8 P1Í:.GES COUN1'Y SHELBYVILE, MISOURL, W DNESDAY, JULY 31, HISTORY OF SHElBY CO. FROMITS'ORGlNllATWN

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1 / SECTWN G 8 P1Í:GES f VOL 65 NO 29 SHELBY AMONG THE SHELBY COUNY' BUSNESS ESTABLSHMENTS Wnetrouh's Store was Largest n County; N C Mler's and Pnest's Anong the Oldest ' A M Prest 76 year old drug 'moved to the presen locabon gst was bo'n and has lved all n 1918 lfr Mler's two sons hs!c Shelbyvl On l\lay George and Brent bought a one: :lc WOlJ u:ted : mar- bhrd nterest each' n the busrage wth lfj3 M::'y Ger::è-e ness' Before that tme George had been workng n the store and Brent had been attendng school and workng as a cvl engneer n 1919 the two boys bought Mr Mler's remanng one-thrd rterest and have retand 'soe possesson ever snce Besdes' these two sons N C Mler has anorner son Dr J S Mler of Lbera :Kan and one daughter' Mrs' Lle 'Morau of ths ctl' On May 8 11 George was marred to Mss B Tde Davs n' March 1914 Brent was marred- to Mss Fanne Dmmtt ard they ha'e two chldren Meul'ne and Elzabeth who lve t home N C ller 87 years old For 80 years he vedïn the housewmch hs fther Joseph C Sr:;tl ana t-::! 1:(: c:-1- dren; Albt F of Ne\' York and Alce of th3 cty M' Prest'3 drug store was frst owned by A H Mar::::d:ke who sold t t) Krk Dl'Jf!j '''ho s'olcl t to 1! ' F1:/nt C:l Fe The s:cre :a;; :!\'/:;:: been located vhe: h ::;d:y en the' west 5:t1t: :' :e' :;'; :: the excepton of tb;!(; _ r:j!':3 r:f:f''!' A :!l \ :': whch tme t!e block?t :-và ht1lnetl out HowQ:;e' 'Jr V Pnert mrrcd:te:j' l'cbu;lt an l 113S' be!l c arl''yu on tb t;sc3ß 1 -ever s:!lce '_ N C'- Mler's Sons Hl'dwar Stol'e has been tbe :!:a bro v s:!1re ler who è-' Shclby county' largest store and the' largest store n northeast Mssour at the tme of ts operaton was that establshed n Shelbyvle by Wlam Wne_ 't:oub and contnued by hs sons Nathan Sol and Ben ' Wllm Wnetroub was bor Ln August Russan' 14 Polland 1846 At near the 'Varsaw age of New :york where jn 1864 he was marred to Hannah Cohen t was n New York that hs SOl 16 he' cade a cross the waters r: Nathan was born on Aprl 1ft 18G5 The famly moved to Shelb)' C(Jurt-' Mssour n 18'6 'whe Xathan was 11 years old H GEORGE L: llt!!ler rathe' establshed a store L: cated on the now vrc:nt let nt!x: 'hat was known as' tght l'ow oj! the south de of the squar to Prest's Drug Store and sta)'ed there unt 104 hen he (Contnued on page 5 Sec G) COUN1'Y SHELBYVLE MSOURL W DNESDAY JULY HSTORY OF SHElBY CO FROMTS'ORGlNllATWN ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGOUPTO THE HERALD: PRESENT TME The Hgh-lghts Qf the County's Actvtes Through Good and Bad; the' Frst Cou House and the Present Captol At the' tme of the Louana Purchase n 1808 the terrtory now knowu as Shelby county belonged to the Dstrct of St Charles On Dec L became a Jart of Pke count and on Nov t was l1 eluded n Ralls county Upon the organzaton of :Maron n December 1826 the terrtory was attacled to that couut t s sad t;hat as early - as 1817 a party of explorers from Kentucky consstng of' Edwn:d 'Vhaley Aaron Foreman and others made exploratons n what s now Shelbl' county' but fnalll' eettled n Maron and Ralls The' frst permanent settlements were probab madehere n '1831 n the sprng of that 'ear a Mr Norton came from Monroe county and bult a cabn near the mouth 'of Black Creek and n thoo fall of the same year Maj Obadah Dlckersn from Marlon county aettled just north of Salt Rver near the present Hgh\ysy 15 between Shelbyvle and 'Shel bna He was the frat bona fde whte settler n Shelby county Qther poneers who came n and 1888 were John Thomas Russell W Moss Henry Saun ders Sapuel Buckner Wlam J Holldal' Robert Duncan Wl =-=: THE PRESENT COURT HOUSE Tmes lam B Broughton' George Pàr ker Abraham Vandver Thomas townshps Black C'eek and of a court house were taken at Bounds Peter Rolf Ncholas' Wat- North Rver ttc' No\'emlJel' term of court kll James Blackford: Eljah Thomas ''J BoundS' was elected a36 Maj Obadah Dcke:sor SUBSCRPTlON PRCE $10 A YE 3HELYVL; A mstory OF BURNG DOWN AND BULDNG UP \'any Fres n Bw ness Dstrct Have Played Large Part n Hstory of the County Seat Town The tlst' whte settler near tl ste of th present cty of Shel b 'vle was Lews H Glspy who but : log hous a lttle eoubheast of the ste of the town The town tself was lad out n the fall of 1885 Three com mssoners Joseph Hardy of Ralls county James H Lay 'of Lews county a-rd Elas Kncheloe of Maron county 'lere apponted of 'be extreme southwest comer bl the State Legslature to locate n &lelby county On Oct ; they came to Shelb ' a permanent couuty seat and vewed of government the va rous ctes' propos'ed by the ct- Ppper 'lnd James' Swartz ' lcou!lty''ek;-rhornns Holmn asted- _ superntendent' of of te cty for the_ unty Ü? Jan 1835 the :r::ssor assessorj and 'Vlam J Boll- )ublc buldngs d was ordered seat'an act öt-bhe Lgslture Legslatnre upon the presentatlon day survel'or Most of the vot to submt a plan for the co'urt restrcted 'the locaton of the of a petton sgned by a number;' ers n the county n 1835 were house Ths he dïd and n Feb- county seat to a pont three mles 'Of ctzens created the county of 'Vhgs or Clay men and ther l'uary1837 the countr court ap f:om the geagrapçal center of Shelby numng t n honor of 11 opponents Jackson men An propro-ted S4OOD for the ere::to the çot1nty General saac Shelby ex-gover ùrew Jackson was Presdent of of a court!ouse The commssoners selected nor of Kentucky the Unted States at that tme 'lhe frst court hl)use cove'ed seventy acres thn a mle and _ '; Elas' Kncheloe of Maron and Drm!el Dunkln wa:governor an :re: of forty feet aqu'al'e t a half of thecenter FftY-Bcres ldler' purchased n 1848 n James Lay of Lews a?-d J'oseph of Mssour ws lult of brck lad n cement of bhs land was donated by ls5 N C!\ler bought t from Hard)' q Ralls were apponted Cou't was held t Oak Dale wth a stone foundaton The Abraham VandÌ\'er and Obadah te Jcseph C Mler estate and comsoners t select the seat untl July 6 183G when the frst fst story was foureen feet hh Dckerson ten by Lews H'- Gl l\'ed thre untl about two 'yeura of Justce Damel Dunkhn gov-! term was held n Shelb)'\1e at nd the secopd eght feet sx ago' when le'went to make hs ernor of the state apponted home wth hs son George and James Fole ' Thomas H Clem The frst ten of crcut court br k work ws let to Charls ' the home of Abraham Vndver nhes The contract for the 1 Brent Mler and mly ents and Adolphus E Wood as of ths county convened Nov: 26 Smth for $1870 and the wood llw occupy the louse county judges' and John H Ml 18S5 at the home of Mr Brough work to Wat Bartol for $2175 ton as sherff to\ serve untl tbe ton wth Hon Prestly H l\c n September 1887 ' next general electon However Mlton taled to gve bond nd cal Brde crcut judbc l'resdng of the 'There second were jud made The nd brck burned n on the the buldng premes wa was replaced by the appontment only two cass before the COUrt of Josah Bethards near Shelbyof Robert Duncan as sher for dsposton The frst Grand Vlle and the lumber was sawed Jes Foley was made presd- Jurr whh reported nò busnesslat ay's ml on North Rver n ng judge at the frst meetng of: to nvestgate was compoed of: 1 aterl1 Mano county or the wooa Nerly work all 'had the the court held at the home of Wlam Moore foreman; Georg Wllam B Broughton at Oak' Parker G W Gentry Wlam S t be hauled from Hannbal and!:jlle Thomas J Bounds was ap1 Chnn Peter Stce Br 'ant Cock- Palmyr ponted clerk; Russell W loss rum Joseph West Elsha K;t reqwred more thana year assessor: Mr Broughton réasur1 Taton Slas' Boyce James Black?r the c?m pleton of the bulder; and Mr Duncan 'collector ford Samuel Bell Albert G 109 ald n November 1838 the The frst electon n Shelby Smth Josah Bethard Cyrus A w0rk was accepted Barton' beng county after ts organzaton was Saunders Hl Shaw John Thom- pad $216 more!or' extra work ws held n' August 1885;' at! as Robert Reed Russell W The State Legslature of 1842 whch tme there were 85 votesloss Hanr)' Musgrove and Eze 3 changed the boundanes o cast There :were two votng kal 'enned' ; helby count' to nclude twentyplaces one n' each of the two T)e frst etaps forthebuldng: (Contnued on page 8 Sec G) ) SHEBLY COUNTY'S FRS1 COURT HOUSE DESTROYED BY FRE' ON JUNE MAYOR ARTRUR ßURK ROY McKTlRCK Attorney Geeral McKttrck '/l speak here Saturday aftcrnoql l 1 asp ' ad ten by Samue L Parker 'Mr' Dckerson al made ' donùo of $60 'the ft :'house erete wt the boundaes of the tov w but by Abraham Vanver We the' fall of 1885 ' t was : ' of hewed' logs; wag a' sto'ry an a half hgh and located just'south of 'tl'e square' 'pr jubt south of the present ste of the Rer ' Sen-ce Staton' Ths was the frst tavern tfl'ststcr: and where the tjt terms of'ourt':were held wth bhe: cty boundares 'The ft sale of town 10ts n Shelbyv took pl;e: nmarch' 1836 The frst marrge n the town 'was tlt'of Glbert Edmonds an Mmerv;' J Vandver at t Abrah\U V:enclerho;e' on ' Nov a : 188p; wth the Rev Rcha Sharp' offctj Edmonds was ter electe : COU1ty;collector nd t s sa that durn& hard tmes f a ma dd; not hav: enough money to pay': hs tees;' Edmonds woul tllè the mone* 9ut of hs own' pocket to ply htm He s bu e n::a' ceetlry' ner BetbeL 'Te 'tlst cl ld' bon n the town was probably John rw sen!ofdr an1l1 Thomas K rwu the dabeng1886 ': n the spr!ljof 1837: Joseph aldthomas')' Holman Robe Black(r ang Robert 'Brewng tqn' stårted grocery stores n 1Atl?!!T:L?tl J sal1e yearr 'lhomas 0; and Hamlet W Esk rjùge' opned tavern: 'heflrst frame 'house bult n Shelby 'county wls' erected n S1elbl'vle h 1886 by '''Uncle Jmme Ralp'h d t waa located 1111 'the present ste' of the Sh 'byvle Chrstan church and was torn down July l llalh also bult the frst fram house n Qnncy n 1885 He conducted a lumber yard here 'on the locaton now occuped br the' Shelbyvlle Cleanera H death occurred May l b! age of' 87 The frst brck busness bu lg was called the Cty Hotel :nd was bult on' the comer now (occupec! by the Remer Serv Stton t waa a budng me urng 70 feet north and 'aonth and 36 feet east and west an was bult about S39 'by Josepl Enns grndfather of Mrs F L Sclofleld and A M Prlest of th cty t w torn down n 1891 to mke room for a new: brk bnldng t s nterestg to nota tlat Joseph Enna a grandson of 'he 'J oaeph Enns mentone adove was 'one ot the worken who helped construct the new brck' buldng on the same ste wherê hs grandfather had bu the old buldng n September 1837 the contract ws let for the bnldng of the court house at a cost of ap proxmately $4000 Pror to th the ground now occuped by tl court house square' W8t a 'strawberry patch lcordlg to' the late D W Graham one of the paneer settlers The court house was complete n November 18S8 From to: the tme of the 'Cvl War th grovth of Shelbyvle waa slow And durng the wartmes of 'ìhe town became & mltary post and a headquartrs fo' '5olc;ers the court house 'tself beng used as solders' quarters TJe frst ncorporat9n of Shel byvle as a town ws made on ;r an 5 59 onthe petton of Beyetynre resdents n the' st's:on acts 1859 page 244 found tne nct :corporatjr;rr th:? tmvn of ShC!lbyvle Ths ct'\':as approved March and the frst board of trustees was composed of John F Benja- (Contnued on page 4- Sec G) l ( r ' ; \ f ì : : '1 : 11 l:' n j n'''!') c' t ' 11'!'j!? 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2 ' 'Page Two SECTON G' 8 PAGES ll SHELBY: COUN HERALD SBELBYV M Wedesday Jy :AMONG THE BUSNESS vle Ea;1 of Labade Boyd of 'Dr P C Archer who has lved rvü;n OF SHELBY COUNTY Pryra and Reta Buell and n Shelby Couty for the past Russell of Shelbyvlle Dr Le The late F H Johnson was a FevJe has been &11 M D sncf promnent Shelby countan ' for 1898 He was graduated from the: many years He was horn n Hosptal College of Medcne n Bethel July Hs mar- Lousvlle Ky and practced for rage to Elzabeth Webster OCCUr- twenty-three years n Osage red March For aeveral County at Aud Mo and three 'ears after the marrage tey and one half years at Belle r lved near Elg but n 1877 they 1925 he moved to Shelbyvle an purchased a farm near Epworth has been practcng here eve! snce and operated ths far untl 1904 Durng ths year he bgan a gen eral merchandse store at Ep- ort a bùsness whch he contnued untl 9l5 Mr JOU1on ded Dec and ha wdow now lves n Shelbyvllc There are' fve lvng chldren Mss Ella Johnson lvng here; W W Johnson of Bu 'ngtn Wah; E B Johnson of Shelba; F '0 John son of East St Lous; and P V Johnon of St Lou M Ella Johnon was postmstre at Ep worth for some 'tme ' clerk and recorder of deeds Shelby county: Harold Schofeld owner of the onl)' dry goods store n Shelb)' \' began ths buolness n 1929 He purchased hs busness from Jas Edelen who formery oper ated a dry goods store on the west sde of the square and moved to the south sde after the fre :Mr Schofeld who s 38 -ears old has lved twenty-sx years twenty!ve rears was bon :1 n Shelby County Adar County On JulY he was marred to Mss Effe Hale Dr ArcherJ who s 51 years old has' been practcng medcne n Shelby County snce he moved here twenty-fve years ago He was grduated from the College of Medcne n W ashngton Unh'crstJ P V JOHNSON stock: man and receves lage numera of slupments from Shel b:r Connty P V' Johnson 40 who s manager of the P V Johnson Com- E: D J ameson 60 hotel owner has lved n Shelby mssod Company n St LoWs county fòr the past twentycryo was born at Epworth Sept he was unted n marage to years On Nov he was marred to Mss Cozb Davs who :lss Esse Stevens and they ded Feb Mr' Jameson ave two sons Weldon and Donald has ' two 'chldrn Gawbenton Mr Johnson s n experence and Bette The hotel whch Mr Jameson now owns was begu n 1898 by Robert Pwell t then changed hands frequently 1905 Walter A Dmmtt L A LEE HARDY Hayward Charle Hayward John n Shelby county n May 19l1 Carmchael and Ben and Nsthan he was marred to Mss Mabel Wnetroub- took over the hotel and Ewng and they have one son lved there They hred Martha Donald Mr Hary' has been Mnter to do ther cookng and county engneer for the past four they ran the hotel to sut them years Before that tme h was selves On August Mr on road constructon work Jameson purchased the hotel and has been managng t ever' snce Wlam 'V Barrow manager asssted by hs chldren of the Nortl Ms50Ul' LUmber\ C R Spcer Co who lws operates lved d for n the past Shelby thrteen County )ears He cleanng etablshment on' thp was born - n 1\onroe Count-' and northe?st sde of the square was n 1919 \YS marred t-o Mss Ota born n Ky and has lved Shelby County for the past years On May he mar red Mss Else Allson The frst cleanng establshment was begun n 1932 by Pèkett & Spcer who were at that tme runnng a Hart Schaffner & Mar clothg atore t waa then purchased by Hurley Sckal who sold t to Glen Parsons who n tu: sold t to Mr Spcer The frst locaton 'of the cleanng 1110 Terry 29 years old owner busness was the blldng' whch f a barber shop near the post- was torn down recently just west of the telephone exchange MLO TERRY offce was bom n LewtOW1 has lved eleven years n Shél;r county n January 1918 h WB marred to Mss Kather!ne Gomer He has been n thc jjer busness snce 1928 Dr H M LeFevre 63 year old /or has lved n Shelby T V SAMS County for the past ten years :He was born n Belle' Mo and Sams assumed managershp of øn Aprl was marred the staton as Boon as t was Mss Lnla Agec They have bul and has been actng n that! dlt:ren Everett of Hunts: capacty for the past fve 'years T V Sams who operates the Red Eagle Ol Stston on the northwest sde of the -square moved to Shelby County n 1930 He was born n Maron County and on Nov ll 192l marred a Shelby County grl Mss Kath erne McKethen They have one daughter Thelma Grsce Mr P lnck They have one daughter Madelne Mr Barrw has bee connected wth the Nort Mssour Lumber Co for the past seven years havg worked for ths company fve 'years n Clarce a o ears here chldren W L of Seattle Wash vle but she' has spent most Shelby of ths cty Mrs Velma Hatcher of near here Ken 'Of soullh of Lentner and Mrs Vr gna Waydelch of Kansas Cty Rchard Ftzpatrck owner and operator of the shoe repar shop located soutllwest of the square was born nd has lved hs' entrc lfe n Shelby Count) Mr Ftzpatrck was marred to Mss Mae Thomas Nov They ha've one son Red Mr Ftzpatrck began hs shoe repar busness here n 1910 DR GLADYS SMPSON of hcr lfe n Shelby County She s a graduate of the Marvn Feely 55 year old mal Krksvle College of OsteopsalTer \vas born nnd has lved athy and Surgery and was n àll hs lfe n Shelby county member of the Deta Omega He was marred Dec to Sororty and the Mssoul' Club Mss Adde TUZner and they bave whle attendng scheol For some four chldren Mrs Elane Green tme she has been assstng her of LaPlata 1\0; Dorothy of Ex father n hs practce at Betlcl celsor Sprngs; Junor -ho lves ajd he 3 assocated wth hr at home and Gertrude \vho has n her offce here whle contn nterest n th agency and busness was contnued under the name 0- Tompkns and Gl:' strap Motor 'Comp_any n the stlme Ç)caton untl October 1926 :At that tme they moved nto a new buldng owned by Dea and' Dckerson' and located just across the street n August 1927 Mr Glstrap purchased the Tompkns nt;rest n the agency apd 'contnued dong busness ua der the name' of Gltrap Motor company n' October; 1934 they moved to _ thr present locaton n the Tom Hawkns buldng on Center Street North Rver' was orgll' called North Two-Rvers F Lee Har -d y 46 -yeao ld son for servng the past a mssonary four ;years n been Japan ung hs own practce n Bethel of the late Judge Hard as Snce 118 Mr Feely has been Th Ford Agency n Shelbna born and has lved hs entre lfe carryng the mal Before that Mssour was frst organzed n tme he farmed northwest of August 1922 The owners Fa)' :;';'J:':r:-;-_: -' _- Shelbyvle Hallburton and C T Tompkns DR T W LYELL '' John Yost owner of one of the oldeat drug :;re a Shelbna purchased t :; from C B Ford 1904 l' Ford operated a drug store t!ere J5 years prevous to that tne Mr Yost a natve of Shelby county waa man'ed November ' to Mss Dasy Brl'an and they have one daughter Mss Gene veve Bryan who l employed ns J a Ubraran n New York Cty T W Feely 72year-old justce of tle peace farmed for 45 years northwest of Shelbyvle He was born n Shelbyvle and has lved prsctleally o of hs lfe n ths county Mr Feely was marred Sept to Mss Jenne M Garrson and hey have fve -'! slrted dong busness under the Dr T W Lyell who Served as October' to lss Mary Dr Gladys Spson has recent- name of Hallburton and Tomp- representatve t?f Shelb y county Wlson \VhO' de'd JanuarY '6th ly opened an offce on the second kns and operatng n the W C for three terms from 1927 to l929 He retred from the prac floor of the Shelby County Ab Clark buldng next to the Post 1981 has been a resdent of Shel tce of dentstry 'n 1921 havg tract & Lon Company's buld Offce n February 1928 T L l by County all hs lfe ' Dr Lyle been ' that busess for 25 mg rer brthplace was Krks Glstrap purchased t4e Hallbur- J who s 63 years old was marred years Lberal Terms On AU Purchases At Avery Burch's' n'håbal 9x12 Congoleum Rugs New Felt Base 'rust Arrved New Colors _ &n $485 39c Square Yard Shelby For 25 Years Co Folks Have Been Buyng At Avery Burch's See These 25th Yeat Money Savng Specal Bargans 2 Pece Mohar Sute Deep soft seats and backs-sprng- $59 50 fled reversble cushons 'n moquette- Jarge sofa and bg comfortnble lounge char n genune Angora Mohar-save $20 on tbs two pece sute at AveryBurch's 3x12 Axmnster Rugs $3950 Large sze deep ple longwearng 113 x 12 Axmnstersour unusually large dsplay of room sze rugs gves you D wde choce of ottracth'e pattel'ls nnd colo's Hannbal Ol 5 Burner Stoves $2385 The newest style 6 burner ol stoves at a bg savng-see thj oompete dsplay Full Enamél Coal Ranges $4950 Exceptonally well made coal rages that wl gve you years of servce-full enamel styles AVERY Furnture Co l - Amercan Beauty Power' Washer $7450 The new 1985 model Amercan Beauty _'power washers wth Brggs & Stratton notol'fast gentle waahg ean clothes quckyr-full enamel' tubs - atrongly made and well' braced frame-here s a'n outtandng value n a power washer 4 Pece StudQ Couch Group Studo couch-lounge chalr-occasonal tabletable lamp-all four peces -gves you a complete' lvng room and extra bed $37 00 room whenever needed-see ' ths complete group at A very Burch Furnture Company n Hannlbul BURCH ar Mssour :' ; : 1 )\ '-; : - t' )' ' df -':!' 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3 Wednesday; July SHELB'( LOUN HERALD SHELBYVlLE MO SECTON G 8 PAGES Page Threo COOPERATVE AGENCY HRES SHELBY CO ME r:=''''' 1-'mõ=a;;==E' _ \! w handles a large porto of hogs shpped out of Shelby county Drg the year of 1984 tho Producer hog department handled a tota of logs whch was 22 per cent of the able supply that came to that market Mòre reently young Olver' Baer 'of the tertory around Epworth was employed also' n the cattle department Thus Shelby county boys have made 3D outstdg name for themselves as stockmen t s held' by these men t:t 'only good strong prces for lvestbck can attract' busnes3 t any frm ad they predct tht an - ever grong: percentage of Shelby county cattle hogs and sheep wl be' sold through the Producers: 'They ' so leclre they wll alwnya' exert every pas sble effort n behalf of farmers from ther own county F 0; Johnn 45 who for the last nne years has been employ' ed ns cattle salesman for the Producers Lvestock' Company n East St Lous was born at Epworth He was' marred Apr ' to Mss Ethel Glah Mr Johnon also has been em ployed wth Cal Sutton Comms son Company for four years and wth Keys Commsson' Company for thre years ' o A town called Ne\v York was lad out n northwestern Shelby' còunty n 1885 by some eastr speculators but th town ren;an ed a town wthout houses o n 1842 a negro ave woman was convcted of arson n Shel by county and senteced to reo ceve 89 lases on her bare back and to banshed from the state for twenty years - - ' --- Refresh Yourself Wth Flynn's Sparklng Beverages \: f' V '' X; ;l _-;\; 1' ' e' ì X f: '1 '1 A H )'q là : _ 1 - J) L ' L J: ' 1;: 'f1 ;t The kddes wl want FlYnn's whle athndng Shelby County's Centennal Annversary You can be certan they are gettng the fnest possble : Flynn's bottleddrnks j 1 j Co;! 1-- m=)

4 -age Four SECTON G 8 PAGES TBESH'LßY COuNt Y HERALD SllELB'lLE MO Wedesday July 31;:1935 / -( ( C' ;' ; ) ) EALY HSTORY to Shelbyvle wth te completon the local busness houses had ofce the' James' Edelen Dry Presdental grade Jan People of tbs county frst Methodst deomnaton' ; -- OF SHELBYVLLE othe Shelby County Ralway n closed so that ther owners and Goods Store and te Taylor Bros A lst of the oherpostmasters marveled' at seeng the electrc! 'Dshgh scbool was' taught 107 and more ad was gven employes mght attend the fun- Grocery Store The grocery store who have served ts' offce and' lght back n about 1880 or 1881 í n the Qld Shelbyvlle Semry (Contnued from page 1 Sec G) when the Shelby County Nort- eral of Ben Dran SOD of J:dge of Ha'old Sprngsteen was also the dates of ther appontments when crcuses would adverts buldng n' tbe present 'ste of 4 damaged Mr Pres's buldng fcllows: ' ther portble electrc lght plants' the O O F cemeter)' m -Wlson Vanhn WHlam B 'estern Ralroad was completed admrs V L' Dran About COttn John Dckerson and n 1913 _cock smoke was notced c0:- on the coroer was mmedately James M Rder Nov as features Bt soon the use; Among' te ealy graduates of Gerge W Webl) '' n 'the--'early 'orn of Oct ng Ot of _thescond story wn- replaced JOhn W Stael Nov 1841 of electrcty became common n; the elbyve Hgh chool we: gents furn!shng de-;t'ne st major fre n thebus Claybourn M Gentry March 16 the larger ctes! W A Dmmlt: and Mss 'n the Aprl term ':of county fre startng n the!ack dow of the ' ur 1867' S1elb)ll as re' end of the' H; M Baker barn on partment of the large Wnetroub ess dstrct to date was the 11848; JOlu1 B Sngleton Ja S Agtaton for!le eatablshment' Lcy E Schaklef?rd 'é orated wth ;::Dobb 'M te 'north' sde of' he'squar t Store 1 An alarm was t\red n burnng ot th Smoot Motor! 182; Charles L Runds Jn 7 of an electrc lght plant n Shel- Msse M _E Enns and Laura ;r; Manve Jame 'W -' narrab' \ uated where' te pr e sen t b U1 dng but when hep am ved as ds- Company s buldng on the nor: 1804 ; Albert G; Prest Aprl 25 byvle began n the fall of 1894' WOOd Mrs Jenme Star- thony Gooch and Charles A of the Red Eagle Ol' Company s covered that the whole' nteror: sde of the square Ths occur 1855; Cumb' M Shackleford but t was not untl 1900 that rett Thec?urse ofatudy ncud :B jamn composng the board located burned that barn whch of that department was ablaze: TEd o: Sept 26 19::W n the early:1 arch ; Chester K Cot the cty voted the requred bcmds ed navgaton an surveyng 'Of nstees ' ;:/ housed the blacksth shop of The fre spread both e2st and: mornng 'Te loss was estmt- ton Jan ; Samuel P and bult a plant The electrc: m1uarato:p of solds sphercal ()rganzaton as acty -of thélw J Carty' as vel1;8s a:barn west The west rom 01 the;ed beween $20000 and $25000 Bronson July ; Slas 'V plant was located just east o(trgonotr calculus dedces furt class' occlrred:''n August located ust east owned b'wne- store was destro)'ed but he bb:::'! The ste of the old Smoot Motor Frye Dec 2 1a61; Wllam E the present depot The cty con- of ChrJstanty oral phlosoy 1877' 'when the 'proposton à tou' Son:' Nne head of horses; was st9ppd y the nck wø Company s now locaed b)' he unley Jan 18: ls65 RObert tnued to operate the plant untl atronomy crtcsm and aly of the Mller s Hard\\are Store new Red Eagle Servce Staton 3ll Aug 28 18t6; Jobn S Du_ about 1909 en t was purchas- Bble lessons submtted to the :'oers who votlpershed m the blaze and dam 'ed n ts favor by'' large na age :was estmated 'at f6000 The jo nty H B Dl1es' was the fr5t 'orgn of te :fre was' a mystey E:ast the famescontned hougn í n January 19 a shelter:': sth Stpt ;' Le?naù owned the o cal telephone' sys-: son was prmcpal RevJ A maypr; J C Hale wat 6he ct The' Wneroub ba 'as reut th othe roos occuped by house was bult n the 1 O 0 2obbUl May ; BenJamn tern He sold the two busneses Shearman Mrs Ann Adks:son bcldng on the coer 'O th' bcl sever1 years ago n arch ; _ Benjam ed by 'R B Parker who already n 1870 the ev: J W Adlts attorney; S' 'Y Va1ghn :cty: and s stll standmg' and' smelet'oubs hece to the Ct-F cemetery here was a gft ' Smth Aug ; Jarnes to J M Freshwater of Hunne_;and J J Poage ssjstants; and clerk; S C G\lby :collector ye later th oot Garage zens BankbJldgthe throuh of J J Elha and wjfe?-'freean Jun ; RJc well n 1915 who 'n turn sold)drs S E Sowers musc tac? márshal and str :ètç'ol1ms;fo;ner; buddng was erected on the cor:lthe large H 'Voods GroceRY The oldest buldng now stand- ':l'j Coller Feb ; WJ- them to James Edelen & Co: the er ere were 41 st\lqe;ts and: W Darrp:ap:uel; F ner: ' St?r and Jto th Park Theat'e ng around the court;huse squre :=-: L Peoples Jan 9 196; ípl1owng- yar t was nt unt the p:mary deprtmen 10 n Dun L A H d 'lnâr C The next change n the &helby buldng whh had been rebult s the Beckley buldng whch 'ry H Forman June August 1915 that electrc cur- academc and 15 n musc -C aver '1 n t d a ar ;:' a vle' buses9 eruen 'dstrct occurred on by \Vnetroub's n the' summer stands on d the southeast h' corner- h : the h present d tme t rent a-s b a:alable ' here durng! t - The d frst publc h' schoof ':was 'd 10 n the year; \vch ':fóllowd 'Sept ; when' fre ag_ran w JC a no even een n- was constructed before the Cvl Up untl December 1903 there the day-tme Kaylor & Feely ca e ' on t e ste no\v occupe 1877 the'busness s#of'oftle sweptdown on the east'part O!trely fmhd The blaze was'vlar and was occuped for many 'ere' but tree rural routes from latr became owners and the by the Shelby Collnty Machre town grew rapdly 'M H l\ar- the' south sde of' te square' fnally extngushedand t?e J1 'eors by J! Enns as a hard '!:e Shelbyvlle post offce On North Mssour Power Co of Ex- ehop a block east and outh f mbduke' bult a' twötory 'brck causng ' $13000 damages Thel W ThompsC'n an buldmc wa'e and mplement store t :-ec however three more celsor Sprngs purchased the' the squa'e There \'as rnuçh n bulwng on ' the sot':corne of blaze - st arted n te \Voodson- e'ected he prevo us sprng was Was then a?ne-sto'y Uldg ::cuts were aded whch have plat form tjhe Electnc pow: valry and may fstc ecq1nte: the west sde of the ':square Jackson Drug Store n the J W ss\ed '' After M' Enms' death hs hers cotnued to tls day er 1S now fusshed to Shelby between students of thel?ulc Jan 'T '00 years prevously Col Thmpson buldng; whch was The year of 1924 w a anomer sold t n Decellber 1895 to Now Shelbyvle s stll served vle and vcnty by the Mssour schools and the pr\'ate'h ler 'Darrah & 'Co had bunt on destrol'ed aa well as a warhouse tagc year for the busness sc Henry Becke)' who added the by the Shelby County and Shelby Power & Lght Co'! school About 1816 the pubhc le lot just north of' that loca n the rear a buldng on the ton of Shelbyvlle so' far as nre second story The buldng s now Northwestern Ralroads and t s Prvate schools were the only: school was located on the Jower tón' -' And a nce two-story brck west oned by Wnetroub Sons was concerred On ' l\rch 9 owned by Mr Beckley's son Ben also' the juncton pont for Hgh- means of educaton n Selbyvle floor of the O O F al just buldng' was constructed by Dus and occuped by the Lawrence fre tok the west busness block Beckley way 56 whch connects Slelby- n early days The publc schools east of the Beckley udng on 'sar Levan & Co' n 1881 on the Cafe and a warehouse n' the on Man Street across the street The Shelbyvle post 'Offce was byve wth Palmyra and Hgh- started back n the 1860's Those' the southeast corner of eouthwest corner of the square on rear and a wathousé b elângng sout -of te r':dest Drug Store establshed n Sept wth WM' 16 the former road havng da)'s also saw the estabushrnent! sqre :-ss later moved to a the ste nw occuped' by t te F 0 L c 0 S e b e f ''' 0 d e a ng' Th e secon '-h s?''y f' 0 James d' St L Teak rt as the th frst d post d just t beeh f ' completed brck durng the buldng of he Shlbyvle sout Hgh School of' ' the western secton of the NC Ml- restaurant was badly damaged; the Mangold Garage bwldng master t was advanced to the past year an nsttut10n sponsored by the (Contued on page 8 'Sec G) ler's Sons rhardware' Store n when a brck wall feb These the blb:ze went 'westward de- 188 'Wnetroub &Sone Shelby structures had' ben' replaced by 'stroyng the post offce the opra - vle's bg merchants bult a two the followng sprng louse and the buldng occuped ' stry brck buldng just east of Followng closely after ths by Wate'a' Harness & Shoe Rethat ste and n 1893 the same blaze a spectacular fre occurred par Shop The buldng occu f constructed another buldng on Nov 21 of the same year ped by Mrs Nettle Meredth as to the east of that when' the old church'owned by a mlnery store fell n before On Dec flre'destroyed 'w A Dntt and locate :back càtchng ::lre Wnetroub Sons the M H Mrmad:eDì:g Store of the North Mssou'r' Lumber we:e the 'owners' of four of the 'an n January 'ofthe'xt year Yar burned The 'buldng b:ldngs: anoter blaze destroyed the buld- tough of no great valùe was Txgedyfollowed closely on te ng then located ò' the' north a landmark of hstorcal nterest heels the of!laze On March 29 Ben Wnetroub and E::e end of te same' block north of for t was bult yeara before tle the present locaton of the lll CVl War and:' u_ed'durng the O'Bryen were examng the runs -nos 'Ol Company's Staton Ths war as a Federal sojders' hosp of the fre when a stro' wnd latter fre burned a'rèstaurant' tal t was hst owned by the blew down a bnck wall whcl had operated by A M Prest a'ml- Bsptsts hr f'l: m:rbe::s of the been left 'Standng after the fre lery store an undertakng par Chr;tan de:''o;:nauon also held The two men were caught belor and J &mes Edelen's R't'0 r 'Servces there t had nat been nath th;e wall and both were sto n use for twenty years prevous f&tally crused Marmaduke replacd r:dr ; to the fre except as a storage On Aprl 18 less than thrty store mmedatey and ;; Febru room fo' the em ber company do)'s after the West an Street ar 1886 A M Prest purchased Febru 1918 was the date fre another conftagrton brought the' atore' and be has been ' bus ofthe nxt conflagrton whch un to the' east ' de of the mess on that same octjol1_eyerl occurred 0r $ eljst hal of the square:: The49-story st:rc 'sce \ll!;: otl; s of 'tje saa'the tures burner the loss beng Frm th tme of th' frst same secton that was vted by about $40000 Tbe places degrt fre n 1884 the'hstory of fre three years bafore strayed ncluded the 1 O O F Sbelbyvle has been lagely an 'Ths blaze took all of the buld- Hall occuped on the ground floor acount of bumn'g down' and mgs from Form's 'Grocery by T H Goe's restaurant the budng up as the busess eat The flames orgnated n W T Dmmtt Jewelry Store blocks on each sde of the square the C B Lawrence restaurant ond the Shelbyvle Bank E 'M ve' been vsted by fre one or about 11 o'clock at nght Fan- 'O'Bryen's law offce located on more tmes ' _ ned by a sonthwest wnd the: t!' econd floor of the ban The busnesa block on the south blsze spread :through the F 'L:buldng d a barber shop of se of the square was' caled Scofeld'resurant and 'destroy: F L &bofeld The Shelb)' tght row and a reèord of edthe 00 F Hall and Way! County Abstract & Loan Compa ;Wenty years wthout a fre was delch Bros Drg Store The ny's buldg was badly damaged brken n the early mornng of Park Theatr was damaged to All of these busness'louses were Sept A blaze orgnat the extent tht t bad to be roo replaced -e n a vacated hotel buldng bult; and 'Forn's Grocery was Three years elapsed before an 'aut the center of the block also bady damaged Te loss other vst of the fre demon On and t destroyed fve two-story was estate at $2500 Aprl flames agan toòk buldngs on the east lalf of tbe Only a few months elapsed be! ther toll on the west sde of the block One was owned by J M fore the next serous fre whch' square The loss ncluded t1e ;Knsey one occuped by the proved to be the most destructve' A M Prest Drg Store the Ma Baker & West Meat Market and J:laze the town has ever lad On' sonc Hall the Jaw offce of J another by A Cooper as a buggy the afternoon of Oct' D Dale the Shelbyvlle Telephòn house W c cdowell lost th'ee bnldlngs One wa_ occuped on ' _ the lower floor by t!e da For- 10'Eo:tr''TjŠ ;3::m-:1:L-u'':=m'E' To : d; man mu:ery shop and the up- slahs used by N P Sales as al j N ' Th T' l pbotog'aph gallery S Garrett OW S ' e m e :: had a shoe shop and R E Mar shall a barber hop n buldns F! H destroyed The loss was est- l : mated to be not over S2500 aslp on your county's looth nnversary tc!: au of the structures we'e old d f Several of these buldngs were H stop and take account Where have '':; replaced n 1DO! and a new ce- ' ment sdewalk was added on 'the ;;:!d south sde of the square f' been gettng the most for my money: '!e east sde ot the square! tl was the next to feel the effects H Vb ttl ' l't b f m of fre: A baze brok e out early P' a sore p aces qua 1 y e ore anr- 1:1 n the mornng of December 8 : H 1905 n the p'essroo n of' the thng? Where s the servce always tcp- : Shelbyvle Guard newspaper of fce located at the south end of t h? A k f th t' rf that block Spreadng rapdly no c s you! se ' ese ques ffs 1'1 t destroyed the newspaper plant the R E Marshall Barlér'Shop and 'you wl fnd one store always at bl Dr Devn's offce the real ea- ' '11::1 tate offce of Dunn rret & th t t' ' h :'! DOyel and the law offce Of J e Op n your ques onnare t e læg- 11 T Lloyd all located n he cor-!: ner buldg The buldng to the est department store n Northeast Ts- : north whch housed the racket H stre of W A Dmmtt was de- so'r' p ndlng stryed nortward as was also owned the by next YO L ' t Frank Dmmtt and unoccuped DRS FOR CASH : except on the secoml floor where :: :; the offce of D 'Wläm Cärsol ;1 J was located The Shelbyvle: Sh' M t' ' : Bank bulng next oor \vas ;! arp ercan e 0 H saved The 'loss was estmated a : ' u $15000 but the burned buldngs 1 M lco'1 T j:'\' were replaced wthn he next ; 1 1 ' \USS)URJ u few years :;:j 'j Added mpetus for growth Came 'J!:; ;n:::; :Z ;':!'; Zm:; ;:;:::!l:::::: ::::;:l':::::: m ;::: = ::::!: ' The Hannbal & ' St Joe Ralroad Tral blazer of thebllrlngtonn Mssour Rtory records that Msour people were thoroughly raoadmded ahead of those anywhere else n the West The fst regular ra servce n the Uted States co=enced n 1831 ad wth fveyears aferward 1836: a remarkable raoad conventon was held n St Lou attended by leadg ctns of!he State who demanded that the credt and the resources of Msour be pledged to promote the budg of raoads The Han & St Joseph Raoad was one of the conventon ' substantal results of that The next year the Leglature passed an Act to ncorporate the Louanfand Columa Raoad but the fancal panc put a stop to al such enterpres and no track was lad; Wth the revval of busness n 1846 a publc meetg to promote a raroad from Hannal' to Glasgow was held n the offce of Mr John M Clemens father of Mark Twan but when the people of St Josèph manfested keen nterest n a le clear across the State the Course of Empre was lad out as from Hann bal to St Joseph The Hanbal Road was ncorporated the next )'ear but the fnancng of such a large enterprse was not an easy matter n those tes and t wasn't untl 1851 that constructon actually began The wh::k :::1e was fshed February and through rans began operatng from both ends on February 15 t was the frst ralway to reach the Mssour Hver Meantme hundreds of charters were granted for lttle ralroads whch ultately were absorbed n today's large systems As far as names are concerned most of them came and went wthout ever havng enjoyed any more than local dstcton but The Hannbal Road certanly was an outstandg excepton and was well known to everybody n all settled parts of the country ' On Apr engeer Ad Clark wth the engne MSSOUR made the famous Pony E press run that st lves n song and story Wo from the government a contract for hs road to carry U S Mal whch up to that te had been handled by boat to St Joseph The fst locomotve ever bul west of the Msssspp Rver was constructed n the shops of the Hannal & -5t Joseph Road t was named General Grant' and made ÌÌs frst run on March The whole prncple of assortg mal on: board a tran whe enroute was conceved tredoutand put nto practce on the Hannal & St Joseph n 1862; Ths was the foreruner of today's èolossal ralway mal servce The Cv War added lustre to the Haal Road's fame ts tracks were broken ts brd;es burned the trawerefedc upon and t was taken óver by the governent Burlnton Route as a war measure Jesse James and h merr men knew the Hanal Road well and bètween them and ts offcers there exted a mutual respct t s sad that the road never suhered any l at h hands; : -!rah'a Lcoln Ulysses S' Gränì' Mark Twa and al the lustrous men ad women knew the Haal & St Joseph and most of traveled over t ; of hat era them ' On Decembr a:though tr from Chcago to St Josephad Kans Cty was estabed 'over the C B' & Q n conjcton wth the Hanal & St Joseph The westbound tra was gven the num- ber 55 whe the eastbund tra was 'No 56 Ever snce that day these tras bearg the same n- bers have operated contuouslyone of the oldest long-dtance trans n Amerca And not only one' of 'the oldest but one of the most 'dtguhedas well: Nos 55 : c! 56 erly and rather accâentally acqured tl: n:::ame EL after a famous Msour race ho's''' subsequently th was changed to the Msour Lmted for purposes of dentnlj ts route; and st later the name was changed once more to The Amercan Royal 'For 48 years t has been truly one of The V est's Great Tran n al those years ts route never was :changed; t has been always a proftàbletra and there s loreason to suppose that t wl not con-' tue to òperate for many years to come to the credt of the State of Mssour and the Burlgton Raload On July the Hannal Rôad became a par of the Burlgton System whch was credtable and benefcal'to al concerned The management of the Burlgton Ralroad s proud of ts status as a busness frm n Shelby County; as neghbor frendandbusness assocate of the people of Shelby County And 'upon ths occason of the celebraton of ts Centennal desres to extend neghborly greetgs and cordal good wshes to al ' A Cotsworth Jr 'Pasenger Traffc Malager ClÙago George Morton Freght Tramc Manager Chcago W 'J Lahr General Freght Agent St Lous Paul Anderson Dv Freght and Pas t Hannbal --' '

5 Wednesd y July ': llty OUNTY HERALD SHELBYVE MOo SECTON G' 8 PAGES Page FvE! AMONG THE BUSNESS groceres rd bggesj wagons Jesse Bragg and they hve pne been n busness n thß cty f?r ME OF SHELBY COUNTY and harness At ts peak of bus son W Bragg Mr Pckett has many years Bee has been n _ ness the store emplo'ed about' been connected wth the banle: the shoe-shnng busness over (Contnued from page 1 Sec G) twelve or fourteen clerks and for the past twenty-seven years' 40 years and Jm for : long tme '11 Two ears later had a stock of goods the sze operated a baksmth sho At n Shelbyv : 1 of whch could not he duplcated pesent the latter asslsts n the the sore was enlarge am m?\': an)y1ere n n'ortheast Mssour Herald offce every Wednesday ed to the ocabtnd' now focthcupneo \ n addton to the mercantle bus- Paper day anà the former stl by the west u ng 0 e ' h h' f t\ C 'Mler's S H d Store ona mess' ar the \Var owners also ' bought sold and lve puts stock' t e s me on 00 - ear ' Th-s was a frame buldng and n 1536 there were no wells 11 was later moved a block north- 'Vnetroub Sons slso owned 3 Shelbyvle' nd tl1e water suppl)' east of the squa:::e 3nd t h great deal?f ropert) n Shlb'- \as ha!(:d from Back Creek 'snce been remodeled nto 3 es- vle ncludn ten brck busncss dence by Harold prn;sten anj buldngs at one tme Durng the Cvl 'Val' the Shel famly who now hve ll t n Otober 1918 came the by Con': court house was sur Wnetroub!s mced from thp tragc fre :vh:cl1 destroed not roumled' by : stl'ong stockade and corner locat:on n 1878 when tn y only the Wneroub Sons stre the buldng used for quarters purchased? store buldng and ut also all e:-ept three buld- for the sch:ers : d as a prson lot east of 'that place at a ngs on the busness block soth for ca;tured solders cost of $250 They enhrged ther of the square The fre rg- ' nated about 4 o'clock n the af_ WLLAM WNETROUB' ternoon n the me's furnshngs The resc t trea:m lïlown 9S department on the second floor Black Creek v;as orgnally o th store whch had 'been amel Jake's Creek because a cloed whle the propretors and trapper b' the name of Jake employes' were 'attendng a full-! l\'eù on ts lmks Surve'l)ls eral A 1 arge part of the store's 11 named the :r(lek Black Ceku contents was llestroyed lll:l't;jse of the cì::r color or the After the blaze the frm of J l\ r CKET' ';arel' whe:n thc!y n'st saw t \Vnetroub Sons was out o bus- B he entered the bank he ' _ - ne for se\e'al nonths ;af::' s(!r:: s county treasure' of 1-: :-:' _-:_: _:\ 0- o:_l whcn they opened a g1ocey an! -Shelby county feed store on the west sde Q 1 the square Tls busnes wo R 3 Eo:;k:';ner o! a garc(ttlnued untu the acc de1tl: o'e ust bç;c1t of Mler's hard eath 9 Ben 'V:;etroub on Mor' \';-e J :tcre \VS Lorn south of 2Q 1924 whch ccurred we-n Clarence and; has lved all hs ;?e was caugt under a!:ng e' Shelbl' count y Mr Bot ' rck wan se\lel days ale a kr! who s 35 yea's old was fre on west Man Street ;::rred Oct to Mss Nathan \Vnetroub then wer: Ee'1:1 Smoot and they have one w AT out Qf tle mercantl buse:s: on 'Vllam Edward The busanù be has been retred from ness was started n 1931 at s actve partcpaton n busnes3 present locaton snce then However he s now store separatng ther stock nto presdent of the Ge'neral Fnance Doney llox 29 years old; bas dfferent departments Company and treasurer of the been agent for the Stadard Ol n January 1S79 Mr Wne Shelby Couuty Abstract and Loan Company here for the past fve troub opened a store Leonard Company tw of: the Cty's' lnrg- Tl10nths For the seven years and sent hs son Nathan and est' prêsent:4aybusnsse! p:ecdng that Mr Fox managed Jobe Horn there to manage t He 'was mð;fïe' on necember the Stanard Ol Servce Staton They were there two years T1en to ry'l VanNol1: wo now undr tl!anageme?'t of Nab!an 'says Mr Wetroub de pased way:m 1928 He stll W M Hlber ::r Fox s the DNE and DANCE cded that e was allowng fshng makes hshome n Shelbyvlle son of 'lrs J M' Forman of to nterfere wth busne-s and c Ben Wnetroub mentonedths cty He was born n Brook- Cold Drnks dered hm back home where :e above was born n Shelbyvle feld but has lved n Shelby Sandwches COUld keep 'an lceye on;hn n 1878 a lve here al' of h!s'county for the past wtyseve The store at' Leonard was sold lfe: H asssted n the Wnetroub yeara He ll mrned Apnl Home Cookng -to -wm m 'VntrQub's' nephew' sto: 'seyeral years bepre: entel' to Mss Gldys Pfum At The - Á aron W' t 'b 'h me t d1ng rou he W busness 0 opera He was mar e 'b Among the colored populaton GREEN LGHTS t several years before sellng t 1' o Ca;r 0 Bry? w 0 o! Shelbyvle two men Bee to T P' Manuel who contnued stll lyng o Sl)elbyvlle Howard and Jm Howard are HGJAY 86 SHELBNA MO the store :for many years Aaron Sol Wnetroub also one of the two of the best known havng : m Wnetroub now lves at Lea'Yen-1 store partner was connected =-_mæ wort Kansas wth he busness only about fve -- - ' -- '- - ':' Nathan came back to Shelby ot' sx year$ He was born n lu-! :' q!'''!=v+-e ''r: :;!-=C+ t: t t+ í E! :e :asf:::utowe r: f::- a:ce:s:d e :a:1 'y d 'T' d' - d troub & SO? n lssl Dnssar: bu ry He now lves n Paola YOUR SERVCE Trade Here And Save Specal Savngs Plan For Trckers ester ay 0 ay an & Lev bwlt the two-st0ry cor; ;Kan : ' ' ' ner brck huldng now accuped Th other embers of the _ Lous and Phoebe all deceased Wnetroub Cales Wnetroub famly now were lvng Abe n ' 'St Lous Joe Wnetroub who ; Tomorrow! w( rked n the store hère and who l has now been n the mercantle b18nes n Lees S\1mmtt for; over twentyf;e J'ears;' Mat WÙO : now Mrs Harvèy Harrs of; TuSa 0 ka' Byrde who s now Mrs Lous FucJ:s of Carrollton; :Nette who s now Mrs Nette Lang' of Kansas Ct y; 'and Flora now Mrs' Mler of St! ;'Lous W:' T Dmmtt 57year0dì! - jeweler was born n Shelbyvlle Or and has lved hs entre le n - Golden Rule Servce b :: :: :::=l :::: :::7':::n pt ';: : Four years later ths same frm F assurng' you of qualty merchandse and servlce- ult anot3el' two-story bjck; '' ;; stl'ucture just- east of that 10 gvng you value receved fo!' you!' morey Wetroub's caton and bult at the ther s3qe frst tme bl'ck buldng just east of DussBr & jj :! 6 Levan's new buldng n ls92 ' Our Funeral Our Furnture ; Wnetroub's storr brck buldng bult on the another east: Servce two-: Deprtment; 1;1 2\;s Wnetroub ded n ls9s11 and her husband moved to St ncludes so much more P!'ovde most every- Lous soon afterwards Nathn than merely that wpch and Ben takng over the store- ' s necessary thng fo: the home at j n 1901 Mr Wnetroub Sr; money swng pces retred and the busness becamej: t s a complete en- known as Wnetroub Sons wth: W 1':' DMMTT durng trbute made 'We hare connectons ;1 Sol Wnetroub becomng one of tlllough us at a tme '1 bl ' te prtners Wllam Wnetroub Shelby county Mr Dmmtt a of stress and stran whcl nake ava a e ; ded 112 son of W A Dmmtt of ths to you a larger stock; The store was doubled n s;ol cty was mol''ed Aug Years of experence of hone furnshngs!' n 103 wth th purchas of the to Mss Maud Hawkns T he)' have taught us to sense Dr Swnney brck uuldng and have one so Lester who s a the wshes of others than aywhere else n : the Coller hrck buldng These state audtor )r Dmmtt frst and to fulfl themtwo stuctnres and ther ote'1 bega hs jewelry and optometr)' quetly and serenely northeat Mssour :':' two buldngs were at that tme busness here n 1903 He moved completely re?odeled and the to Monroe Cty n 1905 and p- j ;t store enlarged nto a fne depart- erated hs jewelry store there WELCOl'lE TO THE CENTNNAL ment store The addton save untl 1910 when he came back W'trb' me Ol sa on age f 0 41 to t Shelbyvlle 'fl0l' where he has Deen ' 11 eet story All buldngs and both were twollocated floors ever were snce used ': E P Thompson _ : j' n the busness There were sx J M Pckett 59 year olù 11 sales departments ncludng la- casher of the Ctzens Bank of 1;1 'des' readytowear shoes car ths cty has lved au hs lfe 'l ShelbyYle 1\1 'pets Queensware home furnshw n Shelby county He was mar- r ngs dry goods men's clothng Ted n December 1903 to 1\lss -O':11'-::'W:' -:r:':m'n''l'-''1 :-::- ;;-::w:;-:- Use Standard Red Crowr-favnf gasole of the mer who demorstrteyw car B 0 Xb B Ç?!:: n a reednjble 88:er:-Que b1 wn and odes were ' :a \vestlc: OU usuany Use Wbat gasolne do h te your CClS? when YOU deons a thc raûo of gal\e OP the bas of th18 en s as follows prer pe 100 Fo '19 ST GASO;::: 94 Et:')\:::::::): \\ ' Sth Brd : l' : ;; - c! g: We ho es u _ee aød ae above taulaton coed lgø 0&0- az g ' ed Pblloa ' Evdetly Stdard'a Lve P'rGaal1e j what t take to mae Ford cas show what they 'reay ca do t woru the same way wth =y ca old or ew ta wojdg gaaunel: Thta wh Lve Power J1-wa power Ad Slada' grt 193 ga '- s ao formulted tht ft do re moe lve wopowe So 11 yo wat tq get al th pe val oa of yom ca th th ca put bto t f lp w ': STANAR RE CBOWN 1' O BE' CRÔ'Wr AT STAB Ç/L S'TlOHS OR DEA l'm' ' YOUR LOCAL ST ANDARD OL AGENTS' AND DEALES EXTEND A: Hearty' Greetng ON THE OOth Annversary OF THE FOUNHNG Shelby County D M FOX AgfOt Phone Shelbyvle Mo FOX SERVCE STATON Shelb)'lle W A STARK Bethel HOMER CALV'ERT Emí:en BALLANCE - HL 'El g n' MANUL' BROS Epworth ';':1 _= ;) ' --- '!!: - _-- -_ '- -