Oliver Baxter Saga Nears Its Dark Climax in Rumley
In Rumley Oliver Baxter faces a gypsy prophecy that he will die at thirty. As the swamp search for his missing father intensifies, political rivalries ignite a tense chase. Jane Sage urges swift return to Oliver as townsfolk whisper of vigilante justice while detectives dig for the father’s fate.
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Oliver
Mr. Baxter
Rumley
Poaceee
Sage
Rumsey
Mr. Sage
Horace Gooch
Gooch
Jane
Mr. Gooch
Reverend Sage
New York
Mob Holds Oliver Baxter for Murder Hangings
A mob traps Oliver Baxter at his home then drags him toward a doomed noose. Lansing arrives in time to save him, as Josephine Judge exposes the gypsy prophecy and halts the lynching with a powerful speech. The crowd disperses in confusion while Baxter tends to the wounded Serepta Grimes and Serepta awaits medical help. Sammy Parr announces he will marry and Jane Judge helps stabilize the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Oliver
Mrs. Grimes
Serepta
Josephine
Clay Street
Lapsing
Sammy Parr
Baxter Place
Sages
Sammy
Silas Link
Lansing
Slough
Oliver Baxter
Owen
Varlets
Oliver October Baxter
Oliver October
Bastar
Agat
Old Top
Doc
Miss Judge
Cca
Serepta Grimes
Brother-in-law Returns from Death Swamp Visit
Horace Gooch, unsettled by a strange late night knock, hosts Oliver Baxter who faked his death to expose a gypsy lie. Baxter reveals the dead body in the swamp may be Tom Sharp, not him, and hints at possible suspicion around Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Gooch
David Harum
Oliver Baxter
Death Swamp
Horace
Mr. Gooch
Ollie Baxter
Gooch
Mr. Baxter
Marguerite
Oliver
Tom Sharp
Vernon Community Notes of Visits and Games
Vernon residents and relatives hosted and visited across nearby towns with many family connections. The Vernon baseball team hosts Four Mile next Sunday at home after a weekend loss at Pittsburg and prior travels for players and families across Decatur Chicago Mendota Paris Patoka and Mont busy social calendar and travel.
Doolen Family Visiting Champaign Home This Week
Claud Doolen and his family from Champaign are visiting the Doolen home this week, sharing time with relatives and catching up on family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Doolen
Champaign
Doolen
Fostersburg Visit As Farmers Report Harvest Rains
Fostersburg residents Martha and Jane Walker and Miss Mattie Knight of Salem visited Lewis Jones and family on Saturday. Monroe Lansford threshes red top as dry weather yields seed. Robert Arnold and family visited near Patoka. W. H. and Lewis Jones visited St Elmo. Dr. Robert Hathaway of Owensboro and family were hosted by Mr and Mrs Meredith Doolen with a larger group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha and
Jane Walker
Mattie Knight
Salem
Lewis Jones
Monroe Lansford
Robert Arnold
John Thalman
Patoka
W. H
St. Elmo
Meredith Doolen
Robert M. Hathaway
Owensboro
Blanche Doolen
L. Foster
J. Hathaway
Francis Griffin
Oscar
Orval
Ellis Doolen
Frank Brocklemeyer
Eli Logan
Local Social Notes From Heckethorn Area
Mrs Hallie Holt of Stringtown visited her mother. Mr and Mrs Wm Ehlers called on Mr and Mrs J E Epps. Mrs Ella Snyder and grandchild ren of Decatur are here visiting Ann Cole. Irene Anderson called on Maude Epps. George George of St Louis spent over Sunday with Fred Busenhart. Vera Ehlers called on Jessie Blankinship. Zora Pollock of Sholconier has been visiting Nei McConnell. Warren Epps went to St Louis for work. Nei Blankinship returned home from Effingham visit. Editor.
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Charlie Anderson
Ira
Bartelso
Curtis
St. Louis
Molly Epps
Jarl
Centralia
Mary Epps
Chester
Lee Peyton
Taylorville
Tom Quayle
Alice Johnson
Normal
W. L. Hathaway
Phyllis
Estelle Livesay
William Hagameier
C. O. Livesay
Chas. Eligla
Earline Lansatt
Mendota
Jas. Matheny
Maron
Mesdames
John Jones
Jay Arnold
Everett Wernsman
Clinton
Kligla
Opal
Mildred
Earline Bansaw
Terre Haute
Ind
R. A. McCoy
Coy
Pearle Benefield
Vandalia
Gladys
Mildred Sorrel
Walter
Alice Wernsman
Flyod Walton
Decatur
Harry Harden
Jefferson Barracks
Lillian
Elizabeth Doolen
I. W. Doolen
E. Massey
L. E. Green
Opal Jones
Gladys Sorrel
Rufus Stephens
J. L. Doolen
Vernon
Thelma Doolen
Chicago
Kinmundy
Joe Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Lora
Bingham
Henry Muck
Theresa
Ramsey
Mildred Meador
Ennabelle Linton
Juanita Hathaway
Eberle Norris
Eugene Leninger
Glenwood Brown
Fred Brown
Kitchell Park
Pana
Glenn Livesay
Bruce Danbry
Paris
Ill
Ernie Foltz
East of Patoka
Lula
Pittsburg
Fred Lawrence
Margaret Dooler
Louise Betts
Omar Jones
Carrie Jones
Lucy Marohl
Wisillee
Phillip Eeder
Patoka Sundsy
Sorrell
Merle Meador
Dred
Lucy
Eng
Walter Wernsm
Ethel Johnson
Alice
Nell
Mer Laws
Leslie Woolsey
Illinois
Ben Woolsey
G. Yong
Erred
Norris
Jesse Walton
Hallie Holt
Stringtown
Ron Gehrkin
Wm. Ehlers
J. E. Epps Sumlay
Ella Snyder
Ann Cole
Irene Anderson
Maude Epps
George George
Fred Busenhart
Vera Ehlers
Jessie Blankinship
Bear Creek family visit and local reunions
Cecil Jones and family from Farmington Indiana and others spent days with relatives. Carl Christie and family attended the Brumfield reunion at the old homestead. Several local families joined Frank Lake, Wm Chriss, and others for Sunday visits and a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Jones
Paul Jones
Farmington
Carl Christie
Brumfield
Old Homestead
Wm. Chriss
Frank Lake
Emmett Caudle
George Christie
Jess Christie
Fred
S. W. Jolly
Shobonier
John Sterling
Mary Pribble
Dan
Assumption
Walla Cooper
W. W. Olmstead
Cracker Neck drilling activity and local notes
Cecil Alexander recovering from appendicitis at Centralia hospital though still described as doubtful. Cracker Neck Drilling Co. resumed activity drilling at the Bill Alexander lease and an old mill site, with casing moved from the E. L. Sharp farm to the river bottom. Marriage of J. A. Shepard to Gilford Rosman and Ethel McCary reported. Community efforts to repair Mound Chapel church underway. Local visits, rain, and social updates across Kinmundy, Vandalia, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Alexander
Centralia Hospital
Cracker Neck Drilling Co
Bill Alexander
E. L. Sharp
J. A. Shepard
Gilford Rosman
Ethel McCary
Mound Chapel
Luther Barnes
Kinmundy
Opal Barnes
John Shepard
John Stone
Vernon
George Belcher
Ida Kinney
Jennie Alexander
Centralia
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Pete Hines
Old Man Baxter
Malone
Jane Peter Hines
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Maple Avenue
Jingo
Fiddler Street
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Maple
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J. A. Wilson
Laurine Kinney
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