Local election results show mixed party gains and losses
Auburn and Douglas towns report several races won by Republican candidates including town clerks and assessors. The hard roads bond failed by 114 to 136, while separate votes favored some incumbents and defeated others. results indicate a mixed regional shift and ongoing party contests.
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Ernest Junker
Bert Robinson
Lawrence Hollenbeck
Bert Timmerman
Logan Myles
Henry Blockinger
O. P. Tharp
Otto Sockler
Local Election Totals Favor Republicans and Road Proposal
Wabash reports 134 votes for assessor and 140 for clerk with no Republican opposition. The road proposition carried by 6 to 1, reflecting clear voter support for infrastructure.
Arbor Day Proclaimed by Governor Tanner
Twenty years ago Nellia Casteel Clara Schwanecke Edith Prevo John Scholfield and Jake Kohl enjoyed a visit with Mr and Mrs John Mitchell on Walnut Prairie. Governor John R Tanner proclaimed Friday April 27 Arbor Day. Mrs W T Hollenbeck visited Hutsonville to see her parents. John A Davigan of Melrose and John Saiter of Hatton stopped by the office for job work orders.
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Nellia Casteel
Clara Schwanecke
Edith Prevo
John Scholfield
Jake Kohl
John Mitchell
Walnut Prairie
John R. Tanner
W. T. Hollenbeck
Hutsonville
John A. Davigan
Melrose
John Saiter
Hatton
Town debates anti saloon status in vote record
Ten years ago residents weigh continuation of anti saloon territory with 681 Yes 322 No. Obituary notes Harry Houghton died Thursday south of Westfield and John S. Bradbury, aged 87, near York. Marriage license issued for Fred W. Macke of Wabash township to Clara 4A Will man of Darwin township.
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Harry Houghton
Westfield
John S. Bradbury
York
Fred W. Macke
Wabash
Clara 4A Willman
Darwin
Five Years Ago Fires and Local News in Westfield and Marshall
Five years ago a fire destroyed J T Epper son furniture in Westfield and Mrs L A Browns millinery while Merricks jewelry and the telephone exchange suffered heavy damage. Marshall's oldest resident Joshiah Foster Martin died at 92 in his niece’s home. Mora Athon poultry house sold to Wadley Company. Mrs J K Kerr home hosted a fancy costume party by the L Ls.
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J. T. Epperson
Westfield
L. A. Brown
Merrick
Joshiah Foster Martin
Marshall
Anna Baird
Mora Athon
Wadley Company
J. K. Kerr
L. L’s
Barn Fire Destroys Fred Buser Farm Contents
One year ago a large barn on Fred Buser’s farm northwest of Marshall burned at 10 o'clock, destroying its contents including 17 head of cattle. Mrs. Thomas Apgar returned from Indianapolis to oversee the Foster Martin Store millinery department. Bonnie Ruffner, back from a California visit, arrived for a brief stay with Judge and Mrs. A L Ruffner before resuming work in Casey. Daniel Curran came from Washington D C yesterday due to his father’s death.
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Fred Buser
Marshall
Thomas Apgar
Indianapolis
Foster Martin
Bonnie Ruffner
California
A. L. Ruffner
Casey
Daniel Curran
Washington, D. C
City Council Repeats H C L Meeting Notes
City council debates economic issues as coal and meter costs rise and delinquent water and light bills threaten service. Sidewalk plans stall, 35 acres north of town released to owners, and Marshall Chamber of Commerce may use City Hall until a permanent meeting place is found.
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Council
Marshall Chamber of Commerte
Advertising and tax cuts shape Illinois campaign narrative
The piece contrasts Pranko O. Lowden and Leonard Wood in the primary fight, praising Wood's advertising mastery while arguing Lowden's businesslike tax cuts prove his Washington suitability. It notes Illinois tax reductions from 75 to 40 cents on a half valuation and cites Wood as prominent in the Northwest.
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Catabandieg
Pranko O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Lowden
Illinois
General Wood
Wood
Northwest
Wen
Wood Ha
Washington
Rackerby Death Shocks Hutsonville Community
Milton P. Rackerby dies suddenly of heart failure in Hutsonville after a long career in the local drug business. He was about seventy, survived by wife, daughter Mrs. W. T. Hollenbeck of Marshall and son Arthur Rackerby of Champaign, and active in Republican politics. He was a former postmaster and M E church member.His funeral arrangements follow local custom with final rites in Hutsonville.
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Milton P. Rackerby
Robinson
Hutsonville
Mr. Rackerby
Hedglth
C. E. Voorheis
A. A. Coon
W. T. Hollenbeck
Marshall
Arthur Rackerby
Champaign
M. E. Ehrch
Masonic
Robinson Argus
Flu Outbreak Dims In Allendale For Summer
The Allendale area and nearby communities report no flu cases for the summer, with conditions milder than last year. Officials hope the illness will be gone by next winter, as suggested by the St. Francisville Times.
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Allendale
St. Francisville Times
New Kansas Post Office To Rise Near Railroad Station
Postmaster R. W. Briscoe announces a new Kansas post office within a few months. The facility will be up to standard in every detail with entirely new equipment and a new location for adequate space. Bids are invited for a building not more than 80 rods from the railroad station.
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R. W. Briscoe
Kansas
Paris News
Prayer Meeting Night At Masonic Hall
This week and next schedule limits to three events per week for any organization. Today at 7 30 pm prayer meeting night for churches at Masonic Hall with a special meeting listed.
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THE
Marshall Herald
Community meeting notices and a license arrest report
Local notices list several meetings at Woodman Hall and the IOOF Hall including Lodge regulars and a Farm Bureau executive committee. Also Marshall Herald delivery and Marshall Sales Day with 38 merchants. A vehicle without a license led to the arrest of Frank Dillman in Kansas Station. Craig fined him $500 plus costs $8.25 after a court appearance.
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Lodge Hall
Frank Dillman
Kansas Station
Charles Short
Eiq Craig
Firewalls Destroy 400 Chickens in North Paris Home
A blaze at Chauncey Southard's residence north of Paris Tuesday night destroyed a brooder and chicken house housing about 400 spring chickens. The fire, caused by an over-heated coal oil stove, consumed the structure before discovery.
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Chauncey Southard
Paris
Paris Herald
April election dates listed for township and school races
Casey Banner Times notes five voting days in April. township election on April 6, high school board seats chosen April 10, presidential primary on April 13, grade school and city votes April 17, final city election on April 20.
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Casey Banner-Times
Lyceum Show By Fred Bale In Paris Saturday
Lyceum patrons in Paris will hear Fred G Bale one of the platform's biggest speakers on Saturday April 10. He comes after a long run as a Columbus Juvenile Court prosecutor gathering material.
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Lyceum
Fred G. Bale
Columbus
Ohio
Chautauqua
Property Transfers Featuring Acres and Lots Across Marshall
A sequence of 19th century deeds lists transfers among John Weir Henry Meehling Enoch Wyrick Philent M Sellars and others. Properties include lots and 20 acre tracts in Marshall Martinsville and York with prices from $1 to $3500. Notable buyers include Arch Davidson Estella Doughbettee and Joseph E B Rush, with several Shaffner and Hutchens exchanges.
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John Weir
Henry Meehling
Marshall
Enoch Wyrick
Philent M Sellars
Josiah T. Smith
Mathew Sellars
Jessie Underwood
Emma Hinkley
Estella Daughbettee
West Union
Dorothy Davidson
Arch Davidson
W. F. Berner
Wiliam Shaffner
George C. Shaffner
David Setzer
Marion Bastrum
Delian Ferguson
John C. Zachary Taylor Chambers
Zachary Taylor Chambers, Jr
Zimri Umstat
W. B. Hills
Martinsville
Arden S. Coryell
W. L. Roberts
York
Herman M. Weber
Clarence W. Smith
Amelia Charland
Slick talk and suspicion haunt the wealthy and poor alike
A refrain notes that in any fortune or want, people suspect dishonesty. Riches invite distrust as much as poverty invites accusation of theft. The piece reflects on the distrust that follows those who appear prosperous or destitute.
World at Large: British French Split Over Ruhr Police Action
The piece reports Allies divided on policing the Ruhr, Germany acting without Allied troops, and French protests. It notes the exiled Kaiser under guard, Dutch surveillance, Holland protests, Shantung talks, Cork mayor murder, and woman suffrage push led by Carrie Catt.
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Stanley W. Finch
Ruhr
Rhine
Germany
Marshal Foch
Paris
Bentinck Castle
Amerongen
Holland
Carrie Chapman Catt
American National Woman Suffrage Association
International Women Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
Switzerland
Martens
Ambresis ‘Dorn
United States
New York City
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