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EARLY  HISTORY  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 


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First  Court  House,  Built  in  1832. 

Two  airplanes  whirred  over  Central  Illinois,  100 
years  apart  in  time.  Of  course,  the  first  of  these 
was  purely  mythical,  for  there  were  no  airplanes  in 
the  world  a  hundred  years  ago.  1  hit  let  imagina- 
tion serve  as  pilot,  and  when  the  plane  hovers  over 
the  territory  which  is  now  Mel. can  county,  we  can 
picture  in  ■  >nr  minds  the  scene  as  the  flesh  and  blood 
pilot  would  have  seen  it  a  century  ago. 

As  far  as  the  eye  could  see,  only  stretches  of 
prairie,  broken  here  and  there  by  the  thread-like 
line  of  streams  and  the  darker  patches  of  woods  or 
groves. 

lust  at  the  edge  of  Blooming  drove  could  be  seen 
a  curling  column  of  smoke  from  the  cabins  of  the 
firs!  half-dozen  families  who  had  settled  there. 
More  distant,  another  column  of  smoke  from  the 
wigwams  of  the  Kickapoo  Indians  at  the  edge  of 
what  we  call  '  >ld  Town  timber. 

Perhaps  up  toward  the  Mackinaw  river  might 
have  been  seen  faint  outlines  of  the  camp  of  the 
Delaware's,  last  remnants  of  their  tribe,  and  to  the 
northwest  the  last  camp  of  the  Pottawattomies. 

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No  road  or  highway  crossed  the  vast  stretches  of 
the  prairies,  but  sloughs  or  ponds  at  intervals 
marked  the  undrained  depressions  in  the  landscape. 
Wild  animals  roamed  at  large,  but  over  the  scene 
brooded  a  strange  silence,  as  of  expectation  of  the 
coming  of  the  white  man  to  take  charge  of  this 
domain. 

The  second  airplane,  pausing  in  mid-air  in  the 
summer  of  l<"Wf).  the  pilot  saw  nestling  beneath  him 
beautiful  and  bustling  Bloomington,  count}    seal  of 

a    populous   and    well-cultivated    county.      Just    north 

lay  embowered  Normal,  and  as  the  eye  of  the  pilot 

explore!   the  more  distant    scene,  he  saw  clusters  of 

bouses  marking  the  sites  of  the  many  villages  and 
towns  -Hudson  to  the  north,  Danvers  and  Carlock 
west.  Shirley  and  McLean  to  the  southwest.  H 
worth  to  the  south,  Downs  and  LeRoj  southeast, 
Saybrook  and  Anow-smith  to  the  east.  Cooksville 
and  Colfax  to  the  northeast,  and  Chenoa,  Lexing- 
ton and  Towanda  to  the  farther  north. 


iing  the  scene  at  main-  places  were  the  well- 
defined  roads,  main  of  them  paved,  along  which 
rolled  hundreds  of  motor  cars.  Twin  lines  of  rails 
marked  the  i  out  and  electric  railro 

along  which  trains  passed  at  frequent  intervals.  Be- 
tween the  railroads,  highways  and  towns,  lay  hun- 
dreds of  farms,  with  their  golden  grain  1i.it 
just  read)  for  the  reapers,  with  their  Hocks  and 
herds  browsing  in  the  pasture  lands.  Large  bams 
and  comfortable  houses  denoted  the  habil 
a  well-fed  rural  population,  and  schoolhouses  at  in- 
tervals indicated  the  means  of  their  enlightenn 

In  making  a  sharp  turn  of  the  head  of  his  plane. 
the  pilot   saw  glistening  in  the  distance  among 
trees    and    forming    an    irregular    course    along    the 
valley,  a  sparkling   body  of  water   -the   surface  of 
Lake  I'd lington,  the  beautiful. 

The   pilot    also  caught   the   whirr  of   other  planes 
as  they  circled  and  dipped  over  the-  face  of  the  I 
scape  and  alighted    in   their   home   port    just   to   the 
north  of  Normal. 

The  whole  picture  was  that  of  a  contented  and 
prosperous    empire     where    once     the     wilderi 
spread  in  wild  and  useless  luxuriance. 

BEFORE  WHITES  CAME 

Illinois  had  been  a  member  of  the  union  of  states 
for  only  four  years  when  the  fust  white  settlers 
drifted  northward  from  down  in  the  Sangamon 
country  and  built  their  cabins  at  the  grove  four 
miles  southeast  of  the  present  site  of  Blooming! 

The  Mate  itself  had  been  known  as  the  "Illinois 
country"  for  nearly  a  hundred  years  prior  to  that 
time.  The  name  was  derived  from  the  Algonquin 
Indian  tongue.  Inini.  meaning  "the  men."  The 
French  settlers  euphemized  it  to  fllini,  with  the 
suffix  "-ois,"  signifying  "tube,"  Roughly,  the  Illi- 
nois country  was  the  territory  lying  between  the 
Mississippi  river,  the  Wabash  and  the  <  >hio.  From 
the  "Illinois  country"  was  carved  out  the  state  of 
Illinois,  admitted  to  the  union  in  1818,  when  its 
population  was  about  15,000,  and  the  state  ran 
twenty-third  among  the  then  members  of  the  union. 

The  Spanish,  French  and  English  bad  struggled 
for  control  of  the  Illinois  country  for  many  years, 
and  the  English  had  control  at  the  time  when  the 
revolution  swept  the  seacoast  colonii 
Rogers  Clark,  a  young  \m.i 
seven  companies  of  men  and  was  given  $6,000  for 
nses  b)  Gov.  Patrick  I  [enrj  of  Virginia  in 
1778.  Guided  by  hardy  hunters,  he  swept  down  on 
Kaskaskia  and  captured   the  then   larg  n   in 

Illinois  without  hi ished.    Then  he  proceeded  i 

and  took  Vincennes.     Thus  the  Illinois  i  ounti  \ 
•  ame  in  fact  oi   Virginia  and  continued 

territorial    status    until    1818,    when    it    was    madi 
state. 

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McLean  county,  Illinois  had  made  much  history. 
The  capita]  had  been  removed  from  Kaskaskia  to 
Vandalia,  slavery  had  caused  many  bitter  j>- >lit ical 
lights  in  the  legislature,  Edward  Coles  was  elected 
governor,  Daniel  P.  Cook,  member  of  congi 
from  Illinois,  defeating  John  McLean,  for  whom 
this  county  was  afterward  named. 

What  were  the  physical  aspects  of  the  country  to 
which  tlu-  llendrix  and  Dawson  families  came  in 
their  migration  from  Sangamon  counts-  in  the 
spring  of   1822? 

The  land  was  mostl)  gently  rolling  prairies, 
dotted  here  and  there  with  groves  of  many  kinds  of 
tiers.  There  were  Indians  here.  Scattered  hands 
of     Kickapoos,     Pottawattomies     and     Delawares 

roamed    the    prairies    and    w Hands.      They    had 

already  agreed  to  deed  their  lands  to  the  govern- 
ment, but  they  lingered  long  afterward.  They 
were  friendly  red  men,  and  nol  in  all  the  history  oi 
the  county  is  it  recorded  that  any  white  man  was 
killed  by  an  Indian. 

Streams  Numi  roi  - 

In  the  groves  were  many  kinds  of  oak  trees, 
maple,  hickory,  black  walnut,  ash.  butternut,  buck- 
eye, sassafras  and  a  variety  of  other  smaller 
growths.  Much  of  the  prairie  land  was  swampy, 
especially  where  the  surface  was  nearly  level.  The 
groves  seemed  to  provide  the  first  settlers  shelter, 
fuel,  protection  from  the  blasts  of  winter  and  tin- 
heat  of  summer.  The  land  near  the  groves,  also. 
was  more  easily  broken  up  with  the  crude  imple- 
ments of  that  time  than  was  the  tough  prairie  sod. 

There  wen-  many  streams  traversing  the  territory 
afterward  called  McLean  county.  (  >f  these,  the 
Mackinaw  river  was  the  largest,  with  its  many  trib- 
utaries in  the  north  and  northwestern  part.  Sugar 
creek  with  its  several  branches  drained  the  central 
portion,  while  the  upper  waters  of  the  Sangamon 
river  and  of  KickapOO  creek  traversed  the  south  and 
southeast  sections.  All  the  streams  run  in  a  gen- 
eral southwestern  course. 

The    soil    was    mostly    of    a    silty    material,    highly 

fertile    when    properly    drained.      The    subsoil    is    a 

clayey  silt.     Deep  down  under  the  surface  of  most 

of    McLean    county    were    strata    of    sandstone    and 

les,  buried  by  many  feet  of  glacial  drift. 

Prairie  Fires  Constant  Menace 
Upon  the   water-soaked   prairies   grew   up  ever) 
summer   rank    masse-   of    grasses,    wild    flowers    and 

weeds.  In  tin-  autumn,  when  these  became  dry  and 
tangled,  a  spark  of  tire  would  set  the  whole  prairie 
ablaze,  hence  prairie  fires  were  a  constant  menace 
t( '  the   first    settlers. 

There  were  some  natural  ridges  running  across 
the  count)  when  white  men  came.  The  highest 
point  in  the  count)  is  913  feet  above  sea  level,  the 
lowest,  650  feet;  hence  the  surface  is  generally 
level.  A  profusion  of  wild  flowers  blossomed  upon 
the  prairies  in  their  season,  main  of  them  since 
having   become  extinct   or  killed   OUt. 

Wild    animals    were    plentiful    in    the    woods    and 
prairies     deer,   some   hear,   wolves,    foxes,   rabl 
with    many    varieties    of    wild    fowl,    turkeys,    g© 
and    ducks,    quail,    prairie   chickens,    and    numerous 
sour,  birds. 


O  MING  I  »F  PALEFACES 

Into  the  wilderness  as  described  in  the  preceding 

section,    in    the    springtime    of    the  -'-'    came 

two  white  men's  families.  The  families  of  John 
llendrix  and  John  W.  Dawson  had  in  the  pieced 
ing  autumn  migrated  from  <  >hio  and  temporarily 
stopped  in  Sangamon  county  considerably  south  of 
tlir  present  boundaries  of  McLean  county.  When 
they  moved  northward  and  decided  to  locate  at  the 
grove  southwest  of  the  pi.  of  Bloomington, 

they  formed  the  only  white  settlement  between 
Springfield  neighborhood  and  Wisconsin.  Mr.  and 
Mis.  llendrix  at  once  built  a  log  cabin,  hut  Daw- 
son, having  left  his  family  in  Sangamon  county, 
turned  for  them.  A  man  named  Segar  was  also  m 
the  party. 

Reports  of  the  favorable  location  obtained  here 
by  the  Hendrixes  and  Dawsons  drifted  hack  to  the 
older  settlements  farther  south,  and  others  joined 
the  colony  here.  Gardner  Randolph  and  his  family 
came  in  December  of  the  same  year  and  located  at 
what  became  known  as  Randolph's  Grove.  John 
Benson,  a  soldier  "f  the  war  of  1812,  came  in  the 
spring  of  1823,  The  Stringfield  family,  a  widow 
and  two  sons.  Severe  and  Alfred,  settled  in  the 
Randolph  vicinity. 

Laac  and  Absalom  Funk  arrived  in  1 S J4  and 
picked  out  another  grove,  since  known  as  Funk's 
Grove.  William  and  Thomas  Orendorff  joined  the 
little  colony  at  Blooming  Grove.  It  is  said  that 
Mis.  William  <  trendorff  gave  the  grove  its  name. 
owing  to  its  man)  blooming  plants. 

Foundations  Laid 

(  Ither  pioneers  located  farther  west  in  the  pres- 
ent area  of  McLean  county  — the  Quaker,  Kphraim 
Stout,  at    the   grove  afterward   called    Stout's   Grove. 

Robert  Stubblefield  and  Thomas  (  i.  Rutledge  were 
Other  newcomers  at  that  time.  Tin-  year  L825  saw 
main  others  coming  in — Jonathan  Cheney  locating 
at  the  grove  called  in  his  honor,  now  Savhrook  vi- 
cinity J  William  Evans  and  two  preachers,  Ebenezer 
Rhodes  and  James  Stringfield. 

The  years  1823  to  1830  witnessed  many  founda- 
tions laid  for  later  communities.  The  Trimmer 
family  settled  at  the  woodland  afterward  called 
Smith's  Crove.  to  the  northeast  of  Blooming 
Grove.  Jacob  Spawr  located  in  tin-  same  vicinity  in 
1826,  and  lived  to  Ik-  more  than  KK>  years  old.  In 
1S_>7.  Stephen  Webb,  William   McCord,  and 

facob  llmshaw  came  to  the  county,  Matthew  Robb 
and  Robert  McClure  joined  the  Stout'-  Grove 
settlement.  Francis  Laniard  and  the  Henline 
family  settled  north  of  the  Mackinaw  river.  The 
Conger  family  located  near  Stout's  Grove.  Jesse 
Havens  and  Benjamin  Wheeler  set  up  the  first 
cabins  in  the   Hudson  neighborhood. 

Most  of  these  first  settlers  weie  men  and  \\ i  men 
of  serious,  religious  characters.  Consequently,  they 
soon  began  to  find  ways  and  means,  even  in  the 
hard  life  of  that  day,  for  establishing  a  church  and 
a   school.      The  impress  of  the  high  character  of  the 

first  settlers  may  he  said  to  have  been  left  upon  the 
charactei    of    the    population    of    McLean    county 

down   to  this   day. 

Life  Was  Simpi  r 

Life  was  simple  in  these  earl)  settlements.  There 
was  much  hard  wink  in  wringing  a  sustenance  from 


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the  virgin  -oil  amid  the  dangers  of  the  wild  life 
around  them — wild  beasts  and  wild  men. 

The  Kickapoo  Indian-,  who  wore  found  here 
when  the  first  white-  came  made  some  pretense  of 
sition  to  the  settlement,  warning  tin-  Blooming 
Grove  colonists  that  they  must  depart  when  the 
leave-  fell  in  autumn.  But  the  white  settlers  ig- 
!  the  warning,  and  no  Indian  ever  attempted 
to  enforce  his  threat.  Machina,  or  Ma-seen-a,  the 
chief,  was  friendly,  learned  to  speak  English,  and 
often  visited  the  white  settlers. 

The  settlement-  in  and  near  Blooming  <  '.rove 
were  the  only  Ones  west  of  Danville  and  east  of 
Peoria  for  the  tir-t  few  years.  Settler-  had  to  take 
their  grain  as  far  as  Attica.  Ind..  to  have  it  ground. 
and  to  get  food  suppl 

Get  Thkik  own  Meat 

Much  if  not  all  the  meat  the  settler-  had  to  eat 
was  that  which  they  obtained  by  their  guns  when 
hunting,  deer,  wild  turkey,  duck-  and  geese,  quail 
and  prairie  chicken.  There  were  many  other  wild 
animal-  which  had  to  he  killed  for  protection— 
wolves,  foxes,  wildcats,  etc. 

There  were  few  amusements  for  the  younger 
people  of  the  settlement,  hut  dancing,  footracing 
and  horse  racing  were  occasionally  indulged  in. 
drawing  people  from  many  miles  around. 

■•"arming  was  the  only  husiness  or  industry  of  the 
earh  settlers.  But  they  had  to  find  ways  in  their 
home-  of  supplying  their  own  needs  in  many  way-, 
hence  they  -pun  their  own  wool,  ground  their  own 
flour  and  meal  in  many  instances,  made  their  own 
candles  for  lighting. 

Then-  were  many  pests  to  plague  the  settlers — 
rattlesnake-  in  the  prairie  grass,  mosquitos  and 
other  insects,  malaria  and  ague  to  rack  their  bodies 
and  oftentimes  to  bring  early  death.  Prairie  fires 
often  swept  the  country  and  threatened  their 
home-. 

O  IUNTY  ORGANIZATION 

The  political  unit  of  McLean  county  had  its  germ 
in  earlier  units.  While  40  or  50  families  were  living 
in  the  neighborhood  by  1824,  the  settlement  was 
over  100  miles  from  Vandalia,  then  county  seal  of 
Fayette  county,  of  which  this  region  was  a  part. 
Xo  election  precinct  existed  in  1*24  and  no 
was  cast  here,  when  slavery  wa-  the  issue  in  the 
st.ate.  The  people  wanted  a  voting  precinct  a-  the 
election  of  1826  drew  near.  Permission  was  ob- 
tained, and  Orendorff  election  precinct  became  the 
nucleus  of  the  future  county  of  McLean.  It  in- 
cluded all  of  Fayette  county  north  of  town-hip  17. 
and  William  Orendort'f.  John  Benson  and  James 
I.atta  wen-  named  election  commissioners;  William 
See  and  W.  II.  I  lodge,  clerks.  It  wa-  a  big  pre- 
cinct, including  all  of  the  present  McLean  county, 
part  of  DeWitt  and  Piatt,  and  extending  north  to 
Wisconsin. 

In  1SJ7.  Tazewell  count}  wa-  formed  from  part 
of  Sangamon  and  Fayette.  The  western  tier  of 
town-hip-  in  the  present  county  were  made  a  part 
of  Tazewell  a-  l"ir-t  formed.  In  June  the  Ta/.ewell 
board  authorized  the  formation  of  Blooming  Grove 
election  precinct  comprising  all  of  the  territory  east 
of  the  third  principal  meridian.  The  first  election 
in  that  precinct  was  held  at  the  house  of  John  Ben- 


son.       There     were  -t.     showing     the 
steadily  rising  population. 

Mackinawtown  wa-  the  county  -eat  of  Tazewell, 
hut  it  wa-  too  distant  for  the  convenience  of  the 
Blooming  Grove  settlei  nsequently  the  agita- 
tion for  the  formation  of  a  new  county  from  the 
eastern  part  of  Tazewell. 

James  Allin  Co 

Then  came  James  Allin.      lie  had  lived  in  Sanga- 
mon county  and   wa-  count)     commissioner    tl 
Consequently    he    knew    the    people    of    Blooming 
Grove  settlement  and  had  heard  of  their  desire  for 
formation  of  a  new  county.     Allin.  seeing  a  chance 
to  make  the  movement  a  mean-  of  profit  to  himself, 
came  here,  obtained  a  tract  of  land  and  boosted  the 
movement   for  a  new  county,  with  the  county  seat 
located   on   his  land.      lie   wa-  a   fore-runner  of  the 
modern   real   estate   promoter.     Already   there 
lure   a    post  office,   a  church,   a    -tore,   a    blacksmith 
-hop.  a  mill,  one  or  two  doctor-  and  a  preacher  ami 
teacher — pretty    good    -tarter     for    a    county    seat. 
Many    good    farm-    were    also    in    cultivation 
farm-  then  were. 

Petition-  were  prepared  addressed  to  the  legisla- 
ture, Allin  being  the  main  spirit  in  the  move.  But 
he  was  ill  in  December,  1830,  when  the  paper  was 
to  he  sent  to  Vandalia,  hence  he  gave  James  Latta 
ami  Thomas  Orendorff  letter-  to  some  of  the  li 
lators  and  sent  them  to  the  capital.  The  petition 
specified  that  the  count)  -eat  wa-  to  he  named 
Bloomington  and  wa-  to  he  located  by  the  commis- 
sioners. Tim-  Bloomington  had  a  name  before  it 
even  had  a  pain-r  exist 

McLean  Suggested,  Accepted 

Several  days  elapsed  after  the  arrival  of  Latta 
and  Orendorff  in  Vandalia  before  they  could  get  a 
hearing  in  tl  hire   for  their  petition  to   form 

a  new  county.  Finally,  the  speaker  of  the  house, 
W.  I..  I).  Ewing,  sent  for  them  and  asked  them 
what  name  they  would  apply  to  tin-  county.  The 
name  of  Hendricks  wa-  suggested,  after  a  promi- 
nent Indiana  state-man.  But  Kwing  said  it  was 
dangerous  to  name  a  county  for  a  man  -till  living, 
and  he  suggested  John  McLean,  former  member  of 
legislature,  representative  in  congress  and  first 
United  State-  senator  from  Illinois,  who  had  died 
only  a  few  months  prior.  The  name  was  accepted. 
The  hill  organizing  the  county  passed  the  house  in 
the  morning  and  the  senate  in  the  afternoon  of 
Christmas  'lav.  1830. 

A  bronze  tablet  to  the  memory  of  John  McLean 
i-  now  -et  in  the  wall-  of  the  courthouse,  having 
Keen  put  there  in    1898  by  the  historical  society. 

The  boundaries  of  the  county  as  tir-t  fixed  ex- 
tended we-t  to  the  Illinois  river,  hut  many  cuts 
from  it  were  afterward  made. 


Governed  by  Comm 
The  fir-t  government  of  the 
posed  of  three  commissioners 
Timothy  B.  Hoblit  and  Ji 
first  on  March  16,  1831.  Isaac 
lerk.  Thomas  I  ►rendorff 
urer.  The  tir-t  county  tax  lew 
percent,      hive  voting  precincts 

county.     Most  of  the  business 
missioners   for  the  first    few   j 


ISSIONERS 

count]    wa-    com- 
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Haven-.     They   met 
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with   the  same   book — song — hat — automobile  or  movie.     Nor  is  it  possible  to  please  the 

palate  of  all  the  people  with  one  kind  of 

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PAL-O-MINE  COFFEE 

Our  best  quality,  and  distinctly  in  a  class  by 
itself.  Noted  for  its  outstanding  goodness. 
Packed  only  in  one  pound  tins. 

INCA  MAIDEN  COFFEE 

Truly,  a  pleasing  economy.  This  Coffee 
enjoys  a  tremendous  sale,  and  for  that  rea- 
son we  have  placed  it  on  the  market  packed 
in  beautifully  lithographed  four  pound  pails. 
It   is   also   sold   in  one  pound   cans. 


ROSY   MORN   COFFEE 

Ili.yh  grade  and  immensely  popular.  This 
choice  blend  is  the  result  of  25  years  of  ex- 
perience on  the  part  of  our  Coffee  Expert. 
Sold  in  one  pound  tins  and  four  pound  pails. 

MAINSTAY  COFFEE 

Your  money's  worth  in  every  bag.  This  is 
our  latest  blend  and  was  placed  on  sale  to 
meet  an  insistent  demand  for  a  good  drink- 
ing coffee  packed  in  one  pound  parchment- 
lined  bags. 


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oul  of  roads.     The  total  county  revenues  the  firsl 
year  were  $1,061.89. 

i  ommissioners  continued  to  govern  the  count) 
until  1857.  Between  1850  and  '?/.  three  separate 
elections  were  held  on  the  question  of  adopting  the 
township  form  of  government.  It  failed  twice  and 
was  adopted  the  third  vote.  The  firsl  board  of  su 
pervisors,  chosen  bj  townships,  mel   Ma)    17,  1858. 

C<  tUNTY   SEAT   ESTABLISHED 

The  Fourth  of  July,  1831,  was  a  great  day  foi 
Bloomington.  The  town  bad  up  to  then  a  papei 
existence,  but  no  visible  lots,  streets  or  boundaries. 

People  living  in  t  lit-  log  cabins  around  Blooming 
Grove,  Cheney's  Grove,  Stout's  Grove  and  the 
other  woodlands  of  this  vicinity  <lid  not  hear  of  the 
formation  of  McLean  county  until  several  we 
after  il  happened,  for  the  committee,  <  Irendorff  and 
l.aita.  wne  detained  at  Vandalia  b)  a  snowstorm 
which  sel  in  shortly  after  the  legislature  had  passed 
the  act  of  incorporation  of  the  county  on  Dee.  25, 
1830.  Tins  snowstorm  became  historic  as  the  "deep 
snow,"  being  one  of  the  most  severe  in  the  historj 
of  the  county.  Because  of  lack  of  mads  the  snow 
made  travel  impossihle.  hence  the  men  who  took  the 
petition  from  here  to  Vandalia  did  not  get  home 
until   fanuary. 

The  legislature  appointed  Lemuel  Lee  and  [saac 
Pugh  a-  commissioners  to  locate  the  county  seat  of 
the  new  count  v.  They  came  up  from  Vandalia  in 
the  early  spring  of  1831,  and  selected  22  acres  of 
land  owned  by  James  Allin,  who  had  promised  to 
donate  it  for  the  new  town  site. 

Isaac  Baker  was  employed  by  the  county  com- 
missioners t"  survey  and  plat  the  site,  and  sale  of 
the  lot-  was  advertised  for  July  4.  following.  Pari 
of  the  block  hounded  by  Washington,  Center,  Jef- 
ferson and  Main  streets  was  reserved  for  a  court- 
house; two  corner  lots  on  Jefferson  were  -old.  hut 
afterward  repurchased,  so  that  the  whole  block 
finallv  became  the  courthouse  site. 

Lot  Prices  Small 

The  auction  sale  of  lots  on  the  Fourth  of  July 
must  have  been  a  lively  affair,  hut  prices  were  ex- 
tremelv  -mall,  compared  with  values  of  today. 
Prices  ranged  from  $10  for  two  lot-,  up  to  $52  for 
the  highest  priced  lot  sold,  it  being  hid  off  to  A. 
Gridley,  being  the  lot  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
Front  and  Main  street-.  Each  block  of  the  town 
plat  wa-  divided  into  12  lots. 

For  -even  vears  after  the  village  was  laid  out. 
there  was  no  legal  government  except  that  of  the 
voting  precinct  and  the  county  commissioners 

The  first  courthouse  wa-  erected  in  the  year 
1832,  tin-  first  year  after  the  platting  of  the  i  ity  of 
Bloomington.  Court  had  been  held  at  the  home  ol 
lames  Allin  prior  to  the  construction  of  tin  i  ourt- 
house.  Several  important  cases  were  tried  in 
Allin  house,  in  at  least  one  of  which  Abraham  Lin- 
coln had  a  part.  The  first  jury  trial  wa-  also  held 
in  the  Allin  hou-e.  and  the  first  divorce  case.  A 
tablet  erected  b)  the  Daughter-  of  the  American 
Revolution  chapter  mark-  the  site  of  this  old  build- 
ing,  at  East  and  ('.rove  streets. 

One  Li  nching  Recorded 
The  first  courthouse  erected  on  the  public  square 
wa-  a  one-story  frame  building,  18  by  30  feet,  di- 


vided  into  t!  in-.      It    wa-   built    by   Asahel 

Gridlej   for  $332.25.     It  was  also  used  hool 

and  all  public  gatherings  at  first.     In  1836,  a  brick 
courthouse,  two  storii  ontaining  five  rooms, 

was    built.       I.eander    Mim-ell  175     for     the 

building.     It  stood  for  30  i   public  uses.     It 

lived  through  th<    Civil  war  and  -aw  the  mustering 


Second   Court   House,   Built   in    1836. 

of  mam  companies  of  soldiers.  Mam   noted  judges 
presided  ovei  urts  in  that  building,  including 

David  Davis,  Samuel  II.  Treat.  T.  I. vie  Dickey. 
I  -  In:  M.  Scott  and  other-.  Many  famous  lawyers 
tried  cases,  including  Abraham  Lincoln.  Leonard 
Swett,  Robert  G.  Ingersoll,  fohn  T.  Stuart.  Sir 
phen  T.  Logan  and  lame-  Shield-,  afterwards 
senator. 

Two  other  courthouses  followed  this  one  the 
third  erected  in  1868,  and  the  present  -tincture  in 
1901  when  fire  had  destroyed  the  previous  building. 
McLean  county  ha-  had  four  jail-,  including 
present  one  at  Madison  and  Monroe.  In  the  "old 
jail."  -till  standing  at  Market  and  t  enter,  the  onl) 
lynching  ever  held  in  McLean  county  took  place  in 
1881,  when  Frank  Pierce  was  lynched  for  killing 
the  jailor.  Tedd)   Frank. 

.\   First  Mayor 

In   1843,  the  citizens  of    Bloomington   voted   for 
incorporation  with  a  hoard  of  trustees  a-  the  I 
erning  body.     The  first  trustees  were  Matthew  11. 
I  lawk-,    president;    Baile)     II.    Coffey,    John    Ma 
goun,    lame-   T.   Walton  and   William   Gilles] 

Population  of  Bloomington  wa-  listed  at  800  peo- 
ple in  1845,  ami  had  1,500  in  1850,  and  in  the  next 
live  years  ^rew  to  5  ui  hi 

In  1850,  the  legislature  gave  Bloomington  a  spe- 
cial charter,  and  the  city  elected  it-  first   mayor  in 
Rev.  David   I.  Perry. 

Two  war-  and  several  business  panic-  disturbed 
the  earl)  history  of  the  city.  Recruit-  went  out  of 
this  county  to  the  Black  I  lawk  war  in  1S.^_'  and  to 
the    Mexican    war    in     1845  \6.      The    commercial 


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panics  of  1837  and  1857  had  distinct  effect  in  slow- 
ing up  the  stead}  growth  of  the  citv  and  county. 

ALLIN 

Mosquito  Grove  was  the  original  name  for  Allin 
township.  That  was  one  of  three  groves  in  the 
township,  the  other  two  being  Brown's  and  Brooks' 
gToves.  In  1867  the  name  of  the  township  was 
changed  to  Allin  in  honor  of  James  Allin,  pioneer 
nf  the  county.  There  were  1.4(H)  aires  of  wood- 
lands in  the  townships  when  white  settlers  came. 
Miles  Brooks  was  the  first  settler,  followed  by  Wil- 
liam Brown,  Robert  Stubblefield,  and  others.  A 
family  named  Reddon,  which  had  headquarter 
the  neighborhood  in  the  early  days,  was  nm  out  by 
the  self-respecting  neighbors. 

Stanford  is  the  incorporated  town,  which  was 
laid  out  by  John  Armstrong  in  1867.  This  town 
with  a  population  of  450  is  a  thriving  business 
place,  with  good  schools,  a  bank,  a  newspaper  and 
man}  stores  and  elevator.  It  maintained  a  local 
fair  for  main  years.  The  population  of  Allin 
township  is   1,1 !l"' 

ANCHt  >R 

Then-  i~  very  little  natural  woodland  in  Anchor, 
situated  on  the  branch  of  the  Illinois  Central  rail- 
road in  the  northeastern  pan  of  the  county.  R.  M. 
Rankin  entered  the  first  government  lands  in  this 
township  in  1850;  Robert  Cunningham  followed 
next  year.  Robert  Stackpole  in  1853  bought  2,500 
acres. 

Anchor  was  at  first  part  of  Cropsev.  hut  in  1877 
was  divided.  After  the  Civil  war  many  new  settlers 
came,  including  |<>hn  Ingram,  A,  S.  Dart.  Henry 
Gilstrap,  M.  H.  Knight,  R.  II.  Arnold.  Daniel  B. 
Stewart.  F.  M.  Anderson  and  others.  A  large  num- 
ber  of  Germans  were  among  the  early  settlers. 

The  town  of  Anchor  was  laid  out  after  the  Illi- 
nois Central  railroad  was  built  through  that  section. 
The  Mackinaw  river  has  its  source  in  this  township. 
The  township  and  town  of  Anchor  are  substantial 
parts  of  the  county.  Anchor  township  has  a  popu- 
lation of  763. 

ARROWSMITH 

Much  Indian  historv  is  connected  with  Arrow- 
smith  township.  Its  name  honors  its  first  super- 
visor. Ezekial  Arrowsmith.  An  old  Indian  town 
and  burial  ground  are  supposed  to  have  existed  in 
the  township  prior  to  white  settlement.  Jonathan 
Chene}  and  John  Dawson  first  explored  the  vicin- 
ity, learned  much  of  the  Indian  historv  and  took  up 
-"tne  of  the  land. 

Near  the  source  of  the  Sangamon  river  is  a 
mound  snp|H.sed  to  have  been  built  by  the  Indians. 
Many  relics  of  Indians  have  been  found  on  the 
und  in  section  24.  Traces  ,,f  old  fortifications 
are  also  found.  The  McLean  Count}  Historical 
Society  under  Capt.  J.  II.  I'.urnham  made  extensive 
explorations  of  the  Indian  sections  and  the  site  of 
the  supposed  Indian  battle,  either  between  two  hos- 
tile trihes  or  between  the  Indians  and  a  detachment 
of  French  soldiers  sent  out   from  Fort  Chartres. 

The  village  of  Arrowsmith  was  laid  out  in  the 
7n's  when  the  Lake  Erie  railroad  was  built  through. 
First    Settlers    of    the    town    were    Anderson    Young. 

(onas*Fry,  James  Cross,,,,,  m.  I'llmer.  R.  S.  Cram, 
Larimer  &  [ones,  S.  E.  (line.  The  village  was  in- 
corporate'! in  1890,  and  now  ha-  a  population  of 
300;  the  township,  900. 


BELLFLOWER 
lied  Prairie  township,  the  name  was 
changed  to  Bellflower  in  1858,  by  James  Richards, 
fust  supervisor.  The  land  is  all  prairie,  and  is  the 
most  southeasterly  jn  the  county.  It  contained 
much  swamp  land  when  first  settled,  and  the  hoard 
ot  supervisors  donated  hundreds  of  acres  of  this 
land  to  obtain  money  for  helping  locate  the  Nor- 
mal university  in  1857. 

Jn  187]  the  township  voted  io(MKX)  in  bonds  to 
obtain  a  branch  of  the  Illinois  Central,  this  being 
its  only  railroad.  it  huilt  the  first  township  high 
school  in  the  county,  in  1905,  at  a  COSl  of  $''.000. 
The  schools  of  Bellflower  have  always  been  among 
the  best.  The  village  of  Bellflower  was  laid  out  b} 
George  X.  Black,  who  owned  much  land  tl 
Early  husiness  men  of  the  town  were  R.  K  Mor- 
land,  A.  and  A.  J.  Henry.  John  Nichols,  A.  I.ihairn. 
T.  I'..  Groves,  I.  W.  Eyestone,  E.  I..  Rush.  Hiram 
Rush  and  C.  \Y.  Stokes. 

Bellflower  has  always  been  a  good  grain  market, 
with  schools  ami  churches.  Its  population  is  442; 
that  of  the  townhsip,  1.200. 

BLOOMINGTi  IN 

The  township  ,,f  BloomingtOn  as  distinguished 
from  the  city  of  Bloomington  comprises  territory 
lying  south  and  west  of  the  city.  It  originally  in- 
cluded the  city,  hut  in  1911  the  city  was  organized 
as  a  township  with  coextensive  boundaries. 

Jn    Bloomington   township  as   now   comprised   is 

the  site  of  the  first  settlement  of  the  county,  at 
Blooming  Grove.  The  history  of  that  settlement  is 
told  elsewhere.  The  township  of  Bloomington  has 
it-  own  township  government,  with  school  trustees 
and  road  commissioners.  The  population  of  the 
township  in  1930  is  2.2(H)  and  the  number  of  farms 
reported  in  the  census  is  262. 

BLUK  MOUND 

A  ridge  running  through  this  township  m  section 
2S  gave  it  its  name.  The  mound  can  hardly  he  dis- 
tinguished now.  The  rest  of  the  township  is  pra 
land  and  generally  good  farming  land.  Thomas 
Arnold  first  settled  in  the  township  in  1858.  J.  S. 
Stagner,  W.  I..  Burton,  lames  II.  Doyle,  David 
Wheeler  and  others  followed.  Doyle  and  Wheeler 
wcie  first   and   second   supervisors. 

Two  villages  were  started  when  the  branch  of  the 
Illinois  Central  railroad  was  huilt  in  1884,  th,'. 
being  Cooksville  and  Fletcher.  Cooksville  was  in- 
corporated in   1901,     The  upper  reaches  of   Money 

creek  are  in  this  township.  Cooksville  now  ha-  a 
population   of   324;   the   whole  tow,, ship,    1.025. 

CHENEY'S  GRI  AT. 

From  1825-29,  Jonathan  Cheney  and  his  family 
were  the  only  white  persons  living  in  the  township 
which  had  taken  the  name  of  Mr.  Chene}  and 
named  Cheney's  Grove.  Chene}  had  entered  3.000 
acres  of  land,  having  moved  out  from  Blooming 
('.rove  in  1825.  James  t.'.  Van  Scoyoc  and  Robert 
Cunningham  were  followed  by  the  Means,  My 
Riggs  and    Rail    families. 

Located    at    the    headwaters    of    the    Sangamon 
river,  the   farms  of  this  township  contain  mote  roll- 
ing   land  and  clav  -,'il  than  other  sections.  The  p 
ofl'ux'   established    in    1831    as    Chcnev's    ('.rove    was 
changed    in    1865    to    Saybrook.      When    the    Lak< 


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What  Are  the 
Happy  Hour  Stores? 


•!• 


The  Happy  Hour  Stores  of  America  are  a  group  of  in- 
dependent home-owned  stores  cooperating  to  distribute 
the  finest  grade  of  food  products  in  the  most  economical 
way,  bringing  savings  and  satisfaction  to  you. 

The  immense  and  international  buying  power  of  the 
Happy  Hour  Stores  enables  them  to  meet  competition 
from  any  source. 

The  Happy  Hour  Stores  feature  Happy  Hour,  Camel, 
and  Red  Mill  food  products.  These  are  the  finest  that 
can  be  packed,  every  variety  being  raised  and  put  up  in 
that  section  where  they  grow  to  their  greatest  perfec- 
tion. 

The  independent  merchant  operating  a  Happy  Hour 
Store  is  the  sole  owner  of  his  business.  He  is  an  inte- 
gral part  of  the  community.  He  is  your  neighbor.  He 
has  a  personal  interest  in  you,  not  only  as  a  customer, 
but  as  a  friend.  The  profit  he  makes  out  of  the  grocery 
business  is  spent  right  back  in  your  town,  helping  to  de- 
velop your  community. 

Every  Happy  Hour  merchant,  no  matter  where  he  is, 
is  in  a  position  to  render  you  a  safe  saving  grocery  serv- 
ice. If  you  will  give  him  an  opportunity,  he  will  demon- 
strate to  you  that  the  HAPPY  HOUR  WAY  IS  THE 
SAVING  WAY. 


Sponsored  by 

CAMPBELL  HOLTON  CO. 

WHOLESALE  GROCERS 

IMPORTERS,   MANUFACTURERS,   COFFEE  ROASTERS 

SOLE  DISTRIBUTORS   FOR   HAPPY   HOUR,    CAMEL   AND    RED    MILL   FOOD 

PRODUCTS 


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Erie  railroad  was  buill  through  this  place,  il 
enced   a   boom.     The   town   lm<l   given   S50,(HK.)   in 
bonds  and  the  township  y.-ivt-  $10,0<X)  to  help  Imihl 
the  road. 

Saybrook  has  a  newspaper,  good  schools  and 
churches,  and  main  modem  social  and  civic  organi- 
zations. 

The  town  has  been  visited  bj  several  seriou 
during  its  history,  but  in  spite  of  them  has  made  a 
substantial   growth.     The   population   of    Saybrook 
i-  75(i  and  of  the  township,  1.379. 
CHENi  lA 

Matthew  T.  Scott,  an  earl)  settler  of  this  town- 
ship, came  from  Kentucky  whose  Indian  name  was 
Chenowa.  Sett  wanted  to  name  his  new  home  by 
thai  name,  but  il  was  entered  on  the  government 
records  as  Chenoa,  and  thus  remained. 

Settlers  began  to  locate  here  after  the  Chicago  & 
Alton  railroad  was  constructed  about  1854.  Scotl 
and  W.  M.  Hamilton  started  rival  settlements,  both 
near  where  the  Alton  road  would  cross  what  is  now 
tli,  T.  P.  &  W.  J.  B.  Lenny  and  his  brother-in-law, 
[ohn  Bush,  both  erected  buildings  on  the  site  of 
Chenoa  about  1854-56.  The  town  was  incorporated 
in  1864  and  Lenney  was  first  president. 

In  1873  it  was  organized  under  the  general  law 
as  a  i-it  \  and  C.  R.  Snyder  became  first  mayor.  The 
citj  had  a  stead)  if  not  rapid  growth,  with  many 
churches,  lodges  and  a  newspaper,  now  the  Clipper- 
times,  edited  by  W.  II.  Hawthorne.  In  1917,  the 
city  of  Chenoa  adopted  the  commission  form  of 
government,  with  W.  A.  Chapman  as  first  mayor, 
and  Jacob  Balbach,  B.  F.  Elfrink,  L.  L.  Silliman 
and  T.  W.  Weatherwax,  commissioners. 

The  farming  country  in  Chenoa  township  is 
mainly  in  large  tracts.  Carl  Vrooman  manages  a 
large  tract  formerly  belonging  to  the  estate  of  Mrs. 
Vrooman's  mother.  Mrs.  M.  T.  Scott.  The  popu- 
lation of  Chenoa  city  is  1,325  and  of  the  whole 
township,  2.000. 


Third   Court   House,   Built   in   1868. 
Destroyed  by  Fire  in   1900. 


CR<  IPSEY 

This  township  has  the  area  of  onl)  half  an  ordi- 
nary township,  being  reduced  by  the  cutting  off  of 
Anchor  in  1877.  The  township  and  village  were 
named  for  Col.  A.  J.  Cropsey,  who  settled  there  in 
1864.  Cropse)  at  one  time  tried  p>  obtain  legal  con- 
nection with  Ford  county,  but  the  proposition  was 
voted  down.  Daniel  B  Stewart  and  other  residi 
donated  $10,000  to  obtain  the  Kankakee  branch  of 
tin-  Illinois  Central  railroad,  which  passed  through 
Colfax  and  Anchor,  and  later  to   Bloomington. 

The  town  of  Cropse)  is  almost  on  the  county  line 
between  McLean  and  Ford,  and  is  a  trading  center 
for  many  people  in  Ford.  A  village  called  Potosi, 
started  in  anticipation  of  the  coming  of  a  railroad, 
hut  dwindled  when  the  road  passed  another  way. 
The  township's  population  is  500. 

DALE 

Mak'  township  was  first  settled  shortly  after  the 
original  white  settlement  in  Blooming  Grove.  Rob- 
ert Johnson  made  his  home  there  in  1828,  and  Wil- 
liam Beeler  in  1830.  There  air  several  tracts  of 
woodland  in  the  township,  Twin  Grove,  Hougham's 
Grove,  and  other  smaller  groves  near  Sugar  creek, 
which  flows  through  it. 

Shirley  and  Covell  are  the  two  incorporated 
towns  in  the  township,  both  supplied  with  stores, 
churches  ami  elevators.  The  population  of  the 
township  i-  906. 

DAN VERS 

This  township  contains  45  square  miles,  being 
larger  than  others,  and  it  has  several  woodland 
tracts.  Ephraim  Stout,  the  first  settler,  lift  his 
name  for  the  most  important  grove.  <  'tlicr  early 
settlers  who  came  in  tin-  20's  were  Matthew  Robb, 
Robert  McClure,  Jonathan  Hedges,  Ebeni 
Mitchel  and  others.  The  first  farmers  raised 
wheat,  and  Stout  built  a  mill  to  grind  it.  I  me  of 
the  earliest  schools  in  the  county  was  in  this  town- 
ship. Matthew  Robb  was  school  treasurer,  just 
of  the  peace  and  member  of  the  legislature. 

Dameis  was  the  carle  home  of  Joseph  W.  Fifer, 
who  afterward  became  governor  of  Illinois.  The 
village  of  Danvers  was  first  called  Concord,  named 
by  Israel  W.  Hall,  who  came  from  Concord.  X.  H. 
Danvers  is  one  of  the  towns  in  the  county  which 
lias  a  paved  street,  It  has  man)  stores,  several 
churches,  waterworks,  steam  and  electric  rail  si 

and  g I  schools.     The  population  i-  601  ;  that 

of   the  township.    1,400. 

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This    township,    first    called    Padua,    was    renamed 
in   hono'-  of   John   Wells    Paws, .n.   one   of   the   first 
settlers   of   the   county.      Indians   occupied    the   terri- 

ton    "f   Dawson   when   Mr.    Dawson    first    settled 
there  in  1826.    <  >ld  Town  timber,  one  of  the  fii 
woodlands  in  the  county,  is  located   in  this  town- 
ship;   parts    of    it    originally    extending    into    <  'Id 
Town,  I '"wiis.  Empire  and  West 

Dawson  residents  voted  $30,000  in  bonds  t"  aid 
the  Lake  Erie  in  building  through  there.     The 
tions  of  Ellsworth  and  Padua  in  this  township  v 
located  on  this  road.      Ellsworth  took   its  name  in 
honor  of  Oliver   Ellsworth,  but   is  located  on  land 
donated  b)  Jonathan  •  hene)  and  A,  B.  Ives. 

\  village  called  Benjaminville  was  established  by 
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still  live  there.  From  1885  for  20  years  ih<-  Old 
Settlers'  society  held  its  annual  meetings  al  Bel 
park,  south  of  Ellsworth.  Simeon  II.  West,  a 
prominent  citizen  of  earlier  times,  donated  a  tract 
of  20  acres  of  timber  to  the  county  for  a  perma- 
nent park.  The  Sangamon  river  and  Monej  creek 
arise  in  this  township,  and  farming  lands  are  more 
or  less  broken.  Ellsworth's  population  is  262;  that 
<it'  the  township  is   1 ,042. 

I>(  >WNS 

Savanna  was  the  name  first  given  to  this  terri- 
torj  when  townships  were  organized  in  1858.  It 
finally  took  the  present  name  in  honor  of  Lawson 
Downs,  who  settled  there  in  1828.  Other  earl) 
settlers  were  Henr)  Jacoby,  Thomas  Toverca  and 
Sylvester  Peasley.  The  latter  served  as  supervisor 
for  man)  years  and  was  a  prominent  and  influential 
citizen. 

John  Cusey,  a  cattle  raiser  and  compatriot  of 
Isaac  Funk,  was  another  pioneer.  Sevier  String 
held  and  John  Rice  built  sawmills  along  the  Kick 
apoo  creek  in  the  earl)  days.  The  village  of  Downs 
was  platted  in  1870,  and  has  had  a  solid  growth.  It 
is  now  an  incorporated  town  with  a  population  of 
_'S_'.  The  whole  township  has  a  population  of 
1,127. 

DRY  GR<  >VE 

This  is  one  of  the  few  townships  which  has  no 
incorporated  town  or  village.  William  McCullough 
and  his  sun  Peter  first  settled  in  the  township  in 
1826.  It  was  named  for  the  grove  located  in  the 
southwestern  part.  McCullough  afterward  became 
the  first  circuit  clerk  of  the  county.  He  served  in 
the  Black  Hawk  and  Civil  war-,  being  killed  in 
battle  in  1862.  Henr)  Van  Syckle,  lames  Garton, 
Wilton  Williams  and  Matthew  Harbord  were  other 
earl)  settlers.  A  mill  built  by  a  Mr.  King  was  a 
landmark  for  mam  years.  Stephen  Webb,  William 
McCord,  George  and  Jacob  fiinshaw  were  char- 
acters among  the  pioneers. 

EMPIRE 

This  i-  one  of  the  most  largely  populated  and  im- 
portant township-,  containing  the  city  of  LeRoy. 
John  Buckles  settled  there  in  1827,  and  a  grove  of 

8,700  acre-  took  his  name.      Michael    Dicker-on  and 


In-  sons,  Henr)  and  Frank,  were  leading  citizens 
alter  1830.  Henr)  and  David  Crumbaugh  w 
other  pioneers  Hiram  Buck  located  here  in  1837 
and  became  first  postmaster  of  LeRoy.  lie  was 
also  justice  of  the  peace  and  member  of  the  county 
court  in  the  50"s.  Mahlon  Bishop  was  an  early 
settler  and  wi  I  to  the  legislature.     William 

lohnson    taught     the     tii  at     Clearwater 

school.  David  Phillips  and  Isaac  Williamson  built 
a  mill  on  Salt  creek.  With  the  coming  of  the  rail- 
road, now  known  as  the  Big  Four,  a  new  era 
dawned  for  this  town-hip.  Later  a  branch  of  the 
Illinois  Central  was  extended  from  Rantoul  to 
LeRoy.  The  village  of  LeRoy  was  platted  b)  Asa- 
hel  Gridley  and  Merritt  Covell  in  1835,  hut  hard 
time-  delayed  its  growth.  Hiram  John  W.  Bad- 
derly  and  Amos  Neal  wen-  LeRoy's  l"n  -t  mer- 
chants; other-  wen-  Baker,  Greenman,  the  Parke 
brothers,  Morehouse  and  Barnett.  Joseph  Keenan 
was  merchant  and  hanker. 

Modern  LeRoy  has  two  mile-  of  paved  streets, 
several  good  churches,  a  hank,  a  new-paper,  a 
branch  of  the  Bloomington  Canning  company,  a 
pretty  park  in  the  center  of  town,  several  frater- 
nity lodges,  a  post  of  the  American  Legion,  a  com- 
mercial cluh  and  many  organizations  of  women. 
For  mam  years  a  successful  agricultural  fair  was 
conducted  at  LeRoy.  The  population  of  Empire 
township  i-  2,400  and  of  LeRoy,  1.000. 
FUNK'S  GROVE 

This  township  was  named  for  its  first  settlers, 
Isaac  and  Absalom  Funk,  who  came  in  1824.  The) 
picked  one  of  the  finest  groves  in  the  county.  Early 
they  entered  into  the  business  of  cattle  raising. 
William  Brock,  an  early  associate  of  the  Funks, 
died  on  his  way  to  market  with  cattle.  The  Funks 
buill  the  first  log  cabin,  12  b)  14  feet,  and  in  this 
building  eight  persons  lived  in  1824-25.  Funk 
bought  his  first  land  with  $2,000  of  1m  irrowed 
money.  He  made  mone)  In  selling  cattle  and  in- 
vested it  in  land,  acquiring  _'(),(hki  .-,, 

Isaac  and  Cassandra  hunk  had  a  family  of  eight 
children,  the  third  generation  of  the  family  being 
now  numerous  in  McLean  county.     Isaac  Funk  was 

a  friend  and  hearty  booster  of   Lincoln.      Funk  him- 
self was  elected  to  the  state  senate,  and  dud  while 


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The  telephone,  one  of  the  greatest  gifts 
of  science  to  the  service  of  mankind  has 
reached  its  50th  anniversary  in  Bloom- 
ington.  The  first  telephone  exchange  in 
the  city  was  opened  by  the  Bell  Tele- 
phone Company  with  but  very  few  tele- 
phones. It  was  constructed  by  Fred 
Beckman  in  the  year  of  1880.  Mr.  Beck- 
man  came  here  from  St.  Louis  where  he 
had  just  learned  the  rudiments  of  the 
crude  commercial  telephone,  as  a  line- 
man. 

The  Bell  Telephone  Company  owned  the 
only   telephone   system 
in     Bloomington     until 
1895    when    James    B. 
Taylor      and      H.       S. 
Bower     organized     an 
independent      company 
called       "The       Home 
Telephone      Company" 
with  a  limited  number 
of    telephones.       After 
three    years    John    T. 
Lillard,    John   J.    Pitts, 
C.     P.     Soper,     Lyman 
Graham     and     V.      E. 
Howell   furnished  add- 
ed     capital      and      ac- 
quired the  system  and 
owned    it     until     1902, 
when  A.  B.  Cotton  and 
Hart   F.   Farwell   purchased  the   system. 
Mr.    Farwell    soon    sold    his    interest    to 
Mr.   Cotton.     About   1905   A.   B.   Cotton 
sold   the   Home   Telephone   system   to   a 
group  who  are  still  the  principal  owners 
and  who  then  formed  the  new  corpora- 
tion,   the    present    Kinloch-Bloomington 
Telephone  Company. 


In  1912  The  McLean  County  Telephone 
Company  which  had  been  conducting  an 
independent  business  sold  its  toll  lines 
to  Kinloch  -  Bloomington  Telephone 
Company  and  in  January,  1920,  the  Bell 
Telephone  Company  sold  their  local 
plant  to  Kinloch  -  Bloomington  Tele- 
phone Company  retaining  its  toll  lines 
and  long  distance  traffic.  From  1905  to 
date  the  list  of  subscribers  has  grown 
from  1,200  to  over  11,000  which  makes 
Bloomington  a  city  with  one  of  the 
highest  percentage  of  telephones  per 
capita  in  the  country. 
In  1920  the  telephone 
company  purchased 
the  3-story  building 
and  basement  at  513- 
515  North  Main 
Street.  The  building 
was  rebuilt  for  their 
use,  new  switch  boards 
and  apparatus  were 
installed  and  under 
ground  conduits  and 
cables  were  con- 
structed. 

The  Kinloch  -  Bloom- 
ington Telephone 
Company  has  kept 
astride  of  the  times  by 
installing  new  equip- 
ment and  adding  the  highest  type  of 
service  and  at  this  time  it  is  possible  for 
a  subscriber  to  step  to  the  telephone  and 
talk  with  anyone  or  more  points  in  each 
and  every  city,  town  or  place  in  the 
United  States,  Canada  or  Mexico  where 
there  is  a  telephone  connection. 


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holding  that  position.  Man)  of  the  other  Punks 
have  served  in  public  positions.  Thousands  of  acres 
of  tin-  lands  acquired  by  Isaac  Funk  are  -till  owned 
bj  the  family.    The  township's  population  is  K00. 

GRIDLEY 

This  is  the  largest  township  in  the  county,  located 
in  the  northwest  corner.  There  is  much  timber  in 
the  township,  bordering  the  Mackinaw  river.  The 
first  settlers  came  in  1835,  James  Bigger,  Reuben 
and  Taylor  Loving.  .1"  Sloan  and  John  B.  Mes 
came  about  the  same  time. 

The  village  of  Gridley  was  plaited  by  Thomas 
Carlyle  and  George  W.  Kent  on  land  they  boughl 
from  Asahel  Gridley.  The  T.  P.  &  W.  railroad 
ran  through  the  town  in  1858.  The  firsl  school  was 
built  in  1859,  and  the  village  was  incorporated  in 
1869.  Main  of  the  farmer-  in  the  vicinity  of  Grid- 
ley  are  Mennonites,  one  of  the  churches  in  the  town 
being  of  tha(  denomination;  others  being  Methodisl 
and  Congregational.  Drum  brothers,  residents  of 
Gridley,  were  noted  hunters.  The  town  of  Grid- 
ley's  population  is  709;  township.  I.mhi. 

HUDSt  >\ 

The  town  and  township  of  this  name  were  given 
the  same  name  as  Hudson.  \.  Y..  by  men  from  that 
state  who  colonized  the  settlement.  Among  the 
earlu-st  settlers  were  Jesse  Havens,  Richard  Goss, 
Cross,  Mosby  Harbert,  Hiram  Havens  and  David 
Trimmer.  A  colonization  company  in  1836,  of 
which  Horatio  X.  Pettit,  John  Gregory  and  George 
F.  Durkitl  were  directors,  took  up  much  land  in 
this  neighborhood.  But  some  of  the  colonists  be- 
came dissatisfied  and  left.  In  addition  to  those 
named,  others  who  remained  were  John  Magoun, 
lames  II.  Robinson,  Oliver  March,  James  and 
[oseph  Gildersleeve,  Jacob  Burtis  and  Samuel  I'. 
Cox.  [esse  Havens  became  one  of  the  firsl  three 
county  commissionei  s. 

A  saw  mill  sel  up  soon  after  the  firsl  settlement 
furnished  lumber  for  building  the  firsl  houses.  A 
grisl  null  was  also  established  on  the  Mackinaw 
river.  The  Wheelers.  Hinthrons,  Priest,  Messer 
and  Turnipseed  wen-  among  the  early  settlers.  The 
village  of  Hudson  was  platted  by  Horatio  Petit, 
extra  wide  streets  being  provided.  The  Illinois 
Central  went  through  the  village  in  the  50's.  Just 
west  of  Hudson  j-,  sel  up  a  boulder  to  mark  the  last 
camp  in  McLean  county  of  the  Pottowattomie  In- 
dians. Hudson's  population  is  325;  township. 
1 .050. 

I.  WVXDM.K 
This   is  another   township   without    a   town   or   vil- 
lage.     Its   lands  are  prairies  of   much    fertility.      Its 
first  located  in  the  50's.     John   Cassed; 

early  resident,  became  a  member  of  the  legislature. 
John  Henline  settled  here  in  1S_'S.  and  Henline 
k  is  named  for  him.  Residents  of  that  pari  oi 
the* count)  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  handed  together 
and  built  a  block  house  for  protection  against  hos- 
tile reds.  Indians  who  had  formerl)  lived  in  this 
county  had  by  that  time  removed  to  t  (liver's  Grove 
in  Livingston  county.  Colfax,  located  just  beyond 
the  boundaries  of  Lawndale,  is  the  trading  c< 
of  that  township.  Anchor  and  Lexington  are  also 
near  by.     Population  of  the  township  is  650. 


LEXINGTON 

Indians   still   had   their   wigwams   in  this  township 
when  the  first   white  settlers  came  in   1828.     Ixick- 

a] s  were  at    Sehna  and    I  lelawares   farther   up  the 

Mackinaw.  The  first  whites  were  Conrad  Flesher, 
fohn    llaner    and    his   thn  and    [saac   and 

Joseph  Brumhead.  John  Patton  came  the  follow 
ing  spring.  Indians  helped  Patton  build  hi-  hou 
which  long  stood  as  the  oldest  house  in  McLean 
county.  Patton's  house  was  used  as  a  fort  during 
the  Black  Hawk  war  to  guard  againsl  an)  surprise 
attack  of  reds.  Mills  were  built  along  the  Macki- 
naw river  in  the  early  days.     Gen.  Bartholomew,  a 

hero  of  the  Indian  wars  in  Indiana,  came  here  very 
earl\.  and  acted  as  envo)  to  the  Indians  in  Liv- 
ingston counts-  in  '32  to  assure  the  whites  of  their 
peaceful  intentions.  Janus  k.  Dawson,  an  earl) 
settler,  became  count)   commissioner  in   1845. 

\  town  was  laid  out  at  Pleasant  Hill  in  1840  by 
[saai     .-makes,    hut     when     the     C.     \      A.     railroad 

pissed  it  by,  it  went  into  a  decline,  i  ml)  two  build- 
ings now  stand. 

The  town  of  Lexington  was  laid  out  in  1837, 
being  named  for  Lexington,  Ky.  James  Brown 
and  A.  Gridley  were  its  founders.  It  suffered  a 
backset  by  the  panic  of  that  year  ami  la)  dormant 
for  many  years.  Jacob  Spawr,  horn  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, settled  in  the  township  in  1826,  and  lived  to 
he  over  inn  wars  old.  dying  in  1902.  Spawr's  tav- 
ern was  a  noted  landmark.  When  the  C.  &  A.  rail- 
road was  built,  it  gave  Lexington  a  boom.  Noah 
Franklin  and  his  bride  rode  to  Bloomington  on  the 
liis!  train  passing  Lexington.  William  M.  Smith. 
one  of  the  earliest  members  of  the  legislature  from 

the   count),   lived   here.      He   became   speaker   of   the 

house.  Bernard  J.  (  laggett,  a  later  resident,  was 
once  candidate  for  state  treasurer.  W.  II.  Claggett 
was  superintendent  of  the  Soldiers'  Orphans'  home. 
Lexington  township  built  the  earliest  gravel  roads 
in  the  counts.  Lexington  city  is  well  supplied  with 
business  places,  churches  and  schools,  and  a  good 
public  library,  the  population  of  the  city  is  1,300; 
township,  2,040. 

MARTIN 
Thi~  township  was  named  for  Dr.  I'..  Martin  of 
Bloomington,  who  owned  1,700  acres  in  the  town- 
ship. There  was  much  timber  in  the  earls  days. 
Among  the  earliest  settlers  were  William  and  I..  R. 
Wiles,  Curtis  and  Martin  Batterton,  and  \\  .  G. 
Anderson.  The  Kankakee  branch  of  the  Illinois 
Central  sva-  built  through  tin-  township,  its  termi- 
nus being  at  (  olfax  for  a  few  scars,  then  being 
'ended  to  Bloomington.  There  was  a  coal  mine 
here  which  was  worked  intermittently  for  mans 
sears.     The  village  of  Colfax  ssa*  incorporated  in 

1880  and   had   a    Stead)    growth.      It    was  one  of   the 

town-    which    excluded    saloons    in    the    das-    when 

the)  were  licensed  in  man)  places  Colfax  has 
varied  htisiness  interests  and  one  newspaper,  The 
Press.  The  population  is  850;  Martin  township, 
1 .500. 

M<  >XKY  CREEK 
The  creek  of  that  name  gave    the    township    its 

designation.       It    has    much    g 1     farm    land,    with 

some  timber  along  the  creek  and  the  Mackinaw 
river.     Lewis  Sowards  was  the  firsl  settler  in  1825; 

Jacob   Harness  and  Jacob   Spawr  at   about   the 

time.     Gen.    Bartholomew  ma  me  in  this 


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township  after  his  arrival  in  1830.  He  laid  ou(  the 
village  of  Clarksville  in  1836.  After  his  death  in 
1840,  the  village  declined.  Gen.  Bartholomew  is 
one  of  the  soldiers  of  the  American  Revolution 
buried  in  this  county.  The  village  of  Fifer  is  in 
tlii—  township. 

Money  Creek  is  of  late  famous    as    the    site    of 
Lake     Bloomington,    made    by    the    damming    of 
Money  creek  one  mile  above  the  outlet  of  the  i 
into  the  Mackinaw.     Part  of  the  lake  is  in  Hudson 
township. 

MT.   IK  IPE 

This  township  was  colonized  by  a  band  of 
sett'ers  from  Rhode  Island  in  1835.  They  entered 
14.(xhi  acres  of  land  and  platted  the  village  of  Mt. 
Hope,  each  settler  receiving  a  share  of  the  land. 
Bui  hard  times  and  troubles  of  pioneering  discour- 
aged mosl  of  the  colonists  and  they  returned  east. 
When  the  C.  &  A.  railroad  was  built,  the  village  of 
Mt.  Hope  was  abandoned  and  the  town  of  McLean 
located  a  few  miles  away  on  the  railroad.  William 
Johnson,  one  of  the  early  settlers,  became  county 
commissioner.  Others  of  the  first  settlers  included 
Philip  Cline,  Ezra  Kenyon,  John  and  Robert  Long- 
worth,  Daniel  Darnell,  Jacob  Moure,  the  Wheelock 
brothers,  W.  II.  Wood,  and  John  Goodhue,  the  first 
postmaster  of  McLean.  C.  C.  Aldrich  established 
an  elevator  in  1868,  to  which  his  son.  Frank  W. 
Aldrich,  succeeded.  Moore's  mill,  built  on  Sugar 
creek  in  this  township,  was  a  landmark  of  early 
times,  now  destroyed.  The  dairying  interests  of 
McLean  county  have  their  center  in  Mt.  Hope 
township.  The  village  of  McLean  has  many  stores, 
a  hank,  a  community  high  school,  and  a  fine  little 
park.  It  has  one  newspaper.  The  Lens,  published 
by  Crihfield  Brothers,  Atlanta.  Population  of  the 
township  is  1,600;  McLean,  700. 

N<  >RMAL 

The  township  grew  up  around  the  Illinois  State 
Normal  university,  established  in  1857  hv  the  en- 
terprise of  Jesse  W.  Fell  and  others.  The  site  was 
known  a>  North  Bloomington  when  the  school  was 
established.  The  state  normal  school  is  still  the 
chief  interest  of  the  town  of  Normal,  it  being  the 
oldest  teachers'  training  school  in  the  west.  An- 
other state  institution  in  this  township  i-  the  Illinois 
Soldiers'  Orphans'  home,  founded  in  1869.  |c.--e 
Fell  also  had  much  to  do  with  getting  this  institu- 
tion  for  Normal.  The  chief  industries  of  the  town 
and  township  aside  from  those  mentioned  were  the 
nurseries  and  the  horse  barns.  Nurseries  were  nu- 
merous  and  famous  in  the  early  times,  and  several 
still  flourish.  Several  firms  engaged  in  importing 
and  breeding  draft  horses  flourished  here  main 
years,  but  with  the  motor  age.  the  draft  horse  busi- 
ness declined. 

The  town  of  Normal  was  incorporated  in  1865. 
Some  20  years  ago  an  era  of  extensive  public  im- 
provement- was  inaugurated  under  Mayor  Man- 
chester, resulting  in  many  miles  of  pavement,  a 
municipal  waterworks  and  a  part  in  the  establish- 
ment of  a  modern  -ewage  disposal  plant  for  the 
Normal-Bloomington  sanitary  district.  Normal 
now  has  a  modern  business  district.  Population  of 
the  town.  6,768;  of  the  town-hip.  8,200. 
•  d.h  T<  »WN 

This  township  got  its  name  from  the  location  of 
an  old   Indian  village  at    the    edge    of    the    timber 


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which  stands  there.     The  grove  was  at  the  hi 

water-  of  the  Kickapoo.  William  Evans  was  the 
first  white  settler.  John  and  William  Bishop,  John 
Hendrix  and  Lewis  Case  were  anion-  the  othi 
I  ase  established  the  firs)  school.  The  village  of 
Holder  was  laid  out  in  this  town-hip  after  the  Lake 
Erie  railroad  was  constructed.  The  village  of 
Cillum  is  in  the  sOUthwesI  part.  I'.en jaminville, 
with  it-  Quaker  meeting  house,  is  another  feature 
of  t  lii—  township. 

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Gardner  Randolph  settled  here  in  182.L  the  year 
following  the  Dawson-I  lendrix  settlement  at 
Blooming  Grove.  Randolph  spent  his  later  life  and 
died  in  California.  Other  settlers  who  joined  Ran- 
dolph in  the  30's  were  Jesse  Funk,  ('apt.  John  Karr 
ot  Revolutionary  fame,  the  Rust  family,  the 
Nobles,  Stewart-,  the  W'akefields  and  Van  Ord- 
Strands.  Many  mills  were  set  up  in  this  township 
along  the  Kickapoo  creek.  Michael  Dickerson, 
William  Hampton  and  Martin  L.  Bishop  were  early 
millers.  John  Baldwin  was  founder  of  the  village 
of  Lytleville,  which  once  aspired  to  be  the  county 
seat.  When  the  Illinois  Central  railroad  was  built, 
Heyworth  arose  and  Lytleville  declined.  The  vil- 
lage of  Heyworth  was  laid  out  by  Campbell  Wake- 
field in  1858  and  incorporated  in  1869.  The  town 
has  become  one  of  the  best  in  the  county,  with 
paved  streets,  many  business  houses,  excellent 
schools,  churches  and  lodges.  It  has  one  news- 
paper, The  Star,  and  a  post  of  the  American  Le- 
gion. Population  of  the  township  i-  2,075. 
TOWANDA 

This  i-  a  township  composed  mostly  of  prairie 
land,  only  one  timber,  known  as  Smith's  Cirove, 
being  in  the  township.  John  Trimmer  and  family 
located  here  in  1826,  and  other  early  settler-  were 
William  Halterman,  Elbert  Dickerson,  David 
Trimmer,  and  John  Pennel.  Peter  Baldeau  and 
Jesse  Fell  laid  out  the  village  of  Towanda  in  1854. 
Charles  Roadnight,  treasurer  of  the  Alton,  estab- 
lished his  "estate"  at  Towanda  and  it  flourished 
several  years,  but  later  fell  into  decay.  Hour  mills 
ran  for  a  few  years,  then  disappeared.  Barnes  and 
Merna  and  two  other  villages  are  in  the  township. 
Population  of  the  township  is  1,200. 
WEST 

The  name  of  this  township  was  changed  several 
times  and  finally  was  called  West  in  honor  of 
Henry  West,  who  took  2,500  acre-  from  the  gov- 
ernment and  was  first  supervisor,  lie  served  dur- 
ing the  Civil  war  and  led  the  county's  activities  in 
providing  for  soldiers'  families.  West  retained  its 
school  lands  many  years  after  other  town-hips  .sold 
theirs,  and  the  income  from  these  lands  supported 
the  schools.  Two  notable  Indian  landmark-  are  in 
We-t.  an   Indian  fort  and  the  site  of  a  village,     'flu 

McLean  County  Historical  Society  in  1906  set  up 
a  stone  marker  for  the  site  of  the  fort.  Simeon  ||. 
West  and  George  P.  Davis  paid  for  the  marker. 
People  of  West  township  gave  money  to  help  build 
the  Big  Lour  and  a  branch  of  the  Illinois  Central 
railroads  through  the  town-hip.  The  villages  of 
Weedman,  Sabina  and  Glenavon  are  in  or  near  this 
township.  Simeon  II.  West,  son  of  the  firs!  settler, 
served  on  the  board  of  supervisors  and  in  the  legis- 
lature lie  gave  to  the  county  a  grove  of  20  acres 
for  a  perpetual  park.  It  is  called  West  park.  Pop- 
ulation .if  the  township  is  '*00. 


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WHITE  I  »AK 
This  is  the  smallest  township  in  the  county,  half 
the  -.i/r  of  the  standard.  It-  peculiar  shape  was 
due  i"  the  quarrel  between  the  Benson  and  the  ' 
lock  families,  one  wanting  to  be  in  Woodford,  the 
other  in  Mel. can  county.  Smith  Denman  settled  in 
the  township  in  1829,  other  early  settlers  being 
Elisha  Dixon,  John  Brown,  Samuel  and  Robert 
Phillips,  John, 
Jainc-  and  \\  il 
Ham  Bensi  m.  <  >ak 
Grove,  a  village 
established  in  this 
township,  1  a  i  e  r 
disappeared.  The 
town  of  Carlock 
succeeded  it.  be- 
ing laid  out  in 
isss.  Carlock 
has   several    stores, 


a  bank  and  good  schools.     Population  of  the  town- 
ship i-  700. 

VATES 
This  township  is  the  farthest  northeast  in  the 
county.  The  firsl  entries  "i  land  here  were  in 
1855-56.  Yates  was  cut  off  from  Chenoa  when  it 
was  organized.  Mosl  of  its  inhabitant  came  in 
after  the  Civil  war.     The  township  still  owns  some 

of    it-    original 
granl      of      school 
lands.       The      T. 
P.      &      W.      rail- 
road   crosses    this 
township,    and    thi.* 
town  of  Weston  is 
a  station  on  it.     It 
laid     mi!      Ii\ 
Nelson      Buck      in 
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The    pop- 
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township 


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Voice  of   McLean  County Dr.   Harry   Howell 

PAGES 

ELLSWORTH 
Eloise    Miller.   Julia    More  I  a  ml,   Esther    Skeen,    Lillian 
Peterson,  Helen  Coale,  Theliha  Bremer. 

QUEENS 

Centennial    Queen Lucille    Ward,    Colfax 

Official    Hostess Evelyn   Bye.    Bloomington 

ATTENDANTS 

Edith  Henrietta  Heldt,  Bloomington;  Lelah  Jane 
White,  Bloomington;  Mildred  I.  Daglcy,  Bloomington; 
Crystal  Pointer,  Bloomington;  Esther  L.  Haynes,  Nor- 
mal; Catherine  McCraig,  Bloomington;  Clara  Belle 
Pepple,  Normal;  Florence  Larkin,  Bloomington; 
Frances  Kingery,  Bloomington;  Lillian  Houston,  Nor- 
mal: Vauna  E.  Hutson,  Normal;  Mahle  B.  Blunk,  Nor- 
mal. 

TOWNSHIPS 

Esther  Genzel,  Gridley;  Irene  Siron,  Lexington; 
France-  Stubblet'icld.  Mt.  Hope;  Opal  Hotchki--,  Dale; 
Helen  Marie  Kin-ell.  Cheney's  drove;  Mildred  Wein- 
heimer,  Dry  drove;  Naomi  Murphy.  Allin;  l.ncile 
Wissmiller,  Bine  Mound;  Camilla  Hardy,  Anchor; 
Hilda  Moore.  Downs;  Juanita  Folger,  Danvers;  Vir- 
ginia  Carlock,  White  Oak;  Vera  Lobdell,  Lawndale; 
Doris  Yordy,  Randolph;  Nelva  Margaret  Weber, 
Arrowsmith;  Bernice  Woliung,  Bellflower;  Mae  Jordan. 
Chenoa;  Beulah  Cox,  Cropsey;  \'era  Stanger,  Dawson; 
A^nes  Thomas,  Old  Town;  Elverta  Erdman,  Yates; 
Olga  B.  Flesher,  Money  Creek;  Fern  I'rahm,  Hudson; 
Helen  Smith,  Funk's  Grove;  Alice  Strayer,  Empire; 
Mary   Vanneman,  Towanda. 

INDIANS 

[MPROVED    ORDER    OF    REDMEN— DEGREE 

OF   POCAHONTAS 

Shabona   No.  18,  Tonawanda  No.  48,  Decawanda 

No.  80,  Minnehaha  No.  1 

Chief  Machina   W.  A    Wells 

■  of  the  Tribe H.  H.   McCond 

Seoul    on    Horse L.    W.    Lawyer 

Religions    Scout    Kaanakuck W.    C.    Lawyer 

M  inister C.    Hayden    Foster 

SCOUTS— J.  E.  Powell,  A.  N.  Shumaker,  C.  H. 
Lawyer,  Ralph  Condon. 

BRAVES  A.  E.  King.  Leo  Fischer,  M.  A.  Klawit- 
ter,  H.  d.  Brewer.  F.  L.  Teas,  P.  R.  Busick,  Maurice 
Busick,  William  Radley,  R,  M  Ploense,  S.  F.  Miller. 
Ben  Swart/,  S.  A.  Wishard.  William  Brewer,  V.  B. 
Lhamon.  \Y.  M.  Ploense,  Pete  <  Ittes,  (  \.  Vnderson, 
Robert  Catlow,  Arthur  Zook,  10.  C.  Ploense,  \\el  E. 
Olson,  Richard   1..  Cook,  Bus  Lawyer. 

s<ji\\\.s  WD  CHILDREN  Mrs.  J.  i:  Powell, 
Freida  Butler.  Ann  Butler,  Rose  Lawyer.  Maggie 
Smith.    Evelyn  Cook.   Pansy   Cook,    Ethel   Shultz,    Ellen 


Schwartz,  Iri-  Sharf,  Amy  Busick,  Hazel  Lacey,  Edith 
Sears,  I. eon.,  Hendrix,  Callie  Miller,  Tillie  Wittmuss, 
Ruth  lea-,  Ruthie  Teas,  Selma  dravitt,  Dorothea 
Gravitt,  Essie  Stuckey,  Hilda  Eery,  Evelyn  [ery,  Ina 
Ross,  Emilia  Arnold,  Margaret  Novacek,  Alma  I 
tain.   James    Arnold. 


FIRST  SETTLERS 

RANDi  H.l'll    I  i  IWNSH!  I' 

Oren  Orendorff,  Mrs.  Abbie  Robinson  Orendorff, 
John  Weiting,  Mrs.  Blanche  Rhodes  Weiting,  Carl 
Riley,  Mrs.  Anna  Alexander  Riley.  Everett  E.  Rust, 
Mr-.  Grace  Hollis  Rust,  Walter  Weishaar,  Mrs.  Nor- 
ma Brock  Weishaar,  Wilmer  Weishaar,  Elmer  H. 
Orendorff.  Mrs.  Caroline  Cruikshank  Orendorff,  G. 
Corwin  Cruikshank,  Mrs.  Ida  Orendorff  Cruikshank, 
June  E.  Cruikshank,  Albert  M.  Reed,  Mrs.  Elsie  Oren- 
dorff Reed,  C.  Hayden  Foster,  Mrs.  Zcna  Orendorff 
Foster,  d.  Stanley  Downs,  Mrs.  Alta  Orendorff  Down-. 
Dorothy  Riley,  Donald  Rust,  Fern  Riley,  Jena  Lea 
Riley,   Dean   Riley,   Wallace  Weiting.   Kenneth    Weiting. 

FIRST  SCHOOL 

CARLOCK 

readier    Ruth    Conger 

PUPILS-  Dorothy  Hamilton,  Verda  Stahly,  Roberta 
Hayslip,  Mahle  Wasnak,  Betty  Wheeler,  Marguerite 
McDonald.  Bernice  Crump,  Catherine  Zimmerman, 
Bernadine  Miller,  John  Slauffer,  Donald  Carlock,  Lary 
Stahly.    Billy    Bedell.   Willard    Bedell. 

FIRST  WEDDING  SCENE 
OLD-FASHIONED   FOLKS 

COMMUNITY   SOCIAL   CLl   I. 

Minister Mr.    E.    M.    Fox 

Bride    Margaret    Shad 

Groom    J  aim-    Yeagle 

Mr-.  Harry  Yeagle.  Mr-  II,  II.  KoehKr,  Mr-.  Har- 
vej  Feasley,  Mollie  McGreevey,  Mr-.  \V.  I..  Rauney, 
Mr-.  Will  Haker,  Mrs.  Leonard  Barnard.  Mr-.  Warren 
Dod-oii,  Mr-.  John  Burrows,  Mr-,  (ha-  \nderson, 
Mr-.  II.  Lenime,  Mrs.  George  Sweeney,  Mi--  \. 
Gossman,  Mr-.  G.  R.  Womack,  Mi--  Mildred  Moon, 
II    d.   Feasley,   II.   H.   Koehler,   W.    L.    Rauney,    Dan 

Shad.  Will  Haker.  Harry  Yeagle,  F.  L.  Barnard.  J.  M. 
Burrow-.  H.  l.emnic,  Cha-.  Vnderson,  Warren  Dodson, 
Silas  Shad.  Geo.  Sweeney,  Ben  (  )tti-.  Raj  Woui.uk. 
Harold    Feasley,    Mr.   and    Mrs.    Earl    Campbell. 

RAILROAD   BUILDERS 

MODERN    WOODMEN    OF   AMERICA     No    110 

Bosses William    Hull   and    ["nomas    Ball 

Water    Boy James    Lyle    Horn 

Charles  Ball,  Floyd  Burnamier,  Ernes)  Ball.  Fred 
Ingle.  Paul  Ploense,  Albert  Shank-.  James  M.  Harn, 
Orville  Harper.  Harley  Greene,  Jess  lien  iii.in.  Marion 
Young.    William    llarke. 


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WILLIAMS 

OIL-O-MATIC 

is  making 

the  second  century 

even  more  prosperous 


THE  Williams  Oil-O-Matic  Heating  Corporation  is  proud  to  do  its 
part  in  making  McLean  County's  second  century  even  more  pro- 
gressive and  prosperous.  Nearly  3,000  dealers  in  44  countries  sell  Oil- 
O-Matic  oil  burners  and  Ice-O-Matic  electric  refrigerators.  Each  week 
hundreds  of  Williams  employees  receive  thousands  of  dollars  in  sal- 
aries. This  money  is  spent  with  Bloomington  merchants,  who,  in  turn, 
spend  the  money  for  McLean  County  products. 

Williams  Oil-O-Matic  burners  and  Ice-O-Matic  refrigerators  are  made 
right  in  Bloomington — and  making  good  in  their  home  town.  Hun- 
dreds of  McLean  County  homes  are  healthier  and  happier  because  of 
these  two  greatest  modern  improvements. 

While  you  are  here  for  the  Centennial  Pageant,  be  sure  to  visit  the 
Williams  factory.  See  how  carefully  these  famous  products  are  built. 
You  will  thoroughly  enjoy  seeing  this  most  up-to-date  plant  which  was 
built  from  the  profits  of  these  McLean  County  products  which  add  so 
much  to  the  world's  healthful  comfort. 


WILLIAMS  OIL-O-MATIC  HEATING  CORPORATION 

BLOOMINGTON 
ILLINOIS 

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CIVIL  WAR 

M>  >UNT    H<  >PE,    FUNK'S   GR(  C\  E,    DALE 
1  <  IWNSHIPS 

The   Ballet 

NORTHERNERS— Jane  Stubblefield,  Ada  Wil- 
liams,  Hazel  Berger,  Edna  I  Hit/.  Virginia  Nichols, 
Jean  Canfield,  Eloise  Moberly,  Normadel  Tabner,  Myr- 
tle Bode,  Rachel  Stubblefield,  Vivian  Beers,  Annabel) 
Longworth. 

SOUTHERNERS  Helen  Barker,  Helen  Paulsen. 
Frances  Outlaw,  Helen  Moberly,  Alice  Romans,  Ruth 
Kidwell,  Wonell  Pitts,  Kathryn  Mount,  Harriet  Bry- 
ant. Eleanor  Dodgson,  Lavon  Kinsey,  Mao    Dodgson. 

SPIRITS  OF  WAR— Frances  Berger,  Frances 
Mount,   Dons   Bode,   Melba   Foster. 

SPIRITS  OF  PEACE— Marj  Paulsen,  Alice  Pitts, 
Mildred  Quinn,   Helen  Dislier. 

Lincoln Mr.    Fred    Strehle 

Southern  Soldier   Mr.   Frank  Crickenberger 

Northern     Soldier    

Slave      

THE  LIVING  FLAG 

FRANKLIN  SCHOOL— Mary  Underwood,  Erma 
Donahue,  Charlotte  Dethart,  Jeanette  Dethart,  Jean 
Vandervart,  Betty  Jane  Tibbitts,  Helen  Webb.  Sara 
Mae    Mommcn.    Helen    Alverson,    Marjory    Hartenbower. 

Elizabeth  Bluemke,  Nancy  Hamilton,  Effie  Lou  Crane, 
Dorothy  Ann  Clark.  Jane  Ellen  Warrick,  Elsie  Singley, 
Dorothy  English,  Charlotte  Ratcliffe,  Helen  Broughton, 
June   Bardwell,   Olive    Hopper. 

WASHINGTON  SCHOOL  -  Sherillyn  Saurer, 
Claire  Wilson,  Fay  Wilson.  Ruth  Mary  Heffernan,  Jean 
Jeffrie-.  Florence  Berner,  Betty  Jane  Con,  Margaret 
Pixley,  Harriet  Fuller.  Virginia  Young,  Helen  Meeker, 
Marilyn  Bieneman,  Chreeln  Waterson,  Rosemary  John- 
son, Shirley  Ray,  Mary  Welch.  Eleanor  Pearson,  Helen 

Mary    Pearson.    Mars    Jane   Fike.    Helen    Daly. 

LINCOLN  SCHOOL— Margaret  Hayes.  Audrej 
Callaway,  Betty  Jean  Cox,  Betty  lungerich,  Ellen  Dry- 
bread,  Lou  Ann  Lloyd,  Dorothj  Hurst,  Bertha  Meara, 
Marjorie  Meara,  Dorothy  Bonke.  Hilda  LaBounty, 
Charlotte  Gerling,  Mignon  Gerling,  Gladys  Kuhn,  Mar 
garct  Johnson,  Gloria  Popendick,  Marj  Fryer,  Bettj 
Woodward.  Dorothy  Dornaus,  Barbara  Blose,  Bettj 
Lou   Protzman. 

EDWARDS  SCHOOL  — Betty  Scharf,  Ereline 
Smith,  Eugenia  Weatherford,  Doris  Culbertson,  Lucille 
Garling,  Edith  Garling,  Bettj  Lou  Morrison.  Edna 
Davis.  Mildred  Uptegrove,  Alice  Sharfenberg,  Helen 
Linton.  Marjorie  Woll,  Maxitic  Berger.  Gene  Ann 
Gore,    Lelia   Mae    Philip,  Thelma    Enlow,    Evalyn    Neu- 

bauer.  Louise  P.ittner.  Lucille  Presley,  Helene  Herder. 
Betty    Henderson. 

HORATIO  BENT  SCHOOL— Kosalee  Meents, 
Dorothj  Kelley,  Margaret  Kelley,  Dorothj  Hall.  Daisj 
Hall.   Man.    Cooney,   Fern   Green,   Virginia   (raw  lord. 

SHERIDAN  Si  HOOL— Virginia  Roeske,  Ccraldine 
Schroeder,  Pauline  Reichter,  Lorraine  Reichter,  Anna 
Kettenring,  Alice  Kettenring,  Dorothy  Taylor,  Nelle 
Taylor,  Lorene  Burnett,  Charlotte  t  ruze,   Eleanor  Siz< 

more. 


WESTON— Elizabeth   McKinney,  Ruth  II 

NORMAL— Mary  Anna  [mig. 

11  i  N     SCHOOL     Mario,,     Grace 

Mary  Katherine  Schuler,  Virginia  Jones,  Katherine 
Erickson,  Bettj  Griesheimer,  Helen  J.  Read.  Evelyn 
Silgar.  Barbara  Lou  Hill.  Margaret  Barrows,  Marie 
Lorraine    Hoeft. 

EMERSON     SCHOOL      Dorothy    Jaspers.     Mabel    C. 

Hendryx,  Viva  Lanham,  Louise  Quanstrom,  Dorothy 
Heinecke,  Esther  Wilson,  Mabel  Shelley,  Margaret 
Henly,  Martha  Hallett.  Nelda  Dodson,  Catherine  Dod- 
son. 

IRVING  SCHOOL— Norma  June  Nuckles,  Bi 
\un  Bradshaw,  Virginia  Freedlund,  Lorene  Hagood, 
Virginia  Leininger,  Bernadine  Hopper,  Bettj  Hopper. 
Rose  Man.  Holland,  Doris  Holland,  Clara  Mae  I '■ 
Weese,  Marlyn  Frank,  Faye  Frank,  Hazel  Butler, 
Charlotte  Beatty,  Doris  Vanterstrand,  lone  Rhymer, 
Bettj    Warmbier,  Alice  Olson,  Betty   Bartley. 

RAYMOND    SCHOOL— Anna    Paul,    Mable    Mink. 
Dorothy  Snyder,  Neva  Aldridge,   Martha    Estam,    Ethel 
Olsen,    Frances   Weakly,   Bernadine   Wright,    Mary    I -a 
bell     Anderson,    Winnifred    Arnold,    Margery    Snyder. 

Marjory    Land. 

WASHINGTON  DISTRICT  —  Dorothy  Wilson. 
Mildred   Wilson,  Jean   Hildebrandt. 

INDUSTRIAL  HOME—  Edna  Carter.  Frances 
Lewis,  Doris  Crouder,  Virginia  Meyers,   Myra  Joesting, 

Bessie    Mann,    Hittie   Cottrell. 

OLD    TOWN    HOME    BUREAU    (Holder)— Mary 
Helen     Kinnions,    Helen    Percy,    Margaret    Doyle,    Ros 
zella   Barry,   Mary   Doyle,   Anna  Benjamin. 

THE  HARVEST  BALLET 

CORN  (Chenoa,  Yates,  and  Lexington  Townships 
— Ruth  Gillespie,  Ferae  Strcid.  Nelta  Sandham,  Bernice 
Harms.  Irma  Sandmyer,  Luella  Yaughan,  Bessie  Leek. 
Virginia  Streid.  lean  Jones.  Mary  Lankcr,  Beulah  Blak- 
ney,  Nora  Smith,  Ruth  Ann  Lauber,  Mozelle  Garrett, 
Bernadine  Heins,  Ruth  Crum,  Mildred  Crum,  lone 
Brandt,  Helen  Tobin,  Birdella  Marie  Johnson.  Ruth 
Dringenberg,  Blanche  Elliott,  Pauline  Baumer.  Mar- 
garet Vaughan. 

RAIN  (Blue  Mound  Township)— Ruth  Phipps,  Mil- 
dred Wikowsky,  Helen  Kinsella,  Clarice  Wills,  Mar- 
garet Houser,  Beatrice  Blagg,  Gertrude  Kerber,  Doris 
Martin,  Elizabeth  Wissimiller,  Regina  McClellan,  Eva 
Kerber,   Maurine  Wissimiller. 

TOILERS      I  Martin     and      Lexington     Townshi| 
Bernadine    Kite.   Dorothy    Lobdell.    Alice    Arnold.    Lucille 

Jenkins.  Garnet  Hasty,  Udine  Miller.  Dori-  Wright, 
Edna  Downey,  Kathryn  Messer,  Maxine  Steele,  Evelyn 
Bane,  Helen  Grubb. 

PONIES       I  Martin       and       Lexington       Townshi 

Bethel  Weeks.  Annabelle  Scrogin,  Dorothj  Kinsella, 
Georgia  Cheever,  Doris  Fuller,  Lorraine  Arramy, 
Frances  Rigg,  Verneil  Garrett,  Virginia  Dale,  Mar- 
garet   Gilmore,    Harriet    Kimball,    Madeline    Kinsella, 

RAINBOW    (Cropsey   Township)     Imoj Meeker, 

\\  ihua  McClure,  Maurie  Wood,  Edith  Elliott,  Ella  Mae 
McCIure,  Beryl  Thomas.  Helen  Brucker,  Margaret 
Elliott,   Lois   Elliott,   Emma   Louis.-  Cox,   Bettj    Meeker, 

Wihna     Thompson 

I'll  E  SIN     Lavon   Kinsej 


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! 

The  Public  Utility's 
Community  Interest 

I^kJ  0  other  business  in  a  community  has  a  greater 
^    interest   in   that  community   than   the   public 
utility  which  serves  it.    The  growth  of  its  business  de- 
pends directly  upon  the  growth  of  the  community. 

The  better  the  community  serves  its  community,  the 
more  likely  it  is  to  help  that  community  along  the  path 
of  growth  and  development.  Thus,  each  depends  upon 
the  other  for  its  welfare  and  prosperity. 

This  company  tries  to  do  its  part  in  this  community. 
Sharing  in  these  responsibilities,  through  its  assist- 
ance in  community  affairs,  this  utility  contributes  its 
part  to  the  general  welfare.  It  believes  that  these  are 
part  of  its  duties  as  a  citizen. 

A  citizen  wherever  we  serve. 


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Illinois 

Power  and  Light 

Corporation 


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WORLD  WAR  HEROES  AND 
RED  CROSS  NURSES 

LOUIS  DAVIS   POST   \<  i    56 

FIRE  BALLET 

WIND — Bernadine  Benson,  Ruth  Watson,   Catherine 

Donaldson,  Alice  Wilson,  Eleanor  Whitehouse,  Char- 
leen  Davies.  Alice  Beyer.  Trunetta  Keys,  Marj  Lou 
Johnson,    Louise   Temple. 

SMOKE— Mildred  Peard,  Mary  Ellen  Recce.  Myra 
Anne  Peairs.  Mary  Louise  Bargcr,  Laverne  Riddle 
Betty  Bliss,  Helen  Campbell,  Josephine  Walker.  Alice 
McGuire,  Joy  Sylvester,  Juanita  Biddle. 

FIRE — Elene  Welsh,  Mildred  Landis.  Catherine 
Thomson,  Helen  Ayers,  Sena  Sampson.  Marjorie  Mar- 
tin. Arbutus  Frink.  Annabelle  Innis,  I.aurene  Zabel. 
Hildretl  Sampson.  Alice  Blum.  Lillian  Sage.  Nancy 
Evans,  Maurine  Blum.  Mary  Fern  Martin.  Sarah 
Walker,  Ruth   Calville,  Frances  White. 

Spirit   of   Progress Marjorie   Wilson 

BOY  SCOUTS 

Bull  Robb.  John  Ball.  Leo  Broughton.  Page  Proctor. 
Bill  Fraenkle.  Wayne  Piery,  James  Chrisman,  Edgar 
Moore,  Ogden  Shutes,  Charles  Mercier,  Buck  Manskey, 
Lyle  Graham,  Max  Hersey,  Charles  Steel.  John  Yarbe. 
Maurice   Vincent.    Edward   Sheney. 

MUSIC 

STANFORD 
Leota    Thompson,    Yelma     Mullinax.     Winifred     Lee. 
Dorene  Murphy.   Elsie   Kaufman.  Bessie   Harbert.   Beryl 
Rhodovi,   Effie  Ferel. 

GOLD  AND  SILVER 

HEY  WORTH 
Dorothy   Barnes,   Eleanor   Barnes.   Mary   Jane    Fogler, 
Marguerite      Holderly.      Winifred      Iseminger.      Gladys 
Wiseman.     Marie     Liscom.     Ruth     Sutter,     Inez     Allen. 
Marjorie    Lambert,   Inez   Bishop.    Eunice   Yordy. 

AVIATION 

LEROY 
Louise  Lamont,  Yiolet  Webb,  Marjorie  Cline,  Vir- 
ginia Strayer,  Betty  Phares,  Doris  Jones,  Rachel  Bar- 
num,  Jane  Barnhart,  Virginia  Sigler,  Margradell  Doo- 
ley.  Louise  Banner.  Winifred  Banner.  Pauline  White- 
sell,   Ellen  Skillman.  Yera  Humphrey.  Blanche  Bleavins. 

DANCE 
GRIDLEY 

Marguerite  Boies.  Alberta  Kaufman.  Aldene  Brown. 
Vesta  Andrews.  Aldene  Hoobler,  Kathryn  Taylor, 
Helen  Froelich,  Angela  Hayes,  Grace  Boies,  Dorothj 
Schramm,  Lovada  Graton,  Aleda   1'rey. 

MANUFACTURING 

MOUNT    HOPE,   FINKS   GROVE,    DALE 
1 I  IWNSHIPS 
Mary      Helen     Briggs,     Beulah     Dodson,     Betty     June 
Mas. .u.  D,,ris  Van  Ness.  Edith  Tindall,  Dorothj   Smith. 


Jam-  Eva  LongWOrth,  Adell  Bode,  Martha  Jane  Hutchi- 
son,  Imogene  Sweringen,  Beverly  Dewhurst,  Virginia 
Quinn,  Eileen  Hilligan. 

TENNIS 

DANVERS 
I. eta  Mae  Cooke,  Vivian   Nowling,  Ronalda   Nowling, 
Harriet  Ayers,  Mary  Ellen  Schertz,  Jane  Risser,  Louise 
Deal,  Irene  Meeks,  June  Ayers,  Virginia  Otto,   Loretta 

Melil.   Fay   <  'wen. 

GOLF  GIRLS  AND  CADDIES 

1  '  'WANDA 

Mildred  Eincham,  Lucy  Dell  Lyms,  Marcella  Wise, 
Virginia  Orendorff,  Lucille  Cary,  Alice  Cummins.  Mar- 
jory Stapleton,  Mable  Alice   Hirst. 

Clifton  Allen  Haines,  Harold  Tyler,  Clinton  Ross 
Vanneman,  Robert  Ray  Bryant.  Billy  Special.  Ramond 
Henrj    Quinsel,  Joseph  Special,  Buddy   Peden. 

SWIMMING 

LAKESIDE  COUNTRY   CLUB 

Elsa  Raisbeck,  Annie  Mae  Brazelton,  Carroll  Costi- 
gan,  Ann  Lowry,  Martha  Humphreys,  Helen  Sansoni, 
Mary  Elsie  Humphreys,  Doris  Worsham,  Mary  Ann 
Costello,  Rachel  Zweng.  Nancy  Raisbeck,  Louise 
Tobias. 

Albert  Beich.  Jr.,  Tommy  Trenkle,  Franklin  Tobias. 
Paul  Keller,  Clair  Staler.  Bob  Dunn,  George  Hatzen- 
buhler.  Jimmy  Gardner,  Jimmy  Worsham.  Billy  Bur- 
ling. Eugene  Behr,  Robert  Morse,  Dick  Bridge.  Jimmy 
Schnepp. 

SCIENCE 

W.  J.  Cash.  Towanda;  S.  M.  Elkins,  Bloomington: 
Varner   Longworth.   McLean;   J.    E.   Smith.   Bellflower. 

COMMERCE 

LEROY 
Pauline  Amlong.  Dorothy  Bailey,  Elba  Clear.  Leona 
Dolly,  Lucille  Godsell.  Alta  Gassner,  Marcella  Kinder. 
Eloise  Bonnett,  Novella  McKinley,  Mildred  O'Neill, 
Alice  Russell.  Lillie  Sartain.  Yerna  Wasman,  Wallace 
Wesley.  Hazel  Wesley.  Ruth  Wiedner,  Gertrude  Rat- 
liff,  Margie  Brown.  Marjorie  Ball,  Nellie  Hosier,  Helen 
Brining. 

CENTENNIAL  CHOIR 

Leader Mrs     Porter    Phillips.    Bloomington 

Soprano    S.  .1.  .i -t Lela    Mayer    Long,    Bloomington 

Baritone   Soloist Harold   Dale   Saurer,   Bloomington 

Mrs.  Walter  Anderson.  Ethel  Bucholz.  Mabel  Buc- 
holz,  Mrs.  Litta  Braman.  Mrs.  (I.  W.  Bedell.  Helen 
Bardenhagen.  Vivian  Beeler,  Mrs.  Herbert  Bird.  Mrs. 
Jacob  Brown,  Colete  Bradshaw,  Mrs.  W.  S.  Bunn. 
Ruth  Bedell,  Maude  Builta.  Peggy  Coekill,  Genevieve 
Carlock,  Mrs.  H.  B.  Carlock,  Louise  Combs,  Ruth  Carl- 
son. Bernice  Cooper,  Anna  Cook,  Anna  Mae  Bova,  Ma) 
Curley,  Mrs.  George  Drexler.  Ruth  Drexler,  Jane 
Dornaus,  Marjorie  Dornaus,  Dorothy  Davis,  Jean  Dal- 
rymple,  Mabel  Driscoll,  Martha  Eades,  Holly  Foley. 
Beverly  FYederickson,  Ruth  Felton.  Hulda  Greenburg. 
Mrs.  lames  Gassaway,  Helen  Granabeck,  \'iolet 
Gnuschke,    Mrs.    Fred    Hughes,    Dorothy    Hayner,    Ruth 


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Hurd,  Edith  M.  Hurd,  Dorothy  Homuth,  Lois  Hovey, 
Mabel  Holland,  Emma  Hughes.  Nellie  Hathaway.  Mr- 
Charlea  Halting,  Miriam  Havighurst,  Mildred  Home, 
Charlotte  Haynes,  Mr-  Joe  tnstone,  Mr-  Charles  Ives, 
Cora  John-on.  Doris  Johnson,  Mary  Lois  Klineau, 
Charlotte  Klitzing.  Mrs.  Clara  Koos,  Buelah  Kimes, 
Clara  Knecht,  Lillie  Knecht.  Margaret  Kendall.  Jose- 
phine I.ewler.  Grace  Loefiler.  Mr-.  I'..  M.  Lebkuecher, 
[Catherine  Lunin,  Vera  Lindgren,  Kitty  Lawbaugh, 
Bernadine    Lederer,    Lela    Long.    Mr-     R.     V    Myei 

Mabel  Murray.  Helen  Meyer,  Mr-.  Harry  Miller. 
Frances  Meyer.  Lois  Meyers,  Cecil  McCraw.  Faye 
Ma-t.  Helen  Millard.  Frances  Osman,  Margaret 
O'Brien,  Theresa  O'Neill,  Margaret  O'Neill.  Mrs  A. 
G.  OrendortT.  Virginia  Osborn,  Mrs.  Guy  Palmer.  Man 
rine  Palmer,  Pauline  Palmer,  Eleanor  Palmer.  Mr- 
Wm.  Pleines.  Mrs.  Carl  Petlow,  Mildred  Powell,  Mr- 
Rev.  Wm.  J.  Parker.  Mildred  Polite.  Alice  Porterfield, 
Mary  Quast,  Maxine  Ross,  Elsie  Rhinehart,  Rubj 
Roust.  Ruth  Rife.  Edna  Rossman,  Mrs.  R.  L.  Sleeter, 
Mrs.  T.  C.  Slattery,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Spencer,  Lois  Shake 
speare.  Mrs.  John  F.  Smith.  Ruth  Stephens.  Ella  Syl- 
vester, Betty  Sylvester,  Mrs.  Wilbur  Stewart.  Mabel 
Stewart,  Grace  Scott  Schultz,  Grace  Audclle  Schultz, 
Pauline  Simmons,  Marjorie  Simmons,  Mrs.  Mabel 
Smock,  Dorothy  Stone,  Alice  Stone,  Mrs.  A.  Toman. 
Mrs.  George  Thomas,  Frieda  Trimmer.  Frances  Van 
Huss,  Esther  Whitmer,  Margaret  Van  Winkle.  Eva 
Van  Winkle.  Lela  Van  Winkle.  Mrs.  Roland  Wood. 
Estella  Wullenwaber,  Mrs.  Homer  Wright,  Mary 
Louise  Wright.  Louise  Warton,  Dorothy  Walters.  Lil- 
lian Wilcox.  Nellie  Webber,  Anna  Webber,  Florence 
Westen,  Mrs.  L.  E.  Witt,  Carrie  Webber,  Faye  Zenor, 
Roy  Atkinson,  Clarence  Adkins.  Guy  W.  Bedell.  Jacob 
H.  Brown.  Raymond  Baugh,  Glen  Dornaus,  George 
Drexler.  Dwight  Drexler,  R.  Frederickson.  George 
Goelzer,  Martin  Homuth,  W.  H.  Kerrick.  Bert  Kinne. 
Richard  Lanham.  E.  M.  Lebkuecher,  Dewitt  Miller, 
Clarence  Marshall,  Oren  Meeker,  James  McKee, 
Fielder  Meyer-.  Wm.  Orendorff,  Rev.  Wm.  J.  Parker. 
Dave  Ryden,  E.  D.  Robb,  Ted  Riggen.  Robert  Read 
Wilbur  Stewart.  I.  J.  Stewart,  Harry  Stone,  Peter 
Somers,  Eugene  Stretch,  T.  C.  Slattery.  Harold  Saurer. 
Dr.  Chas.  Shultz,  D.  W.  Shilley,  R.  S.  Sleeter.  W.  J. 
Sayer-.  Geo.  Thomas.  John  Van  Huss.  Emil  J.  Wich- 
man.  Mr-.  Jerry  Jager.  Mrs.  Arthur  Breneman,  Doro- 
thy   Long.    Sylvia    Goddard,    Janice    Meece,    Mr-.    Ed. 

Duesing,  Mr-.  John  JontZ,  Lucille  Sylvester,  Betty  Syl- 
vester. Frances  Goddard,  Bernice  Balke.  Lillian  Hogan. 
Mr-.  Jeanette  Miller.  Mrs.  W.  Anderson,  Mrs.  Otto 
Johnson,  Helen  Campbell,  Virginia  Osborn.  Ruth  Pep- 
low.     Elvera     Lindgren.     Mary     Slattery.     Mr-.      Arthur 

Pearson,  Faye  Ma-t.  Mr-.  Agnes  Clutz. 

ORCHESTRA 

Piano-Director     K.    W.    Bradshaw 

Violins:      Porter    Phillips,    Arthur    Dornaus,    Hen 
Orendorfl      Bass:   Fred   Burke.     Flute:  Fred  Schroeder. 
Clarinets:  Walter  Ewing,  Vincent  Dornaus.     Trumpets: 
Fred    Erdman,    E    Burke.     Trombone:      William    Piter- 
son.       Drum-    and    Tympani:       Albert    Grabbs. 

PAGEANT  TALENT  COMMITTEE 

HAROLD     DALE     SAURER,     Chairman 

Carlock— Mrs.  Bruce  Hamilton,  Mr-,  C.  R.  McDon- 
ald.  Mr-.  (",.  W.   Bedell.  Mr.  G.   W     Bedell.  J.   K.   Esh. 

Colfax — Mr-.  Daisy  Plott.  Mr-.  Duboise  Marquis, 
Mr.  Prank  Espey,  Mr-.  Dr.  Mcintosh,  Mrs.  W  Ken- 
neth  Harris,  Mr.  James   Fielding. 


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Cooksville— Mr-.  Ed,  McClellan,  Mrs.  <>  I.  Wright 
Mr-.    I.L.yd    Richardson. 

Covell-AIrs.  Homer  Johnson,  Mrs.  .1  F.  Diet/,  Mr- 
Chas.   Nichols.  Mrs.  Orin  Stubblefield. 

Chenoa — Mayor  Schultze,   Mr-.   Chas.    Elliott,   Mr.   J 

\      rwardock,   Mr-.    Prank   Thayer.    Mr,   and    Mr-.    D.    M. 

Stutzman. 

Cropsey— Mrs.  Walter  Elliott,  Mrs.  Chas.  Crumps- 
ton.  Mrs.  J.  \Y.  McCulloUgh,  Mr.  H.  L.  Meeker,  Mr- 
Merle    Hall. 

Vrrowsmith— Mrs.  W.  K.  Kauffold,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Raymond   Webber.   Mr.    Ed.  School. 

Bcllflower— Mr.  W  I  Rose,  Mr.  J.  E.  Smith.  Mr. 
Loren  R.  Lewi-.  Dr.  Copenhaver. 

Danvers — Mr.  and  Mr-.  Walter  K.  Voder.  Miss  Jen- 
nie  Zook.    Prof.   R.   J.   William-,    Mr-.    I.oui-   Strehle. 

Down- — Mrs.  Geo.  Honor,  Miss  Nell  Dooley,  G.  L. 
Clark.  Lym  Lanier,  Arthur  Dooley,  F.  R.  Cole. 

Ellsworth — Mrs.  Harry  Millay.  Mr.  Carl  Kreitzer, 
Mr-.  Florence  VanGundy,  Miss  Gladys  Bane.  Mrs.  Ed 
Bramer. 

<  iridley — W.   H.   Boies,  Mrs.   Verna   Moss. 

Holder — Mrs.  Ben  Coale,  Mrs.  Melvin  Hopt,  Mrs. 
Earl    Percy,   Mrs.   Floyd   Campbell,   Mrs.   Harry   Bower. 

Hudson — Miss  Nina  May  Johnson,  Mrs.  James  B. 
Ambrose,    Mrs.   A.   C.   Helleman. 

LcRoy — Mrs.  C.  D.  Jones,  Mr.  C.  E.  Joiner,  Mrs. 
Ray  Whitesell,  Joe  Eden,  Miss  Obe  Dooley,  Mr- 
lame-   Wilson. 

McLean — Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Baker,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harry    Palmer.    Chas.    Vancy,    Paul    McFarland. 

Randolph — Mrs.  Corwin  Cruikshank,  F.  L.  Wake- 
field,  Miss   Maudela  Baylcs,    Tony    Kwashlgroh. 

Saybrook — Mayor  D.  C.  Haines.  E.  F.  Ring,  Mrs. 
Marion  Weakman,  Mrs.  Arthur  Woolev.  Miss  Minnie 
Martins.    E.   M.    Merritt,   Miss    Mabel   Easterbrook. 

Shirley — Mrs.    Charles    Disher. 

Stanford — Mrs.  Elmer  Naffziger,  Ceo.  L.  Morris,  \ 
R.    Wet/el. 

Towanda — Mrs.  D.  E.  Henderson,  Wilbur  Cash, 
Hans  Sachs,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simon  Moon,  Miss  Lucylei 
Jameson.   Mrs.   Haider   Burrows. 

Hex  worth — Mrs.  Walter  Wieshaar.  Miss  Hazel  Ry- 
burn. 

Lexington — Florence  E.  Wright.  Mrs.  Harry  Blue. 
Mr-.  W.  H.  Welch.  C.  L.  Heiser.  Mr.  and  Mr-.  E  \ 
Reddiger,   Mrs.   Nettie  B.   Dement. 

Weston — Lewis  Heins,  Mrs.  Orland  Kriedner,  Mrs 
Ed    Erdman,  C.   E.  Graves,  Mrs.  Fred  Jacobs. 

Bloomington  and  Normal— Mrs.  Robert  Wilson,  Mrs 
Porter  Phillips,  Mr-.  P.  Johnson,  Rev.  Frank  L.  Breen, 
Mrs.  Dr.  Piears,  Mr.  Adolpb  Mols,  Miss  Frances  Kess- 
ler.  Mi--  Cecil  McCraw,  Mr-.  R  C.  Baldwin.  Mr.  Ar- 
nold Lovejoy,  Mr.  Dewej  Montgomery,  Mr.  Richard 
O'Connell,  Mr.  Wm.  Hull.  Mr.  1..  Wellmerling,  Mr.  J. 
II  Judy,  Mr.  W  \.  Wells,  Mr-.  V  I).  McKinney,  Mis- 
ciara  Brian,  Mr.  and  Mr-  Clarence  Ropp,  Mrs 
Thomas  J.  Lancaster,  Mr.  and   Mr-.  Sam    I'.lkins. 

LIVING   FLAG   COMMITTEE 

MRS.     ROBERT    WILSON,     Chairman 
Mr-.    E.    L.    Linton.    Mrs.    Broughton,    Mr-.    P..    K 

Del'ew.     Mr-.     E.     1''.     Kcllex.     Mr-.     Paul     Roeske,     Mrs 

II     (.    raylor,    Mr-     fohn    Hurst,    Mrs.    0     E     Meeker. 
Mr-      II      Rodger-.    Mr-.     Dalrymple,    Mrs.    J.    Rodgers, 
Mr-.     W.    .1.     Read.     Mr-.     W.     C.      \nder-on.     Mrs.     I 
Setchell,    Mrs.    P.    M     Lebkuecher,    Mr-     Pen    Kraft.    Mrs 

Mverson,    Mrs.    Ceo     Johnson,    Mr-     Bienneman, 
Mrs.   Frank  C.   Wilson,   Mrs.   Joe   Hallett,   Mr-    D    \\ 
Shelley,  Mr-.  Harry  Henley. 


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McLean  County  Historical  Pageant 

of  Progress 


Written,  Rehearsed  and  Staged 

by  the 

HARRY  MILLER  CO. 

71    West  45th  Street 
NEW  YORK  CITY 

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STAFF  FOR  THE  HARRY   MILLER  CO. 

Centennial  Manager  and  Director Weldon   B.  Wade 

Pageant    Master H.    E.    Hill 

Stage    Manager Murray    Gibson 

Wardrobe    Mistress Edna    A.    Mill 


Trumpeters  announce  arrival  of  Miss  BloomiiiK- 
ton-Normal  and  attendants. 

Address  of  Welcome  —  Mi"  Bloomington- 
Xnrmal : 

"Fellow  Citizens  "t  Bloomington  ami  McLean  Coun- 
ty: In  the  name  of  the  inhabitants  of  this  goodlj  citj 
and  in  honor  of  our  celebration  this  evening,  1  bid  you 
a  most  cordial  welcome: 

"When  the  dreams  and  romances  of  the  early  thirties 
find  their  culmination  in  the  seemingly  prosaic  but  no 
less  romantic  present,  a  storj  i-  presented  having  po- 
tentialities  for  interest  tar  above  tin-  average  tale  of 
in  Hon.  Unt  when  in  addition,  this  story  i-  enacted  by 
the  -on*  ami  grandsons,  daughter-  and  grand-daughters 

of  the  sturdy  men  and  courageous  women,  the  pioneers 
of  Ml  1  ear  i  OUnty,  there  is  that  golden  link  which  adds 
I,,   thi  ;        tOUCh    of    appeal.      The    McLean    County 

Historical   Pageant  of   Progress  is  just  that  story. 

"Whether      you       were      horn      within       this      County; 

whether  you  have  departed  from  your  home  in  some 
;  country;  whether  you  are  a  native  of  some  other 
count),  town,  -tate.  ,.r  country  and  have  come  t"  join 
with  u-  in  our  celebration,  in  the  name  of  the  Citj  of 
Bloomington    and    the    Count]     of    McLean.    I    hid    you    a 

in.  .-I  .  ordial  w  el(  ome." 

Trumpeters  announce  the  arrival  of  Miss 
McLean  County,  followed  by  her  30  Townships. 

Mi--    McLean  County  : 

"Welcome.  Welcome,   Miss  McLean  Count)   and  you, 
her  daughter-,   hair  Townships,  Welcome  to  Blooming- 
ton and  to  thi-  Historical   Pageant." 
Response  of   Mi--   McLean  County: 

"Miss  Bloomington-Normal,  in  the  name  of  McLean 
•  ounty   and    her    Fair    ["ownships,    I    acknowledge    this 

your  welcome.  It  i-  fitting  and  proper  thai  we  pau-e 
here    for   a    few    in ents    t"    turn    back    the    page-   ol    our 

histor)  and  refresh  our  mind-  with  tin  deeds  of  those 
-turdy  men  and  courageous  women  who  here  began  a 
march  of  progress  the  direction  of  which  ha-  ever  been 
forward.  Ma)  FORWARD  he  your  watchword  your 
goal,  perfection.  We  are  happy  tonight  I"  l»  .,  pari  of 
thi-  great  assemblai 


INTERLUDE  ONE 

THE  VOICE  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 
"(  tut  of  the  mist  primeval  of  legend  and  romance 
The  West  enrolled  in  glory,  sublime  iii  it-  expanse; 
h-  endless  grass-grown  prairie-  waving  in  the  hreeze, 
It-    rock-ribbed   shining   hillsides   girdled   by    lordly   trees. 
It-   wide   and   verdant    valleys   where    mighty    river-    (low 
It-    valleys   treasure   laden,   it-   minaret-   of   -now — 
These   and   a   thousand    wonder-   that   poet    may   not   tell 
Greeted   the   tribes   of    Red    Man— lived   by   their  magic 

-pell." 

EPISODE  ONE 

Till-'.    1X1)1. \.\— 1800-USJJ 
INDIAN  CAMP  LIFE  AND  PRIMITIVE 

OCCUPATK  iXS 
When  the  land  was  first  explored  it  was  inhabit- 
ed by  the  Red  Man  where  they  came  from  in  the 
beginning,  how  long  the)  dwelt  in  North  America, 
what  people-  the)  replaced,  is  a  matter  of  much 
dispute. 

The  Indians  in  McLean  County  were  mostly 
Kickapoos,  though  main  belonged  to  the  Delaware 
and  Pottawattomie  tribes.  The)  cultivated  the  soil 
ver)  little  and  depended  almost  entirel)  upon  the 
chase.  Hunting,  fishing  and  dancing  constituted 
their  enjoyment.     Their  great   interest   in  life  was 

to   procure    food   and   devour   it    and    tO   Subdue   their 

enemies. 

We  depict  the  primitive  life  of  the  Kickapoo. 

INTERLUDE  TW<  i 
Till    \  I  lit  i    I  I]    \L  LEAN  i 

"From    home-    in    eastern    cities    the)     turn    towards    the 

West; 
None  but  the  brave  and  buoyant;  onl)   the  very  best. 
With  heart  strong  and  undaunted,  with  nerve  to  live  or 

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*•     and  professional  interests  of  the  city  extends  a  welcome  to  each  Cen- 
tennial visitor,  as  well  as  to  all  visitors  at  any  time. 

We  are  yours  to  command  insofar  as  our  activities  extend. 

If    you    desire    information    about    Bloomington    or    its    resources    a    letter 
addressed  to  the  organization  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

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They  risk   the  unknown    journey,   no  •hart   but    -tar   In 

sky 
By    toilsome    slow    approaches    the    "Prairie    Schooner 

moves. 
<>\ir  the  untrod  highways,  oul  of  the  beaten  grooves 
And  when  at  eve,  in  splendor  the  sun  Milk-  in  the  west, 
\!„.iit  the  blazing  camp  lire,  they  bivouac  for  rc-t 

KIMS'  IDE  TW<  ' 
OUR   FIRST  SETTLERS 

Down  the  river-,  over  the  lakes,  across  the  coun 
trv  came  the  pioneers,  the  first  settlers  of  oui 
country  and  state,  bringing  only  greatly  needed 
household  comforts.  They  came  in  Covered 
Wagons,  "ii  foot  and  in  carts,  driving  their  cattle 
and  sheep,  pushing  ahead  against  any  and  all  diffi- 
culties; perhaps  wet,  cold,  and  weary,  pushing  ever 
onward  to  the  coveted  and  beautiful  groves  of 
McLean  County.  They  knew  not  where  they  were 
going,  or  the  healthfulness  of  the  county,  depending 
on  Mich  information  a-  could  be  gathered  on  the 
wa\.  They  could  not  know  who  would  be  their 
neighbors.  "  If  they  bought  government  land  the) 
knew  nothing  of  who  would  own  adjoining  tract-. 
They  could  not  know  if  churches,  school  houses  or 
towns  would  lie  conveniently  near. 

Almost  everything  they  wished  to  knew  must  be 
learned  by  seeing  what  the  future  might  bring  forth 
— they  must  be  brave  and  cheerful. 

The  firsl  -cttlers  to  arrive  in  the  territory  t"  be 
later  known  as  McLean  County,  arrived  in  1822. 
They  settled  in  Blooming  Grove  (then  called  Keg 
Grove)  and  were  John  W.  Dawson  and  family. 
fohn  llendrix  and  family  and  a  man  named  Segar. 
He  later  sold  his  claims  to  William  Orendorff  who 
came  in  1823  with  hi-  wife  and  son  Thomas.  In 
1S_>4  Mr.  Goodman  and  \V.  II.  Hodge  settled  at  the 
Grove  and  about  the  same  time  William  Walker 
and   family. 

A  friendly  chief  of  the  Kickapoos,  named  Chief 
Machina,  visited  Dawson  and  his  hand  shortly  after 
their  arrival  and  with  sign  language  told  him  the) 
were  not  wanted.  However,  he  and  his  followers 
were  not  hostile  and  later  hecame  friendly. 

Hunting — horse  racing — wrestling — card  playing 
and  spelling  bees  constituted  their  amusement-. 
Their  social  life  was  simple  and  unaffected.  All 
dressed  ver)  much  alike,  lived  much  alike,  attended 
the  same  church;  had  few  book — usually  nothing 
more  than  the  Bible  and  their  Church  Hymnal, 
-Mine  having  only  an  almanac;  but  while  most  un- 
learned in  hooks,  they  were  learned  in  a  thousand 
things  in  the  art  of  living  of  which  we  todaj  are 
profoundly   ignorant. 

We  depict  the  arrival  •<(  the  First  Settlers  and 
their  dealings  with  the  Indian. 

INTERLUDE  THREE 

1  III    \  i  Hi  K  OF  McLEAN   COUNTY 
"M..ri   than  its  prized  possessions;  more  than  its  wealth 

untold, 
I-    found   in  the   life  of   it-   children,    filled   with   that    spirit 

bold. 
That    guided    it-    -talwart    leader-    along    the    trackless 

way. 
That    ha-    made    US    and    -till    keep-     us,     mat<  hie--     and 

peerless  today." 

EPISi  »DE  THREE 
!•'(  IRMING  ( IF   McLEAN  <  '<  IUNTY 
In   1830,  James  Allin  entered  into  the  plan-  of 
the  earh  settlers  and  it  was  decided  to  form  a  new 


county.      Mr.   Thomas   Orendorff   and    Mr.   James 

Latta  were  the  committee  who  carried  the  petition 

to  Vandalia,  Mr.  Allin  being  in  i r  health  and  un- 

able  t"  travel.  Me  however  furnished  the  commit- 
tee with  letters  to  prominent   politicians  at   Vandalia 

whom  he  knew  to  1«-  in   favor  of  the  project. 

<  hi  the  25th  da)  of  December  1830  the  hill  was 
passed  by  the  Legislature  and  tin-  count)  was  named 
for  lion,  fohn  McLean,  who  wa-  1".  S.  Senator  for 
several  years.  Mi-  death  occurred  a  few  months 
prior  -,o  the  application  of  the  Blooming  drove 
Committee,  hut  hi-  popularity  wa-  such  that  the 
Legislature  cheerful!)  gave  hi-  name  to  our  county 
through     the    advice    of     lion.     W.     I..     I).     Ewing. 

speaker  of  the  House.  The)  arrived  home  with 
their  good  new-  after  a  hard  long  trip  during  the 
dead   of    winter. 

//'(•  depict  their  reception  and  the  ceremonies 
attending  their  return. 

INTERLUDE  F(  »UR 
THE  VOICE  <  IF  McLEAN  (  OUNTY 

"School  days,  school  days,  dear  old  golden  rule  day-. 
Readin'  and  'ritin'  and  'rithmetic 
raught  to  the  tune  of  a  hickory   -tick. 
You  were  my  Queen  of  Calico 
I  wa-  >  our  hashful  barefoot  beau — 

You   wrote   on  my    -late — "I   love  you.   Joe" 
When    we   were   a  couple   of  kid-." 

EPISODE  FOLK 
THE  FIRST  SCHOOL 

The  first  school  in  this  county  wa-  opened  in 
1825  in  a  private  house,  the  home  of  John  W.  Daw- 
son and  Miss  Delilah  Mullins  was  the  teacher.  It 
was  an  elementary  school  and  intended  mainly  for 
-mall  children.  There  were  about  16  pupils.  Later 
came  Dr.  Trabue,  a  Frenchman,  and  W.  W 
Hodge  who  were  both  very  successful. 

We  depict  a  scene  showing  the  early  school  room 
in  the  home  of  John  Dawson. 

INTERLUDE  FIVE 
THE  VOICE  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 

"And    hail   to   those    Sturdy    Red    Men — no   martial   music 

played 
Nor   flaunting   banners   led   them;    nor    cheering    voice 

gave  aid 
Hungry  and  cold  and  weary,  unnoticed  and  unsung, 
They   failed   not.   nor  yet    faltered   but   to  their   faith   they 

clung." 

EPIS*  IDE   FIVE 
INDIANS  AND  RELIGII  IN 
With  the  arrivals  of  the  early  white  settlers  an 
Indian  from  the  Kickapoos,  named  Kaanakuck  was 

converted  into  the  belief  of  Christ ianitv  and  hecame 
famous  for  his  religion-  work  among  hi-  fellow 
tribesmen.  So  important  wa-  this  turning  point  in 
his  religious  belief  that  his  influence  spread  and 
even  to  this  day  the  tribes  of  the  Kicka] now  liv- 
ing in  Kansas  are  embracing  his  word  and  his 
teachings. 

A  pioneer  minister,  named  William  Walker,  vis- 
ited the   Indians  at  their  camp  situated  at    Kickapoo 

Grove  in  the  year  1832.  He  held  regular  services 
every    Sabbath.     Their   prayer   hook-   consisted   of 

walnut  hoards  upon  which  certain  hieroglyphics 
were  painted  and  carved  -uniform  in  size  and  held 
very  -acred  during  tin-  services. 

A  public  dinner  wa-  given  to  all  members  of  the 
tribe,  old  and  voting  alike  sharing  in  the  fe.i-t  A 
lire  was  kindled   in  the  center  of  the  tribesmen   and 

while  the  minister  preached  the  go-pel  to  these  un- 


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tutored  men  and  women  they  sat  and  listened  atten- 
tively.    Usually  the)  were  divii  men  on  one 
side  and  the  squaws  on  the  other. 
//'<•  depict  tin-  above  scene. 

INTERLUDE  SIX 

i  in    VOICE  (  >i     M«  l.i.  \.\   COUN  I  J 

"All    hail    l"    those    hoar]    pilgrims    tramping    on    thru 

nun  I 
Their  glorj    never  waning;  their  vision  was  sublime. 
No   historj    tells   a   grander   tale.      No   marble    slab    01 

bronze 

Can    make    the    fame    more    lasting    of    those    enduring 

OIK's." 

KIMS'  IDE  SIX 
ABRAH  \M  LINO  »LN 
Abraham  Lincoln  more  nearly  presented  ;i  reali- 
zation of  the  ideal  American  than  an)  other  man  in 
cur  history.  He  possessed  courage;  tenacity  of 
purpose;  was  fair  minded;  strong  but  humane; 
"the  patient  foreseeing  man." 

Early  in  his  life  as  a  lawyer.  Mr.  Lincoln  first 
commenced  "riding  the  circuit"  by  traveling  on 
horse-back  with  his  papers  and  clothes  in  his 
saddlebags. 

No  lawyer  tried  as  man)  cases  on  the  Circuit  as 
did  Mr.  Lincoln.  In  three-fourths  of  the  jury  eases 
he  appeared  on  one  side  or  the  other.  This  was 
due  to  his  greal  personal  popularity,  to  his  suc- 
cesses with  the  juries  and  to  the  small  fees  he 
charged,  always  leaving  the  lion's  -.hare  to  the  local 
att<  irney. 

The  must  important  case  he  ever  tried  in  our 
court  was  the  "Illinois  Central  Railroad  vs.  The 
County  of  McLean." 

We  dipici  Mr.  Lincoln  "riding  the  circuit"  and 
addressing  the  court  at  Bloomington  on  September 
12.  1854. 

INTERLUDE  SEVEN 
THE  VOICE  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 
"And  so  tin    sound  of  whistles  resound  thru  the  air, 
Waking   the   echoes   and   startling    the   wild   beast    from 

his   lair. 
Hanging    low    o'er    the    valleys    the    long    black    sn 

i  li  ■in!  lies, 
Telling   where    Inm    Charger,    "ti    tracks    of    commerce 

flies 
Hundreds  and   hundreds   of   people   in   city,   hamlet   and 

vale. 
\re  dwelling   in   peace  and   plenty   where  pioneers   blazed 

the  trail." 

EPISt  >DE  SEVEN 
THE  FIRST  RAILRI  IAD 
i  in  September  30,   1850,  a  law  passed  b)    Con- 
;s  donating  to  the  State  of  Illinois  for  the  use  of 
the    Illinois   Central   Railroad,   nearly   two   and   one- 
half    millions   of   acres   of    public   land.      It    was    de- 
cided that  the  Company  must  perpetuall)   pay  into 
the   Illinois  State  Treasur)    "'.    of  tin'  gross  receipts 
of  the  road  when  finished.     This  is  now  over  a  mil- 
lion dollars  annually. 

It    was    through    tin-    foresight    of    General    A 
Gridley    that    the   general    direction    of    the    railroad 
would   he   so   near   to    Decatur.   Clinton   and    I 'doom 
ington  that   it   could   not    well   miss   these   points. 
The  completion  of  the  railroad  was  about  tin-  first 

of  May,  1853.  Cars  began  running  during  this 
month  and  b)  this  time  Mi  l.i.in  County  was  on  the 
high  road  to  prosperity. 

We  depict  the  actttal  laying  of  a  section  of  the 
Illinois  Central  Railroad  mill  the  ceremonies  that 
attended. 


INTERLUDE  EIGHT 

nil    \ .  in  i    i  ii    \i,  i.i  \\  t  >  iUN  i  v 

"Bj    the   flow    "i   the   inland   river. 
Whence  the  fleets  of  iron  hath  tied, 

Where    the    blades    ol    the    nr.tw    t;i;i~-    quiver, 
\ sleep  are   the   rant  lead. 

i    tin-   so.l   and   the  dew, 
Waiting  the  judgment  daj 

I    thl     on.     the    blu< 

I  nder  the  .  ither  the  graj . 

No   in'  'le    shall    the   \\  ar   i  rj 
<  )r   the   winding    rners   be    red 
Thej    banish  our  anger   iore\er 

When    thej    laurel    the    graves    of   our   di 

EPISt  IDE  EIGHT 

THE  CIVIL  WAR 
War  began  to  he  talked  of  during  the   Lincoln- 
Douglas  campaign  of   1858.     Both  men  were  resi- 
dents of  this   state  and   the  campaign   was  one  of 

most  intense  excitement,  hut  public  sentiment  in 
.McLean  Count)  was  almost  unanimously  against 
secession.  The  Republican  part)  was  pledged  not 
to  interfere  with  slavery.  The  Democrats  con- 
scientious!) believed  that  slaver)  was  allowed  b) 
tin-  National  Constitution;  however,  there  was  little 
difference  between  their  actual   position. 

Each  party  organized  marching  chilis  and  rallied 
its  voters  in  torch  light  processions  of  prodigious 
magnitude.  They  were  called  "Douglas  Invinci- 
bles"  and  "Wide  Awakes."  The)  learned  march- 
ing movements  and  fancy  drills  which,  in  1861, 
went  far  to  facilitate  the  organization  of  volunteer 
companies. 

I  in  April  12,  1861,  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  upon. 
War  was  declared.  At  a  public  gathering  at  Phoe- 
nix Hall,  McLean  County  united  in  spirit  with  the 
rest  of  the  loyal  North  by  offering  to  pour  out 
it-  best   blood  in  defense  of  the   Union. 

i  m  the  18th  of  April,  onl)  three  days  after  the 
President's  call,  113  volunteers  left  Bloomington 
for  Springfield  under  ('apt.  Harvey.  The  heart  of 
McLean  Count)   went  to  the  front  with  these  men. 

Ballet  of  the  Civil  War. 

We  depict  the  meeting  at  Phoenix  Hall  and  the 
call  for  volunteers.  They  muster  for  action  and 
depart  for  tear. 

The   Dance  of  the  South  -The  Cra\s. 

The  I  lance  of  the  North — The  Blues. 

"Clouds  of  War"  rise  and  the  pcacefulness  of  the 
dance  is  broken  by  the  lifted  "Veils  of  War."  They 
struggle  fur  supremac)  onl)  to  fall  wounded  and 
maimed   upon   the  battlefield. 

"The  Spirits  of   Peace"  appear  in  the  distance 

lift  the  fallen  ones  and  in  union  and  perfect  har- 
mony they  dance  together. 

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Lincoln,  The   Emancipatoi 

« ieneral  <  '.rant 
( Senei  al    Le 

The    Slave 

INTERLUDE  NINE 

THE    \  I  IICE    i  IF    M.  LE  \.\    C<  IUNTY 

"1   pledge  allegiance  to  my   flag;  of  the   United  States 

\inl  to  tin-  Republic  for  which  it  stands 

line   nation,   indivisible,  with   liberty  and  justice   tor   All." 

EPISt  IDE  NINE 
Till'.  HUMAN  FLAG 
Mere  is  shown  the   Stars  and   Stripes   formed  by 
200  box  s  and  girls  doing  attractive  drills. 


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For  one  hundred  years  UlcLeari  County 
has  been  a  good  place  to  Hue  —  It  still  is. 
S  haue  tried  it  for  ouer  a  half  century 
and  1  am  still  sold  on  it... I  always  will  be. 


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1  congratulate  the  people  who  hue  here 
that  they  can  point  with  pride  to  a  century 
of  proqress  and  happiness. 


HOITIER  ID.  HALL 

Representatiue  in  Congress 
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INTERLUDE  TEN 
I11I-:  \  I  (ICE  OF  McLEAN   (  I  >UN  IA 
"The  clouds  consign  their  beauty  to  the  fields,  in  loud 
profusion   the   sunt   wind   steals  and   softly   shaking   on 
the  dimpled  pool  prelusive  raindrops  the  earth  to  cool 
["hen  beautiful   Rainbow— all  woven  in  light,  there's 
not  in  thj   tissue  one  shadow   of  night.     Heaven  surely 
has  opened  when  thou  dosl  appear. 
"And   bending  over   them   the   angels   draw   mar  and 

tin-     Rainbow'— the   "Rainbow.' 
"The  smile  of  I  iod  is  here." 

EPISODE  TEN 

HARVEST  FESTIVAL 

Following  the  Civil  War.  phenomenal  growth 
took  place  in  the  city  and  county  and  state.  A 
wealth  of  natural  resources  were  developed.  A 
countrj  which  was  once  a  prairie  and  wilderness, 
within  the  memory  of  many  of  those  here  tonight, 
became  one  of  the  garden  spots  of  the  United 
Stale-. 

Prosperous  farms  now  dot  the  country  and  the 
soil  produces  some  of  the  finest  crops  in  the  world, 
dairying  is  carried  on  in  a  large  scale  and  coal  min- 
ing is  a  big  industry.  From  a  wide  and  open 
prairie.  McLean  County  has  sprung  into  a  flourish- 
ing modern  county  within  the  memory  of  one  gen- 
eration. 

Mere  we  compare  the  early  farm  machinery  with 
that  of  today. 

THE  BALLET  OF  THE  HARVEST 

The  Toilers  sow  the  grain. 

The    Spring   rains    come   and    the    field   begins   to   grow. 

Toilers  again  appear  to  cultivate  the  soil. 

The  Sun  appears  to  ripen   King  Corn. 

Lastly,  the  Rainbow  hursts  forth. 

THE  GOLDEN   HARVEST. 

INTERLUDE  ELEVEN 
THE  VOICE  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 

"In    Flanders    Fields   the   poppies   blow- 
Between   the  crosses  row 
They  mark  our  place  and 
The  larks  still  bravely  singing,  fly 
Scarce  heard  amid  the  guns  below. 
Take  up  our  quarrel  with  the  Foe 
To   you   from    falling   hands    we   throw   the   torch. 
If  ye  break  faith  with  us  who  die 
We   shall   not    sleep   where   poppies    blow — in    Flanders 
Fields." 

EPIS<  IDE  ELEVEN 
"W<  IRLD  WAR" 
This    episode    will    be    devoted    entirel)     to    the 
"World    War"    1917-1918  and   by   a  series  of   tab- 
leans  and  march  and  drill   formations  will  show  the 
World   War   Heroes 

They  Leave  their  Cherished  Ones  at  Home 
The  Red  Cross  Nurses 
The  Liberty  Loans 

INTERLUDE  TWELVE 

I  HE  VOICE  OF  McLEAN  COUNTY 
"And     then     in     the     shadowed     darkness     the     blasting 

whistles  cry 
Startling  the  timid  night  things  as  a  warning  that   they 

must   fly 


A  flash  of  flames  awaki  ike  in  -piral 

-oar 
And   through   the   street-   of    Bloomington    the   red    fire 

engine-   I 
I  he  startling  i  I  ire"  is  heard — 'tis  shrieked  about 

the    town. 
\ml    soon    the    flames    have    spread    until    no    power    can 

hold    them    down. 
But    when    the    -tore-    and     factories    are    leveled    to    the 

dust 
A    newer,    better    Bloomington    is    placed    within    our 

trust." 

EPIS<  IDE  TWELVE 
THE  FIRE  (  >F  l'>no 

The  most  disastrous  fire  in  the  history  of  the 
county  occurred   June   1'',   l'KK). 

An  alarm  of  fire  at  midnight,  the  shrieking  of 
whistles,  the  hurrying  of  fire  engines,  the  gathering 
of  excited  crowd-  watching  the  bursting  of  flames 
from  many  buildings.  In  spite  of  the  efforts  of  the 
firemen,  the  dame-  spread,  more  buildings  catch  fire 
and  fall  in  ruin-  hour  after  hour.  Appeal  is  made 
li\  the  mayor  (Thomas)  to  Peoria  and  Springfield 
for  departments,  who  arrive  with  steam  pumpers, 
hose,  etc.  At  last  as  dawn  breaks,  conflagration  is 
controlled,  and  the  heart  of  the  city  is  a  heap  of 
smoking  ruins.  Then  comes  the  era  of  rebuilding, 
with  new  structures  rising  phoenix-like  from  the 
ruins.  It  is  the  signal  for  the  coming  of  a  bigger 
and  better  city  and  county  seat  of  McLean  County. 
The  new  court  hou-e  typifies  all  the  other  modern 
structures. 

INTERLUDE  THIRTEEN 
THE   VOICE   OF    McLEAN    COUNTY 

"High  o'er  the  waves  of  memory  when  other  stars  have 

set 

A   grateful   people   still    shall    see   their   beacon-    yet. 

And  a-  you  now   lift   up  our  praise   through   all  the  com- 
ing years, 

The  children  of  our  Illinois  will  bless  the  pioneers." 

EPISi  IDE   THIRTEEN 

CENTENNIAL  JUBILEE 
Wealth  ami  Progress  have  come  to  McLean 
County  to  stay.  Ours  has  been  a  steady  develop- 
ment and  we  find  evidence  on  every  hand  of  a  more 
prosperous  county  for  the  wind-  of  sorrows,  dis- 
appointments, hardships  and  sufferings  have 
pas-eel.  Ahead,  we  see  peace,  prosperity  and  happi- 
ness.    May  it  alw.t\  -  he  so. 

To  Miss  McLean  and  Miss  Bloomington  here 
will  In-  presented  characters  in  group  formations 
Music,  Gold,  Silver.  Aviation,  Racing,  Dance, 
Manufacturing,  Commerce,  and   Science,   Motoring, 

S]Hirts,   etc.    ending    with   the 

EPISODE  Fi  IURTEEN 
LIVING  \\  HEEL  OF  PRl  iGRESS 

Which  will  he  a  grand  spectacle  involving  the 
services  of  every  participant  from  first  settler  to 
the  la-t  appearing  soldier. 


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IN  APPRECIATION 


Citizens  and   Friends  oi   McLean  County: — 

We   arc    n«nv   closing   our    .\KI. ran    Count)    Centen- 
nial.     I   am   sure   that   ever)     man,    woman    and    child 
agrees  with  me  that   1 1n-  has   b 

reatesl  celebration  ever  held 
in  tlii—  pari  "t  the  state,  h  has 
been  more  than  McLean  O  iunt)  's 
centennial,  it  has  been  more  than 
tin  commemoration  of  the  lives  ol 
those  »  li.  i  lived  and  sai  t  ifi<  ed  in 
our  count)  during  the  past  one 
^.  ^k  hundred  years,  it  has  been  Mi 
Lean  County's  love  feast,  it  has 
been  McLean  County's  good  will 
meeting.  Never  have  I  seen  ex- 
emplified   over    the    entire    county 

such    a     fine    spirit     ol     | 1     will, 

possibli  b)  tlir  generous  co- 
operation of  the  people  in  every 
township  of  the  county. 

\t   tlii—  time,  in  behalf  of  the   Executive  Committee 
and  myself,  I  desire  to  express  our  thank-  to  the  people 
of  each  township  in  the  count)   for  their  loyal  d 
tii  hi 

I  want  each  one  of  the  1,000  members  in  the  pag 
■  cast  to  know  that  we  realize  and  appreciate  the 
effort  which  you  have  made  to  depict  the  progress  of 
the  count)  during  the  past  one  hundred  years.  This 
pageant  will  be  remembered  as  one  of  the  finest  ever 
Staged  in  this  part  of  Illinois  and  I  extend  to  each 
member  of  the  east  our  heartfelt  thanks. 

I  want  to  thank  the  members  <>i  the  General  Com- 
mittee, which  include-  all  members  of  the  County 
Hoard  of  Supervisors  and  the  Mayors  of  the  cities  and 
villages  of  the  county.  Yonr  loyalty  ha-  greatly  con- 
tributed to  the  -ncce--  of  the  Centennial. 


Arthur    S.     Smith 


Tile    record   of   the    tir-t    one    hundred    war-    i-    dosed 

Through  the  pageant   we  have  been  enabled  to  "count 

our  blessings,  name  them  one  b)  one'  and  more  fully 
"see   what   Cod   hath   done."      We  are    now  entering    upon 

•  mil'-,  ,,i  another  hundred  year-  with  our  thoui 
turn., I   toward   thi    second   mile-tone.      It    i-   thi 

■  hi    General   Chairman,   and    I    am    -nrr    I    bespeak 
the  same  for  all  members  ol   the    Executive  I  ommittei 
that    the   prophec)    ol    Isaiah    concerning  that 

righteousness   -hall  permeate  all   men'-   mind-,   shall   be 

otir  aim:  that  we  as  a  people  -hall  Strive  to  make  the 
brotherhood  of  man  a  reality;  that  we  -hall  strive  to 
make    the    principle-     for    which    our    Saviour    lived    and 

died  -o  real  m  the  lives  ol  men  ii   -hall  he  possible 

P.    symbolize    them,   thus:      With    the    wolf   ami    the    lamb 

lying  down  together  and   being  led   b     thi    humility  of 

a    little   child. 

I  want  to  personall)  thank  the  members  of  the 
Executive  Committee,  composed  of  the  following: 
Eugene  Funk,  President;  Paul  F.  Beich,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; M.  J.  Callahan,  Secretary;  Russell  Shearer, 
Treasurer;     Henry      Nierstheillier,      \       II       Belt,     Walter 

Vrmbruster,   Perry    LaBounty,    \l.  Ulbrich,    Davis   Mer- 

win,  Joe  Meaney,  F.   D.   E.   B  I      \\     Orcutt,  W. 

E.  Richardson,  .1.  1..  Hasbrouck,  liar. .Id  Lang,  Lloyd 
Eyer,  Blake  Holton. 

Yonr  Executive  Committee  will  endeavor  to  assem- 
ble the  records  of  tin-  Centennial  ami  place  them  in 
an  iron  box,  securely  sealed,  for  delivery  to  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  ol  Mi  Lean  County's  Second  Centen- 
nial,  one   hundred    years   hence. 


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Edward  A.   Hayes,  decatur,  Commander 

Arthur    Poorman,   Chicago    heights,   Senior 
Vice  Commander 

Vice  Commanders — 
Joseph   F.  Novotny,  Chicago 
Thomas  O'Meara.  Ottawa 
David  M.  King,  rock  island 
Harry  Moses,  Georgetown 
John  Stelle.  McLeansboro 


David     L.     Shillinglaw,     Chicago,     National 
Exei  utive  Committeeman 

Wm.    C.    Mundt,   bloomington,   Adjutant 

Lester  R.  Benston,  Chicago,  Service  Officer 

Grover  E.  Whimsett,  LL.   D.,  glenn  ellyn, 
Chaplain 

Erwin    Albee,    bloomington-,    Child    Welfare 
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Edward  A.   Hayes,   Commander,  decatur 
Arthur      Poorman,      Sr,      Vice-Commander, 

CHICAGO     HEIGHTS 

Joseph    F.    Novotny,    Vice-Commander, 

CHK  AGO 

Thomas   O'Meara,   Vice-Commander, 

OTTAWA 

David   M.   Kim,,   Vice-Commander, 
ROCK  island 

Harry   Moses.   Vice-i.  ommander,   Georgetown 

John  Stelle.  Vice-Commander, 
McLeansboro 

David    L.    Shillinglaw,    National    Executive 

Committeeman,   Chicago 

William    C.    Mundt,   Adjutant,   bloomington 
Lester   R.   Benston,   Service   Officer,   CHICAGO 


Grover  E.  Whimsett,  LL.  D.,  Chaplain. 

glen  ellyn 
Henry    Rhode.  Sgt.-at-Arms.   lake  forest 
Erwin   Albee,  Child  Welfare  Officer, 

BLOOMINGTON 

Robert  E.  Hafff,y,  Chief  Clerk, 

BLOOMINGTON 

Lyle  K.  Snavei.y,  Asst.  Org.  Officer, 

BLOOMINGTON 

Dr.    \Ym.    H.    Evans,   Department    Surgeon, 

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Claims    Section    (Speedway    Hospital).    Hines. 

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RESUME  of  1930 
DEPARTMENT  of  ILLINOIS 

The  AMERICAN  LEGION 


Nineteen-thirty  has  been  a  wonderful  year  in 
The  American  Legion,  Departmenl  of  Illinois;  in 
services  rendered,  membership  attained,  and  finan- 
cial solicity  assured.  The  Department  maintains  a 
Service  <  •fHce  in  Chicago  with  a  personnel  of  eight  ; 
at  Speedway  Hospital,  I  lines.  Illinois,  is  a  Claims 
(  (fficer,  and  we  have  three  other  Assistant  Service 
i  (fficers,  in  East  St.  Louis,  Danville  and  in  Bloom- 
ington,  who  look  after  all  Service  Claims  in  the 
State;  in  addition,  we  have  a  Child  Welfare  <  "; 
in  Bloomington  who  supervises  Claims,  and  the 
activities  of  Child  Welfare  work  in  Illinois.  This 
office  and  its  personnel  is  supported  through  the 
poppies  sold  on  .Memorial  Day.  This  year  a  mil- 
lion poppies  were  made  by  the  disabled  buddies  in 
Illinois  hospitals  and  were  in  turn  sold  to  the  Posts 
and  I 'nits  of  the  Auxiliary,  who  in  turn  sold  them 
to  the  public.  The  net  revenue  to  the  State  was 
over  $42 .000.00,  every  cent  of  which  is  used  for 
service  work  in  Illinois.  Chicago  Service  <  Iffice  in 
the  period  from  August  1,  1929,  to  August  15th, 
1930,  handled  over  sixteen  thousand  claims  of  vari- 
ous nature,  including  compensation,  death  claims, 
lost  discharges,  etc.  In  fact  the  amount  ><i  recov- 
eries for  the  ex-service  men  in  the  State  of  Illinois 
amounted  to  approximately  $10.00  secured  for 
every  dollar  extended  in  the  Service  Department. 

The    Department    Rehabilitation    Committee   has 

accomplished  a  great  deal  in  lessening  claims  of  all 
kinds,  and  has  kept  a  careful  check  in  the  various 
bureaus  and  the  hospitals  in   Illinois. 

<  Iver  ninetv  counties  of  the  one  hundred  and  two 
ill  Illinois  have  active  functioning  organizations  and 
have  helped  materially  in  holding  together  the  691 
Posts  in   Illinois. 

The    official    Close    o|     the    Looks    on    August     15th 

showed  a  membership  of  7<>,(KHi,  the  highest  in  the 
history   of  the    Legion   in    Illinois,  or  any   other    he 
partment  in  the  United  States.     We  have  432  Posts 
I'M)' ,    or  better  over  last  year.     All  records  from  a 
membership  standpoint  have  been  shattered. 

Early  in  the  year  a  Service  Survey  was  conduct- 
ed among  the  several  thousand   individual  ix  service 


men  in  the  State  of  Illinois,  some  eight  or  nine 
thousand  names  being  secured.  Many  of  these  men 
have  had  claims,  compensation  and  recoveries  have 
been  seemed. 

I' malices  ,,!  the  Department  were  nevei  better. 
In  1922  the  Department  faced  a  deficite  of  approx- 
imately   $7.i.i)i  k  i  in  i      Through    accurate    budgeting 

and  keeping  check  of  the  expenditures  it  has  heen 
built  up  with  net  assets  of  $l<)?.000.f)0  and  all  hills 
paid. 

A  great  deal  of  credit  for  the  success  of  the  De- 
partment of  Illinois  goes  to  some  prominent  Bloom 
ington  men.  Mr.  Oscar  Moose  served  on  the  I  •■■ 
partment  Finance  Committee  when  there  was  a 
large  deficit  to  be  overcome.  Mr.  T.  !•".  Harwood, 
served  as  Senior  Vice-Commander  of  Illinois,  and 
during  the  year  1930  served  verv  effectively  as 
Chairman  of  Child  Welfare  Committee.  Mr.  Ferre 
C.  Watkins,  formerlj  of  Bloomington,  now  of  Chi- 
cago, served  as  Judge  Advocate,  Department  Com- 
mander and  member  of  the  Department  Executive 
Committee,  and  last  year  was  honored  by  being  the 
Chairman  of  the  National  Legislative  Committee. 
Mr.  I'M.  Donnelly,  a  lawyer,  acted  as  Division 
Judge  Advocate  under  Mr.  Ferre  C.  Watkins.  Our 
genial  Postmaster,  Mr.  Gene  lliser,  was  a  member 
of  the  State  Rehabilitation  Committee.  Mr.  Earl 
Bach,  attorney,  served  as  the  4th  Division  Judge 
Advocate.  Mr.  J.  I',.  Murphy,  17th  District  Com- 
mander, lias  served  through  his  two  year  term  as  a 
Chairman  of  one  of  the  most  important  commit- 
tees, the  Finance  Committee.  Mr.  Rogers  Hum- 
phreys has  served  tor  two  years  as  a  member  of 
the  Department  Aviation  Committee.  Mr.  Erwin 
Mb.  ■  who  is  Child  Welfare  Officer,  has  had  a 
great  deal  to  do  with  the  efficient  cooperation  at  the 
(  irpha'is'    I  lome. 

There  are  plans  which  will  be  presented  at  the 
Aurora    Convention    to    be    held    on    September    8th 

and  9th,  which  will  greatly  increase  the  service 
work  to  our  disabled  in  the  State  of  Illinois.  In 
all  it  has  been  a  most  successful  and  active  year. 

Wm.   (  '.    MUNDT, 

Department  Historian. 


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FUNK  BROS.  SEED  CO.   ' 


FUNK  FARMS  ESTABLISHED   1824 


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We  are  located  on  the  hard  road  West  Washington    St.,    V%    mile    west    of 
Union  Depot,  one  mile  from  the  Square 

BLOOMINGTON,  ILL. 


There  is  only  one  way  in 
which  you  can  get  a  clear 
and  complete  idea  of  how 
wonderfully  w  e  1 1- 
equipped  this  seed  house 
is,  and  that  is  to  go 
through  it  in  person.  Do 
that.  Come  around  when- 
ever you  can.  We'll  be 
glad  to  show  you  through. 
Then  you  will  feel  that 
this  plant  of  ours  is  a 
real  asset  to  your  farm, 
because  what  we  do  for 
you  will  be  clone  better 
than  you  can  do  it  your- 
self. 


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Complete  'Programme 

McLean  County  Centennial  Week 


Tuesday,   August  26th 
Evening 

7:30P.M.     Count)  w i>I«.-      Religious      Observ- 
ance   Meeting    at    Pageant     Field, 
Highland      Park     Municipal     Golf 
i  ourse.     Speaker,  Rev.   Edgar   De 
\\  iit     ones. 


Wednesday,  August  2'/th 
Morning 

8:30A.M.    9:30A.M.     Band  Concert  at  Court 
I  louse  Square. 

9:30A.M.-10:00A.  M.     Free    Acts    and    Music 
at  O  iurt  J  louse  Square. 

10:OOA.M.-1 1:00  A.M.  Speeches  by  Hon. 
Mayor  I '.en  Rhodes,  Congressman 
Homer  llall.  General   Frank  Dick- 


son, Mel  ,ean  (  i  int)  Supen  is<  >r 
J.  E.  Smith.  Federal  Judge  Louis 
FitzHenrj  at  Court  House  Square. 

11  on  \   M.-12:00A.M.     Coronation    of   Queens 
on    Float    at    Reviewing   Stand    at 
•     nit  I  [i iuse  Square,  by  O 
man   1  lomer   1  [all. 

Afternoon 

1:00  P.M. -3 :00  P.M.  Historical  Parade  Re 
view  bj  M<  Lean  Count)  Board  of 
Supervisors,  Mayoi  Ben  Rhodes, 
Udermen,  Congressman  Homer 
llall,  General  Frank  Dickson,  and 
Federal  Judge   Louis   FitzHenry. 

4:00P.M.     Free    Acts    and    Music,    at    Court 
I  [i  mse  Squat  e. 

5:00  P.M.     Band     Concerts    at    Court     House 
Square. 


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GIBRALTAR 

WARM  AIR 

HEATING  SYSTEMS 

CLEAN   HUMIDIFIED  AIR 
CIRCULATED   IN   YOUR   HOME 


P.  H.  MaGIRL  FOUNDRY 
AND  FURNACE  WORKS 

Factory  and   Showroom 

Phone  2840  401-13   East  Oakland 

BLOOMINGTON,    ILLINOIS 


K[pt  So  Old 

But  a  Centenarian  in 

Luncheonette 

and 

Fountain 

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FIREWORKS 

furnished  by 

We  Be  Ei®adl   ©  €®e 

Wholesale  Distributors 

of 

Quality  FIREWORKS 


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TABLETS  PENCILS  NOTE  BOOKS 

FOUNTAIN  PENS 


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for— 

Bloomington  High  School      Illinois  Wesleyan  University 

Illinois  State  Normal  University 

University  High  School 


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Evening 

7:00P.M.  Free  ^cts  and  Music  at  Court 
I  louse  Square. 

8:00  P.M.     McLean     Count)     Historical     Pag 
cant  of  Progress  at  Highland  I 'ark 
Municipal  <  iolf  Coui  se. 

Thursday.  August  28th 
Morning 

9:00A.M.  Band  Concert  at  Court  House 
Square. 

9:30A.M.  Ball  Game  at  III  League  Park- 
Mi  I. can  Count]  Farm  Bureau  vs. 
Livingston   Count]    Farm    Bureau. 

10:30  \.M.     Band  Concert  at   Miller   Park. 

Noon 
12  '.'cluck     Dinner  at  .Miller  Park. 

Afternoon 

1  :00  P.  M.     Band  Music  at  Miller  Park. 


1  :30  P.  M.     Speei  hes  at  Miller  Park. 

2:30P.M.     Games  and  Contests  ducted  by 

Mr.  C.  I ».  (  iurtis  and  Mrs.  Spei 
Ewing   at    Miller    I'ark. 

Evening 

i ',  M.     Free     \<  t-    and     '  fusi<     al     I  iourt 
1  [i  iuse  Square. 

8:00  P.M.  Mcl.cn  Count)  Historical  ray- 
cant  of  Progress  al  Highland  Park 
Municipal    Golf   Course. 

Friday,  August  29th 
Morning 

9:30  \.M.  Band  Concerts  at  Court  Mouse 
Square. 

10:30  \.  M.     Free  Acts  at  Court   House  Square. 

Afternoon 

1  :<ki  I'.  M.-2:u<)  I'.  M .  Band  Concerts  at  Court 
I  louse  Square. 


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What  Is  IT? 

You  will  never  want  it 
until  you  need  it. 

You  never  know  when  you  WILL  need  it. 

When  you  do  you  will  need  it  bad. 

Get  it  now  and  have  it  when  you  need  it. 


A  FRIEND  in  need  is  a  FRIEND  indeed. 


GORDON  B.  KAZAR.  Mgr. 

CHICAGO  MOTOR  CLUB 

MEMBERSHIP  SERVICE  INSURANCE 

Telephone   812 
222  W.  Jefferson  Bloomington,  111. 


ESTABLISHED    1894 


STERN'S 


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Lowest  Prices  On 

FURNITURE 

STOVES 

RUGS 

504-06   N.   MAIN   ST. 
BLOOMINGTON.    ILL. 


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The 

1STORY 

B  E I C  H 

CAN  DIES 


1830 

McLean  County  Founded. 


Business    now    known    as    Paul    F. 
BEICH    COMPANY   established. 


PAUL   F.   BEICH    COMPANY   in- 
corporated. 


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Seventy-five  years  of  candy  manu- 
facturing and  merchandising,  for 
PAUL  F.  BEICH  COMPANY  and 
predecessors. 


Seventy-six  years  for  PAUL  F. 
BEICH  COMPANY  and  One  Hun- 
dred years  for  McLean  County. 


BEICH 

CANDI  ES 


Are  fresh  candies,  being  made  in 
two  modern  daylight  sanitary  plants, 
located   at  Bloomington  and   Chicago. 


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2 P. M.-3 :00P.M.     Free       \.  is     at      Court 

I  [i  mse  Square. 

3:00  P.  M    S  00  P.  M.     Air  Derby  at   Blooming- 
ton     \it]inrt. 

Evening 

5:30P.M.     Free     \>t>    and     Music    at    Court 
I  louse  Square. 

7:00P.M.     Grand    Parade  of   Industrial.   Com 
mercial,  Club,   Fraternal  and  Civic 
<  li  ganizatii  >ns. 

8:30  P.  M.     McLean     Count)      Historical     Pag 
eant     of     Progress     at      Highland 
Park  Municipal  Golf  Course. 

Saturday,  August  30th 
Morning 

9:00  \   M.     Concert   at    Lake   Bloomington. 
10:00  \..M.     Free  Acts  at   Lake   Bloomington. 


11:00  V  M.     Motor  Boat  Races  at   Lake  Bloom- 
ington. 

Noon 
12  o'clock— Dinner  at   Lake   Bloomington. 

Afternoon 

1  :i«i  P.  M.     Foi  mal  I  ledication  of  Lake  Bloom- 
ington. 

2:00P.M.     Concert  al    Lake   Bloomington. 

3:00P.M.     Boat  Racing  at   Lake  Bloomington. 

Evening 

5:30  P.  M.  Daj    Fireworks  at  Miller  Park. 

6:00  P.  M.  Supper  at   Miller  Lark. 

7:00P.M.  Concert  at  Miller  Lark. 

8:30P.M.  Nighl   Fireworks  at  Miller  Lark. 

9:30  P.  M.  Concert  at  Miller  Park. 

10:00P.M.  Dance— Court  House  Square. 


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Not  One  Hundred  Years  Old  Hut" 

Still  mmtmrou*inu  with  Hloominutonr"' 

64  YEARS  IIO  COUNT! 

....  in  the  buying  confidence  of  the  public  which 
help  us  celebrate  this  "Centennial  of  McLean 
County"  and  the  continued  growth  of  Blooming- 
t<  m's  i  ildest  st<  ire. 

But  64  years  makes  no  difference  t'>  us         We 
surge   forward   into  our  65th  year  with   the  same 

enthusiasm  that  we  would  enter  a  new  era 

Knowing  that  continued  public  confidence  depends 
only  upon  our  ability  to  meel  your  modern  and 
ever  varied  demands — 

This  Has  Always  Been  Our  Aim 


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One   of  the   First  Meadows  Washers 


The  Meadows  Manufacturing  Company 

♦  ♦ 

Thirty-one  years  ago  near  the  little  town 
of  Meadows,'  McLean  County,  Illinois, 
John  Rocke  conceived  the  idea  of  building 
a  mechanical  device  which  would  elevate 
grain  and  corn  into  the  crib,  thus  supplant- 
in-  the  old,  slow  and  laborious  method  of 
scooping.  He  put  his  ideas  into  practical 
shape,  and  made  his  first  grain  elevator, 
using  it  on  his  own  farm.  This  first  grain 
elevator  proved  to  he  quite  a  sensation. 
Mr.  Rocke's  neighbors  were  struck  with 
the  convenience  and  practical  value  of  such 
a  machine,  and  besieged  him  with  requests 
thai  he  build  duplicates  for  them.  Farmers 
from  every  section  traveled  many  miles  to 
see  one  of  the  first  grain  elevators  work. 

Thus  encouraged,  Mr.  Rocke  started  in 
the  business  of  building  grain  elevators, 
ami  improved  on  his  original  invention. 
The  continued  demand  for  these  elevators 
grew  very  rapidly,  outgrowing  five  fac- 
tories before  the  present  plant  at  Bloomington.  Illinois,  was  built  in  1920. 

In  1903  the  name  "Meadows"  was  adopted  as  a  trade  mark  and  the  company  took  on  the 
development  of  other  ingenious  devices.  The  first  of  these  was  the  Meadows  power  wash- 
ing machine  which  was  the  first  power  washing  machine  equipped  with  a  power  driven 
wringer  arranged  so  that  it  was  of  the 
moving,  reversible  type.  This  was  an  orig- 
inal pioneer  invention  in  the  washing  ma- 
chine industry,  and  controlling  patents  on 
this  device    were  obtained. 

Since  the  original  invention  on  the 
wringer  was  conceived  and  patented,  the 
Meadows  Company  has  been  continuouslv 
active  in  the  development  and  improvement 
of  its  washing  machines.  All  other  lines  of 
manufacture  have  been  discontinued.  Over 
fifty  patents  have  been  issued  to  the  c<>m- 
pany,  mainly  through  the  inventive  genius 
of  its  founder.  Mr.  John  Rocke. 

In  the  upper  left  hand  corner  is  a  repro- 
duction of  one  of  the  original  washing  ma- 
chines manufactured  by  The  Meadows 
Manufacturing  Company.  In  the  lower 
right  hand  corner  is  a  picture  showing  the 
latest  Meadows  Model  V  Select-a-Speed 
washer,  which  represents  today  the  highest 
development  in  the  washing  machine  in- 
dustry. 

Meadows  washers  are  distributed 
throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
and  in  many  foreign  countries,  where  they 
are  recognized  as  of  the  highest  quality  and 
in  the  front  rank  of  the  industry. 


The    Latest  Type— Meadows    Select-A-Speed 
"World's   Finest   Washer" 


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^Announcing  th^ 

BIG  ANNUAL  PICNIC 

for  ALL  FARM  FAMILIES  IN  McLEAN  COUNTY 


SPONSORED  BY 


FARM  BUREAU  and  HOME  BUREAU 

THURSDAY,  AUGUST  28, 1930 

MILLER  PARK-BLOOMINGTON 
Come  to  the  Season's  Big  Event 

ALL    DAY    PROGRAM 


9:30 — Baseball,  McLean  County  vs.  Livingston 
County.  Bloomington  III  ball  park,  South 
Main   Street. 

Basket  dinner  at  Miller  Park. 
12:00    to    1:30  —  Band     concert     by     Bloomington 
Band. 


1 :30 — Vocal    solo    and    community    sing,    led    by 
Harold   D.   Saurer. 

1 :45 — Address,    Chas.    A.    Ewing,    Pres.    National 
Livestock   Marketing  Assn. 


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Way  back 

when — 

McLean  County  grandads 
looked  like  this  —  - 

Suen  Thetis 

no  finer  quality  was  known  to  the  in- 
dustry than  was  found  in 

Diamond  Tires 

CLAY  DOOLEY 

"THE    TIRE    MAX" 
210-212  W.  Eront  St.  Phone  835 


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A  wonderful  combination 

LITTLE  GIANT  Chainless  Bucket  Elevator 
and 

Ventilated  Concrete  Stave 
Corn  Crib 


Also  Little  Qiant  Galvanized  Steel 
Portable  Elevators 


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MANUFACTURED  AND 
BUILT  BY 


PORTABLE  ELEVATOR   MFG.  CO. 

BLOOMINGTON,   ILLINOIS 
In     Business    Here     3  o     Years 


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THE  FIRST  I'l.i  »\\ 
Charles    Newbold    of    Burlington,    New    Jersey, 
took  out  the  first  U.  S.  patent  on  a  plow  made  of 
iron  in  1797,     Farmers  said  the  iron  would  poison 

the  soil Vlthough  he  showed  splendid  fields 

of  grain  grown  on  land  he  had  plowed,  and  spent 
.SSm.(KK)  in  hi-.  (-(Torts— he  finally  gave  up  in  disgust. 


GRAIN  HEADER  USED  IX  V  D.  70 
Pliny  describes  :i  grain  header  used  A.  D.  70  bj 
the  barbarians  of  Gaul — a  two-wheeled,  box-bod) 
cart  fitted  with  a  sharp  knife  on  the  front  end.  It 
was  pushed  through  the  field  by  an  "x.  the  operator 
walking  beside  the  cart,  striking  the  grain  over  the 
knife  with  a  stick.  The  heads  fell  into  the  box  and 
the  straw  was  left  standing  for  cattle  to  graze  upon. 


CORN  FIRST  GROUND  IN  A.  D.  79 

In  the  time  of  Pompeii  (A.  D.  7C>)  corn  was 
ground  by  revolving  one  heavy  stone  upon  an- 
other,  the  power  for  doing  the  work  being  supplied 
by  the  toil-strained  muscles  of  slaves  chained  to  the 
apparatus.  Today  flour  is  manufactured  l>v  a  simi- 
lar process  of  grinding,  but  tireless,  efficient,  me- 
chanical power  i-  used  ami  the  slave  is  free! 


I  l  'T'l'i  IN  GIN  INVENTED  IN   1792 
Eli    Whitney,   a    farm    boj     from    Westborough, 

Mass..  invented  the  cotton  gin  in  17c'_'  while  visit- 
ing a  plantation  in  Georgia.  At  that  time  the 
United  States  produced  189,316  pounds  of  cotton 
annually.  Toda)  production  amount-  to  ., 
billion  pounds.  .  .  .  Whitney's  invention  undoubt- 
edlj    did    more    to    increase    the    nation's    production 

of  cotton  than  any  other  single  factor. 


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VISIT 


112-114   MAIN   ST. 

Newly  Remodeled  and  Stocked  with 
New   Fall   Clothing 


Bloomington's  Largest 

Radio  and  Electric 

Store 

Guay^ Trimble 


Electric   Co., 

3^nogtiniSs£P<S**s. 

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The   Home   of   Dependable    Household    Appliances 


Electric  Wiring  —  Fixtures  —  Lamps 
Electric  Appliances  —  Radios  —   Supplies 


107  E.  Front  St. 
Bloomington,  111. 


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We  can  solve  the  larger  problems. 

The  Farm  Bureau  is  the  largest  general 
farm  organization  in  the  country.  It 
elects  its  own  officers  and  shapes  its 
own   policies. 

The  Farm  Bureau  is  an  organization  of 
farm  people  grouped  together  to  ac- 
complish collectively  what  cannot  be 
done  individually. 

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McLEAN  COUNTY  SERVICE 
COMPANY 

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McLEAN  COUNTY  FARM  BUREAU 

CORNER  MONROE  AND  CENTER  STREETS 

Subsidiaries  of  Farm   Bureau: 

McLEAN  COUNTY  MILK  PRODUCERS  ASSN.—FARMERS   MARKET. 

McLEAN  COUNTY  PRODUCE  MARKETING  ASSN.  —  INSURANCE    DEPARTMENT. 

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McLEAN  I  I  lUNTY  FARM  BURE  VI 
The  McLean  Count)  Farm  Bureau  is  an  organi- 
zation of  farmers  banded  togethei  for  the  purposi 
of  promoting  more  successful  agricultural  methods 
and  for  the  purpose  of  helping  to  place  the  agri- 
cultural industry  on  the  plane  of  importance  which 
it  deserves  among  other  industries.  It  is  organized 
for  the  purpose  of  doing  things  collectively  that 
cannot  be  done  individually.  The  members  of  the 
organization  an-  leading  farmers  in  their  communi- 
ties who  arc  striving  to  do  their  work  more  effi- 
ciently than  in  the  pa-t  I >y  studying  heller  agricul- 
tural business  methods.  They  believe  thai  it  is  just 
as  important  to  save  a  dollar  in  cost  of  production, 
through  the  use  of  better  methods,  a*  in  getting  a 
dollar  more  on  the  sale  of  a  product. 

I  I  ISTilNY 

'['In  McLean  County  harm  Bureau  was  organ- 
ized fourteen  years  ago.  April  1,  1915,  and  is  now 
in  it-  fifteenth  year  of  work  and  service  and.  judg- 
ing from  the  response  and  interest  of  the  members 
in  the  membership  renewal  campaign  which  was 
conducted  last  fall,  is  in  a  strong  and  thriving  con- 
dition. The  membership  renewal  campaign  was 
conducted  almost  entirely  by  local  men  and  our 
membership  at  the  present  tune  represents  over 
17(H)  leading  farmers  in  McLean  County. 

The  McLean  Count)  Farm  Bureau  is  a  member 
of  the  Illinois  Agricultural  Association,  which  was 
organized  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  to  solve 
problems  too  large  for  a  county  organization.  The 
state  organization  is  in  turn  federated  with  forty- 
five  other  state  farm  bureaus  which  comprise  the 
American  Farm  Bureau  Federation  with  over 
1.5(10,000  members  in  the  United  States.  I  )ur  Illi- 
nois \gricultural  Association  is  conceded  to  be  the 
strongest  and  most  influential  state  organization  in 
the  United  States.  It  has  seventeen  different  serv- 
ice departments  set  up  to  serve  its  members  along 
the  following  lines:  legislation,  taxation,  collection 
of  claims,  transportation  and  railroad  rates,  dair) 
marketing,  grain  marketing,  livestock  marketing. 
produce  and  cream  marketing,  fruit  and  vegetable 
marketing,  a  full  line  of  reliable  insurance  at  cost. 
co-operative  auditing,  serum  purchasing,  gas  and 
petroleum  products,  limestone  and  phosphate,  or- 
ganization, and  information. 

Local  <  Organization 
The  organizaiton  is  financed  through  membership 
due-  of  $15.00  per  vcar.  $5.00  of  which  goes  to  the 
Illinois  Agricultural  .Association  as  dues  to  that  or- 
ganization and  50  cents  of  which  goes  to  the  Amer- 
ican Farm  Bureau  Federation  as  dues.  The  local 
organization  is  governed  b)  an  executive  hoard  con- 
sisting of  ten  men  who  meet  monthly  and  look  after 
the  detailed  business  affairs  of  the  organization 
Each  township  is  represented  by  a  director,  whose 
official  name  is  "governor."  The  governor  is  a  leg- 
islative officer  for  the  members  of  the  township  and 
he  attends  meetings  with  other  governors  and  casts 
a  vote  for  the  members  of  his  unit. 

The  activities  of  the  organization  are  outlined  at 
the  beginning  of  each  year  in  the  form  of  a  pro- 
ed  program  of  work,  setting  forth  the  majoi 
projects,  the  minor  projects  and  the  service  proj- 
ects, or,  in  other  words,  the  activities  to  be  accom 
plished.  Most  of  the  results  of  our  organization's 
program  ol  work  are  accomplished  through  demon- 
stration meetings  conducted  by  the   farm  advisers. 


The  organization  caters  entire!)  to  it-  members  and 
because  of  its  wide  program  of  work  and  varied  in- 
terests the  McLean  (  ounty  harm  Bureau  has  some- 
thing of  interest  and  value  for  ever)  farmer  in  tin 
county  and  can  render  service  of  sufficient  value  to 
warrant  every  farmer  belonging  to  the  only  farm- 
ers'  organization    representing   his    interest    to   the 

fullest    extent. 

What  The   F  vrm    Bi  read  Is 

The  Farm  Bureau  is  a  cooperative  association.  It 
has  for  it-  object  the  well-being  of  agriculture  eco- 
nomically,  educationally  and  socially.  Its  member- 
ship i-  composed  of  those  directly  or  indirectly  con- 
nected with  farms  and  farming  who  have  paid  their 
harm  Bureau  membership  fees  in  support  of  Farm 
Bureau  service. 

Its  purpose  is  to  assist  in  making  the  farm  busi- 
ness more  profitable,  the  farm  home  more  comfort- 
able and  attractive  and  the  community  a  better 
place  in  which  to  live.  Besides  co-operating  with 
the  agricultural,  educational  and  other  agencies  of 
the  county,  State  and  nation,  it  also  provides  an  or- 
ganization of  farmers  through  which  they  may 
render  for  themselves  man)  lines  of  harm  Bureau 
service,  including  legislation,  taxation,  transporta- 
tion, good  roads,  group  insurance,  auditing,  rela- 
tionship between  public  utilities  and  farmers,  aid  to 
co-operative  marketing  and  purchasing  group-,  and 
main    other  lines  of  service  to  the  members. 

It  brings  to  the  federal  department  of  agriculture 
and  the  agricultural  college  the  farmer's  viewpoint 
and  likewise  serves  as  an  agenc)  through  which  the 
services  of  these  and  other  great  public  institutions 
can  be  made  readily  available  to  the  people.  It 
serves  to  develop  and  popularize  the  best  known 
practices   in  agriculture  and   home  economics. 

The  Farm  Bureau  is  a  non-partisan,  non-secret 
organization  representing  the  whole  farm  popula- 
tion, men.  women  and  children.  As  the  organiza- 
tion has  developed,  the  need  and  ini|>nrtance  of  the 
more  active  participation  of  women  as  well  as  men 
in  every  phase  of  Farm  Bureau  work  has  grown. 

The  harm  Bureau  is  for  the  purpose  of  bringing 
to  the  entire  rural  population,  in  the  freest  possible 
manner,  all  of  the  latest  information  from  public 
sources,  as  well  as  affording  an  organized  channel 
through  which  the  farmers  may  attempt  other  serv- 
ice projects  of  their  own. 

In  structure  the  harm  Bureau  is  built  upon  a  fed- 
eration of  local,  county  and  state  Farm  Bureaus,  all 
federated  under  the  American  Farm  Bureau  Fed- 
eration. In  many  respects  the  Farm  Bureau  may 
be  likened  to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  except 
that  it  serves  agriculture  primarily — having  its 
roots     in     the     country — whereas     the     Chamber     of 

Commerce   serves   primarily   the   interests   of   com- 
merce   with    it-    opening    centers    in    the    towns   and 

cities. 

The  Farm  Bureau  is  the  largest  general  farm 
organization  in  the  country.  It  elect-  it-  own 
officers  and  shapes  its  own  policies. 

The  national  organization  i-  entering  it-  eleventh 
year.  Some  of  the  fort)  five  state  harm  Bureau 
Federations  that  go  to  make  up  the  national  fed- 
eration have  been   formed  considerably  longer. 

The  earliest  of  the  1,800  County  Farm   Bureaus 

were   -et    up  as    far  back   as    1911.      Mam    new  com 

munity  and  township  harm  Bureaus  are  added  each 

year  until   there  are   now   over    IJJXhi  throughout 

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