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John B. Hazel, Rankin, practicing physician, was born in Cham- paign county, Ohio, in 1843. - H e remained on the farm nntil he was sixteen years of age, at which time he commenced attending medical lectures, first at the Rush Medical College, at Chicago, during one' course. In IS62 he enlisted in the late war, in Co. I, Zuaves, and served until the close of the war. H e then resumed his studies, and at the expiration of two years received a diploma for the practice of med- icine from the college before mentioned. H e comrnenced business in Farmer City, Illinois, and then went to Penfield, where he met vcith eminent success for seven years. He came to Rankin in 1878, and is here meeting mnch encouragement. In 1868 he mas married to Miss D. Rollins, a native of Champaign county. They have one child: Hallie.

N. F. Ketcharn, Pellsville, lumber merchant, was born in Roclles- ter, New Pork, on the 24th of April, 1829. His chances for an early education were good, having attended the Baptist Seminary, of Kew Pork, and the Methodist Seminary, of Ohio. H e was married in 1854, to Helen A. Wilkinson, born in Waterloo, New Pork. They have had five children, four of whom are living: D. Ernest, born on the 6th of August, 1855 ; Clara A., born on the 4th of June, 1857 ; Lottie, born

, on the 21st of July, 1860; M. Cassius, born on the 15th of April, 1863; Charley, born on the 27th of November, 1867, and died in 1868. When he came to this state, in 1864, he settled in Kankakee, where he was deputy circuit clerk three years. H e has in Vermilion county held the offices of town clerk and of deputy circuit clerk one term. He is steward and 'class leader- in the Methodist church, and has tanght school twenty different term's. H e commenced the lumber business in Pellsville in lS78.

SIDELL TOWNSHIP.

The township of Sidell occnpies the southwestern 'corner of the county, having Edgar and Champaign counties respectively for its southern and western boundaries. and Vance on its northern and Car- roll on its eastern sides. Until 1861 it formed a *ortion of Carroll township for political purposes. When it was erected into a separate township the name was given to i t in honor of Hon. John Sidell, who owned an extensive farm here. The valley of the Little Vermilion, - here an inconsiderable stream, runs .nearly through its center, having the ridges or strips of high land which bonnd this valley on the northern and southern boundaries of the township. This beautifal valley,

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more of a basin in appearance here, because so nearly destitute of trees, encloses within its pale some of the richest farming lands of Vermilion county. I t was all originally prairie, except six small groves, aggre- gating less than two sqnare miles of timber land. For this reason alone i t failed to attract attention for the first twenty years of the county's history. The little groves had been taken, but the broad expanse of prairie, which forms the real wealth of this prairie township, was in- habited only by those pestiferous things which are disastrous alike to the peace of man and belst. Perhaps thsre never mas, in the same range of country, so many inhuman flies as only a few years ago lived and rnade day noxious in the limits of this prairie basin of the Little Vermilion, now known as Sidell. "Flies till yon couldn't rest" is a mild way of putting it. During the month of August people found it necessary to travel by night to save their horses from being almost eaten up.

There were a few scattering residents in the township before 1850, but i t wae not nntil 1855 to 1860 that anything like general cultivation can be said to have taken place. In 1853 Michael Sullivant, whose recent sudden death, followed so close upon the loss of his large property, was so startling, began making his large entries of land in thi8 . and the adjoining counties. He entered forty-seven thousand acres lying in a body in Sidell township and in Champaign county. About the same time he entered over fifty thousand acres in Ford and Living- ston connties. The portion which was in Sidell came into possession of his son Joseph, and he has from that time been managing i t as a stock farm nntil last year. The Sullivant land in Champaign county, after having been brought into cnltivation, was sold to Mr. Alexander, when Mr. Sullivant concluded to bring his large farm, lying in Ford and Livingston counties, into cultivation. His ambition was to have a large farm and work i t by hired help. No portion of his laud was leased, and he depended entirely on the grain that he raised and the sale of it.

The farming operations of Joseph, in Sidell, were of a different nature. He went largely into cattle feeding with very fair results and flattering prospects. About 1867 the attention of farmers here wae first called to the cheap cattle in Texas and the Indian Nation, where

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upon the large prairies they were raised cheaply until three or four years old, and then collected and driven across the country to be grass- fed, and then grain-fed. The increasing demand for cattle, the reduced .

range in Illinois, and the other circumstances consequent upon Illinois emerging from a "state of nature," had so restricted the snpply of " etockers " that cattle-men began looking elsewhere for them. The

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Texan steers " could be bought for about thirty or forty per centum less than the high grades which were raised here. They were hearty feeders, and when well fatted were worth only a trifle jess than the short-ho~ns. Hers thei; was a siiEcient inducement for men who, like Mr. Sullivant, had large tracts like this Side11 farm, to take cattle where they could buy them cheapest. I t looked like a very sure road to fortune. Xr. Sullivant put seven hundred Texans on his farm about this time. These cattle, before becoming acclimated, were liable to what was familiarly called the " Texan fever," a disease which pre- vailed among them during the first summer of their life north, and which was so contagious that the natives here contracted it, and great numbers died. It was more fatal to the natives than to the Texans. This dis5ase, like most of the other prevailing contagions, seems to have lost, with time, a portion of its virulence, and is hardly known now, or owing to the different treatment of' the Texan herds, it has so nearly ceased to exist that the present generation hears nothing of it. I t was a terrible blow to cattle men in this state. Ioxtstnces occurred where train loads of cattle were unloaded in conseqnence of an accident on the road, and were left to wander over the prairies for a day or two, thus carrying the infection, which proved fatal to all cattle in the vicinity. The authority of the state was invoked, and the legis- latnre passed stringent laws forbidding the importation into the state of Texan cattle. This proved only a partial remedy, as, when cases were tried in the courts, defendants pleaded the nnconstitntionality of the act of the state legislature, claiming that under that clanse of the national [constitution which gives congress authority to regulate com- merce among the several states," the state could not interfere to regulate or prohibit such importation. This had the eEect to protract legal proceedings, and gave to the corporations a chance to worry the farmers out. Some of these cases are still in court.

From this disaster Mr. Sullivant was never able to recover, and after years of heroic trials he saw his splendid farm sold out, and nothing was saved out of the wreck of a magnificent fortune. Edward Clark became the purchaser of most of the land, and still owns it.

A few only had found homes in this township before the advent of Mr. Sullivant. A man by the name of Boose, about whom little is known, beyond that he was one of those nneasy, roving specimens who never do much but hunt places and game, made a settlement at Jack- son's Grove in 1828, but did not stay long. Bob Cruisan settled at Sidell's Grove -a year or two later, but soon after went to Douglas county. Hammer and Myers were first in Jackson's Grove, but Thos. Brewer a entered them out " and they went away. Brewer sold to



Collett when the latter made his purchases of lands in this township. Josephus Collett, of Indiana, about 1844, entered the lands which covered the small groves along the Little Vermilion, knowing that they would first be in demand by actual settlers. These tracts entered by him included Side11 Grove, Jackson Grove, Garrett Grove, Rowan Grove, and probably Twin Grove. Frank Foos is supposed to* have made the first permanent improvement in this township in 1851. H e had lived at Marysville and had heard of the wonderful fertility of the valley of the Little Vermilion. When he made his improvement there, he was four miles out from land "- or from neighbors, which is the same thing. H e built a house there, and after working the place a few years traded it to Edward Rowan, who brought i t into its present cultivation. Mr. Foos now lives in Indianola, and the farm is still in the possession of the heirs of Mr. Rowan.

A cheap kind of a character by the name of Tole commenced farming operations about the same time at Garrett's Grove, a mile up stream from Jackson's Grove. He was in some respects a sample of the then existing fault-finders, who never saw any good in their present condition, but are always "hoping for better things." With thousands of acres of the best land lying aroma that needed only to be plowed to produce the most luxurious crops withont further work, he spent his time during all the early spring, cutting off the fine timber in that

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grove, and when planting time came he went off several miles to get men to come and help him roll up the logs which he was unable to handle, so that he could burn them up. By the time he had his logs nicely burned up i t was too late to plant; the fiost caught his crop when it was nicely in roasting ears" ; and he made up his mind that this country was not adapted to farming, and'ment off to Missouri or some other haven for the disappointed, where he.could find logs to roll a t all. seasons of the year, andkhere they were small enough for him to " skid " them.

At that time people sapposed i t took six or eight yoke of oxen to break prairie, and did not know that the red root could be destroyed by hitting it with the.sharp edge of a plow, even without cutting it off. A person who could not command a a breaking team," or pay two doE jars and a half per acre for " breaking," must get along without. A gentleman who decided in his own mind that he could break prairie with a 'horse team, by dodging around the " red roots " as he wonld around st~zmps or stones, aroused so lnuch ridicnle (this mas about 1853) .

that men went miles to see the trial, and to laugh at the new-angled notions of a book-farmer. This was Hon. W. T. Stackpole, who has recently given to the world a system for the permanent improvement


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of rivers, which is destined to work a revolution in the navigation of the western rivers.

The Jacksons (Adam, William, Thomas and James) had been in the employ of Mr. Josephus Collett in rarious employments, and concluded to try farming for a while. Mr. Collett had a lot of cattle out on- the prairies, and wanted some one to look after them. Tlle "Jack- son boys" were industrious and saving, and were trusted by Mr. CoJ- lett-a trust which they never betrayed. After making a farm at Jackson's Grove, and remaining there a few years, somebody put it into their heads to think that Mr. Collett was getting the best of' the bargain. They adopted some of the ideas of recent reformers i n regard to qapital oppressing labor, and abandoned Mr. Collett and his place, a ~ d purchased a small farm in Carroll township. Soon they concluded that they conld do better on Collett's job, and came back to the Grove, where they have since made their home. Adam, who died in 1860, purchased about seven hundred acres of this land at and around the Grove, and it still remains in the family. The widow and children of Adam, and a sister, reside here. William died last year. They were ,in some respects a singular family. They would never take township office, and would never assume any of the responsibilities wllicli leading citizens usually assume. They kept their money hid awa-y, and all attempts to get them to loan it " where it would do the most good " were unavailing. I t is believed that they had gold hidden away all during the time of greatest inflation, only to bring it out again when the premium had disappeared.

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John Stark came here with his large family in 1852, and took up -

land in section 29. He was an enterprising and successful farmer, and much respected. H e died a few years since. William still lives here, and his brother, J. M., is in Colorado. Two other children are in Colorado. Mrs. Barnett is in Indianola, and Mrs. Bennett in Sidell. William Gray came in 1858, and settled on section 30 in the south part of the township. Archibald McDowell, who mas among the first young men who came to live in Carroll township, made his home here on section 33, in the south part of the town, about 1855. W. H. Sconce has been in the county fifty years, and has seen it grow from a wilderness to its- present condition of wealth and importance. His father first settled at Brooks' Point, and in 1858 bought the land on section 16 of Ward H. Lamon for seven dollars and fifty cents per acre.

. William H. still remains on the farm. Hon. John Sidell, after whom the town was named, at the sugges-

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as a carpenter, i n Ohio,and advancing cautiously, with the aid of his. clear judgment, he found himself in 1861 in possession of sufficient means to carry on a more extensive business in a newer country. He .

had been up and down the river a good deal, had been nine times to Iowa, and had looked oGer the country pretty thoroughly, until he found here just the place which would suit him. Alexander Rowan had some years before this purchased the Collett Grove property- about thirteen hundred acres-of Josephus Collett, and was improving it, when Mr. Sidell b o ~ ~ g h t him out, and added to it by the purchase of nearly six thousand acres more. While living in Danville his wife -

died. After that he removed to the Grove, and has made this his home ever since. I n 1873 he sold off a portion of his land to the amount of one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars' worth, and with the bounds thus reduced, he has carried on one of the largest, if not the largest, cattle business in Vermilion county.

The Danville & Charleston railroad has been graded through the township, rnnning almost directly in a westerly direction through it. There is a prospect that i t will be built soon.

The only post-office in Sidell is the one at Sidell's Grove, established about two years ago, of which Mrs. Sarah Webster is postmistress. The office is served with tri-weekly mail from Tndianola.

There are three church organizations, but none of them have ch~irch buildings. The Sidell appointment of the Methodist church was organized in 1870. For some years it belonged to the Dallas circuit, but is now a separate appointment. Rev. J. H. Williams, a local preacher, -

is in charge, and arrangements have been made to build the coming season. Mr. Willir?ms has shown great zeal and energy in his work, and is meeting with marked success.

The Cumberland Presbyterian church was organized at the Sheridan school-house in 1875, by Rev. H. H. Ashmore. I n the fall of 1874 lie commenced preaching there on each fourth Monday. I n January, 1875, he protracted his meeting over two Sabbaths, at which time nineteen persons were enrolled for membership in a church organization. The following persons were the first members : William Hinton and wife, James Allison and wife, E. Douglass and wife, A. Abbott, wife and two daughters, Mrs. Rawlins, Miss 8. Rawlins, Miss T. Rawlins, Mrs, Grimes, Mrs. McDaniel, daughter and son, A. Nebb, James Hinton and J. Barnes. The church chose the name of Sheridan church, and was duly recognized by the Foster Presbytery at its session in April, 1875. l!@r. Ashmore was chosen to s u ~ p l y L .. its pulpit one fourth of the time. James Allison and William Hinton were elected first elders, and a year later David Eaton was added to the eldership. 'A Sabbath-school is


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.maintained. After three years Mr. Ashmore resigned his charge, and Rev. James Whitlock was employed to supply the church.

The Methodist Episcopal No. 9," so called from being organized in school district No. 9, was organized in September, 1866, by Rev. Benjamin F. Newman. The leading members of this class were Mr. Welch, James Thomas, John .Talbert, H. B. Gibson and Thos. Gibson. James Currant is class-leader, and William Ray is steward. The class numbers seventeen members. The Sabbath-school numbers fifty.

The township was cut 08 from Carroll in 1867. W. A. Moore was the first supervisor, and was twice reelected. H. E. P. Talbott was elected in 1870, and James Thomas' in 1871-2. John Sharp was elected in 1873, and resigned. W. A. Moore uTxs appointed in his stead. H. E. P. Talbott has served since. H. Gibson was the first clerk, serving two years; J. H. Oakwood, one; John Smoot, three, and Alfred Gray, five. W. P. Witherspoon served four years as assessor, John Smoot three, and Mr. Witherspoon continually since. The justices of the peace have been Wm. Gray, R. E. Smith, J. G. Colburn, H. E. P. Talbott, W. A. Moore and S. Gray. The ccmmissioners of highways: Wm. Gray, J. M. Sulivant, R. E. Page, John J. Jackson, Wm. Stark, Matthew Trimble, J. E. Allison and J. H. Parish.

BIOGRAPHICAL.

A. McDowel, Indianola, farmer and stock-raiser, section 33, was born in Todd county, Kentucky, on the 13th of September, 1814, and came with,parents to Crawford connty, Illinois, in about 1817. H e came to Vermilion county in 1827. His father was a native of Green- brier county, Virginia, and died ii? Crawford countv, Illinois. His mother also was a native of Virginia. Mr. M C D O W ~ has been twice married. His first wife was Mary F. Hildreth. She was a native of Bourbon county, Kentucky, and was born in 1813. They were married in 1838, and she was a faithful wife and mother until her death, in 1854. Mr. McDowel the second time married S. A. Seals, in 1860 ; a native of Edgar connty, Illinois, born on the 6th of January, 1842. H e has fire children by his former wife : Louisa, wife of Mr. Epley ; Margaret, wife of Wm. Parish, during his life ; Columbus William and Nancy A. James H. is deceased. By his present wife he is the father of John I., Alice J., Amanda, Thomas, Cyrns and Ora, and t1vo deceased : Mary M. and George B. Mr. McDowel has been a hard working and energetic man, commencing without anything but good health and a determination to have a home. H e has succeeded, for he now owns a fine farm of four hundred and fifty acres under good cultivation, which was accomplished by his own industry.



W. W. Stark, Sidell's Grove, farmer, section 29, is a son of John and Mary Stark, who were natives of Bourbon county, Eentncky. They removed to Parke county, Indiana, at m early day. From there he came to Vermilion county, in abcxt 1828, and settied 2t the old, Sandusky farm at Brook's Point, where W. W. Stark was born, on the 17th of October, 1832. They removed to Side11 township in- 1855, where they lived until their death. Mr. Stark was married on the 10th of November, 1868, to Miss Mary, daughter of Dr. J. B. Mc-

. Hoffee ; they have threk daughters and dne son : Viola, Blanche, Daisy and James R.,-William E. died. Mr. Stark has crossed the plains several times. He went to Pike's Peak in 1859, and returned in 1862. H e mad3 a trip to Montana in 1864, and back in. 1866, and to the Black Hills in 1876, where he had a fight with the Indians. He then went to Colorado, and spent the summer, aud then returned home, where he has been engaged in farming. Mr. Stark is a member of the A.F. & A.M., and in politics is a. democrat.

William R. McDowel, Indianola, Illinois, farmer, seeti011 29, mas born in Vermilion county, Illinois, on the 7th of September, 1839. His father is one of the early settlers of the countv. Mr. McDowel married, in 1864, Miss Sarah Ramsy, daughter of Thomas Ramsye She was born in Miami cotlnty, Ohio, in 1844, and the result of their union is six children : Ella, EfEe, Evaline, Jessie, Tillie, Nellie, living, and two'deceased : Katie and Bell. Mr. McDowel owns two hundred and eighty acres of land, and his political views are democratic. .

H. E.- P. Talbott, Sidell's Grove, farmer, section 9, is a son of Au- gaustine and Drusilla (Parker) Talbott, who were natives of Kentucky. They came to Madison county, Ohio, in 1826, where the subject of our sketch was born, on the 7th of August, 1531. His father died in that county, and he and his mother came to Vermilion county, in 1851, where his mother died, in 1864. Mr. Talbott served in the late war, in Co. G, '79th Ind. Vol. He was in the battle of Perryville, and was discharged on account of disabilities received.. H e returned to Indi- ana and remained one year, and then Fame to Vermilion again in 1866. Mr. Talbott was united in marriage in 1867, to Miss Lucy E. Utter- back, daughter of H. Utterback. She is a native of Ralls county, Mis- souri, born in 1841. The result of this union is two sons and one daughter: Augustine, Hugh H. and Sarah E. M;. Talbott is a member of the Capitol Lodge, Indianapolis, Indiana, 124, I.O.O.F., and Mrs. T. is a member of the M. E. church. Mr. Talbott has been hon- ored by the citizens of his township with the office of justice of the peace m d supervisor. He is a staunch republican.

William Gray, Palermo, Edgar county, farmer, section 30, is a son



of Lewis and Mary Gray, who were natives of New Jersey, but of English descent, and came to Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1500. They then went to Butler county, Ohio, where Wm. Gray was born, on the 9th of May, 1816. Mr. Gray remained at'his birthplace until after his marriage, in 1841. His wife was Miss Sarah A. Harmon, daughter of Samnel and Mary Harmon, who were of German and Scotch descent, and came to Warren connty, Ohio, in an early day. This was the birth-place of Mrs. Gray, who was born on the 14th of October, 1822. Mr. Gray removed to Clinton county, Indiana, in 1844, where he engaged in farming for some time, and in 1859 removed to Vermilion connty, Illinois,' where he has been knosn as an energetic and public- spirited man, and respected by the community in which he lives. H e has raised a respectable hmily of one eon and four daughters : Mary J., wife of J. Nills ; Alfred ; Elizabeth A., wife of J. Wilson ; Clara L. ; Alice, wife of S. Gurthrie. The deceased members of his family are : Harvey, who died while in the rebellion ; William H., Milton and Sarah. Mr. Gray served the peop:e as justice of peace seven years, and in other minor offices of the township. H e is in his political views a republican .

What is usually termed genius has little to do with the success of men in general. Keen perception, sound judgment and a determined will, backed by persevering and con tin;;ous effort, are essential ele- ments to success in any calling, and their possessor is sure to accorn- plish the ends hoped for in the days of his youth. Our subject is another example of what can be accomplished by honest, steady and industrious application to business, and his name is worthy a place in history. John Sidell was born in washington county, Maryland, oh the 27th of June, 1816. His father died when he was eight years of age, and he remained in his native county until nineteen years old, working by the month on a farm. For the first month he received one and a half dollars, and, not being satisfiedj in 1838 he came tc Greene county, Ohio, which place he reached with but nineteen dollars and a limited supply of clothes. H e mas soon engaged to work on a farm for twelve dollars per month, and as soon as he had saved enough money, came west on horseback, passing through Illinois and into Iowa, not finding a location at that time. H e returned to Ohio, this time taking a contract to cut wood for thirty-three and one-third cents per cord, this being the hardest work he ever undertook. This was his starting-point of success, for from that time on he became a dealer in stock, and since he came to this connty (1860) has been one of the largest stock-dealers in the connty. Mr. Sidell has been twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Cline. They mere married on


SIDELL TOWXGHIP. . 1033 the 20th of January, 1846. She was a native of Greene county, Ohio, born on the 16th of December, 1823, and died on the 1st of May, 1854. H e was married the second time to Miss Ada B. Ransom, on the 20th of January, 1857, a native of Canada, born on the 15th of June, 1837, and remained h i s wife until her death, on the 4th of October, 1868. H e is the father of one son and one daughter by his first wife: George A. and Allie E., and, by his second wife, three: Jennie H., Joseph J., and Lula B. Mr. Sidell has served the people of the county as representative. H e was a whig until the organization of the republican party, when he joined its ranks.

W. P. Witherspoon, Fairmonnt, farmer, section 20, was born in Morgan county, Alabama, on the 4th of November, 1835, and came with his parents to Gibson county, Indiana, in 1828, where his occupa- '

tion was that of a farmer. H e remained there until 1361, and then removed to Vermilion county, where he has resided, as one of the prominent citizens of Sidell township. His father was born in Virginia in 1798, and died in Gibson county, Indiana, in 1862. His mother was a native of Alabama, and was born in 1833. Mr. W. has been three times married. His first wife was Julie Lynn, and they were was married in 1847. She was a native of Gibson county, Indiana. H e married the second time, to Sitha MeDaniel, in 1850. She was also a native of Gibson county, and was born in 1834, and died in 1877. Both wives died with consumption. His present wife was M. Orr, a native of Indiana, and they were married in 1878. H e is the father of eieht children by his second wife : John D., George W., Lawrence M., itt tie R., Elmer E., Mable, Nora R., Lillie A., and two dead: James M. and William C. Nr. W. has served as assessor of Sidell township, and collector, and other offices of the township. H e and his wife are rnembers of the M. E. church, and he is a republican.

A. W. White, Broadlands, Champaign county, fhrmer, section 35, is a descendant of the first of the Whites that came to America on the Mayflower. They were of English descent. Mr. A. W. White was bornin Pickaway county, Ohio, on the 20th of March, 1843. He came to Champaign county in 1861, but returned soon after, and attended military colleie, from which he graduated in 1863. During this time *

he was in active service under McClellan in the summer of 1862, and in the spring of 1863 he was commissioned first-lieutenant of the 7th Ohio Cav., and was detached as body-guard to the President during the war. H e mas at the siege of Richmond, and was engaged in the second battle of Boll Run and Harper's Ferry. Mr. White returned to Illi- nois after the close of the war, and in 1.870 was married to Miss Lora J. Stevens, daughter of Dr. H. Stevens. She was born in Champaign



county, Illinois, on the 7th of July,'1850. They have three children : Rena E., Clara E., and Florence.

C. L. Eaton, Broadlands, Illinois, farmer, is the son of Benjamin and Hannah Eaton, who were of English descent and were natives of Massachusetts. They removed to Ross county, Ohio, in aboit 1818, where 0. L. Eaton was born in 1820. He received' his education and remained there until 1854, then made a trip to Europe and Australia, and returned in 1860. I n 1861 he came to Champaign .county, Illinois,

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where he was manager of twenty-five thousand acres of land for the Broadland estate until 1871. H e then came to Vermilion county. Mr. Eaton represented Franklin county, Ohio, and the city of Columbus in 1853-54 in the legislature of that state. H e was formerly a whig until the organization of the republican party; he then joined its ranks, where he has acted without any cause of regret. Mr. Eaton has the confidence and respect of those with whom. he cornes into business relations. He has seen much of the world, and is wide awake to all matters of public concern.


BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DANVILLE. i

Abdill Bros., dealers in hardware, stoves, tinware, paints,. etc., 57 Vermilion st.

Abdill L. B.; bookseller, stationer and mnsic dealer, 55 Vermilion street.

Etna House, W. G. Sherman, proprietor.

Amber IHills, D. Gregg, proprietor.

Arkansas and Texas Railway Land Co., 2d floor 105 Main st.

Bandy Wm., money br~ker, 41 Vermilion st.

Baldwin C. V., dentist, Opera House, Vermilion st.

Bahls Wm., dealer in boots and shoes, i 6 6 Main st.

- Baum W. F., dealer in drugs, fancy goods, etc., north side of square.

Beard John, dealer in groceries, provisions and glassware: corner South and College sts.

Beyer Peter, manufacturer and dealer in boots, shoes and hides, 73 Main st.

Black & Blackburn, attorneys- at-lam, 99 Main st.

Black Bros., dealers in dry goods and groceries, 109 Main st.

Blankenburg & Bro., proprietors of the A t n a House billiard hall and saloon.

Blankenburg A., dlr. in watches,

clocks and jewelry, 60 Vermilion street.

Bowers Samuel, proprietor City Mills.

Bowman . Alex., surveyor and civil engineer, adjoining court- house, Main st.

Brand Wm. F., dealer in millinery and fancy notions, 5 4 Ver- milion st.

Brandenberger Matthias, plain and ornamental painter.

Breedhoft Bros., dealers in groceries and provisions, 163 E. Main street.

Brown W. Am, physician and surgeon.

Burroughs Eph., blacksmith. Button F. W., manufacturer of

steam boilers, office and factory near Wabash depot.

Carnahan W. M., dealer in groceries and provisions, cor. Mill and Bridge sts.

Clark H. H., physician and surgeon; specialties: surgery and diseases of the eye, Gernands block.

Clark Joshua Mmy dealer in staple and fancy dry goods, 66 Vermil- ion st.

Clements W. A,, dealer in groceries and provisions, 5 4 Vermil- ion st.

Coffeen & Pollock, successors to H. A. Coffeen, booksellers and stationers, 101 Main street.


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COX A. J., proprietor of the Globe Field J. Em, merchant tailor, Main Shoeing Shop. I street.

~ a i n e s ' George W., real-estate agent, Gernand's block.

Danforth E. R. & Co., dealers in groceries and provisions, 36 Vermilion st.

Daraville Foundry, machine and Boiler Works, William Stewart, proprietor, office and works a t Dan ville Junction.

Danville Lumber and Manu- facturing Co., E. A. Leonard,

First National Bank, J. G. Eng- lish, president.

Fithian Wm., physician and surgeon, Lincoln Opera House building.

Frantz 3. S., druggist and apoth- , ecary, 135 East Main st. ano or M., dealer in delphi, white

lime, cement, etc., cor. Main and Hazel sts.

Garland A. C., prop. of stone president. saw-mill and tile factory.

Danville Woolen Mills, corner 1 Oiddings C. H., dealer in ice. Mill and Madison sts., Riggs & Menig, proprietors.

Dickason & English, dealers in grain and railroald timber.

Dent & Black, attorneys-at-law,

Oiddings & Patterson, dealers in iron, steel, carriage and wagon stock, corner Main and Franklin streets.

Gillam I. N., physician and sur- ~ a j o r ~ l o c k , cor. Madison and geon. La Salle sts., Chicago. GilIett R. W, physician, B t n a

Doll Em J., manufacturer of pegged and sewed boots, 121 E: Main st.

Donnelly F. & J., dealers in groceries and provisioos.

Draper E. J., dealer in groceries and provisions.

House block. -

Glindmeier C. & H., cooperage and cooper's stock, near Wabash railway depot.

Good & Cowan, dealers in harness and saddles, 38 Vermilion st.

Dudenhofer Geo., dealer in ci- I Guy Asa H. & C. V., abstracts, gars and tobacco, 76 Main st. 1 court-house.

Dwight C. R., dentist, Lincoln Opera House block.

Elliott Thomas J., dealer in dry- goods and notions, 7'0 Main st.

Ellsworth Coal Co., A. C. Dan- iel, superin tenden t.

E v a n s Dm D., attorney-at-law, over Fiist National Bank.

Feldkamp Charles U., manu- facturing confectioner and dealer in fruits and tobacco, Vermilion s tz=i.eet.

Fenton C. B., dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware.

' Hall J. A. & Son, druggists and pharmacists, 68 Vermilion st.

, Hankey & Hooton, dealers in lumber, west end of Main st.

Hacker C. F. & Bro., dealers in dry goods and groceries, 141 Main street.

Hawes & Williams, china, glass and Queensware, 78 Main st.

Henton C. D., physician. Hesse Chas., contractor and pro-

prietor of the Hesse House. Hill J. L., contractor and builder. Holden John G., lumber mer-


BUSINESS DIBECTORY. 1037

chant, east side of Hazei, betxeen ( Kuykendall Bros. & Craig, Main and Xorth. j props. B t n a House livery stable.

Hollaway S. B., proprietor of the / Lawrence W. R., attorney-at- Omnibus line, half square north I law, Main st. east of court-home. of ,;Etna House.

Holloway J. R. & C. B., dealers in dry goods and notions, north-

Leseure C. F. & Co., dealers in hardware and cutlery, Main st.

Lemon Theo., physician and snr- west corner of Main andwalnut st. geon. I Holton G. L., gardener aud coal operator, west side North Fork, one mile from court-house.

Hull & Hulce, dealers in agricultural implements and seeds, 125 and 127 Main st. -

Irwin F. G., droggist, cor. Main and Hazel sts.

James L., contractor and builder. Johns & Giddings, dealers in

groceries and queensmare, 115 Xain st.

Jones Geo. Wheeler, physician, 26 West North st.

Joslin A. J., photographer, 112 Main st.

Kaufmann & Bachrach, manufacturers of men's and boys' clothing.

Kahn H. & Co., clothiers and gent's furnishers, 51 Vermilion st.

Kamper Geo., newsdealer and stationer, rear First National Bk.

Leseure O., homceopathic pliysi- cian, Short's block.

Leverenz Carl, dealer in boots and shoes, 69 Vermilion st.

Lewis 3. dm, contractor and bldr. Lindsey & Kimbrough, attor-

neys-at-law, over First Kational Bank.

Long John, proprietor of Long's Gaiety Theatre, 147 Main st.

Lowell John W., attorney-at- law, opp. First National Bank.

Mabin G. G., attorney-at-law, Gidding's block.

Mann Wm. & Co., dry-goods and carpets, 74 Main st.

Mann, Calhoun & Frader, attorneys-at-law, 53 Vermilion st.

Maier Gottlieb, leather, hides and shoe findings, 145 Main st.

Martin E. B. & Co., wholesale and retail grocers, 91 Main st.

Martin A., abstracts of title and Kimball N. A., undertaker, 59 ' real estate, court-house.

Main st. Kimball H. M., dealer in gro-

Mater R. H., contractor and bldr. McDonald R. Dm, attorney-at-

ceries and miners' supplies, 6 1 1 law, 82 Main st. Vermilion st. I McDonald M. Am, hardware and

Ebbrough A. H., physician and surgeon, cor; North and Vermil- ion sts. .

Klingenspor Gustav, florist, east end of Main st.

Kluge1 G. L., manufacturer of galvanized iron cornices, west end

cutlery, Main st. Mengle John C., dealer in fresh

meats, cor. North and Vermilion streets.

Miller & Son, manufacturers of organs, 204 and 206 East Main st.

Miller X., saloon and billiard of Main st. room, 108 Main st.


1038 BUSINESS DIRECTORY. L1

Moore Alex., saloon and billiard hall, Nain st, opp. court-house.

Moore W. J., physician and surgeon, Lincoln Opera building.

Monroe S. N., pioneer jeweler, 67 Main st.

Morgan William, justice of the peace and insurance agent.

Sirpless J. M., dealer in groceries and provisions, corner Pine and Madison.

Smith & Giddings, props. of the Lustro Mills, and dealers in grain.

Stein John, proprietor of City Brewery.

Thompson & Pollard, props. of Moran Char les , groceries, pro- the Great Western Machine Wks.,

visions and canned goods. i and manufacturers of portable Myers & Hesse, staple and fancy and stationary steam engines.

groceries, 68 Main st. I Timm John, dealer in groceries, Myers W. T. & Co., proprietors / College st., bet. South and Main.

of lirery, feed and sale stable, 29 ' Tincher Joe., hats, caps and West Main st.

O b e r d o r f e r A., dealer in dry- goods, carpets and oil cloths, Schmitt7s block.

gent's furnishing goods, Main st. Tincher G. F., attorney-at-law,

Pirst National Bank building. Tuttle 3. E., physician and sur-

O u t l a n d James A., attorney-at- 1 geon, Metropolitan block, oppo- law, First National building. ' site Clerk's office.

Palmer L. T. & C. J., money 1 Vaughn D. C., dealer in and man- loan and note brokers, First Na- ; ufacturer of hardwood lumber. tion a1 Bank building. 1 Vermilion Co. Bank, William P.

Phillips J. Am, photographer, 85 south west corner square.

PollockA.,physician and surgeon. Porter Isaac, dry-goods and no-

tions, Short's block, Main st. Porter R. L., physician and sur-

geon. Price Bros., proprietors of livery

stable, southeast of Wabash depot. Raimer H., merchant tailor, pub-

lic square. Rudolph Am, saloon and restau-

rant. Schario John, dealer in guns,

Cannon, president. Villars Bros. & Co., proprietors

of the Chicago Store, and dealers in dry-goods, boots, shoes, etc., 53 Vermilion st.

Walsh Peter, attorney-at-law, 99 Main st.

Walz George, manufacturer and dealer in furniture, coffins, etc., opposite the Arlington House.

Watson Bros., proprietors of the Western Meat Market, and SZJ-

sage manufacturers, 45 Vermilion street.

y istols, fishing tackle, etc. Webster A. G.,' dealer in gro- Shipner Jos. & Son, dealers in ceries an& provisions.

groceries and provisions, 67 Ver- milion st.

S i e f e m a n Am, manufacturer and dlr. in cigars, in Tremont House,

White 3. H., wholesale dealer in fish, oysters, confectioneries, etc. etc., 56 and 58 Vermilion st.

Whitehill Wm., carriage and Main st. wagon manufacturer.


BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 1039

Wilber P., general real estate and collecting agent, justice of the peace and notary public, 51 Ver- milion st.

Winslow, E. C. dealer in d r ~ ~ g s , - paints, oils, etc., 107 Main st.

Winslow J. C., dentist, Vermilion st., Opera House building.

Wolf Louis B., grocer, baker and dealer in provisions, southwest cor. Pine and Madison sts.

Woodbury D. K., mannfactnrer of- and retail dealer in harness, saddles; etc. ; also, dealer in hides, pelts, tallow and furs, 49 Vermil-

Jumps Bros.. dealer in general merchandise.

Leseure A., grocer. Lockett J. H., miller. Mendenhall P. W., physician. Mendenhall W. O'Neall, phy-

sician. Morris Z., grain buyer. Richie & Thompson, dealers in

general merchandise. Shepler J. D., miller. Yapp & West, dealers in hard-

ware, lumber, etc.

ROSSVILLE.

Young & Penwell, attorneys-at- law, over 106 Main st.

ion st. ' Allen Chas. A., attorney-at- Woodbury W. IV. R., druggist law.

etc. etc. Gilbert Elias M., proprietor of

livery and feed stable.' . Hacker Wm. R., mannfactnrer

and bookseller, Lincoln Opera House building.

Woods Wm., dealer in hats, caps and gent's furnishing goods, New Store, Vermilion st.

Yeomans & Shedd, dealers in builders' and general hardware, pumps, saws, etc., 63 Main st., cor. Walnut.

Armstrong Thos., manufacturer of drain tile. Factory, one half mile west of Rossville.

Davis Addison M., justice of the peace and collecting agent.

Davisoa John, justice of the peace and collection agent.

Demaree Wm. S., dealer in agricultural implement~~garden seeds,

chandise. I surgeon.

Alexander Wrn. H., grocer. I and dealer in harness, saddles, Citizen's Bank, E. Henderson,

president ; William Henderson, cashier.

Cloyd J. P., physician. Cook House, S. J. Cook, prop. Cowan W. B., grocer. Cowan & Cloyd, druggists. Cowan W. C., druggist. Frazier A. & Son., dealers in

general merchandise. Hawes A. M. C., physician. Holloway, dealer in general mer-

bridles, e tc. etc. Henderson W. J., dlr. in stock,

grain, dry -goods, clothing, boots and shoes, groceries, etc.

Lee & Lamb, dlrs. in dry-goods, clothing, hats arid caps, groceries, etc.

Lefever & Cunningham, dlrs. in general merchandise.

Livingood John R., physician, office on Chicago ave.

Livingood M. T., physician $md


1040 BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

McEIroy John J., physician and surgeon.

Milligan John, grain-dealer. Phillips W. W., dealer in lum-

ber, lime and coal. Ross CharleyM., dealerin drugs,

medicines, fancy goods and notions.

Salmans G. W., attorney-at-law. Shannon Harry, insurance agent

and notary public. Smith John R., dealer in general

merchandise. Thomas Wm. M., manuFacturer

of drain-tile. Thompson Louis M., dealer in

live-stock.

McDowell A. E., attorney and , couoselor-at-law. McPerren J. S., banker, corre-

sponden ts, First National bank, Chicago, and Geo. Opdyke & Co., New York.

Moore & McFerren, real estate agents and loan agents, office in bank building.

Powell J. S., prescription druggist and dealer in wall-paper, school-books, etc., 70 Main street.

Stites B. F., cabinetmaker and undertaker, N. Market st.

Taylor R. R., dealer in general hardware.

money. Vining wm., frui t-g~-o wer. i FAIRMOUNT.

I . Williams R. A. S., teacher of vo- Trego & Jones, dealers in lum-

H00PESTBN. Anderson L. W., physician and

surgeon. Bedell David & Co., dealers in

general merchandise. Clark W. R., dealer in general

hardware and agricultural imple- . ments, Main st. Cunningham James Am, stock-

dealer.

cal and instrumental music, end piano and organ tuner and agent.

Watson W. & Co., bankers, in-

Dallstream J., dealer in and manufacturer of boots and shoes, 51 Main st.

Dyer H. H., attorney and coun- selor-at-law.

Frankeberger Henry, dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, etc.

Glaze Wm., money-loaner and dealer in flax-seed and other grain.

ber and coal.. Wallace Dale, publisher of the

Hoopeston Chronicle and propri-

Bradway C. F., dealer in drugs, paints and oils.

Dougherty A. H., dealer in grain, and .proprietor of the Fairmount mill.

Holladay Em, dealer in drugs, paints and oils.

Jack Reuben, manufacturer of boots and shoes and justice of the peace.

Mott B. F., physician and sur-

surance agents and loaners of 1 etor of job office.

geon. Ray Robert B., physician and

surgeon. Rice W. J., buyer and shipper of

stock. Stalons Z., dealer in groceries and

provisions. Simpson Isaac, manufacturer and

repairer of wagons.


BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 1041 '

Tfiton Charles, dealer in general I BISMARK.

CATLIN. operating surgeon for diseases of

merchandise. Wficox 1. N.1 dealer in cdry-goods

and groceries and grain-buyer. Wilkins J. M., physician and

1 the eye and ear. Jones Bros.. dealers in groceries /

Gundy & ~ushneh, dealers in general mere handise, live-stock and grain.

Peterg Ezra, physician and Bar-

, U

and provisions. I

i WESTVILLE.

surgeon. , geon; specialty, consulting and

Payne & Crutchley, dealers in Duke John, buyer and shipper of dry-goods and groceries. grain.

Tilton G. W., dealer in dry- Lockett J. W. & Bro., general goods and groceries. I store.

Tilton Samuel R., dealer in 1 STATE LINE. drugs, groceries and millinery Bonebrake BeN-in F., dealer

/ - goods. 1 in general merchandise.

INDIANOLA. 1 Marple B. F., dealer in drugs, groceries, school-books, wall-pa-

Adams W. H., tile manufacturer. per, etc. Ralston J. W., physician. / - - -

I I I MISCELLANEOUS.

ALVIN. ! / Burgoyne J. H., brickmaker, kiln

Akers Geo. W., physician and two miles northwest of Danville. surgeon. I Campbell Corydon H., breeder

Bartges 5. I., dealer in drugs, ci- of blooded horses, short-horn cat- gars, mines, etc. tle and fine breeds of hogs, six

Bartges Mrs. S. I., dealer in mil- i miles northeast of Dauville. linery and fancy goods. i Norris Nathan J., physician

Willivns J. A., dealer in lum- : and surgeon, one mile south and ber, hardware, lime, etc. e tc. i two miles east of Bismark.


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