Ashton Stores Constrained by Garfield Fuel Order
Ashton endures a strict fuel closing rule with pools and theatres shut on Tuesday while food shops stay open for the day. Banks plan to close next Monday. druggists sell only medicines. soap and everyday items are restricted. Weather says this winter is the coldest in five years as families brace for ongoing shortages. War Savings Stamps ads appear in Gazette with local business sponsorship and sale points listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Garfield
Fuel Commission
Gazette
Ashton Garage
Faust H. Boyd
Ashton Sheep Yards
Knapp & Smith
Roesler
Ashton Bank
Charters Drug Store
J. A. Roesler & Son
E. J. Randall’s
Gazette Book Store
Farmers State Bank
Subscriptions Paid to Gazette by Ashton Residents
The paper lists subscribers contributing to the Gazette in the last week. Names include Margaret Byers, B G Yenerich, Wesley Krug, J W Jacobs, William Aschenbrenner, Clint Meyers, C Mealhouse, Conrad Koch, Christ Koch, Oscar Farrer, W J Kested, Carl Smith Jr, B F Yocum, Daniel Utz, Ernest Thomas, Hol L Winder, Adam Pfeiffer, Mrs R F Hamilton, Raymond C Hood, Mrs A J Nickey, A R Hallsted, Apples remaining for sale at A M Moore, Evens Moore and Reed. Clarence D Sanders signs off Read the Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Margaret Byers
Ashton
B. G. Yenerich
Ili
Wesley Krug
J. W. Jacobs
William Aschenbrenner
Ill
Clint Meyers
C. Mealhouse
Garrison
Iowa
Conrad Koch
Steward
Christ Koch
Oscar Far
A. J. Nickey
Long Beach
Cal
A. R. Hallsted
Bloomington
III
Roll of Honor names from Navy to Army unit listings
The record lists service members across branches including Navy Heavy Artillery Marines Cavalry Artillery Ordnance Ambulance Coast Artillery and Aviation. Names include Heinrich Wallace Lloyd Thompson Henry Stephan Earl Pierce Raymond Allstedt Edward Roesler Sanford Hutchinson Paul Hurd Forrest Paddock Gale Sanders Dwight Hartzell Urban Hanson Wrae Durston Everett Newcomer Bremmer Hanson George Thomas Roy Hartzell Floyd Davison Paul Gilbert Roland Moore Clinton Billmire William Haenitsch John Foy Andrew Scharpf Wesley Attig Floyd Kuyrkendall Charles Paddock George Sanders George Walters among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Wallace
Navy
Lloyd Thompson
Henry Stephan
Earl E. Pierce
Marines
Raymond Allstedt
Cavalry
Edward Roesler
Sanford Hutchinson
Paul Hurd
Forrest Paddock
Army
Gale Sanders
Dwight Hartzell
Urban Hanson
Wrae Durston
Everett D. Newcomer
Bremmer Hanson
George E. Thomas
Field Artillery
Roy D. Hartzell
Aviation
Floyd Davison
Hospital Corp
Paul E. Gilbert
Ordnance Dept
Roland M. Moore
Ordnance
Clinton Billmire
William Haenitsch
John E. Foy
Andrew H. Scharpf
Wm. E. Chapman
Coast Artillery
Y M C A Dividends From War Fund Aid Boys In Camps
Ashton residents contribute to a 53 million national Y M C A war fund paying dividends in boys training at Camp Grant Great Lakes and Bellville Ran tour fields. Y M C A huts offer home like warmth with fires phonographs and magazines as letters flood in from Illinois boys. About 700000 letters monthly at Camp Grant and over 215000 at Great Lakes. hospitals receive visits and educational and religious services. A new $7500 Y M C A building planned at Bellville and two officers clubs at Camp Grant. Literary Society notes and Rochelle social and church events listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
National War Fund
Camp Grant
Great Lakes
Bellville
Illinois
Red Triangle
Lee County Over Tops Red Cross Drive Past Quota
Ashton Township trails Palmyra and South Dixon as Lee County reports a Red Cross drive surpassing the 10 000 member goal by more than a thousand despite two weeks of snow. Ashton remains third with a 40 percent overage. Bradford and other townships contribute to a county total of 10550 members against a 10000 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee County
Red Cross
Alto
Viola
Ashton
Palmyra
South Dixon
Bradford
Charles Wagner
Frank Butler
Butler
der Kindern
Dixon
SEA Eee
Inp
Peel Dtaianne
Hamilton
Harmon
Storks
BOR
Lee Center
Marion
Nelson
Reynolds
Sublette
Willow Creek
Wyoming
Giaieterss
Ashton Auxiliary
St Onan
Demurrage Rules Change and Tax Collections Note
Station Agent William H. Fee received January 20 new demurrage rules replacing the old 48 hour free time with a 4 and a half day window, escalating charges from $3 to $10 daily after the first day, and no extra free time for car bunching. A heavy two day tax filing push follows as Golden and Zimmerman assist Ashton residents with the new revenue law amid long lines. Presbyterian notes report 23 new members welcomed and plans for church events. city discusses thawing a frozen water reservoir with a steam engine, delaying bank closures for Ashton and Farmers State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Fee
Iit
Ashton Bank
Ashton
Peter Golden
William J. Zimmerman
Internal Revenue Department
High School
Messrs. Golden and
Zimmerman
Presbyterian Church Notes
Oliver Griffith
W. H. MarsHarpe
William Farrer
Clifford Knapp
George Garrett
Registration of German Alien Enemies Set Feb 4 to 9 1918
Postmaster Joseph A. Roesler announces compulsory registration for German alien enemies aged fourteen and up within the district. Registrants must appear at the local post office with four 3x8 inch photographs between February 4 and February 9, 1918, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Noncompliance risks restraint and detention for the war’s duration. W B Carlile Chief Registrar. Also listed are church notices and water rent reminders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Roesler
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. M. Moore
Evens Moore and Reed
Clarence D. Sanders
the Gazette
Paul W. Charters
Otto W. Schade
Albert Dan Smith
Earl H. Palsgrove
August F. Klingebiel
George W. Krehl
Frank Chapman
Carl Marxman
Corporal Wesley J. Attig
Floyd Kuyrkendall
Clarence Paddock
Charles Sanders
George Walters
YM. C
Literary Society
the Methodist Church
Alice Gehant
Helen Schade
Melinde Wiener
Vernon Knapp
Joe Roesler, Jr
Helen Army Roseline
Elma Krug
William Schade
Clifford Luckey
Rochelle
Ashton Township
P4st
Ween
Frank P. Eisenberg
Celesta Kersten
Martin Witzel
Conrad Schubacher
Harry Vaupel
Emerich Weishaar
Maybelle Weishaar
Harold Moore
John Stadeble
Hazel Stadeble
David Newcomer
William Killmer
Elizabeth Killmer
Alta Gleim
Fred B. Wood
Esther Durston
Martin Marxman
Mae Geyer
Mildred Gilbert
Mary Batchelor
Harvey Reitz
Gertrude Waldron
F. W. Landner
M. J. Paddock
Helen Paddock
Emmett Gibson
A. E. Gibson
C. A. Marvin
Ation
W. H. Fee
Council
Postmster Roesler
W. B. Carlile
United Evangelical Notes
L.C
Christian Endeavor
F. H. Boyd
United Evangelical Church
Katharine Grifith
Rosecrans Big Store
New York
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
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