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14 INTRODUCTION Belleville's five banks have combined resources of $12 - 241,000. Belleville has no bonded indebtedness. Belleville is served by three trunk-line railroads, having direct connections in the county with twenty-seven railroads. Belleville is the county seat of the oldest and second largest county in Illinois. Belleville is built on the hills beyond all danger of floods Belleville has an unlimited supply of water from the Mississippi River. Belleville has up-to-date retail stores and is a profitable city in which to trade. Belleville enjoys favorable freight, power, gas and water rates. Belleville has a population of approximately 30,000, ninety per cent of which is American-bom. Belleville has fine schools, churches, clubs and hospitals. Belleville has seventy-five miles of paved streets and is the hub of the state highway system in St. Clair County. Belleville has two modern daily newspapers, thoroughly covering the local advertising field. Belleville is fourteen miles east oi St. Louis, Mo., and has both electric and motor service to that point, the two cities baing connected by paved streets. Belleville is the home of the world's largest stencil machine and embossing plate press plants Bellevi.le is a large producer of shoes, hosiery, shirts and pants. BellevLle is a city of well-kept homes, a large percentage of which are owned by their occupants. Belleville enjoys a healthful climate, permitting outdoor activities nine months of the year Belleville is the center of one of the nation's most important bituminous coal fields. Belleville is the home of 2 breweries. Belleville is the center of the greatest winter wheat and Irish potato producing county in Illinois. Belleville has a farmers' wholesale cooperative fruit and vegetable market, which serves buyers and growers all over southern Illinois and surrounding territory. Belleville has a Chamber of Commerce composed of leading business and professional men of the city, affording facilities for the development of the city from civic, commercial, agricultural and industrial standpoints.
POLK'S BELLEVILLE CITY DIRECTORY 1935 Copyright, 1935, by R. L. Polk At Co. Miscellaneous Information For information not found in this department tee regular Alphabetical Section or under proper headings in Classified Business Directory GOVERNMENT ~ CITY City Hall—Southwest corner Illinois and Washington Officers Mayor—Geo Remnsnider City Clerk—Carl Siege! Attorney—L Nick Perrin jr Treasurer—Joseph Minor Chief of F'olice—Thos H Lonie Police Magistrate—A J Stoeckel. Chief of Fire Department—Walter Finklein Health Officer—Wm Farley jr City Engineer—Wm C Johnson Superintendent of Streets—Elmer Fleckenstein Weigher and Market Master—C J Heman Boiler Inspector—Herbert Baum Superintendent of Cemetery—John Rensing Aldemea Regular sessions 1st and 3d Mondays of each month First Ward—Nick C Mueller, Stanley Sprague Second Ward—Ervin Kraus, Adolph Hoffmann Third Ward—Jesse Biggs. Arth J Wright Fourth Waird—Leo Mager, Clifford Thompson Fifth Ward—Jos Auer, Ernst Tieman Sixth Ware!—Adolph Rischar, Oscar Veile Seventh Ward—Leslie Cole. John L Wellinghoff PaWic Library 121 E Washington, branch 1411 W Main Librarian—Bella Steuernagel Belleville Township Officers City Hall Supervisors—A Errol Kraemer chief. Conrad Pfeil. Herbert Schwind, Russell Mantle, Chas Beese, Walter Lanxon, Edwin Rodermeyer Physician—Rudolph C Heiligenstein Fire Departaeat Headquarters, 12-14 Jackson. Tel 71 Chief—Waller A Finklein Hose Co No 2—30 N 12th Engine Co Itfo I (Reserve)—12 S Jackson Hose Co No 3-6200 W Main VILLAGE OF SWANSEA Village Hall. 1209 N Illinois (S) Mayor—Ed Davis Clerk—Oliver Fournie Treasurer—Fraak Le Tempst Trustees—Henry Gansmann. Frank Fohl. Chris Tribout, Theo Shobert, Jerome Rittenhousf, Benj Schneider
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Page 3 and 4: 3 Read the NEWS-DEMOCRAT BefleriOe'
Page 5 and 6: POLK'S BELLEVILLE (ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Page 7 and 8: GENERAL INDEX Abbreviations Alphabe
Page 9 and 10: INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 9 Page Renner-
Page 11: INTRODUCTION II THE DIRECTORY OF HO
Page 16 and 17: 16-20 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION COU
Page 18 and 19: 22 ABSTRACTS Henry C. G. Schrader,
Page 20 and 21: 24 AUTOMOBILES 1 SALES SERVICE NEW
Page 22 and 23: 26 BANKS H. E. SCHMISSEUR, Presiden
Page 24 and 25: 28 BOOK BINDERS CHARLES ISSELHARDT
Page 26 and 27: The Romeiser Co. 20* E. MAIN ST. Be
Page 28 and 29: 32 DEPARTMENT STORES This store, es
Page 30 and 31: 34 ELECTRICAL Belleville Electric C
Page 32 and 33: 36 FLOUR AND FEED Belleville Co-Ope
Page 34 and 35: 38 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Gundlach & Co
Page 36 and 37: 40 HOTELS Hotel Belleville S. £. C
Page 38 and 39: 42 INSURANCE Miller Insurance Agenc
Page 40 and 41: 44 INVESTMENT SECURITIES ARTHUR WM.
Page 42 and 43: 46 LUMBER Liese Lumber Co. LUMBER '
Page 44 and 45: 40 MONUMENTS A. H. HONER MONUMENTS
Page 46 and 47: so PANTS MANUFACTURERS CHARLES MEYE
Page 48 and 49: RENDERING WORKS Farmers and Stock O
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Page 52 and 53: POLK'S BANKERS ENCYCLOPEDIA "The Ba
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Page 56 and 57: BELLEVILLE CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN CO. H
Page 58 and 59: ARTHUR WM. BISCHOFF INVESTMENT SECU
Page 60 and 61: Community Oil Burner Sipply Co. Alr
Page 62 and 63: PETE GAERDNER Funeral Home and Mort
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GIGER & COMPANY INVESTMENT SECURITI
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HOME LOAN CO. LOANS ON AUTOMOBILES
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HUG BROS. CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
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"THE BEST OF WOODS" LIESE LUMBER CO
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NEW ERA OIL CO. High Grade Gasoline
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W H S2 50 c "S X u "S u H CO O 2 w
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS Otto Schneider &
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U THE STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE s and
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K' m CONSULT THE Doubt • iff* •
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BELLEVILLE CO-OPERATIVE GRAIN CO. H
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ARTHUR WIN. BISCHOFF INVESTMENT SEC
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Community Oil Burner Supply Co. OIL
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PETE GAERDNER Funeral Home and Mort
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GIGER & COMPANY INVESTMENT SECURITI
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HOME LOAN CO. LOANS ON AUTOMOBILES
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Ill IP DDAC CONTRACTORS nUU DIlvJl
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THE BEST OF WOODS*' LIESE LUMBER CO
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NEW ERA OIL CO. High Grade Gasoline
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W. L RHEIN CO. Philco and Granow Ra
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ST. CLAIR IC E CO., Inc. 721 W. Mai
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