22 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
The Joliet Weekly News
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
1
Delegates from multiple counties meet with editors and dairy interests in St Charles to discuss bovine tuberculosis and milk safety. Speakers address scientific debate, herd testing results, and potential public health impacts while funding for the campaign educates farmers.
The Will county dairy men visited St Charles to view the boys home, a model under Col Adams with about 600 boys learning trades and maintaining the facility with little hired help. The Geneva girls home has a fine farm and dairy but a poorly ventilated barn, likely to be replaced with a modern structure if appropriation passes.
Joliet educators join the Illinois State Teachers Association convention in Chicago next week. Supt J Stanley Brown, J M Thompson and Miss Edna Keith from Joliet are on the program. Sessions run Tuesday to Thursday across Orchestra Hall the Art Institute and Hotel LaSalle with teachers from Lockport and other county towns attending.
Jollet Assembly No 6 percent Stars of Equity held its annual election of officers on Wednesday evening. The list includes President T A Sheffer Vice President Cornelia Sheffer Past President J R McCurrie Mistress of Ceremonies Leah Munson Oratrix Elizabeth Allen Secretary and Treasurer G A Linter Chaplain Hulda Weiss Conductor Wesley Sickles Associate Conductor Gladys Jessup Warden James Doyle Sentry Geo EK Puddicombe Musician Florence Puddicombe Trustee for 3 years J Ri McCurrie
The article notes Evans transferring his holdings to a relative after condemning Fellows Stock Farm at St. Charles and briefly cutting it from the Chicago market. The barn, a circular 17 year old structure with a 35 foot silo holding 790 tons of ensilage, was inspected and found ventilated and structurally sound. Milk producers push to air their side of the controversy and pursue a $2,100 appropriation to advance their cause.
Joliet Township High School board discussed updating insurance on the building amid rising risk and planned to study coverage further. Superintendent Brown reported 160 to 170 expected December graduates, prompting a temporary extra classroom, a fourth janitor, and holiday schedule parity with city schools. The panel also addressed a special election for a late member, noting April elections will provide multiple polling places and real voter choice.
Palmer Camp 1379 Modern Woodmen of America elected officers for the year last night. Key posts filled include V C W T Barrett P V C James McKinney E R W I Pelkey Banker A J Heath W A H M Lang Clerk James Sullivan Escort P Condon Watchman Tim Stanton Manager J B Coyne R E Camp John Feely Sentry John Limmer Physicians T H Wagner J Clyne E Manrinty W A McRoberts
Shops showcase a wide array of gifts for all ages from toys and dolls to furniture and jewelry. Families prepare for the festive season with carols, church hymns, and busy kitchen work as greetings of a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year go out from Mrs. Henry Rosenbrock Jr.
A Chicago man was convicted in the County court for selling milk with less than the legal solids standard though absent at trial. The case hinged on misdemeanor rules that allow conviction without the defendant present when only a fine is involved. Another defendant, August Anderson, pleaded guilty to selling milk with low butter fat and paid the minimum fine.
Two horses on the C and J right of way at Willow Springs were killed when they bolted onto the track after escaping a barn. A northbound street car, No. 261, struck them at about 5:50 am, throwing the horses from the rails but injuring no one on board.
Northern Will county forestry reports show conditions at Cook county's new poor farm near the county line. President Peter Barthemy led an inspection of buildings at the facility noting water supply issues and inmate division between Forest and Dunning. He urged liberal application of disinfectants and hot water to improve conditions.
At the highway commissioners meeting it was announced the J Viaduct should be finished in January if weather allows steady work. Iron for the bridge has arrived and a large gang will start immediately. Concrete walls and abutments are done and guard rails are being installed.
Coal City report of Mrs Alfred Alker 23 who drank an ounce of carbolic acid then walked to meet her husband at Lorenzo. He took the bottle, carried her home, she died within thirty minutes before Dr Hart could reach them. Coroner Wunderlich to hold an inquest.
Ry Partridge of Chicago long associated with the G A R, died of bronchial pneumonia two weeks ago. He was to attend a major conference here but illness postponed events. The jutant general of the organization was widely known in state political circles.
Judge Dibell will preside in the circuit court this week hearing jury cases while Judge Campbell handles the injunction matters. The Ruder will contest is expected to be one of the most interesting will cases in years as four sons of George Ryder contest their father's will alleging lack of sound mind and alleged duress. Other cases listed for next week include Short va ceed Voigt v N&C A and Meyer v Michigan Central. The court will not close for Christmas but will hear chancery matters and dispose of motions.
Joliet farmer Michael Korse accuses Mary Ann Korse of years of abuse including throwing irons and hammers, threatening arson, and attacking their sons with a pitchfork. He says his wife, her mother, and alleged indecent associations troubled their marriage since 1892. three children remain.
Will County farmers form the Ancient Order of Gleaners to counter grain coal and lumber combines. The society claims 4 000 members in Kankakee and 1 000 in Will counties with plans to expand to Chicago. It aims to cut prices and middleman cuts by cooperative buying and direct selling to consumers, offering life insurance and lower costs on twine and smokeless coal.
Judge Walker of Cook County Circuit Court ruled the maximum text book law passed by the Illinois legislature is unconstitutional. The suit by taxpayer Paul Polzin challenged Chicago Board of Education’s contract with Rand McNally & Co for textbooks priced above the legal scale. Ella Young testified, influencing the decision.
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