PARTIAL

E NCYCLO P E D I A O F W A$ E RLY

Seco n d Ed iti o n (Revi s ed)

SESQ UICE N TE N N IAL YEAR

O F T H E

STATE O F I LLI N OIS

C m i l e n d r ra n ed b i l l e H a ema n M . A . o p d a a g y Lu c g ,

i e b M rs e r n s M . A Ed t d y . Al l n B u , .

e b r n o ld N D u ewe Typ d y A a . r

b i o P r i n ted y Ja c kso n vi l l e Jo u r n a l C o u r er C .

UNI $ ERSI TY De I LL I NOI S L i am FOREWORD

I n a n e fo t to re erve d a ta of Wa ve l l f r p s r y, this ma teria

h a s been a em D n ss bl ed . u ri g 1 96 8 ma n y i n teresti n g

f a c ts a n d sto ries h a ve bee n a d d ed to th e p revio us his

o I n o u t t ry . r s u dy t h ere h a ve bee n ma n y l ea ds w hic h

we a ve b ee n u n a b l e to o l l ow fo r l a c k of t me a h f , i , n d

we si n cere l y h o pe th a t fro m time to time i n th e f ut u re

mo e n o rma t o n w l l be a d d ed to t v n r i f i i h is re isio .

ACKN OWLEDG ME N TS

We wo u ld like to ta ke t his o ppo rt u n ity to th a n k th e Lib ra ria ns of l l n o Co l l e e W a ve l Ca n e e L b ra r Wa ve l H o l I i is g , r y r gi i y, r y ig h Sc h o

a H to a n o f n ld Lib ra ry a n d th e St te is ri Spri gfi e .

We a re a te u l to B r uc e Twe n h a fel a n d Co n n e Po tt a g r f i s , c h i r men a n d membe rs of t h e Sen io r a n d Ju n io r c l a sses fo r t h ei r

T o t repo rts o n s po rts i n Wa verl y t h ro ug h th e yea rs . h os e wh o

d l tte n ew a e r c l n a n d to r c reco rd o m f u rnis h e e rs , s p p ippi g s his i s f r

l l a n t a n k . pers o n a fi es , m y h s

To ea c h a n d eve ry pers o n wh o co n trib uted so g rac io us l y to

oo k th e re o n e w e rec e ved wa s mo re e nt u a t c t a n this b , s p s i h si s i h

we a a n t c a ted a ve r a ec a t ve t a n k o u . h d i i p , y ppr i i h y

o t Wa verl y c a n i u st l y be pr u d o f h er ci izen s .

P a g e T wo WA$ ERLY PI O N E EkS

Across the sweeping prairie land

Came the early pioneers , The land was rich with promise

u As they thought of fut re years .

Men of vision , men of courage Saw a city on the plain

To them it would be Waverly

A homeland rich to gain .

- From east to west , high minded men

With will to undertake . With labor buil t and tilled the soil A prairie home to make

They planted many l ovely trees

’ Which have been the city s pride , Broad reaching fields of golden grain

Stretch out from every side .

A homeland built with loving hands

With strength , with pride , with care , And all who call it home today

Are glad its joys to share .

in Mrs . N . E . Baldw

Pag e T h ree CO NT E NT S

I . I N TROD UCTIO N

EARLY S ETT LEME N T OF WAVERLY

A al i 1 . pp on a

2 . Waverly

3 . Ordin ances fi 4 . City Of cials 5 An Early Census

OU R MA NY FI RSTS First Wedding First Child Born i n Waverly First Sermon First Teacher First Death Fir st Justice of Peace First Constable First Mail Delivery Service First Radio

FO UN D ERS ’ FAITH Primitive Baptist Congregational Methodist Episcopal Christian Baptist Catholi c Lutheran

V . ED UCATIO N l 1 . Early Schoo s

2 . Schools of Today

BUSI N ESS WORLD Tran sportation Industries Business Bank s Newspaper Telephone Photography Hi ghways Water and Sewerage Systems Natur al G a s for Heating and Lighti ng

C ULTURA L D EVELOPMENT

’ 1 . Woman s Club

2 . Library

a . Congregational a n b . C r egie FRATERNAL ORD ERS 1 852 Masons 1 879 Rebekah 1 888 Pythian Si sters 1 894 Knights of Pythias 1 896 Order of the Eastern Star 1 920 American Legion 1 927 American Legion Auxiliary 1 948 Lions Club 1 950 Shrine Club Chamber of Commerce

RECREATIO N A N D AMUSEMENTS

1 . Sports

a . Football

b . Basketball

0 . Track

(1 . Baseball n e . Bowli g

2 . Theaters

a . Messerly

b . Bijou

c . Rex

$ . WARS

1 n . Wi nebago w Black Hawk w Mormon Conflict e War Between th e States g Spanish-American a World Wars I and II fl Korean

8 . Viet Nam

MISC ELLAN EOUS r Deep Snow w Sudden Freeze w Cholera e Early Weddings w Fact and Fiction “ e Nickname Suckers q Shaker ag w Salter Park ’ w L aFayette s Carr iage 1 0 Liquor in Harvest Fields i P 0 1 1 1 . Automob le 0 1 935 1 2 . Centennial

BI BLIOGRAP HY

P ag e F i ve I NTROD UCTION

The Illinois story , written by our state historian , Harry E . Pratt , is

exciting and inspiring . Geographically , Illinois is located at the hear t of the

great interior ri ver system of the continent a level land of lar ge fertile

prairie and numerous groves . One author has called it the second Garden of Eden because of the richness of its natural resources and its abundance

and variety of products .

b in Automatically it ecame well known early history , because ex

l r r s . p o e , adventurers , and settlers , in turn passed this way

A 1 8 1 81 8 n act of Congress , April , , was passed enabling the people of

the territory to form a state convention for the pur pose of draftin g a con

sti tuti on . The convention was held in Madison County which included

Morgan County . Benjamin Stephenson , Joseph Borough , and Abraham

Prickett were members of the convention . The constitution was adopted

2 1 1 in . 3 1 81 8 r August 6, 8 8 , convention at Kaskaskia December , , Cong ess

T l passed a law , declaring admission of Illinois into the Union . hus I linois

4 u 1 81 9 . became the zl st state in the Union , J ly .

Many small settlements had been made along the streams and pr o

tected areas during the years 1 820-2 1 -22 ; and at the session of the Legisla

1 823 . tur e in the Spring of , Morgan County was created The county was

1 7 named for General Daniel Morgan . In 83 it was the most populous county

i n the state .

The county seat was selected by a committee of men appointed by

f r manentl the State Legislature . A ter several changes , it finally was p y

located in Jacksonville .

P a g e S i x

EARLY SETTLEMENT OF WAVERLY

u The Range a log cabin of three or fo r rooms , a half dozen rude

i n 1 5 . cabins scattered near , and a mill this was Waverly 83

20 1 835 It was on Monday , April , , that Deacon Tanner and his family n reached this , their desti ation , having been exactly three weeks on the

C . journey from Warren , onnecticut The log cabin was built just west of what is now called West Waverly A i al on a . on the old road to pp Humble though it was , that log house was

- known for its God like spirit , and it became a haven of rest and a strong hold of courage . The coming of this sturdy New England family had a wide influence not only on the future of this community but on this part of the Central West u as well . During that first year , each S nday Deacon Tanner called together the scattered families of the prair ie and conducted religious services in his

n . own log cabi , which one of his daughters had called the Range

It was Dr . J . M . Sturtevant who first saw the spot where Waverly now

i n 1 830 . and stands , April He thought the location pleasant favorable for a r town . It was probably due to his influence that the stu dy New England families , now on their western trek , chose this beautiful spot in which to make their homes . What hardships were encountered , what determination it took to lay the foundation of a new l i fe in Central Illinois between the 1 4 1 0 . years 830 and 8 , the men of the present day can have little conception Waverly has many tender thoughts for those early families and is proud of her rich heritage .

AP PALO N I A

1 836 A al oni a e Prior to , a village plot under the name of pp had be n sur veyed and some attempts to found a town had been made . Several ffi cabins , a blacksmith shop , and a post o ce has been established . A Meth odist Church was subsequently erected . Although vigorous efforts were wa s made to build up a prosperous town , the attempt unavailing by reason

1 836 . ofli c e of the location of Waverly in , only two miles away The post , 1 847 however , was retained until , then it was removed to Waverly on accoun t of a change in the stage route for passengers and mail . William

Deatherage was the first postmaster .

i e Appal on a received its name from Apple Cre k , near which it was situated .

WAVERLY

1 1 J J . . ff 8 836 . . Waverly was laid o May , , by C Salter , with ames D B r Salter , Alexander C . Twinning and J . A . Tanner . They approp iated one section (640 acres ) for the educational interest of the town . A school build ing , with a boarding house was erected . Waverly is the second town in t u r size in the County . It is si uated in a most beautiful farming co nt y , has many fine public and private residences , and is inhabited by a moral and ” industrious people .

P a g e E i g h t TH E EARLY G ROWTH OF WAVERLY

The founding of Waverly is one of the results of the coming of several “ ” n i you g men from Yale Univers ty , known as the Yale Band , who estab l i sh d n i r 1 5 e Illi ois College at Jacksonville , the f st college in Illinois In 83 fi Richard Yates and J . E . Spillman received the rst college degrees con t ferred in Illinois . One of their acquain ances , Cleveland J . Salter , a young businessman of New Haven , became imbued with the same spirit and made

1 834 n . a tour West in , visiti g Jacksonville Upon the advice of his friends he purchased acres of land in the south eastern part of Morgan A n . . a a . Cou ty , having as associates his brother , James D B S lter , lex nder C

n . n Twi ning and Joseph A Tanner , and they plan ed to build a town with a theological seminary as the centralizing force . Before the close of the year

1 835 a brick seminary was erected and a boarding house built . The sem i n ar e y was located just north of the pres nt Congregational Church , and the r n boarding house on the southeast corne of the square , bei g occupied today

B . as the residence of the Mr . Charles ikis family Mrs . Margaret Rodgers B grandmother of Mrs . ikis , in the early day operated the only public 1 836 i weighing scales . Early in , the town hav ng been platted , town lots

ff r . . were o e ed for sale Mr Salter and his associates were very busy , build i v ing their schools , sell ng lots in Wa erly , and making a home for themselves . 1 837 The money panic of seems not to have caused trouble , as the area was - i n largely self sustaining and news scarce , so life Illinois moved calmly on . For many years the seminary thrived and was known as one of the n foremost educational i stitutions of the state , to which students came from n great distances . Though successful for a time , the venerable i stitution could not withstand the competition of Illinois College which being located

n . on a railroad , outstripped its you ger rival

l With the c osing of the seminary , Waverly was fated to a place of r isolation and no impo tance , unless the great dreams of the young town r r were realized the secu i ng of a ailroad . To this end the citizens put f r forth increased ef ort , their labors being c owned with success on that 1 870 memorable day early in December , , when the first train steamed into l Waverly on the Jacksonville , Northwestern and Southeastern Rai road . Ten r n years later a second rail oad , connecti g the town with Springfield , was ’ constructed , and Waverly s continued development was assured .

i The story of the early days of Waverly reads l ke a novel , so interest

i . ing was the l fe of the people In keeping with this romantic period , the ’ e town was named after Sir Walt r Scott s famous Waverley novels , the name having been given by James D B . Salter , who at that time was a young r man in school and a great admi er of Scott . Life centered in those days “ ” at the Log Range (a name which had degenerated from L a G r ange ) and ’ i Cook 8: Eastman s flour and saw mill , those two place of renown be ng located on the southwest border of the present confines of the city . The post office was known as Apple Creek .

fi J The rst store keepers were Carter Starr , Billy Rhodes and ames ” m an 1 846 . d P ar kk in son . In , John S Cra opened a store , within the next 1 few year s others were opened . The first bank was established in 870 by

i n . Cra , Manson Company

1 6 1 878 April , , Waverly , which had heretofore been an incorporated r village , began its existence as a city with Hen y M . Miller as the first mayor .

P a g e N l ne i 24 The first newspaper was the Waverly Gazette , establ shed Jun e ,

1 J . . . 869 . , by Miles Abbott and W D Pemberton

’ The following ar e a few of Waverly s first and most prominent early settlers :

r or E d a r d A . T a r M r P ofess w nne , A . , was a native of Wave ly , Illinois . Or a He was the youngest child of Joseph A . and Tanner , who were old settlers in Morgan County , though formerly from Warren , Conn . The ah c estor s of the family were Engli sh . They moved to Morgan County about

1 4 . 83 , and located on a farm

t Professor Tanner entered Illinois College at the age of fif een , and 1 5 n 8 7 . graduated therefrom in , receivi g the degree of A B After finishing r J his collegiate cou se , he taught in the public schools of Waverly and ack sonville for a period of th ree years . He was then called to the professor i l ship of Lat n in Pacific University , Oregon and fi led that position for four

r . yea s In the meantime , having studied theology , he was licensed to preach 1 4 by the Congregational Association of Oregon in 86 .

I n 1 865 n he was appointed Professor of Latin in Illi ois College , and f r c he of iciated fou years as haplain of the Insane Asylum at Jacksonville .

i . i As an em nent educator , Prof Tanner held front rank in the state , be ng r a scholar of fine classical culture and solid e udition . He was married

1 . . u 27 1 861 . . w J ne , , to Miss Marion L Brown , daughter of Dr H Bro n , of

a . r an . Waverly . Her p rents were formerly from Connecticut P of . d Mrs

Tanner had a family of four children . In politics , the Professor was a

Republican .

H o or bl o . l ud in n a e Newt n C C o was born Stokes County , North Carolina ,

29 1 804 . a November , He removed , with his p rents , to Logan (now called in 1 828 Simpson ) County , Kentucky , where he rema ed until the fall of , when

. r he came to Morgan County , and settled on the farm He was mar ied ,

a 1 5 1 825 . n . Febru ry , , to Miss Elizabeth C Wood , of Warren Cou ty , Kentucky

They had nine children . Mr . Cloud became a local Methodist preacher in 1 27 in 8 , and was among the pioneer clergymen who first preached Morgan -five County . He had an active experience of forty years as a preacher , and a ful l record as a statesman . He was first elected to the legislature i n 1 830 r e- , and was elected for sixteen subsequent sessions , serving in both and - branches making for himself a noble political record of thirty four years .

He was canal commissioner for a term of two years , and also a delegate 1 847 to revise the State Constitution in , over which body he was called to u n preside . He was speaker of the house d ri g one session . His political record was brilliant , reflecting credit upon his constituents as well as him l r se f . He acted fearlessly and honestly for justice and right , rega dless of e 1 877 the fear or favor of men . He di d in and is buried i n Rogers Cemetery southwest of Waverly .

' o u 62 The bo k , Old Settlers of Morgan Co nty page , relates the fol lowi ng interestin g life history of :

H r M . M l l r en y i e , the only son of Ebenezer Miller , was born in Litch

r 23 1 826 . u field , Connecticut , Janua y , He came to Morgan Co nty with his fal l 1 840 n father in the of His father was well know , for years , to most of the citizens of the county on account of his prominent position , which he in i o P er nel i a early l fe assumed , as an opp nent of slavery His wife , , was i L i tchfi l d J . a daughter of oseph H Hopk ns of e .

P ag e T en r Mr . Miller was among the prominent fruit g owers of the county , and conspicuous in the nursery business , especially in the growing of Osage f r r e n . o 1 873 h dge pla ts He had , the sp ing trade of , over plants . n i r n He i troduced the first plants into th s pa t of the cou try , and with Pro e fen fess r Tanner , was one of the important pioneers in this new form of c “ for ing . Mr . Miller was highly esteemed his upright business habits , ” r honesty in his dealings , and for his many vi tues as a Christian and citizen .

TH E REVISED ORDI NANC ES OF TH E W C ITY OF AVERLY, I LLI NOIS

Revised and arranged by Richard Yates , Attorney at Law

Published by authority of the city council .

Virden , Ills . Record Book and Job Press 1 888

A N O R D I N A N C E

PROVID I N G FOR TH E PU BLICATION OF TH E REVISED

ORD I NANC ES OF TH E C ITY OF WAVERLY .

Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Waverly

i n 1 Sect o . That the ordin ances governing said city includi ng the n An ordi ance entitled , Ordinance in Revision and Consolidation of the ” 1 2th General Ordinance of the City of Waverly , Passed on the day of D 1 1 h A D 1 A . 88 3t . 888 October , 8 , and approved November , , as revised and “ i n i a published book form , to be styled , The Revised Ord n nces of the City ” of Waverly .

2 Secti on . This ordinance shall tak e effect and be i n full force from

and after its pas sage . A D . 1 1 3 888 . Approved November th ,

F . H . Wemple , Mayor STATE OF ILLINOIS l City of Waver y , Morgan County ,

I , Gelman Ford , City Clerk of the City of r i Waverly , do he eby cert fy that the above and foregoing is a true copy of “ an ordinance entitled , An Ordinance in Revision and Consolidation of the ” i General Ordinances of the C ty of Waverly , passed by the City Council AD 1 1 3 . 888 . of said city , on the th day of November , i I further certify that the original ordinance , of which the forego ng i n is a cert fied copy , is by law intrusted to my custody for safe keepi g , and

is on file in my office .

1 3 Witness my h and and the corporate seal of said city , this th day

A 1 . D . 888 of November ,

n Gilma Ford , City Clerk

P a g e E l ev en C HAPTER I

A D D I T I O N S

1 . Section Any addition which may be made to the City of Waverly , or any lands within the same which may be surveyed and laid out into lots an d all t blocks , sh be so laid out , surveyed and plat ed , as that the blocks or other subdivisions thereof shal l conform to the regular blocks of the i i d e i v add tion or add tions a joining which propos d add tion or subdi ision , and s n r the street and alleys shall correspond with , and co fo m to , the previously s and l wh l establi hed streets a leys with ich they may connect , and sha l con ti nue the same .

t 2 . n Sec ion Any ow er or agent of real estate , who may wish to lay an i l i hi s out y add tion or subdivision of ands , with n said city , shall submit i - t an d map or plat of such proposed add tion or sub division to the Ci y Council , r r l i obtai n thei approval of the same , which app oval sha l be cert fied thereon r e i n ff n an by the city cle k , b fore sell g or o eri g for sale y lot or block in such di - r a proposed ad tion or sub division under a penalty of one hund ed doll rs , t and a further penal y of fifty dollars for each lot , or part thereof , so sold by him , contrary to the provisions of this section .

C HAPTER I I

A n i ma l s A R T I C L E I

ani mals impoundi n g and sale of

i 3 . l n ul Sect on It sha l be u lawf for any pig , hog , bull , st eer , cow , a nn r u heifer , c lf , goat , je et , horse , ma e , or colt to be fo nd herded , picketed s i nn n an or dep astured or otherwi e go ng or ru i g at large on y street , alley , y r n unenclosed highwa , pa k , or other public or private property withi the and m u corporate li mits of the city of Waverly , every ani al so fo nd is hereby declar ed a nuis ance .

Section 4 . It is hereby made the duty of the City Mar shal and al l and n n police officers of said city , to take up co fi e in a secure pen , pound , or other place provi ded for that pur pose any and every animal runn in g at large in vi olation of the precedi n g section .

5 . n i Section Any adult person i convenienced or njured , or who may n i n be in dan ger of bei g injured , either his person or property , by reason of the unlawful runn ing at large in the city of any animal herein before men i n ) a d t o ed , may (but without compensation t ke and rive such animal to the n and l u and im city pou d , it sha l be the duty of the po nd keeper to receive pound the same .

ti 41 5 . i : l Sec on Speed L mits No person sha l ride or drive , or cause r t a m to be ridden or d iven , any horse or o her ni al , or drive or propel , or t m cause to be driven or propelled . any cab , carriage , wagon or o her ani al drawn vehicle upon any street or public way in the city at a greater speed than at the rate of ten mil es per hour under pen alty of not less than Five f Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars for each of ense .

Section 421 . Auction of Animals : No person shal l show or expose for

P a g e Twelv e a sale at auction , any horse or other anim l in any public way in the City , r for r ff under a penalty of not mo e than Five Dollars eve y o ense .

i 42 Sect on 5 . Exhibition of Dangerous Animals : No per son shall per or t a nor mit any bear o her dangerous animal to run at l rge , lead any such a i h r nimal w t a chain or rope , or other appliance , whethe such animal be or i muzzled or unmuzzled , in any street , avenue . lane , highway publ c place a l t r for within the City , under pena y of not more than Ten Dolla s each ff o ense .

i r r Sect on 430 . Flipping Ca s o Vehicles : No mi nor under the age of r l cl i nb or i n wa e eighteen yea s sha l , onto or cling to , any y attach hims lf or her sel f to any vehicle or any rai l road locomotive or automobil e or c ar of u t any kind while the same is in motion , nder a penal y of not less than Two l r f Do lars nor more than Ten Dolla s for each of ense .

’ ti n 45 1 . f r Sec o Possession of Burglar s Tools . It shall be unlawful o any person to have in his possession any nippers of the description known ’ b i as burglar s nippers , pick lock , skeleton key , key to be used with a t or ’ i mm r i bits , j , or other burglar s inst ument or tool of whatsoever k nd or de n a o scription , u less it to be shown th t such p ssession is innocent or for a w l r la fu pu pose , under a penalty of not less than Fifty Dollars nor more than l ff One Hundred Do lars for each o ense .

i 2 ' r r Sect on 45 . Loafi ng No pe son shall obst uct or encumber any street corner or other public place in th e City by loun gi ng in or about the same after being requested to move on by any police officer ; any per son violatin g any of the provisions of this section shal l be fined not less than f Five Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars for each of ense .

ti n 458 . i : r un Sec o Kill ng Birds No pe son shall kill or wo d , or attempt bow a to kill or wound , by the use of fire arms , sling shot , and rrow , or other i weapons , any bird within the City limits ; and any person violat ng any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than Five Dollar s nor more than Twenty - five Doll ars for each offense

460 . t . k : r Sec ion Orange Peel , etc , on Sidewal No person shall th ow , cast , lay or place on any sidewalk in the City the rind or peel of any orange , a r n a T w l b nana , apple or other f uit , u der a penalty of not less th n o Do lars f nor more than Twenty Dollars for each of ense .

e t 4 73 . r : l S c ion Lotte y Tickets No person shal vend , give away or r otherwise dispose of any lotte y tickets .

Section 476 . Sale and Use of Explosives : That no person shall sell or f i i of er for sale , within the C ty l mits of the City of Waverly , any dynamite r or caps , giant cracke s , blank cartridges toy cannons .

S ti 4 ec on 77 . Selling Goods on Sun day : Whoever keeps open any r a i place of business for the pu pose of vending goods , w res or merchand se in on Sunday (except case of necessity or charity , and except in the case for l l a of drug stores , which may be kept open sole purpose of fi ing medic l l i i prescriptions and sel ing medicines ) shall , upon conv ct on , be fined not less than Twenty -five Dollars nor more than Two Hun dr ed Dollars for every f of ense .

That no person sh a ll keep or r un any shooting gal ler y or place for r i a nd a n f ta get shoot ng in the City of Waverly , y person so of ending shall be fined not less th a n Five Dollars n or mor e than Fifty Dollars for each offense

P ag e Th i rteen No person , upon turning the corner of any street or crossing the in ter secti on of any street in the City , shall ride or drive any horse or other ee 4 animal with greater sp d than at the rate of miles per hour , under a ff e penalty of not more than Ten Dollars for each o ens . No person shall spit upon any public sidewalk or upon the floor of any public conveyance , or upon the floor of any theater , assembly room , i or public build ng , under penalty of not less than One Dollar nor more than

Five Dollars for each offense .

Catalog of City Officers of the City of Waverly April 1 891 to April 1 91 6

ffi The following is a catalog of o cers of the City of Waverly , Illinois ,

a 1 891 . by ye r , beginning with those elected on the third Tuesday in April , 1 891 On Christmas Eve , , a fire occurred which destroyed all the buildings on the west side of the square as far north as the Crain building , and at that time the City records were destroyed .

1 891 At the election held on the third Tuesday in April , , the following ticket was elected :

Edward Wemple

F . S . Dennis

Aldermen J l J . M . oy and Wi liam Wright J and . . I . H . Coe W A ones

William 2 0 11 and Robert Bowyer

l $ Shortly after this e ection , W . A . Jones , William oll , Robert Bowyer i and Will iam Wright res gned . At a special election held to fill the vacancies : J so created , the following were elected C . Romang , . R . Chamber , Wiley

l n . Todd , and D . C . Ca hou

8 1 91 6 1 (Get the remainder on Page The Waverly Code , Chapter ,

- 7 1 2 . Page , Waverly Carnegie Library )

From : ATLAS MAP OF MORGAN COUNTY 1 872 Census 1 870 Waverly Township

Population 2464 Number of sheep Number of dwel lings 470 Number of swine Number of farms 267 Bushels of wheat Acres improved Bushels of corn Number of horses Bushels of rye 349 Number of mules 644 Bushels of oats Number of voters 560 Population (census ) of 1 91 0

P a g e Fo u rteen ELECTIONS

u . Jacksonville Courier News , Views , Cent ry Ago 1 4 1 April , 968

The municipal election at Waverly on Monday resulted in Demo i cratic triumph . The Democrats elected a major ty of the town trustees , i : . . r . . . . as follows W W Deathe age , S S Agard , J P St ce , J B Cooper The Mc K radicals elected Robert ee.

r 2 1 1 947 r 1 8 1 878 Wave ly Journal , November , (Waverly Journal , Ap il , )

T h e r 1 878 Jou nal in was called Morgan Journal , published by Milton

M . Meacham , father of Elmer Meacham . Judging from the amount of space given to it , the principal topic of interest in this and other central

Illinois communities at that time was the temperance question . There r w r were reports from Wave ly and else he e about the temperance movement . a nd Apparently , the nominating of candidates on Republican Democratic tickets for the local city elections was not in vogue then as it is now , for the resul t of the caucus nominating candidate on the Temperance ticket h : was publis ed , the list of candidates nominated being as follows

i l Mayor Anc R . Dennis

Aldermen H . M . Miller , N . J . Stratton , A . L . Kimber , R . L

Carter , E . Kent , F . H . Wemple

City Clerk John H . Goldsmith

City Treasurer William W . Hutchinson

City Attorn ey C . F . Meacham

Quoting Editor Meacham , This was a good ticket and deserved the support of the voters .

P ag e F i ftee n WE D D

a c h er

P a g e S i x teen

J 1 968 ’ ’ In une , , three Toastmaster s Clubs and two Toastmistress r Clubs of Sp ingfield , enjoyed a picnic dinner in Salter Park and conducted fi r their business session at the monument to Dr . Smedley . District of ce s from I l l l in oi s and Missour i wer e i n attendance The district governor Adam Bock said district acti vities in the future will be held in Waverly

Only isolated items have been placed in this chapter . Other Firsts r have been included in the Chapters to which they we e related .

MAYOR’ S PROC LAMATION

Me mo r i a l D a y In pursuance of a proclamation issued by the Governor calling upon the people of this State to observe the 3oth day of May as Memo

rial Day , therefore

of I , John F . Rice , mayor the city of Waver l y , do hereby request the people of this city to close their respective places of business between ’ ’ the hours of 1 o clock and 5 o clock pm . of that

day , and assist in the ceremonies to be observed in East Cemetery in honor of the dead heroes

therein buried .

22nd Given under my hand this day of May ,

AD . 1 883 . J ohn F . Rice , Mayor

MEMORIAL DAY Program of Exercises 1 ’ Assembly call in the Park at o clock , by Martial Band .

Forming of Procession , and music by Cornet Band .

AT TH E C EMETERY

Music by Cornet Band .

Singin g by Glee Club .

Prayer by Rev . W . A . Hobbs i m r Scr e . Oration , by Rev . G E . g

Singing by G lee Club .

Speech . Music by Cornet Band

Extemporaneous Speeches by Old Soldiers .

Singing by G lee Club . ’ e Permanent S cretary s Report . Report of Standi ng Committee

Appointments for ensuing year .

Prayer , by Rev . J . K Miller . i Decorat ng graves , and music by the Martial Band .

Military Salute , by Old Soldiers .

Music by Cornet Band .

P a g e E i g h tee n P a g e N i n etee n PRIMITIVE BAPTIST C H URC H This account tell s of the organization and some history of the Head ” ‘ ” of Apple Creek Church ; also of the part Elder Isaac Conlee had in the church , and some of his early life .

. 7 1 795 Isaac Conlee was born in Green County , Tenn , May , , and he r K 1 h t . 1 80 . a moved wi h his parents to Ba ren County , y , in He married Sar Mc D n al d 1 81 4 1 81 6 e o in , and in they with several other pioneer famili s i 1 824 settled ten m les south of Edwardsville , Illinois In Isaac and family came to Morgan County and settled four mi les south of the present site of l Waverly , Il inois .

o Isaac and his father , J hn Conlee , were both ordained ministers of the Primi tive Baptist Church Elder Isaac Conlee was one of the organizers “ ” i 1 828 of the Prim tive Baptist Church in , called Head of Apple Creek , n a which is now located in Waverly , Illi ois . Its first location was ne r Rohrer 1 n 828 . Station , A log buildi g was first used in the edge of the timber with ” r only t ails by it . It is supposed the Conlee Cemetery was started near 1 ’ r th e 830 s . this old chu ch , as many tomb stones have dates in

1 832 r In , after roads we e laid out , a frame building was built about 3 i e A m l north east of the log church , on the west side of the road on the 1 J 3 . ames P . Stice farm and 72 miles south of Waverly A well on the east side of the road is all that marks that site . n e The present buildi g in Waverly was bought , remod led , and dedicated

1 1 2 l . in 9 , and the former bui ding was sold Services have been held con tin uousl y since the first organization . in Elder Isaac Conlee covered a large area his preaching activities , 2 0 40 churches being 0 to 3 or miles apart , going horseback , for which he received no compensation His support was derived mostly from tilling the in soil , and earlier from mills . He built the first horse mill the spring of i l 1 4 1 2 1 837 i n i mt 8 6. 8 9, another in which business he was engaged Elder r i n i i e Conlee lived many yea s the north part of Waverly , hav ng cont nu d

as a minister of the gospel for more than fifty years , quitting only when u 1 9 1 879 his health failed . He died J ly , , and he and many of his descendants

ar e buried in the Conlee cemetery . Many other min isters have been pastors of this church down through J the year s . Elder ohn A . Conlee , a resident of Waverly and a grandson of

Isaac Conlee , was pastor for many years ; also Elder I . E . Sutton of Girard ,

n n . r e I ll . , and Elder B axter Hale , Carli ville , Illi ois , all deceased More 4 J . 1 . c entl . y , Elder Bryan Adair of Atlanta , Mo , was pastor for years J l n Elder ames Har ris of Palmyra , Il i ois , is the present pastor .

Most of the present members live a distance from the church , but they P P M . M attend services regularly on Saturday at 3 and 7 . before the third

Sunday of each month and at on Sunday . 1 1 968 Dated March , J n Mrs . ohn M . A derson Great Granddaughter of Isaac Conlee

H ISTORY OF TH E FI RST CON GREGATIONAL C H U RC H

OF WAVERLY, I LLI NOIS

Th e town of Waverly was fir st settled in 1 835 and the chur ch one year

u 1 sth 1 836. later , on J ne ,

P a g e Twe nty The history of the Congregational Church really starts at the time ’ i of C . J . Salter s purchasing acres in th s part of Illinois .

r Deacon Joseph Tanne , an agent for a business company headed by e l the Salters , arrived with a small band of settlers , and s tt ed at the head r of Apple C eek , west of the southwest border of the present town , on Monday ,

20 1 835 . e April , It took them just thr e weeks to come from Warren , Connec i c l a t ut . They ived in a log cabin , which one of his daughters n med the “ ” 1 2 8 9 . u f Range . The cabin was built in by Mr Sh rtlef , who decided the wa s weather too cold and so went back where he came from . u r r r 26 1 835 The first S nday after their a ival , Ap il , , he held a religious in r service his home for the families that we e scattered across the prairies . 1 5 1 836 . A year later on June , , Dr J . M Sturtevant helped organize the Waverly church . At that time there were only eight adults to become Th ' e members . ey were Joseph Tanner , Mrs . Lucy Tann r , Theod ore E . r Curtiss , Miss Huldah Lucinda Tanne , Miss Lucy Swift , Miss Susan Eliza

a . r . . . Tanner , Cyrus T nner , and Mrs O ra Tanner Deacon C J Salter was out and s of town at the time , was not pre ent to become a charter member . n However , he returned to Waverly and became a very i fluential leader in the church and community for over forty years . At this time the members “ ” voted to call it the Chur ch of Ch rist ; shortly after it was changed to the

Congregational Church . r n The first church se vices were held in the semi ary from 1 836 to 1 851 . The school was built in 1 835 and stood north of the present Congregational

Church . The school was to be a preparatory school for the college i n Jack w l sonville . That dream never came true , but it was el organized and had good teachers . The settlers built a brickyard and made the bricks for the ’

C . . i school and J Salter s country home , which was the first br ck home in

Waverly . It is the present home of William Neuman . 1 4 In 8 7 the plans were made for a building for church services . The site was the one where the chur ch is now . The men of the congregation worked for over three years to build the church . They established a saw r Th . e mill south of town , where there was plenty of timbe to be had stones were br ought by wagon from a quarry nine miles away . The contract for 4 1 . r 8 8 . . the labor was given in to Chauncey Root Homer Curtiss , C J Salte , i and Geor ge Carter were on the build ng committee . Most of the timbers r were made by hand and put together with la ge frame bents . It is said that there is hal f a mi llstone fr om the old gr ist mill that stood southwest r of town , in the foundation . The co nerstone was the hearthstone from the

. i Joseph Tanner home It cost to build , not count ng the lot it is on . i n i n There was no prayer meet g room , nor outside vestibule the original l building . A gal ery extended across the south end , and the vestibule was within the church under that . 4 1 r 1 85 . n On February , , a new pastor , Rev James Weller , was o dai ed , an d at that time the building was also dedicated Many ministers and r delegates came from fa and near to be present at this time .

r 1 866 A cabinet organ was bought in Janua y , , and was put over the r front entrance in the gall e y . The choir also sat up there .

1 75 . . . In 8 , Rev C W Clapp was pastor , and a pipe organ was bought l th e in Boston , Massachusetts , for It was a so put in south end of i the church . The organ is still in use , though it is now converted to electric ty .

1 7 1 1 . . In 8 9 to 88 , Rev C C Salter was the pastor , and the church was r r r emodeled . They removed the galle y and put the organ whe e it is today ,

P a g e Twe nty - o ne wa s behind the pulpit . A vestibule built on the front , and west of the prayer

in t r . meeting room the rear , hey built a libra y They had a library of several

use . hundred good books for the of the public Years later , this collection was the start of a public library , which later became our present library .

r 1 882 900 The old pa sonage was sold in for $ , and they built a new one for

1 925 r The church was again remodeled in with new floo s , carpets , and heavy oak pews installed . They also put in new lighting , and a Sunday r i School room was made f om the aud torium on each side of the pulpit .

n . This made the mai part a little smaller While the work was going on , the services were held in the Episcopal Church for some weeks . The old

. h . t Episcopal Church is now the Lutheran Church Dr F . S . Tincher was e

2 1 926. pastor at the time , and the church was rededicated Sunday , May , He conducted a campaign which resulted in enough money to pay the whole r cost of the repai s .

r There is no record available of the musical se vice during worship , 1 4 “ t h . i n 8 7 . t ough , M M Peet was empowered to con rol and regulate his school for singi ng in said build-ing and to keep order in same during the nights of singing . The singing school was sponsored by the members of the church .

Organ music is a joyous part of worship service . Among the faithful

30 : r . organists during the past years are Miss Shi ley Mader (Mrs Wm .

Lynch ) , Mr . Herbert Miller , Mrs . Roy Fairbanks , and Mrs . Ruth Wilson h t e . . We appreciate guest organists also During a number of years , Mrs c Wilson M . Smith organized and directed a teen vesper choir whi h enriched J h our services . We are happy to have Mrs . o n Woods , our present organist . h The members of the Church ave enjoyed new hymnals , individually

and n . purchased , the reconditioned orga

1 r In 968 the audito ium was given a New Look . The carefully planned work of the decorating committee was most rewarding The fin an c i al response fron non -residents as well as from resident members was more th e than satisfactory . All the expenses of e decorating w re fully met We “ were pepped up a bit .

1 963 th e Five years later , , Church was damaged by fire , the amount of damage being The insurance and donations from the members took care of the disaster , even to the laying of new carpets . However , there was one loss that could not be replaced : The painting of the church l l r by Wi iam Ho stman , in memory of his mother It was hanging in the badly damaged vestibule “ h 30- e r During t is y ar period , the Congregational Chu ch united with E a n h c al Ch ur ch the v ge and Reformed , accepting the Constitution and r Official name : The United Chu ch of Christ . The parsonage on W . Tremont Street was sold and the church was painted again “ New England Village ” White . The Church is mindful of and appreciative of the gifts received during these 30 years : the new Communion Cup holders and the pulpit light by the h er late Mrs . E . C Everett in memory of daughter , Gertrude ; a check y f and the porch step r ailings b Mrs . Mary Mof et ; the Bulletin Board by Mrs

r Mr s . . Alice Everett Gould and Mrs Floyd Dossett in memo y of Mr . and E ’ D ossett s n C Everett , Miss Addie Everett , and Mrs . brother , Edwi Busch , 1 4 who died in service in 9 3 .

P a g e Twe nty -two The Church is deeply gr ateful for bein g so well remembered by the

. a r W i l 1 0 1 961 late Samuel T Smetter unde his l dated May , , we quote , a bequest was made that the net income fr om ei ghty acres of farm land be i r r r r n b e mn m i paid to the F st Cong egational Chu ch of Wave ly , Illi ois , g g n 1 964 and u Mc Conn l l the year , until the yo nger David e attains the age of -fi e 1 2 1 94 v 9 . twenty , his birthday being August , , unquote Therefore the r l l r a i 1 2 1 74 chu ch wi eceive the income annu lly unt l August , 9 , from the n r l i n First National Ba k of Sp ingfield , Il nois which is acti g as Trustee under l l the terms of the wi .

1 966 i n n u In the entire Church build g was i s lated and gas heat installed .

The Chur ch is very conscious of the thoughtfuln ess and careful plan fi i r ning of the Of cial Board dur ng these many yea s . We say thank you all at this time .

T h e l r closing words of Rev . Mr . Kel y in completing his histo ical state “ 1 00th r ar r ment of the annive sary were , There e sacred memo ies clustering around this Church . We cherish these memories with warm affection and th e u d n constant gratitude . We recognize g i i g hand of God in our year s of ” in service . We trust his continued favor and blessing in the year s to come .

METHODIST C H U RC H The fol lowing account is a synopsis of a history compil ed and read by r 1 00th 5oth n i Mrs . Leslie Kumler at the celeb ation of the and a niversar es h c h 1 h C ur 967 . of the Met odist in Waverly , in the Fall of

Peter Cartwright came to this section of Illi n ois i n 1 824 and i n 1 826 became the Presiding Elder of Sangamon District (Sangamon and Morgan i Counties ) of the Ill nois Conference .

r r z 20 1 827 . The Apple Creek Ci cuit was o gani ed September , Newton Cloud came to Appal oni a in 1 827 and preached his first sermon in the home y r n omts of John Wyatt . For three ears the Ci cuit included all preachi g p r 1 i in . 830 Morgan County Afte September , , Morgan was divided nto Apple m s Creek and Jacksonville Circuits . Waverly was one of the po t in Jackson ville Ci rcui t . The Waverly Church was or gan ized about 1 840 at the home of James $

hi . s n Hutc nson This hou e was k own as the old Woodmansee house . Meet i ngs were held ther e until the house became too small to accommodate the u growing Society . Through the kindness of the Protestant Episcopal Ch rch r l membe s , the Methodists held services in the new Episcopa Church erected

1 844 an d . in , on the corner of Elm Prospect Streets Later , this site was C r l occupied by the M . E . hu ch South , also remembered as the Sou e Chapel

The first Methodi st Ch ur ch buil d i ng was erected in 1 845 on the site of fl r I t wa s t r l the present Catholic Chu ch , a frame s ructu e cal ed the Bethel “ ” i r i Meeting House . Waverly had been changed from a po nt on a ci cu t to “ ” r 1 853 a station , requi ing a resident pastor , about , and the first parsonage was purchased . T h e dedication services for the new Church took place dur in g the in d mornin g service ; the afternoon , two funeral sermons were preache in d r . memo y of two ladies , sisters of Mr Samuel Woods , who had die some r n s time previously . Du i g the funeral ervices the foundation of the church

i . gave way , caus ng the walls to sway This condition caused a panic among an d t r l l n the people , hey ushed pell me through windows and doors bei g held i open by the men . As a result of this accident the entire service was qu te

P a g e Tw e nty - th ree ridiculous , and many stories , and even a poem or two , have been quoted , n based on the happeni gs of this memorable day in Waverly . 1 865 About the church building was sold to the Catholic congregation . A substantial brick church was begun on the same site as our present build

i n . 1 6 g, and took nearly two years to finish The cornerstone was laid in 8 6, 1 7 but the dedication was not held until 86 . It was quite an occasion . People r began ar rivin g by six a m . and services we e held continuously until mid

S n . night . ermons , si ging , and thanksgiving talks filled the day

1 0 r r I n 9 8 improvements we e made to the inte ior of the church . It soon was apparent a larger building was needed . After two or three years ff i of discussion , definite plans developed At an o icial board meet ng , early 1 91 6 f i n December of , it was voted to start a campaign for suf icient money

. u 6 1 91 7 to justify the beginning of the work On S nday , April , , the farewell

. r i services were held , and soon the old building was torn down Du ng the n followi ng months regular services were held in the Crai Opera House .

T h i 25 1 91 7 . e new build ng was ready for dedication November , Bishop

Quayle had charge of the services . Many former pastors attended this service . h t . The first organ was a gift to e church It had only one stop , which , 1 i ts . 908 when pulled out , threw on full power In , when improvements were n i made to the i terior of the church , a new Hook Hast ngs pipe organ was 1 r i n stal led at a cost of $ 600 . This project was sponso ed by the Queen

Esther Class . 1 0 fi September , 96 , the of cial board appointed a committee to investi u gate th e repairing , rebuilding or p rchasing of a new organ , either pipe or electronic . The committee decided to purchase a new organ and to remodel 24 1 963 the Chancel . The dedication on November , , was in the form of a f recital given by the organist rom the First Methodist Church of Springfield .

Miss Mattie Deatherage served many years as organist , and Mrs . Wilson Smith is directi ng the choir for the second time and deserves much praise for her excellent work . There are many important activities connected with th e church the ’ al l i Sun day School with classes for ages , and the Woman s Society of Chr s tian Service . The Vacation Bible School has been a strong factor i n Chr istian edu

cation and one of the strongest assets of th e church .

There have been numerous bequests from members over the years , r that have helped immeasurably in the growth of the chu ch .

u I n 1 938 the M . E . Ch rch North and the M . E . Church South united

under the name Methodist Church , and at a conference held at Dallas , 1 968 r Texas , in the spring of the Evangelical United B ethren united with “ the Methodist and the name was changed to the United Methodist Church .

ffi an Many pastors have served the Waverly Church e ciently , d faith

ful ly over the years .

C H RISTIAN C H URC H The Christian Oh ur ch records reveal that the first meeting was held

1 0 1 849 . on February , , and plans were made to erect a church The second 4 1 3 1 8 9. meeting was held May , An odd note about the second meeting was that Waverly was 1 3 years old at this time the meeti ng was held on the

1 3th and 1 3 members were added to the congregation that day .

P a g e Twen ty - fo u r

J . Harold . Lowery and Guy W . Martin The contractors for the remodeling ff D w r ue e . were Leo Lowery , Cli ord Woods , H . C . , and Watson Chance Mrs . B er n a r dmi Arlene , of Taylorville , was the artist who painted the baptistry mural Other special events in the church history include the dedication of h 21 1 961 - 1 8 t e bulletin board on May , ; a note burning service on November , 2 2 1 1 96 ; the dedication of the new communion service on October , 966 this was given in memory of Mrs . Ella Bradley Weedman ; dedication of a 22 1 963 candelabra and candle lighter on December , this was a memorial D oer fl er 9 1 964 to Mrs . Wilma Bateman , and a special service on February , , to honor members who had belonged to a church for 50 years or more

: . Ten members were honored Mrs Ethel Ritter Hunt , Mrs . Mabel Gates

f . Moulton , Miss Ef ie Ritter , Mrs Ada Elliott Jackson , Mrs . Grace Turner Mr s T . ea ne i Ritter , Mrs . Mae Bridges Brown , Lily Lyons y , M ss Vena Ash Mc I nt r e . baugh , Mrs . Rebecca y and Fred Bateman

r The hymnals used at the present time we e given by Mr . and Mrs .

Ralph Bivin in memory of their daughter , Connie Lou . 44 Th ere are known ministers that have served the local church . The J present minister , Rev . ames Martin Flanagan , has been with the church i “ 4 1 960 . . s since December , Rev Flanagan associate editor of The Chris tian . Among those who left bequests to the Waver ly Christian Church were : J Mrs . Nora Winifred Challans , Mrs Stella Vandeveer , and Miss ennie

Hudson .

r ffi : . h The present chu ch o cers are Harold J Lowery , Chairman of t

r . u Board ; William Neuman , Treasure ; and Mrs Margie Lemmons , Ch rch n J Clerk . The Sunday School Superi tendent is Paul Sadler , and the unior G a il l or Department Superintendent is Charlotte d . The church history would not be complete without the mention of a : few that gave years of service to the church Mrs . Ida Wells , Mrs . Irene

. e Smith , C . L . Gates , Miss Anna Laws , Miss Lucy Hughes , Mrs Minnie Bat ff i D o r fl r . e e man , Misses Jessie and E ie R tter , Mrs Wilma Bateman , Mrs r Edwar d Nichols , Dr and Mrs . E . W . C um , Ed W . Ashbaugh , Mr . and Mrs . B oc fl er i Fred Harney . Mrs . Wilma Bateman served as organist , p anist ,

r . . n teacher , and primary supe intendent for many years Mrs Mabel Neuma r Chance also served for several years as pianist . The p esnt organists are

a . Mrs . Norma Woods and G ry Ross

Mrs . Ethel Ritter Hunt is the oldest member of the church in years 2 1 900 . of church membership She joined the local church on January ,

H ISTORY OF TH E WAVERLY BAPTIST C H URC H 1 1 1 855 . The Baptist Church first organized August , Worship Service r was held twice a month . J . M . Wells became the first pastor . When fi st d l t organize , the church was called the Waver y Missionary Baptis Church of Jesus Christ and was held in the home of Willis Meacham .

1 861 . In April , , the house of the Christian Church was rented The lot across from the square was bought for the purpose of building a chur ch

r 20 1 9 1 873 A revival was held f om January February , , during which seventy people found the Saviour Baptism took place at a pond on h m ’ M ea c a s . E D . farm

P a g e Twe nty - S i x 26 1 875 u February , , the Providence Baptist Ch rch united with the i l 1 75 8 . Waverly Bapt st Church Co lection on Sabbath Day began February ,

1 9 1 875 n r i June , , the Baptist Church buildi g was e ected and ded cated f r in the ser vice of God . A house and two lots were purchased o a parsonage r 1 1 88 . in Wave ly on December ,

i fi r r n r 1 887 a nd n F rst Sunday School of ce s we e elected Ja ua y , , Su day r r i school was held afte the mo ni ng worsh p service . Plans for a new church

i 1 . r 1 r i o 897 900 . to k place in Apr l , Novembe , , the new chu ch was ded cated

r l n 1 901 . o A pipe o ga was purchased in June , Vacation Bible Scho r fif - i r e 1 929 . 1 932 t first sta t d in May , During May , , the e were y eight bapt zed ’ at Moffet s pond A new basement was completed for the church an d dedi c ated 1 940 in June , n in 1 945 r i u 1 952 The church bell was i stalled March , ; and du ng J ne , , r r edecorating inside and painting of the outside of the chu ch took place .

i n Mr s l A pa nti g of Jesus was presented to the church by . Ol ie Dale Mr and s . Ethel Beatty .

1 954 : r ur Since , several additions to the church included New o gan p B YF i n chased by Senior and the Davenport Estate memory of Mr . and B YF r Mrs . Davenport Senior also purchased seve al road signs and an out

r . n 1 955 . door bulletin boa d The Cente nial Celebration was held in August , 1 57 a 9 . Febru ry , , the basement of the church was redecorated

On u 29 1 958 r i J ne , , the church voted to const uct an educational bu ld

- ing . The estimate of the approximate cost was Ground breaking 2 1 2 u 1 958 . 7 96 ceremonies were held the next month J ly , On May , , the church participated in a service of Dedication . At that time , a mortgage burning ceremony was held .

1 i 962 . In June , Rev Kater accepted the call of the F rst Baptist Church l n 2 . 1 e . 96 of D lavan , Il i ois Rev Eugene Owsley became pastor in August of ,

1 965 . and served until October , At that time , he became pastor of the First r l l Baptist Chu ch in Virden , I inois

1 965 S l in i ur n In , a peaker system was insta led the Br dges N si g Home , r which is just across the street to the south of the church . Residents the e may participate in both th e mor nin g and evenin g Sun day worshi p servi ces of the church . r i i During the past few years , ce ta n physical mprovements have been made i n the appearan ce of the church . New sidewalks have been added ; wrought i ron hand rails have been installed on the sidewalk steps ; storm windows of aluminum construction have been placed on the educational bui lding ; and a new outdoor sign has been constructed .

r n J 1 9 1 966. Gerald Cooper has served as ministe of the church si ce une ,

TH E CATHOLIC C H URC H OF WAVERLY

l r 1 857 Car l mvil l e The first Catho ic priest came to Wave ly in , from I n 858 r 1 , a cong egation was organized and they purchased one of the Meth r odist houses of worship , which was afterwa ds known as St Sebastian $ r Church of Waverly , under the charge of Reverend Francis . Schreibe of r 1 7 1 866 i B e h n . 8 3 New In , it was attached to Virden and in to Frankl n It e ff r i i n i has been attach d , at di e ent times , to New Berlin , Frankl n , V rgi a , I n 1 925 it a l i n i and Greenfield . , was again attached to Fr nk , w th Reverend

i n . E . D . Butler charge

P a g e Twe nty seve n ’ O Rei l l . 1 . The first resident pastor was Reverend P . J y in 866 It then n i n became a mission of Franklin , Virgi ia , and Greenfield , turn Father

c 1 907 1 91 2 . 1 91 2 Mc auley was the resident priest from to In , Father L . C . c Ryan succeeded Reverend P . R . Mc auley . He started to repair the church . e 1 1 He changed it from a wooden church to a brick vene r building In 9 9, i Father Ryan built a sanctuary and nstalled a new heating plant . Father 1 - 920 22 . Amos E . Guisti was the pastor from 1 937 In the basement was excavated , and a new heating plant and I 1 4 . n 9 6 electric lighting were added , the church was decorated and in 1 956 it was redecorated .

21 r 1 -57 Father Michael Kearns was the pastor for years , f om 936 , having his residence in Franklin . He was also the pastor at Palmyra . Father Michael Kearns was succeeded by Father Hugh Cassidy as 1 5 1 958 . 9 8 Pastor in January of In the basement hall was remodeled , with new kitchen facilities installed . In the same year the sanctuary of the

. 1 967 of i church was remodeled In the interior the church was pa nted , with a new portable altar purchased for the implementation of th e Liturgical

Decree of the Second Vatican Council .

Father Cassidy resides in Frankli n and is also Pastor of Holy Rosar y n 1 959 Church , Palmyra . Si ce he has been Director of the Catholic Rural

Life Conference in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois .

C H RIST LUTH ERAN C H URC H

Duri ng the summer of 1 937 a group of Missour i Synod Lutherans in and around Waverly met at the home of E . H Wiese and di scussed the i f possibility of establishing a Church . After consult ng with of icials of the

Missouri Synod , it was decided to rent the Christ Episcopal Church in i Waverly from the Springfield d ocese and to secure the service of Prof . r r Richard C . Neitzel , of Conco dia Semina y of Springfield as pastor .

. 6 . 1 The first service was conducted by Prof Neitzel on February 938 ,

- with sixty four in attendance .

ffi r 5 1 . The o cial organization of the Church was Feb uary , 939 At this “ ” time it adopted the name Christ Lutheran Church and was affi liated with th e Central Ill inois District of Missouri Synod The following is a list of

: . Jr . the Charter Members and their families Wm . H Ladage , , Edward D w r D u wer D u w r D w r a ue e e e e . . ue e Ladage , C rl , Fred , George , Wm A , Louis

German , David Gerhardt , Marvin Piercy , Charles Rector , Henry Scheele , D uewer i Fred Seiz , Wm . A . and Louis German ; Cha rman , Ed H Wiese ; e 4 Miss Rose Luken . Of this group ther were 3 communicant members and ffi : 60 souls . The following are the first o cers of the Church Board of Elders ;

D uewer . r . J . David Gerhardt , Fred and Wm H Ladage , ; Board of Finance ;

r Cei z . . . . F ed , Wm A Duwer and Louis German ; Chairman , Ed H Wiese : r D r J . w . . ue e n Vice Chairman , Wm H Ladage , ; Secretary , Carl ; Fi ancial w r D ue e . Secretary , George ; and Treasurer , Edward Ladage

u 1 4 1 939 On S nday , May , , the congregation gave the young people per ’ mission to organize a Youn g People s Society . The Society meets every 1 two weeks with an average attendance of 8 members .

r Ni etzel The first confi mation class was confirmed by Prof . on May 1 N i 2 938 . etzel . 28 1 939 . 3 , The first Baptism was on October , , by Prof The first couple from the Congregation united in marri age was David Gerhardt

P a g e Twen ty - e i g h t 7 1 4 i 9 0 N etzel . r and Rose Luken , February . , by Prof The first funeral se v 29 1 945 r ice was November , , by Rev Edwa d J . Schick .

r r u 23 1 939 The fo mer Episcopal Church was ented until J ne , , when it 20 1 939 N i etz l was purchased and dedicated August , , by Prof R . C . e . The r r m r r 1 44 exte ior of the chu ch was i p oved sho tly afterwards . In 9 the base ment was dug out and fix ed up for Sunday School Classes and Socia l gather 1 4 r r wa s r . r ings In 9 9 the inte io of the Church edecorated . The yea 1 958 r r saw the front of the Chu ch remodeled , and Rededication Services we e 1 2 1 958 1 952 held October , In a new oil furnace was installed in the place a i t r 1 963 . of the old co l furnace , and was conve ted to gas in January , In 1 966 th e old slate shin gles that had been on the Church since i t was built in i n 1 1 898 were removed and new sh gles applied . In 967 the Church and par somage received a coat of paint .

A new organ was pur chased i n 1 951 and replaced by another organ 1 4 in 96 .

1 1 1 949 r r 344 On September , , the p ope ty at North Grove Street was 1 959 r purchased for a parsonage and sold in August , , when the prope ty at 1 81 East Tr emont was purchased

r This small group was supported by the Cent al Illinois District (Mo . n 1 940 Synod ) Mission Board u til January , , then by the Southern Illinois ) u i 1 949 u District (Mo Synod Mission Board nt l January , The Ch rch has been self supporting since that time .

r r N i tzel . . e d The first pasto was P of Richard C , who serve from the u 1 942 beginning until J ne , He was assisted by students of Concordia Sem i n ar r i y of Springfield , some of whom resided in Wave ly , includ ng Rev . Frank

Schultz . Rev . Otto F Strothman was the first resident pastor , serving from 4 1 4 Kl i k r m 0 . . n e an a 1 0 1 9 3 9 5 . . Janu ry , to May , Rev J , Jacksonville , was r 1 4 . S 9 5 vacancy pastor Rev . Edwa d Schick served from eptember , to Jan

1 949 r i r . . unary , Prof Ma t n Naumann , Sp ingfield , vacancy pastor Rev P a utsch 1 51 1 4 9 95 . . Alfred O . served from June , to June , Rev Arthur h l r r r . Wue . e Wiegert , Fa mersville , vacancy pastor Rev Edwin se ved f om

1 . 1 55 963 . . u 9 . November , to July , Rev R Dean Mues , Aub rn , and Rev Louis

i r . Kn ef a . , Gir rd , were vacancy pasto s until Rev Arno C Meyer came as F r ua r v 1 67 resident pastor in eb 9 .

r During the time of vacancy , students from Concordia Semina y as sisted the vacancy pastor .

r 1 54 The Christia n Fellowship League had its o ganization in 1 951 . In 9

r i . i the Church joined the Southe n Ill nois District (Mo . Synod ) Fam ly night 4 i i was star ted i n 1 95 and st ll cont nues .

Sin ce the beginning of Chr ist Lutheran Chur ch the following boys have or are serving their country via militar y ser vice : Otto Horn (who was killed r 28 i at Manila , Februa y , Russell Ladage , Orv lle Ladage , Robert r i r r r German , Gerald Ge man , V ncent Maher , Ma vin F . Con ady , Berna d D uewer S Conrady , Donald , Roland Gunn , David eiz , Kent Seiz , Stephen

Ladage , Donald Mueller , Jacob Mueller and Wyman Bess .

The original Christ Episcopal Church is the only wood structur e church r u in the United States built by the Episcopalians . All their othe ch rches were i r built of brick or stone . The Church was bu lt in the shape of a C oss

r 1 40 i 98 The present membe ship is souls , includ ng communicants and

30 voting members .

P a g e Twe nty - n i n e C EMETERI ES The histor y of a people who settled a community in the early years is often found in its burial grounds . Records were not kept as accurately as t now , and often valuable information could be found on the s one in the fam l l i . y plot Especial y is this true from Kentucky thru the Eastern Colonies , ’ d where interesting details of a person s life have been etche on the stone , often frank and not too flattering Waverly has many pr ivate cemeteries as well as four that represent the later growth of the community .

r r The Roge s Cemete y is one of the oldest in Morgan County , located west and south of Waverly .

The next is the Old West Cemetery , known by several names . It is south of town and no longer used for burial , but still a possession of the

Methodist Church . The Catholic Cemetery is located a short distance west of the city r d limits . It was probably established near the time the chu ch was organize in Waverly . It is well cared for and used for burial by its members at this time . The East Cemetery located just east of the city limits is the largest of all and is the one currently i n general use . Sin ce much of the material is available at the Morgan County Court

. or House , it is not necessary to go into details However , there are two di n anc es regulating behavior in the cemeteries around Waverly that are l ver y interesti ng and should be more carefu ly observed .

REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WAVERLY , ILLINOIS 1 d 888 . Virden , Ill . , Revised and arrange by Richard Yates , Attorney at law Cemetery Page 72

Section 200 : “ n off Whoever shall hu t , discharge firearms , set or explode fireworks u n in , or otherwise trespass upon any cemetery or b rying ground withi the the City of Waverly or within or under the jurisdiction of the City Council of said city , shall , on conviction , forfeit and pay to said city not less than ” r ff ten dollars nor more than one hundred for eve y o ense .

Section 201 : “ r l or Whoeve shall remove or carry away , or shall wil ft negligently

r t b eak , deface , destroy or otherwise injure any monument , tombstone , ree , e shrub , plant , vase , railing , fence , gate or other prop rty article or thing or or r belonging to placed e ected in , any cemetery burying grounds within d said city , or within the juris iction of the City Council thereof ; or whoever shall pluck any flowers therein , or trespass upon , or maltreat any grave therein , or drive over or upon the grass therein or violate any of the estab l i sh ed rules and regulations for the government of any such cemetery , shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five dollars or more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense .

ROG ERS C EMETERY

r Rogers Cemete y , one of the oldest in Morgan County , is located about 4 1 3 one mi le west of Waverly and a hal f mile south of Route 1 0 . It is in T

- 1 0 . 7 8 . N , R W , Sec

P a g e T h i rty l The land was set aside for a cemetery by John Cook Caldwe l . It was ’ Mr s i r named in honor of his wife s parents , Rev and . W lliam Roge s . The 2 22 r cemetery measures about 3 0 x 0 feet . The e are over four hundred 1 persons buried at Rogers , and this includes over 00 Morgan County Pioneer families There are fourteen men buried at Rogers that entered land from the United States Government . Among the honored dead sleeping at Rogers are three pioneer preach ers , Rev . William Rogers , Rev . Austin Sims , and Rev . Newton Cloud .

i Rev . Rogers , a Bapt st minister , preached the first sermon at the home 1 . . 783 1 50 . of Rev Isaac Conlee He was born about and died in 8 Rev . Austin ‘ ’ r i r fir st Sims , belonged to the Ch stian Chu ch and was the speaker of the 1 . 790 1 7 . Waverly Christian Church He was born in and died in 8 8 Rev . 1 4 1 Newton Cloud was born in 80 and died in 877 . He was a Methodist min i ster and preached for over fifty years He also served sixteen years in the a Illinois Legislature , and was Spe ker of the House . The funeral for Rev . ‘ ‘ ’ Cloud was held at his home on Cloud s Lane west of Waverly , with Rev . Peter Akers del ivering the funeral sermon A special train from Jackson r ville was run to bring f iends and fellow Masons to the funeral . It was

n . t estimated that a thousa d persons attended the service Rev . New on Cloud was laid to rest at Rogers beside his wife and some of his children .

D eath er a s r There are more ge buried at Roge s than any other family . D eath er a es The first family of g buried there were Milly Deatherage , who 1 855 90 died in , aged , and her sons Coleman , William , James , George and h l Sc il es . There was a cholera epidemic at Waverly in 1 851 and it claimed many r lives . There are a number of graves i n the no thwest corner of Rogers Cemetery marked only by field stones and it is presumed they died of cholera . 7 1 1 The first known burial was that of David Watkins on November , 83 , 1 st . in the 3 year of his life The last known burial was of William H . Camp

4 940 84 . bell , who died May , 1 , aged years The oldest known person buried at Rogers was the Revolutionary soldier , Augustine Sims , who was born in 1 763 . Veterans of three wars are bur ied at Rogers Revolutionary War : : : Augustine Sims ; Mexican War Ananias D . Sevier ; Civil War Henry Bea J a Jr . . . son , , ames K Beason , Richard Berry , Edward W Deatherage , Rich rd J T . Mansfield , Wm . H . H . Scott , Richard H . Smedley , Wm . T . Walker , ames h W . H . Waid , and Mason itlock For many years this was a beautiful cemetery and then it was neg

l c . r r ri e ted for many years Trees , b ush and bria s grew until the sto es were no longer visible . Vandals pushed over many of the stones and the ground hogs did a great deal of damage The fence was broken and livestock had been in the cemetery . I 1 i n 962 . . , Mrs Guy W Mart n became interested in the cemetery while ’ ff i n search of the Revolutionar y soldier s grave . Through her e orts money was raised to hire members of the Waverly Amer ican Legion to cut off the 1 4 1 63 heavy brush . On April , 9 , members of the American Legion and a few interested persons met at the cemetery and star ted the r estoration

Mr s . work . Since that time Mrs . Martin and her husband , Guy , and Mr . and

r . W . Otis Sims have worked at Roge s each year to restore the cemetery

No records existed , so Mrs . Martin read all the tombstone inscriptions e r and recorded them . She search d cou thouse records , old newspaper files

P a g e T h i rty - o n e and census records and now has a fairly complete record of the persons

. D C buried at Rogers The records have been filed in Washington , , at the Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as with the

State .

Since the restoration work began , the brush and briars have been al l removed , all ground hog dens leveled and filled , new fence put up , tomb u l stones set p, a flag po e erected , the road has been graded and oiled , and

. ee a tool shed built Annual Memorial Day services have b n held , and the grave of the Revolutionary soldier , Augustine Sims , was marked by the

Springfield Chapter of D . A . R . 24 1 965 On May , , an anonymous donor placed in Wemple State

a . r e B nk with two provisions Fi st , that Rog rs Cemetery receive the interest an from the money for three years Second , that the donor would match y 24 1 968 . portion of the money that was raised by May , It is expected that the money will be raised by the final date . J 2 1 1 963 The cemetery was incorporated on une , , with the State of i n : Illinois as a Foun dat on . The i corporators were Judge Dee Brown Walker of Dallas , Texas , Myra N . Martin , Guy W . Martin , W . Otis Sims and Chester h . t e . H . Ashbaugh Judge Walker donated all his legal services to cemetery 1 6 1 963 n On August , , a meeti g was held at the Waverly Christian Church and fli c r bylaws for the cemetery were adopted . The following o e s were elected :

President , Chester H . Ashbaugh ; Vice President , W . Otis Sims ; Secretary

r . . . T easurer , Mrs Guy W . Martin The Trustees elected were : Mrs . Guy W

$ Martin ; W . Otis Sims ; Miss Marion Caruthers Mrs . Clayton Anderson ;

a . Mrs . Clarence Wiggins ; Grover C ldwell ; Starr Edwards and Guy W Martin ff The same o icers serve today except for Grover Caldwell . Mr . Caldwell r died and his son , Nelson Caldwell , was elected to fill the unexpi ed term of his father .

n t Through the i terest , fai h , and donations of many friends and de

sc endants . , Rogers Cemetery is being restored After many years of neglect it can now give some dignity to the final resting place of many Morgan “ ’ ” pioneers sleeping i n God s Little Acre . Rogers Cemetery Trustees

P a g e T h i rty -two

EARLY SC HOOLS The first attempts at popular education in Morgan County were made in the winter of 1 820-21 That winter a school was taught in a cabin of on e — of the settlers . But few scholars attended there were few to attend and the r term lasted but a sho t time . The teacher received his pay in the cur rency n of the time coonski s and beeswax and probably , as in after years , “ ” u boarded ro nd .

The schools were always pay schools that is , each patron paid a

u . certain amo nt per scholar , for the quarter 1 874 In the summer of , the first Institute for teachers was held in the t n coun y . The purpose of these i stitutes was advancement of teachers They were held each year , lasting from three to six weeks and were well attended . An n association at Waverly met monthly havi g the same object i n view .

WAVERLY SC HOOLS Three schools opened in Waverly i n 1 838 the semin ary under the

J . direction of ohn F Brooks , as school master , and two private schools , one un der the dir ection of Margaret Miller and the other under Ell en Thayer “ An early account of the seminary states that Mr . Brooks , applied both ’ ’ ” u l i ck i n and l ear nin with tr e Puritan faith . Miss Thayer was forced to h r 1 4 close e school i n 8 0 .

1 i x 6 . . s In 83 Mr . C J Salter set aside hundred and forty acres for edu i c a ti onal purposes . A school and a board ng house were built at a cost of

approximately In the early history of the state , this was one of the prominent high schools and was attended by many who have since become r prominent in the histo y of the state .

The seminary was not as successful as had been hoped , because of the n th e l nearness of Illi ois College , and lack of a rai road to connect Waverly with the outside world . 1 l In 858 a poster in the possession of Wi son M . Smith , an authority on i a nd Waverly history , relates that the seminary bu lding had been repaired r and reseated so as to accommodate an increasing numbe of students , that Mr . C . C . Carter was engaged as principal , with Mr . E . A . Tanner as associate . i To those resid ng in the district the school would be free , the poster a declared . Ch rges of a quarter for the common Branches and “ a n a qu rter for Lati , Greek and higher mathematics were to be levied

against students from outside that district . 1 r 67 . In 8 plans and specifications were fu nished by G . A Randall , i i n architect , for the bu ld g of the grade school located on the east side of the squar e . 20 1 870 The editor of the Waverly Gazette of October , , gives a concise statement concer ning Waverly at that time quote : “ Waver ly is situated i n one of the richest agricultural sections of l n i i nh a bi central Il i ois , and conta ns a population of about twelve hundred si x tants . It has fine churches and one magnificent school building with a n capacity for accommodati g five hundred students . th An item in the same issue of the Gazette states , e colored children ” of Waverly were admitted to the Public Schools last Wednesday . r As the years passed rapidly by , the people of Wave ly saw the need of 1 1 bigger and better schools . In 88 there came a young educator to the town

P a g e T h i rty - fo u r u i 8 7 P b l c S c h o o l , I 6

‘ r a . who left a deep imp ession upon it That man was Joseph R . H rker

e Mr . Harker established a high school to take the plac of the private 1 884 school known as the Seminary . The first graduating class was in r Mr . Harker became p incipal of the Whipple Academy in Jacksonville ; 1 893 ’ later in , he became president of the girls school , now known as Mac l Murray Co lege . The schools of Waverly continued their progress and another change 1 1 r n . 9 noted : Wave ly Tow ship High School District No , was organized at 40 r 30 1 91 5 . 6 a special election held March , The vote was for o ganizing the ”

4 a i . r new district , 3 ag nst The first boa d of education was elected April f r r i 27 1 91 5 . o , The bonds const uction of the new build ng were 1 1 5 30 9 . approved at a special election held July ,

i r 6 Waver ly Community Unit School D st ict No . was organized at a 1 47 7 9 . special election held November ,

A 00 bond issue for constr uction of the new grade school was

r r 1 4 1 949 . approved by the vote s at a special election held Ma ch ,

P a g e T h i rty -fi ve The Student Council in 1 959 landscaped the campuses of both the

Elementary School and the High School with evergreens . The low shrubs placed gracefully in front of both school s added greatly to the beauty of our schools . In 1 963 the first publicly supported kindergarten was established with classes scheduled in the High School Building . Kindergarten classes had existed in termittently for approximately seventeen ye ars but were estab l i sh d on a private basis .

Early i n 1 966 the local school distr ict indicated their willingness to fea sabi l it participate in a y study for a public community Junior College . 1 967 25 In April , , a referendum was held in school districts to determine r if a Junior College District was to be organized . The proposition car ied with the Waverly Precincts showing a strong preference for the issue and 4 1 7 votin g i n favor by a vote of 67 to 3 . The Waverly School District became a member of the Four Rivers

Special Education District in 1 967 . This district includes 27 school districts - c o u with an estimated total of pre s hool and school age children , a p p lation of about 4200 handicapped children and a geographic area of about n 1 3750 square miles . Our school i itiated special education in 960 by employ i ng a teacher qualified to teach the Educationally Mentally Handicapped l d chi ren and accepted students from Virden , Auburn , New Berlin , and

Northwestern . 1 7 1 968 On February , , the voters of the Waverly Community Unit School District approved a referendum by a vote of 381 to 1 71 to issue bonds in the amount of for the construction of an addition to the Ele mentary School . The addition consists of band and music facilities , library resource center , and space for kindergarten and special education .

P a g e T h i rty-si x Pa g e T h i rty - sev e n RODG ERS FORD DAY

' W e r o r e th e ea r l l 9 2 0 s H . J. o d ers a v l d a l er a n I n y , R g , y F D , l b l i e l e b ra ti o n th e i l i t of w i c w a n u a l l y h e d a p u c c , h g h g h h h s

a p a ra d e d is p l a y i n g th e n ew m od e l Fo rd c a rs . Th e p i c t u re a bo ve i s p roof t h a t th e eve nts w ere po pu l a r a n d w el l a t

ten d ed . TRANSPORTATION

’ i ee One of Waverly s major problems of all t me has b n transportation .

. th e The early settlers came by boat or covered wagon Later stage coach , and then the bus were the approved modes of travel . Ethel Peet ran a bus line and mail express from Waverly to Auburn e and from Waverly to Alexander long; b fore railroads came to Waverly . One of the early railroads induced to pass through Waverly was the

J . acksonville , Northwestern and Southwestern Railroad It was completed i n 1 871 J the summer of and included on its route acksonville , Waverly , and

i . Virden . That enterprise gave a great impetus to bus ness Waverly gave i n private subscriptions nearly and a corporation about a d i i l d t on a .

Before the opening of the railroad , no grain was purchased here , save 1 872 that used in the fl our i ng mills . In an elevator was built and the ship

i . r ment of gra n began Stock yards we e also constructed , and stock which J formerly went to acksonville or Alton markets , now was shipped from

Waverly .

r This ma keting of livestock was before the days of trucks , and the r animals we e driven through the streets of Waverly . Riders went ahead war nin g everyone off the street and also attempting to keep stray animals ff o well kept lawns .

P a g e T h i rty - e i g h t r i . T a ns were discontinued on the Chicago , Peoria and St Louis Rail 1 41 road (established and the track was taken up in 9 .

Buses and railroads have come and gone , and the last passenger serv 2 1 7 7 95 . ice by railroad was discontinued April ,

I N D USTRI ES BUSI N ESS

t u i The pioneers of Waverly were a mos courageous , ncompla ning men r i n group of and women , who we e filled with a vision of establ shi g r homes and chu ches in the yet sparsely inhabited prairie of Illinois . They i hoped to bu ld homes similar to those they had left in the East . As early i 1 836 a . as , brickyard was started by Mr Ta nter , from which the brick for the semin a ry and the home of C . J . Salter were obtained . Alexander

Edgmon started a second brickyard , and these two supplied the town . The old saw mill was established by Cook and Easton and operated

1 . . 838 by William Chambers It probably dates before It was run by steam , and in its day did a good busin ess .

r n 1 878 420-7 The Histo y of Morgan County , Illi ois , , pages , enumerates “ the following stores and business places in town : A . Thayer was keeping r r n a gene al store in pa t of his dwelli g , on the southeast part of the square ; i - i n W lliam Rhoads had a drug store on the south side of the square , a

- - - a . . Jo n frame story nd a half building ; R H Nelson and h A . Crane were sell

i . i ng dry goods , groceries , etc , in a frame build ng on the west side of the Kmk a r e d . . squa e , Andrew and G W Garrett had a general store near Crane J and Nelson , J . W . Ross and ohn Beatty had a small grocery and provision fiour i n in store adjoining the grocery store of Ross and Beatty ; one g mill , ” the western part of town , was in operation , run by William H . Coe . “ 1 4 o n In 8 8 Mr . James Hutchinson was operating a wo l cardi g factory .

Baker Ewing had a blacksmith and wagon shop in the western part of town , near its old business center and old saw mill , that had been in operation several years , and was still in use ; James W . Manson had a blacksmith shop on th e east side of the public square . A brick store and dwellin g was 1 4 8 9 . . . . built about , by S C Woods ; another soon after by J A . Crane These ” were the first brick business houses in town .

1 8 2 1 1 869 : Waverly Gazette , No . , October , New business The great cry for some time in our flourishing town is that no regular clothin g business is here , and that we have to go to the city to buy a respectable suit . Now

n Co. the evil has been removed by the extensive firm of S . Benjami , who ar e going to open a branch store this week . We invite farmers and everyone ” to give them a call . fir m r L i l fi l tt e e d . A new will ca ry on business at the old stand of N . R . our The name of the firm will be Barrett and Company . We would urge friends to m ake them a visit .

1 44 21 1 h a l l ns Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No . , April , 870 Miss Sallie C e has just returned from the City with one of the largest stock of millinery x goods of all kin ds ever on e hibition in Waverly . The first steel walk ing plow made in this country was manufactured ’ in the early 1 880 s by Peter Prawl and F . H . Wemple . They were the paten tees of the fir st sul k y plow i n existence .

a d 1 884 r di A cig r factory , establishe in Waverly , , continued unde ffer

20th n . n . . ent ow erships until well into the Century ; F S Reesor , last ow er The coming of mechanical cigar- making equipment put small factories out of busi ness .

P a g e T h i rty- n i ne A Co . r Deatherage , llen and , (Wave ly Tile Factory ) date of origin n of this company is uncertai , but is considerably later than the brick yards l established i n the early days for bui ding purposes . A special edition of the i 22 1 2 Morning Monitor of Spr ngfield of October , 89 mentions this company “ f u r as Manu act rers of Supe ior Drain Tile , and continues to mention the fir m as an established factory of considerable years , though no dates are gi ven . i The Waverly Gra n , Brick and Tile Company was purchased i n 1 902

r . . . by E . T . Ha rison and J N Hairgrove Included in this purchas e was the ” l l u t i r flour mil site (the mil had b rned down prior to h s pu chase ) , the l Mi l Pond , Waverly Tile Factory and the home of Prairie Street where the Harrisons came to make their home . Mr . Harrison was manager of the Waverly Elevator unti l about 1 91 4 ’ H air r ove s when he bought out Mr . g interest .

‘ Waverly was supplied with ice from the Mill Pond . In winter from ten to fifteen men marked , cut and sawed blocks of ice which were raised w on an elevator and stored near the pond in t o buildings . Sawdust was

- used to pack the ice . In the summer the ice man delivered ice to his cus m r s to e in a covered wagon drawn by two horses . Th i e Tile Factory employed fron n ne to fifteen men with D . C . Calhoun u manager . Bricks req ired at least seven days to bake or burn , as was r the expression in those days . Tile required at least th ee and sometimes as many as five days depending on whether they were stuffed or whether the “ ff 1 2 ki ln was set partly with brick . They used to stu inch tile with 8 inc h Al l i til e with 4 inch tile . this prevented the heat from gett ng down to the “ i ” bottom of the kil n . The secret of burn ng was to get the heat to the n bottom of the ki ln without overheati g the top layers . k l By the same token , the i n could not be opened too quickly or all the n til e would crack . It would take two days of patrol (keepi g the fire pickets i e n . ful l of ashes ) , then thre or four more days of cooli g before open ng r r 1 932 A cheese factory was started in Feb ua y , , at the sight where

Shumaker Implement is now located , by the Lang Brothers , who came here i i s t 1 . i sc onsm . 936 from W It cont nued operation until May ,

r l The first c eamery , in the eighties , was managed by D . C . Ca houn . “ An advertisement of rather unusual interest was that of A . Thayer 1 865 n r f Son , established , advertisi g furnitu e , burial robes , cof ins , and wood ” and metallic burial cases . Industries have thrived or changed ownership frequently durin g the n last half of the 20th centur y . The merchants of today are moder izing their businesses and carrying on in a manner creditable to their ancestors .

BAN KS i in r 1 870 J hn . The first bank Wave ly was established in , by o A Cra n

J r n . ames W . Manson Company , cha tered as Crain , Ma son and Company i n i 1 872 fi i n They were alone the bus ness until , when Shef eld , Hutch son and r Company was cha tered . Can celled checks from this bank were still avail 1 able l n 957 . 1 74 In 8 the Bank of Waverly was organized by Brown and Company . 1 ff Th is bank fai led about 897 . Mr . A . C . Mo et then organ ized the First State

n . i n Ba k , which later became the First National Bank It was liquidated ’ l s the early 93o . In 1 877 Edward Wemple and Francis Holl and Wemple organ ized the

P a g e Fo rty

TELEPHON E 1 898 The Waverly Telephone Company , incorporated , included the

: . following exchanges Waverly , Franklin , Loami , and Palmyra There were r i m changes in ownership throughout the years , but the constant desi e to prove service for the customer was ever present , culminating in the dial

24 1 954 . system of August , Direct Distance Dialing became available to 1 1 0 968 . Waverly customers on May , WATC HMAKER

1 922 e Fred Bateman , watchmaker since , has be n in business longer than any other merchant in town .

- There have been changes in time pieces during this span of time . At r e first the e were the wooden she l weight clocks , the regular eight day weight clocks , the Cuckoo , and the spring clocks , which were mantel , kitchen , wall , banjo , steeple , calendar and many other styles . Now we have the electric

- l r . se f sta ting clocks The alarm clocks are made in many types , spring and electric . Forty- six years ago most of the watch wor k was on pocket watches 1 1 1 2 c l (sizes 8 , 6, , and The wrist watch be ame popular in Wor d

War I . Very few pocket watches are in use at present , most of the watches ’ ’ bein g ladies and men s wrist watches .

r The first watches we e spring , key and stem wind , then the automatic , and now th e electric wrist watch .

r r -on The first cases were hunting , sc ew back and f ont , then snap with ar e - glass crystals . Present day cases water proofed with unbreakable crystals .

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a . The l rgest volume of Mr Bateman s work was during World War II .

There was a shortage of clocks and watches at that time , so everyone had a 24 old watches and clocks repaired . Mr . Batem n stated that he had striking clocks in his work room at one time , and that on the hour it was a striking ” time . Mr . Bateman had many alarm clocks to repair at this time , as they x r were a luxury and a lu ury tax was put on them the same as on jewel y . Years ago when a per son bought a watch or clock he was told that it would last a lifetime if it was kept clean and oiled . This was a true state ment , as good material was used and the workmanship was excellent . To day i t is different . Each day seems to find cheaper material and poor work manship , so the clocks and watches do not last . The public purchases cheap clocks and watches , and when in need of repair they just throw them away a and buy nother timepiece . ’ Mr . Bateman remarked that a country can t move forward unless we do our best to produce quality and that we should improve tomorrow by what we do today . PHOTOG RAPH Y

The first studio was established by C . L . Gates , a photographer , who 1 came to Waverly from Pennsylvania in 876. He lived i n a tent until the

. 4 1 922 present building was erected On October , , Miss Ruth Walters , took over the studio . She has on file the negatives made over the years and since 1 931 has T r kept a picture file also . his file includes the soldiers from Wave ly in

World War II . This record will become more valuable with the passing of the years .

The studio has been discontinued for a few years .

P a g e Fo rty - two H IG HWAYS

u The invention of the automobile , at the turn of the cent ry , created a wa y k whole new of life Many ways of ma ing a living became obsolete , i n r l r and thei p ace we find the filling station , garage , and hamburge stand . In or der that people could take their minds off the weather and their r i n th e r i eyes off the uts and bumps oad , h ghways were built . Two such r highways were built through Wave ly over a period of years . “ a r r r 1 2 1 930 The W ve ly Jou nal of Septembe , , states Bids were r e c ei ved r i by the State Highway Depa tment , Wednesday , that ncluded that 1 04 r r u l a section of Route No f om Aubu n to the B rlington Rai ro d , a short distance east of Wa verly The aver age pr ice for paving the miles from i i the Burl ngton Ra lroad to Auburn is per mile , bridges included ” bringing it to per mile . n r 1 0 1 1 Quoti g from the Wave ly Journal , July , 93 Slab layi ng is rap r r 1 04 idly approaching Wave ly f om the east on Route No . , and developments a 1 1 1 of the past week or so indic te that Route No . will also be completed r r f om Modesto to Wave ly , much to the gratification of people hereabouts . Hedges are bei ng upr ooted and the right-of-way widened to the standar d

- 80 . r width of feet The Mo gan County , Waverly Modesto road will be com l eted - of- p first , the right way across Macoupi n County not having been se cured at this time . Route No 1 04 appear s to have been laid in rather small sections over “ r a period of yea s , again quoting The laying of slab was begun at the r 5 1 934 1 7 1 4 Eugene Blai farm July , , and a contract was let October , 93 , to ” r pave the section from F anklin to Pisgah . “ 7 1 936 July , , finished laying slab on the Franklin gap Waverly th e people will soon be able to drive all way to Jacksonville on concrete , h a vm the gap g been completed Wednesday . There was a nother long wait befor e a shor t ga p in the pavement i n

Waverly was completed . This was due to the removal of the tracks of the a 2 Chicago , Peoria St Louis Railro d The contract was let September 6, 1 941 m , to co plete the gap between cemetery street and near the Ruble Garage It was di ffi cult to complete this gap due to excessive rains and the fil l made where the railroad crossed Elm Street . However , the highway was r r 1 41 6 9 . completed Satu day , Decembe , Highways are constantly being studied by engineer s in order that the ffi increased volume of tra c can be handled with a minimum of accidents .

Both r outes are now (1 968 ) in need of repair due to winter freeze and r r thaw and the heavy f eight t uck through here to the river . Petitions are ul r r or being circ ated to get the epair wo k new surfacing done this year .

WAVERLY LAKE AN D WATER SYSTEM The combined water and sewerage system represents a cost of of this amount is a P . W . A . grant from the government , and comes from bond issues .

a m The lake is west and slightly north of Waverly , the d being at the south end of the lake and about thr ee miles from town The dam which r r B G . . closes Apple C eek , is a few feet no th of the Q tracks , which are fil l 45 on a high at that point The length of the dam is 0 feet .

It is estimated that when the lake is full to the 1 3 foot or spillway r 55 60 r a level , it cove s about to ac es , cont ins gallons and is

P a ge Fo ri y- th ree ’ sufii c i ent to supply Waverly s needs easily for a full year without a drop n of rain . Waverly Lake has also supplied Frankli with water , almost from the beginn ing of the project . and The water tower tank , erected on the northwest corner of the i park , wil l provide storage for gallons of water . The foundat on for r J i n 1 9 . the tower was laid Ma ch and the tower and tank erected in une , 38 G P The sewerage disposal plant is located alongside the . St . L .

- - f n . . . right o way , a short distance south of tow , on the A D Roberts land The 1 04 filtration plant and the pumping plant are located on Route No . about three miles west of town . The following changes have been made i n the Waverly water system since 1 957 . The dam has been raised three feet ; the water plant remodeled and lar ger pumps installed . 1 Complying with the State law , fluoridation was added in 968 .

NATURAL GAS FOR H EATI N G AN D LIG HTI N G

Fuel is a problem in any community . This is especially true where i a supply of good coal is not ava lable or the cost prohibitive . After dis i n e n cussin g its possib lities , the City Cou cil pass d an ordi ance on March 3 ,

1 5 n . 95 , authorizi g the use of natural gas The plan was submitted to the 1 1 9 955 . people in an election April , , and carried The contract for construction of the gas system was awarded and

1 0 1 956. work started July , 1 0 1 5 The dedication of the system was held on November , 9 6, Blue “ ” Flame Day . Miss Sandra Harney was elected Miss Blue Flame queen during the ceremonies . m b 9 1 56 . The first gas was turned on to consu ers Novem er , 9 There 1 5 30 9 6. were 1 40 taps i n use by November , n b Gas mai s have een laid as necessary , to accommodate additional 5 in 80 1 . consumers . There are users of gas Waverly as of March , 968

An item of interest to the consumers of gas is the fact that the tax A on th e monthly gas bills has been absorbed by the city . lthough the

Panhandle Gas Company has raised its rates to the City at various times , th e City has not raised rates to consumers .

U N ITED STATES POST OFFIC E i n i 9 Wa ve r ly , I l l o s 62 6 2 fi 1 1 2 . The post of ce was established as Apple Creek on December 9, 83

n 1 5 1 847 . 1 8 The name was cha ged to Waverly on April , On November , ffi n 1 2 . 96 , the new Post O ce Buildi g was dedicated

BUSI N ESSES T wo business fir ms in Waverly have been makin g extensive changes in their stores i n recent months . w The Waverly Variety Store , formerly o ned by Mr . R . R . Deatherage , 1 937 who came to Waverly in November , , from Minneapolis , Minnesota , th e 1 937 1 5 bought and operated Variety Store from to January , 9 6, at which n time he sold his busi ess to Mrs . Mildred R . Carr , who continued the name

. r 1 965 of Deatherage Variety Store Janua y , , the property was sold to

Mr . and Mrs . Howard Stewart , who changed the name to Waverly Variety

P a g e Fo rty - fo u r th e Store . They bought the building on north side of the store and enlarged a the floor space , making room for additional merch ndise .

r i 1 968 During the remodeling of the Sta Store build ng in , a paper was n n i found contai i g an interesting advertisement , of the orig nal Star Store , i 1 8 9 : Mor possibly dat ng back to around 8 , reading as follows Star Store ’ l i r gan County s best store , Waverly , Il inois Dry Goods , cloth ng , ca pets , F or a r a l i . . r rugs , shoes , clo ks and mil nery C sh Sto es located at Wave ly ,

r i i . G eenville , Vandalia , Cl nton , Tuscola , Rockford and Chatsworth , Ill nois 4 a r c 1 961 Mr . The St r Store changed owners through the years . Ma h , , n i D r Jan David Ridi gs began business , now known as Rid ngs y Goods , and 1 i 1 967 . uary , , purchased the build ng Needi ng more room for a larger stock of dry goods and better dis 1 Mr . 967 play opportunities , Ridings in began an extensive expansion pro

l r n . gram . He wi l ca ry all li es previously listed but in larger amounts The Hallmar k Card display will contai n most of that varied and beauti ful li ne a of cards and useful p rty favors .

ar e n an These stores becomi g quite an attraction in the community , d outstandin g in the trade ar ea . Nor mally when thinking in terms of industry we tend to visual ize the a a l merc ntile side , but in recent ye rs the basic side has developed as wel , and the Brown Ready Mix , Inc . , is an example in Waverly .

’ Mi x n . Brow s Ready , Inc bought the Coal and Ice business from Mr i n 1 58 i 1 5 Oliver Miller 9 and added rock , fert lizer and lime in 9 9 with the

a . . ed Ch rles Harney , Jr cement business the same year As business increas , 1 a bulk mixer plant was established in 1 962 north of the depot . In 968 the fertilizer busin ess was sold and interest increased in th e bulk mixer by the n f purchase of two new mixer trucks , making busi ess more ef icient and f service prompt . The permanent of ice is located north of the depot , where you will receive courteous service at all times .

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P a g e Fo rty -si x WAVERLY WOMAN ’ S C LU B

’ 1 6 1 921 The Waverly Woman s Club was organized February , , at a meetin g held in the p arlor s of the Congregational Church Ther e wer e seven r z d o gani e clubs at that date , but only three accepted the invitation to jom r r and for m one united fede ated club . These three were the Mine va (Liter th e a nd Mu src Wi ary ) Club , Household Science Club , the Club , th a total ’ r 77 n r r membe ship of , these bei g conside ed cha ter members of the Woman s

Club .

’ ’ The Mother s Club joined the Woman s Club as the Child Welfar e 1 3 1 921 r Department September , , too late for its members to be Cha ter

Members . The first flower show in Waverly was held at at an open meeting in 1 2 1 2 n r 9 3 . . . i the Congregational Church , September , , Mrs H E Fu k p esid ng r r as second president A flowe show has been sponsored every yea since , r Ar r with r i bbons as prizes . The Ga den and t Depa tment was organized

1 1 1 . . un 3 93 . March , , at the home of Mrs H E F k , who was its first chairman

r 1 924 u In Octobe , , it was decided to start a Club House F nd , and r was set aside fo it . The largest sum of money added to the fund at one 1 2 i l time was in 9 6 dur ng the presidency of Mrs Charles F . Al en S r l i 0 1 r The Club entered a label contest ponso ed by the Il n s State Registe ,

r . r Illinois Manufacture s , and Springfield Merchants The highest awa d for ’ r i Morgan County , a Fo d tour ng car , was won by the Woman s Club and sold for A bonus check for was r eceived from the St ate i i n r Register . The bu ld g fund was added to th ough the years until it reached and was contr ibuted to the construction of the American L egi on Me ’ morial Bui ldi ng The Woman s Club is now a member of the American

Legion Buildi n g Corporation .

1 930 . a In September , , a club chorus was organized Its members t tended the distr i ct federation meetings and joi ned the general chorus at that r time . At the p esent time there is no club chorus . The serving of tea at the meetings of the club was revived during the presidency of Mrs Wilson 1 4 i in 9 8 . M . Smith , , and it cont nues at the present time

’ The Jun ior Department of the Wa ver ly Woman s Club was or ganized 1 3 i a i i n al l i in 96 Th s is a very active club , p rticipat ng activit es of the ’ Woman s Club besi des sponsor i ng a summer Story - tell in g Hour at the Public Library ; donatin g to the Boy Scouts Buildi ng Fund ; sending gi fts to Waver ly soldiers in Vietnam ; furnishi ng baskets to needy fami lies at Christ

mas and j omin g i n many civic projects .

r a 1 966 The Literatu e and Music Dep rtment became inactive in May , , and voted to spend what funds were on hand for books for the Wa verly

Public Library .

LI BRARY

r 24 1 870 i The Waverly Gazette of Februa y , , contained a suggest on from r i a nd r l i a r the edito , Mr . Abbott , concern ng a Reading Room Ci cu ating L br y r i l where everyone would be welcome , and exp essed the hope someth ng wou d be done in the near future to cor rect this over sight

Mr a l : . C J S lter suggested the fo lowing plan Select a large room r a r n for a a nd oo in a cent al loc tion , fu nish seats sta ds p pers , cases for b ks , i a form yourselves into an association taking the capt on to this rticle , Read

P a g e Fo rty - sev e n ing Room and Circulating Library for a title . Let everyone be a member and entitled to vote by paying five dollars and an annual tax of one l and dol ar fifty cents for a share , transferrable if he wishes to leave the place . Every shareholder entitled to the privilege of reading the papers and books , and taking to his home one volume each week . The room to be opened every day except Sunday , from nine to eleven a m . and from two to five pm . A committee of five to select the books and papers and no book ” or paper admitted without the approval of the majority of the committee .

The suggestion of Mr . Salter must have met with general approval , and s an effort made to establi h a public reading room . Reference material is scarce concerning the struggle of the commun ity to make the library a 1 7 1 success between the years of 8 0 and 880 .

The original Public Library in Waverly was established in December , h t . 1 8 0 . o 8 It was known as e Waverly Association This was not tax supp rted , ’ but was financed by donations , entertainments , fees for readers cards , and ’

. 1 5 1 1 Kings Daughters The first record of circulation of books is January . 88 . For many years the books were housed in different buildings and u loaned from there , but were finally moved to the Congregational Ch rch parlors , where they remained until they were turned over to the Waverly 4 1 0 1 91 3 . 80 Public Library on April , There were volumes in good condition 1 1 1 908 9 3 . at that time . From to they were not circulated In 1 91 1 a movement was started for the establishment of a Carnegie

Public Library , by Miss Estelle Harris . After discussing the matter with a number of friends and citizens , who were interested in any project that would be of ed ucational advantage to our city , Miss Harris arranged for a representative from the State Library Association to come to Waverly and explain the procedure for securing funds for a building for a Carnegie

Library . The representative stated that Mr . Carnegie would donate the for the building (provided the city Council would vote to raise at least 1 0% of that amount each year thereafter for its support ) . Petitions were circulated and signed by a sufficient number of citizens and were pre sented to the City Council , who voted favorably . t i At first it was hought the build ng could be located in the city park , but upon investigation the board found it could not , owing to the wording f of the deed . A number of di ferent sites were considered , but the board i n 1 1 2 finally decided on the present location , which was purchased April , 9 , with funds received from donations .

1 1 2 r On April 8 , 9 , the Libra y Board gave a contract to Thomas Rodgers for the erection of the buildin g for the sum of 1 91 2 w At the April city election in , there ere two aldermen elected who were opposed to the library and the City Council refused to levy the ff tax to support it . The Library Board authorized the president , A . C . Mo et , d to employ an attorney to bring mandamus procee ings , to force the City D i r b i . Council to levy the library tax , and y , Wilson Baldw n were secured i n u The case was decided favor of the library , the City Co ncil finding they coul d not refuse to levy the tax after having accepted the for the i building . S nce that time there has been no question as to the levying of the tax for its upkeep . 1 4 1 91 3 The building was completed April , , and the final payment made to Mr . Rodgers on that date . J 4 1 91 n According to the Waverly Journal of uly , 3 , the formal openi g

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P a g e F i fty MASONS 1 1 AF AM Waverly Lodge No 8 . and received its charter on October 4 1 852 i , , from the Grand Lodge of the State of Ill nois

r r r Mr The fi st Wo shipful Maste was A Rashel Thayer .

r 1 2 1 892 On Ma ch , , fire destroyed the minutes and all early records of the lodge . i 27 1 952 The Centenn al was observed on September , , with a banquet r i i r at the Ame can Legion Building , after wh ch membe s and guests went r to the Elementary School Gymnasium , where a p ogram was given including

r . a r r i r I I I an add ess by Mr J mes G een , the Most Wo sh pful G and Master of .

1 964 Wi r r r In , th the help of the O der of Easte n Star and pe sonal con tr i buti ons r r r i r of membe s of both O de s , the da s in the East was made la ger r r f l l . w and the entire oom ca peted The walls were painted , also The o o mg i r year a new s nk and cabinets we e installed in the Dining Room , the walls r r painted and the floo efinished . The front room on the ground floor was r conve ted into a lounge and furnished with sofas , chairs and tables . REBEKA H

The Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois , Independent Order of Odd r r Fellows , on application of b othe s and sisters J . F . Woodmansee , W . D .

Fleming , Wm . A Hutchinson , J C . Lankton , G . W . Bradley , C . C . Turner , r r L . H . Wells , Floyd Epling , F . J . Lomba d , Robert Smith , F ank Rantz , T mni . e Sarah F Fleming , Julia Hutchinson , Rebecca Bradley , Turner , Mary

A . Wells , Lizzie Epling , Mary J . Lombard , Irene Smith doth hereby grant the warrant to establi sh Degree Lodge of Daughters of Rebekah at Waverly l 1 04— 1 1 . 9 879 . Il inois , to be known as Rebekah Degree Lodge , No November ,

’ The Secretary s Book from 1 879 to 1 887 December l st (8 years ) was 2 1 i 3 87 . lost during the loss of the Lankton Build ng . December , 8 26 1 929 1 1 th April , , there was a social meeting to celebrate the 0 anni ver sar y of IOOF in the United States . 1 0 1 935 Rebek a h s r r May , the celeb ated thei last meeting in the old r a r e hall , with a birthday pa ty . Meetings now held the second and fourth K P r r fi Friday nights at the . . Hall ove the Ridings Dry Goods Sto e . The of 1 924 r t f for cers , until , were elected eve y six mon hs ; now they hold of ice a r r year . There is an interesting reco d of elder membe s whose membership r date fr om 1 907 to 1 930 . Their loyalty and encou agement added much to the strength of the Order . 1 40 In 9 , an historic gavel , made of wood from Andersonville Prison , r was presented to Ruth Walters , Noble G and , a gift from her aunt, Miss

Katherine Osborn .

r r The lodge has been ve y active during the yea s . They have helped insti tute a number of neighboring lodges Frankli n i s now the only one in existence . PYTH IAN SISTERS i 2 1 3 888 . The order of Pythian S sters was founded on October ,

’ i r It is the women s aux lia y of the Knights of Pythias , which was star ted by a small group of men , Justice Rathbone being the instigator . He

r a r i s . was a teache at Eagle H rbo , Michigan which now a Pythian Shrine Their r i tual and cer emonies were highly appr oved by Abraham Lin l a t th e r r co n , who was President that time , and they were first f ate nal organization to receive a char ter fr om the United States Government

P a g e F i fty - o ne The Temple of Pythian Sisters of Waverly , Illinois , called Linton

. 32 7 1 907 Temple No , was organized on November , , by the Grand Chief of n l H ar ver Illi ois , E izabeth y of Chicago Twenty- five women and eleven knights became Pythian Sisters on t a hat night , and it has been an active org nization since that time . Only six of the charter members have held continuous membership and five have withdr awn and been reinstated . Several have moved away and some are deceased . 75 25 The Temple now has a membership of sisters and knights . 1 951 In May of , the Supreme Chief of Pythian Sisters , who lived at

Albuquerque , New Mexico , was present at Waverly for the District Conven

n . n tion , bei g held at Waverly At that meeti g , there was a class of 35 in itiated into the Order . Fourteen were from Waverly and became mem

n . bers of Li ton Temple At that ceremony , the Supreme Chief used the origin al Bible that had been used at the organization of the First Pythian

Sister Temple . There is also a Junior Bran ch of Pythian Sisters called Sunshine Gi rls which is very active . 1 962 In , a music camp scholarship was established to promote interest i n music and encourage worthy students .

The Pythian Sisters do many things for others , and enjoy their work i i o and a soc a t n with each other and with the Knights .

: a Their Motto is Onward and Upw rd .

K. P . LODG E 4 1 K in . 0 i L ton Lodge No , nights of Pythias , Waverly , Ill nois , was char

r th e 1 7th 1 894 . d t i te ed on day of October , Much cre i in start ng this lodge

. n J goes to Charles A Barnes , Morgan Cou ty udge , father of James M .

Barnes , who later became a member of the House of Representatives and

i n . u who now lives Washington Also of much help was Millard F . D nlap of ffi J . acksonville , who later held Grand Lodge o ces Also a local citizen ,

i n . William N . Hargrove , gave much assistance the organization Joe Shriver f i of Virden , of ered great assistance in help ng put on rank work during the h early years of t e Lodge . Meetings were first held in the rooms over the Post Office Building and the adjoi ning building to the south . They next moved to the upstairs f of the buildi n g where the telephone of ices were located at a later date . J T h From there they moved to the upstairs of the ohn Romang building . ey 1 940 remain ed there until , at which time they purchased the Star Store i Buildi ng . Since that time , they have used the second floor of the build ng for the lodge meetings .

1 957 1 83 . In , Linton Lodge had a membership of They have always h l been very active in community and civic affairs . T ey are especial y proud of the youth program and athletic activities they have sponsored for a gr eat

th . e . number of years . Our lodge has always been one of strongest K of P d lodges in the State . Much cre it for the fine financial status of the lodge h goes to Ramon Burnett , Olin Huson , and Les Davenport . T ey had served at the Linton Building Corporation sin ce its beginning . As is generally true e u i n all organizations , th re is one sparkplug or dynamo that keeps it f nc 34 ti oning . In our local lodge this one person for years had been Lester

Davenpor t . His accomplishments can best be summed up by the words of $ i n Abraham L ncol , when he said , The world will little note nor long remem

c an . ber what we say here , but it never forget what (he ) did here

P ag e F ifty -two 4 1 Linton Lodge No . 0 continues to grow in membership and in 1 960 200 a I I I went over the mark to m ke it the largest Knights of Pythias lodge in . 1 960 r d i l In September , , the G and Lo ge of Illinois , at the r 9 st annual i n r convention Peoria , named James H Handy of Wave ly to their highest fi fi elective of ce , that of Grand Chancellor . Jim assumed his of ce on January 1 4 1 961 r , , when the G and Lodge Installation was held in Waverly with some 1 50 people in attendance Fr om the close of his term in 1 962 as Grand 1 967 . Chancellor , he served as Grand Treasurer until September ,

n 1 967 In Ja uary , , the Linton Building Corporation sold the old Star i Store Building to the Ridings Dry Goods . They cont nue to occupy the second floor of the building for their lodge rooms . ORDER OF TH E EASTERN STAR C 320 r Waverly hapter No . Order of the Easte n Star was granted a 1 5 1 6 r 89 . charte on October , , by the Grand Chapter of Illinois Minnie A . r Neece wa s the fi st Worthy Matron and Alvin F . Rohrer the first Worthy

Patron . The following events were taken from a report made by Marie Wiese on the 6oth anniversar y of the Chapter : 1 3th 1 896 e At the August , me ting , the secretary was asked to tell of her recent call upon the Worthy Grand Matron , but had only said a few r i wo ds when the drum and bugle corps began to practice , mak ng both talk

in i n i . g and hear g mpossible The Worthy Matron closed Chapter at once , but i n form . 1 0 1 J The minutes of 9 0 noted a bill of $ 00 for funeral flowers . On uly

1 1 00 . 0 , 9 , the Worthy Grand Matron visited the Chapter A bill noted r hack service for Chapte to Franklin . 1 901 r In January , , the Star gave a tu key supper for the Blue Lodge members at the K . P . Hall The turkey bill was for four turkeys .

r i 9 1 905 th e Du ng the meeting of February , , the fire bell rang and

. ih Worthy Matron declared Chapter closed As the years passed , expenses r creased : dining tables , table cloths , dozen chai s , shades for the windows r and many other supplies we e purchased .

a 8 1 935 c o- On Janu ry , , the Chapter operated with the Waverly Cen i l d ” tenn a Committee by having a display of old fashioned resses , and a 1 938 i a a float in the parade The year , tax on secretary and sent nel s l ries began being remitted to the Collector of Internal Revenue .

1 4 r During 9 3 , Red C oss work of making dressings was carried on in the din ing room . Service men were exempt from paying dues .

a 1 949 r Early in the ye r , our last charter member passed away Th ough

r 464 . more than sixty yea s of active service , the chapter initiated members

During these years , we have contributed to many , many community and worthy requests and are proud to have shared in decorating the hall in recent years .

WAVERLY AMERICAN LEGION i 262 The Waverly American Leg on Post. No . was chartered in August W i of 1 920 . Since that time it has continued to grow th veterans of World

I I . Wars I and , and the Korean conflict Our highest membership attained was 1 63 . r a n Our home , which is named the American Legion Memo i l Buildi g , 4 was constructed in 1 9 8 . It is used for many community social gatherings

P ag e F i fty - t h ree as well as for American Legion and Auxiliary meetings . Our post is always ready to do our part to help in any way to better

. r e the community One of our projects has been to clear off Rodge s Cemet ry , which had grown up in brush . We have most of it cleared and are still workin g on it . Any veteran who needs help in any way needs only to contact our post an d we will do our best to help him .

’ Under our programs there are several such events as Boys State . We ’ 1 20 send a boy to Boys State each year , where there are about 0 boys from all over the state . They elect their own government and i n this way learn r un much about how our own government is , and thus they become better citizens . Then we have the school medal award program which year ly awar ds an American Legion School Medal to a boy and a girl in the graduating class who are elected by their own classmates . A $200 sch olarship is given 1 5 9 9 . each year , since , to a high school graduate One of our main aims is to take care of our disabled comrades i n sick beds , hospitals , and elsewhere . We also take care of the widows and orphans n of deceased vetera s .

WAVERLY AMERICAN LEG ION AU$ I LIARY U N IT 2 62 ffi The Waverly American Legion Auxiliary Unit , a liated with th e

. 262 i Waverly American Legion Post No , was organized at a meet ng held J 26 1 927 a in the First National Bank building on the evening of uly , , fter the 21 ff applications of eligible women had been secured , due to the e orts of the 2 26 . . Commander of Waverly American Legion Post , J V Gooden , Sr . h . 2 Mrs . Cora B Corbridge of Jacksonville , committeewoman of the 0t h t . District , was present at the meeting to assist in the organization of e unit An applicati on was made to the Department of Illinois of the American Legion Auxiliary for a charter of Waverly Unit 262 The charter was 1 2 1 20 9 7 0 927 . granted on August , , and approved on August 3 ,

Waverly Unit has consistently , since its organization , held one meeting e a month . At the present time , its me ting night is the first Tuesday night in n the month . The u it has always contributed financially to the requirements as outlined by the Department of Illinois and Legion activities as called c ommi mi t u upon , also toward many y activities , and other f nds and causes of general interest . The Waverly American Legion Post erected a new Legion Memorial i n 1 48 1 949 fi th e Home 9 and , and the Auxiliary Unit held its rst meeting in

1 949. new building in February , The Auxiliary contributed very materially n i n helpin g to pay for the new buildi g , and also planned and equipped the 1 957 kitchen of the new home . Early in the unit financed the installing of

i n . new si nks and sink cabinet the building In the past , they have purchased n six b anquet tables , also several dozens of chairs , besides being conti ually helpful i n building support . ’ The American Legion Auxl i l i ar y s main function is to contribute fina n

ci al l y to the programs of the Department of Il linois . Some of the programs are : the sale of poppies made by disabled veterans ; rehabilitation ; sponsor ing a boy at th e Ill inois Soldiers Sailors School ; giving to the cigarette r fund and making tray favo s for veterans at the State Hospital . a r e Contributions given locally to the Cancer Fund , Heart Fund , and

the March of Dimes .

P a g e F i fty - fo u r r ’ Each year on Memo ial Day , wreaths are placed on every veteran s grave in the Waverly Cemetery .

’ I l l i ni Gir ls State is an impor tant pr oj ect of the Unit Each year a girl in her Juni or year is selected to attend She is selected on the basis of c o- r a scholarship , ope ativeness , good char cter , leadership and honesty . S H RI N E C LU B l i 1 5 1 50 . The Waver y Shrine Club was organ zed on March , 9 One of th e outstanding activi ties of the Wa ver ly Shr ine Club was the first wrestli ng show to be held in Waverly i n the Waverly Elementar y School 24 1 952 1 2 gymnasium on May , , which was attended by 89 paid fans . The club also sponsored a vote to legali ze boxing and wrestling in the i 4 1 952 r city of Waverly , at the general elect on on November , This p ogram r r was legalized , and a g eat percentage of the net p oceeds was presented to ’ the St . Louis Unit of the Crippled Children s Hospitals .

u The Shrine Club has been discontinued d ring the past several years . C HAMBER OF COMMERC E r 3 1 959 A g oup of businessmen met in Waverly , November , , for the r r purpose of planning a Community Ch istmas celebration . Office s were elected and commi ttees appointed to plan the celebration It was a huge r 1 5 1 960 - success and on Ma ch , , thirty seven Waverly businessmen met in t r r the Grade School Cafe e ia , despite a drifting snow sto m , for the purpose of organizing a Waverly Chamber of Commerce .

Bylaws were read and approved . A Charter was applied for from the

State Chamber of Commerce , and the purpose of the organization stated . n r advancing agricultural , commercial , i dust ial , civic and general interests of the City of Waverly , and its surrounding trade area . The following are several of the projects sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce through the ye a rs :

Repai ring and replacing street signs . Free movies for the childr en in the pavilion in Salter Park during the summer months . The Chamber of fi Commerce assisted in the dedication of the Waverly Post Of ce , November i 1 2 i n . 8, p Also sent flowers for open ng days of newly organized businesses “ ” “ Promoted Antique Sales or later known as Sidewalk Sales . Assisted in purchase of the pop cor n machine at the Grade School and also contr ib ’ i uted to the Waverly Commun ty School s band uniforms . Donated yearly to -r the yearbooks and fund aising projects of Waverly and Franklin schools .

Little League baseball and many others . LIONS C LU B 1 4 S r r 9 8 . o The Waverly Lions Club was instituted in It was ponso ed , a ni zed g , and chartered by the Jacksonville Club The club is dedicated to m social and Ci vic improve ents . One of its chief projects is aid for the blind . The motto of the Waverly Lions Club is “ Pulling for a better Waverly BOY SCOUTS The Boy Scouts of Waverly have taken par t in many important a c ti vi i l r a ma es i a ties . They have attended the annual p g g honor ng Abr ham Lin coln ; planted trees at Waverly Lake and in Salter Park ; and attended a campout at Colonel Andr ews far m southeast of Palmyr a a nd an another r 3 1 967 r u campout Novembe , , in Salter Pa k in spite of temperat res in the low twenties .

P a g e F i fty - five P ag e F i fty - s i x

Illinois High School Athletic Association . The schools who were members were Auburn , Virden , Girard and Waverly . The first meet was held i n

- Virden , and out of twenty one events , Waverly won eighteen first places .

From that time on , they were known as the Waverly High School Mule Team .

Fred E . Deatherage was the star sprinter and a consistent winner in

- 50 1 00 . the and yard dashes and relays Bert Kennedy , quarter mile and l J - H r eber t pole vau t ; Edgar arrett , shot put and hammer throw ; Rohrer , r high and broad jumps ; Sta r Carter as star hurdler was outstanding . There 220- was George Boyer in the yard dash and Ned Brown , now a retired Epis c al i a i n n op n m ister in California , who always won the dista ce races and also B r aueh was a good high jumper . Charley Mader , Goldsmith , and Cassie ) . c 1 Mun ger were the bicycle riders Mr . Bert E . S ott (class of 899 was noted for his running high kick in which he had a mark of eight feet , five inches .

This event was dropped from high school track meets many years ago . “ ” Ch er l ea der s and W Club can be depended upon for enthusiastic support and publicity at all times .

C H EERLEAD ERS

. ar e e The ch eerleaders of W H . S . chos n respectively from the four m sd co o . classes . The squad , p of five , has had Mrs Calvin Hobbie for their advisor for the past 1 8 years .

1 57 1 961 1 967 r In 9 , , and , the cheerleade s have received the Waverly i Holiday Tournament Cheerlead ng Trophy .

”W” C LU B The W Club is composed of the athletes who have received a letter i r h and of the varsity cheerleaders . The ma n pu pose of t is organization is to promote the school spirit and to help provide athletic equipment for r e t e spec ti ve departments . In recent years h y have financed the building of an

. 1 968 activity sign south of the grade school Easter of , the town servicemen “ ” received a care package from the W Club .

FOOTBALL

1 903 Previous to the high school boys played Rugby , the English type 1 5 ’ of football . It took men on a team , and players weren t allowed to kick ’

a . or c rry the ball There weren t any organized teams as there are today , but the high school boys played a team of city boys . Later the boys who played on the high school team bought their own suits an d rode horseback to the games . The only coaching they had was from the high school prin i l c pa . There was no athletic field , and games with nearby schools were held in pastures near Waverly . The players put up the goal posts , and they were ready for a game .

Football is a major sport around Waverly , and we have had some out m standing teams and players . Perhaps the ost famous or at least one of

n 1 928 . 1 4 the best was the u defeated team in Season score was Waverly , 9 ;

1 2 . Opponents , . The coach was Stone The team was composed of Stuart n Dodd (Captain ) , Leonard Poi ts , Arbra Robinson , Herbert Elliott , Clyde

Jones , Walter Saunders , Mervin Wilson , Glen Luttrell , Curtiss Luttrell , e c r r Wayne Points , Roscoe Robinson , Russ ll Mc lain , Harry Luttrell , Da el J ll Rodger , George Ritter , Eldon Lowery , William Hall , ohnnie Elliott , Bi n Jackson , Wendell Robi son , Herman Branom , Charles Mitchell , Stanley

P a g e F i fty - e ig h t J Mc I nt r e Mader , Lloyd Hale , Theodore Smedley , oye y , and Earl Groves r was the manage . r i r 1 000 When Wave ly played V rden that year , ove spectators watched

2 - i m Waver ly beat Vir den 3 6. The game was considered one of the most portant in central Illinois .

i i l i i Waverly did not get th e M S M . champ onship because of the ne g

il i t . b y of a player , but they were and are all champs

Clyde Jones was selected as the best all-r ound football player in this - 1 2 a . 9 9 section . He won All St te honors in the same year The football team Mc Cl a i . n had a very good season also Jones , Robinson and were on both

r . the Illinois State Jou nal and Register teams Saunders , also , made the

Journal team . Jones was a tackle on the first team , selected by Sports

r a a r . Edito Drysd le , of the All Centr l Illinois Hono Roll

’ In the early l 930 s football was discontinued a t for a few i d years . Publ c opinion demande that football be resumed , and it took a few year s to build up a team Coach Lyle King was very instr umental in ’ zos bringing football back to Waverly , as it had been in the .

1 949 r . Then in , Wave ly had a very strong team That year four of ’ - : r Waverly s players made All conference Turne , Left End ; Smith , Right

a . r Gu rd ; Meiers , Righ Halfback , and Mitchell , Fullback Ha lan Turner was

- awarded a position on the first Little All State High School Team , picked by r i the Chicago Daily News . Coyne Smith , Bill Meiers , and Delbert M tchell received honorable mention . 1 5 r 1 949 The 9 6 football team had the best reco d since , they finished r the season with six win s and th ee losses no ties .

1 960 r i In the reco d was seven wins , two losses the best record s nce 1 1 1 the undefeated team of 958 . The best year since 960 was 965 with 3 rec cord of five wins , three losses and one tie . Football was discontinued by the Board of Education after the 1 967 season , for the lack of man power , but because of many arguments from wa s the football fans of Waverly , it reinstated not as a conference team r but as one playi ng teams f om the schools the size of Waverly .

BASKETBALL

i o The first basketball game played aga nst another high scho l was , ’ strangely enough , a girls game It was played outdoors in the school yard 1 1 1 1 9 1 . i on the east side of the square , November , The Waverly g rls defeated - 1 3 . the Greenfield girls , Then after the high school was built , basketball r became a major sport . Th ough the years , Waverly has had many good Ja un a r 25 1 5 r . 93 basketball teams On y , , the Wave ly basketball team won

M . M r the . S . tou nament , defeating Virden , Pawnee and Auburn in Conference r Tour ney ; they also defeated F anklin at Ashland .

- fin al s Waverly has reached the semi on seven occasions , and the other ’ r six years were knocked out the the first round . The Scotties best ecord in wms 1 4- 5 M . M . 96 6 . S Conference has been seven and three losses in the season . Chuck Ross was Captain of the team and held the highest scoring average in th e conference that year . 1 951 a r The Holiday Tournament was started in , the s me yea the new gym was completed . It has been held annually since that date A number of schools belong a nd it is an outstanding event during the Chr istmas Holi r r r n days , d awing large c owds and furnishing ente tainment for you g and

P a g e F i fty - n i n e . 1 old who enjoy sports The Scotties won the tournament in 963 , beating T r i o i a p i n the finals . The Scotties entered th e Winchester Tournament but have not been too successful . They are also members of the Ashland Tournament and 1 1 1 won i n 960 and 96 . n 1 967 Double elimi ation was started in the tournament at Waverly .

TRAC K

Track has not been as popular as football and basketball in Waverly , but it is getting more attention each year Waverly High School played for m baseball instead of track a nu ber of years , but it has turned back to e track , because of the b nefits of the great individual sport . l Now , we wou d like to tell you how Waverly High School got the name ” Scotties . This name was chosen for the high school athletic teams early “ ” 1 - 7 . in the 936 3 basketball season Coach Forrest W . Frosty England sug h i gested the high sc ool team should have a name , and Princ pal A W . Heath wa s approved the idea ; a contest for a name held . The followin g committee “ — L th el l D . J . D Harney , Margaret y , Florence Mader , eanette Mader , ’ ‘ Mary 0 H er en and Helen Peebles submitted Scotties as suitable be ’ i r cause the town was named for S Walter Scott s novels . The students ” “ ” voted approval , hence the moniker Scotties .

BASEBALL 1 42 7 1 870 The Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No . , April , , carried the following “ ’ notice : The members of the Base Ball Club will meet at Dr . Benedict s f f o . o fice this evening , for the purpose organizing Come boys , let there be ” - a full turn out .

The first recorded baseball game , as reported in the Waverly Gazette J 21 1 870 in its next issue following the game , was played uly , , between the 42 Waverly Batts and the Virden Shoe Flies . Waverly won by the score of to 1 8 . Some years later when the Waverly Star Store team became one of the best in this part of the state , there were a number of outstanding play ” ’ ers . The battery was Cap Kemper and Dick Morris . Others were Dick s brothers , Billy and Doug , and the Cody brothers . Nick Cody , who passed 1 957 away in March , , was the pitcher and the last living member of the old “ ” Star Mine , a colorful baseball team sponsored by the Star Store . They were identified by the white stars on their caps , and they won more than th their share of the games about the turn of e century . Nick and his brother

Jim were often battery mates on this club , with Nick on the mound and Jim behind the plate ; however , the former had the distinction of serving either as pitcher or catcher on occasion .

in r In later years , baseball Wave ly has not been too active , but softball ’ ’ P s has become Waverly s summer sport . The Waverly K . of . have spon sored softball and Little League for many years . They have produced some 1 952 ’ fine softball teams in the past . In there was a girls softball team managed by Joe Aubrey .

GOLF Golf has been played by numerous Waverly athletes over the years but cannot become a popular sport because of the necessity to go elsewhere r 1 - 4 r to find a course . During the school yea of 963 6 the e was a golf team of n four or five players under the coachi g of Robert Price .

P a g e S i xty TH EATERS ’ ’ Messer l s a r y Hall was for many ye rs Wave ly s Opera House . Mr .

. h i 1 Wilson M Smith boug t the build ng at auction in March of 936. Lik e most opera houses it was an unofficia l register of many who had prin ted or seri b r on r bled thei names its walls . Quoted from Wave ly Journal , October 7 , 1 938 “ ” “ , This Interested Us column The outstandin g name that I remem ’ ber in connection with the heyday of Messer l y s Hall way back in the eighties ’ l Komed Kom an was the Kel y y p y , the three K s . This company made fr e quent visits her e for a number of years and together with other grade school a boys , I was generally seated on the front row , m king as much noise as i poss ble and being just as much of a nuisance as any lad of this generation .

We sat close enough to the stage to reach the foot lights . You remember r r them , pe haps , old fashioned oil lamps with tin eflectors .

r i r 25 1 . The ea l est date found in Messerly Hall was Februa y , 883 This ee r i was the date Alabama Jubil Singe s paid Waverly a vis t .

’ A Messer l s 4 1 The rions appeared on y Hall stage on February , 888 , ’ Stei n ar d s n 2 1 2 . and Sketch Team Entertai ment Company on October 3 , 89

The walls were also used for written comment on the town good , bad or emph a tic $ One troupe evidently had a very poor week as is indi “ c a ted by the following This is the Rottenest Town on Earth . On the ’ better side of the ledger we find B l ank ner s Specialty Company and these

. n n . amm glad words : Good Town Dr . Bla k er did on the week J ed i n r House Every Night Mr . W lson M . Smith recalls winni g as fi st ’ prize i n an essay contest that featured the week s stand here . Many home talent plays were given i n those days and many local names still adorn Messerly Hall . BIJOU

The Bijou Theater was the next show place i n town . C . F . Allen bought the theater from A B . Anderson , who had recently bought it from

B . L . Peebles . C ITY HOTEL ’ The thir d step in Waverly s theater progress was by way of the city hotel built i n 1 882 by Napoleon Copley and possibly Nick Walk er with John

r r . Henry as b ick mason , for Smiley Lutt ell , owners Ther e were numer ous tr ansfers of the hotel between 1 924 and 1 934 The

r r r n n 1 8 1 935 . final transfe by Mrs . Edwa d Ba rick to Joh Rhea was Ju e , He

1 7 . . 93 leased it to Mrs . Lanham Razing of city hotel started in September , 1 - 7 937 8 . It was rebuilt as the Rex Theater in 3 First show was on January , 1 n a i 938 . It remai ed a movie the ter with several shows a week unt l sold to a corporation . BOWLI N G Several years ago a group of inter ested Waverly citizens decided that d Waverly needed a Bowling Al l ey . In order to have the neede capital to h r finance suc a project , they formed a Co poration , sold stock and used the funds to purchase the old Rex Theatre Bui lding at the northwest corn er of the squa re . i e The building was renovated , and a lengthy addit on was add d to the - a back in order to accommodate a six lane alley . A modern rest urant was

r in ul 1 963 . in stalled in the front and bowling came to Wave ly J y ,

r i n Bowling has been very popular he e ever s nce , with you g and old both participating .

P a g e S i x ty - o n e ' - s s mt f c x $ F o r i ve ou r T r e b e ” g

P a g e Si xty - two WARS

No depredations by the Indians were ever c ommi tteed among the set l r s r u r i an i t e of Mo gan Co nty , and no ecord of the kill ng of y wh te men after the settling of the county is known to have occurred .

TH E W I N N EBAGO WAR

r Fully described in the following a ticle , written by Judge William

th e 1 7 1 871 . Thomas , for weekly JOURNAL of August , As it gives an accur ate account of the participation of several Morgan County men in this con fli ct : , it is worthy of a place in the history of the county 1 827 But few of the actors in this war remain among us In , General i Edwards received information on which he relied , that the W nnebago In - e i n dians had attacked some keel boats , which had b en employed convey g r du ur army supplies to P airie Chien , on their ret n down the river , and that settlers and min ers on Fox River were in imminent danger of an attack r r from a ban d of these and other Indians . The gene al orde ed the command ’ ers of the different regi ments and odd battalions of General Harrison s brigade on the eastern side of the Illinois River excepti ng th e 20th regi i for n ment to take immed ate steps detaching i to service , according to law ,

- one fourth of their r espective commands . And should any part of the fron f tiers south o Rock River be invaded by the savages , the colonel entitled by r law to command the detachment , was orde ed to march with the least possi u ble delay to the support of the point attacked , without waiting for f rther ” orders . BLAC K HAWK

Sa c and Black Hawk was chief now of the Rox nations , and a noted l i . warr or He and his tribe inhabited a Vi lage on Rock River , nearly three miles above its confluence with the Mississippi , where the tribe had lived

. n to many generations When that portion of Illi ois was reserved them , they r n i i in emai ed in peaceable possession of the r reservation , spending the r time the enjoyment of Indian life The fin e situation of their village and the n quality of their lands i cited the more lawless white settlers , who from time ’ to time began to encroach upon the red men s domai n . From one pretext r to another , and f om one step to another , the crafty white men gained a r foothold , until th ough whiskey and artifice they obtained deeds from many of the Indians for their possessions The Indians were finally induced to cross over the Father of Waters and locate among the Iowas . Black Hawk would not agree to the ter ms of the treaty made with his nation for their r r e lands , and as soon as the military , called to enforce his emoval , had i l t red , he returned to the I linois side of the River . A large force was at once 1 4 1 832 raised and marched against him On the evening of May , , the first engagement occurred between a band from this army and Black Hawk ’ s band , in which the former were defeated . w This attack and its result aroused the hites . A large force of men was raised , and General Scott hastened from the seaboard , by way of the r r lakes , with United States t oops and a tillery to aid in the subjugation of 24th J 200 r e the Indians . On the of une , Black Hawk , with warriors , was pulsed by Major Demont between Rock River and Galena . The American army continued to move up Rock River toward the main body of the In 21 5 hi s n dians and on the t of July came upon Black Hawk and band , defeati g them near the Blue Mounds . a Before this action , Gener l Henry , in command , sent word to the main b th e army , y whom he was immediately rejoined , and whole army crossed r the Wisconsin in pursuit of Black Hawk and his band , who we e fleeing to r 2nd the Mississippi . They were ove taken on the of August , and in the bat tle which followed , the power of the Indian chief was completely broken .

l t 1 832 r r r On the of September , , Gene al Scott and Gove no Reynolds concluded a treaty with the Indian nations . For the faithful performance of the provisions of the treaty on the part of the Indians , it was stipulated r Wa bok i esh i ek a nd that Black Hawk , his two sons , the p ophet , six other chiefs of the hostile bands should be retained as hostages during th e pleasure r r r of the president . They we e confined at Fo t Barracks and put in i ons .

MORMON CON FLICT

r D a A b ief account of the sect styled Mormons , or Latter y Saints , is given in The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois ” (page “ After r 1 840 thei settlement at Nauvoo , Hancock County , Illinois , in , their conduct soon became so lawless and defiant that the authority of the state was finally r i necessa ry to put a stop to their p etensions and pract ces . The militia was called out . Many citizens of Morgan County responded and participated in

o . r that campaign . Conspicuous among them was Colonel J hn J Ha din , who rendered wise and efii c i ent counsel and service in the suppr ession and r e 1 846 n moval of this organization in , who , led by Bringham You g , settled a i n Ut h .

WA R BETWEEN TH E STATES

8th 1 862 On August , , the following interesting item appeared in the Springfield Press :

Waverly , Illinois . The little town in the southeast corner of Morgan

County is patriotic to the core and has covered itself with glory . In the space of forty - eight hours after the receipt of the new order from th e War

Department , the citizens of that place and vicinity , by common consent , without the aid of a recruiting officer or of anyone authorized to raise a r 1 07 r company , o ganized from their midst a company of men , good and t ue , and on yester day some of the citizens were in this city to report to the adjutant General ’ s office The Waverly Company belongs to the Morgan r or County list , but it dese ves a special notice the patriotism displayed by those engaged in its organization .

WORLD WARS I AND I l KOREAN

The fact that Waverly has a ver y active and progressive American Legion Post and Auxiliar y is a constant testimony of the loyalty and pa i m tr i ot s of its people .

Ther e has been active participation by both men and women i n the a wars of this century . Since the st te is second in agriculture and third in i war r manufacturing , much was expected of Illino s during , and she su passed all expectations in those fields .

r a i 1 950- 1 953 r During the Ko e n confl ct of , mo e than fifty per cent of r its National Gua d were inducted into federal service .

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S u c K

P a g e S i xty-si x DEEP SNOW

i n The old settlers of Morgan , Cass and Scott Counties , the organiza tion of their society for a number of years limited member ship to those who i “ could date the r residence here to the period of the Deep Snow . 1 830 m i In the latter part of November , , snow co menced fall ng and 1 l 1 83 . continued to fall at intervals until January , As one snow fel upon r i d anothe , the wind at times blow ng very hard , there soon accumulate a depth in places from seven to twelve feet , covering fences and small build r r l ings enti ely , and causing g eat distress to the inhabitants , as we l as to stock and wild game . The sun occasionally melted the surface , and the cold nights would freeze it hard enough to bear a man or beast . Many suf fer ed s o a everely , b th for food and warmth , not having made prep ration for l ff r such a cold spel Many instances of su e ing might be given , but so many r have been eported in neighborhood circles , and others published , it would “ ” seem needless to repeat them . The winter of the Deep Snow is referred n to by all the early settlers , formi g a data to refer to , as any incident hap n ar 1 831 peni g so long a time before or after it Until Febru y , , when the off r snow went with a great freshet , the g ound was not seen . 1 In the fall of 833 there occurred a strange phenomenon . On the night 1 3th k of the of November , there was an apparent falling of the stars , li e n r rain from the clouds . The unusual and extraordi a y event created con si der abl e alarm among the people .

SU DDEN FREE$ E W i n hile the average temperature in w ter was degrees , cold ”

r . 28 1 873 snaps were of frequent occu rence On January , , the temperature fell to 40 degrees below zero throughout the central and northern portions in 1 6 of the state . With the snow some places inches deep , this was the coldest d ay ever kn own in Illi nois . The most memorable instance of such a sudden fall of temperature

20 1 836. n occurred December , Several i ches of snow had fallen on that day , a h and it was w rm enough for rain to fall in the afternoon , whic melted the snow into slush and water About o ’ clock in the afternoon it began to r v i n r grow da k , from a hea y , black cloud which was seen the no thwest . r i n Al most instantly the st ong wind , travel g at the rate of seventy miles an a hour , accomp nied by a deep , bellowing sound , with its icy blast , swept n i n over the land , and everythi g was stantly frozen hard . The water of the in r - d little pools in the roads froze waves , sha p edged and pointe , as the gale T h e i had blown it . chickens , pigs , and other small an mals were frozen in l . n . their tracks Wagon wheels , ceasi g to ro l , froze to the ground Men , i go ng to their barns or fields , a short distance from their houses , in slush and water , returned a few minutes later walking on the ice . Some caught out on horseback were frozen to their saddles , and had to be lifted off and w carried to th e fir e to be tha ed out .

Two young men were frozen to death near Rushville . One of them ’ was found sitting with his back against a tree , with his horse s bridle over

ar m and . his , his horse frozen in front of him The other was partly in a n - i n kneeli g position , with a tinder box one hand and a flint in the other , with n both eyes open , as if intent on tryi g to strike a light . Many other casual ties were reported . As to the exact temperature , however , no instrument r th e r e has left any record ; but the ice was f ozen in streams , as variously i x s i n . ported , from inches to a foot in thickness , a few hours Such sudden ,

P ag e S i x ty - sev en violent , and extreme changes were so exceptional as to be remarkable J n udge Samuel Wood , of Morgan Cou ty , and others then residing in the county were reliable authorities for the foregoing account of the Sudden ” Freeze of that memorable day and event .

Judge Wood says he was nearly a mile from home , in the prairie , when the blast struck him . The slush and water were several inches deep , and before he could get home he could walk upon the top , as they were frozen hard .

Mr . Huram Reeve also remembered that the day was warm and ’ shower y dur ing the afternoon . Near two o clock in the afternoon i t grew i dark , as if a rain storm was coming , and in an instant , the strong w nd , with an icy blast , came and all was frozen He found raccoons , opossums w ’ and other animals frozen to death . Bet een two o clock p m . and nine ’ r s o clock a m . the next day , the ice had f ozen six inche thick .

r Daniel L . Cla ke says that on the morning following the sudden freeze on the previous afternoon , he rode his horse across Indian Creek on the ice , and had him in the stable before sunrise , and that the ice was one foot thick .

8 WARM WI NTER, 1 7 7 On 1 9th 1 877 i i the of October , , it commenced ra ning , and cont nued to h 27t . rai n , more or less , every day up to December On Christmas day i fish worms were crawl ng on the sidewalks , and the streets of Jacksonville were almost impassable for teams . Few persons came into the city except on foot or by the railroads . Business was almost suspended . Deep mud , i 1 7 8 8 . and more or less ra n , continued until the middle of March , C LIMATOLOG ICAL Meterological Phenomena : The Dry Season of 1 820 Wind Story of 1 1 825 1 830- 31 1 1 82 Cyclone of The Dep Snow , Shooting Stars of 833 The Sudden Freeze of 1 836 Little Indian Cyclone of 1 845 Snow Storm of 1 5 1 855 ’ 56 ’ 59 1 877 85 Cyclones of , , The Warm Winter of Cyclone of 1 880 The Great Sleet Storm of 1 883 Gr easy Prairie and Literberry Cy f 1 1 884 1 4 clones o 883 The Coldest Day , Memorable Hail Storm of 88

1 869. The Hottest Day ,

C HOLERA J 1 833 ff In uly and August , , Jacksonville su ered greatly from an epi demic of cholera . The first case was that of the wife of a mover who was

r . n traveling th ough the country by wagon Stoppi g there , his wife was taken ’ i e sick . The citizens went to their ass stance , and the woman s dis ase was pronounced a case of genuine Asiatic cholera The sick woman and family were conveyed to a log cabin outside of town , located on the site of the home r a of Mr . George Mauzy , on No th S ndy Street . The woman died , and people burned the clothing and bedding and furnished the man with money and i nh a bi sent him on . Jacksonville at that time contained about five hundred

. i tants , fully half of whom fled to the country Of those who rema ned , about 5 75 were attacked by the epidemic and about 5 died . A number of those who fled to the country also died . Among those who died were the wife and i childr en of Rev . John M . Ellis , dur ng his absence from home while prose e uting his educational work in Indiana The scourge lasted six weeks , and r was the most ter ible that ever visited Jacksonville .

1 1 . In 85 , the cholera again visited the southeast part of the county The l l path of the scourge was a narrow strip southward as far as Bellevi e . A

P a g e S i xty - e ig h t i number of persons died from the epidem c in Waverly and vicinity , among Mc Mur r a t i r whom were Rev . Wilson S y , pastor of the Me hod st Church the e , and his wife and two children EARLY WEDD I N GS The mar r iage ceremony in those days was a very un cer emonious i c f . af a r Says John Mc onnell , whose excellent description in his Western “ sketches we quote in full : The parents never made a parade about any

al l . l r thing marriage least of They usua ly gave the b ide a bed , a lean an d n r r e horse , some good advice , and havi g thus discha ged their duty , turn ed to thei r work and business was done T h e br i de of the pioneer was clothed in lin sey -woolsey with hose of woolen yar n and moccasins of deer a r l T h i a n k . e sk n or , as extra piece of finery , high qu rte ed shoes of ca f s in bridegr oom came in copper-c olored jeans domestic manufactured as i r a holiday su t . Pe haps he wore a hunting cap and a powder pouch . N IC KNAME S UC KERS ar e r i There several stories told concerning the o ig n of the nickname , ” ’ Suckers . The most logical one concerns George Rogers Clark s attack

. an d r upon the French town of Kaskaskia It was summer a ve y hot day , r c i and as he ente ed the town , he saw Fren hmen sitt ng quitely on their little r e h h verandahs , in f ont of their hous s , sucking t eir juleps t rough straws . He “ ” o $ rushed up n them , crying , Surrender , you suckers , you The Frenchmen r l surrende ed and from that day to this , Il inoisians have been known as “ Suckers . Another account of the or igin of the name Suckers i s attributed to h the custom of early emigrants who , when passing t rough the state and n r a findi g a scant supply of water on the prairies , would th ust a sh rpened

h or . stick t ree four feet down into the loose , porous soil A short time after , a fil l the stick would be withdrawn , and the hole would parti lly with water n e h The emigra t would then insert a long , hollow re d through which e woul d r suck up sufficient water to quench his thi st . From the custom of sucking the water through these hollow tubes , the early inhabitants are said to have “ derived the name of Suckers . S HAKERAG in r i Way back early Waverly Days , the e was a flour m ll in the south w west part of to n , about where the Primitive Baptist Church is now located . n n It was operated by a man by the name of Joh Gu nells , father of the late M K u r J . . c ee u Mrs Mary and John G nnells , , as related to the Jo rnal . That a w a l l r p rt of to n was not built up as it is now , and it was open space f om ’ the mil l to the Gunnells r esidence at or just west of the present jun ction of 4 1 1 1 1 0 . Routes No . and Nothing broke the view between the mill and the and i n r i Gunnells home , o der to let the men at the m ll know when dinner Mr s u was ready , . G nnells would go to the door and wave a rag . One of the r l i child en would genera ly be at the mill and , l ke most children , looking a x forw rd an iously for dinner time , would be on the lookout , come noontime , “ n and when the signal came that di ner was ready , would yell , Daddy , the rag’ s a shak in ’ Most people did not know that the name came fr om the pioneer custom of signall i ng by the shaking of a rag In the article the Journal stated that

3 . a one other place in the United States has Sh ke Rag Mineral Point , Wis r consin having a street by that name , and that it eceived its name in the ’ “ ” r Mr s . r e same manner as Waverly s famed Shake ag . W . L . Henderson

P a g e S i x ty - n i n e n i ports that there is a cross roads commu ity in P ke County , Indiana , by the name of Shakerag . SALTER PARK Waverly was honored last Friday (1 935 ) by a visit to the city by Miss

. J Matilda Salter of St . Louis Miss Salter is a granddaughter of Cleveland . “ W Salter , who may be honored as the Father of averly . Miss Salter was a member of the Waver ly Congregational Chur ch while she was a resident of the town . For many years , she has resided with her brother , Mr . John Salter , a prominent physician in St . Louis . Miss Salter attended the centennial of 1 935 and gave historical ad

i h . dresses . Though advanced years , she is still loyal to Waverly She was w d happy hen she learne that by action of the City Council , the name of the ” ffi ” square had been o cially changed to Salter Park . LAFAYETTE‘ S CARRIAG E L aFa ette th e General Marquis de y , ally of the American people i n the 1 24 8 1 25 . Revolutionary War , visited this country in the years of and 8 He u r n n met with the misfort ne of having his ca riage overtur i to the river , and

i . a th its white silk lin ngs were thereby very much damaged T king ano er , he proceeded on his journey , leaving orders to have his carriage sold . It was bought by Mr . Drury , an uncle of the late Charles J . Drury , of Morgan Coun t Jr . i n i n n 1 831 y , whose father , Lawson Drury , , came to Ill ois the spri g of t i - and died at the age of h rty three of cholera , at the farm now occupied by his grandson , Mr . Frank Drury , near Orleans . LIQ UOR I N HARVEST FI ELDS i As to the use of intoxicat ng liquor in harvest fields , Mr . F . Gorham , a n father of Josi h Gorham , now of Champaig County , claims the credit of “ ” being the first farmer i n this country who refused to furnish ardent spirits in a n b e to laborers employed in the harvest field , and raising a b r , furnished as a substitute ginger beer and buttermilk . 1 832 a Mr . Silas Massey , who bought land here about , was nother far m i not r er , t the fi st in Morgan County , who succeeded in having his harvest done without whiskey , and when the men declined to work without it , he told them he coul d just tur n his hogs in the wheat and they would take care of

i . Th e the harvest ng , and not say whiskey once men stopped complaining and harvested it . AUTOMOBI LE POLO

- In the early twenties , the sport of Auto Polo developed in Waverly . It was a major attraction at picnics and celebrations A minor crash in 1 923 n u was reported in the Waverly Journal ; no one seriously i j red , however . It n must have been a very exciti g sport , from the crowds pictured at the str ts ff e o n . events . One of our was roped and the fun bega Information on r this sport is meager ; howeve , Dr . C . F . Deatherage could answer questions .

A picture of the game is given on another page .

n r . . a Ref . Illi ois State Histo ical Library Journal T ken from “ ” r r i 1 4 . 1 9 . Diary of Anna R Mo rison , wife of Isaac L . Mo rison , Apr l , 28 “ i Monday , December , Started early this morn ng for Waverly ; ar rived about 1 1 o ’ clock The driver took us to the only house he knew of where strangers were received ; a shocking place . The room assigned to me , which I might call a garret (attic ) , is reached by means of a ladder going up from the summer kitchen .

P ag e Sev enty AUTO POLO TEAMS

m o ss a r m a n a r i n b u r i ve Left Tea : R G ; M u c e T u r l l , d r . m D r C ea e a e Gl en n med l e Ri g h t Tea : . . F . D t h r g ; S y , dri ver .

i . . 57 Ref . Illinois State H storical Library Journal Page , Abraham Lin L an s d den . l n . co , Judge David Davis and Judge Edward Bates , by John M “ i i n Mr . Abraham L ncoln gave his first political speech at Waverly ,

Morgan Coun ty . He was dressed in a black suit and appeared very much indeed as he appeared i n what is said to be the earliest picture of him now 1 4 8 8 . i n existence , one taken , I believe , in

H ISTORY OF MORGAN COU NTY

1 834 i n BURNING WITCHES In , near Middle Creek , now Cass Coun r r ty , but at that time in Mo gan , a eligious society of fanatics was organized , i ff i who not onl y believed in W tchcraft , but actually made o er ngs of them r selves , and we e burned at the stake , to appease and propitiate , as they i f r believed , the r of ended deity , and cast lots whom of thei members should be burned at the stake Once the lot fell on an old lady , whom the others tied h l and bound to the stake . W en she began to burn she screamed so loud y and l r pitifully that a Mr . E mo e , who was hunting nearby , broke open the door wi th a fence rail , released the burning woman , and broke up the meetings n The grand jury of Morgan County i dicted many members , and the religious fanatics left the country . C ENTEN N IAL l 9 3 5 J ll J 1 935 (Taken from acksonvi e Daily ournal , August 8, ) Oxen and automobile moved together through the street here this r d n r afternoon while ai planes whirre overhead , remi ding Wave ly citizens and r i r r many visitors of changes that have transpired du ng a centu y . The st ange assortment of ancient vehicles in the procession was brought out for the

Waverly Centennial parade , a spectacle as impressive as any ever wit nessed here .

P a g e Sev enty -o ne r t r Old car iages , bicycles of ancient vin age , carriages that we e first pulled by horses that never heard the backfire of an automobile or gazed at

tr a fli c . a light , joined the parade of new and old The contrast was vivid , for the parade was well staged and a historical note was dominant . Headed by the Roodhouse drum and bugle corps of thirty

- pieces in vari colored uniforms , the parade moved around the square at ’ four o clock , climaxing a day of speaking , music and sociability . A prairie sc hooner drawn by two oxen lumbered along in much the ’ r same fashion as Waverly s first settlers a rived one hundred years a go. The oxen were provided by a Sangamon County farmer . The country doctor and his means of travel were gr aphically depicted ’ by Waverly s four physicians . Dr . Paul Allyn , wearing a long coat and silk

. . . l hat , rode a horse Dr Walter H Allyn and Dr . N . J . Hughes fo lowed in a buggy , while Dr . E . W . Crum rode in an automobile .

TH E WAVERLY GA$ ETTE 24 1 869 2 1 71 June , February 3 , 8

Motto Independent in all things neutral i n nothing .

: . . . Editors Miles J Abbott , W D Pemberton A H I NT The members of the Waverly Curbstone Association and the staring r statues which ornament our town on Sundays at diverse places , are e quested to give special attention to the following hint which is inserted at the request of a large number of ladies of this town . Standin g on the sidewalk Starin g at the ladies

Smoking my cigar , Surely what a treat , n $ Nothi g under heaven , Bless Me This is pleasant ” af n n My happiness can mar , Lo i g o the Street . 1 7 5 1 869 This comment found in Volume , Number , August , , of the Waverly

Gazette is proof man has changed little over the year s . The approach of the Christmas season was heralded in the Gazette “ with this item : The pupils of the Waverly Academy are devoting their spare time to the construction of a magnificent ‘ Christmas J 6 1 870 The Gazette of anuary , , gives a detailed description of the “ r u Christmas T ee and its many gifts in the following acco nt . Christmas Eve T of 1 869 wil l long be remembered by the scholars of the Public School . heir

Christmas tree was a decided success , and everything connected with it passed off to the satisfaction of all concerned . The little folks enjoyed their l a ddend cornucopias of sweet meats , and many a little heart was g by the i nexh a ustabl e pretties and goodies that came from boughs of the almost tree . r Messers Lyba ger and Salter did the Santa Claus , and were prolific in good

n . jokes , always appreciati g the fine points and making suitable application Some of our dignified citizens were delighted to receive Jumpi n - jacks and rocking horses While the Professor saw himself in a bottle thr ough a pair

’ c of glasses (spectacles ) , the assistants each received a hina doll and other r things that we e not china . Sturdy bachelors received toy cradles from to remind them of their neglected obligations to society and the world . One of our temper ance advocates was the happy recipient of a cornucopia contain in n g a bottle of whiskey , fla ked on the right and left with a suitable guard of ci nnamon and cloves ; while ye virtuous editor would respectfull y ack d i n r knowle ge the receipt his co nucopia of a letter from some fair unknown ,

P a g e Seven ty- two

’ n Havi g Chartered a buggy for the occasion , about seven o clock found ‘ ’ us w— us , ( in this case means the editor and , ell , to go on with story ) , pro c eedi ng across the country six miles north to the residence of Mr . Robert - - r e Fleming , by the way , a well to do fa mer , universally resp cted for his

n . manliness , i tegrity , and good qualities generally our Arriving at destination , we found him , his amiable wife , and our l besei ed young friend Crit Fleming , a ready g by more than four score of the i n r youth and beauty of Frankl , Waverly , and count y round about . After a merry time downstairs , upstairs and in every available place , and way , for the hospitable doors were thrown wide open for the enjoyment of all and which all did enjoy according to their several abilities , supper was ah noun c ed and the party adjourned to the dining room , where an abundant

r . f feast was elegantly se ved Oysters , cake , pies , preserves , hot cof ee , jellies ‘ etc . , made up the bountiful repast which all pronounced perfectly splendid . “ Then again to the parlors , where various amusements were freely in l w indulged unti long past low twelve , hen the party began to disperse ’ th e with radiant faces and happy hearts , more than pleased with evening s n experiences . Agai the editor enumerated all the women present , but no mention of the men .

TH E SQ UARE

The public square , donated by Mr . C . J . Salter , was surrounded by a

1 846. rail fence , as late as A year or two later it was replaced by a plank fence ; the square was then cleaned of clock and weeds and made more at tractive . 1 4 i 1 . 3 0 1 870 : Waverly Gazette , Vol , No . , Apr l , Why not use the street ” $ a loafers as hitching posts We reg rd them as permanent fixtures .

’ 1 25 5 1 869 : Waverly Gazette , Vol , No . , December , Editor s comment ,

a i r ff The night i n this place has a damaging e ect on wood . We hear of several woodpiles , which , in a single night , have shrunken to less th an

- two th i rds their original size the day before . It is a subject for scientific ” investigation .

1 1 0 : 1 . 8 0 87 Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No 3 , March , “ own f-neck edn ss We have no desire to accommodate our stif e , but we wish to be very considerate , and we think it would be an act of Christianity n n to fur ish some of the Waverly Churchgoers with seats resti g on pivots , ” that they may see who comes i n without straini ng their necks . WEDD I N GS 1 36 27 1 70 : Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No . , February , 8 “ 27 1 870 Married , Sunday evening , February , , at the residence of the ’ J i . . . . . br de s father in Waverly , by Rev H Austin , Mr James E Summers th and Miss Mattie Hanley . Cake received , for which e bride will please ” accept our thanks . 1 1 . 3 1 3 1 869 : Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No , September , “ ’ a 1 2 1 869 M rried , September , , at the residence of the bride s father McE l fr sh e . in Waverly , by Rev . W . , Mr Norman Agard and Miss Marlotte ”

k . Ward . We acknowledge the receipt of a bountiful supply of luscious ca e

1 . 6 29 1 869 : Waverly Gazette , Vol . , No , July , “ 1 1 l fr sh Mc E . . an 869 . d Married , August , , by Rev W . e , Mr W H Scott

n . Miss Mary Javi s , all of this place No cards , no cake .

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m i n r A M M r a n n I l l O s . B A ea s L r a n C o as a of t t e d . tl ps o Cou y , y d , y , 38 - 43 1 872 pp . ’ M i s fl l e New i e ci ti es th a i ou t a n i n r a n t Ya t e v t e d t e e . o g C y . , v ll , d d d d d v lop B I f h n Ar h i e of I i n i s N n n t r o t e t c s . 69 ook ve o y Cou y v ll o , o M r i n M m i h Ci i zen of a er s . t a t . W l o S W v ly Hi stor i c a l E n c yc lop edi a of I l l m ors Hi s tor y of Mor g a n Coun ty - - 1 660 - 664 H 977 3 1 032 h i s E d 905 pp . Re i se Or i n a n ces of th e i t of a er 1 888 v d d C y W v ly , T h e Wa ver ly Code of 1 91 6 Wa ver ly C a r n egi e Li br a r y O r f M r a n n t 1 872 62 ld S ettle s o o g Cou y . p . a er r n a M a 1 885 Oc t er 1 1 1 91 8 W v ly Jou l y , ; ob , I i i s S t a te Re i st er M a 3 1 1 91 5 ll no g y ,

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V N 8 . 2 . 7 ol . , o , p Newspa per s a er r n a S e t em er 1 2 1 930 1 0 1 93 1 W v ly Jou l p b , July , September 26 , A r i 1 V N 1 4 1 26 9 7 . 85 1 9 p l , 5 ol o . 0 a er r n a Ma r c h 25 1 955 A r i 22 1 955 1 W v ly Jou l , p l , June 5 , 1 955 6 1 956 Oc t er 2 6 1 956 N em er 9 9 N m 1 July , ob , ov b , 1 56 ove b er 6, 1 956 N em er 30 1 956 Oc t er 2 1 1 950 Oc t r 1 ov b , ob , obe 2 , 1 938 a t er w r s a n d S ewer a e S st em D c et I i n i s 1 1 0 - D S N 1 8 . 7 1 W o k g y , o k ll o , . ov . , 937 u n ci a sse th e a s r i n a n ce a er r n a Ma r h 1 Co l p d g o d , W v ly Jou l , c 25 , 955 E ec t i n for as s s t em c a r r i e a er r n a A r i 1 l o g y d , W v ly Jou l , p l 2 2 , 955 n t r a c t a wa r e Ve a P i e Li n e n s t a er r n a a Co d d d l p Co . Co W v ly Jou l , M y 1 r r n r st a r t e 0 a e a l 6 . 1 956 Wo k d July , W v ly Jou l , Ju y D e i c a t i n N em er 1 0 1 956 a er r n a N em er 1 d o ov b , , W v ly Jou l , ov b 9 , 956 G as t o ns m er s a er r n a N m er 9 1 9 Co u , W v ly Jou l , ove b , 56

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