15 Oct 1921
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Newspaper
Macomb Daily By Stander
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1921
Page
1
Society scene highlights plans for the Vision of Gales gathering at societies on the 18th and 19th with featured guests and local attendees. Formal events include introductions, social hours, and community announcements.
The Humon Conference church schedules a meeting with sessions at 1 and 19, delegates prepared for reports on the year’s work. Various officers and committees are named for morning, afternoon, and evening sessions, including treasurers and conductors, with nominations and reports to be discussed.
After the well on Major Hain line farm shot, drillers settled debris and baled out the hole. About two barrels of oil were found with water rocks and dirt. S A Murphy Sardine Oil Company manager said the yield is not profitable and casings will be reused for another nearby well to begin soon.
Thirteen month old Jack Icenogle son of Mr and Mrs Ross Icenogle of six miles northeast of Good Hope wandered outside and fell into a rainwater wash boiler. He drowned about 2 30 pm yesterday with life saved only by early, brief attempts, inquest returning verdict of accidental drowning. Funeral at Center Church Sunday at 2 pm with burial in Good Trope cemetery. He is survived by four siblings and grandparents Mr and Mrs M W Snapp.
Robert Kruzan seven teen months old of Prairie City recovered after ingesting pink pills containing strychnine last Friday. The child became gravely ill before the medicine bottle on the floor revealed the cause. Dr Drake treated with stomach pumping and emetics as neighbors watched.
Sixteen railroad telegraphers unions vote to strike and name ten roads for the first day with plans to widen action every 48 hours. Officials cite wage cuts as the trigger and warn the walkout could be nation wide.
A village ten miles east of Moline faced near total destruction as a late afternoon blaze consumed the cheese factory ice house warehouse blacksmith shop two barns and the $15 000 residence of S A Anderson all owned by Anderson.
The west plant of the Macomb Sewerpipe company has operated several days this week to use surplus clay. When supply is exhausted the plant will close for the winter.
Appraisers designated by the bankruptcy court at Peoria report the value of the George N. Runkle estate at 180500 dollars. H. J. Deems and two Peoria men served as appraisers, Deems sworn to the truth of the report. It is believed the holdings will more than pay the debts, though court costs are not yet known.
Director Turner shapes the Aviation Minstrels for the American Legion benefit at Illinois theatre next Thursday and Friday. Macomb's youth perform choruses solos and stunts in a war show with new electric effects. Proceeds help furnish Legion club rooms and support ex service men at Holmes hospital.
Revenue officers traced a large illegal distillery in Chattanooga after a possum failed to retreat straight. A pursing officer followed the fugitive, smelled its breath, and uncovered a concrete built still with a 250 gallon capacity.
The vaudeville item notes a feud between Pezzi Mystic and Opty Mystic over money and speed. Pezzi jokes the dollar bill buys less than before while Opty counters that it moves twice as fast.
A Treasury report notes there is a notable presence of counterfeit money in the area and urges caution for merchants and the public. Officials stress vigilance and ongoing surveillance to curb the issue.
Treasury department secrets warn Macomb and McDonough county residents to inspect all currency for raised $1 notes amid a surge in fake money. Take light to test silk texture and look for blurred designs. identify notes by portraits on higher denominations and run fingers over surfaces to feel authenticity.
James M. Pace resigns from the Illinois General Assembly effective immediately. County Clerk John G. Norton handles the resignation notification to the governor, and Pace may assume his Macomb postmaster role soon after. The notice is officially dated in McDonough County.
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