Woman falls off canyon ledge during Chicago tour
Mrs Geo Siefert of Cincinnati and her party stumbled from a thirty foot ledge at French Canyon while exploring the White Trail. A Chicago physician rendered first aid and she was taken to St Marys hospital LaSalle in grave condition with head wounds and lung hemorrhage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Hospital
LaSalle
Starrock
Geo. Siefert
Cincinnatti, O
French Canyon
Melvin
Het
William Held
Chicago
Tornados Defeat DePue In 17–4 Ball Clash
Spring Valley Tornados overwhelmed DePue 17 to 4 at DePue. C Taylor pitched six innings for Spring Valley, while DePue struggled with defense and control. The Tornados have won 12 of 13 games and head to Marseilles next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley Tornados
DePue
de Pue
Valley Boys
C. Taylor
Cap Ternetti
Zinc City Boys
Struthers
McDonald
Shhraeder
Tornados
Marseilles
la Salle Indians
Valley Theatre Promises Bigger Crowd for Sunday
Last Sunday a large crowd enjoyed a fine program at the Valley Theatre. Next Sunday promises an even larger turnout with Chickie as the feature film plus Thunderin Landlords, Play Ball, the Pathe News, and Lucy Paka and her Hawaiian entertainers. Show starts at 7 pm with vaudeville once, at the end of the first show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Theatre
Pathe News
Lucy Paka
the Valley
Main Road East Closed For Bridge Construction
The eastbound main road from Spring Valley is closed for about two months due to a new bridge over Spring Creek and the Northwestern tracks. A pier blocks traffic. detour goes via Greenwood Street to Gunther's curve. Detour has been poor but is being graded. hardship for Spring Valley to Peru traffic prompts council action and a temporary bridge proposal through J. C. Sitterly land with highway department involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Spring Creek
Greenwood Street
Gunther
Peru
J. C. Sitterly
Highway Department
Ten Commandments Coming to Valley Theatre Next Week
The Ten Commandments will open at the Valley Theatre next Wednesday for a four day run. After eight months of prep and over 2500 people used in scenes, the epic crys to attract audiences seeking top quality cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Valley Theatre
Valley
Eye Clinic to be Held in La Salle by Optometrists
The Illinois State Society of Optometrists will host a free eye clinic on August 28 at the Kaskaskia Hotel in La Salle. Dr J E Carlson chairs the event with Dr B C Payne of DeKalb and Dr W Mendelsohn of Chicago as clinicians using Cameron's Optometro set.
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Illinois State Society of Optometrists
la Salle
Kaskaskia
J. E. Carlson
B. C. Payne
DeKalb
Wm Mendelsohn
Chicago
Cameron
Granville Labor Day Celebration Promises Big Day
Granville will host an all day Labor Day festival with varied amusements and a major address by Governor Small at 10 am. Boxing events led by Tommy Ryan of Peoria feature two ten round bouts, with several matches including Sayers vs Milnar and Cashill vs Ortez. Weather may favor a record turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Governor Small
Tommy Ryan
Peoria
Jimmy Sayers
la Fayette
Ind
Paul Milnar
St. Paul
James Cashill
Battling Ortez
Milwaukee
Young Caponi
Spring Valley
Ray Herr
Weekend Smashes Report Two Serious Auto Crashes
Two automobile accidents over the weekend left occupants injured. A Delaney hill crash involved a four person party from Kewanee with one young colored woman pinned beneath a Ford that rolled into a ravine. The other collision near Spring Valley at the Ladd road intersection injured Mr and Mrs Hoover and W J Colver with Mrs Hoover sustaining three fractured ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
Delaney Hill
Ford
Aurora
C. W. Hoover
Moline
W. J. Colver
Henry County
Ladd Road
Spring Valley
Cleone Hoover
Colvin
Hoover
Hoover-Colgin
Starved Rock
Princeton
Leo Corso
Ladd
Young mother dies at Peru hospital after birth
Mrs. William Appel 22 died at People's hospital Peru six hours after giving birth to a daughter. She was brought from Seventh and Henry streets at midnight with the baby born at 4 am. Complications led to her death. Survived by husband, infant daughter, her parents, and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Appel
People’s Hospital
Peru
Seventh
Henry Streets
Joseph Rett
Zearing
Frank Mueller
Irene
Viola
First National Roundup and Championship Rodeo
Grant Park Stadium Chicago hosts the First National Roundup and Championship Rodeo August 15 to 24 1925. The program features hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls with events like lariat throwing steer and calf roping relay and free for all racing. Special excursion fares via Chicago and North Western Railway and details available from ticket agents.
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Chicago
North Western Ry
Western Plains
Grant Park Stadium
Lake Front
America
Bond Jumper Nabbed in Arizona Case Ties to Illinois Theft
Deputy Sheriff W D Hopkins will return from Flagstaff with Harry J Wilson of Peoria, a bond jumper charged with wholesale chicken thefts in Bureau County. Wilson and Ferris brothers were arrested in Putnam last April for stealing chickens from Victor Anderson and August Baker west of Princeton. Wilson confessed the trio stole birds around Davenport Town and Bureau counties, sold in St Louis, and on return trips took more birds around St Louis to Peoria and Davenport, netting about 100 dollars nightly. Wilson acted as sales agent while Ferris brothers did the stealing.
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Arizona
W. D. Hopkins
Flagstaff
Ariz
Harry J. Wilson
Peoria
Bureau County
Wilson
Ferris Brothers
Walter
William
Putnam
Victor Anderson
August Baker
Princeton
Davenport
Town
Bureau
Henry
St. Louis
Ferris Boys
Ohio Man Arrested After Canned Heat Spill
Charles Spence of Ohio is in the county jail after a violent canned heat episode. After two days of drinking the canned article he became insane and attempted to purge the entire populace. The sheriff was alerted and deputies transported him to jail.
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Charles Spence
Ohio
Local Notes From Seatonville and Surrounds
Margaret Pistoni was taken to Spring Valley hospital for an appendectomy Tuesday morning. The Frain children visit grandparents John Glover. School opens August 31 with same teaching staff as last year. Post office lists required books for each grade and pupils should come prepared. Mabel Ronstrom's orchestra drew a good crowd at the park last Saturday night. Louie's Harmony Kings are booked for next Saturday.
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Margaret Pistoni
Spring Valley Hospital
Frain
John Glover
Mabel Ronstrom
Louie
Harmony Kings
Fishing trip to Rock Falls yields pleasant day for families
Mr and Mrs James Carson and relatives from Peru Granville and nearby towns drove north to Rock Falls for a fishing trip. They enjoyed a good dinner and supper and caught plenty of fish on the excursion led by James Carson Jr and John Carson.
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James Carson
Wm. Zacker
Peru
Emery Hanette
Deloris
Granville
Pat Taggert
James Carson Jr
John Carson
Rock Falls
Miss Rosamond Smith Weds Arthur Cattaneo in Ottawa
Miss Rosamond Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Smith, married Arthur Cattaneo Jr son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Cattaneo of Peru in a 5 pm ceremony in Ottawa. Father Hackett officiated at St Patrick Church. Attendants were Marion Smith and Frank Biecker. The bride works at Peru state bank and the groom at Westflox.
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Rosamond Smith
A. A. Smith
Arthur Cattaneo, Jr
Arthur Cattaneo
Peru
Ottawa
Father Hackett
St. Patrick’s Church
Marion Smith
Frank Biecker
Peru State Bank
Mr. Cattaneo
Westflox
Dokey Band Honored at National Convention in Providence
The Dokey band of Peru won second prize in the national convention contest in Providence R I L. The drill team took seventh place amid bands from across the country, some with 50 pieces or more, marking high praise for Peru. Eight Spring Valley is noted in the report.
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Peru
Providence
Ril
Spring Valley
Boys Enjoy Royal Trip With Band
The boys played music together and were royally entertained. They greatly enjoyed the trip and the overall experience with the band.
Zenzal Promises Pimples Banished With Two Formulas
A 1910s style advertisement touts Zenzal as a skin cure by Dr. Darling for pimples eczema and other eruptions. It promotes two formulas General Zenzal for pimples and dry skin and Special Zenzal for wet eczema. Available from Thompson Drug Co and the Rexall Store.
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Darling
Thompson Drug Co
Rexall
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Joseph M. Dezutti
Iowa Street
Spring Valley, Ill
A. Andra
West St. Paul St
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
Illinois
Appel
Edna Hassler
F. J. Hassler
West Sixth Street
Hall Township
Mr. Appel
Inc
Middle West
Chicago & North Western Ry
Seatonville
Dokey Band
Cjhe Bank
Antwerp
Spring Valley City Bank
Berry
Yours
W.S. Berry
Spring Valley, Illinois
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