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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1924
Page
7
Oscar R. Carlstrom, the Republican nominee for attorney general, gave the oration during the Grant birthday celebration held in Geneva marking the annual event with local attendees and civic focus.
The 153 acre Faries Park tract beside Decatur on Lake Decatur has been offered for park use by the daughters of Robert Faries, Mrs. E P Irving and Mrs. L P Walbridge.
The Winnebago County board of supervisors plans about 175000 in summer road and bridge projects. About 89000 of that total will be allocated to Rockford township for improvements.
Mrs Ethel Footitt thirty five to stand trial May 12 in the Stephenson county circuit court for the fatal shooting of her husband George Footitt a grocer in Freeport on December 27.
Live fish shipments in tank cars have resumed from the Illinois river to New York City at Chillicothe. Each car carries about 30,000 pounds of fish, and this method is said to be substantially cheaper than packing the fish in boxes with tea.
Louis Bernstein died after running back into a 12 apartment building in Chicago to retrieve clothing for his wife and children fled to the street. He succumbed to smoke and fumes during the attempt.
An aged Chicago matron, Mrs Becker Freeman, mother of seven with two sets of twins, grandmother to twenty four and great grandmother of eight, remains in good health and manages her own housekeeping. She knits, sews, and chats with friends in seven languages.
An air circus staged under the direction of the commander of Scott aviation field highlighted the state convention of the Travelers' Protective association in Belleville. Representatives from every county in Illinois attended the convention, according to the association's secretary.
F C Bauer announces spring meetings at seven of 83 soil experiment fields managed by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture at Urbana. The events aim to showcase modern soil improvement techniques to farmers and demonstrate potential gains in crop productivity.
Edward McDowell of Chicago files writ in Sangamon county circuit court Springfield to restrain Treasurer Oscar Nelson and State Auditor Andrew Russel from paying alleged campaign expenses of Gov Len Small out of the state treasury.
Secretary Louis Emmerson sent a radio message from Nice to Springfield seeking information on majorities in the recent Republican primary. Emmerson and Omar Custer won their races and left for Europe in April, four days after the primary.
One of the few remaining structures in Rushville’s business district stands as an 1830 frame building. It is the sole survivor on the north side of the square after the recent devastating fire and has faced fire threats before, including a previous blaze that left it as the only building on the block.
A new women's fraternity Alpha Delta Lambda has been organized in Urbana at the University of Tillindis. It admits freshmen women who meet a scholarship average. Phi Eta Sigma, already existing, recruits high‑scholarship freshmen men at the same university.
Aurora authorities reject Chicago approach claiming no city board of health. They state the health commissioner lacks legal authority to declare an epidemic, and the decision does not apply to Aurora or other cities with boards of health.
Two bandits who tailed the Golds from a Chicago theater robbed Mr. and Mrs. David Gold and their daughter Rose. Gold lost 70 dollars, his wife a 1000 dollar fur coat and two rings worth 1600 dollars, and Rose a watch and ring valued at 90 dollars.
A fragment of the elm tree where George Washington first led the American army rests in Governor Small's office awaiting transfer to the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. The relic is a gift from Cambridge Massachusetts to Mlouis.
The Insurance Federation of Si nosis convened its annual conference and held a dinner in Rockford showcasing industry leaders and discussing regional insurance issues and future initiatives.
In Decatur, candidates chosen in a boy scout election briefly held charge of the city government for one hour. The event showcased civic roles and emphasized community involvement with scouts leading city operations during a short, planned transfer of duties.
Rev Edward Babcock of Lowell Massachusetts has accepted a call to the pastorate of First Baptist church of Aurora.
The twelve year old son of William Wayland accidentally shot and killed his two year old brother during outdoor work near Murphysboro. An open forum by the Peoria association of commerce on May 4 will discuss pacifism and war. In Shelbyville, lineman Noble Kingston, 21, was electrocuted while trimming trees that concealed live wires.
Eddie O'Connor aged forty was found dead by the roadside after drinking canned heat. Police in Waukegan had long warned of his risky habit and death followed a pattern noted by authorities. This reporter notes the event as a fatal result of dangerous substance use.
Student troopers in the cavalry division at the University of Illinois Urbana staged a fifth annual gymkhana. The event resembled a circus with mounted gymnastics exhibitions and displays.
Wabash railroad allocates 125000 to raise wages for 2600 clerks starting May 1, announced by W B E Gollings, general chairman, at Decatur. Clerks retain Saturday afternoons off.
Theaters, school authorities, the Aurora chamber of commerce, police officers and parents are cooperating in creating a Junior Safety region in Aurora aimed at reducing child deaths and injuries from automobile traffic.
The Marengo chapter of the Izaak Walton league plans to distribute 1,000 pheasant eggs for hatching on nearby farms. The eggs were purchased by the state from Evans game farm in St. Charles.
Illinois State Historical Society publishes volume 18 of the Illinois Historical Collections compiling state and national election returns for 1818 through 1848. The work, just off the press at Springfield, offers a comprehensive historical record.
The main hall at Blackburn University in Carlinville was badly burned. Self help students forming the majority of enrollment aided firefighting efforts and helped move the library’s valuable books to safety.
Oscar B. Carlstrom, a Republican candidate for attorney general, donates a one year scholarship to the newly chartered Illinois Military School at Aledo plus four years at either West Point or Annapolis, supporting military education.
St. Clair county grand jury at Belleville returned indictments for extortion by threat against alleged liquor violators. Named defendants include Dr. H. F. Killene exalted cyclops of the East St. Louis Ku Klux Klan Harve A. McCormack a Klan executive committee member and A L Cummings an active klansman.
A jury held the city of Chicago not responsible for the 1915 Eastland steamer overturn in the Chicago River. The case, a test action, could have opened damages totaling up to 10 million dollars if negligence had been proven, with 812 lives lost.
Prof C T Knipp of the physics department at the University of Illinois in Urbana has been named to a committee of the American Physical Society to standardize physics apparatus used in the United States. Dr F C Brown, assistant director of the U S Bureau of Standards in Washington D C, chairs the committee and is a former faculty member at the university.
Wayne Townley of Bloomington district governor of Illinois Lions clubs selects Friday May 16 for the dedication in a Coles county cemetery of a monument to Abraham Lincoln's father and stepmother. Former Governor Lowden and Dr. William Barton Oak Park to speak. J. F. Garner Quincy to present the monument to the state.
More than 150 building contractors from Illinois cities are expected to attend the district convention of the Associated Building Contractors of Mlindis at Pekin May 27, according to Gerhardt F. Meyne, Chicago, vice president. Preceding the conference an executive board meeting will be held with W. L. Page, Rockford, president of the association.
For the first time in years a man faces trial in Winnebago County Court at Rockford on charges of horse stealing.
Washington observers say Edwin Denbys handling of the naval oil fields matter shows no collusion and that the transfer of jurisdiction to the Interior Department was not planned before his 1921 appointment. The piece notes Denbys credibility and recounts surrounding speculation and timing of his nomination. It also covers immigration bill debates, noting stricter limits would restrict numbers and spark international reaction.
Doctor Holt races by air to reach Miss Carlyle before train departure. An aviator partners on a double schedule to beat time and deliver a proposal. Miss Carlyle and Holt confess their feelings as viewers cheer the aviation romance under a sunny county fair setting.
A Texas bear named Napoleon, raised by a rancher, became a famed life saver. At age three he plunged into a swift stream to rescue a child and three more times helped save drowning people, including a full grown man. This remarkable story comes from a past Youth's Companion feature.
Miss Peachblow replies she has never been painted in oil, only used for sticking rouge mascara and similar items.
In a public comic exchange, a shopper chastises Mr Gubbins for rising prices while the grocer retorts that the wife’s jealousy is a factor. The humorous panel highlights growing costs and domestic tension in a lighthearted caption.
A fragmentary report recalls an oil strike bringing sudden wealth and a tale of an elderly aunt attempting to light a fire with petrol. The exchange hints at risk and luck surrounding mining wealth and hazardous handling of flammable materials.
In a witty exchange from Town Topics a girl questions an admirer who fears kissing after a ride. Lillie suggests the practical reply: she must take the reins herself, turning the situation into self assertion rather than relying on the other.
Shopper asks to buy a Kodak album. Clerk confirms no Kodak albums in stock. The brief exchange notes absence of the item and the buyer considering other options.
A fragment from a domestic scene shows a woman asking if Jack asked for her hand and a father’s terse reply implying Jack’s support would only cover her personal expenses. The dialogue hints at social expectations and financial constraints in the courtship.
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