Water Works Plans Completed for Ashton Project
Engineer James H. Thompson of Chicago presented completed water works plans to Ashton officials. The $18,122 estimate covers two miles of six inch mains and one mile of four inch mains with 82 hydrants, a 50,000 gallon supply tank on an 80 foot tower, an elliptical bottom tank 21 feet high, a well up to 250 feet deep, a pump house and machinery, all designed to meet local needs and ready for council review before a special election call. Thompson cites 28 years in the field and a past Oak Park extension as proof of his experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Thompson
Chicago
Thompson
Ashton
Dixon
Mark C. Keller
Primcipal
Oak Park
Pronunciation guide for European place names during war era
Article lists difficult world geography terms amid wartime chatter. It covers French Belgian Vosges Liege Namur Calais Rheims Nancy and others with approximate English pronunciations. It notes pupils will study geography while war is ongoing and mentions salesmen wanted ad and social notices from Evanston Rochelle and Rochelle area.
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Europe
Liege
Lee-ayzhe
Vosges
Namur
Nah-meer
Luxemmbourg
Look-em-bourg
Libau
Lee-baw
Mouse
Calais
Ray Longwy
Lohng
Rheims
Reems
Nancy—Nong-see
Who May Vote At The September Primaries
The article explains who may vote in the September 9 primaries, detailing general eligibility by age and residence, plus three exceptions. It notes two women’s voting allowances for state university trustees and clerk of the appointed court, and outlines petition deadlines for county and congressional or senatorial offices. The piece also recounts a social event where Leonard Gerbers and threshing crews shared ice cream and cake after a game for 66 guests.
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Forty-Eighth General Assembly
State University
Secretary of State
Clothiec
Fred Todd
Leonard Gerbers
Political Dothces and Republican Candidacies Listed
A 1914 notice lists candidates for Congress Senator Sheriff County Treasurer and Circuit Clerk in Lee County and surrounding areas. Names include Joan C McKenzie Abdam C Cliffe A Tortuillott Robert R Phillips John E Moyer Clarence P Reid and Wins Rosecrans. Primary election set for September 9th with vacancy filled September 30th per party lines.
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Congress
I Wereby aCe Pene
Joan C. McKenzie
Lee County
Robert R. Phillips
Greel County
John E. Moyer
Clarence P. Reid
Circuit Court of
Mamata
Rosecrans
Lee County Teachers Institute Adopts Grateful Resolutions
About 300 teachers from Lee county met at Dixon High to complete a five day institute. They praised County Superintendent L W Miller and passed resolutions thanking him and urging voters to reelect him in November.
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Lee County
Dixon High One
L. W. Miller
Leety
Comfort
Wuereas
Lee Counly
Miller
Institute
Snowbound English Town Faces Party Coal Shortage
In a wintry English town at nine in the morning, roads are blocked by snow as Bridget, near the end of a week in service, serves tea and informs her mistress the house is out of coal and the furnace will fail before tonight's party. A second note urges readers to face worries, recognize their limits, and fight anxiety rather than burdening the future.
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Bridget
Melting Aluminum Warns to Avoid Charcoal Melting
The Brass World notes charcoal should never be used to melt aluminum as it is dangerous. Aluminum is light and charcoal can contaminate castings with specks and pieces, producing flawed results.
News of the City Tells of Local Visits and Events
Miss Gladys Cheney returns home in DeKalb after visiting Miss Alice Bates. Frances Taylor and baby depart for Assumption after a visit with her mother. Mrs. Henry Hoffmeister thanks friends for 65th birthday cards. Floyd Atkins and Hanchett of Belvidere visit Rosecrans family. Harriet Musselman returns to Rochester Indiana after a week with Pony Reitz and Mrs. Ernest Cooley. J C Moats and L T Moore take a driving trip through Iowa visiting Mt. Vernon Marshalltown and others. Rev G Mack and Marcus Vender go to Chenoa for southern district synod meeting. St John Tutheran church will have no service. Henry Reuppel visits from Dysart with Hartman Kersten. McCrea grocer busy with peaches from Centralia grown by Dr Root's father. Maggie Luckey invites Ashton ladies to millinery opening with Myrtle Shaves of Brookville as trimmer. W H Ventler buys two lots from John A Kersten near Killmer residence. plans a fine house. price 700 each. Dr H L Winder returns to Ashton after three weeks. demonstrating Great Western serum for hog cholera at East St. Louis stockyards. Mrs Winder visits Aurora Chicago and eastern Indiana. Death notice received: August Wendt dies in Chicago at 79. funeral attended by Mrs Conrad Smith, Mrs Martin Ewald, Fred and William Wendt. Wendt previously worked for Illinois Central at Amboy.
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Gladys Cheney
DeKalb
Alice Bates
Frances Taylor
Baby
Assumption
Henry Hoffmeister
Floyd Atkins
Misser Hanchett
Belvidere
Iowa
Marshalltown
G. Mack
Marcus Vender
Chenoa
Synod
St. John’s Tutheran Church
Henry Reuppel
Dysart
Hartman M. Kersten
Cincinnati
Ohio
Charles F. Klayer
McCrea
South Water Street
Chicago
Centralia
Dr. Root
Maggie Luckey
Ashton
Myrtle Shaves
Brookville
Mississippi
Trimmer
W. H. Ventler
John A. Kersten
John M. Killmer
Mr. Vent
MWA Getting Members Reinstates Past Lapse
Modern Woodmen efforts to reinstate lapsed members accelerate with thousands returning. No medical exam required just a health certificate. Ashton camp reports four new members this month and others plan to rejoin before October deadline. Back dues not required. camp clerk provides details.
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Ashton
Quiet Dixon Wedding Unites Miss Elizabeth Peters and Frederick Witzel
A modest wedding last Wednesday noon at the South Dixon Lutheran parsonage joined Miss Elizabeth Peters of Holstein Iowa and Frederick Witzel of Dixon in matrimony. Rev I B Heisey officiated with no observers present. The bride wore blue messaline and the groom blue serge. A wedding dinner followed at the home of bride’s cousin John Emmert. The couple will reside in Dixon in part of the John Schade house.
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South Dixon Lutheran Parsonage
Dixon
Elizabeth Peters
Holstein
Iowa
Frederick Witzel
I. B. Heisey
John Emmert
Dixon. Mr. Witzel
Carl Witzel
Ashton
John Schade
Ashton Wins Game From Bradford on Yenerich Diamond
Ashton defeated Bradford 7 to 5 after a three run third inning gave the home club the edge. Hurd pitched well with solid support as Bradford started strong, scoring in the second. Attendance was light but fans saw a well played contest before local action moved to theatre news and a steam wrecker repair in town.
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Ashton
Bradford
Yenerich
Lari
Hurd
Bradford Boys
Ashton Bradford Wagner
Schaferh Ib
Klingebiel
Gonnerman
Paddock
Heinzeroth
Nelson c
Wallace c
Stephan Ss
Ellinwood If
Moore Rf
Schafer A. P
Jeter
Arnould Ss
Pierce If
Scharpf Rf
Hurd P
Todd
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Norene Char Co
New York
N. Y
Norman Cook
Charles Reed
Evanston
Wm. Way
Rochelle
Myron Seaton
Mary Hurd
Mmary
Lee, DeKalb
Whiteside
Abdam C. Cliffe
Penulty
A. T. Tourtillott
John
Jesus
W. J. Edwards
H. L. Winder
August Wendt
Conrad Smith
Martin Ewald
Fred
William Wendt
Wendt
Illinois Central St Amboy
MWA
Fred Witzel
Chana Methodist Church
Methodist Sunday
the Gazette
Badford
Lucille Love
Germany
Brighton & Co
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Illinois
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