Picnic by St. James Draws Large Crowd and Records Support
A St. James Lutheran picnic attracted nearly 3000 people who enjoyed an automobile parade, contests, and an Illini State band concert. Prizes were awarded for games, and a May pole drill closed the afternoon alongside a Star Spangled Banner performance. Proceeds bolster Sunday and day schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Illanis
Jean Frog
Andrew Schnack
Emil Holtman
Grace Stormer
Fred Schnack
Lena Vohs
Ralph Grubius
Freda $Toermer
John Schnack
Irene Holtman
Ernst Nicholf
George Vollbracht
A. Deising
H. Stork
Concordia Clee Club
St. James School
St. James Sunday School
St. Jacobi
Death of Carthage Soldier First Sergeant John E. Morgan
First Sergeant John E. Morgan of Carthage dies from wounds received in action, aged 31. His mother Mrs. Sarah Hoover learns via cable that the body will be buried in France after the war or returned for interment in Carthage. Morgan and two siblings have served the country. Born March 25, 1887, he worked on a Wyoming ranch and at a Maline steel mill before enlisting in May 1917, sailed for France November 24, 1917, and spent time in hospital.
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Carthage
John E. Morgan
Sarah Hoover
France
Maline
Marine Corps
Charleston
South Carolina
Virginiia
Two Brothers in Service and Death Notice
Two brothers and a sister are mentioned in a wartime obituary and service notice. Sergeant Morgan is mourned by his mother and relatives including half brothers George and Clyde Hoover who enlisted the same day, with Clyde stationed at Camp Fremont in California. Step brothers Philip and two other relatives are noted, along with Jessie Hoover and Mrs Frank Dean. A separate notice reports the death of George Wakefield Rhea in Jacksonville, with funeral arrangements in Carthage and Chicago attendees, to be held at the Lyon home.
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Morgan
George Hoover
Rock Island
Clyde Hoover
Clyde
Army
Camp Freemont
Palo Alto
Califonia
Cavalry Department
Philip
Hancock County
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Texas
Jessie Hoover
Burnside
Frank Dean
Catherine Dean
Sergeant Morgan
Wabash
Rhea
Chloe
Navy Training Station
Municipal Pier
Chicago
James F. Gibson
W. E Lyon
C. J. Scofield
Continuance Granted In Tim O Connell Murder Case
Jackson il June 19 continuance due to inability to obtain material witnesses from army camps. Circuit Judge Jones fixes bond at 12000 with Brown county men ready to sign. OConnell’s defense cites witnesses stationed at Camp Gordon ga and Europe war delaying trial until November. If released he will return to Brown county farm where he owns extensive real estate. OConnell charged with shooting Jim Lent near Versailles last September at a molasses mill. defense notes ownership claim to gas pipe involved.
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Jacksonville
Tim O'Connell
Jones
Carrollton
O'Connell
Brown County
Hartzell
Carthage
United States Army
Camp Gordon
O’connell
Adams County
Jim Lent
Versailles
Lent
O Connell Accused of Cold Blooded Murder
A quarrel led to a shooting witnessed by a city resident who testified before the grand jury that O Connell murdered Lent in cold blood as Lent advanced toward the enraged farmer with a branch. Defense claims Lent threatened the life with a big club, justifying homicide.
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Cily
O'Connell
Lent
Effie Smith estate disbursements and heirs named
The report lists receipts and disbursements totaling $335.20 for Effie Smith's estate. Henry Kleemeyer appears in the record with receipts and a $12,250.05 amount labeled Hosura orientate. Each of the children Henry, AS, William, Edwin, Marie, Clara and Emma Kleemeyer is set to receive $2,029.62.
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Effie Smith
Henry Kleemeyer
Dita
Henry
William
Edwin
Marie
Clara
Emma _ Kleemeyer
Finest Thing in the World for a Bad Stomach
An advertisement extols EATONIC as a superior indigestion remedy by H. L. Kramer, praised for relief of stomach distress after meals and claimed to outperform Cascarete. The copy emphasizes wide familiarity, universal gratitude, and scientific preparation to neutralize excess stomach acids and ease painful reflux.
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H. L. Kramer
Eatonic
Tanner
Cascarete
L. Kramer
Eastonic
Kramer
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South Park
Martin H. Brick
Legal
Clayton
Helen Ryan
Richfield
Moss
New York
Mohrenstecher
Georgette
Charming
Ginghrm
STA See
Nearo
Dick Bros
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