Reminiscences of Dolson Township Civil War Era and Early Clark County Life
A veteran narrator recalls childhood in Dolson township before the Civil War, describing settlers Ennises Clapps and Coons, log cabins, wheat and wool production, absence of roads and newspapers, local politics, and the first train at Dudley. He contrasts then and now, noting cattle hogs and prairie life, Old National Road travel, and simple frontier innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sumpter
Dolson Township
Thomas Nicholson
William, Hutchings
Ennises
Clapps
Coons
Lyman Booth
Court House
Kansas
Milwaukee
Mill Creek
Clark County
School System History in Itself in Marshall
Harry W. Frost recalls Marshall's education history starting with a female seminary once common in the region. He describes his first school in a three story brick building later known as Marshall High School, and names early teachers including Almeda Holmes, Mr. Griffith, Professor Parr, Lou Wallace, Mrs. James T. Graves, and L. S. Kilborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Frost
Marshall
Ohio
Marshall High School
Almeda Holmes
Griffith
Parr
Lou ‘Wallace
James T. Graves
L. S. Kilborn
Subcription Renewal Note From Ralph Lowe
Ralph W. Lowe sends M. O. two dollars for renewal of the Marshall Herald subscription. He recalls working there in the early eighties under publisher M. O. Frost. Paper published in Topeka Kansas and Marshall Illinois.
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Lowe
Herald
FROST
Marshall Herald
Marshall, Illinois
M. O
M. O. Frost
Ralph W. Lowe
Ball Alley Remembered at Booth & Greenough's Store
Forty years ago the Mecca of local life was the Ball Alley behind Booth and Greenough's store where crowds watched games. The poem recalls players like Bill Stiles, Billy Spenney, Tom Cole, and Captain Willard, with portraits of Archer, Archer Bartlett, and others, ending with a bittersweet look at aging and memory. The latter section notes Fort y years ago updates: Will Myers left for the Southwest, Pine Bluff Arkansas, $75 monthly with 14 enslaved laborers.
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O’ Booth & Greenough’s
Bill Stiles
Billy Spenney
Billy Beyers
DeLance Cole
Doc and
Joe
Andy Martin
Howard Harlan
Lyman Booth
Buck LeGore
O’ Booth & Greenough
Tom Cole
Allen Briscoe
Archer Bartlett
John Mars
Mathew Linn
Mort Reed
Ritchie
Sam
Charley Archer
Billy Bartlett
Will Shaw
Nat Robinson
Tom Golden
Jim Tower
The
Law
Jim
Ogden Greenough
Jack and
Touse
LeGore
O' Booth & Greenough
Will Myers
Southwest
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bilk
Harry Sanderson
Terre Haute
R. J. Odell
Hettie Davis
Harry
Samuel H. Stephens
Martinsville
Time Brings Changes in Few Short Years
Rev. John C. Coons reflects on patriotism and home as time changes society. He recalls childhood neighbors, churches, and local figures in Clark County, notes daily life before modern services, and praises the Marshall Herald for linking distant communities.
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Lfe
Clark County
Marshall Herald
John C. Coons
In Marshall
Clark County Herald Introduces Itself as a County Paper
M D Frost delivers salutatory as Clark County Herald debuts. The paper pledges fairness avoiding bitter personalities while covering literature education agriculture horticulture and poetry. A countywide network of correspondents is planned to serve readers across Clark County.
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Clark County
Herald
Threshing Dope Machine Impresses North of Town
Five miles north of town on G. S. Hakill’s farm a Massillion horse-power threshing machine, sold by H. C. Howell, threshed one and a half bushels per minute and averaged a full bushel per minute while cleaning grain. The Irvin D. McHenry & Co. crew operates it skillfully. Miss Pet Snyder and Mrs. Perkins visited Big Siding to observe the pile driver on the Paris and Danville railroad.
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G. S. Hakill
Russell & Co
Masillion
Ohio
H. C. Howell
Martinsville
Irvin D. McHenry & Co
Miss Pet Snyder
Mrs. Perkins
Big Siding
Paris and
Danville
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Dudley
Frank M. Hurst
Dolson Prairie
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Dolson
Nick
Auburn
Emanuel Miller
Wm. McNarlan
Billy Duke
Murray
Grand View
Harry Frost
Mro. Frost
Will Bryant
Bryants
Marehall
United States
O. O. Taubeneck
Topeka, Kansas
Back O' Booth & Greenough's
John Scholfield
Bob Dulaney
Beebe
Booth
T. R. Young
Johnny Bartlett
Newt
Justin Harlan
Captain Willard
Courtley
Ashley
Colonel Archer
Rev
Heath
Sin
Country
Lito Jones
M. D. Frost
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