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Taylor, F. E., Mrs., Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, etc.
Thomas, M. M., Manufacturer of Farm and Spring Wagons, Carriages, Buggies, etc. Also sole Agent in McLean County for the sale of the Cortland Platform Spring Wagon. I desire to call special attention to the Thomas Steel Tooth Harrow, the best in use. Patent applied for.
HEYWORTH.
Delano, G. M., Postmaster.
Elder, W. W., Dealer in Groceries, Queensware, &c.
Low, Nathan, Dealer in Boots and Shoes, a full line of Men's, Women's, Misses' and Boys' Stock constantly on hand, and at prices that defy competition.
McFarland, D. H., M. D.,
Mann, S., Dealer in Hardware and Agricultural Implements.
Nickerson, S., Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.
Rogers, Dr. A. F., General Store. Urich, George, General Blacksmith and Wagon Building; established in 1859.
Vanordstrand, I., & Co., Dealers in Grain, Lumber, Coal, Salt and Lime ; also buy and ship Live Stock.
DOWNS.
Adams, Joseph T., Music Teacher ; Piano and Organ a specialty ; residence, Sec. 17.
McComb, C. I., Farmer and General Blacksmith ; residence and shop,Sec. 32. McComb, George H., Farmer and Blacksmith ; residence and shop, Sec. 5. Marshall, Joseph, Physician and Surgeon, Sec. 31.
Montgomery & Chapin, Mer- chants ; a full and complete stock of Drugs constantly on hand ; also, Dealer in Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, &c., Gro- ceries and Provisions, Glassware, Queens- ware, and the different brands of Flour, including the celebrated Vara Mills.
Montgomery, James, Physician and Surgeon of eighteen years' practice ; office, at drug store of Montgomery & Chapin.
Price, P. B., Stock and Grain Dealer ; also, Farmer and Stock-raiser.
Robertson, J. H., Blacksmith and Wagon Manufacturer ; also, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public ; Wagon and Farm Machinery Repairing done.
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HUDSON.
Adams, J. C., Physician and Surgeon. Bistorious, A., Dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Flour, Boots, Shoes and Farming Implements.
Carlock Brothers, Dealers in Gro- ceries, Provisions, Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, and Agri- cultural Implements.
Cox & Aldrich, Dealers in Grain, Lumber, Live Stock, Coal, all kinds of Farmers' Produce, Dry Goods, Grocer- ies, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Drugs, &c.
Hasenwinkle, W., Proprietor of the Hudson City Mills and Elevator ; all orders for Flour and Feed will receive prompt attention ; highest market price paid for all kinds of Grain ; orders so- licited.
Hursey, William, Carriage and Wagon Manufacturer, and Blacksmith.
GRIDLEY.
Blumenshine & Seidel, Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Gro- ceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, &c.
Boies & Breese, Dealers in Grain and Stock.
Callsen, F. D., Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and General Collecting Agent.
Frank, G. A., Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, &c.
Hoover, D. L., Druggist and Apoth- ecary.
McConnell, Dr., Physician and Sur- geon.
Meyers, D. L., Dealer in Hardware, Stoves and Tinware; all kinds of Tin and Shect-iron Work done to order.
Neuhauser, C. H., Blacksmith, Man- ufacturer of Carriages and Dealer in Agricultural Implements.
Sieberns, Henry E., Dealer in Dry and Fancy Goods, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, &c.
BELLEFLOWER.
Grant, L. B., Postmaster, Justice of the Peace, Real Estate and Collecting Agent.
Moreland, R. E., Dealer in Grain, Coal, Seeds, Farm Implements, etc.
Plummer & Hurley, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors, Sash and Blinds.
Rome, Robert, Dealer in Choice Fam- ily Groceries, Flour, Meal, Produce, etc. Snyder, J. W., Manufacturer, Brick and Tile Works, three miles southeast of Belleflower.
Stokes, George W., Dealer in Drugs, Books, Paints, Oils, Wall Paper, Gro- ceries, etc.
STANFORD.
Brooks, Abel, Broker and Lightning- rod business.
Brooks, Miles, Police Justice.
Kearby, Elisha S., Wagon Maker and Blacksmith.
Linebarger, Henry, Grain Buyer and Shipper.
McReynolds, Leonard A., Jus- tice of the Peace, Carpenter and Builder.
Naffziger, Cristian W., Dealer in Lumber, Coal, Whitehall Tile, Salt, Lime, Cement, etc.
Nafziger, Christian A., Dealer in Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Groceries, etc.
Rusmisell, William C., Dry Goods, Notions, Boots and Shoes, etc. Springer, Peter D., Justice of the Peace.
Wright, Samuel D., M. D., Phy- sician, Surgeon and Druggist.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Anderson, William P., Surveyor and Farmer. Padua Township. P. O. Holder.
Belleville, C. D., Postmaster and General Merchant, Kumler Station.
Blaisdell & Leeret (Successors to E. Blaisdell & Co.), Grain Dealers, Weston.
Bumgardner, H. G., Grocery and General Notion Store ; Grain Buyer, Covell.
Campbell, John, Dealer in General Merchandise, Ellsworth.
Chapin, S. L., Physician and Sur- geon. Residence and office, Holder.
Douglass, D. T., Physician and Sur- geon. Pleasant Hill.
Douglass, J. L., Grain Merchant, of the firm of Funk & Douglass. Grain, Coal. Lumber and Salt Merchants, Shirley.
Dillon, Thomas, General Mer- chant, and Dealer in Coal and Lumber ; also. Postmaster, Express and Railroad Agent. Osman, Ill.
Fleming Bros., General Merchants, Grain and Stock Dealers and Shippers ; also Dealers in Lumber, Coal, Building Material, etc., etc., Holder.
Franklin, W. P., Farmer and Breeder of Draft Horses and Fine Cattle, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Lexington, Ill.
Girtin, W. C., Physician and Surgeon ( Graduate of Keokuk Medical College and State University of Missouri), Towanda.
Hefner, A. P., Blacksmith, Covell. Henderson, F., Grain-buyer and Shipper, Towanda.
Healea, Edward, Farmer, and Buyer and Shipper of Grain and Hay, Empire. McLean Co., Ill .; Post Office, Empire Station.
Larimer, John A., Merchant and
Postmaster. Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc., etc .. .
Arrowsmith.
McCracken, William, Dealer in Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, etc., etc., Pleasant Hill. Paulding, O., M. D., Arrowsmith. Quinn & Quinn, Merchants ; General Merchandise, Shirley.
Skagg, Lewis H., M. D., Physi- cian and Surgeon, Ellsworth.
Stevens, John, Carriage Maker. Ells- worth.
Stretch, E., Dr., Physician, Shirley. Snook, George W., Merchant and Grain Dealer ; also, Dealer in Lumber, Coal, &c., Delana, Ill. Highest mar- ket price paid for Grain.
Savage, J. B., Merchant, Postmaster and Justice of the Peace ; also, Agent for Barnum & Keenan for the purchase of Grain, and Dealer in Coal, Lumber, Lime, Cement, &c., Sabina.
Stoops, S. A., & Co., Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of Drain Tile. These Tile are not surpassed in strength and durability by any manufactured in the State. Factory located at Padua, on the L., B. & M. R. R., McLean Co., Ill.
Steele, James, Farmer and Grain Dealer. Highest market price paid for Grain. Weedman Station.
Trimmer, J. F., Proprietor of the Thomas Saw and Grist Mill, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Towanda.
Weedman, John, General Banker ; Bank of Deposit and Dealer in Foreign and Home Exchange. Bank at Farmer City ; also Dealer and Shipper of Stock. Raising Blooded Stock a specialty at residence. Post Office. Farmer City, De Witt Co. Weedman Station.
Bloomington Biographies received too late for insertion in proper place.
CHARLES W. ATKINSON. County Clerk, Bloomington ; was born in Lake Co., Ohio, Oct. 3. 1835. He came to McLean Co. in 1853, and finished a good education at the Wesleyan Uni- versity. During the winter of 1860, he returned to Lake Co., Ohio, and, in the following spring, enlisted with the 23d Ohio V. I .; in the spring of 1862, was promoted to Second Lieutenant, and, in the same year, to First Lieutenant. then to Captain which position he held during his service of over four years ; he participated in twenty-seven of the most severe battles and skirmishes of the war, and was one of those so fortunate as to escape without injury. After the war, he returned to MeLean Co., and engaged in mercantile business at Saybrook, continuing until 1868. when he came to Bloomington and filled the position of Deputy Circuit Clerk four years ; he then, for four years, held a position as Deputy County Clerk. Being social and genial, he won the good will and respect of the citizens of McLean Co., and, in 1877, he was elected to his present position. He married Miss Kate Guthrie, daughter of the Rev. R. E. Guthrie, of Say- brook, Oct. 23, 1866; they have a family of four.
HON. THOMAS F. MITCHELL, Bloomington ; is a son of George and Margaret Mitchell, and the only one of a family of four (two sisters and a brother) that lived to the age of maturity. He was born in Highland Co., Ohio, Dec. 28, 1828. While quite small, his father moved to Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio, where he lived for many years. It was here the subject of this sketch received his education, first in common schools of the place, and finally in the Ripley College. At. the close of his school days, he apprenticed himself for two years to learn the carpenter and joiner's trade, and soon became a proficient workman. and, finally, a snecessful manager in that line. He moved from Ripley, Ohio, to Maysville, Ky., where he worked as a journeyman carpenter for several years. While here, he became of age, and, like a large majority of the people of that section of country, was an enthusiastic IIenry Clay Whig in polities. His first vote was cast for Archibald Dixon, the Whig candidate for Governor of Kentucky. In December, 1852, he was married to Miss Mary A. Spalding, of Maysville, and, in the spring of 1853, removed with his wife to Bloomington, Ill., where he still resides. Arriving in Bloomington at a time when it was 'apidly developing into the beautiful city it now is, he found ample employment in the line of his trade, which he prosecuted as builder and contractor for several years, having decidedly the lead in the amount of business done, number of men employed, etc. In the fall of 1857, he became a partner in a grocery store, which proved an unfortunate investment, and soon absorbed most of the net savings from his business as builder. Having closed out the grocery business, he was appointed Street Commissioner of the city, and in the following year was elected to the same position. The winters of 1859-60 and 1860-61, he read law in the office of Swett & Orme, and with Reeves & Hogg, and though he was amply qualified for admission to the bar, he chose to enter upon the lumber business, which he did as a clerk for W. C. Watkins, and for seventeen years, he has been engaged in that business under various firm names, eleven years of this time under the firm name and style of Whitmer & Mitchell. Ile has always taken an active part in publie matters, and thoroughly believes that the practice of good people ignoring political affairs is fraught with great danger to our institutions. He was elected twice a member of the Board of Education of the city, and served as its Treasurer two years. Since his residence in Illinois, he has been a Republican in politics, and has taken an active part in most of the campaigns in this State. For six years, he was chosen Chairman of the Republican County Central Committee. At the County Convention in June, 1876, he was nominated by acclamation as one of the candidates to represent the county in the Legislature of the State. He was elected in November, and was assigned an important committee in the House, and became a very successful manager and leader on the floor. In 1878, he was again nominated by acclamation, and again elected to represent this county in the General Assembly. He was one among the leading contestants for the office of Speaker of the House, and though not elected. he was chosen as Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, which is the ranking committee of the House. This committee passed upon bills which, in the aggregate, disposed of nearly six and a quarter millions of the people's moncy, and to be assured of the propriety of every measure, and to present the details required to con- vince the House of the justice and equity of the claims, was, indeed, a work of great lahor. There was probably no member of the House who had a greater influence in its councils : no one more diligent in his attention to business. and none more conscientious in the discharge of his
duties, and none who stood higher in the esteem of his fellow-members at the close of the ses- sion. In June, 1877, Mr. Mitchell was appointed Treasurer of the State Board of Education, and still serves in that capacity. He handles the moneys appropriated and accruing to the State Normal University at Normal, and was a valuable friend to the institution on the floor of the House of Representatives of the late Assembly. He is a never-failing friend to the cause of pop- ular education.
ELIHU ROGERS, deceased, Bloomington, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Windham, Greene Co., N. Y., Oct. 8, 1805 ; at the age of 11, his mother having died, he went to reside with his uncle, Col. James Robinson, and remained with him until he was 24 years of age, engaged in farming. On Feb. 11, 1828, he married Miss Hannah Hubbard, daughter of Israel and Elizabeth P. Hubbard, of Durham, Greene Co., N. Y., and, one year after, moved to Tompkins Co., N. Y., and engaged in farming and stock-raising for fourteen years; in the fall of 1844, he moved to McLean Co., Ill., and first settled in Old Town Timber, farming for six years, where he increased his farm to 1,100 acres ; in 1850, he moved to Bloomington and first engaged in the lumber business in connection with James Robinson, and, a short time afterward, having withdrawn from that business, formed a patnership with Ezekiel Folsom in the grain trade, which continued for eight years, when, having sold out his interest, he, with Mr. Sill, built the Normal Flouring-Mill in Normal. Having retired from active business life, he lived upon the farm, upon which his widow now resides. up to the time of his death, which occurred Dec. 2, 1872.
CAPT. CHRISTIAN RIEBSAME, Bloomington ; was born June 1, 1839, in Mutterstadt, Germany; when 3 years old, the family moved to Speyer, on the Rhine, where he received a common-school education : came to America, arriving at Philadelphia, Nov. 17, 1853 ; after a residence in the cities of New York, Brooklyn and Chicago, settled in Decatur, Ill., in 1858. During the war of the rebellion, in 1862, enlisted as private soldier in the 116th I. V. I., Macon County Regiment ; was promoted Sergeant in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou; First Lieutenant, for gallantry at Arkansas Post, and Captain at Mission Ridge. The 116th Regiment I. V. I., on entering the field, was attached to Gen. W. T. Sherman's 15th Army Corps, and formed part of that General's command to the end of the war. Capt. Riebsame participated in all the battles of the Army of the Tennessee, from Memphis to Richmond, including Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Fort McAllister, Savannah, Columbia, S. C., and Bentonville, N. C. The grand review of Sherman's army before the President, in Washington, at the end of the war, forms one of the proudest recollections of Capt. Riebsame. The regimental colors, officer's swords and bayonets of the men, were literally covered with flowers and wreaths by the loyal ladies who lined the walks along the line of the procession, causing every heart to leap with joy that their services to the country were appreciated. At the close of the war, settled at Bloomington, engaging in the bakery busi- ness, but gave it up on account of ill health ; he is now the wholesale agent of the Phillip Best Brewing Company of Milwaukee. for Central Illinois. Is in the enjoyment of a prosperous busi- uess and a happy family.
ERRATA.
On page 737, in history of Belletlower Township, for Gov. John Mc.Nulta read Gen. John McNulta.
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