Williamson County, Illinois - The whole text, 1919 (part 5 of 7)

The Motor Sales Company has handsome and commodious sales rooms, which were remodeled this year into the most complete exhibition rooms outside of the largest cities. These rooms display new cars and a large assortment of used cars - practically any priced car can be found in the large number always on hand. The new cars are the Maxwell, Nash and Dodge Brothers, which are distributed through this firm for a large surrounding territory.

Reliable mechanics are employed for possible service on new cars and for reliable repairing. The repair rooms are modern in every respect and none but the best mechanics can work for the Motor Sales Company, as they must be experts. The automobile public has given the Motor Sales Company its confidence - no time is added to your repair bills here, one pays for exactly what they get. Complete parts are carried for the Maxwell, Dodge Brothers and Nash cars.

At this writing, October, 1919, plans are all drawn and fixtures bought for a new banking room on the corner of East Main and the Square. This will give them one of the modern and spacious banking rooms in southern Illinois.

HE building pictured here is of unique interest for it was established and is operated by the man who owned the premier auto vehicle business in Williamson County, Hosea Cagle. The building has been remodeled from time to time and now extends the entire depth of the block.

The auto man and exponent of goods roads has always a good word for Cagle's Garage. The sign manuel of finished workmanship, fine repairs, auto parts and supplies, and headquarters of tourists. Mr. Cagle does not devote as much time to the business as formerly, and only keeps the reliable mechanics that means his maintenance as the premier automobile man of Williamson County.

Hosea Cagle was born in Williamson County in 1880. He was educated in the public schools, and located in Marion, 111., November, 1905. He established a general garage business on North Market Street in 1906. He had the experience that counted, an experience not only as the first owner of an auto in Marion, but as a man who knew quality and workmanship. He studied the makes, and did work for the public that placed him and his men in the front rank of mechanics.

Mr. Cagle was married in 1905 to Miss Delia Smith. He is a thoroughbred citizen, and has lots of friends. He has done much for a good road system, and taken a great interest in the affairs of this county.

As this history was being printed, Mr. Cagle retired from the garage business and has begun the work of constructing a large amusement resort about two miles west of Marion on the hard road. The resort will consist of a large lake, bathing pool, golf links, aeroplane landing, and many other amusements. Certainly an innovation for Southern Illinois and one that should be appreciated and well patronized.

can-Leader is one scarcely equaled in Southern Illinois. The Marion Daily Republican, "the home paper of Williamson County," is the paper with the largest daily circulation i n the county. During the war it was the only paper in the county carrying a telegraphic war report every day. It carries a n illustrated service of timely events and has many special features.

The personal war record of this office is unequaled in the county, as this paper furnished three men for active duty, being the only newspaper o r

Oldham Paisley, city editor and vice-president of the corporation was among the first to volunteer for service. He was commissioned as a second and later advanced to a first lieutenant. He served on the staff of General L. C. Andrews in the U. S. A. and in France and was later assigned to Pershing's headquarters for duty. He now holds the

W. 0. Paisley, editor and manager, and secretary of the c o r p oration, was one of the four minute speakers for the county. He was an officer in the Marion chapter of the Red Cross and active in all of the Liberty Li o a n drives. He also assisted the Selective Stervice Board in their work. The Marion Daily Republican and the Marion Semi- Weekly Leader have as their mottos, "All the News, When it is News," and they follow their motto very closely. Both papers enjoy a wide and growing circulation.

Capt. Oldham Paisley

TfDWARD E. DENISON was born at -^ Marion, Illinois; graduated at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, receiving the B. L. (Bachelor of Literature) and A. B. (Bachelor of Arts) degrees; graduated at Yale University Law School, receiving the A. B. degree, and at Columbia University Law School, receiving the LL. B. (Bachelor of Laws) and L. L. M. (Master of Laws) degrees. Admitted to the bar at Springfield, Illinois, and practiced law at Marion, Illinois, first in partnership with Judge W. W. Duncan, under the firm name of Duncan & Denison; then alone, and afterwards with Judge Ed. M. Spiller, under the firm name of Denison & Spiller. He was elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress in 1914, defeating Hon. R. P. Hill, then Congressman, majority 2,330; was re-elected to the Sixty-fifth congress, 1916, defeating A. J. Rendleman, majority 3,880; was reelected to the Sixty-sixth congress in 1918, defeating D. T. Woodward, majority 7,886. Since coming to Congress he has served on the Committee of Labor, and Committee of Mines and Mining, and is now a member of the Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee, one of the most important committees of the House. He supported every preparedness measure for increasing the army and navy during the period immediately preceding the war and supported every war measure and every war appropriation bill during the war. While representing a far down-state district, Congressman Denison is held in highest regard by his contemporaries in Illinois and the nation as well. He keeps in as close touch with the action of congress as any member and never neglects his duty on his committees. His attentiveness to his constituents was proved over and over again during the recent war. No letter from a soldier or soldiers' friends or relatives was received but got the promptest attention.

It has been many a day since this congressional district has been represented by as strong a man as Congressman E. E. Denison. Even those who do not vote the Republican ticket have no hesitancy in admitting this. When not in Washington, Congressman Denison spends his time in Marion, where he maintains a law office in the State and Savings Bank Building. He is unmarried and lives with his aged mother on West Main Street, Marion.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY has furnished " several leading statesmen in its time, but among the most highly honored, however, and residing in this county now is Chief Justice Warren W. Duncan of the Illinois Supreme Court. From a poor country boy with an ambition to make something of himself to achieving the highest position in the gift of the people in his chosen life work, is a story of Judge Duncan's career in life that is an inspiration to every young man.

He was born on a farm near Lake Creek, Williamson County, January 21, 1857. From six to seventeen years of age he attended the common schools and experienced every hardship known to farm toil in those days. In 1874 he entered Ewing College, where he remained five years and graduated with the degree of A. B. In 1883 he received the degree of A. M. from that institution. In June, 1881, he began the study of law under Judge W. H. Williams of Benton, in 1884 read law under Judge G. W. Young of Marion. On October 13, 1884, he entered the St. Louis Law School and took up senior studies and was admitted to practice in the courts of Illinois, at Mt. Vernon, February 25, 1885, about which time he returned to law school and graduated, receiving degree LL.B., magna cum laude. He first began to practice at Marion in August, 1885, and in June,

1903, was elected Circuit Judge, and was re-elected in 1909. He served on the Appellate Bench four years in Chicago and two years at Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and was elected to the Supreme Bench in 1915.

On the Appellate Bench, Judge Duncan was considered one of the leading legal authorities in this end of the state. When the vacancy occurred in the supreme court in this district, all eyes turned to Judge Duncan. Nominated by convention which was in session three days, his election was merely a formal matter. Since assuming his duties, he has proved very worthy of the ermine and his decisions have been highly ranked. In 1918 when the supreme court organized, he was elected chief justice. The Judge is averse to publicity in every form relating to him personally, and no amount of persuasion could have secured even this brief sketch of him had it not been for the cause it is. "If it's to perpetuate the memory of our soldier boys, I am glad to do anything you require of me," he told the editor. And so he proved himself through out the period of the war, and all local and national public activities.

His family consists of his wife and only child, Miss Pauline, who was a Red Cross nurse and ready to go overseas when the armistice was signed, having been in training for several months.

S. B. Casey

- located at 1000 Public Square, publishes the following publications: The Marion Evening Post (Daily), The Egyptian Press (Semi-Weekly), and The Illinois Baptist.

The Egyptian Press has one of the best equipped offices in Southern Illinois and occupies its own building. The plant is equipped with linotype, intertype, two-revolution book and news press, and a full equipment of everything necessary for first-class work.

The Egyptian Press was established in 1872, and the Evening Post in 1902. Both have enjoyed a continued existence without lapse or failure; and the Egyptian Press Printing Co. is one of the substantial business institutions in the county. S. K. Casey and James H. Felts are the publishers and proprietors.

The Marion Evening Post has continued an uninterrupted existence since its first issue in March, 1902. The present city editor is T. E. Craig, and the society editor is Mrs. Ethel T. Holland.

Mr. Casey assumed control of the Egyptian Press in 1895, and has continued as editor ever since. With Mr. Felts he established the Marion Evening Post in 1902. In politics both papers are Democratic. Both gentlemen are first-class business men and enjoy the confidence of the public, which has brought them a large and continued business. Mr. Felts has served two terms as repre- JAMES H. FELTS sentative from his district in the

Illinois Legislature and has been frequently mentioned for higher honors. During the war the papers owned by them have done thousands of dollars' worth of free work in the various activities, publishing free advertising and making large contributions in a financial way. Their policy has always been to give the best service and treat everybody fairly.

T. E. Craig Ethel T. Holland

HE best known man in Williamson County is Judge Hartwell, and while he has been a member of the circuit bench now for a number of years, nearly everybody says in speaking of him, Dee, and not Judge Hartwell. Some one has said that no man is a real celebrity until the public forgets his given name and calls him only by his surname. This rule misses out completely in politics. So it is Judge Hartwell when strangers speak of him or when he is being referred to at the bar, but to the man on the street, in the mines and on the farm, just Dee is sufficient, for everyone knows that means Judge Dee T. Hartwell. This at once asserts the popular esteem he is held in everywhere in the county of his birth and rearing, as well as the nearby counties of this judicial district.

In practical politics and every day life, Judge Hartwell lives closer to the antique law "Stick to your friends" than most men found today in public life. Unlike many men with such a motto in life, who have a few bosom friends and evidently follow the rule set by the beloved Robert Louis Stevenson, "To keep a few friends, but these without capitulation," he numbers his friends by legions. He holds them because he serves them.

But his multitude of friends have not contributed wholly as a cause of the great success Judge Hartwell has achieved. He is counted everywhere as the most successful young lawyer that his profession knows in this portion of the state. He has always been a shrewd student of men and affairs. And while he has held safe and close to another one of the adages of that careful liver, Stevenson, who pled with us "To be honest, to be kind, to earn a little and spend a little less, to make upon the whole a family happier for his presence, to renounce when that shall be necessary and not to be embittered," he has also travelled the road of hard knocks in achieving a college education and working his way through a law school, earning his own bread as he prepared himself for his chosen profession.

Judge Hartwell is the son of L. D., a veteran of the Civil War, and Sicily H. Hartwell, born in Marion, July 8, 1879. After graduating from high school, he attended Northern Indiana Normal College for a year for a preparatory course, and then entered Columbia Law College at Washington, D. C., graduating in 1902, and for two years with Attorney George R. Stone read law in the law office of Judge Hartwell's father. He began to practice law in Marion, was later elected city attorney and afterwards state's attorney, both offices he served with marked distinction. In 1915 he was elected as circuit judge for this judicial district and is serving in that position now. Judge Hartwell was married to Miss Frances Freeman of Danville, 111., November 4, 1914.

T> _ R. FOWLER - Born November 28, 1862, -*-*- six miles northwest of Marion, Illinois. After going through the country schools, attended Ewing College two years. Taught school one term, was then appointed Deputy Circuit Clerk for Williamson County; later served as Deputy S h e r iff. Finished readi n g law and took Bar examination in 1892, after which practiced 1 a w at Williamson County Bar, until elected States Attorney in 1896 for a period of four years. Elected States Attorney again in 1904. Became City Attorney in 1912, serving two years. Engaged at present time in law practice in firm of Fowler & Reid, also States Attorney of Williamson County, having been again elected to that office in 1916.

JOHN M. REID - Born October 7, 1877, two miles north of Marion, Illinois. Attended country school, and graduated from Marion High School, Class of 1898. Taught school, attended College and University six years. A graduate of Denver University, Diking the B. A. degree in 1904, L.L.B. in 1906. Attended Columbia University, New York City, 1906-07, taking the M. A. Degree in the spring of 1907. Practiced 1 a w in Denver, Colorado, a little more than six years; practiced law in Anc h o r a g e, Alaska, three years. Now engaged in the practice of law with R. R. Fowler in the law firm of Fowler & Reid. Assistant States Attorney for Williamson County at the present time.

Jkf ELVIN THAXTON, Sheriff, was born in this county, Grassy township, son of William H. and Millie Thaxton. Son of a farmer, he has always made farming his vocation except when busy on the public work to which the people have elected him. Mr. Thaxton was tax collector for three successive terms, and township supervisor until elected sheriff in 1918. He was married to Miss Janie Phemister, daughter of Andy and Sophronia Phemister, near Carterville. Mr. and Mrs. Thaxton are the parents of three children - Hazel, born April 14, 1907; Ralph, born January 28, 1910; and Paul, October 1, 1914.

Always an active Republican, he has won the confidence and res p e c t of representative people of both parties, and retains his popularity even in his present trying position. He gives his lodge preference to the Odd Fellows and Elks.

John S. Layman

JOHN S. LAYMAN, deputy sheriff, was born 1881, in Jackson county, near Murphysboro, son of James M. and Mary E. Layman. He lived on a farm until 16 years of age and then enlisted in the U. S. Navy for four years, and after his discharge played professional baseball for two seasons. Mr. Layman later worked in the mines and served the local union as president for three years. During 1914, he was Assistant Chief of Police of Herrin, and in 1916 was appointed Chief of Police; during the interval he was special agent for the Illinois Central. He left the Herrin police department to accept the present position, in December, 1918.

J. A. SCHAFER, deputy sheriff, was born near Creal Springs, 1872, son of William and Caroline Schafer. He began his public life as constable at Creal Springs, and upon moving to Marion served for several years as justice of the peace, and deputy sheriff. He was appointed to the present position in December, 1918. His record in public life has been clean cut. He is an active Republican and a real organizer for his party. Mr. Schafer married Miss Ida F. Harris, daughter of I. P. and Rachael Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Schafer are the parents of eight children, seven of which are living: Sherman, Joe, Ruth, Ruby, John, Harris, and Lawrence. Mr. Schafer is a member of the Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen, and the Moose.

S. E. STORME, deputy sheriff; born 1882, in Kentucky; father later settled in Williamson County, and our subject was employed in the mines, but also served as town clerk and supervisor of Blairsville township. He served his local union as financial secretary for 15 years, and has held all offices besides attending several state and national conventions. He was very active in all war work, serving as Chairman of the Liberty Loan organization, and canvassing the mines for all charities. Mr. Storme was married in 1905 to Miss Lona Reeves. They are the parents of four children, Glenn, Retha, Juanita, and Torence.

Because of its cosmopolitan and transient population, Williamson county is a difficult community to police. There are many outlying points to be covered by these officers, but Sheriff Thaxton and his efficient staff have made a record for preserving the peace of the - community and have run down many well organized bands of criminals and law violators since they have been in office. Automobile thieves especially have found it hard going in this county which seemed picked early in the game as a rendezvous for assembling stolen cars and disposing of them in the prosperous mining camps.

W/1LLIAMSON COUNTY had never been " credited with being so strongly Republican in politics as it proved itself in the general election in the fall pf 1918, when Ed. M. Heaton was elected county treasurer by a majority of over 2,000, the largest majority ever before given a candidate of this party in the county. County Treasurer Ed. Heaton was born in this county, near Creal Springs on a farm, May 16, 1876, the son of C. W. Heaton, member of a prominent pioneer family of this section. He spent his early life on the farm and managed to secure an education that prepared him as a school teacher, which noble profession he followed for eight years after leaving the farm. He

He was elected and served a term as township collector for East Marion. For a time he engaged in the retail coal business in Marion and also did general road and bridge contracting.

Mr. Heaton married Gertrude Simmons, for a number of years superintendent of the primary department of the Herrin schools, daughter of Ephriam and Susan Simmons.

Tj^OR seven consecutive years now almost two terms, Leslie 0. Caplinger of Marion, has served the people of Williamson county as an efficient and careful circuit clerk, and ex-officio county recorder. It would be a task to find a more orderly circuit clerks' office in all Illinois than Mr. Caplinger's, for he is a man of method with a place for everything and insists always on everything being kept in its place. Abstractors and others who have frequent need to look over country records comment often on his excellent system maintained. He had excellent training for the position he now holds, for he served for six years, previous to being elected circuit clerk, in the office as a deputy. He was elected first in 1912, and again succeeded himself in the fall of 1916. His deputies are J. E. Mayer and Forrest McDonald.

Mr. Capliner is a native of this county. He was born in the country some seven miles southeast of Marion, 111., February 2, 1879, and after going through the rural schools, entered Crab Orchard Academy in this county, from which he was graduated in the Teachers' Scientific course and bookkeeping in 1898. For seven years he followed the profession of teacher in the country schools until he was given the appointment as deputy circuit clerk.

Politically, Mr. Caplinger is a Republican, and untiring in his activities for the success of the party when election rolls around. His church affiliations are with the Christian church.

rpWENTY-FIVE years spent as teacher in -*- the public schools of Williamson county, training its young men and women for the duties of citizenship, ought to qualify a person to handle the business of the people as county clerk quite efficiently, and this is exactly what it did for E. H. Scobey, the present county clerk of Williamson county.

Mr. Scobey was born in this county October 7, 1869, and was educated for his chosen profession as teacher in the Crab Orchard Academy in this county. He spent a quarter of a century as teacher. He became one of the most prominent educators in Williamson county.

In 1914, he entered the race for county clerk on the Republican ticket and was elected by a big majority. His term of office was to the general satisfaction of the people and he had no trouble in again being nominated and elected in the fall of 1918 to succeed himself with a satisfactory majority. Mr. Scobey looks upon public office as a trust held for the people and he regards himself as a public servant and right well he serves the people in this connection, too.

There is no busier county clerk's office in southern Illinois than that of Williamson county, and few offices of such enormous business operated so economically and efficiently.

TT'ARM boy in his youth, country school -*- teacher during his early manhood to a position of assistant superintendent of a railroad and now prominent business man of Marion of which city he has only recently been honored by being chosen as its mayor, is the steps by which Mayor Elijah Lewis has scaled the ladder of success.

He was born on a farm near Creal Springs February 27, 1878, son of John P. Lewis. Leaving the farm upon attaining his sixteenth year, he prepared himself for a school teacher by attending Crab Orchard Academy and later Southern Illinois Normal at Carbondale. After leaving college, he taught school for three years and gave up the profession to take work more profitable, connected with the construction of the electric line then building from Marion to Herrin and Carterville, now known as The Coal Belt Railroad. His faithful services with this road led to his promotion and in 1904, he became assistant superintendent. He severed his connections a few years ago and entered the coal business, developing a mine which was operated under the name of the Herrin & Big Muddy Coal Co. He is now also interested in the Dimond Motor Sales Company, holding the position of manager. Mr. Lewis first entered politics in the spring of 1919, when he was nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of Marion, and elected by a safe majority in a heated contest.

In 1905 he was married to Miss Lucy Allen, daughter of E. L. Allen of Marion. They have two children, Evelyn, born in 1907, and Theron, in 1914.

*' \ MERICA means opportunity," said Emerson. An example of this truth is very fittingly proved in the career of Attorney Geo. R. Stone, practicing lawyer of Marion. Born on a farm near Thompsonville, Franklin County, Illinois, in 1878, the son of Nathan L. Stone and Minnie H. (Weir) Stone, he passed through the district schools at the age of sixteen, sharing the common hardships incident to a country boy's life in that community in those days. Determined to possess a good education, he spent a year at the State Normal at Carbondale and later attended High School at Marion, graduating in the class of '98. He and Judge D. T. Hartwell began reading law in the office of the latter's father. Judge L. D. Hartwell, in 1898, and later in the office of W. F. Slater and Duncan & Rea. In 1900 he was selected Police Magistrate of the City of Marion and served for four years. He was admitted to the bar in October, 1907, and formed a partnership with Geo. W. Pillow and J. C. B. Smith, under the firm name of Pillow, Smith & Stone. This partnership continued until 1910 when Attorney Smith retired from that firm, and the new firm of Pillow & Stone continued until January 1, 1917, since which

In politics he has always been an active Republican. In 1900 he lost the nomination for County Judge to W. F. Slater by a margin of eighteen votes. Beginning in 1912 he served three years as Assistant States Attorney of Williamson County under Judge D. T. Hartwell. the then States Attorney. In 1915 he made the race for nomination for States Attorney for the unexpired term of Judge Hartwell and lost the nomination to Mr. Delos L. Duty, in quite a memorable campaign.

He is at present representing the United Mine Workers of America in Sub-District 10, and a portion of Sub- District 9, as General Attorney, and is also District Attorney for the Central Illinois Public Service Company, besides doing a general practice.

In 1904 Attorney Stone was married to Miss Mae Smith,, daughter of J. C. Smith, and who was also a member of the Marion High School graduating class of '98. They had one child, Helen May, who died in 1916 at the age of one year.

TF the young men of southern Illinois, struggling today to secure an education or fighting to prepare themselves for the work in life they think they are cut out for, could study in detail the hard struggles Judge W. O. Potter underwent some thirty years ago, they might derive wonderful encouragement therefrom. He was born February 17, 1871, in a log cabin in the southern part of Rock Creek precinct, near Crab Orchard in this county. While in his infancy, his father fell ill of a mental disorder and had to be taken to a sanitarium, never being restored to good health again and passing away in 1904. The duties of supporting the mother and a family fell upon this young man. These burdens did not cloud his ideals or his ambition to obtain an education and prepare for his chosen profession - that of law. He went from the country schools into Crab Orchard Academy, later graduating, and then entered life as a teacher. He held the principalship of the Harrisburg and later the Johnston City public schools. During this time he began to read law and was admitted to practice, taking up his residence in Marion, but not until he had served as clerk, city attorney and finally as mayor of Johnston City. Upon removing to Marion, where he now resides, he was appointed master-inchancery. In 1907 he formed a law firm with Judge Neely, which took in other members later and was styled Neely, Gallimore, Cook & Potter. The firm was dissolved a few years ago, and Judge Potter now has a lucrative law business of his own.

In 1906 Judge Potter was sent to the General Assembly as senator for this district by the Republicans and succeeded himself for a term of four years in 1908. He was author of several popular measures and was given important committee appointments. In 1914 he was elected judge of the city court of Marion and re-elected to succeed himself in July, 1919.

Few men of the 59th Senatorial district are better known than Judge W. O. Potter. He has been a foremost Republican for a number of years and his council is frequently sought by those who want to know what is going on in politics of Illinois and especially its relations to this section.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY and southern Illinois have today many examples of well educated young men who have passed from college into the world and succeeded from the first in their chosen profession of law. Prominent among them in the county is Attorney Leon A. Colp, master-in-chancery at Carterville, now retired. Educated in the country schools and Carterville grade schools, he passed into the Northern Indiana Normal University at Valparaiso, Indiana, where he prepared himself for the Univ e r s i t y of Illinois, of the circuit court, who resides in Marion and maintains offices on the third floor of the State & Savings Bank building.

Mr. Colp was born on a farm near Carterville, on January 18, 1881, the son of John Colp, farmer, later prominent miller which institution he entered later and was graduated from in 1904 with the degree of LL.B.

Upon finishing his legal education at this university, he came to Marion and located with Attorney Hosea V. Ferrell, who was just out of a law school, and for five years they practiced their profession under the firm of Colp & Ferrell.

In 1915, Attorney Colp was appointed master-in-chancery for Williamson County. He has made a most excellent officer, being exceptionally fitted to the position by virtue of his legal training and most fortunately,

During the Illinois state centennial year, 1918, Attorney Colp was appointed by the governor as member of the state centennial commission and served throughout the period with much credit.

In the war period, he was head of the Y. M. C. A. drive and through his direction this county made a mark unequalled in p r op ortion to the quota allotted it by any other county in this part of the state. He was equally prominent in other war work activities. Naturally enough, he very willingly pledged his support to give every assistance possible to the organization of the Williamson County War History Society early this year and while against his wishes, he was persuaded to accept the chairmanship of the society.

In 1909, Attorney Colp was married to Miss Ethel Burkhart, daughter of J. M. Burkhart, one of the county's pioneer merchants. They have one daughter, Katherine, born July 30, 1910.

The Elks, of which he was exalted ruler for three years, K. of P., Shriner and Masons claim Attorney Colp's preference in fraternal circles.

Coroner McCown had been active in Republican politics in his home township for years before his friends induced him to come out for a county office. He had always been a winner'in elections, for as a campaigner, his bitterest opponents agree that he has no equal. Following the advice of friends, he entered the primary for nomination for coroner, and it proved one of the hottest primary contests of that election. In the general election, no man on the entire ticket put up a stronger campaign. His majority in the final election was very large.

During his term of office, he has proved a prompt and efficient officer. Many times in the last three years, he has received calls to be at two different place at practically the same hour and held inquests, and the promptness with which he attended

TJOSEA V. FERRELL, regarded in southern Illinois as an authority on corporation and municipal law, who maintains a law office in Marion in the First National Bank building, was born October 6, 1880, in Carterville. His education was obtained at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1902. The next year he spent at Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., and was graduated from the law department in 1903. He then entered the law office of Attorney W. A. Schwartz at Carbondale, and remained with this prominent Jackson county attorney for three years, and then went to Marion, where he entered the law partnership with Attorney Leon A. Colp, the firm being styled Colp & Ferrell. This partnership continued for five years, when it was dissolved by mutual agreement, Attorney Ferrell established a law office of his own.

to these calls surprised the people. Two thing* Coroner McCown is proud of above all others. One is that he was born and brought up here in Williamson county. The second thing is that he is a Republican, for he has unshaken faith in its principles and practices.

He was born on the west side of the county in February, 1864. While still in his teens, he removed to Marion, which city he trustfully served in 1913 as tax assessor and two years later as tax collector. He at one time worked as a coal miner, later became a dealer in coal and in a small way engaged in the operation of a coal mine.

Fraternal orders receive much of his attention and time. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Order of Moose. He still retains his membership in the U. M. W. of A.

SE. QUINDRY, who has recently entered - the practice of law in Marion, with offices on the second floor of the Marion State and Savings Bank building, brings into his practice a rare experience. For several years editor of two staunch Republican papers, the Carmi Times and Albion Journal, he served his city as City Attorney, and his county as State's Attorney. He came to Marion from Edwards county in 1915 to accept an appointment as Secretary to Supreme Judge Warren W. Duncan. He has been in active practice since 1907 and has handled many important cases requiring skill both as a court and jury lawyer. He is in the prime of life, 39 years old, has a family of a wife and three children.

His experience and mature judgment has qualified him excellently as a safe counselor and a careful lawyer, has appeared in many important cases and is especially gifted before a jury.

CINCE January 1, 1908, Walter W. Skaggs has been a member of the legal fraternity of Williamson county. By hard work and persevering tactics he has forged to the front as one of the leading commercial lawyers in the state, and is now one of the prominent members of the Commercial Law League of America and of the Illinois State Bar Association, with offices on the third floor of the Marion State and Savings Bank Building.

Mr. Skaggs has never been an office holder and politics has never interfered with his attention to professional affairs. He has held only one office, that of City Attorney of Marion, during the years 1912 and 1913.

Born May 23, 1879, of humble parentage, on a farm four miles southwest of Marion, in a log house in the midst of the virgin forest, Mr. Skaggs assisted in the clearing and breaking of the new ground and the development of the farm. Until he was seventeen years of age he attended the country school regularly,

Mr. Spiller was born at Carbondale, Sept. 28, 1863, the son of Elijah Spiller, former merchant of Carbondale and later of Marion. He is a graduate of the Valparaiso University and was admitted to the bar in 1892, and was for some time a member of the law firm of Spiller & White, but since 1916 has been associate with Congressman E. E. Denison, and on account of the duties of the Congressman the burden of the large practice of this popular firm has been in the capable hands of Mr. Spiller. Their practice consists largely of corporation practice in all the Southern Illinois Courts and Federal courts.

Mr. Spiller was married in 1890 to Miss Nanie Edwards, daughter of Mathias A. Edwards. His large practice has prevented him from seeking political honors, but was selected in 1915 as States Attorney to fill the unexpired term of Judge Hartwell.

after which he attended Southern Illinois Normal at Carbondale, from which he graduated in 1901. In the Normal University he was an active member of the Socratic Literary Society. After graduation he taught in the Marion high school one year and then went to Mattoon, where he taught in the high school for a period of three years. While in Mattoon he registered in the office of Andrews & Vanse, a leading law firm of Central Illinois, and after three years of hard study in that office was admitted to the bar in 1906.

Mr. Skaggs was intensely patriotic during the war with Germany and gave his time and energy to work assigned him as a member of the Legal Advisory Board, and was a liberal purchaser of Liberty Bonds, although extending his credit was essential to do so. He was also a liberal contributor to the causes of charity growing out of the war and has been enthusiastic in his support of every effort to perpetuate the memory of the soldiers and sailors of this county.

'"THE Bench and Bar of Williamson County is honored by having for one of its members, George W. Pillow, who was born in 1850 at Metropolis. In education he is a self-made man and for several years practiced law in Gallatin County, locating in Marion in January, 1902.

At this writing Col. Pillow has practically retired from active practice, but still maintains offices on the third floor of the Marion State and Savings Bank building. That Mr. Pillow is one of the strongest lawyers in southern Illinois is the common verdict. He has been called upon to prosecute and defend more murder cases than any other southern Illinois lawyer.

When war with Spain was declared, Judge Pillow became a colonel of Pillow's Provisional Regimen' of Illinois Volunteers, and "like father, like son,'' the Judge's son, Earl, enlisted in the wor'd war and was mortally wounded in action - record in the Gold Star section of this history.

Colonel Pillow is a member of the K. of P. and B. P. O. E. lodges of Marion. In politics he has always been a Republican, and every campaign has witnessed him in the thick of the fight for his party. As a platform orrtor he has few equals.

'T'HE Marion Green Houses were established in 1901 by James P. and Minnie Lilley Copeland, his wife. Mr. Copeland died February 19, 1914, his name being retained in title of firm as a memorial. James P. Copeland served in the Union Army with honor, being mustered out with rank of lieutenant, September 23, 1864. He was the founder and for over thirty years editor of the Marion Leader. His editorials in support of Republican principles were read by a large constituency and widely copied. He died a member of the K. of P. and I. 0. O. F. lodges, the Grand Army of the Republic, and trustee of the Methodist church. He was postmaster from 1881 to 1885 and was a faithful and painstaking public servant. When Lieut. James P. Copeland was called to final muster, Marion lost one of its most desirable citizens and his name will be handed down to future generations as one of Williamson County's most patriotic, honest and industrious Christian men. Mr. Copeland's first wife was Miss Louisa Washburn of Vienna, and his father was Judge Samuel Copeland, also of Vienna.

Minnie Lilley Copeland bought the entire Copeland estate, assuming control November, 1914. She is a tireless worker, honest and fair in all her dealings and a gifted artist. The designs and floral work of the Marion Green Houses are complimented throughout southern Illinois, Mrs. Copeland having been taught special work by an Eastern artist of note at much expense. She was born April 22, 1873, Union County, Illinois. Was educated in the public schools and southern Illinois Normal and taught school seven years. Her father, Boston Lilley, a farmer and teacher, was a man of marked refinement, well educated, industrious and a deep thinker, of pleasing address. The entire community mourned his demise in 1886.

Mr. and Mrs. Copeland were blessed with six children, Ida and Whittier, dying young, and B. F. Copeland, editor of Polk County News, Tryon, N. C.; Mrs. Addie Strike, Toledo, Ohio; Raymond Brooks, Chicago; and John Wallace of Marion. It has often been said of Mrs. Copeland that she never spent an idle moment, often doing public work. She taught a class of young women twenty-one years in the Methodist Sunday school, resigning on account of war and business.

A RECORD of the members of Williamson County bar would not be complete without mention of J. C. B. Smith, who is located in the State and Savings Bank building. He hails from New Columbia, Massac County. He was born February 3, 1859, and comes from a distinguished family. He was educated at the Evansville Commercial College and at the S. I. N. University at Carbondale, and was admitted to the bar in 1887.

Mr. Smith has practiced law in Marion since February, 1889, and for three years was a member of the law firm of Pillow, Smith & Stone, but retired from the firm in 1910, but at the present time is Secretary of the Marion Building and Loan Association, with offices in the same suite.

Attorney J. C. B. Smith has taken quite an interest in the affairs of the city and county. He is an advocate of improvements. As a member of the Masonic order, he is active in its interest. As a professional man he can always be relied on, and in this as in other things, he stands to the front in the esteem of his fellow members of the bar.

'"PHIS high class studio was started in Marion by James G. McNett, who in 1916 sold out to A. A. Davis, of Carterville, the present proprietor.

The lovers of the refined and artistic have recognized the superior work produced at the McNett Studio, as it is perfect in both portrait and commercial. It is rare to see the artistic and commercial combined in a unique and beautiful photographic business. The public at large as well as the commercial man gets the benefit. While commercial work is a feature, the studio is adorned with masterpieces that only the professional photographer could turn out. The samples on exhibition shows the finished product equal to any from the large cities.

Examples of Mr. Davis' work is shown in this history as the groups in the County School section are his work, which speaks for the class of commercial work.

E of the most modern and best ladies' stores in Southern Illinois is that of C. W. Hays, who operates under ' the trade name of Hay Mercantile Company, north side of Public Square at Marion. This store is considered by the best shoppers as the place to buy the latest style at right prices. Mr. Hay is known as a styleologist and lives up to this reputation by giving the latest styles all the time, considerably maintained by selling the famous French-American line of apparel of which no two garments are alike. The best goods for the best stores, such as Soroses shoes, Madam Grace corsets, La France underwear, Onyx and Everwear hosiery are sold in this store.

Mr. Hay was born and reared in Carbondale and was educated in the public schools of Southern Illinois Normal. He was married December 27, 1915, to Miss Thurmond, daughter of E. N. Thurmond. He began business life as a clerk in Carbondale and later in 1900 in Marion. Receiving a fine offer he then began as traveling salesman selling shoes for A. J. Bates and later the Carlise brand. Two years later he established a shoe store but sold out and was again a traveling salesman and real estate dealer. He started his present business in 1917 after building the fine building pictured here. Mr. Hay was very active in the war work and served as country director of publicity during all the drives.

The second floor of the building is a conservatory of music, conducted by Mrs. Hay, who has few equals in southern Illinois as a vocal and piano instructor. Mrs. C. W. Hay is a graduate of Ewing College of 1910 and a post graduate of the same college in 1912, and was instructor of voice and piano there for the following two years. She later graduated from the Bush Temple Conservatory of Music of Chicago. She received special training on piano from Edgar A. Nelson of Chicago, a nationally known teacher of piano and pipe organ and also special instruction in voice from Madame Justine Wagner of the Wilmanstrasse Conservatory of Music of Berlin.

1%/TARION is lots bigger than it was when we started, but we have grown with it - we had to supply so many people in the city and country - we kept the merchandise they wanted and our customers know we could supply them at prices that are right.

The same policy prevails in this corporation as prevailed in our parent Elles Store Co. - read its history on page 367 - also Herrin Supply Co., page 330.

We Thank You

'T'HIS progressive firm of undertakers and -*- embalmers are located at 215 North Market Street, Marion. It is a partnership composed of G. J. Frick and E. T. Hudgens, organized in 1917. Both partners are graduated embalmers. The equipment is of the very latest and consists of the modern motive hearse here pictured, first class ambulance and a horse drawn hearse, which is only used when roads are unfit for the modern hearse.

Mr. Hudgens is a Williamson county boy, born near Creal Springs, in June, 1878. He is a son of Z. Hudgens, sheriff of Williamson county from 1872 to 1874. The family included fourteen children, thirteen of whom are living, and Egbert is the seventh son.

The family has for many years been a very prominent one in this county. He was educated in the Creal Springs high school. His early manhood was spent in learning the mercantile business, and for several years was a commercial traveler and as such won golden opinions. He located in Marion in 1900, and for six years was in partnership with his brothers in The Marion Clothing Company. He has been honored in public office as city treasurer and made a record in this important financial office.

Mr. Hudgens was married August, 1899, to Miss Bessie Wright, daughter of W. F. and Ellen Wright of Creal Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Hudgens are the parents of one daughter, Muriel, born 1901. He is a member of th Odd Fellows, K. of P. and Modern Woodmen.

T^HE Duncan-Baker Hardware Co. is one -*- of the oldest and strongest mercantile corporations in Williamson County. It was established at Marion by John H. Duncan, and M. L. Baker, deceased, as a partnership, in August, 1897. This partnership continued until October 14, 1903, when the Duncan- Baker Hardware Co. was i n c o r porated with a capital stock of $30,- 000.00. John H. Duncan was made President, James R. Spiller, Vice - President, and M. L. Baker, Secretary and Treasurer. A branch store was immediately established at Johnston city, with John Hathaway as manager, and in the spring of 1905, the store of the Harrisburg Hardware Co., at Harrisburg ,was purchased, and Mr. A. R. Clark assumed the management of same. The capital at this time was increased to $50,000.00, making it the biggest exclusive hardware store of this section.

The Duncan-Baker Hardware Co. have never attempted the spectacular, but have won success by good service and square dealing. They have invariably kept high class goods, believing that quality in merchandise was of first importance. The business has had a steady growth from the first, until the volume that only a few changes have occurred in all these years in the personnel of the working force as well as in the managem e n t, is u ndoubted proof of the wisdom of the plan.

John H. Duncan, President; James R. Spiller, Vice - President; Raymond H. Shaw, Secrer e t a r y - treasurer; Chester A t w o o d and Roscoe C. Norman, Directors. Most of the officers and directors have grown up with the business and are progressive in every sense of the word.

In January, 1915, the Harrisburg store was sold to the Clark-Martin-Hawkins Hardware Co. and in June of the present year the Johnston City branch was sold to Hathaway & Co.

Notwithstanding these changes the capital of the present company continues at $50,- 000.00 and the growth and development at Marion is more rapid than before.

E most popular resort of Marion is the B. B. Confectionery, located at 904 Public Square, where the people gather when in want of refreshments and amusements. Not only is this modern confectionery fitted in a magnificent manner, as can be seen by the photograph here produced, for catering to the wants in every kind of refreshments found in the up to date confectionery, but the second floor is retained as a ball room, where the elite of the city gather every few evenings for dancing. R. W. Boatright, the proprietor, is commended for establishing and maintaining such a high class institution, but the people expected that a man of Mr. Boatright's experience would give them the best, as he was for ten years previous traveling salesman for Howard & Casey Wholesale Grocery, by which work he was able to gather the ideas he has incorporated in his present business.

Mr. Boatright was born in Harrisburg, January 19, 1889, and is married to Miss Clara Strautz of East St. Louis. He is a very popular young business man and will always be found boosting for the upbuilding of Marion. Mr. Boatright is a member of the Elks and Modern Woodmen.

TTARRY HOLLAND was born on a farm near Corinth, Williamson County, Illinois, August 12, 1880, where he continued to reside until the spring of 1901, when he located in Marion, Illinois, and began his active business career. He was educated in rural schools of his home school district, the Harrisburg High School, and completed a course in the business college in Mt. Vernon, 111.

He was employed in the capacity of bookkeeper by the old Crab Orchard Coal Co., and was later with the First National Bank of Marion, 111., in a similar position for four and one-half years. He engaged very successfully in the real estate and insurance business in Marion for several years.

Mr. Holland has been affiliated with the Democratic party all his life, and is an earnest, ardent supporter of and worker for the success of the party. He received the appointment of Postmaster at Marion by President Woodrow Wilson, and assumed the duties of that office in July, 1913, and was later reappointed to the same office.

Together with his brother, Lloyd Holland, Ph.G., he established the Holland Drug Company at Herrin, 111., in June, 1914, with a branch store at West Frankfort, III., in June, 1917. He is also connected with the Holland & Company, Undertakers, with establishments at both Herrin and West Frankfort, Illinois, both prosperous enterprises. These varied interests of Mr. Holland, are all flourishing and successful enterprises, and are evidence of a high organization's ability, which has won for him a front rank among the executives of large industrial combinations of the County.

Mr. Holland gave largely and generously of his time for the promotion of all war activities during the period of the World War, and since, assuming his responsibility as an employee of the Government, and at the same time carrying out his ideas of what all loyal citizens should do; ready at all times to put the Liberty Loan or Red Cross and other war activities drives "over the top."

T TNDER the proprietorship of Isam Harri- *-' son, the Model Clothing Store has grown within a short time to a position of importance among Marion business houses.

Mr. Harrison was born in Williamson county, near Crab Orchard, in 1881, and since his start in the business world has been engaged in the clothing business, fitting himself for the further experience of his own store. For some time he was employed with Joseph, as well as with other Marion dealers.

In 1916, Mr. Harrison entered the business circles of Marion as proprietor of The Model, where he now has an excellent business, managing the same in a careful conservative mariner. Such lines as Carter underwear, Lion shirts, Mallory hats, Lamar neckwear, and Faultless pajamas are among the well known brands which Mr. Harrison handles, and which have done much towards the establishment of the clientele which the Model pos-

A MONG the popular restaurant men of -^*- Marion, A. H. Brunner has justly won a place. Mr. Brunner's occupation has always been that of a cook, thereby especially qualifying him as an expert caterer.

Mr. Brunner was born in New York City forty-seven years ago. He was married to Pearl O'Neal-Boles, March 15, 1913. One child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Brunner, Katherine Pearl, now deceased. Mrs. Brunner has a child, Willard Boles, by her former husband.

Mr. Brunner came to Marion from Kansas City about six years ago, and established a real restaurant here which soon won for him a large patronage. During the summer of this year, Mr. Brunner sold his Marion cafe - the little Gem - and has since opened the "Ever Eat Cafe" at Johnston City, but Mr. and Mrs. Brunner still make their home in Marion.

(~)NE of the pioneer business men of Marion, the subject of this sketch, J. M. Cline, was born in Allen county, Kentucky, December 25, 1848, moving to Illinois in 1850, and with the natural aptitude for business soon began buying live stock and poultry, which he continued until 1877, and desiring to enter other fields purchased a drug store then situated on the west side of the public square, where he continued, and then moved his store to the southeast corner for 14 years and then to present location.

and to this union has been born five children; the eldest Dr. John V., who enlisted in the medical corps and served in France, receiving the commission of Major while in foreign service; L. V., born 1880, druggist of Herrin; John V., born in 1882, killed in an automobile accident in 1914;

This short sketch cannot record the achievements of this pioneer business man, but it does show his success as a citizen that Williamson county is proud of.

^PERATING under the trade mark of "Electric Battery Cover," E. B B. Cover, who purchased the business of W. E. Fish, in April, 1918, has become one of Marion's active and popular business men.

Mr. Cover has the reputation of being one of the best electrical engineers in Southern Illinois, and his many contracts for the State of Illinois, is proof of his ability. Many of the largest business buildings and fine residences of Carbondale, where he was formerly in business, the electrical work shows that he is master of his profession. There are also many large contracts in Marion and vicinity being added to his large list.

Before starting in business for himself, Mr. Cover was engineer for the Central Ice Co., Mounds; Fruit Growers Power & Refr. Co., Marion, and Nat'l Lbr. & Woodenware Co., Cairo.

Mr. Cover was married to Miss Myrtle Thornton, on Christmas, 1913. He is a member of the Elks and Moose, and an active worker in the Marion Chamber of Commerce.

'"THE New Home Bakery is operated by M. A. Vanzettie, who came to Marion from Chicago in 1915, but had previously worked in Marion. Mr. Vanzettie is an expert baker and makes a specialty of the highest grade pastry. In Chicago and other large cities where he was employed he was considered an artist, making the high class decorations and flowers used on expensive wedding cakes and other pastry for the elite on special occasions. There being very little call of this class of trade in Marion, Mr. Vanzettie has made an effort to produce other bakery goods better than the ordinary bakery products are considered to be, and has won a reputation on his genuine home made bread.

Mr. Vanzettie was married to Miss Iva Hornet, of St. Louis, May 30, 1910. He is a native of France, born in Moden, France, in 1873, and has been in the United States about 25 years.

T EROY A. GODDARD was born in Marion, -*-^ Illinois, June 22,. 1854, the son of James T. and Winifred (Spiller) Goddard. His grandparents from Virginia settled in 1832 near where Marion was afterwards located. Mr. Goddard's father opened a general store in Bainbridge, near Marion, in 1841, and later moved to Marion and erected a threestory brick building where the Marion State and Savings bank is now located. He was educated in the public schools in the winter time, working at odd jobs in the summer until sixteen years of age, when he quit school to devote his entire time to clerking in stores until he was twenty-one. He was a merchant and banker at Marion from 1875 until 1890. He organized and was president of the First National Bank of Mt. Carmel, 111., from 1890 until 1892. On August 1, 1892, he assumed the position of cashier of the Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago; and later was elected vice-president, filling both positions until January, 1903, when he was elected president. He resigned June 1, 1908, to accept the vice-presidency of the State Bank of Chicago; was elected its president May, 1909, and in June, 1919, resigned as president to accept a position as chairman of the Board.

Mr. Goddard was two years president of the Chicago Clearing House Association, two years treasurer of the Chicago Stock Exchange, a year president of the Bankers' Club of Chicago, also of Union League Club of Chicago, for several years president of the

Chicago Peace Society, and member of the Executive Council, American Bankers' Association. At this writing he is president of the Illinois Bankers' Association and a member of the Normal School Board of Illinois.

He has been an active member for Illinois Supreme Council thirty-third degree Masons, and treasurer since 1912; Grand Master of Masons of Illinois in 1894 and 1895, and Grand Treasurer since 1903; Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons in 1905.

November 14, 1888, he married Anna Breidenthal of Vincennes, Indiana. She was born and raised in Louisville, Ky., where her father, Col. H. Breidenthal was a pioneer miller. Her mother, Elizabeth Hall Breidenthal, was a direct descendant of Lyman Hall, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Not being blessed with children of their own, Mrs. Goddard has ever been active in the education of other children and in philanthropic work. Besides various committees, she has served as president of the League of Religious Fellowship, treasurer of the Chicago Woman's Club, trustee of the Illinois Industrial School for Girls, president of Robert Browning Study Class, fitting up a Browning Room in Abraham Lincoln Center, and is a member of Board of Trustees of the Crippled Children's Home of Chicago.

44 TIM" FRICK, as he is usually known, is one of Marion's most popular middle aged business men. He has made a success of everything he has undertaken, and at the present time is a member of the undertaking firm of Frick & Hudgens, and also conducts a grocery store at 606 W. Boulevard.

Mr. Frick was born on a farm in Franklin county, near Christopher, but came to this country when five years of age. When only fifteen years of age he worked in a grocery store in Belleville, and later employed on the street cars in Venice, but soon formed a partnership with his brother and established a grocery business in Venice, which they continued two years, "Jim" then moving to Johnston City, where he was employed in the mines for a while but on account of his wife's ill health he homesteaded in New Mexico, selling out, returning to Marion two years later. In 1915, he formed a partnership with Charles Ozmont in the undertaking business. This business was sold to the Miners Co-operative Association, and Mr. Frick later formed a partnership with E. T. Hudgens, locating at the address of the present grocery store for a few months and then moving to their present building, which is finely equipped for its purpose.

Mr. Frick was married to Miss Pearl Wilbanks in 1903. | They have four children, Irene, Howard, Mabel and James A. "Jim" is well known in fraternal circles, being a member of the Masons, in which he has reached the Consistory degree, I. O. 0. F., Elks, Moose, Modern Woodmen and the U. M. W. of A.

'"PHE wholesale grocery house of Goddard & Co., is operated in Marion as a branch of the large wholesale institution in St. Louis, which was incorporated in 1872. The present officers are as follows: Warren Goddard, president; S. P. Goddard, vicepresident; and G. H. Fob, secretary-treasurer. W. G. Metzinger, the local manager of the company, has been in their employ for twelve years, five years in the St. Louis office, and seven years as manager in Marion. He was bom in St. Louis, Nov. 16, 1889; educated in the common schools and later finishing a course in the Columbia Business College. He is a progressive citizen and has made the Goddard Grocery

With a superb warehouse and office, unequalled facilities for handling goods, and splendid transportation mediums, its promptness in meeting the orders of a large number of customers in Marion and surrounding country is evidence of a complete system. Some of the standard brands which have become favorites are Marion Club, Sweet Home, Goddard's 1872, Sugar Loaf (exclusive agency) , Hunt Bros, canned fruits, Festal Hall and canned fruits, Festal Hall and Aero Brand Coffee, and Cowboy Baking Powder, for which they are the sole distributors.

A HIS wholesale grocery institution is nominally a home institution. It was first established in St. Louis, but for the past six years the main office has been located in Marion, and is the only wholesale grocery in Williamson County that has their main office in this county.

The officers are F. E. Rheinhart, president; J. T. Smith, vice-president; E. T. Reinhart, director; Wm. Welge, secretary-treasurer; and J. E. Blair, manager. The officers have all been identified with the institution for many years. The manager, Mr. Blair, for eighteen years, thirteen of which he has been the Marion manager. The company also maintains branches at Metropolis and Eldorado, the Metropolis branch being established four years ago and the Eldorado branch this year. Among the leading brands of groceries which this firm handles and has made popular are: Flag brand, fancy canned goods; Dream and Belle of Egypt, which are private brands of canned and package goods; La Armida, the popular ten cent cigar, and many other well known brands of merchandise. They are distributors for the Blatz Brand near beer. Their salesmen are J. T. Smith, John H. White, J. D. Sutherland, and H. D. Mitchell. Office employes are Clara Campbell, who has been with the firm thirteen years, and Caroline Noetzelmann.

There are many wholesale grocerers in Williamson County, but none that is more identified with the County and its upbuilding with officers and employees citizens of the County making it a Williamson County and home institution.

\ SCION of the pioneer who established a lumber business in Marion in 1870, Wm. Gallagher, is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and was born there in 1854. He was educated there in the public schools and became a born lumberman. He served his apprenticeship in the school of experience and his knowledge of lumber and builders material made of him a worthy successor to his father, establishing his business in Marion in 1880. or ten years after his parent's successful inauguration of what has since grown to a most extensive business. He has done much for the progress and upbuilding of Marion and Williamson county.

The Gallagher Lumber Co. is located on North Market Street, and is the recognized headquarters for kiln dried lumber, carefully inspected and stocked on the ways, assortment for all dsmands by the contractor, builder or private citizen, with cement, lime, chat, rock and sewer pipe - in fact everything for building anything at the right price.

/~\NE of the leading furniture stores of ^-^ Williamson county is that of Garrison Brothers of Marion, who established themselves in business on Franklin Avenue near Public Square in 1908, and two years later buying the stock of Vance and Goddard and moved their stock to the latter location. The stock is large and varied, consisting of practically everything to furnish a home, such as furniture for every purpose, stoves and floor coverings.

The Garrison Brothers are from Saline County. A. M. Garrison came to this county in 1899, teaching school and selling real estate and insurance for several years. D. M. Garrison came to Marion in 1902 and was employed by Wilson and Moss, who owned the present store previous to Vance and Goddard.

\ MONG the citizens of this county who have had "^ much to do with the community's development from a civic as well as an educational point of view is A. C. Hentz of Marion, for the past year attached to the Secretary of State's office, Springfield, Illinois.

Mr. Hentz was born in Lawrence County, Illinois, near Chauncey. After a struggle to obtain an education, he attended Danville Normal College and prepared for teaching. He married Miss Emma G. Wathen, who died in 1902, and in 1904, Miss Jennie R. Hendrickson of Marion.

In 1893 he came to this county and located in Herrin, where he became head of the schools and later city attorney, serving with marked distinction. In 1893 he took a position at Marion in the office of Sheriff H. S. Harris as office deputy, later was Assistant State Parole Agent at Chester penitentiary, afterwards for nine years District Game Warden.

He helped organize in 1906, the Marion Citizens Trust and Banking Company and the Williamson County Loan & Improvement Association, holding important positions in both.

In 1913 he acquired a controlling interest in the Republican Leader of Marion, the official Republican County paper, taking editorial and business management. Later he disposed of his interest to W. O. Paisley, the present editor.

His acquaintance in southern Illinois is extensive. He is a member of the Methodist church, and in politics is a staunch Republican, always taking active lead at election time. In the campaign of 1918, he was secretary of the county central committee and largely through his efforts the county rolled up a record majority of near 2,000. Fraternally he is an Elk, K. of P. and Modern Woodman, besides holding membership in numerous civic organizations that benefit the community.

'TPHE Marion Steam Marble Works are owned by E. M. Thurmond & Son. This firm has built up a very satisfactory business in this section of the State.

The plant pictured here is one of the most complete in Southern Illinois, is located at 608 North Van Buren Street. They specialize in marble and granite and handle everything in the monument line.

E. M. Thurmond, the head of the firm, was born in Franklin County, March 6, 1864. He was educated at Ewing College, a school which has a wide reputation for graduating many men who have made marked successes in business and professions. Mr. Thurmond was married to Miss Ida Ingram in 1886. They are the parents of five children, Lena, Eva, Alliba, Ralph, and Edith, deceased.

In 1916, Mr. Thurmond & Son purchased the entire stock of marble and granite, also the equipment of Wright & Son, who then retired from business giving Thurmond & Son a larger field, which they catered honestly and fairly.

A S a branch of the parent company located **- at Mt. Vernon, Howard-Casey was established in Marion more than 20 years ago and was the first wholesale grocery to be located in Williamson county. They were the first in the field and naturally have built up a large business and many business firms in Marion and surrounding territory are their regular and satisfied customers.

0. A. Morgan has been their Marion manager for fifteen years, and it is to his efforts that Howard-C a s e y are recognized as a large and permanent Marion institution. Mr.

Their regular salesmen are Joe Long, who has been with the firm for 14 years; Carlos Morgan, son of the manager, four years with the institution, and B. E. Lovett, who has been associated with the firm for the

Their regular line of private brands and the several in which they specialize are given in the Herrin page describing the same company and its activities there.

/~\NE of the old reliable firms of Marion ^^ and Williamson county is J. B. Heyde Son & Company. This firm was established in Marion thirty-five years ago by J. B. Heyde, who came here from Mascoutah, St. Clair County, where he was born in 1862, first engaging in the blacksmith and implement business. By reliable workmanship and reliable business methods, Mr. Heyde soon built up a business demanding several employees and to make it possible to keep the same employees the year round he, nine years later, added a line of pianos and organs for winter selling, and also later added a general line of hardware, but this was disposed of to devote more attention to implements, pianos and organs.

Mattie, Louise, Flossie and Theodore. Mr. Heyde was a member of the state militia for three years and was called for active service during the East St. Louis race riots.

J. B. Heyde Son & Company are headquarters for every kind of farm implements, including the J. I. Case tractors, engines, and Case threshers, Massey-Harris binders, J. B. Heyde Son & Co. and Geo. Deelker buggies and De Laval cream separators. The line of pianos are Bush & Gerts, Price & Teeples and Cable & Nelson.

T H. BAINBRIDGE, proprietor of the Bainbridge Jewelry Store and Bainbridge Millinery Shop, is a Marion boy. Born in this city in 1888, he was educated in Marion public schools and was especially fitted for his profession. After finishing an apprenticeship to the watchmaking trade he finished a watchmaking and optical school in St. Louis in 1907, then worked in a manufacturing jewelry factory, learning diamond and stone setting and jewelry repairing. Returning home he purchased an interest in the jewelry store in 1910, that his parents had established in 1882. In 1912 he took over the entire store and since has conducted the business very successfully. Finding it necessary to spread out he added to the store the lines of millinery and novelties and runs the two stores as one, and now has one of the best stores in Egypt, and the best citizens are numbered

Mr. Bainbridge is a life member of the Elks and a conservative Mason. Also a member of the American National Retail Jewelers' Association and a registered optometrist. When the government called for the mobilizing of American watchmakers for duty in France, he sent in his application and was enrolled as available and expected his call at any time.

There are few jewelers who look upon their profession with higher regard than does Mr. Bainbridge. He views it with a high ethical respect and looks upon the business as an institution that is to honestly serve the people with the same confidence of a bank in dealing with values.

The store is well known, being the old Cantor stand, established over forty years ago and always enjoyed a good business, but since Mr. Pfeffer secured possession he has improved the fixtures and added many thousand dollars' worth of merchandise, until now it is complete in every respect as a shopping bazaar for gents' clothing and furnishings, that Marion is proud of.

the store for seven years, and it is due to his fine personality and modern progressive business methods, that this store is one of the largest in this section.

Mr. Pfeffer was married to Miss Freda Silberstein of St. Louis in 1914. They have one son, Newton, born March 25, 1916. Mr. Pfeffer is a popular member of Elks, and Chamber of Commerce.

"PHIS popular clothing and gents' furnishing store was established in January, 1911, at the corner of North Market Street and Public Square, by live wires who have made their mark as exponents of the square deal. With a large and commodious store, dealing in goods that have the standard reputation - clothiers and tailors in every style that appeals to the well dressed citizen, gents' furnishings that are modern and fashionable, and all the refined accessories that grace the display windows and elegant glass cases, the Marion Clothing Company occupies a distinct position in mercantile circles in Marion. Lee R. Hudgens, the manager, is a Williamson County boy, born Dec. 19, 1885, on a farm at Hudgens, near Creal Springs. He attended the district school and later at Creal Springs, but at the early age of 17 began the clothing business and was for nine years in the employ of M. Canter. This long service in this line of business has given Mr. Hudgens an expert knowledge of the clothing and gents' furnishing business which the customer will readily perceive when buying in the Marion Clothing Company's store. Mr. Hudgens was married March 8, 1905, to Miss Clara M. Thompson, daughter of R. C. and Anna Thompson.

'T'HE Marion Ice Cream Co. are manufacturers of Velvet ice cream which is rapidly becoming the favorite for Marion and vicinity. The handsome home of Velvet Ice Cream was completed in the summer of 1919.

The modern ice cream machinery pictured here is the very latest direct expansion machinery. By the use of such machinery the ice cream must be

Direct refrigerating machinery produces the temperature necessary for freezing and storage. Ice is only used in packing the cream for shipping purposes. Besides the Velvet cream special creams and bricks are made when ordered.

THHE Central Illinois Public Service Com- -*- pany now serves 147 communities in central and southern Illinois with electric light and power service. In a number of these towns, the company also operates ice, gas, water and heating utilities. This company serves 18 towns in southern Illinois with electwo or three large modern power stations. In a number of towns there were small lighting plants of various types, most of which were inadequate to the needs of the rapidly growing cities which they served.

trie light and power service, in addition to the cities it also supplies a large number of coal mines with electric power, there being at the present time 26 mines in this territory receiving their power from the transmission system of the Central Illinois Public Service Company.

Upon entering the public utility field in southern Illinois in 1912, the Central Illinois Public Service Company proceeded to construct a network of transmission lines connecting all of the cities which they serve with electric light and power service, with a view to serving the entire territory from the present time a capacity of 12000 K. W., and work is in progress at the present time upon additions which will make this the largest modern power station in Illinois outside of the city of Chicago, having when completed, a capacity of 15,000 K. W. The company also purchases energy from the Old Ben Coal Coporation at Christopher.

In addition to supplying electrical energy, the company operates ice plants at Harrisburg, Marion, Carbondale, Anna, Mounds and Cairo, Illinois, which supply a large proportion of the ice used in the extreme southern portion of Illinois.

H Err In Garage

/^\NE of the largest, if not the largest, Ford agencies in Southern Illinois, is that of the Davis Brothers, who operate in Marion, Johnston City and Herrin. The brothers are Fred B., Pearl S. and W. Scott, named in the order that they became identified with the business. The first agency was establishd in Johnston City in January, 1912, by Fred B. Davis. In 1914 he opened a branch in Marion and the next year, 1915, his brother Pearl S. became identified with the business, and during this year the Herrin branch was opened. W. Scott, the elder brother, joined the company in 1917.

The large and ever increasing business of this agency has demanded larger quarters from time to time. Last year a handsome two-story garage, 50x100, was built in Johnston City at a cost of $30,000, and at the time this book is going to press they are completing at Herrin 100x100 feet, two stories, which will be the most modern garage in Southern Illinois. Next year they will build a new garage at Marion, which will be practically the same size as the new Herrin garage.

From the small beginning, selling only a few cars, to a business averaging over $300,- 000 a year has been the record of this firm in about seven years. The Davis brothers were born in Kentucky - Scott, Feb. 17, 1871; Pearl S., Feb. 8, 1879; and Fred B., July 12, 1882; coming to Illinois in 1911 and locating in Johnston City, where they were employed in the mines until starting in the Ford agency business.

This year the sale of cars will be about 400, and they have already sold 30 Fordson tractors. In the seven years this firm has sold more than 2,000 Ford cars. Their territory is all of Williamson county with the exception of a few townships on the west side of the county. They carry all parts for the car and tractors, and maintain expert repair men, who make a specialty of repairing Ford cars, at each plant. All kinds of automobile necessities especially adapted for Ford cars are kept in stock.

Carterville 5Tore Johnston City Store

E J. V. Walker & Sons Clothing Company, one of the oldest clothing firms in Southern Illinois, with stores in Carterville, Herrin, Christopher, Johnston City and Benton, is the result of a steady growth of a business founded by J. V. Walker in 1884.

Mr. Walker was born in Williamson County in 1858. The first years of his life were spent on the Walker farm between Carterville and Marion. He was successful from the start in the mercantile business at Carterville and lived to see his three sons, Fred, Carl and Jo, into business operating stores under his direction at Carterville, Herrin and Christopher. Incorporating in 1910, the stockholders included members of the J. V. Walker family, Ben E. La Master and Claude Brown, with J. V. Walker, president; Fred S. Walker, vice-president; Carl S. Walker, treasurer, and Jo V. Walker, secretary. The business was directed by Mr. Walker until his death in October, 1913.

The progressiveness of this firm is plainly evident in that their stores have always kept ahead of the development of southern Illinois. The Herrin store is one of the most modern in the state and has an extraordinary beautiful front. Each store is equipped with the same style New Way Grand Rapids fixtures.

The year 1916 saw Ben E. La Master placed at the head of a Walker store in Johnston City. The four stores were operated through the great war with the loss of Jo from the Herrin store and Carl from the Christopher store. During this period the Herrin store was in charge of Noah McNeill and the Christopher store in charge of Albert

C. Gibson. Jo served in the United States Navy and Carl with the American Expeditionary Forces with the railway engineers in France. Both returned in the summer of 1919 in good health and anxious to get back to selling clothing.

With the full united force again after the war and an opportunity in Benton for a Walker store, Mr. Brown of the Carterville store was sent to Benton, and is now operating successfully in that place.

The success of this popular firm is due principally to three reasons: First, the concentration of purchases. The stores are now selling the same standard lines of merchandise selected by Mr. Walker back in the early days of the business, such as Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes, W. L. Douglas shoes, Stetson hats, Manhattan shirts, Cooper's underwear, and Black Cat hosiery. Second: Selection of the right men and maintaining them. Mr. McNeill has been with the firm fourteen years, Mr. Brown fourteen years, Mr. La Master ten years, Albert C. Gibson, seven years, and John M. Powell, who is responsible for the beautiful windows at all the stores, has been with the firm six years. Third: Unshaken faith in the future of Williamson County and Southern Illinois.

Mr. Walker was always optimistic about this section of Illinois and was never afraid to borrow money and invest in a home proposition. After his death, with the eldest son, Fred, at the head of the business, it continues to have the same belief, and the Walker firm has advanced right along with the development of Williamson and Franklin Counties.

Incorporated

HPHE Stotlar-Herrin Lumber Company, dealers in lumber, builders hardware and builders' supplies, was organized April 1, 1901, and incorporated May 1st of that year. The organization was brought about by the consolidation of the W. H. Stotler Lumber Yard of Herrin and the Paul D. Herrin Lumber Yard of the same place and taking in new members and stockholders. The incorporated company also took over the interests of the W. N. Stotlar and Thos. Stotlar Lumber Yard at Johnston City, then being conducted by C. C. Stotlar as manager.

W. N. Stotlar was the first president and Thos. Stotlar its vice-president and E. M. Stotlar was made secretary-treasurer, which office he has held throughout the entire period of corporate existence of the company. The other stockholders were Paul D. Herrin, Fred Stotlar and Harry Stotlar.

In August, 1901, it was decided to open a branch yard in Marion and Fred Stotlar, then a young man of twenty-two, was designated to take charge of the enterprise. Marion was undergoing such rapid development that Fred soon found more than he could well take care of and accordingly called for E. M. Stotlar to come to his assistance and before October had arrived they were launched in a trade that took the builders' supplies faster than they could get shipments to fill orders. Much of the lumber was unloaded directly from the cars to the building sites and carloads were sent directly to the mines.

In 1902 a branch yard was opened at De Soto and Harry Stotlar was designated to be manager of that plant. Though there was a fair trade in that vicinity there was not sufficient demand for building materials to justify the investment and in 1907 the yard was discontinued.

In 1903 C. C. Stotlar, who had been manager of the Johnston City branch became a stockholder and so continued until 1908, when he gave up his interest for the newly acquired yard at Carbondale, then being managed by his son, John Y. Stotlar, for Chas. Reith.

ing a partner's interest, and on account of the heavy trade coming on at once because of coal development, Harry Stotlar was called from the De Soto yard to help organize the business there.

In 1904 Paul Herrin, who had become manager of the Herrin yard, sold out his interest in the company to the other stockholders, and Fred Stotlar was called to take charge of the business at that point owing to the failing health of the president, W. N. Stotlar.

In 1905 the company suffered its first serious reverse when a general conflagration swept the entire business district of Johnston City, burning the entire plant of the company there. However, before the embers had quit smoking wagons commenced to arrive from Herrin and Marion with new framing lumber for a new yard building. Cars of material that were on the road for other yards were immediately diverted to this point and the contractors who were depending upon the yard for their material were being supplied , in a few days as if nothing unusual had transpired. As it was, the company lost the savings of over two years' accumulation that was not covered by insurance.

In 1907 a new yard was opened at Pittsburg, 111., a new town just promoted six miles northeast of Marion, and S. W. Webb, who had been left in charge of the De Soto yard, was made manager of the new yard. After five years of precarious existence the yard was discontinued and that vicinity was without further accommodations for builders' supplies.

to the management of it. The impulse given to building because of the new coal development in Franklin County made trade lively for several years and the further developments of mines to the south led the company to purchase the yard of the Frisco Lumber Company at West Frankfort in the autumn of 1908.

The acquirement of West Frankfort yard completed a chain of yards over Williamson and Franklin Counties. D. C. Jones was called to the management of this yard and has since continued in that capacity. Some of the most remarkable developments of the coal industry for southern Illinois has taken place around West Frankfort. In order to finance building operations and promote home ownership a Building and Loan Association was early organized and a large per cent of the present home owners has come through the Loan Association.

Perhaps one of the most phenominal campaigns of building ever launched in southern Illinois, was that conducted through the management of the company with their establishment of a new yard at Joseph Leiter's town of Zeigler. The city was owned entirely by Mr. Leiter and he conceived the idea of disposing of his residence and business property and selected the Stotlar-Herrin Lumber Company to carry forward the campaign of home ownership. The result was that over two hundred residences were constructed and more than three hundred home owners were located there in less than two years. Instead of a city of rampant radicalism it has been transformed into an orderly home-loving community of permanent citizens. The recent completion of what is said to be the largest mine in the state in the midst of the finest body of coal in the state makes this one of the most promising of communities and the rapidly increasing number of home owners assures this once riotous community the peace and permanence of the best industrial settlement.

At this writing, November, 1919, the Stotlar-Herrin Lumber Company controls ten retail yards located in Williamson and Franklin Counties. Wherever their yards are located, they have had to do more or less financing the home owners and have always been very patient with the fellow who is struggling to possess his own home.

During the years most of the earnings of the company have been put back into the extended business. In 1908 the capital stock of the corporation was increased to $100,- 000.00 and the lines of goods carried have doubled and trebled many times since the beginning. For example, when the business was started, it was a fair order to purchase for the trade ten bags or three barrels of Portland cement, which was imported by builders' supply houses from Germany. Now, it is a common and frequent item to order carloads of six hundred to eight hundred bags for each yard, and frequently the trade is so heavy that it is necessary to have more than a carload on hand at a time. Then, nails were purchased by the ten to twenty keg lots; now, carload lots are handled by all the main yards of the company. Then, there was no such item as prepared roofing; now, this item is handled in car lots. Then,

The personnel of the company has undergone some changes in that the older members of the firm have retired or passed away and the younger members of the family are entirely in charge. The president is Fred Stotlar, living in Marion; his brother, Harry Stotlar, living in Benton, is vice-president; E. M. Stotlar of Marion is secretary-treasurer and the other stock is held in the W. N. Stotlar estate. The daughter, Mrs. Ruby Herrin, will ultimately assume charge of this interest, although she has entrusted her mother with that detail since her father's death. The personnel of the company is somewhat unique in that the stockholders are all double cousins except, of course, the relation of brother between the president and vice-president.

It has been the constant endeavor of the company to keep everything needed to build a house or barn. By this policy the contractor or home builder is enabled to secure his whole supply at one place avoiding shopping around from place to place to secure his supplies. Standard items of builders' requirements are constantly maintained in stock and of the best qualities for the grade. Absolute honesty and square dealing is the constant caution of the management. Errors or mistakes when made are always cheerfully righted and the theory of a "satisfied customer" is attributed as one of the chief contributions for the large trade enjoyed by the company.

JUDGE JAMES P. MOONEYHAM, who repre- " sented this senatorial district in the General Assembly at the close of the war period, is almost as well and as favorably known in Williamson County as in Franklin, where he was born nearly forty-eight years ago, son of John Mooneyham, a pioneer from Tennessee, who came to Illinois in 1838, and in the Civil War assisted in organizing the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Logan's Regiment) and was made first lieutenant of Company I, later lieutenant Company F, 15th Illinois Cavalry. His mother was a Minerva J. Mannering, also of a pioneer family.

Rounding out his preliminary education at Ewing College and later at the State Normal at Carbondale, he turned to reading law while still a young man and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-five. The same year he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for states attorney of Franklin County. From 1897 until the fall of 1901, he served the State Hospital at Anna, as chief clerk, appointed by Governor Tanner, leaving this position to practice law in Benton. The next year the Republicans elected him county judge. In 1918, he was elected to the General Assembly. In the legislature, he has proved a good Solon and gives excellent account of the stewardship entrusted him to the extent that merits the approval of his constituents. His attendance was almost perfect and he gave careful attention to the business.

In fraternal circles, Judge Mooneyham is quite prominent, being a Royal Arch Mason, K. of P. and Eastern Star He is regarded as a progressive and enterprising citizen with an interest in the civic welfare of his community always. He gave of his time and means very liberally during the war, assisting in the various drives for the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and other work of a similar nature.

TVTO single industry in Williamson County -*- ' has contributed more to the growth and development of this County in recent years as that service provided by the Murphysboro Telephone Company, which serves almost exclusively this County and adjoining Counties, annihilating distances and bringing the far outlying mining camps right to our door for business and social purposes.

The Company came into this field as soon as the mining industry began to develop. It has kept apace with other developments and has been held back only when labor and materials to work with were not available. The many settlements and towns springing up all about the County has taxed the capacity of the system and with the war coming on, serious problems had to be faced by the Company.

Illinois. Despite the steady and ever increasing cost of maintenance and operations, this Company never increased its rate one penny. It bore its burdens, which were many, loyally and with the spirit of a real patriot. Its officers and entire operating force faithfully performed their duty tirelessly and patriotically. This is a record that it well can be proud of.

At present the Company has upwards of Thirtyfive Hundred Subscribers in the County. All service in the County is free and only in going outside of the County is there a toll charge. The property consists of some Eight Hundred Miles of Line and Exchanges are established in practically every city and town in the County.

A. B. Minton of Murphysboro has been President and General Manager for a number of years; Judge O. A. Harker, Vice-President ; A. J. Phillips, Secretary; John G. Hardy, Treasurer; and Walter Alexander, Auditor.

The same system extends into Jackson, Saline, Franklin, Perry, Union, Johnson, Massac, Alexander and Hamilton Counties and is one of the most extensive in this end of Illinois.

"DOBERT 0. CLARIDA is of Irish, Scotch, English pareTitage, born near Crab Orchard, Williamson County, Illinois, July 19, 1868. His father was a native of Virginia and his mother of Tennessee. He was reared and educated in Williamson County and lived on the farm until 1902. His father, Archibald Clarida, died while Robert was quite young and to his mother belongs the credit of his rearing and ambitious training.

He began teaching school at twenty and continued for fourteen successive years, completing a four-year course at Crab Orchard Academy in 1896.

In 1902 he was elected county superintendent of schools and served twelve years, declining a fourth term. During his term the county doubled in population, likewise the teaching body. When he left office the county had a uniformity of text books and four high schools on the accredited list of the State University, with a uniform course of study. He promoted a higher equalification of teachers and encouraged a better school equipment and rural life conditions. He was president of the Farmers' Institute, of County Sunday School Association, and later of the Williamson County Fair Association. Upon retiring from office, he became president of the Citizens' Trust and Banking Company, which position he held until 1919. In May, 1917, he was elected to his present position of secretary of State Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund, affiliated with the State Supt. of Public Instruction.