Henry Pigge appears in the 1880 census as age 36, clergyman, Ste. Genevieve, MO, born in Germany. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernadine L Bishop" <blbishop1201@juno.com> To: <MOSTEGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTEGEN] 16 June 1883/Ste. Genevieve Herald/Misc II > I copied his name as it was in the newspaper, which was Pigg. I checked > in Bartel's book of marriages in Ste. Genevieve and I find it in there as > Pigg and Pigge. Perhaps someone in the area could check the church > records for us. He is listed as the priest at St. Joseph's Church, New > Offenberg Bartel's book of marriages has several marriages listed > where Father Pigge was the priest, in one it states his name as Henry > Pigge, Catholic Priest at St. Marys Church in Weingarten. In doing the > abstracts from the newspaper I copied them just as they were printed, > however, that doesn't mean they are correct as they often misspelled the > names and in cases where I knew that it was definitely incorrect I > followed the name with (sic) to indicate that it was not correct, and if > I thought it was incorrect and was not certain I followed with (sic?). > If you, or anyone else can verify whether his name was Pigg, Pigge or > Figg, please let me know as I will correct in all the material I have. > Bernadine > > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 19:46:42 -0700 (PDT) Janet K Cross > <ckcjkc@sbcglobal.net> writes: > > Isn't the Father Pigge mentioned quite often really supposed to be > > Father Figge? > > > > william resinger <wresinger001@charter.net> wrote:Ste. Genevieve > > Herald > > Ste. Genevieve, Mo. > > Saturday, June 16, 1883 > > > > The adjourned term of the Circuit Court which was set for next > > Wednesday > > will be held by Judge THOMAS if the Judge, who some time ago fell > > from his > > horse, is well enough to travel. The "BEARD Case" for the trail of > > which > > this session was called could not be tried by Judge FOX as he is > > related to > > some of the interested parties. > > > > Mr. Wm. ROTH, of the German Settlement, has a natural curiosity; a > > lamb with > > three legs and - two tails. At least, he says it looks like it; one > > of the > > hind legs is so short that it is good for no other earthly use but > > to wag > > with, it being shorter than the tail. If any of our enterprising > > young men > > should take it into their heads to start an old curiosity shop, that > > lamb > > might be made serviceable as the nucleus, so to speak, around which > > to > > gather the collection. > > > > The members of the "Progressive Cornet Band" are as busy as bees, > > getting > > ready for their Grand Picnic in GROBE's Grove on the 4th. New pieces > > are > > rehearsed, a band wagon is being painted in fine style, their new > > and tasty > > parade uniforms are receiving the finishing touches, mammoth posters > > are > > scattered all over the country and, to judge from these and other > > preparations, it cand be safely stated that this will be one of the > > grandest > > 4th of July celebrations that we have had here for some time. > > > > HE IS DANGEROUS > > Louis SCHAEFER, a boy of about 12 years and living on the Plank Road > > near > > the city limits, got into a difficulty with a neighbor's boy, > > LAROSE, and, > > having inflicted a punishment on the same, drew down on him a sound > > thrashing which was administered last Sunday evening by LAROSE's > > bigger > > brother. This put SCHAEFER into such a rage that he went and got a > > shot-gun, the contents of which he emptied into LAROSE's house in > > rather > > dangerous proximity to the spot where the family was sitting. L.D. > > THURMAN, > > the city Marshal, promptly took charge of the young culprit but let > > him go, > > upon the recommendation of our good-hearted mayor, who fined him $1 > > and > > costs last Monday. > > > > 4TH OF JULY PICNIC > > The citizens of Bloomsdale will > > celebrate the 4th of July in magni- > > ficent style by a grand picnic, at > > which everything will be done to > > make the occassion one of rejoicing. > > A splendidn dinner will be served; > > price 25 cents. Neighbors and > > friends of the congregation from > > far and near are expected and will > > be cordially welcomed. > > > > On Sunday morning last, while Father PIGGE, of St. Joseph's church, > > was > > saying low mass, a sneak thief entered his residence, opened his > > writing > > desk and pocketed 15 pieces of money, mostly foreign coin, valued at > > about > > $10. As soon as the theft was discovered, a posse of men, consisting > > of > > Anton ECKERT, John and Christ. GREMMINGER, F.J. HUCK and Louis > > JOKERST, went > > in pursuit of the rascal, following his trail to the vicinity of > > August > > SCHILLI's farm, where he was apprehended. He was searched and the > > stolen > > money found in his pockets. He did not deny the theft, but said that > > he was > > compelled to steal because he could find no work and was very > > destitute. He > > gives his name as Frank RYAN, claims to be of Irish descent and, to > > judge > > from his white hands, has done very little work in his life. He had > > a > > razor, pocket knife, box of matches, ball of twine, 2 silk > > handkerchiefs and > > a memorandum book in his pockets. > > He was brought to Ste. Genevieve and delivered over intothe coustody > > of > > the sheriff. On Monday he waived preliminary examination, and is now > > in the > > county hotel. As he answers the description of one Elijah HENSON, > > who is > > wanted by the authorities of Carrolton, Greene Co., Ill., for > > murder, and > > for whose capture a $400 reward is offered, Sheriff NAUMAN > > telegraphed to > > the sheriff of that county to come and identify him. On tuesday > > night he > > arrived, saw the man, and declared him not the party wanted; he left > > again > > on Wednesday morning. > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTEGEN Mailing List ==== > > The Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri MOGenWeb page is at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostegen/ > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTEGEN Mailing List ==== > > The Ste. 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