Attending Poultry Show Promises Four Day Event
Attendees plan a four day Poultry Show with night events and exhibits. The gathering aims to fill the show with interest from participants and spectators.
14 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
1
Attendees plan a four day Poultry Show with night events and exhibits. The gathering aims to fill the show with interest from participants and spectators.
Johnston crowd attention at the annual county poultry show in Asher Building on South Lafayette. More than 550 birds are on exhibit with keen interest and judging by expert Johnston progressing to score the entries. The show opening drew many locals and county residents, with Huston of Keokuk assisting in the scoring and expected to complete his work soon.
An Associated Press report quotes a French official saying France may forgo cash payments from Germany to aid ongoing efforts. The official stressed the need for order and deliberate steps in future settlements to restore stability and trust.
In Washington today officials from the big three nations met with varied settlement prospects. Reports cite hopeful signs of progress as discussions continue on the Shantung issue and allied treaty terms, with some believing a final accord could be reached soon.
Fragmentary notice lists names Goodin Rushville .22 Stiles Rushville .20 Hon Prairie City .22 r ewig Prairie City .2 Maver elc .18 i Wieck Macomb .16 i eh By Stander ada.
Metropolitan Insurance Company district representatives from Galesburg hold their annual meeting at the Pace hotel on December 17. Manager Walthy and Deputy Manager Fultz head a group including attendees from Galesburg Monmouth Canton and Kewanee. A dinner honoring Ralph Bainter will precede the business meeting with Mayor McLean and local doctors invited. The gathering begins at 12 30 and ends before the evening train.
Newly elected officers of Industry Masonic and Eastern Star lodges will be installed jointly on December 31 with a morning initiation and a noon old fashioned dinner. Industry Lodge A F and A M No 327 elected officers on December 8 with Herbert Oakman as W M and Ray Sullivan as S W.
The Buckeye Pottery shop run by C. A. Pech, opened recently with a planned two week run, continues production for at least two to three more weeks due to increased orders. The final duration depends on future business volume.
Canton travels to face the Academy in what is billed as the season’s hardest tussle. Canton brings a full-strength two year squad described as a whirlwind, with a solid turnout expected at the gym.
Seven prisoners escaped from Des Moines city jail last night by sawing the bars of their first floor cells in the new municipal building. The break was revealed this morning and details indicate a coordinated effort by inmates to gain freedom.
Reports from Dorchester and Springfield describe a murder confession by Earl Thorst, 26, who killed Miss Inga Magnuson, 23, after a dispute at a Dorchester school. Illinois Mine Workers face internal strife as President Farrington disputes the international union and contemplatesaction amid Kansas strife and potential insurgent moves.
The county board spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon in committee work before reconvening the general session in the afternoon.
A large crowd filled the McDonough County Farmers Institute opening session as speakers delivered well received addresses. Officials expect strong attendance for tomorrow’s program as well.
Workmen completed remodeling making Laughlin Chocolate Shop one of the loveliest spots in the area. An old office is replaced by a candy booth, new cases and shelving added, parchment shade lighting, and a Japanese color scheme of rose blue and brown. A rear room now provides a writing desk and public phone for customers.
Former manager of the Grand and Tokyo theatres, Silverman, departs tonight for his Chicago home. He has accepted a traveling representative post for a film house and expects Macomb to be in his territory.
C. V. Burnham and his company Covent Garden Singers arrived here last night after a tour of the south. They will stay until after New Year then head to Chicago. The troupe plans the Columbus circuit next summer and a western tour the following winter, visiting Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Ohio.
Ulster Premier Sir James Craig sent a letter to Prime Minister Lloyd George stating Ulster will stand aloof from the Irish Free State as outlined in the treaty with southern Ireland. In Dublin the Dail Éireann postponed ratification to Thursday for debate on the Anglo Irish agreement. King George opened parliament expressing hope the articles of agreement may end centuries of conflict.
Electric lights are being strung in front of nearly every business on the square to complement Christmas trees already placed on three sides. Work has begun and should finish within days. The enhanced display aims to boost the business center’s festive appeal.
Uncle Sam's workers at the Macomb post office brace for Christmas mail volume, doubling duty as the department anticipates holiday traffic. Workers arrange large worktables and sideboards to handle incoming and outgoing packages, stressing mail early, wrap securely, and address plainly.
In East St. Louis on December 14, armed men boarded a street car used by packing house workers, abducted employees to the plant, and shot Solomon Park, a Negro, through the left lung in the day’s first serious violence linked to the strike.
The Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist church presents Granny of the Hills Thursday evening December 15 in the church auditorium. Music by the Sunday school orchestra. Admission is 25 cents.
Bardolph residents grow convinced Olson and possible accomplices engineered the Bardolph bank failure. creditors prefer settlements over prosecutions, while small depositors push to prosecute Olson. Olson demands return of allegedly genuine North Dakota notes before any personal settlement, amid fears of hidden parties.
Amputated fingers were lost by Elza Ritter of this city while working at the American Steel Products plant yesterday afternoon. The fingers were badly lacerated after being caught in machinery and had to be amputated at the middle joint. Dr. S. F. Russell performed the operation at Holmes Kingattat.
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