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He was married in 1907 to Miss Anna Nichol. They have seven children, four of which died in infancy. The three living are: James, aged seven; Samuel, five; Charles, two years.
"Mr. Bailey is an energetic business man and pos- sesses much enterprise. He has built up a good business, developing it from a very small beginning.
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The Cash Store
L. C. KOEN & SON.
BELIEVING that living necessities can be sold less for cash and desiring to enter this line of business, L. C. Koen & Son sold out their store at 104 W. Cherry, Herrin, February, 1915, and started a new store with a new stock of mer- chandise and de- cided to sell for cash only and sell for less.
Previous to the store at 104 W. Cherry, Mr. Koen, Sr., was for seven years a member of the firm of Fowler, Tate & Koen. He came here from Ava, Illinois, in 1908.
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Mr. Koen, Sr., was married to Miss Minnie May Cotton at Ava in 1893,
and besides L. C. Jr., who was born February, 1897, they have a daughter, Lorene, born January, 1912. L. C. Jr. was one of the Herrin boys who joined the navy soon after the United States entered the World War. He enlisted December 21, 1917. and was discharged August 21, 1919. He was a wireless operator on mer- chant transports and saw much for- eign service.
The Cash Grocery enjoys a large trade and especially rec- ommends the cash system and to buy for less.
Mr. Koen, Sr., was very active in war work through- out the entire period.
ick Clothing Company, (Inc.)
THROUGHOUT this and Franklin County, the
Good Luck Clothing Company, Inc., is known as the home of Society Brand and Clothcraft clothes, Manhattan shirts, Mallory and Stetson hats, and Bostonian shoes. There isn't a more progressive clothing store in the entire Coal Belt that has be- lieved so sincerely in proclaiming its high grade lines of merchandise through newspaper and other reliable mediums of advertising as this progressive firm, ranked as one of the county's foremost clothing establishments.
The firm was established in this city ten years ago by David H. Sohn, president of the firm. Mr. Sohn had had years of experience in merchandising. Previously to coming to Herrin he was for a time with the Good Luck store in Granite City, Ill., and at first established this firm as a branch of that business, later building up an enormous business and buying his partners out. Before coming to Granite City, he travelled for a number of years in the East and Middle West for the American Silk Mills.
The present members of the Good Luck Clothing Company are Mr. Sohn, president, his brother, Dan, who is still in the service, treasurer, and Max Kohls-
dorf as secretary.
In September, 1918, a branch store was opened at Zeigler and Mr. Kohlsdorf placed in charge. A new brick building is contemplated for this store next spring on the circle, the principle section of that fast growing city.
The Good Luck Company was first located in the States Savings Bank building until 1912, then a building was specially erected for the store and a long time lease closed with the owner, F. Apple- gath. This location at 107 West Cherry Street is today the home of the firm, and there isn't a finer or more completely stocked clothing store in all southern Illinois than is the Good Luck Clothing Company's Herrin emporium.
When the war came, Dan entered service and left Herrin March 12, 1918. He was quickly rushed to France and soon went to the front. He was seriously wounded in the battle of Meuse-Argonne, near Sedan, and was in the hospital in a dangerous condition for a number of months. He was invalided to the States last spring and is now a patient in the hospital at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., where he must undergo still more operations to heal up his wounds.
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L. V. Cline, Druggist
TT is fifteen years now since L. V. Cline, then a young man, who had been in the employ of his father as drug clerk in Marion, threw open the doors of his new drug establishment in this city. Herrin had just suffered a big fire and in one of the best structures then going up in the burnt district, Mr. Cline, with the ambition and cour- age that has caused him to succeed, risked as big an investment for stock as his credit would secure for him. From the first his business suc- ceeded. He gave it careful attention down to every little detail and today Cline's Drug Store, and Rexall line of supplies and other sundries.
Two years ago he bought out a large drug store in West Frankfort which is known as the Cline Drug Store of that city.
In August, 1918, in conjunction with Snyder Vick of the Vick Drug Company of Carterville and Johns-
more recently called "The Rexall Store," is a house- hold word throughout this end of Williamson County. He early won a reputation of giving special attention to prescriptions and did not fail at the same time standard lines in to reach out' after cines and other proprietary medi- stocks usually car- ried by a store of this kind. A few years ago an addi- tion was put onto the building which he has continued to occupy at 109 East Cherry Street to take care of the in- creasing business.
He handles a line of stationery, leading magazines, musical instru- ments, Eastman line of kodaks, victrolas ton City, he established a drug store at Zeigler, Illinois, and the firm is known as the Cline-Vick Drug Company, one of the busiest stores for its age to be found in southern Illinois.
Mr. Cline is a member of the Herrin Township High School Board and a Mason and Elk.
John D. Perrine
JOHN D. PERRINE has the distinction of being the youngest postmaster ever appointed in Her- rin, and probably the first Republican ap- pointed in Illinois by President Wilson to an office of this classification.
He was born January 22, 1895, in Herrin, the son of Albert and Anna Perrine. His father was postmaster from 1909-13, and is now city alderman in Ward one, and super- intendent of the Watson Coal Company. Postmaster Perrine graduated from Herrin High School in the class of '13, and spent
the next year in Barnes' Business College in St. Louis. He entered the employ of the Watson Coal Company after finishing his business training as bookkeeper. From 1917 to 1919, he served as city clerk of Herrin. He was appointed postmaster here in July, '19, and assumed office the first day of the following October.
He was married shortly after finishing business college to Miss Martha Kearns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Kearns of Herrin.
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Sam Susman
"THE only exclusive ladies' ready to wear store in Herrin is that of Sam Susman, located at 111
N. Park Avenue, and known through- out a large territory "Susman" style shop, the home of the latest styles in ladies' apparel at the right price all the time.
Mr. Susman be- gan business at the early age of 17 at 1713 Market Street in St. Louis, own. ing and operating a most complete ladies' store at this early age. He still retains an interest in this store.
Mr. Susman was born in St. Louis in 1885, and was mar- ried to Miss Minnie
Fleisher of St. Louis, Oct. 26, 1913. Mrs. Susman is a valuable assistant of her husband in the store. The Herrin store was opened May 1, 1918, and in the short time has be- come a leader among the mer- chandising institu- tions of Herrin. Mr. Susman is popular SUSMAN : a n d progressive, and progresive taking an active in- terest in all affairs for the betterment and upbuilding of the city.
Mr. Susman could always be counted on to give very liberally of both time and means in all war work.
Sizemore & Company
THE firm of Sizemore & Company at 121 West Cherry street, in Herrin, is composed of W. I. Sizemore and Frank Chew, as successors ot Sizemore, Grizzell & Son, which they bought out in July, 1919. This firm deals in fancy and staple groceries of the highest quality, featuring some of the well estab- lished brands of groceries.
W. I. Sizemore was born in this county and was employed at the mines as hoisting engineer before entering the mercantile business. He went into the firm of Sizemore, Grizzell & Son a number of years ago, and became senior member of the new firm when Mr. Chew bought in.
Frank Chew was born in Jackson County, Illinois, where he served as deputy county clerk, later county treasurer, coming to Herrin in 1903, establishing the firm of Chew Mercantile Company, later Martell & Chew, and then selling out to take a position in the City National Bank, of which institution he became cashier. After leaving the bank, he hought out Joe Grizzell's interest in Sizemore & Company.
Sam Warner & Co.
ONE of the youngest business men of Herrin is
Sam Warner, proprietor of Warner & Co., who deserves special mention on account of the efforts made to bring himself into the business world. Sam worked in the mines from boyhood, but heing ambi- tious, determined to start into business for himself and get out of the mines, and in June this year bought out the firm of Lazzare & Lioni, 204 South Park Avenue, adding new fixtures and stock making a most complete grocery and market, where one can always find a clean line of groceries, fresh and salted meats. At the head of the meat department is Joe Kelley, who is well known in Herrin as an expert in his line-giving the people the very best cuts of meats at the very lowest price.
In giving patronage to Mr. Warner one is always assured of genial and courteous treatment, and the satisfaction of lending encouragement to a deserving young business man.
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R. A. Karr, Druggist
ALTHOUGH still a young man, R. A. Karr, owner and proprietor of the drug and book store that bears his name, is a pioneer in the business world of Herrin. Back in 1901 when he first came to Herrin, fresh out of a pharmacy college, this city was as uninviting as the most frontier village one can im- agine. With his keen foresight, he reckoned wisely and established at once a progressive drug business in a little frame build- ing at 119 E. Cherry Street, where his present commodious store stands. In 1904, only three years after opening busi- ness here, Herrin's most disastrous fire made ashes of this ambitious young
man's business, but he fell to the task of rebuilding as soon as the embers had cooled. In 1905, he went into his new building, and two years later built an addition on the rear.
Mr. Karr has been generally prominent in busi- the Herrin Loan & Improvement · Asso- ciation and chair- man of the execu- tive committee of the Herrin Im- provement Associa- tion.
He was married in 1905 to Miss Sallie Hardy of Jackson, Tenn. They have three children, Helen, born March, 1906; Roberta, March, 1909, and Edward, March, 1916.
Mr. Karr is an Elk. K. of P., and Mason in fraternal circles.
Sunnyside Supply Company
THE Sunnyside Supply Company, succes- sors to the Warden Stores Company, the largest west side general store in Herrin, serving the Sunnyside settlement and West End Heights, is a co-partnership, formed in September, 1918. The members of this firm are Alderman P. H. Weir, C. E. Leathers and W. I. Megee.
Mr. Weir, senior member of the firm, was for seven years manager of the store when it was owned and operated by the Sunnyside Coal Company. He was for seven years be- fore that employed as clerk in the store. He is serving the second ward in which he resides now as alderman as well as being school treasurer of Blairsville township.
C. E. Leathers was for a number of years employed in the store while it was owned and operated by the mining company. He has served his township of Blairsville as town clerk for a term.
As the other two partners, Mr. Megee was also connected with the business as salesman before it was sold to this firm by the mining company.
These three young men are all hustlers and it would be hard to find anywhere a trio more progressive or more business like in their dealings. And this is why the Sunny- side Supply Company is still the biggest general store on the west side and continues a most prosperous business.
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S. M. Stein
IN searching for a new location to in - crease his business, the merchandis- ing instinct of S. M. Stein brought him to Herrin in 1907, from Goodland, Ind., where he was in the general merchan- dise business for eleven years.
He first located at 202 S. Park Ave- nue, and then removed to 104 N. 14th Street. Deciding that there were bet- ter business opportunities nearer Park Avenue, he moved to 111 West Cherry Street, where he located until John Alexander of the City National Bank erected a store building speciaily fitted to his needs at 105 West Cherry Street, where his place of business is now commodiously housed.
His present store is full of merchan- dise of fine quality and here one can find everything wanted to fully clothe man, woman or child, at very reasonable prices.
Mr. Stein was married to Miss Sophia Cassell in 1898. They have four chil- dren : Charies, Herald, Salina and Belva. The eldest, Charles, now assists his parents in the store.
Mr. Stein also has a large store at Senatobia, Miss., which he started four years ago, under the management of Wm. Yaffe, a cousin of Mrs. Stein's. This business venture has been a suc- cess from the first. Like the Stein store in Herrin, it has been character- ized by its fair dealings and kind treat- ment to every one.
Louis Spezia
SPEZIA'S CONFECTIONERY at 212 North Park Avenue, in Herrin, owned and man- aged by Louis Spezia, is one of the popular rendezvous for the younger set of that city. Five years ago he established this business, and by careful attention to the little details that go to make up for the success of such a place, his business has grown to be one of the leading confectioneries of the city. He is ably assisted by his two daughters, Misses Pauline and Martha, and his son Mario.
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Mr. Spezia was born in Cuggiono, Italy, February 2, 1874. He came to America in 1891, settling first at Detroit, Mich., and in 1898, he came to Herrin. He has been prom- inently connected with the Italian colony in this city and commands the respect of all who know him.
Louis Oldani
OF the young Italian business men who
have made a success in Herrin, Louis Oldani, clothing and gents' furnishing, de- serves special mention. Starting in a small way in a little store on 14th Street, he was enabled the following year to move into larger quarters at 20 East Monroe, where he now maintains a very modern store and keeps a full line of the very latest wearing apparel for men and boys.
Mr. Oldani was married to Miss Geneva Colombo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Colombo. Their children are Fred, born June 29, 1911, and Jim, born June 27, 1913.
The high regard that the Italian colony of Herrin maintain for Mr. Oldani is shown by the fact that there was on display at his store a large and interesting group of photos of Herrin's service boys, who sent the pic- tures to him while in the army.
A large line of articles of vogue such as trunks, suitcases and traveling bags is carried in this complete men's store.
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J. M. McCoy
BEGINNING the sheet metal working trade at an early age, J. M. McCoy, of Herrin, was fore- man of a shop in Princeton, Ky., for sixteen years before moving to Herrin 1904. He started in busi- ness here in 1905, lo- cating on West Cherry street, where he re- in ained until 1913, when the big fire which destroyed the block caused him to move to 205 West Monroe street, where he continued his busi- ness until his present new building on West Walnut street was completed in July, 1919.
Mr. McCoy was mar- ried in 1876 to Miss Lynn Ferguson of Louisville, Ky. Two
children were born-Frank, 1881, at present pay- master at Pratt Bros. Coal Co., and Edna, 1879, wife of Walter Ramsey, cashier I. C. depot. Mr. McCoy in 1895 married Louise, sister of his deceased first wife.
He has been a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows over forty-two years.
The new store built in the spring of 1919 at 117 West Walnut street is very complete for his line of work, which consists of all kinds of tin and sheet metal work. A large number of business houses and private homes of Herrin and environs are equipped with National and Buck furnaces, sold and in- stalled by Mr. McCoy.
C. E. Anderson
C. E. ANDERSON, usually known among his friends as "Mage," was mayor of Herrin from 1911 to 1915, for two terms, heing the only mayor in the history of that municipality to succeed himself to this office. During his administration, the city did more permanent public improvement than in all of its history up to that time. A waterworks system at a cost of $150 000.00 was installed, a sewer sys- tem costing $78 000.00, two paving districts at a cost of $110,000.00; sidewalks built to the amount of $66 000.00, and a city hall erected at a cost of over $30,000.00. Few cities in all Illinois were so progressive as was Herrin under Mage Anderson's administration.
Mr. Anderson, after retiring as mayor, accepted a position with the James A. Pugh Stores Company of Chicago and remained with this firm until July, 1917, when Governor Lowden appointed him as Arbitration Agent for the Industrial Commission of Illinois. His district embraces the southern Illinois
coal fields which district furnished fully one-third of the entire cases that come before the commission.
Mr. Anderson was born at Raum, Pope County, Illinois, December 13, 1877, the son of Andrew and Martha Anderson. His father was a veteran of the Civil War and died when C. E. was three months old. The son had a hard struggle in his early life, but secured a good education, graduating from the Northern Indiana Normal University at Valparaiso, Ind., in the class of 1898. He volunteered in the Spanish American War and served throughout. After being discharged, he entered the employ of the Elles Stores Company at Carterville and later was sent to Herrin as manager of the company's business here. In 1910, he bought a gents' furnish- ing establishment in Herrin and operated this busi- ness until four years later, when he sold out.
He was married to Miss Bertha Perry, the daugh- ter of Dr. W. H. Perry of Carterville, and they have five children, Edward, Ruth, John, Mary and Joe. Mr. Anderson resides at 221 S. 14th Street, Herrin.
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Jefferson Hotel and Cafe
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AMONG the leading business firms of Herrin is the Jefferson Hotel and Cafe of which Ben Smith is proprietor. He has for many years been one of the leading hotel and restaurant men of the county, conducting a hotel in Marion for a number of years and previously the famous Ozark Hotel of Creal Springs for four years. During his manage- ment this hotel became a mecca for the invalid as
well as the vacationist and became widely known.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the parents of six chil- dren, Lee, Don, Everett, Lena, Ralph and Herbert. The older boys and Mrs. Smith are active assistants to Mr. Smith in his business.
As a caterer the Jefferson Cafe is in demand on all special occasions and there is rarely a banquet in Herrin that it does not serve.
George C. Berra
AMONG the young business men of Herrin, who by their own energy and thrift have succeeded from a small beginning, George C. Berra is most prominent. He was born in Murphysboro, June 18, 1897, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Berra, who immigrated to this country from Italy. Mr. Berra came to Herrin when ten years of age with his parents and attended public schools until fourteen and then entered the employ of the Lombard Society Store, where he soon learned the general merclian- dise business. Later he became a member of the firm of Bione & Berra, when only 19 years old. He entered the army service Oct. 15, 1918. and was stationed at the Chicago Univer- sity in special training until dis- charged Dec. 5, 1919. Upon his dis- charge, lie purchased the interest of his partner and also obtained an in- terest in a store at West Frankfort, where the business was conducted under the name of Calcaterra & Company, while the Herrin store was known as Berra & Co. During August, 1919, the larger interest in
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West Frankfort demanding his attention, he sold his business here, and to give his entire time to the West Frankfort store, where with an extensive grocery and general market, his business is growing steadily, which attests to his popularity and good business ability.
Mr. Berra was married this spring to Miss Jennie Calcaterra, one of Herrin's most popular members of the young Italian set, daughter of Mr .. and Mrs. Joe Calcaterra of Herrin.
No sooner had the war got under way than Mr. Berra made application for admission for entrance in an offi- cers' training school. He was called to Champaign, Ill., and examined and his application placed on file and told that he would be called later, and permitted to return home. He grew tired of waiting action on his appli- cation and listed up with the local board for special induction a few days before his application was fa- vorably acted on, but he preferred at that time to enter Chicago Univer- sity for special training which he did.
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Bracy-North Hardware Co.
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ONE of the most complete hardware stores of the county was established in Herrin in July, 1917, when the Bracy-North Hardware Company of Car- terville, purchased the stock of Pope Bros. & Company, and added many new lines and suitable stock for a modern hardware store. B. F. Bracy, the senior member of the firm, took up his residence in Herrin and became local manager and one of the Herrin live boosters.
established the Bracy Hardware Company, had had long experience in the business, being employed by B. L. Washburn in Carterville for nine years, and then entered a part- nership with Mr. Crane, which business was conducted under the name of Crane & Bracy for a year, and then entered business for himself and buying out the store of his former employer, B. L. Wash- burn, and consolidated the two stores at Car- terville in 1910.
The firm of Bracy- North was organized in Carterville in 1913, when Mr. North, for- merly of the North- Arnold Lumber Com- FT pany, bought an inter- est in the Bracy Hard- ware Company. Mr. Bracy, while a newcomer, is one of Herrin's most enterprising citizens, and Frank Junior, born July 25, 1911.
Mr. Bracy was mar- ried to Miss Ruth Cashı, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cash, of Carterville, and are the parents of three children, Wm. Layne, born August 22, 1901; Frederick Lucian, born March 21, 1901,
John Maurizio, Confectioner
F OR seven years, John Maurizio has had an ice cream parlor and confectionery lo- cated in the east room of the City National Bank building on E. Monroe Street, in Herrin, and it has been a popular confectionery, hold- ing a steady business all these years. Mr. Maurizio had had three years' experience in the grocery business before he entered the confectionery business in this city and knew the art of buying candies and fruits.
Mr. Maurizio was born in Torino, Italy, July 22, 1873, and came to America when
only twenty-two years old. He first located at Kansas City, Kans., where he worked in the mines for a year and a half, and then came to Clifford, Ill., and worked as a miner for a short time before he entered the grocery business there. He was married April 15, 1885, to Miss Marie Cristo, and they have two daughters, Marguerita and Mrs. Jessie Oldani. Mr. Maurizio is a prominent Republican in the Italian colony here and was one of the organizers and at present secretary of the Italian Political Club. He is also a member of the Moose, Caribou and Aurora Societa.
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Holland Drug Company
THE Holland Drug Company was established in Herrin in June, 1914, by Harry Holland, post- master at Marion, and his brother, Lloyd Holland, Rp. Phg., who a short time before was graduated from the Northwestern University of Chicago, and who was in active charge of the busi- ness until he en- listed in the navy in July, 1918, and died while in serv- ice.
Since that time E. Waggener las been manager of the business, hav- ing been employed by the firm since December, 1917. He was for twelve years previous to this in the employ of the Red Cross Drug Store of Ex- celsior Springs, Mo., his home city, the last five years of that time as manager, and since then with the McPike Drug Company, whole- sale dealers of Kansas City, Mo., in the pharma- ceutical department.
At the present time, Mr. Waggener is assisted by Louis L. Eubanks, registered phamacist, who is in special charge of the prescription department of the firm, Mrs. Essie Brayfield and Paul Barth.
The store handles the Nyal line of proprietary remedies, also specializes in H. K. Mulford Com- pany and Parke-Davis & Company's biological pro- ducts, acting as their local distributors; the well
known Eaton, Crane & Pike's line of stationery, Parker fountain pens and Claxtonola talking ma- chines.
A well kept fountain is also operated and all drinks of the season served.
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The store was first located in the south room of the Walker - McNeil building and in January, 1918, was removed to its pres- ent location in the new Herrin build- ing.
Lloyd Holland, one of the foun- ders of the busi- ness, heeded thie call to colors as the war went on and enlisted in the navy at the Great Lakes,- Illinois na val training station. Shortly after he went in service, he was taken ill with influenza, fol- lowed hy pneumonia, and passed away on September 22, 1918.
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