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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1925
Page
4
About 70 000 people visited the Bureau county fair over four days and nights. Thursday drew the largest crowds with full parking and record night attendance. Officials expect a financial success with favorable weather and no major incidents reported.
The Better Babies Conference led by Miss Sadie Walsh examined 210 infants from the county and nearby areas over four days. Ten age classes awarded premiums. Donald Ross Donges, 25 months, Spring Valley, won class 6 with 98.4. Grand Champion Marilyn Jean Whited, 35 months, Buda RK, scored 99.7.
S C Kipp owner of Hicks Park arranges to oil West Dakota street and Ladd road adjoining his property He will also oil the hospital hill and the new detour He has 4000 gallons of road oil on hand He believes in providing for the comfort of his patrons.
Miss Marie Hebel became the bride of Walter Breuning in a 9 oclock nuptial mass at St Josephs church in the Twin Cities. Four priests assisted as a large assembly witnessed the ceremony decorated with elaborate floral arrangements.
Arlington’s Jade Prendergast pitched a no hit no run game as Spring Valley defeated Peru 6 to 0 to claim the La Salle and Bureau counties championship. The Tornados backs fielded flawless defense with ten hits support led by Stein Remile Bierbodt and Cap and Remile as key hitters.
Ambrana Mozzini, after serving a term in the county jail, resumed bootlegging at his Cherry home. He pleaded guilty when arraigned before Judge Prichard. State's Attorney urged a $1000 fine. the judge fined $600 plus costs and sentenced him to sixty days in jail. Deputy Dahlgren remanded him to jail.
Local council in Spring Valley received bids from the Spring Valley Gazette and Eschenbaum Press for an annual report print job. The article accuses officials of seeking lower prices from nearby towns and finally awarding to a non union firm, raising concerns about collusion and taxpayer costs.
Fred Stoetzer aged 86 died at his daughter’s home along Shooting Park road north of Peru after a weeks illness. He was born in Germany on April 4 1839 and came to Peru in 1883. He worked as a cobbler then farmed at the Engelhaupt farm. Survived by widow daughter four grandchildren and two great grandchildren with two sisters in Germany. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from the Engelhaupt home to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church then Peru City Cemetery burial.
A five year old girl leaned against a screen at the Smith apartments on First and Bucklin in La Salle and fell thirty feet. She was taken to People’s Hospital with a fractured skull from the fall.
Miss Susan Condie of Spring Valley and Albert Lockle of Peru were married at the Spring Valley Methodist church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Rev. W. H. Steinman of Chicago officiated. Attendants were Miss Katherine Lockle and James Condie. The bride wore blue velvet with tea roses while the bridesmaid wore blue with a rose and lillies of the valley corsage. The couple left for Chicago and Wisconsin after the ceremony.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Loekle of Peru, a Westclox employee, is welcomed as the couple prepare to keep their home in Peru.
The Young People's Bible Class led by Mr. H. M. Wood will resume next Sunday at 10 a.m. All former and new members urged to attend. Mr. G. R. Ray resumes his Young Mong class. On Thursday Sept 17 at 7 30 p m a series of about seventy slides on church work will be shown with light refreshments. Sermon next Sunday is titled The 4 World's Worst Wrong.
Proprietors of soft drink parlors and pool halls are notified to sell nothing to my son Alfred Tulman or permit him in their places of business. Mrs. Agnes Tulman.
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