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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-30

following the Congressional elections.
He thinks that for o House to continue
to lesislate after majority Of it's men,
bers nave been turned down by the
people. as frequently occurs under
present laws, is misrepresentation.
representative Richardson, the Dem
ocratic leader of the House. thinks
Congress ought to do something to
bring the Beef Trust to book. He .as
introduced resolution directing the
Ways and Means Committee to inves-
tigate the recent extraordinary rise in
the price OF meat and provide, if pos
sible, some legislative relief.
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A Remarkable Citizen.
Greenyille NIonntaineer


Ihere are many persons in Anderson
and GreenVille counties who will re-
call the remarkable old gentleman who
is mentioned in the following commu-
nication to the News and Courier. He
was resident of Williamson for
many years, and was connected with
the Greenville and Columbia railroad
when the Confederate war began in
1861, at which time he volunteered
with the Gist Riflemen and thereby
sbecame connected wich the Hampton
Legion. Mr.. Hudgens is hale and
hearty, and the exuberance of youth
remains with hi. in an extraordinary
degree, not seeming to be more than
three score in years when we met him
two years ago.
Editor of The News and Courier:
In the little town of Foreston, OH the
Central Railroad, there lives an inter-
esting old man, who may rightly claim
to be the oldest bridegroom in South
Carolina, for the lastycar, Mt the age of
81 he married hissecond wife. This old
gentleman is Mr.. IF. II. 'Hudgens, q
prominent citizen Of the town. He was
born in Union County, November 25,
1916. His grandmother on his fathers
side lived to be 06, and his great grand
father on his mothers side, Joshua
Selby, of Union County, lived to be 10a
years old. Mr.. Hudgens wants to beat
them both in age.
His father emigrated to Georgia and
settled several miles from the Creeb
nation. Mr.. Hudgens moved to Colum-
bus when IA and remained there twenty
years. He used to see the Creek In.
dians constantly and knew the Ian.
guage we'll enough to trade with them
After leaving Columbus he lived Al
different places, fifteen years of which
were spent in Charleston. He came te
FOreston in 1891, which has been hi
home since
Mr.. Hudgens saw active service il
the war for Southern independence ant
was Mt the first battle of Manassas.
His first wife was Miss Olive Wells
of Maine, whom he married in 1910
and who died in 1891. Inst Angus
Mr. Hudgens married his second wife
Mrs. Mary NJ. Maurice. He has tw,
SONS by his first wife.
lie has been engaged in the saw mil
business and farming Mt Foreston, ant
now runs a small farm and buys cross
ties. His eyesight is returning and b,
not only enjoys perfect health, but ha
q good appetite.
He attributes his long life to regula
habits. For seventy-two yeare he ka
been member of the Methods
| Church.
Mr., Hudgens has the appearance Of
man Of about 60; g form ia erect an,
he moves with the briskness of mid
dle-aged man. He is genial gentle
man, and one of his most remarkably
characteristics is the brightness Of hi
mental faculties.
| Mcdonald Furman.
Privateer, Sumter Co., April IS, 1902
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the month OF May, the Blue Ridge Rail-
way Co. will cell tickets from Anderson
to Charleston and return at rate of $40
for the ro1n6Etrip. Tickets limited three
days from date OF sale. For further In
formation call on or write to r. T. Thorn
ton, ticket agent, Anderson.
Buy your Poultry Netting from Sull!s
van Hdw. Co.
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OI CHeSe merchants would consider any
trade with the United States. They
would not examine the goods. though
the prices were as low and the travel
ing man claimed the quality and terms
as good as would be furnished by
European competitors. At Cienfuegos
1 met a Boston travelling man who
represented boot and shoe house.
Es had o similar experience. Only one
merchant in Cienfuegos would examine
his goods. The articles were the best
that eould be made and the prices were
low, but the native taste preferred the
cheap Spanish product"
a. Senator Rawlins, jn his speech against
the Philippine bill, rubbed it. on the
Republican Senators, who have shown
o dispcsition to avoid listening TO-
speeches against the bill, when he
said: '''This bill is Fastening on 1O,-
100000 people tie greatest oligarchy
that ever existed. It is crime and @
'frightful travesty, and while il is being
discussed Senators stink away to loll
In their cloak rooms"
Representative Shaffroth, of Colo,
presented some strong arguments to
the House Judiciary Committee in
favor Of amending the resolution pro-
viding for change in Inauguration
day from March 4 to the last Thursday
in April, 30 as to provide for the as
selnbling Of Congress on January /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ness men, was born April 2Sth. 1885,
at Kingsville, Ohio. He had strug-
giles in his early boyhood to acquire
an education. but he accomplished it
by finishing up at Kingsville Academy
i'm Ohio when twenty-one years. of
age. He learned the trade of a tin
ner, after which he came west and
associated himself with his brother
in the hardware business at Sterling,
Ill. Two years later he removed to
Rockford, where he remained until the
call for troops in 1861. when he en-
listed in the nth Illinois volunteers.
BY i'll health he was compelled to re-
tire from the army. lie enlisted
again as Il private in 1862 in the 74th
Illinois volunteers. He participated
in the battles of Perryville. Stone
River. Murfreesboro. Mission Ridge,
Kenesaw mountain. and other IA
nous struggles of the civil war. For
GOODNESS and bravery he was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant i'm 1868. and
for bravery on the field of battle
made captain of his company in 1864.
He served with honor and distinction
throughout the war and was mus
ltEttl Oul WIN MS 1T III
cago. After returning home he re-
moved to BeIoit, Wis, where he en-
barked in the hardware and stove
trade. In 1869 he removed TO Hia-
watha, Kansas, where he followed
the same business. The year of 1878
saw him back in Chicago, where he
remained for two years, when he re
moved to Rock Island, associating
himself with the old Rock Island
STOVE company. He was one of the
organizers of the present Rock Island
Stove company, which he has seen
prosper until it has become one of
the best known institutions of its
kind in the country. In politics he is
a republicans; and he is also a mem
Der of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie He has always been character
lied by his pronounced views upon
moral and religious subjects. and is
admired and respected in his pri-
waite as well as in his business life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
J.. S. McCahe.

The man who Is able to bHild mp a
large commercial establishments must
be possessed of those qualities which
make soldiers and statesmen famous.
To build up and operate successfully
a modern department store is task
hardly second TO that of raising an
army leading it To victory, and the
man who has assisted in the evolution
of the former must employ degree
of originality that the latter task
does not require. As a department
store manager l.. s. McCabe has few
equals and no superiors i'm the west.
Mr.. McCabe was born half CEN
fury ago in Delaware county. y. V.
After securing his education he left
his native state for the west and be-
fore he had reached his majority had
entered upon his career as mer-
chant. He has been connected with
mercantile establishments in Chicago,
Aurora, Joliet, Cedar Rapids. Ottawa,
Des Moines and Davenport. i'm addi-
ton to his business here. The store
he opened in Ottawa over twenty
years ago is still in operation and is
the largest i'm that city at the pres
ent time. The mercantile business
he began here has grown from an
humble beginning. when its stock was
limited to dry goods and notions. till
now il occupies handsome three
story block erected last year on
Third avenue between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets, with large
floor space on Second avenue directly
back of it. and the stock carried in
cludes all the lines known to an up
to-date department store.
I'm addIIIon 70 mercantile pursuits
Mr.. McCabe is interested in agricul-
ture. owning one of the largest farms
in central Iowa. where fine stock is
raised and to which he gives consid-
cradle personal attention. He is also
interested i'm number of enterprises
in Rock Island. among WHICH are the
Rock Island National bank and the
Tri-City Railway company. In addi-
tion TO his handsome residence on
Fifth avenue he owns one of the most
beautiful rural summer homes in
Scott county. known as Fairview and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

+. y. SearIe, of this city. after the
close of the war of the Rebellion, in
which he led an Arkansas regiment
in the cause of the union. was mar
ried and settled in the south. Charles,
the son. obtained his early schooling
at Little Rock, in that state. and later
in Chicago. to which place his par
ents removed. He attended high
school at Pana. H., after which he
farmed and taught school in Kansas
and attended the Campbell Normal
university at Holton. Having al
ready begun To read law he entered
the University of Iowa at Iowa City
and in two years graduated with
highest honors.
Mr. Searle opened law office in
Rock Island August II. 1889. and his
ability as an orator at once brought
him into prominence and contributed
much to the success that was his
from the start. His entry into the po-
litical arena was made in the year
following his arrival here. when he
stumped the congressional district
in the interests of the republican
party. In 1892 he was elected states
attorney. position he filled with hon
or for two successive terms. being
reelected in 1896. In 1900 he was an
active candidate for the republican
nomination for congress. being
choice of the party from this end of
the old Tenth district. During the
same year. he was chosen by Gov.
Tanner as member of the board of
trustees of the Northern Illinois nor
NAL. for which an appropriation had
been made and which is being built
at Maeomb. Mr.. Searle's colleagues
made him president of the board, a
position he still holds. A number of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
S. S. Davis.

Samuel :. Davis. like many another
of Rock Islands best and busiest
business men. is native of kentucky.
He was born at Covington. in that
state, Feb. l, 1858. and is the son of
the late Capt. John b. Davis. Soon
after the civil war the Davis family
removed to Augusta, Ark. and then
to Memphis. Tenn. taking up their
residence in Rock Island in 1874. Mr..
Davis reached Rock Island as a youth
of 10 and his education was complet-
q in the schools of the city. His first
experience in business affairs was
had on the steamboat. Montana,
where he served as clerk several sea-
sons. attending school during the
winter months. Then he took a po-
sition as local clerk for n packet line
and held il till 1873. At the latter
date he entered the employ of Thomas
Yates, who was operating IA plumb
ing establishment in Moline. Here
Mr.. Davis came TO his own, and his
native ingenuity asserted itself. He
and his brother. Thomas b. Davis.
invented and patented a number of
appliances for steam machinery that
were at once turned to account.
In 1881 :. 6. and T. b. Davis. in con
nection with Jacob Riley, of this city.
bought the business of Mr.. Yates and
undertook its operation under the
name of Davis & Co. Mr.. Riley re
tired after a year and in 1891 the
business was Incorporated as the
Davis company. The first work of
any magnitude undertaken by Mr..
Davis was the experimenting of the
construction of the Moline water
works, i'm 1884. During the same year
he placed the first electric light plant
in that city. In 1887 he became Sec
rotary and general manager of the
Peoples Light and Fuel Manufacture
ing company. In 1883 he headed the
Merchants Electric Light company,
of this city. which in the same year
developed a waterpower plant at the
foot of Fourth street, in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

bank. For three years he remained
there and improved the opportunity
to obtain a subsequently useful
knowledge of correct methods of
transacting business.
In the spring of 1876 he accepted a
position as bookkeeper in the offices
of the old Rock Island Stove company.
then corporation. Here his capac-
ity asserted itself and he advanced
steadily till he became secretary and
general manager of the institution.
il position he held at the time of the
reorganizing of the company and the
forming of a co-partnership, i'm 1880.
Under the new arrangement he be
came a partner with Phil Mitchell
and Capt. \. NJ. Blakesley. The
three partners continue To carry on
the business at the present time. Mr..
MiXter and Capt. BIakesley giving it
their personal attention.
Mr.. Mixter is also interested in
other lines of manufacture. He is
vice president of the Rock Island
Buggy company and a director of the
Rock Island Plow company, being
heavy holder of stock in both. He is
a member of the Broadway Presby
terrain church and man of con
scientious scruples in every day af-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Col. c.. l.. Walker.

Col. Charles l.. Walker. of the well
known law firm of Sweeney SS Walk
er, was born in McHenry county, ILL.,,
in 1851. and came To Rock Island in
1873. He received his early education
in the public schools of his native
place. and later graduated from the
Mt. Morris Seminary and Collegiate
Institute at Mt. Morris. Ill. In 1877
he formed co-partnership with L.
d. Sweeney in the law business.
which * still in existence. The firm
of Sweeney q Walker are attorneys
for the {. Il. d Q. Railway company
and the Davenport. Rock Island d
Northwestern Railway.
Col. Walker has been life long
republican. He is prominent in the
state councils of that party, at the
present time being member of
Gov. Yates staff. and also attorney
for the canal board.
lie stands high i'm Masonic orders.
and in addition 10 being recognized
as one of the foremost members of
the Rock Island county bar. is citi-
zen of strict integrity. enjoying the
high esteem of his fellow townsmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Charles McIIugh.

Hotel men are as a class the most
popular of men and the most widely
acquainted. An agreeable presence is
as much necessity TO a successful
landlord as comfortable and well
appointed house or an acceptable
cuisine. Charles McHugh is better
known than many a man who is in
congress and has friends in every
corner of the country.
Charles McHugh was born IS wears
ago in Syracuse, n. Y. As a young
man he came west and located at
Tiskilwa. ILL.,, later removing TO Rock
Island, where he held the position Of
night clerk in the Harper house for a
period of nine years. At the end of
this time he established and conduct
ed a brokerage business in the Har-
per house block. In 1895 he formed
a partnership with j. E. Montrose,
lessee of the Harper house, which
has been under the firms manage
ment with Mr.. McHugh in personal
charge since. From 1895 TO 1901 Mr..
McHugh had the managemento of Black
Hawks Watch Tower. including
Black Hawk inn. and this pretty SUM
mer resort grew greatly in public
favor during that time. In 1895
McHugh & Montrose secured lease
of the National hotel. of Peoria, the
largest hostelry in the state outside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Harper house. in tips city, has been
remodeled extensively making il one
of the best equipped houses of enter
tainlnent in the west. Its reputation
with the travelling public, always
good. has been improved upon.
Mr.. McHugh has lately become an
enthusiastic yachtsman and the Mis-
sissippi Yachting club. which he was
instrumental in forming during the
last season, has honored him with
the election to the office of president
and commodore. He is also II direc-
tor in the Rock Island Club. which
may be taken rs a pretty fair indica-
tin that he is public spirited citizen
and one that is wiling to work for
the good of the city when his services
are needed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

- began a course at -. Johns Mill
airy academy, at Manlius. y. y. After
three years spent there he was called
home 10 accompany his parents, TO
Europe, the trip being taken for the
benefit of his fathers health. Two
visits TO the health resorts OF differ
ent European countries were made,
ON both of which the son attended
and cared for the father. over years
time in all being spent thus. While
nj home Mr.. Rosenfield spent his time
in the offices of the Wagon company.
beginning as an ordinary clerk. and
mastering the details of the business.
He rose rapidly and soon after the
death of his father. which occurred in
January. 1899, he was elected presi-
dent of the company. thus becoming
at the age of - the head of one OF
the largest and most widely known
wagon manufacturing establishments
in the world. Under his leadership
the interests of the concern have con-
timed TO grow. more room being
added from time to- time, more mer
employed and the output Increased
and placed in wider markets.
Mr.. RoSenfield has other local in
terestS. all of which flourish in a man
ner that shows him To be a born
captain of industry. Politically he is
affiliated with the republican party
and his popularity with all classes
has already made him factor in
the party. Neither * he lacking in
the matter of public enterprise In
everything making for the improve
ment and advancement of Rock Island
he is always one of the foremost
workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

in the 1st Chicago Board of Trade
regiment and served until the close
of the war. when he returned to Joliet
10 finish his trade of stone cutter.
In 1867 he came to Rock Island and
has since resided here. He has al
ways been loyal to the republican
party. He served one term as al
derman, and was then elected mayor,
and he was twice afterwards
returned To the same office. He
formed the contracting firm of
William McConochie & Sons in 1898,
which is still engaged in building
contracts. He is n member of Bar
rett Chapter, II. \. NJ, and Rock Island
Commandery. Knights Templar. He
is one of the substantial men of the
city, and always alive to its best in
terests. and a man whose zeal in
public affairs has marked his private
as well as his public career.
As chairman of the executive com
mittee of the state G. \. II. encamp-
ment in the city he has shown marked
ability in the handling of big enter
DriSeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
f. d. Sweeney.

Edward ID. Sweeney. the senior
member of the law firm of Sweeney
& Walker. is one of the ablest LAW
yers of the Rock Island county bar.
He was born in Delaware in 1888. and
removed with his father TO Penn
sylvania in 1899. His earlier educa-
ton was obtained in the common
schools of that vicinity. this being
followed by course at Allegheny
college at Meadville. Pa. Lacking
financial advantages in his earlier
years he obtained his higher educa-
ton by teaching school to defray
his college expenses. BY dint of en-
ergy. however. he succeeded in fin
ishing his course. and later moved
to Alton. H.. and from there to Green
county. ILL.,. where ne again taught
school. coming To Rock Island in
July. 1857.
Naturally after arriving here he
again turned his attention to teach
ing. devoting all of his spare time TO
the study of law in the office of Hon.
George w. Peasants. In 1860 he was
admitted TO the bar and at once be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Frank Mixter.

Permanent Industries are the nuclei
about which people gather to form
cities. Without we'll established
manufacturing enterprises no city
can survive. So il is that Rock Is
land. in common with other muni-
cipalities. owes much to its reliable
manufacturers. One of the foremost
of these is Frank Mixter, a man, who.
though nearing his 50th milestone IN
life. was born and has spent all his
life in the city. His education was
begun in the public schools of the
city and completed at Heidelberg.
Germany, where he spent a year. At
the end of that time his desire to
enter business caused him to leave
school and return home, where he
began as clerk in Mitchell & Lynde's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
DIR. r. NJ. Pearce.

a list of the dentists of this city
includes no name among the members
of that profession that is better
known than that of Dr. Il. Nj. Pearce.
located in rooms 29-31 of the Mitchell
& Lynde building. DR.. Pearce was
born in 1865 at Pleasant Hill, ILL.,. and
when he was quite young the family
moved TO Pekin, III. His father being
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal
church and filing charges in several
cities in the center of this state, the
Younger Pearce's early education
was consequently obtained in the
public schools of these various cities.
Later he attended the Northwestern
University at Evanston and Cornell
college at Mt. Vernon, Ia, graduating
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Champion. afterwards serving in a
similar capacity for the firm of Haw-
ley d Hill. then a substantial Rock
Island business establishment. Fol
lowing this he was bookkeeper in the
wholesale house of j. q NJ. Rosen-
field. In 1892 he embarked in the
grocery business on his own account,
which he disposed of i'm 1894 when he
formed a partnership with T. +. La
Nelle and opened a retail clothing
store. The firm has met with tiatter-
ing success in a business way, open
ing another store in Davenport about
IA year ago, Mr.. Sommers living on
that side of the river in order to give
the business his personal attention.
Every step of his business career has
been marked by careful attention to
detail. He is young man of the
highest integrity, straightforward in
his dealings, and a credit to the bust
ness community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

from the college school of dental
surgery in 1891. Returning TO Rock
Island in the same year he opened an
office in the Mitchell &5 Lynde build
ing, where he continues to practice
By close application to his profession
and by keeping abreast of the times
of all modern appliances he has made
n signal success of his practice. He
stands high in his profession, having
read papers before several meetings
of the dental associations that have
given him no little prominence. DIR.
Pearce is an enthusiastic member OF
the Rock Island Club. of which he is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

ChebanSe. H.. in 1877. He first at
tended schools i'm his immediate vi
entity. later entering St.Niateuers col
lege at Kankakee. While at this in
stitution he took a lively interest in
the military exercises and was for n
time engaged in military instruction.
Later he entered Notre Dame Uni
versity. where he was also identified
with the military department.. being
a graduate from that institution in
the class of 1900. BY rare good for
tune he was enable to enter the law
office of W. j. Hynes of Chicago, who
is recognized as one of the greatest
trial lawyers of the west. While thus
engaged he obtained Il wide eXper-
fence in the practice of his profession
in the metropolis. having there been
associated with some of the brightest
men of the Chicago bar. After in
vestigating several other cities he
picked upon Rock Island as the one
in which he would like to make his
home, and accordingly located here
in August last year. He has n pleas
ant office in Room -. on the second
floor of the Mitchell d Lynde building
and is well equipped to look after any
legal business entrusted to his care.
Politically Mr.. Murphy is republican,
a firm believer in the future of the
city of his adoption, pleasant and
agreeable gentleman to know and will
doubtless meet with signal success
i'm his professional career.