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1878, News Clippings

Posted on by January 30, 2017

1878 news clipping extracted from the Marion Monitor and Egyptian Press newspapers.

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Blacksmithing – Having recently refitted the old Baiar’s Blacksmith Shop in Jeffersonville, I take this method of informing the citizens of this vicinity that I am prepared to do all kinds of work and repairs of all kinds of carriages, buggies, wagons and such. I make a specialty of repairing all kinds of machines. All work guaranteed and none but the best material used. T.C. Watkins, Jeffersonville, Ill. Jan. 10,   1878.    MM 10 Jan Continue reading →

1877, News Clippings, January thru June

Posted on by January 30, 2017

1877, News Clippings, January thru June

See also, 1877, News Clippings, July thru December

____________________   January, 1877  ______________________

4 Jan – The Governor denied pardon for Sam Music. MM

We learn from W.M. Wilhelms that scarlet fever is raging in Vienna. John Hartly lost 3 children last week (only ones he had.) KM

8 or 10 years ago a man and wife in company with a young woman made an appearance in Spring settlement, a few miles west of this place … stopped at residence of Mr. Stanfield and remained for some time … went to DuQuoin where the young woman gave birth to a child…the couple returned to the settlement with the child and made arrangements with a man named “Check” Overturf to keep it until called for Continue reading →

1876, News Clippings, July thru December

Posted on by July 21, 2023

Part two of 1876 News Cippings, See also, 1876 News Clippings, January thru June

____________________   July, 1876  ______________________

6 Jul – Jack Walker of Metropolis killed Ed Neimeyer during a quarrel by stabbing, Monday of last week. EP

Capt. Wherry, an explorer of Pulaski County is making some interesting discoveries In that county…has found several skeletons of a race of people that were not more than 4 feet 5 inches tall. EP Continue reading →

1876, News Clippings, January thru June

Posted on by July 21, 2023

The year of 1876 saw the execution of Marshall Crain at the county jail located on S. Madison Street and the indictment and trials of others related to the “Vendetta” period, including a few Ku Klux Klan members who had been terrorizing local families.

See also, 1876, News Clippings, July thru December Continue reading →