The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-05-13

Next year he purchased 4S0 acres
Of the farm from his father, and
through industry, tact and dill
gence DOOR purchased Of Thos.
Williams and others enough to
make him possessor Of several
more hundreds Of acres and upon
which the town Is now mapped out.
In 1890, believing that here was a
good location for q thriving town,
Mr.. Schowengerdt, as a nucleus,
built a blacksmith shop on the
west side road and sold II
to Hamp West; next he built the
store building where DR.. Blount
now Is, and next the Glare & Hupc
hardware store building, renting
them all 10 good men. Then
dwellings began to spring up and
new corners to settle thereat. All
the time Mr.. Schowengcrdt was
looking for something better for
the town, and especially for a
railroad. In the spring OF 1908 he
induced the Burlin gton and the
Alton to build the railroad now
about ready for use, and several
industries are already pledged to
follow. Mr.. Schowengerdt has an
elegant home In the town with an
excellent vito and seven children
to help him occupy and enjoy II.
He has built numerous residences
and business houses, opened up
streets, planted trees, established
q beautiful park and built an
amphithcatre building thereon.
Mr.. Schowcngerdt Is n pleasant,
generous and intelligent christian
gentleman, Of German descent,
and whom 1t Is always a pleasure
to meet and converse with.
Every well appointed and pros
porous town has a neat and COM
modulus postoMcc and gentlcmanly
postmaster, and that includes Bell
flower. Jno. w. Perkins Is his
name and h" is ably assisted by
his excellent wife. Mr.. Perkins Is
agent for the new railroad lands
and lots there also. He came to
the town some years ago as a mem
Der Of the firm OF Perkins 4 Bonnet.
X. @. Blattncr and q. +. Strack,
-Blattner & Strack-successors to
V. +. Strack, have been In the
general merchandise business In
Bcllflower since last July. Mr..
Blattner Is from st. Louis, while
Mr.. Strack has resided here for
nine years past. They are encr-
getic young men, and now doing a
splendid business.
j. II. johnson OF Wcllsville and
A. Hazclton of Middlctown have
the contract for building the new
Presbyterian church. It's n beaut-
iful structure, Of latest architecture,
colored glass windows, all finished
In red wood, and while II as yet
has no pastor. nevertheless has n
1000 Id bell on the ground ready
for business.
John II. Kcadlc, son OF George
Keadlc of Buell., an excellent young
gentleman and iirst-class jeweler,
has n nice clock and jewclry store
In the p~ostoHicc building, and IL
doing a good business.
j. NJ. Davidson was born In Ohio
In 1916, came to Missouri In 1851
with his parents, Thos. Davidson
and wife, locating upon a farm be-
tween Middlctown and Gamma.
and whore he was raised. During
the civil war he served 3 years a,
a Missouri state soldier. Soon af.
ter returning home he married Mis-,
Nancy Il. Pew and moved to Gam
ma, where has been engaged In tn,
drug, p~ostofice and stock business
for 10 years past. He sold on
there last February and moved I,
Bellilower, where he Is now In tn,
stock business, and will soon opel
up a livery stable to compete will
the railroad. Davidson Is one o
the best men In the county.