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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
2
The holiday period has ended and residents return to routines as stores reopen and workplaces resume. College and university students resume classes and guests depart, leaving memories of Christmas and New Year. Roy Schultz of Clark, South Dakota visits the Lewis Kness home.
Fragments show various sale items including springers and dairy cows at Tracy Platt in Wisconsin and Holstein and Guernsey bulls. Also listed are large pigs and China bears from Lamp Bros in Charlotte. A sales position is advertised for a paint and oils firm in Cleveland Ohio with commission options.
John Maring Sr and family faced a fatal kitchen fire when a can of serasens exploded while he prepared a meal. His son John Jr acted to remove burning clothing but the burns proved fatal. Born July 17 1861 in Netherlands he immigrated to the United States in 1890 settling in Whiteside County. Funeral services planned for Saturday.
Argo residents rally in sympathy after the Thomson M. E. Church fire caused by an overheated furnace. Firefighters fought freezing conditions to limit damage. the pulpit and hymnals survived, while the organ and floor were damaged. Insurance largely covers losses as rebuild progresses under Jon Schade. Obituary recalls William Duncan Gelding who died suddenly while driving near Mt Carroll.
Joe Blink will have a closing at sale on Friday January 13. Kal Mest will handle the selling and the sale will be clerked by Thomson State Bank. He lived for years on the Mattie Peck farm near Sunfish Lake.
Mrs Will Sullivan has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Kness during the holidays and will return to her home in Chicago on Saturday.
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