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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
4
A rough collection of local items and names including visits, resignations, and a jail incident. Mentions of families, church notes, and community events with scattered personal references and incomplete sentences.
Dr Brian visited St Louis Sunday. Gay Doophy of your city was in our town Monday. Mrs Dr Abel visited her mother near Sumuel Sunday. Clarence Haynes and wife returned Friday from Keeneburg. W H Highfeld made a business trip to Lawrenceville Monday. Children day service at U 3 church Sunday was well attended. Miss Julia Wright of Friendeville visited her sister Mrs Haspilton over Sunday. Harriet Proat of Douglas neighborhood is building a live dwelling here. B W Cook returned Sunday after an extended visit with friends in Youth Hen End. L G King and Frank Sheridan went to St Louis Sunday for ponies to be shipped in from the wear. John M England of Birds was here this week. Fred Brian, formerly at Brian & Potts lumber yard, returned to Hamner Tuesday. Catholic school entertainment next Saturday night prompts Christine church lawn festival postponement probably the following Saturday night.
Bridgeport residents share news of visits and travels. Mrs Jacob Stahl visits grandchildren in Uraytille LA. Mrs Lou C Slanker returns from Mt Carmel. Piper, a retired Christy town farmer, in the village. Bert Claycomb takes a trackman post in St Louis. Mr and Mrs Geo Forster of Oberlin Ohio visit Bridgeport. The first Bridgeport township S. S. will meet at the Christian church on Sunday June 36 at 3 pm. Chas Spencer leaves for the west. Plans to spend weeks in Colorado. Ellen Litherland and Susie Very are guests of Stivers family with Beth. Stal cow Mi e and others noted among locals.
About fifty attended the Yue C. E. convention with a complete program. Absent members were represented by workers present. New officers were elected: President Arthur Barnett Bridgeport, Vice President Miss Laura King Bridgeport, Secretary Miss Ethel Leonard Allison, Treasurer Samuel McIntosh St Francieville. T. J. Cuppingham, retiring president, received a bouquet for his untiring efforts. Next meeting at St Franciaville.
Mrs Morants is ill Roy Phillips and Misa Emma Orr visited Ase Maehraat George Lytle plans time in Bloomington M W A Memorial sermon next Sunday at 1030 AM M P church by Bro Reeder Jacon Stiff and Pete and Bella Petty of Prairie Chapel Sunday at J Nusharahs ice cream social for Y P I C E at Mrs J N Carlisle one mile south of Chauncey Saturday night June 2 Children’s exercises praised. church collections 40 and 10.50 Summer term closed under H M Rodrick pupils did excellent work He will wield the birch at Leech this winter
Hazel Dell residents report Mrs. Lee Berryhill improving with Carl Griggs of Spring Hill and neighbors sharing Sunday visits. Miss Irma Moore of Union Chapel spent time with G G Westall, while W Jaggers of Claremont bought stock in the area. Dick Hutchinson and wife visited G G Westall. several youths attended Children's exercises at Chauncey. G G Westall and Maude Westall spent Friday with Mrs. Benton Haines of Pasturefeld. Attendees at Pleasant Hill Children’s exercises include G W Weatall, Win Vangilder, Gilbert Sanders and families, Veena Jana Earl Lancaster, Dell Brookhart, and Pearl and Perna Shine.
Beular Chas and McIntosh visited St Louis W E Heath was in Noble one day this week. John Diver and wife spent Sunday in the neighborhood. Mrs Walter Vangilder and daughter visited at Mt Brians Thursday. Geo Petty and family of near Prairie Chapel dined at Charles Wagner's Sunday. Mrs Kate Honiton and Mrs Emma Rayburn called Friday. Children day Sunday afternoon drew a large crowd around five hundred. Mrs Ellen Neely of Mr Pleasant spends week with sister Mire Elias Atkins who is sick.
A Boatan man who recently wed a sickly rich woman is said to be happy now after using Dr King's New Life Pills. The ad claims the remedy cures jaundice malaria fever and stomach ailments. Sold at Dale and Sheridan's drug store. A Presbyterian program is planned for June 18.
An ordinance in Sumner Illinois directs building a four foot wide sidewalk along the north side of Locust Street from the southeast corner of block twelve to the center of lot twelve, with adjacent lots affected. It establishes a public local improvement funded by a special tax based on frontage, requires specified construction standards, and assigns enforcement and collection duties to city officials. Owners abutting the sidewalk line must build their portion within thirty days or face tax assessment and collection procedures.
The document records the adoption of an ordinance to levy and collect a special sidewalk tax by the city, adopting a state act to provide funds for sidewalk construction, repealing conflicting ordinances, and stating the ordinance takes effect after publication. It lists Ayes Cooper Walker Haines Foster Westall Absent Barns, passage date June 10 1901, approval June 10 1901, publication June 13 1901, signed by Mayor C B Jones and City Clerk Haxar Roach.
City of Sumner adopts local improvement to build a four foot wide stone sidewalk along Walnut street and South avenue, from block sixteen to block eight, with specific excavation, materials, and grading standards. Costs levied as a special tax on abutting lots, to be collected and enforced by city authorities. owners must comply within sixty days or city will proceed with construction and levy.
Ordinance text fragment names city officials and amendments. Absent members listed and city clerk Hakey Roach noted. Mayor C B Jane appears amid partial attendees and dates.
The city of Sumner Illinois adopts a public local improvement to build a five foot wide stone sidewalk along Christy Avenue between blocks in Jacob May additions, with a four inch deep excavation, sand fill, white oak edging, and limestone blocks. Special tax levied on abutting lots to cover full cost, collected via city clerk and warrants. mayor and streets committee approve plans.
The city clerk must file an affidavit by March outlining land parcels along the sidewalk line, owners, and outstanding special taxes due, with official verification and parish seals. The ordinance cites a state act from 1875, repeals conflicting ordinances, designates Ordinance Number 73, and lists passing officials and dates.
Friends in Lawrence recount Mrs S Pesse of seven years bed due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and debility. She says three bottles of Electric Bitters let her walk in three months and feel renewed. Women with headaches backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting spells may find relief. 50 cents at Dale and Sheridan's drug store.
A local business notice states Jane Leth will open a new shop in the Boon Building, located east of Dale and Sheridan's Drug Store, signaling a fresh storefront arrival for the area.
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