Newspaper Stories for DeWitt County, IL

At Clinton the other day, Jesse Houseman, while intoxicated, attempted to board a moving train, fell, and his right arm was cut off. [The Newton Press, Jasper County, IL, July 5, 1893, submitted by K. Torp]

The large tile works of J.K. DICK, at Waynesville, DeWitt county, were burned a few nights ago. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Loss, $5,000; insurance, $2,500 [The Newton Press, Jasper Co., IL April 18, 1888, submitted by K. Torp]

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