Marion Illinois History Preservation

Extracted from the newspapers Marion Daily Republican (MDR) and Herrin News (HN)

January

Ex-Sheriff Duncan bade farewell to his old friends in the courthouse this morning and wished them a prosperous new year. He is leaving for his new purchase, the farm five miles below Carterville. Mrs. Duncan and children preceded him a day ago and the home is ready for occupancy. The boys will help on the farm and all seemed pleased with the new prospects. Mr. Duncan is a farmer and is expected to give a good account of himself in his new venture. MDR Friday, 1 Jan 1915

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Extracted from the newspapers, Egyptian Press (EP), Marion Evening Post (MEP) and Herrin News (HN)

July

Marriage licenses

Charley Henning, 23, Oglesby, Ill, and Inez Staats, 16, Creal

William Kutka, 37, Johnston City and Petey Andruka, 28, Tilden, Ill.

C.E. Hampton, 23 and Mary Bell, 18, both of Carterville

Angelo Zito, 25 and Vita Valenti, 21, both of Johnston City   MEP, Wednesday, 1 Jul 1914

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Extracted from the newspapers, Egyptian Press (EP), Marion Evening Post (MEP) and Herrin News (HN)

January

The people of Herrin and throughout the Coal Belt were thrown into a spell of great excitement Tuesday when they read in the St. Louis papers of the arrest of George Wilson, formerly secretary-treasurer of the U.M.W. of A., who in June of 1912 absconded with nearly $10,000 of the organization’s funds. All efforts to verify the report have proved fruitless, but it is a fact that the sheriff of the county in which Spokane, Wash. is situated thinks that he has Wilson located. [A lengthy account.] HN 1 Jan 1914

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