Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tfarming after he reached years of maturity,and was thus engaged for five years in Kansas,where he proved up a homestead in LoganCounty. In 1894 he established himself in ameat market at Good Hope, 111., where he re-mained until July 1, 1897. At that period hecame to Bushnell and bought out the meat mar-ket of George Kline, which he has conductedever since. He does the butchering himself,and his place is equipped with a gasoline engineand machinery for carrying on the work. Be-sides slaughtering and dealing in meats, hemanufactures sausage and bone mea
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . tfarming after he reached years of maturity,and was thus engaged for five years in Kansas,where he proved up a homestead in LoganCounty. In 1894 he established himself in ameat market at Good Hope, 111., where he re-mained until July 1, 1897. At that period hecame to Bushnell and bought out the meat mar-ket of George Kline, which he has conductedever since. He does the butchering himself,and his place is equipped with a gasoline engineand machinery for carrying on the work. Be-sides slaughtering and dealing in meats, hemanufactures sausage and bone meal. He isthoroughly competent in this line, and enjoysa good patronage. On October 11, 1893, thesubject of this sketch was united in marriagewith Louisa Walthers, who was born in Quincy,111. Politically, Mr. Rogers gives his supportto the Republican party. Fraternally, he isconnected with the M. W. and I. O. O. F. RUNKLE, Stephen A. (deceased), formerly awell-known farmer in Industry Township, Mc-Donough County, 111., whose widow, son and. THOMAS TERRILL HISTURV Ul McUO-XULGH CUUXTV. 995 (latighter are now residents of Macomb, wasborn in Doddsville. McDonough County, March29, 1S52. He was a son of Darius and AnnaM. (Walker) Runkle. the former, a native ofOhio, and the latter, of Pennsylvania. Hispaternal and maternal grandfathers were Wil-liam Runkle and Andrew Walker. DariusRunkle was one of the first settlers of Dodds-ville, and was a farmer by occupation. StephenA. Runkle received his early education in thepublic schools of McDonough County and after-ward purs\ied a course in the Gem City Busi-ness College. In early life, before his marriage,he was a bookkeeper in the Bank of remained on the homestead with his parentsuntil 1S85, when he moved to a farm one milenorth, which he cultivated for ten years. Hedied July 31, 1895. and was buried at Dodds-ville. His family received IGO acres of landfrom the farm of his father. Darius Runkle. The subject of this sketch was a
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