The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 113

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932

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Mnrden Frank, res. 707 N. Madison street. Murden James F. policeman, 307 Fayette street. Murphy James, carpenter, res. 529 McBean street.

MURPHY DR. JOHN, M.D., res. and office, N. Madison street.

Murphy James R. grocer, 717 Merrimon street.

Murphy J. W. car builder R. 1. & P. res. 305 Morton street.

Murphy M. grocer, 623 First street.

Murphy Thos. laborer. res. 529 McBean street. Murray John, carpenter, 908 Second street.

MURRAY JOHN T. flour dealer, 416 Main st. Murray J. A. J. res. 618 Third street. Murray J. J. moulder, 600 S. Water street.

MURRY S. A. (Osgood & Murry), manufac- turers and shippers of walnut lumber, 1142 S. Wash- ington street, was born in McConnelsville, O., in 1849. His parents were Samuel Murry and Jane Holloway, who married in that State. S. A. learned and pursued the cooper's trade five years, went to Indianapolis, Ind., in 1871, where he remained six years, and engaged in the lumber business. In order to acquaint himself fully with the details of the business, Mr. M. went to Phila- delphia, Pa., in April, 1875, and spent six months. Three years ago he came to Peoria, and at once began manufacturing and shipping walnut lumber, under the present firm name. They purchase the timber, convert it into lumber, and ship it to Eastern cities, handling frow a million to a million and a half feet per year. On May 20, 1879, Mr. M. married Florence M. Over- all, a native of Lewistown, Ill. llis parents are still living in McConnelsville, Ohio.

Nagele A. grocer, 323 Smith street. Nagle Jno. A. res. 611 Smith street.

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NASON NATHANIEL C. printer and pub- lisher, 400 S. Adams street, was born April 4. 1827, at Gorham, Me., the seventh in a family of eight children, and the youngest son. His ancestry, paternal and ma- ternal, came to Maine between 1640 and 1650. Ilis father was Rev. Keuben Nason, graduate of Harvard in 1802, who entered the ministry of the Congrega- tional Church in 1810. As first preceptor of Gorham Academy, he opened that institution in 1806, and re- turned to it from his pulpit in 1815, leaving it in 1834 only to organize a similar school in Clarkson, N. Y. lle died at Clarkson in 1834, and in 1836 his widow (nee Martha Coffin) took her children back to Gorham among their friends and relatives. There the subject of our sketch grew up and received his primary educa- tion, removing in 1542 to Illinois and entering Illinois College, where he studied for two years. In 1845 he went to the South and taught school in various places for three years. He was, for a year, joint editor and publisher of the Whig Flag, of Carrollton, Miss. In January, 1849. he came to Illinois and worked as a journeyman printer in Pekin, Chicago and Peoria ; af- terwards in St. Louis, Mo. He also acted as book- keeper, salesman and purchasing agent, for a general store and packing house at Wesley City. Soon after his return from the South he became connected with the Order of Odd Fellows, in Covenant Lodge, No. 48, at Pekin, and in 1852 was a charter member of Ft. Clark Lodge, No. 109, Peoria, and from the first an officer therein. Ile became associated with Rev. Wm. Rounsville in the publication of the Memento, an Odd Fellows Monthly, in 1854, and from that time on, Mr. Nason has been a printer and publisher in Peoria. In November, 1855, he undertook the publication of a daily newspaper, the Peoria Transcript, but the prom- ised capital necessary to establish it not being forth- coming, he left it after about two months. In Septem- ber, 1856, while in parnership with Mr. H. S. Hill, his establishment was totally destroyed by fire, and it being uninsured, they were left with a heavy load of debt, and little save their own energy to furnish the means of payment. He has been prominently connected with the secret societies of the State for many years, and has filled many offices in them. He was a charter member and the first Noble Grand of Central City Lodge, No. 163. l'eoria, 1. O. O. F., and its first representative to the Grand Lodge. Hle has attended every session of that body since 1854. Ile was elected Grand Seribe of the Grand Encampment of Illinois (1. O. O. F.) in 1864, and in 1869, Grand Secretary of Grand Lodge of Illi- nois (I. O. O. F.), and has since filled the office. Hle is also a member of Order of K. of I'. and was the first presiding officer of C'alanthe Lodge, No. 47. Is also a Past Dictator of the Knights of Honor, and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of that body in Illinois

since 1877. Is a member of Royal Arcanum, the first Regent of Ajax Council, No. 216, of Peoria, and a trustee of the Grand Council of Illinois. Hle discharges the duties of all these important offices while carrying on his large printing establishment. In 1856 he married Miss Anna D. Bedel, of l'eoria, a native of N. H., by whom he has two daughters.

Nelderlander B. Mrs. res. 1105 Perry street. Nell A. J broom mitr. 105 Main street. Newkirk Benj. 208 A. Douglass street.

Newman Max, res. 603 Main street.

Newman Mary E. Mrs. hurse, res. 902 Sanford street.

Newman & U'flinan, cigars and tobacco, 225 S. Washington streets

NICOL DAVID, chief engineer, City water works ; was born at Tarry Mill, Parish of St. Vigeans, Forfarshire, Scotland, September 7, 1824, and is the son of John and Bettie (Christie) Nicol, natives of Scotland. He was raised in Montrose and Arbroath, and learned his trade of machinist, in the machine shop of a linen spinning factory in the latter place. When about twenty years of age he went to Dundee, and for the next four years worked in a locomotive building work ; married in Arbroath August 8, 1845, Miss Betty Greig, a native of that place, by whom he had two children-David and James ; came with his family to America landing at New York, July 10, 1848, and headed straight for l'eoria, arriving there July 29th of that year. There he settled and went to work in Luke Wood's machine shop, and on July 15, 1850, he buried both his boys in one grave-they dying of cholera- and two days later his wife followed them, cut down by the same fell destroyer. On October 25, 1852, he married his present wife, then Miss Charlotte Thomp- son, who was born in Upton, near Bristol, England, and who has borne him seven children, four now alive, Nettie, George, Lilly and Frank. lle has resided in Peoria ever since first coming to it, except about two years during the war, when he resided in Indianapolis. Ile worked constantly at his trade as journeyman and foreman, till January 1872, when he received his ap- pointment to his present responsible position, which with the exception of two years he has ever since held. lle owes a house and lot at 612 Fifth street, and at present resides with all his family in house contiguous to the water works.

NICOL WILLIAM (of Nicol, Burr & Co.), foundry and machine shop, cor. Water and Walnut street ; was born in Arbroath Forfarshire, Scotland, in December, 1826; learned his trade in native town, and coming to America in 1852, headed straight for l'eoria ; was for a number of years foreman mulder for William Peters, and in 1862, in company with hus partners (J. D. Burr, William Rutherford and M. McAleenan) bought out the business, and has since continued it. Hle married in Peoria in August, 1855, Jane Iloewan !. a native of his own town, by whom he has had eight children, tive now hving-George, John, William, Isa-

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bella and James. Ile owns his residence and lot. Mrs. Nicol is a member of the Congregational Church.

NICOT JACOB, boot and shoe maker, 318 Fulton street ; was born in the city of Belfort, France, March 3, 1852, and is the son of Henry Nicot and Kate Periat, natives of that city. He grew to manhood and learned his trade there, and came to America alone in 1872, landing at New York in September of that year ; resided in New York for two years and worked at his trade, and came to Peoria in the Fall of 1874, where he for some years worked as journeyman, starting in business for himself in March, 1877, at 300 Fulton street, and coming to his present location in March of the present year. He married September 2, 1878, Miss Emily Herman, a native of Peoria, by whom he has one child-Emily-born December 8, 1879. He does a good and growing business to a good class of cus- tomers.

Niehaus B. clerk, 121 North street. Niehaus F. Mrs. res. 117 Smith street.

NIGLAS JOHN N. physician and surgeon, res. 603 N. Jefferson street ; was born in Vienna, Austria, May 6, 1810. His father, John Niglas, married Hannah Suess, both were natives of Austria. The doctor was educated at the Imperial University of Vienna, where he took a thorough literary and scienti- fic course and received the degree of doctor of phil- osophy and arts, and filled the chair of philosophy and religion in the university for ten years ; was director and priest in St. Mary's Church in the institution from 1836 to 1849, when, owing to the liberality of his views in politics, he resigned his position and sailed for America, landing in New York, in April, 1849; thence went to St. Louis, and after a brief stay came to Peoria, and in 1850, erected the dwelling in which he now lives. In 1852-3, Dr. N. attended a course of lectures at Rush Medical College, Chicago, from which he was awarded the degree of M. D. in the Spring of 1853 ; and has since been in active practice. During the year 1851, he was professor of Ilebrew, Greek and German in Jubilee College ; in 1861 entered the army as surgeon of the 6th III. Cavalry ; in April, 1863, was promoted to surgeon in chief of cavalry division of 16th Army Corps; and in 1864, to the position of medical director of the Department of the Tennessee, and served in that capacity till close of the war. Ile has acted as county physician four years, and as city physician eight years, which office he now holds. Doctor married Theresa Overhauser nee Haydter, a native of Vienna, in the city of New York, in September, 1849. They have no children.

NITSCHIKE WILLIAM, cigar manufac- turer, 510 Main street, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., in July, 1849; married in Chicago, August, IS69, Miss Mathilda Agertsen, a native of Norway, by whom he

has had five children, Minnie, Rudolph, August, Otto and Matilda. He came to Peoria in February. 1871, and started for himself in his present business, manu- facturing very largely all grades of cigars ; employs at present eighteen hands, and turns out from 50,000 to 60,000 cigars monthly, almost all of which are sold in this city ; also keeps a well selected stock of tobaccos and smokers' articles. His present residence is at 900 Monson street.

Nolan Jas, cattle feeder, res. 207 Persimmon street. Norcott F. A. res. 108 S. Jefferson street.

Northup N. C. livery, 311 North Washington street.

NORTON ORRIN II. was born in Opelou- sas, La., Oct. 8, 1839. He came to Peoria in 1841. In 1853 went to Galveston, Texas, and returned to Peoria in the Fall of 1854, and has resided here since. While in Galveston his mother and step-father died with the yellow fever, leaving him and a brother, then a babe less than six months old. Soon after his parents' death he started for home (Peoria) with his baby brother, a journey requiring over a month. This was an under- taking which few men would have started upon, much less a boy of fifteen summers. In 1860 he was married by Rev. Mr. Johnson to Miss A. E., daughter of Daniel M. and Ann (Darling) Tinker, natives of North Adams, Mass., who came to Peoria in 1856, and now reside in Richwood township. He commenced to learn the trade of stone cutter the next Spring. That Summer he received ten dollars per month and paid five of it for house rent. He was the prime mover in organizing fire company Young America No. 2, and took the lead in all the company's undertakings, being elected fore- man a number of times. In 1874 he prepared an or- dinance to have the fire department reorganized into a thorough paid deparment ; and after much effort on his part the ordinance was passed March 9, 1875, by unan- imous vote of the City Council, and at the same meet- ing Mr. Norton was elected, by ballot, to the office of chief of the fire department, at a salary of $1,000 per annum, which position he held until Jan. 3, 1878. He was one of the organizers of the I. S. F. Association, and was elected first vice-president a number of times. In 1876 was appointed one of the executive officers of the National Association of Fire Engineers ; was an ac- tive fireman in Peoria twenty successive years, attending over fourteen hundred fires. As a fireman and organ- izer Mr. Norton stands at the head of the profession.

NOWLAND EDWARD F. (retired), res. 311 S. Jefferson street, is one of the pioneer business men of Peoria, and for many years extensively and promi- nently known in central Illinois as a stock dealer and pork packer, was born in New York city July 4, 1810, and is the only child of Francis and Mary Nowland, who emigrated from Ireland in 1798. Ilaving spent his early life in the metropolis, Mr. N. came West on a prospective tour in 1834, during which he visited Peo-

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ria. Being pleased with the location and prospects of the young town, he returned to New York and married Jane A. Oakley of that city, and removed to l'eoria in 1835. Engaged two years in butchering for the local market ; began regular business of slaughtering and pork packing in 1837, which he prosecuted successfully until 1863, part of the time alone and part in company with other parties. In 1844 Mr. Nowland erected a large, new packing house, fitted it up with full steam appliances, being the first in Peoria to slaughter and pack by steam. The business started up from a small beginning and grew to such proportions that the firm killed 40,000 hogs in a season. Soon after retiring from the pork trade, Mr. N. built the distillery known as the Gregg & Nowland distillery, where Reynolds & Co.'s packing house now stands, and some years later erected the Grove distillery, now owned by Woolner Bros. After running it a short time, having lost his oldest son, he sold it to Richard Gregg, his partner in the other establishment, and retired from active busi- ness. Mrs. Nowland died February 8, 1870, having borne him three sons and one daughter, two of whom are living - Mrs. Dr. J. A. Guth and Frank B. By a life of indefatigable labors - during years of which he spent twenty out of every twenty-four hours at work - and by judicious management, Mr. Nowland accumu- lated an ample estate. Though his physical health is considerably impaired by a stroke of paralysis, his memory of the events of the early history of l'eoria is remarkably distinct, and his graphic relation of them very entertaining and instructive.

Null Mrs. R. res. 107 Milinon street.

Nullemejer J. II. res. 904 N. Adams street.

OAKFORD A. S. wholesale grocer, res. 405 Perry street.

Oberhauser Wm. cashier Ger. Bank, res. 721 N. Madison street. U'Brien David, rea. 615 McBean street.

O'BRIEN JOHN, car repairer for T., P'. & W. R. R., res. 1102 First street, was born in Ireland ; came to America abont 1850, and after roaming around a good deal settled in Peoria about 1853, and was mar- ried in the following year to Johanna l'ersol, a native of Ireland, by whom he has had four children, one of whom is now living - Michael. Mr. O Brien owns property to the amount of $800, and he and his wife are members of the Catholic Church.

I'Brles John, carpenter, 118 First street.

O'Brien John, trunk maker, ren 157 Gay strcel.

('Brien M. saloon, 125 Fulton street.

O'Brien Thomas, drayman, res. 122 Saratoga street.

fekenga E. Krurer. 1139 S. Adama street.

Orker MI. laborer, res. 212 N. Prairie attret.

UM't'onnor Denals, polierusan, ren. 814 Hurtbut atreet. Ul'onuor James, Fra. 165 Giay street.

O'Connor P. bricklayer, res. 108 Henry street.

ODELL G. W. Capt. grocer, 515 Knox- ville road ; son of Jonathan A. and Mary (Conklin) Odell, natives of New York. The subject of this sketch was born in l'utnam county, N. Y., in 1828. Hle was reared on a farm in Westchester county, N. V., and received a common school education. At

the age of eighteen he commenced clerking for a man by the name of John Mead, in Peekskill, and remained with him until 1852, when be went to New York city and was employed by A. T. Stewart, where he remained until the Spring of 1855, then came to Peoria and clerked for a short time in a dry goods house ; afterwards embarked in business as the firm of Odell & Parker, and continued as same until 1859. In 1861 he enlisted in 11th Illinois Cavalry, as private, and was mustered as Ist Lieutenant, under Robert G. Ingersoll ; was in that branch of service one and a half years. Returned home, recruited Company F., of the 139th I. V. I., and was commissioned as its captain. Married for his first wife Susan &. Armstrong. She was the daughter of John and Susan Armstrong, who came to the county in 1834. She died in 1859, leaving one son, Charles H. For his second wife he married Martha A. Armstrong. She was born in Peoria, Ills., in 1841. The fruit of this marriage being nine chil- dren, eight of whom are living: Mary A., Jennie, Frank HI., Annie S., George B., Lulu, Harry. (Amy deceased), and Edith.

Oechsle Joseph, callnet maker, 110 Main street. Off Chas. J. wholesale grocer. 116 Liberty street. Ogden 1. res. 618 Main street.

O'Gorman Chas. E. 416 Fulton street.

OHL JOHN, bakery and grocery, 401 Washington street. Was born near Frankfort, Ger- many, April 3. 1S24; came to the United States in 1849. in a sailing vessel, and wason the water thirty-five days, and Janded in New York, and thence to Mercer county, l'a., where he remained a short time ; thence to St. Lonis, and remained until 1853, when he came to Peoria county, and has been in the bakery business since. Married Miss Lizzie Eydmann. She was born in the same place as her husband, June 26, 1832. Nine children blessed this union : Julius, born June 11, 1854. died December 11. 1860; (two died in in- fancy); Carl l'eter, born October 10, 1857 ; John, born November 17, 1859; Willie, born March 29. 1863 ; George, born March 11, 1565; Louis, born November 15, 1866 ; Matilda, born August 19, 1868 ; Elizabeth, born November 28, 1870; Emily and l'auline (twins), born June 2, 1873. Members of Lutheran Church. Ohl Val, basket maker, 119 Irving strert.

OHLEMILLER .J. grocer, 933 W. Jefferson street.

Ohlrmniler S. carpenter, res. 933 W. Jefferson street.

('Laughlin I', labirer, 11º c'edar street.

U'Nell James, res. 409 Hurtbut street.

O'Nell J eugluerr, 329 Hatier street

Onton John A. mall carrier, res 203 Ellis street.

ONSTOT JOSHUA S. harness and awning manufacturer, 215 Elizabeth street, was born in Miss. out, September 19, 1532. Was one of a family of three children of Solomon and Mary Onstot. Mother died when he was ten years old He learned the trade of harnessmaker in St. Louis, and after working in various places as a journeyman he settled in l'eona in

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1855 and opened business on his own account and con- ducted a shop until his death, which occurred December 16, 1879, leaving four children, (two dead,) Wm. L., Mary E., Alice B., and Elizabeth A. Was a member of the M. E. Church at the time of his death. Mr. Onstot was the first and principal awning manufacturer in the city. He married Abby G. Prentice, a native of Dayton, O., November 17, 1859.

O'Rouke Miles, foundry. cor. Washington and Maple streets. Ortmann E. res. 404 First street.

Ottenheimer Saml. clothing, 221 and 223 Main street.

Osborn B. Il. res. 518 Hamilton street.

Owen Bent. boiler maker, T. P. & W. shops. Owens J. res. 1906 S. Adams street.

Palin W. S. car accountant, T.P.& W. res. 807 Fayette street.

PARISH A. S. proprietor Parish Commercial College, 114 and 116 S. Adams street, was born in Seneca county, N. Y., December 28, 1841, and is the son of Peter S. and Catherine E. (Smith) Parish, natives of New York. He there was educated and grew up, and at seventeen years of age removed with his father to Ingham county, Mich., where he resided for four years, and then returning to his native State took a course of commercial education in Oswego, in 1864, and afterwards filled the position of teacher in same school for eight months ; afterwards taught in the Busi- ness College at Macgregor, Iowa, for two years; at Dayton, Ohio, Business College, one year ; at Grand Rapids Business College, seven years ; coming from there to Peoria in 1876, where he purchased Cole's Business College in April of that year, and has since conducted and developed it, under his own name. He has recently moved into new and very handsome quarters, and the college is complete in all the appoint- ments necessary for the thorough education of his students in the forms and customs of actual business life. He married at Monona, Iowa, July 21, 1867, Miss Susan E. Woodward, a native of Massachusetts, and daughter of Parker and Louisa (Spaulding) Woodward. Mr. Parish's father is still alive and a resident of Ingham county, Mich.

Parish Ben. S. res. 1206 Perry street. Parks J. res. Garden street. Parmly O. C. res. Penria House.

Partridge A. blacksmith, Hull street near Main.

PASTOROINI ANTOINE, saloon, 125

Washington street.

Paul John W. yeast manufacturer, 407 Brotherson street. Pony Stepben, eogiveer, Second district school.

PECK J. D. house and sign painter, 204 Main street, was born in Providence, R. I., Sept. 3, 1839, and is the son of Leonard and Harriet A. (Short) Peck, natives of that State. IIe was raised, educated and learned his trade in his native city, and worked at it there for some years ; enlisted in Sept. 1861, in Co. I. IIth R. I. V. Infantry, and served with it until July of the next year; in the same Fall came to Peoria, and during the next two years acted as foreman for Frazer & Co., painters there. He afterwards went to Omaha, Neb., near which he purchased a cattle ranche, and after residing upon it for a year, sold out, and returned

to Peoria, and began business for himself. He mar- ried, in 1861, Miss Harriet A. Woodbury, daughter of Samuel and Frances A. Woodbury, a native of his own city by whom he has one child, Nellie, born June 15, 1877. Mr. Peck was for two years alderman, from the Seventh Ward of Peoria. Makes a specialty in his business of sign writing; owns three-story building at above and adjoining numbers, containing two fine stores one of which he occupies himself ; also owns residence and lot at 229 Elizabeth street. Mr. und Mrs. Peck are members of the First Congregational Church. Peck J. G. shoe shop, 111 First street.

PERKINS EDGAR, M. D. physician and surgeon, 104 N. Madison street, was born in Delhi, Delaware Co. N. Y., Sept. 4, 1836, and is the son of Timothy and Sarah (Veghty) Perkins. ITis father was a native of Massachusetts, and his mother of New York. When four years old his parents removed to Illinois, settling at Buffalo Grove, now Polo, Ogle Co., where he went to school, graduating afterwards at Clarke's, now Jennings', Seminary, at Aurora in 1864. Before graduating he enlisted in the Fall of 1862, in Co. D. 92nd I. V. I. for three years, and served about seven months at the front, when in consequence of exposure and privations he fell sick and was discharged in the following Spring. He then returned to Aurora and graduated as above stated. For the next three years he read medicine and taught school, and took his de- gree of M. D. at Hahnemann Medical College in 1868, afterwards commencing to practice at Canton, Ill. After four years there he came to Peoria in the Fall of 1871, where he has ever since resided. He married, in Providence, R. I., in August, 1866, Miss Lucy F. Cheever, daughter of Daniel Cheever, of Delavan, Ill., by whom he has had four children, Abby A., Chas. E., Harry P., and Louie S. The doctor owns his resi- dence and lot at above number. His wife and he are members of the First Congregational Church.

Perry William, res. 507 Hamilton street.

Pesch Frank, machinist T., P. &. W., res 1019 N. Adams street. Peters Martin, laborer, 614 Johnson street.

PETERSON HI. N. restaurant, 202 S. Wash- ington street, was born in Holstein, Germany, on the 25th day of Oct. 1827. Came to the United States in 1853, and landed in New York. Thence to Chicago where he remained two years, and thence to Peoria where he has resided since, where he worked at his trade as carriage trimmer two years. Afterwards en- gaged in the hotel business where he remained five years, and in 1873 commenced his present business. Married Miss Elizabeth Bower. She was born in Ohio July 14, 1832, The fruit of this marriage was five children ; four living, Theodore, lIenrietta, Rudolph and Minnie.

PETERSON JOIIN, merchant tailor, 224 Main street, was born in Norway, Europe, in 1830.

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Came to the United States about twenty-eight years ago, settled in Milwaukee, Wis., and worked at the tailor's Irade ; thence he went to Rockford, Ill., and pursued the business as a journeyman several years. In 1861 came to Peoria, and after working three years on a salary opened a shop. In 1865 his shop was burned, by which he lost most of his stock. Since then, until the Fall of 1879, he has conducted the business under the First National Bank, when he removed to the above number. Mr. Peterson married the first time in 1860 to Martha Peterson of Rockford, a native also of Nor- way. She died in 1868, leaving one child which has since died. lle married the present wife, Miss T. Lein- go, in June, 1877. She is a native of Ohio. lle carries a fine assortment of piece goods, which are made up to order in the most approved manner. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

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The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a history of the Northwest-history of Illinois-history of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc., etc., Part 113

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company Number of Pages: 932

Author: Johnson & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Johnson & Company
Number of Pages: 932