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Mattoon Memories :
Souvenir program from Mattoon
Centennial 1855-1955.

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A Progressive Bank

K Progressive Community

The Central IVatinnal Bank

OF MATTOON

1805 Broadway Avenue — Just West of the Subway

The Friendly Bank

with the
Drive-up Window

Member F. D. I. C.

An Expression of Appreciatinn

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Seated — (left to right) Urban Raef, Mrs. D. L. Tomlin, William Zur-
heide, Mrs. Horace Champion, Glenn Stevens.

Standing — James L. Warren, Dr. Horace Batchelor, William Whitson, Paul
Morrison, Dr. Eugene Noskin, Craig Van Meter, H. B. Ewing.

Not in picture — Mrs. W. L. Ford.

When a community proudly undertakes to celebrate 100 years of its
existence and to commemorate the deeds of those who have played a part
in its founding and development, nothing is more important than the will-
ingness of public spirited citizens to accept individual responsibility and of-
fer their best in cooperation and sacrifices. Of equal importance is the will-
ingness of organized groups to lend constructive force of combined effort.

Now that the preparation period has come to a close and the celebra-
tion is being enjoyed, the two little words, THANK YOU, sound inade-
quate. However, because it is so justly deserved, and because of no better
way to publicly thank all our people who have helped to make our Centen-
nial a success, we repeat in all sincerity, "Thank You."

Centennial Cnmmittees

steering Conunittee

Wm. Zurheide, Chairman
Urban Raef. Co-Chairman
Craig Van Meter, Secretary
J. Paul Morrison, Treasurer

Members of the Board

Rev. H. Batchelor
H. B. Ewing
Dr. E. A. Noskln
Mrs. D. L. Tomlin
Mrs. W. L. Ford

Mrs. Horace Champion
Wm. Whitson
James Warren
Glenn Stevens

Underwriting Committee

Rex Hovious
Tom Storm
Olin Wirth

Historical Program

Alex Summers
Paul Kizer
Ray Redding
Mrs. H, Champion
Miss E. Oblinger
Joe Sawyer

Novelties

Ernest Lorenz
Prank Drake
Harry Wendel
FJ-ank Walters
Paul Neal

Official Hat

Henry Conlin
Richard Myers
John Walters
Leonard Lass

Beard Committee

Elks Club

William Ostermeier

Omer Macy

Concessions

Harry Gaines
Norman Spear
Cy McCurley
Walt Storm
Andy Sullivan

Patrons Ticket Committee

Mrs. H. I. Hannah
Mrs. C. L. Moore
Mrs. Helen Pegelow
Mrs. W. A. Shafer

Costume and Make-Up

Mrs. Pete George
Mrs. John Zike
Mrs. Geo. Davison
Lorraine Blew

Cast Conunittee

Pete George
Dan March
Mrs. K. Green
Mrs. Robt. Leman
W. C. Morse

Queen Contest Committee

Tom Purvis
Don Shook
Herb Williams
Mrs. J. J. Link
D. E. Reiman

Properties Conunittee

Mis. Ostergren
Bill Ostergren
Betty Field
Lowell Field
Raymond Schrader

Gate and Ushers

Lions Club
Burl L. Bower
Bill Chapman
Bill Walters

Press Committee

John Miller
Dr. Podesta
Harris Sacks
Martin Garbe
Warren Moody

Distributive Committee

Robert Alexander
Harry Lange
Doug Werden
Dan Handley

Radio Committee

Robert Guess
Ken Wooddell
Gene Harper
Phyllis Aliens
Andrew Kirk

Speakers Conunittee

Toastmasters
Lloyd Harris
Ken Degler
John Oliver
R. G. Lane

Promotional Conunittee

Red Graham
Olie Olson
Harry Gaines
Roscoe Bush

Reserve Seat Conunittee

Paul Sanders
Dean Coleman
Joe Spitz, Jr.
Merle Lowery

Scenario and Title

Alex Summers
Harvey Wright
Mrs. J. H. Glover
Clarence Bell
J. F. Homann

Decorations Conunittee

Raymond Elder
Russ Bailey
Charley Varner

Construction Committees

Urban Raef
H. C. Burke
Duane Hance
Harry Kabbes
Dick Tomlin

Spectacle Music Committee

Ken Jakle
Mrs. Guy Seymour
H. H. Blackwell
Mr. Chambers
Mrs. Chas. Titus

Parade Committee

E. E. Ethington
Arnold Brown
Adolph KuH
Robert Zellers
John Phipps

Historical Window Conunittee

Bill Checkley
Glen Dorgan
Dick Myers
Olen Schwartz

Celebration Bail Conunittee

Frank Ronchetti
Bill Podesta
Bob Thompson
Martin Garbe
Jack Sanders

Fireworks Conunittee

Clyde Kirk
Jack Higgins
Bob Gibson
Harlan Heller
Jack Taylor

Homecoming Committee

Russel! Alfred
Maydine Cone
James L. Warren
Mrs. Mary McGinnis
Mrs. H. B. Ewing

Traffic Safety Committee

Paul Smith
Marion Joseph
Ed Horn
L. C. Buck
LeRoy Boggs

Housing Conunittee

T. M. Nelson
Ray Poore
J. C. Weaver
Mrs. Don Turner
Kenneth Gardner

Transportation Committee

Automobile Dealers Assoc.

Special Days Committee

Bernard DeBuhr

Sunday - Freedom of Religion

Rev. H. Batchelor

Monday - Labor Day

Mattoon Labor

Tuesday - Youth Day

Kiwanis Club

Wednesday - Ladies' Day

Sisters of the Swish

Thursday - Governor's Day

Shrine Club

Friday - Industrial

Assoc, of Commerce

Saturday - Agriculture Day

Auto and Implement Dealers

Kangaroo Kourt

W. F. Ostermeier, Chr.
Kops

Phil Joplin
Russell Wisely
Robert Crowder
Keith Carrell
Denzil Gregg
Bert Kessler
Glenn Roth
Gene Holtgrewe
Bob House

Judge

Harry Lange

Paddy Wagon furnished by

Phil Joplin

Brothers of Brush Stag

Art Phares, Chr,
Denzil Gregg
Monroe Jenkins
Urban Raef
R. G. Lane
Tom Suerdieck

Part I — THE PIONEERS — "Up From the Prairie"

The Centennial Connnittee ami the editors of
'"Mwttoon Memories" wish to e.rpres.s their deep-
est gratitude to several indiridiidl.s and orijan-
i:atif)ns irhose help has made this jnihlieation
possibh'. Amon</ those deservinf/ special men-
tion arc the followinij: The Xational Hank of
Mattoon, for use of certain cuts from its cen-
tennial history, "Mr. Mattoon's Citi/"; The Rid-
dle^ yearbook of Mattoon High School, for cer-
tain cuts: members of the Mattoon Historical
Soeicl// irliii have written the papers on which
this hislnrif is Ixised. The individ udJ (tiillinrs are
recoi/nized as the rarious chapters are present-
ed. Ale.r Sum mers, editor.

Part I — The Pioneers, is based on material written by
the following: Mrs. W. H. Roney, Clarence W. Bell. Mrs.
Ray Redding, and others in the Mattoon Historical Society.

Cliai'les ISawyer, the first settlei' in western
Coles County, was typical of the thousands of
pioneers from Kentucky and Tennessee who
moved from the south into the then unconquered
wilds of Illinois in the early part of the 19th
century. Charles came here first in 1825 as one
of a hand of <>-overnnH'nt surveyors hired in Ken-
tucky to do land work in the State of Illinois.
Mr. Sawyer liked the prospects he saw in the
rich jirairie land of eastern Illinois, retuiMied to
Kentucky, and made plans to settle permanently
in Coles County.

Before leaving Illinois, Sawyer had bouolit
a tract of land in Section 33. Mattoon township,
and had hired a man named Bates from near
Charleston to build a cabin for $10. James Xash.
a pioneer woodsman, secured Sawyer's permis-
sion to live in the cal)in during that first winter.

In 182(j numerous families, including those of
John Sawyer, the Radleys. Harts, and others,
poured into western Coles County, bought land
and built cabins on the high ground around Wa-
bash Point. The settlers from Kentucky during
the next 10 years produced many of Mattoon's
business leaders. Among these were James T.
Cunningham and John Allison, two of the four
leading developers of Mattoon.

Cunningham and Allison had successful gen-
eral stores in the Paradise village settlement be-
fore the railroad construction program produced
the town of Mattoon in 1855. Both men bought
portions of Section 13 on which the Original
Town of Mattoon was built, helped plan the
city, estalilished several of the early businesses.
and gave land for parks and churches. The other
most influential earlv architects of Mattoon

A (niiesake . . .
\\'illi((m Matl'i'tu

were Stephen Dexter Dole, a siicrcssfiil busi-
ness man from Terre Haute, Ind., and Eben-
ezer Noyes, a i)ioneer fiom Massachusetts who
had settled in the Cays area in the middle 1830"s.
Xoyes did not l)uy land in Section 13 in 1855,
although he did ac(iuire some lots in 1856. He
bought Section 14 — tiie land west of the Illi-
nois Central tracks — on a contract from the
railroad and planned the west part of Mattoon
as we know it today.

Mattoon had a uni(iu(' blending of national
talents and ])hilosojiliy as a i-esult of the i-ailroad
t-onstruction boom. More than half the people
who settled here were from Kentucky and Ten-
nessee, but there was a strong delegation from
Indiana and many people from New England.
The Hoosiers were trained develo])ers of pioneer
land — shrewd in business mattei-s and wise in
the ways of the pioneer farmer. The lOasterners
lacked the practical outlook of the two other
groups, but l)rought to the ])rairie an insistence
on good schools and beautiful churches which
set the city apart from other communities in the
area. Among the Eastern families which helped
shape the destiny of the new town were the
Xoyes, Xeals, Lanes, Riddles, and Jennings. Two
of the oldest brick homes in the city — both on
Western Avenue — stand as reminders of the
deeds of the Xoyes and Lane families. The old
Xoyes home, started in ISO!), stands west of the
Trinity Episcopal Church while the Ray Red-
dings occupy the old Lane home on Western
Avenue Road. The Jennings brothers, Ephraim
and Ichabod, were early business leaders. E.

Jeuniugs was the first railroad builder un the
ground in the Mattoon area, having arrived here
in 1853 to supervise the bridge building work.

The founders of Original Town were Charles
Floyd Jones, Davis Carpenter, Jr.. Usher F.
Liuder. Ebenezer Noyes, James T. Cunningham.
Stephen D. Dole. John Cunningham. John L.
Allison. Eli.sha Linder, H. Q. Sanderson. Har-
rison Messer. Samuel B. Richardson. William B.
Tuell, and Josiah Hunt. The survey was complet-
ed in December, 1854. a plat notarized in April.
1855, and recorded at Charleston in October.
1855. The town was named in honor of William
B. Mattoon at a meeting of the founders in the

Bunnell House in Charleston in May, 1855. The
first engine, jiulling two cars and caboose,
reached the railroad crossing in Mattoon on
June 9. 1855. The wood-burning engine belonged
to the Terre Haute & Alton R. R.. forerunner of
the present Big Four division of the New York
( 'entral R. R.

After the railroads commenced service, busi-
ness houses and dwellings rose rapidly through-
out the new city. The pioneers watched a dream
come true within the first year and saw it ex-
ceed all hopes within five years as the popula-
tion climbed rapidly with the approach of the
Civil War.

The discovery well in Mattoou's prwluctive
oil field was tapped in 1940. but the real devel-
opment did not come until 1946. At the height
of the boom more than 400 wells were produc-
ing. Even now in Centennial Year more than 250
wells still are active.

CONGRATULATIONS

MATTOON

100th Anniversary

FROM
500 Employees of the Mattoon Lamp Plant and Their Families

Be sure and see our Industrial Exhibit
At Peterson Park

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We're proud to have played a part in the City's
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Engine No. 1 of the
Illinois Central Bail-
road, shown at right,
probably pulled hun-
dreds of trains through
the city of Mattoon.
The crossing of the I.
O. and the Terre Haute
Alton, now known as
the Big Pour Division of
the New York Central
R. R., created the town
of Mattoon in 1855.
Much of the city's pros-
perity during the past
century can be traced
to the growth of the
railroads.

Part II — TRANSPORTATION

By Raij Reddimj

111 referring to the growth and prosperity of
any community the rather trite expre.ssion, "the
wheels of progress" is almost sure to creep in.

indicating tliat progress is somehow rehited to
wlieels — tlie wheels of the covered wagon, the
stagecoach, the ox-drawn cart, tlie buggy, the
train and the automobile, until now that we
liave become airborne we refer to "the irings of
progress".

Pharmacy Established 1865

OWINGS DRUG COMPANY

1621 Broadway

THE REXALL STORE

1865 Business established by Kemp

1866 Oblinger and Kemp
1870 Oblinger and Weaver
1878 Weavers Drug Store
1894 Sheppard and Becker
1899 Sheppard Bros.
1902 Ov\/ings and Morton
1907 Owings Drug Company

Serving the Mattoon area for over 90 years.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTOON

Home of Railroad & Truck Salvage and
Factory Surplus Merchandise

FACTORY OUTLET

1908 Western Avenue

Mattoon Medical Association

The Doctors of Mattoon ore proud to be
Port of this Centennial

Raymond A. Dougherty

John D. Hardinger

Jack T. Harper

John F. Hubbard

John Jemsek

Edward A. Kendall

Alfred A. Leffman

Edward X. Link

Joseph F. Mallory

Wayne T. Neal

Eugene A. Noskin
GuyO. Pfeiffer
A. P. Rauwolf
E. E. Richardson
Guy E. Seymour
Lee A. Steward
S. W. Thiel
Anna Weiss
Otto Weiss
Edward N. Zinschlag

The growth of the small comnuinity of "Peg-
town" (so-called because of the lumierous sur-
veyors' stakes) which was to become the City
of Mattoou was due to the advent of better and
swifter methods of transportation, culminating
in the modern railroads.

The first transportation route through this
vicinity was an Indian trail, running southeast
and northwest, the nearest point to Mattoon be-
ing approximately four miles. This trail was
marked with what were known as "Indian
trees". The Indians had twisted young saplings,
pointing the limbs toward the Kaskaskia and the
Embarrass Rivers, thus marking a trail for new-
comers. One of these trees was still standing
until recently on the Old State Road. This trail
was used by a tribe of Indians known as the
Kickapoos. Of course travel was on foot or horse-
back.

The next methods of transportation available
were by ox-team, horseback and stage coach on
what is still known as the "Old State Road," one
and a half miles south of Mattoon. Three miles
southwest of Mattoon there was a town laid out
in 1836, consisting of two streets on Avhich were
located an inn for the accommodation of travel-
lers, a grocery store and post office. Tiiis place

was called Xew Richmond. It was for some time
a stage coach stop, and ratiier ambitious plans
were made for a village at this point but with
the railroads by-passing it. construction stopped,
and Xew Richmond ceased to exist.

In the spring of 1855, two railroads were be-
ing built toward the present site of Mattoon,
one south from (."hicago and the other west from
Paris, 111., the Illinois Central Railroad and the
Terre Haute & Alton, respectively. It was first
intended that the latter road would be built ac-
cording to a survey made three miles north of
Mattoon but this plan was abandoned in favor
of the present location.

There is some di.spute as to wiiich railroad
Avon the race to the crossing in Mattoon, but all
historians agree that the Terre Haute & Alton
bi-ought the first train into the new town. That
event took place on June 9, and 3,000 pioneers
showed their appreciation of the railroads with
a tumultuous celebration.

Mattoon became an exchange point for pas-
sengers and freight by the two roads. Xear the
intersection, west of the Illinois Central and
south of the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute.
there was built a three-story combination pas-
.senger station and hotel called the Essex House,

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which served both roads. Trains stopped for
meals at the Essex House, the stops in most
cases being about thirty minutes.

Through train service between Chicago and
East St. Louis (then called Illinoistown | with-
out the necessity of changing cars en route was
established for the first time in October, 1856.
Soon afterward the Illinois Central placed in
service two passenger trains each way daily ex-
cept Sunday, providing tlie quickest transit then
available between Chicago and St. Louis. The
route was over the Illinois Central from Chicago
to Mattoon, and by the St. Louis. Alton and
Terre Haute from Mattoon to Illinoistown.

A "luxury train'', the "Lightning Express,"
was put into service, which provided Chicago
and St. Louis with their first sleeping and state-
room cars, years before such equipment was in-
troduced on other railroads. The Lightning Ex-
press really made history. The St. Louis adver-
tising posters informed the public that they
could travel in "magnificent State Room Cars,
enabling the passenger to retire to bed and take
a comfortal)le night's sleep while rapidly pur-
suing his journey." Also that "Omnibuses call
for passengers at the hotels, steamboats, rail-
roads and private residoices, free of charge"
The passenger "rapidly pursued" his journey

from St. Louis to Chicago from 4:00 P. M. until
late the next luoriiing.

In 1872 Mattoon acquired a third railroad
which was first known as the Decatur, Lincoln
\ I'ekin. The l)ranch of this line which was ex-
tended to Mattoon was built liy the Decatur,
Sullivan & Mattoon Railroad, incorporated
March 26, 186!), and opened for operation in
1872. Six years later the Grayville & Mattoon
Railroad Company, incorporated in 1S76, com-
pleted its line from Mattoon to I'arkersburg,
which point remained the southern terminal for
several years. In 1880-1881 several companies
operating the route from Pekin to Parkersburg
niei-ged to form the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Railroad, the old P. D. & E.

To i-elate the history of this line between Pe-
oria and Evansville, Inc., would retjuire writing
a book. As many as twenty-eight distinct com-
])anies, dating back to 1839, were involved in its
ownership and operation. Finally, in 1900 the
railroad was put up for auction and bid in by
the Illinois Central Railroad, and has since been
a i)art of that .system. Carlton J. Corliss, in his
book, "Main Line of Mid-America'', says:

"Probably no segment of the Illinois Cen-
tral has experienced more vicissitudes or
suffered a closer acquaintance with the

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bankruptcy courts than has this line, known
to old-timers as the Peoria, Decatur & Ev-
ansville, or simply the P. D. & E. * * * *

"Many and lurid are the tales of rail-
roading on these short-lines through the
seventies, when each was operating inde-
pendently. The Grayville and Mattoon, for
instance, owned two wheezy little engines
which had been purchased secoiulliand when
the road was built. Its track was built with
iron rails weighing fifty pounds to the yard.
Weeds flourished in abundance on the road-
way. Cros.s-ties were laid on the ground
without foundation work. ('onse((uent]y. aft-
er a heavy rain or thaw the rails would sink
down nearly out of sight under the weight
of a train. Karely were passengers or
freight schedules maintained. Profits Avere
often non-existent.

"On the Grayville-Mattoon line water for
the engines Avas obtained by the aid of a
'one-horse power pump' of ingenious con-
struction. The capacity of the tank was suf-
ficient only to take care of the wants of one
locomotive. A horse was kept on hand to
operate the pump, and each engine crew had
to replenish the water supply by hitcliing
up Old Dobbin and putting him to work.

Even at such an important terminal point
as Mattoon, where four railroads met, a
team of oxen was driven by the yardmaster
to switch the cars to and from the freight
house."

In 1878 the present roundhouse and shops
were built; also a passenger station at 21st
Street and the tracks. In the earlier years before
the consolidation of the different lines there was
no conuocting link l)etween the south and north
branch but the north branch was connected with
the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute at the out-
skirts of Mattoon and used tlieir tracks to the
Essex House or depot. The trains on the south
luaiich arrived via the Illinois Central tracks
1o the depot.

With the opening of the P. D. & E. passenger
station and the necessity for transportation of
passengers and baggage between that station
and Essex House or depot of the two earlier rail-
i-oads, a certain young lad of sixteen heard op-
])ortunity knocking and seeing a chance to help
himself as well as travelers through Mattoon,
started a hack line for such purpose. With a
team of horses, riding astride one and leading
the other, this enterprising young man journ-
eyed to Shelbyville, 111., twenty-four miles from
Mattoon, where he had heard there was a hack

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Kuehne . . .

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The greatest name in Dinette Furni-
ture is proud to be a part of this cen-
tury old city.

This community has been a good
place to produce our product be-
cause so many good people live here.

With the fine cooperation of all our
employees, Kuehne has grown with
the city and is now the world's largest
manufacturer of tubular steel furni-
ture and also the city's largest pro-
ducer of payroll dollars.

All of the employees of the Kuehne
Mfg. Co. are proud to say — "May
the candles on Mattoon's birthday
cake glow brighter as the years go
by."

"If It's Kuehne It's Better Than The Best'

for sale. He bought it, liitclied the team to it and
drove back to Mattoon. Later this man became
a locomotive engineer on the I. & i^t. L. Rail-
road, and it is from listening to his vivid ac-
counts of early railroading that the writer first
became interested in the subject. Incidentally.
the young hack owner, Charles C. Redding, was
the writer's father.

Returning to the original St. Louis, Alton &
Terre Haute Railroad, which we left at the
crossing when it first met the Illinois Central in
1855. This road, nickimmed the "Sankey" by its
employees, afterward became the Indianapolis &
St. Louis. Then it was purchased by the Big
Four, formerly called the "Bee Line" and consti-
tuted part of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
& St. Louis, now part of the New Yoi-k Central
System.

The division point for the St. Louis, Alton &
Terre Haute had been at Litchfield, 111., seventy-
nine miles west of Mattoon. Later, in 1870, the
division point was changed to Mattoon, and
about this time the road became the Indiana-
polis & St. Louis Railroad. Most of the road's
shop employees and trainmen moved to Mattoon,
boosting the population considerably and creat-
ing a real estate boom. We can imagine that

even in tliose early days there must have been
a "hou.sing situation".

The roundhouse and other shop buildings
were built at their present location, between
8th and 9th Streets and the tracks. There are
two relics from the Litchfield days still in use
at the Big Pour shops. One very small office
liuilding was brought here intact on a flat car
and is still in use. Also the whistle which we
hear 1)1 own at certain hours every day was
Ill-ought along and is still sounding off, a little
hoarse and lired, perhaps, as might be expected
of a near-centenarian, but still faithful.

The first switching yards for this road were
constructed Iietween llJth and I'lst Streets, con-
sisting of four tracks which held about twenty-
four cars.

During the years 1903-1904, an interurban
line was built between Mattoon and Charleston,
one of the Samuel Insull interests. There had
been a plan ft»r an electric route leading out of
Mattoon in the directions of Terre Haute and De-
catur. The idea for the Decatur line was discard-
ed and only the line east as far as Charleston
was established. This Mattoon-Charleston Inter-
urban Line did a flourishing passenger, mail and
exi)ress business as well as handling freight, un-
til the advent of the automobile and hard roads.

Best Wishes from
MATTOON'S OLDEST FURNITURE STORE

The "Big Store on the Corner"

15TH and BROADWAY

GREETINGS —

To all the good people of Mattoon in the celebration
of our 100th Birthday.

THANKS -
For the

YEARS

of Successful
Business

We have enjoyed in this wonderful community and the
hundreds of old and new friends over the years.

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At one time the road owned five passenger cars
and one express and freight car.

A major accident occurred on this road in
1907 when there was a collision between a pas-
senger ear and a freight car, in which eigliteen
people were killed and about tAvelve seriously
injured. The road was abandoned in 1926.

As part of the interurban project a Mattoon
Street Car Line was established, which line ex-
tended from Logan Street on the east side of
town via Broadway and Prairie Avenue to Thir-
ty-third Street. This project was also abandoned
in 1928. Later a bus line was put into service,
which is now operating. The inter-state bus lines
afford Mattoon passenger service in all direc-
tions.

With the last chapter in the history of Mat-
toon transportation we have advanced from In-
dian trails to airways. Mattoon first became
airminded in 1929, when a small air field east
of the city began operation but was later dis-
continued. In 1946, the Coles County Airport
was established under the Airport Authority
Act. The port is located five miles east of Mat-
toon and comprises three hundred acres. It is
equipped with hangars, beacon and all other fa-
cilities necessary for the operation of a Class
III or Feeder Airport. Early this year (1955)

the first regular air service via the Ozark Air
Line became available to Mattoon and vicinity.

The growth of our city has been so interwoven
with the growth of transportation that it is not
exaggerating to say that transi^ortation made
Mattoon. We would like to consult our crystal
ball and tell what the next one hundred years
will bring in the way of new marvels for satisfy-
ing that urge which Peter Finley Dunne termed
"the home-leaving instinct of the Ameriran peo-
ple". Perhaps some of our descendants will take
off from the Coles County Airport for a trip to
Mars !

A steam railroad from Danville to Mattoon
was promoted during the years 1875-81. The line
was surveyed and bonds attempted. Judge D. T.
Mclntyre of Mattoon was attorney for the com-
pany.

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Port III — SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

Mattoon School History

By Mrti. H. E. Greer

The first schools in Mattoon were private,
and hehl in the home of the teacher, who charged
a small tuition of .fl'.OO to |3.00 per quarter per
pupil. A woman named Greene had a school of
six scholars in a cabin with dirt floors about
1828 at Wabash Point. Shortly afterwards, log-
school houses were built with joint labor of the
settlement — one settler donating the site; oth-
ers tools such as an ax, froAV and augur; and
still others the labor. These log school houses
had puncheon floors, and puncheon benches for
seats. The teacher's desk was a puncheon table
which was used mainlv to "set a copy" on each
pupil's slate or copy-book so he could attempt
to i-epi-oduce the teacher's chirography. The
teaching was mainly personal with each pupil
in a grade by himself. The teacher usually fur-
nished the few textbooks used in reading, writ-
ing, arithmetic and spelling.

The first regular log school house was built
around 1829-1830, at Wabash Point on land do-
nated by Van Vort. The first teacher was Mr.
Banker, followed consecutively by David Camp-

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Contemporary with the start of the town, Mat-
toon, and before the cold of winter in 1855, a
small frame school house was built on east
Broadway, where the greatest influx of popula-
tion was expected. Since the little house was
ci-OAvded to the utmost, only the winter term was
taught there. This was a subscription school.
The next term, a similar school was "kept" in an
unoccupied room.

The first so-called public school, supported
mainly by taxation, was conducted in 1855 and
'56 by James A. McCullam in an upper room of
True, Cunningham and Company's Store — now
1212 Richmond Avenue.

Private schools came into being in the early
history of Mattoon. Most noticeable of these was
started in 1857 or '58, and called the Male and
Female Academy. It was, in truth, two institu-
tions in one, Mattoon Female Academy and
Mattoon College, Chartered in February, 1863.
Mattoon College does not seem to have existed
very long. Lack of means was the obstacle to the
growth of both, as the town was too young and
too poor to endow them. Prof "W. W. Oill was
the first teacher in the Mattoon Female Acad-
emy, followed by Rev. D. F. McFarland, and
later Mrs. C. E. Gill.

Otlier subscription of private schools were con-
ducted through out the town; one supervised by
Mi.ss Ida McXett in 1856 in the old Baptist
Church, ( 1121 Wabash) ; another, by James Bal-
lon; and a third, by Miss Susan Cleaves in 1857
in the Cumberland Presliyterian Church (1321
Broadway). Owing to the inability to support
private schools and the erection of new and bet-
ter ward or public schools with their increased
facilities and free tuition, the academy and all
private schools were gradually abandoned.

In 1856, the first public school building was
erected in the northeast part of town on the
site of 1307 Champaign. It was a two room brick
Ituilding, which seated many more pupils than
any of the buildings previously used. James Bal-
lon was the fii'st principal and ^Miss Kate Mc-
Munn, the teaclier. By 1859, enrollment had in-
creased to 186 pupils, so three teachers had to
Ite employed, and other facilities utilized. Char-
les A. Sage taught classes in the unfinished
Christian Church on lots donated by James Mon-
roe and J. T. Cunningham at 1600 Wabash Ave. ;
Miss Mattie Smith held classes at what is now
1612 Charleston; and Miss Eliza Voris in the
brick school at 1307 Chamijaign.

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In 1863. there were 800 school age children
in the growing town, so, in October, the one
school district was divided into Districts No. 1
and No. 7. with the Illinois Central Railroad
established as the dividing line between tlie two
districts.

In 1864-65. a two story brick school was
erected on the west side of town by the West
Ward and put under separate control, with it
and the east side brick independent of eacli oth-
er. The West Side building was an improvement
over the East Side School. It contained four
rooms, was supplied with a bell, improved seats,
blackboards, and all the "machinery of tlie mod-
ern school room of the day". O. S. Cook was
the first superintendent witli Miss .lennie Mc-
Kinstry, Miss Miller and Mrs. Riley, assistants.
Other early superintendents were T. H. Smith,
and T. B. Greenlaw. (It was from this site that
the government took observations of the total
eclipse of the sun on August 7, 1869). The West
Side Building was used without change until
1871, when a third story, with five rooms and a
large hall, was added. Here on the third floor,
high school classes and entertainments were
held. Since the school occupied the entire block,
there was plenty of playground .space. Previous-

ly a snmll one room building had been erected
west of the school grounds for colored children.
Since it was found impractical to educate them
separately, the building was moved to the school
yard aii<l used by prinmry children, and the col-
ored children admitted to the grade school. In
1899, the West Side building had become inade-
([uate, so the present Hawthorne building was
erected on the site in the 2500 block between
Richmond and Champaign Avenues.

The brick building on the east side (1.307
Champaign) was used until 1865, when a new
liuilding was begun in the 1200 block between
Broadway and Prairie, completed in December,
1865 and opened in January, 1866. It was brick
and contained five rooms and a hall on the
third floor similar to the West Side School. R.
M. Bridges was the first superintendent, and the
teachers were : Miss Susan Cleaves, Miss Mattie
Blake, and Mr. C. F. Deniing. Other early su-
perintendents were : N. P. Gates, and X. C.
Campbell. In 1900, the building was razed, and
the present Longfellow School, a counterpart of
Hawtliorne, was built on the site.

As the town continued to grow, and the num-
l)er of school age children increased to over -400
on the East Side of town, it became necessary

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TO OUR VIEWERS IN
MATTOON, ILLINOIS

Congratulations on one-hundred years of progress and the best of wish-
es for the years to come.

We at WTVP, Channel 17, Decatur, join you in the celebration of your
Centennial Birthday and are grateful for the opportunity that has been ours
in bringing the attention of our viewers in the other areas and surrounding
communities to your Centennial through our Friday evening program ....
'The Mattoon Centennial Hoedown'.

We feel that we are part of your community that the television sta-
tion should be truly representative of your city as well as of Decatur where
our tower is located. We invite you to not only tune in channel 17 to watch
our programs but to make them more interesting to Mattoon residents by
forwarding news items to the station for use on the shows and by sending
those from your community with exceptional talent to appear on our live
variety programs. I, personally, will be happy to arrange an audition for
anyone who wishes to appear.

Suggestions on how our programs can be made better and more interest-
ing to you are invited and welcomed.

Congratulations again on your Centennial . . . may the next hundred
years see as much progress and development as the past.

Sincerely,

CLAUDE SANDERS,
Video Productions, WTVP

Watch our special live shows:

'The Hoedown' — Friday Evening 9-10

'The Taylorville & Pana Barn Dance' — Monday evenings 9-10

'The Stairway to The Stars' — Sat., 6-7 p. m.. Sun., 7-8 p. m.

And our many other interesting network and local programs.

to erect another school. This building-, the South
Side School, a two story brick, was erected at
1217 Lafayette in 1878, during the superintend-
ency of E. P. Kose. Tlie teachers were Lavinia
EAving Riddle, Helen Patterson, and Julia Pul-
sifer. In 1920, the present Lowell School was
erected on the site.

The JS'^ortli School, a two story brick building,
was built in 1882 at 1206 Shelby Avenue, the
site of the present "Washington School Avliich
was constructed in 1916. John Hall was the first
Superintendent and the first teachers were
Misses Elle Grangei-, Lila Wright, and Carrie
Eiddle.

Columbian School, a two story brick build-
ing, Avas built in 1893 in the 2100 block between
Marshall and Edgar Avenues while B. F. Arm-
itage was superintendent. Misses Kate McCarty
and Mary Phillips were the first teachers. In
1921, the present Columbian Sciiocd was erected
at 2709 Marion Avenue.

Lincoln School at 1200 South 17th and Ben-
nett School at 205 South 32nd were built in 1912
from identical plans.

The following statement quoted directly from
a copy of the Souvenir of the Citv of Mattoon

puldisiied in 1899 indicated the city's attitude
towai'd its school system in those early days:
"The Public Schools have ever been the leading
pride of our citizens and Mattoon is never sec-
ond to any in the country in the line of educa-
tional advantages."'

Xatui-al gas was believed to underlie the ter-
ritory to the southwest of Mattoon and a com-
pany to dig for the same and sell it was organ-
ized in 1909. A franchise was granted to C. H.
Wetmore, W. H. Belt and W. L. Hewitt on Aug-
ust 17, 1909. The promoters failed to sell their
prospects.

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to Come Drive Out to Riley's and

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RILEY'S PACKAGE STORE

33rd and DeWitt Ave.

Brown Shoe Company joins hands with
Mattoon in celebrating this Centennial . .

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY YEARS
OF WORKING TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE

Today Mattoon pauses long enough to look back
at 100 years of growth. They have been good years.
Years filled with building and growing and with
living. Today Mattoon is a bustling industrial and
business center. It is becoming an increasingly
important factor in the economy of Illinois and
this part of the Mid-west.

Brown Shoe Company wishes Mattoon well on this
100th birthday. For here in Mattoon are made hun-
dreds of thousands of the beautiful Naturalizer
shoes that the women of America have learned to
love so well. These are the shoes known for their
"Beautiful Fit". These are the Naturalizers that
are advertised in national magazines consistently
over a long period of years.

Naturalizers are one of the famous family of Brown
Shoe Company brands. We would like to tell you
more about this family when you come to the
Industrial Exhibition.

SEE THE BROWN SHOE COMPANY
EXHIBIT AT THE EXHIBITION

See the complete showing of the beau-
tiful Naturalizer shoes made right here
in Mattoon. See why they are known
as "the shoe with the Beautiful Fit".
See interesting exhibits that tell some-
thing about how these shoes are made.
Admission Free, visitors welcome at all
times.

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Mattoon Church History

(Based on iinitcriiil.s funiislicil hij
Mrs. H. E. Vluuiijilon)

Early relijiions history of Mattooii aiul virin-
ity is coincidental with early settlements.
Most of the settlers had strong religions convic-
tions and beliefs. In the warm weather they held
meetings in the shady woods by some i)leasant
stream. In winter, services were held at homes,
schools or other bnildings.

The first benches were split logs, the flat side
dressed and smoothed with a broad ax, and snp-
ported by stont short sticks for legs. No backs
were made. When not in use, the benclies were
piled in a corner of a cabin yard until time of
service when they were carried inside and ai-
ranged as best could be.

There were no song books. The leader would
read in solemn nu)notonous tones the first two
lines and lead the congregation in singing them.
Then the next two lines would be read, followed
by singing, and so on until all the hymn was
finished, not just the "first, second and last"
stanzas.

As settlers increased, tJiey began in the early

■30's to have camp-meetings in the summer and
early fall, wlien people came for miles camping
out for weeks. The preacher's words were vigor-
ous. The congregation shouted and showed other
nmnifestations of emotion by both sexes al-
though the women were most affected. Often
many would be crying aloud for mercy and for
l)ardon from their sins, while at the same time
ethers would be shouting i)raises and hallelujahs
because they had found peace to their souls. Wo-
men would become hysterical with overflowing
enu>tion and end)race all who came near them,
men and wt)men alike, sinking down at last from
sheer exhaustion and the preacher would re-
(juest some of the good brethren to carry them
to their tents to recuperate. At such times the
meetings were continuous from early morning
until late at night, preachers, exhorters and
other leaders would relieve one another.

The first church in Mattoon probably was
built by the old line Baptists ( predestinarians
01 hard-shell ). They erected a small frame build-
ing in the summer of 1856 at a point now known
as 1421 Wabash Avenue. They allowed other
denonunations to use the church building. After
the old line Baptist church disbanded, the build-
ing was sold to the United Itrethren. Several

Penneys

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Congratulations to
Mattoon from all of us!

Row 1 — ■ Marcia Carter, Marjorie Mann, Hazel Augenstein, Donna Lanman, Hazel French,
Louise Butler. Row 2 — Lillian Weber, Jennie Nolette, Opal Moino, Gail Sexson, Ruth Edwards,
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Montague, Jack Walker, Edna Grant.

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other churches organized in 1856, among them
being the Church of Inimacuhite (\)nception,
and the First Metliodist (^lurch. The former
built its first churcli l)uilding iiere in 1860 under
the direction of Fatlier Kyan. I'rior to that time.
Mattoon was a mission served from North Arm.
111. Tlie Church continued a steady expansion
in Iiuihling during the 186(rs and 187(l"s.

Tlie Methodist Church was organized here in
1856 as the first Methodist Society of Mattoon
and held regular meetings in the homes of the
members. It is probable that a recognized Meth-
odist group may have been active here as early
as the fall of 1855, according to certain county
records, but a resident pastor was not appointed
until 1857. The first church building probably
was started in 1858.

The New School Congregaticm of the First
Presbyterian Church was organized in 1858,
while the Old School Church began formal oper-
ations in an abandoned Methodist Church on
Champaign Avenue in 1860.

The First Christian Church organized here in
1859, and held its early meetings in public halls
and the homes of members. In 1870 another

branch of the Church was organized in Mattoon.

In all, 36 church bodies now hold regular serv-
ices in the city of Mattoon. A nundjer of these
are erecting new church buildings during Cen-
tennial year as a testimonial to the city's per-
petual devotion to beautiful and active churches.

An electric railroad from Decatur to .Mattoon
was projected in l!t05. It was called the Decatur,
Sullivan & Mattoon Railway company and re-
ceived franchises from the Mattoon council on
March L'O, 1906; February 5, 1007. and Septem-
ber 3, 1912.

J. R. LIVESAY, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. R. D. BILLS, SR., Sec'y L PAUL HARRIS, V, Pres

The three men who founded WLBH which began operations Nov. 26, 1946.

WLBH is Mattoon and Coles County's first commercial radio broadcasting station.
WLBH-FM was completed and went on the air in Aug., 1949, thus giving the area full
time broadcasting service.

Under the direction of Ray Livesay and a competent staff, WLBH has become re-
cognized throughout the nation as one of the most outstanding local radio stations in news
coverage and community service programming. The owners look forward to a century of
service.

H. W. GEHL

Chairman Board of

Directors

President

GEHLS HARDWARE

1815 BROADWAY

Supplies and Service Since 1923 in one location

JOHN D. GEHL

Vice Pres.
General Manager

General Hardware — Electrical Supplies and Equipment
Household Gadgets — Awnings, Metal and Canvas
Plumbers Fittings and Accessories — Tools for Every Purpose
Air Conditioning, "Perfection" — Pumps, Paints and Oil

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Always Remembering "GEHL'S HAVE IT."

— RESIDENCE IN MATTOON SINCE )901 —

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MATTOON, ILL.

Part IV — MATTOON AND THE CIVIL WAR

By Alex titiiiimers

Becaiise Coles County and Mattoon always
will be associated with "The Lincoln Story", the
part this area played in the Civil War fascin-
ates students of history. Thomas Lincoln, the
father of Abraham, lived southeast of Mattoon
from 1831 until his death in 1851. Sarah Bush
Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham, did not die
until 1869.

The curious historian wonders how the peo-
ple of Coles County felt toward the war effort,
in view of their close relationship with mem-
bers of the Lincoln family. Also, the central
eastern section of Illinois was strongly divided
on the war issue, as this paper will explain later.
But there were other unique cii'cumstances
which created a wealth of menioi-abilia about
the Civil War.

The story of Mattoon's part in the Civil War
logically begins with Ulysses S. Grant. The war
had been going several weeks before Grant
wangled an active assignment out of the adju-
tant general's office in Springfield — and then
he was sent out merely to muster guard units

Col. U. aS'. Grout

We missed the first hundred years, but we sure
hope to be part of the picture for the next century.

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Mattoon's Centennial Queen and the escort of her choice will be guests of
Blaw-Knox while in Pittsburgh. They will be transported from Mattoon to
New York and return on a flight sponsored and arranged for by Blaw-Knox
as the Company's contribution to Mattoon's Centennial Celebration.

Congratulations from . . .

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companies have grown with the years and offer you
their wealth of experience, proving positivelv that they
protect those who trust in them. J. Logan Gover and
Associates salute Mattoon in her Centennial Year.

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into service! One of these was the l-'lst Illinois
Infantry regiment, which Grant mustered in at
Mattoon in May, 18()1. He later met it at Spring-
field and later entered the curious battlefields
in Missouri and then Kentucky.

According to local traditions. Grant formally
inducted this regiment in a brief ceremony held
northwest of the present Illinois Central rail-
road station. His troops were quartered in a
training area northeast of Mattoon in a section
we now call Grant I'ark.

Although (Jrant's stay in Mattoon was ex-
tremely lirief, his later fame presei-ved an un-
dying interest among local people in the war-
time leader and the two-term president of tlie
post-war period.

Colonel Grant himself, in his well known
ilfeiH(o//-s, has the following to say about his brief
stay in Mattoon : "The 21st Regiment of Infan-
try mustered by me at Mattoon refused to go
into the service with the Colonel of their se-
lection in any position. While I was still ab-
sent. Governor Yates appointed me Colonel of
this latter regiment. A few days later I was in
charge of it and in camp on fairgrounds near
Sjtringfield. (This was on June Ki, lS(il.)

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"My regiment was com^josed in large part of
young men of as good social position as any in
their section of the state. It eml)raced the sons
of farmers, lawyers, physicians, pctliticians. mer-
chants, bankers and ministers, and some men of
maturer years who had filled such positions
themselves. There were also men in it who could
be led astray; and the Colonel, elected by the
votes of the regiment, had proved to be fairly
capable of developing all there was in his men
of recklessness. It was said that he even went
.so far at times as to take the guard from their
posts and go with them to the village nearby and
•make a night of it'! When there came a prospec-
tive battle, the regiment wanted to have some-
one else to lead them. I found it very hard work
for a few days to bring all the men into any-
thing like subordination; but the great majority
favored (lisci])line, and by the ap])lication of a
little regular army punishment, all were reduced
to as good discipline as one could ask."

At least a dozen other companies or regiments
performed heroically during the Civil War and
merited special notice in citations by the Army
at the close of the Civil War. Among the most
distinguishe<l of the.se groups was Company I>.
of the 41st Regiment, commanded first by Ed-

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An independent dairy, carrying a full line of
Grade A milk, ice cream and milk products
has served Central Illinois for more than 25
years. Having enjoyed the goodwill of all com-
munities served, and having much faith in the
future of Mattoon, the Sullivan Dairy entered
the Mattoon market 10 years ago, buying a
small local dairy. Sullivan Dairy's faith in
Mattoon v^^as such that they immediately en-
larged, moved to a new location and con-
structed a modern dairy building, including
the "Dairy Bar". Their faith in Mattoon has
been rev\/arded, as Mattoon has continued to
grow and prosper, and the dairy has enjoyed
the goodwill and business of many in Mat-
toon and the surrounding territory.

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Be sure he uses UL approved material bought
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-1855

1955-

CRADLE & TOT P TT T P P S '

THE JUNIOR SHOP

SHOE STORE

16th and Broadway

mund W. True, who was killed at Fort Donel-
son, then bv R. W. McFadden, and then bv Jo-
seph Withington who was later to bect)nie known
as the niiK-h revered Capt. Joseph Withington.
This unit was made up largely of Coles County
Volunteers. R. W. McFadden was later pro-
moted to Major of the regiment.

The 54tli regiment, which had for its second
colonel G. M. Mitchell of r'harleston. who was
later promoted to brevet Brigadier General, in-
cluded many Coles County siddiers. William
M. Puritan and Russell "W. Williams of Mat-
toon were captains of Company A and James
T. Smith of Mattoon was captain of Company
F in the 54th.

The 62nd regiment, Illinois infantry, was
commanded by Col. James M. True. It had some
privates from the Mattoon area and several of-
ficers. Lewis C. True was first adjutant, then
Major, and finally Lt. Colonel, and in com-
mand of the regiment at the date of its muster-
out March (5, ISfifi. Dr. V. R. Bridges, one of
the early distinguished iihysicians of Mattoon.
was a surgeon of the same regiment. James M.
True, while still a colonel, was for a time in
command of a bi-igade. This continued for a
year or more, and just before the close of the

War he was prt)nioted to Brigadier General by
brevet.

The ll*8rd regiment, one of the most heroic of
all contingents serving from Mattoon and Coles
County, had as its first commander Col. James
Monroe, who was regarded as a gallant and pop-
ular officer. Col. Monroe was a son-in-law of
James T. Cunningham, one of the most dis-
tinguished of the early settlers of Mattoon. Col.
Monroe was killed at the battle of Farmington,
Tenn., on October 7, 1863. Jonathan Biggs of
^fattoon succeeded Monroe as Colonel. Company
I) of the 123rd regiment was commanded by
James L. Hart of Etna. Company E was com-
manded by A. C. YanBuskirk, John W. Champ
and Thonms E. Woods, all of Mattoon; Com-
pany I was commanded by William E. Adams,
then of Mattoon. The 126th regiment, while hav-
ing only a few privates from Coles County, was
commanded by Jonathan Richmond of Mattoon.
It was organized and mustered in at Alton, 111.,
on September i, 1862, and was mustered out
July 12, 1865.

The most active Coles County family in the
Civil War probably was that of the Trues.
AnK>ng those of the True family who served were
James M., Edmund W., Lewis, John, James F.,

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Harold Hardwick, Tank Wagon

STATION BOYS

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Ray Sparks — 520 5. 21st St.

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The Association of Commerce is an organization of citizens who believe in the future of their com-
munity, who work and act together to promote commercial, industrial, agricultural, civic and resi-
dential improvement and during the past 30 years has furnished the leadership responsible for the
constant growth of Mattoon.

MattDDn
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GROBELNY MOTOR CO.

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Pontiac

Cadillac-Oldsmobile

LINDLEY CHEVROLET CO.

SCHUETTE MOTORS. INC

Chevrolet

DeSoto-Plymouth

McCORMICK FARM EQUIP. STORE

THOMPSON -ROSE, INC.

International

Lincoln-Mercury

MATTOON MOTOR CAR CO.

TOM PURVIS, INC

Buick

Ford

MILLER AND SONS MOTOR CO.

W. C. GRAHAM & SON

Dodge- Plymouth

Chrysler- Plymouth

O'HAIR

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Studebaker

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IN THE PAST

We have endeavored to
properly care for the auto-
motive transportation needs
of this community to the
best of our ability.

IN THE FUTURE

It is our desire and intention
to grow with the community
and to further improve our
service in every way possi-
ble.

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and Theodore E. True. The latter, Theodore E.
True, became a professional soldier and served
with the Uniteil States Arniv until he reached
retirement age in 1904. He became a Brigadier
General and at one time gained considerable
prominence for his work in leading an expedi-
tion to relieve people in Nebraska who were suf-
fering as a result of an onslaught of grasshop-
pers in the summer of 1875.

Another family which sent many sons to the
Civil War was that of the Harts. While most of
the Hart family lived in the southwest part of
the ( Vninty, several of them lived in Mattoon or
were active in its businesses or trades.

"The History of Coles Count [/" written ]>y
Charles E. Wilson in 1905, has this to say about
the part played by Mattoon and western Coles
County in the Civil War : "As an indication of
the fidelity of the County to the cause of the
Union in that memorable war, it may be stated
that by August 1, 1862, Coles County had sent
to the front thirteen companies and had three
more nearly full, nmking about sixteen compan-
ies in all. This would have been Coles County's
quota for 163 regiments, nearly twice as many
as the State had furnished up to that time.

"The Adjutant General's report issued early

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in 1861 showed that Coles County had tlien
furnished to the Union Army more than her
(juota. Her quota, unto the various calls \\\) to
that time, was about 1,339, but up to October 1,
1863, she had actually furnished volunteers to
the numlter of 1,870, an excess of 531 above her
(juota and this did not include those who had en-
listed in regiments from Missouri and otliei'
states.

"Not more than three, or ixissibly four, conn-
ties in the State furnished as many volunteers
in propoi-ti<)n to ]iojmlation as did Coles Coun-
ty. In July, 18()3, about twenty men from Mat-
toon and vicinity under the command of one
Lane, a brotlier of T. P. C. Lane, one of tlie most
respected of the early lawyers, went to Indiana
to help drive out John Morgan, who was report-
ed to be about to ravage that whole state. On
their return, not having gotten sight of the fam-
ous guerrilla, but having shown their good in-
tentions at least, they were entitled to a com-
plimentary dinner at the Pennsylvania House of
ilattoon by its proprietor, Thomas McKee."

Are there any reminders in ^lattoon of the
sanguine struggle between the states in the
1860's? Well, there are the tangible things —
reminders like the 18-foot-long flag pole which

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Water flooding is forcing more oil from Illinois pools. Above, scene in
the Loudon pool showing a huge source water well, a storage tank and a
compressor station. Another 100,000,000 barrels of oil may be developed
from the Loudon field, alone, through water injection techniques.

It takes stability and a steady substantial growth to live 100 years.

The Mattoon of today is a tribute to pioneer builders of the century past.

Men and women making up the Carter employee family have been residents in Mat-
toon a combined 450 years. Seventeen of the present staff of 60 are natives of Illinois.
Some have been in Mattoon with Carter almost from the day Eastern Division headquar-
ters for operations in four states were established 19 years ago.

Carter years in Mattoon have been eventful years. Nearly 250,000,000 barrels of
oil have been produced from Carter's Illinois pool discoveries in that time. Thirteen fields,
including the 1 1,000,000 barrel Mattoon pool, have been found through the company's ex-
ploratory efforts.

Carter has been producing oil continuously for 62 years. Stability and steady, sub-
stantial growth likewise have marked its development.

Mattoon and Illinois have played and are playing a very real part in the company's
progress.

The Carter Dil Cninpany

))eloiigs to tlie U. S. Grant Hotel. This pole sup-
posedly was in use at Camp Grant at the north-
east edge of the city during the Civil War. It
may even have been there during the Civil War
period. At one time this same pole and a Civil
War period flag flew at the Dole House, now the
Byers Hotel. Tiien both went into discard and
were consigned to an alley junk pile.

An early dentist. Dr. S. A. Campltell, saw the
neglected flag and pole and protested tluit they
be saved. As a result of his interest, the Hotel
U. S. Grant acquired the pole, while the flag was
taken over by the Byers family which had
bought the old Dole House. H. R. Checkley, pres-
ident of the Hotel U. S. Grant Corporation, had
the flag pole refurbished for the Centennial cel-
ebration.

Numerous Civil War muskets and weapons of
the period remain in the homes of Mattoon pion-
eers who lived here during the ISfiO's. Dozens of
letters written by soldiers from Mattoon have
been preserved by their relatives wIki now live
here. A few old uniforms of the War period are
still intact. A brass tablet at the entrance of the
Illinois Central Railroad station tells where I'.
S. Grant took command of the 21st regiment in
1861 — the first troops he commanded in the

Civil War. Over in the public liljrary is a beau-
tifully framed memento of the Civil War. It
preserves the renuiants of the flag carried by
the heroic ll.'8rd Regiment, which saw action in
a dozen of the most spectacular and deadly bat-
tles. This flag was carried by John Morgan, a
Mattoon youngster, who later moved to Utah
and became one of the prominent leaders of the
Mormon Church. John's son, Nicholas G. Mor-
gan, Sr., framed the flag with a carefully exe-
cuted map and description of the campaigTis of
the 128rd and presented them to the city of Mat-
toon and the Mattoon Historical Society in inr)0.

These are the tangible remains of the Civil
War. But the intangible mementos are countless.

There are the stories of our soldiers in liattlc,
of theii* heroics and their victories and defeats
and deal lis. Tliere are the stories of Mattoon's
seething disagreement from within — the con-
tests between Union supporters and Southern
sympathizers — called "Copperheads"; of tiie
"Copperhead" rally of 3,000 people south of
town: of the Charleston Riot in March, 1S(>4.
which cost nine lives and involved numerous
Mattoon jjcople; of the Es.sex House and its role
as a link in the undergi-onnd railway which
spirited Negroes from South to North and free-

Compliments of

Employees and Management of

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Official Decorating Company
Flags and Floats

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DECORATING COMPANY

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Congratulations to Mattoon
on your 100th Anniversary

PARSONS

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1816-18 Broadway Phone 6944

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Compliments of

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1708 Broadway

THAT NEW SHOE STORE
Established June, 1924

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THAT OLD SHOE STORE
September, 1955

NEWGENTS SHOE STORE

The Heart of Broadway

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Heating and Appliances
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"Leads the Community in Rural Progress"
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FORTY YEARS
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Mattoon's Friendly Store

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1509-11 Broadway Ave.

Program of Daily Events
MATTOON CENTENNIAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
QUEEN CORONATION DAY

Morning and Afternoon — Paul Duffield Tennis
Tournament - Lawson Park.

Evening, 9:00 — Coronation Ball - Coronation of
Mattoon's Centennial Queen and presentation of
Court of Honor - Music by Don Glasser and his
world famous NBC Band. Dancing till 1 :00 at
High School Gym with Square Dancing on street.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
FREEDOM OF RELIGION DAY

Morning — Centennial Services in ALL Churches

Afternoon — Open house in Mattoon Churches.
Diaramic Transportation Exhibit — Downtown
Mattoon by Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. His-
torical Window Displays — Downtown Mattoon.
Centennial Tea — Sponsored by Sisters of the
Svvish — Masonic Temple. Illinois State Horse-
shoe Pitching Tournament — Peterson Park.
Semi-Finals — Paul Duffield Tennis Tourna-
ment — Lawson Park.

Evening, 8:15 — Massed outdoor service commem-
orating 100 years of Religious Freedom and
growth in Mattoon. Address by Dr. J. Walter
Malone, President of Millikin University. Music
by the Combined Choirs of Mattoon Churches
under the direction of Dr. S. H. Allen.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 — LABOR DAY

Morning, 9:00 — Reunion of Class of 1916 Mat-
toon High School Breakfast at U. S. Grant Hotel.
Semi-Finals — Illinois State Horseshoe Pitching
Contest — Peterson Park. Semi-Finals — Paul
Duffield Tennis Tournament — Lawson Park.

Afternoon, 2:00 — Gigantic Patriotic and Histor-
ical Parade — Downtown Mattoon. Bands,
Marching Units, Mounted Units and floats of all
kinds. Open of Centennial Gayway-Blue Grass
Shows — Peterson Park. Rides and fun for all.
Opening of Industrial Exposition — Mattoon
Products on Display — Peterson Park. Aerial
Performances free to all. Marsha — ■ America's
trapeze prodigy. Bronos swaying comets. Tennis
tournament finals — Lawson Park. Horseshoe
Pitching finals — - Peterson Park.

All Day and Evening — Historical window displays,
Downtown Mattoon. Railroad Exhibit, Downtown
Mattoon.

Evening, 7:45 — Pre-Pageant Entertainment,

Evening, 8:15 — Premier Presentation of the
Mighty Historical Pageant-Spectacle "Mattoon
Memories" with a cast of over 400 local people,
with an awe-inspiring fireworks finale.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 — YOUTH DAY
(Sponsored by Kiwanis Club)

Morning, 9:30 — Registration of Pioneers and vis-
itors — Hospitality Center Hotel Byers.

Afternoon, 12:30 — Registration of boys and girls
at Centennial Headquarters.

Afternoon, 1 :30 — Kiddies pet-costume and bicy-
cle parade — prizes to be awarded. High school
to Peterson Park.

Afternoon, 2:30 — Games, sports and contests —
cash prizes and awards — Peterson Park.

Afternoon, 3:30 — Free aerial Acts — Marsha and
the Swaying Comets. Demonstration "FIRE MA-
GIC" by Dr. Lewellen Heard, Research Chemist,
Standard Oil Company — Peterson Park. Chil-
dren's Day on the Centennial Gayway — Rides
and shows.

All Day and Evening — Historical Window Dis-
plays — Downtown Mattoon. Railroad Exhibit
— Downtown Mattoon. Industrial Exposition —
Peterson Park.

Evening, 7:45 — Pre-Pageant Entertainment.

Evening, 8:15 — Second presentation of the Huge
Historical Pageant-Spectacle "Mattoon Memor-
ies" with brilliant fireworks finale.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 — LADIES' DAY

Morning and All Day — Registration of Pioneers
and visitors — Hospitality Center Byers Hotel.

Morning, 9-1 1 — Sisters of the Swish Coffee Side-
walk Cafes.

1 . In front of Merle Norman — Charleston Ave.

2. In front of Birdies Hat Shop — Broadway and
17th.

3. In front of Wilb Walkers — Western Ave.

4. In front of Fred Smith Shoes — Broadway
and 16th.

Afternoon, 1 :30 — Auction of Centennial Quilt —
17th and Broadway.

Afternoon, 2:00 — Centennial Style Show and
Fashion Parade. Sisters of the Swish — Awards
for the best costume — 17th and Broadway.

Afternoon, 3:30 — Demonstration "FIRE MAGIC"
by Dr. Lewellen Heard, Research Chemist,
Standard Oil Company — Peterson Park

All Day and Evening — Historical Window Dis-
play — Downtown Mattoon. Railroad Exhibit
— Downtown Mattoon. Industrial Exposition —
Peterson Park Free Aerial Acts — Marsha and
the Bronos. Centennial Gayway — Carnival rides
and fun.

Evening, 7:45 — Presentation of Style Show Win-
ners — Pageant stage.

Evening, 8:15 — Third presentation of the His-
torical Pageant - Spectacle "Mattoon Memories"
with fireworks finale.

Afternoon, 4:00 — Demonstration "FIRE MAGIC"
by Dr. Lewellen Heard, Research Chemist, Stand-
ard Oil Company — Peterson Park.

Afternoon and Evening — Historical Window Dis-
play — Downtown Mattoon. Railroad Exhibit
— Downtown Mattoon. Free aerial acts —
Marsha and Bronos. Performances afternoon and
evening. Industrial Exposition — Peterson Park.
Centennial Gayway — Peterson Park.

Evening, 7:45 — Pre-Pageant Entertainment.

Evening, 8:15 — Fifth performance of the histor-
ical pageant-spectacle "Mattoon Memories"
with a fireworks finale — Peterson Park.

Evening, 10:00 — Free Street Dance
Mattoon.

Downtown

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
AGRICULTURE DAY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 — GOVERNOR'S DAY

Morning and All Day — Registration of visitors
and pioneers — Centennial Hospitality Center
— Byers Hotel.

Morning, 10:00 — Reception of Governor Stratton
and party, U. S. Grant Hotel.

Morning, 1 1 :30 — Mayors Luncheon with visiting
officials from surrounding area — Governor
Stratton, Guest of Honor — Masonic Temple.

Afternoon, 2:00 — Governor's Parade — marching
units, bands, horses, floats, and shrine bands.
High School to Peterson Park via Broadway.

Afternoon, 4:00 — Demonstration "FIRE MAGIC"
by Dr. Lewellen Heard, Research Chemist, Stand-
ard Oil Company — Downtown.

All Day and Evening — Historical Window Dis-
play — Downtown Mattoon. Railroad Exhibit
— Downtown Mattoon. Industrial Exposition —
Peterson Park. Free Aerial Acts — Marsha and
the Bronos. Centennial Gayway — Carnival rides
and fun. One performance afternoon and eve-
ning.

Evening, 8:15 — Fourth presentation of the His-
torical Pageant-Spectacle "Mattoon Memories"
with fireworks finale.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 — INDUSTRIAL DAY

Morning and All Day — Registration of visitors
and pioneers — Hospitality Center Byers Hotel.

Morning, 10:00 — Judging of Beards — Broth-
ers of the Brush — 1 7th and Broadway — Prizes
awarded in five classes.

Morning, 11:30 — Shaving Contest — Prize to
be awarded.

Afternoon, 1:30 — Awarding of prizes for oldest
resident, longest resident, and resident coming
greatest distance.

Afternoon, 2:00 — Agriculture progress parade
— High School to Peterson Park via Broadway
and Western Ave.

Afternoon, 4:00 — Awarding of prizes — Antique
Autos and floats — Peterson Park.

Afternoon, 4:30 — Time Capsule Ceremony —
City Hall.

All Day and Evening — Historical Window Dis-
play — Downtown Mattoon. Model Railroad Ex-
hibit — Downtown Mattoon. Industrial Exposi-
tion — Peterson Park. Antique Auto Display —
Peterson Park. Centennial Gayway-Carnival rides
and fun. Free aerial acts — Marsha and Bronos
Swaying Comets. Matinee and evening perform-
ances.

Evening, 7:30 — Presentation of winners — Broth-
ers of the Brush. Presentation of winners —
Pioneers. Presentation of winners — - Auto and
Tractor.

Evening, 8:15 — Sixth and final performance

"Mattoon Memories"

THE CITIZENS OF MATTOON

Proudly Present
The Grand Dramatic Pageant-Spectacle

"Mattoon Memories

September 5-10, 8:15 at Peterson Park

A John B. Rogers Production

DICK QUAY
Promotion and Business Manager

Historical Research By Mattoon Historical Society

RICHARD T. SPITLER
Producer - Director

PROLOGUE

This lovely, colorful scene is dedicated to the
Queen and her Court of Honor. It features the
youth of Mattoon in a dramatic salute to the Mat-
toon Centennial.

SCENE 1
"An Early Indian Village"

One of splendor, this scene takes us back to
"pre-settler" days in Mattoon. It shows an actual
Indian Village and is highlighted by two authentic
Indian dances.

SCENE 2
"The First Settlers"

Showing the layout of the village of Mattoon in
the early 1 800's, we see Sharles Sawyer and a group
of surveyors as they prepare to map the area.

SCENE 3
"Wagons West"

"Fascinating" is what you will say when you see
the arrival of this actual wagon train. "Magnifi-
cent" is the word for the lighting and scenery, and
"glorious" is the entire scene as it is climaxed by
the square dance.

town of Mattoon. A heated argument ensued but
to the satisfaction of all, the town is named in hon-
or of William B. Mattoon.

SCENE 5
"Remember The Sabbath"

Without thought of depicting ony one specific
faith, we humbly present this scene as a repre-
sentative religious sequence in the lives of our
pioneer forefathers.

SCENE 6
"The Dawn of Education"

Both humorous and educational, "The Dawn of
Education" shows one of the first schools in Mat-
toon as it was conducted by Mr. James A. Mc-
Cullum.

SCENE 7
"The Coming of the Railroad"

In the month of October, in 1856, the first
train rolled into the booming little community of
Mattoon. It was a delightful day and the town had
an air of a celebration. This scene takes us back to
that October day and features the favorite dance
of the day, the Virginia Reel.

SCENE 4
"The Founding of Mattoon"

The year is 1855, the place is Mattoon (then
called Pegtown) , the event is the naming of the

SCENE 8
"The Lincoln-Douglas Debate"

1858 was a year of history making political de-
bates for the Senatorship of Illinois. One of the
most important debates in history took place at

Charleston, when Stephen Douglas and Abraham
Lincoln met. This scene shows this meeting, and
a portion of that debate.

SCENE 9
"The War Between The States"

Showing Ulysses S. Grant assuming command of
his first troops in Mattoon and a battle tableau of
the Civil War, this scene is one of factual intrigue-
ment.

SCENE 10
"Freedom For All"

Out of the turmoil and tragedy of the Civil War,
came the gentle, steadfast voice of Abraham Lin-
coln. This episode shows Lincoln delivering his
most famous speech.

SCENE 11
"The Gay 90's"

The period of bikes, bustles and braverity is
shown in these next few minutes, as nearly 100
people take us back to the Gay 90's. The scene also
features one of the most famous dances of the
90's, the Can Can.

SCENE 15
"World War Two"

Mattoon, like many other American cities was
"shocked" at the brutal Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor. From Mattoon went many brave men and
women who fought for freedom of the world. This
scene is presented as recognition to these heroic
citizens.

SCENE 16
"The Atomic Age"

After the war came a new era to the whole
country. It was called . . . "The Atomic Age" and
as a means of showing you a replica of an atomic
blast, we have employed the services of a profes-
sional fireworks company.

SCENE 17
"The Hall of Fame"

From the various pageant scenes we call on those
persons who have contributed so much to make our
community the fine place it is in which to live.

SCENE 18
"To The Future"

Featuring the entire pageant cast, we salute the
future in a gigantic mass ensemble.

SCENE 12
"The Great Disaster"

The year 1917 saw the worst single disaster ever
to hit Mattoon, as a tornado in less than two min-
utes, ripped through the city. Disaster is certainly
not a pleasant thing to dramatize but is a neces-
sary segment of the Mattoon story.

SCENE 13
"World War One"

To the men and women from Mattoon who
bravely served in World War One, this scene is
dedicated.

SCENE 14
"The Roaring Twenties"

We are certain that you will enjoy our Mattoon-
ettes as they dance the favorite dance of the Twen-
ties, the Charleston.

MATTOON CENTENNIAL QUEEN CANDIDATES

As this booklet goes to press, the Mattoon Cen-
tennial Queen and her Ten Attendants in the
Court of Honor have not been selected. The citizens
of Mattoon may well pay tribute to the following
candidates whose civic spirit, energy and ingenuity
was a major contribution to the success of the Mat-
toon Centennial.

Claire Ann Abel
Rosina Alexander
Sandi Bolin
Kay Churchman
Kaye Cowger
Lila Elliott
Gay Furry
Sara Gover
Connie Howell
Jean Ann Judge
Jan Kelly

Mrs. Ann Lewellen
Shirley Newby

Carolyn Orndorff
Willa Ferryman
Willie Podesta
Jo Poffinbarger
Marilyn Shirley
Joan Speer
Sue Stansbery
Marilyn Swank
Judee Sweet
Betty Tingley
Carol Wall
Martha Weaver
Sallie Weber

'MATTOON MEMORIES" CAST

PROLOGUE

Narrators —

Jack Horsley
W. K. Kidwell
Rex Adams

Phyllis Ariens
Peggy Leman
Pete George

SCENE 1
"An Early Indian Village'

Indian Girls —

Gloria Hillerby
Jeannie Hillerby
Vicki Perry
Judith Lynn Harris
Kay Nash

Marcelline Morgan
Roberta Sue Newgent
Joyce Ann Riner
Carol Riner

Mounted Guard of Honor

Fred Campbell
Gene Grisamore
David Townley
Harold Cross
"Doc" Whitley
David Champion
Paul Hilgenberg
Lloyd Farrell

Woody Gass
Warren Hall
Arnold Brown
Ralph Townley
Wayne Swisher
Bob Zellers
Ed Reimann
Wayne Andrews

Pageant Choir —

Under The Direction of Dr. S. H. Allen

Accompanist —

Mrs. Florence Myers

Trumpeters —

Carol Gibson
Martha Weaver
Sue Pridemore
Donna Ruland
Gail Pasey

Cadets —

Page Stewart
Nancy Wilson
Linda Kull
Katie Dawson
Susie Weiss
Karen Tucker

Jackies —

Nancy Sanders
Kay Gordy
Judy Checkley
Mary Ann Short
Ann Record
Lynn Patterson

Miss Columbia

Donna Wallace

Carol Homann
Carol Benton
Carol Michaels
Linda Kimery
Nancy Furry

Judy Mangold
Carol Tolle
Roxanne George
Becky Bouch
Madonna Sieben

Shirley Livesay
Marilyn Homann
Sandra Johnston
Gail Pasey
Judy Eaton

Visiting Indians —

Ralph Roderick
Robert Wood

Messenger —

Glenn Roth

Indian Boy Dancers

Gary Irby
Joel Hendricks
Billy Easton
Jerry Neff
Mike Farmer
Dennis Moore

Indian Chief —

Jack Dobson

Indian Squaws —

Opal Martin
Mabel McCall
Helen Cole
Mrs. Robert Woods
Virginia Kersey
Romona Holtgrewe
Catherine Houchin
Ruth Roth

Indian Braves —

Mike Roberts
Betty Orndorff
George KastI
Benny Pleasant
Steven Spangler

Bob Olson

RoVinie Williams
Dennis Dobson
Pete Bowen
Steve Short
Gene Eagleson Jr.
Jerry Wallace

May Douglas
Leia McCumber
Jean Warfel
Juanita Shadow
Pat Poorman
Pauline Campbell
Julia Nelson
Ruby Campbell

Charles Parks
Fred Parks
Melvin Johnson
Neil Olson
Russel Wisely

SCENE 2
'The First Settlers'

Out Rider —

David Champion

Attendants —

Judy Phelps
Martha Jones
Ellen Sampson
Patty Behrend
Janice Kidwell

Also in Prologue —

Boy Scouts of Mattoon
Girl Scouts of Mattoon

Jane Wilson
Patty Grounds
Janet Cornell
Jan Michaels
Sandy Hatfill

Cub Scouts of Mattoon
Brownie Scouts of Mattoon

SCENE 3
"Wagons West'

Pioneer Girls —

Sherl Oliver
Margaret Allsebrook
Juanita Anderson
Brenda Linder
Karen Anderson

Sue Miller
Leagene King
Ann Checkley
Joan Lebrecht

Pioneer Boys —

David Champion
Tommy Taylor
Darwin Nelson
Timmy Richards
Harry Siebert

Pioneer Couples —

Mr. and Mrs. M. Garbe
Mr. and Mrs. L. Lampher
Mr. and Mrs. Ad King
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Landon
Mr. and Mrs. O. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. G. Orndorff
Mr. and Mrs. C. Carrol
Mr. and Mrs. Les Daily

Larry Kepley
Gary Kepley
Joe Hovicus
Gary Lebrecht
Steven Lebrecht

Mr. and Mrs. W. Swisher

Mr, and Mrs. K. Carrell

Mr. and Mrs. C. Elliott

Mr. and Mrs. Don Degler
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Millam

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lebrecht

Mr. and Mrs. Mines

SCENE 4
'The Founding of Mattoon"

Ebenexer Noyes —

George Davison

Benjamin Turney —

Mr. Adam Smith

Townspeople —

Mrs. Adam Smith
Mrs. Harley Alfred

Stephen Dexter Dole

Mr. Harley Alfred

William Mattoon —

Mr. Raymond Shrader

Mrs. George Davison
Mrs. Raymond Shrader

SCENE 5
"Remember The Sabbath'

Minister —

John Speer

Congregation portrayed by cast from Scene 3.

SCENE 6
"The Dawn of Education"

Teacher —

Everett L. Green

Boys —

Steven Henderson

George Kizer
Joseph Dale Beavers

Girls —

Sharon Jean Fryman

I Teacher's Pet I
Carol Frances
Pamela Elain Burggraf

James Michael Beavers
Dennis Henderson

Joyce Fitzpatrick
Anita Kay Moffett
Patty Wise

SCENE 7
'The Coming of the Railroad"

"Old" Fashioned Men

Earl White
M. H. Whitley
Virgil Burggraf
Ernest Everman
Mr. Monroe
Howard Davis

Dr. Berkheimer
Harlan Hart
T. J. Shanks
Howard Pyle
Kenneth Smith
Delbert Neher

"Old" Fashioned Women

Lora Francis
Fannie Copeland
Mrs. Ernest Everman
Mary Waltrip
Flossy Coy
Doris White
Mrs. Hart

Mrs. M, H. Whitley
Marion L. Burggraf
Mrs. Edgar Lake
Hazel Galbreth
Mrs. J. F. Smith
Mrs. Monroe

Abraham Lincoln —

Mr. File

Stephen Dexter Dole —

O. H. Wily

Townsman —

Mr. Ward

SCENE 8
'The Lincoln-Douglas Debate"

Steven Douglas —

Mel Rogers

James T. Cunninghan

Mr. Lampert

SCENE 9
'The War Between The States'

Union Officer —

Don Walker

Union Soldiers —

Dick Harris
Dick Poehler
Ferd Homann
Wilb Walker

Confederate Officer •

M. H. Whitley

Confederate Soldiers

T. J. Shanks
Bus Hart
E. S. White
Howard Pyle

General Grant —

Gene Bauer

Virgil Judge
Ernest Everman
Don Pennell
Kenneth Smith

Howard Davidson
Virgil Burggraf
Del Neher

SCENE 10
'Freedom For All"

Lifeguards —

Charles Montgomery
Bob Checkley

Bathing Beauties —

Mrs. Peggy Fuesting
Shirley Morris
Joyce Tucker
Norma Metcalf

Bathing Beauty Judge —

Dr. Lampert

Elmer the Photographer —

Bill Checkley

SCENE 11
'The Gay 90's"

Side Saddle Rider

Eleanor Cain

Faye Haddock
Donna Blakemore
Betty Higgens
Evelyn Malone

Medicine Man —

A. R. Smith

Ball Players —

Denny Hamma
Phil Becker
Dave Mangold

Firemen —

Ed Berkowitz
Dave Tracy

Auto Couples —

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Corzine

Police Gazette Girls —

Jean Orndorff
Rosemary McAndrew
Claire Stein

Pioneers —

Mrs. J. C. Robertson
Myrna Cougill

Strollers —

Edna Crites
Alberta Highland
Mrs. J. C. Davis
Maxine Anderson
Floriene Hetzer
Shirley Anderson
Suzanne Fleming
Mrs. E. A. Spidell

Gay Ninety Cop —

Win Stewart

Bicycle Riders —

June Fitt

Bill Severns
Randy Madeira

Charlie Wright
H. G. Smith

SAr. and Mrs. James Pinnell

Rosemary Ritchey
Anna Duffy
Emma Parker

Frank Mayer
Paul Foor

Dorothy Dole
Dolores Weber
Martha Collinsworth
Maggie Kirts
Mary Jane Jemsek
Dale Trout
Janice Wilkehm
Pauline Lawrence

George Davison

Radio Announcer —

John Winterroth

Iwo Jima —

Ted Johnson

SCENE 16
"The Atomic Age"

Gigantic Fireworks Display

SCENE 17
"The Hall of Fame"

Members of the Cast

SCENE 18
'To The Future"

Entire Pageant Cast

CENTENNIAL OFFICE PERMANENT OFFICE STAFF —

Marion Hill Rebecca Adrian

SCENE 12
'The Great Disaster"

Doughboys —

James W. Noble
Homer Corzine
Loy Shook Jr.

SCENE 13
'World War One"

Willie Harris
Lawrence Kindel

SCENE 14
"The Roaring Twenties"

Charleston Dancers —

Nancy Hoelscher Carolyn Bougher

Sharon Robinson Linda Donnell

Sandra Heath Elizabeth Heint

Niki Hill Jerry Adrian
Becky Bouch

SCENE 15
'World War Two"

Family Group —

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parsons
Guilford Parsons III
Royal Parsons

Marilya Meagher
David Meagher
Christinia Johnson

— THANKS —

The Centennial Committee expresses its appre-
ciation for the contributions made by the follow-
ing individuals and organizations:

Neumode Hosiery Shop
Myers Bros.
Hampton Jewelers
Elliotts Jewelers
Earl Ross Clothiers
Wolfe Auto Supply
Lampert Jewelers
Gibson's Furniture Store
Furste Auto Supply
T. V. Janes Appliance
Ray Elder Sign Service
Fred Smith Shoe Store
Edna Davison
Chas. Seng & Son
Classic Beauty Shop
Hart & Reilly Constr. Co.
Walts Camera Shop
S. S. Kresge Co.
Stalcup Glass Co.
Cradle and Tot Shop
Bradley's

Mary Bowles Shop
Rainbow Gardens
Edwin Gucker and Son
Drs. Podesta and Glenn
Frank Holmes
Warner Off ice Equip. Co.
Illinois Poolroom
Midwest Homes
Montgomery Ward Co.
Niemeyer's Farm Serv. Store
A & B Transfer
Mattoon Implement Co.
International Harvester
Omer Easton
Ken Jakle

Mattoon Post Office
Electric Meter Lab
House's Tavern
Brown Shoe Co.
Helen Montgomery
Rathe Nursery

YOUR LUMBER YARD

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Lumber

Millwork

Roofing

Glass

Paint

Siding

Flooring

Floor Coverings

Plastic Tile

Ceramic Tile

LET US HELP BUILD MATTOON FOR THE NEXT ICO YEARS

COIVSTRUCTIDIV MATERIALS CDMPAMY

312 So. 21st St. Phone 5631

We Are Proud . . .

To have had so large a part in the remarkable
growth of Mattoon in the past one-third century.

COMPLETE WEATHERPROOFING
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(loin; of the part Abraham Lincoln played in
the feelings of Mattoon people toward the War
and the Union itself.

Throughout the Civil War, Coles Conntv was
a middle area — one part ''Copperhead" and one
part "Union", although the latter was dominant.
Because .sentiment was somewhat divided, can-
didates for office concentrated their campaigns
in the central part of the State where a few votes
one way or the other might make the difference
between victoi-y and defeat in the whole state.

But after the War, the people of Mattoon sub-
merged their differences and joinetl their efforts
to launch the rough prairie town on a feverish
building campaign. The result was that by 1870
Mattoon was one of the strongest and fastest
growing towns in the central eastern part of the
state and quickly raced past cities which were
older in years. Meanwhile, the descendants of
some of the heroes of the War — the Monroes,
Kichraonds, the Trues, and the Biggs — became
stalwart leaders of the new town.

Congratulations from

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The old Mattoon Hotel, also
more generally known as the
Dole House, and more recently as
the Byers Hotel, stands as a sym-
bol of Mattoon's renowTi as a
hotel and foods center. Con-
struction on the Dole House
started in 1866 and was com-
pleted by the Dole brothers in
1869. Miss Carrie Kingman, the
foremost lady financier and bus-
iness woman in Mattoon's his-
toid, made it a well-known hotel
during the latter part of the last
century. Its chief rival was the
noted Essex House, w-hich stood
until the tracks of the Illinois
Central were lowered in 1915.

by Walter Kciitpcr, James
Jlartei/ Wright, Paul Kizer

(Bas((l on jKijicrs
Cii)i)iiii(j]ia)n , A*.
and others.)

Although ilattoon'.s early commercial life was
built around the railroads, other enterprises
gradually were founded to supplement the eco-
nomic life of the community. Many of these busi-
nesses, such as grain elevators, depended directly

on the railroads for their business. Others, such
as the wagon and l>uggy factories, were inde-
pendent of our principal enterprise. At one time,
after the close of the Civil War, Mattoon had
tliiee prosperous buggy factories which em-
])loyed more than 100 people.

An Illiitois Central Railroad Director stated
in 1869 that . . . "Mattoon . . . has . . . four

A Salute to the

MATTOON CENTENNIAL

MATTDDN GARMENT COMPANY

Division of

R & M KAUFMANN CO., INC. — AURORA, ILL.

Vicky Vaughn - Toni Todd Originals

Compliments of

EDWIN GUCKER & SON

Western Avenue Florists
Phone 5667

THE OFFICE OF

H. R. CHECKLEY

Established in 1913

Leading in the field of

Insurance and Real Estate

1607 Charleston Ave. — Mattoon, Illinois

THE PLEASANT STUDIO

"Mattoon's Leading Portrait Studio"
120 South 17th Street Est. 1905

ELMER F. GOETZ
Vel-erinarian

Greetings from

THE MATTOON LIQUOR
DRIVE-IN

"Service with a smile" is our motto

Use our Drive- In for fast service

Just Dial 7363 for Free Delivery

2017 Broadway Are.

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Mattoon, Illinois Phone 4866

Compliments of

HAROLD'S CLEANERS

"GOOD CLEANING" is our Business

Telephone 6100
1109 Broadway Mattoon, Illinois

hotels, and another will be erected this season
. . . a national bank with a capital of flOO.OOO;
a printing- office; three newspapers; 80 stores
of all kinds . . . and 21 manufacturing establish-
ments." Most of these plants were extremely
small and specialized in equipment used for
farming.

But in the early 1870's, several larger busi-
nesses were established here. One was Chuse &
Co., e.staldished in 1872 by J. F. Chuse and Rich-
ard Heap. They specialized in steam engine re-
pair and the limited manufacture of small ma-
chines. The company grew rapidly and expand-
ed its quarters in the area lietween Thirteenth
& Fourteenth streets soutli of the Big Four
tracks — a location now occupied by the Young
Radiator Co. The small company founded by
Mr. Chuse was to grow in the early part of the
20th century into the Chuse Engine & Manu-
facturing Co., a distinguished firm in Mattoon's
history which prospered until the dejtression
years "of the 1930's.

Two clay tile companies were among the early
aristocrats in Mattoon's manufacturing history.
One was founded by J. W. Hogue in 1876, at the
south edge of Mattoon. It prospered for 30 years.
A second factory, founded by Theodore Jonte in
1883, prt)spered until the end of the first decade
of the present century. Millions of brick as well

We don't want all the business — Just Yours

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LICENSED — CONTRACTOR

Installation and repair of anything electrical

Day Phone 6767 - Night 4361
121 N. 15th Street Mattoon, Illinois

LAWRENCE MYERS
Owner

as tile were turned out by this large iilant lo-
cated at the north edge of Mattoon.

Another of the early successful maniifacturers
was H. W. Clark who founded a coiniiaiiy whicli
carries the Clark name to this day. Mr. Clark's
invention of a feasible meter box for city water
systems led to gi-eat prosperity for tiie firm lie
founded at the turn of the century.

^Vitll the gi-owth of Mattnon's business and iu-
dnstrial life, financial institutions grew ajiace.
Indeed, iu tlic early years tiiey were often out in
front of the general growth of the city. Mat-
toon's first ]iernianent bank, the First National
Bank of ^Mattoon, was founded in 1865. From
the standpoint of assets, it ranked with some of
the strongest banks in the State. Also, it was the
first of the national lianks in the State of Illi-
nois of conqiarable size, and the 2.")tb in the na-
tion e.stablished under the National I'.aidcing Act
signed by President Lincoln. This \n\\\k later
merged with the Mattoon Nntiouid liank fouiid-
ed in lS7(i, to foi ni the present National Bank
of Mattoon. One other baidv, the Central Na-
tional Bank of Mattoon, prospers during cen-
tennial year. It was established in lillO as the
Central Illinois Trust & Savings Bank.

Building and loan a.s.soeiations also have
played a key role in Mattoon's growth thi'ough
the years. The oldest of these was the iNIattoon

GIVING SATISFACTORY SERVICE
SINCE 1932

Compliments of

ORVILLE E. HUFF

Licensed Master Plumber, Cert. No. 2508

L R. GUCKER, Florist

30 Years Of Floral Service

PLUMBING and HEATING

Member of Florist's Telegraph
Delivery Association

1113 Broadway
Phone 2456 Nite Phone 5283

Telephone 7493 16th St. and Wabash Ave.
MAIIOON, ILLINOIS

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MUSIC SHOP

Records

CONGRATULATIONS

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FROM

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Band Instruments
Television

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Phone 5252

1517 Broadway Maftoon, Illinois

BRIDGES DRUG STORE

Your Prescription Store

21st and Western Avenue
Phone 6769

Congratulations from

THE UNION BARBERSHOPS

John Lawyer — 1 420 Broadway
Albert Homann — 106 S. 16th St.
Zed Brooks — 1 828 Broadway
Gerald Houts — ^1117 Broadway
Donald Borror — 104 S. 19th St.
W. W. Marshall 1901 Shelby
V. R. Coffey — 111 S. 16th St.
John C. Mullens — 1822 Broadway
H. V. Bullerman Windsor, III.

SUBWAY PHARMACY

Louis B. Neira, R. Ph.
YOUR FRIENDLY DRUG STORE

Where Your Prescriptions are Always Filled
As They Should Be

Free Delivery Service
1804 Broadway Ave. Dial 6444

ELI D. STORM

GENERAL BLACKSMITHING & WELDING

Steel - Heavy Hardware

SINCE 1883

122 N. 15th Street Mattoon, Illinois

Building & Loan Association ehartered in 1883.
L. L. Lelinian, president of the First National
Bank of Mattoon, also headed the building and
loan company. Acting officer for the company
as secretary was a noted personality of the early
years who made a name for himself in the Civil
War — Capt. Joseph Withingtou.

Because of its strategic location. Mattoon has
always supported several successful hotel and
dining establishments. Within tlie first five
years tlie city had two well known liotels, one
of which was to survive for more than 75 years
and to become a symbol of Mattoon's im-
portance in Eastern Illinois. Tlie Pennsylvania
House, one of the first built, served for main-
years and once entertained Abraham Lincoln
overnight. The Essex House, built I)y a noted
pioneer, Ebenezer Noyes, created for itself a dis-
tinguished tradition. It served as a link in the
"underground railway" system which spirited
Negroes from South to Nortli and freedom, but
its principal reputation came from the service it
gave thousands upon thousands of travelers. The
Essex was dismantled in 1915 to make way for
the lowering of the Illinois Central Railroad
tracks.

Immediately after the Civil War, tlie Dole

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and

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brothers, Stephen Dexter and Josepli, completed
a hotel started by a syndicate of builders. They
named it the Dole House — a hotel we know
today as the Byers Hotel. Our city's newest ho-
tel, tlie U. S. Grant, was completed in 1928, and
is a landmark in our century. Numerous fine
restaurants, including the Grant dining room.
Dinner Bell, Castle Inu, KnoAvles Cafeteria and
others perpetuate Mattoon's reputation for lio-
tels and good food.

Newspapers and Radio

Through the years Mattoon's story of growth
has been faithfully recorded by a numlier of
splendid newspapers and in the last decade by
the added voice of a radio station.

Beginning almost with the founding year,
Mattoon has had at least one newspaper con-
tinuously in print. On June 7, 1856, a pioneer
citizen, R. AV. Houghton, started printing the
Weekly Independent Gazette — a four-page pub-
lication, Init three of those pages were printed
in Terre Haute rather than Mattoon. After a
succession of owners, the Gazette eventually
came into the hands of H. F. Kendall who car-

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MATTOON, ILLINOIS

MATTDDIV CEIVTEMIAL

1855- 1955

In Memory of My Family

My Grandmofher, JULIA BLAND GALLOWAY

Who came to Mattoon in the early days from Ken-
tucky, following the death of her husband.

My Aunt MARY ELIZABETH GALLOWAY

My Mother, NANCY GALLOWAY KIZER

My Father, GEORGE ANDREW KIZER

ZENIAR KIZER EDWARDS

lied the paper's tradition.s into the present cen-
tury and established a format and general policy
which even today is not radically altered. Of the
several newspapers established through the
years, only the Journal, which was purchased
in 1905 by Mr. Kendall, and the Commercial en-
joyed marked successes. The Commercial was op-
erated for many years by the t^umerlin family
which had unu.sual talents in the journalistic
field, especially as typified in the earlier days by
weekly newspaper editors. Other newspapers
were the Radical Republican, which failed after
a short tenure under Ebenezer Xoyes. and the
Star, founded by John Cunningham, .son of the
great pioneer, James T. Cunningham. Mr. Cun-
ningham showed unusual abilities as a writer
but was less astute as a business man.

Mattoou took another step forward in the field
of mass communications when, on November 26.
1946. Radio Station WLBH Avent on the air
with 250 watts power on 1170 kilocycles. This
gave Mattoon a voice, carrying its message to
several hundred thousand people residing within
75 miles of Mattoon.

WLBH first was born in the min<ls of its
three founders, Ray Livesay. Bob Bills. Sr.. and
Paul Harris, in the spring of 1942. Bills and

Harris are Mattoou business men, while Livesay
was doing radio work in Tuscola at that time.
Due to the acute shortage of electronic eciuij)-
ment during World War II, the dream had to
wait until the war was over before it could be-
come a reality.

Ray Livesay returnetl to Mattoon Feb. 1. 1946.
after spending two years in the U. S. Navy. He
set out immediately toward getting approval
from the Fe<leral Cf)mmunications Commission
for a radio broadcasting station in Mattoon. The
approval was granted in May, 1946. and work
was started immediately on the construction of
the transmitter plant and tower located north of
Mattoon on Route 45, while studios were con-
structed on the third floor of the National Bank
of Mattoon liuilding. To further enhance the
services of WLBH. the owners built WLBH-FM
in 1949. which operates with an effective radi-
ated power of 23,000 watts at 96.9 Mc. FM made
it possible to be on the air at night as well as
day. Sports coverage, music and consistent area
news coverage are the highlights of WLBH-FM.

In 1955, WLBH added a shortwave mobile
studio which makes it possible to originate
l)roa(lcasts from fairs, festivals and other on-
the-spot events within a radius of 80 miles of

Our Association is very proud to have been able to take part
in the growth of the City of Mattoon during 72 of the past
100 years.

We will continue to make every effort to provide the citizens
of our community a safe place in which to invest their savings
and to promote home ownership.

MATTDDIV FEDERAL

Savings And Lnan Assncialinn

1630 Broadway
Mattoon, Illinois

THE AMERICAN HOME — THE SAFEGUARD OF AMERICAN LIBERTIES

MONARCA

GAS FOR LESS 20 LOCATIONS

MATTOON — Route 45 North

Decatur - Williams St. and Brush College Rd.

MATTOON ST. ELMO
N. 15th Rt. 16 Route 40

Compliments of

TOLEDO MUNCIE, IND.
South Side of Square 8th & Walnut

TUSCOLA CHARLESTON
Route 36 East Route 16

CROSS FURNITURE MART

Quality Furniture

Opposite Fairgrounds
URBANA
1132 W. University CASEY

Just off Rt. 49 So.
SULLIVAN
Route 32 CHARLESTON

5th St. and Monroe
HILLSBORO
Route 16 East DECATUR

720 South 17th Telephone 8533

765 N. Main
DECATUR
600 E. Wood NEWTON

MATTOON, ILLINOIS

Route 33
GREENUP
Route 130 EFFINGHAM

Route 40
ROUTE 121
10 miles S. of Mattoon TAYLORVILLE

East Main Street

You Save on Every Gallon

Free Prixe Winning Book Matches — Ask for them!

Compliments of

MATTOON FURNITURE CO.

JOHN JANES, Owner
2C02 Western Ave. Dial 6061

Wm. L. Foley, Prop. Ph. 8550

FOLEY GLASS COMPANY

"Everything in Glass"

WINDOW - PLATE - AUTO

"Windshields Installed That Do Not Leak"

MIRRORS - STORE FRONTS
1400 Broadway Ave. Mattoon, Illinois

Compliments of

Electric Meter Laboratory
& Associates

W. F. Ostermeier
WE GROW WITH MAI lOON

GOOD PRINTING DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN

BERNARD CLENDENING

Business and Social Printing
209 S. 19th St. Phone 5339

Vommon scene in Mattoon duriny the ISGO's

During the Centennial

And Years to Come

The Movies Will Thrill You

And It's So Much Fun!

THE MATTODN THEATRES

Salute The Centennial

From the Nickelodeon to
CINEMASCOPE

THE MOVIES ALWAYS HAVE BEEN
YOUR CHEAPEST AND BEST ENTERTAINMENT

"MATTOON'S PROGRESS IS
OUR INTEREST"

Ccngratulations on our Centennial

TAYLOR'S I. G. A. MARKET

14th at DeWitt

Mattoon, Illinois

THE STABLES

JOHN L. RYAN, Prop.
Home of FINER FOODS

Air Conditioned for Your Comfort
One of Mattoon's Finer Drive- Ins

WEST ON ROUTE 16
3300 Marshall Ave. Phone 9084

"The Trend Today Is To I. G. A."

JOHN DAVIS
IMPLEMENT CO.

All Kinds of New and Used Machinery.
We Buy, Sell or Trade in Any Makes.

ALLIS-CHALMERS SALES & SERVICE
So. on Route 45 — Mattoon Phs. 2401-6623

GAS
FOR LESS

L. B. Higgins

Higgins Dil Cninpany

STATION AT STATION AT

21 ST & CHARLESTON 18TH & MARSHALL

TANK - TRUCK

PHONE 9068 MATTOON, ILLINOIS

Mattoon. It is completely self-powered. Broad-
casts orif-inating from the mobile studio can be
carried to the main control room at ^NlattoOTi
through the air by radio transmission. It is then
sent out to home radios over the regular WLBH
and WLBH-FM transmitters.

The original staff of WLBH nund)ered 12 peo-
ple, but within a few years it had gi-own to 21
people. A branch studio was established on the
square in Charleston to serve more completely
the entire Coles county area.

the profits expected, the company suspended op-
erations in Mattoon. Other unsuccessful efforts
to provide telephone service were made before
the MattooTi Telephone Co., headed liy I. A.
Lumpkin, secured a charter in 1894. Out of this
conqiany grew the present Illinois Con.'^olidated
Telephone Co.. headed by a descendant of the
family, Richard Lumpkin.

Telephone Companies

In their constant search tor better methods of
communication, the railroads introduced the
first electric telephones in Mattoon. As early as
1877, a telephone was installed between two of-
fices on the Big Four railroad. Four years later
a branch of the Illinois Telephone Co., a subsidi-
ary of the Central Union Telephone Co..
launched a business in Mattoon. One switch-
board with about 20 subscribing instruments
represented the initial effort. Failing to earn

III a puhlication of this ti/pe, errors are uii-
uroiddhle and are regretted. However, sueh er-
rors of oiinnissioii, commission, misspellings and
oversights irill he rectified and acknoirledged in
the Bi-centennial edition which will he published
ill 2055.
Kindlji contact the committee at that time.

THE EDITORS

Congratulations . . .

The U. S. Grant Hotel Company is proud to have had a part in the growth
and development of Mattoon.

HOTEL U. S. GRMT

AIR CONDITIONED DINING ROOM
& COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Recommended by Duncan Mines
Specially Equipped for Conventions & Meetings

ALSO OPERATING ILLINOIS' FINEST . . .

U. S. GHMT MDTEL

35 Superbly Furnished Units

Completely Air Conditioned

RESERVATIONS APPRECIATED MATTOON, ILLINOIS

By Service We Grew, We Like To Serve You

^SMITHALSOP^

fc^=\'^ PAINT Pr=^jA

ya^^^

KENNETH E. GARDNER

REAL ESTATE — INSURANCE

MATTOON PAINT &

415 Soufh 17th St. Telephone 7444

WALLPAPER CO.

MATTOON, ILLINOIS

A PAINT LINE SINCE 1909

It Does Make a Difference Who Writes

A Paint For Every Purpose

Your Insurance

1505 Broadway Phone 4846

ml:. .-.nD now -- DEPENDABLE SERVICE

SCHILLINGS

PHONE 4422

Switch eiKjine and crew picture taken aliuut the turn o/ tJie centuri/.

M-M-M I GHTY GOOD!

for more than 25 years

Meadow Gold

Laboratory Controlled

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Grade A Milk — Gum Z Gold
Ice Cream - Butter - Cheese
Cottage Cheese - Buttermilk

Congratulations, Mattoon,
on Your 100th Anniversary!

Beatrice Fonds Co.

1312 Broadway

Phone 6451

Congratulc

]tions from

ViRttnnn Attorneys

J. H. Anderson

Russell B. James

Jack Austin

L.J. Kabbes

Alonzo Church

Fred H. Kelly

J. 1. Dilsaver

W. K. Kidwell

C. H. Douglas

R. G. Real

FredW. File

Thos. F. Ryan

Geo. N. Gilkerson

Willis P. Ryan

Tom E. Grace

Orville F. Schoch

Kenneth A. Green

Joseph P. Smith, Jr.

Harry 1. Hannah

Joseph Reed Spitz

H. J. Hasch

Ralph E. Suddes

Harlan Heller

Craig Van Meter

J. E. Horsley

Robt. M. Werden

Carus S. Icenogle

John J. Yelvington

Part VI — UNIQUE EVENTS IN OUR HISTORY

Beginning in 1897, with a three-
day event in October, Mattoon
produced a series of remarkable
street fairs — first of their kind
given in the state of Illinois. No
single event sponsored by the
city created such widespread no-
tice, nor remained so graphically
imprinted on the memories of our
people. Scores of Mattoon people
treasure pictures they took of
the various fairs; dozens have
kept newspaper clippings and
souvenii- programs. These events
reached their zenith in 1900;
shown here is a portion of the
famous "corn palace" designed
by Mrs. Franc Drish, a well-
known Mattoon artist.

Through Mattooii's century o{ lii.story a num-
ber of uniiiue events, either tragic or comic, have
blended themselves into the shadows of the past.

One of the.se occurred earlv in our historv dur-

ing the Civil War. It was a direct outgrdwth of
the bitter feeling among our people over the mer-
its of the ("ivil War. Coles County was tense
with dividetl emotion, particularly during the

BROTHERS — SISTERS

MEET ME AT THE

115 CLUB

HDQS. 115 CLUB BROS. OF THE BRUSH

Mattoon's Favorite Tavern

In memory of the late:

Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Ritter

we thank the citizens of Mattoon, III.,
and surrounding community for their
patronage

SINCE NOVEMBER 1897

EDWARD F. HITTER DRUG STORE

1600 BROADWAY

MATTOON, ILLINOIS

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Ritter

LORDS DRESS SHOP

BUY THE CARTON, BUY THE CASE

"Shop here and save"

COFFEY'S IS THE PROPER PLACE

COFFEY'S EAST SIDE

Visit our Children and Sportswear Department

PACKAGE STORE

603 DeWitt Ave.

Phone 4575 1618 Broadway Ave.

middle period of the war wlien the fortune^i of
the Union were discouraging. At one time, in
1863, more than 3,000 "Copperheads" held a ral-
ly in a woods five miles .south of town. These
people were sympathetic to the South and
wished to see tJie war ended at once at any price.
At last, on March I'S, 1S(54, the "Copperheads"'
and soldiers clashed on the public square in
Charleston. Six soldiers and three livilians were
killed and 12 wounded. About half those in-
volved in the clash, one of the worst of its kind
during the war, were members of a Mattoon
regiment on leave and visiting Charleston.

I Miring the ISTO's and early part of the ISSO's
Mattoon basked in the excitement of a prospec-
tive bonanza in coal mining. A division of the
Northern Coal & Mining Co., made test borings
in the Mattoon area and sank a small shaft to
a depth of .500 feet. But the project was aban-
donetl and no further mining attempted until
1880. Heagy & Stoddard, professional mining
contractors from northern Illinois, started inten-
sive mining operations and by 1881 had opened
a shaft at a depth of 710 feet exposing a vein
of coal more than four feet thick. Other com-
panies attempted additional shafts in the area,
but none produced satisfactory results. By

SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY

QUALITY MERCHANDISE

DEPENDABLE SERVICE

Plumbing and Heating Supplies

Hardware - Power Tools - Electrical Supplies
and Auto Accessories - Allstate Tires

KENMORE
Automatic Washers - Dryers - Stoves

Coldspot Refrigerators and Freezers

Farm Supplies and Equipment

1405 Broadway Are.

MaHoon, III.

March 1883, 10 tons of coal per day were being
taken from the original mine. By 1884, 101 em-
ployees were on the mining company payroll. The
nnne was never profital)le, however, due to high
operating costs and the prolilem of removing
water from the mine rooms. The tipple was torn
away near the turn of the century and the shaft
opening filled and covered in 1909.

"The world's worst interurban wreck" occur-
red on Thursday, August 30, 1907, near Cossel
creek at west edge of Charleston. One hundred
persons riding in a car chai-tered for an excnr-
.sion to the Cedes County Fair were involved in
a crash with a west-bound express car. Twelve
persons were killed instantly and 60 were in-
jured. Six more persons died from injuries with-
in two weeks. This was the third .serious wreck
on the interurban line owned by the Central Il-
linois Traction Co.. with offices in Mattoon. This
corjxiration was a successor to the Mattoon City
Railway Coiii]iany which operated street cars
lieginning in 1901. The first interurban train
connecting Charleston and Mattoon made its in-
itial run on .Inne .5, 1904. Because of the serious
wrecks and unjtrofitable operations the inter-
urban line gradually sulisided and eventually
was abandoned entirelv.

G. C. FIGENBAUM

CLOTHING and SHOES

1921 Western Are. Mattoon, III.

For Over 40 Years

Confidence in Shopping.
Time Tried - Tested - Proven
Worthy!

GREEN
STAMPS

HARRIS

<J/n.tnilute

1611 Broadway

MattDon CDca-Cnla Battling Cd.

WELCOME

VISITORS

No single event in Mattoon'.s liisloi-.v lelt sudi
an indelible mark as a tornado wliicli (Il'scimkUmI
in the middle of a strange and sultry afternoon
on May 126, 11)17. The lashing, twisting winds
which raced through the northern one-third of
Mattoon left in their wake 65 dead, 457 injured
and property damage measured in the millions.
The same winds struck Charleston's north side
a few minutes later, leaving about half as many
fatalities as in Mattoon. Due to the rapid and
efficient work of numerous relief agencies, Mat-
toon rallied remarkably from the effects of the
storm. Within two years all damaged areas had
been rebuilt. Many of our citizens who are helj)-
ing with the observance of the city's eentennial
were members of committees which aided the re-
lief program in 1!)17.

For many years Mattoon proudly wore the
title of "Broomcorn Capitol of Illinois" — and
the honor is not wholly undeserved in the ])res-
ent day. As early as 1870 farmers who had
moved here from the East started cultivating
broomcorn, especially north of here in the Hum-
boldt area. The climate and soil conditions
pi'oved ideal and in time thousands of acres of
land were devoted to the growing of this crojt.

Mattoon l)ecame a warehouse and brokerage
center. Within the past 3(1 years several com-
panies have established liroom manufactnriTig
plants here. Scores of })eoi)le now owe tiieii' live-
lihood to this unusual plant lielonging to the
soi-iihiuii familv.

An electric railroad from Mattoon to Hills-
l)oro was ])lanned in 1906-09, and franchises
were i)rocured in intermediate cities. The pro-
moters failed to sell their prospects and no
road was built.

FOR FELLOWSHIP MEET AT

Art's Tavern

118 N. 15TH STREET

Headquarters for Brothers of Brush

ASSURES YOU . . .

MORE FOR YOUR

MONEY!

Visit the famous S & H
Green Stamp Merchan-
dise Store at:

1610 Charleston Ave.
MATTOON, ILLINOIS

S & H Green Stamps Are Given By The Following
Matfoon Merchants

Bigg's Electric
Bob's Texaco Service
Daniell's Cities Service
Eisner's Grocery Store No. 1 1
Eisner's Grocery Store No. 1 8
Eisner's Grocery Store No. 1 2
Gehl Hardware
Hampton's Inc. Jewelry
Harris Furniture Company
Mattoon Auto Laundry
Mattoon Implement Company
Mattoon Milling Company
Mattoon Texaco Service
Mattoon Thrifty Drugs
Mattoon Thrifty Drugs
Newgent's Shoe Store
Parish's Quality Cleaners
Parsons Paint and Wallpaper
Rainbow Gardens
Spark's Marathon Service
Spitz Clothier Inc.
Turner Seed and Supply
Walter's 5 & 10 cent Store
Warren's Standard Service
Welton Oil Company
Westinghouse Laundromat

2312 Marshall Ave.
500 South 18th St.
309 North 15th St.
16th at Broadway Ave.
27th at Champaign Ave.
2010 Western Ave.
1815 Broadway Ave.
1 523 Broadway Ave.
161 1 Broadway Ave.
2121 Broadway Ave.
27th at Broadway Ave.
1 809 Lafayette Ave.
19th at Champaign Ave.
1513 Broadway Ave.
1624 Broadway Ave.
1604 Broadway Ave.
1612 Wabash Ave.
1818 Broadway Ave.
1 520 Broadway Ave.
21st at Marshall Ave.
1628 Broadway Ave.
N. Route 45
1 509 Broadway Ave.
30th at Marshall Ave.
N. 33 rd Street Road
1116 South 1 8th St.

THE MEMORIAL METHODIST HOSPITAL

Sorrowful at the deaths of two sons and aware
by hiiig experience of the need. Dr. and Mrs.
David M. MeFall, pioneer residents of Mattoon,
founded Memorial Methodist hospital. The move-
ment they led was augmented by others, who
contributed to the cause for the memorialization
of loved ones, and by several who donated be-
cause of the worthiness of the project.

Howard McFall died on November in, ISOO,
and Leslie McFall died June 121, lilOl. The par-
ents, grief-stricken, sought some nobler mannei'
in which to commemorate the affection which
they had entertained for these sons. Dr. McFall
had practiced his profession in Mattoon for two
decades and naturally he saw the need for a pub-
lic hospital.

Accordingly, they decided to found such an
institution and they notified the trustees of the
Mattoon Methodist Episcopal church. On July
10, 1901, Dr. and Mrs. McFall executed a trust
deed to the trustees of the church, transferring
in trust 320 acres of land, lying three miles Avest
of Mattoon, valued at |50,000. Tlie donors re-
served to themselves a life interest and the trust
provided that the income and profits from the

land should l)e used for the maintenance of a
hospital in or about Mattoon, to be undei' the
control of the Illinois conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.

About the same time, Mrs. Mary Taylor Mor-
ris, widow of Di-. Wi'ight E. Morris, who had
lived in Mattoon even earlier than Dr. McFall.
made a like trust deed to the trustees of the
church for fifty acres of land in Lafayette town-
shii), east of ^lattoon, and of lot 4, block 170,
original town, reserving to herself a life estate.
jNIrs. jNIorris, in making her sjdendid donation,
had in view the memory of her husband and foui'
sons — Dr. AA'right E. Morris, who died August
S, 1S72, and Cliarlcs ^lorris, who died starch 24,
ISOl, and Edwai'd Morris, who ilied August 1"),
1S!)4, and two sons who died in infaiu-y.

With such financial security, a scheme was
formed and on October 22, 1902 a charter was
issued by the secretary of state to the ^lemorial
Methodist Hospital of Mattoon, providing that
ti'ustees of such institution should be iianuxl
annually by the Illinois Conference of the Meth-
odist church.

The first board of trustees, named in the char-

BOTTLE GAS

Congratulations from the

MATTOON

UNITED PROPANE COMPANY

Employees and Management

Phone 7955, if no answer 9584

THE SNOW WHITE LAUNDRY

MAI lOON, ILLINOIS

COOKING HEATING

1B5G 1955

GROWING
With The Community

Compliments of

Mattoon Journal Cninpany

Publishers of

The Daily Jaurnal-Gazette

And Operators of

The Gazette Frintinq Company

ter, included :

Dr. D. M. McFiill of Mattoon
James H. Clark of Mattoon
James F. Hughes of Mattoon
Dr. W. J. Eddy of Slielbyville
E. S. Walmsley of Charleston
Thomas J. Wheat of Sullivan
Hoiaee Reed of Decatur
Rev. Parker Shields
Rev. W. A. Smith
Upon the death of James H. Clark. Dr. T. O.
Freeman of Mattoon became his successor and
Horace Reed, resigning, was succeeded by
( Jeorge B. Swan of Mattoon. These changes were
effective before the opening of the hospital.

February 21, 1902, Mrs. D. M. McFall died
and on Xovember 1, 1902, Dr. McFall executed
a deed of conveyance to the trustees of the
Methodist church and the church trustees ex-
ecuted deeds to the hospital board of trustees.
The same day Mrs. Morris did likewise.

The fund was accumulating, but needed ad-
ditions. The first of several came, when on Oc-
tober 1."). 1904, Ml-, and Mrs. AVilliam Taylor,
retired agriculturalists of Mattoon, executed a
trust deed to the institution to convey eighty
acres of land lying five miles northwest of Mat-
toon, reserving a life interest.

Later came a donation of town lots by Eliza
Jane Fisher and R. C. Fisher of Greenfield.

Cash donations, small and large drifted in for
months, until the association liad about S;.").000
casli on hands.

On October 19, 1904, the boaid of trustees pur-
chased a lot in Lafayette Heights for |2,700,
expecting to build upon it. However, the fund
was not sufficient to warrant construction at
the time and it was decided to establish tempor-
ary quarters in the city. So the J. S. King prop-
erty at the northwest corner of Twenty-first
street and Richmond Avenue, known then as the
Rudy home, was purchased and remodeled. Four
thousand dollars was exiiended in alterations
and refitting and the institution was opened on
March 15, 190G. Dedicatory services were con-
ducted by Rev. Parker Shields, a large crowd
attending throughout the day.

The building was three stories high, frame
throughout. It contained twenty-five rooms,
some of which were furnished by Mattoon in-
dividuals or organizations, including the follow-
ing : Woman's Council; Schlicher Bros. ; D. Stew-
art Campbell; Mrs. J. A. Roseliooui; Mi*s. Nan-
nie P. North; Mrs. George H. McClure and
George H. Rudv; :Mrs. Nannie P. North for her

MAI lOON HAS PROGRESSED AND

SO HAS AGRICULTURE

Compliments of

50th Year of Service

FARMER'S GRAIN COMPANY

1 /) ).4 1

'^^kJ^^^ydJj^^

OF DORANS

d V

A shop where every article

Dealers in Grain, Blue Seal Feeds, Fence, Posts,

is carefully selected

Phosphate, Fertilizers

for those who believe that

in the matter of dress.

Phone 4955 MATTOON, ILL. Box 119

QUALITY IS ECONOMY

The Modern Shoe For Baby Too

We, as a 15-year-old youngster in the community, growing
from a home operation producing 30 pairs of baby shoes to a
modern plant producing 3,000 pairs daily . . .

Salute the progress of Mattoon
on its 100th Birthday.

Crawford Shoe Company

Glad To Help Celebrate Your 100th Birthday

With The

CLEANEST CARNIVAL ON WHEELS

BLUE GRASS SHOWS, mC.

C. C. Groscurth, Gen. Mgr.

BOX 621

OWENSBORO, KY,

father, T. P. C. Lane; Fred Clark, for his fath-
er, Joseph H. Clark.

Medical supply houses were liberal with in-
valid ehairs, tables, etc. The staff of the hospital
was composed from the outset of Mattoon med-
ical practitioners. The first staff included the
following men :

Physicians — Dr. F. E. Bell, Dr. ( 'leaves Ben-
nett, Dr. F. M. Beals, Dr. J. W. Walker, Dr. B.

D. I'arrish, Dr. Charles Boaz.

Surgeons — Dr. C. B. Fry, Dr. (). W. Fer-
guson, Dr. T. O. Freeman, Dr. J. T. McDonald.
Di'. A. N. Moore, Dr. Conklin.

Obstetricians — Dr. W. W.

E. E. Richardson.
Oculists and Aurists — Dr. ('

Di'. R. .1. Coultas.

The first superintendent of the hos])ital was
Miss Harriett L. (lerhard of Chicago. She was
present at the opening of the in.stitution, but re-
signed very shortly. During the next twenty-six
months, there were no less than eight more su-
perintendents at the hospital, none of whom re-
niainiMJ. In Ocrohei- of 1908, Miss Delphine Pier-
son was engaged as superintendent and she was
in charge of the institution in l!)13, with six
years of service to her credit, eminently satis-
factorv to everyone and enjoying the confidence

Williams, Dr.
. B. Voiiit and

of the trustees, staff and peo})]e.

Meanwhile, efforts continued to raise a fund
sufficient to build a new hospital, but in vain.
The Illinois conference defeated a resolution to
conti-ibute several thousand dollars annually at
its ses.sion in I'.lO!) and the project, though eon-
trolled by the Illinois conference of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, received little susten-
ance from it. Mattoon and vicinity virtually sup-
ported the institution.

In 1911, Dr. D. :\r. McFall died. By his dennse,
tlu* absolute fee in the farm he had deeded to
the hospital passed. By his last Avill and testa-
nuMit, he virtually cut his sole surviving sou and
heir, J. A. McFall, of Mattoon, out of mo.st of
the remaining realty. J. A. McFall soon filed
l)roceedings in the Coles County Circuit coui't,
seeking to set aside the will of his father and
to annul the deed by which the 320 acre farm
was given to Memorial hospital. In the course
of several months, a compromise was reached
by which J. A. McFall dismissed his suits, agreed
to allow Memorial hospital to retain the farm,
and gained in turn a considerable sum of money
and the fee to some realty which would other-
wise have descended eventually to Memorial
hospital.

WillarEdt Oil Company

North Route 45 — Phone 4477

" '■ .tWR-, .....ai

THANKS

To our many friends and customers who have
made it possible for us to progress in a fine com-
munity.
DISTRIBUTORS OF MOBILGAS AND MOBILOIL

Dr. Llewellyn Heard

See and Hear Dr. Llewellyn Heard

"FIRE MAGIC SHOW"

The Science of Combustion

Mattoon Centennial

TUES. - WED. - THURS. - FRI. - AFTERNOON, SEPT. 6-7-8-9