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NEWS ARTICLES
1800 Union County Illinois Genealogy Trails  Courthouse News, Dec. 1, 1823 American Bible Society Organized, June 22, 1824 Sad Mortality, July 16, 1850 Cotton Shipment from Union County, Jan. 28, 1862 State vs Dougherty, March 9, 1864 Steam Barrel Factory, Aug. 23, 1869 A Contest in the Dark, May 16, 1874 A Brutal Murder in Union County, Ill., April 13, 1880 News from THE TALK, 1888 News from THE TALK, 1889 News from THE TALK, 1890 News from THE TALK, 1891 Dongola News, Dec. 22, 1892 Amos Poole Kills Himself, May 21, 1895 Shot Down In His Home, Nov 6, 1895 Charged with Embezzlement, Sept 5, 1896 Said They Talked For Bryan, Sept. 23, 1896 News from THE TALK, 1899 Dragged Five Miles, Feb. 13, 1899 Jonesboro, IL Monday, 01 December 1823 Contributed by Jeana Gallagher Christian Hileman, Eli Littleton, John Treese, Charles Treese, Armistead H. Brown, Lewis Bryant and Daniel Barringer. Armstead H. Brown returned into court the return of John Bradshaw, Thomas Deen and S. C.? Brown commissioners appointed to serve so much of the road leading from Jonesborough to Golconda as lies between Henry Baringer and the ford of Cash to met beginning at the ford of Cash and running a direct course to A. H. Brown's from thence a strait direction to intersect the old road, which we consider better and nearer than the old one. Signed by we commissioners and it is orale? that John Hughes superior open and work on road and all hands living _____ bounds are redirected to work on road. Ordered that George Smith in addition to his former list of hands allotted to work the road leading from Jonesborough to Green's Ferry be allotted the following named hands and they are hereby allotted S. Smiley L______, Samuel Hures asked J_____ George Daughters by Charles Daughterty and Sarr__et Welty. Ordered that Jacob Littleton be allowed and additional list of hands to work under him to met Abner Hunsaker, Benjamin West, James Lerrsler? and they are hereby required to work under S. Littleton. Ordered that James Brown be allowed four dollars for his attendance on the circuit court. John Bradshaw one of the commissioners appointed to review a road beginning at or near Concord Meeting House to Brownville returned into court a return that they had marked out the contemplate road beginning at the Johnson County line near Concord Meeting House from thence to William Barton's, thence to Thomas Jones' on the Golconda Road thence north said road to John Bradshaw's from thence to Boyel Billingsly thence with the old Brownsville Road to John Lopes on Drewry's Creek and from thence north the old Brownsville Road to where it intersects with the road leading from Jonesborough to Brownsville near Laymers old horse mill. Ordered that John Bradshaw be appointed Supervisor of the road leading from the Johnson County line to the road leading from Jonesborough to Brownsville intersecting the said road at Laymer's old horse mill. Commencing at the ford of Cash and working to Boyal Billingly and all the hands living south of the road leading from Jonesborough to Bradstown and all living south of Patterson's old horse mill and John Finney's and living within five miles of road.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ORGANIZED Transcribed and submitted by Darrel Dexter June 22, 1824 Communicated Agreeably to previous notice, the Rev. J. M. Peck, agent for the American Bible Society, after having delivered a very appropriate sermon at the Court House in Jonesborough, Illinois, to a very large audience, called the citizens to expediency of establishing an Auxiliary Bible Society in Union County. Col. A. P. Field was called to the chair and Dr. Ben. W. Brooks appointed Secretary. When Mr. Peck gave a very splendid and satisfactory explanation of the general objects and utility of each auxiliary societies for the promotion of the Gospel and for the purpose of diffusing the Holy Scriptures to those who were destitute of that inestimable work. A constitution was drafted on motion of the Rev. J. P. Edwards it was read by sections and unanimously adopted. The following gentlemen were then appointed to fill the several offices in the Society, viz: Dr. B. W. Brooks President, and Messrs Wm. Echols & A. P. Field first and second Vice Presidents. The Rev. J. P. Edwards Secretary, Capt. John McIntosh Treasurer, and Messrs. J. Holmes, James S. Smith, S. Hunsucker, John Hunsucker, Jeremiah Brown, David Brown, and George Smiley, Directors. On motion of Mr. Edwards it was Resolved that the officers and Directors of the Society hold their first meeting on Tuesday the 24th inst. On motion of Mr. Edwards it is Resolved that a copy of these proceedings be sent to the Kaskaskia Republican for publication. The meeting then adjourned until the 24th inst. S. P. FIELD, ch’m B. W. BROOKS, Sec. Jonesborough, June 17, 1824 (Kaskaskia Republican, Kaskaskia, Illinois, June 22, 1824)
SAD MORTALITY
St. Louis Republican, July 16, 1850 We
have before us a letter written by George R. Bradley, and dated
Liberty, June 21st. The writer says that his wagon, to which were
attached his brother and himself, from Union County, Ill., H. J.
Ostetter, from Chester, Ill., and two of the MacDills, from Union
county, Ill., left Independence in a company of twenty seven persons,
on the 11th of June. When one day out, one of the company was
attacked with the cholera; on the third day they were stopped by the
cholera and small-pox breaking out amongst them; they remained encamped
two days during which they lost ten men. Next day the men were so
alarmed that they proposed to turn back, and the resolution was adopted
almost unanimously. On the return route there were seven more
deaths before they reached Independence, where the company
separated--only 10 of the 27 surviving. They left everything
behind them except their mules. (Transcribed by A. Newell)
COTTON SHIPMENT FROM UNION COUNTY
Lowell Daily Citizen and News, January 28, 1862 The first shipment of cotton from Union County, Ill., was made on Friday last.
The shipment, consisting of eight bales, was made to Philadelphia. (Transcribed by A. Newell) STATE VS. WILLIAM L. DOUGHERTY Transcribed and submitted by Darrel Dexter State of Illinois) In vacation before the undersigned County Judge County of Union ) on the 15 day of February A D 1864 The people of the State of Illinois ) Vs ) Insanity William L. Dougherty ) An application of John Dougherty of Union County and State aforesaid the Father of the said William L. Dougherty a jury was ordered to try the alleged insanity of said William L. Dougherty. And now on this day comes a jury to wit H. C. Hacker M.D., M. M. Goodman M. D., Daniel Hileman, G. W. Williams, Alison Cover, and William Kimmel who being empaneled and sworn well and truly to try the alleged insanity of the said William L. Dougherty, who after hearing the testimony upon their oaths returned the following verdict to wit. State of Ills. ) SS Union Co. ) We the undersigned jurors in the case of William L. Dougherty alleged to be Insane having heard the evidence in the case are satisfied that the said William L. Dougherty is insane and a fit person to be sent to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane, that he is a resident of the State of Illinois and County of Union that his age is thirty four years that his disease is of fifteen months duration that the cause is supposed to be intemperance and exposure that the disease is not hereditary that he is not subject to epilepsy and that he is free from vermin or any infectious disease H. C. Hacker M. D. M. M. Goodman M. D. Daniel Hileman G. W. Williams Alison Cover William Kimmel Thomas Hileman Co. Judge (Union County Commissioners Minutes, March 9, 1864, 624) STEAM BARREL FACTORY Morning Republican, Aug. 23, 1869 A steam barrel factory that turns off from one thousand to twelve hundred barrels per week, A CONTEST IN THE DARK The Inter Ocean, May 16, 1874 A Desperate Fight With a Burglar at Cobden, Ill--The Assailed and Assailant Wounded Cobden, Union Co., Ill--May 11, 1874--On Friday night, May 8, the house of Mr. Edward Beale was entered by a burglar, and robbery and murder attempted. The circumstances were as follows: At about 2 o'clock a.m. Mrs. Beale was awakened by a noise at a window in an adjoining room. Supposing a window had been left open, she got up and started to close it. Passing a door she observed it to be ajar, and in the aperture could just distinguish a man's face by the faint light in the room. She retreated to the bed, and placing her head under the bed clothing succeeded in awakening her husband without his giving any alarm. He immediately took a revolver and started for the door. He began searching the room and soon touched some one with his hand, but being awake for only so short a time, he was not accustomed to the darkness, and the burglar escaped him. Groping a little further, he ran against him and being by this time more accustomed to the dark, succeeded in grasping him by the right arm. Supposing he held his left, Beale aimed where he thought his chest would be, and fired, and of course missed, for the shot went to one side, and was afterward found buried in a picture frame. A scuffle ensued, in which Mr. Beale succeeded in partly throwing his antagonist, but received a stunning blow on the head, the burglar at the same time pulling away from him, remarking, "Stop firing, Beale, or I will hurt you." Whereupon Beale fired the second time and closed in with his antagonist, who returned the fire, but in the scuffle the pistol was depressed and the ball passed through the floor. Mr. Beale then tired to get the man by the hair and so secure him, but his hair being short, did not afford his sufficient hold, and again the robber escaped. Failing to secure him, Beale again raised his revolver, and in doing so struck against the pistol of the robber and both fired at about the same time. The robber's ball struck Beale in the breast. Passing through a rib and around the lungs, it lodged somewhere in his back. Beale's ball entered some part of the robber's body or clothes, for it could not be found. By this time the combatants were near the front of the house, and Mrs. B., who had given the alarm, succeeded in lighting a lamp, but could not get a good view of the party, as he made a hasty exit from the house and a rapid retreat to the street, closely followed by Beale. Unfortunately his revolver was empty, and he could not improve the better light. The robber ran rapidly up the street and was soon beyond pursuit. The first intimation Mr. Beale had of his wound was upon finding his night-shirt burning, having taken fire from the flash of the pistol. Medical aid was soon at the house, and all that was possible done for the patient, who is now in a critical condition. Nothing could exceed the persistency and determination with which Beale followed up his antagonist, whom he did not recognize, as he only spoke once. All the description he could give of him was that he was short and thick set with short hair. Mr. Beale's brother, who is also his partner in business, immediately offered a reward of $50 for the arrest of the would-be assassin, who is still at large. Mr. Beale and wife were but newly married, and had just begun housekeeping in a new house. (Transcribed by A. Newell) A BRUTAL MURDER IN UNION COUNTY, ILL. The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 13, 1880 Chicago, April 12--A special dispatch from Anna, Ill., to the Times says that James M. McIntire, an old and respected citizen of the southeastern portion of Union County, was found dead in a field three-quarters of a mile from his house, with his gun by his side and his hunting knife thrust through his throat. The body was so arranged as to give the impression that he had committed suicide, but on examination it was found he had been shot through the back of the head. An old enemy, McIntire was known to have, was an uncle with whom he had quarreled concerning the uncle's wronging the murdered man's daughter. (Transcribed by A. Newell)
Correspondence Column Contributed by Anna Shelton. Go to Neibauer
for clothing.
A. Woodward is Santa Claus head quarters. See his big line of
nice things before you buy. He has a full line of candies and oranges, and asks
for your patronage. --From the Cairo Weekly Citizen, Thursday, December 22, 1892. See Mrs. McCallen about getting a hat for your wife. AMOS POOLE KILLS HIMSELF The Daily Inter Ocean, May 21, 1895 Cobden, Ill.--May 20--Amos Poole, one of
the oldest and wealthiest farmers in this community, committed suicide
today. Mr. Poole was in his eighty-second year, and was getting
very feeble. His sons, of Chicago, who are proprietors of an
extensive railroad printing establishment in that city, had tried to
get their father to leave his farm and come to Chicago and live with
them, but he did not relish the idea, and it is supposed grief
over...(the rest is missing) (Transcribed by A. Newell)
SHOT DOWN IN HIS HOME
Farmer Coulter Brutally Assassinated Near Cobden, Ill. Daily Inter Ocean, Nov 6, 1895 Jonesboro, Ill., Nov. 5--J. B. Coulter,
a prominent farmer and fruit grower, living near Cobden, in this
county, was assassinated about 7 o'clock last night. His brains
were blown out with his own shotgun. He was alone in his house at
the time of the tragedy, and the assassin evidently entered, picked up
the gun, and shot him as he sat in his chair reading. He was
about 60 years old and well to do. There is no clew (clue) to the
murderer. (Transcribed by A. Newell)
St. Louis Republic, Sept. 5, 1896 Attorney E. P. Harman of Cobden, Ill., Arrested and Jailed at Jonesboro, Ill. Cobden, Ill., Sept. 4--E. P. Harman, an attorney at law and prosecuting attorney for this city, was arrested today for embezzling $361 he had collected for other parties. He waived examination, and, in default of bond, he was sent to jail in Jonesboro, Ill. He claims to have lost the money gambling with card sharks in Carbondale, Ill. (Transcribed by A. Newell) SAID THEY TALKED FOR BRYAN The Wheeling Register, Sept. 23, 1896 Track-Layers at Cobden, Ill., Claim to Have Received Summary Dismissal Cobden, Ills., September 22--James Davis, William Wilker, Thomas Smith and Charles Fuller, residents of this place, employed as track-layers by the contractors laying the steel of the new double track of the Illinois Central between Makanda and Dongola, were notified this morning by their foreman, McCoy, to report to him and receive checks for their time. Twelve non-resident laborers received the same notice. McCoy informed them that the only reason that he could give for their dismissal was that they were advocating the cause of Bryan and free silver too freely. Their places were promptly filled by Italians. As soon as the news reached this place the Bryan followers became very angry and excitement is at fever heat tonight. (Transcribed by A. Newell) DRAGGED FIVE MILES The St Louis Republic, February 13, 1899 Virgil I. Grubbs, a Brakeman Was Killed Near Cobden, Ill. Cobden, Ill., Feb. 12--Virgil I. Grubbs Centrailia, an Illinois Central brakeman fell between the cars early this mroning ? miles north of here and was killed. The body was dragged five miles, and the postion of the arms, which were extended froward and frozen stiff, and the fact that there were only a few small bruises on the body, presents the theory that he was (illegible) during the five miles and clinging to trucks, benumbed by the cold, he dropped and was cut in two. (Transcribed by A. Newell) |
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