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USA > Illinois > Randolph County > Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers > Part 101
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Du Quoin precinct is by far the most wealthy and popn- lous in the county. It received its name from the town of Old Du Quoin, it having been named after an Indian chief, who spelled his name Du Coign, and who, if tradition be true, boasted that, as the exception of his race, he had never spilled the blood of a white man. He became converted, and joined the Catholic Church. He lived a pure life, and at his death was buried by the Catholic Mission of Kas- kaskia.
If we are correctly informed, Jarrold Jackson, who kept a toll-bridge on Little Muddy in 1811, on the road between Shawneetown and Kaskaskia, was the first white man to settle in Du Quoin precinct. Thomas Taylor, a South Caro- linian, settled in Jackson county in 1803, and from there came to Perry county in 1812. Lewis Wells, also from the State of South Carolina, emigrated to Illinois, stopping in Jackson county, in 1804. In the same year that Mr. Taylor came (1812), Wells also moved and settled in the same vicinity, where he remained until his death in 1846, being then 96 years of age. John Campbell (father of John, Washington, Isaac, Alexander and Charles Camphell), came from Tennessee in 1812, and settled in the same neighbor- hood. The above-named are all deceased.
Hiram Root and Ephraim Skinner, natives of New York, arrived and located here in 1816. Mr. Skinner died four years afterward. Mrs. Root was here when, as she said, she had seen the wolves prowling about the house, and had chased a bear from her pig-pen with fire. John Pyle came to the precinct in 1819, and William and Abner Pyle at an carly day, perhaps at the same time. Zachariah Clinton, Green Durrington, and Micajah Phelps, in 1824, from the State of Kentucky. Dr. Joseph Brayshaw, from England, Avery Chapman , and Joshua Davis, who built on the site of Old Du Quoin, arrived and settled in the precinct about the same time (1824). Robert MeElvain, Rodney Bolin, (father of John Bolin), located here between 1820 and 1830. Bolin settled near Old Du Quoin in 1829, and Mrs Lney Bolin, his widow, died here, two or three years ago, at the
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advanced age of over ninety years. The Flacks and Bur- banks were also early settlers. These persons named, who came to this precinct previous to 1830, may be regarded as its original pioneer settlers.
Previous to the formation of Perry county in 1827, Kas kaskia was the nearest trading point, and the nearest store of any kind was in that city. In those early days the pio- ncers experienced many hardships and inconveniences. They lived in small cabins, generally about 8x10 feet, constructed of rough, unhewn logs, with the spaces between them some. times clicked or daubed with mud. The roof was usually made of clap-boards, held to their places with knee and weight-poles ; the chimneys of sticks and clay, while the end of a log sawed out served as a window, and the floor was frequently nothing more than mother earth. These humble abodes of those hardy men and women were oft- times situated many miles in advance of civilization, in a wilderness, amid wild beasts and the fiercer red man. The first settlers paid but little attention to the tilling of the soil ; a small patch of corn, some vegetables and a few herbs for medicinal purposes served them. Wild game and honey were plentiful, and they ate principally of this delicious and wholesome food. They located near the small streams, where water and fuel could be easily obtained, and many years elapsed before the prairies were found suitable for culti- vation.
There was no merchandise of any kind carried on in this precinct until some time between 1827 and 1830, when Daniel Dry, opened a small store of general goods in Old Du Quoin. The county court records show that license was granted him for that purpose in 1831. David Mead, kept the next store, and Chester A. Keyes, also had a store up to 1840. John Williams was the first licensed saloon-keeper in the precinct. John Campbell, who came in 1829, was a blacksmith, and erected a shop and began smithing that year at Old Du Quoin, and was the first of his tradesmen in the precinct. Mr. Campbell, in connection with Elijah Wells, also began the manufacture of plows, a very useful and much needed article. John Fulton, another early mechanic, made the pioneer wagons. It is said they used the truck wagons principally, in those days.
Thomas Farrow located in Old Du Quoin in 1831, and was the first shoemaker.
OLD DU QUOIN,
to which we have frequently referred above, was, at one time, quite a flourishing village, and for many years the only one in the precinct. It is situated on the S. } of the N. W. } of section 26, T. 6. S., R. 1 W. There is no record of the plat on file at the county seat. It was originally laid out by Avery Chapman, about 1844, and surveyed and platted by Amos Webster.
There were churches, school houses, a seminary, and sev- eral stores and dwellings erected in the village, and it be- came quite prosperous. After the Illinois Central railroad had been built, and the present city of Du Quoin laid out, most of the business meu moved up to the new town. Many of the stores, housce, and residences, were also moved to the
new town, being carried the whole distance upon trucks, drawn by ox teams. There is now but little remaining. A store kept hy Isaac B. Adams, a post-office, and few resi- dences, are all that now mark the once thrifty village of Old Du Quoin.
Mills-Prior to the existence of mills, in this precinct, the early settlers principally patronized Dillinger's old water mill, in Jackson county. About 1829 Elijah Wells built a mill on the west side of Nine Mile prairie, on the old Kas- kaskia road. It was a very rude affair, its capacity being fifteen bushels a day, when it was crowded to its utmost. In 1830 Elijah Lane built a horse mill in the same vicinity, which continued to run for a number of years About the same time John Reed constructed a mill of the same kind in Paradise prairie. Robert Yearin built a tread mill about a half mile south of Elijah Wells', in 1841, and it continued in operation for several years.
The first preaching was about 1829, by a man named Joseph Taylur in a private house. He was of the Univer- salist faith. There was preaching previous to 1840, by John Mulkey, of the Christiau denomination. Dennis Wells and William Wooley, Methodists, held meetings in 1840, and in 1841 Josiah Wood, a Presbyterian, commenced preaching in the precinct. Philip Mulkey, held his early meetings at Avery Chapman's.
The earliest school taught in this precinct was by a man named Abraham Brayshaw, about 1830. Suon afterward a school-house was erected three and a half miles south of Du Quoin, and a teacher uamed Binedlo (?) was first to teach in it. The honse was built of round logs, with clap- board door. A log was cut out of one side to serve as a window. The chimney extended across the entire end of the house, and a hole, left in the roof, served for the exit of smoke. This is said to have been the first house built for school purposes in the precinct.
Dr. Joseph Brayshaw, above mentioned, was the earliest physician in the precinct, and we may add the only one in the entire county for several years. The earliest magistrate and lawyer, was Sylvester Adams, Oliver Root acting as his constable. Thus have we briefly sketched the early settle- ment of the precinct. From 1830, the settlement gradually increased by a number of new arrivals each succeeding year, until the building of the Illinois Central railroad, when it received a large influx of population, and it was not until after this event that there were any business interests of importance developed. The precinct, including the city of Du Quoin and villages, in the census of 1880, contained a population of 5,550, which has probably increased somewhat in the past three years.
THE CITY OF DU QUOIN,
as stated elsewhere in this chapter, had its origin with the construction of the Illinois Ceutral railroad through that part of the county. It was laid out by the R. R. company, through I. S. Metcalf their agent, and Chester A. Keyes, and surveyed and platted September 20, 1853, by William Richart, county surveyor of Jackson county. The original site was on the S. W. quarter of section 8, T. 6 S., R I
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W., of which the S W. quarter of the S. W. quarter belonged to the I. C. R. R company and the balance to Keyes. The work of grading the road was commenced in 1852, but it was not completed for the passage of trains through here until the spring of 1854.
The first buildings were erected by the railroad company, being a freight and passenger depot, and a boarding-house for the entertainment of the laborers in the employ of the company. The boarding-house was first kept by Edward N. Smith, for about six months, while his residence was being erected. Mr. Smith, who is one of Du Quoin's prominent and enterprising citizens, is the oldest resident and merchant in the city. In the same spring, 1854, two frame store houses were moved here from old Du Quoin, a distance of five miles, and one from Jack Pyle's hill, in which John Johnson kept a small stock of goods. The first to embark in the mercantile business, was G. S. Smith & Co., who moved one of the houses above mentioned from old Du Quoin, and this firm have been in business contin- ually ever since. At the time of the laying out of the place there were two log cabins, situated within its limits, one occupied by Albert Adkins, and the other by B. F. Guiteau, a carpenter, who moved into it in the spring of 1854. McCoy Brothers opened a blacksmith shop, and other mechanics and merchants came during the same year. Among some of the early business men and residents were, (. A. Keyes, L. C. Blakeslee, Robert Bartley, William Frizzell, George Y. MeClure, Lype & Dry. Dr. G. T. Wall, J. A. Williams, Benjamin & A. J. Prague, William Combs and others.
The population had increased so, that on the 28th of July, 1857, an election was called for the purpose of voting on incorporation. It was carried unanimously, without a dis- senting vote. The first trustees were B Sprague, G. Y. McClure, G. S Smith, Daymon Thing and G. C. Ward, five in number. Benjamin Sprague was elected police magistrate.
It has since been incorporated under the general law as a city, uuder which government it is now controlled.
Schools were established soon after the laying out of the place and for the first year or two were taught in rented buildings, when a frame school building on the site of the present one was erected. The lots were de nated by the original proprietors for that purpose. That building was used until the present imposing brick structure was erected, at a cost of twenty-four thousand dollars. It contains eight class rooms, and employs the same number of instructors. There is also a colored public school, which has a neat frame building, and a catholic parochial school in the city.
The city has been prosperous from the very beginning, and each year has added to it increased wealth and popula- tion. It progressed slowly, but steadily, and on a solid financial foundation. It has had for its citizens, men of industry and enterprise, who have united their efforts in building up a city, that to-day ranks among the first in southern Illinois. The streets, the principal of which are Main and Washington, are one hundred feet in width, and are adorned with many fine brick business blocks and hand-
some residences. The side walks and streets are kept in good style and are generally well shale! with fine maple trees. Near the center of the place, there is a park compris- ing one whole block, which was donated by the original proprietors, at the time of the laying out of the city. It contains shade and ornamental trees, and is laid out with intersecting walks along which are a number of rustic seats, for the comfort of those who seek its cool shi les. There are eight churches in the city, the Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist, First Baptist, Catholic, St. John's Evangelical and two colored churches.
The population as taken from the census of 1880 numbers 2809, which has undoubtedly been increased since that time.
LEADING MANUFACTURES AND INDUSTRIES.
The mining of coal, is the leading industry of the place. There is a vast field of this mineral, underlying the whole area of the county. There are several veins at various depths, but the one now being worked, is of an excellent quality, varying from six to ten feet in thickness, and is considered the most profitable to mine. The mines are mostly situated along the Illinois Central railroad track, in the suburbs of the city. The most extensive of them, is at St. Johns, about one mile north of the depot, an account of which may be had below.
Du Quoin Star Coal Mining Company .- At this shaft, the coal is reached at a depth of sixty feet, and the vein averages from six to seven feet. The company work from fifty to ninety men, and ship from twelve to eighteen cars per day. The coal is raised by steam power.
Enterprise Coal and Coke Company. Thisshaft was sunk in 1881, and the vein was reached at the depth of seventy feet from the surface The vein will average fully six feet, and there are at present about fifty men employed in the mine. It raises from eight to teu car loads per day. This is a new mine, and as yet, is not under full headway.
The Sun Cual and Coke Company's mine, is the farthest one north of the city, situated about one mile above St. Johns. It is worked by shaft, and employs from fifty to ninety men, and ships from twelve to eighteen car loads daily.
East of the city, about one mile from the railroad, there are three mines being worked, known as the Rodgers coal mine, the Moon mine, and the Dudley and Bruckshaw mine. The Rodgers and Moon mines, are operated by steam power.
The Blakeslee Manufacturing Company, was established in 1862, by HI. F. and A. J. Blakeslee. It was incorporated 111 1880, with A. J. Blakeslee, President, and E. T. Blakes- lee, Secretary and Treasurer. They occupy large frame buildings, and their works are fitted up with the latest im- proved machinery, forges, etc., that are required to execute first class workmanship. The Blakeslee Direct Acting Steam pump, Blakeslee Steam Jet pumps, Veneering ma- chinery, portable and stationary engines, saw-mills, mill and coal mining machinery, etc. are the principal articles manu- factured All kinds of job work are also done, with neat- ness and dispatch. The works employ coustantly about thirty-five men.
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Handle Factory. This institution has been in operation for several years under the management of the late W. H. Holmes. Handles of all kinds, neck-yokes and single-trees are a specialty. It employs a number of men.
Oldendorph Manufacturing Company have recently com- pleted a large brick building, south of the depot, and are just beginning the manufacture of road and farm wagons. New and improved machinery and forges have been placed iu the factory, and it promises to be one of the successful in- dustries of the city.
The Star Mill Company was organized April 7th, 1855, and the articles of association were filed January 1st, 1856. The capital stock was $4,500, divided into 450 shares. The term of existence was fifty years, and the purposes were those of building and operating mills and other business in Du Quoin and vicinity. The mill, a three story frame building, is situated in the west end of the city. It has a run of four burrs, with a capacity of eighty barrels a day. It is a merchant mill. The leading brands of flour are " Top Notch,"and " Beauty," which are shipped principally to southern markets. There is also a cooper shop in con- nection with the mill, which makes the barrels. The insti= tution employs in all twelve men. George Mckinney and S. J. Ross are the present owners and proprietors.
The Du Quoin Mill Company was organized with a capi- tal of $12,000. The property is a fine four story brick mill, situated just south of the depot. It contains four run of burrs and two pairs of rolls, with a capacity of manu- facturing 130 barrels per day. The mill makes a choice grade of flour which is sold principally in southern and southwestern cities. It is under the management of Edward Kimmell, president, John Cunliffe, treasurer and secretary.
Daris' Mill .- Situated opposite the depot bas two run of stones and manufactures corn meal and Graham flour. It is owned and operated by Davis & Pope. It has also, in connection with it, an elevator constructed for handling all kinds of grain, with a capacity of storing 20,000 bushels, and it can handle from 5,000 to 7,000 bushels a day. The elevator is owned by P. N. Pope.
Farmers' Mill, is a small frame structure with two burrs, one wheat and one corn. It is a custom mill, owned and operated by Bryant Brothers.
The Exchange Bank-was established in 1860, by G. S. Smith & Co., and was the first institution of the kind in Perry county. It is located on Main and Division streets, and occupies a fine brick building.
The Du Quoin Bank was established December 8th, 1877, by Henry Horn and P. N. Pope, under the style of Horn & Pope, with H. A. Forman cashier. It continues under the same firm and management. The building, a sub- stantial brick structure, built for the purpose, is situated just west of the depot.
District Fair Association of Du Quoin .- The articles of association are dated July 16, 1870, and were filed July 21, 1870. The district comprised the counties of Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Randolph and Perry. The capital stock was stated at not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, with shares at $5.00 each. The first officers were
President, I. M. Neely ; Vice President, William Jackson ; Secretary, J R. Elstun ; Treasurer, Edwin Smith ; and five trustees. There were but three fairs held by this association, in 1870, '71 and '72. In 1871 the state fair was held here. The enterprise proved to be a failure, and the buildings were moved to Pinckneyville and the grounds abandoned.
Du Quoin Cemetery, situated in the northeast part of the city, belongs to and is controlled by Hope Lodge, I. O. O F.
LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES-TRADE OF 1882.
General Stores .- William E. Brokings, John M. Brown- ing, Henry Ilorn, Morris B. Lawrence, Adam Miller, Pope & Co., George S. Smith & Co., Mifflin & White.
Groceries -William Dudley, W. A. Housel, William Hickman, J. F Humphries & Co., John Thorwell, Kingsbury & Johnson.
Clothing .- Joseph Solomon, Boston Clothing House.
Hardware .- George F. Blakeslee & Co., Don Onstott.
Dry Goods .- Thomas J. Eddleman.
Furniture .- W. R. Neighbors, Mrs. J. A. Palmer.
Boots and Shoes .- W. A. Smith & Co., Leonard Kentzger, Charles F. Siekman, Louis Striker.
Physicians .- W. J. Burgess, Dyer & Carr, Amos Tetrick, Edward Meyer, J. W. Renfro.
Druggists .- A. C. Brookings, A. T. Leming & Co., Whited & Lehn.
Farm Implements .- W. B. Hall, John Schneider.
Jewelers .- J. J. Higgins, W. E. Lintner.
Western Brewing Co .- Agent, Thomas Thompson. Sewing Machines. - C. D. Elstun, J. W. Whitelock. News Papers .- Du Quoin Tribune, Du Quoin Press. Marble Works .- John Saurbier, R. F. Drake.
Flour and Feed .- George Mckinney.
Cigars and Tobacco .- Henry F. Henke, Poe & Schiele.
Meat Markets .- Beck Bros., T. Briggs & Sou, Freeman & Goel, Alfred Mills, John Kreher.
Stores and Tinware .- Adam Muench. Bakeries and Restaurants .- Samuel Eicenberger, E. Mc-
Elvaine, A. Tetrick, Joseph Bookstaver.
Photographers .- John C. Dopp, E. S. Wheatley.
Confectioner .- John Lewis.
Soda Water Factory .- Mrs. M Hayes.
Bill Posters .- Hurt & Barrett.
Shoemakers .- W. E. Dunn, A. Seliger.
Blacksmith and Wagon Shops .- Adam Kern, J. Henry Willis, John Wheatley, Andy Tate, Yehling & Kraft.
Tailor .- John G. Melroy.
Harness Makers .- Jacob Messmore, Wiley Bates.
Pianos & Organs .- H. P. Stott.
Hotels .- Du Quoin can boast of having one of the best hotels in southern Illinois, the St. Nicholas, which is a fine brick structure, located opposite the depot. It is nicely fur- nished and well kept by W. D. Story. There are also two other hotels, the Shaffer House and the Gifford House.
Barber Shops -John Smith, Anton Ruess, Martin Smith. Lirery .- W. D. Ward & Bro.
Dentists .- John J. Jennelle, Louis Betts.
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OLDENDORPH WAGON FACTORY.
JOHN OLDENDORPH, PRESIDENT.
OLDENDORPH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, DU QUOIN, PERRY CO. ILLINOIS.
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Real Estate and Insurance .- C. F. Linzee, B W. Pope, W. Mueller, H. P. Scott.
Post Master .- I. M. Neely.
SECRET ORDERS.
Du Quoin Hope Lodge, No. 232, 1. O. O. F. meet at their hall in Wall's Brick, every Thursday evening at 74 o'clock. C. C. Brecd, N. G., A. L. Bryant, See'y.
Du Quoin Encampment, No. 18, 1. O. O. F.'. meet at Odd Fellows' Hall, first and third Tuesday in each month. M Davison, C. I'., T. H. Howell, Seribe.
Du Quoin Lodge, No. 234, A. F. A. M. Regular Commu- nieation on seeond Thursday evening in each month. Hall in Post-office building. H. A. Forman, W. M., H. P. Scott, See'y.
Du Quoin Chapter, No. 44, R. A. M. Stated Convoca- tions at Masonie Hall, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Wm. A. Housel, H. P., T. H. Howell, Sec'y.
Perry Lodge, No. 1578, K. of II. meets on the 1st and 3d Mondays of each month. Hall, 3d floor Schrader's block, Du Quoin. John B. Ward, Dietator, W. H. East, Reporter.
Du Quoin Eastern Star Lodge, No. 27, A. F. A. M. Regu- lar Communication on last Tuesday evening in each month. Hall in Pope & Co's building. C. A. Rieks, W. M., Stephen Oates, Sec'y.
Doric Pride Lodge, No. 1940, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows-meet at their hall in Burgess' Block, Du Quoin, on the first and third Mondays in each month. Albert Watson, N. G., Richard Dement, Sec'y.
Du Quoin Horse and Mule Protecting Society-meets regu- larly at stated meetings, in Du Quoin. Iliram Burbank, President.
ST. JOHNS
is situated about one mile north of the Du Quoin depot, on the line of the Illinois Central railroad. It was laid out as a village by Ashley & Bro., and was surveyed and platted by I. E. Willis, county surveyor, September 13, 1856. It is located on see. 5 of tp. 6 S., range 1 W. In 1857 it voted on incorporation and carried it unanimonsly. The first trustees, elected June 6, 1857, were: John Wheatley, A. W. Nason, Robert Knox, C. B. Meserole and Charles Leav- enworth ; poliee magistrate, Elisha Nason.
It is not at this writing incorporated. It is a small vil- lage comprising only a few dwellings. It is here that the
salt works are located and that coal is mined more exten- sively than at any other point in Perry county.
The Illinois Central Iron and Coal Mining Company was organized Mareh 3, 1857, and their articles of association filed March 27 of the same year. The capital stoek was $56,000 divided into 560 shares, incorporated for thirty years. The first directors and officers were: Austin S. Tuttle, President; Alonzo W. Nason, secretary and trea- surer, and Orrin J. Rose. This company began mining coal in 1857. The vein at this point dips, and it is worked by digging a slope instead of sinking a shaft, the usual way of mining in this state. In 1867 W. P. IIolliday, of Cairo, purchased all the stock of the company and assumed the control and management of the mine. In the spring of 1873 a new slope was sunk, a mile and a quarter east, and is the one now being used for mining the coal. The vein varies from seven to ten feet in thickness, and the coal is of a superior quality.
In 1870, while boring to examine the lower coal fields, a salt well was struck at the depth of 940 feet. Mr. Hol- liday at once saw the importance of this discovery, and immediately began the erection of suitable buildings for the manufacture of salt, which were completed, with machinery ready for use, in November, 1873. Since then there have been six wells sunk, from each of which are thrown from fifteen to twenty gallons of salt water per minute. The buildings and capacity have been greatly enlarged, and the manufacture of five grades of salt is now being extensively carried on. The works will average about 150 barrels of salt per day, which are shipped mostly to southern states. There is also a general store, and an elevator, constructed for handling all kinds of grain, belonging to the works.
Besides these extensive manufacturing and mining institu- tions, there is a farm consisting of 2,300 acres, 700 acres of which are under cultivation, belonging to the works, all of which are owned and controlled by Mr. Holliday. There are employed here about 350 men, including all the branches of business.
DIAMOND TOWN
was named from the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company's mine, which was located at this point. The company was organized in 1865. The mines are not being worked at this writing, and there is nothing there but a few old buildings.
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