The Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 14

STORY OF THE VANDEVEERS OF TAYLORVILLE THE LEGACY. THE PIONEERS. "What manner of a man was Judge H. M. Vandeveer socially, using the -word in its broad sense? answer 1 to be considerably mixed.

Only part of what a man does or i remains after him in the mind i single i i i a sometimes it. is the good a remains and leaves a pleas art memory, at other times the less lovely a i is remembered, to the ex elusion of i rise. You i i people who remember Judge Vandeveer as a very close man one who carried savins to an extreme They tell you that he gathered up pieces of wire and saved them to bin' bis fences together, and these fences in the itv of Taylorville, only Mock from the public square. He ivould a up old nails and save them for use. ANOTHER SIDE.

1 Tes. he did those things; there is room to doubt the stories, for are told by too many people "Those acts made such o. deep impression on some that all others of the were wiped out. Tet there was 'another side to the man's acts, and Hhls is remembered by some. In his i time he lost $75.000 through a i numerous small loans to many friends and never collecting on the (Dotes they gave him.

allowing them to outlawed, never making serious 'attempt to collect. There Is a story in A PIONEER. Jim FiiTHlerburk lived in Christian was a i to and ad- inirer Judge Vandeveer. Jim has reen described as "an honest man who would not pay his her believed they weri nut serious matters. In 1S41 Jim a and he borrowed it -jTom his friend, H.

M. Vandeveer. The money did not go far, for in 18-12 Jim was again in h.iid straits and borrowed J7S from Mr. Vandeveer. The latter had i i money at a time.

1 Of course- Jim did not pay, though he gave his notiv. In 1863 Jim's son was a for war and became to ct a substitute; that called for and neither Jim nor the Fon had the money. They went to VandeveT. and he them have it. taking Jim note.

The three notes ro laid away. Tn i 7 a II S3. Vandeveer went out of bank, these three old rotes T. ere by William Vandeveer. The judge was away at Van- i a i i i a son.

concluded to do a i business. Jle called on i and showed i i The i i ee notes, of over old Jim was asked to give i a also mo-rC'ic, secure i note a i i was hones) an-1 i of beating the a i never hai! i hf a mortgage 7 A I KEEP. XVhen i son c.illed i a i to a he had done a i i a expected pome a i a ter in EO, hp is TJui nl shape. The judge 11 i perhaps that 5 Funderburk a i if last as long as he does, and I do not want him troubled as as h- is a i a J-Te got the I monev i IIP was my i and 1 a i it. If you i-Ti ai any oltl notes like i of i i just let them a i kccr i i a the "easiest mark" in i i a from whom to Ret a small sum of money, a few hundred if you were a friend I of his a note, and it i i a as long as your- FpTf ivas a bushel basket of FIK ii i i i I'l 1 jude-p's effects; it was i i i no a lo collect on it had ever l.

one respect i i a county is said to hr to i day: every man in reason I should not a i a this business I heros-y is i a up against Judge 1 by the i ones, for he "was the wiio a it. Tf a a judge never called on hnn 70 meet a payment on his good, a at were others judge would say: "He js can stand." There were not good, and of these the judge would sayr "There lc no use to that claim now, for the man can pay it All of that, came to be known, and the result is that a(l men who were good in Christian county feit they should not called on to pay, also those who were not good. On the whole the effect has been somewhat demoralizing to business, especially as conducted In these modern times. WHAT IS REMEMBERED. The judge was a man of many-sided character.

man who picked up bits of wire and old nails voluntarily lost $75,001 to his friends. Some remember one side of his character, some snother. Perhaps the i we remem- ner of another depends largely on riur own a II well acquainted with Judge Vandeveer, knew him as judge and lawyer. Mr. Crea says a he was a man of won-.

derful influence in Christian tbatf he -was a i Vandeveer was not an orator in the sense of be- inar polished, but he had great breadth and common sense, and his word went very far i a jury. 'AND OLD TVTRE. Mr. Nelson ivas in Taylnrville and he recalls that when there he was usually invited to the office of H. M.

Vandeveer. "And Air. Vandeveer would set out a bottle of wine, and he had plenty good wine in that offire," concluded Judge Nelson. In this case of this man pood wine and the feathering old nails and bits of wire went together; the wire was for himself, the wine was for him and his friends, in A TOUCHSTONE. There is another index as to the real character of Judgre Vandeveer: His two sons have a great a i a i for the father.

Sometimes you can foo! the world, or a big: part of it, but you ran never fool the boys at home. Tf there is any of the fake in you the hoys will know it; if there is much of il In you they i not have a. very high regartl for you, no matter what ihe Mosaic law may direct. "SVhert j-ou i a father who is revered by the boys at home you can put it down that, take him on the whole, he is a Rood deal of a man, no matter what the world may think about i on the other side when you find a father for whom his boys have no regard you can mark it down there is a bipr screw loose in him. This touchstone that comes out of the home, from the fireside, is I a i STILL THE AT-THORITV.

In the case of Judge Vandeveer hif, two sons pay him the i of a profound respect, and at the same time they hew pretty close to the teachings gave them. The judge has been dead almost ten years, hut he i remains the supreme a i Vandeveer household IV THE WIDOW. OF A MAN. On the whole Vandeveer was highly regarded by his neighbors in Christian ounty. For a long time he was easily the most successful and popular trial lawyer in the You can lay down this rule and you need not wofry yourself looking fur an exception.

The successful trial lawyer is a good deal of an all round good fellow. William Mason, once chief of police of Decatur, tells of a time when waa a boy in Christian county when H. M. Vondeveer was a lawyer on side of almost every case in the courts there. More than this.

William tells that yie first question asked when a new case was mentioned was as to which side had engaged H. M. Vanjeveer, and it came to be assumed that the side that got him would win the case. AS UAWTER3 KNEW HIM. Attorney Hugh Crea at Itacmtur was There are other Vandedeers.

a be considered to make the story complete. First, there is Mrs. Mary Jane a deveer. widow of the judge. She her seventy-ninth year and a i a i a home in Taylorville.

She active of mind and body; ehe walks down town and enjoys i FTer mind is a storehouse of Christian comity i i of her a she xvas an a i of S.Vion a year, to paid in a i a "Tt is for her as le i ions a i i is way onp llle man put it Shortly a a of band she bought herself a home on the east side of Taylorville. She pi. 5,000 for the place and has since spent Jl.noi) on It It is a house of i rooms and is modern i every way. The up I IIOUPP ami i i a T. a i i her.

Everything about except the i of i i a room is aers. There is hut one a about the louse, but one Mrs. Vamlpveer a )ense of i the bouse She has a phaeton and she keeps at a feed a i "When the a i is bad slip in pleasant a she walks a good a She spends a good pfcrt of her i out of The cost of a i a i i her homp and her i i is i less a $3.000 a year, it is to a igure That is the of her an- i and she is a to live i i AND MASAGKO. Mis. Vandeveer is a woman who has Son? much hard work in life.

she was a girl the i i wheel was still in use, though it passed a a when she became a woman. A girl she learned to spin. In her home i the and her she took a of work. There were three i i and here was much to be done. The was the kind of man to try the soul if some women.

It is said of him hat he was born with an emergency lause; his work always had to be done at once. He wouM go home to get to leave town in a. half iverybody had to drop i else until he was got off A trick of hese men is to i one, or hree friends along to i i irst sending word of a i to the lome. The judge i that. Mrs.

Van- eveer did most of the work and man- ged all of I and she got vithout any fuss and feathers EASIER DATS NOW. Now she spends her ti.me managing he affairs of the home, visiting with rlends and relatives for part of a day. knitting and reading. In reading she likes short story books, just a plain tale of love and She is also a So far as can be seen, she is g-ood for many years yet. ONE DAUGHTER.

Mrs. Vandeveer's only daughter lives near her; she is Mrs. William H. Kirkwood. The daughter has not been in good health for some time and just now she is in the east for treatment.

Mrs. Kirkwood also has an annuity of a year, paid from the estate of Judge READ OF FAMII.T. reasonable adventure, reader of newspapers. At the head of the active part of the family now IB Major William T. Vandeveer; he is the oldest of the sons, 62 years.

He is a bachelor and Is the richest man in Christian county. educated to be a law- yer and practiced for two years; he was in his father's office, though the two were never partners. To this day there are hundreds of men In Christian who go to William T. Vandeveer for legal advice, which he deals out gratis. He gives more advice than any lawyer in the county, and never yet has he given advice to get a patron into trouble.

NATURAL SELECTION. Major claims it was selection that drove him out of law and i bank- Ing When his father's i clients went to the a when they had any legal matter to be a the a was a better lawyer and the i knew it, and older fellows of another generation were much against taking legal advice from young cubs. Men who entered a office to pay notes learned to settle with the son. The a was disposed to do considerable a i when he accepted pay and surrendered a note The father was in politics In those early day's, before 186R, and he wanted support of every man, so he always tried to impress on man borrowing money or paying- a a considerable of a favor was extended in i the money. Sometimes this Involved a long talk, and a a those who were ready to settle learned the short way out of it was to deal with i i a the son.

Jn i way the son grew i looking: a the money lending end of the business and the father fought the legal battles. The money lending business grew and a and son a a bank May 1, IRiiS, son a i active charge of tthe a Thus Major Vande.veer was smitched from the law and went i banking. A A A I The son and a were partners and sole or the a up to 1S75. Tn a year a i and gave a half Interest ill? hank- to a son. Eugene A a deveer.

The or a was never changed, a a i a a i i a a Riven away i i lie a lowed his a to go before lic and WAS responsible for the a i of his sons The style of the a Is still H. Vandevper the same as it was the day it opened In 1SCS. The bank has prospered. It has been i a i i years and in all a i there was but one man wlio i hie money because telt a a a I of 1S7S. a he hack the bank and was for his lack of a i MADE CIXE RECORD Major Vandeveer insists he is not a great banker, but Is one i In i he has a a record.

In the i i years IIP has managed the i i i the losses fi om all sources have not reached a total of $10.0011. a i bad loans, forged checks a i money. I i time a a a a pcood a i i and a th.it i i total business done, is the smallest on record. I I FXPENSES. i i Vnndpveer's expenses a I a a year, i a expenses i i i his costs his i and he has no exp i a i call Tt IP s.iul a he gives away the a a of a Is charg-ed a a i i ns a expense.

a Vandi'veer took a i Texas i 1 to a i i a in a a hlf a in Tie sometimes goes to New York, Boston and other places in the a lie hns ro desire to do a traveling. He reads extensively, Orman anti i As a man IIP was a in college and a a i German. More a i years a i rope, he got Jnte'-PstPd In a ind, ns he it, he "resumed" his of a a a He nov," reads Gpr- a books and newspapers. Tn English he reads a a a zines, has i Spencer some, likes Emeison a a a Is an a i of Byron's In a pleasant now and i considerable i to history. Lately be been reading: a i of the semi-re- i i mysticism a Is I world, but he can't take stomach in this.

HIS PROPERTY. He is worth a million dollars, or a little better than that. He has over 3,000 acres of land in his own name and there are acres held jointlj by him and his brother. The greater part of his fortune Is in personal property. He is a plain and modest man 62 years old and In rugged health seems to be good for thirty years yet VI EUGENE VANDEVEER.

Eugene A. Vandeveer Is 51 years old and most of his life since reaching manhood has been spent In the bank When Eug-ene was 22 years old he had the fingers of his right hand shot away, also part of the thum; this happened while he was hunting. He was worn down considerably at that time and the ghock was too much for him so a he Is not In very good health He Is active i his brother in the management of the bank; the two do a great deal of the work. Eugene gives a good part of his time to the management of the farms. He has over 4,000 acres of his own, 2.000 i ly i his brother, and besides has much personal property.

He is estimated to be worth neari.v* a i i dollars, half of which is in realty. A GOOD Eugene is a good liver. His home is in the north side of Taylorville. He owns a large house i a has been remodeled; it has twelve rooms and all modern conveniences. In the ground arc si-sty acroq There a two smaller houses or lodges for men employed about the place.

The property is worth His i i expenses are estimated at $10,000 a year. Eugene has been about a good a He made i trips to Europe, and on one of them he stayed i It was in Europe he was a i to Miss a G. A of Chicago, who was at a i sturlvlng i a in i a was a 1SS4. THREE DAUGHTERS Eugene lias three i all girls. a is 18 and is at school in the east; Vina is 16 a goes to school In a i Eugenia IB but 6.

The eldest a has been in Europe i her father. Usually when he goes to Chicago he takes his a i i i the i family also goes east for the summer. VII The only male grandchild of Judge Vandeveer Is George Kirkwood. Tie Is 15 years old and Is now at a i i a school in thp east; it is a a a school. A a lias rested fnf Mrs i nnd i nf her body, i of i in all i i will I i hv i rmv.

Tl waa created hv a trust, rleed, made by per. In a a a of a fill of it in Christian, county; pa 150 a i of them In I i THERE IS MORE. In a i i there is not her a I I by Ulo i of Vandeveer, From i George will i i when he is 21, a i ho E-ptR a the earnings i his diei. the a Is i T'p to i the hoy is 21 he pots a year to assist in i a i or it least that Is i of he will. Of courso the, a increase in value every year, for i earnings are far in exctsp of 1 charges a a i VIII A a of the i a hy Vandoveer foil own: Three a a a year for widow.

A i a sadrUe for each of i a i for each a i was set aside to this present. Mrs T.izzie Kirkwood $3,000. i mode of a creat- i Mrs. i a the of her body. Tn for the children of Mra.

i of her body, The sons. i i a T. and Eugene made i a legatees for all re- a i of thp judge's estate; they nre also named executors i bond. Men's comfort is a sturlv with us and all our laun- dering is undertaken with the idea in mind that Comfortable Shirts, Collars and duffs are the I things demanded by our customers. That we complish it, look at the long list of particular dressers whom we have served year in and year out.

If we please them, why not you? I DECATUR BEAN-PRITCHETT CO 124-128 E. Prairie Street. WILL CONTINUE THEIR GREAT SPECIAL SALE FOUR DAYS LONGER Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on account of Wabash pay day, to give our Wabash friends and customers the benefit of our extraordinary January sale. The tendency of the market on all classes of reliable groceries is very firm. Jobbing stocks are very light every place.

The truth of the matter is, consumption is increasing in this country faster than the output in many lines. We have the largest stock in our history, bought at the lowest market prices and we intend to give our customers the benefit of our purchasing power. want to make this January a record-breaker and the prices we quote you here ought to do it. Goods at these prices will pay you a good profit on your investment. While the present stock holds out they are yours at these prices.

First come, first served. 21 pounds best Granulated Sugar for $1 XXXX Ginger Snaps, per pound 5c Pure bulk Apple Butter 5c pound White Clover Illinois Honey 15c pound 5 pounds fancy Whole Grain Rice for Fancy Wisconsin Potatoes, per bushel 85c 7 pounds new California Prunes -25c Fancy California Cooking Figs -10c pound Fancy California Evaporated Apricots 10c pound Fancy Evaporated California Peaches 10c pound Ten pounds pure old fashioned Buckwheat 40c Macaroni or Spaghetti, 2 packages for 15c Four-ounce bottle Vanilla extract 10c Ten-pound sacks Shellabarger's new Meal 15c Best Standard Western pack Sugar Corn i 10c can Three-pound cans solid pack Tomatoes can Rider's 3-pound can Pumpkin, 4 cans for 25c Pure Kettle Rendered Lard in bulk, 3, 5 or 10-gallon pails, any quantity, per pound, in our meat department 10c Picnic Hams, small, lean and sweet, per pound 9c Seven pounds large lump Bulk Starch 25c Eight bars Armour's Lighthouse Soap 25c Large packages Gold Dust Washing Powder Sis pounds hand picked Xavy Beans 25c LOOK OVER THIS Bid MST OF BARGA3NS. CANNED GOODS ETery Hem a mvtng to yon. itnd every cam (inarnnfeed to satisfaction In quality. three-pound Golden Pnmpkln, four Z5c Golden Wax Beans, two-pound cans, four Sflo Splendid Alnnka Salmon, Export Brand, three CUM.

25c Solid park Indiana Tomatoes, large cans, three Me Ynnng Early June Pens, three com Red Kidney Brniis. three runs Three-ponnd Grated Pineapple, per can Mr EKB or Gage Plums, three-pound per can lOc Three-pound Fancy Benns, ner Three-ponnd cnno genuine Baked Beans, per can lOc Splendid Table California Frnlt In Hyrup-- Pcara. Plums or Grapes, three-pound 15c per cam per doxen $1.75 Best Standard Western Sugar Corn, per can lOc Standard two-pound cans Strawberries, per cam lOc Standard two-pound can Cherries, per can lOe Standard two-pound can Blackberries, per can lOc Domestic Oil Sardines, per con 4c Domestic MiMtud Sardines, per can Tc Special low prices on our Richelieu and Wedding Ring line of high trade Canned Fruits, Vegetables and Fish. let us name you prices on canned goods. A full assortment of gallon goods.

Rhnoarn, gallon cans 25c Apples, gallon Z8c Table California Poaches, gallon rans 45c Table California Apricots, gallon cans 45c Table California Bartlctt Pears, gallon 95c DRIED FRUITS LARGEST ASSORTMENT DECATtJH. Seven pounds New California Prunes Kc Three. pounds extra fancy large California Choice bright Evaporated Apricots, per pound lOc Choice California Peachen, three, pounds ZSc Extra California Cling Peaches, per lOc Four-Crown Raisins, per pound lOc Fancy Seedless Raisins, per pound lOc Fancy Cleaned Currants, per pound lOc Fancy California Cooking Figs, per pound lOe Fancy Hnlloire'ea Dates, per pound lOe Four packages Condensed Mince Meat 26e Dried Blackberries, per ponnd lOe COFFEE. coffee market Is boomlig. fat abort time only we will sell yon our famons Tremo Coffee at ISe ponnd.

We have purchased large supply before the advance, which has been about 4c pound past two weeks. This the beat coffee sold IK Decatnr at the price, IBc a ponnd. We have not advanced our price on any of the Richelieu Coffeea. The belt value In. coffee la Decatnr and the best coffee, too.

Per pound. 15c to TEAS. Hlsh grade Tea Slftlnga, per ponnd Me Our OOc Vncolored Japan Tea. per pound 39e LA.17NDRY GOODS. id a big Me 35c Eight bars Armour's Lighthouse Soap (This soap Is high grade, large slse ban, bargalB at this price.) Seven bars Lenox Soap Seven large Lump Starch Six packages (large slse) Soaplne Me Three boxes Lye 35e Six large bottles Household Ammonia Kc OTHER SPECIALS.

"Cremo" High Grade Soda, per pound 60 "C'rcmo" guaranteed Baking Powder, per pound lOc "Cremo" Extra Patent Flour, per sack il.lS Nine pounds Pearl Hominy for 25e Domestic Macaroni and Spaghetti, two package! ISc Mixed Nnts, all new, per pound 15c Six. pounds new hand-picked Navy Beana Me Raspberry or Strawberry Jello, two packages ise Finest Bulk Cocoanut, per pound aoc Five pounds Eancy Rice for 2Se 0 Fancy Broken Rice for We 10-pound sack old-fashioned Pare Buckwheat Mo Gallon cans Table Syrup Maple Syrup, per bottle 33c and Pare Maple Sugar, per poaad FRUITS AWD VEGETABLES. Nice small Oranges, per docen AH Florida and Havel Oranges, all klads of Apples, Malaga Ban a etc. Fresh of all In ud of sea. If yon can't find It In any otber atorc, wui find It at this (tore.

This is y.our opportunity to put in a good supply for the winter. These prices are very low considering the present market prices. There is no limit; take as much or as little as you wish as long as the goods last during this sale. Remember this sale continues four days more, from Monday till Thursday night. DO NOT FORGET OUR SPLENDID MEAT DEPARTMENT-Come and trade with us in a clean, up-to-date store where quality is paramount always.

Company's Market. 124-128 East Prairie Street. Both Phones..