Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ushville and entered upon an active year later a partnership of a years standingwas formed with William A. Minshail, amiended with the election of Mr. Minshail to thecircuit bench. The political career of Mr. Bagby was was elected to Congress in 1874, served asCircuit Judge from 18,85 to 1S02. was a Whig,voting for William Henry Harrison, then aRepublican, helping organize the party, and thuscontinuing until 1872. when he cast bis influencewith the Democrats to vote for Horace , lie was a member of the A. F. andA. M.
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ushville and entered upon an active year later a partnership of a years standingwas formed with William A. Minshail, amiended with the election of Mr. Minshail to thecircuit bench. The political career of Mr. Bagby was was elected to Congress in 1874, served asCircuit Judge from 18,85 to 1S02. was a Whig,voting for William Henry Harrison, then aRepublican, helping organize the party, and thuscontinuing until 1872. when he cast bis influencewith the Democrats to vote for Horace , lie was a member of the A. F. andA. Rushville Lodge Xo. 9, for forty-six years,and for eleven terms was honored by election asMaster. Stapleton Chapter Xo. 9. R. A. M. wasorganized by him and several other enthusiasticMasons. Mr. Bagby always was interested inprohibition and belonged to the Sons of Tem-perance. His marriage occurred on October 1. 1850, toMiss Mary A. Scripps. BALL, Amos Willis, M. D.—The qualities whichcontribute to the rounding of every successful. .JOHN HENRY MILLER HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY. career—energy, industry, perseverance and ahigh aim in life—find conspicuous expression inDr. Amos Willis Ball, of whose splendid skilland usefulness the city of Rushville has heen awitness since 18ST. Dr. Ball represents that classof scientists who have an ever widening horizon,and who recognize no limit to the possibilities oftheir inexhaustible calling. His opportunities,largely of his own creating, have been excep-tional, and comparatively few men in the county,and indeed in the State, are better equipped forexercising the prerogatives of the art of healing. Dr. Ball comes honestly by his predilection formedicine, as his father, Joseph T. Ball, who wasa native of Morgan County, Ohio, was a practic-ing physician for many years both in his homeState and at Ipava, Fultou County, 111., wherethe sou was born August 21, 1861. The ladproved an apt and ambitious student, completinghis high-school cour
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