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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
1
A string of burglaries struck Spring Valley homes the past week with thieves taking cash jewelry and small valuables while residents were away. Items stolen include 35 dollars a diamond ring 45 dollars a sapphire ring a handbag with 45 dollars and two possible gangs suspected by police though no arrests made.
Hicks Park will open for the 1925 season on Easter Sunday April 12 with S C Kipp of Minonk as general manager and Harry Champley of Seatonville directing the dancing platform and music. The park’s policy is to book top orchestras and the park buildings have been cleaned and overhauled for a strong opening.
The home of M. R. Smith special investigator in the Office of State's attorney Hanson was damaged by a black powder bomb explosion at 11:30 Tuesday night. No one was injured. Smith and his family escaped. The blast shattered windows and damaged the north end of the dwelling and nearby buildings were felt by the shock.
John McClarence, 40, former Spring Valley resident, was struck and killed by a freight train at Cicero on Saturday. He worked as a switchman for the Illinois Central railroad. Survived by four brothers James Frank and Michael in Chicago, Henry of Pekin, and sister Mrs. Lee Merriman of Chicago. Interment followed in Chicago.
Mike Grisolano, 38, of 324 East Third Street, Spring Valley, vanished after writing a calendar page notice accusing Julian Colombo and others of poisoning him. The note requested his furniture go to his sister at Dalzell. Authorities investigate as relatives seek his whereabouts.
Neighbors report persistent damage to trees in the yard of Joseph Klimeck on West Iowa Street. At various times while the Klimecks were away, tree limbs were broken and several trees damaged, with additional complaints from nearby residents.
The West End Gun Club purchased 160 acres of bottom land at Mud Lake opposite Spring Valley from the McCormick sisters. This brings the club's total ownership to 260 acres in Putnam county and 47 acres in Bureau county, with a lease on 150 acres in this county.
Clarence Bradley, Sr., 63, longtime manager of Spring Valley Coal Co farm properties near Dalzell, died at his home after a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife, three children, two sisters, and several grandchildren. Born May 14, 1862 in Vandalia, Illinois, he spent life in Dalzell La Salle Peru area. Funeral held at 2 pm Tuesday with Spring Valley Masonic Lodge. interment in Peru City cemetery.
Fire severely damages the residence of Lou Mars on East St. Paul Street in a Sunday blaze. Mars was not home when it started and discovered the fire on return from downtown. Defective kitchen chimney flue suspected. fire spread to the attic, requiring tearing off plaster and shingles to reach the blaze. Water damage was heavy, but most furniture was saved.
In a Spring Valley county court case, Marie Bishop pleaded guilty to Illinois prohibition act violations connected to the Interurban Bar. Co-defendants Amy Clark and William Mintz face continued trials. building owner Primo Cavalea had obtained an ouster judgment. The trio had run a liquor venue on Main Street since October 1924 amid multiple raids. Marie Bishop faces sentencing next Saturday with others who pled guilty in the prior two weeks.
Mrs. Hugh Thoms of Chicago, and a former resident of this city, died at her Chicago home Sunday. The funeral was held there Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Thoms moved from Spring Valley to Chicago about twenty years ago. She was a sister of Alex Patterson James Patterson Tom Patterson of this city and Hugh Patterson of Cherry.
J. W. Williams who escaped from Princeton jail last September was sentenced to nineteen years in Virginia for forgery. Authorities say he confessed to sixteen forgeries there after fleeing Bureau County, with Virginia law combining counts into a single nineteen year term. He is expected to serve the full sentence.
Dominic Oberto Post 182 elected officers at its first meeting in City Hall Council Chamber. James P. Doyle as Post Commander Frank A. Martinelli Senior Vice Commander John J. Carroll Adjutant Peter Ternetti France Officer Charles Dorf Sergt at Arms Melvin Norberg Chaplain Glenn Sitterly Historian.
The Valley theatre presents Cecil B De Mille's The Golden Bed on Sunday with lavish gowns, settings, and a two reel comedy A Raspberry Romance plus a Pathe Review. Three acts of high grade vaudeville feature the Valley theatre orchestra providing the music.
Division No 1 of the Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational church hosts a Japanese Tea Party in the church parlors on Wednesday evening March 18 1925. An orchestra and various amusements will entertain guests with eats and sales of bakery goods and spring bonnets. Tickets cost 25 cents and 16 cents.
Clifford Aldrich pleaded guilty to resisting an officer in serving a writ connected to a Tom Wallwin saloon raid near Spring Valley. He paid a $100 fine plus costs and served a half day in jail that Tuesday. Selby Johnson, ex-motorcycle cop, admitted alerting Wallwin by phone and was arrested last Friday. the state's attorney indicated the case may be dropped.
Robert Medill once state director of mines and minerals faces a divorce suit from Matilda J. Medill who claims desertion dating from 1923 while they lived in Springfield. An unnamed woman is cited as co respondent. they married in 1911 and Mrs Medill is daughter of John Van Schaick of Spring Valley.
The Sanitary Bakery, formerly of Dakota street, has purchased the Model Bakery. Manager Louis Regis asks patrons for continued support.
State's Attorney Hanson led raids at Peru Turn Hall and La Salle bars, seizing wine and whiskey. Operator Carl Ulrich bonded for 1000 dollars. Additional searches found wine in outbuildings and a moonshine jug. liquor samples were taken and most stock destroyed.
Deputies raided Christ Nickels soft drink parlor in Cherry and found nothing. A second visit uncovered four barrels of wine and a gallon of moonshine at the Nickels home. Nickels pleaded not guilty in county court and posted bonds for his trial.
A committee will be appointed this week to raise funds to erect buildings for new industries in Spring Valley, support moving costs and temporary housing, and attract factories westward growth. Backers must see real financial returns to support the project, with local financiers urged to invest.
Two Fords collided near Hicks Park last Sunday leaving no injuries but both cars badly damaged. One driver from La Salle and the other named Charles Jackson of Princeton. Jackson and two friends abandoned their car and have not been heard from since.
The State Highway Department replies to the As sociation of Commerce about the bridge over the C N W crossing east of Spring Valley. The department will close the gap as fast as possible. A petition to the Illinois Commerce Commission is being prepared and a hearing requested soon.
Trumpeter and Sons erected sheds near Hicks Park at Spring Valley and west of Bryant's elevator at De Pue for storage of cement and other materials for the Spring Valley to De Pue cement road. Material is shipped daily and work will start when weather allows. An enormous loader engine and crane are installed at De Pue with a switch track being built along the railway.
Dorothea Jamieson six year old daughter of a former Spring Valley resident died at her Sturgiss Kentucky home of pneumonia. The body was brought to Spring Valley for burial with services at the Congregational church and interment in Miller cemetery.
A surprise party was hosted at 530 West Cleveland Street for John Mignone in honor of his thirteenth birthday. Attendees included Mary and Catherine Priece, Margaret and Catherine Mignone, Stella Jacobouski, Jennie Trogolo, Peter Jacobouski, Thomas Mignone, Roy, Frank and Louis Mignone, with games and a tasty lunch.
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