Prairie Farmer's directory of Shelby County Illinois

PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY FARMERS andBREEDERS IllinoisShelby County, Published Uy FARMER-PRAIRIE and Bett FarmIllinois Oldest PaperILLINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY From the FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY library of RusselFreeman Illinoisville,Shelby A Bank for Farmers and MenEasiness ofservices the ShelbyCounty State Bank and the protectionTHE it affords farmers and business men are inunequalled Shelby County. You need a bank account on which to draw an to draw in-checks, a box toterest, safety deposit safeguard or other valua-deeds,your mortgages ble or some other form of serv-papers, ice we supply. Come in and see and let's talk itus, over. We are to aalways giveglad of this bank's abil-friendly explanation and desire to withity co-operate you. iuNiMiiinMMM0niNiuMii^inHiia^ SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK SHELBYVILLE :: ILLINOISAND COUNTYFARMERS SHELBYBREEDERS, DELCO-LIGHT ELECTRICITY FOR EVERY FARM, MakeYour Home Modern With Delco-Light -Have Safe Electric in the home.Bright, Lights Electric Power for household and farm machinery. An electric water with water forsystem running modern bath- room, andkitchen, laundry, stock.sprinkling Electric Heat for flat iron, toaster, percolator, warming pads. A modern home will hold the andcountry on theboys girls farm. bettersDelco-Light living conditions and forpays itself. More than 50,000 in the homes ofDelco-Light plants satis- fied users on the date this book was published. Learn howInvestigate Delco-Light. it makes a modern home Thepossible. booklet tells about it. Call or write for it. DELCO-LIGHT PRODUCTS E. H. DealerROTHERT, Phone No. 145 ILJLSHELBYVILLE,PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY FUNK'S Studio Photos Supreme Pictures of home folks inspire our soldiers of withdemocracy wins.the that Yourcourage <. for soldieryourphotograph and his for Makephoto you. the appointment today. Cor. East of 1st. Nat'l Bank -SHELBYVILLE ILL. NATIONAL BANK inOldest Bank Shelby County Trust CompanyOnly in Shelby County. and SurplusCapital $225,000. solicit busi-We your basis ofness on the Service and Safety. Banks sition calculated toThese two SHELBY LOAN andfor and havestand help ShelbyvilleCOMPANYAND TRUST been willing ILL. Shelby County.always SHELBYVILLE. to on any propo-helpFARMERS AND SHELBY COUNTYBREEDERS, Shelby County Memorial Hospital A new, up-to-date hospital thoroughly to care forequipped suffering humanity. Where can come under the care ofyou home or have the serviceyour physician of the best St. Louisspecialists Chicago, or other cities afford. at-nearby Special tention to cases. Rea-given maternity sonable rates with the best of care and nursing. SHELBYVILLE : ILLINOISPRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY W. H. LANTZ C. P. LANTZLANTZ BROTHERSI. S. LANTZ (Established 1855) inDealers Furniture, Queensware, Stoves and Tinware. aUndertaking Specialty. The easiest, most comfortable to Memorialquickest, transportation Shelby County Service unexcelled. seldom instantaneousHospital. Equipment equaled. Response or Our record for half a of honorable business serviceday night. past century is the ot our success.foundation present Nos. 1824 Main ILL'1820, 1822, St., SHELBYVILLE, G. C. KLAUSER GUS KLAUSER Established in 1882 Harness Is Our Business Mule Collars all sizes and We are collarHorse and shapes. expert fitters. It will to see us.pay you We also automobile inner tool Klaxon horns,carry tires, tubes, boxes, and sundries.bicycles KLAUSER BROS. - - IllinoisShelbyviileFARMERS AND SHELBY COUNTYBREEDERS, Sntrobuctton this we have endeavored to coun-directory give Shelby farmers a and reliable of thety complete directoryIN breeders and merchants of the withfarmers, county, such other information as will make the a valu-directory able reference book. The task of on farmer in a andcalling every county information forthe such a is a tremen-collecting directory dous one. We have received fromsplendid co-operation the farmers and business men of the without whichcounty, ofthe such a would bepublication directory impossible. In a few cases we have found farmers tovery unwilling the information which accounts for a fewgive requested, names that do not appear. A are bound to occur in afew mistakes thatdirectory involves so an amount of but we havework,large spared no effort or to make the information andexpense complete and we believe that the mistakes are few.accurate, very toWe want a word of for the ad-speak appreciation vertisers whose liberal has to bearsupport helped materially the of this and ask thatheavy expense publishing directory, favor them with wheneveryou your patronage possible. We and believe that the of this direc-hope publication will be a real service to farmers andtory Shelby county in line with PRAIRIE FARMER'S of service to thepolicy farmers of Illinois. We that the increased circulationhope of PRAIRIE FARMER in which hasShelby county, resulted, will in the movement for better better farmhelp farming, .and more for the and that ourliving, prosperity counties, new friends will become members of themany permanent PRAIRIE FARMERbig family. BURRIDGE D. BUTLER, Prairie Farmer.Publisher,PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY ^HininmiHiniiBiwniiiiHiiiiiniiiiHii Citizens National Bank miiniiiiiiiiii!!ii!iii!i!i!i!iiiniiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiniiNiwiiiHiiiiMMmniiimiHiiniiiiiiimiiiiiniiiinmmiinnmniw immiiniiiiniiiiiimmiiiiiiiiinimiiiira BANKOur NATIONAL is a member of the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM of banks. Millions of stacked in the United Statesgold up Treasury make safe when it is in our National Bank.your money Our bank is one of the nation-wide of Federal Re- Isystem serve Banks which stand and theirtogether protect deposi- tors. We can take our securities and 1approved get money when we want it. You can whenget your money you [ want it if it is in our bank. Come in and do business with us. - - - IllinoisShelbyville THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ILLINOISSTEWARDSON, The Successful Farmer Uses SuccessfulAlways Established 1892 Business Methods andCapital Surplus $35,000.00 bank account andaOpen payOFFICERS C. Pres.A. Mautz, check.billsyour by C. F. Rincker, V.-Pres. This bank is under the directT. H. CashierBauer, DIRECTORS of the United Statessupervision A. C. Mautz Government and its officers stand C. F. Rincker F. T. Engel to assist in rea-ready you everyWm. Frede R. E. Voris sonable way.T. H. BauerPrairieFarmer'sDirectory Shelby County Illinois of Farmers oftheComplete Directory County,Shelby with valuable information farm.about each Breeder's full classified list of breedersDirectory, giving of livestock andpurebred poultry. Business list of all business houses inDirectory, giving Shelby County. Valuable statistics and information.general 1918Copyright, Bv PRAIRIE FARMER PUBLISHING COMPANY and PublishedCompiled by Prairie Farmer Co.Publishing ILLINOISCHICAGO,PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY Prairie Farmer.By C. O. Reed, University of" Illinois, in To have to await the services of an will test one at a time and shouldpart when minute of the har- locate the trouble without difficulty.expert every is not an ex- In out head for failure to re-vest isdays money only testing in most cases is hand at backbut volve,pensive practice, operate by of machinean one if the shaft whichunnecessary operator through will use and drives head from elevator chain.good judg-only patience ment and to understand a fewtry General Binder Troublesof what seemsvery simple principles machine. Thea complicated purpose Chains. Undue wear in chains may of this article is to aid the operator be caused the chain run tooby being in his most common binder troubles. or backwards. Run the chaintight To cover the in the mostground log- with the of linkshooks the leading concise let us con-ical and manner, and with the of the hooksopenings the threesider troubles under general out. The use of oil or ongrease bind-heads: binder troubles,general if the binder is inchains, runbeing knotter header head troubles and a or under con-sandy country dusty troubles. is not to beditions, recommended, If start the newStarting. possible, for the oil will collect the fine parti- a road or in amachine on pasture cles of and cause excessivegrit wear. field. Usebefore into thegoing grain Under such conditions use dry graph- the ma-of kerosene and run ite. Chainplenty is caused thejumping by chine for about five minutes,empty chain too loose or thebeing by notice that duct to bear-everytaking worn. If a wornsprocket being badly oil hole is Thenand open.ings every is the cause for the trouble 1 areoil. Whenlubricating you a new one will have toapply be supplied. a newto enter the withgrainready Canvas Troubles. The ofcreepingraise the machine wellmachine, up, canvases is caused themby runningthetilt the forward; openplatform too loose or the elevators be-notbymachinethroat of the throwingby theing square. Test to seeand start inthe butt forwardadjuster if are means of meas-they square byfull swath.with about one-half of a the and thenuring diagonals, squaremachineAfter five minutes work the the to be foundby special apparatusIfis for maximum results.ready for that Have the canvasespurpose. to make a full swath at thecompelled of the same on both sides.tightnessextracut the .start, grain high. Canvases not thethe of a elevating grainNever change adjustment be Caused slats orinto the may by missingnew binder head before going loose canvases. Broken slats areat gen-field. It miss a few bundlesmay caused the elevators not be-erally bybut do not a lib-first, adjust. Apply or the canvases noting square, byeral amount of coal oil to the knotter buckled and thus thebeinghead and the trouble will dis- evenlyusually slat is forced to over the rollerpassappear. at an to it. Chewed slatsMachine Start. Oc- angle mayNew toFailing be caused a bolt or theto start by projectinga new machine failscasionally canvas out 6.catch- guides being shape.due to some orpart sticking Throw the binder out of Draft. draft begear