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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
2
Rural carriers report on crop prospects wheat rye corn and oats across routes. Bridges culverts and box placements hinder mail delivery prompting calls for fixes while harvest looms and a July celebration in Macomb approaches.
The Sugar Creek Creamery and town marshal urge car owners to park along the line to save space on the square and prohibit firecrackers this week. Merchants are asked to refuse sales during this period to attract new and keep old customers.
On Route 2 farmers report clover hay harvest underway rye turning and wheat ready next week. Arthur Stickle remains at Dougless Wy land interests while J W Applegate repairs a tenant house and plans to move it to Bolen farm. Ray Spicer loses a work horse to neck infection. hail damages garden produce and mailbox posts need reset due to road grading. Mrs Bertha Miller of Cumberland IA visits her parents J B Bagley.
Harvest work is busy with hay, clover and timothy crops. corn plowed twice and late planting noted. Wheat cutting planned by July 5. Macomb celebration ahead. Rolla McAllister shipped cattle and hogs to Chicago. wool shipments reported via county wool association. Route improvements continue with good overall conditions. Camp Creek area received the heaviest rainfall. light showers elsewhere. Cherries and strawberries of 1920 mostly finished.
Route 4 reports harvests and weather on the stretch toward Camp Creek cemetery. Strawberries nearly gone and cherries ripe. Hendricksmier plants 120000 late cabbage with a machine. County home visiting hours revised to 2 to 5 PM Thursday. Fence lines, roads graded, heavy wheat fields, and Camp Creek fishing noted. Regular Sunday church services planned along the route.
Joseph Little reports busy hay oats and wheat cutting with corn plowing in progress. Rain was general and needed. Local road work by Wm Miller and others paused for farm duties. A hill near Kill Jordan needs grading but must wait. Mrs L S Gamage recovering from gall stone trouble and is able to sit up. nurse Esther Hunt attends.
Charles McCutcheon reports Route 6 residents seek rain for corn potatoes and berries. A last week shower helped potatoes but not enough. James Logan received two year loads of cattle for pasture this summer. Bethel roads need major repairs and a shaky bridge was completely broken down last week and fixed temporarily.
A post office inspector may rule a route unsafe as two bridges along the road deteriorate. Rain fell more in the south part of the route, farmers grateful for moisture, while workers cut rye and wheat. The Ed Lansdown bridge is barely safe for a horse and Ford jumping recommended. another bad bridge lies south of Ross.
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