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ADDITIONS.
To the original plat additional ones have been made from time to time, until Pana now has the following additions: Jordan's; Jordan &
Abrell's ; Beckwith's; Babcock's ; Nichol's ; Hogan's; John's; Mooney's ; Sander's; Vande- water's; Forbes'; Johnston's; Gaskell's; Rail- road ; Carr's ; Fischer's ; Vandewater & Roundy's ; Smith's; Springside; Neal's Second ; Hubbard's; Kitchell's Sub-Div .; Carter's ; John's; Carr & Michael's; Kenton's Lakeview ; Chicago; Hayward's Sub-Div .; North Pana ; Huggin's; Humphrey's ; Chandler's ; James'; McCoy's; Ullrich's; Pease's; and Kitchell's Park Place.
The city's principal streets are : Locust, Poplar, Maple, Vine, Spruce, Hickory, Pine, Walnut, Kitchell Avenue, Clark, State, Sheridan, Wells, Sherman, Grant, Washington, Dewitt, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Orange and Olive. The population approximates 10,000, but as Pana is the center of a very wealthy farming district, it really draws its trade from at least 30,000 people, and its business houses are rated ac- cordingly.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
The first train over the Illinois Central Rail- road began running March 24, 1855, and now four railroads make Pana a junction, those in addition to the Illinois Central being the "Big Four," the Baltimore & Ohio and the Chicago & Eastern Indiana, all of which do an immense business at this point.
EARLY RESIDENTS.
During the process of construction of the pioneer railroad, a small cabin was erected, which was the very first movement in the direction of the establishment of a settlement on the present site of Pana. As is often the case where an honor is claimed, much dispute has arisen over the person entitled to credit for moving here the next building, some declaring it to have been M. S. Beckwith, and others being equally certain that it was D. Kincaid. How- cver, both gentlemen were very early settlers, and both were the first merchants of the place. Other early merchants were E. P. Sanders. Michael Walsh, A. G. Neel, and Huggins & Edwards. Among those to build the first resi- dences were John II. Patton, Cornelius HI. Tuni- son and John Forehope, the last being the first blacksmith. His cabin burned in the spring
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of 1858, and this was Pana's first fire. W. H. Glassgow built the first hotel, locating it on the north side of the railroad, and it afterwards became known to the early settlers as the Ritter House. In 1856 a more pretentious store build- ing was erected by A. G. Neel who brought the lumber from Decatur, and opened a store on April 3 of that same year. By the summer of 1857 Pana had begun to assume quite a metro- politan air, when on June 13 of that year, the work of the settlers was almost nullified by the destruction caused by a terrible tornado which wiped out nearly one-half of the new town, and almost destroyed the crops through- out the township. With characteristic enthu- siasm and courage, however, the people of Pana were not deterred from continuing their task of improving their town, and immediately set to work to repair the damage occasioned by the devastating storm, and it was not long before the town was rebuilt.
PIONEER BUSINESS HOUSES.
M. S. Beckwith established and edited the ยท first newspaper of Pana in 1857; while in 1858 the first steam mill of the place was built by Slack & McCoy, which opened for business on February 3 of that year. J. C. Helmick estab- lished the first bank of Pana in July, 1866, and from that small beginning has developed two of the strongest financial institutions of this part of the state, one a state organization, and the other under national supervision.
POLITICAL HISTORY.
During the winter of 1856-57 Pana was char- tered as a village, with A. Monroe as president of the village board, and James Martin, W. H. Glassgow, L. F. Shepherd and W. B. Little as his associates. Other officials were as follows: Presidents : T. Shoot, 1858 (resigned ) ; William B. Little, 1858; George E. Pease, 1859; E. Whit- ten, 1860; William B. Little, 1861; G. P. Lawrence, 1863; W. T. Dobbs, 1864; William B. Little, 1865; James Babcock, 1866. Town clerks: William B. Little, 1857; E. S. Alport, 1858 (resigned) ; J. T. McCreary, 1858; E. R. Bullens, 1859; E. F. Chittenden, 1860; Wm. De Sevis, 1861; G. I. Ludd, 1863; J. E. Southwick, 1865. Trustees : 1858, Short, Shockley, Beck- with, Slack; 1859, H. W. Phelps, W. H. Glass-
gow, J. H. Dodge, W. J. Jordan; 1860, G. P. Lawrence, Thomas Harvey, W. C. Summers; 1861, W. C. Summers, W. J. Jordan, J. E. South- wick, Elvin Sanders; 1862-63, W. J. Jordan, Robert Alexander, Elvin Sanders, Louis Schlier- bach, John F. Shanks, P. M. Nichols, John Fore- hope, E. B. Weakly; 1864, W. C. Summers, Salem Dickey, Fred Snyder; 1865, William Elgan, James Babcock, D. B. Paine, Elvin San- ders; 1866, Philip Jagerman, Robert Alexander, G. Lawrence, John Sanders.
SECOND ORGANIZATION.
With the increase in population it was deemed desirable to change the form of govern- ment, and a special charter was obtained, under. which a general election was held March, 1867, with the result that the following men were elected : William J. Jordan, mayor ; William T. Dobbs, city judge; Amos A. Rhodes, city clerk; J. W. Kitchell, city attorney ; F. M. Malone, city marshal; and E. A. Humphrey, W. W. Watkins, W. A. Newcomb and John De Lane, aldermen.
THIRD ORGANIZATION.
In May, 1877, Pana was organized under the general city and village law. The officials since then have been as follows :
Treasurers-1879-81, Otto Gossmann; 1881- 83, Robert Johns; 1883-85, J. S. Veeder ; 1885- 87, J. E. Reise; 1887-89, J. S. Veeder; 1889-91, Julius Broehl; 1891-93, E. A. Gossmann; 1893- 95, Warren Penwell; 1895-97, J. J. Pierpoint, 1897-99, Corwin Overholt; 1899-1901, August Reher; 1901-03, William H. Eichelberger ; 1903- 05, J. H. Seiler; 1905-07, Frank Stamm; 1907-09, B. F. Dorvell; 1909-11, F. A. Cutler ; 1911-13, F. J. Weber; 1913-15, Edward Betzold ; 1915-17, Geo. Casey; 1917, C. E. Cheney.
City Attorneys-1879-83, William Kelligar ; 1883-85, E. J. Searles and J. C. Essick ; 1885-87, E. A. Humphreys, Jr .; 1887-89, J. W. Kitchell ; 1889-91, E. A. Humphreys; 1895-97; J. C. Mc- Quigg ; 1897-1907, J. H. Morgan; 1907-11, E. E. Dorvell; 1911-13, John W. Preihs; 1913-17, Arthur Fitzpatrick.
Police Magistrates-1879-86, J. H. Dawdy ; 1886-90, J. E. Southwick ; 1890-98, J. H. Dawdy ; 1898-1902, J. W. Crosby; 1902-04, O. H. Pad-
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dock; 1904-14, H. W. Spingstum; 1914-18, T. D. Kelligar.
Mayors-1879-81, F. W. Storkbridge; 1881-83, E. S. Davis; 1883-85, William Elgan ; 1885-87, Robert Johns ; 1887-89, H. N. Schuyler ; 1889-91, Jacob Huber; 1891-93, U. W. Martin; 1893-95, W. E. Hayward; 1895-97, Jacob Huber; 1897- 99, Warren Penwell; 1899-1901, A. B. Corman; 1901-03, A. B. Corman; 1903-13, H. N. Schuyler ; 1913-15, A. B. Corman ; 1915-17, H. N. Schuyler.
Clerks-1879-81, H. F. White; 1881-83, H. F. White (resigned), Charles Dawdy ; 1883-85, George Casey; 1885-89, Albert Phillipps ; 1889- 91, W. H. Tyrell; 1891-95, Albert McMillan; 1895-97, Fred M. Elliott ; 1897-1901, T. J. Smith ; 1901-03, J. M. Kuhn; 1903-05, John M. Kuhn; 1905-07, R. L. Hybarger; 1907-17, Harry Stan- ton.
Chiefs of Police-1881, John Emery ; 1882, S. V. Roseberry; 1883, M. Dempsey ; 1884, M. Dempsey ; 1885, H. Coburn; 1886, S. V. Rose- berry; 1887-88, J. H. Hybarger ; 1889-90, S. V. Roseberry ; 1891, Frank Williams; 1892-96, John Cowic; 1897-1901, William Kieley; 1902, Wil- liam Kieley; 1903-04, S. F. Winters; 1905-09, Henry Spears; 1910-12, John Nighswonger ; 1913-14, William Kieley; 1915, William Reitz (died September, 1915), Nick Wahaven; 1916- 17; Nick Wahaven.
Superintendents of Streets-1SS1, Irwin San- ders ; 1882, John Kiely; 1883, Levi Scott; 1884, John Brown; 1885-86, John Kiely ; 1887-SS, H. B. Hubbard; 1889, J. H. Robb; 1890, A. J. Suler ; 1891-92, H. B. Hubbard ; 1893-94, Thomas O'Conner; 1895-96, Robert Sanders; 1897-98, Robert Kennedy; 1899-1902, D. D. Elliott ; 1903-04, G. M. Ludwick; 1905-07, Robert San- ders ; 1908-10, G. M. Ludwick; 1910-12, Theodore Vaughn; 1913-14, O. L. Ross; 1915-17, Theodore Vaughn.
Aldermen-1879-81, William Elgin, James Corcoran, J. H. Robb, G. C. Butts, E. E. Basset, D. J. Overholt; 1881-83, G. A. Burrill, Salem Dickey, C. L. Horn, G. C. Butts, D. C. Merrill, D. J. Overholt; 1884, A. B. Corman, N. Kelli- gar, J. M. McElroy, J. M. Johnson, D. J. Over- liolt, O. H. Paddock; 1885-86, Adam Miller, S. V. Coulter, John Orr, J. M. Johnson, Thomas O'Conner, J. E. Neeley ; 1887-SS, A. B. Corman, N. Kelligar, S. V. Coulter, Thomas O'Conner, J. M. Johnson, S. C. Wagner; 1889-90, T. A. Rosebrugh, Thomas Downey, J. N. Patton, W. H. Alexander, W. L. Jordan, S. C. Wagener ;
1891-92, R. T. Saunders, L. S. Ilam, William Pierce, Jerry Dacy, C. C. Schwartz, William Fisher, Jr .; 1893-94, T. J. Downey, T. J. Lester, F. A. Hess, Jerry Dacy, Jolin Ulil, J. O. Hender- son ; 1895-96, Samuel Miller, J. H. Miller, Louis Jehle, John Hair, J. O. Hawker, Daniel Rliodes, Frank Shields; 1895, Frank Reppingham, George Cravins, J. W. Linville, John Betzold ; 1896, John Betzold, E. A. McCracken, A. B. McMillan, M. M. Heath, M. V. Johnson, Samuel Miller, Daniel Rhodes, J. O. Hawker, Frank Reppingham, George Cravins; 1897, August Reher, O. C. King, John Uhl, George Cummings, George Cravins, John Betzold, A. B. McMillan, M. V. Johnson, M. N. Heath, J. O. Hawker ; 1898, J. E. Downs, E. W. Peters, J. O. Hawker, James Nash, John Duddy, George Cummings, George Cravins, O. C. King, August Reher, John Uhl; 1899, Cal Alexander, J. E. Downs, A. W. Frasher, O. W. Peters, C. C. Schwartz, J. O. Hawker, George Cummings, James Nash, John Duddy, Edward Sweeney; 1900, W. C. Ruffitt, Cal Alexander, J. H. Eichelberger, A. W. Frasher, C. W. Peppinger, C. C. Schwartz, George Cummings, James Nash, John Duddy, Edward Sweney; 1901, J. D. Reid, W. C. Prof- fitt, A. W. Frasher, J. H. Eichalberger, Wesley Pope, C. W. Pittenger, George Cummings, James Nash, Edward Sweeney, John Duddy; 1902, D. M. Keyes, J. D. Reid, C. W. Florence, A. W. Frasher, C. C. Schwartz, Wesley Pope, Frank Burton, George Cummings, T. D. Kelligar, Edward Sweeney; 1903, W. H. Alexander, D. M. Keyes, M. D. Alexander, C. W. Florence, Wesley Pope, C. C. Schwartz, Abraham Gordon, Frank Burton, John Tokoly, T. D. Kelligar ; 1904, W. H. Alexander, D. M. Keyes, W. M. Burton, M. D. Alexander, Alva Seiler, Wesley Pope, James Farrell, Abraham Gordon, Robert Walton, Sr., John Tokoly ; 1905, W. H. Alex- ander, D. M. Keyes, M. D. Alexander, William M. Burton, Joseph Cagnet, Alva Seiler, Sher- man Denborn, John Tokoly, James Farrell, Robert Hatton; 1906, S. E. Griffith, W. H. Alexander, W. M. Burton, M. D. Alexander, Albert Pranke, Joseph Cagnet, Oscar Joley, Sherman Denborn, John Tokoly, Frank Davis; 1907, W. H. Alexander, S. E. Griffith, R. C. Danford, W. M. Brinton, Thomas Hanson, Albert Pranke, Oscar Joley, James Kennedy, L. W. Waterson, Frank Davis; 1908, W. H. Alexander, R. C. Danford, Thomas Hanson, Oscar Joley, James Kennedy, C. J. Hill, G. F.
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Barrett, T. J. Bidler, George Cravins, L. W. Waterson; 1909, W. H. Alexander, C. J. Hill, G. F. Barrett, Elmo Burns, T. J. Vidler, J. C. Cagnet, Oscar Joley, August Sahr, George Cravins, John Tokoly ; 1910, W. H. Alexander, C. J. Hill, Elmo Burns, G. V. Call, T. J. Vidler, J. C. Cagnet, August Salir, Oscar Joley, John Tokoly, George Cravins; 1911, W. H. Alexander, C. J. Hill, C. E. Cheney, T. J. Vidler, J. C. Cagnet, Oscar Joley, James Haynes, George Cravins, John Tokoly; 1912, W. H. Alexander, S. E. Griffith, C. E. Cheney, G. F. Barrett, J. C. Cagnet, Grover Clements, Oscar Joley, James Haynes, John Tokoly, H. A. Koogle; 1913, S. E. Griffith, J. J. Long, J. L. Abrell, Grover Clements, G. F. Barrett, J. O. Hawker, James Haynes, Oscar Joley, H. A. Koogle, Frank Davis ; 1914, J. J. Long, C. J. Hill, J. L. Abrell, G. F. Barrett, Grover Clements, J. O. Hawker, James Haynes, Joseph Wullner, Frank Davis, H. A. Koogle; 1915, C. J. Hill, J. J. Long, G. F. Barrett, Charles Barnett, Grover Clements, W. N. Parker, Joseph Wullner, James Haynes, H. A. Koogle, Robert Hatton, Sr .; 1916, C. J. Hill, J. J. Long, Charles Barnett, J. L. Abrell, Grover Clements, W. N. Parker, James Haynes, Oscar Joley, Frank Davis, Robert Hatton, Sr .; 1917, C. J. Hill, Edward Picquet, J. L. Abrell, Ira Virden, Grover Clements, Thomas Hanson, Oscar Joley, Mathew Kloever, Jr., Frank Davis, H. A. Koogle.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
In 1870 Pana erected a city hall, a brick building, three stories in height, containing a courtroom and offices for city officials, which is admirably equipped for the transaction of city business.
WATER WORKS.
Progressive in all its conception of civic obli- gations, Pana has established and maintains an admirable water-works system, which was in- stalled at a cost of $150,000. The water is drawn from a reservoir lake, which not only affords ample supplies for all sanitary and drinking purposes, but can be drawn upon almost in- definitely for power to be used in manufacturing industries. After the water was piped, Pana turned its attention to providing adequate streets and laying beautiful concrete sidewalks,
and now has several miles of each. The im provements along these lines have not only added very materially to the value of the prop- erty abutting upon these avenues, but to the beauty of the city, and its desirability as a place of residence for those who desire to secure the luxuries of urban life, combined with those afforded by more rural districts.
POST OFFICE.
Through the intervention of the Hon. James M. Graham and other public spirited citizens, the United States government erected at Pana a post office building valued at $100,000, and from this office a large rural free delivery route is maintained, while the parcel post business is extremely active, the people being fully aware of its desirability.
POSTMASTERS.
Since the establishment of the post office at Pana the following men have served as post- masters: M. S. Beckwith, A. G. Neel, O. M. Baldwin, J. W. White, M. Bird, A. C. Vande- water, E. C. Reese, .W. H. Newcomb, James Patton, A. H. McTaggart, T. J. Downey, G. C. Butts, W. H. Alexander and W. B. Jordan, the present incumbent.
GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Gas and electricity are furnished to the city of Pana by the Central Illinois Public Service Company which serves a great many cities throughout Central Illinois.
PANA CITY LIBRARY.
The first library board meeting was held in the Y. M. C. A. rooms May 20, 1901, with Hon. J. W. Kitchell as president. The ladies of the Woman's Club had charge of the library for the first year, with 630 books. Miss Nellie M. Reese was appointed as librarian March 5, 1902, and in August, 1904, Mrs. Nellie C. Russell was ap- pointed assistant librarian. The Carnegie building was completed and the books moved from the Y. M. C. A. rooms to the new building in January, 1913. Mayor H. N. Schuyler gave the lot and Mr. Carnegie gave $14,000 towards
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the library. The books in the library January, 1913, were 5,445, and there were 768 cards issued. The books in the library January, 1917, were 7,128, and there were 2,097 cards issued. The library is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fri- days and Saturdays. The hours are 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P. M.
The present members of the library board are : President, W. E. Andrews; vice president, Dr. J. H. Miller ; secretary, Mrs. William Bald- win; finance committee, C. E. Eichelberger and Dr. J. H. Miller; building committee, Grover Clements, Miss Edna James and G. B. Coffman ; book committee, W. E. Andrews, Mrs. Charles Barnett and Mrs. Edward Betzold. The libra- rian is Mrs. Nellie C. Russell, and the assistant librarian is Mrs. Myrtle B. Seiler.
FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
The Pana fire department has a modern fire fighting equipment, consisting of an auto truck valued at $8,000, and its force, with G. W. Searles as fire marshal, comprises sixteen mem- bers. The police department comprises three members, and Nick Walraven is the present chief of police.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
The Christian County Telephone Company, with headquarters at Taylorville, operates the telephone exchange in Pana. C. E. Cheney is the efficient and accommodating local manager.
PARKS.
Pana is very fortunate in possessing one of the most beautiful little parks in this part of the state. It is appropriately named Kitchell Park in honor of Captain John W. Kitchell and his estimable wife, Mrs. Mary F. Kitchell, who donated forty acres of land for this purpose, and contributed very generously toward develop- ing and improving this park. The grounds are beautifully and conveniently laid out, and water and electric lights are supplied. The exquisitely designed bridge over the beautiful little lagoon is named Schuyler bridge because it is a gift to the park of ex-mayor H. N. Schuyler of Pana, another public spirited citizen who sought in this way to discharge his debt to future generations. Another important feature of Kitchell Park is the location in it
of the Chautauqua auditorium which is rain, wind and fireproof, with a stage thirty-five feet deep, and forty-five feet wide, and a seat- ing capacity of 3,500 people. In 1907 the people of Pana and the surrounding district organized the Pana Chautauqua Association under the directorship of such men as J. W. Kitchell, Warren Penwell, J. E. Reese and Dr. John D. Reid, and ever since Pana has had the ad- vantage of annual sessions. The magnificent programs given at these sessions range from grand opera and Shakesperian plays to music of a popular character, and lectures by men of moment. Such speakers as William Jennings Bryan, ex-Governor Hadley, Captain Hobson, Opie Reed, Senator Gore and others have been enthusiastically received by the faithful atten- dants. To the people of Pana a very desirable feature of these sessions is the fact that after all expenses are paid, the moneys received are turned over to the park association for the further improvement of Kitchell Park.
CEMETERIES.
The first cemetery of Pana Township was the Mound Cemetery, located two miles west of Pana, owned by John Kuhn of Chicago. Ad- joining the Mound is Calvary Cemetery, used by the Catholics as a burial place. The Lin- wood Cemetery Association of Pana was organ- ized in 1867 by Rev. W. P. Gibson, J. W. Kitchell, G. I. Ladd, W. T. Dobbs, J. E. South- wick, O. H. Paddock, J. H. Hooper, S. M. Hay- wood, J. C. Overholt and many others and has since been carried on very successfully by prominent citizens of Pana. The officers of this association at present are as follows: H N. Schuyler, president; Charles Eichelberger, secretary ; C. H. Moore, treasurer. This beauti- ful "city of the dead" known as Linwood Cem- etery, comprising twenty acres, is artistically laid out and beautifully tended. It contains the Penwell Mausoleum which cost $15,000, and the monument erected to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Civil War. This was erected by popular subscriptions, supplemented by generous donations from Capt. Kitchell and Eugene Hayward.
BUSINESS INTERESTS OF 1880.
Now that over a quarter of a century has passed, it is very interesting to note the dif-
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ference between the commercial aspect of Pana in 1880 and today. According to a census of the business and professional men of that period, the following were numbered among the important factors in the life of the city : H. N. Schuyler and W. E. Hayward, banks; Overholt Bros .; Joel Beckwith; S. M. Haywood; Tilton Hemsley & Co., elevators ; A. Miller & Co., flour mills ; Dutton Wood, door and sash factory and planing mill ; A. Parker and D. T. Davis, planing mills ; Ohio & Mississippi River shops ; St. James Hotel ; the Harrison House; Central Hotel ; Kentucky House and Hall House; Hayward's opera house ; Drs. G. W. Patton, Jacob Huber, J. H. Dodge, H. H. Deming, Salem Dickey, A. E. Eversole, L. D. Higgins, and H. H. Hall, physi- cians ; and T. H. McCoy, D. D. S .; S. C. Wagner, George V. Panwell, Beckenhimer, Goldstine & Co., and J. R. Race & Co., dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes; James Babcock, Jacob Born, Jewell & Moseley, Jageman & McElroy, W. L. Dowling, J. B. Schaffer, M. J. Jones, Newcomb Bros., J. C. Ellis, Casey & Cox, William Howard and Griffith Evans, grocers; Lewis Jehle, Wil- liam Stuhlman, A. B. Corman, H. Buell, hard- ware, stoves and tinware; Hess & Bros., and A. . B. Corman, furniture; Isaac Kempner, clothing and gents' furnishings; R. C. Coyner, P. M. Nichols, O. Grossman & Bro., and L. D. Hig- gins, drugs; August Reher and A. J. Keeney, jewelry ; J. M. Aker, books and stationery ; Jacob Alhime, Lewis Paul, and James Methven, confectionery, bakery and restaurants; Merrill & Neely, and William Conklin & Co., boots and shoes ; Lewis Schlierbach and J. C. Woodside, harness; N. Kelliger, leather; P. L. Weiling, A. Smith, R. N. Forbes, and John Lemberger, cigars ; J. V. Hover, photograph gallery ; O. H. Paddock, Cox & Swim, and F. W. Stockbridge, agricultural implements ; R. C. Couch, J. H. Dawdy and G. I. Ladd, land agents; O. M. Baldwin, R. M. Henderson and James H. Yar- nell, loan and insurance agents; Frank Schnit- zer and N. D. Lamareaux, sewing machine agents ; J. E. Neely and H. Kirkpatrick, under- takers; J. T. Albright, H. Pratt and J. Freich. merchant tailors; Mrs. S. P. Mooney, Misses B. & E. Millard and Mrs. George Belnap, mil- linery and dressmaking; D. E. McGarrah and D. M. Keys, hay dealers; E. C. Reese & Bro., wholesale gunpowder dealers; John Shaffer, ice dealer; Reese Bros., O. H. Paddock and Cox & Swim, coal dealers; T. H. Scott, and Smith & Walker, marble yards; R. Jolis and Dutton
Wood, lumber yards; J. & W. Corcoran, P. Moltz, and M. Siler, wagon and carriage factory ; Hawker & Combest, machine shop and wagon factory ; John Reed & Son, machine shop; John Emery, foundry and machine shop; Jasper Ran- dolph, T. J. Bernard, and Vidler & Houston, tile factories ; Robert Johns, sawmill; F. Web- ber & Bro., pop manufactory; T. P. Clark and Henry Barkshire, livery stable; Richard Miller, J. I. Mellon, Frank Schnitzer and William Vickerage, shoe shops; Charles Lyman, John Neely and T. Raymond, carpenters; Mrs. John Sanbach, John Neely and T. Raymond, cooper shops; Schwartz & Maise, John Schafer, V. Steller and Peter Troutman, blacksmiths; Pat- rick Smith and E. Wagner, barbers; B. Hegle, Sanders & Runkle and W. F. Fisher, butchers ; Cody & Galvin, Fleming & Morefield, L. Pane, W. R. Abrell, R. Prankey and Kuhn & Emery, saloons.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN OF 1917.
In contrast to the above the following list is given of those who control the business and professional interests of Pana today: H. N. Schuyler State Bank and the Pana National Bank; G. F. Barrett & Son, M. R. Corbett, Edward McKee, and J. F. Umpleby, grain dealers; O. H. Paddock Lumber Co. and the E. R. Darlington Lumber Co .; The Penwell Coal Mining Co., the Smith-Lohr Coal Mining Co., and the Pana Coal Co., which operates two mines ; the Flint Hotel and the Frances Hotel, the Melrose Hotel and the Pana Hotel; O. P. Galvin, Geo. V. Penwell & Sons, Mrs. Drew Inman, A. O. Hunter & Son, dry goods; J. L. Abrell, M. B. Atherton, Ed Betzold, P. R. Bry- son, S. A. Casey, Eiler & Johnson, Pana Grocer Co., Henry Ermovick, F. J. Flesch, Henry B. Kuhn, Geo. Sammons & Son, Seiler & Corman, J. C. Stamm, Leo Trumper, Ullrick & Johnson, Werner Grocer Co., Wilson & Cheney, J. H. Wright, Frank Zwinak, grocers; W. H. Alex- ander, R. M. Murray, Chas. E. Rogers, Wm. Schloz, Henry Stolleis, meat markets; Marshall & Lawrence, ice cream manufacturers; Ballard & Johnson, Farmers' Friend, Jos. Fink, A. Kronshagen, Silver Moon Cafe, retaurants; Habekost & Son, Geo. Kehias, Fred J. Weber & Co., bakeries and confectioneries; Voght & Marsh, Sam Schultz, A. H. Owens, Harve Cothern, Ed Picquet, feed; Bogle Ice & Cold Storage Co., ice dealers; R. S. Fairbanks, W. E.
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Hess, H. B. Kirkpatrick, undertakers; Brown & Custer, H. L. Haywood, G. A. Paul, C. O. Paddock, hardware; Darst & Pierpoint, J. E. Downs & Son, Morefield & Pryce, Pana Motor Car Co., Thomas & McTaggart, automobile dealers, supplies and repairing ; John Hinden, Fred Secrest, Sell & Kollar, livery ; Lyman Fox, furniture ; George Morgan, Baldwin & Baldwin, H. B. Miner, Fred J. Pierce, J. J. Pierpoint, Geo. C. Gudehus, H. W. Ferguson, real estate, loans and insurance ; D. N. McElroy, photogra- pher; C. G. Eberspacher, Paul Bros., agricul- tural implements and buggies ; William Waddell, music store; O. M. Otloe, Adolph Fillipitch, tailors ; Legg Poultry Co., Martin Poultry Co., poultry dealers ; Drs. Henry Singer, R. L. Frailey, veterinarians ; Claude Butts, G. B. Coffman, F. A. Gossmann, Julius Schneider, Wittmann & Marty, druggists; Peoples Gas Co., T. J. Vidler, Mgr., Central Illinois Public Serv- ice Co., gas and electricity ; C. P. Gallagher, electric supplies ; E. E. Dowell, J. C. McQuigg, C. E. Springstun, Arthur Fitzpatrick, J. H. Fornoff, Jolin W. Preihs, lawyers; Leach Sisters, millinery and dressmaking; Frank Stamm, R. L. Hybarger, clothing and gents' furnishings ; E. J. Templeton, S. Sve, jewelry ; Drs. A. L. Alderson, Eleanor Beatty, Walter Burgess, D. F. Coffey, Ella Cox, R. C. Danford, F. J. Eberspacher, D. M. Littlejohn, Thomas Lorton, J. H. Miller, L. H. Miller, W. H. Stewart, physicians and surgeons; Drs. H. A. Broering, B. F. Dowell, G. N. Gilbert, J. D. Reid, dentists ; Revs. E. S. Combs, W. A. Fuson, Father J. P. Moroney, J. A. Kanzler, A. Frank Ferris, clergymen.
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