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This Week in Tampico History - Week of May 31st
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 586 posts May 31, 2009 6:38 AM	May 31, 1884 Mrs. H.H. DOW was reported as very low the fore part of this week; but she is now thought to be more easier [sic] and much better. May 31, 1884 Mrs. Noble DOW and two little boys, from Davenport, Iowa, have for the past week been a guest of Mrs. Joseph KEMP. They returned home on Monday's train. May 31, 1890 James WOODARD and Robert WROTEN of Rock Falls were on our streets last Saturday shaking hands with their many friends. May 31, 1890 Joseph KEMP and his gang of workmen finished their work on the new elevator at Prophetstown last Tuesday. May 31, 1902 B.F. DOW was seventy-one years old Monday. He celebrated it by hauling a load of corn to town. May 31, 1902 Lightning struck George LUTYENS' barn in the western part of the village last Friday night and killed a valuable cow. The ridge of the barn was struck from which the bolt ran down the roof, tearing a number of shingles loose and shattering an upright post in the barn. The cow stood near this past and probably received the full force of the bolt. The loss of the cow was a severe blow to Mr. LUTYENS, who is not abundantly blessed with earthly possessions, but owing to the kindness o f J.W. TOBEY and a number of benevolent people he now as another cow. In circulating a subscription for this purpose and securing $36 Mr. TOBEY deserves credit for his good work. May 31, 1902 Card of Thanks We wish to publicly express our sincere thanks to those who so kindly assisted us financially in the purchase of another cow to take the place of the one killed by lightning. We are extremely grateful and will remember the kind act and neighborly assistance with thankful hearts. George LUTYENS and family. May 31, 1902 BIRTH OF A NEW REPUBLIC United States Relinquishes Control of Island of Cuba Ceremonies attending inauguration of Palma as President - GOMEZ raises Cuban flat - Proclamations issued. Havana, May 21. - Senor PALMA at noon Tuesday, attached his signature to a document, as president of the Cuban republic, after an exchange of congratulations, and the veteran general, GOMEZ, ascended to the roof of the palace, where he was accorded a great reception. Gen. WOOD personally lowered the American colors, which were saluted, and with his own hands hoisted the Cuban flag, as an act of the United States, GOMEZ assisting. May 31, 1902 Warm Day in Michigan. Marquette, Mich., May 23. - The hottest weather in May for many years was experienced in the Lake Superior district Thursday. At Marquette the mercury touched 90. At Ishpeming 100 was the maximum. May 31, 1907 F.F. BUREN has installed a wire phonograph record rack in his store. It is a novel convenient arrangement and will hold 500 records. May 31, 1907 O.D. PITNEY will put in a new cement walk and porch on the south side of the hotel soon. There is a good brick walk there now but cement will be much better and will also be used as partial foundation for the hotel. Alfred and Frank THOMAS will do the work. May 31, 1907 Joe TEACH's new Reo [sic] run about automobile arrived here last week and it "walked turkey" alright as soon as it was unloaded. It is a neat machine and will doubtless give Joe much pleasure this summer. Two other parties are said to be contemplating the purchase of machines. May 31, 1907 An automobile law was passed by the legislature recently which limits the speed of machines as follows: On country roads 20 miles per hour, town residence streets 15 miles, town store districts 10 miles and turning corners 6 miles. The law also requires every automobile owner to register his machine and have a number displayed. May 31, 1907 The highway bridges over the canal at the DARLING and BURKE crossing have been completed and are open for traffic. The approaches since the commissioners compelled the government to cut them down and are not difficult of ascent and are macadamized so that they wil be in good shape for traffic. Other bridges will be thrown open soon. May 31, 1907 The first boat on the Hennipin canal appeared about 5:30 Wednesday evening. It was a gasoline launch owned by Major James H. LONG, of Wyanet, and was an experiment with a two horse power engine attached to a sixteen foot row boat. E.J. WHEELER and H. NELSON of Wynet placed the engine in position and after a few trials they made what proved to be the first trip in a motor boat on this part of the canal. The boat is stationed at Lock 19, and will be on exhibition daily during the summer. May 31, 1907 Three loaves of bread for a dime, Saturday only at Ekdahl's.
LesN 587 posts Jun 01, 2009 8:28 AM	June 1, 1895 Ray McKENZIE is building a new residence on his farm at Yorktown. It will be of large dimensions and great improvement to the place. June 1, 1895 The bicycle fad is still increasing and the manufacturers are crowded to death with orders. Order a Gendron before it is too late. You will find that it is the best machine on the earth. They are easy running, light, handsome and durable, the salient points of an ideal bicycle. Call and examine it at B.D. GREENMAN & Co.'s June 1, 1895 Get a Gendron bicycle and you will be to the front. They are easy running, light and durable and are guaranteed to be a high grade machine. Prices $65 and $85, for sale by B.D. GREENMAN & Co. June 1, 1901 There is a class of eight graduates from our school this year, five boys and three girls, as follows: Jesse ARNOLD, William COLLINS, Lee DAVIS, Tracy WYLIE, Alfred THOMAS, Maggie STURM, Anna MURPHY and Corinne MORGAN. June 1, 1901 Job GREENMAN has a large garden and one of the finest in town. We have never seen Job working in it, yet the garden shows that it is well tended. Job must do his work in it early mornings and late at night. June 1, 1901 There will be an ice cream social at Earnest McKENZIE's, south of Yorktown on Friday evening, June 7. A literary program is being arranged for the occasion. June 1, 1901 Ben DOW of Yorktown made a pleasant call at the Tornado office Wednesday. He says Sunday last was his birthday and that he had past the three score and ten mark, that he attended church in the morning, in the afternoon went to Leon and took part in the Memorial services and attended church again in the evenings and thinks he observed his birthday pretty well. June 1, 1901 The Farmers Telephone company have got their line in running order and have cards printed with their service calls. They have 32 phones to commence with and will have many more in a short time.
LesN 588 posts Jun 07, 2009 1:46 PM	June 2, 1888 A Milk Shake. Yes, and the place to get one is at Misses MAXFIELD & POWELL's. These enterprising ladies have put in a fine shaker and are concocting a fine a drink as ever tickled the palate of a human. June 2, 1894 L.j. DOW, electrician at the light plant, had his finger of the left hand crushed Sunday evening by having it caught in the heavy machinery. - Fulton Journal. June 2, 1894 Floyd DOW painted the steeple of the Fairfield church one day this week. He has won a wide spread reputation as a climber, and from the highest and most giddy peak he perches as skillfully and steadily as if standing on terra firma. June 2, 1905 Mae ALLEN has resigned her position in Legg's Poultry house and will teach in the Hume Center school this fall. June 2, 1905 Glenn GREENMAN of Lyndon spent Decoration day with his grandfather, William GREENMAN. June 2, 1905 Fred ALLEN joins the ranks of the rheumatic cripples. June 2, 1905 Noah HOGEBOOM, son John, Jos. BLECKER and girls of Denrock visited friends here Decoration day. Noah was formerly one of Tampico's old citizens and is well known in this vicinity. Although 88 years old he is able to walk around, visit his old time friends and still takes a lively interest in Tampico. June 2, 1905 Ben DOW of Yorktown was there score and fourteen last week Friday and celebrated the event by making jolly calls on some of his old friends in Tampico. He becomes more genial and good natured as the years pile up and boasts that during the past seventy-four he never smoked, chewed or drank and always made a big X at the head of the Republican ticket. Last Edited by on Jun 07, 2009 1:52 PM
LesN 589 posts Jun 07, 2009 1:47 PM	June 3, 1893 Ed DOW of Rock Falls drove down Tuesday. DOW is known by our people and shook hands with many of them before he left. June 3, 1893 L.J. KENDALL has the painters at work on his residence on Joy street and when completed will look tony. June 3, 1893 Excursion tickets from here to Chicago are now on sale at the depot here. The fare for the round trip is $5.00 a little over a fare and a third. The ticket is good only for continuous passage, is good only on the date of sale, but is good for return until the 15th of November 1893. Further particulars inquire of the agent. June 3, 1893 Circuit Court People's Cases S.G. BALDWIN vs Lewis W. MOTT. Confession. Judgment by confession for $55.57 damages and for costs, costs to include $20 as attorney's fees. June 3, 1904 B.D. GREENMAN arrived here all right with his automobile from Belvidere and is now enjoying spins in the puff machine. June 3, 1904 Fulton Journal: - Tampico has the benzene buggy fever started right. Recently Asa GLASSBURN purchased a fine Eldridge machine at the Belvidere factory and rode home Now, B.D. GREENMAN, a well-known and successful business man of Tampico, has bought an auto of the same make. These machines are first-class in every respect and guaranteed to have a speed of a mile in two minutes. The motor is an eight-horse power improved gasoline engine. June 3, 1904 Mrs. Lee DOW returned to LaMoille Wednesday after a visit here among relatives. June 3, 1920 FORMER TAMPICO WOMAN AND HUSBAND MURDERED Mr. and Mrs. Frank JENNINGS Murdered in Idaho While Camping Out. That here sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank JENNINGS had both been found murdered probably in a lonesome spot along a mountain road in Idaho was the terrible word received by Mrs. J.M. CONROY in a telegram last Saturday. The murdered woman is well known in Tampico being a daughter of the late C.F. GIFFORD, founder of The Tornado and for many years a resident of Tampico. She was born and raised here but for several years had made her home in the west. She is also a sister to Mrs. E.W. WAHL of Sterling, she will be remembered by many as Ella STEWART. No particulars are known concerning the murder, tow messages were received, one Saturday and one Sunday. The first merely told of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. JENNINGS and the second in response to a message sent by Mrs. CONROY stated that robbery was the motive. Mr. and Mrs. JENNINGS have been traveling through Idaho in and auto. He is a general agent for an adding machine [sic] and in the summer time uses an auto to make his territory, Mrs. JENNINGS accompanying him. It was their custom to camp out nights and it is presumed by relatives here that they were murdered while in camp. Word of the terrible happening was sent by Mrs. JENNINGS' daughter, Gwendolyn who resides in Los Angeles to which the bodies were sent for burial. The murder is supposed to have taken place near Pocatello to which place Mrs. CONROY was instructed to send letters. A short account of the murder is said to have appeared in The Chicago Journal of a recent issue but a copy of the paper containing it could not be located. In this story it was stated that the auto was taken.
LesN 590 posts Jun 07, 2009 1:58 PM	June 4, 1898 John HOGEBOOM and family of Denrock were visitors at H.H. HOGEBOOM's last Monday. John belongs to the G. A. R. post of this place and comes here to take part in the exercises. June 4, 1898 Mr. Ray McKENZIE has purchased from C. BURKHOLDER of Sterling one of the finest Emerson Pianos. It is the finest in the county as its name "Emerson" is a guarantee of quality. June 4, 1898 H.H. HOGEBOOM received the sad news Friday morning of the death of Mrs. L. D. BALDWIN of Erie. The lady is a relative of the HOGEBOOMs and BALDWINs of this place. June 4, 1898 At the Republican county convention in Bureau county last Tuesday, Mr. Claude BROWN, son of Lee BROWN of Fairfield, was nominated for superintendent of schools. Good for Claude, we feel like shouting with his friends over his success. June 4, 1898 The W.C.T.U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Ray McKENZIE on Thursday afternoon, June 9th, at 2:30 o'clock. It is to be "mother's meeting" and all ladies, especially mothers, are cordially invited to be present. As June 9th, is Flower Mission Day, and is one of the Red Letter Days, it is requested that all bring flowers for distribution. Mrs. Horace BOOTH, Pres. Mrs. E.W. WAHL, Sec. Last Edited by on Jun 07, 2009 1:59 PM
LesN 591 posts Jun 07, 2009 1:59 PM	June 5, 1886 We report the names of Frank LEE, Mrs. Margaret DOW, W. WINSLOW, A. KEISER, John H. JOHNSON, as among the list of new subs and renewals for this week. June 5, 1913 Mr. and Mrs. Jack REAGAN and children and Mr. and Mrs. C.M. TUGGLE motored to Annawan Sunday where they visited a cousin of Mrs. TUGGLE.
LesN 592 posts Jun 07, 2009 2:01 PM	June 6, 1891 A new sidewalk is to be laid on the east side of Main Street in front of VanBIBBER's and HOGEBOOM's property. June 6, 1891 The ladies of the M.E. Church will furnish a first class substantial dinner on the Fourth at HOGEBOOM's implementation building come everybody. June 6, 1896 Mart LOVE has got the improvements upon his residence on Market street nearly completed. June 6, 1896 Jodie REMINGTON was on the move Thursday. His new home is in the BURDEN house on West Main street. June 6, 1896 Frank L. PITNEY and Miss Neva JONES and Ford SMITH and Miss Ida SMITH took in the commencement exercises of the Prophetstown school last Wednesday evening. Mr. PITNEY tells us that the exercises were good and there were ten graduates. June 6, 1896 George NEEDHAM and wife of Prophetstown, were up here to take part in the decoration services. George belongs to the Post here and Mrs. NEEDHAM belongs to the Corps. June 6, 1896 John TEACH and wife, of Prophetstown, were guests of Joe TEACH and family Decoration day. John is engaged in the blacksmith business at Prophetstown and is, we are pleased to remark, doing a nice thrifty business. June 6, 1896 Miss Sadie BRECKENRIDGE is the possessor of a wheel and is becoming quite a proficient rider. The number of lady cyclists is growing steadily. June 6, 1896 Jerry KELLY departed Thursday morning for an extended trip on his wheel. He goes to Sandwich and in company of his cousin, Mr. MacGINNIS, will go to Aurora, thence to Chicago and return.

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