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Decatur Daily Republican Feb. 3 1880
Feb. 2 Alton, Illinois a young girl about seventeen years old, dressed in male attire, applied for shelter at the Police Station last night. Her sex was immediately discovered by the officers in charge and she was placed under arrest. She was arraigned in Squire Quarton's Court this morning but would give no account of herself save that she was on her way to her father's home in Greenup Illinois. She gave her name as Sidney Musgrave. the justice gave her over to the Mayor and supervisor. A young man named Ed Smith, who was in company with her, was fined $20.00 for vagrancy, He stated that he had been traveling with the girl for two days but did not suspect her sex.

Mr. Levi Brewer, of Toledo, Illinois, has formed a partnership in the law business with his cousin George Brewer, of this city, and has taken up his residence among us. The Charleston Plaindealer, April 20, 1882

T.B. Wall, who formerly resided near Greenup, a young man of fine natural abilities and a prominent lawyer in Wichita Kansas, was one of the defeated candidates for county attorney in the general wreck of republicanism. He was at one time in partnership at Wichita with Frank Crews, son of Jas. L. Crews of Grove township (Jasper County) Newton Press, 1882 (Contributed by June Kessinger)

Janesville Items: Levi Hill bought Thos. Webster farm. Cumberland Democrat March 23, 1882 - Feb. 4, 1885 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Clear Creek Item: Levi Jenkins is still trading horses. Cumberland Democrat (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Mineral Springs Owner: Surviving Dr. Franklin of Diona; Not surviving: Dowden and Carrell April 26,1883. Cumberland Democrat (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Personal property of the Springs for sale. Cumberland Democrat Mar 23, 1882 - Feb. 4, 1885 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Average Scholarship at the Bean School: Melvin Cather July 12,1883 Cumberland Democrat (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

John U. Jenkins vs. Alfred Hall ... Ruled in favor of defendant for cost. Cumberland Democrat August 30,1883 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Criminal case: George Rawlins carrying deadly weapon. August 30,1883. Geo. Jenkins racing. Cumberland Democrat (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Real Estate Transfers: Nancy Jenkins to W. H. Stanberry NE 1/4,E1/2 NW 1/4 sec1 T10 R9 Union $1800;
November 22, 1883 Cumberland Democrat. (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Wm. McFarland, of Jewett, moved to Newton the first of the week, where he will locate for the present...Miss McConaha came up from Wheeler to spend Sunday in Greenup with her parents. Newton Times-Mentor, May 21, 1884

Frank Robertson, Greenup's constable, armed with two billeys concluded to give his wife a thrashing last Friday; when Harry Weaver, his brother-in-law, appeared on the battle ground with an ax with the intention of taking part in the melee, when the citizens rushed in and stopped the performance. Newton Times-Mentor, May 21, 1884

September 1, 1884 The Criminal List of Cumberland County, Illinois Greenup Illinois, Aug. 31 1884
The Circuit Court of Cumberland County has been in session his past week. The criminal and common law docket is the largest for years, Eighteen divorces have been granted, and three men sentenced to the penitentiary, one for one year , convicted of forgery, one for two years, for burglary and larceny, and Jake Larrison, the notorious thug who shot two officers here last fall, for five years. A Suit for slander, with damages at $5,000 is now on trial

Dr.C.E. Peyton, of Greenup, has been appointed an agency physician in the Indian Territory with a salary of $1,000 per Annum. Newton Press, Dec. 30, 1885. (Contrib. by June Kessinger)

(Decatur Republican March 16 1885) Death News From Blue Mound
William Starbuck's little boy, Ernest died suddenly yesterday from a brain fever. The father, accompanied by friends, left for Greenup, Cumberland county, woth the corpse for burial in the family graveyard at that place. Several of our citizens, assisted by the G.A.R. Post, contributed liberally toward defraying the funeral expenses.

Dr. John M. Jenkins, of Greenup, paid a visit to his parents during the past week. (The Charleston Plaindealer....Thursday, June 23, 1887)

We learn of the death of an old gentleman named Rawlins. His team ran away and he was thrown from the wagon while crossing the Hubbard Bridge. We could get no particulars. Short Creek Republican Galena, Kansas April 16, 1887 page 5 col. 5 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

March 13, 1887
Obadiah Vincent, an inmate of the Cumberland County Illinois Poor House, was born in Kentucky in 1876, and is consequently one hundred and twenty years old. His form is bent, nearly double, he is blind, and yet until a few weeks ago he was able to do enough work to keep him out of the poor house.

Miss Annie Moore, of Toledo, visited friends here (Charleston, Coles Co.) over Sunday (The Charleston Plaindealer....Saturday April 14, 1888)

Mr. Young, of Neoga, visited in the Doty settlement (Lerna, Coles Co.) last Sunday. (The Charleston Plaindealer....Saturday April 14, 1888)

Miss Allie Rhea, Lerna's popular milliner, is at the bedside of her sick mother in Neoga. (The Charleston Plaindealer....Saturday April 14, 1888)

This article is contributed by Judie Allen, and was found in her 3x great grandmother's card book. Her name was Mary Jennings Watkins Smith and was born in 1837, Louisville, KY. She is the daughter of Simmons Watkins and Eliza Carwell Jennings. Mary's daughter is Fannie Smith, daughter of Jonathon Bailey Smith of St. Louis, who was born in 1872 and married in 1894, so we assume this article came from around the time of 1888-1893.

COLLISION ON THE CLOVER LEAF

About 75 Neoga people went to Charleston to attend the Fair. On the return
the train broke into 2 parts while coming down the grade. One ran ahead
considerable distance before the break was discovered, then started back and
the 2 divisions ran together. Charley Richmond and Ed Dow were on the
platform and each fell through a window, regardless of the expense but were
not hurt. Miss Fannie Smith of St. Louis, who was visiting at H. A.
Aldrich's, was hurt, her arm being injured. Miss Fairy White was bruised
considerable and was so frightened that she fainted and was unconscious when
the train reached---- place and had to be carried ---- she has been very
sick all week.

Rev. Osborne gave this office a social call Thursday last. He preached his last sermon for the present, on Friday night, and took the 10 o'clock train for his home in Charleston. Mr. Osborne is well like here.
[Toledo Express quoted by The Plaindealer on April 12, 1889]

Otto Webb, aged 11, George H. Colgrove, age 11 and Claude W. Oliver, age 12, the first two from Toledo, Illinois and the last from Olney, were picked up on the Levee last night by Office Tom Richardson and brought to headquarters. The boys said they had run away from the Soldiers' Orphans' home at Normal and were going to their homes. The officers are at a loss to know what do to with the boys, as the home officers do not come after runaway boys, especially during vacation. The boys were given beds at the station and may be turned out today.

Misses Daisy and Nina Denman, of Greenup, who have been visiting relatives have returned home. Newton Press, Sept. 10, 1890

In the circuit court divorces granted in Cumberland county, we notice the following: Wm. Hammer vs. Hester Hammer, and Timothy Wood vs. Jane Wood. Newton Press, Sep. 10, 1890

Joseph Lambert, aged 69 and Miss Hattie Oakley, 24 years old were married in Cumberland county. Newton Press, Reported Sep 17, 1890

Rosyln Jottings: Mrs. Sarah Croak and niece of Johnstown visited the farmer's brother, Robt. Cather a part of last week. Cumberland Democrat July 30,1890 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Albert Matheny and wife, of Jasper county, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fields over Sunday. Mr. M. has in his possession a stone pipe, of ancient make, that he found in a knot hole of a hickory tree, near St. Marie, 54 ½ feet from the ground. Newton Press, Apr. 1, 1891 quoted from the Toledo Democrat

D.H. Sanford, ex-county treasurer, and H.W. Tippett, ex-county clerk, both of Cumberland county, have engaged in the mercantile business together at Hazel Dell. Newton Press, Feb. 25, 1891

December 26, 1891 Shot through the heart Rocheport Missouri Dec. 25
Lying near the roadside, on the outskirts of Rocheport, this evening was Ed. Toller, of Cumberland County, Illinois, dead, with a pistol ball in his heart. The dead man's wife and her supposed paramour were watching over the corpse. The wife's story is that a man came out of town riding a gray horse and halted at the camp. Hot words passed, a shot was fired, and her husband fell dead.

Greenup was swarmed yesterday with about forty or fifty members of the NEESE and ASHBY families. These families claim to possess considerable Cherokee Indian blood, which if proven, would entitle them to a goodly portion of the Cherokee strip, near Oklahoma, which is soon to be opened up. The cause of their visit was to interview Indian Agent J.H. Beck, who was here on that day for the purpose of ascertaining the validity of their respective claims. The Cherokees are probably the richest Indian tribe existing, and the opening of these lands by the government will entitle each full-blooded one to between two and three hundred dollars and about as many acres of land, and mixed breeds who can prove their pedigree will receive proportionately. Newton Press, Wednesday, August 3, 1892 - quoted from the Greenup Press.

Henry Neese, a decendent of a noted Cherokee who was killed five miles north of here more than sixty years ago, is said to be in possession of valuable knowledge concerning the hidden silver mines located somewhere near Greenup, and will in a few days conduct some one to the hidden treasures. Land along the river bluffs has taken a wonderful boom, causing panicky scenes greatly resembling the Chicago board of trade. There is much talk of forming a stock company to operate the mines as soon as located. Newton Press, Aug. 10, 1892. Quoted from the Greenup Press

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Decatur Daily Republican Feb. 9 1897

Mysterious Poisoning of a girl
Champaign, Illinois Feb. 9, While Undertaker fox was preparing the body of a girl for burial at the resort of Ida May Simpson, in this city last night, the girl's eyes opened and she proved to be alive. A physician was called in and de decided the patient was suffering from poison. After working with her for two hours she revived sufficiently to talk, and gave her name as Alice Page of Jewett, Cumberland County Ill., and she said she had been brought to Champaign and taken to the Simpson house by a man from Greenup, Ill., whose name she gave. the undertaker and physician believe poison was administered to her, not taken by her with suicidal intent. Friends at Jewett have been notified and an investigation is under way. The girl apparently not over 18 years of age, may yet die.

Johnstown: C.L. Hill and family of this place are visiting relatives in Indiana. The Toledo Democrat Thursday August 7,1902 ]
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A pretty home wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Ward near Hazel Dell Tuesday evening, February 28, 1913, at 6:00 when Miss Mae Ward became the wife of Mr. Charles Speakman. As Miss Creighton played the wedding march, the happy couple accompanied by Miss Maud Meeker and Mr. Sam Kelly, as bridesmaid and best man, entered the parlor where Elder A. J. McCash, in a beautiful and impressive ceremony, pronounced them husband and wife. Only a few near relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony. After congratulations, dainty refreshments were served. Mrs. Speakman is one of Cumberland County's best teachers, and is a beautiful young lady of many accomplishments and estimable traits of character. she has resided near Hazel Dell almost her entire life where she has numerous friends. Mr. Speakman is a progressive young farmer of the Timothy neighborhood where he has lived all his life. He is one of the county's best and most energetic citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Speakman will reside near Timothy. The Press, together with their many friends, take pleasure in wishing them much success and happiness through life. the bride and groom received many nice presents from relatives and friends.
(Contributed by Hank Weaver for Genealogy Trails)

Trilla, Ill., Feb. 21,1916 Saturday evening a farewell party was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Elson and family at their home one and three quarters miles east of Trilla. Mr. and Mrs. Elson will soon move to a farm two and a half miles northeast of Neoga, known as the John Cole place, which they purchased a few months ago. An Oyster supper was served by the True Blue Class and Rain or Shine Class of the Central

Presbyterian Church.

There were seventy-two present including Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Elson, Mr.and Mrs.John Haga, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brown, Tip Starwalt, Miss Helen Saull, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Woodard, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Albin, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Romeff, Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hackley, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beals, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Gordon, Mr. and Mrs, Ted Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. James Beals and their families.
(Contributed by Robert (Bob) Young at ryoung14@webtv.net )

Mrs. John Seeley and baby were called to Toledo, Saturday by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Eliza Cather, West of Toledo. Toledo Democrat July 18,1918 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Webster: Mrs. Mary Legg (of near Greenup) visited her sister Mrs. Ed Jenkins. The Toledo Democrat July 18, 1918 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)

Pleasant Grove: John Justice and wife spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Perry Jenkins. Ed Jenkins was in Charleston on Monday. The Toledo Democrat Thursday October 21,1920