Audrain County Oracle, January 2, 1919CHRONOLOGY OF MARTINSBURG IN 1918 Jan 1 D. D. Sullivan won a number of prizes at the Kansas City Poultry Show with his White Wyandottes Jan 5 Ira Peyton and Miss Tooly of Monroe City were married Jan 5 Last one of the Farber Bank robbers was captured. Jan 5 Death of the 15 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Seale. Jan 6 K. of C. Initiate a class of 27 Jan 6 A son was born to Mr. amd Mrs. Frank Erisman Jan 12 The Romans store building and Post Office were destroyed by fire at Benton City Jan 13 Joe. Kemna was accidentally Shot at his home near Farber Jan 17 The death of Mrs. A. Holterman Jan 17 Death of Jos. Kemna at the Mexico Hospital Jan 17 A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pashang Jan 20 F. X. Vomund farm residence was destroyed by fire Jan 21 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Schaefer a boy Jan 22 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Castelman a boy. Jan 22 Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. Wieschhaus a boy Jan 18 Death of the infant baby of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hudnall Feb 1 Death of Mrs. J. D. Mills Feb 1 Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Komdy Feb 5 The mariage of Fred Jacobi and Miss Elizabeth Kersting Feb 6 The marriage of Roland Banks and Miss Deichman Feb 9 Death of Miss Alma Stoneberger Feb 8 Death of Mrs. F. Overbaugh Feb 14 Boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Teass Feb 19 Commercial Club election Feb 19 Death of Mrs. E. Moser Feb 20 The marriage of Bryan Walker and Miss Mable Brown Mar 1 Death of Mrs. Threasa Paschang Mar 6 Kreigers store was robbed Mar 9 Red Cross sale totalled $703 Mar 15 The marriage of John Burton and Miss Neoma Maxey Mar 15 The marriage of Carl Peery and Miss Iva Lail Mar 19 The mariage of Miss Altha Brown and Walter Douglass Mar 30 The marriage of Judge Gantt and Miss Pettigill Apr 3 The marriage of Jennie Sandbothe and Frank Jacobi Apr 10 The marriage of Miss Josephine Fisher and Frank Ahrens Apr 3 Death of Roxy Fisher Apr 15 The marriage of Thos. Judy and Pauline Lail Apr 19 Death of E. F. Dillard Apr 18 Ringo block at Mexico destroyed by fire Apr 26 Death of Mrs. C. D. Burchard May 1 Marriage of Joe Fennewald and Mary Arens May 1 J. W. Yates took charge of the Oracle May 13 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Duebbert May 16 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fennewald May 17 The K. C. of A. initiate a class of 15 May 18 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Linneman June 4 The wedding of Miss Josephine Cernoch and Albert Fennewald June 7 The wedding of Miss Esther Northcutt and Harry Hildebrand June 11 Death of Jos. Martinek June 19 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Neal July 12 Death of John D. Orear July 15 Richard Divers Crane was killed in France Aug 7 Death of Wm. Wilburn Aug 8 Death of Stephen Winklemen Aug 19 Modern Woodmen Picnic Aug 20 Frank Joseph Cernoch's death Aug 26 The Bunch family of 5 were killed by the noon Burlington train Sept 3 Mrs. Margaret Lewis was taken to the hospital in St. Louis Sept 3 W. J. Shadwell left for his new home in the southeast Sept 9 The K. of C. elected officers Sept 14 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fennewald a girl Sept 16 Boys broke into Jacobi store Sept 18 Crap shooters arrested by Sheriff Ford Sept 28 Twin daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blaue Sept 28 An army aeroplane visited Martinsburg Oct 7 A message was received at this palce stating that Tony Holterman was missing Oct 8 Ben Verhoff left for Colorado Oct 16 E. P. Johnson shipped out 1823 head of Stock hogs Oct 17 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pashang Oct 21 The death of Mrs. Mattie Bishop Perkins Oct 27 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wilburn Oct 27 The clock was turned back one hour Oct 24 Dr. L. T. Carr died at the Mexico Hospital Nov 1 Loyd Horton and Miss Dollie West were married at Vandalia Nov 14 Death of A. H. Burchard Nov 17 Tyra Bishop died in Hannibal Nov 23 Mrs. Wm. Coil died at Shamrock. Her nephew Edgar Zumwalt died the same day Nov 27 Death of Mrs. Everett Welch Nov 29 Death of Miss Emma Coil at Benton City Nov 27 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wyatt |