Clark County IL Archives News.....Misc Newspaper Articles of 1888
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DOLSON NEWS-1888

CLARK COUNTY HERALD

21-FEB-1888

Arbadee Perry started last Monday with his party to Colorado to make that his 
future home.His wife was troubled with some kind of lung disease.

All of our protracted meetings have closed but we hear that one is to be 
commenced at Salem before long.

Henry Millhouse has again started his huckster wagon.

A horse of William Plasket recently fell on the ice and killed itself.
Also one of Dick Duzans fell last Saturday and hurt itself.

William COONS is preparing to build a large cattle shed.

Mat Snyder, Ed COONS, and Walter Kendall attended a meeting at Grandview 
Wednesday night and Thursday morning of last week.

John Snyder's wife fell while getting over a fence a few days ago and broke one 
of her arms between the shoulder and elbow.

Uncle Elisha Heath and Arva COONS are both very sick at present and their lives 
are despaired of.

Arva has lung fever and Mr. Heath is very old and has been quite feeble for some 
time.A short time ago he took a cold, which settled in his lungs.

James Bell has taken a lease on some land near Oliver and will move his family 
there shortly. Jeff Paul will move into the house vacated by Bell.

The Green Moss School closes next Monday. Three of the pupils went to 
Martinsville last Saturday to attend the teacher's examination. The Bartmess 
School closes Friday of this week.

AUGUST 7, 1888

Corn looks now as if it will make more than an average crop. Harvest is almost 
over and threshing has begun. Mr. Swope is the first with a thrashing machine. 
Threshing will be a short job as very few have everything except oats to thresh.

F.B. Ennis, Elisha Claypool, Josiah Rardin, Hall Bros and Black Bros. have each 
bought a new binder and Joseph True, Emanuel Clapp, Jeff Paul, George Anderson 
and Elisha Claypool each bought a new mower.

Rev. R. O. Hawkins has agreed to continue to preach a short time for the Baptist 
Church at Clarksville.There was a largely attended basket meeting under his 
supervision at Clarksville, July 15.

Nathan Hazen thinks of moving to Martinsville.

Arbadee Perry has located in James McIlrath's house in Clarksville, since his 
return from the West.

Hen Hall has the East Liberty School for the coming winter. Frank Lowery has the 
Green Moss School and Robert Phillips has the Brosman School.

Elijah Claypool has bought a new organ. John Claypool talks of buying one.

Josiah Rardin has bought an interest in the Rardin Bros. Mill located in 
Westfield.

It is rumored that S.J. Stephenson of Clarksville intends to build a store room 
in Westfield and putting in a stock of goods and will also conduct his business 
at Clarksville.

The little son of Mrs. Martha Pinnell is making his home at John B. Beadles.

George H. BOYER talks of moving up near Kansas on the farm of his daughter Mrs. 
Mary Keeranan infant son of Mr. W.J. Plasket of Marshall was buried in Dolson 
Chapel Cemetery last Tuesday.

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