1860

6 July – Business Cards:

Augustus N. Lodge M.D._r office at drug store

J. Bricker M.D., southeast corner of Public Square, opposite new Courthouse, upstairs

Drs. A. Smead & R.B. Smead, Western Exchange Hotel, upstairs

J.J. Allen, attorney, courthouse, second door west side of hall

George M. Calvert, proprietor of Western Exchange Hotel

D. Bard Rock, Real estate and collecting agent, Intelligencer building

Colmann Ehrmann, cabinet maker, northeast corner public square

John A. Hardy, boot and shoemaker, south side public square

Edwards, Mann & Crippen, old Marion steam & flour mill

R.F. Wheeler, insurance, Phoenix Insurance Co., Lasalle Mutual Fire Insurance

John M. Cunningham, insurance, Mutual Insurance Co. Marion Intelligencer published every Friday by D. Bard Rock

Dr.Isaac Mulkey having returned to Marion, has office over Benson & Yost‘s store

D. Bard Rock will attend promptly to listing lands, paying taxes, making sales,  collecting rents & c_f also agent for New York, Cork & Liverpool Steamship Company (vessels leaving New York every Saturday) and Williams and Guion’s old “Black Star Line” of Liverpool & New York Packet Ships(sailing on the 8th & 24th of each month.) Drafts on England, Ireland and Scotland.

13 July – Let it be remembered that Abe Lincoln, the abolition-Republican candidate for the presidency, when in Congress, voted against granting 160 acres of land to the soldiers of the Mexican War.

20 July – Rebecca Sparks vs John G. Sparks – bill for divorce

Emily Counsell vs Rufus Counsell – bill for divorce

Business Cards:

James Smith, carriage and wagon manufactory, College Street, southwest         corner of new courthouse

A. Williams & Sherrod, woolcarding, opposite old steam flour mill

David Taylor vs Emaline Taylor – bill for divorce

26 July – I.M. Lewis D.D.S., a graduate of Ohio Dental College. W.H. Crippen, formerly of Aikman & Pulley’s new mill has purchased interest in Edwards & Mann mill.

1867

Our Flag, published on Thursday by Ed. H. Bishop, Jesse Bishop, editor.

13 June – Elder M. Linn will preach in the M.E. Church at this place on this and tomorrow evening, and at Shiloh on Saturday and Sunday at 11 o’clock A.M.

There will be preaching at the courthouse on the next Sabbath at 11 o’clock A.M., by Dr. J.D.F. Jennings.

1868

3 September – Sarah F. Murphy vs Patrick Murphy – bill for divorce.

T. Alexis Stewart, editor of Our Flag.

1869

15 July – Notice to the public – By mutual consent my 2 sons, John Henry and Charles Owens, minors, have undertaken to do for themselves as their own men. This is to notify all persons that I will not be [responsible] for any debts they may contract. 26 Jun 1869.  J.C. Owens

Last week William Thornberry, with one of Woods’ reapers, cut 15 acres of wheat in 11 hours at Andy Musgraves. Andy, with his hands bound, shocked it as fast as it was cut, and during the time there was not one drop of whiskey or an oath sworn. Good harves­ting, that.  Saline Register

1871

26 August – Margaret J. Price vs James Price – bill for divorce.

Sarah J. Mcleary vs Thompson R. Mcleary – bill for divorce

William Howerton vs Ann E. Howerton – bill for divorce.

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(Extracted from microfilm at Morris Library and/or Illinois State Library by Helen Sutt Lind, published in Events in Egypt, Vol. 1, primarily in this post from the Marion Intelligencer newspaper)