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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
8
Headlines reflect real estate offerings for Spring Valley and LaSalle area, plus a long list of social notes. Entries cover properties for sale or rent, travel, visits, births, illnesses, school events, gas and battle front news, and community notices from Hicks Park to local businesses and churches. Includes a Bureau County livestock sale notice and a marriage ceremony performed near the county line.
The Illinois Valley Division of the Illinois State Teachers Association will hold its Third Annual Session in Kewanee on October 10 and 11. The program centers on The Service of the School in the Development of Democracy with lectures by Dr J Paul Goode Clarence Darrow and Dr Van Tyne. County Superintendent Smith urges broad attendance from Bureau County and notes institute time with salary protection.
In Dover last Tuesday about 3000 people contributed around 2100 to war relief at a Red Cross sale. The event opened with a Princeton Commercial Club band concert, featured Rev J H Pierce and Judge J R Prichard, and included a song by Mrs Perry Cater. Auctioneers sold farm produce and a jersey prize went to Mrs Harding Piper for 115 dollars.
Taylor and Miss E A Harford chaired the sale committee with ten solicitors who visited farmers to secure donations. After the sale four young girls carried a large flag through the crowd and $25 in coins were tossed onto the flag, adding to the proceeds.
James H. Dutro aged 86 4 29 formerly lived on a Bureau township farm. He died at his brother Michael Dutro’s Langley home Sunday morning after a cerebral stroke. An inquest by Coroner Malm found the stroke occurred Saturday night with death about 7 am. He moved from Montana to Bureau County in March to live with his brother. His wife had died in Missouri years ago. Remains were shipped to Missouri for burial. He leaves two sons in California and Hannibal Missouri.
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