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A GLANCE Into The Past10 YEARS AGOAn informational meeting on the proposed Apple Creek watershed project will be held Monday in Wav-erly.Jacksonville Mayor Byron Holken-brink has been appointed by Governor Richard Ogilvie to the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission.The recently-opened physical therapy unit at Norris Hospital is currently in full operation.20 YEARS AGOA bleak picture of the financial outlook for District 117 received considerable discussion as to ways and means of overcoming an accumulated $500,000 deficit tugging at the purse strings of the educational budget.Wall paper sale at Rowland’s, 29 South Side Square. (ADV.)President Jose Maria Lemus of El Salvador said in Springfield the ideals of his Central American country correspond to those of Abraham Lincoln.50 YEARS AGOThe board of trustees of Illinois college has approved the general plans of the proposed new Men’s Commons building on the campus.Purchase by the Rothschild-Spiesberger Clothing Co. of the Hof-man building, where their plant is now located, was announced.One of the old landmarks of Jacksonville, a residence at the southwest corner of East College and Clay avenues, is now being wrecked to make room for the expansion program of Illinois Woman’s college.75 YEARS AGOIn ’Squire Arenz’ court Tuesday James T. Craig paid the customary $3 and costs for his little spree on Monday.Work in the stoneware departmentof the Whitehall Sewer Pipe and Stoneware company commenced Tuesday, and it will not be many weeks before every department of the big plant will be in operation.A quarrel over a drink of whiskey in the saloon of George Ferreira, on North Sandy street, late Monday night, resulted in the shooting of Vivian Wood by the bartender, Robert Fortado, commonly known as “Bud” Fortado.100 YEARS AGOA number of Audubons repaired to Dewey Park, yesterday afternoon, to take a hand in the monthly club shooting match, at balls and pigeons.A band of strolling Italians have been in town a day or two, making good music.Mrs, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the distinguished lecturess and writer, arrived Friday evening and took rooms at the Dunlap House.John Westford got happy, too happy, Thursday afternoon, and wanted to do the double duty of hugging one man out of three whom he met and whipping three out of five. The thing wouldn’t work. John got discouraged and with the aid of a policeman locked himself up in the city prison, where he stayed yesterday.120 YEARS AGORev. Mr. Springer, a distinguished scientific lecturer from the State of Maine, will deliver a course of lectures on the science of Astronomy atthe old Congregational Church nextweek.Gov. Medary has issued his procla* mat ion for the election of delegates to the new constitutional conventionin Kansas.The Meredosians propose to have a big dinner and general jollification when the trains start on the new road, which will be in a few weeks.
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Jacksonville Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 15, 1979
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