Wildcats Edge Independents in Final Season Game
The Spring Valley Wildcats and Twin City Independents played to a scoreless tie at Social Center field in La Salle last Sunday. The Wildcats dominated most of the action with forward passing and strong defense, finishing an 11 game season with only one loss, to Moline, as manager Roy Curran and players were praised for their hard work and a season-ending banquet was planned.
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Twin City Independents
Spring Valley Wild Cats
Social Center Field
la Salle
Valley Boys
Independents
la Sale
Alex Gorgal
Rock Island
Crawford
Cats
Gorgal
Walker
Gutson
Wild Cats
Thy
Moline
Roy Curran
Jade Prendergast Weds Katherine Weiber at St Joseph’s Peru
Mr. Jerry Prendergast of Arlington and Miss Katherine Weiber of Peru married last Wednesday at St. Joseph’s church in Peru. The groom, known locally as Jade, is a former Mendidata Regulars pitcher and had a strong season with the sterling baseball team.
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Jerry Prendergast
Arlington
Katherine Weiber
Peru
St. Joseph's Church
Mrs George May Dies at Home Near Princeton
Mrs George May died at 7 30 PM Saturday at her home four and a half miles east of Princeton after an illness with complications. Born August 20 1874 in Selby township she leaves husband two children Mrs August Haas Jr and Paul a sister Mrs Prim Reeling four half sisters and three half brothers. Funeral 2 PM Tuesday from the residence to Hollowayville church with Rev Breuckner officiating interment in the church cemetery.
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George May
Princeton
Selby Township
August Haas, Jr
Paul
Prmip
Hollowayville Church
Breuckner
Deputies uncover wholesale liquor cache in Bureau county
Deputies Appien and Conkl ing unearthed a large stock of wine and home brew at Peter Conti’s Seatonville home along Nigger Creek. They found two stills, hidden liquor in basement and attic, auto parts taken from Elders Contracting Co. truck, and a secret wine cellar. A second cave is sought as search continues.
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Sherimfs Appien
Conkling
Bureau County
Peter Conti
Nigger Creek
Seatonville
Conti
Elders’ Contracting Co
Concrete Highway Progress Near De Pue and Marquette
Progress on the De Pue road project includes two steam shovels in Smoky Hollow and major grading from the Princeton branch to the main Peoria Chicago line. A new stub line into De Pue adds an east west easy grade outlet while grading continues in Nigger creek valley near Marquette with a 35 foot railroad embankment and a December 10 start for a right of way behind the Oliver Keim residence.
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de Pue
S. J. Groves Company
Smoky Hollow
Princeton
Peoria
Chicago
Highway Department
Board of Supervisors
Geisie Hill
Marquette
Spring Valley
Nigger Creek
Marquetta
New York Central Railroad
Former La Salle County Sheriff Dies in Chicago
Michael K. Riordan longtime Illinois pioneer and former La Salle County sheriff died last Friday in his Chicago home at 4410 Berkeley Ave. Born in 1844 in Castle Ireland he came to America as an infant and moved to Chicago in 1888 where he served twenty years as a member and inspector for the board of local improvements. He is survived by six children.
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Michael K. Riordan
Illinois
la Salle County
Berkeley Ave
Chicago
Mr. Riordan
Castle
Ireland
Board of Local Improvements
Officers Elected by South Bluff Club Meeting
About fifty members attended the South Bluff country club meeting at the club house last Monday evening. A secretary and treasurer were chosen, along with three directors: Roderick Noon as secretary, Andrew A. Hebel as treasurer, and J. E. Seepe, Geo. Herboldheimer, and Dan Haskell of Mendota named to the board. The president will determine the next board meeting.
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South Bluff Country Club
Roderick Noon
Andrew A. Hebel
J. E. Seepe
Geo. Herboldsheimer
Dan Haskell
Mendota
City 10 Enforce Auto Ordinance
At a regular council meeting the city decided to enforce an ordinance prohibiting parking longer than five minutes on Greenwood street between Erie and Devlin. The ordinance, passed September 28, 1914, aims to prevent accidents. fines up to 100 dollars apply for violations and repeats. The Arlington News section follows with local notices and society items.
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Greenwood Street
St. Paul Street
Erie Street
Devlin Street
Spring Valley
Ilinois
Interurban to Move Tracks In Peru for Street Centering
The C C and P chief announces an immediate program to relocate tracks to the middle of East Fifth street in Peru. A Pulaski street switch will be moved to in front of the Westclox entrance to improve rush hour traffic and handling of Westclox loads. The plan, approved after a two hour mayoral meeting with Illinois Power and Light official E H Baehr, follows the railroad merger into the Illinois Power and Light syndicate.
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Peru
Pulaski Street
Westclox
Deisbeck
E. H. Baehr
Illinois Power and Light Corporation
East Fifth Street
Interurban
C. O.& P. Railway
Illinois Power and Light Syndicate
McKinley and Studebaker Properties
Missing Marseilles Girls Found in Elgin
Three Marseilles girls Teresa Morello Katherine Morello and Fannie Marco disappeared for three months before relatives found them in Elgin where they were employed and brought home. The girls had left to pursue Hollywood movie work and were traced through Chicago.
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Marseilles
Elgin
Theresaesa Morello
Katherine Morello
Fannie Marco
Hollywood
California
Chicago
Adlerika Promises Quick Gas Relief and Bowel Cleansing
An advertisement claims Adlerika relieves stomach gas in ten minutes by acting on both upper and lower bowels. It cites prevention of appendicitis and constipation, and lists Thompson Drug Co as the source.
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Thompson Drug Co
Time Variance in Recovery from Chiropractic Adjustments
The difference in recovery time depends on the individual's vitality the duration of the disease the extent of pathological changes and the person's age with adults often slower to respond than children and infants.
Mine Workers Convention Set for January 22 in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America will hold its 29th successive constitutional and sixth biennial convention in Indianapolis starting at 10 a.m. on January 22, 1924. The official call for the convention was issued from the union's international headquarters.
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The
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Clash Over Burlesque Posters At Princeton Theatre
Rev J R Shanks of the Baptist church and W O Stevens of the Apollo theatre argue over posters for the show Venus in Princeton. Stevens defends the posters and calls for censoring deacons at the pool while Shanks says they degrade youth. The minister questions Stevens moral stance despite promoting county fairs.
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J. R. Shanks
The
Baptist Church of
Princeton
W. O. Stevens
Apollo Theatre
City
Stevens
Shanks
Gentleman
Spring Valley City Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice to stockholders of Spring Valley City Bank that the regular annual meeting will be held at the bank office in Spring Valley NL on Tuesday, January 8, 1924, at 7 PM to elect directors and transact other business. Dec 1, 1923 Peter Hollerich, Cashier.
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Spring Valley City Bank
Spring Valley
Peter Hollerich
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Tricity Independents
Grants Doig
Northern Illinois
Cupire
Iowa
Moline Indians
Rockford
Wild
Kankakee
Ln Salle
Sae
Jade Prendergast
Ford
Spring Valley, Illinois
Walter Zukowski
West St. Paul Street
Woalte
South Bluff Club
City 10
Arlington News
Chas. Dowd Jr
Cherry
Spaulding Hall
Spalding Hall
Father Thomas
St. Patrick’s Church
Joe Murphy
Nellie Ward
Ottawa
Dean Madden
Father Fitzgerald
Human Hearts
Baehr
E. G. Marty
D. C
Chiropractor
Liberty
North Greenwood St
Rathbun’s Drug Store
Mine Workers Convention SE
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
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