Guilty manslaughter verdict in Lueker case at Worden
John Lueker, a Worden man on trial for the March 20, 1900 killing of Hardweg H. Lueker, is found guilty of manslaughter by a Monroe County circuit jury. The verdict came shortly after midnight Sunday, with Judge Burroughs presiding in the absence of Judge Hartzell. The sentence is indeterminate, pending penitentiary selection, as court adjourned and scheduled to resume April 1. Real estate transfers list numerous deeds and property changes in Alton, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Madison, and surrounding areas, with buyers and prices ranging from $75 to $13,250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lueker
Worden
Hardweg H. Lueker
Burroughs
Hartzell
Lueker
Schaefer
Monroe County
Chester
County News Notes From Exchanges
County news compiles items from Alton Granite City Madison and Upper Alton. Topics include population and election notes police actions smallpox end of pest house river rise church college bequest and local business fires. Notable names include Philip Wenner R S Crookshank A W Young Lew A Summers and Mrs Sarah Tucker.
New Circuit Court Cases and Dispositions
A summary of circuit court activity includes partition suit A Catherine Kahle et al versus Henry Kahle et al. Dispositions since last report cover several divorces with custody arrangements and alimony pending in some cases. Active dockets include murder continuations, debt and damage actions, garnishment, and assumpsit judgments, notably N O Nelson Mfg Co versus John S Heckle for $82.92 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Kahle
Henry Kahle
Circuit Court
Louis F. Hill
James Hawks
Renard Staben
Illinois Terminal R. R. Co
Levi S. Dunnagan
Springer
Mary F. Dorr
Executrix
James L. Birmingham
Probate notes list hearings and estate actions
Deceased estates include Isenberg Wiseman Reynolds Needham Lange Kibikas Bardelmeier Helmich Grow Scott Walter Cassens and others. Hearings and final reports set or approved. guardianship bonds and appraisals completed. a Vienna property sale authorized with ward interests. Final discharge filings and executor actions noted across multiple decedents and guardianship matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther G. Wiseman
Guardian
Jas. A. Reynolds
Matthew Needham
Wm. Fletcher
Wm. Clayton
Wandaless
Lena Lange
Edwin
Carrie Zenk
Theresa Kibikas
Ernest Bardelmeier
William Helmich
Executrix
Fred
William
Charles
Sophia
Augusta Helmich
Michael Grow
George Scott
Edward C
William P. Walter
Vienna
Austria
Gerhard D. Cassens
Helene Cassens
Local Names List from Historical Paper Archive
A reader’s fragment presents a roster of individuals with ages and home towns including John Ritchie 21 Glen Carbon Cornelia J Smith 18 Rudolph Stoeckler 24 Springfield Laura Lundberg 22 Eugene Bagasch 24 Chicago Dora Steinwandt 23 Staunton Charles Lonie 23 Ida Naylor 19 Frank Ghoop 28 Grace Cornelison 18 Moro Albert King 33 Venice Minerva A Cates 29 Thomas Ronchetto 31 Collinsville Angela Buffato 28 Robert E Biggs 28 Madison Mollie Price 25
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ritchie
Glen Carbon
Cornelia J. Smith
Rudolph Stoeckler
Springfield
Laura Lundberg
Eugene Bagasch
Chicago
Dora Steinwandt
Staunton
Charles Lonie
Alton
Ida Naylor
Frank Ghoop
Ompliyhent
Grace Cornelison
Moro
Albert King
Venice
Minerva A. Cates
Thomas Ronchetto
Collinsville
Angela Buffato
Robert E. Biggs
Madison
Mollie Price
Hawleys Sells 14k Gold Rings and Dr King’s Pills Ad
An old newspaper fragment advertises 14k gold rings at Hawleys and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for offensive breath constipation biliousness and stomach trouble. The ad claims the pills clean the system sweeten the breath banish headache and aid liver kidneys and bowels for 25 cents at S. Kingaston a drug store. Subscribe for THE WEEKLY CALL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
S. Kingaston
Delinquent Tax Collectors and Totals by Locale
Fractions of charges and collections listed for Fr Russell Herman Pape Helvetia collection Collinsville Nameoki Edwardsville Venice Woodriver and other locales. Totals show charged amounts collected sums delinquent amounts and collector commissions for each district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Herman Pape
Helvetia
Adolph Mueller
S Commission
Collinsville
George C. Schoettle
Venice
William Weyh
Woodriver—Mahlen Matson
Arnica and Remedy Ads Share Local Health Claims
A Knoxville style ad column promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for scald head and trots out testimonials, alongside Buckeye Pile Ointment, Herbine, and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Prices are listed, urging readers to buy at S. Kingston's. The piece highlights cures for eczema, pimples, piles, coughs, and colds with no pay if no cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Isbill
Morgantown
Tenn
Bucklen
Stan
S. Kingston
Tabler
S. Kingston’s
Vandalia Line Time Card Summary
Time table notes Vandalia Line trains to and from Vandalia with departures at 7 14 am for Ac commodation 15 and 3 40 pm for Indp lis Accommodation, plus 3 54 pm Local Freight. Eastward No 8 from Indianapolis Mall at 4 55 am, 6 28 pm Vandalia Accommodation, 22 30 am Indp lis Accom, 6 10 am Local Freight daily except Sunday. For full card contact agents Elliott Troy IL and Chesbrough St Louis MO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Ind’p'l
Indianapolis
Cara
G.L. Elliott
Troy
Ilitnoia
J. M. Chesbrough
Ase
T G
Troy Markets Correction Notice and Mail Schedule
Postoffice intelligence lists corrected Troy Markets every Friday evening. Mail closures after March 27, 1899 limit West 11 30 PM East 8 25 PM and both 6 00 PM. Uncalled letters at Troy post office March 1, 1901 include Bloom Mrs CJ Fisher Miss Dane Durant Louis Halbert Lizzie. Returned to Box E Hobart CO Kwrean Ballina Troy City R R Co. M W Powell P M.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gourt House
Tems
Circuit and Probate Court
Phoebe E. Montgomery
Frank Svoboda
Pt Se
Charles Schenk
Henry Schenk
Wad
North Street
Lennus Schwartz
Michael B
Lena Neiderkorn
Yage Park
Mary L. Barnes
Thomas L. Scott
Thomas Foster
Martha A. Wilber
Privney
John E. Hayner
Ella F. Taylor
Prospect Street
East
Henry C. Barnsback
Lula N. Gillig
Randle Street
Edwardsville
A.G. Tuxhorn
Herman Lehman
Metcalfe Place
Louis Karges
Philip Liebler
W. E. Wheeler
Catherine Shelly
Angelena Barr
State Street
Henry Watson
Mary J. Hope
Pope
Eugene D. Henderson
Ferdinand Vollbracht
Maple Heights
Herman A
Louisa Junghans
St. Louis
Troy & Eastern R. R. Co
Nwlf
Frank L. Fred
Maria Conway
Josephine Holzweg
John Harbacek
Bosomworth
W. F. Lange
Louis Novero
Maryville
M. J. Noonan
Margaret Conley
Waples
Mary E. Ross
Francis J. Noonan
Pauline
Henrietta Mede
John A. Fahrig
East Madison
Alice Newman
Julius F. Schneider
Mounier
North Alton
J.B. M. Kehler
Illinois Terminal Railroad Company
N. O. Nelson
John J. Handshy
Leclaire
Mary L. Handshy
John Gillham
Benj. F. Welch
Albert Tegethoff
County News Notes
The
Alton Telephone Exchange
Granite City
Philip Wenner
R. S. Crookshank
Bunker Hill
Upper Alton
Mississippi
Madison County
Gabaret Island
Henry Brueggemann
J.J. McInerney
A. W. Young
Bluff City
American Car and Foundry Works
Indiana Glass
Shurtleff College
Sarah Tucker
Paris
S.ji. Headley
Edgar County Probate Court
E. E. Elledge
Lew A. Summers
Uniform Bank of the Knights of Pythias
F. J. Green
Lancaster
N.H
S. Kingston Druggist
George W. Waitt
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
Chancery
Rose Moulton
Benjamin Moulton
Mary Casten
Barney Casten
Helen Yates
Warner Yates
Ellen Weekes
Washington Weekes
W.M. Richards
Laura E. Richards
Homer
Benjamin Richards
John W. Farris
Herbert Williams
Law
Wa. P. Barry
Charles Isenberg
Hawley’s
Collectors’ Returns
Troy Markets
Postoffice Intelligence
Mar
M. W. Powell, P. M
Timothy
Randers, Lebanon, Ill
Purina He Health
Purina Mills
Ilinois
Central Station
M. F. Allwarter
Goopa
George Liiebler
Kingston
Shes
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