Chapter	Page		Chapter	Page
Forward	5		XXXVIII - Gold Seekers	204
Acknowledgement	8		XXXIX - The Railroads Come	208
I - The Land of Promise	9		XL - Music Organizations	216
II - Pioneer Settlers	15		XLI - Decatur Banks	221
III - County and Town Laid Out	23		XLII - Some Long-Time Business Men	226
IV - First Court House	29		XLIII - Theaters - Clubs	234
V - Court News	34		XLIV - Civil War	241
VI - The Pioneer at Home	39		XLV - Civil War (concluded)	248
VII - Some Early Residents	44		XLVI - Decatur Army Leaders	252
VIII - Abraham Lincoln	50		XLVII - Grand Army of the Republic	257
IX - Abraham Lincoln (cont.)	56		XLVIII - Decatur in the '60s	263
X - Abraham Lincoln (concluded)	63		XLIX - Parks	272
XI - In the '30s and '40s	70		L - Decatur Public Library	280
XII - Internal Improvements	77		LI - Decatur in the '70s	285
XIII - David L. Allen	80		LII - Decatur Rolling Mill	292
XIV - The First Churches	84		LIII - Water Supply	295
XV - First Physicians	89		LIV - Fire Department	302
XVI - Nomenclature	93		LV - Franklin Priest	311
XVII - Transportation	98		LVI - Mules to Motors	314
XVIII - The 1839 Directory	103		LVII - Lights and Telephones	320
XIX - Macon County Bar	106		LVIII - Decatur in the '80s	326
XX - The Powers Family	111		LIX - The Colored People	331
XXI - Richard J. Oglesby	116		LX - Gave Twice One Fortune	336
XXII - Richard J. Oglesby (concluded)	121		LXI - Distinguished Visitors	338
XXIII - Black Hawk and Mexican Wars	125		LXII - Some Decatur Landmarks	344
XXIV - Early Settlements	130		LXIII - Decatur in the '90s	351
XXV - Camp Meetings	133		LXIV - War with Spain - National Guard	359
XXVI - Early Builders	137		LXV - Mrs. Jane Martin Johns	364
XXVII - Some Busy Citizens	141		LXVI - Where Decatur Leads	368
XXVIII - City and County Government	146		LXVII - Make Way for the Auto	370
XXIX - Postal Department	154		LXVIII - James Millikin	373
XXX - Early Hotels	158		LXIX - James Millikin University	377
XXXI - Rural Schools	166		LXX - Decatur, 1900 to 1929	383
XXXII - Decatur Schools	170		LXXI - The World War	393
XXXIII - Parochial Schools	177		LXXII - Centennial Celebration  IN PROCESS	403
XXXIV - Fraternal Organizations	181		LXXIII - Decatur Today	415
XXXV - Decatur in the 50's	188		Appendix - Township Histories	425
XXXVI - Newspapers XXXVII - The Medical Society	197 200		INDEX....................................................