Court House Foreclosures And Probate Actions Recorded
Court house items include foreclosure dismissals and sales approvals for multiple cases led by John Stich, H T Holt, and Lizzie Holt, with partition actions and master reports of sale approved. Probate proceedings list numerous estates with inventories, executors named, bonds set, and adjustments due, plus guardianship for A Powers minor and various will probates and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stich
H. T
Lizzie Holtgrove
Ernesto Devito
John Gasparatti
James Dillon
Adam Bachman
John E. Hillskotter
H. R. Door
Co. N. Watts
Peter Gerwolf
Ernestine Mason
F.C. Backs
Mary K. Barnett
H.H. Putnam
C. A. Bartlett
Margaret Schultz
A. Powers
Kate Powers
Christian Soltermann
Sophia Demuth
Nicholas Powers
George Hiscox
Bertha EB. Brasch
Peter Everett, Sr
G. W. Shillato
Joseph Whyers
Felix Droll
Administraiva Tria
G. W. Balsters
Anna Riley
J. J. French
Cc. N. Watts
Andrew Jurgenson
WF. Schultz
Adelia Pieper
C. R. Bartsch
W. E. Hadley
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for skin injuries
Tekonsha resident G. J. Welch reports use of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for cuts sores and skin injuries in his family noting quick pain relief and healing. Kingston’s drug store advertises 25 cents per tin and patterns are shown weekly in Tom Caco’s department with ten cent patterns available through Tue Calz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Welch
Tekonsha
Mich
Kingston
Tom Caco
St Alban and Amphibalus The Welsh Saints Tale
St Alban the martyred saint dominates the June 22 festival while his teacher St Amphibalus, born Caerleon, is tied to the next day. Amphibalus is linked to Hedbourne burial and a famed cup, later nicknamed Affabell. The legend recalls Affabell Partridge, goldsmith to Queen Elizabeth, as a historic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alban
St. Amphibalus
Amphibalus
Caerleon
Wales
Grete Araye
Hedbourne
Affabell Partridge
Queen Elizabeth
Mock marriage claim sparks family debate
Clara-O laughs at a playful mock ceremony proposed by Young Smith. A debate ensues as relatives insist a witnessed marriage would be binding, while others joke about a different Smith from Gold City who owns a bonanza mine. The mother dismisses the idea, noting Smith cannot support a wife. The exchange mirrors a New York Weekly remark on the seriousness of declarations before witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara—O
Young Smith
Smith
Gold City
Bonanza
N. Y
Biography note on John G. Schockafeller and his ventures
A brief sketch notes that John G. Schockafeller built substantial wealth and founded a western university. It misattributes wealth sources and portrays him as a public menace, then jokes about his baldness and golf. The piece satirically links wealth, philanthropy, and perceived social strain with a quip about religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Schockafeller
Republic
N. Y. American
Value of Appearances and a Probation Verdict
A drunken army veteran faced the bar of justice as a young wife handed him a freshly laundered collar and necktie from her handbag. The notable change in his appearance helped secure probation, with a Boston Traveler tone predicting he will not be brought to court again.
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Bar of Justice
Boston
The Wire Tappers author retires to Cedar Springs fruit farm
Arthur Stringer, author of The Wire Tappers, spends summer at his Lake Erie fruit farm in Cedar Springs Ontario. He notes amateur farming yields little revenue and distinguishes the gentleman farmer from the everyday farmer, saying the former sells what he cannot eat while the latter eats what he cannot sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stringer
Lake Erie
Cedar Springs
Ontario
Stringer
Opportunity for a respectable young man with capital
A frontier styled notice seeks a tobacco and liquor free young man of good ancestry willing to work, amid widows seeking alms. The scène shifts to a child’s ailment, as Cascasweet is touted as a non opiate stomach remedy, sold by S Kingston. The tone reflects town gossip and local commerce in a single broadside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kingston
Kennedy
City talk on alert New York keeps citizens awake
A man from Manhattan claims New York is a wideawake city and the Philadelphia resident agrees there is much poise and activity to prevent sleep. The message notes TH CaLll authorized reporters and asks for a news item to be relayed. A photograph mounting board is for sale at the Catt office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Catt
Illinois Oil Fields Detail Deep Wells and Practices
An experienced oil expert outlines Illinois fields from Casey through Crawford and Lawrence counties detailing geology, depth to sand, pay streaks, and drilling methods. Notes 1000 wells in two years, gas shows, pump rates, shot sizes, casing requirements, rig use, and contractor pay. Mentions water supply and daily costs, then diverges into health ad copy for Kodol Dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Crawford
Lawrence
Clark County
Thelinois
Ambran
Danger From The Plague Warning On Coughs Colds
Forest City Maine resident Mrs Walls hails Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs as a quick relief, claiming it prevents pneumonia and strengthens weak lungs. The product sells at 1.00 with a trial bottle free, guaranteed by S Kingston. A separate claim mentions a new process turning moist hide into leather in two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Kingston
Halland
Living on the Samples
A Meggen Dorfer Blaetter snippet mocks easy riches by noting a man advertised for a wife where only cooking skill mattered. It frames a social joke about settling for samples of comfort rather than true wealth or partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meggendorfer Blaetter
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B.D. Wetzel
Mary Daiber
Partition
Andreas Ursh
Theresa Mueller
August Manns
Rosa Manns
Diverce
Mollie E. Brooks
Bertha P. Oran
Keyes & Marshall Bros. Livery Co
Louis Labsieur
Charles Ritthie
Fannie Simokat
Catherine Wolchas
Lydia J. Titchenal
R. J. Whyers
R. Guy Koneedler
Madison County
B. Wir
Louise Nickels
Reiners Miller
Henry Miller
H. MN
Balsters
L. T.murphy
J.P. Thornton
Mary E. Howard
G. W. Walls
J. H. Berry
B. F. Lorton
F. H. Walls
Amos Squires
Wm. McIntosh
C. M. Pearce
Barbara Steips
W. J. Vetter
F. L. Hampton
Josephine Schroecer
Bertha S. Kolb
Henry Junker
Leopold Street
Duncan Street
J.N. Peers
F. E. Bast
West End
Collinsville
Anna K. Schwalm
John Schwalm
Emma J. Blaney
Lizzie R. Smith
A. Foster
New Douglas
Bertha C. Schmidt
Martin Kairns
Upper
Edwardsville
Martin Tanner
George Bode
Kohart
Joseph Widmer
M. F. Witmer
I S Vallentine
Louis H Wrrickson
Foster
W. J. Craig
St. Louis
Ottilie Craig
St. Louis Co
S. Clem
Springfield
Nola Hamilton
Cincinnati
C. J. Siegel
Granite City
Mathilda Weishaupt
Maro
J.T. McLean
East St. Louis
Mary Comfort
Thomas Davis
Madison
Sarah Sheets
J. C. Lebeque
Helvetia
Rosa Wehrli
Albert Welling
Alton
Annie Weimane
Fosterburg
Charles Appel
Ada O'Neil
Bunker Hill
Russell
Sarah Taylor
Russell Francis Titter
O'Fallon Marie Higginbotham
J. J. Brown
Granby
Minnie Wittman
So Troy J. H. Hogg
Helen Hess
Troy
Ill
OIL Fields
Illinois
Ilinois
Main
J. Allen
Prop
Parch IN
Nealsuitttan
Neal
Acme White Lead & Color Works
Detroit
Ra Tale
H.F. Kueker & Son Lumber & Building Materials
Carl Strover
Thos. R. Mould
Strover & Mould
Attorneys AT Law
Public Square
Belleville, Ill
James N. Jarvis
Della Meeker
Center Street
Kinloch 37
F. W. Braner
Market Street
Kinloch
F. W. Zanders
Risser Residence
Kinloch 17
F. HE. Linder
Rieder
Postoffice
Prines
Opera House
H. Schmacker
A. B.C
Toila
G. A. Purviance & Son, Hack and Dray Line
Zenk
Hickory Street
Prompt Survice
McKittrick
McKittrick McKittrick Bros
Hanling
June Sallee
Litchfield
Western Hotel
Highland
St. James Hotel
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