burial will be in the Rumbarger cemetery. (Around 1897 he) engaged in the restaurant business in his North Brady street building. Few men were as well or better known in DuBois than Mr. He had been about attending to his restaurant and real estate business up until a few days ago. at his home on North Brady street, of appendicitis. Shaw Building somehow relate to Wishaw? DuBois Historical Society secretary Gene Aravich researched the building at my request and uncovered the following obituary that reads in part:ĭUBOIS MORNING COURIER, WEDNESDAY, AUGA PIONEER PASSED AWAY

Brady Street building in DuBois with the initials W.I. However, that may well be hearsay and conjecture as there appears to be NO concrete written record of any such person or any credible documentation that Iselin actually named the town after anyone. “One of those was that in the early 1900's mine owner Adrian Iselin named the town after a mine foreman or noted employee. *There are a number of theories about why the name changed from Trout Run toWishaw. Hint: Around our area (and in the Photo Gallery), look at the tops of the buildings from the early 1900's - 'W. Shaw.* This made sense considering most of the current population was Scottish, and there is a Wishaw, Scotland. In 1901 the R & P Coal company opened their first mine, and owner Adrian Iselin named the town after an important employee W. Today you will notice Trout Run is a local stream. Wishaw's Origin Originally known as Trout Run, Wishaw was a large lumber provider settled by Scottish and English immigrants. adults couldn't read or write.Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.The American flag had 45 stars.One out of every five U.S. Sugar cost four cents a pound.Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. took place at home.Ninety percent of all U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. had a bathtub.Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. was 47 years.Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. In 1906 The average life expectancy in the U.S.

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