Fort Clark and Fort Dearborn Landmark Forts in Black Hawk Era
The article notes Fort Clark at Poria and the rebuilt Fort Dearborn in Chicago as principal strongholds that provided lines of communication and protection for settlers. They faced final challenges in the Black Hawk war, after which garrisons were reduced, leaving Fort Clark and Fort Dearborn as historic memories. Fort Armstrong sits on a military reservation that hosts the Rock Island arsenal. A trio, P. J. Mojonnier, C. W. Martin, and Leo Freyer, traveled to Bradford Illinois for business on Saturday.
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Fort Clark
Poria
Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island Arsenal
P. J. Mojonnier
C. W. Martin
Leo Freyer
Bradford
Illinois
Soil Conservation and Ever Normal Granary
Clyde St. Clair, Marion county AAA chairman, praises the 1941 farm program for building an ever normal granary of soil. Farmers have built soil reserves since 1933 and now convert soil fertility into food while preparing for national defense. St. Clair contrasts agriculture with steel and aluminum industries, urging continued soil-building and prudent marketings as beef cattle numbers rise toward 74 million head.
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Clyde St. Clair
Marion County Aaa
AAA
Mr. St. Clair
Department of Agriculture
DANGER AHEAD IF HERDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. urges Marion County USDA Defense Board to act as herd numbers rise. The communication warns of growing risks to health and supply if livestock increases go unchecked.
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Marion County Usda Defense Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R
Chocolate Corn Developed by St. Clair Co Farmer
An 1857 Illinois history describes chocolate corn developed by a St. Clair County farmer. The black seeded corn reportedly tasted like light chocolate when prepared and could yield four pints of chocolate from one and a half ears. It was praised as a palatable vegetable and offered as a coffee substitute.
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ST. Clair CO
Illinois
St. Clair County
WPA
Notice of Claim Date in Cruse Estate Illinois
Notice is hereby given that Monday March 2 1942 is the claim date in the estate of Charles N Cruse deceased in the County Court of Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed against the estate on or before the date without summons. Georgia Settem Executor Miller Pfaff Attorneys Salem Illinois.
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Charles N. Cruse
Marion County
Illinois
Estate Claim Date for Rebecca Eaglin Kettle
On Monday February 2nd, 1942 the county court in Marion County Illinois fixed the claim date in the estate of Rebecca Eaglin Kettle deceased. Creditors may file claims against the estate on or before that date without the issuance of summons.
Forts mark end of wilderness era after war of 1812
The Illinois WPA Writers’ Project reports that construction of forts by the American nation after the War of 1812 signaled the end of frontier struggles for dominion and the shift from wilderness and unbroken prairie to civilized communities.
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Illinois
WPA
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