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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
1
A partial transcription discusses unemployment, federal relief, and postwar wage debates. It references Senator La Follette Wisconsin and Farley, critiques the post office surplus, and contemplates government jobs and tax ideas to restore economic security amid looming social strain. The piece echoes prewar anxiety and calls for action to prevent widespread hardship.
A Republican rally is planned Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Carroll County courthouse with Francis G Blair and William G Stratton as the principal speakers. The event, if weather permits, will be held indoors at Mt Carroll and will feature many Republican candidates for district offices.
Carroll county farmers advised to build trench silos that require no material outlay. Trenches dug in the ground store silage covered with earth and chaff, best on well drained firm land. Guidelines cover trench width depth and length per feeding period, wall slopes, and packing to avoid air pockets.
Hog markets surge with the Chicago price peak last week reaching 10.40 per hundredweight including processing tax, boosting farmers' hopes after a year of crop and hog market imbalances. however few county farmers own hogs to sell at the higher prices and demand may ease as the market stabilizes. Bert Grim elected president of the Grim family reunion group at Old Mill Park Savanna with 31 members attending. 1935 reunion planned for Ole Wai Park Savanna.
Robert Peters of Lanark is back in jail after bondsmen withdrew his release. He had recently been freed for a few days to visit friends, but was ordered back to jail when his bonds were drawn. Peters was seen near the county jail and a deputy warned that he must stay away. The case heads to the November term of court. Charles B. Monroe of Mr Carrell is named county technical representative to handle incomes and applications for chart term transactions for the Oregon Production Credit association.
Tom Fritz and John Derver captured grand championships at the annual Care soll county Farm Bureau picnic and 4-H Roundup held at Cook's dart. Fritz won sixth in beef steer and Derver claimed top honors in the dairy calf class. Lowa Sprecher of Lanark won the market litter grand championship with a crossed Poland China and Hampshire litter, narrowly leading a large swine field. The event drew about two thousand attendees who enjoyed music by local bands and a keynote by Phil Evans of the Chicago Livestock Producers Association urging timely cattle shipments and market strategy.
Capt. Theodore Fox former commandant at the CC Camp at Sivasna was found guilty of embezzlement at a general court martial and sentenced to two years and dismissed from the service. The verdict awaits review in Washington after Fort Sheridan proceedings. John S. Patterson named administrator in the estate of Margaret D Patterson Bond of 300 filed Sept 1. The will of John Yockem deposited at Mt Carroll Sept 4 Hesrime held Sept 20.
Carroll county rural schools will pay an average wage of 61.29 per month to eighty three teachers for the current school year. Eighteen teachers are listed in each division with salaries ranging from 40 to 109 monthly. The highest earner is Miss Isabella Joens at Argo-Fa school at 109 monthly for eight and a half months, while Harold Shear at Fox school earns 40 for an eight month term. The report from County Superintendent Martha J. Ashby covers teachers and salaries across numerous districts.
Mrs. Eugene Murray and Ira W 1B Barley hosted a bridge party at the Murray home near Thomson Saturday afternoon. Maude Nason of Clinton won high score. Mrs. Dera Daehler took consolation honors. Attendees included Erma Zugschwerdt and others. Also noted: Carroll County reported no murders in 1933, one of 35 counties with zero homicides, with several southern counties similarly quiet.
Three men robbed the Lena State Bank of about $1400 Wednesday and escaped. Cash Bells, the assistant cashier, was alone in the back during the noon hour. They forced him to accompany them and tried to warn the cashier Leslie Baldwin as he approached. In the confusion Eells slipped away while Baldwin was seized and forced to go with them. They released the Lena man about half a mile from the village.
Russell Griffith Baxcock Minn was arrested at Shannon Wednesday after attempting to cash a forged check. He confessed to cashing four forged checks at Lanark a few days earlier. Griffith appeared before Police Magistrate Bresnise with bond set at 32000 but failed to meet it and is held for the November term of the district court. He also tried to cash a 30 cent check at the William Fox garage in Shannon. Fox notified the bank and police.
Marc W. Cone transfers property to Daniel P. Can ney in Section 24 Two Twenty two range. John Anderson and wife convey parcels to Ralph Anderson in Sections 19 and 15 Township 23 Range 5.
Twenty one marriage licenses were issued during August by County Clerk Walter Watson and his staff. One license went to an Iowa couple, three to Wisconsin couples, and six to Ulineis couples.
State moves to condemn right of way for state route 171 with hearings set for October. Springfield reports action will target 12 of 14 landowners who have not signed. States Attorney Stranksy to represent the state of Illinois in the case.
Dick A Knoppert and Ethel Patterson of Lanark secured a marriage license on September 2. The couple plans to wed in the near future.
Carroll county's Farm Bureau nine earned a semifinal berth by beating McHenry 1 to 0, taking two straight in division two. A Saturday showdown at Cook's field pits the team against Will county, with probable final game at Carroll county field. Schant and Rahn pitched superbly as Ware tripled and Kensinger drove in the run. Miller yielded five hits. Umpire Campbell and scorers Feezer and Van Evert noted.
A hooded assailant named Blink opened fire at a Hamilton home killing four occupants. Victims include Mrs. Jenne Waller of Sterling, Irene Carrick of Des Moines, watchman Harry Mentje of Belvidere, and Mr. Cather, with details of the massacre described in stark, disjointed prose. The attacker fled after the brutal shootings amid a chaotic escape.
Foster L. Stagg reports a violent spree by 43 year old Fred Blink in East Clinton. After despondency over money, he changed clothes, seized a shotgun and shells, and killed two women and three men in a single afternoon. He is described as from a prominent Whiteside county family.
Fulton explanations recount Blink lending John Hamilton money for raising crops and pursuing repayment. Hamilton, living on the Northwestern Railway farm near Garden Plain township, allegedly faced forced collection after drinking heavily. Blink, armed with a shotgun, headed toward the East Clinton Company farm to reclaim the money, claims his wife after the fair.
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