Morris Herald – August 18, 1876

Excerpts from The Morris Herald for August 18, 1876. LOCAL NEWS COUNCIL Two of the City Officers to be Investigated – An Attempted “Gouge” on the City Treasury. Council met in regular session on last Monday evening.  Present: Mayor Scovill, Aldermen...

Morris Herald – August 4, 1876

Excerpts from The Morris Herald for August 4, 1876 LOCAL NEWS MINOOKA Last Saturday we visited Minooka. We found business, as it is in Morris, quiet, but the business men all predict an early revival of trade, when happiness will reign supreme. Politics are not as yet...

Morris Herald – July 21, 1876

Excerpts from The Morris Herald for July 21, 1876. Rape and Incest Morris has within her borders a wretch devoid of all shame and decency, a fiend in human form; one who is not above perpetrating the lowest and most debased crime in the catalogue.  That man is one A....

Morris Herald – July 7, 1876

Excerpts from The Morris Herald for July 7, 1876. LOCAL NEWS THE FOURTH On Monday evening we had one of the heaviest rain storms that has visited this section for a long time, and which greatly dampened the ardor of some of our citizens who had made preparations for...

Morris Herald – July 14, 1876

Excerpts from The Morris Herald for July 14, 1876. Correspondence VERONA Since we last wrote, Verona has had to record its first birth and its first death. Some two weeks since, Jesse E__on (Edson??) was made the happy father of a fine boy, and our citizens, prompt to...

Morris Herald – June 16, 1876

Excerpts from the Morris Herald for June 16, 1876. Aux Sable Mrs. Mary Hodson died on the 2nd inst. She leaves a husband and three little ones to mourn her departure. The funeral, which took place on Saturday, was quite largely attended by relatives and friends....

Morris Herald – June 23, 1876

Excerpts from the Morris Herald for June 23, 1876. MARRIED WESTFALL-CONKLIN – At the bride’s residence, June 15th, by Rev. G. W. Winslow, Mr. George R. Westfall, of Saratoga, and Mrs. Mary A. Conklin, of Seward. LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post...

Morris Herald – June 9, 1876

Excerpts from the Morris Herald for June 9, 1876. LOCAL NEWS Gen. Hayes was at Wilmington on Decoration Day, May 30th. Rev. Mr. Montgomery and wife have been visiting friends in Dwight during the past week. On June 3rd Anthony Watson made application for and received...

Morris Herald – June 2, 1876

Excerpts from the Morris Herald for June 2, 1876. LOCAL NEWS DECORATION DAY Decoration Day was appropriately observed in this city on last Tuesday. Several of the stores were closed and nicely decorated. At 9 o’clock in the morning the procession consisting of about...