Carroll County Farm Bureau Picnic plans set for August 27
The Carroll County Farm Bureau announces its annual county picnic on August 27, just before school begins, a countywide roundup for Club Weil. The event features contests between East and West sides in bases seven, horseshoe pitching, push-ball, tests and more, celebrating the county bureau’s big year. Mr and Mrs Vernice Scudder of Dixon were weekend guests at Charles Groharing’s home.
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Dope 4 Ovarta
Ths
Club Weil
Orran Seuion
Farm Bureau
Vernice Scudder ‘of
Dixon
Charles Groharing
Threshing Season Opens in Sandridge Area
The threshing season is underway at the local elevator with several carloads of rye received from Sandridge farmers. Frank Brown and Jackson Davis are threshing nearby and the harvest likely to move into full swing in a short time.
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Camvset
Sandridge
Frank Grown
Jackson Davis
Hays
Vacationing couple tours northern states and Niagara Falls
Mr and Mrs Hoar of Clinton just back from a week long camping trip with family through the Midwest visiting Niagara Falls and returning via Canada. Miss Gladys Matthis of Sterling, in Chicago for hospital training, visited Thomson friends briefly and preferred the Iliac race work to beauty treatments.
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View
Oo: Hoar
Clinton
Triern States
Niagra Falls
Canada
Gladys Matthis
Sterling
Chicago
Thomson
Gladys
Iliac Rcirse
Big Meeting at Lowden Farm This Friday
The Wlingi Bankers Association and the University of Illinois join with Frank Lowden to host a large agriculture meeting at Lowden Farm near Oregon. Lowden, a famed farmer and speaker, returns from international travel to discuss farm business principles and modern farming methods. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. with a basket dinner and Lowden’s address to follow. N D French and Thos Stage plan to attend. N D may prepare an article for Thomson and Albany papers.
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Wlingi. Banker's Association l
University of Tino
Frank Lowden
Oregon
Ilnois Bankers Association
University of Illinois
Farmers of Illinois
Ponds and drains near Jim Sheridan bungalow prompt village work
For several winters a pond of varying depths sat before Supervisor Jim Sheridan's bungalow causing pity as efforts on roads continued. This week the village installs a tile sewerage from the low spot to the fall by the opera house aiming to drain the thaw water in spring. Thomson residents note road improvements funded as made, with no interest on village road debt.
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Jim Sheridan
Jim
Thomson
Left on Their Trip by Mr and Mrs Adams
Mr and Mrs W A Adams paused during a six week western coast trip last Tuesday evening. They waited long for a rescue man and were aboard the service crew boat on the Milwaule coast.
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W. A. Adams
Old Settler's Day to be observed in Lanark on Aug 19
Local items note Miss Hazel and Edith Groharing of Savanna visiting A. W. Pape's family, and Mrs. Lucinda Groharing visiting Prophestown with son Louie. Franklin Martindale visiting near Springfield. Geological survey reports native platinum in placer deposits and black sand, with ore from Rambler mine in Wyoming and wires in Nevada's yellow pine districts.
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Hazel
Edith Groharing
Savanna
A. W. Pape
Lucinda Groharing
Prophestown
Louie
Lanark
The
Geological Survey
Nest
Yellow Pine
Nevada
Rambler
Wyoming
Valuable Stone Peneil Stone Description and Uses
The text describes Peneil stone as a hydrous aluminum silicate resembling talc in color and structure. It is used ornamentally, for pencils and as a talcum powder substitute. It notes Chinese carving of pencil stone and loca tion in the United States chiefly in California and North Carolina.
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United States
California
North Carolina
Destroying Cat Tails by Drainage and Weeding Methods
The article discusses methods to control cat tails in ponds. It argues that chemical treatment is impractical for destroying these deeply rooted plants. Instead, it suggests draining and plowing the pond or, for shallow waters, using weeding to hold the weeds in check.
Suspicion Fosters Evil Force in Troubled Corrective Tale
Fragmentary OCR text shows a cryptic note about suspicion and deception, mentioning a four man unit and Towil, with unclear actions and intent. The readable portion hints at themes of mistrust and manipulation but lacks concrete events, people, or places to confirm a coherent news item.
Mt Carroll Savanna Thombon Fullerton Clinton Bus Lines
Local service notes list Mt Carroll Savanna Thomson and Clinton routes with stops at Mt Carroll Glen View Hotel Savanna Radke Hotel Thomson Newell and Lewis Fulton Johnsons Book Store Clinton LaFayette Hotel Clinton Hotel Turner Hall Bldg. Bus will pick up at any point en route and offer light express and parcel service. Community updates include Macomb Daily Journal staffer visit and local moves such as a Chicago man moving into the Thos Cochran house and a change at the Service Garage.
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Mt. Carroll
Glen View
Savanna—Radke
Thomson—Xewell and Lewis
Fulton—Johnson’s Book Store
Clinton—LaFayette
Clinton Hotel
Turner Hall
Foreclosure Sale in Carroll County Illinois 1926
Public notice of a chancery foreclosure sale in Carroll County Illinois follows a court decree issued June 28 1926. Special Master Ralph M Eaton will auction late July or early August 1926 at Mt Carroll at 2 pm the described land parcels totaling about 56.58 acres to satisfy the plaintiff Thomson State Bank and costs. Local residents Virgil Marth Savanna and Charles Hufman Chadwick visited area households Sunday with Franke Switzer families joining a Hanover community picnic.
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Circuit Court of
Carroll County
Ralph M. Eaton
Court House
Mt. Carroll
County of Carroll
Ilinois
Crooked Slough
Smith
Slough
Ailin Township
Carroll
Illinois
Virgil Marth
Savanna
Charles Hufman
Chadwick
Henry Strauch
Catherine Strauch
Board of Review of Assessments
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Wm. Jenkins
Macomb Daily Journal
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Bill
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Main Street
State of Hunts
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County of Carrol
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Hanover
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Fulton, Illinois
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Reimer’s
Julius Stoecks
Howes
Iowa
J. R. Rather
5Th Ave
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Ralph Bolhous
Thomson - Illinois
John L. Brearton
Joseph A. Hopkins
Tel. Black
Greison
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Mary A. Sagner
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Geo. I. Adams
Wm. Hawk
Ernest Whitney
Hemstitching
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