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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1921
Page
8
A reflective note from Rob Marion Ohio Court House headlines a quip about aging, pride, and home life as neighbors weigh who truly rules the house. The piece riffs on a man’s vanity and the idea of being master of one’s home amid town chatter.
Nelle Warriner guardian for Richard and Charles Haynes will sell, at the east door of the Marshall Illinois courthouse, the minors undivided interests in two oil and gas leases. One sixteenth in the 1905 Smith lease covering 80 acres and one twentieth in the 1919 Phillips lease covering 14 acres north of Pate road. Sale set for March 10 1921 at 1 pm. Cash in hand on day of sale. S. M Scholfield attorney.
The 1920 tax year hinges on marital status as of December 31 1920. Exemptions vary with dependents widows and widowers and those separated or divorced. Filers reaching majority with earnings over thresholds must file and pay tax by March 16 1921 to avoid penalties.
Chicago businessmen favor repeal of excess profits tax and oppose higher income taxes. Jacksonville farmers gain cooperative purchasing through farm bureau and elevators. Belvidere predicts Indian summer with warm spell post full moon. Decatur prizes in bread and corn shows reflect evolving farm laws. Springfield labor vows to oppose state police bill as Dunlap and Castles push the measure. Geneva urges more tuberculosis eradication funds. Springfield targets Illinois University expansion with a $10 million yearly push. Mooseheart workers seek a 10 percent wage cut to restore normalcy. Peoria dissolves German Comrades in Arms association. Aurora railroad layoffs canceled for 250 workers. Galesburg plans a new state militia artillery battery. Marengo oil options amid discoveries near Harvard and Woodstock. Lincoln voters abandon commission form for aldermanic government. Pana mayor declines re-election after 13 terms. LaSalle Peru electric rate pause. McLeansboro mustering out. Sangamon county Farmer-Labor convention set for Feb 13. Rockford taxpayers hire attorneys over free textbooks deposits. Geneva reports smallpox prompting school entry bans without vaccination.
The Illinois legislature faces a push to boost the distributive fund to 20 million dollars, which would raise the state tax rate from 40 to 76 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Governor Len Small and the Blair report back the increase to fund educator salaries and normal schools amid calls from the State Teachers' Association and district summaries of Hicks law.
A fragmentary meditation on kindness, adult behavior, and truth. The speaker notes that many fail to live well, even as adults, and cites a Kansas editor remark about cartoonists making spelling errors. The piece questions complacency and the value of consistency in character.
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