g>atnt Clatr County 
 
 Belleville, Illinois, . Published by James Allan Reid.
 
 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY 
 
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 SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 1910 
 
 COI'VkUUIT. 1910. HV J. A. KKII). HKLLKViLLK, ILLIN'OIS. ALT, KICHTS K KSICK VK1
 
 FRED. J. KERN, 
 
 MAYOR.
 
 THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. 
 
 Top Line--). P. Sriehl, Heironimu. Mauterer, Jame, Taylor. Conrad Schildroth, Henry Adler. 
 
 Centre Line-Fred. A. Hartnagel. Joseph L. Herrmann. Loui. G. Wetelau. Fred. Winter, 
 r Line- Walter Neibit. William S. Campbell. Christ. Knebelkamp. Philip Geminn. Thomas Fi. 
 
 THE GENERAL OFFICERS. 
 
 L. L. Harper. City Engineer. Frank R. Di^es, Fire Chief. William H. Snyder. City Attorney. August H. Bauer. Corporati, 
 a, G. H. Bdneke. City Clerk. John V. Br.uch. Superintendent of Streets, William Nebgen. Chief of Police.
 
 This a One of the Fi, 
 
 ST. CLA1R COUNTY COURT HOUSE. 
 
 South Side of The Public Square. 
 
 Court Houses in the State. The Front Was Built About I860, an Addition Made in 1891 
 ery Large Addition in 1910. It is Headquarters For All the County Officers. 
 
 The Circuit Court, the County Court and the Probate Court Each Have Fine Rooms Within Its Walls.
 
 THE CITY HALL, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 South Illinois Street. 
 
 The Mayor, the City Clerk, the Treasurer 
 The Board ol Aldermen H 
 
 , the Chief ol Police, and the City Engineer Have Offices i 
 This Buildins. 
 
 Fine Chamber Here For Their Meetinss.
 
 HE dream of the visionary of the past, the 
 battle-cry of the progressive enthusiast of 
 yesterday, the realization even of the con- 
 servative of today, this is the theme of our 
 story. 
 
 A wonderful theme indeed. Prosaic it may seem to the 
 idealist delving in the musty past, and whose imagination 
 clothes with the imagery of fancy the deeds of men gone 
 
 by. 
 
 But the heroic is found today. The achievement of 
 mind over matter, the bursting asunder of bonds of con- 
 servative prejudice, the awakening of a people to the 
 demands of progress, the onward march of a conquering 
 municipality, even though all be tinged with the com- 
 mercialism of our day, is as worthy of record as any deeds 
 heroic of the days of long ago. 
 
 Belleville of the Forties and Belleville of today would form the basis of an in- 
 teresting comparison. To Charles Dickens Belleville of the Forties presented a 
 " small collection of wooden houses, huddled together in the very heart of bush 
 and swamp, its main street a forest path nearly knee deep in mud and slime." 
 
 Greater Belleville, could the spirit of the departed English chronicler again re- 
 visit the scenes of his " American Notes," would be found to be a thriving metrop- 
 olis of thirty thousand souls, of solid structures, paved streets, pulsating with the 
 energies of the very highest of American progress and endeavors. 
 
 What a commentary on the fallibility of human judgment, especially when 
 
 GEORGE B. ROGERS, 
 
 President 
 
 BELLEVILLE 
 COMMERCIAL CLUB. 
 
 A GLIMPSE OF THE WORKS OF THE AMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY. 
 
 This is One of The Most Important Industries of The City of Belleville, Employinn Over One Thousand Men and Boys. 
 
 Its Smoke-Stacks and Chimneys Are Very Noticeable Objects of Interest to The Visitor Just Entering 
 
 The Populous Sections of The City Over The Suburban Tracks.
 
 EAST MAIN STREET FROM THE PUBLIC SQUARE. 
 
 ThU Section of One of The Principal Husinrss Thoroughfare, of The City i. Headquarter, for Many of The Leading 
 
 Department Store.. The Belleville Savings Bank. 
 The Jeweler.. Clothier.. Grocer,. Real Ea.te Dealer.. Druggist.. Milliner.. &c. 
 
 untrammeled by the prejudices begotten of centuries of Old World conservatism. 
 The Great American Bottom, with its alluvial deposits vicing in richness with that 
 of the Nile, to Dickens was but " an ill-favored black hollow," " an unbroken 
 slough of mud and water " with " a deadly atmosphere " that rendered habitation 
 well nigh impossible, while the great prairies that environed the western village 
 were but the same "desolate kind of waste." 
 
 For it was this very "slough of mud and water," and more especially the small 
 " desolate kind of waste " that made it possible for the pioneer spirits to lay the 
 foundation for an evolution of this " small collection of wooden houses huddled
 
 I 
 
 3*1 
 
 together in the very heart of brush 
 and sage " into the Greater Belleville 
 of today. 
 
 Our theme is not the yesterday, 
 but the today. Yet today's triumphs 
 are but the fruitage of yesterday's 
 sacrifices. Would we find the "why" 
 of the " what " of today we must 
 search for it in the yesterday. What 
 to the novelist were scenes of discour- 
 agement and depression, to the far- 
 seeing pioneer opened as vistas of 
 brightest promise. Disguised in the 
 " swamp and brush " Ceres had hid- 
 den riches untold, the development 
 of which at- 
 tracted to 
 early Belle- 
 ville the 
 choicest 
 spirits from 
 far and near 
 And it was 
 to these the 
 triumphs of 
 the Greater 
 Belleville of 
 today are 
 trac e a ( b 1 e. 
 Environ- 
 ment may be the potter moulding 
 and fashioning the plastic material 
 of mankind, but the value of the 
 finished product depends upon the 
 character of the material. America 
 is great today not simply because of 
 its wonderful natural advantages, but 
 rather because of its men. And these 
 are great because upon the parent 
 stem of Plymouth Rock the choicest 
 twigs of different mould and vintage 
 have been grafted; and in the blood 
 of the progressive American flows 
 commingled the very choicest streams 
 of blood of all the nations of the 
 earth. 
 
 PAGE EIGHT 
 
 GEORGE H. BUSIEK. 
 
 Superintendent of Schools. 
 The Public School System of Belleville Ra 
 With The Highest In The Stale.
 
 EAST MAIN STREET, LOOKING TOWARDS THE PUBLIC SQUARE. 
 
 The Main Avenues of The Gly of Belleville Were Mostly Laid Out on a Liberal Basis, and The Main Street. Running East and 
 West, is a Broad. Well-Paved Thoroughfare Centreing at The Public Square. 
 
 This is especially true of Belleville, and the success of Greater Belleville is but 
 the fruitage of the commingling of the choicest fruitage of our own land, Sturdy 
 
 New Eng- 
 land with 
 Cavalier 
 Virgini an, 
 as well a s 
 those of 
 France and 
 Germ any. 
 Here found 
 they the 
 Land of 
 Promise, 
 the Mecca 
 of their fon- 
 dest hopes 
 and antici 
 pat ions. 
 What to the 
 eyes of the 
 possessions : 
 
 HOME. 
 
 attest to the healthfulness of the 
 
 great Eng- 
 1 i s h m a n 
 was hidden 
 to them was 
 rev e a 1 e d , 
 the wonder- 
 ful riches of 
 the future 
 region 
 of which 
 Belleville 
 was the 
 centre. En- 
 tering upon 
 the land of 
 promise 
 they found 
 the richest 
 of human 
 And today, after long stretches of years, many still live to 
 
 THE NEW RAAB SCHOOL BUILDING. 
 
 A Fine. Modern Structure. Located on One of The Moil Delightful. Elevated Spots in The 
 West End Section of The City of Belleville, at Union Avenue 
 
 deadly atmosphere " of Dickens, and to the
 
 EAST MAIN STREET, LOOKING WEST TOWARDS "THE SQUARE." 
 
 "Romeiser's," " Feuss-FischerV "Horn's," " SaengerV "KrebV " Puderer's," " Knapp Bros. V' and Many of The Leading 
 RetaUers and Business People Are Located Along This Section of The Street. 
 
 economic value of the " ill-favored sloughs " and " desolate kinds of waste." 
 
 And there were " giants in those days." Along side of the hardy pioneer blaz- 
 ing his way through the trackless prairies we find the cultured products of Euro- 
 pean universities. As a 
 result Belleville from its 
 earliest days was noted 
 for its educational and 
 cultural advantages. For 
 these men recognized that 
 "man c a nnot live by 
 bread alone," and whilst 
 delving and toiling found 
 time for the development 
 of the higher amenities 
 of life, leaving to their 
 descendants an inherent 
 love for culture and for 
 music that at times 
 seemed to impede the on- 
 ward march toward great- 
 ness, but which in reality 
 has made it possible for 
 Greater Belleville to be- 
 
 THE BELL TELEPHONE BUILDING, NORTH ILLINOIS STREET. 
 
 Belleville Demands The Best Service In Every Department Of Human Endeavor and Intends ' 
 Have The Best. The Spirit Of Progress Is Evident In All Lines.
 
 THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. 
 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET. 
 
 ion Room;. Beside The Assembly Hall and 
 
 come greater economically without the loss 
 of the love for the higher things that alone 
 make a people truly great. 
 
 Long before the little red school house 
 dotted the 
 land Belleville 
 provided f o r 
 the education 
 of its youth. 
 And with the 
 earliest pion- 
 eer was the 
 schoolmaster 
 of that day. 
 But with the 
 advent of the 
 German ele- 
 ment c ame 
 the real foun- 
 dation of the 
 
 ADAM KARR, Splendid edu- 
 
 Former President of The Belleville Commercial Club. Catioll faC i 1 j-
 
 BRIDGE OVER THE R1CHLAND CREEK. 
 
 t Granitoid Structures of the Kind Buill in the 
 United States. 
 
 ties of today. For the real elemental 
 sources of strength in the educational life 
 of today were found in Belleville from the 
 very earliest times. Steadily has the school 
 life been builded upon these foundations 
 deep and strong. The truths taught by 
 Froebel and the great educational leaders 
 were incorporated in the public school sys- 
 tem by the Bunsens and Raabs years before 
 the general educational world realized their 
 scientific value. Avoiding frills and foibles, 
 with the steadiness naturally to be expected 
 from the Teutonic strain so prominent in 
 Belleville's life, the public school system has 
 grown, affording at all times to every child 
 the opportunity of an education in the es- 
 sentials that make life and character. School 
 
 NEW BRIDGE AT CENTREVIL1.E AVENUE. 
 
 Approach to this Recently 
 Thoroughfare.
 
 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET FROM THE PUBLIC SQUARE. 
 
 Another of the Main Arteries. The First National Bank Building, on the Left. I. An-Up-To-Date Modem Edifice. 
 Club Occupies the Upper Floor as its Quarters. 
 
 houses built for comfort and use have been provided as the needs grew. 
 Greater Belleville today has ten commodious public schoolhouses, a very fine struc- 
 ture having been erected within the last two years, and plans being under way for 
 
 others. A corps of seventy- 
 five teachers is employed, 
 the schools running for ten 
 months each year. The en- 
 rollment runs over three 
 thousand. 
 
 All this pertains to public- 
 schools alone. In addition 
 to these the Catholics main- 
 tain their parochial schools 
 and the Luthera n s one, 
 these providing for over fif- 
 
 JOSEPH FUESS. 
 
 Late President First National Bank. 
 
 As might naturally be ex- 
 pected Belleville is and al 
 ways has been a musical cen- 
 tre, with flourishing societies 
 cultivating both vocal and 
 instrumental music. Of the 
 latter the Philharmonic So- 
 ciety, an orchestral organi- 
 zation, occupies a high rank 
 amongst these organizations 
 of our land. It ante-dates 
 most of these, having lately 
 rendered its two hundred 
 
 teen hundred more. 
 
 and third concert. Amongst the vocal organizations are the Liederkran/, Kroan- 
 
 thal-Liedertaffel, Choral Symphony, and the West Belleville Harmonic. The
 
 indebted not only for 
 much of its musical life, 
 but for years to the main- 
 tenance of the higher lit- 
 erary culture. For years 
 it kept up a Library 
 which became the nu- 
 cleus for THE BELLEVILLE 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY, an insti- 
 tution of which the city 
 may well be proud. 
 Housed in a commodious 
 
 JACKSON STREET FIRE STATION. 
 
 The Rre Department of Belleville U Modern in Every Respect. ThU Station Has a Permanent Force 
 
 of Fiie Fighters and is Equipped with an Engine. Hose Reel and Udder Truck. Drills Take 
 
 Place Daily at the Noon Hour and at Seven O'Clock in the Evening. 
 
 are products of the recent Greater Belleville years, 
 while the former are direct descendants of organiza- 
 tions that kept alive the Germanic spirit of song from 
 the earliest days of the settlement. Chief of these was 
 The Saengerbund, an organization to which the city is 
 
 GOLD STREET FIRE STATION. 
 
 This West End Station is Similarly Equipped to the Jackson Street Station. The Men Are 
 Employed Permanently and Devote All Their Service to the Gty. 
 
 THE MONUMENT AT WALNUT HILL 
 
 TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE 
 
 FIRE CHIEF FRED. B. PHILLIPS. 
 
 structure, erected by the 
 citizens of Belleville long 
 before the Carnagie libra- 
 ries dotted the country, 
 this library ranks 
 high amongst the libra- 
 ries of the country, serv- 
 ing not only as a fitting 
 monument to those who, 
 midst the pressing duties 
 of early pioneer life kept 
 alive the germs of intel- 
 lectual culture, but in its
 
 ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 With Residence of Bishop Janssen on the Lett. 
 
 This Magnificent Structure Has For Years Been the Centre of Catholic Interest, Not Only For Belleville, But 
 For the Whole of 
 
 present state a living testimonial to the fact that Greater Belleville of today is a 
 worthy descendant of the intellectual spirit of the fathers. On its shelves is 
 found a well selected, popular Library of more than 25,000 volumes ; not pop- 
 ular in the sense of modern popularity, the rush for the ephemeral foam that 
 floats on the crest of true literary waves, but popular inasmuch as it supplies all 
 classes with the very best of modern as well as ancient literature, the Library 
 having helped much to develop a taste for the eternals. With the development 
 of the intellectual and cultural Belleville has not overlooked the religious. 
 
 HGE FIFTEEf
 
 PAGE SIXTEEN
 
 To the casual observei% accustomed to consider the religious as synonymous with 
 the emotions, and to look for its fruitage only in certain customs indigenous to 
 American soil, the religious development may seem to have lingered in compari- 
 
 son with the culture 
 progress already refer- 
 redto. But, upon 
 deeper study, under- 
 neath the calm, philo- 
 sophical surface there 
 will be found the sub- 
 stratum of a true re- 
 ligious heart culture 
 emphasizing the " do- 
 i 11 g the work of the 
 Father." Belleville is 
 known for its benevo- 
 lence. In no city is 
 the brotherhood of 
 man more truly exem- 
 plified. The needs of 
 
 Rt. Rev. JOHN JANSSEN. 
 Bishop of the Belleville Dlocew. 
 
 other communities in 
 calamity here have al- 
 ways touched a respon- 
 sivechord, and her 
 treasures were poured 
 forth with a lavish 
 hand to sue cor the 
 needy in the hour of 
 disaster. 
 
 The seat of the Belle- 
 ville Diocese, Catholo- 
 cism flourishes with a 
 host of adherents. Its 
 stately Cathedral and 
 other churches furnish 
 homes for thousands of 
 its members, whilst its 
 
 orphanages and hospitals minister to the afflicted in the name of Him whose cross 
 they adore. Protestanism in all of its various denominations is also strongly rep- 
 resented, and has made its impress felt on the city since its earliest inception. 
 
 The earliest 
 
 Protestant 
 
 churches of the 
 
 West were 
 
 planted in its 
 
 n e i g hborhood, 
 
 and the leaders 
 
 have ever been 
 
 forward in t h e 
 
 religious life of 
 
 the city and 
 
 State. 
 
 The public- 
 press of a city is 
 
 a barometer of 
 
 i t s intellectual, 
 
 civic, comm e r - Louis and the mighty met- 
 
 cial, and social r op o lit an presses hourly 
 
 life. Belleville pour their editions into its 
 
 lies within a few borders. But notwithstand- 
 
 miles of S a int ing this, the public press of 
 this'thriving city nourishes and reveals, as no one other thing, the remarkable vi- 
 tality, progress, and energy, civic, industrial, commercially, and socially of the 
 
 PAGE EIGHTEEN 
 
 REV. FATHER GOUGH. 
 St. Luke's Church. 
 
 REV. FATHER SCHLARMANN. 
 St. Peter'. Cathedral.
 
 BELLEVILLE SAVINGS BANK. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS. $500,000. 
 Prnidtni, L. D. TURNER. Vi-Prod,t, PETER J. KAERCHER. 
 
 DIRECTORS : 
 n. P. J. Kaerchw. A. F. Miller. LouU Opp. A 
 
 Richard W.n<Jin. Jam A. Willoughby. 
 
 Edward Abend. B. Hart. 
 
 Cashier. RICHARD WANGELIN. 
 Smiky. L. D. Tum, 
 
 PAGE TWENTY
 
 PAGE TWE 
 
 HOME OF THE BELLEVILLE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, 
 
 PUBLIC SQUARE. 
 
 CAPITAL. $150.000.00. 
 
 ED. M. IRW1N. President. NIC WULLER. Cashier. THOMAS MAY, AMst.nl Cashier. 
 
 DIRECTORS. 
 Jos. Flach. C. A. Monk. Adam Karr. Wm. Eclchardt, Jr., Theodore Karr. Peter Haupl. Ed. M. Irwin, Fred. Enelke. 
 
 Aus. Barthel, Jos. B. Reis, Jacob Becherer, Nic Wuller, Philip Knapp. Ch... Spoennemann. 
 TY-ONE
 
 A MILLER AT HIS ROLL STAND. 
 
 A Characteristic Interior View in the Rauch Mill. South Illinois Street 
 
 Packina "Security" Flour
 
 EPWORTH M. E. CHURCH, 
 Dewey Station. 
 
 REV. O. F. PESSELL, 
 St. Paul's Free Protestant Church. 
 
 CHRIST CHURCH. 
 
 North West Street, Between Main and A. 
 
 municip ality . 
 Five daily papers, 
 three English and 
 two German, flour- 
 ish in the city, and 
 in the great evolu- 
 tion we are chron- 
 ic 1 i ng herein, 
 they have stood 
 shoulder to shoul- 
 der, inciting and 
 encouraging the 
 onward move- 
 ments ; and to 
 their efforts the 
 success attained is 
 largely due. 
 
 Belleville was 
 always known as a 
 City of Homes. 
 Its residences, solid 
 and substantial, in 
 years pa s t , h o w - 
 ever, appealed but 
 little to the outside 
 observer. In no 
 respect has the city 
 changed more, per- 
 haps, than in this, 
 and the stranger 
 within its gates to- 
 day is most forci- 
 bly impressed with 
 the residential dis- 
 tricts and the 
 many b e a utiful 
 homes scattered 
 t h r o u g hout the 
 city. For, with 
 true democracy, 
 this City of Homes 
 boasts of no one 
 section where 
 wealth has gath- 
 ered its palatial 
 
 GERMAN METHODIST CHURCH, 
 South Jackson Street. 
 
 REV. MR. SCHNATHORST. 
 Christ Church. 
 
 PAGE TWENTY-FOUR
 
 THE SWINGS-RECREATION GROUNDS, 
 NEAR THE CITY HALL. 
 
 residences. But, turn where you may, and you will find these homes, for the man 
 has loved to linger and rebuild where as a child he dwelt at home. But richer far 
 than these modern edifices, however beautiful architecturally they may be, is the 
 old-fashioned home spirit of the city. For the German family spirit yet reigns 
 
 supreme. And this farming commu n i t y 
 
 is not iceable in the 
 business and social life 
 as in the family, and 
 has developed the fra- 
 ternal spirit and or- 
 ganizations for which 
 the city is so noted. 
 
 While in its earlier 
 days the city was 
 chiefly known as an 
 organization centre, 
 in which it is now su- 
 preme, the opening 
 up of the rich deposits 
 of coal undern e a t h , 
 
 around and about the 
 city gave it a pre-emi- 
 nent pi ace amongst 
 the industrial centres 
 of the West. 
 
 As the nucleus of a 
 
 MONUMENT 
 TO THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. 
 
 Walnut Hill Cemetery. 
 Erected by The Women's Relief Corp. of Belleville. 
 
 the manufacturing en- 
 terprises at first nat- 
 urally centered in the 
 p r o d u c tion of farm 
 implements, the pres- 
 ent Harrison Machine 
 Works, with a contin- 
 uous history of over 
 one-half a century, 
 being am ongst the 
 pioneers. 
 
 But with the in- 
 creasing development 
 of the coal fields and 
 the attendant railroad 
 facilities, came a re- 
 newed imp etus to 
 manufacturing. The 
 city soon gained recog- 
 nition as a field espec- 
 ially adapted to suc- 
 
 cessful manufacturing of all kinds. Its reputation based upon facts has steadily 
 grown, and to-day we find all branches flourishing. 
 
 For Belleville is very fortunately situated so faras railroad facilities are con- 
 
 PAGE TWENTY-SIX
 
 WEST MAIN STREET AT WEST END SQUARE. LOOKING EAST. 
 Wat Belleville is Keepinn Pace With All Other Sections of the City. It U Growing Rapidly and Claims its Share of All the Honors. 
 
 THE NATIONAL HOTEL, Arthur Lciner, Proprietor, 
 Public Square, Belleville.
 
 earned. Three great trunk lines, the Southern, Illinois Central, and the Louisville 
 and Nashville furnish unto Belleville an outlet to the outer world. These are 
 interlinked by a belt line built by the business men of Belleville and donated to 
 the rail- ^^_^^ | _^^^^ BM1 ^ B ^^ ^^^^^^^^ B I^M switching 
 
 roads under 
 such condi- 
 tions and 
 restrictions 
 that today 
 every indus- 
 try on any 
 of these 
 lines has 
 the advan- 
 tage of ship- 
 p i n g b oth 
 in and out 
 over any of 
 the other 
 lines with- 
 o u t the 
 
 THE LYRIC THEATRE. 
 F. A. Hallam, Proprietor. 
 
 charges. A 
 f e w m i 1 es 
 away at the 
 banks of 
 the Missis- 
 sippi all the 
 great trunk 
 lines of the 
 country 
 converge, 
 and the city 
 enjoys this 
 basal rate 
 to all points 
 of the couii- 
 try . An 
 electric line 
 
 with frequent communication unites Belleville with the great metropolis of St. 
 Louis, which is but a few miles away ; and with many of the surrounding towns. 
 Add to these favorable transportation facilities, the natural advantages, espec- 
 ially in the line of an abundant and cheap fuel supply, together with the char- 
 acter of the labor (not the refuse of European dregs, but of the highest class intel- 
 
 lectually) ; and the se- 
 cret of the phenomenal 
 manufacturing success of 
 the city is easily under- 
 stood. 
 
 In this respect Belle- 
 ville stands pre-eminent 
 not only in the character 
 of its industry but in the 
 uniformity of the success 
 achieved by those en- 
 gaged in manufacturing 
 in this thriving centre. 
 
 We have already al- 
 luded to the farm imple- 
 ment industry of the city. 
 
 ARTHUR E. KREBS. 
 
 In addition to this there 
 are nail mills, brick 
 yards, breweries, shoe fac- 
 tories, clothing factories, 
 hosiery mills, glass works, 
 and iron industries of all 
 kinds, the stove and range 
 works being in an especial- 
 ly flourihsing condition. 
 These give employment 
 to laborers, skilled and 
 u n s k i 1 led of all kinds, 
 numbering over 5,000, 
 with pay rolls aggregat- 
 ing $100,000 per week,and 
 coal mines as much more. 
 
 In speaking of its industrial life, we must not, however, forget to call attention 
 to this coal mining industry, which forms such a prominent part in the fostering 
 and sustaining of the manufacturing and commercial life of the city, for great as 
 
 PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT
 
 THE PENN BLOCK. 
 
 Public Square and East Main Street. 
 
 is the manufacturing life, the coal industry yields nothing to it in supremacy. 
 Turn in whatever direction we may, we find the rich fields of bituminous coal, 
 from the earliest days these furnishing a support to a large number of citizens ; but 
 with the increase of manufacturing not only in Belleville but in the great cities 
 that border the mighty Mississippi, on its either side, all in close proximity to 
 Belleville, coal mining has expanded into an industry giving steady, remunerative 
 employment to over five thousand men, and representing a capital investment 
 i*unning into the millions. 
 
 PAGE TWENTY-NINE 
 
 A GUMPSE OF THE COUNTY JAIL, 
 With the Chain Ganx in View.
 
 RESIDENCE OF P. FELLNER. 
 
 President of The Fellner-Ratheim D. G. Co 
 1 and 2 Windra PU. 
 
 
 
 PAGE THIRTY
 
 RESIDENCE OF ADAM KARR.
 
 RESIDENCE OF NIC WULLER. 
 South Hieh Street. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM J. GLAUS, 
 South Jackson Street.
 
 PAGE THIRTY-FOUR
 
 RESIDENCE OF GEORGE B. ROGERS, President c 
 Pennsylvania Avenue. 
 
 The Belleville Commercial Club. 
 
 It is, therefore, not to be wondered at that the mercantile and commercial life 
 of Belleville is an especially successful one. Built upon conservative foundations 
 Belleville business life has been steadily progressing. Panics have come and panics 
 have gone, leaving in their wake the wreckage of business failures all over the 
 country, but it is the proud boast of Belleville that during all of these years not 
 
 RESIDENCE OF VICTOR GAUSS. 
 North High Street. 
 
 PAGE THIRTY-SIX
 
 RESIDENCE OF F. W. PUDERER. 
 Abend Avenue. 
 
 RESIDENCE AND OFFICE OF GEORGE P. DHL, CONTRACTOR. 204 PORTLAND AVENUE. 
 
 Contractor for the Brick and Stone Wort on the:e Modern Building, in Belleville : George C. Rebhan. Barthel HUB. Fred. Teufel. Ben. Yock. 
 MIJ. John Rodenmeyei, Walter Woods. Albert Sprich. Si. Paul'. Church, Belleville House.
 
 PAGE FORTY
 
 RESIDENCE OF ALDERMAN FRED. A. HARTNAGEL, 
 Virgini. Avcnuc-0.kl.nd Addition. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF ALDERMAN WILLIAM S. CAMPBELL, 
 Rock Ro.d. 
 
 PAGE FORTY-TWO
 
 RESIDENCE OF ALBERT SPRICH. 
 509 East B Street. 
 
 one serious business failure among its mercantile institutions has ever occurred. 
 The business houses of Belleville rank high in the commercial life of the country, 
 
 and will bear comparison 
 with their more pretentious 
 competitors of the nearby 
 metropolis. Perhaps no 
 higher tribute could be paid 
 to them than the fact that 
 although the electrical com- 
 munication has placed St. 
 Louis at the very doors of 
 the citizens of Belleville and 
 of those of its contributory 
 territory, the local business 
 men have not suffered by 
 
 PAGE FORTY-THREE 
 
 GEO. W. DETHERDING, 
 
 Formerly Trea.urer of the Belleville 
 
 Commercial Club. 
 
 the competition, but instead 
 have steadily grown. 
 
 Perhaps the best barome- 
 ter of the financial condition 
 of a city, its business and 
 its people, is its financial 
 institutions. The city has 
 three banks, rock-ribbed 
 Gibraltars. Two of these 
 have stood for many years 
 and never quivered under 
 any financial storm o r 
 stress. The third is of more
 
 recent origin, but built 
 upon the same solid 
 foundation that char- 
 acterizes the older in- 
 stitution s. A brief 
 sum mary of their fi- 
 nancial condition will 
 substantiate the state- 
 ment made concerning 
 them, and will more 
 eloquently than words, 
 bear living testimony 
 to the wonderful com- 
 mercial and financial 
 stability of the city and 
 its enterprising citizens. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF GEORGE D. TUFTS. 
 Teacher and Composer of Music, Wabash Avenu 
 
 RESIDENCE OF JOHN BUX, 
 
 North Richland Street. 
 
 These banks have a capital of $550,000, 
 with surplus and undivided profits of over 
 $350,000 more. The deposits amount to 
 over $4,000,000, of which almost $2,500,000 
 are time deposits, representing the thrift of 
 the careful people of the city. 
 
 Having thus in passing sketched a few 
 salient features of the city of the past and 
 taken a few glimpses of 
 its present development, 
 its intellectual, social, 
 religious and economic 
 life, let us now turn to a 
 brief view of the civic 
 movement and the fruits 
 
 thereof that have truly 
 entitled Belleville of 
 today to the distinction 
 of being the Greater 
 Belleville. 
 
 For years the city's 
 growth was steady, al- 
 beit somewhat plod- 
 ding, marked neither 
 by booms nor yet by 
 re-action. Its natural 
 advantages many, it 
 grew because of them 
 and despite the fact 
 that no special effort 
 was made to push it 
 
 RESIDENCE AND MANUFACTORY OF THE BAUER BROTHERS, 
 3 1 7 North Airy Street. 
 
 PAGE FORTY-FOUR
 
 RESIDENCE OF G. D. KLEMME, 
 Portland Avenue. 
 
 along. Its agricultural resources, its coal deposits, its transportation facilities in 
 themselves produced an expansion industrially and commercially. This advance- 
 ment being accepted as a matter of course, no strenuous nor systematic efforts were 
 put forth to force the growth of the city or even to take advantage of opportunities. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF GEORGE A. KLOESS. 
 West Main Street.
 
 RESIDENCE OF JOHN KREHER. 
 North Hinh Si,,-,... 
 
 RESIDENCE OF JOHN L, SAHLNER. 
 Wt Main, Kirkwood Station.
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. JOHN EIMER, 
 
 South Jackson Street. 
 
 The storehouses of energy were being filled. A giant strength was being ac- 
 cumulated. Flashing forth in spasmodic efforts here and there the pent-up power 
 was revealed. The fullness of time, however, had not yet come, but ever gather- 
 ing was the dynamic force that was to give us Greater Belleville. 
 
 Organizations were brought into life, Greater Belleville must become Greater 
 Belleville. These efforts culminated in the Commercial Club. Its purpose, the 
 
 PAGE FORTY-SEVEN 
 
 RESIDENCE OF IRVIN H. WANGELIN. 
 
 Abend Avenue.
 
 PAGE FORTY-EIGHT
 
 RESIDENCE OF ROBERT HILL, SR., 
 
 securing of additional industries, the awakening of the city to its opportunities, 
 and the banding together of its business and professional men to take advantage 
 of them, gave evidence that the seeds of progress sown through the years were 
 germinating. Like all movements of this kind, the Commercial Club had at its 
 
 AGE FORTY-MNt 
 
 RESIDENCE OF FRED. BRANDENBURGER. 
 Second and Silver Street!.
 
 start but a precarious exist- 
 ence, nursed along by a few 
 choice spirits, and meeting 
 with toleration rather than 
 approval. But it steadily 
 continued to press forward. 
 The three trunk lines that 
 passed throu g h the city 
 connecting it with the outer 
 world were linked together 
 by a belt line built by the 
 Club. New industries were 
 secured. For this purpose 
 a holding company was or- 
 ganized by the Club with 
 the citizens as stockholders, 
 its objects being the promo- 
 tion of the industrial life 
 by the securing of new in- 
 dustries as well as the de- 
 velopment of those already 
 
 in existence, the funds of 
 the holding company to be 
 invested in the companies 
 as promoted. But not only 
 in this line, but still more 
 in civic lines were the foun- 
 dations of a Greater Belle- 
 ville laid by the Club. The 
 b u 1 warks of conservatism 
 that for years had withstood 
 the onslaught of public 
 progress were gradually un- 
 d e r m i n e d and the forces 
 train e d for the movement 
 in civic life to which the 
 present Greater Belleville is 
 largely due. 
 
 The movement grew rap- 
 idly, sweeping all before it 
 with a force that simply 
 overwhelmed all opposition 
 
 for it was not without a struggle that the old order gave way to the new. 
 
 For years the old Belleville was noted for its macadamized streets, which were 
 far superior to those of any other western city of its size. This very fact stood in 
 the way of its installation of modern improved streets. Many of the streets not 
 good enough to be acceptable in this day seemed to the conservative element too 
 
 'AGE FIFTY-ONE 
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. CONRAD REINECKE. 
 North Jackson Street.
 
 good to be replaced. Only fourteen and one-half blocks of streets were paved 
 with brick. Large sums were collected for street improvements ; but, under the 
 old order this money was distributed among the wards, with the result that no 
 permane n t 
 improve- 
 me n t was 
 poss ible. 
 Under the 
 new order 
 this was 
 changed. 
 Belleville 
 today has 
 over thirty- 
 five miles 
 of paved 
 streets, with 
 many more 
 in process of 
 construe- 
 tion, so that 
 
 time pensioners on the public bounty, whose leisurely application, if such it might 
 be called, seemed typical of much of the public spirit of the city. To-day an ef- 
 ficient street department, thoroughly organized on business principles and with all 
 
 RESIDENCE OF THEODORE KARR, 
 South lllinoi. Street. 
 
 THE JOSEPH SAENGER MERCANTILE COMPANY, 
 105-109 Eait Main Street. 
 
 PAGE FIFTY-TWO
 
 ii
 
 THE NEW BELLEVILLE POST OFFICE, 
 North Spiing and A Street.. 
 
 WEST MAIN STREET AT WEST END SQUARE, LOOKING WEST. 
 
 On .ml About thU Street . Number of the Prosressive Business Firms .nd Profession.! Men Centre : The Lorenz Company. Neuhaus, 
 Dr. Jacob., Kissel, Stom, Kuhn. Wilbrel, Junck. and on Nearby Streets the Western Brewery .nd the Eagle Foundry. 
 
 PAGE FIFTY-FOUR
 
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 HEADQUARTERS OF WILLIAM LCKHARDT, JR., (INC.). 
 Leading Grocers and Seed Merchant, of Belleville. Illinois. . . 1 08- 1 1 West Main Street. 
 
 of the modern tools and appliances, attends to this important part of the public 
 business. 
 
 Amongst the first of the public improvements the awakened civic conscience 
 called for was an outlet sewer system. Plans had been devised, but they ended in 
 plans, and in the matter of sewage Belleville was far behind the times. The 
 Commercial Club had inaugurated a campaign for the construction of an inter- 
 secting sewer system which was to form the basis for a complete system for the 
 
 PAGE FIFTY-SIX
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF THE POST-ZEITUNG. the Leading German Daily, 
 South Illinois Street. 
 
 city. Through the efforts of the Club the question was submitted to the people 
 by a referendum and almost unanimously carried. But still nothing was done. 
 The wishes of the people expressed at the polls were simply ignored. Under the 
 
 new dispensation the 
 plans were revived, and 
 today the city boasts of a 
 system miles upon miles 
 in length, with a septic 
 tank built on the highest 
 modern scientific princi- 
 ples, the equal of any in 
 the country. 
 
 Under the old order 
 the city had an old-fash- 
 i o n e d , s e m i-volunteer 
 makeshift of a fire de- 
 partment. Instead of 
 this a metropolitan de- 
 partment was organized, 
 and so thorough is the 
 organization that the loss 
 from this demon of de- 
 
 FRANK S. BURNS. 
 Former Secretary of the Retail Merchant', 
 
 struction in Belleville is 
 almost nominal. 
 
 The police department., 
 which formerly had been 
 used for the purpose of 
 paying the small political 
 obligations of aldermen, 
 was also placed upon a 
 business foundation, and 
 all of the various public 
 utilities reorganized in 
 conformity with the most 
 improved of modern 
 plans. 
 
 The Isolation Hospital, 
 a larg e, commodious 
 structure, built on a 
 beautiful site, is one of 
 the best evidences dem- 
 
 onstrating how Greater Belleville has matured and is meeting the conditions of 
 today. For the city realized that the old plan of quarantining the first house in 
 
 PAGE FIFTY-EIGHT
 
 THE BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT : 
 
 Some Interesting Interior Viewi of the Make-Up 
 of a Modern Newipaper Printing Office. 
 
 The Mergenlhaler Typeirllin, Machine. 
 
 Sectional View of the Press Room. 
 The Ubiquitous Reporter, the Irrepressible News': oy, and the Salts and Advertising Man.
 
 THE KARR SUPPLY COMPANY. 
 
 Enginten and Contractor, for Hot Water and Steam Heating, Plumbing, Sewering. CM Fitting. 
 Weil Main Street. Belleville. Illinois.
 
 lEO. W. STANLEY NAIL WORKS 
 Grand Avenue. 
 
 THE MODERN MACHINE COMPANY, 
 L. & N. R. R., Between Main Street and Grand Avenue. 
 
 THE OAKLAND FOUNDRY COMPANY. 
 
 Grand Avenue. East of the L. & N. Tracks. 
 Specialty : General lobbing of Grey Iron and Stove Piale. Employ: 35 to 50 Men. 
 
 PAGE SIXTY -TWO
 
 r
 
 SECTION OF THE PLANT OF HARTMANN, HAY 8c REIS, 
 
 Manufacturer: of Iron and Steel Cut Nails. Nail and Tack Plate. Annual Production, 200.000 Keg:. 
 Employs 200 Men. 
 
 which disease had gained a foothold was but a makeshift in case of epidemic. By 
 means of this hospital it stamped out a serious epidemic, and now stands ever 
 ready to throttle the foe on its first appearance. 
 
 Along the lines of water supply the city has made great progress. Originally 
 it was supplied from lakes gathered from the surface water that flowed through 
 the country surrounding. In times of draught, however, these proved totally in- 
 sufficient, and deep wells were sunk striking a flowing stream of the very purest 
 
 THE QUALITY STOVE AND RANGE COMPANY. 
 
 Hidh Grade Steel Range, and Healert. 
 Grand Avenue. Near Track, of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Belleville. Illinois. 
 
 PAGE SIXTY-FOUR
 
 THE IMBS MILLING COMPANY'S FLOUR MILL. 
 
 Wot Main Street. 
 
 UPPER EAST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, 
 Looking Towards the Pl.nt of the Belleville Shoe Company and the New Hosirry Mill. 
 
 PAGE SIXTY-SIX
 
 THE HIGHLAND MILLING COMPANY'S MILL, 
 North Richland Street. 
 
 HENRY SCHOPP. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, 
 804 El Seventh Street. 
 
 PAGE SIXTY-EIGHT
 
 RESIDENCE AND MANUFACTORY OF F. J. LOUIS, 
 
 Patentee and Manufacturer of the Contracting and Expanding Water Cut-Off. 
 
 619. 621, 623, 625 East Main Street, Belleville. Illinois. 
 
 water, and furnishing an abundance for the city's needs ; but looking forward to 
 the future it was deemed wise to secure an additional supply, and additional wells 
 were sunk at the foot of the Bluffs lying at the western limits of the city, and a 
 supply secured which will meet the needs of the city for years to come. This lat- 
 
 THE GUNDLACH DRILL WORKS, 
 
 P. M. Gundlach's Sons. Proprietors. 
 Manufacturers of the Renowned Cundlach Drills. First Patented in 1 857, and Always Kept Up to Date. 
 
 Employs 35 to 50 Men. 
 
 Bauer Brothers Foundry Company Occupy a Portion ot the Building 
 for the Manufacture of Fine Grey Iron Castings. 
 
 PAGE SEVENTY
 
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 PLANT OF THE MITCHELL-PARKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
 West Main Street, Tracks of the Illinois Central Railroad. 
 
 ter plan is but preliminary to the extension of the mains to the Mississippi River 
 now in course of construction, and in the immediate future the city will be sup- 
 plied with water from deep wells and from the Father of Waters, giving an un- 
 limited supply for every purpose. 
 
 For almost decades this city had remained cooped up within the narrow limits 
 of the fathers. Here and there the overflow added a little territory and popu- 
 lation. To the enterprising suburbanite the staid city, apparently well satisfied 
 to let well enough alone, appealed but little. But with the new civic life was born 
 the naturally resultant spirit of Anglo-Saxon expansion. The interurban lines 
 
 opened up a 
 large terri- 
 tory of choic- 
 est residence 
 p r o p e r t y , 
 soo n dotted 
 over with the 
 homes of en- 
 terprising cit- 
 izens. To 
 these th e 
 newer, or the 
 
 COAL MINE OF FRANK SARGENT, 
 Mwcoutar, Avenue. Near City Limits. 
 
 Greater Belle- 
 ville, appeal- 
 ed, and they 
 clamored for 
 admission into 
 the city. And 
 as the mother 
 gathered these 
 children into 
 the fold she 
 spread the ex- 
 p a n d in g 
 
 wings of her public utilities until today the City of Yesterday, with its three 
 square miles of territory, has grown to more than six, and the fifteen thousand of 
 inhabitants to more than thirty, and over all this territory and to all these 
 people every advantage of the modern life has been carried. And if a Rip Van 
 Winkle should waken out of a five years' nap he would not recognize the city 
 either in its material aspect, or still less in that which alone can build a city, 
 
 PAGE SEVENTY-SIX
 
 SECTION OF THE ENGINE ROOM. 
 
 SECTION OF THE BOILER ROOM. 
 THE BELLEVILLE DEEP WATER COMPANY'S PLANT AT EDGEMONT. 
 
 Furnishes Belleville with an Unlimited Supply of Water for All Purposes. 
 
 PAGE SEVENTY-SEVEN
 
 BELLEVILLE CITY HOSPITAL, 
 Smiihlon Road. 
 
 Has Private Gas and Steam Healing Plant and the City Deep-Well Hydrant 
 
 its civic spirit. GREATER BELLEVILLE is greater in every respect and from every 
 standpoint. For its growth as indicated herein it is entitled to highest praise and 
 recognition. But today is only a harbinger of the even greater tomorrow. For 
 all the work of the latter years was really only foundational, the growth merely 
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF L. WOLFORT & COMPANY. 
 
 North Jackion Street. 
 Horse, and Mules for All Purposes. Established in 1869. 
 
 incidental. In its reorganized municipal life and public work, in the civic organi- 
 zation and awakened spirit the city stands among the foremost of today. Bound 
 
 PAGE SEVENTY- EIGHT
 
 HEADQUARTERS OF FRANK C. BUX. 
 Undertaker and Funeral Director, 
 - First and High Street! 
 
 down for years by the bonds of lethargy and prejudice, like Gulliver of old, it 
 was the target for many of the irritating darts of the Lilliputians around and 
 about it. But GREATER BELLEVILLE has burst her bonds, and stands today 
 with the consciousness of its giant's strength, and is now entering upon an era 
 that will from decade to decade make it ever a GREATER BELLEVILLE. 
 
 THE GLENDALE COAL MINE NUMBER ONE. 
 
 Capacity, 700 Ton. a Day. 
 L. ; N. Railroad Tracks. Owned and Operated by Peter Brandenburger.
 
 
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 DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT ST. CLA1R COUNTY GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 
 93 North III 
 
 OFFICES ST. CLAIR COUNTY GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY. 
 93 North Illinois Street.
 
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 THE DRY GOODS. LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR GOODS. AND CARPET STORE OF 
 FUESS. FISCHER c COMPANY. 
 
 110-112 But M.in Street. Belleville.
 
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 EMIL GEIL, Prudent. 
 
 BELLEVILLE HOSIERY MILLS. 
 
 PAUL F. VOCEL, Vice-President and Manager. GEO. K. ANDEL, Secretary and TK 
 
 Manufacturer, of Men's Fine Gauge Mercerized Hose, 
 605 lo 61 7 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 LENGFELDER STOVE AND HARDWARE COMPANY. 
 
 41*3. 415. 501 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 One of the Oldest and Leading Business House, of Its Kind.
 
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 RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM A. TWENHOEFEL, 
 President of The Twenhoefel Company, 
 
 Real Estate. 
 900 South Church Street. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF E. W. TWENHOEFEL, 
 
 Secretary and Treaiurer of The Twenhoefel Compa 
 
 Rral Estate,
 
 RESIDENCE OF R. E. DUVALL, 
 
 RESIDENCE OF EMIL CEIL. 
 Portland Avenue.
 
 RESIDENCE OF W. J REICHERT. 
 
 Corner Eiehth and Church Strrrts. 
 
 PLANT OF THE REICHERT MILLING COMPANY. 
 
 The Home of White Rc.e Flour. 
 
 W. ]. REICHERT, - - - PRESIDENT.
 
 RESIDENCE OF J. C. JACOBS, 
 3 1 7 Lebanon Avenue. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF HENRY BIEN, 
 
 With the Plant of Messrs. Bien & Peten, Lincoln Street, Near the Tracks 
 of the Illinois Cenlral Railroad.
 
 RESIDENCE OF EDWARD LEOPOLD, 
 
 421 South Jackson Si ml. 
 
 \PARTMENT HOUSE AND RESIDENCE OF P. J. RALPH. 
 
 PortUod Avenue and Olive Street. 
 With Plumbing E.t.blistmer.l to the Left in the Distance.
 
 RESIDENCE OF T. C. T1SCH,
 
 RESIDENCE OF EDWARD N. JOSEPH. 
 Wab.,h Avenue. 
 
 BELLEVILLE CHAPTER HOUSE AMERICAN WOMAN'S LEAGUE, 
 Sautcr Heighli, West Main Stint.- -Rock Road. 
 
 Mrs. Carrie Alexander Bahrenburg. President. Mrs. C. A. Highfield, Vice-President. Mrs. Henrietta M. Herman. Tr< 
 Miss Johanna T. Lorey, Secretary.
 
 RESIDENCE OF HUBERT HARTMANN. 
 Et Fint Street. 
 
 Former Redence of JOHN BRANCH. North Illinois Street.
 
 EBSEN'S SWIMMING SCHOOL. 
 Lebanon Avenue. 
 
 Ill Attractions to be Enlarged and Enhanced in Nineteen Hundred and Eleven 
 
 SECTION OF THE PLANT OF THE STANDARD BRICK COMPANY, 
 
 Smithton Road and Illinoii Central Railroad. 
 
 One of the Large.! Manufacturer, of All Grade, of Building Brick in Illinois, and Has a Capacity for Producing 1 2.000.000. 
 
 President. Charles H. Slarkel. Secretary and Trea.urer. William Schmidt. 
 
 General Manager. L. H. AUip.
 
 GREATER BELLEVILLE. 
 
 (dtfrtt 
 
 The 
 
 Commercial 
 Club. 
 
 President. 
 GEO. B. M. ROGERS. 
 
 Vice-Presidenl. 
 J. M. RAUCH. 
 
 Tre. 
 EM1L J. KOHL. 
 
 GEO. W. STANLEY. 
 President Manufacturers Association. 
 
 Manufacturers 
 Association. 
 
 Preudent. 
 GEO. W. STANLEY. 
 
 Vice-President. 
 A. W. ANDEL. 
 
 Secretary. 
 C. T. MULLEN. 
 
 LEE HARRISON. 
 
 C. T. MULLEN, 
 Secretary Manufacturers Asso< 
 
 The 
 
 Retail Merchants 
 Association. 
 
 Master Builders 
 Association. 
 
 President, 
 FRED. TEUFEL. 
 
 SiDOLPH KNEBELKAMP. 
 
 Meets 
 
 First and Third Tuesdays 
 of Each Month. 
 
 PETER FELLNER. 
 
 r President Retail Merchants Associa 
 
 F. J. WOTTOWA. 
 
 Vice- President, 
 CHARLES PELKUS. 
 
 Secretary. 
 A. E. KREBS. 
 
 A. J. SCHUESSLER. 
 
 .n the Second and Third 
 
 Wednesday of Each 
 
 Month,
 
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 The Commercial Building.. 
 
 owners--it is essentially a monument to the " Greater Belleville "-a tribute 
 to the new spirit of progress and entr,, hi new era of ad- 
 
 vancement- -an inspiration to every business man and loyal citizen of Belle- 
 ville. With this thought at its inception it is not remarkable that in all de- 
 tails of construction the motto has been " The Best." and " The Best 
 Only " from the s,-l.-<-ti.,,, of luc,ili,m. tli,- .-hoi, < .urliitM-ti. and discrim- 
 ination in the materials used,--moreover a critical judgment in securing the 
 best representative concerns having control of the essential elements of con- 
 struction. An adherence to this determination for highest standards led to the 
 selection of the firm of RIESTER & RUBACH, who are justly regarded 
 
 as the leading architects of this 
 that the quality of material: 
 highest quality obtainable. 
 
 
 Naturally the selection of THE BRICK used was of prime considera- 
 tion, and yean of experience and practical knowledge led to the choice of 
 THE HYDRAULIC PRESS BRICK COMPANY as the house best 
 fitted for fu.ni.hing the high quality of material demanded in the building 
 which is to set the standard for business buildings in Greater Belleville for 
 the next decade The technical designation of the Brick employed is known 
 as - NO. 110 DARK SHADE," and Mr. E. E. OEHLER, Manager 
 of the Illinois Branch of this Company at the offices in the Missouri Trust 
 Building, St. Louis, gave his personal attention to prompt deliveries of these 
 High-Grade Bricks, so that no delays were experienced at any stage of 
 building. This Company has two plants at Collinsville, Illinois, and are 
 ampl 
 
 dipped for promptly supplying materials in any quantity at briefest 
 notice. It was the selection of this Brick that renders the Commercial 
 Building not only actually enduring but gives il the air of great solidity. 
 coupled with pleasing appearance, both of which are necessary in the 
 modern skyscraper of every metropolis. 
 
 BAUER BROTHERS, 
 
 Contractors, 
 Carpenters, and Builders, 
 
 NO. 319 NORTH AIRY STREET, - - BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 238. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. 
 
 We take pleasure in callintj attention to three or four of our recently. put-up Structures : The Commercial Bulld- 
 inii. the Addition to the Saint Clalr County Court House, the Elks Building, and amond Residences thai of Geortje 
 C. Rebhan, Esq. 
 
 Interstate Contracting & Supply Co. 
 
 BOTH PHONES. 
 
 Successors to H. F. Gruetzemacher & Co.. 
 
 H. F. GRUETZEMACHER. Jr.. President. 
 
 E. G. GRUETZEMACHER, Vice-president and General Manager. 
 
 A. G. GRUETZEMACHER, Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 CONTRACTORS OF 
 
 STONE WORK, GRANITE, MARBLE 
 AND TILE WORK, 
 
 Saint Louis Office, 14O8 Liggett Building. 
 
 East St. Louis Office and Works. 19th Street and Illinois Avenue. 
 
 Some of Our Recent Contracts Covered the Marble Used In 
 
 The St. Clalr County Court House and the Elks Building, Belleville, 
 
 the City Hospital and the Central Bank Building. 
 
 Saint Louis. 
 
 [F. R. ROMER. Manager, , , 1 24 Virrfinla Avenue. 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 F. R. Romer 
 
 Granitoid Company 
 
 SIDEWALKS. COPING. TILE FLOOR. 
 -AND MANTLE WORK A SPECIALTY- 
 ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 
 PHONES; -hml.M I, 1<7- .Bell 178- 
 
 GEO. HIRTH, 
 
 SANITARY PLUMBING. 
 
 Es^fmateTche'erfuTly Given. 1 " 1 
 
 19 South High Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Phones: Kinloch 362. Bell 362. 
 
 John B. Bohlsen, 
 
 Pleasant Hill Grocer, 
 
 Dealer In Staple and Fancy Groceries. Fruits and 
 Kinloch 595. 316 Jarrott Street. Belleville. Illinois.
 
 ^Prompt Attention and honest treatment 
 
 Call 
 
 on 
 
 Sundlach 
 and Company: 
 
 ^Undertakers , 
 ^funeral directors. 
 
 jftigh and 31 Streets. . . . Sloth Phones. 
 
 ^S^^S^^C^^C^^S 5 ^^?^ 
 
 ^Wilharmil 
 Coal and Coke Co. , 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Operating Sioyal and Sffassie SKines. 
 3>aily Capacity , 17OOUons. 
 
 Coal for JEocal delivery. 
 
 3ot/i Phones.
 
 P J SOUCY, President. GEO. W. DETHARDING, Treasure!-. 
 
 DONOVAN-GUIGNON LAND TITLE CO., 
 
 E. W. MERTZ, Manager and Notary Public. 
 
 Abstracts and Certificates of Titles. 
 
 CONVEYANCING A SPECIALTY. 
 OFFICE : No. 16 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois. . . . Room 12 Arcade Building, East St. Louis, Illin 
 
 FRANK P. RIESTER. OTTO W. RUBACH. 
 
 Sliester 
 and Siubach, 
 
 ARCHITECTS 
 AND SUPERINTENDENTS. 
 
 Rooms 9 and 12 West Building, 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Main Office, Rooms 211 and 212 Insurance Building, 
 East St. Louis, Illinois. 
 
 The 
 
 Geo. W. Stanley 
 
 Company, 
 
 SMALL NAILS, ' D. P. TACKS, 
 STAPLES, RIVETS. 
 
 Long DUtance, Bell 109- A. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, . . ILLINOIS. 
 
 FERDINAND WINKLER, 
 
 Manufacturer of All Kinds of 
 
 Soda and Mineral Waters. 
 
 All Orders Promptly Attended to. 
 
 119 South Spring Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 George Eidman Implement 
 Company, 
 
 Dealers in 
 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, 
 
 Faim Machinery of all kinds. Binders, Mowers, Buggies, Wagons, 
 
 ;$*aS^ For Brick and Stone Work, Brick and Granitoid Paving, 
 ^jgs Concrete Work, Cementing and Sewering, 
 
 I 3toeffken 
 
 Pumps, Drills, ^1P 
 
 ..Brother*.. 
 
 riers.Corn Plan- /$F$\ 
 
 ^ General Contractors and Builders, 
 
 Dealers in Building Material, 
 
 Office and Warehouse, Race and C Streets. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 317. 
 
 H 
 
 ' Machines, &c. 
 
 18-20 North High Street, Belleville, 111. 
 
 John Kreher, . . . Practical Horseshoer, 
 
 24 NORTH HIGH STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 BELL, 371 M. 
 
 KINLOCH, 147.
 
 A. M. WOLLESON, Pre 
 
 Phon: Bell 98',, Ki,,lo,-l,4V,. 
 
 W. C. WOLF. Secretary. 
 
 Wolleson-Wolf Abstract Company, 
 
 FURNISH ABSTRACTS AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE TO 
 REAL ESTATE IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY. 
 
 SPECIALTIES : Surveying and Flailing of Lote, Farms, Minel, tc. Writing of Deeds, Wills. Mortgage.. Lewes. &c. Taxes Paid for Non-Residen 
 
 18 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 C. WO/./ , -Sun f.\< 
 
 A. M. WOLLESON, Manager. Notary I'uhlk. 
 
 Kinloch 280. Bell 502. 
 
 CLAUS GROCERY CO., 
 
 Staple and Fancy Groceries, 
 Flour ana Feed. 
 
 715 South Jackson Street, Belleville, Illinois- 
 
 The 
 
 South=End Cash 
 Grocery, 
 
 J. A. GRUNEWALD, Manager. 
 Both Phones. 622 Freeburg Avenue, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Vitrified Sewer Pipe, 
 
 Both Standard and Double Strength. 
 
 Vitrified Drain Tile. 
 Vitrified Wall Coping. 
 
 Fire Clay Flue Lining. 
 Fire Clay Chimney Tops. 
 Fire Clay Chimney Pipe. 
 
 Blackmer & Post Pipe Co 
 
 SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
 
 9 
 
 
 Peter J. Zulauf, 
 
 Bricklayer 
 
 and Contractor, 
 
 No. 505 Abend Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 JNE, KINLOCH 766. 
 
 Adolph Engel 
 & Brother, 
 
 CONTRACTORS 
 
 BUILDERS. A* 
 
 Nos. 801 and 807 Park Avenue, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.
 
 fyt JMebtlle 
 
 DAILY. ESTABLISHED IN 1839. SEMI- WEEKLY. 
 
 THE LEADING REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY. 
 
 Best Advertising Medium. Brief Work Done. Job Work of Quality. 
 
 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN 
 
 G. A. SAHLENDER, 
 
 Harnesses, 
 
 Trunks, 
 
 Valises, 
 
 No. 126 Main Street, = = = Belleville, Illinois. 
 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH 
 
 Ebe 
 
 Boullbotel 
 
 J. BOUL, Proprietor, 
 
 ==Lebanon 
 
 Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. 
 
 lllilllll!llllllll!lllll!lll!!lllll!llllllllll!l!llll!!!IH 
 
 Staple and 3aney Groceries, 
 
 5io. 110 South Illinois Street, Belleville, J//inois ..... Uhe Jiinloeh Phone. 
 
 Louis Weyhaupt, 
 
 722 Freeburg Avenue, 
 
 Fine Wines, Liquors* and Cigars. 
 
 Phone, 'Bell 661.
 
 THE 
 
 Streets of Greater Belleville 
 
 Should be Paved with 
 
 The Greatest 
 
 Paving Blocks 
 
 In the World. 
 
 Experience Everywhere Shows that 
 the Best Paving Block Made is 
 
 The Culver Block. 
 
 Manufactured by 
 
 The Wabash Clay Company 
 
 Of Veedersburg, Indiana.
 
 JOHN GANNSMANN, 
 Common and Select Stock Brick, 
 
 A Specialty of Brick to Contractors 
 at Lowest Prices. 
 
 North Illinois Street and Louisville * Nashville Railroad. Swansea. Illinois. 
 
 Thos. R. Mould, 
 
 Attorney =at- Law, 
 Notary Public, 
 
 No. 32 Public Square, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Stoves and 
 Hardware, 
 
 Standard Warm Air Furnaces. 
 
 320 Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 Telephone, Kinloch 465. 
 
 on ^Dentists. 
 
 Established Ten Years. 
 18 East Main Street, Over Belleville Savings Bank. 
 
 GEORGE J. FORESTNER, = = = PROPRIETOR- 
 
 T. J. Price, f 
 
 Dealer in 
 
 Pianos, Organs, Player Pianos, 
 
 and Talking Machines, Sewing 
 
 Machines, Musical Instruments, 
 
 Stationery, &c. 
 
 The New Home Machine Leads All Others. 
 Sewing Machines Repaired. 
 
 ===15 West Main Street=== 
 
 OPEN ALL NIGHT. 
 
 The 
 
 Wide= Awake 
 Restaurant, 
 
 T. F. PH1NNEY, .... Proprietor. 
 
 Short Orders. Regular /Heals. Everything in Season. 
 
 Northwest Corner Public Square, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Storrs===Sirns.. 
 
 1223 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. Kinloch Phone, 793.
 
 LEUNIG-RHEIN SHOE COMPANY, 
 
 BELLEVILLE'S GREATEST SHOE HOUSE, 
 
 Where You Will Always Find the CORRECT STYLES. 
 
 102 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Phone, Kinloch 258. 
 
 FRICK 
 Feed Company, 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in the 
 
 Celebrated Cream and Cella Flour. 
 
 Also Hay, Oats, Corn and Chicken Feed. 
 
 All Orders Promptly Delivered. 
 623 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 .Wm. E. Siefert. 
 
 "Real Estate, 
 
 LOANS, 
 INSURANCE, 
 
 Rents Collected. Notary Public. 
 
 Phone, Kinloch 3 1 1. 
 Room No. 2, Court House, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 - West End Lumber Yard- 
 
 JACOB CHRISTIAN, Proprietor. 
 
 CARPENTER AND BUILDER. 
 
 Contracts Taken for All Kinds of Buildings. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished on Application. 
 
 Shop, No. 301 North Silver Street. Lumber Yard, No. 200-220 North West Street, 
 Kinloch Phone 469. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 CUT FLOWERS, FUNERAL DESIGNS, 
 And All Kinds of Pot Plants. 
 
 No. 721 East Seventh Street, 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 PHONE, KINLOCH 192. 
 
 Bdl. 571 A. 
 
 ^eibelberger jpal). 
 
 Kinlcch. 498. 
 
 FARM YARD 
 
 Boarding House and Saloon 
 
 Leonard Birkner & Son, Props. 
 
 Choice H^ines, Liquors 
 and Cigars. 
 
 No. 119 West Main Street, 
 
 Belleville, Illinois, 
 
 ALPH. GASS. 
 
 GASS BROS., 
 
 CONTRACTORS. 
 
 CEMENT WALKS, BASEMENTS, STEPS. ETC. 
 
 Office, 23 South Race Street. Kinloch Telephone 278. 
 
 PETER GASS, Jr. 
 
 Belleville, Illinois 
 
 M. G. Gannon, 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Fresh Meats, Sausages, Etc. 
 
 No. 318 East Main Street, Belleville. Ilium \ 
 
 F. J. Schaeffler, 
 
 Proprietor of the 
 
 IMPERIAL BAR J ANDJ > OOL ROOM. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 654. 
 
 200-202 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois.
 
 Kinloch 227. Bell 289-M. 
 
 HENRT FORCADE & CO, 
 
 LOCAL AGENTS 
 
 GOLD MEDAL and WHITE ROSE FLOVR, 
 
 F. Q WEHRLE 
 
 THE LEADING 
 
 Setoeler 
 
 Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry 
 
 SOLID SILVER TEA and SOUVENIR 
 
 SPOONS IN GREAT VARIETY. 
 THE BEST at the LOWEST PRICES 
 
 No. 16 EAST MAIN STREET 
 
 CHRIS. DIETZ, 
 The TAILOR. 
 
 Jressed men in the community. 
 i invariably reasonable. 
 ve a Department in which Suits are Cleaned and Dyed 
 204 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 OMMHTCS 
 
 C 
 
 The Largest Stock of Marble and Granite Monuments and Tombstones in the 
 County. All Work Guaranteed First-Glass. 
 
 . The Owl Saloon. 
 
 C. J. KUNTZMANN, Prop. 
 
 Fine Wines, Liquors 
 and Cigars. 
 
 20 West Main Street. Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Ten Years' Experience as a Master Painter. 
 
 Adolph C. Spies, 
 
 Painter 
 anb Paper ganger 
 
 Kinloch Phone 586. 
 Cor. Glen Avenue and Monroe Street. Belleville, Illinois.
 
 Louis Kuhn Shoe Co. 
 
 1013 West Main Street, 
 
 Belleville, 
 
 Illinois. 
 
 Have a Complete Line of 
 
 .SHOES. 
 
 At Moderate Prices. Try them. 
 
 Fred.DabbCo, 
 
 Louisville and Portland Cement, 
 Plaster Paris, Lime, Sand, An- 
 thracite and Soft Coal. 
 
 Kinloch Phone. 
 700 South Illinois St. Belleville, Illinois, 
 
 PATRONIZE 
 
 The Belleville 
 Steam Bakery 
 
 And Work for (he Advancement of a Greater 
 Belleville. 
 
 MARTIN GRADL, Prop. 
 
 George J. Kissel, 
 
 Drugs, Medicines, and 
 Chemicals, 
 
 Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Etc., 
 
 Fancy and Toilet Articles, Brushes, Perfumery, 
 
 Stationery, Etc., Etc. 
 
 WE GU<JtR<JINTEE : 
 
 Personal Attention to Prescriptions. Only the Purest Drugs Used. 
 Lowest Prices, Quality Considered. 
 
 Physician's Prescriptions 
 
 CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED. 
 
 14O1 West Main Street, 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 2X fetel'* ^on, 
 
 Dealer in all kinds of Marble and Granite Monuments. Italian and American Marble and Granite Work. 
 
 Tombstones, Monuments, Etc., a Specialty. 
 All Work Guaranteed t the Low<* Price*. Estimate. Cheerfully FumUhed. TELEPHONE. BELL 309 A. 
 
 324-326 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Philip 6. Wittlich, Jr., 
 
 PAINTER and PAPER HANGER. 
 
 All Work Entrusted to Me 
 
 Done in a First-Class Manner. 
 
 3 IS Mend Street, Belleville, Illinois, 
 
 LOUIS C. ZIMMERMANN & CO. 
 Livery and Boarding Stables. 
 
 Horses Boarded by the Meal, Day or Month. 
 
 First-Class Drivers a Specialty. 
 216-218 East B Street, Belleville, Illinois.
 
 Wants more Dry Goods, wants more Carpets, Linoleums and 
 Lace Curtains, wants more Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Goods 
 
 And the Right Place to get the Right Goods at the Right Prices is at 
 
 . . . Fuess- Fischer Company 's. . . 
 
 WE place advance orders on Dry Goods direct with the manufacturer. We buy Carpets 
 direct from the mills. We give orders to the Linoleum mills for carload lots. We 
 buy Lace Curtains direct from the Lace Curtain manufacturer. Underwear and 
 Hosiery we buy in case lots from the mills. Now the above way of buying our goods gives 
 us this advantage : We buy for cash direct from the manufacturer, thereby saving the mid- 
 dle dealer's profits ; in other words, goods go direct to the consumer through us from the 
 manufacturer. So you pay but one profit for the goods after leaving the manufacturer do 
 you see ? Buy Dry Goods, Carpets, Lace Curtains, Linoleums, Etc., from us and save money 
 on your purchases, as above illustrated and done by the 
 
 Fuess-Fischer Company, 
 
 Belleville's Exclusive Dry Goods, Carpets and Ladies' Ready -to -Wear Goods Store. 
 
 Bell 716. Kinloch 227. 
 
 Washburn-Crosby Company's Gold Medal Flour 
 
 AND 
 
 Reicbert Milling Company's Wbite Rose Flour. 
 Bran, Shipstuff, Chicken Teed, Hay, Corn and Oats. 
 
 Office, Sixth and Spring Street, 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 BOTTLERS 
 
 of 
 
 All 
 
 BEVERAGES. 
 
 Bell Phone 348 M. 
 Kinloch. 460. 
 
 124 N. High Street
 
 ..Gottschalk Grocer Company.. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS FOR FANCY CANNED AND BOTTLED GOODS- 
 
 114 AND 116 EAST MAIN STREET, . . BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 RESIDENCE PHONE BELL 568 A. 
 
 HARRY B. WANGELJN, 
 
 Real Estate and Loans, 
 
 No. 5 South High Street, . . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 -M. ZlMMERMANN- 
 
 Dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries, 
 
 NO. 801 FREEBURG AVENUE, BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 THE UP-TO DATE GROCERY AND 
 
 DRY GOODS STORE. 
 Phono : KINLOCH 365. 
 
 loroi?fli (firorot 
 
 1012 AND 1014 WEST MAIN STREET. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Flour, Feed, and Miners' Supplies. Headquarters for 
 ' Kinloch Phone 329. Dynamite and All Explosives. 
 
 M. BAUMANX. L. BAUMANN. 
 
 Baumann Bros., 
 
 Contractors 
 And Builders, 
 
 No. 717 South Jackson Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 We Do All Kinds of Building and Repairing. 
 
 Adolph H. 
 Honer, 
 
 r of and Dealer in 
 MARBLE and GRANITE 
 
 THomimttits, 
 -otnb tonfs- 
 
 &C.. tC. 
 
 No. 829 South Illinois Street, One 
 Block South of the I. C. Depot. 
 
 See Me Before Placing Your Order. 
 
 -JAMES P. RICH & SON- 
 
 tmfc 
 
 No. 10 North High Street, Belleville, Illinois, ... and ... East St. Louis. 
 
 TELEPHONE : KINLOCH 247. 
 
 JAMES P. RICH. W. J. P. RICH. 
 
 PARK GROCERY CO., 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries, Vegetables, 
 Fruits. Nuts, and Candies. 
 
 CORNER A AND JACKSON STREETS, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. PHONES : BELL 239. KINLOCH 239. 
 
 Heinz' 57 Varieties a Specialty with us.
 
 JWWrfto... 
 
 St. Clair Lumber Co. 
 
 SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, 
 
 No. 309 West Main Street, 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 TELEPHONES 
 
 RESIDENCE TELEPHONE. K1NLOCH 452. BELL 157 M. 
 OFFICE TELEPHONE, KINLOCH 56. 
 
 DR. HENRY REIS. 
 
 OFFICE : 118 WEST MAIN STREET. 
 RESIDENCE : 121 S. RACE STREET. 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 OFFICE HOURS-9 TO 1 1 A. M. 2 TO 5 P. M. 
 7 TO 9 P. M. 
 
 Jctf|eatre 
 
 Illinois. 
 
 A Handsome Modern Playhouse Devoted to the Entertainment of Playgoers of AH Classes. Playing the Highest Class 
 
 Traveling Attractions and the Best Popular Priced Ones. 
 One of the Most Profitable Houses in the Country for the Traveling Manager. 
 
 BADGLEY & SON 
 
 Contractors 
 And Builders 
 
 We Do All Kinds of Building and Repairing. Also Manu- 
 facturers of the Smith-Badgley Company's Adjustable 
 Shade Hanger Window Lock and Pull. 
 
 765-767 East Main Street, Belleville. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 592. 
 
 -D. DAHLEM- 
 
 .Wagon Maker. 
 
 602 North Richland Street, Belleville. 
 
 Wagon Making and Repairing Promptly Attended To. 
 
 Frit? Qjttint? r . : : . 
 
 FINE CIGARS, LIQUORS, &C. 
 
 Comer Illinois and B Streets, . . . Opposite Liederkranz Hall, . . . Belleville, Illinois.
 
 JWWiinf-... 
 
 GANNSMANN & MUELLER, 
 
 Common and Select Stock Brick. 
 
 WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BRICK TO CONTRACTORS AT LOWEST FIGURES. 
 
 North Illinois Street and Louisville and Nashville Railroad. SWANSEA, Illinois. 
 
 There i . " BEST " of Everything, and a " BEST " Place to Get It. 
 
 1 1 3 EAST MAIN 
 Is THE BEST PLACE to Get THE BEST. 
 
 JCrebs Bros.' Store- 
 
 Dinner Sets, Decorated China, Art Ware, Oil and Gas Lamps, Aluminum, 
 Enameled and Granite Cooking Utensils and House Furnishing Goods 
 
 AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 
 
 0rrtM and Band Hair 
 
 (Eunfs (Jomposfd for 
 
 GEORGE D. TUFTS, 
 
 and Jnstrumfnta! IHusir. 
 
 406 Wabash Avenue. Belleville. Illi 
 
 VISIT 
 
 ...KOENIG'S... 
 .MILLINERY. 
 
 22 West Main Street. Belleville. 
 
 The Latest Stvles. The Lowest Prices. 
 
 The LEADING GERMAN PAPERS in Southern Illinois. 
 
 and Srfotor ?fi 
 
 ....W St. (Stair 
 
 ft? Jt Clair Printing anb j^eto^ Company. 
 
 The Best Advertising Mediums in the City. Job Printing Promptly and Neatly Done. 
 
 NO. 3O2 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET. - ' - - BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 Henry Niedenfuehr, 
 
 Flow arnsfl FdL 
 
 318 WEST MAIN STREET. BELLEVILLE. 
 
 PHONE: KINLOCH 224.
 
 (Sitafrr 
 
 BELLEVILLE 
 PURE MILK AND ICE CREAM COMPANY 
 
 PASTEURIZED BOTTLED MILK AND CREAM. WE MAKE SIXTY VARIETIES OF ICE CREAM, 
 SHERBETS, FRUIT ICES. PUDDINGS. AND BRICK, ALL FLAVORS. 
 
 We Mate Fancy Forms of Fruits and Flowers. All Orders Will Receive Our Prompt and Careful Attention. 
 BELL. 645 A. KINLOCH. 645. 105 NORTH MILL STREET. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 We Do the Horseshoeing (or the Prmcipal Departments of the City of Belleville. 
 
 CHARLES STEGMEYER, 
 Practical Horse Shoer, 
 
 407 EAST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 PHONE: BELL, 453 A. 
 
 -O. W. PUSTMUELLER- 
 
 CHOICE AND STAPLE 
 
 -GROCERIES- 
 
 FLOUR AND FRUITS. 
 
 No. 220 Mascoutah Avenue. . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 PHONES : KINLOCH 343. BELL 390. 
 
 -OTTO G. NEUHAUS-- 
 
 1021 West Main Street. Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 PURE DRUGS, MEDICINES, 
 
 Perfumery. ToUet and Fancy Articles, and All Druggists' Sundries, 
 
 Fine Imported and Domestic Cigars. 
 Physicians' Prescriptions Carefully Prepared. 
 
 PARIS STEAM CLEANING AND 
 -DYE WORKS- 
 
 FRANK SADORF, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 CLOTHES STEAM RENOVATED AND PRESSED FOR $1.00 PER SUIT. 
 CLOTHES THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND PRESSED FOR $2.25 PER SUIT. 
 
 CARPETS CLEANED BY COMPRESSED AIR. 
 Kinloch Phone 535. Bell Phone 421 A. NO. 315 EAST MAIN STREET. 
 
 ...JACOB MAGIN... 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN 
 
 HAVANA AND DOMESTIC CIGARS 
 
 Bell Phone, 272 M. No. 117 South Church Street, Bellevaie, Illinois. Kinloch Phone, 734. 
 
 Smoke the Following Popular Brands: "JAKE MAGIN'S HAVANA." "LITTLE VICTOR." AND "THE PATRIOT." 
 
 WESSEL & SAINTEVE 
 
 Staple and Fancy 
 --GROCERIES- 
 NO. 1900 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, 
 
 Bell Phone, 330 A. Kinloch Phone, 445. 
 
 GEORGE W. SCHROEDER 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Staplf and 1fm% <&wmm, 
 
 HX^AMJF^gR^VT^^Lp.C. WITH 
 Cor. Gilbert Street and Caseyville Avenue, Swansea, Illinois. 
 
 TROLLEY LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS. 
 
 GEORGE SAUERWEIN 
 
 CHOICE WINES, LIQUORS, 
 AND CIGARS. 
 423 SOUTH ILLINOIS STREET. . BELLEVILLE. 
 
 Lunch From 9 to 1 1 A. M. Phones : Kinloch 565. Bell 320. 
 
 Otto J. Keller Grocery Co., 
 
 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET. SWANSEA. ILLINOIS, 
 
 STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES 
 
 AND VEGETABLES. 
 Bell Phone 395 A. Kinloch 771. A Trial Order Will Convince You 
 
 A. SCHESKE, --- - MEAT MARKET, 
 
 422 EAST B STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 DEALER IN HOME-KILLED MEATS AND HOME-MADE SAUSAGES, 
 
 PHONES: KINLOCH, 337. BELL. 164 A.
 
 ...Kinloch Telephone Company.., 
 
 LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE. 
 
 Furnish Long Distance Service to Principal Points in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, 
 
 Missouri and Ohio. 
 
 GENERAL OFFICES, 
 
 KINLOCH BUILDING, TENTH AND LOCUST STREETS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. 
 
 JOS. BAUR. FRANK BAUR. 
 
 Baur Bros.' Foundry Co. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF 
 
 FINE GRAY IRON CASTINGS, 
 
 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, . . BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS: 
 
 A. M. HEINEMANN. 
 
 A. H. HEINEMANN. 
 
 HEINEMANN BROS. 
 
 The Leading Grocers of Tower Grove, 
 
 LEBANON AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 Phones : Kinloch,. 265 Bell, 676. 
 
 .FRANK _ANG.. 
 
 WHITENING. GRAINING AND GLAZING A SPECIALTY. All Work Entrusted To Me DOM in a Fint-Clas, Manner. 
 
 Phone, Kinloch 617. 716 FREEBURG AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 ST. CLAIR 
 -TITLE OFFICE- 
 
 BASEMENT OF COURT HOUSE, 
 BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS, 
 
 H. E, SCHRADER, MANAGER. 
 
 Investigators of Titles. Furnish Abstracts, Plats 
 and Certificates of Titles. 
 
 CONVEYANCING A SPECIALTY. 
 
 BELL TELEPHONE 171. KINLOCH 424. 
 
 ANTON SEHLINGER. President. 
 TONY J. SEHUNGER. Secretary and Tre 
 
 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN 
 
 Grain, Hay, Flour and Mill Feed. 
 
 BOTH TELEPHONES 63. 
 800-812 SOUTH ABEND STREET, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 A.k Your Grocer for the Well-Known Brand, of Flour, 
 " Marvel," " Imperial,'* " Beit," and " Sweet Locust." 
 
 -F. N. GRUNEWALD- 
 
 Hardware, Sporting Goods, Miners' and Electrical Supplies. 
 
 AGENT FOR RUECHTER'S DURABLE PAINTS. 
 Kinloch Phone 195. NO. 306 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 GEO.W.ROTHWEILER I -GEORGE HIPPARD- 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Staple Groceries, Fancy Fruits, Vegetables, 
 
 FLOUR OYSTERS, ICE CREAM AND CONFECTIONS. 
 
 No. 206 Virginia Avenue Belleville, IlHnois. 
 
 PHONE : KINLOCH 470. 
 
 Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, 
 Flour, Hardware and Shoes. 
 
 601 South Illinois Street, Belleville. 
 
 TELEPHONE. KINLOCH 242.
 
 (Smitft 
 
 HENRY EMUNDS. 
 
 GEORGE KISSEL. 
 
 West End Floral Park, 
 
 FLORISTS- 
 
 FLOWERS, DESIGNS, EMBLEMS, AND DECORATIONS. 
 
 BEDDING PLANTS A SPECIALTY. 
 PHONE = KINLOCH 314. 220O TO 2300 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 The Cash Meat Market, 
 
 OSCAR SCHESKE, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 804 East Main Street, Belleville. 
 
 A Full Line of Meats and Sausages. 
 
 KINLOCH 679. BELL 628 M. 
 
 C. O SCHOTT, 
 
 Painter and Paper Hanger, 
 
 13O8 NORTH CHURCH STREET, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 The F. J. LOUIS 
 
 PATENT 
 
 Expanding and Contracting Water Cut-Off. 
 
 This Cut-Off Consists of Three Parts Made of Cast-iron, viz : The Valve and the 
 Two Sections of the Casing. It is Made in Three and Four Inch Sizes. 
 
 IT IS SUPERIOR TO OTHERS 
 
 Because-It Expands and Contracts, preventing breakage by freez 
 Because It does not leak in the joints as do other cast-iron Cut- C 
 
 evolvi, 
 
 i left to right, or vice versa as the 
 
 Because- -The valve is simple and strong, 
 need may be by means of a finger piece. 
 
 Because Any of the parts can be replaced in case of breakage. 
 
 F. J. LOUIS-Copper and Galvanized Iron Cornice Work. 
 
 SKYLIGHTS AND VENTILATORS. ALL KINDS OF SHEET METAL WORK. 
 
 No. 623 EAST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Wmkler & Schirmer, 
 
 STATIONERS, 
 BOOKBINDERS, 
 
 And Dealers in Blank Books, School 
 
 Supplies, Wall Paper, Picture Frames, 
 
 Fancy Stationery, &c. 
 
 No. 15 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 Selling Agents for "GREATER BELLEVILLE." 
 
 CASH 
 
 PACKING HOUSE 
 ..MARKET.. 
 
 JOHN SPRICH & SON, Proprietors. 
 
 212 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois, 
 Our Prices Are Always The Lowest. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 436. 
 
 -W. & E. SCHAEFER- 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Lime, Hair, Sand, 
 Cement, Plaster Paris, &c. 
 
 DRAIN TILE, SEWER TILE AND BOILER TILE CONSTANTLY 
 ON PI AND. 
 
 PHONE : KINLOCH 135. Nos. 404 and 406 North Illinois Street, BellevOU, lllinoU.
 
 - tftf (firmtfr BfllfWIlf- 
 
 A. G. STOLZE, 
 CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, 
 
 PHONE. KINLOCH 616. 
 
 WASHINGTON PLACE, BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 ESTIMATES CAREFULLY FURNISHED. 
 
 ARTHUR W. OBST, 
 
 Sanitary Plumbing and Heating, 
 Gas Fitting and Sewering. 
 
 332 West Main Street, Belleville. 
 
 KinlochPhone4l8. Bell. 543. 
 
 MIKE KEEFE, 
 
 Hotel and Saloon. 
 
 Phone Kinloch 10. 
 
 IINES. LIQUORS. CIGARS. &C. 
 
 )13 SCHEEL STREET, BELLEVILLE. ILL. 
 
 OPEN A 1. 1. NIGHT. 
 
 No. 130 West Main Street, 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 QUICK SERVICE. 
 
 Restaurant and MB -Chilli- Parlor- 
 
 F. D. DILLARD, 
 
 PROPRIETOR. 
 
 EMIL FUNCKE, 
 
 (granitoid <i < nt 3Uorfe 
 
 807 South Jackion St 
 
 i Furnished. 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 GEORGE E.DAHM 
 
 PLUMBING, SEWERING and GAS FITTING. 
 
 Jobbing Promptly Attended To. Estimates Furnished. 
 
 No. 1009 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 556. 
 
 -AUGUST STEIN-- 
 <f ontractor and Buil&f r, 
 
 We Do All Kinds of Building and Repairing. 715 ABEND STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 PHONE, KINLOCH 765. 
 
 Niebruegge Feed Co., 
 
 212-214 E.st B Street, Belleville. Illinois. 
 
 Dealers in Flour, Hay, Corn, Oats, Chicken Feed, 
 
 AND CRACKED CORN. 
 Telephone. Kinloch 727. All Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention. 
 
 WILLIAM DITTMANN, 
 
 Contractor and Builder, 
 
 412 South Church Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 All Kinds of Repairins Promptly Attended To. Phone. Kinloch 393. 
 
 HENRY SCHRECK, 
 
 HOTEL AND BAR. 
 
 FINE IMPORTED WINES AND LIQOURS. BOARDING BY DAY OR WEEK. 
 
 No. 119 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 BRAUCH & BISCHOF, 
 
 CONTRACTORS. 
 
 GRANITOID WALKS AND CONCRETE 
 WORK A SPECIALTY. 
 
 BEI.I. PHONE 357. Office No. 102 South Illinois Street. 
 
 Hotel Tiemann, 
 
 LEOPOLD DITTEL, Proprietor. 
 FIRST-CASS BAR IN CONNECTION.
 
 ....HENRY J. FINK.... 
 
 Insurance, Financial and Bond 
 
 BELLEVILLE, . . ILLINOIS. 
 
 ~H. R. HEIMBERGER 
 
 tit 
 
 NOTARY PUBLIC, 
 
 Room 28, First National Bank Building, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 PHONES : RESIDENCE, BELL 524 A. OFFICE. BELL 722. 
 
 ...ADOLPH G. FEHR... 
 
 Florist 
 
 ..AND SEEDSMAN.. 
 
 Growers of Cut Flowers and Choice Plants. 
 LEADERS IN OUR LINE. 
 
 Greenhouses Carlyle Road, Store 222 East Main Street, 
 BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 Jfos. ftilptrt . . Contractor and Builtor 
 
 NO. 825 WEST MAIN STREET. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 the Many Fine Buildings in and Around Belleville I have constructed I 
 
 a few--The Henry Raab School House. The St Vincent Hospital 
 " 
 
 STORR'C 
 
 25 EAST FIRST STREET 
 BELLEVILLE --- ILLINOIS 
 
 Copies of " Greater Belleville " for Mailing 
 to Friends can be obtained at the Book- 
 stores of Belleville. . . . Price Fifty Cents. 
 
 linofbfl'5 
 
 
 
 444 
 
 103 East Wain 
 
 nos. 
 
 DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN You BUILD, BUT USE 
 
 -Swansea Arificial Stone- 
 
 Manufactured by SWANSEA ARTIFICIAL STONE CO., Arthur J. Foumie, Prest. and Gen. Manager. 
 Telephone- Bell 589 M. CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION WORK A SPECIALTY.
 
 JOHN D. VOGT, 
 
 Grading Contractor, 
 
 Telephone, Bell 536 M. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, . . ILLINOIS. 
 
 May SECURITY FLOUR 
 
 And Greater Belleville Never Reach Their Limit. 
 
 RAUCH MILLING CO. 
 
 Chris. Knebelkamp 
 & Company, 
 
 -BUILDING CONTRACTORS- 
 
 Bridge Work and Pile Driving a Specialty. 
 
 OFFICE, NO. 211 ABEND STREET, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 PHONES: KINLOCH 194. BELL 23 1 M. 
 
 BEN MERCK 
 
 FURNITURE 
 
 225-227 E. 
 
 MAIN 
 ST 
 
 Rauschkolb Realty Company 
 
 19 WALNUT STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 ...REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND COLLECTIONS... 
 
 Call Up Phone 335 M, or 402 M. When You Want Good Results Promptly. 
 
 Dr. H. F. MERCK, 
 
 ..Dentist.. 
 
 CORNER CHURCH AND MAIN STREETS, 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 ,.L. Neumeyer & Son., 
 
 EAGLE BAKERY 
 AND CONFECTIONERY. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF PRETZELS. 
 
 307 East Main Street. Belleville. Illinois.
 
 JOSEPH 
 
 (Slotting 
 
 -Leading Clothiers- 
 HATTERS, 
 
 And Gents' Furnishers, 
 
 107-109 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 WE KINDLY SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE. 
 
 THE 
 
 PURINGTON 
 
 PAVING 
 
 BRICK 
 
 COMPANY, 
 
 GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS 
 
 Pairing Brick 
 
 SHIPPED DURING THE YEAR 
 
 ...78,623,380,
 
 .if (Brfatfr 
 
 Belleville Threshing Machinery. 
 
 THERE IS NOTHING BETTER. 
 
 THE JUMBO TRACTION ENGINES 
 
 Are All Equipped With 2-Speed Device, and Have the Most Sensitive Friction Clutch Ever Put on a Road Engine. 
 
 "BELLEVILLE SEPARATORS 
 
 Are Unsurpassed for Fast, Clean Threshing, and They SAVE THE GRAIN. 
 FOR CATALOGUE, PRICES AND TERMS ADDRESS, 
 
 HARRISON MACHINE WORKS, . . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 THE BELL 
 
 TELEPHONE COMPANY 
 OF MISSOURI 
 
 A 
 
 TELEPHONE 
 
 IN YOUR 
 OFFICE OR STORE. 
 
 A 
 
 TELEPHONE 
 
 IN YOUR 
 
 HOME. 
 
 Long Distance Service From Every Bell Telephone. 
 
 FOR RATES CALL BELLEVILLE 300. 
 
 ADOLPH KEIL, 
 
 STOVES 
 
 AND RANGES. 
 
 WARM AIR HEATING. 
 SHEET METAL WORK. 
 
 NO. 209 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, 
 nELLEVILLE, ILL. 
 
 FRITZ WINTER, 
 
 Fine Whiskies, Wines, Brandies, 
 Liquors, Cigars, &c. 
 
 W. C. SPIES, 
 
 painting, ll)itfning and Papn foanainj. 
 
 300 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, 
 Phon,.KinlocS657. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS.
 
 The Engravings Used in This Book 
 Were Made by the 
 
 MISSOURI ENGRAVING COMPANY, 
 
 OF SAINT LOUIS. 
 
 THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. 
 
 IF YOU CONTEMPLATE A CATALOG OR OTHER ADVERTISING LITERATURE 
 WE INVITE YOUR INQUIRIES. 
 
 THE MISSOURI ENGRAVING COMPANY, 
 
 Publicity Building, 1127-29 Pine Street, Saint Louis, Missouri. 
 
 Renowned Gundlach 
 Grain Drill. 
 
 The Simple ft as Well as the Strongest and Most Durable Force Feed Grain Drill in the Market, 
 and the Lightest Running. Every Drill Warranted. 
 
 Manufactured by P. M. GUNDLACH SONS, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 QUALITY 
 STOVE AND RANGE Co., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 HIGH-GRADE 
 
 Steel Ranges and Heaters, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.
 
 LONG & SONS, 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 Furniture, Stoves, Sewing Machines, Washing Machines, 
 Clothes Wringers, Bicycles, School Furniture, &c. 
 
 123, 125, 127, 205 and 205 1-2 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 Storage Rooms : Spring and Third Streets. Telephones : Bell 93 A. Kinloch III. 
 
 Repairing of All Kinds Promptly Attended To. 
 
 Miller & Schaal, 
 
 Contractors! ano Carpenters!, 
 
 310 WABASH AVENUE, . BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 Estimates Furnished Promptly. Phone, Kinloch 138. 
 
 Schiermeier & Nagel 
 
 Jobbing Bricklayers, 
 
 Residence 400 South Church Street Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 All Kinds ol Brick Laying Promptly Attended To. Kinloch 652 . 
 
 E. W. WEST, JR., 
 
 Real Estate 
 and Loans, 
 
 No. 38 First National Bank Building, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Gust. W. Grossart, 
 
 CHOICE ROSES, CUT FLOWERS, WEDDING DEC- 
 ORATIONS, FLORAL DECORATIONS. 
 
 Bell Phone I 16 A. Kinloch 146. Eail Main Street. Belleville, Illinoii. 
 
 Jos. Schwarz & Son, 
 
 General Machinists. 
 
 Rebuild Engines, Steam Pumps, Mining Machines, &c. Also, 
 
 Iron Work for Contractors and Builders. 
 512-314 East Main Street. . . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 REEB BROTHERS, 
 
 Coal, Lime, Sand, Cement, and General 
 Contractors, 
 
 OFFICE, 341 CENTREVILLE AVENUE, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, . . ILLINOIS.
 
 W. L BATDORF & COMPANY, 
 
 DEALERS IN HAY, GRAIN AND FEED. 
 
 JOBBER OF SLEEPY EYE FLOUR. Corner Richland and A Streets, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1889. BOTH PHONES 201. INCORPORATED 1908. 
 
 Joseph Leopold & Brother, 
 
 / / 
 
 / o /<? J a tc cJL 
 
 . 
 
 c/ 
 
 Thomas Fischer, 
 
 110 North Mill Street, . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Phones : Kinloch 241 . Bell, 546. 
 
 George W. Fries, 
 
 SUCCESSOR TO AUG. KOOB. 
 
 Soda Water 
 Factory, 
 
 221 NORTH JARROTT STREET, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 Strict Attention Will Be Given To Family Trade, and All 
 
 Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 
 Kinloch Phone 283. Bell Phone 551. 
 
 "an 
 
 HARTNAGEL & GRUENEWALD, 
 
 PROPRIETORS. 
 
 Everything in Drugs. 
 
 DOUGLAS AVENUE AND EcHST MAIN STREET, . . BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 JOBBERS IN 
 
 CANDY, ROLL PAPER, AND 
 GROCERS' SUNDRIES, 
 Wholesale Produce. 
 
 General Agent! lor Manewal Crackers. 
 
 South High and First Streets, . . . Belleville. 
 
 BOTH PHONKS. 
 
 Louis Wotz, 
 
 Moving, Expressing, 
 And Hauling of all kinds. 
 
 PICNIC CAR FOR HIRE. 
 No. 10 South Mill Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 PHONE, BF.l.i. 528.
 
 ...<j!)f (firtatfr 
 
 <?. MENSINGER, 
 
 A Fine Line of First-Class Groceries, Qhinaware, Lamps. 
 
 Garden Seed that are True to Name. 
 
 Be Sure to See Our F.ncy Lamp, and Chin. Ware Before Buyin Elsewhere. 
 208-210 North Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois Telephone : Bell 36. 
 
 Otto R. Hauck, 
 
 Contractor 
 And Builder, 
 
 Smithton Road, . . Near City Lin 
 Belleville Rural Route No. 2. 
 
 Us. 
 
 <ALL KINDS OF BUILDING AND REPAIRING. 
 
 John Winkler, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 Factory, Fulton Street Near Mascoutah Avenue, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Agent for Sheboygan Mineral Water. 
 
 The Twenhoefel Company, 
 
 INCORPORATED. 
 
 ESTATE, 
 
 Insurance and Financial Agents, 
 
 The LARGEST DEALERS in Real Estate in the City-and Subdivision. 
 
 Office. 20 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinc 
 PHONES: BELL 183 M. K1NLOCH 15. 
 
 Theodore Neuf, 
 
 MOVING, LIGHT EXPRESSING, 
 HEAVY HAULING, 
 
 And Goal. 
 
 1 18 NORTH LINCOLN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. KINLOCH PHONE 256. 
 
 Greater MebtUe," 
 
 BY PEN AND PENCIL SKETCHES, 
 
 Conveys in Concise. Eloquent and Picturesque Language and Illustration all the Salient and Important 
 Phases of Life in this Growing City of 30,000 People. 
 
 150 Illustrations. Price, 50 Cents Per Copy. Send a Copy to Every Friend.
 
 Belleville Automobile Company's, 
 
 228 West Main Street. 
 
 GEORGE G. BEHRENS, Manager. 
 
 p, to ,,e: Kinioch 
 
 R. E. McCullough, John G. Metze, 
 
 Groceries 
 and Notions, 
 
 ..And Tea Blender.. 
 
 Extracts. 
 
 ___ J. 230 NORTH SILVER STREET, 
 
 Y 
 
 11 South Jackson Street, . Belleville, Illinois. 1 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 A GUBSER, 
 
 Independent Oil Dealer. 
 
 TANKS AT SWANSEA, ILLINOIS. 
 
 HOME ADDRESS, NO. 606 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 PHONE : K1NLOCH 730. 
 
 Hanbmarfe." 
 
 ^ J DENNIS M. RENNER, 
 
 PROPRIETOR. 
 
 Manufacturer of and Dealer in 
 
 HAVANA AND DOMESTIC 
 
 Cigars : 
 
 Factory No. 22, Corner First and High Streets, 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 ..Karr Supply Company.. 
 
 BELTING, HOSE AND PIPE, 129 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 jfme ttneg, ILtquors 
 anb Cigars. 
 
 POOL ROOM IN CONNECTION. 
 
 231 Jarrott Street Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 BELL PHONE 260.
 
 .flft* 
 
 INSURANCE 
 
 OFFICE, 500 EAST MAIN STREET, 
 Kinloch Telephone, No. 25. 
 
 .... BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 Bell Telephone, No. 828. 
 
 KLOESS BRICK 
 COMPANY, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 PLAIN, STOCK AND ORNAMENTAL 
 
 --BRICK- 
 
 Yard No. I. ,.! Office. Wot D Street. Bell Phone. 114, Kinloch, 127. 
 
 Yard No. 2. Opposite Air Line Junction, Kinloch Phone. 234. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 PETERS & SONS, 
 
 STOVES 
 AND HARDWARE, 
 
 Standard Warm Air Furnaces. 
 
 Telephone, Kinloch 465. 
 
 320 MAIN STREET, 
 
 Manufacturers of 
 
 Sash, Doors, Blinds and Stair Work. 
 
 Both Phones 190. Nos. 700-708 West Main Street, Belleville, 111. 
 
 FREDERICK WOELK, 
 Electrical Supplies 
 and Construction. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 745. 
 17 SOUTH HIGH STREET, BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 A. H. KNEBELKAMP, 
 
 CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER 
 
 KINLOCH. TELEPHONE 355. 
 No. 915 Union Avenue, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 HENR 
 
 Roofing, Gultering, Spouting, Heating, Etc. 
 
 Moulded Culler Formed Promptly. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 486. 
 No. 222 North Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinoi 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1835. BELL PHONE 1 24. 
 
 CHAS. MERCK, 
 
 BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY, 
 
 24 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois 
 
 W. a. 
 
 16 East C Street, Belleville. Illinois. 
 
 Telephone, Kinloch 446.
 
 -dftr 
 
 -PHILLIPS & DAY- 
 
 DEALERS IN CHOICE STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, FRUITS, 
 VEGETABLES, and MINERS' SUPPLIES, 
 
 FORTY-SECOND STREET, OAKLAND STATION, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 GEORGE P. UHL, 
 
 (Jontrartor 
 
 OF BRICK AND STONE WORK. 
 
 BUILDER OF SIDEWALKS, 
 GRATES, CISTERNS, &C. 
 
 204 PORTLAND AVENUE, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 
 
 AARON BAER. 
 
 AMSON BAER. 
 
 BAER BROS., 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 HORSES AND MULES. 
 
 Residence Telephones: 
 No. 206 M. No. 268 A. No. 384 M. 
 
 Office Telephone, No. 79. 
 
 314 NORTH HIGH STREET, 
 BELLEVILLE, . , ILLINOIS. 
 
 V. GAUSS, 
 
 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
 
 AT MODERATE PRICES. 
 
 ..GARDEN SEEDS THAT GROW. 
 
 No. 209 North Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Dr. 0. E. Jacobs, 
 
 Dentistry Done in the Latest Style. Prices Very Reasonable. 
 Bridge and Crown Work a Specialty. Largest Stock in the 
 Dental Profession Always Kept on Hand. Lady Attendants. 
 
 All Languages Spoken. 
 Office Hours, 8 A. M. to 6 P. M. 
 
 1111 West Main Street, 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Adolph Stauder 
 
 Garpenter 
 ...And Builder... 
 
 Also Manufacturer of All Kinds of LADDERS. 
 
 REPAIRING PROMPTLY 
 ATTENDED TO. 
 
 Office and Shop, 115 North Spring A ve. , 
 
 PHONE : KINLOCH 252 J. 
 BELLEVILLE ILLINOIS. 
 
 Charles Junck Company, 
 
 Hardware, Stoves and Tinware. 
 
 Telephone: Kinloch 514. 
 
 1007 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.
 
 (ftitafrr 
 
 CONTRACTORS 
 AND BUILDERS. 
 
 MILL WORK OF ALL KINDS.- 
 
 SCHEEL AND BENTON STREETS, 
 
 Near L. & N. Freight Depot, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 PHONE : KINLOCH 783, 
 
 fljotorn 
 
 THE 
 
 INCORPORATED. 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 THE CURTIS 
 
 POWER EMBOSSING PRESSES 
 AND APPLIANCES. 
 
 THE PRESS WITHOUT A PEER. 
 
 GENERAL MACHINE WORK. 
 
 L. & N. R. R., Between Main Street and Grand Avenue, 
 
 Bell Phone 859. BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Weaver & Co. 
 
 109-115 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 .UNDERTAKERS. 
 
 Livery and Boarding. 
 
 Phones: Kinloch < 
 
 SIMEON BUNN & SONS, 
 
 CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, 
 
 Inventors of the Latest Improved Gas and Coal Heating Furnaces, and Latest Improved Continuous Muffled 
 
 Gas Annealing Furnaces, adopted for Annealing Malleable Iron, Nails, Tin Plate, &c. 
 
 GAS PRODUCERS AND FURNACES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY. 
 
 Address SIMEON BUNN, Sr., 303 West Ninth, Cor. Race Street, Belleville. 
 
 PHONE : KINLOCH 539.
 
 Suits, . . Skirts, . . Boats, . . Waists, . . Lingerie, . 
 
 M&*f9R a ;St,.<,t . . .a/fa 
 
 JERGER BROTHERS, 
 
 Dealers in Choice Meats and Sausages of all kinds. 
 
 Fancy and Staple Groceries. 
 
 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
 
 No. I423 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Bell Phone 437 A. Kinloch 1 99. 
 
 Q. eOUKOULIS, 
 
 Belleville Candy Kitchen Company 
 
 FRESH HOME MADE CANDIES AND 
 CHOCOLATE BON BONS. 
 
 No. 1 1 7 East Main Street Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Phone: Kinloch 7 1 3. 
 
 Faulstich Chimney Tops: 
 
 WENDELIN FAULSTIGH, Patentee, 
 
 BRICK AND STONE MASON oHND CONTRACTOR, 
 
 NO. 1031 CHARLES STREET, . . BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 One of My Letters of Endorsement : 
 
 RE1STER & RUBACH. 
 
 slrcljitects ant) ^upeniitenbcnts, 
 
 Offices East Si. Louis V and Belleville. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Mr. W. FAULSTICH, Patentee. City-Dear Sir: -We have been using the FAULSTICH IRON 
 CHIMNEY TOP exclusively on our buildings (or a number of years, and can readily recommend them 
 the most 
 
 SEND FOR CIRCULAR AND PRICE LIST. 
 
 3totttute, 
 
 MODERN METHODS 
 
 OF TREATMENT. 
 
 All Forms of Disease Cured by Nature's 
 Methods. Consultation Free. 
 
 Bell Phone, 344 A. 
 
 ; 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. 
 
 Corner Main and Spring Streets. 
 
 Chas. P. Born, 
 
 1 1 PINE STREET, 
 
 One Block North of L. & N. Freight Depot. 
 
 Rubber Tires 
 
 For Buggies and Carriages. 
 
 New Rubber Tires Set and Old Repaired. 
 
 All Work Guaranteed First-Class. Only the Best 
 Material Used. Kinloch Phone 323. 
 
 Fine Photography, 
 
 Babies' Photos a Specialty. 
 Special Attention Given to Wedding Groups. 
 
 Studio, 21 1-2 East Main Street, Belleville.
 
 JOS. ROESCH. President. ADOLPH BOUL, Manager. ADOLPH ROESCH. Secretary and Treasurer 
 
 Roesch & Boul Plating Works, 
 
 Nickel, Brass and Copper Plating, Oxidizing and Lacquering. 
 Chandeliers and Stove Plating a Specialty. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 360. Office and Worts, I. C. Track, and Lincoln Street. BELLEVILLE. ILLINOIS. 
 
 Koerner's 
 
 300 West Main Street. 
 
 HOTE,L AND BAR. 
 
 BELL TELEPHONE 885. 
 
 Western 
 
 Automobile and 
 
 Electric Co., 
 
 Automobiles and Accessories. 
 
 1O2-1O4 North Illinois Street, 
 
 Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Vogel=Schrader Grocery Company, 
 Headquarters for Fancy Goods, 
 
 118 East Main Street, Rentchier Building, Belleville, Illinois. Both Phones 22. 
 
 C. A. VOQEL, President. G. F. A. SCHRADER. Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 ...31. 3t> Schwartz... 
 
 . . Confectionery. . 
 
 Candies, bruits, See Cream, &e. 5jt'xt 3leeommodationt in Down. 
 
 Bell Phone 990. Kinloch 596. 122 EAST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE. 
 
 The St. Clair Title Office, 
 
 IN COURT HOUSE, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 HENRY G. C. SCHRADERo, Manager. 
 
 Investigators of Titles. Furnish Abstracts and Certificates of Title, Plats, Wills, Deeds, Mort- 
 gages, and Any Information Regarding Land in St. Clair County, Illinois. 
 
 TELEPHONES: BELL 171. KINLOCH 424. 
 
 3)ouglas Pharmacy, 
 
 ROY BRIDGES, Proprietor. Successor to HARTNAGEL & GRUNEWALD. 
 
 PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY. 
 EAST MAIN STREET AND DOUGLAS AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS.
 
 GEO. GAUSS , SONS, 
 
 Dealers in Yarns, Dry Goods, Hosiery, 
 Underwear, 
 
 NO. 209 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, 
 BELLEVILLE, .... ILLINOIS. 
 
 Fred. Daab 
 
 Companjr 
 
 700 South Illinois Street, 
 
 Dealers in 
 
 Portland and Louisville Cement, Wall Plaster, 
 
 Plaster Paris, Sewer Pipe, 
 
 Anthracite Coal, &c. 
 
 Sole c/lgents for Glencoe Black Lime. 
 
 Wm. 
 Voellinger 1 
 
 STAPLE AND FANCY 
 
 GROCERIES, 
 425 North Illinois Street. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 583. 
 
 JOHN 'BUX, 
 
 Manufacturer of and Dealer in Havana and Domestic 
 
 CIGARS, 
 
 Factory JVo. 22, 229 South Illinois Street, "Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Herzler & Henninger Machine Works 
 
 Manufacturers of Coal Mining Machinery, Founders, and Machinists, 
 226 CENTERVILLE AVENUE, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Office Phone, Bell 400. Residence. Bell 638. 
 
 51. 8. Suvall, 
 
 Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agent, 
 
 Penn Building, . . . Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 -Grafs Laundry 
 
 HUGO GRAF, Proprietor, 
 
 823-825 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 J. B. R.eis Lumber Co., 
 
 Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, and Stair Work, 
 700-708 West Main Street Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 BOTH|;PHONES 190.
 
 WATC 
 
 Gold 
 
 plete 17 
 
 WS: 
 
 (^s/ f SMV'NOTetlieV!"iRrpaiIi'n8*a's'plciaity" 
 
 FINE WATCH REPAIRING. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. 
 
 JOHN KLOCK, Jr., Watchmaker and Jeweler, 
 
 Southeast Corner Main and Race Streets, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Louis Reuther, 
 COAL 
 
 ==AND ICE- 
 
 Office, Lebanon Avenue, . Belleville, Illinois. 
 Telephones, Kinloch No. 422. Bell 1030. 
 
 AUTO ACCESSORIES. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. 
 
 THE 
 
 Belleville 
 Garage, 
 
 GEO.W. SAHLENDER. Proprietor. 
 
 228 West Main St., Belleville, 111. 
 
 KINLOCH PHONE 384. 
 
 PHONE. BELL 513 M. 
 
 Up-To-Date Music 
 
 Mayr's Concert Band 
 
 : 
 Frick and Jac. Hearst. Clarinets. John Battler, Jr.. 
 
 FiSJe^Vro^rTune?. CarM-indow', John Ficher, A 
 
 Belleville, Illinois 
 
 ll, Frank Fischer, Frank Andrews, Theo. Fischer, Fred 
 
 522 East B Street 
 
 INSTRUMENTATION OF THE BAND : Co , . , 
 
 r.. Walter Hearst and Adolph Lindow. Piccolo and Flute. 
 
 , , Arthur Slider and'Kennu Fra'nkenberg. '"Ba'rttoSa, j"c. KH- 
 
 lian and Geonje Stokes. Bass, Rob. Coxan and Joe. Schmidt. Bass Drum, Aoton Peters. Drums and Traps. 
 Herbert Stokes. EDWIN MAYR. Bandmaster. 
 
 One of the finest bands in Southern Illinois, with an enormous repertoire, and talented musicians well drilled 
 under the able direction of Prof. Edwin Mayr. It has the most thoroughly equipped band room in the country. 
 where weekly rehearsals are held with twenty-five of the best musicians. 
 
 The Band Is open for any engagement. Parties wishing Musk will do well to call on, or 
 
 Ph0 " e ' EDWIN MAYR, Bandmaster, 522 East B St. 
 
 Bell Phone 840. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 655. 
 
 3/ie Wick 
 jewelry Company, 
 
 124 EAST MAIN STREET. 
 
 Watches, Gold and Silver Jewelry, Silverware, Etc. 
 Watch Repairing and Engraving 
 
 KANZLER'S 
 
 CHOICE GROCERIES. 
 
 CHAS. F. KANZLER, PROPRIETOR. 
 
 PHONES 86. 
 
 Rhein Feed Company. 
 
 Hay, Grain, aud Feed. 
 
 Distributors of PHlsbury's " Best " Flour. 
 
 212-214 EAST B STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 KINLOCH 727. BELL. 397
 
 NATIONAL DENTAL PARLORS, 
 
 THE LEADING, MOST UP-TO-DATE, AND 
 LARGEST DENTAL ESTABLISHMENT IN THIS CITY. 
 
 21 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Bell Telephone 131. 
 
 J. M. HKK HI. Kit. J. P. BUCHHOLZ. 
 A. P. BKICHLER. W. G. BUCHHOLZ. 
 
 MICHAEL FREES, 
 
 SUCCESSOR TO PETER KNAPP, 
 Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harnes.es, Blanket., 
 Robes, Collars, Saddles, Whips, Trunks, Valises, &c. 
 
 302 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 H. P. LIESE. 
 
 BRICHLER-BUCHHOLZ 
 
 POMP A NY 
 
 --vl/lur/Yn I -- 
 
 UNDERTAKERS AND 
 ....FUNERAL DIRECTORS.... 
 
 LIVERY AND BOARDING. 
 
 109-117 North Illinois Street, Belleville. 
 
 BOTH PHONES. 
 
 Belleville Steam Laundry, 
 
 ...INCORPORATED. . 
 CHAS. LINK, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer. 
 
 Northwest Corner Public Square. 
 
 Henry Reis & Sons Lumber Company 
 
 SUCCESSORS TO M. & H. REIS. 
 
 Everything in LUMBER and MILLWORK. 
 
 BEST QUALITY- LOW PRICES. 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 GEORGE 
 R^IUSCHKOLB, 
 
 Grocer, 
 
 Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries. 
 
 A and Walnut Streets, Belleville. 
 Phones : Bell 4O2 M. Kinloch 335. 
 
 WILL TAYLOR, 
 
 Candy and Fruit Store, 
 
 Belleville Pure Milk Ice Cream. 
 
 Corner of Main and Church Streets, 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 larket. 
 . SEALSHIPT 
 
 ....CHRISTINE HERRMANN.... 
 
 ...Latest Styles in Millinery... 
 
 Up-To-Date Headgear. Bridal Veils and Ornaments a Specialty. Mourning Orders Given Prompt Attention. 
 
 114 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 C. P. BORN, I John L. Woelfle's 
 
 Bicycle Repairing. 
 
 Rubber Tires. Solid Cushion Bicycle Tires. Rubber Tire 
 
 Repairing. \> li.-.-U ( limiu.-il from St,-fl lircs to Rubber 
 
 Tires. All Work Guaranteed. Auto Tires Repaired. 
 
 Kinloch, 213 L. 6 North Church Street. 
 
 MODEL MARKET, 
 
 523 South Illinois Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Fresh and Smoked Meats. Home- Made Sausage a Specialty. 
 
 PHONES: Kinloch 122. Bell 122.
 
 REEB BROS, 
 
 GENERAL 
 CONTRACTORS, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 
 
 Have Handled Some Heavy Contracts Recently. 
 Among Them : 
 
 Belleville, Illinois, . $1,OOO,OOO.OO 
 
 Du Quoin, " . . 3O,OOO.OO 
 
 Lebanon, " . 17,OOO.OO 
 
 Harrisburg, " . . 27,OOO.OO 
 
 Metropolis, " . 6O,OOO.OO 
 
 East St. Louis," . . 25,OOO.OO 
 
 Greenville, " . 5O,OOO.OO 
 
 Albion, " . . 85.OOO.OO 
 
 Dealers in Hard and Soft Coal Cof^e, 
 Wood, and Cement, 
 
 Office, - - - 341 CenterVille AVenue, 
 'Belleville, Illinois.
 
 THE LEADING GERMAN PAPERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 
 
 ..Tageblatt and Arbeiter-Zeitung.. 
 
 DAILY, 
 
 flnb g>t Clair DolteblatWiaeefcls. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY THE ST. CLAIRj PRINTING AND NEWS COMPANY. 
 
 The Best Advertising Mediums In the City. Job Printing Promptly and Neatly Done. 
 
 302 NORj/TH ILLINOIS STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 ...Mold's Pharmacy... 
 
 423 North Illinois Street. * 
 
 Drugs, Patent Medicines, Paints, Glass and Sundries. GEO. W. NOLD, Prescription Druggist. 
 Phone : Kinloch 500 L. Bell 790. 
 
 ...Jos. Martin, JWoVer... 
 
 jlnd HeaVy Hauler. 
 
 Also Contracts Taken for All Kinds oj GRAVING. 
 
 Phones : Bell 106, Kinloch 203. Office, 100 Jouth Illinois Street. 
 
 MO NIC ^5 Man r of the Fines Photographs from which the 
 
 1T1 \J 1 1 1Y MO Engravings in " The Greater Belleville " 
 
 1 m f* |Jw are Reproduced were Productions of 
 
 Implement Company, & 
 
 213 East Main Street, fc ^HttlU^l QL 
 
 Belleville, Illinois, ^ 
 FARM MACHINERY, VEHICLES, 
 
 Gasoline Engines, Gasoline Gas Lights, 
 
 Cream Separators, Sewing Machines, *g | ] |_ 2 SOUTH HIGH STREET, 
 
 Vulcanite Roofing, &c. Wt 
 
 d !^t BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Totsch & "Bub, 
 
 'Barber Shop and 'Bath *Rj3oms 
 
 N. E. Corner Public Square, 
 
 'Belleville, , . Illinois.
 
 Distinctive 
 JeWelry: 
 
 In other words. Jewelry of character and quality, at prices usually asked for the common- 
 place kind. LA VALLIERES are much in vogue, and we are showing many patterns let 
 with precious stones. We hae BRACELETS. NECKLACES, LOCKETS. FOBS. 
 CUFF BUTTONS, SCARF PINS. HAT PINS, Etc. Everything up to date. 
 
 F. G. WEHRLE, 16 East Main Street. 
 
 The Best Goods for the Price, no Matter What the Price. 
 
 L. F. Dintelman, 
 
 Smithton Turnpike, "Belleville. 
 
 Kinloch Phone 614. 
 
 Albert G.Diller, 
 
 fainter and "Paper Hanger, 
 
 "Brackett Street, - . - Swansea, Illinois. 
 
 ROBERT HILL & SON, 
 
 2101 WEST MjilF STREET. 
 
 Ale and "Porter, Fine Whiskies, Wines, "Brandies, Liquors, and Cigars. 
 
 ...THE BELLEVILLE BALER CO.. 
 
 : with less labor than any other press on the market. 
 If you bale for profit this is the baler you want. 
 
 Patented June Mth. 1904; March 21,1. 1905 : June 5lh. 1906; February I2lh. 1907 ; March 8th. 1907 : April 7th, 
 
 The BELLEVILLE SELF-FEED HAY PRESS will bale 
 ing effected by our patented fork device will soon pay for the pre 
 
 BELLEVILLE BALER COMPANY, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 HARRISON MACHINE WORKS, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 
 Sole Licensees.
 
 GEORGE BARNES, 
 
 Contractor and "Builder, 
 
 Grand Vue Avenue, .....-. "Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 TELEPHONE, SELL, EAST 1247. 
 
 Perfect Stove and 
 Manf g Company, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 STOVES AND RANGES 
 
 HEATING AND LAUNDRY STOVES, 
 
 Office and Works, I. C. Tracks and South Lincoln 
 
 Street, Belleville, niinois. 
 Kinloch Phone 360. Send for Catalogue and Price List. 
 
 M. C. RODENBERGER 
 ....& SON.... 
 
 ...Manufacturers and Dealers.. 
 
 GRANITE AND MARBLE 
 
 ....MONUMENTS.... 
 
 Mausoleums and Heavy Monumental Work a Specialty. 
 
 Works and Office Opposite Mt. Carmel 
 
 Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 P.O. Address Edgemont Station. East St. Louis. 
 
 Telephone, Bell, East 1773. 
 
 MR. N. SHERWOOD D'WOLF, 
 
 5858 PLYMOUTH AVENUE, 
 ST. LOUIS, MO., 
 
 -F. S. BURNS- 
 
 DEALER IN GROCERIES 
 AND NOTIONS, 
 
 201 SOUTH CHESTNUT STREET, 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 Phone. : Kinloch 297. Bell 619 M. 
 
 KIM'S 
 
 Hotel, Restaurant and Buffet... 
 
 A FIRST-CLASS PLACE. 
 NO. 27 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE... 
 
 Everything In Season on Hand. Fine Fish. Lobsters. Poultry. Oysters on the Half Shell, and Delicacies of All Kinds. 
 Fine Ladies' Restaurant Up-Stairs. Your Trade Kindly Solicited. PHONES : Bell 214. Kinloch 183. 
 
 JOHN W. DENNIS, 
 
 CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, 
 
 We Do All Kinds of Building and Repairing. Estimates Cheerfully Given. Jobbing Promptly Attended To. 
 
 Office and Residence Signal Hill Station, Belleville Electric Line ' 
 Post Office Address R. R. No. 1, Edgemont Station, East St. Louis, Illinois. 
 
 TELEPHONE, BELL, EAST 2219.
 
 Judging 
 
 The Performance 
 of a Car. 
 
 The test of performance is not a day, month or 
 year, but a number of years of constant service, reli- 
 ability, and freedom from repairs. 
 
 Simplicity of construction is the best guarantee 
 against repairs, skillful workmanship and excellent 
 material used, have unquestionably proven that the 
 
 IS BUILT TO LAST. 
 
 FRANK B. SMILEY, Representative, Belleville, HI., 
 
 B and Jackson Streets. 
 
 Phones: Bell 25. Kinloch 777.
 
 FINK & HOPPE 
 
 INSURANCE, 
 Financial and Bond Brokers, 
 
 PUBLIC SQUARE, . . . BELLEVILLE. 
 
 This Wagon Contains 1 2,068 Pounds of Our No. One Lump Coal. 
 
 Illini Ice (&> Fuel Company 
 
 Successors to Fischer Coal 8, Ice Company, and City Ice C& Fuel Company, 
 
 O. A. KRoUSE, President and General Manager. 
 
 Office and Yards West A Street, Between Richland and Race Streets, Belleville, Illinois. 
 PHONES: Bell 127, Kinloch 440.
 
 KIRCHER 
 & SON, 
 
 HARDWARE 
 
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 21 WEST MAIN STREET, 
 
 BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS. 
 
 THEO. E. KIRCHER, President. 
 
 H. B. KIRCHER. Secretary and Treasurer.
 
 ADAM KARR. 
 Praident of Th. Kan Supply Company 
 
 Who Ceneroush Financed 
 " The Greater Belleville " 
 and " Belleville Illustrated. " 
 
 She ^Progressive Sflen 
 
 Of the City of Belleville, with the publisher, are entitled to what of credit 
 may be due for the issue of this elegant production. 
 
 It gives a true picture of many interesting and picturesque phases of life in 
 a busy, growing, ambitious community. 
 
 It justifies a laudable pride in present accomplishments, and is an inspiring 
 incentive for further efforts. 
 
 It indicates a milestone on the road of progression, and shows what intelli- 
 gent, persistent strivings for betterment will do. 
 
 Every lover of " GREATER BELLEVILLE," after taking his bearings right now, 
 will be more than ever a believer in its destiny to be one of the favored cities of 
 this great Mississippi Valley an up-to-date modern city of the new times. 
 
 THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND THE CITY HALL, BELLEVILLE, FEBRUARY, 1911.
 
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 * of Practical Expcriom 
 
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 GR/ 
 
 R.J.DAWSON 
 
 Invalid Supply Co., 
 
 520 Pine Street, St. Louii, Mo.
 
 ADAM KARR. 
 of The Ka.r Supply Company. 
 
 ffhe ^Progressive Sften 
 
 Of the City of Belleville, with the publisher, are entitled to what of credit 
 may be due for the issue of this elegant production. 
 
 It gives a true picture of many interesting and picturesque phases of life in 
 a busy, growing, ambitious community. 
 
 It justifies a laudable pride in present accomplishments, and is an inspiring 
 incentive for further efforts. 
 
 It indicates a milestone on the road of progression, and shows what intelli- 
 gent, persistent strivings for betterment will do. 
 
 Every lover of " GREATER BELLEVILLE," after taking his bearings right now, 
 will be more than ever a believer in its destiny to be one of the favored cities of 
 this great Mississippi Valley an up-to-date modern city of the new times. 
 
 THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND THE CITY HALL. BELLEVILLE, FEBRUARY, 1911.
 
 201 East Main Street, Belleville, Illinois. 
 
 Watches, 
 
 JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, 
 
 Repairing of Fine Watches a Specialty. 
 
 3Bttarrtratrt-- 
 
 The Careful Consideration That 
 Their Importance Demands ? 
 
 My Scientific Method* of Exmintion Will Renal the Slight ..t Defect in Your Eye*, 
 Man, Yen f Prtic.l Experience Enable. Me To Fit You Witb Proper Gluee*. 
 
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 55rora <glas 
 
 GRADUATE OPTICIAN.
 
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 CASIMIR ANDEL President. 
 
 PHIL, GASS. Cashier. 
 
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 ORGANIZED 1874. 
 CAPITAL, SURPLUS, AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS, 
 
 Over 
 $410,000.00. 
 
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 ( ASIMIR ANDBL. CYRUS THOMPSON. WILLIAM FEICKERT, 
 VICTOB OAUSS, WILLIAM HLOKS, FRED. PRIESTER, 
 
 HENRY HEIS. AUG. THEBIIS, , I. J. WEINOARTNER.