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This Week in Tampico History - Week of April 19th
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 534 posts Apr 19, 2009 5:05 AM	April 19, 1900 Fred VanDERMARK's little daughter Mary recovered from an attack of bronchitis. April 19, 1900 Excavation has began [sic] for the foundation of F.H. SEYMOUR's new brick building on Main street. April 19, 1900 NEW BEDFORD The post-office building has also undergone a change which improves the looks, but Mr. DRAPER will not be left behind in the boom. Mrs. Elizabeth BOOTH, wife of Watson BOOTH, and daughter of Henry THACKABERRY, all of New Bedford, has recently fell heiress to property; its Scotland and this country from her maternal uncle, Mr. MARNS, of Montrose Scotland. This property is variously estimated from $5,000 to $10,000. The will, which is in the hands of Geo. SKINNER of this city, is a very voluminous document all written with a pen and very neatly done. No type written law papers are allowed in Scotland and every technicality of the law is strictly compelled with. This property consists of a fish curing establishment in Scotland besides some real estate , and valuable real estate in Chicago. This property will be wisely used by Mr. and Mrs. W.E. BOOTH, for they are excellent people; and are worthy of any favoring breezes that a kind fortune may bestow. April 19, 1907 Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. DOW a son. April 19, 1907 Mrs. CURIE of Prophetstown returned home Sunday after a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. P. DOW. April 19, 1907 Mrs. BERT is assisting Mrs. Ben DOW with her house work at present. Mrs. DOW's health has been poorly xxx winter but is gaining slowly. April 19, 1907 Tone ENGEL forgot to fill the gasoline tank of his automobile on a recent trip to Sterling. When he got within four miles of that place the last drop was gone and the machine of course wouldn't go. He had to telephone to Sterling for a man to bring him a supply. April 19, 1907 Assael THOMAS who attends Shurtloff college at Upper Alton was home Tuesday to vote. April 19, 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Vic EKDAHL and Mrs. Annie PETERSON were in Green Oak this week on business. April 19, 1907 Fifteen different toilet soaps at about as many different prices at STOCK & WYLIE's drug store. April 19, 1907 Mrs. T.M. WYLIE and son Tracy have rented the house formerly owned occupied by H.B. BOYER in the eastern part of town and will move there May 1. April 19, 1907 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse SHERE expect to move to Aurora, Nebraska, about May 1, where they will assist in the management of a hotel which her sister conducts. April 19, 1907 Miss Alice FAGAN and Ed FAGAN of Ohio station visited their friends, Sterling, William and Mamie BURKE last Friday and Saturday. Miss WHALEN of Sheffield was also a guest at the BURKE home last week. April 19, 1907 George McKENZIE has accepted a position in the ALEXANDER Lumber company's yard taking the place made vacant by Len METCALF quitting. Ben BRAINERD will run the McKENZIE-BRAINERD wood shop alone. April 19, 1907 C.H. BROWN and son shipped four carloads of cattle and one of hogs to the city last week Wednesday evening and went in to look after the sale of them. These gentlemen are among the best feeders of the county and when they make a shipment there is something doing.
LesN 536 posts Apr 21, 2009 5:39 AM	April 21, 1888 Ray McKENZIE lost a valuable horse several days ago. He found the animal in the morning with his head under the manager clear gone dead. April 21, 1888 Miss Edith McKENZIE, arrived home from Iowa, last Saturday. April 21, 1888 The Dutch measles are very prevalent here. Most of the children have or are having them. They are making sad havoc with the attendance of the school. In the Grammar Department there were only eighty students present one day this week. April 21, 1888 From Yorktown - Pleasant DOW is back from Chicago, to visit Pa. He is now down with Dutch Measles. April 21, 1894 Pure blood means good health. Reinforce it with DeWitt's Sarsaparilla. It purifies the blood, cures Eruptions, Eczema, Scrofula and all diseases arising from impure blood. B.D. GREENMAN April 21, 1894 DeWitt's Sarsaparilla is prepared for cleansing the blood from impurities and disease. It does this and more. It builds up and strengthens constitutions impaired by disease. It recommends itself. B.D. GREENMAN April 21, 1894 About a year ago I took a violent attack of la grippe. I coughed day and night for about six weeks; my wife then suggested I try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. At first I could see no difference, but still kept taking it, and soon found that it was what I needed. If I got no relief from one dose I took another, and it was only a few days until I was free from the cough. I think people in general ought to know the value of this remedy, and I take pleasure in acknowledging the benefit I received from it. Madison Mustard, Ottawa, Ohio, 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by B.D. GREENMAN, Druggist. April 21, 1905 F. COLLINS SETTLES WITH BURLINGTON Fred COLLINS has settled his case against the Burlington railroad for damages on account of personal injuries received in the Walnut wreck about three years ago. Mr. COLLINS received $2000, forty percent of which was required to pay attorney C.L. SHELDON's Fee. The case was to have been up before the April term of court. April 21, 1905 Jerry KELLEY is now a regular licensed embalmer as he passed the state examination three weeks ago in Chicago after taking a course in the BARNES School of Anatomy and Embalming and now holds the handsome deploma from that school as well as a state license duly signed by the state board of health. Mr. KELLY has framed both the deploma and license and they are evidence sufficient that he is a first class embalmer. April 21, 1905 Owen GRAHAM received a bushel and a half of fine potatoes from his brother Sam in Michigan this week. Six of the tubers filled a small peach basket to overflowing and the potatoes are good specimen of Michigan's famous crop. April 21, 1905 That the Tampico creamery is making good butter is shown by the fact that the proprietor E.A. EMMONS received the top of the market for the fist butter shipped to Chicago. E.E. PRATT who formerly run the creamery does the churning now for Mr. EMMONS. April 21, 1905 NEW BEDFORD Heck WHIPPLE and family of Rock Falls was here making Mrs. WHIPPLE's parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. HUMPHREY a short visit the last of the week. April 21, 1905 New steel windmills with fifty foot towers were erected this week by BRAINERD & DRAYTON at John YONK"s and Mort BROOK's farms south of here. April 21, 1905 Roy McKENZIE has purchased Asa GLASSBURN's automobile and the latter has bought a fine new car capable of holding five persons. There are now four automobile owners in Tampico: Asa GLASSBURN, B.D. GREENMAN, Roy McKENZIE and DeWitt WEST. April 21, 1905 Asa GLASSBURN has purchased a new automobile in Chicago. The new car is one of the latest pattern and has seats for five persons, two on the front seat and three behind. He went to Chicago Wednesday morning where he started home overland in the automobile. April 21, 1905 Cemet Side Walks - Any one wishing any first class cement walks built let me know by mail or Farmer's phone and I will tend to it at once. All work guaranteed. Tyler LANE. Prophetstown, ILL.
LesN 537 posts Apr 22, 2009 7:08 PM	April 22, 1899 Highland [sic] HOGEBOOM got out his sprinkling wagon Wednesday morning and commenced wetting the streets. April 22, 1899 The Tampico Driving Park Association held a business meeting last Monday at PARENT's office and decided to hold a race meeting on Thursday, May 25, 1899. They will have two events: First, a free-for-all running race, 7-8 mile and repeat, best of two in three, five to enter and four to start, purse $100; second, running race, 7-16 mile and repeat, best three in five, five to enter and four to start, purse $60. Further arrangements will be made for field sports, a list of which will be given later. April 22, 1899 A telegram was received here last Wednesday morning announcing the death of Mr. GAMBLE's son in New York. Mr. GAMBLE is on of the canal contractors and he was in Chicago when the dispatch came. April 22, 1899 At the school election held here last Saturday night, Charles, R. ALDRICH was elected Director of Tampico schools without any opposition. Charles has served our people in that position before and all know that he will make an efficient officer. April 22, 1899 A.D. HILL, of HARRISON Telephone fame, was a business visitor in our village Friday morning between Fred trains. April 22, 1899 Wm. LUTYENS, who has been clerking in the postoffice [sic] at Spring Valley, resigned his position there and has accepted a position in the depot at this place. Mr. McINTYRE is a brother of Mrs. E.L WROTEN. April 22, 1899 FROM YORKTOWN Miss Anna BERGE and Fred ICLE were married in the Lutheran church last Sunday. April 22, 1899 Estrayed. From Ben DOW's stock field, near Yorktown, two 2-year-old cattle with a hole in the left ear. A suitable reward for information of their whereabouts. Thomas BURDEN. April 22, 1920 BENNETT BUYS YORKTOWN STORE A.E. BENNETT, one of Tampico's successful and well known merchants has established a branch store at Yorktown. He purchased the general store there by Glen BROOKS and took possession Tuesday after invoicing. Mr. BENNETT has placed Mack PIERCE one of his experienced clerks in the store here as manager and will conduct the business along the same up-to-date lines that mark the Tampico store. Mr. BROOKS has always enjoyed good patronage and the store under the new management with Mr. BENNETT's known ability will continue to propser and its patrons will get the benefit of the combined buying resources of two stores. Mr. BROOKS has not decided yet what he will do.
LesN 539 posts Apr 23, 2009 3:05 PM	April 23, 1892 The W.T.C.U. will meet at the residence of Mrs. Ralph FERRIS: Tuesday afternoon, April 26th, 1892 at the usual hour. All cordially invited. April 23, 1892 DeWitt WEST made the pole for the flag which is to be put up at the West school house this week. April 23, 1892 The two Eds. have started their hay press again. They are pressing this week for Jerd ROGERS. April 23, 1892 Will STILSON stepped off the train here last Saturday and stayed over Sunday with Hurbert DENISON. He is making Princeton his home and is engaged in the lumber business there. April 23, 1892 Mrs. Sadie HARRISON visited at Prophetstown last Monday as a guest of Wyman SMITH's family of that place. April 23, 1892 Miss Mary LANE handles her violin with considerable skill for an amateur. Her pieces rendered upon the violin at the lyceum are spoken of with considerable praise. April 23, 1892 Mrs. Grant HUGHES, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C.F. SIPPLE of this place for the past few months, took the morning passenger and started for Oklahoma this week, to which place her husband preceded her several weeks. April 23, 1892 YORKTOWN Mrs. MONTGOMERY has been visiting with her daughter Mrs. W.W. LANE for the past few days. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Lewis WINCHELL who has been attending school at the Davenport Business College for the past year has been installed as clerk and book-keeper at the Ackley Hotel. April 23, 1892 B.D. GREENMAN put a fire-proof roof upon his barn last Friday. April 23, 1892 Alf. SMITH moved his barn from back of his store to his lot just south of the Tornado office. April 23, 1898 Thomas H.C. DOW is hauling his house up from New Bedford, in sections, and putting it together upon his lot in Booth's new addition in the eastern part of town. April 23, 1898 T.H.C. DOW has given up the lot bargained for of Horace BOOTH and has rented a lot of A.L. FORWARD back of Frank DAVIS's place on the northeastern part of town. April 23, 1898 The Mammoth Kentucky Jack, will stand for the season of 1898 at A.A. SHERE, near Yorktown.
LesN 540 posts Apr 24, 2009 5:02 AM	April 24, 1919 Fred B. GLASSBURN was operated upon last week Thursday at Sterling hospital by Drs. MAXWELL and FRYBARGER for appendicitis and adhesions of the bowels. The operation was successfully performed and Fred is now getting along alright and hopes for greatly improved health. April 24, 1919 Miss Maude FOY was taken with a severe attack of appendicitis last week and on Thursday it was thought best to take her to the hospital at Sterling where she has receiving treatment and which is proving beneficial and it may not be necessary to operate at least for the present. Miss Maude’s many friends miss her at the post office but are gratified to know that she is getting along nicely.
LesN 541 posts Apr 25, 2009 5:34 AM	April 25, 1891 J.F. McNAUGHTON was taken with a fainting spell Monday. For a time he was quite seriously ill. April 25, 1891 James H. CAIN is having the picket fence in front of his residence, on Main street, painted white. April 25, 1891 S. COLLINS, of Clinton, Iowa, was in town Monday, to take the measurements for a Bedford curbing around the grave belonging to Mrs. McMILLAN. The firm he represents has placed a large English Shapp Granite spire monument at the head of the grave of the late D. McMILLEN. The spire is a fine one, is some fourteen feet high and cost in the neighborhood of $400. April 25, 1891 Assignee's Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the undersigned has been appointed assignee of Noah J. HOGEBOOM and Hiland H. HOGEBOOM, partners in trade under the name of N.J. HOGEBOOM & Son, and all persons holding any claim or claims against said Noah J. HOGEBOOM and Highland [sic] H. HOGEBOOM, either jointly as partners or otherwise, are hereby notified to present the same to me under oath or affirmation within three months from this date, whether said claims are due or not. All persons indebted to said assignors are requested to make prompt payment of the same to me. Dated April 21, 1891, Chas. H. WILLIAMS, Assignee. April 25, 1891 H. H. DOW had another bad attack last Thursday. April 25, 1896 15 Light Brahma Eggs for 50 cents - F.H. BALDWIN, Tampico April 25, 1896 Miss Pearl LANDWAIR, of Yorktown, was a pleasant caller at the Tornado office Tuesday. April 25, 1896 Paper telegraph poles are now manufactured to supersede wooden ones. It is claimed that they are lighter, stronger and more durable than wood. April 25, 1896 The electric bicycle lamp is the latest improvement for the bicycle. A small magno-electric machine operated by a friction and band wheel furnishes the current for a miniature incandescent lamp. No communicator is used, but the current is collected from the frame of the machine, one terminal being grounded, and from one of the bearings which surround a slip-ring on the shaft. The friction wheel touches the tire and the slightest rotation causes the lamp to glow. April 25, 1896 While cleaning house at the residence of J.M. BALDWIN, Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Chas. SEYMOUR was overcome by dizziness, and was in a very serious condition for some time. A physician was summoned, and she was removed to her home upon a stretcher. She is much better at this writing. April 25, 1903 WAS A LICENSE LANDSLIDE Entire License Ticket Elected By a Majority of 22 at Village Election Mayor - George B. JACKSON Aldermen Herb. A. KEMP John R. DAILY Robert McKENZIE Clerk Frank LINDER Mag-Strate DAVID SLYE After twenty-seven years of no-license, a license landslide occurred at the village election Tuesday and the entire license ticket was elected by over twenty majority. The vote, 239, was the largest polled in the history of Tampico and the big majority for a place that always voted the opposite was a decided surprise, even to the license voters themselves, as both sides figured it would be close a few votes either way. The overwhelming vote for saloons was probably due to several causes and the hard work of the license voters. Among the causes was a desire of a certain class of voters to knife what they termed "a certain gang" who run the town and this it is claimed had something to do with the school election also. Other causes were a sort of a general dissatisfaction and uneasiness, a desire for change owing to the fact that the quantities of liquor were consumed here for which Tampico received no revenue. The proposition to drain the Village for a cost not to exceed $1,500 was lost, the objections being that it could not be constructed for that sum and would increase taxes too much. It is probable that a license for a billiard hall will be granted at the meeting of the new board. April 25, 1903 NEW BEDFORD Albert SWAN said a new boarder arrived at their place the other day, a twelve pound boy. A large crowd attended the banquet given by the Yeomen last Thursday evening. Miss Emma SHERE won the prize for having the best cake and Mrs. GRACE Anderson for having the best pie. April 25, 1903 Mark PIERCE, of Aurora, was here Tuesday to vote and incidentally visited his parents. April 25, 1903 Mrs. Robt. McKENZIE has been quite ill, but is reported as being much better. April 25, 1903 Formaldehyde kills all germs - STOCK's Pharmacy. A April 25, 1903 This is an era of good prices; produce of all kinds sells high. It is economy to invest some of teh money thus obtained in buildings needed. The Tampico Lumber Co. is prepared to furnish low estimates on anything in their line. April 25, 1903 Hearafter I will keep zinc bars and all telephone supplies. Come to my house. E.A. EMMONS. April 25, 1903 S.G. BALDWIN, who has conducted a general store in Prophetstown for the past thirty six years, has disposed of his business, trading it for 2,371 acres of land near Crookston, Minn., to a land company who later sold the store to Mr. ALDERMAN of Nevada, Iowa, who is now in possession. April 25, 1903 Mrs. CHAPMAN, of Walnut, visited her brother, J.C. PAICE, here this week. While here she purchased $65 worth of furniture, which speaks well for Tampico's furniture dealer, Mr. PARENT and his store. April 25, 1903 Katherine BURKE returned to Fulton Saturday, where she attends college, after a visit with her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. P.E. BURKE.

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