History of McDonough County, Illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of the representative citizens, Part 116

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Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 1150

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After one year of partnership, Mr. Al- bert became sole proprietor, and has conducted the business since that time. When he took charge, the buildings were in bad repair and the works generally in bad condition. He began to improve the facilities, enlarge the buildings, and put up another kiln. The main build- ing now covers a plot of ground 30x180 feet in area, while 'there is a wing 24 feet square contiguous. He also erected such other small buildings as were found necessary for successful work. Besides these improvements, he put in new ma- chiners, so that he can now turn out, ac- cording to demand, from 5,000 to 15,000 gallons of ware per month. His clay is procured from what are known as the Holler clay banks, in Macomb township, two miles west of Bardolph.

George J. Boothe, our subject was married July 4, 1852, to Mary Vincent, a daughter of Michael Vincent, who came to McDonough· county at a very early day, and settled near Bardolph. Mr. Vincent was born in Kentucky, in 1787, and his wife, Harriet Tinsley, was was a native of Kentucky. He was a well-borer by trade. Mr. and Mrs. Boothe have had born to them 11 children -Martha A., born March 28, 1853, died July 9, 1874; James A., born July 25, 1854, died May 6, 1873; Ella, born March 25, 1856, died October 24, 1871; Harriet I., born February 27, 1856; Charles D., 1860, died June 6, 1882; Nettie May, born January 10, 1862; Mary Ida, born February 14, 1865, died May 31, 1865; Franklin, born October 11, 1866, died July 10, 1871; George V., born October 25, 1868. The family are members of the Christian church. Mrs. Boothe

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owns a fine farm of 271 acres, in Ma- comb township, and residence property in Bardolph.

Michael Vincent was born in Virginia, July 27, 1787, and made a profession of faith October 15, 1827, at the Providence church in Wilson county, Tennessee. He was married to Harriet A. Tinsley, April 2, 1833, in Adair county, Ken- tucky, who was born September 1, 1814, in that county, and departed this life August 9, 1881. He died June 22, 1871. They were the parents of 10 children -Mary E., the eldest, who was born March 14, 1834; Martha J., born June 27, 1835; Mahala T., born December 21, 1837, died October 5, 1837; David A., born September 20, 1837; James C., born November 12, 1840, died March 17, 1841; John G., born January 14, 1842; George W., born June 25, 1845; Joseph M., born March 28, 1849, died July 22, 1874, and Emma A., born November 24, 1855.

SOCIETIES.

At a meeting held on the 17th of Feb- ruary, 1868, it was decided to get together all interested, to talk over the feasibility of organizing a lodge of In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows. A. second meeting was accordingly held, with H. C. Mullen, chairman, and J. S. Martin, secretary, and it was decided to appoint a committee to ask the grand lodge for the dispensation. On the 10th of June, another meeting was held, and the 30th of the same month was set for organization. . On the latter date the members met, and decided that the fol- lowing should be the officers of the lodge: J. L. Getty, N. G .; Wm. Kirk- patrick, V. G .; L. Wilson, treasurer; J.

L. Martin, secretary. The following are the names of the charter members: H. C. Mullen, L. Wilson, John L. Getty, J. S. Martin and William Kirkpatrick. At this meeting, Bardolph lodge, No. 371, I. O. O. F., was fully organized, and the temporary organization made permanent. W. L. Imes received the commission of D. D. G. M., from the grand lodge. Trustees were chosen as follows: J. L. Getty, T. Wilson, J. S. Martin, C. N. Dallam and James Boyd. The following subordinate officers were chosen: C. W. Dallam, conductor; James Boyd, O. G .; William Gordon, I. G. Saturday evening was chosen as the time for meetings. On Saturday evening, July 11, 1868, the first meeting of the lodge, as an organized body, was held, in the old Masonic hall, which was formerly a school building. This build- ing has since been torn down. The officers for 1885, are-L. Wilson, D. D. G. M .; Thomas Bryson, N. G .; J. F. Easton, V. G .; H. B. Sikes, secretary; Louis Wilson, Treasurer; William Ma- son, I. G .; L. Wilson, warden; Peter Dougherty, R. S. N. G .; Daniel Work- ham, R. S. V. G .; Peter Dougherty, E. A. Borley, William Mason, C. L. Van Meter and Thomas Richey, trustees. The membership is reported at 25. The lodge is in good condition, is out of debt, and has a two-thirds interest in Odd Fellows hall, the A. O. U. W. own- ing the other one-third. The lodge room is 30x18 feet in dimensions, and is nicely fitted up. The only charter mem- ber who now appears on the lodge roll is L. Wilson.

Bardolph lodge, No. 128, Ancient Or- der of United Workmen, was organized

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on the 10th of October, 1878, at the school house, by L. W. Cook, installing officer, of Quincy. The charter mem- bers were - H. A. Maxwell, Sylvester Moore, Robert C. Pointer, John Hind- man, Henry L. Booth, R. E. Spangler, Robert Work, Henry Duncan. Dr. J. B. Knapp, Jackson Dennis, E. A. Ander- son, J. E. Hendrickson, T. J. Creel, and John Parvin. At the organization, offi- cers were elected as follows-J. E. Hen- drickson, P.M.W .; H. A. Maxwell, M.W .; R. C. Pointer, G.F .; J. Hindman, over- seer; H. L. Booth, recorder; T. J. Creel, receiver; R. E. Spangler, financier; Jackson Dennis, guide; E. A. Ander- son, I.W .; F. M. Riffle, O.W. The charter was held open a few days, and David Beal, Francis M. Riffle, J. T. Kirkpatrick, W. Guy McCandless and Samuel V. Portlock enrolled their names on the charter. David Beal, S. Moore and R. Work were chosen trustees. The first representative to the grand lodge was J. E. Hendrickson, who attended the session at Springfield, in February, 1879. He was chosen by the grand lodge as chairman of its finance commit- tee, and has held that honor for Bar- dolph lodge ever since. The lodge has 28 members. They meet weekly in the hall erected by them in conjunction with the Odd Fellows. The officers for 1885 are-John Hendrickson, P.M.W .; T. J. Creel, M.W .; H. L. Booth, fore- man; John Pugh, overseer; J. E. Hen- drickson, receiver and recorder; H. A. Maxwell, financier; William Dougherty; guide; S. V. Portlock, I.W .; T. J. Kirk- patrick, O.W. The trustees have not changed.

George M. Scott post, No. 260, Grand

Army of the Republic, was organized on the 24th day of May, 1883, under Char- ter Commander W. C. Butler, and re- ceived their charter June 4, 1883. This document bears the following names- J. E. Hendrickson, W. C. Butler, Wil- liam Stanley, H. J. Faulkner, M. D. Donevarn, G. A. Rexroat, R. S. Stevens, D. W. Lambert, William Lucas, L. F. Empey, R. S. Head and Dr. J. B.

Knapp. The roster has since been filled out with the following names- Lewis Wilson, Donret Markham, James H. Morgan, John C. Maxwell, John Par- vin and Henry Seybold. The first offi- cers were as follows - W. C. Butler, Com .; R. S. Stevens, S. V. C .; H. J. Faulkner, J.V.C .; J. B. Knapp, surgeon; R. S. Head, Q.M .; J. C. Hendrickson, O.D .; William Stanley, O.G .; D. W. Lambert, adjutant; William Lucas, ser- geant major. There are about 45 old soldiers. in Bardolph, but the post has only 18 members. However, those are quite regular in their attendance at meetings. The officers for 1885 are- J. E. Hendrickson, Com .; William Stanley, S.V.C .; R. S. Stevens, J.V.C .; John Parvin, O.D .; William Lucas, O.G .; Lewis Wilson, Q.M .; J. B. Knapp, surgeon; D. W. Lambert, adjutant; R. H. Head, sergeant major. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, in the hall of the Odd Fellows, and Workmen.

Bardolph lodge, No. 572, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was organized May 28, 1867, by R. D. Hammond, W.M., from J. B. Kyle lodge, at Macomb. The charter members were-Charles Wells, William J. Merritt, Oakey M. Hoagland, Thomas J. Means, Lyman Porter, W. S.

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Hagar, Milton Darr, Charles Dallam, W. S. Hendricks, Ashel Russell and N. H. Jackson. The officers under dis- pensation were-Charles Wells, W.M .; William S. Hendricks, S.W .; William J. Merritt, J.W .; O. M. Hoagland, treas- urer; Lyman Porter, secretary; William S. Hager, S.D .; T. J. Means, J.D .; M. Darr, tyler. At the charter election the following officers were chosen-Charles Wells, W.M .; W. S. Hager, S.W .; A. Russell, J.W .; O. M. Hoagland, treas- urer; N. H. Jackson, secretary; Lyman Porter, S.D .; Joel C. Bond, J.D .; Wil- liam H. Foster, tyler. Their place of meeting is over Knapp & Curry's drug store. The hall was erected by the lodge, at a cost of $1,500. This amount was vouched for by the old members, and they gradually paid off the indebted- ness. They have a much better fur- nished room than is usually found in towns of this size. The equipments in- clude an organ purchased in 1884. At present there are 37 members in good standing, and an active interest is mani- fested by all. The officers for 1885 are -H. B. Sikes, W.M .; Lewis Wilson, S.W .; R. C. Pointer, J.W .; H. A. Max- well, secretary; A. Horrocks, treasurer; John W. Booth, J.W .; James A. Roberts, S.W .; James Pellett, tyler; J. M. Jack- son, chaplain.

Bardolph council, No. 19, Order of Golden Rule, was instituted Thursday evening March 26, 1885, by Mr. C. D. Hendryx, supreme council deputy, with the following charter members-George Curry and Annie E. Curry; J. A. Perrine and Hanna T. Perrine; C. A. Head and Ida M. Head; Thomas J. Nester and Jessie Nester; W. H. Greene and Hattie

W. Greene; Ed. Dallam and Ellie Dal- lam; Elias Barley and Lizzie Barley; S. V. Portlock and Nancy Portlock; L. F. Empey and Malinda Empey; Charles Falgret, Lute Wilson, B. M. Bevins, Charles Dallam, N. H. Jackson, George Waid, Everett Hudson, C. M. Melvin, Peter Dougherty, J. F. Kirk- patrick, David Beal, Dr. H. B. Sikes, and Moses Foster. The following gen- tlemen were, on organization, chosen the first officers of the council: C. A. Head, chief patriarch; J. A. Perrine, chief councilor; Charles Dallam, chief captain; George Curry, chief secretary; Mrs. Hattie W. Green, financial secre- tary; N. H. Jackson, treasurer; Charles Falgret, captain of guards; Bassett M. Bevins, 1st guard; Lute Wilson, 2d guard; Thomas Nester, sentry; Dr. H. B. Sikes, medical examiner.

BARDOLPH CORNET BAND.

This band was organized in May, 1883, and, although a young organiza- tion, it has attained a great deal of pro- ficiency, and is one of the prized institu- tions of Bardolph. In 1883, at Lovett's jubilee, held at Bushnell, it took the first prize for proficiency in playing, over a number of bands. The prize consisted of $50 in cash. There it had to compete with older organizations, but was able to do so successfully. Since that time their progress has been rapid. The following is the composition of the band J. H. Jackson, Ist E-flat; H. L. Wilson, 1st B-flat; C. E. Taylor, 2d B-flat; T. Nester, solo alto; C. Jackson, Ist alto; J. C. Smith, 1st tenor; C. E. Easton, 2d tenor; S. F. Jackson, bari- tone; L. L. Wilson, tuba; J. D. Hayes,

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bass drum; A. W. Fluke, snare drum. The officers are L. L. Wilson, presi- dent; C. E. Taylor, secretary; J. H. Jackson, leader.

EDUCATIONAL.

In the winter of 1836, a school was taught on the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 24, Macomb township, which is the same quarter on which now stands the town of Bardolph. The house had been built for a dwelling, and the family had moved away. Only three months' session was held here. The house was afterwards torn down. The next school in the neighborhood was taught in a cabin in the edge of Mound township, on section 17, in 1837. The land on which this cabin was erected was the property of a man named Joseph Smith. Two terms were taught at this place. A log school house was then erected on the southwest quarter of sec- tion 17, Mound township. After one term there, it was occupied by a family for a dwelling. The next term in this neighborhood was again held in a cabin on the west side of the northeast quarter of section 24. This building belonged to James Creel. After the term men- tioned, he removed the building. The next school was held in another log cabin, on the northwest quarter of the north- east quarter of section 24. Two winter terms were taught there. The next school was held in a cabin a little west of the last named place, on the southwest quar- ter of section 24. It was occupied as a school until a new one was erected in town.

This school building was erected in 1860, and, properly speaking, was the

first school edifice in the village of Bar- dolph. It was erected as a two-story building, and the upper floor was used as a Good Templar's hall. It is a frame building, and stands on the corner of Green and Poplar streets. Plenney M. Wilcox taught the first term of school in that building, and the directors at the time were I. M. Parvin, F. M. Allison and O. M. Hoagland.

The building at present in use for school purposes was commenced in Au- gust, 1874, and formally accepted from the contractors by the board on the 7th of December, 1874. It is a good two- story four room edifice, and was erected and furnished at a cost of $4,500, though the building proper was let for $3,150, to N. Easton, L. McPherson and H. M. Siebold. The school comprises three de- partments, high school, primary and in- termediate. One room is unoccupied. The first teachers in this building were: High school, H. A. Maxwell; intermedi- ate, Miss F. G. Phelps; primary, Mrs. S. M. Hall. The members of the school board for 1885, are: Dr. H. B. Sikes, president; J. E. Hendrickson, secretary, and Dr. J. B. Knapp. The corps of teachers is as follows: C. A. Head, prin- cipal; Miss Lena Spangler, intermediate, and Miss Nellie Miller, primary.

Cary A. Head, principal of the Bar- dolph public schools, was born in New Salem township, McDonough county, April 15, 1857, and is the son of Bigger J. and Sarah A. Head. He lived with his parents on a farm until nearly six years of age, when they sold out and re- moved to Macomb. Here he was en- rolled as a student in the public schools. Applying himself diligently, he early

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completed the course of that institute, and took a special course in the McDon- ough normal and scientific college. When but 16 years of age he went to Chicago, and acquired a commercial and business education in one of the leading institutes of that great city. Afterwards he engaged with his uncle in the real estate and loan business, at 151 LaSalle street. Disliking the business, he re- turned to McDonough county, and in 1876 began the work of teaching. In this, his chosen profession, he has been eminently successful, and acquired a reputation for tact and ability that is sec- ond to none in the county. He was three times elected principal of the Fountain Green schools, three times elected to a similar position at Hamilton. Hancock county, Illinois, and is retained for a second year at the head of the Bardolph schools. Prof. Head was married, De- cember 24, 1879, to Ida Eakle, the young- est daughter of John B. and Mary A. ' Eakle, of Tennessee. The result of this marriage is two bright and intelligent children, a boy and a girl-Lilia A., born January 3, 1881, and Carl V., born October 24, 1883. Mr. Head is a promi- nent and influential member of the M. E. church, and a member of the order of the Golden Rule; he is state deputy and organizer for this society.

PEOPLE OF. BARDOLPH.

As no history can be complete which does not treat of the people, the sketches of citizens not given in the business his- tory are here inserted:

Abraham Powers was born March 25, 1825, in the town of Hardwick, Vermont, near Montpelier, his parents being Isaac

and Rachel (Marshall) Powers. His father was also born in Vermont, and was a cousin of Hiram Powers, the sculptor. The family removed to Mc- Donough county, Illinois, in 1833, set- tling on sections 1 and 12 (80 acres in each ), in Eldorado township, they being among the earliest settlers there. The land was partially improved by his father, who died February 10, 1836, being killed by the running away of a team of horses he was driving. His mother died, at her residence, April 24, 1862. Abraham was married, December 25, 1848, to Frances M. Reesor, who was born in Montgom- ery , county, Ohio, in 1823, where her father's family lived until 1834, when they moved to Tazewell county, Illinois, and seven years later, he went to Mc- Donough county, settling in Eldorado township, where they became acquainted. After his marriage the couple lived at the old homestead till 1867, when they removed to section 6, New Salem town- ship. He owns the northwest quarter of that section, and he made it his home till April, 1880, when they moved to Bardolph. He owns his present resi- dence in that place, besides three other houses and some vacant lots. He is in good circumstances and is engaged in overseeing and caring for his property. He has two sons-Willard R., who is an attorney-at-law, and now engaged in the practice of his profession in Chicago, where he studied law under the tutelage of Judge Forrester and Martin Beem. He is prominent in his profession, hav- ing received at one time a fee of $10,000 from the Bell Telephone company. Or- ville M., who is the principal and pro- prietor of the Metropolitan business

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college, of Chicago, Illinois. This insti- tution was organized by Orville, and his brother in January, 1873, both having graduated from the Macomb high school and the Quincy business college. There are about 400 students in attendance, and 10 teachers and instructors in the several branches are employed. Or- ville M. is one of the originators of the work entitled "Secrets of Success in Business."

George F. Hendrickson was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, near Cincinnati, on the 25th day of June, 1812, his father at that time was serving in the army in the war of 1812. Soon after the close of the war he moved to Lewis county, Kentucky, where the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, with such edu- cation as could be derived from the country schools of that day, a log school house, with dirt floor, puncheon seats and greased paper for window glass. He learned the cooper trade, which he fol- lowed for years. In 1831 he was mar- ried to Nancy McKinzie, of Lewis county, Kentucky, whose family were among the pioneer settlers of that state. After his marriage, he settled in Con- cord, Kentucky, a town on the Ohio river, and engaged largely in the cooper- ing business, shipping, in float boats, to Maysville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1843 he moved to Portsmouth, Ohio, in order to secure better school- ing advantages for his children. He continued his trade there for several years, and in 1846, he purchased a farm in Adams county, Ohio, on the Ohio river bottoms, intending to turn his attention to farming, but the floods of 1846, swept every building (of which

there were two, besides out buildings,) and fence from the place. This so dis- gusted him with attempting to farm in such a country, that he set his eyes west- ward, and in March, 1847, with his wife and family of seven children, landed at Liverpool, Fulton county, Illinois. He located in Vermont, but the following year bought a farm west of Ipava, where he farmed with varied success, until the winter of 1854, when he pur- chased a farm one mile west of what is now Bushnell, this county. The land was raw prairie, but in the spring of 1855, he broke up 80 acres, and sowed it in spring wheat, and shipped the first grain, 1,000 bushels of wheat, ever shipped from Bushnell, for which he received $1 per bushel. In 1858,he sold his farm and moved to the village of Bushnell, and in connection with Harri- son Everett, went into the mercantile business, which was followed until the fall of 1861, when his sons, five in num- ber, enlisted in the army, he closing out his business with the intention of en- listing, himself, but was prevailed upon by his sons, and family at home, to re- main at home. In 1865. he removed to Johnson county,. Kansas, where he purchased a farm, but two years later he sold it and located in Olathe, county seat of Johnson county, where he is still residing, a hale and hearty man of 73 years, living a retired life, having amassed sufficient of "worldly goods" for the declining years of himself and wife. Forty-three years of his life time he has served the public in various offices continually. He filled the office of justice of the peace in Kentucky, in Fulton county, in this county, and in

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Johnson county, Kansas, and has been a member of the board of supervisors of this county, representing Bushnell township. In 1872, he was elected county judge of Johnson county, and served for 10 consecutive years in that office, declining to longer serve, on ac- count of the labor of the office, and his advanced age. During his official years he officiated at upwards of 1,500 mar- riages, near 1,200 in Johnson county alone. One son lost his life in the army, near Atlanta, Georgia, at the time of the evacuation of that place by Hood. Those living are-John E., living in Bardolph, this county; Marcellus C., in Colorado Springs, Colorado; James F., in Olathe, Kansas; Dr. Charles D., in Orange, Massachusetts; Mrs. H. M. Sells, in Phelps county, Missouri, and Mrs. J. L. Pettyjohn, in Olathe, Kansas. In poli- tics he was an old time whig, until the demise of that party, when he enrolled under the banner of the republican party, of which he has always been a strong advocate, until of late years he lias almost entirely withdrawn from all political affiliations. He was a warm supporter of St. John, in the late politi- cal contest, more from a moral and re- ligious point of view, than a political one, being a neighbor and a warm per- sonal friend. He has been a member of the Christian church for nearly 50 years, and has always been a close student of the bible.

John E. Hendrickson, station agent at Bardolph, and in control of the Ameri- can express and telegraph department, was born in Lewis county, Kentucky, September 15, 1836. His parents were George F. and Nancy (McKinzie) Hen-

drickson, whose biographical sketch ap- pears in another place. The family came to Illinois in March, 1847, and set- tled at Vermont, in Fulton county, and John E. made his home there until 1855, receiving, meantime, a common school education. He then removed to a farm one mile west of the place, where Bush- nell is now located, where he remained two years, attending school at Abingdon college. In the spring of 1858, he went to Kansas, locating on a farm, but ill- health compelled him, after a year's residence there, to return to Illinois, and in the spring of 1859, he, in company with his father, engaged in mercantile business in Bushnell, where he remained until August, 1861, when he assisted Captain G. M .. Scott in raising a com- pany of cavalry, of which he was elected orderly sergeant, and going to Spring- field, secured the acceptance of the com- pany by the state authorities. About this time a position in the band of the 29th infantry was tendered to him; he accepted, and served in that capacity one year, participating in the battles at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh, and the advance on Corinth. He was mustered out in July, 1862, and was a sutler in the army during the winter fol- lowing. He was married July 2, 1863, to Eliza A. Walker, of Macomb, daugh- ter of J. D. Walker, and entered the service of the C., B. & Q. railroad com- pany, at Bushnell, in November, 1863, where he remained until August 27, 1867, when he accepted the position he now holds. Since his residence in Bar- dolph, he has been a member of the vil- lage board of trustees, and a member of the school board for the last five years.

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He is a member of the A. O. U. W., in which he has filled various offices; and at present is chairman of the grand lodge finance committee, and is the present commander of G. M. Scott post, No. 260, G. A. R .; is a member of Quincy legion, No. 9, of Select Knights, a member of the I. O. G. T., and of the Golden Rule, and secretary of the County Sunday School association for six years past. He is a member of the M. E. church, being a trustee, steward and class leader; is assistant superin- tendent of the Sunday school, and takes an active interest in Sunday school work. He is a republican in politics, and is chairman of the township republican central committee, and a member of the county central committee. His children are-John F., born May 26, 1864, who is the station agent of the C. I. railroad, at Little York, Illinois. and Hattie N., born February 22, 1872.

Dr. Horace B. Sikes was born in North Granville, Washington county, New York, April 5, 1842, and is of En- glish and Dutch descent. Our subject left Granville in 1862, and attended school and clerked in a store for several months. He went to Michigan, where he taught school during the winter of 1863-'64. He then entered a store, where he remained for some time as clerk and book-keeper. He then went to Chicago, and traveled for a wholesale notion house. He then returned to Michigan, and studied medicine with Dr. Harvey, of Romeo, and took two courses of lectures at Ann Arbor. He graduated in 1872, and settled at Table Grove, Illinois, where he practiced med- icine in partnership with Dr. A. J.

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History of McDonough County, Illinois, together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of the representative citizens, Part 116

Author: Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical Co. Number of Pages: 1150

Author:
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 1150