History of Lee County, Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 379
ber 23, 1909. The cliildreii have been giveu good school privi-
leges, aud the second son is a college graduate. The parents are
members of the Evangelical church aud are much interested in
the moral as well as the material progress of the community. Mr,
Ewald is serving as supervisor of his township, has been township
collector and for several years was a school director. His
political allegiance is now given to the progressive paity. He
does not believe in the blind following of any party leader, but
gives intelligent support to the measures in which he believes,
keeping at all times well informed on the questions and issues
of the day. He has many of the sterling traits of his Teutonic
ancestiy which, coupled with western enterprise, have made him
one of the substantial citizens aud representative farmers of Lee
county.
H. W. MORRIS.
H. W. Morris is a well known and popular citizen, having been
a letter carrier of Dixon since the establishment of the delivery
system here. He is also senior partner in the tirm of Morris &
Preston, funeral directors. He was born in Woodstock, Illinois,
in May, 1869, and is a son of J. T. and Anna (Portus) Morris, who
after living in Woodstock for a number of years, removed with
their family to Dixon in 1875. The father was a farmer by occu-
pation.
The educational opportunities afforded H. W. Morris were
those offered by the public-school system of the state. He was a
young man when the free delivery system was established in Dixon,
at which time he secured appointment to the position of letter
carrier and has since acted in that capacity. It was through the
effoi'ts and labors of Mr. Morris that the city was numbered under
the hundred system. Always courteous, prompt and obliging, he
i^ a popular official in his present position and all who know him
have for him friendly regard. It was on tlie 1st of July, 1911. that
he entered business as a member of the firm of Monis & Preston,
funeral directors. Their place is at No. 123 East First street and
they have the best equipped establishment of any firm of its kind
in the comity. They are the first and only firm in the county having
a private chapel in connection with their business.
Mr. Morris has two children, a son and daughter. In politics
he is independent, voting according to the dictates of his judgment.