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THIRTY YEARS AGO, From files of Journal of October, 1873.— The great panic of ‘73 swept the land; the strongest banks suspended payment, closing their doors, even though their vaults were full of currency. After a few days they opened and resumed business. ‘The JOURNAL spoke as follows as to the county banks: On Saturday last all the banks In this county partly suspended, through a mutual agree ment that they would not pay out currency on checks of over $100. The arrangement con tinues at this time. ©. V. Chandler of the First National says that bank stands ready to advance money on any checks given in payment for produce. Other banks, we un derstand,are ready to do the same. The panic in this locality was ended before close of the following week......Married, In Macomb, John B. Ragsell and Miss Henrietta B. Scott «+... Captain Thomas Wilson died in Colches ter, aged 93,.... Salem church in Chalmers was finished and dedicated,.....Money and supplies were raised in Macomb to send to yellow fever sufferers in Memphis and other cities south. The deaths from that disease last week in September averaged 42 ,.... The paper told how Macomb's “talented young artist, Jos. Sosman, was getting up a business directory of town, it being a card 18 by 24 inches, a photograph of the court house In the center and business directory and cards arranged around it; a number gotten out and hung in conspicuous places.” Mr. Sosman, now In Chicago and at the head of the largest scene painting houses in the world, need not blush a shade when he reads this; for he never goes back on Macomb or the manner in which he started upward .... The potato crop was short and they were selling at $1.40 per bushel in Macomb......Thomas Morris died at Good Hope, aged 63 years; Mrs. Mat ie Cheatham, aged’s, wife of Gilbert Chea tham, city marshal of Macomb, died, TWENTY YEARS AGO. From files of the JourNel of October, 1885, —Paper contains a sad story of a Monmouth woman named Bailey, 45 years of age, grow ing mlancholy over the fact that her 16-year old daughter was demented, took the girl into a cornfield, killed her, and then killed her self......Methodist conference closed at Rock Island, J.G.Evans was made presiding elder of Macomb district and ©. W. Ayling pastor of Macomb church, W. W. Carr went to Blan dinsville, W. F. Wilson to Bushnell, D. A. Cal kins to Colchester, 8, P. James to Prairrie City, D, Tusker to Good Hope...... Died, near Good Hope, Ladie A. Wollery, aged 26; in Emmet township, Martha 8., wife of Hon, Wm. ©, Mc Leod, aged 17 years......Married, near Adair, J.M. Pace of Macomb and Miss Lyda Jen nings......Bushnell held its fair and a rainy week did great damage in way of its success that any Following item appears: “A. H. Miller has sold its farm, known as the Horace Head farm, to a Chicago party by the name of Cole. The farm comprises 600 acres ......Mr. and Mrs.J.8. Shryack celebrated their silver wed ding in Sciota......The railway mail service established the long run division over the line through this city., Clerks who had sup ply runs between Galesburg and Quincy were put on from Galesburg to Kansas City,. It made a great consternation and hardship for a time, but the clerks settled in the harness and it came as easy and natural as a 00-day soldier volunteering for three years......The month was quite rainy and some very cold weather prevailed......C. ©. Clark resigned its position at the depot and following week his family moved to Arkansas......Married, in Macomb, Wm, bh. Adcock and Miss Emily Johnson...... Died, in Macomb, John P. Clark, aged ?1 years; in Colchester, Rebecca Cowan, aged 77 years......The Macomb pottery fin ished its worth shop. 5 TEN YEARS AGO. From JowarhAn files, October, 1803.—The new Presbyterian church was dedicated Sunday, Oct. 1st. The building committee made a statement; total amount of contracts $31,081. 49, total paid 225,908.49, balance due 38,075. There was money on hand enough to reduce the debt to 33,456.69. A call was made and $4,900 raised........The new Masonic hall was finished and dedicated.......Over 200 persons went to the world’s fair the first week In Oc tober......Married, John Neville, proprietor of the Big Four barber shop, and Miss Little Bushnell of Meredosia.......Main-laying for the new waterworks was in rapid progress. .. J.M. Hughes Son's large barn in south part of town was destroyed by fire......... October 1 was a month of fine weather.......On the 23d occurred an item that was of interest: ‘Tweedy Bros., who had the contract for drill ing out the well for the Waterworks, recov ered a drill that they had faithfully “fished” for day and night for #0 days. James | | Hardaker, foreman of the pumping plant, to day will vividly remember those days of pa tient, ceaseless toil.......L. G. Reid, one of the prominent citizens, died at his home in Chal mers, aged 60 years; H. H. Stevens, former editor of Colchester Independent, aged 67 years; Mrs. Elijah Smith at Good Hope, aged 68; Mrs. Bland of Emmet, in her 6th year; Jas, Cooper, at his home two miles south of Macomb, aged 41; M. G. Barlow, at his home in Fourth ward, aged 47.
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Macomb Journal
Macomb, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 29, 1903
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