Old Indian Trail Through McDonough County Trail
Historical notes detail summer and winter Native American lifeways and early Illinois villages. The Burlington trail through Beardstown to Oquawka, later mapped as a key route, was used by Lincoln in 1832 for the Black Hawk war march. A McDonough County commission is tasked to locate this historic trail through the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington—Road
Macomb
Illinois
Ilinois River
la Salle County
Starved Rock
Father Membre
la Vantam
Yellow Banks
Oquawka
McDonough County
Morris Chase
Fair Grounds
W.H. Hainline
Wigwam Hollow
D. C. Griffith
Emmet Township
Quincy Hainline
Jimmet Seiota
Blandinsville Townships
Henderson County
Old Bedford
Burlington
Emmet
Blandinsville
Abraham Lincoln
Lowden
McDonough County Historical Society
Alex Holmes
Quincey Hainline
Thomas Gilmore
Thomas Yard
Isaac Griffith
J. W. Flagk
Mr. Roberts
James C. Burns
Tennessee Social Notes From Macomb Area
Frank Moon called at the Joe Adams home while Newt Allton assisted his ailing father A M Allton in Tennessee. Colchester and Colmar visitors, Plymouth excursions, and a D B Dull death are recorded. The scarlet fever cases are resolving and a new baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Willard Hodges on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moon
Near Macomb
Joe Adams
Newt Allton
Macomb
Tennessee
A. M. Allton
Ed Sherman
Near Colmar
Mabel Shirley
Leona Haines
Colchester
Ben Alston
Plymouth
D .B .Dull
M. BE
Grace Newland
Lizzie Hodges
Charles Wallace
A. L. Sampson
H. L. Wilson
Frances Nichols
Local residents mingle with family in Avon and nearby towns
Avon and surrounding areas see a steady flow of visits and dinners as residents like Olaf Twaddle Mrs. Laford Jones and families, Lola McDaniel and others spend days with relatives in Macomb Plymouth Birmingham Rushville and Missouri. No major events reported beyond social calls and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Twaddle
Avon
Laford Jones
Iford Jones
William Wintermyers
Near Plymouth
Lola McDaniel
Charles Mullen
Plymouth
Blanch Davis
Lauren Brown
George McDaniel
Macomb
Shirley
Perry Twaddle
Nettie Davison
Ed. Greenleaf
Birmingham
Willing Workers Club
Edna Burton
Rile Alton
Gary Davis
Laurel Brown
Walter Hines
Perry Jones
Laura Alley
Ed. Dunn
Amos Scott
William Corley
Hord Jones
Ed. Corley
Missouri
Sam Heaney
Tford Jones
Morell
Rushville
Everette Parks
Callie Parks
Lena Twaddle
Louis Alton
Plymouth High School
Public Entertainer Shields Brings City to Welcome Macomb Visit
Prof Shields, a widely known public entertainer on the American platform, has come to Macomb to make the city his head for four months. He will put on entertainments and church benefits and seeks church boards and libraries or other funds to communicate with him at 226 Mast Curri or phone 687 Blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields
Macomb
Public Notice on Electric Rate Increase in Macomb Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Company informs patrons that it filed schedules with the Public Utilities Commission of Illinois to raise electric rates in Macomb MacDonough County Illinois. A copy of the proposed schedules is available at the Macomb office for inspection. A hearing is set before the Public Utilities Commission in Springfield Illinois on Tuesday December 21 at 10 oclock a m. R J Paul Clayton vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Public Utilities Commission of
Illinoiis
Macomb
MacDonough
Illinois
Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Yelock A. m
R. J. Paul Clayton
Also Mentioned on This Page
M'Donough
Burns
Scott
Evee Ree
John Stevens
Zelma
Roll Wear
Alva Jones
William Henry
Dave Snyder
Augusta
Saford Jones
Allison
SMAI
Central Illinois
Vice Company
Central Illinois Public Service
Conpa
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Middle West
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Holiday
Our
Miner
Archarena
Christmas Tree
W.C. Miner
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