Casey bootlegger shoots at officers in violent Casey clash
Lee Johnson of Terre Haute a small one armed man suspected of illegal liquor sales opened fire on Officers Bowles and Hepner in Casey. Bowles was wounded in the forehead and arm, Hepner scarred by a shot. Johnson overpowered, escaped, recaptured and faces charges. Bowles is not seriously injured. Johnson has a wife and child in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Johnson
Terre Haute
Casey
Bowles
Hepner
Johnson
Son
Davison
Calaboose
Drowning at Wolfe Hills as two men fall from launch
J R Egloff drowns near Wolfe Hills after falling from a gasoline launch while his companion William Woodrum reaches shore safely. Despite his swimming effort and a two hour search, Egloff’s body is found near a sewer mouth about 100 yards from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Egloff
Wolfe Hills
William Woodrum
Illinois
Egloff
Wolfe Hill
Terre Haute Woman Shot in Jerusalem Tour
Miss Agnes Parker Moore of Terre Haute was shot twice by a religiously fanatical Mohammedan in Jerusalem. One bullet hit her arm and another passed through her nose and eye, forcing removal of the eye. She was taken to a German Protestant hospital and hopes to continue travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Parker-Moore
Terre Haute
Jerusalem
Orient
Oil trial cuts dust cost on Cross Street
The Sunday-Waveland Independent reports Olled Streeta was successful as oil, not water, kept dust down on Cross Street last season and proved cheaper than water spraying. The method reduced dust while lowering costs overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Street
Waveland
Ind
Fragments from Vigo County obituary page offer limited text
Scattered OCR reads suggest a Vigo County obituary or notice with names and places garbled. The fragmentary lines show partial phrases about individuals, dates, and possible events, but no clear identifiable actions or outcomes.
Farm Land Valuation in Champaign County Reaches 400 An Acre
The Champaign Gazette notes the First National Bank of Champaign advertising a $400 per acre target for local farm land. It contrasts past prices of $65 and $200 and describes a shift toward diversified agriculture, better soil management, and livestock in tandem with grain, suggesting some farmers earn good interest at $400 per acre under current product prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Champaign
Champaign County
Champaign Gazette
Township Tax Revenues Reported by County Treasurer
County Treasurer Lewis lists total tax collections from multiple townships totaling 228 718 94 with several delinquencies. Delinquent amount estimated around 30 000 exclusive of railroad taxes of 22 000 to be paid soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Anderson Township
Auburn
Casey
Darwin
Dolson
Douglas
Johnson
Wwe
Marshall
Martinsville
Melrose
Orange
Parker
Wabash
Esse Et
Westfield
York
Peculiar Accident on Cairo Division Train at Horace
A passenger train on the Cairo division at Horace suffered a strange incident when a break beam under the smoking car snapped in two. The car derailed and was dragged sideways for over a hundred feet before the train stopped. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Horace
Baptist Church Services Listed for Sunday
Sunday schedule shows 9 30 AM worship and Sunday school at 10 48 AM with preaching and Victory and other unnamed activities noted in the message. Local church notices indicate a focus on religious services for the day.
Brown Case Reversed for Brown vs Big Four Railroad
The Third District Appellate Court reversed Judge Craig's circuit court judgment in Brown vs Big Four Railroad Company. Brown had sued for 145.75 after a hay shipment dispute involving a draft and an attempted setoff by Union Grain & Hay Co. The appellate ruling awarded Brown 145.75 plus costs. Attorneys were Hollenbeck Connelly for Brown and Golden Scholfield Scholfield Conger Conger for the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
G H. Brown
Cincinnati
Ohio
Union Grain & Hay Company
Benson Martin
Union Grain & Hay Co
Big Four Railroad Co
Brown
Third District
Circuit Court
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Martinsville Area
A series of transfers list buyers and sellers in Martinsville and surrounding areas with payments ranging from 200 to 3000 dollars. Notable transfers include Sylvia Brahamy to Lloyd Pulver for parcels 3 and 4 in bik 2 orig Marshall for 900 dollars and Henry Baker to Geo O Morgan for part e se 14-11-13 at 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Brahamy
Lloyd Pulver
Bik
Orig Marshall
Clara
Vv Goble
Jennie Huddleston
Lot Casey
Gertrude Stricker
R E Black
Henry Shanks
Wm Shanks
Josephine Shimel
C A Kennedy
Samuel J Deahl
R B Ratts
Martinsville
J S Kester
Stella Fancher
H V Blakem
James Nash
Sam
Henry Baker
Geo O Morgan
L Thomas
W R McDaniel
Mary Thorp
M C Thorp
J B Doolittle
Ernest Doolitt
R Schwartz
Westfield
Elizabeth Tate
J W Davis
James Fox
Chas Daugherty
Wm Billman
Frank Partlow
Candidates for Aldermen Nomination Papers Circulated
Nomination papers are circulated for alderman candidates at the city election. April 19 first ward includes Dr. L. J. Weir and John Catron. Second ward lists John T. Randall and Dr. R. A. Mitchell. Third ward has John L. Thompson and Charles Blundell.
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First Ward
L. J. Weir
John Catron
John T. Randall
R. A. Mitchell
John L. Thompson
Charles Blundell
Trade vouchers honored at Union Shoe Store
Due bills from H. Martin and Dolson & Craig’s grocery stores are good for full value in trade at the Union Shoe Store. The notice states the vouchers should be accepted as payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Martin and Dolson & Craig’s
Union
California letter from Terminal describes storm and harbor scene
The writer reports a fierce Sunday storm with wind and rain, heavy seas at Long Beach, and snow on Mt. Lowe. They describe local commerce, fruit prices, and a growing power plant estimate, plus Easter services and harbor traffic including the Geo W. Fenwick and Nan Smith alongside other vessels. They mention awaiting a brother’s visit in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Long Beach
Mt. Lowe
Will
National Lumber Co
Christian Church
Perry
Nan Smith
Major Oil Boom Shifts Focus to Lawrence County Wells
Lawrence County becomes Illinois oil hub after a 2000-barrel gusher on Perry King farm in Petty Township. R Applegate farm wells yield 1000 to 1400 barrels in the same pool, with King gusher in 1600 foot sand and Applegate in Tracy sand at 1700 feet. Weekly completions total 28 wells across Crawford 16, Lawrence 18, Clark 6, for 4645 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Illnois
Perry King
Petty Township
King Farm
Applegate
Tracy
Big King Farm
Crawford County
Lawrence
Clark
Saloon Question Dominates Marshall Election Result
Marshall voters rejected the saloon measure by a narrow margin, about ten short of two years ago, while the total vote dipped slightly from 1909. The Republican township slate carried majorities from 71 to 33. Voters packed a parade led by veterans and the Martinsville band. Several new supervisors will join a board that remains nine Democrats and six Republicans.
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Marshall
Grand Army
Martinsville
Arn
Board of Supervisors
Poultry Firm Falls Leaves West Union in Turmoil
West Union residents had a scare over Fred Wells a longtime poultry dealer who disappeared after selling a large egg and poultry lot to Snapp & Son for 742 dollars. Wells returned admitting his Chicago firm failed and he will settle most debts. Creditors include Charles Prevo Newlin Bros John Hurst and others with amounts ranging from eighty to four hundred dollars. Wells has a wife and children and comes from a good family.
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West Union
Fred Wells
Wells
Snapp & Son
Chicago
Charles Prevo
Newlin Bros
Hutsonville
John Hurst
Annapolis
J Lindley
Mr Sloan
West York
Musical Program at M E Church This Evening
A musical program at the M E church begins at 7 30 pm with an admission of 10 and features a mix of selections small groupals and solos. Burma McCoy Esther Deuel Russell McCoy Roy Jeffords Mary Miller Faith Pritchard and others perform including a high school quartet and male quartet with instrumental pieces and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma McCoy
Esther Deuel
Mr Roy Jeffords
Papa Russell McCoy
Frank Cole
Tarentelle
Mary Miller
Grendel Bennett
Olin Gore
Jeffords and
Carroll
Tin GeeGee
Faith Pritchard
Charles Smith
Louise Pletcher
Guy Davis
Paris Dry Vote Shows Mixed Results Across Townships
In Danville the drys lost by a small margin while Decatur and Mattoon shifted to wet by surprising margins. The saloon question appeared on 240 township ballots with competing claims of victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Danville
Decatur
Mattoon
Death of Harry Houghton In Martinsville Area
Harry Houghton former resident of this city died unexpectedly at home south of Westfield after kidney disease symptoms. He received a Master’s degree in the local Masonic lodge about four weeks ago. Survived by parents three brothers and four sisters. Funeral held at his home under Marshall Masonic lodge with burial at Rupp cemetery near Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Houghton
Westfield
Texas
Masonic Lodge
Marshall Masonic Lodge
Rupp
Martinsville
Valuable Book For Farmers From Illinois Institute
The Farmers' Institute Report for 1909 is a 360 page cloth bound volume with illustrations charts and practical topics for modern farming. Subjects include dairying tuberculosis in cattle hog cholera swine breeding horse breeding poultry beekeeping corn alfalfa fertilizers and good roads. Copies available while supply lasts for ten cents in stamps sent to James A. Rose Secretary of State Springfield IL.
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Farmers’ Institute
Hinois
Illinois
James A. Rose
Sec
Ofd
Springfield
Death of a Pioneer John S Bradbury dies at home near York
John S Bradbury, among the county’s oldest residents, died Friday at his York-area home aged 187. A North Carolina native who arrived with his parents in 1828, he was twice married and survived by seven sons and three daughters. He belonged to the Masonic fraternity and his funeral Sunday followed the order’s ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S Bradbury
York
North Carolina
Hey
Pastor O H Denny Completes Third Year At Coheres Church
Rev O H Denny completes his third year as pastor of the Coheres church in Candor New York. Sixty nine new members joined the congregation this period and the church reports strengthening departments and improvements to church property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candor
N. Y. Courter
Saysi
O. H Denny
Coheres
Marriage Licenses for Fred Macke and Clara Wildhang
Marriage license notices list Fred Macke and Clara Wildhang as applicants. The brief item records their intention to wed, including the issuing authority and filing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred We ‘Macke
Clara
Wildhang
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Marshall Township
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W. W. Craig
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R Dolson
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D Douglas
Charles Madden
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R Marshall
LG Arener
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R Wrange
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