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Pulaski
County, Illinois
Historical
Newspaper Data
Source: 12 Oct
1872 Corrine, Utah Daily Journal Newspaper
Cairo, Ills., Oct. 11--The
ladies' cars on the express train on the Paducah
and Elizabethtown Il. R. jumped the track last
night, eight miles from Paducah, and went down
forty feet of an embankment, landing bottom
upwards completely demolished. It
contained about twenty passengers, nearly all of
whom were more or less injured. Two were
killed outright, a little girl named Georgia
Jordan, of Clarksville, and Neal DeFassi,
a tobacco agent for the Cuban government.
He was there found standing on his feet leaning
against the car dead. The wounded were
nearly all residents of Paducah. Mrs. Cobb,
one of the wounded, lies in a critical
condition.
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Source: Davis
County Utah Clipper 25 July 1924
TROOPS CALLED TO HANDLE MOB
Illinois Governor Orders Out
Soldiers To Help Preserve Order
Sheriff Prevents Lynching of
Negros by Rushing Them to Penitentiary as
Suspects
Mound City, Ill.--Following a
series of narrow escapes by mobs which twice
threatened their lives, three negroes rested
behind safe walls of the Illinois state
penitentiary at Menard, Ill., harrowed by their
experience.
The three negroes, two of whom
claim residence in Memphis, Tenn., and one in
Cairo, Ill., are arrested here as suspects in
connection with the slaying of Daisy Wilson,
pretty18 year old Villa Ridge girl was taken to
Menard as a last resort measure by Sheriff I.
J. Hudson of Pulaski county, after the jail
at Mounds, Ill., and later at Mound City, where
they had been held, were surrounded by
threatening mobs.
As a result of the
demonstrations, Governor Len Small, of
Illinois, ordered the immediate mobilization of
company K., 130th Illinois Infantry to proceed
here and aid county authorities in restoring
order.
The negroes denied the
crime. A mob formed in Villa Ridge and the
sheriff, fearing trouble, took the negroes to
the Mounds jail where another crowd quickly
gathered and threats were voiced to lynch
them. When trouble was imminent, H. F.
Moreland, a Ku Klux Klan organizer, offered
an eloquent plea for the negroes' lives,
concluded by a prayer, during which the crowd
stood respectively with bared, bowed heads.
With the crowd quieted
temporarily, the negroes were quickly brought
here. The crowd followed in automobiles.
Wilson, father of the murdered
girl who was badly beaten in an attempted
robbery of his store and who had been unable to
identify his assailants declared one of the
negroes, who gave the name as Ike Brown
of Memphis, had done the shooting.
At this assertion, the crowd
threatened to attack the jail in which the three
negroes were held and several shots were fired
into the air.
Fearing a more determined
assault Sheriff Hudson, under cover of darkness,
led the negroes from the rear of his home,
adjacent to the jail and escaped by auto,
accompanied by several of his deputies.
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Source: The
Saguache Crescent (CO), 28 Jan 1937
Mrs. K. D.
Saliba and son, Fred returned to their home
in Saguache Sunday evening after visiting
relatives in Mounds, Illinois for the past three
weeks. They report a nice trip with good
roads, but very little sunshine. They
drove through six states; Colorado, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, and
Illinois. They ended their trip by
spending the weekend in Trinidad with Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Saliba and family.
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Dougherty-Ah
Fong to Wed
Source:
Jonesboro Gazette, Jonesboro, Illinois, 2
Mar 1901
Transcribed
and submitted by Darrel Dexter
Lieutenant A.J.
Dougherty, Jr., of the Thirty-seventh
regiment, United States volunteers, now in
the Philippines, is to be married March 10,
to Miss Martha Ah Fong, a wealthy
Chinese woman of Honolulu. Her father, Wing
Ah Fong, is a full-blooded Chinaman, and
her mother is a Portuguese. Miss Ah Fong has
a number of sisters, one of whom married Captain
Whiting of the United States navy. The
girls are handsome, cultivated, and highly
educated, and their parents are anxious that
they all marry Americans or Englishmen. It
is said, that Papa Ah Fong gives them a
million apiece when they marry, besides his
blessing. Lieutenant Dougherty belongs to
the Mound City family of that ilk.
----------------------------------------------------------- A fire which started from burning vegetation around the plant of the Ullin Box and Lumber Co. destroyed a warehouse, dry kilns, and some machinery in the plant last Friday afternoon (2 Dec 1932), entailing a loss of $8,000. The main factory building was saved by the Dongola fire department, assisted by the Anna company, which arrived later in response to a call for assistance. The fire communicated to the plant when the dry weeds and grass were being burned off around the plant as a precaution against the very thing, under the supervision of the company. There was no insurance on the property destroyed. The plant is owned by L. H. Needham and Robert Endicott. (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 9 Dec 1932) The Methodist church of Ullin was destroyed by fire last Saturday (17 Dec 1932) evening. It was a brick structure and the loss is estimated at $21,000 with no insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown; it apparently began near the top of the building and spread quickly. The fire departments of Mounds, Dongola, and Anna were called but could do nothing. (Jonesboro Gazette, Friday, 23 Dec 1932) Submitted by Darrel Dexter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Bray is at Mound City wounded and is desirous of seeing his wife, Elizabeth Bray, whose whereabouts he does not know. Mrs. Bray is a woman of small stature, fair complexion, age about 18 years old, having with her a little son, about 3 years old. Persons seeing this notice, if informed of Mrs. Bray’s whereabouts, will confer a favor upon a wounded soldier by communicating its contents to her. Mr. Bray will remain in the hospital at Mound City for three weeks. Cairo City Weekly Gazette 30 Oct 1862 Submitted by Darrel Dexter ------------------------------------------------------------- E.B. Watkins of Caledonia was arrested on charge of disloyalty, tried, and acquitted. Cairo City Weekly Gazette 13 Nov 1862 Submitted by Darrel Dexter -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRE NEAR VILLA RIDGE.—On Sunday afternoon about three o'clock, the residence of Mr. Etherton, three quarters of a mile from Villa Ridge, was entirely destroyed by fire together with the household furniture and all the contents of the building, the family being absent at the time. Mr. Etherton had no insurance. Cairo Daily Democrat Tuesday, 13 Feb 1866 Submitted by Darrel Dexter -------------------------------------------------------------- The house of Mr. Green P. Garner, near Villa Ridge, was destroyed by fire last Monday evening. The family was at supper, when the fire broke out with fierceness on the outside of the building, adjoining the chimney, and all efforts to save the house were fruitless. The buildings and grounds surrounding it constituted one of the finest places in the county, and Mr. Garner's loss must be quite heavy. He was insured in the Peoria Mutual for $1,200.
Cairo Bulletin, Tuesday, 9 Mar 1869 Submitted by Darrel Dexter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The residence of Dr. Bricker at Carbondale was partially destroyed by fire on Thursday, the 10th inst., and was only saved from total destruction by the great exertions of the citizens. Thursday, 17 Dec 1868: The Cairo Daily Times; transcribed and submitted by Darrel Dexter.
ACCIDENT—A few days ago a two horse team engaged on the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad between this place and Mound City were crushed to death by the fall of a tree. They were owned by Mr. Louis Jaccard.
Tuesday, 22 Dec 1868: The Cairo Daily Times; transcribed and submitted by Darrel Dexter. -------------------------------------------------- $100 Reward Naval Station, Mound City, Ill. January 2, 1867 The above reward will be given for the apprehension of Paul Martin, private in United States Marine Corps, attached to this Station, who deserted November 18th, 1866. Said Paul Martin was born in France, County of Haut Rhine, township of Bedford. Enlisted at Mound City, Ills., October 22d, 1864, for four years. He is 34 years of age; 5 feet 9 inches high; hazel eyes; dark hair; dark complexion; and by occupation a laborer. It is suspected that he may have been foully dealt with, if such is the case, any person giving any information that will bring the offenders to justice will receive the above reward. C. H. Poor, Commodore and Comd’t of Station $100 Reward Naval Station, Mound City, Ill. January 2, 1867 The above reward will be given for the apprehension of John Smith, private in United States Marine Corps, attached to this Station, who deserted December 15th, 1866. Said John Smith was born in the town of Nashville, County of Washington, State of Illinois. Enlisted at Mound City, Illinois, December 5th, 1866. He is 26 years of age; 5 feet 5 ½ inches high; blue eyes; light hair; light complexion; and by occupation a laborer. It is suspected that he may have been foully dealt with, if such is the case, any person giving any information that will bring the offenders to justice will receive the above reward. C. H. Poor, Commodore and Comd’t of Station. Source: Cairo Daily Democrat; Transcribed and submitted by Darrel Dexter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VILLA RIDGE. Desecration of the Graves in the Cemetery Villa Ridge, April 4, 1867 Editor Cairo Democrat:--Will you please notice in your valuable paper the following facts, so that the people of Cairo, and of the surrounding country, may know in what manner the remains of their deceased relatives and friends, buried in the Villa Ridge Cemetery, are held sacred. In visiting the graveyard I was surprised to see about twenty hogs rooting the graves in the Protestant department of the burial ground. No attention whatever is paid to this fact by the sexton who has charge of the place, and animals are allowed to run at large about the cemetery. The fences are down. This outrageous neglect of the officer's duty should be reprimanded by the public. ONE WHO IS INTERESTED Source: Cairo Daily Democrat, Saturday, April 6, 1867; transcribed by Darrel Dexter -------------------------------------------------------- VILLA RIDGE.
Explanation by the Sexton of the Cemetery. Cairo City Cemetery, Villa Ridge, Ill., April 8, 1867Editor Cairo Democrat: Will you allow me, through your columns to correct an unhappy misrepresentation as published in your paper on the 6th and 7th inst., in relation to the Cemetery. It is true that during the late heavy rains holes were washed under the plank fence through which some "shote" hogs, if you please, entered the enclosure, but not a single grave has been molested to the amount of one half an ounce of earth. The fence is about being repaired, the ground enlarged and seeded down in clover and blue grass. Respectfully yours, Edward Desenfalt, Sexton Source: Cairo Daily Democrat, April 10, 1867; transcribed by Darrel Dexter ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distressing Accident On Wednesday as William Moller was engaged in chopping down trees on the land of Mr. D. Durall, near Ullin, a tree that he was felling caught its branches to another not far off, and lodged. While Moller was in the act of prying it from the stump it flew back, hitting him on the leg with great force, mashing it into a shapeless mass. Dr. H. Wardner of this city was sent for, who found no other remedy than amputation, which operation the young man underwent nobly. He is a young man about 19 years of age and an orphan, and has a reputation of being honest and frugal. Source: Cairo Daily Bulletin, Friday, 31 Jan 1873; transcribed by Darrel Dexter ------------------------------------------------
Distressing Accident On Wednesday as William Moller was engaged in chopping down trees on the land of Mr. D. Durall, near Ullin, a tree that he was felling caught its branches to another not far off, and lodged. While Moller was in the act of prying it from the stump it flew back, hitting him on the leg with great force, mashing it into a shapeless mass. Dr. H. Wardner of this city was sent for, who found no other remedy than amputation, which operation the young man underwent nobly. He is a young man about 19 years of age and an orphan, and has a reputation of being honest and frugal. Source: Cairo Daily Bulletin, Friday, 31 Jan 1873; transcribed by Darrel Dexter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIGHT HOUSE.—Congress having passed the bill to establish two light house districts in the west, $50,000 will be appropriated to pay the expenses. It is the impression that one of the light houses will be established at the Grand Chain, between Cairo and Paducah. Cairo Daily Bulletin, Wednesday, 3 Jun 1874; transcribed by Darrel Dexter ------------------------------------- LIBERAL MILL MENMessrs. James Morris and James Bell, of Ullin, and Messrs. A. Pollock & Co., and Kirby & Ulen, of Pulaski, have donated two car loads of lumber to the Mound City Cemetery managers to be used for seats and speakers stands. The Illinois Central, like a patriotic railroad, delivered the loaded cords free at Mounds Junction, and Mr. John W. Carter, who runs a little spar spangled banner road operated by an old-time motor, delivered them free at Mound City. "Messrs. Walbridge & Bros.," says the Pulaski Patriot, "have each previous year furnished the lumber gratuitously for the temporary purpose."
--The Cairo Daily Bulletin, Saturday, 12 Jun 1875; transcribed by Darrel Dexter. ---------------------------------------------------------- A Racy Letter Full of Local Hits
Ullin, Ill., May 28, 1878
Editor Cairo Bulletin: DEAR SIR—The Argus Journal of the 25th inst., groaned under the weight of two communications and a long editorial setting forth the greatness and prosperity of this place. Now I have not a word to say in reference to the gentlemen's efforts to show up the greatness of the place, except that they fall short in doing justice to it. Ullin is located in Pulaski County, Ills. Its exact boundaries are not known. The editor had the effrontery to say that Soultown was one of the suburbs, but such stuff finds no echo here. The writer of this letter has traveled several miles in a given direction and saw no sign of boundary lines. If the astute editor had said Tophet and not Soultown was one of the suburbs, we would have permitted the assertion to pass unchallenged, but the base idea of being bounded by Soultown is too much for the average citizen of Ullin. Another exception to the sketch in the Argus Journal the neglect to mention Butter Ridge. Now, Butter Ridge is the northeastern suburb of this town. No mistake about this. A land literally following with milk and butter, and assisting in no small degree in the prosperity of the town. It takes its rise near Topprich's saloon, and follows a northeastly course till it is lost in the swamps of the Cache. Now, as before stated, Ullin is in Pulaski County. By special permission, the river Cache flows gently by, and washes one classic side of it, though Al. DeBaun and Terry Axley have been seriously considering the propriety of putting a stop to this. The town is proprietored by James Bell, than whom a better man could scarcely be found in southern Illinois. He is assisted by some able lieutenants, such as Dick Hickman, George Adams, and others. There is no truth an item in the Argus-Journal that Al. Brown laughed so much at the result of a trial before Axley that he burst a blood vessel, took the lockjaw, and was in danger of dying. Your correspondent saw Al. Brown not more than an hour since and he was well. He has a large lot of piles to ship yet, besides, all that he has not yet made his will. The statement that our friend, Nickens, is a lawyer, is what Josh Billings would call sarkasm. He is a preacher and a Democrat, and so that settles it. Business here is good. The farmers have nearly all done planting corn, and there is a general determination to increase the acreage. Your correspondent took a look at the wheat field a day or two since, and examined them carefully. Some rush was observed in places, but with favorable weather for harvest, the yield will be very large, all assertions to the contrary notwithstanding. A land agent from Mound City was here a day or two since, and tried to bulldoze some of the boys out of pay for some piles, which, he said, had been cut on his land, but as he could not read "his title clear" to the aforesaid land, he was forced to leave empty handed. He went over to Topperich's where he took consolation with a spoon in it, and left for home a wiser man.
But this letter is too long already. In my next I will attend a matter untouched today. Rest. --Cairo Daily Bulletin, Wednesday, 29 May 1878; transcribed by Darrel Dexter.
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FROM ULLIN.
A "Neck-Tie Party"—Church Matters—Frost but No Damage.
ULLIN, ILLS., April 2, 1878
To the Editor of the Bulletin: DEAR SIR:–Perhaps a few items from this out of the way place will not be inappropriate for publication in the Bulletin. I would like to let your readers know what is going on in this section. Quite a large company met last night at the house of Mr. James S. Morris at Morristown, one mile west of Ullin, to celebrate what is styled a "Neck-Tie Party." There were about 80 persons present, and I will only mention a few of those from the adjoining towns and counties. From Dongola the two Misses Harmes, Miss Denis, Miss George, Miss Scurlock, and Miss Dyer, accompanied by Dr. Armes, Mr. J. Eddleman, Mr. J. West, Mr. Farrell, and Mr. A. Cuhl. From DuQuoin John Trover, Esq., Miss Cheek of Villa Ridge and W. F. Pitcher, of Cairo. The party commenced to assemble at 8 and by 9 o'clock the commodious mansion of Morris, Rood & Co. was well filled. Soon after 9 o'clock, an able address was delivered by Mr. E. B. Watkins on our ever recurring April 1st. It was repeated with good language and fun. The drawing for partners for the evening was commenced and that all your readers may know how a "Neck Tie Party" is conducted I will inform you how it was done on this occasion; all the ladies present had on calico aprons, each one of different make and trimmings and with each apron, there was a gentleman's neck tie to correspond, the neck ties were placed in envelopes and the gentlemen by paying 25 cents were entitled to supper for himself and lady and the privilege of drawing and the lady having on the apron to correspond with the tie was the gentleman's partner.
The affair was gotten up in aid of the church at Ullin, and was under the management of Mrs. Dr. Greer, Mrs. Watkins and Mrs. Hill. It was a success in every particular, realizing about $20 and upon the whole was a pleasant and enjoyable affair. I will mention in this connection that the mills are running on full time with much better prospect of business than has been for months. We had a white frost here this morning, but being very dry, don't think the fruit or garden stuff is damaged thereby.
Yours, P.
Wednesday, 10 Apr 1878:
ULLIN ITEMS.
A Birthday Party—The Temperance Movement and Its Effects Upon the Community—Address by Capt. J. C. White, of Cairo—The Wheat Prospect—The "Hessian Fly," etc.—Don McKenzie's "B'hoy."
ULLIN, ILL., April 8th 1878
To the Editor of the Bulletin: Dear Sir:—One of the most pleasant and agreeable entertainments that has taken for a long time was the event of a
BIRTHDAY PARTY,
given to Miss Emma Foster, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Jeffery, at the depot building, here last evening. Quite a number of invitations were sent out and a large assembly met, and were splendidly entertained. None are more capable of making their guests happy than the host and hostess on this occasion.
From my long acquaintance in Ullin, I can see a vast change in the
MORALS OF THE PEOPLE
since the Red Ribbon movement began. Prior to that time it was not an uncommon thing to see drunken and brawling men on the streets. This state of affairs seems to have almost entirely changed, and in lieu thereof they have their "Neck Tie Parties," "Mite Society," "Birthday Parties," and other agreeable entertainments.
At the regular meeting of
THE RED RIBBON CLUB
Thursday evening last, Mr. John C. White, of Cairo, delivered a very able address upon the financial aspect of temperance. The Cairo Reform Club should get him to repeat it at one of their regular or special meetings.
A larger amount of
WHEAT
was sown in this county than ever before, but I am informed it is being damaged by what is termed
THE HESSIAN FLY.
Many fields show they have been industrious enough to five the growing crop a yellow cast. What it may amount to before the crop matures remains to be seen.
Our old friend and former fellow townsman,
Don C. McKENZIE
who is clerking for Morris, Rood & Co., says he has been at Morristown about three years, he married an estimable lady about two years ago, and on Friday morning last, his wife presented him a fine, plump boy weighing 8 1/2 pounds. Mother and son doing well.
Yours, etc.
VETO Cairo Daily Bulletin, transcribed by Darrel Dexter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Monday of last week, the fiftieth birthday of the Bartleson twins, William and Robert, was celebrated by a family reunion at the house of William, which is charmingly situated at Grand Chain landing on the Ohio. There were present six brothers with their wives, and two sisters and their husbands, together with a large number of children belonging to several families. One brother in Missouri and another in Kansas were unable to attend. The twins, who are quite grey, still resemble each other so much that their friends often mistake one for the other. I have been told that their mother was often unable to distinguish them, even after they were grown. This large family came to this neighborhood when the country was covered by dense forests, only broken by an occasional path, which led to some pioneer’s cabin, and while enduring privations incidental to life in a new country, all lived to reach the age of manhood and womanhood. It was then twenty miles to the nearest doctor, which may possibly account for this longevity. Then, too, they grew up useful and honored citizens, and loyal as well, judging from the fact that eight of them served in the Federal army during the late war. Number nine preferred watching the conflict from his fireside, having had surfeit of military glory on Mexican battlefields, upon one of which his father lost his life. Cairo Daily Bulletin, Apr 12, 1879; transcribed by Darrel Dexter. -------------------------------------------------
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