Granville Illinois A boom town of Putnam County
Granville's growth as a trading and educational hub is chronicled from its 1834 founding to a 69 year era of progress. The 3 I railroad extension sparked a commercial boom with Lincoln Block and new depots. Granville now thrives with banks, merchants, schools, churches, and a coal field expansion.
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Granville
Putnam County
Tilois
Illinois
3-I
Clinton
Lincoln Block
Granville's
Granville Bank
A. W. Hopkins
Growth and commerce anchor Granville Lincoln Block article
The Granville piece describes the Lincoln Block on McCoy street Hopkins avenue with offices flats and a hall. It notes businesses including Trendt McCormick drug store and W F Smith meat market plus residents like Dr F C Taylor and other professionals. It highlights a community optimistic about Granville's future without saloons and praises public spirited citizens.
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Granville
Indiana
Linois
Iowa R. R
County
Lincoln Block
McCoy Street
Hopkins Avenue
George Marsh
Mr Marsh
George
W. F. Smith
Trendt & McCormick
Trendt
Charles H. Young
Child & Tures
Ill
Garside
Lincoln
F. C. Taylor
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Stomach Relief
The ad claims X Rays show catarrh of the stomach comes from repeated indigestion and promotes Kodol Digests What You Eat as a cure, sold by Dr Powell. It urges readers to buy to cure indigestion and prevent stomach catarrh.
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Powell
Granville boom along South McCoy Street and I M N railroad
The scene shows Granville with new buildings and industries on South McCoy Street near Depot E. Toluca Lumber and Hardware Co. led by H. W. Opper, Churchill White & Co. owned elevator with R. T. Wilson manager, blacksmiths John L. Koler and Carl Lunburg, Tyler & Erickson carpenters, and a visible railroad track for the 8 I road. The depot sits east of the street and the I M N railroad survey runs through town.
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Granville
Toluca Lumber and Hardware Co
H. W. Opper
Churchill, White & Co
R. T. Wilson
John L. Koler
Carl Lunburg
Tyler & Erickson
Otto A. Scherer Is Unanimous Choice For County Clerk
Otto A. Scherer of Toluca is the endorsed Republican candidate for Marshall County Clerk after a unanimous vote at the County Convention in Lacon. Born in Ottawa in 1866, he runs a Toluca jewelry business and has held town and lodge offices, with Toluca backing him to fulfill the late Edward J. Quinn’s term. Election day is Monday June 1, with Toluca and Bennington township rallying for his statewide support.
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W. M. Tures
Mr Tures
Granville Mercantile Company
A. A. Lundquist
Lincoln Black
A. H.dysart
Dysart
Maleham & Hopkins
Court House
Lacon
Otto A. Scherer
Toluca
Mr Scherer
Ottawa
Ottawa City Schools
Ottawa Business College
Rutland
Edward J. Quinn
Ewe Ee
Marshall County
Manu
Scherer
Bennington Township
Royal Neighbors
Henry chapter members visit Chillicothe for exempification ceremony
Delegates from the Henry chapter attended a Martha Washington Chapter event in Chillicothe last Monday night to witness the exempification of a class of candidates. Sparland chapter aided in the initiation and celebrated with a banquet and social gathering before departures.
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Martha Washington
C. BE
Chillicothe
Henry
Sparland
Mary L. Locke
Mary Newman
H. M. Snow
Bayne
Elmer Quinn
Thomas Bobby
Mary Bobby
Mary Quinn
Edith Quinn
Josephine Simpson
Hhe Sisters
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Str
Fred Swain
Hennepin
Granville Academy
Naham Gould
A. P. Child
J. P. Blake
C. H. Mason
J. . Groves
H. Bromalow Joynson
Henkel
Pride of
Green Street
George Trendt
Drugoglat
A.H. Dysart
Hunt
Geo E. Bell
St Paul Coal Co
Odd Fellows
Woodmen
Otto A, Scherer
Chamberlain
Henry Creamery
John Barry
John Dauber
Joseph Bogner
Jos Neuhalfen
Paul Leichter
Oasper Hoffman Iis
W. J. Neuhalfen
L. Clawson
Jonis Miust
Prank Kaprian
A. H. Barfoot
J. Kaprian
Geo Wable
Taylor Smith
Ford Kapraan
John Englebrecht
J. O. Unt
W. AH. Mutton
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