History of Springfield, Illinois, its attractions as a home and advantages for business, manufacturing, etc. Pub. under the auspices of the Springfield board of trade, by J. C. Power.

70 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, AND
Mr. Wilson is also one of our heaviest has been engaged in selling goods in
Real Estate Agents, and has now upon Springfield, and was universally esteemhis books for sale over $300,000 of choice ed and a great favorite. Upon his decity and country property, embracing cease, in January last, Mr. Frank Myers
some of the most desirable property to -son and surviving partner of thedebe found in this section of the country. ceased-took entire control of the busiParties in the East, having money to ness, and is now carrying it on in a highloan on first-class security, will consult ly successful manner. The entire estabtheir interests by transacting their busi- lishment, from the celler to the garret,
ness through Mr. Wilson. He can invest is stocked with goods; and everything
money in real estate worth three times usually kept in such a line of business can
the amount of loan, secured by deeds of be found on hand. The yearly sales of
trust, without cost to the loaner. Mr. this house are about $100,000 and the
Wilson's well-known business capacity amount of capital invested foots up
and character afford the best guarantee $20,000.
that all business intrusted in his hands ATTORNEYS OF SPRINGFIELD.
will meet the most careful and prompt STUART, EDWARDS & BRowN. —Hon.
Sttention.
attention. John T. Stuart, Benjamin S. Edwards
LATHAM & ENos.-H. C. Latham and and Christopher C. Brown.
and Christopher C. Brown.
P. P. Enos give their entire attention to
CULLOM, ZANE &; MARC~. —Hon. Shelby
buying and selling real estate, paying
M. Cullom, Chas. S. Zane and Geo. O.
taxes and making abstracts of deeds. Marcy
Should you desire information respectJ. C. & C. L. CONKLNG. James C.
ing the title of any piece of real estate
Conkling and Clinton L. Conkling.
in Sangamon county, they will give you HERNDON & ORENDORFF.-Wm. H.
every link in the chain, if it is perfect,
or if there is a defect they will tell you JOHN E. ROSETTE BR John E.
JOHN E. ROSETTE & BRO.-John E.
just where it is. They are perfectly re- Rosette and L. Rosette.
liable. Office, Monroe street, between HARVEY & WoLCOTT.Charles D.
Fifth and Sixth. Harvey and Richard Wolcott.
GEN. T. S. MATHER is one of the oldE. L. &; W. L. GROSS.-Eugene L. Gross
est real estate and loan agents in town. and William L Gross
He sells property, rents houses, farms, MATn ENY & MGUREJmes H
etc., pays taxes and performs all other
business pertaining to the land and real
HAY, GREENE & LITTLER.-Milton Hay,
estate agency. Gen. Mather was raised
Henry S. Greene and David P. Littler.
in Springfield and is well known by our BROADWELL & SPRINGdR.-Wm. M
BROADWELL & SPRINGER,-Wm. M.
citizens and business men, and has been
Springer and Norman lMi. Broadwell.
carrying on the business for about seven
ROBINSON, KNAPP & SHUTT.-James C.
Robinson, Anthony L. Knapp and Wm.
AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. E. Shutt.
FRANK MYERS, successor to the late MORRISON & PATTON.-C. M. Morrison
firm of H. C. Myers & Son, is one of the and James W. Patton.
largest auction and commission merchants PRICKETT & HhIMrLTON.-Thomas G.
in the State, outside of Chicago. The Prickett and L. F. Hamilton.
firm of H. C. Myers & Son was establish- BRADLEY, OLDEN & BRADLEY.-L. H.
ed in 1861, and at once became an im- Bradley, W. P. Olden and J. K. Bradley.
portant and enormous business. For CHARLES A. KEYES.
the last thirty-five years Mr. H. C. Myers WILLIAM E. MORRISON.