City of Spring Valley Faces Growing Debt and Proposed Meter Run
Long estimate of city finances shows rising indebtedness from 22 000 in 1911 to about 54 000 with sewer bonds and little to show for three years of administration. Readers urged to vote on water meters and electric pumping to cut costs and stop debt growth.
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Bring Valley
Paers
Bincom
Spring Valley
Knapp
Adminis
Jim
Nobdy
Brown Company
Browns
Brown Bros
Jones Bros
Smiths
Rail line seeks two hour service curbs during war period
C O and P Railway asks Spring Valley city council to cooperate with the National Council of Defense by eliminating unnecessary trains. It proposes stopping the Ladd car on Dakota Street and coordinating with the Princeton car to provide a two hour service through the municipality during the war, noting no action yet from the council.
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C. O. & P. Railway
Spring Valley
National Council of Defense
Ladd
City of
Dakota Street
Princeton
Council
Council of National Defense
War Board
Three Massock Brothers Held After Spring Valley Fire
Peter Jacob and Anton Massock were brought before Police Magistrate Herron on charges of arson in spreading fire to two Spring Valley buildings on Dakota Street New Year’s Day. Bonds set at 1000 each. Deputy State Fire Marshal Alfred White led the case. The blaze damaged a brick undertaker building and a frame saloon, with insured losses and investigations ongoing.
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Massock Brothers
Spring Valley
Peter
Jacob
Anton Massock
Princeton
Herron
Dakotta Street
Alfred White
Chas. Blankis
Bureau
Dakota Street
Anton Carp
Mee Carp
Carp
Massack Bros
Walker
Danville
Interurban to resume regular schedule next Sunday
The interurban company states regular service will restart next Sunday after repairing motor cars damaged by January and February snow storms. FOR SALE Hupmobile, good tires, in good mechanical condition, time inquire at this office.
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Interurban
Murder trial set for three Rockford men in Ladd boy case
Judge Davis schedules next Tuesday for the murder trial of Frank Aniba Tony Donts icilli and Zem Calura believed involved in the highway killing of a Ladd boy near Ladd and Cherry. A jury panel is called and the trio remains jailed as attorneys prepare defense while State's Attorney Skinner vows to seek the extreme penalty amid circumstantial evidence.
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Davis
Petit Jury
Ladd Boy
Frank Aniba
Tony Dontsicilli
Zem Calura
Rockford
LaMoille
deTmad Tenozzi
Ladd and
Cherry
Eckert
Carey Johnson
Claude Brown
Skinner
Atty. Spaulding
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General Fund
Peru
Hill
Greenwood
Minnesota Street
Powers
Hospital
Fifth
Sixth
Hennesey
Terry
Nesota
Temami Richards
Dakota
Fourth Street
Spaulding
Fourth
Edness
Oour
Everbody
Spring Valley Utilities Company
Harry Brown
Halladay and
Marseilles
Ottawa
LaSalle
Neponset
Buda
Sewanee Power Co
Spring Valley Utilities Co
Chicago Pipers
Council of Defense
Commissioner Hill
Valley
State Department
Kenfield Anderson
Princeton Divricasmss Many
Alice Polson
C. Axel Borg
Tiskilwa Pop Sesontents
Pros Enmareede
Connie D. Julandery
Tiskilwa One
Wim. Benee
Dover Aeyeee Lega
Martha J. Marsh
Geaston
Ta. Legal
John Kunkel
Lottie Philhower
Anton Pelegrena
Dalzell
Jospehine Contelli Dalzell
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