Staunton Newspaper Articles - 1 Jan 1998 - Macoupin County Illinois
Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives ©1997 Cindy Leonard



Old Staunton Newpaper Articles

contributed for use by Cindy Leonard

Extracted from Macoupin Connection Volume 3: Days Gone by In Staunton, 
publication by Cindy Leonard.

Staunton Star-Times issue May 16, 1929 - WILL SHOW PICTURE OF 
UNUSUAL INTEREST. The Labor Temple Theatre on Thursday and Friday 
evenings, May 23 and 24, will, in connection with the regular program, 
show a one-reel film of more than ordinary interest to the people of this 
community. The film is a moving picture taken underground at mine No. 15 of 
the Consolidated Coal Co. and shows the methods of mining coal. The film 
will show how coal is loaded by hand and also the new way of producing coal by 
means of conveyors; the old time haulage by mules and the more modern method 
of motor haulage will also be shown. The men who appear in the picture are Mt. 
Olive men regularly employed at the No. 15 mine. The Star-Times believes that 
this picture will be of more than ordinary interest locally and no doubt will attract 
a considerable crowd each evening it is shown.

Staunton Times - 1897 - THE WEST PRAIRIE RIOT CASE Feb. 5 - Deputy 
Sheriff Bayless this week received summons for 57 witnesses in the celebrated 
West Prairie riot case to be tried in the circuit court. Feb. 12 - The West Prairie 
riot case is in progress in Carlinville this week. About sixty-five persons from the 
West Prairie neighborhood went up there on Wednesday. Feb. 19 - The West 
Prairie riot case, The People vs. Richard Sawyer, Wm. Jarman, Walter O'Neal, 
Harvey Alexander, Hamp Wooldridge and Pony Page was tried last week and 
resulted in the acquittal of the defendants. The case consumed three days of 
valuable time and will cost at least $1,000. All over a free fight at a dance. These 
are the kind of cases that make reputable taxpayers weary. Thursday night one of 
the witnesses in the West Prairie riot case of whom there were about 40, fainted 
while on the witness stand, causing some commotion for a time in the court 
room.


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