Bureau County School Notes and Exhibits 1918
Calendar items mark notable birthdays and holidays. A county fuel crisis prompts school openings on specific dates and strict temperature control. Letters urge schools to conserve fuel, with janitors and teachers to maintain 68 to 70 degrees. Reports cover educational exhibits, patriotic programs, fundraising for Red Cross, visitations, and seed corn testing updates across Bureau County schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Bureau County
Tpureau County
Fuel Administration Board of
Cai
Geo. D. Smith
County Superintendent of Schools
Estate Proceedings and Guardianships in County Court
Numerous petitions for letters of administration and probate are noted, with executors named and bonds set, including Eveline Bradley and Carrie Scott estates. Guardianship orders, bonds, and final settlements are issued for multiple minors, with dates and bonds specified, alongside a concluding wartime indemnity excerpt.
Uncle Sam's Financial Condition Reported Reassuring
The Federal Reserve annual report to Congress calls the nation's financial condition reassuring and encouraging. It notes the economy withstood the war’s initial shock and should improve next year, but warns against private security issues and investments not essential to the war effort. Conservative businessmen have long followed this policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Congress
Wartime Resolve Called By Lloyd George For All Americans
The statement asserts the people must fight and sacrifice fully or face downfall, urging total effort from Americans amid a crisis. It frames the choice as immediate and existential, with no alternative acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Administrator's Sale of Real Estate in Ladd Illinois
Under an order of ren, Mary Benster administrator de bonis non of John Dubisky's estate will sell at public auction on a February day in 1918 between 10 am and 5 pm, at the front door of the dwelling in Ladd Village Bureau County Illinois. The property, Lots 7 and 8 in Block 59, with coal and fire clay rights excepted, is offered for cash subject to 1917 taxes and free of Anna Dubisky's dower rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
John Dabisky
Ladd
Bureau
Illinois
Bureau County
Dlinois
Anna Dubisky
John Dubisky
A. D
Coal and traffic relief debated in wartime rail plan
The piece notes coal shipments rising in major cities while rail congestion hampers movement. It highlights McAdoo's dual roles overseeing finance and industry, with investigators grilling him as the widening bottlenecks persist. The text argues for measures to avoid closing shops and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Hampton Roads
Europe
East
McAdoo
Aailroad
Executor's Notice in William Steele Estate
Executor appointed for the last will of William Steele deceased of Bureau County Illinois. He will appear at Bratau County Court in Princeton on the March Term first Monday to settle claims. Creditors urged to attend and debtors to pay promptly. Dated January 21, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steele
Willian Steele
Bureau
State of
Thinois
Bratau County
Court House
Princeton
Local visitors and social rounds around town
Arlington William Okey of Princeton and Radic Fagan of Galesburg arrived between trains last week. J P Brady of Kewanee was a business visitor on Thursday. Harry Simpkins and family visited their brother Harvey. Mr and Mrs A Hopps of La Moille and Margaret Neill of Cherry spent Sunday with the Neill family. Warren Nelson of Princeton called on old friends. A Sunday collection was taken at the Presbyterian church for the Ar-prost art project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radic Fagan
Galesburg
J. P. Brady
Kewanee
Harry Simpkins
Woodhull
Harvey
A’ Hopps
la Moille
Margaret* Neill
Cherry
Neill
Warren Nelson
Princeton
Presbyterian Church
Local News Notes and Community Updates From Cherry Area
Farmers have been hauling coal from Cherry all week to meet shortages. Mr and Mrs Thomas Pidgeon of Princeton assisted with the Boyland bungalow. Schools closed last week to conserve cook supply. Only eighteen business days next month after holidays. Mrs M Neill and family heard of a cousin's pneumonia death at Camp Grant. Nellie Neill attended the Chicago funeral. Red Cross thanks Henry Peterson for hauling coal at 20 below and others who assisted in inland living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pidgeon
Princeton
Camp Grant
Nellie Neill
Chicago
Red Cross
Henry Peterson
Local Folks Visit Chicago and Nearby Kin
Harry ofttagh traveled to Chicago last week for business. Dorene Welch from Rock Taland came to spend time with family. Mrs Minnie Ostermeyer of LaScalita recently visited her sister Mrs Win at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ofttagh
Chicago
Dorene Welch
Rock Taland
Sunmlny Witl
Minnie Ostermeyer
LaScalita
Mrs
Win
Theenson Jack Noe Visits Qrent Aning Station
The text notes Theenson Jack Noe visiting a station after a break caused by coal shortages. It mentions a Bureau School reopening after a week’s vacation tied to winter conditions and snow blocking access to grain stores. Wildlife and hunting activity are referenced amid severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Noe
Bureau School
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Ruth E. Morris
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C. J. Mann
Everett Johnson
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Carrie Scott
Claude Brown
Lulu M. Scott
Jos. Meyer
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Perry Remsburg
Ormond J. Conner
Henry Hahn, Sr
Barbara Faubel
Philip Fauble
George Fauble
Glenn Mielkey
Philip R. Porter
APM
George I. Porter Adrion
Ord
Hannah Hanson
Charles W. Strock
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Catherman
Butate Roy
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Elmer Scott
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Julia Harper
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C. B. Maultair
E. H. Childy
W. L. Child
Uncle Sam
Vue
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de Bonis
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