1.                  Rolt A Cookson obituary

2.                  Minnie Cusac Meredith obituary

3.                  Orva D Meredith obituary and WWI letter

4.                  Vernon Glassburn obituary

5.                  Misc information from Tampico, IL newspaper

6.                  Niels Slipsager accident report and obituary from Clyde, KS newspaper

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1.      Rolt A Cookson’s obituary (Nathan B Cookson, Mary Rodman, Roseann Cusac,

      Andrew John Cusac)

      Funeral services for Rolt A. Cookson, a native of Denver, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Olinger Mortuary, Speer blvd. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.

      Mr. Cookson died Friday in his home, 785 Steele st., after a long illness.

      He was born Sept. 17, 1891, in Denver and attended North Denver schools. He became a plumber and was employed by the Small Brothers Plumbing Co, for more than 20 years. In recent years he had been employed by the Clayton Plumbing Co., which succeeded the Small Brothers.

      He was a member of the Knights Templar, Masonic Lodge No. 84, and El Jebel Shrine.

      He married Miss Stella McCormick of Denver in 1923. She survives him.

      In addition to his wife, are a son, Russell D. Cookson, Denver; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Rose, Denver, Mrs. Anna Belle King, St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. Lela Willock and Mrs. Vera Richards, Seattle, Wash.

             Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Sun 10 Feb 1948 p. 47

2.   Minnie Cusac obituary (Charles Cusac, John B Cusac, Andrew John Cusac)

        MINNIE MEREDITH TAKEN BY DEATH

      Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie E. Meredith, 77, where held Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church of which she was a member. Rev. Hollis Wharton of Walnut conducted the service.

      Burial was in the Tampico Memorial cemetery with Guy Elmendorf, J. E. Cain, A. E. Bennett, Edwin Templed, Arthur Davis and R. F. Nelson serving as pallbearers. Mrs. Edward Burke was in charge of the flowers.

      Members of the American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was a charter member, attended the service.

      Relatives from a distance attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. George Meredith and Nancy, Miss Nellie Harms, Ray and Albert Harms, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haefner and Mrs. Blanche Hauer of Peoria; Orval Meredith of Highland Park; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cusic of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cusic of Magnolia; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cusic and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Spires of Minonk; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Drummett of Rutland; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cusic, Mrs. Louisa Campit and Mary of Winona; Mrs. Ethel Whiting of Springfield; Frank Meredith, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meredith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rolinski of LaRose; and Roderick Meredith of East Peoria.

      Mrs. Minnie Meredith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cusac, was born in Cambridge, Ohio, June 20, 1872, and passed away in the Peoria county nursing home Saturday morning following a weeks illness.

      She came to Rutland, Ill, with her parents when a small child. On Sept. 17, 1891, she married Elbert W. Meredith and they farmed near Rutland for a short time before moving to Tampico where they conducted a meat market and grocery for about 35 years. During those years they spent about a year in Prophetstown and lived on a farm at the north edge of Tampico for a short time.

      Mr. Meredith passed away Feb. 2, 1940. Since that time, Mrs. Meredith made her home here, with the exception of a year in California and since the first of the year at Peoria. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Vernon L. (Hazel) Glassburn of Long Beach, Calif.; three sons, Orval of Highland Park, Ill., Clyde of Glendale, Calif. and George of Peoria, Ill.; two granddaughters, Nancy of Peoria and Lynne of Glendale; and two brothers-in-law, Frank Meredith of LaRose, Ill. and Thomas Meredith of Harshaw, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one daughter, Ahline, who died at the age of 11.

         Tampico Tornado (Tampico, IL) Thurs. 13 Oct 1949

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3.   Orva D Meredith obituary and WWI letter (Minnie Cusac, Charles Cusac, John B Cusac, Andrew John Cusac)

            Feb. 4, '19
Dear Mother: Well here I am again back in the little burg of Biaschette. We arrived here yesterday afternoon and was too tired last night to write so put it off until this eve. I had a good time on my trip, but would have been better if it had not been cold. There was twelve of us that left here to go after the trucks. Took the train out of Ligten a week ago last Sunday and went to Strassburg, from there we went to Paris, where we had a chance to spend a day. At that time we American soldiers was only allowed one day there, but now we can stay there three. While I was there I took in the Notre Dame Cathedral which was built in 1150. Also got to see the Eiffel Tower. At nine o'clock we all boarded the train for Marsailles and arrived there at four o'clock the next afternoon. Spent two days in that place sight seeing. There were soldiers from every country except Germany parading up and down the street. You can imagine what it is like, there is a large port there. They have street cars, but are much narrower than ours in the States on account of such narrow streets and instead of ringing a bell they use a horn for a signal.

      On the edge of the city is the U.S. Motor park and it sure is filled up with beaucoup cars of all kinds. In this park they have over one hundred fifty thousand vehicles.

We left Marseilles Friday afternoon with five trucks and had very good luck until we got to Lyon when we had one truck smashed up by a train, one man was killed and other two very badly wounded. We came on from there and stopped in Dejon for a couple days. While I was in this place I ran across Dean Sippel, sure was glad to see him, he looks fine. The U.S. also has a very large motor park here. Dean told me that there were ninety six hundred vehicles there. We stopped over in this place to do a little repair work. I did not take in the city any as they all look alike to me. About all a fellow can see is Cathedrals and statues of all descriptions.

      We left this place and we went to LaSalles where Capt. E.W. Wahl was stations for a while. Inquired about him, but no one seemed to know where he had moved to. After spending a night there we went on up to Toul and from there to Metz and Luxemburg and home again. Some of the boys have just returned from a promenading trip over the country, they were all covered with snow. Think we will have to make some sleds and slide down some of these hills.

      Well mother have written youall the news so must close.

      With love, Orval. 

5.      Miscellaneous information from the Tampico Tornado (Tampico, IL) newspaper

Mrs. E.W. and Thomas Meredith received the sad news by telephone last week Friday that their brother, Howard Cusac, had died at his home in Wenona.

         Tampico Tornado (Tampico, IL) 28 March 1903

-Echo [Prophetstown]: - Thomas Meredith of the firm Meredith Bros., who has been in Missouri for a time past returned home Tuesday morning. These gentlemen own land down in that country and Tom was down to look after their interests and a little in the way of improvement. He says Missouri is all right; crops good and land on the boom.

         Tampico Tornado (Tampico, IL) 20 November 1903

 

       FINGERS CRUSHED IN SAUSAGE MACHINE
So tightly were Hazel Meredith's three small fingers pinched in between the cogs of the sausage machine at Meredith's Bros. meat market Monday, it was necessary to smash the wheels and break the cogs before her hand could be released form its painful position. She was playing around the machine and got her fingers onto the cogs where they were drawn in and the first three on her left hand were smashed quite badly although no bones were broken. The accident was a very painful one and Miss Hazel's hand will be sore for some time.

         Tampico Tornado (Tampico, IL) 15 July 1904

Willis Meredith and Mack Parent were fooling with a revolver loaded with blank cartridges last Saturday night when it was accidentally discharged, hitting him in the left eye and causing Mack to go about with a bandage on his head and eye. Boys be a little more careful!

   RECEIVES BAD BURNS

               Nels Slipsager Severly Injured When Kerosene Can Explodes in Hands.

    STARTING A FIRE IN STOVE

     Flames Set Clothing on Fire and Has Narrow Escape at the Anderson Elevator.

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      Nels Slipsager was badly burned about 8 o’clock this morning by the explosion of a kerosene can while starting a fire at the office of the D. L. Anderson grain elevator. He was taken to the home of Henry Richa across the street from the elevator and Dr. Palmer summoned. While his condition is serious, it is not thought that his life is in danger.

      Mr. Slipsager picked up a can of kerosene to hasten the progress of the fire which he was starting in the stove. Evidently some live coals remained. There was a flash and the can exploded, throwing flames about his clothing and all over the room. He rushed to the door and called for help. Mr. Boyer and Wm. Brown were outside and came to his rescue, calling to Mr. Richa across the street, who brought a blanket and they succeeded in extinguishing the fire from his clothing and putting out the blaze that was starting in the office. Mr. Slipsager was taken to the Richa home and the physician summoned. It was found that his left hand and his body from the waist down were badly seared by the flames. Prompt treatment was administered and it is thought now that he is in no immediate danger, though the fire removed part of the flesh from his lower limbs and he suffered excruciating pain.

      It is very fortunate that Messrs. Boyer and Brown were near by to render assistance. With is clothing on fire and nothing with which to extinguish the flames it is very doubtful whether he would have been able to save himself.

              Clyde Voice-Republican (Clyde, KS) 14 Feb 1929

        SEVERE BURNS FATAL

              Niels Slipsager Succumbs to Injuries Received When Kerosene Explodes.

        SUFFERED FOR FIVE DAYS

           Leaves Wife and Three Small Sons Besides One Sister and Three Brothers.

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      Niels P. Slipsager, who was frightfully burned by the explosion of a kerosene can while starting a fire in the stove at the D. L. Anderson grain office last Thursday, passed away at 3:30 Tuesday morning, after lingering between life and death for five days. Everything humanly possible was done to save his life. His suffering was so severe it was necessary to keep him largely under the influence of morphine.

      The tragic death of Mr. Slipsager has been a shock to everyone. Nearly his entire life had been spent in this community, coming here with his parents when a child two years old. Except for a few years in Oklahoma, this has been his home. He was widely known and generally liked.

      The death of the husband and father is a sad blow to the wife and children, all of whom are small, and yet to raise. They, with the other relatives, have the sincere sympathy of everyone in the community. Funeral services were held from the M. E. church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Glanville with the assistance of Rev. Hall, and interment was made at Mt. Hope cemetery. A large concourse of friends attended the service.

      The following sketch of the deceased is handed us by relatives: