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widow, two tourand two daughters-
... The- funeral forvices will be con- ducted at St. John's Episcopal ctarch by Rector M. M. Moore ' It is proba- bla that the remains' will be laid to rost Ju the Confederate octnetery.
The Leader for Friday, March 30, 1894, is missing.
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SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1004 == DEMOCRAT
Page 3: The 11 week old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carroll, 533 Dale street, died yesterday and will be buried in the Catholic cemetery.
Page 5: Dr. John W. Weir will be buried in. Maple Park cemetery. J. G. Willeke will be buried in Maple · Park cemetery .. The five year old son of Agent Lee of the Frisco fell into a barrel of water at Richland and drowned.
Miss Stella Bristol, formerly of Springfield, and Mr. G. W. Cowles were married February 11 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin .: After Miss Bristol's parents died in Springfield, she then 'went to Oneida, Ill., to live with her grandmother Bristol.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 1: Sheriff Thompson of Mt. Vernon eloped with the wife of George Cline. The woman had previously been divorced from C. R. Carter who was sent to the penitentiary for life for the murder of Crocket. Thompson . leaves' a wife and family destitute.
Page 3: Robert K. Boyd and Miss Fannie Guthrie, both of Boone township, were married' March 29 in Ash Grove ..
The eleven. week old son of. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carroll, 533 Dale street, died yesterday and will be buried in the Catholic cemetery. Marriage license: Thoma's Morgan, 20, and Miss Maud Lawson, 17, daughter of Thomas C. Lawson. Both are residents of Springfield.
A child of W. S. Lee, Frisco agent at Newberg, drowned Thursday in the Gasconade river.
J. G. Willeke died and will be buried in Maple Park cemetery. Marriage license: H. M. Lamberson and Miss Mollie E. Hayes of
Coleman, Cass county. The license was secured March 26 but was returned yesterday unused as Miss Hayes reconsidered.
Dr. John W. Weir died.
· Page 4: 'Mrs. Wash Whittaker died Tuesday in St. Louis. She leave a husband and four children. Mrs. W. H. Whittaker of Springfield, mother-in-law of the deceased, went to the funeral with her daughter Mattie.
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The Leader for Saturday, March 31, 1894, is missing.
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The Democrat for Sunday, April 1, 1894, is missing.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 1: Frank O'Neal of 1039 Commercial street died Saturday and will be buried in the Catholic cemetery.
Dr. John Weir died and was buried in Maple Park cemetery.
Page 5: · A. A. Bennis sues to divorce George W. Bennis. The following estates were in probate:
William Bradley R. A. Sayers William A: Boyd
George Adams
Daniel Considine
Frederick Ball Lindsey Nichols
. John Laney I. P. Adams
Joseph Brown Peter Colonius
William 'D. Bradley
Miss Bessie Robberson and Mr. A. W. Taylor were married: ** Reuben E. Blakey, 68, died recently near Bonham, Texas, when he was thrown out of a wagon by a runaway team. He was born in Kentucky and . formerly lived in Greene county where he was a pioneer. photographer. Dr.
Thomas Blakey of Texas is his brother.
Marriage license: John Dunlavy and Miss Hanora Margaret Malone, both of' Springfield.
Miss Tina Rogers, 30; died Friday at Fair: Grove and was buried there.
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bride and groom were woattduded. save by little Miss Mary Dan. who procesed thetu bearing 'the wedding ring on a small wiser troj. The Lies. T. H. Celana mi the party at the bay window in the drawing room, and as the strains of the wedding parch, from the skilful dagers of Min Shipp, dieu
and wife 'the briar in ber drew uf white ulk wutl. n.b Ners and
trimming ul malin. wall while flures, sburs sud rusch and the grout ID' full . e.eu.DK dress peuventod charuorby picture apatunt ihr ipek ground of Finster linee, bent ale !!
Congratulations were followed by au elegun. nediting feest, which was con-
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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Sanford B. Affleck committed suicide. **
Marriage licenses issued. **
Page 4: James W. Boren died. **
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This is the fourth and successful et. fort w maif destrasties by banlord Meck, the third !solagrat March feld some time : Last fall. for the morphing route.
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For three days prior to Matarday ught last, he had been on a drunken spree Da that evening be went bome And went w bed without cating any mapper, and on getting up yesterday meralar poked bie wife to forgive him. which che' spreed to do. He then mld that if he had a revolver he would blow his brains out and asked bis «Le if there was nay carbolle acid ia the house and the told bim there was
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Um of strong Erlak and an anfaitstil for several years and pas at less pet &a and to his earthly misery by taking his own life.
Hanford B. A block belonged to . highly respected family. He was born and raised at balville, Ils., and mored with his father's family to Hollvar. Mięsoari, in 187l; where his father sod the three nons engaged in the milling business Banford Basliy drifted to Kasses and a fewj'ytam ago married in Independence In "Thes state, all the time working at his trade, that of . miller, when not om s spree. TOD years ago be came to Springfield with bus wife and was employed at the Sprague mille on Commercial street whenever sober enough to work. .
Asstated in the outset Affleck had been a moral wreck for several years. About 1887 be. was arraigned in the Polk county arerit court for forgery Lad after passing through two jury trisie barely managed a sentence to the positentiary, the last fory giving him the bands of o desit and medering &
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Ing summe. Miss Mary un Hoked se !! awert in her blue silk with was lowres.
Both parsata of the unfortenete at- elde, sad two brothers rvoktay at Bolivar, are people of the bigbert rewebility. Hle father R. G. Adtech be posted tries sotive Life on account of age . Hle oldest brother F. A. waty at the pressat the,"and bi promlasst member of the Mesosto
CLOSED HIS FORME.
James W. Bereg. . Vetaras Prater Presse Away.
breakfast James W. Boom del' beart diesese at his bome Na 719 N. Jefferson street. :
Mr. Bores was one of the welarge printers of the city. He learned his trade in Knoxville, Tens . and coming to this place, became interested in cho Springfield Journal At the battle of Bringfeld, fought January 4, 1001, ho left the case for the conflict and way slightly wounded in the bond in the satte battle Major Graves, who was siso ou the Journal, received a mortal wound.
Mr. Bren worked on THE LEADES for Eftera years and was employed oo various other city papera.
Hle was an bobary member of Spring- in! Typ graphera' I'han No !! , and though :+ years of age. until quite re- ment !;. was able to work
the Slowing complex have proceed llesos to marry. Jobs Daslavy to Mise Honorar Mar- garet Malone, Sprlogde !! Charles D. Brewster to Mias Naggio
The Lateral Now place this after Q.B. the remaus bel urposted in Maple P'ark cemetery. -
N. P. White, Nichole to Miss Mary Beith, Plainfeld.
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The Democrat for Tuesday, April 3, 1894, is missing.
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TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 1: Mrs. Lydia Shipman died Sunday at the residence of her sister at Findlay, Ohio, where she had been visiting. She will be buried here in Maple
Park cemetery. Page 3:
James W. Boren died. **
Marriage license: Charles D. Brewster and Miss Maggie Tredway,.
both of Republic. Marriage license: N. B. White of Nichols and Miss Mary Smith of
Plainfield. Page 4: Sanford B. Affleck committed suicide. *
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James W. Borvo sto Wrinkfast'at its hume, ils North Jefferson street and . low . somech afterwards H . corpse, herhar tied of baart trvala. Deceased was a satire of T-asrose sad leerer the printlag besinom in Królvilla, Tuna, many years Hle was well acquainted with Parce Brownlow, the famous journalist, and came to Springfield prior to 1844 Hr
feld, . among the content brug the Texas Demonst. Later he wanted
bosted With the Journal. Since that t:es be has worked on nearly every paper palubhed in Springfield. A few. years ago be vod Mat bime published The Republicans as Ozark. After rode
and remained at home most of war Lime. Docesord ww ibout 70 years of aro. 6 stanach republican and ab otimabis cusen During the war be participated, in the battle of Spring- Beld January 9. 1063, when the inte Governor Jobo 6. Marmaduke sod General Joe bbelby. our l'altro states marshal, were rapalaed and drives out of the country. Mr. Boros .M . corporal is ' company D. ":d E N M. Lieutassot George S. Patterson con- tandlog, and was slightly wounded on the book. He was employed on the Springfield Journal at the time and there ' pero four printers -be tel their cars and went on to the battie field Major Chauncey tirares of the same paper, was worta .. ) =oubde: Mr. Boren was an buporary member of Springtold Typographical l'nion No. 15K. The remains were laid to rest to Hazelwood Cemetery yesterday afternoon The pall bearers were !! W. Coaway. George Best, A: Petrn. Giles Ferris, R. C. Dixoo and George Cullios.
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The family st Bolivar were notißed 7 wtre of the death of Mr. Ameck and F. A. AMteck, circait clerk of Polk county, and his mother arrived on the afternoon train, yesterday. . .. Undertaker J. M. White was called in and etbalmed the body of the de- onased and it will be taken to Bullar perning for interment. Adeck are expected to arrive from In- dependence tonight as they have been notified by telegraph.
Cupid's Corner.
newford 11. A lock committed calcide shout 11 o'clock Bantay morning at bảo bom, 1617. North Ormai street, by swallowing two tableppbonfais of car. bolle' sold. . He expired shows: I minutes afterward. , Mrs. Adeck was oblast whes .. ber . husband, took the fatal doms but arrived ta time to fod bim ta & dyiar condition. . Thh ww his fourth and successful attempt At the third being at Marchfeld last fall, when Nr. ANlock took morphloc He also tried to kill himself is bi Louis several inopths ago.
Deosssed iba born at llelierille. IIL. and moved to Bolivar In 1871, w bere be worked in a mil' He ' afterwards
went to Keusan and married at Jote. ' pendence.
About 'two years ago be came to Npripkfeld with his wife and was om. ployed' at the sprague mille whenever cober enough to work. .
Several years ago be was arraigned in the Full wuniy circuit court for forgery and barely escaped convie- tlon. From that time. it is asid he began drinking Irocly and has been traveling the downward road rapidly. The coroner held an Inquest ovir the remains, and a verdit was rendered to the effect thal deceased . came to bis. death by taking carbolle-acid with suicidal inteut
The remains wor shipped to Hatteer for interment where his parents re- side. Hu oldest brother, F. A. Attack Is the circuit clerk of Polk county, and also s prominent Mason.
TUESDAY EVENING,. APRIL 3, 1894 -- LEADER Mrs. Lydia Shipman died and was buried in Maple Park cemetery.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1894-DEMOCRAT The first two pages are missing.
Page 3: .Sanford B. Affleck committed suicide Sunday and was buried at . Bolivar.
Mrs. Lidia Shipman died Sunday at Findley, Okla., and will be buried here in Maple Park cemetery from the residence of R. S. Waddle, 625. South street.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1884 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 4: Miss Tina Rogers died Friday.
Mrs. Lydia Shipman died and will be buried in Maple Park
cemetery. Samuel Huber is her brother.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1894 -- LEADER
"Page 1: Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Nelson burned to death. ** Daniel Leavy and Miss Nor'a Malone were married. **
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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Marriage license: C. L. Grant, 23, and Miss Cordia Sherwood, 23, both of Springfield. Page 5: A. B. Bray sues to divorce Katie V. Bray. They were married in 1860. The will of J. C. Willeke was filed for probate. It mentions his three children Edith, Helen and Josephine and his wife Sue .Willeke.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT -- WEEKLY EDITION
[In the microfilm this issue comes after that of Friday, April 6, 1894. ]'
Page 3: Mrs. Lydia Shipman, mother of Frank Shipman, died Sunday at
Findley, Ohio, and will be buried here. Frank Shipman is in New Mexico:
J. W. Boren, about 74, died Sunday. He was an old newspaperman and ran' the Springfield Mirror for forty years.
died Monday.
The daughter of George A. Jones of Lamar, traveling salesman, Mr. Jones was on a tour.
Page 7: Sanford B. Affleck committed suicide.
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
Sanford Ameck Ende Hle Earthly Existenoo.
He Was a Victim of the Drink Hablt. His Third Attempt at Bulcide.
Sanford B. Affleck. an Industrious young man who. home was at north firent street, gave up his life
Sunday morning because be was una- ble to control'lds appetito. for. trong drink. Ameck committed suicide about 11 & m. Sandy by. swallowing two
"For a number of years Afdeck. bas best & slave to the drink habit, and this has led him into numerous ditonl- tion. This was his third attempt to take his life, the last one being about Chris months tifo :when he " went. "to' Marshfield on a'dranken spreeand took ta overdose of morphine, which came -
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Atlock bed bood drinking heavily for a week and'ft is rumored that he bas also, had some domestic difficults. After being out nearly all night. Gat- urday night he went home and slept late Sunday. morning. Upon rising he was seized with a fit of remorse: Be begged his wife to forgive him for his waywardness and intimated that he was tired of life.
He went to Commercial street about 9 o'clock. bought a bottle of carimlic send at J. W. Crank's drug store and . returned home. Going out onto the back porch he awallowed a large quan- tity of the deadly drug and was soon a corpse.
soon as she found 54, but help ar- rived too ista to I'd of way avail
Affleck was a miller, by trade. and bore the reputation of being a com- petent sad industrious workman. He worked for the sprague milling com- pany for two years, but has of recent date been traveling fors St. Louis mill machinery Arm ..... . .
"The young man came of's "good family. -. His father .. is a highly . re-
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apected citizen of Bolirar, and his brother. F. A. AMlock,: is circuit clerk of Polk county .. . . Sanford Amdeck has been the source of a great deal of annoyance to his relatives. Some years ago .be .com- mitted a forgery in Polk county and about a year ago. be amssalted and came near killing an officer in St. Low -. while resisting arrest.
The remains were embalmed by Undertaker White and will be taken to Bolivar for' interment: to-day. The mother and brother of the deceased came up from Bolivar Sunday in re- sponte to a telegram. Dr. F W. Diemer, the county cor- oner held an inquest over the body Bonday afternoon and a verdict of sui- cide resulted.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 5: J. H. Quigley died and will be buried at Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs .. Lydia Shipman died and was buried in Maple Park cemetery. Marriage license: C. L. Grant of Pearl and Miss Cordie Sherwood of Springfield.
J. H. Quigley died. *
Death of d. H. Quicky
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THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1884 -- LEADER
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Marriage license: W. M. Handy, 20, and Miss Emma MoCaskey, 22. Page 5: Laura Boone is suing her uncle Charles Boone to cancel a deed. Charles Boone is a great grandson of the famous Daniel Boone. Mrs. Mary Boone, mother.of Charles and Joseph, made a deed before her death leaving the land to her son Charles who had gone on some notes for his brother Joseph. . Joseph H. Quigley, 34, commercial traveler; died Wednesday at the Central hotel and will be buried in Dubuque, Iowa. His mother Mrs .. John Quigley is here along with her two sons C. D. and C. A. Quigley.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 3: Marriage license: W. M. Handy and Miss Emma D. McCaskey, both · of Springfield. . Page 4: . C. D. Quigley of Chicago was called here by the death of his brother.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 4: . Joseph H. Quigley, commercial traveler, died Wednesday at the Central hotel .. His body was sent to Dubuque, Iowa, accompanied by his mother Mrs. John P. Quigley and her two sons C. D. and C. A. Quigley.
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: Marriage license: L. H. Shelton, 27, and Miss Hattie Robin, 26. [Hattie Rolin]
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN Page 1 :. J. Q. Davidson, 70, of Carthage married Miss Florence Harp," 20. Page 5: W. E. Phillips sues to divorce Alice Phillips. They were - married In January 1893 in Greene county.
Sofie Henderson sues to divorce Reuben Henderson. They were married October 23, 1889, in Webster county. They have a two year old 2.
daughter Helen. Springfield .. . Marriage license: L. H. Shelton and Miss Hattie Rolin, both of Mrs. Sue E. Willeke is executrix of the will of her husband. :
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SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Laura Boone and other heirs of Joseph Boone sue Charles Boone to cancel a deed given Charles Boone, a son of Howard Boone by Mary E. Boone, mother 'of Charles Boone. . All the parties are descendants of Daniel Boone . of historic fame. . Howard Boone, father of Charles and Joe Boone, was a son of Col. Nathan Boone. Joseph Boone, father of Laura Boone, was the brother of. Howard Boone.
Marriage license: W. M. Handy and Miss Emma D. McKaskey, both
of Springfield. . Marriage license: L. H. Shelton and Miss Hattie Rolin, both of Springfield.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL .8, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT
.Page'3: . Baby born to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hoke of Summitt avenue.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN Page 2 :. Resolutions in memory of William D. Bradley.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Mrs. R. Brooks died. ** +
Mrs. R. Brooks. of 1850 .North Jefferson street died April 9, 1894, and will be buried in 'Maple Park cemetery. She was born January 30, 1838, in Washington City, D. C. Page 4: Albert Gorley who lived two miles east of the city died last night.
Matthew Wallace died today of consumption. He lived with his father at the corner of East avenue and Dale street.
J. W. Warren, who lived two miles northeast of the city, died Sunday of consumption and was buried at Fair Grove.
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Mr. R. Brontre die4 April 2:Ma. . Bora January 24, 104, Washington Chy, D. C.
Porad le Mapke Park friends of family Invited .** At Toul, Mo. Moberly. Ma. Washington City. I) C .. papero please
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 4: Mrs. R. Brooks, 56, was kicked by a horse and had her skull fractured and died several days later. She lived, at 1850 north Jefferson street.
Fred G. Gurley, 23, died yesterday of consumption. He lived three miles out of the city.
G. H. Warren, 40, died yesterday of consumption. He lived two miles northwest of the city.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 5: Mrs. Richard Brooks, 56; of 1850 North Jefferson street, died Monday after being kicked by a horse and will be buried in Maple Park cemetery.
- M. W. Wallace, 30, son of H. C. Wallace of 2014 East avenue, died yesterday of consumption and will be buried in Hazelwood cemetery. Fred G. Gurley, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Gurley , three miles. east of Springfield, died yesterday of consumption and was buried in Mount Comfort cemetery.
J. H. Warren, 40, died Sunday of consumption at his home two miles northwest of Springfield and was buried in Fairview cemetery. The following estates are in probate: S. M. Brayfield J. A. Dittrick. ' Lillie M. Kurtz -- C. Eckas appointed curator J. G. Willeke J. T. Keet George W .. Thomas P. J. Reitz Allen. J. Biggs R. A. Sayer ·Mr. and Mrs. George H. McCann will' celebrate their silver wedding. anniversary.
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Page 6: Edward Stiles, 19, was killed by lightning April 8th. He was sitting by a flue in the home of his brother Rolla in Bolivar'; Mo.
Mrs. Mollie Weaver, 22, wife of J. B. Weaver, 830 North Campbell, died last night of consumption. She will. be buried in Hazelwood : cemetery.
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Ralph McElhany is said to have married a Memphis heiress. [This item is too dim to read. ] Page. 2: Miss Lola Wendleton of Akinsville, Morgan county, has four living grandfathers and five grandmothers.
Page 4: Mrs. Katie Lampin, sister to Mrs. F. X. Manning, died this morning in Chicago.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1884 -- DEMOCRAT
Page 3: 'The Springfield World, the people's party newspaper, has been running for over a year but was closed down by an attachment by its creditors. Marriage license: Horace Moore and Miss Minnie Goode, both of Springfield.
Marriage license: W. S. Barnett of St. Louis and Miss Laura
Swinney of Ash Grove. Page 5: The rumor that Ralph McElhany now of Memphis, Tenn., was to marry a young heiress of Memphis, was started as a practical joke but was taken seriously by another newspaper.
. George Hillhouse, 30, was killed in a mine at Aurora when & large rock fell on him. He belonged to one of the oldest and most numerous families in Lawrence county. .
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1894 -- REPUBLICAN
Page 4: Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hartin on Blaine street. . Mrs. Richard Brooks died. John Spencer, 22, colored, died Monday of consumption. Mr. Horace Moore and Miss Minnie Goode were married last evening.
Mrs. J. D. Weaver died and was buried in Hazelwood cemetery. Marriage license: W. L. Barnett of St. Louis and Miss Laura Sweeney of Ash Grove. [ Swinney]
: · Marriage license: Horace Moore and Miss Minnie Goode, both of Springfield. :
Miss Ella H. Royce died yesterday. She lived with her brother on Turner street northeast of the Frisco shops.
George Hillhouse, about 30, unmarried, was killed Monday in a mine at Aurora when a rock fell on him.'
Mrs. Kate Lampin died in Chicago. She was the sister of Mrs. F. X. Manning of Springfield, who, along with her mother, went to the funeral.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 11,' 1894 -- LEADER
Page 1: Henry Baldwin was shot and killed. [ This article is too dim to read: ] +
Page 2: George Hillhouse was killed in a mine near Aurora.
Page 3: Mr. S. Mcclellan Pefley, a compositor, and Miss Annie Ewing, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen, will be married April 12 in Spokane . Falls, Washington.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1894 -- DEMOCRAT ::
Page 3: · A notice of lis pendens was filed for record in the office of the recorder of deeds yesterday, wherein M. M. Johnson, administrator of the estate of R. J. McElhany, M. A. Boyd and Lee Campbell are plaintiffs and .R. L. and G. C. McElhany, defendants. The purpose of the suit is to cancel a deed. to certain lots in the city from R. L. McElhany to James R.' Vaughan, in order that the title to said lots maybe vested in R. L. McElhany and be subject to levy, for debts claimed by the plaintiffs.
The will of Caroline E. Garrett of St. Louis was filed for probate .: The estate includes real estate in Sringfield.
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