Death by Gas in Peoria Well Digs Near Senachwine
Frank Barth a 41 year old Peoria resident died while digging a well on Irving Williams farm in Senachwine township Putnam County four miles NW of Peoria The coroner held an inquest with witnesses recounting that Barth entered the well despite bad air and was overcome twice Indication of poisonous gas led to verdict of death by inhaling gas Barth single Swiss man lived in Peoria about 18 years Funeral held in Henry Cemetery under Rev R L Vivian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barth
Irving Williams
Senachwine Township
C. R. Jones
Willis Taylor
David Medearis
Charles W. Francis
Mr. Barth
Barth
Mr. Francis
Watson
O. P. Carroll
Francis
Peoria
C. C. Doran
R. L. Vivian
Henry
St. Mary's Church
Johnson
Hennepin
St. Mary’s Church
Mosquito Country
O. C. Davis
Frank Dennis
Dr. Coggshall
J. O. Hill
Horrom
Salisbury
Pekin
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Vivian
W. W. Powell
U. S. Express Co
Chicago
Tonica
Fifth Year Pastorate Marked At Presbyterian Service
The Presbyterian church announces regular sabbath services next Sunday in the church building. Morning worship features a backward and forward look as the fifth year of the present pastorate begins. Sabbath school at 9 45, Christian Endeavor at 6 30, evening service at 7 30. All welcome. Woman's club meeting Monday November 14 at Mrs. Mabel Smith's home with Department Home led by Mrs. Elizabeth Burt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
H. W. Burger
Woman's Club
Mabel Smith
Department Home
Elizabeth Burt
M. EB
Epworth League
Chicago
High School Notes and Election Summary Page Items
Carrie Greenlee plays piano this week and Miss Lula Schwartz visited Friday. Notes cover absences, tests, sewing class progress, geranium care, book reps visit, geometry work, and new pupils. The item closes with Illinois election results and local county outcomes across multiple offices and party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Greenlee
Lula Schwartz
Walter Morgan
Evelyn Hartley
Pfaff
Wells
Allyn and Bacon Book Co
Belle Garland
Florence Green
Mr. Steele
Lilian
Lewis Pople
Bernard Dwyer
Frederick Hatcher
Marshall Downey
Perry
City Council Proceedings and Marriage Notice
Regular meeting of the city council on November 7 1910 with Mayor Paskell and seven Aldermen present. Treasurer Wm Siewers reported balance 1486 47 and bills were approved for payment. A city water bonds payoff and saloon license request were debated, with adjournment and formal attestations. A notice reports the marriage of Howard J. Ash and Clara Ellen Broaddus in Ottawa on October 19. They plan a two month honeymoon in the west and southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paskell
Alds
Smith
Hutchins
Dille
Yanochowski
Doelzer
Brown
Wm. Siewers
Bistaesia
Peddler
Eta
L- Conmsoneies
G. Halbleib
Ald. Smith
Ald. Hutchins
Wm. Donovan
James McCune
H. A. Herdes
City
Woo Ga
Henry Electric Light Co
Cinnes
Jacob Noll
Marcellus Riggs
John Riggs
John Wawkins
Cgani
A. J. Ironmonger
Phil Thomas
Erate H. & BE
F. Hunter
G. Helper
Josepha Nagel
Ald. Yanochowski
Ald. Brown
Ald
Richard Merchant
Bernard Yaeger
David Dwyer
Graves of Peoria Sells Hats and Plumes at Savings
Graves of Peoria advertises beaver hats and willow plumes at prices that save customers from $1 to $3 per item. The sales claim many thousands of plumes and hats sold this season, emphasizing value for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graves
Peoria
Putnam County Grows Local Ticket After Elections
Putnam County elected its local ticket with Henry C. Mills re-elected county judge, Charles C. Greiner a Democrat re-elected as county clerk, W. M. Durley Republican treasurer, O. C. Cofoid Republican sheriff, and W. A. Paxson Democrat superintendent of schools. Official vote to be released next week. Walter Duke and Walter Wombacher, Brown's Business College students, were home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Henry C. Mills
Charles C. Greiner
W. M. Durley
O. C. Cofoid
W. A. Paxson
Walter Duke
Walter Wombacher
Brown's
Business ‘College
News of a Week Incidents and Local Happenings
Mrs Luella Stever and daughters attended Peoria auto races last Thursday. Several local residents engage in social events, business dealings, and church activities. A tale about a greedy driver closes the item with moral reflection.
Doormat Swindle Exposed in Local Street Ring
A peddler sold a doormat to Mrs. Jones then resold it to her neighbor and repeated the scam down the block. Authorities plan to halt the practice. See the Star theater tonight for details on how it was done.
Centenarian Jane Davis Featured Among Illinois Longevity Group
The Chicago Record-Herald highlights Jane Davis of Sparland as the oldest woman in Marshall County and part of a list of ten Illinois residents aged 100 or more. Born Christmas Day 184? in Kentucky, she moved with her husband to Marshall County in 1851 and has ten children, eight living, with a bustling family including a daughter Mollie Knox aged 86 who serves as her own lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record-Herald
Jane Davis
Sparland
Illinois
Chicago Record-Herald
Lacon
Davis
James Moran
Morris
Julia Revere
Springfield
F. R. Pitner
Orasmus Page
Joliet
W. J. Frazier
Aurora
James Cain
Chicago
Ira Stone
Kappa
Eleazar Fisher
Sandwich
Adeline Wilson
Macomb
Marshall County
Gimlet Hollow
Steuben Township
Surprise Party For Luther Smiths Before Nebraska Move
About 50 neighbors gathered Sunday for a surprise home party for Luther Smith and his family who are soon moving to Nebraska. They brought dinner, presented a rocking chair, and shared games. The guests departed late afternoon wishing the couple luck in their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Smith
Nebraska
Mrs. Smith
Ladies' Aid meets at Mrs McCune home Wednesday
The Christian Church Ladies' Aid plans a meeting at Mrs McCune's residence on Wednesday afternoon November 23. Attendance was strong at yesterday's gathering at Miss Waughop's home. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Wherry of Texas and Mrs John McEvoy of Chillicothe.
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R. Jones
Locon
Barr Coal, Lumber & Power Co
John I. Thompson
E. L. Buchanan
Ciara B. Fort
Frank Specht
Lacon Cemetery
Santa Fe
Lacon Journal
Marshall
Putnam Counties
Senate
Kerrick
Ireland
Fahy
Claude A. Stone
Joseph V. Graff
Stone
Graff
Gregg
Connell
Charles Motter
Charles Scoon
Br. F. Perry
Wm. Bellows
Worth Dixon
Henry Township
Gish
Alphaus K. Hartley
Edward E. Mitchell
Conrad M. Bardwell
Francis G. Blair
Trustees of
University
Alexander L. White
Thomas A. Cowell
Albert Esterdahl
John J. McGlynn
Charles F. Motter
George T. Page
Mary E. Busey
Otis W. Holt
William L. Abbott
Congress
General Assembly
Michael Fahy
Josiah Kerrick
H. T. Ireland
Marion Gallup
Daniel H. Gregg
Bayard W. Wright
Joel Haws
E. Frank Perry
Frank P. Bussell
Ed C. Lenz
Wm. S. Bellows
Edgar H. Black
George C. Kear
J. H. Crickenberger
Myrtle Hastings
Kate Wooley
Sea Mike Noll
Council Proceedings
John R. Paskell
Elias B. Wright
Ash Broaddus
Ottawa
Isaac N. Ash
California
Colorado
Luella Stever
Little Ivan
George Helper
Bright
Richard Mercian
John Hurt
Katherine Meister
C. F. Hallfarth
Richard Street
Lewis Applegate
L. Mooberry
J. L. Blackwell
Memphis
Tenn
Anna Luft
Rowley
Chillicothe
Larry Lord of
Bradford
III
N. Y
R. Bancroft Whipple
St. John's Church
Terre Haute
Ind
Mrs
State Park Commission
Starved Rock
Bluff
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
New York
Chicago, Rock Island & el Paso
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