Flood Ravages Marshall Area Damages Roads Rails Crops
A heavy rainstorm from Wednesday evening to early Thursday flooded Marshall area, washing out 1000 feet of Pennsylvania railroad grade west of town and undermining highways. The Big Four line halted traffic. cornfields in river bottom lands suffered extensive damage as the Wabash River rose rapidly and the West Union bridge faced safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Pythian Theatre
Roe Welch
Big ‘Creek
Big Four
West Union
Ernest
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Mill Creek
Paris
Wabash
Obituaries Chronicle Local Deaths in Auburn and Nearby Towns
Tim Dacy age 70 died at home in Auburn township Tuesday. Funeral at St Mary's church at 8 34 AM and burial in St Marys cemetery. Joseph Akeman 67 died at home in Tampa Florida. Funeral at Eaton Christian church with Rev Mowery officiating and burial at Prairie cemetery. Alma Foley of Marshall is a daughter of Ansel Updegraff. Ansel Updegraff 80 died west of Martinsville with funeral at 10 30 AM and interment in Casey cemetery. Mrs Charles Short of Marshall is a daughter of Mr Updegraff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Dacy
Auburn Township
John Dacy
St. Mary’s Church
St Mary’s
Joseph Akeman
Tampa
Florida
Christian Church
Eaton
Illinois
R. C. Mowery
Prairie Cemetery
Alma Foley
Marshall
Ansel Richmond Updegraff
Martinsville
Casey
Charles Short
Updegraff
Janney Appointed to Springfield Hearing on Toll Rates
City council spent most of the meeting planning protests against proposed toll rates for the Wabash Valley Telephone Co. City Attorney Marty M Janney was named the city’s representative for the Springfield hearing set for September 21. Bert Bush sought $110 monthly pay. council approved $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Telephone Company
Marty M Jannay
Springfield
Bert Bush
City hall sanitation committee forms to improve facilities
A committee is appointed to address the sanitary condition of the city hall. The report lists several residents and their ages connected to local towns, including Ervin Coleman 34 and Cleo Lee 19, both of Casey, and Thomas Salmond 33 of Clinton to Lucille Hutton 23, Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Coleman
Casey
Cleo Lee
Frank Wilkerson
Terre Haute
Elnora France
I. Hulett
Rantoul
Agatha Clifton
Thomas Salmond
Clnton
Ind
Lucille Hutton
Clinton
Robert Thompson
Auburn Township
Opal Martin
Marshall
Leonard F Pigg
Terré Haute
Lucille ‘Werker
Harry Hedden
West
Frances Washburn
Large Number Pupils Enter High School in Marshall
Marshall attendance reports show 282 pupils at the high school with 139 boys and 148 girls and 129 from town, 153 rural. Grade schools total 346 pupils split between south and north side. The high school staff includes J R Colbert and N E F Garvey among others. About 40 boys joined football practice under coach C W Martin.
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Marshall Towrship
South Side
North Side
J R Colbert
N EF Garvey
T Connelly
Martha Wilbur
C W. Martin
Court adjourns until Monday in county session
The September county court session adjourned Wednesday afternoon at 200 o'clock until Monday morning. Cases acted upon include Nora Nichols estate petition and will with hearing set for October 4, 1926. The People vs Jesse Myers set for September 13, 1926. William Watson pleads guilty to assault and battery. fine $3 and costs. Milo Combs found guilty of intoxicated in public. fined $1 and costs. Hubert Ferris pleads guilty. fined £5 and costs. Hubert Morris pleads guilty. fines and costs ordered. William Cox pleads guilty to liquor transport and county fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Nichols
People
Jesse Myers
The
Peoples
William Watson
Court of Information
Sarah Watson
Milo Combs
Hubert Ferris
Hubert Morris
Costa
Willam Cox
Winters
William Cox
Warven
Wuilty
Ead County
Court fines and pleas in a string of liquor and non support cases
The court, in several cases, fines defendants for liquor transport and drunk driving, with fines ranging from $1 to $190 plus costs. Non support orders require monthly or weekly payments, and several defendants waive jury and plead guilty to counts in information. A forfeiture judgment against Jay Cusick and others is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Murphy
Miria Murphy
Cab Hill
Chester Williams
Stanton Jenkins
Arthur Blunk
H. J Buxbaum
Guy Neer
People
Jay Cusick
Moti
Robert Thomps
Andrew Lindsey
Local residents host visits and travels through Newton Illinois
Mr and Mrs E O Todd and family spent Sunday in Newton with her parents. Mrs J J Benefiel returned home after a two day visit. Geo Wentling arrives en route from Texas to Ohio for a move and visit. Amanda DeBord and Miss B Phillips travel to Terre Haute for several days. Fred Childister of Tulsa joins wife and son visiting Mrs Martha M Buckley. John Lippincott and wife visit J H Lippincott and Mrs P T Peters Jr. Wesley Carpenter returns to Chicago after a few days with his parents. Dr Owen C Foster of Detroit spends week with grandmother Mrs Francisco Foster. H M Grant and M R Atkinson drive to Missouri and Arkansas for farming. George Kennedy visits sister Mrs Sarah Kelly from Effingham. Pauline Bowman travels to Champaign to resume teaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E O Todd
Newton
Ill
J. J. Benefiel
Geo Wentling
Texas
Carbridge
Ohio
Amanda DeBord
B. Phillips
Low Clem
Tom Chambers
Terre Haute
Fred Childister
Tulsa
Okla
Martha M Buckley
John Lippincott
Gary
Ind
J H Lippincott
P T Peters
Wesley Carpenter
Chicago
W. C. Carpenter
Owen C. Foster
Detroit
Mich
Francisco Foster
H. M. Grant
M. R Atkinson
Automobile
Missouri
Arkansas
George Kennedy
Effingham
Sarah Kelly
Pauline Bowman
Champaign
Lift passengers board steadily moving Sweden elevator cars
Jump in, Get a Lift Sweden reports on how riders enter and exit elevators as cars pass slowly from floor to floor with doors opening for boarding and alighting.
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Sweden
Egiie
Opt &S
Blood Relationship and Eugenic Records Highlight Kinship
The eugenic record office of the Carnegie Illustration notes that brothers and sisters share more genetic ties than father and son. Biologically, a father and son share half, while siblings share more, implying similar blood allotments with their kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenic Record Office
Carnegie Iustration
Moonshine Social Roundup Near Terre Haute
Roy Dehli and family with Wm Bline and wives spent the weekend in Terre Haute. Roy Lingafelter made a business trip to Paris Monday. Allen Ridgeway and his Decatus family visited grandfather Robert Chapman Sunday. No school at Cottonwood part of the week due to the teacher’s illness. Mrs. Sylvia Sharp and children left for Detroit Wednesday. Clayton Buckner and family visited Roy Lingafelter Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lingafelter
Paris
Allen Ridgeway
Decatus
Robert Chapman
Cottonwood
Wm Crouch
Sylvia Sharp
Detroit
Clayton Buckner
Roy Lingafelters
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Herald
Wabash River
Janney
C. W. Martin
Charles Hutchins
Russell Hill
Henry Shields
Harry Hendrickson
Toledo
Lois Atkins
Oralee Schaffer
the Christian Church
Mowery
Oledo
Slater
Vile Detention
Ho Hendrickson
Railroad
Ruthffer Hendrickson
Oralee Schaf
Heendrickson
Mre Schaffer
Troy
Ter
Nesyele Hendrickson
Oralee
Erickson
Hendrickson
Love Nest
Marrs
Harry
Dayton
Donald
Barry
Roy Dehli
Wm Bline
V. A. Smith
Newpools
Marshall, Tilinois
France Marinelle
C. D. Mitchell
Mitchell Ridge
West Side Square
Auto Insurance State Mutual of
Bloominton
Harry Maurer
Cork’s Insurance Agency
Cork Marshall
James J. Rose
M. D
Millhouse
Marshall Illinois
Chevrolet
Gaon Boek
F.o.b. Fling
Dan Spittler
Marshall, Illinois
Acwater Kentson
Tau
Machlan
Pooley
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