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e. Fract'l cur'cy, nickels, cts 6 73
Total $179,062 43
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. 50,000 00
Surplus Fund .. 6 000 00
Undivided Profits, less expenses and
taxes paid. 1.807 77
Time Deposits, Savings 2,258 53
Certificates.
65,576 75
Demand deposits, Individuals
53.389 38
Total $179,062 43
W. S. BURKHART, Cashier.
Son of J. M. Burkhart and a mem- ber of the dry goods firm of Burk- hart and Sons, is a native of the city of Marion, where he was born August 28th, 1878. His schooling has been confined wholly to the ex- cellent public schools of the city, and when not in school he made himself useful clerking in
his father's store. When but 17 his energies and ambitious character asserted them- selves in the complete mastery of the mysteries of Electric Lighting by running the plant at Marion as he got a chance at intervals, until the authorites could safely trust him in tull charge at any time.
In 1898 he graduated from the Ma- rion High School, and for three and a half years was assistant cashier of the bank of Marion. In August, 1891, he organized the private bank of Dennison, Parks & C., at Gore- ville, Ill., and became its first cash- ier. He held this position but a year and a half, however, for upon the organization of the Williamson Co. Savings Bank he was invited to be- come its cashier and accepted. This took him back home, which was much to his liking, and he has re- tained the situation ever since.
Mr. Burkhart is young, but by his conservatism in the management shows a natural aptitude for finance and has a bright future before him. He belongs to the Christian church and is a member of its choir, but as yet a bachelor. He takes an inter- est in fraternal matters, and belongs to several orders.
He is a member of Monitor Lodge No. 236 of the Knights of Pythias, and Master of the Exchequer. He also belongs to Goreville Lodge No. 528 I. O. O. F., and the Woodman's Camp No. 3336.
J. B. BAINBRIDGE.
Mr. Bainbridge was born in Wil- liamson county, near Marion, Feb- ruary 19, 1837. He engaged in the general merchandise business in Ma- rion in 1856, and after 45 years is still as active in trade and manage- ment as when a youth of 19 he wait- ed on his first customer. He has been uniformly successful and longer in business than any other in Wil- liamson county. In 1860-I he built the substantial brick structure, 50x85
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feet in dimensions, on the south side of our public square, the corner store room of which has ever since been occupied by him for purposes of his business. It is three stories in height, with the upper portion de- votel to residence purposes, and here Mr. Bainbridge and family have made their comfortable home for many years.
He has always taken part in move- ments calculated in furtherance of community interests, and is among the most substantial of our citizens. He assisted at organization of the Marion Building and Loan Associa- tion, and has been its vice-president for 15 years. He helped organize the First National Bank in 1891, and has been vice-president and a di- rector, as well as large shareholder in that institution ever since. He was married September 7, 1859, to Josephine Goddard, daughter oï James T. Goddard, one of our former merchants, and they have four liv- ing children, James A., who is en- gaged in the jewelry and watchmak- ing business here: Charles W., who is a banker at Norris City, this state; Lnella, who is now the wife of L. A. Browning, of the Ely-Walker Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, and Maude W., wife of J. L. Parham, traveling sales- man for the Desnoyers-Courtney Shoe Co.
Success having crowned the labors of a lifetime, Mr. Bainbridge look- ing no older than the average man of 50, is quietly reaping the rewards of decades of industry in the chan- nels of commerce, while continuing to devote his attention to the details of a large and long since firmly estab- lished trade.
M. CANTOR.
The above named gentleman, who scarcely needed his long title to make sure he is a typical merchant of his class, was born July 27, :848, in Prussia, Germany. His father, Nathan Cantor, who brought up his son to the mercantile business, never came to America, but died in Ger- many in' 1882. The son came to De- Soto, Jackson County, Illinois, in 1859. With true mercantile instinct he opened up a general merchandise store on his own account three years later, when only fourteen years of age. One year later, in the spring of 1863, we find him dealing in general merchandise in Memphis, Tenn., thence to Cobden, Ill., later to Anna, Ill., in 1866, where he remained un- til 1874. He then made a tour of the continent remaining until the spring of 1876. The autumn follow- ing. the present business was start- ed. At that time Marion was a small affair, boasting of only about 800 population, and Mr. Cantor had a hand in shaping almost everything from the beginning. He was one of the directors of the First National
Bank at its organization, and is a di- rector of the Williamson County Sav- ings Bank at the present time. He married Miss Sarah Yesky, of New York City, January 27, 1878. His elegant home on South Market St., where they still reside, was erected in 1893, at a cost of $5000.00. In Masonry, Mr. Cantor has attained the degree of Royal and Select Mas- ter. He is also a member of the En- campment of 1. O. O. F., and a char- ter member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. and Mrs. Cantor have two children, Bertha and Lillian, the first having married Mr. Charles W. Schwerdt, now in business here. Mr. Cantor carries a large and well selected stock of goods in his line in the Ben- son Building at the northeast corner of the public square, and keeps in his employ two clerks, W. B. Lee and Robert Jeter. The former has been with him for many years and Mr. Cantor's establishment is one of the oldest in this county.
JOAB GOODALL.
The grandfather and namesake of this sketch came from Wilson county, Tenn., in 1828, and settled on what is now known as the old Goodall farm, three miles south of Marion. At this time John Goodall, Joab's father, was but six years old. The latter never quite forsook farming, though most of his life was spent in Marion, of which he may be regard- ed as one of the founders, in the suc- cessful conduct of a general mer- chandise business which he con- ducted until 1888, when he retired to accept the postmastership during the Cleveland administration. This position he held up to the time of his death in 1897. He was sheriff of Williamson county in the '50's, and during his long life, an important factor in the politics, business and progress of this part of the state.
Joab Goodall, whose portrait and that of his lovely and accomplished wife, accompanies this sketch, was born at Marion March 4, 1858. He was educated in the public schools, and at Carbondale Normal, and on attaining his majority became as- sociated with his father in business. This relation continued until the latter's retirement from mercantile pursuits in ISSS, when Joab struck out for himself, and engaging in the purchase and sale of horses and mules, soon became known as the most liberal and successful dealer in his line in Southern Illinois, and through him Marion has the most ex- tensive market in a radius of a hun- dred miles. His operations, and the assurance of a ready market at top prices, have done much to encourage the farmers of this and adjoining counties in the breeding of fine stock, and foreign dealers now look to this section as a source of certain supply.
from year to year. 1500 mules, most- ly high grade and valued at upwards of $ 125,000 passed through his hands during the year just closed. He utilizes two large stock barns, one on North Market Street, with sta- bling for 75 or more head, and one just off the northwest corner of our public square. The latter of brick, completed in the Spring of 1901, is 54x150 feet in dimensions, two stories in height, lighted and ven- tilated like a hotel and has stabling capacity of 150 head of horses and mules, with ample room for storage of hay, feed and grain. Half tone engraving of this structure will be found in this volume.
Though regarding it as his voca- tion, Mr. Goodall has not confined himself to operations in live stock. As early as 1893, when owing to the efforts of A. F. White and other en- terprising and public spirited citi- zens, attention was effectively di- rected to the immense coal fields of Williamson county, resulting in ex- tension of the C. & E. I. Ry., through the county and on to Thebes, and the, at first somewhat tentative, in- vestment of capital looking to devel- opment of our mines, Mr. Goodall set apart 40 acres of his 300-acre farm, lying imme liately north of the line of the I. C. Ry., and converted the same into what is known as Goodall's First Addition to Marion. This was followed in 1895 by Good- all's Second Addition, comprising 15 acres, and in 1898 by a Third of 20 acres; in June, 1901, by a Fourth and Fifth of 15 and 5 acres, and cul- minating that year in a Sixth and Seventh, of 60 and of 8 acres, re- spectively. The whole, approximate- ing 163 acres, is beautifully sitnated and indicates 300 building lots, aver- aging 80x1671/2 feet each. Three- fourths of these have been sold, built on and are now occupied as homes, the many handsome modern struc- tures among them, making this one of the most attractive residence dist- ricts of Marion. The new Coal Belt Electric Ry., in its course along North Market Street, traverses these additions at nearly center, making Spillertown, two miles to the north, and Marion business streets, as it soon will the towns of Herrin and Carterville, easily accessible.
Going a step farther we find Mr. Goodall interested for the last eight years in Williamson county coal lands and their development. In this connection it is not too much to say he has been an aid in important sales, such as those to J. W. Gates. the Illinois Steel Co. and the Leiters, involving great industrial possibili- ties in Marion.
Upon the organization of the Wil- liamson County Savings Bank, on the 15th of January, 1903, Mr. Goodall was elected its first president, and at its annual meeting of the present year, all the officials were re-electe 1.
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General Biographical
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Physicians and Surgeons.
Without indulging in any fulsome laudation, it is proper and entirely within the sphere of sober truth, to say that the medical fraternity of this county have no superiors in their line in the country, unless we except the great cities who have ex- ceptional opportunities for acquiring skill in practice in difficult and un- usual cases. The general health and long life of the community testify to their skill and faithfulness in the practice of medicine, and several well-known cases of extreme diffi- culty and delicacy carried to success- ful issue speak well for their skill in surgery.
The practice of medicine, like all other professions, has had its day of small things in Williamson Co. It has had to struggle with well- meaning ignorance and incompe- tence, imprudent and irresponsible quacks, insufficient or ill-digested laws, as well as the usual number of chronic dead beats, not to mention the early poverty of the country and the usual quantity of deserving and helpless sufferers. But through all discouragements and difficulties the noble profession has gone steadily forward, eliminating ignorance, in- competence and fraud, acquiring skill and establishing system, co-operation and harmony among its members and continually acquiring a greater repu- tation for skill and establishing a higher standard of medical ethics, until it has no superior, if an equal, in the State or Nation.
In July, 1902, the profession in Marion found it necessary to organ- ize a Physicians' Protection Associa- tion for obvious reasons stated in the preamble to their constitution and by-laws. This was:
"To establish a uniform Fee Bill to promote professional fraternity, uphold the standard of medical ethics, and secure for ourselves a just recompense for our services."
It was at first organized with twelve members and meets on the second Monday evening of each month. The following are the names of its present officers and members:
D. D. Hartwell, president; W. E. Clark, vice president; A. M. Ed- wards, secretary; G. J. Baker, assist- ant secretary; L. B. Casey, treasurer. Wm. H. Bentley, Curtis Brown, J. F. Tidwell, P. C. Stadley, E. M. Ro- "amel. I. C. Walker, W. F. Tidwell, V. A. Baker, G. W. Evans, W. Willi- ford, F. P. Gillis, members.
In addition to the above Society, the physicians and surgeons of the County organized the Williamson County Medical Association, about twenty years ago, but having de- clined and fallen into neglect, it was re-organized on October 26. 1903. lts preamble announces its purpose in the following language:
"the cultivation and advancement of knowledge upon all subjects per- taining to the healing art, and the promotion of the usefulness, honor and interests of the medical profes- sion, by encouraging a generous emu- lation and a friendly intercourse among its members." It has regu- lar semi-annual meetings on the sec- ond Monday in May and October.
The following are its officers and members:
G. J. Baker, Marion, presi-ent: Columbus Brown, Creal Springs, vice president; A. M. Edwards, Marion, secretary; L. B. Casey, Marion, treas- urer. Curtis Brown, Marion: W. H. Bentley, Marion: Columbus Brown, Creal Springs; H. A. Berry, Herrin; D. S. Boles, Herrin; G. J. Baker, Ma- rion; V. A. Baker, Marion; J. E. Burns, New Denison: I. H. Cole- man, Crainville; W. E. Clark, Ma- rion: B. F. Crain, Carterville; L. B. Casey, Marion: A. M. Edwards, Ma- rion; G. W. Evans, Marion; H N. Ferrill, Carterville; B. R. Felts, Lake Creek; W. H. Ford, Herrin: F. P. Gillis, Marion: Theodore Hudson,
Hudgens; D.
H. Harris, Creal Springs; D. D. Hartwell, Marion. M. Hendrickson, Halfway; E. M. Ro- tramel, Marion; W. F. Tidwell, Ma- "ion: J. B. Miller, Marion; J. W. Vick, Carterville; W. C. Williford, Marion; Ira Roberts, Johnson City; W. P. Sutherland, Creal Springs; George S. Roberts, Corinth; R. M. C. Throgmorton, Herrin; A. P. Ba- ker. Cottage Home: G. J. Baker, Cot- tage Home; James Hayton, de- ceased, Carbondale: P. C. Stradiey, Marion: I. C. Walker, Marion, mem- bers.
On the 10th of November, 1904, the Williamson County Medical As- sociation met for the regular annual election of officers with the follow- ing result:
Dr. A. M. Edwards, president ; D. D. Hartwell, secretary; L. B. Casey, treasurer.
DR. W. H. BENTLEY, Marion.
Was born in Honesdale, Pennsyl- vania, November 9, 1835. His fath- er, Alonzo Bennett, was a shipwright by trade and died at Port Jarvis, N. J. His mother was Rachel Mande- ville, who came west with her son and died in Marion in December,
1882. After two years spent in the Wyoming Seminary, Dr. Bennett be- gan the study of medicine un er Dr. Ademak Strong, at Honesdale, where he spent one year, and then entered the Ohio Medical College, remaining until the Spring of 1853.
After graduating he came to Union County, Illinois, and entered upon the practice of medicine, which he followed until the breaking out of the war. His sympathies being with the South, he at once went to Mis- souri and enlisted in the Missouri State Guards, from which he was transferred to the regular Confeder- ate army under Brigadier General Jeff Thompson. He was appointed assistant surgeon by him December 13, 1862, and remained in the ser- vice until the close of the war. He was parolled by General Canby at Macon, Ga., at the close of the strug- gle, and returned to Madison Co., Missouri, in 1865. He fought at Vicksburg, and when it surrendered he went to Mississippi, where he married. His wife's name was Nora Hargon, a Mississippi lady. After he returned to Madison County in 1865 he spent a year farming and then came with his family to Marion, where he has since remained. Four children are the fruit of their union: Mary, Edward, Harriet and Myron.
The Doctor is one of the charter members of the Williamson County Medical Association, and a member also of the Physicians' Protective Medical Association of Marion. He is a democrat and a member of the Catholic Church.
DR. ELIJAH M. ROTRAMEL,
Physician and surgeon, was born in Frankfort, Franklin County, 111., in 1843. He was the son of Henry and Eliza J. (Maddox) Rotramel. The father was born in North Caro- lina in 1808, of German descent; came to Wilson County, Tenn., in his youth; married the daughter of Elijah Maddox, a Baptist minister, in 1831; moved to Franklin County in 1832; served 100 days in the Black- hawk War, and died in January, 1867. The wife was born in 1812, bore seven children and died in 1865.
Our subject was educated at Ewing College, and worked on the farm with his father until the latter's death. He began teaching when 22, taught for 22 months in Franklin and Williamson counties, taking up the study of medicine the mean- while. In 1869-70 he studied under Dr. T. M. Sams, of Tamaroa. Perry County, where he began to practice. In 1871 he located on Moore's Prai- "ie, Jefferson County, and in 1876 located in Franklin, where he con- tinued to practice until he removed to Marion in April, 1900.
His marriage took place Decem- ber, 1876, to Miss Belle, daughter
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GROUP OF PHYSICIANS OF MARION.
Reading from left to right. Top row-W. C. Williford, W. H. Bentley, J. F. Tidwell (father), W. E. Clark, James B. Miller. Second row-W. F. Tidwell (son), Frank P. Gillis, Levi B. Casey, G. J. Baker, J ... V. A. S. Baker. Third Row-E. M. Rotramel, I. C. Walker, D. D. Hartwell, A. M. Edwards, Curtis Brown.
of William and Caroline Kimmell. She was born in Union County in 1853, and has given her husband seven children, Decosa E., May, de- ceased; Homer A., Hattie D., Nellie A., Ernest and Andrew. In 1881 he served one year as County Supt. of Schools. He is a Republican and a member of the Christian Church. He belongs to the Williamson County Medical Association and to the Ma- rion Medical Protective Association, and Southern Illinois Medical Asso- ciation.
DR. GEO. W. EVANS.
Born in Logan County, Kentucky, October 1, 1848. It was in his na- tive state his boyhood days were largely spent, and habits formed that led him into the calling he has suc- cessfully filled. Being reared as he was, by a physician, his father, W. S. Evans, who recently died in this city at the age of 96, he began the study of medicine early in life and is a graduate of the St. Louis Medi- cal College. He moved with his pa- rents to Missouri when but a young man, and has practiced medicine in Missouri and Illinois. Came to Ma- rion 1879, where he paid close at- tention to his profession. Politically the Doctor has been and is acting with the Democratic party, but has lost no time nor neglected his profes- sion to seek position or advance the claim of others to office, having served only as an alderman in this city in an official capacity. He has, from youth to the present, heen con- nected with the Southern Methodist Church.
DR. JAMES BAILEY MILLER.
Dr. James Bailey Miller was born May 13, 1856, in South America, Sa- line County, Illinois. His father, Bryant Miller, was a farmer and died of acute pneumonia at the early age of 34, February 26, 1865. His mother was Martha D. Russell, daughter of Capt. David Bailey Rus- sell, a hero of the Blackhawk War, who was wounded with an arrow in the massacre at Chicago among the Sand Hills along the lake shore about where the Douglas monument now stands. For her second hus- band Mrs. Miller married James D. Wriston, who served during the Civil War. She died at the age of 49.
The boy received such education as the common school of those days could give, till about 15 years old, when he made his home with W S. Blackman, at Creal Springs, and was under his tuition for two terms. Af- ter one term under James E. Jobe he passed his school examination and took a teacher's certificate, but did not take a school. When but 18 years old he began the study of medicine, in 1874, at his home, un- der Dr. Benjamin D. Lewis. Three years later he began to practice among his neighbors. Later he en- tered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, and in 1898 matriculated. Instead, however, of taking a fourth year in that College, he had the opportunity of pursuing his studies with Dr. G. H. Gorden, of Chicago, and in October, 1895, was examined by the State Board of Health and received certificate No. 293. For some years he practiced in company with Dr. B. S. Young, at
Stone Fort, and did not move to Ma- rion until April of the present year. July 4, 1878, he was married to Miss Maggie Young, the daughter of the man who later became his partner. Nine children were born of this union, all of whom are living.
Dr. Miller belongs to the Saline County Medical Association and the Marion Medical Protective Associa- tion. He is an Odd Fellow, Saline County Lodge, No. 874, a Modern Woodman at Carriers Mills, Saline County, and a member of the Mis- sionary Baptist church in South America, his old home.
DR. W. C. WILLIFORD.
Dr. Williford is a native of this County, and has spent the greater part of his life within its limits. De- voted to the first and noblest of the professions, he has risen from fol- lowing the plow to rank among the highest in the County. He first saw the light on a farm about three miles from Creal Springs. His pa- rents were farmers, and he did the usual farm work summers, attending school winters until he made choice of a profession. But he spent 1873 and 1874 in the Medical Department of the Northwestern University at Chicago, and without graduating re- turned home and for six years prac- ticed medicine in this and the ad- joining counties in Illinois, and in Davis County, Indiana. He then took a course in the Medical College of Indlana at Indianapolis, from which he took his diploma in 1881. From that time until he moved here his practice was in Montgomery and Washington, in Davis County and in
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this County, gradually concentrating at Marion until his removal in 1903.
llis wife's maiden name was Lu- cinda Wiley, daughter of Woodford Wiley. to whom he was united in marriage September 20, 1876. The fruit of this union was eight chil- dren, of whom four only survive. Their names are Mrs. Laura Schu- bert, Geo. A., Leo and William. He stands connected with the William- son County Medical Association, and the Marion Physicians' Protective Association. He is a member of the K. P's. and is a Republican in poli- tics.
DR. W. F. TIDWELL.
Dr. W. F. Tidwell was born at At- tila, Ill., August 11, 1879, atten led the common schools in the County, graduating from Crab Orchard Acad- emy in 1896. He attended the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, from which he graduated April, 1901. He practiced his pro- fession for two years at Crab Or- chard, and moved to Marion, where he has been in the practice of medi- cine since.
DR. I. C. WALKER.
Dr. J. C. Walker was born at Gore- ville, Johnson County, Ill., January 18, 1871. He attended the rural district schools till his 15th year, when he entered the Southern Illi- nois Normal University, remaining until he was 22, teaching school at intervals. He then entered the American Medical College at St. Louis, an Eclectic school of medi- cine. After spending one year at this institution, he matriculated and subsequently, March 17, 1891. grad- uated at the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Doc- tor practiced his profession at Pul- ley's Mill, in this County, until he was appointed House Surgeon at the St. Louis Baptist Hospital, but de- siring to re-engage in the general practice of medicine, he located at Marion, Ill., where he has built up an extensive practice. He is a mem- ber of the various medical associa- tions, and local surgeon for the C. & E. 1. Railroad.
DR. ALONZO M. EDWARDS.
Dr. Alonzo M. Edwards is a native product of Marion. It was his birth- place, his school and has been his home until the present time. With the exception of one year spent in the Northern Indiana Normal at Val- paraiso, his training was secured here until he entered upon the study of medicine. He first entered Vanderbilt University at Nashville, but becoming dissatisfied put in a year in the Medical Department of the Northwestern University in Chi- cago. He then returned to Nashville
and completed his course, graduating in March, 1894. Immediately there- after he came to Marion and "stuck out his shingle."
His wife was Miss Lizzie Marsh, the daughter of Enoch Marsh, of Fairburg, illinois. They were mar- ried December 24, 1891. Two chil- dren have blessed their union, Chas. Marsh, 12 years old, and Gladys, 9. Dr. Edwards has always been active in all the important interests of his native city, particularly in educa- tional matters. When the old school trustee system was abandoned for the present, he was elected a mem- ber of the first Board of Education, and has served continuously for sey- en years. He was a member of the last building committee, which erect- ed the fine Second Ward school house, just completed. He is presi- dent of the Williamson County Med- ical Association, and Secretary of the Physicians' Medical Protective Asso- ciation, He is a Mason and has been Senior Warden and Secretary of the A. F. & A. M. He is a Democrat in politics.
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