Foster Township Treasurer annual statement 1934
Foster Township Treasurer Chris Neilson files the annual statement for the Road and Bridge Fund covering the fiscal year ending March 27, 1934. He details funds on hand at start, receipts from sources, and expenditures with purposes. sworn April 3, 1934 before Justice F. L. Doudera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Illinois
Marion County
Foster
Chris Neilson
Foster Township
A. D
F. L. Doudera
Justice of the Peace
Mie
Eva A. Black
County
Treas
Annual Statement Town Supervisor Foster and nearby town funds
In a 1934 financial statement Town Supervisor Chris Neilson details public funds on hand and expenditures for roads, lumber, and labor across Foster and adjacent areas. It lists received funds from Eva A. Black and various town orders, plus petty disbursements for road work, team labor, and school or hospital expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyrus Arnold
Ras Headley
Virgil Livesay
Frank Garrett
H. B. Anderson
R. C. Maulding
G. W. Conant
Patoka Bank
Wbor
Sak Vecomes
Abbie Cox
Alma State Bank
Unty Treas
R. C. Feathers
Wm. Eagan
J. D. Adams Co
Monroe Lansford
Eva A. Black
Coj
Blackeye Orcastwas
Oscar Slater
Iisc
John Shaw
J. E. Conant
Chas. H. Hill
Wm. Jones
S. B. Garrett
Ed. Moeller
E. P. Malone
Chris Neilson
Cc. M. Arnold
Adolph Tockstein
Cicason Ee
Joe Knight
Red Cross
Geer
A. S. Eagan
Frank Doudera
Ens S
Merle Jones
Wim. Jones
Ern Eae
Stig
J. C. Smith
J. N. Vallow
Jeo
Henry Meseke
Eeees
Jesse Jones
Grafton
Eees
A. I. Eagan
Election Expense Ledger Highlights Local Financials
A historical expense list records payments for auditing, judging, clerks, and hauling relief across multiple dates. Entries show amounts for auditors, election officials, and helper services, with totals approaching a few hundred dollars.
Cracker Neck Residents Visit Vandalia and Nearby Areas
Cracker Neck residents Mary Belcher and son George visited Vandalia last Friday. Ransom Belcher, Luther Barnes and two sons from Toad Island worked for Dock Shepard. E. E. Carter eyed oil leases and hinted at a future test well. Numerous locals were mentioned visiting, hosting, or traveling, with weather and social notes throughout the week. The community extended condolences on Grandma Cavins’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belcher
George
Vandalia
Ransom Belcher
Luther Barnes
Toad Island
Dock Shepard
E. E. Carter
Carter
Gaylord Smith
Boulder
Martin Nelson
Cahrlie Shepard
J. A. ‘Shepyard
Bessie Alexander
Bessie Stark
Charlie Shepard
Cracker Neck
Elza
John Henry Belcher
Beckemeyer
North Fork School Election Finds New Director
North Fork notes a school election Saturday with Bert Garrett chosen as the new director. Weekend visits include Gladys Garrett Irene Livesay Miss Francis Neilson and others. Community members spent time with relatives across Kinmundy Vernon and nearby areas amid domestic social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Garrett
Gladys Garrett
Irene Livesay
Francis Neilson
Clara Frizzell
Kathryn Lowe
Edith Diss
Cleda Garrett
Gilbert Doolen
Sam Lowe
Cecil Headley
Duane
Near Vernon
Guy Arnold
Kinmundy
Lawrence Bassett
Clyde Green
Elmo Williams
Lloyd Cox
Dale Cox
Burl Green
Kathryn Jones
Opal Barnes
Alta Cox
Charles Berry
Jack Garrett
Carl Green
Bernice Arnold
North Fork School
Green
River journey tale with a stubborn traveler
Sandy M Pherson travels to Glasgow and pauses for a drink. A fellow passenger in clerical dress claims to have never tasted whisky at sixty five. Sandy replies with a brusque refusal to start drinking just yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy M’pherson
Glasgow
Sandy
Southeast Town Visitors At Bowen And Bopp Homes
Mrs. Norman Gerrish and her young son stay this week with her parents Mr and Mrs Pete Bopp and Mr and Mrs Pear Poole and family. The Bowen and Crothers families called on Mr and Mrs Charles Bowen and helped repair a fence on Monday afternoon. Mrs Mat Belcher visited Mrs Luther Williams and daughter on Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Pearl Poole
Leonard Crothers
John Phelps
Grandma Cavins
Norman Gerrish
Pete Bopp
Pear
Poole
Wash Bowen
Charles Bowen
Mat Belcher
Luther Williams
Fredonia Sunday School Attendance and Local Changes
Fifty seven attend Sunday School. Mrs. Viola McHaney to host next meeting. Aunt Mat McHaney died March 29 in Buckley Washington. Reforestation army hopeful Orville Campbell to depart after exam. Various visits and hospital notes mark community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Simpson
Salem
John Nichols
Rachel McHaney
Ladies Aid
Viola McHaney
C. E. McHaney
Tacoma
Washington
Mat McHaney
Buckley
Bob
Sylvia Evans
Orville Campbell
Mayme Tacket
Alice Palmer
Dennis
Sidney Spear
Everett Jett
George Jet
Jim Palmer
Clinton
Charlie Weatherholt
Fred Chance
McHaney
Roberta Renfro
Dixon State Hospital
Lenamae Talbert
Laura Carter
Circus strong man challenged farmer for strength duel
A circus strong man rode to a farmer's yard to prove his strength. The farmer seized him and threw him over the fence. The strong man, after recovering, asked for his horse rather than more words.
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FA Bester
Charles H. Hill
Patoka, Illinois
Smith & Cox Ambulance Service
Patoka
Vernon
MAE Eagan Auto and Property Insurance
Floyd Cain
Sandoval and
Centralia
Linton & Beery
Ulence Service
C. S. Huddleston
Centralia, Illinois
P. C. Box
Patoka Register
Illinois
Harold Chandler
Eva Headley
Beasley
Paul Caldwell
Wayne E. Young
Wm. H. Gambill
American Correspondence School
Downing St
Denver
Colo
United States
North Fork
Bryan Pitts
Fredonia
He-Man
Liberty
Town Hall
Pope Township
Fayette County
Percheron Society OF America
Bruce Cavitt
Mount Sterling
Iowa
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