Would someone be kind enough to do a look up two obits: 1.  Micheal August Zinn, br Oct 12, 1845 Germany and died May 19, 1922 in St Elmo, Illinois      and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery on May 21,1922.  Husband of Caroline M. Zinn. 2.  Caroline A. Myers Zinn br Sept. 22, 1851 Germany and died Dec 29, 1935 in St Elmo, Illinois.      Buried in Maplewood Cemetery on Dec. 31,1935.      Thank you.      Peace,      Shirley

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59328 Article title: The Quincy Daily Journal Article date: March 11 1909 Article description: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wells, 50th wedding anniversary. Article: On next Saturday, March 13, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wells, of Griggsville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59313 Article title: The Quincy Daily Whig Article date: June 14 1880 Article description: Fatal Accident - Drowning of a Young Man (Chas Gidding) Near Clayton Yesterday Morning. Article: Drowned. Yesterday evening Chas Giddings, son of A. R. Giddings, of Clayton township, was drowned in a pond about five miles east of Clayton. He had gone out to the pond in company with several other young men to take a bath and it is supposed that he was seized with cramps, as he sunk in deep water, and before assistance reached him life was extinct. Young Giddings was about 21 years of age, was a young man of spotless character, and enjoyed the highest degree of confidence in the community where he was known. His death will prove a double affliction to his parents from the fact that a daughter was buried only two days previous. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59240 Article title: The Quincy Herald Journal Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Notes From Near-By - Pearl Ill. Article: Pearl, Ill., June 25. Mrs. Charles Maine moved to Pittsfield last week where her husband is employed as night watchman. Miss Maggie Knox visited relatives and friends on the Sand Ridge last week. We have heard no talk of celebrating the Fourth here. What is the matter with Pearl this year? Strauss & Bro., of Pittsfield, are having their timber land cleared on their farm west of town. Fred Franklin was sunstruck last week, but is all right at the present. Mrs. T. Blair and granddaughter, Gracie, have returned from visiting relatives in Jacksonville. Elmer Thorp and wife, of Calhoun, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Fred Pepper, the night watchman of the government works at Kampsville, visited his family here Saturday and Sunday. Two of our boys disturbed the peace one day last week by fighting and were fined $3 and cost each. A great many of our citizens visited the county sent last week to receive their damage claim that the court granted them from the C. & A. R. R. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59239 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Notes From Near-By - Pittsfield Ill. Article: Pittsfield, Ill., June 26. Harry Shriver returned Sunday from a military school in Rhode Island. Will Ware, Norman Ricket and Guy Hulbard rode to New Canton, Sunday on their wheels, but were caught in the rain and came into town in a farm wagon about eight o'clock Monday evening. Miss Anna Sanderson gave a lawn party to her friends last Friday evening. Misses Helen Bush and Helen Grimshaw and Merrick Bush were "at home" Thursday evening at the home of the latter. The first graduation recital of the Pittsfield Conservatory of Music occurred at the Christian church last Thursday night, Miss Mary Barton being the graduate. The program consisted of about eight selections from Chopin, Liszt, Bach, Mendelsohn and Beethoven and was exquisitely rendered. The large audience room of the church was filled with the elite of our city and for an hour were charmed with the beautiful music. The rostrum was draped with rich lace curtains and hung with festoons of roses. Miss Barton is a fine performer; her fingering is excellent, her time perfect and her case at the piano makes her in touch with her hearers. She is a credit to the conservatory and Pittsfield is proud of the conservatory. The police raided "Aunt Betty's" establishment last Saturday night, but only found "Aunt Betty" and the "Baby" there. The others were gone. Both ought to be taken out of town on a rail. Perry Allen, who has been treated for rheumatism, went to St. Louis last week, and Saturday morning Dr. Mudd removed his right arm at the shoulder joint. It was a severe operation, but his many friends here are hoping for a speedy recovery. The Knights of Pythais of Pittsfield are thinking of building an opera house and hall in some convenient place. Both opera house and K. of P. hall are badly needed, and the city will be greatly improved if they are built. Pat Edward's little daughter, Gertrude, fell off her pony last week and broke her arm at the elbow. Dr. T. W. Shastid took her to St. Louis to place her under the care of Dr. Mudd. The K. of P. lodge of this place are arranging for a lecture course during the coming winter. Should their plans succeed some of the best lecturers in the United States will be procured, and nothing spared to make the series a success. The corner stone of the new court house will be laid with appropriate ceremonies July 12. All lodges have been invited to attend and an entertainment will be had that will surpass anything ever before attempted here. Harry Massie, of New Canton, was in town last week to see Loss and the colonel about how to manage his canvass for the Republican nomination for county clerk. No doubt they told him what to do and Harry, like a good boy, will do as they say. But Virg. Grimes isn't scared. The [i]Herald's[/i] readers have never been notified that L. C. Hess was nominated by the Populists for the legislature. A. N. Hess is running for county judge, but the rest of the Hess' haven't been fitted out with a new nomination as yet. Their staunch supporter, Aunt Vina Roberts, is running for state superintendent of schools, and is now ready to donate speeches to the cause if she can find audiences. L. C. says he isn't going to run, so his place will have to be filled. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59238 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Noted From Near-By - Baylis Ill Article: Baylis, June 25. Miss Maggie Boggess, of Quincy, is spending the week with her cousin, Nan Laughlin. Mrs. Wm. Blake spent last week visiting in Barry. Jos. Dunston and wife spent Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs. J. I. Parker, in Barry. D. E. Donly left for Elkhart, Ind., on Wednesday night to be present at the Young People's Christian Union of the U. B. church. He expects to return Monday. Clara Cory spent Wednesday attending the Epworth League work at Barry. Richard Rounds and wife drove to Barry on Tuesday. James Starkey while working in the loft of his barn fell through and was badly hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rhodes spent Sunday visiting his mother in Griggsville, Ills. Ben Haines spent Tuesday in Mt. Sterling. Mrs. Ella Pierce met with quite a severe accident by stepping on a needle and part remaining in her foot. Nicholas Stakey took two car loads of cattle to Chicago on Wednesday, and Albert Amerino a car of hogs. Mrs. Shep. Conkright, of New Salem, visited Mrs. Frank Tipton on Wednesday. Homer and Maud Ramsey spent the first week with relatives. Mrs. Ann Schmidt and daughter Lizzie, of Barry, spent Sunday with John Schmidt. Miss M. E. Walling and daughters, Della and Nina, accompanied by Grace Pierce, drove to New Salem on Thursday afternoon. N. A. Bowman and wife, of Fish Hook, spent Friday with Chas. Bowman and family. Frand Bogan and Simon Powell, of Fish Hook, attended the senatorial convention at Bluffs on Friday. Aunt Ann Fish is quite sick. The Barry boys played out younger nine on Friday, and strange to say our boys were successful. Baylis has the honor of owning two nines. Dr. R. J. McConnell made a flying trip to Siloam Spring on Friday. Harry Husband spent Saturday in Griggsville and reported a fine rain there. Mr. and Mrs. Webber Grammer spent Sunday at S. M. Ramsey's at Maysville. Anthony Burch went to Quincy to the exercises of the St. Mary's school and accompany his daughters, Izalla and Fanny, home. Frank Bogan and wife spent Sunday in Hadley. Russell Dunston spent Monday in Barry visiting his sister, Mrs. J. I. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Dunham accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Cobb, of New Salem, spent Sunday visiting at Jas. Starkey's, north of town. Clara Cory started to attend the science class at Pittsfield this morning. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59237 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Notes From Near-By - Kinderhook Ill. Article: Kinderhook, Ill., June 26. The first rain fell last Saturday for six weeks. Charles Clutch and John D. Neuman are visiting friends and relatives here. They live near Moberly, Mo. Wm. Bridgwater and family of Hannibal, Mo., are visiting relatives and acquaintances here. Aunt Susan Benson and Mrs. J. W. Wilson are both sick. Some who are cutting wheat think it will go 25 to 30 bushels per acre. Corn looks fine, the prospects better than for several years. Mrs. L. H. Hull left Sunday night for Kansas to visit her sister. Harry Massie was here looking after his interests for the nomination of county clerk. Hal Wells has returned from Shelbina, Mo., where he has been doing stone work. A Mr. Hood from Payson bought a fine lot of hogs of Mr. Bowers, and drove them through here Monday to Seehorn. A merry-go-round passed through here going to Barry. Miss Bess Lacy has returned to her home in Bucklin, Mo., and Jake is lonesome. Wm. Oliver, who was called to the bedside of his daughter Mattie, has returned home at Nickerson, Kansas, where he is engaged in railroading, leaving Mattie almost recovered from her illness. The board of review of this township were reviewing the assessment made by Timothy Gard. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59236 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Notes From Near-By - New Canton Ill. Article: New Canton, Ill., June 23. Out visitors this week were J. C. Hatch, brother of Congressman Hatch, J. W. Townsend, Chas. W. Neely and A. Coakley, all of Chicago. Geo. Harmison, the enterprising liveryman, is remodeling his building and soon will present such an appearance as to be with any in the county. Massie's elevator has recently been remodeled and painted and is now the showiest building in town. Miss Bertie Yeargin, of Quincy, and Miss Electa Ogle, of Paloma, are visiting friends here. Miss Fannie Atkinson is home from Monticello Seminary for a brief visit. The New Canton Mail after a brief suspension is again out, and it is hoped that it may prove a success. Nelson Morey has just finished painting the steel truss bridge across Keyser creek and it was not done too soon. Joe and Ed McFarland are home again after a business and pleasure trip to Chicago. Ed was immensely pleased with the great lake city as it was his first visit. Andy Jackson, Frank Coon and Jack Monroe are the builders in charge of Mrs. A. Booth's new house and they are speedily completing it. It will be an ornament to the northwest part of town. Mr. C. W. Seymour, of Payson, was here to-day visiting some of his tenants. He reports good crops around the good old town in Adams county. Our kid base ball nine went to Berry [sic] a few days ago to play the kids there, and found boys big enough for harvest hands to confront them. Result: the N. C. K.'s were not in it. Taylor Donahue, of Rockport, has bought the Old Flag at Pittsfield and his friends here wish him success in his new field. He is an energetic and careful young man and will keep the paper up to the high standard worked up by his predecessor. The Home Forum Benefit order now has 40 members. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59235 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: June 27 1894 Article description: Notes From Near-By - Milton Ill Article: Milton, Ill., June 25. A bran new boy at Al. Johnson's and one at Hardin Barrett's last week. The crop prospect in this part of the county is better than for the last ten years. Wheat is very fine both in quality and quantity. Corn is not large but clean and in good color, and the season is all that is needed to make an abundant crop. Mrs. H. E. Brown was taken to the insane hospital last week, at Jacksonville. C. E. Bolin, our banker, is building on, remodeling and repairing his dwelling quite extensively. Judging by the new furniture Wes. Deemer bought last week, one would think there was something going to happen. Some of the Republican candidants are around shaking with the boys, but I don't think it any use, for tho Democrats will all have shoes this fall. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59234 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: August 2 1893 Article description: Notes From Near-By Article: Pittsfield, Ill., Aug. 1. What would happen if room No. 37 at the Mansion house was investigated? The depot crap game runs full blast every Sunday. Two girls created quite a little excitement by boldly promenading some of our main streets and gaily puffing cigarettes in true dude style last Saturday evening. Two of Pittsfield's boys engaged in a fistic encounter on the square last Sunday morning, and each were fined $3 and costs. Willis Richert and Manager Swan, of the Pittsfield Ball club, have matched a game with Detroit for $50 a side, the game to be played in the near future. The [i]Herald[/i] has made many friends in Pittsfield by its truthful account of the late Kingston murder. The Wabash Base Ball club played the Coopers Sunday. Score - Wabash, 18; Coopers, 14. James Long, of Barry, visited Pittsfield friends two days of last week. Mrs. Myrtle Abbott, of St. Louis, was brought home sick last Sunday evening. There are symptoms of typhoid fever. Frank Utt, of Chicago, was in Pittsfield Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Milton Lindneur, of Tuscola, is visiting relatives in Pittsfield. The fire department are fishing at Clear Lake to-day, Wednesday. A. C. Bently, of Baylis, attended court here last week. Bert McKnight, of this place, rode to Quincy on his wheel Sunday, returning Monday morning. Mrs. E. P. Dow is in Eureka this week as a delegate to the Y. P. C. E. and C. W. B. M. convention from this place. L. J. Huntley returned Monday evening from Barry, where he has been tracing the Regnier robbers. The Nebo Graphic is making itself quite obnoxious on account of its unwarranted attack on several of Pittsfield's best citizens. Wm. Hillerbranner is having his livery stable refitted and repainted. It will soon be the most convenient barn in Pittsfield. Ira Simpkins left for St. Louis last Thursday morning where he intends to reside this summer and fall. Carpenters and painters are unusually busy in this section of the country. Through the very shrewd management for which Col. Ed Yates is becoming noted the attention of our circuit court was engaged last Saturday in hearing a very quiet divorce case in which some of the very bluest blood of our aspiring neighboring city of Barry was very deeply interested. Mrs. Zillah V. Blair was separated and forever divorced from Geo. M. Blair, and what at one time promised to become a very sensational affair has been quietly and satisfactorily settled, and a large estate divided and long and tedious litigation avoided. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59231 Article title: The Quincy Daily Herald Article date: August 9 1893 Article description: Notes From Near-By Article: Pittsfield, Ill., Aug. 8 Frank Hocking and wife, of Peoria, visited relatives in Pittsfield last week. Hodgen Rice has returned to his home for the summer, after about three weeks spent in Duluth, Minn., and a few days in Chicago. He is a very popular young man, a graduate of West Point and has hosts of friends in Pittsfield. Those wandering musicians who regularly "make night hideous" by congregating on street corners and other public placed, seconded by wheezy guitars and banjos, should remember that a donkey's bray is sweetest to its own ear. Fire started in the basement to the Pittsfield House last Thursday evening, but it was quickly extinguished. Mrs. Myrtle Abbot, divorced wife of W. C. Abbot, died at the home of her father, A. D. Graves, last Friday night. She was married to W. C. Abbot, a member of a hardware firm in St. Louis, in 1876. To them were born two children. About two years ago Abbot instituted proceedings for divorce. The case was tried at Quincy and a divorce procured. Mrs. Abbot entered the Christian Home at St. Louis and remained there until Sunday, when she returned to Pittsfield, sick with nervous prostration, and her death awakens sympathy of the entire community. She was buried at 5 o'clock p.m. Sunday, and the many beautiful floral tributes at the funeral show the esteem in which she was held by Pittsfield's best people. Abbot was again married about three months ago to Miss Ella Barrett, of this place. W. C. Bush, wife and daughter Helen, are all in Chicago this week. One of the pleasant events of the summer was a lawn party given by the Congregational C. E. society at the home of Miss Margaret Merricles last Friday evening. Robert Rayburn was buried in the West cemetery, at this place, last Thursday afternoon. He lived at Pittsfield until about six months ago, when he moved with his parents to Saybrook, Illinois, where he died last Tuesday of quick consumption. News reached here Saturday of the failure of J. C. Kratz, a Baylis merchant, for $10,000. Pittsfield and Barry crossed bats here last Wednesday. Score - Pittsfield 29, Barry 28. The Pittsfield steam laundry had changed hands. Park McDaniel, of Perry Springs, was a Pittsfield visitor Thursday. Walter Rogers, of Waverly, visited friends in our city two days of last week. Mrs. James Walker of St. Louis, is visiting in Pittsfield. The Knights of Pythias Military band of this place, will play at the Griggsville fair next week. Fred Stobie has launched on the career of a hippodrome racer and will make his debut at the Griggsville fair in company with Ed Jones of Perry. Charley Shriver of Virden, Ill., is visiting relatives in Pittsfield. Prof. Charles Rearick of Columbia, Mo., visited friends in town during last week. Miss Blanche Criswell entertained a number of her young friends at a party last Saturday evening at which an enjoyable time was had. Miss Grace Gosnold of White Hall, is visiting Miss Laura Grimes at this place. Col. Edward Yates delivered an able and eloquent address at the picnic held at Mossy Mountain on last Saturday. A dress making establishment will be opened in the room now occupied by the Women's Exchange on the east side of the square. The Pittsfield Blacks' second nine played the Martinsburg first nine on last Sunday. Score: Martinsburg 24, Pittsfield 14. Miss Anna Trombold of this place, is visiting friends in Mt. Sterling and taking in the Brown county fair. Charles Dixon and wife have moved to Griggsville. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59188 Article title: The Quincy Daily Journal Article date: August 5 1897 Article description: Local and General News Article: Local and General News. F. B. A. meeting to-night. Get your livery at Lusk's. Dr. Woods, oculist and aurist. C. J. Tibbets, dentist, 506 Maine. S. T. Rice, dentist, 5th and Maine. Zoller Bros.' steam shampoo is fine. The Coss case was put off til the 14th. Evans' Newcomb livery for good drivers. McColm & Coffeld have dissolved partnership. Harvey Chatten went to Keokus to-day on business. Miss Irina Allen of East Vermont has gone West to visit relatives. William H. Murtagh of the Newcomb has gone to the Northern lakes. Mr. J. H. Dickason of Hannibal was in the city yesterday on business. Miss Emelia Oberling and Miss Lizzie Miller are visiting friends at Liberty. J. E. McMurray has taken his family to Denver for an outing of three weeks. The Naval Reserves will leave Saturday morning for Chicago for their week at camp. J. T. Dyer, superintendent of telegraph on the H. & St. Joe R. R., was in town to-day. Sporting men are preparing for the hunting season, which opens September in Iowa. A set of single harness belonging to George Woods of 217 Chestnut street was stolen last night. Mr. Barmeyer's house was struck by lightning last evening. A few brick were knocked off. Miss Jessie Scroeder of Kidder, Missouri, is the guest of Conductor and Mrs. F. D. Murray. Miss Grace Johnson went to Quincy to-day to meet some Chicago friends - [i]Hannibal Courier Post[/i]. Mrs. R. T. Finley, sons Robert and Milo and daughter Eva are in Chicago, the guests of relatives. Miss Jennie Rawlings has returned home after a visit with her friend, Miss Jessie Welch, of Hannibal. Friends of Miss Ida Easterday will regret to learn that she is quite sick at her home, No. 110 South Tenth street. C. H. Williamson is in Buffalo, New York, attending the National Apple Packers' Association meeting. Architect Batschy has been confined to his bed by illness for the past few days. At present he seems some better. The members of the colored Christion Church are talking of having an excursion or picnic a week from to-day. Frank Everett, who has been very low for some time, is reported this afternoon to be very near death's door. The city paid off to-day. There were about 500 warrants, 198 of which covered the rebates for the North End sewer. Mr. Lloyd of Chicago, who is the assistant superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company is in the city. Miss Lizzie Kordsiemon very pleasantly entertained her Sabbath School class at a picnic at South Park yesterday. The case of Frank Bartlett, charged by Dora Viar with bastardy, was settled to-day before Justice Allen by marriage. Our police have been notified that Rev. Edward A. Waldo, slightly demented, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, is missing. Mrs. Albert Rue, colored, died this morning at Blessing Hospital. She had been operated on three times. George Bond and wife and Miss Mamie Bond of Hannibal spent yesterday in Quincy, returning home on the St. Paul. Mrs. Yeargain arrived on the steamer St. Paul yesterday afternoon from Quincy to visit her sister. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] Men who have nothing to do find sport in fishing in the river just west of the Quincy Coal Company's property on the levee. Misses Ada Swanson and Saline Kelly arrived in the city yesterday from Hannibal on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Swanson. Bargains in carpets, matting, oil cloths, for August only, at less than present value. Henry Rupp, 111 and 113 North Fourth street. Will Schachtsiek, a hustling delivery boy for one of the dry goods firms, is enjoying his vacation at his home at 629 Washington street. Mrs. Ben F. Cherry left yesterday on the St. Paul for her home in St. Louis after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. McNeil. The apple crop in Hancock County will be immense this year. A Chicago firm will take 50,000 barrels from Hancock County, if it can get them. Tramps are set to cutting weeds in Burlington and are termed the "botany class." It has a wholesome effect in keeping them out of the city. Misses Ada and Mabel Martin, Minnie Dreyer and Pauline Miller were among the excursionists from Hannibal at the Maccabees' picnic. Misses Alice and Addie Dickhut have returned to Chicago whence they will go to Boston on a visit. They were home something over two weeks. Narrow black silk lace 5c. Good line of white Valenciennes lace. Two big lots of shirt waists are on sale for 25 and 50 cents at Duker's, Maine st. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Thron, a daughter. Mr. Thron is the Woodland Cemetery policeman. To say that he is happy is putting it mildly. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday decided to retain the present quarters for a year and Landlord Woodruff will have the rooms repapered and repainted. Miss Carrie Duncan of North Twenty-fourth street entertained a few friends last evening. Refreshments were served and an enjoyable time was the happy result. A Washington dispatch says that there are nearly 7,000 applications for 54 places in the congressional library. One is from a man who is anxious to leave Alaska. If our grape shippers have as many baskets as is reported and all of them be used, there will be 120 car loads of the luscious fruit shipped out of Nauvoo this year. - [i]Nauvoo Rustler[/i] Mike O'Donnell and wife have returned from Quincy, where they have been residing for the past few months, and will take up their abode in the Fourth ward. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] Miss Fannie Brothers of Quincy arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and is the guest of Miss Blanche Bash on South Seventh street. Miss Brothers formerly resided here. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] Progressive District Court of Honor will give a moonlight excursion to Canton and return on August 11. Dancing free. Tickets can be had of the members or at W. H. Smith's news depot. A Quincy friend has received a nice letter from Mrs. C. P. Keast of St. Louis, formerly Capt. Boyler of the Salvation Army. The captain was married July 5. She is well, and of course, happy. O. D. Booth, a Chicago inventor, was in the city the other day and left a contract with Sam Baldwin for a cigar-shaped balloon seventy-four by twenty-two feet, which Booth will use to carry his flying machine. The Independent Cycle Club met with Miss Maud Binkert last evening at her hospitable home on Park Place. The principal amusement was progressive whist. This was the last meeting of the club this summer. There are to be six eclipses in 1898, three lunar and three solar. The occurrence of three eclipses of the moon within the same year has not taken place in 200 years and will not be repeated for nearly 200 years to come. Messrs. W. H. Drescher and Tom Brown, two business men of Hannibal, are in the city to-day, having come up on the Maccabee excursion to attend the picnic at Baldwin Park. Both are pleasant gentlemen to meet, and the hope is that they will visit us often. Mrs. Jane Carrott, of Quincy, who has been in Hannibal on an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Appler, returned home yesterday afternoon accompanied by her nephew, Finley Carrott, of Quincy. Mrs. Carrott is Mrs. Appler's mother. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] H. D. Brown and A. C. Lovejoy, of Quincy, veterans, who fought for their country during the civil war, were down from Quincy yesterday and were examined by the pension board which held its regular meeting at the office of Dr. Schmidt, on Market street. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] Mrs. Jennie Slade of Slater, Missouri, and Miss Effie Slade of the same place, and Miss Alice Clarkson of Moberly, Missouri, arrived here this morning on a visit to Dr. J. G. Williams and family, 329 North Ninth. Mrs. Slade was formerly Jennie Gramthan of Ursa. The Freight Bureau have not yet selected a manager to succeed Mr. Parker. The bureau is inclined to appoint a certain young Quincy man, who is not an applicant. He is not a railroad man. The bureau has several other men under consideration, including a Chicago railroad man. Prof. H. R. Charle, superintendent of the German school, wife and children; Misses Lora, Elenora, Edna and Masters Paul and Harry, arrived home yesterday afternoon on the steamer St. Paul from Quincy, where they have been on a three weeks' visit among relatives and friends. - [i]Hannibal Journal[/i] A year ago Henry Steinbach, of near Bethel, Missouri, brother of Quincy's mayor, lost a $35 watch. A couple of weeks ago it was found in the big barn in the western part of Bethel by L. W. Arnold, who uses the barn for a feed stable. It had been covered up with trash for a year, yet when found and wound up it ran all right. The Misses Chloe and Minnie La Croix of Nauvoo, gave a picnic party at Bluff Park Tuesday in honor of their cousin, Miss Lulu Rantchler of Pueblo, Colorado, and Miss Jessie Hartley of Quincy. Games of a varied and amusing character served to make the time pass pleasantly and all too quickly. - [i]Montrose Journal[/i] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59187 Article title: The Quincy Daily Journal Article date: August 5 1897 Article description: Licensed to Wed Article: Licensed to Wed Name, Age, Res Edw. Calloway, 32, Keokuk Kate Fogeland, 22, Ft. Madison ----- Michael Cashman, 52, Quincy Eva Kitts, 35, Memphis ----- Wm. F. Bartlett, 23, Liberty Dora M. Viar, 15, Liberty ----- Wm. R. McCormick, 31, Quincy Ella Golliher, 29, Quincy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59186 Article title: Minonk News Article date: February 15 1895 Article description: Marriage of Kate Thometz and Arnold Jurgens Article: Matrimony Married, at the home of the bride at El Paso, Ill., on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1895, Miss Kate Thometz to Mr. Arnold Jurgens of this place. After the ceremony that bound two loving hearts together was performed, the guests assembled at the residence of the bride's brother, where an elaborate dinner was partaken of. The bride is one of El Paso's fairest daughters, and is a refined and accomplished young lady. The groom, although too well known to need any comment, is an energetic, upright business man, and enjoys a large acquaintance. Ye scribe, with their many friends, wish the young couple much joy as they float down the stream of life together, and may they not come in contact with too many little squalls. They will be at home to their friends in the A.A. Rufing house, south of the railroad track. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

Re: Charles BERNER 37 yrs old died 07/02/1901, Cook Co.  He was married to Heniretta HELMIG. Would someone be kind enough to send me the obit for him. Thank you, Peace, Shirley

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58864 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: obituary of Moyer, William Harry (Bill) Article Text: William Harry (Bill) Moyer, 77, of Barry, was born Oct. 26, 1930, in Quincy, to Harry and Florence (McCleery) Moyer. They preceded him in death. He died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in his home. He married Cleta U. Hill in Pittsfield, Dec. 1, 1951. She survives in Barry. He is also survived by three sons, Marion LeRoy Moyer, of the State of California; William Eugene Moyer, of Hemit, Calif.; and Lowell Dean Moyer of Barry; one daughter, Marsha Gail Shireman of Cave Creek, Ariz.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Bill was a Navy Veteran serving from 1949 to 1950 and spent most of his life as an over the road truck driver. In his spare time he enjoyed woodworking and refinishing antique furniture. He also enjoyed traveling. Visitation was held from 9-10 a.m. Monday, July 7th, at the Kirgan Funeral Home in Barry. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 7th at the Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry. Memorials are suggested to the Blessing Foundation for Hospice. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58863 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: Obituary of Keller, Elva Catherine Article Text: Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Catherine Keller, 95, of Louisiana, Mo. formerly of Rockport were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. The Rev. Gail Aurand officiated. Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until time of services at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Mooney Cemetery at Atlas. Mrs. Keller died Friday, July 4, 2008, at the Maple Grove Nursing Home in Louisiana. She was born Dec. 12, 1912 in Rockport to James and Stella Jane Ogle Mooney. She married Ray Keller Oct. 23, 1944 and he preceded her in death Nov. 4, 1989. She is survived by two sons, Mike Keller of Rockport and Pat Keller and wife, Joyce of Pleasant Hill; and one daughter, Jane Daniels and husband, Walter of Curryville, Mo.; four grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Frances Grimsley of Louisiana. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Delbert Mooney, Thomas Mooney and Gerald Mooney and one great-grandson, Charles Taylor who died Sept. 9, 2007. She graduated from the Rockport High School at Rockport, Illinois. She had been employed at the Louisiana Nursing Home and later at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana, Missouri until her retirement in 1978. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Louisiana. Pallbearers were Glen Williams, Bill Keller, David Grimsley, Michael Grimsley, Bill Grimsley and Dennis Dell. Memorials may be given to AmHeart Hospice or to the Donor's choice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58862 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: Obituary of Norton, Wenonah Vee Article Text: Wenonah Vee Norton, 77, Rexburg died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Rexburg Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1930 in Provo, Utah to Horace Alma and Viola Beck Porter. She graduated high school in Walla Walla, Wash. She meet and married Donald Ivan Norton, Feb. 20, 1951 in Yuma, Ariz. The marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden Utah LDS Temple. As an Air Force wife she spent time in England, Waco, Texas and Kansas City, Mo.. She retired while in Kansas City, Mo. after working as a payroll clerk for the US Marines. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Primary, Relief Society, Sunday School and as a Seminary Teacher. She moved to Rexburg in 1998. At her ward in Millhollow she served in the Primary, Sunday School and the Genealogy Extraction Program. She also served as a PTA President as well as a Cub Scout Den Mother. She is survived by a son, Douglas (Maxine) Norton of Rexburg, Idaho; a daughter, Sharon (Kent) Freeman of Northpole, Ala.; her sisters, Beulah Porter of Las Vegas, Nev., Norma Porter of Texas, Laurel Porter of Walla Walla, Wash., as well as seven grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her brothers, Horace, Averille and Elzo Porter; and her sisters, June Dick and Merna Porter; and a grandson, Andrew Freeman. Private graveside services will be held Saturday, July 12th at Greenpond Cemetery, Pearl. Condolences to the family may be e-mailed info@nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield, IL is handling the local arrangements ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58861 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: Obituary of Kurtz, Iva E. Article Text: Iva E. Kurtz, 92, of Barry, was born Nov. 20, 1915, in New Canton, to Alfred and Elsie (Hathaway) McNary. They preceded her in death. She died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield. She married woodrow Kurtz April 17, 1937, in Louisiana, Mo. He preceded her in death April 15, 1985. She is survived by one son, Woodrow Kurtz, Jr. of Hull; four daughters, Charlotte Moyer, husband Ben, of Barry; Kathryn Sydney, husband Roger, of Litchfield, Ky.; Sue Loos, husband Jim, of Big Clifty, Ky.; and Mary K. Blackorby, of Barry. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three Sisters, Eliza Kurtz, Golden Barnard and Ella Rife; one daughter, Elcy Elizabeth Smith; two sons-in-law, Kenny Blackorby and Howard (Bud) Smith. Iva was a wonderful mother, grandmother, homemaker and cook. She loved being with her family and enjoyed crafts. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Kirgan Funeral Home in Barry. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Kirgan Funeral Home in Barry. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy. Memorials are suggested to the Barry First Baptist Church ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com

A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Pike http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=615 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=58860 Submitted by: watersb Article Title: Pike Press Article Date: July 9 2008 Article Description: Iva E. Kurtz, Iva E. Article Text: Iva E. Kurtz, 92, of Barry, was born Nov. 20, 1915, in New Canton, to Alfred and Elsie (Hathaway) McNary. They preceded her in death. She died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield. She married woodrow Kurtz April 17, 1937, in Louisiana, Mo. He preceded her in death April 15, 1985. She is survived by one son, Woodrow Kurtz, Jr. of Hull; four daughters, Charlotte Moyer, husband Ben, of Barry; Kathryn Sydney, husband Roger, of Litchfield, Ky.; Sue Loos, husband Jim, of Big Clifty, Ky.; and Mary K. Blackorby, of Barry. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three Sisters, Eliza Kurtz, Golden Barnard and Ella Rife; one daughter, Elcy Elizabeth Smith; two sons-in-law, Kenny Blackorby and Howard (Bud) Smith. Iva was a wonderful mother, grandmother, homemaker and cook. She loved being with her family and enjoyed crafts. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the Kirgan Funeral Home in Barry. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Kirgan Funeral Home in Barry. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Quincy. Memorials are suggested to the Barry First Baptist Church ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com