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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
2
A call to mutual aid and teamwork emphasizes pulling together to overcome difficulties. The piece urges cooperation among neighbors and colleagues, warning that lack of unity leads to failure and stressing the value of helping one another both locally and nationally. It echoes Ben Franklin on sticking together.
Fragmentary verse warns that busy men seize fleeting opportunity and age oddly while praising editors who please all. A caution about public figures and the danger of flattery.
In Philadelphia on January 3 Dr. Emory R. Johnson declares after March first railroads must be self supporting or go bankrupt. He argues carriers need adequate revenues for operating costs maintenance and a surplus and warns government ownership may become necessary if private investment cannot be attracted.
A roundup of local visits and calls from Ladd Illinois and surrounding towns. Names include Lottie Wright Dolly Newton John Meek Sr Gertrude Jordan Laura Jordan and Anna Monahan with brief travel and visitation notes. A large Fireman's Dance drew crowds at the Coliseum and a Presbyterian Easter bazaar succeeded recently.
Annie Grevetti and Chicago visitors attended dances with local friends. Ida Belle Talbott and Mary Corsolina visited from Chicago and Jonesville respectively. Local residents purchased new homes and electric washers from Brown Brothers and Elani Homes.
Cedar Point residents hosted a farewell gathering for Chas and Andrew Braun who will farm in Wisconsin after two years away. Guests included numerous Olson, Eiton, Mussatta, Charneskey, and Braun families along with friends and neighbors. some have already moved to Joliet. Other notes recount local visits, shoppers, and a wedding shower at Mrs. Downie’s.
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