LesN
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May 17, 1907
Captures 8 Wolves
Rev. T.G. WILLSTEAD and son Thomas captured and killed eight young gray wolves on their farm nine miles east of here last week. They saw the old one enter her lair and dug the young ones out, the old one escaped before they could block the hole. As the wolves were killed in Lee county they had to be taken to Dixon where a bounty of $1 per head was secured. Mr. WILLSTEAD says the wolves are so thick in the vicinity of his place that they are a pest. Only recently they killed a good sized calf.May 17, 1907
Billy SUNDY, the famous evangelist who was to have delivered the Fourth of July oration at Prophetstown has cancelled the engagement because he will be in the midst of a revival and cannot spare the time. May 17, 1907
Harvey WOOD went to Prophetstown Saturday where he visited George NEEDHAM who is quite sick. May 17, 1907
Misses Mina and Minerva LYON and Mr. SCHRENCENGOST were entertained at a tea Monday evening by Mrs. Frank WEST at her pleasant country home. May 17, 1907
Marcus LYON Jr. is working out on WINANS farm, he thinks twenty-five a month is better than loafing about town. May 17, 1907
Charles HOWLETT of Britt, Iowa, stopped here last Thursday enroute home from Chicago where he had been with live stock and visited at the home of George HOWLETT and Mrs. John HOWLETT, Sr. May 17, 1907
Senator Charles H. HUGHES of Dixon, state senator from this the 35th District, died last Sunday after a short illness. Mr. HUGHES had served in the senate for a number of years and with representatives SHELDON and TYNDALL had wielded considerable influence at the state capital. May 17, 1907
W. J. MOORE's force of men erected two nice monuments in the Tampico cemetery this week. One was for Mrs. James BROWN on the family lot and the other over the grave of the late John HOWLETT, Sr. Both were $400 jobs and the orders for the work was taken by Job GREENMAN. May 17, 1907
Two junk dealers have been here for some time gathering up a carload of old junk. On an average there is about a car load or two shipped out of here every month and where it all comes from is hard to figure, but the dealers seem to be able to continually pick up old discarded farm machinery until the country is pretty well cleared up. It is seldom now that an old mower, binder or plow is seen going to rust and ruin beside the road. May 17, 1907
W.E. SHERE was in Cambridge last week to attend a law suit of the drainage commissioners against C.L. SHELDON of Sterling. The commissioners claim that through Mr. SHELDON's orders a ditch was dug connecting with a district ditch, to drain his farm and that the farm was not assessed nor brought into the district. The commissioners wanted the SHELDON farm assessed - but were beaten in a trial owing it is claimed to the fact that their attorney neglected to file some necessary affidavits. May 17, 1917
SEVEN TO GRADUATE FROM TAMPICO HIGH SCHOOL
Five young ladies and two young men will constitute the graduating class of the Tampico High School this year and will receive their diplomas at the annual Commencement exercises in BURDEN’s opera house, Tuesday evening, May 29. The class roll is as follows: Misses Martha Marie EARL, Catherine Rose WIRTH, Alvida Dorothe STENROS, Grace Vivian McCREEDY, Gertrude Mary GLASSBURN, Dean Foster SIPPEL, Forrest Gregg THACKABERRY. The class flower is sweet pea, the class colors old rose and silver gray, the class motto – “Gradu diverso eadem via.”
The calendar for the closing weeks of school is as follows: Bacalaureate [sic] sermon by Rev. C. W. THORTON in Opera House, May 27 at 8 p.m. Class Day at Assembly Hall, May 28, 1:30 p.m. Senior banquet evening of May 28. Commencement in Opera House May 29 at 8 p.m. Athletic Day on school campus May 31. Alumni reunion at opera house evening of May 31. May 17, 1917
Job E. GREENMAN one of Tampico’s old citizens celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday Monday and remarked on that day that he would run a race, fight or wrestle with any man of his age in town. He is running strong near the eighty mark but refused to give away his secret of longevity. May 17, 1917
H.E. CAIN received an invitation this week to the annual Commencement exercises of The University of Illinois which will be held at Urbana during June. Mason and Mary HEIN, son and daughter of Liva HEIN a sister of Mr. CAIN and a former resident of Tampico are members of this year’s class. Mason will graduate in the Agricultural course and Miss Mary in The Household Science Course. May 17, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. L.W. DENISON, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy DENISON and Mr. and Mrs. N.E. DENISON made a motor trip to Winnebago last Sunday. The trip up the scenic Rock River via Oregon, Grand De Tour and Byron was much enjoyed and a camp fire supper along the road added to the novelty of the trip
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LesN
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May 23, 2009
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May 23, 1891
New Bedford [excerpts from this article]
Last Monday we drove down there to do a little business.... Returning to town we called upon the HOGEBOOM Bros., who are engaged in the hardware and implement business. We were shown through their establishment. They have a good size, new building, the south front is used fore the hardware and the east side and up stairs are used for implements, wagons and buggies. In the rear O.K. MELVIN has a blacksmith shop. The boys seem to be doing a good business and from reports, we learn that they have had a big trade during the past season. They are courteous gentlemen to meet and square men to trade with.May 23, 1891
FAIRFIELD
Miss Minnie HOGEBOOM is attending school in Dixon.
O.W. McKENZIE is still on the sick list. Mr. CLEVELAND of Prophetstown is taking care of him.
Mrs. PHILLIEO and Miss BALDWIN, of Prophetstown, were guests of the xsses SANDERS last Sunday.
Mr. LANDSEIDLE [LANDSIEDEL]arrived here from Germany last week. He is now visiting his brother, Will; but we understand he intends to remain in America.
Fred BERGE came from Spring Hill Sunday to visit his parents. His cousin, Miss Tina SIPPLE, came with him.
Luther DIR and Edward WROTEN, of Rock Falls, spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Will. KNOWLTON is photographing the Hooppoleites at present. May 23, 1891
Mr. and Mrs. John HOWLETT and Mrs. McLEAN start to-day (Saturday) for New York where they will take a steamer for England. Mr. HOWLETT made the trip in 1876 and was so well pleased with his visit that he has longed to make another visit. He has a mother there to visit. Mrs. McLEAN goes to visit her mother, who will return with the party. May 23, 1891
John YONK accompanies the HOWLETT company across the "briny deep." He goes to Germany. May 23, 1891
Jno. H. FEE, who is teaching school at Como, spent last Saturday in our midst. He has many friends here and has come to over occasionally to see him. May 23, 1891
Claude HACKETT and Nellie COLLINS, of the Primary room each received a prize for not being tardy or absent during the last term of school. Claude's prize was a pocket knife and Nellie's, a nice book. May 23, 1896
Thirty tons of wire were made at the DILLON-GRISWOLD wire mills in Sterling last week. May 23, 1896
Wallace McKENZIE moved into his new house on North Main street this week. He has a fine, commodious and convenient residence and when he gets it finished and painted it will be one of the finest looking places in town. May 23, 1896
Rufus ALDRICH is building an addition to his house on Washington street. He believes in having more room. May 23, 1896
J.M. BALDWIN was on the sick list for a few days last week. He caught a severe cold which kept him at the house. Sunday he felt much improved. May 23, 1896
Lee BROWN of Fairfield was in town Monday morning. He says they have had good rains there of late and says they have no fears of a drouth [sic] this season. May 23, 1896
M.G. LOVE is putting up a new woven wire fence and a steel gate in front of his residence on the corner of Market and Joy streets. A good improvement. May 23, 1896
J.M. BALDWIN was on the sick list for a few days last week. He caught a severe cold which kept him at the house. Sunday he felt much improved. May 23, 1896
Lee BROWN of Fairfield was in town Monday morning. He says they have had good rains there of late and says they have no fears of a drouth [sic] this season. May 23, 1896
M.G. LOVE is putting up a new woven wire fence and a steel gate in front of his residence on the corner of Market and Joy streets. A good improvement. May 23, 1896
William GREENMAN has been awarded the contract of lighting the street lamps; he started in his duties Saturday and got a good drenching by the heavy rain storm. May 23, 1903
LANDWAIR DENIES ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
According to the Sterling Standard, Frank LANDWAIR, of Erie and formerly of this place, attempted to take his life at Erie last Sunday morning. A small cloth which was saturated with the deadly liquid chloroform was found spread over his face. A physician was called in time to save his life, and he came to his parent's home here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. LANDWAIR have been married only a few years, but it is said that their home life has not been as pleasant as it might have been. Mrs. LANDWAIR is a daughter of Barney McGRADY, a prominent farmer south of here.
Fred LANDWAIR was seen by a Tornado representative Monday and he says the report of his attempt to take his life is misrepresented. He claims that while a sufferer from tooth ache and neuralgia he used chloroform to soothe the pain and became addicted to its use to put him to sleep and on the night in question used it for that purpose. May 23, 1903
They Want Electric Road
Hooppole and Yorktown Farmers Hold Enthusiastic Meetings
Enthusiastic meeting of farmers at Yorktown and Hooppole, offers of bonuses, free right of way and a clamoring to buy stock, is the encouragement the Rock Falls - Rock Island Electric Railway company is meeting south of here on the project to construct a line from Rock Falls via Tampico, Yorktown and Hooppole to Atkinson. In the words of prominent farmers everybody is railroad crazy, especially around Hooppole, and some say the farmers there will, if necessary, even build the road in their vicinity and tender it to the company, so anxious are they for it.
Last Friday A.J. McNEIL, A.C. STANLEY, H.L. SHELDON, John PIPPERT, O.E. MAZSON, all of Rock Falls, and connected with the projected line, visited Tampico in the interest of the road, and from there drove to Yorktown where a meeting was held in the hall over the blacksmith shop. The project was discussed and the following committee was appointed, who accompanied the Rock Falls gentlemen to Hooppole and Atkinson to look up the route, etc: Arthur ROGERS, F.E. FOY, John WERDERMAN and J.E. BUNKER. Everywhere they were received enthusiastically and all the farmers interviewed want the road. May 23, 1903
Another Meeting was held Monday night at Yorktown and M. BROOKS and A. ROGERS were appointed a committee to act with the Hooppole and Atkinson committees to solicit the right of way. They will begin work at once and will have no difficulty to secure it as it has been offered free on any road. May 23, 1903
Two routes are proposed out of Yorktown, on south two and a half miles and then west, and the other west and then south. The right of way will be two rods wide on one side of the road. Farmers along the route xxx xxx xxxx xx company's stock at 80 and the farmers who subscribe the most will probably get it past their farms May 23, 1903
A big meeting was held Tuesday evening at Hooppole, nearly 100 farmers being present. The proposed road was discussed and everyone was in favor of it. F. FELLMAN was appointed chairman of the committee to work with the Yorktown committee to secure the right of way. May 23, 1903
An electric railroad from Morrison south through Denrock to Erie has been projected by a half dozen Morrison gentlemen. The company is capitalized at $2,500 and the following citizens are the officers: George MILNE, president; Aaron D. HILL, secretary; Arthur M. KIDD, treasurer; Paul BENT, general manager; Charles G. MACKLIN, counsel. May 23, 1903
M.G. LOVE Wins Suit from CARTER
The case of CARTER vs. M.G. LOVE over the sale of a farm a milew west of here was decided in favor of M.G. LOVE Wednesday at Morrison by judge RAMSEY of the circuit court. The farm in question was purchased by LOVE of CARTER and sold again by LOVE to M.M. FELL at an advance price per acre. CARTER claimed LOVE acted as agent only and that CARTER was entitled to the increase in value. The courts decided that the farm was sold to Mr. LOVE as he claimed. May 23, 1903
Thos. DILLON Has Bad Fall
Thos. DILLON Sr. Badly Injured by Falling Headlong Down a Flight of Steps.
Thomas DILLON, Sr., an elderly gentleman, fell down a flight of long stairs Saturday night at the home of his son Thos. DILLON, with whom he resided, and was painfully bruised and shaken from the fall. A bad gash was cut in his scalp which had to be sewed up and his hip and shoulder were badly injured. His advanced age makes the injuries all the more severe.
Mr. DILLON arose about midnight to get a drink of water and thought he had not reached the head of the stars when he stepped off into space unexpectedly, falling with a crash down the stairs to the lower floor. The noise awakened the entire household, who hastened to his aid and Dr. WAHL was summoned, who found several bad bruises and the gash in his head, but fortunately no bones were broken. Members of the family and the doctor say it was a wonder that he was not killed or crippled. May 23, 1903
Ladies Aid Society Surprises BERGES
On Monday evening the Aid society of the Baptist church with their husbands and some other friends gathered at the parsonage and proceeded to the home of Mr. and Mrs. George BERGE for the purpose of giving them a surprise. A pleasant social evening was enjoyed. Light refreshments were served. As they were about to depart for the home of Rev. C.G. WRIGHT, in behalf of the Aid, presented Mrs. BERGE with a beautiful salad dish as a token of appreciation on the part of the members of the Aid, for her faithful and efficient services as president of the society. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Richard SMITH, A. SMITH, F.H. RICHARDSON, Earl SMITH, E.A. EMMONS, M.L. GRIFFEN, F.B. THOMAS, C.G. WRIGHT; Mesdames CANTLIN, Anna WEST, Pearle AKERBERG, Annie DAVIS, Elizabeth BOYER, Melvina LOGAN, Agnes WAHL, Carrie MORGAN, Anna SMITH, Eva RENSLOW, Ina HELLIER, Minnie CROSS, Kate VAGHN; Misses Olive MORGAN and Ethel SMITH. May 23, 1903
Dr. WAHL and Jesse VanBIBBER were in Sterling Tuesday evening where Dr. WAHL was made Knight Templar. May 23, 1903
Miss Fanny FURRY closed her school near New Bedford after teaching nine months and is now spending her summer vacation at home. May 23, 1903
Frank HERRICK stepped on a nail Tuesday evening while lifting some heavy sash and extra weight drove the nail deep into the sole of his foot which causes him to limp. May 23, 1903
Special Council Meeting Tuesday
The city council held a special session Tuesday evening to grant dram shop and billiard licenses. Two applications for saloon licenses were presented, one by CONROY & SWANSON and the other by Felix RHEAUME. The application by CONROY & SWANSON was granted and action was deferred on Mr. RHEUME's application until a special meeting Wednesday evening, owing to the non-arrival of his bonds.
One application for a billiard hall was presented by Sam GRAHAM and Chas. S. WELCH of Deer Grove. Action was deferred on this as the council wants to make provisions to prohibit the sale of soft drinks in billiard halls. F.J. McBRIDE's application for a billiard hall was not granted and the other application presented by Chas MORRILL at a
previous meeting was withdrawn. Xxxx xxx xxx June 1. The other two began business Wednesday. May 23, 1903
The Program for Decoration Day
The following program will be observed Decoration Day, May 30. Members of the Post and Womans Relief Corps will meet at their hall at 1:30 p.m., will for m in line in front of their hall ten minutes of two. the line of march will be to BURDEN's opera house in the following order: Tampico Brass Band will lead, followed by Post, flower girls, and Womans Relief Corps. The following is the program in the opera house:
Music by M.E. Choir and orchestra
Prayer by Rev. WILLIAMS
Music
Oration by Capt. BARDWELL of Dixon
Music
After services are concluded in hall the line of march will be taken up to the cemetery where the graves of the old soldiers will be decorated by the flower girls with assistance of the Relief corps, under the leadership of the Corps president, Anna WEST.
There will be Decoration services at the auspices of the post here, at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, May 31. A fine program has been arranged by the people of Leon. Come, everybody. May 23, 1903
Mrs. Luella MOODY visted in Rock Island this week. May 23, 1903
Miss Julia Baxter, of Walnut, spent Sunday here the guest of friends. May 23, 1903
G.W. STOUFFER, of Princeton, was a visitor here Tuesday. May 23, 1903
Mrs. Thomas KELLEY is reported sick. May 23, 1903
Mrs. S.H. PIERCE visited relatives at Walnut last week Friday. May 23, 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Irving STEWART visited at John POPE's north of here Sunday. May 23, 1903
Mrs. SCOTT who is staying at Tom BURDEN's south off here, visited at the home of Mrs. Mary HELLIER Sunday. May 23, 1903
Mrs. McKNIGHT, of Nebraska and Mrs FRERRY, of Prophetstown, visited T.F. DILLON and family Sunday. May 23, 1903
Ella CLAPPER returned to her home in Prophetstown Thursday evening after several days visit here. May 23, 1903
J. BONVILLE, of Erie, is assisting James ANDREWS in the barber shop at present. May 23, 1903
Mrs. John McKENZIE of Yorktown visited at T.F. DILLON's one day last week. May 23, 1903
Mrs. E. L. WROTEN, of Sandwich, is here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. WROTEN is expected Saturday. May 23, 1903
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur GAGNIER spent Sunday in Annawan the guests of relatives. May 23, 1903
Mrs. A. PILGER, teacher of piano and organ. 50 cents a lesson, Yorktown, Ill. May 23, 1903
Geo. B. JACKSON went to Kewanne, Ill., Thursday where he will work in the interests of the F.R.L.A. May 23, 1903
Robert, Frederick and Mable DARLING and Alma LUNDQUIST spent last Saturday and Sunday visiting in Geneseo. May 23, 1903
It requires two good looks at Barney McGRADY to identify him now and it's all on account of the fanciful cut of his luxuriant beard. May 23, 1903
M.G. LOVE was at Hooppole Wednesday where he adjusted the loss of a colt belonging to John VETTER which was killed by lightning last week. May 23, 1903
Dr. WHEELER, of Prophetstown, was called here Monday in consultation with Dr. WAHL over Mrs. E.S. BENTLY, who is suffering from a bad attack of nervous prostration. May 23, 1903
Leave your laundry at my store and get first-class work done. George LUTYENS. May 23, 1903
F.M. LaDUE went to Appleton, Missouri, Tuesday evening where he looked at farm lands in that section. He joined a Princeton party, headed by Marcus THACKABERRY, at Galesburg. May 23, 1903
Fred SHANKS has rented the LOVE building on Market Street and will conduct a lunch counter there. It is understood he has bought out the F. J. McBRIDE's business and will transfer it here. May 23, 1903
C.F. SIPPEL has moved his harness shop to the front of Union hall until his new building is ready for occupancy. R. L. DAVIS will conduct his restaurant in the building vacated by Mr. SIPPEL. May 23, 1903
Dr. E.J. MOSHER, osteopath, of Walnut, has decided to open an office her and will spend Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in his office over SMITHS' hardware store, where he will treat all chronic and acute diseases by osteopathy. Cures when others fail. May 23, 1903
Dr. E.J. MOSHER, osteopath, of Walnut, has decided to open an office her and will spend Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in his office over SMITHS' hardware store, where he will treat all chronic and acute diseases by osteopathy. Cures when others fail. May 23, 1903
Ab FORWARD has purchased MEREDITHS' meat market of Enos C. DEARSDORF of Missouri, who came into possession of it last week in a trade for Missouri land. Mr. FORWARD will conduct the business and keep a good up-to-date store. Frank LINDER will be retained as clerk and John DONNELY will also assist. Mr. FORWARD is a well known stock raiser of this vicinity and is well liked and will continue to hold the excellent trade the store always enjoys. May 23, 1903
M.R. THACKABERRY, of Princeton, drove here Monday on business. He returned to Princeton Monday evening and went to Missouri Tuesday on land business. He recently purchased 1,000 acres there. May 23, 1903
Glen ENGEL had his nose badly bruised Monday while playing at school. It was first thought that it was broken and Dr. WAHL was summoned, but before he could be reached an examination showed that it was only bruised. May 23, 1903
Mr. and Mrs. A.E. WIMMER were in Rock Falls Sunday where Mr. WIMMER preached an excellent and eloquent sermon on the League at the Methodist church at the morning services which were in commemoration of the leagues’ anniversary. May 23, 1903
Work has begun this week on C.F. SIPPEL's new store building by Contractor Frank HARDESTY of Rock Falls. The building will be of brick, 25x60, two stories high and will have a handsome plate glass front. F.B. THOMAS has the contract to do the carpenter work. May 23, 1903
Dr. E.W. WAHL has had his new house handsomely painted. The roof was painted with a green shingle stain the trimmings dark red, the upper half of the house a colonial yellow with a band of olive green and the lower story a light tan. The effect is striking and entirely different from anything else in the village. Fred ALLEN did the work. May 23, 1903
Some of the farmers who have fertilized their alkali corn fields with potash say they can see a difference in the corn that has come up already, at it is vigorous and outstrips fields where potash has not been sued. The following farmers in this vicinity are trying potash has not been used. The following farmers in this vicinity are trying potash this year to increase the yield of their corn field: E.E. WHEELOCK, 20 acres; Ed DEVINE, 100 acres; Morris MURPHY, J.H. MILLIGAN, Will MARSHALL, A. MUSSELLMAN, E. SHULTZ, Henry STOUFFREGEN, C.E. RENGEL, S.B. FREEMAN and Carl BLOCK. May 23, 1903
The following officers were elected last week at the regular election of the Knights of the Globe: Supreme Judge, John OLSSON; Judge, John CURLEY; President, Otto NELSON; Commander, F.B. THOMAS; Lieut. Commander, O.D. OLSSEN; Quartermaster, M.L. GRIFFIN. The officers will be installed at the meeting on May 26. May 23, 1903
Dr. Irving MOSHER, formerly of this place, but now located in Walnut, where he practices osteopathy, was here Sunday. May 23, 1903
The DENISON 160 farm just north of here was sold this week by E.E. MORGAN of Big Rock, Ill., to John FOULK of Mendota, the consideration being $10,400 or $65 an acre. Other transfers of interest in this vicinity are: Frederick RUCK to M.A. RUSSELL land in Tampico, $4,745. E.M. MORGAN to John FOULK land in Tampico, $10,400. Jeremiah STEWART to Fred STEWART land in Hume, $2,600. May 23, 1903
The Epworth League celebrated the anniversary of the origin of the society at the M.E. church last Sunday night by giving an appropriate program under the direction of the president, Miss Irene TURNER. Papers were read on league topics by Irene TURNER, Daisy FERRIS, Ada FURRY, Dollie HAGAN, Maude ROBBINS and H.A. FORBES. Miss Neva DENISON and Mrs. BERNREUTER sang solos, the Clio quartette rendered two selections and there were two duets, on by Bertha HELLIER and Mable BROWN and one by Mrs. ISHERWOOD and Hattie TURNER.
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