Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-09


western home in an eastern state.
The Illinois building is a two story
pressed brick modern residence,
permanent structure costing S1o,OOO.
The chairman of the commission, j.
A. HUMPHREYS. says that in erecting
this building the commission got
hundred cents worth on every dollar
invested. The building is 40 by 90
first floor and six on the second. Each
room has from two to four windows.
giving plenty of light. The first floor
comprises a reception room, gentle
mems smoking room, ladies' rest room,
an office, kitchen and room for
storage, while the second floor has four
large square bedchamDers and two
baths. There is wide hall running
the entire width of the building. giving
the rooms on one side a northern eX-
posture and those on the other side
southern exposure. Each room has
spacious closet large enough for small
bed. The building is situated in the
grounds on States avenue, overlooking
the historic Hampton Roads, whence
gentle breeze always blows.
The building is beautifully furnish
ed throughout with the most modern
and sanitary furnishings. The walls
| are adorned with letters and pictures
of the Lincoln historical collection.
Upon entering the broad reception
| room the visitor sees on the left hand
| wall a large portrait of the martyred
| President Lincoln; on the wall direct
| ly opposite the entrance is a picture
of the present governor of Illinois,
| Charles S. Deneen, and on the right
hand wall is portrait of President
Roosevelt
The Lincoln historical exhibit is the
| finest of its kind in the country. and
the public is indeed fortunate in hay
ing the opportunity of going infinitely
over this rare collection of letters and
papers of the greatest president of the
United States.
There is portrait of the president
and his cabinet at the reading of the
emancipation proclamation, frame
| containing letters of Mr.. Lincoln tC
| cabinet officers and friends from 1861
to 1860, a frame of the early educa
tional instruction of the president, con
sisting of his copy book and arithmetic
sheets and spelling; the Jubilee ant
| McKendree colleges and the capitols o
Illinois, Il frame of letters of Stepher
\. Douglas, view of early Chicago
and one of modern Chicago, a fran,
containing some of Lincoln's drawing
and mathematical problems at the TIM
he was surveyor, picture of his birth
place and the school and meeting
house of his youth, the home of JOIN
Hanks, upon whose farm Lincoln spill
rails; picture of the presidents step
mother, Sarah Bush Lincoln; the an
ceStry of the Lincolns, the old Stockad
on Floyd's creek, Jefferson county, Ky
where Lincoln at one time lived; tn
marriage certificate of Lincoln's PAL
entS, the Lincoln cabin in Iarue couI
ty, Ky; Lincoln's marriage, his fam
: ly, his domestic life; the home of Mar
Todd, Lincoln's wife; pictures and cliI
T. pings from newspapers of 1860, durin
f Lincoln's campaign; the Wigwam g
Chicago, where the Republican nation
r al convention nominated Lincoln fC
K president; a picture of Ford's theate
Washington, where Lincoln was ASA!
5 sinated, and pictures connected wit
Il the death and burial of Lincoln.
There are also pictures of Gener;
d U. S. Grant, his birthplace and h
L homes before and after he went {
q West Point
!. The host and hostess, Mr. and Mr.
j J. A. HUMPHREYS of Chicago, reside
> this beautiful building. Stranger
whether from Illinois or other state
l., are made welcome. Many a night hf
4 the tired and weary sightseer bee
taken in and made comfortable. II
Is entertainments and receptions held
4 this building have become famoI
through the charming manner in whiC
n they are conducted by this pOpul;
host and hostess. Illinois may we
f consider itself fortunate in having sue
II genial and hospitable Representative,
at the Tercentenniai.
Several of the commissioners fro
time to time spend some days wi
Mr.. and Mrs. HUMPHREYS.
The Illinois commissioners are Thor
Dc as Mowers of Atkinson, r. W. Moinn
Of Belvidere, A. G. Tuxhorn of L
Ie wardsville, Thomas II. Creighton
is Fairfield, Fred A. Kinzel of Mattoo
IS ]. A. Humphrey Of Chicago and n
~ thaniel Holdberry of Carmi.