Social and Personal Notes from Edwardsville Area
Social and personal items recount gatherings at the Wie home for Mr Wittmanns 50th birthday, marriages, visits by local residents, and funeral attendances. Names include George Wie, Robert Bethmann, Florence Lynk, Nellie Giger, J E Marney, M W Powell, Andrew Schrieber, Fred Kantanan, and Edwardville residents. The report notes travel to Gillespie, Collinsville hunting trips, and efforts to extend the Troy electric line.
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George
Ann Laat
Nellie Giger
Pin Oak
Burter Color Proves Fatal in Local Tragedy
A Anden editor Ahlen reports a deadly accident in which a fifteen month old child, son of Mire and Mrs Bethry Schlaetter, died after ingesting almost an ounce of a drug from a bottle left accessible in a cupboard. Parents found the bottle and fed home remedies, but the child worsened, Dr Boe arrived, and the child died in the afternoon. Funeral services were held at Schlach Thome and Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with many friends in attendance.
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Butte
Ahlen
Iith
Narioan
Bethry Schlaetter
Thin
Montthe
Robleffer
Boe
Jaxony
Schlach
Paul
Advent Services at St Paul Lutheran Next Thursday
Advent services will be conducted at St Paul Lutheran Church next Thursday evening by Pastor Rev. Rai Bond of East St. Louis. The notice appears in church society announcements.
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St. Paulie
Evangelical Lutheran
Rai
St. Louis
Obituary of Mrs. Fieler Departed After Long Illness
Mrs. Fieler, aged 72 years and 19 days, a Prussia native who emigrated to America in the 1850s, died after a long illness. Her husband Christian Fieler died in 1879. Survived by four daughters, Mrs. Fred Bohland, Mrs. Wm. Dreyer, Augusta Pieler, and Katie Pieler. two brothers Ropast Metz and Zacharias Mets. many grandchildren and friends. She was a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church. The funeral was held yesterday at 1 o'clock from the home to St Paul’s Church with Rev. Martin Daib officiating. interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
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Prussia
Sar
Amerida
Louie
Metz
Thy
Christian Fieler
Take
Pieler
Fred Bohland
Wm. Dreyer
Augusta
Katie Pieler
St. St. Paul's Lutheran
Veteran dies in Indiana after Civil War service
Orville Van Gundy, a 70 year old native of Onis state, died at the Soldiers National Military Home in Jonesboro Indiana after a sudden illness. He enlisted in Co B 64th Indiana Infantry in 1861 at Greenville and served through the war. He later settled in Indiana then moved to the Soldiers National Military Home in December 1897, where he had resided since. Interment was in the soldiers cemetery at home. The death was ruled caused by exposure by a coroner’s jury.
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T.‘ al Biggia
Gevie van Gundy
Soliiér
Jonéabor Tod
Ehome
Jonesboro
Orville Vai Gundy
Onis
Bei
John van Gundy
Minos
Pocahontas
Bond County
Greenville
Indiana
Natonal
Van
Gundy
Jary Tat and the Circuit Terms Contested
Fragmentary OCR lists names and terms, likely a legal or court note. Included are Jary Tat and George, Chris Mechtlen, Helvetia, and Edwardart cy with unclear connections. Unable to determine full context or outcome from readable text.
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George
Chris Mechtlen
Helvetia
Edwardart
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Trojans
Inga
Ren
J. E. Marney
M. W.powell
Andrew Schrieber
Toe ‘Schmitter
Fred Kantanans
Edwardaville
Droll
Wae
Hogeand
Eowardavillé
I A. We
Frank Schrajmeck
Ation Bartlett
Missourt
Bartlett
Mere G.A. Boxhold
St. Paul
Lil
Mra
Gerteo
Henry Stolte
Henry Remlmeger
Rapids
Mich
Louis Kortt
Pighland
Caseyville
Louis ‘Heck
Edgwardarille Tntelligencer
Fred ‘Zenic
Troy
Burter
Church and Society
Beother
Butcumbe
BoMlers
Jones
Bors. Ind
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