Court House News Bus is Calflured and jailed in Water Town
A racialized incident near Savanna ends with a colored man transported to Carroll after an early-morning arrest by Officer Sturtevant and Mr. Nichols of Shannon. The suspect, alleged to be Ternoveht, was escorted to the asylum at Water Town by moonrise, following a pursuit along the embankment.
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Savanna
Wa Ee
Currell
Ternoveht
Sturtevant
Nichols
Shannon
Carroll
Water
County Court Jury 13 Dismissed After Week Long Vacation
County court jury 13, summoned to Carrell, were dismissed by Judge M. Grove in the afternoon after weeks of vacation. The robbery case of L Hartman and Shan Pop was postponed to November term as attorneys Brooks and Jones requested a continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell
M. Grove
L. Hartman
Shanpop
Brooks and Jones
Dixon
Clerk Issues Marriage License in Milledgeville Area
Gil Medel M Fray of Milledgeville and Aquila H Blosser of Sterling were granted a marriage license by County Clerk Watson on Monday afternoon. Conway probation hearing set for October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Medel M. Fray
Milledgewile
Aquila H. Blosser
Sterling
Watson
Prison probation plea decision set for Oct 10
A defendant will appear before Judge YU. M. Grove on October 10 to determine probation terms. If the plea is denied, the individual faces possible imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoode
YU. M. Grove
Youth Held for Shannon Robbery Involves Cousin
Lailand Hartman of Shannon, held for entering and robbing the Geiseman home, charged his cousin Warren with abetting the theft. A warrant was issued and served as Warren was found at Mt. Carroll. Hartman says Warren advised the break in.
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Mt Carroll and Nearby Areas
A sequence of property deeds from Dwight A. Wickes and spouse to Nettie M. Fickes and others in Mt Carroll and Savanna areas, including Oak Tree, Reed Road, and Savanna parcels. Transfers involve numerous lots and blocks across several additions, including first and revised plats, with names such as Louis J Noble Ida Silsbury Julia J Carroll John Landorf Marian Shoemaker and others recorded in Secs 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 and nearby townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight A. Wickes
William Henry Meyers
Guy A. Meyers
John Landorf
Julia J. Garrell
Marian
Shoemaker
Julia J. Carroll
Savanna
Savanna H. B
Argo-Fa Arthur Robinson returns to Sheridan Road ranch
Local notes report Argo-Fa Arthur Robinson back in his position as mechanic at the Sheridan Road ranch. The Thompson area hosts a busy week with a barn dance at Frank Wolts farm last Thursday drawing many neighbors and plans for another dance on Tuesday October 8. Church events, Grand Lodge attendance, home moves, and hog sales provide a snapshot of community life.
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Arthur Robinson
Sheridan Road Ranch
Thomaca
Frank Wolts
Hiram George
Glan Arc
Feldwisch
Gavantia
James Myummert
Ruth Hicks
Chicago
Thomson Eastern Star
Ste
Grand Lodge Conssi
Dora Dackler
Chadwick
Grand Lodge
Dudley Plumer
Richart Heybeck
Hanson
Wm. Holm
Vedinid Society
Home Economic Club
MOE
Mostema
Ide McCullough
Mayme Mummert
Emma Stoner
Mas Song
America the Beautiful
Pupee
Eteabeth Parson
Lewis
My Score Will Be The Choice In Dist Week
A fragmented note reflects a cautious stance on decisions for the upcoming week. The author hints at a selective approach to outcomes while signaling readiness to pursue necessary actions.
Lesson From a Game Beyond Words
A passerby notes that judging a man by his words rather than his actions can mislead. The speaker reflects on a game day experience where confidence about the sport proved wrong, teaching a broader lesson about perception and understanding.
Local Church Events Spotlight Autumn Gatherings
Spring Valley Dr Rendal leads communion at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church on Sunday Oct 11 at 9 am. Mrs Frank Shpp hosts Ladies Aid Wednesday Oct 14 for an all day meeting with a noon picnic. Rally Day at Spring Valley drew many. Gardenplain and Newton host Oct 19 all day meeting of missionary society division with Mrs Humphries of Chicago in charge. Pantry sale by local ladies Oct 10 at Reynolds Furniture Morrison. Charles Patterson and family celebrated grandson Charles McDearmon birthday at Como. Marshall Olson and Lucile Paterkin wed Sept 26 at Galena. moving to R L Rose farm March 1. charivari Monday. Wm Snyder reports 105 feeder head. McCullagh brothers shipped hogs to Chicago from Union Grove last Thursday.
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Rendal
Morrison
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
Frank Shpp
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Walcome
Spring Valley
Boon
Gardenplain
Newton
Missionary Society of the
Gardenplain Church
Oet
John McCullagh
A. EK. McCullagh
Union Grove
Chicago
Sandridge residents note fishing and farm work in the Sandridge area
Sandridge reports abundant visitors at Sand Slough with good fishing as fall plowing and sowing proceed. Lennie Hake suffers a painful arm after an incident with a catfish fin while cleaning fish. Luther Leavens to move to the Ridge. new sorghum syrup is being produced. wild ducks abound along sloughs as autumn progresses.
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Frank Brown
Sand Slough
John Shoemaker
al Potter
Gus
Lennie Hake
Lydia Armstrong
Mel Ditton
Earl Holman
J. 8
McGinnis
Elmer Davis
Wayne Brown
Sandridge
Clinton
Luther Leavens
Ridge
Mrs. Pence
Mulloy
Malloy
Walter Green Attends Funeral in Saskton Saturday
Walter Green attends the funeral of Mrs. Martin Willis at Saskton on Saturday. The readable text notes a quiet service with attendees including a cousin Mattie and other mourners.
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Walter Green
Martin Willis
Saskton
Walter
Cousian
Mattie
Clergy Conference in Rockford Diocese Oct 3
All Rockford diocese clergy are called by Bishop Hoban to a conference at Thomas High School Rockford on October 3 with a requiem mass for the late Muldoon at 11. A luncheon will follow and papers and addresses will be presented during the session. First National Bank at Erie fails to open Tuesday amid three weeks of deposit withdrawals. The Erie bank, founded in 1908, has capital, surplus and undivided profits of 80,000 with officers led by President R. C. Burchell and Cashier R. C. Burchell.
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Rockford
Erie
Erie Bank
R. C. Burchell
Erle Cashier
R. E. Potter
Elsie Burchell
Savanna Sa bula bridge work to start at once
Construction on the Savanna Sa bula bridge will begin immediately with funds and bonds secured. Oliver Mattison of the Minneapolis Bridge Company reports sufficient stock sold to assure completion. The project will use Illinois and Iowa workers, with plans by Prof Geo Maney of Northwestern University and a 12 month construction target for a 20 foot wide structure supporting 80 tons.
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Savanna-Sabula
Oliver Mattison
Minneapolis Bridge Company
Savanna
Sabula
Mattison
Ilinois
Iowa
Geo Maney
Northwestern University of Chicago
Chicago
Cedar Rapide
Middle West
Thomson News Atre Deel At 2 Bg Deak Bese
The fragmentary text appears to be OCR garble with names and places unclear. No coherent events or persons can be confirmed from the readable words to form a valid summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atre Deel
Deak
Peter
Local Families Move and Travel in Late Week News
Alfred Matson and family plan to move into the Will Griswold home formerly of the Erie Martindale family this week. William and Mrs. Peterson relocate from Mountain View Missouri to Louisiana after a farewell gathering. Afton Stumphy accompanies the Petersons south. Bill Strubb recovers from an asthma and heart trouble attack and can leave his bed. Abe Brown of Rock Creek Kansas visits sisters-in-law George Bower and Mrs. Frank ish. William Hawk and Justice Prins visit their daughter and husband Lewis Thompson in Clinton. Alvh Gsar Iva Burskey and boy attend Mrs. Mark Willis funeral at Stockton, Bursley’s first visit home in 29 years. visit Will Willis at Pearl City. Harold Melendy and son visit Delia Melendy in Low Moor.
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William Peterson
Mountain View
Louisiana
Afton Stumphy
Petersons
South
Abe Brown
Rock Creek
Kansas
George Bower
Frankish
Alvh Gsar
Iva Burskey
Gray's Lake
Mark Willis
Stockton
Thomson
Mr. Bursley
Will Willis
Pearl City
Obituary for Mattie Blanche Willis of Libertyville Ill
Mattie Blanche Willis daughter of Jerome and Ada Smith born April 2 1885 in York township Carroll county died September 10 1931 at her Libertyville home. She married Martin J Willis on October 4 1905 and had eight children Helen Cambell Genevieve Bracher Elma Russell B Licid A Gerald Mabie A all of Libertyville Illinois. Funeral services were held in Stockton with interment in Stockton cemetery. She is mourned by her husband eight children five sisters and a brother with many relatives and friends.
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Mattie Blanche Willis
Jerome
Ada Smith
York Township
Carroll County
Libertyville
Martin J. Willis
Helen Cambell
Genevieve Bracher
Elma Russell
Licid A
Gerald M Mabie
Thomson
God
Stockton
M. E. Church
Thomson High School
Willis Stage
Shirley Stage
Glen Goble
Maywood
Glen Ashby
Mt. Carrol
Paul Holding
Green Bay
Jone
Alfred Smith
Jade
Palbhearera
Willis
Stockton Cemetery
Shirley
Harry Wilkinson
Ase Frazier
Joephine Dear
G. A. Smith
Helen Sennett
John Shoemaker
Bertha Brenneman
Myron Tibbits
Fulton
Cholera fears rise in Whiteside and nearby counties
The report highlights increasing hog cholera cases across several northern counties including Whiteside, with six farms affected in a single neighborhood and adjacent outbreaks near Lyndon and Hopkins. Five counties have seen cholera epidemics, while Carroll remains below epidemic levels.
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Typhi
Une
Dee Hd
Gardenplain
Lyndon
Hopkins
F. HL
Shuman
Fort Adviser
Rock Island
Henry
Stephenson
Carroll
Whiteside
Carroll County
Fragmentary Army Advisories At Wat Fortifies Belt
Unclear OCR fragment discusses army advisories and belt integrity near a fort, with references to Wat and life or fate concepts. Details are sparse, no concrete names dates or places discernible from the readable text.
Incomplete OCR on Wheat Harvest Forecast
Fragmentary note discusses crop prospects and financial relief from reduced acreage and yield. It suggests a difficult year ahead but hints wheat may rebound with a better season and reduced harvesting area. Mentions public appetite to eat less wheat and potential profit changes.
Open country speed limits urged by motor club
The Chicago Motor Club cites nine states amending motor vehicle acts to remove maximum speed limits in open country, favoring reasonable speeds. It notes Illinois prima facie limits cause confusion and cites a court ruling on misinterpretation of speed laws. Separately, farm reports predict a 12 percent drop in wheat acreage this fall and a smaller next year due to sowing methods.
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Chisgo
Connecticut
Indiana
Iowa
Kansa
Michigan
Montana
Tennessee
Vermont
Wisconsin
Charles M. Hayes
Motor Club
Department of Agriculture
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Arling M. Wolf
Robert H. Scott
Gertrude Manson
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Robert S. Scott
Argo Fa
Bowe
Laon
Ae Porter
Argo-Fa
Dent
Amd
Hemé
Frederick G. ‘Williams
Grace Church
Hans Hanson
Coleman
Joe Larson
Charlotte
Will Maar
Afzona
John Ashpole
Dave Gipe
Dwana
McCullogh
Mr. George
Doggere
First National Bank
Savanna-Sabula Bridge
Aeneadig
Jane
Vera
Washington
Thomson News
Alfred Matson
New Artliue Ivferan
C. B. Q. Railroad
Will Griswold
Erie Martindale
Bill Strubb
William Hawk
Justice Prins
Lewis Thompson
Harold Melendy
Low Moor, In
Delia Melendy
Jife
Heavenly Land
Roy Fritz
Mt. Carroll
Western Hereford Exchange
Davenport
Gat
Yates Center
Kans
Ralph Sumer
Noah
Boston Transcript
H. H. Jackson
Savanna Cleaners & Dyers
Illinois
Northwestern
National Association of Cleaners and Dyes
H. Btayre
H. J. Spearman
Herbert Holland, Thomson, Agt
America
Sth
Ave.s
Clinton, IA
Finder
Chicago Ave
Savagina
Helinais
Te-1
John L. Brearton
Savanna, Illinois
Pierce Funeral
Savanes
G. E. Guenzler
Main Street
Illinots
DS. Smith
MT. Carroll, JL
Alt Courte
James R. Kelly
Tiinais
Bankers’ Life
Des Moines
Blackhawk Produce Co
Lanark, Ill
Bill Wilson
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