The Tower in Lanark A gracious ladies home remembered
A feature on the Italian Victorian house The Tower in Lanark Illinois once owned by Mrs Glenn V Wise. Built 1882 by Charles W Franck the home was restored after 1936 by the Wise family and filled with antiques and family memories. The piece previews the upcoming conclusion next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Street
Lanark
Illinois
New Orleans
Glenn V. ‘Wise
Charles W. Franck
Florence
Italy
Wise
Alice Anne
Charles Aten
Madison
Wisconsin
Glenn E
Bud
McLean
Virginia
Mrs. Wise
Glenn V. Wise
Christopher Meyer
Rural State College
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Franck
Birthday Listings Include Names From Milledgeville and Surrounding Towns
A compiled roll of birthdays and notable dates features residents from Milledgeville, Lanark, Thomson, Chadwick, Savanna, and nearby communities. The list includes Frank Potter Thomson and Henry Oldani, with dates marked August 1st August 30th September 1st, among others.
Community Names Across Illinois Towns Listed
A long list of residents including Lori Buikema Sterling Lori Rahn Chadwick Mrs Ellwood Gipe Chadwick Mrs Adam Kness Thomson E E F Hower Rock Falls P A Knox Milledgeville and others from Milledgeville Polo Lanark Mendota Shannon Savanna Freeport and South Holland is recorded. The roll names individuals and their home towns in a local notices compilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Rahn
Chadwick
Ellwood Gipe
Adam Kness
Thomson
E. E F. Hower
Rock Falls
P. A. Knox
Milledgeville
David Gerdes
Robert Vogel
South Holland
Illinois
Harold Real
Rowland Bowers
Patsy Kettler
Fulton
Etta Packard
Lanark
Linda Shafer
Polo
Ida Courtwright
Michael Singley
Rita Bowers
David Lee Hutchison
George W. Hulsey
Banning
Calif
Herbert Isenhant
Savanna
Norman Stewart
Freeport
Jake Housenga
J. L. Chambers
Frank Merlak
Harlan Hollowell
Linda Lee Vogel
Linois
Ruth Turney
Jacqueline Elseman
Shannon
Paul Emmert
Mendota
Successful Livestock Auction at 4-H Fair
The 1969 Carroll County 4 H Fair & Round-Up hosted another livestock auction with new sheep and swine sales. Buyers included Madison Silo Co Lanark Forreston Sheep Breeders Mt Carroll Lions Club Blackhawk Production Credit Association and Johnston Feed Service. Sixty nine head of beef sold with top price 36.00 cw to Cherry Brothers Shannon and average beef price 32.73 ewt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Madison Silo Co
Lanark
Forreston Sheep Breeders
Forreston
Mt. Carroll
Carroll Service Company
Miller Feed Mill
Chadwick
Atherton Feed Service
Thomson
Farmer’s Elevator
Milledgeville
Johnston
Exchange State Bank
Blackhawk Production Credit Association
DeKalb Feeds
Rock Falls
Faber Feed
Savanna Chamber of Commerce
Milledgeville State Bank
Carroll Feed Service
Shannon
Savanna Sale Barn
Zemke Trucking
Colehour Wevator
Linker Petroleum
Nation Bank
Savanna
Ribstone Silo
Cherry Brothers
Dawn Miller
Local names listed for Polo Chadwick and Lanark area
Robert Cripe of Polo, Walter G Nelson of Chadwick, and Norman Goedert of Lanark are identified in the directory listing. The trio appears among other residents with ties to the region, reflecting a community roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cripe
Polo
Walter G. Nelson
Chadwick
Norman Goedert
Lanark
Whitney publishers header and subscription notice
The item lists the Thomson Illinois publishers J K Whitney and Lila Atherton with staff titles. It notes second class postage and weekly publication in Carroll and adjoining counties. Subscription rates are four dollars per year in local counties and five dollars per year elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
J. K. Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Lila Atherton
Carroll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lila J. Atherton
Michigan
P.K. McGinnis & Sons
Pioneer Melon Growers
Thomson, Ill
George
Krafts
Happy
Frank Potter
R. H. Meyers
Russell Gleason
Russell Miller
Lee Dyson
Ralph Bardell
Eville
Carl Bruns
Earl Brown
Eldon Sword
Betty Schmitt
Esther E. Horner
Henry Oldani
Willard Welch
Elkhorn
Wis
Gary Smith
Cecil Geerts
Paul Brown
Eugene Halfiman
Mount Carroll
Richard Eisenbise
Freddie Murray
Connie Sue
Ashby
Naomi Hamilton
Hazelhurst
W. E. Cardiff
Galva
Alden Larem
James Marken
Thom
Gene Marie Tripp
Wesley Zink
Harold Potter
Clinton
Iowa
Katherine Cooper
Nancy Guenther
Reva Collinson Streaich
Marengo
William John Schleming
Anne Roylene Sites
Genevieve Rosenow
Gerald Turner
Vernon Brandenburg
Ted Randecker
Ethel Pulford
Lee Donegan
Vincent Olson
Clifford Lichta
Nancy Hartman
Lori Buikema, Sterling
Pitt’s Sport Store
Savanna, Illinois
Thomson Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Ewaben
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