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Pike County
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Source: Alexandria Herald - Virginia
Dated: Apr. 14, 1823
The New York Commercial Advertiser of the 1wth inst. contains the particulars of a most disgraceful scene at Edwardsville, teh capitol of Illionis. Nicnolas Hansen was returned to the legislators from Pike County.  Jno. Shaw contested his election - but the house decided against Shaw.  A resolution was offered for calling a convention with the view of amending the constitution, so as to admit the introduction of slaves into the state.  Hansen voted against this resolution - The house then turned H. out, and took Shaw in, who voted for the resolution, and it was accordingly passed.
     The two houses having adjourned for the day, the whole place was in an uproar.  At night, after most of the citizens had retired to rest, the cry of fire was reiterated throughout the town; and the first spectacle which presented itself was the burning of the effigy of Hansen, surrounded by a mob.  Among other disgraceful acts, the mob, who, it is said, were even joined by several members of the legislature, marched through the town with drums, fiddles, bugles, tin horns, cow bells, frying pans &c. groaning in front of the dwelling of one of the members who voted in the negative, and repeatedly crying out "Convention or death."  Such a noise and fuss, the writer says, was scarcely ever heard.
Source: Edwardsville Spectator - Illinois
Dated: September 8, 1826
Leonard Ross, Esq., has been re-appointed Postmaster of Atlas, Pike County, Illinois, and has been elected sheriff of said county by an unanimous vote.
Source: Hew Hampshire Patriot - New Hampshire
Dated: July 29, 1847
A Mr. Pepper, from Boston, on a visit to his sister in Pike county, Illinois while out hunting a few days since, was assaulted and robbed of $2700 by a white man, painted black.  He was very badly cut with a knife, by his assailant, and when about to get the advantage of the villain, a whistle called another to his aid.  He remained in a senseless condition for 24 hours, when he was enabled to reach his sister's house.  The villain fled.  It is thought Mr. P. will recover.
Source: Missouri Courier - Missouri
Dated: Sep. 15, 1853
Pike county, Illinois, it seems, is "some" in the vegetable line.  Rev. Jesse Ellege, living near Barry, ahs lately sent to the editor of the Pittsfield Union a tomato weighing three pounds and fifteen ounces.  Can't somebody on this side of the river find a larger one?
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
Dated: Mar. 11, 1861
A HISTORY - JOHN GEORGE NICOLAI, the Private Secretary of President LINCOLN, is a German, and was born in 1832, in the village of Essingen, in the Palatinate.  In 1837 he came to this country with his parents, who settled in Cincinnati.  In 1842, his mother having died, his father removed to Pike county, Illinois, where young NICOLAI was apprenticed to the printing business.  He subsequently published a paper at the county seat, Pittsville called the Pike County Advertiser from which he was called to a position in the State Treasurer's office, where he took an active part in ferreting out Governor MATTESON's delinquencies.
Source: Lowell Daily Citizen and News - Massachusetts
Dated: Apr. 22, 1873
An unusual accident occurred at Pleasant Hill township, Pike county, Illinois, a few days ago.  John Riley was threshing wheat on the farm of Henry Brisco, with a ten-horse machine.  The ground being soft, a large quantity of straw had been thrown on the track to make solid walking for the horses.  A journal in the machine became so hot as to set the straw on fire and the flames spread so rapidly that in a few minutes the machine, a large quantity of grain and several ricks were consumed.  Five horses were burned to death.  One man had most of his clothing burned off, but was not fatally injured.
Source:  Inter Ocean - Illinois
Dated: Jul. 2, 1892
CAPTAIN SAMUEL D. HARLEY
MONTICELLO, Ill., Jul. 1 - Special Telegram- Captain Samuel D. Harley, one of the oldest historical characters in Pike County and Central Illinois, died at his home in Cerro Gordo, aged 88 years.  He came to Illinois in 1837 from Ohio.  He cut down the first tree that was ever felled on the site of Columbus, Ohio, and from the stump the town lots were sold.  He hauled wheat to Chicago in a wagon drawn by oxen.
Source: Oregonian - Oregon
Dated: Mar. 23, 1907
Death of Indian War Veteran.
Mitchel Ingram, a pioneer and Oregon Indian war veteran, died at Eagle Creek, March 17, 1907.  He was born in Pike County, Illinois, January 28, 1835, and came to Iowa with his parents when an infant.  There they lived until 1852, when the family came to Oregon with an ox team.  In 1855 Mitchel Ingram enlisted as a private in the Oregon Volunteers to fight Indians.  He was at the battle of Walla Walla, where so many volunteers lost their lives, and served for some time on the frontier of the state during the Indian uprising.
     Mr. Ingram leaves six children, Frank, James W.,  and Joseph Ingram, Mrs. George Rogers, Mrs. J. H. Kelly and Mrs. H. N. Holton.
Source: Kansas City Star - Missouri
Dated: June 19, 1919
ILLINOIS TORNADO KILLED ONE.
Grain Was Destroyed and Some Stock Died in Pike County Storm.
QUINCY, ILL. June 19 - A tornado swept Pike County late Wednesday afternoon.  D. L. Harley, aged 50 years, and his team were killed while at work in a field near Eldera.  A barn with two horses and filled with grain, belonging to Andy Brown, near Barry, was struck by lightning, the horses being killed and the contents destroyed.  All grains in the path of the storm, which began at New Canton and swept westward, were leveled.



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