Court House News on Mt Carroll remodel plan
A Mt Carroll council meeting approved remodeling work for the courthouse. Exterior walls will be repainted and bad plaster reworked. The fare station doors will be replaced to swing outward.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
7
A Mt Carroll council meeting approved remodeling work for the courthouse. Exterior walls will be repainted and bad plaster reworked. The fare station doors will be replaced to swing outward.
Clarence Doty of near Savanna was found not guilty of assault and battery after Mrs. Clara Hehring alleged he struck her with a hoe in the garden. The verdict, rendered Monday afternoon by a jury including Harry Wise and others, followed testimonies from Hehring and Doty.
Kenneth Speers, 20, of Lanark, was held on forgery charges after allegedly cashing checks using W. H. James’s name at the Johnson Oil and Refinery. James later authorized use of the name, and Speers was released from custody. A preliminary hearing before Magistrate Rose was scheduled but not held.
Hubert Calkins and Robert Spencer of Milledgeville were taken to Mt. Carroll by Patrolman Shepherd Wednesday morning after a disturbance near Chadwick. They claim they were slugged and robbed near the Mission Ridge schoolhouse on their way home. Dr. Calking treated an injured man before handing them to the officer.
The Majestic theatre Mt Car Tel presents Chester Morris in Tha Hat Whispers on Friday Saturday and Sunday July 31 August 1 2 and Taurel and Hardy in Chickens Come Home. The ad promises hull tingles excitement cracking surprises and laughs.
The column records Argo-Fa Roland Mitchell burning his hand discharging a blank cartridge as doctors relieve pain. Wayne Saffer of Chicago visits at the Harvey Seim home. The Janson farm home work begins with the Schaut brothers. Bill Moore returns from Iowa to his mother at the James Haley home. The Cubbins family from Chicago visits. Kneale and George Schmaling enjoy fishing in the creek. Louis Messinger spends holidays at Jake Bicklehaupt’s home. Robert Hicks suffers an ingrown toe. Neighbors employ many fresh crews for local work while a peculiar postage stamp intrigues residents. Charles Abraham makes new friends after a recent kat? of friends.
Adam Thompson proudly showed his 1942 bathtub to guests at a Cincinnati home party. Four visitors were given baths in the new fixture, drawing two newspaper columns denouncing it as a luxury out of step with democratic spirit and the era.
The fragment reflects a Goethe quote on copying success. It notes people imitate others’ achievements regardless of personal aptitude, illustrating how ambition shapes behavior and learning dynamics. The line emphasizes social pressure and the replication of successful behavior.
The article notes the first concrete pavement in the United States laid in 1892 in Bellefontaine Ohio as a narrow strip near the courthouse. It also mentions Bernard Conrad of East Troy Wisconsin taking a new manager role, and recalls three York township residents who attended the same log cabin school sixty five years ago.
Dr. Charles B. Davenport explains growth varied by age and sex, with rapid starts in early life and a peak during adolescence. Variations exist by individual, family, and race, affecting health checks and education. He urges reduced school demands and more freedom during rapid growth to ease physical and psychological strain.
The readable portion hints at a ceremonial or social text praising someone or something with mentions of age and politeness. The fragment references a person named Genie and a paper headline style, but lacks coherent facts, dates, places, or clear events to summarize as a distinct news item.
For sale items advertised via Elliott Jewelry Store in Savanna Illinois contact the shop for details. Inquiries welcome about the showcased items and pricing.
In Caroli county near Chadwik breeders Lang Broe and others tested Guernseys for yield and efficiency. The herd averaged 54 pounds per cow daily with several cows producing over 50 pounds. Records urged to track costs and outputs to improve butter and milk profits, noting a cow yielding 15520 pounds of milk and 421.1 of water feed in three months, with testers like Stanley Lawton evaluating top cows.
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