Shelby County Indiana
| Chautauqua's began in 1874 in western NY. The originators were a business man, Lewis Miller, and a Methodist minister, John Heyl Vincent. The purpose was a summer camp to train Sunday School teachers and provide uplifting and educational programs for families. It was so popular that it quickly spread from Lake Chautauqua, NY, across the United States. Organized circuits of performers endeavored to inspire, educate and stimulate rural and small-town America. Theodore Roosevelt described Chautauqua "as the most American thing in America." |
| The following
pages are from a booklet donated by Sheila Knobeloch. If anyone
has other information on Shelby County Chautauqua's, please contact
me. It would be great to have a Shelby County Chautauqua picture
album! Below, I have listed the names of the merchants that ran ads in the 1912 official program. I have transcribed some of the information in the program so that the search engine will "catch" all the Shelby County family names. If you see alternate spellings of your family name, please let me know and I will note those below so the search engine will help cousins not yet familiar with the different spellings. - PMF | 
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Advertisements from these merchants can be found on the pages following:
| Arbuckle & King | Coal | |
| Bailey & Pile | Wall Paper | |
| W. H. Bassett & W. I. Wintin | Shoeing, Woodworking, Blacksmithing | |
| Benefiel & Carmony | Farm Implements & Cream Separators | |
| W. E. Blackburn | Dentist | |
| A. C. Boehning | Warm Air Furnaces | |
| Cecilia Bogeman | Millinery | |
| F. L. Bogeman | Meat Market | |
| W. E. Brown | Furnaces | |
| George F. Burkher | Smithing | |
| Charles B. Cage | Picture Framing | |
| G. S. Campbell | Livery and Sale Barn | |
| Ovid Campbell | Groceries | |
| Carson | Groceries | |
| Casady Bros. | Pool and Billiard Hall | |
| C. C. Chapman | Groceries | |
| J. D. Clark | Mechanic, Cars Built to Order | |
| Comstock & Thompson | Farm Implements, Buggies, Automobiles | |
| Cone | Shoe Store | |
| H. S. Cory & Co | Furniture | |
| O. W. Cotton Co. | Stoves, Refrigerators, Chairs, Rugs | |
| Frank Day & Son | Auto Repair & Accessories | |
| Wm. DeBusk | Groceries | |
| Deitzer-Hawkins | Cash Coal Co | |
| Daniel DePrez Co. | Ice | |
| J. G. DePrez | Hardware & Stoves | |
| Doble & Griffey | Vacuum Cleaners | |
| Omer Doran & H. W. Fleming | Druggists and Soda Fountain | |
| Dorsey & Co | Feed, Seed and Produce; Electrical Material | |
| C. T. Duffy | Groceries | |
| Earhart & Co. | Shoe Store | |
| Ralph Edwards | Funeral Home | |
| W. L. Elliott | Men's Furnishings | |
| G. W. Ensminger | Delicatessen, Imported Goods | |
| Charles W. Flaitz | Caterer to the Particular Ones | |
| Mary Fleming | Victor-Victrola Dept | |
| A. Goodman | Fine Clothing | |
| T. E. Goodrich | Real Estate | |
| H. L. Goodwin | Building & Loan Association | |
| Goodwin & Jones | Monuments, Markers, Vases | |
| Hageman, Hawkins & Hendrickson | Funeral Directors | |
| Hall | Drugs, Cigars, Sundries | |
| Mrs. M. A. Hamilton | Groceries | |
| Harley | Photographer | |
| J. W. Hayworth | Groceries | |
| Hearn & Son | Merchant Tailors | |
| Elvin Heck | Groceries | |
| Isaac Heck | Place for Everything | |
| John Heng | Chinese Laundry | |
| A. Hershfelt | Rubber Tires and Spring Wagons | |
| J. G. Hicks | Groceries | |
| Hilligoss & Son | Coal | |
| Hoop Bros. | Drugs, Rubber Goods, Sundries, Tobacco | |
| Louis Hoover | Clothing | |
| Jenkins | Drug Store | |
| Jessup & Antrin | Ice Cream | |
| Stanley Jones | Druggist | |
| George Kirk | Investments | |
| Kirk & Son | Insurance | |
| Cy Lemmon | Tents & Awnings | |
| Jacob Lemasters | Groceries | |
| Thos. A. Leonard | Coffee, Hot Sandwiches, Short Orders | |
| E. W. Lewis | Insurance | |
| Will Louden | Hotel Proprietor | |
| Margaret Magill | Millinery | |
| Major & Sheldon | Jewelers and Opticians | |
| McClain & Bramlett | Groceries | |
| James McCloskey | Jeweler | |
| McCollum & Mueller | Bakery, Lunch House | |
| Miss Grace McGuire | Millinery | |
| Mehos Brothers | Ice Cream, Candies | |
| Meloy & Porter | Cement Work | |
| John Messick | Investments | |
| Michelsen | Photography, Lantern Slides | |
| Alvin Midkiff | Livery | |
| John C. Miller | Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing | |
| Mings Bros. | Cigarists | |
| John H. Mohr | Groceries and Meats | |
| Mearl Monfort | Groceries | |
| M. R. Montgomery | Real Estate | |
| Morris | Department Store | |
| Nail & Sigler | Jewelry Store | |
| H. M. Neal | Real Estate, Fire, Tornado, Auto Insurance | |
| Orebaugh Brothers | Photography | |
| J. O. Parrish | Building Materials | |
| Pearson | Stoves and Irons | |
| Esta Phares | Blacksmithing | |
| A. R. Pile | Coffee | |
| Pitman | --- | |
| W. A. Powell | General Job Painter | |
| George J. Rapp | Groceries | |
| Reinhart & White | Livery, Feed & Sale Stable | |
| F. J. Rembusch | Theatre Proprietor | |
| R. N. Roberts | Groceries | |
| Schoelch | Bakery | |
| Schoelch Brothers | Boot Shop | |
| Harry Shaw | Meat Market | |
| John Shelk | Custom Made Shoes | |
| Shepple & Son | Livery, Wagons, Harnesses | |
| Julius L. Showers | Building and Loan Association | |
| C. P. Sidlinger | Meat Market | |
| E. W. Siefert | Auto Supplies and Repairs | |
| John H. Siefert | Automobiles and Bicycles | |
| Simeox & Hall | New Up-to-Date Store | |
| J. J. Smith | Cigars | |
| H. C. Sorden | Livery and Transfer | |
| Stephan Brothers | Shoes | |
| R. T. Stewart & Claude F. Fix | Funeral Directors | |
| S. P. Stroup | Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors, Plaster, Hair | |
| T. H. Tadlock | Blacksmith | |
| Chas. M. Thompson | Confections, Cigars, Stogies | |
| A. J. Thurston | Sewing Machines | |
| Vanarsdall & Stewart | Groceries | |
| Vandergrift & Morris | Auto Repairs, Tires, Tubes, Sundries | |
| W. A. VanLue | Drugs, Cigars, Confections, Ice Cream | |
| Harry C. VanWay | Confectioner, Ice Cream | |
| W. H. Wagner | Grocery | |
| H. H. Walker | Wholesale Grocery | |
| Webben & Zeller | Bakery | |
| Galey Whaley | Groceries | |
| Clyde Whitaker | Mineral Water Manufacturer | |
| J. A. White | Dentist | |
| D. B. Wilson & Son | Funeral Director |
