Surnames: ANDERSON, COREY, HAYMAKER, HENRY, JOHNSON, MALONEY, McCORKEL, MEDLIN, MILLS,
PATTERSON, PIERCE, TAYLOR,
SMILEY & STATON
1.
Surnames: SMILEY, MILLS, ANDERSON and TAYLOR
WHITESTOWN DISPATCH
Thursday, 28 December 1911 page 1
Boone County, Indiana
DROPPED DEAD AT THORNTON
JAMES GAYLORD SMILEY EXPIRES IN K. of P. HALL
APOPLEXY IS CAUSE
Was practicing with degree team for visit to Lebanon Lodge When Suddenly Stricken
James Gaylord SMILEY dropped dead Monday night at 10:20 oclock in the Knights of Pythias
lodge room in Thorntown.
Mr. SMILEY had been an active participant in the evenings Christmas festivities given in
the lodge room and after
the reception and entertainment had been concluded, remained with other members of the
degree team for practice
preparatory to a visit to Lebanon lodge No. 45, next Thursday night when they were to
exemplify third rank work.
While the practice was in progress, Mr. SMILEY was stricken suddenly with apoplexy and
fell dead. Mr. SMILEYs
unexpected demise came as a great shock to his host of friends with whom he was very
popular.
Mr. SMILEY was about fifty-one years old and was unmarried. He had been a resident of
Thorntown all of his life.
He leaves a mother, two sisters, Minnie SMILEY and Mrs. Arthur TAYLOR and two brothers,
William SMILEY and Dr.
ANDERSON SMILEY. He was a nephew of General Anson MILLS, of Washington D.C. The funeral
arrangements have not yet
been made.
Mr. SMILEY has been employed as a traveling salesman for Campbell, Smith, Richie Company,
of this city; He is well
to do financially.
* Note from Janet Isley Price: I am posting this obituary for others I am not related to
the subjects. Apoplexy
means he had a stroke.
2.
Surname: HAYMAKER
WHITESTOWN DISPATCH
Thursday, 28 December 1911 page 1
Boone County, Indiana
Unidentified man Meets Death in an Accident this Morning
S.J.T. HAYMAKER
This is a long article about how a man was run over by a streetcar. This article is very
graphic and I can send it
to you if you feel you would like to read it.it costs me 25 cents to copy it plus a stamp.
Janet
3.
Surname: PATTERSON, PIERCE & JOHNSON
WHITESTOWN DISPATCH
Thursday, 28 December 1911 page 4
Boone County, Indiana
General Robert PATTERSON, whose death in Philadelphia was recently recorded, celebrated
his 89th birthday on the
12th of last January. He was a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, but came to this country
with his parents when he
was a mere child. He enlisted in the war of 1812, and served with such credit that he was
made Captain when it
closed. He then returned to the mercantile pursuits. Until the Mexican was began (sic) his
life was uneventful.
When that war broke out he had long been a Major General of militia, and his appointment
as Major General of
Division in the volunteer army was recognized by everybody as eminently fitting. He
entered and occupied Jalapa,
and at Cerro Gerdo led in person a storming party against the Mexican intrenchements(sic),
for which he was
honourably mentioned in the dispatches. After the war, Gens. PATTERSON and Franklin PIERCE
became warm friends, and
the former was known to be a power behind the throne during PIERCEs administration. Gen.
PATTERSON was a
conservative Democrat, and his friends insist, a fervent loyalist during the war. But,
owing to his fault or his
misfortune, he did not hold Gen. JOHNSONs forces in the Shenandoah Valley, and the
disastrous battle of Bull Run,
which followed, closed forever his military career. Gen. PATTERSON held many honorable
civic and business
positions, but never a political office to which an emolument was attached. He had made it
a principle of his life
that he should not take to an office of profit, or allow his sons to do so. He was a
highly-honored citizen of
Philadelphia.
*Note from Janet ISLEY Price- I am posting this obituary for others I am not related to
the subjects. No other
information was given.
4.
Surnames: COREY, McCORKEL & STATON
The Argus
August 25 1881 page 3
Boone County, Indiana
A very pleasant day was enjoyed by the relatives, neighbors and friends of Mr. David CORY
on Tuesday last. It was
the day of Mr. COREYS 70th anniversary, and his relatives and friends took the occasion
to surprise him with a
most excellent dinner. The company consisted of about thirty persons, most of them of the
older class. Indeed at
dinner, the first table was occupied by twelve persons whose age averaged over 70 years.
Mr. Jay McCORKEL being the
oldest one Mr. Rubin STATON the youngest person at the table. Quite a number of useful and
valuable gifts were
presented among which a $20.00 gold coin, a hat with many other articles. The day was
spent in a pleasant and
profitable manner by all present, and all joined in a sincere wish that many more happy
birthdays might occur to
their highly esteemed relative, friend and neighbor.
*Note from Janet ISLEY Price- I am posting this story for others I am not related to the
subjects. No other
information was given. I believe the reporter meant to say it was his birthday not his
anniversary.
5.
Surname: MALONEY
The Argus
August 25 1881 page 3
Boone County, Indiana
Pat MALONEYs little girl is quite sick with scarlet fever. Also a girl of Patrick CASEY.
Neither are thought to be
dangerously ill.
*Note from Janet ISLEY Price- I am posting this story for others I am not related to the
subjects. No other
information was given. Approximately 15% of children who have sore throats and fever are
infected by Group A
streptococci. When Group A streprococci infects the throat, they cause pharyngits, which
is painful inflammation of
the throat (pharynx) Swallowing may become painful and difficulty in eating. A child that
has this usually runs a
temperature over 101 degrees. Chills, body aches and loss of appetite. Sinusitis, ear
infection, impetigo and
pneumonia can result from this disease. Tonsils look red and swollen. Swollen glands and
some times puss blisters
in the throat. In some rare cases a red rash develops. This is the rash of Scarlet Fever.
It lasts usually from the
second day to the sixth. If infection is untreated it can lead to rheumatic fever an
illness than can result heart
disease and arthritis. Another problem from Group A streprococci can cause kidney problems
that start 2 to 3 weeks
after the initial infection.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/strep_throat....
6.
Surname: HENRY
The Argus
August 25 1881 page 3
Boone County, Indiana
Several of Mr. Wm. J. HENRYs children have been down with scarlet fever, all are up now
but Charley, who is yet
sick, but is thought to be better.
*Note from Janet ISLEY Price- I am posting this story for others I am not related to the
subjects. No other
information was given.
7.
Surnames: MEDLIN
The Argus
August 25 1881 page 3
Boone County, Indiana
Old Uncle Jack MEDLIN, who lives 41/2 miles south-east of Thorntown, is just recovering
from a severe attack of
Flux. Mr. MEDLIN is 83 years old, and yet has been able to weather through a bad spell of
a very dangerous disease.
*Note from Janet ISLEY Price- I am posting this story for others I am not related to the
subjects. No other
information was given. Flux is an excessive abnormal discharge from
the bowels.
8.
Surname: PIERCE
The Argus
August 25 1881 page 3
Boone County, Indiana
A little son of Wm. PIERCE, near Dover, has been very sick for a few days with
inflammation of the brain, and is
now suffering from flux.