Jackson County IL Archives News.....CARBONDALE ITEMS (Dec. 11, 1873) October 16, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Riseling riseling@insightbb.com July 13, 2006, 9:04 pm Murphysboro Daily Independent October 16, 1923 Another one of the "light-fingered gentry" has come to grief. He has been spotted as a suspicious character for some time and was arrested while passing through our city by Chas. DOWELL. He gave his name as Miller and had with him when arrested, a valise, in which was a large monkey wrench, drills, etc. He would have escaped detection had he not attempted to ship about $300 in gold and silver, which was taken from Marion late Wednesday night. The coin was placed in a cigar box and given to the express agent at DuQuoin, marked to himself, St. Louis. The weight of the box and the noise made by some of the loose coin, aroused the suspicion of the agent, so he held the box; the coin was identified by the parties whom it was taken from. He was taken to Marion to have an examination, but waived it and was committed to the Williamson county jail for trial. The largest porker of the season was brought in last week, his porkship weighing 587 pounds, net. It was raised by Dr. JOHNSON and purchased by our friend Sam E. NORTH. Sam is buying all the pork that comes into market. We had a coal oil explosion last Friday night at the residence of Mr. Logan MORGAN. Mr. Morgan received a slight cut to the chin, which was the only damage done. Several stores and residences in our city have been visited by the fingered gentry. They laid in a supply of whiskey at the expense of PRICKET & CO. Their small change they secured from Upham, the groceries from S. M. BOWLING. For their wearing apparel they went to the residence of Rev. Mr. HUELLEY and from other residences the remaining articles. We were in Murphysboro Monday and through an invitation from our friend and county Ben JOHNSON, we dined at the Murphysboro House. Kane sets a good table and knows how to treat his old friends. Folks from Carbondale will do well to stop with him. They will find Ben around there and will find that he is still the same. Fat offices don't change him one bit. Success to you Ben. We are pained to have to announce the death of Mayor A. J. BACKUS. Mr. B has been in poor health the past summer and fall, and for the last few weeks confined to his bed. Yesterday (Monday) morning he began to fail rapidly and died about 7 o'clock p.m. The deceased was a native of New York, and came to Illinois in 1863, and has resided in or near Carbondale ever since. He leaves a wife to mourn his departure for a better land. His remains will be taken to New York for internment. Lost, by our friend James O'BRIEN, a gold sleeve button, garnet set with two pearls. The finder will receive a liberal reward by leaving it with Harry GIBBONS, watchmaker and jeweler. Some of the good people of our city are having "spiritual séances" about twice a week. Your reporter has not been invited to attend one of their meetings as yet, but should we be fortunate as to receive an invitation, you will hear from us on this subject again. Plenty of cotton coming in all the time, NORTH, CAMPBELL & CO., the principal buyers. We counted at one time as high as 35 bales on the platform of the railroad depot. We hear it rumored that our enterprising fellow-citizen Frank J. CHAPMAN was or will receive his insurance money and rebuild in the spring. We hope that it is so. Frank is a No. 1 business man, and deserves encouragement in anything he may undertake. Additional Comments: Transcribed by Mary Riseling from grandfather Dr.C. E. RISELING's collection of old newspapers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jackson/newspapers/carbonda102nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb