Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 19, 1924, p. 4. SMITHVILLE - SANDERS A daughter was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Stillions at Sanders.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 19, 1924, p. 4. SMITHVILLE - SANDERS "Pet" Clark, east of Smithville, and Earl Jacobs, at Sanders, have exchanged places of residences and moved last week.

Crawford County (IN) Democrat, January 31, 1918, p. 1. MILLTOWN Rudolph Foster of Mt. Carmel, Ill., attended the funeral of John Foster, Thursday. ---------------------------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Foster of Mt. Carmel, Ill., attended the funeral of his son, John, Thursday.

Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, June 18, 1878, p. 1. OBITUARY Bloomington, Indiana, June 17-Barton Cole, a wealthy bachelor, died yesterday on his farm leaving an estate worth $75,000, a great portion of which he left to a brother and his son on condition that they spend the value of forty acres of his land upon a private graveyard in which he was to be buried, sell no timber off of nor allow any stone quarry to be opened upon the land, keep the weeds, cut out of the fence corners and build a $4,000 house.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 31, 1913, p. 2. STANFORD GOSSIP Miss Grace Smith has gone to Des Moines to spend the winter.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 31, 1913, p. 2. STANFORD GOSSIP Fred Butcher of Chicago is visiting his father, William Butcher.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 31, 1913, p. 2. NOTE: The information below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. FUNERAL MRS. HENRY BRISCOE .Mrs. Martha Bowles Briscoe, wife of William Henry Briscoe, was born October 15, 1858, at Orleans and died October 26, aged 55, after an illness of 22 months during which time she bore her suffering with patience. She goes to meet three daughters already passed to the great beyond.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 31, 1913, p. 2. STOLEN-From the farm of Dora L. Fulkerson, one black Percheron stud colt, two years old. Star in face, right hind leg a little puffed, on the night of October 22. Anyone giving information in regard to the same will receive $20. J. N. Fulkerson, Bloomington, Route 3.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, October 27, 1913, p. 1. A death that brings much sympathy of the friends to the family was that Saturday evening of Mrs. Henry Warman who leaves a two-week-old child and a bereaved husband. Mrs. Warman's death was the result of uremic poisoning. Mrs. Warman, formerly Miss Enid Layman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Layman, West 13th Street, was married to Henry Warman last Christmas. She was 19 years of age, a faithful member of the Christian Church, a young woman of most excellent character. Her death occurred at the home of her parents, and the funeral was held there this afternoon at two o'clock in charge of Rev. Smith, pastor of the Christian Church. Mrs. Warman leaves the husband, her parents and the following brothers and sisters to mourn her death: Mrs. Aaron McPike, Carl, Noah and Otis Lawman, this city, and Mrs. King, west of Spencer. The interment was at Rose Hill. Pallbearers were: Claude Isom, Arthur Lee, Thomas Warman, Oscar Hall, Luther Hyde and Willard Godsey.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, October 27, 1913, p. 1. ROLL OF DEATH Mrs. William Henry Briscoe, aged 55, an invalid for almost two years, died Sunday morning at the home on West 8th Street from cancer. She was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church and endured her suffering with patience. The husband, who is an old soldier, and two daughters, Mrs. Harry St. Clair of Indianapolis and Miss Dorothy Briscoe, mourn the death. The brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Fred Hoover, Mrs. George Butcher and Harry Bowles, this city; Mrs. Herbert Conner of Chicago; Homer Bowles in Ohio. Funeral Tuesday at two o'clock from the Fairview Methodist Church in charge of Rev. Kroft. Pallbearers are: Mrs. William Griffin, Mrs. Jesse Baker, Mrs. Earl Thornton, Mrs. Charles Routte, Mrs. Orville Ramage and Mrs. Oscar Moore.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, October 27, 1913, p. 1. Louise, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKinney, 16th and Lincoln streets, died Saturday night from bowel trouble. Funeral from the house Sunday at three o'clock in charge of Rev. Roberts, pastor of the Mission Church. Burial was at Rose Hill.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, May 30, 1913, p. 4. William H. Hacker, aged 89 and until about five years ago a resident of Marion Township, this county, died Monday night at his home in Paragon. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church, the head of a large family and known by almost everyone in the north part of the county. Burial Thursday at Union, Morgan County. The children are: Scott Hacker, Greencastle; John and Jefferson Hacker, Bloomington; Mrs. Lizzie Phillman, Paragon; Mrs. Ella Hardin, Chicago; Jerry Hacker Paragon; Marshall and Lon Hacker, this county; Ozias Hacker, Crawfordsville.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, May 30, 1913, p. 4. FIREMAN HAS FOOT CRUSHED Edward Harris, a member of the fire department, was badly injured at noon today while helping to put the department wagon back into the fire station after a false alarm had been answered at the corner of Third and Indiana avenues. Harris' foot was caught beneath a wheel and the heavy wagon crushed his foot badly, but no bones were broken. He was taken home by Dr. Edward Harris.

Lennie E. Richardson vs. Lorena Mabel Richardson, Divorce Petition, Monroe County Civil Court Records, Box 980, Research Library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below is the divorce petition and it is most likely NOT the only item in this file related to the divorce. Lennie Richardson, the son of George and Sarah (Shields) Richardson, married Lorena Conner, the daughter of William H. and Anna Conner, in Monroe County on May 4, 1916, as noted in a Monroe County (IN) marriage record index. He was granted a divorce from Lorena on April 30, 1920, and he married Bessie (Bayne) Relaford later than same year. Bessie was granted a divorce from him in 1937. Lennie E. Richardson vs. Lorena Mabel Richardson February 1920 Plaintiff of the above-entitled cause complains of the defendant and he alleges that plaintiff is now and for more than two years last past has been a bona fide resident of the State of Indiana and for more than six months last past has been a resident of Monroe County of said state: that plaintiff and defendant are husband and wife, that they were duly married on the 4th day of May 1916, and were separated on or about the 30th day of January 1920, and are still separated; that they have not lived or cohabited together since said 30th day of January 1920. That the defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of this plaintiff in this to wit: that said defendant has since their marriage and during their entire married life failed to keep the house in a clean and inviting manner for this plaintiff; that she at all times has been wasteful and caused this plaintiff to pay unnecessary grocery bills and other unnecessary expenses for the household; that the defendant has failed to cook meals for this plaintiff making it necessary to him to prepare his own meals or board away from home; that this plaintiff has been sick since January 1 with sciatic rheumatism and unable to wait on himself; that this defendant refused to give him medicine and care for him during his sickness making it necessary for him to call in his mother that he might receive aid and relief; that this defendant would fly into a fit of anger and curse this said plaintiff without cause and would call him "a son of a bitch" at different times; that this defendant would attend dances against and over the protest of this plaintiff; that she kept company with other men of questionable character for the past two years. This plaintiff further complains of this defendant and alleges that on the (blank) day of (blank), 19(blank), at their home in the City of Bloomington that this defendant committed adultery with one Stanley Hill; that this defendant has made it impossible for the plaintiff to live with her and that on the 30th day of January 1920, that this defendant took their 18-month-old child, Hilda Frances Richardson, and left the said plaintiff; and the plaintiff alleges that during their married life he did all in his power to keep peace and happiness in the family and was without fault in all of their family relations. That to the fruit of this marriage there was born a girl, Hilda Frances Richardson, now age eighteen months; that this defendant is not a fit and proper person to have the care and custody of said child, wherefore this plaintiff is a fit and proper person to have the care and custody of said child. Wherefore plaintiff prays the court that the bonds of matrimony existing between the plaintiff and defendant be dissolved and that this plaintiff be granted the care and custody of said child, Hilda Frances Richardson, and that plaintiff be granted a divorce and for all other proper relief. John P. O'Donnell, Attorney for the Plaintiff

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, May 30, 1913, p. 4. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. The new post office building is open for inspection this afternoon and until nine o'clock tonight, and people general are availing themselves of the opportunity to see the splendid edifice. Now that the new Federal building is ready for use and is an addition to Bloomington, so much appreciated and admired, it is well to recall how the splendid structure came to be here. It is of Monroe County stone, and it was begun January 25, 1912, and completed March 17, 1913. The site cost $15,000, the building $59,000, and the furniture and equipment $6,000. The lobby is lined with Vermont granite and finished in oak. There are two entrances to the building from College Avenue and Seventh Street. There are three vaults within the structure, each fireproof and having doors of one-inch sheets. Each of the vaults has locks capable of 100,000 combinations. The entire building is wired for intercommunications. The second story has a rest room for carriers, a civil service examination room and a bathroom. The rest room is provided with easy chairs and magazine racks and games are provided for the employees. The bathroom has hot and cold water and shower baths. The third story will be used as a storeroom and in the basement is another storeroom that will be used for the storing of records. The basement contains the heating plant. All telephone and electric wires enter the building from underground.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, June 10, 1913, p. 4. Miss Fay Harris of Ellettsville has returned from Lexington, Ky., where she has been attending a girls' college. Her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris, accompanied her home after going to Lexington to attend the commencement.

John H. Blackwell, vs. Eliza Jane Blackwell, Divorce Petition, Monroe County Civil Court Records, Box 981, Research Library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below is the divorce petition and it is most likely NOT the only item in this file related to the divorce. According to a Monroe County (IN) marriage record index, John Blackwell married Eliza Deckard on February 22, 1900. There is no record in Monroe County they John was granted a divorce from Eliza. John H. Blackwell vs. Eliza Jane Blackwell September 1920 Plaintiff of the above-entitled cause complains of the defendant and alleges that plaintiff and defendant are husband and wife, that they were duly married on or about the (blank) day of February 1899, that they separated on or about the (blank) day of April 1920 and have not since lived or cohabited together and that they are now separated, and plaintiff further alleges that during almost all of their married life the defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of the plaintiff in this, to wit: there was constantly ragging at plaintiff and calling him vile names, cursing plaintiff, calling him a dog and a son of a b____; that in great anger she has often struck the plaintiff with dishes or missiles of every kind in her reach and has often threatened the plaintiff with great bodily injury and has often accused the plaintiff of illicit intercourse with other women and all until life with her became intolerable and impossible, and on account of which plaintiff separated himself from the defendant as aforesaid. Plaintiff further alleges that he has been a dutiful and faithful husband to said defendant at all times and that the failure of the plaintiff to longer live with the defendant is and was brought about solely by the defendant as alleged herein. Plaintiff further alleges that there were born and now living to the plaintiff and this defendant eleven children, eight of which are yet entitled to care and support and whose names and ages are as follows: Nellie, age 14 years; Walter, age 12 years; Delbert, age 10 years; Marie, age 8 years; Carrie, age 7 years; Vasel, age 4 years; Ruth, age 3 years; and Roy, age one year. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant is not a fit person to have the care and custody of said children, but that the plaintiff is a fit person to have such care and custody. And plaintiff alleges that he is now and for more than two years last past has been a bona fide resident of the County of Monroe and State of Indiana. Wherefore plaintiff prays the court that the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between the plaintiff and the defendant be dissolved and that the plaintiff be granted a divorce and the custody of said children and for all other proper relief. James B. Wilson, Attorney for the Plaintiff

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, May 30, 1913, p. 4. ASKS $500 DAMAGES Alleging that (the) scaffold that broke last week at the rear of the O'Harrow Dug Store was the fault of the contractor, James A. Pike, a laborer, William M. Langley has filed suit for $500 damages. Langley says he was working at an agreed price for Mr. Pike and that the contractor had the scaffold erected, and he claims he fell about 20 feet when the boards gave way, and (he) was badly injured; that he paid (a) $10 doctor bill and $18 to have his teeth fixed, and that he will be unable to work for 30 days. Miers & Corr filed the suit.

Fanny Crafton vs. William Chester Crafton, Divorce Petition, Monroe County Civil Court Records, Box 981, Research Library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below is the divorce petition and it is most likely NOT the only item in this file related to the divorce. On April 5, 1917, according to information from a Monroe County (IN) marriage record index, William C. Crafton, the son of David and Emma (Mayfield) Crafton, married Fannie (sic) L. Smile, the daughter of James and Mary F. (Fender) Cooter. A divorce was granted to Fanny on April 27, 1921. Fanny Crafton vs. William Chester Crafton, February 1921 Plaintiff complains of the defendant and says that she is now and has been for the last 22 years past been a bona fide resident of the state of Indiana. That she is now and has for the last past two years been a bona fide resident of the City of Bloomington, County of Monroe, State of Indiana. Plaintiff further says that she and the defendant were duly married on the 5th day of April, 1917, and lived together as husband and wife until the 1st day of September, 1917, when this plaintiff was abandoned by the defendant and since said first day of September, 1917, plaintiff and defendant have not lived nor cohabited together as husband and wife. Plaintiff says that on the first day of September, 1917, that the defendant, William Chester Crafton, abandoned this plaintiff without cause and against the consent of this plaintiff and has refused to live with this plaintiff but abandoned her on said date with the intention of causing a palpable separation. Plaintiff further says that the defendant since the first day of September, 1917, has wholly failed to provide food, clothing, a house to live in, or any of the necessities of life for this plaintiff. Plaintiff says by this union there has been born one child, Wilferd (consider Wilfred a spelling variant) Martin Crafton, age three years, and plaintiff says that she is a fit person to have the care, custody and control of said child, and the defendant is not a fit person to have the care, custody and control of said child. Wherefore plaintiff demands that the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing be forever dissolved, that she be granted a divorce and the care, custody and control of said child for all other and proper relief. Attorney for Plaintiff

Gertrude Lucas vs. William C. Lucas, Divorce Petition, Monroe County Civil Court Records, Box 980, Research Library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below is the divorce petition and it is most likely NOT the only item in this file related to the divorce. There is a record of the marriage between Gertrude Clark and William Lucas in Monroe County, Indiana, on September 11, 1904. A divorce was granted to Gertrude on October 1, 1920. Gertrude Lucas vs. William C. Lucas, April 1920 Plaintiff complains of the defendant and says that she is now and for sixteen years last past has been a bona fide resident of Perry Township, Monroe County, State of Indiana. That she and defendant were married September 11, 1904, and separated March 21, 1920, and have not since lived or cohabited together. That during their married life, the defendant was cruel and inhuman in his treatment to this plaintiff in this: that he cursed and abused her in the presence of their children, called her vile names, that he would frequently whip her and threatened to kill her, and she was afraid of him, and it was no longer possible for her to live with him. That five children were born to them as result of said marriage, whose names and ages are to follow: Carl H., age fourteen; John M., age twelve; Bessie, age ten; Leslie, age eight; Lucille, age five. That defendant is not a fit person to have the custody of said children but that their custody should be given to this plaintiff who is a fit person to care for them. That the defendant is an able-bodied man capable of earning and does earn $120.00 per month, and that he should be required to pay plaintiff a sufficient sum for the support of said children. That defendant is the owner of ten acres of real estate and personal property of the value of $600. Wherefore plaintiff prays judgment for a divorce, custody of their children and $500.00 alimony and for all other and proper relief. Miller & Blain, Attorneys for Plaintiff