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Far and Near Items of Interest from Our Exchange
Items from the exchange table note Waverly Milling Co shuts down after harvest and Vandalia shops close indefinitely. Northcott confined at home in Greenville with grippe. Jerseyville butchers seek Sunday price reductions. Decatur has 28 miles of paved-brick streets while Macon county has 21 miles of graveled roads. Cicero Lindley of Greenville appointed to Railroad and Warehouse Commission by Gov. Tanner. Samuel Webster of Edwardsville adjudged insane and sent to Anna asylum. An Edwardsville man lost his right hand two years ago and uses a homemade aluminum prosthetic for writing and tasks. Collinsville to gain a telephone exchange. construction to start after Vandalia work finishes. Mrs Buscher, an elderly St Joseph hospital inmate, found dead beneath room window. cause unknown. Johan Maibaum shoots mistaken burglar Henry Rouning near Carlyle. boy dies. Edwardsville pupils drill for fire safety. schools advised to adopt to save lives. Hillsboro dogs kill sheep and now cattle. suggestion for preventive measures. A young man about 26 found dead near Alton with bullet hole, named W. Adams of Providence RI. identity erased from belongings. Glasses engraved with name scraped off. no further info from relatives.