Extracted from the newspapers Marion Daily Republican (MDR) and Herrin News (HN)
October
Policeman Hall McGill, former Marion policeman, shot and killed Will Johnson Thursday night at Carbondale. Johnson was on a train coming into Carbondale in an intoxicated condition and the conductor telegraphed the police in Carbondale to meet the train and take the negro in charge. When Johnson was turned over to McGill, he reached for a revolver in his hip pocket. McGill shot him dead. Johnson was a coal miner at Dewmaine. He leaves a wife. MDR Friday, 1 Oct 1915
Deputy Sheriff Berry will leave Saturday for Pontiac in charge of three young men: Leonard Sanders, 16, rape, Albert Clayton, 22, bigamy and Fred Mcroy, 16, burglary. MDR 1 Oct 1915
Walter Zevinokis, a Russian aged 33, was killed Tuesday at Old Ben No. 9 mine by being caught between a partly loaded pit car and the face of coal. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery at Benton. MDR 1 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Fred Groves, 20 and Daisy Jeter, 19, both of Marion
Victor Andrigeth, 26 and Angeline Corso, 24, both of Johnston City
John Garavagline, 25 and Mary Merlo, 20, both of Herrin MDR 1 Oct 1915
James Lloyd Blanchard died Wednesday from lung trouble. He was the son of Dr. J.F. Blanchard, 33 years old, married with one child. He was a railroad man and recently returned to his home in Creal Springs in very poor health. Burial was at Creal Springs. MDR Saturday, 2 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
John Chelego, 44 and Rose Missouri, 51, both of Spillertown Ezra Taylor, 29 and Ora Conley, 20, both of DuQuoin
James Boles, 21, Marion and Veelie Romans, 18, Scottsboro Lonnie Edwards, 23 and Mae Baker, 20, both of Crab Orchard MDR 2 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
John Grable, 22, Eldorado and Emma Silvey Hill, 17, Dewmaine Bert Jerolds, 20, Carterville and Stella Colp, 19, Colp MDR Monday, 4 Oct 1915
Mrs. Della Williams, the young married woman who was sent to Geneva 8th June for passing a forged check, returned to Marion Saturday. She was given an indefinite sentence. MDR 4 Oct 1915
Lewis Pike attacked his divorced wife, Ollie Pike, Saturday night, knocking her down, beating and kicking her into an unconscious condition. Leaving her for dead, he made his escape. Pike was sent to the penitentiary about seven years ago for a brutal murder at White Ash. He shot Henry Lane while Lane was praying for him to shoot him no more. Pike served about six years. His wife was divorced from him and working at the home of W.J. Spiller, 207 N. Buchanan Street. The woman is very frail and Pike weighs over 200 pounds. MDR 4 Oct 1915
A girl was born to Mr. & Mrs. Ed Norris of East Boulevard, their first girl and second child. MDR Tuesday, 5 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Wm. Winter, 44, Rock Island and Caroline Childs, 40, Metropolis
W.M. Gore, 35 and Welda Phelps, 35, both of Bush
Fred Whiteside, 21, Herrin and Roxie Tallent, 18, Cape Girardeau MDR 5 Oct 1915
The “Lindloff Hotel” in the northwest part of this city was raided Wednesday. Five women and two men were put under arrest and fined from $10 and costs up. Dolly Lindloff, who is alleged to be the proprietress of the house, was fined $50 and costs. MDR Wednesday, 6 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Edgar Parrish, 21, Marion and Eunice Parish, 20, Goreville
John Krillo, 30 and Pauline Palama, 27, both of Royalton
Homer Kelley, 22 and Lillian Spears, 18, both of Dewmaine MDR 6 Oct 1915
A man was arrested as a pickpocket Wednesday. John Simmons, a farmer living between Stonefort and Creal Springs, drew his money for serving on the grand jury. While with his wife and child in front of Payne’s store, he was jostled by a young man. A few minutes he discovered his pocketbook containing $26.65 was missing. Mrs. Jas. Parker of Creal Springs pointed out the man she saw run his hand in the man’s pocket. He was arrested and locked up. He gave his name as Pat Kelley from Mississippi. He is about 27 years old. His grip was brought from Lee’s Confectionary, where he left it, and among his belongings was found a quantity of cocaine. He had $99.35 in his pocket. A detective traveling with the Barnum and Bailey show identified Kelley as a well-known pickpocket and says he has been following the show. MDR 6 Oct 1915
Clara Strautz and Robert Boatright were married more than 5 months ago in Pinckneyville. MDR 6 Oct 1915
I hereby notify the public that I will not be responsible for any debts that Mrs. Doris Creal may make from this on. Walter Creal MDR 6 Oct 1915
Bessie Johnston, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Johnston, and Frank W. Roll of Mt. Vernon, were married Sunday at the home of the bride’s brother, George D. Johnston, 613 South 14th Street. The bride is a sister of Mrs. Robert Jones. The couple will be at home in Mt. Vernon after a honeymoon trip to Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo and other eastern cities. HN 7 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
John Garavaglia, 29 and Mary Merlo, 30, both of Herrin
Edwin Woodfin, 33 and Lillian Miller, 18, both of Freeman Spur
David A. Bulliner, 20, Carterville and Inez Phemister, 18, Carbondale
S.C. Gibbs, 30 and Cora Mason, 34, both of Herrin
John Chelgo, 44 and Rosa Missouri, 54, both of Spillertown
Ezra Taylor, 29 and Ora Conley, 20, both of DuQuoin
James Boles, 21, Marion and Nellie Romans, 18, Scottsboro
Lonnie Edwards, 23 and Mae Baker, 20, both of Crab Orchard
Frank W. Roll, 32, Mt. Vernon and Bessie Johnston, 24, Herrin
Dave Sapp, 22 and Delia Priddy, 21, both of Carterville HN 7 Oct 1915
The six-month-old child of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Rahvalike of Weaver died Sunday. Burial was in the Italian Cemetery. HN 7 Oct 1915
The four-month-old child of Mr. & Mrs. William Ward of North Park Ave. died Saturday. The body was sent to Murphysboro for burial. HN 7 Oct 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Elbert Gurley, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Randolph, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Roberts, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thetford, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. James Mcgee, a girl HN 7 Oct 1915
Harry H. Roberts was born 11 Jan 1893 in Carterville, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Roberts, Mrs. Roberts being presently Mrs. Jennie Zimmerman by a second marriage, his father having died several years ago. At the age of 12, the family moved to Martin’s Ferry, Ohio where they resided six years. Harry returned to Illinois three years ago and resided at Herrin. He married Frances Williams, daughter of Mr.& Mrs. D.Y. Williams of Herrin, on 9 Nov 1913. Last December he went to California for his health. Their little son, Jack W., was born in his absence and Mrs. Roberts and the baby joined him in California last April. He died 25 Sep 1915 at his home in Encanto, near Santiago. He was a grandson of the late George W. Roberts and a nephew of Mrs. William E. Fultz, at whose home the funeral was held. Burial was in Carterville. HN 7 Sep 1915
Harry Chitty and Geo. Parks were indicted by the grand jury and arrested and placed in jail for giving whiskey to prisoners. This is the case where the booze was poured through the window bars of the jail in a paper funnel. MDR Thursday, 7 Oct 1915
All records in Justice of Peace Miller’s court were broken Wednesday. Show day apparently proved a Jonah to a large number of evil doers and several old timers who are accustomed to tanking up when a circus comes to town failed to see the show this time:
Miss A.M. Smith, statutory charge, $10
H.E. Burton, drunk, $5
R.T. Davis, Herrin, drunk, $5
Chas. Baker, drunk, $3
C.C. Ward, disturbing the peace, $3
M.C. Tippy, disturbing the peace, $3
Junior Pritchett, disturbing the peace, $3
W.W. Hanson, statuary charge, $10
Jas. Sanders, statuary charge, $10
John Wright, disturbing the peace, $3
Leonard Lindloff, statuary charge, $25
Pearl Bailey, statuary charge, $10
Dolly Lindloff, statuary charge, $50
Albert Flynn, drinking in public place, $5
Ed Pulley, drunk, $3
Thos. Newland, drunk, $3
Joe Gill, drunk, $3
H. Simmons, drunk, $3
Elmer Stover, drunk and disorderly, $10 MDR 7 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Andy Well, 21, Johnston City and Racie Anderson, 18, Creal Springs
Ralph Wilbourn, 25, Mulkeytown and Alta Bowlen, 21, Christopher MDR Friday, 8 Oct 1915
Metropolis, ILL. Oct 7 Word was received here Tuesday that T.J. Austin died at the home of his daughter in Kankakee where he had gone to spend the winter. He was a resident of Metropolis and had lived in Pope County and Creal Springs. His wife died two years ago at Creal Springs where he will be taken for burial. His age is somewhere in the eighties. He was an old soldier. He is survived by five sons and three daughters: Harris Austin, Marion, Ky.; Jeff Austin, Fla.; Charlie Austin, Chicago; Green Austin, Dixon Springs; Cy Austin, Metropolis; Mrs. Wilson Vaugh, Blodgett, Mo; Mrs. Bettie Rausch, Oklahoma and Mrs. Grace Smith, Kankakee. MDR 8 Oct 1915
The funeral of Margaret Barter, aged about 75, widow of William Barter, and mother of Dr. James Barker [Barter] of McLeansboro, was held today at Spring Grove. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Wiggs, near the east line of the county. William Barter came here in the sixties from Canada, but originally from England. MDR 8 Oct 1915
W.H. Webber, a coal miner of Carterville, was found dead in bed Friday. He was 56 years old and had been a coal miner since he was nine years old. A wife and four children survive. MDR 8 Oct 1915
At the afternoon session of circuit court Friday, the following prisoners were taken from the jail before Judge Butler and the dates set for trial of each:
Frank Manning, stealing a horse
Guy Barr, highway robbery
Val Phelps, burglary
Jas. Nainoti, murder
Elmer Craig, murder
Louis Boyd, burglary
Harry Chitty & Geo. Parks, giving whiskey to prisoners
George Bennett, colored, pled guilty to holding up a boy near the tie plant and taking several dollars from him. He was given an indefinite sentence of hard labor at the penitentiary.
Fred Edwards was found guilty of embezzlement . He was charged with receiving a $300 death benefit from the U.M. of A. on the death of [paper tore] and retaining $65 of the money for his personal use. MDR Saturday, 9 Oct 1915
In a little less than a year, 481 marriage licenses were issued at Marion. MDR Monday, 11 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Ervin Felts, 22, Marion and Esther Smith, 17, Johnston City
Frank Harris, 22 and Lola Farmer, 18, both of Cambria
Elmer W. Loos, 23, Murphysboro and Opal King, 21, Oraville
Clay Barham, 18 and Celia Sanders, 17, both of Johnston City MDR 11 Oct 1915
Harry Chitty was fined $5 and thirty days in jail for giving booze to prisoners. Darby Parks came clear. MDR Tuesday, 12 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Wadslow Stobowski, 27 and Wadslova Dzekanuska, 27, both of Weaver
Albert Abney, 36, Carrier Mills and Goldie Baker, 18, Marion MDR 12 Oct 1915
Marvin B. Barker was arrested for bastardy Monday and sent to jail. He is a railroad man employed by the C. & E.I. MDR 12 Oct 1915
The case of John Sianotti was laid over until Nov. 8. He is charged with the murder of a man named Papandrea at Madison No. 9. MDR Wednesday, 13 Oct 1915
Marriage license
Cline Gent, 26 and Maude Provence, 21, both of Carterville MDR 13 Oct 1915
Saturday morning three marriages were blessed in the Catholic Church: Wadislawus Stahowsky and Wadislawa Czekaunska of Weaver, Stanley Kowalsky and Pauline Mika of Bush, and Andrew Petriciavich and Paulina Meyers of Plumfield. HN 14 Oct 1915
Miss Winnie Crain, 23, died Wednesday at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Crain on South 12th Street. HN 14 Oct 1915
The seven-year-old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Rogers of Clifford died Wednesday. Burial was in the Italian Cemetery. HN 14 Oct 1915
The one-year-old child of Mr. & Mrs. Will Finman of North 13th Street died Wednesday of stomach trouble. Burial was in City Cemetery. HN 14 Oct 1915
The three-year-old child of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Daily died Sunday. The body was sent to Marion for burial. HN 14 Oct 1915
Tresa Packman vs Morris Packman, he a non-resident, bill in chancery. HN 14 Oct 1915
Frank Tuttle, night policeman at Harrisburg, was indicted by a special grand jury on a charge of bribery, charging he released a bunch of prisoners he had placed under arrest on 5 Sep after they had given him a sum of money. HN 14 Oct 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. J.C.E. Robinson, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Carter, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Adams, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. N. Truskoshi, a girl HN 14 Oct 1915
Miss Winnie Crain, sister of Mrs. Dave Tippy of Marion, died Wednesday at her home in Herrin. The funeral was at Herrin. MDR Thursday 14 Oct 1915
Walter Pulley and Lora Morrison were married Friday night. The groom is a druggist on North Court Street and the bride is the daughter of Alderman Frank Morrison. MDR 14 Oct 1915
Ray Newlin and Mae Boles, both 18, were married Friday. MDR Friday, 15 Oct 1915
Joseph Girardi, 23, was killed Saturday by a fall of rock at the west side mine in Johnston City. Burial was in the city cemetery. MDR Saturday, 16 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Joseph Colby, 21 and Edna Lucille Moore, 18, both of Johnston City
Joseph Salom, 32 and Grace Copher, 20, both of Herrin
Thomas Warren, 21 and May Dunning, 19, both of Clifford
William Norris, 29, Marion and Ora Henson, 24, Creal Springs
Charles Ulrey, 21, Carbondale and Lola Sizemore, 17, Carterville MDR 16 Sep 1915
Lewis Pike, accused of a brutal assault on his ex-wife on Oct. 3, was arrested last evening on the train coming from Creal Springs to Marion. MDR 16 Sep 1915
Obey Rich died Thursday at his home at Creal Springs. His death marks the passing of another of Williamson County’s pioneers. He is survived by 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Burial was in the family burying ground at New Denison. Mrs. Mary Alexander of Marion, a daughter, attended the funeral as did Mrs. Nannie Alexander. MDR 16 Oct 1915
Mrs. Long, widow of L.E. Long, died Saturday at the home of her son, Ernest Long on West Boulevard. She was 67 years, 7 months and 9 days old and born in Ky. She leaves three sons: Joe, James and Ernest. The body was taken to St. Charles, Ky, accompanied by her sons, a sister, Mrs. John Martin of Harrisburg and Miss Ruth and Winifred Harris. MDR Monday, 18 Oct 1915
John R. Absher and Kate Beers were married 17 Oct. MDR 18 Oct 1915
Mrs. Mary O’Neal died of pneumonia Monday at the home of her nephew, A. Harrison at Attila. She left no children but is survived by a foster child. The funeral will be at Pleasant Grove M.E. Church, of which she was a member for sixty years. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery beside the body of her husband, William O’Neal who died 14 Apr 1906. MDR 18 Oct 1915
The sheriff left Monday for St. Charles with Tony Oldonia, 12 or 13 years old. He was sent to the reformatory charged with delinquency. MDR 18 Oct 1915
The late Judge Geo. W. Young had very complete files of Marion newspapers dating back to the time he was a young man in this neighborhood. The files of the Marion Monitor, Marion Leader and Marion Republican were purchased by the publishers of the Marion Republican and leader while the Marion Post and Egyptian Press were purchased by the publishers of those papers. These files were very complete and many of them are bound and will supplement the ones already in the newspapers offices. Many of Judge Young’s books will be placed in the new Marion Carnegie Library when it is completed. Among Judge Young’s effects was an I.O.O.F. grave marker. This was not discovered until Friday evening and on same was a tag on which he had written “This marker is to be placed above my grave unless I have already placed it above the grave of one of my friends.” His request will be complied with. MDR 18 Oct 1915
John Varman, who works at the mines at Weaver, was crushed under the wheels of a coal car Monday. He was badly mangled and only lived a short time. MDR Tuesday, 19 Oct 1915
Tuesday’s St. Louis Globe-Democrat contained the announcement of the marriage of Cecile V. Hartwell and J.L. Fowler. Her mother said Cecile went to Belleville about a week ago to visit her sister, Mrs. Herman Hoffman, and planned to visit a girlfriend in St. Louis. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W.O. Hartwell of this city and the groom is a young attorney with the firm of Fowler & Duty in Marion. MDR 19 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
John R. Absher, 37 and Kate Beers, 27, both of Marion
Alexander Waldron, 39 and Rosa Witkoski, 31, both of Johnston City
Eugene Urban Garrett, 23, Kinmundy and Lida Arnold, 22, Salem MDR 19 Oct 1915
The indictment against Robert Kirk and his wife, charged with killing Melvin Jack, was quashed because the grand jury was selected from the citizens of Herrin instead of from the county around as prescribed by law. A new grand jury will be called and the people re-indicted. MDR 19 Oct 1915
C.O. Hansford, 48 and Mary Mcpherson, 33, both of Johnston City, were married Wednesday. MDR Wednesday, 20 Oct 1915
A boy was born this morning to Mr. & Mrs. Lum Barth, their third child and second boy. MDR 20 Oct 1915
M.V. Barker, who has a very serious charge against him by a crippled young woman of Marion, waived preliminary hearing Tuesday. The details of the case, which are not fit to print, are known by most people in Marion. MDR 20 Oct 1915
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Senese, parents of Father Senese, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary yesterday at St. Mary’s Church. They were married fifty years ago in Italy. Thomas Senese was born 12 Apr 1837 in Oliveto Citra, Provence of Salerno, Italy. At an early age his father died and left Thomas head of a family of eight children. Mrs. Senese was born in the same place as her husband on 6 Jan 1847. Twelve children were born, seven are now living: Mrs. Antoinette Rosania, Agesielo Senese, a portrait artist, Mrs. Amelia Capetta and Mrs. Camelinda Corradini, all residing in Chicago, Tony Senese, Mrs. Gerardina Palladino and Rev. E. Senese of this city. [A lengthy account of Mr. Senese’s military days, also a list of some attending the celebration.] HN 21 Oct 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Will Hopper, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Hackney, a boy Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Kleet, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Newton, a boy Mr. & Mrs. Henry Finney, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. John Tullian, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. George Graves, a girl HN 21 Oct 1915
Joe DeBerry was hanged Saturday at Murphysboro for the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Martin. [A lengthy account.] HN 21 Oct 1915
J.R. Kerley, father of Mrs. G.J. Turner of this city, died Friday at his home in Simpson. HN 21 Oct 1915
Kella Marlo, eldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Felix Marlo, and Carlo Parrigi will be married Saturday at the Catholic Church. HN 21 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Joseph C. Short, 21 and Edna L. Moore, 18, both of Johnston City Joseph Solomon, 32 and Grace Copher, 20, both of Herrin
Thomas Warren, 21 and May Dunning, 21, both of Clifford
Chas. Ubrey, 21, Carbondale and Lola Sizemore, 17, Carterville William Norris, 29, Marion and Ora Henson, 24, Creal Springs HN 21 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Chas. Porige, 27 and Rachell Merlo, both of Herrin
Oscar Spears, 23, Dewmaine and Eugene Keathley, 24, Carbondale MDR 21 Oct 1915
Miss Eva Blair, teacher of Domestic Science in the Township High School, was called to her home in Sullivan Ill., Wednesday on account of the death of her father, George Blair. MDR Thursday, 21 Oct 1915
After being separated for 21 years, J.W. Craig of Norman, Okla., returned to Marion to meet his brothers and sisters. He was met at the depot by his brother, D.O. Craig. A family reunion is planned for this evening at which the brothers and sisters will all get together except for one from Indiana who will meet J.W. Craig in St. Louis tomorrow.
Mrs. Alice Jennings and Mrs. M.W. Cossey, both of Creal, will be here tonight together with Amos Conklin, a jeweler at Moore’s jewelry, a nephew and Arthur Bell, a master mechanic from Belleville and another nephew. [as written] Tomorrow Mr. Craig will leave for St. Louis where he will meet his sister, Mrs. John Abbott of Hammond, Ind. and a niece, Mrs. Dora Abbott of Golconda. MDR 21 Oct 1915
Herman Steadman, colored, was arrested at Dewmaine Wednesday and placed in the county jail. He is accused of beating his father, Ben L. Steadman, over his head and stealing $1.50 from him. MDR 21 Oct 1915
Mary J. Wyatt sued Charles W. Hays for $25,000 for breach of promise. Miss Wyatt was raised at Paris, Tenn. and came here about seven years ago and lived here three or four years. Mr. Hays sold his shoe business about two years ago and moved to Benton. Miss Wyatt soon afterwards went to Benton and engaged in the millinery business there and a year later moved to St. Louis. She is 32 and he is about 40 years old. MDR Friday, 22 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Frank M. Hiller, 36 and Mayme Walker, 29, both of Carterville
Thos. Bacon, 24 and Hazel Cook, 18, both of Christopher MDR 22 Oct 1915
It is reported from New Burnsides that apples are selling for ten cents per bushel. This is for the very best. MDR 22 Oct 1915
Mrs. Anna Bolton returned Friday to her home at Odell after attending the funeral of her sister, Miss Fay Evans of near this city. MDR Saturday, 23 Oct 1915
Martin Viro and Nina Marzorl, both of West Frankfort, were married Saturday. MDR 23 Oct 1915
A girl, their first child, was born to Mr. & Mrs. Jessie Norman of Crenshaw Crossing. The mother was formerly Miss Kate Walker of this city. MDR 23 Oct 1915
A girl was born to Mr. & Mrs. Frank Swain of Johnston City. Mrs. Swain was formerly Miss Flossie Lee of this city. MDR Monday, 25 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Thos. Reed Woodgridge, 21 and Nellie M. True, 21, both of Marion
Zola T. Parrigan, 20 and Ada Stephens, 18, Carterville
C.L. Simpson, 39, Marion and Frace Armstrong, 24, Marion R.F.D. 6 MDR 25 Oct 1915
William Dickinson and his son, Jim, were out hickory nut hunting Sunday when they found a skeleton in a ditch on the farm of Rich Perry. It was in a two feet deep ditch half a mile northwest of the cemetery and about an eighth of a mile from the railroad spur running to the Big Muddy and two Peabody mines. The skeleton showed signs of two bullet holes. [lengthy account] MDR 25 Oct 1915
Rev. C.L. Simpson, a minister in the Church of God, and Grace Armstrong were married Saturday. MDR 25 Oct 1915
Sam Pippin, colored, died Sunday of dropsy at his home in Marion. He was 55 years old and leaves a wife. MDR 25 Oct 1915
Sunday afternoon five members of the Marion Women’s Christian Temperance Union motored to the county farm and held special services there for the residents. There are at present nine men and four women staying there. Those making the trip were Mesdames G.F. Goddard, Henry Bantz, J.B. Crowell, John Stone Jr. and Marshall Hartwell. MDR 25 Oct 1915
The skeleton found Sunday was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery Tuesday by Frick & Ozment. Burial took place in the northeast corner of the cemetery in the section set aside for potter’s field. Fully two thousand viewed the bones and dried skin the two days it lay in the undertaking parlor. MDR Tuesday, 26 Oct 1915
John Bradley of Herrin married Altha Lackey of Pulaski Monday in St. Louis. MDR 26 Oct 1915
Charles Cox of the Crab Orchard neighborhood, returned Tuesday from a trip to St. Louis. He has a brother buried in St. Peters Cemetery there and the cemetery has recently been condemned for the purpose of erecting a hospital on the site. Mr. Cox will bring the remains of his brother to Marion for interment sometime in the near future. MDR 26 Oct 1915
George Sheppard was arrested Tuesday at the Scranton mine, about four miles northeast of Marion, on a charge of selling liquor. It is said he had been operating in a small building that had a hole cut in one side so he could pass the liquor thru and the purchaser could not see who was selling the whiskey. After officers had handcuffs on him, he broke away and ran about half a mile before being captured. MDR 27 Oct 1915
The fourth time was the charm. Three times the work on Crab Orchard Road part of Logan-Lee Highway was rained out. Work began at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Joab Goodall sent eight mules. George Goodall, president of the Logan-Lee Highway Association, was on hand to help Fred Stotlar and George Campbell hitch up the mules and get the machinery and implements in place. At noon dinners were sent out to the men so little time would be lost. The work was done in the Crab Orchard bottoms. The road was graded and raised and a fine fill built between the new double concrete culvert and the bridge across the creek. Ditches were made along the sides of the road to give good drainage and this section has been put in first class shape. The road work was under the supervision of Geo. Goodall, president of the highway association and Noah Payne, the Williamson County Vice President. The latter made a good hand with a plow. The men from town worked with will. They pulled off their coats and handled shovels and scrapers in good shape. One man, Geo. Mitchell, stuck to his coat and rode a harrow all day without taking off his outer garb. Mr. Marsh was the oldest man on the job and chopped trees and cleared the way for the teams. More than one hundred volunteers worked on Wednesday and the showing is one which should encourage other sections to spend a day on the highway. MDR 27 Oct 1915
The skeleton found Sunday could be Lucino Vaccero. A laundry mark appears to be L.V. 501. Burgess Boles carefully soaked the mud out of the man’s clothing and discovered the marks. It has been learned that a delivery wagon left Johnston City sometime last November with a body believed to be dead and when automobiles followed it they were evaded. This wagon was known to have gone in the direction of the Marion cemetery, near where the skeleton was discovered. It is claimed Vaccero was killed by Fred Edwards who is in the county jail, having been convicted of larceny by bailee. MDR 27 Oct 1915
J.M. Coleman and Charity Ann Tweedy of West Frankfort, were married Wednesday at Marion. The groom is a veteran of the Civil War. They left the courthouse just as happy as any of the young couples who go thru the same ordeal. Their ages are given as 75 and 65. MDR 27 Oct 1915
Uncle Sy Mitchell, the feeble, aged and blind man who has been gradually on the decline for several years, was seized with a stroke of paralysis Tuesday evening about 7 o’clock as he was walking along North Park Ave. and fell on the walk in front of Boren’s meat market and seriously injured himself. He was picked up and rushed to City Hall where he was placed on a cot until his brother, Fred Mitchell of Energy, could be notified. He came up on the 9:30 car and took the injured man home with him. At last report, the injured man was still alive, but expected to pass away at any moment. He has never been conscious since the fall. Uncle Sy has been a prominent character about town for a number of years. He was a miner until his health broke on him a few years ago. Since then he has been largely dependent on charity. He was given a home with his brother Fred at Energy but he grew tired of staying there and occasionally wandered back to this city where he had been known. He is only fifty-six years old but looks as aged as a man of seventy. He was born in England and came to the states thirty years ago. His brother of Energy is the closest and only kin in this country and next that of a niece who resides in Marion. HN 28 Oct 1915
The infant child of Mr. & Mrs. Alex Zwankos of Weaver died Tuesday. Burial was in the Italian Cemetery. HN 28 Oct 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Ambrose Gornati, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. James Vinson, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Draper, 2 girls
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lajara, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Shonborn, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Pete Cooper, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Mitchell, a boy HN 28 Oct 1915
William T. Moore died of old age and debility Wednesday night at his home on West Main Street. He was a farmer near New Dennison for a number of years. He married first Cynthia Westbrooks and four children survive from that marriage: Hershel and Hardin Moore, Mrs. J.H. Robinson and Mrs. Ida Vick of Marion. Duncan Moore, from his first marriage, has been dead a number of years. From his second marriage to Mrs. Matilda Jeter, there survive Monte and Carl Moore and Mrs. Edna Barth, the latter a stepdaughter. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pall bearers will be chosen from his former comrades. He served in the Civil War with the 81st Illinois Volunteers. He was born 16 Mar 1839. MDR Thursday, 28 Oct 1915
D. Buie of Fordville, was killed Wednesday afternoon. He was driving in a buggy from Fordville to Buncombe. When he reached the first crossing north of Grasshopper bridge, not far from Buncombe, a C. & E.I. southbound train struck the buggy. The hind wheels of the buggy were torn off, both axles broken and the buggy practically demolished. By a peculiar coincident, the horse was not injured. Several eye witnesses stated the engineer did not give a warning signal, either from the whistle or bell. Mr. Buie leaves a wife and eight sons and daughters. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 28 Oct 1915
Joe May, 40, was adjudged insane Thursday morning and taken to the asylum at Anna. MDR 28 Oct 1915
Harry Russell, 33, son of Monroe Russell, died Wednesday about midnight of a hemorrhage. Since the death of his wife four or five years ago, he has made his home with his father. One small son survives. MDR 28 Oct 1915
A coroner’s jury failed to determine the identity of the skeleton found recently. MDR Friday, 29 Oct 1915
Mack Gamber was arrested and charged with attempting to commit assault on a young lady who belongs to a very prominent family living three miles northeast of Marion. He worked at the Scranton mine and boarded with the family. MDR 29 Oct 1915
Will Senter, the well-known painter and paper hanger who died Thursday, was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. He suffered from lung trouble for some time which he attributed to breathing the fumes from paint. He had been bedfast for several weeks. He is survived by a wife and two sons. His mother and brother, George, arrived Wednesday night from Paducah. MDR 29 Oct 1915
Zola Parriagin (Parrigin?) and Miss Stephens were married 24 Oct at the home of the bride near Carterville. They have both been students for some time at Brown’s Business College in Marion. MDR 29 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Sam Jackson, 24 and Della Land, 16, both of Johnston City
Willie Crawford, 21, Wayside, Ill and Katie Hunsaker, 18, Makanda Rt 3 MDR 29 Oct 1915
Shorty Mullins was arrested Friday for selling whiskey in anti-saloon territory. MDR 29 Oct 1915
Mrs. Gertie Sanders of Carterville was adjudged insane Saturday. Also, Josiah Mitchell, 58, of Energy was adjudged insane. Both were taken to the Hospital for the Insane at Anna. MDR Saturday, 30 Oct 1915
Minnie Johnson, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Johnson, died Friday at Carbondale. The father is a former Williamson County farmer. Her remains were brought thru Marion enroute to Corinth where burial was held. MDR 30 Oct 1915
Marriage licenses
Clennie Huggins, 24 and Carrie Wilson, 20, both of Energy
Carmello Belloia, 25 and Anna Scalco, 24, both of Johnston City
H.E. Rentfro, 27 and Ethel Poteete, 18, both of Johnston City
August Dahmer, 19 and Emma Solder, 16, both of Marion
O.W. Wilkerson, 48 and Lucy Little, 39, both of Benton MDR 30 Oct 1915
The body of Helen Clayton, invalid daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L.L. Clayton of Johnston City, arrived today from Denver, Colo. The father received a letter from the attending physician Thursday saying they hoped to have the child up and around by Sunday, but a few hours after receipt of the letter, he received a telegram saying the child had died. She had been an invalid for some time and had been in the hospital at Denver for several months. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church Sunday, by pastor Rev. C. Hodge. MDR 30 Oct 1915
November
Albert Ashworth, a shot firer at mine B of Chicago and Carterville Mining Co. at Herrin, was killed in an accident Friday. He fired a shot in room 33 which blew into room 32. He called to his “buddy” to light a match, but before the match was struck, a large amount of slate fell, crushing him. He and his family had moved here from Alabama. He was in his 31st year. A wife and six children survive, the oldest being nine years old. Burial was in City [Herrin] Cemetery. MDR Monday, 1 Nov 1915 & HN 4 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Chas. F. Crowley, 38, Bush and Cecelia E. Hester, 27, St. Louis
F.M. Norman, 52, Marion and Mary Ryan, 39, Spillertown Herman Farley, 21, Clifford and Pearl Bare, 22, Herrin MDR 1 Nov 1915
Louis Loss [of Johnston City] was fined $50 and costs, He was the first bootlegger to get off without a jail sentence and also the first who has paid his fine this term of court. It was shown he sold only one bottle of beer. MDR 1 Nov 1915
Scott Jones, residing at County Line, about twelve miles northeast of Marion, died Monday from stomach troubles. He leaves a wife and four sons and daughters: Kemmy, Lillie, Emmett and Fay. The funeral will be held at Pleasant Grove. MDR Tuesday, 2 Nov 1915
William Bratton, father of Arno Bratton, a high school teacher, died yesterday. He died at his home one-mile northwest of Creal Springs. He was a veteran of the Civil War. MDR 2 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Mario Merlo, 21 and Josie Bruzetti, 18, both of Herrin MDR 2 Nov 1915
Mrs. Sarah Emery Groves, 84, died Monday at the home of her brother, Squire Emery at Scottsboro. She had been ill about a month with tuberculosis of the throat. Her first husband was Thos. Manningly of Johnson County and her second was W.R. Groves. She leaves three children: Mrs. Bertha Patterson, the oldest, and Floyd and Guy. Also, four brothers: Mack, Squire, Willis and Ab. Burial will be at Salem Church, three miles south of Creal Springs. MDR 2 Nov 1915
Mrs. Anna Stanley and daughter, Esther, went to Neilson this morning to attend the funeral of Bruce Durham, seven-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. Zack Durham. The funeral services will be preached at Grange Hall. MDR 2 Nov 1915
The 14 months old baby of Harry Rader of North State Street, was taken ill suddenly about noon Saturday and died in a little over an hour. The attending physician thought the little one had swallowed something which caused its death. MDR 2 Nov 1915
Tim Hampton and Sarah Halstead of Fredonia had been sweethearts for years but until Monday their relatives did not know that they had been man and wife since the 16th day of June at Anna. Both returned to their homes and nothing was said about the ceremony until a few days ago when the bride had some difference with her relatives and threw the marriage certificate in her grandmother’s lap. The groom has been attending Brown’s Business College in Marion for a month and will continue in school another term. The bride is the niece of Mrs. Elvis McCowan of this city and a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Will Halstead, living two miles south of Fredonia. She is a pretty and refined young lady. MDR 2 Nov 1915
William H. Lee was served at White Ash with a writ for his appearance at the December term of court on a charge of child abandonment Tuesday. MDR Wednesday, 3 Nov 1915
Three brothers were convicted at Vienna for the murder of the son of Sheriff Whitehead at Tunnel Hill last spring. The brothers were drunk at a dance and stabbed young Whitehead to death. Hal Boner was given 30 years and John and Herman 20 years. Ben Boner was exonerated. MDR 3 Nov 1915
Mrs. Amanda Springs, 81, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.B. Parker on East Main Street. She was born in Effingham County and had been a citizen of Marion since she was ten years old. In early girlhood, she and her sister, Hannah Binkley, wife of G.W. Binkley, united with the Methodist Church at the same time. In recent years, she attended the Baptist Church. Her husband, W.P. Springs, died about fourteen years ago. Surviving are three children: Jno. Springs, Mrs. J.B. Parker and Mrs. B.B. Griggs. Five children are dead: Mrs. A.E. Brown, Mrs. Jno. Outhouse and three that died in infancy. A brother, Josh Lowe, a merchant on East Allen, is a surviving brother. Three brothers are dead: Jack Lowe, George Lowe and Frank Lowe. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery beside her husband. MDR 3 Nov 1915
A marriage license was issued yesterday at Murphysboro to Earl Bracy, 21 and Tillie Gooden, 18, both of Carterville. MDR 3 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Mario Merlo, 21 and Josie Bruetti, 18, both of Herrin MDR 3 Nov 1915
The skeleton found recently by nut hunters had a rope tied around the waist and looped about the wrists at the back. The coroner and his jurymen are practically convinced the remains are those of Lucino Vaccero, the man for whose alleged natural death in a Chicago hospital two years ago, Fred Edwards of Johnston City collected the miner’s death benefit and, according to the claims proven by the state in Edwards’ trial here two weeks ago, appropriated such illegally obtained money to his own use. HN 4 Nov 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. John Blankenship, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Frisco, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ashoff, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. George Childers, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Wollard, a boy HN 4 Nov 1915
G.W. Hall, 60, died Friday at the home of J.R. Harris on North Park Ave. after an illness of several weeks. He leaves a wife and four children: Mrs. Harry Davis and Mrs. Richard Schoof of Freeman Spur, Gus of Benton and Albert of this city. Burial was in City Cemetery. HN 4 Nov 1915
Martin Verna, a well-known Italian of this city, died Thursday at his home at 217 North 20th Street after an illness of six months. He was born in Lugnacco, Italy 11 Mar 1861. He came to the states in 1891 and lived in Iowa several years and later came to Illinois where he was naturalized. Later he moved to Herrin where he made his home the last eleven years. He is survived by his wife and children: Mrs. John Verna, Miss Romilda Verna, Miss Rose Verna, John Verna and Angelo Verna of this city; Joe Verna of Weaver and Pete, in France. Also four brothers, three in Italy and John Verna, living here, one sister, Mrs. Pete Chiartino, living here. There are three grandchildren, George, Esther and Elma Verna and a mother aged 74, residing in Italy. HN 4 Nov 1915
Charles McAllister, 28, oldest son of Mr. & Mrs. John McAllister died Wednesday at his home, 903 East Main Street, after a lingering illness of several years, the past two months of which time he was confined to bed much of the time. He was born 5 Apr 1897 [does not compute] and came to Marion when he was thirteen. He is survived by his parents, a sister, Bessie, brothers Richard and three other smaller brothers. He was formerly a motion picture machine operator and had also worked in the mines. He was formerly a member of the Marion Stock company and had traveled with good theatrical troops. He had been afflicted several years with rheumatism and about two months ago became a sufferer of stomach trouble. Shortly before death, he talked with friends and his mother, to whom he was most devoted, and said he was prepared to give up life’s battle. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR Thursday & Friday, 4 & 5 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Will Anderson, 24 and Nora Daugherty, 19, both of Energy MDR Friday, 5 Nov 1915
Johnston City News Levi Phillips made a trip to Macon, Mo. and returned a married man. The bride is Miss Lucy Yonckons of that place. The romance began about a year ago when Miss Yonckons made a trip to this city representing a well known grocery house. MDR 5 Nov 1915
I.G. Kelley who has been living at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Pulley, of this city, left Friday for Nashville, Tenn. where he will make his home at the Old Soldier’s Home. MDR 5 Nov 1915
Hattie Alice Taylor, 14, of Herrin, is in jail at Marion and Dennis Campbell, also of Herrin, is locked in a cell awaiting trial on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of the girl. MDR 5 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Tony Miskowski, 31 and Jenie Ribazayki, 26, both of Clifford
Joe Sanfelippo, 23 and Antonio Anzalmo, 17, both of Johnston City
Harry Jackson, 32 and Cora Horn, 17, both of Carterville MDR Saturday, 6 Nov 1915
Dora Morgan, a farmer living between Hudgens and Fountain Church, died Friday at 11 o’clock and was buried that afternoon at Fountain Cemetery. He was 45 years old and suffered from tuberculosis. He leaves a wife and two children. One child, a boy, was buried last spring. MDR 6 Nov 1915
New lunch room. Nice clean lunches at reasonable prices. I am a widow and am attempting to make my living in this way. Your patronage is solicited. Mrs. Thomas Tyson, 716 West Main Street. MDR 6 Nov 1915
Clarence Walker, the young Herrin man who attempted to burn himself to death in the jail in his home town, was taken to the hospital for the insane at Anna Sunday. He had been in the hospital before and it is said whiskey was the cause of him having to return. MDR Monday, 8 Nov 1915
Steve “Soapsticks” Sobyski pled guilty to selling liquor in anti-saloon territory and maintaining a public nuisance. There were ten counts in the first charge and he was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail on each one for a total of $355 and sentenced to 150 days in jail. He was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to 20 days in jail on the other charge. MDR 8 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Corbet M. Edwards, 21, Carterville and Ora Harris, 23, Wayside MDR 8 Nov 1915
Miss Susanna Barbara of 5143 Shaw Avenue, St. Louis was married Saturday to Gaetano Dilberto of Whiteash in St. Louis. MDR 8 Nov 1915
Leonard Barley, night policeman of Johnston City who was under arrest on a charge of accepting bribes from the gamblers and indicted with Chief of Police Smith of Johnston City, escaped Saturday night from Deputy Sheriff Berry at Johnston City. He had been taken to Johnston City to appear as a witness in a case where a man was charged with carrying concealed weapons. Berry had him in charge after the trial and was waiting for the night train to return to Marion. While in a confectionary about nine o’clock, two girls, said to be doves of soiled plumage, entered and engaged Barley in conversation. It was necessary for Mr. Berry to leave the room for a brief interval and when he returned, Barley and the girls were gone. He had only been in Johnston City two months. It is now reported he is wanted in Indiana on a murder charge. MDR 8 Nov 1915
Mrs. Millie Potter died 6 Nov 1915 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Murray in this city. She was born 19 Oct 1843 at Spring Grove, Ill. She married Ephram Potter and five children were born. Mrs. Murray is the only one still living. Ephram Potter died 16 Jan 1888 and Mrs. Potter remained on her place at Rich Hill until four years ago and since then has made her home with her daughter. The remains were taken to Rileyville and tenderly laid to rest beside relatives who had gone before. MDR 8 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
John Clark, 21 and Carrie Raines, 21, both of Herrin
Henry D. Mitchell, 21 and Ruth Burns, 20, both of Marion
S.H. Garrison, 54, Dewmaine and Dora Fisher, 44, Cairo MDR Tuesday, 9 Nov 1915
A boy was born Saturday night to Mr. & Mrs. Will Qualls of Herrin. MDR 9 Nov 1915 Guy Cole was arrested Monday on a charge of bootlegging. MDR 9 Nov 1915
Jimmy Sinnot is on trial for the murder of Mike Pandrea, at Madison No. 9 last August. MDR 9 Nov 1915
Mortis Beal is in jail charged with perjury. He swore before a grand jury that he had not purchased whiskey from parties in Johnston City and it was proven that he had. MDR 9 Nov 1915
In Circuit Court Wednesday morning Peter Ross, said to be the King Bee bootlegger of Williamson County, was given a jolt by Judge D.T. Hartwell. There were 50 counts and he pled guilty to 49 of them. He was fined $20 on each one, amounting to $980 and the costs on ten counts ran the total up to $1,150. Then the judge added sixty days in jail for good measure. Ross is said to be the manager of the Riverside Club near Herrin and has run in open violation of the law. After sentence, Ross wanted to go home for a visit or on business, but it was decided he would commence his sentence at once. MDR Wednesday, 10 Nov 1915
Frank Sanders pled guilty to bootlegging and was fined $350 and sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. He has been running a joint at Whiteash. MDR 10 Nov 1915
William McIntyre, known as “Billy the Pig,” was arrested in Murphysboro. He is charged here with selling liquor in anti-saloon territory. He is the man who was hotfooted out of Spillertown some months ago. Citizens at Spillertown got tired of Billy running a joint in their peaceable little village and proceeded to give him a good whipping and then chased him out with instructions to keep away from that place. A man said Wednesday that about the most severe punishment that could be given Billy would be to send him to Spillertown for a few days. MDR 10 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Frank C. Basso, 35, West Frankfort and Mabel Edmonds, 22, Buncombe MDR 10 Nov 1915
Jimmy Sinnot was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary. He shot Mike Papandrea three times in the stomach about the first of last August at Madison No. 9. MDR 10 Nov 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Sizemore, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Jake Turek, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Mocaras Victor, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Vaughn, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Pleas Strickland, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cooper, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. David Stull, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Cain, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. William Qualls, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Noah Payne, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Sereppi, a boy HN 11 Nov 1915
The four-year-old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fisher Adams died Saturday of gastritis. The funeral was at Carterville with burial in Rose Hill in that place. [Marion?] HN 11 Nov 1915
L.E. Howell, 68, a pioneer citizen of near Blairsville, died Monday of tuberculosis. Burial was in Blairsville Cemetery. HN 11 Nov 1915
Rev. W.O. Nall was called to Haefer Thursday to preach the funeral of the 12-year-old son of George Popham who died of pneumonia. Burial was in Herrin City Cemetery. HN 11 Nov 1915
Catherine Boswell died Friday of a paralytic stroke at her home, 420 North 17th Street. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery. HN 11 Nov 1915
R.C. Treece, the jeweler, is enjoying a visit with his father whose home is in Kansas. Mr. Treece resided in this community many years ago before Herrin was thought of. HN 11 Nov 1915
Josephine Brusati and Mario Marlo were married Saturday at St. Mary’s Church. A reception followed at the home of the bride’s brother-in-law, Fred Calcaterra. In keeping with the old time custom, the wedding festivities continued for three days and generous and hospitable entertainment was given to the hundreds of guests who assembled to congratulate the bride and groom. The last day was reserved, according to tradition, [for?] relatives of the married couple. HN 11 Nov 1915
Jean Crain, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Crain of Marion left yesterday for a visit to Johnston City, at least that is what she told her friends. At Johnston City, Theodore C. Stiritz, son of A.C. Stiritz of that city, boarded the same train saying he was going to Mt. Vernon on a short business trip. Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Green were on the same train and also bound for Mt. Vernon. This afternoon the news leaked out that Miss Crain and Mr. Stiritz were married at Mt. Vernon and Mr. & Mrs. Green were witnesses. MDR Thursday, 11 Nov 1915
Wednesday Peter Ross, the bootlegger who was given a stiff fine and jail sentence by Judge Hartwell, gave the jailer to understand that he was a heavy taxpayer and would expect the very best of accommodations at the jail. Ross was politely but firmly given to understand that was a law violator and prisoner and would be given exactly the same treatment as all the others. If Ross thinks he is going to be fed on porter house steak and mushrooms with a cold bottle occasionally he has another guess coming. By the time spring comes he will be quite familiar with corn bread and beans. MDR 11 Nov 1915
Frank Manning, who was on trial charged with horse stealing, was declared to be of unsound mind and was taken to the hospital for the insane at Anna. MDR 11 Nov 1915
Wednesday night Mayor Harry Barlow gave Police Chief Clarence Smith ten days to clean up Johnston City or be removed from office. He also ordered Smith to remove any obstructions in business places that could be used to conceal drinking and two places on the west side were specified as ones to be cared for today. Partitions were removed from the two places this morning but no arrests were made. The chief has agreed to clean up the city park on Sunday to see that it is not used as a place for drinking. MDR 11 Nov 1915
A girl, their second child, was born to Mr. & Mrs. Grant Newton of East Marion Street. MDR 11 Nov 1915
Mary Arnold, a 16-year-old colored girl, was tried on a charge of larceny Thursday. She picked up a purse some time ago which belonged to a lady in Marion and when questioned she denied having found the purse. The Marion police found where she had spent some of the money and recovered. She was sentenced to the school for incorrigible girls at Geneva. MDR 11 Nov 1915
Nathan Perrine, formerly a very prominent citizen of Johnston City, but now residing in Oregon, is in Williamson County visiting his nephews, Charles and John, and greeting many old friends. MDR Friday, 12 Nov 1915
Henry Schauerty of Fordville was found guilty on ten counts of bootlegging and fined $350 and 100 days in jail. MDR 12 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Battista Gaustina, 31 and Mary Ditto, 31, both of Herrin
James Creed, 21, Harrisburg and Faye Cawthon, 20, Crab Orchard MDR 12 Nov 1915
Guy Cole received a good roasting from Judge Hartwell when sentence was passed on him for boot-legging Thursday. The judge said there was not a crime known that Cole was not guilty of and that he had just as well fine him a thousand dollars as to fine him five, as it would not be paid. Cole was fined $20 and costs on each of four counts and sent to jail for 90 days. Bill Ring, who was bred in old Kentucky, but emigrated to Egypt a few years ago, was real comical. He has been running a dive in Johnston City and has paid numerous fines before. He had a nice jag on while his case was being tried. After several testified to buying booze from him, he said he guessed he was guilty. He was fined $100 and costs and 50 days in jail. Bill went to the county jail singing “God be with you till we meet again.” Lewis Pagnani received the same dose as Bill. MDR 12 Nov 1915
Scott Jones was born 22 Jun 1845 in Franklin County and died at his home near Attila 2 Nov 1915, aged 70 years, 4 months and 11 days. He joined the Union Army at the age of 15. He was given an honorable discharge in 1863 on account of ill health. Three years later he married Mary E. Cooper. Three boys and one girl were born: Kemmy and Joy remain at home, Emmett lives near Corinth and Mrs. W.J. Barter lives near Harrisburg. MDR 12 Nov 1915
Bootleggers sentenced:
“Peanuts” (that’s all) $350 and 60 days in jail
Henry Manfredina, Bush, $150 and 60 days in jail
Walter Dees, Bush, $100 and 20 days in jail
Poly Ellis, Fordville, $200 plus costs and 90 days in jail.
P.R. Stover, whose trial earlier ended in a hung jury, failed to show up Friday and was fined $234.30. MDR Saturday, 13 Nov 1915
Mrs. Josephine Metalli died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lena Cirrito at 209 East Jefferson. She had made her home here since July, 1915, coming here from Pennsylvania. She was the grandmother of W.F. Forker, manager of the wholesale fruit business located in the Roland Theatre building. Her husband, Joseph, is quite sick at Milan, Italy and not expected to live. another daughter, is Mrs. Lucy Bartlett of Swissville, Pa. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 13 Nov 1915
Jack Vaglica, 7-year-old son of an Italian miner of Johnston City, was instantly killed at Johnston City about noon. He was walking on the trestle south of the depot and was struck by a train. The engineer is said to have fainted when he saw the boy on the trestle. MDR 13 Nov 1915
Earl David Grear, 9-year-old son of Mr. & Mrs. David Grear of Herrin, died at his home Friday afternoon of pneumonia. He had been ill about two weeks and two physicians and two trained nurses aided the family in caring for him. When paralysis of the throat threatened on Wednesday, an operation was performed which gave temporary relief. He was born in Herrin on 4 May 1906 and lived in Marion for two years with his parents at 706 South Court Street. MDR 13 Nov 1915
A marriage license was issued to JW. H. HEYDE, 19 and Maude McInturff, 19, both of Marion. MDR 13 Nov 1915
In circuit court Monday Joe Cash, Chas. Hubbard, George Prince, Harry Weaver and John Harris pled guilty to selling liquor in an anti-saloon territory. Each received a fine and jail sentence. MDR Monday, 15 Nov 1915
The Citizens State Bank at Creal Springs is nearing completion. The building is 95X24, two story and basement, with a beautiful terra cotta front. The first floor will be occupied by the bank and will contain a barber shop in the rear. The second story will be devoted to offices. The walls of the first story are 18 inches in thickness and the second story walls are 13 inches. The bank building will contain an individual dynamo for lighting and will have steam heat and water. The building is almost completed and it is hoped to occupy it by Christmas. The fixtures and interior will be in keeping with the beautiful appearance of the outside and it will be a modern bank in every respect. The cost is about $10,500. Robert Sparks, of Marion, is the contractor. MDR Tuesday, 16 Nov 1915
Chat Warren, George Parks, Doc Smothers, George Prince and Andrew Ficaro, bootleggers, were taken to Danville, headed to federal court to answer charges of selling whiskey without a government license. Nathan McBride, arrested at Watson mine, managed to escape being one of the group headed to Danville by asking to use the rest room. Frank Banco, Johnston City, scheduled for the trip to Danville, escaped this morning. He was taken into the jail by an officer who failed to tell the jailer’s wife that the man was a prisoner. She thought he was a visitor as he was not locked up and when he walked out she did not try to detain him. MDR 15 Nov 1915 HN 18 Nov gives his name as Frank Franco.
Hal W. Trovillion, editor of Herrin News, and Violet Lapointe of Chicago, were married 12 Nov at the home of the groom’s cousin at Paris, Tenn. MDR 15 Nov 1915
Mabel Groves, daughter of Jonas Groves, and Hugh Miller, son of Dr. Miller, were married by Rev. Throgmorton at the Baptist parsonage Monday night at 11 o’clock. In company with a number of friends, the young couple attended the show at the Roland Theatre and after the performance they called at the parsonage where the ceremony was performed. The groom is a student at the Twp. High School and will complete his studies there, as the couple will make their home in this city. MDR Tuesday, 16 Nov 1915
Tyrus Hendrickson, 54, died Tuesday of pneumonia at his home on East Parham Street. He is survived by a wife and children: Mrs. Stella Hutchins and Henry Hendrickson. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Cecil Murray, a driver at the Pond Creek mine, was killed there this morning. He was run over by a loaded car. He was about 24 years old and is survived by a wife. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Ben McIntosh, 75, died yesterday at his home in Creal Springs. He was a brother-in-law of the late “ZI” White. He is survived by a wife and sons: Will and John McIntosh, who are married and Marsh and Ed Mcintosh, single. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Alvin Flowers, three months old son of Tom Flowers, colored, was found dead in bed about midnight Sunday. The woman, who is separated from her husband, lives near the tie plant. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Mary Evitt, wife of John Evitt and daughter of Hosea Willard, died Monday night at Herrin. Her one day old baby died Sunday night. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Mrs. George Soldner went to New Denison Monday to attend the funeral of little Ludena Krieger, MDR 16 Nov 1915
G.R. Robbs, 27, Mt. Carmel and Robbie G. Larue, 24, New Burnsides were married Monday. The bride is the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Larue. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Miss Martha Krieger, nurse at the Marion hospital, was called to New Dennison Monday on account of the death of an infant of Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Krieger. MDR 16 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Henry 0. Potter, 25, Chicago and Myrtle Perrott, 18, Herrin MDR 16 Nov 1915
Tyrus Hendrickson was buried Wednesday in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR Wednesday, 17 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Fay Kent, 20 and Vernie Taylor, 18, both of Creal Springs
Geo. Stocks, 22, Temple Hill and Maud Kline, 18, Big Bay
Gasper Micelli, 24 and Marie Ancia, 18, both of Marion
Nick Metewich, 22, Clinton, Ind. and Margaret Webb, 18, Benton MDR 17 Nov 1915
John Moroni, switchman on the Illinois Central Ry., fell under the engine last Thursday and suffered the loss of his right leg. His leg was crushed and amputation was necessary. He is a licensed embalmer and before he began railroading, worked for the Albert G. Storme undertaking firm in this city. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. G. Moroni who now reside in Milano, Italy. HN 18 Nov 1915
Ray “Chatty” Chapman was given a dinner at the Jefferson Cafe Friday evening and presented with a fine watch chain and a knife studded with a diamond. His baseball friends gave the dinner. Judge R.T. Cook was the toastmaster. He plays for Cleveland in the American League. HN 18 Nov 1915
Earl David Grear, son of Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Grear, died 12 Nov of pneumonia at their home on South 14th Street. He was born 4 May 1906 in Herrin. He was a pupil in the fourth grade and had never had but one teacher, Miss Daisy Guthrie. He was also a member of the Live Wire class of the Presbyterian Sunday School of which Mrs. J.L. Payne is teacher. Six of his boy friends were honorary pall bearers. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian by Rev. W.C. Meeker who took his text from Matthew 18:10. HN 18 Nov 1915
Mrs. Ada Snyder and John R. Harris, residing as neighbors on North Park Ave., were married Tuesday at the home of the bride. Mrs. Snyder’s husband died quite a while ago. She has one son, Frank, who is employed at the C. & C. Company Store. Mr. Harris’ wife died several months ago after a long illness. They will spend a few weeks at Hot Springs before returning to this city. HN 18 Nov 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Murphy, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. A.D. Lewis, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. J.H. Dale, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Elkins Randolph, 2 girls
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Rankins, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. George Weir, a boy HN 18 Nov 1915
I will not be responsible for any debts made or contracted by either of my sons, Charlie or Frank Stahl unless creditor holds an order duly signed by me. David Stahl. HN 18 Nov 1915
Martha Lansford, 51, died of dropsy Friday at her home near Blairsville. Burial was at Carterville. HN 18 Nov 1915
Mrs. Flora Throgmorton was in Creal Springs Tuesday to attend the funeral of Benjamin Mcintosh. Elias Mcintosh is a son. HN 18 Nov 1915
A train on the C. & E.I. RY. ran down and killed a little foreign boy, Giaska Vaglich?. He and some playmates were playing on the trestle. All but Giaska got out of the way. The family resides in Johnston City. The father was in St. Louis at the time of the accident. HN 18 Nov 1915
John R. Winning, aged 11 years, eight months and twenty-seven days, died Monday of typhoid at the home on South 19th Street. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in Carterville. HN 18 Nov 1915
Cecil Murray, 24, a driver at the Pond Creek Coal Company, north of here, was run over and killed by a loaded car Tuesday. He was married but not living with his wife, but was living with his father in Freeman Spur. HN 18 Nov 1915
Lawrence Cline, son of Mr. & Mrs. A.L. Cline of this city, and Miss Ella Lee Herbert, formerly of Murphysboro, will be married this evening in Los Angeles, Calif. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Herbert, formerly of Murphysboro, now of Los Angeles. MDR Thursday, 18 Nov 1915
The big ditching machine at work cutting the trench for the new sewer line across the old circus ground near Thorn Place Wednesday, dug up a relic of former days in “Bloody Williamson,” which has proven of great interest to the hundreds of people who have seen it. Charles Lee, who was watching the machine at work, deserves the credit for discovering the old relic. It is the trigger and shield with the ring for holding the strap from an old-time flint lock musket, the kind that was in use years ago. The relic is so covered with rust that it is almost impossible to tell much about it. However, many of the older citizens who have inspected it, say that there is no doubt about it having originally belonged to an old flint lock musket. Before the civil war and sometime afterward these old flint locks were in use in Williamson County and all sections of the country. As this relic of the olden days was dug up about ten feet below the surface of the ground, it is reasonable to suppose that it has been buried there for many, many years. Its history would be interesting reading if it were known, for possibly the old musket belonged to a pioneer and has done its part in Indian warfare and helped to blaze the way for civilization in this part of the country. Mr. Lee presented the old relic to Farmer Robertson who put it on display for a short time at the Republican-Leader office. MDR 18 Nov 1915
A boy was born to Mr. & Mrs. Joe Thomas of Johnston City. MDR 18 Nov 1915
Circuit Court
John Hadfield of Carterville, was convicted of selling liquor in anti-saloon territory and was fined $450 and sent over to the county jail for a 90 day visit with the fast growing bunch of law violators. Ted Parks was fined $210 and 60 days in jail for the same offense. After dinner, the trial of Tony Scardina began for assault to murder firing a gun at Will Travelstead in October 1914. MDR Friday, 19 Nov 1915
Judge William W. Clemens shot himself at 11:15 Friday morning and died from the effects at 12:15. Ill health had caused him to worry of late and on Thursday he said that he would sooner be dead than to have to suffer. He had been suffering from neuritis in the left shoulder. He attended court Thursday and seemed in his usual happy mood but that he was planning to end his life is evidenced by the fact he went to several hardware stores to find cartridges for his revolver. He shot himself in his room upstairs. His wife and Miss Price, who roomed at the Clemens home, heard him fall. Miss Price found him, but on account of the illness of his wife, the news is being kept from her. Judge Clemens was born in Livingston County, Ky. on 29 Sep 1839. He was a lifelong Democrat and a first cousin to Samuel L. Clemens. (Mark Twain). He came to Marion in 1863 and had lived at 406 South Market thirty years. He is survived by his wife and children: Drew/Dreau Clemens, a traveling man who is married and lives in Chicago, Mrs. T.F. (Frank) Joiner/Joyner who also lives in Chicago and has three children, a brother in Livingston County, Ky., two brothers-in-law, W.H. Eubanks of Springfield, Ill. and A.J. Benson of Des Moines, Ia. Judge Clemens was elected States Attorney in 1880 and City Judge in 1910. From 1907 to 1910 he was a law partner of W.F. Slater. He was an active student of physic research and spiritualism and had flowery and bright hopes of a future life but was not himself a church man. The day of his death, Judge Clemens drew $150 out of a bank, was shaved at Durham’s barber shop a few minutes before the tragedy and filed some papers in a case in Circuit Court. MDR 19 & 20 Nov 1915
A girl was born Thursday to Mr. & Mrs. Lyoice Reed of Johnston City. They have named her La Verna. MDR 19 Nov 1915
Marriage license
Wiley Smith, 21, Harrisburg and Clara Emery, 25, Carterville MDR 19 Nov 1915
The wife of William Perry, grocer on West Main Street, died Saturday at a Marion Hospital of premature childbirth. She is survived by her husband and five children. MDR Saturday, 20 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Jas. T. Craig, 30, Energy and Nova Henderson, 21, Carterville Frederick Boseta, 27 and Sophia Dahmer, 19, both of Marion
Arthur Owens, 18 and Lela Smith, 19, both of Marion MDR 20 Nov 1915
Judge William W. Clemens was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR Monday, 22 Nov 1915
Tony Milaswski and Stanley Zoubuzyski, secretary and treasurer of the Polish Club at Johnston City, were charged with embezzling funds of that order. MDR 22 Nov 1915
The first book has been presented to the new Marion City Library. It is the history of the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, General Logan’s old regiment and was written by Senator W.S. Morris, First Lieutenant of Company C, and a lifelong friend of General Logan. Mr. Morris is one of the loyal 103 who stood by General Logan during a long session of the legislature and eventually elected him U.S. Senator. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Vernon “Cotton” Lewis leaves for Hudgens this afternoon where he has been given a home by John Miller. Vernon is a bright youngster and by taking hold of the opportunity now offered will do well. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Calvin Hodge, 69, was sent to the Anna State Hospital Monday. He has attracted much attention on the streets recently thru his speeches on the public square when he used a large flag to draw a crowd to hear him. “Religious fanatic” was the verdict, which condition, coupled with senility had upset him mentally. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Circuit Court
Charles Moody & Hal Clark, selling liquor, fined and sentenced to 60 days
Sam Noble of Marion, fined and 20 days
Jack Carter, colored from Dewmaine who is paralyzed, is in jail and signed a waiver
Tony Scardina, assault to murder, cleared
Joe Maroney, Hurst, violating anti-saloon law, pled not guilty MDR 22 Nov 1915
Charles Crain, 7-year-old son of Fred Crain of near Carterville, was kicked in the head by a mule Sunday. Medical aid was summoned, and a part of the skull was removed. He had gained consciousness Monday morning and there are hopes for recovery. MDR 22 Nov 1915
A fourteen-pound boy arrived Saturday to bless the home of Mr. & Mrs. Bunn Fry. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Tiris Hendrickson, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Hendrickson, was born 15 Jan 1861 near the present village of Pittsburg and died 16 Nov 1915 of pneumonia, just 33 years from the day he married. He married Addie Matthews on 16 Nov. Two children were born: Stella and Henry. He was converted at old Pleasant Grove Church in 1893 under the labors of Rev. J.C. Kinnison and immediately joined the church. On moving to Marion, he joined the First Methodist Episcopal Church. He leaves a wife, two children, two grandchildren, brothers: Roscoe, Isaac, Hiram and Milton, four sisters: Rebecca, Ellen, Mary and Delila. Burial was in the city cemetery. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Minnie Smothers, wife of Moody Smothers living near Corinth, died Monday. Funeral services were at Pleasant Grove Church, Crab Orchard. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Orrie Burger, 22 and Mary Jarmel, 18, both of Herrin
Robert Turnage, 22 and Ethel Williams, 19, both of Marion
John Oldain, 22 and Jessie Maurizio, 17, both of Herrin
Jas. Whittaker, 26, Herrin and Martha Anna Norris, 18, Energy. MDR 22 Nov 1915
Frank Franko, the boot legger from Johnston City who walked out of the county jail last Monday, gave himself up this morning to Deputy U.S. Marshal J.C. Glenn, who left with him on the noon train for Danville. Last Monday, he was taken to the jail and not put in a cell but left in the runway. The jailer’s wife thought he was visiting and when she thought he had been there long enough, she ordered him to leave. He demurred, but on the second demand to leave, he did. MDR Tuesday, 23 Nov 1915
Johnston City, Nov 23 Adam Smith, alias Frank Chuck and wife Rosa, of Zeigler were arrested by U.S. Deputy Marshal J.C. Glenn here today. They are accused of bootlegging and were taken to Danville on the noon train. They are the parents of four children ranging in age from five to eleven years, who were placed in the care of neighbors. MDR 23 Nov 1915
Samuel D. Jones, brother of R.W. Jones, editor of the Johnston City Progress, was killed yesterday by a fall of slate at the Williamson County Mine. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Hartwell Church which will be the 18th wedding anniversary of the deceased. He was born 11 Feb 1876 on a farm near Johnston City to Levi A. and Hester Jones. He married Verdie Spiller and three boys, and three girls were born to them. Mr. Jones and his son came very near not going to the mine yesterday as they had a crop of corn to gather, but decided to go as they thought the mine might not work today. After dinner, they loaded a car of coal and Mr. Jones’ son was working with the drill on one side of the room while he was Cutting face coal from the other side. The son’s light went out and he left to fix it. When he returned, he found the coal had fell on his father. He leaves a wife and six children: Floyd, Joel, Waldo, Robert, Helen and Nannie Geneva, A seven-month-old baby, seven brothers and five sisters. He was a member of the Free Baptist Church. The night before his death, his daughter played all evening on the piano while he sang. Funeral services will be tomorrow from Hartwell Church. MDR 23 Nov 1915
Riley Grimes, 86, Of West Marion, Was Taken To The Anna Asylum Tuesday. Mdr 23 Nov 1915
A boy, their second child, was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Feurer of near Pittsburg. The mother is the former Ada Broeking of this city. MDR 23 Nov 1915
Seth B. Allen, a former Marion resident, died Monday at Springfield, Mo. from the effects of injuries received in a railroad accident which occurred Sunday morning. He was crushed between two freight cars on the Frisco yards at Monett. He is survived by a wife, daughter, Florence, brother, Charles Allen of Pittsburg, sister, Mrs. John Wilkins of Marion and another sister at Harrisburg. MDR Wednesday, 24 Nov 1915
City Judge J.H. Clayton of Johnston City and Dennie Black, formerly of this city, were married today at Huntington, Tenn. The bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Black, formerly of Johnston City. They will make their home on Missionary Street in Johnston City. MDR 24 Nov 1915
Tom Smothers, a resident of the Gent Addition, was charged with Incest, His 16-Year-Old Daughter having the warrant issued for his arrest. MDR 24 Nov 1915
Martha C. Goodall, widow of William P. Goodall, died 24 Nov at her home on West Main Street. She was born 20 Jan 1831 where the City of Herrin, then known as Herrin’s Prairie, now stands. Herrin was named after her father, David Herrin. She is survived by two sons: Geo. H. Goodall and James M. Aikman, stepdaughters: Mrs. Mary A. Davis and Mrs. Nannie E. Reid. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 24 Nov 1915
Leo Mollica was killed yesterday at Madison No. 9 by the mine motor. He was unable to work in his accustomed room and had been put to work in the entry. In some way he got in front of the motor and was instantly killed. He was about fifty/forty years old and had been in the states about two years. He leaves a wife and seven children in Italy. MDR 24 Nov 1915 & Hn 25 Nov 1915
Benjamin McIntosh was born 31 Dec 1841 in Williamson County, Illinois and died 14 Nov 1915 at his home in Creal Springs, Ill. He enlisted in Co. I, 11th Regiment Illinois Infantry and served until the end of the war. He married Sarah D. Swindell 15 May 1868. He leaves a widow and four children: Chas. A. of Creal Springs, William of Murphyboro, Ed B. of Creal Springs and John S. of Monticello, Ill. Also a sister, Amanda Cooksey of Marion. Burial was in Creal Springs Cemetery. MDR 24 Nov 1915
The south bound train on the Burlington Ry. ran down and killed William F. Hadd, a 62 year old Polish tailor on the Big Muddy bridge a short distance north of Freeman Spur. Letters on his body showed he had two sons in St. Louis who came to claim the body. They said he had left the city on 4 Oct for Christopher to take a position in a tailor shop there. The body was shipped to St. Louis. HN 25 Nov 1915
News reached here Wednesday of the death of Mrs. William Lovell who died of dropsy. She was in her sixties and a mother of Ben Lovell, cashier at the bank of Cambria. HN 25 Nov 1915
Percy Waugh of Royalton, brother of Mrs. Cecil Murray, and his father came into The News office Thursday and stated that the Murrays were not living apart, but that she had happened to be away when the husband was killed, that they were doing light housekeeping at the home of the father of the deceased. HN 25 Nov 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Will Thaxton, a girl
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ward, a girl HN 25 Nov 1915
George W. Hindman, 58, tax assessor of Herrin Township, died Monday at his home a mile and a half east of here. He had been suffering from pneumonia fever a week. He was born near Carterville. The early part of his life was spent teaching school. A wife and nine children survive, the youngest less than a year old.: Elsie, Alice, Hosea, Herbert, Hubert, Philip, Harvey, Roy, Ernest. Also, brothers and sisters: Milo, Hosea, Harve, Mrs. George Adams of near Carterville and Mrs. Will Boyd of this city. Burial was in Beasley Cemetery in Eight Mile Prairie. HN 25 Nov 1915
Leona Johnson, 31, wife of Clarence Johnson of West White Street, died about midnight Wednesday. One year ago today, she was stricken with tuberculosis. The remains will be taken to Irving, Ill. for burial. MDR Thursday, 25 Nov 1915
A baby was born Wednesday night to Mrs. Robert Kirk, who with her husband, is held in the county jail awaiting trial charged with being implicated in the murder of Melvin Jack at Herrin. The little one was spared the humiliation which might have come in later years of the circumstances surrounding its birth, for death claimed it. Cash & Scobey, undertakers, prepared the infant for burial and the remains were taken to Carterville Friday morning for interment. This is the first instance of the kind occurring at the county jail. The case is an extremely sad one and aroused the sympathy of many of Marion’s kind-hearted ladies. MDR, Friday, 26 Nov 1915
Several attended the funeral of Mrs. Kaytherin Chamness at Creal Springs Friday. MDR 26 Nov 1915
Wiley Boles and Bernice Cowthon, both of Marion and Roy Isom of Cypress and Gertrude Veach of Simpson were married Thanksgiving day. MDR 26 Nov 1915
Elmer Craig, sentenced for killing Elbert Underwood, was taken to Chester prison this week. He was put to work on the dairy farm and will only be confined to the prison walls during the night. MDR 26 Nov 1915
Forty-two prisoners in the Williamson County jail spent a quiet Thanksgiving Day. Relatives and friends carried dinners to them and the jailer served a good substantial meal. All the prisoners seemed to be making the best of the situation. MDR 26 Nov 1915
Antonio Malisiewski and Stanislaw Zambryski of Johnston City were charged with embezzlement Saturday morning. The amount of money involved is only $28.00. MDR, Saturday, 27 Nov 1915
Mrs. Oscar Perrine was given a sanity hearing Saturday. Her husband will accompany her to the Hospital for the Insane at Anna. MDR 27 Nov 1915
C.L. Ford and Lillie Travelstead, both of Creal Springs, were married Saturday. MDR 27 Nov 1915
Henry Webster, living near New Denison, was declared insane Saturday and was taken to the asylum at Anna. MDR 27 Nov 1915
Riley Grimes, father of John Grimes of this city, died this afternoon at the hospital at Anna. He was 85 years old. MDR 27 Nov 1915
A girl was born Wednesday to Mr. & Mrs. Olcia Sharp of Johnston City. MDR 27 Nov 1915
Marriage licenses
Wm. B. Butler, 32 and Essie Chavis, 18, both of Marion
C.R. Bradley, 23 and Mella Blackburn, 20, both of Marion
John Down, 43, Johnston City and Adela Plusink, 31, Royalton MDR 27 Nov 1915
Monday was cleanup day at the county jail and forty men were present to assist in the work. The county’s guests all like to keep a neat, tidy house and they did good work in cleaning up Monday. All the cells, upstairs and down, were given a good scrubbing and disinfectant used all over the interior of the building. The inmates of the jail say they are going to make the place real attractive for the bunch which they are expecting to join the colony in the near future. Pat Kelly says the principal objection he has to the jail is that he doesn’t admire the scenery. One of the prisoners went around the cells Monday singing, “It’s a long, long way to Tipperary, but I wish I could go.” MDR, Monday, 29 Nov 1915
Ed Wise, head carpenter at the East Side mine at Johnston City, met a tragic death about 4 o’clock this morning when he walked thru a wrong door and fell to the bottom of the shaft. He was 28 years old and born in Jackson County, but had lived in Johnston City five years. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America, the Odd Fellows and First Baptist Church. He leaves a wife and children: Floy, aged 7 and Algie, a little younger. He is a brother-in-law of Rev. W.A. Pittman of this city. MDR 29 Nov 1915
Henry McInturff, aged 78 years and 6 months, died this morning at his home. He leaves eight children: Viola, Ed, Albert, Alvis, Lucybell, Charles, Will and Frank. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery. MDR 29 Nov 1915
Marriage license
A.W. Sjoblom, 40 and Miss A.L. Syski, 40, both of Herrin MDR 29 Nov 1915
C.E. Wise will be buried in Johnston City tomorrow. The postponement was made to allow two brothers from Ohio to be present. MDR, Tuesday, 30 Nov 1915
December
Henry Beltz, 55, of Energy was injured by a fall of slate Tuesday at Taylor No. 2 mine, and died three hours later at his home in Energy. The slate knocked a prop against him, injuring his back. He bled intensely and loss of blood brought about his death. He leaves a wife and several children. Burial was at Hampton grave yard. MDR 1 Dec 1915 & HN 2 Dec 1915
Miss Eunice Boren of Herrin and Fred W. Perkins of Macon, Georgia, were married yesterday in St. Louis. MDR 1 Dec 1915
Marriage license
Noah Waldron, 20 and Beulah Williams, 19, both of Carbondale. MDR 1 Dec 1915
Uncle Sy Mitchell died Saturday at the hospital for the insane at Anna. He was in his fifty sixth year, born in England and had been in this country thirty-six years. Burial was in Hurricane. HN 2 Dec 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. William Bagwell, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Walker, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Cox, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Childress, a boy HN 2 Dec 1915
The two-month-old child of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Lylle died Tuesday of gastritis. Burial was in City Cemetery. HN 2 Dec 1915
Albert G. Storme was called to Freeman Spur Monday to take charge of the body of Mrs. Mary Restivo. She leaves a husband and several children. Burial was in the Italian Cemetery. HN 2 Dec 1915
The funeral of Augustino Pariotta, who was injured Tuesday at the mine at Bush and died while being removed to the Zeigler Hospital, was held here today at the Catholic Church. He was 38 and leaves a wife. Burial was in the Italian Cemetery. HN 2 Dec 1915
G.W. “Washie” Moore, about 35 years old, died last night of hemorrhage of the lung at his home at Halfway. He leaves a wife and one child. The funeral will be at Union Grove. MDR, Thursday, 2 Dec 1915
John Greasheaviz, nine-year-old son of Joe and Josephine Greasheaviz, living a mile north of Spillertown, died last night at Emma Jones Hospital as a result of being accidentally shot in November. He was playing with Joe Fathewez on November 13 when the latter accidentally shot him. Since that time, he has been very low. He will be buried tomorrow after services at the Catholic Church. MDR 2 Nov 1915
Frank Franko of Johnston City was charged with assault and battery. Enich Nacovich says he went to Franko’s place of business last night and was robbed of $25. This morning, he went to collect the money and was badly beaten by Franko and Mike Ferrantello. MDR 2 Nov 1915
Harvy James, 19, son of the late Charles James, was taken to Murphysboro yesterday for an operation, but died from the effects of that operation. He is the grandson of Joel James, His father was killed by a train here about a year ago. His mother and several brothers and sisters survive. MDR 2 Dec 1915
Clarence Mooney, 14, son of R.E. Mooney of Johnston City, died this morning of an abscess of the lung. He had typhoid fever last March and never recovered from the effects. He had been confined to his bed the past four weeks. His father is proprietor of a barber shop in Johnston City and has been in business the past 19 years. Walter, another son, works in the shop. Clarence is survived by his parents, brother and a younger sister, Mabel. MDR 2 Dec 1915
Word was received in Marion this morning of the death of Thomas Patterson, 38, of Tovey, Ill., at Jacksonville, Ill. following a long illness. He was a former Marionite and the nephew of T.J. Armstrong, another former Marionite. His wife is the former Nettie McComb of this city. She taught music several years. They have one son, Charlton, aged 6 years. Mr. Patterson was a hard worker and while in Marion overtaxed his physical strength and that was one reason for leaving here about five years ago. He had been ill the past three years. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. MDR, Friday, 3 Dec 1915
Elks’ memorial services will be held Sunday honoring their deceased members. The honored dead and date of death are:
C.C. Vaught, 30 Dec 1902
W.F. Belford, 19 May 1906
Thos. E. Carter, 11 Jun 1906
O.H. Burnett, 10 Aug 1906
Richard Trevor, 5 May 1907
T.L. Dowell, 23 Nov 1907
N.C. Cash, 30 May 1908
C.H. Denison, 26 Jun 1908
C.G. Newell, 30 Jul 1908
A.F. White, 12 Jun 1909
A.M. Dowell, 4 Feb 1910
Geo. A. Elliott, 28 Mar 1910
Joe E. Kelley, 1 Dec 1910
W.B. Rochester, 20 Mar 1911
Jas. M. Fowler, 26 Jul 1911
Fred M. Beaver, 12 Jan 1912
M. Cantor, 1 Aug 1912
Edwin H. Goodall, 11 Aug 1913
W.G. Cochran, 15 Sep 1913
Chas. Bradley, 6 Dec 1913
Jno. V. Cline, 24 May 1914
Fred Sanders, 30 Mar 1915
B.B. Slade, 21 May 1915
H. Spieldoch, 3 Sep 1915 MDR 3 Dec 1915
Amos Watson of Carterville was declared insane Friday. MDR 3 Dec 1915
The three posts which will hold the cluster lamps in front of the new library building and the Elks Home are being placed on South Market Street. When the light is turned on, this will make the section of the city still more attractive. MDR Saturday, 4 Dec 1915
Elizabeth Jackson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Jackson and James Longstaff were married this morning at the First Methodist parsonage. The marriage is a result of an unique romance of long standing. The bride is of English descent, her parents being of English birth, while the groom was born in England. Both people subscribe to and read the Northern Weekly Leader of Newcastle, England. A long time back that paper published a criticism of the United States and Miss Jackson took exception and immediately wrote an answer to the article and defended the United States. A copy fell into the hands of Mr. Longstaff of Buffalo, New York and he wrote her. After visits to Marion, he arrived in Marion to claim his bride. Witnesses to the marriage were the bride’s parents, Mrs. Mark Woodley, sister of the bride, Mrs. A.B. Mclaren, Miss Hsting [as written], Miss Ruth and Mr. Ralph Woodley. The couple left on the noon train for Chicago and will spend their honeymoon with the bride’s sister, Mrs. Ruth Battersly at Indiana Harbor. After Christmas they will make their home in Buffalo. MDR 4 Dec 1915
A boy, their second child, was born to druggist and Mrs. S.S. Vick of Carterville. MDR 4 Dec 1915
A recent prisoner of the county jail who returned to Johnston City had this story to tell concerning the kangaroo court at the county jail. He says that when a new prisoner is brought in, they are immediately tried on a charge of breaking and entering a place where they are not wanted. Recently a prisoner was brought in and fined $1 or 100 lashes. The prisoner said he had no money so they removed his shirt and had given him 16 lashes with a razor strop when he admitted he had some cash and would pay up. They found he had $20 so they doubled his fine for contempt and forced him to give over $2. When Sheriff Harris was interviewed by a representative of the Daily Republican regarding the occurrence he said that it is the first he knew of it. He added, “If the prisoners are again too severe on the new ones, they will have some of their privileges denied them.” MDR 4 Dec 1915
Harvey James who died at Murphysboro as the result of an operation, was buried yesterday. The funeral was held at Lake Creek Church. MDR 4 Dec 1915
Frank Peebles committed suicide this morning at his home in Murphy Flats over Holiday’s store on North Market Street. The cause of the act is not known unless it was excessive drinking Sunday and Sunday night the result of which caused temporary insanity. While a young man he drank heavily but about four years ago he entered the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad as foreman of the wrecking crew. He then quit drinking and was not known to be intoxicated until yesterday. This morning, he complained of being sick and did not rise to go to work. He got up about 11 and asked his wife for a drink of water. She stepped out of the room to get fresh water and when she returned, he went back to bed. She heard him groaning and smelled carbolic acid. He was conscious only to say, “I am dying. I don’t want to die. Send for a doctor at once.” She called Dr. Norris but he passed away before the doctor arrived. Mr. Peebles was born in this city 35 years ago, the son of Judge and Mrs. J.W. Peebles. At the time of his death he was in charge of the shipping room of the Bracy Supply Co. He leaves a wife and children, Snyder aged 13 and John W. Jr. aged 6, brother, Fred and sisters, Mrs. Kate Tidwell of Miami, Okla. and Mrs. Anna Dodd of McRae, Ark. MDR, Monday, 6 Dec 1915
Catherine Randolph, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Randolph of North 12th Street, Herrin, died Monday. She was two- and one-half months old. Mrs. Randolph is the daughter of Mrs. Amanda Lane of this city. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 6 Dec 1915
The bank building owned by the defunct First National Bank of Johnston City, was sold this afternoon to the Citizens State Bank of Johnston City for $18,250. This will allow the First National to pay another 15 per cent dividend to the depositors within 30 days. 65 per cent has already been paid out. The building will be occupied within a few days by the Citizens bank, they to move from their location on East Broadway. The new room will give them space to handle their fast-growing business. MDR 6 Dec 1915
A man named Little who was moving from Missouri shot two chickens belonging to Mr. Baysinger south of town Monday morning. The sheriff and Chief of Police Clarida met Little when they went out in an auto and he paid for the chickens and the cost of the auto trip. MDR 6 Nov 1915
The funeral of George Russell, 55, who died Sunday from Bright’s disease, was held Monday with burial in Worley Cemetery. He leaves a wife, four sons and one daughter. MDR Tuesday, 7 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
George Cravens, 21 and Edna Marshardt, 21, both of Herrin
D.G. Griggin, 46 and Allie Stacy, 43, both of Herrin MDR 7 Dec 1915
Johnston City — In police court Saturday afternoon, the jury in the case of Susan Powell vs Otis Jones, returned a verdict of one cent against Mr. Jones. MDR 7 Dec 1915
Mrs. Cora Schoolcraft, 38, of Carterville, died yesterday. She leaves a husband and three children. MDR 7 Dec 1915
Johnston City — Petitions are being passed today in this city for paving Broadway and several other streets and are meeting with hearty response by the property owners on the streets affected. The move to pave the streets here is the outgrowth of the desire to improve the Logan-Lee Highway. Herrin Township, which includes one half of Johnston City, have voted $75,000 bond issue for the purpose of building hard roads and work is expected to begin at the west end of Broadway in the spring and the intention is to connect this with the paving which will extend east on Broadway to Jefferson Street and thence north to the city limits. MDR 7 Dec 1915
Rev. W.H. Boles died yesterday at his home in Alma, Ill. His body was brought to the home of his brother-in-law, John H. Duncan on West Main Street. He was born 23 Jun 1850 at DuQuoin. When a lad of 12, he saw his father’s body brought home from the Battle of Belmont where under the gallant LOGAN and surrounded by his comrades of the old 31st III. Reg., he shed his life’s blood. [A lengthy tribute by John H. Duncan.] MDR Wednesday, 8 Dec 1915
A ten- and one-half pound boy was born Monday to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Adkins. MDR 8 Dec 1915
An infant of Mrs. Clyde Crawford of near Carterville, was born Monday, died and was buried Tuesday at Carterville. MDR 8 Dec 1915
A stroke of paralysis proved fatal to Martin S. Hill Sunday at his home at 101 North 19th Street. He was born 3 Nov 1867 in Kentucky. He leaves a wife and four children, four brothers: Dick, Sam and Emmet of this city and Charles of Cecelia, KY., two sisters: Mrs. Ed Klingingsmith of Elizabethtown, KY. and Mrs. Charles Harris of this city. Burial was in City Cemetery. HN 9 Dec 1915
Nance O’Daniell, 68, a veteran of the Civil War, died Tuesday of pneumonia at the home of his sister, Mrs. William J. Sneed, Jr. on North 9th Street. He was a member of Co C of the Illinois 81st Infantry. Two brothers living in Malden, Mo. and one in Cora City, Ill. survive. Burial was in City Cemetery. HN 9 Dec 1915
Fred Smith and Edith Griffith were married Wednesday at the home of the groom’s brother. HN 9 Dec 1915
The twin daughters of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Draper died of gastritis Friday at their home near Sunnyside. There was only a few hours difference in the time of their deaths. They were about six weeks old. Burial was in Hurricane Cemetery. HN 9 Dec 1915
William Keltner, 33, died of tuberculosis Thursday at his home in Clifford. The body was shipped to Cobden. HN 9 Dec 1915
Little Catherine Randolph, 2- and one-half months, died Monday at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Randolph on North 12th Street. Mrs. Randolph is the daughter of Mrs. Amanda Lane of Marion. The body was taken to Marion for burial. HN 9 Dec 1915
Charles L. Duncan of Johnston City died last evening after a three months illness. He was born 29 Jul 1871 in this county. He was a graduate of Shurtleff College at Upper Alton and a prominent member of the Masonic and Moose lodges. For the past 12 years, he had been in the implement business in Johnston City, but quite recently disposed of his holdings because of ill health. He leaves a wife and two children, Earl, age 6 years and Fay, aged four years, brothers, Judge W.W. Duncan and George W. Duncan, sister, Mrs. Sarah Cowan of Peoria, Ill. MDR Thursday, 9 Dec 1915
Rev, W.H. Boles was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 9 Dec 1915
A girl, their first child, was born to Mr. & Mrs. Harry Sanders of West Frankfort. MDR 9 Dec 1915
A boy was born Tuesday to Mr. & Mrs. Rolla Vester, 218 West Felts Street. MDR 9 Dec 1915
Frank 0. Peebles was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR Friday, 10 Dec 1915
Mae Latham, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Latham of this city, married Allen C. Wood 9 November at Sparta. They will make their home in Sparta. MDR 10 Dec 1915
Sol Foster, colored, was fined $10 and costs for assault and battery on a man in a mine at Marion, He was locked up in default of payment. MDR 10 Dec 1915
Dona Howard, who has figured more or less in police court, was fined $35 for conducting a disorderly house in Marion. A recent visitor to her house paid a fine a few days ago. MDR 10 Dec 1915
Another old landmark is disappearing from Marion to make way for the onward march of progress. The house on East Main Street, until recently occupied as an office by Wright & Son, was built 64 years ago and now is being razed to make room for Marion’s fine new government building. The material for the old building which is being wrecked by Albert Blackburn was hewn out by hand, none of the timbers being sawed. This house was substantially built and would have stood for many years more. One by one the old landmarks disappear as Marion continues to forge to the front. MDR Saturday, 11 Dec 1915
December term of County Court
Clyde Bradshaw, pled guilty to gambling, fined $37.35
Wesley Robinson, carrying concealed weapons, $86.50
Gio Giobella, selling liquor, $20 each on 4 counts and 30 days
Altie Wicks, pled guilty to assault & battery, $50 and costs
Earl Vinson, bastardy, married the girl MDR , Monday, 13 Dec 1915
A three-year-old son of Dominic Liminoro died Sunday in the northwest part of Marion. MDR 13 Dec 1915
F.M. Barringer, a farmer near Johnston City, died Sunday of dropsy and heart trouble. He leaves a son, W.W. Barringer in business in on West Main Street in Marion and a daughter, Mrs. Emily Parker and a brother, J.E. Barringer of Galatia. Burial will be near the old home. MDR 13 Dec 1915
Mrs. Artie Beers died of congestion of the brain Sunday afternoon at her home on South Liberty Street. She was married in Benton about seven years ago and there are three small children surviving. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 13 Dec 1915
Mamie Potter, 22, wife of A.A. Potter, died of Bright’s disease and asthma Monday at her home, 706 South Madison. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mr. Albert Abshire of Marion. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church at Caneyville. Besides her husband, she leaves an eleven months old son. MDR Tuesday, 14 Dec 1915
Mrs. Phil Hamlet died Monday at a hospital in St. Louis. The body was brought to Murphysboro and will be taken to Creal Springs for burial in the family cemetery. She was formerly Miss Ethel Cocke. She leaves her father, B.J. Cocke of Pomona, Calif. and a sister, [as written] Mrs. Will Courtney and Mrs. Arthur Atwood of this city. MDR 14 Dec 1915
County Court
George Warren, flourishing a firearm, $50 and costs
George Shepard, pled guilty to bootlegging, $80 and costs and 30 days
James Arms, on trial for wife abandonment MDR 14 Dec 1915
Little Miss Violet Lapont, step daughter of Editor Hal Trovillion, is quarantined with diphtheria at their home. MDR 14 Dec 1915
Mrs. Arthur Atwood went to Murphysboro on account of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Phil Hamlet. MDR 14 Dec 1915
Mrs. J.B. Absher and baby returned to their home in Benton after visiting in this city on account of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Artie Beers. MDR 14 Dec 1915
Marriage license
Albert Lane, 35, Herrin and Nancy Bishop, 56, Cambria MDR Wednesday, 15 Dec 1915
Tick Ridge
Mont Bradley and Ollie Blackburn were married Saturday. MDR 15 Dec 1915
Lucile Hughes, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fox Hughes, died of pneumonia at her home on North 29th Street. Burial was at Carterville. HN 16 Dec 1915
Ralph Musgraves, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Musgraves, died Monday at the home on North 21st. Street. The body was shipped to Norris City for burial. HN 16 Dec 1915
Mrs. Ed Klingingsmith and mother, Mrs. John Hill, returned to Cecilia, Ky. after attending the funeral of Martin S. Hill. HN 16 Dec 1915
Lincoln Mathews, 20-year-old son of Thomas Mathews, living near Atilla, was getting down some feed from the hay mow. He threw the pitchfork down into the hay and jumped. The pitchfork ran into his side about six inches. He is very low and it is feared he will not recover. MDR Thursday, 16 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
Andrew Donkovich, 22 and Anna Oravic, 18, both of Johnston City
Moody Harris, 26 and Grace Osborn, 22, both of Herrin
Herman Tanner, 21 and Ethel Dunaway, 18, both of Creal Springs MDR 16 Dec 1915
Word was received this morning of the death at Monticello of R.A. Harris, about 50 years old. He was sheriff of Piatt County and the son of Jack Harris of Marion. He has several brothers and sisters in and near Marion. MDR Friday, 17 Dec 1915
Addie Farris, wife of John Farris, died of tuberculosis Friday morning at her home, 207 South Mechanic. She was formerly Addie Parks of Crab Orchard. She first married George Tibbs and they had two children: Mathias of Kansas City and Bertie. No children were born of the second marriage. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery. MDR 17 & 18 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
Fred Scott, 25 and Flora Hampton, 20, both of Carterville
C.E. Owen, 27, Harrisburg and Clara Killman, 19, Crab Orchard MDR 17 Dec 1915
Mamie Riddle Beers was born 28 Nov 1891 and died 12 Dec 1915. She married Artie Beers 11 Feb 1908. She was baptized into the fellowship of Marion Second Baptist Church last spring. She leaves a husband, parents, three children and four brothers. MDR 17 Dec 1915
Deputy Sheriff Joe Short shot and killed Stanley Chiconza Thursday in the backyard of his home in Hurst. It is reported the deceased was shooting up the town and the deputy was attempting an arrest. Chiconza was in the county jail last May for wife beating. Short was exonerated on testimony that Chiconza got a shotgun after a revolver was taken from him. He started to throw the gun on Short and Short fired. MDR 17 & 18 Dec 1915
Ernest Cutrell died shortly after midnight Thursday after being injured Monday at Taylor No. 2. He was caught between a rib and a car. He is the son of William Cutrell and brother of Lee Cutrell of Marion. He leaves a widow, but no children, two children having died in the last 17 months. Burial this afternoon at the county line. MDR Saturday, 18 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
Isaac White, 36 and Lucile Shepherd, 16, both of West Frankfort
Anglo Green, 21 and Teresa Cicherelia, 18, both of Herrin MDR 18 Dec 1915
Francis Ward, nearly 80 years old, died from infirmities of old age Thursday at the home of his son, Frank, on West White Street. He leaves two sons and two daughters. MDR 18 Dec 1915
Mrs. Flossie Swain and Arthur Lee of Johnston City were called to this city on account of the death of their grandmother, Mrs. Adline Farris. MDR 18 Dec 1915
A boy, their first child, was born Mr. & Mrs. Earl Evans of West College Street. The mother was formerly Miss Josie Elliott. MDR Monday, 20 Dec 1915
Walter Harrison, colored of Madison No. 9, was charged with assault and battery. He became engaged in combat with a colored woman who tried to cut him with a knife. He said he was slow to strike but finally hit the woman. Deputy Sheriff Freese left the courtroom with a $200.00 bond which Harrison said he could fill with little trouble. MDR Tuesday, 21 Dec 1915
Francis Marion Barringer, son of Willis and Jane Barringer, was born in Jackson County, III. 27 Aug 1851 and died 13 Dec 1915. He married Marguerite Woods 6 Nov 1873. The result of this union was one son and one daughter. He was a member of Williams Prairie Church. He is survived by his wife and children, William W. Barringer and Emily Parker, brother, Jonathan and two sisters, Mary Jane Webb and Sarah Arms. MDR 21 Dec 1915
Rufus A. Harris, son of A.J. and Rebecca Harris, was born near Marion 22 Dec 1863 and died in Monticello, III. 17 Dec 1915. He married Ella Barham of Johnston City on 14 Jul 1884 and 12 children were born: Eddie, who died in infancy and Lora, Leaman, Burton, Harley, Troy, Eva, Iva, Arthur, Minnie, Raymond and Ralph, all of whom survive. Also surviving are his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Frank Lasley and Mrs. Robert True, all of Marion, and two grandchildren: Lillian and Vera Harris. Burial was in the Monticello Cemetery. MDR 21 Dec 1915
Robert Samuels, 48, of Carterville, died Saturday of heart trouble. He leaves a wife and 11 children: Caesar, John, Millie, Mary, Ruth, Robert, Jay, Bert, George, Helen and Selma. He also leaves a brother, John Samuels and nine half-brothers. Burial was in Oak Wood Cemetery. MDR 21 Dec 1915
Melvin Barker, on trial for bastardy, was found guilty Monday. The case attracted great interest because the victim was a cripple. Judge Slater decided Barker must pay the girl $550 in installments of $50 each. MDR 22 Dec 1915
There are now 36 prisoners at the county jail and this will be the number who will be there for Christmas. Jailer Foster will have a good substantial Christmas dinner prepared for the prisoners and it is quite probable that many of the relatives of the prisoners will take dinner with them. MDR Wednesday, 22 Dec 1915
Stanley Checkaurich of Bush went on a drunk Thursday and tried to take the village. He pulled his pistol on an American and snapped the trigger. The cartridge did not explode. Then he went down the row and shot the front out of a foreigner’s home. His gun was taken away but he got hold of a shotgun. Deputy Sheriff Joe Short and Jeff Koonce went to his home and called upon him to submit to arrest. He leveled the gun at Short who beat him to it and shot him twice. He died within a few minutes. The coroner’s jury exonerated the officer. HN 23 Dec 1915
Mr. & Mrs. Will Solman thanks friends for kindness in death of little son, Kenneth. HN 23 Dec 1915
The infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ferrero died Saturday. He was one of a pair of twins and only a few days old. HN 23 Dec 1915
Mina Eason and Henry Parrish of Neilson were married Thursday. MDR Thursday, 23 Dec 1915
A girl was born to Mr. & Mrs. William Dickerson of West Goodall Street. MDR 23 Dec 1915
Harrisburg, Ill. — When Arnold Ray of Carrier Mills awoke this morning, he found himself in a coffin with the lid screwed down. He celebrated the yuletide last night and fell asleep. Unidentified persons tarred his face, placed him in the coffin and hauled him four miles to Ledford and left him near the interurban where he was found and released by the crew on an early morning car. MDR Friday, 24 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
Monroe Phillips, 35 and Mary Hines, 40, both of Wayside
Vernell Purcell, 19 and Cecil Upshaw, 19, both of Carterville
Roy Cochran, 24, Co1p and Josie Jarvis, 21, Blairsville
Mike Barra, 28 and Rosa Barra, 19, both of Johnston City
Harry Parrish, 22 and Mina Eason, 18, both of Creal Springs
Alfred Brayfield, 47, DuQuoin and Nellie Pugh, 28, Robards, Ky.
Ralph Smith, 23 and Harriett Porter, 23, both of Carterville
Harry Gasnell, 24 and Minnie Watson, 18, both of Herrin MDR 24 Dec 1915
Three brothers were shot and killed at Freeman Spur. They are John, Mike and Ellis Wilkus who are of Polish ancestry. They became drunk and boisterous Saturday evening and Marshal John McDougal went to arrest them. They gave him a beating and he went back to the business section and deputized John Kimbro, an alderman who is considered fearless. Early Sunday morning the marshal and deputy again went to the Wilkus home. The celebrators had taken off some of their clothes preparatory to taking a nap. Mike Wilkus was sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. The officers were from Williamson County but the killing took place in Franklin. The two men were taken to jail in Benton. MDR Monday, 27 Dec 1915 HN 30 Dec 1915 gives a lengthy account of the shooting and events leading up to it.
Old Santa Claus left a fine boy baby at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Horace Bateman on South Mechanic Street Christmas day. This is the first baby born in this family. MDR 27 Nov 1915
Edith Bryan, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Bryan of Murphysboro and Everett Allen, son of Mr. & Mrs. E.A. Allen of this city, were married Sunday at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. J.A. Stone Jr. The bride has made her home with her sister for a long time. Another sister, Mrs. Montgomery of Mound City, attended the wedding. MDR 27 Dec 1915
Mrs. R.E. McRoy died Christmas evening at her home in Creal Springs. She would have been 64 years old today. She was formerly Miss Rosa Bearden. She leaves a husband, four children: Mrs. Betty Moore, Mrs. Ardel Chamness of Creal Springs, Arthur McRoy and Ike McRoy of Marion„ brothers and sisters: Pearn Bearden of Johnston City, Noah and Amos Bearden of Marion, Mrs. Adel Almery, Mrs. Millie Norman of Marion and Zora Barton of Johnson County. Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery. MDR 27 Dec 1915
Delbert Baysinger of Marion and Lula Lacy of Herrin were married at St. Louis yesterday. MDR 27 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
John Smith, 22 and Mary Hoffman, 19, both of Johnston City
Everett E. Allen, 18, and Edith Bryan, 19, both of Marion
Clarence Chamness, 28 and Bertha Clarida, 23, both of Marion
J.C. Bearden, 29 and Sula Turner, 28, both of Marion
Erwin Touve, 33 and Erma Holland, 22, both of Marion MDR 27 Dec 1915
The infant of Mr. & Mrs. Will Smothers of West Cline Street, died Friday and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery. MDR 27 Dec 1915
Mary Caroline Sims O’Neal died Christmas afternoon at her home northeast of Crab Orchard. She was the widow of Samuel O’Neal who died in 1910 at the age of 92. Mrs. O’Neal was born 13 Aug 1832 near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn. She came to Illinois in December 1860 and married Samuel C. O’Neal on 15 Sep 1865. She leaves six children: Theodore, Ferdon, Samuel M., Nettie B./Metta, Sarah Ella and Ida Mae, all survive. She is also survived by 3 stepchildren: William O’Neal, Mrs. Tidwell and Mrs. Matthews and a sister, Mrs. Sophronia Handkins who is 4 years older than Mrs. O’Neal and the last one left of 8 children. Burial was at Pleasant Grove. MDR 27 & 29 Dec 1915
Myrtle Phelps and her sister were arrested and charged with conducting a disorderly house. MDR 27 Dec 1915
John L. Pea was killed this morning at Peabody mine No. 15. He fell under a loaded car. The body was still on the track and the head was found about 15 feet away. He leaves a wife and several children. MDR Tuesday, 28 Dec 1915
John Herbert Bruce, son of Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Bruce of 710 North Garfield, and Gladys Ora Dunaway, daughter of Charles Dunaway of Lawrence, Kansas, were married 17 Dec at Findley. MDR 28 Dec 1915
Fred Pulley, alias Fred Moore, pled guilty to the manslaughter of Melvin Jack and was sentenced to one year in the pen and then the term of his natural life/an indeterminate sentence. The charge of murder against Bob Kirk and his wife were dismissed but they will be placed on trial Thursday for perjury. MDR Wednesday, 29 Dec 1915 & HN 30 Dec 1915
It’s a boy for Mr. & Mrs. Charley Sims. MDR 29 Dec 1915
Marriage licenses
J.B. Beggs, 27 and Meda West, 23, both of Cypress
Louis Bellett, 25 and Lizzie Parent, 18, both of Herrin MDR 29 Dec 1915
Carrier Mills — Steve Pankey died of pneumonia fever 20 December, four days short of his 100th birthday. He was the oldest resident of Saline County. He married Elizabeth Stricklin in 1837 and she died in August 1901. He was the father of 13 children, only two survive: Martha Carrier of Gideon, MO. and James Pankey of Stonefort. There are 36 living grandchildren besides 14 deceased. Out of 96 great grandchildren, 39 have passed away. There are 4 great, great, great grandchildren. He spent all his life in this county. He was buried in his own farm graveyard. [Photo of Mr. Pankey.] MDR 29 Dec 1915
Births
Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Nofsinger, a boy
Mr. &Mrs. Otis Shelby, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Smith, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Rogers, a boy
Mr. & Mrs. Levi Mann, a girl HN 30 Dec 1915
Nola Cliff, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Cliff of South 18th Street, and John D. Wilson Jr. were married on the 16th of September last at Harrisburg. They returned to this city and decided to keep it a secret. Last week the couple left for a delayed honeymoon to Mr. Wilson’s home in Laketon, Ind. HN 30 Dec 1915
Mrs. Thos. Morgan died Wednesday at her home in Scottsboro after much suffering with cancer. MDR Thursday, 30 Dec 1915
Glen R. Ellis, son of Perry Ellis of Carterville and Flo Chamness of Carterville were married Thursday. MDR Friday, 31 Dec 1915
Ben Lamaster Jr. and Bertha Brinkley, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Binkley [note different spelling] will be married Friday evening. MDR 31 Dec 1915
A girl, their first child, was born to Mr. & Mrs. D. Hemphill of South Buchanan Street. MDR 31 Dec 1915
Alice Veach, sister of Frank Veach, the mail carrier, died at Thebes. Burial was near Goreville. MDR 31 Dec 1915
Johnston City News A boy was born to Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hawkins Monday.
Lavernia, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lance Reed died Wednesday, fifteen minutes before midnight. Burial will be in the new cemetery. MDR 31 Dec 1915
(Extracted from microfilm at Morris Library and/or Illinois State Library by Helen Sutt Lind, published in Events in Egypt, Vol. 13)