Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Uncle Tommy Mullikin is at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, for his health, and is looking about for a location to do business.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Leverett Cochran has gone to Tennessee in quest of a location for his jewelry business.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Rev. Charpie has removed to the McKinley farm, about a mile northeast of Bloomington.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. John Ashbaugh, of Stinesville, son of Frank Ashbaugh, has gone to McLean co., Ills.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Samuel Wallingford has moved into the Roman house, on west 4th street.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. I.O. Sutphin, of Clear Creek township has sold his farm to Paris Trisler, If some good Democrat will now sell to Ike and then move to Kansas, all will be well.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. On Saturday last Showers Bros., bought of James Ward, his dwelling house, east of their bedstead factory, and seven town lots, for the extremely low price of $1,000 cash. It is the intention of the firm to build a number of cottages in the spring, to be rented to the men who work in their factory.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Capt. Wm. Bunger, of Burlington, Iowa, after an absence of seventeen years, is revisiting the home of his childhood. He is a nephew our [sic] esteemed fellow citizens, Joseph and Jacob Bunger, living 5 ½ miles west of town. He was severely wounded in an engagement near Vicksburgh, necessitating the loss of a limb. After the war was over he secured a position as U. S. mail agent on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, which position he still retains.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Note: the book Monroe County Indiana Marriages 1818-1881, published by the Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Indiana, 1995, lists a marriage between the groom (page 3) Joseph N. Alexander and the bride (page 248) Celia E. Sluss on 5 November 1881 and recorded in Monroe County Marriage Book 6, page 583. I have that her name was Celia Ellen and that she was called Nell or Nellie. I have Joseph Alexander's parents as John W. and Elizabeth Dawson (Fee) Alexander and Nellie's parents as John M. and Eliza (Hunter) Sluss. ALEXANDER-SLUSS.-At the Christian church, on Wednesday morning, Oct. 5th, a large company assembled to witness the ceremony and congratulate Joseph N. Alexander and Miss Nellie Sluss of this city, who were married at 10:30. The ceremony was performed by Prof. Amzi Atwater, of Indiana University and he was assisted by Rev. W. P. McNary, Pastor of the U. P. church, and Rev. A. B. Philputt, Pastor of the Christian church. The ceremony was solemn, impressive and beautiful. The clouds that had darkened the sky since the Saturday previous broke away Wednesday morning, and the sun shone out bright, warm and gladsome-a good omen for the happy event-showing that nature rejoiced in the nuptials of the well-mated couple. Miss Nellie is a daughter of the late Capt. John M. Sluss, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Monroe county. She is a young lady of rare intellectual attainments and will make just the wife that an energetic, progressive business man would desire. Jos. N. Alexander, the groom, is the active business partner of the mammoth wholesale and retail grocery house of Dunn & Co., and to his energy and foresight can the great success of this house be traced. He has established a name for prompt, square-dealing that has given character to this firm, and every man in the county realizes that whatever "Joe Alexander" (as he is familiarly known), agrees to do, is settled beyond dispute. His word is good for money or contracts, and all that people wish is is [sic] for him to say that he will do a certain thing. This is the kind of a man Joseph N. Alexander is, and we rejoice in his good fortune. The happy couple went from here to Chicago. Thence they go to Monmouth, Ills., where Mr. A's relations reside. May they have a pleasant journey and a safe return.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Worley & May have been unfortunate this summer. Last week one of their fine buggy animals died. A fine black mare belonging to this firm died at Spencer early in the season, of the same disease-lung fever.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Note: Consider Henley as an alternate spelling for Henly. Geo. Henly has secured a clerkship in the clothing house of Eli Kahn, Crawfordsville. Max Tannenbaum is also selling "all wool" goods in the same establishment.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Tobe Smith was in New York last week, and secured a whole cargo of foreign toys and fancy goods for his winter trade. Tobe has the nerve.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Several former residents of this county, Chas. and J. L. Parks, now citizens of Dallas, Texas, are visiting their old friends here.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Republican Progress, October 12, 1881, p. 3. Mrs. W. F. Browning, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Smith, has been visiting friends at Indianapolis.

No source noted, penciled date of September 17, 1922, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. DEATH CLAIMS CHARLES SIEBERT End Comes Sunday to Prominent Local Man-Long with Bloomington Milling Company Charles Henry Siebert, age 80 years, died yesterday morning at 6:15 o'clock at his home on West 6th Street. He had been ill for the past two years and confined to his bed for about five weeks. A year ago he underwent a serious operation at the City Hospital and has never fully recovered. Old age hastened his death. Mr. Siebert was born in Virginia where he lived until he was nine years old, when his parents died. At the age of 19 years he entered the Union army and fought all through the Civil War. After the war he went to Corydon, Indiana, and 45 years ago he came to Bloomington where he started working for the Monroe Milling Company. He learned the milling business, and 13 years later he bought an interest in the Bloomington Milling Company in partnership with W. S. Collins and James Karsell. He continued in this enterprise until five years ago when he retired. Mr. Siebert was an ardent Republican and an active member of the Christian Church. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and its auxiliary, the Rebecca lodge. He is survived by his wife and two grandchildren, Charles Siebert of California and Miss Edith Stoner. His son, Tally Siebert, who died four years ago with tuberculosis at his home in the west, won widespread fame as the author of "Casey Jones." There was also a daughter who died about sixteen years ago. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the residence in charge of the Rev. Lloyd H. Miller of the First Christian Church here. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Carl Stogsdill, George Osborne, Edward Fowler, Alva Parks, A. O. Henry and Dr. Whetsell.

No source noted, penciled date of September 21, 1916, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. DEATH OF MISS BRINCEGAR A graduate from the Bloomington High School only last June, an unusually sad death is that of Miss Cloe Brinegar, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brinegar, seven miles west of the city, Thursday night after being ill several weeks with lung trouble. In fact, she has not been well since she completed her high school work three months ago, but the family has not been without hope until a few weeks ago when it became evident that she was gradually failing. Miss Brinegar was a very pleasing and loveable young lady aged 19 and quite a favorite in the west of town community. She was a member of the Christian Church and took much interest in the good of those about her. Besides the stricken parents, there is a sister, Miss Edith, and two brothers, Ottis (consider Otis a spelling variant) and Noble. Funeral from the Harmony Church Saturday at 2:30 in charge of Elder Bex of Lawrence County and interment at the Harmony Cemetery. Miss Brinegar graduated from high school last June.

No source noted, penciled date of November 9, 1930, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. AGED NATIVE OF CITY DIES Mrs. Hettie Smith, 77 years of age, one of the pioneer residents of the community, died at midnight Saturday night at her home, 825 West 2nd Street. While she had been in failing health for some time, her condition had been critical only since Thursday. "Aunt Hettie" as she was known to her hundreds of friends, was a woman of remarkable physical strength for her age. She had been in three accidents in the past few years that had resulted in broken bones but had recovered from all of these and was able to be about her home. A few years ago a horse she was driving ran away with her, throwing her from the buggy and fracturing her hip. She recovered from this accident and was working in the yard of (her) home when a heavy gate struck her and broke her arm. Later she received a fracture of the other arm in a fall at her home. Last Thursday she became suddenly ill, and her condition gradually grew worse until her death Saturday night. She had been a lifelong resident of this city and was the widow of the late James Smith, contractor, who died several years ago. She was a faithful member of the Fairview Methodist Church, attending all of the church services whenever her health permitted. The church has lost one of its more faithful and active members in her death. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Otis Huff and Mrs. Minnie Stewart; two sons, Edward and Walter Smith; one brother, William Gardner; four sisters, Mrs. Nancy Daniels, Mrs. Amanda Prow, Mrs. Anna Rice and Mrs. Mat Kaser, nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Tuesday from the Fairview M. E. Church with the Rev. W. F. Russell in charge. Interment will be in Rose Hill. Pallbearers: John Womack, Bert Hannum, Carl Mathews, Homer Jones, Clarence Ellis and Mason Rhodes.

No source noted, penciled date of August 17, 1930, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. Text inside of parenthesis is mine. MRS. LAURA JONES TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. Laura Jones, age 60 years, wife of David Jones, died at 7:45 AM Sunday at her home, 708 West 11th Street. Death was due to stomach trouble, and her condition had been serious for the past two weeks. Besides the husband she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Preston Payne and Mrs. Karsell Barrow of this county, Mrs. A. W. Sherrard of Muncie, and Mrs. Robert Gains of Indianapolis; seven sons, Harry, Herschel, Everett, Jesse and Homer Jones of this county, and Walter and Virgil Jones of Indianapolis; her mother, Mrs. Catherine Tierce of Martinsville; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Leach of Indianapolis, and (Mrs.?) Roy Tierce of Martinsville. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Mahalasville, east of Martinsville. The Rev. John Hays will be in charge. The funeral party will leave the home at 1 PM. Friends may view the body at the home before that time.

No source noted, penciled date of February 12, 1931, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. HUGHES RITES SATURDAY A. M. Funeral services for Alva Hughes will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the Allen Funeral Home in charge of the Rev. E. A. Cole. Interment will be in Rose Hill. Pallbearers will be Marion Butcher, Charles Myers, Joe Green, Bert Sparks, Floyd Bridwell and Orville Heacox. All union barber shops will be closed from to 10 to 11 AM on account of the funeral, and members of the Barbers' union will meet at 9:30 AM at the Kirkwood shop to attend the funeral in a body. Mr. Hughes was secretary of the local union of barbers.

No source noted, penciled date of February 13, 1931, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. MRS. DANIELS FOUND DEAD Mrs. Nancy Daniels, age 72, was found dead in bed at 10:30 AM today by her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Jones, with whom she had been living. She had been in failing health for the past two years and death was believed to have been due to a heart attack brought on by the weakened condition induced by her age. Mrs. Jones, who is employed at the Star Store, had risen as usual and left her mother in bed when she came downtown. Mrs. Daniels was not confined to her bed by illness but was not accustomed to rising early. When her daughter returned home shortly after 10:30 AM, she found her mother dead in bed. Mrs. Daniels was well known among the older residents of the city. She was born in this county on March 5, 1858, the daughter of Joseph and Julia Gardner, and had spent her entire life in the community. She was a member of the Fairview M. E. Church. Her husband, Joseph Daniels, died nine years ago, and since his death she has made her home among her children. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ed. Rairden, Mrs. Ira McDowell, Mrs. Oscar Jones and Mrs. Guy Hill; one son, Robert Daniels; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Rice, Mrs. Amanda Prow and Mrs. Mattie Kaser, and one brother, William Gardner. One daughter, Mrs. Curtis Damrell, died recently, and a sister, Mrs. Hettie Smith, died last fall. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.