August 1886 - May 1891 - Mining More in Moweaqua

Tuesday at the residence of Jas T Duncan, southeast, by J W Crane, Mr J P Short of Dodgeville,Wisconsin, and Mrs Orphia Groom were married. She is a sister to Mrs James Duncan; he is acarpenter and a contractor of Dodgeville where they will make their home.Gertie Bell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Bell of Elwin died at the home of her parents ofdiphtheria on the 9th of Dec 1886, aged 3 years and 8 months. The funeral took place fiom theMacon M E Church on Friday. The child was a niece of Mrs Norman Miller of this place. Twohours before she died, she called her little sister and gave her all her playthings. She then calledall the family to her, one by one, and bade them good-bye. She then clapped her little handstogether, and laughed, and said, 'I am going home' and thus she passed into the arms of herMaster.Married at the residence of Mike Workman, west, on last Wednesday morning, Miss LucyBilyeu and John R Miller. Ceremony performed by Elder J D Morgan of Odin. She is astepdaughter of Mr. Workman; the groom is a brother to M H Miller, our esteemed townsman.The happy couple will settle down on Adam Snyder farm, near town.23 Dec 1886 issue. Moweaqua CallTravis-Keiser Nuptials were given on last Thursday evening at Lick House, home of bride'sparents in Waterville, Kansas, on 15 December 1886.Miss Grace E Hinman married Will L Day, son of Grand Reporter Day of Moweaqua. Rev J HGreen of the M E Church officiated. They will reside in Beloit, Kansas. She is the daughter of NM Hinman.Joseph Peck, cousin of John Peel, nine miles west, died on Monday of lung fever. Funeral wasconducted from the family residence, bur in Stonington Cemetery.Mrs 0 Brown of Assumption died last Friday; hneral services were conducted fiom the CatholicChurch on Sunday.Mrs Frank Hempel is confined to her bed by illness. Little Goldie Conner was quite ill severaldays last week; as is Michael Haley.I H Potter purchased the Potter House property at Shelbyville last Thursday for $2,290.82Mrs Sarah Combs of Macon visited her son, A J Combs and family this week.C K Roe, formerly of Prairie Home, now a prosperous physician of Humboldt, Kansas, rejoicesover the advent of a new daughter.John Winchell, living on the Wallace Gregory farm, 8 miles southeast, is the smiling father of a10 pound son.Walter Humphrey leR Friday for a visit with relatives at Zanesville and other points in Ohio.One day last week, in seven hours, Elmer Snow fitted and nailed 50 horse shoes and clinched 18of them, the remainder being clinched by an assistant. The man who beats this horseshoeingrecord is pretty near a good one.Marriage on Thursday evening last week at 7 o'clock of H E Travis, salesman for Gregory,Combs, & Co, to Miss Ida M Keiser, daughter of George M Keiser. The marriage performed inthe parlor at the residence of the bride's parents. Rev Lewis T Janes officiated. Mr J WReighley and Miss Flo Keiser, sister of the bride, acted as best gentleman and lady to thecontracting couple. The bride wore the traditional white. The couple will make their home forthe winter with the bride's parents and in the spring will go to housekeeping.Married at the residence of and bv Rev Corley was Miss Maggie Shride to LaFayette Goodwinon last Sunday.