Duncan-Baker Hardware Co., Marion, Illinois

 

Duncan-Baker Hardware Co, 306 Public Square, 1920's

Duncan-Baker Hardware Co, 306 Public Square, 1920’s

In 1879, Martin L. Baker formed a partnership with John H. Duncan and engaged in the retail hardware and furniture trade. The business of the firm prospered and in the fall of 1903 the business was incorporated under the name of Duncan-Baker Hardware Co., capital stock $30,000.00; a branch store established at Johnston City and a jobbing department added. Duncan was president and Baker served as Secretary and Treasurer of said corporation. Continue reading

The Mysterious End of Milo Erwin

Bloody VendettaAnyone studying the history of Williamson County will find out quickly that your resources are slim. There are only a few books that were written to establish fairly comprehensive guides as to how things were back in the beginning.

One of those mainstays is a book written in 1876 by Milo Erwin. It was called “History of Williamson County, from the earliest times to the present, Continue reading