PROMINENT MISSOURI DEMOCRATS of 1902

One of the best known democrats throughout the United States is William Joel Stone, whose likeness is presented above. He is a Kentuckian by birth but a Missourian by adoption. For a number of years previous to 1892 he was a member of the national house of representatives. In 1892 he was nominated for governor of the state by Missouri democrats and elected at the regular election of that year.
Mr. Stone is now a candidate for United States senator and has asked the democrats of each county to hold primaries and express their choice for this important office, a majority of tion to the representative of that county to cast his vote for that man for the votes cast for any man being instructed United States senate. All the counties holding such primaries so far have instructed for Mr. Stone, and beyond a doubt he will be the next United States senator from Missouri to succeed Hon. George Graham Vest.
Mr. Stone is one of the strongest men this country has today and his election to this important office will be a wise decision on the part of the people. He has often been mentioned as a suitable man for president of the United States as he has all the qualifications for this important office.

JOHN A. LEE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI

Our present lieutenant governor, John A. Lee of St. Louis, is one of the most resourceful public speakers in this state, and is said to be one of the most entertaining extemporaneous speakers in the United States.
A story goes that the lieutenant governor was recently called up by telephone at his office in St. Louis and asked to address an audience of embalmers. He in reply said: "What in the thunder can any one say to an audience of embalmers? The occasion is too uninspiring, too ghostly." He was urged to come, however, and did so, arriving before the convention came to order.
He was introduced and opened his address as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen-I want you to observe that I have appeared here promptly on time. I don't want a body of embalmers sitting around waiting for me. I once had a friend who, having passed through a serious sickness, was telling a friend about it. He said: 'Jim, I believe I am about as good natured as the next man and that I can take a joke about as well as most men, but there is an embalmer living next door to me who has a high tenor voice and I believe he carries a joke a little too far, because during the critical periods of my illness he would seat himself at his piano and loudly sing, "I'm Waiting, My Darling, For Thee!"'"
Then followed a scholarly and refined address upon the history and antiquity of the embalmer's craft and the burial customs of this and other countries.
Withal, however, our lieutenant governor is a man of strong abilities as a business man, and as president of the state senate he made an excellent record. The Jefferson City Press of March 19, 1901, the legislature having closed the day previous, editorially said:
"Lieutenant Governor Lee can take a retrospective view of the session of the general assembly that has just closed and congratulate himself on a record of duty well performed. It is a difficult matter to make an acceptable presiding officer of a body like the Missouri state senate, for there are many complications and difficulties to be met and overcome, but Governor Lee managed to accomplish this and the session closed with much be his credit.
There were differences and clashes in the senate, but Governor Lee was fair and impartial in his rulings, and the first session of his incumbency as lieutenant governor has passed into history with a very considerable addition to his laurels and to his popularity in the state."
A number of the county papers in this state have been mentioning that Lieutenant Governor Lee would have to be reckoned with in the race for governor of Missouri in 1904. We are not advised as to his intentions or aspirations, but as he is regarded as one of the most skillful and successful political organizers in the state, those who hope to defeat him for the gubernatorial nomination, if he want it, will have to get up early, stay up late, and keep busy all the time.

HON. HARRY BARTON HAWES

Harry Barton Hawes, was born in Covington, Kentucky, November 15, 1869. His ancestors came from Virginia with letters patent for over 30,000 acres of land which had been issued for services performed and money advanced to the government during the Revolutionary War. They settled at what is now known as Hawesville, on the Ohio river. The constitution of Kentucky was written by his grandfather, Wilson Carey Nicholas, who was also the author of the states rights doctrine, which played such a conspicuous part in Thomas Jefferson's first race for president. He had grandfathers both in Jefferson's and Madison's cabinets, two of them being governors of states, and his grandfather, Hon. Richard Hawes, being the confederate provisional governor of Kentucky. His uncle, Brigadler General John Morrison Hawes, commanded the Texas division of the confederate forces, and his father commanded a company in the Confederate army composed of St. Louisans.
Young Hawes came to St. Louis fifteen years ago with his mother and younger brother. He was employed, first in a railroad office, and then in the Third National Bank of St. Louis. He studied law and graduated from the St. Louis Law School, being the representative of his class at the closing exercises. He was appointed police commissioner by former Governor Stephens and elected president of the police board of St. Louis, and again reappointed by Governor Dockery and re-elected president. He is president of the Jefferson Club Association, the strongest political organization in the west, having at the present time over 5,600 members, and takes an active part in political affairs while conducting his business as an attorney at law.
In 1899 Mr. Hawes married Miss Eppes Osborne Robinson, of Washington, D. C. and is the father of two children.

HON. SAMUEL B. JEFFRIES

One face herein is familiar to many citizens of Lewis county. Born on a farm two miles north of La Grange, Hon. Sam B. Jeffries received his early education in the country schools and afterward attended La Grange College. Graduating in 1889, he then studied law in Washington University, St. Louis. In 1890 he formed a law partnership with Hon. H. P. Tate, the firm being located in La Grange. Later he was a partner of the late John C. Anderson of Canton. This latter copartnership was dissolved after Mr. Jeffries had been elected prosecuting attorney of Lewis county in November, 1894. He was re-elected to this office in 1896 but resigned the position in the following January to accept the position of assistant attorney general of Missouri, which position he fill today. The fact that he received more votes at the election in 1896 than nay other candidate in Lewis county is an evidence of his standing among the people where he was raised.
Many newspapers throughout Missouri have been making favorable mention of Mr. Jeffries as a suitable man for attorney general of the state in the next election, and while Mr. Jeffries has not expressed his determination of entering the contest, his friends in Lewis county will place him before the democrats of the state at the proper time and see that his nomination is secured. They believe he is the proper man for the position and the honor and remunerations of the office are justly due him. While acting in his present position he has made a brilliant record as he has represented the state in many of the important cases that have arisen. Listen to hear more about him.
Ernest A. Dowell, state senator from this, the Twelfth district, made an enviable record in his office during the two sessions he has served in the state legislature. From the time the body was organized in January, 1897, he occupied a prominent position among its members. He was placed upon a number of important committees. He was chosen a member of the committee on revision of the statues and he was looked upon as among the best members of that body. 
At a democratic primary held April 26 he was renominated to succeed himself for another four years. It is said that the lobbyists that inhabit our state capital during the session of each legislature never approach Mr. Dowell with a view of bribing him to secure his vote for any of their nefarious measures.
Hon. James T. Lloyd was born in Lewis county and educated in Christian University, Canton Mo. He served two terms as prosecuting attorney of Shelby county and was elected to congress in 1897 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. R. P. Giles.
In 1898 he was renominated by the democrats of this district and re-elected that fall and again in 1900. At the congressional primary held on the 26th day of last April he was renominated without opposition.
Mr. Lloyd is a man of much ability and has made a splendid record during the time he has been serving the people of this district.
Above is printed a likeness of Hon. William T. Carrington, state superintendent of public instruction, and who is a candidate without opposition for renomindation to the office on the democratic ticket. Born on a farm in Calloway county, Missouri, he attended the district schools and Westminister college of Fulton and later Kirksville State Normal, from which institution he graduated in 1876. 
He spent him time teaching in many of our best high schools and in 1894 was nominated for state superintendent of schools, but was defeated at the regular elections by a republican. He was nominated by the democrats again in 1898 and elected in the regular election.
Mr. Carrington is a strong man in school work and has done much in his official capacity to up build schools of our state. His energies have been bent toward bettering the district schools of Missouri and the work in that class of schools has been greatly improved during his term of office. His reputation as an educator is not confined to Missouri alone, but his abilities are recognized throughout the entire nation.
The legislators of Missouri have enacted laws governing the sales in intoxicating liquors when used either as beverages or medicines. The laws are very strict and severe on persons who conduct dramshops. The first step required in order for a dramshop to be established in a town is that a majority of the taxpayers or guardians of minors in a city of less that two thousand inhabitants must sign a petition asking that the county court grant a license to a certain party to conduct a dramshop in a certain block. When the requisite number of signatures are secured then the county court may grant the license.
The laws or our state have been made very specific as to whom intoxicating drinks shall be sold. No minor or habitual drunkard shall be sold liquor in a dramshop unless the minor has a written order from his parents or guardian for such liquor. Dramsops must not be kept open on Sundays, nor shall musical instruments be played either inside or about the premises in order to entice persons into the dramshop. Section .005 of our revised statutes reads thus: "The judge of the court having criminal jurisdiction for the county shall give this article in special charge to the grand jury at each term of court." Thus all dramshop keepers are under the surveillance of our courts.
High license, state, county and city, are charged which assist in constructing roads and street and defraying other necessary expenses in the cities. La Grange has a dramshop within her borders which is conducted by H. H. Klusmeier, a majority of our taxpaying citizens having signed a petition praying for such an institution. Should Mr. Klusmeier violate any one of the provisions of the law his place of business must be closed and he is subject to a heavy fine for each and every offense. It has been his policy to conduct his business according to requirements of the law and the fact that during the two years he has been in the dramshop business in La Grange not a single indictment has been brought against him it would seen that he has conducted a model dramshop and a majority of our citizens prefer such an institution to many so-called drug stores that sell liquors under the pretense that they are to be used for medicinal purposes.

Thomas Edgar Heatherly, D.D.S.

Born near the central part of the state, Thomas Edgar Heatherly received his scholastic education in the public schools of Missouri. After growing into manhood, he chose dentistry for his life profession, and entered the Missouri Dental School of St. Louis, from which he graduated in 1886.
After graduation, Dr. Heatherly practiced dentistry in Washington, Mo., Marshall Mo., and St. Louis, Mo. He was enjoying a liberal practice in the latter city when the great storm of May, 1896 swept over that place which he suffered severely.
He Moved to La Grange in October of the same year and has continued to practice his profession since. As a workman, Dr. Heatherly is highly skilled, and by reading he keeps informed on the new ideas and discoveries in dentistry. He is a shrewd businessman and owns a pleasant two-story residence in the central part of town. Dr. Heatherly and wife are the parents of thee bright little girls, Ellen, Mary, and Minerva, aged nine, seven, and six.


FROWEIN & WRIGHT

The only exclusive tin shop in La Grange is conducted by Frowein & Wright. The former named member of this firm has been following the tinner's trade for more than forty-four years and a good portion of the time has been passed in La Grange and many of the citizens of the town can speak for the efficiency of his work.
About three years ago partnership of Frowein & Wright was formed, the latter member being the son-in-law of the former. For a while the firm was greatly discouraged because of the want of business in the town, but during the last one and one-half years the firm has done a good business. The firm carries a good supply of hand made tinware and also stoves of the best make.

CARROLL BOZARTH

Among the young legal lights of Lewis county there is no more promising young attorney than Carroll Bozarth, son of Abner Bozarth living south of La Grange. After attending La Grange College Mr. Bozarth was a student for almost two years in law department of Washington University, St. Louis. He would have graduated from that institution in the class of 1900, but sickness compelled him to leave school six weeks before graduation. At the September term of Lewis county circuit court, 1900, he passed a highly creditable examination before a committee of attorneys and was admitted to practice. He was then scarcely twenty-one years old, which entitles him to the claim of being the youngest attorney in the county at that time.
Going soon after to Colorado for his health Mr. Bozarth engaged in office work for a year with a supreme judge of that state, where he did valuable service and at the same time gained much valuable information. Returning to this place he formed a partnership with W. A. Mussetter, and is doing a good business. He has a bright future, judging from his present standing.

HENRY H. PAYTON

High grade tonsorial work is in demand in every city, but not every man who work sat the trade is competent to do good work. One of the best tonsorial artists in northeast Missouri si Henry H. Payton, who is located in a new two-story brick building on Main street. Mr. Payton has had experience at his trade in Chicago, having worked there three years before locating permanently in La Grange six years ago.
The building Mr. Payton occupies is owned by him, it having seen erected for his business two years ago. It is heated by a hot water system, and a bath room is fitted up in elegant style at the rear of his shop. Mr. Payton receives a large patronage in both his tonsorial work and his bath department.

BARNEY FREDERICK CONRATH

Although not a veteran in age, Barney Frederick Conrath is the veteran salesman residing in La Grange. Born in the town forty-four years ago he has made La Grange his only home. For over sixteen year she "has been on the road," starting first with Kettering Bros. Of Hannibal, soon to change to the well known firm of Riedinger & Oertel Manufacturing Company of Quincy, which is the only exclusive candy and cracker house in that city.
This position has been filled continuously since by Mr. Conrath and no better evidence can be furnished of his faithfulness to duty than this. Although starting on a small salary his wages have been increased from time to time till now he enjoys a liberal remuneration for his labors. A commodious two-story brick residence, situated in the center of a beautiful sloping yard, is owned by him, and the neatness of the home inside speaks for the elegant taste of Mrs. Conrath, who was Miss Belle Day previous to her marriage. The home is made more cheerful by the voices of two sweet little girls, Oertel and Helend, aged fourteen and nine respectively, and a two-year-old baby boy. Besides this Mr. Conrath is financially interested in two other valuable pieces of property in the city.

WILLIS A. MUSSETTER

One of the best known and most ambitious young men of our city is Willis A. Mussetter, who being reared in the country received his early education in the country schools, afterwards attending Christian University, Canton. After securing his education he followed school teaching for some years, at the same time studying law. From 1889 to 1893 he served as postmaster of La Grange. After being admitted to the practice of law he located in this place. For a number of years in succession he has served as city attorney of La Grange. In connection with his law work he is editing the La Grange Tribune, the only republican paper of our town.
Mr. Mussetter is a member of the local school board and owns a neat home and other property in the town.

PEOPLE'S EXCHANGE MILLS

The miller of La Grange who has "stood by the mill" for fifty years is Jacob Wolff, who is proprietor of the People's Exchange mills, operated under Wolff & Co. It is doubtful if there are many millers in this state who have had the extended experience in their line of work that Mr. Wolff has enjoyed. He began the trade when only twelve years old and worked at it constantly all of his life, a part of the time in the cities like St. Louis.
Since 1890 he has been following the business in La Grange, first having been a member of the company that operated the Climax mills, lately transformed into the Per-fo mills.
During the last eight years he has been operating the People's Exchange mills that grinds corn meal and all kinds of feed. Mr. Wolff's experience as a miller enables him to produce the highest grades of meal and his mill is an enterprise to which our citizens should look with pride.
The only harness shop in La Grange is owned and operated by Benjamin Hill Day and William Edward Day, two, brothers raised in the town. B. H. Day entered the harness business eighteen years ago, when he was a young man, and has continued ever since at the same stand. About six years ago William E. Day formed a partnership with B. H. Day under the firm name of Day Bros.
The firm not only conducts a harness shop and store, but carries a large stock of buggies, surreys and carriages, made by the best manufacturers in this country, on which they enjoy a heavy trade. 
Their lines of buggy and farm harness are most all hand made, and many orders are received yearly from persons living in other states. None but the best of work is turned out and they never fail to please their customers.
B. H. Day, who has always been in charge of the business, has prepared a buggy top dressing which has lately been placed on the market and which is proving superior to all other dressing. A partnership has lately been formed between himself and Henry Brinkman, and the firm has secured for their product a trademark. It is believed the new product will assume heavy sales as it becomes better known.
Above is printed a view of the front of Day Bros.' establishment, showing B. H. Day, the proprietor, and Elisha Lahr, foreman of the shop.

LA GRANGE SAVINGS BANK

The most important business of every city is that of banking. It requires conservative, careful businessmen to conduct a bank, and La Grange Savings Bank since its organization in 1866 has been fortunate in having this kind of men to look after its affairs. Being organized by such men as Judge I. B. Alverson, Dr. Hay and other equally as reliable men, at was placed at first on a firm foundation to remain there through these many years.
In 1871 The First National Bank of La Grange was organized with a capital stock of $50,000 and La Grange Savings Bank was conducted in connection with it, but the National Bank surrendered its charter in 1876. La Grange Savings Bank has now a capital stock of $20,000, with liabilities at the close of its business on the 30th day of April, 1902, amounting to $129,633.33, which has the second largest of any bank in the county at that time.
This is an institution to which the citizens of La Grange and farmers around may point with pride. Conducting it on strictly business and banking principles its officers have established for it a reputation that is not surpassed by any other bank in Missouri. Depositors are at east about their money when it is placed in charged of La Grange Savings Bank, for they are aware that it is in safe keeping.
The present officers are Leonidas Hagood, president; Cortez Johnson, vice-president; J. N. Hagood, cashier, and Frank S. Hagood, assistant cashier.



HAGOOD'S MILL

At the western portion of the city Harace Hagood has a large and well equipped feed mill which is kept busy much of the time in winter grinding feed for the farmers who need the same for their milch cows. Mr. Hagood has one of the best improved farms in the vicinity of La Grange and he takes great pride in the place

JOSHUA FLOYD COOK, L. L. D.

It often happens that the life of some prominent individual furnishes material for the history of an entire community. Prosperity, in a worldly sense, usually depends on the combined efforts of a few public spirited men. Educational and religious progress is also due to the leadership of self-sacrificing, consecrated men and women whose unselfish lives are given to the advancement of public affairs.
No citizen in our community is more justly entitled to the honor of creating and arousing an educational and religious sentiment in northeast Missouri than Dr. J. F. Cook. He came here at a time when it took the courage of a Joshua to rear the standard of Christian education. The scattered remnants of churches wrecked by the ravages of civil war were being gathered together, and a few godly men were mustering their forces for an onward march. Society, on account of sectional strife, was torn asunder, and discord and disorganization reigned supreme. 


HENRY LEE HIPKINS

Persons may leave a good place after living there for a while, but when they have gone to Prodigal's round they will return. Henry L. Hipkins is one of this class. After spending his early life in La Grange he went to Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha and other cities, where he worked for many years in the large packing houses. He spent three years in the Armour packing house of Kansas City and then worked for a long time in the City Market House of that place.
Mr. Hipkins has had twenty-seven years' experience in his line of work, and since locating in La Grange last October has established a large business, as he handles none but the best of meats, most of which are shipped here from the cold storage plants in St. Louis and Quincy. He believes that with his experience and the high grade of meats he handles his trade will continue to increase. His work in the large packing houses and meat market has afforded him an opportunity of learning the qualitites of high grade meats, and his practice with the knife at the block gives him an advantage over most persons in this line of work.

EDWARD FREDERICK WESTHOFF

The above well known gentleman of La Grange is another product of the town who has made a success in life. Educated in the public schools of our town he afterward attended a school of pharmacy in St. Louis and finally located here. So thoroughly has he looked after his business that he has accumulated enough of this world's goods to purchase a comfortable home and two other pieces of residence property in our town. He owns, besides these, a farm of eighty acres located three miles southwest of town. He has been engaged in the drug trade here the past nine years and the fact that he has saved enough means to purchase the above mentioned property is evidence enough that he has received a large patronage.

WILLIAM J. WRIGHT

There is no better known character in La Grange than William J. Wright, or "Peter Parker," as he has dubbed himself. Nearly half a century ago he learned the tinner's trade under his father, who then conducted a tin shop in La Grange. For a number of years previous to 1887 he resided on his farm south of town. He moved to La Grange at the above date and opened a hardware store and conducts a tinner's shop in connection with it.
Mr. Wright's reputation as a workman in his profession is known the country over, and he enjoys a liberal trade also in his hardware line. He is agent for manufacturers of some of the best binders and mowers in this country and sells many machines each year.
There is a picture of a bay team of horses owned by Robert O. Smith, living near Monticello, this county. This team of young horses was raised by Mr. Smith and have been shown in many of the fairs held in northeast Missouri, southern Iowa and western Illinois, and over one hundred first premiums have been awarded to them.
They are no doubt the best span of horses in this portion of the state and are highly creditable to the citizens of Lewis County.

HENRY WILLIAM HAGEMAN

The citizens of La Grange are greatly indebted to Henry William Hageman on account of his being one of the first promoters of the button industries of our place. He was one of the organizers of the Missouri Pearl Button Company, which established the first factory in La Grange. When other members of the company became discouraged and expressed a desire too "shut up shop," Mr. Hageman kept up courage till the institution was established on a paying basis, and today he is a member of the company that operates the Missouri Pearl Button factory, which has been in constant operation for over three years.
Mr. Hageman is a wagon maker by trade and conducts a shop on south Main street. He began the trade in 1875, under the supervision of John Denser and Solomon Glore, who were the leading wagon makers of this town. In 1882 he began conducting a shop on his own responsibilities and wagons of his make are numerous around La Grange. Fifteen years ago spring wagons and still carries a complete line of the same, and receives a large patronage.

HON. LOUIS FREDERICK KOCH

The subject of this sketch was born in Wurtmburg, Germany, November 7, 1844, and came to America in 1857, settling first at Canton. He came to La Grange and located in 1864.
He entered politics early in life and was elected enrolling clerk of the state senate in 1866. Two years later he was elected clerk of the house committee on internal improvements, banks and corporations, and clerk of the ways and means committee in the senate, and was chosen clerk of the committee on accounts in the house of representatives, at the meeting of the legislature in 1870, and served in this capacity till 1872.
Mr. Koch was licensed by the state supreme court in 1867 to practice law. He served the city of La Grange as councilman, clerk, attorney, auditor, treasurer and mayor, the latter office at two different periods.
From 1886 to 1899 he was engaged in the mercantile business of La Grange, but since the latter date has been in the law, real estate and insurance business. He owns a number of dwellings and business interests in the place. He owns one of the pretiest residences in La Grange. It is located on the banks of the Mississippi and commands a beautiful view of the river. 

BRINKMAN BROS.

Serving an apprenticeship of half a dozen years to learn a trade is a pretty hard thing to think about, but Henry Brinkman a member of Brinkman Bros.'s blacksmith firm, did that. He began work under the guidance of Solomon Glore, a man known in our town a quarter of a century ago, continued under his care for many years, thus having a ample opportunity to learn the trade thoroughly. Seventeen years ago Henry, or "Bob," as he is better known, began business for himself, with very limited tools with which to work and borrowing money to purchase this limited amount. "Everlastingly at it" and "Good work at low prices" have built up for them the large patronage the firm now receives.
Today they occupy two buildings and employ two other persons. Recently their shop has been fitted up with a wagon tire setting machine at a heavy cost. With this device wagon and buggy tires may be set without removing them from the wheel. 

STEPHEN WORLY

About fifty-one years ago Stephen Worly and wife came to La Grange to live. He was a carpenter by trade but abandoned that work in 1875 to engage in the mercantile business. He has for many years owned the right to sell a patent bucket chain pump which has made Stephen Worly's name familiar in this portion of the county, where so many of his pumps have been sold. Mr. Worly manufactures the pumps himself and besides keeping on hand always supply of his pumps he deals in woven wire fencing. 
Stephen Worly and wife were married in Schuyler county, this state, fifty-one years ago 22d day of last April. They moved immediately to La Grange, where they reared a large number of children.

THE FELTY MEAT MARKET

The J. C. Felty meat market, located on North Main street, is the oldest establishment of its kind in La Grange. Twenty-three years ago J. C. Felty began the business in La Grange and from that date to the present the shop has been in operation. After Mr. Felty's death some years ago his wife continued the work with the assistance of other persons. She is now assisted by her son Alrich, who is a partner in the business.
To be able to continue in one business twenty-three years one must please their customers, and certainly the Felty meat market has done this or they would not have held their trade. Their animals are all slaughtered at home and they endeavor to secure the best of kind.

JOHN GEORGE HEATHER

The pioneer business man of La Grange is John George Heather, who has been serving the citizens of the town with bread and other good things for more than thirty years. He is a German b birth but has spent most of his life in our city. He has passed through all the hardships La Grange has experienced during the last half a century, but now has renewed faith in the city's present prosperity. Mr. Heather has been eminently successful in life as he has accumulated a reasonable amount of this world's goods. By fair dealing with his fellow men and strict attention to business he has gained the confidence of all who have known him.

A. D. GRAY, M. D.

About one year ago Dr. A. D. Gray graduated from the Keokuk Medical college, and learning that La Grange was making a rapid growth, concluded to cast his lot with the good people of our town. He opened an office in the Gullion building, on the corner of Main and Washington streets, where he has received a good office practice for a physician just starting in work.
Dr. Gray is making a specialty of certain diseases of the body and is equipping his office with many of the latest improved and most expensive surgical instruments. His practice has made a steady growth from the start, and he holds the confidence of those who call upon him for his services.

THE SILVER CRESCENT

The great Father of Waters flowing by La Grange affords ample boating facilities and the beautiful boat Silver Crescent makes daily trips from Keokuk to Quincy. Passing La Grange each morning on its downward trip and returning in the afternoon, our citizens are given an opportunity each day of taking and excursion to Quincy, where the day may be spent shopping or in Sherman park, West Quincy, enjoying nature's beauties.
The boat is one of the most convenient and pleasant on the upper Mississippi and most every day, from March 10th to the close of boating each year, pleasure parties are found on the boat.



OUR ARTISTS

Readers of this edition no doubt have observed the designs drawn for this special occasion and which add much to the appearance of the paper. They, too, will observe that the cover design was drawn by Ryan Walker, the Black Cat artist, who for a number of years previous to last January was artist for the St. Louis Republic, and whose cartoons made that paper famous.
He is now located in New York city and is engaged in drawing cartoons for Life, one of the greatest illustrated papers published in this county. 
Mr. Walker is now only thirty years old, having been born on a farm near Springfield, Kentucky. He is of Irish extraction, and has red, curly hair, which Mr. Walker himself says "resembles a picture of Paderewski or a straw colored mop brush." He has followed arming and stock raising and for a while has a Texas cowboy, where he says he derived his best ideas for cartoons. It will be remembered that when picturing a farmer in one of his cartoons Mr. Walker always brings out the little details which give so much effect to his work.
It is said that Mr. Wallace is able to turn out more work in his line than most any other man. He averages from three to six drawings each day, and he believes in making cartoons for the plain people. As an entertainer Mr. Walker can not be excelled. He is brim full of information on all subjects, and his method of conversation coupled with his amusing expressions make him a most charming associate. Often while in conversation he will with pencil and paper, dash off an outline of some comic picture to assist him in illustrating his story.
We were exceedingly fortunate in securing Mr. Walker's services on this occasion and no doubt our readers will highly appreciate the cover design.
The designs for the special articles were drawn by Miss Jane Johnson of this city and cast by the Indicator's engraver, Mr. J. H. Bohon. Miss Johnson has been working at the chalk process only about four weeks, The Indicator having sent her to St. Louis about three weeks ago, where she received instructions from the Hoke Engraving Plate Company in this line of work. Miss Johnson drew the sketches first and then engraved them on the chalk plates. She has done much wood carving, having spent a number of months studying the art in New York city. She will be employed hereafter in doing special work for The Indicator.