a '^^i^i^'ij wri ^ILL. BJlBi^lBl^yBIIBllB ;-?sii3es^^ass0?*!SMiBnMn SHELBYVHLLE On ihe Big Four H^ggte And the C. & E. L R R. 1914 mSmM You Will Always be on THE INSIDE OF Correct Apparel FOR MEN IF YOU PATRONIZE The Fashion Shop Green & Hamlin, Shelbyville. Illinois. m.'mMvM THE WEEKLY UNION ESTABUSHED 1863. THE DAILY UNION ESTABLISHED 1887. THE SHELBYVILLE UNION DAILY and WEEKLY THE UNION PUBLISHING COMPANY W. H. Beem. ' W. C. Headen. Oco. B. Rhoads. Printers and Binders. Legal, Book and Com- mercial Printing. :-: SHELBYVILLE. - ILL. ^ IBY COUNTY! TATE BANK I HELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS ^ITAL, - - $50,000.00 PLUS, - - $50,000.00 sits, $500,000.00 \u:.ii. of this bank is the best evidence that its and methods are in accord with the demands of present day business needs. m \E = — Offering , Security and Service DLICIT YOUR BUSINESS ^ .. gsfi IJriii'B IrnrlntiTS nf Nntablr Antrrtrau dtttrs. SHELBYVILLE TO-DAY AN ILLUSTRATED STORY OF ONE OF THE INTERESTING CITIES OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. hat's Wiat mxh Win's Who in its Iktsnit iCtfr. Published by., J. A. REID, Bookmaker, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. 1914 SHELBY COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Shelbyville, Illinois. Located on Main Street, and the Central Point of Interest for the Legal Business of All the Outlying Towns and Villages of a Rich and Thrifty County. Directly Opposite Stands the Monument to the Soldiers and Sailors OF Shelby County. DAVID A. MILLIGAN, Mayor, Shelbyville, Illinois. ns H a: E- o c 2 „r O ^ a o o I S The Shelbyville High School. The City is Proud of Its Schools, and Particularly So of the High School, as it is Not Only a Beautiful BuildinR, but is Generously Equipped with All the Modern Appliances and Apparatus for a Practical High School Training. Foreword. HE Chamber of Commerce, the Mayor of Shelbyville, the Commercial Clubs and Mayors of Moweaqua, Findlay, Windsor, Stewardson and Tower Hill, with the progressive men of each of these Shelby County towns and cities, have joined hands in the making of this booklet. It is intended to bring the kindred spirits together in boosting the interests of the whole county collectively and each town and city separately, by showing to the best advan- tage their diversity of wealth and resources, and presenting their practical claims to a share in the many industries which will be forthcoming in this new era of expansion by the development of light and heavy manufactories. The object of this book is to attract more good people to Shelbyville and its sister towns and cities, and to hold out the "glad hand" to new inves- tors in ihis thriving, ambitious Central Illinois section. There is this that may always be said about Shelbyville and Its Neigh- bors: they are hospitable. They will welcome you with a gracious smile, and give you at all times of the best they have. ^agc JliJlie d -^ Sm u 1 & ^ u § 01 O u en < ;^ .. o ra o w Wy d: tf) 1) qj h- '5 c E S Qi S 13 UJ "^ > oT O >. c a >> 1-^ en (J Q IS 5 en s s oa .»_, ■^ s H < 12 o D S « Q < > C a; ui 25 X £| E- 2*, Just a GlimpsL' .1 Bin, k (in M;iin Street. SHELBYVILLE ON THE BIG FOUR AND THE C. & E. I. RAILROADS. Ik Shelbyvili.e has many for itself a favorable impres- sion at first sight. The Viaduct Bridge spanning the Valley of the Kaskas- kia — a noticeable piece of engineering skill — and the lay of the land about the depot, with the river view just before your eyes, and the busy City Electric Plant in the immediate back- ground beyond the station preparing for the brilliant evening illumination of street and home, makes a cheerful and picturesque landscape to bid you welcome to a tasteful and thriving city of to-day. One would scarcely think the first log cabin was the main object of interest in 1S25 about this now modern American town and that there were more red men than white about attractions to bespeak A "Local" Visitor, Slielbyville, Illinois. The Main Street From the Court House. Main Street. Shelbyville, Illinois, a Well-Paved Business Section with Many Fine Blocks, Speaking Significantly to a Stranger. ^agc ^cltcn Shelbyville - Illinois (73 ^ ' — I o ii d " -J ^ i-H M > -c pa - u » w ^ OS -E H = C/0 S Z c a « O £ S = :::i .s 5 o 81 these quarters at one time. In this year of grace, 1914, it is the popular center of a county of 40,000 well-to-do. aspiring people who look back upon these echoes of the past as a fabulous tale of a by-gone age. This bright little city of the present has its water works, its electric light plant, gas, its tele- phone — local and State-wide — its ice manufac- tory, four good banks, parcels post, postal sav- ings bank, city and rural free deliveries. It has paved streets, good sewers, numerous auto garages, handsome school buildings, elegant churches, and comfortable residences equal in style and convenience to those of the greater, luxuriant older cities of the East or the modern cen- ters of Europe. The country around it from which was princi- pally drawn the wealth that has made these changes possible in less than one hundred years is rich in grain, fruit and livestock. The superabundance of coal which is turn- ing all the south- ern and central portions of Illinois into a hive of manufacturing industries, finds a generous outlet hereabouts, and with the exten- sion of railroad and trolley facilities to bring into still closer connection all the trade centers of the county the changes and improvements of the next quarter of a century will dazzle the brains of the incredulous and satisfy the desires and ambitions of the hopeful citizen. Within the last three decades has come the trolley, the telephone, the auto, the aeroplane. H. D. Sparks, President Sparks' Business College and Conservatory. Shelbyville, Illinois. ^a0e ^iglft Home of the First National Bank and the Shelby Loan and Trust Co. Main and Morgan Streets. Shelbyville. Illinois. the wireless, natural gas, the general adaptation of electric- ity, the sky- scraper and the dread- naught. Next for Shelbj' and Shelbyville should come the exten- sion o f the trolley t o supplement railandauto and with Shelbyville's Popim.ak Soua Fountain. Both Hot and Cold Drinks. Charles H. Beetle. Proprietor. Main and Morgan Streets, Shelbyville, Illinois. the trolley, good roads. With the.se acquired, the next de- c a d e will change the old order once again, and Shelby- ville must and will have them. Schools AND Churches.- T h e fi r s t school house was built in ^age 5finc '"**«*«aep-. S c o z J -I > oa w X W < o > w H 0:: I . 0- £ ^ M- 1830, a modest little frame structure. Today Shelbyville has one of the tinest high school buildings i n the State. The companion buildings are conven- ient, modern edifices, with large play- grounds and the modern facilities which make ''going-to-school" a differ- ent problem from that of even a few yeai'S ago. In those olden days when a pioneer was satisfied to set in a high-backed pew or on a rough board with no back, church worship was often conducted in private houses. The first house of wor- ship in Shelbyville was made of hewn logs and owed its being to the Metho- dists, whose circuit riders were famous all through the new country for their fearless coui-age and intrepidity. Now, there are at least fourteen churches represented in the places of worship here — the First Methodist. Second Methodist, Presbyterian. Bap- tist, Unitarian, Catholic, The Christian, German Lutheran, German Reformed, Free Methodist, Colored Methodist, Church of Christ, The Adventists, and the Christian Scientists. The recently built houses express the latest ideas in architecture and add great h' to the outward beauty of the place. The Carnegie Library is a beauti- ful building located on North Broad- w^ay, one of the swell streets of Shelby- ville. The lawn about it sets it off finely, and the new high school adjacent, with the nearby up-to-date homes, and the wealth of foliage on the maples lining the surrounding streets, makes a sight which is good for one's optics. "Our Best Words," a publication which has always maintained an envia- ble reputation as an exponent of good literature, clean living and pure moral- ity is issued weekly under the auspices of the Rev. J. L. Douthet. The editor ^agf '^en The Main Street Public School, Shelbyville, Illinois. The Playgrounds About This Fine School Building are One of its Very Noticeable Features. And the Grand Old Trees Make It More Especially Attractive. lias always been forenio.st in good deeds as well as in the use of telling words, and has to the full the i-espect and esteem of a great constituency at home and abroad. Shelbyville with its delightfully shady streets, wide sidewalks and well- paved roadways makes an attractive union point for teachers' meetings, for church anniversaries, and the gatherings of political, business and fraternal associations. During the past year the Methodist District Conference had a week or ten days' session, and so heartily did they enjoy the hospitality and conveniences of the little city that the convention for 1914 has been appointed for the same place. For yeai's the Chautauqua gatherings have drawn to Shelbyville thousands upon thousands of the good people from all points of the compass within a radius of fifty miles, and this has become one of the importantly looked for outing and vacation attractions of midsummer. The cottagers relish the freedom from the ^age ^Ictten. The Vine Street School, Shelbyville, Illinois, A Modern. Up-to-Date Structure, a Matter of Pride to Every Progressive Citizen, it Surrounds Both Teachers and Pupils with More or Less Inspiration and Ambition. usual home cares, and young and old enjoy the .swimming pool, the croquet grounds and the boating on the lake, and most ot all the musical and literary attractions. For automobiling, the roads, in the season, about city and county, are among the best. The well-to-do farmers, the medical men. the merchants, and thrifty citizens generally, have indulged in this locomotor to the extent of over three hundred machines, making this a conspicuous center nine months of the year for this ingenious American invention of exploitation, business and pleasure. The First Christian Church, Shelbyville, Illinois, A Fine Old Church on First and South Broadway. $agc l^tatltit. The First Presbyterian Church, Chestnut and North First Streets, Shelbyville, Illinois. A Beautiful Old Church with a DeliKhtful Auditorium. The First Methodist Church, Main and Walnut Streets, Shelbyville, Illinois. One of the Most Notable of the Fine Churches Which Makes the City So Attractive to Everybody. ^age ^Ijirtctn. St. Mary's Roman Cathoi.u Chi kih. North Washington Street, Shelbyville, Illinois. Is the Central Point of Interest for the Catholics of Shelbyville, and a Large Suburban Membership Who Make This Their Church Home. The Lutheran Chukch, Shelbyvilll, Illinois, South Third Street. Is Another of the Notable Churches of the City. It Represents the Lutheran Element in Church Worship in This Vicinity. The Big Four Station at Shelliyville. What 's in a Name ? Romance and Patriotis m Sterling Sense and High Ideals. Shelby County and Shelbyville were named to honor General Isaac Shelby, old- est son of General Kvnu Shelby, a distin- guished colonist and soldier of Welsh ex- traction who served with credit in the old Indian wars as captain, colonel and gen- eral. General Isaac Shelby, the son, was one of the heroes of the Hevolution. His services in North and South Carolina won him a sword and a pair of pistols from the legislature of North Carolina after the battle of King's Mountain. He be- came the first Governor of Kentucky in 1702, and was the successful connnander of a iM'igade under (ieneral William Henry Harrison in the War of 1812, receiving from Congress a gold medal for gallant conduct at the battle of the Thames in 1818. Today Shelby County has a popula- tion of about 40,000 people, Shelbyville leading with .5,000 and Moweaqua, Tower Hill, Findlay, Stewardson, Windsor, Cowden, Strasburg and Herrick the most important neighbors in the county. The county covers about thirty miles from North to South, and in its widest part is about thirtj'-six. Its area is about 800 s(|uare miles, constituting over half a million acres of the best soil in Central Illinois. Shelbyville is delightfully located w^ith diversity enough in its facial characteristics to make it residentially picturesfjue for permanence of abode, and an abundance of table lands for manufactories. ^;i^5^-' General Isaac Shelby, A Hero of the Revolution in Whose Honor the City Was Named. ^age ^fifteen < oa > H Z D O U > CO -J X c/j UJ H u. O en O o a: a < CO ■5 > UJ C/2 c '(5 O o d o o o" o in ««■ o Q o o d o o d" 10 ««• w _3 a 3 O O d o o d' Ln a W. S. MiDDLESWORTH, President of the Shelbyville Commercial Club. President of the First National Bank and President of the Shelby Loan & Trust Company. A Fine Banking Town . Shelbyville's l):inks speak most signiticantly as to the wealth and general prosperity of the coniniunity whose tinancial interests they serve. With four banks and trust companies they handle the funds of the county seat and outlying sections with a success which gives the district a high rating tor individual, mercantile and banking credit. The capital of the banking institutions, with surplus and undivided profits, amounts to nearly $;V2.5,()()() 00; the deposits about $1,1^50,000.00— showing the healthy condition of Shelbyville as a financial center. The First National Bank is located on Main and South Morgan streets, right near the center of the city, where they now have convenient banking rooms. But in the near future will erect a new home with all the more modern facilities, making another fine feature in the city street architecture. The Shelby Loan and Trust Company's rooms are in the First National Bank Building, supplementing the opportunities of its neighbor bank in certain particulars specifically covered by a trust company. The Shelby County State Bank has a fine building on Main Street, near Morgan, with all the up-to-date facilities for the modern bank, and it is one of the best known and most successful financial institutions of the county. The Citizens" National have commodious offices, also on Main Street, near the Court House. The four banks giving the center of a county of 40,000 people the best of conveniences for banking business. ^apc ^clientceii First Mayor W. A. Trower. Dr. Theo. Thompson. Some Ex-Mayore of thelCity of Shelbyvillc. Dr. W. J. Eddy. JS^e Press of Shelbi^ville Shows in every way that they partake of the spirit of the Twentieth Century. In typof^raphy, enterprise and political enthusiasm they lead the papers in their .section. Thk Daily Union, which publishes alsfj a weekly edition, represents the Rc- puhlicans in their lines of public policy. Its paj^es are clean-cut in style, and its air of prr^sperity in its gen- eral make-up is fully evi- denced in its advertising^ columns and in its lof;al and editorial departments. It certainly is gfxxl to look at — a credit to the craft and profession and to the city and county. The Shki.bv- VII.LK DkMO- CKAT, one of Ex-Mayor E. K. Knecht, ShelbyvilU-, lllinou. Scene on Chaltai'v a i^ Shtlbyville. lUin'/i*. JJage Eighteen the leaders of Shelby County has a wide field to cultivate in the surrounding sections. It is also a fine modern sheet made up to meet the cultivated taste of a new era. It is Demrx-ratic in its principles, and as the county is largely that way of thinking, it is a flourish- ing exponent of the new iidniinistration. The first newspaper pub- lished in Shelbyville was appropriately named "The Prairie Klower." It was es- tablished by a Marylander who had recei\ed h i s training in Paris, III. .las. Shoaff in 1 S40 founded this f o re r u n n e r, a n d today — li>14 — his son, Thos. 15. Shoaff; i s the recog- nized head of Thk Lkaokr. IIUML ur IHL l.LKi>, iVlUKUAN AND INOKTH dtCUMU dVKt.t'1^, Shelbyville. Illinois, Clubs and Associations. THE CHA UTA UQ UAS. The Masons, on North Hioadway. liave a tetnpU- of their own wlik-h jjives tlieni a leading place among- the associations of Shelbyville, and the Odd Fellows have also a fine building- nearby on the I'orner of Main Street and North Broad- way. The Elks have their home in i>ne of the delightful old tree-embowered places on the corner of North Morgan and North Second Streets. The other associations and fraternal societies are well represented in the city with thriv- ing and growing memberships. The CHAUTAUQrAS. — Unusually well blest in opportunities for social enjoyment ami pliysical relaxation in the month of August each year. Slielby- ville has its own special C'hautautiua, and at the Lithia Springs, only a few miles away, a second outing spot. Both have been very successt'uUy conducted and are institutions perma- nently tixed in the minds and expecta- tions of the good people for fifty miles about. Wm. .1. Bryan, Booker T. Wash- ington, .John Wananiaker, Sam .lones and many other distinguishetl public li.>\:i oi lui. Odd Fellows. men have appeared at tliese t'hnutau- Main Str«M ami Broadway. Shelbyville. Illinois. quas. Camping, boating, swimming and outdoor games nuike theni very popular. '^ 'm^ The Masonic Temple, Ncrth Broadway, Shelbyvilie, Illinois. Vfe Woman 's Club. About thirteen years ago the ladies o f Shelby- vilie came t o g e t he Y and formed a central or- gan izat ion to be known as The Shelbyvilie Woman's Club. Mrs. H.H.Oneal was the leading spirit- in its incept i on and honored with the first presidency. A number of associations Residence of Charles R. Mertens, 1605 South Broadway, Shelbyvilie. Illinois. tained b y independent were invited to m e r g e with a larg- er and then the work in various lines of en- deavor were allotted to its seven de- partments and system- atized with greater suc- cess in every line than could be at- associations. |Jaiic "SU'cntu Residence of W. S. Mii)1)ll^v\()kih, Broadway and North Second Street. Shelbyville. Illinois. Some Echoes of the Past. A MEMORABLE DEBATE. Tlie Shelby County Court House has been honored by the presence at various pei'iods of many distinfruished members of the llUnois bar. Abraham Lincoln, General Edwin D. Baker, United States Senator, killed at Ball's Bluff", General John A.McClernand and GeneralJamesH. Shields were among the more brilliant who made this a part of their stamping grounds. In 1850 a debate on the claims of Fi*emont and Dayton on the one ticket and Buchanan and Breckenridge on the other to the presidency was arranged t o take place between Abraham Lincoln, representing the Republicans, and Lawyer Anthony Thornton the Democrats. Lincoln's humorous reference to the sixteen Republicans who then represented the Abraham Lincoln Made a Characteristic Speech in Shelbyville in 1856. Judge Anthony Thornton, Lincoln's Opponent in the Memorable Debate of 1856. J'ront a J\iinlin^ by J^obt. M. Root. Shelbyville - Illin ois. vanguard of his party in Shelby County was characteristic in the extreme: "Fellow citizens: I rarely address my fellow countrymen on any question of importance without ex- periencing conflicting emotions. I experience such at this hour as I never experienced before. It is a matter of regret to me that I have so learned, so able, so elo- quent a man as my friend Anthony here to reply to what I shall say. On the other hand, I take some comfort from the fact that there are but sixteen Republicans i n ShelbyCounty,and there- fore, however poorly I may defend my cause, I can hardly harm it if I do it no good." The sixteen in Shelby County swelled to 150 at the polls in November. Judge Anthony Thornton, Lincoln's opponent in this debate, was one of the most distinguished leaders of the bar in this section of Illinois. He was a Kentuckian by birth who came to this State in 183G. He identified himself closely with the success and growth of the section and was one of the leading Dem- ocrats of Illinois during his entire career. He was a man of commanding influence, Howland J. Hamlin S. W. MOULTON, A Lawyer Whose Memory the People of Shelbyville Delight to Honor. Fyoni Ihi- Painting by Robl. M. Root. a son of the OldJ Bay State who came to Illinois in 184.5. His pei'sistent efforts aided in placing upon the statute books of this State the first bill estab- lishing free schools i n iMIi i H i Mli i ^ the great Prairie State, he being also the father of the bill. He was an enthusiastic Union Dem- ocrat, and during the Civil War was a strong supporter of President Lincoln and his vigorous policies. He has left a reputation among h i s fellow citizens which will always be an honor to his memory. Another lawyer o f distinction whose repu- tation adds not a little to the comfortable pride of the city in its success- ful men, was the late Howland J. Hamlin, who was a son of New York. Coming to Slielbyville in his twentieth year, during his career he won both fame and fortune, and as Attorney-General of the State of Illinois made a fine record to distinguish himself and honor his home. Associ- ated in law practice with W. C. Kelly the firm stood high in all parts of the State, and especially among their fellow townsmen. Among the leaders of the bar to-day in Shelbyville there are a num- sincerelv respected, and from a Distinguished sheibyviiie Lawyer ber of well-known men: the 1870 to 1873 served on the "'''Get7afonmno°r Kelleys, Chafee & Chew, Geo. Supreme Bench of the State. S. W. Moulton, another lawyer of whom Shelbyville is very proud, was B. Rhoads, Milligan,Whitaker, Ward, Pugh, Righter, Steidley & Crockett, Ragan, and the Headens. ^a^c ■Jltttentg-'Staro Residence of Mayor David A. Milmcan, North Eighth and Walnut Streets, Shelbyville. Illinois. A Fine Residential Citi). If there is one specially attractive feature about Shelbyville which invites the attention of a stranger on his first visit to the city it is that of the unusual number of fine homes everywhere evident off the main street. On Morgan, North and South Broadway, North Main, Walnut, North Washington, and all the intersecting streets there are beautiful homes with spacious lawns, indicating a cultivated spirit predom- inant in the architecture, sidewalks, and spaciousness of the lots, and those little niceties of ornamentation which speak well for a city and show its general trend. Residence of Charles H. Beetle. Corner of Broadway and North Seventh Street, Shelbyville, Illinois. ^age %'mtniv-%\\vtt Residence of W. H. Chew, 2211 North Morgan St., Shelbyville, 111. Resiiience Of Mk. and Mrs. H. M. Scarborough, Corner of Walnut and North First Streets, Shelbyville, Illinois Residence of Dr. Theo. Thompson, Comer of Walnut and North Second Sts., Shelbyville. III. ^ajic "tirtocntD-Jfour Company H, Fourth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, Shelbyville's "Crack" Company. They Never Fail to Count in Any Military Contest. A Military Town. In critical periods Shelbyville has not forgotten to honor its name. During the Mexican War it fur- nished i t s full quota to a Shelby County Company which saw service with the Third Illinois Regiment. That regi- ment made part of a brigade connnanded by General James H. Shields, a distinguished Americanized son of Old Ireland, who saw service in two wars, and who was a United States Senator from three different states at some period in his illustrious career. During the Civil War the County furnished about 2,000 men to the Union Armies, con- tributing to fifty different regiments its sturdy and loyal CoL.H.M. Scarborough, Who Won Distinction During the Civil War in the Union Army. sons. Col. H. M. Scarborough, one of Shelbyville's honored citizens, is still representing among the men of today that element which backed up their political ideas with effi- cient action from '(31 to '05. There was a host of other officers who won distinction during those years and among them (ieneral Cyrus Hall, Colonels Harris. D. C. Smith and Geo. A. Foteet, Major Leander Web- ster,and Captains Uriah Brant. P. T. Martin, Philander Webster, Ed- ward Roesler, Ebenezer S locum, Estby and Dove, and Lieutenants James Chapman. E. D. Stein, and M.B. Martin. TheG.A.R.PostNo. i:$8 to-day consists of fifty-five members, who hold their meetings at their hall, Broadway and Main Street. Elgin H. Martin, the Comman- der, saw service with the One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois. UlltllSS-.-r-^rt-ir Memorial to the Memory of the Soldier Heroes of Shelby County, Court House Square, Shelbyville. Illinois. Page 'Stocntn-^'ttic The ShclbyviUu Chautauqua GruunUs are Famous the Country Over. SHELBYVILLE ALREADY HAS A FORMIDABLE ARRAY OF BUSINESS: No Saloons. No Blind Tigers. No Gambling Houses. Forty Thousand Neighbors. Five Thousand Inhabitants. Room for One Hundred Thousand. Fine Paved Streets. Good Sewer System. Elegant County Court House. High School Costing $55,000. Two Other Fine Modern School Buildings. Up-to-Date Business College. Fifteen Churches. Four Good Newspapers. Four Job Printers. Abundant Water Supply. Gas for All Purposes. Excellent Telephone System. Electricity for Illumination and Power— Its Own Plant. Parcels Post. Postal Savings, Free Delivery. Four Reliable Banks. Four Building & Loan Asso- ciations. Own City Building. Two Transcontinental Rail- roads. Big Artificial Ice Plant. Noted Suspension Bridge. Number of Good Hotels. One of the Finest Carnegie Libraries in the West. Elegant Residences. Five Coal Mines at Its Doors. Two Successful Chautauquas. Swimming Pool for both sexes. Three Automobile Garages. Masonic Temple. Odd Fellows' Hall, Elegant Elks' Home. Lodges of All the Leading Fraternal Associations. Grand Army Post. Two Insurance Companies. One Packing House. Three Cigar Manufactories. Large Handle and Milling Factory. Marble and Granite Works. Cider factory and Vinegar mill. Efficient Woman's Club. Chaste, Tasteful Soldiers' Monument. Rich Agricultural Country all About It. Number of Grain Elevators. Fine Modern Dry Goods Stores. Equable Temperature. Shady Residential Streets, Well- Watered Business Sections. Hopeful. Enterprising Business Men. Bankers and Manu- facturers. Room for a Great Variety of Light and Heavy Manu- factories. Advantage of a Great Live Stock Country on all sides^ Broad Advantage Under Special Charter. School Board which also has Wide License Under Special Act. Two Photograph Studios. Distinguished Landscape and Portrait Painter. No Treating System to Rob Wife and Children. The Square Deal for Its Motto. Three Ice Cream Parlors, Three Bakeries. Four Restaurants. Two Undertaking Establish- ments. One Bottling Factory. Two Electric Shoe Shops. Five Farm Implement Dealers. Five Hardware Dealers. Four Blacksmith Shops. Two Poultry Shippers. One Wool Buyer. Five Butcher Shops. Three Tailors. One Greenhouse. Two Book Stores. Two Transfer Stores. Two Express Companies. One Brick and Tile Factory. Four Live Stock Shippers. Three Grain Dealers. Four Hay Dealers. Three Feed Stores. Three Livery Bams. Four Feed Barns. One Machine Shop. Four Horse and Mule Buyers. Four Auto Liveries. Two Veterinary Hospitals. Two Ice Cream Factories. Four Drug Stores. Four Dentists. Five Physicians. Six Real Estate Offices. Eight Fire InsuranceAgencies. Fifteen Groceries. Two Furniture Stores. Three Second-hand Stores. Three Racket Stores. Six Boot and Shoe Dealers. Six Clothing Stores. Two Rug and Carpet Stores. OneWholesale Tobacco House. Two Lumber Yards. Eighteen Lawyers. Three Theatres. Two Pool Halls. Three Hotels. Six Boarding and Rooming Houses. Good Barbers. Entered Upon New Era o f Growth and Prosperity. ^a^c 'Suicntu-^'ix ii liiiL' L hiLii.tAii A: l-.a^ierii liiiiiin-- Kaiiro.ni. >nei[j\ viiic, liiinuis. SHELBYVILLE WANTS: Boot and Shoe Manufactories. Cotton Mills. Silk Manufactories. Woolen Mills. Overall Factories. Canning Factories. Shirt and Collar Makers. Cereal Mills. Hosiery Manufactories. Glove Makers. More Packing Houses. More Dairies and Creameries. Steam Engine Builders. Boiler Makers. Stove Founders. Manufacturing Jewelers. Silversmiths and Watch makers Clock Makers. PaperlMills and Card Board Factories. Brick Yards. Automobile Factories. Car Shops. Candy Manufacturers. Coffee Mills. Wholesale Grocery Houses. Wholesale Clothing Houses. Clothing Manufacturers. Steel Factories. Lock Makers. Trunk Makers. Shade Roller Factories. Typewriter Factories. Underwear Mills. Piano Manufactories. Pottery Works. Wire Screen Manufactories. Awning Makers. Paint and Varnish Mills. Gun Factories. Glass Works of all kinds. Soap -Makers. Hat Factories. Mattress Manufactories. Carpet and Rug Mills. Furniture -Manufactories. Electric Machinery Builders. Ornamental Iron Works. Waterproof Building Products Manufactories. Corset Manufactories. Bleacheries. Fine Tool Makers. Sash, Blind and Door Factories. Glue Factories. Iron Works. File Works. Flour and Feed Milling Machinery Manufactories. Yam Mills. Linoleum and Oil Cloth Factories. Braid Manufactories. Thread Manufactories. Woman's Tailor-Made Gar- ment Factory. More Scientific Farmers. More Up-to-Date Stock Breeders. More Ambitious Horticul- turists. More Poultp.- Breeders. More Good, Reliable Home- Seekers and Workers from North, East, South and West, or from Modem. Am- bitious European Towns, Cities and Countries. A College for Women. A Military College for Boys. A System of Interurban Trol- leys to connect ! t more closely with the larger cities of Central Illinois— Decatur, Taylorville. Ilills- boro. Pan a. Mattoon— with loop lines to bring in- to active hourly business and social intercourse the upward-striving cities of Shelby County, like Mow- eaqua. Findlay, Shelby- ville. Windsor, Strasburg. Stewardson. C o w d e n , Herrick and Oconee. 1 lie Lucai. Long Distance. Operating Rooms of the Central Office Queen City and Shelby County Mutual Telephone Company, Main Street, Shelbyville, Illinois. ^a0C 'Suicntjj-^cwcn The Hotel De Storm, 20O3 North Washington Street. Opposite the Court House, ShelbyvillB, Illinois. Modem Accommodations with Baths and Good Table. Rates $1.00 and $1.50 per Day. Pundt's Bakery, 2009 West Main Street, ShelbyviUe, Illinois. An Up-to-Date Modern Establishment. |Jai^e 'STttientn-^Sijilit Extract and Still Department. Sectional View of Plant. Washer and Pump Room. E. J. Watton's French Dry-Cleaning Plant. Only Dry-Cleaning Plant in Shelby County. Telephone 638. Office, 2508 Main Street. Plant. South First Street, Shelbyville, Illinois. Dr. B. V. Milks' Vltlkinakv IIosfual, Between Morgan Street and Br.^adway, Shelbyville. Illinois. Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College. Ontario, Canada. A. F. Fought' s Modern, Up-to-Date Hotel, 1815 South Broadway. Shelbyville. Illinois. Hot and Cold Baths, Steam Heat and Electric Lights, and Home Cookine. Phune 457. The Chicago & Eastern lUino ; station at i-indlay. Illinois. OUR DISTINGUISHED COUNTY NEIGHBORS. Findlai) -Illinois. FiNDLAY, one of Shelbj-- ville's nearest neighbors, and one full of vigor and anibi- tiousvitality is advantageously located on two main lines of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad. It is about nine miles from Shelbyville, and one line of this road gives it convenient access to all points Noi'th and South, and the other line gives it a tine con- Mayor J. H. Taylor, rindlay, Illinois. nection with Pana, sixteen miles away, and all points South from thei'e, and to Dan- ville and all points East and North from there. Its location for expansion and increased business is thus well pi'ovided for. It is one of the hustling little Central Illinois points which has awakened to its possibilities, and with the nucleus already established. In the Picnic Season. The Outings About Findlay are^Well Patronized in the Good Old Summer Time. ^ajjc ^ltirtg-©ne The Farmers' State Bank of Findlay, Illinois. Capital $.'5,000.00 President, Thomas Fleming. Vice-President. S. D. Parr. Cashier. F. C. Westervelt. Directors— W. S. Middlesworth. J. C. Westervelt, Thomas Fleming, S. D. Parr, A. C. Atkinson. with its good neighbor Shelbyville it is destined to receive attentive notice in the decade to come. It has a number of fine cliurches, good schools, and two banks which make a convenient finan- cial center for the business people of the place and give the farmers, a wealthy, prosperous clientage all about Findlay, and the stockraisers who do a big busi- ness hereabouts what they need for home accommodations i n the banking Ime. The electric light- ing service, the tele- phone, and the water supply are up-to- date, and the air of prosperity radiat- ing about Findlay when one walks about its streets and among its busi- ness places gives it a cheerful aspect. The Methodist Church, Findlay, Illinois. There is no dilapidation here, but thrift and aspiration evident every- whei-e. On a Saturday the scenes about its mercantile places, the banks, and the station, the post office, and all the places suitable for a "getting together" are enlivening. The newspaper, which leads in all enterprises for pro- gress and improve- ment, is one of the best in the county. Mrs. T. M. Worley, the editor and pub- lisher of the Findlay Enterprise, has at heart the chief inter- ests of the place, and the paper shows in every section the evidences of success. The professions are liberally repre- sented in Findlay, and the business men of this city take commendable ^aec ^Ijirtu-'Staut The Findlay Department of The 0. H. Paddock Lumber Company, Lumber Merchants. J. A. Combs, ManaKer Kindlay Yards. pride in keeping up with the bigger market phices in catering to the Iniyers about their section, and the post office has all the facilities. The elevators, the big lum- ber yard of the O. H. Paddock Lumber Company, and the dry goods men, the druggists, the grocers, the hardware men, the poultry merchant and the butcher all find Findlay a good place in which to live and do business. The leading insurance firm represents fifteen of the lai'gest fire insurance companies in the country and leach out for business all through the county. For agricultural machinery and supplies Findlay is also a fine centre. There are many elegant homes located in the various parts of the town, showing the wealth of the leading men of a city of fifteen hundred people, and the general appearance of the farms speak volumes in addition. Even the railroad station speaks favorably of the place it serves. It is neat and attractive. There are two good hotels, and some good eating places, con- veniently located, all testimonials for a "live tow^n." 1^!^ Residence of Dr. W. Hugh Mauzey, Findlay, Illinois. ^a0c %]]ktii-%\]tte en O Z J a < O DC H en 2 0) 1) The Telephone Exchange, Moweaqua, Illinois. Moweaqua -Illinois. ON THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL. A commanding position is given the second largest city of Shelby Coimty by its contiguity to Mason and Christian counties. Moweaqua not only lias 2.000 people to draw from within its own imme- diate corporate borders, but it has 5..500more to cater to in these close outlying sections. The Illinois Central, whose tracks through this section are always teeming with freight or passenger trains give the city an efficient transportation ally, bringing it into close relations with Decatur, Assump- W. H. Miller, Mayor, Moweaqua. Illinois. tion. Pana, and by transfer with Shelbyville a n d Taylorville. The leading industry is coal mining. The Moweaqua Com- pany mines -50,000 tons per year, employs 125 men, and has an average pay roll of $8,000 per month. The Tile and Brick Works, employing about twenty- five men, ships its products to The Public School, MowFAguA, Illinois. Page '^riurtii-Jfiuc The Baptist Church, Moweaqua. Illinois. all parts of the State and to the neigh- boring States. There are big grain elevators located here, a capacious grain and Hour mill, and a metro- politan seed com- pany which ex- tends its opera- tions to quite dis- tant fields. There are two big lum- ber companies. The country about is rich in agricul- tural pi'oducts and fruits, and it is a good centi'e for the stock buyer, horse- m an and herdsman, n o t w i t h- standing there are fifty or more a u t o m o - biles scurry- i n g about thecountry. It is a fine dairy s e c - tion about here, a good poultry re- gion, a n d The Presbyterian Church Moweaqua, Illinois. J. T. Haslam & Co., Dealers in Dry Goods, Ladies' and Children's Cloaks, Carpets, Shoes, Groceries, Etc. Telephone 30. Moweaqua, Illinois. The Methodist Church, i\loweaqua, Illinois. the whole farming district looks as if there was money in the soil. There is water in abundance ; a tele- phone exchange with 600 local sub- scribers, connect- ing with all the outside world a s well, and an elec- tric lighting sys- tem giving the best service for all purposes. The Post Office has all the latest facilities — rural fi-ee delivery, parcels post, postal savings, special de- livery, etc. Moweaqua's financial basis is par- t i c u 1 a r 1 y noticeable. There are three bank- ing estab- lishments. The First National with a capi- tal of $m,- and deposits of ^a^c "Sljirtg-^ix $1:50,000, and one of the p r i V' a t e banks with a capi- tal of $50,000. The credit of the mer- chants and farm- ers of the district is deservedly high as would be natur- al in a rich section like this in Illinois. T h e religious .sentiments of the city are represent- ed by five chuivhes, the Methodists bav- in g a beautiful new edifice with a $2,700 g r a n d organ ; the Bap- t i s t s , Presbyter- ians, the Christian and the Catholic. Moweaqua boasts Station of the Illinois '"entral. .Moweaqua. Illinois. The Hudson Drik; Store, B. F. Hudson. .M.D.V.. Proprietor. Full Line of Drugs, Patent Medicines. Stationery, School Books and Novels. West Street, Moweaqua, Illinois. a fine .school build- ing with all the modern improve- ments, having a high school depart- m e n t fitting a student for a col- lege course in the University of Illi- nois. T h e residence sections of the city are not limited to any one point of the compass. Fine homes are located in ditterent r^»i»^ya». Looking Up the Main Street, with the Depot on the Risht, Tower Hill. Illinois tion agent, it is a railroad center of some note as well as a live stock district of increasing growth. It has a number of fine churches, many notable private resi- dences, and one of the very best public school buildings in this section of Shelby County. The newspaper ofhce is one of the up-to-date establishments, and the O. A. Jewell weekly is a leader in public matters in this end of the county. There are two good hotels, telephones, electricity, gas, plenty of water, and Post Office facilities covering parcels post, rural free delivery and postal savings. The rail- road brings them into close connection with Tower Hill. By a convenient transfer at Cowden, Tower Hill is brought into rapport with Herrick on the Clover Leaf Railroad, and this gives them another 1,000 people to cater to. It is a lively little conmiunity, with a fine school, some good churches, a bank of its own and its newspaper, postoffice, and some enterprising business men in lumber, grain, coal, stock, etc.. with a fertile country around it, it makes another desirable market for Tower Hill. Oconee, a nearby town, is brought into the way of trade by team and auto, and with the constantly increasing availability of the automobile in chasing up and delivering orders Tower Hill has an opportunity for expansion all about south- western Shelby County. With a far-seeing Mayor at the head of its public poli- cies all these little modern facilities tor the increase of trade are being utilized, and Towner Hill "is in the running" with Pana and Shelbyville for a generous share of what's going for fifteen or twenty-five miles outside of its own special limits. The country all about this district is very fertile, and the farmers, poultry men and stock raisers are well-to-do and progressive in all matters. J. A. Cannon, Dealer in Hardware, Stoves. Lumber, Building Material, I- umiture. Farm Implements, Glass. Paint, Oil. Etc. Phone 372. Fremont Street. Tower Hill, Illinois. ^agc ^arhi A Main Street View, Stewardson, Illinois. Stewardson -Illinois. ON THE WABASH AND THE CLOVER LEAF. Stewakdsox lies South of Shelbyville seventeen miles. It can be reached by the Wabash or the Clover Leaf by train, or by the overshadowing automobile. It is one of the enterpris- ing munici- palities whose industries are the dairy farming and hnkjHL livestock rais- ing naturally centering in the nearest banking town. Two railroads — the Clover Leaf and the Wabash— are the main outlets for transportation. There are two good banks here, the First National with capital and 'I W. ri. tlOLMES, M.U. Mayor Stewardson, Illinois. The High School, Stewardson, Illinois. Main and Cedar Streets, Stewardson, Illinois. Williams & Mcintosh and the Wabash Depot in the Immediate Foreground at the Left. surplus of $30,000, and the Fainiiers &: Merchants witli responsibility of $•200,000. The Post Office has the Postal Savings, First National Bank, Stewardson. Illinois. Capital and Surplus. !3O,00O.CO. A. C. Mautz. President. G. C. Bartscht, Vice-President. T. H. Bauer. Cashier. Directors— Wm. Frede. Geo. W. Voris, C. F. Rincker. F T. Engel, A. C. Mautz. G. C. Bartscht. Parcels Post and Rural Free Delivery. The school facilities are on broad lines, with a good high school course, and the churches of recent date show further the new spirit and a progressive com- munity. The First Meth- odist has a tine building with a large congregation. The Christian Church represents a constituency di'awn fioni ten miles around, and the German Lutheran that element Residence of A. C. Mautz, President First National Bank. Stewardson. Illinois. which in so many Illinois centers has added strength to the secular and religious life of the c with .some strong members ; tlie Fre: ommunity. The Adventists have a church I Methodists a home of their own, and the Christian Scientists are also well represented in Stewardson. The City Park, one of the breathing spots, is the center for I'ecreation, political and camp meet- ings, and is the general center for gatherings of import- ance. The city gov- ernment is represented by the Mayor, Dr. Holmes, and the Board of Alder- The Methodist Church, Stewardson. Illinois. ^aijc ^axtv-%\att Residence oe Dr. W. F. Holmes, Mayor of Stewardson, Comer East Main and Church Streets, Stewardson, lUinois. men. In "tire tighteis" there is a good volunteer depai'tnient,and for police pi'otection a n adecjuate regular and special foi'ce. Electricity plays its im- portant part in the street lighting, home illumina- tion and for manufactur- ing purposes. One of the enterprising up - to - date firms. Messrs. Williams &: Mcintosh, assumed the responsibility of install- ing a first-class plant to meet the requirements of the community, and in an independent capacity under the style of the Stewardson Electric Light Plant cover all points. The new residences tell what spirit is alive hei-e, and the enter- prisingmer- , chant a n d trader show in var- ious w ays t hey com- prehend the w ay the wind is go- ing to blow. About :U)() business concerns are already located here ; among them, two dairies, a brick and tile works, a concrete block manufactory, large flour and grain mill, a big grain elevator, extensive lumber yard, a great variety of general business, and a fine line of professional men, with a very good hotel for the traveling public near the depot. I The Clipper, the newsy eight-page weekly pub- lished here, is the expon- ent of the progressive element, and is taking a sincere and earnest intei-- est in the growth of Stewardson. The next five years should mean 50 per „ r. r- , ^ . . . Headquarters of the bTEWARDSON Llectric Lighting Company, cent mcrease m expansion. WlUiams & Mcintosh. Proprietors. Pine Street, Stewardson, Illinois. Wm. Frede, President Stewardson Commerci.il Club. Church of the Immaculate Conception, Stewardson, Illinois. ^aoic Jorti!-'a:iirec The Big Four Depot. Windsor, Illinois. Windsor- Illinois. ON THE BIG FOUR AND THE WABASH. One of the good-looking centers along the lines of the Big Four focuses in Windsor, which lies ten miles from Shelby vi He on the West and thir- teen from Mattoon on the East. The trim, tidy appear- ance of its main busi- ness street, which runs p arallel with the tracks of the big i-ail- road, com- mands for the city the immediate respect of trav- elers on the trains or the business men Commercial State Bank of Windsor, Illinois. Capital and Surplus $60,000.00. A. T. CoUison. President. Thos. F. Collison, Vice-President. A. C. Grays, Cashier. C. C. Firebaugh. Asst. Cashier. R. C. Grays. .\sst. Cashier. Directors : J. H. Wallace, W. R. Storm, Thos. F. Collison, A. T. Collison, A. G. Grays. who drop off for a nearer acquaintance- ship. The census gives the place about one thousand people, but as a traffic center the business elements draw trade from a fine agricultur- a 1 district giving them a re- serve of an- o t li e r five thousand. The Wabash Railroad is their second transconti- nental line, makingtwo good connections for local and general transportation service. They have elec- rfj' A Section ot the .Main Street. Windsur, lihnois.. tricity for li o ni e s, streets and in a ii u- facturing purposes, with good water in abundance. The edu- cational facilities are of the best. The high school course covers four years, and incidentally domestic science u n d e r the auspices of the Woman's Club. The religious life of the city is well represented by the Methodists, Presbyterians, Christians, and Universalists. Some of the new better t o w n. The Windsor Ci a z e 1 1 e represents the news- paper influence in this district. It backs the women i n their efforts for general betterment, and shows the men with ambition and grit how to improve mat- ters, get together and increase the prosperity and the inff uence of the City of Windsor. There are two banks, the Commer- cial State and the Citizen's State, hav- edifices show distinctly the upward and ing a combined capital and surplus of A Residential Section, Windsor, Illinois. progi'essive tendency in church archi- tecture. In the residential sections there are many fine homes showing the taste of the community ; and the streets have the big, wide-spread- ing maples which vie with the elm that makes New England centers so atti'active to the eye. The \\^oman's C 1 ii b of Windsor is a m e m- ber of the State Fed- eration. It is the leading local civic organization for the advancement of every good thing which makes for a cr The Christian Church, Windsor. Illinois. >"i,000, showing their ability to take care efficiently of the finances of the district. With two big grain elevators and stock yards, con- venient to both rail- roads, Wind.sor h a s exceptional facilities for handling stock and grain. It is an important poultry district with good dairj' facilities for the shipment of milk and cieam. It has no brewery but a large establishment, The Windsor Bottling Works, supply- ing the country about with soft drinks. ^age J^nrtg-^iue The Windsor Branch The 0. H. Paddock Lumber Co., Lumber Merchants. Windsor, Illinois. There is a good com- fortable hotel and a goodly array of general stores, and a w e 1 1- stocked lumber yard. The city governinent is in charge o f t h e Mayor and a Board of Aldermen, backed by a citizenship which is looking for new indus- tries and desirable in- vestors. The trolley question, which helps solve a good many questions of growth and expansion, has been agitated, and at the present there i s under consideration a Elevator of the Windsor Grain Co. Buyers. Dealers and Shippers of Grain. Seeds, Ground Feeds and Meal. Windsor, 111. S. L. Wallace, President W. A. Fling, Treasurer ; Elevator on Big Four Track B. Marsh, Vice-President ; W. B. Wallace, Secy.-Mgr. line from Hillsboro via Windsor to Mattoon. As for telephone service the system already in use for local and gen- eral purposes gives effi- cient service. A nice little City Park is the point for band concerts, h o m e comings, and all the outdoor meetings, political, fraternal and religious, and i s the envy of some less for- tunate neighbors. The fraternal societies are well represented. The Masons and Odd Fel- lows own their homes. The Windsor Bottling Works. W. L. Bowen, Proprietor. Bottlers of All Flavors of Soft Drinks. North of Wabash Depot. Windsor. Illinois. Phone 117. ^age JFortg-^ix Ka$ka$Kia Livestock Insurance Co. Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of IlHnois. Insures Horses, Mules and Cattle Against Loss by Death from Disease, Accident, Fire and Lightning. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: HOME OFFICE, KASKASKIA BUILDING, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS XXICCXICCCXICXXXXX!C'!!CCCCCCCCC5lX!'!!'!!'!X!'!!>!SxSXX!'i!CX!C GEO. M. HUDSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office Over Shelby County State Bank, Main Street, Shelbyville, 111. RESIDENCE, 2812 WALNUT STREET. ^ - DOWNES & SON 1 9 3 FOR BEST GRADES Kansas Turkey Wheat Flour. ./;/,/ all kinds Mill Feeds, Chicken Feeds, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hay and Strav^^. Tankage and Oil Meal. Highest Prices Paid for Faun Products South Morgan St., Shelbyville, 111. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxijiiiixxxxxxxxyxxiiivxSic TTLip DAI A/^C QUir^P QTODC" Cor. Main And Broadway ' nC l^/^l-»^V^C On^>^C O l <^nC , fLEMIiSG & STROHL, Proprietors FOR FOOTWEAR FOR ALL SEASONS. We show all the novelties, all the Fabrics, all Leathers and Colors, Button or Lace, Pumps and Straps, for all ages— infants a specialty. No trouble to show goods or fasten the buttons. PHONE No. 444 GEO. W. KERR, Manager Sx.''!!%xi'"'!AAX!i!!i!x;%!i;S;c;c!;!J!XAXA!i;X.^ Queen City Laundry || ®Iti> iFtuiilaij iEntrr^jriH? E R KNECHT Proorietor ''*'"'' Mrs. T. M. WORLEY, Editor and Publisher. •X- FINDLAY, ILLINOIS. FAMILY WASHING A SPECIALTY. •;":• t, „ . d ■ m .i cv n r- f •:-;• The Best Paper in Northern Shelby County. Laundry Called For and Delivered. Phone 276. •',"[• Job Work a Specialty. Your Patronage Solicited xx*'"'"''xi'"'"="'"'"'"'"'"="i"'"'"i"i"i"'"'"'"'"^^ AKENHEAD ""^Es Cor. IMain and Morgan Sts., Shelbyville, III. ji'!iy*Ai'"'iAAXxsxsxi'ii'ii'"y"y'? GLOBE HOtEL Opposite Depot. Mrs. MARY C. PERRY, Proprietor. FINDLAY, ILLINOIS. Good Meals. Comfortable Rooms. |Iacie JFortu-^fUcn H. M. SCARBOROUGH. President. J. C. WESTERVELT. Vice President. t,. C. WESTERVELT, Treasurer GEO. D. CHAFEE. Attorney. The Citizens' Savings & Loan Association OF SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS. (Established 1875. i Loans on City Property. For Rales Apply to E. J. SCARBOROUGH, Secretary, '^'^fnk'^Bid'g".'" OFFICE PHONE 45. RESIDENCE PHONE 39. A. MILLIGAN. W. M. RUFF. Lawyer. Immigration Agent. DAVID A. MILLIGAN, MILLIGAN & RUFF, ATTORNEY AT LA>V^ 8 n REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE. LAW AND LOANS. iRST National Bank Building. Second Floor. IQI Shelbyville, III. First National Bank Bldg., Shelbyville, III. IxI Phones 85 and 39. office. Mutual 45. GEO. D. CHAFEE. WM. H. CHEW. CHAFEE & CHEW, ATTORNEYS. SHELBYVILLE. ILLINOIS. NOTARY AND STENOGRAPHER IN OFFICE. REFERENCE: FIRST NATIONAL BANK. SPARKS BUSIN gTANDS for High Grade, Practical Education for the Masses; Complete Equipment; Thorough Courses of Study; Competent Teachers, and Successful Graduates. Sparks Conservatory Offers Splendid Courses of Study in Music and Elocution. For Information, Address the President, If. D. SPARKS, Shelbvville. Illinois. W. C. & W. L. Kelley I George B. Rhoads, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. ig LAWYER. Office Over Shelby County State Bank, <<; W. L. Kelley, Notary Public. SHELBYVILLE, ILL. «j FiRST NATIONAL BaNK BlDG. , ShELBYVILLE, IlL. Franklin Pierce Bivins, M.D., GENERAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. OFFICE IN THE UNION BUILDING. SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS ^ac(c 3iortn-?ai3l}t Kaskaskia aFnltarra (Co. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN TOBACCO, Cigars and Smokers" Articles. WE RECOMMEND ^i^^^fe"^ ^^vgf^^. - B'xv Hilltam auii iKaiikaakta (Etuars 1903 Morgan Street, Shelbyville, III 30I [o][e 30E T. II. RlGll TER I^AWYEH AM> Ex-COUNTY .JUDGE. All Legal Business Solicited. Special Attention Given to Probate Court Work. OFFICE IN KASKASKIA LIVE STOCK INSURANCE BLOC. ■ - SHELBYVILLE, ILL Phones: Residence 216; Office 100. H 30I 5][c \£l\£ 30E Residence Phone 31. Office Phone 277. ^y. J. EDDY, M. D. 1M1V!*ICIAN AND SURGEON. HOURS: 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00. - Shelbyville, III. 1923 South Broadway. [C non noE J][o][c HOC 3 ART STUDIO PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNINGS OF ALL KINDS Syndicate Building, SHELnvviLLE, III. |< IOI=^| [o] |CZZIOE=D| [c 30E E. M. HOPKINS HOOKS, DRUGS AND AVALL PAPER 191S M.\iN Street, Shelbyville, III. Phone 301. t=IOE:Z)| [o] | ( ^Q i >| The Largest Circulated Newspaper in Shelby County. All Kinds of Job Printing Executed Neatly and Quickly. Qti^e ^i^elbr:gVJiU)e fflientacrat ISAAC S. STORM, Editor, 'CLEAN AND WHOLESOME- A HOME NEWSPAPER." G. W, COOK, Manager. l\o\\c 30E PHONE 269. MAUI OX F. BKOYLES General Contractor and Builder. Residence, 2211 South Fifth St.. • SHELBYVILLE, ILL. ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. ^Sl folfc \£ 30E 30E SHELBY COUNTY TITLE ABSTRACT COMPANY. INCdRPOR.ATED. E. M. Ragan, Manager. SHELBYVILLE COURT HOUSE, ILLINOIS. Abstracts of Title Compiled. Titles E.][o] aoE Automobile Accessories and Supplies. Repairing of All Kinds. Lubricants. Gasoline. SHELBY COUNTY GARAGE, J. W, WOLF, Proprietor. WEST MAIN STREET, SHELBYVILLE, ILL. 30E Ed 30E m Phones, Mutual-Office 311. Residence 465 O. AV. HARRIS Drainage Contractor and Engineer. OFFICE, COURT HOUSE BASEMENT, Factory Agent for Drain Tile, Sewer Pipe. Paving Brick, Hollow Wall Blocks, Common Brick and Face Brick of all shades & colors >][o][c 30E 5] TANTZ imOTIIKRS Established 18,S,S. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS Office Phone 66. 1820-22-24 Main Street, Residence 623. Shelbyville, Illinois. TOWER HILL, ILL. W E \V\LKFR President T. C. DOVE. Vice President E. G. FOSTER. Cashier H. H. RUNKEL, Asst. Cashier TOWER HILL BANK TOWER HILL. ILLINOIS. 7-, '1 -i-j. oonr\ nf\f\ f\n interest paid on time deposits. KeSpOnSlbllltl) JUU,U(JU.UU we do a General Banking Business and Can Supply Your Wants. We Solicit Your Business. IHBBB QUALITY SERVICE QUANTITY J. W. SELBY General Merchandise Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hay, Bran, Etc. Furnishings. Clothing. MINERS' SUPPLIES tower hTlu ill. FARMERS' SUPPLIES agagagapaaaaaBaBiinBVBBaHaBH»a»»B»»Ba»Bfla»MaaHaBaBiaMaBBaBBaBBB aaaaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBaBBBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiMaaflBBBBBBBBBBIBBBB WINDSOR, ILL J. W. GRISSOM. President G. W. ROGERS. Vice-President FRANK T. MOLONEY.Vice-President M. H. WALKER. Cashier Qp WINDSOR, ILL. CITIZENS' STATE BANK Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent CAPITAL $25,000.00 Your Patronage Solicited DIRECTORS . W. GRISSOM G. W. ROGERS FRANK T. MOLONEY J. A. LINVILL W. R. DUNCAN Interest Paid on Time Deposits P. G. RAMSEY SHIPPER AND PACKER OF POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS piioxt: 04 WINDSOR, ILL. ■■■■■■■BBBBflBBBBBBBBiaaaBBBBBBBaaaBBaaaBaBBBBBtfBBBBBBBBBBaBBBaBBBBBBBBBB ggaagaaaaaBHBiiHMnHaaaaBaaaaHaBBaBBaBaiiii*BBBB*BBBa*aaa*aaa"""""*"" STEWARDSON, ILL. .„...™....™™.— WM. FREDE. President A. C. MANTZ, Secretary-Treasurer DIRECTORS ^^^ Wm. Frede D M. Duddlesten STEWARDSON, ILLINOIS ^•^^v"'" A.C. Mautz INCORPORATED 1902 G. W. Voris L. Zerr |lasc liiftg MOWEAQUA OFFICE PHONE 83-2. RESIDENCE PHONE -"1-3 Dr. H. S. WOOTERS, D.V.M. Graduate Chicago Veterinary College. Special Attention to the Care of all Animals. All Surgical Work Guaranteed. OFFICE AND HOSPITAL, HEDGES' BARN, SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET. H . F . b A Y iSomley ^s « DEALER IN GENERAL u We Make Faccs and Heads MERCHANDISE p: Groceries, Hardware, Paints. Oils, Wagons id: ^'"'"^ ''!, ^°"'' Pointings for framing and a full line of John Deere j± Commercial work a Farm Implements ^^^ Specialty PHONE 52. , , V PHONE MOWEAQUA, ILLINOIS g 262 Moweaqua, Illinois OFFICE PHONE 113 RESIDENCE PHONE 120 S. S. CLAPPER ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR MOWEAQUA, ILLINOIS The Success of "Shelbyville Today" With Sketches of MOWEAQUA and the Other Leading Cities of Shelby County, Owes Much to THE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Akenhead and Reed of Shelbyville, Dickey of Cowden, McElroy of Pana and Bromley of Moweaqua, Whose Good Works are Shown all Through Its Pages. ^si, Moweaqua News.^si^ J. E. LONGENBAUGH, Editor All Kinds of Job Work and Fancg Printinji ^sii a Specialty .esc MOWEAQUA ---___ ILLINOIS ^ai?c JFiftn-©nc Office Phone 108. Residence Phone 312. J. OTTO HEINZ Sanitary Plumbing steam and Hot Water Heating, Gas Fitting. Dealer in Pumps, Wind- mills. Gasoline Engines, Acetylene Light Machines, Lightning Rods, and Every- 1_. jy thing in the Threshing Sup- r^^l§3 ply Line. flofffwr ', *6 bAiMTAKY PLUMBER steam and Gas Fitter Shelbyville, - - Illinois !C'"'"'!I'"'"%I%!y"'"'!I'"%I'"'"'nCCCICClCf'IO"^^^^ CHAS. E.CHESTER, Civil Engineer and Deputy County Surveyor LAND SURVEYS. I have the only set of Field Notes in Shelby County, and it takes Field Notes to make surveys. Drainage District Surveys. Tile Drain Surveys. Lot Surveys, Sewers. Paving. Waterworks, Phones — Residence Hi. Oftice 24". JPnbltrttii f r0m0tt0u for iiiBSiBBtp^t Halbii (Eittpa. PUBLESHEE, ASTEE PEIMTEE, Aimdl Pr©m©it®]r ©IF Pualblicat j f ©r Mkinssnppi ¥alky Ciitn®So Has Published Finely Illustrated Books for the Following Cities: Washington, D. C. Belleville, Illinois. Alton, Illinois. St. Louis, Mo. Hillsboro, Illinois. Paris, Illinois. Shelbyville, Illinois. Portland, Maine. Staunton-Litchfield, 111. Every aspiring City in this Valley needs a dignified, representative Book, not only to foster civic pride at home, but to "Hold out the Glad Hand" to new enterprises, and focus the attention of desirable people right on this magnificent section. I shall be pleased to hear from Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade in any City of the Valley with a view to co-operating with them in the publication and handling of books for their cities. Address, J. A. REID, Publisher, 318 Court Street, Alton, Illinois. p. S. — There is aWays opportunity on my Advertising Staff for first-class Men and Women. Pana, Illinois. Providence, R. I. Newport, R. I. Page Jfifty-HlHio Stewardson, Illinois. When You Get Acquainted With This "Sir You Will Surely Want One A drive in the Studebaker "SIX" will charm and convince you. Demonstrations free WM. FREDE, AOKXT Phone No. 33 STEWARDSON. ILL. __ _ ^ ^ ^ ^ MANUFACTURERS OF FARM DRAIN TILE AND BUILDING BRICKS PHONE 44 STEWARDSON, ILL. D M DUDDLESTEN. Proprietor J. C. DUDDLESTEN. Secy, a Treas. STEWARDSON PACKING CO. PORK PACKERS PHONF No AA Makers OF THE Famous STEWARDSON Z.-'... Pork Sausage AND Lily Brand Lard Our Motto "High Grade STEWARDSON, ILL. Job Work a Specialty. Your Patronage Solicited. STEWARDSON CLIPPER Stknvardsox. Ii>i.inoik A Real Home Newspaper. JOHN W. BAILEY, Editor and Publisher. Cash Buyers of Cream and Manufacturers of ®lir (Elnitrr lloHsam Irauii (Err am^ry lutter ^'ImJoiT"' SHELBYVILLE, ILL. On the Big Four and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroads For New Manufacturing Industries Has Boundless Capacity and Opportunities UNLIMITED COAL RESOURCES The coal fields of Central and Southern Illinois have made these sections famous during the last few years throughout all the manufacturing centers of the United States, and Shelbyville is in touch with a boundless supply of coal within its own limits and immediately available at its doors. ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER The city owns and controls the plant for power and light. This plant is centrally located, equipped with all modern machinery, and is an up-to-date, efficient servant of the people for night and day use. This combination allows a cheaper rate than is possible in any city outside of the very largest. AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER The City of Shelbyville has an unlimited supply of well water furnished to the public for all manufacturing, domestic and other purposes by the City Water Company of Shelbyville, a company whose reliability is untarnished and unquestioned. FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT Two of the Great Transcontinental Lines, the Big Four and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail- roads, are equipped to give the most efficient service— making Shelbyville one of the important objective points of the two systems both for Freight and Passenger service. For information, address either D. A. MILLIGAN. Mayor. or W. S. MIDDLEWORTH, President Chamber of Commerce. SHELBYVILLE. ILLINOIS. Pat?c Jifto-Jour S SEE COMBS THE INSURANCE FOR GENERAL INSURANCE ■ ■"• • ~ ■ THAT INSURES :■ One of the Largest Agencies in Shelby County, Representing Strongest and Best Companies Doing Business in America. No Ris None Too Small for Our Careful Attention. FINDLAY. ■ ILLlH re:sidence phone 22 OFFIC tfibRlfiSfilJiyiiJiyiyiyiyibfifJiSliyiyiifiililfiyiyfiif^^ R. W. SNYDER FRANK SNELL Phone 31 K. F LI V. SNYDER & CO., Ml ESTABLISHED 1874 Responsibility $150,000.00 Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent MOWE :LriUTiriLnLn!JiininLnLriiii!Jiii^ OFFICERS WILL G. THOMPSON. President E. O. SMITH. Vice-President H. R. GREGORY. Cashier ROSELLA THOMAS. Asst. Cashier D E. O. SMITH^ T. J. GRl WAI First National B< Moweaqua, Illinois. Capital and Surplus $30,000 ah Business Eat E Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent Hecelve Careful and f mimm^M REED^S STUDIO Portrait and Commercial Photography, Enlarging and Framing. Some Photographic Views in This Book are Mg Productions. PHONE 30. MRS. A. L. LEE, Proprietor. IDEAL HAIR PARLOR Hair Dressing, Shampooing, Bleaching, Dyeing. Ladies' Hair Goods Kept la Stock and Manu- factured from Comblocs. Facial Massage, Manicuring and Chiropody. We Use the Most Modem Electrical Appliances. 1924 S. Broadway PHONE 518. ^T)^^^^ ^j^^^i 2 'D^^m FIRST NATIONAL BANK MAIN AND MORGAN STREETS, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS. ESTABLISHED IN 1873. W. S. MIDDLESWORTH. President. E. C. TACKETT. Cashier. DIRECTORS — J. C. WESTERVELT C. C. SCOVIL GEO. D. CHAFEE J. W. KILLAM H. M. SCARBOROUGH J. P. BENNETT W. S. MIDDLESWORTH J.- C. WESTERVELT, Vice-President. H. TURNER, Assistant Cashier. H CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $165,000. g) Interest Paid on Time Deposits and Savirigs . Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent This Bank has Served This Community for 40 Years. Your Patronage Solicited. ](Z< THE SHELBY LOAN&TRUSTCO. CAPITAL SHELBY LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY SHELBY VtLLE. ILL. $50,000.00 OFFICERS W. S. MIDDLESWORTH, President. C. C. SCOVIL. Vice-President. L. C. WESTERVELT, Cashier. DIRECTORS-H. M. Scarborough, C. C. Scovil, Geo. D. Chafee, G. B. Rhoads, Henry Weber, Martin Hamm. N. C. Killam, A. L. Ward, J. C, Westervelt, C, G. Ebarspacher, D. A. Milligan, J. W. Contad, W. S. Middlesworth. This Company was organized by Shelby County people to do a general trust business in Shelby County and to loan Shelby County money on Shelby County farms. We pay interest on deposits, buy and sell farm mortgages and transact a general loau and trust business. We are empowered to act as esecutors under wills. OFFICE IN FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. i la M i iH fill i 1 i ^m 3E= l^^^ ^^'^^^^ ^ ^^m ■■^5T)[nLC^^' Mellios & Gaakiat Ftg. Co.. Alum, lU.