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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
2
The Thomson Review issues weekly publication details for Foster L. Stage as publisher. It explains post office secured matter status, subscription price, renewal urgency, and color coded cross marks indicating expired or unpaid status.
A year ago this week events include a base ball team organized led by manager F. E. Lewis, the Dance Club closing a season, Mrs. Jacob Steinberg’s death in Fulton, Hallie Kenyon winning a National Meat essay prize, and a surplus of office seekers. Ralph Bolhons shows a new shoe repairing sign, with Al Stores credited as the artist. Various local movements and visits follow, including Ed Groharing and Geo Greeley residence changes, Justice Prins moving to the El Graharing house, and social rounds involving Sam Grim Bert Grim Shirley Stage and Chas Switzer to Rockford. Bayard Hollinshead hosted at the D. E. Hollinshead home. Mrs. Roy Houghton visited Ravenport meeting daughter Mary from Galesburg. Glyde Leavens enjoys steady company during Jane Lamb stay, while Sam Geisinger recovers from eye concerns and hardening of the eyeball. Rev Lord lists goods for farm north of Savanna and Shirley Stage to occupy vacated house.
Milan Kent will work for Wm Golding this summer and Harry Creager will work for James Morgan. C G Delano visits Mt Carroll for the week. Mrs E H Welch of La Crosse moved into the Chas Lamb ten nant house and will stay there. Harmon VanVechter, York resident, died near Ideal on Saturday March 9. Funeral at Argo Methodist Church with burial nearby. O E Bailey and wife visited Chas Lamb. Mr and Mrs Jerry Wilt visited their son Joe and family.
A dated 1896 roster lists sects with their teachers and nun pupils including York Center Al Gayford Argo Sue Melendy Daggretts Martha Eaton ulekory Cove LH L Rawlins Emment Sarah Moyer Brialville J Sheridan Teal Bersie Maley Rosh Jean Connell Vinewar Hill Miss O'Neal Kremer Minnie Turner Shoemaker Chas Harris Bristol Mary Conneil Parkhill Miss Weaver and various toolsAber Bd 25 Ae Bo 24
Ten years ago R D Bennett and Vet Carpenter were nominated for Mayor at the town caucus. Er T Keltner was building an addition to his garage Harmon Stakemiller and Ross Gleason had an accident cutting wood with Gleason pinned under a tree suffering a broken ankle and shoulder blade. Messrs Brancht and Novotjany of Savanna promoted advertising for a musical comedy Adam and Eve to be presented by the Lake Forest players at Savanna High School on April 5. Their ad in next issue will give more details. Try a Review Want Ad.
The Garrell County Teacher's Institute is held in Savanna this week with speakers Dr. Somerville from Kansas Wesleyan University and Howard Lawrence of Huron College. Thomson teachers drive back and forth while spring ads appear and Progressive merchants advertise with budgets. The bus to Mt Carroll runs as before and Thomson schedule remains unchanged.
Notice warns against hunting trapping or trespassing on the and ministers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Names include Mrs 5 K Dunshee Chas Stratton Seph Dykestra Lena M Stage Thos Stage Herman Senneff. An addendum lists a season fee of fifty cents for participation with references to Farrow Chin Worlds greatest selling chicks and poultry stock details including White or Leghorns WW Barred Re White Rex and related varieties.
For rent a six room modern house with electric service garden chicken house coal shed cellar at reasonable rent Mrs Livinda Grol iar. For sale two horses dashed at Early Ohio seed potatoes Ada five bushels good seed potatoes Bb John R Hoover cement blocks well seasoned two years old blocks at 15 cents each Clifford Holman
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