Roads Itinerary Outlined for County Good Roads Plan
Plainfield to Aurora routes proposed as state aid roads with extensions toward Wheatland Joliet Plainfield and Du Page counties. Meetings mark tentative markings and future design work by County Board supervisors and the good roads committee to connect Joliet La Salle and Wilmington routes and plan a county road institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Paddock
County Board
Noorthern
Tompkins
Henry Deininger
Nick Engels
George B. Boardman
Avery Lambert
Plainfield
George Davey
Dupage
David G. Murray
Lockport
Joliet
Wheatland
Plainwest
Field Town
Kinley Farm
Aurora
Hast Wheatid
Sprague Creamery
Heeg’s Corner
Heeg's Corner
Flagg Farm
Archer Road
Homer
Pagels
Brown
Seth Gibler
Engels
Wood
Rogers
Wilmington
Elwood
Elias ‘Brown
Breen
Jackson
Kankakee
Squire Tompkins
la Salle
Good Roads Committee
J. H. Garnsey
H. J. Mitchell
Parr
County Road Institute
Dunne
Springfield
James Donovan
Niantic
Macon County
Highway Commissioners
William G. Edens
Two Men Electrocuted as Wire Sparks Disaster
Herman Whartenberg aged 24 and Charles Sulzer suffered severe injuries during a line repair between Joliet and Lockport. Whartenberg died from electric shock. Sulzer survived after hours of effort to revive him. Coroner rules accidental death. Burial planned at Aurora with funeral from 228 West Park Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Whartenberg
West Park Avenue
Charles Sulzer
Whartenberg
Sluzer
The
Public Service Company
Joliet
Lockport
State Prison
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Slater
Stuzer
Chicago
Aurora
Plowing Match Set at Westphal Farm Near Wolf's Crossing
Officials announced the Wheatland plowing contest will be held this year on the Fred Westphal farm near Wolf's Crossing along the Joliet Aurora road. The date Sept 18 was previously noted in these columns and the farm lies near the county line close to Joliet and Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Fred Westphal
Westphal
Wolf's Crossing
Joliet- Aurora
Wheatland Township
Joliet & Southern
Aurora
Joliet Newsboy Walter Nolan Heads from Caribbean to New Orleans
Walter Nolan the Joliet newsboy who won the Chicago Examiner trip to the Panama Canal is aboard a ship in the Caribbean Sea bound for New Orleans. He is expected to reach Crescent City around noon tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nolan
Joliet
Chicago Examiner
Panama Canal
Caribbean Sea
New Orleans
Creslcent City
Brown declines Wright reply on textbook legislation
The Joliet school superintendent J Stanley Brown refused to answer Edwin R Wright's charges about his position on text book legislation. He noted no verbatim speech report and said he would comment if the speech were verified. Brown favored free texts while noting regional term differences and their impact on a statewide textbook solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stanley Brown
Edwin R. Wright
Ilinovis
State Federation of Labor
Joliet
Wright
Brown
Ohio River
Novel Point Raised On Telephone Service Case
A test case at Tigin questions whether a telephone subscriber can be forced to pay full service when the line is out of order part time and repairs are slow. Merchant H. P. Hansen sues Northwestern Telephone Co claiming many customers faced service gaps and he withholds July bill seeking a reduction. The outcome will affect merchants who rely on daily customer calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigin
H. P. Hansen
Northwestern Telephone Co
Hansen
Tragedy at Braidwood Sand Pit Claims 14 Year Old
Patsy Corrigan a 14 year old of Braidwood died at St Josephs hospital from injuries suffered yesterday afternoon when trapped between a freight car and engine tender at the sand pit. He was amputated in Joliet but died from internal injuries. An inquest is set for this afternoon in Braidwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Corrigan
Braidwood
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
P. Corrigan
Braid
Frank
Pontiac
Edward
Mra
Richard McCambridge
Jennie
Mina
W. C. Wunderlich
Repents After Police Judge Assesses a Fine
Andrew Corgin a Polish born man repents after Judge Lumley fines him 150 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct He pleads for release to his wife the complainant who says he will not work to support their four children He is jailed for thirty days in the county jail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Corgin
Lumley
Corgin
Cofgin
New City Wells Provide Abundant Joliet Water Supply
Joliet completes new city wells enabling a reliable water supply for the first time in years. Pumps and mains tests proceed. aeration tests remove taste and odor. Water from Canal Street will be tested before mains, then mixed with Ottawa Street supply to serve the west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Canal Street
Ottawa Street
Hickory Creek
Jimmy Bardell Suffering Serious Illness
Jimmy Bardell former trainer of the Chicago White Sox and a champion wrestler remains seriously ill in his Riley building apartment. His condition shows little improvement over yesterday after a breakdown in health a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Bardell
Chicago White Sox
Riley Building
Bardell
Barber denies mortgage on Joliet theater building
Charles Barber states he does not hold a mortgage for forty thousand dollars or any amount on the Joliet theater building. Public reports about the sale negotiations claim a mortgage of fifty thousand dollars, but Barber insists he does not own it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barber
Joliet Theater
Barbera
Convicts Propose Pulverized Limestone For Joliet Penitentiary
Will County Soil and Crop Improvement Association chairman F. M. Muhlig asked Governor Dunne to supply pulverized limestone to Joliet penitentiary. The move follows tests showing limestone improves soil when subsoil contains lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County
Boyle Showers Suit Settled in Grundy County Case
A settlement ends the Boyle Showers dispute over Mary Boyle Collins estate. nephews receive farm property in Aux Sable township while Louis Showers gains Morris residence and bank funds, with quitclaim to relatives on the farm. Attorneys for both sides coordinated the arrangement after probate and injunctive actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D'Arcy
Boyle-Showers
Grundy County
Aux Sable Township
Morris
Ina Inter Bank
Cante
Robert
John
Andrew Boyle
George Arbeiter
Joliet
Showers
Emeet
Kane County
Oix
Coll McNaughton
C. F. Hanson
Putnam& James
Aurora
Frank H. Hayes
John Downey
Joh D'Arcy
Barr's Surplus An Explanation In State's Attorney Reform
State's Attorney Martin shifts to a new funding basis under a recent law that directs fines and forfeitures to the county treasury. The old fee system tied income to saloon fines, promoting intensified enforcement, but the reform removes incentives to press saloon cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Nevens
Barr
Galary
Renninder
Tis
Harry Patterson Has Left Leg Broken
Wheatland August 20 Special to the News Harry Patterson four year old son of Mr and Mrs J W Patterson had his left leg broken just above the knee this morning The child was under a wagon hitched to a team when the horses lurched and the hind wheel passed over his leg Dr J P Browne of Plainfield was called to set the broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Harry Patterson
J. W. Patterson
J. P. Browne
Plainfield
Governor Dunne Dines on Train Platter Mixup Report
Local Joliet travelers recount a Springfield to Chicago journey where Governor Dunne dined on a train meal amid a misread platter that allegedly showed the name Governor Donna. The governor paid a half dollar and departed as the dispute over the spelling was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Springfield
Chicago
Dunne
Walter
Cook
Donna
Gong
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East Wheatland
Wants Bluff
Archer Roads
Herman Whartenberg Electro
Cuted
Charles Sluzer
Public Service
Grab
Denver
Bertha van Arman
Arthur Montzheimer
Joliet Party
F.W. Pearson
William Zarley
A. B. Hay
Englewood
Benjamin Wilson
Text Books
New City
F. M. Muhlig
Boyle
Louis Showers
Mary Boyle-Collins
Treasury
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