Main Building at Whiteside County Home Damaged by Fire
The east half of the main building at the Whiteside County Home, four miles east of Morrison, was gutted in a fire early Monday. Loss estimated from 10 000 to 15 000 dollars, with higher guesses by supervisors. Firemen from Morrison and Sterling battled the blaze over an hour. No inmates were harmed. the fire likely started from faulty wiring. The building, completed in 1870, is insured for 35 000 with contents at 4 000. county-wide insurance totals 66 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside County
Morrison
Lincoln Highway
Z. D. Carney
Board of Supervisors
Carney
Morrison Fire Department
Sterling Fire Department
Bulding
George L. Curtis
Ruth Kirk
Local families celebrate weddings and visits across Thomson
A busy weekend reunion and social round in Thomson centers on wedding anniversary dinners for the Groharing families with guests from Freeport Clinton and Pearl City. City visitors include Miss Dorothy Dierksen and Mrs. Chas Hogg at Carrolls.
Community Notices From Chadwick Area Households
Chadwick residents host and visit relatives with weekend and Sunday gatherings. Hosts include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bielem a at home. Arthur Hoffman and family share meals with several neighbors. families attend weddings and upcoming nuptials. Several visitors travel from Lanark, Mt Carroll, Eldin burg, Champaign, and Kingsport for dinners and socializing. Laura Fink returns home after teaching in Hammond Illinois for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Balk
Fulton
Clarence Bielema
Arthur Hoffman
Wallace Dresbach
Lanark
Kenneth Kradle
Donald Imel
Virgil Wilt
Thomson
Regina Beckmire
Bess Humbert
C. R. Way
Oscar Daehler
Chadwick
Charles Stuart
Mt. Carroll
Lombard
Laura Fink
Hammond
Ill
William Fink
K. C. Whitney
Whitney
Homer
Homer Switzer
Edinburg
Virginia Miller
Champaign
Frank Switzer
Carroll
Stephen Switzer
Allison
Harlan Johanssen
Chester Alexander
St. Francis Hospital
Maude Alexander
Charles Isenhart
Flave Lego
Lego
Mr. Isenhart
Delbert Isenhart
Fair Haven
Vernon Rawling
Clarence Hawk
Danny Emnyre
Wacker
William Holm
Joe Weber
Don Harris
Art Smith
Chester Kahler
Harris Cottage
Lake Waubesen
Wic
Guy Mackey
Bloomington
Beth
Illinois Wesleyan University
Anita Rahn
H. Rahn
Harold Bast
George Bast
Maurice Mest
Silvis
Harve Schreiner
Bertha Mest
Funeral Services for William Bashaw Held in Chadwick
Funeral rites for William C Bashaw 77 life long Chadwick area resident were held at 2 pm Monday at Frank funeral home Chadwick burial in Chadwick cemetery Rev BE Knapp Lanark officiated with casket attendants A A Brand Bert Robinson EB ER Mest Charles Eisseller HP Hartman and Lawrence Strauch. Bashaw died Saturday at his daughter Flickinger's home near Lanark after years of ill health. survived by four daughters six grandchildren one sister and one brother. obituary notes birth near Savanna December 28 1863 and marriage to Lavetta Davis February 17 1886.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam C. Bashaw
Carroll County
Frank
Chadwick
BE. Y. Knapp
Lanark
Chadwick Cemetery
A. A. Brand
Bert Robinson
EB. ER. Mest
Charles Eisseller
H. P. Hartman
Lawrence Strauch
Bashaw
Flickinger
Neva Strauch
Mt. Carroll
Bernice Asay
Hazel Bechner
Lyndon
Phineas Bashaw
Sadie Doty
Washington
Grant Bashaw
Savanna
Fern Seasholtz
William C. Bashaw
William
Euphania Thomas Bashaw
Lavetta Davis
Hickory Grove
Luvia Flickinger
Wanark
Hazel Buckner
Sarah Doty
Cashmere
Wash
Preston Prairie Hickory Grove Booster Reunion Report
Booster reunion details at Preston Prairie Hickory Grove dated June 25 are noted. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Glenn Bickelhaupt with Decoration day friends in Warren. Various residents such as Lyle Gillespie and Howard Petty Jr are mentioned with traveling visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Warren
Lyle Gillespie
Freeport
Francis Gillespie
Paul Schaut
Rockford
Howard Petty, Jr
Champaign
Howard Petty
Howard Metz
Fair Haven
Harvey Downing
Center Hill
Nettie Reed
Albert Petty
Beauty All Lovely Things Meet In Loveliness Again
Poetic reflection notes harmony among beauty and grace, suggesting enduring합 linkage of lovely things returning to their shared essence.
Cottage Gains Near Replacing Government Land
The War Department will withdraw land at Pool 15 enabling more cottages to rise along the river. Current tax exempt government property totals 5 675 dollars with yearly progress a 4 785 dollar value later. cottages and summer homes are expected to offset lost tax value as land is opened to private use. By Sharpe Carroll Assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
York Township
Felke
War Department
Sharpe Carroll
Generosity Mariane Prompt Sparks Quick Nickel Aid
A short scene depicts Generosity Mariane asking for a nickel to call a friend and a sailor replying with 15 cents to cover multiple calls, highlighting an unexpected act of aid between two individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariane
Sailor
Local visits highlight weekend gatherings in Clinton and Sterling
Mrs Janet Carpenter stayed Sunday night and Monday with Mr and Mrs Ralph Honk at their daughter in law Mrs Ernest Hook home in Sterling. The trip followed a visit to the Albert Lorwon home in Clinton hosted by Mrs Donna Fenley and Mr and Mrs Ralph Honk hosted friends Thursday evening at Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Carpenter
Albert Lorwon
Clinton
Mier
Donna Fenley
Mere
Ralph Honk
Argo
Ernest Hook
Steriing
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County Home
P. R. Bryant
Savanna, Illinois
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Greison Bldg
Main St
Tel
Black
Ila
Clinton, Lowo
RATH
Newell
Farmer's Elevator
Milledgeville, Il
Thomson Briefs
Robert Groharing
Prudence
Bruce Groharing
M. E. Brookstra
Dorothy Dierksen
Robert Carroll
Chas. Hogg
Jean
Francis Shimer
Sterling
Ralph Hook
Earl Sack
Green Bay
Wis
Wesley Sack
Sack
St. Stephens
S. C
McCarthy
Henry Hartman
Nick Traum
T Chadwick
William Shand
Nancy
Oak Park
Rudolph Holm
Miss Evelyn
Chicago
John Ullrich
Fred Peters
Arge
Fred Hook
Adan Heinze
Near Savanna
Alvena Haas
Clintor
Hans Peterson
Lansing
Min
Carl Peterson
Hook
Elmer Hook
Floyd Klize
Kenneth Dittsworth
Ralph Hoox
Martin Yke
George Housenga
Ray Klein
Springfield
Roy Houghton
Jennie Lowry
Chas. Hunt
Galesburg
Chas. Welch
Arthur Pape
George Gilbert
Harrett
Henry Parsons
Hans Fetterson
Minn
Chas. Sack
Leuinda Gipe
Lee Ryan
Carl Johannsen
Wesley Kness
William Geerts
Cecil Green
Joe Blair
Herbert Blodgett
Lee Center
Thomas Kustes
Marian
Rodney Blodgett
Frank Reynolds
Elburn
Alice Lewis
Cecile Williams
Eugene Murray
John Nordhoff
Cornelius Nordhoff
Geneva Imel
Martin Williams
Robert Williams
Camanche
Chadwick News
William Bashaw
Chadwick Briefs
Harold Holm
Russell Deaver
Herman G. Peterson
Teeds Grove
Vern Kaufman
Argo-Fa
Beth Anderson
Jean Rawlins
M. F. van Buer
Joe Pollard
Calvary Cemetery
Martin Sturmer
Herbert Spearman
Waterworks Park
Preston Prairie
Northwestern
Ilinois Utilities
BEN J. Moore & Co’s. Department of Home Decoration
Savanna, Ill
Bart
Purina
MC. Crouse
Indianapolis
Petey
Wilbur Shaw
Speedway
Firestone Convoy Tires
Standard
Vaueububolub
Firestone
Lewis Motor CO
Thomson Illinois
NALC
Red Network
New York
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