Workman Killed by Rock Island Freight Near Spring Valley
William Klinetop, 44, a stationary engineer for a construction crew rebuilding the Rock bridge over Spring Creek east of the Rock Island depot, was run over by a westbound freight at 7 this morning. Deaf and walking along the track, he died en route to the hospital. coroner to hold an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Klinetop
Spring Creek
Rock Island
Spring Valley
Klinetop
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rock Bridge
Charles Burton
Cedar Rapids Canning Co
Malm
Former Valley resident dies in Chicago
Peter Hanifan, long time Spring Valley resident, died Sunday at his Chicago home 38404 Walnut Street. Survived by widow and six children in Illinois and Spring Valley. funeral held in Chicago and burial at St Vincent's cemetery, La Salle. Pallbearers listed as John Lawrence Henry George Frank Malone and J Lynch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hanifan
Spring Valley
Walnut Street
Chicago
Mary O’bierne
Anna Dolan
Kathryn
Frank Maton Dies at 75 in Spring Valley
Frank Maton a Belgium native died at his East Erie Street home Monday at age 75 He had lived in Spring Valley 32 years His wife died about 17 months ago Survived by one sister in Coal City several stepchildren and many relatives Funeral was held Wednesday at 2 pm with interment in Miller cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Maton
East Erie Street
Belgium
Spring Valley
Coal City
Miller Cemetery
Pauper Left $4000 After Death Inheritance Found
County supervisors ordered the clerk to file a $84 claim against the estate of Nels Johnson pauper. Johnson died last month at Spring Valley leaving $4000 to Anna C. Oberg of Goshen Ind. The recipient is said to be no relation to the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Nels Johnson
Spring Valley
Anna C. Oberg
Goshen
Ind
Tor
Brakeman Survives 60 Foot Fall Into Mud on New York Central
R. G. Murgach of Kankakee, a new brakeman, fell about 60 feet from a train near the Howe trestle north of the Three I bridge last Monday night. He landed feet first in soft mud and water, sunk to his waist, and was retrieved with ropes. He escaped serious injury and was unacquainted with the road on his first trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Murgach
Kankakee
New York Central Railroad
de Pue
Howe
Committee visits nearby towns during spring valley road talk
L H Luther Peter Hollerich and W J Wimbiscus traveled to Kewanee Galva and Galesburg Monday to seek State Senator Boyd and Representative Moore about the hard road east of Spring Valley but both lawmakers were away. They met Joseph Gross of Galesburg president of Gross Bros Manufacturing Co and were hosted by E W Mureen mayor of Galesburg now 32 and recently nominated for another term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Luther
Peter Hollerich
W. J. Wimbiscus
Kewanee
Galva
Galesburg
Boyd
Moore
Spring Valley
Joseph Gross
Gross Bros. Manufacturing Co
E. W. Mureen
Mureen
Court Takes Up Long List of Violators
County Judge Prichard and State's Attorney Skinner examined a long docket of liquor violators and other offenses. Pleas of guilty were entered in several cases with sentences held or deferred, including Henry Winters who received a $100 fine. Court adjourned to March 3 for remaining cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prichard
Skinner
Henry Winters
Tiskilwa
Winters
Louis Sinkerson
Anton Bergena
Ambrosa Mazzora
Cherry
Tom Wallwin
Spring Valley
Charles Hynds
Granville
Marquette
James Carter
Howard Conkling
Princeton
Alonzo White
Manlius
De Filippi Buys Frame Building for Office at 119 East Erie
Peter De Filippi purchased the frame building at 119 East Erie street near the Valley Theatre and plans to remodel it into an office. He holds many options on residence and farm property and aims to boost real estate activity this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter de Filippi
Erie Street
Valley Theatre
de Filippi
Veterans to Organize Local Post at Spring Valley
An effort to establish an American Legion post in Spring Valley calls World War veterans from Ladd Seatonville Dalzell and Mark to a Feb 26 meeting at City Hall. Committee leaders Peter Tennetti Peter Hollerich and William Doig invite service men to join and help secure a charter with at least 15 names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Spring Valley
Peter Ternetti
Peter Hollerich
William Doig
Ladd
Seatonville
Dalzell
Mark
Howard P. Savage
Chicago
The
Legion
America
Americans
Dr. Black
Terence Martin
la Salle
Ottawa
Maccabees Hold Banquet For Initiated Class and Juniors
The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees held a banquet at Moose Hall on February 12 to honor a class of 30 initiates and four juniors. The event featured decorated tables, a multi course supper, singing, vaudeville acts, dancing, games, and camaraderie. Members praised ongoing initiation efforts and planned to continue the good work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Moose Hall
Order
The
Maccabees
Birthday Party for Charles Pomatto’s Twelfth
Mrs. Jos. Pomatto hosted a birthday gathering at their Erie Street home on Tuesday evening to celebrate Charles Pomatto’s twelfth birthday. Music and games entertained the group, followed by refreshments at 10:30. Guests included Rose Ziebarth, Catherine Hoey, Margaret Salmon, Margaret Wall, Evelyn Burke, Alda Hurst, Ruth Newman, Virginia Pomatto, and boys Charles Newman, Charles Fehr, Charles Noe, Freddie Faletti, Harold Savio, Harry Neben, William Scanlon, William McFadden, Eugene McFadden, and John Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Jos. Pomatto
Erie Street
Rose Ziebarth
Catherine Hoey
Margaret Salmon
Margaret Wall
Evelyn Burke
Alda Hurst
Ruth Newman
Virginia Pomatto
Charles Newman
Charles Fehr
Charles Noe
Freddie Faletti
Harold Savio
Harry Neben
William Scanlon
William McFadden
Eugene McFadden
John Doyle
Road contractor’s prep for Spring Valley to De Pue work
Trumpeter and Sons, the road contractor, are placing material for the Spring Valley to De Pue project. Four cars of cement were shipped this week via Northwestern railroad and stored at Henry Hoppler’s near De Pue. Sheds at De Pue and Hicks Park, Spring Valley, will be built next week to store the material.
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Trumpeter & Sons
Spring Valley
de Pue
Northwestern Railroad
Henry Hoppler
Hicks Park
Valley Lady Says She Had Protection
The Bureau County sponge squad conducted raids in Spring Valley locating two working stills and liquor evidence at several sites including Joe Bubls, the old blacksmith shop, the Martinkus home, and near No. 8 mine. Mrs. Richard Pizzola, a widow with two children, claims officers offered to help her evade the law for a fee, while State's Attorney Skinner plans to investigate whether she was fined through proper channels.
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Bureau County
Joe Bubls
Second Street
Greenwood Street
Spring Valley
Charlie Contrimis
Fifth Street
Martinkus
Skinner
Prohibition Enforcement Officer Appointed in Peoria District
Wilbur C. Johnson of Selby Township, chair of the Republican County Central Committee, is named Prohibition Enforcement Officer for the Peoria district. A long active party worker and farmer, he was also an applicant for Princeton postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Johnson
Selby Township
Republican County Central Committee
Peoria
Johnson
Princeton
Surprise eleventh wedding anniversary at West Devlin home
Mr and Mrs Stanley Ratajczak were pleasantly surprised by friends on Tuesday evening for their eleventh wedding anniversary. Games and a mock wedding officiated by Rev W Sechting followed by a Shivaree outside with auto horns. Attendants included Thomas Reynolds and Jean Booker as ring bearer. Numerous friends and relatives attended and a floor lamp was presented.
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Stanley Ratajczak
West Devlin Street
Wm. Sechting
Thomas Reynolds
Jean Booker
Shivaree
W. Charnesky
Winifred Charneskey
la Salle
R. Buck
Kathryn
Eleanor Reinsch
Tom Reynolds
Bessie Sechting
Frank Booker
John Kellek
Hall Township May Election Promises Quiet Campaign
Hall Township voters will choose a supervisor, assistant supervisor, five justices of the peace, five constables and a school trustee on April 7. Incumbent supervisor P H Lechner seeks reelection with little opposition. assistant supervisor James Riva may not run. Filing deadline March 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Lechner
Ladd
Hall Township
James Riva
Taxi Owner Killed After Collision Near Oglesby
Frank Zupanic a 48 year old taxi owner of Oglesby died after a collision with a motor bus driven by Osborne Eddy. Eddy was held to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge after a coroner's jury investigated the wreck at Malloch's corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Zupanic
Oglesby
Osborne Eddy
Zupanic
Malloch’s Corner
Eddy
Celia Zupanic
Father of Princeton Editor Dies
William Austin Brown, 84, longtime Kewanee resident, died at 5 a.m. Saturday at the home of his son Harlow B. Brown, editor of the Bureau County Tribune, in Princeton, Illinois. Cause of death was stomach cancer after long illness. he had undergone surgery at Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, in May 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Austin Brown
Kewanee
Harlow B. Brown
Bureau County Tribune
Princeton
Ill
Mr. Brown
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Five Injured as Ford Overturns at Fifth and Grant Peru
A Ford sedan carrying Frank Mali of La Salle and his son William overturned at Fifth and Grant streets in Peru at 4 30 Sunday. Five occupants escaped. Anna Novak of La Salle was cut by flying glass and treated by a doctor. Other drivers, Ralph Stanley of DePue and Weldon of North Side, reported minor or no injuries in separate early morning crashes.
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Fifth
Grant Streets
Peru
Ford
Frank Mali
la Salle
William
Grant Street
Stephens
Ralph Stanley
DePue
Anna Novak
Crosat Street
North Side
Weldon
Joseph Borrowski
de Pue
Paige
Rokker
William Carson
Twin Cities
George Allen, Jr
Edward Cankey
Ottawa
Clover
First Avenue
Allen
Melvin Johnson
Princeton
Q” Bridge
Princeton- Peru Road
Dalzell
Johnson
Committee to probe bridge deal with Northwestern Railroad
The Association of Commerce sends a three member delegation C N Hollerich Peter De Filippi and W J Wimbiscus to Chicago to negotiate an overhead bridge over Northwestern Railroad tracks. If an agreement is reached surveys will start immediately and concrete work on the hard road from Spring Valley east may begin this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Association of Commerce
C. N. Hollerich
Peter de Filippi
W. J. Wimbiscus
Chicago
Northwestern Railroad
Spring Valley
Hall Defeats Amboy in 21-13 Victory
Hall basketball team defeats Amboy last Friday 21 to 13. Amboy had defeated Hall 12 to 5 two weeks earlier. Hall now prepares to face La Moille at the local gym Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HALL
AMBOY
la Moille
Streator Moves to Reconsider Government Form
Citizens circulating petitions claim enough signatures collected to put a vote on returning to aldermanic government. Streator adopted a commission form four years ago and now weighs a change.
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Streator
Mueller defeats Woodruff in Peoria mayoral primary
Unofficial returns show Louis Mueller Republican winning the Peoria mayoralty primary by 375 votes over incumbent E N Woodruff. The result marks a major upset in Peoria's political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Louis Mueller
E. N. Woodruff
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Workman
R. I. Train
Spring Valley Depot
Valley
Pauper
Valley Lady
Township
Harold
N. W
Woodruff
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