Newspaper abstracts from The Effingham Democrat, Effingham, IL 1870 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Trudy McKean, ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, May 12, 1870 Sad Accident. On Monday last an accident occurred in the vicinity of Edgewood and that has saddened many a heart. The beautiful infant daughter of Leroy, jr. and Benie Gillmore, aged eight months, was suddenly killed by falling out of a buggy, her mother was preparing to make a make a buggy ride and had playfully put the little one on the seat, and was holding it, when the horse attached to the buggy suddenly took fright, and jumping forward, threw its mother down and the child back over the buggy, breaking its neck by the fall. It lived only a few moments after it was taken into the house. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. Died, of consumption, in the city on Tuesday afternoon, Catharine Sieper (Sleper), wife of Anton Siper. Her funeral took place this (Thursday) morning, and was attended by a large concourse of sympathizing friends to whom she was endeared by her exemplary qualiti4es as a kind neighbor, an affectionate consort and mother, and a devoted Christian. She leaves a sorrowful husband and three small children to mourn her early demise. May she rest in peace. The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, June 30, 1870 Catalog of Students of St. Joseph's Ecclesiastical College, Teutopolis, Effingham County, Illinois Name, Class, Residence Aertker, Francis, 5th class, Ostbevern, Prussia Berkley, Thomas 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Berkley, William, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Bertram, Clem, 1st class, Teutopolis, Ill. Boehm, Henry, 2nd class, Rheinberg, Prussia Bohn, Nicolas, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Brisco, Tlim., 2nd class, Westfield, Ill. Bruemleve, John , 2nd class, Teutopolis, Ill. Deig, Joseph, 3d class, St. Phillip's, Ind. Dickman, John, 3d class, Terre Haute, Ind. Dust, Henry, 3d class, Green Creek, Ill Eggermann, Henry, 3d class, Teutopolis, Ill. Engbring, Henry, 3d class, Effingham, Ill Evans, Joseph, 3d class, Leaf Valley, Min. Foley, John, 2nd class, Indianapolis, Ind. Freeman, Thomas, 1st class, Woodbury, Ind. Gadell, John, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Gerdes, Henry, 3d class, Mud Creek, Ill. Goedeke, Charles, 4th class, Cleveland, Ohio Haege, Phillipp, 2nd class, Shiloh, Ill. Happe, Joseph, 2nd class, New Vienna, Iowa Hattrap, Henry, 2nd class, Teutopolis, Ill. Helferich, William, 2nd class, Evansville, Ind. Helhake, Henry, 4th class , Quincy, Ill. Heising, Francis, 6th class, Wiedenbrueck, Prussia Hosey, Robert, 1st class, Germantown, Ill. Kotz, Charles, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Kerr, Joseph, 4th class, Quincy, Ill. Kipp, William, 2nd class, New York, NY Kaestner, Peter, 2nd class, Teutopolis, Ill. Krekel, Theodore, 6th class, Washington, Mo. Kroeger, William , 3rd class, Cincinnati, Ohio Lampe, Gerhard, 4th class, Cincinnati, Ohio Lemper, Aloysius, 2nd class, Avila, Ind. Lemper, Henry, 3rd class, Arville, Ind. Leonard, Francis, 4th class, Teutopolis, Ill. Leere, Mathias, 1st class, Siegel, Ill. Link, Joseph, 2d class, Springfield, Ill. Luebbe, Anthony , 3rd class, Quincy, Ill. (Marss) Mares, Charles, 1st class, St. Mary's, Ill. (Marss) Mares, Thomas, 1st class, St. Mary's, Ill. May, John, 3rd class, Carondelet, Mo. Masquelet, Joseph, 5th class, Teutopolis, Ill. Meis, Hermann, 3rd class, New Vienna, Iowa Meier, Henry, 2nd class, Teutopolis, Ill. Merscher, William, 5th class, Aviston, Ill. Metzler, John, 4th class, Cairo, Ill. Mitchel, Joseph, 1st class, Dolan Settlement, Ill. Moorman, Henry , 6th class, Cincinnati, Ohio Moran, James, 1st class, Beardstown, *** Nagel, Mathias, 5th class, Cologne, Prussia Owens, James, 2nd class, Charleston, Ill. Peitz, Frederic, 3rd class, St. Louis, Mo. Pinten, Peter, 4th class, Belleville, Ill. Rechtine, Bernard, 4th class, Teutopolis, Ill. Ribeyre, Alfred, 1st class, New Ha****, Ind. Riesenbeck, Henry, 5th class, Teutopolis, Ill. Riedi, Francis, 1st class, Naperville, Ill. Santel, Bernard, 2nd class, Damiansville, Illinois Sattler, Peter, 3rd class, New Albany, Ind. Schotten, Hubert, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Schotten, Julius, 2nd class, St. Louis, Mo. Schroeer, Bernard, 4th class, Mud Creek, Ill. Schroeder, Joseph, 5th class, St. Louis, Mo. Schroeder, Joseph, 1st class, Germantown, Ill. Schroeder, Mathias, 1st class, Chicago, Ill. Schneider, John, 4th class , N**estadt, Prussia Schneider, George, 1st class, Teutopolis, Ill. Scheidt, Anthony, 2nd class, Joliet, Ill. Schmidt, Francis , 2nd class, Mendota, Ill. Shea, James, 2nd class, Lexington, Ind. Stemker, Bernard, 6th class, St. Louis, Mo. Stucker, August, 2nd class, Bielefeld, Prussia Seiler, Joseph, 1st class, Naperville, Ill. Sweeney, Audrey, 2nd class, Cincinnati, O Sweeney, Patrick, 1st class, Cincinnati, Ohio Traunb, John, 2nd class, Highland, Ill. Treiber, Clemens, 2nd class, Cveland, Ohio Theiler, John, 1st class, Joliet, Ill. Waschefort, Ferd'nd, 2nd class, Teutopolis, Ill. Westermann, Wm., 5th class, Germantown, Ill. Wallischeck, Carles, 3rd class, Highland, Ill. Wernsing, John, 1st class, Teutopolis, Ill. Weinzepfle, Francis, 1st class, St. Phillip's, Ind. The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, July 21, 1870 Fatal Accident. It becomes our painful duty this week to chronicle the death of one of our most valued citizens-William Stilleke, of Green Creek-whose death occurred in a most shock manner, on Friday morning last, at Mattoon. So far as the facts in the case have been ascertained, Mr. Stilleke, while endeavoring to get on the front platform of the caboose of a freight train, missed his hold and fell before the car, which passing near him mangled him in a most shocking manner. His death was instantaneous. In the untimely death of Mr. Stilleke the Church militant has lost a most devout and zealous Christian; community, a most energetic, sociable, exemplary citizen; his family, a most affectionate, kind, and solicitous husband and father. May his soul rest in peace. The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, July 28, 1870 Died-in the city on Monday, 25th inst., Mrs. Wm. W. Brown, of congestive fever. She leaves a sorrowful husband and two small children to mourn her sudden and untimely demise. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning at 101-2 o'clock, and was largely attended. The funeral sermon will be preached next Sunday by Rev. A. Rhodes, in the Baptist church. Mr. Brown, in his sore and irreparable bereavement, has the sympathy of a large circle of relatives and friends. Married. Bushor-Pearman-Married at the Baptist Church, July *st, by Rev. A. Rhodes, Miss Laura Burshor to Mr. Elisha Pearman, First Assistants-Mr. Erasmus Rinehart and Miss Ella Pearman. Second Assistants-Donald McDonald and Miss Nannie Bushor. (A brief article follows) The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, September 8, 1870 Tabitha Craver vs. George Craver -Bill for Divorce The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, September 29, 1870 Died. Of lung consumption, on Friday last, Mrs. F. Bushor, of this city. She had been afflicted with that dread disease for over a year, bearing all her sufferings with that fortitude and resignation only known to those educated and practiced in the doctrines of Christianity; and, when her last hour drew near, provided as she was with the last sacraments of the Catholic church she expressed her perfect readiness to depart from this world of woe, confidently hopeful of being admitted into a better home beyond the grace. Her funeral took place on Saturday morning. Died of heart disease, in this city, on Friday last, Mrs. L. J. Willien. She was prostrate for some twelve weeks; and, though every possible care and attention was bestowed upon her during her long and painful sickness, and no available means to alleviate her extreme sufferings and restore her to health was left unemployed, her disease baffled the combined skill of many of our best physicians, until death-inexorable in his exacting demands-had claimed her as his own. In the untimely demise of Mrs. Willien, her sorrow-stricken husband has lost a most devoted spouse, the church, a most exemplary devout Christian; and society, a much esteemed and highly respected member. Her funeral took placed on Sunday morning, and was perhaps the largest ever witnessed in the city. Dr. Willien, in his sore and irreparable bereavement, has the condolence of a large circle of sympathizing relatives and friends. The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, November 3, 1870 Mary Moore vs. Hugh N. Moore - Bill of Divorce The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, November 23, 1870 Effingham, Ill., Nov. 16. I have the pleasure to inform you that Mrs. Ada H. Kepley, whom you will remember graduated at the Chicago Law School last winter, was to-day, on motion of W. B. Cooper, admitted to practice at this bar..In granting this motion Judge Decius said: "While the Supreme Court had refused license to a woman in another case, he yet thought the motion was proper and in accord with the spirit of the age, and if it was the unanimous sense of the Bar, he did not feel at liberty to deny the motion. The Effingham Democrat, Thursday, December 8, 1870 The shooting of Wm. Howe-another murder case on the docket-On last Friday Mr. Wm. Howe was shot by Frank Nichols, the wound terminating fatally on Tuesday evening. (A lengthy article follows.) A post mortem examination on the body of the late W. Howe disclosed the fact that the ball had entered and ruptured the bowels, which proves conclusively that, under no circumstances, could the deceased have possibly recovered, and that the wound inflicted by the shot was the sole and immediate cause of his death. Fatal Accident-Woman killed-On Sunday, daring the terrible gale of wind which lasted throughout the day, as Mrs. Engelhart and her husband were driving along the road near Salt creek, a few miles from the city, a portion of a large sycamore tree was blown down; where they were passing, a limb striking Mrs. E. on the head, and other portions falling upon Mr. E. The skull of Mrs. E. was fractured in three places, and she died some ten hours afterwards. Mr. E. was also severely injured about he shoulders but will recover.