East St. Louis Gazette
Saturday, December 17, 1870

LEGAL NOTICE
State of Illinois
St Clair County
Dorothea Donaner, administrix of , deceased
vs
Joseph Anton Donaner, Joseph Donaner, Eloise Donaner, Theresa Donaner, Katherine Donaner, and Caroline Donaner< and unknown other heirs of Tobias Donaner, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the said Joseph Anton, Joseph, Eloise, Theresa, Katherine, and Caroline Donaner, and unknown other heirs of Tobias Donaner, deceased, that the said administrix has filed in my office a petition to the said county court, in probate of the next January term therefore, on the third Monday in January next, for an order to sell the real estate of which said deceased died seized. All persons interested as requested then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted,
SEBASTIAN FIETSAM, County Clerk
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LOCAL NEWS
Last Tuesday, the Vandalia train ran over and killed three horses and a mule belonging to Mr. A. B. Pope, It will take from $500 to $600 to replace them.
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Officer O'Brien last Tuesday prevented a man named Michael Kersing from jumping into Cahokia creek, and took him to the calaboose until he recovered from the effects of bad whiskey which had caused him to attempt the rash act.
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Last Wednesday, there was a hearing of an assault with intent to kill case before Justice Stack. The parties are named respectively, John Gallagher and Patrick Crotty. The first named, plaintiff, and the latter, defendant. The origin of the difficulty is somewhat on this wise: some weeks ago, the plaintiff had stolen from him nine head of cattle from his pasture in the close neighborhood of this city. An unavailing search has since been made for them. Last Saturday week, while in the market-house, the plaintiff went up to the stall of the defendant. During the progress of an excited conversation between them in relation to the stolen animals, the plaintiff charged the defendant with their theft. Defendant resented this charge with a blow from a hammer, which prostrated plaintiff to the ground, rendering him insensible for a few moments. After hearing evidence on both sides, the justice bound the defendant over in the sum of #250 to appear at the next term of the circuit court in Belleville.
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Mr. DANIEL EDWARDS, one of our prominent citizens, died of pnuemonia and inflammation of the lungs last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. These diseases were contracted while digging a well for one of his houses on the corner of St. Louis avenue and Fourth street. He could get no help to satisfy him; and as he was a man somewhat advanced in years, the work preformed resulted in his death. He leaves a wife and child in comfortable circumstances.
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CHRISTOPHER SHOUY, a driver of one of Mr. Schroder's soda wagons, had his leg broken last Saturday by being thrown from the wagon he was driving. The accident happened on the Belleville road. There is talk of getting a ball up for his benefit. We hope it will be done, for he is a deserving object of charity, as he has a wife and shildrenentirely depending upon his labor for their support.
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JAMES PATRICK, a boy who was accidentally shot, a few days ago, by another boy, named John B. Bowman, is entirely recovered. How young boys their age get hold of firearms is one of the mysteries that is hard to account for. We hope that this accident will prove a warning to the two boys here named as well as to others.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Mayor - Vital Jarrot, office, City Hall, room No. 1
COUNCILMEN
First ward - Michael Murphy, and Patrick Vaughan
Second ward - George W. Davis and Garrett Stack
Third ward - Patrick McCormack and John Doyle
Attorney - L. H. Hite, office, over East St. Louis Bank
Clerk - William O'Neill, office city hall
Treasurer - Benedict Franz, office, city hall
Judge - J.D. Manners, office, Missouri avenue and Main street
Marshal - Timothy Canty, office on Missouri avenue and Main street
Engineer - Daniel McGowan, office, city hall.
Collector - John M. Sullivan, office, city hall
Assessor - William Conway, office, corner of Missouri avenue and Third street.
Fire Warden - Edward Barrett, office Main street
Lumber Measurer - Ben. Franz, office Front street and Christy avenue. Calaboose Keeper - Richard Hennessy, residence, corner of Railroad and Second streets.
License Inspector -Michael Scott
Board of Health - Dr. Alex Fekete, president; Edward Barrett and Patrick H. Stack, members; James L. Faucett, clerk. Office city hall.
Inspector of Weights and measures - , office city hall.

COUNTY OFFICERS
Judge - F. H. Pieper, Belleville
Associate Judges - Charles Emmerich,, Mascaoutah; Joseph Veile, Centerville.
Clerk - Sebastian Fietsam, Belleville
Assessor and treasurer - Edward Rutz, BellevilleGustavus F. Hilgrad, Belleville
School Commissioner - James B. Slade, Belleville
Coroner - T. Joerg< Belleville
Twenty-fourth judicial circuit -- Joseph Gillespie, judge, Edwardsville; Madison County; Robert A. Halbert, prosecuting attorney, Belleville.
Circuit Clerk and Recorder - George M. Roeder< Belleville
Master in Chancery - Charles W. Thomas, Belleville.
Sheriff - J. W. Hughes, Belleville
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