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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
2
The Patoka Register under editor J. M. Emerson lists display advertising at twenty cents per inch and readers at forty five cents per line.
Column lists several sale notices for livestock including 23 ewes 1 buck and various animals with owners Chester Belcher Herb Stone and John Rogier plus a lost calf muzzle location near Martins store Shady Grove Arentea. Also offers for land friendly trades, a 10 gallon Coca Cola keg price and a soil fertility phosphate product by Robin Jones Phosphate Co. Includes an annual financial statement for Township 4, Range East Marion County Illinois.
Illinois reporters note Chicago Surface Lines riders at 311 trips per year while Springfield Street Car use reaches 94 trips. Illinois public schools enroll 1,378,751. state outlays for recreation reach 6,413,253. Coal fuels 96.2 percent of power in 1928 homes and industries. Chicago grain elevators store 53,096,000 bushels. Springfield became state capital in 1887.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness during Grant Law rence's illness and death. They name the Odd Fellows, Rev Ora Brown, the choir for flowers, and Mr Lucas Crawford and his wife for hosting after his passing. Susan Klinge and relatives.
Mrs Mary Grossheim of St Louis visits her niece Mrs Fred Williams. J R Gray and wife spend Sunday with Jake Mack and wife. Amuel Smith and Ellis Williams help Yale Williams with hay. Young folks visit Carter's swimming hole Sunday. Cecil Black and family visit kin in Kinmundy. Rev Farrer conducts revival at Cabbage Chapel. Chandler Sullens and Ellis Williams go to Salem. Chandler family attends Saturday’s dance. Peck Conant and friends have battery trouble near Elmer Powells and hire a ride home. Miss Nerv a States and Harry Warden of Salem visit home folks. H W Somerville and wife and Alvin Gray and wife attend Jas per Days funeral at Alma. Walter Somerville of Vandalia visits home folks. T W Gray and family visit Chas Maulding and family. Henry Williams calls on Elmer Powell Sunday.
A June report from Illinois Mines and Minerals director A. D. Lewis shows 3,318,758 tons produced by 143 shipping mines, with Franklin County leading at 771,390 tons. Nine miners died and 877 were injured. total weekly soft coal output estimated at 9,480,000 net tons.
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors met at the Carlyle courthouse and after two ballots appointed Mrs Mary Brown McQuade to fill the vacancy as County Superintendent of Schools caused by the death of Sr John Johnston on April 23 1929. The vote tallies show McQuade leading on the second ballot with support from Bailey Dickman Hoff Hummert Imming Krebs Stokes and Von Hatten. The unexpired term ends at an unspecified date.
The passage argues railroad transport is essential for farming, expanding income by enabling crops to reach favorable markets regardless of distance. It claims rail service provides real aid by moving both perishable and non perishable farm products and improving prices, inviting constructive criticism and suggestions.
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