Enjoy a sample of our Newsletter
 "2 Hoots & a Hollar"
"Notes
from The Medora Messenger"
Compiled by Virginia Smith - circa 2001
7 Jan. 1910
20
years ago – Ernest Lockyer and Miss Edith Chism, both of
Medora vicinity, married at Carlinville last week. (1890)
14
Jan. 1910
In a skating
contest among the boys Friday evening, Clarence Todd skated from
Medora to Brighton and back in 3 ½ hours.
11 Feb. 1910
Miss Madge
Cornelius and Roy Ely of Fidelity married.
14
Feb. 1910
Scarlet fever
at Fidelity – one case reported – public school closed and a ban
on all public meetings.
29
Apr. 1910
Unearths
Human Bones
Fidelity
Farmer While Digging Horse’s Grave Makes an Interesting
Discovery
While digging
a grave in which to bury a dead horse last week, Thomas Moran
was surprised to find that there had been another grave what he
supposed to be both human and animal bones, as well as an
arrow’s head, which leads Mr. Moran to believe that an Indian
warrior and his horse were buried there.
Owing to the
watery condition of the grave, Mr. Moran did not make a thorough
investigation at the time, but further examination may be made
later to ascertain the exact nature of the find.
5
Jul. 1910
Kemper
farmer, ascending a well, meets a tragic death.
Frank
Watson, aged 34, a farmer living several miles west of Kemper,
came to a sudden death Sunday morning from what was pronounced
heart disease. He toppled to the bottom of a well that he had
been cleaning, about 20 feet. His neck was broken by the fall.
He was cleaning a neighbor’s well.
Funeral was
Monday at Hull House School with burial in Witt Cemetery. He
left a widow and three children.
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