{"1": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3033", "width": "2086", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0001.jp2"}, "2": {"fulltext": "Glass FS\\nBook\\nB-fl -i", "height": "3021", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0002.jp2"}, "3": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3018", "width": "2054", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0003.jp2"}, "4": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3021", "width": "2003", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0004.jp2"}, "5": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE\\nILLUSTRATED\\nHISTORICAL, DESCRIPTIVE AND BIOGRAPHICAL\\nPRICE, OXE DOLLAR AXD FLFTV CEXTS\\nliELXIDERE, ILL.\\nI LBLlSHEl) BY THE DAILY REPUBLICAN\\n1896", "height": "3018", "width": "2054", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0005.jp2"}, "6": {"fulltext": "JLCJuCACa/--^", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0006.jp2"}, "7": {"fulltext": "DEDICATED\\nTO THE INTERESTS OF BEI.VIDERE, THE CIIV oK SEWTNC) MACHINES\\nAND BICYCLES.\\nTHE BEST CITY OF ITS SIZE IX THE STATE.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0007.jp2"}, "8": {"fulltext": "", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0008.jp2"}, "9": {"fulltext": "BEL\\\\ IDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nStanding on the tliresliold of the year of our Lord, eighteen liundred and\\nninety-six, the enter|irising city of Belvidere is looking into a future wliieh seems\\nto be fraught with a liealtliy ]iv(is[n i-ity and pregnant witli tlie liriglitest possi-\\nbilities.\\nFew cities in tlie United States jiassed through the disastrous i)ani(; of 1893\\nin a condition as free from financial depression as Belvidere. Despite the univer-\\nSTATE STREET, LOOKING NORTH FROM GEN. PULLER S OFFICE.\\nI llnro J .v ri,.\\\\i:K NOTT.\\nsal stagnation tlu city uiarclic(l pr,iinlly on in its progress, until now it hasattaineil\\na nionieuluni which bids fair to gi\\\\ us an adilitional ]io]iulation of ti\\\\e thousand\\nwithin the ne.\\\\t ten years.\\nIJehidere in IHihJ. These few words briefly indicate the purpose ke|it in icw\\nin preparint; and issuing this souxcuir edition of Tiik liKiuni.K ax to picture\\ni el\\\\ idere as it is to-day.\\nI!elvidc|-c is known :fs ouc i^T the most lieauliful small cities in the state of\\nIllinois, auil as an atlracti\\\\c and st (Icsiialijc place of residence, blessed with", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0009.jp2"}, "10": {"fulltext": "6\\nBELYIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nsuperioi educational, religious and social advantages. The products of its manu-\\nfactories have made an enviable reputation in commercial circles throughout the\\ncountry, and its business enterprises, interests and relations are constantly extending\\nand increasing in importance.\\nThe ])ages which follow invite tlie attention of the reader to the manifold\\nattractions offered by Belvidere as a beautiful and desirable place of residence, to\\nthe inexhaustible supply of cheap fuel easily obtainable, to the advantages it [)0sses-\\nses as a manufacturing center, to the unsurj)assed richness and fertility of the\\natjricultural region tributary to the city, to its transportation facilities, to the\\nim|iortance of its sewing-machine anil liirycle niauufnctory. to the progressive spirit\\nCOUliT HOUSE.\\nexhibited bv the people, and ti the substantial foundations upon which its past\\nprosperity has rested, and which point unerringly to its more rapid progress and\\nadvancement as each coming year shall roll by.\\nLi jiresenting this beautiful souvenir to the public The REPirBLiCAS recognizes\\nthe fact that it is in some respects imperfect, that some points have perhaj)s been\\noverlooked, and that it fails to do complete justice to all the varied advantages and\\nattractions of Belvidere, but The Repiumcan has spared neither labor nor expense\\nin the effort to present as accurately and completely as possible the Belvidere of\\nto-day, and is confident that no publication ever issued has pictuied our city as\\naccurately, as completely, and as attractively. Nor has any publication as elaborate\\nand as expensive ever been undertaken in any city no larger than this, and the mere\\nfact that an undertaking of such magnitude has been successfully carried out in Belvi-\\ndere demonstrates tiie truth of all that is said in these pages in regard to the ])ul lic", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0010.jp2"}, "11": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED. 7\\n.s]iirit, eiiterjiriso ;iii l lilRTulity of its citi/x us, ami the iinjiortaiK o of its liusincss\\ninterests. From the iiiceptioii of this enterprise The Republican lias reeeived the\\nhearty eneouraifement an l cordial support of the enterjirising hiisiiiess men and\\npublic spirited citizens of Bel\\\\ idcre, and takes pleasure in acknowledging their\\nactive co-operation, and in saying that to them the gratifying success of this |iul)-\\nlication is principally due.\\nBELVIDERE IN EARLY DAYS.\\nPicturesquely located on the hanks of the Kisliwaukee river, in Boone County,\\nseventv-tive miles west from Chicago, and occupying the slopes of gently retreat-\\ning elevations, tlie lielvidere of to-dav, with its eight thousand iidialiitants. invites\\nBUSINESS PORTION (JP NORTH STATE STREET.\\ncomparison and tempts to citizenship. Its history makes record of sixty years,\\nhut its real progressive life began with tlie advent of manufactories ten\\nyears ago.\\nIn lS;i5the first comers encam|ied lieside the streaiu, on whose borders, near\\ntile present fair-grounds, was at the time assembled a band of Pottawattomie Indi-\\nans, whicii in a few months renioveil bi voiid the Mississipiii. Their council-house,\\nnearly in ruins, ami the remains nf the chieftain. Big Thunder, within a ])aling\\nenclosure on the Mound, for a itrief period gave evidence of fnrmer occupa-\\ntion.\\nThe earliest settlers in this vicinity were Archibald Metcalf, David Diiidiam,\\nJohn K. Towner, Cornelius Cliiu*, Erastns A. Nixon, S. P. Doty and Dr. D. II.\\nWhitney. Messrs. Cline, Nixon and Towner made tiieir first pilgrimage from\\nChicago on foot, returning for their families. .Mrs. Towner was the first white", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0011.jp2"}, "12": {"fulltext": "8\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTKATED.\\nwtiiiKin ti) tread tliu soil of BelvidL-iv. Tliis section was mainly ]iCMi|ile(l liy eiiii-\\ngraiitsfroin tlie New England and Mid.lle states, and their sturdy ty|ie lias given\\ntdiaraeter to the jjoiinlation of later years.\\nIn August, 18:-J5, Eljenezer Peck and Dr. (4 Hidliue came out from Chicago on\\na prospecting tour, and, admiring the situatidU. jmrchaseil, itll Nathaniel C roshy,\\nDunham and Metcalf s claim, which included the present site of North IJelvidere.\\nIts name was changed to that now designating the city in honor of Mr. Peck s\\nnative place in Canada. The Belvidere Comjiany was shortly after oi gani/.ed,\\nwitli a cajiital stock of 810,0(10, for the i)uri)Ose of building saw and grist mills\\nand developing the property. John S. King, Jacob Whitman, J. (ioodhue. S.\\nP. Dotv, F. W. Crosby. J. P. Cliapin. J.ul Parker and II. L. Crosby were admit-\\nted t partnership with the original ]iurcliasers (if the claim. Soon after the mills\\nSOUTH BELVIDERE SCHOOL, NO. 1.\\nwere erected and the land jdaceil on the marl^et. In October a census gave Bi lvi-\\ndere a population i f thirty-seven men, women and children.\\nIn June, 1886, the state road was located, with Belvidere on the route. Au-\\ngust 1st of this year the first election was held in Belvidere precinct, at which\\nthirty-seven persons voted. Some time in the fall of 1836 the town site was laid\\noff into lots, and the corners of Stale and 31echanic streets (the latter now Lincoln\\navenue) determined by a cariienter s square. On these four corners were the busi-\\nness houses from 1836 to 1840. The l)uihling now on the southwest corner was\\nthe first brick structure erected in Belvi lere. In December, 1836, a postotlice was\\nestablislied, it being the first on the northern stage route from Chicago to (4alena.\\nS. S. \\\\Vhitmau was appointed jiostmaster.\\nMay 1837, was held the first county election. In 1838 bids for a court-\\nhouse were solicited, but not until 1843 was the building completed. Its cost\\nwas $6,000. Its successor, the jircsent court-house, was finished Sept. 12, 1855,\\nafter an expenditure of 810,000. Later the record building was erected, and the", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0012.jp2"}, "13": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED. 9\\nccMiiity anil rin-uit clerk s offices rcniuxfil thereto. In the year ISoS ijoihical lines\\nWere lirst drawn between adherents of the Whig and Democratic parties.\\nEARLY ORGANIZATION.\\nIn 1847 Belvidere was ori;ani/.e l as a town, in conforinity to the general state\\nlaw, lint lor varions reasons reniaineil under its operation only one year. In\\nMarch, ISTiT, it incorporated as a town, witli a special charter, and elected its tirst\\nBoard of live Trustees J. K. Towner, Israel Trijiji, D. W. Read, Ce]ihas Gardner\\nand Warren Pierce. The latter was selected as president, which j.osition fell to\\none of the number, ).f-oJfici During the intervening ten years tlie town s affairs\\nwere administered b)- the county judge and two associate justices.\\nThe first bridge was thrown across the river at what is now State street in\\n1887. Prior to that time the crossing had been at fords, the ]irincipal one being\\nat Main street. Here Scott s army jiassed over in 1832.\\nSOUTH BELVIDERE SCHOOL, NO. 2.\\nI HnTO BY CLARK A N()TT.\\nIn 1852 came the railroad, elsewhere referred to. The ne,\\\\t decade witnessed\\na maivilous levelopnient. Prior to this year the possibility of extending the\\ntown to the south side of the river had been under consideration, and the location\\nof the lailroad made the step |iracticable. The building of warehouses and stores\\nbegan, and in time the center of trade gravitated to the new division, itli a\\nresidting increase of population whicli now gives it a jirepondcrance in cipuipari-\\nson with that of the city generally.\\nOUR PART IN THE WAR.\\nTiie record of Belvidere in connection witli the war of the rebellion, with that\\nof the whole county, is one which will lie scanned with pride by coming genera-\\ntions. Over two thousand )nen were sent int i the field. ^lany of them attained\\nto distinction in military and civic service, and the names of Ftdler, Ilnrlbut.\\nIiuni]ihrey, Loop, Bush, Haywood, Baker, with scores of others, will live in the\\nannals of those eventful years. During the war the county appro[iriated =l(;i,000\\nfor bounties and aid t i soldiers families. In addition, the separate towns appro-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0013.jp2"}, "14": {"fulltext": "10\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nFIRST METHODIST CHURCH.\\nI lIOTri BY ri.AUK .V- NOTT.\\npriated \u00c2\u00a702,000, of which Belviilere s iirojiorlioii was i;38,000; ajul to he a(hleil to\\nthis is the sum of $63,000, voluntarily contributed, making a total of $315,000 dis-\\nbursed for the soldiers and their loved ones at home. Every appeal for men and\\nmeans, found ])rompt re-\\nsjionse, and the great heart\\nof the ])eople went out to tlie\\nlirave boys at the front.\\nBANKS OF BELVIDERE.\\nThe banking facilities\\nhave always been fully ade-\\nquate. Among the first\\nestablished institutions were\\nthe Boone County Bank and\\nthe Belvidere Bank. The\\nlatter, whose ](resident was\\nAlexander Neely, went into\\nliijuidation many years ago.\\nThe former, owned by B\\\\il-\\nler, Lawrence Company,\\nwas converted into the First\\nNational in 1865. At vari-\\nous dates other banks flour-\\nished for limited periods, in\\nthe list being those operated\\nby Yourt, Lawrence Com-\\npany, M. G. Leonard and\\nW. II. Oilman. The banks\\nKEV \\\\VM iRWEX furnishing accomnioda-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0014.jp2"}, "15": {"fulltext": "HELVIDEKE ILLl STRATEl).\\n11\\ntioii arc tlie First National, Seciniil National and Po()]ik s (State). I lie cifficcrs of\\ntill First National arc: iSlark IJaniscv president; William S. Diinton, viiH -]iresidcnt;\\nA. E. Looji, easliiei C liarles I). Loii]i. assistant cashier. Its resources are: Loans\\nand discounts, S!)2,301.47; stocks, homls and securities, .*!l24,490.(;0; other items,\\n-s:;:i,12tl. 14: total, *249,912.21. The liabilities are: Capital slock, ATo.OOO;\\nsnrjilus tiiud and undividi il profits, \u00c2\u00a721,7117.94; National hank notes outstanding,\\n\u00c2\u00a522,50(1; deposits, -si:iO, 04 1.27. J he Second National has for otticers: AUeu C.\\nFuller, president; D. D. Sal)in, vicc-])resident; Irving Terwilligcr, cashier; Frank\\nSewcll, assistant cashit^r. Its resources are: Loans and discounts, !S137,438.98;\\nstocks and .securities, .\u00e2\u0080\u00a2j;12(!,940; other items, *91,312.t;5; total, !3:) ).G91.G?). The\\nliabilities are: Capital stock, *!l(MI, 00(1; deposits, -s!201, 574.31; surplus fund and\\nNORTH BBLVIDERE SCHOOL.\\nI Hi Tn IIV CI.ARK .V- XIITT.\\nundivided i.rofits, :?32,101.11; other items, *22,01(i.21. The People .s Bank is\\ncfticered as f(dbnvs: W. I). Swail. ]iresident; F. S. Whitman, vice-president;\\nJohn (ireenlee, cashier; B. F. Ilaruisii, assistant cashier; William Greenlee, second\\nassistant asliier. Its resources are: Loans and discounts, ?;183,923.55; bond.s,\\n55,550.S8; other items, iS59,732,S5; total, $299,207.28. The liabilities are:\\nCapital stock, 5 5o,UiiO; deposits, -s227,458.71; surplusfuud and undivided profits,\\n*21,748.57.\\nWE BECOME A CITY.\\nBclvidere was incorporati il as a city in 1SS2, and divided into lour uai ds. In\\nMay of that year its first otlicers were elected. The first mayor was \\\\V. I). Swail,\\nand those succeeding were: F. S. Whitman, .lohn Hannah, George II. Ilurlbut,\\nand the present incumbent. The city officials now are: Dr. K. .Mclnnis.\\nmayor; A. E. .Icnncr, city clerk; W Wright, corporation eounsel; F. .1.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0015.jp2"}, "16": {"fulltext": "12\\nBELVIUERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nPRKsm Ti;! i a x i HURCH.\\nPHOTO KV W. H. KtlBIXSON.\\nEvans, city attoriK y; J. IL CiMjk, twasurcr; L. E. Benson, street eoniniissioner;\\nGeortje IL Iluiilnit, engineer; E. E. S])()oner, superintendent waterworks; William\\nRichardson, chief of jiolice; John Thren, tii-e marshal; board of aldermen: tirst\\nward, A. W. Roliinson, F. II. Dixon: second ward, A. A. Slafter, ,1. W. Sharp;\\nthird ward, B. B. .AicFall. l\\\\ H. Kennedy: fourth ward, F. W, Crain, W. IL\\nMoore. The lioard of health\\nis comj)Osed of Mayor Mc-\\nInnis, Dr. A. W. Swift, Dr.\\nWillis Biittertield, and the\\ncitj marshal.\\nAn ordinance, approved\\nJanuary 25, 189G, appropri-\\nated the following amounts\\nfor the purposes indicated:\\nSinking fund, Sll,50(); inter-\\nest fund, -SGH2.50; salary of\\noflicers, $1,305: miscellan-\\neous expenses, *750; city en-\\ngineering department, \u00c2\u00a7^300;\\njiolice de))artment, ^H,5!)0;\\nstreet lighting, iS!H,900; legal\\nexpenses, 1450; health de-\\npartment, ^15(1; fire depart-\\nment, S3, 775; waterworks,\\n$12,912.71; general street\\nwork. ^4,260: library fund,\\n5700: total, *44,1(!5.21.\\nThe e.\\\\penditures during\\n1S1I5 were -^42, 700.32, but of\\nthis sum a certain pro]iortion\\nwas for obligations of the\\ni;ev. laco. K. PIERCE. I). D. previous year. That this", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0016.jp2"}, "17": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n13\\namount has been wisely expended is attested by tlie eondition of tlie streets and\\nvarious publie improvements, and tlie service rendered by the different de])art-\\nmenls. The population of tiie eity, aecording to the last school census, was S,000.\\nA SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.\\nThe jiressing need of an effective sewerage system became so a|ipaniil that\\nlast year the council i assed an ordinance providing for a survey and estimate with\\nreference to initial woi-k. ^riiis was ini lcrtakeu and comjdeted liv J. \\\\V. Alvord,\\na Chicago hvdraulic engineer. The portion of tlic city to lie jproxidcd Icr includes\\nthe principal business streets and such conuectiug thoroughfares as it will be possi-\\nble to cover at present. The system will be gradually extended until every section\\nd the city is reached.\\nPERIOD OF GROWTH.\\nFrom the close of the war until the inauguration of maniifacluring, the ex-\\nperience of Belvidere was that of other communities depending entirely up ui the\\nrural districts fur revenue. It, hiiwc\\\\cr, |n cispercd, but the increase of po|iulati(in\\nwas moderate, and its resources, while availalile to the amotmt necessary foi- ordi-\\nnary jiurposes, permitted little in tlie way of public impro\\\\euients. itli the\\ntransfer rnpiu Chicago of the June plant, eventually the National Sewing ^lachine\\nCompany, now one of the most imiiortant representatives of this industry in the\\nwhole countrv, began the wonderful advancement of the city. Other corporations\\nfollowed the initial comjiany, and more arc to avail themselves of the sujierior ad-\\nvantages oft ereil bv this central and pniinising location. The new elements infused\\nlife, the growth in numbers and increase of means warranted the undertaking of\\nlarger enterprises, and its re-\\ncent past gives promise nf a\\npros]ieroiis future to the iiidi-\\niiliial aihl the municipality.\\nOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.\\nThe Lhi Public Library\\noriginated froiu a donation nf\\n$5,000 by (ieneral Fuller in\\n188.3, ami is located in the\\ncity hall building. It has for\\nofficers: President, Allen C.\\nFuller; Vice President, W.\\nD. Swail; Secretary, Irving\\nTerwilliger; Librarian, Miss\\n:Mary F. Crandall; Asst. Li-\\nbrarian, Miss Nellie Green-\\nlee. Its board of directors\\nis composed of the three offi-\\ncers first named, with the\\naddition of Messrs. A. C.\\nFassett and J. C. Foote, and\\nMesdames (i. II. Ilurlbut, E.\\nT. Gage, J. R. Balliet and\\nC. E. Scott. The number\\nbooks is 9, 050, with circula-\\ntion for the year 1804-5 of\\n2:5,050. Thelast register num-\\nber of cards issued i 2. 70S.\\ni;ev. r. c. .-tiei .le.\\nPHOTO BY Cl.AllK .1 NOTT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0017.jp2"}, "18": {"fulltext": "u\\nBKLVIDEHE ILLUSTRATED.\\nFACTS ABOUT\\nOUR CITY.\\nThe city hall, a\\nfine structure cen-\\ntrally located, was\\nerected in 18S4, at\\nan expense of ^10.-\\n000. On the main\\nflour is the jiostottice\\nand in the second\\nstory are the council\\nchamber, city clerk s\\noflice and the Ida\\npublic library.\\nt)n Septen)l er G\\nof last year John\\nM. Roach, of Chica-\\ngo, was granted per-\\nmission by ordi-\\nnance to build and\\noperate an electric\\nrailway on various\\nj)rinciiial streets.\\nThe road was in-\\ncorporated and has\\na cajiital stock of\\n\u00c2\u00a735,00(1. The inten-\\ntion is to complete\\nthe line during the\\npresent year.\\nThe present plan\\nof street lighting, by arc lamps suspeiideil at\\nstreet intersections, was ado] ted in 1S,^7.\\nThe service now is sixty liglits, at an amiuul\\nexpense of -^3,900.\\nTwo tck iihone exchanges, the Central\\nUnion and Belvidere, using four hundrcil\\nphones, give Belvidere jilenty of chance to\\ntalk.\\nThe volunteer fire department, which has\\nalways rendered the be t service jiossiiiU-\\nnndci- existing conditions, was superse U cl\\nduring the present year by a paid depart-\\nment, with horses and wagons and a com-\\nplete eciuipnient.\\nFree postal delivery was commenced\\nApril Belvidere being the only city in the\\nstate this year securing the )]rivilege. One\\ndesirable result of this concession by the\\njiostoffice de| artment is the jn-oper niini-\\nbering nf everv buililinLr, it bcinL; iriailc com\\niiulsorv.\\nWATER WORKS\\nPHOTO BY CL.\\\\1!\\nBUILDINI..\\nK X NOTT.\\nRKV. .T. PIi:RIIi.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0018.jp2"}, "19": {"fulltext": "BKT.VIDKKK ILLI STKATED.\\n15\\nSOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nBelvidere is noted anioiiL; other tliiiiij;s for tlie uiiiisiially bigb eharncler il its\\npeople. It re]pre ents tlic most vahieil cleiiieiits of older communities, and is an\\nillustration of develo|3ment under tlie retiniuij; influences of the best social and in-\\ntellectual life.\\nTo the business men of Belvidere must be accredited, in the main, the ad-\\nvancement of the city. They were (piick to ap])rehend the situation and imjirove\\nit. Their hearty co-operation in all projects looking to the forwarding of the\\ncity s interests made them ])Ossible of realization. With general prosperity came\\nmodern methods of handling tra le. New buildings for store purjioses, e(piipi)ed\\nwith all desirable conveniences, and liUcd with mure extensive and varied stocks.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0019.jp2"}, "20": {"fulltext": "16\\nBELYIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTHE CITV HALL AND POST-OFFICE.\\nVIEW OF MILK CONDENSING FACTORY FROM RAILROAD BRIDGE.\\ni HUTO HY CI.ARIC .t .NOTT.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0020.jp2"}, "21": {"fulltext": "BELVDIKKK ILIA STKATED.\\n17\\nadapted to the imiirovcil doiiiaiid, liave i |il;K od nearlj all the older inferior struc-\\ntures. Ill sound eondition, an l transact inu; a large business, tlie niercliants of\\nI jch idcrc are re:i|iiiiu the harvest of wise jire|pnration.\\nThe advantages ottered to manufacturers are in many res])eets exceptional.\\nTlie admirahle railroad facilities, central locations available, disposition of tlie\\npeople to aft ord every faeil-\\nitv, the desirability of the\\ncity for residence comljine\\nto resent attractions that\\nshould lead to iHuuerous\\naccessions.\\nIn no other city ol its\\nsize are greater generosity\\nor more perfect union, with\\nreference to the undertak-\\ning of public or industrial\\nenterprises, exhibited liy its\\nl)usiiiess men and capitalists.\\nWith a purpose to extend\\nthe hand of fellowship to\\nintending citizens, to jiro-\\ninote and foster every\\nworthy essay of a business\\nand general nature, and to\\ncarry forward the extensive\\nsystem of jiublic imj)rove-\\nineuts already well inaugu-\\nrated Belvidcre coiitidently\\noffers inducements sii]ierior\\nto those of any other among\\nthe smaller cities of the\\nwest.\\nWhat has been said with\\nregard to the progress of\\nand inducements held out\\nby Belvidere is not by any\\nmeans in the line of exag-\\ngeration. Its business, con-\\nveniences, improvements,\\nfacilities and ])rivileges are\\nin evidence, and .substantiate\\nthe statements made. AVith\\nmany of the belongings of\\nmet r o p o 1 i t a n existence\\namong them a jicrfcet water\\nsupply, telephone exchanges,\\nelectric and gas lighting\\nand heating, and in the imnicdiate future a conqilete sewerage system, street rail-\\nways, effective lire dejiartment service, street jiaviug, and free postal delivery\\nthe material comfort of its peojile will be well provided for, while its higher ad-\\nvantages will meet the requirement of every acquisition.\\nI he UeUiilere of To-l av. though flourishing and attractive, is vet Ijut an\\n.l.\\\\.MK CATIIoLH IirUi II.\\nI llllTI) BY CL,VRK A XOTT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0021.jp2"}, "22": {"fulltext": "18\\ni;ei vidkre illustrated.\\nA GEM OF NATIICE SEEN AT KELLEY S ISLAND.\\nI HriTO BY CI.AI^K A NOri\\nindex of the t oiuiiig Belvidere, made jiossiljle by its situation and resources,\\nand tlie energy ami purpose of its people.\\nMANY BEAUTIFUL HOMES.\\nAVitliin tile last ten years a complete transformation bas been effected in tlie\\nresidence districts of the city. The first move in tlie directitm of modern construc-\\ntion was a revelation, and du]ilication speedih followed. Thenceforward the spirit\\nof friendly emulation appeared to take jiossession f the people, and structures\\nvieing in elegance and costliness with those adorning more i)retentious centers,\\ntogether with many of lesser value but architectural Vieauty, were placed in every\\nTHE HAM KELOW THE (TTV.\\nI HOTO BY GCY AI.I.EX.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0022.jp2"}, "23": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\n19\\nquarter of tlu citv. Tlie ])revailiiif!; ideas were also a]iplie(i to tlie older dwelliiiijs,\\nami tlieir reiiioileliiio; accoiii]iaiiie l tlie erection of newer ImildiiiLCs. In the numer-\\nous additions, also, re(jiiired liv llie urnwinu city, tins conibiiiat ion of utility with\\nartistic tinish was steadily kc]it in ii \\\\v. The urounds aljout these lovely homes\\nare in keepinc;, and ornamented with slnuliliery and shade trees in the profusion\\nwhich space will still allow. The trees upon tlie different residence thoroughfares\\nhave been wisely protected and their jilautiiig encouraged, and in siiinmer days\\nthe shadows of the street rival those of the forest road. The erection of handsome\\nand e.\\\\]iensive lilocks. and adapting of structures of earlier dates to moderii re-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0(piirenieiits have eiitirciv changed the a|i| cai-aiice of the business streets. The\\nHELVIlJliKE CEMKTEKY.\\nI HOTO BY W. H. lUtBINSON.\\nlrives about the citv. the charming views, its sjiacioiis parks, the evideiicesof taste\\nand refinement on every hand, substantiate the claim of Belvidere to be an excep-\\ntionally beautifid and desirable |)lace of residence.\\nWATERWORKS.\\nThe agitation for a better watcr-Mipjily culminated during the year LSSil in\\nthe purchase of a site on which are locateil the jireseiit artesian well and punniing\\nstation. The work of drilling immediately began, and a well 1,950 feet in de])th,\\nwith a diameter of eight inches for 1,2(1(1 feet and six inches for the balance of the\\ndistance, resulted. An abundant flow of watci in juirest quality was secured.\\nThe mayor was John Hannah, ami the aldermen: .lohii C. Starr, O. II. Wrisihl.\\nJr., W. II. Derthick. K. II. Jukes, K. F. Tousley, F. R. Smiley, G. H. Ilnrlbut,\\nE. A. Cleaveland. ^Messrs. Smiley, Jukes and Tousley composed the tire and\\nwater committee. Mr. E. E. Spooner was summoned from Rochelle, 111., to\\nsuperintend its construction. The necessary buildings and stand]iipe were at\\nonce erected, machinery purchased, and mains extende I over a wide area. The\\ntotal of mains laid amounts to lOt miles: number of Indrants set. !lli; nuinbcr of\\nvalves, 48; number of services, 475.\\nAt the well are: The basin, holding 80,0(10 gallons, and the station house, in\\nwhich are three engines one tri])lex, one compound and one double extension.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0023.jp2"}, "24": {"fulltext": "20\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe twii laUer having a daily\\nenergy of 1,0011,000 gallons\\neacb. The stanilpipe, loealcil\\non the Mound, halt a mile\\nfrom ihe station, lias a ea|iac-\\nity of 42.000 gallons, and its\\napex is 173 feet above ilatiiin.\\nThe mains are 4, G, 8 and 10\\ninches in diameter. A sermid\\nstandpipe is being erected.\\nThe ordinary jiressiire is (10\\nto To pounds, but for tires 120\\npounds, although in the latter\\ninstance frequently e. cceeding\\nthis register. The capacity\\nof the well is about 700,000\\ngallons eacli twenty-four\\nhours. The largest amount\\nconsumed in any one day Avas\\nduring the last summer, when\\nit reached 401,000. In the\\nmonth of August last 8,01(3,-\\n43.J gallons were sent througli\\nthe mains. In January of\\nthis year the figure was o,77S,-\\n740. The average delixci v is\\nCERMAX LUTirKRAN clirucll.\\niMilo KV 1.ai;k a- XOTT.\\nI;EV. K. IIEIXE.MA.N.N.\\nPHOTii IIY Yfil-NDT.\\nabout 300,000 gallons daily\\nin summer, and 135,000 in\\nwinter.\\nAppropriations have been\\nmade for an additional\\nAvater-tower, with connec-\\ntions, to be placed near the\\njunction of Pearl and Fiftli\\nstreets, in the south divi-\\nsion, at an expense of\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2s8,000. This will have a\\ncapacity of 128,000 gallons,\\nor nearly three limes that\\nof the present tower.\\nCHURCHES OF BELVI-\\nDERE.\\nAmong the incjuiries of\\nintending emigrants to the\\nWest, whose relations with\\nchurch organizations in\\ntheir Eastern homes were\\nabout to terminate, those\\nregarding the religious priv-\\nileges jiossible of cnjoN ment", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0024.jp2"}, "25": {"fulltext": "i;ki,vii)KI{e illustkated.\\n21\\nFIRST BAI TIST HIKCH.\\nrUnTC KV W. H. KOIJINSON.\\nof credit for its moral mikI in-\\ntellectual as well ;is material\\nadvancement. J lure fol-\\nlow sketelies of the differ-\\nent organizations, so far as\\ndata has l een available.\\nMETHODIST CHURCH.\\nSome time iliirini; the year\\n1838 the first Methodist\\npreacher was heard in i el-\\nvidere. In 18511 ilu hrirk\\nchurch on the Xortli Side\\nwas built. In ISliC. about\\ntwenty-four of the nn niUers\\nof the First Church on the\\nNorth Side withdrew and\\nformed a Class on the South\\nSide. Until 187(i regular\\npreaching services were\\nheld in both churches. In\\nthat vear the l{ev. N. II.\\nAxtell suj)plied the two\\nsocieties. The sami- ar-\\nranaement was continued\\nin the newer country had pre-\\ncedence.\\nA ery early in the history of\\nHelvidere could be transmitted\\nthe intelligence that societies bad\\nbeen formed, umler ]]ernKinent\\nleadershi]), and in the succeeding\\nyears reports of encouraging\\ngrowth. ^Vitll tlu increase of\\njiopnlation all leading denonnna-\\ntions found representation, ami\\nat the first op}iortunity houses\\nof worshiji were erected. The\\nhumble structures originally serv-\\ning as places of convocation were\\nsupplanted, as means accumu-\\nlated, by elegant anil costly edi-\\nHccs.\\nThis may truthfully be termeil\\na church-going jieople. ^Vithin\\nthe walls of its sanctuaries are\\ngathered the best representatives\\nof the city s social ami business\\nlife. To the churches of Belvi-\\ndere, as of other communities,\\nmust lie awarded the larii cr share\\nHEV. R. s. WAl.Ki:i;.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0025.jp2"}, "26": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nUMiler i1r (iiistorate of Rl-v. W.\\nS. HaiTingtoii. In 1879 Rev.\\nE. Biircb was apjioinlod to the\\nFirst Ohuivh, and the Rev. (4.\\nC. Clark to tlie CImrcli on the\\nSouth Side. The two churches\\nwere occupied until 1885 when\\nunder tlie pastorate of Rev. S. II.\\nSwartz the two societies united,\\nand liave so continued until the\\n])resent. During; the jiastorates\\nof Revs. Cessna, Bigelow and\\nCraven a new church edifice was\\njilaniied and ciini]ileted. and ded-\\nicated by the Rev. Lewis Curt^.\\nof Chicago, Feb. 12, 1893. The\\nchurch is a splendid modern\\nbuil ling, seating in the main\\nauditorium (ITT), and with the\\nli cture-roiini 92. The church,\\npipe organ costing \u00c2\u00a52,5llU, and\\nyiarsonage are worth S2.),0()lt.\\nThe membership has increased\\nto 5U7, and the Sunday School\\nhas 350 names enrolled, witli an\\naverage attendance of 250. Few\\nKEV. C. A. (rMMlNliS.\\nIMMANfEL EPI6C0P.\\\\L (IIL RCH.\\nPHOTO BV I LARK .S NOTT.\\ncliurches are so well eipiip-\\njied for worship. Its officers\\nare Rev. S. :M. ^Merrill,\\nI). D., resident bishop; Rev.\\nF. A. Hardin, D. D., pre-\\nsiding elder Rev. William\\nCraven, pastor Revs. W.\\nD. Cornwell, J. C. Collier\\nand X. Crane, local jireach-\\ners R. C. Frit/., su|ierin-\\ntendeiit of Sunday School;\\nI. Clark, sujierintendcnt\\nNorth Side School Trus-\\ntees A. J. Yaw, W. D.\\nSwail, Walter .M. Powers,\\n.lohn C. Longcor, Richard\\n.larvis, John List, Thomas\\nCornwell, A. C. Fassett and\\nI. II. Flack; Stewards: A.\\n\\\\y. Swift, George M. Mar-\\nshall, J. W. Sharp, George\\nMill, Frank Stow, W. M.\\nSawyer, John L. Collier, W.\\nDawson, R. C. Fritz, John\\nFair, Garrett Sager, Levi", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0026.jp2"}, "27": {"fulltext": "UELVIUEJIE ILLUSTRATED.\\n23\\n.1\\n411^^^^^^^^^=^^^\\nflL ^IP^^^^^^\\nH=t^\\nv^XXp\\nM\\nMr\\nilfc^... _\\nV.WGUT IIY A KIlHAK AT THE N( IRTIIWKSTKKN U. K lUlllK.E,\\nI HoTo KV W. I:nr.IN l N.\\nK. Fitzer, George B. Frye. The Ladies Aid Society, the ^V()^n;u^s Foreisii\\nand Home ^Missionary Societies are active in botli lionie and iMtsi(h henevolent\\nwork. The .Men s League, organized al)oiit two years, has |inived a source of\\ninterest as well as a verv\\nhel|itui agency in church work\\namongst men.\\nFIRST PRESBYTERIAN\\nCHURCH.\\nThe organization of this\\nchurch was at the log house\\nof Stelilicii lliirnett, three\\nmiles north of Helvidere,\\n:March 17, 1839, with 24\\nnKinl)ers, viz.: PZzra ]SLiy,\\nMrs. Dorcas JSIay, Stejdieu\\nBurnett, Mrs. Abigail Bur-\\nnett, Frederic S. Sheldon,\\nMrs. Harriet C. Sheldon,\\nGeorge D. Hicks. .Mrs. Al.i-\\ngal Hicks, Austin Gardner,\\n3Irs. ]\\\\rary Gardner, Aaron II. Billings. David Caswell. Chauncy Bristol, ^Mrs.\\nLouisa Rollins, ]Mrs. ^lary C Dubois, Mrs. Maria L. Fisk, ]Mrs. Juliet Gil-\\nman, .Mrs. Hannah Blood, 3Irs. Rulena McBride, Mrs. Nancy Hale. .Mrs. Ruth\\nCunningham, 3[rs. Lovina May, Miss Adaline E. Sheldon, Mrs. (4ilbi rt. Rev.\\nJohn Morrill officiated on tliis occasion. Ezra May and Austin (Gardner were\\nelected ruling elders. In 1839 the clMirch began worslii|i in a pulilic liall. which\\nwas occupied for three years.\\nIn 1843 the first church edi-\\nfice of this society, whiih\\nwas the first building in this\\ncounty used exclusively for\\nchurch purposes, was erected.\\nIn 1857 this was replaeeil by\\nwhat is now the main pari\\nof the resent edifice, at a\\ncost of -^18.0(10. In issn\\nlliis was remodeled, at an ex\\n]iense of ^Kl.Odli. Present\\nvalue of the church ]iroperty\\nincluding parsonage, x25,UIIU.\\nThe following have been jias-\\ntors of the church: Revs.\\nRoyal Nathaniel Wright.\\nCharles Fanning, Eleazer T.\\nBall, Henry B. Holmes, David R. Fildy, Thomas C. Easlon, Henry M.\\nCurtis, ^latthew F. Howie, John II. Windsor, John Clark Hill an l George\\nR. Pierce, the ])resent pastor. The elders now serving are Eli Foote,\\nHenry W. Avery, Daniel E. Foote, Martin C. Benlley, Henry J. Sherill,\\nEdwin W. Warren, Frederic S. Dubois, David D. Sabin and J. C. Zin.ser. The\\nboard of trustees is as follows: E. A. Cieaveland, Enos T. Gage, Albert Scherrer,\\nJ. R. li.Mllict. .loscph F. Tripp, Williaril T. Longcor, John C. Foote, (icorge T.\\nA I RKTTV SIKXE (IX THE KISHWAIKEE ItlVKIt.\\nI llnTO I .V W. II. KllBINSCIN.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0027.jp2"}, "28": {"fulltext": "24 BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nKeator and Siducy A. Sabiii. The present membership of tbe church is 350. The\\nSunday-school was organized in 1840, Deacon Austin Gardner being the first\\nsuperintendent. Fourteen persons have officiated as superintendents, Henry W.\\nAvery having served at different times an aggregate of thirty-two years. Eugene\\nF. Sabin is the present superintendent. Total membership of the school 210. A\\nnumber of societies in charge of the women render valuable service. A tine new\\npipe-organ was recently jilaceil in the church.\\nFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThe first church in Belvidere was organized July 24, ISoG, at the home of\\nDr. John S. King, and was christened the Belvidere Baptist Church of Christ.\\nThis pioneer band numbered sixteen, whose names were: Rev. John S. King,\\nM.D., Nathaniel Crosl)y, Moses Blood, Mclvin Schenck. Calvin Kingsley, Andrew\\nMoss, Timothy Caswell, Caleb Blood, ha Haskins, Chas. S. Whitman, Mrs.\\nElizabeth Payne, Mrs. Aun Schenck, j\\\\Irs. Charlotte S. Kingsley, Mrs. Mary Cas-\\nwell, Mrs. Mary Ilaskins, Miss Matilda Caswell. Its first regular pastor was Prof.\\nS. S. Whitman, whose labors began in October, 183(), in the principal room, six-\\nteen feet square, of a log dwelling house. There followed him Revs. S. A. Estee,\\nC. H. Roe, H. J. Eddy, W. W. .Miner, J. P. Phillips, W. A. Welsher, A. C.\\nKeene, Emery Curtis, Jesse Coker, II. C. .Mabie, II. W. Reed, J. J. Irving and\\nthe present pastor. In 1S3S a house of worship, a small frame building, was\\nerected on a lot one block west of the present location. This was also used for\\nmany secular purposes. During the pastorate of Rev. Charles Hill Roe, the sec-\\nond church, (if brick and costing ^o.OOtl, was built on the site of the present edifice.\\nThe beautiful and commodious structure now occupied was built in 1867 at an\\nexjieuse of S30, 0(1(1. It has since been remodeled and decorated. In 18(J6 letters\\nwere granted to sixty-five members, who organized the South Baptist Church.\\nThe First Church will mark its (iOth anniversary July 24th next. Its record of\\nmembership is: Names enrolled, IGOO of these 870 received by baptism and 730\\nby letters and experience with a present membership of 295. During the present\\npastorate now closing its fourth year 101 members have been received. ItsSunday-\\nschoiil numbers 279, and the average attendance is 160. The present officers of\\nthe church ai e Rev. Romanzo S. Walker, jiastor; Frank Sewell, clerk; William\\nII. Robinson, treasurer; William Keeler, William Sewell, G. F. Winnie, L. C.\\nWillard, deacons; John M. Hicks, Sutton Sewell, Jact b Mabie, E. S. Keeler, E.\\nM. Calkins, George Sterling, trustees; B. S. Herbert, J. M. Hicks, finance com-\\nmittee; Frank Sewell, chorister; Alice Rogers, organist; E. S. Keeler, superin-\\ntendent of Sunday-school. The society is out of debt, harmonious and well or-\\nganized for church work.\\nSOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH.\\nThis church was organized Uclcjlicr 2(j, iMJ.j, by sixty-five members-, who\\ncame from the First Bajitist Society. The first church building was erected in\\n1867 at a cost of $19,000. The first trustees were: A. F. Moss, Samuel Wood,\\nHenry G. Andrews, M. M. Boyce and John Plane. In December, 1871, the first\\nedifice was burned. The second and present structure was dedicated October 9,\\n1873. The building and furniture cost $16,000. Nine pastors have served the\\nchurch, their names following: Revs. 11. M. Carr, 1865-7; J. L. Benedict (de-\\nceased), 1867-8; John Fulton, 1869-76; J. M. Whitehead, 1876-9; W. P. Elsdon,\\n1880-2; A. C. Peck, 1883-4; C. E. Taylor, 1884-7; E. C. Stover, 1887-90; and\\nthe present pastor, whose service began October 19, 1890. During these thirty\\nyears there have been baptized 520, received by letter, 223; by experience, 69; a\\ntotMl of 812. There have been excluded dismissed bv letter. 265; died 97:", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0028.jp2"}, "29": {"fulltext": "liKI.N lDKKK ILLUSTRATED. 25\\ntotal, 418. Other clianges loaves the present meiiihersliii) at 853. I lie aiiioimt of\\nmoney raised during the same period for all puri)Oses is ?!95.00(). The present\\nchureh officers are: Kev. James A. Pierce, pastor; II. (4. .Vndnus. K. X. Lincoln,\\nAbram Kipp, Richard T. llicks, William Tullock, deacons; F. W. I l.uie, .V.\\nHayes, O. J. Lincoln. 1). C. Woolverton, C. .M. Church, trustees: .1. SI. llum|ihi( y,\\nclerk: 3Irs. F. W. Plane, treasurer; E. J. Walkins, chorister: Mrs. E. .L Wat-\\nkins, oroanist; Miss .Myrtle ^McMnllcu, pianist. The bible school has l. i classes\\nwith 25 officers and teaidiers, and a total enrollment of 250. ^Irs. R. E. Osgood\\nhas had charge of the primary departnu ut for nearly thirty years. The various\\nsocieties connected with the rhurch work have large memberships, and are in a\\nflourishing condition. Tlu- prt scut pastor came from a nearly eight years service\\nat Randolph, Vt., this l)eing his fourth ]iastorate. lie graduated from Colgate\\nUniversity, at Hamilton, N. Y., in 1873, and was ordained in July of the same\\nyear. During the current pastorate forty-five have been bai)ti7.ed and thirty re-\\nceived by letter. The congregations have increased, anil the general condition of\\nchurch lias been imjirciNed.\\nFREE METHODIST CHURCH.\\nThis ciiurch was cirgani/,c l in November, 18GU, Rc-v. E. V. Hart (now senior\\nbishop of the same denomination), being its first pastor. The original member-\\nship numbered eleven, which in a brief period increased to forty, and afterward to\\neightv. For a time the church flourished, but for various reasons, among them re-\\nmovals and changes to other denominations, it became nearly extinct, but it after-\\nward revived and is now in a fairly prosperous condition. The church edifice was\\npurchased of the Congregational society, and the property, at the corner of Main\\nand Perry streets, is valued at $2,250. The present membership is thirty-one, and\\nof the Sabbath-school thirty. Tlie officers are: J. E. Cronk, J. R. Simpson, F. D.\\nSmith, trustees; J. R. Sim))son, local ])reacher; Bertha L. Rubeek, evangelist;\\nI ermilia D. Fay, class leader; M. E. Stiles, superintendent of Sabbath-school; T.\\nR. Jackson, W. Cronk, F. Rubeek, Lottie B. Cronk, Carrie Stile.s, stewards. A\\ncorrect list of the pastors cannot be obtained, as the church records have been lost.\\nThe present pastor. Rev. J. G. Rockenbach, entered upon his charge October 13,\\n1895. The jiastor and members find great encouragement in the present situation,\\nand look to the future with confidence.\\nST. JAMES, CATHOLIC.\\nSt. James Catholic church has a large membership. The Rev. Dr. 0 Cal-\\nlaghan is pastor, assisted liy Father IMurphy. The church edifice is one of the\\nfinest in the eitv. It was imjiossible to secure any information aliout the eai lv or-\\nganization of the church, and also to secure ])hotographs of the pastors.\\nTRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.\\nPriest in charge. Rev. C. A. Cuinmings. The early records of Trinity\\nchurch were destroyed by fire some years ago. The church was organized ]irevi(nis\\nto 1857. ^riio present 1 uilding was completed in that year. In its early ilays\\nTrinity church was verv prosperous and so continued until about 1872, when it\\nbegan to dicline, through remoxals and deaths, and finally services were discon-\\ntinueil. It remained in this condition with an occasional service, until 18 when\\na move was made to resume its work. The move jiroved successful, and it is now\\na pros]ierous mission. The building has been thoroughly renovated, adilitioual\\nfurniture su])plied, regular services kept up, and now it has a settled pastor and a\\nbrit;ht mtlook for the future. The mission has no indebtedness of any kind. It\\nhas 147 members a)id S2 communicants.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0029.jp2"}, "30": {"fulltext": "26 BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTHE GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.\\n1 lie German Evangelical Liitlienin Iinnianiiel cliurcli was organized in 1S(1!I.\\nPrior to 1893, for about fifteen years, services were held in tbe old cliurc.b build-\\ning on tbe Soutli Side. In 189.3 tbis property was sold and tbe present building\\nerected on West Boone street. Tbe value of tbe ebnrcb property is about $10,000.\\nTbe cliurcb lias a meinbersbip (d (ioo. Since 1870, 593 cbildren bave been bajitized.\\nTliere is no Sunday-scbo(jl, but connected witb tbe cbureb is a paroebial day-\\nschool, attended by tbirty-eigbt pupils at tbe present time. Following are tbe\\nbranches tangbt: Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, translation, United States\\nhistory, geograpbv, arithmetic all in English; language, Bible history and cate-\\nchism, in German; singing of religious hymns, and secular German and English\\nsongs. German is spoken for two hours in the morning, English the rest of tbe\\nday. The present officers are: L. Sehult, jiresiding officer; Charles Braun, Her-\\nman Uteg, John Stegeman, elders; August Lettow, Frederick Subr, August\\nSchwebke, trustees; W. Sehult, secretary; John Geick, financial secretary; Her-\\nman Ludtke, treasurer. Tbe organist is Miss Caroline Mattbies; assistant organ-\\nist, Master Clemens Ileinemann. Tbe church is the proud owner of a i)ipe organ\\nof local renown. The singing is congregational.\\nTbe following pastors bave served the church in the order named: Rev. Pb.\\nEstel, now in Southern Illinois; Rev. Steinrauf, now a physician; Rev. C. Eis-\\nfeldt, now in South Chicago; Rev. P. Baumgartner, now in Neliraska; Rev. Th.\\nKobn, now in Chicago; Rev. E. Ileinemann, since 1892. Tbe latter was l)orn in\\nCrete, Will county, Illinois; received bis education in tbe parochial schools of\\nMadison county, Illinois, and Ft. Wayne, Indiana; graduated from Concordia Col-\\nlege, Ft. Wayne, in 1879, and from Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis,\\nin 1882. Among his duties are: Preaching, teaching the parochial school, and\\ninstructing and conducting tbe choir.\\nGERMAN EVANGELICAL.\\nTbe German Evangelical Society was oi ganized September 18, 1867, at a pri-\\nvate residence on tbe corner of Madison and Webster streets, with a membersbi|)\\nof eight, viz.: Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Lamjiert, ^Ir. and Mrs. Charles Frit/, Mr\\nand Mrs. Jacob Iluber, Mr. and Jlrs. Fred. Voshage. Its meetings wei e held at\\nvarious ])laces until 1S73, in which year tbe society purchased two lots and a resi-\\ndence, and I cniodeled tbe latter into a bouse of worsbiji. In ISKS the pivsent\\nstructure was erected, under tbe jiastorate of Rev. J. Alber, and a few years later tbe\\njiarsonage built. The value of tbe entire pro])erty is \u00c2\u00a7!G,000. Tbe present church\\nmembership is 90, and Sunday-school 100. The church officers are: Fred. Puis,\\ntrustee; Fred. Lanqiei t, president; John Sexauer, vice-president; J. G. Meyer, sec-\\nretary; John II. Lubman, treasurer. Other officers: Fred. Ilager, Jr., sui)erin-\\ntendent Sunday-school; Lena Puis, organist; Fred. Puis, exborter. Pastors;\\nRevs. V. Forkel, who organized the society; E. Musselman, 18G8-9; B. Rub,\\n1869-71; Adam Rohrback, 1871-3; L. Willman, 1873-6; L. A. Kadler, 1876-9;\\nWilliam Schweiker, 1879-82; Ph. Zabn, 1SS2-4; Henry Schumacher and L. A.\\nKddler, 1884-6; W. L. Walker, 1886-8; J. Alber, 188S--91; L. Willman, 1891-5.\\nRev. F. C. Stierle, tbe present pastor, was appointed to tbis charge in April,\\n1895. The society is in a prosperous condition, and has a promising future.\\nHISTORY OF OUR SCHOOLS.\\nThe early schools were conducted in private residences, and among the first\\nteachers were Miss Harriet King and Miss Rebecca Loop. In 1838 a building was\\nerected by a joint stock company, and called tbe Newton Academy, on the block\\nnow occujiied by H. C. DeMunn. S. S. Whitman was the first jiriucipal. and bad", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0030.jp2"}, "31": {"fulltext": "BKLXIDKUK ILLUSTRATED. 27\\na nmiilior of successors until L ^52, wlicu Kov. Clias. Hill Roe bought the pn/pcrty\\nami used the Acadciuy buikliug ;is a resi l( ucc. In 1842 the |)ul)lic school system\\n\\\\v;is ailupteil. In 1S45 D. B. Pettit (ipcnccl a school, with eighty-six |iu)iils, in the\\nfirst Baptist church, elsewhere mentioned. He, with others, taught for some\\nyears in the church, the old Academy and residences. A pnhlic schoolhouse of\\nstone was huilt in lSr)4. In 18. )T a lirick addition to the latter was complclcd at\\na cost of !8,000. In L silS the original stone structure was torn down and replace(l\\nliy one of lirick, and the entire liuilding remodeled, at an expense of 2(I,0I)(). The\\nliuildini; is now a lieautifid structure, and niddei u in every res|iect. The most\\nap[iroved hygienic conditions have heeu observed in the lighting, heating and\\nventilating. Its ten school-rooms and extra class-rooms are models of convenience\\nand ciinifort. A tine lilirarv and wt ll-supplied laboratory have been provided.\\nThe graduates of the high-school are ailmitted to the Illinois State University\\nwitliout examination. The principal. Professor Horatio A. Warren, is a graduate\\nof .lolins llu])kins University, and of tine scholarly attainments. His assistant is\\n;Miss ^^nna McConnell, and the grade teachers are: Misses Flora Fellows, JMary\\nDevlin, ]Mary Hales, Ilattie Webster, Dove Greenlee, Gertrude Saxton, Nellie\\n(iihiKin and ]Mrs. Belle Tripp. The number of jjupils enrolled is 4(1(1, and the\\naverage attendance ooO. The Board of Education is comjiosed of A. C Fassett,\\n|)resident; G. II. Ilurlbut, secretaiy: J. W. Sharp, Wm. Sewell, L. C. Willard,\\n.Mrs. Gilbert Whitman, Mrs. Alice .1. Slierrill.\\nIn South Belvidere the m-iginal school building was erected in the early .lO s,\\nand remodeled in 1878. A se]iarate new structure was conii)lete I in 181I4. The\\nt(.)tal construction outlay has been about !40,000. The number of rooms is thir-\\nteen, including a well-equipped laboratory. Every desirable convenience has been\\njirovided throuirhout the buildings. The total enrollment of pupils is 702, and\\nthe average attendance G5tl. The su|iei inten(lent of schools is Professor R. V.\\nDeGrotf, a graduate of the Northwestern University. His executive ability and\\nscliolarshiji are of a high order. The ]irinei[ial of the high school is Miss Carrie\\nLonulev, with iliss Mamie Herrick as first assistant. The teachers in the eight\\ngrades aie: Misses Alice ^Varren, Ella Hollingshead, Mrs. R. DeGroff, Alice\\n^lunn, Louisa Morris, Sadie Herrick, Olive Da^\\\\son, Mary Hakes, Nellie Adams,\\nMatie Richardson, Grace Hollingshead and Mrs. P^sther Thrush.\\nI he cause of education has receixed constant and loyal supjiort from the\\npeojile of Belvidere. In rank and thoroughness of method the schools of the city\\nstand in the front line, and are a stiurce of pride and satisfaction to every citizen.\\nBELVIDERE S RAILROAD FACILITIES.\\nThe Chican o and Northuestern liailroad Gom]iany finisheil its liiu to Ibdvi-\\ndeie in 1852. In 1853 the ^Madison division was comjileteil. In 1885 was added\\nthe Sjiring Valley division, thus nndviiig this point in reality a junction of three\\nliiu s. In 18!J3 twenty-seven acres land u t re pui-i-hased, just north of the river,\\nand a transfer system estal)lisheil. On this tract \\\\\\\\as erected a main warehouse\\nfour hundre(l feet long, and ten mih s of track were laid. Here the enormous\\nbusiness falling to the (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ire of the freight clepai-tment is transacted, o\\\\er ten thou-\\nsand cars ]ier year being handled. Tlie round house is situated just east of these\\nvards. Twenty-live engines per ila\\\\. on an average, arc here cared for. Nineteen\\nregular passensjcr trains on each secular day pass this station, together witli ix on\\nSunday. Tlie amount of coal used at this station for 18;i5 was 17.248 tons. J lie\\ntrackage within the city linnts is three miles of main an 1 fifteen miles of side, a\\ntotal of eighteen miles. Mr. Luke Wheeler, station agent and trainmaster at this\\niioint. assumed charue in August, 18!I2. .Mr. AN heeler s connection witli railioad", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0031.jp2"}, "32": {"fulltext": "28 BELYIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\naffairs bas extended over a period of thirty-two years. For many years a conduc-\\ntor he was finally stationed at Turner as agent, where he remained ten years, and\\nwas then appointed assistant superintendent of the Galena division, with head-\\nquarters at Chicago for three years. Preferring a post where the duties would be\\nless exacting, he solicited a change to Belvidere. The responsibilies of the posi-\\ntion are great, and require an official of experience, fine executive ability, popular\\nwith the public, and one to be relied upon in every emergency. These qualifica-\\ntions are ])0ssessed by Mr. Wheeler in an eminent degree. The following are on\\nthe staff of the principal officer Fred Peck, assistant agent, in full charge of\\nfreight department E. Newell, day operator and ticket clerk L. Newell, night\\noperator E. R. Bishoji, day yardmaster Samuel Gall, night yardmaster Lewis\\nPavne, foreman of transfer house William Hewitt, foreman of round-house\\nLouis McElroy, roadmaster, Chas. Bruce, baggageman. On the roll of office and\\nyard employes are fifty names. Two hundred pay checks are issued here monthly,\\ntwenty-five freight crews being included in the distributing. The service ren-\\ndered by the company to its jjatrons here, notwithstanding an absence of competi-\\ntion, has been along the line of intelligent ajjpreciation of the city s needs, and is\\ngenerally recogni/ .e l at its full value.\\nFRATERNAL SOCIETIES.\\nEvidence of tlie harmony and social spirit prevailing may be found in the large\\nnumber of fraternal organizations successfully maintained. The work accomp-\\nlished, both of a charitable and fi aternal nature, is of importance, and its results\\nwidespread and effective. The Masons and Oddfellows are the oldest among the\\nsocieties, both having been formed in 1847. The officers and numerical strength\\nof the different orders are here given:\\nBelvidere Lodge No. (10, A. F. and A. ^I. Charter members: A. E. Ames,\\nO. Crosby, N. Ilotchkiss, L. Fuller, A. Witter, A. Williams. IL Ripley, J. G.\\nPrentiss. Present officers: F. E. Gilbert, W. M.; F. B. Sands, S. W.:I).\\nHughes, Jr., .T. W.: Fred Sands, Treas. E. .T. :\\\\Iunn, Secy.; F. W. Grain, S. D.;\\nH. W. Davis, .1. 1).; L. E. Benson, Tyler. Kishwaukee Chapter No. 90, R. A.\\nM.: C. B. Loop. M. E. H. P.: E. E. Spooner, E. King: H. F. Bowley, E. Scribe;\\nE. J. Munn, C. H.; H. H. Rubin, Treas.; C. E. Kelsey, Sec; ,L H. Thomas, P.\\nS.; F. E. Gilbert, R. A. C: Fred Sands. G. M. 3d Veil; C. L. Smith, G. M. 2nd\\nVeil: B. B. McFall, G. M. 1st Veil; James E. Wheat and J. II. Livingston,\\nStewarils; L. E. Benson, Sentinel; C. E. Kelsey, Organist. Membershi] 150,\\ntotal numlier in city 200.\\nBig Thunder Lodge No. 28, I. O. O. F. Charter members: D. Howell, A.\\nJ. Crosby, N. W. Birge, E. G. Wolcott, J. S. AVhilney. Present officers: J. W.\\nGoodwin, N. G.; A. J. Shattuck, V. G.; R. A. Simpson, R. Sec; IL Weston, P.\\nS. Walter Lucas, Treas. Membership 98.\\nG. A. R., Hurlbut Post No. 1(54. C. B. Loo]!, Commander; II. IL Hakes, S.\\nV. C. Garret Depuy, J. V. C. N. B. Wing, Officer of Day; C. B. Drake, Adju-\\ntant; Robt. Iloran, Q. ^I. Samuel Smith. Officer of Guard. Membership 100.\\nSons of Veterans, T. (L Lawler Camj), No. GO. E. W. Doane, Captain; C.\\nHill, 1st Lieut.; IL I. llaskins, 2d Lieut.; C. T. Si)ackman. Chaplain; E. B. Hard-\\ning, 1st Sergt. F. L. Gilman, Sergt. of Guard; II. Hill, Q. M. Sergt.; O. Schmidt,\\nColor Sergt.; G. 11. Hurlbut, Corp. of Guard; A. Steele, Prin. ^Musician: T. Grow,\\nCamp Guard; C. T. Spackman, C. D. Loop, F. L. Gilman, Camj) Council. ^Nlem-\\nbership 30.\\nA. O. r. W.. Belvidere Lodge, No. 152. II. J. Powers, P. M. W.; D. W.\\nPalmer, .M. \\\\V.: L. II. Whitney, Foreman; Jacob JMiller, Overseer; Wm. M. Daw-\\nson, Recoi-der: C. W. Peck. Financier: Frank Sewell, Receiver: F. L. Tanner,", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0032.jp2"}, "33": {"fulltext": "UKLVIDKIfK IIJ.rsTKATED. 29\\nGuido; Samuel WyUle. I. W. W. If. t orncll, O. W.; G. C. Tnllcnbiy, .Med. Ex.;\\nW. II. Cornell, Lodge Deputy. \\\\Ieiiil)erslii|) 0.\\nMoilerii Wooilmen, Boone C liniii, \\\\o. 52. A. C. Fassett, V cn. Consul; A.\\nT. Ames, W. A.: .1. L. Collier, \\\\V. B.; Otto Schmidt, C; E. T. Ames, E. S. E.\\nLcaman, W.; Frank Balir, S. A. W. Swift, I hy-sician; Frank King, S. B. Taylor.\\nWm. P. Merrill, Managers. Memberslii|i vJ^o.\\nKoval Areanuin. L. E. Coleiiiaii, Regent; J. D. Peart, V. R.; A. II. Keeler.\\nOrator; O. G. Forrer. P. R.; A. .1. Vaw, See.; W. L. Wyraan, Collector; 15. F.\\nllarnish, Treas. E. L. Barton, Cliaiilam; F. F. Ross, Guide; C. II. Vail, Warden;\\nA. F. Wheeler, Sentinel. ^lenilierslii]) SO.\\nKnights of Pythias. Win. Bowley, Chan. Com.: Clias. Cramer. C. Win.\\nR. Dodge, Prelate; Chas. T. Spackman, M. W.; 3Iax Kiinze, K. R. S.; Fred\\n:Marean, :\\\\I. F. .lohn i hren, M. E.; Chas. Schaeffer, M. A. Meinbershi|i 11 n.\\nKnights of the Globe. LaFayette Garrison, No. 27. .1. L. Collier, S. ,1.;\\nE. E. Spooner, J.; George Rowley, P.; N. B. Wing, I. P.: F. L. Tanner, A.;\\n.lames Livingston, C; William Haucock, E.: I). C. Bishop, L. C. .Mcnibcr-\\nslii]), 75.\\nLiberty Home Forum, No. 7. Otto Schmidt. Pres. Mary Orth, 1st X.-F.:\\n.Airs. C. A. Tucker, 2d V.-P.; T. F. Burns, Treas.; C. A. Tucker, See.; Emma\\nAVvlde, Historian; Amos Bounds. Orator; Anna Youngreen, A. O.; E. M. Styles,\\nPorter; William -lolmson, (iuaril: S. Barney. S. .1. Hicks. S. Wylde. Directors.\\n^lemliership. 75.\\nKniirhts of the ^laccabees. Kish\u00c2\u00abaukee Tent, No. Gl. T. L. Manley.\\nP. S. K. C; A. Scherrer, S. K. C; B. R. Lear, S. K. L. C; R. S. Hopkins,\\nR. F. K.; Charles Lanning, Chaplain; Dr. Carpenter, Physician; Charles\\nDertliick, Sergt.; W. A. Gleason. M. A.; A. D. Green, 1st :M. G.; .1. Reno,\\n2d M. (4.; Axel Ahlsen, S.; S. L. Devlin, P. Membershiii. 4(1.\\nAmerican Legion of Honor. I). D. Sabin, Cora.; L. H. Mnrch, .-C.;\\nE. L. Murch. O.; G. W. Murch, P. C; J. R. Balliet, Sec.; Enos T. Gage,\\nColl.: R. .1. Tousley, Treas.; R. E. Os^vlmI, Chaplain; T. F. i .utlcr, G.;\\nI. II. Flack. W.; Robt. Banwell, S. Membership, 26.\\nNational L^nion. Belvidere Council, No. 54.3. .1. F. Hannah. Pres.; A. R.\\nGuillow. V.-Pres. II. E. Babcock, S.; N. S. Thompson, Ex-Pres.; Charles\\nBeverlv. Sec.; F. W. Crain, F. S.; .Tosiah Dempsey, Treas.; I. A. Holcomb,\\nChaplain; G. M. Elliott, Usher; Charles Ehrlinger, S. of A. E. E. Yontz, D.\\nI). .M. Eldredge. G. M. Elliott. A. R. Hopkins, Trustees; C. L. Eldredge. Dist.\\nDptv. 3Iembership, 47.\\nI. O. Forresters. Court Clair. No. LS3. Louis I)o\\\\ ciimuhk^. C. It.;\\nW. Eisenstein, V. C. R. E. Lcmbaidmer. F. S. .James Tynan, R. S. .1. II.\\nDowns, Treas.: H. Keorting, J. W,; F. Smith. S. W.; F. McGonigle. .1. B.;\\nC. Thurlby, S. B. A. Phillips, R. S. P. .Membership, 4.3.\\nBesides the alnivc tlu i-e arc benevolent associations among the railroad and\\nfactory men, and in connection with the various churches.\\nA number of literary and musical organizations have fair membei ships.\\nLADIES LYRIC CLUB.\\nThe Ladies Lyric Club was organized .lanuary, L^iM, and numlicrs about tifty\\nactive and si.\\\\ associate members. The aim in organizing such a society was not\\nonly a develojunent of a higher musical taste iu the community, but for the\\nadvancement in musical culture of its members. The officers of the club are:\\nMrs. .Jennie C. Ramsey, president; Mrs. Lillie G. Gage, vice-president; Mrs. p]lla\\nPlane, .secretary; Mrs. Jennie II. Hannah, treasurer; Miss Bertha Loop,\\naccompanist.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0033.jp2"}, "34": {"fulltext": "M.. J If\\no\\no\\nU\\no\\na\\n-it\\nH\\nZ\\nOh\\no\\nO\\nO\\n5\\nO\\nH\\nK\\n30", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0034.jp2"}, "35": {"fulltext": "THE NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.\\nHISTORY OF THIS GREAT INDUSTRY FROM ITS INCEPTION TO THE PRESENT TIME.\\nTHE PRIDE OF BELVIDERE AND THE PALLADIUM OF HER INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.\\nA vc i italjlo ciilossiis of industrial extant and imiini t, if evidence and intliienco\\nin the fommercial woi ld, the great National Sewing Maehine ^Manufactory of\\nBelvidere stands to-cjay a living nmnuineiil to tireless energy, perfect organization,\\nshrewtl nianagenieiit, iiiicrrin jiidgnient ami the keenest liusiness sagacity; and all\\nB. ELOREDOK.\\nPRESIliKXT (I1-- THE NATIONAL SEWIXC rArHINE CO.\\nPinmi RY YOINIIT.\\nthis due. more than t roin any other circiinisl:ince oi- cause, to the earnest, conscien-\\ntious effort and deterininatioii cd one man, dominated hv that iinqueiicliahle\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2I will spirit that knows no liarriers. that comprehends no such word as fail;\\nthat same ]iersevering faith that ha- made C liicauo to-dav the wonder and admira-\\ntion of two hemisphere-, and within the |iast few ilecades caused the hills and\\njdains of this houndless western countrv to hlossom like the rose.\\nThe sulistance of past success and the nianifestness of present achievement\\nspeak louder than can any words for the i-epiitat i(ni of the National factory, and\\nin this .industry we recognize the securitv of oiircitv s future |irosperitv and im-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0035.jp2"}, "36": {"fulltext": "32\\nI3ELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTill-: KLDREDGE.\\nTHE HANlJSd.MEST HliiH fillADE WHEEL M.\\\\I E.\\nportaiice as a mamifacturiiig center. That its record of jtast accoini)lisliiiients\\npresages still greater works and consequent increased emoluments, none can doubt\\nwho are even in a small measure conversant with the history of the concern.\\nSmall wonder then that the 8,000 citizens of Belvidere point with pride a pardon-\\nable ])ride to this immense industrial institution, which furnishes employment\\nand a means of suj)port for over fifty ]ier cent, of the population. A manufactory\\nsuch as this would lie an honor to any city in the land. It is at the ]iresent time,\\nwith the added imjirovements of which we shall s]ieak later on, the largest and\\nmost completely cijuipped bicycle plant in the United States, as well as the second\\nlargest sewing machine factorv in the world.\\nii-^r-\\nTHE NATIONAL\\nL.\\\\nV ELIiKEDi.E.\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ri.Ml ANY s LEAl ING LADIES EICYCLE.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0036.jp2"}, "37": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTHATKl).\\n33\\nTHE BELVIDEUE.\\nAN HONEST llli.n ;l;\\\\Iir nrvcI.T: THAT HAS IT.W E(il AI-S.\\nSUBSTANTIATED THEIR CLAIMS.\\nTlif success of this cntci iirisc has licen particularly gratifying ti tlic citizens\\nof Belvidere, because they liave long believed that this city possessed advantages\\nwliicli should make it ime of the leading manufacturing centers of the state and\\nthe west, and v.wi now present convincing and conclusive evidence in support of\\nTHE ELDKEDGE H. SEWl.Nii MA( illNE.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0037.jp2"}, "38": {"fulltext": "34\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\ntheir claims. Tliey also find a Iarij;e measure of satisfaction in the fact tluit an\\nenterjirise whicli in Cliicago was comlncted with indifferent success has lieen\\nphenomenally successful in Belvidere. This fact alone ought to encourage other\\nmanufactories to locate here.\\nThe histtirv of the liuilding u]i of this establishment is one of more than ordi-\\nnary interest, because it is the liistory of the building up of a new industry in\\ncompetition with those controlled by old, wealthy pud |iowerful corporations. It\\nDAVID P.\\\\TTON,\\nSE(RET.\\\\RY OF THE NATIONAL SEWIXG MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY YOUN IiT.\\nis the history of determined, persistent and unceasing effort on the jiart (d its chief\\npromoters, when they were beset by dittieulties which at times seemed to be insur-\\nmountable and practically beyond solution.\\nTHE JUNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.\\nSummarizing this hislorv it mav be said that something like a dozen years\\nsince Frank T. June was at the head of a company, engaged in a small way in\\nmanufacturing in Chicago, at the corner of La Salle and Ontario streets, the old\\nSinger sewing machine, patents on whicli had expired, and the Jennie June, a\\nmachine developed by the jiresident of the company. The June ^Manufacturing", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0038.jp2"}, "39": {"fulltext": "BELVIDKIJK ILl.USTRATED.\\n85\\nCom]).!!!)- was the iianu liy wliicli llic cinn-iTii was kiniwii at lliu time. It laliori il\\niiiulor the dirtieultv of not Iic hil;- alile to turn out a machine satisfactory to the\\npiihlic when coniiiared with later inventions in the same line. About the same\\ntime Barnabas Ehlreili;e, also of Chicau-o, a man of large e.\\\\| erieiiee in the hand-\\nlint; and sale of imjiroveil sewiui: maeliines. was endeavoring to introduce into the\\nmarket a machine which, wliile it was not entirely his own invention, hatl l)eou\\ndcveloiied under his direction and liore his name. I his was a superior kind of\\nmachine in which the old manufa turers having amonojiolyof the trade recognized\\na ilanm rous coniiietitor. Not having the means to manufacture this machine on\\nhis own account, Mr. Kldre(lgt was contra -ting the manufacture to eastern ])arties.\\nVIEW IN PRIVATE OFFICE OF B. ELDREDGE,\\nPRESIDKXT OF THE N.\\\\TI0X.\\\\L SEWIXli MACHINE CO.\\nI HnTii I .Y I..\\\\RK .V NDTT.\\nBeing continuallv disaiipointed and hampered in his ojierations l)y reason imt\\nbeing able to personally supervise the construction of his machine, Mr. Eldredge\\nwent to ]Mr. June and entered into an agreement to have his machines inaile by\\nthe latter, on contract, in Chicago. This agreement continued in effect for some\\ntime, and then ^Ir. Eldredge jirojiosed a consolidation of interests, which was\\naccomplished and went into effect in the early jiart of 1SS5. They were hardly\\nstarteil under the new regime when the labor troubles of that year, culminating in\\nthe anarchist riots, involveil them in a contro\\\\ersy with their employes and closed\\ntheir factorv.\\nTHE PLANT REMOVED TO BELVIDERE.\\nThis forced U])on them the consideration of a new jiroblem, and for a time\\nthe\\\\ were at sea as to what course they slnuild pursue. It was at this juncture\\nthat a suLTirestion came to tlieiii that they should remove their plant to I .elvidere,", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0039.jp2"}, "40": {"fulltext": "36\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nwhere it \\\\v;is urged they WdiiM lie free from the iiitiiieiiees leiidiiiL; up lu striker-, a\\n]ier[ietual menace to tlie imlustrial interests of Chicago. \\\\u jmrsnanee of this sug-\\ngestion negotiations were begun in July, 188G, Avith some of Belviilere s cnterpris-\\nins citizens, who offered the eoni]iauv siilistantial aid and encouragement, and in a\\nshort time arrangements for tlie reiucival were completed. The June !^L ^nufactur-\\ning Co., with a cajiital of \u00c2\u00a7250,000, was incorporated under the laws of Illinois,\\nwith ^loO,000 jiaid-in stock. Mr. June was elected president, and Mr. Eldredge,\\nice-president and general manager. The erection of a factory was hetjun at once,\\nand in the latter part of the following November the first manufacturing enterprise\\nof any nuignitiule ever launched in Helvidere went into operation with 175 eiu-\\nA PORTION OP MAIN OFFICE.\\nXATIiiNAL SEWI.Vi; MACHINE CO.\\nrHuTI) BY (L.^KK .t XOTT.\\nployes on its |iay-r ill. Thus, indirectly, the labor strikes of Chicago sent tn l!el-\\nvidere what is now liy far its greatest manufactory.\\nCONFRONTED BY A PROBLEM.\\nWith these iiperatitins the sdliitiiMi nl an iui|i(irtai]t jiroblem began. The proli-\\nlem to be scdved was, whether a new sewing machine factory, located in a territory\\nwhere the experiment had not been before tried, and with limited resources, coidd\\nsurvive the assaults of the old manufacturing comjianies, having a practical mono-\\npoly of the trade, with unlimited capital at their command, and united in their\\ndetermination to keeji new competitors out id the field. The public is so familiar\\nwith the metluxls of this old sewing machine combination that it is hardly neces-\\nsary to say that tlie chances were largely against the new aspirant for ]iopular favor\\nand public patronage. For a time the results seemed to be quite uncertain and tlie", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0040.jp2"}, "41": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLl STRATKl).\\n37\\nfitizcMis of Bflvidcre, tlec iily interestcil ;i liny were in the success of tlie\\nenterprise, were at times somewhat doulitl iil cm tliis |iiiiiit, Iml tlie subsequent\\nliistory of this great (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oiicern lias |irii\\\\eii Imw utterly ur(uin lless were their ihuihts\\nauil fears.\\nRECOGNIZED ON ITS MERITS.\\nThe one man among those interested in this inulei takini;-, who a])i)ears never\\nto have vieliled, even temjiorarily, to iliscourageiuent was Mr. Eidredge. Although\\nnot tlie oftieial head of the coriioration, he was the man most familiar witli the\\nsewing maeliine liiisin ss, best aec|uainted with the demands of the jmhlie and most\\nfullv informed as to the a\\\\eiiues available l\\\\)r eonveving their mamifaetures into\\nOFFICES OF \\\\V. S. ISKOWX.\\nSfl^KUlXTICXnEXT OF XATIOXAI. SKWINii MAl HIM o\\nthe marki t. lender his direction a m irliinc was uianufartiireil whicli roui]K-lleil\\nrecognition of its merits, and advertised its nianulaetnrers. It went into the\\nmarket to make new friends and to bring new alrons to the factory, with a eorre-\\nsjionding increase of business. .\\\\t tirst the increase was slow, but it was a\\nsteady and continuous increase, and nuthiiiL; cuice uained was sacritice l througli in-\\nattention to anxthing w hicli their jiatrniis seemed to ilemainl.\\nAN IMPORTANT CHANGE.\\nIn 18 JU Mv. .luiic die(l and Mr. Kldre lge succeeded to the presideiu y, re-\\nU)ubliug at once his itVcirls tn e\\\\|ianil the business and enlarge the trade, which at\\nthis time liad begun to assume ini|Mirlanl |ini|iiirt ions. His son, Franklin 1*. El-\\ndredge, became vice-])resident, and Daviil i allon became secretary. The name\\nwas changed to the National Sewing Machine iini]iany, and if there is aught in a\\nname that was mo t certaiuh a foi tunate clndrc, for the past live years have been", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0041.jp2"}, "42": {"fulltext": "38\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\ntill most jirospennis and hrilliant in the history i_)f the eomiiany. U]i I l the jires-\\neiit time the output of the faetory sinee loeatinu; here, amounts, in round numbers,\\nto over 000,00(1 sewing niaeliines of various kinds, and the liest evidence of the\\ngeneral prosperity of the enterprise is found in the fact that the stock of the com-\\npany now commands a premium id more than one liunilred jier cent.\\nA WINNING POLICY.\\nFrom the moment almost that ]Mr. Eldredge assumed the management of the\\nfactory and was left unhampered to follow liis ideas as to how the affairs of such\\na concern slmidd he conducted to attain the liest results, the Inisiness received im-\\nOFPICE OF E. E. MANNING,\\nMANAGER (IF SIIIPPIXi; DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO UV Cl.AKK A- NOTT\\nmediately a decided imjietus, and so rapidly increased as to surjirise even the\\nofficers of the (M:)mpany, wlio, while sanguine of ultimate success, hardly looked so\\nsoon for such a positive and favorable i-esponse to the new policy of the manage-\\nment. This new policy was broad and comprehensive in the fullest sense of the\\nterm a reaching out for new business far and near, and introducing of goods into\\nterritory which formerly the Com]iany had been unable to reach through force of\\ncircumstances. Energy and push, begotten of fullest confidence in the quality\\nand excellence of goods manufactured, strict attention to detail, and an absolute\\nfairness in dealing with customers, small and great, soon turned the tide in favor\\nof the Com])any, and Mr. Eldredge soon saw the fruits of his years of lal)or and\\nlanning manifest in the fact(^ry running to its fullest capacity. The only trouljle\\nwas in tilling the multitudinous orders that poured in. By degrees the plant was\\nenlarged to aecomm date the rajiidly growing trade, and from 175 emjdoyes in", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0042.jp2"}, "43": {"fulltext": "HKl.VIDKKK ILM STliA I KI).\\n39\\nlSS(:i tbf I liri c lia l iiuTciistMl tn urarly till in IS .l t, wliilo the capacity o( tiic works\\nliad grown to the cxlciit of T5,II I0 inachincs annnally.\\nTHE NATIONAL S PROUD FAME.\\nSucli I Xct llriil ami universal satisfaction did the National sc\\\\v ing nni(diines\\ngive that wlierever tliey were sold came re|ieate(l demands for more. The very\\nname of the Company on any inaehine was siifKcient gnaraiitee of its superiority,\\nand the general piddic was not slow to recogni/.e that fact. This is none the less\\ntrue to-da\\\\ It is, however, Imt tlie just reward of genius, perseverance and enter-\\n])riso; and now at home and ahroad, no sewing machine company in tlie world\\nDIRECTORS ROOM.\\nNATIONAL SKWINi: NL\\\\( IIINE CO.\\nninTn liV fl.Al .K .V NOTT.\\nhas a more I nvialjjc reputation or a prouder fame than the ati(Mud, hotli foi- the\\nquality of its jiroducl and its manner of doing business, nor does the name of any\\nman engaged in the manufacture of sewing macdiines stand out more prominently\\nor eoraraand greater resjiect than tlnit of llarnaljas Kldredge.\\nDIFFERENT MACHINES MADE.\\nAt the present time the company is manufaeturiug the Eldredge, the Belvi-\\ndere, the ^Iay\\\\voo l, the Grand, tiie Seamstress, and an automatic chain-stitch\\nmachine, all different in construction, while they also manufacture machines for\\nother institutions. iVs Mr. Eldredge often expresses it, We make these inacliines\\nfrom the |iig-iron up, and a visit to their enormous plant will convince the nn)st\\nskeptical of the truth of this assertion. As to the style, grade and liuish of their\\nmachines and the siiperli caliinet work, hundreds (d thousands of Iniiisekeejiers in", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0043.jp2"}, "44": {"fulltext": "40\\nr.Kl.VlDKKK ILLUSTRATED.\\nthis and other hiiuls will testify to the truth of the Company s claim that their line\\nis unequalled.\\nMAKE THEIR OWN ATTACHMENTS.\\nAnother feature about the National that no other factory can boast of is that\\nit is the only concern of its kind in the world n\\\\aking its own attachments. These\\nattachments are the inventions of Frank L. Goodrich, who at the present time is\\nconnected with the Company in the capacity of purchasing agent. They are cov-\\nA GLIMI^E. OF THE TOOL ROOM. WESTERN AISLE-\\nSATIOXAL SEWING MACHIXK CO.\\nPHOTO BY CL.\\\\RK i SOTT.\\nered by twelve patents, aud are nniversitlly acknowletlgetl to be the most ingenious,\\nmost comjilete and most satisfactory set of attachments used in connection with\\nany sewing machine made the delight of the seamstress and the pride of the\\nmanufacturers. Mr. Goodrich had an exhibit of his attachments at the World s\\nFair, aud was awanlevl the first and only prize given a handsome gold meilal\\nfor the best and most complete ujvto.date sewing machine attachments shown.\\nHe also received fr^ m the Boanl of Lady Managei-s a diploma of honorary men-\\ntion, given to those only who were instrumental in perfecting the exhibits of\\nothers. These honors were very gratifying to Mr. tioodrieh. as well as to the\\nCompany, as the recognition of the su| eriority of the attachments wsed on their", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0044.jp2"}, "45": {"fulltext": "1;KI.\\\\1I)K1{K ILl.rSTIJATKI).\\n41\\nrriMcliini s g-.iva ihciii :i iircsligt iiii l sl;ni liiig possesst d liy no ntlicr sewing inai liini^\\nClMH crll.\\nWORLD S FAIR HONORS.\\nMr. (i Ii lch s atlai-liriiciits were lint anxili:iry, liowi Ver, to the niagniliccnl\\ncxliiliit of sew inn ni;u liincs made liy tlic oni|iaiiy at the gfcat .\\\\|i(isition. I licir\\n(lisjilav was one ol \\\\]\\\\v lincsl ni.nlc l)y any sewing inacliine eoinpany, and tliey\\ni eceive(l niofe tir st a\\\\\\\\ar ls medal- and diplonnis for strictly family sewing\\nma dHni s tlian anv olln-r exliiliilor in the same class. .Mtogeliier the National\\nSewing .Maciiine C om|iany received ideven awards, incdniling those of .Mr. (iood-\\nrieh s, and had tlie |ifoii l distimlion of l)eing thus lionored uioi-e than any other\\nSECTION OF PUNCH PRESS ROOM.\\nN.VriHNAI. SKWlNi; .M.VCHISE CO.\\nfHiilo r:V I I.AliK .V .NriTT.\\nsewing inacdiine c(ini]iany in the unrld. Thus it will he seen that tlie Company s\\nex|U rii iu-e at the Woi ld s Fail- was Imt the logical se(|nence of the truth that\\ngenuine mei it in sewinti machines, as well as in linman character, w ins cxcrv time.\\nIt was the clima\\\\ to tlie \\\\crdict of Mi|n i iorit which the |inlilic liad for cars\\nl)estt)We(l njion their machines.\\nTHE BICYCLE PLANT.\\nDESCRIPTION OF THIS GREAT BRANCH OF THE INDUSTRY IN ALL ITS BEARINGS.\\n.\\\\iid not alone does the National ompanv niannfacture sewing maidiines.\\nIt ha- in the short s]iace of a year an i a half grown to be one of the greatest, if\\nnot tlie greatest, hicycde inannfactory in the conntry. So niarveloiisly snccossfnl\\nwere the National sewing nia -liines in the markets of tbe world, in comjietition\\nwitii other makes, that the coni|iaii\\\\ conceiveil the idea in the earlv siiring of 1894", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0045.jp2"}, "46": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nof enc;ao;ing in the inanufnctiiro nf hic-vck\\nforthwith \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2sliietl their castor into\\nthe ring. They eoniiueneecl work in this (le]iartnient in a small way ]Mav 1st of\\nthe same year. Tlieir one idea in this connection was tliat if they manufactured\\nbicycles to any extent the wheel that they should make would be as near the acme\\nof [lerfection, from a mechanical standpoint, as it were ])ossible to make; a wheel\\nmade u]ion honor in every sense of the w^)rd; a wheel that with a single bound\\nshould take rank with any bicycle made, no matter by whom. To start with, the\\nincom]iarable reputation achieved by the Companv in the manufacture of sewing\\nmachines gave them an advantageous position in the business world enjoyed by\\ncompai atively few of the wheel-making tirms, and it was therefore but natural\\nEAST END OF MILLING AND DRILLING DEPARTMENr.\\nN.^TION AL ^EWING M.XCHINE (1.\\nPHOTO BY n.AHK A NOTT.\\nthat any bicycle bearing their name should be looked upon with favor V)y both the\\nbig dealers and the public. The first bicycles manufactured by them were so cordi-\\nally received that they concluded to at once commence their manufa.^ture on a large\\nscale, and in August, 1894, jmrohased the plant of tlie Freeport Bicycle ^Lanul ac-\\nturing Company, and removed it to Belvidere, occupying tlie three-story brick\\nbuilding just east of their foundry. They commenced at once to turn out bicycles\\nin earnest. These wheels sold like hot cakes, and the success of this new enter-\\n])rise was assured from the very first. So rapidly did the business grow that it\\nbecame necessary within a comparatively slmrt time to increase the number of\\nhands in this department from 25 to lOO, new machinery was added, and yet the\\ncompany could not keep up with the orders, which fairly rained in. The Belvidere\\nwheel seemed to be just what the public had been long waiting for; it met the\\njiopular taste. The su])eriiir ipinlitv of material usimI in tlu construction of these", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0046.jp2"}, "47": {"fulltext": "HELVIDKHK ILUSTKATKL).\\n43\\nwheels, tbe graceful, hinl-like lines iiihih wliicli tlicy were liiiilt, the elesianee of\\nfiiiisli, their easy-riiiiniiii; iualities, strength and dnraliilit\\\\, all eonibined to make\\nthem ill immediate and great demand, and it was Init a brief space of time before\\nother liievele maniifaeturers, and exelists in general all over the roiintrv, beeame\\naware of the faet tiiat we make wheels, too.\\nPOINTS OF STRENGTH.\\nThe thive cardinal points of strengtii tiiat the jiublie inimeiliat(dy recognized\\nin the Belvidere wheels were their beauty, strong construction and smooth running\\nnature a most ha|i|iy combination ol the practical and essential features to be\\ntaken into consideration in w liceMjuildiii and in tlu -election of a wheel.\\nWEST END MILLING AND DRILLING DEPARTMENT.\\nX.\\\\TION.\\\\L SEWIXC MAlUINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY rT..M!K ,V NOTT.\\nFIRST YEAR S BUSINESS.\\nDuring the year just past the season of the Company manufactured and\\nsold 10,0(10 wheels, a phein)menal record and one never ecjualed by any bicvcle\\nmanufacturing concern in its first year s history. They could as easily liave sold\\nten times as many if they had had the facilities for making them. This has been\\nthe subject of ninch fav irable comment in the cycling world and in journals de-\\nvoted to the interest of wheelmen. I he leading newspapers of Cliicago and the\\nwest have also frciiucntly made complimentary mention of this fact. Certainly\\nfor an infant it is a great record, and one to which even the (ddest u heel-\\nbuilding establishment might point with ]iride. And the most gratifxinu feature\\nof the whole matter is that the wheels have given entire satisfaction: n lirst year\\nwhe(d was ever so enthusiasticallv received. Dealers wlio handled the IJelvidere", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0047.jp2"}, "48": {"fulltext": "44\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nwlieel last season will be the heaviest buyers in 9tj, which is the best criterion of\\nits popularity with the masses.\\nCOMPELLED TO ENLARGE.\\nIt became evident to Mr. Eldredge in tlie early part of the past summer that\\ntlie quarters then occupied by the bicycle plant would be altogether inadequate to\\naccommodate the rapidly growing business and the still greater increase which was\\nl)ound to come. Preparations were at once commenced for the erection of a mam-\\nmoth three-story building fronting on State street, with wings at each end connect-\\ning with the old building (as shown in the accompanying illustration), to be used\\nin tlie main for the manufacture of bicycles. This would L;ive them 1(1(1,000 ad-\\nSOUTH QUARTER OF THE L.\\\\THE ROOM.\\nNATIONAL SEWINii MACHINE CO.\\nIMlliTI) BY rl.AKK .t NUTT.\\nditional square feet of tloor space and enlarge tlieir producing capacity to GO, 000\\nbicvclcs ]ier year, il run tlic yeai- round.\\nSOME UNWRITTEN HISTORY.\\nIn this connection it might be stated that jilans for a building about one-half\\nthe size of that above mentioned were drawn up three years ago, the Company at\\nthat time intending to buibl in anticipation of still further enlarging their sewing\\nmachine business, and to give them more room for manufacturing purposes, which\\nwas even then l adly needed. But a condition of things just at that period arose\\nwhich put a damper on the building prospect and checked the ])lans of the Com-\\npany in tliat direction. The election of Grover Cleveland as president and the re-\\nturn of the democrats to power filled Mr. Eldredge s mind with distrust, as it did\\nthat of every great manufacturer in tiic cnuntry; the attitiule of the ]iarty on the", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0048.jp2"}, "49": {"fulltext": "lJEI \\\\lDEKt: IJ.LLtsTHATEl).\\n45\\ntariff ()iu sti()n being rcsji()iisil)le for this. Mr. EUlrfdiie foresaw what afterwards\\nlia|i)iene(l and is still a condition the utter iuc-oiujieteney of the democrats in\\ndcaliii with i|iicstions affiH-tini; onr coimtry s ]iros|icrity and in liandling the reins\\nof o(i\\\\ I rnnient; their infamous thrusts at the industries of the United States\\ntlirou^ii the .Vilson tariff hill: the suhsequent terrible financial panic, business de-\\n]u-ession and closing- down of uianufacl nriiig plants throughout the land. This\\n-Mr. Eldredge knew would affect the National Sewing ^Machine Company of Helvi-\\ndere in like pro] ortion with every industry in the country, and conse(|nently wisely\\nconcluded not to Imild \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2until the cloinls rolleil by. With the great republican\\nvictories of 1S .I4 and the positive assurance they gave of the grand old party s re-\\nXORTH QUAKTEK OF L.\\\\THE ROOM.\\nN.\\\\TI()NAL SEWINi; M.UIII.N K CO.\\nI llOTCl liV 1 I.AKK ,1 .NCITT.\\nturn to power in 18!Hi came returning confidence. The business liori/.on bright-\\nened and the t)Utlook in the commercial world became more hopeful. These facts,\\ncou)iled with the remarkable success scored by the Company in less than a year in\\nthe manufacture of bicycles, crvslalli/.ed the plan for building, and on i\\\\pril Istof\\nlast year ground was broken and work commenced on the gi-eat structure of\\nwhich have previously spoki U. It took a small army of men seven months\\nto complete it.\\nTHE NEW ADDITION.\\nJ his building is immense and inipn.-iuu-, thi ee stories in lieighl and has a\\nfrontage on State street of l!(ll) feet. Tiie south winir faces Meadow street, while\\nthe north wing looks ii]ion the placid bosom id the Kishwaukee river. At the\\nsouthwest corner rises a handsome tower from which floats a large flag of the\\nnaticiual c dors. In the construction of this biiildini; over IJ.tXIO.OUd brick were", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0049.jp2"}, "50": {"fulltext": "46\\nBKLVIDKHE ILLUSTRATED.\\nused. I lic I ront i.s of selected cieain-eolored brick, manufactured in Belviderc at\\nthe brick yards of R. C. Fritz. The remaining walls, chimneys and the huge\\nsmoke-stacks are built of brick manufactured at Dundee. In size this new addition\\nto the factory is equal to a one-story building 2,50((\\\\40 feet. Something of its\\nmagnitude may be gaineil from this comiiarison. In it are the private offices of the\\nofficials and su]M rii]te)iclciit, the main office, toul niDin, polishing room, shipping\\nroom, the great bicycle assembling r.)om, 240x80 feet (the largest in the country),\\nstore and stock rooms and other departments. Everything about the building, even\\nto the most minute detail, isaiM augciJ with an eye to convenience and to liest answer\\ntlie purpose intended.\\nNORTH-WEST QUARTER OP SEWING MACHINE ASSEMBLING ROOM.\\nNATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK A SOTT.\\nTHE OFFICES.\\n4 lie ]irivate office of the officials of the Company, with the exceptimi of Secre-\\ntary Patton s, are in the tower, and are models of elegance and convenient arrange-\\nment in keeping with the magnitude and importance of such a vast establishment.\\nThey are spacious, well lighted and well apart from the general noise and confu-\\nsion, giving the officers a privacy in the execution of the multifarious iliities that\\nheretofore they have not enjoyed. The floors in these offices are of hard wood\\nwith j)ar(iuetry borders, a fancy design of inlaid wood of different colors; the re-\\nmainder of the woodwork is of quarter-sawed polished oak; the walls are a light\\nbuff in color and stippled; the ceilings are finished in lincrusta-walton design.\\nEach office has an elaborate mantel and a tile fire-place. The walls are adorned\\nwith handsome jiictures and beautiful rugs cover the floor. Electricity and gas", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0050.jp2"}, "51": {"fulltext": "]5ELVII)EHK ILIA STHATED.\\n47\\nfor illiiiniiiatint;, Imt wiitrr for licatiuif ])iir|)Oses, and speaking tubes OMncrliiiL;\\nwitli the floor below adil still I urtluT to the Inxurionsness and convenienee of tlic\\napartments. President l Kldred^e s ottiee oetnipies the sonthenst corner, racinu;\\non Stale and Meailow stieets and eonneeting with it on the east are the ottices of\\nViee President E. P. Eldredge and F. L. Goodrieli in the order naineil. On the\\nfirst floor underneath these offices are Snperintendent Brown s headqnarters and the\\ndraughting room in connection. These are specially arranged tor the convenience\\nof the superintendent and his assistants. A hallway sejjarates the jirivate ottices\\nupstairs from the main ottiee on tlie north. I his is an immense room to be u.sed\\nfor ilistinctlv oftice iiuriposcs anil faces to tin- west on State strret. Its dimensions\\nVIEW IN WEST HALF OF SEWINti MACHINE ASSEMBLING DEPARTMENT.\\nNATIoX.VL SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nI lInTO KY (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0I..\\\\RK .V NKTT.\\nare 40x80 feet and there is no (pu slion but that it is one of the most finely ap-\\npointed oftices in the country. Doidile standing desks, and other appurtenances\\nthat tend to lighten and make ]pleasant the duties of the clerical force, are used in\\nthis department. It is sjilendidly lighted and is heated and illuminated the same\\nas the private oftices. Off frt)m this room to the east is a massive vault, whose\\ngreat stability is significantly suggestive of the Company s solidity and impcrturlia-\\nbilit\\\\- in the commercial world. On the south siile of the room is a long station-\\nary desk used by tlie casliicr. at the west end of which is the private oftice of Sec-\\nretary Patton. All the fuiiiitui e, desks, etc., are of ipiarter-saweil oak finely\\nmade and elegantly finished. In connection are toilet rooms for both ladies and\\ngentlemen, modern in every jiarticular and faultlessly a])pointed. In this main\\noftice forty ])ersons are eniployeil in \\\\arious clerical cai)acities.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0051.jp2"}, "52": {"fulltext": "48\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nWHO THE BUILDERS WERE.\\nGeorge IL L r:i(.lley Sou, of liocklord, were the arcliiteets of tbi.s greatest\\naddition to tlie plant of tlie National Sewing Machine Comjjany.\\n.Tolin Alexander, of Kockford. had the contract for the mason work, and the\\nl)uihling itself is the best evidence of the thoroughness witli which he superin-\\ntended its erection. Every line, every inch from the fonndation uj), bespeaks the\\ncareful eye of an able, e.\\\\ j)erienced contractor and the workmanship of men skilled\\nin tlieir vocation.\\nThe contract for the carpenter work was intrusted to the hands (and head) of\\nFred IL Dixon, of Belvidere. and it is doulitful if another man could liave Ijeen\\nA GLANCE INTO SEWING M.\\\\CHINE JAPAN AND ORNAMENTING ROOM.\\nNATIONAL SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BV CL,\\\\RK .V NOTT.\\nsecured, far or near, who would have given such excellent and complete satisfac-\\ntion as did Mr. Dixon.\\nWHEEL OUTPUT FOR 96.\\nWith the erection of this new building and the acquisition of 100,000 addi-\\ntional square feet of floor space, the capacity for bicycle making in this concern is\\nincreased at least 500 ])er cent, which in all probaliility will lie sufficient to meet\\nany demands made upon the Company for several years to come, at least.\\nFor the season of 96 the Comjiany has orders booked for 38,000 bicycles, to 1)6\\nmade and delivered between Novemlier 1, ISilo, and July 1, 1896. This is not an\\nestimate of the number of wheels that will be made at the factory this sea-\\nson, bnt the artuul uHrnhi^r that have already been ordered. Not a half dozen\\nother manufactories in the Uniteil States will turn out as manv wheels as that in 96.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0052.jp2"}, "53": {"fulltext": "UELVIUERE ILLUSTRATKU.\\n4!\u00c2\u00bb\\nIt is iK itluT |ir()l);il)le that the Company will close the season for in an niacin r-\\nint; wlieels on Jiilv 1. On tlie contrary, it is altoii ether likely that between that\\ntime anil the first of tiie folhiwini; Xoxemiicr tliey will manMfactiii c an additional\\n1(1,0011 hicycles, incri asini; the total ontpnt for JC to 4S,000 more wheels than\\nanv other liicycle mannfacturinLj concern ever dared to diTani of lnrnin i; ont in its\\nsecond vear. The lemand fur llic Ijclviilere wheel from all |iarts of the I liitrd\\nStates s|ieaks louder for its merits and superiority than any effusive words if\\n])raise that we might here bestow npon it. The ul)lic is not slow to recoij;nizi a\\ntjoo l thiui;: the success of the l cl\\\\ idiTc wheel was instantaneous with its a|)|iear-\\nanee in the market. The Company last season had to turn away orders for thous-\\nands upon thousands of bicvcles, and that the first vear.\\nNORTH-EAST PORTION OF POLISHING DEPARTMENT.\\n.\\\\.\\\\TIONAL SEWINC M.\\\\(HIXE CO.\\nI HIITII HV Cl.AKK .V NoTT.\\nTHE MACHINERY USED.\\nThe plant of the Nation.al Scuinu .Macdiine Company includes the finest line\\nof machinery, tools, i;au ;es, [lalterns, etc., that money will buy, and their ]iroduct\\npossesses the best practical features known to modern manufacture. Thev employ\\nconstantly a board of mechanical e.vperts fm- devising improvements, and maintain\\na rigid inspection of every art of their sewing maidunes and bicycdcs. subjecting\\nthem to the severest tests before shipment.\\nPOINTS OF CONSTRUCTION.\\nAs to the constnicl ion of the wheels made li\\\\- the coui])aiiv we ipiote from\\ntheir handsomely printed and illustrated catalogue as follows:\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2A successful e.vperieuce of over twenty-live years in manufacturing fine\\nfamily sewing machines has tauuht us the best material to use for anv |iarticular", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0053.jp2"}, "54": {"fulltext": "50\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\npurpose, and the most successl ul maiiiuT in wliicli to work it. The cajiability of\\nour factory is very great, and no diffit ulty will be experienced in building any-\\ntbing in the general manufacturing line, be it sewing machines, tire arms, type\\nwriters or high grade bicycles. Is it not reasonable to suppose that a concern\\nwhich lias been successful in one line of manufacturing that requires very close\\nand accurate work will be able to succeed as well in another that requires the\\nsame class of labor, the same machinery, and the same close attention to mechani-\\ncal niceties?\\nIn building our bicycles we have carefully avoided the general tendency to\\ncompromise the vital features of jiractical construction in order to cater to some\\nA GLANCE IXTO THE GRINDIXG ROOM.\\nNATIONAL SE\\\\VIN(; MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO i.Y I.ARK .t sorr.\\nfad. We have, however, embodied all the latest improvements, and have followed\\nfashion to the extent of giving latest designs in frames, light weights, narrow\\ntread and large size tubing. Do not be deceived by manufacturers that pretend\\nto have secret processes for treating their materials, and who, therefore, claim to\\nj)roduce a superior article. We have no secrets whatever, no special processes,\\nan l our factory is always oi)en in all dcpai tments to the inspection of visitors. If\\nwe wish to harden a piece of steel we buy the best the market affords, heat it red\\nhot, and cool it in either water or oil, as the case may require.\\nThe art of Ijicvcle building has been ])ervaded with altogether too much\\nmystery; there is nothing about wheel building but what is straight, plain work\\nthat any first-class mechanic is capable of performing successfully if he is pro-\\nvided with suitable tools and material. We have the mechanics, tools (including\\nfinest machinery, complete sets of sj)ecial gauges, etc.), and material as well as the", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0054.jp2"}, "55": {"fulltext": "BKLVIUEKK ILLUSTKATED.\\n51\\nability ami desire to do the very host class of work possiljlo; lieiice, our liicvclcs\\nare strictly liinli-grade in every ))arlii ular.\\nThe above frank and straitjlitforward stati nient of the manner in wliieli their\\nwheels are made is eharacteristie of the Company s manner of doing business, and\\nit is this one thing as much as any other that has augmented tlieir success and is\\nresponsible for the proud positiim wliich the industry today occni)ies in Belvidere\\nand the worhl at larire.\\nSTYLES OF WHEELS MADE.\\nIn the phint iif the National Sewing ^lacliine Comjiany are manufactui-cd the\\nnow famous Helviderc and \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Eidredge bicvcles in tifly ditt erent styles and\\nPORTION OF THE PLATING DEPARTMENT.\\nXATIOXAL SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nrHOT(f BY CL.Vr.K A NOTT.\\nvarving weiglits. These wheels are now being turned out at the rate of 250 jjer\\nday and in point of durabilitv, style and finish the tout ensemhhi are the eipial\\nof, if not superior to, anv wheel on the market to-ilav. This is not an idle boast\\nit is a simple fact that is being demonstrated every day in a thousaml towns and\\ncities where tlie Belvidere wheel is ridden. A strong wheel, a beautiful wheel, an\\nhonest wheel, ap n h .^iirk wheel in every particular it leads them all.\\nFor the manufacture of liicycle parts over 8100,000 worth of new automa-\\ntic machinery has just been adde(l to the plant. This is all of the latest and most\\nap]iroved pattern, and turns out the most lelii ate parts with an accuracy and s]ieed\\nthat is sim] ly marvelous. The mixhat nperKitdi of this machinery is wonderful,\\nand these quietlv runiuuLt combinations of wheels and drills and cutting tools, as\\nthey produce the finished proiluct. seem |ii sscssed of almost human intelligence.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0055.jp2"}, "56": {"fulltext": "o:2\\nBEL^ li)l-:KE ILLIS-J KATED.\\nTHE PLANT IN GENERAL.\\nA DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AUXILIARY FEATURES OF THE FACTORY.\\nThe plant of the Xatioual Sewintr Macliiiie Coiupany is coiujmsed of thirteen\\ndifferent buildings, covering eight acres, with six acres of tioor space, aniountiug\\nto nearly 250,000 square feet. These buildings, while used for separate and dis-\\ntinct purposes, are in reality one great building, joined together for convenience\\nsake. Altogether they would make a building 4350x40 feet, one story in height.\\nSomething of the immensity of the plant may be had from this comparison.\\nAside from the large building just conijileted the Company erected another\\nTHE AUTOMATIC SCREW MACHINES.\\nWonders of modern invention. In this room over seventy in operation.\\nXATIOXAL SEWING MACHISE CO.\\nPHOTO BV CL.UiK .NOIT.\\nStructure on the grounds, 150x75 feet and two stories in height, to which the japan\\nand enameling department were transferred as soon as it was finished. In addition\\nto this a new boiler hou e has just been built and several new boilers also put in.\\nIn round numbers the total cost of building improvements made last year will\\nbe fully ^100,000.\\nNUMBER OF EMPLOYES.\\nThe working force now numbers over 1,200. In this connection is a note-\\nworthy fact the average pay of these men is greater than that received by any\\nother manufacturing concern in the state of Illinois, which assertion can be jiroven\\nby referring to statistics bearing upon this j)oint, and explains in a measure why\\nthe Company each week receives hundreds of applications from men desirous of\\nobtainins; work in the factorv.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0056.jp2"}, "57": {"fulltext": "BELVIDKKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n53\\nS(i cIoscIn iuU-ruiivi ii an- tlic twci hrain-hus cil nianiifartiiri in this cstablish-\\nriiciit lliat 111) certain figures can lie given as to the nunilier of men employed re-\\nS] eetively on sewing niaeliine and hieyele work, from the fact tliat in nearly every\\n(lepartment the same men are engaged on both kinds of work.\\nHARD TIMES NOT FELT.\\nTile best evideiu e of tlie pmsijcrdus condition id the Coni|iany s affairs, and\\ntile indisputable wisdom of ^Ir. Eldredge s business policy at all times and under\\nall circiinistances is to be liad from the fact that during the business depression\\nand financial ])anic of iKJ and 04, when on every hand were failures, and industries\\nWKST END OF AlTOMmC SCREW ROOM.\\nN.\\\\TIONAL SEWINO .MACHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY CI.Al .K .V NOTT.\\nshutting down, and hard times, the National Sewing ^Machine factory continued to\\ndo business at the old stand, with no interru]ptiiin worth mentioning, and fur-\\nnished employment for i(i(i nun. liile all around us v. as suffering and liard-\\nsliips such as the ]ieo|ile v\\\\ this country never before knew or were ever called\\nupon to endure, Kelvidere was in the midst of peace and plenty and scarcely\\nfelt the effects of the hard times. This envialile state of affairs was directly due\\nto the healthful condition of th coni)iany s business and the wise judgment of the\\nmen at its head in a time when the present gave no certainty and the future bore\\nno confident jiromise. Had the factory been compelled to shut down during tliose\\nnever to-be forgotten hard times Helvidere would have received a touch of the then\\nprevalent depression that it woiihl never liave forgotten, but which, let us be\\nthankfid a thousand times oxer to the success of our chief industry, it was\\nsjiared.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0057.jp2"}, "58": {"fulltext": "54\\nBKLVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nWHO OWNS THE STOCK-\\nThe stoi-k of this vast liusiiicss is all owiird liy |iltsoiis in Belviilcri-. Alioiit\\n75 per cent is held liy B. EKlredge, Mrs. 15. Eldredge, F. P. Eldredge and :\\\\Irs. F.\\nP. E^Ulredue. The remaining 25 jier cent is Iicld hy parties connected witli the\\nfactory and outside prominent citizens, .hist wliat preminm the stock commands\\nit is liard to state, but it is fnlly m- ex en nmre than 100 per cent. The quickest\\nand perliaps the surest way of finding out is to approach a stockholder and atteinjit\\nto jiurchase a small block. The Company is ca| italized at 4500,000, with S350,-\\n(MH) paid in. ami a working capital n{ si .((Ou.dOll.\\nSECTION OF THE BIG FOUNDRY.\\nNATIONAL SEWINO ItACHlNE CO.\\nI HliTO KY CLAKK .V NOTT.\\nFIRE PROTECTION.\\nTlu I actorv is furnished with an clalioiate and complete system of fire protec-\\ntion. It is eijuippcd throughout with the (irinnell Automatic Fire Sprinkler .sys-\\ntem\u00e2\u0080\u0094an arrani;ement of pipes overhead with a sprinkler every ten feet in each\\ndirection, so constructed that should a tire start in any part of the building, as soon\\nas the heat reaches 155 degrees it melts certain jiarts and sets the s]irinklcrs thus\\naffected by the heat to working autoiuatically. ilrowning out the blaze in short\\nonler. An automatic gong also tells the location of the fire. In addition to tliis\\nthe plant is equii)iied with another complete system of fire protection in the shajie\\nof a network of pipes from the city water-works on the grounds, with liydrants,\\nwater i)lugs, hose and all other fire-fighting paraphernalia that could be called into\\nrequisition in a brief spa( e of time if necessary. This fire protection system is", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0058.jp2"}, "59": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n55\\nunder the management of tlie Superintendent of llie Water-works, E. E. Spooner.\\nThe factory also lias its own fire eomjiany drilli d and in readiness to tiglit any\\nflames that may cliaiire to break loose. So well siqiplied are tlie grounds with\\nhydrants that it wnuld li:n-dly l e possiUle in any of ihe buildings to get 150 feet\\nlistant from mie. Xntirini; liiirt of a universal sj)ontaneous cojiibustion or an in-\\nstantaneous contiagratidu in every part ol the plant at once could ever deslroy it.\\nso perfectly is it protected rrimi tire.\\nFINELY ILLUMINATED.\\nThe factorv is splendidh liLilited li_\\\\ lioth gas and electricity. Tlic fciruu-r\\nis fufiiished bv the l el\\\\ idere (ias .pni|iany, and oO.OdO feet jier day is used for\\nAT WORK IN THE SEWTMi M.VCHIXE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.\\nNATIONAL SKWINO MACHINE CO.\\nI MDTO ItY CI..VRK .V- NCITT.\\nillinniiiatinLj and for purpuses where ureal heat is reipiired, such as bra/.ing biey-\\ncle frames and heating the euaiiieling Veiis. The niiipaiiy operates its nw ii tdec-\\ntric light plant, also a gas plant u{ its own, and uses bdth arc and incandescent\\nlights in addition to gas. uiakiii!.; it altnux-ther cnie of the most livilliautly illuuii-\\nnated manufacturing plants at night in \\\\\\\\ir cnuntry. The factory, aside from\\nthe iitti cs. is heated bv a system of steam pipes, and an even temperature is tlms\\n.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iffiirded, even in the coldest weather, making it a comfortable and most desirable\\nplace in which to work.\\nTwo large steam elevators are kept constantlv busv in the new buihling.\\nTELEPHONE SERVICE. ETC.\\n.\\\\nother i;reat convenieiu-c of the factors is that the various departments are\\ni)niiected bv telephone. It is also supplied li\\\\- the local telephone e\\\\(duinge and a", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0059.jp2"}, "60": {"fulltext": "56\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nlong-distance telephone rims into the main office, so that Sir. Elilreilije can as\\neasily talk with New York as with Chicago.\\nA private wire from the Western Union Telegraph Conii)anY runs into the\\nmain office anti here all the eomi)any s messages are received and transmitted hy\\ntheir own special operator. In the bicycle season this is a very important j)oint,\\nA GLIMPSE INTO THE MAMMOTH DEPARTMENT WHERE BICYCLES\\nARE ASSEMBLED.\\nN.\\\\TIONAL SEWIXG M.iCHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK A XOTT.\\nfor then two dozen or more messages are received daily on matters jiertaining to\\nthe business and requiring immediate attention.\\nThe Company has absolutely left undone nothing that will iu any way facili-\\ntate the transaction of business and tend to give the greatest satisfaction all\\naround.\\nSome idea of the amount of business which is annually transacted in the estab-\\nlishment may be gleaned from the fact that it now pays Uncle Sam over \u00c2\u00a76,000\\nper year through the Belvidere postoffice for stamps and other postal supplies\\none-half the entire receipts of the office.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0060.jp2"}, "61": {"fulltext": "liKLVlDEKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n57\\nAS TO ADVERTISING.\\nTIk uitizi iis of i;i4viai iv iiKiy imt iH iili/.i the fact, hut tliis is one of the hest\\n;inil most thoroughly advertised eities in the Tnited States to-day. For the past\\nnine years the Couijiany has heen sendin-!; out eireulars, i ami hlets and eatahiirnes\\nto individuals and firms in every eity, town, hamlet and eross-roads in this hroad\\nland of ours, not only onee, hut tinu and auain a eonstant stream of advertising\\nmatter ;oing out incessantly, making their husiness more extensively known, win-\\nning thousands of new eustomers and at the same time sjireading the fame of Bei-\\nvidere. In addition to this they advertise at the present time in no less than l.. n()\\njournals of greater or less importanee. from the 2x4 sheet in the wilds of Texas to\\nA SPXTIOX OF THE BICVCLK KNAMELIXG DEPARTMENT.\\n.\\\\ATI()N.\\\\I. sKWI.Xc; .MAlIIINE O.\\nPHOTO BV Cl.AHK A N .\u00c2\u00bbTT.\\nthe creat metropolitan dailies, including an intermediate list of scores of trade\\njimrnals and magazines. This hroail and extensive system of advertising the Com-\\npany has not ))nrsued hy s])ells; they have kept everlastingly at it, and are still\\npounding awav in this diri i-ticui, helieving that the constant advertiser is the\\none who wins the trade. Thus \\\\\\\\v say that to-day Belvidere is one of the most\\nwidely known little cities in the country, and this condition is directly due to tlii\\nunceasing eflForts of the National Sewing ^Lachine Company. To see the heneticial\\neffects we need not look heyond the confines of our own favored city; we need luit\\nto visit the factory and look around at the manifold evidences of prosperity within\\ncuir licirders.\\nThe Com])any has representatives and agents in nearly every town and city in\\nthe United States; and not alone in this country is their product known and used\\nin foreign lands thousands of their sewing machines especially are in use at the", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0061.jp2"}, "62": {"fulltext": "58\\nBELVIUEHE ILLl STKATED.\\npresent time. Tliey eiiipldv eDnstantly tliiee traveling men to look after tlieir\\ninterests.\\nSANITARY FEATURES.\\nTlie sanitary t eatnres of tlie fai tory are as near perfect as it is possible to\\nsecure in an estalilislmieiit of lliis si/,i Tlie ilralnaue and ventilation are Kotli\\nexcellent, the light is good and ]ilenty of fresh air is always to be had. On every\\nhand, from the tool room to the fonndrv, from the private offices to the engine\\nroom are exem]ditied order, neatness and (deanline s in matters small and great.\\nThese points President Eldredge streniioiislv insists on being oliserved bv the\\nem]iloyes, and are qualities chai aeterislic of the man. He believes in looking\\nBICYCLE FRAME AND FILIXG ROOM IN iilCYCLE DEPARTMENT.\\nXATIONAL SEWING MACHISE CO.\\nPHOTO BV CLARK A XIITT.\\nafter the little foxes. A walk throngli the jilant (which, by the way, consumes\\na full half day) will unfold to the visitor one of the most systematic working fac-\\ntories in the world, and show with what religious zeal is the adage, a place for\\neverything and everything in its place, adhered to bv the hundreds of em|ii()ves.\\nDIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.\\nWHAT THEY ARE, WHO IS THE FOREMAN OF EACH, AND HOW MANY MEN ARE\\nEMPLOYED.\\nTo cai iT on the business of this factorv it re piires the co-operation of fifteen\\nseparate and distinct dejiartnients, as follows:\\nDej artment No. 1 Tool. Charles ^I. Ingalls, forenum; em|iIovs I .ti men.\\nDepartment No. 2 Milling and Drilling. Frank W. train, fori m.-ui;\\nem])loys 13S men.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0062.jp2"}, "63": {"fulltext": "IJKLVIDEKE ILLTSTKATEL).\\n59\\nl)o|i:)rtMiciit Xo. Slii|i|iiiiu-. K. K. Maiuiiiio;, foreman; eiiiploys 57 iiii ii.\\nI)f|i:irtiiiciit No. 4 Pi)li liiii^-. L. M. Botsfonl, foreman; em| lo\\\\s ]4Hmen.\\nI)c|iar1rncnt Nc i I latiiii;-. (icorue .M. Klliott, for nian; (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0in|i|o\\\\s IS nicn.\\nl)c|iarl nicnt No. li I rcs ami Stand. II. I,. lla\\\\\\\\\\\\ c il, fcircnian; fni|il i\\\\s\\n5S men.\\n1 )(|iarl nienl Nil. 7-.Ia|i:in au.l Kn.-urirlinL;. 1!. II. .Iiikcs. fcireinan; i ni|ili ys\\n!I7 men.\\nI )i part mcnt No. S Sewiiii; Maeliine Asseniblnii; K. T Itarlon. forenKiii;\\nem|iloys S(! nu ii.\\nI)( |i:irtm( nt Ni). !l Screw. \\\\V. 1,. Ciriicnter, fnrenian: em|i|M\\\\- KMi nu n.\\nVIIOW IN FRAME ROOM OF BICYCLE DEPARTMENT.\\nX.iTIoXAl, .^KWINc; MACHINl-; CO.\\nI MOTO UV Cl.AnK .V NnTT.\\nni |iartnient N(i. Ill\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Slcn-k ami Ins|ieeli(pn. (i. W. Boale, foreman; employs\\n28 men.\\nDepartnu iil II IJieyele .i\\\\ssemlily. aher .1. Adams, foreman; employs 8/5\\nmen.\\nDepartmiMit Nn. 12 Altaclimeiit and Slinttle. IF. Walter I)a\\\\ is. foreman;\\nemploys 7t! men.\\nDep.irtnu nt No. 1 IJ Bicycle Frame. W. Wright, foreman; emplovs 12:\\nmen.\\nDepartment No. 1 4\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Foundry. W. II. .Moore, superintendent; employs 110\\nDeparliiient No. 1. Cliaiii and Pedal. ICmplovs 50 men.\\nDepartment No. l(i Hicjele Kiiaineling. A. II. Arthur, foreman; emijloys\\nHill men.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0063.jp2"}, "64": {"fulltext": "60\\nBELVlDEliK ILLUSTRATED.\\nThis makes a total of ].3!i8iiR ii eiiijiloycMl in these de])avtineuts. Add to\\nthese the 40 office hands and it gives a total of 1,378 ])ei-sons eniploj ed in this\\nbusy hive of industry a city of itself.\\nIN CONCLUSION.\\nLlowever much we would desire to give a detailed description of tlie technical\\nworkings of the numerous processes of numufacture in the different departments it\\nis impossible for us to do sous in this space. A general write-up is one thing;\\na comi)rehensive treatise quite another. To properly describe the countless evo-\\nlutions through wliich the many intricate jiarts used in building sewing machines\\nand liicvclcs 4ii liefore coming out the tinislic l iiroducl would enlist the t;ieatest\\nVIEW OF CHAIN AND PEDAL ROOM, BICYCLE DEPARTMENT.\\nNATIONAL SEWING MACHINE r( i.\\nrHOTd nV CLARK Ji NOTT.\\neffort of even a Phila leljihia lawyer, and the sul)ject matter till a hook. The\\nwriter is no Philadelphia lawyer, nor yet a master mechanic. A visit to the\\n])lant will be productive of ni re knouleilgc in this diri-ction than could ever be\\ngleaned from any written descrii)tioii.\\nIn thus l)riefly speaking of the Xatiimal Sewing Macliine factory its past his-\\ntory, its present condition and future ]irospecls we have adhered strictly to facts,\\nbelieving that an honest statement of the Company s business and plant as it actually\\nexists to-day were better than all the fulsduic praise or wild e.xaggeratious in the\\nworld; that it will better subserve the interests of the Company and greater redound\\nto the cre lit of Belvidere. Tremendous in all its o] erations little enough can be\\nsaid in exaltation of this mammoth enterprise. The more one looks into the his-\\ntorv of the concern and learns of its inethodical. straightforward and thorough", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0064.jp2"}, "65": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nGl\\nmanlier of iloiiio- business the luore is iine inclined to become lost in entbusiastic\\nadmiration of its internecine fabric and workings, and in its coiiiiileteucss recog-\\nnize tbe hand of genius, the distinctive iiniiress of great generalshi]) and the cer-\\ntain evidoiu c at every turn of a broad, coiniireliensive niasterinind.\\nWell may the ]ieojile of Belvideie lie roud of this grand iniliistrial institu-\\ntion and zealously should they guaril its every interest. So long as from its tower-\\ning chimneys rolls the dense smoke sweet incense to the god of Industrv, signi-\\nfying its jn osperous continuation so long is our city s future thrift assured, so\\nlong will our fame throughout the world be known as a great manufacturing cen-\\nter, so long will il Im the |p:illadiuiii of HeU idere s commercial success. Mav its\\nLOWER FLOOR OF BICYCLE FRAME EN.\\\\MELING ROOM.\\nXATIOSAL 8EWI.\\\\G MAIHINE CO.\\nPHOTO BY CI.AUK .V .S OTT.\\nshadiiw never grow l s and may its coinjucsls in the sewing machine and bicycle\\nWorld never cease until -all loads lead to Belvidere.\\nDuring the }ear 18!M several large aihlitions will be 1)uilt. On ]\\\\Lay 1 work\\nwas begun on a new building which is to be 250 feet by 50 feet and two stories.\\nThis will be tire-]iroof and will lie used jirinci])ally as a stock room. It will cost\\nabout !2(l,00(l. Besides this a larger, three story, addition will be erected to the\\nenameling Imihling. I lie oiii)iany has just coni|ileted a gas ]ilant of its own and\\nis about to buihl aimlhcr lirick engine house and |iut in another 400 liorse power\\nengine, giving it two engines of that size. This spring the factory has been running\\nnight and day to fill orders for Imth sewing machines and bicycles. Verily, great\\nis the National Sewing ^iachinc Company.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0065.jp2"}, "66": {"fulltext": "62\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nBARNABAS ELDREDGE.\\nA BRIEF SKETCH OF THIS BUSY MAN S LIFE AND OF THE EARLY ELDREDGE FAMILY.\\nWe are told that Edward, Zenas and Asael Eldredge came to this country\\nfrom Wales in their voiith and settled at Cape Cod, Mass. How long they\\nremained there is not kunwu. We know that Edward moved to Sharon, N. Y.,\\nin after years, while the other brothers songlit homes in Connecticut. To the\\nEdward Eldredge branch of the family, and the one of which we shall speak,\\nBarnalias Eldredge, of Belvidere, President of the National Sewing Machine Com-\\npany, traces his ancestors.\\nBICYCLE IXSPECTIOX ROOM.\\nNATIOXAL SEWING MACHINE l(J.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK A NOTT.\\nEdward Eldredge was born September 9, 17.37. He died March 2S, 1821, in\\nSharon, Schoharie county, X. Y. He married Adna Hanmiond in Massachusetts,\\nDecember 19, 1762. She was born in Dartsmouth, Mass., May 25, 1735, and died\\nin Sharon, N. Y., December 213, 1825. She was one of the family of Hon. Jabez D.\\nHammond, later the author of The Political History of New York. Edward\\nand Adna Eldredge had nine children, six sons and three daughters; one son died\\nin infancy. The live brothers at one time all lived on farms adjoining, near\\nSharon, N. Y. When they separated two of them went to Cortland, N. Y., one\\nto western New York, and two remained at Sharon.\\nThe third son, Barnabas Eldredge, was born September 29, 1768. He died at\\nSharon, N. Y., September 5, 1843. He married Theodosia Wadsworth, soon after\\nthe Revolutionary war. in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where she then lived. She was a", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0066.jp2"}, "67": {"fulltext": "BKIA IDERE ILLUSTKxVTED.\\n63\\ndaiiglitev of .Tosinh WailsMortli, fornu i-ly of Ilaitfonl, Conn., where she was born.\\nSlie died in Sharon, X. Y., ^Fay 30, is:il, aijeil 59 years. In June, 1S32, lie mar-\\nried his second wife, Sarah Peck. She died .Xpril 25, 1873, in Sharon, N. Y., aged\\n88 years.\\nBarnahas Ehlredue was a member of the general assemlily in the state of New\\nYork ill 1821. His son, Robert Eldredge, was a member of the Ne\\\\\\\\- Yink state\\nassemlily in 1S;!(I. and his son, Seth Ehlredge, was a meinbcv of the state assembly\\nill 1844.\\nBarnabas and Theodosia Eldredge had eleven eliildren, \\\\i/..: Xancy, l\\\\obert,\\nl):ivid, Adiia, Franklin. Charles, Seth, LeRoy, Sally, Clinton ami Betsy.\\nA SECTION OF THE BICYCLE STORAGE AND CRATlNli DEPARTMENT.\\nXATION.\\\\L SEWIXG MACHINE CO.\\nI lIOTCi liY CL.\\\\RK ,V NOTT.\\nFranklin Eldredge was born December 17, 1801, in Sharon, X. Y., the cdiii-\\niniinity with which several generations of the family have been prominently\\nidentitie l. November 26, 1822, he married Eliza .M. Yan Dyke, a descendant of\\nlledrick Yan Dvke, who immigrated to this country from Holland in 163(1\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a dis-\\ntiiigiiishe(l character among the earlv colonists id New York, and the ]irogcnitor\\nof an illustrious Knickerbocker family. She was born October 3. 18U2. in .Mid-\\ndlebiirsj;, N. Y., and lied Atigtist 1, 1879, in Chardon. Ohio. They had t\\\\\\\\el\\\\\\nchihlren. The eleventh child and vciiingesl son is Barnalias Eldix-dgc, burn June\\n19, 1S43. ill Miinson, (ieauga county, Ohio.\\nFranklin Eldredge settled on a faim in the western reser\\\\ c ^l( Ohio, and on\\nthis farm B. Eldredge was born and broiiglit u]i. He received his early education\\nin the country schools, and worked on the farm until 18(!1, wlieii he went to Cleve-\\nland to jiiirsuc an advanced course of study. Leaving the Cleveland high scl 1", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0067.jp2"}, "68": {"fulltext": "64\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nshortly before graduation Ije lieeaiiie enniieeteil with the shij)-yar(ls of Stephens\\nPreslev as bookkeeper, pursuing at tlie same time a course of stuily in a eoiu-\\nniercial college, from which lie grailuated.\\nOn August 28, ISlio, in Clevelainl, Ohicj, he niavrieil Marie A. Presley,\\ndaughter i f the junior meml)er of tlu tirni by which he had been eiiqdoyed.\\nThey have one sou, Franklin P. Eldredge, born January 26. lStJ7, in Cleveland,\\nOhio.\\nShortly after his marriage ^Ir. Eldredge engaged in the hardware business in\\nCleveland as a member of the firm of Van Tassel Eldredge. It was while\\nengaged in this business that his attention was first attracted to the sewing machine\\nHOSPITAL DEPARTMENT.\\n{Very few cases treated eaeh year. i\\nNATIONAL .SEWING MACHINE CO.\\nPHi: TO BY CLAHK A NOTT.\\ntrade. lie had a brother in Detroit, .Mich., who was engaged on an extensive\\nscale in the sale of .sewing machines, and in IStUihe became interested with the\\nlatter in this business. In 1869 he sold out his hardware business in Cleveland\\nand moved to Detroit to become an active partner in the conduct and management\\nof the sewing machine business. Their ti-ade here extended over a large territory\\nand they liad remarkable success in establishing tlie business of the Domestic Sew-\\ning jNIachine Company, then being introduced into the market. Remaining at\\nDetroit until 1874, Mr. Eldredge then came to Chicago as the general manager of\\nthe Domestic Com|)any, having under his control all the territory lying between\\nthe western line of Ohio and the Rocky Mountains, and all tlie Southern States.\\nThis position he retained until he turned his attention to the manufacture and sale\\nof his own iiiachiue.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0068.jp2"}, "69": {"fulltext": "liKLVIDKKK ILLU^^TKATED.\\n65\\nSoinetbiiisi lias already ln eii said of the tierce opitosition wliii-li he eneoiiii-\\ntered in his attempt to introduce this machine into the market. The most vicious\\nonslaughts were made on him. however, at llie very outset of his career as a manu-\\nfacturer. Infringement suits were brought against him whenever a pretext could\\nhe ol)taiued for doing so, and to defeud against these suits involved great expense,\\nand led to tlu serious embarrassmcut of his business.\\nIn the construction of his machine, he had made use of certain ai)i)liances of\\nwhich rival concerns at once claimed the ownership and control. To establish the\\nfact that their claims were invalid, Mr. Eldredge had to hunt the country over for\\nevidences of the fact tliat their ap]iliances had been in use before they were\\npatented by the claimants. All over the Tiiited States he had agents examining\\nold sewing machines and reporting to liiin the results of their investigations. In\\nUESlOEXCt: Ol B. ELDREDGE.\\nPHOTCi BY CI.,\\\\RK A XOTT.\\none instance be lieard of a niacliine which he dcsiri il to jirodui e in court, it lieinu in\\nthe possession of parties wlio lived in Hamilton, Canada. The information proved\\nto be incorrect, but from lews obtained in Hamilton he traced the machine to\\nRocliester, New York, where he finally gained possession of it, much to liis\\nadvantage, and won tiie case in the impending litigation. In another instance\\nwhile defending a suit brouglit against him by the Singer Manufacturing Company,\\nhe heard of an old machine of which he wished to obtain possession, at Redwood,\\nCalifornia. A telegram was sent to San Francisco, and a special agent went out\\nfrom there to purchase the machine. The agent acted ])romptly and got hold of\\nit just in time to prevent it passing into tlie hands of the Singer Comj any, and\\nwitli tliis machine he dcft at d tlie latter in the case on trial.\\nIn this s|)irited and long continued contest ]\\\\Ir. Eldredge showed wonderful\\n])ersistency, tenacity of jiurpose and indomitalde courage, as well as a vast amount\\nof tact in the conduct of his aifairs. Tiiese were the (pialities most essential to his\\nsuccess at that time, but when he ba l weathered these storms, and was left free to\\ngive his attention to the development of the industry with uhich lie was and still", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0069.jp2"}, "70": {"fulltext": "GO BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nis, so cunspicuously ideutitied, it at oia-e became apjjarent that be bad executive\\nability of a bigh order and was eminently fitted for carrying forward tlie work on\\nhand. Tbe suljseqiient success of the enterprise testifies more strongly than can\\nanything else to the skill and al ility with which be has conducted its affairs.\\nIn the management and Iniilding up nf the liicycle Inisiness Mr. Eldredge has\\nexhibited tbe same progressiveness, tbe same ability of organization and excellent\\njudgment that has marked bis business career from the first. He has lioldly entered\\nthe field and accomplished in an almost incredibly short space of time, in the face\\nof sharpest competition, what it has taken others years to perform, and what no\\nother man or men ever before did in tbe same length of time in the same line of\\ntrade. This in itself speaks more for bis ca])ability and business faculty than all\\nelse that we might write. And in this very jiarticular is one of tbe leading char-\\nacteristics of ^Nlr. Eldi edge s personality manifest be modestly disclaims any\\nsi)ecial honor in having made his business the great success it now is, and seeks no\\nfame in this direction.\\nAs Grant was great in a\\\\ ar, as Blaine was great in politics, so is ^Ir. Eldredge\\ngreat in the commercial world a born leader. Though energetic and ])rogressive\\nin tbe highest degree be is likewise cautious and conservative just the man for tbe\\nresponsible position he occupies. In bis comjjrebension and treatment of all (pies-\\ntions and matters of business he is broad-gauged and broad-minded, a man ol tbe\\ngreatest acuinen and wonderful executive cajiacity. Honorable in all things, of\\nstrictest integrity, approachable and socially agreeable, be commands the resjiect\\nand esteem of his business colleagues, employes and fellow-citizens, and stands\\ntoday a living example of what heroic determination and fortitude may do when\\ncou]iled with brains and a fixedness of purpose. And through all these years of\\ntiijl and jilanning, of ceaseless endeavor and accomplishment, Mr. Eldredge has\\ncome to know an l realize that nutbing succeeds like success. ami tlie ipiickest\\nand onh way to do a tiling is to do it.\\nTHE OTHER OFFICERS.\\nSOMETHING ABOUT VICE-PRESIDENT ELDREDGE AND SECRETARY PATTON.\\nWithout more than a passing mention of tbe other otticers of tbe C om]iany\\nthe gentlemen above referred to this article would be woefully incom]ilete. as\\ntheir identification with the industry has been and is of such a nature that they\\nform a ])art of its very life-blood, and are imjiortant factors in all its dealings.\\nVice-President F. P. Eldredge, the son of President Eldredge, was born in\\nCleveland, Ohio, January 26, 1867. His early life was spent in that city and in\\nDetroit, Micbisian, where his father was engaged in business. There he passed\\nthrough tbe trials of youth. In 1874 he moved with bis parents to Chicago and there\\nreceived his early schooling at tbe Harvard school. lie completed bis education at\\ntbe Harvard law school in Boston, from which be graduated in 1887. In January,\\n1888, he came to Belvidere to reside permanently and to take an active interest in\\nthe affairs of the National Company. Upon the reorganization of tbe Company in\\n1890 he was elected vice-president, and the wisdom of this choice has been repeat-\\nedly shown, for he has proven himself equal to any and all demands made upon\\nhim, even under the most trying circumstances. With a zeal Ijorn of patriotic\\nenthusiasm be has acquired a complete knowledge of every nook, corner and turn\\nin this great plant and possesses an understanding of its every division and infinite\\ndetail that is little short of amazing. No feature of tbe business within or with-\\nout the factory is there but that be has familiarized himself with and has it at his\\ntongue s end. Next to bis father his opinion, judgment, sanction and advice is", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0070.jp2"}, "71": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKE ILLUSTKA l KI). 07\\nmost sought. He is the (.\u00e2\u0080\u00a2oiiiiterparl of his father in all of his traits, characteris-\\nties ami in manner of doing business. No liigher eom])linient can be jiaid him\\nthan that simjile statement. He is finely educated, versatile, brilliant and withal\\na prince of good fellows one of the salt of the earth, riiough joting in\\nyears Mr. Eldredge carries an old business head, and his caj)abilities of execution\\nin this direction are only measured by the reiiuirements tiiat may be made upon\\nhim. yiv. Eldredge is a jirominent Mason, a Mystic Shriner and a member of\\n.Aledinah Temple, Chicago, and also of the Harvard club, of the same citv.\\nSecretary David Patton was born in Glasslough, near Belfast, Irelaml,\\nFeliruary 8, l. ^61. With his jiarents he came to this country in 1868 and settled in\\nChicago, where he receive l his early education in the high schools. Until coming\\nto Belvidere in 1889 nearly his whole life had been spent in that city. He has been\\nassociated with B. Eldredge in the sewing machine business continually since 1876\\nnearly twenty years and has been indefatigable in his efforts in building up the\\nInisiness of the National Sewing Machine Company to its present proj)ortions. He\\nis tiancially interested in the enterprise and no man connected with it is more zeal-\\nous in looking after the main chance, or exhibits greater fidelity in all matters\\nconcerning it than does Secretary Patton. His years of experience in the sewnng\\nmachine business, gained through his association with Mr. Eldredge, an l in par-\\nticular regarding the affairs of this Company, make him an invaluable adjunct to\\nits successful conduct indispensable would better express it, for he literally has\\nthe details of the business, inside and out, from A to Z, within his grasp. In his\\npresent cajiacity this wide knowledge is of the greatest value and assistance to him\\nin the performance of his duties, and they are many. Like the Messrs. Eldredge\\nhe is most emphatically the man for the important position he occupies. Mr.\\nI atton is an advanced Mason, a memlier of the Knights of Pythias and Royal\\nArcanum, and socially a hale fellnw well met.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0071.jp2"}, "72": {"fulltext": "AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.\\nAVIiat is now an important industry ami bids fair to become a still larger one,\\nis tlie Cleaveland Spring Bed and Mattress Company. It is next in importance to\\nthe big jilant of the National Sewing Machine Company. Although President E.\\nA. Cleaveland has been manufacturing spring beds in Belvidere since 1881, the\\nyiresent con^ ern is a new one, tlie plant having been erected and the company\\nE. A. CLEAVlOLAXi).\\norganized by Mr. Cleaveland in 18!KI. It has a capital stock of !l5,000, fully\\npaid, and its officers are as follows: K. A. Cleaveland, jiresident; A. C. Fassett,\\nvice president; J. W. Sharp, seci etary, and A. K. Loop, treasurer. Vice-presi-\\ndent Fassett is the county s efficient circuit clerk; Treasurer Loop is cashier of the\\nFirst National Bank, while Secretary Sharp is a leading grocery dealer.\\nThe factory is thoroughly e juip]ied with all the expensive and intricate\\nmachinery necessary for the work. It is oj)erated by steam power, and an aver.age\\nof twenty-five workmen are given employment. The product consists of coil spring\\nbeds, woven wire mattresses, cots and children s cril)s, and the concern turns out\\nsome of the most acceptable, po])ular and rajiidly selling goods now on the markets\\nof the country. Mr. Cleaveland has just invented a new and novel device which\\ndoes away with many comjdications in folding cots and cribs. A small inven-\\ntion, yet it promises to greatlv enlarge the business, as it is much more simjik in", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0072.jp2"}, "73": {"fulltext": "BELVIUEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\n69\\nconstructiiui than any otbcr, more easily operated, and much neater in design.\\nThe factory has a capacity of 200 lieds per day, and a great many different styles\\nare manufactureiL Conipctent judges attirm that the C leaveland Spring Bed and\\nMattress C oni]ianv turn out the finest line of goods on the market to-day.\\n^Ir. Cleaveland lias a long and highly creditable record as a manufacturer.\\nBorn in Li\\\\ini_;st(in county. New York, in 1S. )0. lie came to Boone county in 186G,\\nand has heeu a resident of Bclvidero seventeen years. He belongs to that class of\\nmen known as city-builders, and his coming to Belvidere was a fortunate circum-\\nstance, since, with ntlicrs, he placed liis ^h(luld(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0v to the wheel and roused tlie city\\nfrom its state of lethargy to the present ))henomenal ])rosperity. He served four\\nvears as alderman at the time that the city waterworks were comjdeted, and also\\n3 I I 1 1 Si\\nIII\\nCLEAVEL.\\\\ND SPRING BED F.\\\\CTORV.\\npiinri) liv w. II, lumiNsox.\\nthe same length of time on the lioanl of education. lie has ever been one of the\\ncity s most enterprising and |)usliing busi)iess men. His real estate interests are\\nlarge. Much credit should be given to ]Mr. Cleaveland, and tlie eflicient board of\\ndirectors o( the company, for the careful way in which the business has been man-\\naged, for it must be taken into consideration that tlie company was organized and\\ncommenced business at the time tliat tlie tiiiancial troubles were just beginning, and\\nwhile other factories all over the country were being closed the Cleaveland Spring\\nBed ami Mattress Company never shut down a day and inet every obligation\\n]iroin]itly. This could never have been done only l)y careful management. And\\nwhile the company does not boast of doing as large a business as others who have\\na much larger working capital it is doing a steady, safe business, and its share\\ntoward the prosperity and welfare of the city of Belvidere.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0073.jp2"}, "74": {"fulltext": "70 BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nGENERAL ALLEM C. FULLER.\\nGeneral Allen C. Fuller was born at Farniingham. Conn., September 22, A.D.\\n1822. His father s name was Lucius Fuller and bis mother s maiden name was\\nCandace Newell, and both families were of New England blood. Both parents\\nwere fur many years among our old settlers, having come to this country in 1845,\\nand both died several years since in this city. Lucius Fuller was for a short time\\nin the mercantile business; was at one time as.sociate judge of the County court,\\nand afterwards postmaster of Belvidere. Our early settlers will remember this\\naged couple as among the most highly respected and public spirited citizens.\\n(ieueral Fuller was educated in Towanda, Pa. After graduating at the\\nTowanda academy he was placed under the instructions of a thoroughly educated\\nl)rivate instructor, aiul under whom he completed the full course of collegiate\\nstudv. In 1841 he commenced his hiw studies, and completed the same at War-\\nsaw, X. Y., in the office of the United States Senator Doolittle, in 1846, when he\\nwas admitted to the Supreme court of New York, and in November of that year\\n(1840) arrived at Belvidere, where he has resided since that time, now nearly fifty\\nyears.\\nWithin a few days after coming to this city General Fuller was employed in\\nseveral important cases, and entered upon the active duties of his profession. At\\nthis time ur population was about 800, and there were but two attorneys here in\\nactive practice, Gen. S. A. Htirlbnt and W. T. Burgess. Soon after the firms\\nof Fuller Burgess and Loo] Iliiilbut were formed. These firms con-\\ntinued for several years and did a large business. Between these firms it was\\nGreek against Greek, ami they not only had the business of this county,\\nbut were extensively employed in litigation in neighboring counties and tlie\\nSuj reme court.\\nDevoting himself entirely to his profession for many years, refusing to seek\\noffice or particiimtino- in ])arty intrigues, and with an iron constitution and indom-\\nitable will, he secured and hehl a large and profitable practice for many years.\\nThis was the cnmniencement of his subsequent financial success.\\n(ieneral Fuller has in later years held the following offices: Master in clian-\\ncerv, appraiser of damages on Illinois and Michigan canal, state bank commis-\\nsioner, county judge, circuit judge, adjiitant general of the state, representative\\nand sjieakcr of the house, senator and jiresident ])ro tem of the senate.\\nOn his return home from jiublic to jirivate life in 1869, our Old Reliable\\nBelvidere Standard, whose editor had intimately known him for many years,\\npublished its opinion of Gen. Fuller, and we copy from its columns the following\\narticle:\\nFor more than eighteen years the name of Allen C. Fuller has been inti-\\nmately and most favorably known to the people of this portion of the state. In\\n1846 he came to this ]Aace a young, briefless and penniless lawyer. His scholarly\\nattainments, his legal acquirements and his industry and inflexible resolution to\\nsucceed, soon brought to him an extensive and lucrative practice, and during the\\nsucceeding twelve or fifteen years, while he was in active practice, we presume\\nthat no man ever doubted that he aldy, zealously and faithfully discharged his\\nduties to his clients. Though always ]iublic spirited and liberal, he has, by ])er-\\nsonal economy and business talent, ac(iuired a handsome property and has con-\\ntriliuted much to the growtli and prosperity of our town.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0074.jp2"}, "75": {"fulltext": "BKLVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\n71\\nWIkmi the war l)r(iko out in ISCl, General Fuller was then iiresidini;- jiiiliie\\nof this eiveiiit, and we believe it was universally admitted that he lisehar red its\\nhonorable and resiionsible duties satisfaetorily and with ability. In the summer\\nof that vear he was urged by our state ofKcers to conneet himself with the military\\naffair.s of our state. The bar of the circuit \\\\uiauimously objected to his resigna-\\ntion, but urged him tem|iovarily to accejit the a]ii )intin( nt tendered to him of\\n(JENERAL .AJ^LEN C. FULLER.\\nadjutant general. In the fall of IStil he entered upon the discharge of tlu duties\\nid that laborious anil exacting and res])ousible office, and in July, 1862, resigned\\ntin- iiffice of circuit judge.\\nThe history and result of bis jabiirs ilurinu the pasl three years and a half\\nas adjutant general of the state are too well known to the country to need to be\\nmcutioned here. If the o])inion of the j)ress, without distinction of ])arty, we\\nliilieve; if the testimony of Governor Yates, witli whom he lias been so long asso-\\nciated; if the jiiiblic r)]iiiiiiin, so far as we have heard it ex|iressed. are to be relied\\nupon, then, indci-d. he n-ndrrcd the slate and ciiiintry i-a|iablc, faithful and", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0075.jp2"}, "76": {"fulltext": "72 BKLVIDEUE ILLUSTUATED.\\nai\\\\-e[itahle service. The jiiihlished reports of the operations of the adjutant gen-\\neral s (le]iartnient in the (inranizing and sending to the Held over two hnndred\\nthousand men are l)efore us, and we would wish no lietter record than to have heen\\nso honorably identified with the glorious history of Illinois during this war. Gov-\\nernor Yates in his last message repeats what he has stated in other messages and\\nsays: General Fuller has been a most able, faithful and energetic officer, and is\\nentitled to the gratitude of the state.\\nThe house of representatives, at its last session, unaniinonsly adopted a re-\\nort of its committee appointed to inspect the adjutant general s office, and from\\nwhich report we extract the following:\\n-That we have thoroughly examine l the office of the adjutant general and\\ntinil it a model of completeness, one that preserves in all its glory the proud record\\nof all our soldierv and reflects infinite credit n| on the great state whose sons they\\nare.\\nThat in the judgment of this committee the thanks of every patriotic citi-\\nzen of the state are due to General Fuller for the able and efficient manner in\\nwhich he has discharged the duties of the office and for his indefatigalile efforts in\\ncollecting and preserving this glorious record of a glorious state.\\nOn the first day of January last General Fuller resigned his office as adju-\\ntant general, and having been ])reviously elected a member of the general assemldy\\nhe was nominated by acclamation by our jiarty, and on the second of January was\\nelected speaker of the house of re))resentatives.\\nThe mannei- in which he ac(piitted himself in this new position may be seen\\nby the following resolution which was unanimously adopted by that body just\\nbefore the adjournment on the Kith nit:\\nResolced, That we tender our heartfelt thanks to the Hon. Allen C. Fuller,\\nour ])residing officer, for the kind, courteous, able and impartial manner in which\\nhe has presi led over ns, and as such recognize in his general liearing and demeanor\\nthe perfect model of a gentleman.\\nAs a speaker of the house of representatives, and while ]iresiding officer of\\nthe senate. General Fuller was, of course, prexented from actively ]iarticipating in\\nthe debates, but we notice from the official proceedings that on the subject of pri-\\nvate legislation and the industrial university bill he joins the discussions, and we\\nthink our readers will agree with ns that in the following extracts from his\\nspeeches, which we jiublish to-dav, his views were sound and were aV)ly ])resented.\\nIII ciinclusjcjii we regret to sav that General Fuller returns hnnu with his\\nhealth seriouslv impaired, but it may be some consolation to him to know that for\\nhis long and faithful service he has acquired a high character as a public officer,\\nand enjovs the universal confidence of his old neighbors an l friends among whom\\nhe has resided so many vears.\\nAt this distant dav the people of the state may have forgotten, but it is never-\\ntheless true, that tliev owe General Fuller their lasting gratitude for his service in\\nintroduciniT into the legislature various bills which became laws, among which are\\nthe following:\\nRailroad liills asserting the power and sovereignty of the state to control\\nthese corporations in fixing rates upon transporting passengers and freight. Ilis\\nwas the first sipiare and honest fight made in this or any other state to fix maxi-\\nmum rates, and the legislation ui)on this subject was taken to the Supreme court\\nof the state and the Sii]ireme court of the United States, and finally the legal\\nquestions of the constitutionality of such laws was sustained l)y these high\\ntril)unals.\\nAlso the law establishing railroa.l commissions and now in force.\\nAlso estal)lishiiig a board of jiiiblic cliarities and now in force.\\nAlso a bill upon the subject of eminent domain.\\nAlso the revenue law, now substantially in force, was pre|iared by him.\\nAnd the impress of his genius and abilitv is found on many a page of the\\nRevised Statutes of the State still in force.\\nSince the close of the war several histories have been written upon our state\\naffairs, and particularly concerning our soldiers and the public men of the state.\\nw", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0076.jp2"}, "77": {"fulltext": "IJKJ.N IDKlMi ILLL STKATED. 715\\nAmong others ma) be foiind lUiiiois and the War, two vohnnes by Edily, ])iil)-\\nlisbeil in ISHO History of Illinois, by Davidson and Stiivc, jnililisliod in 1ST4;\\nI olilirs and Politicians of Illinois, by I). W. Lnsk. |.ulil islicd in 1 SS4 Illiudis,\\nHistorical and Statistical. two volumes by John .Moses, jmblished in 1.S!I2.\\nBv a reference to those histories and others it will be found, we l)elieve wilhont\\nexcejition, tliat the nnist iini|ualiti( d endorsement and a|i]iroval has lieen riven to\\n(Tcneral Fnller for the conspicnons j)art he took in jmljlic matters duriiiif those times.\\nI liongh well and favorably known tothel)arand business men of Northern Illini is\\n|iri(ir to IStiO. it was at this time and snbsei|nent years he established a state re-\\n|putation and maintained the same until lieretiri d from ]inbli life in ISTli. In\\nRESIDENCE OF GENERAL ALLEN C. FULLER.\\nI lloTil I5V CI. ARK A Nnrf.\\nthe inemoraV)le political contest of 1800 Governor Yates ami General Fullercanvassed\\nalmost the entire .state in behalf of the Republican party, and if we may ,iud je of\\nthat canvass, by the opininns nf the ]iress of the state as given at that time, it was\\na most successful and brilliant (mic, and cnntribiited its full share to the success of\\nthe l{epubliean party.\\nIt was not, however, until the late terrible war commenced in ]S(il, and he\\nassumed the duties of a ljutaiit general if the state, that bis name became familiar\\nas househohl \\\\\\\\cirds in every familv in the state and especially to our volunteer\\nsoldiers. It u:is in tiri impurtant ottice with all its lal)ors, cares, difficulties and\\nres])onsibiliiies that he made liis most distinctive mark and displayed those rare\\nexecutive aliilities which were admitted by every one. The rejieated messages of\\n(Governor Yates the resolutions nf our state legislature, and the reports of the\\nfederal aulh irilies, as wcdl as the abo\\\\e ipintt il histories of those years are so en-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0077.jp2"}, "78": {"fulltext": "74 BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\ntirely unaniiiioiis on this subject, that no other ojiinion need be given in this brief\\nsketch\\nAfter a residence in Belvidere of nearly half a century it can be truly said\\nthat General Fuller has established and maintained a character above reproach or\\nquestion. His word is as oodil as his b(.ind and all know his bond, if anv one could\\nget it, would be unquestionably good. He is believed to have ac(juired a large\\nfortune and he deserves it. Commencing active life here he still retains the\\nstrongest attachment for this city, where his early struggles for success commenced.\\nIn early days here everyI)ody was poor. With no rich or ))owerful friends to\\naid in the start, he has, l)y his indomitable will, his conservative and prudent busi-\\n(iEXERAL ALLEN C. FULLER S PRIVATE OFFICE.\\nI HOTn BY (I.AItK A: NI.ITT.\\nness management and tireless energy, succeeded in life. His liberality and ])ublic\\nspirit here are jiroverbial. None more so. His gift to this city as hereinafter\\nmentioned proves this and it is now believed that he has made provisions for other\\nworthy pulilic objects. As an evidence of the conlidence placed in him as a l)usi-\\niiess man, it may be here stated that he has prominently assisted in establishing\\nhalt a dozen or more National banks and has held and now holds prominent offices\\nin several of them.\\nIn this brief biographical sketch it is, of course, im]iossil)Ie to do full justice\\nti tiie reputation and career of a gentleman whose history is part of the history of\\nthis great state, and so closely interwoven therewith as to form an essential part of\\nnearly every portion thereof for a jieriod of nearly half a century of progress and\\nachievement. The older citizens who have known and admired him for all these\\nyears will not forget, while life shall last, his splendid record and noble character.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0078.jp2"}, "79": {"fulltext": "IJKLNIDKHK Il.l^rs l HATKD. 75\\nTIk V liMvc known him as :i citizen and friend tliey liave resj)ectod hiiu for his\\nhigh eharaeter tliey lune Ijcen uiatcliil fur his nniny acts fur tlu Vienelit and iin-\\nprovenuMit of tht I ity and connty of his rcsi(h-iu c, and tJicy liavc dclisihted to\\nhonor him wilii |iositions of jmblic trust when o|iiiortunity offcicd. llisliheral\\ndonation of (IIHI.Ud for the Lhi jmlilic lihrary. whicli he founded in honor of his\\ndeceased daughter, and wliioh has lieromc e of tlie finest |Mil)lie liliraries in tlie\\nSL M.MKll RESIDEN CE OF CENERAL ALl^EN C FULLER.\\nBAYFIELIX WIS.\\nstate, outside the hirge cities, was only one of tlie acts of ]iuldic benevolence\\nwhicii lias endeared him to all classes.\\n(ieneral Fuller, like all great lawyers, has been a great worker. He was\\nalways faithful to his client, and gave to every ease he undertook, the best efforts\\nof which he was callable. Ibil he sur|ias ed mosl otliei men in e\\\\ecuti\\\\c ability\\nwhii-h he jiossessed in a large degree.\\nThis sometimes gave the apiiearance of austerity to his (diaractei .in l he\\nhas been charL;cd with beiiiir o\\\\ crbeariiiLf, austere, and una])proacliable. Save in\\nthe trying days of tlii nation, when all Iiis great abilities were centered on his\\ncountry s welfare alone, these eliarges were w ithout foundation; and then these\\nidiaracteristics were jiistitied by the needs of the hour, when men of blood and", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0079.jp2"}, "80": {"fulltext": "i6\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\niron were necessary to tlie salvation of the nation. At other times no lufire\\ngenial, companionable and kind hearted man ever breathed. Like the great hero,\\nGrant, in war his nerves were of steel, in peace his heart was tender as a child s,\\nand his sympathies broad enough to embrace all mankind.\\nHis grief over the deaths of his children, whom he idolized, softened, though\\nit did not break him, and he has continued to this day, the capable, active, bi oad-\\nminded man of affairs. When his work shall have been completed and the his-\\ntory of his life written, tlicn will all know that a giant oak has fallen, that a man\\ntit and capable to have ruled over a state or nation has left the impress of his life\\nand achievements u|)on the community.\\nBUSINESS OFFICE OF GENER.\\\\L ALLEN C. FULLER.\\nI HOTU BY (LARK .V NOTT.\\nAs yet his eyes are not dimmed, and his strength has not failed. Daily he\\ncan be found at his office, where all having business to transact with him can find\\na cordial greeting and a cheerful readiness to take up and dispose of the business\\nin hand. His business habits and metliods are methodical; he familarizes himself\\nfully with every letail of the business in which lie may be engaged, and never\\nshirks a duty. His affairs are always in shape, every detail is attended to with\\nscrui)ulous e.xactness, and to these qualities is largely due his success in life, in a\\nmaterial way.\\nWhatever he does is well done, and whatever anyone else to whom he may\\nentrust any matter to do must also be done well, and his em])loyes always are made\\nto realize that their employer always knows at evei-y stej) of the work whether or\\nnot it is done as it should be.\\nPerhaps this sketch cannot be l ctter closed than by saying that after the\\npreparation of the foregoing article the pulilisher of this liook called upon a dis-\\nJ", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0080.jp2"}, "81": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE U^LISTKATEI). 77\\ntintjiiislied iiu inlx r nf the bai of tliis city ami one ol the most elo(]iieiit men of\\nthis state, and wliose ]ir(it essional and official life for niaiiy years enables him to\\nknow more than most men, tlie opinions nf tin- |iul)lir concerning men of affairs,\\nand re(|nesli d him tn ui\\\\c his im|Kirtial and candid ci|iinliin n( the snhjccl d tliis\\nsketcdi.\\nTiiis is his reply: \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Yes. I will do so with pleasnre.\\nA learned historian of this state has said that the history of Illinois could\\nnot lie written with the name id ^Vllen t\\\\ Fuller left out. Truer woi ds were never\\nspoken, nnr a more deserved ti ilmte cvt r ]jaid to a puldic servant. In the county\\nof Boone, where he is best known, and where the greater jiortion of his life has\\nbeen spent, the name of (icneral Fuller is a household wonl. and is a synonym for\\nlioniir. intenrilN and fair clcalino-, as well as for wm-tli and ability. hcther at\\nhome or abroad, in private or ]uiblic life, no man ever cpit slioned his honor ami\\nintcii rity; no man ever iU)ul)ted his public spirit, his broadmindedness or his abso-\\nlute justice in all his dealinus witii his fidhiw men. As a young man. in the prac-\\ntice of law, he was induslrious and faithful, and those (lualities, coupled with\\nstrict honesty and fair ability, could not fail to bring success. He has held tlie\\noffices of masti r in chancerv. I ountN judge, circuit judge, representative in the\\ngeneral assembly, ami speaker of the house, state senator from his district and\\npresident of tlie senate, and adjutant general of the stale of Illinois, during the\\n(lavs that tried men s scuils, when mure than two hundred thousand men went\\nout from Illinois to do battle for the union. In all these positions of trust and\\nIninor he accpiitted himself with signal aliility ami with maidy honor. No luan\\nwill denv ami mme can gainsav that he has been a just and upright judge, a faith-\\nful public servant and an honest man in all the relations of lil e. And such is and\\nwill be the final judgment as to his abilities, worth and character.\\nHON. JOHN J. FOOTE.\\nJohn ,1. F Mitc w.-is born at Hamilton. V., February 11, ISIG. He was a\\nsou iif .lohn l iiiitc. a distinguished counselor-at-law, and Mary B. Johnson, the\\ndaughter of a promim-nt jihysician. His genealogy is traced with accuracy to\\nNathaniel Foote, who emigrated from Colchester, England, and whose name\\nappears on the Massachusetts Bay Colony records of K;;!!!. The leseendants of\\nthis tnore immediate ancestor, some of whom are mentioned in Kevolntioiuiry\\nannals, long remained in the coast cidonies of JMassachusetts and Connecticut.\\nAfter completing his studies in the common schools and Hamilton Academy, and\\nreceiving the degree of A. M.. conferred by Madison, now Colgate University, he\\nfpialified as a druggist, ami entered upon and conducted an extensive business in\\nhis native town. At the outset of his career, and along its course, the two con-\\nspicuous elements of his character were integritv and sincerity, and to these were\\njoined ability and energy. Kecogni/.ing the truth (if this analysis his friends,\\na lded with the years and widening intercourse, made him the repository of\\nimportant political and financial trusts. ^\\\\fter filling with credit a number of\\nlocal offices, including that i chairman of the Madison county lioai d of siipier-\\nvisors for two yeai s. he was, in 1857, elected senator for Madison, Chenango and\\nCourtlaml counties, and ser\\\\ed his constituencv with ilist inct ion. In politics\\nWhig aiul afterward Ke]iublican. Mr. Foote has been an earnest champion of the\\njirinciples advocate l by Henry Clay .ind the great leaders of later times, .\\\\niong\\nhis colleagues in the senate were maiiv who have since become eminent, notably\\nWilliam A. Wheeler, afterward vice-president of the United States. During the\\nsession of this hrst republican legislature, he introiluced the Personal Liberty\\nbill, an act enlarging the ri^ht.^ of negroes, and other impnitant measures. .Mr.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0081.jp2"}, "82": {"fulltext": "78 BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nFoote was chainnaii of tlie ccmimittce on militia, and a member of the bankieitj\\ncommittee. Mr. Wheeler, ehairinaii of tlie lattri-, liaving been elected president\\nof the senate pro tern., on his motion ^Nlr. Eoote succeeded him in the former posi-\\ntion. This e.xpression of confidence was valuable, as the committee had irreat\\nfinancial responsibility by reason of the panic then impending. In 1860 his name\\nwas placed on the Lincoln ticket as an elector for the counties of Madison and\\nOswego. His acquaintance and association with tlie leading statesmen of that\\nperiod was extended, and his co -workers were such men as (Governor Morgan,\\nThurlow Weed, Mayor Opdyke and others of like ])rominence. Immediately\\nafter Fort Sumter had been firetl lipon the leading men of the state, alarincd at\\nHon. JOHN J. FnoTE.\\nthe situation, gatlierc(l at the Astor House, New York city, for tiic ])urpose of con-\\nsidering what steps the eommonwcaltli slioulcl take for general protection. Prom])t\\ndecision was necessary, as the legislature then in session would adjourn within\\nthirty six hours. As a result of tlie hurried deliberations Mr. Foote was delegated\\nto ])roceed to AUiany, and urge that the motion to adjourn be reconsidered, with\\nview of taking some action relative to placing the state on ;i war footing. His\\nrecommendation was adojited by the legislature, together with the additional sug-\\ngestion that a bill lie imnudiatily passed apjiropriating three million dollars for\\nmilitary purjioses. In 1865. his health failing, and feeling une |ual to the demands\\nof official position and business atfairs, he removed fi-om Haniillon to his farm\\nnear Belvidere. In 1873 he was called to Xew York city Ex-Postmaster-\\nGeneral Thomas L. James, an old-time friend, then ]iiistniastiT, and consented to", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0082.jp2"}, "83": {"fulltext": "ISKLVIDKKK ll.HSTHATEl).\\n79\\ntein])orarily accei t the j)ositioii of auditor and aflinir iiostinaster, in the absence of\\nIds (ducf. with tiie ohjcet of radically rcfornnn i and i-oori^anizing the financial\\ndc|iartnicnts of the ntHcc. Tlic lask lnd urc him was lu-rcMlean, and reijnired for\\nits jiropor acconiplisliincnl a man of al)ility. i onrat;i and fidelity. Bnt the work\\nwas in tlie end satisfactorily coni]ileted, and the system ado|ited became a model\\nfor the |irinci|ial cities of tin- country. Ketnrning to IJelvidi re. .Mi Foote has\\njiassed the intervening years in earing for his estate, with occasi(jnal services of a\\njpublic nature, particularly as chairman of the board of sujiervisors for several\\nterms, and in an advisory capacity as ilirector of the First National Bank since\\n18S5. At the home on Lincidn avenue, below illustrated. ]\\\\Ir. Foote lives in retire\\nRESIDENCE OF .JOHN .J. FOOTE.\\nment with bis estimable wife and daughter. Miss Harriet, honored and esteemed\\nby the entire community. John C. Foote, his son, follows his father s earlier\\noccupation of druggist in this cilv, and a dani;hter, ]Mrs. Kncis Clark, resides in\\nSt. L.niis.\\nSENATOR CHARLES E. FULLER\\nWas born in Boone county and all his life has resided in tiiis community. His\\nfamily came to Illinois in 1845, and conseipiently were among the early settlers.\\nI lis ancestors were also among the earliest settlers of New England. Dr. Samuel\\nFuller and his brother Edward came over in the .Mayflower in ](;20. The immetli-\\nate ancestor of Charles E. was Robert Fuller, who was born in England and came\\nto this country in the ship Bevis in l(i38. He lived first in Salem and afterwards\\nin I{(diobotli, Mass. He was tlie first and only bricklayer in New Englainl for\\nmany years. In KJTti the Indians attacked Keliol)otli and burned the houses of the\\n.settlement. Kiil)ert Fidler. ha\\\\inu l(j t his wile ;niil two sons, killed b\\\\ the", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0083.jp2"}, "84": {"fulltext": "80\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTKATED.\\nIndians, and his home haviiii; licen l)iirned, returned to Salem, where he remained\\nuntil 690, when lie returned to Kelidhotli, where he died on 3Iay 10. 170(). His\\noldest son was Jonathan Fuller, Ixirn at Salem aliout 164(1, and wlm marrieil\\nElizabeth Wilmarth, and resided at Attlel)oro, ]Mass. Jonathan had a son, David,\\nhorn Sejiteniber 11, 1667, wlio resided at Attleboro, ]\\\\[ass., and Co\\\\ entry, Conn.\\nIll iriarried ^lary Ormsby, and they had a son, Elijah Fuller, born Se( tember 21,\\n1724, and who married JIary Wellington, December 8, 1747. They resided in\\nCoventry, Conn., and afterwards in Shaftsbury, Vt. They had a son, Solomon\\nEX-SEN.VTOK (_ H.\\\\S. E. ErLLER.\\nPHCITU BY f LAHK ,t NOTr\\nFuller, born !iMareli 12, 1757, and his son, Seymour Fuller, born at Shaftsbury,\\nVt., July 8, 1817, is the father of Charles E. The family have l)een jirominent in\\nNew England history since the settlement of this country, and the ancestral heads\\nof the family have generally been men of means and of liigh character. They were\\n])romiiiently connected with the early colonial wars and several of them lost their\\nlives in King Phillip .s war in 1676. From an old historical work we make the\\nfollowing extract as indicative of the o] inion generally held of tlie family\\nThe Fuller families were of strong puritanical character marked for integ-\\nrity, industry, a strict reganl for truth and justice, accompanied by an aifabjlity of\\nmanners, both ])leasing and of eontiolliug influence.\\nI", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0084.jp2"}, "85": {"fulltext": "IJKLVIDKRK ILLrsTl^ATKI). 81\\nCliarles E. Fuller roccivrd his (.\u00e2\u0096\u00a0iIin-Mtidn in the (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i riiiiHiii scl Is cif lliis cuiiiil y,\\nand liale ver of success lie lias acliie\\\\ccl in life lias lieeii li) iiis own unaided\\nefforts. He read law. Hrst with lion. O. II. |\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i^\u00e2\u0096\u00a0llt, and alterwards witli lion.\\nJesse S. Ilildrup. lie was adiiiilled to tin- Ip.ir in JSTO and lias since practiceil liis\\nrol essi(ni at Helvidere. Ileludd tln olliceof o\\\\-|iiirat ion .Vltorney for the old\\ntown of r (d\\\\idere. liefore it liecaine a cil\\\\ for two terms. In ISTll he w.as elected\\nstate s attorney. In 1S78 he was elect ei I to tlie state senate, alter a contest wlTudi\\nhas heeonie historical. He served in the senate for four years, lieins.;- (diairnian of\\nthe railroad committee ami a mcmher of tju judiciary and other ini|iortant com-\\nmittees, lie was afterwards elected to the house of re|iresentatives three times in\\nsuccession, where he was a recognized leader, licing generallj recognized as the\\nparty leader and lionored liy his associates with the (diairmanship of the party\\nmanaging committee. He was also idiairinan of the liiuise railroad committee. In\\n1S8S he was again elected to the senate, and :it the (dose of his term in 1892\\ndeclined a reelection, |iri ferring to give his time and attention to his large law\\n|iractice. ^Ir. Fuller has enjoyed the ]iers(nial, as \\\\v(dl as p(ditical, friendshi|i of\\nsuch men as General Jt hn A. Logan, General Kichard J. Oglesby, Senator Shelby\\nM. Ciillom, (Tovernors John I\\\\I, Hamilton and Joseph W. Fifer, as widl as most of\\nthe other ]iolitical leaders of the state for the past twenty-five years, and has had their\\nentire confidence and respect. In the legislature his friendshii)S were not limited\\nto his party associates, Imt many of his warmest admirers were to be found on the\\nother side of tlie house. I lis ojiponents admired his abilities, respected him as a\\nni;ui. and had a wliolesome regard for his fighting (jualilies.\\nll(pn. Jcdm K. Tanner is authority for the statement tliat in a ]iolitical contest\\non the floor of the legislature Senator Fuller was the readiest debater, the most\\nresourceful parliamentarian and the best fighter he ever knew.\\nGeneral John C. Black oiu e remarked of him, that he was one of the few\\nmen who always knew how to do the right thing at tin- riuht time and in the right\\nw a\\nIn the great senatoi-ial contest of 1SS5 in the Illinois legislature, wlu U\\nGeneral John A. Logan was reelected to the United States senate after a contest\\nlasting four months, and in wdiich ^Ir. Fuller was the Logan leader, he performed\\nservices for his party and state, which were afterwards recognized l)y General\\nLogan in the f(dlowiiig letter\\nSei;iN.;i.-iEi.i.. 111., :\\\\lay L 2, I8,S5.\\nHon. CiiAs. E. Fii.i.kr,\\nJIi/ Dear Frieii. J: I ha\\\\e relied much ii|ion you as a leader in the late sena-\\ntorial struggle, and desire now to express my thanks to you and assure you of my\\nappreciation of your untiring laliors to achieve a victory for the republican jiarty\\nand myself.\\nour brilliant leailersliip has lieen most effective in forcing i-ights from a\\ntyrannical and unscrujiuhuis enemy. The party and myself are under many obliga-\\ntions. Be assured of my life-long regard and frien lsliip.\\nerv triilv vours,\\nJohn a. Lo.^.vv.\\n^Ir. Fuller was e(|u:illv tiie friend ol (ieiieral )!.;lesb\\\\ and in the senatorial\\ncontest of 1891 was -liairm:iii of the joint caucus cd the house and senate, chair-\\nman of the joint steering committee, and manager of the republican side of the\\ncontest. The failure to elect General Oglesby or any other re]iublican. was not\\nhis fault, l ut resulted from the independent or F. ]M. niemliers. who lieid\\nthe balance of power, going over bodily to the democrats and \\\\oting for (Tcneral\\nPalmer.\\n.Mr. Fuller has c.vpressed tlie deterniination to not again be a candidate for", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0085.jp2"}, "86": {"fulltext": "82 BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nany office, but to give liis iiiulividiMl attention to the ]irai tn-c of liis inolcssion in\\nwhich he lias been (|uiti successful. He still has a natural liking for jiolitics,\\nhowever, anil trenerally attends the party conventions if the district and state,\\nwhere he has been a i)r( ininent figure for many years. Hut lie says that he docs\\nnot e.xpect or desire to again hold any puliiic office himself.\\n^Ir. Fuller was married in 1874 to Miss Sadie Mackey, daughter of Hugh\\nMackev. of Cherrv Valley. They have a pleasant home at f lfi South State street.\\nWhile ill tlu legislature Mr. Fuller s skill as ]iolitieian won hiui a high r |iu-\\nlation which was enhaiu-ed Kv lii^ statecraft. lu conventions, both state and\\nnational, he lias shown himself to be a skillful ami resourceful politician, and the\\npress of Chicago and throughout the state has several times termed him a jiarty\\nWarwick.\\nAs a legislator .Mr. Fuller ucii recoj^iiitiou as one who bclicvcil in legislating\\nfor the maiiv, ami a iimuber of important bills for the benefit of the masses\\nbccaiije laws through his work. AVhile he was ])Otent for his party s good in all\\neontiicts with the ojiposition, he at tlie same time rendered valuable service to the\\npeople. Zealous for his jiarty and laithful to the people, he left the legislature\\nwith an enviable record. In the tliiily-fourth general asseinl)ly he was virtually\\nspeaker of the house, as suci-essor to Mr. Haines, occupying the chair during that\\nportion of the session when, after the senatorial struggle had ended victoriously\\nfor IIh republicans through his efforts, the real legislative work was done. He\\nwoiihl have been chosen speaker but for his own advice in opposition to any change\\nin the organization of the house. .Mr. Fuller is frecpuiitly meiitioneil in connec-\\ntion with higher honors, and should he reconsider his decision to \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2lea\\\\e ]politii-s\\nalone and practice law, he will surely be heard from. ^Ir. Fuller is a natural\\norator and his elofpient voice has been heard in all ]iarts if the state. On the\\nstump he is what is known as a magnetic man. He is considered to be one of the\\nl)est stumip speakers in the state and his services arc always in demand by the jiarty\\nconimittees.\\n,\\\\s a citizen of IJelviderc Mr. I uller has been ])rorainent as well ;is in the tield\\nof piililic affairs. His energetic, progressive spirit has liad much to do with tin-\\niiplMiildiiig ipf Helvidei-e. Successful ill law, polities and business affairs, distin-\\nguished as an orator and legislator, popular at home and abroad, and an associate\\nof the leading men of Illinois, the pride uhidi the |)eople of Belvidere and Boone\\ncountv take in him is ipaidouMble iiidee(l.\\nWILLIAM C. DE WOLF, JR.\\nIs a native of the soil, having been born in the town of Spring, in Boone county,\\non the Ith dav of November, 1805. As a lioy he worked on his father s farm.\\nand atlendid the district school at the ohl stone school house at Shattuck s grove.\\nLater he attended the high school at (leiioa, De Kail) county, where he graduated\\nin 1885. He afterwar l rtad law in the ollice of Judge C. B. Dean, and was\\nadmitted to jiractice by the Supreme t ourt of the state in 1887. Later in tln\\nsame vear he entered into a co-part nershiji with Hon. Charles E. F^uller in the\\nJiractice of the law and has continuc il to oe so associated with .Mr. h liller to the\\npresent time. The tirni is one of the strongest and enjoys a practici said to i)e\\n(juite lucrative, and which is not by ,iny means limitecl to the county of Boone,\\nbut e.Ktends into the adjoining counties as well. .^Ir. DeWolf has given his atten-\\ntion almost e.\\\\(dusivi lv to the |iractice of his profession, and has not generally\\ni;iveii much of his tinu to political matters, althouudi he is a staunch and active\\nKepiililican, and is generallv a delcLrate to the aity conventions. He is a member\\nof the district re|iiiblican si-natorial coimnil lee. I li was once ajipointed and twice", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0086.jp2"}, "87": {"fulltext": "BKLVIDERK ILLUSTRATED.\\n83\\nelectfil cily attorney (if ISolvidcrc, Imt rcsi^iu-cl tbc offict. in 1S91 and has since\\nlU clincd lo lie a candidate, Mr. I)(\u00e2\u0096\u00a0^Vld^s associates at the liar all have the\\ngreatest respect for his character and abilities. He has an eminently judicial\\ncast of mind, is studious and well read and always al)solntely fair and lionest.\\n!Mr. De Wolf is married and has une chihL One who knows him intimately when\\nW. C. DkWOLF, Jr.\\nI HoTr) HY VOCNriT.\\nasked to give an estimate of his character said: ]Mr. De Wolf is a man of\\nwhom one s opinidu improves with acquaintance. The better you know him the\\ngreater will be your admiration of his character and sterling (jualities. He is a\\nman you can tie to. If he is your friend you can count en him in sunshine and in\\nstorm. There need be no doubt a.s to where he stands. He is perfectly reliable\\nabsolutely true. He never betrayed a trust and never \\\\\\\\ill. He is a good judge\\nof character and knows bow to choose liis friends. He is a positive iTian, with a\\nclear, incisive, vigorous mind, and conse()uently a good lawyer.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0087.jp2"}, "88": {"fulltext": "84\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nHON. R. W. WRIGHT.\\nr3~Robert W. Wright, the jn-t sent efficient state s attoniej- was Ijoni in Behi-\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0-lere July 19,_1862. j lie~atteT7ded~tlie~iTublic schools and at the age of IG legan\\nthe study of law in his father s^law office. On the completion of a course at tiie\\nIllinois University at Champaign he was- admitted to the bar in January, 1S8H, be-\\ning only twenty-one years of age at the time. He was cliosen state s attorney by\\nthe people of this county at the November election of 1884 asignal honor for one\\nK. WKIiaiT,\\nstate s Attorney.\\nI HOTO BY VOVNDT.\\nof his age. He lias been re-elected at the end of each succeeding term since that\\ndate. His marriage to Miss Ida Osborn, of Chanii)aign, took ])lace ^[arch 11,\\n1885. Mr. Wright met the young lady while attending the University. They\\nhave one child, a Miss now ten years of age. Mr. Wright rose rapidly to the\\nfront as a lawyer and commanded a lucrative practice. In lSri4 he was ajipointed\\ncorporation counsel for the city Belviderc, which position he still Ik.iIiIs. His\\nadvancement and continued endorsement from the people of this city and ccumtv,\\nafford abundant evidence that his talents receive the most genuine recognition\\nthat a community could possibly give. Admitted to possess very much more than\\nthe ordinary (jnalifications demanded in a practitioner and legal re]iresentativc of\\nthe people s interests, the county and city wisely retain his services. ^Ir. Wright\\nis a forcible and brilliant speaker, and has the re]iutal (iii of i Im-tiiiu t a sue-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0088.jp2"}, "89": {"fulltext": "HELVIDKHK ILLIS TIIATED.\\n85\\ncessful issue the eases falliiii; to his eharye, to a degree not always attained by\\nohler representatives at the har. His ])raetieo is not eontined to this city, but in-\\neludes many oilier r the iMi|iortant eenters in Xnrllicrn Illinois, and es] ecially\\nChieago, where he is ealleil frequently. As a counselor, ]ileader and ottieial, Mr.\\nWright has, by sheer ability ami a]i])lieation, as well as jiersonal popularity, taken\\nand mainlaiiied a position in the vci v front ranks of tlie legal fraternity of the\\nstate. lie is a shrewd and lirainv lawyer\u00e2\u0080\u0094 a la\\\\v\\\\cr \\\\voi-tli\\\\ of the name. lie has\\nRESIDENCE OF R. W. WRKiHT,\\nPHOTO BY n.ARK .t XOTT.\\nno desire to iiii.K in state or natioiml politics, but his sole ambition is as a lawyer.\\nIn the new era ])ertaining to the progress of Belvidere the services of 3Ir. Wright\\nhave been of exceeilini; value, and fullv apjireciateil by the community.\\nJUDGE W. W. WOOD.\\nJudge Wales Wood was liorn in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus cminty. New York.\\nApril 25, 18:57, and is a son i Col. Emery ood, who, while a boy, served in the\\nwar of 181 J, and was afterward colonel of a Xew York state militia regiment.\\nJudge Wood, at the age of si.xteeii, was sent to the Oenepee Weslevan College at\\nLima, X. Y., where he ciileii d freshman year, full classical course, remaining", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0089.jp2"}, "90": {"fulltext": "86\\nBELVIDKRE ILLUSTRATED.\\ntlii ve Iwo years, and compk tiiiu; his folloge course, graduated with honors at Union\\nCollege, Schenectady, X. Y., under Dr. Nott, in the year 1857. Ont of his class,\\nnumbering over one hundred, he w as one of the twelve seleeteil by the faculty of\\nthat college to the Honorary Society of Phi Beta Kapjia. In the fall of that\\nyear he came West, located at Belvidere, and read law with the then well-known\\nlaw firm of Fuller Wood, being llie present (-Jen. A. C. Fuller, of this city, and\\nHon. Win. H. Wood, now of hicago. In 18(J0 he was admitted to the bar, and\\n])racticed his profession lien- uiilil tlie summer of 1862, when, upon the president s\\ncall for more v(dunteers to put down the rebellion, he enlisted in Company G, 95tli\\nregiment, Illinois olunteer Infantry, and u]ion the inuster-in of the re i iment. Seji-\\nWALES w. \\\\\\\\i.k:)D,\\nCOUNTY JCDciE.\\ntember 4, 1S02, at Kockford. 111., was promoted, and couniiissioned by Governor\\nYates as adjutant .if that regiment. He acted in that cajiacity with his regiment\\nin the field throughout General Grant s cam])aign in northern .Mississippi, in the\\nfall of 1862, and in the spring of 1863, while the army was in camp at Lake Prov-\\nidence, La., he was chosen to ]ierform the duties of assistant adjutant general, by\\nGen. John McArthur, of the 6th Division, 17th Array Corps, Armj of the Tennes-\\nsee, took active ])art in the following campaign and siege of Vicksburg, and after\\nthe surrender served as ])ost adjutant of that city under Gen. Mc.\\\\rthur. He was\\nin the battles at Nashville, Tenn., December 15 and 16, 1864, when tlie Union\\narmy commanded by General Thomas met and routed the Confederate forces under\\nHood, and in the siege and taking of Spanish Fort and Mobile, Ala., in the early\\npart of 1865. He remained on similar duty until near the close of the war, when\\nhe re-joined, and was mustered out with his regiment at Camp Butler, Si)ringfield,\\n111., in August, 1865. At the close of the war he i-cturued to Belvidere, and", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0090.jp2"}, "91": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE II.LrsTHATEI).\\n87\\nresumed the ractice of law, and about tliat time wrote and jiiiblislu d a history of\\ntlie 95th regiment. In 18(i( he was married to Miss Alice E. Iliiinphrey, and they\\nhave one daughter, Gertrude C. Wood. Soon after returning, resuniing his ]iro-\\nfession, he was aii|)ointed master in ehancery of the circuit court of Boone county,\\nholding that office sonic eight years, and siilisecjuently was coi poration and city\\nattorney for Belvidere, and also states atlonuy of Boone county for several terms.\\nIn the spring of 188!t he was elected county judge of this county, since which time\\nhe has been continued in that office. .Iiidge Wood is a |)rominent member of\\nHurlbut Post, G. A. H., of this city, having been commander of that post, and\\nheld other offices in the organization. I he fact that Judge Wood is so frequently\\ncalled to Chicago to hold court is evidence that his decisions are regarded as fair\\nand iiii] arti.-il. As a judge lu- is a crcilit to tlie leiicli.\\nXOKTH STATK STREET RESIDEXCE PORTIOX.\\nLOOKING NORTH.\\nEX-JUDGE C. B. DEAN.\\nThe name of C. B. Dean occupies a ]ironiiiient place in the history of Bel-\\nvidere and Boone county. He has always taken an active interest in public\\naffairs. He was born in Franklin, l)e Kalli county. His father came west from\\nMaine in the early days, and when horses were scarce in Calilornia he and his\\nson made several overland trips with herds of equines destined for sale in the\\nCalifornia market. It required four inontlis in \\\\\\\\liich to make a trip.\\nJudge Dean located at Belvidere in lSt;2. For a short time he was em-\\nl)loyed in E. W. Case s grocery store. Then taking uji the study of law and\\nentering the Ann .\\\\rbor Mich. law school, he graduate l in the class of 1878.\\nHe was married at ,Viin Arbor, and went to Denver to jiractice law. He returned\\nto IJelvidere one year later, and soon took rank among the leading .-ittorneys. He\\nwas city attorney for several terms, and was elected county judge three succes-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0091.jp2"}, "92": {"fulltext": "88 BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nsive terms, for which uttice ho was eiuineiitly fitted. Mi.s wife s health failing\\nin 1888, lie resigned from the l eneh and removed to Talapoosa, Ga., where he\\nremained about four years, after which the family moved back to Belvidere.\\nMr. Dean has the only set of abstract books in Boone county, which are quite\\nvaluable and are increasing in value as the county grows older and people become\\nmore careful of their titles. Judge Dean was one of the most enthusiastic\\nworkers in the movement which brought to Belvidere the great National Sewing\\nMachine Company, lie was one of the negotiating committee and spent time\\nand money to secure the ]irize. He did not acce]it stock for his subscription,\\nbut contributed with a loyal, patriotic purpose. This one incident gives a key\\nto his character. If Belvidere had more like him it would be better for tiie city.\\nMr. Dean is now practicing law. He is an able lawyer and is therefore\\nvery successful. He is a Republican in politics and is chairman of the county\\nrepublican committee.\\nWILLIAM L. PIERCE.\\nWell advanced on the list of |iroiniuent Belvidere attoi-ncys is the name of\\nWilliam L. Pierce. A son of William II. and Mary J. Pierce, he was born in the\\ntown of Spring, June .3, 1868. After a thorough prejiaratory course of study in\\nthe best schools of the county ln entered the Northwestern Law College, from\\nwhich he graduated June 16, 18 J2. Beginning practice iinmediately thereafter,\\nin ]iartnersbi]) with F. J. Evans, in this city, the association was continued until\\nliusiness demands necessitated a dissolution. He was married to 3Iiss Laura M.\\nDuth, of Freeport, 111., October 31 1895. Fluent, versatile, clear in statement,\\nand a valuable counselor, Mr. Pierce commands the attention of juries and the\\nconfidence of the j)ublic. A number of im] ortant cases here and elsewhere con-\\nducted by Mr. Pierce to a successfiU issue, adorn a record which might well be\\ncontemplated with satisfaction. His ])ractiee in this and adjoining counties is ex-\\ntended and growing, and a very bright fiitui e awaits this talented member of the\\nbar.\\nFRANK S. WHITMAN, M.D.\\nThe name of ex-ilayor F. S. \\\\VhitnKni is closely linked with the growth and\\nenterprise of Belvidere. He was liorn in tliis city Se])temlier 27, 1849, and is a\\ndescendant of good old Xew England stock. Both his grandfather and father\\nlocatc. d in this city in early days and were leading factors in the pioneer historj* of\\nBoone county. His father, Hiram, came here from Chautauipia count\\\\ N. Y., in\\n1839, making the entire distance overland with teams.\\nDr. Whitman has the honor of being the second oldest jiractitioner in Belvi-\\ndere. After accjuiring his early education from the ]iublic schools he became a\\nstudent at the Chicago University and subsequently engaged in teaching one year,\\nbeing principal of the Roseoe school. He began the stiulv of medicine with Dr.\\nJames K. Sonic, of Belvidere, and gi aduated from the Ilahneiiiaiin .Aledical Col-\\nlege, of Chicago, in February, 1872. The same year he opened an ofKce in this\\ncity and has since successfully engaged in practice. His skill and marked aljility\\nha\\\\e jdaced him at the head of the list.\\nDr. Whitman s name is synonymous with ])rogression. He is regarded as one\\nthe best ])ostcd men in Belvidere. He is one of the first to push along any\\nprojt ct calculated to advance tlii- interests of the city. He has always liad great\\nfaith in the future of Belvidere, and by shrewd and careful real estate investments\\nhas acquired a competence. He never allows these outside matters, however, to\\ninterfere with his professional duties. Last summer he erected a ph ii(iid business\\nblock in which are his offices and which are eijuippeil in a niodei ii manner. The", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0092.jp2"}, "93": {"fulltext": "BELN 1 1 K HE I LLUST 1{ AT K I\\nS9\\nni!. F. S. WHITMAN.\\nI HOTo BY VOUXIIT.\\nami HITS fur a iiuiiiliiTdf vi ars.\\nIiii|iairt il lu/altli, the rusiilt\\na too constant a]i]ilication\\nto professional duties for\\nnearly a ijuarter of a eentury.\\nami the desire for a share of\\nthe leisure enjoyed by other\\nmm, and never ohtainalile in\\nthe work allotted him, wei e\\ncauses that led the doctor to\\nannounce ou .Vpril 1st last\\nhis retirement from theacti\\\\e\\n-onduct d his profession. 1 1 is\\nfiitnri wurk is to he closely\\neontined to the line id con\\nsiiltation.\\nA. W. SWIFT, M. D.\\nNo youui; physician has\\njjaiiu d distinction more rap-\\nidly tiuiu Ur. A. \\\\V. Swift,\\nwlni lias been associated with\\nDr. K. S. Whitman for ten\\nye.ars. lie was horn in\\nNnnda. Li\\\\ iiii^stone count\\nNew ork, in ISlKJ, ami\\ndoctor is a large stockholder\\nin the National Sewing Ma-\\nchine Co., and was one of\\ntiie founders ol the I cople .s\\nliank, of wliicdi he is vice-\\npresident. He is also inter-\\nested iu other enterprises.\\nPolitically he is a staunch\\nKepiibliean and is one of the\\nleaders of tlu party in this\\ncongressional listrict. Heis\\na mend)er of the consires-\\nsional committee for this dis-\\ntrict, and was an alternate\\niiclci:atc-at-largc at the Na-\\ntional convention of 1S02.\\nWhen it comes to car lid\\n]iolitical judgment the doc-\\ntor has few eipials. Locally,\\nhe has had lii;_;li pulilic hon-\\nors thrust upon him. He h;is\\nserved as ]jresidenl of the\\nschool board, alderman, may-\\nor for two successive terms,\\nthree terms as coroner and\\nwas president of the Boone\\ncounty boar l of pension e.\\\\-\\nDK. W. SWII T.\\nIMlnTCr i;v VDV.NDT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0093.jp2"}, "94": {"fulltext": "!l(l\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATE.D.\\ncame to Belviilere wlieii but five years old. His father was one of tlie lirave\\ndefenders of the stars and stripes and laid doN\\\\ n liis life in the cause of liberty\\non a sDMthcrn liattlefield.\\nIn early life the doctor chose the medical i)rofession and studied with Dr.\\nWJiitman. lie subsequently attended the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College\\nand graduated with hdnors in the class of 1885. Forming a partnershi|i witli Dr.\\nWhitman he soon establislied himself as a skillful physician and won the confi-\\ndence of the people. He has been a ])ractitioner here for ten years and no hysi-\\ncian stands higher in jniblic esteem. In 18S5 he married Miss Jessie Curtis,\\n(biMglitor of Chai Ies Curtis, one of the carlv settlers of Boone county. He has\\nDR. D. E. FOOTE.\\nPHOTO BY CI.ARK NOTT.\\nbeen a memljer of the board of education anil is at present a member of the lioard\\nof health and a member of the official board of the Methodist Episcopal church.\\nHe has never been a seeker of public office but prefers to devote his entire time\\nand attention to the practice of medicine. He owes his success in his ]irofession\\nlargely to his hard, conscientious work, and his example is a good one for young\\nphj sicians to emulate. He is popular socially and has a still brighter future\\nbefore him.\\nDANIEL E. FOOTE, M.D.\\nDr. Footc was a native of Chenango county. New York. His ancestors were\\nEnglish, and loyal to their countr} and king, as indicated by the Foote coat-of-\\narms which is in his possession, having been handed down to him in the regular\\norder of inheritance. It has upon its chevron Naine of Foote, and beneath^\\nupon a scroll, tlie words Lovalt) and Trulh. The doctor traces his lineage in", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0094.jp2"}, "95": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERK ILLUSTKA J ED.\\n!ll\\nan uiilirdkcii liiii I roin Natliaiiiel Foolc, oiic of the tirst .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0Peltiers of Wi tlici sticlil,\\nConn., wliose successors were roiniiu i)t in the colonial wars and the war of the\\nrevolution. lie is a uienil)er of the Society of the Sons of the Kevoliitioii for the\\nstate 1)1 Illiniiis. Dr. Foote is a ij;railnate of llu I liix ri-sil\\\\ of ItutValo s medical\\ndepartuient, and received his diploma from the iiand of Millard Fillmore, chancel-\\nlor of tlie university while president of tiie United States. His ]prece| tor was\\nFredei ick llvde, .M.I)., lali professor of suru ery and dean of the I aculty in the\\nmedical college of Syracuse, N. Y., with whom he stu lied medicine and surgery\\nfive years, and then practiced one year, lie practiced his profession at Newark\\naliev, Tioga countv. New York, two \\\\cars, where, in IS. he married Martha\\nE. Updegraff. In 1S54 they removed to Uelvidere, where he has since been in\\nconstant ])ractice. In 1S. )5 he purchased the place where they now reside, on\\nwhich, in 1871!, he l)uilt the Imusc still occupieil. They have three daughters, the\\ni;i;siiii:.\\\\( E and office of dh. d. e, foote.\\neldest of whom is llie wife of Edwin \\\\Yarreu, of I elvidere, the other two\\nremaining with their parents. Dr. Foote is a permanent mcndier of the Auu ricau\\n^Medical Association auil the Illinois State ^Molical Soi iety, an elder in the Pres-\\nhyterian church, and has occupied many places of honor and res|)onsibility, both\\njiiuuicipal and social.\\nDR. R. W. MINNES.\\nDr. I\\\\. \\\\V. Mclunes was electe l to the othce of uiavor at aii important period\\nin the history of lielvidere. It was at a time when a strong and safe guiding liaml\\nwas neede l in the administration of our city affairs. The city was indeed fortunate\\nin jilaciug him at the |pul lic helm la t spring. lie is wiclc-awake to the growing\\nnee ls of a grow iiig city, is progressive and enterprising in spirit, and is in full\\nsympathy with the many needol ini])rovements alreaily ilecided upon or now unilci-\\nserious contcniplatioii. )pporl unit v s liand was strelcheil forth and ,Ma\\\\or .Mc-\\nlunes grasped it with entliusiasm. .Vnionu the impro\\\\( UU nts he has advocated\\nsanitarv sewers, water works extension, and p:i\\\\ intr, and all are likely to come\\nduriuL: his tciiji of otlice. It will lie no fault of his if they do not.\\nDr. .Mclunes was born in I ockl ord iu 1 S. )7. lie attended tiie i)ul)lic schools\\nthere ami sub.scijueiitl v took a four years course in l eloit College. He resolved to", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0095.jp2"}, "96": {"fulltext": "92\\nBELVIDKRE ILLUSTRATED.\\nstudy medicine and entered Northwestern ^ledieal University, graduating in 1884.\\nSliortly after becoming an M.D., lie located in Belvidere, associating himself with\\nDr. Charles Scott, then the leading jjliysician of Belvidere. At Dr. Scott s death\\nsix years later, or in 1890, the extensive jiractice naturally largely reverted to Dr.\\nMclnues, who had attained an enviable ]irominence in the ])rofession. Dr. Mc-\\nInncs ileserves the hdUdrs which ha\\\\ e been bestowed uiJon him. He lixes in a\\n1 K. K. W. MiIXNES,\\n5iAYor;.\\n])retty residence on North State street. lie an\\nBelvidere s societv circles.\\nhis\\nstimable wife are |Mi|iuhir in\\nA. J. MARKLEY, M. D.\\nDr. A. .1. Markley has practiced mKlicinc in Boone county for nearly fifteen\\nyears. He firsr located in Pojilar Gniye, where he remained one year. Then he\\nmoved to Garden Prairie, and lived at th.it village for eight years. In 18!)0 he\\ncame to Belvidere, forming a ]iartnershi|i with Dr. It. W. Mclnnes. The doctor\\nwas born in Archbald, Fulton county, Ohio, May 3, 1858. He graduated from\\nthe Belmont Medical College, Chicago, in the class of 1881, and no member d his\\nclass has been more successful in the medical world.\\nDr. Markley congratulates himself that he located in so progressive a city as\\nBelvidere, and Belvidere recijirocates the sentiment. In his profession he has\\nproveil himself worthy of the highest confidence, and as a citizen has won the\\nesteem of all.\\nHe chose for his wife a Boone county girl, who was living in Fairbury, Neb.,\\nat the time of their marriage, in ISST. She was ^Sliss Belle B. Bills, whose\\n[larents were early residents of Bonus. Dr. and ^Irs. ^lai kley live on South State", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0096.jp2"}, "97": {"fulltext": "UKLVIDKUK ILLl STRATKl).\\n93\\nI)l;. A. .1. MARKLEY.\\nriioT I5Y Yiirsitr.\\nRKSTDRNCK OF DR. A. J. MATIKLEV.\\nI lioTo in el. ARK A Nurr.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0097.jp2"}, "98": {"fulltext": "94\\nBELVIDEKK ILLUSTRATED.\\nstret t, ill lie it tlie costliest ami must beautiful residences in Belvidere. Their\\nfriends are legion.\\nDr. ]\\\\[arkley has taken an active interest in school matters, and has served\\nas president of the South Belvidere school board. 3lucli credit is due hira\\nand his co-lal)orers on the board for the excellent school whose destinies thev\\nguide.\\nCHARLES DARWIN CARPENTER, M. D.\\nDr. C ar)ieiiter, while only recently taking u]) his residence in Belvidere, is yet\\na [practitioner of diversified ex))erience, and eniineiitly (lualitied to assume and\\nmaintain a leading |Misition in the fraternit v of this city. The doctor gravitated\\nDR. CH.VS. DAKWIX ARPENTER.\\nnaturally into the profession of medicine his father and preceptor, George IL\\nCarpenter, M. D., at one time surgeon of the iUst Ohio Volunteer Infantry,\\nin the late war, being a prominent physician of Athens, Ohio. His mother, Mary\\nWelch, was a daughter of tlie Hon. John Welch, late chief justice of Ohio. The\\nsubject of this sketch was born in Athens, Dec. 12, 1849, and received his classical\\neducation at the Ohio LTiiiversity. Graduating from the Ohio Medical College at\\nCincinnati, ^Lirch 1, 1872, lie began j)ractice with his father in the home vicinage,\\nbut was finally attracted to Cleveland, where he remaiiuMl a number if years dis-\\ncharging the manifold duties entailed by an extensive jiractice. He was also one\\nof the resident physicians at the Columbus, Ohio, Hosj)ital for the Insane during\\nthe years 1877-78. Dr. Carpenter is president of tlie [pension examining board at\\nBelvidere. He was married to Miss Rena Vlereborne, January 2G, 1882. They\\nliave two interesting daughters, one of three and the other ten years of age. The", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0098.jp2"}, "99": {"fulltext": "KELVIDKRK ILl-USTHATKI).\\n!)5\\nfamily resiiU on I (i ;aii a\\\\c niic I)i Carpoiiter s skill, culture ami varied talents,\\ntoijether with his social (pialities, are hviiigiiit;- liiin Iriciuls in his adopted city,\\nuhiise |iiMniise led to a clioirc of what hi lni|n s to make his permanent home.\\nR. H. BURTON, M.D.\\nIt is not an cNagti ei ation to say that no yonnL;- jihysit ian and snrucon has\\nachieved success to a more marked de j;ree than Dr. H. H. Burton. .Vlthough his\\npractice here dates only over a jieriod of two years, he is alrca ly recooiii/ed as\\none of the lea ling physicians. He was Ixirn in Toronto, Canada, in ISiil. His\\nfather, John C Unrtun, settled sunth id IJelvidere in ISTH, and was a prosperons\\n111!. R. II. Bnrin.N-.\\nIMHITO BY IL.\\\\KK .V NIIIT.\\nfarmer. He died in ISila. The doctor s home has hecn in lielvidere for years,\\nand when he opened an office here he felt that he was not ainoni; strangers.\\nDr. Burton attended the Northwestern University for a time, and then wi iit\\ninto the drug business in Chicago, being in that line for eight years. He subse-\\nijuently became a student at the Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons,\\nfrom which institnlion he graduated witli credit to himself ami the class of which\\nhe was a member. He took an interneship in .Mexian Bi others famons hosjiital\\nand one also in St. Klizabetli hos]iital, lieiiig directly under the preceptorsliip of\\nthat eminent surgeon. Dr. .1. 1!. .Murphx. j lie doctor s extended hospital exper-\\nience has been of incalculable \\\\alnc In him in his practice. He has been especially\\nsuccessful in erformiiig delicate and danueruus siiinical operations, and in these\\nhis hospit.d training comes into good use. IJefme cnmiiig to Belvidere he prac-\\nticed line vear in hicarjo.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0099.jp2"}, "100": {"fulltext": "96\\nBELVIUEliE ILLUSTKATED.\\nIRVING J. HECKMAN, M.D.\\nWas Uorii ill thf tuwiisliip of Khiiistoii, I)e Ivalb county, tnulve mile.s southeast\\nof Belvidorc, Se]itember 1(1, ISiU. His father, Philip Heckman, of German\\nancestry, soon after his marriage, early in the 50 s, removed from Ohio to this\\nvicinity. Mis mother, Sarah A. Ileekman, was of Scotch and English descent,\\nand one of a large family. Both were of the sturdy and reliant tj pe of ])ioneers,\\nand readily adapted themselves to the new situation. The doctor received his\\nprimary education in the schools of Dc Kalli county and Belvidere, and attended\\ncollege at Hillsdale. INIieh. ,\\\\fter fullnuiiig the avocations usually engaged in\\nliy young men of high aspirations, hut iudetinite purj)Ose, he finallv entered the\\nDlt, I. .1 Ill .lKMAX.\\nIllinois College of Pharmacy at Chicago, and subsequent to the completion of\\nhis studies filled the position of disjieuser in the Elgin Hospital for the Insane\\nunder the Fifer administration. In 1801 Dr. lleckman was married to Miss\\nCarrie Hewitt, of Chicago, a native of Winnebago county and a graduate of\\nRoekford College. In 1895 he graduated from the College of Physicians and\\nSurgeons, of Chicago, and settled in Belvidere, where he has already taken a\\njirominciit place among tlie successful practitioners of the city.\\nCHARLES SCOTT, M.D.\\nDr. Charles Scott, now deceased, was in more respects than one a remarkable\\nman. He was for years the leading physician of Belvidere, an l was loved by the\\npeople as few men have been. Largediearteil, sympathetic, helpful, and of fine\\nabilities, he lived in the esteem and confidence of all with whom he came in con-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0100.jp2"}, "101": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKE ILLUSTKATEL).\\n97\\nDR. ClIAS, .SCUTT. (l)uccasi-il\\nPHOTO BY YOUNIIT.\\ntact. lie was the son of\\nDr. Ainos Scott, who is still\\nliviiii at tlic oM hoiiicsteail\\nill Sewanl, Wiiiiu bago coiiii-\\nty. His anci stors on his\\nfather s side were Peiiiisvl-\\nvaiiia Dutch, and of t^n^il ^er\\nattiliatioii. On his motiier s\\nside they were Scotch Irish\\nfrom the north of Ireland.\\nDr. Scott was born May liG,\\n1S4!I. ill ^Va^hino\u00e2\u0080\u00a2ton, Penn.\\nlie came with his father s\\nfamily to Illinois in 1857.\\nHis early eiliicati .in was\\nolitainecl at the public\\nsi-hools, iiicludiiiLi; a course\\nat the I ecatoiiica Hiiih\\nSchool. 15efore takiiii; U]i\\nthe study of medicine he\\nworked his father s farm\\nwhile the latter was a sur-\\no eon in the army. He stud-\\nied medicineat C hicao O^Med-\\nical C olleue ilurinir the win-\\nters of 187-J-:J and lST:!-4,\\nand was at Kusb Medical\\nCollege in 1874-5, gradu-\\nating in 1875. After dis-\\ncharging the duties of in-\\nterneat St. Luke s Hospital,\\nhe came to Belvidere in\\n1870. In ]SIay. 1877, he\\nwas married to Miss Clara\\nE. Tousley. The doctor\\nachieved phenomenal suc-\\ncess in his profession. He\\narrived in Belvidere finan-\\ncially indebted, as he had\\nbeen obliged to work his\\nway through college, l)iit\\nwith the result which often\\nfollows unaided and per-\\nsistent effort. His mental\\ne piipinent was of so com-\\n])lete a n.atiirr that llie time\\nwas not long |iostponeil\\nwhen every hour had urgent\\ndemand. At the height\\nof usefulness ami on the\\ncrest of success, the effects\\nof overwork became ra] id-\\ni!Esiiii;.N(E OF ri;s. dk. scott.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0101.jp2"}, "102": {"fulltext": "98\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nIv apiiaiviit, and the skillful jiliysiciau ami faithful friend, widely knuwn and trnsted,\\nsank tci liis last sleeji, sincerely mourned liy tlie entire eoniniunity. His death\\noecurred in this city July 25, 1890. Mrs. Seott still resides, with her two eliil-\\ndreu, Charles R. and Clara May, in the beautiful home erected by the doctor not\\nlouii before liis decease. The son Charles, if his iiicdination l)e followed, will take\\nuji the study of a profession of whicli his father was a shinini; ornament.\\nWILLIS BUTTERFIELD, A.M., M.D.\\nDr. Butterfield was born in 1848, and has practiced medicine since 1872,\\ncoming toRelvidere in 1SS5. His immediate ancestors date from New Hampshire,\\nUK. WII.LIS BITTERFIELD.\\nI lIOTO BV YOUNDT.\\nand his great grandfather and grandfather jiarticipated in tw i of the earher wars\\nthe former as major of a regiment from that state in the revolutionary conflict,\\nand latter as ca])tain in the campaigns of 1812. His father, who is now in Denver,\\nCol., came to Hlinois in 184G. The doctor was educated at the North western\\nUniversity, and afterward foi a year was jirincijial of a graded school at Byron,\\n111. On graduation from the medical department of the university named, at a\\nlater date he located in Iowa, where, at De Witt and the Hospital for the Insane\\nat Independence, he discharged the ordinarv and sjiecial duties of his ])rofession.\\nFrom there he transferred his allegiance to Barrington, Cook county, Illinois, at\\nwhich place he remained ten years working hard in a large and snecessful practice.\\nDuring his residence there he oecnpied the position of surgeon for the Chicago and\\nNorthwestern Railroad Company, and was also at one time a com])any surtreon of\\nthe Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado. Dr. Butterflehl was married\\nto Miss Grace Wells in 1879. They have three youn jt daughters.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0102.jp2"}, "103": {"fulltext": "BKLVIDEHE ILLUSTRATKD.\\n:i!i\\nA. C. FASSETT.\\nA. C Fassctt, ciiriiit clerk ami rccurder, is one of tlie most jH)|jiilar men in\\nBoone oiinnty. In Ltivini;- a sketch nf liini in IJelviik i-e Illustrated this caii\\ntruthfully be said, lie is essentially a man of tlie peojile, and such men are\\nalways well liked. \\\\Ir. Fassett was born in Ilartwiek, Otsego county, New York,\\nin IS-f. i. He located at (iarden I rairie, in this county, in 1875, and conducted a\\nijeneral store there in j)artnershi| with J. D. Rosekrans for nine years. He was\\nelected circuit clerk and recorder in 18S4, and is now in his third term. In public\\nA. C. FASSKTT,\\nCmcriT Clerk.\\nPHOTO BY YOUNDT.\\noffice the people love to find a plain man and one who is courteous and accommo-\\ndating. Mr. Fassett is all this and more.\\nlie enlisted with the Sixteenth New York Battery when the wai broke out,\\nand serve l witli distinction. He went in as a private, and his bravery and merit\\nwon him jiromotions to second lieutenant. .Mr. Fassett was in many hardfought\\nengagements, but diil the hardest fighting at Fredericksburg and at Fort Harris,\\nnear llichuKind. He has been elected commander of Hurlbut I ost, G. A. R., for\\nnine consecutive vears, and venerable counsel of the ^I. A. for eight successive\\nyears. He is one of the prominent memliers of the .Methoilist i-hurcli, being clerk\\nof the boanl of trustees ami clerk of the official board. He has been superintend-\\nent of the Sumlay-sclioid, ami was for five years ]iresident of the County Sunday-\\n.school Association. He is president of the Board of E lucation of North Belvi-\\ndere. having servecl in that cajiacity for si.v years is president of the Board of\\ntofC.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0103.jp2"}, "104": {"fulltext": "100\\nBELYIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTrustees of the Cami)meetiug Association, and is a member of the Public Library\\nBoard. !Mrs. Fassett s maiden name was Miss A. S. Hopkins, and the couple were\\nmarried at Edmeston in 1866. Their only son. Will, is a railway postal clerk,\\nrunning between Chicago and Dubufjue.\\nWM. BOWLEY, COUNTY CLERK.\\nWm. Bowley, although a young man, holds one of the most responsible official\\npositions within the gift of the ]ieople of Boone county. He was honored a vear\\naeo bv being elected county clerk an.l he has jiroved himself worthy in evcrv wav\\nof the trust reposed in him. Mr. Bowley was b.oru in Boone countv thirty-three\\nWILLIAM BOWLEY.\\nI oiNTV Clerk.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK A XOTT.\\nyears ago. His father was among the pioneer settlers of this section and was a\\nloved and respected citizen.\\nThe subject of this sketch received a thorough education in the i ublic schools\\nand at the age of eighteen years began his business career in the dry goods trade.\\nBeginning with a small start, he made heroic and successful strides towards suc-\\ncess when the fire-fiend destroyed his store and ruined him financially.\\nThat the peoj)le of Belvidere and Boone county have full confidence in Mr.\\nBowley was grandly demonstrated when he entered the race for county clerk.\\nHis opponent was C. M. Keeler, whom it was considered imjiossible to defeat. The\\ncampaign was a memorable one, in fact the most e-fciting the county has known in\\nyears. Mr. Bowley made a splendid canvass of the entire county and conducted\\nhis campaign like a veteran. His magnificent work won for him a great victory,\\nand he was nominated and elected by a safe majority. Since assuming the duties", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0104.jp2"}, "105": {"fulltext": "I;KL\\\\I1)EKK ILIA STUATED.\\nlul\\nof tlie office lie lias (l.oiie the work satisfaetorilj and well. lie is genial and\\naeeoniniodatiiiii and every ]M)ssil)le eonrtesy is shown to the jmhlic. The hooks\\nand rerords wore never ke|)t in better sha|ie, all nl wliirli |iro\\\\i s the jieojile niadr\\ntlie rii^ht eboiee.\\nSix years ago .Mr. IJoxvlcy married ^liss Ma .MiUcr. daughter of Isaac ^Miller,\\na well-to-do citizi n who was lirld in high esteem. .Airs. IJow ley is an artistic\\nmilliner ami eondncls tine millinery ]iarlors which are popular witli the ladies.\\nThe general ojiinion is tlnit County Clerk Biiwley is slated for more and cou-\\ntinucil homirs. and he deserves them.\\n.vi.n. w II. Mooiii:.\\nI HiiTO BY Vol N1\u00c2\u00bbT.\\nALDERMAN W. H. MOORE.\\nW. II. Moore is (juc of the most ai-ti\\\\c mcmliers of the citv council. lie was\\nfirst electee] aldei man in ]S;i2, serviu j; two years, luring which tinu he demon-\\nstrated marked ahility in the administration of city atfairs. He letired froin the\\ncouncil for one yeai and in the s])ring of 1895 the peojde of his ward insisted on\\nhis taking the office again, and lie was elected wilhoul opposition. Mr. Moore s\\nservices to the citv are valuahle. II is foremost in advocating needed reforms\\nand iin|irovenients. He heartily Mip]iorted the ordinance providing for a complete\\nsanitary sewer system which |iasscd the coiiiicii. ami the n \\\\l advanced step he\\nchampioned was a jiaid lire dejiartmeiit, which the city badly needed. ^Vs cliair-\\nniaii of the tire and water conimittee, he was in a jiosition to liring about ju.st\\nsuch a refipi m.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0105.jp2"}, "106": {"fulltext": "102\\n1;KLVIDEKE II.Lr^iTRATED.\\n2:\\nX\\nZ\\n3\\n]\\\\Ir. Moore came to Belvidere fnnii Chicago in 1S86, when the June manufae-\\ntiiring Company moved to this cit\\\\ In point of continuous service, he is the\\noldest employe of the National Sewing Machine Company. Identifying himself\\nwith the concern seventeen years ago, he has worked in every department, and the\\nramifications of the sewing machine business are all familiar to him. For some\\nyears he was shipping clerk and now holds the responsible position of super-\\nintendent of the foundry having nearly one hundred and thirty men under his\\ncharge.\\nIn the Masonic order Mr. Moore is prominent. He is a thirty-second degree\\nmason, being a member of the Freeport Consistory. He is also a member of", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0106.jp2"}, "107": {"fulltext": "bp:lvidehe illustrated.\\n(i:;\\nTebiila Ti iiiplc Myslic Slirino, and Crusader Coiiiiiiandorv, KiULilits Tt iii]ilar of\\nKockl ord. Slv. Mocirc is jiopidar with all classes.\\nlie li\\\\cs ill a iiaiidsdiiu dueHiiin (111 East Lincoln a\\\\( iiiic wliicli lie recently\\nlinilt and littecl with electric lights and all iiiiMlcrn iiii|iriivciiients.\\nALDERMAN F. H. DIXON,\\nContractor and builder, stands in the very t rcuit rank of Belvidere s artisans. He\\nwas horn in Oneida county. New Vork state, in 1861, and came to Illinois in ISliG,\\nloeatiiii; in Boone county. liearniiiL;- the car]H iiter s trade at an early a^ e lie has\\ncontinuously I olloueil it and its hii;lier liraiiciies for a period (A sixteeii years.\\n.\\\\LIi. F. 11. DlXoN.\\nPHOTO RV 1,AI!K .V NO IT.\\nHis work as contractor aiul luiilder is the product of the last ei^lit years. I er-\\nliaps the most iin])ortant undertakini; in his later e.Yjierienee was that of sn|ieriii-\\nteiidiiiii the construction of the National Sewiiii!; ^Machine Comjianv s new huild-\\ning, erected iliiriiiu- the past season at a cost of \u00c2\u00a7100,000. This was a charge of\\ngreat responsihilitv. in\\\\(ilvinL; uiiich stiuhof detail, and constant watchfulness.\\nVery many of the fine pulilic edifices and costly |iri\\\\ate resiliences adorning Bel-\\nvidere are the result of his careful planning and siipeix isiou. The South Side\\nschool huilding No. 1. the shne Factorx, Whitiiian and Starr .s buildings, Kupjiler s\\nhandsome blm-k, the Nationars louiidi\\\\ and uiilliiiL; department, the latter coni-\\nJileted aliiuit three years ago, and scores of dwellings ranging from the cottage to\\nthe mansion, are testimonials of his aliilitvaml thorough methods. .Mr. Dixon\\nwas clio.sen alderman from the first ward at the spring election of last year, and\\nhis practical knowledge enables him to render \\\\alii:ilile service in tin- council and\\non committees.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0107.jp2"}, "108": {"fulltext": "104\\nliKLVIDEKE ILLUSTRATKl).\\nALD. B. F. HARNISH.\\n1 F. IIanii li is w lial\\nini ;ht be called a self-iiiailc\\nman. Sixteen years ago lie\\ncame to Belviilere t l-oni York,\\nPa., where his |iarents reside.\\nlie l)egan as messenger liov\\nfor the Western Union and\\nChicago tt Northwestern\\nCompanies, at the same time\\nturning his attention to teleg-\\nrapliy. He was gradnalh\\npi-onioted to the jiositions of\\nnight operator, day operator\\nand finally eliief clerk at tlu\\nlocal station. In the last\\nnaniecl capacity he rendered\\nroiirleen years of etticient\\nservice. Two ^cars ago he\\naccepted the pusition of\\nassistant cashier (if the Peo-\\nple s Bank, ami the fact that\\nsnch a responsilile jiosition\\nwas tendered him is alone\\nsufficient evidence of the\\nK,\\\\ ALII. FUAXK KINO\\nPHOTC* nv VlPCMiT.\\nALD. B. F. HARXISH,\\nhigh place he liolds among\\nhis fellows. He has ser\\\\ed\\nas city treasurer and is now\\nin his second vear as alder-\\nman. At such an important\\nperiod in the history of Bel-\\nvidere it is well that so pro-\\ngressive aciti/.en as jMderman\\nIlarnish is connected with\\nmunicipal ailministrat ion.\\nHe is greatly interested in\\nthe work of fraternal and\\nl)enevolent societies, and is\\na meml i r of the Masonic\\nchaptei-. Knights of Pytliias.\\nlioyal Arcanum and lied .Men.\\n]\\\\Ir. Ilarnish was horn\\nthirty-seven years ago near\\nLancaster, Pa. In 1888 lie\\nmarried ^Nliss Nellie Hayes,\\ndaughter of A. Hayes. They\\nhave one son. The friends\\nof Alderman llai-nisli are\\nnumbered bv legions and\\nthat deservedlv.\\n1", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0108.jp2"}, "109": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKK IIJA STKATKI).\\n105\\nFRED J. EVANS.\\n.Mv. Evans, tlic |iri scnl city atlonicy, was iioni in tliis I oinity in 1 Sd .l. I [is\\nI atlur. John Evans, an l urandfatluT, Samuel Evans, came to Boone county from\\nOtsego county, N. V., in liie ]ii(ineer days of this section. After Hnisliing a com-\\nplete Ligh .school cnurse in l!SS(i, .Mr. Evans engaged in Inisiness, and remained\\ntherein until ISfll, when he entered the law department of the ortlnvestern Uni-\\nversitv. I lis graduation was soon followed by a law i)artnership with W. L.\\nPierce, and the firm existed until A]iril, li^ilP). At the spi ing election of the latter\\nI REI). J. KVAXS,\\nCITY .\\\\TTl)KNEV.\\nriloTd BY rl.AUK ,t NOTT.\\ncar he was chosen hv tlic people to represent tlicni in the pcisition lie in)W occii-\\n]iies. Excellent service and superior ipiaiitications ensured his selection for a\\nsecond term, which began last year. In addition to his general practice as an\\nattorney, Mr. Evans devotes a considerable purtiiui of his time to real estate, in-\\nsurance and loans, and his clientage is numerous ami increasing. His convenient\\noffices are in the Hotel Evans, of which he is the proprietor. His inarriage to\\nMiss Kate B. Lewis of this city, took place August 4, 1S!(2. Tlu y have one child\\na l riglit little daughter about three years of age, and an attractive home on Locust\\nstreet. To his energv ami ])rogressive methods, coupled with uiKpU stioned relia-\\nbility, mav be attriliiilcil the en\\\\ialilc position he occupies in the community, and\\nhis |iopularitv with all classes.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0109.jp2"}, "110": {"fulltext": "10(5\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nC. M. CHURCH.\\nC. M. Church, druggist and county treasurer, wa.s born in McIIcnrv countv,\\n111., and accompanied his parents to Bonus, Boone county, at an early age. He\\nreceived a common school education, and turned his attention to tlie drug business,\\ncommencing work in Belvidere with J. C. Saxton one of the earlier j)harmacists.\\nHe has been identified with the same line u)i to the present time. In August,\\n1890, he opened a drug store on State street where by careful and conservative\\nbusiness principles and integrity in all his dealings, he succeeded in building u]) a\\nC. M. CHURCH,\\nCOCNTY TKE.iSURER.\\ntrade that necessitated removal to more extensive quarters. In November, 1894,\\nhe changed his location to Murch Petitt s new block on Logan avenue, and opened\\none of the best pharmacies in the city. His efforts to furnish reliable qualities to\\nhis customers is being rewarded by a constantly increasing patronage. Seldom do\\ndruggists aspire to public office, but 3Ir. Church is an excejition to the rule. He\\nholds the responsible jiosition of county treasurer having been elected one year ago.\\nAt the primaries Mr. Church was pitted against some strong opj)onents but was\\nchosen by a large majority. Thus far he has given the utmost satisfaction and bv\\nhis personal attention to the details of the work will doubtless prove a reliable and\\nconi|)etent official.\\nJOHN W. SHARP.\\nNumbered among the leading men of Belvidere is John W. Sharp. Mr.\\nSharji is a leader because he takes an active interest in public affairs, ajid is among\\nthe citizens who are striving to nplMiild tlie city. He is the proprietor of one of the", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0110.jp2"}, "111": {"fulltext": "r.KLVlDKliK IIJA Sl lJATKD.\\n107\\nlargest grocery stori s in Hclvidere and liis is a siR cessfiil business. He served two\\nyears as alderman and lias just been reeleeti d. His record in the city council was\\ncommendalilc. He is now serving his second term as supervisor, and is poormaster\\nof the city. In this ca]iacity much important charitable work is under his direc-\\ntion. Ho has a liig heart and no deserving person is turned away. ]Mr. Shar]) is\\nalso a member of the North Belvidere Board of Education and feels a pardonable\\npride in the i!525,000 school building just erected under the supervision of tlie board.\\nHe is a prominent member of the M. K. cliurch, being one of the stewards and also\\ntreasurer. Mr. Sliai is a man of hiuli inttgrity, business-like in business affairs,\\n.\\\\LIl. .1, W. Sli.MtP.\\nPlIiiTii liV Y(H .ST)T.\\nand afifable socially. In jiublic nuitters he looks serupidouslv alter the interests\\nof liis constituents.\\nHe was born in Lake county. Ohio, in 1S5. His parents moved to Livint;-\\nstone county. lUiuois, in lS(i7. and he located in IJelvidere eight years ago. He\\nand his family live in a comfortable home on West Lincoln avenue. Mr. Sharp\\nthinks Belvidere is destined to enjoy a greater growth than it has in the past.\\nLEVI ROBERT FITZER.\\nLevi liobert Fit/.er, county superiuten lent d scliools, was born in the town of\\nLeRoy, in this county, September 7, 18(i4. His ancestors on his father s side\\ncame to this country during tlic early part of the eighteenth century and settled in\\nthe states of New Jersey and PennsyKania, one branch of the family having come\\nfrom Germany and another from Kngland. Some of their descendants served\\nwith the Continental forces iii the Revolutionary War, and 1)V viilue of this", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0111.jp2"}, "112": {"fulltext": "]08\\nEELVIDERE ILLUSTUATED.\\nservice, L. R. Fitzer is a member of the society, Sons of the Revolution. His\\nfather, Levi F. Fitzer, came to Illinois from Tompkins county. New York, with\\nhis |]arents in the 40 s, an l settled on a farm near Harvard. In 18(12 lie married\\nEliza J. CumminjiS, was horn in Newark, N. J., in 1846, of Scotch-Ii isli j)arent-\\nage. Later he joined the Ninety-tifth Illinois A oliinteer Regiment in the Civil\\nWar, and died while in the service in January, 18(15. In 1807 his widow and the\\nmother of L. R. Fitzer, was married to J. W. Van Antwerp, and for twenty-tive\\nyears they lived on a farm near Capron. Here the subject of our sketch spent his\\nboyliood. He completed the common school course of stiidv at the Cajiron puljlic\\nschool, and then entered the Illinois State Normal University, graduatinu there-\\nL. R. FITZER,\\nCtn NTY Superintendent ok schools.\\nPHOTO BY CL.IRK A NOTT.\\nfrom in 1886. Returning hoiiic, he engaged in teaching in this count with\\nmarked success for a jieriod of three years. Afterwards, he established a news-\\npaper The Jiooiif itinilij Bunin r at Caiiron, and conducted it for nearly two\\nyears. TJie publication was tinalh dis)iosed of and moved to Belvidcrc. and in\\ntime was succeeilcd by the llvpiihJicuu. In ISiKlliewas elected to the ]iosition\\nnow so worthily lilled, and re-elected in 18!)4. His i-ennnal to this city in 1892\\nwas occasioned by the necessity of a central lo -ation. i liat the important duties\\nof the office have been discharged with Hdelity and ability is evidenced by tlie pop-\\nular verdict and by residts a]i]iarent from conscientious a]i]ilication of later-day\\nmethods to educational supervisii.m. ^Ir. Fitzer was married October H, 1895,\\nto Miss Louise JNI. Suail, a daughter of the Hon. William I). iSwail, president of\\nthe People s Bank of Belvidere. He is one of the stewards of the ]\\\\Iethodist\\nEpiscopal chiircli. and is an active Sunday-school worker, licinu at jiresent seore-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0112.jp2"}, "113": {"fulltext": "r.KIA IDKliK ILLrsTKATEl).\\n|i)l\\ntary of the County Association. lie is an extensive I eaik i in varions lines and is\\na yonng man of studious Iiahits, lia\\\\ in^ completed one term s work in tlii Univer-\\nsity of Chicago during the |iast year in addition to his regulai- oftieiai duties.\\nFLOYD SMITH, SHERIFF OF BOONE COUNTY.\\nThe chief execuli\\\\c dtlirer of this cnunty is now serving liis first term. To\\n]ir ilierly (iiscliarge lln duti s of his [losition jieculiar (|nalilications ai e rei|uisitc\\namong them a cleai head, cool courage, jironiptitude in action, good judgirient and\\nade(]uate mental e(|ui]iment. That these distinguish the present incnmlit iit are\\nevidenced liy the fact of his election and the pcrfcii mancc of routine and special\\nKLUYD .SMITH,\\nSIIEIIIFF.\\nwork falling to his (diarge. Eleettd in the fall cif l.s!t4 aftci- one i l the most\\nhotly contested ]iolitical engagements cd record in the county, hv the largest ma-\\njority ever given to a successful candidate. Prior to his election .Mr. Smith had\\nbeen dejiuty shcrilf for four years undi r his predecessor, so that the re(piirements\\nof the jircsent office were not unfamiliar. I reviouslv to acceptiuL; the former\\nsition he had heen road commissii)ner for a period of nine years. Sheriff Smith s\\nfather, Samuel Smith, came with his ])arents to Uoone Countv from Chenauiio\\nCounty, New York, at tlie age of thirteen years, in is:i!l, and thus has within his\\nmemory the )iioneer and fruition days of the two e.vtremes. His marriage to\\nMiss .Teneatte Storms occurred in Belvidere. I he subject of this sket(di was horn\\nin this city .laniuiry 1(1, 1855, where he has since resided, with the exception of a\\nfew years passed in farming, an l two years absence in Chicago shortly after the\\ngreat tire, lie was married to Miss llattie K. Tucker at Helvidere July 24, IS. ^il.\\nlie has one son of eighteen, bv a former m.an-iaiie. J he business of th office", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0113.jp2"}, "114": {"fulltext": "110\\nBELVIDKHK II.LUSTHATED.\\nsireatlv iiicri-asns witli tlio ilevelopinent of the city and county, and its responsi-\\nItilities hcconu more extended. It slioiild lie a matter of congratidation to the\\n(uihlic tliat it is tilled liy a rc|ireseiitative citizen entirely worthy the confidence\\nreposed in liis rclialiilitv and I fliciency.\\nA. E. JENNER.\\nAsher K. Jenner. second son and liftli child of Steidien and Eliza .Tenner, was\\nhorn in the town of Moriah, N. V., Ajiril 10, 1818. He resided there until 1831,\\nwhen his ]iarents removed to C hantau(|ua county, in the same state. A])ril 10,\\n1832. he went to .Jamestown, X. Y., where he learned the jeweler s trade of .lames\\nA. E. JENXER.\\nCITY CLERK.\\nPHOTO BY Cl..\\\\RK A XOTT.\\nHarrison, and remained there until the spring of 1838, when he came to Chicago\\nby way of the lakes, and on foot from there to Belvidere, where he arrived .Tune 1,\\n1838. Here he opened a watch-repairing shop, the first between Chicago and\\nGalena. At that time there were no ))uildings on what is now the south side,\\nwithin the present city limits, and but eleven structures on the north side, includ-\\ning two frames without rafters, or the Krst three or four mouths be had eliarge\\nof the post office, where all the ]iostal l)usiness of the county was transacted,\\nand knew ]iersonally nearly every inhal)itant of the county. In 1840 he was mar-\\nried to Mary Jane Cook, who died in 1851, leaving two sons, Charles J., ex-sheriff\\nof Chantauqua county, N. Y., and George C, vice-president of the American\\nCopying Co., of Jamestown, N. In 18o() he was united in marriage to Emnia-\\nroy E. Lyon, of Burlington, t., lo whom two daughters were l)orn, Ivittie H.,\\nwho resides in Chicago, and Nellie A., who died in 1882. He has been engaged", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0114.jp2"}, "115": {"fulltext": "1;KL\\\\ IDKIJK II.LlSIItA-\\n111\\nin the watch ami Iiardwarc l ii iiu ss, but fur tlic last tliiitv-five years lias devoted\\nhimself to official duties. lie was elected Town Clerk in ISliO, and has been re-\\nelected evenj^ year since; was elected Justice of the Peace in 18G1, and has held the\\noffice c intinuously since that date: wa-; M|i]joint(il C or|)oration Clerk in 1857, and,\\nwith the exception i f three years, has held this ]i(isition jnintly with that of City\\nClerk since then. Duriui, this period be has hiM the office of County Treasurer\\nthree or four terms, besides being School Conimissit)ner and Clerk of Board of\\nCounty Commissioners, one term each. These long terms of service testify to the\\ncoiitideiice and regard of the |iublic, and his ability to still discharge the duties of\\noffii-ial |i(isitioii ill :ni cmiucutly satisfactory m.-iiincr is still unimpaired.\\nE. E. SPOOXEH,\\nSupekintentjent of Water Work.s.\\nI HOTO BY VdlSDT.\\nE. E. SPOONER.\\nIn few divisions of ublic service is a competent man more indisjiensable as\\nchief than in that of the waterworks de]iartment. Belvidere congratulates herself\\ncui tlic fad that the L;i Utlcman now tilling this |ii)sitiou has all the needed reijuire-\\nments. an l that his sjilendid management has given us a system of which every\\npatriotic citi/en mav well be proud. E. E. S|pooni r has hail charge of the water-\\nworks since the jilant was first acquired, having arrived here in January, I SOI. to\\nsuperintend its construction. The excellent residls stand as a monument to his\\nability and skill. Mr. Spooner is a native of Maine. He was born at Bangor, in\\n1851. In 1857 his parents moved to the west, and settled in Ogle county, Illinois.\\nHis experience as a mechanic and engineer extends over a period of nearly a score\\nof years. Practically, his first work was for A. S. Cox, a well-known older resi-\\ndent of Belvidere, whose home was then at Kochcllc. Himself and a brother con-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0115.jp2"}, "116": {"fulltext": "112\\nBELVIDKRE ILLUSTHATKD.\\nducted mills for ^Ir. Cox, Ixitli ;it Roclielle and DeKalb, at the time of tbe Chioago\\nfire. His next position was witli Wesley Stewart Co., in Lee county, with\\nwhich firm he remained for nine years. When the citizens of Rochelle decided to\\nput in a waterworks system, they called upon Mr. Spooner to take charge of the\\ncon.structiiin, ami he remained as superintendent for nine years, or until he was\\nengaged liy tlie City of Belvidere. Few men c;ui point to the record of holding\\nbut f iur positions since beginning mechanical and engineering work, but that is\\nnevertheless the memoramluni possil)le to be made by the genial Superintendent.\\nThe peojile of Belvidere hold him high in their esteem and confidence, both as a\\ncitizen and an expert. Superintendent Spooner is a meinlier of Belvidere Lodge\\nA. F. A. M., the Knights of tlie (^lohe, and the L O. F.\\nJOHN THREX,\\nFIRE -MARSHAL.\\nJOHN THREN.\\nA liaH -milJidn cigars is llie number manufactured and sold by John Thren in\\na single year. Mr. Tliren has been in the wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco\\nbusiness in Bi lvideie fur ten years. lie was Imrn in Chicago thirty-eight years\\nago, and has tlie push and hustle characteristic of tlie Chicagoan. He has con-\\nducted tin principal cigai- and tobacco store of Belvidere for many years. Con-\\nnoisseurs aver that ]Mr. I hrcn s leading ten cent cigar Solace is not excelled\\nby any other brand made. 3Ir. Tliien was a])] ointed Chief of Belvidere s tire\\ndepartment in the spring of 1805. and the city nevci- ma le a better selection of\\nfire marshal. lie has great confidence in the future of Belvidere, and recently\\ndemonstrated it by inv-esting five thousand dollars in two South State street business\\nlots, on which it his intention to build at an early date.\\nI", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0116.jp2"}, "117": {"fulltext": "BKI.VIDKRE ILLrs l HATKD.\\nIK!\\nF. L. GOODRICH.\\nThe National Sewiiisj; Macliinc C oiiijiaiiy lias tlu o()o l lortuiic to be sii|)]ilie(l\\nwith till best talent in every iie|iartiiieiit i ei|iiiriiiij the i)\\\\ersii;ht of an ex|iert. One\\nof the must iiiqiiniaiit ol these |iositiiiiis is that held liv I L. imnlrieli. the IiIliIiK\\nettieieiit piireliasiiii; auciit, who associated hinist lt with the big eoneern about tour\\nyears ai-o, coniiiii; to this city from hica ;o. He is widely known as the inventor\\nand jiati iitee of iiunn roiis sewing maidiiiie attaehiiu iits, whii li are considered\\nsiqierior to anything of a similar nature lUi the mai ket. These attaoliinents are\\nnow being largely inanul aeture l b\\\\- the Nalional. l he Goodric h attachments\\nF. L. GOODRICH,\\nI CRCirASIXU AGENT NATIOSAL SFAVIXG jrAcniNK l(\\nPHOTO BY YOUNDT.\\nare. by reason of ]iriority of inyention and excellence, stainlard articles, and as\\nfamiliar to the trade generally as C sugar to tlie grocer. ]\\\\Ir. (tcKjdriclTs father\\nwas a pioneer in this jiaiiicul:ir line, which llie son tciok up and de\\\\ eloped to its\\npresent inipoitauci At the Worhl s Fair the only medal and award given to\\ne.vhibitors in this line was that for the (ioodri(di attaidimeiits. l his affonls a final\\njiroid of their superiority. Iluir use on sewing machines is to make jiossible the\\njierfect execution of fancy work of every kind. In another portion of this work a\\ndescri]ition of the attachment department is given in detail, and the manufacture\\nof these specialties referre l to. Mr. (Joodriidi has been engau ed in manufacturing\\nfor eighteen years. lie was eonneeted for some time with the (ioodritdi Alanu-\\nfacturing Company of Chicago as secretary. 1 his concern did a large and jindit-\\nable liusiness for a number of ears. Nnw permanently ideiitilied with l!el\\\\ idere", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0117.jp2"}, "118": {"fulltext": "114\\nBELVIDERE ILLUJ^TKATED.\\nand its interests, and holding the most iinjiurtant relations with the National Com-\\n])any. Mr. Goodrich is a valuable addition to the business eircles of the cit\\\\ and\\nwith his interesting family tci its best social element.\\nHENRY W. AVERY.\\nThis influential citizen was born in l.edyard, Conn., May 31, 1823. The\\nfounder of the family emigrated from Salislnny, England, in 1630, and settled at\\nGloucester, Mass. His father, Henry W. Avery, a soldier of the war of 1812,\\ncame to this county in 1854. His elder brother, Rev. F. D. Avery, was pastor\\nof the Congregational church at Columliia, Conn., for forty-five years. The\\nRESIDENCE OF F. L. GOODRICH.\\nPEARL STREET.\\nsubject of this sketch left his eastern home for Illinois in 1845, and in Flora\\ntownship, this county, purchased forty acres of land at a price of $400. This\\nsmall beginning eventuated in a tract of tlirce luunlred acres. In 1881 he moved\\nto Belvidere. Mr. Avery has been twice married to his first wife in 1844, who\\ndied in 1847, and to his present companion, Rachel P. McCord, of Cai-lisle, Pa.,\\nin 1848. His only child, Elizabeth, died in 1880, leaving three sons. In 1842\\nMr. Avery joined the Congregational chiinii at Ledyard, and three years later\\nunited with the Presbyterian organization of Belvidere. In 1852 he was ordained a\\nruling elder, and was in 18. !5 elected clerk of the session, which position he has held\\ncontinuously, and still occupies. He has also lieen secretary and treasurer of the\\nsociety without intermission since 1870, and with but few lapses since 1853. His\\n])articular delight and success has been as a Sunday school worker, having been\\nfirst elected superintendent of the Presbyterian school in 1846, and he has served", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0118.jp2"}, "119": {"fulltext": "I5ELVIDEKE ILLTSTILVTED.\\n115\\nthirty-twi) years. He \\\\v:is Inr ten years [iresiileiit of the Hooiie County Sunday\\nSchool Association. An eviihMice of tiie neiieral confidence in his ability and\\nintegrity may found in llie fact tliat lu has heen intrusted with the care and\\nsettlement nf many estates. He has lieen secretary of tlie Belvidere Farmers\\nInsurance Conipany for fourteen years, durint;- which time the amount of risks has\\nbeen increasi d from -^28!I,3S7 to $2,045,925. lie is jiresident of the Belvidere\\nCemetery Associaticui, and has also served as assessor, justice of the peace, suijcr-\\nvisor and member (if the school board. In 1887 the Freeport Presbytery licensed\\nhim to preach, ami lie is freciuently called upon to supply yacant jiulpits, and con-\\nII. w a\\\\ki:y.\\nI lIOTl) BY CI..\\\\P.K A- N(\u00c2\u00bbTT.\\nduct or aid on funeral occasions. Mr. Ayery is a ready and forcible writer and\\nfluent speaker, and has the esteem and regard of a community that recognizes the\\nvalue of his pnlilic and friendly services.\\nGEORGE W. MURCH.\\nThis enterprising citi/.en was liiirn at t ourlland, X. .laniiarv Itl, 1830.\\nHis parents Martin and Polly ;Mnrch, who remained in the state mentioned until\\nISGl, then came to .ehiilere. ami resided with Ihcir son, (J. \\\\V. Murch. until the\\ntime of their decease some years later. In 18 lit .Mr. ^lui ch forsook the homestead\\nand journeyed to the beckoning west, locating in Putnam county, Illinois, wliere\\nhe addressed himself for .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ilioni a ye.-ir to busiiu ss and teaching. With three other\\nyoung men, in the spring of 1S5(I, the .second year after gold was discovered in\\nCalifornia he started for the coast, walkinu; to St. .Iose|ili, .Mo., and continuiiiix\\nthence by oxteani across the plains. After 1 HI days of tr. uel he arriveil at his\\ndestination and enga^ecl in mining. Helurniny in 1S52 to I utnam county via\\nPanama and New ork, he finally settled in Belvidere in 185!!. Here he opened", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0119.jp2"}, "120": {"fulltext": "IIG\\nBEI.VIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\na harness shop with his brother, L. H. Adding chjtliing and boots and shoes a\\nlew years Later, and biiihling and oeeupying witli the same lines in 1857 a substan-\\ntial liloek on the South side which was just beginning to reveal the i ossibilities of\\ntrade, they maintained both stores until 1874. At this time the two stocks were\\ncombined, the harness department closed an l Mr. G. W. Mureh couducted an ex-\\ntensive bu.siness alone until 1S7:! whcu he retired. lie was married to ]Miss A. L.\\nAmsden at this jilace in 1S57. They have two children, Mrs. J. F. C. Dick, now\\nresiding in California, and Mrs. Rev. A. W. Burton, at home. When in 188(5 the\\nproject of removiug the June Sewing Machine .Manufactory of Chicago to this\\ncity was in the incipient stage, ;\\\\Ir. Murch was a|ipoiiitcd chainnan of tiie citizen s\\nG. W. MUR( n.\\ncommittee having the matter in charge. The soliciting of subscrijitions^to stock\\nand donations, as well as other arduous labor, were requisite, and 3Ir. Murch s tire-\\nless efforts were largely instrumental in installing the factory. He was elected\\nvice-president and a director of the original company. The jiositions of trust filled\\nby Mr. Murch have Iieen numerous, notably those of town trustee, town and city\\ntreasurer and member of the board of supervisors, and he has been a director of\\nthe People s bank since its organization. Mr. Murch has always been a leading\\nspirit in enterprises of a ])ublic nature, active in church and .social affairs, and at\\nthe front in business un lertakiusrs.\\nW. S. BROWN.\\nOne might search the country over and not find a man more eminently (piali-\\nfied, or one in whom the requirements foi- the arduous duties of the position are\\nmore happily coml ined, than W. S. Brown, superintendent of the great and grow-\\ning National Sewing Machine Company. This is a position no ordinary man could", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0120.jp2"}, "121": {"fulltext": "HKLVIDKKK ILLLSTKATEL).\\n1 r\\nfill, liiiloc d, were its sii|ierinti ii(leiit iiicoinipeteiit, tlio I osiilts would Ije ilisastnius.\\nI\\\\lr. Brown s connection witli the National C oin])any lienaii eiglit years ago. lie\\ncame lieiv to accept a siilioriliiiate assignment, liut ii|ion an I arly discovery of his\\nworth i roniotioii to liie position ol master mechanic followed. As time wore on\\nhis services hecanie more valinilile, and snlisccpiently, when advanced to the super-\\nintcndencv. it was simplv a rewai d of merit a pronation as deserved as wise on\\nthe part of tlu Company. He is thoroughly ]iractical, and is a genius in many\\nrespects. The coni] lctc and systematic organization of the different dejiarlments\\nof the factory is admiralilc, and to Su]ierintendent Brt)wn, fidl measure of credit for\\nhis contriliiition to the Lieneral result must l)e gi\\\\cn. W. S. Brown was lioni in\\nW. S. BlioWN.\\nriM^KENTKNDKNT N.\\\\TH)N.\\\\1. |;U INti M.U HINr. ll.\\nI HMTri I .Y yiiCNin\\nKellogsville, Ashtabula county, Ohio, in .January, 1855. At various times lie held\\n]iositious with tlie (Geneva and the Xohle ISewing -Machine companies. lie was\\nfor four years with electrical manufacturing concerns, two years with the\\nriionison-llouston Company, of Lynn, INIass., and superintendent for some time\\nof the .Mayo Electric Company, of Boston. ^Ir. Brown has a wife and interest-\\ning family. [rs. Brown is an active member of the Presbyterian churcli.\\nThe Brown ibmiicile on East Lincoln avenue is pleasantly situated, overlooking\\ntlie river and South Division, and the ])lant to which all his energies are given.\\nJ. R. BALLIET.\\nRanking high amoUL; the active bu iiies men of Bel\\\\i li rc is the subject of\\nthis sketch. \\\\lv w.as born in (ienoa, DeKalb county, Kebrnary I li, ISlS, his\\nparent^ .John ami Hannah Balliet having there located in l ^4tl, when the country", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0121.jp2"}, "122": {"fulltext": "118\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nwas sjiarsely settled. Having passed his earlier day.s on the farm, he attended\\nschool in Woodstock, McIIenry county. 111., after which he taught a country school\\nin his (lid neighborhood for three winters. In ISGS liis fortunes were cast with the\\npeople of this city, wliere he engaged in the Piano, Organ and Sewing Macliine\\nline, and the writing of fire insurance, both of which he still continues, having\\nbuilt up a sound and prosperous business. He was married to Miss Mary Ij.\\nDetrick, of Belvidere, December 23, 1874. Besides attending to his regular busi-\\nness, Mr. Balliet has finind opportunity to devote considerable time to other\\ninterests. He as.sisted in organizing and putting in successful ojieration the Belvi-\\ndere Electric Light t cmipany, of which he has been secretary since its beginning.\\nJ. K. B.\\\\LL1ET.\\nPHOTO BY YOUNDT.\\nHe is also president of tlie Belvidere Telephone Company, commencing business\\nJanuary 1, 1895, of which he was one of the original promoters. It has now over\\n250 sul)scribers. He is a stockholder in tlie People s bank, ami largely interested\\nin the National Sewing Machine Company, of which latter corporation he has been\\none of the directors since 1889. His fraternal relations are with the Masonic order,\\nof which he is a thirty-second degree member, the American Legion of Honor and\\nthe Knights of Pythias. Of genial presence, untiring application and fine abilities,\\nMr. Balliet stands among the leaders in the social and business circles of the city.\\nM. G. LEONARD.\\nM. G. Leonard, now I etired, has been identified with the business and com-\\nmercial inteivsts of Belvidere for nearly half a century. He came here when our\\ncity numbered less than one thonsaiid souls. Mr. Leonard was born in Gbjvers-\\nville, N. Y., May 20, 1824. He attended the public schools at that place and St.\\nJohnsville until seventeen years of aue, and then entered the military school in", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0122.jp2"}, "123": {"fulltext": "15K1.VII)KHE ILLUSTKATED.\\n119\\nOsweijo. On foiii])lctiiiL; tlie coiirsi tlicvc lie eiiiiageil in teacliiini in Oswogo until\\n1846. when he migrated west, settling in I el videfe. The first thing he diij was\\nto seenre forty acres of governnu nl land. liailroads were nnkiiuun here at that\\ntime and all jiroduei was lianled to C iiii ago. Sir. Leonard eniharked in the\\nmereantile hnsiness. keeping a general store and eontinned ojierations in that line\\nfor five years, when he tnrned his attention to dealing in real estate and handling\\ngrain, also doing an insnranee and l)anking hnsiness. For forty years he was en\\ngaged in buying ami sliipping grain and for several years ilealt in coal and wood.\\nTwo years ago he sold ont his litisiness to ^Marshall IJros. He, however, still owns\\nthe elevator linihlinL; and xaliialile real estate in ami around lieh idcre. A sad\\nM.U:i ELLIS G. LEONARD.\\nevent oeenrred July 22, 1886, when Mr. Leonard s lieh ved wife passed away. Her\\nmaiden name was Mary Root. Two daugjiters horn to tjiem died within two days\\nof eacdi otlu i- in 1864. Politieally Mr. Leonard is a Republican and has served as\\nalderman ami -onnty snjjerintemlent id sidiocds. lie is one of I el vi lei-e s leading\\nand honiiri-il eiti/.ens.\\nGEORGE M. MARSHALL.\\nNothing sueeeeils like sueeess. .Vnnmg the young l usiness men of l elviilere\\nnone have been nmre successful than (icorge .M. Marsh;dl. Mr. Marshall was\\nborn on a farm in Sycamore, DeKalb county, Illinois, October IS, 1861, and\\nreceived his i-arly e lucation in a district school, which he attended until he was\\nsixteen years dd. then he atti iidec! the Sycamore higli school for two years, after\\nwliich lie finished his eilucation by taking a com]dete course in Chicago Business\\nCollege, after which he lived in the city one year, acting as city collector for\\n.Mar-hall Field tt Co. His fathei lionias Marshall, was one of the earlv settlers", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0123.jp2"}, "124": {"fulltext": "120\\nIJKLVIDERE ILIA STKATKD.\\nof DeKalb county, and is to-day one of the largest land holders of that coitntv\\nresidiug at jiresent on one of his farms in Sycamore townsliip. Mr. Marshall has\\nbeen engaged in the grain business for ten years. Four years ago Mr. Marshall\\nlocated in Belvidere, and has never regrette l that steji. He first i)nrchased a\\nhalf interest in the old established elevator and coal business of M. G. Leonard.\\nTwo years ago Mr. ^larshall s brother, Taylor Z., bought out Mr. Leonard s\\ninterest, and the firm is now ^Lirshall Bros. They run a grain elevator which\\nhas a capacity of 40,000 bushels, and have an extensive coal and feed trade.\\nThey own the city scales jjroperty at the corner of liitney and Buchanan\\nstreets. George ^larshall is a young man of great business ca)iacity. His un ]ues-\\nGEORGE I. MARSHALL.\\nPHOTO BY fl.AHK A XOTT.\\ntinned integrity and ujirightness have won for hi)n the esteem of all who know\\nhim. In politics Mr. Marshall is a Republican. February 3, 1880, he married\\nMiss Susie S. Cottrell of Sycamore, and three bright and interesting children\\ngrace his pleasasant home. Tliey are Florence, Gilbert and Thomas. A few\\nmonths ago Mr. Marshall became owner of a fine resi lence on Pearl street, a\\n])roperty worth $5,000. Both Mv. and ^Mrs. ^Marshall are active members of the\\nMethodist church. He predicts a flowery future for Belvidere, and j)ins his faith\\nto this city Ity branching out in business and investing in real estate.\\nOLIVER BECKINGTON.\\nAmong the ]irominent citizens of Boone county Oliver Beckington has long\\nmaintained a leading position. He was born in the town of Spring, this county,\\nJuly 27, 184S. His jiarents, J homas B. and Sarah Beckington, came direct to Bel-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0124.jp2"}, "125": {"fulltext": "BELVIDKRE ILLL STKATED.\\nBEIKIXGTOX.\\nTHK NOTED AlCTIONKER.\\ntlic tall ol 1SS6 he iikkIc an inile))Cii(lc nt fight fcir the shricvealtv of Boone county,\\nan l it was oni of the most closely contesteil on recuril. His niajoritv was aliout\\nfour to one. I he administration of affairs (liiriiiL; liie four years liii-duiili which\\nhe was an iniMimbent of the office, was most energetic and ca)ialde, an l a reelection\\nwould assuredly haye followed but for the constitutional limitation. Mr. Beck-\\nington s business is still that of auctioneer, real estate, and ihe buying and selling,\\nas he e.\\\\|iresses it, of \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0096\u00a0anything on earth. A.s an auctioneer his fame is wide-\\ns]iread, and the scope uf his operations has extended to eyei-y adjacent State. Willi\\ngrowing re|putatiiin the sales were of a nmrc irnjioi-lant character, inyohing large\\namounts, and became more like town meetings than ordinary yendiies. There\\nprobably is not his superior in the successful conduct of sales of consequence in the\\nwestern states, while his ]]ulili spirit, energy and opcn-handedness cTititK^ him to\\nrecognition as one uf the most yalurd members of the commuiiitv.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0125.jp2"}, "126": {"fulltext": "122\\nBEL\\\\I DKKE ILLUSTKATEU.\\nWILLARD T. LONGCOR.\\nBelvicIcTu OWL S her pruiiivss and (leveloiiiiu iit in different lines, in a larj^e\\ndegree, to the juish and enterprise of her young iTien, and among them the name of\\nWiliard T. Longcor is consi)icuous.\\nLeonard S. Longcor, fatlier of Wilhird T., was born here in 1S45, and was one\\nof the city s most successfid business men as well as one of her best beloved citi-\\nzens. He was identified in the upbuilding of Belvidere in various ways. The L.\\nS. Longcor business block on North State street was erected by him. He passed\\naway December 5, 1894.\\nWILLAKD T. LOXOCOK.\\nThe subject of this sketch was born in this city, August 17, 1872. His bov-\\nhood days were passed under auspicious skies, and he was not slow to take advan-\\ntage of the splendid opportunities which fell to his lot. After taking a course in\\nthe public schools and graduating from the North Belvidere High School, he\\nentered Lake Forest University, where he spent two years. Subsequently he\\nbecame a student at Monmouth College, taking the course of study antecedent to\\nlaw and journalism. From this institution he was graduated with honors in 1894,\\nthe faculty .and trustees conferring upon him the degree of Bachelor of Literature.\\nReturning to Belvidere, he assisted his father in Itusiness matters, and at the death\\nof his father he assumed the active management of the business left by him.\\nMr. Longcor is financially interested in most of Belvidere s enterprises, and is\\nalso the holder of a large amount of valuable real estate in the city and surrotmding\\ncountry. He was one of the organizers of the Belvidere Gas Light and Fuel Com-\\n(lany, and is secretary of that corporation as well as one of its directors. ]\\\\Ir.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0126.jp2"}, "127": {"fulltext": "1;KL\\\\ 1DKKK ILIASTKATEI).\\n123\\nl.oiigcor is shrewd ami careful in liis Imsiness dealings, and by his good financial\\npolicy and strict integrity has won tlic rcs|)eet of veteran financiers. Socially he is\\no])iihli witli all who know liim. lie is one of the trustees of the First Presby-\\nterian rliurcli, and in |iolilics he is a staunch Hi |julilican.\\nBELVIDERE GAS LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY.\\ngas jilanl in a i-ity the size of Bi lvidere is now considered a necessity, ami\\nthe worUs of The Bolvidere Gas Light and F uel Company su]i|ilies that want.\\nThis com|iany was incorjiorated April 1 1 S95, and the works built and com])leted\\nduring the same year. The mains u( tlu coni]iany cover thoroughly every part of\\nthe city, and i-onsists of a total of eleven miles in actual service. The ajiparatus\\nTilE LELVIDEKE GAS WORKS.\\nuseil in iriaking gas isof the famous (iihnoro tv])e, the gas beiui; olitaineil from gas\\noil which is a refined jiroduct of crude oil. The a| paratus consists nl three gen-\\nerators, the necessary seals, scrubbers, condensers, jiurifvcrs, oil and water pumps,\\nsteam blowers, etc. The company lias one of the finest and largest gas iiolders\\nwest of Chicago, it having a storage cajiacity of 50,0(10 culiic feet of gas whih the\\na)iparatus itself will jiroduce ;!00,(mO cu\\\\ n- fi ct per day. The oil stoi-age lank has\\na capacity of 12,00(1 gallons. In addition t) the reuular ap| ar;i1us the company\\nhas a station meter of llic latest improved |iatlcrn at its works whiidi registers the\\noutput of tlie gas from the plant.\\nGas when used in connection with the W elsliach Ibnner produces the tinest\\nartificial light known, it being far su|)erior in (|uality to the incandescent (declric\\nand much cheaper, in fact it has been demonstrated in our city again and again\\ntluit a (id candle jiowcr light as prodiiceil w ith gas tlirouuli a Wi Isliacli Ibirnci can\\nbe iiad at one-third the cost of a IG candle power incandescent electric.\\nAs a fuel for cooking and light heating gas has no ecpial. It is cheajier than\\ncoal, \\\\Miod or gast)line, besides being more convenient, cleanly, safe and rclial)lc.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0127.jp2"}, "128": {"fulltext": "124\\nBELVIDEKE ILLrs J KATED.\\nGas was first tunicil into tlie Company s mains October 11, 1895, and iidtwitli-\\nstanding the lateness of the season it secured and is now suijplying a large niimlter\\nof consumers with gas for both illuminating and fuel purposes. The output for tliis\\nyear will reach nearly 10,000,000 cubic feet. The stockholders of the company are\\nthe following well known business men: F. 8. Rowan, Real Estate Dealer, 15elvi-\\ndere; John L. Witbeck, Director First National Bank, Belvidere; W. T. Longcor,\\nReal Estate Dealer, Belvidere; Irving Terwilliger, Cashier Second National Bank,\\nBelvidere; Geo. II. llurlbut, E.\\\\-Mayor, Belvidere; Jolm II. Witbeck, Vice-Presi-\\ndent Fort Dearlxirn Xatioiial Bank, Chicago; lion. Wm. J. Heidev, Judge of the\\nJOHN C. L()X(;( llH.\\nPHOTO BY VOlNIiT.\\nAppellate Court (.)f Indiana, Ruslnillc, Indiana; (ieo. W. Cauipliell, Atty. at Law,\\nRushville, Indiana; P. R. Kennedy, Alderman, Belvidere; Hon. Stephen I). May.\\nAtty. at Law, Chicago; Jesse Wheeland, Engineer, C. N. W. Ry.\\nJOHN C. LONGCOR.\\nJohn C. Longcor was born in Belvidere August 8, 1847. His father. Samuel\\nLongcor, came here in 1840, and was widely known all over the country, from\\nthe fact that he was the inventor of the fanujus Diamond plow, which liad a\\nlarge sale. In his iioyhood days the subject of this sketch attended the public\\nschools, taking a thorough course in the high school. For some years he was\\nassociated with liis father in the manufacturing business, and subsequently he\\nbecame identified with the drug trade. In J 874 he established a drug store on\\nNorth State street, and since that time he has conducted a highly successful busi-\\nness. Lie carries one of the largest and most complete slocks in tlie city, and is", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0128.jp2"}, "129": {"fulltext": "i;ki vii)Kkk illustkated.\\n125\\nregardt il ;is niic of tlic siilislniitial liusiiu ss nifii \\\\\\\\li i tdviri tlic liacklioiie of Ildvi-\\ndert\\n.Mr. Ldiiu cDi- \\\\v:is iiiMrriiMl l clirii:ir\\\\ 10, 1881, to ]Miss Kva .M. I3arkcr, who is\\none of tlie city .s takiiU d and acfoiriplislied women. Slie ipossosses a tini alto\\nvoice, is one of the ))roininent nieniln rs of the La 1ii s Lyi i chil) and leader of the\\n.Methodist choir. Mr. l.oiii;eor is affiliated uilh the ,AI. K. churi li, Ih Imu; one of\\ntiie trustees. lie is justly jpojpular, and few eiti/ens are more highly esteenie(l\\nthan he. He is fairly well sui)|ilied with this world s goods, a eoiu])etenee which\\nhe has aeiMimulated by his eonservatixc and careful husiness ])oliev. He helongs\\nto the A. l^. W. Mr. and iNfrs. Longcor have one of the tinest liomes in the\\neitv on West Lincoln avenue.\\nRESIDENCE OF FRANK TOUSLEY.\\nALD. WILLIAM H. DERTHICK.\\nAlderman Derthick was born in this city .)anuar\\\\ 18, 1842. His parents.\\nNelson and .Margaret Derthick, came to Belvidere from Richfield Springs, N. Y.,\\nin 1S3T. iVfter receiving a common school education ,Mi-. l)citliick, al the out-\\nbreak of tlie rebellion, joinecl the contingent of nini ty-day men sent to Free]iort.\\nwhich was mustered in by (ieneral I ope with C om] auy B, Fifteenth Illinois In-\\nfantry, ^lay 24, 18(!1. This was the first regiment ol \\\\idunteers sworn into the\\nservice of tlii I nited Slates for the war. At the sui-i cnder of Donelson, engaged\\nat I ittslnirg Landing, where he was wounded; afterward at icksburg, where he\\nreceived a gnu-shot wound iu the knee, and which fiuallv cammed his discharge\\nfrom the service at .letVersou Barracks, St. Louis, in August, 1803, are events in\\nan honorable record. Upon returning to Belvidere he learned tlie paintei s and\\ndecorator s trade, and since accpiiring it has, without e.vception, been his ow u em-\\n])loyer. In 1871, during the rebuihliug of (_ hicago, he obtained several large con-\\ntracts and employed 175 men. .Mr. Derthick was the first to engage in artistic\\ndecorating west of iiicaL; o. and his rcpulatiou is widespread. Churcdies, schools.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0129.jp2"}, "130": {"fulltext": "W. H. DERTHICKS OPERA HOUSE IJLOCK.\\nIHOTCl EV H.AllK .1- NOTT.\\nINTERIOR OF W. H. DERTHICK S PAINT AND WALL PAPER STORE.\\nrilOTil 1!V rl.Al .K A NOTT.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0130.jp2"}, "131": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKE ILLLSTIJATED.\\nIL\\n]iul)lic liuildiii^s and residences of every degree illnstrate the extent and variety of\\nhis work. I he last and ]ierha])s erowning effort is tlie eialxii ate adorning of the\\nKationaTs sn]ierh otlices. ,\\\\s a huiider Mr. I)ertiiicl has ht en ednspicuous, even\\nat a time when returns seemed doiilitful, liaving erected, t)ccu[)ied and sohl over\\ntliirty-tive honses, from tlie cottage to the mansion. Wlien tiie June Sewing\\n^Macliine Manufacturing C limpany cinitemjihiteci the transfer of its plant to IJclvi-\\ndere, Ahlerman Dertliick was chosen one of the citizen s eommiltee to negotiate\\ntlie change and solicit suhscriptions. His energetic service contrihuted largely to\\nthe snci essfnl issue. Mv. Dcrlhick was elected ahlerman from the .sec6n l ward in\\nISHO, and ser\\\\cd one term. In lS9-t he moycd intn the foni th waril. and was\\nW. H. DERTHIlK.\\nI IKITO BY CL.IUK ,t NOTT.\\nchosen to fill the tci-m now lieing served. Alderman Derthick has been an dfHcial\\not Ihirlbnt Post, A. K., of this city, sinec its organization. He \\\\vas married\\nin 18(54 to Miss Charlotte Reed, who died in 1878, and on April 21, 1887, to Miss\\nLizzie Martyn. Tlu- children hy his first marriage were Harry and Paul, now\\nlecease l. and Mrs. I iel and Mrs. Merveaux, of this city, ancl hy the latter union\\nChaihittc, now al the age of six years. One of the side entciprises undertaken by\\n.Mr. I)crtliickis the maii.-igcment of the Opera House, whose stock of \u00c2\u00a717,0(10,\\nith the exception of a tenth part, he owns. Large ontlay.s have lieen made upon\\nthis jirincipal place of entertainnu-rit, and its )iroductiveness qua lru]iled. As a\\nprogressive, public-spirited, capable citizen and otlicial. Alderman Derthick stands\\namong the first, and his constant and effective services receive high appreciation.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0131.jp2"}, "132": {"fulltext": "128\\nBKLVIDKIiK ILLUSTHATKD.\\nTHE BELVIDERE CARPET STRETCHER.\\nTilt Belvidere Cavjict Stretclier and Tacker was inxeiited liv Edward L.\\n]\\\\IcUivitt, of tliis ciiy, ami lie was award(_Ml jiatciit I-\\\\ lii iiary 21, 1893. In Sep-\\ntember of tlie same year Mr. !McDivitt and A. It. Goddard foriiied a |iartners]ii]i\\nfirm to manufacture and sell the stretcher in the United States. Thev had but\\nlittle capital to im est at that time, and this made it ujidiill work in getting it\\nstarted. In April, 1S;I4, Mr. McDivitt sohl his half interest to George M. Allen,\\nof Beloit, Wis and C. C. Atwood, of Albion, Wis. In Xovenilter, 1895, Mr.\\nAtwood accepted an offer to sell his iutcvest froiri K. W. (i(i(hhird, of Terrvville,\\nA. R. GODD. i^RD OPERATING STRETCHER\\nAMI TAIKKK.\\nTHE STRETCHER AXD TAl K\\nConn., and the firm name was changed to The Goddard cfc Allen Co. The business\\nwas starteil at the beginning of the panic, which made it all the harder for the new\\nA enture. Notwithstanding, the firm had a good year in 1895, and tliere has been\\na decided increase in the l)usiness so far this year. Their goods are handled ex-\\nclusively through agents, as Mr. Goddard believes this is the only way to sell and\\nintroduce a new household article. If every family in the United States had a\\nBelvidere Carpet Stretciier, the white-winged dove of peace would rule the day\\nduring the house-cleaning and moving time period. Those who have tested this\\nremarkable machine unhesitatingly promiunce it the most practical Carpet Stretcher\\nand Tacker ever offered to the pulilic. The writer has seen all kinds of Carpet\\nStretchers, and can conscientiously say that Tlie Belvidere excels anything\\never seen.\\nThis Stretcher is made of the verv best material, \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00c2\u00abitli an eve to lurability,\\ngood service, and neatness; the haiulle and stretcher-bar being made of hard maple,", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0132.jp2"}, "133": {"fulltext": "IJELVIDKHE II.IASTRATED.\\n120\\ntill (1 riving- ri il of Bi sscnu r stt ci, with i-ase-bardened tii). A Icvor draws tlie\\noar|K t til its placf. an antoniatic device ]ilaees a taek in jiosiliim. and a single blow\\n(if the drivinn-rod sets it lirnily in the tlmir. i lie (ij.eratur iiiaiiilains an npri^ht\\njiositidn: his weight on the earjiet and StreteluT assists instea l of retards its\\nworking. The leverage is so great that it recpiires little effort to bring the carpet\\nto tlie desired tension on the floor, and it is hebl tirnilv in |iositiiin bv weight oi\\niijpcrator nntil tacked down.\\nO. H. WRIGHT, SR.\\nBelvidere Imasts of lu-r brilliant sons ami inflneiitial men, whose fame spreads\\nthrougboiit the entire state of Illinois. And well she may for there is no city of\\nthe size in the state tlntt has\\nI lirnished so many able men.\\nChief among those whose\\nnames give credit to the\\ncity is the lion. jl.\\nWright, Sr. llis past is one\\nof which any man might\\nwell feel prond a ri curd of\\nsignal successes in the busi-\\nness world and professional\\nworld, a s 11 c c e s s i o n of\\nhonors in piililic life.\\nlie is one of the city s old-\\nest residents, coming here in\\nlS5a. He was liorn in\\n(rreen county, X.Y., in 1S27.\\nEarly in life Mr. Wright be-\\ncame a school teacher. Be-\\nfore coming west he was\\njirincipal of Greenville (N.\\nY.) Academy. His lirst e.\\\\-\\nlierience in Belvidere was\\nteaching. He organized and\\nbecame principal id the\\nUnion school. Later he\\nturned to the study id law\\nand read with General Ste-\\n]dien Iliirlbiit, lieing admit-\\nted to tile bar in IStU. In\\nthose early days Belvidere\\nhad a corps of able attorneys and ^ii-. Wright wasoldigedto work hard to establish\\na law jiractice. He was called the \u00e2\u0096\u00a0\u00e2\u0096\u00a0teacher lawyer by Jiis ojiponents, but they\\nsunn found the \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2teacher lawyer was made of tlie ri^lit kind of stuff. He soon\\nlU iiHUistrated his ability and his name as an eli |iieiit praetilimier beeame known\\nin :ill the ailjnining counties. WIkmi the Hepiiblic,-iii paiiv was in its incipiency-\\nMv. Wright was an advocate of its principles, he first |iolitical speech he ever\\niiiaiK \u00c2\u00abas in 1 S56 for John C. Freinonl wlm was defeated for the presidency by\\nBuchanan. He was one of the oiganizers of the jiarty and is now an entliusiastic\\nKe))ublican. He says be ahvaj s e.\\\\pects tu be one.\\nShortly after be was admitted to the bar lie was elected city magistrate and\\nat various periods be has held the otKces of city clerk, master of chancery, and was\\ncounty assessor under the revenue law eight vears. In 1. !T^I the people sent Mr.\\nHON. u. H. WEIGHT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0133.jp2"}, "134": {"fulltext": "130\\nUELVIDKKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nWright to tlie state legislature ami kept him there for three successive terms.\\nSubsequently Governor Oglesby appointed him one of the three penitentiary com-\\nmissioners, wliich liy the vvaj is not only a respcmsihle jiosition but great honor\\nattaches to it as well. In this capacit}- lie served four years.\\nMr. Wright started the first agricultural implement warehouse in Belviilere.\\nlie erected several business blocks. One of those on South State street was\\ndestroyed by fire in 1883, entailing a loss of ;10,00(l without auv insurance, a\\nserious loss for Mr. Wright.\\nMr. Wright is spending the evening of his life with as much freedom from\\ncares as his business will permit. While he is at the head of the firm of (_). II.\\nWright tt Co., his son Omar takes the weight of responsibility from his shoulders.\\nRESIDENCE OF OMAR H. WRIGHT, JR.\\nIMIOTO RY CI.AIIK .V NOTT.\\nHe has large financial interests in Belviderc which necessarily recjuire attention.\\nHe is a stockholder and director of the Pe()[ile s bank, and is the owner of con-\\nsiderable real estate. Mr. Wright has a cottage at Geneva Lake, Wis., where he\\nspends the summer, and also consideralde pro)ierty in Chicago. He has done more\\nthan liis part in the upbuilding nf the city and well deserves a rest. ]Mr. Wright\\nis liived and respected by all wlm know him.\\nO. H. WRIGHT AND CO.\\nThe firm of O. H. right it Son, dealers in lumber and coal, commenced\\noperations at its present location on Pleasant street, April 1, 1889. From the\\nbeginning success attended the enterprise, and the stock and facilities were in-\\ncreased, until now the heaviest and most varieil demands are jiromjitly met. June\\n1, 1SSI3, John G. Tripp was admitted as a partner, the firm name changed to that of\\nO. H. Wright Co., and the buying of grain added to the business. 3Ir. Tripp s\\nlong experience in the grain market well iiualifies him for the management of this\\ndepartment. The offices and yards are located on both sides of the railroad track,\\none block west of State street, and cover an extended space of ground. Purchases", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0134.jp2"}, "135": {"fulltext": "HKIA l DKRE ILLUSTRATED.\\n131\\nof linrilicv Mvc mailr in laruc l ts at llio mills in isc(iiisiri ami Mirlii^an, i)t coal\\nat tla- iiiiiifs, and oilier nialcrial at first liaml. Nearly cn iM-ytliiiiu in the way of\\nliiiililinu- suii|ilii s is handU iI. with tiic adilition of drain tile in all si/.es. lion.\\nH. Wriulit, Sr. retains a sn|iervisory interest in the liusiness, hut the active\\ninanaiieinent devolves on the other jiartners, Omar IL Wriulit. .Ir. ami ]\\\\[r. Tri))]!.\\nI lie hiij;h jiosition attained liy tliis firm is nolahle even in this city of comniereial\\nsurprises.\\nOMAR H. WRIGHT, JR.\\nA partner in the tirrn II. Wright it Co., was horn at lielvidere in 1867,\\nand graduated from the hiuh school in 1SS4. In ISSo he was tendered and accepted\\na position in the purchasing\\ndepartment of the Illinois\\nstate penitentiary at .lolii t,\\nand remained there three\\nyears. Entering the liimher\\nami coal liusiness in 18811,\\nhis energy and talent con-\\ntrihuted to the early placing\\nof the enterprise in the van\\nof successful hii.sine.ss\\nhouses. lie was elected\\nalderman from the first\\nward in Ajiril, ISltl, and re-\\nelected in ISHo, serving four\\nyears. He was among the\\norganizers of the Belvidere\\nTelephone C om|iany, and is\\nnow its secretary. His mar-\\nriage to Miss Sarah Burton\\ntook place at Bata\\\\ ia, Illi-\\nnois, Fehruary 1(1, 1892.\\nThey have one son. In the\\nfall of 1S!I4 he completed\\none of the largest and hand-\\nsomest residences in the\\ncity. It is situated at the\\ncorner of State and Sixth\\nstreets, in Highland addi-\\ntion, and was erecteil under jilans from P rank P. ^Vllen, a leading architect of\\n(irand Rapids. .Mich., at an exjiense of 6,0(l0. It was fitted with every con-\\nvenience and elegantly furnished. Last Novemher it was piartially destroyed\\nliy tire, hut immediately relmilt. .Mr. Wright is a re])resentative of the younger\\nand |irogressive type id merchants whose value in a growing city is highly\\nestimated.\\nH. H. RUBIN.\\nl^uliin s l a cr\\\\ li.i- for nian\\\\ years heen a household phrase in Bel idere.\\nAt one lime almost the only estahlishment ol the kiml in the city, it has heen\\nenlarged, in kee]iing with the general progress, until e\\\\crytlnng in the line\\nrequired li\\\\ home-iiroviders is now promptly supplied. It follows in this under-\\ntaking, as with most others, that a faithful adherence to the one special line ensures\\n])roticieiiey and the iiest resultant service. This was the )i(dicy ado]ited liy 3Ir.\\nRubin years ago, and imw folhiweil. .Mr. Riihin was horn in Watertown, Wis.,\\nIt. II. niHiN.\\nH Tn r.V V HN|)T.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0135.jp2"}, "136": {"fulltext": "132\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nFebruary 17, 1861. Receiving Lis education and learning his trade at Janesville,\\nWis., he came to Belvidere in 1880, and obtained employitient with W. F. Zeigler,\\nwho was at tliat time the leading baker of the town. Li 1883 occurred his mar-\\nriage to Miss Rosa Fenwick. In 1887 he purchased Joseph Fenwick s liakery, and\\nnow carries on business at the same location. An idea of the extent to which\\nprovision is made for the public may be gained from the statement that ho uses\\nabout 2,000 sacks of flour. 100 barrels of sugar, and 50 tierces of lard annually.\\nMr. Rubin is Treasurer of Kishwaukee Chapter, No. 90, R. A. ]M., and Past\\nGrand of the local lodge of I. F. In 1894 the faniilv residence at State\\nH. H. RUBIN S RESIDENCE.\\nand Jackson streets was completed, and it is noted for being one of the handsomest\\nand naost commodious of the line structures gracing that section of the city.\\nL. C. WILLARD.\\nThe mercantile interests of any city would be incomplete without a tirst-class\\nfurniture establishment, such as is conducted by the gentleman whose name forms\\nthe subject of this article, and who may justly be regarded as one of Belviilere s\\nsafe, reliable and conservative business men. Mr. Willard is a practical and\\nexperienced furniture dealer, having been engaged in the business in Belvidere for\\nquite a number of years he knows when, Imw and where to buy furniture, at such\\nprices tliat enable liim to give his patrons the advantage, when purchasing of him,\\nof the lowest possible prices of any similar establishment in the north-west. Mr.\\nWillard is one of our active, energetic and enterjjrising business men, who keeps\\nabreast of the times by always handling just what the public requires, as is so\\nplainly evident by a casual glance at his well, immense and judiciously selected", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0136.jp2"}, "137": {"fulltext": "HELVIDEKE ILLl STKATED.\\n1?,?,\\nstock of furniture tbat is not excelled or equalled in variety, (|uality and jiriccs in\\nthis section of tlie state, a fact that is heing recognized and a|)]ircciated liy not only\\nhis le ii(in of patrons, but the ]iul)lic generally, and ujion this liyiidthesis may\\nj)ro|ierlv he assigned the fundamental prinei|ile of his chief success and the\\niiuniense ami jirotitable trade, which reflects credit upon his good discretiim, that\\nhe so successfully succeeded in establishing in Belvidere. Ilis stock of parlor and\\nbedroom sets, the most modern and latest style, together with tables, chairs, sofas,\\ndesks, rockers, and in fact everything to be found in a iirst-class establishment of\\na like character, is not onlv full and cdniplete, but embraces such a cluiice selec-\\nRESIDEXCE OF L. C WILLARD.\\nPHOTO BY (M.ARlv NOTT.\\ntion as will be difficult to be seen elsewhere. In cuniu ction with this well regu-\\nlated estaljlishment is a tirst-class undertaking department, under the jiersonal\\nattention of Mr. Willard, who in this respect knows well the recpiirenu iits of an\\nundertaker. lia\\\\iug served the people of IJclvidere for the past twchc years, always\\ngiving perfect satisfactinn.\\nJOHN C. FOOTE.\\nl or a quarter of a renlurv .Inhii Fniile li:i (\u00e2\u0080\u00a2(Uiducted a di ug store on South\\nState stri et, anil it is one (if tlie leading estalilisliinents of the city. lie was born\\nin Hamilton, X. V., September 20, ISH, and received a thorough preiiaratury\\neducation in early vnulh. He graduated at Colgate university in ISii4, and suc-\\nceeded lii fatlier. lliMi. .Inliii .1. i iiiite, in thedruu business at lianiiltun in 1865.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0137.jp2"}, "138": {"fulltext": "134\\nbelyidp:re illustrated.\\nHis marriage to Miss Helen, daughter of Judge Samuel B. Garvin, of New York\\ncity, took place in 1867. Coming to Belvidere in 1869, he founded his present\\nbusiness in 1870. His children are: Mary Helen, May Garvin, Florence Annette\\nand John Garvin.\\nMr. Foote has always been an ardent Republican, and while never caring to\\nhold office, has yet constantly and with effect interested himself in political affairs.\\nFew have shown a livelier appreciation of the needs of the city or greater willing-\\nness to aid in forwarding every measure calculated to develop its resources.\\nProminent in business circles, church affairs and socially, Mr. Foote is highly\\nesteemed, ami has the contidence and regard of the public.\\nKESIDENX E OF JOHN V. FOOTE.\\nSABIN BROS., DRY GOODS.\\nThe nietiiipdlilMn dry goods store now conducted bv Saliin Bros, was estab-\\nlislied in February, 1866, by their father, David D. Sabin, the firm being D. D.\\nSabin Co. Subse(juently H. B. Sykes took the place of the retiring partner, P.\\nR. Sabin, and continued in the firm until 1884. when D. D. Sabin became sole\\npr()|)rietor. Being capaljle and experienced in the lry goods line, Mr. Sabin\\ncommanded a rosperous patronage. He showed his enterprise when, in 1876, he\\nerected the large business block now occupied by Sabin Bros. Mr. Sabin con-\\nducted the business until 1889, when his .sou Sidney A. was admitted to partner-\\nship. In 1894 the firm Sabin it Son was succeeded by Eugene F. and Sidney A.\\nas Sabin Bros. Prior to this change Eugene F. Sabin had been identified for fif-\\nteen years with the large wholesale house of John V. Farwell Co., and this\\nwide experience gave him peculiar and fitting qualitications which gave added vigor\\nto the business. Sidney A. Sabin, it may be saiil, grew uj) in the business.\\nAfter completing his school work he became associated with the liusiness, and\\nspent twelve years in the dry goods trade. The Sabin Ijrothers make a team that\\nis hard to equal. Their motto is Best (jualities always, and the term The", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0138.jp2"}, "139": {"fulltext": "HKLYIDKKE ILLTSTKATHD.\\n135\\nD. II. SABIN.\\nPlIOTu BV fl.AllK A- Nii rr.\\nevcM hiisv stnri li:is lioun\\n]i|)ruMl to tlicir ilry linmls\\nlidusc. l^hi ir stock is al-\\nwavs ii|i-to-ila1c, well st^lecl-\\ned and foriiplclc in all lie-\\n|iarlim ii(s, ami mily in the\\nhu 4ci cities can its cM|ual lie\\nI oiiinl.\\nFRANK W. PLANE.\\nN i iv niniiiiciit among\\ntlu olilcv inaniii actiiriiig\\nestahlislimciits of this city,\\nand indeed of tlie ciMintvy,\\nis the Plane Screen Door\\nINIann factory. It was start-\\ned hy My. Plane in ISSfl.\\nThe entire product for that\\nyear was 500 doors. The\\nincrease in the out|int has\\nlieen Lifadual 1ml large,\\nuntil now 150,000 doors are\\nannually shi|i|icd, rei|uiring\\n2(Ml -ars. The factory is\\nli cated on Pleasant street\\nand solidlv huilt of stone.\\nTlie average force employed\\nis twenty-five, at the head of\\nwinch is Millard I oyce,\\nwhose engagement began\\nwith the liiisiness. Window\\nscreens, wire cloth and hard-\\nware specialties are also\\nnnidc and carried. Mr. Plane\\nis tlie local manager of the\\nCentral Union Telephone\\nKxchange. In the \u00e2\u0096\u00a0^priui;- of\\nISit. i the entire cit\\\\ line was\\nreccuistructed at an expense\\nof ?i:iO,0()0. The -crvice is at\\nall times ju ompt and relia-\\nlile. .Mr. Frank \\\\V. Plane\\nwas liorn in lielviilere, Xo-\\nvemlier 15, 1S4(). lie is a\\nson of .Icdin Plane, one of the\\n(ddest residents. .\\\\t the age\\nof twenty he entered his\\nfather s hardware store as\\nclerk. ills marriage to 3Iiss\\nK. L. i osttook plai c in ,Mav,\\nIS75. They Inneoni child,\\na lad of eleven years. Him-\\nself and wife are eoiinecte l\\nI w. I l.ANi;.\\nPHOTIi I .V 1 l..\\\\UK .1 MITT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0139.jp2"}, "140": {"fulltext": "136\\nBELVIDERE ILLLSTRATEU.\\nwith the South Baptist Cliureh, and as one of the trustees he has rendered long\\nand valualde service, while ]Mrs. Plane is the etticient treasurer of the society.\\n]Mr. Plane is an active, ]inblic-s|iirited citizen, heartilv cci i|ieratiuo with his busi-\\nness associates in jirouioting the interests of his native citv.\\nR. C. FRITZ.\\nOne of the enterprises exceedingly valualjle to a liuilding ccinimunity is tliat of\\nbrick-nuiking. It ensures an always available supply of an indisjiensable article.\\nSuch an industry is that of R. C. Fritz, located in almost the heart of the city.\\nIt was known at an early day that a bed of clay, considerable in extent and of\\nexcellent quality, underlaid the site of the ])resent kilns. Efforts to utilize this\\ndeposit were made at intervals, l ut complete success had never resulted until the\\nSCENE .\\\\T THE BRICK YARD OF R. C. FRITZ,\\npresent energetic roprietor began the essay. At the time of his arrival from\\nOridley, 111, nine years ago, the product could hardly be given away. Jfr. Fritz\\nhad faith, however, that tirst-class brick could l)c turned out. New machinery\\nwas ]iurchased, anil numerous exjieriments were made, but there were discourage-\\nments and costly failures. In 1892 the plant was entirely wiped out by flood.\\nThen fire destroyed the sheds and a large part of the machinery. Yet the pluckv\\nyoung jiroprietor was not dismayed, but rebuilt and enlarged, and finally placed\\nthe enterprise on a firm footing. He now employs in the busv season about\\ntwenty-tive men, and turns out 2,(100, 00(1 bricks a year. The National Company\\nwas supjdied with 1110,000 for the outside finishing of the great building erected\\nlast summer, while its contract for the inferior inside walls was let to foreign\\nfirms. This is a high testimonial from a competent source. The reputation of\\nthe ])rodut t is now established, and contractors from a distance are sending orders\\nin liberal volume. Belvidere lirick liave no superior in the state. Mr. Fritz is an\\nactive member of the ^Methodist church and superintendent of its Sabbath school.\\nHe also holds other offices. An energetic, capable, reliable business man, and\\nworthy citizen, his success in the face of many obstacles is a source of gratification\\nto the communitv.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0140.jp2"}, "141": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTHE HOTEL EVANS.\\nTlii^ well-kiiiiun hostelry was [uirchased and rc-uameil l y .Mi Frcil .1. Evans\\nin 1894. Its location on State street, size, arrangement ami furnishing combine\\nto make it inferior to none other in the city. Inimeiliately after obtaining control\\nit was entirely refitted bv the )ireseiit ]iroiirietor with all the modern belongings of\\na tirst-class hotel, at large t X|KMise. It has steam heat, electric lights and annun-\\nciators, liarlier sIiom. liatlis. spacious sam| le-rooms, free train ser\\\\ ice, and bills of\\nTHE HOTEL EVANS.\\nrmiTO nv ci.ap.k .v sott.\\ntable-fare that attract liberal ])atronage from city residents as well as traveler.*.\\nAs Mr. Evans personally manages the hotel, its gnests are always assnred of the\\nmost perfect care and attention, which fact, together with a moderate tariff of\\ncharges, invariably ensures a revisit from those who ha\\\\e once accepted its hos])i-\\ntalities. Mr. Henry Sweet, long a resident of Belvidere. is in charge of the office,\\na position held for some years, and ablv seconds tlic projirielor in rendering\\nacceptable service to the ]iul)lic.\\nCAPT. JAMES M. HUMPHREY.\\nIn keepinii: with the general advancement that has made the Belvidere of\\nto-day are the rogressive ideas of the ih alers in furniture. Wliere a few years\\nago limited ipiarters and moderate displays were sutlicii iit. now extensive ware-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0141.jp2"}, "142": {"fulltext": "138\\nBELYI DEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\nhouses and great variety are eonsidereil indispensable. Prohably the new Ijuihl-\\ning erected by Captain Humphrey on Siiuth State street, and occupied nearly in\\nits entirety as salesrooms, is unsurpassed by any similar structure in this part nf\\nthe state. It is 44x90 feet in extent, two stories and basement in height, of brick\\nand stone, with a highly ornate front, and is one of the handsomest business lilocks\\nin the city. It is tilled with a stock from which may be equipped the plainest or\\nmost pretentious dwelling. The undertaking department carries a full line of\\nfuneral furnishings, and tiie details of embalming and burial are attended to in\\naccordance with approved methods. Captain Ilunqilirey was born August 31,\\n1840, at Danville. Ohio. Mis ])arents, Thomas J. and Caroline A. Humphrey,\\ncame to Boone county in 1840, and located on a farm ten miles south of Beh idere.\\nHU.MriiincY ni.iiiK axm .i. Ji. iii mphkevs FfRNiTiKi sToKi::,\\nThey emigrated from Klioile Island at an early date, and first went to Ohio, set-\\ntling on a tract of land given his gramlfatlier for services performe(l in the Revo-\\nlutionary war, which was perforce accepted in lieu of cash. Captain Humphrey\\nwas educated at Bcloit College, and took a commercial course in Chicago. He\\nwas married to Miss Rosirali Newton iu Flora, this county. December 2.i. 18G2.\\nThey have five children, oue son and four daughters, all of whom are married.\\nIn 18(54 he raised and commanded a company enlisted for the United States\\nservice, and whicii liecame Compauy C, One Ilundreil and -Forty-second Infantry.\\nFor its share in the defeuse of St. Louis it received the thanks of President Lin-\\ncoln, through his Secretary of War Stanton. Returning to Belvidere Captain\\nIlumjilirey engaged as a commercial traveler, farmer and hardware ruercliaiit, in\\nthe order mentioned, opening a furniture store about five years age. One of his\\nbrothers attained the rank of brigadier general, and another captain of cavalry,\\nduring the war. He is a member of Hurlbut Post, G. A. R., and of the M. W.\\nA. Enterprising and public-spirited. Captain Hiiiiiplircv kt cps in line with the\\nmakers of modern Belvidere.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0142.jp2"}, "143": {"fulltext": "BEl.VIDEKE ILIA STUATEU.\\n139\\nWM. SEWELL.\\nIll his (iwii liiiildiiit;-. wliich liy the way, is one nl the Ijcsl in tciuii. .Mr.\\nSewt ll (iiidiicls a carriage ImisIiicss mi an cxtfiisi\\\\e scale. His reposit(ir\\\\- on\\nNorth State street is a credit to Belvidere. Mr. Sewell was horn in Caledonia, this\\ncounty. His father was Isaac Sewell, one of tlie county s sturdy pioneers. Mr.\\nSewell learned the earriajre making trade in Beloit, Wis., where he had consider-\\nable experience in this line. i rior to moving to Beloit he held the otKce of town-\\nship assessor for Caledonia for several years. Coming to Belvidere about twenty\\nWM. SEWELL S BLOCK AND O. A. R. HALL.\\nPllcnii RY CLARK ,t NOTT.\\nyears ago, he was for si.\\\\ years the expert and right-hand man for Cajitain\\nHeywood, one of the leading macliinery dealers. He was ftdl of vigor and enter-\\njirise ami launched into business for himself. Few business men have been more suc-\\ncessful. An evidence of tliisfact is the sightly building erected by him.self, in 1892,\\non tlie seconil Hoor of which is the (irand Army hall and which with the necessarv\\nadjuncts cover a large space. Mr. Sewell deals in fine carriages, wagons, sleighs,\\nhaiiiess, etc., and does a large animal business.\\nThe North Belviili-re school board, on which he is serving his second term,\\nconferred an honor nn him, and placed a great ri sponsibilit\\\\ in his hands during\\nthe ]iast summer. J he magnificent new !25,000 school edifice, a cut of which\\nappears elsewhere, was constructed under his sn| erintendencv, he being at tliat time\\nchairmanof the Iniildiug ccimmittee. Mr. Sewell is held inhigh esteem as a citizen.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0143.jp2"}, "144": {"fulltext": "i\\nrill I\\nRESIDENCE OF F. S. KOWAN.\\nPHOTO BY (I. A UK .t NoTT.\\nPROPERTY OF F. 8. ROWAX.\\nI HOTO BY CLAIIK A Xo lT.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0144.jp2"}, "145": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEUE ILLl STKATED.\\n141\\nF. S. ROWAN.\\nJust sav Tin in I lu real estate Imsiiie.ss, saiil F. S. Uouan, wlicii a repre-\\n\u00e2\u0080\u00a2seiitalixe lit l!i l\\\\ iilcTc Illustrated apiiroaelie..! liiin. Mr. l-iowan is ininlest. and\\ndislikes too great a |inimiiieiice. His luagiiifieeiit residence sliown herewith is a\\njiride of the eitv. Mr. Kouau is president of the (ias Coni]ian\\\\ and a nienitier of\\ntlie South Belviileri school hoard. lie is a man of liii;h standinu in financial\\ncircles, and is contrihuting his full share to the advancement of llch Idcrc His\\nreal estate business is e.vtensive.\\nTHE WHITMAX-STARR BLOCK.\\nJOHN C. STARR.\\n.Tohn C. Starr has lieen in husiness in IJelvidere for tliirix live consecutive\\nyears. He bears the proud distinction of l eing the second ohlcst business man in\\nthis city in jioint of conlinnous business activity. He was bdni in ^Vhitehall,\\nN. Y.. in ISIj J. anil li\\\\cd tlicri- until his parents followed tlir ucslcni exodus in\\n1S55. On October llith of that year the family located in Belvidere. II. (i. Starr,\\nthe father, was an expert harness maker and hiss in, .Tohn C. foll()wed in his foot-\\nste])s antl became associated with him in business. ,\\\\fter pending a year in IJelvi-\\ndere the Starrs moved to Forreston. Ogle county and thoi the head of the family\\nendiaiked in the harness business. In ]S(;0 J(din V. Starr who hail always longed\\nto get back to I)elviilere. timk uip his resideurc in tlii- citv attain and fi-nm that", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0145.jp2"}, "146": {"fulltext": "142\\nLJELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nday he has not had the least\\nthought of locating else-\\nwhere. Mr. Starr is at jires-\\nent located in one of the new,\\nmodern and substantial busi-\\nness blocks on South State\\nstreet which he erected him-\\nself last summer. He carries\\none of the largest and most\\ncomplete lines of harness in\\nnorthern Illinois.\\nMr. Starr has held several\\nhonorary offices in this city\\nand has had much experience\\nin local public affairs. He is\\na careful and conservative\\ngentleman and is one of Bel-\\nvidere s staunchest business\\nmen.\\nW.ATKINS AND BURNS.\\nLess than two years ago\\nthe gentlemen composing this\\nfirm ojiened a coinjiarativelv\\nsmall stock of dry goods in\\none of the Rider buildinirs\\nE\\nPHoTI\\nT. F. BI KXS.\\nI HOTO BY CLAKK A NOTT.\\nJ. WATKIXS.\\nI!V CLARK A XOTT.\\non South State street, and\\ntheir record has been one of\\nuninterrii]ite l advancement.\\nAt tlie present time, occupv-\\ning one of tlie most perfectlv\\na|ipiiiiitcd store-rooms in\\nNorthern Illinois, their sales\\nare not exceeded bj* those of\\nany other similar estal)lisli-\\nment in the city. The new\\nlocation is in Central block,\\nwhich was completed August\\n1, 1895, and upon whitdi date\\nthe firm took possession of\\n.jiiarters es])ecially fitted for\\nits use. The floor space is\\n22x125; the fixtures are of\\nrecent design and incbide\\nevery convenience: bundle\\nand cash carriers are used,\\nand the store is warmed and\\nlighted by furnaces and gas.\\nTen clerks care for their im-\\nmense traile. The stock car-\\nried is, forextent and quality,\\nfar beyond the average in a", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0146.jp2"}, "147": {"fulltext": "BELVIDKRK ILLISTRATED.\\n143\\ncitv of tliis size. It is ki ]il coiiiiilctely assorted by the luoilcni iiiellnid ni l r( i|uiMit\\njiuroliase. Under the tliree licadiiitis: Ury goods, carpets and cluaks, arc in-\\ncluded inauv sul)di\\\\ isicins, all re|ircscntint; the most lesiralilc [irodiicts ol tlic Icmni\\nand workshoji. The enter|irisini; proprietors have achieved a success that is\\nphenomenal, even in this day of rapid roL;ression.\\nThe senior jiartner nf thc almvc tirin was Imrn in the town (^f Flora, this\\ncounty, Dccemher 17, ISild. His parents, .1. B. and Ann Watkins, came to this\\njiart of tlie country, the former in [Si J: and the latter in ISoll. On their marriau:e\\nthev settled on a farm in Flora, where thev resiile l for many years. Mr. E. .1.\\nWatkins. after comjiletinji his education, turned his attention to the dry goods\\nImsiness, beginning as a clerk in 18S0, and retaining this position thirteen years.\\nRESIDENCE OF W. D. CORXWELL.\\nlie was married in 1883 to Miss Ida E. Woolverton, of Belvidere. They have\\ntwo daughters, one of eleven and the other of nine years. Mr. Watkins is a mem-\\nber of the American Legion of Honor.\\nT. F. Burns, the junior member, born at Belvidere. .laniuvry 211, IStu.\\nHis parents, C. F. and Mary Burns, came to Belvidere in 1S( 5. lie was educated\\nat tlie jjublic schools, and after a varied |u-eparatory experience, settled dow n to\\nthe dry ijoods business, which he has fidlowed for many years. His marriage to\\n^liss Elizabeth (^uinn, of Elgin, took jilaee Ajiril 30, 1890. J hey have three\\nchildren, the eldest a son of three years. He i the treasurer of the Home Forum.\\na member of the M. W. A., and one of F el\\\\ iilere s st progressive and successfid\\nmerchants.\\nCORNWELL CHAPPEL.\\nThe members of this leading real estate firm began (\u00c2\u00bbperations in February,\\n1895, and have since then i)rosecuted a most successful Imsiness. Their familiarity\\nwith both city and country ]iro])erty ami skillful negotiation of deals, together with\\nperfect reliability, have attracted a large -lientage, and resulted in mutual satisfac-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0147.jp2"}, "148": {"fulltext": "144\\nBELVIDKKE ILLUSTRATED.\\ntioii and jirotit. Some of the large.st transactions of the year liave been eonsmnniatcJ\\nthrough their agency. They not only attend to the transfer of ]iroj)erty, but\\nnegotiate loans, rent houses and stores, and perform every service related to the\\nbusiness. Their success is in perfect keejiing with the progress of the city, to\\nwliich tliey have in no small degree contribnted.\\nWILLIAM D. CORNWELL.\\nwas born at Brantford, Canada, March 27, 1833. He came to Illinciis with his\\nparents in 1S45. His father settled on a track of land in Caledonia township, and\\nthe son remained on the home-farm until arriving at the age of fifteen. lie was\\ni;ev. .r. li. KiKKEXr.Ac H.\\nPHOTO BY fT.AHK A NUTT.\\nthen apprenticed to the mason s trade for three years. In 1857 he located on the\\nfarm he still owns, in the township mentioned. He worked at his trade until 1867,\\nwhen he went to California and engaged in the lumber business. In 1871 Mr.\\nCornwell followed his trade in Pueblo and Denver, Col. On returning to this,\\ncounty he resiimeil residence on the farm, ami prosecuted his trade until 1890,\\nwhen he was elected county treasurer, and then moved to Belvidere. Ilis marriage-\\nto Miss Catherine Chappel took place in 1857. His present wife was ]Miss Mary A.\\nGetten. Both ]Mr. Cornwell and his wife are prominent members of the Methodist\\nEpiscopal church, and the furmcr has rendered conspicuous service to the denomi-\\nnation as a lay preacher.\\nW. H. CHAPPEL.\\n^Ir. Chaji|iel, associated with Mr. Cornwell in business, was born in Stati ord,\\nNew York state, April 16, 1842. He came to Boone county in 1855. Learning the\\ncarpenter s trade, he followed it until the earlier period of the war, when he", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0148.jp2"}, "149": {"fulltext": "BKLVIDERK ILLUSTRATED.\\n145\\noiiliste l in Company K, I otli lUinnis, August i:5, 18l!2. I fi-foiming tlie lull\\nthree years service, lie as honorably mustered out. He was married to Miss\\nKosaltha M. Corning in 1SG7. They liave two daughters, one of whom is married.\\nTheir residence in Belvi lere dates from the fall of .i. Mr. ChappeFs linsiness\\nenuatrements have reijuired his aliscure from the comity for many years, hut his\\narrani^enu iits .-ire now such as to make a jiermaui iit residence |)ossil)le.\\nWILLIAM H. PIEL.\\nW. H. Piel, who is styled \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2The Logan Avenue (irot er, is an-[exam]ile of\\nhow a pushintr, energetic young man timls his way to the front. Six years ago he\\nW. II. I lEL.\\nstarteil in iuisiness it h F. .1. K\\\\aMs, ami for the past four years has been in trade\\nalone. His grocery house is one of the most pippiijar iu town. It is located in a\\nhandsome new building with tine plate glass front, and these elegant qinirtcrs give\\nMr. Piel an advantage over some of his comjietitors. lie carries a com|)lele stock\\nof good^. and is doiuLJ a succcssfid business.\\nHaving been born and reared in lielvidere, INIr. Piel is well acquaintol. He\\nlias a reputation for honest dealing and fair treatment that is consistently niain-\\ntaineil.\\nOSGOOD ANDREWS.\\nt^veryliody in lielvidere knows genial Major Ii. K. Osgood. Years ago he\\nestablished a livery business here.\\n\\\\Vlicii the fierce struggle of the (Itl .s began he enlistcil in the tlth Oliio .\u00e2\u0096\u00a0i\\\\alry\\nand distiu .^uishcd himself in service. First a private, then second lieutenant, later", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0149.jp2"}, "150": {"fulltext": "146\\nBELVIDKIiE ILLUSTRATED.\\nOSGOOD ANDREWS LIVERY.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK A NUTT.\\nwar reciinl is a brilliant one\\ninl it Lease s liver v.\\npcist. A year ago\\nfirst lieutenant, next eajitain and finally major,\\nand needs no culog}\\nAfter the war be came to Belvidere and liouuht out Woo(\\nSiiu-c that time, thirty years ago, the major has stood by hi\\nElliott Andrews, son of\\nDeaeon Andrews, who\\nhas made bis borne with\\nMajor Osgood for some\\nyears, was taken into\\n]iartnersbi[i. Mr. An-\\ndrews is one of the hustl-\\ning young men of the\\ncity and a fresh im])etus\\nwas given to the busi-\\nness. Despite the bicycle,\\nthe major says the past\\nyear was one of the best\\n1k has ever had. lie\\n^ni s .Mr. ^Vudrews much\\nrredit for this. The\\nli\\\\ er\\\\ business is cou-\\ndurted in good quarters\\non Whitney street. The\\nlarge barn was liuilt by\\n.Majoi Osgood in 1871,\\nafter tire had burned him\\nout. Osgood it Andrews\\nare one of Belvidere s\\nbest firms and are deserv-\\ning of their prosjierity.\\nCOMMEKrt-: BI.OI K.\\nOWNED BY ,T. S. KDEI.STEIS.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0150.jp2"}, "151": {"fulltext": "belvidp:re ilu sthatkd.\\n147\\n.1. S. KDELi^TEIN\\nlarger store-room was required, tliat\\nhe Vmilt the Edelstein block, a liaml\\nhe moved. Here for\\nsix years be conducted\\na flourishing liusiness,\\nand became one of the\\nleading merchants of\\nthe city. Outside\\noperations added to his\\nmeans, and the Bu-\\nchanan block was pur-\\nchased as an invest-\\nment. This building\\nhas recently been re-\\nmodeled and is a hand-\\nsome ornament to the\\n]irincipal thorough-\\nfare. The elegant res-\\nidence now the prop-\\nerty of Dr. Markley\\nwas built and occupied\\nby .Mr. Edelstein.\\nMr. E. s tine home is\\nin the same neighbor-\\nhood, where with his\\nwife and three liriarht\\nJACOB S. EDELSTEIN.\\nOut- of the must notable\\ninstances in this community\\nof the rapid rise to position\\nand a competency from hum-\\nIde beginnings is that of\\nJacob S. Edelstein. Born in\\nCourland. on the coast of the\\nBaltic sea, in 1857, he cut\\nloose frciiM the fatherland in\\n1S81, and sailed for the\\nUnited States. Landing al-\\nmost ])enniless, he maintained\\nhimself by strenuous effort\\nuntil ISSo, when he came to\\nBelvidere and started m busi-\\nness in the smallest possible\\nway. Everybody here re-\\nmembers the little store on\\nState street, crov.-ded with in-\\nex[)eusive dry goods, and the\\nalways present and industri-\\nous proprietor. In 188-1 he\\nwas married to Miss Johanna\\nBarry. His assiduousness\\nwas redoubled, and in 1885 a\\nselected l)eing in the Ames block. In 1890\\n(line double-store structure, into one of which\\nTHE EDELSTEI.N lil.ot K.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0151.jp2"}, "152": {"fulltext": "148\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\ncljildreii be intends taking life with more ea.se for a time. Laving retired from Inisi-\\nne8s early in the present year. Mr. Edelstein s parents are still living in tlie old\\ncountry, and it is hi.s pleasural)le duty to minister to their wants. His five brothers\\nare each indehted to him for their start in business. ^Nlr. Edelstein s career is l)ut\\nanother illustration of the advanceinent that is jiossible in this country of bound-\\nless opjioi tunity, and no other in like degree.\\nC. N. SMITH.\\nC. X. Smith, the genial postmaster, has made an enviable record in Belvidere.\\nlie was l)orn in Dushuell. III., in [i 2. In ISSl he came to this citv and shortlv\\nC. N. SMITH,\\nPOSTMASTEIt.\\nPHOTO BY V(irM T.\\nafterward began the manufacture of cigars. Ever since he located here he has\\ntaken an active band in ]i )lilics and his good work for the democracy gave him the\\npostoffice. Mr. Smith has made an e.xcellent official and has accomplished more\\nf(ir the public than any of hi? predecessors. First the office was entirely remodeled\\nand refitted, but the most important improvement in the mail service was the\\nestablishment of the free delivery system which was brought about directly through\\nthe efforts of the postmaster.\\nMr. Smith is closely allied with the democratic leaders of the state and is\\ngenerally on \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00a2the inside. He is a clever, affable gentleman and has many\\nfriends.\\nHON. DU FAY A. FULLER,\\nI!e|iublican nominee for representative in the general assembly, was born in the\\ntown of Flora, in Boone countv, about fortv-four veais aso. He has ahvavs", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0152.jp2"}, "153": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERK ILLlSTKATKI).\\n149\\ni-fsiilod iii tln f;iriii wliui-f hv was burn, altliciULrli as \u00e2\u0096\u00a0listrii-t manager (if llicMutnal\\nLife Insnranie (inipany of New York, lie lias an office in Belvidere. He is a sou\\nof Seyiiionr and Kii/a A. Fuller, who were among the early settlers of this connty.\\nWhat education he acipiircd was in the district school, and his early life was\\njiassed in sucli toil as is incident tn a fanner s life. Mr. Fuller was the youngest\\nson of the family, and the others, going early out into the world for themselves,\\nseemed to render it necessary that Du Fay should remain at home. He has three\\nbrothers, James A., of Chicago, George H., a hanker of Rockwell, Iowa, Charles\\nE., of this city, and one sister, ^Irs. F. S. Stockwell, of Cherry Valley. Mi-.\\nFuller has lieeu sonieuhat prominent in town niattiu s in the town of]Flor.-i. and\\nllox. 1). A. FfLLEi;.\\nMEMBKi; IF THE U-UXOIS HOCSE OF REPBEsEXTATlVKS.\\nhas for several terms held the offices of justice of the peace and of township\\ntreasure! lie is a man of sturdy common sense, of unblemished character and\\nof considerable business aliility. That he fully possesses the confidence and\\nesteem of those who know him best is evidenced from the fact that when he\\nbecame a candidate for representative, at the |irimarv election in his own town\\nthere was not a vote against him, and he had the enthusiastic supjiort of all his\\nneighbors. He is a member of the South Baptist church of Belvidere, of which\\nlioth his jiarents were also mcmliers, and is also a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a\\nmember of several other fraternal societies. In 187o he was married to Miss\\nJennie Robinson, of Cherry alley. who died in 1805. One child preceded ^[rs.\\nFuller t i the other shore.\\nMr. Fuller is socially a gentleman, an honest and honorable man. whom it is\\na jileasure to know.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0153.jp2"}, "154": {"fulltext": "150\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nLUKE WIIKELKR.\\nliaiii Lim-cilu hi great sjiuecb\\non tliat occasion. When tlic\\nStandard was establishetl the\\nrailroad was coiniileted to\\nHuntley only, and the hand-\\n])ress and l)oxes of tyj e were\\nhauled liy team I rom tliat,\\nplace over niiiddv roads at\\nlarge expense. At tliat liuie\\nthe south side of the river\\ncould boast of but two small\\nframe buildings. From 1851\\nto 18G0 the Standard was the\\nonly paper published in this\\ncounty. The Standard first\\noccupied a ])art of the build-\\ning now known as Wing s\\nHats, on East 3Iadisou street,\\nliut was removed in the same\\nyear to a wooden structure on\\nLincoln avenue, just east of\\nState street. lu 1854 the\\nbrick block on llie corner, in\\nwhich was then tlie post-\\noffice, was destroyed bv tire,\\nwhich also jjartly burned the\\nTHE STANDARD.\\nThe Standard was estab-\\nlished in 1851 by Ralph Rob-\\nerts, its present propietor.\\nIt was not tpute the first\\npaper printed in Boone coun-\\nty, as about 1848-50 a ven-\\nture had lieen made by a Mr.\\nSnow, which was entitled the\\nBelvidere Mi-})iihira)(. Its\\nexistence was brief. The\\nStandard v;:i^ aX first Demo-\\ncratic in iiolitics, and contin-\\nued in that faith until the\\nbreaking up of jiarties on the\\nfree-soil question, when the\\nW liigs and free soil Demo-\\ncrats united and formed the\\njiresent Rej)ublican party.\\nIt has since advocated Repub-\\nlican jirinciples. Mr. Rob-\\nerts and Elder L. W. Law-\\nlence were delegates from\\nBoone County to the first Re-\\npublican convention at Bloom-\\nington, and listened to Abra-\\nUALI H RoIlKRT.S.\\nI lhlTO nv YOCXIIT.\\nI", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0154.jp2"}, "155": {"fulltext": "1;F.I.\\\\ IDKKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n1\\nl)uiUliiig tenanted l y tlic Stdiidiird office. The iivintiiiL;- cuittit was then\\nmoved to a biiililin^- o|i| isite the American II Mise. Imt shoi-lly after tvan.sfen-ed\\nto tlie livick Imihliiig now (iccu|iied liy llii Sf unhird. VW S/mnfunl is now\\nin its forty-tifth volume. Its veteran editor has been at the helm throngli all\\nthi st years, and has witnessed the growth of Belvidcre from a village of\\nfiMir linmlred inhaliitants to its present size. .Mr. Rolierts was horn in East\\nHartford, Conn., in 1822, and, after serving liis aii]irentici slii|i in New ork\\nt ity, came to Chicago in 1843. He fii-st located in Woodstock, .-nhl |iulilished\\ntlu re the \\\\Vnn:]-~lt,rk Di iniirnif. and fmm thence rennive l to llclviderc.\\nir, Ki:i:i,ici;.\\nALSON H. KEELER.\\n,Vlson IL Keeler, senior memlier of Keeler it Trnitt, ])nl)lisliers of the liilrl-\\nihrc X ivtliii-( t (i-rii. was horn in this conntv in LS54 has resided here almost con-\\nlinnoiislv, and therefore needs no introduction to the peojile of l: elviderc and\\nHoone conntv. He acijnired his early edncation in the country s(diools, afterwards\\nhcinu: a sttnlent in thcNortli Belvidcre schools, and at Beloit College. His ])arents.\\nMr. and .Mrs. Warren Keeler, weri early settlers in this to\\\\\\\\nslii|p. He has l)een\\nconnet-ted with newsjiapaiier work and the jirinting hnsiness since 1875, in the\\nvarious capacities from devil to eilitor. In the sjiring of 1888 he assumed sole\\nproprietorship of the Northwester/) and did not part with any of this \\\\alnahle\\njiroperty until last fall (1805), when .Mr. Charles U. Truitl secured a half interest\\nin the hnsiness. ^Ir. Keeler still owns tlie fine l)nilding in whicdi the \\\\ort/i western\\nis puhlislicd, and which he erected in 1892 especially for the hnsiness.\\nIncidentally it may he remarked that the Xortlixri:^ rii ranks high anu)ng the\\nleading country journals of the state.\\nMr. Keeler was married in 1880 to Miss Edith A. Swascv, daughter of", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0155.jp2"}, "156": {"fulltext": "152\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRAED.\\nthe late Hon. S,iiinu4 Swrtsey. They have one son, Laurence S., born Decem-\\nber 23, 1882.\\nCHARLES R. TRUITT.\\nCharles R. Truitt, one of the editors and jirojirietors of the Nartliicestvrn, was\\nborn on a farm In Monttjonier} connty, Illinois, in 1858. He was edncated in the\\nnl)lic schools, at the Hillsboro Academy, and graduated at Williston Seminary,\\nEaslham|iton, Mass., and at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. While at Williston\\nSeminary he took the second ])rize for excellence in oratory. After leaving\\nschool, he taught for a few years, being assistant [)rincipal of the Hillsboro\\nHigli School for two years. Having a liking fur journalism, he |Mirchased the\\nc. K. Turrrr.\\nHillsboro JitiiriKi} in ISSl, and after iiul)lisliing it successfully for thirteen\\nyears, sold it. lie held the office of township treasurer for ten years, and\\nduring that time handled over \u00c2\u00a7100,000. He was also a director in and presi-\\ndent of the Hillsboro Building and Improvement Association. In 1S89 he\\nwas appointed United States Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eighth\\nIllinois District. jVIr. Truitt has always been an ardent Republican ami has rep-\\nresented his party at state, congressional and county conventions. He is a mem-\\nIjer of the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen. He is married and has a family\\nof three children. He is a member of the Illinois Press Association, and\\nwas for a number of years correspondent for such metropolitan iiai)ers as\\nthe St. Louis Globe- Democrat, Chicago Trilnme. Int( Oixoft and Jicmrd.\\nIn October, 1895, lie purchased a full mu -half interest in the Belvidere\\nJVorthioesfci /i. one of the most prominent and intlnential Republican journals in\\nnorthern Illinois, and now considers himself fidly identified with the interests\\nof Boone countv.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0156.jp2"}, "157": {"fulltext": "I!ELVII)KI{K U.LUSTRATED.\\n15:^,\\nX. ^r. VDrxDT.\\nN. M. YOUNDT.\\nThe oldest jihotoyi apliic estalilislnrieiit in Belviilere is that of N. M.\\nYouiidt. It lias stirviveil the careers, brief or exteii leil, of nineteen other\\nsimilar enterprises. Its proprietor s ailherence to a line once marked out exeniplities\\nthe truth that persistence and faith invariably lead to success. This extended\\nliusiiiess life is also a tribute to the artistic excellence of his work. ^Mr. Youndt\\nwas born in Trenton, Ohio, May Kt, 1S47, but acquired the details of the art\\ndurin j a sojourn of several yeai s in Philadel]iliia, wliere his studies were prose-\\ncuted under McKlees, a noted (merman art jihotographer and chemist, lie came\\nto Belvidere in 1879 from Ba-\\ntavia. Ilis experience in ic-\\ntiire-making covers a period of\\nthirty year.s, and includes the\\nproduction of every known\\nstyle and method after that of\\nDanuerre. This constant a|i-\\n]ilic-atiipii has resulted in a )ier-\\nfect familiarity with all ap-\\nproved processes; and the\\nadoption of the newest ideas\\nof value as developed by the\\nspecialists of the jirofessiou is\\na practice regularly followed.\\nHis studio on State street con-\\ntains many illustrations of the\\nt tr 1,,, 1 K\u00e2\u0080\u009e i,f. At I llK liKNI) Ol THK KIslIWAIKKK lilVKR.\\ntinest etrects iirodueed by late", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0157.jp2"}, "158": {"fulltext": "154\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nV. I. C-LARK.\\nCLARK AND NOTT.\\nThe iiu iiihcrs of this rc iJ-\\nresentative firm have been ex-\\ntensively engaoed in the pho-\\ntographic liujsiuess for tlir\\nl ast four year.s. They have\\ntwo galleries one in this eit\\\\\\nand one at Marengo. That in\\nISIarengo is managed by Mr.\\nNott, and was opened twn\\nyears ago. The gallery in\\nRelvidere has been in opera-\\ntion since 1893, and is sujier-\\nvised by Mr. Clark. Their\\nexperience has been one of\\nuniform success, which is\\nvery largely due to the qual-\\nity of the work produced and\\nthe artistic taste exhibited.\\nEvery detail of jiicture-mak-\\ning from the taking of the\\nnegative to the tinishedl trans-\\nfer is the result of facilities\\npertaining to their establish-\\nments. Outside aid is never\\ninvoked. Onlv the best ma-\\nmethods Mr. Youn lt s spec-\\nialty is that of portraits, a\\nnnmlterof those recently tak-\\nen ajipearing on these jiages,\\nliut he also accepts commis-\\nsions for outside and iiiteri ir\\nwork on residences. A care-\\nful, painstaking, thoroughlv\\nwell-posted artist, with taste\\nand judgment, Mr. Youndt\\nmaybe well assured of public\\nappreciation. His marriage\\nto Miss Lydia M. Loufjcor,\\nyoungest daughter of the late\\nSamuel Longeor, took phice\\nin Belvidere January 1, 1880.\\nA couple of years ago the fine\\nresidence on Hurlbut avenue\\nwas completed, and is an\\nacquisition to that street of\\nl)eautiful homes. He is fra-\\nternally connected with the\\nMasons, Odd Fellows,\\nKnights of the Maccabees\\n.uid United Workmen.\\nJ. P. XOTT.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0158.jp2"}, "159": {"fulltext": "i;klvii)Kke illustrated.\\n155\\nlerials are useil, the :i|iei- lieinu tlie Hi st (|uality ami u Incii the new\\nPhltinette tiiiish, sci |Mi]iiilai now. The i; li ss surface makes the ]iietiires\\nwatei jiroof, and is the only |)fouess ensui-ing din-aliilitv. .Many nl the sn|ierli\\nillustrations ami portraits in this voiunie are evidence ot their skill and ihnroueli\\nmethods. A branch of the art to which ureat attention is paid is that of water-\\ncolor portraits. The exami)les d this treatment on disjday are e.\\\\ iuisitely beauti-\\nful. The flasli-linht is used witli ureat frecpieiu v for interior views, while land-\\nscape and exterior work is made a specialty. The tirm .mIso deals lar ely in\\nRESIDENCE OF F. 15. RtJWAX.\\nriltlTU BY CI.ARK .1 XIITT.\\ncameras, amateur s supplies and I ramo. Provided witli all needful accessories,\\nand devoting their entire time to the study and dexeloping of tlu art, the utmost\\nsatisfaction necessarilv follows everv order.\\nDR. F. B. ROWAN, D. V. S. AND V. D.\\nDr. Kowan is an honorar\\\\ graduate of the C hicago eterinary College, and\\nhas jiracticed bis ]irofession in this city for about seven years. Conveniently\\nlocated at 15 Louan avenue, his ser\\\\ ices are in constant demand liy those who\\na]ppreciate humane methods and skillful ti eatnu nl when a]iplii d lo man s noblest", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0159.jp2"}, "160": {"fulltext": "150 BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nservant. Not long ago he com})leted one of the finest residences in the city, occu-\\npying a choice site on Logan avenue, a reproduction of which structure accom-\\npanies this sketch. Averse to conspicuous mention. Dr. Rowan is nevertheless\\none of our most valued and esteemed citizens.\\nW. H. CORNELL.\\nWithout builders no building eoulil be done. One of the most successful con-\\ntractors and builders of whom Belvidere can boast is W. H. Cornell. Mr. Ci)rnell\\nthinks highly of Belvidere, for it has been his home all his life, lie was born\\nthree miles south of this city in 1853. Ilis father, L. P. Cornell, came here from\\nXew York in lS4o, when this town was as scattered as a boy s first moustache.\\nWhen W. 11. was four years olil his parents moved t i town. lb l euan earlv in\\nlife to learn the carpenter s crade. Sixteen years ago he started out as a contrac-\\ntor, sulisequently forming a partnership with W. !M. ^Marean. All over the city\\nare magnificent structures, niniiuments to their skill and aliility. To mention all\\nthe buildings which Mr. Cornell constructed under contract would require too\\nmuch space. Chief among them, however, are the South Belvidere brick school\\nNo. 1, W. I). Swail s fine home, and Dr. F. S. hitman s beautiful residence.\\nFor the past few yeai s Mr. Cornell has been in l)usiness by himself, and the\\namount of large jol)S awarded him is evidence of his standing as a builder. The\\npast summer s work iiicludeil H. H. liubin s costly home, the Witbeck-Kellogg\\ndouble business block, ^I. E. Bowley s improvement, Henry Ilcywood s \u00c2\u00a75,000\\nresidence, and a score of cottages ranging in cost from \u00c2\u00a71,000 to \u00c2\u00a71.500. 3Ir. Cor-\\nnell is successful at his business, and all for wliom he has done work praise his\\nskill. He is a stockholder of the Belvidere Electric Light Company. No one in\\nthe city is more enthusiastic over the city s prospect-* than he.\\nJAMES WALSH,\\nmanufacturer of 1)0ttled goods, is represented in Belvidere by .Tohn Dooley, who\\nhas been local manager ever since the office was first opened in 1S!_I3. He transacts\\na wholesale and retail business, making the family bottle trade a specialty. Bar-\\nreled beer is also handled, and more than half the trade of Belvidere in this })ro-\\nduct is now supplied by this establishment. The beverages furnished by this con-\\ncern fill an extended list. Among them are: Ginger ale, mead, mineral water,\\nbottled beer, ale, porter and cider. It is also agent for ^Miller s Milwaukee beer.\\nPurity of ingredients, and first qualities always, together with reasonable ju-ices\\nand jirompt service, are the factors which have enabled the ]ii-ojirietor to build up\\nand maintain a very large and increasing business at this ])oint.\\nJ. H. WOODS.\\nMr. Woods settled in Belvidere about five years ago, and formecl a partner-\\nship in the livery business, which continued until last year, when he became entire\\nowner. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1S4T, and\\ncame West with his jiarents eia;ht vears later. His father an l mother, William\\nand Amelia C. Woods, located on a farm in Franklin, De Kalli county, in which\\nsection of the country the subject of this sketch resided until coming to this city.\\nJanuary 1, 1868, he married iliss Marilla Shannon, of Flora, this county They\\nhave two children, Clarence IL, nineteen, and Bertha A., twelve years of age. The\\ncommodious stables, illustrated above, and used by Mr. Woods, are at a central\\nlocation on Logan avenue, and house an extensive outfit of reliable drivers and\\nmodern vehicles, which meets every demand that can reasonably be made. He also", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0160.jp2"}, "161": {"fulltext": "BELYIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\n157\\nl)uys ami sells horses, ami lias a lai i^e patronage in this liraiieh of his Imsiiiess, be-\\ncause of superior judgement in clMiice. Boanling ami care of transients are feat-\\nures Driven particularattention. .Mr. Woods is not at all averse to having it under-\\nstood that he is solidly Repuliliean in politics, and that he lias the strongest kind\\nof faith in the future of a city holding out so many roniises to the business man.\\nlie also takes a lively interest in educational matters, which fact was recognized in\\nhis selection as a member of tlie School Board, a position he miw tills, and which\\nthe pulilic exhibited wisdom in making. Witli his family he iiccu])ies a fine resi-\\ndence on Pearl street, in one the must desirable quarters of the i-ity.\\nL\u00e2\u0080\u009e ^r AAhM mrnmcsiiz stael\\ni^-g^\\nJ. H. WOODS LIVERY STABLE.\\nI HOTd BY CI.AKK .V NOTT.\\nA. F. WHEELER.\\nIf indefatigable effort, alnmst unaided, progressive Inisiness methods and\\nactive interest in enterprises of a ]iulilic nature make successful and value l citizens,\\nthen A. E. Wheeler must l)e accouiiteil as binng among the first. Coming to Bel-\\nvidere in ISSSt, he immediately engageil in the clothing and boot and shoe l)usiness,\\nwhich has since been continuously followed. The results of his a]iplication and\\ntlie ap]ireciation nf the community are to be noted in the large establishment on\\nouth State street, of which he is sole proprietor. Here is dis))layed everything in\\ntlie line of ai)i)arel for men and lioys demaii led by dressy and practical liuyers. A\\nspecially to which much atteiiti m is given is that of the Happy Home ready-\\nto-wear suits, of which immense (piantities have been sold. The store is large, the\\nstock tills it and is kejit well iiji to date, and tlu service is always reliable. Mr.\\nWlieeler s father, George G.. and motiu-r. Ilcbn L. came to Ibu.nc (\u00e2\u0096\u00a0ouuty in 1S42\\nfrom New York state, settliiiii on a farm in Flnia. Their son. A. V.. was born in", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0161.jp2"}, "162": {"fulltext": "158\\nBKLVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nthe township just named, Septeml^ev Hi, 1863. lie was married to Miss Cora Belle\\nClarke, September 7, 1892, at Muskegon, Mich. Their children are Violet\\nLucile and Florence Emily, the eldest not quite three years of age. He is a mem-\\nber of the Masonic order, Koyal Arcanum and Knights of Pythias. With pleasant\\nhome environment, an extended social aci|uaintance and a prosperous business, Mr.\\nWheeler occupies an envialile position among the leading and enterprisinu mer-\\nchants of the citv.\\nA. F. WHEELER.\\nPHOTO BY fl.ARK it NOTF.\\nTHE BELVIDERE STEAM LAUNDRY.\\nThis extensive plant, o)ij)Osite the National Manufactory, has been success-\\nfully operated by the present proprietor for five years. The amount of l usiness\\ntransacted, coming from every part of the city, increases with each year, and now\\nrequires the constant employment of a large force. The ec]uipment is of the\\nmost modern description, several new machines having recently been added, and\\nthe greatest care is taken to turn (uit work which will equal that demanded in the\\nlarge cities. All materials from the coarsest cotton to daintiest lace are accepted,\\nand laundered in the finest style. The system is now so perfected that an order\\ncan be tilled, in case of necessity, within two Imurs. The collection and delivery\\nservice is always prompt and reliable. ^Nliss Alta Miller, the projirietor, has fol-\\nlowed the business for over twenty-tive years, fifteen of which were passed in Chi-\\ncago. F rom that city she went to Rock Island, coming from the latter place\\nto Belvidere. Familiarity with every detail, gathered in this extended experience,\\nensures the perfect finish of consignments from families and individuals, and the\\nsatisfaction of every patron.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0162.jp2"}, "163": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n15SI\\nintAY A JIORSKS COAL YAEHS\\nGRAY MORSE.\\nThree years agn Ia t fall IL K. (4ray and S. E. Morse foi-iiiiMl ;i jiarluersliip\\nin tlie grain and hay business. So marked was their success in that line they\\ndetermined to l)raneli out, and a few months ago added coal and feed to the goods\\ncarried. A feed warehouse 24 hy f.d and coal sheds 18 1)V 80 were liuilt, thus\\nmakini;- it a valuable |iri)|ierty and att ording abundant facilities.\\n]Mr. Gray is tifly-one j ears\\nold and \\\\vas a farmer living\\nnortli of town for twenty-nine\\nyear.s. Mr. Morse was burn\\nnorth of the city forty years\\nago. Lie remained on his fath-\\ner s farm until a comparatively\\nrecent date. The firm has al-\\nways enjoyed a good trade, and\\niluring the ])ast year liusiness\\nhas been esjiecially brisk. IJoth\\nare men of high standing.\\nThey are upright in their deal-\\nings and inaking new friends\\nevery day.\\nLEWIS H. STURGES.\\nLewis IL Stiii ges lias made\\nan envialile re)iutation as an\\narchilect. His change of resi-\\ndent-e from ]{ockf(ird to Belvi-\\ndere occurred three years ago.\\n.V -killful ;in-liilect is a valnabli\\naci|uisilion to a growing city,\\nand it did not lake Mr. Sturges\\nlonii: to demonstrate his ability\\nI.KWI- II. -Ti i;i.i; in this line and build up a tine", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0163.jp2"}, "164": {"fulltext": "160\\nBELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\njiatronagf. One of liis first essays was the drawino-of pLins for the ]Muvcli and Pettit\\nlilock.oiie of the liaiiilsoiiiest hiisiness structures in the city. Other business build-\\nings for which he furnished [dans are tlieP. R. Kennedy l)lock, the Ransom store, and\\nJ. S. Edelstein s fine new Commerce block. One of the prettiest residences in\\nthe city tlie Capt. Hick s house on Pearl street was planned and built by Mr.\\nStiirges. Another fine house for which he drew plans is tlie H. F. Bowlev resi-\\ndence on Whitney street. Besides the above mentioned structures he has fur-\\nnished jdans for scores of other buildings, and in every instance has given satisfae-\\ntiiin. ^Ir. Sturges is also a contractor and builder. lie began the following of\\ntills trade early in life, and there is no more expert carpenter and builder in Bel-\\nS. PEPPERS RESIDENCE AND GREENHOUSES.\\nPHOTO BY CLARK i- XoTT.\\nvidere. He is close and careful on estimates and cajitures many^ important jobs.\\nilr. Sturges was born November 9, 1869, in Jit. Morris, N. Y., anil came with\\nhis parents to Lindenwood, Ogle county, when six months old. He was married\\nFebruary 28, 1894, at K ickford to Miss Anna Wagner. .Mr. Sturges is success-\\nful in his chosen calling, and his business, especially in the architectural line, is-\\nincreasing at a gratifying rate.\\nS. PEPPER,\\nThe North Side fiorist, came to Belvidere in 1851. In 1862 he enlisted in the\\nservice of the United States with Co. G, 95th Regiment Illinois Volunteers.\\nAfter partici|)ating in many of the notable engagements of the war, he was honor-\\nably discharged August 17, 1865, and returned to Belvidere. In 1869 he-\\nembarked in the business of floriculture, being the first to make a specialty of thi.s\\nline in l oone countv. From small beiiinniiigs the facilities were oradually", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0164.jp2"}, "165": {"fulltext": "r,KI.\\\\ IDKItK II.IJSTHATED.\\nlOl\\ncxtoiiilecl, until now liis tiiree large irrecnlKHisus ami extunsivo liot-hc dcliiii; jilants\\nfover a block, just north of the court house, with the exce])tion ol a |)lot reserveil\\nfor a handscpuie new resilience. 1 lis display of choice voses, plants and palms of\\nevery description is at all times complete, and he is in constant readiness to furnish\\ncut flowers and designs for parties, weddinns and liinerals. That his efforts to\\nadeipiatelv ser\\\\c llic |iuljlir are appreciated is evident from the very larm^ patron-\\na ;e enjoved.\\nGROGAN DENNEY.\\nThis jiopnlar lirm. composed of J. F. Grogan and .1. A. Deuney, com-\\nmenced Imsiness at the corner of State and IJnchanaii stri cts in October, 189a. In\\ni.( I I r r\\nI I I I I I I\\nI I r I I r I\\n1 I I 1 I I I\\nL 1 I 1 I I I\\nI I I I I I I\\nI I I I I r I\\nI I I I I I\\nI I I i I u\\ni\\nOl T TCE UF THE JULIEX IIUU8E.\\nBELVIDERE-S LEADIX(; HOTEL.\\nPHOTO BY CL.\\\\[;K A NolT.\\n1805, findiui; that the quarters occupied were wholly inadeijuate to properly house\\ntheir increasing stock, they removed in Aiigu.st to the present tine location on the\\nwest side of the street first named. They deal exclusively in hoots, shoes and\\nrubber goods, and carry the most extensive lines in the city. Their specialty is the\\nfiner qualities in every wi lth and shape, although commoner grades receive due\\nattention. The shoes carried are made to order by manufacturers whose repu-\\ntation for the best work ami newest styles is established. A short time ago the firm\\n])urchase l a lot and building a few doors north of the present store. It is the\\nintention to remo\\\\e the building and erect a tine block, fitted particularly for their\\nbusiness. Mr. (irouan came to Belvidere from Freeport, this state, where he has\\nalways i-esided, and .Mr. Denncy from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. That they\\nunderstand the reipiirements of a first-class trade is evident from the character of\\nthe stock, its extent and distilav, and their enviable success as merchants.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0165.jp2"}, "166": {"fulltext": "162 BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nC. D. MULFORD.\\n^Ir. Miilt onVs ref^ideiice in liclvidurc began at a comparatively recent date,\\nthat of January 22, 1893. He then oj)ened a laige stock of jewelry, watches,\\nclocks and silverware, and is permanently located in a handsome and tastily\\nfitted store on South State street. He was born at Cherry Valley, 111., October\\n8, 1870. His peoi)le were from Xew York state, whence so large a portion of\\nthe early settlers of this vicinity emigrated. After attendance at the public\\nschools of Rockford, wliere his education was completed, lie mastered every detail\\nin the trade of a watchmaker and jeweler, and considers tliis the permanent and\\ncongenial business of his life. Finishing a three years sojourn on the Pacific\\ncoast, in charge of a leading hot-springs resort at Foley, he returned to Illiuois.\\nHe was joined in marriage with Miss ()ra, daughter of W. F. Allen, at her home\\nin Flora, this county, August 17, 1892. They have one child, a promising boy.\\nxV member of the Knights of Pythias he finds fraternal welcome, ilr. Mulford\\nis a gentleman of conservative views, believing that the quieter but dependalile\\nmethods of business will always win and retain the confidence of the public, and\\nis a type of that valued younger element which is infusing life and energy into\\nthe commercial and social circles of this jirogressive city.\\nMISS L. MAE BLOSSOM,\\nPropi-ictor of an extensive millinery establishment on South State street, first\\nturned her attention to this especially creative art early in life. Becoming an\\n,ade]it, she left lier home in Rockford, and ojjened rooms at Morrison, this state,\\nand, after remaining there for a time, came to Belvidere about three years ago,\\nwhere she has since been engaged in business. The large stock, manufactured and\\nin material, now carried indicates rare taste and care in selection, and was bought, as\\nai-e all the purchases made, from oidy leading and reliable houses. Her ])roduc-\\ntions are pronounced by those competent of judging to be not merely copies but\\ndistinctive styles adapted to individual requirements. With the particular object\\nof furnishing the newest fashions as the seasons conre, and employing none but\\nskilled assistants, her very marked success is am]il\\\\ accounted for.\\nUNITY BUILDING.\\nThe splendid structure illustrated on ni .Yt page, and l(.)cated on North State\\nstreet, was erected in 1895 by Messrs. Witbeck Kellogg. It is not surpassed in\\ndesign or exceeded in ex]iense by any other in the city, and excels in solidity and\\nthorouffhness of construction. The iuterini- is arranged for stores, ofiices and flats,\\nwith light basements. The finish and ajijiointments are of the finest and most\\nmodern description, and the building is one of the notable adornments of Belvi-\\ndere s business streets.\\nJohn L. Witbeck, one of the joint owners, although now residing in the city,\\nis still engaged in farming on an extensive scale. He was born in Athens, N. Y.,\\nFebruary 19, 1842. Mr. Witbeck was married to Miss Marietta Olney, of Belvi-\\ndere in 18()4. They have five children. May, Olney, Alice, Ethel and Isaac T.\\nShortly after his marriage he assumed the management of the ro]ierty, his father\\nremo\\\\ ing to Belvidere. Land was added and imiirovements made, and this 32(1\\nacres is now one of the most valuable farms in the county. In 1892 he occupied the\\nhomestead in Belvidere, his father having died some years ago. Mr. Witbeck s\\ntime is largelv taken uji with other fiiuuicial interests, and he is a director in the\\nFirst anil Second National banks.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0166.jp2"}, "167": {"fulltext": "BELVIDEKE ILLUSTRATED.\\n163\\nJolin L. Kc llogt;, liis assoeiato, was lioni in Iowa, ami is forty-five years of\\nac;e. For the ])ast ten years he has been a resident of Belvidere, but in the fall of\\nlast year removed with his family to Ramsey, California, where a tine fruit farm\\nwas awaiting their ooeupaney. He was married at Sycamore, this state, to a\\ndaughter of L. V. Wood. ^Ir. Kellogg is a veteran railroad eouduetor, having\\nbeen engaged in that service for over twenty-five years, his last connection l)eing\\nfor a li ng period with the Chicago and Northwestern.\\nTHE UNITY BLOCK.\\nPHOTO BY CI.AIIK .t NOTT.\\nF. W. STARR.\\nTwo years e.\\\\]icrieni-c in the iiardwart line has convinced F. AV. Starr tiiat he\\nis at last fitted into the right niche. Perhaps the reason why he is so con-\\nfident is that he has had two years of great prosperity, the past one having\\nbeen phenomenally so. lie has sold tons of stoves, and put in no less than sixteen\\nI riuce Royal furnaces, certainly an enviable record for a new estalilishiTicut. For\\neleven years ho was in the wholesale and retail oil business. Sir. Starr foresaw\\nthe future growth of Belvidere in time to make a small fortune in the real estate\\nbusiness. Some years ago before the city began its remarkable growth he platted\\nIlinsdell Starr s addition and resurvev, F. W. Starr s subdivision and second sub-", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0167.jp2"}, "168": {"fulltext": "164\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\ndivision, all in the soutliwest jiart of town. Here lie lias already disposed of\\nbetween 300 and 400 lots, bnt still has left some of the best for l)iiilding jmrjioses.\\nAlthough Mr. Starr is a native of Forrestoii, 111., he has resided in Belvidere\\nsince infancy. He is a jirominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church,\\nbeing one of its otticial board.\\nW. W. BRITTAN.\\nAlways at the Front is the motto of W. W. Brittan. whose bakery goods\\nare known in nearly every home in Belvidere. Mr. Brittan has been in the bakery\\ntrade in Belvidere for over seven years. Each year his business increases, proving\\nSOUTH STATE STREET, LOOKING SOUTH IN BUSINESS SECTION.\\nthe ]iopularity of his goo ls. Two delixevy wagons are run around the city and it\\nkeeps them busy to cover the routes. Mr. Brittan recenth purchased a lot on\\nNorth State street and will build a fine bakery establishment. In connection with\\nhis bakery be conducts a restaurant and confectioner}-, and commands a large pat-\\nronage. He is enterj)rising and progressive and has scores of friends. In short,\\nhe is one of the most successful young business men of Belvidere.\\nWILLIAM M. SAWYER.\\nThe term jewelry is rather comprehensive when a]i]ilied to the general\\nstock of to-day. So great is the variety of articles condiining artistic form with\\npractical value, that the designation covers many departments. At a cen-\\ntral location on South State street William M. Sawyer conducts one of the most\\nsuccessful enterprises of this kind in the city. The stock carried has been selected\\nwith great care and includes everything desirable in watches, clocks, silverware,\\noptical goods, art wares and kindred lines. Watch repairing, always a leading\\nfeature of the retail business, is given especial attention, while the rule in regard\\nto prices is to place them at the lowest ])oint consistent with good value. Mr.\\nSawver is a son of James W. and Ruie D. Sawyer, and was born in St. Louis,", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0168.jp2"}, "169": {"fulltext": "BELVIDKKK ILLUSTRATED.\\n1G5\\nMo., Octolier G. 1869. His I atlier came with his jiarouts to Cook countj-, this\\nstate, in 1836, from Stockhridge. Vt. In 1860 lie went to Wisconsin, and at the\\nbreakins; out of the war enlisted in tlie First Wisconsin liattery. On his dis-\\ncharge he located at St. Louis, reuiaining there until 1870, when lie came to Bel-\\nvidere and embarked in the himlier business. In 1876 he was elected circuit clerk\\nof this county, and reelected in 1880, but died in 1884, a short time prior to the\\ne.xpiration of liis term. ^Ir. Sawyer will be remembered as an exceptionally\\ncapable and popular official. The subject of this sketch has been in business for\\nhimself only four years, but in that time lias built up a trade which compares\\nfayorably with that of older Ikiuscs, and is constantly increasing. He was mar-\\nW.M. M. SAWYEK.\\nPHOTO BY CI..IRK .I XOTT.\\nried to Miss Linnie Macdonald, of Behidere, October 2, 189;J. They have one\\nson, James Donald, born ^larch :iO, 1806. Mr. Sawyer is fraternally connected\\nwith the Sons of Veterans and Kii\\\\al .\\\\r aiiuiii.\\nSENNEFF PILE.\\nThe addition to the mercliants ui Behiiiere of such an enterprising tirm as\\nSenneif Pile gives us a confectionery. Iriiit ami cigar store which wmild do credit\\nto a city five times as large. Less tiian a year ago this tirm moved here from\\nChicago. Their place is fitted up in elegant fashion, the fixtures alone costing a\\nsmall fortune. The soda fcMintaiu is a niagiiiliceiit ailornmeiit. Senneif Pile\\nhandle a line of fancv candies of their own make that few stores can e(iuai. I hey\\nalso handle one of the largest lines of choice cigars in town. In fact they run their\\nbusiness in Chicago style, au l the people point with ]iride to tlieir store. Besides", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0169.jp2"}, "170": {"fulltext": "1(36\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nmanufacturing fancy candies for the wholesale as well as the retail trade they make\\nice cream of the most delicious kind. The firm has a store in Dixon, 111., and both\\nare run in metropolitan style. Mr. Pile has charge of the Belvidere stoi-e, and\\nalthough not one of the old business men of the city, he has already established\\nhimself firndy in business Belvidere. He is an expert candymaker, and it will not\\nbe long before Belvidere candy will be known all over this section.\\nREICHERT BROS.\\nAt the (-(irner of State street and Logan avenue is one of the ni(. st complete\\nhardware establishments in the city. The proprietors, Reichert Brothers, came\\nhere about two years ago from the east, and have demonstrated that they know\\nhow to conduct a first-class hardware store. The members of the firm are H. H.\\nand Chas. T. Reichert, both of whom have had ample exjierience in this line.\\nF. s. riEL.\\nF. S. PIEL.\\nAt the corner of North State street and Lincoln avenue is a ]iopidar grocery\\nestablishment whose proprietor is F. S. Piel Mr. Piel was born and reared in\\nBelvidere, and therefore has a wide acquaintance. His father, Richard Piel, was\\none of the oldest settlers. Eight years ago he embarked in the line of liusiness\\nsince followed, and his trade has kept pace with the growth of the city. Long\\nexperience, good judgment in juirchasing and fair dealing, have attracted a de-\\nsirable and extended list of customers. IMr. Piel s confidence in the future of\\nBelvidere is manifested in the constant increase of stock. His business and social\\nstanding is high, and he is to be numbered among the younger and euter]irising\\nmerchants who have been the iii incipal factors in the citv s later advancement.\\nMOSES LUCAS\\nIs one of the reliable and well-known citizens of Behi lere, whose accpiaint-\\nance, from long residence and frequent contact with the ])eo[ile, is coextensive\\nwith the limits of the county. He was born in Flora, this county, June 1, 1851.\\nHe was a son of Horace and P^lizabeth Lucas, who came from the East to Boone\\ncounty in 1830, this date marking them as among the earliest jiioneers, and", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0170.jp2"}, "171": {"fulltext": "BEL\\\\I1)KHK ILLUSTRATED.\\n167\\n\u00e2\u0096\u00a0settled on a farm in Flora. An olilor brotlier was tl)e sccoiid cliihl born in tliis\\ncounty, one other rankinLJ liini but two or three months. In ISGSI j\\\\Ir. Lucas left\\nthe farm and east his lot with tlif peojile Beh idere. He engaged witli K. \\\\V.\\nCase the grocery dealer as elerk, and I eniaiued witji him for a consecutive |)eriod\\nof fourteen years. Ujtou terminating this connection he followed the avocation of\\nfanning for smne years, but linallv began business fi]r himself in leeil and grain,\\nand is now located on South Slate street. ^Ir. Lticas was married to ^liss Nettie\\nLane of this city. They ha\\\\e one son, Bert H., now in the employ of tlie A7 rtA-\\nwestern. The elegant new Ininie on Pearl street has recently lieeii c()ni|iieted and\\noccupied by the family.\\nWILHIK IlAMiMOMi.\\nBEI.VIDKHE S SPIRITU.iLISTIC HEALER.\\nHAMMOND, THE HEALER.\\nBelvidere has been widely advertised by Wilbur Hammond, the healer, whose\\nmarvelous cures have astonished all wlii have heard of them. Many refuse to\\nbelieve that Hammond can heal by liis magnetic touch, but the recorded cases of\\ncure stand as evidence. Hammond was born north of the city on a farm. He\\nlias alway.s taken a deep interest in spiritualistic matters. Not until abont a year\\nago dill he discover his power of healing. He goes into a trance and claims to be\\ncontrolled by a deceased German |ihysieian. Patients from far and near Hock to\\nBelvidere to l)e \u00e2\u0080\u00a2treated bv the healer.\\nA. SCHERRER,\\nManager of the Si-lierrer Tailnrini: Conipanv, (Uie of the leadinii mit litt ing estaii-\\nlishments of the citv, was horn at Williani^bnn;. N. Y., in ISoti. Sub ^ecpient to\\na trial of various locations he came to Belvidere, aliout eleven yi ars ago, and for\\nseveral years bad charge of J. ^L (41asner s tailoring de]iartinent. His jiresent\\npiarters are on North State street, in the ()piTa ILiuse block, where, with line\\nassortment of foreign and domestic woolens and tlu most competeiil workmen, he\\ncaters to those inclined to obtain the best in ordereil garments at reasonable prices.\\nMr. Scherrer is a t harter member of Boone ;unp. )l. ;\\\\l. ^V. A., and eominaniler", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0171.jp2"}, "172": {"fulltext": "168\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nof KisLwaukee Tent 01. K. T. ^I. He is also one of tlie trustees of tbe First\\nPresbyterian chiircli, of wliieli he is an active member. He was married to Miss\\nEllen Fraher in 1880, at Clyde, New York state. They have two promising chil-\\ndren, a daughter and son.\\nJONES AND WINNIE.\\nThis enterprising firm is among the newer additions to the commercial interests\\nof Belvidere. Opening la.st fall a complete stock of groceries in the Longcor\\nblock, on North State street, it attracted by the extent and variety of the display\\na large patronage which increases as time familiarizes the jniblic with its methods\\nof transacting business. While the lines include evervthing rcuiiired bv the\\nA. X UKKUER.\\nPHOTO BV rl.ARK A NOTT.\\npatrons of a tirst-class grocerv establishment, a sjiccial effort is made to furnish\\nthe finest grades of tea and coffee, together with medium selections, at moderate\\nprices. The staple of flour, sometimes difficult to obtain in desirable brands, is\\npurchased from the most reliable mills and guaranteed the very best on the market.\\nSpices, canned goods and fruits in their season receive particular attention, and are\\nalways fii-st in quality. The senior partner, ilr. S. J. Jones, was formerly in the\\nsame trade here, but a number of years since went to Dakota, where he engaged\\nin farming, some time ago returning to Belvidere. His experience for many years\\nin the line again taken up, will be mutually valuable to himself and the customers\\nof the house. He was a soldier in the late war, and is a member of Ilurlbut Post\\nG. A. R., this city. Mr. A. Winnie, his business associate, comes from New\\nYork state, and has every qualification requisite in au enterprise of this nature.\\nThe purpose of the firm is to win the confidence of the community in the relia-", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0172.jp2"}, "173": {"fulltext": "BELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\n169\\nbility oi tlio )iV(Hliicts they offer, their uood laith in (h-aiiiit;- with ciistoiiiers, and\\ndis])Ositinn to lie abreast of the times in eharaeti r of stock and a low range of\\nprices.\\nCHARLES E. KELSEY.\\nMr. Kt Ise\\\\ is (ine of tlii \\\\cteran pulili^hers and iniisie dealers of elvidere.\\nBorn in lintoii. Conn., in 1834, and in early years de^elojjing a talent for nmsieal\\ninteri retation, he was, at the age of eighteen, ajipointed organist of the chureli in\\nhis native town. From that time nntil ahont six years ago he has served various\\norganizations in this capacity. First visiting Belvidere in 1858, he shortly after-\\nward retnrni il. and was united in marriage to Miss Ellen E. Tomkins. She was a\\nlaughter of Enos Tomkins,\\nline of the carl)- and promi-\\nnent citizens of IJelvidere,\\nnow deceased. The first stock\\n(if parlor organs brought into\\nthis county \\\\vas consigned to\\nMr. Kelsey. hi 187S lie\\nf ided, with Rev. W. A.\\nWelsher, the semi-weekly\\nJit corder. Later, Mr. Kelsey\\n|iurchased Mr. Welsher s in-\\nterest, and afterward took as\\npartner Charles A. Chnrch.\\nThe new firm continued the\\njiublication for several years,\\nw hen the senior partner re-\\ntired, and (i|iened an ottice\\nfor commercial printing. Last\\nYear he formed a partner-\\nsliip with Prof. Mark M.\\n.Jones, of Chicago a gentle-\\nman with thirty-five years\\ne\\\\|)erience as teacher, com-\\nposer, and dealer and a line\\nof pianos and organs was\\nadded to the printing de])art-\\nment. Mr. Kelsey is an in-\\nventor as well as jiractical\\n))rinter, and a few years ago brought to perfection a process, originating with him-\\nself, for printing thirty separate colors at one impression. He is a high Ma.son,\\nand has served the local organization in an official capacity for many years.\\nGenial, energetic and patriotic with special reference to progressive Belvidere\\nMr. Kelsey rea])s the rewanl of continuous faith an l effort in the confidence of\\nthe public and regard of a wide aecpiaintance.\\nNEW YORK CONDENSING CO.\\nThe New York Milk Condensing Company establisiied a Inancli in Belvidere\\nover a j ear ago, and fifty men are now employed at the factory. The company\\nbuilt a plant costing about S75,000, it lieing one of the finest in the west. It has\\nproved a boon to the farmers who never before got such prices for their milk. J.\\nH. Southard is local manager and has made many warm friends since coming to\\nBelvidere. lie is thoroughly competent for the work, and has the confidence of\\nall with whom he has business transactions.\\nC. E. KELSEY.\\nPHOTO BY VOVNIJT.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0173.jp2"}, "174": {"fulltext": "170\\nBELVIDERE ILLUSTRATED.\\nTHE DAILY REPUBLICAN.\\nThe Daily Republican prides itself on being one of the most successful\\ncountry dailies in tlie state. The pajier is an eight column folifi and is liherallv\\npatronized by the i)eople of Belvidere. Three years ago A. 11. Keeler and Frank\\nT. ^loran launched the first successful daily ever published in Belvidere. Mr.\\nMoran retired from the firm nine months Liter, and after a year s work in Rock-\\nford journalism re-\\nturned to Belvidere\\nand jiurchased a half\\ninterest in the lioone\\n(Jo u n t ij Repuhliran,\\nt h e n jiublished by\\nChas. Beverly. The\\nnew iirm bought the\\ndaily of Mr. Keeler and\\nconducted it until .Tan-\\nuary 1, 18116, when ^Ir.\\n^loran became sole pro-\\nprietor. The weekly\\nedition run in connec-\\ntion with the daily has\\na large and increasing-\\ncirculation.\\nI he editor of The\\nRepublicax, though\\nyoung in years, has\\nhad over seven years\\nexperience in the jour-\\nnalistic field. Born\\nnear Rockford twenty-\\nfour years ago he at-\\ntended the u b 1 ic\\nschools, and .subse-\\n([uently entered Rock-\\nford Academy, from\\nuliich institution he\\ngraduated. He taught\\nschool for a time in\\nWinnebago county, and\\nthen took up news|)a|)er work. He was engaged six years in Rockford, rising\\nfrom a reportorial position on the JMoridng Repuhlkan to city editor. On April\\n3, 1804, he married Miss Edna Galey, of Rockford.\\nA. F. Conklin, late city editor of the Rockford Mornliuj RepithUcan, holds a\\nsimilar position with the Belvidere Repuhlicax. He is a clever writer and good\\nall-round newspaper man. C. H. Seiders, whose experience in newspaper work\\ndates back eighteen years, is advertising manager, and is well equipjied for the\\nwork. M. L. Marshall is foreman of the job rooms and Ezra Merrill foreman of\\nthe composing force.\\nThis creditable ])roduction, Belvidere Hlustrated, speaks louder for the\\nenterprise of the paper than complimentary words.\\nTHE DAILY HEPrnLICAN (iFKIl E AND E.MPLOYES.\\nI HOTO BV (_I.AKK k NOTT.", "height": "3021", "width": "1946", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0174.jp2"}, "175": {"fulltext": "m-\\n\u00c2\u00ab\u00c2\u00a3x\\n1\\nV\\n1\\nFRANK T. M(i1;AK.\\nA. I lOXKLTX.\\nrITY KIlITCPl; THE I!El l!!I.TfAN,\\nJACK KU\\\\VARD\\nA CI.EVEIt AND Pl .llMISING SKKTCII ARTIST.\\nClIAS. H. SlilDEKS,\\nAUVEKTlsIN); man\\\\i;f:i: the i:ep1 BI,] an.", "height": "3033", "width": "2023", "jp2-path": "belvidereillustr00belv_0175.jp2"}, "176": {"fulltext": "GEN L A. C. FULLER, President. D. D. SABIN, Vice-President.\\nIRVING TERWJLLIGER, Cashier. FRANK SEWELL, Ass t Cashier.\\nSECOND i\\\\.VnON.\\\\L B.\\\\NK,\\nBELVIDERE, ILL.\\nCapital, Si 00,000 Undivided Profits, 5 ^2,000\\nInterest Allowed on Certificates of Deposit.\\nDIRECTORS.\\nAi-LEN C. Fuller, D. D. Sabin, Mark Ramsey, W. F. Hovey,\\nIrving Terwilliger, W. S. Dunton, J. L. Witbeck.\\nWM. D. SWAIL, President. F. S. WHITMAN, Vice-Pres t.\\nJOHN GREENLEE, Cashier. B. F. HARNISH, Ass t Cashier.\\nOrgunized unier the General Banking Law of the State ot Illinois,\\nSept., 18S9.\\nTHB PHOPLE S BANK OP BPLVIDEKF,\\nBELVIDERE, ILLINOLS.\\nPaid-Up Capital, $50,000.00\\nSurpkis and Undivided Profits, S20,ooo.O0\\nA G}-N^H.-\\\\L B.^NKING BUSINESS Tr.ANSACTED.\\nPri:m[ t Attentitm given tu Collections. Foreign Exchange Bought and Sold.\\nCorrespondence Solicited.\\nMARK RAMSEY, President. ALBERT E. LOOP, Cashier.\\nWM. S. DUNTON, Vice-President. CHARLES D. LOOP, Teller.\\nEstablished in 186^\\nFIRST X.VnO.X.M. lUNK\\nOF BELVEDERE, ILL.\\nCapital, $75,000.00 Surplus, $21,000.00\\nInterest Allowed on Certificates of Deposit.\\nDIRECTORS.\\nJohn f. FooTE, Henry W. Aver^ J J^^ L- Witbeck, Wm, S. Dunton,\\nJohn M. Glasner, Irving Terwilligkr, Albert E. 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