Two Die and Dozen Hurt in Rail Yard Accident Near Spring Valley
A freight collision on the C B and Q near the old No 2 mine north of Spring Valley killed Peter Micheli of Dalzell and Hubert Bird of Ladd, and seriously injured Linton Noling Joe Bird James Rugieri Oreste Pini and Harry Baxter. Seventeen others sustained injuries as the gasoline car and trailer carrying 26 section workers were struck by an engine and caboose traveling at speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No.2
Spring Valley
Peter Micheli
Dalzell
Hubert Bird
Ladd
Linton Noling
Joe Bird
James Rugieri
Oreste Pini
Harry Baxter
Recardi Barchi
Twin Cities
Penu
J.add
Samuel Riva
Harry Volant
Volant
St. Margaret's Hospital
Tomobiles
Micheli
Hubert
Joseph Bird
Pini
Baxter
Death mourned for Dalzell resident Peter Micheli
The well known Dalzell man Peter Micheli died at age 43. He leaves a wife and six children. A member of the Ladd Moose lodge and two Italian societies, he resided in Dalzell twenty years. Funeral services were at St. Anthony's church Spring Valley and were largely attended Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladd
Peter Micheli
Dalzell
Ladd Moose Lodge
St. Anthony's Church
Spring Valley
Real estate deal seals Dakota Greenwood corner purchase
Dr J J Moran bought the 100 by 130 foot corner property at Dakota and Greenwood from Henry Tieman for about 7500 dollars. A modern oil station is planned with Moran brothers Thomas and James to manage. Spring Valley expects growth as Dakota becomes a business thoroughfare. Attorney W J Wimbiseues arranged the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Moran
Dakota and
Greenwood Streets
Henry Tieman
Greenwood Street
Thomas
James Moran
Dakota Street
Spring Valley
W. J. Wimbiseues
Moran Sells Corner Store in Major Spring Valley Deal
Dr J J Moran sold the Peltier building at St Paul and Greenwood to George Thompson for about 23000. Thompson Drug Co will run both stores until lease ends next June, with Thompson taking the ground floor in the new location. Dr Moran retains his second floor office and thompson expands stockroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
J. J. Moran
Peltier
St. Paul
Greenwood
George Thompson
Thompson
Moran
Mose Peltier
Bernard McGraw
Funeral for Mrs James J Moran Held in Spring Valley
The funeral for the late Mrs James J Moran was held Saturday at 9 am, one of Spring Valley's largest. A Requiem Mass was said at Immaculate Conception Church, followed by interment at Mt Olivet cemetery. Attendees from out of town included numerous Barrowman families, Conlisk, Hall, O Connors, Peltier, Stuart, Red, Plummer, Wilbur, Forman, and Barrowman listed from Joliet, La Grange, Toledo, South Wilmington, and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Moran
Spring Valley
Immaculate Conception
Mt. Olivet
Alex Barrowman
James Conlisk
James Barrowman
Margaret Hall
Joliet
Robert Barrowman
Gene O’connor
M. F. Peltier
Edward Stuart
David Red and Slaughter
Chicago
Robert Plummer
Margaret Wilbur
la Grange
Clark Wilbur
St. Paul
Minn
Sarah Forman
Toledo, Ohio
Thos., Barrowman
South Wilmington
States Attorney Gets Revenge in Moonshine Case
Ben Wallwin of Spring Valley was fined 500 dollars and costs totaling 680 and sentenced to 300 days in jail by Judge Taylor in Bureau County Court for possessing a bottle of wine. The case followed a change of venue and was driven by a contentious battle over evidence and policy. Wallwin faces six months in jail due to inability to pay the fine, while other local offenders including Sam Dobrich and Frank Boettie faced additional liquor violation penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wallwin
Spring Valley
Taylor
Bureau County
Johnson
Wallwin
Walter Panneck
Prichard
Putnam County
Panneck
Dodo
Sam Dobrich
de Pue
Sam
Frank Boettie
Soldier passes away at hospital
Charles Cosgrove 29 son of Mr and Mrs Peter Cosgrove of Spring Valley died at the Soldier's hospital in Elgin at 11 am Tuesday after six weeks there He served in the World War suffered from shell shock and mental illness returned home to illness Surviving are his parents one brother Thomas Joliet four sisters Mrs Geo Suehr Ottawa and Margaret Helen and Anna at home The body was brought to Spring Valley and funeral is at 9 am Saturday Solemn High Mass Immaculate Conception Church interment Mt Olivet cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cosgrove
Peter Cosgrove
Spring Valley
Soldier’s Hospital
Elgin
Thomas
Joliet
Geo. Suehr
Ottawa
Margaret
Helen
Anna
Immaculate Conception Church
Mt. Olivet
Speeding arrest and tire shots on Sunday evening
Officer Franckey halted a speeder by firing at his tires after Carlson from Prince ton was stopped for speeding. Carlson threatened to run down officers as he left City Hall with his wife and family, pursued to Mt. Olivet cemetery, refusing to halt. He later faced a stiff fine again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Princeton
City Hall
Greenwood Street
Merry Clip
Yearsley
Franckey
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
High School Opens Tuesday for New Year
Registrations begin at nine o'clock as the school prepares for a record freshman class and enrollment expected to rise sharply. Five new faculty members join the staff, including D V Keith and J A Brent, with a new automobile mechanics course to be offered to select boys under Smith Hughes Vocational Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Township High and Vocational School
Heed Ong
Krog
Harrison Toney
D. V. Keith
J. A. Brent
Emma Faletti
Monroe Melton
Indiana University
Talesburg
Illinois
University of Illinois
Carmi Township
Brent
Keith
Harold Ong
Covent
Spring Valley
Smith-Hughes
Hall
Eva E. Hill
Macomb Teachers’ College
Dorothy Kelly
Indiana State Teachers’ College
Cannelton
Indiana
Smith Hughes
Schools Readiness for Openin g in Spring Valley
Everything is in readiness for the opening of the different schools in Spring Valley on Tuesday morning September 4. A large percent of graduates will register at the High School. The Immaculate Conception and the Polish School open with full staff. Four schools cleaned and prepared. only three new teachers join the 30 in the public system. Superintendent C L Sarver returns from Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Immaculate Conception
Helen Wotnoski
Helen Baxter
Elizabeth Slack
C. L. Sarver
Indiana
Grant School
Eva Boyle
Lillian McNamara
Leena Barto
Antonette Mazzorana
Della Wimbiscus
Fern Hanghanout
Antonette Bucevich
Course Open to Regular High School Students Only
The course is open to regular high school students only. Students should bring their lunches the first days if they expect to eat at school as the cafeteria will be closed the first two or three days.
Mutual Morgan Chautauqua Delights Spring Valley Audience
The Mutual Morgan Chautauqua in Spring Valley closed last Saturday night and is praised as a top series of educational and inspirational programs. The big tent drew steady crowds each evening, with fifteen financial guarantors and over 30 citizens volunteering for another event next year. An audit is pending but no deficit is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Morgan Chautauqua
Spring Valley
Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes Opens at Immaculate Conception
The annual Lourdes novena starts Saturday at Immaculate Conception church with a grotto for devotion. Father Brennan of Henry will preach on Sunday evening and other priests assist during the Forty Hours Devotion on Sept 7 8 and 9. Novena books available at the rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Lourdes
Immaculate Conception
Father Brennan
Henry
Relatives Attend Chicago Funeral of Rabbi Rosenzweig
Rabbi Herman Jacob Rosenzweig died Saturday in Chicago. He was Abe Rosenzweig’s father and Barney Rosenzweig’s brother, with services held in Chicago and Spring Valley three years earlier. Survived by widow, three sons Abe, Bernard, Edward, two daughters Esther Cohn and Ida Buhai, brothers Barney and Maurice, sisters in New York. Funeral services led by Rabbi Romanofsky, $125 contribution at the grave for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Jacob Rosenzweig
Chicago
Abe Rosenzweig
Barney Rosenzweig
Spring Valley
Abe
Bernard
Edward
Esther Cohn
Ida Buhai
Barney
Maurice
New York
Romanofsky
Ford Day Dominates Crowded Bureau County Fair Opening
The Bureau County Fair opened with at least fifteen thousand on the grounds despite threatening weather. Ford Day drew over one thousand Ford cars and drivers, with more than one hundred Ford events, driving entertainment and vaudeville. Winners included A C Eickmeier, Otto Risberg, and Elizabeth Cass among many others. additional races and contests were held on the track before a crowd of three thousand. Future days promise record crowds with horse racing, a hippodrome show, and fireworks each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau County
Ford
Kford
Mr. Mills
Iskilwa
Iskilwa, 110 Model, Driver Coming Longest Distance To Fair
A. C. Eickmeier
Chicago
W. Lotta
Amboy
J. G. Jensen
Sheffield
Elizabeth Cass
Otto Risberg
Bradford
L. Kitterman
Cherry
D. Norton
Princeton
Ray Robinson
Neponset
May
Walnut
Gail
Gilbert
Grant Gish
H. R. Anderson
Mr. Burkey
Chas, Brems, Jr
Gunther Ice House Burns Near Rock Island Depot
A fire destroyed the Gunther ice house near the Rock Island depot at Spring Valley early Saturday. Found about 2 am, the structure was fully afire. it had been sold to Desper Ice Co. of La Salle two years earlier and elements moved there. The building held no ice, just sawdust. losses estimated at 3000 with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Spring Valley
Desper Ice Co
la Salle
Wyanet Boy Dies in Epileptic Fit
Harold Sartain aged 20 died suddenly on Saturday morning near Sheffield while working on a road gang with Lee Olds. The death followed an epileptic fit after a scuffle with a fellow worker as they prepared to rest for the noon meal. An investigation is being conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sartain
Sheffield
Lee Olds
Wyanet
Sartain
Malden Child Dies After Fall From Church Steps
The seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Laughlin of Malden died Monday night after four hours of suffering from a brain concussion. She fell from the concrete steps of the local M E church about five o'clock Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
George Laughlin
Malden
M. E
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DR. Moran
Logan School
Matilda Harman
Margaret Baxter
Susannah Burnell
Minnie Oberleitner
Elsie My» Graw
Bessie Hill
Mabel Burnell
Douglas School
Sedalia Phillips
Ida Wagner
Dom, Perino
Wim. Stuart
August Bollelli
Lst
E. L. Dremann
Arthur Yepsen
V. H. McCasky
James Bradford
Ist
Rapp
Gunther
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