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HARNESS SHOPS .- J. D. Miller has been conducting a harness shop in Mount Morris for twelve years and by square dealing has built up a large trade in all kinds of horse goods. He employs a practical harness maker to assist in making new harness and to do repair work. S. A. Shriner owns the second and only other harness shop in town. He has worked in a harness shop three years at Taneytown, Md., two years in Welling- ton. Kan .. nearly nine years in the shoe factory at Dixon and two years in a harness shop at Dixon. He has been in Mount Morris since November, 1898, and is enjoying a good trade.
SHOEMAKER .- Rigdon McCoy, formerly a stone-mason, purchased the shoe-mak - ing business formerly conducted by Andrew H. Dahl, in September. 1899, and has since acquired considerable proficiency as a cobbler. He is the only shoemaker in town.
HOTEL ROHRER .- This hotel, the only one in Mount Morris at present, was built in 1894, mention of which is made on page 42. The present landlord is A. T. Olson, who took charge April 1, 1898, and who had formerly been landlord of Hotel Glen View at Mount Carroll. Hotel Rohrer contains twenty-two sleeping rooms, a sample room for salesmen to exhibit their goods, office, parlors, bath room, dining room and kitchen. The building is steam heated and furnished throughout with city water. Mr. Olson is an expert cook and does the cooking for the hotel himself.
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY .- The Elite Photograph Gallery is owned and operated by Roy Householder, who is a skilled artist and does work in the latest and best styles. He is kept busy the year around and in his work gives the best of satisfaction.
JEWELERS .- C. H. Whitman. who is engaged in the watch and clock reparing busi-
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ness in the old bank building. served an apprenticeship of three years in Bel- videre and later operated a jewelry store there. In November, 1885. he bought out Ja- cob Fager in Mount Morris and was engaged in the business here for a number of years, selling out to S. Knodle and H. E. Newcomer in 1890. In the spring of the pres- ent year. 1900. he again went into the business in Mount Morris, taking up the work abandoned by S. Knodle. He does a general repairing business. Blair McCosh. the only other person in Mount Morris with a knowledge of the trade has been spoken of elsewhere.
LUMBER YARDS .- Two large and well-stocked lumber yards in Mount Morris at- tract patronage from many miles on all sides of the village. The firm of Clark & Wingert, composed of Holly C. Clark and Ira W. Wingert, has been doing business at the yards near the depot since 1889. They carry a large stock of lumber and coal and are doing a prosperous business. Harry Longman is a trusted employee of the firm. Baker & Coffman are continuing the business started by N. E. Buser & Co., in 1894. The firm is composed of Jos. T. Baker and Frank Coffman. Their yards are known as the Midway Lumber Yards. Besides a stock of building material and coal they have wagons, binders and mowers. and binder twine for sale. A large business has been built up.
MEAT MARKET .- Numerous attempts to establish and maintain a second meat market have failed and we still have but one. It is at present owned and operated by Charles Wishard and Upton Powell. who purchased the business of Rine & Whitman in December. 1898. They keep on hand a supply of all kinds of fresh. salted and dried meats and game of several kinds in season. The butchering is done at Mr. Powell's home seven miles southwest of Mount Morris. James Mumma assists in the shop.
CREAMERYMEN .- The Mount Morris Creamery, owned and operated by Robert C. MeCredie, receives from five to fifteen thousand pounds of milk daily, varying with the season of the year. About 150.000 pounds of butter have been made and marketed during the year 1900. Power for the machinery in the creamery is furnished by a ten- horse engine. Two separators are used and a No. 6 Disbrow combined churn and but- ter-worker, the latter with a capacity of 1000 pounds at each churning. Andrew Palm - gren, an experienced butter-maker. assists in the creamery. A second butter-maker is engaged during the summer time. John Bechtold assisted during the summer of 1900. Mr. McCredie also operates the creamery at Stratford, where a large business is also carried on. Wm. H. Jackson, formerly the owner of the Mount Morris creamery, is still a resident of Mount Morris and operates creameries at Leaf River and Adeline. Both are well equipped and produce large quantities of the highest grade butter. Mr. Jackson is a thorough business man and enjoys the respect of his patrons and friends.
ELEVATORS .- Two firms are at present engaged in the grain buying business in Mount Morris, viz.,-H. H. Clevidence and the Neola Elevator Company. As mentioned before Mr. Clevidence has been continuously engaged in this business since the early seventies and ranks as one of the foremost of the business men of Mount Morris of both the past and present. Mr. Clevidence has charge of the two north elevators, the first with a capacity of 50.000 bushels and the second. 25,000 bushels. During the year ending with December, 1900. Mr. Clevidence shipped about 300 cars of grain to Chicago approximating in the neighborhood of 300.000 bushels. Corn and oats. of course, pre- dominated, with lesser amounts of wheat. rye and barley. The machinery in the north elevator is operated by a 5-horse gasoline engine. Mr. Clevidence also deals in farm machinery, buggies, and binder twine. During the year 1900 he disposed of about $4,00 0 worth of Deering machinery. $12.000 worth of Rock Island buggies and 16.000 pounds of binder twine. Among the machinery sold were eighteen binders and thirteen mowers. Besides the two elevators, Mr. Clevidence has a large machinery warehouse, which was formerly the Chain-stay fence factory. The Neola Elevator Company's interests are looked after by F. J. Lindsay. The business was but recently purchased of Thom- as Williams. The elevator has a capacity of 25.000 bushels of grain. Besides the grain buying business. the company deals in flour and feed, wholesale and retail. A mill for grinding corn meal and chop feed is installed in the elevator and kept quite busy by the patronage of farmers. Power is furnished by a 15-horse gasoline engine, the larg- est in town. The Neola Elevator Company owns a large number of elevators in Illi- nois principally along the Burlington railroad.
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CARPET-WEAVER .- J. A. Kable is the formost carpet-weaver in Ogle county, doing work in all parts of the county except the extreme eastern section. He is kept busy the year around, with usually from one to four months' orders ahead, awaiting their turn. For the year ending December, 1900, he manufactured in the neighborhood of 4.300 lineal yards of carpet. An assistant is engaged during a part of the year.
STOCK-BUYER .- Samuel P. Mumma is the principal stock-buyer and shipper in Mount Morris. About eighty-five cars of cattle and hogs are shipped to Chicago each year of which all but probably less than a dozen are bought and shipped by Mr. Mum- ma. During the year 1899 he marketed 7,800 hogs. Mr. Mumma has been in the busi- ness since 1872. Price Stouffer and Emanuel Slifer also occasionally ship stock.
BRAYTON'S FRUIT FARM .- A. W. Brayton is extensively engaged in the raising of fruit on his farm, lying at the edge and partly within the corporate limits of the vil- lage. His principal crop at the present time is small fruits, including strawberries. gooseberies, currants and raspberries. About 212 acres are put out in strawberries from which 200 bushels were picked during the season of 1900. He also picked 50 bush- els of gooseberries and thirty bushels of currants. A young vineyard has been planted with 100 grapes, and a peach orchard of 100 trees. a pear orchard of 160 trees. a cherry orchard of 200 trees. a plnm orchard of 300 trees and an apple orchard of 400 trees. Mr. Brayton also raises a quantity of vegetables of various kinds.
PAPER HANGERS,- Solomon E. Avey, Frank Baker.
PAINTERS,- Solomon E. Avey, Capt. Peter Householder, Melvin Householder. M. F. Maloney, J. W. Granger, Harry Castle, Wm. Beard.
PLASTERERS .- E. J. Allen, Samuel Grimm, A. M. Newcomer.
STONE MASONS .- Jack McCoy. Claude McCoy, D. S. Holsinger, J. W. Bleeker.
AUCTIONEER .- Edwin J. Allen.
WOOD WORKERS .- Upton Miller, J. A. Knodle, A. M. Doward, James McCoy.
CARPENTERS .- N. E. Buser, Willis Mumma, Jacob Craley, Alburtus Stutsman. S. C. Kinsey, B. F. Tracy, C. H. Mishler, Benj. Rine, John Merriman, H. E. Longman. Dennis Tracy, Edward Davis. John Jimmerson, M. F. Blake John H. Miller.
INSURANCE AGENT .- Chas. H. Allen.
TEACHERS .- Besides the college professors and teachers in the public school, the following are among the persons who hold teachers' certificates in Mount Morris: Chas. H. Allen. Jacob G. Miller, T. M. Miller. Robert Buser. R. S. Marshall, Leslie E. Rees. Chas. R. Holsinger, B. F. Canode, Grace Hanstine, Orpha Windle. Edith Rowe, Mary C. Garber, Cleora E. Wallace, Katy Finney, Myrtle Wright, Elsie Emmert, Annie Eversole. Ivy Eversole. Frank Scott.
TRAVELING SALESMEN .- Harry Cushing, George Myers, Roscoe Clark. E. E. New- comer. B. E. Rine. B. T. Ryder.
U. S. RAILWAY MAIL CLERK .- A. C. Irvin.
MARKET GARDENERS .-- John French, Wm. Nalley, John McNett. Wm. Peacock. A. S. McCoy. A. W. Brayton.
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CHAPTER XVI.
TOWNSHIP BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ALLEN, EDWIN J., auctioneer and plas- terer ; born October 22, 1852, in Mount Morris township; is married and has two children.
ALLEN, C. H., school teacher and in- surance agent ; born August 1, 1846, at Keedysville, Md .; married December 22, 1878, to Ella Wolfe ; has six children.
ALTER, SHERMAN, farm hand ; unmar- ried.
ANDREWS, CHARLES, farm hand.
ANKNEY, N. A., retired farmer. He was born August 17, 1833, at Clear- spring, Washington county, Md., and came to Mount Morris, in 1837, with his mother when lad
but of four years. Mention of this is made on page 15, where his portrait is also shown. Mr. Ankney gained his early ed- ucation in the country schools of the day. In 1859 he went to California and re- mained there eight years, engaged in mining and freighting. After his return from California in 1867 he worked at the carpenter trade for a time in part- nership with Williams & Middlekauff. Among the buildings they erected were the Silver Creek Dunkard Church and Peter Funk's residence. January 14, 1869, he was married to Maggie Mumma. In 1870 they moved about five miles west of town and engaged in farming for a number of years, there and at other places. In 1886 they quit farming and moved to Mount Morris and have since lived retired lives. They have one daugh- ter, Miss Mae Ankney, who is living at home.
APPEL, HENRY, farmer ; born in Ger- many April 28, 1831; married in 1857 to Mary Shank ; eight children, five living.
APPEL, FRED, farmer ; born January 11, 1868, in Mount Morris township.
APPEL, GEORGE, farmer ; born April 7, 1875, in Mount Morris township.
AVEY, JOSIAH, retired farmer ; born January 15, 1845, in Washington coun-
ty, Md. ; married in 1845 to Lizzie Bovey ; one son.
AVEY, BENJAMIN E., hardware dealer ; was born in Lincoln township, August 3, 1874. Ile is the only son of Josiah and Elizabeth Avey, now residents of Mount Morris. Mr. Avey early showed ability as an artist, and to develop his talent first attended Mount Morris Col- lege and later the Zanerian Art Col- lege of Columbus, O. At the latter place after graduation he took post-graduate work under A. C. Foley, now of Paris, and Phil K. Clover, of Columbus, O. After the completion of his education he was engaged by the Fenton (Mich.) Normal College as principal of their de- partment of fine art, which position he filled one year. Later he was professor of art in Eldorado College, at Eldo- rado, Kan., for a term of three months, until the college went under. His last professorship was with the Michigan Correspondence Normal, located at Glad- win, Mich., which position he filled with credit for three and one-half years. In January, 1899, Mr. Avey came home and purchased the confectionery busi- ness of Otto Baker. After a year he disposed of the stock and opened his present hardware and implement house, which is affording him a good business. Mr. Avey is unmarried.
AVEY, SOLOMON E., painter, decorator and paper hanger. He was born in Mount Morris, August 9, 1872, being the son of Thomas and Laura Avey. He gained his education in the Mount Mor- ris public school, graduating with the class of 1890. After leaving school he spent four years in Chicago, learning the painting, papering and decorating trade. In 1894 he commenced working at his trade in Mount Morris, which he has followed successfully since. Decem- ber 25, 1895, he was united in marriage with Belle Beard, daughter of Oliver and Julia Beard. Three children have
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been born to them, viz .: Gladys, born November 1, 1896; Syril, born January 26, 1899, and Olive B., born September 19, 1900. Mr. Avey is busy the year round at his trades and hires an assist- aut paper hanger and a number of painters during the busy season.
AVEY, THOMAS J., laborer. He was born October 14, 1837, at Bakersville, Washington county, Md. He came west to Illinois at an early day and in 1866 was married to Laura J. Davis, daugh- ter of Solomon and Rebecca Davis. Three sons were born to them, viz. : Ferdinand, Solomon E. and one dead. Mr. Avey's first wife died while quite young and he was again married to Laura Knodle. They have three chil- dren, viz. : Minnie, Edward and Lulu. Mr. Avey is a veteran of the Civil War, having served in Company H, 34th Illi- nois Infantry, during three years of the strife. His hearing was injured at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain by the explosion of a large shell.
AVEY, EDWARD, painter ; born in Mount Morris, March 17, 1879 ; unmarried.
BAIN, SANDERS, farmer ; born at Cald- well's Furnace, Pa., March 8, 1852; married Nancy Lookabaugh in 1861; has eleven children, one dead.
BAIN, GEORGE C., blacksmith ; born at Lawsonham, Pa., August 15. 1873; married Ina Reese in December, 1899.
BAKER, JOSEPH T., lumber dealer ; born in Pine Creek township, December 9, 1842; married Annie C. Herbert in 1866; two children ; second marriage in 1895 to Mrs. Julia A. Lester.
BAKER, O. W., laborer ; born October 26, 1850, in Washington county, Md. ; married Elenore Wilson in 1878; has eight children, five living.
BAKER, HARRY W., laborer ; born September 14, 1878; unmarried.
BAKER, WM. F., laborer.
BAKER, FRANK M., paper hanger ; born November 14, 1872, in Washington county, Md. ; married Grace A. Watts in 1898.
BAKER, ELMER W., laborer ; born April 16, 1876, in Washington county, Md. ; married Ida M. Wallace in 1897.
BAKNER, FRED, stone mason and butcher; born in Franklin county, Pa. ; married Catherine Waggaman in 1850; has eight children, six living.
BARNHIZER, ISAAC, retired ; born Feb-
ruary 2, 1840, in Ogle county, Ill. ; mar- ried Susan Artz in 1867; seven chil- dren. Ilis first wife died and he was again married to Ann B. Hopewood ; three children, one living. Mr. Barn- hizer served in Company H, 34th Illi- nois Infantry, during four years of the war.
BARBER, JASPER, farmer ; born De- cember 2, 1873, at Hennepin, Ill. ; mar- ried Ida Nalley December 9, 1896; two children.
BEARD, OLIVER J., carpenter; born June 1, 1836, at Cavetown, Md. ; mar- ried Julia A. Houser in 1859; eight children. Mr. Beard served in the army during the Civil War, and participated in many of the bloodiest battles.
BEARD, DANIEL J., farmer ; born June 10, 1860, in Washington county, Md. ; married Florence O. Koontz in 1883 ; has one child.
BEARD, LEWIS H., farmer ; born Sep- tember 25, 1868, in Washington county, Md. ; married Annie S. Gimple in 1895; two children.
BEARD, JOHN W., painter; born Oc- tober 27, 1866, at Covetown, Md. ; mar- ried January 1, 1890, to Mary Gardner ; three children.
BEARD, C. N., farmer ; born April 22, 1863 : married in 1887 to Mary Oswald ; three children.
BEARD, GEORGE C., farmer; born March 28, 1875, in Washington county, Md. ; unmarried.
BEARMAN, AUGUST, farmer ; born in Mount Morris township, February 26, 1868 ; married Mary Shipman April 21, 1891 ; five children.
BEARMAN, FRED C., farmer ; born May 7, 1856, in Stephenson county, Ill .; married Ida Lookabaugh in 1884, three children.
BEARMAN, HARMON C., farmer ; born February 10, 1858, in Stephenson coun- ty ; married January 12, 1888, to Mary Cramer ; three children.
BEARMAN, HENRY C., farmer; born December 17, 1859, in Stephenson coun- ty ; married Susan E. Wallace ; three children.
BEARMAN, F. E., farmer; born Jan- uary 1, 1870, in Mount Morris town- ship : married Nina Dennis November 25, 1894.
BEAR, LEVI R., barber ; was born in Pine Creek township, November 15.
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1861, and spent his boyhood days gain- ing an education in the country school of his district. Since moving to town he has followed the tonsorial profession with success, for a period of fourteen years. Mr. Bear is a musician of con- siderable ability. His portrait appears in chapter XV.
BEAR, ISAAC M., laborer ; born Octo- ber 27, 1855; unmarried.
BECHTOLD, JOIIN W., buttermaker ; he was born near McConnell, Ill., where his parents, Levi and Mary Bechtold, still reside. He spent his early life on the farm attending the public school of his district. In the fall of 1898 he en- tered Mount Morris College and at- tended during a part of two years. spending the intervening time working on neighboring farms. During the sum- mer of 1900 he was engaged in R. C. McCredie's creamery. The beginning of the new century finds him again a stu- dent of the college.
BENNETT, WALTER, carpenter ; born August 4, 1850, at Oregon, Ill .; un- married.
BEAR, JOHN, born in Mount Morris October 27, 1856 ; unmarried.
BINKLEY, A. R., groceryman ; borr January 13, 1846, in Washington coun- ty, Md .; married Laura Sprecher in 1878; is a veteran of the Civil War. His portrait will be found in chapter XV.
BICKFORD, H. A., farmer; born Au- gust 7, 1875, in Canada; married in 1896 to Lilly Grove ; one child.
BLECKER, JOHN, stonemason ; born June 14, 1847, in Marion township, Illi- nois : married Sophia E. Grimm, March 26, 1879; one son.
BLAIR, S. R., farmer ; born in Mary- land township July 1. 1845, and has lived his entire life in or near Mount Morris. He was married July 1, 1867, to Carrie V. Fish ; they have one child. Mr. Blair is a veteran of the Civil War, having served in Company I, 140th Illi- nois Infantry.
BLAIR, WILLIAM M., farmer. He is the only son of S. R. and Carry Blair and was born in Mount Morris town- ship, August 3, 1868. He obtained a good education in the public school of his district. Most of his life has been spent assisting with the farm work on his father's farm, one mile east of town.
BLAKE, M. F., carpenter; born in Washington county, Md., March 24, 1855; married February 2, 1879, to Jennie Augel ; has eight children.
BOWMAN, J. W., retired farmer ; born July 31, 1846, in Washington county, Md. ; unmarried.
BOSSERMAN, L. D., student in col- lege; is studying for the ministry ; is married and has one son.
BORNEMAN, LEWIS, farmer ; born February 12, 1849, in Germany ; mar- ried Rebecca Mace in 1881; four chil- dren.
BORNEMAN, HENRY, farmer ; born May 14, 1857, in Germany ; married Lena Horst in 1884; five children.
BOVEY, MICHAEL, retired farmer ; was born November 29, 1815, in Washing- ton county, Md., and came to Illinois in 1815. For portrait and further his- tory see page 14.
BOLLINGER, JESSE, laborer ; born April 29, 1832, in Adams county, Pa .; married Angeline E. Baker in 1868; they have three children, two living.
BOCK, DAVID, farmer ; born December 28, 1858, in Franklin county, Pa. ; mar- ried Viola Marshall in 1889; have three children.
BOPP, JOHN, farmer; was born Octo- ber 16, 1829, in Dauphin county, Pa., being the son of Martin and Anna Bopp. He moved with his parents to Maryland in 1845. His schooling was obtained in the district schools of Pennsylvania. In 1864 he moved to Montgomery coun- ty, Ohio, and engaged in farming there ten years. Coming to Illinois in 1876, he first settled on a farm owned by R. G. Marshall in Mount Morris township and remained there two years. The fol- lowing nine years were spent on the Jos. Palmer place, and still later lived on Edward Butterbaugh's farm, three years. In 1893 he moved to his present home just east of Mount Morris. Mr. Bopp was married August 16, 1855, to Matilda Secore, who died in 1896. Sev- en children were born to them, viz. : . John Henry, born 1856, died 1862; Benjamin Franklin, born January 26, 1858, died April 23, 1858 ; Wm. Thomas, born 1859, died 1860; Mary Ellen, born December 22, 1862; Emma J., De- cember 2, 1866, and Ida May, September 26, 1871.
BONAR, JACOB W., farmer; born
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Franklin county, Pa., May 1, 1862; married Olive Hedrick February 26, 1891; have three children.
BRUBAKER, D. E., Dunkard minister ; born in East Tennessee March 26, 1841 ; married Mary Funk in 1860; have six children. The oldest son, Samuel H. Brubaker, is a successful architect of Indianapolis, Ind.
BRICKNEL, EDWIN, retired farmer ; born March 28, 1836, at Elsbere, Eng- land ; married Lydia Miller in 1869; five sons and two daughters were born. Mr. Bricknel is a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the 65th Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry, Company A. ; was several times severely wounded.
BRICKNEL, LEWIS O., laborer ; born September 29, 1866, in Mount Morris township ; married Elizabeth Bain June 20, 1899; they have one child.
BRAYTON, ARTHUR W., druggist ; was born January 7, 1847, in Mount Morris ; married Hattie Grigsby ; they have three sons. For a sketch of Mr. Bray- ton's business in Mount Morris and his portrait see chapter XV.
BRAYTON, LOUIS, student ; is the eld- est son of A. W. Brayton ; is attending the Illinois State University.
BRAYTON, B. L., student ; second son of A. W. Brayton; is attending the Illinois State University.
BRINKER, L. A., farmer; born in Mount Morris township.
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