Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL) and Egyptian Press (EP) August Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Stocks are the happy parents of a new son. TL 5 Aug 1897 James Ray, once a resident of Attila, died in Murphysboro … Continue reading
Category Archives: News Clippings
Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL) and Egyptian Press (EP) January At a Christmas Eve ball given at Goddard’s Hall, Mr. Saunders, of Goodall House, walked into a harrow that was lying on the front porch of the … Continue reading
Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL) and Egyptian Press (EP) May Dr. J.H. Edwards, of Carbondale, formerly of this city, died Tuesday last of paralysis. TL 7 May 1896 Robert Holland, of White Earth, MN, is in Marion … Continue reading
Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL) and Egyptian Press (EP) January Last Tuesday the southbound passenger train on the St. L.A. & T.H. R.R., due here at 12:35 struck and instantly killed an unknown man one mile south … Continue reading
Extracted chiefly from the newspapers, The Leader (TL) and Egyptian Press (EP) August A new post office has been established in Williams Prairie community, northeast part of the county, called Dwina. M.M. Williams is the postmaster. TL 1 Aug 1895 … Continue reading