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This Week in Tampico History - Week of May 24th
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 576 posts May 24, 2009 5:12 AM	May 24, 1890 Oliver McKENZIE, who has been so sick and dangerously so for the past few weeks has so far recovered as to be able to be about again. He was seen upon quite a few streets this week. May 24, 1902 TO BUILD A NEW PHONE LINE WEST Poles were set Wednesday for a new telephone line which runs south a mile and one-half from BAKER's corner. The new line will connect the following farmers: Mr. SMITH, J. DARNELL, Levi LUTYENS, W.E. BROWN and Fred RUCK. The wire will be strung on the poles and the instruments installed shortly. Another new line is being projected to run west from William McCREEDY's corner. This line if built will go about three miles west, as far as STURMs and will connect a number of farmers. The line south from BAKER's corner will necessitate another line from the central here to the corner as the three wires in use at present have all the work they can handle. May 24, 1902 NEWS FROM YORKTOWN Mrs. F.E. FOY entertained her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. McKENZIE, of Tampico, and Mr. and Mrs. PIERCE and E. McKENZIE and family last Sunday. Marcus ROWE drove to Dixon Friday evening and returned Sunday. Mrs. J.A. WINCHELL, of Galesburg, is visiting in this vicinity. Milton FOY and family spent Sunday at Frank COOLEY's. Grandma THACKABERRY is reported very sick. Mr. and Mrs. WINCHELL are the proud parents of a baby girl. Albert SHERE and Miss Lena GARBER spent Sunday at Clarence SHERE's. Ray McKENZIE, of Tampico, spent Tuesday on his farm near here making a number of improvements. May 24, 1902 CATHOLIC CHURCH SOLD FOR $340 The Catholic church building was sold last Friday night by the committee having it in charge to Grand HUGHES, who was the highest bidder for $340. There were several bids ranging from $100 to $340. Mr. HUGHES will tear the edifice down and will erect a barn on the HUGHES farm and a house costing about $800 in the village from the material in the church. May 24, 1902 NEWS FROM NEW BEDFORD F.J. ANDERSON has nearly completed a new flour house and then will be able to supply lots of good flour. About sixty friends and relatives gathered at the home of John YONK last Saturday in honor of their tin wedding anniversary. Every one seemed to have a good time; the men spent the time shooting, and pitching horse shoes. F.J. ANDERSON and Will LANDSIEDEL won the rifle shoot. Mr. and Mrs. YONK were presented with $5.25 for tin ware. May 24, 1902 The narrow gage railroad along the tow path of the canal was completed this week as far as the railroad bridge east of here. This makes a continuous railroad line from Rock Falls to Tampico, but as it does not carry passengers or freight there is not probability of heavy traffic between the two places. The road is used exclusively to hall crushed rock to riprap the banks. May 24, 1907 A.S. BREWER received word this week that Ruth Drury REEVES, the nine year old daughter of Lieut. and Mrs. Mason REEVES died recently at John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, following an operation for the removal of a cerebral tumor. The little lady had been sick a long time and had had recently returned from Paris, Naples and London where she had been unsuccessfully treated. Lieut. REEVES formerly lived east to Tampico and will be remembered by many people here. He is the brother-in-law of Mr. BREWER. May 24, 1907 Man Nearly Brained Henry ALBRIGHT was nearly brained last week while working in the timber southwest of Thomas at the old MAPES place. A force of men were cutting out lumber from some timber and in some manner the lever of the machine got mixed up with the saw which threw it with terrific force against ALBRIGHT. His nose was cut in two by the awful blow and a hole made in his head. A doctor was called from Anawan and it is expected ALBRIGHT will recover although he will be disfigured for life. May 24, 1907 Our Soda Fountain is yes, running full force. Ready to quench your thirst on short notice. STOCK & WYLIE May 24, 1907 Joe TEACH has purchased a runabout Reo [sic] automobile of the latest type. The machine is an eight horse power one and will seat two persons. The list price is $650. Tampico now has seven automobiles and several other parties are contemplating the purchase of "puff wagons." May 24, 1907 Fred COLLINS was arrested here Monday afternoon by deputy sheriff Frank WAHL and taken to Sterling the same day. He was afterwards taken to Morrison and confined in the county jail until Wednesday when he was taken to West Union, Iowa, by the sheriff of that county to answer a chare made by a young lady. May 24, 1907 Frank COOLEY is confined to his bed by severe illness. May 24, 1907 Tyler LANE is building new cement walks on the west side of Jacob ADAMS' and Delos CRADDOCK's properties in the east end of town. May 24, 1907 Tyler LANE and his force of men have built a curb for Joe TEACH who has one of the nicest residences in town and takes particular pride in keeping it so. May 24, 1907 The cement walk laid a couple of weeks ago at Mrs. Mary HOWLETT's residence froze in the cold snap and as a result had to be relaid because freezing before the cement is set causes it to scale off. May 24, 1917 TAMPICO’S COUNTRY SCHOOL GARDUATES Tampico township has seven graduates among Whiteside County’s class of 1917. The exercises will be held in Morrison Saturday afternoon, June 2 and there will be 196 to receive diplomas, the largest class ever sent out. The following are the graduates from schools in this vicinity: Hahnaman: John McGRATH, Howard O’NEIL, Vernon O’NEIL, Jerold KEEFE, Mary WELCH, Frances MIGAWA, Ligouri WELCH. Tampico: Vina EKDAHL, Mina EKDAHL, Ramond GRAHAM, Earl LOUDENBURG, Roscoe GRISWOLD, Cecil GRISWOLD, Lawrence MUSSELMAN. Hume: Gladys HODGE, Hazel MERILL, Lucy QUACKENBUSH, Francis KEENAN. Last Edited by on May 26, 2009 3:28 PM
Administrator Denise 701 posts May 24, 2009 8:31 AM	Hi Les, Gosh, I just cannot express how thrilled I am for these transcriptions. I'm wondering if the last entry for May 24 regardgin the school grads is missing a few lines? ---------- Denise Family History Coordinator Tampico Area Historical Society
LesN 578 posts May 24, 2009 3:21 PM	Hi Denise, You certainly may be correct; however, I checked my files and that was all I had. I will have to check the microfilm later this week when I get to my office. I hope you are having a great holiday weekend!! Les Last Edited by on May 25, 2009 4:36 AM
LesN 579 posts May 25, 2009 4:46 AM	May 25, 1895 J. A. TEACH is fixing up his property at the corner of Market and Lincoln street, occupied by Herbert KEMP. The improvements will add much to the looks of the place. May 25, 1895 Herb KEMP has placed two large posts in his front yard beneath those large birch trees. He intends to swing a hammock to the posts and have a fine place to rest during the hot weather of summer. May 25, 1895 Mr. E.C. BROWN and wife were callers at the Tornado office last Saturday and after inspecting our new office Ellery handed us the regulation $1.50 for more Tornadoes. May 25, 1895 Misses Jennie and Lizzie BALDWIN were callers at the Tornado office Wednesday. The ladies called to renew their subscriptions. May 25, 1895 H.H. DOW sold his residence on Washington street last Monday to G. A. STILTON for $1,600. Mr. DOW will leave soon for a tour through Mississippi, Alabama and other southern states looking for a good location to make his future home. Mr. STILSON will take possession of his new purchase on or before the first of August. May 25, 1901 Ed EMMONS says they are getting along with their telephone exchange south of town. That they are to have a switch board here and have several phones in town. May 25, 1901 TAMPICO SECOND BEST DEFEATED FOR FIRST PLACE BY ONLY TWO POINTS Those who went to Sterling last Saturday to witness the athletic contest between the different schools of the country felt well repaid for their trip. Although the weather was threatening yet in the afternoon the sun came out, and the day could not have been better. Our boys were defeated by a close margin of two points thereby winning second place. In both classes A and B secured second place. In class A there was a good chance for us to win when we went into the last event, the 440 yard run. But every boy on our team had been in at least five events before this and they were tired out, as it was they held their own until within a few yards of the finish. . . . When it is considered that every other team had over twice as many contestants entered as we had, it is plain hat the boys did remarkably well. [Alfred] THOMAS and COLLINS were our Class A team. McKENZIE, WALKER and Asael THOMAS our Class B. One of the surprises of the day, to most of the Tampico people, but not so much so to a few who knew a little about this event, was THOMAS' winning the 220 yard dash. THOMAS sacrificed his leading event, the pole vault in order to win points for the team in other events. McKENZIE showed himself a war horse in pulling out a first or second in every event but one that he entered. . . . Below we give the list of events of the three classes and the winners: Class B. Under 18 years Running high jump - R.E. McKENZIE, Tampico, 1st 4 feet 8 inches; Asael THOMAS, 3rd. 220 yard dash - Joe LEVINSON, Morrison, 1st. time 25 seconds; R.E. McKENZIE, Tampico, 2nd Half mile bicycle race - Geo PFISTER, Sterling, 1st, time 1:18 Running board jump - R. GRAY, Morrison, 1st, 17 feet 1 1/2 inches; R.E. McKENZIE, Tampico 2nd, 15 feet 10 1/4 inches 50 yard dash - LEVINSON, Morrison, 1st, time 6 seconds; R.E. McKENZIE, Tampico, 2nd 100 yard dash - LEVINSON, Morrison, 1st, time 11 1/2 seconds; R.E. McKENZIE, Tampico, 2nd Pole Vault - GRAY, Morrison, 1st, 7 feet 10 inches; Herold WALKER, Tampico, 2nd, 7 feet 6 inches May 25, 1906 Slaps Woman, Fined Frank NYMAN who lives east of New Bedford was fined $35 and costs in Princeton last week for slapping Mrs. Pearl PAICE in the face. Mrs. PAICE and little niece were in the road way land and stepped on some barb that Nyman had put in the road. She threw the wire back onto his property and this angered Nyman who called her names, accused her of being drunk in Tampico etc., all of which was absolutely without a trace of truth. Mrs. PAICE took Nyman by the collar and demanded what he meant where upon he slapped her. Pearl then waded in and gave Nyman a deserving thrashing. May 25, 1906 The Rexall Drug Store - STOCK's Pharmacy. May 25, 1906 Jesse SHERE has accepted a position at CANTLIN's livery barn. May 25, 1906 New cement walks have been built in front of W.H. HARRISON's and Mary GLASSBURN's residences on south main street which is a big improvement over the old brick walks. May 25, 1906 R.L. DAVIS received a telelphone message from Cordova Tuesday stating that his nephew Ashley FERGESON, thirteen years old, had broken his leg. He got mixed up in a gang plow wheel. The boy and his parents have visited here frequently and are known in Tampico.
LesN 582 posts May 26, 2009 4:36 AM	May 26, 1888 Tip DOW says we can shake hands and bid farewell to the Republican Party of this state now, for her mission is ended. May 26, 1888 Fred ALLEN has finished painting the Hume school house. He did a good job, one that all are satisfied with. May 26, 1894 Mrs. Ray McKENZIE was ill with the measles this week. This makes three times she has had them. May 26, 1894 Burt GREENMAN has a hundred dollar colt, two weeks old colt. May 26, 1900 Miss Jennie BALDWIN was a business caller at the Tornado office last Wednesday morning. May 26, 1900 Dr. E.W. WAHL has purchased of H.A. KEMP three lots on the south side of Market street, east of KEMP's residence property. May 26, 1900 The Christian Endeavor Society gave an ice cream social at the Union Hall last week Friday evening. The inclemency of the weather operated greatly against the affair and the attendance was not what was hoped it would be, but never the less those in attendance enjoyed the program, the games and the generous dishes of cream and mammoth pieces of cake. The program was, with on exception, wholly carried out. It is not necessary to say that singing was good, that the instrumental duet by Will McINTYRE and his sister Mrs. WROTEN was excellent, that the reading by Mrs. TURNER was entertaining and that the mandolin orchestra played finely, for all who were present can testify that they all did well and are entitled to much credit and were worthy of a large audience. May 26, 1900 In giving the names of the visitors, in attendance of the Morning Star meeting, last week the names of sisters Hattie CLEVELAND and Jennie RAWSON, Sylvia ARNETT, Blanch CLEVELAND and Mrs. CROOK were unintentionally omitted. We trust the ladies will forgive us for the omission. May 26, 1900 HAZEL BROWN ENTERTAINS Last Monday afternoon, just before six o'clock, our office was invaded by a company of young Misses, who marched in double file and right up to the editor's desk and almost surrounded him. He was a lost at first to fathom the object of their visit, but noticing that they all looked pleased and happy, he asked them the object of their intrusion. The spokesmiss [sic] Miss Hazel BROWN responded by stating that to-day (Monday) was the eleventh anniversary of her birthday and in honor to the occasion she had invited her school mates to visit her and assist in observing the occasion in a manner worth of the event, that they had had a pleasant time and enjoyed the games played and the refreshments served, and thinking that ye editor might be pleased to see them and know what had occurred they concluded to make him a call. We give below the names of each little miss in the rotation in which they were given us: Hazel BROWN, Nellie KENNEY, Edna PIERCE, Fern McKENZIE, Lula BURDEN, Jennie SLYE, Menerva LYON, Hazel DAVIS, Myrtle LEWIS, Mina LYON, Marion STILSON, Eva BLEITZ, Inez REMINGTON, Mamie ALDRICH, Grace DENISON, Hattie KELLEY, Edna ALLEN, Sadie POPE, Mabel FERRIS, Letta LOVE, Georgia HELLIER. May 26, 1900 Strike Settled Houghton, Mich., May 18, - The Quincey mine strike ended Thursday morning, when all employes [sic] returned to work. Underground employes [sic] get ten per cent increase and full time for half shifts on Saturdays. Surface employes [sic] get ten per cent advance in wages. This settles the last strike in the copper district and no more are anticipated. May 26, 1905 Miss Erma SMITH visited at the home of B.D. GREENMAN Sunday. The latter took her home in his automobile leaving Tampico at 4:30 and being back by 6 o'clock, a quick trip. May 26, 1905 Ed EMMONS was jogging along peacefully with his horse north east of here last week deep in thought, probably how to invent a telephone that would kick the kicker or how to make ice cream out of buttermilk, at any rate his horse turned at a cross road and he didn't see it. When Ed came out of his reverie he didn't recognize the country and had to drive into John HENREKIN's place to find out just where he was at. May 26, 1905 Mrs. WILLIAMS, Mrs. PARENT, Mrs. BOOTH, Mrs. SHERE, Mrs. LANDWEHR, Misses Katie SCHALEK, Edna PIERCE, Nettie ANDERSON and Freeda RXXXX attended the District Convention of the Christian churches, which convened at Walnut this week. May 26, 1905 A.C. GLASSBURN and T.W. STOCK went to Dixon Sunday in the former’s automobile. The trip was made from here to Dixon in one hour and thirty-five minutes. May 26, 1905 A flash light electric sign advertising a certain brand of cigars attracted considerable attention in STOCK"s store window. The sign is so constructed that it flashes off and on thus attracting attention. May 26, 1905 Assessor Job GREENMAN expects to finish the work of counting the townships wealth this week. He says there is an unusually large number of dogs this year. Fred SHANKS has the largest number four and B.D. GREENMAN next with three.
LesN 583 posts May 27, 2009 5:41 AM	May 27, 1893 Crosby McKENZIE of Hume has had his house and barn newly painted. May 27, 1893 M.G. LOVE started for the southeast part of this state Monday, to do special work for the New House Insurance Company. May 27, 1893 The property owners on Third street ought to petition for a sidewalk from the Baptist church east to Main street. A walk has been needed there for years and ought to be built this spring. May 27, 1893 Ralph FERRIS was busy last week building walks about his residence on First street. May 27, 1893 Art ALDRICH and his sister, Mrs. F.E. GLASSBURN, drove to Sterling Saturday. On their return trip the reach of the buggy broke, near Wm. WELCH's, and Art was obliged to haul the buggy home in a wagon. May 27, 1893 Mrs. Frank BALDWIN, who lives six miles southeast of here, and who had such a long period of sickness last winter was in town last Monday. May 27, 1893 Children between the age of six and twelve years old will be admitted to the World's Fair for twenty-five cents. May 27, 1893 Mrs. Hi McKENZIE, who resides near Yorktown, was a caller at the Tornado office, Tuesday. She reports Mr. McKENZIE as being quite seriously ill. May 27, 1893 Frank COLLINS purchased a half interest in his father's blacksmith shop. May 27, 1920 THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Commencement Program of the Tampico Township High School, May 28th, 8:15 P.M. Opera House. Music, March, "The Republic" .................M. BROWN Cochran's Orchestra Invocation .............................................Rev. H.C. BROWN Essay, "Out of School Life, Into Life's School" ................Avis. M. McGRATH Music, Selection, "Honeymoon Trail" .............................Jos. E. HOWARD Orchestra Reading, "Heard On The Beach" .................................Ethel C. McGREEDY Music, Song, "Night in June" .......................................OFFENBACH Girls Chorus Essay, "Farm Improvement" ....................................Emma M.S. ANDERSON Essay, "Conservation of Our Forests" ......................Edna E. McKENZIE Music, Overture, "Vendetta" ...................................R. SCHLEPGRELL Orchestra Reading, "The Old Red Cradle" ...............................Darlene E. ARNOLD Oration, "Co-operation in Agriculture" ......................Frank H. MAXFIELD Music, "The Girl Behind the Gun" ...........................Ivan CARYLL Orchestra Class Prophecy [sic] .............................................. Florence M. BROWN Presentation of Diplomas ......................................Pres. F.A. BREWER Music, March, "The Big Stick" .............................A.J. SMITH Orchestra
LesN 585 posts May 30, 2009 4:35 AM	May 29, 1886 The Woodmen of Fairfield are to build a new hall. They are undecided whetherr to erect it in Yorktown Cornders or on KNOWLTON's Hill in Fairfield Center. May 29, 1886 J.E. GREENMAN, our Assessor has received his books and has began [sic] his canvas of the township to assess the real and personal property. May 29, 1886 There is a number of our citizens who are making a practice of staking their cows and horses upon the streets to graze. We don't just admire such proceedings; but we suppose we can stand it if the rest can. If there is no law against such things we see no good reason why we and other should pasture our stock while our neighbor is allowed free use of the street for his animals to feed upon. May 29, 1886 President of the Village Board, F.M. PALMER, bought a cow last week Friday. He led her home from near WHITTINGTON's farm some nine miles south of here. May 29, 1886 Mr. KEMP returned from his prospecting tour last Friday. He was away four days and visited Clinton, Iowa, Savanna, Coleta, Milledgville, Ill. He reports as finding business in the carpentering line very quiet everywhere he went, and says there is about as much if not more being done in and around Tampico, in proportion to the size of the place and the number of workmen, as anywhere. May 29, 1886 PICNIC Last Saturday, Mr. George BERGE, teacher of the Sodtown school, held a picnic and invited the Fairfield Center school and teacher to join him also the school over which Miss Ida BANES rules with gentle dignity. The Center teacher Miss Jennie DEITS took nearly all of her school with her and though the youngest teacher we were all proud of her. All schools did their teachers great credit in recitation, declamations, singing and deportment. Lemonade was freely given by Mr. G. BERGE, while a sumptuous dinner was served by the ladies. We were all well pleased by Rev. Mr. STRINGER in his short speech which filled the children's heart with glee, as hs illustrations and anecdotes will long be remembered by them. One little by said "Mamma, I know he is a good man, for he and his wife are so happy looking." There is no sight more pleasant than large shade trees with their wealth of shadows thrown over a grass plot dotted with pretty children. Mr. BERGE did us all a favor when he generously invited us to share with him this first picnic of the season. May 29, 1886 Mr. N. DIRDINGER, our Harness Maker, has just received a large invoice of Whips. We were in his shop Wednesday and examined his stock, and know whereof we speak when we say he has a large and well selected supply, from which any one can be suited, and as to price he has them marked very low, within the reach of all. Go take a look at them. May 29, 1886 Clydesdale Stallion, Blooming Heather, will make the season of 1886, at ALDRICH's stale, Tampico, Mondays and Tuesdays; Hume Center, Wednesdays and Thursdays; and at STROCK's feed sheds, Sterling, Fridays and Saturdays. Terms: - to insure a foal, $15. Season mares $12. All persons moving from the country or disposing of mares before foaling must pay insurance. N. WILLIAMS & Son, Prop. N.P. WILLIAMS, Keeper.

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