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Today In Tampico Area History
The Tampico Area Historical Society encompasses parts of Whiteside County and Bureau County in Illinois. Focus is on Tampico, Hume Twp., Hahnaman/Deer Grove, & Prophetstown in Whiteside County & Yorktown & Thomas in Bureau County.

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Denise 302 posts Jul 03, 2008 6:45 PM	Thanks for the chuckle, Les. Not being reared in the country, I'm on the cow's side! 8D Denise Last Edited by on Jul 03, 2008 6:45 PM
JackP 76 posts Jul 05, 2008 7:17 PM	Thanks LesN for the article on Mr. S. W. Teach. That can be none other than my Great grandfather, Samuel Washington Teach. He was born 26 Nov. 1859, Fairview, Washington County MD. He married Sarah Edith Forward, 24 Dec., 1881 in Tampico. She was the daughter William Forward, and Arabella Lincoln Burnham. Samuel died 17 Apr 1932 in Lyndon. He was the son of John A. Teach, and Mary Ann Vandrew, and were also in Tampico. Jack
LesN 190 posts Jul 05, 2008 7:44 PM	July 4, 1891 There was a law suit at Yorktown, Saturday, between Henry BROWN and his hired man. He sued his hired man for damages for knocking off work before the time expired for which he was hired. Sunday the two got together and the temporary misunderstanding was settled and the hand went back to work.
LesN 193 posts Jul 07, 2008 5:38 AM	July 7, 1894 Thomas DOW has built a new platform in front of his repair shop on Main street. July 7, 1894 Dr. B. LaDUE of LaGrange, Ill., was called to Yorktown Tuesday, by the serious illness of his grandmother, Mrs. LANE. On his return trip he spent part of the day Wednesday with old time friends. July 7, 1894 New developments in electrical research offers a wider field for the ambitious student than any other, but even the wildest flights of fancy never reached to such heights as reality shows us in some of the latest discoveries. It is said that we are to have electric power without circuits, and that storage batteries, trolleys and all of the most approved appliances will be reconstructed out of existence. Under the new conditions, a couple of thousand volts passed through the human frame will be esteemed a pleasant sensation; whereas, at the present two thousand will kill at a flash. The wildest alchemists fade into insignificance by the side of the possibilities that now loom up ahead of us. We are to put our heads in contact with certain appliances and - presto! - our thoughts are recorded upon paper or transmitted to our friends.
LesN 194 posts Jul 08, 2008 3:48 AM	July 8, 1893 Mr. J.M. BALDWIN says he was down at Marion LANE's the other day and his attention called to a new breed of chickens Marion is experimenting with. In the barn an old hen was found setting and when she was driven from her nest, in the nest was five little kittens. The hen flew about and cackled for her brood to follow her; but they would not and she seemed greatly exercised over their obstinancy [sic]. The neighbors don't know just how Marion expects the hen to raise those kittens, but strange things do happen and it may be that the hold hen will be equal to the self imposed task she has undertaken. July 8, 1920 MARRIED ON THE FOURTH AT HIGH NOON HERE Miss Lois M. DENISON and Henry J. KOLB Married At High Noon On The Fourth. MARRIED ON THE FOURTH Miss Lois M. DENISON of this place and Henry J. KOLB of Fulton were married on Sunday, July the Fourth at high noon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.W. DENISON. The wedding was a quiet affair only the close relatives being present at the ceremony which was performed by Rev. H.C. BROWN pastor of the M.E. church. The bride was very tastefully attired in a white organdy gown. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served and the couple left via Sterling for a trip to Chicago. On their return they will be at home in Fulton after July 10. The bride comes from one of Tampico's well known and leading families being a daughter of L.W. DENISON who is a cashier of The Tampico State Bank. She has been prominently identified with the activities of the Glee club of the Methodist church and also with other church and Sunday school work and social activities of the town. She is a graduate of BROWN's Business college and fromsome time held responsible positions as bookkeeper at the Farmer's Elevator and at the state school at Glenwood. She is a bright, capable fine young lady of very pleasing ways and has a host of friends. Mr. KOLB, the groom is the son of John KOLB and is a graduate of the Tampico High school, and has also been very active while here among the social affairs of the younger set. He was a former employee of The Tornado and gave up his position in the office when the call came to report for duty being attached to the student corps at DePaul University in Chicago. He is a young man of steady, reliable habits and in every way worthy of the splended young lady whom he has won. At present he holds a responsible position with The Fulton Journal. He was employed in Chicago for a year preceding his accepting a postion at Fulton. Both Mr. and MRs. KOLB have many friends in Tampico who extend their best wishes.
Denise 309 posts Jul 08, 2008 6:16 PM	Thanks Les! This is really great - I am really enjoying it and I am sure others are as well.
Katminder 38 posts Jul 08, 2008 7:02 PM	This is my favorite time of the day, Les. What a gift you are giving us, thank you so much.
MiloS 9 posts Jul 09, 2008 6:13 AM	Great idea Les, I really enjoy this.
LesN 195 posts Jul 09, 2008 5:19 PM	Today is tough...two VERY interesting but LONG articles so I will post both, but first: July 9, 1898 Excepting the Fourth, the only topic of conversation this week has been the battle of Santiago [July 3, 1989] and the newspapers. Everybody was mad because they could not get more papers, and all were pleased and enthusiastic over SAMPSON’s victory over the Spanish fleet and the victorious battles of SHAFTER. July 9, 1898 Dr. J.P. LEONARD, of this place entertained on the 4th of July, Peter DEMARATH, Misses DEMARATH, CONNOR and GOORTY of Ohio [Ohio, IL?], and Miss BURNS, of Chicago. The Dr. showed them around our city in a royal manner, befitting of his station, and the hospitality for which Tampico is famed. They were highly pleased with the appearance of our city and were surprised at the improvements, particularly the electric lighting, street sprinkling and the dimensions of our new hall. They returned home with words of praise for our people in their efforts to get up a good celebration. July 9, 1898 Herb KEMP started on last Tuesday morning to move the old building back off the front of J.J. BLEITZ’s lot on the east side of Main street to make room for his new two-story brick. July 9, 1898 A Letter from Asa GLASSBURN Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga. Wednesday, June 30th, 1898 Dear Mother-: Well here goes my first letter of length. I will begin as near the beginning as I can and tell about the whole business. We got our pay and clothes Friday May 27th and were ordered to be ready to move Saturday. Well we rushed things all night and got ready and started Saturday noon but didn’t get out of Des Moines until four o’clock. The rest of the day we spent traveling, through Iowa. Every town we passed through had a large crowd out to bid us good by. Young ladies swarmed around the cars bearing buttons and giving pins away. Saturday night we passed through Marion, Iowa, where I met a few of my old college friends. We reached Chicago Sunday morning about seven o’clock and got another hearty welcome which we all appreciated. All of us got out of the cars and drilled up and down in order to get the sluggishness out of us. We left Chicago about noon and took up our journey south. All through Illinois we were treated with the most pleasant welcomes. When we crossed the Wabash into Indiana we all sang “On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away.” That night we arrived in Indianapolis and were greeted with another large crowd. This was the last pleasant stop we had. Later that night we changed cars in Cincinnati. We had been using Pullman sleeping cars, and as we had to pass through thirty tunnels on our way here, we had to get Wagner sleeping couches, they being some six inches lower than the others. The next day we passed through Kentucky, and there we saw some fine scenery. We stopped at Lexington and got out to limber up. We passed on from there and saw some sights going through the Cumberlain [sic] mountains. Through Tennessee things were about the same. Poor people, pour farms, poor houses, poor manners. I don’t think much of the southern people. At last we reached Chattanooga and spent the night. Next morning early we marched out of camp. I had to go on guard that noon and stay until the next noon. Little by little we are getting fixed, and I thing before long we won’t be willing to do anything but soldier. It is quite sport to notice the difference in the regiments coming from different….[portion of newspaper missing]..New York troops are mostly from New York City, and are regular fault finders, always kicking. The Maine boys have a peculiar lingo, and all the rest are the same for that matter. But it takes the Mississippi boys to take the cake. They are so thin a puff of wind would drive the whole mess into perdition. Their clothes don’t fit them within two miles, and take them as a whole they don’t look as though they were able to stand alone. They say we’uns, you’uns, gon done, them’uns, etc. I have been on guard next to their camp today, and have lots of fun watching them handle their guns. They have just had them a few days, and are curious with them as monkeys. Mornings we get up a little after five, and go to drill at seven and stay until half past nine, but sometimes we don’t get back until noon. At half past three we go to drill and stay until half past five, and six fifteen we go on parade. We catch furies on parade, any of us would rather drill than go on parade. Once a week we have to take our turn at gurard. We are examined very carefully at guard mount, a speck of dirt on your gun, a spot on the brass trimmings of our belts and we get thrown out. You have to be clean shaven and have your shoes polished. We see very few ladies here. The days are very hot but the nights are cold. Today we get fourteen new men from Iowa and expect thirty more in our company. We are now able to get pretty fair water and things are looking brighter. My arm is not sore yet but some of the boys are bad off. In some other regiments encamped here men lost their arms through operation. One of the boys from Co. L. deserted and was caught in Indiana. He will undoubtedly get three or four years in jail and then serve out the remainder of his time. We have received new Springfield rifles and now wish for a chance to use them. Aw to when we are going to get out of here we don’t know, some thing before long, but it is all guesswork. Last night it was a nice cool evening, and guard work was a pleasure, I am writing for the last part of this at four o’clock in the morning having just been relieved. The park is a pretty place and I believe we will be healthier. The slop holes are the only unhealthy things we have to face. All the boys have what we call “The Camp Thomas Quickstep,” viz the trots, it is pretty hard on some of us. Drunkeness [sic] is something we have practically none of as a drunk man is very seldom seen. Beer is sold in some of the camp canteens but no whiskey enters the grounds, this and the strict orders keep quiet in all the camps. There is a big Y.M.C.A. tent near our quarters and they are holding revival meetings which are well attended, but with little results. I think it rather out of place down here as the leaders try to work on the men’s feelings, which is easily done, when the men are blue and homesick, but be that as it may it exercises a good influence over the men. The hospital service is very poor and medicine scarce, we have to buy our own medicine. I have been very well as compared with some but have had a few days of poor health. I bought a cot the other day and now sleep off the ground. I haven’t been out of camp since I came here but hope to see the top of Lookout Mountain before we leave. I was assistant cook last week and now am prepared to make any fancy dish you may mention. One of the guards went to sleep while on duty the other night, hasn’t been tried yet but will catch an awful punishment when he is. I acted as corporal of a squad the other day and got through all right. I could have taken the examination and been appointed had I wished. I have written all I can thing of so will close for this time hoping you are as well as I am. Give my love to all friends and relatives in old Tampico. I saw Wm. HIX last week, haven’t found any one else that I know. LARABEE has accepted the position which was offered him, yet remains with us. I hope this letter will make up for my past neglectfulness. I remain your loving son. Asa. GLASSBURN July 9, 1898 The Fourth at Tampico Independence Day passed very pleasantly here. There was not a large crowd as we have had before on such occasions, but there were enough to make a good showing and enjoy a good time. Our merchants had the fronts of their stores nicely decorated, and a large flag floated over Main street, between RAYNOR’s store and HOWLETT Bro’s., store. Stands were erected here and there and our restaurant men increased their counter room by erecting counters in front and the side of their buildings, and the XXXXX [portion of page missing] The program of the day was carried out in full, except one or two instances. The parade in the morning, while not large was interesting. First came a minature [sic] chariot, with a little Miss standing in it, drawn by four girls dressed in white and riding bicycles, and carrying a sign in front of them on which was printed in gold letters the words, “Jerry KELLY’s Art Studio.” Next was a rig nicely decorated and in it were two girls carrying a banner, which announced the fact that dinner would be served in the Union Hall, by the ladies of the Baptist church for 25 cents. Next was a pony rig which represented almost any thing you might imagine, the cart was principally wheels and the wheels were made of beer kegs. Next was a float representing a Spanish battleship, made of gunny sacks, and stove pipe was used for cannon, and ever and anon the cannon was fired by putting in a little powder. Other rigs, were in the procession but those numerated above were most attractive. The line of march was through the principal streets to the grove were the speaking took place. The orator of the day Rev. H.A. HOOVER was introduced by the president, and he gave a good soul stirring speech, full of patriotic sentiment and elegies of our great men, the flag and our army and navy. The speech was one fitted for the occasion and much enjoyed by all. Samuel FEGTLY also gave a short address which was happily received after which the people adjourned to Market street to witness the sports, which were as follows: ATHLETIC SPORTS Tug of War, won by Captain Irving STEWART’s team. Potato race, Will WETZELL 1st and Irving STEWART 2nd. Barrel race, H.H. MILLER 1st and G. HUGHES 2nd. Hurdle race, Will COLLINS 1st and Arlie LOVE 2nd. In the afternoon the sports were continued at the driving park association grounds in the northwest part of town. The association has a fine half mile track, and on the west side of the track seats were put up for the accommodation of the people, a judge’s stand was also built and other improvements were made that time would allow. At 1:30 the people began to arrive and for an hour or so the ticket seller was kept busy selling tickets, and the crowd kept coming until over 500 people had gathered there. There was on the program two bicycle races, a flag race and three running races, and each race was hotly contested and each contestant tried his best to get first place. There were no “fixed” races, every race was run to win and the best man or horse took the price, below we give the score of the running races: PONY RACE Best two in three ¼ mile heats, three to start, the result was as follows: Lena, by W.J. LOVE 2-1-1 Billie G. by Clate GREENMAN 1-3-2 Bobe, by T.E. ROBINSON 3-2 GREEN RACE Best of two in three ½ mile heats, Murphy, by Richard KELLY 2-1-2 Lucretia Borgia, by John BURDEN 1-2-2 Lena, by W.J. LOVE 3-3 FREE FOR ALL Best two in three ½ mile heats, Rich, by Claude LOVE 1-1 Lady Bell, by J.A. FURLEY 2-2 Flying Dutchman, by John BURDEN 3-3 There was a pony race of ¼ mile dash by J.P. GLASSBURN’s pony against C. BURDEN’s horse, the pony winning, coming in at the score amid the deafening cheers of the spectators. The judges of the races were: John P. GLASSBURN, Geo B. JACKSON, Joe A. TEACH: John RAYNOR was time keeper and B.D. GREENMAN starter. BICYCLE AND FLAG RACES. One half mile bicycle race in heats, Clayton TEACH 1st, H.H. MILLER 2nd and L.W. DENISON 3rd, all three started from scratch. Flag or relay race, team captained by Levi BRAINERD 1st, and the one captained by Glenn WELCH 2nd. The races took up all the time of the afternoon and it was near six o’clock before the people left the ground. In the evening the fireworks attracted large crowds and the display was a very good one. After the fireworks the dance in BURDEN’s new hall attracted a large number inside and many remained, for a time, on the streets to listen to the music and to promenade or visit with one another. On the whole the day was pleasantly spent, and the entertainment in many instances was good. Allowances should be made for the lack of time allowed for preparation, as our people only had about one week to make their arrangements, and the driving park association only begun their program and arrangements on the morning of the Fourth, yet they got up a meeting, one that was equal to many where they charge fifty cents admission. We never saw a better feeling, nor a more orderly, well behaved crowd at the Fourth of July celebration than was our pleasure to behold here that day. Everybody seemed pleased and satisfied and the committee on sports and the driving park committee deserve especial praise for the successful carrying out of their part of the program. Last Edited by on Jul 09, 2008 5:33 PM
LesN 196 posts Jul 10, 2008 5:33 AM	July 10, 1886 Report of school, District No. 10, for month ending July 1st, 1886. Number enrolled, 18; average daily attendance, 16; visitors 5; Roll of honor, May BOGART, Burt. McGRADY, Alta NEEDHAM, Low WINCHELL, Nellie MOSIER, Ethel WEST, Gracie NEEDHAM, Bell BOGART, Foster WINCHELL, Sadie BOGART, Nate WINCHELL, Anna NEEDHAM and Mamie MOSIER. A.M. GRAY, Teacher. July 10, 1886 The M.E.L.A. Society met at Mr. E.D. GRISWOLD's, Wednesday afternoon. About fifty persons sat down to supper. Those who were there report a good tim. We would like to know if any one ever went to Mr. GRISWOLD's without having a good tim. The receipts were $3.60. July 10, 1897 MARRIED MEYERS-DOW - At the M.E. parsonage in this city, on Thursday, July 1, 1897, By Rev. J. HAMILTON, Stephan A. D. MEYERS, of Algona, Ia., and Miss Eliza Jane DOW, of Tampico, Ills. - Morrison Record.
LesN 198 posts Jul 11, 2008 5:21 AM	July 11, 1903 Tampico will build a new brick town hall on a lot near KEMP's Shop. The new town hall will be a substantial brick building, 28x30, one story high, with a handsome pressed brick front with stone trimmings. In the front will be two large doors, one for the fire engine and the other for the hook and ladder truck. July 11, 1903 The survey for the electric line from Rock Falls to Tampico and south through Yorktown and Hooppole began Monday at Atkinson. July 11, 1903 N.A. TONKINSON cut a bad gash in his leg last week Friday noon. He was working with a sharp chisel at McKENZIE's shop, the tool slipped and cut a gash two inches long and about an inch deep in his leg. July 11, 1903 Newt DENISON cut off the end of his third finger on the right hand with a sharp sythe [sic]. July 11, 1903 Floyd DOW and Preston LOVE painted Nate McKENZIE's residence near Rock Falls.
Denise 312 posts Jul 11, 2008 8:46 AM	OK, this suburbanite girl couldn't stand it. Had to figure out what "sythe" was, which was not easy since it is obviously misspelled per the [sic]..... Voila! SCYTHE - An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. But then, you all knew that, didn't you? (smile) Owie! Last Edited by on Jul 11, 2008 8:47 AM
LesN 200 posts Jul 12, 2008 6:14 AM	Jack, You are probably right. Today, we refer to it as the Methodist Church, or the United Methodist Church (UMC); however, before the 1968 unification with the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) becoming the UMC, they were known as the Methodist Episcopal (ME) church. Thanks, Les Last Edited by on Jul 12, 2008 6:15 AM
LesN 201 posts Jul 12, 2008 6:23 AM	July 12, 1884 Leslie DENISON had an introduction to the “business end” of a bee last Thursday and his hand was so badly swollen that he could not play ball on the Fourth. July 12, 1890 IDAHO IS A STATE. The President Signs the Bill Admitting Her Into the Union. Washington, July 5 - The President signed the act for the admission of Idaho as a State of the United States at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. The Idaho admission bill which thus becomes law declares that present Territory of Idaho to be a State, and ratifies the constitution framed by the convention of July 4, 1889, and adopted at the convention the following November. July 12, 1907 Vic EKDAHL has secured the services of Max KRUEGER of Chicago an expert baker who has been engaged at his trade for eighteen years and consequently knows all the different knacks and arts of making elegant stuff.

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