Osage County (Burlingame, KA) Chronicle, July 17, 1879, p. 1. Beecher Gardner, aged 16 years, had almost all the flesh torn from one of his legs Friday by a train on the J. M. and I. Road at Scottsburg, Ind. He jumped off the train while it was in motion. His recover is doubtful.

Milwaukee (WI) Weekly Wisconsin, December 21, 1881, p. 6. At Scottsburg, Ind., Thomas J. McApplegate, aged 60, is in jail on a charge of murdering his wife, aged 35. The woman was insane, and her husband gave her double doses of morphine and chloral (sic).

Paoli (IN) Republican, February 3, 1915, p. 5. Mr. and Mrs. George Lindley of French Lick are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine, 11-pound son at their home.

Paoli (IN) Republican, February 3, 1915, p. 5. Miss Susie Padgett of Mitchell has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. H. Braxtan, for a few days.

Paoli (IN) Republican, February 3, 1915, p. 1. Dr. Thomas N. Braxton and young son, John Thomas, of Boise, Idaho, who had been spending a couple of weeks where with relatives and old friends, left last Saturday morning for their western home. The many friends of Dr. Braxton will be pleased to know that he is prospering in his new home. He is well pleased with Boise and thinks it a fine place.

Paoli (IN) Republican, February 3, 1915, p. 1. Benjamin Jones of Indianapolis, a traveling salesman from one of the large wholesale houses in that city, visited his brother, E. S. Jones and family near Chambersburg last week.

Paoli (IN) Republican, February 3, 1915, p. 1. POSSIBILITY OF NEW TRAIN ON THE MONON The Monon Railroad is considering putting on a through train to be operated between Indianapolis and French Lick. The train would be run over the Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad tracks as far as Gosport from Indianapolis. At Gosport, the Monon would put on one of their own engines and the crew would be changed. At present, only a through coach is operated between the two points.

Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune, July 15, 1890, p. 19. TWELVE PEOPLE MORE OR LESS BADLY HURT IN A COLLISION New Albany, Ind., July 15-Twelve people were injured in the collision on the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Road at Smithville, Indiana, yesterday. Following is the list: Conductor William Brown, fatally crushed; Grant Johnson, Chicago, seriously crushed; William Mitchell Indianapolis, conductor on the freight train, wrist broken; Henry Whitsell, engineer, dangerously hurt in the back; James Meyers, engineer of the passenger, badly cut about the head; Mrs. Patton, Smithville; Engineer Hendricks of the freight train; Jefferson Robertson, brakeman; Everett Foster and wife, Worthington; Ada Pearson, Bedford; David Warren, Bloomington; Charles Marain (sic), conductor of the freight train; William Bagley, Paoli; Thomas Andrews, Bloomington; Alice Walls, Bloomington; Kate Taffe, Indianapolis all less seriously hurt.

Chuck- Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I must have been asleep at the keyboard when I transcribed this item. I think you are exactly right-those odd words are typos. Had they been the words as written, I would have followed them by (sic). "Dib" also looks like a typo, but I don't know what it should have been and no longer have the original. Randi From: Chuck Carey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 12:54 AM To: Randi Richardson Subject: Re: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Lawrence County: Willis Holler Died Randi, thanks for sending out all the great news items! I had questions about the one below, which just came in. At the beginning, should bed man read bad man? Should struck on the heat be struck on the head? I realize there are always typos in newspaper articles, even today. If this is how the article really appeared in that old newspaper, I'll just insert "[sic]" next to each word. Thank you, Chuck Carey Lawrence county webmaster At 06:14 PM 7/26/2014, you wrote: Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 2. MITCHELL TOUGH KILLED Willis Holler Knocked Out in Shube Burton's Saloon Tuesday Night Willis Holler, a Mitchell bed man who had served two or three terms in the penitentiary, got his quietus Tuesday night. Our information is that Holler was on a dib drunk and obstreperous. He was in Shube Burton's saloon about midnight ad soon afterward was taken home unconscious, dying about four o'clock next morning. One report is that Holler was struck on the heat with a billiard cue or a billy by the proprietor of the saloon, but some doubt was raised on that point next afternoon. It is been claimed that he died from too much whisky, perhaps on the theory that Mitchell whiskey is more potent than a club. Prosecutor Zaring and Coroner Voyles were investigating Wednesday afternoon. The IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Rootsweb list is for genealogists and historians who have an interest in the south central district of Indiana, as defined by the Indiana Genealogial Society, including the counties of: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, Scott and Washington. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 2. MYSTERY ABOUT HOLLER Supposed to Have Died from Skull Fracture Received Tuesday Forenoon Coroner Voyles held an inquest Wednesday at Mitchell on the body of Willis Holler who died at his home there at four o'clock that morning under suspicious circumstances. Dr. Byrne made a post mortem examination in the presence of the coroner. There was no outside wound whatever visible on Holler except a small bump on the back part of the head, the scalp being uninjured; but when the skull was laid bare, a fracture or crack was found running around a space on one side of the head about four by four and a half inches. The doctor who made the post mortem has not reported to the coroner, and until he does, the coroner will not make a verdict, but there is but little doubt that the fracture caused Holler's death and that Dr. Byrne and Coroner Voyles will so find. As to how the fracture was received is a difficult matter to determine. Holler was drunk Tuesday forenoon about eight o'clock and creating a disturbance in Shube Burton's saloon, was shoved out the door. He fell on his hands and knees on the walk but soon got up and re-entered the place, falling immediately afterward with his head out the door but his body inside. Whether he fell from the effects of a blow could not be learned by the coroner. After he had laid in the doorway for some time, he was pulled inside and the door closed, and later he was taken to the back room of the saloon where he remained till the fore part of Tuesday night when he was taken home by five or six men who were examined by the coroner but did not throw much light on the matter. The fact that Holler was exceedingly drunk and liable to fall in such a way as to injure himself, and that there was no external wound on the head, leaves room for doubt as to whether he was struck by anyone.

Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 2. MITCHELL TOUGH KILLED Willis Holler Knocked Out in Shube Burton's Saloon Tuesday Night Willis Holler, a Mitchell bed man who had served two or three terms in the penitentiary, got his quietus Tuesday night. Our information is that Holler was on a dib drunk and obstreperous. He was in Shube Burton's saloon about midnight ad soon afterward was taken home unconscious, dying about four o'clock next morning. One report is that Holler was struck on the heat with a billiard cue or a billy by the proprietor of the saloon, but some doubt was raised on that point next afternoon. It is been claimed that he died from too much whisky, perhaps on the theory that Mitchell whiskey is more potent than a club. Prosecutor Zaring and Coroner Voyles were investigating Wednesday afternoon.

Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 2. IN MEMORY OF MRS. MARY E. BYERS Mary E. Byers was born in Daviess County, Indiana, November 16, 1863. She was the youngest of eight children of Benjamin P. and Desty Herron Phipps, all of whom except the mother have preceded her to that other land. She was married September 16th, 1883, to George L. Byers. To this union were added six children who, with their father, survive her. They are Ethel, Alice, Everett, Paul, Thelma and nine-month-old Gladys, to whom the mother gave her devoted attention a half hour before the spirit left her. The greater part of her life was spent in and near Bedford. While the family was residing in Ft. Wayne early in 1890, Mrs. Byers united with the Wayne St. Methodist Episcopal Church and was a regular and devout attendant upon its services. As the cares and duties of wife and mother became greater, she was often deprived of attendance at divine worship but retained her faith in the loving Jesus and sent her little ones to Sunday school and trained them in right paths. It is noteworthy that her life was pure and good as a girl; that she was a loving, obedient daughter; that her virtues as a wife and mother were legion and that she was the central spirit of a loving, devoted and beautiful home life. Her devotion to her own and her happy, unselfish spirit in all the paths of her life can be cherished by her friends and especially by her bereft family as an example worth of emulation. The home which is now so stricken was very happy under her as the guiding spirit and the chair she has left vacant, while a sorrow, cannot be else than a reminder of the devotion of the wife and mother and the gentleness and sweetness of her Christian character. Her loved ones can recall nothing but happiness while she was among them. Her children were her constant care; their guidance by precept and example was uppermost in her mind. No labor or self-denial was too great. The great wondrous, uplifting mother's love which we cannot explain or describe was bountifully bestowed and beautifully received. She departed this life early in the morning of Friday, November 1, 1901, and her spirit rests with Him who gave it. George L. Byers and Children

Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 1. Mrs. Jane Knight has been here from Bedford the past week on a visit to Mrs. T. P. Carter and son, George, and Dr. T. B. Ritter and family and other relatives and friends. Aunt Jane is 83 years of age and is enjoying quite good health for one of her age. She was married on the Carter farm south of town 63 years ago. Orleans Progress Examiner

Bedford (IN) Daily Mail, November 15, 1901, p. 1. DEATH OF MRS. DAVID BUNDY Mrs. David Bundy died at six o'clock Monday AM of consumption. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock from the residence on East 17th Street. Burial at Ikert Graveyard.

Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 20, 1898, p. 2. MAGEE-BANTA At the home of the bride's mother on East High Street in this city, at 7:00 o'clock on Wednesday evening, January 19, 1898, Mr. Edward R. Magee and Miss Dove Banta were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock, Rev. J. M. Baxter of the M. E. Church officiating. Mr. Magee is a very popular fireman on the B. & O. S W., in which line of work, by close attention to its every detail, he has won the confidence of his superior officers, and by his gentlemanly demeanor he has gained the good will of a host of friends. The bride is one of Seymour's fairest daughters, and by her winsome ways she has endeared herself to a large and constantly widening circle of friends. That their wedded life may be prosperous and happy is the wish of everyone.

Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 19, 1898, p. 2. PATHETIC SCENE I COURT Tears Flow from the Eyes of Jurors, and the Prisoner is Visibly Affected Tears flowed from the eyes of jurymen trying Frank Coryell, charged with the murder of Mrs. Ellen Banks, as the unfortunate victim's little daughter, Viola, gave her testimony in the case at Columbus yesterday afternoon. At the little motherless girl, between her sobs, narrated the particulars of the terrible tragedy, it was clearly observable that Coryell was deeply touched. The courtroom was crowded and much interest was manifested in the proceedings of the trial from the very beginning. Prosecuting Attorney T. M. Homar (difficult to read) of this city and Will Shea of Columbus represent the state while the defense is ably sustained by D. A. Kochenour of Brownstown and John M. Lewis, Jr., of Seymour. The case will probably occupy the attention of the court during the remainder of the week.

Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 19, 1898, p. 2. Charles Wilkening, track walker and lamp lighter for the B & O S W Road, met with a queer accident near Cold Springs station Monday night. He had climbed the lamp pole at the switch and lit the signal light but in attempting to descend slipped and fell backward. His foot caught between the rounds of the ladder and the lamp pole holding him suspended head downward in midair twenty feet above the ground. For five minutes the unfortunate fellow hung in that position. In his frantic efforts to release himself, his boot slipped from his foot allowing him to drop head downward to the ground. The fall crushed his right shoulder and broke both arms but saved his neck, and he will recover.

Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 18, 1898, p. 3. Samuel L. Arbuckle of Shelby County is here visiting his son, Thomas.

Seymour (IN) Daily Democrat, January 18, 1898, p. 3. S. A. Tanner has word from Indianapolis that his won, Wallace, is steadily growing better of his serious illness of spinal meningitis.

Corydon (IN) Republic, March 11, 1915, p. 5. Note: The Corydon Republic in 1915 consisted of a weekly newspaper printed twice on the same day. The first paper consisted of only 2 pages; the second newspaper was longer. Consequently, if the item below was not found in the first publication, be certain to check the second publication. The old Kleber home on the northeast corner of Beaver Avenue and "Cow" Street is no more. The last of the old timber has been hauled away, and one of the old landmarks of early Corydon has disappeared.