--History of Ford County, Illinois: From its Earliest Settlement to 1908. By Gardner, Ernest Arthur. Published 1908. Pages 521-524.
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Sunday, April 15, 2018
Christopher Anderson
--History of Ford County, Illinois: From its Earliest Settlement to 1908. By Gardner, Ernest Arthur. Published 1908. Pages 521-524.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
More Observations from 1873
Part 2 of 3
Her little business world is peopled by a genial crew. J. B. Meserve, (whose absence prevented our scraping his acquaintance) presides over the finest steam elevator on the G., C. & S. Railroad, with J. V. Riggs as assistant, while Thompson and Lyman dispense Lumber and Hardware; Montelius & Co., Gose & Smith and Flora & Newman do the fair thing in the line of Dry Goods and General Merchandise. Tom McNish looks after the good of men's soles, and does the agreeable in a well appointed boot and shoe store. E. A . Bushor, horse tailor, presides with urbanity over his department, while Samuel Tapp and A. Orr, play the anvil chores to the hum of industry. Peter Pfaat kills the beef, while H. Tinklepaugh divides his time between selecting the choicest places for the guests of the City Hotel -- of which he is proprietor -- and making and mending the wagons and carriages of his neighbors. Miss E. McMasters supplies those airy nothings, which the ladies dote upon and de?? bonnets, while G. H. Waldo belongs to that much abused class -- station agents.
--Paxton Record. 12 June 1873.
Her little business world is peopled by a genial crew. J. B. Meserve, (whose absence prevented our scraping his acquaintance) presides over the finest steam elevator on the G., C. & S. Railroad, with J. V. Riggs as assistant, while Thompson and Lyman dispense Lumber and Hardware; Montelius & Co., Gose & Smith and Flora & Newman do the fair thing in the line of Dry Goods and General Merchandise. Tom McNish looks after the good of men's soles, and does the agreeable in a well appointed boot and shoe store. E. A . Bushor, horse tailor, presides with urbanity over his department, while Samuel Tapp and A. Orr, play the anvil chores to the hum of industry. Peter Pfaat kills the beef, while H. Tinklepaugh divides his time between selecting the choicest places for the guests of the City Hotel -- of which he is proprietor -- and making and mending the wagons and carriages of his neighbors. Miss E. McMasters supplies those airy nothings, which the ladies dote upon and de?? bonnets, while G. H. Waldo belongs to that much abused class -- station agents.
--Paxton Record. 12 June 1873.
Sunday, November 05, 2017
LETTER FROM ROBERTS
Roberts, Ill., Jan. 21st. 1873.
. . . Our town still shows signs of healthy and permanent progress, and although we cannot boast of mushroom growth yet, our place is advancing both in building and business. A large amount of corn, flax, and pork find a market here. The Star elevator handles the largest amount of grain, although other parties are buying and shipping daily. The second grain elevator here will be put up, as soon as the weather will permit it to be erected, by Montelius & Co., who have a branch store here. W. C. Thompson & Co., are soon to put up a new store, with a hall above to be occupied as a drug store, their present quarters being too limited. The Post Office will also be removed to said store, when it is completed. We have nearly every branch of trade represented by the six stores now doing business here, with competition enough to keep "middle men" within proper bounds.
Two blacksmith shops, both overrun with business, are in full blast. One wagon shop and one harness shop are doing a good business
Several dwelling houses are to be built the coming season.
The Congregationalists and German Methodist Societies both ??.
A lodge of Good Templars has recently been organized here, with twenty-eight charter members, showing that king alchohol has no inducements to erect any temples here.
Our hotel is now in running order, and I understand a livery is soon to be opened by the proprietor of the hotel.
Mr. Jos. Hurst, our collector, can be found at the store of Thompson & Lyman ready to receive the taxes for 1872.
The people murmur bitterly against the tax levied to pay interest on railroad bonds, for the reason that the generosity of the people, in voting bonds to aid in building railroads, is repaid in unreasonable discriminations and exorbitant freights and fares. The people in Lyman, as well as elsewhere, are becoming thoroughly awakened to their interests and to the impositions put upon them by railroad monopolies.
A Farmers' Grange has been organized in this town with very favorable prospects. It is composed of intelligent farmers who know their rights and are determined to maintain them. The resolutions adopted by the Farmer's Convention, at Bloomington, meet with a hearty approval.
M. C. Eisenman, a worthy German citizen of our town, died suddenly last week, leaving a family in very indigent circumstances. Supervisor Sackett is looking after the interests of the family.
Waldo, our new station agent, is gaining boats of friends by his gentlemanly treatment of all who have business with him.
In conclusion let me say in the spirit of your Rankin correspondent, we have a beautiful rolling country around us, an elevated site for our town and room for all good citizens seeking for homes in a healthy locality, while ? is our watchword and our motto, "We aspire to rise higher."
Yours, etc.,
Angus.
--Paxton Record. 21 January 1873.
. . . Our town still shows signs of healthy and permanent progress, and although we cannot boast of mushroom growth yet, our place is advancing both in building and business. A large amount of corn, flax, and pork find a market here. The Star elevator handles the largest amount of grain, although other parties are buying and shipping daily. The second grain elevator here will be put up, as soon as the weather will permit it to be erected, by Montelius & Co., who have a branch store here. W. C. Thompson & Co., are soon to put up a new store, with a hall above to be occupied as a drug store, their present quarters being too limited. The Post Office will also be removed to said store, when it is completed. We have nearly every branch of trade represented by the six stores now doing business here, with competition enough to keep "middle men" within proper bounds.
Two blacksmith shops, both overrun with business, are in full blast. One wagon shop and one harness shop are doing a good business
Several dwelling houses are to be built the coming season.
The Congregationalists and German Methodist Societies both ??.
A lodge of Good Templars has recently been organized here, with twenty-eight charter members, showing that king alchohol has no inducements to erect any temples here.
Our hotel is now in running order, and I understand a livery is soon to be opened by the proprietor of the hotel.
Mr. Jos. Hurst, our collector, can be found at the store of Thompson & Lyman ready to receive the taxes for 1872.
The people murmur bitterly against the tax levied to pay interest on railroad bonds, for the reason that the generosity of the people, in voting bonds to aid in building railroads, is repaid in unreasonable discriminations and exorbitant freights and fares. The people in Lyman, as well as elsewhere, are becoming thoroughly awakened to their interests and to the impositions put upon them by railroad monopolies.
A Farmers' Grange has been organized in this town with very favorable prospects. It is composed of intelligent farmers who know their rights and are determined to maintain them. The resolutions adopted by the Farmer's Convention, at Bloomington, meet with a hearty approval.
M. C. Eisenman, a worthy German citizen of our town, died suddenly last week, leaving a family in very indigent circumstances. Supervisor Sackett is looking after the interests of the family.
Waldo, our new station agent, is gaining boats of friends by his gentlemanly treatment of all who have business with him.
In conclusion let me say in the spirit of your Rankin correspondent, we have a beautiful rolling country around us, an elevated site for our town and room for all good citizens seeking for homes in a healthy locality, while ? is our watchword and our motto, "We aspire to rise higher."
Yours, etc.,
Angus.
--Paxton Record. 21 January 1873.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
20 June 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
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