DAILY DEMOCRAT
EVENTS OF 1896.
Jan 1.—Wm. Pickett of Otterville celebrated his 66th birthday;
Mrs. Patrick Gorman died; Protracted meeting in Paradise; Thomas
K. Donnalley, aged 87 years, died; Mrs. Jerome Mackelfresh died at
Raymond; Mis Ida Murphy and Joseph Hildred of Otterville married.
Jan. 2—Wm. Huen purchased the millinery store formerly owned by
Mrs. Geo. Beatty; David Stafford of Otterville purchased Prentiss
Noble’s farm; Mrs. H. D. Bull gave a tea-party in honor of her nieces,
Misses Edith and Helen Rue, of Alton; Paul Chapman entertained his
friends; Mrs. D. A. Thompson of Kane, died; Miss Cora Thompson of
Girard, died. Jan. 3—Mrs. A. W. Lowe gave a leap year party to
Nellie Cone; John L. White, aged 71 years, died; The Medical and
Surgical Society of Western Illinois met at court house; Mrs. O.
Snedeker gave a unique musicale; Ezra Kendall at opera house;
Utah became a State. Jan. 4—Will S. Landon injured at Batchtown
in a runaway accident; Fred Mutteson’s father died at Galesburg; The
M. W. A. public installation and supper at Fieldon; Mr. Wright of
Greene Co. and Mrs. Mildred Miller of Fieldon, married. Jan. 6—
Installation of officers of Ruby Rebekah Lodge No. 268 I. O. O. F.;
Louis H. Cray married to Mrs. Frances Atcheson of Kane. Jan. 7—
Installation o fofficers of Jerseyville Encampment I. O. O. F.; Oyster
super given by Baptist gentlemen. Jan. 8—“Andrew Jackson Day;”
Miss Ellen Dugan and Joseph Carroll married. Jan. 9—Charles
Race, of Kane, dangerously ill; Revival meetings at Bethany church;
Miss Anna McGannon’s Baptist Sunday school class entertained by
teacher; Protracted meeting at Shiloh; Mrs. Dr. Barry seriously ill;
Eight prisoners in county jail; John Hand, aged 30 years, died; Wm.
Kirby, aged 81 years, died; Mr. Follis of rosedale died. Jan. 10—
Leap year dance in Bull building; Installation of officers of the Royal
Neighbors; Kindergarten entertainment; Dancing party at Joseph
Maloney’s. Jan. 11—Mae Ayres Sherry at opera house; Mr. Foults of
Rosedale fatally wounded. Jan. 12—Branch order of the Western
Catholic Union organized at Fieldon; Mrs. D. D. Gleason of Rosedale
met with fatal accident. Jan. 13—Installation of officers of Hickory
Grove Camp No. 442, M. W. A.; Surprise party at John Voorhees’.
Jan. 14—Musical sociable at J. N. English’s; Installation of officers of
Antioch Lodge No. 65, K. of P.; Jasper Howard and Harry Higbull
released from jail. Jan. 15—A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Leak; Robert Armstrong and Miss Jennie Davis of Grafton were
married; Robbery at Regelman’s store; Joseph Connor’s, aged 8
years, died. Jan. 16—Dr. Tyson seriously ill; Son born to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Legate of Rosedale; Charles Randolph died; Joshua
Cornelius married Effie Cornelius at Fieldon; Thieves that broke into
Regelman’s store captured. Jan. 17—George Wieghard died; Cora
Whitehead’s five o’clock tea party. Jan. 18—Charles Rudolph, jr., of
Rosedale, married Carrie Milem, of Richwoods. Jan. 19—Farmers’
Institute at court house; Theo. Egelhoff of Fieldon, died; Charles
Oehmsted celebrated his 73rd birthday; Mrs. Mary A. West, aged 72
years, died. Jan. 20—Freeman Long married Nora Calhoun of
Vandalia, Mo.; Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fahey; Mrs. Emma
Updike and daughter nearly suffocated by gas. Jan. 21—John
Stanton burned; Dan Caslick and Miss Nan Simpson married at
Grafton; Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Folsom of Elsah. Jan. 22—
Lotus Club gives a dance; Charles Blish, aged 58 years, died; May
Reedel, aged 8 years, died at Elsah; John Durkee died at Los
Angeles, Cal. Jan. 23—Annual praise meeting of the Ladies Home
and Foreign Missionary Societies; Rev. Revilo F. Parshall, aged 73
years, died in Chicago. Jan. 24—Ball at McClusky; Prairie Union
Grange installs officers; Ball at Fidelity; Rena Bickenmeyer
entertained friends in honor of visitors; George L. Burruss, aged 75
years, died at his home near Carrollton; Dan Noonan’s arm and leg
cut off by train. Jan 25—James P. Rose, aged 52 years, died;
Bessie Cockrell’s party. Jan. 26—Rev. J. J. Porter’s resignation
rejected; Hon. Joseph S. Carr died. Jan. 27—Installation of officers
of Apollo Lodge, Knights of Honor, 877; Six months old infant of Mr.
and Mrs. John Durney died; Birthday dinner given to E. G. Miner; Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Simmons celebrated their tenth marriage
anniversary; Fire at Dunham’s Laundry; Euchre party at Will Clark’s;
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dashner. Jan. 29—Merry Youth’s
ball; Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Frailey. Jan. 30—Mrs. Mary
Griswold adjudged insane and taken to Jacksonville; Concert at
Fieldon; Remains of Mrs. Harris brought here from Parsons, Kansas.
Jan. 31—Messrs. John C. Winsor and John I. White celebrated their
joint birthdays at Mr. White’s; Teachers’ Institute at school house.
Feb. 1—Miss Mamie Beatty gave a company in honor of Miss
Sanderson. Feb. 2—Child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Barnett of Paradise,
died; Mrs. J. G. Pope, aged 42 years, died at her home in Kane; Mrs.
John Beatty gave a theater party; Mrs. Susan Stroud, aged 79 years,
died. Feb. 4—Miss Kate Nutt entertained. Feb. 5—Sobieski at Bull’s
hall; Conrad Borger bought C. C. Borger’s jewelry store. Feb. 6—
Leap year social at the Baptist church; “Candlemas Day” at Catholic
churches; Mr. Levi Cory very sick; Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gill
of Elsah. Feb. 7—Charity entertainment at Bul’s hall; Mr. Hartwell,
aged 51 years, was accidentally shot and killed at Elsah. Feb. 8—
Old Mrs. Ford of Grafton died. Feb. 9—Funeral of little Francis
Thomas of Fieldon; Mrs. Theodore Hill’s party given in honor of Mr.
John Hill. Feb. 10—Leap year parties in Fidelity; Nellie Bowman’s
party; Mrs. Emma Rush purchased Wm. Campbell’s farm; R. Herman
of Fieldon died. Feb. 11—Frank Vahl married Minnie Munsterman;
Roy Landon married Carrie Clatworthy of Harmon, Ill. Feb. 12—Mrs.
Walter Cory of Kane entertained; Mrs. A. A. Shobe’s reception. Feb.
13—Herman Bierman married Theresa Tonsor; Mrs. W. W.
Estabrooke gives an afternoon tea and evening party; Masquerade
ball at Fieldon. Feb. 14—Katie Holmes’ grotesque dancing party;
Leap year dance at Grafton; Carrie Locke’s valentine party; Valentine
social at Elsah; Eugene Everts entertains his class; Mrs. Everts
entertained. Feb. 15—Nickolaus Smith of Shrewsbury, Mo., married
Fannie Pierre; Fidelity school entertainment; Children’s party at Mrs.
Carrie Holmes’. Feb. 16—Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. VanPelt;
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nelson of Daum, Ill.; Confirmation
at German church; Mrs. Asa Adams, aged 84 years, died. Feb. 17—
Merry Youths’ ball; Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snow; James Bell
bought Chappell’s feed store; Eugene Hale married Jennie Lovell.
Feb. 18—Son born to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hutchison; Daughter born to
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moran; Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Deichler of Fidelity; Mrs. O. A. Snedeker gave luncheon; Business
Men’s ball. Feb. 19—Jersey County Farmers’ Institute at court
house; H. N. Wyckoff moved his store; Mrs. J. E. Cooper died; Wm.
Hill, aged 85 years, died; A. Milem and Miss Olive Cleyland of Fieldon
married. Feb. 20—“Up to Date” lecture by W. H. Edgar at Bull’s hall;
German Evangelical church gave an entertainment. Feb. 21—
George and Martha Washington dinner at Baptist church; Mrs.
Edward Wenle, aged 29 years, died; Wm. N. Hill died; Kings’
Daughters celebrated their tenth anniversary. Feb. 22—
Washington’s Birthday. Feb. 23—Miss Bertha Goeten, aged 26
years, died; Leap year party at Chapman’s hall. Feb. 24—Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Borger celebrated their fortieth marriage anniversary.
Feb. 25—Freeman & Pickett bought Dunham’s laundry; Mrs. Susan
Nevlin died at her home in Upper Alton. Feb. 26—K. of P. Lodge
instituted at Medora. Feb. 27—Tolman sale; Daughter born to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mourning; Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Terry’s part at
Otterville; Wm. Butt, aged 63 years, died at Fieldon.
March 1—Mr. Ed. Trabue’s family reunion. March 2—Charles
Vaughn married Miss Lulu Shimmell of Alton. March 3—Best
meeting I. O. G. T. ever held. March 4—Robert M. Dickson and Miss
Ida May Byrd of De Soto, Mo., married. March 5—Dairy social by
Junior Christian Endeavorers at Presbyterian church; Wm. C. Bayer,
aged 30 years, died. Mar. 6—Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rice;
Ladies’ Missionary Society of M. E. church gave an entertainment;
Bernice Costello at Presbyterian church. March 7—William Miller,
aged 40 years, died at Grafton. March 8—Son born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Ferguson; John R. Isett of Godfrey died; Daughter born to Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Schneider; Sermon to Woodmen by Pastor Porter at
Baptist church. March 9—Mme. Ladowiska Murray at opera house;
revival meeting at Methodist church, conducted by Miss Addie Snell.
March 10—Miss Maud Sloan’s “Green and White Card Party” at
Carrollton; Otis Wheeler of Grafton drowned. March 12—Daughter
born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of Fidelity. March 13—Newton
Burley, aged 76 years, died at Newburn; Mrs. Lewis Terrell, aged 55
years, died. March 14—Miss Laura Lee of Grafton died. March
17—St. Patrick’s Day. March 18—James Ashlock shot and killed C.
M. Whalen of Whitehall in Roodhouse. March 19—Louis Casavant
married Miss Greta Risley in Washington, D. C. March 20—Mrs.
John Garrell of Fieldon died; W. J. Pittenger died at Goddard,
Kansas; Schwarz will case at court house. March 21—Annual
temperance manifesto at Baptist church in Fidelity; Mrs. Leona Bell
Boyer, aged 42 years, died at Vandalia, Ill. March 22—Mrs. Mary
Ann Randolph, aged 85 years, died. March 23—Daughter born to
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. West of Fieldon. March 26—Gold Medal Contest
at Presbyterian church. March 27—Clara Schuman Ladies’
Orchestra at opera house. March 28—Endowment Bank organized
in Antioch Lodge No. 65, K. of P. March 29—Dinner party at
Neumeyer’s in honor of little Marguerite Schmidt; Michael Wurth,
aged 82 years, died. March 30—Daniel & Enos new firm organized.
March 31—Second annual meeting of the Jerseyville Cycling Club; J.
S. Baker, aged 52 years, died in Denver.
April 1—Son born to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Legate. April 2—
Charles Howell and family and Wm. Howell departed for Los Angeles,
Cal.; “Tad” given by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Castleton at opera house;
Andrew Spangle’s residence at Otterville burned; Miss Lucy
VanHorne entertained twenty-five friends. April 3—Mr. Johnson’s
house in Grafton burned. April 4—Meeting of Jersey Co. Teachers’
Association; Edgar M. Dyer, aged 41 years, died at Ashville, Ill. April
5—Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Fitzgerald; Easter Sunday.
April 6—Robbery at Dr. Flautt’s at Otterville. April 7—Mr. Mike
Leahy opened bakery. April 9—J. C. Caskill and family moved to
Springfield; Charles Eaton, aged 78 years, died at Grafton; Rainbow
reception by the Misses Shepherd. April 10—Miss Elise Jackson
entertained the Tuesday Evening Club; Easter ball at Bull’s hall;
Harriet Randolph won gold medal at Fidelity. April 11—Michael
Clinton died. April 12—Mrs. Mary Thuston, aged 75 years, died;
Diamond Sunday school organized; Enoch Risely, aged 33 years,
died. April 14—Mr. Chris. Loehr’s 64th birthday celebration at Elsah;
Chas. Brown (colored) died. April 15—W. C. T. U. convention at
Elsah. April 16—Frank Glossup broke his arm; Apollo Club concert
and banquet. April 17—Leap year party given by the social club at
Nettie Allen’s. April 18—Louis Keller died at Elsah; Elias Simpson’s
hand hurt. April 19—Junior Epworth League graduating exercises.
April 20—Mrs. Laura E. Daniels, aged 30 years, died; Confirmation
at Episcopal church; Katie Platto, aged 8 years, died. April 21—Fire
at Judge Cheney’s residence; Calico dance at Chapman’s hall. April
22—John Kielber and Miss Mary Cook married; Mrs. Wm. Ashlock
dislocated her right knee and fractured her leg; Larry Ready killed by
a train; James Moore married Mrs. Gebka Hensinger in Fidelity.
April 23—Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hargraves; Class
recital given by Mrs. Nellie A. Parcell. April 24—Open meeting of
High School Prytaneum at opera house; Steelman Comp No. 146,
Royal Neighbors of America, celebrated its first anniversary; Mrs.
John Tack badly hurt; State Board of Health vs. Dr. Eugene Eastman,
trial. April 25—Mrs. Wm. Krotzsch fell and sprained her ankle; Harry
Barnett graduated from Missouri Dental College in St. Louis;
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. James Long; Eph. Chappell married
Louella Vanderslice at Elsah. April 26—Rev. Porter preached to
Odd Fellows at the Baptist church; Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Warner; Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bates of Delhi, died. April 28—Son
born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gunther; Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Park of Fieldon. April 29—George Ford married Mrs. Eva
Hudspeth; Cripple Creek Col., entirely wiped out by fire. April 30—
Arbor Day; A. L. Conklin sold his farm to McKabney of Kane for $100
an acre; L. P. Davis of Arkansas married Miss Edith Silverman; Louis
J. Krueger married Emma M. Kessler.
May 1—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Reddish’s fiftieth anniversary. May
2—Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar House; Barn dance at Wm.
Scott’s; Miss Lena Smith married Marshall Thomas of Fieldon. May
3—Son of Andrew Bierman accidently struck with an ax. May 4—Bill
passed in congress allowing bridge to be built across the Illinois river
at Grafton. May 5—Contract let for Woman’s Relief Corps building at
Camp grounds. May 6—Albert Upmeyer of St. Louis married Fannie
Cartwright; Prof. Carson’s second recital; Mrs. Margaret Cory died at
Denver. May 7—Jane Christopher aged 90 years, died; Mrs. Rice T.
Jones, aged 52 died. May 8—James V. Howell aged 71 years, died
at Kansas City, Mo. May 9—Mrs. Nettie Rockewell’s birthday party at
Camp grounds; Mandolin Club’s first dance. May 10—Cycling Club’s
first run. May 11—John Flemming accidently ran sheep shears
through his mouth. May 13—Mr. Bishop and son badly hurt. May
14—Theodore Schueske aged 28 years died in St. Louis; Newbern
Brick Co. reorganized. May 15—School closed for vacation; Son
born to Mr. and Mrs. Butler; Destructive tornado at Sherman, Texas;
Julia Whipple aged 57 years, died; K. P. Lodge organized at Kane.
May 16—Seventh annual Pike county bicycle tour; Jonas Ward died
at Belleview. May 17—Mary Henderson celebrated her 87th birthday;
Baccalaureate sermon preached by Rev. Crow at the M. E. church;
Ruth Isringhausen burned by gasoline stove. May 18—Contract let
for building the Lovejoy monument at Alton; Son born to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Smith of Fidelity; Wm. Duncing and Miss Minnie Groppel were
married at Rosedale. May 19—New artesian well finished; Kate Field
aged 56 years died at Honolulu. May 20—Charles Dixon struck by
lightning and killed; J. H. S. Alumni Association’s sixth annual
banquet; Wm. Pollard of Alton was drowned. May 21—Mr. and Mrs.
John Squier moved to Jerseyville; Mrs. Ford Lewis’ reception; August
Scheske married Jennie Huggins; Charles Gleason and Emma
Gleason married. May 22—Belle R. Barry, aged 27 years, died at
Kane. May 23—Jennie C. Christopher aged 18 years died at her
home in Wichita, Kansas. May 24—Dr. Tyson preached memorial
sermon to old soldiers; James Bringhurst of Fidelity drowned. May
25—Democratic convention at courthouse; Stroud’s elevator at Kane
burned. May 26—Fred Purinton married Miss Ida Murray of
Havannah. May 27—Cyclone in St. Louis. May 28—Bert Newberry
aged 8 years, drown in Otter Creek; W. J. Bell severely hurt. May
29—R. H. Maltimore injured his hand. May 30—Mrs. Louis Schlagel
aged 32 years, died.
June 1—Edwin Downey married Helen Maud Russell in
Pasadena, Cal. June 2—Harvey Gray died at Armona, Cal. June
3—Bluff Line bought vinegar factory in Alton. June 4—Party at Mrs.
S. H. Bowman’s; 69th annual commencement at Shurtleff College;
Geo. Smith married Miss Kate Rehr at Alton. June 5—Lloyd
Sunderland celebrated his 79th birthday. June 6—Jacob Dick
married Miss Emma Pope; Thomas McKenna married Miss Minnie
Ayers; Mrs. Alvira Landon celebrated her 82nd birthday. June 7—
Sunday school convention at Richwoods; “The Feast of Corpus
Christi” celebrated at the Catholic churches; Son born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Doenges. June 8—Bluff Line wreck at the Camp Grounds;
Thomas Case sprained his wrist; John Croker died at Rosedale.
June 9—Commencement exercices at Monticello Seminary; George
Martin died; Mr. Terrell’s narrow escape; John Brooks and Miss
Margaret Stringer of Rockbridge married; John H. Richards, aged 53
years, died; Mandolin Club dance. June 10—Semi-annual
convention of the Baptist Young People’s Society at Waverly; Leap
year picnic at Assembly grounds. June 11—The Dominant Ninth at
Mrs. Cheney’s; Lulu Ely’s reception at Florence Pitt’s. June 12—
Initial meeting of the Jerseyville Matinee Club. June 13—Little Mabel
Lockridge, aged 1 year, died at Fieldon; Paul Leresche badly hurt by
falling; Basket grove meeting at Grant school house. June 14—
“Children’s Day”. June 15—Mad dogs killed at Grafton; Mrs. Geo.
Ware entertained company of musical people; Mrs. W. E. Holland
entertained friends in honor of Miss Mary Holland of Pennsylvania;
Louis Bridges arrested for stealing; Sophia Biederman’s surprise
party. June 16—Epworth League convention at Bunker Hill; Reunion
of class of ’82 at Caroline Leresche’s; Miss Ada Bell married a
Chicago merchant. June 17—Len Gray married Miss Minnie Tandy
at Jacksonville; H. S. Daniels married Miss Anna Derry at Springfield;
“The Vagabonds” at Medora, by the J. H. S. Dramatic Club; Miss
Hattie Felter married W. O. Sperry of Alton; Freddie Phillips died at
his home in St. Louis. June 18—District C. E. convention at
Jacksonville. June 19—Mrs. Sarah Carson died at Hardin; Mrs. R. L.
Vandenburg entertained the class of ’86 of the J. H. S. June 20—
James House fractured his rib; Daughter born to Rev. and Mrs. J. J.
Porter; Party at Mrs. George Locke’s for Edith Locke; Hon. John
McDonald died at Hardin. June 21—Nora Hays charged with
stealing and put in jail. June 22—Charles McMahan of Carrollton
died. June 23—Epworth League convention at Springfield; Fresh Air
Mission excursion from St. Louis; Kindergarten entertainment. June
24—Cloud burst at 4:30; L. Y. McAdams’ residence struck by
lightning; Casavant