Madison County, IL Newspaper Data

THE ALTON DEMOCRAT
20 August, 1880

Bethalto

The firm of KLEIN & GREENWOOD in the dairy business has been dissolved. They will sell a large amount of personal property on Saturday, 21st on Lyon farm. Mr. GREENWOOD having purchased the farm (LYON homestead) necessitates a dissolution.

The Rev. Mr. JONES, of Greenville, Ill., preached on Sabbath last, morning and evening, in the C. P. Church. Services were also held at the Catholic Church by Rev. Father SPAIETH.

Squire FLICK has sold his farm lying northwest of Bethalto, to Henry RENKIN. The Squire is offering for sale a quantity of property consisting of houses and lots, including the brick business property now occupied by W. H. BATTLES as a dry goods store.

Mr. August BUCHEIT, Esq., of Bunker Hill, was in town last week superintending some repairs to the BUCHEIT property. He is a very competent and popular druggist.

Miss Alice RENTCHLER, of Belleville, Ill., is here on a visit to Miss Mamie CLARK.

Miss Kate JOHNSON, of Upper Alton, is the guest of Misses May and Lillie BELK.

Miss Della DAVIS, of this place, is spending a few days among friends at Raymond, Ill.

The wife of our esteemed friend, W. L. PIGGOTT, Esq., has been in a precarious state of health for a time. We hope that time and proper medical attention will restore her to wanted health again.

Constable F. M. RANDLE, after several days sickness, will soon be himself once more.

Messrs. W. H. BATTLES, J. T. EWAN and Master Gus EWAN left Monday morning via Alton for Chicago, and will take in the grand procession of the Knights Templar, and other sights in and around the Lake City.

Mrs. George COLSON returned yesterday from an extended visit to friends in Alton.

Mr. Enoch OLIVER, of Missouri, formerly of this vicinity, after an absence of twenty one years, returned a few days since on a short visit to his brother and friends here. Mr. OLIVER left for his home on Monday evening.

Our old friend, John CLARK, received notice a fewe days ago that the pension which he had made application for some time since had been granted, and by signing the necessary papers and forwarding them to the pension office at Chicago, a check would be sent him for the amount of $1,700 back pension, and hereafter $8 per month.

The Misses Julia FOSTER, Laura THOMAS and Etta EASLY, of Plainview, Ill., were the guests over Sabbath of Mrs. Abigail J. COX, returning to their homes on Monday morning.

Ed. KUECK, Esq., has sold his steam thresher to Isaac CHAPMAN & Co., who will operate it in the future. Mr. Robert WALSH, who had been operating it for Mr. KUECK, has returned to his home in St. Louis.

Jonathan JONES has purchased a piece of land from J. P. SMITH. It is situated near the old coal mines north of town.

James MONTGOMERY and E. C. SMITH sold out their personal effects on last Wednesday and will leave with their families in a short time for Missouri.

Mrs. McALANEY, having leased a part of the town lot, will soon mover her bakery and confectionary building thereon, facing the railroad.

Mr. George JOHNSON sold his personal effects on Saturday, and will soon move to Nebraska.

James COOK is driving the team and looking after the flour interests of J. T. EWAN.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles COTTER have arrived safely in California, their future home.

Uncle Isaac SCAMELL is at work again at the tinning business.

Elsah

Mr. George PORTER, one of Elsah's young yeomanry who has corralled the affections of one of Alton's female inhabitants, was married in that city on Thursday, came to his home here on the same day, and went to house-keeping. How is that for enterprise? Success to you George! George says Pat WARD is as full of the devil as he can stick.

Grafton

Mr. John LOBE, of St. Louis, formerly a highly esteemed citizen of Grafton, has been sojourning here for a few days past. He owns lands in the vicinity of Grafton, and contemplates building a fine summer residence here.

Mr. Leonard RATCLIFF, living near this place, had his house destroyed by fire at the hour of midnight last Thursday night. origina of the fire unknown.

Pierron

A few cases of measles in town.

Squire KURTZ is aspiring to the position of Notary Public. We wish him success.

Ed HUGY honored our place with a visit Wednesday. J. H. LEEF, one of the stalwarts of Saline, was over Thursday. Today we had the pleasure of meeting Jos. McMICHAEL and Jas. ROSEBERRY, of Greencastle. They report the castle all well. Mrs. GLASSER, of Effingham, is here visiting relatives and friends.

L. H. GOODMAN will have a sale of his personal property coming Friday. He is going to Kansas shortly after. Best wishes to Rusticus; may we get to hear from him often.

Venice

Our blacksmiths are very busy sharpening plows, setting tires, etc.

The rents of the houses in HIRSHE's row have been raised to seven dollars per month, and several of the tenants are on a strike. Three families moved out in one day.

J. M. GEARING of the democrat was in town last week whooping things up lively. He left his mark in the shape of bills in several places.

S. B GILLHAM was in town last week shaking hands with the boys.

Collinsville

Sickness in our city is not on the increase at this time, but we have had some very sick persons, and no more deaths than usual. Malarial fever has been quite severe, but no other diseases seem to effect us.

All our trouble with the miners seems to be at an end, and all goes with them as pleasantly as of old.

Moro and vicinity

Wm. BIVENS, Esq., of Ft. Russell, is building an addition to his already fine residence.

John HELCAMP's new dwelling, near Ridgley, is nearing completion.

Contractor DEWERFF is actively engaged on the new school house.

Miss Ella SCROGGS, who has been visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity departed for her home at Greenfield, Mo., Monday.

Mr. O. H. HIGBY and sister, of Pittsburg, Pa., are the guests of the family of their uncle, N. S. GAY, Esq.

Our young friend James W. MITCHELL, started today on his return to Philadelphia, where he will resume his position as compositor on the Presbyterian newspaper. He was accompanied by his sister Miss Ella, who will visit her uncle, the Rev. Dr. MUTCHMORE.

Squire J. W. CROSBY returned from Colorado yesterday, where he has been opening mines in the vicinity of Leadville; he looks hale and speaks well of the country.

O. P. ELLIS, U. S. mail agent on the I. & St. L. R. R. has been spending a few days with relatives near Moro.

Misses Belle BARNARD and Alice COOPER, Of Upper Alton, are among Moro's late visitors.

James A. G. SMITH and family have gone to ____(written this way in the paper), Mo., to visit and perhaps permanently locate.

Jas. MONTGOMERY and E. C. SMITH, with their families, sold their effects at public sale last Wednesday, and yesterday morning started via the "prairie schooner" line for northwest Missouri, destined to reside there.

Mr. Isaac JUSTUS has resigned his position as foreman of Mrs. W. C. FLAGG's estate, and returned with his family to his old home at Worthington, Ind. R. S. CAVENDER, Esq., is now supervisor of Mrs. FLAGG's farm affairs.

Other News

Wednesday afternoon about four o'clock while some freight cars were being hauled off the transfer steamer Morgan at the C. and A. railroad incline at Cairo, Ill., the day yardmaster of the road, a man named Wash RICHNER, who was on top of one of the cars, was knocked off by an arch on the forward end of the boat under which the cars had to pass, and falling between the cars was horribly mangled and thrown into the river. Death was instantaneious. He had been in the employ of the road a short time and evidently forgot about the arch or thought the cars had passed beyond it. His body was recovered shortly after the accident.

A case was tried before Judge BAKER the other day in which John PFENNINGER asked for an injunction to restrain his former wife, Phillipena PFENNINGER from suing at present for the possession of the former homestead, now occupied by PFENNINGER. Today Judge BAKER decided that the temporary injunction be granted. The case will come up on its merits at the next month's term.

Mrs. Mary NEWMAN, wife of Mr. James NEWMAN, died at the family residence on Second street below Alton. Mrs. NEWMAN was taken sick over a week ago with congestion of the stomach, and grew rapidly worse, until her death. She leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss, besides many friends. The funeral will take place tomorrow at half past nine o'clock from the family residence and at ten from the Cathedral.

The funeral of the late Mrs. James NEWMAN took place from the Cathedral this foremoon, and was largely attended by relatives and friends of the deceased and the family. The remains were interred in the Catholic cemetery. Messrs. Richard DAWSON, P. GILMARTIN, Edward HIGGINS, Thos. MULLIGAN, John SCULLY and Michael FITZPATRICK were the pallbearers.

Mr. Richard BAKER, the man so seriuosly injured by a fall from a scaffold yesterday, is lying at the Sister's Hospital under treatment. He is doing very well, however, and his recovery is now considered almost certain. There are no evidences of internal injury or spinal affection, and the broken leg in not beyond treatment, and unless the weather becomes more unfavorable can be saved without amputation. Mr. BAKER's friends will be glad to hear this favorable report. *** Found elsewhere on the film ***A little after eight o'clock this morning a man named Richard BAKER, a painter in the employ of Neff & Obermueller, met with a painful accident, the result of which cannot yet be foretold. e was at work on scaffolding on the east side of the City Hall. Mr. OBERMUELLER, of the firm, was standing on the ground controlling the movements of the scaffold by a slack rope. As it was necessary to have the scaffold raised or lowered BAKER halloed or signalled to Mr. OBERMUELLER. A misunderstanding in regard to the matter led to the accident. Mr. OBERMUELLER suddenly slacked the rope and the scaffold fell about eighteen inches at one end. Mr. BAKER grew firghtened, and it is said leaped for an adjoining window. At any rate he fell between the scaffold and the wall, the entire distance to the ground, sixty or seventy feet at the least. He fell on his side and was picked up badly mangled. He was still conscious, however. Taken to the Sister's Hospital an examination was made by Drs. GUELICH and THOMAS, who found the right leg broken in two or three places, the bone protruding in one. These injuries are serious, but not necessarily fatal, and unless he has received internal or spinal injuries his recovery is quite probable. He remains perfectly rational. A day or two will determine the extent of his real injuries.

The Roman Catholic Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society elected the following officers last Sunday: Wm. FLYNN, president; Wm. KERWIN, vice president; M, KERWIN, recording secretary; Jas. FOX, financial secretary; B. MORAN, Sr., Treasurer; Thos. HOSKINS, sergeant at arms; Michael DOOLEY, messenger.

The lady, Mrs. Rosine HAUSER, whose condition since the runaway of Saturday last has been the subject of such deep interest and solicitude, died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning at Sister' Hospital, where she has been since the fatal accident which has resulted in her death. But little hope of her recovery has been entertained from the beginning. Her husband and family have the sincere sympathy of this community in their deep affliction. The funeral will take place from the Hospital at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

The old and time honored Bluff City Band has ceased to exist, and Tuesday night it was organized under the name of Alton Cornet Band. The following officers were elected: W. A. MURPHY, leader; Thos. POPPLER, assistant leader; J. M. LOGAN, secretary; S. H. MALCOM, treasurer; C. WUERKER, R. MARDIAN, managers.

Simon KELLERMAN, of Edwardsville, who has removed his saloon to Vaughn's building, west side of the court house, is doing a rushing business. Call and see him in his new place.

Last night there died at her residence, corner of Second and Cherry streets, where she had lived for many years past, Mrs. Ann Christie VONSTEIN, an old and estimable German lady, who has lived in Alton for the last forty years. She came here with her husband, but has survived him fifteen or twenty years. Old age was the cause of death, deceased having passed the allotted time of life more than ten years ago. She leaves but one child living, Mr. John VONSTEIN, who works with Mr. BOALS. Her funeral will take place from her late residence tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.

Yesterday, at Shipman, there was a happy ceremony which resulted in the union of two lives, Mr. Melvin H. PALMER and Miss Katie M. DIAMOND. The happy couple went to St. Louis last night, where they are to make their future home. Rev. Father CISSICK performed the ceremony and Mr. James GIBBONS and Miss Lizzie BOYD stood up with the contracting parties.

A new Hook & Ladder Company has been organized, with the following officers: Frank BRANDEWEID, President; John ROBIDOU, Captain; D. H. RYAN, Secretary; John HALL, Treasurer; Jos. COLEMAN, Tillerman; John HERMAN, Steerage. Mayor BRUEGGEMANN has granted the company privilege to run until the next council meeting.

Since our last report Pat WARD has been fairly rolling in wealth. He has taken in four marriage licenses, and got his fees in every case, in accordance with the motto he carries pasted in his hat, "cash or no marry." The licenses issued are as follows:

Charles HUTHER and Louisa FORCE, parties from Bethalto

Thomas SWEENEY and Mary IVEY, both of Alton

James CLEAVELAND and Mary TAYLOR, both of Alton

Thomas BROWN and Jennie JACKSON, of the same place.

Some of these marriages have already been solemnized, and the rest will be tonight or in the morning. Pat says that if the marriage market is so active in warm weather he has a notion to go down to South America and open out a license shop under an orange tree.

A crazy tramp, who gave his name as William KRISS, at the Jacksonville depot, turned all the switches on the Chicago & Alton, and Wabash, and Peoria railroads, that were in the yards there, and his actions would soon have resulted in great injury to life and property had not Detective FREEZE learned the fact and given warning to the yard men. KRISS is now in jail and will be tried for insanity.

Col. J. H. WOOD, division superintendent of the C. & A. road, with headquarters at this point, has tendered his resignation and will remove to Chicago where an important position in the general manager's office awaits him.

Wm. B. WADDELL, of Madison County, this State, has bought the Washington SKINNER farm of 240 acres, near Mt. Pulaski, for which he pays $10,000 cash, taking possession in October. This includes the Walnut grove, and is one of the best places in this part of the country. Mr. WADDELL sold his farm in Madison county for $74 per acre.

There was a fire on the Grafton road a short distance west of North Alton a little after noon today. A farm house belonging to MEssrs. KINRSCH & SCHIESS, and occupied by Mr. J. MATHE. The building was worth about $1000 or $1200 and was fully insured. It was burned to the ground. The origin of the fire is unknown.

JURORS

The following is a list of the petitjurors for the next term of the Alton City Court, beginning on the first Monday in September:

Alton:

W. V. CROSSMAN
H. M. CARR
S. S. HOBART
Joseph JARRETT
C. S. LEECH
Jacob LINK
F. VOLBRACHT
A. INVEEN
W. BLACKBURN
Luke McGEE
W. S. GASKINS
R. B. SMITH

Wood River:

Gilbert GARR
W. E. BELL
C. JOHNSON
F. HAGEMANN
J. E. COOPER
W. W. REEDER
Aug SEYMOUR
John KOCH

Godfrey:

J. DETTON
H. C. BENSON
J. Y. SAWYER
W. T. WAGGONER
F. W. WORDEN
Henry MALLOY
Jacob CHAMBERS

North Alton:

W. HALL
John TAYLOR

List of Letters: The following letters remain uncalled for in the Postoffice of Alton, Madison county, Illinois, for the week ending August 14, 1880:

Mrs. Selina BOWMAN
J. W. BRAY
Abner H. BIRD
Joseph E. P. CLARK
Mrs. Augusta COMLEY
Jennie ELLIS
Jacob FORCADE
Mrs. Maggie GORDON
Jennie GOODIN
John GREEN
Miss Sarah E. HUBBARD
Miss May HAWKIN
Burt G. HENION
E. R. HORTON
Carter H. JONES
Geo. KENNEDY
John K. LeBARON
Mrs. Ida LUTOFF
Mrs. Allie LOUISE
Mrs. Annie M. LONG
D. J. McCROHAN
Miss Clara NOLEN
W. L. PARKER
J. L. PEARSON
Walter SCOTT
Susan SMITH
Aleck THORNTON
Emma TRIMBLE
Chas. F. VAN ALLEN.

Sale of Real Estate

Messrs. WHIPPLE and SMILEY have sold 25 acres on the Grafton Road to Mr. J. H. MAUPIN; consideration $1,250. Also the undivided one-half of the STREEPER property, at Godfrey, to Mrs. Mary L. COWE.

The Death of Judge STOECKEL

The death of Judge W. H. STOECKEL, of Jerseyville, at Colorado Springs a few days ago, who was buried at Jerseyville yesterday, is much regretted by his numerous friends and acquaintances here. Alluding to it, the Jerseyville Examiner says:

Wm. Henry Harrison STOECKEL was born at Upper Alton, July 21st, 1841, and was christened in the Cathedral, at Alton, a Catholic. He grew to man's estate in Madison county and being of a genial, sociable disposition, won for himself numerous friends in all the walks of life. He went to school to Jas. NEWMAN, of Alton and to Rev. J. W. VAN CLEVE, of this city. His mother dying when he was quite young, his child-life was in the hands of Grand-mother STOECKEL, a most estimable lady, who did not fail to impress upon his mind the duties he owed to God. It was this lady who attended to his baptism. His life in this city was open and frank. The people generally know "Billy," and their opinion of the man is made up. He has gone to his final account, and although not a church member, he always held to his infant baptism as being sufficient so far as baptism was concerned, and claimed that chur-membership was not an essential to a religious life. The deceased leaves a wife of but forty-eight days, brother Daniel and Lathey STOECKEL, and a sister, Mrs. B. F. GOODMAN, to mourn his death, besides hosts of friends wherever he had lived.

Society

Miss Jennie NICHOLSON, of St. Louis, is visiting the Misses FORBES, of this city.

Miss Alice JOB, of this city, is visiting Miss Mary HARMAN, at Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Miss Nettie LOGAN, who has been visiting here lately, returned to her home at Taylorville this week.

There will be no St. Louis Exposition this year, the merchants of that city and the Fair Association not having made the necessary arrangements.

Miss Martha LOUDON, formerly of this city, but now living in Chicago, is visiting friends here.

The renowned "Company K" of the St. Louis Police Reserves, also known as the "Bain Zouaves," have disbanded. Capt. Frank McKOY, of the company, will, it is said, obtain a position in the regular U. S. Army.

A pleasant party went up from this city to brick House Slough last Tuesday on a fishing excursion. The day was an enjoyable one, fishing and picnicing being the amusements. The trip was made in skiffs. The following young ladies and gentlemen made up the party: Miss ASHBROOK, of St. Louis, Misses BLAIR, FORBES, JOB and DIMMOCK and Messrs. BOOTH, WEED, RYRIE, JOB and SIDWAY.

County Court Items

George T. BROWN, of Alton, Adjustment day. Claims exhibited to the amount of $13,306; claims allowed to amount of $2,65.47. Further time given for proof of claims not disposed of.

Angeline DEWEY, of Troy, Adjustment day. Claims allowed to amount of $208.50.

John J. TRIBLE, of Upper Alton, minor. Albert J. RICHMOND having been appointed guardian in the State of Vermont, the place of residence of the minor, and having filed sufficient bonds there, obtains order to remove to that State the moneys of the minor, $4,521.64.

Daniel BRINER, of Helvetia, proof of death; widow gives bond in $4,600, and receives administration letters.

John MAY, charged with larceny of sundry trinkets, pleads guilty and is remanded to jail for seven days.

Dr. John WEIR, of Edwardsville, September 6th for final settlement, notice to be given to heirs.

Rebecca LEWIS, of Bethalto. John A. MILLER, executor, reports sale of land, sold for $210; shows allowances $93.80; leaving $116.90 to interest for the minor child.

Samuel ROSEBERRY, now of age, has settlement with William H. MIZE, his late guardian, and receives the moneys due to him; the guardian is discharged.

John A. REDMOND. William H. COTTER, the administrator, presents, the claims are allowed of 12 creditors, administrators, amounting to $578.16.

Alfred R. JONES, minor. The lease of 160 acres of land for one year, to M. and P. WALSH, approved.

Louis TROMSOM, of Marine, a native of Germany, admitted to citizenship.

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