History of Mercer and Henderson Counties : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc, Part 89

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 1424

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May 1, 1833, Charles Sergeant landed at Yellow Banks. He found the Phelpses living in a frame house of three or four rooms, and keep- ing store yet in the Galland cabin. Mr. Phelps must have built the frame about the fall of 1832, or in the spring of 1833. He and his brother Alexis were doing a lumber trade also at that time. . Mr. Sergeant purchased lumber of them, which he hauled to the S. E. } of Sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., which piece of land he had fought for in the war of 1812. Peter H. Cousland was here in the early Indian days. His brother, William Cousland, was hired by the Phelpses and had been with them from an early date. He married S. S. Phelps' hired girl in 1833, and in later years (about 1846) died and was buried here. "Negro Dick," as he is known, was in the service of Mr. Phelps, and still lives. The Indians being extremely averse to the black man, were about to despatch him. It was with a considerable effort that Mr. Phelps convinced them to the contrary, and thereby to save his life. In 1832 J. B. Patterson touched at Yellow Banks, then went to Galena. Liberty Gilmore, a carpenter, landed here about 1829; in 1830, Josiah Osborn ; about 1833, Coquil S. Ward, a mill- wright; in 1834, Martin H. Ward. I. S. Chapin became the first boot and shoe merchant ; he landed in 1834; also A. T. W. Jack, who built the famous Jack's mills, on the Henderson, which were patronized for thirty miles around, and are still active. Their builder is dead. Trav- elers began to drop in more frequent. W. C. Ellet, a carpenter ; D. M. Gordon, a tailor, from Georgia ; Daniel Hubbel ; Julius Hills ; Thomas Jones, a plasterer; Harry Jennings, a merchant and lawyer, made their appearance about 1835. In 1836, Albert Hebbard, of New Hampshire; Alfred Knowles, who became the first clerk of the county ; quite a number of carpenters, as Kenton & Mackey, Young & Russell, and Young & Blackburn, firms in the business; Renben W. Young. Harvey Russel had come to the county about 1830, and became the builder of many of the carly houses of Yellow Banks.

Yellow Banks began to attract attention even prior to this time. Col. Duncan, afterward Governor Duncan, had visited the place with

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Reynolds' army in 1832. In 1834, Col. Patterson returned from Galena and became a clerk for S. S. Phelps. Mr. Phelps had erected a dwelling in 1832-3. Alexis Phelps erected a handsome mansion for that day, now occupied by Judge R. W. Richey. The house was 40X36, two-story; the best house in this part of Warren county. He was married at Lewiston in 1833, to Cornelia Day. While his house was building, and awhile prior, he lived in a cabin built by S. S. Phelps. It was a period in the history of the western country when men run wild on the probabilities of fortune in prospective gains from increased valuation of lands. A town was laid out and watered by the dews of expectancy, grew to immense valuations (false) in a very short time. Towns were flowers of an hour. It was at such a moment that the site of Oquawka was discovered to be suit- able for a great city, and in the minds of men, predestined to rise in a very short time. Measurers were taken toward laying out a formal town plat. Governor Duncan purchased one-fourth interest of A. and S. S. Phelps, for which he was to pay $50,000. In the spring of 1836 the town was laid out, Mr. Dewey, of Rock Island, doing the survey- ing. Reports of the projected city had gone out. The situation was one of unsurpassed beauty. At this point the river was deep, and the current near the eastern shore : qualities which were favorable to a first-class public landing. From what might be the head of this land- ing stretched a beautiful elevated ridge at an oblique angle to the course of the river, terminating in an elevated and level bench of table land that extended eastward to the valley of the Henderson river, a large and beautiful mill stream that poured its waters into the Missis- sippi about six miles below. This ridge would afford eligible sites for private residences. Occupying the intermediate space between the base of the ridge and river, at a depression of about thirty feet, but above ordinary high water mark, was a flat bench where the business part of the town was to be situated. This flat was of sufficient extent to afford a considerable extension of business. Still below and to the south was a lower flat called the bottoms, which, as the city would grow, might be filled in and gradually be occupied by factories and mills, with all water power and shipping facilities necessary to an im- mense business.

The plat was laid out. Col. J. B. Patterson, familiar with the Indian tongue, proposed to christen the town Oquawkiek, signifying yellow banks. The name was tempered by S. S. Phelps and Governor Duncan to Oquawka. Notice went east as far as New York, and south, that lots in the new town would be sold at auction in July, 1836. Men flocked hither at the time in large numbers, eager for purchase at

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whatever cost. Governor Duncan actually offered a hundred thousand dollars for the town, payable immediately in Illinois state bank paper, which the Phelpses refused. Major Hart Fellows, of Rushville, was engaged as auctioneer. Lots sold at an average of about $900, some running np even into the thousands. In front of the Alexis Phelps' (now Judge Richey) property, was a row of lots 150 feet deep, consti- tuting block forty-one. Lot eight of that block was bid to more than $3,300, then two men claiming the bid, and, getting into a dispute concerning it, the auctioneer refused, to let either have it. Between this block, forty-one, and Alexis Phelps' house, was a street seventy- five feet wide. To-day the block and the larger part of the street are in the river, while the railroad occupies a very small portion of the street. The measurement from Mr. Phelps' house to the edge of the embankment is but about seventeen feet. The lot mentioned was never finally sold.

A Dr. Milldollar from New York purchased a large number of lots for his sister. The lots are still her property. Col. J. B. Patterson secured a lot for which he was to pay a price equal to the selling price of similar lots. It cost him $600. He in that year buit a frame house, getting part of his lumber and shingles from Pittsburg. The old build- ing still stands on the ridge a relic of the olden time. It sheltered the Pattersons till 1859, when it was vacated in favor of the more preten- tious brick residence, now occupied by Colonel Patterson. The land sale, as it was termed, gave an impetus to Oquawka. Carpenters found work in building, but growth was not so rapid as anticipated. William Cousland built a small structure where he kept hotel and a saloon. The panic of 1837 had its influence here as it did elsewhere. In 1837 Phelps sold his merchandise business to Jacob Rust. Rust failing, J. B. Patterson bought the establishment, which he conducted 1839 till 1847, when he sold out his stock of goods and moved the store to Keithsburg.

In 1837 came Daniel Blackburn, a carpenter. He went to Cali- fornia in 1850. Also James Francis arrived about the same time. He became prominent in the town in corporation times, serving on the board of trustees several times. Norman Patterson was also a carpen- ter in that day.

In this year or the year before William Mason came from toward Monmouth. He was the first blacksmith of the place. He built a house and a shop, and was a first class workman. About 1847 he went to Oregon. It was probably 1834 or 1835 when Dr. Alpheus Russel flung his shingle to the breeze in "Yellow Banks." He was the first physician. On the journey to Oregon, about 1846 or 1847,

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he died of cholera. In 1837 John Brown landed in Oquawka with a cargo of dried apples, whisky, etc. Here he disposed of his stock, then went to Monmouth where he found plenty of work at plastering. After doing well he returned to Oquawka in the fall of 1838. He was obliged to await the arrival of the steamboat in the evening. While waiting he plastered Col. Patterson's cellar, receiving the contract price of $6. In the following spring he returned from Ohio with a large cargo of dried apples, peaches, whisky, etc., which he disposed of. He remained here a short time then resumed his trade at Monmouth, where he lives to-day quite wealthy.

In 1838 Oqnawka aspired to become the county seat of Warren county, as the history will show, significant of the fact that its import- ance was considerably felt. Levi Russel was a carpenter of some note. He aided in building the early dwellings and stores of Oquawka. In 1838 Robert Wilson, a carpenter, and Joseph Lathrop must have arrived. Other early comers to Oqnawka were William MeEwin, John Munhart, John H. Monteith, John McGaw, Thomas McElrea, William McCoy, John Mitchell, Benjamin Taliaferro, lawyer.

In 1838 D. S. Brainard made his arrival. He became engaged by the Phelpses, his chief business being traffic with the Indians, especi- ally in horses. He then worked for J. B. Patterson. He finally became a merchant, but reverses came, crippling him financially. He is one of the very few living who came at that early day.

When S. S. Phelps built the residence now occupied by his widow, he and his brother, Alexis, added an addition to the old house. It was then occupied by J. R. Barnes as a hotel, known as the "Pioneer House."

It is impossible to ascertain the exact dates of arrival and depar- ture of the men of the past. A table is given on subsequent pages with dates as near as memory of men and the few accessible records will afford. It was in 1840 when S. S. Phelps built a steam saw-mill for Solomon Leet. Hard Inmber prior to this time had been largely supplied by Jack's Mills on the Henderson. Pine lumber was shipped from St. Louis or Pittsburg. Leet's mill remained but a short time, as Mr. J. R. Lockwood, of Prairie Du Chien, brought the first raft of lumber from Wisconsin down the river and left it at Oquawka in 1841. It was late in the season, so Mr. Lockwood left the lumber for Col. Patterson to take from the river and sell. Being the first large shipment of pine lumber it was eagerly bought by the surround- ing farmers, displacing their log-cabins with small frame houses. It

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sold for an average of $25 per thousand feet. Clark and James Blandin later built a saw-mill. They sold to B. F. Brooks, and became the founders of Blandinville. Mr. Brooks in 1856 became asso- ciated with Luke Wadleigh and his son Samuel Wadleigh. Samuel shortly withdrew, and later went to Burlington, where he is in busi- ness. The mill proved a failure. Mr. Brooks finally in 1859 took the machinery to Hannibal, Missouri, where he was killed by the boiler exploding.

Scott & Bake's mills were built about 1854, sold to Scott & Hod- son in 1856. In 1857 Mr. Robert Hodson sold out.

The Oquawka steam works were erected in 1854 by Russel, McFar- land & Co., giving employment to eighteen or twenty hands. The following is a statement of the amount of business done by this firm from February 1 to September 5, 1856 : Built (completed) twenty-five houses at a cost to the proprietors of $8,643.53, cheapest building $123, most expensive building $1,100; under contract, nine houses to cost $4,110.90, ranging from $100 to $1,100; total for building since February 1, $12,745.43 ; amount of orders for work filled, $2,651.81; amount sold from shop not previously ordered, $1,200; hardware, glass, etc., $1,425; bought 400,000 feet logs, $5,600; amount of bills for lumber, $4,300. The above merely shows the amount of business done by the mills in that period of Oquawka's history.

In 1856 was erected the steam flouring mills with two run of burrs by W. B. Hopkins and Benjamin Harrington. The building was of brick and of large size. It was in 1855-6 that Turner & Co built the foundry and machine shops.

In 1845 Joseph Chickering came from Hancock county to escape Mormon odium, and to teach vocal music and teach the district school. In 1846 he formed a partnership with Abner Hebbard and C. S. Cowan, and engaged in the manufacture of furniture. Abner Hebbard was one of Lovejoy's company when the latter was killed while de- fending his principles. Mr. Hebbard came to Oquawka in 1842. He was an architect by trade, and soon withdrew from the firm before mentioned. He aided in building the court-house. He went to Gales- burg, and was there killed by a circular saw. C. S. Cowan came to Oquawka about 1840. He withdrew from the firm also. He went to the war in 1861, and afterward to New York. Mr. Chickering con- tinned the furniture factory. In 1851 Z. D. Fanning came to Oquawka and purchased a half interest with Mr. Chickering. In three or four years they opened a store, finally divided the goods, and Mr. Chicker- ing manufactured bedsteads alone for two years.

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In 1857 he resumed the manufacture of furniture till 1861, when he began merchandising. The poetry about the old mare that worked the horse-power in the bedstead business, may be remembered :

"Wunst upon a day so dreary, while I pondered faint and weary O'er a tough old cherry bedstead I was turning,

That grew many years before,

The old gray kept her broad feet planking

Around her circle, spank, spank, spanking,

Her tail switching, and her feet stamping, This I heard but nothing more.

So, as I kept on turning, nothing else my mind concerning,

For surely it was enough to think of that abominable bedpost I was turning, Mentioned before.

As I turned on without delay,

Sweating, puffing, and gouging away,

I heard the old beast distinctly say,

'I'll turn no more !

I'm old and well stricken in years!

My back is well stricken in years !

My back is all scabby and sore !

Mine eyeholes spout torrents of tears !

Oh, no ! I'll ne'er turn any more! The eyes ran out in days of yore !'

Then I resolved I'd quit this turning,

My bosom with compunetion burning,

My bowels with affection yearning, Toward that old mare."

Here the old beast came to a dead halt. Of course the machine stopped, and we have nothing to say, except that the Oquawka turn- ing works, with all the appurtenances, "old gray " turned out to grass excepted, are for sale. The factory has gone, the mills are gone, with the exception of Asa Smith's saw mill. Mr. Smith's mill remains the sole representative. It was built in 1857 by Joseph Gray, from Iowa. Mr. Asa Smith became its possessor the same year, and Mr. Gray de- parted for Kirkwood about 1858. Mr. Smith came to Oquawka in 1846. He was first engaged in the daguerreotype business, also kept a book store for two years. He then embarked in the lumber business, and in 1857 bought the mill. The mill sawed about 10,000 feet of pine lumber per day. In 1859 Mr. Smith began the manufacture of staves, which has been his principal business sinee, although he saws considerable lumber. In 1872 he added another engine and planing works. The mills are still in operation.

Alexander Moir came to Oquawka in 1847. He was an extensive lumber dealer. From 1850 to 1855 he was associated with S. S. Phelps. He died on September 21, 1858.

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William and James 'Moir were extensive dairymen in New York. James made a trip to St. Louis in 1843 for the purpose of shipping produce to New York. Learning of the extensive business done at Oquawka, that same season he arrived here. Oquawka was then shipping more than any other point between the rapids. Here Mr. Moir became associated with John D. Culver in general merchan- dising. In 1846 Mr. Moir severed his connection with Mr. Culver, who took Mr. Coghill as partner. Mr. Moir, with his brother William yet in New York, conceived the plan of manfacturing highwines in the west for eastern consumption instead of shipping the material to New York for distilling, thereby saving the expense of freight on the refuse. Accordingly a distillery of 500 bushels capacity was built in 1846 at Oquawka. In the spring of 1847 William and Robert Moir became residents of Oquawka. A copartnership was formed by William and James Moir and David E. Roberts, a practical distiller, under the firm name of W. & J. Moir & Co. This was the most northerly distillery on the Mississippi. In 1847 it was completely destroyed by fire. It was immediately rebuilt ; completed in 1848. In 1851 David E. Roberts retired from the firm and Robert Moir became associated with his brothers, the firm becoming Moir Brothers. The firm became engaged extensively in lumber, general merchandise, banking, at one time the logging business on the Black river, and various milling interests. November 21, 1856, death deprived the firm of William Moir. The firm continued as Moir Brothers. Janu- ary 14, 1863, James Moir died.

Robert Moir then reorganized the firm, taking his nephew James Peterson, and brother-in-law John C. Nicol, as partners, under the firm name of Robert Moir & Co. In 1872 J. C. Nicol retired, followed by James Peterson in 1875. Mr. Moir then associated his son John Moir with him, under same firm name as before. John died October 13, 1876. There has been no change at this time (May 26, 1882) in the firm name. In 1867 the wine house of R. Moir & Co., stored with highwines and bonded spirits, burned, resulting in a loss of about $10,000.

Besides the distillery, the Moirs have built the warehouse 44X75, storage 8,000 bushels; also brick block, 50×68, three stories. James Moir finished the Blandin property, now owned by Mrs. Wilson M. Graham. Robert Moir erected his present residence in 1861 and 1862. The business of the Moirs has been more extensive than that of any other firm in Oquawka. It is well to add that but two consignments of highwines were sent east till the war broke out to unsettle markets. Home demand for their products was equal to their supply. To-day

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the business of the firm is general merchandising and banking. So long as the three brothers lived they were bound to one another by the closest ties. Nothing was owned separate. The interest of one was the concern of all. To this union of effort may be attributed to some extent at least the success that attended their efforts.

It was in 1844 that John McKinney moved from the country and became an Oquawka merchant. He built a heavy frame storehouse, in which he, in connection with Ed. R. Adams, sold goods. The house is now the dining room of the Smith hotel. Mckinney and Adams subsequently erected a large brick business house with public hall. In 1854, after a successful career here, Mr. Adams sold and moved to Galesburg. In, 1873 Mr. MeKinney located in Aledo.

W. R. Jamison, one of the very first settlers of Henderson county; early he became a merchant. In 1854 he erected a brick business house with stone front and a public hall. He was a leading spirit in the town in business and as an official. His public hall was 38×48, ventilated on three sides, fourteen large windows, and seating capacity for 300 to 350 persons. It was destroyed by tornado in 1876. It was 1848 when S. S. Phelps erected the first and largest brick store build- ing in Oquawka. It became the seat of an immense business on the corner of Hancock and First streets. In 1849 the new hotel, the American House, was started, R. W. Young, proprietor. In 1848 the Oquawka hotel, Enoch Conger, proprietor, came into the hands of C. Catlin, and was afterward rudely termed "Catfish House." In 1856 David Welsh changed the name of the Pioneer house to Pennsyl- vania house. The American house became the Eagle house. To-day there* is but one hotel, the Smith House, opened in 1869, built by Alfred Knowles for a residence, at considerable expense. From 1840 to 1860 Oquawka flourished, reached her zenith and began to wane as early as 1858. "The Spectator" declared the town had taken a stand as one of the most important, in a commercial point of view, on the upper Mississippi. Oquawka was the outlet for the pro- duce of the surrounding counties of Warren and Knox, as well as Hen- derson. It became proverbial among river men that Oquawka was one of the best shipping points on the upper Mississippi. In 1848 the prices current in Oquawka were as follows : wheat (winter), 55c. to 57c .; wheat (spring), 40c. to 50c .; corn, 15c. to 18c .; oats, 15c .; Barley, 30c .; flax seed, 60c .; white beans, 38c .; potatoes, 20c .; lard, 4c .; tal- low, 9c. In the winter of 1847-8 there were shipped from Oquawka 5,200 hogs ; wheat, 130,148 bushels ; corn, 43,316 bushels ; oats, 8,086 bushels; barley, 1,130 bushels; beans, 304 bushels; flax seed, 44 bushels ; mustard seed, 798 bushels ; hemp seed, 36 bushels ; potatoes,

Duke.

James

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175 bushels ; grass seed, 16 casks; cheese, 20 casks ; flour, 7,084 bar- rels ; pork, 2,250 barrels ; lard, 1,034 barrels; beef, 9 barrels; corn meal, 440 barrels; whisky, 790 barrels; bulk pork, 359,776 pounds; butter, 12,555 pounds ; hides, 21,580 pounds ; . bees wax, 1,866 pounds ; bacon, 4,880 pounds ; ginseng, 27 pounds ; wool, 3,630 pounds ; rags, 21 sacks ; peat, 3 sacks ; eggs, 3,880 dozen ; tobacco, 2 hhds .; hay 90 tons ; three flat boats of pork ; two flat boats of corn ; one flat boat of hay ; furs amounting to $1,151.20 ; all of which indicates the business done in that early day. In prosperous days the town street would be lined with loaded wagons, also the flat would be crowded. In the country farmers would run their teams in order to get their loads to market early, while many started one day and camped ont all night so as to be able to unload early next day, before the rush of business. Says James Peterson : "I have taken in as many as 361 loads of grain in a day for Moir Brothers." Says Col. Patterson : "I have a number of times received a hundred loads of grain after sundown."

Every successive year brought increased trade. In 1852 the ex- ports exceeded the lead exports of Galena by $51,873. The total valu- ation of shipments for that year was $441, 746, and imports $412,880. Along the river were a number of mammoth warehouses, crowded to their uttermost with grain and provisions, and no room for thousands of bushels needing storage. Stretching along the river was 2,730 feet of graded rock wharfing, averaging thirty-five or forty feet in width. As early as 1854 great steamboats anchored and weighed anchor, bringing goods and carrying away produce. All was active and pro- gressive, and people declared there was no probability of Oquawka's declining ; that here were all the elements of prosperity as indestruc- tible as the flood that rolled by the shore.

As the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad was built, Oquawka having been wronged of its interest, towns sprang up to the east and south ; trade waned in Oquawka. Then came the hegira of many of Oqnawka's best business men, who saw their interests would be served in other places, and who have largely built the smaller towns, and many of whom have added to the wealth and solidity of Aledo, Gales- burg, Monmouth, Burlington and other places.

The following list contains the names of many of those who aided in the town's business in the past, showing about when they came. The dates are not supposed to be correct, but merely approximate. Some dates cannot be given at all. Those heretofore mentioned are omitted here :

C. M. Harris, lawyer, came 1833; W. D. Henderson, dry-goods,

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1837 ; S. N. Snook, groceries and liquors, 1838 ; R. W. Young, 1840, Enoch Conger, 1840, C. Callin, 1847, J. K. Barnes, 1841, Fred Ray, 1850, Hiram Rose. 1850, John P. Barnes. 1841, W. P. Litten, 1859, D. Welsh, 1853, hotels ; J. B. Simpson, dry goods, 1843 ; H. Ram- mers, cabinet and chair factory, 1840 ; McDill & Maury, drugs ; J. H. McDill. physician, 1848 ; J. A. Maury, physician, 1847 ; J. Perkins, hotel, 1842 ; A. Wittman, shoemaker, early ; J. Prugh, tin shop, 1851; W. M. Graham, dry goods, 1844 ; George Muck, wagon maker ; E. Benner, dry goods, very early ; S. P. McGaw, tailor, when young ; S. T. Records, grocer, when young ; James Gary, wagons, buggies, etc., 1850 ; Abram Rife, grocer, wholesale and retail, early ; Fred. Oden- dahl, grocer, 1850; F. Eames, saw mill, early ; David Lysle, meat market, 1852 : George Shores, meat market, when young ; John Kelley, tailor, 1851 ; J. H. Struck, wagon shop, 1851 ; Stephen Beck- man, wagon shop, 1851 ; W. L. Powers, tailor, very early ; John Ed- wards. dry goods, 1850: J. C. Cabeen & Co., tinners, 1855 ; P. S. Linell, harness maker, 1852; J. A. Caswell, drugs, 1854 ; O. S. Bearce, drugs, 1852 ; C. Park, physician, 1850 ; N. A. Chapin, raised here ; John L. Wilson, merchant, 1851 ; Wilson Thomson, merchant, 1852 ; I. N. Morris, merchant, 1850 ; A. D. Frazel, Thomas W. Kinsloe, 1850 ; John E. Bosler, 1853 ; J. C. McDill, raised here ; Samuel Marsden, 1844 ; Reynolds . Brothers, drugs, 1856 ; Thomas McDill, drugs, raised here ; Collins & McLinn, books; C. B. Mat- thews, jeweler, early ; Charles Matthews, gunsmith ; J. H. Zeigler, boss carpenter, 1852 ; George Cunningham, cooper, 1853; H. F. Patau. cabinet maker, 1850 ; James Cunningham, blacksmith, 1853 ; W. Weigand, blacksmith. 1851 ; Bissell & Waterhouse, tinning, 1858; George Adair, harness, 1850 ; Frank Ramage, boots and shoes ; John McFarland, saw mill, 1841; T. Carl, mason ; Carl Schultz, mason, 1850 ; Jacob Spangler, stone mason ; Christopher Bruce, stone mason, 1849 ; Benjamin Harrington, carpenter, early ; J. Yerger, cooper, 1851 ; James Scott, saw mill, 1857; Robert Hodson, merchandise, 1856 ; D. Morgan, hotel ; W. C. Rice, judge, 1853 ; Jonathan Simp- son, lawyer, 1848 ; James H. Stewart, lawyer; Harry Jennings, law- yer, very early ; J. R. Snelling, physician, 1850 ; J. O. Patterson, physician, 1856 ; A. P. Nelson, physician, 1848 ; Tryon & Day, dry goods, very early ; Jonathan Turner, foundry, 1855 ; W. B. Hopkins, steam flouring mills, 1856 ; B. Harrington, steam flouring mills, 1856; Blandin Bros .. lumber, 1855 : -. Pearce, physician, 1853 ; -. Burkleo, physician, 1852; P. A. Lock, physician, 1879 ; J. A. Postlewait, physician, 1879; Codoogan & Richey, hotel, 1853 ; -. Hibbard, hotel ; Bernard Struck, William Bradbury, R. M. Patterson, J. P .;

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History of Mercer and Henderson Counties : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc, Part 89

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.) Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co. Number of Pages: 1424

Author: Mercer County Historical Society (Ill.); Henderson County Historical Society (Ill.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago : H.H. Hill and Co.
Number of Pages: 1424