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The assurance of perfect service is claimed to be beyond that of any other com- modity distributed for sale for public use, be- cause there are no engines or machinery to get out of order, and the steam enters the mains direct from the exhaust or from the boilers.
Over $2.500 has been paid out to labor- ers in the construction of the plant. The en- terprise which prompted its construction ought to be appreciated.
FF. M. Sinsebaugh is the manager of the
Carrollton has, while perhaps for the largest, one of the best arranged amil car- aged nurseries in Illinois. The proprietor, John A. Cannedy, has grown up as an or- chardist and nurseryman and has got the business reduced to a system which get mly inures to a rapidly growing trade but which attracts the attention of growers of fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, schrubs, etc., all over the State. Ilis fruit exhibits at the county fair for some years have been the admiration of all attend- ants, and a visit to his nurseries and orchards on "Home Farm" in Greene county and at Jerseyville, and also his mammoth new pack- ing sheds and storage cellars a half block from the Chicago & Alton Railroad, with capacity of 130,000 cubic feet, will be con- vinced that Mr. Cannedy's claims reganling the superior qualities of his stock, and his facilities for delivering it promptly and in good condition to his customers are not over- estimated.
James A. McPherron also has a nursery at his residence in the southern city limits and for many years has dealt in nursery stock to the satisfaction of his customers, but Mr. MePherron devotes his attention more largely to small fruits, berries and early vegetables. He has an extensive hot house when early plants are propagated and the citizens of Carrollton early indulge in luxu- ries from his garden and flowers from his conservatory.
The business interests of Carrollton are represented as follows :
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GROCERIES.
John J. Sharon's grocery house is the oldest institution in the city. Mr. Sharon has conducted a continuous business in this line in the same stand for forty-five years.
Greene and Bingham, on the north side of the square, conduct a good business in groceries and next to Mr. Sharon are the pioneers in this line.
Sam Edwards, on the east side of the square, does a flourishing business in this line, in the largest grocery room in the city. He established this business in 1891.
Schafer & Sanford, also on the east side, are doing their share of the business in gro- ceries. This house was established by Schafer and Reed, who continued twelve years and sold to Reed, Sandford & Reed, who con- ducted the business four years, when on Jan- uary 1. 1905. the present firm took control.
Fischer and Williams, on the west side, opened out in this line and continued un- der this firm name until Mr. Williams re- tired and removed to California on- account of poor health. Mr. Fischer still continues in the business.
Ed. D. Clark & Son, also on the east side, keep fully abreast of the times in the grocery trade and have recently erected one of the best appointed buildings for the trade in the city.
Bouie & Vertrees, on the north side of the square, keep a large stock of groceries, in addition to their shoe department, and do a good business. William Lyons also has a store in this line on the east side.
DRUGGISTS.
Frank P. Williams in 1892, having been licensed as a competent pharmacist, opened a drug store on the west side of the square
where he did business until 1895 when he bought the Vedder stock of goods and re- moved to Vedder's old stand on the north side of the square where he still continues to manage a growing business.
Ed Smith & Company are the oldest es- tablished druggists in the city. A. H. Smith, father of the present proprietor, removed his stock of drugs from Kane in 1860, and lo- cated on the north side of the square. Dr. Smith died in 1892 and the business is con- tinued by his son successfully.
HARDWARE, STOVES AND FURNITURE.
This combination is carried on by S. E. Simpson & Company. It was started on the west side of the square in 1886, at which time S. E. Simpson and S. A. Black constituted the firm. In 1887 Mr. Black retired, and in 1889 E. L. Simpson became a member of the firm, and furniture and undertaking were added. The new firm first occupied the Sol Smith Russell building on the north side. It now occupies the first and second floors of the Wright block and is doing an increasing business.
Conrad Kergher established himself in the undertaking business here in 1861, and has continued on the same site ever since. In 1877 the splendid brick block now occu- pied by him was erected, and in 1884 Frank P., his son, became a partner in the business. conducted as Kergher & Son. They keep, in addition to mortuary supplies, a large line of furniture, wall paper, etc., and are pro- gressive, reliable citizens.
STOVES, HARDWARE AND AGRICULTURAL IM- PLEMENTS.
Raffety & Carmody, under Masonic
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Temple, northeast corner of the square, carry an immense line of stoves, hardware, agri- cultural implements, harness, buggies and builders' supplies. This firm began the busi- ness in the Kergher block on the south side, but removed to their present commodious quarters, where they have built up a large trade.
Seiverling & Eldred are located in the same line of business in their large estab- lishment west of the northwest corner of the square. They are well stocked to furnish the farmers with implements and machinery, carry a complete line of hardware, stoves, etc., also manufacture harness. They are well-known reliable business men.
Baltz Brothers, on the southwest corner of the square, also carry a line of hardware, agricultural implements, and also do black- smithing and wagon making. The large building in which they carry on their business was erected in 1877 by Burruss & Valentine, and occupied by them as a machine shop and foundry.
Louis Hensler conducts an agricultural implement store and blacksmith and wagon- maker's shop west of the square on the south- west corner. He is a veteran in this line and enjoys the confidence of the community. He also deals in buggies.
Schurman & Fishback do a large business in the manufacture of wagons and general blacksmith work at their establishment im- mediately west of the Greene County Na- tional Bank. Horseshoeing is a specialty in their business. Mr. Ed. Rumrill, the expert wagonmaker, is in charge of that line of manufacture.
Daigger & Seiverling conduct a horse- shoeing and general blacksmith shop west of Johnson's livery stable. They are old and
experienced hands at the business. They als, manufacture wagons.
John Hensler, formerly Daigger & Hens- ler. is located, where he has done Im-mess many years, on the south side of the -quare. half block back, and conducts a general black- smithing and farm implement business. Mr. Hensler has been very successful in this line.
Mike llensler recently erected a con en- ient shop adjoining Turney & Johnson's livery stable on the west, where he is en- gaged in supplying the farmers with any thing they may need in the way of repairs or new articles in the blacksmith line.
William Eglehoff, the oldest carriage manufacturer in the city, is in the building erected by him forty-five years ago, east of the southeast corner of the square.
George Rumrill, another veteran wagon- maker, still carries on his business in his shop south of his residence, on Locust street, and. notwithstanding his advanced age, still does good work.
LUMBER, ETC.
W. A. Brown, whose place of business is located just east of the C. & A., carries on an extensive business in lumber, lime, coal, salt. nails and builders' hardware. He has been engaged in this line for several years and en- joys a good and increasing trade.
J. M. Widdowson, who came to Carroll- ton in 1878 and engaged in the carpenter's trade, continued in that business until 1893, when he purchased of L. S. Bushnell, the lumber yard near the C. Q. & St. L. depot, which he continues to operate with good success. He deals in coal. salt, nails und some lines of builders' hardware.
Thomas Hough was for a number of
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years engaged with Mr. David Pierson in the milling business in Carrollton, but when the mill burned down several years ago, he established a lumber yard north of the old mill site, where he has engaged since and is doing his share of the business. He is a well known citizen and keeps abreast of the times in all matters pertaining to his line of trade.
LIVERY STABLES.
Ed. D. Johnson is the proprietor of the well known livery on the west side of the square, where for a number of years he has catered to the traveling and pleasure riding public. He has accommodations for a large number of horses, has up-to-date rigs, good travelers and safe drivers, and is a genial and accommodating liveryman.
Messrs. Turney & Johnson have recently consolidated their interests in the livery busi- ness and now occupy in partnership the build- ing run by Mr. Johnson on South Fifth street, and the one on the east side of south- east corner of the square bought by Mr. Tur- ney of Jacob Hunt. One of the establish- ments is used for a boarding and feed stable, and the other for general livery business. They are equipped with a splendid stock and doing a good business.
DRY GOODS.
The dry goods business of the city is managed by three firms. Sharon Fischer & Co., opened business in this line in the Wright building, March 20, 1891. The firm was composed of the following gentlemen : H. C. Kenney, George C. Kenney, John Fischer and .A. J. Sharon. On December 5, same year. W. L. Close bought Mr. Fischer's in- terest and the firm became Sharon, Close &
Co. This continued until October 24, 1900, when F. S. Davis purchased an interest in the business, and the style of the firm was changed to Sharon, Close, Davis & Co. Soon after this, in November, 1900, the firm made a change of location, removing their stock into the elegant new building erected by B. C. Hodges, on the north of the square. In November, 1904, Mr. Hodges completed another building adjoining, and connection being made between the two stores, the firm added a large line of shoes and clothing, and at once occupied the new store room, thus affording them one of the handsomest busi- ness places in the city .. On February II, 1905, the company purchased F. S. Davis' interest, and the style is now as at first, Sharon, Close & Co. They were the first dry goods house in the city to adopt the cash system. They do a rousing business.
Lynn, Fair & Davis Dry Goods Co .- On March 27, 1897, Luther Lynn, Edgar L. Davis and Richard G. Fair, who had been associated with Leroy McFarland in the dry goods trade, formed a copartnership and be- gan business on the west side in the Eldred building, under the firm name of Lynn, Da- vis & Fair. They employed two salesmen and continued to do business at that stand until the Ist of August, 1897, when, their in- creasing trade demanding larger quarters, they removed their stock to the Horwitz block on the northeast corner of the square where they are now located. After their re- moval to the Horwitz block their business continued to increase so rapidly that, not- withstanding they occupied the entire first and second floors of the building, they were cramped for space; accordingly, on the Ist of March, 1900, the Wheeler block adjoining was secured, communication between the two buildings secured and first and second floors
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of that building added. On January 1. 1903. they organized under the state law with stock capitalized at $30,000, changing the firm name to Lynn, Fair & Davis. They carry an immense stock of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, notions, carpets, etc. They em- . ploy nine salespeople and each member of the firm was bred to the business.
McFarland & Co .- September 4. 1864. O. A. McFarland. W. P. Hubbell and L. McFarland bought of Z. A. Morrow & Co .. their stock of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, in the store room located on the north- east corner of the public square, once known as the Marmon building, and organized a general dry goods business, under the firm name of Hubbell, McFarland & Co. In 1865 Z. A. Morrow and W. P. Marmon succeeded W. P. Hubbell and O. A. McFarland, and the firm name was changed to Z. A. Morrow & Co. W. P. Marmon transferred his in- terest in 1866 to R. G. Robinson, and busi- ness was continued under the same firm name until 1868; when Charles H. Hodges suc- ceeded Z. A. Morrow, and the name of the firm became McFarland, Robinson & Hodges. On account of feeble health Mr. Hodges sold his interest to L. McFarland and R. G. Robinson, and they continued in business under the firm name of McFarland & Robinson. The frequent changes of co- partnership, the general embarrassing finan- cial condition of the country, and the rapid clecline in values on account of inflated prices, caused by our depreciated currency during the Civil war, made it impossible to get profits on sales of goods and required great care to protect capital invested in business.
The copartnership of McFarland & Rob- inson was a financial success and continued until March, 1877. when Robinson's inter- est was transferred to L. McFarland, who
was now sole proprietor and contogged in business under the firm name of MeFarland & Co. By a fortunate purchase of the stock of goods formerly owned by A. W. Lyon & Son, the firm realized a net profit of over five thousand dollars from the year's business. Owing to failure of health. L. McFarland's one-half interest in stock of goods was trans- ferred to C. H. Weagley in 1878, and the firm's name became McFarland & Weagley. This firm did a large and profitable business until 1886, when Luther Lynn succeeded C. II. Weagley, and the firm name was changed to McFarland & Lynn. In 1888 L. McFar- land purchased what was known as the Boyd corner and the stock of goods was transferred to this building, and their large and profit- able business was continued until 1890, when L. McFarland bought the Levi corner and the firm transferred their mechandise to this store building. January, 1893. the first dry goods company was organized un- der a state charter, with Luther Lynn. S. (). Smith, L. McFarland, R. G. Fair and Edgar Doris, stockholders. The company was or- ganized for a term of five years with a paid up capital stock of thirty thousand dollars. The officers were L. McFarland. president ; Luther Lynn, first vice-president and treas- urer : R. G. Fair, second vice-president ; and Edgar Doris, secretary. This company dis- tributed more goods and declared larger divi- clends than any dry goods concern that ever existed in the county.
After the expiration of their state char- ter this company failed to reorganize, and L. McFarland still continues in business un- der the firm name of McFarland & Co. Mr. McFarland has been in the dry goods trade in Carrollton forty-one years continuously- longer than any other similar dealer in the city. His sons, Oscar and Lee, are associated
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with him in the trade, and they employ five salespeople. Their business is prosperous.
SHOES, CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
On January 1, 1903, Frank McDon- nough. Frank Smith and Daum purchased the stock of shoes, clothing and furnishing goods of McFarland & Co., and began business under the firm name of Mc- Donnough, Daum & Smith, in the north sales room of the McFarland block. Mr. McDonnough had been with McFarland & Co. thirteen years, the latter three as one of the company, while Smith and Daum had been employed as salesmen in same estab- lishment for some years. This firm at once enlarged their stock, and made bids for their share of the trade. They have the only ex- clusive stock of the kind in Carrollton, and are doing a most satisfactory business.
HOTELS.
On the southwest corner of the square stands the oldest hotel in the city, having been built in 1832. Its first landlord was James Reno, father of Marcus Reno, whose name is familiar in connection with the Cus- ter massacre. Judge Hinton later kept this hotel for a number of years. This now pop- ular hostelry is managed by Mr. James Bogges, who succeeded W. F. Stock some years since. That Mr. Bogges knows how to keep a hotel is evidenced by the patronage accorded him by the traveling public.
The Patton House is located on Depot street cast of the southeast corner of the square. J. E. Patton was the proprietor, be- ginning in 1889. until his death two years ago, when his widow and daughters assumed
charge and continue the business at present. The hotel has a good custom, and is a pleas- ant resting place for the weary and hungry traveler.
Among the boarding houses in the city may be mentioned Mike Hahaler, Mrs. Rich- ards, and Mrs. Ward on Locust street, and Miss Mollie Varble who has begun the erec- tion of a large modern building on Depot street.
RESTAURANTS.
Mart Bowman conducts his "Model Res- taurant" on the south side of the square in the Schwartz block. He is a veteran in the business and keeps a clean, up-to-date lunch
"Pink" Bowman also caters to the wants of a hungry public in a restaurant located in the rear end of the billiard room on the east side of the square.
Hedgeman Roberts is the proprietor of the popular restaurant located in the Fry building on the east side, and is enjoying a good run of custom.
MILLINERS.
Carrollton milliners are all in touch with the latest styles in head gear, and are all re- liable houses. On the west side Mrs. Carrie McGill conducts a model store, and does a thriving business. She is assisted by her sister, Miss Amy Bowman.
Mrs. Charles McDonnough is located in the Hodges block on the north side, where all the novelties in ladies hats can be found to suit all seasons of the year.
Mrs. A. D. Rollins' establishment is in the Schwartz block on the south side, where she conducts a large millinery business, and
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keeps fully abreast with all the leading and latest styles in such goods.
Mrs. James A. Harwood deals in all arti- cles pertaining to millinery, in the building adjoining the Gazette building on the east, is a popular artist in her line and enjoys a grow- ing trade.
GRAIN ELEVATORS.
Hussey & Fishback have for many years run a large grain elevator just south of the C. & A. depot. They handle wheat and grain of all kinds, also have a corn sheller and grinder connected with the plant. Also handle coal. They are known favorably all over the county, and transact a large busi- ness.
The largest grain elevator in the city is located north of the C. & \. station, and latterly owned by E. S. Vanarsdale and Ed. Roodhouse, who sold it to the present pro- prietors.
Since this last purchase the plant has been enlarged, fitted with new machinery, and is now one of the best appointed ele- vators in this part of the country.
POULTRY.
.An important industry in Carrollton is the poultry packing business. Thirteen years ago Julius \. Wolff established a poultry de- pot here near the Q. C. & St. L. station, and has gradually increased his facilities for handling the business until his shipment to the New York and Boston markets alone amount to over 250 tons of live and dressed poultry and 1,000 cases of eggs. During the winter season he gives employment to ten or twelve men.
Roberts & Woodman are located in the
poultry trade in the canning factory build- ing at the C. & A. railroad. They have been established in the enterprise about six months and are handling a large amount of product.
MEAT MARKETS.
Williams & Son, on east side of square have, and operate, an up-to-date meat supply depot, do their own butchering, and deal out to their customers only choice meats of all kinds in their season.
Linn Brothers are located in the meat business on the north side, and have a well appointed market, and do a large business, keeping for their trade the choicest cuts of beef, pork, lamb and other meats. They also do their own slaughtering.
SIIOE SHOPS.
Louis Reische, the veteran shoemaker, conducts a shop in the second story of the block occupied by the Lynn, Fair & Davis Dry Goods Company, where making and re- pairing of boots and shoes is carried on.
Samuel Wright also makes and repairs boots and shoes in his shop located in the J. C. Ashlock building, south of the square on Fifth street.
HARNESS SHOP.
llerman Sontag conducts the only exclu- sive harness shop in Carrollton. He is lo- cated on the west side of the square, is an expert workman in his line, and is being liberally patronized.
TIN SHOPS.
John Mahoney, on the southe ist corner
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of the square, attends to the wants of the community in manufacturing and repairing of tinware; he also handles stoves.
Sim Black & Son work in tinware, plumbing and furnaces, on the east side of the square and are reliable workmen.
J. A. Stone is located with a tin shop on the second floor of Raffety & Carmody's building, northeast corner of the square. He is a good workman and a young man of good business habits.
BAKERY.
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George Keiper has for many years con- ducted a bakery on the east side of the square, and this at present is the only institution of the kind in the city. Mr. Keiper is doing a satisfactory business in his line.
CIGAR FACTORIES.
The late Charles A. Weimer was the pio- neer cigar manufacturer in Carrollton. He established the first factory of this kind on the east side of the square thirty-five years ago, and continued to conduct it until his death two years ago. He erected the build- ing still in use as the factory in 1894, where he did a flourishing business, his output amounting to a million and three-quarters of cigars annually. Since his death the factory continues the business in the name of his es- tate, with F. M. Roberts manager.
Horace Spaulding is doing a neat little business in the manufacture of cigars in the Vivill building on the cast of the square.
Williams & Spencer are located in this business in the second story of the post office block on the west side, and make a popular brand of cigars.
Joe Weimer has a factory in the Schwartz
block on the south of the square, and is a veteran in the business.
Charles Conlee has recently established a factory in a rear room of the Baltz block on southwest corner of square and gives promise of making it a success.
Campbell & Keyes operate a factory on south Fifth street adjoining Turney & John- son's livery stable.
Peter Carmody has removed his plant from the Schwartz block to his residence southeast of the square and continues the production of cigars there.
TAILOR SHOPS.
Charles Nesselhoff has for a number of years carried on a merchant tailoring estab- lishment in the Sharon building east of the McFarland block, and is accounted a master workman in his line.
IV. A. Horn removed to Carrollton from Jerseyville some three years since and located a merchant tailor shop on the west side, north of West Side Hotel, where he has built up a good business.
PHYSICIANS.
The pioneer physician of Carrollton is said to have been Dr. Potts, who came in 1821, and settled about one and a half miles west of town. He practiced here a few years and removed to White Hall, where he died. Dr. Throckmorton located in Carrollton in 1823. and later removed to Texas, of which state his son was governor. Among the physicians who came later and practiced in Carrollton we may mention Drs. Pegram, Dulaney, DePew, Sharon, Johnson, Lashure, Coward, Bostwick, Gladwell, Hardtner, Thompson, Lindsey, Kingsley. Bowman,
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Ileaton, Gaylord, Chorn, Kelley, Samuel, Davis, Miller, English, Langdon, MeFall, Armstrong. Crow, Ross. Simpson, Clemmons ( father and son), Wilson, Turner, Reno, Potts, Hall.
The present physicians of Carrollton are Drs. George W. Ross (present mayor ), James B. Hays, Iloward Burns, W. F. Wag- goner, James Squire, Marguerite Squire, Dr. Bigger, E. S. Gooch, J. W. Adams.
Dentists-O. W. Wilson, Neil Vedder, B. Flannigan and .\. E. Hoag.
BARBER SHOPS.
M. E. McMahon, Debott & Whitlock, I Till Brothers, Hillig Brothers, Ward & Lang, Campbell & Whitlock.
CARROLLTON MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY.
This enterprise is owned and conducted by Oswald Jackson on Locust street, south of the square, where he is prepared to fill all orders in machine or foundry work at short notice.
ADVANCE MILLS.
These flouring mills are located on west North street near the Quincy, Carroll- ton & St. Louis railroad and are operated by a joint stock company, of which Daniel Flatt, is president : S. E. Pierson, treasurer ; and Frank P. Greene, secretary and manager. On the 18th of May, 1886, the Secretary of State granted a charter to John Kaser. Alvin Pegram, John F. Briggs, and Frank Fresch, forming a stock company to operate the Ad vance Flouring Mills in Carrollton. They ran under this company for a time when \]- vin Pegram bought the greater share of the
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