Trains pass the curve as Benton Linn visits city events
Benton Linn spent last week in Chicago at the fat stock show while a large crowd gathered in the city on Saturday. Eggs fell five cents, hog and cattle movements occurred, and winter weather arrived with a drop from 50 to 6 below. Byron McNary and family left for Florida, Elwood Millis visited, and Christmas programs were announced for churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Linn
Chicago
John W. Hawker
Wabash
Clark County Fair Association
Byron McNary
Don
Florida
Indianapolis
Louisville
Elwood Millis
Orange
Local notes and village events in Dolson area
John Brossman visits Chicago. Mrs Husted returns from Indianapolis. Grandmother Snyder from Martinsville visits. Master Richard Brosman undergoes serious surgery. Ned Childe and Wes Sweet chosen fair directors with Ben Bennett president. Joseph Snyder knocked unconscious by a horse. Baptist charity sends box to Huddleson orphan home. Osby MacGinness moves to Clawson farm. Prolific town updates include births, marriages, deaths, and multiple social visits amid weather impacts on fodder and corn. Prohibition speaker attends Dolson Chapel and Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brossman
Chicago
Paturdby
Tom Husted
Indianapolis
Snyder
Martinsville
Richard Brosman
Ned Childe
Wes Sweet
Ben Ben-nett
Joseph Snyder
Huddleson
Osby MacGinness
Clawson Farm
Sunny Garden Road
Castoria adverts and small town notices in Marshall paper
Mixed town news items include Fletcher's Castoria advertisement and local notices. Marcus Gilbert of Terre Haute visits his parents in Marshall. A J Merrian visits his daughter Christie Stark. Marshall visitors attended by several men. Parrott property sold for 393 to Weber of Quincy. Wm Eisner dies in Palestine. wife Nellie Barker a local. York Eastern Star bazaar to run Dec 18 for a week at O E S hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Gilbert
Terre Haute
W. L. Roberts
A. J Merrian
Christie Stark
Henry Clark
Louis
Clint
Chauncey Myles
A. S. Coryell
Otto Jackson
J. A. Phillips
Marshall
Robert Luke
Robert
Parrott
Court House
Weber
Quincy
Wm. Eisner
Palestine
York
Nellie Barker
O. E. S. Hall
Eastern Star Lodge
Hog Killing Week Promised Amid Cold Weather
Farmers complain late rampt made fields soft hindering shock corn removal but a cold snap has frozen mud. Local residents including Mr and Mrs Fred Sinclair and Ruth Deahl visited Terre Haute. Osby McGinnis family moved back to city life on south side. Bellair street watch house and York street house relocated for better access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sinclair
Ruth Deahl
Terre Haute
Ida
Thornburgh
Osby McGinnis
Bellair
York
York Street
Big Four Bridge Collapse Near York disrupts mill corn transport
West Union reports the Big Four Bridge over Mill Creek collapsed after two loaded wagons crossed. The failure undermined concrete abutments amid higher water, forcing corn haulers to cross miles of low land to reach another crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Lena Buckner
F. M. Buckner
Chicago
J. W. Crawley
Davenport
Iowa
Buckner
Crawley
Indiana
South
Mae Chadwick
Bicknell
Ind
Joie Snyder
Miss Chadwick
Methodist Church
Parker Shileds
Marshall
The
Baptist Church
Local Notes And Rumors From Around Town
A series of fragmented social items note Corry Stricker returning from shucking corn up north and gatherings with Miriam Crumlin Mildred Amy Wyrick and Miss Mary Hutchison. A Cork family from Oak Grove and Andrew Cork and wife visited, Hal Kesler and wife visited his father in Auburn. A Kentucky death of a man killed by his seventh wife is mentioned amid broad musings on safety, berries, war and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Stricker
Miriam, Crumlin
Mildred
Amy Wyrick
Mary Hutchison
George Cork
Oak Grove
Chas
Cork
Andrew
Hal Kesler
Auburn
Kentucky
Mexico
Hell
Burkholder v Burkholder in Clark County Chancery
A 1913 Clark County Illinois chancery case in Circuit Court concerns Ross Burkholder against George Burkholder. Proceedings during the November term address a civil dispute in the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Clark County
Circuit Court of
Chancery
Ross Burkholder
George
Burk
Public sale to settle Clark County chancellery matters
Public notice says that by decree entered November 12 1913 in Clark County Illinois the master in chancery will sell at the east door of the courthouse in Marshall Illinois on Saturday January 3 1914 at 2 PM the described real estate of three parcels in Clark County Illinois including Lot thirteen 418 and a tract of land totaling about 3 1/2 acres with terms of sale one half cash and balance in six and twelve months secured by notes and mortgages bearing interest notes to bear 6 percent from date. purchaser may pay all cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
I. J
Sweet
Clark
Wills
Marshall
Ill
Gaid Clark County
State of Illinois
Borth
Towit
County of
Illinois
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ROYAL
Ethel Washburn
Trixie Cunningham
Freedom
Ina Cunningham
Nellie Gross
Reba Cunningham
Dolson
Dan Hazen
Wi Akins
Lenore Peck
Emanuel Clap
J. W. B. Hutchings
Ray Swisher
Buffalo
Emanuel Hurst
Sallie Hurst
Everett Connelly
Busy Bee Club
John, Nichiffer
Earl. Lowry
Danville
Wn. Veach
Marshal
Niciffer
Mra
Lowry
J. WY
Migses Effie
Hutchins
Millie Bradley
Mamie Claypool
Nellie Soughers
Lucy
Mamie Ross
Glenn Ross
Archie Soughers
Calvin Lowry
Rees
Ralph Davis
David Nicholson
Mr. Lowry
Rev Olinger
Dolson Chapel
Clarksville
Gera Bradley
Ben Lowry
Montgomery
Fletcher
Castoria
West Union
Livingston
Chancery’s Safe
Bart Bohatner & Mars
Hart Schafer
Booth & Handy
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hughes
Cleveland
Lele
Santa’ Claus
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