Desperado at Westfield Threatens Attack With Dynamite
In Westfield Sheriff Davis and John Hornbrook confronted Nickerson at his front yard. Nickerson, later described as unstable and armed, warned he would defy the law and set dynamite to explode in his home. Neighbors and family are divided, with some deeming him dangerous and others noting his Christian, ministerial facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “Hrombrook
Westfield
Nickerson
Battie
Nick
Exon
Hornbrook
Davis
Genye
Mie
McFarland
Marshall
Nokerson
Beon
Nickerson Rand
Buble
Iowa
Champion Corn Shucker Alwert Unsporne Claims Clark County Championship
The Clark County record for corn picking was set on Sam Archer's farm near Redmond on Monday November 26. Young Oreborne scooped 153 bushels and 40 pounds of corn in 8 hours 20 minutes. Judges Chas Philips Luto Darnell Roy Clark and Bam Archer attest the mark and invite any better performances for 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwert
Clark County
Odra
Sam Archer
West Redmon
Oreborne
Chas
Philips
Luto
Darnell
Roy Clark
Bam Archer
Herald
Orsborne
Clark Souinty
Aurean Is Sure Fascination With Wires That
A terse fragment notes Aurean expresses certainty about fascination with wires. No clear event, date, or person beyond Aurean mentioned. Context remains unreadable, leaving the focus on a single name and a general subject.
Contested Election Claims Shake Clark County Races
Miller Chargeé Clark and Theo Rathe filed notices of contest alleging election fraud and counting errors in Clark County. Rathe claims counts favored Miller, while Miller accuses judges and clerks of fraud, especially in Holtbeck and Hollenbeck tallies. The dispute focuses on possible four hundred vote shifts and improper counting across precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Afiller
Theo Rathe
Rathe
Miller
Clark
Can- Vaesing
Julia D. Holtbeck Roosyet
Bayard F
Poorman
Bob's von
Briscoe
Aiid D. B. Miller
Clark County
Llenbeck
Hollenbeck
Board Grants Traction Franchise and Reelects Contractor
The Clark County Board of Supervisors held a busy two day session granting a traction franchise to Spring Held and Central Unions Traction Company. They reset the poor contract to John Cole at two dollars per week and selected the first grand jury. A resolution condemning D B Miller for accusing Clark county officials of election frauds was adopted with one dissent. The board approved many claims and settled disputes over ballot printing. The traction line should be completed within two years running through the county toward Decatur and Springfield, with a second line from Marshall northwest to Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spilarshall
Torre
Hautes
Loustine
Decalle
Springfield
Marshall
Galiot
Isaac A. Smith
Springfield and Central Illinois ‘Traction Company
Smith
London
England
Terre Haute
Ind
St Louis
Pickneyville
Decantur
C. S. Hays
SpringGald
Ilios Compa Ny
Queenstown
Island
Board of Supervisors
Trans
Uinos
Traction Company
John Cole
Miller
Clark County
Decatur
Cole
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Aurean
FaPsIo
Traction
D. B. Miller
Martin
Darwin
Sam McClure
John Williamson
York Township
Mr. Nash
Casey
General Assembly
Briscoe, Hollenbeck and
Poorman Amt
Sali D.B
Condoma
Ana Estmen
Ben-nett
J. W. Graham
Uranam
The
Foreign Missionary Society
North Sixth Street
Coles County
Mre
Graham
Hughes
Arbour
Ares
E. P.réeds
cLarde
Hughess
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