Knox County, Illinois - The whole text, 1912 (part 30 of 56)

- . Isaac and Sarah A. (Smith) Callender. His father was born in Henry county, .:--; Kentucky, September lo, 1833, and for many years followed farming in Illi- : . - nois but at length retired from active life and removed to Galesburg, where he

- ; and filled the office of county supervisor, the duties of which he discharged with , .- credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He held membership in . the Central Congregational church, to which his widow still belongs. She was born April 13, 1833, and yet makes her home in Galesburg. In their family were - eight children: Ira S., of this review; James J., who is a resident of Tulsa, , . V Oklahoma; Albert B., living at Matehuala, Mexico; William H., of Galesburg: in the public schools of Geneseo, Illinois, and remained upon his father's farm . until twenty-one years of age. He made good progress in his studies and when -' a young man began teaching school, which profession he successfully followed . - for a time, displaying ability in imparting readily and clearly to others the knowledge which he had acquired. In 1880 he went to Nebraska, where he --'' - divided his time between general agricultural pursuits and teaching school for

- : three years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Galesburg in De- 7 cember, 1883, and purchased an interest in the ice business with which he has since been connected. The business was established in 1885 under the name .. . . of the Glenwood Ice Company handling ice only, when in 1891 the scope of the business was extended to include the sale of coal as well. In 1907 the present . ^^ ;: firm style of the Glenwood Ice & Coal Company was assumed and the business - ; r was reincorporated. The officers in 1892 were: John Robson, president; A. D. ,',.:' Shults, treasurer ; and Ira S. Callender, secretary. At the present writing Mr.

Callender is president, A. E. Wells, secretary and C. S. Burnside, treasurer. The business is incorporated with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars and the company owns well equipped ice houses on the lakes east of Galesburg and at New Boston and Moline, Illinois. The coal trade is also an important branch of the business, coal being sold at retail. The enterprise has had a continuous, steady and gratifying growth, as is indicated by the fact that in the first year of its existence its sales amounted to twenty-five hundred tons of ice, while at the present writing the sales have reached fifty thousand tons of ice annually. In the first year but two wagons were used in delivery, while in the present year eleven wagons were used and forty men are employed outside of the office in Knox county, ten of the number being at New Boston. A large part of the ice harvested is furnished to dealers in other towns surrounding Galesburg, and to the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. The company also handles wood, kindling and oil, and the business is a most gratifying and profitable one. Its success is undoubtedly due in large measure to the honorable, straightforward business policy that is ever followed as well as to the progressive methods instituted by the president and his associate officers.

On the 2d of February, 1882, Mr. Callender was united in marriage to Miss Alice Bassford, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Antoinette (Lane) Bassford, of Brooklyn, New York. Their children are : Ira I., now deceased ; Wallace V., who is living in Pasadena, California ; Alice B., who is the wife of Archer Laurence, of Plainfield, New Jersey; Ida E., the wife of Hans John Von Hangen, of Matehuala, Mexico; Gladys M. and Ruth S., both at home. - . |\-. . ,.

While Mr. Callender has never been an active party worker, he does not fail to make his way to the polls and cast a ballot in support of the principles of the republican party, for he regards this as the duty as well as the privilege of every American citizen. He is prominent in the Elks lodge of Galesburg and is serving as one of its trustees but his position is preeminently that of an active, enterprising business man who is ever alert and determined and who brooks no 'obstacles in the path to success that can be overcome by persistent effort and indefatigable energy. - V ; ' : .' ' j: J " \ '

Laurence R. Ryan was bom in Pontiac, Michigan, February 27, 1858. He is descended from old Irish stock. His father was Bernard Ryan and his mother Maria C. Kelly. Both parents were born near Boyle, in County Roscommon, Ireland. They came to this country in the same ship and were married in 1848, in Detroit, Michigan. Twelve children were born to them and Dr. Ryan was the seventh. Bernard Ryan was a boiler maker by trade and held the responsible position of foreman at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad shops in Galesburg for many years. He died in Galesburg, April 20, 1883. at the age of sixty-one. The mother was a devout Catholic and a home-loving woman. She lived for the church and her family. She died twenty-five years after her husband in the consciousness of having spent an absolutely pure Christian life, and in the eighty-sixth year of her age. ^-''--^''ii,.--'-'^:^:

Dr. Ryan attended the public schcxjis in Aurora and Galesburg until he was thirteen years of age, at which time he was apprenticed to the boiler-maker trade :-' under his father in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy shops. He worked at the ' trade almost continuously and for ten years, rising from the position of rivet heater to that of foreman before he was twenty-five years of age.

During the time he was working in the shops he realized the necessity oF ... securing an education, so he attended the business college and night school, which was then held in the Churchill school building. Having the ambition to rise , . higher than the position of boiler-maker foreman, but seeing no possibility of . advancement along the lines he had started, he finally gave up the shop work >: and entered Knox College, determined to graduate and finally to enter his -'- chosen profession, the practice of medicine. Because of the large family, the ; father had to support, he was forced to rely on his own resources and finance ', himself. This he did by working during the summer at his trade and had the C pleasure of going through Knox College and Jefferson College without receiv- ... ing a gratuity from anyone. While in college he entered into all the activities :' and besides having a high grade in scholarship, was active in athletics and on - : two occasions received prizes for excellence in gymnastic work. He gradu- ated in 1886 and had the honor of being one of the commencement speakers.

Two years before his graduation in Knox College, he registered for the " study of medicine in the office of Drs. Aldrich and Wilson, so that by the time he graduated, he was well equipped for entering the medical school. He entered '.; Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1886 and after a severe course had the honor of securing the first prize of one hundred dollars for excellence of . . scholarship and best theses, graduating April 5, 1888. ;

Immediately after graduation he returned to Galesburg and entered into the . practice of medicine with Drs. Aldrich and Wilson, securing a lucrative practice from the start. After a year in general practice he was tendered the posi- ;. tion of medical examiner for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, with V. control of the whole Galesburg division, which then comprised five hundred . miles. This position he accepted and held for three years. With the ambition ': to do better still spurring him on, he left the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy - after a service of three years and went to Europe to study his chosen specialty, - the eye, ear, nose and throat. He was a student in the Berlin University, besides . ; having private instruction, and also took a course in England, graduating from ;. the London Post Graduate School in 1892. Since his return from Europe in . 1892, Dr. Ryan has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his specialty :' in Galesburg. - i- =-.-

For the last twenty years Dr. Ryan has enjoyed a most excellent practice, - . drawing patronage from a radius of fifty miles, and has done much to further )- the interests of medicine. He is a great believer in medical organization and cooperation for the good of the profession and, therefor, belongs to numerous medical societies and attends many conventions. He was one of the organizers of . the first Galesburg Medical Society and was its first secretary. He was also one of the organizers of the Knox County Medical Society and became its presi- , dent in 1903. He filled at different times every official position in the Military _ Tract Medical Society and was also the president of that society. He has pre- .. pared and read many scientific papers in the various societies from the city to I ' the American Medical Association. He was regular and special pension examining surgeon for many years and is now the official oculist for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. He served on the staff of the Galesburg Cottage Hospital for several years.

Dr. Ryan is at present a member of the Galesburg Medical Society, Knox County Medical Society, Military Tract Medical Society, Tri State Society, Chicago Ophthalmological Society, Illinois State Medical Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Ryan has never courted political honors, but was a candidate for elector on the gold democratic ticket in 1896. He has never devoted much time to society or social affairs, secret societies or clubs. His interest has all been along the line of scientific study and travel. He has, however, for many years been a member of the Galesburg Business Men's Club, and was a director for six years, from 1900 to 1906. He has been a member of the Elk's organization since 1904. He has travelled extensively. Besides visiting all parts of the United States and Mexico, in 1898 he took a trip around the world, going an unusual way. On this journey he visited Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and the Sandwich Islands. Recently he has taken another extended trip from Galesburg to New York city, thence by steamer to Colon, across the isthmus to the city of Panama by rail, and finally up the coast of Central America and Mexico to San Francisco by steamer. On this trip he took occasion to examine carefuHy the excavations and locks of the Panama Canal which is reaching completion.

Dr. Ryan was married in 1889 to Margaret S. McChesney, also a graduate of Knox College. Seven children were born to them, five of whom still survive, namely : Helen Margaret Ryan, Marion Cecilia Ryan, Robert Laurence Ryan, Harriet Ewing Ryan and Dorrance Bernard Ryan. The first three are students in Knox College, while the other two are in the public schools of Galesburg, and all are unusually capable. . . . -. ' '.- ' - ;

On the 1 5th ^f October, 1884, De Forrest Seacord was married to Miss Alice Updyke, and unto them were born two children, Marie and Wilkins, the latter being now associated with his father in business. The family is prominent socially and their own home is justly celebrated for its attractive hospitality. Mr. Seacord belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a charter member of the Country Club. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and as a public-spirited citizen he is widely known, his aid and cooperation being a tangible factor for success in the conduct of many important public enterprises. In his business he has so promoted his interests as to gain for him a prominent position among the substantial residents of Galesburg.

Unquestionably one of the most versatile and highly cultured residents of Knoxville is Professor Loren R. Witherell, who is not only a scholar and writer of more than local reputation, but an able attorney and a successful lecturer, in addition to which he has taken out patents on twenty-five different articles, all of which are in common use. He was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, on the loth of May, 1843, and is a son of. Ephraim H. and Rebecca (Donaldson) Witherell. The father was bom in Vermont, on May i, i8i6, his parents being Asaph and Johanna (White) Witherell, natives of Massachusetts. Asaph Witherell was the first manufacturer in America of the cut nail, in the making of which he engaged in his native state for many years. Together with his wife and family in i8i8 he started westward to Pennsylvania. They made the journey in the winter, and as Lake Erie was frozen they started to go from New York to Pennsylvania on the ice, but as it was thin in places they deemed the crossing unsafe, and returned to the shore. When they reached the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, they went south for about fifteen miles to the vicinity of Wattsburg, spending the night at the home of James Donaldson. Ephraim Witherell at that time was a lad of two years, while his future wife was a babe of one day. As his parents located in the vicinity, Ephraim Witherell there grew to manhood and learned the carpenter's trade. At the age of twenty-six years with his family he removed to Washington county, Indiana, where he engaged in contracting and building for five years. At the end of that time they crossed the prairies in a wagon to Peoria county, Illinois, residing there until the spring of 1851, when they came to Knoxville. The mother of our subject was born in Pennsylvania, on the 5th of March, i8i8, her parents being James and Mary (Moore) Donaldson, who were also natives of the Keystone state. In both the paternal and maternal lines Professor Witherell is descended from old colonial families, both of his grandfathers being veterans of the war of 1812, while some of his mother's ancestors located in this country more than two hundred and fifty years ago. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Witherell numbered seven, the four eldest having been born before they located in Knox county. In order of birth they are as follows: Ursula, who died at the age of twenty years ; Loren R., our subject ; George, who is a fanner, residing a mile south of Knoxville ; and Eri A., who is in the lecture field on a western circuit and is also engaged in teaching ; Willard W., who engages in the real-estate business and also in building and contracting in Visalia, California ; Silas, who is secretary and treasurer of a manufacturing company in Spring^eld, Missouri ; and Oscar C., who was engaged in the drug business in Knoxville, but has now passed away, his demise occurring at the age of thirty-eight years.

Professor Witherell received his introduction to the elements of English learning in the common schools of Peoria county, which he attended for one year. His education was continued in the public schools of Knoxville until he was eighteen years of age when he was sent to a private school in Erie county, Pennsylvania, where he studied for two winters. He was a brilliant student, possessing the retentive mind, strong powers of concentration and rapid reasoning faculties that mark the natural scholar. Study was to him not a hardship, but a joy and he applied himself so attentively to his work that he made. the best record of any pupil in the school, standing at the head of his classes in every subject. Upon the completion of his course he returned to his Illinois home and subsequently entered Lombard College. He matriculated in the latter institution in 1864, and there pursued special studies for three years, making a most creditable record. Having decided to take up the study of law, at the expiration of that time he entered the office of Willoughby and Grant in Galesburg, where for three years he diligently applied himself to the mastery of the principles of jurisprudence. He was admitted to the bar in 1871, and immediately thereafter opened an office in Rock Island county, where he engaged in practice for several years. He was meeting with most excellent success and was building up a very good clientage when trouble with his eyes compelled him to abandon his profession. In order to restore his sight and improve his health generally he turned his attention to fruit-raising and for thirty years devoted his summers to this occupation. In the winters he lectured on astronomy, geology and natural history in different schools, colleges and societies of the northwest, addressing more than a thousand different audiences. Although he still occasionally delivers a lecture, he has not followed the work regularly for about ten years, having withdrawn from it in 1901. Much of his time now is devoted to writing for the current magazines, while he also contributes editorials to various newspapers in both Iowa and Illinois. He has had more than one hundred of his poems published in papers throughout the country and in 1877 he published a history of John Brown in the Davenport Gazette. Not only does Professor Witherell possess unusual literary ability, but rare mechanical skill and he has always devoted much of his time to perfecting various contrivances upon which he holds patents. His first invention was a sugar-cane stripper, which he patented in 1865, when he was only twenty-two years of age. Later he patented a spiral gate and door spring, that is now used all over the world, while to him must be given the credit for the rubber stamp and printing wheels, which were placed on the market in 1866. He also invented the first computing postal scale, and he likewise holds the patent on a dusting brush and window fastener, as well as a clothes wringer and corn popper, and a number of other useful articles. On the 5th of March, 1868, Professor Witherell was united in marriage to Miss Lottie A. Anderson, the ceremony being performed in Knoxville. Mrs. Witherell was born in Sweden, in 1852, and is a daughter of Swan and Mary Anderson, who emigrated to the United States and located in Knoxville during

In addition to all of his other talents. Professor Witherell is endowed with ' considerable musical ability and he has devised a number of clever musical instru- C- ments of real artistic value from squashes, gourds and other vegetables. Professor Witherell has been an ardent curio collector for over fifty years, and : has an immense and beautiful collection, handsomely arranged in cases, which \. he has named "The Old Curiosity Shop" and which he will locate permanently in some public park, where it will be a permanent attraction and of great value ;.' to the public for years to come. He has always been too deeply engrossed in the pursuit of his various personal interests to devote much attention to outside affairs, so has very few public connections. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, belonging to the Knoxville camp, one of the oldest in the ' county, which is his only fraternal connection. Professor Witherell has a wide and favorable acquaintance among the citizens of Knox county, where he . . has spent practically his entire life and is recognized as a man of rare worth and ability.

.o,'' - />'.^''">^-' /. --- '^ -:--..-_--[-' -''':'i ' '-^--/-^-^\':'^V^;::'-.'-'V\.:"' 'i:'.'\-v- , - . ..'^'---'..-'./'' .'V' -:^./ Among the worthy citizens of Galesburg death has claimed, yet whose memory is enshrined in the hearts of those who knew them, is numbered William D. Fleharty. His was a noble character and his high ideals and lofty principles were manifest in the active part which he bore in church work and his unselfish devotion thereto. He was the first white child born in North Henderson township. Mercer county, Illinois, his natal day being October 4, 1834. His parents. Covert S. and Margaret H. Fleharty, were pioneer settlers of the state, casting in their lot with the early residents of Mercer county, when its settlements were few and when the work of development and progress seemed scarcely begim. The family lived upon a farm and it was on the old homestead that William D. Fleharty spent his youthful days, experiencing many of the hardships and privations of pioneer life, yet finding in these conditions the things which tested the mettle of his own character and constituted the foundation of his later successful career and nobility. Throughout the period of his minority he assisted in developing the home farm and in 1860 he started out in life independently at the time of his marriage to Miss Mary C. Petrie, a daughter of William Petrie, of New Windsor, Illinois. They began their domestic life upon a farm in Henry county, Illinois, near Alpha, and there lived for about nine years, when, in 1869, they removed to New Windsor, where Mr. Fleharty turned his attention to the grain trade, meeting with success in that business during the twenty years which he devoted to the work. After the death of his wife he removed to Galesburg and in 1890 was again married, his second union being with Emma A. Gordon, a daughter of William H. and Martha Gordon, pioneers of Mercer '-'-. ,:- county, Pennsylvania, who had also become a resident of Galesburg in 1890. There was one daughter by his first marriage, Anne.

Mr. Fleharty's influence was always found on the side of progress and improvement, especially along intellectual and moral lines. He was an active supporter of the schools of New Windsor and served in official connection - -^ ;'\; , therewith. In politics he was a stanch republican and filled the office of supervisor in Mercer county. He became one of the charter members of the New Windsor Congregational church, was superintendent of its Sunday school for a number of years and for a long time carried almost the entire work of the church on ; 'l^ -;. his shoulders. After removing to Galesburg he placed his membership in the i.^- '.' Old First church, which later became the Central church, and continued equally ,/ i'?^:' - faithful to its interests and active in its support and work. Men came to know *:'-:".-'' that what William D. Fleharty promised he would do, that his word was as > -V .: good as any bond solemnized by signature or seal and that in every relation of , ;'' life he sought to follow the Golden Rule. "Not the good that comes to us but the good that comes to the world through us" is the measure of our success, and judged by this standard the life of William D. Fleharty was a most successful ''.'-:;.- one. . - - : - . - : - - , ---- .- -^- . . /.- --- ---i- .-.-.-..

Boannerges Ely, a resident of Knox county since 1846, was for many years successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits and is now living retired at his home in Wataga. He was born December 21, 1821, in Cumberland Gap, Clai- , borne county, Tennessee. His father, Solomon Ely, came in 1834, at the close of the Black Hawk war, to DeWitt county, Illinois, where he fanned until his death in 1865, when sixty-nine years old. He was an elder in the Christian , church and in his politics was a stanch democrat until the time of Lincoln, when he joined the ranks of the republican party and remained a loyal member till the last. He was married to Rachel Turner, whose death occurred in 1848 at the age of forty-five. There were ten children in the family. The living are: Susanna, the wife of James Stewart, residing in Kansas; and Boannerges, the subject of this sketch, who was the youngest of the family. The grandparents on the father's side were Isaac and Katherine Ely, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Germany. The grandparents on the mother's side were William and Susan Turner, both natives of Virginia.

;'... The marriage of Mr. Ely and Miss Mary Duvall, who was born in Kentucky, July 7, 1834, occurred November 3, 1850. Her father, Thomas Duvall,

The name of Gustave Wenzelmann figures prominently in connection with the industrial and manufacturing interests of Galesburg, in which city he took up his abode in 1904. He now has an extensive manufacturing plant, which stands in the midst of sixteen acres of ground, affording him excellent shipping facilities over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Santa Fe Railroads. In business management he displays all those requirements which are essential to success and has gradually worked his way upward to a creditable and gratifying position. . .. .. . ^ . ... .:.-.. ... ..

Mr. Wenzelmann was born in Neunkhausen, Germany, on the 8th of March, 1867, a son of Ludwig and Rosina (Schneider) Wenzelniann, who were also natives of Neunkhausen, the father having been born on the 7th of January, 1838, and the mother on the loth of October of the same year. Ludwig Wenzelmann was a cabinetmaker and sawmill owner and continued in business in his native country until 1882, when he came to the United States, settling in Kan-, kakee, Illinois, where he followed his trade. He lived a life of usefulness and . activity, his labors being terminated only in death, on the I7th of May, 1910. Fora considerable period he had survived his wife, who died in 1886. Both were members of the German Evangelical church and his political allegiance was given the democratic party. In their family were three children : Alwina and Bertha, both now deceased ; and Gustave.

The last named pursued his education in Germany, becoming a gymnasium student, and in the high school of Kankakee he continued his studies following the arrival of the family in America. After putting aside his text-books he secured employment in a lumberyard and store at Kankakee in the capacity of bookkeeper and later he utilized his earnings in establishing a general merchandise store at Missal, Illinois, embarking in business there on his own account in 1884. From the beginning he enjoyed a good trade and continued in active connection with this commercial interest for a considerable period, also serving as postmaster. In 1895, however, he disposed of his store and removed to Streator, Illinois, where he turned his attention to manufacturing, being thus active in the business affairs of that place until 1904, when he came to Galesburg and built the plant which he is now operating. He manufactures portable elevators, hardware specialties, power wash machines, vacuum cleaning plants, electric light outfits for farm houses and general labor-saving devices as well as gas engines and he also has a small piano factory. There is also a well 'equipped chemical laboratory connected with the establishment. The business is conducted under the name of the Wenzelmann Manufacturing Company and was incorporated in 1899, with Gustave Wenzelmann as the president, Mrs. Wenzelmann as vice president and E. H. Overholt as secretary and treasurer. Employment is furnished for many people and the company owns sixteen acres of ground adjoining the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Santa Fe Railroads. The building covers eighty-three thousand square feet of floor space and is splendidly equipped for the different lines of manufacture there ; conducted. All departments of the business are well organized and, keeping in close touch with the trade, Mr. Wenzelmann understands the demands of the public and the needs of the times and so conducts his business as to meet these.

Mr. Wenzelmann has been married twice. In the spring of 1892 he wedded Miss Florence Esther Powell, a daughter of Rev. A. B. and Mary (Haffner) Powell, of Missal, Illinois. They became the parents of four children, Rosa, Naomi, Jessie and Maxwell, all at home. The wife and mother passed away June 22, 1907, and on the I2th of August, 1908, Mr. Wenzelmann wedded Miss Marion Rees, a daughter of David and Mary Ann Rees, of Galesburg. There is one child of this marriage, Ann. Both wives of Mr. Wenzelmann were successful schoolteachers prior to their marriage. In politics he is a republican and has served as school director of the first ward but has never sought nor desired office in recognition of his party fealty. He belongs to the Galesburg

Club and to Grace Episcopal church, of which he is a vestryman. While he is winning success in his business undertakings, his interests are not confined by his manufacturing activities but extend beyond to the broader and more general interests of life, he being ever recognized as a progressive citizen whose cooperation in public affairs marks him as a valued resident of Galesburg. ,':- :T' ':

Charles Miller, a prominent contractor and builder residing at No. 1007 North Cedar street in Galesburg, has made his home in this city since coming to the United States in 1887. He has been continuously identified with building interests for the past third of a century and many of the most important structures of Galesburg stand as monuments to his skill and ability. His birth occurred in Kent county, England, on the 3d of November, 1862, his' parents being William John George and Emma Sarah (King) Miller, who were likewise natives of that country. The paternal grandfather was also born in England. Both he and his wife attained a ripe old age and reared a large family of children, including the following named : William John George, Edward and Susie. George King, the maternal grandfather of our subject, was likewise a native of the Merrie Isle. Both he and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Emma Allen, were well advanced in years when called to their final rest. Their children were as follows : Emma Sarah, Anna, M. H., Susanna, George and Charles.

William J. G. Miller, the father of Charles Miller, was a job master and liveryman in Walmer, England. His demise occurred in 1903, when he had attained the age of sixty-four years, while his wife was called to her final rest in 1907 at the age of sixty-eight. They were faithful members of the Church of England. Unto them were born seven sons and four daughters, as follows : Emma Mary Ann, who is a resident of Walmer, Kent, England ; John William George, also living at that place ; Charles, of this review ; James, who makes his home in St. Louis ; George Allen, who is deceased ; Herbert Edward, of London, England; Percy, residing in Australia; Frederick, of Kent; Susanna Frances, the wife of James Grew, of Croydon, England; and two daughters, who died in infancy. ..-v.:" -^;V-- -.. ';V' "': -.;^ ^v ,^'-.:<-'-l\.:J .- ''.-^'V'. " -' -''':- '-. - .Vr; : '-'

Charles Miller was reared and educated in his native county. When a youth of fourteen he put aside his text-books and was bound out to a lawyer that he might learn the trade of a builder, which he has followed continuously since 1877. In 1887 he emigrated to the United States and took up his abode in Galesburg, Illinois, where he has remained to the present time. Many of the prominent structures of the city were erected by him, among them being the public library ; the Young Men's Christian Association, the building of which he superintended ; the First National Bank ; the People's Trust & Savings Bank ; the Holmes building ; the quarters of the Lass & Larson Company and the O. T. Johnson Company ; and the power house of the People's Traction Company. He has likewise erected hundreds of residences and is frequently called in consultation by other builders. In addition to his extensive and important interests as a contractor and builder he is a stockholder in the Lass & Larson Wall Paper

Company. Mr. Miller carries forward to completion whatever he undertakes, '. having a resolute spirit and strong determination that enables him to overcome ' . all difficulties and obstacles and make steady progress toward the goal of , ./ prosperity.

On the 2d of October, 1884, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Lass Spinner, a native of Deal, Kent county, England, and a daughter :': of Henry Clement and Elizabeth Ann (Lass) Spinner, who were also born in y that country. The father passed away at the early age of thirty-two years, while the mother died at the age of fifty-six. Henry C. Spinner was a dairy ; merchant. Unto him and his wife were born six children, namely: William . H., Ellen, Elizabeth, Eannie M., and two who died in early life. Richard Spinner, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Miller, was a gentleman farmer. To him and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Stokes, were born the following children : Henry, Susan, Fannie, Mary Ann and Jennie. William !- - and Sarah (Eastes) Lass, the maternal grandparents of Mrs. Miller, had thir-.., >,- teen children, of whom the following are known : Frank, Elizabeth, Nora, ; Grove, Ebenezer, William, Loremia, John, Thomas, Mary and Sarah. Charles . ! Miller, our subject, and Mrs. Miller were the parents of nine children, as fol- .:- lows: Harry William, a builder and farmer of Canada; Clarence and George, ;'... who died in infancy; Herbert L., a student; Ethel, at home; Clement, who is ; deceased; Ruth and Elizabeth, who are under the parental roof; and Emory G., .

In politics Mr. Miller is independent, supporting men and measures rather than party. At the present time he is serving as alderman of the first precinct ; in the third ward. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging to Alpha Lodge, No. 155, A. F. & A. M. ; Galesburg Chapter, R. A. M. ; Gales- ': burg Commandery, No. 8, K. T. ; Knoxville Council, R. & S. M. ; and Mohammed - Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Gales- . - '. burg lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He belongs to the Galesburg Club and made the second subscription for the erection of a club building. -. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Central Congregational church, to which his wife likewise belongs. The circle of their friends is almost ; coextensive with the circle of their acquaintances and all who know them enter- ' . tain for them the warmest esteem and regard. v -

Edgar J. Lockwood, who is living in Knoxville at the age of eighty-eight years, has devoted the greater part of his life to spreading the gospel as a minister of the Baptist church. He was born in Plattsburg, New York, on June 30, 1823, and is a son of Sheldon and Parthenia (Clark) Lockwood. His father was a native of New Milford, Connecticut, his birth occurring on the 2Oth of November, 1789, while his mother was born in Hartford, New York, on the 1st of September, 1795. Left an orphan in his early childhood at the age of seven years Sheldon Lockwood was bound out to a hatter in Connecticut. He also learned the furrier's trade, continuing to follow both occupations in his native state until 1812, when he enlisted in the army for seven years' service and participated in the second war with Great Britain. After the close of hostilities he located in Plattsburg, New York, where he established a furrier shop and also engaged in the manufacture of hats until 1825. EHsposing of his business he then came west with his family, stopping for a time in Chicago, but later went to Ottawa, whence he subsequently removed to Lewiston. He resided there for several years then went to Warren county, purchasing some land in the vicinity of Berwick, that he cultivated for many years. There he passed away on the 2ist of May, 1851, but the mother survived until January 21, 1889, her death occurring in Galesburg, and was laid to rest beside her husband in the cemetery at Berwick. Warren county. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Lockwoofl numbered the following children, all of whom are deceased with the exception of our subject. In order of birth they are as follows : Melissa, who married Erskine Wilbur ; Edgar J., our subject ; Rachel, the wife of Daniel Belden ; Catherine ; Emily E., who for nineteen years was a teacher in the public schools of Galesburg; Alva C. ; Ira W. and Mason M., who were twins; Henrietta; Jane E., the wife of S. P. Phelps, of Monmouth ; and Mary Louisa. ' . The greater part of the education of Edgar J. Lockwood was acquired through reading and study after attaining maturity, his early advantages being confined to the brief and irregular sessions of the district school. Being the eldest son of a large family he was early compelled to assume the duties of manhood and at the age of nine years was entrusted to plow the fields. He was an ambitious youth, however, and longed to devote his life to a noble purpose, feeling deeply drawn to the ministry where he recognized great opportunities for usefulness. While little more than a lad he determined to devote his life to the spreading of the Gospel and with this purpose in view devoted every moment he was nbt occupied in the fields in reading and study. Ultimately he attained his ambition and was admitted to the ministry of the Baptist church. His first pastorate was in the vicinity of Prairie City, Illinois, where he remained for four years, at the expiration of that period being transferred to the church in Prairie City. Some of his charges were very small, and his duties being light, he also engaged in farming. Erom Illinois he went to Iowa, his first church in the latter state being at Bedford, whence he removed to Emerson. After leaving there he located on a farm in the vicinity of Bedford and in connection with the cultivation of this he also held the ministry of a country church. He next went to Kansas, locating in the vicinity of Emporia, where he preached for a time, going from there to West Plains, Missouri, where he resided for twenty years and had charge of a church. At the expiration of that time he withdrew from the ministry and coming to Galesburg lived with a daughter until the ist of September, 1908, when he came to Knoxville. Although he has not held a charge for more than fifteen years, and seldom occupies a pulpit any more, Mr. Lockwood takes an active interest in all church work, and never misses a religious service unless the condition of his health prevents his attendance. He has always been a zealous and conscientious worker, and despite the many trials and hardships that confront every man who devotes his life to public service he has ever been sustained by the faith that is the comfort and solace of his age. He has never faltered but has faithfully discharged every duty in accordance with what to him seemed best. ; - > : . ^ ^ ;^^ . - :";; - / -.=: - V '. ; ^

In Henry county, Illinois, on the 2ist of June, 1849, Mr. Lockwood was united in marriage to Miss Mandana A. Jones, whose birth occurred in Canada, on the 2d of January, 1831. She is a daughter of Daniel and Atlanta (Bartlett) » Jones, the father also a native of Canada, his birth occurring on February 22, 1808, while the mother was bom in Vermont, on the 2d of January, i8io. They were among the pioneer settlers of Illinois, first locating in Mercer county, where the father engaged in farming, but later took up his residence in Galesburg, and there both he and the mother passed away. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Mrs. Lockwood was the eldest. The others were as follows : Louisa, the widow of Leonidas Anderson, of Oklahoma ; Orson, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased ; Harriet, also deceased, who is buried in the cemetery at Knoxville ; Granville, who is a resident of Galesburg ; Norvel, also of Galesburg ; and Corwin, who lives in Shenandoah, Iowa. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood there were born two daughters : Alice Irene, the deceased wife - of Elisha White, by whom she had one son, Walter, now living in Chicago ; and Effie Louise, who married Marshall Goodsill of Galesburg, and is the mother of four children : Ruth, Claire, Inez and Max.

Despite his advanced years, Mr. Lockwood is still in full possession of his faculties and takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to the public welfare, particularly of a religious nature.- ,; , . .,.,,;.-.: - ,

It is a difficult matter during the life of any one, to render a satisfactory tribute to his character, especially when the man concerned is of a' disposition so retiring and unobtrusive as E. P. Williams. He was born at Russia, New York, in the year 1833, and moved to Galesburg with his parents in the year 1836.

It seems most fitting and appropriate that he should be. mentioned in this volume in the History of Knox County, of which he has been so important a factor for many years. In the absence of a personal biography, we copy by permission from the "Bench and Bar of Illinois," edited by the late John M. Palmer of Springfield, Illinois, former governor and former senator from Illinois, the following historical sketch of Mr. Williams: ./ V. j -- , -.

"Edward Payson Williams has resided in Galesburg for more than fifty years, and for the past twenty-five years has been the recognized leader of the Knox county bar. His modest and unassuming nature has kept him from the public gaze, but the strength, clearness and accuracy of his judgment, coupled with an unHecked purity and integrity of life, have made him known and respected and loved by all who have been either his clients or his friends.

"His father, Sherman Williams, was one of the early abolitionists, and first settled in Missouri ; but his views on the slavery question were not accepted there and he was driven from the state by the pro-slavery element, fleeing by night with his wife and young children. His mother. Sally (Bradley) Williams, was a woman of very remarkable intellectual power, an omnivorous reader, with a genius and love for guiding and instructing youthful minds.

In Henry county, Illinois, on the 2ist of June. 1849, Mr. Lock\voo(l uas united in marriage to Miss Manclana A. Jones, whose birth occurred in Canada, on the 2(1 of January, 1831, She is a daughter of Daniel and Atlanta (I'artlett ) Jones, the father also a native of Canada, his birth occurring on I-'ebruary 22, 1808, while the mother was born in \'ermont, on the 2d of January, 1810. They were among the jiioneer settlers of Illinois, first locating in Mercer county, where the father engaged in farming, but later took up his residence in Galesburg, and there both he and the mother passed away. They were the i)arents of seven children, of whom Mrs. Lockwood was the eldest. The others were as follows : Louisa, the widow of Leonidas Anderson, of Oklahoma ; Orson, a veteran of the Civil war, now deceased : Harriet, also deceased, who is buried in the cemetery at Knoxville : Granville, who is a resident of Galesburg; Xorvel, also of Galesburg; and Corwin, who lives in Shenandoah, Iowa. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood there were born two daughters: Alice Irene, the deceased wife of Elisha \\'hite, by whom she had one son, \\'alter, now living in Chicago; and Eflfie Louise, wlio married Marshall Goodsill of Galesburg, and is the mother of four children ; Ruth, Claire, Inez and Max.

Des])ite bis advanced years, Mr. Lockwood is still in full pos.session of his faculties and takes an active interest in all matters pertaining to the public welfare, particularly of a religious nature.

Edward Paysox Williams. '

It is a difficult matter during the life of any one, to render a satisfactory tribute to his character, especially when the man concerned is of a disiKjsition so retiring and unobtrusive as E. P. \\'illiams. 1 le was Ixjrn at Rus.sia, Xew York, in the year 1833, and moved to Galesburg with his j)arents in the year 1836.

It seems most fitting and appropriate that he should be mentioned in this volume in the History of Kno.x County, of which he has been so important a factor for many years. In the absence of a personal bi()grai)hy, we copy by I)ermissiun from the "I'.ench and 15ar of Illincjis," edited by the late John M. J 'aimer of S])ringtiel(l, Illinois, former governor an<l former senator from Illinoi>^, the following historical sketch of Mr. \\'illiams:

"l-'dward Payson \\'illiams has resided in Galesburg f(tr more than fifty years, and for the past twenty-five years has I)een the recognized leader of the Knox county bar. His modest and unassuming nature has kei)t him from the public gaze, but the strength, clearness and accuracy of his judgment, coupled witli an unHecked jmrity and integrity of life, have made him known and respected and loved by all who have been either bis clients or bis friends.

"His father, Sherman \\'illiams, was one of the early abolitionists, and first settled in Missouri; but his views on the .slavery cjue.stion were not accepted there and he was driven from the state by the pro-slavery element, fleeing by night uitb bis wife and young children. His mother. Sally M'.radley) \\'illiams, was a woman of very remarkable intellectual ])ower, an omnivorous reader, with a genius and love for guiding and instructing youthful minds.

"Mr. Williams' early life was spent on a farm, and, excepting portions of a v'; few years which were spent in the district school and in Knox College, he did ; the hard and exacting work of the farm until he had passed his twenty-fifth -.year. An injury which he then received disabled him from continuing in that i calling, and he took up with indomitable purpose his preparation for the prac- ' tice of the law. After two years of study, he was admitted to the bar of Illi- - nois on an examination conducted in person by the late Judge Corydon Beckwith. From the very beginning of his practice, he took rank as a lawyer who :; knew the law and could present it clearly, who prepared his cases with thoroughness and who tried them both skillfully and honorably; who gave the same -' high service to the small cause and to the poor client that the largest interests ' could command; and it was soon known to all that he would neither take a retainer because the professional rewards were to be large if the cause did not com- '' mend itself to his judgment and conscience, nor refuse a cause that seemed to '. him meritorious though no reward were promised and its advocacy was unpopular.

' "His name will be found as counsel in nearly every volume of the reports of the supreme court of Illinois from the forty-eighth to the present time. Upon

- - important or intricate questions of law, no better briefs than his have been filed . in that court. They have furnished the basis for the opinions of the supreme

' "During his long career at the bar he has met in professional contests nearly every prominent lawyer of the Military Tract, and has won his full share of ;- victories. In the early days his practice was not confined to Knox county, but ;: extended to all the counties of the circuit. In Fulton county he practiced with ' ' Hon. William C. Goudy, who afterward became a well known lawyer in Chi- '. cago, and Hon. S. P. Shope, afterward justice of the supreme court and now in

- other ways come to know him, esteem him for his fidelity as a friend and his .' integrity as a citizen, and warmly admire the ability and conscience which have est title to distinction does not lie in his purely professional work. His greatest influence has been wielded as a man of honor and moral bravery, and through the many men who have gained their professional ideals and inspiration while students in his office.

"From the day he entered a law office until now, he has placed the obligations of a lawyer before his rewards and has always cared more to settle strife and protect rights by fair compromise than to encourage litigation or imperil his clients' interests in the hope of professional reward or distinction.

"He has not drawn the line merely against dishonest claims or methods, but against causes and courses that while entirely honest might prove hardships to the party, though beneficial to the attorney. For example, a mortgage for over twenty thousand dollars was sent him with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings. The mortgagor was in default and a foreclosure proceeding would have brought an attorney's fee of an unusual size and of which, on account of the large number of persons dependent upon him, he was in real need. Yet because the mortgagee was honest and would, in his judgment, be able to pay the larger portion of the defaulted interest within the next six months, he made the unasked recommendation of a postponement of the foreclosure proceedings. The result was that the mortgagor saved his land and the mortgagee secured his debt, and Mr. Williams received but a nominal fee. And examples of this sort might be multiplied. The golden rule controls him both as a lawyer and as a man.

"Students from his office are found in the upper ranks of the profession from New York to Seattle, Washington, and all hold him both as a lawyer and citizen in the highest regard and affection.

"He is a republican in politics, as was natural from his early experiences, but he has never sought public* office. In the early days of his practice he was city attorney of Galesburg for one term, and master in chancery of the circuit court for a short time. His friends have long desired to place him upon the circuit bench, where his profound knowledge of the law, tempered by his fine sense of justice, would have been so valuable to litigants ; but he has been unwilling to make any canvass for the place or to undergo the strife of a political campaign. He has neither the temperament nor the natural gifts of an advocate, though in cases appealing strongly to his feelings he has made some very notable and effective arguments to juries. His conspicuous preeminence, however, is as a wise counselor who always sought and rarely missed 'the right of the matter.' Though past three-score years, he is still in active practice m the full possession of his ripened powers, and has associated with him in the practice two sons - Messrs. Edwin N. and G. P. Williams - who are rendering him strong and efficient aid in conducting the litigation in which the firm is retained." The Bench and Bar of Illinois, pages 452 to 454.

Since this biography was published, Mr. Williams has continued in the successful practice of his profession at Galesburg, Illinois, with a constantly increasing reputation. His life has been filled with deepest sorrows. His wife, for fifty years his constant and loving companion, assistant and adviser, has passed away, and two of his sons who were associated with him in the practice of law have also passed to the beyond. Perhaps no bjetter idea can be given of the estimate in which Mr. Williams is held by the bar of Knox county, than to quote a resolution unanimously passed at a meeting of the bar association of ' -' Knox county, held for the purpose of adopting resolutions upon the life and . services of the late Justice Alfred M. Craig, in January, 1912. V

"The Bar Association of Knox county assembled for the purpose of paying ;; its respects and tribute to the memory of a distinguished member, who has ." passed away, are reminded of the fact that we have still with us, in active : - practice, the Nestor of this bar, whose seventy-ninth birthday will soon be here. While paying our tribute to the deceased, it is fitting that we remember the liv- ,. ing who is still with us to guide and to inspire, and to extend to him our felicitations upon his approaching anniversary. Edward Payson Williams, by a long : and distinguished career at the bar, has brought distinction, not only to himself, but the bar of which he is the acknowledged leader. By his unselfish public serv- ' : ice, he has well served his day and generation. His unfailing kindness has endeared him to us all. and his integrity and moral worth is an example to us. May .- his sorrows be tempered to him and his remaining years be filled with joy." ;- ;

We cannot close this brief sketch without mentioning one of the greatest hon- - ors that ever came to Mr. Williams, or in fact, to any other attorney of this - state, and it must always stand as a most beautiful and substantial tribute to - - his memory and legal attainments.

In the year 1899 the legislature of the state of Illinois passed a resolution creating a "Practice Commission" for the purpose of making a thorough examination of the Practice Act and to suggest needed reforms and com- -'-':-.- mission seem to be necessary and conducive to the improvement in court ; procedure. Two members were to be appointed from Cook county, one by \ the Cook County Bar Association, one by the appellate court of the First district, . and of the remaining three, one by the State Bar Association, one by the governor -V o^ the state and one by the supreme court of the state of Illinois. Mr. Williams, ' of all the attorneys of this state, was selected by the supreme court to act upon that commission, thus signifying the full confidence of that august body in him . as being qualified in every way to represent it in all the questions that might . . come before the commission. His appointment bears date September 15, 1899.

Max J. Mack, who for more than a third of a century has been actively identified with the business interests of Galesburg as a clothing merchant, has since 1895 been a member of the firm of Jacobi Brothers & Mack. His birth occurred in Cincinnati. Ohio, on the 6th of August, 1854, his parents being Jacob L. and Amelia (Thurnauer) Mack, both of whom were natives of Bavaria,' Germany. The paternal grandfather was also born there. Jacob L. Mack, the father of our subject, emigrated to America half a century ago and settled in Cincinnati, where he embarked in business as a wholesale clothier. His demise there occurred when he had attained the age of seventy years. His wife, surviving him, was seventy-two years old when called to her final rest. Their children were six in number, namely: Edward J., who is deceased; Leopold J., a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio ; Herman, who has also passed away ; Carrie, r living in Cincinnati ; Max J., of this review ; and Samuel J., who makes his * '. home in Anderson, Indiana.

Herbert W. Wood is now living retired in Galesburg but in former years was identified with general merchandising, with the grain trade and financial enterprises. The success which he achieved while still an active factor in business circles brought him a handsome competence that now relieves him from the necessity of further labor, save for the supervision which he gives to his invested interests. He was born in Westford, Vermont, April 24, 1844, a son of William S. and Phylena (Smith) Wood. The father was also a native of Westford and the mother's birth occurred in Braintree, Orange county, Vermont. William S. Wood followed merchandising in his native town and also conducted a tannery, after which he removed to Burlington, Vermont, where he filled the office of deputy sheriff. In the spring of 1859, he came to the middle west settling in Watag^, Knox county, Illinois, where he carried on general merchandising and also engaged in the grain trade for a number of years. He likewise con- ducted a banking and loan business at a later date and carried forward to successful completion whatever he undertook. He was ever watchful of any opportunity and in its improvement steadily advanced toward success. In 1884 he went to Elgin, Illinois, where he resided for three or four years living retired during that period. In 1888, he came to Galesburg, where he also lived retired up to the time of his death, which occurred February 3, 1897. For more than three years he had survived his wife who died in this city, September 21, 1893. In his political views William S. Wood was a republican and served in some local offices, acting as justice of the peace and as treasurer of his town. His life was upright and honorable and both he and his wife were members of the Congregational church in which he served as a trustee. They were married in Braintree, Vermont, and unto them were born four children, of whom Herbert W., is the eldest, the others are: Ella J., the widow of George F. Niles of Hartford, Connecticut; Qarence E., who was born July i, 1850, and died April 29, 1852, and Carrie M., the widow of Albert T. Lewis of Elgin, Illinois.

Herbert W. Wood was educated in the schools of West ford and in the Burlington high school, after which he attended Knox College in Galesburg during the year 1863-4. His education completed, he entered his father's store as a clerk and received thorough training in commercial methods as applied especially to general mercantile interests. In 1868 he became his father's successor in business and formed a partnership with his uncle, H. P. Wood, which connection continued until 1880. They carried on the same line of business and also engaged in general banking. Throughout that period they conducted a prosperous business carrying a large and well selected line of goods for which they found a ready sale. The growth of their trade brought them an excellent annual income which in time afforded Mr. Wood a competence sufficient to enable him to retire from active life. He came to Galesburg in 1888, and has since retired from further labor save for the supervision which he gives to his invested interests. He is now a stockholder in the First National Bank and has important realty holdings. He served as town clerk and in many other local pffices, being corporation clerk at Wataga for a time. :. 'i

On the 2ist of January, 1904, Mr. Wood was united in marriage to Mrs. Emma Walton, a daughter of Joseph and Orlena A. (Kirk) Woods of Plymouth, Illinois. Her father was born near Mt. Sterling, this state, May lo, 1829, of German parentage and died June 30, 1905. He was a soldier of the Mexican war, serving for a year and one-half after which he was honorably discharged. He followed the occupation of farming, owning and cultivating a tract of land until the time of his death. He was also an ordained minister of the Baptist church and his life was ever a helpful one, his time being largely spent in efforts to uplift and benefit humanity. In his political faith he was a democrat and he served as school director, but never sought political office. His wife died July 19, 1909, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wood, in Galesburg, There were seventeen children in their family, of whom Mrs. Wood was the seventh in order of birth. Her early education was acquired in the schools of Providence, Illinois, and later she spent three years in Eureka College. She was also an art and music pupil in Chicago, studying under Seabeck and Liebling for three years. She afterward engaged in teaching music in Macomb. Camp Point and Augusta - ^three towns of central Illinois. ;- . - --....; .

She is a member of the First Christian Church, Galesburg, 111., Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Woman's Relief Corps and the Round Table Club, A lady of broad intelligence and wide reading, she is prominent in the social circles of the city and shares with her husband a popularity that has brought him many friends.

. Rev. Joseph Costa, O. C., R. D. C., who for more than a third of a century has labored with untiring and consecrated zeal for the development of Catholicity in Galesburg. is the pastor of Corpus Christi church and also a dean of the Peoria diocese. He was born October i8, 1823, in Pettinengo. province of Biella, Italy, about thirty miles northeast of Turin, his parents being Antonio and Angela Maria (Facio) Costa. The father was occupied in land industries and also conducted a tailoring establishment. Joseph was the youngest of four brothers and the only one who entered the ministry. The records of the family, dating back for more than six hundred years, show members of it belonging to the priesthood.

Father Costa received his early instruction in letters and music in the schools of his native town. Subsequently he entered the college named Banchette and began the study of Latin under Rev. Professor W. Scaglia. Later he pursued his studies in classics in the city of Biella, and after an interval of two years of rest began his philosophical course in the College Melerio Rosmini in the city of Domodossola, remaining a student under Professor Parma for two years. Having passed his examination in philosophy and being a member of the Order of Charity, he applied himself, under able professors, to the study of divinity in the Rosminan Institute at Stresa on the borders of Lago Maggiore. In 1851, as a member of the order, he was sent by the General, the Rev. Antonio Rosmini, to the English missions belonging to the same order. In that country he reviewed his theology under Professor Caccia and prepared for the reception of holy orders. On February i8, 1853, he was examined and ordained priest in the church of Oscott College by the Rt. Rev. Bernard Ullathorne, bishop of Birmingham. As a priest he labored in Great Britain for eleven years, doing parish work, preaching at missions or teaching in college.

In 1864, at the request of Dr. Yunker, bishop at Alton, Illinois, Father Costa was sent by the general of his order to work in that bishop's diocese. In the United States the field of his labors was chiefly Illinois - Springfield, Jacksonville, El Paso and Lincoln. Finally, in 1877, he was sent to Galesburg by Dr. John L. Spalding, first bishop of Peoria, for the special purpose of establishing parochial schools. From that time to the present he has worked earnestly and faithfully for the upbuilding of the Catholic church. In the spring of 1878 was begim the erection of St. Joseph's Academy, which was opened for use in the autumn of 1879, with ten teachers and four hundred pupils. Stevens & Parry of Galesburg built the structure, which, including heating apparatus and excluding furniture, cost sixteen thousand, eight hundred and fifty-eight dollars and thirteen cents. The convent adjoining the academy was partly erected by Jacob Westfall of Peoria, who failed to complete the contract and the building was finished under the direction of Father Costa. The work, which was commenced in 1880 and finished in iSSi, engendered an expenditure of eleven thousand, three hundred and eighty-eight dollars and fifty-two cents. The ground upon which Corpus Christi church stands cost four thousand, eight hundred and eighty-five dollars. The contract for the building was given to Matthias Schnell, of Rock Island, and its cost, including heater, seats, bell, etc., was thirty-eight thousand, six hundred and eleven dollars and forty-three cents. Corpus Christi rectory, including heating apparatus, cost five thousand, five hundred dollars. The lot of St. Mary's primary, on the corner of Fourth and Seminary streets, cost twenty-five hundred dollars and the new building sixteen thousand dollars. The lot on which Corpus Christi lyceum stands was purchased for five thousand dollars, while the building and furniture cost about forty-two thousand dollars. Its erection was begun in 1891 and completed in 1894. This edifice is private property of the Order of Charity in the United States. Father Costa has done much in the erection of buildings in Galesburg, expending more than one hundred and forty thousand dollars for that purpose and the benefit of his church. He has now passed the eighty-ninth milestone on life's journey, and his long years of unselfish ministrations and activities have been a potent factor for good and his personal characteristics are such as have endeared him to his parishioners and fellowmen.

John Beckett

- homestead near Oxford. The family of Mr. and Mrs. William Beckett consisted .. - of five sons: Prestley, who died at the age of sixteen years; John, our subject; !' Arthur, who is living in Ohio; Zacharias. who is deceased; and Edward.

; ' " The education of John Beckett was obtained in the common schools, during - that period much of his time being devoted to assisting with the work of the farm,

- Although he was only sixteen years of age when the war broke out he enlisted -,/: in the Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and went to the front for three road from Peoria to Keithsburg, Illinois. Mr. Beckett was a capable engineer and a good business man, but had hardly reached the zenith of his powers when death terminated his career on the 2ist of August, 1889. ..':;.'-

On the 6th of March, 1882, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Downard, who was born in Clinton county, Ohio, on the I4th of May, 1846, and is a daughter of Jesse and Sallie (Showalter) Downard. The birth of the father occurred near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, while the mother was a native of Westmoreland county, that state. In the early years of their domestic life they came to Ohio, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father was a shoemaker by trade and having been given the advantages of a good education he also taught school for a time, but his latter years were devoted to farming. The family of Mr. and !Mrs. Downard numbered thirteen, seven ' sons and six daughters : William Wallace, who was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted from Indiana, now deceased ; Edwin, also a veteran of the war, now a resident of Oklahoma ; Mary, the deceased wife of Robert Harland ; Benjamin, a veteran of the Civil war, now living at London Mills ; and Lafayette and William, who were also in the Union service, now deceased ; Stephen, who was killed during the war ; Jennie, the wife of Scott Snedeker of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Beckett; Emma, the wife of William Tyner, of Elk City, Kansas; Amanda, who is the deceased wife of Nelson Kennedy; Alice, also deceased; and Phineas, who lives in Iowa. Mr. Downard was one of the prominent citizens of Log^n county, Ohio, where for several years he held the office of county surveyor. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Beckett there were born three children : Jesse, who is deceased ; Frank, who is living in Knoxville ; and Lysle, the wife of Stephen Smith, formerly of Knoxville but now Palm Beach, Florida, by whom she has had three children, Thomas, Matthew and Stephena.

Mr. Beckett gave his political support to the Republican party. He was not identified with any religious denomination but always attended the Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Beckett was a member. The early years of their domestic life they spent in Abingdon, but they subsequently removed to London Mills, where they resided until 1886 when they came to Knoxville, purchasing the residence, which has ever since been the family home. Mrs. Beckett is well known here and has many friends, whose esteem has been won through her many estimable qualities of both heart and mind. . .. , ^. . ,

Benjamin Franklin Seaton came to Galesburg in the evening of life, but while he was never connected with business affairs here he brought with him the record of active and honorable service in business in his earlier years, and during the period of his connection with Galesburg, he won the respect and good-will of all with whom he came in contact. He was born in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, on the nth of November, 1820, his parents being William and Mary (Adams) Seaton, the latter a cousin of John Quincy Adams, at one time president of the United States. The family is of Scotch descent, and in his life Benjamin F. Seaton displayed many of the sterling characteristics of his

Scotch ancestry. His education was acquired in the schools of his native town and in the state of New York, whither he accompanied his parents on their removal to the vicinity of Winchester. Later he went to Massillon, Ohio, and became closely associated with the commercial interests of that place as a wholesale dealer in furniture. His next change of residence took him to Marion, Iowa, where he engaged in the live-stock business for ten years, and on the expiration of that period established an agricultural implement business. He was not only prominent in the commercial circles of the city, but also as a factor in public life and his fellow townsmen, appreciative of his worth and ability, called him to a number of offices. For five years he served as sheriff of Linn county and was also mayor of Marion for several terms, giving to the city a business-like and progressive administration that resulted in bringing about many needed reforms and improvements. At one time he was superintendent of the waterworks there and his influence was always a potent element for the benefit of the town. In 1903 he came to Galesburg and here made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Norman E. Ives. He spent the last twenty years of his life in retirement and passed away April 27, 1911, at the advanced age of ninety years. For ten years he had survived his wife, who passed away at Marion, Iowa, March 2, 1901.

It was on the I4th of December, 1852, that Benjamin F. Seaton was united in marriage, in Ashtabula, Ohio, to Miss Ruth M. Hurlburt, who was born in Winchester, Connecticut, July i, 1833. They were both loyal and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church and their well spent lives won for them the high regard and confidence of all who knew them. Mr. Seaton served as a trustee of the church for many years and did all in his power to promote its growth and extend its influence. He voted with the republican party and always kept well informed on the questions and issues of the day. While he came to Galesburg in his later years, he won many friends during the period of his residence here and received the respect and veneration which should always be given one who has traveled far on life's journey and whose record has ever been honorable and upright.

In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Seaton there were seven children: Carrie E., now deceased ; May G., who became the wife of L. M. Lillis and has also passed away; Anna and Grace, both deceased; Fannie, the wife of Norman E. Ives, of Galesburg ; Frank Hurlburt, deceased ; and Grace Lillian, the wife of Leslie C. Bolton. of Missoula, Montana.

Of this family Mrs. Ives, to whom we are indebted for the history of her father, was born at Marion, Iowa, and supplemented her public-school education by a course in Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, that state. On the 9th of September, 1885, she gave her hand in marriage to Norman E. Ives, of Marion, who was born there on the ad of April, 1853, and is a son of Norman and Hannah (Gray) Ives. His father was a native of Connecticut, born July 30, 1819, and his mother's birth occurred in Kentucky, October i, 1823. They were married October 12, 1843, in Marion, Iowa, the father, who was a farmer by occupation, having come to the west from Connecticut in 1841, at which time he settled in Linn county, Iowa, where he carried on general agricultural pur-, : suits until his death on the ist of March, 1890. His wife survived him for about twelve years, her death occurring March 23, 1902. Both were members of the Baptist church, in the work of which they were actively and helpfully interested, Mr. Ives serving as a deacon for several years. He voted with the democratic party and kept well informed on the questions of the day. Unto him and his wife were bom seven children: Lucy A., now the wife of Morgan Bunting, of Marion, Iowa ; Rachel B., who is the wife of John Booth, of Marion ; Mary L., the wife of Joseph Lake, of Marion; Norman E. ; John J., also of Marion; and Isadore and Isabel, twins, both deceased.

Of this family, Norman E. Ives was educated in the public schools of Marion and after leaving the high school, entered Cornell College at Mt. Vernon. He studied law and after careful preparation was admitted to the bar. For several years while living in Linn county, he served as deputy sheriff and was also postmaster of Marion under President Cleveland during his first administration. After filling the office for two years, however, he resigned, and passing a civil service examination, was appointed special pension examiner, filling that office at Cleveland, Ohio, for a time, and later at Fort Wayne, Indiana ; St. Joseph, Missouri ; Springfield, Missouri ; and Chicago, Illinois, where he continued for eight years. He also spent three years in the pension department at Washington, D. C., and in September, 1902, came to Galesburg, where he has since been located.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ives have been born two children : Haroldine C., who is a graduate of Knox College of the class of 1911, married December 14, 1911, to Lewis C. Hazen, of Galesburg, Illinois ; and Norman Seaton, who is now attending high school. Mr. Ives has always been an advocate of democratic principles and is a member of the Baptist church, in which he has served as deacon. Mrs. Ives and her children are members of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Ives have been cordially received into the best social circles of the city and wherever known are highly esteemed. Mr. Ives has made a most creditable record as an official of the pension office, his capability being evenly balanced by his loyalty and trustworthiness.

The life history of Judge Alfred M. Craig forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present and with the advancing years he ever remained a potent force in the progress that has brought the state to its present position in the galaxy of the nation. Fame came to him and honors were multiplied unto him yet he bore all with becoming modesty. However, he left the impress of his individuality in large measure upon the judicial history of Illinois and his activity in business fields as well constituted a factor in the progress and prosperity of Knox county and surrounding districts. His last illness was of short duration and therefore he remained an active factor in the world's work almost to the end, preserving the precious prize of keen mentality to the last. No history of Knox county would be complete without extended reference to Judge Craig who entered actively upon the work of development here when this was still a pioneer region and ever thereafter gave impetus to the labors that made this in time one of the richest sections of the Mississippi valley.

of the Baptist church, in the work of which they were actively and helpfully interested, Mr. Ives serving as a deacon for several years. He voted with the democratic party and kept well informed on the questions of the day. Unto him and his wife were born seven children: Lucy A., now the wife of Morgan Bunting, of Clarion, Iowa; Rachel B., who is the wife of John Booth, of Marion; Mary L., the wife of Joseph Lake, of Marion; Norman E. ; John J., also ul Marion ; and Isadore and Isabel, twins, both deceased.

Of this family, Norman E. Ives was educated in the public schools of Marion and after leaving the high school, entered Cornell College at iNIt. V'ernon. He studied law and after careful preparation was admitted to the bar. For several years while living in Linn county, he served as deputy sheriff and was also postmaster of Marion under President Cleveland during his first administration. After filling the office for two years, however, he resigned, and passing a civil service examination, was appointed special pension examiner, filling that office at Cleveland, Ohio, for a time, and later at F'ort \\'ayne, Indiana ; St. Joseph. Missouri; Springfield, ^lissouri ; and Chicago, Illinois, where he continued for eight years. He also spent three years in the pension department at \\'ashington, D. C., and in September, 1902, came to Galesburg, where he has since been located.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Ives have been born two children: Ilaroldine C., who is a graduate of Kno.x College of the class of 1911, married December 14, 191 1, to Lewis C. Hazen, of Galesburg, Illinois; and Norman Seaton, who is now attending high school. Mr. Ives has always been an advocate of democratic princii)les and is a member of the liajnist church, in which he has served as deacon. Mrs. Ives and her children are members of the First Methodist Ei)iscopal church. Mr. and Mrs. Ives have been cordially received into the best social circles of the city and wherever known are highly esteemed. ^Ir. Ives has made a most creditable record as an official of the pension office, his capability being evenly balanced by his loyalty and trustworthiness.

Judge Alfred M. Craig

The life history of Judge Alfred M. Craig forms a connecting link between . ' the i)rimitive past and the ])rogressive present and xvith the advancing years he ' ., ever remained a potent force in the progress that has brought the state to its , . '. present position in the galaxy of the nation. Fame came to him and honors were ; multi])lied unto him yet he bore all with becoming modesty. However, he left the impress of his individuality in large measure upon the judicial history of Illi- . . :: nois and his activity in business fields as well constituted a factor in the progress and prosperity of Knox county and surrounding districts. His last illness was of short duration and therefore he remained an active factor in the world's work " i almost to the end, preserving the precious prize of keen mentality to the last. No history of Knox county would be complete without extended reference to Judge .-

Craig who entered actively upon the work of development here when this was ' '. . ; still a pioneer region and ever thereafter gave impetus to the labors that made .' . , this in time one of the richest sections of the Mississippi valley.

- ;- in Pennsylvania where David Craig, the father of the Judge, was bom. Having : arrived at years of maturity he married Minta Ramey, who was a native of Ken-

- . ing which time his son. Judge Craig, was born. From that district they removed -: to the Military tract, settling in Fulton county, near Canton, and David Craig be-

^ he erected many of the old mills along the Spoon river to provide the flour and feed for the early settlers. It was in 1832, the year of their arrival in Fulton county, that the Black Hawk war broke out and the women and children sought

'. refuge and protection in a blockhouse pending the settlement of the war while the men of the neighborhood aided in fighting the Indians. The history of David

..;. Craig's family was like that of many other pioneer families living on the Illinois frontier. He there died when about sixty-five years of age, having for a few

.: years survived his wife, who was also sixty-five years of age at the time of her demise. She was a devoted member of the Methodist church and Mr. Craig attended its services with her. His political allegiance in an early day was given to the whig party and he was a warm admirer of Henry Qay. In his family were ten children but only one is now living. ; Mrs. Harriet Barnwell, of Los Angeles, California. The others were: Nancy, who became the wife of Perry Crosthwait; . Madison ; Margaret, the wife of Enoch Crosthwait ; Sinnet ; Thomas, who died 'v when twelve or fourteen years of age; Alfred M. ; Mrs. J. L. Miller; Mrs. Sarah

, . Judge Craig was reared upon his father's farm in Fulton county, meeting . every experience and hardship which fell to the lot of the early settler. His educational privileges were very limited in early youth but later he had the opportunity of pursuing a course in Knox College, becoming a member of the pre- : paratory class in the fall of 1848, while in June. 1849, he was admitted to the freshman class and in June, 1853, won his degree. Thinking to find the practice of law a congenial profession he began studying with that end in view, his preceptor being William C. Groudy, of Lewiston. A year later he was admitted to practice in the courts of Illinois and opened a law office in Knoxville which was then the county seat. "';-. V' '.: ;/; '- ; -' " «''u^v " .;

> By close application and determination he built up a large practice in a few years' time, riding the circuit as was customary in those days in company with the judge, who held court in various places in the circuit. Lincoln, Douglas and scores of other pioneer lawyers of Illinois visited Knox county in this manner and were acquaintances and colleagues of Judge Craig, who frequently related most interesting experiences of those early days. It was not unusual for him to make the trip on horseback and on reaching Spoon river he would have to swim that stream astride his mount. In 1856 he was appointed state's attorney by Governor Mattison, the circuit then comprising the counties of Mercer, Henderson, Warren, Knox and Fulton. This appointment was for the unexpired term caused by the resignation of W. C. Goudy and in November, i86i, he was elected to the office of county judge, serving on the bench for four years. In 1869 he was elected to represent Knox county in the constitutional convention of 1870 which formulated the present organic law of the state. It was he who devised the present township organization plan whereby counties are governed by a combination of the old Virginia system and the New England town-meeting system, providing for a board of supervisors as the legislative body. Throughout the years of his private practice his clientage was large and of a very important character. He was employed to assist the late J. J. Tunnicliff, then state's attorney, in the prosecution of Osborn who was tried for the murder of Mrs. Mathews near Yates City, the trial resulting in conviction leading to the only reported legal execution in Knox county. He was also one of the lawyers for the defendant in the case of DeHague in a political murder case which was brought to Knox county on a change of venue and secured the acquittal of his client. He was likewise counsel in the county seat trials and such was his recognized ability that his practice not only covered Knox but also many adjoining counties. Many judicial honors were also conferred upon him - in fact he filled every judicial office in the state with the exception of circuit judge, nor was his fame confined to Illinois for he was favorably mentioned in connection with the position of chief justice of the United States in 1888, President Cleveland considering him as a candidate for the honor which was finally conferred upon Melville W. Fuller. At different times he was also mentioned in connection with the democratic nomination for the vice presidency. However, he continued in the strict path of his profession and the record which he made as one of the supreme court judges of Illinois made him the peer of the ablest members who have sat upon the bench of this court of last resort. . . ; -.i:: ;,-.-: v ,;;-.'...- I'"'.;-

Judge Craig was first elected to the office in 1873 and was again elected in 1882 and 1891, his reelections coming to him as the expression of popular approval of his previous course as supreme court judge. From the time that he took his seat on the bench until he left it he was known for his fidelity to the interests of the people. In several of his decisions he rendered not only the people of Illinois but the nation as well a conspicuous service. His decision in the case of the people of the state of Illinois against the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railroad Company was particularly notable. At that time the Granger element was a strong one in the state and the fanners were complaining of the discrimination in railroad rates. The case in question came in 1882 from Ford county, resulting from a railroad charge of sixty-five dollars for the shipment of a carload of grain from Gilman to New York, whereas the charge on a carload froni Peoria to New

Craig to write the clear and forceful opinion that gave him national fame. In ": this opinion, in which all but one of the judges concurred, it was set forth that the home companies but to all with whom the people had relations inside Illinois. ; Judge Craig laid down the principle that a state has the right to regulate that part of interstate commerce directly affecting its citizens. The case was taken by the , railroad company to the United States supreme court where Judge Craig's decision was upheld and the rule was firmly established that a state has power over the

; road companies. In the discussions in congress over the amendments to the interstate commerce bill much was said of this decision and its bearing on commerce ; inside states and on the decision of the United States supreme court the right of

- submerged land of the lake for railroad purposes. The company sought to enjoin the city from interfering, claiming its right to the submerged land under the

\' state could not part with it for the purpose named but must conserve the interests of the public. Justice Craig maintained that the sole purpose of the company was to take the land for railroad purposes and that it had no right even as a ;: riparian owner to fill up the lake. This great decision saved the lake for Chicago its announcement was hailed in Chicago with great pleasure. On this decision '- also rests the investigation now in progress with the view of restoring to the state

- struction along the right-of-way that were a menace to the public ; forced them to ; give viaducts a proper height and to provide necessary precautions to protect life; and in other ways while not hostile to the companies made them shoulder their .. responsibility in these matters. Another thing that is remembered here kindly is his attitude toward the case in which was involved the rights of colored pupils to attend the public schools. In this case he upheld this right. j - -.

The last public work in which Judge Craig engaged was in connection with the state tax commission appointed by the governor. His business career was as notable in this way as its connection with the supreme court of the state which covered twenty-seven years. At the outset of his carer he was a poor man but as opp)ortunity offered he made investments in farm land, predicting that the prairies of this section would one day be worth two hundred dollars per acre - ^a prediction which he lived to see realized. He was also the owner of large realty " in Galesburg and erected a number of its leading business blocks. The present Bank of Galesburg building was purchased by him for the bank and for a considerable period he figured prominently in financial circles in this state, being at the time of his death president of the Bank of Galesburg, the Bank of Altona, the Farmers State Bank of Alpha, the Bank of North Henderson and the Bank of Prairie City, the two last named being private banking institutions. He has also been a director and heavily interested in the Farmers National Bank of Knoxville and the State Bank of Victoria. Those who have been associated with him in the local banks speak highly of his sound judgment in matters of a financial nature. ... >':-::' v^^;/- ;;-?.'

Judge Craig was twice married. He first wedded Elizabeth P. Harvey, a daughter of Curtis K. and Hannah K. (King) Harvey. They became parents of four children: Carrie, who married William Bradford but both are now deceased ; Harvey A., now a physician of Galesburg, who was engaged in the drug business here for a number of years ; Charles C., a well known attorney of this city ; and George H., deceased. He was a graduate of Notre Dame University of South Bend, Indiana, and then entered the banking business and became teller in the Bank of Galesburg. The death of Mrs. Craig occurred in 1901 and therein the Presbyterian church lost a faithful member, her family a devoted wife and mother, and her acquaintances a loyal friend. She was born in Knoxville, while her parents were natives of Vermont who became pioneer residents of Knox county, Illinois, where their remaining days were passed, her father there practicing law. Their children were : Curtis K. ; Mrs. Sanborn ; and Elizabeth, who became Mrs. Craig. Judge Craig was again married in 1908 when he wedded Miss Mary Davis, a native of Galesburg where her parents, who were natives of Ireland, settled at an early period in the development of this city. Her father passed away but her mother is still living. Their children were Mary, Kate and Ellen. Mrs. Craig is a member of the Episcopal church and is widely known , in Galesburg, where her entire life has been passed.

Judge Craig was a charter member of Pacific Lodge, A. F. & A. M.. of Knoxville, but cared little for attractions other than his home offered. For ten or twelve years he served as a trustee of Knox College and at the time of his death was also serving on the executive committee of the board. From that college he .; had received the degree of Doctor of Laws. It was after a brief illness with pneumonia that Judge Craig passed away at his home in Galesburg, September 6, 1911. Throughout the period of his long service on the supreme bench he had > continued to make this city his place of residence and there was none perhaps in all Galesburg who was better known or more highly respected. The public service of few men has continued over a more extended period and none has been more faultless in manner, fearless in conduct or stainless in reputation. Colonel

Clark E. Carr, himself a veteran member of the Galesburg bar and long a colleague of Judge Craig said : "I knew him when he was a boy in Knox College. He was an earnest student and it was understood then that he intended to become a lawyer. He was, as every good lawyer is, rooted and grounded in the statutes. He was not what would be called a brilliant lawyer but was thorough and safe and no other Galesburg attorney was so successful in practice. As a member of the constitutional convention he proposed and carried into effect some of its best provisions. While there were other more scholarly men on the supreme bench scarcely any other jurist has left a greater impress upon their jurisprudence, and the opinions of scarcely any other judge are more often quoted and followed. Three times, although a democrat, he was elected in a republican district. When an enterprise commended itself to his judgment few men were more public-spirited, a fact indicated by his liberal donation of ten thousand dollars to Knox College when that institution needed money more than ever before in all her history."

Judge J. D. Welsh said: "Judge Craig was noted for applying common sense to the legal problems that came before the court and was a great judge." Said Congressman Prince : "Judge Craig as a lawyer of the bar in Knox county was one of the most successful men that ever practiced here. As a judge on the supreme bench he took rank among the ablest judges in the United States. His decisions on real estate ranked unusually high and were commented on in the law schools like Harvard and Columbia. When there was a vacancy on the supreme bench of the United States his name was given careful and long consideration by President Cleveland before Chief Justice Fuller was appointed. The mere fact that the name of a judge or lawyer is considered by the executive of the nation for the exalted position of chief justice puts for all time such a judge or lawyer in the front rank of jurists." Others bore testimony of his fairness in business transaction, naming him as the soul of honor, and still others attested to his kindness to the younger members of the bar. In fact in all the relations of life Judge Craig measured up to the highest standards of manhood and citizenship in the wise and able use which he made of his time and talents, in his recognition of his obligations to his fellowmen and of his duties as a citizen in his relations to the state and nation. . , . . _