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This house stood at 205 East Main. It was torn down two or three years ago. It was built by Dr. R. T. Worley. It was later purchased by Henry Duensing. This picture was taken in 1907.
This man helped us so much getting information for this book that we want- ed to put his picture in it. This was the best looking picture of him that we could find. He has changed a lot. This is Harold H. Ulmer.
1880's. This is a picture of one of the business places in Stewardson in the The identification we have is that one of the men is George C. Schultz. The picture shows the wood walks that were in the business district in Stewardson at this time. The signs on the windows show that they sold ice cream and lemonade.
A picture of the Norfolk and Western train wreck in 1967.
This picture was taken in 1897. This building was on the west side of Pine St. where the Lions club Hall is now. The signs says Weber's Restau- rant and from left to right are Oma Zalman, Albert Weber and his daughter Nell and Charlie Weber.
(The original picture had holes punched in it and they show in this picture.
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This building at 121 South Pine Street is empty at the present. It is one of the oldest business buildings left. About 22 years ago, Dean Roley started an upholstery shop here and ran it for 15 years. It has stood empty since then.
Before this, James Brady ran a store in this building and sold ice from the ice house that is shown to the right. He also delivered ice from house to house in Stewardson.
Jim Brady ran a gas station in the garage building that had housed the first Ford Agency on South Cedar Street.
At one time Jim Brady had a hay baler and did a lot of custom baling for the area farmers.
Mr. Hartman was a local painter for about twenty years. He oper- ated a grocery store in this building for a short time. He traded the store to a Herbert Forcum, who lived eight or nine miles east of Stewardson, for all of his farming equipment and livestock, and the privilege to rent his farm.
This is a view looking west on Main Street from Cedar Street. The first house to the right is a house that was used by the Christian Church for a parsonage for several years before it was torn down, and the new church was built here.
Elderly Housing Units
These eight units in the 300 block of West South Street, and six units in the 100 block of East South Second Street, are Low-Rent Housing Units being built by the Housing Authority of Shelby County.
Application for these units was made by the Village Board in 1964. Construc- tion was started late in 1973, and they will be completed this year.
The present mayor of Stewardson, Glen W. Giesler, is a member of this County Board.
AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING
The first room to the right is the American Legion Hall. This build- ing was built by Fred Gruntman aft- er the Block Building burned. He operated a grocery store there for a few years. The next room to the left is the Lions Club Hall, It is a part of the original Block Building. The next room is occupied by Daggett's Canvas and Aluminum Products.
This is a picture of one of the early Ford cars. The family wasn't identified. The picture was taken on North Spruce Street.
This page sponsored by GENE KULL GRACE GREENTOWN, Strasburg MAYHOOD READY MIX, 347-7125, Effingham
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First Lutheran School
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This picture was taken from the railroad tracks looking east. It shows the end of a boxcar beside the building that stood where Strohl's Grocery is now.
Across the street from the Opera Hall is Weber's Store. Notice the hitching racks in front of the stores.
USED CARS
The first farmers in this area used cream separators and sold their cream to the local creameries to be made into butter. The butter was ship- ped to the city markets. The farmer usually took his own cream to town, but sometimes they took turns picking up the cream cans from their neigh- bors and hauling them to the creamery.
After the local creameries went out of business some cream was shipped to the city markets. Plants for bottling and processing whole milk were started and then there was a demand for milk haulers to pick up the milk from the local farmers and haul it to the plant. Walgreens at Shel- byville was one of the first plants to use whole milk.
This picture shows five local men, Forrest Campbell, Edd Bullerman, Harry Rothrock, Walter Wascher, and Vance Huffmaster beside new trucks in front of the Frede Chevrolet Garage in Decatur, Il.
Mr Wascher says that they hauled the first milk to the Walgreen plant in Shelbyville. Standing in the door to the left is H. H. Ulmer, the local Chevrolet dealer, and Mr. Frede is beside the first truck. Milk haul- ing was an important business for many years. Some of the other milk haulers in our area were Harry Webb, Tom Miller, Paul Strohl and Lloyd Johnson.
For the past several years milk has been hauled from the local farms in refrigerated tank trucks. At one time Lloyd Johnson operated a fleet of tank trucks.
This building used for a private garage at 126 E. Main Street, on the Sam Buzzard property, was used as the first Lutheran school. It was moved from 402 East Main Street. Rev. Schlechte taught classes in this building.
This is a picture of the 1967, Norfork and Western Train wreck, taken from the top of the Aubrey Jones lime bin.
A picture of the most up-to-date means of transportation in 1911. The occupants of the buggy are Edna Lar- gent and Whitmer Grove.
The picture was taken by Charlie Weber and put on post cards.
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The Muscle and Blood of Duddlesten's Brick and Tile factory during the 1900's. The front from left to right is thought to be Jim Brady, Bill Binion, and Joe Bone. The row from left to right is Sam Koppen, Tom Duddlesten, and we think the man on the end is John West.
Port Cecil Farmi July 23,06
This is apparently a picture of a group that was helping someone put up their crop of hay. This picture shows the top of a hay derrick that was used to stack hay. The fork load of hay is shown being pulled up to be put on the top of the stack. A horse was used to pull the rope attached to the fork. The horse would pull the fork up and then it would be backed up to let the fork down.
Stacking the hay was an art as it had to be stacked so that the stack would settle straight and shed the water. Usually the men pitched the hay by hand on to the stack until it got too tall and then the derrick was used.
The hay was raked and dragged to the stack with a bull rake.
D. M. Duddlesten and Wife
Duddleston House
This is an early picture of the brick house that stands at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Cedar and South Fourth Streets.
It was built by Duddlestons, who were business men in the early history of Stewardson. At one time they operated the Packing House and the Brick Yard.
This was the Wm. Frede House at the corner of Walnut and North First Street, now the Herbert Schultz residence.
It was later remodeled with the masonry, siding and porches as it is now.
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T. N. Robison Residence at the intersection of Cedar and South Third Streets. The Robisons named their home "The Cage."
A good inside picture of T. N. Robison's Drug Store on South Pine St. taken sometime between 1900 and 1910.
This is a picture of the G. W. Voris House on North Vine Street. Later F. F. Yakey remodeled it and brick veneered it. Ida Yakey lives there now.
Mr. T. N. (Tom) Robison, a Druggist in Stewardson, Illinois from 1877 to 1913.
Mrs. T. N. Robison. She was the for- mer Isabella (Belle) Stewardson, daugh- ter of Wm. Stewardson II.
This is a picture of Glen Radloff in an early Model T Ford. The pic- ture was taken on South First Street.
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"Doc" Buzzard and his unstoppable Model T. Otis Shumard, one of Stewardson's master mechanics, rebuilt this car equipping it with both a Model T transmission and a Chevrolet transmission. It was the only car in the county with six gears forward and three gears in reverse.
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This is a picture of the front of T. N. Robison's Drug Store on the west side of the first block of South Pine Street. His son-in-law, R. A. Peters later moved this builidng to the rear of the lot and built on to the front. Most of the busi- ness houses of early Stewardson looked much like this drug store.
The Nickel Plate Depot at the Cedar Street Crossing.
Until automobiles and trucks became the principle means of trans- portation, this was a busy place. Four passenger trains a day came through town. The Plug was not only a popular mode of travel, but it brought in a lot of freight and express. In the early 1900's, dray operators would deliver this freight to the local merchants.
A local freight came through Stewardson, daily, also, and had more freight to unload at the depot. The telegraph office was in this building for many years. It was the hub of a lot of activity in our village.
These young ladies display the fash- ions of the day. They are decked out in their Sunday best. This picture was taken in St. Louis, Mo. on Sunday, June 5, 1911. The driver is Maude Barnett and her Co-pilot is Maude Powell. The three women in the back seat from left to right are: Edith Duddlesten, Eva Stansfield, and Nellie Johnson.
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PICTURE OF HARRY YORK HOUSE - NOW FUNERAL HOME
Left to right: Jesse York, Harry York (dentist), Mr. and Mrs. Hilsbeck (Mrs. H. H. Senior's parents), Dora York, Milan York, Daisy York, Mr. and Mrs. Charles York, Tom and Laura Righter;
Front row: Mr. and Mrs. H. H. York, Senior; Elvira York; seated, Arthur York.
The Henry Ulmer home in 1899. It stood just east of Springer Chevrolet Garage at 117 E. Main Street.
This is looking south down Pine Street from Main in about 1913.
Mr. John W. Homrighous purchased one half section of land in 1863. The 1881 History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties states, "The large and com- modious brick dwelling house and out- houses which ornaments the farm have been built by Mr. Homrighous since he come into possession of the property. The dwelling house is erected on a mound, and the land recedes in all directions, and from this eminence he has a commanding view of the country for miles around."
This farm includes the first land re- corded in Prairie Township. George W. Reams recorded 41 acres on Sept. 5, 1836.
Mrs. Ida Yakey now owns the old Homrighous homestead.
This is a picture of an early car. The make isn't known. Do you rec- ognize it?
The man at the left is John Baum- garten.
The office of the Falk Produce Co. on North Pine Street during the latter 1930's. Gib Brummerstedt is sitting be- hind the desk. Frank Falk is in fore- ground.
Frank Falk lived at Herborn, but he had been a local hay buyer in this area.
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The Old Home
The house still stands on the shady street In the little village dear, As it stood in the days that are gone by
Left to right: Paul Hoyer, John Fer- guson, Herschel Johnson, Karl Lugar, Glen Frede, Garl Storm, Tom Yar- borough, Irvin Rozine, Ed Schultz, and Don (Soup) Walker.
The days of yester year. And as of old it is well kept Its appearance it quite fair, But now its windows look at me With a strange and vacant stare. The spacious yard is neat and trim, But the shrubs and trees I knew, Put there by loving hands now still, I miss from the present view, Save one, at the back, a sturdy tree Beside the kitchen door, Which offers still its friendly shade As in those days of yore. In front the self same maple trees In leafy verdure stand, Perennial as memory Emblem of strength so grand.
Yes, the place looks very much the same, Activity and life are there,
But the atmosphere is different I am a stranger there.
This is the Arch Beals residence, the first house north of Stewardson on Route 32. Mr. Beals was one of the first settlers in the area.
In the picture are Mr. and Mrs. Arch Beals, his son Walt, and three of his daughters, Elta, Sylvia, and Goldya. This house was built about 1904.
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An early picture of the Block Building.
Time was, I called that dear house, home, When its portals were thrown wide,
To welcome me and shelter me, There my loved ones did abide. Fond parents whose every thought and look Were imbued with love for me,
Now there tender care and kindly deeds Are a cherished memory. In that home were joy and laughter Along with work and song,
There were company and friendships As glided the years along.
Childhood was one bright, summer day With never a thought or care, And never a dream that it all would pass Like a golden vision, rare.
There maidenhood came on a-pace With its joys and interests new, And thought became more settled, With a grownup mental view,
Then came the happy wedding day,
The flower window looked its best As we stood there to take the sacred vows, On the morn of a new happiness.
The years move happily along With many a glad return,
To the dear old home and the loved ones there For whom my heart did yearn.
But the time of separation came, And now before my gaze
Like a moving picture show there pass The scenes of other days.
I see again the cheerful fire, Three chairs in its friendly glow, The books we read! the talks we had! With eyes and hearts aglow.
That window gay with gorgeous blooms When winter snows blew cold, Is as vivid now in memory As 'twas in days of old. The house still stands in the village fair Still shaded by maples, tall, And I picture the life I used to know Within its friendly walls.
The smiles, the tears, the work, the play, The happy joke or song,
The visits of friends and relatives As the swift years sped along. The mental picture remains intact, It cannot change with time, And I know that every good thought and act Was an influence most sublime, As indestructable and true As the loved ones, precious, dear,
Who live and rejoice in the Great Be- yond While their influence lingers here. -Olive Reeder Miller.
Mrs. Miller is the daughter of an early Stewardson businessman, C. T. Reeder.
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Closing Acknowledgements and Poem
CENTENNIAL PATRONS
Edward Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Geraldine's Beauty Shop Heidi's Antiques
Edwin Manhart
James "Bert" Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Rentfro
Clarence (Sonny) & Clara Rosine
Vernie V. & Mary M. Boldt
Charles & Geraldine Augenstein
Paul & Ruth Volkman
Chester & Betty Burgess
Selma Seward
Zelma Hagerman
Maria Jo Storm
Vincent D. Storm
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Keller
James T. Jiter
Danney E. Friese
Mr. & Mrs. Orty Baumgarten
Larry, Donna, Mike & Michelle Schultz
Eugene & Gail Boldt Repr. George E. Shipley
Lawrence H. & Donna E. Steineman
Albert & Caroline Vonderheide
Grace (Mietzner) Mueller
Donna Mueller
Norma Mueller
Ken & Grace Knop
Thank You
It is with great anticipation that the people of the Stewardson community are planning for the 100 year celebra- tion of the founding of Stewardson.
This celebration is possible only be- cause many people were willing to give countless hours and effort pre- paring for this celebration and individ- uals and organizations have con- tributed generously of their money.
We who compiled the history of Stew- ardson hope we have given just tribute and respect to those people responsible for the past 100 years of Stewardson's progress.
Youth-You are Stewardson's future.
Our World
We make the world in which we live By what we gather and what we give.
By our daily deeds and the things we say By what we keep and cast away.
We make our world by the life we lead By the friends we have and the books we read,
By the pity we show in the hour of care By the loads we lift and the love we share,
We make our world by the goals we pursue By the heights we seek and the higher view,
By the hopes and dreams that meet the sun And the will to fight till the heights are won,
What is this place in which we dwell, A hut - A palace - A heaven or hell,
We make our world and here we live, By what we gather and what we give.
Goldya M. Schuyler
Kenton, Evelyn, Kathy & Bradley Augenstein
X. B. & Catherine Butcher
Mary & Tom Butcher
Mr. & Mrs. Shelby Thompson
Mrs. Ward Roberts
Mary Roberts
Dwane E. & Beatrice Hartman
Lloyd & Mary Kessler
Diane Schultz
Julie Schultz
Michael Schultz
Mark Schultz
Michelle Ann Weber
Eva Shuck
Arden French
Leona & Cobert Lugar
Oscar & Melva Kessler
Helen & Jack Ashenbramer
Mrs. Herman Noffke
Mr. & Mrs. L. Eugene Weber
Charles Huffmaster
Janet Steineman
Gary Steineman
Glen H. Radloff
Donald, Sharon & Christine Tate
Tracey E. Hoyer
Ralph W. Hoyer
V. Marguerite Webb
Z. Jeannette Klepzig
Mary Keene Anna Friese
Gerald, Mildred, Gary & Teresa Weber
Paul Krumreich
Irvin & Ruby Friese
Clinton A. & Louise Friese
C. Eddie Friese
David B. Friese
Diane Adams
Dale Adams
Charles W. & Edna A. Knop
Eugene & Arlene Friese, Dennis, Sharon, Steven, Karla & Kimberley
Todd D. Weber Ervin Mueller
Titus, Maxine, Ralph & Ray Vogel Edith Vogel
Mr. & Mrs. Von Storm
Sam, Susan, Bradley & Christie Buzzard
Glenda Knop
Kenna Knop
Kevin Knop
Kim Knop
Kyle Knop
Wayne Moomaw Kathleen & Delbert Rentfro Mollie & Ruby Krumreich Matilda Huffmaster
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Aerial Photo of Modern Stewardson by Ernie Newberry, Jr.
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Centennial Notes
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Thank You
R. I. Dove and Franklin E. Dove Wayne Huffmaster
Hazel Kessler, Stewardson
Chas. E. Anderson, Maurine Anderson, Robert and Kathleen Anderson, Randy and Helen Mares, Edward and Margaret Anderson
Donald and Betty Harrison, Stewardson
Albert Cecconi and Annette Cecconi
Best Wishes-Mr. & Mrs. Ira Gawthorp Carl and Betty Giesler
In Memory of Mrs. Mary A. Webb and her Granddaughter, Miss Grace Karl
Willa Mietzner
Harold and Hazel Rothrock
Charles and Vivian Kessler
Mr. & Mrs. Wilber Waters, Stewardson Harold and Lela Ulmer Ora and Juanita Fritz
In Memory of The Doc Stephens Family The Jim Brady Family The H. D. Brady Family
The Family of Elmer and Ruby Dappert Mary and Harry Falk
Grace Falk Cecil Falk Dry Goods-1951 - 1958
Jansen's Department Store, Effingham
Peter Kollinger, M.D., Prof. Corp. Daisy and Jr. Hobson's Barber and Upholstery Shops
Burl and Maurine Hobson, Hobson Garage in F.T. Engel Building, Stewardson
Harold, Wilma and Debbie Kessler Bill and Ella Kessler
Joan of Arc Chapter Order of Eastern Shar, Stewardson
Gizmo Fashions and Depot John and Margaret Falk
James Zalman Grain Bin Construction Chicago New Products Bins Mayrath Augers
Donald Ruff, Pioneer Seed Corn Strasburg, Phone 644-3085
Latch's Grocery Joe and Dorothy Latch
Marguerite's Beauty Shop
Compliments of "Prairie Farms Dairy"
Kwik Wash Laundry & Car Wash Ralph Mietzner
Mrs. Eloise ( Rentfrow) Manuel and Ferne Webb
Renshaw Superway, Strasburg
Dust and Son Auto Supply
Effingham State Bank The Blue Chip Bank, Effingham
Coca Cola Bottling Co., Mattoon
Dagwood's Union 76 Service Rt. 32, Stewardson, Ph. 682-3344 Tune Up and Major Overhaul
Corley International, Inc.
Stewardson-Strasburg Senior Class of '73
Shelby County Democratic Officers Delores Bruns, County Clerk Charles R. "Bob" Hayden, Circuit Clerk Irl Schuyler, Superintendent Educational Service Region Shelby County Robert A. Collins, Sheriff Robert Lee Broverman, States Attorney
Lowell Moomaw, Trucking Service
Heverman and Grunloh, Teutopolis Radio & T.V .- R.C.A. & Zenith Dealer
Fry Equipment Co. Effingham, III .- Route 32-33 North
Falk Produce, Stewardson
Falk Repair Shop-Farm Machinery Overhauling and Welding, Strasburg
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Shelbyville, Illinois
Rail & Truck Salvage, Stewardson Ellmans Depart. Store, Effingham
Wente Auto Parts 1402 South Willow, Effingham
Northern Propane Gas Company 1417 Main Street, Windsor, Ph. GL9-2141
Martin's I.G.A .- Home of So-Low Prices
The Stewardson Clipper and the Ryans
G. W. Prosser and Son Asphalt Co. 213 Fourth Morgan St., Shelbyville
Jan's Beauty Salon
Dean Kessler Family
Ed and Wilbur Meers Registered Hamp. & Yorkshire Hogs 2 Miles South of Stewardson
Ray Richards Insurance Agency 107 W. Main Street Ph. 682-5500, Stewardson
Monroe Bartels, Inc. Concrete Contractors, Effingham Phone 868-2824 or 868-2637
Larry Shumard, Moultrie-Shelby F-S Agent
Don M. Keller, Coun'ry Companies Insurance Agent
S&V Stone Quarry, Altamont Quarry, 4 Miles NE of Stewardson Rock of all Kinds
Stewardson Fabric Center, Stewardson Joe and Marie Falk
Effingham Parts Service-Auto Parts 307 E. Fayette, Effingham, III.
Beals Motor Co. Ph. 682-3296, Stewardson, II1. Your Ford Dealer Since 1935
Weber Bros., Eq. Inc. The Store of Quality and Good Service Ph. 857-3135, Teutopols, III.
Curtis Harvestore, Effingham Jewel Jenne, Sales Representative
C. E. Buesking, Your Standard Oil Dealer, Strasburg
Burkland's Greenhouse FTD Florist-40 Years on Location Ph. 342-4184, Effingham
Calverts Ceramics 711 W. Main, Shelbyville
Dowler Equip. Co., Bob Largent, Mgr. Your Dealer for New Holland, Kewanee and Other Fine Lines-Shelbyville
Effingham Monument Works, John W. Warren, Mgr. Route 32 North, Effingham
Strasburg State Bank-Member FDIC Strasburg, Illinois
Mayhood Ready Mix Ph. 347-7125, Effingham
Banner Township Mutual Fire Insurance Company-Serving the Area For 96 Years-1878 - 1974
Stewardson National Bank Member FDIC Ph. 682-3236, Stewardson
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American Legion Post No. 611 Stewardson, Illinois
Theo. Alwardt-Your Sunoco Distributor Ph. 682-3386, Stewardson
Juhnke Feed Mill, Strasburg
Stewardson Savings & Loan Association 107 W. Main Street Ph. 682-5500, Stewardson
W. S. Broom & Co. Furniture, Carpets & Appliances Effingham, Illinois
Baumgarten Construction & Supplies Ph. 682-3851, Stewardson
E. Blankenship & Co., Inc.,-Auto Parts 411 E. Fayette Ave., Effingham
Jones Trucking Service Aubrey and Jerry Jones, Stewardson
Stewardson-Strasburg Education Assoc.
". . . Congratulations to Stewardson on Your First 100 Years. Best Wishes for the Future."
Rolland F. Tipsword State Representative
Stevens Hardware, Effingham
Stewardson Senior Citizens
Boldt Custom Spraying Ph. 682-3672, Stewardson
Bennett Tire Co .- Wholesale Tire Service Ph. 459-2115, Windsor
Brummerstedt Funeral Home Ambulance Service Stewardson, Illinois
Daggett's Canvas & Alum. Products "We Cover Anything Under the Sun" Stewardson, Illinois
Springer Chevrolet Lynn and Becky Springer, Stewardson
Leo, Mabel and Darrell Rincker Trixler Seeds-Registered Suffolk Sheep Feeder of Fat Cattle
Village of Stewardson
Stewardson Lions Club
Shelby Electric Cooperative
Max E. Tabbert, Auctioneer Ph. 644-2479, Stewardson
Moultrie-Shelby Farm Service, Inc.
Kull Brothers-Hardware & Appliances Strasburg, Illinois
Thank You
Waggoner's Clothing & Family Shoes Shelbyville, Illinois
Bob Stofer Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Fiat, GMC 305 So. Banker, Effingham
Gene Kull - Grace Greentown Agr. Products, Strasburg
Stewardson Masonic Lodge No. 541 AF&AM
Keller Town & Country Illinois' Largest Highway Furniture Store East on Rt. 40, Effingham, III.
Kinkade, Schilling & Sloan, Inc. Your John Deere Dealer Ph. 774-2159, Shelbyville
Frank Brandt Grain Dealer in Grain, Seed Corn and Appaloosa Horses Ph. 644-3197, Stewardson
Massey Ferguson, Farm Center Shelbyville, Illinois
Shumard Centennial Farm Otis and Roxanna Shumard
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shumard, P.A.G. Seed Corn
Planters, Feeds, Seeds, Fertilizer, Chemicals Ph. 682-3366, Stewardson Plant
Ronald, Janet, Randy, Melody, Tamara, Rodney Beitz, Agent for Shelbyville Mutual, Pana Hillsboro-Mutual Ins. Co's Stewardson, Illinois
Glen and Lela Giesler James, Bill, Janet, Jean and John Your State Farm Agent For 1/3 of This 100 Years
Stewardson Builders Supply Lumber-Building Materials One-Fourth of a Century of Service
Chief Paints For the Finest Quality Paints Sold by Stewardson Builders Supply
W. L. Belden, Oil Producers St. Elmo, Illinois
Schultz Chevrolet Co. Herb and Anna Schultz
Hendrix Bottling Co. 609 N. 12th St., Mattoon
Schlechte Lumber Co. Ph. 644-2231, Strasburg
III. Consolidated Telephone Company
Wente Meats-Stewardson
Obey the Voice of the Lord Our God First Christian Church
G & J Construction Co. George Schlechte and Jim Bales Building Contractors All Types Construction R.R. 1 Strasburg-R.R. 3 Sullivan Ronald Beitz and Howard Hankins Bill Everett and Orris Lane Dale Wetherell
Keller Oil Co., Inc. Shell Petroleum Products Uniroyal Tires North Keller Drive Ph. 347-7777, Effingham
Dale and Emily Young Of "Youngscraft Cabinets & "Sanibel" Mfg. Co., Strasburg
Tate Oliver Sales Oliver-Minneapolis Moline Stewardson, Illinois
Triple K Dairy Farm Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Kessler & Sons
Yorks Bin Co., Butler Agri-Builder Derry York, Ph. 644-2270, Strasburg
Strohl's Grocery
Charles and Norma Hobson Home Care Know How Products
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Rothrock Registered Ponies, Strasburg
Forest Koester Sawmill Custom Sawing Native Lumber-Licensed Timber Buyer
Golden Harvest Hybrids Stewardson, Illinois James Huffmaster, Dealer
Investors Diversified Services, Inc. Exclusive Distributor For 6 Mutual Funds Paul W. Dempsey & Playford M. Davis 502 W. Jefferson, Effingham, Ph 342-2594
Yakey Elevator-Mode, III. Bill, Kathryn, Sheriman, Bill, Jr., John, David, Pat Yakey Greg, Helen Miller
York's Cafe and Tavern Strasburg, Illinois
Friese Bin Co .- Stewardson Grain Bins, Storage Bins' Augers, Bin Sweeps-Superior Quality & Service
Ed and Rose Zalman 39 Years in Postal Service
John Wittenberg Grain Co. John and Edith Wittenberg, Strasburg
Overheard
"It's not the worst of times, nor is it the very best of times. It's a year about like the year before and the year to come. Main Street is still here-course, it's improved a mite. A number of old familiar busi- ness houses are gone. But there is some new ones-thrivin', too. Can't get ice cream soda no more, the Mill Pond's a thing of the past, and the picture show has been replaced with TV. We lost our beautiful white steeple twenty years or more ago. Some of the other churches have disappeared, too. But, we still have four lively ones and prospering, too, with their new and remodeled church buildings.
"Say, ain't the construction business been good? And we are packin' mest again. The roof on the old plant fell in a year or so ago, you know. The elevator sure done good last year, but this year-well, we'll see. Got one or two tolerable nice store buildings standin' empty yet, just waitin' for some young, enterprisin' young man or woman. Housing is crowdin' up though, with kids a-marryin' and people movin' in. Say, now, ain't we got some mighty friendly folk? Some of the new ones comin' in said they sure was made to feel welcome, not like some places they went to. I tell you, most of us don't realize it yet, but there's some new forces in the wind that's a-gonna change our old town. Some for the better and maybe some not so good. But they are there and I hope we can control them so we can have the best of both the old and the new. There's gonna be more new people movin' in. Yes sir, Farley, I pronounce her generally healthy. Don't see much of nothin' wrong with this town."
"I know Doc. But ain't she a Doozey!"
Clipper Print -- Stewardson, Ilinois
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