Clark County IL Archives News.....Excerpts from Clark County Democrat Feb 1, 1905
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From the Clark County (IL) Democrat, 1 February 1905

Melrose
 
E. M. Baker was in West York Saturday.
 
Wm. Pyles was in West Union Friday.
 
J. R. Trump was in Martinsville Saturday.
 
Chas. Cornwell and F. G. Hasten were in West York Friday.
 
Jacob King and daughter, Mrs. Henry Brown, left Friday for Arkansas
where they will make their future home.
 
Mrs. A. M. Trump returned to her home in Indianapolis Saturday after
a short visit with friends and relatives here.

An infant daughter of Mrs. William Pyles nee Spivey died Friday
morning of pneumonia.  The funeral service was held Saturday after
which the remains of the little one were taken to West York and were
interred in the Bradbury cemetery.
 
Westfield

D. A. Lee was in Kansas Wednesday on business.
 
Than Davis's residence burned Wednesday.
 
Joe James bought horses in Crawford county last week.
 
Harvey Bennett of Minnesota has been visiting relatives here.
 
James Ibes has been granted an increase of pension of $9 a
month.

Rev. C. F. Tobey went to Decatur Wednesday on a business
mission.
 
E. M. Treat and Frank Hoblitzell arrived here Wednesday from the
east.

Bruce Hancock has returned from Dakota where he spent the past
season.

A few farmers near the gas wells are burning gas and others are
having gas fixtures placed in their homes.
 
Miss Lois Shuey who has been clerking for Goble and Goble for three
years, has resigned and will take a business course in
college.
 
Harley Pate of Oilfield sold his personal property at public sale
Tuesday and will move to Casey and work in a feed exchange.
 
The failure to find oil in the well on the J. H. Bennett farm east
of town, was quite a disappointment to the residents of the
community.
 
Hannah Elsie Wilson was born Sept. 5, 1880 and died at Westfield
Jan. 23, 1905, aged 24 years, 4 months and 18 days.  She came to
Westfield in 1894 and became a student in the public school.  After
her graduation from this school, she attended Westfield College for
a time and then engaged in teaching which profession she followed
until her health failed.  Death came after a lingering illness.  Her
funeral was conducted Wednesday at the home and the burial took
place at Maple Hill cemetery.  The deceased was a young lady of true
christian character.  She was converted at the age of 13 years and
united with the Presbyterian church.  On coming to Westfield, she
transferred her membership to the United Brethren Church of which
she was a faithful member.
 
Casey

C. E. Appleby was in Marshall one day last week.
 
John Shoemaker has been quite sick for several days.
 
A. C. Boles has been confined to his home a week by illness.
 
Miss Bonnie Emrick visited a sister at Vevay Park last week.
 
Miss Zula Hancock visited friends in Greenup a part of last
week.
 
George Shimel has purchased the A. R. Fawley home on East Main
street.
 
Mrs. P. T. Peters spent teh past week with her daughter, Marie, in
Charleston.
 
Charles Burk has been serving as United States grand juror in
Springfield.
 
Mayor Nick Gehl has moved to Chicago and Casey is now without a
chief executive.
 
Joe Larrison and F. P. Stewart of Johnson made a business trip to
Terre Haute Wednesday.
 
Joseph Gilbert has gone to Rose Lake near East St. Louis where he
will work in the railroad yards.

Peter Adkisson went to Indian Territory last week to invest in land
to be used as a stock farm.
 
Mrs. William Dougherty and grandchildren spent last week with Mrs.
William Hawkins in Parker township.
 
W. D. Sendamore has purchased the J. M. Brown residence property.
The consideration named in the deed is $7,000.
 
Cards are out announcing the wedding of Miss Remola Yanaway to Dr.
C. M. Harris of Bourbon, Ind., on February seventh.
 
The bowling alley that was formerly conducted by Russel Johnston of
Marshall, was sold at mortgage sale.  James Rush bought it.
 
J. F. Stephens, who formerly published the Casey Republican now the
Commercial is in St. Louis working for the Post-Dispatch.
 
Bessie Dorton went to Westfiled Wednesday to attend the funeral of
Miss Elsie Wilson, who died Monday from consumption.
 
J. M. Brown has purchased the John Jemine livery barn at Greenup.
Mr. Brown now has charge and will give the citizens there a fast
livery.
 
Dr. A. J. Porter arrived last Tuesday evening from Petersburg, Ind.,
with a bride in the person of Mrs. Macie Vincent.  They were married
at Petersburg Tuesday.
 
Wm. Reed presented his daughter, Mrs. Delia Perkins, one hundred
acres of land last week, that joins the corporation on the east.
The present is a valuable one as it is worth at least one hundred
dollars per acre.

W. C. Keefe, of Springfield, was here the past week working in the
interest of the Bell Telephone Co., who will have their local
station at the Lafferty telephone office and Mr. Keefe is fitting up
the connections and putting in the switch boards.

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