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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1866
Page
2
A call to support a county rail line condemns defeat as harmful to Clark and Crawford counties. The plea stresses the road’s value to land worth and six Clark towns, noting the January 16 vote will decide county prosperity and property worth.
From Our Occasional Correspondent. Dec 7 1865 describes a crowded Masonic Hall showing of Siamese twins aged 54, both married with many children, joined by a three inch ligature at the lower torso. The narrator notes their similarity in thoughts and the anecdote of a train ticket incident.
The Clark County Board of Supervisors met December 1865 with most townships present. Actions included approving certs for Auburn residents, reallocating committee posts, allowances for coffins, lawyers, and clerks, and plans to subscribe to the St Louis Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad with a January 16 1866 election.
The record details December 1865 county board actions including allowances to officials for ex officio services stationer fees and printing, payments to attorneys and clerks, swamp land reports, tax extension costs, election house rents, jail guard pay, and shrouding for the poor, with adjournments and motions on various bills. The minutes name A B Briscoe and T W Cole among others, noting salaries, expenses, and authorized lawsuits.
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