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It Was News in Pike County 60 Years Ago May 1903 The fifth annual meet of the Western Illinois High School league was held at the Griggsville fair grounds 60 years ago this month with an attendance of about 3000 people. Special trains brought visitors from Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Rushville, Winchester, Beardstown, Barry and Pittsfield. Jacksonville won the meet with Virginia second, Rushville third, Barry fourth and Pittsfield fifth. Joe Hurt of Barry won second in the 50-yard dash; Frank Main of Pittsfield third in the standing broad jump; Ott Grubb of Barry first in the shot put; Will Skinner of Griggsville first in the 220 yard low hurdles; Page Hatch of Griggsville second in the hammer throw; Chester Foreman of Pittsfield third in the running broad jump; Harold Worman of Pittsfield second in the relay, and Arthur Harris of Pittsfield third in the running high jump. President of Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Louisiana MO on a tour of the United States sixty years ago and many Pittsfield people went over there to see him. A class of twelve graduated from Pittsfield High sixty years ago this month. Commencement exercises were held at the opera house, which was crowded to capacity. Graduates were: Minnie Sackett, valedictorian; Frieda May, salutatorian, Charley White, Carl C. Chamberlain, Blye E. Foreman, Chester A. Foreman, Carl James, Vida Nighbert, Rose I. Schafer, Bessie Lee Stone, Carrie A. Weaver, Maude E. Allen. Allen Shaw of Summer Hill entertained a group of friends at flinch. Nellie Grammer and Seth Whitten of Baylis were married April 22nd and kept it a scret for a week. Delmar Kesterson and family moved to the Hall house on N. Jackson St. Miss Blanche Criswell closed her dancing classes for the season. John H. Stark and Hattie L. Weaver of Nebo were married. Dr. W.E. Shastid returned from a four months tour of Europe, and a further study of his profession in Berlin. The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Kesterson in the west part of Pittsfield was destroyed by fire. A late freeze on May 1, 1903 was said to have killed nearly all the cherries, grapes, strawberries and other small fruits. Dr. J.E. Miller purchased the latest type X-ray machine which was installed in his office here sixty years ago this month. Hon. Henry T. Mudd, prominent and wealthy citizen of St. Louis, died at his home there at teh age of 85. He had lived in Pike county as a young man and in 1841 married Elizabeth Hodgen, sister of the distinguished surgeon, Dr. John T. Hogden. He was the father of Dr. Harvey G. Mudd and Dr. Henry Hodgen Mudd. The granite goulder in the southeast section of the park is in honor of the surgeons Hodgen and Mudd. Deaths reported during May, 1903: Jeremiah G. Adams, 76 Atlas; John May, Nebo; Miss Grace Petty, 22, Pittsfield; Frank Brew, Pittsfield; F.L. Zerenberg, Cleasant Hill; Thomas Heavner, Milton; Mrs. Asahel Hinman, Perry; Francis J. Dunaven, 79, Pleasant Hill; Charles Saylor, Martinsburg; Levi Billings, Rockport; Frank Stratton, Maysville.
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