Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 187

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388

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ISRAEL TURNER.

Israel Turner was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1812. His parents were Henry and Susanna (Halderman) Turner, of Pennsylvania. They were of German ancestry. Henry Turner was a stone-mason.

Israel Turner had no educational advantages other than the district schools. At sixteen years of age he found employment as a boat hand on the Schuylkill and Union Canal, and at nineteen was master of a boat. After three years of this life he left the canal, and learned the trade of stone-cutter and mason, after which he found steady employment in bridge construction on the canal, and along the line of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.

In 1837, Mr. Turner came to Illinois, and, be- ing favorably impressed with the fertility and promise of the prairie soil, he entered a claim for two hundred and forty acres of wild land in Orange Township, Knox County, and in 1840, began its cultivation. In addition, he found op- portunity to work at his trade, and in 1843, he cut stone for the foundation of the first Con- gregational church in Galesburg. From time to time he added to the acreage of his farm, and eventually became the owner of more than a thousand acres in Orange and the adjoining townships.

February 13, 1844, Mr. Turner was married to Lucinda E. Hammond, daughter of George and Elinor (Taylor) Hammond. She was born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, in 1826, and came with her mother to Galesburg in 1843. Mr. and Mrs Turner were the parents of eleven children: Elizabeth E. married Michael En- wright, and lives in Iowa; Henry W., who lives on the old homestead, near DeLong; Hamilton J. married Anna R. Grimm, and lives in Kan- sas; Israel F. married Anna E. Howerter, and lives in DeLong, Orange Township; Anna E. married Henry A. Howerter, and lives in Ful- ton County, Illinois; Isaac P. and Willoughby F., deceased; Abraham L. married Hattie C. Haynes, and lives at DeLong; Lenora A. mar- ried Albert C. Howerter, of DeLong; Elnora C., deceased; and Otis G. who married Lydia Tuck- er, and resides at DeLong.

Mr. Turner was, and his wife is, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. In politics, Mr. Turner was a republican. He died February 5, 1888.

BORRELL, JAMES; Farmer; Orange Town- ship; born in England, July 31, 1842; educated in the common schools. His parents, Pattan and Roseanah (Johnson) Borrell, were English, as were his paternal grandparents. James and Elizabeth (Pattan) Borrell, and his maternal grandfather, Johnson. March 27, 1867, Mr. Bor- rell was married to Eva N. Roberts, In Knox-

ville, Illinois. They have had four children: Mary I., Fannie E., Charlie P. and Lenna L. In politics, Mr. Borrell is a republican. He holds the office of School Director.

CLARK, FRANK NELSON; Stockman; Orange Township; born July 15, 1864, at the Clark homestead, Orange Township; educated in Knox County. His parents are Luther and Sarah (Yeager) Clark, the former from New Jersey; his grandfather was Abraham Clark. Mr. Frank N. Clark was married in Knoxville February 7, 1889, to Jennie R., daughter of John R. Wilder, of Knoxville. His father, Luther Clark, came from New Jersey to Knox County with his parents in 1843, and now owns a farm of two hundred and twenty acres. Frank N. was brought up on his father's farm, and he- came a practical farmer. When a boy ten years of age he was given charge of the swine which he bought, sold and improved according to his own good judgment which was remarkable. After clerking three winters in Knoxville, he returned to the farm, at the age of twenty-four, and became well known as the owner of the "Orange Herd" of Poland China hogs. This stock is recorded; and one pig, Hadley's Model, No. 35913, is valued at $3,000. Mr. Clark is a republican, and a member of the Modern Wood- men of America.

DUNBAR, JAMES W .; Farmer; Orange Township; born February 13, 1856, in Macon County, Illinois; educated in the Orange Town- ship common schools and at St. Alban's Col- lege, Knoxville, Illinois. His parents were Chauncey Dunbar of Ashtabula County, Ohio, and Debby Ann (Woolsey) Dunbar of Saratoga County, New York. His paternal grandparents, Thomas and Ruth (Harper) Dunbar, were from Ohio; his great-grandfather was Jacob Dunbar; his maternal grandparents, John and Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Woolsey, came from New York. Mr. Dunbar was married to Ida A. Cox, Decem- ber 23, 1881, in Macon County. Their children are: Chauncey A. and Lenna A. Mrs. Dunbar was the daughter of John F. and Mary A. (Car- ver) Cox, of Macon County. Mr. Dunbar came to Knox County with his father in 1857; his father died June 1, 1898, leaving two sons and two daughters: John L., James W., Lucy A., and Eliza A. A son, Thomas, died in 1886. The mother died in 1890. The family came from Scotland at an early day, and settled in Ohio in 1798. Mr. James W. Dunbar lives on a well im- proved farm near DeLong.

DUNBAR, JOHN L .; Farmer; Orange Town- ship: born in Marion County, Ohio. December 31, 1842; educated in the common schools. His parents were Chauncey Dunbar of Ashtabula County, Ohio, and Debby A. (Woolsey) Dunbar of Saratoga County, New York; his paternal grandparents were Thomas and Ruth (Harper) Dunbar of Ohio; his maternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Woolsey of New York; his great-grandfather was Jacob Dunbar. The Dunbars came from Scotland and settled in New York, whence they removed to

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Ohio in 1798; the grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution. John L. came to Illinois with his father in 1857; the father died June 1, 1898; the mother died in 1891. Mr. Dunbar lives with his two sisters upon the homestead. He is a republican.

EIKER, JOHN CALVIN; Farmer; Orange Township; born January 24, 1833, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, where he was educated in the common schools. His parents were John Eiker of Carroll County, Maryland, and Char- lotte (Myers) Eiker of Fredericks City, Mary- land; his paternal grandfather was David Eiker; his paternal great-grandfather, Abraham Eiker, a miller by trade, came from Germany and settled in Maryland; his maternal great- grandparents were Lawrence Myers, of Ger- many and Rebecca Horner. Mr. Eiker was mar- ried in Knoxville March 4, 1858, to Sarah Agnes Armstrong. They have six children: Calvin A .; Edith May; Blanch M., wife of A. R. Green; Charlotte, wife of Gilbert Scott; Elmer Grant; and Roy Leander. Mr. Eiker's father drove his family overland from Pennsylvania to Knox County in 1852. He was a miller and farmer, and in 1863, removed to Decatur, Iowa, where he died at the age of eighty years. His wife died at the age of seventy-three. John C. Eiker was nineteen years old when he came to Knox County. He is a very successful and progressive farmer and owns two hundred and twenty acres of finely improved land. In 1874, he was elected President of the Farmers' Fire and Lightning Insurance Company, and during his twenty-five years of service, has rendered valuable aid to the association. He is a member of the Presby- terian Church. In politics, he is a republican, and has filled most of the local offices.

FERGUSON, ANDREW J .; Farmer; Orange Township, where he was born April 25, 1836; educated in the district schools. His father, James Ferguson, was from Barren County, Ken- tucky, while his mother, Martha (Maxey), came from Buckingham County, Virginia. His pa- ternal grandmother was a native of Ireland, while his grandfather, Ferguson, was from Scotland. His maternal grandmother's maiden name was Woodfin, and both she and his grand- father, Maxey, were natives of Virginia. De- cember 25, 1867, Mr. Ferguson married Victoria Woodmansee in Knox County; they have had three children, James A., George L., and Bessie L. In politics, Mr. Ferguson is a democrat.

FERGUSON, JAMES A .; Farmer; Orange Township; born August 23, 1869; educated in the common schools. His father, Andrew J. Ferguson and his grandfather, James Ferguson, came from Kentucky to Orange Township about 1836. Mr. Ferguson was married to Minnie Mather, daughter of Richard Mather, at Gales- burg, February 3, 1893. They have one child, Edith. Mr. Ferguson is a democrat.

GADDIS, JACOB; Farmer; Orange Township; born June 9 1837, in Orange Township; edu- cated in the common schools. His parents were

James Gaddis of Pennsylvania, and Margaret (Sunderland) Gaddis of New Jersey. He was married to Luella L. Kennedy in Knoxville, Illi- nois, December 24, 1857; their children are: John H., Charles W., Henry, Frank E., Emma J. (Mrs. M. Pink), Clara B. (Mrs. Albert Turner), Mary (Mrs. Robert Haines), Martha (Mrs. Har- vey Redd), Ora, and two deceased. James Gad- dis was a farmer and came to Orange Township in 1836; he died in 1874, leaving two sons: Thomas and Jacob. After his marriage, Mr. Jacob Gaddis came to the farm he now occu- pies, and soon became a prominent farmer of the township. He is a democrat, and was High- way Commissioner for sometime, and School Director for fifteen years.

LONG, GEORGE; Farmer; Orange Town- ship; born September 14, 1817, near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; educated in the common schools. His parents, George and Catherine (Duffy) Long, came from Pennsylvania. He was married to Susanna, daughter of David Belden, in Gales- burg, November 20, 1851. They had five chil- dren: George H., Jane, Anna, Catherine Bell, and Martha. Martha was married to Charles Hutson, son of George Hutson; they have one son, Chester. Mr. Long came with his father and family from Ohio to Knox County, in 1835, and settled at Knoxville. In 1840, he settled on the farm where his father died in 1862, leaving three sons. Mrs. Long died in 1884, since which time, Mr. Long has lived with his daughter, Martha. Mr. Long is a republican. He has traveled extensively.

MASSEY, ANSON (deceased) ; Farmer; Orange Township; born in May, 1817, at Wil- mington, Ohio, where he was educated. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Hale) Mas- sey of North Carolina; his grandfathers were Francis Massey of North Carolina, and Jacob Hale of Pennsylvania. He was married to Eliz- abeth Hill, February 7, 1838, in Clinton County, Ohio. Their children Louisa, Isaac, Frank, Mary, Eli, Katharine E., Julia Martha, and Alfred. Isaac and Frank served in the Civil War. Katharine E. was married to Wil- liam McCleary; their children are: George S., Nancy J., Lena C., Frank A., Elmer E., William M., Cora Edith, and Mary Elizabeth. Mr. Mas- sey came to Knox County in June, 1844, with his wife and three children. They spent one winter in Knoxville and then removed to Ahingdon, where he worked at his trade of harnessmaker until he began to farm in Orange Township. He died in February, 1894. Mrs. Massey was the daughter of Ephriam R. and Content (Haynes) Hill. The father of E. R. Hill was Isaac Hill, who was born at Newberg, New York. Mrs. E. R. Hill was born in Dutchess County, New York, and was the daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (Birdsell) Haynes. Enoch Haynes was a son of Asa Haynes, a native of Scotland, who bought land on the Croton River, New York, which is still owned by his descend- ants. Robert E. Hill, brother of Mrs. Massey, came to Knox County in the Spring of 1838.

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In 1839, he bought the farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres where Mrs. Massey now lives. He was highly respected by all. The great- great-grandfather, Asa Haynes, had a brother, William, who settled in South Carolina, and who was the ancestor of the Haynes family of the South. In politics, Mr. Anson Massey was a republican.

REYNOLDS, GEORGE E .; Farmer; Orange Township; born 1857, in Knox Township; edu- cated at Lombard University, Galesburg. He is a son of Edward Reynolds. He went to Wood County in 1880. In 1882, Mr. Reynolds was married to Sarah McNeal, who died, leaving three children: Clarence, Aline and Mary. His second marriage was with Mrs. lda Moore, in 1890, daughter of Thomas Smith, of Knoxville, Illinois. They have one daughter, Josephine. Mr. Reynolds came to Orange Township in 1885, where he has since lived. He is a member of the Christian Church. He is a republican.

SHREEVES, LEMUEL W .; Farmer; Orange Township; born January 28, 1854, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania; educated in the com- mon schools. He was married February 19, 1874, to Martha Beecham, in Galesburg. They have had six children, of whom five are living: Roy, Elva, Okey, Carrie Inez, and Bertha. Mr. Shreeves is the son of David and Mary A. (Hor- ton) Shreeves of Pennsylvania. His grand- father, Edward Shreeves of England, died in 1870. David Shreeves came to Knox County May 10, 1855, and settled on the line between Knox and Fulton counties, buying a large tract of land, which he farmed until his death in 1873. Lemuel W. stayed on the home farm till 1898, when he came to Orange Township. Mr. Shreeves is a Methodist. In politics, he is a democrat.

STEELE, ALONZO T .; Farmer; Orange Township; born June 15, 1851, in West Vir- ginia; educated in the common schools. His parents are John and Mary E. Steele. They came to Illinois in 1851, and settled in Peoria County and moved to a farm near Gilson, Knox County, in 1875; they now reside in Gilson, Haw Creek Township. Alonzo T. Steele lived on the farm in Persifer Township until 1888, when he removed to Knoxville and engaged in the lum- ber business. In 1892, he moved to a farm in Orange Township. He was married to Sarah L., daughter of Peter Lacy, near Gilson, De- cember 4, 1875. Their children are: Ella, Arthur, Loy, William, Harley and Faye. Ella was married to Edwin D. Cramer of DeLong, September 8, 1898. Mr. Steele is a member of the Congregational Church. He is a republican.

TURNER, SAMUEL M .; Farmer; Orange Township; born October 6, 1853, in Chester County, Pennsylvania; educated in the common schools. His father was William Turner of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; his mother's maiden name was Refinger. His grandfather was Wil- iiam Turner. Mr. S. M. Turner married Mary E. Metcalf in 1884, in Orange Township; their chil- dren are: Orin, Lee, Jennie, Eva, Gertrude,

Maud, Pearl, and Mark. Mrs. Turner died Febru- ary 28, 1897. Mr. Turner's father was a farmer and came to Knox County in 1851. He died in 1896, aged seventy-nine years, and left six sons and three daughters. Mr. Turner is a dem- ocrat.

WILEY, WILLIAM A .; Merchant; born in Orange Township, Knox County, Illinois, April 6, 1869. His parents were William H. Wiley, of Wayne County, Indiana, and Nancy J. (Haynes) Wiley, of Orange Township. His paternal grandparents were John Wiley of Bartonia, In- diana, and Mary A. (Hall) Wiley. His ma- ternal grandparents were Asa Haynes, of Dutchess County, New York, and Mary J. (Gad- dis) Haynes of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. His great-grandparents were Thomas and Nancy (Broden) Wiley of Bethel, Indiana. Mr. Wiley was married to Anna M. Beamer, at DeLong, Illinois, August 28, 1890. She was born in Get- tysburg, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1870, and came to Illinois with her parents when five years of age. Her parents, Henry M. and Maria (Stor- rick) Beamer, now live in Knoxville. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley's children are: Elsie Mildred, born at DeLong June 8, 1891; and Charles Leslie, born at DeLong May 13, 1895, and died June 12, 1897. Mr. Wiley graduated from the Western Business College, Galesburg, in 1891. He is in partnership with his father in a general mer- chandise store under the firm name of W. H. Wiley and Son. His father was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion; he was Supervisor for three years. In religion, Mr. W. A. Wiley is a Congregationalist. He is a republican, and at present holds the office of Supervisor. In 1892, he was elected Justice of the Peace, holding the office for four years. He was then elected Town Clerk, which office he held until his election as Supervisor.

WILEY, WILLIAM H .; Farmer and Mer- chant; DeLong, Orange Township; born in In- diana in 1845; educated in Knox County. Mr. Wiley's parents were John and Mary (Hall) Wiley, natives of Indiana. His paternal grand- parents, Edward and Nancy (Braden) Wiley, were Virginians. His maternal grandfather was born in the South, and his maternal grand- mother, Ruth (Nance), was a Virginian. In 1867, Mr. Wiley was married to Miss N. J. Haynes. They have two children: William A. and Winifred H. Mr. Wiley has been a member of the Protestant Methodist Church for twenty- five years. In politics, he is a republican. He enlisted at Knoxville, Illinois, November 8, 1863, in Company D, Seventh Regiment, Illinois Cav- alry, and participated in the following battles: Collierville, Moscow, Summerville. Coldwater, Pulaski, Camelville, Duck Creek, Franklin, Nashville, Springhill, and other smaller skirm- ishes. He was mustered out at Nashville, Ten- nessee; and was discharged at Springfield, Illi- nois, November 9, 1865. Mr. Wiley has held the following offices: Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, School Director, and Postmaster at De- Long, which position he has filled for twelve years and still holds.

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CEDAR TOWNSHIP. By J. F. Latimer.

This is one of the most fertile, best cultivated townships in Knox County. Cherry Grove cov- ers about six square miles of its surface, extend- ing along the entire western side, and for a little more than two miles the timber which skirts either side of Brush Creek extends over several sections. Between the two stretches a beautiful strip of rolling prairie, that can scarce any- where be surpassed for farming purposes. Brush Creek and its branches, on the east, and the tributaries of Cedar Creek, on the west, water the township, a stream flowing through nearly every half section. Cedar was originally well timbered, there having been heavy growths of many varieties of valuable woods, notably of sugar maple and of different kinds of oak, walnut, wild cherry, elm, ash, basswood and hickory. The abundance of the wild cherry was the reason for the naming of the first set- tlement Cherry Grove, which name was also at first given to the towuship. Good coal and a limited amount of building stone are also found.

The first settlers were Azel Dorsey, on Sec- tion 18, and Rev. Hiram Palmer, a Methodist minister, on Section 7, both of whom came in 1828. In 1829, A. D. Swarts, founder of Abingdon and Hedding College, settled on Sec- tion 17. At his house Rev. Mr. Palmer preached the first sermon ever heard in the township.

The first members of the Latimer family to reach here were Joseph and his son George, who came from Tennessee in 1831, and settled on Section 29. Jonathan Latimer and his father- in-law, Jacob West, settled on Section 28 in the following year. About the same time his broth- ers, John C. and Alexander Latimer, his wid- owed sister, Mrs. Richard Boren, and his broth- ers-in-law, U. D. Coy and Israel Marshall, set- tled along the timber, believing, in common with other settlers, that the prairie land was valueless and would never be pre-empted and occupied. In 1833, Joshua Bland settled on Section 16, and his son-in-law, William Bevins, settled on Section 23 in 1834. The same year came Lewis and Bennett Spurlock, Reuben Cas- tle and Elisha Humiston, and, shortly after- ward, Hugh Kelly arrived.

The settlers were compelled to go to Ellisville to have their grain ground into meal or flour. The mill was small, and at times the grists were many and the farmers were sometimes obliged to wait for their turn, which was al- ways given in due rotation. In 1833, Joshua

Bland erected a horse power corn cracker on Section 16, which proved a very welcome addi- tion to the comfort of the pioneers.

The first birth was in November, 1829, Helen E. Swarts. The first marriage celebrated was that of U. D. Coy and Susan Latimer, in De- cember, 1833. The first death was the demise of Miss Olive Strange, in 1834. In 1832, Robert Bell taught what was the first school in Cherry Grove settlement, and the second in Knox County. At the present time, outside of Abing- don, there are eight district schools, with four hundred and thirteen pupils. The school houses, two of brick and six frame, are valued at nine thousand six hundred dollars. Cherry Grove Seminary was founded by Jonathan Latimer, and other members of the Cumberland Presby- terian denomination, and was located on Section 29. From the minutes of the Presbytery, it is established that this school opened prior to 1840, under the charge of Rev. Cyrus Haynes, a minister of that creed. He remained at its head for about eight years, and made the insti- tution widely and favorably known. In 1866, the Cumberland Presbyterians established a col- lege at Lincoln, Illinois, and this seminary was abandoned.

Prior to 1850 Indian Point and Cedar town- · ships were known together as the Cherry Grove voting precinct. Cherry Grove was separated and given a distinct name by order of the County Judge on January 14, 1850. However, the first Board of Supervisors on June 6, 1853, renamed it Cedar, for the reason that the Sec- retary of State. decided that another Illinois township had prior right to the name "Cherry Grove." On April 5, 1853, a meeting was held for the purpose of perfecting a township organ- ization. The voters chose Hugh A. Kelly, Mod- erator, and L. W. Conger, Clerk. E. P. Dun- lap was elected Supervisor; William Marks, Clerk; William Lang, Assessor; James W. Smoot, Collector; J. W. Stephens and W. H. Heller, Commissioners of Highways; P. M. Shoop and Joseph Harvey, Justices of the Peace; Thomas S. Bassit, Overseer of the Poor; Solomon Stegall and Eli Butler, Constables. The election was held at what was then known as Louisville, about three miles north of Abing- don, on Section 16. A vote was also taken for the place of holding the next election, which resulted in favor of Louisville.

The town last named was laid out by John S. Garrett, on the southwest quarter of Section 16. It was platted September 30, 1836, and for

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a time was the chief place in the southwestern part of the county. The growth of Abingdon killed it, and now there is only a district school to mark its site.

In 1855, the place for holding elections was changed to Abingdon, where they have been held ever since. The last named place is now the only town in Cedar, Louisville being only a farm and Saluda a flag station on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

Before the first election of President Lincoln, the township was democratic, but since that date it has been strongly republican, although in local elections party lines were disregarded until within the last few years.

From 1870 until 1890 there was a slight de- crease in population, but within the last nine years the increase, owing chiefly to the growth of Abingdon, has been such that at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors in July, 1897, the population having passed the maximum for one voting precinct, the township was divided into two, although hoth polling places were located in Abingdon.

Cedar has always been noted for its high standard of morality and intelligence obtaining among the people. Churches were established very early in its history. The Methodists or- ganized in 1833, at the house of Joseph Latimer, with the following members: A. D. Swarts and wife, Mr. Finch and wife, Mrs. Jonathan Lati- mer and Joseph Latimer and wife. For several years the church existed as a mission, services being held at the homes of the various members and later at school houses, until, in time, the denomination had grown strong enough to erect a church at Abingdon. Their first quarterly meeting was held at the home of Jacob West and conducted by the renowned Peter Cart- wright, who preached frequently to this charge. Its growth in membership and usefulness has been steady, until now it is the largest in the township. At the present time the denomina- tion holds, in addition to those at the Abingdon Church, regular services at Warren Chapel, which is located in the northwestern part of the township.

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cedar dates its beginning from about 1834 or 1835, with fifteen members. Not long thereafter they erected a house of worship, said to have been the first church building in the county. It stood about one mile and a half northwest of Abingdon, and was used for a number of years

as a class room for Cherry Grove Seminary. The denomination's influence, in both school and church affairs, has been potent through- out this entire section of the county. In 1866 the congregation removed to Abing- don. Subsequently it affiliated itself with the Congregational denomination and be- came the present Congregational communion of Abingdon.

In addition to the hodies mentioned, the re -* ligious history of the township has embraced organizations of Protestant Methodists, United Brethren, Baptists, a Methodist Episcopal church at Louisville and an early Congrega- tional church, all of which have been gradually merged into the three churches named.

The chief industries are farming, and breed- ing and raising fine stock. Coal mining is also carried on to a very limited extent. Heretofore, large herds of short-horn, Hereford, Galloway, Angus, Holstein and Jersey cattle have been bred in the township. At the present time, the principal stock raising interest centers in the short-horn, Angus and Jersey breeds, representatives of the two latter having taken high honors at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 187

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1388

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388