ALFRED HALE, of the firm of Hale & Staley, groceries and sample room, Bloomington; born in England in 1823; came to America, in 1851, and located in the town of Little Grant, Grant Co., where he engaged in farming; moved to Bloomington in May, 1879, and engaged in present business; one of the early English settlers of Grant Co.; held the office of Treasurer of the town of Little Grant for twelve years and Justice of the Peace two years. Married, in England, to Miss Sarah Webb, a native of England, by whom they have seven children - two sons and five daughters. A prominent member of I. O. O. F., and passed all the chairs; is a self-made man.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.