Freight receipts rise at Vandalia station in December 1877
Receipts for freights received and forwarded and tickets sold at the Vandalia road station in December 1877 totaled 2106.49 dollars, up 889 dollars from December 1876. Marshall shows resilience amid hard times. Also notes visits and travels of local residents including Mrs. Whitlock, Ott Gray, R. M. Conover, Dr. Bruce, Charley Vaughn, and political figures James Blaine and Hale passing through en route to Washington.
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Vandalia Road
Marshall
John A. Whitlock
Chicago
Ott, Gray
Hutsonville
R. M. Conover
McKeen
Bruce
Charley Vaughn
Casey
James Blaine
Representative Hale
Vandalia
Washington City
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Harsh January Cold and Schoolhouse Delay Report
The report notes Sunday morning temperatures eight degrees below zero and six below yesterday. Gas well drillers lost their drill last Wednesday but recovered it and continue work. John Miller says he has gained six pounds after moving to North Carolina where weather is milder. The new school house won’t be used until fall due to shrinking student numbers. pupils will be accommodated at the College building and reorganization would be unnecessary for a short period.
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John Miller
North Carolina
Property Trades Include Suburban, Farm Transfers
Thirty years ago Walter Bartlett traded his house and 10 acre tract west of the Van depot for Ed Harlan residence property. Saturday last L S Kilborn traded his residence for Jim Mundy 105 acre farm west of Dolson Prairie, giving a
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Walter Bartlett
Ed Harlan
L. S. Kilborn
Jim Mundy
Dolson Prairie
Wheat Outlook From York to Darwin Townships
The writer praises a beneficial bargain and reports a flying trip through York and Darwin townships on Thursday and Friday. Wheat along the route looked fine with no serious sleet or ice damage. Farmers and experts agree the crop is generally in good shape. In West Union on Thursday the writer visited J. D. E. Piety, who was serving the public well at the post office.
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York
Darwin
West Union
Mary Brosman and Jesse Young wed near Marshall
Twenty years ago Miss Mary youngest daughter of Peter Brosman married Jesse Young two miles west of Marshall on Saturday. The ceremony surprised many friends not expecting such a hastened nuptial.
Marshall club pushes to reinstate local passenger trains
The Marshall Community Club questions the Big Four decision to discontinue two local passenger trains. Reinstatement is urged as essential for towns along the line, with a view that any future cuts should favor night trains with sleeping cars. An afternoon party hosted by Mrs Frank Wilson McKeen last Thursday is noted in passing.
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Marshall Community Club
Frank Wilson McKeen
Engagement Crowns Miss Doris Keifer Bride-to-Be
A party of twelve young women guests gathered for a bridge afternoon honoring Miss Doris Keifer whose engagement to Clyde Gobel Alwood, Bloomington high school athletic coach, was announced. Attending included Mrs. Everett Murphy of Richmond Ind and several Misses Pritchard Scott Shaw Cole Morton Rose Randall Brown Porter Roach. Keifer set February 2 as the wedding date.
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Doris Keifer
Everett Murphy
Richmond
Ind
Charles Claypool
Faith Pritchard
Letha Scott
Margaret Shaw
Mary Cole
Lula Morton
Dorothy Rose
Faye Randall
Mary Brown
Helen Porter
Mary Roach
Keifer
Clyde Gobel Alwood
Bloomington
Mary Blakie
Mt. Carmel
Mary Eleanor Brown
It's Grandmother's Too A Child's Idea of Justice
A short piece from the Atchison Globe reflects on a child preferring grandmother to judge mischief. The saying contrasts child behavior with traditional wisdom and authority in a humorous local voice.
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Atchison Globe
Armstrong Church Notices and Local Visits
Armstrong preaching next Sunday at 11 00 a m by Rev F O Coffin. The two year old daughter of Russell Weaver and wife is ill with the flu. Charles Sweitzer and Iva Crumlin were dinner guests of Glenn Sweitzer and wife Sunday. Mr and Mrs Duke of near Dunlap attended church here last Sunday. Mrs Charles Sweitzer stayed with her mother Mrs Mary EB Pulver at Marshall who has a severe cold. Mrs Isadora Graves of West Terre Haute visited Sarah Wyrick last week. Miss Emma Dittman went to Oblong to visit relatives. Miss Edith Davison of near Stringtown attended Sunday school here last Sunday and was dinner guest of Miss Mary E Pulver.
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F. O. Coffin
Russell Weaver
Charles Sweitzer
Iva Crumlin
Glenn Sweitzer
Duke
Near Dunlap
Mary EB. Pulver
Marshall
Isadora Graves
West Terre Haute
Sarah Wyrick
Emma Dittman
Edith Davison
Near Stringtown
Mary E. Pulver
Captive Monkeys Breed at National Zoo Washington
The National Zoological Park in Washington reports from its records that about 65 percent of monkeys born in captivity survive.
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National Zoological Park
Washington
Oil Flash Point Defined by Bureau of Standards
The bureau of standards states the flash point of oil is the temperature at which vapor rising from the oil will flash when a flame nears the oil surface.
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Bureau of Standards
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Mary
Peter Brosman
Jesse Young
Truman Booth
Arthur Poorman
M. L. Huey
Westfield
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
J. W. Richards
Oakland
G. M. Howard
East Main Street
Armstrong
J. E. Millhouse
Marshall, Ill
Charles Kirchner
Lumber Yard
Marshall, Illinois
Ilinois Bebe
Pringee
Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Menzies Shoe Company
Carbondale
Ilinois Electric Porcelain Company
Macomb
Ilinois Central Railroad
Gibson City
Forrest
Havana
Forrest City
Bishop
Topeka
Hoopeston
Watseka
Paxton
Quincy
Anna
Lincoln
Cipsco
Public Utility Investment Company
Marion
Ip Marion
Division C
Springfield
Ilinois
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