Funeral Honors For Chrystal Witzel In Ashton
The remains of Chrystal Witzel were laid to rest in Ashton cemetery with full military honors after a large funeral attended by Ashton Post No. 345 and townspeople. Private Howard Lad escorted the body from Camp Grant. services were led at St John’s Lutheran Church by Rev. Henry Foelsch in English and German. Obituary notes he was born June 30 1891 in Ashton and died in France while serving as Corporal with Company B 310 Inf Regiment 78th Division. He leaves parents Carl and Anna Witzel and several siblings.
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Chrystal Witzel
Ashton
Corporal Witzel
Stephan
Astton
Howard Lad
Co. L
62Nd Inf
Camp Grant
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ashton Post No. 845
American Legion
Henry Foelsch
Foelsch
France
Illinois
Carl Witzel
Anna
H. Stauffenberg
St .John’s Lutheran Church
England
Couple Weds at Woodstock Presbyterian Manse
The wedding of Mildred C Tilton and Wallace G Clover occurred Monday at Woodstock Presbyterian Manse in a ring ceremony. They plan to travel to Niagara Falls Buffalo and Chicago Heights before residing with the groom’s parents in Pine Rock township.
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Woodstock
Guthrie
Mildred C. Tilton
Fred Tilton
That City
Wallace G. Clover
KE. A. Clover
Pine Rock Township
Ogle County
Harold T. Cross
Helen Paddock
Clover
FE. A. Clover
Laban Tilton
Mrs
Reynolds Church Notes Schedule and Delegates Report
Friday morning at 9 catechetical instruction Sunday services and Sunday school at 6am no preaching services. The delegate to the Sunday school convention at Naperville Park will report. Pastor William Albrecht plans to attend Riverside Park camp meeting at Freeport over Sunday August 21.
Best Indiana Lump Coal Offered for August Sales
D. H. Newcomer advertises August coal orders in Ashton for Indiana Lump Coal at 7.50 dollars per ton cash.
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Indiana
Ashton
D. H. Newcomer
Merchants Plan Big Celebration in Franklin Grove
Local businessmen meet at city hall to organize a two day celebration for the new paved streets and boulevard lighting. A $5 prize will be awarded for the best name via ballot at Gazette Book Store with submissions due by August 25.
Card of Thanks for Ashton Bereavement
The Witzel family expresses heartfelt thanks to the people of Ashton for kindness and sympathy after the death of their son. They also thank for the many beautiful floral offerings. Mr and Mrs Carl Witzel and family.
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Ashton
Cherystal Witzel
Carl Witzel
Present Your Bill for Ashton Firms by Saturday
Payment request from TRUMPETER & SONS states offices must present bills to Ashton firms no later than Saturday. Mrs Albert Todd and son Clarence of DeKalb are visiting local relatives.
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Ashton
Trumpeter & Sons
Albert Todd
Clarence of
DeKalb
Pigeon race plans amid city power outage in Illinois
A severe storm crippled the Illinois Northern Utilities substation causing a Gazette delay and widespread outages from Ashton to Franklin Grove. After repair a burned transformer required a replacement from Dixon, delaying water and grain handling as farmers awaited juice. The fall pigeon race to Chicago remains set for Sunday with 127 pigeon coops arriving Saturday night and a large public turnout expected. A threshing ring picnic at Ed Hardesty’s home marked the season’s end with 16 families attending and ice cream and cakes provided.
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Illinois Northern Utilities
Gazette
Ashton
Franklin Grove
Dixon
The
North-Western
Ed. Hardesty
Hardesty
Mysterious disappearance of prominent farmer I F Cleary
I F Cleary a well known farmer living south of Dixon vanished August 1 after leaving to have a horse shod. He was deeply in debt, having bought into a dairy herd two years earlier. His family fears for his safety as no trace or explanation has emerged.
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I. F. Cleary
Dixon
Ile
Flon
Michigan
Gazette Book Store Reopens After Cleaning and Redecoration
The Gazette Book Store and Gazette office completed a thorough house cleaning and redecorating led by Frank Bassler E H Chadwick and Henry Vaupel. New fall stock is arriving daily and street paving should help maintain a cleaner store environment.
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Gazette Book
Gazette
Frank Bassler
E. H. Chadwick
Henry Vaupel
Name the Boulevard Opening Celebration Award
The Gazette invites a prize name for the official opening of paved streets and the new boulevard lights. Submit the best title by Tuesday noon. a ballot box will be placed in the west window at Gazette Book Store. A prize of 35.00 will be awarded to the winner.
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Gazette Book Store
United Evangelical Church Suspends Services for Camp Meeting
There will be no preaching services during the next two Sundays at the United Evangelical church due to a camp meeting at Oakdale. Sunday school and K. L. K. B. will be held as usual. Sunday school will be held at Brantford next Sunday morning. F. Brandfellner, Pastor.
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United Evangelical News
United Evangelical Church
Oakdale
Brantford
Brandfellner
Ashton Post American Legion Meeting This Thursday
The Ashton Post American Legion will hold a regular meeting in the I. O. O. F. hall this Thursday evening. Members are urged to attend to decide the date of the upcoming picnic by order of the commander.
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Ashton Post American Legion
I. O. O. F. Hall
Doctor Carlson to Visit Ashton for Eye Exam
Dr J E Carlson of La Salle Illinois will be in Ashton at Dr Hamawalt office on Tuesday August 80th from 11 00 am to 4 00 pm for glasses fitting Adam and John Krug and families of Rochelle and Mr and Mrs George Krug of Chicago were guests Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Emmett Gibson
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Ora Mall
John Mall
Lernad la. Petrie
August Petrie
Franklin Grove
Anangst
Grove United Evangelical Church
Dixon
Irma Mall
Hinery CG
J. E. Carlson
J. C. Carlson
LaSalle
Ilinois
Ashton
Hamawalt
Adam and
John Krug
Rochelle
George Krug
Chicago
Emmett Gibson
Merchants Close Early for Amboy Lee County Fair
The business district will close at noon today to allow merchants and clerks to attend the Lee county Fair at Amboy. Many stores have observed half days on Thursday afternoon in past years, and this year the half holiday is being made general for the fair.
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Amboy
Presbyterian Church Notes For August Services
Merritt Macpherson and Arnond lead the Sunday 10 am Bible school on St Paul life. 7 30 pm preaching on Regeneration and its evolution. Thursday 7 30 pm Bible study and prayer discusses The Great Judgment Das and whether it is past present or future. Mrs Arnold Mrs Batchelor attend Franklin Grove visit.
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Presbyterian Church Notes
St. Paul
Merrilt, MacPherson
Italian Heirs Get Jerry Occhineri Estate Compensation
Lawyers for the estate of Italian laborer Giomaria Occhineri known as Jerry Occhineri announced a state industrial commission decision awarding 416 weeks of compensation at 7.50 weekly plus costs from the award. Occhineri died June 15, 1919 after a March 1917 dynamite accident during an Ashton sewer job. The case, pursued in Lee County, involved depositions taken in Castello Italy and in Rochelle, with events spanning several months.
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Dixon & Dixon
Andrower
W. Gehant
Dixon
Giomaria
Jerry’ Occhineri
State Industrial Commission
Jerry
Occhineri
Lee County
Eldena
Egan Construction Co
Ashton
Lincoln
Rochelle
Castello
Italy
Occhin”er
Toe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ashton Post No
Corporal Chrystal Witzel
Mildred Tilton
Wallace Clover
Methodist Church Notes
Haworth League
BK. L. Institute
W. E. Kern
Paul
Jesus
Ralph J. Dean
George B. Stephan
Charles L. Hunter
Mortimer N. Glenn
Casper E. Sandrock
F. H. Boyd
J. M. Bergeson
William F. Klingebiel
Mall—Petrie
N. Y
Amde
Choo
No. 25
American Legion Meeting
Mra
Arnond
Rosai Aanould
William Batchelor Sud
I. Belles
Pranklin Grove
Commission
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Ashton, Illinois
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