World War Inventions Highlighted at Bureau County Fair
Veterans receive invitations to the Bureau County Fair fireworks from August 28 to 31. Each evening features a one hour display incorporating barrage mines bombs trench rockets colored flares and other military signaling equipment adapted for peacetime use. The Theater-Dufield Fireworks Co presents varied entertainment with five hippodrome acts nightly.
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Bureau County Fair
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Co
Board of Review Wraps Yearly Meetings
The Board of Review held meetings this week and earlier in the week and will likely follow the same pattern next week as it winds up annual business. Twenty two banks will be called in to correct schedules and reports. last year thirteen banks were called and about $150,000 was added to assessments with expectations of a larger sum this year.
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Board of Review
Extraordinary Chautauqua Ticket Offer Declared
The Chautauqua Association promotes season tickets with a money back option if admissions fall short of the season price. Local guarantors report a cost near 1600 dollars while outside gate proceeds are capped at 200 dollars plus half the excess. Purchases available through listed local merchants and signators.
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Association
W. J. Wimbiacus
Spring Valley City Bank
Chas. Feliz & Son
Ed Salman
Rathbun's
Thompson's
Moran Bros
Pinkley’s
de Filippi & Ferrero
N. H. Smith
J. Eo Neenan
Moonshine Raid Nets Sam Dobrich Home Confiscations
Deputies raided the De Pue residence of Sam Dobrich and confiscated a fruit jar of moonshine and two barrels of grape wine. Mrs Dobrich attempted to hide the jar under a mattress but failed to secure the lid causing a partial leak. Deputy Jack Aplan traced the leak to the bed and recovered the container.
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Sam Dobrich
de Pue
Dobrich
Princeton De Pue road contract let to Hayes firm
The county road and bridge committee signed to acquire three acres from the Martin estate for right of way through Coal Hollow, paying 1800 dollars including partial land damage. Hayes & Co. won the bid at 178000 dollars for the Princeton to De Pue section, with work set to start within a week to ten days despite higher costs and regulatory limits.
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Princeton
de Pue
County Road and Bridge Committee
Martin
Coal Hollow
Beush Creek
Frank T. Sheets
M. Hayes & Co
Hayes
Lettig
Springfield
Conway & Co
State Highway Department
Cement Trustais Acassehe
Threshing Engine Blast Injures Charles Royce Near Buda
Charles Royce, engineer for a Harvey Hunter threshing outfit, was badly burned when the boiler exploded at about 4 pm near Buda. He received treatment from Dr. Hess of Tiskilwa and was taken to Perry Memorial hospital. The blast set straw and a shed ablaze. others nearby escaped serious injury. Royce was resting comfortably and expected to recover.
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Charles Royce
Harvey Hunter
Buda
Hess
Tiskilwa
Princeton
Royce
Perry Memorial Hospital
Well Known Wyanet Man Dies Sudden
C. H H Hamrick a retired business man died suddenly last Thursday at 3 PM east of Wyanet. He was with Rev Beyler and W H Conkling en route to Bureau Creek to locate a baptizing site. After alighting from the car he began whittling a stick and collapsed. The two men who traveled ahead returned to find him breathing faintly.
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C. H H. Hamrick
Wyanet
Rev. Beyler
W. H. Conkling
Bureau Creek
Five Arrested After Klavnn Meeting Near Starved Rock
Five men from Ottawa and Streator were arrested by Sheriff Weler on the road between Starved Rock and Ottawa after a Ku Klux Klan meeting at Dimmick hill. Charges include carrying weapons and license plate violations. two revolvers and ammunition were found hidden in a car. The suspects include J. R. Bradley Frank Peck EB Williams Leslie Schaeffer and J P Wagner.
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Dimmick Hill
Starved Rock
Weler
Hill
Ottawa
J. R. Bradley
Frank Peck
EB. C. Williams
Leslie Schaeffer
J. P. Wagner
Streator
Schaeffer
Williams
Wagner
Bradley
Peck
Fatal Accident Near Cedar Point
John Orr employed at Walter Mosbach farm south of La Salle was fatally injured at 1 40 pm when a wagon and team he was driving was struck by a passenger tram on the Milwaukee branch near the Mosbach farm residence. Orr died before reaching La Salle hospital. He was a brother of Dr H M Orr. Deafness said to have prevented hearing the train. The wagon and one horse were destroyed.
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John Orr
Walter Mosbach
la Salle
Milwaukee
Mosbach
Orr
H. M. Orr
Cedar Point
Guardian's Sale of Minor Real Estate in Spring Valley
Under a 1923 decretal order, Myrtle Withrow as guardian will sell the minors Helen, Phebe and Doris Withrow's interest in Lot 7 and the west half of Lot 8, Block 3 Luther's Addition, Spring Valley, Bureau County Illinois. The sale is set for September 15 1925 at 3:00 PM at the premises with cash payment due.
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State OF Illinois
Henry
A. D
Myrtle Withrow
Helen Withrow
Phebe Withrow
Doris Withrow
Bureau
Luther
Spring Valley
Gertrude Kososki Becomes Sister Mary Nstelle
Miss Gertrude Kososki formerly of Peru joined the Immaculate Conception Convent taking the veil as Sister Mary Nstelle. The ceremony occurred Tuesday morning at 9 o clock at the Peoria convent with relatives present. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Kososki of 629 Rock Street and has sisters Frances and Celia in Peru.
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Gertrude Kososki
Peru
Immaculate Conception Convent
Peoria
Miss Kososki
Sister Mary Nstelle
Anton Kososki
Rock Street
Frances
Celia
A. R. Kososki
Spring
Local Peru Wedding Captures DuPonty and Bightels
Miss DuPonty and Frank Bightels married at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter Lauer in Peru on Fourth street. The Lauer couple served as attendants and the couple left for a wedding trip after which they plan to reside in Peru. The bride is daughter of N Gaston Lieberz of Second street and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Bartels of Peoria street.
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Miss,.Duponty
Frank Bightels
Peruy
Airs
Mrs. Bartels
Peoria Street
Wenge
Dead Outnumber the Live Ones in Princeton
Oakland cemetery holds about 8,110 burials while Princeton’s official census lists 4,300 residents. Supt. Guy L. Sharp told the Princeton Rotary Club that more than half of yearly burials are outsiders, former residents.
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Oakland Cemetery
Princeton
Guy L. Sharp
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Stuart Barker
Adah Allen
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