Lee and Ogle Counties Subscriptions Surpass Army Fund Goal
The Y M C A Army Fund drive in Lee and Ogle counties reports $35,000 goal largely surpassed. Ashton township raised 1000. Bradford 346. Lafayette half township 230.50. District No. 2 indicates quotas likely filled as nearly all subscriptions paid.
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Army Fund
Ashton
Bradford
Lafayette Township
Ogle County
Ashton Township
Taylor Township
Lee
Ogle Counties
Lee and
Ogle
Subscribers Renew Add Names to Local List in Pennsylvania and Iowa
The paper adds Leslie Lovell of Shady Grove and Norman Clubb of Fairfield to its subscriber roll. Names of paid subscribers span Ashton Illinois Lindenwood Clinton Iowa Dixon Illinois Emmetsburg Iowa Chicago Illinois and Boone Nebraska with several others listed.
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Leslie Lovell
Shady Grove
Pennsylvania
Norman Clubb
Fairfield
R. J. Farringer
Franklin Grove
Henry Hart
Ashton
F. F. Chapman
G. Mack
Martin Klingebier
John Confer
Lindenwood
Lillian Vogel
William Wolford
Henry Schnell
Hattie Bowers
Mark Burnham
Henry Neuman
Philip Klenke
T. L. Brown
Boone
Nebraska
Anna Lundy
Ladd
J. H. Wagner
Lewis Payne
Clinton
Iowa
Albert Batchelor
Ill
Fred A. Bowen
Holly
N. Y
David M. Billmire
John Drais
Emmetsburg
Ben. Gagatetter
Dixon, Ill
Jacob J. Vaupel
Chicago
Card of Thanks Mentioning Evens Moore Reed Piano Giveaway
Miss Fays Wagner expresses gratitude to friends who helped win the piano prize in the Evens Moore Reed store giveaway held November 14 1917.
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Evens, Moore & Reed
Roll of Honor list includes multiple service members
The roll of honor names Heinrich Wallace and others serving in Navy Army Marines and artillery branches. Names include Lloyd Thompson Henry Stephan Earl E Pierce Raymond Allstedt Edward Roesler Sanford Hutchinson Paul Hurd Forrest Paddock Gale Sanders Dwight Hartzell Urban Hanson Wrae Durston Everett D Newcomer Bremmer Hanson George E Thomas Paul W Charters Otto W Schade Albert Dan Smith Earl H Palsgrove Klingebiel Krehl Frank Chapman Carl Marxman Wesley Attig Floyd Kuyrkendall Clarence Paddock Charles Sanders George Walters.
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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
Paul W. Charters
Otto W. Schade Albert Dan Smith
Earl H. Palsgrove
August F. Klingebiel
George W. Krehl
Frank Chapman
Carl Marxman
Wesley J. Attig
Floyd Kuyrkendall
Clarence Paddock
Charles Sanders
George Walters
Doings of the High School Notes and Student Activities
The third Lyceum number is announced for Wednesday evening December nineteenth. Evan Drummond sprained his ankle and will likely use crutches for a day or two. Hazel Beach and Ethyle Knapp visited school, with Ethyle pursuing teaching next year. The Agriculture class took a soil study field trip. Dr Colledge’s December 19 lecture is urged. A boy’s cap was found outside the schoolhouse. owners may claim it. Odessa Kersten reports a humorous lab air pump incident. Seniors now wear arm bands, asserting their status. Lois Fee seeks a lost fountain pen.
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Lyceum
Evan Drummond
Hazel Beach
Ethyle Knapp
Hazel
Ethyle
Dr. Colledge
Odessa Kersten
Lois Fee
Bradford United Evangelical notes and township registration drive
United Evangelical notes announce Thursday Bible study and prayer at 7 00 pm and Sunday services including Sunday School at 9 30 am K L C E at 6 15 pm with the sermon At Bradford United Evangelical church a missionary program at 10 30 am with Womans Home and Foreign Missionary society invited For Bradford township women registration at Eisenberg school house on Saturday with a follow up meeting at Bradford church Thursday at 7 39 pm led by Mrs Mahlon Forsythe of Dixon and others present Citizens urged to attend
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United Evangelical Notes
E. J. Yenerich
Bradford
United Evangelical Church
Womans Home and Foreign Missionary Society
F. W. Lanoner
Bradford Township
Eisenberg
Mahlon Forsythe
Dixon
Catherine Yenerich
Maybelle
Ervin William Wagner
Jacob Wagner
Joseph G. Eller
United Evangelical Church of Geneseo
Mendelssohn
Goldie Kersten
Vernon Heibenthal
Alma Mall
Florence Burhenn
Gertrude Vogeler
Elizabeth Killmer
Wagner
Schafer—Jennings
Homer Laurence Jennings
Squire T. Jennings
Luella Schafer
Jennings
Joseph Webster
Town
Fair Hog Pride For The Farmer
Bulletin from U S Food Administration outlines four hog price aims to aid farmers and increase hog production. It cites fair prices, reduced middleman profits, and need for adequate supply while aligning with Allied and Red Cross demand. A board of hog experts supports a 13 to 1 corn to hog price ratio guiding next spring’s market. Gas plant resumes operation after brief shutdown with fuel deliveries expected to last about forty days. Thanksgiving Meeting invites Endeavorers to reflect on gratitude with Miss Bernice Brunsvold leading.
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Joseph P. Cotton
U.4 Food Administration Meat Division
Food Administration
Red Cross
Hooverizing Flour Prices at Evens Moore & REED
From November 2 to November 30 a local ad lists 160 sacks Marshall's Best Flour 75 sacks Pillsbury's Best Flour 75 sacks White Bear Flour priced at 2.95 for 49 lb cash and carry 3.00 delivered in town 3.16 delivered on charge No more than 5 sacks per customer Evens Moore & REED.
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Marshall
Pillsbury
Evens Moore & Reed
Marriages and notices from Ashton in 1917
Two couples wed in Ashton with Rev. Eller officiating and receptions held at home of the bride's mother. Also reports of Chester Payne's death, Scout trip to Camp Grant, revival meetings, and a drive to register women and sign Hoover pledge cards during wartime.
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Chester Payne
Ashton
Viga County
Indiana
Lewis
John Payne
Frank
Clinton
Town
Dixon
Moore
The
Christian Church
Washington Grove
Camp Grant
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire
F. A. Graham
Co. M
Edgar Fell
Rochelle
Otto Schade
Frank Chapman
Ashton and
Vicinity
Usl
New York
Whitman
Town Hall
Hoover
O. C. Baker
Quartet Promises Ready Sing for Next Sabbath
A quartet invites audiences to hear their performance next Sabbath with the theme Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You. The notice urges attendance for the planned program.
How Much Is Three Billion Dollars Worth
A reasoning piece explains that three billion dollars laid edge to edge would stretch about 71 000 miles and would take 95 years to count at one dollar per second. It notes the Pyramids date to 3000–4000 BC and imagines a contractor paid $1 per minute until 1920. Mr and Mrs A Druker and niece Beile Druker visited Hymen Levin's family.
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A. Druker
Beile Druker
Rochelle
Hymen, Levin
Apples From Clarence D Sanders Orchard On Track
A carload of choice Idaho apples from Clarence D Sanders orchard is slated for shipment soon. The fruit is described as high quality and ready for distribution.
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Idaho
Clarence D, Sanders
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Lee County
Total
Oge County
Mt. Morris
Monroe Center
Linden
Peer Ee Legen
Creston
Kings Pepee
Rochelle Bebeweweens
Polo
Forreston
Lincoln
Sour
Oregon
Scott
Stillman Valley
Pine Creek
Brookville
Beneeweeeees
Miss Fays Wagner
Bernice Brunsvold
Yenerich
E. M. Umbach
Earl Pierce
France
Earl
Sixth Regiment, Marines
Quantico
Virginia
Umbach
Ambach
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp’y
Illinois
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