1-5-1888 James Alden death Minnie Swan/Will Thomas marriage Rose Holibush/Michael Pender marriage Ann Pace/Fred Graniker marriage 1-5-1888b Arthur E. Silver/Clara Parkin marriage George Hewitt/Alta Hulburt marriage 1-12-1888 Simon Groat charged Joseph Slattery/Georgie Fox marriage Floyd Flint/Katherine Wessel marriage James Lewis to Chicago Maria Fenton brother ill Racher Hamer ill 1-26-1888 Samuel Gilbertson/Olive Jacobsen marriage J.E. Litel/Ella Beach marriage To California: M/M E.B. Soper and J.W. F. Randall, C.E. Tanberg, E. Busby, T. Trumpy, J.H. Foster, Mrs. Charles Miller 2-2-1888 Albert S. Holmes death Mrs. Frank Bennett 73rd birthday party 2-23-1888 Mrs. Jeanette Beattie death 3-1-1888a Mrs. Tim (Elizabeth) Wright death Irwin Pierce and William Wallace to debate 3-1-1888b Mrs. Elizabeth Wright death Mrs. Emory Dunbar suicide 3-8-1888 Mrs. Nellie Rafter death Mrs. Mary Eastman death James Newkirk moves to town 3-15-1888a and b Grace Estella Maynard death Marvin Osborne death 3-22-1888 Michael O'Donnell death Rev. Edward Meredith to return Walter McElwee and Mae Collins marriage 4-19-1888 Mrs. Emeline Chamberlain death Arthur Hildenbrandt opens shoe store Louren Smout/Annie Owens marriage 5-8-1888 delegates of Prohibition Parth elected in Monroe: Fred Ainsworth, George Pierce, Melzar Colton, E.F.Deal, Rev. Ford, Joshua Kildow, J.J. Armstrong, L. Davenport, J.C. Murdock, Warren Howard, O.M. Eidsmore, Fred Sears, William Smiley, J.F. Carle, Seth Walton, Alonzo Drake, James Eley, and Peter Stahl. Wm Flood, Mary O'Donnell marriage Isaac Newman closes out store 6-7-1888 M/M Jas Crossgrove daughter born J.F. Annis/Simmons Cheesbro new meat market H.T. Bemis Insurance Henry Oates--hardware 6-28-1888 Sarah Atkinson death S.S. Hills moves to Dixon, Ill 7-5-1888 M/M. Frank Holiday, son born George McGee Sr, death V.B. S. Newman sells out to H. Bowen 7-19-1888 Fred Warn/Lizzie Brisbane marriage M/M F. H. Burt son born 8-2-1888 Mrs. Jas Magee death 8-23-1888 Mrs. Thomas Barmore ne Randall death 8-30-1888 Alex McNish death 9-20-1888 John Kerwin/Annie Corcoran marriage Jno C. Dalton/Lacey Anne Kelly marriage Jno A Kirwin/Annie Maguire marriage Geo W. Lounsbury/Mattie Faust marriage 9-27-1888a Hector Kilpatrick/Grace Beebe marriage M/M Mort Tilley daughter born M/M Scribe Lewis son born Dwight Purdy/Lillie Mach marriage 9-27-1888b Mary Swan death Jatham Chadwick death Myrtie infant daughter of George and Maggie Jones death Mr. Bahr killed Mrs. Alice Howard recovers J.F. Lacey farm for sale 10-11-1888a Will Preston accident Artemus Silver family reunion M/M Jas Broderick daughter born 10-11-1888b William Laughead visits Iowa Jas Pryce death George Magee moves to Brodhead M/M James Langdon son born 10-18-1888 Jay Bolf/Emma Smith marriage Jipsons and Granville Smiths move to California 11-1-1888 Andrew Christopher/Emma Sanderson marriage 11-13-1888a James Magee death Mrs. Dennis Carroll brother dies J.H. Titul ill Mrs. Gale Crouch ill 11-13-1888b M/M Jas Bowen son born Mrs. W. C. Hodge death 11-13-1888c George McElwee death 11-22-1888 M/M Fred Bubb daughter born Real Estate: Joseph Bartlett buys Leonard property; U. Haselton farm for sale 11-29-1888 Lorrain Smiley death John Francis leaves town Samuel Truax/Mary Chamberlain death J.H. Flower/Carrie Phelps marriage 12-6-1888 G.W. Swancutt/Gertrude Partridge marriage 12-27-1888 Byron Stephenson/Lydia Sutherland marriage M/M George Laughead daughter born Christine M. Spencer Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA [email protected]