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This Week in Tampico History - Week of Oct. 5th
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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LesN 301 posts Oct 05, 2008 6:16 AM	October 5, 1895 The HARRISON Telephone workmen were over this way setting poles last week. They will soon have the wires up, the phones placed and the entire line in operation. October 5, 1895 The band was out Wednesday evening and serenaded Will HELLIER and wife and E.L. WROTEN and wife. October 5, 1895 Rock Falls is now lighted with electric lights. The town is marching right to the front. With its new store buildings, its permanent sidewalks on Main street, its telephones, electric lights, to say nothing of its big manufactories, it may now be classed among the leading towns of our county. October 5, 1906 Green River Pearls P.H. DUNBAR of Atkinson foud four freshwater pearls recently in Green river. One of the pearls is a perfect specimen and will net the owner $75 or $80. Two others are xxx large and the other rexxx xxx xxx thing about finding of pearls was the fact that the four were in two shells. The two largest were in the samll shell and the other ones in another one. October 5, 1906 Jesse SHERE has moved into the house vacated by Fred SEYMOUR on West Market street. October 5, 1906 The High school now has a fine new organ which the director purchased of F.F. BUREN. October 5, 1906 Morris RUSSELL has secured the contract for the grading of the approaches for two bridges over the canal at mile 5. His bid was about $3000 and was the lowest. The work has been commenced. October 5, 1906 William GRAHAM who moved to Sterling and opened a law office in the WOLF building at the corner of First avenue and Third street, has removed his sign and has gone to Chicago where it is understood he will open a law office. October 5, 1906 The old brick walk in front of J.W. and A.T. GLASSBURN's residences on south Main street has been torn up and will be replaced with a good cement walk. J.S. KIMBALL purchased some of the bricks for some improvements at his place. October 5, 1906 The Tampico Junior foot ball team cleaned up the Sterling pumkins 29 to 7 last Saturday. The Sterling papers gave the score the other way - in favor of their team. The Sterling players were evidently dazed by their beating and didn't know what they were talking about. October 5, 1906 Joseph WRIGHT and Sam FEIGLEY who were arrested for alleged violations of the state automobile law on the Sterling bridge on complaint of Morris RUSSELL were not guilty. The verdict was given by the justice who claimed the law says the horse must appear to be frightened which FEIGHLY and WRIGHT claimed it did not appear to be. October 5, 1906 Asa GLASSBURN received a fine new Reo automobile last Tuesday which was ordered for Dr. MOSHER of Prophetstown. The machine is similar to Antoine ENGEL's. October 5, 1906 Newt DENISON was down town Monday in a wheel chair and he was pretty glad to be out doors after his long seige in bed as a result of this fall off the scaffolding. He is not able to use his legs freely yet and cannot walk on them but they are slowly becoming stronger. October 5, 1906 P.H. LIKES had his south window decorated nicely this week with the display of Gold Medal Flour. Loaves of bread, flour sifters, baking pans, and several sacks of flour were grouped to indicate he had the goods for the making and finish of a loaf, biscuits, etc. Cards and posters on the window completed the effect. October 5, 1906 Fulton Journal: John COOLEY, who has been conducting the creamery at Hillsdale has become financially involved and left home several days ago, and at last accounts had not returned. He was considered one of the best business men of Hillsdale and had other investments besides his creamery. His friends believe he will return and straighten his affairs.
LesN 302 posts Oct 06, 2008 4:49 AM	October 6, 1888 Fred ALLEN and George WINTER are painting the residence of Frank O'NEIL at Deer Grove. October 6, 1888 Oat DOW who was recently married was serenaded with tin pan music at Walnut after his marriage and the fellows who had a hand in it were arrested and fined. October 6, 1888 F.E. ANDREWS of Sterling made a prohibition address in Union Hall last Saturday evening. The attendance was rather fair and fluctuating. Mr. ANDREWS spoke at some length on prohibition and made some hits on the "two old parties." After his address Mrs. S. T. SHIRLEY spoke for a time. October 6, 1888 A special meeting of the Y.W.C.T.U. will be held in the home of Miss Maggie McNAUGHTON next Tuesday evening. October 6, 1894 J.F. LEONARD, E.E. WHEELOCK and H.H. HOGEBOOM were among the Tampico people who attended the Republican blow-out at Sterling, Wednesday. To fully learn how they appreciated the speeches you must hear their report from their own lips. October 6, 1894 W. McKENZIE, formerly of Prophetstown, made up his mind to become a resident of Tampico. He will engage in the milling business here. James H. CAIN started Thursday morning upon the work of erecting the mill, which will be located just east of the stock yards. October 6, 1894 Last Thursday morning, about 10:30 o'clock, William McGRADY was at work in the kitchen of his father, Barney McGRADY, better known as the William Henry DOW farm, located about five miles southwest of this place, when his attention was attracted by a queer rumbling sound from without. He steppted (sic) out and on looking up discovered the roof of his house a blaze. He gave the alarm and soon a number of his neighbors were at the scene and together tried to save what they could from the house. The fire had gained too good a headway for them to do a great deal, and they soon abandoned the house and directed their attentions to the barn and grainery [sic], which they succeeded in saving. The house and most of its contents were destroyed, entailing a heavy loss to William McGRADY. Miss Erma ALLEN, the school teacher of that district, boarded at Mr. McGRADY's and all her clothing and a new $100 bicycle were consumed by the fire. Mr. McGRADY tells us that the building was insured. October 6, 1900 Hiland HOGEBOOM informs us that he intends to have another carload of fine Vermont apples for disposal some time this month. October 6, 1900 H.E. BROWN has moved to Sterling and accepted a position as field manager for the Home Guardian beneficiary society and is now at work for that order. October 6, 1900 Dr. ROUND is seriously ill of infection of the hand necessitating the removal of the bone, to the first joint on his right thumb. October 6, 1900 A special train for the ROOSEVELT meeting at Sterling Saturday will [leave] Tampico at 8:22 a.m. and returning leave Sterling at 10:30 p.m. $1.20 for the round trip.
LesN 303 posts Oct 07, 2008 5:54 AM	October 7, 1893 Will LOVE vacated the EMMONS' residence on Washington street Monday, and took up his temporary residence in the rooms over MAXFIELD & POWELL's restaurant, awaiting the vacating of the CRADDOCK house, by Chas. BURDEN, when he will take possession of this place. Ed EMMONS has moved back into his own residence. October 7, 1893 KILLED BY THE CARS Last Saturday a telegram was received here, announcing the sad and shocking news that Mrs. L.L. GRIFFIN, had been killed by the cars, at Dunhams Basin, and that her remains would arrive here Tuesday for burial. The remains were taken to the home of Mr. GRIFFIN's that evening on Wednesday, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the funeral took place in the M.E. church, Rev. G.A. WELLS officiating. Mrs. Emily BRADLEY GRIFFIN was born at Schaghticoke, in Rensselaer county, New York, May 26th, 1843; died Sept. 30th, 1893. She at the age of 3 years, moved, with her parents, to Bennington county, Vt., and nine years afterward to Warren county, N.Y. She married Lewis GRIFFIN, Jan. 29th, 1860. After marriage they resided in the towns of Bolton and Chester, Warren county, N.Y., for five years, and in 1865 came west, and settled in Sugar Grove, Kane county, Ill. After a year's residence they removed to Bristol township, Kendall county, this state, thence to Plano, and afterwards to Tampico, Whiteside county, Ill., where they have resided since. She leaves a husband and three children, one son and two daughters, and one brother to mourn her loss. [From a N.Y. clip it states that Lewis had a brother Daniel K. GRIFFIN, of Kingsbury, N.Y., whose wife, Nancy, was also killed in the train accident and she and Daniel had a son, Amos GRIFFIN. - there's quite a bit left of this obit/story in the paper.] October 7, 1904 MR. AND MRS. CLEVELAND ENTERTAIN Mr. and Mrs. Earl CLEVELAND entertained their friends in honor of Miss Kitty MAJOR of Sterling and Mr. MAJOR of Chicago last Wednesday evening. The evening was spent playing progressive flinch. Ice cream and cake was served. Those present were; Mr. and Mrs. Roy RAWSON, Frank WEST, Geo. MERRILL, A. BAIN, Linas GOODALE, Miss Anna LILL, Rhoda LYONS, Kitty MAJOR, Mr. Donald McLAUGHLIN, E. MAJOR. October 7, 1904 Governor Richard YATES will be in Prophetstown Tuesday, Oct. 11, and deliver an address on Republicanism in the afternoon. This will be the Governor's first visit to Prophetstown and a number from Tampico are planning to attend the rally. October 7, 1904 BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY HERE SOON There will be a big Republican rally in Tampico on Thursday October 20, at 2 o'clock. The speaker will be Judge John J. BROWN of Vandalia, Ill. The judge will speak here in the afternoon and at Erie in the evening. He is a ready forceful speaker and those who have heard him say he will give a fine speech. Arrangements have been made by the local committee to have the New Bedford band play and make the rally a big one. October 7, 1904 James WETZELL who lives north of here has concluded to quit renting and farm for himself. He has purchased a good eighty acre farm, the HAVENS' estate just west of where he lives and will move on to it March 1. Consideration was $80 an acre and is now worth $90. October 7, 1904 MRS. E.W. WAHL HURT IN A RUNAWAY Mrs. E.W. WAHL was thrown out of a carriage in a runaway near H.B. BOYER's Tuesday evening and was injured quite badly although not seriously. A large gash was cut in her forehand and another on her side while she was bruised all over and severely shaken up. Mrs. Ina HELLIER was in the buggy with Mrs. WAHL and a stop was made by the BOYER residence where Mrs. HELLIER got out. IN started around the house the horse startled and the carriage upset. The horse ran down Market street and then north to the railroad track where it was caught. October 7, 1904 Eugene, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. HEMBLECK got his hand in a clothes wringer and one of his fingers was crushed so badly that it was necessary for a physician to amputate it. The finger is healing nicely. October 7, 1904 The same of the property of Fred BUELL, the bankrupt Prophetstown creamery man will be held in Prophetstown, Oct. 29. It will be a public sale and the proceeds will be divided among the creditors of Mr. BUELL after the expenses have been provided for.
LesN 304 posts Oct 09, 2008 5:42 PM	October 8, 1898 Ben DOW says they had no frost down his way Thursday morning and says he ought to know for he was up at four o'clock in the morning and that was early enough to see frost if there was any. October 8, 1898 Chance McKENZIE of Yorktown was driving to town the other day when all of sudden he began to feel rather warm in spots. He began a hasty investigation and found his coat and a bag containing corn to be on fire. He moved lively to put out the fire and he did not accomplish it until the sleeves of his coat were badly burned. The fire must have originated from the stump of a cigar he had been smoking.
LesN 305 posts Oct 09, 2008 5:48 PM	October 9, 1886 Mrs. Rufus ALDRICH, who has been seriously ill for the past few weeks, is now reported as being somewhat better. October 9, 1886 J.H. ALDRICH, of Guthier Center, Ia., called upon us last Monday. It seems like old tiems to see John about town once more. He tells us that the corn crop is good, although potatoes are a very small crop with them. October 9, 1886 William WYLIE, of Bradford, Ill., arrived in town Monday, having made the trip over land with a horse and buggy, in six hours, the distance being some 40 miles. Will is a good horseman and is capable of getting the speed out of any horse if it is in him. October 9, 1886 John GLASSBURN tells us that A.T. is getting the Dakota fever. In a letter to his father Tom says he would like to move their west elevator up there and then buy up some of that splendid wheat that grows so abundantly in the Territory. October 9, 1886 N. James COLE, jailer, furnishes the following statement of the movement of the population of the jail in this county, during the month of September, 1886: In jail Sept. 1st., 17; since committed, 9; total number, 26; released on bail, 2; acquitted, 3; served sentence, 6; executed, 0; otherwise discharged, 2; total deduction, 7; remaining at the end of the month, 19; all males, 18 white and one colored. October 9, 1886 J.E. GREENMAN and wife, Mrs. O.W. McKENZIE, M. G. LOVE, James VanBIBBER, were in Chicago this week. The gentlemen attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Illinois, Mr. GREENMAN being the delegate representing the Yorktown Lodge of this place.
LesN 306 posts Oct 09, 2008 5:50 PM	October 10, 1896 Ben DOW says he has hundreds of bushels of walnuts. Home grown grapes are about gone. October 10, 1896 Mrs. Julia DOW, of Chicago, came out here Monday to attend the funeral of her father, Mr. PITNEY. October 10, 1896 GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Ebenezer PITNEY died at the home of his son, Owen D. PITNEY, in Tampico, Ill., Monday, Oct. 5, 1896, eighty-three years of age. Ebenezer PITNEY was born in Conneaut, Ohio, in 1813, and for many ears followed sailing for a livlihood [sic] upon Lake Michigan. He moved to Como in 1865 and a few years later came to Tampico, making his home with his son O.D. He has been a great sufferer for many years, but will all his afflictions he bore up manfully and uncomplainingly. He leaves a son and two daughters to mourn his loss. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at the Pitney House, Rev. G.A. WELLS officiating and the remains were taken to Yorktown for burial.
Katminder 45 posts Oct 17, 2008 2:33 PM	Les, I hope everything is ok, I've enjoyed your postings and was looking forward to reading more.
Denise 359 posts Oct 18, 2008 7:31 PM	Kat - Les travels extensively in his job, so we may lose him from time to time. I'm sure he'll be back as soon as he is able. He has certainly developed a following! This website owes much to him! Denise
LesN 307 posts Oct 19, 2008 7:28 AM	Sorry for the absence of updates. I just got back from Poland where my wife, her brother and his wife went on vacation to visit their cousins and relatives. It was a great visit - a nice blend of family and sight seeing!! I would highly recommend Poland as a vacation destination for everyone. Les
LesN 308 posts Oct 19, 2008 7:32 AM	October 11, 1890 Frank COLLINS and Will DENISON went to Chicago, Saturday. Frank said as he had never seen a street car, that while he had the money he was going to the city and ride on one, and see the sights of the Garden City. October 11, 1890 The City Hotel is running again, Misses MAXFIELD and POWELL are the new proprietors. Geo. MACOMBER is engaged at head clerk and porter. October 11, 1890 Highland HOGEBOOM has concluded to move to Iowa and engage in business. His father will go to New Bedford. October 11, 1890 Luther DIRR, who has been a resident of Fairfield for many years has concluded to abandon farming and seek other occupation. He has rented his farm and will become a citizen of Rock Falls. That city will gain an out and out good man, by the change. October 11, 1902 CREAMERY STOCK CO. TO ORGANIZE SOON A meeting of those who are selling stock and are interested in the formation of the Creamery Stock company here, was held Thursday night at the creamery. It was decided to have an expert come and examine the machinery and pass as to its value, condition, etc. A meeting has been called for October 29 by which time it is hoped all the necessary share will be sold and the company organized. To date some thirty shares have been sold. October 11, 1902 Julia KACHINY, ten years old, was found strangled to death and buried under a blacksmith shop at Menominee, Mich., and Joseph BECK was arrested on suspicion. October 11, 1902 F. LANDWAIR has moved from the house near the cemetery to the VAUGHAN house near the railroad. October 11, 1902 B.D. GREENMAN has fixed a whirling table in both his store windows for the dispsry [sic] of goods. The tables are made to revolve by means of a small steam engine in the basement. October 11, 1902 I got mine! What? A view camera that takes large pictures of residences and farm buildings. Now is the best time. LAMON, photographer.
Denise 362 posts Oct 20, 2008 6:29 AM	Welcome Home, Les!, I am soooooo jealous! You were not too far from my ancestral country of today's Slovakia. Did you visit any Repositories for genealogy by any chance? I was just wondering how cooperative Poland is about church records, etc. Denise
LesN 320 posts Oct 20, 2008 8:49 AM	Hi Denise, We were in the south central part of Poland; however, we made an overnight trip to Zakopane, Poland which is a tourist-ski resort area in the mountains along the Czech boarder. It was a very beautiful area with lots of historical buildings and, of course, lots of little shops and restraunts selling all kinds of Polish and European goods. The country is quite interesting in the range of technology - you can still see some farm plots being cultivated with horse & plow (and some harvesting by hand) to satelite hook-ups for television & internet access. Church on Sunday was also very iteresting - we had to leave the house early to ensure we would have a place to sit (not exactly the type of attendance we have here in the States!!!!) On the genealogy side, I was surprised how abruptly Barb's tree ended at her g-grandmother. Her plot is in the cemetery in the town where her father was born, however, there is no trace of her husband - and they are not even sure what his name was!!!! My wife said that during WW-II things were very tough and that the priests often resorted to using various documents for fuel - not to mention the damage the Germans, and then the Russians, did as they charged thru Poland. I am hoping that we can find out more through Barb's relatives (with whom we stayed) that are still living in that town. Les

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