Petition for new cement road connecting Amboy to Route 2
Residents of Amboy Sublette La Moille and surrounding areas will sign a petition directed to Governor Len Small and Director C R Miller asking for a nine mile cement road from the north end of Route 162 at La Moille north to Route 2. The plan would link Route 162 18 and 2 providing a shortcut to Spring Valley Cherry Ladd Arlington LaMoille Sublette and Amboy and connect Dixon Freeport Rockford Oregon. Supervisors Hoppes and M W Ryan circulate the petition in Bureau and Lee counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amboy
Sublette
la Moille
Len Samil
LaMoille
Hoppes
M. W. Ryan
Arlington
Len Small
State of Illinois
C. R. Miller
Bureau County
Lee County
Spring Valley
Cherry
Ladd
Dixon
Freeport
Rockford
Oregon
Putnam County Aims to Pave Hennepin Pike Road
Putnam County residents with Senator Lantz and Representative Turner urged Gov. Len Small to push early construction of the Hennepin Pike from Ivy Way near Red Mills to just west of the Illinois river opposite Hennepin. The two and a quarter mile road would connect Hennepin with Bureau County rail lines aiding the county seat’s railroad access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennepin Pike
Red Mills
Bureau
Illinois River
Hennepin
Putnam County
Simon E. Lantz
Congerville
Charles M. Turner
Wenona
Len Small
Springfield
Bureau County
Rock Island
Peoria
Raids Target La Salle Soft Drink Parlors
State's Attorney Russell O. Hanson led raids on three LaSalle city parlors Monday night. R. W. Kelly of Ottawa owner of Hit and Run La Salle street Fred Block of LaSalle and Louis Scarino of Seneca were bound over to the grand jury for alleged search and seizures violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Russell O. Hanson
Aids
R. W. Kelly
Ottawa
LaSalle Street
Fred Block
Louis Scarino
Seneca
Grand Jury
Peru Fire Chief Enters Mayoral Race
Albert Hasse, Peru city fire marshal, announced he will not be a candidate. He picked up papers Monday night and they are circulating now. Incumbent Mayor Deisbeck also seeks re election.
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Albert Hasse
Peru
Hasse
Deisbeck
Farmers at Ladd witness fine tractor program
The Ladd tractor school and demonstration attracted 140 farmers. A morning talk at Knauf's Hardware and Implement Store, lectures on tractor construction, and a Harvester Company talk covered equipment progress. Five reels showed tractor building, farm uses, industrial power, and California orange groves.
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Ladd
Knauf
Coliseum
Peckels
Kenner
Harvester Company
McCormick Reaper
Orange Groves
California
Bureau County
Friday the Thirteenth Amazon Isle Farce Draws Crowd
A theater notices an upcoming show titled Amazon Isle set on a Pacific island with head hunting Amazons. Tickets cost 85 cents for a over two hour comedy featuring a large cast. Details and full costs to be announced next week.
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Amazon Isle
Pacific Ocean
Plunges 900 Feet To Death In Mine
Charles Webb, 87, died after a 900 foot fall in the Assumption Coal mine at Assumption Illinois. He had just cleared ice from the hoist cable and signaled the hoisting engineer before the accident. The cage dropped from the surface to the shaft bottom, breaking every bone in his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Webb
Assumption Coal and Mining Company
Assumption
Illinois
Webb
Piper's Corner Local Notes and Neighborhood Guests
Miss Orpha Wells visited as guest of Miss Irene Swanson on Sunday. Mr J B Herbolsheimer butchered this week. Ottie Forestall moved into the community. Harlan Swanson was in Shef field three days. J B and Mrs Wells shopped in Princeton Friday. Piper school progresses with Leroy Forrestall as new pupil making eight. J B and Mrs Herbolsheimer on business in Princeton Saturday. Ethel Sledge, teacher at Piper, weekend with relatives in De Pue. Alvin Swanson improving after illness.
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Orpha Wells
Irene Swanson
J. B. Herbolsheimer
Ottie Forestall
Harlan Swanson
Sheffield
J. B. Wells
Princeton
Piper School
Leroy Forrestall
Ethel Sledge
de Pue
Alvin Swanson
Phrase Bald as a Badger Traced to Misreading of Badger Forehead
The origin of the expression bald as a badger is tied to older authors who misinterpreted badger fur as entirely lacking hair. They believed a smooth white forehead indicated baldness, though the animal has hair.
Cherry Items Roundup From Local Notes
Cherry residents report social visits and shopping trips while mine injuries occur. Local theater listings promise films with a vaudeville run. obituary notes John Ledbetter of Ottsville passing away in Cherry. Funeral services held at Seatonville Congregational church with burial in Ottsville Cemetery.
Dalzell Area Health Notes and Local Events
Adelmo Luccchi returns home improving. Mrs Magnani remains at St Margaret’s under Dr Terando. Carlo Lenzi and Carrick McDonald listed as sick. Winifred Griffin of Princeton visited Dalzell. George Marino of Peru visited friends. George and Chas Martis of Dalzell visit Standard. Julio Pigati hospitalized at St Margaret’s for Cherry mine injuries. Chas and Maria Pomatto welcome a son born last week. Angelo and Maria Balestri of Mark attend. Dr Terando of La Salle was in Dalzell. Libert Eriminio visited Mark. hillside fire near Dalzell threatens homes but is put out by officials. School exams held Tuesday and Wednesday. Dr Chas Dunn of Cherry did business in Dalzell.
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Adelmo Luccchi
Sabatini Magnani
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Terando
Carlo Lenzi
Carrick McDonald
Winifred Griffin
Princeton
Dalzell
George Marino
Peru
George Martis
Standard
Julio Pigati
Chas. Pomatto
Angelo Balestri
Mark
Sorbol-Quadruple Boosts St Louis Woman to Health
Mrs. William Tullock of 827 Brennan Ave St Louis reports dramatic recovery after using Sorbol-Quadruple. She says she was near death yet gained 30 pounds and now enjoys excellent health. Available at Rathbun's Pharmacy and from Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tullock
Brennan Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
Rathbun’s
Century Clockmaker Chauncey Jerome Pioneered American Brass Movements
Chauncey Jerome, born in Canaan Connecticut in 1793, was a famed American clockmaker who originated the one day brass clock movement. His innovation greatly boosted the American clock business and opened markets for American clocks in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Jerome
Europe
Canaan
Conn
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claim and approach
Advertisement describing Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a two part remedy with an ointment for local inflammation and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to restore mucous membranes. It notes 40 years of sales by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Critics of Valley from Traveling Merchants
Reading its commerce questions, merchants note the town’s old storefronts and weeded lots, praise the new bank and lighting, urge better interurban access, and propose improvements like civic clubs, sidewalks, paint, and more factories to boost business. Strong mentions include Bloomington Decatur Huntington Geneseo and Decatur streets.
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The
Association of Commerce
City Commerce Association
Bloomington
Ill
Decatur
Watseka
Henry
Kewanee
Ottawa
Aurora
Elgin
Pontiac
de Kalb
Belvidere
Huntington
W. Va
U. S
Geneseo
Spring Valley
R. R
Slaves Build Great Mole at Algiers Harbor
About 1520 the Turks forced 30,000 Christian slaves to build the mole at Algiers harbor. It took them three years to complete the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Africa
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LA Salle
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
I. J. Jagodzinski Insurance
Farmers AT
Piper’s Corner
Cen
D. C. Neill
Wm. Kuetzer
Card Club
Elizabeth Dwyer
Mary
Bernice McNally
John Carson
F. Reid
Bud Stirrit
Lou Nichols
Geo. Woods
Granville
Jack Hoxie
Clara Kimball Young
Lon Chaney
Harrison Ford
Marguerite de la Mote
John Ledbetter
Ottsville
Roy Stull
St. Paul
Dakota Streets
Cleveland Street
Peter DE Filippi
Erie Street
Spring Valley, Ill
Jet
Chevrolet
East Dakota Street
Swanson & Balestri’s
F. O. B. Flint
Mich
Supreme
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