Census Report Shows Decline in Carroll County Farms
Preliminary census figures reveal a ten year drop in Carroll County farms from 1,769 in 1920 to 1,697 in 1930 while total acres rose since 1926 to 267,318. Land values fell sharply, with farm land and buildings down from 46,682,895 in 1920 to 27,514,943 today, yet buildings value rose. Ownership shifts show more tenants and fewer owners, as farmers struggle with high land prices and low mood markets.
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Census Bureau
Carroll County
Apo
Ake
Eyeing Soiree At Sunday School Session
In The Week Sunday program the Live Wire class of the Baptist church hosts a Sunday school session at 10 am with Rev Stump preaching after opening song Marching to Zion. Scriptural reading by Live Wire trio Oh It Is Wonderful. Harriet Smith, Sylvia Griswold, Paul Wilt and Donald Wilt perform Leave It There. Final numbers include In My Heart There Rings Melody and It Quiets the Storm.
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Live Wire
The
Baptist Church
Stump
Zion
tLive Wire
Harriett, Alwikta
Paul Smith
Herrett Smith
Sylvia Griswold
Paul Wilt
Donald Wilt
Harriett Smith
Tone Schick
Gilbert Lolland
Sylvia_ Griswold
Gome Sarly
Baptist Live Wire club party at Wilt home
Members of the Live Wire club hold a regular party this evening at Paul Wilt's home with hostess Mrs Clint Wilt serving refreshments including sandwiches, pickles, and marshmallows. Sunday school next Sunday at 10 o'clock.
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Paul Wilt
Clint Wilt
Church Notes and Activities From Local Meeting
The Junior U. U. meeting elected three committee members and planned a bakery sale for Saturday at a downtown store, possibly Mr. Smith's Grocery. Bible school had 105 attendees with potential 160 or more revival if all enrolls attend weekly. The minister will miss Thum son on May 8, with services at the Methodist church that night. Sermons this Sunday morning and evening titled The Great Commission and The Brotherliness of Jesus. The Mothers Day program will be led by the church missionary committee on May 10 at the regular worship hour. The T. N. T held a bazaar and dinner Tuesday in the church annex. ladies met in the annex Wednesday. April 29 prayer meeting chapter will be the twenty-first of Matthew. Catholic Regular survives next Sunday morning at 8:30.
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U. Wu
Smith
Thumson
Methodist Church
Landee
Jesus
Church Missionary Committee
An Nex
Matthew
God
Methodist Ladies Aid Rally and Rainbow Party Planned
Fifteen members of the Methodist Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Sarah Grohur ing's home for a light lunch. The Rainbow group will hold a party at Dorothy Lewis's home Saturday April 26 from 2 to 4 30 p m. Services next Sunday include preaching at 9 30 a m by Rev Langdoc and Sunday school at 10 30 a m.
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Methodist
Ladies Aid Society
Sarah Grohuring
Rainbow Playa
Dorothy Lewis
Langdoc
Four-H Club Meeting And New High School Faculty Additions
The 4-H Playful Stitchers meet the first week in May with details to follow in next week’s paper. The high school faculty expands with two new teachers Misa Ruth Woessner and Georges Manus replacing retiring staff. Woessner, from Shannon, Cornell graduate 1980 will teach English Public Speaking Dramatic arts at $1300. Manus, from Forreston, University of Dubuque graduate 1930, will teach mathematics history and coach activities at $1300. Remaining staff include Miss Wilson principal $1600 and Herbert Plodgett assistant principal $1600 plus other salaries.
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Misa Ruth Woessner
Shannon
Robert Hicks
Miz Woessner
Cornell College
College Dramatic Club
Georges Manus
Forreston
Harold Fink
Manus
University of Dubuque
Lone Rock
Towa
GHS
Injuries in Thomson club and the fall of a star batter
The writer recalls injuries suffered by Thomson club members including Waldo Ward who was hit and knocked unconscious twice in a game near Rock Island. He notes Ward ended his catching days after a heart-influencing blow and recounts other injuries from Frank Potter and Jexe Walters. The letter closes with reflections on baseball’s value and upcoming topics.
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Thomson Club
Waldo Ward
Rock Island
Pratt Estate
Ward
Frank Potter
Cochran
Thomson
Jexe Walters
Omaha
Arizona
Colorado
Denver
Portland
California
Thomson to Field Junior Ball Team This Year
H A Cate announces Thomson will have a junior team sponsored by Thomson Legion. The squad will practice soon and aims to live up to the strong reputation they built last year.
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Thomson
H. A. Cate
Thomson Legion
Burlington Train Schedule Change Noted
Train No. 53 will arrive earlier at 2 18 p m and No. 48 moves to 5 06 a m The adjustments take effect on Sunday April 26 1931 and affect Burlington train timings in the schedule update.
Shipping Association Faces Community Growth and Stock Move
The Shipping Association, led by manager T. H. Keyes, hosts a day of work with members loading stock and assisting with feed. The piece notes growing member interest, requests for on hand feed, and a proposed stock pickup service, while detailing five cars of stock shipped and a mixed feed shipment.
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Aaceciation
John Balk
Irenaeus Hook
Tim McNamara
Pate Dyke
Hanon & White
Doe Kauffman
Fred Smith
Rush Carroll
Abe Prins
Doe Dykstra
Francis Hook
Roy Hartman
Lou Shelly
Earl Hollinshead
Ed Kustes
Henry St. Ores
Jake Diephuis
Harry Gaar
H. Green
Fred Barnhart
Hoge
John Kramer
Lewis Mickelson
Wm, Johnson
Chaud Grim
Joe Kauffman
Lou Stark
Harold Fink Contract Offered by Thomson School Board
Harold Fink, son of Mr and Mrs Wilt Fink, was offered a contract by the Thomson school board recently. Fink, who has been in the melon city for the past year, earned the circulated credentials.
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Harold Fink
Wilt Fink
Thomson School Board
Fink
Melon
Junior class play and upcoming senior show noted
The junior class presented The Chay's the Thing last Thursday to a large crowd with praise for acting. Gerald Brown drew laughs in a female role. The class netted 41.60 for the junior senior banquet. Seniors plan Come out of the Kitchen for May 2 and 3. First practice occurred Tuesday. Report cards issued as the last six weeks begin. Students enter Illnaig Bankers Association essay contest with local prizes and county then state awards. District contest in Galena for typing and shorthand teams departs Saturday morning.
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Chay
Rapy
Gerald Brown
Illnaig Bankers Association
Nam
Galena
Arco Family Embarks on 400 Mile Trip for Alumni Events
Mrs. Nino Kenyon and her two daughters Hazel and Mrs Clyde Grohar of Morrison depart this morning for a 400 mile journey to Butlerville Indiana. Mrs Kenyon will join Bertha Armani for the Butlerville high school alumni reunions of 1899 and 1900. The alumna is noted as the only living graduate from 1900 and the class of 1899 marks a three year school. Miss Havel Kenyon, employed at Mt Carpel Farm Bureau, accompanies her mother for vacation time.
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Nino Kenyon
Hazel Kenyon
Clyde Groharing
Morrison
Butlerville
Ind
Kenyon
Butlerville High School
Bertha Armani
Butterville
Havel Kenyon
Farm Bureau
Mt Carpell
Ruby Mitchell Passes County Teaching Exam Despite Accident
Miss Ruby Mitchell, who was seriously injured in a railroad accident two weeks earlier, was the sole successful candidate among four who sat for the county teaching examination last month.
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Ruby Mitchell
Grade School Offers Contracts to Teachers
The Consolidated school board met this week and offered contracts to the present corps of teachers. They will be given until May 1 to accept or reject the contract.
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Consolidated School Board
Accest
Rural Teachers Hired At Local School Board
Rural teachers have been hired including Bristol with Mrs Grace Selim for nine calendar months at 92 dollars per month. Sundridge assigns Mrs Alice Switzer for twenty day months at 130 dollars per month. Ninegar tfill lists Miss Ree Casselberry for eight calendar months at 90 dollars per month.
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Bristol
Grace Selim
Sundridge
Alice Switzer
Passenger Bus Schedule Shifts Routes and Times
The noon southbound trip is canceled with an extra trip added in the morning and evening. M. O. Read, owner and driver, now runs trips from Clinton after relocating from Hanover. Northbound schedule shows Clinton to Fulton to Thomson to Savanna to Hanover, with specific departure and arrival times in the morning and afternoon.
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Read
Hanover
Clinton
P.M
Liv
Fulton
Thomson
Savanna
Locals Recall Bavarian Weekend Visits and Family Travel
Dorothy Lewis spent the weekend in Bavaria with her cousin Leona Melendy. Mr and Mrs Guy Stumphy and son of Clinton visited Mrs Albert Stumphy while Mrs Pauli Lewis and daughter Louise called on Mr and Mrs Jomea Smith of Savanza.
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Dorothy Lewis
Bavaria
Leona Melendy
Guy Stumphy
Clinton
Albert Stumphy
Pauli Lewis
Louise
Jomea Smith
Savanza
Spealman Elected Chadwick Village President and Trustees Named
Chadwick voters elected H. L. Spealman as village president with 177 votes while Wm. Fink received 137. Don H. Curley won a trustee seat with 20 percent of votes. Julius Martin 154, Elmer Weber 14 percent named trustees. John Mest defeated. Gottlieb Stadel 99 votes. The Spear man ticket led 70 straight ballots. turnout 314 in raw, rainy conditions.
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H. L. Spealman
Chadwick
Wm. Fink
Don H. Curley
Julius Martin
Elmer Weber
John Mest
Gottlieb Stadel
S. Harter
Chadwick Legion Post
Weber
Spearman
Fink
Lanark Voters Reelect Wolfe and Local Officials
Lanark residents elected Guy Wolfe as mayor in a tight race. Wolfe drew 143 votes while R D Bray won clerk with 147 and J B Hoak was reappointed treasurer with 142. In ward races E E Dohneon won alderman in third ward with 4 votes, Peters led first ward and Larobert returned in second ward.
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Guy Wolf
Lanark
Mr. Wolf
R. D. Bray
J. B. Hoak
E. E. Dohneon
Fred I. Hoerner
BE. A. Peters
Davenport Real Estate Agent Thomas Agar Dies at 55
Thomas A. Agar 55 a Davenport real estate broker died Friday at 5 30 near Fulton Iowa of a heart attack while returning from a farm visit with wife Frieda. Born Montpelier Iowa Aug 14 1875 he married Frieda Braun in Davenport in 1900 and they later moved from Monpelier to Davenport to work in real estate. Survived by widow a daughter Myron Horton two sisters Mrs George Van Camp Mrs Q A Bohnsack and a brother Albert Agar Funeral at home and burial in Oakdale Cemetery Davenport.
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Thomas A. Agar
College Avenue
Davenport
Pulton
Tal
Modern
Woodmen
St Paul's English Lutheran Church
Frieda Agar
Myron Horton
George van Camp
Greenfield
Jons
Mm. Q. A. Bohnsack
Susbury
Towa
Lae
Albert Agar
Sibley
Hill and Frederick Mortuary
Jnb
Oaksdale Cemetery
Lewis Is Named Thomson Mayor At Village Section
At the annual village section held Tuesday the regular ticket was elected with no opposition. RB D Bennett was written in for Mayor by 61 persons. Result: Mayor Bayard Lewis 159. Trustees John Schade 187, G A Smith 185, Bayard Cole 170. Treasurer Irene Sheridan 189. Library Trustee Grace Strauch 189, Clare Switzer 183.
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RB. D. Bennett
Bayard Lewis
John Schade
G. A. Smith
Bayard Cole
Irene Sheridan
Grace Strauch
Clare Switzer
Browning Wins At Mt Carroll In City Election
Robert Browning elected mayor of Mt Carroll by 22 votes over incumbent W W Hartman. Fred C Leigh re elected city clerk with 503 votes. W Freemont Patterson campaigned on vehicle tax and night policeman plan, earning 46 votes. Ward results show Browning, Hartman, and Patterson leading respective wards. Leigh and Hartman also top posts in their races.
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Robert Browning
Mt. Carroll
W. W. Hartman
Mr. Hartman
Fred C. Leigh
W. Freemont Patterson
R. Robbe
Leo Rothe
George Meyers
Robt M. Browning
W. W. Wartman
City Treas
Marion Hartman
Erickson Victor Elected Village President in Milledgeville
Dr H E Erickson veteranarian was elected Milledgeville village president defeating J W Bracken by 193 to 75. The present president did not seek re election. Twenty two write in votes for Brack Qh appeared for trustee. Ralph Shaver led trustee candidates with 154 votes, followed by A H Wagner 151 and John Bogott 132. George Fleming and H A Nichols were defeated with 87 and 78 votes.
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H. E. Erickson
Milledgeville
J. W. Bracken
Bracken
Brack Qh
Ralph Shaver
A. H. Wagner
John Bogott
George Fleming
H. A. Nichols
Ottens and LaVine to Wed in Davenport
Garrett Ottens of Rock Island and Marjorie LaVine of Davenport are to marry tomorrow evening in Davenport. After the ceremony they will live in Rock Island where the groom is employed in a factory. Ottens is a cousin of Geo Ottens of Thomson.
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Garrett Ottens
Rock Island
Marjorie LaVine
Davenert
Daily Times
Davenport
Mr. Ottens
Geo. Ottens
Thomson
Bittner and Williams United in Mt Carroll Marriage
George Bittner son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bittner wed Miss Alta Williams daughter of Mrs Beta Williams at the Methodist parsonage in Mt Carroll on Saturday evening Rev Charles Lyona officiated. The bride has many Friends in Chadwick from many visits.
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George Bittner
Henry Bittner
Alta. Williams
Deta Williams
Mt. Carroll
Williams
Charles Lyona
Chadwick
Brockill Will Probated With Widow Appointed Executrix
The will of the late William Brockill probated in county court. Dated February 15, 1927, witnesses Garrett Bolhous and N. P. French. All property left to the widow, who is named executrix.
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B. R. Lewis
Thomson Village
Church OF Christ
Oregon
Gainhill, St
Luther Green
Burlington
Shipping Association
Kustes
Board of Directors
John Alden
Jake Diephouis
John Ashpole
John
Association
Y.chs
ARCO
Schade
Cole
Spealman
Harter
Flowers
FL W. Zegschwerdt
Wolfe
OWA Realtor
Fulton, I
K. B. Carpenter and Son Lenn Wer
Freeport
Lewis
Browning
LR. Rebbe
Leo Rubbe
Gen. E. Myers
Ben L. Smith
Ed M. Fox
Frank Schroeppel
W. E. Patterson
Alta Williams
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