Patriot Fund Drive Aims At $15 000 In Spring Valley
Community campaign begins May 13 to raise fifteen thousand dollars for war relief, with a per month assessment to citizens, 50 cents for labor unions, and an executive committee to distribute funds. Committees cover city districts, with four minute men to promote at shows and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriots Fund
Spring Valley
Patriot’s Fund
Red Cross
K. of
The
Webster Park
Andy Johnson
A. H. Reinhart
Seatonville
Peru Road
Hall Township
Fred Hammer
Charles Sittler
Wm. Wolfer
Tieman
Murray
Henry Tieman
Harry Murray
Dalzell
Pete Faletti
United Action
May 17 116 Illinois youths leave for Jefferson Barracks
Seventeen Spring Valley youths will depart Friday at 10:35 for Jefferson Barracks as the May 25 draft call expands. District No 1 lists eligibles from towns including Princeton Sheffield Tiskilwa and Dover. District No 2 adds Malden Cherry Spring Valley DePue LaMoille and Ladd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Jeerson Barracks
Edgar O. Wright
Bradford
Gosse George Wiltz
Princeton
David Joffe
Sandwich
Albert C. Huber
Sheffield
Roscoe E. Miller
Omaha
William James Campbell
Harry Perlmutter
Gussie C. Lieferman
Tiskilwa
Lawrence H. Anderson
Corey A. Kiser
Dover
David Williamson
New Hope
Harry G. Johnson
Charley T. Jones
Harry A. Rasmussen
Geo. R. Riggs
Manlius
Irvin S. Ogle
Tisilwa
Grover Brady
Bureau
Elzia E. Tungate
Lewisville
Hazzard G. Ufford
Raymond A. McKee
Neponset
Walter Evelhoch
Fritchoff Johnson
New Bedford
Errill
Bover
Buda
Bureau County
Winnie W. Powers
Malden
Ferdinando Bentincklio
Cherry
Joe Wasalewski
Michael Andzerzak
DePue
Angelo Cherardini
Ladd
Raymond Chambers
LaMoille
Louis Actis
John P. Weber
Henry Olszanowski
John Camarro
Joseph Leksynski
Tom Ghighlieri
Jorn Czelaszyk
Andrew J. Szabo
Walter Budnick
Marquette
John F. Clark
Chas
F. Meadowcraft
Cabri
Vincent DeFiori
Andrew R. Tuzik
Edward ©. Lynch
Anthony D. Biorchi
Dalzell
Neil C .Barter
John J. Kozleski
Edward M. Turner
State of Illinois
Tllinois
Illinois
Camp Wheler
Camp Grant
Til
Camp Gordon Ga
Camp Shelby
Miss
Got his commission Leuit Coveny receives straps at Camp Dodge
Lieut Coveny reports from Camp Dodge that he has earned a commission and received a graduation certificate. He notes he has been made a sergeant since April 19, learned of it upon returning, and praises his rapid progress with well wishes from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lear
Seatonville Park Opens Under Rudy Weible Management
Rudy Weible, known as Ruffy, is named manager of Lukan's Park at Seatonville for the 1918 season with opening night set for Saturday May 11. The Seelig Orchestra will play all season with Saturday dancing, a fish fry planned for opening night, and a watchman to protect cars. Weible pledges good order and no rowdyism in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Weible
Bureau County
R. A. Weible
Rudy
Seatonville
Seelig
Weible
Spring Valley Leads Liberty Loan Drive Oversubscribed
Bureau County reports strong results from the Third Liberty Loan campaign ending last Saturday night. Spring Valley district Hall and Selby townships alone subscribed about 4235,150 or 207 percent of its $207,000 quota, while the county total reached roughly 1,800,000 against a 1,034,880 goal, with 3,493 subscribers in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Bureau County
Spring Valley
Hall
Selby
United States
Misfortune follows Italian coal miner in county court bout
Juliaan Meissat an Italian coal miner from Cherry was brought before county court to be tried for sanity on a complaint by his wife who fears his constant despondency has unsettled him. Doctors found no insanity and plan sending him to Chicago for treatment of physical defects with City Marshal Bonucci accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliaan Meissat
Cherry
Meissant
California
Spring Valley
Barrett
Poor Soldier Record For Flag-Tearer John Buecke
Word from Ft. Terry L. T. says John Buecke the youth who pled guilty to tearing a flag before Frank department store in Spring Valley has a poor soldiering record. He reportedly stays in the guard house at training camp refused discipline and vaccinations. He caused trouble with exemption boards at Granville and Spring Valley and missed Spring Valley during last winter’s snow. He was sent to Camp Dodge with a group but attempted to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Ft. Terry
L. T
John Buecke
Frank Department
Buccko
Granville
Granville Board
Camp Dodge
City Council Votes 72 375 Budget for 1918 19
The annual appropriation ordinance introduced last Monday night totals 72 375.00 for corporate purposes from May 1 1918 to April 30 1919, with 41 000 expected from city revenue and 11 900 for lighting, 11 000 for officers, 10 000 for streets, and 7 000 for the Illinois River bridge. A new bonded indebtedness item of 2 500 is added, plus 2 500 for debt interest and 3 000 for special taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois River
Department of Health
Eight Boys Arrested For Thefts On Northwestern Line
Railroad detectives along the Northwestern Railroad caught eight boys in the act of stealing insulators and other valuables from the right of way and depots. They were brought before Justice Syezek at Spring Valley and fined ten dollars plus costs. Shoes were the target in recent depot robberies at Spring Valley and Ladd, with multiple incidents reported over the past week. The detective work continues to pursue the guilty parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Justice of the Peace Syezek
Spring Valley
Ladd
Household goods sale in May at West Erie Street
Public notice announces a May sale of complete furnishings and garden tools at the residence of E G Walker on West Erie Street. The ad lists household goods offered for disposal during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Erie Street
Revolting crime leads to three arrests in Rock Island
Three suspects, Carl Kirling and George Marvin both about thirty and well dressed, plus John Lafferty twenty, were arrested after a railroad yard incident. A vagrant sentence for Lafferty preceded trials for Kirling and Marvin, who bonded at $2500 each. A boy witness and a Canadian army discharge tie the trio to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Bureau Test
Carl Kirling
George Marvin
John Lafferty
Bureau
Calaboose
Herron
Kirling
Marvin
Cleveland
Ohio
Lafferty
Big Military Dance at Hicks Park Honors Drafted Men
Invitations have been sent to all drafted men from Putnam Bureau and LaSalle counties for a dance at Hicks Park next Thursday evening May 9. About 76 men will entrain Friday morning from the area to be entertained by Seelig's Orchestra and Singers including John Van Schaick who will perform. The event features the Military Waltz and a program designed to boost morale before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Park
Putnam
Bureau
LaSalle
John van Schaick
Seelig
Professor Seelig
Stolen Ford Touring Car Recovered In Ottawa
Wa Nagel of Princeton area had a Ford touring car stolen from a Peru street near Mania Park. Reward cards prompted Ottawa police to locate the vehicle abandoned near the John Link saloon and stored in an Ottawa garage. Nagel retrieved the car after paying the reward and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. Nagel
Princeton
Mania Park
Peru
Ottawa
City
John Link
Nagel
Kaiser Scene Provokes Gunfire at LaSalle Theatre
Granville man Carlson opened fire seven shots during a Berlin film at the Marquette theatre in LaSalle on Wednesday. He fired through the screen after a Kaiser caricature insulted the United States, then was taken into custody pending state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heest
Berlin
Marquette Theatre
LaSalle
Carlson
Graneville
Kaiser
United States
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Association
J. C. Sitterly
Charles W. Knapp
Charles Fehr
C. N. Hollerich
Wm. C Craig
Frank Mainum
Attillio Gianassi
Executive Committee
Nathan Frank
St. Paul
Spaulding
St. Paul Street
Spalding Street
Pat Frain
Fred DeFilippi
Wm. Swiger Jr
Spalding
Adolph Butterneck
Joe Lynch
St Paul
Joe Savio
Leroy Hill
Joe Klemak
Ignatz Tuladzieski
Hicks
Martin Mainus
Henry Broll
Wm. Monaghan
Thomas Carroll
N. W
John Newman
Back Norton
Elmer Johnson. Co. R I. and
P. Ry
Mr. Jackson
Jefferson Barracks
Dist. No. 1
Seatonville Park
Pe Seabees
Letaesceens
Julian Meissant
Cherry Man
Railroad Detective
E. G. Walker
Boy
Picure
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