History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 76

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776

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LEONARD HATHAWAY, Indiantown, was born October 18, 1823, in Dighton, Mass. His father, Leonard Hathaway, Sr., was born 1792 in the above place, and died there in 1872. He was a sea- faring man and also a soldier in the war of 1812. He married Sally Lincoln. a daughter of Lot Lincoln, who was also a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war. She

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was born in 1800, and died in 1872. She was the mother of the following children: Helen, Allen, Leonard, Sallie (deceased); Charlotte, Joseph, Annie, Amelia and Eme- line (deceased). Our subject was educated in Taunton, Mass. He was a sailor in early life and afterward a mechanic and farmer. He came West in 1855, and settled in Bu- reau County. In 1860 he returned East, where he enlisted in June the following year in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, Com- pany C, but was transferred to Company B, and then to K, which latter he commanded over a year as First Lieutenant, to which po- sition he had been promoted. He took part in the siege of Yorktown and the battle of Williamsburg, Va. On the 20th of May, 1862, he was taken prisoner at Bottoms Bridge on the Chickahominy River and suffered the horrors of Libby Prison till September 14, when he was released and returned to his regiment. He afterward participated in the two battles of Fredericksburg, Franklin Crossing, Gettysburg, where he was wounded, Rappahannock Crossing and Wilderness. He was mustered out July 5, 1864. In 1866 he returned to this county and engaged in farm- ing, and yet resides on the old homestead of eighty-four and a half acres in Indian- town Township. Mr. Hathaway was mar- ried August 26, 1843, in Massachusetts, to Nancy M. Marvel, who was born Au- gust 12, 1823 in the historic town of Swansea in Massachusetts. Her father, Mason Marvel, married Ruth Pike, and participated in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Hathaway is the mother of Charles B. and Otis L. Hathaway. The former was born January 26, 1845; he married Hannah Griffin. They have five children, viz .: Anna, Abby B., Frank M., Leonard and Gracie M. Otis L. Hathaway was born February 21, 1848. He is now married to Mrs. Mary Allen. He has one daughter-Ella Hathaway -by a former marriage. Politically the subject of this biography is a Republican.

J. E. HATHORN, M. D., Arlington, was born May 17, 1846, in Piscataquis County, Me. He is a son of John H. aud Ricker (Tamson) Hathorn, natives of Maine. They are yet living, and the parents of seven chil- dren, viz .: Robert, who was killed at the

siege of Vicksburg; John E., our subject; David A., also a soldier, and now farming on the homestead in Maine; Danville S. is a resident of Lewiston, Me .; Henry A. and Francis, both deceased, and Mrs. Lizzie J. Sanborn. The Hathorn family is of English descent, and David Hathorn was the grand- father of the above children. Dr. Hathorn has enjoyed the benefit of a good education. In early life he attended Bates College in Lewiston, Me., where he graduated in the Greek and Latin course, and then entered the College Department. From there he went to Brunswick, Me., where he entered the Medical Department of Bowdoin College, and afterward attended a course of lectures at Portland, Me. In the fall of 1870 he came West and taught school in Pawpaw, Lee Co., Ill., and afterward became Professor of Phys- iology and Anatomy, which he taught in the East Pawpaw Seminary, at the same time studying medicine with Dr. Fish, and at the end of the year graduated in the scientific course, receiving the degree of B. S. The following year he taught school at Cottage Grove, and the next year attended Rush Med- ical College, Chicago, Ill., graduating in February, 1874. After this he was Principal of the Lamoille school one year, and then located in Arlington, Ill., where he now has a lucrative practice, and enjoys the esteem and confidence of the people. So anxious was the Doctor to fit himself thoroughly for his profession that he went to Chicago in the spring of 1883 and took a post-graduate course. At the age of seventeen, when the war clouds were the blackest, he enlisted July 24, 1863, in the First Regiment of H. A. M. V., and served till September 11, 1865. He participated in the battles of Spottsylvania, North Anna, Talapotomic, Cold Harbor, Jeru- salem Plank Road, Petersburg, and the capt- ure of the latter place, Richmond and Amelia Springs. He had bullets shot through his clothes, but was never wounded. Dr. Hathorn was married September 26, 1882, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Miss Ella J. Dana, who was born September 29, 1857, in Westfield Township, to which her parents, David and Catharine M. (Van Orden) Dana, removed the year before. David Dana was born May 4, 1814, in Peacham, Vt. In 1836 he came

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to Chicago, and soon after went to Peru. He was married September 26, 1847, and is the father of Mrs. Mary C. Davis, George L. Dana and Mrs. Ella J. Hathorn. Mr. Dana removed to Fairfield, Iowa, in the centennial year. and died there January 25, 1882.

ROBERT HAY, Milo, the subject of the following biography, was born September 30, 1821. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah (Maiden) Hay. Thomas Hay was born De- cember 20, 1800, in the Lowlands of Scot- land. He came to the United States with his parents, William and Jane (Taylor) Hay, in the year 1813. They landed in Philadel- phia and came West by way of Pittsburgh, where he, in company with a number of Scotch Seceders, mostly of the Hay and Taylor families, bought a flat-boat and loading their goods on it, descended the Ohio River till they reached Jefferson County, Ind., where they settled and where all died except Thomas Hay, who yet lives in Henry County, Ill., to which he came in 1856. The great-grand- father of our subject was Robert Hay, Sr., who died in Canada. The mother of our subject was born June 2, 1800, in North Car- olina. She is yet living, and is the daughter of Andrew and Mary Maiden. Robert Hay is self-educated. He came to Bureau County, Ill., November 10, 1850, and bought eighty acres of land. At present he owns 525 acres in Milo Township, where he now resides. He was married March 12, 1845, in Jefferson County, Ind., to Margaret Crawford, who was born October 15, 1826, in the above place. She is a daughter of David and Sarah Crawford, and the mother of eleven children now living, viz .: Oliver P., Professor in the Indianapolis College; Mrs. Mary E. Clark, Mrs. Julia Schimmel, Frances M., Mrs. Ann Reid, Mrs. Maria Rich, Mrs. Isabel Wilcox, LeRoy S., Clarence, George and Robert Hay. Mr. and Mrs. Hay are members of the Chris- tian Church. He is a Republican, and is a self-made man in every respect, owing his success to his industry and perseverance.

J. K. HAZEN, Princeton, was born July 5, 1830, in Warren County, N. J. His parents were David W. and Sarah Ann (Tay. lor) Hazen, both natives of New Jersey, where the former was born September 28, 1801. He died November 6, 1882. The

latter was born May 11, 1802. She died November 22, 1882. They came here April, 1857, and settled in Selby Township, but afterward removed to Berlin Township, where they both died. They were the parents of five children, viz. : Elijah E. T., Joseph K., Ziba H., Catharine E. and Ann E. Our subject, Joseph K. Hazen, was educated in New Jersey, where he was also married in 1855, to Marilda A. Trimmer, who was born September 9, 1835, in Morris County, N. J. Her parents, Andrew and Marilda (Weise) Trimmer, were natives of the same State. To Mr. and Mrs. Hazen three children were born, viz .: Emma T., born May 30, 1856; Sarah M., November 27, 1860; she died October 1, 1864; and Lizzie D., born August 3, 1870. Mr. Hazen's grandfather, Ziba Hazen, was of Scotch descent. He died in New Jersey. His grandmother, Catharine Sharp, was of German extraction and the mother of eleven children, viz .: John, Lena, Rachel, Christine, Mary, Sally, Ann, William, David, Jacob and Ziba. All of the above reared families except Ann Hazen. Our subject came to Stark County, Ill., in 1856 The next year, April 16, he removed to Selby Township, Bureau Co., Ill., settling in Section 2, where he farmed successfully till the spring of 1884, when he sold out and bought the Skinner property of 110 acres in Section 10, near Princeton. Mr. Hazen is a self-made man. He is a' A. F. & A. M., Arlington Lodge. In political matters Mr. Hazen is identified with the Democratic party.

ISAAC HEATON, Bureau: Rees Heaton, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born in Old Virginia, Febru- ary 7, 1783. At two years of age he went to Greene County, Penn., where he was reared, and married Sarah Weaver, of Greene County, Penn. In 1814 Mr. Heaton and family immigrated to Trumbull County, Ohio, and in 1836 to Bureau County, Ill., and settled at Heaton's Point in Bureau Township. He resided there until his death which occurred June 7, 1878. His wife died December 10, 1876, lacking nineteen days of being eighty- four years old. They were the parents of eight children, five of whom are living, viz .: William W., now a resident of Cherokee County, Kan .; Isaac, our subject; Abagail,

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wife of Harrison Epperson, of Afton, Union Co., Iowa; Dan, of Frontier County, Neb .; Elizabeth, wife of S. R. Elliott of Dover Township; Nancy, wife of Hezekiah Epper- son, died in November, 1865; Hannah, wife of James Wilson of Dover Township, died in 1852; Cyrus R., died February, 1845. All were born in Trumbull County, Ohio, except the oldest son and daughter, who were born in Greene County, Penn. Isaac Heaton was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, February 21, 1816. He came to this county with his parents in 1836, and has since resided in Bureau Township. He was married January 20, 1848, to Ann Sullivan, of McDonough County, Ill. She was born in Washington County, Penn., July 24, 1824, and came to Illinois in 1836. She died March 27, 1854, leaving three sons, viz. : Cyrus R., born June 7, 1849, of Dover Township: Henry C., born December 23, 1850, at home; John S., born November 16, 1852, of Iowa. Mr. Heaton was married to Amanda B. Kennedy, Novem- ber 17, 1855, who was born in Trumbull County, Ohio. July 8, 1828. She is the mother of four children, viz .: Mary L., born January 7, 1857; S. Austa, born March 27, 1859, wife of F. F. Daniels of Bureau Town- ship; R. Montgomery, born September 26, 1866; George W., born December 21, 1868. Mr. Heaton has been engaged in farming and stock-raising since 1836. His farm con- tains 260 acres. In politics he is a Demo- crat.

JOHN HECHTNER, Bureau, was born in Prussia, February 26, 1836. He is a shoe- maker by trade, and worked at that for four years in the old country. In 1854 he came to America, and settled in Princeton, where he worked at his trade for two years. He then went on to the prairie in Bureau Town- ship, which was then unimproved. He first purchased a quarter of Section 36, paying $11.50 per acre. His home farm now con- sists of 400 acres in Sections 36 and 25, but in the township he owns 880 acres. Until he was twenty years old he knew nothing of farming, and began by splitting rails and cutting cord-wood, but he has been one of the most successful farmers in the township. He is the son of Godfrey and Mary (Kittendorf) Hechtner. His father was a shoe-maker, and

came to Princeton in 1854. He died in 1872. They were the parents of four girls and two boys. John Hechtner was married in this county December 21, 1861, to Elizabeth Mehlin. She was born in Switzerland, August 4, 1843, daughter of John Mehlin, who came to this county in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Hechtner are the parents of twelve chil- dren, six of whom are living, viz. : Mary, born March 27, 1864, wife of Andrew Rudiger, of Bureau Township; Emma, January 10, 1866; John, December 13, 1868; Charles, February 11, 1871; Elizabeth, April 6, 1874; Caroline, December 29, 1875. After being on the farni two years, Mr. Hechtner lost everything by fire December 21, 1859. They saved noth- ing, only escaping with their lives. In May, 1878, he left home on account of ill-health, and spent the summer on the European Con- tinent, visiting Switzerland, Prussia, and the Paris Exposition. In politics he has been a Democrat since his first vote, which was for James Buchanan. In 1882 he represented his township on the Board of Supervisors.

ADAM HEILIGER, Berlin, was born March 3, 1835, in Putzbrun, near Munich, Bavaria. He is a son of George and Catha- rina (Silbernagel) Heiliger, born on the River Rhine, in Bavaria. The father died in Germany. The mother came to America in 1864, with her son, Jacob Heiliger, who died in Hall Township, Bureau County, where the mother also died. Her children were: Jacob, Barbara, Adam and Catharina. Adam Heiliger was educated in Germany, and came to the United States in June, 1858. He worked in Selby Township, Bureau Coun- ty, for several years, and then bought eighty acres of land in Hall Township, where he lived twenty-three years. In 1881 he bought 160 acres in Berlin Township, and now owns 260 acres. He has been a successful farmer, and is in every respect a self-made man. He was married in this county, December 20, 1861, to Miss Katie Lintz. She was born February 7, 1839, in Edenkoben, Bavaria, Germany, to William and Barbara Lintz. Mr. and Mrs. Heiliger have four children, viz .: Jacob; Katie, wife of Philip Hassler; Henry and Adam. Mr. and Mrs. Heiliger are members of the Lutheran Church. In politics he is a Democrat.

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GEN. THOMAS J. HENDERSON, Prince- ton. Col. William H. Henderson, father of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born on the banks of Dick's River in Garrard County, Ky., November 16, 1793. His early life was spent in the wilds of his native State. At the age of nineteen years he enlisted in Col. Richard M. Johnson's reg- iment of "mounted riflemen," and served with this regiment during the war of 1812. He was married in Dover, Stewart Co., Tenn., January 11, 1816, to Miss Lucinda Wimber ly, who died in Haywood County, Tenn., whither they had removed in 1823. In Ten- nessee we find him filling places of trust from Sheriff of the County to State Senator. In

1836 he resigned his seat in the Senate and came to Illinois, settling in what is now Stark County. Here his abilities were soon recog nized, and he was a Member of the last Leg- islature that met in Vandalia in 1838-39, and also of the first that met in Spring- field in 1840-41. January 27, 1864, he died, after having spent a life of activity full of the hardships of the pioneer and the successes and defeats of a man in political life, but honored by all, and most by those who knew him best. By his first wife, Col. 1 Henderson had three children, and by his second wife, Sarah M. Howard, he had one daughter who died in infancy, and five sons. Mrs. Henderson was born in Sampson Coun- ty, N. C., September 15, 1804, and died in January, 1879, at Marshalltown Iowa. Her eldest son, Gen. Thomas J. Henderson, was born in Brownsville, Haywood Co., Tenn., November 29, 1824. He began attending school when about five years of age, and un- a Union ticket, but was defeated by Owen

til he was eleven attended almost constantly the male academy of his native town, and be- fore leaving school had made some advance in Latin. In 1836 he came to Illinois with his parents, and for a few terms attended school in the log schoolhouses of Stark County. At the age of seventeen he taught his first school, and at various times tanght about twelve months. In 1845 he attended one term in the Iowa University. The one desire of his early life was to become a good lawyer, but the strug- gle for daily bread had first to be considered; to become thorough in his profession would require years of patient study and waiting,

and as a stepping-stone he accepted in. 1847 the office of County Commissioner's Clerk for Stark County, and held the same office after its change of name to Clerk of the County Court, until 1853. He then entered upon the practice of his profession, and was a success- ful attorney. In 1854 he was called upon by Peoria and Stark Counties to represent them in the State Legislature. In 1856, at the age of thirty-two years, he was elected to the State Senate from his district and filled that office with ability, although the youngest member of the Senate at that time. In 1871 he was appointed by President Grant, with- out solicitation on his part, United States Col- lector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth Illi- nois District, which office he held for two years, and during this time collected about $9,000,000 for the Government. In 1868 he was chosen one of the Presidential Electors at large, and cast his vote for Gen. Grant. Since 1874 has been a Member of Congress, eight years from the Sixth, and is now serving his first term, and is member elect from the Seventh Congressional Dis- trict. As a Member of Congress he has taken part in many important discussions, as shown in the Congressional records, where will be found his speeches on the financial question, on the regulation of railroad transportation in inter-State com- merce, and also on the Hennepin Canal. As a politician few men have enjoyed the confi- dence of their constituents to a greater de- gree than Gen. Henderson. Although he has been so successful, yet he has had his defeats. In 1862 he was the nominee for Congress on

Lovejoy. And in the contest for the nomina- tion in 1870, he was unsuccessful, and Mr. E. C. Ingersoll was nominated. Such is a brief outline of Gen. Henderson's career as a politician, but on the field of battle he also won laurels to which admiring friends can point with pride. The home influences and the air he breathed were such as would pro- duce clear-headed, fearless men. At the first breaking out of the Civil war, he took strong ground in favor of maintaining the Union, and he and a young attorney of Toulon, Ben- jamin F. Williams, addressed the people of almost every school district in Stark Coun-

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ty, urging them to stand by the Union, and encouraging volunteers; and their ef- orts contributed in a great degree to the splendid volunteer contribution of Stark County to the war. But Gen. Hender- son did not defend his country with his voice alone. In 1862 he recruited a compa- ny, and to his surprise was elected and com- missioned Colonel of the One Hundred and Twelfth Illinois Infantry, which was mus- tered into the service September 22, 1862. He remained with the regiment till the close of the war, serving in the campaigns of Georgia and Tennessee in 1864. He was se- verely wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864, and after lying in the hospital for some time, came home on a furlough. Upon his return to the field in July following, he found that the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twenty third Army Corps had been organ- ized and placed under his command. The rank of Brigadier-General by brevet was con- ferred upon him, as stated in his commission, to rank as such from November 30, 1864, "For gallant and meritorious service during the late campaigns in Georgia and Tennes- see, and especially at the battle of Franklin, Tenn., signed by the President, Andrew Johnson, and Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War." At the close of the war Gen. Hen- derson was ordered to conduct his regiment home, but before leaving the brigade he was the recipient of a tribute from the officers of the Seventeenth Massachusetts Volunteer In- fantry. This tribute was a partial expression of the soldiers' regard for their General, whom they not only respected for his ability as a leader, but loved because of his manly virtues and gentlemanly bearing. During the heated canvass for the nomination for Congress in 1870, all possible efforts were made to defeat Gen. Henderson, and among other things attacks were made upon his mil- itary standing, in answer to which we quote the following letter from Maj .- Gen. Cox:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., July 5, 1870. 5

MY DEAR MAJOR :- Yours of the 29th ultimo is received, and in reply I am happy to say that there can be but one opinion among all those who served with our friend, T. J. Henderson. A braver, more intelligent, or conscientious officer of bis grade was not to be found in the army. He distinguished him-

self wherever he served, and the patriotism and dis- interestedness of his service was such as to endear him to all his commanding officers. There is no of- ficer in Illinois, concerning whom disparaging criti- cism could have less foundation, or be more surpris- ing to any who were intimate with the career and the history of her soldiers during the war. Always hopeful, always prompt, always courageous, a most loyal subordinate, and a most able and devoted lead- er, Gen. Henderson's reputation ought to be dear, not only to his comrades but to the people of the State and the country. In haste, very truly yours, J. D. Cox, Davenport, Iowa.

MAJ. T. T. Dow.

Shortly after returning from the army, Gen. Henderson was induced by Joseph I. Taylor to come to Princeton, where the two formed a law partnership which continued till 1871, when Gen. Henderson assumed the duties of the Collector's office. In 1873 he entered into a partnership with Judge H. M. Trimble, which partnership still continues. We have noted briefly the political and mili- tary career of Gen. Henderson, but it is in his pleasant home and family circle that he receives the most homage. He was married in Stark County, Ill., May 29, 1849, to Miss Henrietta, youngest daughter of Capt. Henry Butler, of Wyoming. She was born in New York City, August 11, 1830. Four children have blessed their union, viz .: Gertrude R., born March 31, 1850, wife of Charles J. Dun- bar, of Princeton; Sarah Ella, born March 29, 1852, wife of Chester M. Durley, of Brookings, Dak .; Mary L., born September 12, 1855, is at home; Thomas B., born April 23, 1860, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

W. C. HENDERSON, Princeton, was born February 13, 1825, in Washington County, Penn .; he is a son of William and Sarah (Cox) Henderson, who are also natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject was reared on a farm in his native State, and when a young man went with his parents to West Virginia. where he was married in 1851, to Miss Mar- garet J. Milligan, a native of West Virginia. She was a daughter of Hugh Milligan. She died in 1852, leaving one child-Margaret Jane. The maiden name of his present wife was Isabell Lucus, who was born July 31, 1826, in Ross Connty, Ohio. Her parents were Daniel and Jane (McKinzey) Lucus, natives of Washington County, Penn. This second marriage was blessed with one child -Frank Henderson, who is now a farmer in

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Texas County, Missouri. Mr. Henderson came to Marshall County, Ill., in 1855, there he farmed till 1868, when he came to Bureau County, where he has been successfully engaged as a farmer. In February, 1884, he removed to Princeton, where he at pres- ent resides. Mr. Henderson is a quiet,

unassuming man. Politically he is identi- fied with the Republican party. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are members of the Presby- terian Church.

JAMES HENSEL, Dover, is a native of Melford, Somerset Co., Penn., where he was born June 24, 1807. When quite small he removed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he resided until October, 1853, since which time he has lived on his present farm, which was first settled by Sylvester Brigham. Mr. Hensel is a son of Frederick and Julia (Shafer) Hensel; his father was killed in the war of 1812, and his mother died in Ohio. His opportunity for attending school was very limited, but he has ever been an earnest advocate of education. He was reared on a farm, and has always made farming his occupation, and through his own industry has been very successful in business. He is now one of the largest land-owners in this Township, his farm containing over 1,000 acres. He was married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Lydia Fackler, who died there, leaving four sons and one daughter: Philip residing in Dover Township; Henry in Dodge County, Neb .; Simon, not known; Enoch, in Ohio Township; Sarah Ann, wife of Isaiah Remsburgh, of Ohio Township. Mr. Hensel was again married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, to Mary Frease, daughter of Henry Frease. By her he has seven chil- dren: John, living in Berlin Township; Madison, in Walnut Township; Cyrus, in Nebraska; George, at home; Harvey, in Dover Township; Eliza, wife of George Steele of Dover Township; Elsie, at home. In politics Mr. Hensel is identified with the Republican party.

SEBASTIAN HERBOLSHEIMER, Selby, was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 22, 1829. His father, Sebastian Herbolsheimer, was a farmer in the old country, and our sub. ject was reared there and educated in the common schools of his native land. His

parents died in the old country, his mother dying when he was two years old. In 1854 he came to America, landing in New York, June 29. He spent three months in Chicago and then came to Bureau County, October 2, 1854, where he has since resided, except three years which he spent in Peru. When he first came to this county he worked three years for wages before beginning for him- self. In 1860 he bought forty acres of his present farm, and has continued to add to it till he now owns 355 acres, with excellent buildings. He was married April 24, 1857, in this county, to Mary Bacht, who died January 8, 1858. He was again married in LaSalle County, Ill., to Mary Downer. She was born in Bavaria, Germany, October 21, 1837; a daughter of John Downer, who came to America and settled in LaSalle County, in 1857. Both of her parents are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Herbolsheimer have nine children living, viz .: George, born No- vember 17, 1858; John, born September 16, 1860; Mary, born July 16, 1862; Charles, born February 27, 1864; William, born De- cember 25, 1865; Frank, born April 24, 1868; Annie, born March 29, 1870; Kate, born March 8, 1873; George Leonard, born July 10. 1876. All are in this township except George, who is in the West. In December, 1869, Mr. H. visited the old country, return- ing in January. 1870.

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History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 76

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company Number of Pages: 776

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776