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

The Johnston City Bottling Company has a very large and ever increasing business. With the most modern machinery for its purposes this plant has a capacity of more than five hundred cases of soda water per day and also manufactures very high class ginger ale. Their ice cream, which is known as "Sanataire" ice cream, has met with popular favor, and as the ice cream department is equipped for five hundred gallons per day is proof of the demand for this pure and delicious frozen dainty. This company are agents of a fine mineral water and distributors of Cook's Goldblume, Griesedieck Stag, Pape's Product Co. "Jiffy" and National Everage "Buck." They have a branch at West Frankfort and employ ten people and three trucks in the Johnston City plant.

J. H. Colombo is the son of Bart Colombo of Herrin. He graduated from Illinois University in 1913 and was married to Miss Fern Curtis of Champaign in November, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Colombo have one daughter, Mary, born in 1915.

This bank is very admirably situated in a modern bank building and nicely furnished in the most modern style with facilities that any bank could be proud of possessing. The last financial statement given here shows the condition of the Johnston City State Bank on the 30th day of June, 1919.

'"PHIS large general store was established in Johnston City in 1912 by W. G. Ferges, who came here from Herrin where he was engaged in the general mercantile business. A very successful merchant, he trained his two sons, Mark and Ray, in the business, and upon their discharge from service in the late war, Mark serving in the navy and Ray in the army, their records and photographs will be found in the honor roll section of this history - w ere put in charge of the business, assuming proprietorship.

complete of its kind, carrying a splendid stock of everything in groceries, fruits and produce, and all customers are accorded prompt and courteous attention. The dry goods department has a very clean and up to date line of the best goods obtainable. This store has won its success by adhering strictly to the policy of handling only the best grades of goods, selling them at the lowest consistent prices, and by upright and enterprising b u s iness methods.

T^MIL MORONI, one of the west side general merchandise stores of Johnston City, was born in the city of Cuggioni, Province of Milano, Italy, on February the llth, 1888. His brothers before him had all come to America and in this great land of unlimited opportunities succeed and it was early the wish of his brother to follow in their tracks. Nine years ago he left the old country and came to the States. He came direct to Johnston City, where he joined his brother, Louis Moroni, who at that time was in the general merchandising business. He was employed with his brother for a time, later acquiring an interest and in April, 1919, he took over the entire business and his brother retired from the business, to devote his entire time in the theatre business in Johnston City. Louie has almost a monopoly of the theatre business there and is just now completing a

Since taking over the business, Mr. Moroni has enjoyed a big trade. He has built up his business through untiring efforts to please his customers and they are today his best advertisers. He has added much to the line, carrying a stock of furniture, miners' supplies, hardware, stoves and ranges, having some of the old line that are nationally advertised. He is satisfied with reasonable profits and has a good trade among the Italian colony as well as the general public in Johnston City and vicinity. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded has been a motto with this firm for years and Mr. Moroni makes it a practiced rule in the conduct of the business.

ONE of the latest business men of ^ Johnston City, and in the short time he has been a citizen, one of the most popular, is S. S. Vick, usually known as "Snyder" by his many friends in Williamson County. Mr. Vick came here in 1918 from Carterville, disposing of an interest in his drug store there to his brother, Jay Vick.

S. S. Vick was born in 1881, the son of Dr. J. W. Vick of Carterville. He attended the Marion High School and then the Northwestern University, where he took a special course in chemistry, finishing in 1903, returning to Carterville, where he started a new drug store and later buying out Joe B. Kelley.

The store at Johnston City is a Rexall store, as are all the stores in which Mr. Vick is interested. Besides the Rexall line of proprietary remedies and specialties, he also has the Nyal line .which is also composed of a large number of remedies meeting the demand of a remedy for every purpose ready prepared. This drug store is also the news headquarters of Johnston City - all the daily papers and latest magazines are obtainable. A music room is in the rear of the main store, where sheet music and musical instruments are sold, such as Victor talking machinse, latest records, Adam Schaaf and Vose pianos and players.

TJ EDUCING the cost of living was the occasion for organizing the Co-operative Association, Inc., of Johnston City. The association was organized and incorporated August, 1915, under the Roachdal system of co-operative stores, the principle of which chandise at the prevailing prices and return the profits to members in dividends. These dividends are either payable in cash or stock in the Association. There are at the present lime 110 members in the Association, which is a guarantee for sufficient customers for the store to take an important part in the affairs of the city.

The manager of the Association is Noble Bell, a very popular young business man who has been employed with the Association since its organization, first as assistant manager and then manager. Mr. Bell has had a great deal of experience in the general merchandising business, beginning his career with Joe Williams and then seven years with Chas. Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. Bell have two children, Bernard, age 4, and Boling, age 2.

HE law firm of Henson & Kenshalo supplied two recruits for Uncle Sam's army. Mr. Ray D. Henson was born Nov. 1, 1893, near Vergennes in Jackson County. His father, D. H. Henson, moved to Johnston City in October, 1896, and has been a resident of that city for about twenty - three years. His only son, Ray, grew to manhood there and after finishing high school entered the Southern Illinois State Normal University at Carbondale. After two years of work he was graduated in 1912. He then entered the University of Illinois at Urbana and took up the study of law. He finished the law course and was awarded his L. L. B. in 1916; was admitted to the bar, formed a partnership with D. R. Kenshalo and took up the practice of law at Johnston City in the early summer of the same year.

In March, 1917, he applied for a commission in the Reserve Corps of the U. S. Army. He was sent to the officers' training school at Fort Sheridan; was commissioned a Second Lieut. Inf., Aug. 15, 1917; was commissioned a First Lieut. Inf., Aug. 24, 1918. Discharged March 7, 1919, at Camp Grant.

After finishing the common schools he entered the Southern Illinois State Normal University at Carbondale. After four years of work he was graduated in 1913. He entered the law school of the University of Illinois and was awarded the L. L. B. degree in 1916. He was admitted to the bar, formed a partnership with Ray D. Henson and began the practice of law in Johnston City the same year.

In March, 1917, he applied for a commission in the Reserve Corps of the U. S. Army, and was sent to the officers' training school at Fort Sheridan. He was commissioned a Second Lieut. Inf., Aug. 15, 1917: was commissioned a First Lieut. Inf.. Aug. 24, 1918. Discharged March 15, 1919, at Camp Devens, Mass. Resumed the practice of law with his former partner at Johnston City shortly after his discharge.

E of the real boosters for Johnston City and a man who is active in all affairs for the upbuilding of his city, is W. H. Lannon, secretary of the Johnston City Commercial Club and manager of the Economy Variety Store, owned by the H. Lancaster Co., a corporation owning stores at Du Quoin, Marion, Christopher and Johnston City, of which Mr. Lannon is vice-president.

He was graduated from high school in 1911 and taught school and then went to California, where he clerked in a store for three years, returning to Williamson County and engaging in the present business in 1916.

He was married in 1912 to Miss Bernice Odonnell, daughter of F. and Ellen Odonnell of Creal Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Lannon are the parents of three children, Marie, Kenneth

HPHE Automotive Sales Company are successors of the Frankfort Auto Company, which was organized in 1916 by Ralph Mitchell, Robert Medill, Charles A. Newton and H. E. Kirkpatrick. Mr. Newton was in the service, but upon his discharge became the active manager. The firm was reorganized and changed to the Automotive Sales Company, January, 1919, and the present officers are as follows: Chas. A. Newton, president and treasurer;

H. E. Kirkpatrick, secretary; J. H. Newton, vicepresident. Charles A. Newton before entering the automobile business was employed by the Johnston City State Bank and later by the Ernest Coal Company. H. E. Kirkpatrick, formerly manager, was employed by the Ernest Coal Company and previous to that was in the insurance business. J. H. Newton, father of Charles A. Newton, is the newest member of the firm acquiring an interest when reorganizing, is a retired farmer.

The Automotive Sales Company do a very extensive business and are among the largest dealers in automobiles in southern Illinois. They have the agency of several automobiles, depending at times on the ability of manufacturers to make deliveries, but always have cars that they can recommend and guarantee. They also sell trucks, tractors, and the famous Curtis aeroplanes.

The members of this firm are all well known business men and natives of the community, They are reliable, and are safe people to do business with and the automobile public is giving them extensive patronage,

T^HE large department store pictured here - was established in 1904 by I. Friedman, who came to Johnston City from St. Louis. In 1910 it was necessary to increase the floor space by two additional rooms and in 1915 the third room was added. This large department store handles everything in the ladies' and gents' ready-to-wear apparel and also a large and varied assortment of dry goods of every description.

Mr. Friedman has associated with him his son, Isadore, age twenty years, who was in the service from August, 1918, until March, 1919, five months of which was spent in the navy and two months in the reserve officers' training school.

The citizens of Johnston City and vicinity have shown hteir appreciation of this large bargain center by extending a most liberal patronage from which it has builded.

'"PHIS drug store is one of the largest and most complete in Williamson county, and was purchased by John W. Jones and Ira E. Jones from Potter Bros., December, 1917.

The Jones brothers are progressive citizens - John W. was with the Central Illinois Public Service Co. for about - - years, and Ira W. was formerly connected with the weekly "Progress," and mail carrier on the rural route. They are real business men and well qualified to conduct a business such as the Jones Drug Co. They employ an expert pharmacist for their prescription department.

The store is complete in every respect with handsome fixtures and modern soda fountain equipment. A complete stock of drugs for every purpose always fresh and of the highest quality dispensed by an expert; the popular line of Pensular family remedies and all other proprietory remedies to meet the wishes of the public; a large assortment of books and all kinds of stationery, toilet goods, candies and cigars, in fact everything found in a high class drug store.

A nice music room in connection, with an entrance at 104 South Washington, is maintained. Here are the Edison and Columbia graphophones. Kimball player pianos and other leading makes of pianos, sheet music, records, and everything for the lover of music.

The ever increasing business of the Jones Drug Co. is proof of their popularity and business ability. Don't forget to call No. 83 when they can be of service in any of their varied lines.

J^OCATED at 109 S. Washington Street, Ben L. Baiar, the popular dealer in buggies, wagons and farm implements, has been in business since November 15, 1915.

Mr. Baiar is the son of J. A. Baiar, a prosperous farmer of Lake Creek Township. He is one of the most popular business men of Johnston City, and at present secretary of the Johnston City Red Cross Chapter. He took a very active interest in all war work and was the leader of the Johnston City drum corps which was active during the war and made special trips to Marion to escort the boys when they went away.

The stock of harness in his store is very complete and varied and one can find everything necessary for horse furnishings. Farm implements of every description are sold and kept in stock, and nothing but the best guaranteed buggies and wagons are sold here. Selling at small profits and the best of everything has won for Mr. Baiar a large and increasing patronage.

'"PHE subject of this sketch is a native of Italy, born November 11, 1870, at Rivalba, province of Torine. He came to the United States in 1889 and first located at Coral City, where he worked in the mines and at railroad work for ten years, and later in Elkville and Braidwood, coming to Johnston City in 1899 and engaged in business until 1912 and for a time in the bakery business.

Mr. Cazaleen is at present and for about seven years engaged in real estate and insurance business. He is a notary public and represents the Italian consul in this district, besides a steamship agency where he obtains transportation for foreign ' travel on all lines.

He was very active in home work during the war and was chairman of the legal advisory board. A prominent Republican in politics, he has for a number of years served as precinct committeeman. He is one of the directors of the Citizens State Bank.

'TPHE West Side Drug Company is a co-partnership of Dr. L. H. Green and J. L. Love, which was consummated May 15, 1919. Dr, Green came to Johnston City from Cambria about five years ago and in the short time built up a wonderful practice, but of course like most patriotic physicians, when possible, enlisted in the service bf his country, being commissioned as first lieutenant, medical corps.

Mr. Love is well known in business circles of Williamson County having been for thirteen years traveling auditor for the Madison Coal Corporation.

This drug store is very modern in every respect and is equipped with a most modern soda fountain and up-todate drug store fixtures of every kind. A specialty is made of the Red Cross and Dike's line of family remedies. This drug store also has the distinction of having the largest line of toilet preparations in southern Illinois besides the full line of family remedies and drugs, they are selling the Aeolian and Vocalion line of phonographs.

'T'HE D. H. Henson Grocery Company began business in its present location in 1901. The owner, Mr. D. H. Henson, was born on Jan. 17th, 1855, near Vergennes in Jackson County, Illinois. He followed farming and the merchandise business in Jackson County until 1896, when he moved to Johnston City, Illinois. Here he was engaged in farming and mining until 1901.

His grandfather, Mr. Benjamin Henson, was a pioneer of Kentucky. He afterwards moved to Illinois and settled near Grand Tower. Here Mr. Benjamin Henson, Jr., who was the father of D. H. Henson, was born in 1819.

Mr. Henson and Carrie J. Campbell, a daughter of William Campbell, were united in marriage in July, 1877. To them were born five children, Mrs. William Pugh, Mrs. Ora Baiars, Mrs. Myrtle Crisenberry, Miss Sylvia and Ray D. Henson.

He contributed quite a little time and very generously in money in all war activities that were required to help win the war and none worked more unselfishly than he did.

Elles Store Co

IN 1871, the first railroad was completed in Williamson County. In 1872, the first coal was shipped from the county. In 1877, the foundation of the Elles Store Company was laid. This company was not built on sand - that when the winds blew and the storms came it would totter and fall. For forty-two years it has weathered the storms of panics and business famine. Early in its history, it was called Elles Bros. - Edward A. and Albert K. Elles, the founders, and later Charles and Lewis joined with them, and in 1885 the present company was incorporated.

The rules of the corporation, as well as the early organization, was to give everyone a square deal and thereby merit the confidence of the people of Williamson County.

Three of the Elles brothers have passed away since the organization - Louis, Charles and Edward; but so inculcating the principles of strict honesty and uprightness in their associates that the same rules prevail in the continued expansion of the company.

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be proud of - the Marion Supply Company of Marion and the Herrin Supply Company of Herrin. This war history of Williamson County would not be complete without the history of this company that has stood when others have fallen and stemmed the storms of forty-two of successful years. It is today as it has been in the past, here to serve you. Its management will always stand for the square deal for the young, the old, the rich and poor alike.

Showing Partial Views Of Carterville Stores

rr«HE CARTERVILLE HERALD was started -*- in 1889 in one of the oldest towns in the county and has been published weekly ever since, with the exception of possibly a few issues, when it became necessary to halt publication temporarily for a change of ownership or management. The ownership of the paper changed frequently in the earlier days of its career because those behind the project found difficulty in getting over the crooked and rock road of the publishing and printing business.

The Carterville Herald plant in later years became one of the substantial businesses of the town and is now advancing rapidly. The Herald is becoming more and more a welcome and greatlylooked-forward-to weekly visitor in practically every home in the comof Hurst. The new paper is known as The Hurst Herald. It already has become firmly established in the community, and the community is giving it its best support.

The Carterville Herald and The Hurst Herald are edited and published by C. S. Coddington, who came to Carterville from Wisconsin in the spring of 1917, after following newspaper work with some of the metropolitan papers. He received his education at the University of Wisconsin, completing his work there in 1911. He then took up newspaper work and has been engaged in it practically all the time since, working in Waterloo, la.; Peoria, 111.; Green Bay, Wis.; Racine, Wis.; and Milwaukee, Wis. His experience in newspaper work has well equipped him for giving Carterville and entire commumunity in which it circulates. Besides publishing the Carterville paper, the office has undertaken to publish a paper for the city

Tjolmes Garage Of Car

TJOLMES GARAGE OF CAR- -'--'- terville, Inc. - This large business enterprise was organized by G. H. and E. C. Holmes, Feb. 14, 1914. They opened for business in the Walker building on North Division Street, as the business grew they added the Thompson building in November, 1916, giving them more room. The building being in two parts made it very inconvenient, so in the fall of 1917 they bought three lots on North Division Street, one of James Flynn and two of James Thompson, and in March, 1918, began the building of a modern brick garage, 100x100. In May, 1918, the business was incorporated under the present name with G. H. Holmes, Pres. ;

Institute at Chicago, where he was given special technical training for six weeks and then sent to Camp Mead, Md., and put in charge of the motor equipment for the Provost Guard, where he remained until he was mustered out, November, 1918. G. H. Holmes was classed in 1-1 in the last draft but not called.

This garage is complete in every detail and will compare favorably with any garage. Accessories of every description are carried in stock, and a high class repair department with dependable mechanics is maintained. The service rendered by Holmes garage guarantees the steady growth occasioned by the increasing list of a u t o m o bilists who are satisfied customers.

'"PHE Hayton Motor Sales Co. is a partnership composed of J. W. Hayton and brother, Maurice Hayton. This company was established in 1914, and has been very successful from the start, as the Hayton brothers are Carterville boys, being born and reared on a farm near Carterville, the sons of Wm. and Cora Hayton.

J. W. Hayton, or "West," as he is usually called, was born July, 1885. He was married to Miss Zella West Oct. 12, 1910. He was very active in all the war work, serving as Chairman of the Liberty Loan Committee, and was also especially active in the Red Cross work. There was no drive or work to be done that was too arduous for "West" - he was on the job all the time and considerable is due for his unselfish efforts in such work. Maurice Hayton was in the service during the world war and his biography will be found in the honor roll department of this history.

The Hayton Motor Sales Company are agents for the Paige, Grant and Sayers, but desire to be known as automobile dealers, as they sell the cars that they can get and recommend.

"DORN February, 5, 1876, and reared in Auburn and Syracuse, New York state, where his father was superintendent of a rolling mill, the subject of this sketch, R. H. H. Hampton moved with his father to Michigan, where the father built a large rolling mill, later moving to Decatur, 111., and was in charge of a rolling mill there and where the son, R. H. H., was employed in the office and later with the E. C. Bryden & Co., at Mt. Carbon, near Murphysboro, being transferred to Carterville in 1876. In a short time Mr. Hampton became interested in the future business prospects of Williamson County and entered partnership with A. K. Elles, which was known as A. K. Elles & Co., and later as Hampton & Elles. Mr. Hampton sold his interest to Ed A. Elles and went into the drug business, which he has continued since.

Besides a fine retail store where everything known to a retail drug business is sold and a fine soda fountain maintained, the Hampton Drug Company are manufacturers of a large line of drug specialties such as Hampton's Poultry Remedy, Hampton's Cold Cream and Hampton's Sore Throat Remedy. These remedies and specialties have a very large sale and are very dependable, but the manufacturing was considerably lessened during the war period on account of the absence of the son C. T., who was in the service and was discharged June 1, 1919. But now that the son is again the able assistant of his father, the business is again booming.

Besides the varied interests represented above Mr. Hampton has for many years been the secretary of the Carterville Building and Loan Association, the first association to be organized in Carterville.

in 1908, and H. V. Ferrell was elected president, and J. V. Walker, vice-president. Mr. Guerrattaez, the cashier, left the bank May, 1910, and Mike Ferrell, son of the president, was chosen to fill the vacancy, and has been the cashier since that time.

Another change of officers took place in December, 1914, when Fred W. Richarts was elected president and Ed. A. Elles, vice-president. The present officers are: J. J. Hunter, Pres.; Fred W. Richarts, Vice-Pres.; Mike Ferrell. Cashier; Emma Tygett, Assistant Cashier, and Mabel Brothertor, Bookkeeper. The directors are: D. B. James, John Ogden, J. C. B. Smith, Loyd C. Campbell, J. L. Gallimore, J. J. Hunter, and Fred W. Richarts.

In August of this year the bank was moved from former location to Kelley Building, a more central location, which had been remodeled into a modern banking institution. No account too large to handle, none too small to welcome.

T^HE authorized distributors of the Ford -*- car in Carterville and surrounding territory are Sullivan Bros., who also maintain and operate a large Ford Agency in Carbondale.

The Sullivan Brothers are R. H. and E. W., who are efficient automobile men in every respect. R. H. Sullivan before entering partnership with his brother, was for two and onehalf years sales manager for the King Motor Car of St. Louis. E. W. Sullivan previous to entering the automobile business was in telephone, promotion work in Alabama.

The districts for which Sullivan Bros, distribute the Ford automobile are Carterville, Blairsville, Grassy, Southern, and one-half of West Marion townships.

'"PHIS most modern and complete drug store was started in 1903 by Snyder Vick, who in August, 1918, sold a half interest in the store to his brother, Jay Vick, Snyder moving to Johnston City, where he purchased a drug store, and Jay assuming the management of the Carterville store.

This store houses everything to be found in a complete drug store, and besides all the proprietory remedies in general demand they have the famous Rexall line which is recognized as the most complete of any line of proprietary family remedies; a prescription department unexcelled and other departments such as soda fountain, delicacies, candies, cigars, etc., that makes this store the popular specialty shopping place of Carterville. They sell the famous Columbia graphophones and Eastman kodaks. This store is the only regular news agency in Carterville and one can always buy the latest newspapers and magazines.

Jay Vick was born May 5, 1891, the son of Dr. J. \V. Vick, who is still a practicing physician in Carterville. Jay was educated in the Carterville public schools and a graduate of the Northwestern University, where he took a special course in chemistry iiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

/"\NE of the popular young business men of Carterville is C. W. Bishop, merchant tailor, who came from Anna in 1917. Ir. Bishop was born near Vienna, June 29, 1890. He served an apprenticeship in the tailoring business during his school period and after graduating from high school attended the Union Academy, from which he graduated July 17, 1907. During that year his parents moved to Carterville and our subject conducted a picture show for his father about two years.

Always active in athletics, Mr. Bishop played professional ball for two years and then worked for awhile in the mines, but desiring to enter business for himself opened up a tailoring shop Jan. 16, 1911. His large business in custom tailoring, cleaning, pressing and repairing, attests to his ability and popularity.

Mr. Bishop has been an active Republican in politics and was elected city clerk for the term 1915-1919. He gives his fraternal preference to the Elks, Odd Fellows, K. of P. and Owls.

Mr. Bishop was married to Miss Elizabeth Hutton. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hutton. Mr. arid Mrs. Bishop are the parents of one son, Jack Hutton, born August 7, 1918.

CTARTING in a small way in 1908, John Mac- Kellar, the popular baker of Carterville, has built one of the largest and most complete bakeries in Southern Illinois.

Mr. MacKellar was born in Scotland in 1876, where he started his trade at the early age of fourteen. He came to the United States when thirty-five years of age and received his last naturalization papers in September, 1917.

MacKellar's Bakery is equipped with every modern device for the making of high grade bread and pastries. He has one of the modern Berkenbasch ovens and has just installed the very latest electric oven. This year he also bought the present building and has remodeled and doubled the capacity of the plant.

MacKellar's malt bread is known in all the surrounding towns, as this high class dependable bread has won for Mr. MacKellar an enviable reputation. It is shipped to the neighboring towns by express and trucks every day.

f~\F the present banks of Carterville, the first organized was the Carterville State & Savings Bank, organized 1904, with a capital stock of $50.000. The officers of the bank at this time were S. H. Bundy, president; J. B. Samuels, vicepresident; and M. W. Sizemore, cashier. Since organization Mr. Sizemore has remained as the cashier. The other personnel has continued with little change, Mr. Samuels of J. B. Samuels & Son is now president, and B. L. Washburn, postmaster of Carterville is vice-president. The assistant cashier is L. E. Watson, and the bookkeeper is W. B. Sizemore. Directors other than the officers are T. J. Moake, of Moake-Impson ; Walter Rowatt, manager Elles Supply Company, and Robert Dick, coal operator.

an interest in the Bracy Hardware Co., thereby creating the firm of Bracy-North Hardware Co., which has expanded until it is one of the leading concerns in Southern Illinois, with stores in Carterville and Herrin.

Geo. H. Norfth, the Carterville member of the firm, was born near Carterville, June 1, 1871, the son of Geo. J. North, a Mexican war veteran who served in the same company with John A. Logan. He was educated in the district schools and Southern Illinois Normal. He began business life by clerking in a hardware store in Carbondale and later in a clothing store. He came to Carterville in 1893, and was employed as miller in the Carterville Milling Co. for nine years, and then started in the lumber business. Read & North. Mr. Read later sold his interest to Mr. Arnold and the firm continued until 1910, when it was sold to the Carterville Lumber & Fuel Co. Mr. North then was traveling salesman for Gates Lumber Co. for two years, and in 1913 purchased an interest in the Bracy Hardware Co., which is now the Bracy-North Hardware Co.

He has always been a staunch Republican and was elected tax collector for the term 1908 and 1912, and has been precinct committeeman for many years. He is a member of the Masonic and Modern Woodmen lodges. Hum iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiir minim u

The present officers of the Carterville Lumber & Fuel Company are A. H. Wiswell, president; C. E. Cannon, secretary, and John Herrin, treasurer. This company also have a large business at the fast growing town of Dowell, of which Mr. Wiswell is manager.

Cannon, secretary and manager of the Carterville yard, was formerly a contractor and builder, and Mr. Herrin, the treasurer, is the well known cashier of the First National Bank of Herrin.

The large houses and yards pictured here house everything necessary for building and the prospective builder should not consider building without first consulting the Carterville Lumber & Fuel Company. Their trade slogan is "When you think of lumber, think of the Carterville Lumber & Fuel Company."

(~)NE of the real successes in Carterville, J. B. Samuels, started in the lumber and building material business in 1885 on a capital of $120.00, and by perseverance, hard work and close attention to business has builded a very large and prosperous business. The building pictured here was erected in 1897.

and later worked in the coal mines and still holds his membership in the United Mine Workers of America and is the possessor of a certificate of competency as a coal miner which was issued on the fourteenth day of January, 1916, which he prizes very highly as a remembrance of his early days.

He was married in 1885 to Miss Dell Council, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Council of Carterville. Mr. and Mrs. Samuels are the parents of five children, Grace, born 1886; Kate, 1888; Charles, 1891; Frank, 1893; and Ruth, 1906. The eldest son, Charles, became a member of the firm upon his return from service in 1919.

Mr. Samuels is president of the Carterville State Bank and one of the charter members of the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Illinois; a Mason, Odd Fellow and Elk. He is a highly respected citizen and an example of the thrifty merchant that makes a success in life.

'"PHE subject of this sketch, Mrs. A. M. Norton, has long been identified with the successful business firms of Carterville, coming Crainville, where she and her husband conducted a general merchandising business. She started a millinery and ladies' furnishing store in 1907, but the Crainville store was not sold until 1910, Mrs. Norton conducting the Carterville store and Mr. Norton conducting the Crainville store. Mrs. Norton, while a busy woman, still was able to give attention to the Norton House, which was established in 1910 as a home hotel and which has always been the popular eating place of Carterville when one desired a real first-class meal. Mr. and Mrs. Norton were married July 30, 1871, at Crainville, Mr. Norton passing away May 14, 1914. They are the parents of six children, Wm. R., born, 1872, deceased at age of 34; Roy, born 1876; B. F., Jr., born 1879; Kate, born 1888; Ruth, born 1891, and Russell Craig.

gave his town an electric lighting service that was unexcelled while he was in control of the company, and citizens regret he isn't now in control. He sold the plant in 1909 and immediately began the erection of a modern hotel building, which was completed in 1910, putting the money he received from the sale of the plant back in the town. Previous to the erection of the Alexander Hotel, Carterville possessed only an old frame hotel, and this new hotel is a credit to the city.

The hotel is roomy and commodious in every respect, maintaining its own water works and sewerage system. There are twenty-five sleeping rooms and large and comfortable lobby.

Mr. Hope employs the same efficiency in conducting the new Alexander Hole! that he did in the electric light plant, and the traveler can always be assured of pleasant and comfortable accommodations and a genial host.

T I "»HE Carterville Mercantile Company was -*- established in 1907 as a corporation, but was changed to a co-partnership December, 1918, with Alex Thompson, W. H. Thompson, James Thompson, Robert Thompson, and Mrs. R. H. H. Hampton, Mrs. Hampton being a daughter of James Hampton and sister of the other partners.

Alex Thompson, the genial manager, married Miss Lena Lentz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lentz of Marion. They are the parents of one daughter, Venetta Jane, born Dec. 5, 1914.

The Carterville Mercantile Co. is housed in the large building shown here and is a most complete mercantile institution. The business is firmly established and enjoys a large business. Here one can trade with the satisfaction of knowing they are buying fresh and dependable merchandise at the right prices.

'"PHIS large general mercantile business was established in 1901. The officers are P. R. Baker, president; J. W. Ghent, vice-president, and Arthur Baker, secretary-treasurer.

organization of the Baker-Ghent Co., been identified with the Elles Stores Co., seven years of which he was secretary of the company. The other members of the Baker-Ghent Co., were for many years valued employees of the Madison Coal Company.

The three officers are all Williamson County boys, reared near Carterville. Mr. Baker was born in 1886 and was married in 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are the parents of two children, Roberta and Watson.

The Baker-Ghent store is a complete mercantile establishment with large and varied stock of dry goods, ladies' and gents' wearing apparel and furnishings, groceries, meat market and hardware. Their large business attests to the popularity of the firm.

'"THE subject of this sketch was born in England, but came to the United States in 1876 at the age of fifteen. He came to Williamson County in 1882 and associated with The Elles Store Company, being in the employ of this company for about ten years. Mr. Cann has always been very active in the affairs for the welfare of the town and community where he was located, and while in Carterville was mayor of the town and postmaster from 1894 to 1898, and while postmaster, has the distinction of recommending the issue of the thirteen cent stamp. Carterville was also the first fourth class postoffice to issue foreign money orders. Both of these distinctions having been secured by the persistency of Mr. Cann. Always a gifted musician, Mr. Cann has secured many honors for himself. He has the distinction of being chorister in the cathedral in Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Exeter, England. During the World's Fair in St. Louis, he was associated with the Bureau of Music.

Mr. Cann is rapidly becoming a poet of national reputation. His contributions to the St. Louis Post Dispatch are securing for him wide recognition. He has received professional copies of his latest song entitled "Her Prayer," the music of which was written by Keeger, a musician of international reputation. This song bids fair to outrival "The Rosary."

ONE of the most enterprising citizens and business men of Creal Springs, W. W. Rogers, whose men's clothing store is a model of neatness and enjoying a splendid patronage.

Mr. Rogers was born in East Prairie, Mo., in October, 1887, but moved to Johnson County, 111., in 1899. In 1910 he moved to Creal Springs and began work in a local confectionery; September 21, 1915, he opened his present store and through close attention to business and personal popularity has created a real emporium for the male shoppers.

Mr. Rogers has taken an active interest in civic affairs and is at the present time city clerk and township clerk. He was elected township clerk in 1914 and has held the office continuously since that date, also city clerk continuously since 1915. Besides these offices, Mr. Rogers was elected a member of the city school board at the last election.

O sooner had war been declared than the entire little city of Hurst went "war mad" to enlist in the army and get over there for a chance to get the Kaiser. It didn't require any preaching or persuading to turn the city to its plain patriotic duty. Parents, brothers and sisters and sweethearts as well, all were in sympathy with the spirit that took complete possession of the little city's young men as they left in crowds for the nearest recruiting offices in Murphysboro and St. Louis, Mo., to enlist.

High wages and plenty of profitable work at the mines close by and on the farm were no inducements when Uncle Sam called for recruits. The jobs the men left in stores, driving wagons and performing light farm work were quickly taken by the sisters and sweethearts left behind.

For the first few months of the war, the people talked war in shop, mines, on the farm and in the shops and proudly told of some member their family had contributed to the nation's warring forces.

Early in the war, Lon Reece, the town barber, whose shop was a bureau of army information and war news, posted a roll of honor recording the enlisted men. By the second week of May, 1917, these names were emblasoned on this roll, all enlisted men :

Hurst-Bush Railroad Y. M. C. A.

Siegel Vaughan, Roy Hubbs, Dewey Meadows, Claude Lavender, T. J. James, Jr., George Counce, Charles Counce, Kenneth Short, Joe Ganter. Those reported on the same roll as rejected were George Gilley, Charles Harrison, David Signaigo, Leonard James, Percy Pinkston and John Martin.

Jack Burleson, who run the pool room, where the boys made their popular evening rendezvous, declared that Sherman had most accurately defined war, but said that if it would play the same thing with the Kaiser that it had with his business that it would be all right, and as he daily saw his business falling off from lack of patronage, he became prouder than ever of this home city when he thought of the reason.

Park View, Hurst

rpHE Carterville-Hurst bank is a private bank operating in Hurst. This bank was organized in 1908 with $10,- 000.00 capital and is rated as a $100,000.00 bank. The officers are John Edmonds, president; M. W. Sizemore, vice-president; and T. P. Russell, cashier. Mr. Sizemore represents the Carterville interest and is cashier of the Carterville State Bank. The other officers are residents of Hurst.

T. P. Russel, the cashier, who has been in charge of the bank since its organization, is really the founder of Hurst, as it was he who platted the town in 1904, when with the Russell- Zimmerman store which he also founded. Mr. Russell was born Dec. 23, 1866, one and one-half miles north of Hurst. He was educated in the public schools and Southern Illinois Normal and for many years was a school teacher. His first business experience was conducting a grocery store in Blairsville in 1901, and later the Hurst Store Co., which was the foundation of the Russell-Zimmerman Company. This store was later sold on account of his many interests. Besides being cashier of the bank Mr. Russell is also interested in the T. P. Russell Fur. & Lbr. Co.

now Mrs. Frank Bennett; Bessie, now Mrs. Emerson; T. P. Jr., and Elles A. Mr. and Mrs. Russell were real leaders in all war activities and helped create the national reputation which their town gained during the war period - "The most patriotic town of its size in the United States."

E T. P. Russell Furniture & Lumber Company is a new institution, having been organized January 1, 1919, but the members of the firm, especially the president, T. P. Russell, are not now in the business, as Mr. Russell was in the lumber business several years ago and sold out on account of his many other duties. The vice-president of the firm is T. P. Russell, Jr., who entered the firm after being discharged from the service, being stationed at Ft. Wright, N. Y., in the Coast Artillery Corps. Frank Bennett, the secretary and treasurer, is a business man of broad experience, having been associated with the Elles Store Company for twelve

The T. P. Russell Furniture & Lumber Company have a very large and varied stock of furniture, stoves and ranges and builders' hardware. The lumber yard is one of the most active in the county. In the past season this lumber yard supplied building material for dozens of homes in Hurst and the surrounding neighborhood. They sell lumber at exceptionally low figures and no one in the neighborhood of Hurst should consider building without first consulting the T. P. Russell Furniture and Lumber Company for every kind of building material.

Williamson County Stores at CARTERVILLE, HERRIN, MARION, HURST, CAMBRIA Other Stores at MURPHYSBORO, CARBONDALE, HILLSBORO, BENTON, ELDORADO

Carterville & Big Muddy Coal Company Honor

*Employees of Carterville & Big Muddy Coal Company. **Not employed in mine but lived in Cambria. ***Those who lost their lives in serving their country.

Big Muddy Coal & Iron Company

rf^HlS store as a branch of I. Inger & Bro. -*- of Royalton was established in Hurst in 1914, but was sold to Samuel I. Millner, who came here in March, 1918, from St. Louis, as manager.

Mr. Millner is an expert merchandising man and was formerly in the employ of J. W. Losse Co., who lesale tailors, of St. Louis, for several years, and can be expected to always keep in stock the very latest styles and best quality of goods at the lowest possible retail prices.

The line of merchandise carried in this store consists of everything sold in a general mercantile establishment - ladies', gents' and children's wearing apparel, shoes, general dry goods, etc., a large and varied assortment. Mr. Millner is a progressive citizen and is with any movement for the benefit and upbuilding of Hurst and comm u n i t y, and while from the city, likes the atmosphere of the smaller town and expects to make Hurst his future home and be identified with

"PHE handsome garage building pictured here is owned by A. B. Clark, who started in the garage and automobile business in Hurst in 1917, in which year the building was erected. The business has increased very rapidly, making necessary a large extension in the rear, which is being rapidly fitted up as one of the most complete work rooms in Williamson County - special Ford machinery, large lathes, welding machines, and many other apparatus for the quick and perfect repairing of all makes of automobiles are installed. Always an expert machinist, Mr. Clark to perfect himself in the many

The Clark garage is the home of the Reo, Dort and Briscoe cars, of which many are sold every season. The Fisk and Firestone tires are the leaders. All kinds of automobile accessories are carried in stock, in fact the motorist will find that Clark's Garage can supply all wants.

Mr. Clark is a native of Missouri, born in 1884 at Tuscombia, Mo. He was married to Miss Lena Lawson, also of that city, at Riverside, Calif., in 1894.

The Large Commissary With Group Of Employees

T^HE large store represented in this picture is that of the commissary or company store of the Western Coal & Iron Company, who are the owners of the modern mine just north of Bush. The superintendent of the Western Coal & Iron Company is George Bowie, who has been with them since February 1, 1919, coming from the Big Muddy Coal & Iron Company at Clifford. As the mine of the Western Coal & Iron Company is a new mine, Mr. Bowie is well qualified to make it up-to-date in every respect. The main office of the Western Coal & Iron Company is in the St. Louis Railway Exchange Building. W. P. Lawrence is president and general manager.

The large store represented here contains everything necessary for the maintenance of the employees of the Western Coal & Iron Company. It is complete in every respect, having large departments for dry goods, ladies' and gents' furnishings, furniture, hardware, groceries and meat market.

Mr. and Mrs. Motto were very active in all war activities and the fact that Bush was always to the front on all drives can in a large measure be credited to them.

'"PHE most imposing business building of Creal Springs houses the Citizens State Bank. The building was completed in 1915, at a cost of $25,000, soon after a fire which destroyed the former building the same year. The bank also suffered a fire which did considerable damage in 1913.

This bank was organized in 1910, capital $25,000, with the following officers: A. A. Bugger, president; R. Heasley, vice-president; J. W. Burnett, cashier. Four years later R. Heasley became president, W. S. Brim, vice-president, and J. S. Chism. assistant cashier. In 1916 Mr. Chism was relieved by J. C. Keltner, who held the office until he entered the service May 30, 1918, serving until Feb. 7, 1919, during this time Mr. Chism was assistant. The present directors are: R. Heasley, J. W. Burnett, Levi Ferrell, J. H. Cobb, R. 0. Clarida, H. T. Cocke. and W. S. Brim.

having suffered the reverses by fire April 13, 1915, the Farmers and Merchants Bank was absorbed, using their building now occupied by the post office, until the new building here pictured was completed. The stockholders have received since the organization ten years ago, a total of 120 per cent in surplus and dividends. Total resources at this writing is $280,000, of which $240,000 are deposits.

The bank enjoys the distinction of being the first bank in Williamson county to install the modern Burroughs' bookkeeping system, which gives them the facilities to readily balance all accounts in the shortest possible time. With a modern burglar proof safe and many safety deposit boxes, the bank is complete in every way and one that the people of Creal Springs can justly feel proud of. The pleasing personality of the officers in charge, Mr. Burnett and Mr. Keltner makes it a pleasure to transact business at this bank.

TT is often said that the best mechanics are natural mechanics, those who seem gifted in a particular trade. Such is 0. F. Shelton, proprietor of Shelton's Garage at Hurst. Mr. Shelton started his garage in 1912 and previous to that had been a switchman at the Bush yards and also followed that work during the war period during the shortage of railroad men, thereby being able to purchase more bonds and otherwise assisting with the war work at home.

Mr. Shelton was born in 1888, near Vienna, Johnson County, on a farm, the son of O. F. Shelton. He was married February 16, 1913, to Miss Annie De Near of Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. ShelimilMmiliiimiiniiiniimiilllllulillllii

The Shelton Garage is full of cars for storage purposes, and has won a reputation for dependable repairing. A large line of Ford parts are carried in stock and many parts for other cars. This garage is the home of the Universal Battery for the surrounding territory. All kinds of battery work is quickly and expertly done, as also welding of every kind. Mr. Shelton is making a specialty of electrical work for automobiles.

\ H. HESSE, postmaster at Cambria, was **-- born at Bremen, Randolph County, Illinois, January 27, 1884, and came to Cambria in August, 1903. He first started in business taking orders for a tea and coffee house, building up a profitable route in the year of 1911. The following year, his success thus achieved in the soliciting business led him into the grocery business on a larger scale and in 1912 he established a grocery and notion store in Cambria. In May, 1917, he was appointed postmaster of Cambria and moved the office into his store, where it is at present located.

Mr. Hesse was married February 7, 1905, to Miss Julia Jones, and they have five children, Opal, Clyde, Kenneth, Lucile and May. Mr. Hesse holds membership in the following lodges: I. 0. 0. F. No. 935; K. of P.; Rebekah; W. O. W. and the M. W. A. He was among the patriotic citizens who made Cambria a patriotic city in all war work.

A MONG the young men who have come to Cambria and made a success in business is Charles Brown, manager of a garage and general repair shop. Mr. Brown was born in Jackson County, near De Soto, Illinois, in 1892, and started in business first at Hurst, where he owned a picture show and also managed an electric light plant. In 1916, he removed to Cambria, where he opened a picture theater which he operated very successfully until the summer of 1919, when he sold out to give all his interest and time to a garage which he had established a few years ago. He handles Goodrich and U. S. Tires and does general repair work.

In 1915 he was married to Miss Ola Holms of Carbondale. They have two children, Orvil and Ann Lee. Mr. Brown belongs to Local Union No. 1349, U. M. W. A., being employed at the mine as a mechanic for some time and still holds his union membership. He is also a member of the I. O. 0. F. lodge, and generally active in civil matters that pertain to the advancement of the city.