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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1900
Page
7
Weather turns cool as Vincennes visitors attend rallies, courts set for next week. Residents birth, marry, and attend church events while many travel to Bridgeport and Pinkstaff for community activities. Regular updates include sickness, travel, and local notices across Chauncey and surrounding towns.
A Bridgeport report notes Perkine plans to move his family into Dr. H. V. Lewis’s residence while Flemin Cox leaves for Crawfordsville Indiana to enter Wa bash college. A Sumner family rents J. M. Buchanan’s property for boarders. Democrats meet at Dr. H. W. Lewis’s residence to form a Bryan club with S. D. Milhouse as president and E. L. Cox secretary. A workman named Saxton is injured in a street car incident. Republicans nationwide rally with Lieut. Gov. Northcott and Judge Hodson praising protection and the Philippines, while attacking free silver and imperialism. The crowd’s size is noted and political tensions rise.
The Democrate could not determine origins of the crowd and blamed Republicans for draining the county for ten days to clear streets. Yet the crowd remained, described as not a gut shee crowd, but one that “made a joyful nocise unto the Lord” and marked that “the young man Absalom was alive.”
Health improves with cooler weather as Ugion services draw crowds. E Kingsbury addresses Petty town hall on September 22 with Republican support noted. Winkles of Landes and Caspar Legg report fine orchards, while Typho malarial fever affects James Cochran’s daughter. Gen Stine starts coal term at Leech after a brief sickness. The glee club keeps adding music amid busy schedules and strong local loyalty.
Beulah Ella Newman is on the sick list. Jacob Henry and wife spent Sunday in Lohio. John Heaton was in Vincennes on business last week. Senator a horse owned by Ww Newman died Friday. Theo Piper of West Liberty visited. Al Crawford and wife spent Sunday with Lira. Bell Knepper and J D Piper and wife went to St Louis on excursion Sunday. Mrs Gladdich and daughter visited Jim Byers Monday. Attended rally at Bridgeport John Scott and family spent Sunday Christy. Mrs Aley Knepper and Julia Mlathing attended service at St Erie. John O Neal from near St Louis visited last week. Maud Simms of Sumner spent one ice Heath. Theo Peck and wife near Lawrenceville visited Saturday to Sunday with Mrs Martha Huston. Rev J A Westerman and wife went to Newton Monday then to conference at Edwardsville. A fan remembered Sabbath by playing cards in woods behind the school house.
Local items report sick spell of Eber Putnam and planned meetings led by Elder Poo l at Mt Erie. Socials, family visits, and a Missouri arrival planning to settle at Pickatkoff. Political turnout noted from Bridgeport, with residents Dee Day and Day family mentioned. Also ads for Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and a triplets naming in an English town.
The Lawrence County Board of Supervisors met in Lawrenceville on Tuesday September 11 1900 with members Crews Carlzle Corrie Seed Spangler Curry Provine Hutchinson and Beacon presiding Clerk W Hill and Sheriff William Pettyjohn attended The board approved last minutes examined semi annual reports of Chas Eshelman Circuit Clerk County Clerk and Sheriff Pettyjohn and authorized payments including salaries and expenses A special levy proposal of 25 cents per 100 dollars was ordered to be voted on at the November 1900 election The annual county tax was set at 75 cents per 100 with town by town levies listed for Allison Bridgeport Christy Denison Lawrence Lakin Petty Raevelt and Russell towns Road and bridge tax was detailed for 1900 Delinquent road tax lists were to be enforced by levy on lands and collection through the county treasurer Grand jurors were named for October term and the board adjourned to October 16 1900 Attest G W Hix Clerk
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