Illinois Roads Show High Cost of Bad Highways
Taxpayers in Namcoki Venice and nearby townships are shown figures by State Highway Engineer Johnson that Illinois spends over 60 million dollars on public highways in fourteen years with little return. The comparison with Europe reveals farmers pay much more to haul corn on Illinois roads than on English German French Swiss roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namcoki
Venice
Johnson
Madison County
Farmers’ Institute
Centralia
Alton Board of Trade
Illinois
State Highway Commission
State Board of Agriculture
England
Germany
France
Switzerland
Annual Statement of Funds for Jarvis 1912
George Liebler, town supervisor of Jarvis, files a sworn annual financial statement for the fiscal year ending March 1, 1912, detailing funds on hand, receipts from town collector, Troy Exchange Bank, City of Troy, and County Treasurer, and expenditures by March 28 to April 6 including road work, clerk and auditing fees, health officer, printing, and election expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Madison
Jarvis
George Liebler
W. J. Vetter
Troy Exchange Bank
City of Troy
August Schultze
Henry Horstmann
James Gerstenecker
F. C. Raber
Sopviccs Occ
Cece Ceccee Petaeeeeteeevee
Troy Call
E. Frangen
J. L. Hagler
F. W. Braner
Wm. Schultze
Henry Stadler, Sr
M. D. Masry
Fred Breinmeyer
F. Auwanter
Wm. Dettmar
Geo. Liebler
Chas. L. Edwards
J. N. Jarvis
Local No
U. M
Tey Call
Albert Rieder
F.C. Raber
Schultze
Henry Horseman
Pete Wheces
Eecree Penanteas Jeeaner
John Bugger
Francis Lewis
Carl Scotti
Wm. S&s. Llewellyn
Gus Vetter
Walter Liebler
Dlerk Serway
George Lieblar
FP. W. Braner
August Drol
Ce Ee Ee Ree
Leonard Herbst
Hall Pedge
Haber
Llewellyn
Illinois
A. D
Candidate vows to personally handle county auditor duties
Republican candidate H. Dorris declares he will not delegate auditor duties or continue school work if elected. He emphasizes adhering to the law, rejecting political favors, and running the campaign as a business proposition, aiming to perform the work himself.
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Madison County
Board of Education
H. Dorris
He Plans To Stop Trying And Give Up Smoking
A comic exchange sees one man admit a decade of attempts to quit smoking while another notes his plan to quit trying this year. The wry twist highlights resolve versus action in a humorous vignette.
An Endless Job At Home With Family Plans
A fragment from a local piece references winter evenings at home and choosing a magazine club offer to suit the family. It also recalls an old wedding vow line and a later moment about money, plus a note on postcard sales in The Call’s stationery department.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsburgh
Pittsburch
Herman Roeben
Webster’s
Troy
W. W. Jarvis
John Feldmeier
D. G. Jarvis
Granite City
Simon
Riebold’s
LA Follette
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Senator la Follette
Segeer
New York
Miorence
Brown
Eighth and
Pine
ST. Louis, MO
Business Publishing Co
Loule, Mo
McCall’s Magazine
And
McCall Patterns
McCall's
McCall
McCall's Magazine
37Th St
New York City
Jarvis Township
Township Hall
City Hall
Henry C. Dettmar
William Schultze
Ben W. Jarvis
Henry Gindler, SR
August Droll
Republican
Walter Wilkinson
Richard May
C. Bohnenstiehl
F. C. Leidel
Herman G. Pape
Robert C. Morriss
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