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Was organized April 1. 1877, with a capi- tal of $50,000. Peter Roodhouse was its first president ; Edward North, cashier, and T. L. Smith, assistant cashier. For several years the business was conducted in the building now occupied by A. Fischer's jew- elry store. In 1884 they moved into the present building, which is one of the best locations in the city.
Mr. North is a shrewd business man, and his judgment on matters of finance is considered first-class.
WHITE HALL NATIONAL BANK.
The White Hall Bank was organized November 25, 1885, with L. E. Worcester as president : H. W. Starkey, cashier ; R. S. Worcester, assistant cashier. The capital stock was $50,000. The officers connected with this bank were conservative business men, and the history of the institution has been a career of progress. During periods of depression it was responsive to the wants of the community in a manner satisfactory to all.
January 1. 1904. this bank was char- tered as a National bank, with a capitaliza- tion of $50,000. G. S. Vosseller is presi- dent : S. N. Griswold, vice-president : R. S.
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Worcester, cashier : 11. 11. Griswold, assist- ant cashier. There is now a surphis and un divided profits of $2,000. The deposits ex- ceed $200,000.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
This Bank is a new institution and op- ened for business April 16, 1904. with a cap- ital stock of $50,000. Its stockholders rep- resent about sixty farmers and business men of this and neighboring communities, com- prising many of influence and wealth whose individual responsibility aggregates fully $3.000,000, and to whose push, energy and business sagacity White Hall's present heal thy growth is due to a great extent.
The officers of this bank are A. P. Grout. president : 11. O. Timison, G. C. Tunison and W'm. Lavery, vice-prisidents : Alonzo Ellis, cashier, and M. B. Ross, assistant cashier : and a directorate of fifteen, to whose com- bined efforts of conservatism and business integrity the unusual rapid growth of this bank is largely due and whose straightfor- wardness cannot be questioned.
Its place of business and banking room is the best equipped, with all modern con- veniences and facilities of any bank in the county, and great credit to the beautiful little city of White Hall and the officers of the bank.
The Bank started from no deposits in April, 1904. and reached on March 14, 1905, the last official statement. (not quite eleven months after the opening ) $1 17.706.82. a remarkable and very satisfactory growth.
Below is a list of business and profes- sional men who now are and have been in business in White Hall for twenty-five years or more.
F. M. Attinger. Textbox . W. L Morgan, wagen maler; Chan Rolien ban ber ; Richard White, barber Hor- 31.( 100 implement dealer ; I F Werester Ami man : R. B. Winn. machinist, gResterons 11. W. Chapman . pragwalk physical . ] \ Redwine, practicing proposta. Ik Slon- ley, practicing physician. G & Bwww. pro ticing physician: H. 1. Meteoland, blad. smith: N. 11. Rose & San -. Tricksnotky Frances Fowler, merchandise! Voseller Bros,merchandise ; Lowenstem & Sons, men chandise : John Nowak, shoemaker : Jolm Boehm, shoemaker: Henley Wilkinson, mor soryman: G. W. Secor, Agt. C. & 1. Ry 1. A. Wigginton, painter : Mark Meyer stein, lawyer: Edward North, banker : F. J. Peace, publisher, insurance : T. W. Pri- chett, dentist : \. D. Ruckel. merchandise. stoneware: D. Culbertson, manufacturer : 1. J. Robertson, gardening, merchant ; Welker &. Son, carpenters ; 1. W. Decker, carpenter : G. R. Adams, joiner and painter: George Gardiner, contractor and undertaker : J. 1). Boggess, transfer: W. H. Pritchard, brick mason.
It is impossible for us to give the name of each and every person who has resided in White Ilall, but among those who will be remembered by our older residents are :
Elijah Lott. E. R. Adams. Calvin Hager. Benj. Smith. Asbury Davis, N. Kendall. Aaron Reno, David Cole. W. and B. 1 Yates, John Amos, Jacob Eoff. Alex. 1 akin. James L. Foff. Dr. Stout. E. M. Blanchard. L. T. Whiteside, Ezra Mundy. H. B Shw ley, John C. Vannostrand. P. J. Bates John Amos, James Smith, E. R. Metcalf. James Cochran, Dennis Hloaglan. Dr. 11 M 1hunt. Rescarick Ayers, J. P. Hlunt. Enos Ayers. John Spangenberg, Alfred Aver-, \ White.
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F. P. Vedder, Wm. Dodson, S. H. Culver. Dr. J. W. Israel, Colby Young, James Israel, Samuel Higbee, Rev. B. B. Hamilton, Vin- cent Higbee, Dr. J. B. Hamilton, William Carr, C. Weitzel, Levi Church, Rev. John Sargent, Marcus Worcester, Sylvester Gris- wold, J. S. Peairs, William Cotter, J. D. Adams, Robert Dennis, H. C. Cox.
Among others worthy of mention are : J. C. Winters, David Hutchinson, James Brooks, A. F. Vedder, Archibald Nesbit, F. A. Worcester, Chester Page.
White Hall has 12 grocery stores, 5 dry goods stores, 2 jewelry stores, 2 drug stores, 3 milliner stores, 2 hardware stores, - sec- ond-hand store, 4 restaurants, I flouring mill, 2 elevators, 2 meat markets, 3 banks (2 national. I private), 4 law offices, 2 den- tal offices. 2 art galleries, 7 practicing phy- sicians, 2 furniture houses, I short-hand school, 2 music studios, 6 instructors, I band, I lumberyard, I machine shop and foundry, 2 orchestras, I mandolin and guitar club, I business club, 4 stoneware factories. I sewerpipe factory, 3 railways, 2 proposed, I waterworks system, 2 reservoirs, 2 elec- tric plants, 2 express companies, 2 telegraph companies. I orphan's home society, 2 lele- phone companies, I marble works, public school, 5 churches, II secret orders, I daily and 3 weekly papers. 2 real estate finns, 3 blacksmith shops, 3 woodwork establish- ments. 4 hotels. 3 boarding houses, I harness shop. I agricultural and im- plement house, 1 dairy station shipping 135 cans daily. I city dairy, I laundry. 1 nursery, 2 junk yards. t fire company, t tailor shop. 3 pool rooms, 3 carpenter shops. 2 market gardeners, 2 livery stables. 2 poul- try houses, I building and loan association, 3 transfer companies. 3 paint shops. 1 sanitar-
ium, I standard oil plant, 4 barber shops, 6 dressmakers, I opera house, and possibly other enterprises we have overlooked.
ROODHOUSE.
The thriving city of Roodhouse, located near the northern line of the county, has had a comparatively brief, yet successful, career.
When the Jacksonville branch of the Chicago and Alton Railroad was extended as far as White Hall, in 1862, a small depot was built, around which Roodhouse after- ward grew up. In this the first depot, James Armstrong, as agent and telegraph operator, furnishing his own instruments. The trains only stopped when flagged. Mr. Armstrong also conducted a small trade in lumber, tin- ware and family supplies.
Subsequently, citizens of the place be- ing in danger of loosing the telegraph office, built a depot, which was afterward used as a school house. Adam Shearer, who was the first blacksmith of the town, erected a house. He sold liquors at his residence for some time. James Thompson soon after added to the business of the town by obtain- ing a barrel or two of sugar and some coffee, with which he opened out in the grocery business in an old log hut. He shortly re- lapsed from this, and engaged in the butcher business.
The laying out of a town was already talked of, and some surveys made, but noth- ing definite was yet done. About this time a meeting was held in Rawling's warehouse to consider the propriety of building a church, or lecture room. A small school- house, or public building was erected as a result, and a Sunday-school at once organ-
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ized, the superintendent and teachers com- ing from White Hall.
Among those who settled in the village during its infancy, we note the following : Charles Adler, now deceased, built a small edifice in which he kept a boot and shoe shop. Simmons & Thompson erected a store house and transacted a general merchandis- ing business, each member of the firm build- ing a comfortable residence. Adam Shearer built an addition to his house and sold gro- ceries therein ; he was also postmaster for some time. John and William Sitton came early and built themselves residences, and being contractors and carpenters put up many other dwellings.
The first tailor in town was John Mc- Intosh, who purchased the school house and moved his family into it. When the Peter Thompson property was burned down, Nor- man Langer bought the site and built upon it. John T. Rawlings was the second post- master, and at the same time proprietor of a prosperous general business.
It was not, however, until April, 1866, that John Roodhouse, the original owner of the land upon which the greater part of the little settlement was built, laid out the town named for him. The original plat contained forty lots 66x130 feet and 75x150 feet. Dur- ing the next twenty years additions were made as follows: John Roodhouse, three ; William Cobb. three ; Cobb & Mitchell, one ; J. C. Cobb, two: P. J. Sharp, one. Its growth for a number of years was slow, still new comers continued to be attracted to the little village.
Dr. D. B. Moore opened the first drug store. Harmon Wales kept the first hotel in a building which afterward constituted a part of the Metropolitan Hotel, managed by William Smith. The Kirkland House, op-
posite the depot, was soon after erected by David Kirkland. In 1877 this building was destroyed by fire, whereupon Mr. Kirkland erected on its site the commodious and sub- stantial brick structure which still occupies the site.
Among others, than whom we have men- tioned, who became early residents are Him- phry Armstrong, Frank Armstrong, Charles Savage, William Lorton, John Cole. Mrs. Martha Wallace, L. E. Cobb, W. II. Bar- row, .Adam Chapman, Thos. McMahon, James Long, Hoff. Bridges and Dr. Beach.
In 1871 the Louisiana branch of the C. & A. was constructed by the Chicago & Alton company, for the purpose of connect- ing the Jacksonville branch with Louisiana, and so furnish an outlet to the far west. As the work was approaching completion, and the point of connection with the Jackson- ville branch had not yet been settled, a strong influence was brought to bear upon the officials of the road to make the con- nection at Jacksonville. White Hall, how- ever, was the nearest natural point, and since she had secured the crossing of the Chicago & Alton with the Rock Island road, now considered herself foreordained to become a railroad center, and started in to hustle to secure the connection for their city.
Meanwhile some of the more enterpris- ing citizens of Roodhouse conceived the idea that it would be a nice thing if the june- tion could be secured for that town. The matter was at once discussed by leading men of the new town, and finally a letter was sent to 1 .. B. Blackstone, president of the road. asking what would be required to secure the junction at Roodhouse, and signed by John Roodhouse, John F. Rawlings, J M Am- strong and Simmons & Thompson
President Blackstone replie ! that he leid
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considered the contents of the letter, and had ordered a survey of the route to be made to Roodhouse, and would later advise them further regarding the proposed scheme. As soon as the survey was began, White Hall became alarmed and at once sent a delega- tion to Chicago to turn the tide in her favor. Meanwhile a meeting was held in Mr. Raw- lings' store in Roodhouse, and a committee consisting of John Roodhouse, J. T. Raw- lings and E. M. Husted, appointed to go to Chicago to see President Blackstone. They took a hand-car as far as Jacksonville, that they might catch an early train from that city. Here they were told that it was need- less for them to proceed further, that they were too late, and that White Hall had cap- tured the prize. But they hastened on to Chicago, nevertheless, saw President Black- stone who made the cheering proposition to them that if they would secure the right of way from the Illinois river to Roodhouse, and deed ten acres of land for depot grounds within a week, the junction would be made at that point. A subscription paper to se- cure funds with which to carry out this pro- ject was in circulation in a very short time. Messrs. Roodhouse, Cobb and Rawlings heading the list with $1,000 each, Messrs. Simmons. Husted, Armstrong and P. A. Rawlings $500, George W. Thompson $250 and others like sums ; resulting in the secur- ing of the road. E. M. Husted was presi- dent and treasurer of the committee to se- cure the right of way and conducted that part of the enterprise in a masterly manner.
No sooner was this junction effected than the town started rapidly on the up-grade. The railroad company built a large and handsome depot, and in many ways con- tributed to the growth of the place. Very soon Roodhouse was made the terminus of
the Missouri Division, and roundhouse and repair shops located here, which brought a large amount of business and increasing pop- ulation.
Soon after these railroad advantages came to Roodhouse it was incoporated un- der the state law. The first trustees were John Roodhouse, J. T. Rawlings, Dr. J. B. Moore and David Kirkland. Mr. Rood- house was elected president and J. T. Raw- lings clerk, who served until February, 1876. when the town organization was repealed and a village organization substituted. The officers of the new board were: President E. H. Sawyer; trustees, John A. Taylor, J. M. Dill, Matt. Sterrett, Fred. Hudson, John A. Lowner; Clerk, James F. Walker; Mag- istrate, George W. Thompson; Street Com- missioner, James N. Sawyer; Constable, Thomas Jones ; Attorney, D. C. McIver.
After the completion of the Louisiana branch of the railroad many prominent busi- ness enterprises sprang up. B. Nathan erected a large store building in which he sold notions, stationery, etc., for several years. N. H. Clark built a restaurant which he carried on for some time. Messrs. Freeto & Bullard were at the head of an extensive tinware and stove business for several years. Sawyer & Dreunen were for a long time in the first ranks as merchants, selling dry goods in one building, and groceries in the other. In 1871 Armstrong & George formed a partnership and dealt in hardware, grocer- ies and lumber. In 1874 this firm gave place to Armstrong & Sharp, which added a stock of dry goods to the already large establish- ment, and a little later opened the first bank the village ever contained. In 1876 the firm clissolved and divided the business between the partners. James Armstrong took the lumber and building materials, selling also,
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wagens, etc. In February. 1870. he sold out to Bundy & Worcester. George Armstrong became proprietor of the grocery, queens- ware and hardware departments, and P. J. Sharp assumed control of the stock of dry goods.
Gillham & Brother built a good business house in 1875. occupied it for a short time and sold out to Haggard & Lowder. Subse- quently Haggard sold to Bradshaw and the firm became Bradshaw & Lowder, and as such sold groceries three or four years, Mr. Watt, of Winchester, came in 1874 and opened a furniture store, but he sold out to Ed. Sawyer, who conducted a grocery busi ness.
In 1875 Ellis Briggs and Smith Titus built a fine flouring mill with elevator at- tached and did a very large business until the 29th of November. 1877. when the build- ing and contents were destroyed by fire, in- flicting a severe loss upon its owners, and upon the town. The next year Mr. Briggs erected a building to be used as an elevator and connected it by electric telephone with his warehouse in White Hall four miles south. Later he rebuilt the flouring mill at Roodhouse, erecting a sightly brick building and named it "The Victor Mills" which he operated very successfully until they also were burned. Mr. Brigs was the first mayor of Roodhouse, and was one of the prime fic- tors in the improvement of the city.
In 1876, Sawyer & Drennan built a fine business block, and soon after Peter Dunbar followed their example. James Walker owned and operated the first brick kiln, and William Cutler was the first to establish a foundry in the town.
The first newspaper in the town was an edition of the White Hall Register, called the Roodhouse Signal, which was printed at
was discontinued somejsme fr 1877, and not Tổng after. W. T. Lalem Tegao Tie pibli tion of the Riachoun Toteponton in the town. This venture vasque well snstoneel. and the paper was sono referred bo WUute Hall, where it became the Grids Cromey Democrat, and in other hands prosperal for a time.
In October, 1877. D. C. Melver & Sig began, in a small way, the publication of the Roodhouse Revica. In 1877 J. S. Harper brought a new newspaper outfit to the town and established Harper's Weekly Herald. .. temperance paper, which thrived for a short time, but in about six months the office was removed to Jerseyville. In 1882 W. T. Mc- Iver and J. P. Drenner established the Road house Daily Eye, which they published with success : also a weekly five-column quarto edition. D. C. Mchver in 1881 began the publication of the Greene County .Advocate. a greenback paper, which he ran quite suc cessfully for eighteen months, but when the Eye was instituted he abandoned the enter- prise. In the fall of 1882 H. H. Palmer be gan the publication of the Daily Morning Journal, which met with fair support until in the fall of 1883 its publication was sus- pended.
The Roodhouse Journal evoluted from the Roodhouse Reviva. In ISSo D. C. Mc- Iver who was then the editor of the Review. sold a half interest to Frank Palmer, and the firm so continued for a few months when they sold the paper to John S. Harper, who changed the name to that of the Roadhouse Eagle. Ilarper continued the publication for some six months when he disposed of the property to 11. 11. Palmer, of Jacksonville,
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who changed the name to that of the Rood- house Journal again, and made its politics Democratic. In 1882 he sold a half interest to J. E. Roberts, who, in 1884, became the sole owner and removed the plant to White Hall and consolidated it with the White Hall Register.
Among the persons carrying on business in Roodhouse a quarter of a century ago were Frank P. Armstrong, timber contrac- tor, C. & A. R. R., George W. Armstrong, general groceries, hardware, queensware, wood and willow ware. William Barrett, merchant tailor; Mrs. A. Brown, millinery ; J. B. Bullard, hardware, stoves and tinware; A. E. Freets, express agent, hardware, stoves and tinware; E. M. Husted, banker and in- ventor of land crusher; F. L. Knight, city butcher; D. Kirkland, proprietor of the new Kirkland House; William Lorton, under- taker and dealer in furniture; W. T. Lowery, manufacturer of brick; V. Market, boot and shoe maker; T. McEuen, physician and sur- geon ; William Scott, proprietor Metropoli- tan Hotel; J. L. Patterson, attorney at law ; John Roodhouse, stock raiser, and founder of town of Roodhouse; Ebbert & Cutler, proprietors of Roodhouse Machine Shops and Foundry; W. T. McIver, editor and proprietor of Roodhouse Reviewe. Robert Ruyle, blacksmith and wagonmaker; Geo. N. Sawyer, postmaster and insurance agent ; James .\. Sawyer, livery and sale stables ; Strong. Butler & Adams, dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, notions and groceries : Harmon Wales, boarding house ; W. Will, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes; E. B. Winslow, proprietor of the Illinois trace gearing and manu facturer of saddles and harness.
The Roodhouse of today is one of the most bustling, thriving little cities in the
county. Its business interests are diversi- fied and its citizens rank among the first class. It has a beautiful park in the square, studded with stately shade trees; on the south side is erected a large Pagoda for band concerts and public speaking. Wide graveled walks converge from the north, east and west entrances to the center of the park, and the grass is protected and well groomed, so that, altogether, it is a most delightful re- treat for the citizens during the summer months.
Roodhouse is projecting an extensive waterworks system, and operations for its construction will begin soon. When this enterprise is completed, and taken in con- nection with the excellent system of electric lighting which they have enjoyed for some time, the citizens will be quite justified in assuming metropolitan airs.
The city has four churches, viz. : Metho- dist, Baptist, Christian and Congregation- alist, and all have comfortable and mod- ern houses of worship. The Methodists have a membership of nearly two hundred and fifty. Rev. N. M. Jones is the pastor. The Sunday-school of this denomination numbers one hundred and eighty-five pupils. with Mrs. C. S. Savage superintendent.
The Baptist church, located on the south- east corner of the square, has a membership of three hundred and seventy-nine, which is increasing by frequent additions. Rev. J. J. Roach is the pastor. The Sunday-school is in a flourishing condition, with two hun- dred and twenty-one pupils. C. W. Payne is the superintendent.
The Christian church has a good congre- gation and regular services. Rev. L. Harda- way is the pastor. They have an excellent Sunday-school superintended by H. M. Bat- tershell.
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The Congregational church has no pastor at present, but maintains a good Sunday school with J. 11. Carkhuff superintendent. Masonic Lodge .- E. M. Husted Lodge No. 796. membership 61. Officers: C. T. Bates W. M., W. C. Roodhouse S. D., C. G. West S. W .. Roy Wolfe J. D .. W. V. Thompson J. W., W. F. Thompson Sen. Steward, E. M. Husted treasurer, A. J. Johnson Jun. Steward. G. M. Wyatt secre- tary, W. J. Ferguson marshal, G. W. Trask chaplain, J. C. Weiser, tyler.
I. O. O. F .- Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 116, membership 43. P. A. Rawlins P. M. W .. A. Campbell receiver, Edward Griffith M. W .. Thomas Hyndman financier, C. T. Wilkerson foreman. J. F. Cole guide. IV. T. Sitton overseer. C. T. Wilkerson, Jr., 1. W .. . A. F. Freeto recorder, E. 11. Sawyer O. W.
M. W. A .- Roodhouse Camp No. 483. membership 61. W. 11. 11elm V. C., W. . A. Muff W. A., W. A. Campbell banker. C. T. Bates clerk, John Robson assistant clerk. John Heil escort. E. England watchman, Chas. II. Jones sentry.
K. of P .- Worcester Lodge No. 113. membership 103. W. L. Kincaid C. C., J. M. Orr V. C., J. W. Starkey K. of R. S., John Sager M. of S., Ferd Epstein M. of E., A. S. Higbee M. of M., Wm. Ralston M. of A., W. A. Morrow, 1. G., Joseph Martin O. G.
Ben Hur Lodge .- John Sager chief, W. L. Riddle scribe, Mrs. W. L. Riddle judge. Mrs. Lee Angle teacher. Chas. Holt Ben llur. R. G. Benner captain, Mrs. Otis Coates K. of T., Miss Eva Riddle K. of O. G.
Rebekahs .- Adell Lodge No. 148. Mrs. J. S. Triplett N. G., Mrs. Alvin Conlee V.
6 .. Miss Lithic Milton secretary, Mu Flon .: Sager, treasurer.
Royal Neighbors, Good Hope Belge No. 318, membership 60. Mr. \ I. R.l dle past oracle, Mrs. M. A. Van Doren ra- cle. Mrs. J. C. U'tt V . C., Mrs. Claes. Roger- chancellor, Mrs. J. Il. Barrow recorder, Mr- J. A. Ludlan receiver, Mrs. John Truntt Inner S., Mrs. S. L. Ferguson outer S.
G. A. R. Jacob Fry Post No. 193. membership 38. J. J. York commander. J. C. Weiser V. C., J. M. Beverly J. C .. W. T. Thompson adjutant. James Gibbons chap- lain, A. G. Ilickok officer of the day.
W. C. T. C .- Mrs. 11. E. Good presi- dent, Miss Mice Mclver secretary, Mrs. N. M. Jones recording secretary, Mrs. J. W. Ilall treasurer.
Mutual Protective League. - Roodhouse Council No. 133, membership 120. Geo. 11. Richardson president, Mrs. Laura Sorrells vice-president, Mrs. A. M. Conlee secretary, Theo. Dill treasurer, Nelia F. Sawyer chap- lain, Wm. H. Marm usher. Isaac N. Hurst. sentinel. Win. H. Jones guard. Hugo Bar- ron, W. A. Thompson and Wm. F. Poor directors.
ROODHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Roodhouse has two public school build- ings. Both are made of brick.
The older building is in the extreme northwest part of the city. This is called the Washington building. It is in this building that the high school is located. In this building there are seven teachers below the high school, one for each grade except that the second and third grades are in the same room and are taught by the same teacher.
In the high school two courses are of-
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fered. One course requires three years' work in Latin. The other course gives sci- ence work instead of Latin. Each course re- quires four years' work in English, four in mathematics and three in history, with enough science required to make each course four years of four major studies each. Spelling is required in the high school.
Five-eighths of the superintendent's time is spent in teaching high school classes.
The high school is thoroughly equipped for laboratory work in chemistry and very well equipped for laboratory work in physics. We have a fine compound microscope for use in botany and zoology. Practical work is done with plants and animals. Pupils in botany are required to analyze and to mount twenty to twenty-five plants.
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