Registration Day Sets For June 5 1918
Men turning 21 since June 5, 1917 must register on June 5 1918. Registrants face penalties for failure. Exemption cards and registrars will assist at City Hall Spring Valley June 6. Deferral claims require proof of dependents or farming. Volunteers urged for engineers tank service remount field artillery and other roles. After registration, volunteering ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townships
Spring Valley
America
Goto
Tioth Society
United States Engineers
Corps Regiment of Engineers
Vancouver Barracks
Washington
Jefferson Barracks
Panama
France
Tank
Tank Corps
Serlin
United States
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Medical Department
U. S
Garment workers lead Patriot’s Fund drive with monthly 50 cent pledge
The Patriotic Fund asks county supporters to boost subscriptions as $30,000 goal nears. Garment workers at Gross Brothers vote to levy 50 cents monthly for the war effort, praised for loyalty while a few local businessmen resist contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross Brothers
AW Cpa i
City Debt Grows as Yearly Losses Increase in Spring Valley
The city clerk reports for the year ending May 1 1918 that total receipts were 45301.14 and disbursements 64229.27 creating a deficit of 20928.13. Indebtedness rose to 52376.76, up 14413.63 since 1917 and 43104.76 since three years earlier. Water works loss totaled 4112.03 on 6827.00 rent. The piece urges residents to study the figures and accept responsibility for the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Spring Valley
Patriots Fund Push Aims for Citywide Subscriptions
The association urges every city businessperson to pay a fair share to a wartime fund. Delinquent lists will be published, with two committees ready to contact holdouts. Local unions like United Mine Workers and Northwestern Railway workers show strong participation, while appeals stress civic loyalty and equitable burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tieman
Hary Murray
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
John Newman
Northwestern
Donahue Property for Sale on East Erie Street
Nine room house and one and one half lots known as the Donahue property on East Erie street. Will be set at a sacrifice due to owner not residing in Spring Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
East Erie Street
Spring Valley
Franckey Elected President of Northern Illinois Miners Union
Pio Franckey wins a decisive vote to lead the United Mine Workers sub district in northern Illinois beginning June 1. He tallies 1424 votes, defeating Michael S. Driscoll 771 and other contenders while the district spans eleven counties with about 11,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Dalzell
Granville
Standard
Pio Franckey
Franckey
Michael Druscoll
LaSalle
Wm. J. Rogers
South Wilmington
James Chiaventone
Joseph Cratina
Peter Donnelly
Secrtary-Trasurer
Bud Farnetti
Oglesby
Andrey J. Prieco
Valley
Peter Donelly
R. A. McAllister
Fairbury
Geo
Wilson
S Wilmington
Troy
Rutland
Chas
Parker
Illinois
Bureau
Grundy
Will
Livingston
McLean
Woodford
Marshall
Putnam
Henry
Stark
United States
Spring Valley
Coal Miners Union
Pitt
West Va
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Farewell party for James McGuire before Camp Gordon departure
A May 23 farewell party at Mary Solan’s home honored James McGuire and eighty-one sent to Camp Gordon. Guests included Miss Bertha Rafter, Miss Mayme Keegan, Mrs. Henry Smith, and Chief of Police Hicks with news on alien registration. German aliens face mandatory female registration June 17 to 26. postmasters to registrar duties in small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Solan
Dakota Street
James McGuire
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Georgia
Bertha Rafter
Mayme Keegan
Mary Faletti
Mary Ryan
Lois Mercer
Dena Steele
Gertrude Yearsley
Lucile Sweeney
Mary Shaw
Tessie Ratter
Florence Hercer
Rose McDonald
Mesdames Henry Smith
Vincet Conway
George Thompson
Vincent Conway
Adolph Reinhart
Thomas Craven
Anton Watonoski
R. EB. Miltenberger
Eli Edwards
James McQure
Joseph Lynch
John Pospyhala
Lon Conway
Wm. Wimbiscus
Joseph Solan
James Doyle
Bernard Keegan
Henry Smith
Postoffice Closure Notice for May 30 Holiday
Postoffice closing notice states no mail deliveries by city or rural carriers Thursday May 30 due to legal holiday. Lobby hours 6 to 9 AM and all mails dispatched as usual. Signed by John J. Sweeney.
Man on Second Street in Spring Valley Shoots Self Twice
Steiny Yuskus a Spring Valley resident shot himself twice with a 38 caliber revolver after years of illness and worry. He was hospitalized after authorities found him in the alley in the rain. He refused surgery until doctors guarantee full cure or damages, and remains under county care with his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steiny Yuskus
Second Street
Spring Valley
Stuborn
Steiny
Ivers
Yuskus
Kirst
Second Streets
DePue
Hicks
John McMahon
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Our Patriot's Fund
Jet
Tevycrasces
City Bank General Fund
Eueceveves
Association
L'St
Tieman-Murray
Michael S. Driscoll
Wm J. Rogers
Wilmington
Wm. Bublavitch
Peter Kowalski
John Stuckert
Cherry
George Gray
Braceville
Peter Clinton
Aseos
V. Y. Dallman
Pla
Ces
John J. Sweeney
Xuskus
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