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DORR, ALVIN, earp. ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Cheshire Co., N. H .; he acquired a good common school educa- tion in his native place, and was brought up on a farm; when 21 years of age he became employed as shipping clerk at Taunton, Mass .; in 1841 he came, via the Lakes, to Chicago ; from this point he went to Knox Co., Ill., in 1843; he located at Sugar Grove, and bought 80 acres, and improved it ; he came to Aurora in 1875; he married Hannah Howard, in Mass., in 1836; in 1846 she died quite suddenly ; they had six children ; three of them are now liv- ing; the boys were all in the army ; George and Charles enlisted in the 36th I. V. I., and Henry in the 8th Missouri ; since the elose of the war George has been Deputy at the Joliet Penitentiary. Durr, Michael, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Drake, Jacob, policeman ; P. O. Aurora. Delatour, S. J., P. O. Aurora.
Drummond, D. G., P. O. Aurora.
Dennison, Ann, P. O. Aurora. Daggert, Mrs. H. A., P. O. Aurora. Diekens, Wm., P. O. Aurora. Dunham, W. H. H., P. O. Aurora.
Dugdale, Peter, fireman ; P. O. Aurora. Demorest, Mrs. D. L., P. O. Aurora.
Denny, E., furniture ; P. O. Aurora. Dumphry. Thomas, stone cutter; P. O. Aurora. Dear, J, G., P. O. Aurora. Dahn, John, P. O. Aurora. Derr, Martin, P. O. Aurora. Dumars, J., mer., P. O. Aurora. Doyle, Mrs. G. M., P. O. Aurora.
Dean, N., P. O. Aurora. David, J. L., P. O Aurora. Davis, W., P. O. Aurora.
Dickes, Peter, Jr., coal dlr., P. O. Aurora. Dutton, E. F., P. O. Aurora. Dodson, Mrs., P. O. Aurora.
Day, Christopher, P. O. Aurora. Doyle, M., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Doyle, John, lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Doty, H. F., earp .; P. O. Batavia.
Dirks, Chris., mer .; P. O. Plano. Douglas, P. A., P. O. Aurora. Desotel, Isaac, earp .; P. O. Aurora. Desotel, Sophia, P. O. Aurora.
Douglas, Mrs. A. L., P. O. Aurora. Davenport, Homer, earp .; P. O. Aurora. David, W., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Deto, Alexander, P. O. Aurora.
Dunning, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora.
Dunn, W. H., painter ; P. O. Aurora. Dunn, W., P. O. Aurora.
Diviky, John, carpenter; P. O. Aurora.
Devin, Mary A., P. O. Aurora.
Devin, Kate, P. O. Aurora.
Dennstor, Ann, P. O. Aurora.
Donovan, Pat, conductor ; P. O. Aurora.
Deming, J. R., salesman ; P. O. Aurora.
Dial. W., teamster ; P. O. Aurora.
Davis, A. J., traveler ; P. O. Aurora.
Dean, L. A., P. O Aurora.
Dumphy, Robt., marble eutter; P. O. Aurora.
Doty, Robinson, P. O. Aurora.
Downer, Roswell, farmer; P. O. Aurora. Daily, G. W., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Deer, Mary, P. O. Aurora.
Dombernosky, A., shoemkr .; P. O. Aurora. Dorr, Geo., mail agent ; P. O. Aurora. Debold, Charles, P. O. Aurora.
Dotterwich, John, grocer ; P. O. Aurora. Dutton, C. P., P. O. Aurora.
Dewitt, Saml., blacksmith ; P. O. Mont- gomery.
Danforth, Chas., far .; P. O. Montgomery. Doremus, J. A., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Dennison, G. P., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Drain, A., farmer ; P. O. Montgomery. Day, E. S., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Downer, Lucinda, P. O. Aurora.
DURRAN, JOHN, H., practical jeweler ; the oldest jewelry house in the city is that owned and conducted by the above named gentleman ; it was estab- lished in 1847 ; for over sixteen years Mr. Durran has done busines in Aurora, and is one of the most conscientious jewelers who ever located here; inci- dentally we will mention that the first log cabin in West Aurora occupied the site where Mr. Durran now carries on an extensive jewelry business ; he is a practical watchmaker and jeweler, of many years' experience ; he buys close, and gives his customers the benefit ; has built up a large trade ; is a very popular man ; it is a mistaken notion that goods can be purchased in Chicago cheaper than Aurora; on comparing prices at this house and leading houses in Chicago, it will be found that Mr. Durran can offer as good goods, at lower figures, than can be found in the Garden City, or perhaps any similar establishment in the West.
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Downer, Alfred, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. DOWNEY, CORNELIUS, grocer and coal merchant ; P. O. Aurora ; son of Daniel and Mary Downey ; was born in Ireland ; his father was a quarryman and farmer ; young Downey remained in Ireland until he was 30 years of age : March 7, 1851. he emigrated to Amer- ica, and came from New York to Chi- cago via the lakes; in October of the same year he located in Aurora; his brother was then Superintendent of the old Black Hawk Mills, and he entered the same establishment ; in 1852, he ran a boarding house, and was also in the employ of the C., B. & Q. R. R. ; Mr. D. made money rapidly in these en- terprises, and started a hotel on South River st., which also proved a financial success ; in 1867, he built his present store, situated near the depot, and here can be found everything usually kept in a first-class grocery; he also owns four fine houses and lots in Aurora, and 160 acres of land in Iowa.
E ISSER, W. J., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Esser, Joseph, saloon ; P. O. Aurora.
ELLIOTT, H. T., merchant, of the firm of Foss, Elliott & Co., No. 164 Washington st., Chicago; was born in Kane Co., Ill., April 8, 1838 ; was about the first white male child born in Auro- ra Township ; is the son of Wm. T. and Rebecca (Peirce) Elliott, who are among the oldest settlers of Kane Co., hav- ing settled in county in 1834; Mr. Elliott was farming until the breaking out of the late war; he enlisted in Co. E, 124th I. V. I., for three years ; re- enlisted in the 50th U. S. Infantry ; par- ticipated in some of the hard-fought battles ; enlisted as private, and mus- tered out as First Lieutenant ; at the close of the war he went to Iowa, and commenced farming on a very large seale ; in four years he raised 16,000 bushels of small grain; in 1872, he moved to Chicago, where he commenced the grain business ; married Jan. 28, 1858, to Miss Harriet F. Meeker, daughter of David Meeker ; three ehil- dren-two living - William W. and Letta Belle.
Evans, Wm., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Evans, Griffith, P. O. Aurora.
Empy, J. G., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Elmore, Mary J., P. O. Aurora.
Ellwood, W. S., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Ellsworth, Sam., agent; P. O. Aurora.
ELLIOTT, FRANCIS M., M. D.,
P. O. Aurora; was born in Kane Co., Ill., April 5, 1844 ; is the son of Wmn. T. and Rebecca (Peirce) Eiliott. who are among the oldest settlers of Kane Co., having come here in 1834; Dr. Elliott spent his boyhood days on the farm with his parents, his first business in life was learning to be a photographer ; on account of his health he retired ; he then commenced the study of medicine with Dr. S. F. Hance; thence entered the Rush Medical College of Chicago in 1866, and graduated Feb. 3, 1869 : his first practice after graduating was at Blairstown, Iowa, Spring of 1869, where he remained until 1872; he then came to Aurora and commenced his pro- fession ; the suecessor of Dr. S. F. Hance; is City Physician, which office he has held very satisfactorily for three terms; is a member of the Congrega- tional Church ; married Feb. 28, 1870, to Miss Lydia French, who was born in Ahmed Nuggur, Hindostan, Sept. 26, 1844 ; is the daughter of Rev. Osro and Jane (Hotchkiss) French ; two children -Frank Osro and Fannie Jennivave,
born in Blairstown, Iowa, April 28, 1871. English, T., moulder ; P. O. Aurora.
Ey, Joseph, expressman ; P. O. Aurora. Edwards, Wm., butcher; P. O. Aurora. EARLE, CHAS. C., banker ; P. O. Aurora; born in New York in 1822; is the son of Nathaniel and Mary F. Earle; remained in his native State until he was 13 years old, with his parents, when they moved to Worcester, Mass .; here he was engaged in business until 1856; he then came West and settled in Aurora, and commenced the foundry business with W. W. Bishop, the firm being known as W. W. Bishop & Co .; Was engaged in this business for twelve years, and then in the lumber business for seven years ; now retired from busi- ness ; was at one time City Alderman, from the old Second Ward ; is a stock- holder in the First National Bank of Aurora; married Miss Mary J. Shep- pard ; have two children-Clara A. and. Charles F.
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EVANS, HON. H. H. This gentle- man is probably one of the best known and most highly respected men of Au- rora ; he was born in Canada, in 1836,; and is the son of Griffith and Elizabeth (Weldon ) Evans ; when he was' three years old, his parents left Canada and. settled in Aurora ; Mr. Evans commenced his business carver by clerking in a store, by which managed to save a little money, and then commenced the restaurant bus- iness ; at the breaking out of the war, he enlisted in Co. H, 124th I. V. I., for three years ; was in the most severe battles under Gen. Grant ; served three years and was honorably discharged at Camp Douglas, in 1865; now ranks as Col., Aide-de-Camp of Governor's staff ; Mr. Evans was elected to the Legislature from the 14th District in 1876 ; Alder- man from the 9th Ward for the last two years; these offices he has held with credit to himself and to the people he represented ; owner of the Fitch House and furniture. Was married to Miss Alice M. Rhodes, daughter of A. C. Rhodes, of England, Nov. 3, 1858 ; one child-Arthur R., born in Aurora, July 31,1867.
Edwards, Isaac, stone mfr .; P. O. Aurora. Eresch, J. P., lab. ; P. O. Aurora.
Eresch, J. W .; engineer, P. O. Aurora. Eberline, Wm., shoe mkr .; P. O. Aurora. Eberly, Jeremiah, car repairer ; P. O. Au- rora.
Ebersoll, G. W., mach .; P. O. Aurora. Eitelgeorge, Charles, stone cutter ; P. O. Aurora.
Enoch, Terry, P. O. Aurora.
ELLIOTT, WILLAM T., farmer; Sec. 33; was born in Conn., in 1810; on account of the war of 1812, his father and family moved to Pa., remain- ing there but two years, thence to N. Y., where he remained until 1834, en- gaged in farming and learning the black- smith's trade; he emigrated West, to Kane Co., in 1834 ; is one of the oldest set- tlers in the county ; went to hear the first sermon that was preached in this part of the county ; when Mr. E. came here he was worth about $15, but through indus- try and hard labor, is one of the success- ful farmers of Kane Co .; owns 190 acres of land, valued at $100 per acre. Married Rebecca Peirce, of Ohio, daugh-
ter of Elega Peirce, in 1835; she was born in 1818 : weht children-Emme- line, Homer T .. Francis M., Mary E., John, William, Sarah, Byron ; had three sons in the late war; Homer T. enlisted for three years, in the 124th I. V. I .; was under General Grant in his most severe battles ; William enlisted and did good service ; Byron B. went out in the 36th, came home, and then enlisted in the 153d ; all were honorably discharged. Elliott, Jno., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Edwards, Peter, laborer; P. O. Aurora. Echorn, Gustave, mech. ; P. O. Aurora. Engler, Peter, mech .; P. O. Aurora. Eberline, Andrew, mech. ; P. O. Aurora. Erwin, Fowler, mason; P. O. Aurora.
Eberline, M., mechanic ; P. O. Aurora.
Evans, Leonard, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Ellis. Nancy, P. O. Aurora.
Evans, C. G., livery ; P. O. Aurora.
Edert, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Edwards, Wm., butcher; P. O. Aurora.
Edwards. Enoch, tailor ; P. O. Aurora.
Evans, Thos., P. O. Aurora.
Emmons, F. A .. P. O. Aurora.
Egermann, W., merchant ; P. O. Aurora.
Egleston, J. A., Asst. Cashier Sec. Nat. Bk. Aurora.
Evans, Robt., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Evans, L. H., farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
Ernst, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Eitelgeorge, N., mason ; P. O. Aurora.
Exheben, F. E., painter ; P. O. Aurora.
Eddy, John H., mech .; P. O. Aurora. Ellis, Nancy, P. O. Aurora.
Ericson, H., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
NICKENSHER, HENRY, barber ; P. H O. Aurora.
Fickensher, P. W., carp .; P. O. Aurora. Fox, R. W., P. O. Aurora.
Fox, Judson, conductor ; P. O. Aurora.
FRITZ, GEORGE, of the firm of Stickle & Fritz ; P. O. Aurora ; he was born in Germany, in 1849; came to the United States in 1863, and settled in Aurora ; in May, 1877, he engaged in his present business ; he married Miss Emma Donohue, Nov. 14, 1877 ; she was born Feb. 21, 1857.
Fox, Ira, conductor ; P. O. Aurora. Fox, D. W., agent, P. O. Aurora.
Farwell, S. M., foundry ; P. O. Aurora. Felsenheld, S., clothing ; P. O. Aurora.
Felsenheld, H., clothing ; P. O. Aurora. Flick, Wm., baker ; P. O. Aurora.
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FOSTER, HENRY W., conductor on Toledo & Wabash R. R .; was born in Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt., in 1830 ; resided there until 27 years of age ; in 1857, he came West, stopping first at Chicago, where he was employed by a wholesale grocery house for five or six months ; in 1859, he engaged with the C. & N. W. R. R .; afterward entered the employ of the C., B. & Q. R. R. and has worked for this company and the T. & W. until this date ; has held the posi- tion of conductor . on both roads; mar- ried Miss Charlotte M. Stowe, at St. Johnsbury, Vt., in July, 1855; onc child-Grace Lulu.
Farrell, R. W., restaurant ; P. O. Aurora. Fredenburg, I. W., teacher; P. O. Aurora. Fisher, C. B., P. O. Aurora.
Frank, Alonzo, P. O. Aurora.
Farrington, C. H., P. O. Aurora.
Ferry, M., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Flowers, James, blksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Frear, George, carp .; P. O. Aurora.
FREESE, DANIEL, prop. sample room, 19 Broadway ; P. O. Aurora ; was born in Germany, March 5, 1833 ; is the son of Christian and Caroline Freese, of Germany ; he emigrated to America in 1854; came direct to Au- rora, where he commenced his trade, cabinet maker; remained here but a short time ; he then went to Chicago and worked in the shops of the C., B. & Q. R. R., finishing passenger coaches ; he remained there two years ; returned to Aurora and was engaged with the same company until 1861, when he opened a sample room ; in 1863 he pur- chased the place where he now lives, known as Dan. Frees' centennial sample rooms and @staurant; is the oldest fireman in Aurora, having joined the fire department in 1856, and has been a very active member ever since; was foreman of No. 1. for three years; when he resigned the office he was presented with a fine table caster, by the members of the company; in politics he is a Democrat ; member of the Lutheran Church. Married in 1856, to Miss Louisa Hansey ; four children-Lena, Edie, Bertha, Otto
Freeman, James, mer .; P. O. Aurora. Frenier, Morris, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Fridrus, Philip, far .; P. O. Aurora.
Fitch, Ira, Justice ; P. O. Aurora. Fauth, Fred, machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Ford, J. L., produce dir .; P. O. Aurora.
FARNSWORTH, ASA PAR- KER, was a farmer and dairyman ; P. O. Aurora ; had 240 acres of land ad- joining the city limits ; was born in Dublin, Cheshire Co., N. H., in 1815; came to Battle Creek, Mich., in 1843, and engaged in teaching; in 1844-45, he came to Aurora and located his farm from the Government. He married Susan Mann, with whom he lived eight years; they had two children, both having died in infancy ; she died of con- sumption, in 1854; in 1862 he married Lydia A. Drane (whose parents were among the early settlers of Aurora); they had four children, only one of which is living-Jessie Estella, born Jan. 13, 1870; Mr. F., after a severe illness for one week, died in April, 1873; he was a self made man, and died re- gretted by the whole community.
Felton, Henry, blacksmith ; P. O. Aurora. Fulton, Joseph, mer .; P. O. Aurora.
Fullerton, J. T., conductor ; P. O. Aurora. Fowler, Mrs. M. G., P. O. Aurora. Fahnestock, J. D., dentist ; P. O. Aurora. Fillmore, P. P., engineer ; P. O. Aurora. Fiekett, Mrs. M. A., P. O. Aurora. Funk, Stephen, peddler ; P. O. Aurora. Frauenhoff, F., lab .; P. O. Aurora.
Finch, Luther, canvasser; P. O. Aurora.
Foster, Rev. C., Bible agt .; P. O. Aurora. Fosmer, Jos., cabinet mkr ; P. O. Aurora. Ferris, Wm., teamster ; P. O. Nurora. Feiertag, Rev. Jno., min .; P. O. Aurora. Fitzgerald, Edw., barber ; P. O. Aurora. Figge, Fred., lab .; P. O. Montgomery. Freidendale, Fred., far. ; P. O. No. Aurora. Fish, Mrs. G. O., P. O. Aurora. Fitzgibbins, Thos., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Fitzgibbins, Jno., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Fidler, Stephen, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Fridrus, Jno., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Fleming, Susan, P. O. Aurora. Farnsworth, Lydia A., P. O. Aurora. Fecher, Lawrence, far. ; P. O. Aurora. Fichtell, Jno., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Faber, Peter, cabinet mkr ; P. O. Aurora. Friders, Nick., far. ; P. O. Aurora. Felton, Matt., lab .; P. O. Aurora. Fridrus, Mike, far .; P. O. Aurora. Fiddler, Jacob, farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Fidler, John, farmer ; P. O. Aurora.
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Ferry, J. S., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Flood, Michael, lab .; P. O. Aurora. Fitzgibbins, Mary, P. O. Aurora. Fish, J. M., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Frenier, Eusebe, carp .; P. O. Aurora. Fenton, Mrs. Eliza, P. O. Aurora. Fulton, John, mer .; P. O. Aurora. Fish, J. M., far .; P. O. Kaneville. Fellows, J., P. O. Aurora. Fallon, John, shoemkr .; P. O. Aurora. Frost, C. H., P. O. Aurora.
Frenzer, Joseph, P. O., Aurora. Ferry, J. S., farmer ; P. O. Aurora. Fraey, John, P. O .; Aurora. Frydendall. F., far .; P. O. Aurora.
Flynn, James, brakeman ; P. O. Aurora. Ford, Wm., brakeman ; P. O. Aurora. Fletcher, James, P. O. Aurora.
FRAZIER, WALTER, S., P. O .;
Aurora ; was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1835 ; received an academical ed- ucation ; when he was 17 he clerked in a dry goods store in Syracuse, N. Y .; from there came to Chicago, in 1857 ; capital then $300; accepted several re- sponsible salaried positions, adding, meanwhile, to his possessions by judicious management in real estate; in 1865, was elected Clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives, in the Illinois Legislature by a Republican majority, a position of great honor and responsibility at that time; the Springfield Register said of him, " He is notably a most competent, courteous and graceful offieer ;" from the St. Louis Democrat,“. He is the best Clerk that ever officiated in the House of Rep- resentatives ;" from the Chicago Times, " He is acknowledged, on all sides, to be one of the best, most accommodating and popular Clerks the House of Repre- sentatives ever had ;" at the close of the session, the members, through Judge Plato, of Jo Daviess Co., presented him with an elegant watch and chain ; see Judge Plato's speech, House Journal, 1865, page 1,202 ; in 1866, Mr. Frazier was taken ill and came to Aurora ; he has retired from business ; is a member of the Board of Education ; he has a fond- ness for horses, and is breeding some choice ones of Royal blood ; the well- known trotter, Brother Jonathan, grad- uated from his elegant private stables- an animal that was a source of pride to the people of Kane Co.
Fox, J. D., lawyer ; P. O. Aurora. Flannigan, Wm., laborer; P. O. Aurora. Fuller, Antin, P. O. Aurora.
Franzen, Matt., laborer ; P. O. Aurora. Fecker, Mrs. R., P. O. Aurora.
Frest, Anthony, P. O. Aurora. Fouth, John, P. O. Aurora.
Fitzpatrick, Thos., laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Foster, D. S .. P. O. Aurora. Frink, A., P. O. Aurora. Farrell, Mrs. D., P. O. Aurora.
Fickett, R. W., carp .; P. O. Aurora.
Fribley, Chris., P, O. Aurora. Frerbile, Jacob, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Fitzgerald, John, P. O. Aurora.
Flynn, Elizabeth, P. O. Aurora.
Flynn, Michael, shoemkr .; P. O. Aurora.
Flinn, John, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Fiekensher, Mrs. E., P. O. Aurora.
Furman, C., P. O. Aurora. Frazier, W. S., P. O. Aurora.
Fuller, A., P. O. Aurora.
Foster, Mrs. C., P. O. Aurora.
Fox, Emily, P. O. Aurora. Frary, A. N., lightning rods ; P. O. Aurora. Fridley, B. F., attorney ; P. O. Aurora. Ferris, R. R., livery ; P. O. Aurora. Fergerson, Mrs. M. A., P. O. Aurora.
Filkens, A., farmer ; P. O. Montgomery. Flanigan, John, seetion boss; P. O. Aurora. Fergerson, Ira, farmer ; P. O. Montgomery. Fletcher, O., farmer ; P. O. Montgomery. Farr, Anna H., P. O. Aurora.
Fredenburg, Mrs. H. H., P. O. Aurora.
Frerbile, Henry, P. O. Aurora.
Ferris, W. N , teamster ; P. O. Aurora. Frauenhoff, F., laborer; P. O. Aurora.
1 ARDNER, T., engineer : P. O. Au-
G rola.
Gardner, W., P. O. Aurora.
Gardner, J. W., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Gardner, John, cooper ; P. O. Aurora.
GRAY, RUFUS, far .; Secs. 5 and 6, Kendall Co .; P. O. Montgomery ; owns 200 aeres, valued at $75 per acre ; was born in New York, Feb. 19, 1817 ; he married Miss Angeline Van Alstine, Jan. 18, 1854 ; she was born in N. Y. in 1825; she had seven children, four living; he lived in N. Y. eighteen years ; he came to his present place in 1835, and has lived here since ; he has been Justice of the Peace sixteen years ; he expects to move to Aurora in the Spring; his uncle was the founder of Graytown, now Montgomery.
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GOLDSMITH, NATHAN, double
palace clothing house; P. O. Aurora. As in most other branches of business and manufactures, Aurora takes a lead- ing position in the clothing and furnish- ing goods, having several of the leading houses of the kind in the West, which take rank with those in many cities of 50,000 inhabitants. The leading one of the clothing business is that of N. Goldsmith, whose business has been es- tablished since the year 1863, when he started with a stock valued at $5,000; his business since then has grown to metropolitan proportions, commanding a trade throughout Illinois ; the immense trade of this house has been accomplished through various reasons, among which may be mentioned sagacity, tact and the admirable judgment of the proprietor's unswerving business integrity and the valuable location of the city in which he is located. Mr. Goldsmith has marked his goods in plain figures and has adopt- ed the one-price system, the merits of which are attested by every one, the more so as it is known that he allows no deviation on the part of his clerks, who are, also, required to be pleasant and polite to the trade. The double store he occupies is located at Nos. 8 and 10 South Broadway ; 45 feet front and 85 feet deep, first and third stories, and is one of the most elegant and palatial business houses in the West, and thoroughly devoted to ready-made cloth- ing, hats and caps, trunks and valises, gents' gloves and furnishing goods, la- dies' and gents' laccs and furs ; the cus- tom department is conducted by Mr. A. D. Rude, an experienced cutter, formerly of St. Louis, where he was identified as a leading cutter of that city. Mr. Gold- smith's first experience in the clothing business was at Alexandria, Va., where he was employed as clerk in a clothing house at three dollars per month, and by his close application and sterling bus- iness qualities he has risen from an ob- scure clerkship to proprietor of his pres- ent mammoth business, occupying two floors 45x85 feet, and employing six clerks, a bookkeeper and cutter, beside his own personal attention, and carrying a stock of from $50,000 to $75,000; and we may say, in conclusion, that no
business man in Aurora commands higher esteem or has a greater number of friends than Nathan Goldsmith. He has had twenty-eight years' experience in the clothing business.
Gilbert, E. W., salesman ; P. O. Aurora. Gilbert, J. H., jeweler ; P. O. Aurora.
Gilbreth, F., conductor ; P. O. Aurora.
Gunnison, John, P. O. Aurora.
Gardner, Luther, carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Gardner, Saml., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Gardner, W. E., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora. Gunnison, W., P. O. Aurora.
Goldsmith, Aaron, clerk ; P. O. Aurora. Goldsmith, David, clerk ; P. O. Aurora.
Goodwin, Mrs. S. M., P. O. Aurora.
Griffin, John, laborer ; P. O. Aurora.
Griffin, Maria, P. O. Aurora.
Groat, J. W., P. O. Aurora.
GRISWOLD & GILLETT, Au-
rora, drain tile and brick works ; P. O. Aurora ; they commenced the manufac- ture of tile by hand power in 1869 ; from that to horse power, their demand being so large that they now manufac- ture by steam power ; these works were established nine years ago, and since then they have been gradually brought from an insignificant beginning to a point of excellence and standard sur- passing most others in the State ; to-day they are being rewarded by a large trade; the manufactures of these works are principally drain tiles, sizes from 2 inches to 8 inches; the proprietors have 14 acres of ground here, and buildings, sheds, kilns and other appa- ratus, including one tile and brick ma- chine operated by steam power, enabling them to turn out 500,000 tiles per year ; they give employment to an aver- age of twelve hands ; these are the only tile works in Kane Co., and rank among the largest in the State; Mr. Rufus Griswold was born in Vermont in 1818, and emigrated to Illinois in 1858; Mr. Geo. E. Gillett was born in N.Y. in 1821 ; he came to Aurora in 1869.
Gabel, H. G., physician ; P. O. Aurora.
Gibbs, W. P., machinist ; P. O. Aurora. Griswold, R., brick works ; P. O. Aurora. Gandal, W. F., P. O. Aurora.
Gould, Jas., carpenter ; P. O. Aurora.
Goodrich, S. L., mechanic ; P. O. Aurora. Goodrich, H. N., fanning mill ; P. O. Aurora.
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Greaves, Geo., foreman fdry. ; P. O. Aurora. GARMS, FRED., sample rooms ; No. 19 S. Broadway, Aurora; was born in Germany, 1836 ; came to America and direct to Aurora 1859; commenced work in the machine shops U., B. & Q. R. R., where he was engaged about two years. In 1861 he opened his sample rooms and up to this time he has been noted for keeping a quiet, orderly place. The sample rooms of Fred. Garins are among the well kept places in the city, every person known to conduct himself improperly being refused admittance, however profitable his cus- tom might be.
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