Local Socials Report From Seatonville District
Seatonville notes list weekend trips to Dixon and Streator Decoration Day visits by Mr. and Mrs. Parker Smith and Mrs. Wm Goering. Funeral for a sister prompts Mrs Arthur Myers to travel to Springfield. Mr Myers attends. Local moves include Frank Littell into the Howard Wilhite house and a Chicago visit by Selena Dremann and Michael Kettmann family en route to Michigan with Gerald Keeft and Elizabeth Greener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Smith
Wm. Goering
Dixon
Arthur Myers
Springfield
Myers
James Floyd
Champley Sr
Chicago
Gerald Keeft
Michigan
Elizabeth Greener
Wm. Klingler
John Glover
Emeline Myers
Adlerika Promises Quick Gas Relief and Constipation Help
Adlerika claims rapid gas relief by evacuating the bowels and reducing pressure on the stomach and heart. The advertisement touts constipation relief with no griping, promoted by The Thompson Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Thompson Drug Co
Local Social Notes Bring News of Visits and Dances
Sick days pass for Dr. White as health returns. Mr. and Mrs. Nate Barto visit in Spring Valley. Ralph Dean calls on F. C. Abrahams in Sheffield. A crowd attends a Lukan Park dance with Chapin’s Illinois orchestra June 6. Arthur Rolander finishes dental term in Chicago and returns home for summer. Local families gather for Cherry school exercises and a large Decoration day reunion dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. White
Nate Barto
Spring Valley
Barto
Jas. Carruthers
Kansas
Ralph Dean
Sheffield
F. C. Abrahams
Lukan’s Park
Chapin
Arthur Rolander
Chicago Dental College
Cherry School
Levi Barton
Wm. Bierman
Albert Ellis
Illinois
Cherry Airdome Adds Weekend Shows and Local Visits
Local residents traveled between Rockford Blooming ton and Chicago over the weekend. The Cherry Airdome opened with strong attendance and a slate of films and comedies scheduled through June. Also noted are visits from Rockford friends and a fatal auto Interurban collision involving former Cherry resident Peter Delphian in Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Thirlaway
Mildred Colver
Rockford
Florence Burns
Bloomington
John Warner
Chicago
Elizabeth Balance
Francis
Edna Somerville
Marcelline
Peter Seghi
Spring Valley
Cherry Airdome
Lloyd Hughes
Shirley Mason
Alexander Carr
Geo. Sidney
Vera Gordon
Betty Blythe
Hoot Gibson
Wm. Desmond
John Francisco
Washington
Theresa Bianco
Francis Gambo
Ladd
Neill
Arlington
Peter Delphian
Cherry
Peru
Traffic Clogs Highways Across District Amid Weekend Visit Surge
Traffic neared record proportions on all main arteries through the district during Saturday and Sunday as thousands of visitors jammed highways. State police and city forces patrolled the valley with extra care, focusing on Dimmick Hill and other danger spots, while serious accidents remained few.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starved Rock
Dimmick Hill
Child Drowns In Pail Of Water On Kitchen Floor
A one year old girl Edith Viola Kapple died after falling head first into a pail of water on the kitchen floor while her mother hung washing outside. The infant, just learning to walk, managed to reach the pail unattended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kapple
Edith Viola
Healthgrams on dangers of auto accidents and seasonal diet
An Illinois study notes 1200 annual accidental auto deaths among 2 million vehicles, with Chicago leading in fatal crashes per 100 cars. A physician links summer diets to health year round, urging fresh vegetables and fruits to supply vitamins as spring fever peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Henry Ford
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Special Assessment Hearing for Power Street Improvements
The City Council of Spring Valley Illinois orders Power Street from Minnesota to Dakota be eroded drained excavated improved curbed and paved with reinforced concrete. The notice names interested residents and sets the hearing and confirmation process for the assessment of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Illinois
Power
Minnesota Street
Dakota Street
Power Street Improvement Hearing in Spring Valley
The final hearing on the cost assessment for paving west pavement lines to the east and west street lines of Power Street will be held June 22, 1925 at 9:00 AM in Bureau County Court. Objections may be filed beforehand. Assessments are to be paid in ten annual installments at 6 percent interest. Commissioner L H Luther as of June 1, 1925.
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Power Street
Spring Valley
Ilinois
Bureau County
Illinois
A. D
L. H. Luther
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Seatonville
James Barto
M. J. Faletti
Putnam County
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la Salle, Illinois
RS. A. Andra
U.S
Usco
Usco Cord
U.S. Rubber Company
United States
Royal Cord
Spring Valley Motor Co
Chrysler
DE Filipp
Leimback
Dakota
Phaeton
Jos
Spring Valley, Ill
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