Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February14, 1918, p. 1. PERSONAL ITEMS C. E. Conn received a letter one day last week from his son, Harold, who just arrived "somewhere in France." Harold said that he was well and that he liked army life fine. Mr. Conn was working in California and was taken in the army through the selective draft in that state.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February14, 1918, p. 1. PERSONAL ITEMS Coen L. Luckett, son of Dr. Luther Luckett of Terre Haute, who graduated from John Hopkins University about a year ago, has enlisted in the services of the army and has been sent to Ft. Oglethorpe for special instruction in surgery.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February14, 1918, p. 1. PERSONAL ITEMS George H. Walts of near Milltown was called here last week on account of the illness and death of his son, George W. Walts. ----------------------------------------------- George W. Walts, age 31, died at his home in English last Friday after a brief illness of la grippe. Funeral services was conducted by Rev. Fink at the home Saturday morning after which the body was taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Walts, south of Milltown, interment being made in the Pilot Knob Cemetery Sunday afternoon. The obituary appears in the Pilot Knob items.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February14, 1918, p. 1. PERSONAL ITEMS Mrs. A. F. Colebaugh is on a visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Moore, at Paducah, Ky.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, February 7, 1918, p. 8. DAVID M. MURRAY DEAD David M. Murray, son of Levi and Mary E. Murray, was born in Ohio, December 6, 1852. He came to Indiana in 1858 and settled in Crawford County. At the age of 27 years, he was united in marriage to Arrabelle Finney. To this happy union were born eleven children, five of whom preceded him, four in infancy, and Corda who died seven years ago at the age of 27. In 1911, under the ministry of Brother McKinney, Mr. Murray and his family united with the Methodist Church and were baptized. In this church he worshiped until his death. After an illness of three weeks, God called him home. He departed this life February 2, 1918, at the age of 65 years, 1 month and 23 days. He leaves to mourn their loss his mother, Mary E. Murray; his wife, Arrabelle Murray; six children, three boys, Clad, Webster and Earl; three girls, Lula, Clency and Maggie; three sisters, Eliza Deich, Mary Ann Tucker and Katherine Kellems; two brothers, William and George Murray; the grandchildren and a host of friends.

Bucks County (Bristol, PA) Gazette, March 12, 1874, p. 2. In Jeffersonville, Ind., a saloon keeper named John Little knocked down Mrs. Jackson who was leading the charge upon his saloon and told the crusaders that "it would look better for them to be at home and look after their own families instead of trying to make trouble at other people's houses." They continued services in front of his place for two hours after this, but the crowd was finally dispersed by having several buckets of water thrown upon them from the second-story windows.

New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, November 14, 1851, p. 1. The Louisville Courier mentions a singular incident that occurred recently near Jeffersonville, Ind. There were two brothers named Wood living there. One of them was taken suddenly sick a few days ago, and in the short space of one hour from his attack he died. His friends made the necessary funeral arrangements, and the grave was about half dug when information was sent to the gravedigger that the other brother was dying, and he was instructed to make the grave large enough for both, which was barely accomplished before the second brother died, and they were buried in one common grave. The brothers were in apparent health to within an hour of their deaths. It was reported that they died of cholera, but it was strongly suspected that foul play had been used, and that they were poisoned. The coroner had been summoned, and an inquest was to be held.

Holton (KS) Recorder, August 9, 1877, p. 2. Fannie Dunham, aged 12, was fatally burned at Jeffersonville, Ind., on the 30th while kindling a fire with coal oil.

New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, October 13, 1856, p. 1. On the night of the 3d inst., the oldest house in Jeffersonville, Ind., which was occupied by Gen. Harrison when governor of the Northwest Territory, was burned down. There was nobody living in it at the time.

Saline (KS) County Journal, October 9, 1879, p. 3. Monday night about 11:30 o'clock, Scott Donald, a notorious rough of Jeffersonville, Ind., visited the saloon of William Strauss and, because the latter refused to allow him the use of a billiard table, threw a billiard ball at him, striking him on the head and inflicting a dangerous wound.

Brown County (IN) Democrat, February 11, 1926, p. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Sale Bessire attended the funeral of Mr. Bessire's grandfather, George Ritzler, at Kenton, Ohio, last week. Mrs. Bessire went on to Canton, Ohio, where she visited the family of Don Mellett. She returned home Saturday.

Oran Perry, compiler, INDIANA IN THE MEXICAN WAR, (Indianapolis, Wm. B. Burford), 1908, pp. 87. This book is available at the genealogy research library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. LETTER FROM JOHN M. MYERS Brookville American, September 4, 1846 Point Isabel, July 28, 1846 Mr. Clarkson: Dear Sir- The health of our regiment has been tolerably good and the health of our company has been quite good. We have lost but nine in the third Regiment since our departure from Indiana. One died on the boat on the river, one was drowned and six died on the gulf. Those who died on the gulf were Jesse McMahan, Lewis Moore, Shadrach Arnot, all of whom were members of the Shelbyville company; and Reece Brummot (consider Brummett and Brummitt as spelling variants) from Brown County. The other names I could not learn or I would give them. Those who died on board of ship were sewed up in their blankets and cast overboard as a prey to the fish.

Bedford (IN) Weekly, August 16, 1901, p. 4. Stories are still coming from the Brown County gold fields. Frank Wells has accumulated over $100 and is still continuing the search. Winfield Richards has found considerable gold on his farm and he contemplates introducing gold-washing machinery. Col. Calvert of Cleveland, O., who purchased a farm before the rush began, is finding gold daily, and he has introduced some small machinery. John Merriman, who went to Indianapolis with a diamond found on his farm, reports that he was offered $200 for the stone that he declined. He has two other stones valued at $15 each, and three larger ones that he is holding at $24 each. He recently declined a handsome offer for his farm. Zeb Wade found a moonstone valued at $25.

Columbus (IN) Democrat, January 5, 1877, p. 1. A young man named Taylor, of Georgetown, Brown County, was killed one day last week through the careless practice of blowing into the muzzle of a gun. The ball lodged in the grace.

According to information published in the New York (NY) Herald on April 3, 1869, William M. Winkler (sic) was nominated by President Grant to be the postmaster in Columbus, Indiana. (See p. 3.) According to the Ft. Wayne (IN) Daily Gazette and the St. Joseph (MI) Herald, William's surname was Winkley, not Winkler. (See p. 1 and 2 respectively.)

Brown County (IN) Democrat, February 11, 1926, p. 1. WIFE DESERTED HIM BULL MOOSE YEAR Columbus Judge Figured It Was More Than Two Years Ago and Granted Divorce George Long, formerly of Nashville, was attorney in a suit for divorce in the Bartholomew circuit court a few days ago where his client, Amos S. Noblitt was asking for a legal separation from his wife, Margaret Noblitt, on the grounds of desertion. Noblitt was asked when his wife deserted him, and he replied that he did not know the exact date but that it was when Teddy ran on the Bull Moose ticket. The law requires that before a divorce may be granted the plaintiff must show that the desertion occurred two years ago. When Noblitt gave his answer, attorneys scratched their heads and began to figure, but the judge drew from his own memory that the split in the Republican Party occurred over two years ago. Divorce was granted.

Brown County (IN) Democrat, February 11, 1926, p. 1. SMALLPOX REPORTED OVER AT COLUMBUS Many Breaking Out and Physicians Worried-Strict Quarantine Put in Force Smallpox is reported to have broken out over at Columbus, but at this time is causing no undue alarm, although much excitement was occasioned last Thursday when the home of Mrs. Barbara Gressel on Fourth Street was flagged. The mother had been sick for some time with what was thought to have been grip. She had a breaking out on her body, but the attending physician was not told, it is said. She is much better now. Emmet (consider Emmett a spelling variant) Gressel, the son who attended his mother, was taken sick and finally broke out with what was reported a pronounced case of smallpox. Emmet visited the home of his brother, George, on Sycamore Street and later a two-months-old baby broke out and for several days had a temperature of 102.

Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, August 12, 1899, p. 5. P. H. McCormick of Columbus was notified yesterday that he has the contract to build the cell house at the Jeffersonville Reformatory. His bid was about $165,000. J. B. McWilliams of Louisville will put in the heating and ventilating plant at a cost of about $18,000.

New Albany (IN) Evening Tribune, August 4, 1911, p. 1. COLUMBUS HAS $70,000 BLAZE Columbus, Indiana, August 4-Fire destroyed the grain elevator here owned by Ben C. Thomas, causing a loss on buildings and contents of about $70,000. The grain was valued at about $40,000 and the buildings at $30,000.