New Names Added to Draft in Bureau County District No 2
Last Thursday registration expanded to men ages 18 to 45 across Bureau County. District No 2 in Selby township DePue recorded the highest count with 529 registrants, followed by Ladd with 339 and Spring Valley with 300. The article notes Mexican and other foreign-born registrants and outlines the broader draft process under General Crowder.
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Bureau County
Selby Township
DePue
Ladd
Spring Valley
Crowder
United States
Beer to Stop Octob er War Time Prohibition Prepares Ban
President Wilson signs a proclamation accelerating the wartime ban on beer and near beer to Oct 1, halting grain use in production. Brewers may use malt and hops on hand until Oct 1, after which no new beer can be made. Estimated three months of existing beer will persist, then extinction. no new carbonation to revive flat stock.
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Wilson
Hoover
Grand Jury Meets as Septem ber Term Opens
The grand jury met Monday afternoon signaling the Septem ber term of the circuit court but jurors were excused due to officials' duties and may review cases in about a month. Expected items include Cecil Garcia held for threatening his wife with a deadly weapon and Mark Cray who spent twenty dollars of his landlady’s money. Jack Patrick of DePue faces assault charges.
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Circuit Court
Cecil Garcia
DePue
Mark Cray
Cray
Jack Patrick
Village crime roundup spurs charges against several residents
Steve Zuren of DePue faces theft charges after taking 18 from a woman at Sparling hotel. Sam Blalock of Spring Valley is charged with assault on a 14 year old girl. John Rogers of Seatonville nabbed a man’s $100, Theo Johnson of Princeton faces child abandonment. Ralph Bartlette arrested at the Bureau for stealing money and a watch from a caboose. Hugo Reilly, a colored man, arrested at Spring Valley with another man’s watch.
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Steve Zuren
DePue
Sparling Hotel
Sam Blalock
Spring Valley
John Rogers
Seatonville
Theo
Johnson
Princeton
Ralph Bartlette
Bureau
Caboose
Hugo Reilly
Institute at Ladd To Be Held October 3-4 Good Pro
The Bureau County Farmers Institute will convene at Ladd Illinois on October 3 and 4 with speakers including H B Green E A White D P McCracken and C J Mann The program features demonstrations on poultry farming tractors live stock waste on the farm seed corn picking canning food and lunches and an educational address by F G Blair plus a patriotic address by Dr E B Rogers with women and men participating in demonstrations and activities
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Washington
Bureau County Farmers’ Institute
Ladd
Illinois
C. H. Mann
W. W. Wilson
Geo. O. Smith
H. B. Green
E. A
tLive
D. P. McCracken
U. of
A. W. Jamison
J. Y. Shamel
Miss Seeger
Womien
H. A. McKenne
F. G. Blair
E. B. Rogers
Suit claims village vacating Marquette street devalues property
K Zieleliewicz sues the Village of De Pue for 10000 stating the council vacated part of Marquette street passing his store, destroying access and value. He leased lots with a 7000 building. tenant left after the road closure and Zinc Company fencing. A Mineral Point Zinc route and a railroad bridge followed the 1915 vacating on June 28.
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Public Avenue
DePue
K. Zieleliewicz
Marquette Street
Walter A. Panneck
LaSalle
Ziekeliewicz
Marquette Road
Mineral Point Zinc Company
Zine Company
Mineral Point Zine
Mexican laborer shot in head after threat in Location
Elias Castillo of Sheffield, a Mexican laborer, was shot through the head early Tuesday by Nerri, another Mexican. Castillo walked to Hicks saloon to report the shooting and stayed at the police station all day awaiting a hearing, declining medical treatment.
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Elias Castillo
Sheffield
Castillo
Nerri
Hicks
Quarantino Nerri
Peter Morro
DePue
Allen Marshall
Republicans Name Strong Ticket For Election Next November
Republicans name a strong ticket led by Medill McCormick for U S Senator and Fred E Sterling for State Treasurer. In Bureau County 2851 voters cast ballots with James Fletcher leading for county clerk and Chas Beyer winning sheriff. Democratic Sheriff race centered on Len Spaulding and Fred Kepford. Spaulding won by 184. Medill McCormick swept the U S Senate race countywide.
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McCormick
U. S
Medill McCormick
Fred E. Sterling
Public Instruction
F. G. Blair
Mason Richard Yates
James Fletcher
Chas. Beyer
T. W. Mercer
Mr. Mercer
Prichard
Geo. O. Smith
Randolph
Boyd
J. W. Walters
Bureau County
Walters
Paul Perona
Ladd
H. S. Magill
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Princeton
Len Spaulding
Fred Kepford
Spaulding
Kepford
Thos. Cahill
Congress
Clifford Ireland
C. C. Pervier
Randolph Boyd
John W. Walters
Jas. R. Prichard
Jas. Fletcher
Geo. C. Smith
Mexicans Arrested After Saloon Shooting in Spring Valley
Castillo shot by Nerri near Hicks saloon after leaving a coffee run with his partner. Morre and Nerri were tracked to DePue where Morre had a revolver and Nerri confessed. Morre held for carrying concealed weapons Castillo held as witness and Nerri awaiting grand jury. City eyes reestablishing watch at the troubled Location.
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Castillo
Hicks
Nerri
DePue
Morre
Marshall
Morro
Ladd Soldier Monterastelli Dies After Wounding
The mother of John Monterastelli, a Ladd youth drafted last September, received word from Washington that he was wounded in action on August 22 and died a few days later in a hospital. Monterastelli, about 30, trained at Camp Dodge, was part of the initial draft increment. No details on the circumstances of his death are available.
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John Monterastellia
Ladd
Washington
Monterastelli
Camp Dodge
Shuffle in Organization of Council Brings No Good Results
The Spring Valley city council faces fiscal strain and internal friction after an ordinance reassigns department heads. Doyle shifts from safety to finance while McDonald moves to safety, with doubts whether the changes improve debt relief or police efficiency. Residents debate a shift toward mayoral control and a return to the old government form amid ongoing budget woes.
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Spring Valley
Doyle
Department of Safety and Health
McDonald
Finance
Safety and Health
Com. Doyle
Police
Com. McDonald
Anton Faletti
Marriage Licenses Issued In Local Record
Fay L. Quilter of Walnut and Hazel Lenore Whitver of Walnut. Chas W. Quinn of Marseilles and Elizabeth Mary Perry of Carbon Hill reported for marriage licenses, with the date noted as the 27th.
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Fay L. Quilter
Hazel Lenore Whitver
Chas W. Quinn
Marseilles
Elizabeth Mary Perry
Carbon Hill
Robbers Hit Sheffield Pool Hall In Wednesday Night Burglary
Thieves entered the Sheffield pool hall Wednesday night and stole three revolvers ammunition knives razors cigars and cigarettes from the sporting goods department. They forced entry through the back window and cut a hole in the door then exited via the back door leaving footprints in soft dirt. No cash was taken as none remained in the till.
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Sheffield
Sporting Goods Department
Slacker pair held, turned over to Camp Grant
Sheriff Skoglund seized two slackers from Rockford and sent them to Camp Grant. One, Serial Shores, was arrested near Sheffield for failing to register. The other, John Tidmore alias John Snead, arrested at DePue, registered in St Clair county and is listed as a deserter.
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Skoglund
Rockford
Camp Grant
Serial Shores
Sheffield
Johtn Tidmore
John Snead
DePue
Clyde Carpon
Tidmore
St. Clair County
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