The state capital., 1892-01-16
DEATHS IN ILLINOIS,

hand in hand, if one may be so allowed
to use the expression, in carrying death
TO aged people in Illinois. 1t is the
same in other states, and in some states
it seems to be more fatal. On January
9, 10, II and ~ the death notices of
aged and prominent people appearing
in the st. Louis Globe Democrat, tele-
graphed from cities in Illinois, were
clipped, and among them were the fol-
lowing:
GALENA, Jan. S-Frederick Stahl,
who was conspicuous in Illinois politics
twenty years ago, died here this even
ing at the age Of SO years. He was, |
with one exception, the oldest living |
settler of this ancient town. having |
come here from Baltimore in 1928. Four |
years later he fought in the Black Hawk
war as a sergeant in Col. Stephenson's |
regiment, and he won distinction at the |
decisive battle of Bad Axe. Of fourteen
survivors of that war; who held their
first reunion last August, he is the third
to pass away
MAsCoUTAH, Jan. 4.-Robert An
drews an old and prominent citizen of
Marissa, dropped dead at that place
three weeks ago. The aged widow,
after the first paroxysm of grief had
passed, said: Il will join him there in
less than one months time" The
prophecy proved true. She passed
away suddenly last night, at the same
hour that her husband died three weeks
before. She was 92 years of age.
CARTHAGE, Jan. 10.-News has been
received here of the death of ". III.
Ketchum at Augusta, this county. He
was a mem be1' of the governors staff at
the laying of the cornerstone of Lin
coins tomb at Spring gfield, and was chap
lain of the Augusta national guards.
BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 11.-Dr. Margaret
NJ. McGillivnoy, prominent lady ply
sician of this city, died last night, aged
Al years. She had travelled all over
Europe and the Holy Land, and for
time resided in New Zealand.
MONMOUTH Jan. 11.-Joseph A. Boyn-
ton, one Of the old settlers of this city,
died last night of pneumonia, making
| the seventh person over 60 years of age
who has died in Monmouth since Decem-
| bcr 81.
SHELBYvILLE, Jan. s.-Mrs Elizabeth
Reynolds, aged 35 years, died yesterday
of the grip. She was the mother of
twenty children, and had been a MEM
| Der of the M. E. church for siXty-fve
years.
| MARSHALL, Jan. q.-Henry Martin
| Groves the oldest man in Wabash town
ship, died last night, aged 81 years. He
was the last Of Clark county's Black
Hawk war soldiers.
CANTON, Jan. s.-Frank w. Uulit
cashier of the First national bank of
this city, died yesterday from typhoid
fever the result of the grip. His age
was 81 years.
KINMUNDY, Jan. - Mrs. Jane
Songer, one of the pioneers of this
county, died at the home OF her daugh-
ter, in Kinmundy, to-day, aged Sc years
and days.s
BLOOMINGTON. Jan. 10.-Mr. Caleb
Freeman, one of the most prominent
and wcalthiest farmers in Mclean
county, died last night at his home at
Covel
BLOOMINGTON. Jan. 9.-Prof. Albert
Benter, prominent musician of this
city, died to-day of pneumonia, result
ing from the grip.
GALENA, Jan. S.-Mrs Theresa Wei
rich died in this city last evening. aged
so years, of pneumonia, resulting from
an attack of grip.
BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 11.-Willis S. Van.
dervort, a prominent citizen of Ellis
worth, this county, died to-day at the
age of 60 years.
BRIGHTON, Jan. 9.-Mrs. J. B. An
drews. prominent citizen of Piasa
six miles north of here, died yesterday
aged So
EFFINGuAM Jan. 9.-Mrs. Fred, Ho
man died last night Cf the grip. He
/ aged husband is lying at the point o
death.
BLOOMINGTON. Jan. s-James Nc
Maclin, for fifty years resident o
Savbrool,; died last night, aged Z
years.
EFFINGHAM, Jan. 9.-Mrs. DR.. LIE
crone, wife of the county clerk of thi
county, died last night at an advance
} age.
; CHAMPAIGN. Jan. 9.-Thomas Young
an influential farmer, died at home
near Hosmer, last evening of the gril
: HAMILTON, Jan. 1O.-Mrs. Emm
Smith, wife of Col. r. +. Smith, die
last night of the grip, aged 70.
LITCHFIELD, Jan. 11.-Mr. Edwar
] Hayes died very suddenly at noon tt
day of congestion Of the lungs.
q CHAMPAIGN, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Caspe
Pfenninger died.in this city last night {
the advanced age of IS years.
g MARSHALL, Jan. s.-Hugh Forbes, {
9 Livingston, died last night of the gri
5 5 in his eighty-eighth year.
. ASTORIA. Jan. S.-Mrs. Eliza beth A
e mold died in this city yesterday. fro1
s. the grip, aged - years.
i CHAMPAIGN, Jan. 11.-Mr. D. o. How
N ard, of Leroy, died to-day at the age {
IS II years.
CARLYLE, Jan. s.-Mrs Mary Wad
worth Parder died to-day of the gri
t aged s5.
n VANDAL1A, Jan. s-N. Fl. Sande
n died to-day of the grip, aged rs years
10 NEWTON, Jan. 11.-A. Braham Boo
er, aged 81, died yesterday evening.
LEFT A FORTUNE.
L. MOLINE, Jan. SIS. W. Wheeloc
r president of the Moline Plow Co.. di
D. to-day in his seventy-sixth year.
was also president of the Moline n
tional bank, and leaves an estate valu
, at more than $500. 900. Mrs. Wheelo
. died one year ago. They leave no ch
:, | dren.
BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE.
GALEsBURG, Jan. 9.-Mr. and MI
Daniel Randall two of the oldest 81