D People Chi Improved After Table Grove Mishap
A brief report notes D People Chi improved following a mishap at Table Grove. Details remain sparse but the incident prompted responders to assist and monitor the situation.
03 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
1
A brief report notes D People Chi improved following a mishap at Table Grove. Details remain sparse but the incident prompted responders to assist and monitor the situation.
A car wreck near Table Grove claims the life of Miss Sarah Merrill and leaves Quigley and Glen n with fractures and bruises. The Mitchell vehicle overturned after a lakeside trip from Havana where Fordyce, driving, and the rest of the party escaped with injuries. Funeral services will be held at Table Grove Presbyterian Church for Miss Merrill with interment at Table Grove. The wreck was taken to a local garage for repairs, not total destruction.
Night Policeman Koch and his brother John Koch of Indianapolis, and their relatives, met in Macomb after 27 years apart. Their mutual brother Joseph remained in Burlington, Iowa, with Sebastian and family connecting from Germany. They had left Burlington 27 years ago for Indianapolis and Macomb respectively.
Mrs Fannie Baird of Blooming ton Ill visits her niece Mrs Clark Campbell in Prairie City Otis Bolen and baby spend Sunday in Abingdon with A E Thompson Mr and Mrs John Kreps of Bushnell visit mother Mary Kreider Miss Irene Morris visits mother Mrs Gee Odel Simmons celebrated 37th birthday with about forty friends Verna Phillips visits sister Ruth Staggs of Avon
Uncalled for letters remain in the office including Chas Havens David McColough T B Minor Charlie Reed Hal Vaught Chas W Walker Mrs E J Davis Mrs John Foster Mrs L D May Mrs Myrtle Miller Miss Florence Graft. Please say advertised when calling.
Armour & Company meat packers of Chicago certified to the secretary of state an increase of capital stock from 210 million to 400 million dollars. Their tax on the increase totaled 105 thousand 693 dollars and their franchise tax due next year will be 200 thousand dollars.
James Wing attempted self harm Friday evening by cutting his throat at his mother’s Smithfield home. He missed major vessels and required three stitches. doctors say the rash act stemmed from a fit of temper. The incident occurred alongside family medical details and local visitors from Arizona.
Mr and Mrs Peter Albrecht of Bushnell left last week in their Packard roadster for Denver and other western points. The trip aims to benefit Mrs Albrecht health after influenza last winter left her unwell and below her usual standards.
Mrs Theo Bonham was seriously ill with heart trouble Sunday night and for a time her condition was considered critical. She is now reported to be feeling much better.
J B Henry of St Charles La and Mrs M A Heniry of Terra Haute Ind apply for a marriage license. The notice lists names and locations, indicating an upcoming union under state ceremony rules.
Reports from Warsaw state Brentlivovsk fortress fallen and Soviet forces push 60 miles toward the city. A Soviet drive across 120 miles threatens Polish resistance as armistice talks stall. A Moscow wireless dispatch says Polish delegation travels to Warsaw to sign a peace protocol and armistice terms.
In Peoria Illinois on July 21 William Saunders 22 Cant and Miss Bessie P Allison from St Louis married after a note found in an army sweater sparked their romance. Saunders stationed at Jefferson Barracks in 1918 prepared to leave for Prairie the note invited a call by telephone. He has just returned from overseas and will locate in Peoria as a barber.
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Springfield August 3 miners in Central Illinois near normal production with full output expected by Thursday. Vice President Fishwick of the miners union says that locals who voted to stay on strike will return before week’s end, a common pattern after a strike.
Wayne Welch of the Sciota neighborhood reports a 47 acre oats field averaging about 66 1 2 bushels per acre. Some portion sowed late in April still matched the earlier plantings in quality and yield.
Chicago reports William Bross Lloyd and nineteen Communist Labor party members found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. Sentences ranged from one to five years with fines up to 3000 dollars for Lloyd and others, with multiple defendants named. Also notes wheat prices surge on war fears with March delivery up to 2.30 dollars.
George Cousins, who came to Macomb from England seven years ago and works at Buckeye Pottery, leaves next Sunday for New York then sails Thursday for Taunton England to visit his mother aboard the Imperator. He once served with the 42nd Ammunition train overseas and came within fifty miles of home but could not stop. He has not seen his mother for seven years.
Harry Stricklen of LaHarpe rents the Logan garage on South McArthur street and will open Monday. He is reputed a first class mechanic of experience. Harold Logan, who has run the garage, has taken a job at Senn grocery and began yesterday.
A large crowd attended the Union church services in the city park last Sunday evening. Dr. Rodgers delivered the sermon while the Presbyterian male quartet provided special music and prayers were offered for Dr. Davidson who is bedridden after a recent operation.
August council session reviews city expenses totaling 133540 for the new fiscal year ending April 15 1921. Educational costs run 65850 with school buildings and bonded debt, while salaries total 13665 and city lighting 9200. Officials discuss sewer and sidewalk petitions and approve a five foot concrete sidewalk on West Jackson Street.
Joseph Livingston of Lewistown, Geo Cleer of Lewistown, and Mrs Nancy Scullion of Macomb underwent medical procedures this morning at Standard Clinic and St Francis. The morning operations included treatments and a hospital procedure.
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