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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
2
The piece argues that true success lies in modest, stable living rather than wealth. It praises an ordinary man who raised a large, virtuous family, kept them clothed and out of trouble, and left little material wealth but a lasting, content legacy.
A poetic sketch contrasts Horatio Oscar DeBonnerville Brown a germ obsessed bank worker aged forty four and Timothy Michael McGuire a rugged track foreman aged seventy four. It notes Brown’s strict routines and final monument while praising McGuire’s hardy years on the line and current quiet vigil at his flag shanty door.
Lexington police arrested Jim Gant a longtime janitor at First and City National Bank after he took five unspent bundles of money worth 2500 dollars from the bank. He admitted the theft and was charged with grand larceny as detectives recovered part of the money at his home and in his pocket.
An elderly bachelor jokes that the greatest source of a woman's anxiety is her inability to find something to worry about. The quip reflects social humor about gender roles and domestic life in a bygone era.
Bank cash and deposits totaling 1 093 802 21 are listed alongside capital stock surplus and undivided profits. Peter Hollerich, cashier, swears the figures match the auditor reports, notarized July 7, 1925 in Bureau County Illinois.
The Board of Local Improvements in Spring Valley Illinois awarded Henry Zolper & Sons Mendota to asphalt the St Paul Street corridor from Cornelia to Power. Bids cover concrete pavement curbing vitrified sewer pipe and manholes with options for 10 percent contract discounts to frontage owners within ten days. Writ ten day window and ordinance details noted, dated July 8 1925.
The project on Minnesota Street in Spring Valley Illinois from Power Street to Spalding Street has been awarded to Henry Zolper & Sons Mendota Illinois. The bid covers concrete integral curbing excavation trenching catch basin covers and related drainage work with specified unit prices. Work to begin on the 4th of the month.
Route spanning from Erie Street north to alley in block eighty eight extended westward to Dakota Street in Spring Valley Bureau County Illinois awarded to Henry Zolper & Sons Mendota Illinois for concrete street work. Bid specifies 45c per foot for integral curbing 20c for protection curbing 30c for eight accordance with inter sections excluding Cleveland Street and Dakota Street intersections.
An official notice dated July 1925 states plans for paving work in Spring Valley Illinois. The document is signed by Charles W. Knapp, President, detailing the city action and authority.
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