Crawfordsville Review Thursday April 4, 1916 - Danville, Ill press - The last couple
wishing to become as one applied to Justice Brown. Elmer BREWER, 26 a timberman of
Veedersburg and Etta WALLACE 16 of this city were united in marriage yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock by Justice Henry Brown at his matrimonial parlors in E. Main Street. The
parents of the bride accompanied the couple.
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Crawfordsville Review Wednesday April 5, 1916 - Attica, April 3- The entire community was
deeply shocked shortly after noon today by the death of Mrs. John F. CARLSON who after a
short walk was seized with a hemorrhage and died before relief could be extended her. She
had been suffering from laryngitis for some time and had been confined to her home. The
brightness of the day caused her to think a little walk would help her and she had gone
only a short distance before returning to her home. Mrs. Carlson, formerly Myrtle Mather
was the daughter of Henry D. Mather and had lived in Attica 20 years. She had made many
friends since coming here and was a splendid type of Christian woman. She is survived by
husband the well known musician her father and mother two sisters, and two brothers.
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Crawfordsville review Thursday April 6, 1916 - Wallace, April 5 - Mrs. Delilia SUMMERS
died at her home about two miles east of Yeddo yesterday morning about 7:30. She was 74
and had been ill all winter suffering from tuberculosis and rheumatism and her death was
not unexpected. Mrs. Summers has always been a member of the united Brethren Church and
her funeral will be held from Centennial Church at 2. The services will be in charge of
Rev. Erehart. Those surviving are the husband, Nathaniel Summers, and two sons John and
Allen, also two daughters, Mrs. Lyda Day and Mrs. Thomas Morris all of Yeddo neighborhood.
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Crawfordsville Review Thursday April 6, 1916 - "Veedersburg News April 5" The
funeral of William Dice SR was conducted at 2 from the family residence Rev OP Cooper
assisted by Rev LA Huddleston both of this city officiated. Interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery
near Covington. Uncle Billy as he was known by everyone in the county was born in this
county Aug 18, 1837 being 78 Y 7M16 D of age at time of death. He was the son of George
and Jane Hopp Dice. Mr. Dice was united in marriage to Katie B. Jones and to this union
one son Court W. Dice was born. The son is a prominent and progressive attorney of
Covington. The deceased has been a citizen of this county all his life, having been a
partner with his brother George who preceded him in death last Dec 23. These two brothers
have been closely associated all their lives and when death parted them they possessed the
best of brotherly love for each other. Mrs Dice had been in poor health for only a few
days and his death was due to heart failure. He is survived by the widow, one son, one
sister, Mrs. Clardina Hinshaw of Attica and a large circle of other relatives and friends.
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Crawfordsville Review Saturday April 8, 1916 - Covington April 7 - John LECKNER aged about
78 passed away suddenly at the home of Mrs. Martha McCormas East Washington Street. He
had been in ill health for several weeks but his condition was not considered dangerous.
He was down in town Wed and told some of his friends he was feeling much better than
usual. He became very ill during the night and passed away about 4 o'clock Thursday
morning. Mr. Lecker was born in Cureck Switzerland and came to Covington with his parents
when he was a small boy He was a cooper by trade and worked with his father here when the
business was flourishing.
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Crawfordsville Review Saturday April 8, 1916 - Covington April 6 - John SAYERS who has
been a resident of Ft Co since 1852 passed away Monday evening at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Bunnel, E. Liberty Street. He was in his 87th year and had been a
sufferer from paralysis for the past two years which finally caused his death. Mr. Sayers
was a native of NY and was among the thousands of easterners who were in the rush for gold
following the discovery of the precious metal at Sutter's Mill He left his native
hearth, Orange Co NY and in company with a party of 30 others started across the plains.
He has often told the story of how the party got as far as Pike's Peak with other than
natural hardships of the journey. Here they slept almost under the shadow of that famed
mountain with no Indians in sight at dusk but when they awoke in the morning there seemed
he has said to have been thousands of the redskins swarming about. The big chiefs told the
emigrant to go ahead if they wished but it would be at the risk of their lives for the
Indians proposed to prevent them. They had the privilege to return without molestation.
The white men decided that the east was good enough for them and they turned back. Mr.
Sayers lived for a time in Iowa and then came on to Covington and has lived here
continuously. He is the last of 10 children. The other remaining member died 2 years ago
at the age of 87 His wife died about a year ago Three children, Mrs. John Bunnel, Thomas
and Caleb Sayers of this city survive. Mr. Sayers followed the occupation of house moving
and was a man of unusual strength. Many stories are told of his muscular feats when he
was a young man and in prime of life. The funeral was held at the Bunnell Home at 2 Wed
afternoon Elder bell, Pastor of the 5th St Christian church officiating. Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery.
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Crawfordsville Review Monday April 10, 1916 - Attica, April 7 - Alphonse, the 17-year-old
son of Leo VERHEY, died at 12:30 this morning at the family home on the nave farm east of
the city. He became ill with a bad cold two weeks ago but up to Sunday he was not
confined to his bed. Then double pneumonia complicated with measles set in and he died
this morning. The funeral will be held at the Catholic Church at 9 a.m. on Sunday.
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Crawfordsville Review Wednesday April 12, 1916 - Delia REDENBAUGH, daughter of George and
Margaret Redenbaugh was born March 20, 1842 and died April 4, 1916 aged 74 years 15 days.
She was united in marriage to Nathaniel M. SUMMERS Feb 26, 1863. To this union 5 children
were born: George M having proceeded the mother many years ago. Mother bore her suffering
for many years and was always so patient, so kind to those around her. No one was turned
from her door, the orphans were given a home and cared for the same as her own. Her
husband and 4 children cared for her through all her sickness.. The world was made better
by her beautiful life. She lived company and to the last looked for the comfort of all and
often spoke of her faithful neighbors, she prepared for death and her daily life showed
her preparation. She loved her Bible which was her guide. She leaves a husband, 4
children Allen Summers, Mrs. Thomas Norris, Mrs. Tomas Day and John Summers of Yeddo,
Indiana. Also 19 grandchildren and 7 greats and many friends to mourn her death. All were
here to attend her bedside but Walter Summers of Gary, Ind, Mrs. Dean McBroom of Deloit,
Iowa and Mrs. Ella Parrent of Kingman whom she often spoke of.
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Crawfordsville Review Tuesday April 18, 1916 - Hillsboro, Ind April 17 - John CRUMLEY died
at his home nw of here Saturday night at 10 o'clock following a paralytic stroke
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Crumley was 85 and had suffered a stroke of paralysis about 5
months ago from which it was supposed he had completely recovered. Saturday afternoon he
was working around the barn when he fell almost under the feet of a horse. His son found
him there a few minutes later and carried him to the house. Mr Crumley was one of the old
residents of this county having been born only a short distance from the farm on which he
died. He was well known in this part of the county and was highly respected. He is
survived by his widow, two children and two sisters.
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Crawfordsville Review Wednesday, April 19, 1916 - Attica, Ind April 17 - A little after
noon today Otis Ratcliff son of James Ratcliff ended his life by swallowing a dose of
carbolic acid at the home of his parents on North Perry Street his death being a matter of
but a few minutes after taking the deadly poison. It appears that the young man had been
working for Ira Riffle of Shawnee Twp but for the past two weeks he has been working on
the new gravel road west of Williamsport, using Mr. Riffle's team of mules which he
had claimed as his own and which he sold this morning to a man at Williamsport for $250
while Mr. Riffle had refused an offer of $400.. The purchaser had some fears as to
whether the mules belonged to Ratcliff but waited until after paying for them before
asking John D. Trott about them. He was told they were Riffle's and the latter was
communicated with at once and went over there as fast as an auto could carry him.
Ratcliff had disappeared from Williamsport presumably on the 11:40 train and Marshall
Beamer was asked to go to the house and sear for him. This was done but the Young man was
not found. Beamer had not left the house more than 5 minutes until Ratcliff came in the
back door and going at once to his room took poison before Beamer or the Warren county
sheriff could get to him. Ratcliff is the oldest son of James Ratcliff and is well known
around Attica where the family has lived the past 8 of 10 years. He was evidently
mentally unbalanced or he would not have tried such a fool hardy thing so near home nor
would he have left the train at Attica when he had the money for the mules which would
have taken him to such a distance that he would not have been easily caught.
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Crawfordsville Review Friday April 21, 1916 - Attica, April 19 - George, the 3-year-old
son of Wesley COLE died about 5 a.m. at the family home on W. Lithia Street. The boy had
tubercular symptoms for several months but the contributing cause of his death was
measles, the only death we have heard from in Attica from that cause.
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Crawfordsville Review Saturday April 22, 1916 - Hillsboro, April 21 - Robert J. MILLER,
65, a prominent and longtime resident of Jackson Twp, Fountain Co died this evening at 6
o'clock, the end coming suddenly and unexpected although Mr. Miller has been in poor
health for some months. Mr. Miller was in bed when the summons came. He had not been
feeling well and as he began to grow worse he asked for a physician, but before the Dr.
arrived he was dead. Robert Miller was one of the big men of Fountain County big in body,
heart and mind. He was born and reared in Jackson Twp and was widely related in that
locality. He was elected sheriff of Fountain Co in 1898 and 1900. He was a whole-souled
man, and called everybody his friend. He is survived by the sorrowing wife, six children,
four sons and two daughters. All are married and lived in the old home locality. Funeral
arrangements had not been completed at a late hour tonight.
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Crawfordsville Review Saturday April 22, 1916 - Covington April 21 - Jerome MARTIN, age 78
died Wed evening at 8:30 at the home of his son, Charles Martin in Pearl Street. The
deceased was a vet of the Civil War and Co I 150th Reg Ind vol. For several years he has
been in very poor health due to disease contracted while in the army but his death was due
to a stroke of paralysis which he suffered Wed evening and from which he never rallied. He
was born in Covington and was the son of Nathaniel Martin, one of the pioneers of the
county. He is survived by two children and a son Charles of this city and a daughter,
Mrs. Anna Mitchell of Veedersburg. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 . The members of
John C. Fremont Post NO. 4 of which the deceased was a member will attend in a body.
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Crawfordsville Review Monday April 24, 1916 - Covington, Ind April 22 - Eugene M. HARDEN,
57, for many years connected with the Covington Light & Water Company was electrocuted
last night at 9:30 when he grasped a wire carrying a voltage of 2,560 (sic). It was some
time before the power could be turned off and when the body was carried to a nearby house
it was learned that nothing could be done to resuscitate him. Mr. Harden was killed while
endeavoring to remedy some trouble on the lines. One of the lighting wires had come in
contact with a tree and the insulation had been removed by the constant friction the power
was shut off and Harden cut the wires. The power was again ordered on and believing he had
a dead wire, the unfortunate man sought to move it out of the way. When he grasped it
those nar him knew that something was wrong. His assistant, Floyd Cage, realizing that
Harden had hole of a live wire, hurried to the plant and had the power shut off. The body
was then carried to the porch of the hoe of J Loeb, where efforts were made to revive him.
It was learned after the accident the wire had fallen across a high tension wire carrying
2,650 (sic) volts and this current had gone through the body of the unfortunate man. Mr.
Harden is survived by the widow and the following children: Orville and Edwin harden,
residing at Fithian, Ill; Frost and Ollie, living in Covington and Cleta and Patience at
home. A brother, Olie Harden lives in Danville where he conducts a printing office. The
deceased had been connected with the light plant for a number of years and since the death
of HT Yount, a number of years ago had been superintendent. The news of his tragic death
has cast a gloom over Covington and surrounding country where he was extremely well known.
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Crawfordsville Review Monday April 24, 1916 - Covington April 22 - Mr. and Mrs. HZ
WATERMAN of this city passed their 55th wedding anniversary last Friday. They were married
in Quincy, Ill in 1861. Mr. Waterman was a young school teacher from New York and met his
wife who was living with her brother. Mr. Waterman is now living in his 82nd year and his
wife is just 10 years his junior. May they live to enjoy many more years of happiness is
the wish of their numerous friends.
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Crawfordsville Review Thursday April 27, 1916 - Jonathan Roland BUTTS was born July 23,
1839 and died at his home NW of this city about 11 o'clock Sunday being 76 years 9
months of age. Mr. Butts had been in poor health for some time although for the past few
days he was not in serious condition. He was anxiously awaiting the coming of his children
to spend Easter with him, when death called him home. The deceased was the son of Phillip
and Margaret Keeling Butts and has lived in this community a greater part of his life. He
is survived by the widow and children. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2. Rev OP
Cooper officiating. Interment in Rockfield Cemetery.