Town meeting a farce in Marshall township report
Arthur M. Evang argues in a Chicago Record Herald series for revising the state constitution and calls Marshall township town meetings a farce. He cites attendance as low as one man in Urbana and dozens of towns showing limited participation, urging abolition unless constitutional change occurs after 1914.
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Arthur M. Evang
Chicago Record Herald
Marshall Township
Mr. Evans
Ilinois
Palladium
New ‘England
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Rockford
Danville
Galesburg
Urbana
Homer J. Tice
Logan Hay
Minois
Chicago
Illinois
Tast
General Assembly
Joint Legislative Committee
Thak
Alx
Booth
Casey Reports Local Happenings And Obituaries
The Banner Times notes a planned chautauqua series by the Chamber and Redpath Lyceum Bureau for July or August in the city park. W S Emrich travels to Oklahoma for business amid gas and water service cutoffs. Water line surveys advance toward right of way. Ranger publisher Mark Carruthers visits due to his grandmother’s illness. Cold snap boosts heating stove trade. Obituaries: Jonas Burnett dies in Oblong at about 86. John M Burson of Dodge City dies of Bright's disease at 64. Casey city attorney Fred Bartlett dies, affecting water project plans.
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Casey
Banner Times
Chamber of Commerce
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
W. S. Emrich
Oklahoma
Embarrass
Mark Carruthers
Ranger
Texas
Little
Jonas Burnett
Oblong
John M. Burson
Dodge City
Kas
Bright
Fred Bartlett
Old Hutsonville News Briefs Include Repatriated Remains
The Herald notes the arrival of Mrs. Catherine Pickett's body from Seattle, accompanied by her daughter Mrs. H E Hadley. It records P S Wells’s transfer to Drumright Oklahoma and Rev Ellmore's monthly Church of Christ visit to Michigan for a two week Mormon debate. It lists state highway engineers surveying routes Gordon to Palestine and Honey Creek for first post law improvements, with Robinson township to Quaker Lane next under the new state law.
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Catherine Pickett
Seattle
H. E.hadley
P. S. Wells
Hutsonville
Drumright
Okla
Ellmore
Church of Christ
Michigan
Rodney Bell
Fred Terrant
State Highway Department
Gordon
Palestine
Honey Creek
Robinson and Marshall
Robinson Township
Quaker Lane
Westfield Notes on Moves and Marriage in Town
Westfield reports W. Be Berkley and family left for Florida to spend the winter. Harvey Bennett of Kankakee shipped goods here and moves on the Ne Re Bennett farm. H P Mills lost a horse and Bilis Connelly lost a Shorthorn bull likely from corn fodder disease. At the Wihoiton home the marriage of their son to Lizzie Catherine Moore is announced. A township election approved the Single Highway Commissioner system with 162 voters, 140 for, 21 against, and one defective ballot.
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Berkley and Family
Florida
Harvey. Bennett
Kankakee
Ne ‘Re. Bennett
H.P. “Mills
Bilis Connelly
RC. Wihoiton
Lizzie
Catherine Moore
Illinois Fire Losses in 1913 Reach 13 Million
Fire Marshal report shows 13,666,438 total lost value in 1913 with Chicago accounting for 5,140,353 and state outside Chicago 8,526,085. Fires rose about two million from 1912 due to thorough reporting and hot dry summer. Major blazes hit Bridgeport Olney Arenzville Farmer City Weldon and large outbreaks at Ford plant Vandalia Dayton Tablet Pekin and Rock Island car barns. Causes include flying sparks 917 fires and 800,000 loss, defective flues 762 fires and 657,180, 542 fires in adjoining buildings 500,000, spontaneous combustion 325, matches 420, overheated stoves 196 and gasoline 367.
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Chicago
Bridgeport
Olney
Arenzville
Farmer City
Weldon
Illinois
Ford Manufacturing Company
Vandalia
Dayton Tablet
Quincy
Globe Distillery
Pekin
Tri-City Railroad Company
Rock Island
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claim
Safe for babies and effective for grown ups. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound earns druggist confidence and customer satisfaction. W. W. Nessmith of Statesboro Ga testifies he used and sold it with reliable cures. Substitutes rejected. sold by all druggists.
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Foley
W. W. Nessmith
Statesboro
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Marshall State’ Bank, Shar, Veague
Keeley Institute
Dwight, Il
Ane Vandalia
Co.F. _BEHNER
Wabash
Main Street
The
Dulaney
Harry B. Dulaney
Bryan
Cashier
J. R. Burnett
W.P
Frank W. Greenough
J. R Burnett Horey
W. B. Scholfield
Edwin Booth
Balo
H.‘M
Sullin’s Hospital
Herald Office
Nets
Commissioners of Highways
the Herald
Westfield
Cou
Marshall
H. M. Dewey & Company
Arkansas
Calle
Poorman
Office
East Side Public Square
Marshall, _Tlinois
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