his recognized ability, integrity, 
 good judgmenl and fairness, he is fully 
 equipped to till the office he now seeks, 
 as he is now a candidate for county judge 
 the democratic primary of Sept. 
 L5th. This is the first office he has asked 
 .it the hands of his party for eighteen 
 aid beyond a doubt he will poll 
 a heavy vote in every part of the county. 
 
 Mr. Webb has for years been a most 
 faithful and consistent member of the 
 Methodist Episcopal church and a worker 
 in the Sunday school. He is a charter 
 member of the local order of the Knights 
 of I'vthias. 
 
 In' 1904 he was married to Estella 
 Baker of Golconda, one of the best known, 
 most popular and efficient musicians this 
 pari of Illinois has over known, and with 
 their son, John Robert, they live in their 
 cozy home on North Pearl street. 
 
 Spivey and his assistants in view. The 
 whole plant is a fine ample of what ran 
 be done in a town that wants to be 
 up-to-date. The plant is also the pumping 
 station for the water works, which is 
 splendid. 
 
 The assistants are: Mr. A. T. Vanhorn, 
 first, and Mr. S. G. Yoder, second. Mr. 
 Vanhorn having been with the plant 
 since 1908 also. They are both capable 
 men. 
 
 The plant has two Corliss engines, 
 one 125 horse power and the other 230 
 power. The incandescent lighting machine 
 is a Fort Wayne 100 K. W., 110 volts 
 and 133 cycles. The street lighting is 
 80 light western electric series arc. The 
 plant is run by two 100 horse power 
 boilers, and has all the work done by men 
 who know their business. 
 
 Mr. Spivey is not only up on the 
 practical, but an expert on the technical 
 departments of his work as well. His 
 cut gives a good view of the man. 
 
 MARSHALL SPIVEY, ELECTRICIAN 
 
 Mr. Marshall Spivey, the head man at 
 the power plant, has been on the job 
 since 1908. He was born in Shawneetown, 
 worked as a young man there in the 
 post office until he married and moved 
 to McLeansboro. He was in the furniture 
 and undertaking business with good 
 success for some time. Later he decided 
 to take up the electrical business as a 
 profession, and equipped himself for that 
 work through a correspondence school. 
 After receiving his diploma he went on 
 record as being the best but one in the 
 state, in the test given for electricians 
 before the state examining board. This 
 high standing caused him to be employed 
 by the state authorities to take charge 
 of the state reformatory's electrical works 
 and plant at Pontiae, 111., which position 
 he held for a year. Then he was employed 
 to install electrical machinery for a 
 contractor at Mt. Vernon, 111. Coming 
 from there to this place in 1908 he is now 
 in his third year with the job. 
 
 He has the honor of remodeling the 
 entire plant here until it presents a 
 unique appearance for a town of this size. 
 The accompanying cut is made to show 
 only a part of the power house, with Mr. 
 
 DR. MARY B. McKEE 
 
 One of the leading dentists of the 
 city has her offices in the Wiseman block 
 
 spent two years in government work 
 among the Indian schools, teaching in 
 New Mexico one of those yeai 
 
 Later deciding to study dentistry 
 she prepared herself for the course. She 
 went to St. Louis and took the full 
 curriculum of the St. Louis Dental 
 College in three years, graduating with 
 distinctii m. 
 
 She settled here in her present location 
 in the autumn of L907. Since then she 
 has steadily grown in favor until, doubt- 
 less, she possesses the largest clientele 
 of any dentist south of the B. & I >. 
 
 She does crown and bridge work, east 
 inlaying, artificial plate settings, all kinds 
 of fillings and extractions, with minor 
 surgical operations of almost endless 
 variety. Her work is guaranteed. 
 
 W. C. FAIRWEATHER 
 
 The superintendent of the McLeans- 
 boro city schools is W. C. Pairweather, 
 
 MARSHALL SPIVEY 
 
 DR. MARY B. McKEE 
 
 on the north side of the square. She is 
 prepared to do any kind of dental work 
 known to the craft. It is her pleasure to 
 wait on her customers with that patience 
 and preparedness that quite takes them 
 by surprise. 
 
 In speaking about her work it is to 
 the purpose to say that in the first place 
 she is a genuine woman, pleasant, agreeable 
 and quite capable of conducting a business 
 anywhere. You feel the sincerity of her 
 profession immediately upon entering, 
 i Her every movement is a practical 
 I demonstration of her power to do the 
 work. 
 
 Her education was begun in the common 
 schools of the county, where she taught 
 ! for awhile. Two terms were spent in 
 | Ewing College, 1898 and 1899. She was 
 married to Prof. Robert B. McKec in 
 September, 1900. After his death in 1901, 
 she went to the northwest, where she 
 
 FAIRWEATHER 
 
 now elected for his eighth successive 
 year and bids fair to continue indefinitely. 
 He was born and reared on a farm four 
 miles south of this city. He went to 
 Parker's Prairie school for his early educa- 
 tion and commenced to teach in the 
 year 1892. At different times during 
 his vacations he has attended Valparaiso 
 University and two of the state normal 
 schools. In 1901 and 1902 he was a 
 student at the University of Illinois. 
 He taught three years in the rural schools 
 of Hamilton County, and three years 
 ! in the grades of the McLeansboro city 
 I schools. He was also a teacher in the city 
 | schools of Murphysboro, 111., being princ- 
 ipal of the Ozburn school three years 
 and principal of the Logan school for one 
 year. Moving from Murphysboro to his 
 old home, where people have known 
 him from infancy he sends all precedents 
 to the winds about "a prophet not being 
 honored in his own country," for he has 
 j been honored time again in the various 
 ! walks of life in the midst of his own. 
 Besides being superintendent of schools 
 and- doing his duty therein, he has been 
 j elected to the positions of vice-president 
 i of the McLeansboro Building and Loan
 
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 21 
 
 In 1907 he and the Hon. John R. Cross 
 established the law firm which bears their 
 as successors to the firm of Judge 
 T. B. Stelle & Cross, and are now admit- 
 tedly in the forefront of the bar in this 
 county. 
 
 Mr. Underwood lives on and owns a 
 beautiful farm residence, near the county 
 seat, modern and up-to-date, of which 
 a cut i- displayed in this issue. He and 
 llent wife are rearing a delightful 
 family. 
 
 His two oldest boys, Carl and Ira, are 
 in school in Illinois College at Jackson- 
 ville, 111., and will graduate in the year 
 19] 1. 
 
 Thus. Mr. Underwood is a rcpresenta- 
 n, and to him we look for many 
 yean of active work for the county's 
 ■ '< od. 
 
 COUNTRY HOME OF HON. U. J. UNDERWOOD 
 
 Association and vice-president of the 
 McLeansboro Independent Telephone 
 Company. 
 
 He is also a Knight of Pythias, an Odd 
 Fellow, and correspondent for several 
 daily papers. He is a member of the 
 First Baptist church. 
 
 O. W. FULLERTON 
 
 Mr. Fullerton is the pleasant, courteous 
 manager of the Murphysboro Telephone 
 Company, successor to the Old McLeans- 
 boro Telephone Company. He has been 
 with this work since February, 1909, 
 and has demonstrated his fitness for the 
 position he occupies in every way. He 
 is perfectly reliable. The system, when 
 he took it, was all run down, nothing in 
 shape. Since he has been here an entire 
 revolution has been performed. 
 
 The company he represents seeks to 
 get the best in everything. It thinks 
 only of its subscribers, how they may 
 be pleased. A first-class switchboard, 
 a new directory, and 100 fine "hello" 
 
 re at the command of the remotest 
 subscriber as well as the nearest. "With 
 equal rights to all and exclusive to none." 
 as its motto the company furnishes the 
 best service possible to all its patrons. 
 It is glad to hear about any little annoy- 
 ance, or anything wrong anywhere, 
 connected with its system that it may 
 remedy the wrong and make the inefficient 
 part work. 
 
 Mr. Fullerton is the man who has made 
 all this possible. He has been thoroughly 
 modern in all his work. So that everyone 
 gets as good as the other, which is us 
 good as can be had anywhere. McLeans- 
 boro boasts a full fledged telephone 
 system. 
 
 MRS. I. H. WEBB 
 
 Mrs. Webb, formerly Miss Estelle 
 Baker, of Golconda, 111., has liven a 
 resident of the city some fifteen years. 
 and has been the piano and voice teacher 
 of many of the brightest pupils that have 
 gone out from the town in that time. 
 Her pupils have almost all become 
 teachers, some of them going abroad for 
 more advanced study. She teaches the 
 Interstate System,' representing the 
 Western Conservatory of Chicago, 111. 
 She has held three commencement pro- 
 grams under this system. Her work is 
 uniformly satisfactory. Write her for 
 terms. 
 
 CHARLES B. THOMAS 
 
 We are delighted to present the face 
 of one of the county's ex-judges, the Hon. 
 Charles B. Thomas, now of St. Louis. 
 Mo. Ten years ago he was judge of the 
 county. Now he is president of The 
 Federal Trust Company of St. Louis, Mo., 
 director and secretary Missouri Farm 
 Colonies Real Estate Company, with 
 paid up capital of $500,000; director and 
 vice-president of the American Bankers 
 Surety Company, of St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 The Judge is a product of Hamilton 
 county, having been born and raised in 
 Beaver Creek township. He taught 
 school in this county and by his close 
 application to his duties he mastered the 
 law and moved to this city and began the 
 practice of his profession. He was twice 
 elected judge of the county, and perhaps 
 we never had a better one. He was a 
 candidate on the state ticket of his party 
 for state treasurer in 1906, a testimonial 
 to his rare democratic value, and to his 
 worth as a man. 
 
 The Federal Trust Company of which 
 the Judge is president, has a capitaliza- 
 tion of half a million dollars, and pays 
 him the handsome salary of $7,5110 per 
 year. The Judge was associated with the 
 
 O. W. FULLERTON 
 
 DAVID J. UNDERWOOD 
 
 Hon. David J. Underwood was born 
 in 1864 on a farm in Dahlgren township, 
 this county. He was educated al Fairfield 
 Collegiate Institute and Ewing College 
 after leaving the public schools. He 
 spent 16 years as teacher in the public 
 schools and eight years as county super- 
 intendent of schools of Hamilton county. 
 He was very popular with the teacher-. 
 and patrons while in the school work. 
 
 In 1902 he was elected to the legislature 
 as a democrat from this district and served 
 his people honorably in the 43rd general 
 assembly. Later he studied in the Chicago 
 University law school, taking its course, 
 and was admitted to the bar in 1906. 
 
 JUDGE CHARLES B THOMAS
 
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 RESIDENCE OF JUDGE J. Q. A. LEDBETTER 
 
 organization of the company, was made- 
 one of the directors, also its treasurer and 
 general counsel. After a period of nine 
 months and at the re-organization of the 
 company, the Judge- was unanimously 
 chosen its president, solely on his ability 
 to fill the position. This was in September, 
 1909. He has demonstrated his fitness 
 for the position in all respects and takes 
 his place along with the really renowned 
 men of the town and country. Long may 
 he flourish. 
 
 HON. J. Q. A. LEDBETTER 
 
 The subject of this sketch was reared 
 in' Hardin county, [11., and lived there 
 until five years ago, when he moved 
 to this city. He finished a high school 
 education at Evansville, Ind., was ad- 
 mitted to the practice of law in 1873, 
 and has continued to practice ever Mine. 
 He was elected county judge- of his county 
 
 before he reached tin- age- required by 
 the constitution. He has served twelve 
 years as state's attorney of his county, 
 and has occupied other positions of trust. 
 
 Judge Ledbetter was the choice of his 
 party for congress in this district in 1908, 
 made an honorable canvass in the race, 
 and though In- was not elected, yet he 
 succeeded in reelucing the majority. 
 
 He resides in a beautiful home on East 
 Market street, a cut of which is given on 
 another page, has a wife and three sons 
 and a daughter. The oldest son is a 
 member of the Baptist church, while the 
 other members of the family belong to the 
 M. E. church. 
 
 Judge Ledbetter belongs to the follow- 
 ing lodges: Odd Fellows, Masons and 
 Knights of Pythias. He is a democrat 
 of the old school; upright, honorable, 
 full of vital vim for the welfare of the 
 republic. He is a gentleman of the first 
 water, and our town is honored by his 
 residence among us. He spends a good 
 de^il of his time now at his former home 
 in Hardin county, looking after his law 
 practice, and also his farm. He will 
 doubtless reach a good age, filled with 
 good cle-eds. 
 
 one- of all since the company first put 
 its representatives here Mr. Denson 
 wrote more than $10,000 in premiums, 
 making himself the most successful 
 agent the company has ever had in the 
 O unity. 
 
 Mr. Denson can l>e- found, when in the 
 city, at the IVopk-'s National Bank, and 
 can be- called up by phone from any part 
 of the county at his home. Any one 
 wishing to do business with him will get 
 that due regard for exactness, details 
 and perfect sincerity of statement that 
 ■ an be relied upon at all times to guide 
 them correctly. It is Mr. Denson's boast 
 that he- has never deceived any one about 
 his company or made any statements 
 that the company would not stand for. 
 
 Mr. Denson is married and has one 
 little girl. He owns property in the 
 northeast part of the county, and was 
 himself born and reared on the farm. 
 All his life he has known the value of the 
 country schools, the- country churches, 
 the farm houses, anil all other buildings 
 needed in a flourishing rlistrict. It has 
 be-e-h his ambition to see that every farmer 
 in the county has a proper insurance for 
 his property. In case- of loss by fire 
 
 BE 
 
 
 JUDGE J. Q. A. LEDBETTER 
 
 W. W. DENSON 
 
 The Forest City Fire Insurance Com- 
 pany, of Rockford, 111., is represented in 
 the city and vicinity by Mr. W. W. 
 Denson, who lives in the north part of 
 town, and has his business headquarters 
 in the People's National Bank. The 
 company is the only fire insurance com- 
 pany in the county which does business 
 exclusively for farmers and farm property, 
 in or out of town. It adjusts its losses 
 sometimes before the fire dies down from 
 the burning property, and always satis- 
 factory to the parties insured. It does 
 more farm business than all other fire 
 insurance companies in the county com- 
 bined. Though the Forest City Fire 
 Insurance Company has been in the 
 county for over thirty five years, yet its 
 business continues to increase, proving the 
 reliability and popularity of such a 
 company. Last year was the banner 
 
 W. W. DENSON 
 
 lightning, wind storms, cyclones and 
 tornadoes the insured is guaranteed 
 against all accident to dwellings or prop- 
 erty. Thus he is able to go on with the 
 affairs of life as if no accident had occurred. 
 
 DR. C. H. ANDERSON 
 
 C. H. Anderson was born on a farm 
 September 15, 1869, in Hamilton county, 
 111. His childhood and youth was spent 
 performing the usual duties of a farmer 
 "lad" during the summer, and attending 
 school during the winter. Progress in 
 school was fairly good and after complet- 
 ing the course as prescribed in the country 
 school, he then entered the McLeansborc 
 high school. In 1888 he begun teaching 
 school and in 1889 entered Southern 
 Illinois College. By teaching school at 
 intervals during the course, and reciting 
 at night to private instructors, he was 
 able to maintain himself in college until
 
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 1892, when he completed the scientific 
 course, receiving the degree of B. S. 
 Continuing in college he graduated as 
 valedictorian in the classical course. 
 receiving the degree of A. B. In 1903 he 
 was elected superintendent of the public 
 schools at Ridgway, 111., and remaining 
 there the ensuing two years, resigned 
 that position to begin the study of 
 medicine. In 1895 he matriculated in 
 the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, 
 Mo., and on March 28, 1898, graduated 
 cum laude. After graduation he entered 
 the practice of medicine at McLeansboro, 
 111., and rapidly built up a very extensive 
 practice. He aspired to no official position 
 and held none except a position on tb 
 board of education, McLeansboro, 111.. an< 
 chairman of the central committee. 
 Hamilton countv, 111. 
 
 In 1907 the Governor of the State of 
 Illinois invited him to accept the superin- 
 tendency of the Illinois Asylum for 
 Insane 'Criminals, which was accepted 
 
 DR. C. H. ANDERSON 
 
 and is occupied until the present time. 
 In 1S93 he united in marriage to Mary 
 Williams, and to this union three children 
 were born. 
 
 deserves all this praise and more of the 
 same character, as he is worthy. 
 
 The firm, therefore, of Wilson & 
 McNabb, are our best representatives 
 in their line, perhaps, ami have the due 
 reward of merit. We wish them continued 
 
 WILSON & McNABB 
 
 This firm has done business in the 
 county for about twenty years, and has 
 universally succeeded in winning the very 
 highest commendation from its clients. 
 It is known all over the country, doing 
 business from Maine to California. In 
 abstract work it is unsurpassed in this or 
 any other county. 
 
 The firm is composed of Hon. A. M. 
 Wilson, for thirty seven years a resident 
 of the city, and of Mr. C. R. McNabb, 
 who was born and reared here. Mr. 
 Wilson lives on South Washington street, 
 has a charming family consisting of his 
 wife and two young ladies, who are highly 
 honored by the community. He was 
 reared in East Tennessee, educated at 
 Hiawassa College, and taught school 
 two years. He moved here in 1873, studied 
 law under Judge T. B. Stelle, and was 
 admitted to the bar in 1875. From the 
 first he has succeeded in building up 
 
 HON. A. M. WILSON 
 
 a true reputation on work done. He is 
 a first class lawyer and a practii 
 st racter of high degree. He has practiced in 
 the Interior Department of the govern- 
 ment for the last thirty years, principally 
 in the pension bureau, giving eminent 
 satisfacti:n. He is a man that does busi- 
 ness on the sq'rr;. His word is as good 
 as his bond. What he does is assured of 
 being well done. 
 
 His partner, Mr. C. R. McNabb, 
 whose portrait we also present in this 
 connection, has been a life long worker 
 at the abstract business. His work is of 
 such a character that he docs not have to 
 commend it. It commends itself. 
 
 Charley, as he is known to all his 
 friends, stands high in the community. 
 is a splendid member of the First Baptist 
 church, is its treasurer also, and has about 
 him the air of perfect confidence in his 
 business. He gives to the work his best 
 hours. 
 
 At present he is winding up the immense 
 sales of coal land in Franklin, an adjoining 
 county to Hamilton, where the abstract 
 work must be done by an expert of ac- 
 credited standing. He is receiving high 
 praise for his work from the authorities 
 who control the abstracting, and is getting 
 a salary thatspeaksforitself. Mr. McN'abb 
 
 THE LEADER 
 
 The Republican organ of Hamilton 
 county was started m November, 1882, 
 by Messrs. Lyon and Irvin. In 1886 
 Mr. Irvin withdrew and since that time 
 Or. C. M. Lyon has been editor and 
 tor. 
 
 Dr. Lvon has been a resident of Mc- 
 .. ii boro since 1867, having previous 
 to his coming hire served over four 
 >..; m the union army during the war 
 { the rebellion. He has twice repre- 
 sented his district in the legislature and 
 has served two terms as postmaster of 
 this city, first during the administration 
 of President Arthur and the last time 
 during the administration of President 
 Harrison. 
 
 We present the portrait of our co- 
 ti mporary together with a picture of his 
 home, and would state that we are under 
 
 f.. 
 
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 DR. J. M. LYON 
 
 many obligations to the genial doctor for 
 valuable assistance m the preparation 
 of this number, and take this opportunity 
 to express our gratitude for favors shown. 
 The doctor stands high in the medical 
 profession, is a painstaking and con- 
 scientious physician and enjoys a lu- 
 crative practice. 
 
 ANDREW J. FOULK 
 
 Among the contractors of the city, 
 Mr. Foulk stands out as one of the best. 
 He is a resident of town, living on Border 
 in a beautiful new building which 
 It ■ has put up within the last year. Besides 
 building many residences in and out of 
 the city, he is "the builder of the new M. E. 
 church at a cost of $20,000, directing all 
 the wood work and superintending the 
 general plan. 
 
 Mr. Foulk is a natural workman, born 
 to it. His father before him knew how to 
 do anything in woodwork, or with tools. 
 He is a man of good habits, knows his 
 business, and gives perfect satisfaction 
 in w-hatcver he undertakes. This is the 
 assurance he gives th >se who wSh to have 
 him do their work. 
 
 He is an Odd Fellow, a member of the 
 
 M. E. church of the city, an up-to-date, 
 
 rive man. His friends are numbered
 
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 His specialties are dry goods and shoes. 
 
 He also carries a line of ladies' and gent's 
 furnishings, and handles groceries. His 
 stock is clean and new. He is courteous, 
 and his clerks are always willing to show 
 goods, even though the purchaser should 
 not buy. He wishes to have the people 
 know that he is in the business to stay 
 and would appreciate any trade thrown 
 his way. The trade he hopes to build up 
 by just dealing is the kind that buy where 
 they can get goods the cheapest. He is 
 looking for that class of purchasers who 
 know a good bargain when they see it. 
 Mr. Harry Sloan is a county boy; 
 born and raised five miles southeast of 
 our town. He taught school in a great 
 many places in the county, and was 
 practically acquainted with almost every 
 one in the county 15 years ago. He wishes 
 his old friends and others to come in to 
 renew the acquaintances of other years, 
 and, if they wish, give him their trade, 
 as he will surely give them their money's 
 worth in return. 
 
 by the score, everyone being of the same 
 opinion about him and his work; that 
 it is all right. Mr. Foulk makes estimates 
 on contract work of any kind, free. He 
 is in a position to put the lowest estimates 
 possible on contract and building proposi- 
 tions of any kind. 
 
 O. H. HYATT'S IMPLEMENT STORE 
 
 A. H. SLOAN 
 
 Mr. A. H. Sloan, who comes to our 
 town and sets up in the general merchan- 
 dise business on the north side of the 
 square, the second door from the north 
 
 O. H. HYATT 
 
 0. H. Hyatt was born and raised in 
 McLeansboro and received his education 
 in our public schools. From boyhood 
 he was a clerk in his father's lumber 
 yard; later he was a clerk in a hardware 
 store for four years, and then became the 
 senior member of the firm of Hyatt & 
 Wilson, dealers in hardware and imple- 
 ments. This firm continued for six years 
 and in 1902 Mr. Hyatt sold his interest 
 to Mr. Wilson, and entered business alone 
 handling buggies, wagons, implements, 
 etc. At present he can be found on the 
 south side of the public square, where he 
 has been for several years, and carrying 
 in stock one of the most complete lines 
 that can be found in this part of the state, 
 and doing a thriving business. He handles 
 the original Geo. Delker buggies and 
 carriages; the Deering binders and 
 mowers; the J. I. Case plows and culti- 
 vators and the Collins balance frame 
 cultivator; the Superior wheat drill, 
 the Bluebell cream separator; a full 
 line of saddles, and don't forget to visit 
 his new department, where he makes a 
 complete line of light and heavy harness 
 of the very best quality possible. In 
 fact we are glad to recommend to you, 
 not only the man, but every part of his 
 full and excellent line of supplies. Call 
 him over either phone. 
 
 Mr. Hyatt is a member of the Epi copal 
 church; has for years been treasurer of 
 the Building and Loan Association; is 
 a member of the K. P. lodge. With his 
 happy little family he lives in his elegant 
 home on Jackson street. 
 
 west corner, has been in the business for 
 12 years. He has spent this time in 
 central and southern Illinois. He came 
 from Windsor, Shelby county, 111., to 
 this place. 
 
 He is an up-to-date advertiser, which 
 shows he knows the value of the printed 
 page in business. As a test of this he 
 entered business 12 years ago on a very 
 limited capital, and now has one of the 
 most complete stocks in the country. 
 It is the man behind the business. 
 
 THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK 
 
 This substantial institution was organ- 
 ized in 1891 as a private bank by the 
 Hon. J. H. Miller, one of the best business 
 men our community has ever known. 
 For about sixteen years, until his death, 
 he conducted this institution to the entire 
 satisfaction of all who dealt with him, 
 and never betrayed a single depositor. 
 
 After his death his heirs thought best 
 to re-organize the bank as a National, 
 and did so in 1909, with a capital of 
 •135,000. and thev now carrv a surplus 
 of $1,000. 
 
 In the re-organization many of the most 
 highly respected and substantial business 
 men of McLeansboro gladly became 
 stockholders, and were only sorry that 
 more stock was not on the market. 
 
 W. T. Miller, son of J. H. Miller, is the 
 present cashier and one of our most 
 promising young business men. In 1903 
 he graduated in our city high school; 
 
 INTERIOR OF A. H. SLOAN'S STORE
 
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 25 
 
 A. A. HYATT'S LUMBER YARD 
 
 attended Lincoln College at Lincoln, 111., 
 one year, and the University of Illinois at 
 Urbana for three years, until the death 
 of his father, when he was compelled 
 to leave school and assume the grave 
 responsibilities laid down by his father. 
 His splendid preparation and natural 
 business ability, make of him an ideal 
 man for his present position of trust. 
 
 The officers and board of this reliable 
 institution are: president, G. W. Hogan; 
 vice-president, Harry Anderson; cashier. 
 W. T. Miller; assistant cashier, C. E. 
 Biggerstaff. Directors: G. W. Hogan, 
 A. E. Wilson, W. \Y. Hall, Harry Anderson, 
 C. C. Wright, J. H. Hendrix and W. T. 
 Miller. 
 
 The above mentioned men are a better 
 recommendation of this bank than we 
 could possibly pen. 
 
 an artist to display the varied degrees 
 and character of effects wanted by those 
 who intend to have themselves put on 
 paper for future pleasure. Mr. Erwin is 
 certainly one of the very besl of photog- 
 raphers that have been in our city. For 
 the manv beautiful scenes in this book 
 
 L. A. ERWIN 
 
 The present edition of the Times was 
 made possible largely through the work 
 of the efficient, up-to-date photographer, 
 Mr. Lent Erwin, who resides in our city 
 with his wife and charming little daughter, 
 Lueile, their only child. 
 
 The cut above shows Mr. Erwin and 
 his daughter, which was taken by his 
 wife. 
 
 Mr. Erwin has been in the city for almost 
 all his life, having learned the art under 
 Mr. Edwin Brink, and having purchased 
 his old stand on the northwest corner of 
 the square, upstairs over the news stand. 
 He is here to stay and hence he is anxious 
 to please. 
 
 Mr. Erwin does all the work that any 
 modern artist in the picture making line 
 is called upon to do, from taking the 
 poses of infants to painting and retouching 
 enlarged work. He can suit the eye of 
 the individual to the dot. It is his con- 
 stant effort to get the very best effect 
 out of each situation, lie it a farm house 
 with pleasant out buildings, or a panoramic 
 street scene. He can give the tints and 
 grades and tones so essential to first 
 class work, and then the styles of material 
 are so varied that what he turns out 
 can suit the most exacting or the least 
 expensive purchaser. Il is the work of 
 
 McLeansboro during the past thirty- 
 eight year,, and has at all tunes made 
 quality a specialty, delivering ti i the people 
 exactly what he sells them, and gaining 
 the friendship of all with whom he trades. 
 The accompanying view represents the 
 front of this establishment, in which are 
 stored in endless variety, lumber, lath, 
 shingles, dressed flooring, siding, ceiling, 
 mouldings, sash, doors, etc. 
 
 Having been so long in the lumber 
 business, attending principally to the 
 local trade, his judgment is relied upon. 
 He takes pleasure and cheerfully sill units 
 estimates on all kinds of building material, 
 and if plans and specifications are sent 
 him he will make an estimate on the 
 entire building complete, or on the mill 
 work complete. Mr. Hyatt now carries 
 the largest stock he has carried during 
 his thirty-eight years among us; he has 
 a full line of white cedar shingles of all 
 grades; receives his screens, window 
 and doors, in car load lots, and can readily 
 meet every demand along his line. He 
 at all times has a large stock of Hammer 
 and Kurfees paints, of all grades and 
 colors and strictly pure white lead. 
 
 The unusually long period of continuous 
 success that has been enjoyed by this 
 firm, can only be accounted for because 
 of the fact that Mr. Hyatt has conducted 
 one of the most honest and satisfactory- 
 establishments our county has ever 
 known. This fact is gladly testified to 
 by Ins many customers all over our 
 county, who have had plenty of time to 
 thoroughly test the goods bought of him. 
 
 John A. Hyatt, his son, has been his 
 able assistant for some years, and these 
 gentlemen are at all times ready to give 
 you the most courteous service possible. 
 Call once and you will lie glad to call 
 again. 
 
 „ Mr. Hyatt and family live in their 
 comfortable home on Jackson street 
 
 REV. CAMERON HARMON, A. B. 
 
 Rev. Cameron Harmon, A. B., was 
 born in Clay countv, 111., and is the son 
 of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harmon. In 1897 
 he graduated from the normal department 
 
 l. a;erwin 
 
 we are indebted to his art in a way that 
 we cannot express. It is our wish that all 
 may know him and get the full benefit 
 of his large ami increasing picture business, 
 lie goes outside of the town also, and 
 can be addressed at McLeansboro, 111., 
 for special work at any place, guaranteeing 
 satisfaction. 
 
 A. A. HYATT 
 
 A. A. Hyatt is one of the best and most 
 favorably known business men of Hamil- 
 ton county, because of the fact that he 
 has been in the lumber business in 
 
 REV. CAMERON HARMON. A. B.
 
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 INTERIOR OF ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT 
 
 of the O. C. College. After teaching two 
 years in the Clay county schools, he 
 enlisted in the Spanish-American War, 
 in Company L, Fourth Illinois Volunteer 
 Infantry, and saw service in and around 
 Havana, Cuba. In 1903 he was graduated 
 from McKcndree College, Lebanon, 111., 
 with the degree of A. B. 
 
 While in McKcndree College he was 
 student pastor .it Moccasin. Alton and 
 Granite City. Since graduation he has 
 served as pastor at Grayville, and has 
 now been pastor of the Methodist 
 Episcopal church at McLeansboro for 
 four years. During his pastorate here 
 the membership has greatly increased; 
 the congregation has built and paid for 
 a church building which cost more than 
 820,000, including a $2,000 pipe organ, 
 :ii\i\ the beautiful frescoing. He was 
 district league president of the Mt. Carmel 
 district for five years, and is conference 
 president of the league at present; a 
 member of the state league cabinet and 
 vice-president of the state league chau- 
 tauqua at Havana, 111., and has been a 
 director of the latter institution from its 
 beginning. 
 
 SMITH'S BRICK YARD 
 
 One of our main manufacturing indus- 
 tries is that nf brick making, and the plant 
 of Caleb Smith, who is manager, has seen 
 the yard advance from the old time way 
 of hand moulding and drying in the sun 
 to the modern plant with its thousands 
 of feet of drying sheds and an output of 
 thirty-five thousand bricks daily. 
 
 The product of this plant at the tests 
 held in St. Louis at the World's Fair, 
 received the highest honors in the various 
 tests and especially for uniform color, 
 wearing quality and smoothness of surface. 
 The plant employes fifteen to seventeen 
 men and has twenty acres of good clay 
 banks, situated on the L. & N. R. R., 
 and inside the city limits. 
 
 The increased cost of lumber has caused 
 people to turn to brick for building 
 purposes, and we have here the best 
 quality of brick for all purposes, and with 
 the additions contemplated, the Smith's 
 Brick Yard will be one of the best in this 
 section, and one of the largest employers 
 of labor in the county. 
 
 CALEB SMITH
 
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 MR. L. HOWARD 
 
 Of McLeansboro. Illinois, is Agent for some of the 
 
 Most Reliable Fire and Life Insurance Companies 
 
 in the World. He also has a few farms for sale. 
 
 Write him for business. 
 
 M. Atterbury 
 
 Dealer in Pawnbrokers' Fine 
 Clothing. 
 
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