Two De Pue Fishermen Drowned After Ice Breaks
Arthur Marliere and John Lamb drowned when their auto truck broke through rotten ice on the Illinois river near Marquette. John De Groot of Peru located the bodies. brothers Ernest Marliere and Henry Linder aided in the rescue attempts. A double funeral was held in De Pue, with burial in the Serbian cemetery.
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Arthur Marliere
John Lamb
Illinois River
Marquette
John de Groot
Peru
Marliere
Lamb
Ernest Marliere
Henry Lindor
de Pue
Mud Lake
Spring Valley
Mest
Deine
Arthur
Brother
Mgs
Linder
E. R. Barnevelt
Peoria
Frank Sr
Fanny Lorenzo
Frank ,Jr
Amboy
Edmund
LaSalle
David
Hector
Ernest
Dee
Lockport
Drowning History Ties To Families In Ottawa Area
Two sisters and a brother are noted in a fragmented record from Ottawa referencing Ernest Marliere of Dr Pue a, Mrs Geo Simpson of Granville, and a sister Anna who was drowned at Pue about ten years ago, with their mother Mrs b of Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marliere
Pue
Geo. Simpson
Granville
Anna
Ottawa
Micheletti and De Filippi Tie The Knot at St Anthony’s
James Micheletti married Cecelia De Filippi in a ceremony at St Anthony’s Church officiated by Rev Fat r Mane. Attendants included Elva De Filippi and Jeep Londergan, with both families noted as local residents. The couple plans a reception at the bride’s home following the church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia de Filippi
Idris Micheletti, Jr
St. Anthony's Church
Elva de Filippi
Jeep Londergan
Penu
Gream
James Micheletti
Peter de “Ilippi
Beatrix Déa
Edding March
Lena
Antonette Mezzorana
Micheletti Home Sees Family Move to Housekeeping This Summer
A family plans to move to their own home this summer after paying off the Micheletti residence. The youth and their circle of friends extend best wishes for happiness and good fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micheletti
Icy Hills Cause Multiple Auto Accidents in Valley area
Ice on hills around Spring Valley and De Pue led to numerous accidents last week. More than a dozen cars skidded and overturned on No 3 hill, with a Studebaker from St. Louis demolished and Mrs Vanetta bruised. Other wrecks involved Linder and two De Pue residents with injuries. County crews spread cinders. Delaney and Smith hills improved or impassable. Tieman hill now fair.
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Spring Valley
de Pue
Studebaker
Vanetta
St. Louis
Tieman_ hill
Hall to face De Pue Friday at Spring Valley
Hall's basketball team meets De Pue at Spring Valley this Friday January 30 with the Ladd eighth graders in the curtain raiser at 7 pm. Hall lists a probable lineup with Verucchi and J Wilson or Pozzi at forwards, Baladenski at center, and Wilson Ingram or Peradotto at guards. The squad has shown improvement despite a diphtheria outbreak halting practice and delaying Lunn and Dwyer from joining.
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Hall
de Pue
Spring Valley
Ladd
Verucchi
J. Wilson
Pozzi
Baladenski
Condie
Miglio
B. Wilson
Ingram
Peradotto
Lunn
Dwyer
Laborers Contract Signed and Wage Scale Retained
Tri City Contractors and the District Council of the S H C A and L W of A agreed last Friday to continue the previous year’s wage scale and working agreement with a few minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City
L. W. of A
Two Mexicans Dead as De Pue Pool Hall Shooting Erupts
Jesus Vasquez died at St. Margaret's hospital in Spring Valley from gunshot wounds after a Friday confrontation in Bureau Junction. Pete Serano is sought by Bureau County authorities for the De Pue pool hall shooting that followed, with Serano believed to have avenged the earlier clash. Serano, a furnace man at Mineral Point Zinc, has a wife and five children in eastern De Pue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Vasquez
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Spring Valley
Pete Serano
Bureau County
de Pue
Bureau Junction
Vasquez
Serano
Deas
Sheriff's Office
Rock Railway
Bureau
Spring
Roe
Mineral Point
Peace Bond To Protect Seatonville Teens
Enraged 75 year old shoe maker Charlie rushed a Seatonville pool hall crowd after pranksters to threaten beheading them. Orville and Howard Lehman obtained a peace bond after hearings before Justice Richard M. Skinner. Several witnesses named in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Seatonville
Orville
Howard Lehman
Richard M. Skinner
Lehman Brothers
William Hardy
Sorrel Decker
Premo Orlandini
Fritz Moulden
Hugh C Price Recital Delights La Salle Audience
The ninth annual piano recital by Prof. Hugh C. Price was held at the La Salle High School auditorium on January 28 at 8 15 pm. The program featured Beethoven Bach-Tausig Chopin Mendelssohn Brahms Liszt and others with a critical audience praising the performance and selections.
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Hugh C. Price
la Sallie
Beethoven
Bach-Tausig
Chopin
Mendelssohn
Brahms
Die Loreley
Liszu
Prisoner Williams Recaptured After Jail Break
J. V. Williams a jail breaker and check fraudster once again in custody after escape from Princeton Illinois county jail. He was recaptured in Williamsburg Virginia where he was arrested for cashing fraudulent express company checks. Authorities plan extradition to Bureau county to face a lengthy sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Williams
Williamsburg
Virginia
Sheriff Mills
Bureau County
Wil- Vipifs
Princeton
Spring Valley
Bungra County
Williams
Bure&a
Etiave
Burlingene
Peru
I la Salle
Ottawa
Coveny
Springs Valley
E State
Sheriff’s Office
Granville to Have Factory in Planned Textile Venture
Granville expects a factory with female labor to open, led by H. H. Mishel of Chicago, president of the Eastern Raincoat Co. A canvassing drive reports 185 women registered for work. The plan includes one year free rent, four years of free rent toward a factory, then a ten year lease with stockholders receiving six percent return. R. H. H. Luckenbill, cashier of the project’s state bank, is noted.
Contractors Establish Headquarters at Spring Valley
Trumpeter and Sons, contractors for the Spring Valley De Pue hard road, will set up headquarters at Spring Valley along the C N W Ry switch track east of Ladd road. A base of supplies will be established at De Pue with crews working from both towns. About 200 cars of sand from Beloit, 500 cars of gravel from Ottawa, and 50 cars of cement will be shipped. Sheds for storage to be built mid February. Eight miles of hard road to be built excluding bridges. About 80 men will be employed.
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Trumpeter & Sons
Spring Valley
de Pue
Ladd Road
Charles Case
Northwestern
John Newman
Frank
Peter Trumpeter
Beloit
Wis
Ottawa
Mrs Martin Frain Dies At Hillsboro
Mrs Martin Frain died at her Hillsboro home on Thursday morning January 22 after an extended illness. She was 50, lived in Spring Valley 23 years, and moved to Hillsboro in 1910. Surviving are five children Martin Luke Mary Jane Margaret Daniel and one sister Mrs Thomas McCormick of Chicago. Remains taken to Spring Valley for burial with services at Immaculate Conception and interment in Mt Olivet cemetery.
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Martin Frain
Hillsboro
Spring Valley
Martin
Luke
Mary Jane
Margaret
Daniel
Maywood
Thomas McCormick
Chicago
Patrick Frain
Immaculate Conception Church
Mt. Olivet
John Dowling Dies at Joliet After Illness
John Dowling aged 59 a former Spring Valley resident died at his Joliet home on Friday afternoon at 12 30 after a period of poor health. He ran a blacksmith shop in Spring Valley for years and moved to Joliet about four years ago. Surviving are his widow and two children John and Anna at home two brothers Edward of Alaska and Joseph of Spring Valley and two sisters Daisy Westlick of St Louis and Mattie Jargeski of Houston. The funeral was held Monday with interment in Joliet cemetery.
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John Dowling
Spring Valley
Joliet
Sleen
Dowling
John
Anna
Edward
Alaska
Joseph
Daisy Westlick
St. Louis
Mattie Jargeski
Houston
Texas
Joliet Cemetery
Spring Valley To Open Real Estate Office
Peter De Filippi announces the reopening of a general real estate office in Spring Valley with weekly Peoria duties. He will list properties for sale, conduct a broad insurance business, and operate from 206 West Erie Street with a brick office planned behind the Globe Land Co. building on Spaulding Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Peter de Filippi
Gipps
Peoria
de Filippi
West
Erie Street
Globe Land Co
Coal Company
Spaulding Street
Ladd Saloon Raided by Deputies Seizures Reported
Deputies Applen and Conkling raided the Albert Farnetti saloon in Ladd Monday morning discovering the liquor hiding place. About a half gallon of wine and cider were seized though no moonshine found. Farnetti ordered to appear in Princeton to arrange bonds if he pleads not guilty to a state prohibition violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applen
Conkling
Albert Farnetti
Ladd
Farnetti
Princeton
Mid-Winter Carnival Opens With Spectacle in Prosperity Hall
Decor crews from National Production Co Chicago arrive to stage the Prosperity club hall for nine nights of the Gasoline Alley Club fundraiser beginning Saturday January 31. Prince Rajbar of India headlines free nightly vaudeville with crystal gazing and thought transference demonstrations. Franckey's Orchestra provides music, with a queen contest and prizes including a seventy five dollar wrist watch for the winner and a twenty five dollar watch for top ticket seller. Doors open at 7 o'clock each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Production Co
Chicago
Prosperity Club
Gasoline Alley Club
Spring Valley
Prince Rajbar
India
Franckey
Thaw Out Social At Grant School A PTA Event
The PTA invites 150 people to a Thaw Out Social and expansion party at Grant School on January 29 from 6 to 7 PM. Miss Cafeteria serves cream potatoes minute steak combination salad pickles rolls ice cream wafers and coffee at 85 cents each. The annual Father-Son banquet is scheduled for February 19.
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Grant School
Putnam County Day Liquor Cases Reported
Putnam County, once noted for a good quality of liquor, is described as dry by a nearby editor. In Granville last Friday liquor captured was dumped in the sewer on the main street. Five saloon men pleaded guilty last week with fines and costs listed for Alfonso Mazzini, Vencenzo Domini Americano, Mrs. Mary Troy, and Peter Bellino.
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Putnam County
Sahara Desert
Granville
Alfonso Mazzini
Mark
Vencenzo Domini
Americano
Mary Troy
Peter Bellino
Standard
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Art Marliere
Auto
Spring Valley Hospital
Sy kOeth
Orger
Ladd Saloon
Parent-Teacher Association
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