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This Week in Tampico History - Week of Jan. 25th
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 432 posts Jan 25, 2009 9:23 AM	January 25, 1907 Tax Books Here Feb 1 Tax collector, Fred FRANCE expects to receive his tax books about February 1 or sooner this year which will be earlier than other years. County clerk, W.C. STILSON and his force have succeeded in getting the books out earlier this year than previous years and also with less expense for extra clerical force than in previous years. January 25, 1907 Jolly Surprise Party Tracy PIERCE was given a surprise last week Monday evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. PIERCE southwest of town. He was completely surprised but however turned in and with the rest of the young people had a good time. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Tillie ROSENE, Florence GRIFFIN, Ida PALMER, Ruth LUTYENS, Nettie ANDERSON, Lily WINCHELL, May BURNS, Ina LUTYENS, Harry ROSENE, Edwin ROSENE, Roy ROSENE, Ralph FOY, Earl LUTYENS, Leon PALMER, Walter FOY, Mr. and Mrs. Mack PIERCE, Mrs. Ed. WINCHELL. January 25, 1907 Why buy a maple axled wagon when you can buy a genuine hickory for the same money from A.S. BREWER & Co. January 25, 1907 Mrs. John HOWLETT, Sr. who has been sick for a long time seems to be a little better. We hope she will be out among her friends again soon. January 25, 1907 The ice man predicts that the prospect for ice this winter is very poor. January 25, 1907 Four degrees above zero Tuesday morning. Up in Canada and Dakota they say it is not cold when it is sixty degrees below zero. January 25, 1907 The Yorktown Christian Endeavor Society will give an oyster supper at Fairfield town hall, Wednesday evening, January 30. All are invited. January 25, 1907 Rev. J.A. PIERCE, a well known Baptist minister died at a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan, this week. The funeral was held Wednesday at Sterling. Rev. C.G. WRIGHT of this place attended the funeral. January 25, 1907 An entertainment and basket social will be held at the BURDEN school, Friday evening, February 1. A prize will be given to the lady bringing the prettiest basket and one to the gentleman paying the highest price for his basket. Everybody come. Anna MURPHY, teacher. January 25, 1912 Stanley LaDUE who attends college in Dixon came home last Sunday and spent the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.M. LaDUE. Orville MEREDITH who also attends school in Sterling was also home over Sunday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.W. MEREDITH. January 25, 1912 John REAGAN and aunt, Mrs. BALDWIN went to Ottawa last Saturday to consult specialists in regard to his health having been told point blank by doctors both in Clinton and Sterling that he had a very bad case of tuberculosis of the throat and lings being at that time unable to talk much above a whisper and that the disease had reached such a stage that there was no hope of recovery. Mr. REAGAN was pretty blue when he landed in Ottawa but felt like jumping over the doctor's office after the specialist had made a thorough examination and found that there was no tuberculosis, nothing but severe inflamation of his vocal cords. The specialist in throat troubles said that could be cured in three or four treatments. Mrs. BALDWIN returned home Monday evening and Mr. REAGAN is expected Wednesday, cured. January 25, 1917 LEON NEWS Floyd COX has been in the hospital at Monmouth for two weeks battling a bad case of pneumonia. His father, Sylvester COX, has bee with him. The doctors feel encouraged and hopeful. Floyd has been working for Christ, in the Salvation Army, where he has won many victories. Frank HOWLAND brought home his new tractor the 17th and Leon has one more industrial appliance. John WINKLER is able to be about once more. He has been confined to the house for more than a fortnight. January 25, 1917 Deer Grove will soon have electric lights. A large transformer has arrived and will be hooked onto the high tension line which passes through that place after which the people can have their stores and houses wired for all day and all night service. Deer Grove people are pleased to think that they now have this modern convenience.
Anita Keller 2 posts Jan 25, 2009 11:40 AM	Shmoe71 posted JUN 08, 2007 wanting help documenting to an Esther Short. I have extensive research on descendants for Esther Lucy Clark Short. I would be willing to help you find what line you come from if this is your Esther Short.
Administrator Denise 665 posts Jan 25, 2009 12:43 PM	Anita, I could not find the message you are referencing. However, I did find two other messages regarding Esther Short: (From our archived, old Guest Book) Discovered you while perusing Esther Clark Short (my direct great-great-great grandmother) doing research for a story of each branch of our ancestral tree. Was fascinated to read of various contributors' relationships, information, etc. to Esther and Amos M.'s children and also names of their brothers/sisters. Still blank on their parents but have a couple of leads. I will check back for the sheer fun. Carla - Connellcw@aol.com on May 21, 2005 Page 18 on MSG Board (as of today's date) ZEN Nov 08, 2005 11:21 PM Well , well, I certainly forgot that I was ever on thiws site. but here goes anyway. My Aunt is now 92 years old and is very much together and has a great recall of events that happend long ago. James Dimit, was my grandfather, he married Pearl may Jackson, who was I think 15 years younger, they had 8 children, in the Portland Oregon area. My grandfather as a small boy of I believe 5 or 6 yrs old walked in on his father who was shot presumebly by his partner, This happened in Vancouver, Wa. I am told that Esther Short was my grandfathers aunt,so I should probably ask my aunt some more questions , and then get back to you. Best Regards, ZEN Last Edited ZEN on 8-Nov-2005 11:29 PM---------- You would do much better by going to the first page of the Message Board and starting a NEW post for Esther Short, or going to page 18 of the MSG Board, to ZEN's message on Esther Short and continue the thread there. Thank you for offering to share your information. I'm sure there are those out there that could utilize it. But, they are not likely to see it attached to this particular message thread. Please consider starting a new Topic. Thank you! Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society
LesN 434 posts Jan 31, 2009 4:57 AM	January 27, 1905 NEW BEDFORD Miss Jennie MUNSON is visiting at C.W. ANDERSONs. F.J. ANDERSON and family visited at O. HOWLETTs Sunday. August ANDERSON shredded corn last Monday. The New Bedford Creamery Co. put up ice this week. John JOHNSON bought a piano from Princeton last week. Abe HEGGINS expects to move to Dupue. John S. NELSON has decided to quit farming and will have a sale sometime February. Ed NEWELL got a corn sheller in from Peoria last Monday and he will do some shelling now. F.J. ANDERSON is making special prices on overshoes and felts underware and all kinds of machinery. January 27, 1905 YORKTOWN Miss Minnie MARKLE spent last week with relatives in Rock Falls. Olaf CROSELL spent Sunday at LeRoy DARNELLs'. W.M. BROOKS lost quite a valuable cow last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. GREEN visited friends in Tampico from Friday until Sunday. B.F. JONES accompanied the remains of the late Benj. PITTMAN to south western Kansas last week. Mr. and Mrs. Grant TEMPLETON expect to reside at C.D. McKENZIE's the following year where Mr. TEMPLETON will manage the farm. J.D. McKENZIE of Hume visited relatives about Yorktown a couple of days last week and attended the wedding of Miss Mary FIELD and Grant TEMPLETON. The new blacksmith S. BOZEN from Green River station arrived in Yorktown. HIs goods were brought here by Addie MILLER and M. ROBINSON last Tuesday, he will doubtless get plenty of work in our town. Miss Lena COOLEY who has been spending a couple of weeks in Rock Falls returned home Friday accompanied by her Grandfather, Mr. VanDREW who will spend a few xxxx about Yorktown. Mrs. Anna ROWE who has been quite seriously ill at her home in Rock Falls came down for a visit at the home of G.E. BROOKS and is suffering from a relapse, she is accompanied by her daughter Miss Marcella. Some of the friends and old neighbors in the immediate neighborhood of Mr. and Mrs. Albert McKENZIE gave them a surprise last week Thursday. A big dinner was served which all heartily enjoyed after which Mr. and Mrs. McKENZIE were presented with the proceeds with which to purchase a new chair as soon as they get located in their new home in Princeton. This was presented by Mrs. C.D. McKENZIE in a very fitting speech to which Mr. McKENZIE kindly responded thanking the friends heartily not for the value of the gift alone, but for the kindness which prompted it. Those present were Messrs and Mesdames Wm SHERE, J.D. McKENZIE, C.D. McKENZIE, A.O. HUNTER, Virgil McKENZIE, Ernest McKENZIE, John GREENMAN, C.A. BROOKS, G.E. BROOKS, Mrs. Ella FIELDS, Guy and Frank McKENZIE and Miss Lois McKENZIE. January 27, 1905 Jerry KELLY expects to go to Chicago Monday where he will take a six weeks course in The Barnes School of Anatomy and Embalming. After graduation he intends to locate but does not know the exact place yet. The Barnes School is one of the best in the country and Mr. KELLY will get a good practical knowledge of embalming there. January 27, 1905 Oscar TEACH of Minonk has been here this week. He stated that he intends to help his father J.A. TEACH in the blacksmith shop. January 27, 1905 Another cold snap this week, Tuesday the mercury went down below zero and a cutting wind sent the cold clear through to the marrow. It was one of the worst days so far this winter. January 27, 1905 Bill had a billboard. Bill also had a board bill. The board bill bored Bill, so Bill sold the billboard to pay his board bill. So after Bill sold his bill board to pay has board bill the board bill no longer bored Bill. January 27, 1905 For a good shave or hair cut go to FISHER the barber, under PITNEY's south store. January 27, 1905 John TURNER was sick Tuesday and unable to go on his mail route. Substitute J.S. JOHNSON handled the mail. January 27, 1905 Mrs. Patience FULLERTON and Miss Lutie KENNEY of Thomas spent Saturday and Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John HOWLETT, Sr. January 27, 1905 Miss Emma SWANSON, teacher of the south Hume school is quite sick at the home of Fred FOY with an attack of appendicitis. January 27, 1905 Mrs. J.E. GREENMAN returned from Chicago Wednesday where she was called by the serious illness of her son. January 27, 1905 Uncle Tom's Cabin held the boards Wednesday night at BURDEN's Opera House. There was a good sized crowd present and the company played the old familiar play in a good manner. January 27, 1905 A.A. SHERE has rented the PIERCE house just south of T. VAUGHAN's and will move there March 1. Mr. SHERE has rented his farm and will probably work for COOK, the Yorktown contractor. January 27, 1905 Homer A. WARNER, the poultry and ice man thus far has received four carloads of ice from Prophetstown. The ice is of excellent quality. It will require about fifteen carloads to fill his ice house to help keep things cooled down this summer. January 27, 1905 The rollerskate craze here doesn't seem to abate any and the opera house is crowded every night that the manager makes the town with his skates. Reports from New Bedford, Walnut, Ohio and other places are the same. January 27, 1905 A letter from H.H. HOGEBOOM of Mansfield, Mo., formerly of this place states that they are having their coldest winter now. Three inches of snow had fallen and the thermometer went down to 18 above which they state is pretty cold for that country. January 27, 1905 The Northern Illinois Mutual Telephone Association will meet in Morrison Feb. 1, 1905. E.A. EMMONS of this place is on the program for a talk on "Is the Mutual Telephone a Success." There will be other addresses and talks on telephone subjects and election of officers.
LesN 435 posts Jan 31, 2009 5:00 AM	January 28, 1899 Mrs. C.F. GIFFORD took the evening passenger Monday for Tolona, Mo., being called there by the illness of her father, Mr. John MURDOCK. January 28, 1899 T.A. SANDERS moved to town from his farm near Yorktown last Monday. He has taken up his abode in the one of J.A TEACH's house on the corner of Lincoln and Joy streets. January 28, 1899 Earl STEWART is now the proprietor of the PITNEY House. He took possession Thursday morning. He will be assisted by Mrs. Mary BROWN, who will assume the duties as Matron. This house has done a good business in the past and it may be expected that it will continue to. Earl is a young man and will try to push his business, he is pleasant and sociable and ought to win the confidence and esteem of his patrons. January 28, 1899 FROM YORKTOWN Will LOVE and son ARLIE were in town one day this week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred LANDWAIR and son Jedd spent a few days visiting their daughter, Mrs. HALL of Erie, this week.
LesN 436 posts Jan 31, 2009 5:06 AM	January 29, 1887 B.F. HOGEBOOM living 1 1/2 miles east of Yorktown, lost a valuable mare by being hooked by a bull, belonging to him. January 29, 1920 Jack REAGAN was in Chicago last week where he spent two days buying goods for PITNEY's store. January 29, 1920 M.G. LOVE received a phone message Monday shortly after noon stating that the Mineral frame school house had been completely destroyed by fire. There was $4200 insurance on tis building carried by and insurance company for which Mr. LOVE is agent. Last Edited by on Jan 31, 2009 5:07 AM
LesN 438 posts Jan 31, 2009 5:12 AM	January 31, 1891 B.H. GRAY, who has been working John KIMBALL's farm, will remove to LaMoille, where he will find employment in the canning factory at that place. January 31, 1903 YORKTOWN John BERGE of Geneseo is visiting with his brother Henry. Mamie COOLEY is visiting with her uncle John COOLEY of Hillsdale. E.E. WINCHELL visited with his brother Clarence in Rock Island over Sunday. January 31, 1903 NEW BEDFORD Mr. and Mrs. F.J. ANDERSON visited at John RUCK's last Sunday John STURM, of Dakota, visited with his brother Leonard and also J.W. xxxson the past week. January 31, 1903 Mrs. John AYDELOTT went to Indianapolis Thursday where she will spend the remainder of the winter. January 31, 1903 Walnut gets rural free delivery after April 1. There are 114 houses on the route and over 500 people will be served. January 31, 1903 F.L. PIERCE sold his bakery business Thursday to V.C. ECKDAHL who took immediate possession. Mr. PIERCE has conducted the bakery successfully for the past six months and in retiring is undecided as to what he will do. Mr. ECKDAHL is a young man, a hustler and one who ought to succeed. January 31, 1903 H.A. STILSON, formerly of this place, who was thrown out of employment by the failure of the Keystone factory at Rock Falls, is now working in Cobb & Drew's rivet factory there.
Katminder 52 posts Jan 31, 2009 6:24 AM	Welcome home, Les! I've missed your postings!
LesN 439 posts Feb 01, 2009 4:07 AM	Thanks! It's nice to be back....although 2 weeks in SC was nice (even though I was spending long hours in a steel mill)!!

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